Star. — London, England, 1824-02-21 00:00:00

' • .••• 1 a • •"" Mr. AI'AVIE said, he though t ** this lar ; Oitc ers in tf.e Army paid no fee on obtaining leare of absiance.— lile was agreed to. ... • . ' ,E 156,299 was voted fur Superannuation., Pensions, ox. prNa v.t Miters. • . , £1,500 was voted for Chaplains' Bounties. £7.000 for Charges and Allowances to Widows and Officers - on the Compassionate List. £BO,OOO to make good the ('barges and Allovtances to the Wi dows and Orphans of Officers of the Navy. ,t 29.000 to defray the charges of Pensions. £167,000 for Superannuations of Naval Officers. £lO,OOO for Building Ships in the East £127,000 for defraying the expenses of Rep airs of Dock-yards. 0C455,000 to purchase Clothing and supply Rations for Troops on Foreign Naval Service. £188,500 to defray the expense of the Transport Service. The House then resumed, and the Resolutions were ordered to be reported on Monday next. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that on Monday next he would move that the House resolve itself into a Committee to consider the Four per Cents. and that in that Com mittee he would make his statement, and not in the Committee of Ways and Means, as he had before given notice. ISCEL LA N EOM. On the suggestion of Mr. Caocaarr ' cn account of the lateness or the hour to enter into a debate, Mr. Serjeant thistow postponed till Friday next the Committee on his Bill for the repeal of the LAM limiting the rate of interest. Mr. BoatitousE moved far a Copy of a Letter issued last year by the Board of Taxes to the several Surveyors of England, ordering a general survey of Muses and Taxes.—Ordered. 111 r. HEitRI ES moved for a copy of any Treasury Minute, bear ing date the 10th of December, 1823, relative to the value Houses charged; and also a Clay of any letter from the Conn niissioAers of Taxes, bearing date the 30tkof December , upon the same subject.—. Ordered. • Mr. HERRIES presented a Petition from the Tobacco Mans. facturera of Liverpool, praying the House to lower the Tobacco Darns.—Laid on the table. The same Honourable Member presented a Petition from cer tain Gentlemen and Merchants of the City of. London, praying leave to bring hi a Bill for constructing an Archway under the Thames.—Referred to a Committee to report thereon. Mr. HERRIF.S moved that the House at its rising do adjourn to Alonday.—•Agreed.—Adjourned at a Quarter past Eleven. THE EVENING STAR. - LONDON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1824. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHAN G E. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 91fi—soon afterwards they were done at 1,1, and rose again to 91i, I, at which price they remain steady, wick not much business doing. The Cuattana.oa of the Elcusnumes Plan, concerning the Old Four per Cents. has Slot had any effect on she Market, having been already. anticipated. FOREIGN FUNDS. The chief business in the Market this morning regards the Greek Loan, which opened at 2i per cent. pre. and got up to 31 to Spanish Bonds opened at 241, went up to 3,1, with little doing in them. Most of the Foreign Securities are dull. The New Co- lombian Loan which is coming out is much sought after, and we understand one of the Liu will be closed this morning. Current Prices :--New Spanish 183,t0 3, Old 243, Colombian 683, Austrian Scrip 20 to i, Chilian 81, Russian 941 to 1, New Prussian 934 to 1, Old 95 to 1, Neapolitan 861, French Scrip 11, hlexican Loan 7 to a, Hunch's New Mexican Mines par, Anglo- Mexican 8, Greek Si to I. " PR ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 227% 23 0 4 239 3 per ( ent. Reduced 92 1 /s 34 $ per Cent. Cons. 91% % % 3 / 4 -3%per Ct. 101 4 per Cts. Old 102 YR 1 ,4%-1. per Cts. N. 107 106% Bank Long Ans . . 22% 84 3 —India Bonds 795.815.805. Exchequer Bills 51s 50s. 525. 495.-=-Small 51s. 455. Cotisols tor Account 91% 3 lk We have received to-day Frankfort Papers to the-16th inst. We extract from them the substance of the new Ordonnance of the Canton of Geneva relative to Geneva, and also a letter from the King of FRANCE to the Swiss Cantons, in answer to their congratnlations 6n his late successes in Spain. The bitter has been just now first officially published in the Gazette of Soleare. ORDONNANCE. 