Star. — London, England, 1830-09-03 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. COBLENTZ, Ayes. 23. The grand review of 60,000 troops, which had been ordered by the Ki;:g of Prussia in this place, has been in a great degree counter nianded, as none of the garrison are to be withdrawn from the frontier .own. The King has decided that he will not come, and the body .f men who have already been assembled are to be inspected by the Prince Royal. There will be a field of only 20,000, and they are to have three grand days, on the 6th, 7th, and 3th of September. ieveral Englishmen are flocking to the neighbourhood, and it is ex pected that two or three of our most distinguished officers will be present. The troops are encamped within two miles of the town. AMLA.CIMPELLE,3usg 30. The announcement of disturbances at Brussels occasioned consider. title sensation and anxiety here hut it was hoped that nothing serious would occur in this neighbourh ood. I am sorry, however, to state, that this hope has not been realized. Very alarming riots have taken place at Verviers, the frontier town of the Netherlands, and within about 10 miles of the frontiers of Prussia. and the town is at this moment, in a state of insurrection. The Custom-house was set fire to, and the house of a notary was pillaged and destroyed. The workmen of Soen, a Prussian frontier Prus s ian town, on hearing of what was taking place at Verviers, rose, and to a man, proceeded to assist in the work of destruction at Verviers. The consternation caused by this reinforcement to the already triumphant mob, is not to be described. Early this evening, serious riots occurred in this town. The populace, in great numbers, paraded through the streets, uttering loud cries and menaces, and then proceeded to attack the houses of persons who were obnoxious to the lower orders. Property to a large extent has already been destroyed by them, and an attempt has been made to break open the prison and to liberate the persons con. fined, many of whom arc of the worst possible description. Hitherto, however, they have failed in this attempt. Whilst lam writing the' mob is in the act of pillaging the house of Mr. Cockerell, the eminent, manufacturer, who has, perhaps, done more to serve these misguided , workmen than any person in the country. lam sorry to say there are no troops in the town, and that the substantial inhabitants show no dis position to unite for the protection of property,and the restoration of trap. quillity. Some individuals certainly have taken up arms, but they form by no means a body su ffi ciently strong to repress the I nfuriated popu lace. Both here and at Vervlers the cry among the riotors his been efiefly for wink, unaccompanied by political allusions. PARIS, August 31. The recognition of the government of France by that of Great Britain has diffused joy among the Parisians. The friendly disposition of the British nation had been previously known here, but the formal acknowledgment of the new sovereign of France was wanting to complete the bonds of amity which now, for the first time since the revolution of 1789, connect the two countries. England has, in the eyes of France, the merit of having been the first of the great Powers to recognise her right of choosing her own form of government ; a merit which will be duly appreciated. All fears of a rupture with the neighbouring Powers (Austria and Prussia in particular) begin to subside. The disturbances in Brussels, which threatened at first to involve the Continent in war, have assumed a character very diffetent from that which it was expected they would have taken ; the Belgians have not askal,nor have the French oared issistance,with the intention of expelling the reigning family from the Ne therlands. The storm which a week since menaced Europe may pass by, and may not re-appear for some few seasons; but the re-union of Belgium to this country is as clear in the perspective as had been for several years the downfall of the senseless Government we have just seen overthrown in France. You have, ere this, received an account of the review of the National Guards of Paris in the Champ de Mars, last Sun. day. You will have seen that the King said it exceeded in splendour, the celebrated confederation In the same place on the 14th July, 1790. To his testimony I can add the evidence of no less a man than Marshal the Due de Dalmatie (Soult,) to prove it to have been " the most superb military spectacle seen in Europe in modern times."— The review of which I speak was, however, otherwise remarka ble, and worthy of admi rat i on . It presented to the world an assemblage of 50,000 armed, and of ten times that num. ber of unarmed, citizens, united in sentiments of patriotism and attach. tnent to their chose Sovereign, and of a Monarch not less patriotic, no less ardent titan they In his love of real liberty. His use of the word Camarades!" raised a cheer which you should have heard to enable you to estimate its strength and unanimity. Paris is as tranquil as 1 have ever seen it. Pleasure is once more the pursuit of Its lively inhabitants. The races commence to-day in the Champ de Mars, and promise to be btilliant. We had yesterday on the Seine (at Gros Caillon) a species of tournament which has been frequently de. 