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ASIDOILASC• . 20 I dts 11111106 LL AA Provincial Bank of Ireland ..... . Protector Tire - _ 4t . • k• P *l- 4 1 7 ,--1 - • ( . 4 1te . • •VI - • . • str. • err, _• Cite StittOtt Vresigi. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This livening, THURSDAY, September 2°, will be performed the Comedy of THE RIVALS. • Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. I)owton ; Captain Absolute, Mr. Waliack ; Acres, Mr. Harley Faulkianti, Mr. Bennett; Sir Lucius D'Trigger, Mr. Burke bin Ist eppearance) ; David, Mn. J. Russell. Lydia Langu ish, Mrs.W.West ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. flarlowe , Mrs. Davison. Arlen which, tbe new Divertlsement, called A Durcu FAIR. The principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Noble, and Miss Barnett. To conclude with JOHN BROWN. John Brown, Gent.' Mr. Walbu Mr. Harley Project, Mr. Browns. Mn.. rute•lght, Mrs. Marlowe; Fanny Project. Mtas I. Paton. COVENT-GARDE' THEATRE. To-morrow Evening, FRIDAY, September mp, win bgreferancd the Tragedy of VENICE pitcsgavEn. 3.16ge, Mr. C Rouble; nem, Mr. Voting. Belvidere, Mrs. Siuman. After which, THE IRISH TUTOR. Terry (Monate, Mr. Connor ; Dr. Flail, Dlr. Blanchard. Rosa, Mire J. Scott. To conclude with the Farce of SAISING THE WIND. Jeremy Diddles.. Mr. Junes ; rains ay, Mr. Blonchard. Leurzila Durable, Mr,. Vat 'apart ; Perry, Alms J. Scott. - - ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. This Eluting, THL RSDA Y, September MI, will be rresentel the Musical Farce of BEFORE BREAKFAST. Tb. Ghsruters by Messrs. Mathews, Bartley, W. Bennett, J. Bland, and W. Chapman , awl bliss !Judea. After which, JONATHAN IN ENGLAND. lonathanW.Doubikins, Mr ?I Athews; Natty Larkeptir, Afr.W.Cbapman, Agamemnon. Mr. Sloman. To conclude *still the Romance of TRE4CMPTION ; or, THE FATE OF F It AN KENSTEIN. Frankenstein, Mr. Baker ; -.- ;, T. I'. Cooke. ----- rt. SRI T ISX Lazes commenced pub/lilting yesterday morning at live o'clock. LONDON, THURSDAY, SLpiEmiart es. 182 D, We have received the French morning and evening Pa ris of Tuesday. Their contents become mere and more iateresting with regard to the occurrences that arc agitat mg the Peninsula. The desertions that are taking place in the Spanish army are daily more frequent, and they appear to be the result of a previously concerted plan. The sot mLers declare their object to be to oblige Spain to effect some indispensable reformations in her system of Govern v.ent, and such as are suited to the Teal wants of the na lien. It is even rumoured at Madrid that England and France will unite in urging upon Spain the necessity of some amelioration being adopted, so as to put an end to the unhappy course that is at present pursued in that ill- Iced country. The correspondence from Madrid, which we have extracted from the Jou , nal des D. Guts, is partially confirmed by what appears under the head of Portugal, taken from the same Journal. The Universal Gazette of Greece contains an account of a battle having been fought on the ltith of August, be tween the Greek army and Redschid Pacha, upon a plain near Athens, which lasted five hours, and at length termi nated in favour of the defenders of the Cross. The account will be found in another part of our Paper. (From the E!,Ate.) 51m - rail), FErT.I4: According to a report which has just beet eedressed to the Go lfer:llMM by the Captain-General of the province of Estrentadura, a part of the 4th Regiment of Chasseurs, which had gone into Por tugal, had returned to Spain and surprised an ou tpost o f ten h orse _ soldiers, whom they compelled to go back with them into Portugal. The Government immediately despatched en order for the officer torananding the post to be transferred to a Council of War. The Spanish Government has rejected the terms for raising a War proposed by U. Tessin. in the name of an English and French trm. The terms were, that Spain should receive on account, and a: a certain rate, the loan made by the Coates with Holland. This gave di•ploasare, and all further provost:ions were tej=ted---Me , koriclair. PARIS, SEPT. 23. The .4 figsbart Cw:ette COMILIMS the following article : " CONSTANT INOPLE, Aro. 25. '• M. de illinziacky has had, during the past week, several con. fere:lees upon the subject of the negotiations at Akermann with the who has assured him that the Turkish Commissioners had received all the necessary instructions for continuing a state of peace. But it is not in general augured favourably with regard to the result of their conf:rences. The standard of the Pryhet is always planted In the first court of the SeragLo ; and some persons pretend to know that it will remain there till the army shall be organised and completed according to the European system, end till tranquillity his ',col established in the provinces." The Gentian journalist is ill informed when he says that the standard of the Prophet is always planted in the tint court of the Seraglio: the standard was removed till an appointed day; and it was after that citemustance that an alarming fire