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-.- .. lj \ratheittiore than two English pounds), seized at the rads Cm' . a House, have been sent back to this port to be re-exported to Fag lard. The Custom Hou s e O ffi cers at Calais were employed three • days (taw 10:h, 11th, and 12th of Saptember) in examining them, and never was an operation prrfornied with more strictness and precaution Five nt these Cast S. numbered front 3to 7, conta ff ined a large quantity of English goods, such as poplins , figured stu for waistcospa gilt articlas, tobacco, varnished leather, &c. The o right of all these casts was 660 kil. The other cases, stom a( red %ad 2. weighed about 815 kil. and were filled with tulle in ;.feces alai bands, and one of the cases contained more than 4,000 ieeea. During the inspection, the inhabitants of Calais, who assem bled in crowds round the doors of the Custom-house, openly de- Oared t!iat they recognised the seven cases as having formed part of liras , : sent from Calais on the 22d of July; that tbo Custom-house offiiers or Paris had seized them, but that at the demand of Lord Stuart. 'l. de Polignac, at the termination of a Council of Minis ters. opposed himself to their confiscation : that in order to afford Wellina•on a proof of his courtesy, he bad given orders for their r. stitution. with the understanding that they should be re-exported. Thus, at the moment when our thermcomerce is a prey to the greatest alarm. aur laws are sacrificed to ost shameful deferences, in spired by the contempt to which our Minister has devoted us. Suaday, the 13th of September, the ship Julie sailed with the seven cases for England. Six Custom.houses officers escorted the vr..el, aid did not leave her till she was a considerable distance a.it at sea. This solemn departure was announced along all the eirtst from Dunkerque to Boulogne, and the Custom-house officers never before received such strict injunctions of watchfulness. — Nobody, however, is duped by this pretended severity. The ad ministration of the Custom.houte wishes to surround itself with every appearance of justice; but its affectation is great. Placed between its duty and the orders of a Minister, it ought not to have hesitated; and we must believe that it only obeyed with regret. The town of Calais only sees in these unusual measures a greater proof of the violation of the law, and of that odious complaisance towards a Ministry always ready to please these dear English, who do not blush to shield their guilty designs with the privileges of their Ambassadors, in contempt of the rights of nations, and of the hospitality which we bestow upon them with a noble confidence. What a degradation of feeling ! what incredible duplicity ! According to the most moderate calculation, the 8i 5 kilo grammes of tube would cost our manufacturers 160,000 f. and pro duce 70,000 f. worth of labour. Our commerce can hardly com pete against the tulle introduced by fraud, which pays a premium of insurance of from 25 to 30 per cent. and our manufacturers must evidently succumb before those masses of English merchandise, in troduced so easily, distributed through :he kingdom with such im punity, and thrown into our markets at 50 per cent. under our prices. Calais is in alarm, and in its indignation it asks what France has done that she should be governed by men who thus betray her dearest interests? A letter front Bordeaux, received on the 26th of September, at Havre, speaks, but in too vague a manner to deserve credit, of a massacre alleged to have been committed at Buenos Ayres, in which 2,000 persons are said to have lost their lives. The depar ture of the French divi.ion was the signal for this carnage ; and the alleged provocation was the party violence which now afflicts the unhappy republic of La Plata. Happily, this news requires con firmation. • Notwithstanding the rain yesterday, the horse races in the Champ de Mars o ere very fashionably attended. There were four heats, each for a prize of 1,200 f. ; the first of which was won by Oscar, the second by Sylvio , the bird by Cariana, the fourth by Clin. Two or three accidents occurred, and one young man received considerable injury from being thrown from his horse. ,4 A German Paper contains the following extract of a letter from a '.ledical Officer in the Russian Army, dated Adrianople, Aug. 22 : " Our hardships are