'icribed in the English Journals. It commenced at two o'clock, and did not close until six. The " Blues" had it all their own way, having knocked into the river their 24 opponents. No unpleasant accident oc curred to mar the pleasure of the scene. The vanquished got each a goad ducking, and joined heartily in the laugh raised at their ex pense. Front this brief notice you may infer that Paris is owe more herself. The weather is superb. The harvest is nearly all housed 4 and the vintage will prove ha quality the finest known these 18 years. ANOTHER LETTER—SAME DAY.' I had intended to divert myself at the Champ de Mars with the avursu a cheval, but, in the way, being informed that Lord Stuart de Hothsay would proceed in state to the Palais Royal, to deliver the new Letters of Credence, which the Moniker of this day informed us be had received from London,l altered my intention,and forthwith proceeded, at half.put two'clock, to the Palace. Shortly afterwards his Lordship, at tended by the Secretary and three other gentlemen of the Embassy, drove up in three carriages, the coachmen and footmen in their magnificent state liveries, ft.c. His Lordship in full Court dress, and decorated with several Orders, looked remarkably well. Amongst the company assembled to witness the ceremonial of the presentation of his Lordship, were Al. Lafitte, President of the Chamber of Deputies, and Baron Pasquier, President of the Peers. The solemn act of recognition of King Louis Philip has therefore taken place. We continue inundated with placards. I have just read two; one vastly flattering to an Englishman, being no less than the most vulgar and violent abuse of England and Englishmen, in the shape of a lead. ng and tolerably long diatribe of the Cicerone, a new Paper, which I do not remember to have seen before. The other is a purely revolu tionary address. The Funds are still exceedingly heavy. The Three per Cents. 7fif. sbc. with a great pressure of Money Stock in the market. This letter having no other object than Lord Stuart's visit to the King, which I considered might be interesting to your readers, I shall leave what further I have to say until to-morrow. THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS. The King is a good but not a great man. He would have made an exellent merchant, an admirable farmer, or a perfect country gen. tionan ; but, " the angels wept " when they saw him made Hang. To be a King in Europe, since the schoolmaster has been abroad, is no easy task ; and, to be a King of a divided country—of a nation composed of two distinct people, whose feelings, interests, passions, prejudices, language, manners, and wants, are completely opposed to each other, and, above all, between whom there exist eternal jealousies, is undoubtedly yet more difficult than to be King either of France or Great Britain. The King of the Pays Baa, like most good sort of men, has a good many prejudices—and he is by no means de. ficient in obstinacy. He has got it into his head that as England, Ireland, and Scotland, are united, therefore it is just as easy to unite Belgium and Holland. He never could be made to understand that England was stronger than either Ireland or Scotland, and that in the union there was a good deal of force and conquest. He never could be' . induced to believe that England and Ireland were not really united in' spite of the Act of Union, and that had not Catholic Emancipation been recently granted, Ireland, though less powerful than England, would have declared herself independent. He never could be brought to feel and understand that Scotland retained her national religion, her national laws, and ancient front time immemorial approved ; no r wou ld h e ever believe, that usagesa not such concessions been made, the South. ems would never have maintained their position in the land o' cakes. ' The King of the Pays Baa is not, however, an ignorant, or ill read man, but he is not sufficiently enlightened for 1890, and he does not comps. bend why that which may be very good for Amsterdam, may be very bad for Antwerp. What have been the consequences of this error ? Why the King has governed two different people by the same rules_ the same laws, the same Parliament, the same Constitution, and with the same Ministers. He has imposed taxes of a general character, that have borne heavily on the Belgians, and lightly en the Dutch, simply because he would have the same system adopted with reference to all his subjects. Because he was a protestant, at.d attached to a particular system of education, he thought that the same system was the best for the Belgians and the Catholics. Because in Holland they did not :peak French, therefore he thought that it was not desirable that they Should adopt the language in Belgium. Because he was a Dutchman and a Protestant, and attached to Holland, he thought that as King he was bound to pursue a Dutch system with reference to all his subjects. He forgot that the Belgians, paying more direct taxes than the Dutch, had a right to demand or to expect that the Belgian system should be pursued, and not the Dutch ; or that at least, as a sort of compromise, that one system should be pursued in one country and the other system in the other part of the kingdom. When his Flemish übjects protested against the same system of Civil, Military, and .ctlestastical Government being pursued in both countries, he treated the protesters as rebels, and said, " You wish to divide Holland from Belgium, whilst I wish to unite them." But union sex impossible . Yet t h e King was unconvinced, and like the shstinate Prussian General who, because green spectacles suited his eye. a~required th a t all o ffi cers and privates who had weak eyes s h ou ld wear green spectacles, even thou g h w i t h t h em they were unable to dia. cover a inane wall at the distance of a yard--so the King of the Pays Bat said, " My system is a good one for Holland—and the Dutch are c ontented with it—and Holland thrives under it ; and therefore it is an admirable system for Belgium, and you must be attached to is—must respect and love it—and must he benefitted by it." The Ah of the Pays Baa, resembling your St. John Long, with one oil of witzd appli. acton for all complaints. insisted