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- • . . - CITY'SOCIETY, FOR AFFORDING RELIEF TO THE RUPTURED POOR, CR OC iItS . •IIALL•COV RT ' POULTAT. The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, President. A SERMON, for the Benefit of this Charity, will 1 I he Prrache#TO•MOtTOW Morning, July SI, 11108, at All- I tallow's Barking; Tower-street, 's By the Rev. R. VALPY, D.D. F.A.S. Rector gif -Stradishaß, Suffolk, and Muter of Reading School. *.* Prayers to begin at Eleven o'Clock. In the Press, and in Seßtimbei will be published, in small Octavo, pride Ss. 6d: A LETTER to the LIVERY ot LONDON and 1 the FREEHOLDERS of MIDDLESEX, on the - OFFICE and DUMPS of SHERIFF; with particular Reference to the Views of the Writer in his Execution of that Office for the City of London and thr County of Middlesex. By Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS. " Truth and Justice are immutable; and they will generally " prevail, among rational Creatures, over the Prejudices of !gm " ranee, and the Machinations of Stlf-Interest."--Abp. Tillotson. a To be had of all the Bodksellers. 4 THE EVENING'STA R. LONDON.; SATURDAY, JULY M. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: -- Cons. money, 674—for August 60f—Reduced 64k. Omnium 9# prem—Excbeq. Bills 6s. 71. pre.— PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per C. Red, 600 Imp. 3 per Cent. 67M 3 per C. Cons. 67M , I Ex. Bills, 4s. 7s. pre. 4 per Cent. Cons. 84i 35 Omnium prem. 5 per Cent. Navy, 90 99 98/ Lottery Tickets, _221. 6s. L. Ann. le 13-16ths 15.16ths Cons. for acc. 60-M India Bonds, it.. ss. 6s. prem. GOTTENBURGH MAIL. A Mail which arrived this day has brought news that is rather interesting. Every fresh arrival from the Continent gives more and more countenance to the rumours which have been circulating for a week or two, of a visible change of sentiment in the few Continental Powers which have hitherto Yernained unsubdued by France. We subjoin the accounts that have reached us. They speak for themselves : GOTTENBURG, JULY N. Upwards of four-and-twenty English Captains of merchantmen, haVe arrived here within the last Week from Copenhagen ; they have been released from prison in consequence of an exchange of prisoners, brought about by Admiral Sir James Saumarez, who sent home in a cartel all the Danish prisoners from hence, that were taken in the Prince Christian, a 74 gun-ship, last winter ; these Captains say, that the tone of the Danes is much altered towards the Eng lish) whom they praise highly fcr he good treatment they received. They report that throughout Holstein She Fregeh have taken down from the Post.hof s_u, and other.pkges, all marks of Danish Royalty, and nilsti tuted those of the Emperor Napoleon. This conduct has given great offence to the Danish Government, and with reason, as Holstein may now be considered s lost to Denmark. The news from Norway possesses but little interest, as the war there on the part of Sweden is become merely a defensive one. The Norwegians have, during the campaign, got acquainted with their weak points, and fortified them selves accordingly. From Finland we have no news today, but there' is a report that the Russians are in possession of Wasa, and that they gave up the town to plunder for two days. FRANKFORT ON THE MAINE, JULY 4. According to the last letters from Rome, his Holi. ness was on the point of taking his departure for Turin. In all the Russian dominions, a national guard .is to be formed on the same footing as in France. It is also reported that. a close alliance is to be concluded between Austria ant' Russia. Ft cm France we learn, that the Minister for colo. Dial affairs has sent an order to the Board of Trade, at Bourdeaux, that every ship or vessel bound for the Colonies, shall take 30 or 50 soldiers on board, till 10,000 men shall have been conveyed in this mamter to the West Indies. PETERSI3URGH, MAY 14. The day before yesterday died here, at the tender age of 18 months, heF Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alezandrina. . • VIENNA, JUNE 8. The. Coact Gazette of to-day contains the following article TUrkey . " The Armistice between Russia and the Porte still continues, but nevertheless, orders have been sent to all the Governors on the frontiers, not to disconti nue the warlike preparations, but to carry them on with increased vigour. All the places on the /Egean lonian, and Adriatic coasts, are reinforced. The head-quarters of the Grand Vizier have been removed from Adrianople to Sophia, but the Prophet's stan dard remains as yet on the former place. Numerous ForPs. ha.ve already Fooled the Hellespont, on their way from Natolia to the army. The Governors of Salonichi, Chasren, Mehtned pcha, and the well known Qovernor of Sere:, Ismael