1. Every foreigner shall, within twenty-four hours after his arri ♦al in the Canton, present himself to the Police, deliver bis pass. port, and:state his place of • residence, -unless he had done both on his arrival in the capital, or at the office of the Mayor in the first commune that he entered. 2. Foreigners who wish to remain more than three weeks after their arrival, will be referred by the Lieutenant of the Police to the Alien Office. 3. No foreigner shall be allowed to reside in the Canton, unless he has a regular passport, or legal document, from his own Go vernment. Those who belong to Stites that have Ministers in Switzerland, shall have their passports countersigned by their r& spectile legations. 4. Foreigners who shall settle in the Canton without permission. keeperrof lodging-houses, inns, and others, who shall receive fo- I r eigners without such permission, shall be visited with a punish ment which may amount to two hundred and fifty florins fine; and fear days imprisonment. 5. A foreigner who has been sent out of the Canton and shall re turn, may be arrested by the gens d'artnes and brought over the frontiers or to prison, and is liable to a penalty not exceeding 250 florins fine, and four days imprisonment. If the offence is re peated the penalty may be doubled. LETTER FROM THE KING OF FRANCE TO THE SWISS CANTONS. . . .. s i. r ' • l ir l : .. _ _ _ .... ~~ _~.. _. 44 To our dear and great Friends and Allies, the President and De puties of the twenty-two Cantons in the General Diet of the Swiss Confederation.' " Louis, by the Grace of GOD, King of France and Navarre. VERE DEAR GI:V.AT FRIER'S AND ALLIES, " We felt a lively pleasure. at the receipt of your letter, in which you congratulate us on the events which restored the King of Spain to his lights. The attach silent and fidelity which you have always shewn to our person and our family, left us no doubt of the interest you toolc in the happiness which we felt from such rapid and brilliant successes. - We are particularly affected by the sentiments you express for our much-beloved nephew, the. Due d'Angouleme. Dt vi tie Nom:IL/xi; has visibly favoured our , enterprize.—To it we owe our thanks that our efforts have been crowned with success, and that the worthy son of• our adoption has triumphed. " It will, we trust, complete its work, and cause tran (pinky, happiness, and a.v.iie liberty to follow the inis fottunes.Which have affected Spain We are happy to be able to speak to you of the good condect of the Swiss ' ,troops who took. part in this campaign: Their discipline altrl blavery were ‘reatilked by the Prince simo, who' bestows on. them the praises they. Merit. We expect no less from their .zeal 'in the servioe 'Of sue • Croft, and we ate assured, that in fdpostirii the example 'of tleir brethren * who have preceoe4 them:in'tbe noble career of arms E they will always martin faithful.-tithe principles of honour, which are in them an innate virtue. " We joyfully embrace this agreeable bpporttinity to renew to you the assurance •of our perfect esteem and sincere regard. We pray to GOD, dear and great friends and allies, to have you in his holy keeping. . . " Written ift our Educe of the 'nineties, on the 17th day of the month of December, in the year at Grace 1823, and the twenty ninth of our reign. " Your goad Maud and Ally,: !• 14 . LOUIS, CHATEAUDRIAND.".• (Signed) (Countersigned) - The House of Commons last night having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, LordyaLstsarrox proposed the Army Esti mates for the year. His statements, which were.clear and satisfac tory, prove that die fears expressed by alarmists at the increase of our Aemy, have no foundatioh whatever. This Increase; the NObk Lord said, would consist of six Regiments, upon the same scale, as to numbers, as those already on foot; and of an addition of 200 men to each of the Veteran Battalions, forming togethet a total Of 4,560 men, including Officers. The charge to . Meet this aug mentation of force bad been originally estimated at 160,0001. but be had since ascertained that such deductions could be Made as would reduce it to 45,0001. which would be the whcile additional expen- ., diture incurred by the country on that account. The Noble Laid then declared " that it was not front any apptehenslon that the peace of Europe was likely to be disturbed, that this augmentation' was made to our Army. It was not with a view either to a foreign war, or for the