The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-02-13 00:00:00

d till past E [ e proper toi iutiou to a S pass it with, er wade. T 1 was Pagt4)onr tday, Jan. 4. JANUARY I, ►ed busines, der the rep(' the Bid Toppi trgo. r. MACOI r6O lift w4i, u. to tertn r of Grezit ..... 'B rb . id the burenti, opinion. H. 1 that it wow! wuukt POLITIC'S. FROM TIE ARGUS. • The migration of the Royal Howie of Braganca I,ss not exercised the sagacity of the writers, less than the. avarice of the Merchants, of London. The Morning' Chronicle has liscuss.r , l at length the part which Lord Strangford may have had iu this great event ; but it has applied itself mach less to the examination of the subject, than to that of the aecessarie,. It is of little importance to the world, whether the pupil of Mr. Con ggggggggggggg or a b a d poet; whether he may have been iu the secret of his Government br not; whether he may have been an agent or a mere cypher in this negociation ; and even whether he be or be not Anihassustlor to the Brazilian Court. It is of more importance to examine the piece, than to discuss the merit of the netors ; it is the denouement particularly that de mands criticism ; for it is not so favourable as the English Mini.try find it ne.:essary to have it be lieveJ. All the Journals under their influence are filled with romantic descriptions of the riches and fertility of the Brazils. These pieces, well_ worthy of the poetical stnius of Mr. Canning, are not the more convincing for those who apply themselves less to rhyme than to reason. The Brazils have not received from Heaven a more fruitful dew, or more abundant mines,, since the intrigues of the Cabinet of St. James's have made the House of Braganza to seek an e•..ile there. Evzi:i thing, on the con- teary, anuounces that the revolution which has taken place, must shortly dry up or divert the seurce open for a century, much less for the benefit of the mother country, than for that of England; and that the Merchant* who fouud their hopes upon the promises of Ministers, will not be more hanny in their speettlations than the writers in their political lucnbrations. In the catalogue of the advantages from this establishment, these Gentlemen estimate baldly the progress of the Brazilian population, upon the most favourable principlrs. They only take a vapid sketch of the (Lingers of the climate to Euro pear.4 and most assuredly it is not f.•om the trans plantation of a few families, bred in luxury, and a thousand old courtiers, that we are to hope for such a prodigious increase. Far from carrying joy and pumperity into that vast colony, it is certain that the unexpected arrival of the He Fagee Court will carry consternation and despair into the bosom of so many Europeans, accustomed to regard the Brazils as a land of passage, to which they resorted fo, the pur pose of acquiring the means of enjoying the rest of facir life in Europe. But men stippoying that the dreams published in London sl.ould he realised, thst is to soy, that the Balas should shortly become the seat of an Empire, powerful from opa!ence and population, England would soon see that she alone hag gained nothing by this event, happy for the rest of the Universe. The House of Braganca, established upon the European Continent, stood in need of the alliance of England, to defend it against the possible or supposed projects of Spain. It was dependent also in some respects upon a Maritime Power, which might be able, at the first signal, to open to it the source of riches which it might draw annually from the Breeds. These two mirtivei, of hope and fear, secured to England an Ally, winch farnishtd her with articles isitlispeurible to her existence ; wines, cotton•, kc. in return for some trash of English manufact are. The Empire of the Brazils, founded upon its own proper means, would have soon no thing to demand, nothing to fear from Eng land. No Power of the Old World, though supported by the aid of the English marine, would be nble to effect there a successful invasion, or a permanent conquest. A nation safe from this apprehension, is always independent. It