Bey, have also received orders to advance with their trdops; the first against the SetTian In rgeets, who still obstinately :eject all the proposals which have been Made them b/ the fOA me Porte, and continue to act in an hos tilemanner: In Egypt every thing remains as yet guiet-'? Yesterday 'morning, at seven o'clock, Mr. DUFF sefoff in a coach and four, from his house in Wey pnutb r et, for ?intim:mu); from whence he is to oceed ^ or Seain, in ,order !.4 *resume his functions la that country. SPAIN. : _. . . The MAztmu. gun-brig; by which the dispatches from The, ARTHUR WELLESLEY were received, brought no news from Ferrol of a later date than had been be for.: received. We have however to state one important fact from Corunna, the port whence the dispatches H ere brought from Sir ARTHUR. When that gallant tri Commander had landed there, he offered to the Pa *ots to land his troops to co-operate with them if his aid was wanted. The Spanish Commanders expressed great'gratitude—lndeed their hearts were so full that they could not find terms to express their feelings a this proof of the interest which free-born Britons take in their cause. They told Sir ARTHUR, that most happily for that part of the country, they were in 'Such force as to need no assistance in men ; but added, that more to the Southward they were certain his aid would be productive of most important advantages, and stated that the greatest favour he could confer on thew would be by assisting their countrymen, armed in the same cause and who might be less in a con dition to repel the attacks of their merciless enemies. It was understood at Corunna as a positive fact, and believed as certain, that General CuzsrA had ulti mately succeeded against the French, and had killed between 6 and 7,000, in the various conflicts in which The had been engaged with them. A Gentleman who left Bilboa on the 14th last, , reached town yesterday, who confirms die accounts of the French having been defeated on the 1511 ult. and again on the 2d inst. at Saragossa, The particulars he states agree in Substance with the details that have I already been laid before our Readers in General PAL. LAFOX'S Address, and the Saragossa Gazette Extra ordinary. But he adds that another battle was fought there on the sth instant, in which the French were equally unsuecessful. On all of these occasions the women vied with the men in patriotism and contempt of danger. Regardless of the enemy's fire, they mingled with the ranks in the heat of the battle, dis-, tributing wine and refreshments to the wounded and exhausted warriors, and contributed not a little to the success of the result, by the ardour with which their courage animated the troops. On the 12th inst. intelligence was received at - MD. This El °mini Government received dispatches from Spain, brought by his Majesty's ship Eunvolcr., Cap Lain BRADiIIAW, which arrived at Plymouth on Thurs. day, alter a short voyage of three days, from St. An dero. The contents of these dispatches had not trans pired when this Paper was put to press, but it was understood they were favourable and important. EXPEDITIONS. When the mail left Portsmouth last night, we re gret to hear that the whole of the fine army colleted, there remained at St. Helen's. It has received= ac cession of some recruits and troops from Ireland, par ticularly the 2d battalions of the 36th and 45th, which will make it amount to nearly 15,000 men. The first rendezvous is to be off the Tagus. In the mean time, other preparations are making for the fourth Expedition.. The Scots Royals, 4th battalion ; the 26th, or Cameronians ; the 25th, or Edinburgh Regiment, 2d battalion ; the 3d battalion of the 27th, or Innis tilling Regiment, are embarking at Cork. The whole of the Foot Guards, the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (Blues) and several other regiments of Cavalry, will be embarked in this country. The 18th are now embarking in the River. We regret that the prevalence of the Egyptian Oph thalmia prevents several more regiments of the line from going at the present moment, ARMY. The British Officers with the different armies of Spain are— Lieutenant-Colonel Sir THOMAS DYER, Aid-du camp to the Duke of CUMBERLAND, and of the Guards; Major ROACH, of the 17th Light Dragoons—the Death and Glory Regiment ; • ' Captain CARROLL, of the 88th Regiment, or Con naught Rangers ; and Mr. PArruchc. . . Major ROACH lives in -the.palacA of the Prince. of •. Peace. _ . The appointment of such o ffi eers as Sir AFITTFUR W-ELLESLEY to important commands, is highly cons swndable. No one should Lbe ahosen who has not sufficiently distinguished himself •eittieti- - by the bril liancy of his military talents, or •tlre success of his former enterprises. The Widest senators Of ancient