now over. In this fine fertile country all .t:- v:ants are easily supplied. Moreover, as no formidable enemy at ~:ears to oppose as, and the worthy Osmanli., on the contrary, rye us every where 3n almost fraternal reception, our soldiers think thannelves in Paradise; whereas last year, in consequence of the eadful fatigues and privations they endured, they believed them ',lves en the way to the opposite region. The health of the troops I- excellent. I have fewer sick in my regiment than I have often had under my care when we lay in the garri:on of Podolia in a period of profound peace. We see here an evident proof of the irf..enc« of moral feeling on the physical condition of the t 4:dy. Our soldiers, animated by victory, and as it were animated al...ve their former selves, have become quite a different set of men. Strong by nature, and already accustomed to hardships, this glorious campaign has new-tempered and invigorated their minds. They even keep watch on each other, for the sake ut maintaining viler and discipline. They say, 'We are going to Constautinople, and that is worth all the wealth we could plunder from the wretched Turks.' If they observe one of their comrades about to commit any irregui.rity, they call to The Emperor and our father Die sch don't Eke that; and this admonition seldom fails to produce the desired effect. On comparing our present with our previous situation, every thing appears the work of magic. The calm, strict, and yet humane spirit of the Commander-in-Chief has, in fact, worked mi racles. Equally bold and discreet, he has secured to himself the un limited cos.fi.tet.ce of the troops. A general emulation prevails to support the Commander-in-Chief in his great plans. Young Officer, at first complained of the delay in advancing. Experience his. however, taught them that it vas wiser to take no step tot - ward, until tem thing was completely secured on the flanks and in tine rear. Well assured a the prudence of out General, w' will he glad to rest for a time in this second capital of the Ottoman empire. We know beforehand, that while here he will not be idle, tut that he will have every thing so prepared that on breakina up front Adrianople, we may be in Constantinople in ten days We are therefore tranquil and confident, though no one can pretend to discover the plans of Gen. Diebitsch ; fur he is eurrniel) reserved and cautious. No one can penetrate his inten tions, far less overreach him. We have sometimes seen men at head-quarters who sought to approach the General with a particu lar diplomatic finesse. He always knew how to treat such persons with the greatest politeness, until at last they found that the time for their views was past. He has thus taught us also not to spend our time in unnecessary formalities, but to perform, each in his station, that duty which is immediately required of him." PORTUGUESE BONDS. TO TILE ZION. TILE EAII.I. OF AUERDEF.N, SIC My Loao,—A Memorial of the British Holders of Portuguese Bonds having been prepared, and respectably signed, for the pur pose of praying your Lordship to interfere in their behalf, on the ground therein stated by themselves, and having been solicited to be the bearer. accompanied by such gentlemen as have been selected for the occasion, I avail myself of this opportunity respectfully to request your Lordship to make me acquainted with your Lordship's pleasure on the subject, by appointing a time when it will be con venient to receive us. The hardship of the applicants is certainly great, and their situation, as regards his Majesty's Government, peculiar. The security, much to their satistaction, which they originally held, through the operation of the Convention of the 29th of August, 1825, concluded between Portugal and Brazil, through the agency of Sir Charles Stuart, In the double character of a British and Portuguese Plenipotentiary, transferred to Brazil, the Govern ment of which country assumed the debt, and front the Ist June, 1826, to the tae June, 1828, its agents in London punctually provided the iiecessary'enonies for the Dividends and Sinking Fund; but the payment was then unexpectedly withheld, and has continued so ever since, no explanation whatsoever on the subject having in the interval been given. notwithstanding satisfactory evidence can be adduced to show that the Brazilian Legislature has since regu larly made the