The John, Major, arrived ...
The JohLn, Major, arrived at Cork from Campeachiy, and which sailed fromn theonce in companiy with the WValworth Castle, whein off Yucatan Bank, spoke His Majkesty's shiip HIIssar, Capt. Harris; withi a conivoy for Verat Crux. Tritese are now suppostt] to be thle vessels sceen hy the Wo"lwvorth Castle oni -the 4thi of August, anid takeni for a Spanish armament bound( to M-exicot. Copy of a letter receivedib ity essrs. Thlomas Hlall and Ronis from- Captain WVilkinson, of the shipi Mtlary Frances, datedi Southi Etast Bay, Jtuno 17, 1824~:-" I take thie op- portunity of sendling yout a few liines by one of the Danishi vesl,hpigta o may hear more favourable ac- couns before ,'yo'u rtecyeivue this. We hiave at present five fishi, aboutt 70 tons ofoil ; all well. The ships in general are btut poorly fishied-viz., Andrew Marvel, 3 fishi ; Aridl, 2 Bruns7vick, .9 Cornet, .3; C~ainbrien, 2 ; Cicero, 8, 85 tonis (ini company) ; Gelder, 3; 11armonty, 5;- I'ngria, 3 ; Pro- gress, 3 ; JVilliams, I ; Zephyrs. 1. There are scvcral clean shlips, two of whichl belong to Hull. A Common Hall wvill be hield at Guildlhall to-mnorrow (Wedtnesday), for the electioni of aLordI Mayor for tileyear ensuing. On NVednesdlay eveniing, the Right Hlon. LordI Viscount Suflmauthi arrived at New Park, near Devizor, on a visit to his ne.. phew, T. G. B. Esteourt, 111. P. Hlis Ljordishiip is on hiis return from the west, wlhere hie Itaa been for the benefit of his hiealth. Oni the following morniing the bells of the different Pariah churchies of Devi7,es were rung on thie occasion. hlis loardshiip represented in Parliament thiat borough for nearly 21 scesv years. His Lcrd-_ sattiprt,hen . .AdtntnEq.wafitelcted at the general elcIon in Jue 71,adexi''dt i illie was elevated to tile peerage in.aur,10.HsLrs ip as also been Re- cordecr for Deie ic pi.18 apro fupwardIs of forty years), wlei li a lce ntero fCals Garth, Esq., tic-- Cease.-.Bath Journad. The duty on foreign wool wvas reduced to 3dI. on) Saturdlay week, anti in December'it wvill be reduced to Itd. The fiineral of MsiLor Cartwvright is intended to take place on Thusthcay net is remaiss will be deposited in a vault belonging to the family at Finchley, Sbout six irtilcs from thec me- tro polis. The late Sir Fenwick- Bulmer, brother to the dlistinguishedi typographer of that name, bas, by a codicil to hiis will, left the fol. lowing sumns to the public charities below, viz. :-1001. to the Chiarity School of St. Clement Danes-, 500. to the Philanthropic Society; 5001. to the Refuige for the Destitute ; 5001. to the British and Foreigni seho,l Society ; 211. to the Westmin2ter Infirmary ; 50Ml. to the AMagdalen Hospital; 5001. to Wilson's Charitable Fond;, 2501. to the Society for the Relief of Persons Imiprisoned for S5n.all Debts, 2,501. to the Society for Relieving the Poor at their own hiabitations. Several of the custom-ers of the late firm in Berners- street were in the habit of depositing their plate.chests there ; and, upon ap lying for them to the provisionial assignea uniter the bank- rulptcy, hec rc~Ailve gave his assent to their deliv-ery, whichi was, hiow. ever. subsequentlyv refused by the officers of the Sheriff, whio are in poiss-ession nti(er extents froni.the Crowni. A gran(i anntuial andi national regratta has hen(ecisecided oni to commence next suimmner, uipon a scale of' magnificence worthyv the present wealth, power, anid nobility of the British) Isles. That there shoulid he a regatta wvorthy of' the nation seas carried unanimousle. hut its itetails are not definitively arrangedl. It' thiese peaceful co'il- tests bring forwardI thie models of' a .Seppings or an Ingramn-if they Prefer seamanship, or diffuses n autical taste among the nobility and Wealthy conmmoners-then H-is Majesty anti the Royal Yacht Cluib will heave hadi tite merit of fountling these truly national gaines. The coutrse will be the circuiit of Lthe British islands, making Leithi5 Dttb- li,i, Plymouthi, Portsmouth. and a few other stations;, so many points for dlifferent hecats. Fifteen or 20,0001. stakies arc spoken of'. A new Order of sIlerit Is9 to be crcated-" The Lor,ls of the Isles ;" auld His Mlajestty haLs graciously ecordescendlcd, as Grand Master of the Order, tit become "1 The Sovereign Lord ~ the lsle.9."-MeTrv. 