ASTLEY S ANNUAL t; FIERUi The thirtieth Prize was contested c , r on Friday by— .lll‘n Free T:omal Hill • Temple.. John ltie'inrds Timms Whit , sirrridt.me. James .Sood aogerthril. William Diniwiek Cherry Gardens. At half past four the boats started, and the contest .appeared to display more than usual seienceand strength, wall tha combatants approached the beacon facing langur:or:l, when Wood was di;titneed upon whom lytting was mach advanced. The heat was won by IVhite, and Danwick. la tha second heat NV: hite took the lend and kept it he won the prise with great apparent ease. At seven (iclock the wEger was decided. The winner afterwards received the \Vhcrry in the Amphitheatre. The boats started with the tile from Westminster-bridge, went through Vaux- Lail-bridge, than -returned and proceeded round the i.earon off Ilungerford-stairs, and thence through the 4czatre arch of Westminster-bridle. Tier Majesty continues gralutlly improving in health ; for these last two or three days she has walked from the foot of the stairs to her garden chair with vevy slight assistance ; and, us her Maj:sty still expresses the most ardea desire to be at Windsor, it is expected that the journey will be attempted in a fl:w days. provijel ato nlapse takes place. The account from IC.:w is. we are happy to learn, equally satisfactory :—‘• Her Ma jesty has had a goad night, and is a little butter to day." The Duke and Duchess of Kent, it is said, will tot leave England till the return of Prince Leopold On Monday night the Duke and Duchess of Kent honoured Vauxhall Gardens with their presonce. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince NVilliam and Prince Frederick of Hesse Cassel, left town on Tuesday for Dover, on their way to Hanover. They set off about 9 o'clock. _ EDINBURGH, Auo. 14.—The managers of the Royal Intirneary have received from the Lord Advocate 501. w . liich was delivered to his Lordship by Baron Nicalay, lw command of his Imper - al Higliners the Grand Duke Michael, with his Highness's request that it should be applied tint the assistance of such of the charitable csta -blishments of this city as his Lordship might ellink fit. The Grand Duke Michael, when at Drummond, now the seat of Mr. Barrel Drnmmond, was presented s ith the sword of Robert Brnee, which, tradition says, leas wielded by that hero at the battle of Bannockburn. The emend is an heavy that it requires both hands of even a powerful man to lift it. Boeneeux, Aug. 12.—The Duke of Gloucester 'arrived here on the 6th, and the next day received the , Civil and Military Authorities, the officers, Ike. His Royal Highness on Saturday visited the public esta blishments, and was present at an examination of the deaf and dumb children; he afterwards went to the theatre. Sunday his Royal Highness, after riding on horseback, honoured the Count de fournon, the Prefect, with his .company to dinner. The Duke drank the health of the King of France, and the 'Prefect that of the King of England. His Royal Highness then gave as a toast, " A constant and perfect union between the two nations,' which was received with great applause. Monthly him Royal Highness was present at the . manceu vree of the .st hatt of the Legion of Aude. He after wards visited the 'Foundling Hospital and the Lunatic Asylum, and was liberal in his charities. His Royal Ilighness subsequently visited the public works, the principal churches, the library, and the museum. In the evening his Royal Highness honoured the Viscount de Gourgue,•the Mayor of Bordeaux, with his com pany to dinner, at which were present the principal Authorities and a distinguished party. His Royal Highness set out to day for Agen, from whence he goes to the baths of Cantcrets, Bargees, and Baigneres ; and from thence to Lynes, by the way of Thaulouse, Montpellier, Nismes, and Avignon. His Royal High -ness then leaves France by the way of Geneva. intend ing to return tosyertis the end of October. and to visit Paris. after visiting Strasburg and Metz. The visitors at elaremont will have the melancholy gratification of beholding all these little domestic re membrences of our lamented Princess, in the contemp lation of which her afflicted convert has hitherto in dulged. " with all the luxury of woe." The lett und shawl which her Royal highness took off, un return ing from her last -walk, ere still hanging on the screen in the