periodical appropriations required by law, which have never been issued to the Bondholders, who, on the contrary, have been all this time left in a state of painful doubt and per plexity. Viewing this as a case deserving of every consideration, I have Pitt hesitated to render my feeble services to my suffering fellow citizens, anxious to submit their Memorial to your Lordship, and considering it part of my public duty to become their organ near his Majesty's Ministers, to whose department the matter specially be longs, and in unison with them I take the liberty respectfully to reiterate the request just made. In the mean time, I have the ho nour to be, your Lordship's most obedient and devoted servant, (Signed) WILLIAM THOMPSON. Mansion-House, Sept. 99, 1829. The following extract from the Financial Report, made to the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, by M. Calnson, Ilinistar, on the Ist of April, 18'29, shows that the Brazilian Government has pro vided for the payment of the Dividends, due on the Portuguese Loan .v Finally, from the month of October in last year, the Govern neer resolved rot to remit, as, in fact, up to the present day it has tt•r;itted, any amount in Bills of Exchange from this market to t hat of London. er to any place out of the empire, making, never theless, due provision for the exact and necessary payment of the Brazilian and Portuguese Loans contracted in England, in such ilemeer as will be made apparent to the Assembly, at a season• able time." At two o'clock yesterday, the Lord Mayor, accompanied by other pet sons ,presented the memorial of the British holders of Portuguese bonds to the Earl of Aberdeen, with an appropriate address. His Lordship pledged himself to pay every attention to the subject, and expressed his readtness to comply with the wishes of the memorialists, as far as was consistent with the part which the British Government had in the original transfer of the debt to Brazil,--a subject on which he was not at the moment prepared 1 1, to speak. Ha acknowledged the great hardship of the bondhold ers, and the peculiar situation in which they were placed by the convention of the 29th of August, 1825 ; and his Lordship regretted that the sufferings of the bondholders were greatly aggravated by the circumstance of its being known that the Brazilian Legislature had appropriated the necessary funds for the payment of the divi dends, and others withheld them. His Lordship again pledged himself to look into the affair, and do his best on behalf of the me- LoNWiN. VRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK Batik Stock Shut. Indis ninth 59 60 3 per Cent. Red. Shtit South Sea Stack 981 3 per Ct. Cons. 893 } New Annuities 89/ Sy per Cent. 1818, Shut. .61000 Rzcheq. Bill', 67 8 3i per Cent. lied. Shu' i £5OO Dins 67 8 4 per Cr, 103 2i 1 .1100 Ind £2OO Ditto 67 8 4 per Cent. 189.6, Shut Bank f o r Acct. 2161 Long Ann. Shut I India for Acct. India Stock 225 I Consob for Acct. 891 * 1 - -- FORBIGN FUNDS. TWO O'Cl.tleK Brazil Bonds, 5 pr Ct. 61* Port. Bds. 5 p. Ct. Acc. 45 & * I Do. Acct. 611 I * Spanish Bds. 5 per Cc. 8* WAITISH AND FORB:GN SIIARES, TW. , o'rt ich. %HAKE MI:). PER MA KZ. :500 300 3.50 7,5 20 73 100 3! 4 40 :A 13 Bolanos Brazilia' , Imperial Colombian United Mexican There is no arrival of any description to-day from eie East of Europe. It has been for some days known that an attempt to smuggle a quantity of English merchandise through the French customs, in the nara3 of the English Ambassa dor, Lord STUART DE ROT II SA Y, had been detected by the French authorities, and the goods detained for in spection : but the public was little aware, until the re ceipt of the Constitutionnel yesterday - evening, of the extent and magnitude of this transaction. "On the 22d of July last"—say the Calais Journal, from which the Parisian editor copies—" tile inhabitants of this port witnessed 'the disembarkation of ten cases, declared as beer, carpets, saddlery ; they were directed to the Cus tom-house at Paris. They it td leaden seals, and wore not looked at by the being for the establishment of Lord STI: A HT, the English Ambassador at the Court of France. No one was astonished about them, for it is known, that from diplomatic considerations, Ambassadors have the privilege of ordering from their own coun try, free from duty, articles necessary for their establish