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KINGS THEATRE. Tom LAST INICIST TATS EVENING will be performed Rossinl's Comic Opens, In Two Acts, entitled IL RAEBIEREDi SIVIGLIA. /Its principal Characters by Madame Caradorl, Min Willis, Signor Corioni. Signor PeSerial this 3d appearance In this country , Signor p, r l 4 , Signor Devine, and signor De Segni.. Between the Act the favourite Divertissement of LE HAL CHAMPETRE. After the Opera, LE TEMPLE DE LA CONCORDE. •.* No Orders trill be admitted. Qt TIIIIZSDAY, the 4th of April, a GRAND MASQUERADE. Applications for Roses, &c. usuaL DRURY-LANE THEATRE. LAST 111011 IT Or TIM COMPANY'S ING TILL Till •OLIDATS. ritia geode& SATURDA Y, March 111, will be perforated the new Operatic Play, called _ BENTOWMIT ; or, THE EIMER OF RAMSCHATICA. prinelpal Characters by Messrs. Bennett, Wallach, Hors, Fltawll yank Polley. Bedford, W. Bennett, Browne, and Harley. Mem Poeta, Cali% and Puce). To contlnde with the Opera of DER FRkISCHITTZ. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. 2111 LAST TI MR . F Or ACTIN° AWCETT'S NIGHT. informed the Comte • Opera of LOVE Ili A VILLAGE. r(4101 Meadows. Mr.C.iisi;i;""Jt;tieeifOOdeock, Mr. W. Warren ; Rulfre, Mr. Fawcett ; Havrtbrint, Mr. Brahmin Fii,tace, Mr. Diarmet. F r otta, Miss Patna; ISeborahlFuodcoek, Mrs. Davenport; Lucinda, Miss Lore; Madge, Madame Ve4rl 4 . After which the Farce ,t* A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. . . Ifis Nark Chase, Mr. ' , molt I Alfred flightly . er. Mr. Jones; ?Write, Mr. Napier. MAU Darlington, Madame Vestris. To concs& bri:h the flailet THE DXSERT.:K OF NAPLES. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Countess of Arran's card party, on Thursday evening, in Dover street, was attended by the dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, the Earl and Countess of Darnley, the dowager Countess Poole*, the Countess of Antrim, dowager Lady de Clifford, Lady F:inily Montague, Lord Arden, Lord William Fittroy, Lady Smith, Lady Deering, Sir Charles Ogle, General and Dirs. ROA*, General and Mrs. Egerton, Mr. and Mm, Walter Jones and the Misres Jones, Mr. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Pelham, Mn. Fremantle, Mr. Misses Cost, ke. The Countess of Charier'lle entertained a large party of the haul ton yesterday evening, at her house In Caventikh.squore. Lord and Lady King gare an elevant entertainment, on Thursday, at their house In Dover-street, to a distingut.hed party. Among whom were, the Earl and Counts...a of Aberdeen, the Earl and Comae.. Morley, the Earl land Countess of Jersey, Lord Duncannon, Hon. Agar and Lady thorglna Ellis, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Sharpe, h r. he . . . . . Ilenry HaHain, Esq."ent'ertained a .r distingulsbed patty at dinner yes terday, at his tenure In Wlinpnie.street. . . ISfr. Hope had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Mansfield street. In the evening fills. Hope entertained a large party of distin guished fashionably... The Duke of Norfolk left town on Thursday, for his seat, Arundel Castle, Sussex. Lord Montague has left town, for his seat, Fitton, Bucks. Lord Francis Osborne Iv ft town yesterday, for Dover. Masten, Esq. and son arrived yesterday at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Janses'S-street, from a tour. Depsrtures from ditto:— Captain Mur ray, and Page, E.g. on a tour ; T. R. Kempt, rm. for Brighton. Departures from the At. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Vi.eount GranUey, for his seat to Surrey; George Polhill, Esq. and family, for their seat in Kent. . . _ Sir Gregory Way, Bart. arrived yesterday at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Brighton. Departures from ditto :—Mr. and Mrs. Jervis, for Cheltenham. Departures from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington -street :—Captain and Mrs. Milford, for Brighton ; Wm. Sander+, Esq. for Oxford ; Captain Lawrence, on a tour. Arrivals at &Heart's Hotel, Lower Ilrook-street :—Sir Edward Mateyo, Bait from Leicestershire; Sir Clifford and Lady Con table and family, f Brighton. Departures .—Mrs. Crampton and faintly, for Warwick. dare; U.. G. Warburton, Eaq. for Cheshire. DUKE OF IVELLINGTON IN PRUSSIA. inritiOtt ahetlso. T. MUMS Passe eearsaAteed publishing yesterday mender st bye •eetoek. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH IS, 1846. We rejoice at being enabled to communicate to our read ers the following gratifying intelligence relative to his Majesty's health : " Lodge, `.Viniiiint Park, March 17, 18M. "The KING has had a quiet night. " His M.tsErry is almost free from fever, and is better. (Signed) ‘` !ft:Nly tiAl 'ORD. " THEW JOIIN" TIERNEY'. " 111:NIIV HERBERT SOUTHEY." We have not space this morning to do more than call the attention of our readers to the following extracts from the Paris papers, received last night, which will be found of some importance : The Manitcar of Wednesday. March 13, contains, in the °theist put, a Royal Online:tee, referring to the Ordinance of Dec. 10, 11i23 which institutes a special commission for the examination of the accounts annually published by the Ministers ; the present Ordinance appoints the members of the Commission fur examining the accounts of 11125. [From the Etoik, dated Wednesday, March 16.1 PARIS, 3IARCH 15. The Amesbar, Gazrtte gives an extract from another letter from Constantinople, of 10th February. by which we see that the con fereeces betweer. Mr. Stratford Canning and Mauroconlato, have excited uneasiness among the Turks, and hope in the Greeks. No certain news has been received from the theatre of war, but every thing seemed to prove that this winter campaign had been at. tended with no favourable result for the Turks, even though the news of the advantages obtained by the Greeks should not be con firmed. Letters from Alexandria speak of a great stagnation in the trade of Egypt. The Par.ha has been obliged to take back the greater part of the cotton which he had sold, because the European merciaants were unable to pay for it. A Buirsier delivered yesterday at the office of rE toile, a summons to appear on Wednesday the 29th March, before the sixth chamber of the civil tribunal of the first instance, in the name of M. de la Fruiglaye , member of the Chamber of leputies, as grandson of M. de la Ctialotais, for having been guilty, according to him, of the clinic of defamation and insult towards the Sieur de L Chalotals. _ _ _ This morning another Iluissier delivered another summons to appear on the 7th of April, in the mimes of the following persons, (here follows the names, lac. of several other members of the family of M. de la Chalotais.) As a proof that we have spoken of Al. de la Chatelaia only ac. eliding to history ‘ we 9ume the following passage front the Me. mires pour servir a fluidic du 18 slick. published InllllB, 2 vols. 8vo.:—" An Adrocate•General in this Court (Rennes) famous in snore respects than one, who struggled long against authority, who served with pest zeal the philosophical party, and who is accused of having fomented trptib'et in his province, M. de la Chalotsis, powerfully contributed to excite the zeal of his company, and to cause the Jesuits to be pr. , secuted in Bretagne." (Front the Couti(otionnel.) PARIS, MARCH 14. On the news of the dangers with which iltel4ypate --7- 11;. con ducted by officers who dare to call themselves Frenchmen, threaten the heroic hlissolonglii. 