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SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. Csanstez E.—An evening contemporary is pleased to be very facetious on the subject of the French merits, as avilizers. We as sure hint, however, that " no nation could send out better dancing masters, hair-dressers, and petits maUres," but meant, in so ber seriousness, what we said. We should imagine, that for petits maitre* or dandies, England could match all the rest of the world. What the French may have been in former times we know not, but in our days their young !men seem in every way more serious and reflecting than our youth. But to come to the point—the French have never occupied a country without im. proving it. We owe, says Mr. Mill, in his " History of British India, the system by which we keep India in subjection to the French. Speaking of the advance of the French against Fort St. David, in 1741, he observes, " At this time the English had not 3et learned to train Sepoys in the European discipline, though the French had already set them the example, and had four or five dis ciplined companies at Pondicherry. The two important discoveries for conquering India were, first, the weakness of the native armies against European discipline • secondly, the facility of imparting that discipline to natives in t he European service. Both discoveries were made by the French."—The English have, no doubt, their good qualities as well as the French ; but they possess one quality which very much impedes their power of improving other nations—a silly reserve which is often taken for pride, and which prevents them from mixing with strangers in such a way as to know how to manage them. The French are better tempered—more overflowing and com municative—and in any undertaking the very lowest of them seems to feel as if the honour of it depended materially on his exer tions. This sense of honour would seem to have been in all times diffused through the nation. We remember Dr. Hutton, in the Introduction to his Logarithm Tables, speaks with some bitterness of the difficulties opposed by mechanics in this country to the exer tions of men of science, and contrasts the zeal with which in France the lowest mechanic enter into their views. This power of being pleased with themselves, and being pleased with all the world (to use the language of Goldsmith), gives them great advantages in introducing into the countries occupied by them the benefits of law and order. If they had occupied Italy five year loLger, there would not have been a brigand in the whole country. Hence though their discipline be often severe (and cer tainly the Italians had reason to term it severe, ) they nevertheless contrive to make themselves more popular than we can ever be. The slaves in French Colonies have always been more intelligent and cultivated than those of our Colonies from the more social and communicative chat atter of the masters. So long as the French held Canada they contrived to have all the Indians in their interest ; and we do not believe that the attach ment of the Indians cost them more than a little civility which is often telt as a heavy expence by thepeople of this country. —We have, no doubt, good qualities peculiar to ourselves ; but they are better known to ourselves than to strangers, who are not always disposed to give us credit for what we claim. The French would, unquestionably, confer a great benefit on the world by hold. ing Algiers, and it does not become us, who, for the last thir t y years, have been adding conquest to conquest on no other ground than the impossibility of retaining barbarians in subjection by any other means than taking their heads from them, to quarrel with the occupa tion of Algiers by the French. All Europe would look with evil eyes on us were we to interfere with them and prevent the world from enjoying the benefit of an uninterrupted navigation of the Medi terranean. Our fear is, that the French Ministry will leave the work unfinished. If this should be owing to the interference of the English Ministers, they would have the curses of every parent de prived of achild, of every wife deprived of a husband, held in bondage by pirates. But we think better of Ministers than to be. lieve them capable of interfering to prevent so good a work as the occupation of Algiers by the French, especially if the latter do not ask them to share the expence of the burden it will entail on them. HeaaLD.--The restoration of Sir Hobert Wilson to his rank in the army, of which he had been most oppressively deprived without the intervention of a Court Martial, is an act highly creditable to his Majesty, and will, we believe, give equal satisfaction to the army and the people. Of the political career of the Gallant General we profess no peculiar admiration ; but to the praise of a brave and zealous officer his services, honourably acknowledged as they were by foreign Powers, eminently entitled him. But, we ask, what merit, what distinguished achievements—what length of ser vice—can protect an officer against causeless and capricious expulsion from his profession as long as the power of die. missal without trial is recognised as a legitimate part of the government of the army ? This is a