ment." A suspicion, however, having arisen, both at Calais anti in the Capital, that Lord STUART-11Th° was known to completely furnished his Hotel from top to bottom—on his re-appointment to the ambassadorial dignity—could not well require such an addition to his household furniture as seemed to be contained in these enormous packages—M. La Di ILECTEU ERAL des Douanes ordered an official search to be instituted. The upshot of this examination was, that the " beer, carpets, saddlery," turned out to be Irish poplins — figured stuf for v:aisteoats—gilt articles—tobacco — varnished leather ! Of this division of the merchan dise, the supply directed to his Excellency exceeded thirteen hundred weight ! Now, if all these "pop lins" were for Lady ELIZABETH'S maids, and these " figured waistcoats " for his Lordship's valets, it will be admitted on all hands that the Noble Baron must have laid his account to a very longeevous representation of British Majesty in the Fauxbourg St. Hono4—saying nothing of his presumptuous •calcula tions of uninterrupted amity between the two countries, for so long a period as would be necessary for the maids to wear out the poplins, and the serving-men the waist coats. But if these poplins and waistcoats were not meant for the serving-men and the maids, whom or what were they meant for ? Aye, there's the rub : for that his Excellency of ROT HSAY was cognisant of their superscription in his name, and of their ulterior destination and disposal, if happily they had escaped the Arenas of the metropolitan Demme, there cannot be room to doubt. Why else, should the Noble Baron have manifested such an activity of interest about them, and have interceded—as it is proved he did—per sonally with M. DE POLIG AC, to avert their just and legitimate confiscation ? This is truly a most extraordi nary business. We do not pretend that Lord Sru ART DE ROTHSAY is actually enriching himself by a system of traffic, equally dishonourable and nefarious ; we know him to be too discreet, and we believe him to be too principled : but that the Noble Baron is con nected—it may be, by some link hitherto invi sible to himself—but that he is connected with some running Company upon no pettifogging scale— alias, with a gang of eminent and extensive SMUG- G LERS—Ave think it would require much hardihood to deny. Irish poplins and Manchester fancy-waistcoats — detected under any circumstances in such illicit accumu lation in an Ambassador's portmanteaus—would furnish room for many curious conjectures and suspicions: but when, after such detection, the exalted functionary — instead of disclaiming all privity in the transaction — stands forward to deprecate the seizure of the forfeited articles, and intervenes publicly between the guilty parties and the penalty incurred, who shall have the face to con tend that there is nothing " rotten in the state of Den mark ?" We do not write this to criminate our Ambassador, but to show that the case itself—which the Times makes so light of, and characterizes as an " unfortunate imprudence," a piece of " carelessness" which it is a pity should have been committed at the present moment — really demandspublic explanation from Lord STUART DE ROTIISA Y. Independent of the poplins and waist coats, there were found in the other packages upwards of sixteen hundred weight of British lace— imagine what a quantity of lace, to weigh more than three quarters of a ton ! • secured also with leaden seals, and superscribed with the protecting name of the Noble Baron. The Times—who has takeit , upon himself to voluntee r a p olo g ies for all o ffi cial de linquency, or official scrape, after designating the thing discovered by the mild epithets we have just quoted, says that he will forbear all comment " till the facts are fully before him." This is quite amusing in a popular writer. We have noticed this m orning, in the columns of our Ministerial contemporary, the Times—who seems to possess exclusively, we think, unfairly—the source of in formation within himself, that the average price of wheat for the week ending on Saturday last has experienced a farther decline ; and that the duty is increased to 225. Bd. per quarter—all other grain remaining the same. In an article on the subject of Foreign Corn, which appeared in our Paper last August, we warned the holders of the consequences of not paying up the duties, because — ruinous as we know the result must prove in many cases —delay can only make bad worse : prices must recede, and consequently the rate of duty increases, whereby the result becomes doubly oppressive to the unfortunate holder. Such is the practical operation of the English free trade principle. We noticed, that on this day week duties were paid in London on 63,144 quarters of wheat, and on 19,435 cwts. of wheat-flour. Upwards of 22,000 quarters of this wheat were cleared by one lwuse ! It may be asked, was any private communication made to the parties, that the duty would be higher ? The Dutch Mail this day brought us the following articles of intelligence. They possess no political inte rest ; but as they regard science and the progress of dis covery, they are exceedingly valuable : ST. PETERSBURG'', Sere. 14. The Hanebusgh Corespondent, Na. 139, announces that the Rus sian Government contracts a new loan of 35,000,000 of dollars with the houses of Frege, at Leipsig, and Bethmann, at Frankfort, at four per cent. interest, and at the rate of 80 per cent. We are formally authorised to contradict the statement, which is wholly without foundation. The Moller and Simavin corvettes, commanded by Captains Stanikowitsch and Lutke, have just arrived at Cronstadt, after an absence of three ye Ira. in which they have performed the voyage round the world. The result of the expedition will not be with out advantage to science. Captain Stanikowitsch explored the coasts of the peninsula of Alaabka, while Captain bake made a most accurate survey of the space bftween Kantuchatka and Bhering's Straits. The latter al.o examined the great Archipelago of the Cardines, and discovered several groups which have escaped the researches of preceding navigators. Dr. Mertius and M. Kas unary, the Naturalists, hive brought home valuable collections of Natural ilistory ; and the Painter*, kielors. Portels and :slikhinloff, Portfolios full of interesting drawings. The crews of both ships enjoyed excellent health during the whole voyage.—St. Petersburigh PajNrs, Sept. 16. ROTTE it DA NI, SCPT. 25. Letters from Smyrna, of the 18th ultimo, say, his Majesty's frigate Javaan, Capt. Pool, which was at anchor there, had re ceived orders to be ready to sail, and to make necessary preparation to receive his Excellency Baron Van Zuylen Van Nyeuelt, with his lady, who will proceed to Naples on board that vessel, after brat performing quarantine at Malta. HE HAGUE, San. 28. The natives of Tider Ceram and other parts of Malacca Archi pelago, have from remote times visited the coasts of the great island of New Guinea, but their commerce with it was very limited on a ccount of the barbarism of the inhabitants, and the want of a Government to protect persons and property. In order to remedy this by degrees his Majesty was pleased to order some time ago that the West coast of New Guinea should be more accurately surveyed, and a Netherlands esto blishment formed on it, and that formal possession should be taken of the whole coast in his name. In conformity with the resolution, the Indian Government sent to New Guinea his Majesty's corvette the Triton, commanded by the late Captain Stmnboom. and the colonial brig the Iris, on hoard of which were fd. Van Delden, Commissioner tor forming the projected este. blishment makin ; . Maeklot, and some other blembers ot the Commit- tee for M researches in Natural History in our Indian pos sessions; Lieut. Boers, of the navy, to make nautical observations; and Lieut. Schreiber, of the Infantry, to command the garrison to be left there. After accurately surveying the river Doorga previously discovered by Lieutenant Kolff , of the navy, aid finding it not calculated for the founding of a settlement, they explored, the coast farther to the North, and discovered at length in 3 degrees 45 minutes south latitude, and 133 degrees 57 minutes east longitude from Greenwich, a bay hitherto wholly unknown, to which they gave the name of Triton bay, which was judged to be well suited to the proposed object. In this bay, and with the help of the natives who are here, of a mild disposition, and not wholly uncivilized, a small fort was built, to which the name of Fort du Bus was given, when on the 24th August, 1828, on the celebration of his Majesty's birth-day, the flag of the Netherlands was hoisted with the solemn publication of the following Proclamation : " His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange, pNassau;on Gran to be at Dke aken of Luxe of m the coast r of New having ordered possess Guinea from the 141st degree of east longitude from Greenwich on the south coast, and thence westward and northward to the Cape of Good Hope en the north coast, Notice is hereby Given, that 1, Arnoldus Johannes Van Delden thereto aut h or ised by the Governor of the Al o lu cco Islands, by virtue of a resolution of his Excellency the Lieut.