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PRICES OF t'OREION 41111rtart Ban's WI I )ette A(*o l _9l Mraailianßaids Ditto Acct. Ditto Scrip n L fir b . Acek. p listuroe Ayrre 119 SI 9 Ditto Acct. VS t. Winn Bonds Mt Ditto Acct. re aumis llitto Acct. S 5 q Dit.o Bonds (18241574 8 4 Ditto Acct. 674 8 4_ Dwelt Coca. 44 per Cent. Vrerich Room 102 f. 1011 t STOCKS VD:TERI/Ai. t l)retk Bonds NI j Ditto Acct. 14 71 81 ; Mexican Bonds 7, 12 I 21 Ditto Acct. 71a 21 2 lj 21 2 / Neapolitan Bonds 22 llitto Ponds (VISO Ditto Scrip If I pm Dina Amt. 1 /pm Peruvian Hord. 76 Ditto Acct. 6 7 Portuguese Poses 811! 8 Ditto Acct. 88 7f Prussian fonds Ditto Ponds (IM) 101 f 2 Ditto Acet. Russian Ponds 941 Ditto Acct. 98 r. Ditto !Iletallit spanisl: Cons. 221 f Ditto Acct. 7k. Exehanp 21f. Ilk. Ditto Acct. 1021. Exchange 23f. 10c. Pitt. sctin Ditto Acct. 13,4 j pm EU StittOlt Vrtoo. THE.47'IIE ROY.? l„ 111117ff-11111WP. inn Evening. T ES 11 kV. Pee ~.ner IK. aalbr ebrf..rniel I)Fit Pftt.l , t it! 1-1. Utterer. tile rrinee. Sir. Wryer: Item:arra. newt Ranger. )Tr. Red. t.rrt ; ;terror!. Mr. 1.. Smith: 1r1..!r1.. ur. I'. I taspar, Mr. lam : Aitwn. Xlmrr:ar; • Ile tired Iten•er. Mr. K.tieht: Pernoo of tn.. Marta. Mr. How , ' %waits!. Mr. 1...4 : 1.1 tne (a.m. we. Iremetard. Linde, Mors liree.lorn; Rose. Mrs. Thrlror , l. After whir% irle,ond Moo e noir 4'.ertle l'Antuniinte, called eftl.V.ArL IN AND THE T‘t.SI•IT lit it n. TUF. TII.W.tS. AN II (.Ur DEN 'V AtEits. _ __ . Harlequin, Mr. le. , well; I'alltSl , .ll. W. 111,.nchiml C.own, Mr. flan !..ne, Mud runiett. io4r...trow. 'The 74:tal Dowry. TIII O .4TnE IWVA 1.. COVPNT-GARDEN. This Ccen!nr. TUEttO ‘1". Th.% 24. will be perfumed. JoIIY RUM. Peregtre. Mr. Cacpw: Non Mr. Stynnetcn. Mr. Jones; Sit Simon 0 1 . h.h.le. Mr. Mane; ant ; Tic.rtiberry, Mr. Fawcett; Denis it ntern , :derl. Mr. C.. ; Oar. Mr. Harney. lade earullne Bray ehat'clay ; Mary Thornberry, Mies Chester; Mrs. Ural • u“lcry. Mr.. Davenport. After which isecond time) a new Comte Pantorntme, railed HARLEQUIN A\l) THE DRAWIN OF WANTLEVI Or. Loge! OF MORE HALL. itttrlemAin. Mr. Mar: Valta:o. n. Jr. Barnes; Clown, Mr. J. S. Orl. rnalA i . 4:..lumbine, Miu Hower. ro-rr.orrow, Der Freireltutz, arA the new rantomime. Tic BatTne Paees emnmeaced publishingyeterdayeeratag at ITS o'cinet I.ONIX)N, TUESDAY. Ihczmnrn QS, 1914. tart night we received the Paris Papers of Friday and : , .::11nlay. The Chambers are proceeding to constitute C.mtselves for the Session. They hate appointed the c 1-s1 Committees, and the Deputies, sitting at present is ItT the Presidency of M. Cuito.Len do la RICIAVPIL, t:r li:Ofit aged member of the Chamber, have elected the f-v.- candidate, from whcm the KING will select the :•:, , cdcnt for the Sesriun ; or, should a proposition 31 :lee by M. de FELIGO N D E be adapted, until tke next al eltetion, as in England. The candidates named :.c 11.sviz, 31. C 313: 11Af'D tic is IlicarntE, the Prince n'A.I7IONENC7, M. de LUNGULVE, and the Marquis A I ELI% The first will, it is expected, be of course chosen. Two candidates for the Vice-Presidency ! as e obtained the requisite majority ; viz. M. de Vau .ANC and M. de Lavou a. The election of the other ills was deferred till Monday. Some confusion arose .7,:r - nft the ballot, from discovering, on one occasion, that t.' bad been put into the urn appropriated to receive ...orragrs, when oily 21t1 voters were present. The 3 :v.:11 was annulled, and the Chamber proceeded afresh tc 'other T 1... news from Greece, in these Papers, states, that t . • Creek Government, notwithstanding its struggle v.: I. the 'lurks, dors not neglect the education of the A Commission of five of the most enlightened ;wig ef* the Legislature has been appointed to superin t. • .1 :he •;ro::•ress of public instruction. Elementary schools I .