principle so opposed to reason and justice, and calculated to be so detrimental to the service, that we require to have better proofs than we have ever yet seen ad vanced to induce us to believe in its legality. What can be more tyrannical than such a power ? What can be more degrading to the feelings of gallant men than the consciousness of slavish depend ence to which it reduces them ? When objection to this odious principle, which condemns without a hearing, is attempted to be got over by stating that as part of the Royal pmogatire, we ask who really exercises the power which is nomi holy ascribed to the King ? It is the successful politician who happens to be at the head of the Administration of the day. He, by his advice, either to gratify his personal malice or political hatred, snakes the Sovereign the instrument of inflicting on any officer he selects as his victim the grievous injustice of military proscription ! Thus Sir Robert Wilson, at a time of great political excitement, incurred the displeasure of the Minister of the day; his name was erased from the Army List without any cause being shown—without any opportunity or being heard in his defence. In vain did he call for a Court.Marnal ; in vain did he court investigation ; in vain did he challenge the inquiry of Parliament. The Minister did not even concede to him the formality of defence which the " Holy Inquiet thou " grants to those who are denounced by its "Familiars." What. ever was the secret or avowed charge against him, no cause was proved; the tribunal that passed sentence scorned toobserve anyregard for even the decorous fortnalities of persecution. His name was obliterated from the list of British Generals with less ceremony than a footman of the Royal Household could be dismissed. The public cried " Shame I" and the Minister reiterated " Prerogative." Thus the vindictive politician crushed an adversary, and his Royal Master had to sustain the odium of the unconstitutional transaction. We hope that his Majesty, who has repaired this wrong, will not limit his gracious interposition to the case of Sir Robert Wilson alone, but restore to his lost rank every Officer, whether of the Army or Navy, whose name has been erased without a regular trial. —The case of Colonel Bradley, for instance, ie one fresh in the recollection of the public, and no less deserving of the Royal consideration. There no cause was shown--no Court. Martial could be obtained; and a most meritorious Officer, after, we believe, more than 20 years of most arduous service, was de prived of the profession in which he had deservedly risen to honour. able rank. Whenever an Officer is dismissed from the Army with. out a Court-Martial,'we may be sure that malevolence itself can establish no case againt him by proof, or he would be put upon his trial, for even Ministers of State do not like to appear tyrannical when they can destroy an individual who has incurred their die. pleasure without violating the forms of justice. Times—His Majesty yesterdosed the session of Parliament in person, with a speech, which will be found in the report of the Parliamentary proceedings. It is expected that an E.rtessordinory Guaette, published this evening, will contain the order for the dis. solution of Parliament. His Majesty's speech will be read with pleasure by every man who has one spark of loyalty or patriotism. There is throughout not merely a manly simplicity, but a cordial warmth, so characteristic of the Royal Speaker, that we persuade ourselves that, contrary to usage, his Majesty not merely spoke, but wrote the speech, subject of course to the opinion of his responsible advisers. We acknowledge with sin. etre and undoubting respect the Royal declaration, that His Majesty " amends the throne with a deep sears of the sacred duties which devolve upon him." We hail with the liveliest pleasure and the most perfect confidence the Royal promise, that we may rely upon His Majesty's 6 , prudent and economical administration of •the supplies placed at his disposal, and upon his readiness to con cur in every diminution of the public charges which can be effected consistently with the dignity of the Crown, the maintenance of mt. tional faith, andthepermanent interest, of thecountry." But them eluding passage of the speech is the one to which we invite particular attention: it was delivered with an earnestness and solemnity worthy of the just and Important sentiments which it expresses .1.-- " You have removed the civil disqualification,. which affected nume rous and important classes of my subjects. While I declare on this solemn occasion my fixed intention to maintain, to the utmost of my power, the Protestant reformed religion established by law, let me at the same time stress my earnest hope that the anima. cities which have prevailed on account of religious distinctions may be forgotten, and that, the decision of parliament with respect to lose distinctions having been irrevocably pronounced, my faithful subjects will unite with me in advancing the great object contemplated by the legislature, and in promoting that spirit of domestic concord and peace which constitutes the surest basis of our national strength and hap piness." Let these words be impressed on the mind of