maintenance of internal tranquillity. The grounds upon which his Majesty's Govemtnent had acted in the eourse they had pursued, and upon which, no doubt. Parliament wouldsincti on their conduct, was solely with reference to the state of our Welt India Colo. nies." He then concluded by moving a Resolution to empower his Maas:err to raise of Land Forces not exceeding 75,341 Regulars, es. elusive of 5,554 men in the Royal Veteran Battalions in Ireland, for . the service of Great Britain and Ireland In the present year. Mr. Hem, far front being saddled with these arrangements, and the reasons given for the proposed increase of force, attempted to prove, in a long speech, not only that • there ought to. be no in crease, but that there ought to be a dimintitiOn of 6,000, men.— :Notwithstandin; the almost universal expiessinn of sentiment in favour of the increase. the Honourable gentleman pressed his ;amendment to a division, and had the pleasure of .finding himself the head of a gloriasts minority of ten, against a majority of 102 friends to the strength and real interests of their country. THE ARMY. . The 77th Regiment of Foot, which embarked some time since at Cork, for Jamaica, did not. sail for hs destination till the 17th inst. having been detained - by contrary winds. Several detachments belonging to Regiments In India have been ordered from Chatham, to embark on board the William Faints Indiansan, for Madras, The ItSth Regiment, now at Brighton, is under orden to march for Plymouth on Wei:tenderer:4 to the great regret of the Brigh tonlans, with whom they are great favourites. • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday the despatches for Bengal and.Chisa, by the nr.David l Scott, were.closed at the Bast Itdia House, and delivered to the Purser pf that ship. Mr. J. Sonoma is appointed Lieutenant of the HICLA no* fitting at Deptford. The Joseph, Booms, from Philadelphia to Londonderry, was totally wrecked on the 9th inst. at North Uist—part of the cargo expected to be saved. The Mayflower, Jonas, from Plymouth to Penzance, was aban doned on the 14th kw. being in a sinking state. The Calypoi, Planar's, front Cork to London, lise'got bee ilam% leaky, and it Is feared most dieehtflW-__ _' The arrival of the Boonton? ' Vienlidonintl ate G. Moos*, , KGB. from the Mediterranean ; and of the Gintreeerea, Commo dore Sir E. Owns, 8.C.8. from the West Indies, may be dailt ow . , pealed. The Gwynn:is sailed froth Janata, on her way beim, on the 10th January. . The-Banana, 26 guns, Captain 7 Forms, arrived at Portsmosds on Wednesday, from a cruise. . Captain C. M. Was.ua, and Lieutenant B. Gazroten t are ap pointed to the Mime, 20-gun sloop, ordered tobe recommissioned at Portsmouth, sled to be fitted fot foreign service. Lieutenant E. PLACIOptSORG is appointed to the Saxaaano ; Lieutenant J. E. Newt, to the At. nit. . • Monday afternoon the 16th inst. as the seamen of his Majesty's ship Ttsmento, reAtting at Chatham, were about to lower the top mast cross-trees from the mast-head to the deck, the tackle • affixed to them gave way, and in falling they unfortunately struck the boatswain, who was at the moment superintending the lowering of than, and. killed him (xi the spot ; his skull being literally split in two by the Wow. Focuotrru ' Fssaneav 19.—Wind S . E. by S — Arrived the fol— lowing outw ard bound vessels, from London • viz.--The Julius, Lady Harwood, Ruby, Nally, and John; als o, the Doiothea and York Merchant, from Shields. PLYMOUTH, IiZIMIAST 19.—WiOd SAL—Arrived the Release, from Shields for timing ; and Helon,Wtheon, from Terceira. POIMMOVIIft Yana Ili! ft—WindWesterly.—Sailed the Mary Ann, Maims, for Mika; and Vigilant, gamma, for London. The Duke of Bedford, onsimiatime, for Madras, remains. Ships at Spidisad—Ramins and Jame. In Harbour=Quatot CHMILOTTE, VIGIOST, Amon, Tun Tea, Twain, SAMARANG, bus., Crust, Staaaowaaws, PARDO IiA, GLASSOOP/M4 Astacus; Crown, and Puerta. ,Re- FRIBILITAILY 110.—Wind N.B.—No arrivals or sailinp. mains, his Majesty's ship ilmsumas. Livaaroot., PRIMO/MT 19. Sailed the Cossack and Brilliant Star, for Maranham ; Caledonia, &MAU ; and Wilsons, CAurstax, for Demerara ; Agnes, Wavatt, for Gibraltar; and Blossom,Wit, LIAM, for Genoa. Miamian Fesattiev 10.-.