upon it, after the manner of your anti Table modern Esculapin*, that that which was good for con sumption was excellent for the head-ache, the heart-ache, and broken bones, But at length Miss Cashin died—and at length the Belgians would. submit to the Dutch embrocation no longer. If they had continued to use the specific of the King of the Pays Bas, their liberties would have expired, and Belgium would have become a mere Colony of Holland. The only difference between St. John Long and good King William and Holland is, that the former deceived others, whilst the latter was himself deceived. And the only difference between the patients of the former and the subjects of the latter is, that the pa. tients of the quack had faith even to the tomb, whilst the subjects of the King had only faith to a certain time, when they perceived the danger of their condition, and applied promptly other remedies, and set about in right earnest to cure themselves. SPIRIT OF THE JOURAV.4LS. Tisties.—lt is affirmed, amonisi other explanations of the occur. rences which have taken place in the Netherlands, that a deep leaven of manufacturing jealousy towards foreign (that is, principally English) workmen had entered into the general mass of turbulence in which the commotions originated. At Ghent and Verviers, more especially, there is stated to be a considerable exasperation against the English establish ments in these towns, which, with other accessions of foreign industry, have been fostered by the King's enlightened zeal for the public welfare, but condemned in the Netherlands, as foreign workmen were at Paris and as every approach to improvement through innovations having the least spark of liberality about them, have been among the English "operatives" themselves, for their encroach ment on the monopoly, or some other special privilege of the workmen still this will not account for the spirit in which the upper classes of the Flemings have turned against the system of the Government the van tage-ground gained by the armed people. It is, we trust, by no means to be inferred, because the Kinghas ordered large bodies of troops to march on Brussels, he therefore designs to carry matters towards his people with a high hand, and to subjugate before he conciliates them. There are, no doubt, among the Brussels insurgents many wicked and desperate as well as honest individuals—men who might take advantake of the absence of troops, or of any other evidence of physical weakness in the Government, to stir up a daring and iniquitous rebellion, for ob jects which upright men would abhor, and whom ills necessary therefore to restrain by terror, while the several questions between King and people are discussed with a view to peaceable and permanent arrange. ment. To yield with dignity, the concession ought to be one which the world will give the party credit for having power to withhold, should he think proper. It is not a little gratifying to be able to collect from well-informed observers, that the revolutionary, or rather we should hope, the liberal parry in the Netherlands, arc adverse to any French ,connexion. HERALD.—It will be recoll ect t hat the Duke of Wellington and Sir hoben Peel seceded from Mr. Canning's Administration on the ground of an attachment to the Church of England, so pure and per. feet that it would not allow them to sit in a Cabinet with a Prime Mi nister who was disposed to grant to the Roman Catholics a qualified emancipation. It will be recollected that the Duke, on attaining the Premiership himself, into which he stepped with the support and appro. batten of all those who were opponents of the Catholic claims, and who considered hint the unflinching champion of their cause, suddenly wheeled round, and with the assistance of Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Goulburn, and other zealous denouncers of the Popish politics of Mr. Canning, made larger concessions to the Roman Catholics than BlLCanning would ever have ventured to propose. So much for the sincerity of their principles, and for the honourable motives which actuated the persecution that their eloquent rival expe. rienced at their hands. Why do we advert to this subject ? Not for the purpose of agitating a question which is now at rest, and which we hope will never rise again to disturb the peace of the community—nor with the view of throwing any suspicion on the Duke's attachment to the Established Church, of whose exclusive rights and privileges he was, during the life-time of the late Duke of York, so gallant and uncompromising a defender. We only mean to remind his Grace and others, who preferred the retention of place to the observance of principle, that as they are still, no doubt, anxious to prove to the Church of England the interest they take in her welfare, it will be more than ever necessary to give all the moral advantages possible to an establishment which is now stripped of her peculiar legal protection. We would have these guardians of the national religion consider that, as the external barriers are gone, she ought to be provided with new resources of internal I strength. The Duke, and some of those persons who now bold high appointments in his Administration, used to prognosticate the worst ca. lamities to both Church and State, if ever Roman Catholics should be admitted in this realm to political power. We still give them credit for retaining Protestant sentiments, although, under the influence of some miraculous illumination, they abjured their Protestant policy, and let that power into the State in all its unrestricted energy, which they used to ten the people was the implacable enemy of their religious faith and their political institutions. It is not necessary to our view of the mat. ter that we