every man, public or private, throughout the kingdom. Let them be observed with the same care which the pious Hebrew devoted to the preser vation of his sacred phylactery. They contain, in a brief space, the great and paramount duty which is devolved upon us all, sec loyal sub jects, as patriots, as Christians. His Majesty, in his progress to the House of Lords, and on his return, was greeted with snore ardent and unanimous marks of attachment than we have ever before witnessed: the assemblage of people was also more numerous and respectable than is ordinarily brought together in the public streets. Such is the becoming such the natural effect of straightforward, unaffected manners—of generous and manly conduct, on a high. minded and discriminating people. The English are a reflecting and just, but they are also a wann.hearted and confiding nation, and their sincere and enthusiastic homage may always be acquired sad secured by a patriot King. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JULY 24. ECCLESIASTICAL PRONOTIOWS.—Rev. Frederick Smith, M.A. Fellow of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, to be Mathematical Pro fessor in the East India College. Halleybury, Herts. Rev. Edward Oidfield Wingfield, M.A. to the Rectory of Tick. encore, Rutland. • __. _ _ . . Rev. John Lever, M.A. to the Vicarage of Tullamore, in the county of death. Rev. John Image, M.A. to the Senior Fellowship of Dulwich College, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. Smith. THE ARMY. LIMERICK. Juer 21 Letters received yesterday at our office, left the 93d Highlanders in excellent health at St. Lucia, on the 11th June, and the 84th at Jamaica, without a single man in the hospital. Accounts have been received from Demerara, which left the 23tb, the Royal Borderers, in good health. There were only 28 cases of fever, but the beautiful band had suffered much, for out of 22 per. formers, only eight were left. The Depot 86th Regiment has not yet sailed for Jersey from Cork, but daily expect the arrival of the Hope transport, in which three companies only will embark, the remaining company, along with a company of the 15th Depot, and one of the 84th, will em. bark in the Amphitrite transport, on her return from Guernsey. The 30th Regiment have left Gosport to replace the 59th, ordered to Manchester. The 87th Fusileers have moved from Marchester to Bolton. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The following arrivals are posted at Lloyd's :—The Albree, Greaton, from New Orleans, at Liverpool ; Jefferson, Drum.. mond, from ditto, off ditto ; New Jane, Williams, from Smyrna, at Dublin; Eadymion ' Garbutt, from Miramicbi, at Limerick; Brummell, Jackson, and Providence. Pyle, from St. Petersburgb, at Hull ; and Burdon, I Garbutt, from ditto, at Lynn. The Providentia, algburgh, from Gottenburgh, has put int o the Downs, with b L esot anchor and cable, having been on shore, bound to Maneilles. DLL, JOLT 23.—Wind W.S.W. . - . POSTIMOUTU. JULY W.—Arrived front London, the Resource, Shuttlevrorth, tor Van Diemen's Land. Arrived off the port, the Hannibal, from New York. Sailed his Majesty's ship Pearl, for Cork, and his Majesty's ship Herald, for the Nore. FALMOUTH, JULY 22.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Hebe, Greater, from Newfoundland. ELECTIONS. ISSUING WRITS UNDER A GENERAL ELECTION. Upon summoning a new Parliament, a warrant, signed by his Majesty, is issued to the Lord Chancellor, commanding him .to issue so many writs as have been usual for the purpose of calling a new Parliament. Such writs are accordingly made out by the Clerk of the Crown. Upon the calling of every new Parliament, forty days shall elapse between the teste and the return of the writ. FREEDOM OF ELECTIONS. According to the Act Bth Oeo. 11. cap. 30, as often as then shall be an election of any Scotch Peer or Members to serve In Parliament, the Secretary at War shall send proper orders, in writing, for the removal of soldiers to the distance of two or more miles from the place of election, who shall not make any nearer approach to such place until one day at least after the poll shall be ended, and the poll.books closed. Any Secretary at War, or person officiating as such, violating this clause, to be discharged from office and rendered incapable of holding any office under Go vernment. By a resolution of the House passed every session, it is a high infringement of the liberties and privileges of the Commons for any Lord of Parliament, or Lord Lieutenant of any county, to concern themselves in the election of munben of parliament. By another resolution, it is highly criminal in any Minister or servant of the Crown, directly or indirectly, to use the powers of office in the election of representatives to serve in parliament. Officers of Excise and Customs are, by the Act of William and Mary, cap. 20. prohibited hunt interfering at elections. PROCEEDINGS AT ELECTIONS. By the Act of Henry VL the sheriff is directed, upon the day ap pointed for election, to proceed to the hustings, in his full county state, between eight in the morning and eleven in the forenoon. By the Act 2 Geo. 11. cap. 24, the proceedings commence by pro. claiming silence, and then reading the writ of summons hume diately