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eurioap r oui *rsetiid Priacerse. "To be demanded, as the phrase is, said the Queen one day to her favourite lady,' 66 for reasons which are nothing to us, and accorded for others • which we have no concern, and that very often with out even the agency of the most obvious and impor tant of the senses—sight, is a truly royal privilege; is it not, my dear Sebum ?—You • have named an ex treme case, Madam ; even a Royal suitor may be eons" replied Selina; "at least I can see no reason to the contrary." Nor I, if natbre and reason , be.allewed to liver fete with royalty; but you know. Salmi_ that, if - gallant Prince, of unknown properties, should visit a nei: hbour's country to make himself agreeable, and fail, he might take umbrage, as my Council ors Aar, and Heaven knows what dreary cuniecinences might follow in the, present disposition of Royal cayalieri ? Some that are disagreeable may undoubtedly be can j etn:ed, - Madam ; so, I suppose, the sacrifice of a rea sonable use of the senses, must be regarded as a necessary tax for pre-eminence." "Itis so argued, my dear Selma ; and lam awatre. and so are my people, that taxes' must be paid; but I cannot help thinking, and my people may juin me there too, that those who pay taxes Wave a eight to enquire if they are essential to their welfare, or to the fulfilment of their duty. In my opinion, there is no sufficient reason why Royal, or reigning houses, must • Atxclitsivrly• marry With one.another It is said, to promote amity and good-will among both Goverhers aid governed. " •414 The history of Asia will prove, that it does no "-nth thing. Ask, my good cousin of Astracan if relationship, even With the laws of Goo and nations to aid it, saved either his cal ital, his Beet, or his pro trihces ?" 4. Then to drop advocating the good it effects, let' me adveii to the mischief it prevents. Your Majesty is aw...re t. at it keeps down the presumption of sub jects, and prevents the formation of parties among the 'nobility ; and, possibly, civil war and bloodshed." 4 4 Time was, (said the head of gold) !—I allow, Oh ! most argumentative Selima, that some centuries ago thy reasons would have told. When almost any. inibulent and uninformed hlockhead of rank, with the slightest shadow of a pretext, crailtfraise thou. Sands of unruly retainers d.f his own, and induce bther ungovernable brutes like himself to participate in his views, there might be some danger in multi plying affinities to the cVadem. But such is the perversity of: mankind, when this danger 'Listed, such marriages frequently teok place ; and now that it has disappeared, they are wholly set aside. To tell thee the truth, Selima, it appears to me that my degenerate subjects would be no longer disposed to shed one another's blood for family, ary more than the Tartars ; and, therefore, that possession, in due dcscent, is tolerably secure. As to faction and influ ence, there will always be such, with or without rela tionship to royalty, n hich *seems rather to set aside icimmon-place- competition than otherwise, as the situation of my several uncles well evinces." - • ° But still, Madam, I fear it may be maintained that relationship is an obvious advance to influence ; and favouritism." • 44 Truly, it may, Selma ; but is it better that such influence shi.uld be f reign than domestic ? Thou art aware that the Persians can decapitate Sovereigns as well as the Tartars. Dost thou think it he whom they so treated, and whom we now term Holy, had married a Pe!Sinl instead of a Tartar, that id would have been so ir . jurinus to Lis head; or that the consequent predilections ef.himsell and offspring, would have proved so troublesome to their country sod fatal to themselves. With respect to favouritism, something or other must predispose to favour : it is seldom merit, and, if not, relationship may as well se cure it as any thing else. In Persia it svould only lead to a few barren honours, and rather ir _jure the chance of a competitor for ministerial and ff-..ctive vwer." " I tear, if your Majesty were to-reason thus conclu sively to your council, it would suggest an inference which it would be presumptuous in me to find words for. " I will presume for thee, try dear Selima : - thou thinkest they - would infer that 1 regard some of my native nobles with partiality, in the sense with which •yonthful virgins may be supposed to employ that word; but, it so, they would be wrong. I walk in Theditat:on, fancy free,' bat I will confess to thee that, If ever I think of marriage (and, beset as I am, I am impelled very often to do so), even in imagination, I select a Persian. At present I feel an invincible re pugnance to the idea of so important a connexion with a man of foreign ideas, habits, and idioms, whom it will take halt a life time to naturalize or even to understand. Thou must not accuse me, Se. lima, of the vulgar blindness of my countrymen to every merit bat their own ; I only mean that foreign merit is trot Persian merit. I