broke out, which was even horning when the last news was despatched, The Drainan Blanc announces that en unity of 10,000 men had been organised in Portugal, and confided to Mina. This is as true as the news of the, apparition of the Nil uniforms among the Persian norms. Marquis de Palate's, at London, has refused passports to all the t.psniards who have applied to him for them In ostler that they a►sr go to Lisbon. From the Journal 41 , ..; b ants. 1 ITALY. _ _ ROME., SEPT. 2. Croverotiacnt has given 0111CTS for the troop• of tic line to have their complement immediately fills,: up. It iv said that this 11111XiLLIC has been taken in consequence of the r:•preseatations made by • great neighbouring Power, which eensidered our present iotue insufficient to maintain public. um:quality against the dia. tntbances of thecuun:ry. An Algerine squadron has committed much havoc, and created stria more alarm, upon our western coast. They have already taken twee or four ships belonging to his Holiness, aid one from Corfu which they have sent to Algiers; but the lonian vessel was ini! inediately released, upon application being made by the English Consul. It is remsrked that the hatred against the Jesuits is greater here tl•an in any other country. Their adveruries, however, are nut w be found in high society, who, on the contrary, ore friendly towards thcui by their prudent conduct and their facility in the confessional ; but all the other religious orders, and even the clergy, have declared against them. When it was attempted to reorganize we E:cleriarti4al J.,,,rhal, all the religious housts who were in vited to co-operate in this undertaking unanimously declared they %sapid not take any part in it but upon emitli:wa that no Jesuit viniuld be admitted to participate. FRENCH FUNDS. SLY' le. —Fire per Cents Wt. 9.5 c. ; Three pee Ceuta. brs:. THE BRITISH PRESS. 31st July, which states that the Hussar was to leave that island fur Vera Cruz in a few days, and then to come direct to England, Mexican Bonds were done as high 'as 63. It wilL be remembered that this is the confirmation of the account formerly received at the North and South American Coffee-house of this ship being appointed to bring the dollars for the payment of the Mexican dividends to England. In all probability she will not arrive before the payment takes place; indeed, that is not at all essential, seeing that the Messrs. BARING have guaranteed the pay ment on Monday next. At the close of the market these Bonds had, however, receded to 6'41, probably more from the state of the Account than any other cause, to-morrow being settling-day on the Foreign Stock Exchange, in con sequence of Friday being a holyday. Colombian anti Chi lian have both felt the effects arising from the inclination as to the Mexican, the former being at 361, anti the latter at 38 to 40. Greek anti Spanish are stationery. It is understood that although the Messrs. Rtcauno have ob jected to render any assistance to the Committee of Greek Bondholders as a body, they have given directions that every individual holder of the securities in question may have access to the books anti papers in their counting house, for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the state of the affairs generally, as regards tile matters in which they have been concerned for this unfortunate country. The only novelty in the Share Market is, that Del Montes are at 100 discount! while Brazil and Tlalpuxaltua are at 10 premium. The Corn Market is very steady at last prices; and though the Oat Market cannot be called brisk, still they go oft. Ordinary Wheats find a dull a ;le, but superior qualities are in demand. In Mincing-lane there have been some considerable sales of Sugar, fully realizing the prices of yesterday ; but Coffees are heavy at a slight reduction. SOUTH OF IRELAND. (FROM OUR COILRESrOKDENT.) CONK, SF.PTEMBEA 23. This city has already begun to assume something of the bustle of an election contest. It is not certain that there will he more than two candidates for the vacant seat. Air. John Ilely Hutchinson, the eldest son of the late lamented Member, and nephew to the Earl of Donouglimore, has already put forward an address to the doctors, in which he modestly rests his pretensions upon the services of his father ; and, popular as that father was, there would he little doubt of his son's success, but it unfortunately happens that young Mr. Hutchinson has not acquired any celebrity as a speechifier, and, in the opinion of the good people of Cork, the capacity for making bad speeches is a sine qua non in a Parliamentary Representative. The other aspirant for the honour of representing the "second city in Ire land," is Mr. G. Callaghan, who sat fora short time as Mem ber for the borough of Dundalk, and is at the head of one of the most considerable commercial houses in the South of Ire land. The objection to Air. Callaghan is not that he is a Whig or a Tory, or neither, but that his family arc at tached to what O'Connell calls "the ancient faith," but that he than& proper upon coining to maturity to forsake the lady in scarlet, and