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Europe ? If a weak, a violent, or a misguided Sovereign; had committed such an act, we might not wonder. In BONAPARTE it astonishes. _By degrading, imprisoning, and banishing the Pon ti who performed the ceremony of placing the Crown which he has usurped on his brow, he may gratify the vengeance of his irritated temper ; but be prepares the means of his own future destruc tion. That POPE whom he has brutally commit ted to the custody of the Apostate Maxon, he will ; meet in every province.of Spain. And we venture to assert, that be already repents of that precipi tate, as well as inconsiderat; measure. It will till the ineasiire of his crimes, by adding impiety to outrage, in the estimation of the Catholic world. It is, indeed, palpable to dembustmtion, that the Corsican perceives his own error, and wishes to erase the indignation or abhorrence which the act of deposing Plus the VIEW), and seizing ou the patrimony of the Church, has awakened through out We perceive it in the cant of JOSEPH BONAPARTE, adldres,cil to the Depu ties of the Inquisition, where, like Joseph surface, he moralizes; considers the worship of God as the basis of all inoraliy ; and assures the Holy Of f ice, that, " he considers it as the fe licity of Spain to have only one religion, sad that the true Faith." We trace it yet more strongly in the two proclamations to which we have before alluded, of the 341, and of the sth of June, where, a tyrant, who considers men only as the instruments of his insatiable ambition, and who marks his coarse with blood wherever he appears, talks of his at tachment to the worship of God, of ill-understood zeal, and mistaken conscience. All these ex pressions involuntarily shew his eonsciousnt of the imprudence wind, lie ;nu committed, and his anxiety to heal the wound that he has inflicted. • Whether an action has, or has nut, token place between our squadron and that of France, °freer thagena, whetlii r %lu•AT has been driven out of Madrid, or whether JUN oT may be made prisoner in Lisbon, these events, liowever probable, we do not take upon us to assert. But, we are tempted to think that the situation of BONAPARTE IS very critical. H• has involved himself and his family in a new species of embarrassment. He has, like Neer), rendered himself the enemy of all people; and the Castilian., in their Address, have strongly touched thet chord. The French, though the in struments or his crimes, have nothing else in com mon with him•. He may find worse enemies at Bayonne than he met at Austerlitz, or ut Auerstudt. When CHARLES the TWELFTH became insupport •ble. when he grew wild and frantic in his wars, he dierippeaved--110 did .PETER the THIRD. and Pact. the Flu?. It is dangerous far any indi vidual, however powerful be may be, to compel the whole earth to feel, that his life is i•eotapatible with its tranquillity, peace, and felicity. These r , fiertions, which involtinfari!y arise in every mind, may produce important consequences. Our attention, hopes, and affections, are so pnw erfnily attracted towards Spain at this moment, that we can, with difficulty, direct them to nay other qnarter. Yet, in Denmark, in Sweden, and in Austria, events are fermenting into action, which may soon merit our regard. Negociations are be. tiered to be in train between the Courts of Stock holm and Peteribun,4l ; the object ....filch is a Peace without the consent of BON APAEIT. That able tyrant, it is understood, has already separated and dispersed the Spaisl,ll troops, serving tinder BERNADOTTE, its Sleswit•k and I folstein. Two re giments have been even marched into I'oland. It is, therein's!, improbable, if not impossible, that they can take part in the exertions of their coun trymen in Spain. Th it the Au,triass Government deeply feels the critical nature of the moment, and will endeavour to aid the s &rt. against NAPOLEON, is believed. But in *Court, where the very name of BOY APARTE strikes terror—Where the Administra tion wants all energy, and where the military force, however nominally