Star. — London, England, 1830-07-03 00:00:00

I SPIRIT OP THE JOURNALS. Timm—We have expressed our opinion that the present crisial of French affairs must be fatal to the re-establishment of the old Bourbon policy, let the reigning sovereign pursue what course he may. By the " Bourbon policy," we mean that which assumes, for a first principle, that the will of the monarch ought to su persede that of his subjects; and that a king of France may trightfully plead his own view of what the " putlie Wets?' requires, in justification of measures, by virtue of which all authorities, laws, and institutions, provided for the main. tenance of public liberty against the encroachments of the Crown, arc set at nought, and annulled, or suspended. If Charles X. perseveres in this systems of miscalled "royalism," be puts both the French constitution and his dynasty to the hazard. If he should abandon the system, and resort to other councils, the new Ministry, to obtain the support of France, will be driven into the adoption of measures more adverse to despotic power, snore conservative of freedom, and, by consequence, more offensive to the Court than any of those for which the Martignacs were dismissed from office. It is impossible not to perceive that any very serious change in the stracture or spirit of' the French Go vernment might have an important influence on the affairs of other nations. That, however, is sating little. So long as there is nothing more to remark upon than t ide principles and tendencies of a foreign revolution, surrounding states are justified in watching that which has been, or which is still, convulsed ; but they are jus tified no farther. Mr. Fox was just as a man, in reprobating the murder of Louis XVI. and correct as a statesman, in declaring that England had no right to revenge that enormity by war. In France, as at present situated and disposed, we apprehend no outrage to the Royal Family. For the Crown of Fiance, something indeed may be feared. The law of inheritance, as it exists in that country, would republicanize any nation in the world. Yet to that law the French people, rich and poor, seem wedded, as are individuals to their existence. Under the operation of a spirit, which is well re presented by such a law of disinheritance, the tendency of France is, beyond all dispute, towards republicanism; but what then ? Are we to quarrel with a powerful neighbour for advancing some steps further in political experiment than England did in 1688 ? Would such:a result of the present troubles provoke, with any regard to justice or e.rperience, a crusade of Europe generally against the French nation ? Undoubtedly not. Tzstas.—A long discussion took place last night in the House of Commons on the Four-and.half per cent duties. A very able speech was made by Sir J. Graham, which we should have been sorry to lose ; still it is evident, from the ample explanation of Sir Robert Peel, that the debate was without an object, there being, in fact. no ground of dispute. A very little previous conversation would, we repeat, have deprived us of an excellent speech, but something might have been gained in point of business. Sir J. Graham withdrew, with great readiness, and with perfect candour, the resolutions which, from the teal nature of the case, he need not have proposed at all. After this useless display of talent and expendi ture of time, the Chancellor of the Exchequer proceeded to apply for vows of credit. He asked, in fact, for those rums without invest'. gation, which it is the duty of Parliament not to grant till after the fullest inquiry and debate. The present, however, is a peculiar crisis, and Parliament has always asserted the right of deviating (mom its own strictest rules on any extraordinary emergency. The votes, therefore, of last night, though exceptions to the general rule, were as constitutional as the rule itself. It is, however, the duty of the Commons to watch these occasions of deviation most .narrowly, and especially to take c.tre that no one extraordinary ease shall be quoted as a precedent, unless in the event,which can scarcely occur, the circumstances shall be precisely parallel. For the votes we refer our readers to the report. Cienuteici.s.