ran nei ther receive laws from a foreign force, nor be long blind to its own interests, nor netglectful of its own resources. The more populous it becomes, the more necessity it will feel to develop. itself, the less will it admit foreigners to `ether that which it may gain for its own account. Thus the Brazilian will soon learn to manufacture the raw cottons and 11,des which he sent to the mother country. Al ready have English artificers set out in great num bers to establi,li manufactories and tanneries in the Bruits. But these artists will soon become the ciaddrea of a new contitiy ; their labour will enrich it, and . ontribute to detach it from the alliance of England. Thus of the tyro hypotheses which we have p;•oposed, neither is favourable to the political or mercantile speculations of the &minds Owserument. Either the Breeds will re main is their present state, mid the la,. of P•krtusal is without compensation ; or the Brazils will be come a great empire, and own Envlnod will not be able to inalutain there its coin,: er ial domina tion. In whatever point asf view it a looked at, it is always is her the lose of an immense colony; and, sisould the House of Bragenza return to Eu rope, as the event which inale it hive it nri . .t isevitabl; change its re l ations , &lease" must it'd have to deplore the resalt. •; Fur Law, be. ace Irma pa„-e. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY, FIAIaVAILY 13. We have received some Paris Papers. They contain an article upon the emigration of the RI) It 41. F A 511 LY of Poe rut: al. to the Brazils. which is given ia a prevcdtip; culutult. We hare received New \ ark papers to the 7th, and, Roston to the 12th. Thy are not important. The arrival of Mr. Ross we annoneced in a former paper, and these par,rers coonnunicate nothing fur tht.r respecting that Cattlernan.-11is mission will be decisive of Peace or War with America; but a considerable time may elapse before`we cao receive any satisfactory intelligence upon the aubjeet.— The Embargo Act has been followed up by a Sup plemental Bill, to prevent its evasion by, vessels employed in the Fisheries and Coustinetrasae. The Lore Nelsos East-ludiaman, as slated in our Ramsgate letter, went on shore, on Thursday, at Broadstairs. An expre:s was received yesterday' s at Ltoyo's, stating, that she was got off ou Thursday night, at ten o'clock, without damage. Advice" from Gibreltar of the 7th ult. arrived on Thursday, by which we learn that 130,0040 French end Spanish Mere are on their march against that place, und. that 300 gate-boots were destined to cro dperate in the at2k. Mr. S tar HERIDAN, we understand, means to post pone his motion respreting Ireland until after the Lent Assizes, when a full attendance of Irish Members may be expected. The statements which have appeared respecting the prw'eedinga against the Hon. Lieut. General Feannatex ST. .10117 t. are erroneous. The follow ing arc correct'.—When the Court of Inquiry upon his conduct in the left wing at the battle of Laswarie, in the East Indies, was over, the pro , deeding, were, of course, laid before It. ":.I.I,IV.STS, who was pleased to direct, that the General should attain his present:oink, hut to have no thither pro . motion, nor to he again emplnved. An Arr.erica-. vessel, bound from Bonrshmitx to New York, lust into Plymckith en Wednesday.— The Muter of this vessel reports. that he VMS em bargoed at Seurfleaux a month, in enosequenee of the sailing of two French Citotes on the moth ult., from thence, the Peaekpe and Themise, both with troops on board. At the tune ire sailed; the desti tution of the Itoehfort 'windrow a as not known. A letter from Poole, dated February 11, says— ." Arrived the Witham, Wa.tt..