• c !Ten esta!,lishell in all the principal places, and a - s .1:it) is alwmt to be founded at NI issolonghi, inwards !,:sll Vs It VA II i has given a sum equal to about 10,0001. Jiropic society has been established at Napoli. : . b this generous patriot has endowed with an annual 1 . {le of a thousand piastres. We are glad to find that t • L. I Ft feeling has existed between the Greeks and the 1 .• •;7:111 since the revocation of the proclamation of the 1. a;ninst neutra!s. ;11.t r anti states, itat the Spanish expedition to P, • has sailed from Ferrol. 1t consisted of a frigate and tr o envettes, havi 0r,2; on board about '2,0 )0 men. The in eer.ertlenet. of South America is not in moll danger from st c. a force, which will probably arrive just in time to be i• rThded in the capitulation of the other Royalist troops LAIIERNA. T'..e king of NA PUS!, in order to avoid the imposition t:.!w burdens on his subjects, and to make his revenue co.o! to his expenditure, has imposed an income tax of t^ , t•er c.mt. on the s4!ariel of all public °Pacers, except t: below:11- i ; to the army and navy. intelligmce received yesterday from India will be i rd hi lily iil;:ortant. On the nth of July, the Burmese, in 'lumber, sustained a signal defeat in the vicinity I,' I The enemy was rtrengly coelatletl on the banks t:.e river ; but the ardour and gallantry of the Withal -ps otei..ame all di iliculties. Ten stockades were car- WA: in ene day. The less of the Burmese, it will be scut I y t:•.• oilic!al dear:4.llm was severe, while that of the Cer) titling. It was reported at Bombay that i!,;witation was un its way from 41va with proposals of who were talcitm pleasure some time ago in repre ser;t,nr the Gay:el:went as actuated by a spirit I ,, :s.ht to the ;reek*, will feel themselves somewhat dis c me..-,e.1 by the naws received last night in the German ! apts. Sir :ie RIC s DA 11 would not stiffer t r 4:itt of neutrality to be trampled on to the injury of CoMMel CO, it was argued that he bail attempted to t.;;;;:e. diet:reeks, aril had, in fact, identified himself with t .e:: barbarous fors. if any were deceived by these it;i::nuations. the facts now communicated must the ilelucti. compelied the Greeks to re •et tt:os: itrittc;io . ..'s of internatienal law on which the tea v.oi Id uni:ornily tct with teference to neutral v , essji, the Ant la-lonian Government Las, on its part, u! lead:owl to fulfil its duty of uoti-iuterfetenee, by al;sung fro,: nll intercourse with the fortre.sscs of eau 4:: and I.epat:to, which have for that purpose been de arod ;ta a state of b:orltade. After this we hope we shall Les :Pi move uf those false and odious liels, which would Loh! firth the )hits It Authorities abroad as the servile agent. suppcwt ofcvery *yummy, howevtr atrecious ant: We shall sew prcerett to redeem our pledge to the I ered,tors of 111A1:::11, St RACE Y. and Gr.ansu, by recur ring to the balance sheets hid by them before the general n:eetinr on the Isth instant. In pursuing ibis subject, ) we shall not advert to the crypti-Jurre cr otherwise of these peseshs. of the fraudulent transactions of their partner ; nor shall we in ail way refer to tbe . forgeries ; because, iv! understand that clic 1/ireetors of the Bark have at le ,gth resolved to bring forward their claims in a legal 11 tire, awl that the whole matter is . likely very soon to undergo a judicial inquiry. The Balance Sheets of this house, Nos. 1 and 2, are no, ~ ~ .'