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About a hundred and thirty gentlemen, the chief of whom seem to have been clergymen and military officers, gave the Duke of Welling. ton a dinner at Ramsgate on Tuesday. The names of the guests arc not familiar to the public, except that of Mr. Halcomb, the Menibet for Dover. Among them were General Inglis, General Beevor, Colonel Boger, Reverend Messrs. Harvey, Hodgson, Dr. Bland, &c. There were also two Dutch officers present, by name Bouwmestree and Parlvliet, who were driven by bad weather into Ramsgate on their voyage from Rotterdam to Batavia. The Chairman was Mr. Cotton, in the place of Sir William Curtis, who was prevented from attending by the death of his brother. After the usual loyal toasts had been given, the Duke's health was drunk, of course amidst huge applause. His Grace delivered a very flat speech in reply, about the prosperity of Ramsgate, his own exertions as Warden of the Cinque Ports, &c. lie then alluded to the presence of the Dutchmen, and the affection and esteem he felt for the King of Holland; and concluded by attributing a share of the merit of his military services to the officers who served under him. Allusion being made by the Chairman to the battle of Trafalgar, on the anniversary of which they were assembled, the Duke uttered some commonplaces about Nelson's glory, the gallantry of the Navy, &c. More toasts were drunk; and the company separated soon after ten o'clock.
The Admiralty have granted permission to Mr. Deane to renew his exertions to recover the long-hidden treasure sunk in the Roy,1 George at Spithead ; and he will recommence his going down to the wreck when the weather assumes a more settled aspect. Mr. Abbinet pro- poses to renew his submarine visits to the wreck of the ill-fated Boyne, of Southsea Castle.—Portsmouth Herald.
Mr. Aspinall was elected Mayor of Liverpool on Saturday, by a Ma- jority of 154 votes over his opponent, Mr. Bold ; the numbers being 990 and 836.
The Churchmen and Dissenters of Tavistock have had a struggle re- specting church-rates, which ended in the defeat of the former ; a mo- tion to postpone the laying of a rate for six months having been carried by a majority of 13. The numbers polled are not given.
The first decided opposition to church-rates in Wales occurred last Thursday week, in Carnarvon. After four days' polling, the Church- men carried their point ; the votes for the rate being 411; against at, 375.
On Saturday last, Mr. Spencer Percival, late M.P., and Mr. H. Drummond, of " Unknown tongue" notoriety, visited Bath ; when the
i former addressed the people from the terrace on Edgar Buildings, in a sermon of some length, and full of those woful and wrathful denuncia- tions peculiar to the followers of the Reverend Edward Irving.—Bade Herald.
A Carlisle paper says it is in contemplation to take down one of the most interesting portions of Carlisle Castle. the tower in which were the apartments occupied by the unfortunate Mary Queen of Scots when a prisoner there. There is a serious rent in the walls, which renders the removal necessary. The rain which has at length fallen has been just sufficient to enable the farmers to resume their wheat-sowing, which the long-continued dry weather had much impeded.
The farmers in the neighbourhood of Kemerton felt themselves com- pelled, from the low price of wheat, the week before last, to reduce the wages of their labourers from nine to six shillings per week ; in conse- quence of which a tumultuous assemblage of nearly three hundred met together, and proceeded to acts of violence and a breach of the peace. Nine of the ringleaders were seized and taken before the Magistrates on Wednesday week, at Tewkesbury. They were found guilty; but previous to their being removed to prison, the room in which the Ma- gistrates were sitting was filled with rioters, who succeeded in rescuing the confederates from durance vile. Search-warrants have been issued against the ringleaders ; who will be lodged in Worcester Gaol as soon as they can be secured.—Gloucester Chronicle. [This affair wears a se- rious aspect : it is evidently impossible that men with families can sub- sist on six shillings a week ; yet at the present rents and prices, it is ab- surd to suppose that farmers can continue to pay the wages they have lately paid to their labourers. There is but one remedy—rents must
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