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GENERAL ELECTION. TO TIM GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, AND FREEHOL DERS OF THE COUNTY OF 60U THIaMPTON. G E NTLEMEN, Asit appeal s that our Opponent sfittottsty in• tends goirg to a roil, we are und, r the neceffity of re quelling the early attendance of our Friends at VI NCOE atER,un Monday next.. We are, Gentlemen, Your ninth obligzd and grateful &remits, W CHUTE. Winchefter, May S, 8. - 7. H. P. S. MI LDMAY. WHI l'E HART, WI '‘ICH:iSTIF.R, May 6, 0307. AT a numerous and trfprtlable MEETING of the Friends of Mr. CHUTE and Sir HENRY MILDMAY, and of the !ndrpendence of the County, held this day, purfuant to Public Advertifentent ; Sir JOHN POI.LEN,•Bart in the Ch3ir; The Minute , of the Meeting of the Friends of Mr. CHUTE and Sir HENRY MI UIIMAY, held at the White Hart, on Say torday, the 21 of May, having been read, Refolved Unanimouily, That we de moil cordially agree with that Meeting, in muffing our approbation of the conduct of Mr. Chete and Sir H: my Mildmay, during the late arduous conceit, and in confid; ring their exertions to fupport the Independence of the County,as highly deferving our wartnelt thanks. That ,crrfidering Mr. Chute and Sir Henry Mildmay as 6t and proper Futons to reprefent this County in ['ornament, we do arc nuoutlf r:.c,romend them to the countenance and fupport of the Freehoti.rsond will ule our utmott endeavours tz, procure ;heir eledtlon, and to convince them that we feel foifible of the exertions they have manikrted i.. fupport of that tifential but. wark ot the Ilrinih enidlltnioll, A TALE AND INDEPENDEN r /II !ROSE or ouft I LECIlre i..PANCIIISt. That, from the flattering returns rect iced this day. from every part of the County. there appears no doubt of the ultimate fuccefs of Mr. Chute and Sir Henry Mildmay ; but, should the expedla titans of their opponent induce him unneeeffarily to prat rad the centeft, we 11. all cheariully some fetward to meet the rapenc.:s in evitably att• odant upon firth an occfiou. That, for tl:is porpore. a Subreription be opened, and that Sir Jou N Pot.t.rx, Baronet, the Rev. Dr. STUR GES, the Rev. HA RRY LEE. and LOVELACE Moo Wrru'art, Efq be a Committee for receiving the Amount fubfcrihed t it bring well underitood, that ro part of tbis Subfcriptioa Mall be called for Weis the ercum ll ;Flees of the cafe contiftent with the foregoing Refuletion, (hook! jellify the application. That we approve of the naives of that Gentlemen who, at the Meeting held on Saturday lilt, were appointed as general and !e -h et Committees, for conduding the affairs of the Elalion. That we are fully fenlible of the very important fervices ren. tiered by . the refpedive Local Committees, during the laft matfett, for which we offer them our fincere thanks. and venture to !Mick a continuance of the lame zealous exertions, that they have alriady manifelted upou the preftnt occaflon. JOHN POLLEN, Cbai:man. The Chairman having lift the Chair, Rrfolved tmenimen fly, That the thanks of the Meeting be given to him for 11;41 able and impartial conduit therein.. By Order of the Meeting, GEORGE HOLLIS, Secretary . HANTS ELECTION. wii!cbefler, May 8, 1807. AT a Meeting of the Committee for condufling the Ele;Sion of Mr. churjr: an .1 Sir H. MILDMAY, held this Day, for the purpofe of taking into confideration the propo +ion made in. the Committee for co..duding the cleat in of the Honourable W. Herbert: • JOHN BLACKBU R N, Frq in the Clvdr; Ttt folved, That the folinwing Litter he addrefred t. Ti RVOrse CLARK,: JERVOISE, Elq. as Chairman of the Hon W. Herbert's Committee. N SIR, The Committee for concluding the riciftion of Mr Chute and Sir 13,.nry 'Mildmay, 'do not think themfelves at liberty to accede to the overture made by the friend of Mr. Herbert. " It was the anxious will' of thole who fupprrtcd the caul:: of the firft mentioned Gentlemen on a late ocean!) (manifefted at a public meeting) to prtferve the peace of the County, by a corn prornife ; which was rendered impmdticable, by a peremptory de clar ration of the oppetim• Candidates, that they would perf, vac in the joint offer of their f"ervices to the Courty ; and as the flrergth of the County is now known to he decidedly in favour e Mr. enure and Sir Henn , / MILDMA , by an adlual Cantrals, car.