2 nAg paper. In tracing the ngenealogy of the (Hobart) Earl of Buck- inghamshire, to wliom the Ilameden estte has ne-iw descended,. it is curious to observe the kindred f'eeling wic-iih, so lonig as alniost two centriesago,subiste beteen onetf that family anid Patriot Hampen.Sir ile Hobrt,Knigt, t is remarkedl, distingruishted himstf n opostio toChalesI.,andwas imprisoned in 10142, for detittng heSnekerin heI-loseofCommotis, after the King had cmmaned Iis pesene inthe ouise of Lords.. lie wais notlibratd fom onfsemnt ill101. He died in 16i39 ; and the Parliamient retainedi so hiigh a sense of his services, thiat thecy votedI the sum. of 5,0601. to be given to his f'amily as a eintail ac". knowledi'mernt of his meritq.-Bvckv Cltronjlcl. DUEt.cING.-C01011CI Gtiise goinig over on a camnpaign to Flanders, showed mitch kindness to a younig raw officer who list- Oenedl to take hisr passag,e in the same vessel, anti the Colonel took the Johnny Newveome under his conduct to Antwerp. Somec wags, noticingz low simiple andI credulous wvas this youthi, told him lie would be despised by hiscorps iflie did not soon chiallenge somie idis- tinguishbel officer to single combat. Tue lad said he knew no dis- tinguishied officer except Colonel Guise, andt lie oweed to hinti the uzreatest obligations. Trhe arcli rogues replied, thiat Colonel Guise's favours were no obstacle, since he knew no cite else, to becomne thec instrument ef vindicating his bonour by a renconitre; antd a gentle. man of such kcnown bravery was the fittest antagonist hie could hiave The youing simnpleton lost no ti-me in applying to Colonel Guiise; but feeling prevailed over all other objects, and he prefaicedt the dlial. lelige by expressingz gratitutte for the attention bestowed upon him. Si r, "repliedi the Colonel, "1 I hiave done my duty, andi no lncret." But, Colonel," filtered the youth, "1 I stin toldi it is absoltitely ncecessary for me to fighit some- gentlemnani of knoavai courage and highj hionour; and that nobody-" "' Oh, Sir," answeredi Colonel Guise, vots friends do ince too moch honour; but titere is a geitele- cian well kniown to have killed half thie, regiment." The youthi, tractable to the advice of liix benefactor andI commanding officer, ap- plied to a hutge fierce-looking nlan, seatedI atonie oftitbeDf1cfeehouse, tables. antd Ravingt, that beitig well iniformned of hizt briirerv, hie muslt requtest a niecting wvith stichi a di-stinguishied officer. "1 Wh'o, I, Sir?" repIieti itte gentlemnan, "1 I am Pleal, the surgeon." Colonel Gumise tnrdcecived the Youth, andI tite story endlcd, ats it should, in ajoke.- tin'crites.t Cpwrier. ROBBERes' os, i iii; BANKER'S PAnCELs ti1toM Tita F.t31.Cg- INGHtAM COACi.-IFUrtlter partittilars fromi thie Batcks Chironide.-r -The robblery' was inot diiscovered till tite arrival of' the coach in L,ondton. Oni thec copchnman opening the box beneathi hI seit, itt whiich the parcel html been idepositedl at BuckinIaghat, it was tound that tlhe back of the box, consisting of oak board an ittclt thiick, had been cuttopen, by mecans of a centre-bit, or othier inistrumiient.. so as, to admiti it man's haitid ; sail, fronti appearances, it was sttspectetd titat this board lhad beett cett antil takhen ouit the hpreceuting nighit, in the iannyard, antd that thie only subYance thec robbers rut ini their wvay to town, to get at the panci,cl wvas that of' thie leather arouind tite 'ideq andi back af tie, coachi-box. The coachman's ccoat 11utt1g over thie back of thec box, an(I was cuti evidently Ity the sautie instruintent thtat cttt thiroughi tite leathier. Tfitre oscit wli tootsk ptlaces at Baitt. bury occuipiedl the front seat on the top of tite coatch, and c'ea-eit before! the robbery wAs dliscovered. It is remtarkable that Messrs. Bartlett, Nelson, soil Co. received intiittiation about -six months agsu. that there was an intention to rob tjiis roach 01 itliei parre). on a err - tain day but that oit the day staicil ineistires h1asinig bheit tak en to cnnir,p thte expeeteil robbers., no attempt was, matte. Trite ac,l robbery has been skilfullyv contcerteit. MAIA'RCAT.-Oit 'tlo1utlaV thle V'tnus stcalli-botat took a trip to the Nore. 