great, is deficient in every requi site for a campaign; what can be expected t Yet, if the insurrection beyond the Pyrenees sitall continue, and if NAPOLEOX's em:iarrassnients augment, it is not only Germany, but ILialy, nay, France, that may manifest signs of life. Even anarchy may be pre ferred to such flagitious tyranny as that of Bois A• PARTE ; for anarchy is is. its own stature fugitive but oppression and despotism, sustained by crime and unbounded power, go on, ron,•rlidating their deadly influence from year to year. The Castilians and Arrngonese invoke-not only the Spaniards, but the Francis, to juin them against the foe of the two nations; who, sprang from the dregs of Italy, dishonours and degrades the illustrious name of Prance, by his turpitude and crimes. That appeal is, of all others, the one which BONAPARTE must dreads. It is a sound domestic harasion, against which he may find it more difficult to defend him self, than against foreign assailants. Sir ARTMUR WILLI-LIMEY Arrived in Dublin, nn Monday se'nuight, and did Rat mean to [cave that city for Cork, until Monday List ; ou which day he was to give a splendid dinner. IL tniii.acted business at the Castle every day, and will retain his office of Secretary for Ireland. Thies alone, would be sufli . rient to shear, that the object of the Expe dition is aunt distant, nor expected to occupy a long time. We have state!, as the general opinion. that it wa s destined for the aid of the Spanish Patriots, but se oar euecoure;te be effieicet, must be 'prompt. some doubts are now entertained respecting its destination. When this Expeditiou was conceived, the possibility of BON•PARTE'it success in Spain, and the chance of his being able to send a force from one of its ports against Irelapd, were circum stances that tuighi naturally come within the con teinplatien of a Minister, who has done so Mile to conciliate that country. Frani the delay that has ,iaee taken place, it is uow suspected that the Exi eaution war originally iutendul to watch Ire land. His MAJESTY'S Alp Sappho sailed from Cork on the X 23 l inst. with Mae vessels under convoy for the IYest Yesterday, at two o'clock, His MAJESTY held a Private Levee at the QUEL)I's Palace, which was att end ell by— Tke Filet Lord of the Treasury, the Lent President of the Council. the Lord Privy Seal, the Three Secretaries of State, the Chalice!kir of the Earheyncr, the hfaster-Geueral of the Ordt.ance, the Judge Advocate, the Lord Chantherlsiu ; the Duke of hlentner , Larts Bathurst sad Murton ; Loth Heathileld and Arden (in waiting) ; Sirs S. Cottrell, sod I' Hales (Grooms is II aitiog) Grafted Taylor ; and Culeuels Gordeu and Driuk water. The following had the honour of being presented to His MAJERrir : Colonel Gordon, upon his appoiatioent to the Pro al Arncita Corps. • Coloos! Drinkwater. tbs President of the Connsiasioorrs n(itary legally, 4M4 before Die Majesty their S:kib Cieutesast-Garand Taylor, upon hispruwotioe. East lortue, iipse his being gppuirted Lord ILieutemant of the county of Lie. !ill MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave aufl!ences to the Duke of PoIITLAND, and the other Cabinet Ministers, likewise to Mr. RIDES, theill4l6v.l.lvorate. who laid before His MAJLITT the proceedings of several Courts Martial. Yesterday Her MA ,T r awl the PaIIIcESSES honoured Lady Ca axt.orry. Ft ucu with a visit, at her aparttuniti in St. James's Palace. They were met by the P. i.,ce of WALES, who handed them from Had their carriages. His Royal Highness appr3red in excellent spirits, a:la we have not seen him appear in better hel.l I, for some utile past. Yesterday the Dukes of Cusiiixa••••, CAN BRIDnE, and the Princess Sonata of Gcootts- TLIt, dined with their MAJESTIES and the PRIM- C FFS ES. Yesterday, V iseount Caw,' tr.ftr M H, after attend ing h is MAJI.qTY 4: the Levee, transacted business with the I)iike Of l'oar, at his Office. On Saturday the Prince of Wet.es's 10th regi ment of Light Drneons had a field-day on Houn slow heath, before his Royal Highness, previous to their being reviewed, which