- folly made, the Committee think it extremely improbable that the Gentlemen of the County. in their Interclt, will accede to a foggeftion fur withdrasvirg tither of then. " The Committee for themfelves, can only fay, they think they thould ill difcharge the duty they owe to the Country at . large if they were to rccosnmend It. .` I have the honour to be, &c &c. " JOHN BLACKBURN, Chairman." HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. AT a Namernns and Rerpeftable Meet in g of the Fre( h Iders of HAN I'S, relident to and near London. held this Etlt dad of May. tao,, at the London Tavern, in pnrfnance of pehlic notice, for the purpofe of adopti.l the moll etTedtual means for irciiring the eleation of Mr. CHUTE, and SirIiENRY P. sr. JOHN MI:.DMAY, Bart. GEORGE WARD, Efq in the Chair. Rerolved unanimoufty, That it is the opinion of this Meeting, that, after the unconflitutional mean: by which the laic Eledtion for this County was carried, and the condudt planed by its late itlenabe 5 in Parliament, the 'Freehold. ris ttf biampihire are more peculiarly called upon. by the well timed appeal which his Majefty has trade to his People, at 'this important trill", to fupport the Avalon of Mr. CUL TE, and Sit HLNRY P. Ss. Joan MILDNAT, Bart. Rerolved unarimntfly, That it is the opinion of this Meeting, tiaat it is indirpenfibly requite that County Members Mould prirefs cotdiderable landed property within the counties they rc- vrefent, otherwire they cannot have that in•ereft in common with their Conilituenta, which is Cu effential t -. the sv, Vase and prolix shy of the one, and the influence and ref - peel/Linty of the other. Refalved unanimoufty, That W1E1.1.111 CIIUT E. Efq. and Sir B. P Ss. Jour: hisiasear, Bart. being d fcendtd froin families long re fident In Haropfhire, poffvfting confiderable landed property thrsein, and from their known 1 oyalty and Attachment to the em.ftltution in 'Chitral wad State, are fit anti proper Perfons to servTent Vat great and optilett County in Parliament. , , - ... • Refolveta unavimoully, That Vitz,s4asst Coure, Efq. bt his faithful and diftzterefted fervices for diustm years, as our Rspre• ti. i . t a t ive. an Parliament, and Sir of J. MILDINAT. Bart by -191. his late manly dell as o invad: nil and both of them by their conduct .it the late Eke-Ilan, pol e s the ltrongcft additional elaiaus to cur fupport at the caning rt,..4i00. . Refolpta Unanimbufly, That, adluated by there motives, the iiifons prefent at this Meeting will individually - ay.(' colledively i tre thin . utinaft exer tior.s to feeure the eirelion of Mr. Chute and flit it RlPelmay; and they earned'' , call upon all the loyal and hide pendast Freeftolders of the County ri• unite In an early and vigo rout (uPtsert of - thole Gentlemen, and to evert their introit-endea vours to pro Cure a tmnitrous attendance of the Pr. tehuldent at Vfitichefter On Monday, tit* z ads lodant, being the day' of notni tadon and cleetisn. ' • • • . Reolved unardmoufly. That tiuSelterulations he infested in the hiewfpapszs, and traufraistsal to all the Towns and Villages in the Couuty. • • • •• . Rcrolved, Tsat the Gentlemen relent forts? a Committee, and St every day fforn TWO to Three o'ClOci, at, die Grecian Coffesi 'Hours, h. the Temple, London In order to ree-ivz. communien • lions, which are regretted to be ad:fretted to Edward Versed Utterron, Efi Chairman of that CoMMlttee. ' • . . . .. Refolved unstamoully, That the thankli of this Meeting be gives te the Chairman. (Signed) GM). W ARS), Chairman. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, APRIL 29. . 6a • • The o ffi cial journal contains the decree a 3 4 ' 1 op In. the meeting of' the Senate, on the yth, purtagnt the Emperor's menge for calling out Bo,oqg cr+ fclipts of the year sitoB. It alto contains an Addiefs by the Senate to his Majelly on his meltage ; to which is fubjoined an Imperial Decree, dated from the.head (lowers at Finkesiftein, on the t Bth inflant, direiting the mode of levying the conteription in ,the differentdepartments. The date of this decree thews that no l event of importance had occurred before that time.. This is farther evident from a letter received.4ll. Sunday from the advanced polls of the enemy, in which the writer rays...." For a month pall, we have been face to face with the enemy, and yet have re mained in perfal inaaivity: The army 'is in good health. Our foldiers tottered for tome time from a sly fernery, which repofe and wholefome focd has now completely removed. Our braVe men are daily re• turning from the hofpitals. Our battalions increafe in numbers, and, as foon as the roads are praaicable, nothing will be able to impede the flight our vic torious eagles. Contagious fevers prevail among the Ruffian troops. There difeates are occationtd by their remarkable neglet9 of cleanlir:efs."--The 5 per cents are 75 ; the Lank flock at 1,215. LEYDF.N, MAY 3. The letters from Germany contain little news. In one of them, however, dated the 13.anks of the Danube, Apt it 21, it i 3 flared, that the Ruffians had attempted a deicent on the [(land of Candia, but that they were driven back with ennfiderahle Mention is alfo made of a mffunderitanding laid to have arilen among the.ptincipal officers of the Eng. lifh fleet in the Ai chipelago, and in particular between Admiral Duckworth and the Rear Admirals Sir Sidney Smith and Leoli , . The two latter, it is laid, have. formally accused the Commander in Chief to their Government, charging him with having air. hollowed the Bt kith name before Contiantinople, and by his ir confiderate condo& provoked rupture with the Porte. High words haye alfo pa between the , Admiral and the Britilh Arsballitdor• buthnut. ' CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH The Englifh fleet under Admiral Duckworth was, loon after its retreat from the Sea of Marmots, re inforced off 'Penedos by the Ruffian Admiral Sinia• yin's fqtradr on, confilling of 14 (hips Of war, which have, it is laid, tome thoufands cf tr•oops. on board. It is not probable, however, that uith this united force, a Iccond paffage of the Dardanelles will bc . attempted.' Letters have been received which late , that after the arrival of the Rtillians, a part of the fleet, probably the damaged Englith fhipr, bad failed from 'Penedos for the mouth of the Straits, leaving only nine or ten fail of the line behind. They ate do•rbtlefs gone.to be repaired in Come of the few ports of the Mediterranean, which yet remain open to then. Every thing proves that the damage they fullairied mull have been more confiderable than was at fiat imagined. On the 4th, one of the hinge% of the Englifh Ihips of the line funk c•ff TeneJos, which makes their lots in confequence of this enterprize amount to four (hips. But there are other reafons belt des the lofs the enemy has fuffe'ed for his not attempting to return. '1 he North wind ltill blows llrongly, and completely doles the paffage of the Dardanelles. Our Government has made great ex ertions in flrengthening the works. Three bandied pieces of cann - n have been tent from the arfenals, and the nectffary