— It will be seen by our report of the proceedings -in the House of Commons last night, that the nation is nut to be •abandoned to the dangers of a doubtful succession, or if not a doubt. ful succession, to the succession of an Infant Sovereign, without an effort to avert so great a public calamity. Mr. Brougham having, in language peculiarly solemn and Imposing, uttered his protest against the dissolution of parliament without a settlement of the Regency in the event of the possible demise of our present Sove reign, a discussion of considerable interest followed, and in fine, .lr. Robert Grant declared, in a very effective speech, which was listened to with deep attention, that he should, on Tues day next, move an Address to His Majesty upon this momentous , question. Is it difficult to conjecture why Bli nisters should prefer settling the Regency at a future period rather than the present; and certainly there is no good season why a new Parliament, acting, possibly, under the excitation and Wilms.. London of an immediate pressing necessity, should be snore com petent to the settlement of such a question than the present Par liament, calmly and dispassionately regarding it as a remote contingency. In the speedy dissolution of Parliament, the concern of ministers is,on the contrary, sufficiently apparent ; inasmuch as that measure relieves them from the perplexity into which their ill-con sidered measures of foreign policy, finance, and legal reform, had drawn them, averts the discomfiture and disgrace which awaited them, affords a certain prolongation, for a limited term of their power, together with the pleasing hope of a favourable turn in the elections, and to the Monarch the great personal ad. vantage of having his Civil List settled by a new, rather titan an expiring Parliament. In every respect, therefore, the casualty furnishing the pretext for an immediate dissolution, was a most fortunate occurrence for the Duke of Wellington's administra tion. To have asked for the Vote of Credit, and at the sante time to have broached the ftegency Question, would, however, have been impossible; accordingly, all the urgent motions recommending an instant settlement of the succession, were postponed to the personal considerations of ministers; and they will now, as Sir Robert Peel last night intimated, contend that the House of Commons is bound by the vote into which it aas betrayed on Wednesday, and that having promised the crown to vote an immediate supply, it is no' longer competent fur the house to take up any subject, however mo-1 ntentous to the peace and happiness of the nation, or ot' whatever paramount and transcendent importance in the awakened minds, ant to the roused consciences of the representatives of the people. Tistxs.—On the subject of the petition presented by Lord Niorpeth last night to the House of Commons we shall not say touch, but may be expected to say something, as our "trade and mystery" are concerned. We of course cannot complain of the li mited demand for newspapers ; and, with respect to reporting, we are very doubtful whether it can be rendered more perfect. The house will of. course correct or reprehend any obstotetlon thrown in the way of the present system, and hove an opening fur improve 'tient, if such be practicable, time improvement sprit ; ring from those who are practically most conversant with the subject ; and this ts. all that can be done. As to errors. no man can guard himself against their occurrence in the course of a session they would not be prevented by having Aston reporters. The best safeguard against them is competition. A responsible body of re. m*ters, of which Mr. O'Connell spoke. is a mere absurdity. The -resent body of reporters are responsible in the most sensible and eling way : they are responsible by their eltaractere—by the in terest of the journals for which they are employ( d, and by the reten. -on of their employments. 'These constitute the best responsibility. We are glad to observe that Sir R. Peel's view of the subject core • jetuds with our own, of which we were not awere till after we heel written the preceding remarks. lie spoke like a mall of sound judgment. It is curious that eminent Members of Parlia ment, though they may complain of occasional mistakes, never bring general charges of injustice against reporters : hot rather express wonder and approbation et :he manner in which :heir speeches arc communicated to the public. The idea broached by an hon. member that the speech of one party or body of met :nay be systematicidly suppressed, is an idea of extreme absurdity. What was to prevent Government (said the member alluded to) from getting possession of the principal newspapers,' and so hay. ing all the speeches reported no their side ?" We will tell him, that one single newspaper reporting, and bele g known to report the speeches faithfully and impartially, would soon have mote sale than all the other papers so shamefully bought up ; and thus would be better paid than ministers could afford to pay its tools. On the other hand, no pay could co. - npeneate the treuble, still lest. the con sequences, of reporting bat' speeches at full length, from whatever part of the house such speeches may emanate. HERALD—In the House of Commons last night, Lord Morpath ;resented a petition, signed by 1,100 letter-pros.: printers of London a:;si Westminster, complaining of the injury aiimained by this im portant branch of trade, in consequence of the high rate of stamp duties imposed on newspapers and advertisements. The noble lord, in supporting the prayer of the petition for the lowering of those duties, took a comparative review of the circulation of newspa pers in France, the United States of America, and this coon try, and maintained, upon competent authority, that the num. 