% from Newfound land and Boston, with a cargo of fish, which was not discharged, on account of the reduced price, 21 dollen per quiutal being the most that could be obtained ; this vessel left Boston on the 13th ult. the effects of the embargo were severely felt there, and produced much elamonr:' The following is an extract from a Boston passer —" A letter from Washington, dated January 3, states, that some blunders nt Norfolk had pre vented Mr. ROSE from landing, till he had assur ances or being received with hospitality ; these as surances had bees sent flow Washington, where Mr. ROSE was nut expected till the sth or pth." Mr. AGetsta has given notice, in the usual way, of his intention to stand his trial, at the ensuing sessions at VI exford, for the murder, is a duel, of the late lamented Mr. Com:tout:it. The Calcutta Gazette, of August or, IPM, gives the following list of pitawagers proceeding to Madras and Europe. on the Honourable COM. patoy's ships Marchioness of Exeter and Amer Castle : Per March:mem of Emeer—Mrs. Natby Mr. Johanna ; Li eu tenant-toll:mei Thomas Marriott, of the Moira Esta blishment ; U.pt. ,Indere...., of are roth Rogionot, and Mr. Conductor Kiwi; 'Mr. W. Y. Minato., Aesistont-Sorgros of the istle N. I.; Mr. Thomas Haniott .24 Lielliellant &PM bay Marine; sod Mr Al. xaorier Gordon. Per Doer Costle-A.irot. Roberta, of the Madras Fats blishioeut ; Linn. (hooter, of his Majesty's lob Regiment of Foot; Lieut. J. Grual.thawke, of the 940 Regime. t; Mr. T. Cotter, Maistant-Surgam; Mr. Dean . 'Jr. James Taylors Mrs. Minnie; Mrs. Joie*; Lit at. sad Adp... Militate, Min Majesty's old Regmtvot e>< foot; Lieut. J. B. Glen, His Illajeay's .5..14 Regiment of root; Lieut. Marti. Sayer Hie Majesty's 534 Regiment edt Fuot ; Mr. Edward Bas sett ; sad Mr. George Stolle. On the 19th August arrived at Madras, His Ma seire's sloop Victor, Capt. Bel's., frost Peusnll• A Paper of yesterday says--"Nothior , can exceed the dreadful account of . 4 . .t.kneas in the West In dies, brought by the Their, lately arrived at Ply mouth, the mortality iu seine of unr meu of war bad been en t hreat as to require that one ship shoals' he convoyed by another, from want of awn to na vigate her." The paper from which we hare made this extract, announces it as ax ineoatrovertibk fbee—but we hope the statement i i exaggerated. I. the trial of Oeneral WinigLOCKS. the Court proceeded yesterday in tie farther eta miaatimi of Lieut.-Colonel MAII2II, of the gth Light Dragoons. which was conclowled • little be fore one o'clock. Lieut.-Colonel TORRES' was then called, and was ex.:mind! respecting the orders issued by Gen. WIHTELOCIIII to the several (officers under his command. Thnrsolay the Mirldlesest Club met at the Crown and Anchor T..veru, to the number of about 1.50. Mr. JEN/emus on the Chair.—After di:iner a num ber of C'onstitational and Patriotic toasts v. VIT drank, amidst the plaudits of the Alertiog. On the health of Sir PIAWCIS BeRDST r being forret), Mr. J. BURDETT row, and in the name of his brother, who was nevemarily detained in the House of Com mons on an iuspottant question, returned his thanks, and assured them that his relative would never re lingaioh or abandon those principles loader whirl( he had been called to his peat. by the free sad ii dependent &colors of Westminster. Mr..loten tees strongly teeontistemled to the Electors to meet and testify their abloorreoce of tke late eapeditiou to C.n peohagen. The Me , uS (dosed stoma ten &clock with the most cordial narenossay. • L i; • - 4 ARGYLE.STREET INSTITUTION. This elegant plaice of amusement has undergone considerable alterations and improvements, office last season. The rooms were opened for the in spection of the Nobility, on Thursday evening, and displayed the elegant taste of the Managers in every arrangement. The entrance-hall is painted in fresco. and lighted with n Grecian lamp, with patent burners. Two folding doors, covered with scarlet cloth end gilt nulls, open into a vestibule, which is also painted in fresco. To the left of the vestibule are four elegant rooms, intended as supper rooms, elegantly decorated, and light ed with numerous patent lights. One of those rooms is 70 feet long. The staircase is hoed with crimson cloth, and covered a ith a rich carpet, 'with a border a-la-4rective. The top of the stair-case leads into a spacious gallery or lounge, bri liantly lighted with Clk:Ciall patent 'snaps. The first room is the Tiorkleh• T 00111; the ceiling of wh.ch represents an evening sky. From