should either admit or disclaim a participation in the belief of the alleged danger. We treat the question, in the present instance, avowedly and strictly on the principle of the argument od hominess, as applicable to the Noble Duke and his colleagues, who, by point- Mdout the terrors of Popery incessantly to the public mind, themselves to the political elevation which enabled them to bring about the very event which they had so zeal. only deprecated. The Duke had opposed Catholic: emancipation as dangerous to the Church—he supported it as indispensable to the secu rity of the State. He and Sir Robert Peel disclaimed any change of opinion, while they advocated so decided a change of policy. They did not assume for their concessions the credit of liberality—they described themselves as compelled by necessity to make concessions which were evil, with a view of averting a greater evil. They admitted that they would have adhered to the principle of exclusion, which protected the Church, but they dreaded a civil war that would desolate the country. Do not these Statesmen also admit that, yielding to the alleged over whelming necessity on the7one band, called for redoubled vigilance on the other ?—Do they not allow that, since the Church has lost her power, it is necessary that she should be protected by additional purity ? As Prime Minister, his Grace is at the head of the Police of the Church—he appoints the watchmen, on whose character for vigilance and lute. grity her security, under Heaven, depends. We do not say how his Grace has hitherto performed this duty, nor will we do more than allude to the rumours which are afloat as to his future intentions; but this we will say, that, if the Premier has any regard for his own cha. racier, and would not make it evident that his professed anxiety fur the interests of the Church was a mere juggle a nd a c h ea t, h e w ill hesitate betore he selects for the honour and responsibily of the mitre, any per son whose elevation would only prove that the low and time-serving ambition, which degrades the man, constitutes the best qualification of the Prelate. If vicious patronage sap the foundation of the Church, public opinion will do the rest. Priestly pomp will but ill supply the place of the Christian virtues which oat to form its strength and or nament. Surrendered to faithless I, it will be betrayed—de. prived of its moral influence, it w' lose its only support, and become a " mutilated structure, soon to fall." THE REVOLUTION. Communication in the Morning Post. The late revolution in France is the act of a few men who cannot be said to possess superior talent, but who, being vain of themselves, looked upon every thing as ill done which was not done either by them or for them, and plotted the overthrow of all established order for the purpose of securing their own domination. These men, after having long remained in the shade, after having organized revolution throughout every country in Europe, began in 1829 to domineer over the Fr e nch Mi a i str y, au d to t h reaten the dynasty. This led to the formation of the Administration, at the head of which Prince Polignac was placed. The aspiring party felt deeply wounded by this change, sad raised violent outcries against it. The Prince Po lignac sod his colleagues should have had immediate recourse to vigo rous measures in support of the Monarchy and of France. By their timidity and their slowness, all was lost. Recovered from the stupor at first occasioned by this change of Ministry, the party rallied, recom menced their manmuvres, and began to act on the offensive. The hesitation of the Ministry aided the conspirators, and greatly promoted their projects of anarchy. The Duke of Orleans concurring in these culpable designs, made ad vances to this party, entered into correspondence with then], and the result was • compact to change the crown into a republican cap. Less could not be done for the great conspirator than to secure to , him the throne, transformed into a President's chair. It was thus that every thing was arranged at the beginning of the year. The revolution was then organized. The Journals became more vio lent in their calumnious attacks. They preached up a refusal of im posts, resistance to the laws, and a change of dynasty. Opposed in this course by the firmness of the tribunals, they saw the necessity of being more moderate in their essays, and the license of the press was so far tempered as to confine its attacks to foreign governments, particularly to that of England. It now became necessary to have recourse to other measures, in which they saw that if many were concerned, the risk of detection would be increased. It was expedient, therefore, to select some individual of genius, with a talent for writing, versed in foreign languages, and standing in friendly relation with the great revolu tionists of every country. He must also have connections in England, that his writings might be circulated through the aid of his revolu tionary friends. It was one M. Le Dieu, who was charged with this mission ; and this proves, more clearly than any thing else could prove, the inter vention of the Duke of (Maas. M. Le Dieu was a long time at. tached to General Dumourier, and remained with him to his death. The Duke of Orleans then allowed him part of the pension which Dumourler was is the habit of receiving,. 