'ter of newspapers in circulation In the United Kingdom, was fat from proportionate to the superior intelligence and enterprise of this country as compared with other nations. In seconding the motion for bringing up the petition, Mr. S. Rice took occasion to obtrude upon the House a complaint of' some misrepresentation of an opinion which bad fallen from hint in a Parliamentary debate, and which had appeared in two Irish newspapers. He was followed by Colonel Siletrp, who saki "if there ever had been any cause of complaint againt the fidelity uf the reports of their proceedings, it was not, and ought not, to be imputed to the reporters for the newspapers, but to theme Klee*, for their neglect in not giving those gentlemen proper ac etnnmadadan and greater facilities In reporting with due convenience, and in a position favourable to the distinct hearing, what fell from t hon. members." These observations called up Mr. O'Connell, who is anxious to make the Irish public believe that his failure in the House of Commons, is attributable to. the partial or inefficient manner in which the gentlemen reporting the debates in Pmts. meat perform their dada. Ile said, it was not at all Illirtatag that such mistakes or misrepresentations should occur In an Irish paper, when they took into con s id erat i on t h e drowsy way in which there ports of the house were given evert *iglu by _persons over Whom they bad no tonfrotthaetbese debates, It was Toil lawns, wangles* . . in spite of the consequences to be apprehended from a breads of privilege, but were given according to the dispositions of the reporters, who just gave what speech they liked, and omitted what they disliked. It is a trite part of the political tactics of the learned and honourable member for Clare to throw blame upon reporters ; and he has frequently screened himself from the responsibility of his violent tirades out of Parliament, by im. puting intemperate expressions to the inventive imaginations of the reporters. In Parllement it is true, he does not err on the side of intemperance, but ofi tameness—and there he treats reporters with contumelious indignation, not for what they have done, but for what they have omitted to do. He would have the deluded " seven millions" in Ireland suppose that he main tains the same high tone within the walls of St. Stephen's which distinguished him as the turbulent dictator of the Corn Exchange. He would have them believe that his oratorical genius is as bold, as enterprising, and as reckless of restraint upon the floor of Parliament, confronting an adverse assembly, as when it treads the elastic sod of the " green isle, " and ministers to the pas sions of an excited populace. Any one who reads the de bates, however, cannot fail to perceive that Mr. O'Connell, the senator, has neither the spirit, fluency, nor hardihood, of Mr. O'Connell time demagogue. In that lilac:, where true talent for public lif.: finds its proper sphere and eloquence, its inspiring excite ment, the oratory of Mr. O'Connell becomes spiritless and feeble, without gaining in the graces of language what it loses in rude vi gour of expression. By this his followers are disappointed, and for this reporters are to be abused ! But we can tell the hon. and learned member, that the individuals upon whose labours he so in. vidiously comments, are, in general, mien of as high prihriple, and as accurate a sense of propriety, as himself. We believe there are few of them who are not superior to Lim in point of variety of knowledge and liberality of education. If we recollect right, the Athenian orator called Phocion the " pruner of his periods ;" but those gentlemen might more appropriately call the parliamentary reporters the" pruners of their absurdities." They throw out their redundancy—reject their repetitions— discard their solecisms—give connection to their ideas—correctness to their diction—and supply pammatical deficiencies, through a generous solicitude for iliefr literary fame. All speeches made in Parliament are not equally important, or equally worthy of preservation ; but, if a judicious selection be made, and the sentiment never intentionally altered, who will say the report is not sufficiently accurate for all rational purposes ? Undtr the inconveniences to which parliamentary re