after which the sheriff Is to read, or cause to be read, the whole Act, intituled, " An Act for the more effectually preventing bribery and Conuption." ELECTION BY THE VOCES. - In the first case the determination is either by vows, or show of hands, or collecting the friends of the respective candidates into se parate bodies, or in such other mode as has been customary on such occasions. The most usual way, however, is by the voices of the electors, calling out the names of their favourite candidates. Where such election is, however, not determined by the view, but a poll shall be required, the Sheriff, or such others as shall by him be deputed, shall forthwith there proceed to take the poll in some public place appointed for that purpose. The returning officer, on request of the candidates, shall appoint persons to administer the oaths of allegiance. COMMENCEMENT OF THE POLL. By the Act 25 Our. 111. cap. 84, it is enacted that every poll within England, Wales, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, shall com mence on the day upon which it shall be demanded, or upon the next day, at furthest, unless suck day shall be Sunday, and then on the day after, untill the same shall be finished ; but not to son tinue more than 15 days ; and if such poll shall continue until the 15th day, then the same shall be finally closed, at or before the hour of three in the afternoon. The poll, unless prevented by un avoidable accident, shall be kept open for seven hours in each day, between eight in the morning and eight at night. By Act 7 and 8 William 111. the Sheriff shall not adjourn the place of polling, unless with the consent of the candidates, except in the case of Chichester, from thence to the Isle of Wight. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Meuager de; Chambres of July 21). SECOND EDITION,—PARIS, JULY 20.—We Intend to give a summary of the campaign as soon as we shall receive all oar letters of the lit and Bth of July : meantime our impartiality obliges us to notice a reproach, which was evidently no just foundation, respecting the manner in which the op era ti ons h ave been directed. It has been said that dilatoriness and indecision had cost us many men—that much time was lost at Sidi Ferruch, and Sidi Khalef, whence the army should have marched against Algiers as early as the 20th of June,—that time w as g i ven to t h e enemy to raise early on our road,—that a fortnight was spent in advancing five lesgues,—and lastly, that the campaign which, however, took only twenty days, might have been ended in ten. The public is sufficiently acquainted with the detail of the operations to the Ist of July, to understand that these objections have no real foundation. It would have be e n c o ntrary to the most simple rules of military art to encamp before Algiers, at the distance of five leagues from the landing-place, without the heavy artillery, and the apparatus necessary for the siege. One reason which is conclusive is, that such a maneuvre was impossible, by the delay of the convoy of the one hundred a nd seventy trans ports which had the artillery hones on board, and all the m a t er i a l. AU tile letters are full of complaints of the delay of this unlucky convoy. Arriving in the bay of Sidi-Ferruch, on the 2fith, that is to say, 12 days after the landing of the army, it was assailed on that day by a tempest. It was not till the nth that it began to unload, and it was not till the 29th—that is so say, ten days after the battle of Staoneli—that the Corommider-in-Chief could employ some sixteen pounders, which he wanted, to dismount the 'batteries of heavy cannon erected by the enemy before the fort of the Emperor. From the 17th of June to the 2d of July, the landing continued, as well as the conveyance of the 24. pounders, mortars, and large howitzers, and the ammunition to the army, by a road which it had been necessary tomtit; and which was very difficult and heavy, on a sandy soil, where the wheels sunk eight or ten inches. AU the criticisms have been founded nn delays which depended on the arrival of a convoy; or, in other terms, on the caprice of the elements r there is therefore nothing military or rational in them.—When an officer served well, Napoleon forgot whether he had been at Coblents or La Vendee ; witness the rank of Lieutenant, gained by M. de Bourmont, on the field of battle, in the campaign of 1814. Let us then forget preceding dr. cumstances, when we have to judge of new services and exploits of which the country is proud. Our injustice would only injure the national cause which we support, and give advsnge to its advet series, who are always ready to tax the opposition with bed faith. It was this sentiment which led us to appreciate the affecting sim plicity of the report, in which the General-In-Chief announced the severe wound done of the four sonswho accompanied him to Africa. His words, it may be truly said, have interested all noble hearts which know bow to forget political passion before the sentiments of nature and sacrifices to the national glory. It was hoped that M. Anunke de Benumont would live. " This hope," says the report of the Bth, " has been disappointed. The army loess a brave sol dier. and I deplore an excellent son. Most of