the centre is suspended a inagmlicritt chituaelier, with six lights; four Ottoman sofas, covered with blue, are placed on each side of the room. The furniture and carpet correspond. This room opens into a • magnificent apartment, which is the gfIUXI ilitoOile The ceiling represents a morning sky ; . the walls are adorned with Corinthian pillars,inost Nate fully painted iu betsvr,relicro. At the upper end of the room are twciity boxes, for the accommudetwo., of the Ladies Patinoesati; they are hued with scarlet, arid the front is decorated with emblemati cal musical figures, painted in bronze; eighteen entire chandeliers, the only sort of the Lind ever seen in England, are suspended along the front of the boxes. The middle of the town is fitted up with beat*, for the mccounnodation of the company. At the lower end of this apartment, is a small stage, with beautiful side-surnerv. The frontis piece is painted to . correspond with the room, and has a beautiful effect. Three elegant diamond-cut glass lustre" ere suspended on each side of the room, which is on iu taste and splendour, and tam be converted, in ten minutes, into a spacious bull-moon, capable of aceisiumo dating eight hundred persons. Tilo the right ot' the Turkish room is the grand dining.roorn, the ceil ing of which is elegantly puitiptd;la imitation of a clouded sky, with the tivoyeadsf. Apollo and the Nine aril executed. ~11te furniture is of rod duma.k, with bluck friligw,his whole producing a . plost beautiful effect. To theeight oaf this spirt meut are rooms fitted op in a very neat manlier, and appropriated for refreshments. which were amply supplied to the company. which 'lopsided wf near $O9 Nobility and Fashiounbles: Amongst wham were Ors flt b.rss the Dole. of Canibeirl,•e ; pike, Beitierd, .irTvfs, sod ; the Doctors* Otte Sdvis6 of Abercoro • Mavells9oelees of 11•111 burr StatTord, sod Itsetin;bam darts Ragas, Seeley. sud btobr; Coosteues Jersey, Ewalt, Dostort Essex, 04 .1" , r, iTionloome, wad lineki•Osooloirt.: iscuoatros 3telbouroe • Ciscuost Pntunoic • Lonkt Bovis,Edo• awl St JAD• Hamann Crofton ; Laws titwilis, Lambert,. Hs awlcs,' G. sad E. Cacil and Wyldift - aw.a; Bath, Yesterday the Prince of Ill'lss.ol ebbed -Their MAJESTIES and the Peon:Estes, It woo the Rev. lit au YzEIICY whom the Ar, - 1- bishop of CASITERSIASY Jiresented to lller MA JESTY, and sot the Rev. MA ran Srrrox. Lady Kate* was presented to Her Msseses', tiro her marriage, at the. Drawing-room, on hitrsday. The Duke of Bettroar, and Colonel FOSTER, were at the Drawing-room. The following Ladies' dresses were particularly admired at the Drawing-room : VoLlotT,49 CASIDIES.. Ludies C. Scow, C. Laws, Mrs. Petuam, Mrs. MURRAY, and bliss Kt DOELL. CANNING's political moralit y is certainly sew. It has nothing altf-ftshion d ab out it. The new beet prndnced, on Tuesday evening, at the Opera-house, gave n new proof oi r the cal and elegant tutu of' Mr: D'Boviti.e. The nitre of Hercules was a grand spectacle. and the tremendous Centaur we, admirably managed. Lod FUSIN e, in the debate oti the Copenhagen Expedition, alluding to the new names given to the Danish ships, observed, dist the conduct of Ministers, in this particular. reminded hisa of the ticks of Gipsies to disguise ssuku children. All stringers are strictly prohibited from taking notes of the proceedings in the Ilousc of Lords. They may mark and inwardly digest as much as they like. but p.,:ket 110111 . . The British Galleey, in Pall-Mall, has opened with great eclat. AmOng the priweipal Artists whose works there delight the Cossasoissear. are, ST WILLIAM Beecey, To 2117.11, WLITALL, Sack, No aencoTz, Owes, TelOllllON. Nis f./.ItNENS, STOEMILIT, ROSSI, SANDY, CAI.COTT, DAMES., and WOODEARDE. The Counting of Essex gave a Grand Rout, on Wednesday evening. at her house iu Berkeley square. The suite of dranitag.Pooll/1b wit* most Vlendidly lighted with meg:Micelle' diamond-cut ass chandeliers. The NW gement% for the even ing were in her Lawiyalip's usual stye of elegsoce. —The coffee and other refreshments were served up on rich silver plate, heantifuliv guk.e4l. At ',int• o'clock the company assembles!. lc the bpleiultal circle were— _ - Ttu Marchionesses of galisbary sad Darniabire; Ent. WinrilOsca and ; Cinislieson Donairr nal Cariousness : V manatees', Cranky a. Sudley ; Lord sad Lady Joh.' Tir, now .; Lord Hannoud; l adors Deerns, G. an E. Cecil, Clifford, dad De Chiron the Hou. Ern an ; Htn. bra. Carew; lit awn Russ; Hawn Dr Rork; Mr end Mrs. Freenastk ; Mau Anger , stun; Mr. Emir mid Mr. James The Cuncert.of Ancient Monk eominenced on Wesinestlity taw. uamkr the direction of th e Earl of ) RTNIOCTIII. Mrs. Rtit.tacrtoli came forward with her emarnaodinT tale:its ersa the orcenion, and displayed her charasine voice mid hrillix.,t execu tion with metimirished inArt. Mr. II tautens and Mr. BARTI.LVVI were miaidly asearafol. ,The company weft oismeromt and I a 1 Ifighar-Aes the Duke- of St:4ff. C 44- Salawi, atr I C. xahat sM . »t:111 THEATRE. , • eautv-t.Ane. The nroi Opera, entitled " Keit; or, Love in eie Deserts," war repeated, last night, at this Theatre. The principal character. , were thus represented : Alai, an Emir, or Noble, Falb* Mr. nATWO%D. Leila Abeed, Father of Xair, a Arabia° Mr. Power-L. Elder Keit, beloved of Leila Alma ever, • fut:urns Page of Katt— Met LION. .4Laarars, u Circassian (first appeariagins der the frigned usme of Afarrekao, in the eharicter of a Teller of Talee,and Mr. BA ixtrne. Keeper of a Coffee Shed,) beloved by S ituzella Rasped, ant old Sieve of the Emilr'a Mr. Xameaws Salvo., an Officer of the Emir's, in love / Kr. 'aux. with Lei:a Prates of Erot Kr. PUTIIIII. Oentere ..... . Ur. driest. Kama ...... . ... Arab Chiefs Mr. DIG I WI. Hail ..... . Mr. Coon. drahraMasare. Gibbon, Mi:ler, MaMneks, Eiteammiona, Webb, Either, Evans, Tolreity, ate. Leila, Daughter of Aran, beloved by I Mkt MOIISTAISE. Keit nrzalla, a Greek, kidnapped from Cu / ffff . ffm ., cassia. beloved tby Aitesoradr.. Vero As old Sine .. Men Tr new LI. The Scene is laid out at Cairo, its environs and deserts. The following is a sketch of the fable Ansel, a proud imperious Emir, disapproving of the love of Kais fur his daughter Leila, forbid* his appears: tee near his tents, haviug cl her for the bride of &skim his favonrite. AC's, under the diag.iiee of a dervise, endeavours to preeuee an in terview with his mistress, in which he is aided by Hazen, a Circassian, the slave of 1414. A meet ing is appointed by the lovers, under the iprPadiaß plane-tree, where A/moran, under the feigned name of Afarec x - loso, and niter of a coffesseawd, resides. Agouti, having saspicions of his daughter, follows her—surprises Kais, and reproaches Ltitt. Kais dies to the deserts in dentrair, and Leila guarded to her father's tents. Alsnoraa being informed by Afinanzar, ere faith ful page of Kais, that Roselle, wheel he is come it pursuit of from Cireassie, is amongst the Emir* stares, and is teised with the love of Reeked, at aged sin , e, disguises himself as r. travelling per fmner, and meeting his mistreat, ROZelin, plans he csirape. Leila, informed of Kais's ftivist to the de berth, flies her father's tents, and in a pilgrim** ha bit falls at the fret of Arlened, an Arabian Hides and father of Kepis, to entreat his- emistanee iu pat suit of her liver. Alsseress and Roselle join the caeavin of Pi l'irrints on their march from Cairo to Afecee. The attacked in the deserts by the Arabs, and imps rated, as are Leila and Abased, who are stet h the same banditti in their search far Kais. Kais is traced by Atirteaser. and being iocorrae of Leile's flight in search of him. returns to me her, but is again driven to deslsair by the torreats I the Send& A meeting of Ansi and-sphisared - mites pko where eut It reproaches the other it ith the lomat' h child ; the Prince iurerferes and reconciles the e razed parents. Leila being seized by the Arabs, is rescued the werberosito of Ahseereas. Officers hiving beeg dispatched in se re') of tl wanderers, a general meeting rupees. They tetu to the city of Cairo, which is illumiaated, and a MAI rejoicing takes place. Weis, the hero of the piece, is a apereei ref On aka. Love and poetry o.!ettpv all his thouilli He is an