furnaces are prepared for firing red hut balls. FINIZENSTEIN. APRIL to. Every preparation is made for opening the cam • paign. The Emperor has lately reviewed the whole of the Grand Army, which is now divided into three , principal corps, with which all the others communi cate. We expat to refume our military operations on the fir It appearance of fpring weather, in cafe the Ruffians do not confent to the propofitions which , have been made. We are all ready. The artillery I prefents a formidalde front, and the zeal and confi decce of the troops exceed all defcription. A fignal from the Empercr is all that is wanted. The Tur kith I and Perfian Ambaffadors are at the head quarters, and have had folemn audiences of his Majefkr. VIENNA. APRIL 18. INTltle the probability of a new campaign between the Belligerent Powers encreafes, in the fame pro. prtion the diplomatic aaivity of our Mir.i(lers feems to diminifh ; and nothing indicates that our Cabinet, now that its mediation appears to have failed, will continue any longer to take an intimate c , ,ncetn in the events of the war.—From the Dutch Official journal. FRANKFORT, APR!I, The pange of Ilrong divilions of French troops, both intantr y and cavalry, on their way to reinforce the grand army, continues uncedfingly throrsgh this town. There ate (till a great number of troops in Mentz. sAxoNY, APRIL 22. • The,exten(ive French magazine which was form ed at Lcipzic has been almof ervirely removed to ' the Grand Army. The fum of feven millions of • livi es, which the town of Leipzie is to pay, for arrear of requifi.i:in3, removing the fequettration of the Eng Ulla merchandize, and for freedom of trade, was i itipulated ; after feveral conferences between the French Intendant, General Villerianco, and the Ma giarates, to which Meths. Frege, Loeber, and Du four, were admitted as deputies from the merchants. According to le!ters from . Warlaw,lsco men are yet to be railed in Poland for reinforcing the Polilh army. The Italiin newfpapers mention it as an advanta geous circumlfance for the Porte, that the Auarian k.:nvoy, in a conciliatory note; addreffed to the Reis Effendi, has declared' that his Imperial Court will maintain a aria neutrality. The French Atnhata der, Sebailiani, has alto notified to the Porte, thatthe court of Vienna has granted the French army• at Italy a :ree pa(Fage through Auilrian,Friouli, hi or• der that it may be affenibled in Bofttiai—Frorn Me 41- tcna Mercury. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 2'. Tlie 'atoll accounts from Dantzick and 'Conine berg come down Oa the 18th, but bring nothing nor. Tie two armies. are .1h dote to each other, -that's vcty (peed) , and decifiye battle muft loon be fought. STRALSUNID, APRIL is. The Swedifh of leers, tillten by the French on .he 16th, before theii-deparsciTe'for Delia, Were inttite . 3l • to Id:tribes Wittier sAablei and ticker s4th the.] utntoft civiliry. ' • • BANKS OF THE ELBE, APRIL 29. Mantel Brune and Genera) Dumonceau returned yefterday afternoon from Mecklenburg .to Ham burgh. -They are fail to confider matters as fettled grifb Sweden.' The troops of the tlarfhal are re turning to their quarters at Hamburgh, Bremen, and I l itbeck. To-morrow, 1400 Dutch are expelled nt Haruburgh. On concluding the armillice, the Swedes and French gate hofiages reciprocapy till the ratification. Viil r tlre ling of Sweden ratify the truce ? This is the greaillbellion. If h: do ratify it, there is an end- ottheciialition ; and this is the 6rli of a feries trelties of peace. -The two Wands which were given up to the French, the lace at:milliee between France and, Sweden, 'beinaged to Pruflia. They are of importance only kreping•up the communication with Olherg. LONDON. SATURDAY, MAY 9. PRICE ( IF STOCKS TITIS DAY AT MIR ITCI OCR Oonfols, for