allow also, that the exalted in rank of different countries resemble each other more than their inferiors ; but, allow what may, there is a lit.e drawn between two natives of different countries, when neither has been much out • -ot hit or her own, which is seldom or ever got over. Regard language in the firseplace ." .4 N a y, Madam, you arc an admirable proficient in two or three of the most prevalent languages of Asia, and it is but tight to suppose that an accom plished prince would be the same.". " Agreed, Selima; but this proficiency is merely a scholastic one, and cannot possibly have attained the ease and RAMC which a varied intercourse with the natives can alone bestow. - My foreign husband and myself might be obliged to confine ountelves to gene-, rat:, in conversation, and, whether the national lan page of the one or the other was selected fir especial conmitnlcation, rather talk at, than to, each other for years. Blit it is a thousand to one if circumstances would favour"us even so far, and if we should not bosh be obliged to have recourse to a third; and, if so, what an admirable clashing of idiozoi and ideas must en. use. We may speak many languages, as I have read In some great doctor, but we can only think in. one, Mid to trans Lite 'that thought verbally and - promptly, is neat to impossible. If a Persian write pure '.Carta. rian, kis deemed 4 miracle; it a Tartar pure Persian; ta' still greater. How curious the situation of. two people; at lessvif mind be of any' cosisequesice in their connexions thus tattered in theaCeleyaa e>tif nnsoitt, yield your Majesty generally, SeHma ; Out I fear. that, - with respect to your cont . eluding observation. the'infelicity of dissimilar habits and opinions is not peculiar to royal allitinces:" " Certainly not, &lima ; but in other marriages the parties may do something to take care of them: selves: they may exercise discrimination, if they have any; and, if they have rte, the chance of a proper connubial understanding is greater than with indivi= duals of different countries, who are mere passive in stratums of national policy." " Your Majesty will pardon an opposition, assum ed rather, to lincome.acquainted with the.ground of guneeonvictions, thap a crealed by my own. I frankly confess, that I have always beheld the royal forms of marriage with sdipris6 and distaste'; and, more than this, 1 have heard the necessity lamented by those whose judgment I hold to be superior to my own." Necessity—it is not necessity, Selima ; and it is of the misnomer that.l complain. Were it necessary for the good of my people (for it certainly is not for my own), I hope J know my duty but the most I can admit is, that princely connexions are sometimes desirable—but, to a great kingdom. never necessary. I ant aware that it would he difficult to bend my po litical advisers to a direlictiFn of this custom, nor am I bent upon the endeavour; but, whilst 1 subsilihe to it, so far as tai drop the Idea of marriage upon my own principles, I will nut be forced into one upon those of t•ther people. Circumstances might arise which would dispose me to receive ,a foreign Prince for my husband ; that is, in the transition of human affairs, such an event might prove favourable to the interers of my kingdom ; when it shall have arrlied, I will think of• it—in the mean time, my subjects must allow rite the liberty which they so properly as- , some to themselves, . and this they would readily, do, but for the impertinence of creatures who live by see ing things invisible.—A silly Journalist, the other day, found out a thousand foolish reasons for some past conduct isf mine, whilst a very significant one stated him in the face. These writers would dignify. or degrade me cut t.f sight and understanding ; whereas, if it be not stretching the prerogative too far, I would retain both as serviceable even to Queens." NEXT WEDNESDAY the Crand State Lottery begins Drawing—Tickets and Shares are selling in great variety at Swirl. and Co.'s fortunate Offices, No. 11, Poultry, 12, Charing-Cross, and Si, Aldgate High. street—as none of the Prizes are fixed, the whole of the Grand Capitals may be drawn the first day. It would seem a sel -evident truth, that persons who do the most of any business in which they may be concerned must derive the most profit ; we can shew, however, in one instance, that this is not the else :—for had Wana, of Ludgate-street, and 9, Cornhill, not sold any Tickets or Shares within the tut year, bat kept those which the Public purchased in his own hands, he would actually have been a gainer of a Princely Fortune ; for it is a fact, that the Capital Prizes alone, sold at his Office within that period, exceeded by nearly £70,000, the cost price of all the Tickets and Shares—this is a case, we believe, unparalleled in the history of Lotteries, and serves to account for the decided preference hewn by the Public to his Offices.. COVEXT•GARDEN TIIIIATEEe—.-The revival of the Plays of Sitarcesenaaa - affords an intellectual treat .to, every man who loves the British Drama.