porters are subjected, the wonder is, not that they sometimes fall into error, but that they should even report well. NAVAL INTELLIGENLE. By accounts from St. Michael's of the 17th ultimo. the Diana Portuguese frigate, and three brigs of war, were oil Terceira, and detained every vessel they fell In with. The Unicorn, from Sr. Michael's to Hamburgh, is supposed to be arrived off Penzance—sailed 17th ult. The Triton, from Ilavannab to the Canaries, has been taken,2o miles off Terceira, by a Portuguese brig of war, carried into St. Michael's, and condemned. The Planter (American) has been taken and carried Into St. Micbael's, and condemned, for Slhing for whales between that island and Terceira. The John, Craig, from Charente, has arrived off Hoylake. DEAL, JULY I.—Wind S. W. Poarixourn, JULY 2.—Wind South.—Arrived the Neptune, White, from St. Andrew's, N.B. and St. Hilda, Turney, from Barbadoes. Sailed the Bland, Cullen, for Bengal. FALMOUTH. JULY 1 —Wind S.—Off the port, the Columbine, Brown, from Dr , and Caledonia, Wrightson, from Trieste. HoLvarran, JULY 2.—Arrived off the port, the Alecto, Ashford, 'from Jamaica, and Mary, Polton, from Mobile. Lampoon. Jinx 2—Arrived the Julia, Stanworth, from Gal lipoly, and George and Catherine, Blacklock, from Bilboa. CLYDE, Jona 29.—Arrived the Hannah , --, from Barbadoes, and Pleiades, MsCellan, from Charleston. DUBLIN, Jun 29.—Arrived the Adventure. Grogan!, from Leghorn. Coax, Just 29.—Arrived the St. Patrick, Pepperell, from New foundland ; Tinley, Hall, from Mira:Weld ; Kent, —, from St. John's, N.B. and St. Lawrence, Laing, from Odessa Berman, Jugs 28.—Arrived the Sarah, Utting, from alessinal LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. THE REAL DEVIL'S WALK.—ErrzNoluat WILSON. Much controversy has arisen as to the authorship of a poetical effusion bearing the title of the Devil's Walk, which, after having during many years been currently ascribed to the pen of Professor Fuson, is now pretty generally understood to belong of right to Dr. Southey. Our present poet decides the cue to his own satisfaction in the following quaint stanza : Of the Devil's Walk, there's been much talk, And folks seem mighty curious ; Now this is the real " Devil's Walk," And all the rest are spurious. The poem is abort, comprising only fifty-four stanzas, the incrits and the faults of which are equally striking. Now the Devil he made his entry fret, Right up through the Thames Tunnel ; (It was his coming that made it burst, And not the works being done ill :) • He went to the Lords where he had a chat With the Peers—'mongst whom he's at home— And there with his friends on the woolsack he sat, Although he'd an eye to the throne. He heard the (ate C talk of his god. And he smil'd for he knew it was Mammon— And the present of honour !—it was equally odd, And the Devil exclaint'd " that's gammon." He went to the Commons, and saw them divide, On the present Pad state of the nation, And the large majority pleas'd him so well, That he gave them an invitation. And then to the C— Court, for he Well knew its worth and position : For the victims it sent him in equity, Had call'd it the Court of perjury, • Or the British Inquisition.' He went to the Fleet, those victims to see, Whom Equity judgments had lugg'd in : But the turnkey refus'd to admit him, till he Had mention'd his name.—' what ! don't you know me ? 4 I ' m G From the ball of Saint Paul's he had a full view, Of Commerce and Industry's swzty ; ' 0, would from this point I could set anew, The scene of my Fortieth day !' And he chuckled and smiled, as by char.= he met • The three best friends to his shop, A Catholic priest, a canting Saint, And a renegade Protestant Bishop. Thus backward and forward, and to and fro. ..- He roe:it'd through these scents of evil, And he found them Increasing in number enow To sicken the very Devil. He entered a Hell in St. James's -street, Which excited his special wonder ! " For wailing and gnashing of teeth," thought he, "For fiend-like passion, and misery, The Hell I keep must knock under." He met an attorney well known for his tricks— (You'd have thought him a catch delectable !) But he let him pass, for at length Old Nick's Resolv'd to keep Hell respectable. • (ho where he would, 'twos a similar scene, Hell, Devils, and Imps, Jam salts, " What fools," cried he, "must these people be, • Who pay for a sight they'll very soon see, • Illuch better done, and gratis r • We should not omit to mention that the work boasts several I sketches by Cruikshank in the best style of that inimitable artist. DEATH 01 ST. DuarsTaa.