the fathers who have abed their blood for the King and the country will be more fortu nate than I am." We do not make patriotism consist In a bard and systematic insensibility. We know neither the General net his sons; but if the death of one brave man has attracted our attn. tion, and excited the interest of France a little more than that of others who have likewise fallen with honour and Owls it is that there is no other family in Franco which has exposed four of its children at once to the fin of the Algerines." TILE LEICESTER TRAGEDY. A BALLAD. - - In Leicester, fam'd for maidens fair, Liv'd Miss Lucretia Stively Who was, some fifty years ago, A maiden smart and lively : She felt her heart sore smitten By a certain wicked spark's charms; And lull'd her honor fast asleep, In Mister Samuel Clarke's arms. Now, Mister Clark was not inclined The matrimonial noose to tie, And Miss Lucre t i a t h ere f ore thought, She had much better choose to die ; So to a tree, where oft they met, She walk'd away by moonlight; And thought, by tucking up herself, To set all matters soon right. Preparing then upon this tree, To prove herself Love's martyr. She slipp'd from off her dimpled knee A silken keepsake garter: Wheo, from behind the fatal tree, Sly Mister Clark outeprung fast, But still resolv'd to hang herself— Upon his neck she hung fast ! Maids are so prone to hang themselves About the tender passion, That some believe it is the cause French garters came in fashion ; My tale displays a safer course— Indeed I do not fib it. And may each pretty love-sick maid Be hang'd on such a gibbet ! LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. THE REGENCY OF ALGIERS. From PATIANTI . P Narrative, by Captain BLAQUIItIiE. The recent important occurrence which has taken place on the African shores of the Mediterranean, which places the Regency of Algiers, as it is termed, in the possession of the most military— and, judging from past history, the most enterprising—Power in Europe, renders the translation of PANANTI*S narrative, by Cap tain BLAQUIERE, who so lately Lad the literary conduct of the STAR, most interesting to those who watch the results in that de partment of passing history. Captain BLAQUIERE has enriched the text with many notes, conveying valuable original information. To-day, we must content ourselves with the subjoined extract of a curious statistical account of Algiers, as a specimen, —recommend ing the whole work to our readers' attention : The Regency of Algiers includes above six hundred miles of sea coast between the river Melooia, which separates it from Mo rocco and the Zaine, its eastern boundary ; while its extreme breadth, from the capital to the country of Dates, does not exceed one hundred and eighty. It is bounded on the west by the king doms of Fes, the chain of the Atlas and Biludelgerid on the south, Tunis on the east, and the Mediterranean sea on the north. The Dey's absolute domination extends four days journey from the capital. Beyond that, as far as Biludelgerid, is inhabited by wandering tribes who merely pay tribute when the army takes its annual tour through the country. The Regency is divided into four provinces, Mascara, Algiers, Titterie, and Constantin*. La. be: is a mountainous district which pays tribute; and Biscara is another poor tributary country in the kingdom of Zub. Between Algiers and Bugiaa to the south, are the mountains of Couco, inhabited by the Aragui, a ferocious people, whom the Deys have never reduced into complete subjection. Towards Fla is the little desert of Angad, much frequented by beasts of prey and ostriches. Previous to reaching the lesser Atlas, there is a large tract of coun try called Tell ; from thence commences the country of Dates. The most considerable river in this part of Africa is the Melooia the ancient Malva, a pan of which is navigable for small vessels. Besides this there arc several minor streams west of the capital, of which the Sheliffand Hamiman are the most conspicuous; while its eastern side is profusely watered by the Yisser, Roberack.Yowah, Seibouse, and Zaine. A place, called the Seventy Sources, rising in the Atlas towards the desert of Angad, is spoken of as one of the greatest curiosities to be found on the whole territory of Algiers. The country abounds in springs; and besides the range of the great Atlas which runs through the Algerine states from east to west, there are se veral othermountains, such as Gibhel Auress, Mons Aurasia of the an dents, themountains of Trara, forming its western confines towards Tremecen, and Max Arran, the Jugura, Gibbel Deers, &c. The prb:- clpal citiesareAlgiers, containing aboutone hundred and twenty thou sand souls; Constantina, with a population of one hundred thousand; Tremisan, once the capital of a great kingdom, but now reduced to ineignificance ; Bona, which has an excellent bay and i castle; Oran, a large and populous town, with a tolerably goodt7. stead, and within a few miles east of which there is a fine bay, capable of receiving the largest fleets. Tenes, at one time the capital of a large and beautiful kingdom ; Boujetah, which is very strong, and possesses a much larger port than Algiers. though not quite so secure; blersalquiver, a place of some consequence; and