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Brttiah Iron lOO 25 6I 7 dis Pritigh Roth and Patent Salt 10 0 3: 2/ 3,1 British and Foreign Paper SO 3 11 1 dis British, Irish, & Colonial Silk 50 2 i t dia par told Coast Association General treeing and Prir.ting 5 2dm N ,t:Nrriand Patent Salt IL' de la Plata Agricultural lOO 5 4 dis Vigo Bay l5O lam Srittott Vrros. DRURY-LANE TRE.4TRE. This Evening, TVIDIVIIDAT, libiov.P. twill be perfumed the Musics] Mania of fiUY MAPINEHINO. . —....... ..... . Henry Bertram. Mr. Horn: Domlisle . Sampson. Mr. Harley Dandle Dumont. Mr. Taylents. Lucy Bertram. 1.1.5 s Graddon ; Julia Mau- Der , i , d. MISS Povey Mc; Marines, Mn. Bunn. After which the Grand Historic. Pantomime Drama of DE LA PEROUsE; Or, THE DESOLATE ISLAND. Percent, Mr. Moats; Madame Personae, Mos Smithson. To-morrow, The CoaleSeracy, and the Innkeeper's Daughter. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Tbi. resew, W EON Cif) 1 1 Y. Nur.% will be performed the opera of ROB RO IdACGRICOOR. it,* aim itr. wattle j'ls;3 l ;;T:mi7iiiviVr Gun. Nicol Janie, Mr. M. Farren. Diana Vernon, Min Paton. After which tbelo-ftrarns of JOCK), THE •RABII.IAN ItIONKSY. In wkielle Moealear Manatee will make hio th appelrence.n England. TDe prinelpsa Qumran b) Ignore. Connor. Meadow a, and Keeley: and 11111.11 I thodnet and .1 Sc,,:t. Tanineruw, The llegaars Opera, The Irtsh Tutor, and Jocko. 11.4YAIIIRKE7' THEATRF:. Tlas W EDS ISDA Nov P. will be performed 01,0ml/dyer PAUL Pkii. !Ike Medial Character. by . deee Ilium' and Liston ; Mosdanne 01. ever, P. G:over. Ouruby, and n aylett. A/Sike 'which the Farm of OCAF AS A POST. - - - - - -• • - • - _ _ Cspeida Tony:dam Wr7Vining - t - fratrani -- Sappy, air. Litton ; Sally • alagp, Mrs. T. NUL • To el:whine with the ihteleal Entertainment of YOUTH. LO% F, AND FOLLY. Antoine, Mr. WiNtinetw ; Arinette, Mrs. Humpy. Twatorrow, Quite Correct, Paul Pry, and The W adding Day. from this city. We have received advices from Brazil some weeks later in date, but they make no allusion to this important intelligence. We entirely disbelieve it, not for that reason alone, but because, if our readers will refer to the documents we published last week, from the Buenos Ayres Papers, they will see that the Congress of •Panama was to consist only of Deputies from the new States of America formerly the colonies qf Spain. This restriction was manifestly intended to exclude the empire of Brazil, which besides could have no motive fur joining in the general confederacy, since Portugal has acknowledged its independenc.% The Greek Papers report some advar.tages gained by the Patriots. We sincerely hope the information may be cor rect. The French Envoy, General Rouse, had embarked at Napoli on his return to Toulon. Greece can well spare this impertinent intriguer. _ _ IFrona the Etolk dated Monday, November 7. PARIS, Nov. 6. Yesterday, Count Orions, the Portuguese Ambassador, in a private audience of his Majesty, presented his letters of meal. 81. Pedro de Mello Brener, in a publie audience, presented his cre dentials as Minister Plenipotentiary from Portugal and Count de Bray, the Bavarian 31i:inter, presented a letter notifying the death of King Maximilian, and credentials from the new King, conti nuing him in the office of Minister Plenipotentiary. The sum which the Government of Hayti is to pay for the first instalment of the indemnity being thirty millions, and the produce of the sale of the 30,000 annuities being only twenty-four millions, the Co:nmisaioners of Hayti will themselves proetile fee the first Payment of six millions, which is to be made on the Bth of this month. The other icstalments will be paid monthly by the Company. Mr. Stratford Canning, British Ambassador to the Ottoman Porte, arrived at Lausanne on the 21Ith of October ; he •et out for Italy the next morning, and will embark at Naples fur his desti nation. CORTI:. OCT. 15. The Grr k Chronic* of Illissolonghi of the 29th of August contains a letter from General Nicetas, giving an account of the Iceis sustained by 6.000 Arabs left by Ibrahim Pacha in different positions. The same journal, of the 14th of September, contains a letter from Karaiskaki, giving an account of an engagement at Mahala on the 10th September, in which the Greeks gained a signal advantage. An English gun-boat cruises at the entrance of the Gulf o Prevesa, and stops all vessels that arrive. Those which hare their papers from Santa Maura, and are steering to Preresa, were obliged by this gun-boat to proceed to the destination indicated in their papers. General Roche, accompanied by M. Vidali, embarked at Napoli di Romania on board a French corvette, which touched at Zante, and three hours after sailed for Toulon. We have received letters from Rio de Janeiro, dated the 16th of September. Our correspondent states, that the Brazilians are very well satisfied with the result of Sir CHARLES Sruaar's diplomatic labours. The merchants