--Inthe midst of these ig nominious submissions the Archbishop of Canterbury, a prisoner in the Danish camp, acted with a magnanimity more signal than that which patriotic Action ascribed to Regulus. They offered to release him for a moderate ransom, If be would promise to ad vise Ethelred to give them large sums of money as a largess. " I have no money," be answered, "and I will not advise the king to dishonour himself." He resisted their importunities, and even refused from his brethren the mans of ransom, de. cluing that he would not iprovide Christian Pagan teeth by robbing ' his poor countrymen to fr . The barbarians, inflamed by latozieadon, thu delay, dragging him before a sect of out, " Gold, bishop, gold I" finding ' sailed him with bones, bass, and feast. He felt to the pound bat nand frdm 'freebooter whom Imbed ner's Cakise4 CrApirkfaVal. Jams IfisibioNele Midery SPINSTER SPECULATIONS, OR, THE OFFER ACCEPTED.• La sister, why 'twas but last night we were poring The newspapers over, by Ma's own command, In hopes we might stumble on some one adoring Dear marriage, to offer his heart and his hand— And what have we here, but a youth advertising To get him a wife In the market of Love? Now really it would not be very surprising If we, after all, Hymen's pleasures should prove. Suppose' just venture to answer the letter, — It matters not much that 'tie written in rhyme Indeed, I may wait a long time for a better— For poets in love seldom write the sublime. Besides, if they did, 'twould be lost in the reading, 'Pis "popping the question" for which we all pant ; And when the young heart of a maiden is bleeding, ' If "love" rhymes to "grove"—why 'tis all that we:want. Good gracious ! I'd almost forgotten my tumor ; Here, Susan, the looking-glass !—now let me sec What sort of a beauty is wanted ; some error In point of description there always must be. " lied lire —mine are rose-buds ; I think I shall please him— And as for the forehead, the eyes and the nose, I'll net let him know what they are, just to tease him— But that they arc handsome, e'en Envy Not tall, yet not short ; neither maypole not dumpy— I wish he could see me just dance a quadrille; And as for toy head, I don't know that 'tis bumpy— But Spurzheim shall call here to-morrow and feel. I don't think he - mentions a word about singing, Not even the playing *on lute or guitar; I will please him the more, when he hears tny voice flinging— " The music of lore o'er the valley afar." , Pm not very young—but Mamma rays, " no matter, Men don't like mere girls, they so giddy and vain ;" • I'm not very thin—hut, perhaps, were I Letter, My beau of the " grande magnifique" might complain. I have not a single gray hair— never had one ; My ringlets are rather bright auburn, 'tis true ; I don't like dark colours, and, sure, not a bad one Is that which for ever is changing its hue. The lectures of Birkheck I never attended, And " Intellect's March" is too rapid for one Who cares not a jot, so the roads be well mended, Tho' whether by steam or M'Adarn 'cis done. I speak neither French, nor Italian, nor Herman, As some do, disdaining good English the while ; But when other wives to their lords preach a sermon, I'll give to my truant a kiss and a smile. But, now for the gentlemsm—dear what a pity ! He has not c'cn said If be's handsome and tall ; I think he must be so; I'm sure he is witty— And as for his riches, a fig for them all. We • I don't mean to urge that a man altogether As poor as a rat would be he I should choose ; But with a few thousands life's tempests to weather, I don't think I could have the heart to refuse. But then I must bargain he keeps me a carriage, No lady now walks that can possibly ride ; 1 don't for the soul of me like a gay marriage, But surely a lace bridal dress he'll provide. I've always been used to be served off of china, The highest priced satins were ever for me ; No Duchess e'er trod the Mazourka drest finer— If these are all granted, we can't but agree. A kiss and a crust is well known as affection's Best test, so,—altho' I've been always well fed,— With soup, fish, a joint—l will make no reflections, Nor say how much better I far'd when unwed. A fig for your Hock and your Claret, 1 never In any but Port or Madeira delight ; Most frugal of wives, I would seldom, if ever, Ask wines more expensive for those I invite. I've got a good temper, when not in a passion, ' And never look angry, unless when 1 frown ; I'm nowise extravagant, save •tis the Fashion. And then one can't help it in bonnet or gown. I'm very domestic, at home the whole morning— iret, if, in the evening, dull spousy should roam To club-house or elsewhere, all jealousy scorning, Ile cannot, of course, bid his wife stay at home. With such as I am, if contented, my lover, • The sooner he says so, the better twill be ; The roses of Summer, tho' bright, arc soon over, While gay sails the vessel when once out at sea. Then, prithec, kind sir, if you mean what