Mom, 63if —May 631 if f Exchequer Biils. par. - PRICE OF SThCKS YESTERDAY. Bark Stott 230 2491 230 Imp. 3 per C. 6s if 3 per Crnt. R. An. 611-; Imp. Ann 7 9 s6thsf 3 per C. Conf An. 631} F.3 . ichrl Bilk, is. di!,, a rS vr. 4 per Cent.loif Omnium 4 prem 5 per Cent. Nayy 97111 frith ditto 40 I.onq Ann. 17 13-16thef Lottery Tickets 191 as India Ilinds ss. t!. s proms. I Confols for acc CAPTURE OF ALEXANDRIA. It is with great fat4faaion we anno.t.nce the cap ture of this very important place. This intelligence was brought by the Ds LICH r (loop of war, which arrived at Plymouth on Thurfday morning, from the blediterranein.—TheDst IC it r alfo brings difpatches from Admiral Sir Joint DUCKWORTH and Lord Cot.- I.INGWOOD, with which Captain liallorirto, of the Dstiortr, immediately fet off for London. The intelligence refpeaing the capture cf Alexandria is contained in difpatches from Genetal FRAZFR, whb commanded on the occalion. The Britifh forces, confining of Shoo men, which failed from Sicily, as mentioned in the STAR (bine time ago, commenced the attack on the 18th of March, and were in poi , feflion of the place on the following day. Our lots ' it (aid to have amounted to three men only : there were a frigate, three (loops of war, and twenty merchantmen in the port, all of which were taken. On the past of the Britifh. forces there were only one line of battle (hip (the Timts), Tome frigates, and a few gun brigs prefent at the capture, but on the following day there arrived in Aboukir Bay feaen fail of the line, which mutt have been Admiral Duceworrts's fleet, as his difpatches are dated the 29th of March, the day the DELIGHT left Aboukir Iles j fir. England., The DELLGHT had a remarkably Trick paffage. She was only forty days between Alexandria and Plymouth. She touched alfo at Meflina, and left that place on the Bth of April, and called off Cadiz to bring home difpatches from Lord Cot.t. rsowooo. We have the pleafure to add, that at the date of the difpatches a force was on the point of proceeding to take polTeffion of Rofetta. The Expedi.icn, as mentioned in the STAR of May t ft, confined of Iris Majelly's fhips TIGRE, A Pot. co, and WEaz EL, with a long train of tranfport4. It left Syracufe on the 26th of February. The following are the . Regiments emplOyed on the above fervice A detachment of the acth Light Dtsgoons. ill Battalion of the 31ft Reginient. itit Battalion of the 35t11 ditto. ad But•alion of the 35th ditto. ad Battaliol of the 78th ditto. De Rolle's Regfnient. Chnifturs Britt unique. Royal Military Artificers, and a Detachment of th; Royal Staff Corps. Government received advice yeflerday of a French froadron, confining of two fail of the line, three fr pies, and one corvette, having put to fea from ltochefut, and being feen in lat. 47. N. long. ti -- Admiral Lord Cott.tvowoon had detached Sir. J. SAIIMARFZ With a fufficient force to intercept tlrem. In confequence of the above intelligence, difpatchts .were immediately fent off.to Lord GaRDNEII. The French now admit that their troops have fief. feted much from difeafe, although they tell us they ate recovering faa. We received yinerday aft's.coon French and Dutch Journals; the former to the Both ult. the latter to the sth inflant, the principal contents of which we have given under the ufual head. We find by thefe, that fo late as the tilth ult. no general aelion had taken place in Poland ; but that the moll formidable pre parations had been made for the immediate corn. meneement of the campaign; we are, therefore, in Knurly czpeflation of receiving them!, important advice.. frem that quartee. , The ace - AWfrom Con. flantiriople ate of fo late a date as tbe.a March. They (lace the halide th e preparations of the• orte to be S of the molt fortnidoWebleriptioU ; and mention a report . of: the film& of *Cyprus having been taken ff p„eit?n 'cf by the Eagliat.., „ - . . • -, Ac4puuts 4 have bcen received of a very gallant at tack, made by the boats of his Majelly's thin GLAT TON, capt.f scpwli„ !soder the command of Lieut. ",,W4rfon. ti appears, that tut ,the in of March, a turiclig thrp, mnumin g to p a p, was obferved lyiog in, the pOrt of Sigri, not fat:lrons Toledo, which it was decined praiakable or capture. I'l4 • boats of the Ot.avroa were telii upon the feryiee; and, after AthpbfiLnate sefithastctl,,f3fcceeded„,._ , We are font. to -.