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• .~ . PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, SIONDAT, Frs. 7. Lord CLIFDEN nee to correct a misstatement that had ap l pasted in the lifersging Clirowick, of Friday last, relative to ad observation *loch he had made before their Lordships on the pre ceding night. He had stated that " a Learned Irish Prelate dis approved of Bible Societies;" but the Paper he alluded to had re. parted him to have said that " the Archbishop of Tuam disap proved (It - those Societies." He (Lord Clitilen) had not mentioned the name of that Prelate, and should be sorry that any report of hie having done so should reach his cars. Mr. Adrian, the Treasury Clerk, brought up several papers. They consisted of Accounts of Pensions granted on the Scotch Civil List; Accounts from the Commissioners of the Northern bight- houses; Report of the Commissioners of the Herring Fisheries ; sod Pspe:s respecting the Regulations of the Signet t)iSce of Scotland. The House was then caned on to regulate the attendance of their Lordships for bearing appeals. IRISH AFFAIRS. The Marquis of LANSDOWN wished to put a question to the Noble Earl opposite ; and on the answer he received would depend whether or not heshoultiotibmit a motion to their Lordships. The House would probably recollect thrt when the Noble Earl, during the last Session, proposed an initial into the state of certain parts t Ireland, he (the Marquis of Lansdown) proposed that such inquiry should not be limited,, but extend to the whole cf the country. The Noble Earl had then stated, that he would give notice when he intended to revive (hose inquiries; and he had, in fact. given snch notice during the debate on the last night. lie (the Marquis of Lansdown) would row ask if the Noble Earl iar , inded those inquiries to be general or limited? The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that the motion he intended to submit to their Lordships on Thursday week, would not be of the same nature as that submitted last Session. The inquiry was meant to extend to all Ireland. and not to any particular part. The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, he understood from the debate of the last night, that it was not the intention of the Noble 1::•.r1 to lay before the House any papers relative to the Catholic Association ; he was anxious to know whether or not the Noble Marl intended to do so? The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that he certainly did not in tend to submit any such papers. The Marquis of LANSDONVN then gave notice, that he shoals' to-morrow more that an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, praying that his Majesty would he graciously pleased to order copies of all despatches made by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, relative to the origin, progress, and nature of the political societies in Ireland. Their Lordships were then ordered to be summoned for to r.: arrow. Lord COLCHESTER laid upon the table the Report of the Committee of their Lordships, appointed to inquire into the duties of the Clerks of Parliament. Earl UROSVENOR congratulated the House on the success that had attended the labours of the Committee, by which a con strlerable saving had been effected, and arrangements made for the Letter performance of the dirties. SCOTCH JUDICATURE. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that a Bill had been last Sassion brought into the House. and had received their Lordships approbation, for improving the system of Scotch Judicature. Before it had been so brought in. a Committee had been appointed tin the purpose of considering the best means to effect this ob ject ; and persons had been appointed in Scotland to inquire into the matter. Those persons had made a Report on the subject, and the Bill had been drawn up conformably to that Report. The Bill hid been adopted by their Lordships, and sent down to the other House, where some amendments had been proposed, which pre vented its being paned. He thought it would be beneath the dig nity of their Lordships to introduce the Bill with those amend ments. and lie meant to bring it forward the same as when passed last Session by their lordships; any umendreent that seemed fit :night be adopted by a Committee. lie would take advantage of site opportunity. to state to their Lordships in a few words what was the object of the measure he intended to propose relative to Joint Stock Companies. Ile would first state, that when he al. Faded to the topic on the previous night, lie was not aware that an important action on the subject had been pending in the Court of King's Bench, which was decided on the very day he introduced the matter. He would not now state his opinion of what the law on the point was ; but he wished to state what he intended to pro. pose to their Lordship. (We understood his Lordship to say, that his intention was to bring in an Act, to make the sale of shares in any Joint Stock Company illegal. until such company had been incorporated by Royal Charter; and to punish all persons din. pacing of any such shares ) The Earl of LAUDERDALE objected to the course proposed by the Noble and Le trned Lord. Their Lordships were able to as certain what the law on the subject was by calling the Judges be fore them, and, having done that, to make a declaratory act. It was of no use making a new law, if an old one existed to punish the offence ; and this point should be first ascertained. The LORD CHANCELLOR explained. His intention was that the law should 'be an enactment, and not a declaratory law. The statute of the 6th Geo. I. by which the transfer of such shares was rendered illegal, ordered the infliction of severe punish ments for the offence—no less than a forfeiture of goods and chat. teas—that it was more than probable the (Minding parties would go unpunished. He thought that by proposing milder punishments, there woeld be a greater probability of correcting the evil. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, Fes. 7. Various papers were laid upon the table relating to the British Museum. IRISH LICENSING SYSTEM. Mr. GRATTAN presented a petition from Victuallers of Dublin, praying for un alteration in the licansins .stem, and that it should be araimilated to that acted upon in Eng - Ist - A.—Ordered to lie on the table. WINDOW TAX. Mr. H. DAVIS presented two petitions from the Vicars, Church warden s, and others of the parishes of St. Nicholas and St. Leonard, in the city of Bristol, against the Window Tax. Mr. BRIGHT supported the prayers of the petitions. They were ordered to he on the table. SCOTCH ATTORNEYS. Mr. LINDSAY presented a petition from the Notaries Public and others, practitioners before the Sheriff of Perthshire. praying fora repeal of the Attorneys' Tax.—Ordered to lie on the table. DUBLIN STATIONERS' COMPANY. Me. ELLIS presented a petition from the Masters of the Sta. tirmers' Company, Dublin, for taking cif the Duty on the Admiso siun of Freemen.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. CALCRAFT gave notice of the postponement of the mo tion matte by his Friend the Member for Waterford, from Thursday m Tuesday week. LONDON SHIPPING. Mr. CAIXERT moved for a Return of the Shipping belonging to the port of London, with their names, tonnage, and names of owners.—Urdcred. USURY LAWS. Mr. Alderman HEYGATE gave notice of a motion respecting tt.o Usury Laws, for to.morrow week. IRISH PAPERS. Mr. S. RICE, seeing the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland in ht. place, wished to know if he would grant the papers he (Mr. Rice) moved for. and which he thought his motion on the Irish disturbances required. GOL:LBURN had no objection to the production of the papers. BRITISH MUSEUM. sir. BARES presented a petition from the Trustees of the British Slusenm, praying for their Annual (haul._Ordcred to lie un the table. COMMISSIONERS' SPEECH. Cyr-, the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, the Speech of the Lord High Commissioners was read, at.d it was resolved that a Committee of the whole House do take St Into consideration to-morrow. SCOTCH SPIRITS. Mr. HUME moved fur a return of the number of gallons of se.nta distilled in Scotland, from the sth of July, 171 N, to the sth J , :ly, 1814, the amount of duty paid on the same, the quantity consumed in Scotland, for which duty had been paid, and the names of the places to which Writs lied been exported during that tune: also the quantity exported. The object of his motion was to prose, that upon the same article a different rate of duty was paid en England, Ireland, and Scotland, and that in proportion as the duty was lowered, the use of the article was extended. the revenue improved, and smuggling diminished. There would be found a greater receipt of the duty in Ireland, now that it was reduced to two shillings than when it was five. He would remind the Chan ce.e.or of the Exchequer of what he told him last Session, that it was impossible to form an imaginary line between this country and Scotland, and have spirits pay two shillings at one side and ten at the other. "fhe result of this was merely increasing the temptation to smuggle. There never was, in his opinion, a more favourable opportunity for the appointing of a Committee to make a report spin the reduction of the heavy du:lea upon all articles, and this redoedon would have the effect of adding to the revenue and bene fiting the consumer. The Right Honourable Gentleman was him self sufficiently occupied with a multiplicity of business, and it would, perhaps, be the best way to delegate the inquiry w a Com mittee chosen iron: the liouse. Mr. CURWEN said a few words in approbation of Mr. Hume's sentiments. The returns were ordered. BRITISH SUBJECTS IN INDIA. Mr. 11U5IE gave notice of a motion for to-morrow, for a return of the number of British subjects banished from British India, without trial, since the year 1813. IRISH CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. lIUME gave notice of motion for the third of March, to into the state of the Church Establishment of Ireland. IRISH 1.1../RD LIEUTENA NT. Mr. HUMP: gave notice of motion upon the 4th of March, for we withdrawing frotu Ireland of the Lord Lieutmant and his en tare eatahludiment, and thereby obtaining for ilia: country the full benefit of the Union. House adjourned at a quarter after five. lIOUsE, UT dai TDIS DAY. ORDERS OF THE DAY. r...3ergeant oo.low —RR to Repeal the Usury Laws. hoed V19004.111t Althott--Rill Facilitate the Recovery of Small Xfrloti to England and Wales. PRICES OF BKITItiI 3 per Cent. Red. Oki I 3 per Cent. t:ons. 934 Ditto Aect. 931 / 351 per Cent. Red. 10Ie I New 4 per Cent. 106 1064 'll - 11C/CS YLSTEIIII.% Y. India ►Bond► 99 101 pin Long. Ann. :.11 3-16 lid. 1.0(10!. N 66 ►m, Ditto, 5901. 65 pin Ditto. Small 63 66 pm _.,t Y ESTER DA s . Greek Bonds 584 8 f 94 Ititto Acct. SB4 91 3lexican Bonds 821 i f 34 11 Ditto J Acct. 1121 f f3=i f 3 14 212 11 211 Neapolitan Bonds Ditto Bonds (1014) 921 ex di, Ditto Scrip Ditto Acct. 2f 4 pm Peruvian Bonds 84 31 4 Ditto Acct. 84 l'ortuguese Bonds Ditto Acct. 89j 984 Russian Bonds (lna) 971 7 i 7 Ditto Acct. 974 Spanish Cons. 224 4 11 21 11 2 IDitto Acct. 221 Ditto Cons. (1823) 16 164 16 ,RES YESTERD PUICES 11F FOREIGN Austrian Bonds 04 Brazilian Bonds 89 Ditto Scrip Ditto Acct. 16j pm Ditto Scrip (1825) 11 41 3 41 4 I Pm Ditto Acct. 41 6 pm Buenos Ayres Bonds 924 4 1 Uhllian Bonds 89 Ditto Acct. 89 } Colombian Bonds 9$ Ditto Acct. 93 Dim, Bonds (1824)924 f 3 14 2 Ditto Acct. 921 }1 } /4 31 If 2} French Renter 103 r. boc. Exchange 2.1 f. 10c. Ditto Scrip 111 15 pm Ditto Acct. 16t PRICES 01 ASSURANCL COMPAXIIS. Alliance Brit. and For. 18 Ditto Marine 61 7 guardian Palladium Brotrctor 1i I fERDA Y. ava LIGHT AND COLT CON PANIMS. Continental 84 1 London Portable 134 Provincial Portable 3 i 11 IRON RAILWAYS. Birming. and Liverpool 4 London and Bristol 1 MISCELLAN L Ovr. Lustralian 26 27 British Iron Company 8i Brisuil Ship Canal 1 Canada Company 30 28 Equitable boat Bank 2 19 2 (en. Steam Navigation 10 94 10 Gold Coast Association 5 6 I lireat Westminster Dairy 11 I New Corn Exchange 12 10 II j Pearl Fishery (Yellow) 18 19 Ditto (White) 15 Prov. Bank of Irel►nd 81 8 • Anglo-Mexican 90 100 Anglo-Chilian 9 Arigna Iron and Coal Brazilian 17 20i Cbilian 11 13 Colombian 31 32 Gen. Mining Association 11 12 Hibernian 9I 10X Pasco Peruvian ftli 21 Real del Monte Rio de la Plata 16 21 Tlalputrallua ILO pm United Mexican 80 8.5 80 Welch Iron and Coal Eta 3311tiOlt WOO. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This Evening, TUESDAY. Feb. O. will be performed DKR FREISCIII: rz. Ottocar. the Prince.. Mr. Mercer: Bernhard, Head Ranger. Mr. Bed ford: Hermit. Mr. G. Smith; Adolph, Mr. T. Cooke; Casper, Mr. Horn Kilian. Kinsman tuthe Head Hanger. Mr. Eitzwillhun : Demon of the Harts, Mr. Howell: Eamiel, Mr. 0. Smith : Witch of the Glen, Mr. Blanchard. Linda, Miss Graddon; Itose, Miss Povep. After which a new Pastoral Ballet, called THE ROSSIGNOL ; Or, THE BIRD IN TIIE RUSH. The Penelpal Characters by Mr. and His. Noble, &c. To conclude with HARLEQUIN AND THE TALKING BIRD, THE SINGING TREF.S, AND GOLDEN WATERS. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Pantaloon. Mr. T Blanchard; Clown, Mr. Kirby. Columbine, Misa.flarnett. Jean lierirl, the celebrated Tambour Major iseho t 'natured far a few Nights', will perform for the itd time at this Theatre. r, The Fail of Ahem, ant the Pantomime. 771PATRI? ROY AL. COVENT-GA itDEAr. This Evening. TUESDAY, Feb. 8. will be performed THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM. Sir George Touch. % ood, Mr. Cooper; Doricourt, Mr. C. Kimble : Hardy, Mr. Fawcett: Flutter, Mr, Jones. Letitia Hardy, Miss Foote Lady Frances Tottchwood, Rise F. 11. Kelly ; Mrs. Racket, Mrs. Gibbs. After which, HARLEQUIN AND TIIF. DRAGON OF WANTLET: Or, MORE OF MORE HALL. Harlequin, Mr. Ellar : Pantaloon, Mr. Barnes: Clown, Mt. J. S. Grl. maldi. Columbine, Miss Romer. To-morrow, Clari, Charles the Second, and the Pantomime. The MUTIIII Pat's commenced publishing yesterday morning at the o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1813. The Paris Papers of Saturday arrived last night. The Chamber of Deputies, on the preceding day, was occupied principally with the consideration of petitions praying for indemnity, which are multiplying rapidly. Every indivi dual who has suffered in consequence of the Revolution puts in his claim for compensation, and. 53 it appears, to us, with equal right to be satisfied. Some of the peti tioners go the full length of insisting upon the restitu tion of the property of the emigrants, which, they say, i 3 as much theirs as the crown is the Kt G's, and we have no doubt that, in order to regain possession of their estates, they would, for their own selfish purposes, hazard the safety of the throne and all the existing institutions of the country. The evil is, that the French Government, by recognising the absolute right of the emigrants to be in demnified as Royalist sufferers by the Revolution,lias opened a door to claims which can never to the tenth part be El-anted. All France, if it were sold to-morrow, could not pay the sums already demanded by way of indemnity for the losses occasioned by the Revolution. The selection of any particular class of sufferers was necessarily unjust towards those to whom it was intended to deny relief, but to none certainly was indemnity less due than to the emigrants, whose base and cowardly desertion of their coun try led to all the calamities of the time. If they had re mained at home and done their duty, Loris XVI. might yet have reigned, and France and Europe been spared the mischiefs of a convulsion which shook all States to their foundations. The affairs of Portugal appear to occupy the attention of the French Journalists chiefly. They speak of the late change of Ministry there as a complete triumph of the Eng lish Cabinet. There can be no doubt that such is the fact. The Holy Alliance is again defeated, without even an apparent struggle, and Mr. C.t.srsitxu insures the suc cess of English interests, which indeed are identical with those of the whole civilized world, without giving the par ties most interested a reasonable cause of quarrel. This is scandalous and vexatious, not only to them, but to our own Opposition, who will doubtless, now that the Session of Parliament has commenced, revenge themselves for their disappointment. Two of the Generals (ExcEr.mAris and BRENNIER DE MONTNIORAND) placed on the retired list by the Royal Ordinance issued in December, have been re stored to active service. This act reflects honour on the liberality of CHARLES X., but why not rescind the Ordi nance altogether? PARIS, FEB. 6.—F R ICC H FUNDS.—Five per Cents. opened 103 f. 70c. ; closed at 1031. 70c. ; Bank Stock, 1,990 f.; Rente de Naples, certificate ralconnet, 891. 20c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 1823.`57a. Exchange on London, one month, 26f. ; three ditto, 241. Bk.