repeat his orisons according to the formula of the Church of England. For this treacherous de sertion he is liberally dubbed an apostate, and reminds one of Sterne's story of the old man and his ass, for lie seems to have pleased nobody, one party evincing suspicion, and the other aversion towards him in no very equivocal terms. But, universally unpopular as Mr. Callaghan is, his exten sive commercial connexions, and acknowledged informa tion, on all matters connected with trade, render him an I opponent that ought by no means to be despised. It was very generally expected that a third candidate would have presented himself, in the person of Mr. Smith Barry, who lately served the office of High Sheriff for Cheshire, and is advantageously known, not only as the richest Commoner in the South of Ireland, but as a resident gentleman, dis tinguished for his hoSpitality and magnificence ; but al though a very pressing requisition was presented, urging him to come forward, Mr. Barry declined the ;flattering invitation, candidly stating that be preferred the calm sweets of domestic life to the turmoil of politics. It is un derstood that a similar invitation was sent to Lord Ed ward O'Bryen, the brother of the Marquis of Thoinond, and shared the same fate. Mr. Ilutchinson and Mr. Cal laghan have now possessed themselves of the field, and commenced an active canvass. The Hun. Alr. Moon, brother to the Earl of Mountcashel, and nephew to the Earl of Kingston, commenced a canvass before the death of Mr. Hutchinson, but, upon more mature consideratibn, he was induced to choose the better part of valour---eliscre tion—and made a timely retreat from a contest in which he had little chance of coming off victorious. We understand that it is in contemplation to accelerate the arrival of the London mail here, that the letters and papers may be forwarded direct to Ireland, instead of the post-office rackets having to call at Holyhead for them, which they do at present.--Liverpool Paper. At a late sitting of the Academy of the Catholic Reli gion in Rome, Dr. Onofrio Concleni held a very learned discourse against the system of Dr. Gall, as contrary to morality and the principles of religion, being founded, says the Doctor, upon the most absurd fanaticism, and upon the erroneous doctrine of predestination. Messrs. Cappuiino, brothers, of Turin, have presented to the Academy of Sciences of that city several specimens of paper for writing and printing , made of the bark of poplars and willow. The,report of the Society was highly in its favour, and the manufacturers have obtained a patent from the King of Sardinia. STEAM-PACKET VOYAGE.—Letters have been received from W. J. Julliffe, Esq. one of the Managing Directors of the General Steam Navigation Company, stating that the George the Fuurtb steam-packet bail arrived safe, and all well, at Lisbon, after a passage of five days, from Brighton, during which she bad to contend against head winds until she passed Cape Finisterre, when they had a smooth sea and fine weather. Mr. Jolliffe speaks in the highest terms of the conduct of the vessel, which kept her rate of going without any difficulty, notwithstanding the opposing wind and heavy swell in the Bay. Early on Tuesday last, at St. Helen's, a large building which was intended for a glass-work, and which had been finished only on the preceding Saturday, fell down with a tremendous crash. The accident, we understand, was caustd by the foundation being bad.—Liverpool Paper. EDUCATION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.—The following written advertisement has for some days ap peared in the shop windows of one of the principal towns of South Wales:—" Mr. r..spectfully beg leave to inform the inhabitance of -- and its vicinity that he have opened a Day School for teaching English Grammer Writing and Arithmetic on the most reasonable terms and hope by strict attention to merit the favour of a discerning Public." Nearly four years ago, a young woman, who was along with another, that was purchasing pods in a warehouse in Trongate, happened to make free with a silk shawl that was lying on the counter, and although the suspicion of her being the offender was very strong, it was never fully established until Tuesday, when she appeared in the said warehouse with the shawl on her shoulders, and on being questioned how she became possessed of it, she said she purchased it in Paisley, and after equivocating a little, she found such stuff would not bear to the point, and finding herself in au awkward predicament, she confessed, stati:!g in extenuation that a companion of hers had one similar . , and altar she had taken it away, remorse of conscience took hold of Iter, and she did not know how to return it. She desired to know the cost of it, when being informed, she paid for it, and was allowed to depart.—Glasgow Paper. I :Economy and Elegance combined, at H. L. Cooper's splendid Upholstery Establishment, 93, Bishopsgate street Within, where the Nubility and Gentry are respect fully invited to view a rich assortment of Cabinet Work, Upholstery, Looking Glasses, and every description of ornamental decoration suitable to the simplest or most magnificent style, and at prices extremely reasonable. Best Brussels Carpeting at is. nil. Fer yard; super Kidder minster ditto, 3s. oil. per yard.