Rome recommended Gen'erali whose career had been uniformly marked with suceiii:ekn,example which, we think, might be advantagkeeply imitated in mo dern times; for it will be generally found that suc cess and good genelgstlrJirterrnstritsirlg synony mous. We, think ifiese obseivations are due at a pe riod of so great importance to Europe.. How much has Britain lost by the ignorance and imbecility of its Generals ? We again affirm that skill and 'experience are indispensable qualifications, and no person should be recommended who has not amply purchased his , experience in the face of the enemy, and has proved, himself' every way eligible for such an arduous and important station. Saturday last .part of the 87th regiment was dis embarked at Harwich from Jersey, and immediately proceeded to Colchester. • . Yesteray the 15th Light dragoons, and a detach ment of the Royal Artillery marched into Ipswich, from Woodbridge, on their route to Rumford. The 16th Light Dragoons are on their march to Woodbridge Barracks. The 76th Regiment, commanded by Major CA vELL, has encamped at Lexden Heath, nearColchester. The `2d battalion of the 35th and 87th, and thi Ist battalion of the 88th Regiment, are encamped at Danbury, neer Chelmsford, under the order, of Co lonel Dune. The Ist battalion of the 43d Regiment still remains, at Colchester. Wednesday se'nnight, the first regiment of Ayr shire Volunteers were reviewed by the Right Hon. the Earl of EGLINTON, who expressed himself highly satisfied with what they performed. There were up wards of 900 on the field, and of these the whole offi cers, and more than two-thirdi of the others, volusita. rily agreed to transfer their services to the Local Militia. Monday,as the 2d division of the North York militia was on its march from Cranbrook to Maidstone, Lieu tenant Clarkson, 15 years of age, was by the desire of a senior officer mounted on his horse ; the animal being a spirited one, furiously ran away with him, and he fell, with his leg entangled in one of the stirrups ; being dragged a considerable distance before he was disengaged therefrom, he was taken up with his head and face very much lacerated and bruised, and died soon after. COURAGE TO THE CHRISTIAN; AND TO SHEW THAT WE SNOW The report of the BE6 being expected to go cn ALL, service, is unfounded. This regiment has been fcr UNVORTUNATE CHRISTIAN.—ALLA• chews Ms approbation some time dreadfullyaffiicted with the Ophthalmia. of you in . several ways. You were first oppressed by a Tyrantf, We understand a strong battalion is about to be avaricious of money, who robbed my cousin CHARLES of his tree- formed from the different divisions ofthe Royal Ma sures and you of your blood. He fell, and yen acted very wrong rives, which is destined ft,r Spain. Wherever this not to treat him With ZARRA ZARRA, Which is as much as to I highly distinguished corps has been employed, they say, not to cut iff his head. Why did you not do so ? Because you I have always borne a conspicuous part. At Belleisle, were asleep. Since that time you have met with another tyrant I Bunker's•hill, Egypt, and Acre, they covered them ambitious of kingdoms, and he deprived my cousin CHARLES of selves with glory : and we consider them as a force his throne, including in the privation all his race, in order to keep I peculiarly adapted for the present service in Spain, the possession to himseit; and to come before much lapse of time as, from their being stationed at the cannon on board to deprive me also of my throne. Arouse, Christians ! Ah ! I ship, they could be occasionally employed as artillery, French Dos, wby did you :ive opium to the Christians, to get either to act with the Patriotic army, or to defend the possession of the principal persons, and to effect your entry the passes. wine:int exciting apprehension ? Why did you not enter sword in The cropping 'of the Army is certainly a cleant,r bind, that rat objects may be seen, and the Christians may treat innovation, and, we should be glad to- see the Com et" With ZARRA, ZARRA? • wander in Chief next turn his attention to the im- Chiiiitais, you have lost time! Desert this tyrant, as you TO. provement of the dress and equipment of the soldier. gard yourselves. I:et Seville be loyal, brave, and torn in doing F or e xa mple, the present ridiculous regulation cap justice ! Christians, attack these dogs, alai defend the kingdom for the infantry is unfit for any climate, and for apy for the son of my cousin ; and; t thneiCari4 Nat be abhorred season. It is neither a defence against heat, or a se for ever . Courage, brave Christians ! Attack th e m, an d l et A LL* - ent i ty f rom co ld . 