John Sehlberg, a passenger, the crew consists of the following, viz. Lindquist, from Gesle; Schlee, Sjosburg, Holtz, all three from the Swedish Pomeranias; Asolund, from Sundswall; Hellberg, from Calmar." 20th.-WINDSOR.-Late on Sunday night, it was rumoured about Windsor, that his Majesty was so much recovered, that his doctors would allow him, after that day, to appear in public, and that he was to ride on horseback yesterday. This report brought most of the nobility, persons of distinction, gentry, and the inhabit ants in general, for several miles round, into Windsor yesterday morning, to view their venerable and much-beloved monarch. Early yesterday morning, the public expectation was confirmed, by the king's equerry in waiting giving orders for his Majesty's saddlehorse to be got ready. This order soon spread through the town; and from this time the visitors, as well as the inhabitants of Windsor and Eton, flocked to the Castle-yard and Park in great crowds, and some of them waited several hours, lest they should lose the gratifying opportunity. ty About a quarter past twelve o'clock, his Majesty's grooms, on horseback, made their appearance in the Castleyard, with his Majesty's favourite white saddle horse Adonis. All was anxiethen for the appearance of the king. At length the royal pass-word of "Sharp!" signifying the approach of the king, which had not been heard for so many months past, was given, to the no small joy of those who heard it. His Majesty immediately after came out of the castle, accompanied by his daughters, the Princesses Augusta and Sophia, with whom he appeared in very chearful and pleasant conversation. They were attended by General Gwynne, Colonel Taylor, and Lady Collyer. His Majesty mounted his horse in a very easy manner. His Majesty proceeded through the Little Park into the Great Park, where the royal party continued till half past one o'clock, when they returned to the castle, where there were crowds waiting his return. His Majesty continued in conversation during the whole of his ride. His Majesty on his return was received by Dr Willis, at the palace-gate, who conducted him into the castle. As soon as his Majesty mounted his horse, a signal was given, and the bells of the parish church and cathedral struck up to announce the happy news of his Majesty's restoration to the public. At the same time, the King's own Royal Stafford regiment, and the Windsor Volunteers, who had been drawn out upon the occasion, fired a feu de joie. The whole town of Windsor, Eton, and its vicinity, was one general scene of rejoicing. They also fired in honour of her Majesty's birthday, which was on Sunday, when her Majesty completed her 67th year, which was observed in a private manner at Windsor on the same day, by the Prince Regent and all the royal dukes dining with the Queen and Princesses. THUNDER STORM AT GLASGOW."On Tuesday, after a remarkably warm and sultry forenoon, this city and neighbourhood were visited by a tremendous thunder storm, accompanied with very heavy showers of rain and hail; the hailstones were, in general, very large, and some were picked up, about four miles east of Glasgow, which measured from 4 to 5 inches in circumference. It commenced about two o'clock, and the peals of thunder, and flashes of lightning, which were the most loud and vivid in our recollection, continued with little intermission for nearly three hours. A dwel ling-house was struck at Port Dundas, where an eight-day clock and some other articles were materially injured; several splinters were forced off the posts of a bedstead, and the curtains much torn; a child who was lying in a crib, by the side of the bed, received no injury; and the plaister, where the bellows and gridiron hung, was much hurt. The electric fluid shattered a chimney top in Shuttle-street, and broke a piece from one of the corner stones of a house in Brunswick-street. A woman, near Westmuir quarry, was struck senseless, and materially hurt on one side of the head and neck; her cap was completely singed; a horse standing beside her at the time, was laid flat on the ground, where he lay several minutes before he was able to get up. We hear, that several horses were killed in the parish of Monkland, and some cows in the neighbourhood of Kilsyth. "The farm-house of Clincart, in the parish of Cathcart, scarcely two miles from this city, was struck with the lightning, and actually set on fire. What renders it more remarkable, is, that from its low situation, it might have been predicted that it would be one of the last habitations in the parish which would have been visited with a calamity of this nature. But it is close by the road-side, and, at the instant when it happened, there was an immense large iron boiler, dragged by three horses in a carriage, passing along opposite to the house, and which seems, in the highly electric state of the air, to have attracted the lightning. The boiler certainly received the shock, as it is positively asserted, that it was driven three or four feet out of the track of the road, and yet without any injury to the horses, and the fire repelled from it may have been projected upon the roof of Clincart house. Our intelligent readers will be able to judge how far the cause here specified is adequate to account for the effect produced. The house, being covered with dry thatch, was immediately set into a blaze, but, by timely exertions, the flames were speedily extinguished. The destructive agent entered at the ridge or summit of the house, ran down one of the couples, and took several zigzag directions, every where leaving. marks of its violence and irresistible force, and at last penetrated through the floor into the ground. The family certainly were thrown into great consternation; but when cooler reflection took place, every sentiment was engrossed in gratitude to God for their merciful preservation in the midst of such imminent danger. "This storm appears to have been pretty generally felt to the southward. One man was killed by the йghtning a few miles on this side of Moffat, and another in the parish of Dalserf.” Lord Louth was tried at the last assizes