The Duke of York honoured...
The Duke of York honoured Mr. Canning with fhis col- pan on Thursday. Yesterday morning Viscount Melville, Sir G. Cockburn, an;d 'wir G. (;erk, Lordis Commissioneirs-of the Admi-ni ialty, left towrn in an open carrnage, atteno7.ect1 by Mfr JFX Barrow, the Secretary to the Admiralty,for Portsmouth, to inspect the Pock-yards, and otl other official business. Yesterday morning Mr. Hunter, the King's messenger, arrived at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs, with despatches from Sir William A'Court, our Ambassa- dor at, Madrid. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, -at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Liverpool,- Harrewby, Westmorland, and' Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Pcel, M\Ir. Secretary Canning, the Clhancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Wynn, Viscount Sidmouth, &c. The Cabinet sat in deliberation till six o'clock. GovernmAent bave given orders for every attention ancl respect being shown to the remains of the late Kiing and Qieeti of the Sandwich Islands in their conveyance to Owyhee, for whichl purpose the Blonde frigate, Lord Byron, Captain, at Woolwich, is ordered to receive them, together with the Admiral and suite, and proceed to that island. Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom is appointed Com- mander-in-Chief in the river Medway, in the room of Sir Benjamin Hallowell, whose period of service is expired. Captain Mingay is appointed to command the Ro7nney troop.ship, at Chatham. It is reported in the naval circles, that Captain M'Cul- loch, who has for some years held the command of the coast blockade for the prevention of smuggling, is about to be superseded by Commodore Sir Edward Owen. A report was current yesterday on 'Clhange, that some measure was about to be adopted by the British Ca- binet, in relation to the new states of America, but it did not assutme any definite shape. The belief, was, however, so general that it was of a nature to lead to the speedy acknowledgment of independence, that many very large pur- chases were effected in the securities of those countries, which in conseqlence underwent a material improvement in value. English stock declined in price, fromn an irnpres- sian on the part of the stockholders twhat any dlecisive step taken by England will encouuter the opposition of the Continental Powers. By the letters receivedl yesterlay from Portsmoulth and Plymnouth, it appears that the reports in circulation of un- nsual bustle and preparatit n in the dock-yardls of those places are witliout foundatiom. The vessels ordered to be put in cominission arc merely for the relief of the eliff'erent foreign stationz, whero the ships arc clsantged eviry three years. A few additional marintks have been despatclied to tlhe Taagus, andl a corps of marines has also been sent to BermuLia, to superintend the convicts emn2.oyed there in the construction (f the new ldocks. lVith respect to the contracts, of' which Government has given notice, for sup- plying beef and pork for thie navy, they have arisen prin- cipally from the late regulations for the provisioning the seamnen, whiclh dtirect thiat a dlouble allowaince of meat shall be issuetl to the seamen and marines of the fleet as a sub- stitute torspirits, the use of which, at least to the same ex- tent as formerly, it is very much wished to discourage. Letters from lPetersfhurgh of the 7th instanit state, that shortly after the arrival of thc French ships of war at Cronstadt, an affray of a scrious nature took place between I the French sailors and the crews of some English) met-I chantinen at that place. 'Ihe French sailors are said to hiave hiad the best of the affair, and to have treated their antagonists with great indignity, even trampling on their colours. By the interposition of the proper authorities, order was withl some difficulty'restored. A certain Marqiis, well-known for his success at play, is said to be connected witla the new gambling-estiblishment, The noble Lordl has hitherto confine(d his exertions to this orofitable amusemcnit, with the exception of oae deviation into extravagance about a year ago, when he chose, in a style not easily to be forgotten, to be the historiaan of his own festival. He has lately, however, (so unliinited is human ambition), 'attempted distinction in a new line. Having been for'many years known rather as a Vulcan than a Mfars in the Court of Venus, lhe has, in his declining age made a desperate attempt at gallantry, and by dint of fmis enormous purse, has absolutely succeeded in wvinning the smiles of a Dalilah on the wrong side of forty. Perhaps the new establislinent in Pall-mall is to pay the-damages of this expernsive attachment. One of the partners in the gambling establishment whieh has lately been so much talked of, has just finished a new " Hell." The house adjoins the Green-park, into which there is a subterraneous passage, to secure a retreat in case of surprise. It was the residence of a member of Parlia- ment now some years deceased. Play commenced there this week, and( it is to be feared, from the imperfectionis of the existing law, that the plunder of thc unwary nay be carried on for some time with impunity. The Corporation of Boston have, by advertisement, an- nounced the reduction oftonnage rates and duties from 9d. to Cd. on all vessels from Prussia and Sweden trading to that port. One im- portant effect of this mneasure will be to encoarage the larger impor- tatton of toreign timber.