confidently look forward to a general Improvement in all branches of commerce. It was eipeeted that the treaty be tween England and Brazil would havebeen made public on the 15th, but it bad not appeared on that day. The only difference, according to upon, between this and the former arrangement with the Portugue'e Government; relates to the abolition of the slave trade, which the Emperor of BRAZIL, it is understood, binds himself to.reduce gradually every year until it be completely suppressed. The tenn fixed for the entire abolition is ten years. When the treaty with Portugal was published, on the 7destileptember, the rejoicings were univeseal and enthusiastic. There was one of the grandest Court-days yet known at Rio de JAIICiIO. The most distinguished heaven were rendered to Sir CHARI ES STUART. He was the first presented to the En rEIZOR, who received him in the most cordial manner. The splendour of his Excellency's appearance excited ge neral admiration. -Thu Mars, in going out of harbour on the sth, ran fou of a frigate, and was obliged to put back. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. The Stock Exchanges were almost opened fern forma to day, for in the English market there was scarcely a money bargain done, and very few for time ; those that were com pleted for the account were at yesterday's quotation--Sal. Exchequer Bills were at 2s. Ss. premium. The business in the Foreign Market was equally scanty, but the rrices reported yesterday were fully maintained, viz. Greek Bonds 26; Colombian ditto 7S; Mexican Scrip 9i 9 die. ; Guatemala ditto 51 .5 die.; Brazilian ditto 811 dis. ; Spanish Bonds 167, 171, and Danish ditto 66. The South American Shares supported yesterday's im provement, and those of the Anglo-Mexican Company were done at 30 35. To-morrow (this day) being Lord Mayor's day is kept as a duet, hoiyday at the Bank and Stock Exchanges. The Snar Market was under depression, and the price in a trifling degree gave way. There is no public sale of Coffee advertised until Thursday, which caused sales to be etKeted by private contract that had a tendency to keep up the price. Lcticrs from Demerara, of the Ist October, state thc Colony to be perfectly tranquil, but the want of rain still continues 01% thc sea coast. A letter from Gibraltar of the lsth of October states, that nearly the whole of the first remittance of silver from hence in British currency has disappeared from circulation. On Monday the ratified treaties between England and Colombia were exchanged by Mr. Canning and Mr. Mr tad°. The latter will be presented to his Majesty at the L?vee on Friday. The Allgymeine Zcitung of the 31st ult. states, that the Crown Prince's of Prussia arrived on the 28th at Nym pbenburgli, to visit the Queen of Bavaria, her mother. Frankfort Papers to the 2J instant were received yester day; they corroborate the accounts from Greece in the French Papers, so far as relates to Ibrahim Paelia having hnd several engagements with the Greeks, and burning istia. The gat rison of Hydra is said to be five thousand strong. These Papers contain an account of the capture of some Greek missies by the Austrian vessels. A vessel which had arrived on the 19th of October, at Trieste, in 32 dap, from Alexandria, in Egypt, brings word that the Egyptian fleet, consisting of A hundred sail of men-of-war and transports, was only waiting for a good wind to put to sea. This fleet has also fifteen fire-ships and two steam boats. An article dated Rome, Oct. 18, states that a new port was about to be constructed on the Tiber, near the Salviali palace, on the Lungare. The public would prefer a bridge at this pine:, but Mete is an obstacle to the completion of thb: wish. The ferry-boat which ha hitherto supplied the place of a bridge, is the property of a canon of Saint Peter's Church. Letters were yesterday received from Rio Janeiro to the 18th September, and by the same accounts late dates from Buenos Ayres. Those letters we have seen relate entirely to commercial afFairs, and it may be inferred, from their common silence as to politics, that nothing of importance had transpired. It is r ported that one of the steam-boats intended for (lre tee has proceeded to sea. Last week a signal-gun was fired at the pier at Brighton on a steam-boat being ob served, which was supposed to be the Dieppe packet. The fisher 11101 slier ely teported it was a steam-boat proceeding to the Mediterranean. Mr. Dykes, the King'a Messenger, arrived at the Secre tary of Stste'- Office for Foreign Affairs yesterday, with despatches to Mr. Secretary Canning from Lord Hutchin son, at Stutgard. NAVAL Ari OINT xtr.