• The Malvin , SUM/11411; from Shields to iouthampton, got aground on the Mantra, and was brought inhere leaky. A smack (name unknown) logd- agreed to keep a-bead of the Malvina, and conduct her through a dangerous channel, and when close In the wake of the smack, she struck on the above shoal, and made signals of distress, bat her conductor paid no attention to them, and proceeded. CUSTOM-HOUSP, FEBRUARY 20.* Suns =ream Ltwasits--WiThelmina from Antwerp; Rotter dam, from Rotterd am; Emelida, from-limn) • Julie, from Calais ; 1 Speedwell:from Stangate Creek; C.ommeree,:ind Deception, from Calais • Canada, from Pernambuco; Famillens, from Christiana; Arcadia' n, front Memel; liester,llolll Palermo; and Edward, from Palau. Farms= OUTWARDS The Hero, for Dantzle ; &lath. for Smyrna ; Mathilde, for Elslneur • Dew Drop, for, Quebec ; Mar shal Blucher ' for Rotterd a m ; and Jollizabetb, for Dublin. . . CLEARING Ourwiarts—The Rosanna, fur Batavia; Shwa, for St. Lucia; Meduse for Antwerp"; Two Btothereold Hope, for Hamburgh ; Anne , Genoa ; Marquis of Camilla, fee ;'and Nile, for •Bilboa. • • . • - • • The KING was loudly cheered by the inhabitants of Hammersmith and Kensington, on his way to town, onWednestluy. Yesterday morning, the Duke and-Duchess of CLA-- Ryles left Bushy Park in their travelling carriage, and proceeded to the King's Palace, at Kensington, on a visit to the Duchess of Karr. The 'Royal uke proceeded to his residence in the Khig's Palace, St James's. The Duke of GLOUCESTER had a grand dinner party yesterday, at Gloucester Houk, Park-lane.' Wednesday, the Cabinet Ministers dinectwith the Duke of Wectricoton, at hitt house In Piccadilly. • We understand that - Mr. Serjeant BosAnQuET will preside as Judge- on the Western Circuit, in the room of Mr. Jus tice then/meson i who is in Italy for the benefit if his health.. , • Yesterday the LORD MAYOR entertained his Grace the Archbishop of Currinuouav, the Bishops of LONDON, Situation., CAXLISLE, fm.soLw, Cessna Sartre, Ramos, and Linzatez, end a select rut t y , at dinner at the Mansion House, after Unending the Atioiver sar; o f t h e Society for Propagating the (impel in Foreign nate. ° - ut AbWor.#l - Pt, VOI as~L • r.... . 'STATUR•OI . HIS ROYAL - InGMVASS, THE DUKE bp WRlv7::' , . ; - ; • . This day, betweeo'teai and eleven o'clock, .thd Status of- this. lamented Prince and benevolent man, at• the top: of Portland - place was formally thrown open. 'to the Public. GenerallirrnertAu. ' •Comptroller of his • koyal .Highnefs's Household, the 'Commissioners ap pointed to execute the um k,. and . several - friends of the Duke, among whom were a number of Members of Parliament, met, when the cover which enveloped the l Statue Was removed. The Statue is of bronze, placed on a pedestal of granite, and his Royal Highness is ex hibited in his full robes of State, leaning on a semi-co. limn. The attitude is highly characteristic of that dignity which characterized the Duke. • . LONDON MECHANICS' INSTIT • The proceeding* of this useful Institution have been hitherto merely of a preparatory nature, but we are happy to announce that it has now commenced itss cientific operations, And with every prospect of a most prosperous career. rA very numerous assem blage of the Members took place last night, at Dr. Latasav's Chapel, in Mtmkweil-street, Falcon-square, to hear the Inaugural addressed their President ' Dr. Binzaace ; and the first of a series of lectur e s by Prof essor Mama ov e,. on the Elementary Prin ciples of Mechanical Science.- From a statement made in. the course of the evening, it appears that the number of persons who have enrolled themselves as fdem hers is little short of 1,300. On the entrance of Dr. Smartt, attended by Reser BROUGHAM, Esq. M.P. Professor Mn.Lnioros, Messrs. MAILUNSAU and WILLIAY Vice-Presidents • Mr. RicueltoTartos, Mr..FRIXD, and o th er Members of the C ommittee of Managers; Messrr. llo arersoir and Honosers, the projectors of • the Institution, &c. &c. they were received with the loudest acclamations. Dr. litatexcx, in proceeding to address the Assembly, congratu lated them on the point at which they had arrived as an epoch of unequalled Importance in the progress of society. - The day was at length come which he bad long lintleipated, when the doors of the TeMple of Science were thrown open without reference to age, condition, or profession. This act was called for by the spirit of the' age in which We lived. It had been said by the wisest