-93, Bishopsgate-street Within. The affairs of the East contirrue more and MOTC (0 per plex the councils of statesmen. The new accident of the rupture between Persia and Russia seems not less alarming than the state in which some accounts represent the nego tiations atlAkermann. Tutkev and Persia arc the outposts of our Indian empire ; and it may be well that Russia should have an opportunity of knowing that we possess the means of supporting these outposts against all its power. We shall not rest satisfied on this occasion in flying from the question of danger to be apprehended from Russia. It must be met boldly. She must be given to understand that we possess weapons of offence which we can use against her, and that these weapons are ready pro vided for es by the jealousy of all her neighbours. Against Sweden, against Prussia, against Germany, against Austria, backed by the support of France and England in the rear, against Turkey, against Persia, against the In dependent Tartars and China, supported by British India, as well as against the enmity of bar own subjects, the em pire of Russia possesses resources more than sufficient to maintain itself when each of these Powers acts separately 'and without union; but, with concert among the natural enemies of this overgrown empire, it is clear that the greatness of its means of offence and defence arc by no means proportionate to the number of points on which it may be assailed. It is, like the whale, capable of astonish ing efforts both of strength and rapidity, but invariably the prey of the sword-fish, the shark, or of man- The Russian nation has not yet produced a single great tactician ; and, though she might supply her want of funds for distant expeditions by making the war support itself in the countries invaded, if she were once reduced to a defensive war, to which it must always be easy to reduce a nation like this, that re source could not, of course, he made we of, and she would be compelled to keep on foot bodies of men sufficient to meet all possible exigencies, on a frontier which places her in immediate contact withalmost every great State in the world, including even the United States cf North America. The true policy of our empire at this moment must be to draw close the connexion between this country and the States inter vening between our Indian dominions and the Russian frontier. The introduction of military discipline into Persia and Turkey, though it must at first cause a degree of weakness in these States, inconsequence oftheir inexperience in its use, must, in the end, increase their strength, and facilitate their improvement in other respects; it must be remembered that the Russian greatness was based on the destruction of the Strclitzes. To bring things to this consunnnation is the evident interest of the English Cie vernment ; and it is equally the interest of that Govern ment to prevent any imprudent step which may be taken by Persia with regard to Russia. It is true that in her case, as in that of Turkey, a slight diminution of territory might promote the real strength of the empire ; but the experiment of a Persico-Russian war is too hazardous to allow us to suppose that England w:11 look on uncon cernedly. His Majesty's Government has, no doubt, al ready made those representations to the Persian Authorities which will be advisable on the occasion: for our Oasts, we are not yet by any means satisfied as to the real objects of the Persian movements; we still entertain hopes that the excesses of the soldiers have arisen from an ignorance, on the part of the subordinate officers, respecting the real oljects of the expedition. The establishment of a sanitary cordon by a Maliometan nation wool.' be ridiculous, and consequently that modern invention for covering a warlike (!enionstmtion must tiecsssarily in their case he supplied by some other expetlit tit. In this way we should certainly reason in talking of the projects of an enlightened Go vernment ; but t es Asiatic Governments are in most instances regulated more by caprice than reason, those arguments which might be considered almost demonstrative in the former case, may be of no weight whatever on the subject of Persia. In any case, we are convinced that the influence of England till prevent a war betvieen Persia and Russia from being carried to any cansiderable length. We omitted, in noticing Sir J 0!!