took place on Tuesday at the some place. His Royal Highness was on the Heath before eleven 'o'clock, attended by the Dukes of Volts, KENT, CUMBERLAND, and CAM nal one, with a nainerous assemblage of General and other Military Officers. After the review, the PRINCE entertained ins ROYAL BAOTHISIn and the Officers, with a Eutup.. tuous climber, at the Castle Inn, at Richm on d. . _ _ ..... It is said that the King of SwEncli wishes to se parate the British troops into three divisions, to uct in different points, very distant frosu each other ; to such arrangements Licutetssiat-Geaeral Sir Joint bloom; could not egret. without further orders from his Government. Some of the arras which were taken from the Spanish Armada io the time of Queen ELIA A BETH and hove ever since been deposited in the Tower, have witlsio these few days been shipped for Spain, for the use of the Spanish patriots. The Nara:ter, Coleus, from Jamaica, for Lon don, is captured and burnt, in the Caicos Passage, by two pnvateers. . . The Nell,. SUGIMUE, from Jamaica, for Loudon, is reported to have been on shore in the Caicos Pig,- sage, and afterwards got olt; and taken possession of by the Spaniards. The Backhowe, Joins Bull, Broekhank, and Tra falgar, for Liverpool, parted from llis AJ Ebr ship Anethusa, in soundings. On Saturday, the 25th instant, the Trustees of the Mixed Cloth Hall, in Leeds, had their mutual dinner in the sptuions Lodge, or Itottnida, adjoin ing the Clat'a Hall. Mr. FAWKES, the late Mem ber for the county, and several neighbouring Geodernea attended, by invitation. At three o'clock the company sat down to dinner. After the cloth w.ts removed, the following toasts were given front the chair : Ise his end Conslitetion.--The Woollen l'annfactory.—.. Lord Ali llou.—Mr. Fawlen After the last toast was given, Mr. F hwkl el rose. and addressed the Trustees in a very animated speech, which was receiyetl with great approbation. In the course of the afternoon, the Trustees Cosh stilted on the propriety°, redeeming the pledge given at tire public meeting ►n January• last, "That if their Petition for Peace wasdisregarderl, they would from time to time reacw thew Petitions to the Throat, until it should appear that Peace on reason able terms could not be obtained."—lt appeared to be the unanimous opinion that •.other public 'fleeting should be called for that purpose iii Sep : . tcinber next, unless in die mean time there should he evidence that a negociation for peace had been attempted by His MAJZIOTV'S Ministers. We yesterday announced the arrival of au extra packet, with Sfriekholas Gazettes of the lath, and Goiteuburgh of the gist instant. By this convey. wire Government have revered alpatches from General Sir Jetta Monaz, who, accompanied by l'oloind MURRAY and Mr. H(•rrraa, were, at the former date, at Stockholm, cei.ferring with His MAJEs•ry upon the course to be pursued our expedition that has remained so long inactive i 1 Gotteliburgh Reads. The Packet has also-brought letters from llelignlanal, one of which states, that • Messenger lately left Heligoland for Vienna, and that on his departure an embargo was laid upon all vessels at that island, to prevent any informs loin which might lead to Ilia probable arrest on his jnitr.sey. The assertions are again repeated of an increasing coolness between the Danes and the French. A grout ferment is also said to prevail among the Spanish troops in Holstein, but we have net lielinl of soy decided act manifesting re s•rntateltt. Their situation, inked, precludes all opposition or resist:mix. .; s -r. 1.1• • tW4 AROYLE-sTAZIST &lOUs 111434CRILIDE. These elegant roans were opened, on Tnesday night, for the last Masquerade of the season.