—Cowl ..luthentique, Feb. 6. The Paris Papers of Saturday state, that letters had beeu received at Bordeaux from Buenos Ayres, dated the 14th of November, confirming the intelligence of the complete defeat of CANTARAC by Bouvxa. The news bad reached Buenos Ayres by express. According to the German Papers received last night it appears that the dissensions among the Greeks are com pletely suppressed. At St. Petersburg!' it was expected that some communication would be made respecting the GreAs, by Mr. STRATFORD CANNINO; but we are told that the Russian Cabinet will not listen to any proposal for sanctioning the independence of this brave and noble people. It is even stated that a Note has beat addressed to the Court of Vienna, engaging that Power to adin re to the principles of the Holy Alliance against all changes in existing institutions. We know of no policy more base and hollow than that of Russia towards the Greeks. IVhen the conquest of Turkey was the object of the Muscovites, eves y effort was used to stir up the Christians of the Morea to insurrection. Promises and rewards were scattered in abun dance, and every artifice of intrigue was used to provoke re bellion ; but now that it suits the purposes of the Court of St. Peteraburgb to maintain the " powers that be," the Greeks are so be surrendered to the horrors of &it) and THE • or , i 1 PRESS. Irsara, if the Maiometans be competent to inflict that fate upon them. The Creeks, however, are beyond the danger of relying upon Use friends. They know that their safety depends solely on their own valour and fortitude ; and they will persevere in achieving their independence, until it be established in derpite of all who would wish to subvert it. The good will aid pleasure of the Autocrat of All the Russias is not rt the law of either Western or Eastern Europe. By the John Barry, which has arrived from Bombay, from whence she ;ailed on the 25th September, we learn that the cotton crop had failed. When this vessel left Bombay, cotton lad risen from 140 to 160 rupees. We regret to ad.!, that a famine was apprehended, in conse quence of the total failure of the rice crop, owing to the continued drough. The private letters that have been received by this slip represent the Burmese war as by no means likely to be speedily settled. It was expected that the troops would soon ye able to take the field, as the wet season was nearly over. By a Calcutta paper of the 26th August, we observe that Cal. 141`13EAN had resigned the command of the Madras division of troops, employed against the King of Av A, and that Col. Dunn FRAZER had been appointed his successor. Orders had been issued for the Ist Euro pean regiment to march against MAI/NI:COO Row FAT,. N AKER, but they had subsequently been countermanded, he having submitted to the orders of his master, DowLAII Row SCINDIN. The surveying ships, Discovery and Psyche, it was expected, would leave Bombay about the end of September, to cottinue the survey of the Persian Gulph, the examination of which was completed to the entrance of the Island of Bahrein. By the notices given yesterday in Parliament it would appear that this is likely to prove a busy Session with re spect to Irish affairs. In the Upper House a debate will take place this evening, on a motion to be made by the Marquis of Latssnowts, for the production of all the official despatches relative to the origin, progress, and nature of the political societies now existing in Ireland. But, what is of more importance, in answer to a question from the same Noble Lord, the Earl of LtvEasooc stated, that the motion he intends to bring forward on Thursday se'linight, for an inquiry into the state of Ireland, would be of the most general and comprehensive nature, not in any degree restricted like that of last Session. In this attention to the best interests of their country, the Irish people must see the sure prospect of their delivery from the evils from which they at present suffer. It is to Par liament, and not to the factious bodies of their own creation, that they must look for relief and improvement. Never did kinder feelings prevail towards Ireland than at this moment. We hope these sentiments may not be changed by any misconduct of the Irish themselves. In the Lower Ilouse Mr. Hums gave notice of his in tention to indict upon his hearers the repetition of two speeches on two successive days, which he delivered last Session-one intended to prove that the Church Establish ment of Ireland should be reduced almost to nothing; the other, that the Vice-Regal Governnient should be quite abolished. If he could succeed, his next measure should in consistency be to sell cff the Royal Palaces, and send the lit.c to dine at a chop-house for the good of the com monwealth. All tlto 91nnoy Marlr.ta were buoyant yesterday, from their opening to their closing. Consois for money coin menced at 931. They almost immediately rose to I, and closed at The Account bargains were done at 93k. The Foreign Stocks were even better than the Eng lish. The business in them was very brisk. Austrian Bonds were done at 07/. Brazilian at 89. Neapolitan Scrip at 641 French Rentes 103 50—Ditto Scrip 50. Greek Bands, at one part of the day, were a good deal sought after ; a proof that the cause of independence amongst that interesting people, notwithstanding the in ternal feuds that have taken place, is thought to be secure by the City Speculators. We have seldom seen lighter markets, without any immediate apparent reason beyond general confidence in the conduct of the Administration, which we think manifests itself every day more strongly in the City. Mines, and Shares of every class, were rather on the advance. Ntw M XlC•ar LoAN.—Yesterday, at one o'clock, the bidding' for the New Mexican Loan were received at the City of London Tavern. Mr. Barclay then intimated to the gentlemen in the room, that he was ready to receive tenders sealed up. Mr. Morgan immediately put his tender in the box, and was followed by Mr. Stokes for B. A. Goldsmidt and Co. These were the only tenders made. Mr. Barclay desired the persons who had made tenders to accompany him to an adjoining room. Mr. Barclay shortly returned to the room, where the meeting was opened, and announced that B. A. Goldsmidt and Co. were the highest bidders. We understand that these parties'. took it at 86:7, and that Mr. Morgan offered 861. 