Shershell, where there is also good anchorage ; Anew, cele brated for its extensive salt pits, the finest in the world ; El.cal lab, renowned for its great market and manufactures of shawls and carpets ; Bleeds, a populous town in the interior; and also Gigeri on the east coast ; the territory of which is extremely mown. tainous, and the inhabitants considered the most savage and fero cious race in Barbary. All those Christians who happen to be wrecked on this coast, are invariably made slaves of. There are various other large towns and populous districts in this fine country, many of which have scarcely been visited by any European traveller. THE THEATRES. Like every thing in this country in which legislation has impro perly interfered, the state of the great theatres is truly perplexing. For centuries the governors of the country pursued the policy, not having enough to govern, of governing the theatres. They limited their number—they formed laws to protect those to whom they granted the exclusive privilege of amusing the public—and they en. couraged large sums of money to be collected and invested in the rearinif of huge edifices. When opportunities repeatedly occurred, from hre, of altering their policy, they show a marked determination to adhere to it. They saw the metropolis enlarging on all sides ; and common sense would have dictated, when the large theatres were acci dentally down, to have proposed to the proprietors the rebuilding two or three indifferent locations: but no,thatwasrecommended in pamphlets; but it was a kind of theatrical heresy. The theatres are encouraged I to be re-edificed still larger and larger. Now, however, has come a I period of time when common sense is allowed by our governors to have a little necessary sway, and theatres, of all sizes and descriptions, appear in all departments of the town. But is it not evident that the speculators m the large theatres have been sacrificed to an im prudent policy; in fact, sacrificed, as all other claimants on the , score of vested interests have been sacrificed, by Government extend ing too far its surveillance and interference; employing their med dling legislation wrong, and then becoming suddenly wise, and re. tracing their steps. No ease of lose, by ruined vested interests, is more clearly matte out than that of the proprietors of the two great' theatres ; and what is to be their fate, must puule any one to conjecture. The public is unreasonable to them in their demands. It en. tails an expenditure which cannot be afforded from the revenue produced—and an increase of admission terms, although it would not cure the evil, is positively refused. Under these circumstances, we have seen Covent-garden kept alive by the most unusual exer tions of the proprietor and favour of the public,—and Drury-lane, after having been under the management of a dramatising trios. atlantic speculator, we have seen ruin that speculator, as it has ruined others. Whether ft is to be equally unfortunate to the sue. tensor in the spec, time alone can elicit ; but we are quite unaware of Mr. Lee having found out a new way of paying old debts, or of saving money by spending more than he can get, and both these secrets would be essential to a speculator in Drury-lane theatre. The late legal *frail between the major and minor, as they have been termed, was a very natural one; and both had an equally good cause for maintaining their rights; although those rights were in consistent with each other. We may surprise the reader; but while we deprecate an issue to the dispute which would close the minors, we hope that the majors will maintain those privileges which they have been deceived into a belief were something, and are practically turning out nothing. The Interests I.f the larger theatres, deserve the sympathy and support of the public—but bow will that do them any goods Why, we can tell how--acd we are convinced it will, sooner or later, be the solution of the qua,- tion. The public legislation has injured them, and public legisla don must, and should remunerate them, for their loss. We are per suaded it will come to this, and most heartily shall we support their Cause. They are " His Majesty's servants,"—they are the " National Theatres,"—high sounding phrases will not pay seine painters. The public, at the extremities of the town, must and should have theft theatres--and those which have been raised under an error of legislation, if they go on, must go on with the assist ance of the public —or they must be remunerated fur pulling them down and selling the sites to the commissioners for building new churches. We would, by all means, recommend them to per. severe in their' attack on the minors —because, we believe, they have taut on their side. ' We are sure, were they legally victorious, lore must be called in to present the minors ; and the • investigation would 'Produce a kind of orstussentirsa od al"ardafas against the folly of 'past legislation, and in favour of their obtaining some Government aid, or compen. ' ration, for their losses. We hops our present Monarch will turn his naiades towards the situation of theatrical property, and really patronise the Drams. The majors are at present dormant , but the mimes are rapist a peculiarly luxuriant harvest. PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, July 23. At the Court at St. James's, the 19th of July 111.10, present, the King Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Most Noble :George James Hdratio Marquis of Chotnion.leley, the Right Honourable George Villiers, Karl of Jersey, and the Right Honourable George Earl of Belfast, were, by command of his Majesty, sworn of hi. Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council, and took their respective place. at the Board accordingly. ST. JAMES'S PALACE. July 21. This day his Excellency Monsieur Dr Paid', Ambassador Ex traordinary and Plenipotentiary front the King of the Netherlands, his Excellency the Prince Duke De Laval :Montmorency, Ambas sador from his Most Christian Majesty ; and the Baron Culow, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Prussia ; had their first private audiences of his Majesty to deliver their credentials, and to present letters of condolence to his Majesty from their respective Sovereigns upon the death of the late King ; also the Count De Heerdt d'hvershurg, on a special mission from the King of the Netherland., to congratulate the King on his accession to the Throne, had audience of his Majesty to deliver his credentials; and the Baron Baumback, Minister from the Grand Duke of Saxe Meinengen. with a compliment of condo knee upon the death of the late King, and a letter of congratula tion to his Majesty upon his scces.ion to the Throne, had a private audience of his Majesty to deliver the same : to which several audiences respectively they were introduced by the F.arl of Aberdeen, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of &ate for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Knight, Master of the Ceremonies. ST. JA 111E81 PALACE„ Jut y 22. This day their Excellencies Monsieur de FAA, Ambassador Ex traordinary and Plenipotentiary from the King of the Nether lands, and the Prince Duke De Laval Montmorency, Ambassldor from his most Christian Majesty; also the 13tron Buluw, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King otPrue da ; and the Count De Heerdt d'Eversburg, klinister on a Special mission from the King of the Netherlands, to congratulate his Majesty on his Accession to the Throne, had their first private audiences respectively of her Majesty the Quern ; to which they were introduced by Earl Howe, her Majesty's Lord Chamberlain, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Knight, Master of the Cer emunirs. ST. JANIES'S PALACE, JULT 21. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon Martin Archer Sher, Piesideat of the Itnyal Academy. The King was this Jay pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon Willi int Pym, M.D. Inspector of Army llospit.ll and Superintendent-General of Quarantine. WAR OFFICE, Jute es. Mmarmaanuta.—The King has been pleased to restore Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, Kut. to his rank as Major-General in the Army. His Majesty has bens further pleased to command that Major General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, Knt. to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Army. His Majesty has been pleased to appoint the following Offic. r. to take the rank of Brevet, as undermentioned : To be Field.Marsbala in the Army.—Generals Sir Mured Clarke, G.C. 0; Right Honourable Sir Samuel Hulse. To be GE/MS/biz in the Army.—Lieurenant-generals George Earl of Dalhousie. G.C. B. Thomas Baker, Henry %Wiliam., I !rimy Marquis Conyngham, K.S.P. Honourable Sir Alexander G.C.B. Sir John Fraser, Peter Heron, James It tnisay, Sir Jaw Delves Broughton, Bart. William Dyott, Sir Ronald rrauturo Ferguson, K.C.B. Sir Ruben Macfarlane, K.C.B. John Gustavus Crosbie, Edward Stack, Honourable John Brodrick, Sit Henry Warde, K.C.B. James Durham, Honourable David Leslie, Jotter Manners Kerr, Thomas Scott, Sir Totnkyns Hilgrove Turner, Christopher Chwne, Honourable William Mordaunt Maitland. John Lord Crewe, Honourable Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, G.C.11. Quin John Freeman, George Earl of Granard. Francis Moore, Robert Viscount Lor ton, Sir William Henry Clinton, G.C. To be Ll zunsuitz.thisi sacs in the Army.— ajor- Gene. ale Sir Charles Imhoff, Gabriel Gordon, Alexander Adams, Godfrey Lord Macdonald, Samuel Need, Edward Webber, Thomas L'Estrange. Charles C Joseph Foreaug, George Kinuaird Dana, James Moore, Sir Henry Maghult Mervin Vavasour, Bart. Henry Raleigh Knight, Samuel Venabks Hisde, Thomas Norton Wyndham, Birkenhead Ging, Honourable James Ramsay, Lewis Moshelm, Sir Colquhoun Grant, K.C.B. Sir James Lyon, K.C.B. James Orde, Chas. Bulkeley Egerton, Sir Thos. Sidney Beckwith, K.C.B. Henry John Cumming, Sir Charles Phillips, Henry Bruce, Thomas Birch Reynardson, John Earl of Carysport, Sir Peregrine Mait land, K.C.B. Honourable Thomas 'Edward Capel, bir William Sheridan, Ban. Godfrey Basil Mundy, Honourable Sir Robert William O'Callaghan, K.C.B. Sir John Keane. K.C.B. Lord George Thomas Beresiord, Robert Campbell, Robert Balfour, Robert Earl of Carnwartb, James Caming, Sir Cohn Halkett, K.C.B. Sir Henry Edward liunbury, But, and K.C. IL Sir Hud. son Lowe, K.C.B. Sir Fred. Adam, K.C.B. Sir R. H. Vivian, Bart. and .c.u. To be AI acaon-Gox22.aos in the Army.