Yesterday afternoon Sir C...
Yesteedlay afterinooni Sir Charle.s B3agot, the late Amnbas- sador to the CoirL of' St. Petersburgh, arrivedl in towni, accompanitid by hiis ladly, the wlhole of hiis famiily, aind hiis suiite, fromi St. 1Pitersbuirgh). Sooin after hiis arrival, Sir Chiarles, attcnd,ed by somne of his suite, proceeded to the Foreign-office, Dowviniig-stireet. It is understoodi thiat Sir Charles hias returnedI to England by the frigate thiat took to Russia Mr. Stratf'ord Canningi.. The Cliaiieelor of the Exchequer aind hiis lady left Tem-n ple-ball, the seat of thec Earl of' lardwicke, yesterdlay, for thecir residlence at Noctoni, in Lincoinshiire. A vessel calledl the Mav~zuurtJr Castle hias arrived in the river froin Campieachiy, whence shec sailedt about tlte 28t.h ofJuily. The Captain brinigs iniformiationi, that onl the 4-th of Auguist, being in thie Gulf of Mexico, hie passedI throughi a fleet of seven or eight sail, of which two or thiree were large ships of war, steering to the westward. They would not answer hlis signials, nior allow aniy communniiication :buti from thleir appearancee, hie Judged that they were full of' troops. Th'le captaiin, is unable to state from whiat port they lhal sailetl, or to what niationi they beloniged. In ouir leadinig article of yesterday, it was erroneously stated that ilhe banikinig firmi withi whIchl Siir WV. Ruimbold was conniectet), wvas that of Palmier andI Co., of Calcutta. It shouild hiave beeni that or WVilliamn Palmner and Co., of' H-ydrabad, whichl is a flirmy whiolly distinict from anid uni- conniected -withi the other. The busines,; of marine inisuranice in Duiblini is so unpro- ductive, that the six companiies in thiat city whtichi inqure sea-risks, only paidi the sutin of 1,t094l. in the Goverinmenit dluty t'or thie quarter endingr oni the 24thi of Junie last. T 3eAfarbie -office, in consequtence of' the very low rate of Ipreiniumns, arisinig from- comtpetition, hias whiolly givenl uit Itha~t branch of insurance. A notice was ivesterdlay issued fromn the Post-offlice, that m-ails will, in fuiture, bie regularly mnadle up ott the frirst Wedltesday in eachi month, .for Carfthagenia,- in Coloimbia, and fosr Vera Cruz or Alvat ado, in Mvexico, to be takceni out by the Jamnaica paeket, ; andi that oni tle third Wednesday in every mnonthi, a mail svill he inade upj for Laguavra, inl Colombia, to go ftrom Falmouith by the Leewvardl Ilands packet. FIVE PER CENS'r, 1797.-It miay be as wvell to reniind thie hiolders of stock- in thlis fuind, that unless thley seittd in a niotice to thle Baink of Etgland, oni or before the 9thi of October n)ext, of thicir intenitioni to accept 1331. Gs. Sdl. thiree per cent. conisols, in lieu of ever7 1001. stock, they wvill be p)aid off at par Inl April niext. ri'ese, wve hiave uniderstood, are the terins of thie act of Parliamenit, but we canniot learn that thie kntowletlgc thlereof hias beeni promunilgated by aniy public tiotice: the 'reason whiy, is apparent. Z) A lithographic print of Na Poki, thle Primie Mlinister of the Sattdiich islanids, andi his wife, Liliha, has just ap- pearedl. It ir executedi by 'Mr. J. llayter, whiose spirite~d drawings of the Kinig and Queeni of the Sandwich Island(s wve have already taken~ occasion) to mniitoion, anid is certainly onie of tile most successful s'00cimens of' tlte lithiographic styl w-Ne hiave seett producedI inl England. Thli initerest of the prinit is greatly increased by its representing those islandters in thle originial dresses of their native country, whichi are chliefly composed of dlifl'erent colouredl feathiers. Tlhe likenraces, we understand, are very faithifutl. The friend(s of iMajor Cartwuyiglht will hecar withi deep regret, that this amiiable inidividual teSminated Ihis existence yester- (lay evening, at hlf ipast six o'clock. Gradually becomiing weaker since time commeniceminct of his evildcnt decay, he surremdered his soul into time handi of hiis Creator so Calmly, that the mnom-ent of dcatlh was scarcely perceptible, lle seemed p)rophetically aware of'hisowni danger; fery a tfortnigltt