library, untouched, since she herself placed tlieln there. Her watch laid on the mend.: piece, and eren her walking shoes, left by her, near the tire-place, still remain exactly as she hail lett them ; and his Royal• Highness has • deeired, that the most scrupulous atten tion may be paid, to peererve them from any other tounh. Doubtless such a wish will he strictly complied with. The Marchioness of Hastings lies net yet left Eng land, on her return to India, though she ieteuds to go very shortly. It was a mistake to say that Mr. Ellis accompanies Lord Castlereagh to Aix-la-Chapelle. The Let is, he goes to the Cape of Good I Tape, as &crew,' W Lard Ciliate; &menet. Bet:toasts, Ana. 15.—This place is now crawled to an unexampled degree. On the Prince ll.:4ent's lartii-day u superb bail was given, under the wimpieff. of Lord and Lady F.Jward Somerset, by the English to the French. Tho theatre was engaged firOwh pur pose. The interior was formea Into a epacioas saloon, by means of a platt'oru erected over the pit. About 500 persons attended. The spacious area was illumi nated by chandeliers of cut glass and variegated lamps. Dancing comniencea at ten o'clock, with " The IVhite Coelcalz." Quadrilles, waltz?s, and reels fallowcd.— All the officers vf the British statr were pre vent ; every respect:lWe inhabitant of the town was invited. Na, thing could exeeca the magn'escence et' tl;e ; the company felt it; che.•rfulness and conviviality reigned ; the uisembly dia not break. up till five Oo the day of St. Lottis the French mean to return the compliment. The greatest preparations arc , already going on. A letter from Gloucester, dated the 17th of August, says :—" The Under Sheriff for this county returned from London, bearing a letter from the Lord Chancel lor to the .ludgcs. The contents of this letter have not transpired, but we tin:las:and that the Lerd Chancel lor, idler some consultation with the Selieitor General, was of opinion that a new commission must be issued. A meeting of' t'-e At toriiies and Barristers took place in the Nisi Prins Court; when several questions arising out of' the delay which has taken place were sterted.— , First, it was asked, whether, in the taxation of costs, the enences incurred in atteedin . g this Assise would be allowed. There was no 7,-i . TAit:ri opiaion given upon although the impression was, that as, in point of fact, there had been no Assize hod ice, no . expences incurred under such circumstances would be allowed It was next asked whether, in eases where notice of countermand had ken given for these Assizes, a f•esh notice might be given ender the new Commission. To this also the Counsel deelined giving un opinion. It was recommended in all cases, however, by way cf precaution, that fresh notices of trial should be given.. Some of the Attornies then asked, whether refreshers were to be given where briefs had been delivered? Mr. Dauncey said, that was a matter entire]; fur their own consideration: but he thought they all ought to Le equal participators in the inconvenience, which -wee certainly unavoidable. The meeting then broke up.— In the course of the day the Judges and Gentlemen of the Bar (pitted the town." The new Commission for the Assizes of Gloucester shire, and the City of Gloucester, has passed the Great Seal; and the business will be proceeded upon in both Courts, at nine o'clock. on Monday, the 31st inst. POLAR Exezorrros.—The following is an extract of a letter from llnnif, dated the 9th inst. :—" Captain Ridley, of the Triad whale ship, of this port, just re turned feces the Northern Ocean, intbrms us, that on the 10th of May, lie was in hit. 80. 55. about eight miles from Spitzbergen, in 22 fathoms water; the sun was at a great altitude ; there was scarcely any night ; they could fellow the glorious luminary circling again and again round the heavens—the atmosphere at this time was very clear—Capt. R. went to the top-mast, and could see with a•glass to the extent of between 4U and 50 miles (as he supposes) across the great Polar Ocean, which was much more open than when he was in lat. 81. last year. There were indeed large islands of flaw ice floating about; hut he is sure the sea was navigable, without great difficulty, as far as the eye could reach. 