11. Le Dieu paid a visit to England last year, at the sone time the Duke of Orleans did, aad from thane pr oceeded to Lyons, when be was occupied with Mini, Quin., and other refugees, in organizing a revolution in Spain. When t e signal was given and every thing papered, M. le Dieu brouglft out Le Rapeememed des Peupke. Is the first number the views of the party was wed sad thoexpubion of the Bourbons fixed towhee sionpof Of this it is easy to be convinced, by a pretended letter from Paris, dated March 19. It is Impossible not to see from this that a conspiracy arm on foot. Every expedient was had recourse to to give popularity to the pub. lication of M. Le Dieu. The Westosinsterßeview devoted a long article to it. The Joutnals of England, Scotland, and Ireland quoted from and recommended the work on the Revolutions of all Countries. M. Le Dieu, thus encouraged, continued his insults and his outrages on all governments, with the exception of that of England. In each number he gave an account of what was passing in Paris; and his constant cry was, " it is necessary to expel the Bourbons, and they shall be expelled." Whoever does not see in these proceedings the clearest evidence of con spirag, must be utterly blind. Under such circumstances, no alternative was left to the French Mi. nistry but to act on the offensive in support of the Monarchy, and they accordingly recommended those great measures which have been so un. fortunate in the result, b.cause they were too long delayed. Nothing, however, is now mor e certain than that the change which has taken place will be a source of the greatest evils to the country. When the conspiracy shall have had in France all the success it can have—when Mina, Quiroga. and their partizans, shall have departed— and when the time of action shall arrive, 111. Lc Dicu will abandon the enterprise, and recommend the grant of funds for a war against Spain. You may rely upon my correctness in these statements. This is the true explanation of what has occurred. It is right that Government should be infor..ed of this, and be upon its guard, for the revolutionists will not be content till the ensign of rebellion is hoisted in England. UN REFUtiIIE AMI DE SON ROI. THE OFFICE OF CORONER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Situ—Observing in your Paper of Saturday last a Latter, in which " A Freeholder" inquires whether you really think medical knowledge, as well as legal, necessary in a Coroner, with reference to the election which is a!,out to take place for the County of Middlesex ; I beg to send you the following remarks, leaving your Correspondent to draw his own inference, and vote accordingly. That Coroners are very ancient officers at common law, is admitted by all, and they arc so called because they deal principally with the Pleas of the Crown. In fotnier days they were also the principal Conservators of the Peace within their counties, and may now bind to the peace any person who makes an affray in their presence—See Hawk. p. c. 2nd b. c. 8. Coroners are of three kinds -Ist. By virtue of office..-2nd. By Charter or Commission.-3rd. By Election. On the Rest and second points, I would observe, that the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench is, by virtue of his office, prin cipal Coroner of England, and may, if he please, exercise the jurisdic. dun of Coroner in any part of England ; that the Mayor of London is by charter Coroner of London ; and that in other corporate placel the Chief Magistrates are also Coroners within their respective jurisdic. Lions. Is not this decisive of the opinion of our ancestors on the im portant point at issue ? and can any instance be found of the King's Sergeant Surgeon, or any other member of that profession, holding the situation of Coroner by virtue of his office, or by charter or commission ? Let us now look at the duties which the Coroner has to perform : these are in great measure ascertained by stet. 4th Edw. I. and consist prin cipally in enquiring, when any person is slain, or dies suddenly, or in prison. concerning the manner of his death ; and if any be found guilty of murder or other homicide, the Coroner is to commit them to prison for further trial, and is also to enquire whether any deodand has accrued to the King, or the lord of the franchise, by the death. Can any one doubt the necessity of legal knowledge for the discharge of these duties under ordinary circumstances ? and are not the facts which distinguish murder from manslaughter frequently so complicated, as to require, in addition to legal knowledge, an acquaintance with the rules of evidence, and experience in the practice of the Courts of Law, In order to lay the case properly before the Jury, and prevent the committal of a person for murder who has been guilty of an inferior crime. If the Coroner is deficient in these points, he must either discharge his duty under a fearful responsibility, or be must at his own expense procure legal assistance; but whether he is acquainted with the art of surgery or not, persons skilled in medicine or surgery, according to the nature of the case, must be examined as witnesses, and on their testimony, and not on the opinion of the Coroner, the Jury must deliver their verdict. Weymouth, August 30. G. A. PINE ARTS. BOMBASTES FURIOSO—BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. George Cruikshank has several imitators, but unquestionably no equal t his brother Robert is far his inferior both in design and humour. It is, however, in the latter quality that George will maintain his supe. riority, inasmuch as design is a thing of comparatively mechanical at tainment The new edition of Rhodes's Boa/14sta ,Purioso, with wood-cuts after George Cmikshank, has produced this remark; and we do not remember any undertaking on which he bas been engaged which better shows off his great and peculiar talents as a grotesque artist.