and most sa gacious of men, that there was a time for all things: in his opinion the present was the time, without dispute, for the diffusion of know ledge. A great genius of our own country had written, that— . " There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." Of this flood there was now a splendid example ; the tide which leads to fortune was now rolling on; the elevation they so long sought for would be now attained, if it were not neglected by them selves—if they did not renounce the glory of acquiring intellectual success. The Learned President, after expatiating at some length on, this topic, off e red some rema r ks for the purpose of repelling cer tain misapprehensions, or rather insinuations, which had been thrown out against the Institution—a kind of hesitating dislike which had been hinted by thos e who did not know th ose c once r ne d in it. They did not get credit for sing/mess of purpose. It had been asserted they did not declare their designs—that there was more amongst them' than they chose should meet the ear. For himself, an humble individual, be would affirm, that though not the originator of the Institution, he kept counsel with those who did originate it, and he would declare that he bad but one object in view—the improvement of the minds of the Mechanics of the me tropolis. For the originators also, as well as for all who had been actively Concerned in the establishment of the Institution, he could venture to answer, that such, and no other, was the purpose which dray contemplated. It had been farther asserted, that the object eipbe Institution was not the instruction of the Mechanics alone 40t,they had a political object. This he solemnly diedelemed.— Elb entered his protest against the charge--be disdained ridoe; be ,resigeed them, notwith less satisfaction thin sattls i so eloquence of the Gentleman who eat at his which at once shook the Senate and lhubed sisemisex is h a ts country's foes—(Loud applause). Be was sax Mumble 'end possessed no influence, but amens Was Wending labium. 'in all directions; and he would venni to amy l . that an lassinniss Nei as this could only iniieorate a pod Oeveillibelst. No maiwit6 had the advantages of education approval of.vielemee in pandas.— It was well said by the great political unknown, that the selmaden of a free .people was obedience to laws at their owe settlement; and the obedience of the English was of a cheerful and tali* ea , nue • the nyalty of Englishmed was a mama madmen to the !gnarellust'st- the litre. Demur Raw* somended his eddies, amides bind segnent . ./. Prosier *mantes Stew.. gilseeedegi :wbh hie intesideeteey 'l, widet Wird Irishmen: etaiedoo, and appeeredto give sultnetiost. • 11=111=1:= • The following is ale tetrad ofokiter, dated ,Rio de Jo inobv, Dec. 17 :—" The new Constitution, or rather the project formed by the Council of State, on bases presented to them by the `E'mperor, has this day been published. It is framed on very libe ral principles, and will, no doubt, be approved of by the majority, if not all, of the provinces. At the Mines and St. Paul's, the nee measures of the Emporor bad been approved of, and it.is to be hoped that they will be regarded in a similar moaner In the other provinces." • Letters were yesterday received, by wet of the United States, from Mexico, to the 2d, a n d f r om V era C rux , to the 22d of December. The former mention that every thing was tranquil in the Capital, mid the Constituent Congress were proceeding successfully in their labours. Commercial intercourse with the. provinces was re stored—animosities had ceased, by the meeting of the new Legislature, and the effect had been favourable to (commerce. The Vera Cruzletters mention, that the Spanish flotilla had left the harbour, in consequence of want of provisions, and it was presumed they had gone to the Havannah.^ The firing of the Castle on• the town had ceased, as it was presumed, because their ammuni tion was nearly exhausted. A Commissioner had been sent by the Mexican Government to - the United States, in order to purchase a small naval force, for which he is amply provided with funds. The British frigate Titer's had arrived at Sacrificios, wish' the Commis leioners on board, who wefe about to land, .and proceed to their destination. 