before histlecease,when liewas com-plitinented unon an apparent imiprovement which itad lighited iup the eyes of' his aff'ectionate famiily wvitht joy, lie re1mPed, " No; the iiacltine is almiost wounid up." A few friend(s to thie exc,liconce of' lila chtaracter and tlie pirity of hiis imotives,we hear, purTpose to meet at time Crownl atid Anchior thuis evening, for time purposc of considering whiat testi. niony of esteelte thecy cani best oflfer to his miemiory. Thie followinig is an extract of a letter fromi tile Agenits to Lloyd's at (Ietboa, datedl Septetlmber II :-" The M aster of' a Spaniish craf't, arrived hiere this miorming from All alion, whience shec sailed mthe -ith inst., reports that the Dutchi fleet hiat arrived there f'romi Algiers, and s-tates; that ani Algerinie squsldron 'asa ready to go to aret, and, it wvas said, to cruise against the Spaniards, and sottte Itialiani flags." I'rite Jamues, sXI'Kirdly, arrived in thle D)own.s fr-om Ja. Taltaia, sailed oni thle I Itli nIt., in conmpany withi the P'releawnmcy, for Liverpool, atid Anmity for Lontdon, andJ parted on the I 1tli offC aple Antonis. On thie 201th, in tite (lult, tite Fint ida shtore In si~ltt,spoke a Venezuelan squiadron of two brigs, anti two sehoomacr, wmticht soonl to'roUio-i~,- ---::- -, ( th-, t1-d "bmtsmd the Jatmest Oii the 16thi inst., thie widlow of Cliristoplie withi her tWO 'laughiters, arrivemi at OstetdtiIn the Talbot steami-pa'cket, anid "n the 181th set out for Italy. Nortwvrcam AI?srCA C FEsTrt'Af..--Tutcsday evening, Sept. 21,_'I'lte object of this festiyal is to ras utor the Nor- folk and Norwichm Iloaiptal-a chmaritable insitittionl of' thec most ex- cellenit itind, u.nd peculiarlyv necesmary in is cotulty whiere time tuimeber of' thle pl,ul)uation, andi th~imeruann-er of' their einpl-ynment in meniu. fctLttres amid shtrptng, rend(er ceicidents of very freqruent occurrenice. Norwvich hiati lblg been juistly celebratedI for its mnttsical taste-colt- Certs hadl been established, wh'ichi were kept up) duritig- tite whiole of tile winiter mouithis .stmile at ititervals, in the sumtiner, the ptublic garden leeoee io ite inodel of' Vauxhall, anid wyere prisic. patty, supportetd by native talent. Besides thtese, tile Cathiedrtdl pos. sessend a very, line clhoir, as did also St. Peter's and St. Stephien's chuirhies, and the Cathiolic chapel t o wilich tniglut be addeld, thie nenimbers of the musical societies that lhad been fone(inted inte city. il'ithu all thmese-facihitic's, it was justly :supposed thazt, by, thle aid of thle majority dt' the principal vocal asnd instrumental performers of' the nmetropis a1 msIca f'estival migEht be offiered, equal to that whlichi hadsio m'natlelriatilly NbenefittedI the cause of' cltarity in BirmingK. Iitam, 's'ork, and! otimer ~Ilaccs. A cliorus of one litnndre(I anni ltity. two persons was formled, of wisicht number thie city of Norwichi fur- nishied no less t,hatm one hutntired anti live1 Ie rnIdr being ctim). posed of' eeotus from Lond(on, Oxforverd,. iimbridge, Ely, Ipswicli, Bungay, Beceles, Eye, andl Frannllnglhatn. Thie infatrumental bad alm-ost equally numerousi, couttained, in its list of' one lui dred and seven performers, sonyic of, tile moast dlistinguishied in the kingdomii, and Alr. F. Cramer and' Mr. Kicawetter were app)ointed to act as leadlers. The Duke of' Sussex enteredi the hlJall at a few minutes before eiglht o'clock, anti was conditetedl to his -seat by the Highl Sheriff and the Mlayor of the city, anmidetthie gteetioga of tli.we present. It is hioped that tite Cenmtn,s'ee miay be able, af'ter payment of tIme expienses that liave been incutrred (whlichl alreadly atioutit to more thian .3,0001.), to devote a very considerable sumn of mnoney to the purposes of time charity. HOLYROOD Hou9E:._-I our last we statetd, that a cor- rezspondent hiad forwarded to us a Complaint regartling thea m-anner in which the pictures in the gallery of this palace are kept free fromr tiust. Welhave since learnedl that tlte cloth he denntiinated a coarse towel, was in reality a line linen duster ;the instrument