--We understand it is Captain Hue% Pigot who is appointal to the command of his Ma jesty's ship Ramillies, and not Captain James 114 y, as stated by the Ilampshire Telegraph. ADELPHI THEATRE, STRAND. • rib !Venlig. NEDNEintl'. Nuv.p. a 1)1 be presented (9th time) a war asatical Melo-Dramatic Burkina. called TiIC PILOT: ' Or A TALE or THE SEA. - . TLe yegetral Chantcteri by Ile•srs. Tel 11 Tate., T. P Coute. and J. Reeve. and Mrs. ran% 11!latu. After which the farotulte Bull:Ate of NO DINNER YET. Sponge. Mr. Wretch. To conclude with the Barletta of KILLIGREW : or, XING CHARLES AT TUNBRIDGE Mao priatlpal Characters by Messrs I'. Y. ('ouke. Yates. terry. and J. naive; Mts. F. Brunton. and Mrs. ►ltawllliam. rlt IiIIITISU Pettis commenced publishing yesterday morn ing at five o'clock. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEXIIEII 9, 1823. Last nizlit we received the Paris Papers of Sunday, in cluding the Etude dated Monday. They furnish us with no later intelligence from the Continent than had already reached us. The Madrid amen,: of the 27th ult. contains the official announcement of the dismissal of M. ZEA, and the appointment of his successor. This change, which, 'considering the known character and former conduct of the Duke del INF•N TAD°, we have been disposed to regard as of mischievous portent to Spain, is we find not univer saUy the subject of regret with those who well understand the actual state of the Peninsula, and the temper of the new minister. He certainly possesses the advantage of be ing firm and decided in his course, whatever it may be, and as he possesses in the fullest degree the confidence of the royalists, he may undertake measures which were in compatible with the temporising policy of M. ZEA, and which, even if he had attempted them, lie could not have' accomplished. The accession of the Duke del INFAN TADO 10 power is new said to have been owing to the ex ercise of the influence of some fort ign ministers, amongst wham Mr. LAN/ is named as a principal actor on this oc casion. lf, indeed, this be so, we may expect some im portant alterations in the political system of Spain both internally and externally. The Matiteur announces that " the camp at Perpignan was raised on the 2241 October. The second and third regiments of the line who occupied At have ftturned to Perpignan. The first of these corps occupy provisionally a part of the barracks of the citadel, and the second are billeted among the inhabitants." The Courtier Francon., en the authority of " a respect able house in London, which is in direct and regular intercourse with Rio de Janeiro,' states that the Emperor of Basins has resolved to send a Ministsr to protect his interests rat the Congress of Panama. The following are the terms An which this news is communicated :—" Don Pena° having been invited by the Liberator BOLIVAR, not to stand aloof from the solemn assembly by which the inde pendence of America will be fur ever established, and the relations of friendship and harmony insured among the new states of this vast continent, his IMPERIAL MAI EST r has accepted the invitation, and determined to send to the ConFress of Panama a deputy, fur the purpose of repre senting the Mitre:Ls of Brazil. It is not yet known on whom the Emperor's choice will fall; but we shall not be long before we know, as the Congress will meet in a few days." This information is transmitted in a letter from Rio de Janeiro, dated the 9uth of August. It is extraor dinary that we in London should be utterly ignorant of :his news, which is said to have been received in Paris .~~. THE BRITISH PRESS. rAstiro.vAßLE INreLLIGRAT E. The Countess of Dysart left Ham House, her seat, Helloinghaul Hall Suffolk. Surrey, yesterday , fur Lord and Lady - Cranley arr i ve d yesterday. at the St. George's Hotel, Albernarle.street f r om their scat in tiurrey. William Horton, EN . . M.P. arrived on :Bonder, at his hoot*, Richmond-terrace. from Paris; and Mrs. Horton, from Richmond. ; Lady Stratton arrived yesterday at Thomas's Hotel. Berkeley . square, from Berks. Departures trom ditto:—Der. and 'Airs. Wil- lautne, fist their neat In Hants Duigley-park, Leicestershire. Head's Hotel. Lower G ros yenor-street :—Arche ' thceapltlaorint.vAlunberi. Campbell. Arrivals Arriyala at and Finch Cl.iae. E•q. from a tour; H u ngerford, Esq. from hi. seat, r Hat ton. Esq. have left ditto for Cambridgeshire. Lord and huly Rentinck arrived yesterday at the Claren don Hotel, Bond-street, from Brampton-park. Mr. and Mrs. Carleton hare left ditto on a tour. Mr.. Scott and family arrived yesterday at the Burlington liottl, 0.1 Burlington-street, from HiffoMgate. Sir Jennison Bart. left ditto for BriNiiton. Sir Roger and Lady Sophia Wesley have arrived at the Earl of Coventry'., Groome. Worcestersline, front the Marquis of Lon donderry's seat, in Ireland. WINDSOR, TVESDAY, Nov. 8. This was the Birth-Jay of the Princess Augusta, when her Royal Highness completed her fifty-seventh year. The morning was ushered in with the ringing of hells. A grand hall will be given on the occasion, at the Town hall, this evening. DOVER, MONDAY, Nov. 7. Ili; Royal Highness the Pit aof Cumberland and suite entered the town this afternoon tinder a salute front the guns at the heights, and went to Wright's Hotel, where his Royal Highness will remain for the night , and embark in his Majestys steam packet the Spitfire, for Calais, to morrow. Arrived his Majestyikratelset the Fnry, Captain Hamil ton, from Calais, and the Britannia, Captain Bushell, from Boulogne. Amongst other passengers by the latter were the crew of the brig Nile, (laden with wine and barilla, from the West Indies) which was wrecked in the gale of the Vd instant to the westward of Boulogne. A French sloop, called the Louise, went ashore in the gale yesterday morning at the entrance of that harbour, and a small fishing lugger to the westwatd.