9s. 4d. The Loan bears interest at 6 per cent. Letters and papers have been received from Jamaica. The Gazette of the 11th of December contains an extract of an Act of the Assembly, authorising a loan of .300,000/. for the island, to be contracted for in England, at or under the rate of six pounds per cent. interest per annum. Accounts have been received from the Isle of France to the Ist November, but they contain nothing new. The Arethusa has arrived from the Cape of Good Hope. She has brought no news of any importance. She touched at St. Helena, which island she left on the 16th December. The Upton Castle may now be shortly expected. She was the next vessel that would sail from Bombay; her de parture was fixed for the 15th November. We have been favoured with the perusal of a very im portant document—extracts of an intercepted dispatch of General Camerae to the Viceroy of Peru, after the battle of the 7th of August. The extracts which we derive are from such a source of intelligence, that we have no doubt of their authenticity. The letter is . private and confiden tial, and mentions that lie was superior in numbers to Bo liver, that his positions were advantageous, yet in the mo ment of attack his cowardly troops gave way. The letter then goes on to mention his intention as to the line of march, and requests that all the disposable force should assemble in the vicinity of Cusco. This document seems to add to the probability that a desperate and decisive en gagement has taken place in the vicinity of Cusco.—Globe. We understand that the first dividend on the debts proved under the joint cotumissipn against Marsh, Stracey, Fauntleroy, and Graham, are in course of payment at the late banking-house in Berneri-street. NE.WCOMEN'S BANK.—A very numerous and respectable meeting of the Creditors was held on Friday, at the late Banking-house, pursuant to advertisement, to receive the Report of the Committee, appointed on a former day, to in vestigate the state of the accounts. Mr. Vandeleur was in the Chair.—Mr. Mullen, one of the Committee, read the Report, as also a schedule, by which the debts of the Bank were stated to amount to 251,6631. 18s. Sd., to meet which there was property estimated to amount to 278,7881. 9s. 241., leaving a deficit of 2,8731. 95. 6d. This deficiency, Mr. Mullen observed, would be amply met by the half-year's rents to be due at May next.—Dublin Even ing Paper. The Champion, Orestes, and Pylades, are to sail again shortly, for the purpose of deciding the difference between Captain Hayes, Professor Inman, and Sir Robert Seppings. They are previously to undcrgo'such alteration's as will bring the various plans of building to perfection. The Rose and the Pandora, also built upon peculiar plans, are to sail in company. The facts elicited in the late investigation at Fermanagh have induced the Government to remove the whole of the police from that district, and to order others to supply their place.—lrish Paper. ~~ FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Sussex has issued cards of invitation for an enter. tainment on the 20th inst. at Kensington Palace. lion. Wm. and Lady Barbara Ponsonby have issued cards of invitation for an entertainment on Saturday next, at their house in St. James's-square. Lord King has issued cards of invitation fur an entertainment on Saturday next, at his house in Dover-greet. Arthur Stanhope, Esq. entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Tilney-street. The Duke and Ducheu of Bedford and family are expected in town to-morrow for the season, from their seat, Nl'obtim Abbey. Tire Duke of Devonshire has left Chatsworth fur the Duke of Rutland's, Helvoir Castle, on his way to town. The Dowager Duchess of Rutland has left Melton Mowbray, for Beivoir Castle. . Dowager Lady Anson has arrived at her house in Cureon•atreet, from the seat of Mr. Coke in Norfolk. Lord Lilford has let town for hia seat, 'Alford House, North amptomhire. T. Brandley, Esq. M.P. has arrived in town, from his scat in Yorkshire. ___ _ Arrivals at Warren's Hotel. Regent-streett—Countess de SAN, front Bath ; 31r. and 3lrs. North, and Ladle Foster, livti. timn Ireland. Lord Churchill arrived in town yesterday, from his seat in Ox fordshire. .... Henry Seymour, Esq. has arrived in town, from hit scat in Bedfordshire. Arrival at Miller's Hotel. Jermyn-street:—Lord Somers. from a tour. Departure :—The Bishop of Chichester, for Chichester. Sussex. _ _ _ _ _ Arrivals at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place :—Charles Esq. from Cheltenham; Jones, Esq. from a tour; 11. Wt rill, Esq. M.P. from Yorkshire; and Thomas I'age, Esq. from Cobham. W. Egerton. Esq. M.P. has arrived at his house in St. James's square, from his seat, Tattoo Park, Cheshire. Sir Wm. Rowley, Bart.. M.P. has arrived at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street, from his seat, Tendring Hall, Suffolk. Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-stroet Gooch, Esq. 31 P. ; Whitmore, Esq. N.P. ; and 141 r. and Miss Earle, from a tour. The Earl of Cardigan has arrived in town from his seat, Dean Park, Northamptonshire. Dowager Lady Guide' , has arrived in Conduit-street, frcni a tour. _ _ _ _ - Arrival. at the Clarendon Hotel. Bond-strcet :—Sir Itoger Gresley, Bait. from his seat in Derbyshire ; and Colonel 31. Ford. from Deland._ _ _ _ _ Sir George Nugent, But. hu left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn.stroet, for his seat in Bucks. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The tragedy of Macbeth was repeated at this theatre last evening: Mr. Kean, as may naturally be supposed, per sonated the hero of the piece. At his entre he was received with very general applause, by a very crowded audience, and, from the commencement to the close of the tragedy, he was received with the warmest and most emphatic ina nifestations of public approval. The truth is, Mr. Kcan feels that a partial attack has been made upon him, and that it behoves him, by renewed and augmented efforts, to restore himself to that exalted station in his profession , which he so long enjoyed, in order that his enemies might not have the power to say that he " is fallen, fallen, from his high estate." With this consciousness of a partial pre possession against him, he acted with an energy and a spirit which we do not think he even equalled at the period of his first appearance in London, when he was in the fulness of his pride, and the heyday of his popularity. We know that the worm when trampled on will turn upon its assailant; and it is not therefore to be wondered at that a man of genius will make a bold independent effort to resist the obtrusive censure and unprovoked obloquy of persons who may conspire to oppress and crush him. In this expression of our opinion we arc not the defenders nor even the apologists of Mr. Kean's morality; neither are we (because as critics it is not within our province) his accusers; we leave that office for those amiable persons—those professional puri tans—who by the innocence of their lives are entitled " to throw the first stone at him." Of the propriety and discretion of Mr. K ean 'is appearance at this moment, otiropinion has been already before the public. It is not to be approved of, but the attempt to crush him is to be approved of infinitely leas. Great reliance has been placed upon the absence of ladies from the theatre on the nights of Mr. Kean's performance. This is only to be accounted for on account of the din and obstreperous clamour which has hitherto been kept upon the nights of his appearance. No ladies will visit, or ought to visit, a theatre where a contentious clamour to put down a popular actor is the only entertainment of the evening. Their absence deserves the construction rather of disappro bation of the ungenerous attack made upon him than of an unwillingness to witness the fine and powerfully pathetic delineation of Shakespeare's muse, by s performer who, at present, is certainly without a rival on the stage. With this renewed expression of the conduct that has been lately pursued at Di ury-lane, we dismiss the performance of last evening. The slightest intimation of disapprobation was , not breathed throughout the night. The play passed off with the unnost eclat; and the annomiconent cf Mr. Kean's appearance was given out and rezeivetl with a strong and decisive expression of public approbation, which may make the visitors of this theatre little apprehensive of future interruption on the few evenings that remain for the fulfilment of his engagement. After the play Mr. Elliston very unsuccessfully made his appearance, more from a desire of speech-making than of any expediency of his coming forward from any manifes tation of feeling by the audience. The substance of his speech consisted in an expression of his determination to announce Mr. Kean in his principal parts so long as his performances met with the distinguished approbation that' he bad experienced that evening The Duke of York and the Princess Sophia visited his Maytxty yesterday. On Sunday Mr. Secretary Canning entertained. at his re sidence, Gloucester Lodge, the whole of the Corps Diplo matique at dinner. There were present, Princes Polignac and Esterhaay, Count Lievcn, the Netherlands Ambassa dor, M. Flack, Mr. Rush, the American Minister, the Envoys and Ministers of Portugal, Prussia, Denmark, Sweden, and Naples ; as also M. de Los Rios, who is lately arrived In this country as Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Spain, and the Count Trastamara, who ac companies him. Among the English guests present were, Lord Strangford, Sir C. Stuart, Sir C. Bagot, Lord Mount charles, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Planta. A gentleman, charged with a special mission from the King of France, transacted business with Mr. Secretary Canning on Friday. Yesterday afternoon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lady Sarah Robinson, and family, arrived at their resi dence in Downing-street, from the seat of Lady Buck inghamsbirc. Some of the London Papers state that Ida Grace the Duke of Wellington is seriously indisposed, but we are happy to final that there is no truth in the report. his Grace was in excellent health'when he left .Stratblieldsaey, and he still continues so. —Berkshire Chronicle ! Lord Mounicharles is gone to Ireland, to ofTer him self as Representative for the county of Donegal, in the room of his late brother, where no opposition is ex pected. Mr. Allen, Ebers' secretary is gone to the Continent for the purpose of bringing over Madame Pasta, to give e'clat to the ensuing OirerA Season. The Theatre Royal in the Ifaymarket, will open on the ISth of April, aided by the talents of Liston, and a long list of personages from the country, who have conspi cuously 13gured as kings and heroes of the mimic scene during the last year. A King's Messenger arrived late on Friday evening at the Vice-regal Lodge, with Government despatches, sup posed to be of great importanee.—Driblin l'appr. The death of Maurice O'Connell, Esq. of Derrynane, uncle to the Counsellor, is contradicted. That gentleman, we regret to say, is in a very precarious state of health.— DdrhxMorning Reginte:r. Mr. Ball, brother to the Master in Chancery, hss been appointed one of the six Clerks in the Irish Court of Chan cery, in the room of Mr. Stevelly, resigned. It is quite certain, that the daughter of a certain very popular and political Barrister, is about to be led to the hymeneal altar by a young gentleman of amiable manners and good patrimonv.—Dutiin Paper. lire are informel that the supporters of Sir Richard Vyvyan are busily employed in granting freehold leases, cancelling such as have been granted for ninety-nine years, terminable on the deaths of three lives. These measures pr o v e their fears, and the strength of Mr. Pendarvcs.