~• before the public, and we are entitled to consider them as ouchers deliberately submitted by the partners, on one side, to the inquiry and scrutiny of the creditors, en the other. To bring the matter more clearly into new, we shall first present to our readers that balance sheet (No. 1), which exposes the condition of the house—unconnected with the frauds of FAVNTLEIIOY -- on the evenirg that it stopped payment : No. 1. TIIE ESTATE OF MARSH, STRACEY, AND CO. 13th Sept. 1821. Dr. t a. d. To acct. of dating for cash ba lances . - 3133,170 210 To profit placed to file account of the different Tanners, and lent in the Wow by them. far the Tutposeof form. tng a fund for tnecing bad debts - . 78,679 4 4 Cr. t i. d. By available as sets - - 3934133 13 4 463,70 7 2 To eveogo of so. Ids - 66,671 6 6 By doubtful debts 11.388 0 0 Bad 131.402 0 4 153,790 0 4 .062,6•18 IS 8 I £2152,623 13 8 By this account it will appear, that had the whole of the assets of this house been available, the partners, after pay ing their creditors twenty shillings in the pound, would hare withdrawn, and apportioned among themselves, first— The fund placed to thole aedit and raerved for ac cumulation, amounting to - - - £/3.579 • • And occondl y The creen f assets beyond claims, amounting to 60,674 6 6 Ilaklng a total sum to be divided, - £167,463 10.10 At this point of the analysis, it must immediately strike the eye, that here is a rum of 58,8741. 65. 6d., found in the house in the shape of bills, which have been discounted for customers, or of bonds given by customers for money lent by the house, which monies appear never to have been placed to the debit of the cash account, and never, conse quently, to have been carried to the credit either of pert ners or of customers. They cannot have arisen from pro fits, for with these the account is already debited; they cannot hsve, arisen from any increase in the value of the securities in which the amount of the assets is comprised, for the great mass of these consists of bills, bonds, and money, which, from their nature, can only amount to " value received ;" they must therefore, of necessity, bare glided into the house through some secret and mys teriona channel, without ever finding their way into the office books : and they must have glided in so opportunely, as actually to have saved the house from bankruptcy ; for it is quite clear, by the balance sheet, that it must have stopped payment without this aid, the moment that the bad debts attained the amount of 78,3791. 4s. ad., the amount of the reserved fund. We now come to the period when deficiencies are discovered, in sums formerly paid into the house by different individuals, for the pur pose of being invested in Stock, or in Exchequer bills, and deficiencies in Exchequer Bills which bad been deposited in the house, and sold without the consent of the owner& The amount of these claims is 169,979/. 13s. 9d. We hare already shown, that more than the moiety of this amount most, by some means, have been procured, to en able the house to take up the bad bills returned upon it, and to replace the funds advanced upon bad bonds ; and we must confess, that it appears to us quite conclusive, that this relief can have been procured in no other way than by a misapplication of these funds, as shown in the balance sheet, to the amount of 88,8741. 6s. 6.1. But it is evident that the parties to whom this sum be longed must have been credited in their banker's books with the interest, as if it had been actually invested; and this interest, it appears, has not been paid by the douse. it must, therefore, have been pro►ided for by other funds, bearing in their turn their own interest; and if this ax esss or • ssErs has been found in the house for any con siderable I/climb it must, during that period, have grown as a charge against the house, at conspoand interest. If to this he added any loss on compulsory investments, in con seTtence of a