—Crew saved. The /Era, Captain Clark, picked up on Friday night several bales of cotton and silk, and also a box with letters and despatches belonging to the late ship Ogle Castle, wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, which were forwarded to London. Several small craft have arrived to-day with bales of silk and cotton, and some hogsheads of Madeira, part of the cargo of the above vessel. We understand the Postmaster-General has been pleased to appoint Ethelbert Lyne, Esq. Commander of the Ostend packet Auckland, to the command of one of the Calais steam packets, vacant by the death of the lace Captain Rutter. ROY AI. HUN:T. The King's stag-houndshunted a deer on Monday, which was turned out of the out for the day's diversion this side of Two-mile Beook, on the Bath road, in a large Held, a short distance from the road. Half-past 10 o'clock was the time when Lord kfaryborough, Master of the Hounds, ordered the deer' to be turned out, which was witnessed by a numerous field of sportsmen, numbers in gigs, and hundreds of spectators on foot. The deer, in starting, took to the left, leaped a high hedge through a large field, and envied the Beth-road ; by this time the hounds got scent, and went off in full speed through the enclosure-8 towards Daney, taking to the left by Chalvey, took across the fields, and re-crossed the Bath road between Salt-hill and Slough, when he ran with great speed through the encleprres teseettie Stoka Park, where be leaped the paling, Mad he thit ielbgeln a pool of water. The hounds soon get him old; when he ran among a herd of deer in the Park, whir het aeon was taken, after a chase of upwards of an hour anA a WC At the Hunt last Fridarthe deer was taken on , the kill to the left of Harrow, after a long rum The Earl of Liverpool at his residence at Whim hall yesterday, from his most Camille Wood. Prince Polignac, the Ambassador, transacted business with Mr. Secretary Qanning for a. considerable time yesterday, at the — Foreign Office i Downiug-street. Yesterday the Lord Mayor, the late Lord Mayor, Al dentin, and other City Authorities, attended Sr. Law rence's Church. At the conclusion of divine service they proceeded to the hustings, Guildhall, where the Lord Mayor was sworn into office for the present year. In the evening the whole party partook of a farewell dinner at the Mansion-house, with the late Lord Mayor. Should Mrs. Cautta marry the Duke of St. Alban's, abe will have some of the privileges of royalty, in addition to those of nobility of the highest rank. The Duke of St. Alban's is Hereditary Grand Falconer of England (with more than 2,0001. a year for his salary) ; and, as such, his Grace is privileged, on certain occasions, to be in the King's presence. One very important distinction in the fashionable world is, that the Duke's and the Duchess's carriages may drive in the " Ride" in Hyde Park, which royalty. and those similarly privileged with the Duke, only can do ! Curiously enough, the title may be said to have originated with an actress of great celebrity in her day. Eleanor Gwynn's eldest son (by Charles 11) wasennobled by his royal father. and was the first Earl of Burford, af terwards Duke of St. Alban's. Mr. Sergeant Pell was absent on Monday from the Court of Common Pleas, in consequence of severe indisposition ; and we are extremely sorry to hear, that the Learned Gentleman has been induced, en that account, to retire from the profession, of which he has been so long a very distinguished member. MR. TILOMAR MOOllE.—We understand Mr. Moore is just now in town, having come from Abbotsford, where he has been on a visit to Sir Walter Scott. It is a matter of course that he thould in private life meet with the courte sie3 of hospitality under the roof of Mr. Jeffrey, and in the highest literary circles of this city. But, as the most dis tinguiblit.d lyrical poet now living, he has a c:aim to public honour among us; and it will be a subject of deep and lasting regret to many, if he should leave the capital of Scotland without an opportunity being afforded to the Scottish public of evincing their admiration of his genius, by some public manifestation of it. A public dinner is the most common and intelligible mode of doing this. Let him be invited by the Lord Provost, for example, to meet, as their - guest, thelentierinunf Edinburgh—and, in one. day, we predict, there will lie such a " gathering of the Clans" as no party or political occasion can cm call forth. —Edinbll,gle Courant. New NOVEL, BY TUB AVTIIOR or WAVEALEY.