you've written, In love's nuptial kiss drown each bachelor sigh; When young feeling hearts with each othcr are smitten, The sooner they marry, the better, say I. June 2G. CCELEBISSA. _ _ _ • See the STAR of 19th June. IMPERIAL PARLIAME.VT. ROUSE OF LORDS, JULY 2 I The Sul of SHAFTESBURY presided Woolback in the alicnce of the Lord Chancellor. The Marquis of CONYNbiIIA 31 d..livaned tile answer of bb Majesty to the second Address ure,,nted by thcir Lott'ships t - - 6 ' 31 Y I.ollns—l thank yon Lordships for your lays! said affix lrtionate Address ; and I r. 11) c:• your deteruiinstioa to adopt, with. out delay, such measuro s th. tinergencies of the rublic service Inlay require." The ar :r was tli::1 ordered to b: en'trel Jour its of the Sir A. GIANT and others, from tL•e ettrual3ni. brought up the Sal , of Beer Bill, aid several privat • Bills, width, as usual, were read a first time. The F.arl of KINNOUL ptermted a petition from INTO, against ,tit: duty on estates left by persons dying intannte in Scotland. On toe motion for the second reading of the KM Sect!a Canal . . _ bort! DURHAM obj;cted to it, as ke tiles:Olt it extraordinary that 11 inisters should urge the Bp thi- SCSflati. c.msidering tl•at it r.ouirt take no less than s,tifail. out of she' public purse, and s Wt. out of any sufficient txplanation of the object e the r.i;!, rhile they refused to give any aid for the Thames Tunnel. laird MELVILLE said the object of the b.ll was the mint r f the colony. Lout GODERICII said he hill might be of great utni?y, but he oh.jected to the payment of the money out of the pailic purse. Lord DURHAM persisted in his oppasitio9 is the bill, and moved the second reading that day six months. The Duke of WELLINGTON Paid the sum in question was tut a giant, but a lo.tu, and the nlti:ets were not only of local, but of great r:itien3l importance. Lord it grea , ly distrusted such Itm; they generally tlitned out, as in the ease o' Lnt•.dtxtdetty, to be grants. Lord GODERICII titled what was the security fur the repay. ment of the money ? The Duke of I . VELLINGTO N said the tolls of the canal were to he mortgaged to Government. The hill was then read a second time without a division. Laid DURH A3l gave notice that, when the hill war in coin. mi:iee. he ►ltou!d move ti:3t the words •' Th:tmcs Tunnel" b.: sub. sti:utt.tl for tho.e of :,hubenaccallic The house resolved into coniniitice on capital cfnlice (Scot land) bill, which, after so.ne anin:dvients, was ordered to be re. porti.d on Monday. FAST SIETFORD. 00 the motion being put fot t turbo consideration of the ast Retford bill, Tile Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved that the further consideration of the East It. csord till be adjourned sine die. The blarquis of SALD4H.TRY opposed the motion, as diste• spectful to the House of Commons. The Earl of MA I.IIESBURY thought the House had at first pursued a mistaken course, but situated as they were, he thought they ought to go on. The Marquis of CLASH WARDE supported the motion, as he thought the further consideration of this question too expensiru an amusement for the country to holulge in. Lord DURHAM supported the motion. The Duke of WELLINGTON did not think it would be con sistent with the dignity of their Lordships to dispose thus summa rily of this bill ; but, u far as he was personally concerned, he should prefer an adjournment of the question. The Duke of IIUCKINGIIA3I thought this hill should give way to the reeemmendation of his Majesty. It they meant to go on with the bill, the house should sit upon it avery morning at ten o'ciock. After wine conversation between the Marquis of Salisbury, the Duke t f IVillington, Earl Grey, Lord Ellenborough, and several other l'i.rs, _ _ The '3larliois of LANSDOWN suggested, as the most respect. ful course to the House of Commons, that on a question concern. ing their purity and their privileges, the re should be a message sent to the House of Commons to request a ecniaenco nn the subject. The 31arquis of LONDONDERRY then withdrew his first amendment, and miv e! simply that :he tUrthe.r consideration be adjourned. The house then divided, when there appeared For the motion ...... ............. 13 Against it ........ . ...... ....... 45 31ajority ...... 32 Their Lordships then proceeded to hear wit:tes. on the bill, and adjourned at the usual hour. TIIEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE. 1696—0 n the death of Queen Mary, Chetwood says, the theatres closed for six months. 1708—George Ptince of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne, died on the 48th of October, on which occasion the theatres remained closed until the 14th Drcember. 