—Colonel Ruben Ellice, half-pay 101st foot; Sir John Buchan, half-pay unattached ; Nor. man 61-11.eod, half-pay New Brunswick Feneibles ; Maurice ;'has. O'Connell, 73d toot; James Patrick Murray, half-pay sth guru. son battalion ; Sit Hugh Clough, half pay unattached ; James Alacdonnell, Colatream foot guards; Lorenso Moore, 35th loot ; Andrew Pilkington, half-pay 2d Ceylon regiment ; John Garcit ner, half-past Ist foot ; George Alidalemore, inspecting held or. ficer of a recruiting district; Sir William Williams, K. C. B. half pay Portuguese officers; James Lomax, halt-pay GO.h foot ; ehniCb Wallace ;sleigh, 11th Light Dragoons; Alex. Nesbitt, half-pay as permanent assistant quarteronaster general; Wm. Gabriel Davy. half pay 7th garrison battalion; Charles Wm. Alaxwell, half-pay 21st foot; Chas. Aahwonh, half pay Portuguese officers ; Arch. Campbell, hallapay 90th toot; Mark Napier, half-pay 09th loot; John Wardlaw, half-pay unattached; Jonathan Yates, halt-pay Royal York hangers; James Kearney, 2d Dragoon Guards; Edw. James O'Brien, half-pay unattached ; Thomas Foster, halt..pay 3tl garrison battalion ; hon. John Ramsay, half-pay unattached ; Jas. Alex. Farquharson, 25th fort; Robert Owen, half-pay unattached ; Amos Godsil Robert Norcutt, rifle brigade; Charles Bruce, 64th foot; John Forester Fitz Gerald, 20th toot ; Arthur Benin. Chia ton, half-pay unattached ; William Stewart, 3d loot; William Cornwallis Eustace, half-pay unattached; Charles Murray Lord Greenock, half-pay Royal Staff Corps; Effingham Lindsay, half-pay 22d foot ; Sir Alexander Leith, K. C. It. lialf.pay atoll foot ; John Ross, half-pay unattached ; the Count ITIMCIS lti varola, Royal Malta Fencibles; Sir John Brown, 13th Light Dragoons; Honourable Sir Robert Lawrence Dundas, K. C. B. ! half pay Permanent Assistant Quartenumter General; Lord ' Robert Manners, 3d Light Dragamus; Hobourable Hugh Areuth sort, half pay 524 Foot ; Sir Robert Arbuthnot!, K.C. B. ball pay • unattached ; George Guy Corleton L'Estrauge, half pay uu.t. lathed; Thomas Pearson. 234 Foot; Dugald Link (AMMO, tuilt pay unattached; Sir Gregory Holman Bromky Way, bait pay 3d Royal Veteran Battalion ; S:r James Dr uglas, K.C. 11. hail pay Portuguese Oaken; John W4l , ern, half pay unattached; Witham Machean. half pay II th Four; Sir William Parker Cal roll, loth I Foot ; the Right Honourable Sir Henry Nadine, K.C.B. half pay lit Greek Light infantry; Sir George Elder, half pay Pontius se Oaken ; Willoughby Cotton, 14th Foot ; John Clitherow, Foot Guards; John Hanbury, Ist or Grenadier Guards. To iit Colonels in the Army— Lieutenabt Coloitels William Stull, half pay 30th Foot; John Watliag, half pay Portuguese Officers; Molyneux Marston, half pay :;7th Roe ; Sir Fraucts Ilastings Doyle, Ban. ball pay S4th Foot ; Henry Yonge, halt p.l 534 Foot; William Gray, half pay Ist Foot; Edward Dailey, nth Foot; John Richard Ward, Permanent Assistant Quartermaster General; Henry Williams, half pay 2d Garrison Battalion; tt ni. Vincent Hompeseh, half pay unattached; Christopher Ilawithur 97th Foot; John Daniell,49th Foot ; William Williams Blake. ball pay 20th Light Dragoons; Sir Edward Mile., 89th Foot ; George Teesdale, Ist Dragoon Guards; William Howe Knight Er,ktne, half pay Brad haw's Recruiting Corps; George Janie. Reeves, ball pay 27th Foot ; Matthew Mahon, ball pay Royal York Rau gers ; Honourable Henry Murray, halt pay lush Light Dragoons; Jobs Mathias Everard, half pay 77th Foot ; John Grey, halt pay 4th Foot ; George Veyndb. m, halt pay 20:5 Light Dragoon.; Akzaittler Came-4)11,6AR pay tat Greek Light Itifantry ; Sir Janos Wilson, K.C. If. half pay cith Foot ; Thema, Kirwan lliiiike Royal Newfoundland V. tern Companies; Thomas DMoter, half pay 434 Rout; Sir Henry Wai.on, ball pay Portuguese Cheer.; tiow. rd Walker, half-pay 60th Foot; Thos.Evans. 70th Foot; John Job. - son, half-pay unattached; Archibald Maclaine, half-pay unat tached; William Gordon 51aeGregur, Inepeeting Field Officer of a Recruiting Dewitt ; James Hay, hail-pay 17th Light Draguun., William Wood, ball-pay 41st Fiat; Willam Wane, Ptfillailtilt Assistant Quartermaster General; Chalks Ash a Court, halt-p y lu Greek Light Infantry; George Moles D'Aguilar, hail p..y uuattached ; Jacob Glen Cuyter, halt pay Cake It.gimeot ; George O'Malley, 88th Foot; Nicholas Rummy, balf-pay Sib Gar - rim° Battalion ; Peter D'Areey, half-pay 7th Garrison liattalion ; Jobs Gilltes, halt-pay 40th Foul; Edwin ItowlaudJceeph Cantu, , hall-pay 10th Foot ; Clarks Turner, half-pay moult. chau ; William Francis Bebtiock Loft's., half pay 38th Foot ; Fraueo. Skelly Tidy, Inspecting Field ViScer ut a itsertotiog Uuori. t , Geo. Burrell, 90th Foot ; James Fatter, half-pay ad t•ostk Latin Infantry; Ruben Roes, 4th Dragoon Guards; 'Domes Beabraoli Aylmer, half-pay 9th Fubt; James Al• titration, late of the royal Mili:ary College; Henry James Riddell. Pcruimont Assistant. Quartermaster General ; Richard Goodall likingtuti, 47th Foot ; Henry Charles Edward Vernon Graham, salt-pay unattached; John Ready, halfpay Ist Guffaw Battalion; Chas. A.Viguureisa, 4th Feet; flit Jos. A. Here, X.C.11. 3d Foot Guards ; Sir Hobo ;oho Harvey, ball-pay Portuguese (Meets; Sir Itslotund Krytautt ear. w~