-Governor General of India, in C0t0.% dated 31st Dec. 1827, do hereby publicly and lo prel sence of the Commander of his esty's corvette Triton of the brig Siroa, and the schooner Iris and the Officers of the said ves sels, of the Commander and O fficers of the Military Detachment, of the Gentlemen of the Committee of Natural History, and of the crews of his Majesty's ships, and ot the above detachment, declare, that I solemnly take possession in the name of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Ste. Ste. Ste. And to certify to all future ages this taking possession, a process verbal shall be drawn up by me, to sign when it may be needful. Done this 24th August, 1828. The Commissioner for taking possession of the West Coast of New Guinea, (Signed) VAN DELDIN. During this short voyage some observations were made interest ing to geography and the natural history of that part of New Guinea, and the countries in the interior which begin at 141 deg. longitude from Greenwich, on the South coast, and thence W.N.W. and Northwards to the Cape of Good Hope, situated on the North coast. reserving the rights which the Sultan of Sidore may have to the districts of Maury, Kacondefer, Ambarssaro, Amperpore, and navigation. The permanent establishment made in the island will, doubtless, lead to more important discoveries, and to a accurate survey of the 1)oorga river, which may, perhaps, prove to be a Strait, making the south part of New Guinea a aqua e island. CI rY. Trisi.vs oTi.oca. The Consol Market has not opened so good as it left off yester day, caused by the report in the express from Paris ahis morning of Shumla being in possession of the Russians. Owing to the par ticulars of the above event not being known, various constructions are formed in the City, and by the speculators in the Funds on the subject:: the Bears give it as their:opinion it was taken by storm, indicating that the negotiations were broken off, and hostilities renewed ; while the Bulls assert it was starved out, or that the Sultan gave orders for its surrender, in compliance with the pre liminaries. Consols, which forth off yesterday at 119li for the Account, opened at 8911, and 89a oney, with little business doing as yet. The Foreign Market is without interest at present ; but Russian and Danish Stocks maintain their CITY, HALF-PAST ONE. Up to the present hour there is not the least activity in the Can sol market. The brokers and jobbers are quite idle, and are watching for scone kind of official information front the theatre of war, which may be expected every hour. The well-informed still persist that a peace will be made in the East. Accounts from Buenos Ayres, of the 21st July, cos of Havre. statepethelaett. Tb no newe Exchange nceurren on Lee occurrence had tar es w pia:e nieepee since ee the sailing of the pe Consols have continued the whole of the morning at t he Account, and for November Account 891, buyers. 89 r i do i llar. , for The foreign market is in the same stagnant state as that of the British market. A French Mail has arrived to-day, but it does not bring a syllable of news from the East of Europe, in ad dition to the *formation which we gave yesterday. • THE EVENING STAR. -r '/` .. , f-41 4 _ •.,-- - - - 44 - (• % -f . : - .. SS' , ; ''''' k ,' '/` . .,' f '4147 . ; ' .-- :' '.h. ' llAti... if ..: ? • ~,,,,L,e- ....„, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. Prince and Princess Lieven, on a vide to the Duke of Devon. shire, at his seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire ; the Marquis and Mar chioness Wellesley, from Drayton Park, W il tshire, the residence of Sir Richard Hunter. Bart. to Wellesley Lodge, in the Regent, Park; the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, front Lord Deere's seat, the Hoo, Herts, for the Countess of Essex's seat, Bishops Stratford; the Earl of Lisburne, at the Star and Garter, Rich mond, from a Continental tour ; the Bishop of St. Asaph, from Cheltenham, for the Palace at St. Asaph ; Lord Anson and Mr. Alexander, from the Cdarendon Hotel, for Shugborough, Stafford shire ; Sir Coutes Trotter, Bart. in Grosvenor-square, from Susses; Sir Culling Eardley Smith, Bart. for Bedwith Park ; Sir Robert and Lady Wigrant, from Connaught-place, for Brighton ; Sir Chas. Hulse. Bart. for Brennan House. Basingstoke ; Mr. Robt. Knight, M.P. in Grosvenor-square; Mr. Welwyn in Cork-street ; Capt. and Mrs. Wallace, from Paris to Ramsgate ; Captain Sutherland for Manchester; Mr. Martin Stapleton, from Doncaster for Myt. ton Hall ; Capt. Cleveland, from Canterbury, for Bath; Lieut.. Colonel Pigott, for Abingdon Hall, Cambridge ; Capt. Fuller, for Macclesfield; Capt. and Mrs. Du ff , for Ranupte ; the Hon. Mrs. Howard, for Norfolk; Mrs. and Miss Warwick, for Cheltenham; A. Grant, Esq. at his house iG Arlington-street, from Scotland; Mr. and Mrs. IPMahon, in Harley-street, from Ireland ; Sir Edw. and Lady Poore and famil y , at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, from Norfolk Mr. and Mrs. T. Porter, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street from Liverpool ; Mrs. and Miss Jones, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook -greet, from Berke; Capt. Co. ventry, at ditto, from Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths, at the Bruns wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Finlay, and Miss Gardiner, at ditto, from the Continent ; J. Campbell, Esq. at ditto, front Bexley, Kent; Mr. and Mrs. Hall and family, from Fenton's Hotel, for Paris; Mrs. Waddington.front ditto, for Italy ;the Rev. Mr. Hore, from Synnon's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. Jame 's-street, for Ireland ; Capt. and Mrs. H. Drummond, Mfrs family, Jame s, Kirk Hotel, for the Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. Edwi from ditto, for Tunbridge Wells; F. Richard son, Esq. and the Misses Richardson, from ditto, for their seat in Essex ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Page, from Ellis's Hotel, St. James', street, for their seat in Surrey; Captain and Mrs. Roberts, front Harley-street, for Ramsgate ;G . H. Cherry, Esq. and family, at Bryant's Hotel (late Warne's), Conduit-street, from Danford house. Hungerford ; A. Webber, Esq. Mrs. Webber, and family, at ditto, front Brussels; F. T. Egerton, Esq. and Mrs. Egerton, from ditto, for Roch Court, Salisbury ; Charles Hanson, Esq. Mrs. and Miss Hanson, from ditto, fur Brighton. At Seaife's Hotel, Brook-street—Sir ltobt. Gore Booth, Bart. Lady Gore Booth, and Mr. and bits. Gore Booth, from the Continent ; C. M. Pereiro, Req. front Lisbon; Sir Gregory and Lady Way, Mr. and Mrs. Bradflrd, Mr. and Mrs. Sage and family, Mrs. De Laney Barclay, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Seymour, it. C. Klwes, Esq. Mts. Elwes aud family, John Shelley, Eq. Mrs. Shelley and fami l y , Duncan Malcolm, Esq. A dmiral and Mrs. Car, Cul. Stanl and ey, Mr. nd Mrs. Ballard, Lady Mary Hussey, the Rev el . Algernon Peyton, a Mr. Robinson. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Last night, his Majesty's servants of Drury-lane opened their Winter Campaign. The new embellishments have much improved the House, which we were rejoiced to find most respectably at tended—an earnest, we hope, of that public encouragement to the Theatres, necessary to rescue them from final ruin. While authority is occupied in improving the Street Police, it is to be hoped something will be done to preserve order and public decency in the lobbies, staircases, and saloons of the Winter Theatres, without which they must sink—and sink deservedly.