--• Lvery thing th a t t as t e and fancy could suggest was displayed eta the occasion. The decorations were nearly the same us at the last of these entertain ments. At eleem o'clock the company began to assemble, and displayed a variety of elegant fancy dresses, and some very good characters, which were well supported. At two o'clock, the supper-rooms were opened—the tables abounded with every deli cacy of the season. There were near 500 Finhiona hles present, who did not depart until six o'clock the ensuing morning. Amongst the I-MEatter* which demand most no tice were— The Countess Omission&ley and Chohnoodeley, as Cipsirs--the Commis, with a child on her back, supported her part of " Wto buys, who buys the Gim's favours, hem am 1 ?" with great spirt and good Luaimu—Mademai.elle Vaudreuil was esm a faseinstleg Earl of King ston, a Cliiinost---Earl Cowper, • lAgrises, with kis Cummins as a lovely Nan—Vlscouuteri Mel'imirae, a faseinsliet tana—Mr. Latiz4, a Haight of the Ohm+ Plume—Ma:ons of Huntley, • Hinissr—Lord Gaiter, • Blue Cast 80 ) _ is quiring his way to St. Paore--Captain Waterman., as a Lady , of true ton, admirably supported—Miss Huuloke and Moss Swiuburne were rival Nights, al commis-4 with stars sad the brightest meteors, that they would have eclipsed the sea at mid-day—Mix HAW= at fair Quaker—Mr and Mrs. elimnpuey were matured Friends—Me.. De Freya, • very fair Fortune Tel:,. r—Vsscount Pelmet stun, Ili Grand Selina —Mr. and Miss Pepper, fair row—Hrs. sod the Misses the same—Mies Thurelaill, a Wagg o ner, very •itty on Mr. John Les, • Hurls Ductur—Mr. Maddock., a Rat catcher, an adosiirable mask, was premised einplosment by Mee. Davos , p.irt, a Cheshire Simnel et Allwork—l'hei Mims. Ouslow were fair Savoyard', and, like (Is pheus, would hare charmed them; beasts by thins masitul performances—the Hon. Mrs. Hales, a fair Span;md—Mr. Strickland, an dlr. rine oM:s—Ste Plowdees, ('.:y Jane—Mr. P. Methuen, • mad Doctor, prescribiur far the sonstitatism—ele4 Mr Mad direly SS itinerant ro:ier, offline su vices to stop the brearies-4he lima. Mrs. lioneston sail Miss Elliot, beautiful Scotch Larsos—M r. Poe', • ballad gamins; Pedlar—Comae dore De Aorto, was an admirable mash, his apparatus se ar ranged; that lie did not appear three tart high, with • hew en his head of darting fignres--NI is. Riddell was also a very entertaining mask—Mr. Ilibehmis, • dashing housemaid— and Mr. Wilbraham, a Polish Jew. Among the most admired fancy dresses were— The Duchess Dowager of Rutland, a hose dross .as a corn. Menai in of taste and spit odour. Her hewiddress a superb paaacA, of various coloured plumes—The Countesses of Landafi; Roselyn, "temple, Clare, and Waldatein, were Mao emblems of taste—Mr. and Mrs. Duncan, Sir George Shee, Mr. Sutton, Captain, Mr. Mrs. sod Miss Joddrell, Miss Poyntt, Captain and Mrs Steele, Colonel and Mrs. Stewart, Captain Stotherne, Sir George and Lady ltiu s -,i.nr, Lady E. and Miss Monk, Mrs. and Miss Wyndham, Sir William Wolsekr, Princess Castefeicala, Earl of Rosalyn, and the Hon. Burrell ; Earl Beefier, Mrs. Busatai i in t, and the Marthioness and Miss Wellesley, isere also tut.. ies at the slimno of fancy, and if they did ant contribute to the amuse ment, did to the splendour of the arena. Tile taOst splendid dominos were— The Earl of ►innsul, Coast Waldsteiti, Mr. Sidney, Ham Misa Carew, Sr Thomas Merlyn, the Earl of Leader dale, Sir Themes Liddell, Sir RoLiert Brooke, General Crushes, Lieutenant-Colonel Phillips, .fir Thomas and Lady Stanley, Lord Lake, Mr. Andrew's, and Captain Webber. The whole tutertsinweist aliosdad time greatest satisfactitai. _ Yesterday moruing the Earl of 3! ILMEiSURT paid a usoruiag visit tb the Princess of IVALLs, at Blackheath. Mr. and Mr.. LAN arm) Banana will leave town, on Monday, for their seat in Ohes:iire. Earl and Eotiatess FITZWILLI tN, left WWII, on Tuesday, for Milton Abbe}. Mr. and Mrs. (le•Niso ure gone nn a visit to the Earl and Countess of Essex, at Casiii.hbury Park. VISCOUOITM MILTON will leave town, to-morrow, for Miltoo Abbey, at which place Viscount MIL TON lb expected lu the coarse of a few weeks from Ireland. Ml** DUNCAN closes her engagement, at the Plymouth Dock Theatre, this night, in the part of Lidy Bell, in the comedy of Kingo your owe Mimi. The Haymarket Theatre, la.t night, was crowd-, ed, to Mr. Cumuli's escrllctit comedy of The Heir at Lam and Toss Thnsia. The performance of both pieces was inimitable, and