1 the Great assist,you. I intreat you to defend yoar kingdom, foi. . It appears from the sth Report of the Military my cousin, and for the Englishmen likewise. L e t a ll nations seeein mission, that k is with great 'difficulty medical this, in order thxt they may know. who the French dog is, gsd rect.4 its could be procured for the army. We under that they may r i se against him. st ee p no more, Ckriseiane I *Ws- ' stand that this di fficulty still exists, and is likely to tee Junta of Seville, do strict and severe justice ea were "pay continue so, until some change is effected in the con towards the son of my cousin, and may Ax La reward ril.. • 1 stitution of the department, calculated'tp render. the . Tetuan, June 10, 11100. I Si g iled ) . 4 "-""Milliti" , situation of Army Medical O ffi cers usore inviting • Gee. f 1 than it is at present under the present system. : t ills Ptioce of Peace. . . Bilboa, that the Marquis de la RomAoNA (brother to the General of that name, commanding the Spanish army in the North of Germany) was on his march from Valencia, with 6000 men, to assist the patriotic troops of Saragossa, in case reinforcements should be wanted to repel any fresh attack on the part of the French. Further accounts, confirming the defeat of General MONCEY, had also been received there. When the above Gentleman left Bilboa, there were no French troops there, and none but straggling par 7 ties were to be seen in the province. . General CUESTA was then in the vicinity of Bene vento, with about 70,000 troops ; 24,000 of -which i were regulars. The best hopes were entertained of his subsequent success against the forces of the French, who, notwithstanding all the disadvantages with which they were surrounded, were endeavour.. ling to proceed towards the capital. Extract from the Porto Journal, The Loyal Portu-i guest, dated Porto, the 13th July, 1808 : Expectata dies aderat " MADRID, JUNE 22. I " Within these few days 60 carts laden with wounded French-, men arrived in the city, in consequence of the insurrection in Andalusia. CASTANO3 has 25,000 Kgular Spanish troops, and 6000 English. From Gibraltar every assistance has been affor ded—all the Proclamations have been circulated in Spanish and, Farrah. " The Marquis of CANavceas, who commanded the cavalry I under ECHZVARRIA, has been sentenced to be shot for disobedi ence of orders. " The retreat of MONCET'S army has been completely cut off. General LE rzavat's army, composed of 11,000 men, was com pletely routed by PALAFOX acme corps of Catalans arrived in time to distinguish themselves. Munnr is fortifyir.g himself in the Prado ; every thing announces his attempt to retreat. The brave Brigadier-General D. lowoutta t.,,tKE, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General " The mournful silence of Bayonne announces the difficult situ ation of the Great Emperor." MOORISH STATE PAPER, ' RELATIVE TO SPAIN.—PROCLAMATION. 7HEATRE ROriaillAr-ItifARKET. Mr. COLMAN last night presented to the town his long.expected drama of The Africans; or War, Low, and Duty. The plot of this play is taken froth a novel' o f the celebrated FLORIAN, which, if we mistake not, is entitled L'A i fricaine. Three brothers, of the Foulah tribe of Africans, have long supported their aged me. then Detritus. The characters of these young men are widely different, bat in filial affection all are equal and alike. The eldest is rough, the second gay, and Selic• . who is the youngest son, and the her, f the play, i s - of a gentle bravery. Sc/ice is in the act of performing the marriage-ceremony withhis belovedßeritra,d a ugh. ter of the High Priest, when a detachment of the M an . dingoes invades the village, burns every building to 'the ground, and exterminates all the inhabitants who fail to save themselves by flight. The hurry o f t h e war and the intreaties of the priest and his daughter urge Se/ice to hasten to the defence of his country._ Resistance being vain, lx., with his brothers, c onveys his mother to a place pf safety, and returns to seek his bride. After a long search he is induced to believe her dead. In the extremity of despair, he resolves at least to be of service to his mother, and persuades Mash/deo, his second brother, to offer him for sale as a slave to the Christian merchants ; in order that hi s Mice may buy subsistence for his parent. A proclamation is issued, offering an immense reward to any one that shall discover a fugitive, who was seen to come at day-break from the tent of the Man dingo Sovereign's favourite captive. Silica prevails upon Maddiboo to surrender him as that fugitive—. Maddiboo receives the reward, and hastens back in agony to his mother, • who, however; resolves to present herself at the Matndingo camp. Se:ico is con.