51. Eynard, of Geneve, who had already al generously contributed personally above 50,001 francs to sup port the Greek cause, has written to the Greek Committee at Paris to urge prompt supplies of provisions, which alone can preserve the bulwark of Greece. lie has himself subscribed a sum of 12,000 francs. and has eng44ed to collect an equal sum among his friends. The Greek Committee at Paris, not to be behind in generosity, has immediately voted the sum of 60,100 francs, which will serve to purchase biscuit and other provisions, to be sent im mediately to .slissolonghi. At the same time that the Committee so promptly fulfilled the wishes of the numerous subscribers, it re ceived a new mark of confidence from the Committee at Amster dam, which has sent it 31.1,1.100 francs to distribute. But public opinion has declared itself in a still more striking manner. The women, who in France have always joined in works of devotedness end geriernsity--the women, whose same is at. the head of everything great, noble, and patriotic that has been done in Fiance, have on Ibis occasion shown themselves worthy of what they always have been among us. We are Informed that the most distinguished lathes of the ca- pital are forming themselves into societies to second the zeal which is manifested in all quarters in favour of.the Greeks. The Duchess of Broglie and Heiberg, the Marchionesses of blermier and Pres lint and ell the ladies of the capital, the most distinguished by their rank, their wit, their beauty, their wealth, good taste, and virtue, have eagerly accepted the honour of collecting contributions for the unfortunate Greeks. Ire doubt not that this example will be speedily followed in all our Departments, and that the ladies of Brwdeaux, Lyons, Rouen. Marseilles (the daughter of Greece), dths will be eager to join in so honourable an action. A mercantile koter from Rio tie Janeiro, dated the 9th of Ja. nuary, brought to Havre by the brig 'lnconstant, contains the following paragraphs:— " We have no recent news from Monte Video, but the privateers under that flag do great mischief among the Brazilian coasting vessels. " It stems certain that France hes concluded a commercial treaty with Brazil, by virtue of which the import duties will be re duced to 15 per cent.' . _ _ Far N cir r XDS.—PA IS, MARCH 15.—Five per Cents. 00f. fro c, ; Three pa Cents. 65T. ; Bank Stock, 20001. Nea politan Fire per Cents., 72( 25c. Spanish Loan, 45; Haytian Loan, 743 t. 740 f. Exchange on London—One month, 25f. 50c. ; Three months, 25f. 23c.—Cumrs Autlitntiva, March 15. Lisbon Gazettes, to 7th March inclusive, arrived yester day. It appears by them that the King of Porruost. is at the last extremity. His Majesty was seized on the 4th with a nervous disorder, in consequence of indigestion, and on the following day his complaint had increased to such an extent that he received extreme unction. The Gazette of the 7th contains a Decree, "rider the date of the 6th, by which the KING appoints the Infanta Donna Ins so t.t.s, in conjunction with the Councillors of State, to the charge of the Government during his illness, and after his decease, should death ensue, until the legitimate heir to the Crown shall have signified his orders. CITY, FRIDAY EvEmiNn. Considerable agitation prevailed in the City this morn ing, in consequence of a variety of exaggerated reports being put forth relative to the King's health, which had an unfavourable effect on the Funds. Consols opened this morning as low as 77, but they afterwards rallied, and left off at 78. 77. 7 .. The new Four per Cents. were 98a. Exchequer Bills Ss. 4s. premium. India Bonds 33. Y.s. premium; and India Stock 233. Elasticity in the money markets will be more apparent every day as trade revives in the country, which now is universally the Case ; al though the Public S.curities must, for a length of time, continue to he subject to those vicissitudes that the late panic so frequently produced. The Foreign Market hewed to day much more firmness than the English ; and the securities in it were held more lightly. Colombian Bonds were 48L!. 111:xican per Cents. 8.1?, S. Buenos Ayres Bonds 58f, 60 ; and Brazilian ditto 561. Spanish Bonds were 9't, 10. Greek ditto 18, and Russian 78. There was a little more activity in the Share Market to day, but prices there are still under severe depression. A German paper informs us, that the Duke of Welling ton, while at Berlin, appeared at a grand subscription ball on Sunday evening, when he had the honour of dancing Polonaises with the Crown Princess, the hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, and the Princess Wilhelm. His (=race, we may add, was particularly popular throughout Prussia during his visit, but still some little jealousies broke out now and then. In fact, the conti nental people do not forgive us for having produced the first living General ; the Prussians, for example, do not like that anybody should eclipse the glory of Blucher. It is readily conceded to us that we are first at sea ; but we are looked on as rather intruders on the land. The ar ticle which we subjoin from the Allgemeine Zeitung was dictated somewhat by that spirit : " The arrival of the Duke of Wellington, by affording new matter of discourse, has in some measure diverted the public attention from bankruptcies and stockjobbing distress, and it appears as though we sought relief in the poesy of past triumphs, against the prosaic pressure of the present moment.