\ SINCLAIR'S argument in favour of continued restriction on the Corn Trade, remark upon the false idea which was given by him of the relative importance of the landed and commercial in terests, by his quotation of the schedules of the Income Tax for 1811. The proceeds of agricultural produce ex ported belong at least as much to commerce as to agri culture; for, since the produce of this country is greater than is needed for its own supply, all the surplus would be useless for want of a market. Sir Jon N also forgets that great part of what he assigns to the agricultural interest alone would be of no use to them but from the internal com merce of the State. In fact, a landlord could have no re venue without commerce. The farmer is himself in many cases a merchant, and it is only by his mercantile trans actions that he can acquire the means of paying his rents. What is the value of the greatest agricultural luxuries of poultry, &c. raised in the intLrior of Ireland, where there are no means of transportation? Extremely trifling, it will be allowed, as compared with places where commerce brings every thing to a ready market. In fact, it is quite unphiloaophical to separate agriculture from commerce, as Sir dons: has done: their interests are one, and they can. not flourish separately. Not a single item of the income assigned to agriculture could possibly be raised without the intervention of commerce; and we might just as well assign the rents of land to the head of commerce as to that of agriculture, if we adopt the principle of Sir JOHN Stx- C LAIN'S classification. CITY, W EDNESDAY EVENING. The British Funds have maintained an hostile disposi tion to any thing like depression to-day. At the opening of the Market Consols were done at SO! ; the next quota tion was sot sellers, and they were variously acted upon, at the rise and fall of 1, as buyers or sellers appeared, finally closing at their opening quotation of So!, for money, and sot fur the Account. There was nothing particular in the state of the Market beyond its firmness, and a ge neral appearance of confidence that they will retain their price, which, indeed, may be inferred from the circum stance that large asks—that is, en the scale of the day's business—have been made without any sensible alteration having taken place in the market. Advice, have been received from India, by the Asia, to the 17th of June; but it does not appear that any event of particular importance had occurred since the ratification of the Treaty with the Burmese. The Asia left St. Helena the 19th of August, at which date his Majesty's ship Alligator was there, on her way to England with despatches; she, of course, may be shortly looked for. The second instalment, payable by the Burmese Govern ment, was considered certain, which created great con- Hence that the Power in question was sincere—this time, at least—in her wish for peace. India Bonds felt the effects of this state of things, and were done as high as 30s. premium, though at the close of ' the Mlrket they did not realize more than 2ss. Exchequer Bills are at 15 16. In consequence of a letter received from Jamaica, of NAHr . }' . t, 4 m~-%~f ,t ~~ . 4 MOVE M ENTS. The Duke of Rutland arrived at his house in Arlington.street, yesterday, from the seat of Sir John Shelley, Bart. in sussex. The Earl and Countess Spencer left town yesterday, for their seat, Althorpe, Northamptonshire. Lord and Lady William Russell arrived yesterday at house in Arlington.street. from a tour. The Bishop of Oxford left town yesterday, for Oxford. Lord and Lady Frederick Beauclerk have arrived at their seat in Herta, horn s tour. Arthur Chichester, Esq. left town yesterday, for Sussex. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street :-11r. and Mrs. Tower, horn their scat in Essex; Mr. and MU , . :11uraoe, `from Ireland. Departures :—Captain George Johnson, un a tour; Captrtin Ricketts, for IVindsor. Lord Yarborough has arrived at his seat, Appuldercemb Park, Isle of Wight, from a tour. Departures from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street : Mrs. Marriott, for Paris; Mrs. Clifton, for Brighton. The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesca have left town, for their seat, Beau Desert, Staffordshire. John Green, Esq. has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond. street, from Doncsater ; the Earl and Countess of flowtli have left 1 ditto, for Brighton. Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork streets : —Lord sod Lady Petre and family, from Brighton; J. J. Hart, Esq. from a tour ; Captain Burgess, from Brighton. Yesterday his Mijesty came to town, in his travelling carriage, from 'Windsor Lodge, and visited his Royal Brother, the Duke of York, at the Duke of Rutland'::, in Arlington-street, with whom he remained upwards cf an hour, and then returned to Windsor. The Duke of York took his daily airing yester‘by morn ing for a considerable time. Sir Herbert Taylor trans acted business with his Royal Highness at an early hour, previous o holding a Levee ss Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, at his Office in the Horse Guards. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Feodore, and attended by the Baroness de Spaedth and Ge neral Wetherell, honoured the performance of A Bold Stroke for a Wife, at Covent Garden Theatre, whit her pre sence yesterday evening. The Princess Victoria, attended by her Governess, Miss Litzenoook an airing yesterday morning in Hyde Park, &c. in her pony phaeton. The Countess of Eldon was so much hctttr on Tuesday as to be able to accompany the Lord Chancellor to their seat, at Encombe, Dorsetshire. Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, transacted business, yesterday, at the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. A telegraphic despatch, received yesterday, states tha' the Hon. Captain Spencer, second son of Earl Spencer. arrived yesterday morning at Spithead, in his Majesty's ship the Naiad, from the Mediterranean,, after an absence of upwards of three years. Our correspondent in the South of Ireland states that the protracted drought which prevailed in that part of the kingdom, during the summer months, affected the vege table kingdom nearly in the same manner as &severe frost; the whole process of vegetation being effectually suspended. Since the late abundant falls of rain, however, the larch, the laurel, the arbutus, and several other trees and shrubs, have begun to put forth new leaves; and the apple -tress, which produced a stunted growth, a few months ago, are again gaily decked with blossoms, and exhibit all the:fresh ness and luxuriance of "the new-born spring." We are glad to hear Sir W. Scott is in good health and spirits, notwithstanding the great pecuniary misfortunes lie has suffered, and over which be certainly could have had no control. His literary pursuits are going on briskly. Ile has conveyed away his talisman—the scull of Robert Bruce, which so 'long occupied the mantel-piece of his snug study in Castle-street—to his new residence. A friend of ours—one of the Bruce family—from whom we got our warranty to deny the absurd paragraph in the Chronicle, respecting Sir W. Scott's projected marriage, lately visited the worthy Baronet, and saw the celebrated head of his ancestor properly enshrined, above the lares of the domestic hearth.—Evening Pap r. ANECDOTE ar Mrs. JUSTICE GASELEE..—ID his early days this excellent and humane Judge, together with Mr. L., a respectable gentleman, then residing in Holborn, were members of a " Club of Bachelors,' who, as they I got married, were, as a matter of coarse, expelled the so ciety. One day, Mr. Gaselee and his friend were convers ing upon their future Prospects in life, when the latter offered to beta guinea to a hundred that the former would one day be called to the Bench. Young Geselee (then a student) not having the most distant idea of such an event, readily accepted the guinea from Mr. L., at the same time agreeing to pay one hundred should the prognostic become reality. Several years before Mr. Gaselee was " called," his friend Mr. L. bad been " gathered with his fathers ;" but remembering his oblig ation, he ascertained who were the executors to the wi.l o f his friend; the resu't of which was, that he found they were also defunct, and that they were succeeded by Mr. Shelton, the Coroner for the City of London, and Clerk of the Vrraigns at the Old Bailey Sessions. Ott a recent occasion, they being at dinner at the Sessions House, Mr. Justice Gaselee said—" Mr. Shelton, I have one hundred guineas to pay into your hands," at the same time detailing how the obligation arose. Years before this communication, Mr. Shelton had finally closed his executorship, but lie received the hundred guineas, and resumed his labours; and as this unexpected windfall was to be divided between sixteen relatives of the deceased Mr. L., he had not a little trouble, as they were dispersed in various parts. The Adelphi Theatre is giving busy " note of prepara tion," and the proprietors have been, and arc, on the alert to ensure a continuance of the public favour, which so highly distinguished them during the last seise's. A clever entertainment, from the pen of Planche, we are informed, promises to give excellent opportunities to the talents of Terry, Yates, and Wrench, on the opening night ; and an admirable burletta by ()cake which has been long in preparation, is to follow immediately ; it will combine the whole strength of the well-chosen company, and is said to be marked strongly with interest and humour. The theatre will be opened in the first week in October. DEAREST Iloate.—A considerable sensation has just been created amongst the vocalists of the. present day, by the appearance of a canzonet under the title of " Dearest Home;" a melody of Mozart's, edapted to English words, written by J. S. Costello, Esq. with an accompaniment for the pianoforte by John Beale. Asa work combining taste, science, genius, and ability, it has our warmest commen dations of praise, and we strongly recommend it to the fa vourable notice of the public. FL N E ARTS.