of Dundalk, for subornation of perjury and for mal-practice as a magistrate. There were two counts in the indictment. His lordship was acquitted of one, and found guilty of the other, namely, for mal-practice as a magistrate, and on Friday last he was brought up to the Court of King's Bench, in Dublin, for judgment. His lordship having made an affidavit in mitigation of punishment, and the prosecutor having made one in answer, but introducing new and extraneous matter, his lordship obtained leave to make an affidavit in reply, and was or dered to be brought up on Tuesday to receive judgment. An unfortunate accident occurred about a fortnight ago at Barntick, in Ireland, the seat of Sir J. Peacocke, Bart. Miss Georgiana Peacocke was about to take an airing on horseback, when, in the moment of adjusting herself on the saddle, the horse sprung forward, and ran off with ungovernable speed. The unfortunate rider, unable to restrain the animal by the power of the reins, which she had not, in the agitation of the moment, taken up properly, and unable to preserve her seat, was thrown with considerable violence, by which she was so seriously injured, as to cause a concussion of the brain. She expired on the following day. twisted off in the act, and a piece of a small steel saw, which had been broken, was also left behind. SWIMMING For a Wager.-Two young men, of the names of Gregory and Waller, undertook, on Monday evening, to swim, for a wager of ten guineas, from Brentford towards Lon don with the tide, who should go farthest in three hours. Gregory got away from his adversary in a short time, and continued to swim six miles down the river, when he was taken up in a boat; but Waller suddenly disappeared, after having gone three miles, and the body has not been found. DEATH OF LORD PRESIDENT BLAIR. The Right Hon. Robert Blair, of Avonton, Lord President of the College of Justice, died suddenly at his house, George's-square, on the 20th instant. The following is a brief account of his life and character: A robbery has been effected, by means of false keys, upon the Canterbury Bank. The villains not only carried off notes to the amount of upwards of 20,000l., but all the account books. The robbery was discovered about nine o'clock on Monday morning, when the chief clerk being about to proceed to the business of the day, found some obstruction in unlocking the iron door of one of the closets; and on further research, it appeared that this, as well as another closet, had been opened and relocked, and that an iron chest, which was fixed within side of one of them, had been forced open, apparently by prizing the lid of it. This chest, besides the notes of the firm, contained also the receipts and transactions of the bank on Sa- This illustrious judge was born in turday, which it was customary to de- 1741, at the village of Athelstonford, posit there in the bulk till the Mon- in East Lothian, of which place his day morning following; such, how- father was clergyman. It is remarkever, was the systematic method with able, that this obscure village has been which this robbery was effected, that distinguished by the residence, in the the checks paid in the course of Sa- same capacity, of two of the most disturday, and the bills not negociable, tinguished Scottish poets, Blair and were sorted and separated from the Home. Few poems have been more other notes, and such only taken as could generally read and admired than the be passed, consisting of Bank of Eng-Grave." Blair, thus endowed with land and local and provincial notes; in addition to these, a gold watch, and (what seems extraordinary the thieves should have encumbered themselves with) the paper moulds of the firm were taken. One hundred 11. notes of the firm luckily escaped attention; and a pearl necklace, of very considerable value, which was contained in a small leathern trunk, although the lock of the same was forced off, was also left. No violence appeared to have been used to the lock of the outer door; but it would seem that the locks of the iron doors had been picked and relocked, one of the wards having been genius and taste, was well qualified to discern and foster the opening powers of Robert, who was his third son. The two eldest had been bred to business, and the narrow circumstances of the family prevented them from enjoying the benefit of a learned education. But Robert was the favourite of his father, and no expence was spared in cultivating those distinguished talents which he early displayed. He was sent to pursue his studies in Edinburgh, and there formed that friendship with Lord Melville, which continued so strong during their after lives. He became also intimately acquainted with Lord Craig, Mr Mackenzie, and a number of other individuals, who have since been distinguished in the walks of business and literature. Having completed his studies, Mr Blair determined to devote himself to the bar, and entered advocate in 1764. This, in a young man devoid of fortune, was a somewhat bold resolution, for success in this profession is generally found to be slow, and even precarious. It appeared, however, that Mr Blair had justly appreciated his own qualifications. He soon rose to the highest eminence as a law. yer, and was employed in every important cause, as a leading counsel. On these occasions, Mr Erskine and he, as the two great ornaments of the Scottish bar, were, for a long time, regularly marshalled against each other. On the promotion of the present Lord Chief Baron to be Lord Advocate, Mr Blair was appointed Solicitor-general, and, in 1801, the Faculty of Advocates unanimously elected him their Dean. In consequence of the change of ministry in 1806, he was removed from the office of Solicitor; but we have been informed, that he then received a letter from the new minister, expressing regret that the necessity of promoting his own political friends rendered this step necessary. So little was Mr Blair ruffled by the occur. rence, that he sent to Mr Clerk, his very able successor, an offer of the use of the gown which he wore in his official capacity, and which Mr Clerk could not have had time to