— Moreover, the hero of Vittoria and Waterloo does not come to us as Genera), Minister, or British Peer, but as Prussian Field-Marshal nay, as the senior of all the living ones. In this capacity our news: papers have announced him as such, the Princes and General Of ficers, with Field-Marshal Gueisenau at their head, paid him the first visit, and operas, balls, anti concerts. have, with the ut most obsequiousness, been prepared, postponed, commanded, and countermanded, according mitt was expected the Noble Duke would or would not honour them with his appearance. Our poets too have saddled, and in odes and ottava rime hounded over the Vossian and Secueri.in courses (Journals) formerly frequented only by pedes trian passengers. If then, the Court and City, Magistrates and Ministers; are all in motion, and cannot recover from their surprise: what wonder if poor plebeians blockade day and night the City of Rome (Inn so called) in the hope of catching a glimpse of the hero's face or figure, and of returning with it as a treasure to their habitations. To-day was a grand parade. This evening the Duke has a great deal to do, for he must visit both theatres at once. "P. 3. Pry o'CLoc►, ar:ivsl of the Duke of Wellington has had e.le same effect here as his departure had in London. Our 5 per Cents are fallen to 84, and all other funds in proportion. The Noble Diike's mission is said to be not merely ceremonial, but of great political importance, which conjecture is in some degree confirmed by litters received to-day from St. Pe. tersburgh. ' Prince Leopold honoured Drury-lane Theatre with his presence on Thursday evening. ilia Royal Highness left town yesterday, for his residence at Claremont. Yesterday, a Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held at the Treasury Chambers. The St. Petersburgh Journals to the 27th ult. reacht.d town yesterday. They do not furnish a %, - .4t1 of political intelligence. The Emperor continues to bestow favours and promotions upon those who exerted themselves on the late occasion. Dutch Papers of the 15th instant arrived yesterday morning. Their contents are destitute of interest. The Exchange at Amsterdam on London on the 14th was to- t ; two months, 39:11.. The letters from Holland, dated on Tuesday last, state that the Funds were advancing, and that there was a ge neral improvement in trade, particularly in the demand and in the prices of coffee. The exchange was a shade lower. There are a few letters in town by the Madras. They are dated Calcutta, Nov. .. It is mentioned in them that the term of the truce with the Burmese is prolonged. Sir E. Paget still continues on board the Madras; that ship has arrived off Penzance. Among the list of passengers we find Captain Champagne, Military Secretary and Aid de-Camp, and Captain M. Semple, And-de-Camp. There appears to he in some measure a confirmation of a prolonged annistice with the Burmese. A letter from a passenger by the Madras, mentions the rumour, and that the extension of time solicited by the Burmese was, from the Burmese was, from the 16th of October to the 2d of November. STATE OF Ten DE.—We have unfeigned pleasure in stating this week that a considerable and general improve ment has taken place in the trade of Leeds and the neigh bourhood. Several orders have been received by the first houses from Germany, and in consequence manufacturers, who had for some time only employed their hands four days per week, now allow them to work six days. Pur chases of cloth were also made by individuals at the Cloth Hall, on Tuesday, to a larger extent than for a month pre viously.set the advance in prices has not quite equalled the incr eased demand. Wool, however, is somewhat higher, and in a short time it is expected every thing will reach a fair value. The most sensible improvement is visible in the confidence and spirits of all classes as to the speedy re turn of prosperity. The receipt of the foreign orders al ready mentioned so sufficiently marks the dissipation of the glut which had choaked all trade in British manufactures abroad, that much reliance is placed on the progressive opening of the markets hereafter. We may take this op portunity to observe, that we understand the depression in the Irish linen trade communicated to us last week was ex aggerated. It has not, we are informed, exceeded 10 per cent. whereas in the cotton and wool trades, the falling off has been much greater.—ln Halifax, we are glad to say, things are gradually improving, and bankers, merchants and manufacturers, are all in better spirits. In Bradford. we learn, there is not any improvement in the worsted market, and the distress continues yet extremely severe.— Leeds Intelliireneer. LIT RPOOL, TIIURSDAY.—Our Cotton market remains steady in demand and pricey nearly the same, perhaps, a little more in favour of the buyer ; about 1,200 bags sold. FINAL. MEETING OF WENT WOIITII AND CO'S. CAE. PITO/IN.—The final Meeting of the Creditors of this ex tensive banking house, was held at Wakefield, on Mon day, when the partners underwent a personal examination by the creditors. The number of signatures to the certi ficates of the bankrupts is considerable. We have the best reason for believing that the opposi tion to the Manchester and Liverpool railway is so nearly withdrawn, that the Bill for this projection is fully ex pected to pass the House of Parliament this Session.—Leeds Independent. The Blonde frigate, Captain Lord Byron, from the Sandwich Islands, has brought home a great collection of valuable subjects of natural history, with surveys and draw ings of various groups of islands in the Pacific. The splendid town residence of E. H. Ball Hughes, Esq. situate No. 40, Upper Brook-street, was sold yester day, at the Auction Mart, Bartholomew-lane, for ten thou sand Iniir hundred pounds. The house is held under Earl Grosvenor for 45 years, at a ground rent of thirty-five pounds per annum, and cost the late distinguished pro prietor, in the erection of the magnificent dining saloon, cone.:rvatery, tent-boudoir, Sec. and other improvements, the sum of twenty-two thousand pounds. The sale-room was crowded with a most fashionable company. Yesterday the despatches fo- St. Helena, Prince of IVales* Island, Singapore and China, by the ship Mar quis Camden, Captain Fox, were closed at the East India House, and deliv;red to the purser of that ship. THE BRITISH PRESS. REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY. Yesterday upwards of 130 of the Gentlemen who have offered to act upon the Lord 3layor's Committee, nn the occasion of the ap pmaching Election, assembled at the 31ansion-house, for the pur pose of adopting measures to carry ii,sb effect the return of his Lordship as • Representative of the City of London. Mr. John Smith, M.P. was to have taken the Chair, but not having arrived at one o'clock, end a number of gentlemen being present, Mr. Deputy Rot — rii read a letter which bad been received from that gentleman, stating, that being under the necessity of attend ing the Chancellor of the Exchequer at twelve o'clock on the Bank Charter Bill, he feared it would not be in his power to be at the Mansion-(louse until alter one o'clock, but would lose no time in hastening there after the interview. At two o'clock, therefore, Mr. Deputy RUTH was unanimously called to the Chair. He briefly stated the object of the meeting, and bore testimony to the public and private worth of the Lord Mayor. Mr. Nictiot.s moved the find Resolution, which stated that the Lord Mayor had acted in the various public situatious he had filled during a period of no ordinary difficulty, with independence and intelligence, the best test of his eligibility as a Representative of the City. Mr. LAITNCE LOT HABLOPE seconded the motion. Mr. Deputy FtstrEn moved that the meeting should pledge themselves to use every exertion in their power to secure his Lord ship's return. . . .