—When an audience resorts to a Theatre for other objects than that of enjoying the Play,—the Drama, with such a people, is at the lowest ebb, and must necessarily fall through all the gradual states of decay—namely, from totem tion to neglect, from neglect to reprobation, and from reprobation to obloquy and contempt, to which latter stage we fear our's is fast advancing. We again assert, that the Theatres of London must fail, unless those Abominable repairs attacked to them for the convenience of the dissolute and debauched be forthwith shit up. Their existence is not only a degradation to the drama, but a cry ing injury and disgrace to our capital. The improvements ffected by Mr. C. Wasoitr, in distinguishing the box-keepers by livery, creates a hope that other regulations will be resorted to for the presentation of respectable appearances; and that proper constables, or lobby keepers, be appointed to repress the unruly of both sexes, who are wont to patrol in drunkenness and riot the various passages and outlets of our metropolitanTheatres. A retovation of the " asps dramatics's," is also indispensable. Our second-rate actors are wretchedly deficient in talent. The practice of representing every species of dramatic composition on the same stage is barbarous, ruinous, and absurd. The little encouragement offered to play writers, is another great deterioration to the national Theatre : no Committee being appointed, composed of competent persons, to judge what dramatic offerings are to be received or rejected, few respectable writers would choose to dedicate their time and talents to the composition of a work, to be accepted or condemned at the will of suck gentlemen as 'Minos or Renanaa—the hired critics of Covent-garden and Drury-lane—whose proper productions are not such as to qualify them to judge for the whole British public. The Star system is another abuse which calls aloud for reform. Half a dozen people, overrated for talent, and supported in their pretensions by the trick of managers, tyrannize over the stage, and impose upon the public. These must speedily be brought to their proper level, if we would rescue the theatre. The system was brought, we understand, to its present ruinous extent, by the pre sent manager of the King's Bench Theatre. Upon conducting the business of Drury-lane, it was impossible to have devised any thing more destructive : it is owing to the continuation of this abuse, we are condemnedito behold the youthful characters ofSmaxseamtz per sonated by old age—" whistling through the teeth." It is from this we were compelled, last night, to puff and halt with Young through Hamlet t —to this, not long ago, did we owe the nausea and disgust of witnessing that old man,ELLISPON. mocking our senses by person ating, in the decrepitude of old age, patched up in carmine. frippery white lead, and a wig, the gay vivacity of high-hooded youths of fashion. Such sights are fulsome and most lamentable. Yocno's Hans/et was last night, as his acting has long been, " something the worse for wear." On the subject of the new debutante, Miss Fauns, we will abstain from further remark at present, than to say that she is very interesting—still very timid—and has yet much to learn. There was a Mr. BLOWS, who enacted, or rather but chered, the part of Palmists. We shall spare the Gentleman from an impression that his appearance last evening was for the first and last time. The tragedy of SHAKOSAIII was followed by that spectacle of nonseose and show , named Mem na Oafor which r e ason we escaped, with precipitation, at the close of the fit st more I place. • • • • • The Duchess of CUMBERLAND, accompanied by Prince GEORGE, and attended by the Countess of SCHLIPPENBACH and Miss COOPER, took an airing in a carriage and four, yesterday afternoon, in Hyde Park. Her Royal Highness alighted from her carriage and joined in the promenade in Kensington-gardens. Lord DUDLEY STUART had an interview with the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday afternoon. The JUDGE ADVOCATE-GENERAL had an interview of his MAJESTY on Wednesday, at the Royal Lodge, in Windsor Park, and received the Kix G's commands respecting the proceedings of some Courts Martial. The Earl of ABERDEEN entertained the AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR, the Marquis and Marchioness of SALIS BURY, and a select party, to dinner, on Wednesday, at Argyll House. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY OF TILE PRINCESS OF ORANGE.—lnformation has been received in this coun try of a most extraordinary robbery having been com mitted at Brussels a few days since. The Princess of ORANGE had been robbed of all her jewels, among st which, it is said, an amethyst necklace of the value of 80,0001. sterling, given to her by her late brother, the Emperor ALEXANDER, was the most valuable. The loss is stated to be about 180,0001. A most rigid retch, i was made, and the persons of the passengers on ,hosrn the steam packet from Ostend strictly examined on em barkation. V r . o'l