prepare. Indeed, the strongest sentiments of mutual esteem, notwithstanding political differences, prevailed between these two eminent lawyers. When, next year, his political friends returned to power, Mr Blair declined resuming the office of Solicitor, or even accepting of Lord Advocate, but reserved himself for some still higher situation. Accordingly, in 1808, on the resignation of the late learned President, Sir Ilay Campbell, Mr Blair was chosen, with the universal approbation of the country, to succeed to that most important office. In discharging its du ties, he exceeded even the high expectations which had been formed of him. He entered upon the duties of the present Session, with every symptom of health and vigour, and at no time, for a number of years, did his appearance indicate a longer continuance of his valuable life. He complained of some slight disorder on Sunday, which appears to have gone off in the course of that day. But on Monday, while returning from his ordinary walk, his appearance was observed to be less regular and steady than usual. He was able, however, to reach his own door, which had just been opened to receive him, when he fell into the arms of his servant, and expired shortly after. His Lordship married Miss Isabella Halkett, one of the sisters of Lieute nant-Colonel Halket, by whom he has one son and three daughters; the eldest daughter was married, within these few years, to Alexander Maconochie, Esq., eldest son of Lord Meadowbank. Notwithstanding his extensive practice, he is not supposed to have left a very large fortune. About twenty years ago, he purchased Avonton, a small estate near Linlithgow, beautifully situated, and which continued always to be his favourite residence. To those who had happiness of intimately knowing the late Lord President Blair, and of seeing him in the intercourse of private life, enjoying and promoting all the innocent relaxations from severer duties, it may seem unnecessary to dwell upon other causes of regret. But the calamity which will be long and deeply felt by the country, is the loss of that rare union of great qualities, which, after calling him forth into early notice, conducted him to the highest honours of his profes sion, and exacted the palm of distinc tion from the common suffrages of his brethren, during the whole course of long and unblemished life. If any one, indeed, were to be selected from many great features as peculiarly distinguishing his character, we should certainly be apt to fix upon that innate love of justice, and abhorrence of iniquity, without which, as he himself emphatically declared, when he took the chair of the court, all other qualities avail nothing, or rather they are worse than nothing; a sentiment that seemed to govern the whole course of his public duty. In the multiplicity of transactions, to which the extended commerce of the country gives rise, cases must occur to illustrate the darker side of the human character. Such questions seemed to call forth all his energy, and they who heard the great principles of integrity vindicated and enforced, in a strain of indignant elocould scarce resist the impresquence, sion, that they beheld, for a moment, the earthly delegate of eternal justice. During the short period for which his lordship filled the chair of the court, it seemed to be his object to settle the law of Scotland upon great and permanent foundations. Far from seeking to escape from the decision of points of law, under an affected delicacy, which he well knew might be a cloak for ignorance, he anxiously dwelt upon such questions; and pointed them out for discussion, that, by means of a deliberate judgment, he might fix a certain rule for the guidance of future times. With all his knowledge of law, his opinions upon these subjects were formed with singular caution, and what was at first thrown out merely as a doubt, was found, upon examination, to be the result of profound research, matured by the deepest reflection. Whitehall, May 28, 1811. The following addresses of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, having been transmitted by Fran cis Lord Napier, his Majesty's Commissioner, to the Right Hon. Richard Ryder, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, have been by him presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, which addresses his Royal Highness was pleased to receive very graciously. To his Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales, Regent of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. May it please your Royal Highness, We have received, with the most profound respect and gratitude, the gracious letter with which it has pleased your Royal Highness to honour this meeting of the assembly of our national church. The approbation which your Royal Highness has condescended to bestow upon the former General Assemblies of this church, we feel as a powerful motive, animating us so to persevere in the discharge of our duty, that the satisfaction which you have hitherto derived from the happy result of our annual labours, may, on the present occasion, remain undiminished. The renewed appointment of the Right Honourable Francis Lord Napier to represent the royal person in this assembly, we consider as a signal proof of your Royal Highness's favour. The zeal and fidelity with which he has uniformly discharged the trust reposed in him, the principles of piety and true patriotism which distinguish his character, and his affection for the church of Scotland, render him peculiarly acceptable to this assembly. With gratitude and confidence we rely on the assurance which your Royal Highness has vouchsafed to give us, of the interest which you take in us and our deliberations, of your attachment to the Church of Scotland, and of your inflexi ble resolution to maintain inviolate her rights and privileges, as by law establish ed. We have received with due thankfulness, your Royal Highness's warrant, not only for the usual gift of one thousand pounds, but also for the additional sum of one thousand pounds, to be in like manner employed for the propagation of Christian knowledge, and the principles of re |