whichl he fanciedI a house-broorn, a Turkss head, sucth as is uull emlyd to sweep down Cobwebs in lofty apartmients ; andi the in'atteitmion of the old tdomestic to his adlvice, the result of' deafhe,,. It appears that the old dame In qluestion Ila$ been in the hiabit if dusting the pictures fdr years, and lias always masxifesetpd thle greatest Call. tiOn in her operations. XX e are (tow satisfied that MIte kiiow the titoodc of' scrubbing, panelting, anti brushling down cobwel,s, meitxl better than our Corresponident. Our apprel.iensiotis were excisetl by recol. lretting that V7andvkce's cebrae peeof' " King Chiarlesgii Hiunting" was ruinedl by the ignorance of thle personl etn1mlOyet to washi off the chialk lines left by an artist whIO lad been directrid to COpY it.EFdinbnseig Obse, vem'~ LosNGEVITY'.-'There is new living, at Sclate., near P"ais- ley, a nmani namned Sfimaw, whlo was born in Sorbie parlish. Wigtcrn. shfire, in the reign of'OQueen Annse, Auguist, 1713, and'is il'sthe 112.h year of his age. lie enajoysi gooAd healthi, and is able to go about seeking subsistence as a mendicant. Every Saturday he repairs to tMaxiveltown, Paisley, In that capaeity, a-nd returns; the sante tlay, makingsa peramnbulation of seven mrifles. He sees well, but is deli- cient in hearing, andi wants liis teethl. I-le mnust regularly hiave- his glass of whiisky a-.day; but no indtttement is sufficient to prevail utpen him to takesa second, Ilie is still fond of faving, and his me. moyis remarkable ini his recollection of olden times; in pro of whih te flboitu stry s in poiutt:-It was his usuatl Pracutie, till within thtes-e four years, to rettair to (Greenock oni the, anniversary of his birth. On) a sae sit thiere, he was accosted byaverbl gentleman rtpon the street, and was invie b bntoatavern in thteneighbourhood. hlavinglheard tharehdfoht a tlthe butttle of Fontenoy, liequestioetl .him )as tothofcesna s,hit,o ltie gentlenian'm surprise, lie etmunieratd weteal. h-eichuirem it' he kitew a jieutenant t in, the reiet e, said he; "; I ishoulti recollect hirm, for I cartried im of'teedwen wound. ed, antd lie died next day." The stratnger asked ithe oldI man's namne. Ilie answered, * Huglt Shaw ;" anti, upon Iiis referring to hins notes, Ite oun tht aperon of that namle performed thiat office to thie lieuenat inquetion, whio happ)ened co be tiie genitietnaii's unc!qe. Thisroan whomaybe styled the patriarch of' cotland, carries abou wih IlinpritedCOPies of thie certificate of' his birthi, signed by teprsentand ate linister of Sorbie, where lie was, born.... A~ leasH OTI ON OF A COMltL1,aMsNTr.-Sir B. R,an Irish Knight, was niarriedi to the daughter of LordI C., a connexion of, ,vhicli the Knighit was somewhat proud. Boasting of thlis Unionl onCe to a friend, lie observed that his Lord. shiip lhad paitl him the htighest compliment in his power. B e hadi seveni dauighters, said lie, and he gave me the colzdest ; and he temuld me too, that if he ba In ode I shudhae Thomas, the son of Mr. William Clarke, late of the Blue Boar, in the ilarket-place, wholhad lately attained his 17th year, put a period to his existence on the morni,g of Wednesday, the 8th in. stants by a pi:slOI loaded with a bullet. The rash act took place nt a friend's htouse, and tle report of a pistol alarming the inmates, a gentleman rushedl ilto the room aid iobund the unfortunate youth extended otn the floor, anid weltering in lils blood. Surgical tssist- sntce was Psocured, 'out it was in vami to attempt the extraction of the bafl,which had entered on the right side of his hcad, above the ear and lodgetl ontlie opposite side, He linigered in a speeclhless state until the mome nt of his dissoluttion. Sunday last, when he lihd a uci interval, and appeared to recognize his distracted parent, whose ltands he affectionately squeezed, and accompamted the action with looks that.spoke more than wordis. He hadl fbr somen time previous tO this rash act been ebserved to labour under a settled melanthohy and despondiency, insomuch thtat it was evident ht nimid was iot in a sound state.-Manc/tcneer Gezcttk.