'I'lie proiitsarising frotil this littlc volyage were as. sigited to tile wVidow ald famiily, of' theo urtiretuttatc fishetisiais who wa btitric(i on Satturiday ; thecy'were, hiowever, very inconsiderabsle, in co,iiseqiiejiCc oftlie tinfavoiir.ble wveatit,r anti the dens ttacltios- pliere ; for tile sea wxas involved it an etitiirc fog, and thec visiters. trout an almprettetusiott oftlangIer, wvere arraritto encottnter thle watery eclreynct. Ea-rly in the miorniing t lie wi nil cattie roititd( to tlte cast, and( the rain COntittiuted iluirittg ttue whiole tIav', to the anntoyane anti dlisatupointntcit of' lie cockney visiters, whit could ilcltiled enjoy their tld ky excursions to Daniitleion and( Birclintgont, tior their pronin- nades ott thte pier, thcJetty, the ert. itor thecir weallis along the cliff' to IKingsgatte, i3roadstairs, St. l'ctct's., aitid Riutisgate, iii orilter tin create an aippetite for dintner. anti enjoy a savory segar- afterwards. What an entire chttnge hais talken place in the character of our visiters withiin 20) or 25i days. In those dlays, the Duicless of D)evottshire (miothier of the present Duike), Lady Iv)Ditantion, Ladty lBes. horottghi, Iid'v E-lizabrthi Foster, thle Duke of St. Albann's, Earl Thunnet and titis brot hers, the Tuftons, t,i r i. Alant, andi all tiii lealinig ntobiility of If-it, werre resiidents dliring the sea. inti, autd by terlbrlCitatlgaeu oiccninorsoc Maiate to be a Powerful rival to Ileigliton. although his puresent MaLjesty was evei t lien its patron . .1largatc.aUbrcqjuettils beesutt unpoiptlar wi-ith it liie sltionable world, bitt cootmites iitore or less, lic sititinier rotreait of' the '1 Lonidonit iziens.'''T'le introducimoin of ate-Arm_boa,ts. has given thec whlole coast of Kniit, thle Isle of T'itaitet hi piarticutlar, a proihigiotis lif't bitt the visiters to 11tirgate ttre cotulposild of thec inhlahitants ofeastcrit Londlon dutring the carly pare ol the seasonr almost entirely. Thec compaits' at present, are t'ar attire select atiti respictable titan thcy llutne hlititretus btrett oitte or tile itoAt OPiulciut uiuecrhants, Past India Directors, atid batnkers, arc now hecre ; tiid a fets who itay be dlenotminaitid a ptortioni of' the fashtionuable worldl. Sir G,illuert h-ieaulicote bas enigagedl Calptaiit Cotton's boutise, in thje neigbboturhou'i of' Alargate, for one ttmilth, at tilie iiligli rat: ni tivo hiunidredt git incai, theC(iptain hisi nsisf ha.v- ingt gone to the h1ighilands, ton shioot grouse.-Ikettt jJU'rrnrt1. SAtt OcrtitseRsLcv.ist is ofti-n the ptractice of titc ir g~Ate vinitera to Sail trout tltenee to tile little village of' themie ilay. distaitt a few itilles, to pe-ramnbulate tue extenlsie siti Pleatsant hills' whicht abountd in tlhat neizlibourhiodu. During one of thcs excuren- silons oit Thursday last, whecii a large pares' was making the BaY, antd tite sessel ileaving the "l iqttid way" at a riupidi pare, suuluheolY all eldlerty g-ntlemiati, son of ithe celebratedI Dr. Bit.- clian, authtor of a. Treatise oni Dtomrtic lifeeliuSine, fell fectit the sterm of the boat, inito the buony eleistent. No snoner was tnef aIccusent perceivedi, th)an tilhlchnlsilfian, with1 conisiderable skill, mayie an almost in8tatnt tack, and ga,iueil the oject of his anxicty just in ttlne to SAVC hMi. It appeared the vneiiable g-it. tierman cotuldl avint a little and fortunately, having a great coat of an itlipetvious texture, it assisted in preservitig lhit buovant. H-ic was immediately taken to the Ship Inn, where, with the usual re- storatives, his lifewas with difficulty preserved. The friglit, how- ever, produced by the catastrophe, hiatt thc effect of r epriving bhun of his reason ; anitd after remainivg twvo ilavs in a slate of utter aherra. ton, lie was conveyed to his friienth at Margate in a hopeless statc.- IKent Mtcrcury. Fu'Fi DI Itc-r;-A Maidstone paper cou3tains nearly half n cohumin of fawining stuft' in commentlation of thte bencrolence of the Dlicheas of Dors ct, ilho, tluring a hardl winter, allowcd a poor wonian livitig at Sevenoakh, witl a large family of snall childrpn, the stint of one shilliig per week out of her otwn peceet !-Emit jlferectry. HYDa.toe'teoatA.--lnstead ot lhe critel atid foolish bulr- cry ol v aluable animals, lately santctinedl by the Magistrates in til.s cosuntry, it will lie seen, fioni tke subjoinedt primgislat, that a ouclh tilore rational course is talten on tte other side of the water:-" A iliad Iog lately passed thirotigh the city of Lyons, and bit s number of other dogs, it,sich the police caused to be taken utp and carried to thc Veterinary Hospital, from which they are to be sent barl to the owiters as soon as it is ascertaioted that tlherc is no danger of lhydro. phobia to be apprelictdctd."