___.... This was seconded by Mr. CanicstervE, and both motions were carried unanimously. A Deputation then waited upon lb. Lord Mayor, who was in an other part of the house. His Lordship, on entering the room where his friends were assembled, was received with great applause. After a few prelimi nary observations, his Lordship said his utmost exertions should be used for the purpose of advancing the interests of his fellow citizens, and proving to them the sincerity of his gratitude ; and he trusted that he might riifer to his past conduct in testimony of the future. (Applause.) In stating his view of politics, he de clared that he was the advocate of what are called liberal principles; and he rejoiced to say that the roommates of his Majesty's Govern ment afforded many instances of the beneficial operation - of those principles. Ile was the friend and biss supporter of the Constitu tional Representation of the Peophic •ortil be believed that were it t u net foe the conduct of injudicious' 4411 ~She state of Mat wpm sentation would be less liable to 014 Ile considered that the measures regulating free trade wool*, al gh some few might be sufferers„ be attended with great public advantage; but the opera tion of the Corn Laws lie cleaned extremely prejudicial, as well to the agricultural as to the trading and manufacturing interests of the country. He concluded by expressing a hope that the disunion which frequently existed between the corporate, trading, and ship ping interests would speedily cease. At the end of this address Mr. Joan' Sort il entered the room. He could nor, he said, although the business of the meeting was concluded, help saying a few words upon the subject. He knew no man better qualified, from his constitutional principles, know. ledge of the interests of his fellow-citizens, and activity and talent in discharging the duties which at present devolved upon him, to represent this great metropolis, than the fjord Mayor. He should be extremely happy to act upon the Committee, and he suggested that his Lordship should be considered as having the power to call upon any of the meeting to act immediately. This suggestion, as well as the several Resolutions, having been unanimously adopted, the meeting separated. BENEVOLENT' SOCIETY OF ST. P 4 TRICK. The Forty third AnniverAry Festival of this excellent Institu tion was cehibrated yesterday, at the Freemason's Tavern, Great Queen-street. Dinner was served ap at six o'clock, soon after which his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE entered and took the Chair. The Earl of Darnley, the Earl of Eiessinton, Lord Harvey, Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood, Gen. Sir John Doyle, Mr. M. Fitzgerald, M.P., and about 230 Noblemen and Gentlemen Con nected with the Sister Country were in atteodance. In proposing the health of his Majesty, The Rovar. CllAlnitAN observed, that since the establishment of the Institution the King had subscribed over 3,0001. and as it I was generally known that his Majesty was at present indisposed, it would be gratifying for the Meeting to learn that within the last three hours he had received a cemmunicanion from that Illustrious Personage, in which, with his own hand, he bed written an ordes on his Treasurer for 105/. This announcement wee received by the Meeting with every demonstration of gratitude and affectionate loyalty. " Royal Family," and " The Earl of Ulster and the Army," followed. The Earl of DARNLEY rose and proposed the health of the Duke of Clarence and the Navy. His Royal Highness was at the head of the naval service, which was justly favoured in this country. He had served under the greatest ornaments which that profession produced—under Howe, St. Vincent, and the illustrious Nelson. Ile had therefore other claims on the present assembly besides those derived from his character of Chairman, and he (Lord Darn ley) was confident his health would be received with all the ardour which Irishmen could feel. The toast having been received in the most cordial manner, His BOVAL HIGHNESS returned thanks. He expressed his warm affection for the Irish people. That people, like the Scotch. had been accused of' pride, but It was the stoop the respect of oases so saapeot eavasitea, W,d itakoliolieds and 4604 AVeigar look, to the advancement of that high-minded people, the Irish, with pleasure. Many years ago he had visited Ireland, and al though at that period young and inexperienced, he should never forget the reception which he met with from all classes. It was deeply and firmly engraved on his heart, and he should always be found the friend and supporter of Ireland. In proposing the next toast, which was the Benevolent Society of St. Patrick, his Royal Highness passed a very high euloglum upon the national character. He said that he wax convinced. the battles of England would not have been fought so well but for the bravery of the Irish. The eloquence of Irishmen in the Senate was well known since the Union, and Earl St. Vincent and other No blemen had borne testimony to their valour in the field. In con clusion, his Royal Highness expressed his earnest hope that his presence would advance the interests of the charity. The next toast was, 66 The Health of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, " in proposing which the Royal Chairman adverted to the services performed by the Noble Marquis at the head of the Irish Government. He said be had known the Marquis Wellesley for stove forty years. The resources of his great mind were advanta geously directed to promote the interests of this country in India, and his Lordship had not been less successful in Ireland. He would abstain from any allusion to the Noble Marquis's line of politics, as they were altogether unconnected with the object of the Society. Mr. BLAKE returned thanks. He said the Marquis Wellesley's career in India was not more brilliant, nor productive of better ef , fects, than his government is India, but he should follow the ex. ample of the Chair, and, refraining from any . thing which could provoke asperity, content himself with returning thanks in the name of the Noble Marquis. The Royal Chairman next proposed the health of one who was dear to the whole country, but particularly to Ireland—he meant the Duke of tVellington (loud cheers). When he (the Duke of Clarence) visited Cork in 1787, the present Duke of %Vellington, then