enthusiastic poet, and a distracted toy The interest of the plot arises out of his stratage to ohtain lacera to his mistress, and his mistier an by which, driven to desirtir, be flies through desert, lamenting his sorrow end his inuisiesi the rocks and add*. Mr. BC.AUDONI, who I adopter' these beautiful children of:11 r. D'lonsa fancy has provided, however, better For them tl their natural parent. du the original, Nair and consigned are to the tomb. Nfr.hlasslialt Cass theta with joy in the llemple el' Hymen. The mu,ic and sceptre, as we stated yesterd are the melt beautiful ilia: have been for a 14 time p *seined to the public. Some national al MODS is the dialogue, which were on the first ni considered by the ands stet am courting apple' were oseitkd The piece went off with inc - its eflect. The town of Belfast has voted an Address to Mussww, declaring its determination to sal/ Hier MAJ LIT Y in the mainteinance of the war. Marquis of Doti COAL was in the choir. The dram 11110 s moved by Mr. MAY, kilt. and Alcoa by Mr. May, sen. Wednesday morning Mr. Craddick, of Fist and a party of hie friends. awert lied at 12 o'cl at the T.,i g ier-house, near iValtua-heath. to tits diversion of pigeon sbootitur. The birds ' tamed out of a trap at twenty yards disci T. C—, Ea' q. was allowed to he the best art the eoropsioy, as be killal fourteen hinds o sixteen shots. Mr. T. K—, was the next shot. The sport lasted two hours. When His M VITT most graciously at seendad to inspect the Woollen Mama:arta Messrs. COOTTJA. W ATM EA and COOPS' Woodchester, in the taonth of August, pour working WOIRAII was observed, by a tail ass waiting to see the !loyal Procession, to be niut; shout in great apparent anxiety. Tin inquired the cause, when the Ilfoill4ll told ha warted to see the Nara. Ile lady informer that if she stood stiff, Ilia MAJZITY, in the t of his round, (for all the proceti that could be bitkal at a cowp d'aril was stareia in a large Lot tree.:), would pass nerr her. The woman roved, aod immediately after His MAJFAT' parsed, she exclaimed, " Lauk a twiny the kiNG is ,o Inure than army wothet 1001 " What sort of a toot did yuu ex peel to sea o' 4 the tatty. —" Why," rejoined ilia 11104T1.41 albs. tlaut the Kraut's yarmr were a Lion Unicorn. forsooLt ; and 1 do zee that a g seine ' , tort of yarms a I !" In the preterit Epidetwie Cold, or Caton: also in the measles. which are at present se lent, the geounie Dra.J.sitais ?made's. is and repeated dose, have twee found sti tIIM and sneeetsfol feu:4dt. It - shatid be glass smiantwitota , rid of that dirsedors, wheat lave ti.e laags, end facilitate wad WOO , 4441111 JANUARY I. ey to the Act time ; mad% a division tak )!41. OTC. 31. I from the Pro-1 Ling the pies, a. who hail lot >it, had, ate' ued to rata!, J&WUACY 4. is not yet ar. the Prelident'a )lore Decatur, triad in the po i Ihap=to r of aty had ito Ur. Iritish Canal, lime, who 0„... urnatance and I pray Weavers ?.nroy'a unman tire newts <le t the right of from neat* roe, JAL 7. British Emir, whether the loug conts , el.. ill have a fill it eta esseatial of emit Ism* pet midrby the herr es wai t the Corpora ins of aryls,- bootees of that tregaed &milks rot inteilifzence meornau. peetatirio i f tho to twat city. JAN. has actually us ed 14'.ushin i tan hut. 2,) then,,k ••rived at 1"111:1- rived, and had were very extra- pre fast ewerkg r frown a [wrier o4hington, tick asks: — vat at Norfolk. tar, to know in L Commodore le received aid' nit that it a a ,. ; the Collo tar istoru-housi busincaa. e would no 7n: ■as aati.L. 'Pais int:ll, and an tiros r rowed with New y later than the as had arrive.] a: ister, to I.llow d—Mr. It I V e-1300 11 11: Mr. It. to rei ion. that our do: pee:lily and am ,ere entertaiu:4 France. DlT:ilt OP " THE rosc. 31, 1807. event was foam! city—proele.:a poltroo the House. lb:" neon Of brit.; a e had documerts h he Ilas lied but fully p 7.3%..: we re..utst the PK NV con. IA 11 , A tight wiv or Hull arrived Oro trod. as Frith'' , imp iatellioore oil is that ne Jam anon, • oit time since of bast i z r rtthutat arms. that 4 the• • the Indians er Ir4tAi7,:tet