— The burleque drama itself was very worthy of his pencil, for in its way it has always appeared to us to have only one fault, viz. that the King and General at the close are restored to life without any attempt, on the part of the author, to account for the resuscitation, by the power of ma. gle, medicine, or otherwise. This publication, by Redd, of Great Newpornatreet, will have one injurious tendency—that we shall never laugh at lambastes Fur ioso again on the stage ; for George Cruik. shank has rendered it so irresistibly ludicrous, that the efforts of the actors, Liston not excepted, must hereafter appear "fat, stale, and un profitable.* Tom Thumb and The Mayor of Garret are also in George Crulkshank's hands for illustration; but, above all, we recom. mend to his pencil The Beggars' Opera, as that fine satire was origin ally written by Clay. Here he will have more to do with truth than absurdity. Ma. DALIENO'S UDORAMA AND COSMORAMA, BAZAAN, LEI. CENTLE.SQUARE.—The Udorama is a model from nature, representing the beautiful valley of Grindelwald, and the surrounding scenery, as seen from the foot of the Faulhorn, in the Canton of Berne, in Switzer. land. This admirable way of thus representing objects in nature or art, is here managed with great skill and effect. The different appearances of morning, noon, evening, and night, are correctly indicated. The scene is well chosen, the colouring and effect of the rocks and glaciers good—the real water-fall and lake—the cottages, cattle, figures, and verdure, are disposed with correctness and taste; the mountains, stretch. ing from the towering Skrekhom on the left, to the Jungtrou on the right, give a most imposing coup The last named mountain is the most magnificent of all the chain of the Alps. It is surrounded on all sides by dreadful precipices, and terrific ranges of rocks, covered with eternal snows, and rising to a height of 12,852 feet above the level of the are. This sublime scene is got up with great taste and patience ; and when a few proposed additions are made, is likely to be a source of attraction for a long time. The Cosmorama consists of four pictures— " The Cape of Good Hope," " Rome," " Warwick Castle," and the "Menai Suspension Bridge" over the Blenai Straits, North Wales, which unites the island of Anglesea with the main land. The bridge is. perhaps, the most attractive work of art that now adorns the British do. minions. Tag OCTORAMI.—This exhibition consists of eight scenes from engravings made by artists who accompanied the French Expedition to Algiers. lit. The Town and Harbour of Toulon, whence the French fleet sailed.-2d. The Embarkation of the Troops.-3d. The Review of the Fleet.-4th. The whole Expedition, comprising 600 ships at 'ea.-6th. The Landing of the Troops at Sidi Ferruch.-6th. The Bar tle of Sidi Ferruch.-7th. The City of Algiers from the Bay.-Bth. Triumphal Entry of the French into Algiers.—The principle of exhi. bitten is similar to the other dioramas, only that this has a drop-scene let down during the change of subject. The keeping, colouring, and effect of the pictures are judiciously arranged. The figures are painted with decision and spirit. " Th e Battle of Sidi Fennel," and " The Entry into Algiers" are particularly animated. " The City of Algiers" is sweetly painted. Every pains have been taken to make these views worthy of public notice. The Phrsiorama (or Cosmorama, for such indeed it is,) is got up on a scale well adapted to exhibit the best pictures in Europe, and this way of showing them would be greatly to their advantage. The pictures in number are fourteen, of which we notice " York Minster on fire ;" the perspective of tilling all very well—but the reflection is not that of fire, it is theatrical—it is not the vivid reflection of flames, it is *coo scarlet— the fire itself wants mere white mixed with blue and green. " Bel shazzar's feat" is all fire, and defective in the drawing of the figures.— " The Needles, and the Isle of Wight" arc very effectively managed. " The towel Rock Bridge, in America" d e serv e s equa l p ra i se . " The Wile," to make it interesting, should have better figures. " The Interior of Charon Church Nils much to praise. " Elba" is pretty—so is " Giant's Causeway." " Constantinople" conveys a good idea of the buildings, but not of the climate ; it wants more warmth. " Hoot Blanc and the Valley of Cluunong" have much nature. " Henry the Seventh's Chapel" has a stiffness about it, but is very like. These two exhibitions have a 1 ether twenty-two pictures, some of which are really very clever, and the manner of showing them is good. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. An Operetta (of French origin) was produced lad night under the Ws of Th. Foster Brothers. It is en effective little trifle, the plot of which may be thou briefly sketched :— Cr epasid (Mr. W. BitaxEr), a grinding usurer, is creditor to the family of Therm (Kim 11. Cam) fora debt of 20L which interest, with the expenses of writs, at. has increased to 351. and at the opening of the piece is threatening a leisure of house and furniture, in default of payment within an hour and a quarter. Jaw! (Dlr. J. Round.) is enamored of Therm, but find ing the fair impenetrable to all solicitatkma. though backed by a landed estate of full two sacs, be applies to Bertrand (Mr. J. Visima), cou sin to Thereee, and just returned from service in the army, to plead his muse. Though Bertrand's affections lie in the same direction, he under takes the task; be aceardingly seeks an interview with There's, who, in a very prettily-arran ge d dialogue, aided by a sang and the iodides of a letter, intimates—first, that Jam: has a more favoured rival ; se condly, that that rival is Bertnsesd himself. Immediately afterwards, however she discloses the ruined state of her altars. Crepaud enters, and deaf to every ralielletrailla urges the " penalty and forfeit of his bond, stating as a pretest that be requires the money to provide a sub. agitate for hie son, who has been drawn by the conscription. &rimed resolves to offer himself, and is about to enter the winks, when Jima, who has 1,-come acquainted with the circunutanoss, discharges Ilia debt with a year's revenue of his la riled est.tte, renouncing his 401:11 claim to There.ie, and removing evory'tgistack to h.