Lieutenant Wellesley of the 28th Regiment, mounted guard, as a guard of honour, and he did not then meet the Noble Duke until 11114, when he chanced to sit near him at his Royal mother's (the,late Queen'spable. In no country in the world but Great Britain were instances to be found where individuals like the Duke of Wel lington had risen in so short a period to such extensive honours. This toast was received with the warmest enthusiasm. Sir A. BARNARD returned thanks. His ROYAL HIGHNESS then gybe " the Marquis of Ilastings and the other contributors to the Benevolent fund." General DoYme retumedthanks. Earl of Iliessigrow then gave " the health of the Bishop o Derry." The Rev. J. L. CRosBIE returned thanks. He said that lie had been an humble curate in his Lordship's diocese, and had before now done justice to his venison. (Hear, and laughter.) He could bear testimony to the zeal of the Noble Prelate for the advance ment of the solid interests of the Established Church; and, above all, for his exertions to rends the poor curates of his diocese more comfortable. (Great laughter.) The health of .he Duchess of Clam's., who had subscribed 2001. to the Institution, followed. His ROYAL HIGHNESS renamed tanks. In the course of the evening " The Irish Commissioners of Edu cation, the Marchioness of Downshire, the Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry. and the other female subscribers to the Charity ." together with the Vice. Presidents, the Stewards, and the other officers of the Charity were drunk with every testimonial of respect. The subscription amounted, we understand, to about 5501. His Royal Highness withdrew, at about eleven o'clock, with a majority of the company. The Earl of BLEssistrow was then called to the chair, and the conviviality of the evening was kept up to a late hour, notwithstand ing the absence of many eminent' individuals, who had on former occasions honoured the festival with theirpresence. A statement having appeared in the British Press a few days ago, of the speech of Mr. Whitler', at the City of London Tavern, in which he made an attack on the con duct of the Directors and Guardians of the poor of Saint Marylebone, and their medical officers, respecting the treat ment of certain scrophulous patients belonging to the work house, during the time they were under his care ; we are authorised to state that the whole of his assertions are founded on misrepresentation. In justice to the medical officers of that establishment, we are desired to add, that the patients were entirely removed from the Infirmary during their treatment by Mr.Whitlaw, and were never seen by them until after his dismissal ; neither did the sick nurse, who attended those patients, ever receive arty directions from them as to the application of any dressing to their sores, or the use of any other remedy whatevei. The as sertion that those children bed their flesh corroded to the bone, and were near losing their lives but for the assistance of Mr. Whitlaw, is also unfounded. If Mr. IVliitlaw's Committee are not satisfied with this statement, the Direc tors and Guardians meet every Friday at eleven o'clock, and will be ready to give any further information. LAW NOTICES. COURT OF CHANCERY. 'IVOR/ TEM LORD CILINCILLOR, Tell DAT, AT TeX. Shepherd v. Hailday, pet order Ex parte Hankies' Patent, petition Wellesley v. Puke of Beaufort, !dam y. Lord Hanlon, appeal part petition part heard beard Thomas v. Ifontyromeet, petition ,_Cause Petitions. . . °snick v. Lord Csm- ;ih - e7T . ;;d . den, part heard Same v. manic, ditto Cowell v. Sikes, appeal petition Tomes v. Wilkins In re Manchester Mar ket Act Longdale Y. Sere& Webb t. Lord Shantz- Guiles V. Ilmby Ashby-de-la-Zouch &Fool Howes ♦. Lord WWI _ more bury Smith y. Young Newbee t. Briggs Knowles v. Gilpin Deacon v. Deacon , :-CHANCELLOR'S COQ HANCILLOR THIS DST, Cause Petitions. Faith v. Dunbar D'Ambrose v. D'Am breve Exparte Earl of Shrews bury in re Puller In re Surrey and Sussex Roads, to be spoke to Ilinnington v. Harwood Powell v. Wipe Dyott v. Anderton Itodle v. Smith In re Sir John !Ronan In re Severn Bridge Act lons. —No day yet fixed f Exp. Bishton v. ditto Do. Rinks v. ditto Ito. Stranger. Allinard, ditto ns to stay or allow Certl Exparte Charles ►. Tidier I Fulwood v. Wilson Petitions to supersede Commissions, on ground of concert. Exparte Bent v. 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The Muter of the Rolle will hear causes, further directions, and nett tions, by consent, on Thursday neat, the Instant, at nine In the morning. Cause, and pettitone molt be set down by two o'clock en the preced ing day, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, FRJDAY, MAncx 17. WELLESLEY T. DUKE OF BEAUFORT. We refrainecl --- f;Oingivingareporiof ibis ase when it was last before the Court. front the circumstance of Mr. Hart, who led for the petitioner, having been only heard for a few minutes in reply to Messrs. Shadwell, Treatlove, and Pepya, before his Lordship rose ; and. consequently, any statement that then went before the public could only be considered as an ex parte one, which we deemed, without wishing at all to enter into the merits of the case, extremely unjust towards the party principally interested, whose conduct was the chief feature in it. Although the Court did not to.dsy hear the whole of this important cause, still two of the petitioner's advocates were heard ; and we, therefore, consider ourselves at liberty now to give publicity to it. The cause came on upon an application on the part of the Ho. nourable Mr. Wellesley, to recover the custody of his children, who, since the death of his wife, hi is. Wellesley, have been under the care of her sisters, the II Wan Long. Mr. HART appeared in behalf of the petitioner, and was op posed by Mr. SIIADWELL, Mr. TAT:ST.OTE, and Mr. PEPTS. There gentlemen read a series of affidavits, to prove that the private life and conduct of Mr. Wellesley was such as to render It as trope% per that he should have the regulation of the morals of his chil dren. as that he should be allowed to manage their pecuniary affairs; and the scenes frequently detailed in this evidence were of a nature of which it were better that the public had never been informed. The principal evidence was that of Dr. Bulkeley, the family phy. sician of the petitioner, who deposed to the commencement of an adulterous intercourse between Mr. Wellesley and a 31 rs. Bligh, the wife of a Captain Bligh, during the residence of Mr. and Mra. Wellesley at Naples. Mr. Wellesley told the deponent that this took place first on Mount Vesuvius ; and it was afterwards carried on in the same house with Mrs. Wellesley, to whom Mrs. Bligh was introduced as a companion. lie deposed, also, to the indecent and profane language commonly made use of by Mr. Wellesley