-_Stamnfrd ilferczury. Thle discovery recently announced, as having been made for the first time, of Pope's Translation of 1/ower being written on the backs of letters, was told to the public nearly 30 years ago by Air. D. Israeli, in his Curiositres of Literature,who at the same timegave an engravedl fac-simile of Pope's translation. We understand that the stupendous chain bridge across the Menai is in a state of great forwardness. We were visited here last week with a pheniomenon. The floating bridge, which is used to convey passengers across teiC l,aira,was, in consequence of the sulden ebbing of' the tide, sUs- pcnded in the air for a short time, f'rom the chain by which it is workedl. Barges were also left dry on the 13reakwater. It is gene- rally supposed to proceed from the effects of an earthquake in sorne distant part of the wsorld. Plysrnouth paper. A steam-boat on a novel conlstruction, wiieh passedl through this city on Sunday and Alonday last, excited considerable attention. Her paddles, instead of being fixed on each side, are placed quite at thc extremity, so as to occupy nearly the whole width of the stern; and they communicate with thc boiler and engine by means of long rods, through more than half thc lengIh of the vessel. She appears to have been built at Leicester, and is on her way to Lynn for the purpose of plying between tbat place and Cambridge, *h'e slenderness of her construction allowing her to pass through the narrowest locks, whilst tier small draught of water (said to be only 18 inches) is expected 1)y the projecters to enstre her success in the shoal parts of that navigation.-Lincoln Mercarg. Tihere is at present the fossil skeleton of a human being exhibiting at Paris, arn two literary character.s are employed in draw- ing'up an account of this astonishing petrifaction. An exact copy of an advertisement which was posted in Keighley, on Sunday, the 4th inst.:-' This is to give Notie that 4ll People are desired to Abstane from Heating of MIutton So long a-s the Iong VVool is Allowed to Go Abroadtl. W'e are in hopes it will answer that which is Required." The following is fiom a late Boston newspaper:- " lVanted at this offlce, two Devils, of good moral character." A gang of swindlers, assuming the garb and appearance of horse-dealers, is now infesting Bath. They frequent the public. houses, where, under pretence of buying and selling horses among each other, they exhibit flash notes to lajge amounts; and if there should be a countryman or a stranger present, they invite him to drink, and when affected by the liquor so pressed upon him, thev propose some subtle wager or nefarious game, whereby the unwary dupc is swindled out of his property. If these arts fail, their victim will nevertheless be robbed by other means. On Friday they in. toxicated and afterwards robbed a Frenciman, an artificial florist of eight sovereigns. They were on &aturday apprehended, and taien before the magistrates ; but there not being sufficient Cvidence to cordmit them, they were again let loose to prey upon the credulous. They prove to be old oiten-ders.-Bristol Gazette. In the neighbourhood of Greenwich and Deptford there has appeared within the last few weelks a sot of female fanatics (who assume the name of the Brianitets), holding forth in the most public thoroughfares. Thleir novelty, as Jinale ranters, generally attracts a nmultitude of lookers on, chiefly from motives of curiosity alone. A singular species of dlisease prevails in Italy, called the spinu veetosa. In this, perhaps, the first intination which the .atient has of an enemny which " lays siege to life," is all iflamma. tion and small hole in the finger. This is a signal to thesurgeoni to extract a carious bone ; and yous mray frequently obscrve persons of a lower condition who have lost a finger joint threugtsl the disease. But the spbia ventosa is often not to be appeased by this sacrifice. It often shifts its quarters, and after nibbling off a thumb, (levours a whose arm without mercy. In such cases death often cnsues. This disease seems to indicate a general corruption of the system ; nor has any medicine yet been discovered which can be relied on as a specific. A few days ago an original Ojueen Annle's farthiny was discovered in tic neighbourhood of Clieltenham. It is in a goot state of prcservati.n, and had lain for many years in the cash-drawer of a persen who kept a shop iR a small vilfage. A murder, unider peculiar circumstances, has been per- petrated about seven miles from Chester. The following are the facts as disclosed at the inquest held before Faithfuil Thomas, Esq., coroner for the district. The name of the deceased is Joseph Fletcher, and that of the supposed murderer William Parkinson. Fletclier lived-at Peck's Aill, and Parkinson at Dunham, their r-s--- den ces binemg a rnie asund er. 'It woul-d see-in- t-h-at Fle'tcher) who wss from 43 to 45 years old, bad long been on terms of intimacy with Parkinson's daughter, but from some causor other ueexplained,her fattier had expressed a determined antipathly to their union. On the evening of Wednesday week, the deceased went towards Dun- ham, for the purpose of; seeing the object of his affections, and it appears that lie was considerably inebriated. Ile proceetded to the house, when the danghter desiredt him to keep away. The fattier, it is supposedi, heard tne altercation and observin g Fletcher move in the &irecdon of the back d oor of tde house, he seized a musket, on which was a fixed bayonet, and met him. The fracas mm. mediately commenced, the d leceased continuing to advance, till IIe was near enough for Park1inson to makesdfsperate lunge athis body, which he penetrated to the depth of about four inches and a half- hc received other weunds, one of which went through the fleshv part of the arm. The deceased soon became faint from loss of 61lod, snd staggered across the road to a neighbour's house, to wkom he showed his wounds, and there obtained assistance, and was carried in a chair to his own house at Peck's IMilL An express was itnme- diatelysent for ilr. lluly, surgeon, of Frodsham, who sneeAUly attended; anolher express 'was also sent for Mhr. eorgdtHarnson; of Chester, and every endeavour tbht professional skil could exergise was used, but wit i no effect; a mortification took place, and he lino gered till about two o'clock on the morning of Sunday last, wlienjhe expired, apparently in great agony. In the mean tlmie nio eXertion was used to secure Parkison, who is nearly 70 years of age dnd remained tili Saturday List, when hedecamped, it is supposei, fo wards the neighbourhood of llanchester. A coronew's warrant was male out for his apprehension directly after the inuese which found a yerdict of W ilful .Mt'rder agairotstnsParkion-