—Miss O'NEILL was last night the representative of Labe/%,1 in the Play of Measure for Measure; and never was the cl - aracter more perfectly adapted to the talents of any performer. Youth, beauty of person, innocence, and yet dignity of demeanour, with the most empha. tic expression of those poetical sentiments which every admirer of SHAKESPEARE has by heart, were all united in her representation of the part. It was. throughout, gractful, animated, and affecting ; and she v. .es ahly supported by Mr.Youra and Mr. TIMM Mr. JoxLs was admirably playful in Lecie, and Mr. LISTON, as usual, produced, without gesticulation or effort, the most irresistible laughter. The Play was received with great applause, by a crowded House. A curious circumstance occurred, on Tuesday evening, at a public-house in St. Martin's.lane. Some young men, who hold a singing club there, received a challenge from another party, which society could produce the best singers. Tuesday night was fixed for the grind contest, when some butchers from New port Market, previously to the meeting, introduced a .icruseknspisev, into an inner room. Scarcely had the second song been commenced, before the long-eared gentlem.in bigan to bray lustily, to the great amuse ment of tip judges, and complete confusion of the 4.4 u of Apollo. BOXING.—The sport. at Combe Warren, en Tues day, were • not the only pastime of the sort; a battle of the most obstinate description having been fought about the same hear, at Cleaver village, Oxfordshue, for 1(10 guineas a side, between Mr. Holders, h re spectable farmer, and a Gentleman's coachman. named Wales. A dispute had originated respecting the farmer, who is a good shot, living killed too much game on the manor, and this led to the com bat ; the master having backed Coaches. A most courageous combat lasted one hour and fifty 'ninnies all at in fighting. Most of the rounds lasted from foui to six minutes, and in many of them sit -and, seven hard blows were exchanged without either going down. The men were thirteen 'stone each, and the amateurs will best judge of , the•eaecutioo done. After fighting an hour and a half, Haiders was blind, and the left side of his antagonist was in a deplorable state. Holders received a cut which gave a glimmer of sight, by which he won the battle. Fite.—Yesterday merning, abont two o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out at the Bite Anchor pabric house, near the Workhouse, in Whitechapel-road, which totally destroyed the same, and slightly da maged the two houses - adjoinieg. We are awry to, add, that the servint.osaid. wuo had but lately ar rived from the country, perished in the flames. Her mutilated remains were dug from the ruins a tew. hours atter, and conveyed to the Workhouse for the decision of the Coroner's Jury. Two labouringMek who slept in the attic, escaped in their shirts intie.the adjoining house s having lost envy _aunt of . libeir little property. . . WikliaMbOrdon, coal-beit;er, deposed, that in con sequence of a' complaint Made to his master, Mr. Rikworth, coal merchant, in Scotland-yard, about the quality of five chaldron of coals seat in on l'hurs &thin to Count Munster's house, in Piccadilly, he went there last Tuesday about nine o'clock in the morning, and took a light to examine the coal-cel lar, when he was alarmed at seeing the body of a• person amongst the coals ; he instantly is.formc.d a woman'in the kitchen the body of a dead child was !there, when she replied it must be that unfortunate woman missing ; by this time his master came, who went, as well as others,. to 'the spot, and the body of the deceased was found'covered with the coals, except one of her arms ; her apron was found fdded up qnite bloody between her back and the wall, there' was a deep gash in her throat, and she appeared to have been dead several days ; he went afterwards to ex amine if he could find any weapon sith which the deed might have been perpetrated, but he could not discover any. William Strand, the deceased's brother-in-law, said, she had lived in the capacity of cook in Count Munster's family about ten or twelve ypars ; she was zi l slng sine the lat inst• he had seen her on Sunday, she said she was very unhappy, and not right in her head ; he then advised her to quit the place if it was too hard ; he saw her again on Monday, sheap ; peared much fatigued, and said she was in a hurry ; on Tuesday last the Count sent for him, but he was aot at home, and he called at his house before he re turned in order that farther inquiry should be made respecting her, when the Count told him not to be alarmed, Olt she was found murdered in the cord• cellar. • Cross-examined.—He said about six months back, when the CoUnt removed from Clarges-street into Piccadilly, that the coachman and footman behaved very * ill to her, that she wu afraid of her life if she said any thing to displease them ; believes she expe. rienced some disappointment in Ira being exalted in her situation at the return of the Count to this coun try; which might, very probably, have preyed on her mind ; she was about forty years of age. Francis Fenhuill, a footman in the family, being sworn, was asked, Had you been in the practice of going into the coal cellar with the deceased ; or what is the situation of the place ?