to his wife—in one cue calling her a d—d fool, for interfering in something about the conduct of her children ; to the cruel and in. decent manner in which he generally treated Mrs. Wellesley ; to the fact of Mrs. Bligh's becoming pregnant by Mr. Wellesley; her applying to him (Dr. Bulkeley)to procure an abortion, and her re ferring him to Mr. Wellesley to remove his scruples, when she op plied to him for drugs to effect her purpose ; to the dotnestic afflic tion of Mrs. W ellesley, in consequence of her husband's infidelity and ill-treatment; to the habitual depravity of Mr. Wellesley's mind, manifested by his teaching his children to swear, particularly in the we of his little daughter, whose education be never took the trouble to superintend in any other particular. Dr.Bulkeley's evidence went on to state, that when he returned to Paris, Mrs. Wellesley, unable longer to endure her misery, had written to Lord Maryborough, her father-imlaw, who came with his lady to Paris. to effect a disso lution of the scandalous connexion between their son and Alry. ~lyYs that. Mr. Weikeloy'oaltuse of kW wife, whoa 16e discovered, what she had done, was so furious and outrageous as to be audible all over the Place Vendome. She had anon afterwards fled to England, and taken refuge with her sister in Clarges-street, deter mining to t tke notaiures to effect a divorce. A powerfully affect ing letter, written by Mrs. Wellesley at this time to Lord Mary. borough, in which she eloquently set forth her past wrongs and declared her future intentions, was read. In this letter she asserted, "that she had been more than once the victim of infamous women." Acts of specific adultery with Mrs. Bligh were deposed to within a few days of the present time. Many very edifying letters, written by Mr. Wellesley, were read, especially one to Mrs. Bligh, and some to his son, well embellished with oaths, in which, after recommending him to take pains with his hand-writing, he gives him some advice for the formation of an English gentleman. Above all, he urges him, as a main ingre dient in that character, not to check his spirit for hunting (in which it seems some obstacle had been thrown in his way), and in stances Sir Francis Burdett, who was a mighty hunter, and, bar ring his politics, a perfect gentleman. lo short, he advises him "to play h—l and Tommy—to catch all the cats he can lay hold of —to hunt every animal upon the estate, from the elephant in the forest to the fleas in the blanket." The Counsel, after reading vo luminous statements, of which the foregoing are a few, contended that the whole evidence exhibited such a series of profligacy, that, connected with his pecuniary embarrassments (evidence of which was also given) the Court would not be warranted in giving up to his power the infants, and the large sums which were settled upon them for their education. MT. HART, in reply. reprobated the expressions used in the evidence on the other side, in which all the powers of the English language had been put in requisition for term, to vilify Mr. Wel lesley's character. He had been accused of the grossest profligacy of life—of deliberately corrupting the morals of his children—of maltreating his wife in a manner so horrible as to accelerate her death —in short, of being" her moral murderer." And this charge would go abroad to the world as resting on the testimony of persons whose characters were unimpcached. Ile was prepared, however, to ex. hibit the persons making these affidavits in their true light. He would pass over the subordinate witnesses, some of whom were dis carded servants, anti begin with Dr. Bulkeley. The Learned Counsel then commented in very severe terms upon the Doctor's evidence, by which it seemed that, notwithstanding the brutal scenes which he desc:ibed as daily passing before him, he never left the house of Mr. Wellealey, nor gave the least intimation of his conduct till now. Ile had described the horrid insult which had been offered to his character by an application to assist in the mur der of an unborn child ; yet no indignation had been expressed on his part; he had merely, according to his own words, refused, with the observation that it was his duty to be the preserver of life and not the destroyer. Mr. HART, in rising today to continue his reply, observed, when he asked his Lordship's indulgence on a former occasion, in appointing a distant day for the hearing of the cause, that he professed to do so with a view to make up his mind about what portion of the affidavits filed on this subject were to be considered as containing facts which were relevant to the matter in dispute. Looking at the case with an anxious desire to take from the view of the Court all vilifying and ill discreditable matter, which it had been attempted to introduce, quite impertinently to the subject; and having made up his mind on the subject, he should have very little of that sort to address to his Lordship. If it were the pleasure of the other side to read the two folio volumes of affida vits which had been successively tiled by them, he should of course make no objection to their doing so. He would call his Lordship`aattenrion to that part of them alone which ought to lix his attention, to that part or the affidavits existing at that moment, which exhibited a statement of facts that could justify the extraordinary and unusual interposition of the Lord Chancellor to take from a father that care and custody of his children to which he is en. titled by the law of the land. That the law of the land does give him this as a right and a duty no one would be bold enough to deny. That extraordinary caries might occur, where a reference might be made to his Majesty, and from him to his Lordship, to put the strong hand of the law over the power of • parent, he, for his part, was not by any means disposed to deny. All the case must resolve itself into • considers. don of the facts now before the court. It had to consider not the past actions of a man's life, but his present condition and conduct. By disseminating reports of a calumnious character, a disadvantageous impression might be made on the public mind against any gentleman. It was difficult for a judge to protect him. "elf against such reports; but he would venture to say that this tribunal would divest itself of all such prejudices—that it would coolly and dispassionately consider the case of the party now before his Lordship, paying no attention to any circumstances but those which would he available to induce his Lordship not to grant the relief prayed for, which would tend directly to prevent him from exercising the power which the law had put in his hands, and for re. storing a father to those rights of which lie had for some time been divested. Not content with that view of his case, his