—WC have got a hint, which we have not yet seen noticed puh. lidy, that the unquenchable fire of this great mind is again to diffuse its genial influence through literary Europe, and that the "Unknown" has forthcoming, as the fruits of his late leisure (for such ale* months of recreation are to him) a new work, the scene of which is laid in his native land— the scene indeed of his best. We will say no more, than that " the fertile shores of Fife" supply some original per sonages and interesting incidents from among the natives, who have long personified the peculiar prejudices and daring of the sea coast of Scotland.—Glusgour Courier. GLOUCFSTErt AND BERKELEY CANAL.—As the period approaches for the completion of this canal, we are natu rally induced to look forward with considerable interest to the extension of mercantile transactions in this vicinity which cannot fail to accompany its opening. This event, we confidently expect, will take place within eight months , from the present time, and the field which will thus be afforded for commercial enterprise will not be offered in vain, as we have reason to know that several characters of the first respectability and connections, already feeling a decided interest in the success of the undertaking, are pre pared to exert the whole weight of their influence and capital, in raising this city to a degree of trading import ance infinitely above the elation it at present occupies. As a necessary consequence 'upon the opening of this work, the improvement of the water communication between this city and the Birmingham and NVorcester Canal, must be s►rikingly obvious, and the forming a cut to effect that ob ject, is the only link wanting to complete the chain. This measure, as our readers are aware, has already been set on foot, and when the immense advantages attendant upon it have been fully considered, we doubt not that the means of carrying it into immediate execution will not be wanted. —Ulouctiler Journal. . . LITERATURE. ANSEL3IO; A TALE OF ITALY. BY A. ♦tEussEuz.—Knight. The dramatis person of these interesting volumes arc not persona drawn out to play their part in scenes of tic twit, but arc beings of real life, who have acted the most prominent part in the political events which took place (luring the eventful and instructive period of Italian history to which it relates. " I t is intended," says the writer in his preface, " as a sketch of the manners and habits of the South Italians, as they were seen at the close of the last, and beginning of the present centuries. It embraces a period of twenty years— a period most fertile in events of a public nature; the narrative, therefore, of those events forms a prominent part in the hook. In those disastrous times, public and private fortunes were so blended together, that it is im possible to describe the latter without adverting to the former. The interests, the property, the life of every one were often at s tak e all the elements of society were in fermentalon, and th e poor, as well as the rich, the obscure as well as the noble, were tossed about in the general storm. Anselmo is therefore a picture of public events, as well as of domestic incidents. It is a description of scenes drawn from reality ; some traced at the time on paper, others treasured up by memory. " There is hardly an incident of any importance in these volumes which is not founded on facts. Fiction his done little more than combining then' in one connected narrative. The localities are generally preserved, as well u the order of time. One error of memory has inad vertently occurred in the first volume, about the epoch of La Touches visit to Naples with the French fleet, which took place, not in the passion week, but during the advent, and within the nine days preceding Christmas, days of prayer and fasting, known by the name of La rigilia di Natalr. "'1 ' he description of public characters mentioned in the work, and who apps ared at the time on the political stage of Italy, has been traced with a sedulous regard to his torical fidelity. Almost all those personages arc now dead, and they belong therefore to history; they are spoken of here without eith^r partiality or rancour—their faults are neither overlooked nor magnified. Few men resemble either angels or demons—all have capabilities which may be turned to good or evil, and most follow the impulse of the circumstances in which they arc placed. The circum stances of Italy, in the epoch herein described, were of an extraordinary nature, and they acted upon individuals in an extraordinary manner. An eloquent writer, who has lately revived in Italy the style of the great Italian his torians of the sixteenth centry, Carlo Botta; in his recently published history of