'Very interesting information relative to the affairs of Greece has been received in London. The Hon. LEI-. essixa STANHOPE, who had been for some time-at teMptingto Man a corps of artillery, has at length suc ceeded to the utmost extent of his wishes, and now boasts thafthe Greekshave a force more than sufficient to reduce all the fortresses in the hands of the Turku. Mr. STANHOPE was receiving assurances of support from all parts of Greece, with earnest requests that he would intercede with England • to procure pecuniary and other means for the establishment of national schools throughout the country. Lord BYRON cond. nues the soul of the Greek cause; and is every where popujar. The Primates of Missolonghi have elected him a member of their Council. • His Lordship has undertaken to provide for the - expenditure of the war in Greece until the produce of the loan has been received.; and for this purpose•has sold an estate in England, the amount of which is placed in the hands r i of Messrs. Itaasou and Co: to be remitted to Greece according to his order. • CASE 07 Harms Goitstml.—,We have received the 1 following letter, in answer to the appeal made in our Paper of yesterday in behalf of this wretched girl. 'rile name and address of our humane Correspondent will be furnished to the girl's friends, on application at ourOtlice: vo THE soma or eve stna beg to inform your Cenuspoodent, through yam' valu able Paper, that U he or the tdrids of the unfortunate girl charged with the murder of the infant at East Grinstead, will make appli cation at my Mee as under, her ease will be fully attended to without fee or reward, and that Cannel shall be retained to defend her upon her triaL—l am, &c." An immoral dyer, complaining, that he could not ,fiz his colosirs, was advised to effect it by reformation in his conduct.—" How so?" " Because you must lire well if you wish too die well." , • • _ J ~/ - ,„ Kai -~ • .•. ;OLD B.IIEEY:Y'Itis:naS:• fi NANO WAWA to ' 114 .4 EttderbYe Peter Vag,, and Atari, *Bentect, welt .put ta the. bar,: pr -;e9 **talent chargin, .the ihree first. with burglarious] y Isseaksng and m em ; the dwelling-house - of John James, and, stealing there ut Propesty-so the amount of .10W. .and upwards, on t i lt 25th, of December last, in .the parish of St. I tnie Cletkenwill.• •,Benner stood charged as an accmary alter thICP. . • :Laster:Lasters .Bvgit; and King,were also indicted for bur: glarioqy. breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Bond Graham, and stealing therein property to ray co side: able amount. . .• .Anadditional detainer was lodged against Bing,wh o . in conjunction with . a woman named Eliza Bl ac k wel l , stood indicted. for assaulting John Francis Powell. and taking from his persona quantity of silver spoons, th e pr? Nerty of Richard Britton. prisoners were all well•known to the police. officers, who, on ,searching .their respective lodgingt, found a portion of the property in each.. The 'particulars of the first robbery have already fully appeared its the Police Reports, and consequzotiy, it is only necessary to say, that the facts of the ca,e having been brought hotne to the prisoners, the Jury found them Guilty. The recognizances or a witness .named Sarah Mills, who had pledged e art of the property, were estreated, in consequence of her non-appearance.. • • DRURY-LANE _THEATRE. That 'rich production of Sw4atriozitaa, The Merr3 Wives of Windsor, was revived last night at . this Theatre, and the Manager, following the example which bats proved so beneficial to the Treasury of the rival House, has Made it the vehicle of song as well.as' of the exqui site-wit of our i i,mmortal Bard. The caSt.includedtearly the whole comic and vocal talents of the company; and it has seldom been our good fortune to expel ience more delightful eistertainment than the representation of this Comedy afforded us.—Dow:v:4's personation of the ini. mitable Faisigif was in most parts rich and perfect ; and the performance was highly creditable to the talents of this distinguished Actor, who was deservedly re warded with repeated peals of applause. The other cultic parts were done ample justice to ; and WALLACE enacted the jealous Master Ford with much force and nature.__ The songs were selected from the works of the immot tal Author of the Comedy, and the selection was judi. -dons ; but the music does not rise above mediocrity.