(44' Iliac Le' uiwasiat-.Ultrauxix • -oid lost marines, Weeelilled r and tyleivuem woitaikal I The Turicifh cot. '1 Vkifereppearid 'to gh . ave Wen ' fritmegl i i Tyiettcb - i.yette.., Sin. waik qw4frpria A . tan.. 1 tin&ple, with Mar e. t.µe:o le ,t fit' ' --: 1174111TICAL INTELLIGENCE. FAT.MbUTH, MAY 6. Arrived his Majelly's (hips HERALD from Po r t'. mouth, with five yards under convoy, bound to the Mediterranean, having feparated fr , m the remaindsr of her convoy in thick weather. Wind S. W. PLYMOUTH, MAY 7. This morning arrived here the DELIGHT, of is guns, Captain HmeortEco,from the Mediterranean, with difpatches from General FRAZER, Admiral Sir J . T. DUCKWORTH. and Lord Cnttrac worn.— Came in the RAVEN, of 18 guns, with the outward bound traders for Lifbin apd Oporto, put in wind bound. Alfo came in the American fchooner Anna Margaretta, Captain WATERMAN, from Lifbrn, laden with - wine and other goods, detained by the GANNET, of r S guns ; American brig Nancy and Katty, Capt. GRIFFIN a, from Philadelphia, laden with fugar, &c. detained by tlie„Nmtctssys, of 32 guns. Sailed the PICKLE, of to guns, with a 11:et under convoy for the Downs, PORTSMOUTH, MAY 8. Arrived his Majetly's fhip DIAMOND from Cork, with Admiral GARnNER on board ; and PEsersoet from Plymouth. Sailed his Majefty's fhip BLosser. to the eallward. Paired by for London the Canr. bridge and the Alexander, from the South Seas. DOVER, MAY 8. Parfed by this day, the brig Concordia, Captain StrmsrN, from Terragona with a cirgo of barilla, hound to London ; alto levet - al - other velTels, from the Mediterranean and Lilbon, bound to the EA. ward.—Wind S.W. and blows arong, with heavy , fh,Avers ardin. 'DEAL, MAY 8. Arrived Lis Maj.:lly's (hips DESPERATE from a cruize ; and the ZEBRA from Portfmonth, with a convoy which are tailed for the River :—alfo Sufdn and Sarah, —, from Gallipoly ; and th: Apollo, HP NPY, from Jamaica. Wind S W. FROM 1.1.0 10'S LIST. Ca AVM' ND, MAY B—Pared by the Pilgtim, Wehfter, from Savannah ; Apollo, Webfter, from Charit fton ; Dolphin, Groves; and the Underneeming, from Dantzic. Sailed the Patent Andcribn, for New Providence; Abraham, Canden, for Cork; Johanna, Johofon ; and the Anfurater, Vicillr.d, for Lifhon. The RicusioNo gun.btig has captured a Spann privateer off. Oporto. THEATRE, COVENT GARDEN. I . Lail night a new Operatical Drama, cif three a a s . entitled, Peter the Great ; or, Wooden Walls ; the pro duaion of Mr. CHERRY, was performed at this thea tre, for the &II time ; and, upon the whole, very • favourably received. The !mac., however, was hot thinly attended. The following are the princiFal Dramatis Perlima and llory of the piece : Peter the Great - M. C. Kemal. e Le Fort - - Mr. BELLAMY . Count Menzitoff - Mr. Puri - Mauritz • - - Mr. YUNOEN Sparrowitz • - Mr. CZMMONS (Holm - - Mr. WADDy Old Petrowitz - Mr. MURRAY MicLael PCtrowi'z • Mr I NCLEDON Paulin* - - hlifs BOLTON Genivieue . - MN. DAVENPORT And Catharine . Mrs. C KEMULE. Peter the Great, and his Minifter I,e Fort, after having villted and worked as drip carpentrrs in England, France, lore. under the difguifcd names of Pedro and Alexis, are returned to Murcovy, and (till continue their labours in one of the northern Marts, under Nlauritz, a shipwright; who