kept the audi ence in bursts of laughter. The Earl of Visawrits has taken a house at Lewisham, in bent, where he has resided during the last fortnight. The Noble Earl is Colonel of the Stafford Militia, and has had the band of the regiment at his house since-Monday, fur the amuse. meat of his numerous visitors. Yesterday thirteen Members of the Whip Club assembled in Andley-spiare, with their carriages and tour. They started about two o'clock from thence for Belfont, to dine at the Black Dog-inn. Sir HEnav PEYTON led the way with his four handsome greys. Yesterday Mr. FREIMANTLS gave a grand din ner, at his goose in Stanhope-street, May Fair, to the Marquis and Marchioness of SA 'mown., and a numerous assemblage of persons of distioctiou. The last arrivals at Teoh7 are— Lora sad Lady Sinclair and leanly ; Sir Richard them Bart • Mr. awl Mrs. Panay a n d F am ily ; Mr. alai Mr.. Danis, Mies Eases Mr. aid Mrs. Starling, Mn and Misr Tread, Miss Beasbigr. Mr. sad Mrs. illaitsia, The new farce to be produced at the Haymarket Theatre, this night, we understand. is a Inns's ciao fmin the French, by Mr. C. KEMILII, and presented. long 'algae ' to Mr. Concur. The story is something like that of the piece produced on the night of Mr. Moslem's benefit, of nearly the seine name. All the comic strength of the Theatre is celled into action. An English Gentleman who lately made the tour of Spain has announced an account of his travel*, mid the present state of that country, for publics tiun to-morrow, accompanied by maps and views. On Friday evening the carriage and horse., of a certain Duke were arrested at the door of Wm ma's Rooms, while he was getting out to attend Mrs. BILLINGTON'S and Mears . NALDI and BRA nAm's Concert. The Officers allowed the Duchem of YeaK to alight previous to their announcing their u!plessaut bailors& On Friday, His MaJtare's household, in the I.oeb ennuatatatw's department, commenced paying at the Office up to JAMS cry quintet last, avid will continua tOr fu.irteen days from that Jay. LAW INTELLIGENCE. . COURT OF KIM'S BENCH. Wsimstanies, loss 99. THE ICING V. WHITE and HAILT. Mr. HOLROYD moved for a rule to show caul, why the verdict in this cause should not be set aside, and a new trial granted.' This Willi an iu formation tried at Guildhall, at the sitting after last term, before Mr. Justice Grose, against the Defendants, the one the Proprietor, and the other the Printer, of a Sunday Paper, for a libellous publication, tending to bring trials by Jury into disrepute. The libel consisted of anituadveisions on the Judge and Juries that tried Burnett and Chapman on the charges of murder at the Old Bailey, who were acquitted. The present Defend ants were found guilty ou the information. Mr. Homier u observed, that lie grounded hie motion ou the deficiency of evidence, an not poov. ing the publication of the paper; be said be WO aware that the motion WAS I'9l regular, as it elle* to have !teen made withni the lint four days of the sitting of the Court in term, but .oat the Court had deviated from the' strict rule, in some instances. in the case of the King omens links although the four days hail expired, the Court granted a similar role, and he hoped the saute in dulgence fir his Clients. Lord Chief Justice Ette3raoitounsi observed, , that the Court would read the repo t of the trial, alai if any tiling uppeared to authorise a new trial, they would give their opinion of it, mini if a doubt should occur in &your of the Velem:l4ms, they would ask for the assistance of the Learned Conn. eel ; but erout whet at present appeartxl, be did not see any thing to induce them to depart Irons the regular rule of Court. Rule refused. TIM ICING V. WETS esti UMW. Mr. Ct.teroato moved fora similar rule, se above. This was an inforsuation tried last Saturday, at Agailsot the same &ft 'Aunts. fora li bellows publivation, tending to throw at •ictium on the conduct of Loral Ellm...horough, as a Judge and as a Peer of the Realm, %ad the Jury found them guilty. Mr. CLIVFOILL WC:Malted 41011011 on the same ground as Mr. liolommycl, a,id