- union wit:: Be r trawl. Our readers will recognise in this the Vaudev:lle of Le • crii. the single variation from which is injudicious. In the original ths: rough country lad offers himself as the substitute. and the :genius of POTIEZ infused much pathos into this incident.. Tha IIIUAIC i. noun in the French style, and one of the :ongs by Mias Caws; was en. • The parts were all well performed ; that assigned in 1!r. 111:x s was particularly well suited to him. The piece was quite fucc:ssfai BARTHOLOMEW FAIR This day, according to ancient usage, the Lard Mayor proceeded to Smithfield to proclaim Bartholomew Fair. The following b. the pro clamation (made in the reign of Queen Ar.ne), which will be read Cloth-fair, with alteration of nam es , &c.-- The Right Honourable Robert Bedingfield, Km. Lord Alayor of the City of London, and le-. Right Worshipful Brethren, the Aldermen of the said City. straightly charge and command, on behalf of our :1 7, overetizn Lady the Queen, tha. all manner of persons, of whatsoever estate. degree, or condition they be, having recourse to this Fair, keep the peace of our said Sovereign Lady the Queen. " That no manner of persons make env congregation, conventicle", or affrays, by which the peace may be broicit or disturbed, upon pain in imptisonment and fine, to be made after the discretion of the Lnitl Mayor and Alderman. Also, that all sellers of wine or beer sell by measures ensealed as by gallon, pane, quart, and pint, upon pain that will fall thereof. A n d that no person sell any bread but if it keep the assize, and that it be good and wholesome for man's body, upon pain that will fall thereof. And that no manner of cook, pye baker, nor huckster, sell nor put to sale any winner of victual but it be good and wholesome for man's body, upon pain that will fall thereof. And that no manner of person buy nor sell but with true weights and measures, sealed according to the statute in that behalt mMet, upon pain that may fall thereof. And that no manner of person or persons take up him or them, within this Fair, to make any mantic r of arrest, attachment, summons or execution ; but if it b e d one b y d m officers a the City ti.ereunto assigned, upon pain that will fall therms. And that no person or persons whatever, within the limits and bounds of this Fair, do break the Lad's Day in selling, shewing, or offering to sale, or in buying or offering to buy, any commoditi e s whateoev er . or in ing any thing that may tend to the breach thereof, upon the pain* and penalties' contained in several Acts of Parliament, which will be severely inflicted moon the breakers thereof. And finally, that what persons never find themselves grieved, injured, or wronged, by any person in this fair, that they come with their plaints before the stewards in this fair, assigned to hear and determine pleas, and they will minister to all parties justice according to the laws of this land and the customs of this city." A Pie Pou dre Coutt is kept during the fair for trying all petty suits brought for differences or offences committed in the fair contrary to the above proclamation. Bartholomew fair was granted by Henry the Se cond to the priory of St. Bartholomew for the sale of cloth, and the clothiers from all parts of England, as well as the drapers of London, came regularly to buy and sell their goods. The fair was originally held in the church-yard, but the increase of houses in Smithfield made the limits swell to the present extent. Casting a glance at the prepara tions making last night, we observed that the old visitors, Richardson, Woombwell, and Atkins, have taken up extensive positions. The sheep pens remain unobstructed, the shows being stationed as near the sides of the quadrangle as the stalls for the sale of toy s a nd s w ee t meats w ill p er . mit. The fair, upon the whole, seems well arranged. The City Officers have orders to enforce the provisions of the Act of the 3d of George th, Fourth, for regulating shows and exhibitions. SAINT BARTHOLOMEW FA' it.—The fitioncsi of the weather attracted an immense number of persona to the spacious area of Smithfield this morning to witness the ceremony of proclaiming the far-famed Fair of St. Bartholomew, at 11 o'clock (one hour earlier than usual.) The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, in his state carriage, attensitd by both the Sheriffs, the City Marshal, &c. arrived, and the fair was immediately proclaimed, ,the bands of the different exhibitions play ing " God save the Ring," as his Lordship passed. The exhibitions are very numerous, and possess their usual variety. The veteran Richardson occupies a great share of ground, and has his wonted attractions of ghosts, goblins, gongs, harlequins, &c. there are alsa Wombweli's and Atkins's extensive menageries; the Learned Pig, the Wonderful Lady, born without arms, who writes, sews, &c. with her feet ; Clark's Circus, Giants and Giantesses, a wonderful performing Elephant; Dwarfs, Serpents, Boa Constrictors, Anacondes, &c. &c.