'But the ice was miming ashore, eel ac cumulating in large masses on the -northern coast of Spitzbergen. Captain R. thinks the expedition came too late; presuming that-the opening be fband would soon be close:1; and, as far 'es he Luover, it was then tile only one westward of Spitzbergen ; Capt. It. says, that when he left the sea, there was an immense accu mulation of field and 'flaw ice, stretching almore from shore to shore. lie quitted the vicinity of Spitzbergen about the 15th-of Mae,sind directed his course towards Greenland. About the middle. of June, teieg in lat. 73. 120 miles from lurid, as nearly as he can jedge, the weather very rainy, with a thick fog, Ile spoke an Aberdeen whale fishing ship, the Master of which had seen the Discovery Ships, on the 10th June, in let. SO. and went on hoard with his log-hook. He was in fbrtued by the Officers, that they hail explored in every direction to the west of Silitzberrn, for a rassage northward; but could not get half a degrea farther then they then were. They were steering S.W. when leer seen. Whether they might no: find it practicable to r „‘, b e tw ee n Se;tehergen anal 'Nova ;;Zeniblu, is another question. Their S.W. course wee. induce us• to think they dial not intend trying ie t talkbat time.— From ell this, there is snuck apparenteause fi,r regret that the Expedition did not set out sooner; us then they might have coasted Spitzbergeo, and mitered the Polar Ilesia.be- the opening which Capt, Ridley found. tia Csytain R. says, he heard that t egation of ice irlanala in Davis's Straka was very h n ig c line-. If this be true, the progress of the other ships is rendered evilly improbable ; eel the gratification of our ar dent desire to know whether Greenittud be an Island or not, must at least be postponed." Lord Cochrane has, it is said, sailed from Boulogne for South America, in a vessel called - the Rose. CommoN Ilit.L.-.-The Livery assen Ned On Friday in Guiluhall, to dB up a vacancy in the office of Bridge. master. About one o'clock, the Lord ;,%yor, Alder men (among whom was Mr. Alderman Wuithman),. Sheri;i'. ani City officers, appeared on the hastings, and the Hall was opened with the t;sual ceremonies. There were seven candilates, viz.—Me.s.srs. James War too, George Samuel Thodey, Joseph Snuggs, Thomas% . Smith, James "fetlock, cud George Marina. dul:e Metcalf. On these names being put up in sue. ecssi ,n, the show of hands was very great, nearly unanimous, for .Ir. Thodey. The other caldidates cons:are:l the opinion of the Livery so decidedly ex pro!Ne.l, that they at: resigned their pretensions ,vithont demanding a poll. Mr. Thodey was then duly elected ; and alio: ho hat returned thank: , , the Ila:1 was dis!,alvoil. The Sub-Comraittee of New Drury have deter:l;mA, it seems, at all hazards, to re-open the theatre for the winter campaign, Mr. Stephen Kemble is ne:ivey preparing his troops to take the field in area! deatuatie three. The theatre will be opened on the 7th of nelet month. I mmediately after the injunetiu3 had been. dissolved by the Lord Chancellor, notices to such effect were sent to the several performer& It is reported, tl.at one of the intended arrange... meats tiur the ensuing season at Drury-Lane Theatre, la the redaction of the price of admission to the old standard, viz * ss. to the boxes, &c. The other theatre will, of course, be obliged to do the same. A new silver coinage is preparing at the Mint, de signed by I'iatrucci The half-zrown has the George and Dragon on the reverse. An American has obtained from the French Go vernment, for 10 years, commencing the Ist of Ja.. nuary, i 620, the exclusive priviiege of importing ice. into Guatlaloupe and Martinique, where- the tme or this article has been intrAucea into the hospitals wiz specific for the disorders incident to hot climates. Some thansands of quarters of English and foreign wheat are now on board vessels lying in the river Thames ; and every granary on its franks that could be procured has been taken for the purpose of storing. The following is a literal copy of a notice recently given by the clerk in a parish church in Devonshire " This is to gee notis, here's narra Sunday here n 0,3 Sunday.; leas why, measter is gwaing to Daalish preach." The late Mr. Arbutbnott is thus &scribed by tiv Editor of the Dublin Journal,. from a personal know— ledge of that unfortunate gentleman :—" Arbuthnott was au amiable man, but the child of misfortune. 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