procession, and came down by a different route to Scotland, to meet and join it on the borders of his father's property, near Dalnacardoch, in Perthshire. At an early hour on Monday, the body was moved from Pitmain, and about two o'clock was consigned to the grave. The scene exhibited at this point of time imagination may conceive, but no language can dis-, tinctly express. The "funeral pomp," which in this retirement had never been seen before; the sequestered spot, embossomed amid the surround ing hills; a numerous train of gentle men, whom her fascinating manners had formerly delighted, dissolved in tears; a son, the repressed anguish of whose feelings only marked in stronger colours the deep affliction that preyed in his bosom; and a great concourse of fine Highlanders, who had accompanied the bier for the last ten miles, encircling the ground in silence, gave a picture of sorrow that the heart could feel, but the pen is unable to describe. 19th. Yesterday the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, and Officers of the Corporation of London, waited upon his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, at Carlton-house, with an address and condolence, which was read by J. Sylvester, Esq. the Recorder, as follows: To his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Regent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The humble and dutiful Address and Condolence of the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London. May it please your Royal Highness, We, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the city of London, humbly beg leave to approach your Royal Highness, to offer our condolence, and to express our horror and detestation at the unexampled and atrocious act of assassination on the person of the right honourable Spencer Perceval, first commissioner of his majes ty's treasury, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, within the walls of the honour able House of Commons, on his way to the discharge of his important public duties. And we trust, that though the painful sensation will long be felt which has been excited by the event, yet that the national alarm may be speedily allayed by the discovery that this horrible deed is unconnected with any system of a sanguinary nature, instances of which have unfortunately occurred in other parts of this kingdom, but which bear a stamp unknown before, to the manly and generous character of the English people. We fervently hope and believe, that the unextinguishable loyalty of the subjects of the United Empire will be exerted to prevent a repetition of so foul an atrocity. We beg permission to assure your Royal Highness on an event so melancholy, and so much to be deplored, more particularly on account of the many public and private virtues of so distinguished a character, of our steady loyalty, and unfeigned attachment to your royal house and person, and our resolution to support the crown and dignity of the realm. Signed by order of Court, HENRY WOODTHORPE, To which address his Royal Highness was pleased to return the following most gracious answer : I thank you for this dutiful address. which has deprived the country of a perI deeply deplore the melancholy event son most eminently distinguished for his public and private virtues. I trust that the alarm which that event cannot but have excited, may be allayed by the belief that it is unconnected with any system of a sanguinary nature,—a system hitherto certainly unknown to the manly and generous character of the English people. Whilst I thank you for the warm assurances of your loyalty and attachment, I rely upon your resolution to support the crown and dignity of these realms; and although I cannot but deeply regret the disturbances which have taken place in some parts of the kingdom, I most confidently trust, that the loyal and zealous endeavours of the great body of his majesty's people, co-operating with the exertion of those powers which are vested in me for their protection, will enable me effectually to secure their peace and happiness. They were all very graciously received, and had the honour of kissing his Royal Highness's hand. Addresses of a similar description were transmitted to his Royal Highness from all parts of the country, the feeling on the subject of this most melancholy event being single and universal. 19th.-Loss OF THE IRLAM, CAPTAIN KEYZAR.-The ship Irlam, Captain Keyzar, was wrecked on the Tuscar rock, in the Irish channel, on the morning of Sunday se'nnight, the 10th instant, at four o'clock. She had on board a large detachment of the 16th, or Bedfordshire regiment of foot, returning from the West Indies. The distressing situation of these unfortunate people, after the ship struck, it is scarcely possible to describe; a tremendous sea, which drove her bottom incessantly against the rocks, placed them in a momentary expectation of eternity, as at this period of the tide it was utterly impossible, from the surf, for the boats to approach the Tuscar rock. The water poured in so rapidly below, that some were unhappily drowned before they could reach the deck; and others, in their attempts to extricate themselves, were bruised in a most shocking manner, by the heavy baggage and timbers, which the sea was forcing in all directions.