1714—The theatres closed on the 3d of August for the Queen% demise, which occurred on the Ist. The winter season connuenced l on the 21st of September, and the first royal command was on the, 16th of December. (At this time the younger branches of the es tablished companies associat:d in the summer, and played thrice at' week tor practice as much as profit, and were called the " young company." Ihey ceased always when Bartholomew fair began. 1727—George the First died at Osnabruck, at which time the theauss wire closed for the season. 1761 Tke Prince of Wales died on the 20th of 31Arcli, when the theatres were shut till the Bth of April ; but as the funeral had not then taken place, they closctkagain on the 13:11 of April, the night of the funeral. 1759—F0r the death of the Princess Royal, the theatres were closed from the •30th to the 29th of January ; play commenced on the 10th of February. 1760—From the 251 of October, when George the Second died, the theatres were clotted until the 17th of November; George the Third commanded play% on the 211 t. of November and 121 of De cember, And on both ocr.wions Mr. Garrick performed. 1786. Princess Amelia died November 1•t; the theatres were closed until the 13th ; the King commanded a play ou the 30th November. 1790. Duke of Cumberland died, when the theatres were closed from the 21vt to the 29th of September ; the King commanded a' play on the 17th November. 1805.—'36th Augtott, Duke of Gloucester ditsl; the theatre* were closed until the the 10th of September; lloyal command on let October, 1810. Theatres clotted from the G.h November to the 11th for the death of the Princess Amelia. 11317. CM the demise of the Prince. , Charlotte the Theatres were closed from the 6th until The 21st of Nort when On the 133) Mr. H. Johnston, then stage-manager cf Drury-lane Theatre, published a letter cur tratlicting a report that the winter managers had memo. tialised the Isord Chamberlain to rename their performances before the limited period, stating that they were not impatient to recom. orenet. They re-opened with two oratorios, for the benefit of the actors, on which occasions a mormtly, !tutu the pen of Mr. Camps bell. was spoken by \lr. Bartley. 1816 Queen Charlotte died, and the Theatres wcr: cloyed from the 17th November until the 3d December. 1820. The death of the Duke of Kent was announced by a tette" front the Lord. Chamberlain, 24th January, to close tl3 ..f.er the funeral; and on the same day, a few hottrs after, a seeondarvionner ment, that the Prince Regent, in consequence of the length of time necessary to prepare the funeral (the Duk- having died nt Sidmeatii, a considerable distance from London). the theatres should he closed on that evening, and on the evening of the funeral only; but on the 30th of the same month, the theatres were chard few the demise of Omer the Third, and remained shut until the 17th February. Geo*. the Fourth made his first thea !tiro! public appcinantre on the 9th May, 1821, at Drury-lane Theatre, when the Heir at Law and Modena Antiques were performed. 1831. Queen Caroline died on the Bth of August, on which day, and the 14th, the day on which the funeral look place, the theatres were dewed. 1827, Vat theatres were closed on the sth January, the day en which thi Duke of York died, and on the 18th, 19th, and 20:h, the days °flying in state and the funeral. 1830. The theatres dosed Saturday, the 28th • reerived ~ : :i. 1 v id e ch t har k Sub f o r P a pa 18211.`Tlie theatres closed on Saturday, the 26th June, for the from idispobliebei A would erase - their own pohtleal Ilya= to endeb their envois*" death sokarte the Fonrth A law received early In the morning, pinta views. Wai It not wader the present er. aull WW I "' g fur- hairrA.thOkbar were to close until after the funeral :, 4r.tl bet * WM, that inch a thing could beilelat lio was of opinion that = council, cried few after a second, stating that they vole to re.open on hl should have reponse, et tinhorn. Findbeg bins they as. day, to matinees, until the days et lyingrin ewe oarthi Sir IL FEEL obeerval Alas and j aws , the ronektd; of their sterol, bleb alb notlos would be gives. The given atostweall • lee swum Win lelt 41414 sod reeetved a mortal on of seek eit Nat • Alm amber that every mid skrenzbedinoe. dud Mr elf boptbed.-.Dr. La* Atatik .46 die fat the "NU of York." NA did net think that a very fa il = the needs i ma j sifrii friudig-e-Thkii canoe of on • theatres being open whilst the *ekes In that haves weal be * the pia.= Vif lay deed.—Ceerespodroi of Ow /flare* , • oblawigfeigttyr!ellti. 