on the Act of Parliament of time 3mtmi of the King; where it states, that Judges should, in criminal cases, give their opinions only as to law. This ease was the rune as a etimuinal cue, and dee Judge la his charge to the Jury, instead of giving hi. opinion us to the law, assumed the fact, and stated, that it %us a wicked, ahominable libel, and it world be throwing only dust in the eyes of the Jury to state it othei wise. The Learned Counsel then coutesded, that it was for the Jury to have found whether it was s libel or not, and not fir the Judge, end he could not perceive how the Court could refuse the rule. Mr. Justice Gay's otawrved, that he did tell the Jury it was a libel, but lett it with them to deter mine whether it was published with that intention or not The Come were of opinion that the ertxfnetiot of the newspaper by the thbeer of the Stamp Of fice was euibelent evidence of its publicutioo, and that the direction of the Learned Judge to the Jury was a proper one. They therefore refused the Re!e. The COURT then ordered that the Derroid4nts should be taken into the custody of the keeper of Nevrgate, and he brought up on Saturday nest, to" receive the judgment of the Court. IMPRESS. Mr. EAST moved loea rule to chew cause ally a Habeas Corpws should not be 1,411t11 to haring up Robert-Sin.ps"n from the iminow tender, on the greepd of ins ocher havit,g been at sca.—Rule granted. LIBEL TIIF. RING V. RAWLISSON. Mr. &aims: r rose to slier. , cause against a Rule for 'an information granted to the Attorae)-6e ntrel a few days back, against ,Jr. Rawlinsion, for a libel ou the Mayor and Magistrates of the tows of Liverpool. It appeared that there was a Court in Liverpool called the Passage Court. an interior , Court, chiefly for the purpose of admioistering justice between creditors and prisoners for small debts. The Mayor and Magistrates presided, and they generally called in the anistance of the Deputy Recorder ; that there had been a debtor ordered to prison at a time when the Recorder was not present, on which occasion the Defendant wrote a letter to the following purport to the Re corder : " That is so 11111111111 Cr l b . Magistrates should be suffered to decide ou the fste oft debtor, without the Rem der, or Deputy Recorder, bring present ; for the Maur tad Magis trates always derided arsine( the debtor; td it was sot possible that they could be competent judges, wises they were formed out of old bankrupt merchants, and super assaulted Coast of Guinea ( nptania Mr. Scarlet stated, that he held an affidavit in his hand, expressing Mr. Rawlinsou's sorrow ?nr ever having written such a letter. Itoss done um: t the influence of passion, and he had been cony ever since the period he had sent it, and that he never intended it for the eye of any person, hat the Recorder • at the same time, he thought the Re corder acted perfectly proper in sliewilig it to tl.e Mayor wid Magistrates. No man had a greater respoct for them than he had, and if they dal not think this apology sulliciently public, h e wou ld make auy other that th e y wished, and give it the greatest publicity. The Arytiextv-flatieeilk said, it would not he doing 'his Clients jiastice if be did tint accept of such au apology ; for the Mayor anti IThigthoutes of Liver, tool had no enmity to the Del iiilatits as individuals, but being a public body, they were obliged to tepid all attacks of this iiiitart. The was atArdingly withdraisn. COURT OP RINGII SINGH, Gut , Sittings at Nisi Pries bef•re Lora EkLawaooorcr . The Court au at half-past two o'clock, and de— posed of several uodefeuded causes, of nu putt! c interest. A melancholy event took place, on Sunday Sennight, nn tto . ard one of the transports at the Cove of Coils :—As Lieut. Pearl., of tloosdi li..aciment, was handing his father (who hal come from Kinsale to see him), out of the ship, by Gar, auluckv clip, he massed his fool -assis, fall or, b - board, 'and never rose agatti.—T"Lus fell, in tl e prime of life, a valiant young man, equally diativ.. gui.hed for his humanity and bravery as a cold r