-- RAHA/41 and Miss STETHENS, however, by their splen did talents, so assisted the Composer, that the musical portion of the Play must still be regarded as a high treat. Several of their pieces were rapturously encored, especially the following old Scorch ballad, sung by BRAHMA without any accompaniment : “ My love Is like the sun in the firmament doth run, And always is constant and true, But your's is like the moon that wanders up anddown, And every month she is new " All you that are in love, and cannot it remove, I pity thepains yon endure; Experience makes me know that your hearts are: full of woe-- A woe that no Meta can care r 121P110,1111bItS 14211:41tt Aft failihillitTEß. Yesterday, a Meeting of the Merchants, Bankers, Trade's, and Inhabitants of the Cities of London and {Westminster p and the adjacent Counties, wa s h e ld at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of agree. int to such Resolutions, and adopting such measures as. should be deemed most expedient, with the view to the improvement of the streets and avenues of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and-the adjacent Counties. At one- o'clock, on the motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD, the chair was taken by CHARLES BARcLAy, Esq. Mr. RosaaT SLADI then opened the business of the. Meeting. He was sure they must all feel the importance of attempting, on a suitable stale, the improvement of the City of London ; and he therefore thought that he must have their fall approbation inlaying down this broad proposition—that the present state of the metro, polis, in many of its avenues and streets, was totally inadequate to the accommodation and convenience of the increased and increasing population of the tow; and its increased and increasing business--(Heee)...... What, then, was the remedy ? The Irish Legislature had, many years ago, adopted, at the - public expense, a plan for the improvement of - the City of Dublin. In the year 1782, they passed an Act, appointing a Wide 'Street Commissic'sners," and appropriating i tax of -per ton upon coals, for _the improvement of the metro. ,polls; and the consequence was, that through the ope. ration of that Act, Dublin became ultimately improved to a greater extent than any other 'City in Europe. He .had often occasion, within the last forty years, to visit • 'the Irish metropolis, which he remembered in its early state of disgrace, and had since repeatedly seen and admired in its extent of local embellishment—hi fine .quays running in a line of, four milei, where mud. 'and Marshes were previously situate. Why, then, the British metropolis be alone, neglected?— :The worthy Gentleman then. recapitulated the his tory of the . Engiisb duty on coals, pointing out the tinse and mode of its snetnesive alsgmensation until it : amounted, upon the citizens of L t ondon, to a tax of '9..4d. per cWdron. He hoped, the Legislature, if they did not repeal the whole of this tax, would at lees". tike off et. of its amount, leiving_3a. 4 d. and that out of the latter they would afford la. or Is. 6d. for carry-, fog into , effect the local improvements which thecitixene. of London called . for. As no time was - to be lost in promoting the business of the meeting, he would con clude by readings series of "resolutions shish had Wen. prepared by the Committee. The resolutions were then read. They contained an historical narrative of the principle upOn which the coal . - duties were established, and prayed that parliament would appropriate out of such portion 'of these duties as was retained, Is. or' Is. 6d. per cli.ildron, for the local improvement of the metropolis. Petitions to Parliament, and to the Corhulim Council of the city of London, founded upon' thi • rtsolutions s. were also read. • • . Mr. Alderman TRoktPsON and Bfr. Alationap Woo? also spoke in favour; of the Resolutions: • • . After a short conversation between' lin Salim pIION, Mr. Alderman WOOD, and other Gentlemen, respecting the ultimate ohject of those who were charged with the business of the - Meeting, the Resolutions and Petitions were unanimously agreed to, and thanks were voted to Mr. Slade and to the Chairman, for their set. vices upon the occasion:—The Meeting was respectably but thinly attended. LONDON: Ptinttd and publioiedby L4 osciflXT B PiCkin• Platy, Tot:pit-Bar • •. • • e' / • s Am..A,..-1---,--- • . .r• _...aaM i doe 5..411 !~ • a ;~:: .4 Z r