— There are also the accustomed delicious viands to suit the various appe tites—fried sausages (of doubtful manufacture), oysters that open of themselves, gingerbread nuts, &c. &c. The of iginal Living Skeleton is absent from the Fair—he being, it is said, exhibiting his anatomy at Trop, in America, where, it is said, he has lost two pounds weight—it certainly must be TROY Wtighi. At the period of the highest commercial prosperity in Holland, so difficult was it to obtain any advantageous investment for money, that the payment of any part of the national debt was looked upon by the public creditors as an evil of the first magnitude. " They receive it," says Sir William Temple, " with tears, not knowing hew to disi'of it with such safety and care." s :E MON TII OF JULY WS will be *celebrated month in the annals of liberty. On the 26th July, 1381, the Confederates of the Pays Bas published an edict, by which they renounced obedience to Philippa 11. On the Ilth of July, 1690, James 11. lost the celebrated battle of the Boyne and the throne of England. an the 4th at July, 1778, the declaration of the independance of the United States of America was announced by the Congress. On the 7th July, 1820, at Madrid, the National Guard, after a long and bloody combat, triumphed over the Royal Guard, urged on by the Courts to over. turn the Constitution of the Cortes, sworn by Ferdinand VII. on the 7th March. On the 14th July, 1789, the Bastile was taken. On the 27th July, 1830, was the revolution of Paris.—Lo Factor. The following general memoranda have been givens us to the different naval stations in England :—" General Memoranda. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having acquainted me that they have received a communication from the Earl of Aberdeen, stating that the Goverment of the Bing of the French has officially notified to his Majesty's Government the adoption of the tricoloured flag u the national flag of France, the same is hereby notified to the Captains and Commanders of his Majesty's ships and vessels under my orders. (Signed, &c.) To the respective Captains, Commanders, &c." The fact of the number of surgeons and physicians who volunteered their professional services during the late engagements at Paris actually exceeding the number of the wounded. great as the slaughter was, redounds highly to the honour of the sons of Esculapius, especially as it extorts a tacit acknowledgment of th e tota l absence of the members of all the other learned professions. We never read of a single unfeed lawyer coming forward on this Fend occaston—pendenies life--amidst the thunder of cannon, to tender iris opinion on the legality or illegality of this great Constitutional question, though the ease was engrossed, if not in German text or a round law hand, at least in legible characters of blood, reaching from the Tuileries and Louvre to the Hotel deVille. None of the gene de robe offered to make the last will and testa. ment of the wounded and the dying, which, unless the Code Napoleon has simplified the law, is, in every part of the Continent, a matter of great intricacy, Lelster,that famous civilian and utriusque juris doctor, having himself written 30 ponderous quarto volumes, in law (low) Latin, many of which treated of testamentary niceties; and, as if to personify the glorious uncertainty of the law, he incurred afterw....-ds the posthu. mous disgrace of having his own will set aside, and declared illegal, shortly atter his death before one-tenth part of his wo r k s was so ld.— Perhaps the lawyers of Paris were watching for precedents, whilst the citizens were slain by thousands. But if their absence was discreditable to the profession, that of the reverend divines was still more so. There was not one of any sect or denomination, from the mitred and rcd•stock. inged Archbishops and Cardinals, to the sorriest jesuit, missionary, re gimental chaplain, and proselyte-making priest, that ran to his flock to preach the Gospel of peace and charity, to prevent the effusion of blood. or administer the consolations of religion to thaw on the brink of eter nity. Not one of the secular clergy of Paris, or of the reverend fathers of Montiuge, and all the boat of cowled monks sod friars of every colour and cut, aimed and unshaved, b stc . foot and shod , who, ever since the Restoration, were continually MUM. ting about the capital in the solemn mummery of proccr.sion—not ore from the well-powdered Monsieur L'Abbe, item and pritre, to the filthy Capuchin, or iA Trappe, flew to the death-bed of the faithful believers, or uareclaimed inhdels, to receive their confession, acid give them an absolution for all their sins in return, or to prepare them for the impending awful change by extreme unction,* aid the viaticum :t nay, not even the Protestant Clergy of Paris was known to go to the hospitals, to admonish those hastening to that bourn from whence no traveller returns, to place their trust of salvation in the RZDEP3IIII4 The Archbishop himself was the first to leave his flock, to take care of his gold ; but nut choosing to travel as the Apostles used, this supporter of the law of sacrilege ran away with the treasure of the church. Surgeons and physicians were then the only keened professions who attend at all, and gratuitously toe for in Paris, where corpses may be bought cheaply, as well as legally, they could not be suspected to attend for the purpose of bagging sub. jects, at a time when the Ring's lieges were Bucked by wholesale, anti supposed to be so abundant, that (:rooked-,sore Jolt, :•soilifop, sad other celebrated London Resurrection men, or mho purveyors to the faculty, are said to have actually contemplated a trip to Pads, to impart a large supply, but the fear of the successors of Vidocq, and the Bsi made de Suretee kept them at home. • We add, for the information of our Protestant readers, that them wane unction is considered a Saaanwnt among Catholics. Petre An. tiro said, after receiving it, " Me voila bien Luile—preserve MI dos rates—Now I am well oiled (i. r. greased,) so keep me from the He was a politician, as well as a wit. + The Hate—•Rhen to tathoEct on titer journey to Heaves; heolla called viaticum; a via—.the way. 1 I .44 ~~ !f'