--The first number of a series of Drawings, intended to illustrate site Passions ofthe Horse, has just been published. The design is strikingly bold and original ; and, to judge from the present specimen; we may reasonably anti cipate great gratification front the completion of the under taking. The first subject chosen is Rage and Agony, which passions are delineated in a manner equally grand and beauti ful: the efFect is not to be surpassed for spirit and accuracy of expression. It is executed in stone by Mr. 11. Chalon, who well sustains in this instance his justly-acquired reputation, and is a superb specimen of the perfection to which the art of Lithography has been brought. A colossal bronze statue, thought to be that of Apollodon, by Damas, the celebrated artist, was lately found a few feet below the surface, in digging near the liaison Csrrce, at Ni.amse. This at tist constructed the celebrated bridge over the Da nube, and Trajan's Pillar, at Rome, which served as a model to the pillar in the Place Vendome. The Mayor of Limerick held an inquest on Thu:slay, at the Court-house, on the body of Ann Hehir, in conse quence of information that the deceased had come to her death from the violent. treatment of her husband. The body was disinterred and minutely examined by a surgeon, when there evidently appeared a dtscolouration on the neck, as if the effect of strangulation, and an extensive contusion on the left breast. It was also stated its evidence, that her husband had beaten her severely about a fortnight previous to her death. Under these circumstances the Jury found the following verdict :—" Ann Hehir has the marks of two wounds on her neck and body, which we conceive were inflicted by her husband ; but whether they were the cause of her death or not we cannot ascertain." The hus band, Patrick Hehir, is in custody.—Linieriek Chronicle. SPAIN. MADRID, SEPT. (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) Camerero, formerly Secretary to our Ambassador at Park, arrived here the day before yesterday, charged with despatches from the Duke de Villahermosa, for 31. Salmon, Minister for Foreign AlTairs. Two hours after these despatches were received, tr Salmon summoned a Council of Ministers, and, immediately a f ter the Council had risen, he set cll . for St. Ildefonso. Many rel I are In circulation relative to these movements; but that %%Lich obtains mort credit is, that France and England will join toge.lAr, fur the I,orpese of impressing on &pain the absolute neces‘:, i o f Effecting some important reforms in our present system of govern, went. The desertions in our army have become alarming. The public as yet are only acquainted with the desertions which hare been annodnecd in our Gazette, and of the Queen's regiment of infantry, and also of 500 men from Queen A inelia's regiment of cavalry. P.nt it is not the same with the 31inister, who knows, by the official reports which have been sent to him by the Captsios-General of the provinces of Estremadura and Callicia, thAt the desertion which has followed of two squadrons of Horse Cl.a4seurs has re• ducesi the Spanish army by 3 00 men, 2,060 of whom have en. _ . tered Portugal by the Portuguese Esi:emadura, u they Alantejo, and 1,400 by the province of Tr ts-05.310n les. The first of these two columns presented themselves to the Governor of Jelvis, and the second to that of Chaves. One remarkable fact in this desertion in, that it appears to have been done upon a very well combined system, and that it has been the resul t of p union of deign ; for the deputation which the column that en. tered by way of Alantejo sent to the Government of hike's, and that sent by the column which entered Trar.os-31ontis to the Go_ rimier of Chaves, are of a similar purport, namely, that their ob ject was to engage the Spanish Government, through the mediticit of that of Portugal, to adopt a system of moderation comps. tibia with the enlightened state of the age and the •ants of the nation ; and that, order to attain this object, and to avoid the evils which are inseparable from a demand made by open force, they had preferred coming to Portugal, rather that going at once direct upon Madrid. But if, however, from ever motive, the Portuguese Government should not Mirk it right to interfere in this affair, the troops, without any to Porta. gal, will plead their own cause Ly returning to Spain with sword is hood. Thus matters stood when the letters were received which contain the above intelligence. The two columns remain upon the from tiers, in expectation that the Governors of Jelves and Chaves sill receive instructions from their Government as to the conduct to be pursued towards theni. Without doubt these troops will be to more ill.treated by the Portuguese Government than the two aqua. drops of the llorse Chaaseurs have been. You must not believe that these desertions arise from accidental and transitory causes, as the Apostotics insinuate, and which, ler want of a better pretest, they attribute to Government, by accus ing it of having excited the jealousy of the army, by dressing the Royal Guard with splendour, and paying thrill a ith exactness. The desertion arises from a fixed and determinate view, and ha burst forth with a fume equal to that which at present compresses it. The idea by which the army is actuated is, that there exi.ts an absolute need of obtaining some indispentaable reformaticns in one present system of Government ; and the necessity of putting a ter. mination, to these massacres and persecutions which, for the last three years, hare desolated Spain, is a still more powerful cause of the desertion of the army. It is rumcured that the troops which have gene