-When the tide retired, men, women, and children were necessitated to cling to the rigging WOL. V. PART II. and ship's side, as she lay on her beamends. After remaining benumbed with wet and cold in this wretched state for several hours, every hope of deliverance being almost relinquished, they were, by the great and praiseworthy exertions of Captain Keyzar, and Mr Bradshaw, the chief mate, slung by ropes, and lowered into the boats, and dragged in the same way by men (who fortunately happened to be on the Tuscar for the purpose of building a light-house) up the rock. The infants of the officers and soldiers, many only a few months old, and one born on board the ship, were drawn up in potatoe bags. From this desolate condition, which was nearly as bad as the wreck, being destitute of every article of provisions and cloathing, most of these miserable sufferers were rescued by the humanity of Captain Matthewson, in the brig Sarah, of Workington; whose kind ness in bearing down under every risk to relieve them, and sharing with them his small stock of provisions on board, will ever redound to his honour, as a Christian, and a man of feeling. Captain Matthewson, after endeavouring to land the detachment in Dublin, was obliged, by adverse winds, to stear for Beaumaris, in the Isle of Anglesea, where they arrived on the 12th instant, some without even sufficient cloathing to protect them from the weather, this melancholy accident having deprived them of every thing but their lives. The officers of the detachment, we are happy to add, were all saved, viz. Captain Nugent, Lieutenants Timperly, Walton, Ross, O'Hara, Gregory, Ensigns Hayes, Hannagan, and Assistant-Surgeon O'Reilly. 20th.-Mr Perceval's funeral took place this morning.-At nine o'clock the procession moved from his house, F in Downing-Street, in the following his own family that any magnificence order: Mutes and attendants on horseback, Hearse and six with the body, Six mourning coaches, followed by 25 carriages, the carriages of the cabinet ministers, Relatives of the deceased, his own carriage, &c. In the first mourning-coach were Lord Arden, his brother; Lord Redesdale and Sir Thomas Wilson, his brothers-in-law; in the next coaches, the Earls of Liver pool, Westmoreland, Lord Castlereagh, Mr Ryder, Lord Melville, Lord Eldon, Lord Camden, Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Sidmouth, the right honourable C. Arbuthnot, Mr Croker, Mr Wharton, &c. The procession moved over Westminster bridge. The concourse of persons was considerable, and all seemed impressed with the solemnity of the scenes The coffin was very superb, and had the following inscription :Right honourable SPENCER PERCEVAL, Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of the Treasury, Prime Minister of England, Fell by the hand of an Assassin, in the Commons House of Parliament, May 11, A. D. 1812, in the 50th year of his age; born November 1, A.D. 1762. There was no ostentation or need less parade in this mournful procession, but all was marked by modest simplicity, agreeably to the wishes of his friends. The deceased gentleman was held in such respect, that many distinguished characters of both parties had expressed a wish to join in the melancholy ceremony, but circular letters had been sent to the members of both houses in order to prevent all appearance of ostentation on an occasion that had excited so much grief in the whole mation, and as it was not the wish of should mark an event so afflicting. A great concourse of people attended, and it was some consolation to observe, that in all faces there was an expression of sincere dejection and sympathy. A part of the city lighthorse attended at Newington Butts, and accompanied the procession to the church, in order to testify their respect for Mr Perceval, who was a member of, and treasurer to that valuable addition to our volunteer defence. The right honourable Spencer Perceval was son of the late, and half brother of the present Earl of Egmont, by Catherine, third daughter of the honourable Charles Compton. He was born on the 1st of November, 1762, and was therefore in the of his year age. He was married in August, 1790, to Jane, second daughter of Sir Thomas Wilson, Bart., by whom he had 12 children. The Irish title of Lord Arden descended upon Mr Perceval's full brother, in right of their mother. 50th A most lamentable accident happened last week in a coal-mine at Or rell, near Upholland, in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. Notice had been given to the workmen belonging to the pit, that a certain particular level was supposed to be filled with inflammable gas, and they were of course directed not to approach the place with a light or any other substance capable of communicating fire. Notwithstanding this warning, one of the men, who had left his tools in the forbidden place, had the rashness to attempt to recover them, and actually entered it with a candle. A tremendous explosion instantly took place, in consequence of which person in that part of the mine was immediately suffocated. We are con every cerned to say, that nine men and one woman fell a sacrifice to this thoughtless temerity, who were all taken out dead, after the proper precautions had been used. The males all belonged to the Leyland and Ormskirk local militia, and were most of them very stout and able young men. The explosion was so violent, that it shook the windows of the houses of one of the neighbouring villages. 23d.