learned friend (Mr. Shadwell) had thought fit to introduce a series of family transactions, with the former partner of his (Mr. Wellesley's) life; with what view could he have done this. if it were not to prejudice the public ? It could not have been in the hope of prejudicing his Lordship, for no counsel could dare to insinuate that he was caps. ble of being influenced by such statements. It was natural that the gentlemen, against whom such expressions had been used on the former occasion as he had seldom heard befe.re in a court of equity—it was natural that be should feel an inclination to repel such charges ; though he might have waived the conalderatiors of them without prejudice to the subject of contentietn, though he might boldly ha ve come f orwar d , m i g h t h ave avowe d all that was alleged against hi m , and then asked what has that to 410 with the point at issue. Admitting all that had been said to have been true, admitting that he had treated the lady who ought to have been the object of his dearest affection, as he had been said to hale done, was the relation between him and his chihiren to be their dissolved ? Was the power of a father to direct the edema titan of his children, to be taken sway, if awe was no' Imputation against his ability or his moral character at present? It would not be entirely immaterial, however, to the cause, just to take a view, though a short one, of the' character, condition, and conduct of throe who attempted to injuse 111 r. Wellesley by such calumnies. When he had done that, he would call his Lordship's attention to the evidence on the other side, which was of a description which ontdit to relieve that gentle. man from all the imputations which have been thrown upon him. One single unfortunate ttansaction (the I.eorned Counsel referred' to the introduction of Mn. Bligh into Mr. iareflealey's family) had destroyed that union which would he ahown to have continued una diatusbed between Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley previous to that event.. When that pan of the case came under consideration, it would I.e seen that the introduction of Mrs. Blight was. in the first instance, to be imputed to the error of the person who had been most deeply wounded by her conduct. It was certainly very erroneous conduct on her part t o i n t r od uce a person of Mrs. Bligh's powers of name. tion into her f a mily, an d it had been attended with the most die estrous consequences; but it had not been attended with those consequences which had been attributed to it. The Learned Coun. tel then proceeded to comment upon the different persons whose names had appeared in evidence against his client. Dr. Neikirk,, whose affidavit had been read until his Lordship felt nauseated at the disgusting details of the most secret communications of his pa. dents, which had nothing to do with the subject, by i!..at affidavit alone must have completely satisfied his Lordship that no man, possessing a mind capable of giving evidence which would weigh with a Court of Justice, would ever have allowed himaeirto run. in such as those which he had permitted himself: He had he. yelled into the family transactions of a third 'velum who was not at all concerned in the question, imp u tin g to h er conduct cat the most criminal character, amounting to little short of infanticide, while no rational reason on earth could be assigned 11w such die closures. His affidavit went on to show, that whatever abhorrent.• he might have testified at the conduct of the individuals in guts. non, he nevertheless consented to become an instrument to cond., nue that conduct, and to furnish them with every convenience for keeping' up that intercourse which it was in his power to furnish. So much for the first part at the Doctor's evidence. That gentle: man had taken pains to detail several particulars, which he thought might serve toindicate that alr. Wellesley bad treated his wife with neglect before their separation; and, intending tetanal . .? the Court of the accuracy of hie memory. he had taken care to introduce some circurnitancee which were trifling in themselves, hot thich would have been sufficient to satisfy any Court of the accuracy of his re. collection. After : the unfortunate conoexioo had been cont. menced between Mr. Wellesley and 3lrs. Bligh (to the lat. ter of whom Counsel avoided alluding by name), and after the removal of the family from Naples to Florence. such was the dissatisfaction of Mr. Wellesley with the company of his wife, and even with th a t o f t h e entertaining Dr, Bulkeley, that be was eager every evening ha withdraw to his apartment, and might be observed after dinner watching, not the hours, but the minutes, on the time.piece, to see when the band should neck% ten, for lie would not remain a moment after. He then told us of a bravo who had murdered nine people, who had been in the service of Mr. Wellesley, and had been employed to .attend the person whose name he abstained from mentioning, in her journey froth Florence to Albano. He recollected that Mr.. Wellesley had told him in conversation that this bravo was a fine fellow, and that he was so excellent a murderer that he had killed nine persons with a stiletto, in the dark. The affidavit of Mr. Wellesley, however. would show the Court that this gentleman's memory was not so much to be depended upon an he had endeavoured to make it ap pear to be; and it could not be very accurate in the first particular, for at the time when h e sa y s t h at M r . W e ll es l ey w as 'Mining at the time.piece, it appears that there was no timepiece in the room. Mr. Wellesley likewise affirms that the bravo referred to did not go to Albano at all, and did not accompany the per. son alluded to in any journey to that place. These were rather awkward circumstances for the Doctor, and be determined there. fore to file a new affidavit, admitting that there was no time, piece in the room. It was true, he now said, that the Italian, whom he had described as a bravo, did not go to Albano, as he had before affirmed. There was an end, said the Learned Counsel, to Dr. Bulkeley's evidence on that head. He and two menial servants of Mr. Vl'ellealey went on, after that, to de pose to what was really of importance in this close—the conduct of Mr. Wellesley to his children. With respect to any cruelty en the part of Mr. W. in the treatment of his wile, there was no evidence; of the proofs of his neglect there had been three affidavits filed by Dr. Bulkeley, which expanded only over twenty sheets of the Learned Counsel's brief. In the affidavit which the Doctor filed at Pans on the 27th of February. Intl, a case had been offered to his Lordship, which consisted of circumstances which he thought the Doctor could but little glory in, if he had any portion of that