4• • it. . ___ , 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS, JtLY 2. The Rye harbour bill w.ts read a third time, and passed. A petition was presented front Greenwich, complaining of the hospital not paying a due prouortion of pour rates. This petition created some discussion, in which Sir Edward Knatchbull, Lewis, Sir It. Wilson, Sir J. York, and Mr. Slaney, took a part. The discussion turned principally on a detect in the pour laws, which do not impose burdens on establishments in proportion as If tiny w.r onerous to the parish. Mr. LITTLETON postponed the committee on the favorers' wages bill till to-morrow, (this day.) Petitions were presented front Galway, against any additional taxes on stamps in Ireland ; front Broadstairs, in K:nt, complaining of extra charges on the postage of letters; from Stockton, .31acelea. field, and other manufacturing towns, praying that the house would enact a law to prevent children from being employed more than 12 hours a.day in factories ; by Lord Monorrn, front the letter-pram printers of London and Westminster, signed by 1100, complaining of distress, in consequence of the heavy duties on newspapers. The petitioners stated that, within four years, three Morning Papers lad failed, the " British Press," the tt Morning Journal," and the . •' Representative ;" besides hose, many Sunday Papas had failed, and others were in a tottering cor.dition. They prayed that the du ties on advertisements should be reduced to 21. and those on stainp& to 2.1. The noble lord had no room to hope that anything could be done for the petitioners in this session ; he felt satisfaction In understanding that, notwithstanding the heavy duties imposed on newspapers, the amount of the receipts at the Stamp Oflice 14 the last year for newspapers exceeded that of any preceding years. Ile maintained that if the' mount of sta.np duties was reduced, the les: ceipts would be greater. Mr. S. RICE supported the prayer of the coition. If the lion member for Dover (Mr. Thomson) had persevered in iris motion tt, reduce the duties on newspapers in England to a level with those o'. island, he (Mr. S. Rice) shculd support him. Ile (Mr. Rice) had seen animadversions on his conduct in some Iri.h yet:Titian. on which he should trouble the house with a few ob,erva:!ana. did not question the right of the cress to criticise on :he conduct of public men, but he deprecated their attributing a cc use of corttlun'i to any man contrary to that which he practised. It was slat d in on: of these newspapers that he (Mr. Rite) had said in that !:,:use that the Roman Catholics of Ireland were unworthy of canlitience. This Ire contradicted in positive terms ; it was an unfow.ded !wed. Wnat he raid was, that when any qua tin reepa.eng the 1%-eicstant church of Ireland was brought Inward by a Catholic menthol-, it would necessarily excite a suspicion, and consequently :hat a Catholic member was not the most proper person to brio, forward a subject of that kind. lie appealed to the hen. member for Clare if these were not the sanks which he mud. Colonel SIBTHORPE rose to give his csrtlial support to the Petition p-esented by the Noble Lord. If he (Colonel Silithorpe) should have the honour of a t.rat tn that Howie in the nt•xt Session, he would bring forward, if no other Member did nut, a motion to the better accommodation of Reporters. it was the opinion of many eminent men that the publication of what taiAt plan in Parliament, was more than anything rise calculated bilit filAtir: the Tonna... en of i: was the fault eotnnwelat ion. o th f e ti p te mb H l o ic- use, l a f n t d he no rc t im ett t 7h v it re cpo llot rte al ra w ; a w r ho C4X ll:7 l l.:4 stirr:teta ac.. .1/1s:-LiTTLETON expressed his approbation iT maorer in which the Petition had been immdured by the Nohle Lord. lie re. gretted that no person could t tke in a London dai:y pip r, order as expense of 121. a-year. It was a political grievance. toa• Owe while income was limited, were pr..cludcd from taking in new.rap ts, t D. sceount of their expense. lle tru.:=l that a metettre would be brought forward in the next Sea.toii, wettable al those *nu voila read and understand the proceedings of that Home, to have r.ews. papers: Mr.-VC() N NELL attributed the misrepresentation re,perting what fill from the member fur Limeiick to the elem‘y manner ir. which the proceedings of that house were reported. lle thought the house should have responsible reporters of its own. 3lr. 'DAVI:4N POnT thought the tussle should hare sworn re porters of their own. lie believed she reporters exetei-ed their duty hiaestly and fairly. Pu!. s' • knew what !ee.stne of the re. ports aria the reporters had portal with them ? Was it not pos sible this the proprietors altered them to their own sites ? lie felt satiallettbat the reporters were able men, eke they could not give the quabaisaa with such accuracy, or the matiuseats of members with posh possiiss. He could fancy a ow st some capitalist. hav iF of - their owe, t such reports olst al sreald operate ibeir --a • sp. '.the