— West Brion.: INDIA. [From the ['skaffa John Ball of Sept. 1, 111211 We are happy to announce the arrival of the Earl Kelly and Ilydery, from Rangoon. The Ilydery parted company to the e a st war d, on the 14th ult., with the Fort IVilliain Asia P ' elix and Edward S trette l , b ound to Madras, and the Aligarh, bound to Calcutta. Left the Emasd, Roberts, and Mallory, loading with timber at Rangoon, to sail in a fortnight. The troops, we are informed, were in general healthy, thengh much in want of fresh provisions and cattle. No detachment had advanced, nor can we learn that a rumour of any expected attack was prevalent. The palace of the Queen has been burnt by accident. We learn that the Burmese still approach the lines in small parties, and even singly, in their usual daring manner. On the lil of August, two parties went out to look for the enemy, but no trace of them could be found. Sixteen and even twenty rupees are given for a sheep, and seven fora fowl. IVe understood that a house at Madras has cleared a large sum, from having taken the preemution to send a large quantity of live stock. Letters of the 3d of August mention, that the country is intim. dated ; that there is a great scarcity of fresh meat and vegetables ; that there was the seine Lever as was prevalent here ; that there was no disposition on the part of the inhabitants to come in, no prospect of moving; that it is considered now impossible to proceed by water to Unirapoora ; and that they expect to remain and march by land in October or November. The following copies of despatches have been received from Brim gadier-General Sir Archibald Campbell, commanding the British forces at Rangoon : SIR-1 am now enabled to inform you, from information re ceived from deserters, and through other sources which may be relied on, that the loss of the en e my i n t h e act i on of the &h inst. was much more severe, and in its consequences much more fatal and disastrous, than I could at the time have formed any idea of. The numbers of killed very much exceeds that stated in my de. spatch of the 11th instant, and great numbers have since died of their wounds in the jungle. All accounts agree, and I have no Linger a doubt of the fact, that Stromba Woonghee, third Minister of the empire, a AVoondock. and other duets of the first class, were among the slain ; and the troops, deprived of their leaders, have either dispersed or fled in confusion to the rear, there to intik the arrival of the Priuce of Sarrawaddy, said to be advancing with 70.000 men. The only body of the enemy that I could hear of in this neigh bourhood was a small force of 3,000 men, assembled at a place tailed Key:loe, about twelve or fifteen miles from Rangoon, and measures were adopted for immediately attacking them. On the morning of the 111th instant I ordered 1,2110 men to proceed by land direct to the spot, proceeding myself' with $OO more up the Itezendown creek, running in its whole course nearly parallel to, and at nu great distance from the road upon which the land column was directed to advance. The inundated state of the country precluded all possibility of proceeding any great distance with the troops by land, and having advanced rapidly up the creek, le the Diana eteam-boat, I did not hear of the impassable state of the country, and the consequent return of the laud column to their headquarters, till the following day, when I hal reached the point where I intended to cooperate, or act in concert. as circumstances might require. In our progress up, some small parties of the enemy were seen flying towards the jungles, in evident consternation, without tiring a shot at us. or we at them. IVe also passed several villages, visited for the first I time by our troops, front each of which I h a d the pleasure of re storing to their homes some Rangoon families found in the extreme of wretchedness and misery. e could distinctly observe that there were some armed men in the villages, who apparently con. nived at their escape, and who, it may be presumed, will remain in arms only until an opportunity offers of providing for the safety of their wives and families. It was not to be expected that a people unacquainted with the customs and manners of the civilized nations of Europe should, on the first approach of our troops, have placed unlimited confidence in us. At all the villages the greater part of the inhabitants fed from their houses to the fields, where they remained as spectators; but at each we found a few men left to converse with us, arid received every assurance I could give them of safety and protection, if they remained quietly at their homes. On our return yesterday to quarters, I had the satisfaction of see. ing some of these villages thickly inhabited, the people quite at their ease, and saluting us as we passed. Although this expedition, on which I was out three days, has terminated differently hum what I intended, I feel confident much goodwill malt from it. The favourable impression made shall be cultivated to the very utmost of my power, and happy indeed shall I be to sheathe the sword, as often as the object in view can be at. mined by kindness and mercy.