sort of delicacy which gentlemen of his profession were generally supposed to feel. As in his former affidavits, he had treated us in this with an exposure of the confidential secrets of his patients. Mr. Hart did not mean to repeat in detail the statements which he had made. He would only say. in reply, that Mr. Wellesley was not the person who desired shielady sa W insredwewd to Itniseent, that int hoe . fettle l anoe with her before she was introd uce d t o hi m at a public=l; her husband. There were written documents which contained an avowal on the part of Mrs. WeUesley tbatlit was by her own aft— her erroneous act—that the introduction took place which had pro. duced the crisis of which hit Lordship had heard. The Doctor went on to state that Mr. Wellesley had encouraged the female plaintiff' (the Learned Counsel alluded to 31r. Wellesley's in. fant daughter) to mimic postillions and flahwemen, and to repeat several words which have an obscene signification in the Italian language. These were permitted to be etpressed among the chil. dren, but the Doctor admitted that the daughter was not aware of the impropriety of the language. All Mr. Hart could say was, that INS was positively denied by Mr. Wellesley. B ut t h e defence did not rest merely on that. Ile bad now to advei't to several gentle. men of high rank—gentlemen who never betrayed the secrets of those who placed confidence in them—gentlemen whose character placed them above suspicion, whose credit could not, in any reaper, be impeached ; these gentlemen had stated, that the conduct of Mr. ll'ellesley was quite different from that which had been imputed to him. In the MS. documents which had been produced, there was no proof that Mr. AV. had used such conduct to his children; nay, there was no proof that he had used any conduct but that of a kind husband anti parent, till that moment, when the act of' God (for lie would call it so) prevented the parties from retracing their steps. Now came the material part of the ad sheets. Dr. Butkelsy was so much disgusted with the conduct of 31r. Wellesley, while all the time he was drinking, eating, and sleeping comfortably in his house, that he treated him, while at table with his lady, with sternness and contempt—thus erecting himself into a moderator of the morals of the gentleman at whose table he was sitting, He looked fiercely, refused to help him, and behaved with so little of that urbanity which is usual at the tables of persons of rank, that he had deserved to be turned out. The Doctor had also passed an encomium on himself. He had stated that he had been concerned in the Guerilla war in the Peninsula, and he might, for any thing the learned Counsel knew, have killed many men without the aid of medicine. He gave him the credit of being a very vs. liant man of war. In the fields of Spain he might have done good service, against whom he knew not, and as little did he care. He hail produced affidavits of two Lieutenants of the 9th regiment, and of a person who had formerly been a Lieutenant in that regiment, who stated that he (Dr. Bulkelcy) was a boon companion and an excellent fellow. " %Vas his Lordship," asked Counsel, "to be entertained with mull' like this P" He thought himself therefore justified in dropping the Doctor. With reference to that part of the folio of affidavits which contained those of H. Bicknell and J. 3leara. he had to observe, that they Wall both me. nial servants of Mr. Wellesleyht. Bicknell had made a third aft. davit, stating that he went to deliver a message as had been stated in an affidavit filed on the part of Itlr. Wellesley, but denied the words which he had, in the same affidavits, been affirmed to have used, viz. " that he owed everything to Mr. Wellesley, and that he should not fail to deliver the message." lie did not use thew expressions it seemed, but he had reason to use such expressions. Means had been discarded for cheating his master, and much weight was not therefore to be attached to his testimony. These were the only persons who spoke of anything in the con. duct of Mr. Wellesley which looked like neglect towards his wife. With regard to cruelty. there was not the slightest evidence of any thing of the sort. His Lordship would afterwards see, when he came to consider the evidence itself, how the different allega tions, in that respect, were to be answered. The Learned Counsel confined himself, at present, to the consideration of the degree of credit due to the diff4ent witnesses from their character and cit. cumstaneee. lie then proceeded to the other affidavits; among them was one to which he should call his Lordship's attention, be. cause it was the affidavit of a very respectable man, Dr. Gladstone. Mr. Wellesley had stated th it Dr. Gladstone, immediately after the death of Mrs. Wellesley, committed the young lady to the care of her aunts, and the young gentlemen to that of Mr. Pitman, till he should receive farther directions from their Whet. Dr. Glad. stone hail made an affidavit, that he attended Mrs. Wellesley is her last illness, with Sir Henry Halter& up to the lath of Decem ber last, the date of her decease. She died at Richmond in Surrey. After her death lie placed the children under the care of the Misses Long, and neither the Misses Long nor Mr. Pitman accepted the charge of the infants from deponent. as coming by the authority of 31r. Wellesley. He placed the children with them, without re. ceiving orders from any person, having no authority whatever for what he did. The slight suggestion in Mr. Wellesley's affidavit, which threw any imputation on Dr. Gladstone, hardly deserved an answer; but as the Doctor had thought fit to introduce a denial of the feet, which he had stated in a letter written contemporaneously, that letter would now be produced. It was dated lath December, was in the Doctor's hand-writins, and should be read as far as was necessary. It informed Mr. Ai ellesley that he had "on the Barra authority (that is, his own.) placed the little girl at the Misses Long's, and had requested Mr. Pitman to take charge of the boys." Whether it was true or not, that Dr. Gladstone gave the charge in queationoras of little consequence, and might as well be kept entire. ly out of 'the ease; and this answer was introduced, not with any notion of the materiality of the thing, but as the deposition of Dr. Gladstone seemed to he a contradiction to what Mr. Wellesley had sworn. The Misses Long had olso made affidavits, on which lie would abstain from making ars , observation. Mr. Wellesley had been under an impression that these ladies were a little more I than necessary addicted to certain enthusiastic opinions with respect r to religion, which though quite consistent with the doctrines of be Church of England, were far from being consistent with that tern.