-On Friday last was committed to Bodmin gaol, William Bowden, labourer, for the wilful murder of his wife, by stabbing her in several places. The inhuman wretch was in the act of burning the body with turf, when a neighbour calling at the door, and seeing him much agitated and confused, insisted on going in, by which means this horrid murder was discovered, and the perpetrator was apprehended. They resided at a small house near Redruth. The following account of a shock ing murder is taken from a French paper, under the date of Brussels, May 10th, 1812 :-"Yesterday at the assize court of this department, J. M. de Walshe, aged fourteen, apprentice to a goldsmith, born and residing at Brussels, was tried for having assassinated a young girl of the same age. It appeared, that a long time previous he had entertained a strong attachment for a young lady who went to school with him. She did not make any return to his affection, and he conceived an implacable hatred against her. He did not conceal his dislike, but often threatened to kill her, and on several occasions endeavoured to do her an injury, by throwing stones. On the 13th of January last, she was invited to a ball, given by a teacher to her pupils. He went in a state of intoxication, and insulted several persons, who turned He then re him out of the room. turned to a cabaret (ale-house), drank again to excess, armed himself with a knife, and returned to the ball. He there made a stab at a man who held the ridicule of the young lady who had been the object of his regard.Fortunately the blow fell on the man's hat. The company endeavoured to deprive him of the fatal instrument, but having struck one of the proprietors of the house in the eye, he made his escape. Some time after he entered the ball-room a third time, more furious than ever. He held the knife open, but clasped in his hand, in a manner that none could perceive it. He ran to the extremity of the room, and there directed his eyes in search of the victim he wished to immolate. He ima gined he saw her. He looked at her, and by one of those mistakes, which a paroxysm of rage and madness often produces, he stabbed another young lady, resembling in height, age, and dress, the object of his fury.-He pierced her to the heart, and saw her expire a few moments after, only with regret for having been deceived in the choice of his victim. The jury having declared, that the accused had acted with discernment in a premeditated design of committing murder, he was condemned to suffer twenty years imprisonment, and to be put, after the expiration of that punishment, during six years, under the inspection of the high police of the state, unless good security be given for his future conduct. To the above a fine of 10,000 francs has been added; also the expence of the process. The punishment could not be more severe; but it is much too lenient for a monster of this description. Paris papers to the 24th inst. were received on Thursday. They contain the intelligence of Buonaparte's and his empress's journey to Dresden, and a confirmation of the Emperor Alexander's departure from Petersburgh and arrival at Wilna. The fourth division of the French army under Junot have received orders to advance with all possible speed. We are sorry to state the death of Captain the Honourable John Gore, commanding the Scorpion sloop, on the coast of Africa; a seaman having by accident fallen overboard, he leaped after him with the intent to save the man's life, in which attempt he was drowned; the sloop's boats were lowered for him; the first swamped, the second he seized by the gunwale, and in his exertions to get in, capsized it with the hands in her, and sunk not to rise again; the hands were picked up with great exertions by lowering the cutter. Captain Gore had twice before saved men from drowning by his expert swimming. 27th.- PLYMOUTH. -Arrived the Northumberland man of war, Captain Hotham, from off L'Orient. On Friday last he completely destroyed, near that port, a French squadron, consisting of the Adriane, of 44 guns, Andromache, 44 guns, and the Mameluke of 16 guns.-This is the West India squadron that sailed from Nantz 9th January last. The Northumberland fell in with them close to L'Orient, in the passage between the Isle de Groa and the main, and completely destroyed them, notwithstanding a heavy fire from the batteries. The Northumberland had five men killed and 20 wounded. for and their determination to main tain the political principles of this great statesman, to whose firmness and wisdom, in times the most perilous, the country owes its preserva. tion, its liberties, and its laws. The right honourable the Lord Provost was in the chair, supported by the Earl of Kellie on the right, and the Earl of Haddington on the left. Among the noblemen and gentlemen present were, the Earls of Dalhousie and Moray, and several other noblemen; the Lord President of the Court of Session, the Lord Justice Clerk, the Lord Chief Baron, several of the Judges of the Court of Session, and Barons of the Court of Exchequer, the Lord Advocate, the Dean of Faculty, the Procurator of the Church, several of the sheriffs of counties, &c. the Magistrates, the Principals, and several Professors of the Universities, and several gentle. men from Leith. An elegant and sumptuous entertainment was provided. 30th.-On Saturday morning a general meeting of the Knights of the Bath took place in the Jerusalem Chamber; and at one o'clock, the Knights of the Order, the Knights Elect, the Proxies for the absentees, the Esquires, and the Officers of the honourable Order, proceeded in grand procession to King Henry VII.'s chapel. The Knights, the Proxies, and the Esquires, were placed in their proper places and stalls. The whole of the ceremony of bowing, &c. was gone through, under the direction of the Duke of York, as Grand Master, and Mr Townshend, Deputy Bath King of Arms. As early as nine o'clock this morning a great number of persons began to assemble near the Abbey.-The horse guards lined Parliament Street, |