—l have. Ate. &c. (Signed) A. CA 31 PBELL, Brigadier-General. To George Swinton, Esq. Secretary to Government. Head-quarters, Rangoon, ?rd Jan. 1924. Copy of another Despatch from Brigadier-General Campbell, dated head-quarters. Rangoon, Aug. 5, 1025 : Sir—Being informed that the Governor of Syriam had assembled a forte on the banks of the Pcgu or Syriam river, and had order, d the whole conscription of the district to repair without delay to the llace of rendezvous , for the purpose of fi n i s hi ng an d d efen di ng a arge field work, which was to command the river, and protect the surrounding country; although aware that few had obeyed the summons, I determined oa dislodging the enemy. and for that pur pose, 1 yesterday morning proceeded up the Syriam river with 300 Europeans, and an equal number of native infantry, the whole under the command of acting Brigadier Snick. On approaching the landing place leading to th e town p ago d a of Syrian), I obrerved the old Portuguese fort (long concealed from view by trees anti overgrown brush-wood), cleared and named where the old wall had fallen down, and from lb to 20 feet high. Upon this the enemy had raised a parapet, and suspended huge logs of wood on the out side, intended to be cut away during the assault, and to carry the assailants before them in their descent. The troops landed under the fire of the Penang Government brig Jessie, and the Powerful sloop, employed as a mortar-vessel, anti the advanced party moved on until stopped by a deep, impassable Nutlet], the bridge over which Itad been destroyed, rind threatened to check our progress; but the difficulty was speedily removed, and a very tolerable bridge constructed by Captain 31artratt and part of the officers and crew of his Majesty's ship Lame. The enemy's tire of musketry and artillery was even unusually feeble and contemptible, and they abandoned the places with the utmost precipitation when the troops marched forward to the attack, leaving behind them eight pieces of good artillery. I next directed Lieutenant-Colonel Rely, of the Madras Euro p an regiment to proceed, with part of the force, to the Syriant Pa. gods, which, I was informed, was also occupied by about 300 men. 'l'l.e Lieutenant-Colonel, on his arrival at the Pagoda, found the enemy inclined to dispute the posseaslon of their almost impreg nable pest, hut they lost confidence while the troops were amending the long }tight of steps leading to the Pagoda, and fled in the ut most confusion, leaving four pieces of artillery, and a great quail thy of powder. Although in these affairs the enemy afforded but little opportu nity for displaying the discipline and gallantry of the troops, their usual feeling and ardour ware by no means less conspicuous, and I had every reason to be satisfied with the arrangements of !tripes diet Smelt and Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly. in conducting the diffe. rent attacks. From Captain Alarryatt, and the officers of his 31a jesty's navy. I ever receive the most prompt and cordial co-opera tion.—l have, &c. A. CAMPBELL, Brigadier-General. Ordnance and Ammunition taken and destroyed at Syriam, on the 4th of August, 1824. Brass-1 four-pounder, Dutch ; 2 three-pounders, Spanish or Portuguese. Iron-1 eighteen-pounder; ditto, I lost in a deep nullah ; 1 six pounder ; ditto four destroyed fur want of means to bring them ofr; 2 wall-pieces. A considerable quantity of gunpowder destrtsycd, sod about one cwt. of grape. Return of Killed and Wounded, from the 14th of July to the of August. 1824. Killed—none. 41st foot, 3 privates wounded. Madras Euro pean, 1 private wounded. Bombay Artillery, I private wounded. beanien tit the Larne. 3 privates wounded. THE BURMESE 11:1R. Pram the accounts lately received from India, it appears that some difference in opinion had existed between the Governor- General and the Commander-in-Chief in India, respecting the time and season at which it was prudent and advisable to commence mi litary operations' agati st tier Binnans. The ficivernor.tieneral, thinking that no time was to be lost, is said to hare urged the ex pediency of going to war immediately, with the means at hand ; and of making a proper impression upon the enemy before the rainy reason ale uld se in, aid the troops be exposed to the hazards necessarily attendant epon operations in the field at that time of eie year. That, prints fa tie, has reason in it. The Commander-in. Chief, on the other hand, is said to have decidedly recommended the abstaining from opening the campaign until the rainy season had been ever ; being impressed with the belief that the immediate military resources were either inadequate, or that, from the Warty and indefatigable character of the enemy we had to contend wi.:, and the great natural difficulties of the scene of warfare, the Motions rains woa.li overtake the army in the middle of the eam pair., and cripple our future o p era t ions . Th ese arc points on which men might very naturally differ, and it would be difficult to decide olio is right. Certain it is, however, no !dame whatever ',tidied to either the Governor-General or the Commander-in- Chief. 1 tie zeal of Lord Amherst, and his determination to support the Ninonr and interest of his country, are well known r and of tlYr talents of Sir Edward Paget military men speak most favourably. Ile has same great deal of service on the European Continent, and is esteemed a brave and able officer. It is known that the gallant Sir John Moore spoke of him in the highest terms and in Ms last moments, after receiving his death-wound at Corunna, included hint amongst his last valedietoreremernbrances. Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Campbell, the immediate Commander of the expe dition against the Burmese, is also an experienced and brave otficcr, and has the additional advantage of haring long served in India, in the operations which eventually led to the fall of Seringapatam, and the overdue, of the dynasty of Tippoo Sada. Sir Archi•si Id Campbell was likewise employed in the European Peninsular war, under the Duke of Wellington, and had an int portant command in the Portuguese service, and in the organiza tion of their army, under Marshal Lord Bertsford. As therefore the fullest reliance may be placed on the talents aril skill of our Commanders in India, as well as the bravery of our troops, there is little doubt of the Burmese war terminating favourably r though prudence will suggest en augmentation of our terce, in order to keep duwa so oaring and formidable an vnemy.—Stur. M WTI ti ' ~. 'N of) • ,V