—Answer, I never went along with her ; the coal cellar is iu the rear—it is a very large and dark place, with two holes, which are closely covered with plates. She was missing from 11 o'clock 1:1 the morning, and the coals came in about six that evening. No person went into the coal cellar lit the time, as the plates were not fastened on the inside. • A chair woman, who was in ?he kitchen the whole of the day, was examined. She said the Countess came into the kitchen in the morning to give the &- ceased some tildesq ; but she abruptly disapresrecl, and could not be found after. Cross-examined.—There was no other way into the coal ceilar only through the scullery ; did not see her go that way. She could not be dragged in without her knowledge. %Vent to the cellar for coals be:ore the other coals came in ; had a candle, but did nat see her then, dead or alive. The Beadle produced a common dinner knife quite bloody, which he proved to have been f9und near where the body was in the coals, some tune after the body was found. - The CORONER summed up the eviience, and said, it appeared the deceased committed the act herself in a state of derangement ; but the Jury objected to give that verdict, alleging that a great deal of mys tery and suspicion attached to the circumstance.— The question being put—Lunacy. or Wilful Murder, against some person or persons unknown, after deli berating a considerable time, they returned a verdict, that the deceased met her death by her own act, being in a state of Lunacy at the time. Qqattl.SiVAß&—Yebterday a female was brought up, supposed to have been concerned with two men who won 41800 of the head of a (urn in the sugar line, and whose subsequent exposure of the cir cumstance caused the unfortunate man to commit suicide. She was remanded. HATTON•GAIRDEC—J. Mitchel, a boy, was fully committed, charged with stealing two gold watch cases, the property of Mr. Gibbons, a watch-manu lacturer, of King -street, Goswell-street, with whom he lived as errand-boy. Untott-HALL.—A young man, dressed in the first style of fashion, who said his name was Michael Akin, applied for a search warrant to search the pre mists of a respectable tradesman at Newington yes terday, for certain property of his which he intder stood was in that person s house. A warrant was `ratted, and Leckie the Officer accompanied the complainant to the house in question. On seat ching the house, tin y found a valuable writing desk, worth -F2O, which the complainant claimed as his property, upon which the Officer took that and the master of the house before the Sitting Magistrate. The defendant now stated, that the desk had been deposited with him -by a woman named Sewell, who was now at defen. dant's house; her husband was a teaman,.and at pre sent absent on foreign service : when he lett England, he left his wife and two children comfortably settled, and the complainant with her as a lodger; be ilad not been long gone before the complainant succeeded in seducing his wife, who became pregnant, and in consequence of the complainant having afterwards . .deserted her, she was reduced to extremeAkrreis, In tlik state, the defendant having a knowledge of her and her family, and she appearing really penitent for her fault, took her and her children into his house;, at the time she came, she brought the desk in cute.i. tion with hrr, and the defendant now kept it, intend. ;act° give it up to the husband on his return. Tti,-.• poor woman at present lay in of a child, of which the complainant was the father. The complainant did not deny this statement. The• Magistrates questioned the complainant as to his mode of getting .a living, and not being r•atisied,with his answer, committed Nina till he cot4t find securities to answer the parish offi cos wben called on. They alio directed the defen. dun still rennin posteisioa of the desk. .. . ~. ' . . , • witsagimakfireddirgafrthheove==wriiikrutestmigiv- • *ago — iigi s itinie , . . ---.---;toliMeieiw --. . ~" ,-- -- - _ 1 ON Rom!: mi-Aiurtiscp t . I the shades ofonottialoilaustible lib. which lorii the • ;..vi A P"- . 14 " r " r—Liii• iti n' - . . , ... 1 ~ PO 4 ' ' ulltillfilkft, They Ilk at best 1 Wedneeley'etealfiran loquhritiOtt irak hell &the As Rojal Marriages ore caliiiA4 et Deer . growers L ~ fueinus tr iekr whim semi:nous.' Sou, in Cifrzon•strimf4 ,MaY.fair.. by Mr. Gut, Co.] rope. the followipg curious dudo f* may Osten Opinions; as . of thin • .100 - equally adverse; row for Westminster, on the body of ltlielfwth our Readers ; it is-extracted frotu a Work ilia • "ordissintilar—;l w ineenribla unfortunate mostObe Gibson, 'Rho was found dead on Tuesday mon lug fished. eptided. Gassers. Primeme Porsia : or both'of dioas be." - ' . 