his country, observes, in speaking of the period we allude to—' l'utti erramno, Pontelice, Im peratori, Re, Cardinali, Vescovi, preti, nobili, popolani. Ahneno imparasscro i potenti a non giudicar gli nomini a norm* di una perfezione the non e del inontlo, cal a C 01103 .! cere la debolezza propria in quells d'altrni.' They all erred—all were carried along by the irresistible stream. They seemed to have lost the compass of moral conduct. There are times when man is put to trials for which his mind is not prepared, not having been previously discip lined by unearthly considerations." ANSEI.3IO, independently of its literary merits, is well worthy of being studied by those who would obtain an ac curate acquaintance with the momentous period of Italian history which it includes;which not only has in ibelfa strong claim to attention, but from its influential connexion with the politics of Europe at the same era, and the light which it throws on events which it is of importance should be fully understood. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRF. The melo-drame of Jockn, 11w Broziliaw Monkey, was last night perfarmetl in order to give Monsieur Mazurier an opportunity to display the extent of his mimetic powers before a London audience. Jock() is a heroic animal, such a one as it delighteth Mr. Martin to honour. He preserves the life of his benefactor's son, and enriches him with jewels larger than the Pitt diamond, wherever he contrives to pick them up; yet, unfortunately, Jocko is slain. In the midst of his humane exertions the fatal bullet is sped, and a deadly gash inflicted in the pink lining of Jeeku's ' hairy integuments. In tooth "'twas pitiful, 'twas won ' (irons pitiful," and might draw tears from the heart of a mill-stone, to witness the "last kick" of the humane and :hirsute creature. "What is sublime you turn to farce," says the poet • but. the original planner of this incident resolved to realise the converse of the proposition, and turn his farce into the sublime. Monsieur Mazuricr kicked through the catastrophe iu a most moving manner; every plunge was pathetic. ‘Ve advise the established tragedians to look to their laurels. However, tooth to say, we prefer " Punch," and to our simple thinking, Alazurier is greater in the comical than the condoling more unapproachable at the symbol of the man than as the representative of the monkey. Your " 'Ereles' vein" is not quite to our taste—we had rather laugh than cry any day in the week. Not that we mean to say Alazu rier's performance was not vety clever and exceedingly cha racteristic, but the monkey is not so good a subject as " Universal Punch, Who, knit with graceful Judy in the dance, Leads on the eternal spring !" Besides, it did not afford this extraordinary posture master equal scope for the display of his incomprehensible atti tudes. He has no opportunity to twist himself round a pole like a piece of packthread ; shoulder his leg like a musket ; or go to sleep laying his head in the centre of the "os coccygis, as on a pillow. The springs, leaps, pos tures, and attitudes, were nevertheless clever, and exceed ingly true to their prototype. An ancient Egyptian would have worshipped bun. For ourselves we are well content, if we cannot witness his ape-othoosis, to write his ape ology ! • Ann.rnt THLATIRE.—On Monday night this theatre was crammed at the first rush. The following names, among others, are on the Lox-book list:—Marquis of Graham; Lords Lowther, Carrington, Tullaghmore. and Nugaptt ; Countess of Arran, Countess of Dunraven, Hon. Mra. Leeson, &c. &c. The scene of the Arid weathering the storm in 7'hc Pilot is, no doubt, the principal attrac tion. ' On Saturday se'unight the Edinburgh Theatre closed ; Mr. Murray addressed the audience, and announced the ent of Mr. Vandenhoff and Miss Nod, and also state l aT a tt r t n , fur the enstag season, they had secured the occasional assistance of Mr. Macready, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Charles limbic, Mr. Liston, Mr. Sinclair, and he had little hesitation in adding Mr. Young. PAISLEY EA TR T. 011 Tuesday evening Miss Foote made her first appearance here, in the character of Letitia Hardy. Although the prices were raised, the theatre was respectably filled, and there were a immix r of ladies both in the boxes and pit. ll'hen Miss Foote first came on the stage she was received with some applause ; but neither then nor during the performance were the plaudits loud or hearty—they were, however, though faint, untningled with any tokens of disapprobation. Her performance of the character was respectable enough, but was not marked by any striking originality of conception, or brilliancy of execution. In her song, " Where are you going, my pretty maid," she displayed much archness and nal pet,', and considerable taste as a singer. I;er celebrated waltzing song was decidedly the most exquisite and finished part of the performance; but this did not seem exactly to suit the taste of the spectators, as not even the indecorous plaudits of her father, who was seated in the boxes, could obtain for it that mark of approbation which was conferred on the more showy dancing of the Misses Villars.