acknovele , !ging the obligation he owei to the indullry and grin in Pedro, conceives the higheft opi. nion of him, and is refolvcd to marry him totals daughter Paddirre, and make him his fucceffor ; bat Pedro, already acqr.aintcd the inutuld loves of Michael, (a young foldier) and Pauline, de. clinef. the pronof Afavour of his employer, and avows his pallion for Catherine, the niece of Mautitz. Difrpointed, but not dff pleated, Maui z gives his content, and throicth the intereethon of Poir:ipronlice:: to ratify the marringe of Micheal and Pauline. In deviation Item the kiftsnic facets, Cachet int is here reprefented, nr4 as the follower of a camp, us tar as he? means extend, the general advact , te and betietmlrets of the village, and, according to an ancient cutlom, is prefentcd with the rural crown, annually beftowed upon the ninth defer. ing temale. Loring the eidetic: of Peter the reins of Government are placed in the hands of Merri licff, who alone is acquainted With the place of the Emperor's le treat. Wl:en the .6,.yarda, impatient of their Mailers abfewe, and rape:lcing nnne foil play on the part of Menzikoff, order him to immediate trial and feutence him to death,unlefsin fix days the mperor returns to Morcnw. Under :sarong elcort Menziitoff is reenacted to g o io fearch of his itr yal Matter, and arrives jult at the moment when Peter is about to efpoufe Catherine. The E. perur nnknown to Catherine hot as the tangible Pedro) her. ries to the &oft, declares Mullett', and gives freedom to Menai. keff, leaving Catherine in the titm‘lt defp ir. Menzikoif returns, reW•vt s the ..Lxiety of Catherine, announces the Emperor, and claims M:ras the bride of his Royal Matter. Peter now appears in alt his rid, t tia or, when Catherine, y ielding to the dictates of love, rather than thofe of gives her hand to the Emperor, who M nos,. that of Paulina upon Michael. *1 he 'miler plot is :attain- I Cd by °imam :icarrowitz. Old Petrowitz, Michael, ai.turitz. Pauline, Gentvicve, &c. And the piece concludes with ads/land military fpedacle. I This ftory'can be confidered as little more than a vehicle for the mulic to which the fongs ate let, by Mr. Jouva, the fucccfsful compofer of that of rake. line and Orfon—the dialogue, however, is in many parts animated, if not: very brilliant : the fentiments are patriotic, and the humour is chalk, except in one infipid character, that given to SIMMONS, which we think might be omitted altitether. Cnsaras Ka MBLIL made La night as much of the hero of the piece as it would admit el, as did all the others who had no fongs written for them ; but the chief aurae. tion was with INCLEDCN, BELLAMY, MUNDEN, Mrs. C. KIMBLE, and Mifs BOLTON, all of whom were flattered with encores. The drama was enriched with tome new fcenery and pageantry, which aided to recut it a favoura'ale reception. When given out for Monday, few diffenting voices were heard. We fubj in a fpecimen of the longs Air—CA.l.llEl'lNa. How fweet the teat that gently sows From eyes that weep her others' woes; How bleft the hand that can Impart The balm that heals the aching heart ; That can to grief its peace reltore:— Let lush bemire,—l alk no more! No, no, no,—i alk no More ! • How fwtet to view pale sorrows child, Who of his mia'ry you beguill; No joy fupreme can warm the breaft Like that which givei the 'isomer reft, And can loft peace and joy reftore:— Let fuel, be mine,-1 kik no more. No, no, no,—l set no snore. The following was given by lacLanom, with 3 $ effea beyond his wonted felicity When Nature's hand firft form'd the heart, Aud bliTs fupreme belt • To Love's tweet ftream did me impart 'fbe fource froM whence it Roved. The twin of Love, fort Friendihip naml, Came wing'd from realms abpve; Nrw► in each hurt, for honour loo ; ds C fricntilltip dwells with Love. ,