to Portugal will be farmed into regiments, and it is this day added that General Mina will have the command of them. On the other side, it is said that the greatest number of Spaniards who were refugees in England, at Gibraltar, and is Africa, had already gone to Lisbon, and that there is no tloul,t, if the Portuguese Government an. seats, there will soon Le formed upon the frontiers of Portugal' considerable Spanish army, at the head of which will be found all our best Warriors, Statesmen, and Ministers. Much alarm has been excited in Madrid, in consequence of the disturbance that is manifesting itself among the Royalist Volunteers. One col' them was about to be hanged, having been convicted of assets. sination ; but the Government, dreading the attitude assume i by the Volunteers, have pardoned the assassin, although the Court of Justice has assured ms Majesty that there was no r alliati.i g cit. cumstance that could at all reader the crimin 11 worthy of the royal • nracy —.Marna: der Iktats. PORTUGAL. (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) LISBON, SEPT.?. The English ship of war, the Gorges, which brought sir Robert Gordon, the British Ambassador at Rio Jeneiro, to this city, hat just put to sea again. Sir Robert Gordon is the bearer of de.patches CFOill the Princess Regent to the Emperor Don Pedro, in which her 1L yal Highness gives to his Majesty a very detailed account cf all the events that have taken piace in Portugal since the Constitution has been established there. DespatcLes were received the day before yesterday, from the Governor of Alves, announcing that a strong detachment of Spsttish troops, both infantry and cavalry, had entered the Portuguese territory ; and orders were yesterday sent to the Governor, directing that those troops should be centoned in the village of 'orbs, and that pay should be allowed to each man from the day the trocpt entered Portugal. The Frenclicorvate which had were into our port is still here, bat she will soon 6. it for Corutma, to form part of the FreccS station at the latter place. The Print ss Itccnt has been some days at Cintra, where she takes the waters. _ _ Every day the most absurd reports are spread here respecting the Infant Don 311gucl. It is now said that he is at Madrid, LA that he will soon enter Portugal at the bead of a Spanish are y. Similar reports have lately been made at Braga, Grimaraes, mitt Wiens, fur the purpose of exciting troubles at those places, but so consequence has resulted from them, And it Is only the mere dregs of the people who take any part in their circulation. A brig of war has just catered tli!s port with despatches for the English Ambassador, who has, at the saute moment, rectived Pt.) Extraordinary CLue.ers, one from Paris, and the other In -m Madrid• A steam.rebscl, urea a new construction, has just arrived flora London. This versa, which is nearly as large as a ship of the lint, brings some articles of merchandise from England to tin port, to Cadiz, and to Gibraltar, from which three ports it will sf• forwards take back goods to London. It is about 110:1 tons btudtn. —Journal der Debuts. MEETUeG AT Lcovrm's.—Yesterday the Sutscrihers held their half-yearly meeting, at twelve o'clock pre Alderman Thompson, M.P. in the Chair. Upon the Re port being read, a discussion took place on the propri( ty of admitting Mr. Oliverion, of the fin of Lavie, Olner son, and Denby, Solicitors, Old Jewry, as an Honorary Member, when it was proposed to adjourn the inotion“ .c die. There being no other business before the Meeting, the Chairman dissolved it. The following is from El Colombiano, of the geth Ju!y: —" Advices from St. Thomas state, that the Spanish At& mniral, La Horde, has made a descent on the coast of Santa Martha, anti occupied the capital of that province. T 1 .14 event is merely probable from the confirmation it ob tains by advices from other quarters, announcing that he had sailed from Cuba with a well-provisioned squadron, con. sisting of a line of battle ship, two frigates, and foar brill of war. Whatever doubts, therefore, we may ha ve of the truth of this inielligme.e, arise rather from the folly of the undertaking than its improbability," The retied for the election of a gentleman to fill th e office of Mayor of this borough drawing nigh, people 11 " b gineing to speculate as to who will be the fortunate le diviluol. It is not probable, we understand, that there w be a contest fur time station ; but that either Thomas L:tdedele, h:sq., or Nicholas Pobius in, Esq., both mere bets of the Common Council, will be chosen Mayor by the burgesses.—Lirer pool Albion. A few nights ago a counting-house, in Harrington-slee t, was entered by means of false keys. The drawers and iron chest were opened by similar instruments, and the rob -1),:r succeeded in carrying Le cash to the amount of red. Phis is the third office which has been broken open in the course of the last menth, and the ft, quency of robbeim , s ought to warn merchants and shopkeepers not to leave money in their respective places of business.—lbid. • ; A wh nu' the art ma Mc It a r is