—Scolch Paper. ANCIENT PRICE or LADOUR.—In the year 1359, 25th Edw. 111. wages paid to hay-makers was Id. a day. A mower of meadows 3d. a day, or sd. an acre. Reapers of corn in the first week of August, 2(1. in the second, 3d. per day, and so on till the end of August, without meat, drink, or other allowance, finding their own tools. For threshing a quarter of wheat or rye, 21d. ; a quarter of barley, beans, pease, and oats, lid. A master carpenter 3d. a day, other carpenters 2d. A master mason 111 per (lay, other masons &I. anditheir servants I per day. '1 ilcrs and their " knaves' lid. Thatchers 3d. per day, and their knaves 14d. Plasterers, and other workers of mud Malls, and their knaves in the like manner, without meat or drink, and this from Easter to Michaelmas ; and from t hat time less, according to the direction of the Justices. LITERARY GLEANINGS. No. LVI I. ON ENGLISH AND ITALIAN TONE IN SIN GING. It has been laid down in B ACON ' S El ements of V, _ cal Science,roly o that the lips,atiwrtie tone is " that which ne i t h er partakes too iongmonth, outh, the thro a t, or t h e head hut which comes freely from the chest, and is delivered justly (without undergoing any perceptible alteration) from that particular place in its passage which we learn by s y m . pathy, and which we perceive to be exactly the Mlle in well-taught singers, instructed according to the old Italics method. A tone so generated and so emitted is the pu re natural voice." Ido not dissent from this definition, b ut the difficulty seems to me to lie in ascertaining the claims of :he throat and the head. Any pollution by the lips or mouth is instantly to be detected, and always to be ab. horred. But it is not quite so easy to distinguish the limits where the dominions of the throat and heath are to be divided, marked, and assigned. It appears to me that science and nature ate at variance upon this point. Th e throat confers fulness, richness, body—the head, el, arness and brilliancy. I would however he considered to speA with due reservation. A voice decidedly throaty or thick and one decidedly thin and heady, arc equally remor(ti from that tinge of either on which lam treating. A sin g . er " with a whole cathedral in his dime," a " with s conventicle in his nose," as the common:enpression p c; is not the object of my speculation. I allude to such pe r . sons as have just predominance enou g h of the bead s i throat to enable judges to dispute about the propriety e t such a formation of tone. Let us proceed to examples; and as the tone of femal e voices is generally the most easily analysed, I shall dr aw my first instances (tons the ladies of the profession. The fullest, richest, and sweetest voice I know is that of Miss Love—but it is as certainly polluted by the the w and the mouth. No Italian would allow this tone to ap. proach even to purity—yet it is very pleasing, not to say more pleasing than that of any other contralto singer. The tone of Madame RONZI DE BEGIN'S is as clearly too much from the head. This formation it is which fires that " infantine quality" which has been the subject ef remark in her memoir, and which, though she has gotten rid of a great part of this fault of late, is still to be felt as a drawback upon her performance. The voice of Miss Ws tau xso x, the young lady who ha appeared this season at the Ancient Concert, is rich, from the fact that it is in a degree throaty—so much so Wad, that I question whether, if this fault were corrected, in quality would remain. Her's is, perhaps, a ease more completely in point than that of Miss Love. The moment Miss Wilkinson breathes a note, a practised ear revolts-- an Italian would clap his hand upon his throat, and en. claim " gola!" It is nevertheless extremely doubtful whether this doth not confer the chief excellence of her tone. Yet it impedes her facility and lessens the brilliancy. It, seems that the Italians have adopted a novel manner of forming the low notes of a contralto—at least, Ido not re. collect to have heard such as are produced by Matinee PASTA before. Her lower notes were what the French critics call sone state r. that is, they were not clear, be came forth husky. This is the consequence of the apf, cation of too much force, and is overcome by industrious practice. Madame Pasta's low tones were this season much less husky than before. The tone of Mrs. SALMON'S voice is formed high, Innis beyond question exceedingly pure and beautiful. Miss &resit ewes is more rich and full, yet perhaps equally pare. Now I conceive the difference between these the best sad purest of all our English singers to lie merely in the fact, that Miss Stephens makes greater use of her throat than Mrs. Salmon—the