- demned to die, together with the favourite captive. He is led to the stake, and in his fellow-prisoner re. cognizes his Berissa. Her father rushes through the crowd and avows himself as the fugitive. Darinst• arrives with her two sons, and implores the pardon of Selico. The Mending° King relents, and bestows! upon the sufferers his forgiveness and his favour. In the course of the piece a good deal of comic dialogue takes place between Henry Augustus Mug, an ivory. turner, and Sutta, a black female. • .This Play abounds with strong and pathetic situa. tions. But those situations do not appear to us to have been managed with so much skill as the subject al. lowed. There is a perpetual i'ecUrrence of a kind of dialogue which is neither diyerting nor pathetic which by no means contributes to the business of the' play, and is really nothing but flat declamation. Mr. COL.' MAN, it is true, never writes nonsensically when he attempts elevation of style ; but we should have sup. posed, that he must know enough of stage effect to be aware, that .declamations, where there is no busi. ness, are tiresome, and that where there is business, they are impertinent. On the whole, the serious part of the play seems to have more merit as a literary, than as a dramatic work. We have heard for some months that Mr. Comaraw was writing this piece: but if welad judged merely from internal evidence, we should have ace knowledged, indeed, that the play bespoke the opera s dotted' a man of genius, and concluded that it must have been put together in a month. Mr. Yourro's performance of &lisp scgx etime.s want s ed sweetness , • but it was frequently feeling , and always forcible. /01E FAWCETT, win) played Maddiboo, acted with a truth of nature that spoke directly to the heart. The mixed pathetic is certainly historic: Of the other actors, none deserves particular mention except Mr. Lams, who played Mug with an irresistible kind of . quiet. drollery. Except in one or two instances of i-groks vulgarisms, the play was most favourably re• served, and. announced for repetition with loud and, universal applause. The overture is Mr. KELLY'a--. not new, but pretty. MARGATE, JULY 28. All here is gaiety. Our Theatre opened on Mon day last. The public breakfast at Dandelion, yester day, was well attended, and the dancing kept up with spirit for three hours. We had a most tremendous storm of rain and wind in the evening, which completely flooded the streets, and made the loungers at the libraries vainly wish for a few of the London hackney coaches. The effects of the dreadful hurricane in the Spring are still visible in different parts of the town. The pier, bathing rooms,. and parade suffered most. A strong. jetty is building up High street, which, when completed, will contribute greatly to the safety and convenience of the place. We have a promenade every evening on the Fort Cliffs, where the band of the Royal Anglesea nisi ? leers, quartered here, play from seven till nine, when the company adjourn to the Theatre, Rooms, or Li ! braries. The dilapidation of the pier, &c. have prevented so great a concourse of fashionables as in some former seasons, though we can now boast a respectable col ! lection. Mr. THORNTON is forthwith to return from Stock ! holm. Mr. PutanzroxT continues as our Minister ? Mr. THORNTON had only a special mission. Arrived at Peterhead : Miss White from Ireland • Miss Saunderson from ditto ; Cap. tain and Mr. Mitchell, Ab erdeen ; Miss Mclnnes, ditto ; Miss M. Mclnnes, ditto ; Dr. and Mrs. Robertson, ditto ; Wllliant Forbes, Esq. of Echt ; Mrs. Forbes, of ditto; Miss Robertson, of Foyer= James Booth, Esq. Abet risen; fir Alex. Ramsay. of Balmain • Lady Ramsay, of ditto ; Mr. Ramsay, of ditto, Mr. Edward . Ramsay, of ditto ; Mr. Marmaduke Ramsay, of ditto ; Mr. William. Ramsay, of ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Reeny Tallyour, of Borrolield ; Miss Russel, of Blackball; Miss Fanny Russel, of ditto ; Miss Robertson ' of Edinburgh ; Mr. William Harrison, from London ; Mr. Ward, from Old-deer • Mrs.scarr of Craigc ; Miss Carnegie, of ditto ; Miss Heb Hay Cart. negie, of ditto; the Right Honourable Lord Ruthven ; the Hon. J. L. Melville; Mr. and Mrs. Macpherson Grant, of Ballendal• loch ; the Rev. Mr. Paul, from Aberdeen ; Doctor Forrest, front ditto ; and Mrs. Renton, from Edinburgh, &c. The Duchess of Doasfr has sold her house in Whitehall to Government, and has taken a house in Grosvenor-place. The principal ciSiect in obtaining her Grace's house, is to make as Qfficp for the Secret tart' of State for the Home Department, whic': is at present on the fourth story or garret of the Treasury'. Her Grace's house coutains upwards of ozie hlndrea R td twenty rooms. Saturday last, James Mellice and William Clarice, two of the servants of the Honourable Mr. Burrell, were unfortunately drowned whes) drawing a net in the river Earn, near Perth.