4 to a cool cellar, at the bona of his ExcLllency Ccunt • w 'Vn k.. th.raaadad_ as th e n t, r2 , e ;, la m kt t h e "I most yield to your Majesty 'mealy." rejoined ktoalaer, tinder the knowing tircunistAncel : _ rw~aii:a~ I • • Oa the lot kite% at the ham Isq Conl HttM, Chehnaford, this Of the 7th Royal Fuaileers. of a •t Feb. Itott Brainhaim Begg ln, ward stAurtao. of a daughter. January 5 near Deal, the I.a: Her...ford Mtliria, of a !laughter. - -- TO l'Ht IT was obierved by the that " a ;pod set of "i'Leth, stably to the prepossession fortis pearance;" the justness of this r slightest consideration. BUTLER'. VEGETAI3L Has lang been patronised by d eidedly preferred by them to eves siron Is entirely free from every dient : and (fused constanly, wi state even to old age; and produ tiful and durable whiteness. It redness to the gums; has an ag larly recouirmnded to the Lain appendage to die Toilet, in bolt Silver-wired 1001 . 1-1 Bausut Sold by Meisel. Butler and So St. Paul's Church yard, London frown and BookbrilLrs in every PALtiY .AND PAPAL THE following is •the C Rev. Richard Jordan, Via to James Rymer, Surgeon, K)•' ii am now so well in heal faction of discharging all the duct Undo the blessing of limas recovery to the toe of your it,vale and I devise to give thi. pubic t. that all.who are afEcted with eJ will relieve thew, the t teconunend. CASE XVIII.—T( Sta—l desire you will send dii bottle of your Cardiac Nervous lytic fits, •iz. OR the 21st of Dece last,-and entirely cost the use of 11 vered, an.l can walk 1. little with P.S. The Rev. Richard Jon to you : he is cured by your lip, left side. I will moth your amut Sir, your obedient semi. JOHN TO MR. RYMER, F Stn—l have received your Car since which I have taken it regul numbness of the flesh it nearly tit in my head is much better, tht. at anJ al:nether I am much bt tt. Enclosed is your amount. I am, servant,___ Sold 'Wholesale and Retail by Messrs. Swton and Co. (late I Churchyard; and Retail by Fre Randall, Royal Exchange; Etacon berry and Son, 45, St. Paul's Cht Ludgate-Kreet ; and by every Ve United Kingdom, in botles, at at SU. by which there is a eattsi.! IM tiO I&TAN. No. 13, Bouverie-strci WHEN Men of Educ:l use persevering endeavor ' certain method of treating a few ful retult of their experience Is tl Fifteen years have we devoted treatment of 'three Dl,orlers, a ing our plan, gives its additional at hie the ravages of those comp:ain of all the infirmiles to which the After an authorised introductic Science, we determined on eon dividaals from the ignorance of u dangerous precipitancy of a genet 'the three d.surders, to the cur attention, comprise every species of recent or long darxion ; 2dly, ciency, whether arising from the the Indutgenciel of mature age sometimes in consumption; anti system in women, which is e:-.1 many cases originating in a simil.3 Numerous diseases are the test treatment of a simple Gonorrl pens that the seeds of lite are po of an unguarded moment. By plaints are easily cured ; and eve: trust that we may offer an effectu The Diseases of the Urethra or arising from the above con attention; by an infallible em bled to remove übsinate Gleet • cent or of long Jura:ion, wi.ito eang.rous use of the caustic bi adduced of very inveterate case. having yielded to our method in been attempted by other prartiti To be consulted daily by Pau, delicacy, and atterition.—Lettert the partscutsus of ale case, age, a a remtrance, duly attended to, warded to any pat t of the king& GOSS and Co. Menthe's of il HAVING dedicated on been gratified by the mos branch which we thought proper not more mieemployed our tune sive field of the profet4 , lo:l, are u tainty, and cannot always attain by concentrating the intellectual The disease+ of Debility are bring with diens a train of cmcon pression of all vital energy, exist Whether they arise from the pr. structive habits of school bays, o of maturity, they require the nit and welt may it be observed, that ted men, the symptoms are aggti destroyed. • As Members of the koyal Col Surgeons 111 I.is Maje.ty's service regularity of Edlicalorn, and posy dee, we feel Ourselves entitled to have hitherto been •u liberally hot lit the fit it seusatiinis of local s prevent the catantity of a debilit; ferer,from a consearusuess,of the caused his nrsfortune, is fearful his family physician, and Wools conceahuent, it must be satisfact only of c.apabi:by of treatment, t secrecy. idly. The Venereal Disease c. the seeds of eg.stence are poisoner by the indiscretion of art u:igtaard We offer the adtrawage of thi , sex who are anicted wish any ku of V eetreal intecuon, and in all c are stated on the Mu iaterview. In recent Venereal n ts, danger, or dktress ; and iu the n acquirement of eaclusive experieo certain, and speedy resestabiklint. Patients In the country are Cli and are requested to specify theh well u the existing ~yn:proms of Members of the Royal Colegi Ldiuburgb, 107, Hatton a:. HIGH WATAIL T - 0-MoRRO Morning • Aftentooa • • LONDON: Prlnied by Ls: published there, sad at the ley