consequence is, Mrs. Salmon can exe cute with more volubility and freedom than Miss Stephebs —Miss Stephens can give greater expression in declamation than Mrs. Salmon. The question that puzzles me is as follows:—There are many voices which, by a very slight additional ment of the powers of the throat, would gain sweetness laid richness—but the instant one hears the least tinge of this guttural tone, science whispers us it is against the rule, although we can but own the tone to be, so far aspics,* the car alone is concerned, more agreeable. It seems to me, that a consciousness of the elanger which attends this innovation—the certain knowledge of its fatal final effects, which those who have been in the habit of training or it. tending to the training of the voice apprehend—this for sciousness I say instantly abates the pleasure the mat improvement of the tone bestows, and forbids as it was our gratification from an indulgence that we know it no: legitimate. Of all the voices I have ever beard, that of Mahn CATALAN! I thitik must be admitted to be the mostly*? nificent both as to tone and volume. It is superior in she the Italians called niefullo di yore. Is this minify the consequence of the manlier of its formation ? I hay lately heard a voice quite as powerful, but wanting in a degree the round, full, sonorous quality. The Often I have remarked make me very curious to ascertain whole this quality be from the formation or from the inellowre: of time. If memory does not deceive me, Catalani's tax twenty years ago was not so full as it now is, but was ors: rich, more golden, if I may use such a similitude, which Ido in reference to the term " enctallo." At present dim appears more volume, but it has lost acme of its origiral lustre. It is like a copper-gilt vessel, from which ECII7t of the gilding is worn oft—or rather like a piano -forte, the hammers of which are grown hard by use. That die Ilalien tbrenditiott has a tendency to increase the nasality the singer grows old, I have constantly observol—thy leng/i.rh formation tends to augment the throaty quality. Of this the most pregnant instance was to be found e: Madame CAMPORESE—to whose style and principles singing few will object. Just before her retirement he tone was grown exceedingly nasal, so much so, that .1 singing duets with her in private, I have been perfaily astonished at her formation. 1 have also observed it is the orchestra. I could quote other instances, but one sue: is sufficient. Still however the main question remains e he solved. Is the metalh)--the quality—in any comidee able degree the effect of art, or is it the mere prepiey of nature ? That nature has given to Madame Catalan larger and more powerful organs than to others is heycre doubt, but still there may be, and there is I am parseaihl much that is imp()) tent in the manner of empleyffig tiie organs, and I potently believe there has been a great attic' tion both of quality and volume from time and use. If we extend our inquiry to the phsnoinena arose male voices, we shall find similar cases. The some re!e appears to hold throughout all classes. Mr. lie .11'..,!; has an organ, in point of strength and quality, like t: stir CATALAN', though nothing is more difficult than to :eye bolt' distinctly the real propel ties of his true tonc--v much does he vary from the standard in exec-title:l. is sometimes even a little throaty. often extremely ha.: and nasal ; yet I will venture to affirm, that the nue ere thy was, and is, superior in respect of VOIWIT, paw, r, ness and brilliancy to any tenor I ever Titre had its efibet on his voice : it has retie.al somewhat volume, but has lost in brilliancy—it has gained stro•c . •! and lost flexibility. With an organ net ttrally less pew. l ee Mr. SAPIO has obtained fine quality (when he does: - overstrain his voice), by a high Italian formation. moment he forces it, his intonation fails. This is not.:' defect alone—it is common to all voices—hut the reees i l mention it here is, because I think that voices formed he. : are liable to fail with less strain upon them than thsi which come more from the throat—for the same tc:•:: that thin voices go out atone sooner than thick, is moody observed. Mr. VAUGHAN'S voice is of 1..14'w formation. It is certainly has artificial, and tee , tin.:' as pure as any Italian voice I ever heard. It brought out nearer the throat, and is therefore not so liant nor so facile in execution as Mr. Sapio's er 3.• liraham's. The Italian base voices appear to me incomparable feet than those of most English base singers; for example . : of Signors ANGRisANt and Remo RINI. Our best singers, who take the character of base, have bun tortes. Messrs. BARTLEM A N and BELLA Aty were lice , t cf this class. Messrs. L ACY and SALE indeed have legit:Leta, base voices, and that of the former it particularly fine ~ round in quality, and as superior in power. 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