Sir William Curtis has ha...
The Times, 1824-07-13T00:00:00

Sir Williamn Curtis has had an audience of the King since his arrival in London. Yestertlay evening Prince Leopold left Marlborough- housO for Claremont. The Asia Spanish line-of-battle ship, and Ag-uila corvette, whicb were left at the Falkland Islands the middle of March, by the Jane, Captain Weddell, just arrived in the river, were bound to Lima. They were fully manined, but had nio troops on hoardl. It was stated it our paper some time ago, that the officers had formedi a much legs favourable opinion of the stability of the Mexican Goveirnment thani the Commissioners tbem- ,selves. We have since learnt, on the best authority, that the only naval officer who proceeded to Mexico was Cap- tain Murtray, and that his opinion was decidledly in favour of thle power of Mexico to mnaintain her independence. Sir Walter Scott and Mr. .JeTff'ey have taken the lead in calling a meeting of Ate inhabitant of Edinburgh, for the purpose of giving them an opdortunity of joinitig in the general testimony of veneration and gratitude to the memory of she late lr. Watt. Lord OC4rorge Seymour, C>'hairman1 of the Board of Excise, I,ondon, arrived here from Icland on Alonday. His Lordship ir busy examniing the mode of conducting the excise, business, and viniting the principal distilleries aud breweries, to see if there can be ny in'prevements made in the mode of surveying, aii; to report .cordingly._Gla sgow trIhroniede. The Duke and Duiciless of Bucking-ani adul Clianidos arrived at the Star Innn, Glasgow, on the evening of Saturday last, from Stowe, where they fbund the following ladies and gentletmen, wvho had preceded them by a day or two :-(eneral Sir George Nu- gKent, Lady and Mtiss Nugent; Professor Buckland of Oxtord, the celebrated geologist: Captain Wilcox,R.N.; Alr.Ladlbrook.and M r. Carringden. This distinguishea party accompanied by Professor Jardine, Professor! Hooker, and Alr. C1eland, attended divine ser- vice on Sunday farenoon and afternoon In StJohan' chapel,where they heard the Reverend Dr. Chalmers, lateof St. John's church, preach. M8is frece, having formed one of the most splendid collections of minerals in the country, deficient only i) Scotchi specimens, is about to make the great tour of the Western Isles Giant's Causeway, &c. accompanied -by his scientific friends. \jJe understand tbat Dr. Wifliam Cooper, of the }lasgow University, who has been forsome mnonths past collecting Scotch specimens for his Grace, and Mr. John Alexanler tGilfillan, pinterin Glasgow, are to be of the party. The Duke's beautiful yacht ar.d tender have been riding in Gree- nook roads for a week past.-C'ledoniisn Atercutry. ExTRAonDINAav Gweyus.-Tlere is at present residing with his parents at St. Agnes, in this county, a lat namned Opie, now in. his fourteenth year, grand-nephew to the celebrated painter of that name, who has a most extraordinary talent for taking likenesses, though he has not received any protessional instruction whatever. Some of his productions, which we have seen, are really surprising, when the age and limited opportunities of the youthful artist are considered. We hope that measures will be adopted for. affording this extraordinary boy those means of improvement which we have no doubt would cnsure him a merited celebrity.- Wezl Briton. SHAiEat SocItETIrzS.-It appears fromn a statemtent in the Salem Gazette. that this singular people are rapidly increasing In the Utnited States. They have alreads- 16 different societies in the following states, vi7.: New York, 2 - at Lebanon and Water- vilet, about 800 members; Mlassachusetts, 4; at Hancock, Tyring- ham, Harvard, and Shirley, about 750 members; Connecticut, I atF,nfield, 20n; Newv Hampshire, 2; at Eafield and Canterbury, 4()0; Maine, 2; at Alfred and New Glocstzer, 35s; Ohio,?; at Union Village and ratervlict, 700; Kentucky. 2; at Pleasant- hill aid South Union, 900; Indiana, at West Union, 200 mem- bers; making in the whiole about 4,300 persons. The first society was established at New Lebanon in this state, about two miles frotn Lebanon Springs. now one of the most fashionable mesorts for plea- sure in our country. At Lambeth-street office, Satur.lay, a younig manl aained Joseph Comerford. formerly supercargo otea vessel, wac cbarged with forcibly carrying ofiF a young lady named .ilarttiL Poster, from the house of her uncle, MIr. Parker, near Epping-forest. Mr. Parler had refused lis consent to their mar.iagc, and dunin his absence from home the alleged offence was committed. The evidence showing that the lady's flight was voluntary, Comlerford was discharged. The gill, who is apparently not more than 16, had for 13 years been the anxious care of her uncle. ACCIDENT AT WAL1WOajR NEw CHURCH.e-Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, a sertous accident occurred at WalworL New Chprch, iii consequeence ottihe falling of same scaffolding in the ittterior, on vwhici were two persons, who were severely injured. One of them, of the nare of Perry, who is foremlan to the plasterer, received severe contusions ots his arms, legI, and chest; and the other, whose name is C!ark, landlord of a public-house in South - wark (who had been to view the progniss of the building?, was taken tohis father's, vwho resides near the spot, in an almost lifeess state, where medical assistance was immediately procared. Although no limbs appeared to have been broken, yet both snen were considered to be in imminent danger. On Friday morning last, at the hour of six Q'cloek, three men confined at Barking, in Essex, for capital ofrences, uniroaied, effected their escape tom the Hoouse of Correction, by fbrcing an opening between the bars which for security formi a covering over theouter area. Alarm having been given within a quarter of an hour by Iir. Mille the keeper, pursuit was immediately made; and by the pronipt assistance of Mr. James Lambert, the cietefcon. stable, to whom the greatest credit is due, two of the felons were in the course of the morninig retaken, obe within the precincts of Bark- ing, anti the other in a ditch bv die new road leading to London: the third mtan is still at large. Tliat wretched persdns depirived ot Uberty should be treated with hutmanity,L aprinciple which,when tlulv acted upoo, does credit tothe country 'vhich maintains it; but induf- gence incompatible with safe custody is mischievous in the extreme. A few days since, Mr. S. Pardly, of Prospect-place, Lainbeth, left a valuable horse and chaise in SalisbNTy.square, Fleet.street, in the care of alad, br the purpose of going into the office of.l1r. Smith, thesolicitor, when he had scarcely entered lshe door before the boy left' the hor -, which immeditately ran away. down Primrose-hill, Water-street, .through Temple-bar, when; co;ning in coitact aigainat a post, at the cornier of Arundel-stre1t, Strand, witb suchkvtolence, that hemumpletely ruisned hirsself, ant broke the chai and harness to atoms. Hle lingered till Sattirday last at Air. Willltmss4, the veterinarr surgeon, Water,street, and i'died, at, 10ss to tle ownerof vbspt 701.