rise in the funds, in the interval of the monies being paid into the house and of their investment, we shall lie borne out in asserting, that the whole sum charged against the house for non-invested stock and' Ex chequer Bills, as in balance-sheet No. 9, has been, by its own showing, applied exclusively to its own uses. Under this view of the case, we will offer to the consideration of such cs may wish for further inquiry, the other "balance sheet," agreeing in its results with the second balance-sheet of the partners :- 13th Sept. 1824. Cr. C. s. d. By available as sets - 393,833 63 lly .. deficiency, ansing from diatom per con. tra 233,89-4 7 7 TIIE BRITISH PRESS. PARIS. [FROM Ottl COIRLSPOYDZXV.I PARIP, DEC. 21. The KINCI . II speech st the opening of the Chambers has produced, upon the whdle, an unfavourable impression. It was delivered in that hesitating manner which manifested that his MAJESTv's memory was occasionally not faithful to its charge; his voice was feeble and his tone tremulous, he however expressed with s degree of energy the passage in which he hopes to have k courage et la.fermete neeesiaires pour rcmplir ses deroirs: this point appeared to be the signal for a round of applause. The speech consists of a mere suite of professions which mean nothing, and from which, therefore, nothing can be collected; it is even desti tute of those which might have been adroitly thrown into i.. The gasconade of M. de Vi !argot, who protnises to furnish eight hundred millions of francs for the emigrants, without the expense to France of one single sons, is a mauraise plaisasterie, which one should feel inclined to laugh at, if the joke was not likely to be too costly. But what has produced the worst effect, is the shy and eircera ous manner in which the Minister makes the Kira allude to the aerie, and the marked caution with which that word is avoided. Ills MAJUITY professes only to maintain les lois de FEW et les institutions °Melees par Loris Xl7 11. Thus there is no longer recognised a Constitution in France—no hinger a fundamental system of public law, to which the guardianship of the rights and freedom of the people can be entrained; there remains merely des institu tions as under the click* regime. These institutions, for it is thus theCharie is clewribed, are no more regarded than as other laws of the State; nay, they are even subordinate, since les lois de (Etat takes precedence in the order in which the acts &replaced which the KING ought to swear to maintain inviolate. And what are kr lois de I 'Elat, if not our civil erodes, which have already undergone all sorts of modifica tions, and which there is an avowed intention to modify and alter still more? Are not the law of elections the law for recruiting the army, the law relating to the liberty of the press, virtually annulled every, session ? It is supposed that the law respecting marriage will not be brought forward this Session: the reason is, those who are engaged in drawing up this law have thought it neces sary to furnish some alternative for the citizen to whom the clergy arbitrarily refuse the religious rites. This alterna tive cannot be given in the Conseil if Etat, which ought to be occupied in matters of administration, and which has already been offended by the Bishops. There remains then only the Court Royale:. But the clergy openly de clare that they will not be subjected to any lay tribunal, and that they prefer that the law be adjourned ; from this we may infer that it will not be presented. The indemnity of the emigrants at present occupies the public attention. This partiality for the Nobility and others who left France at the beginning of the Revolution, is considered as a great injustice, as the greater number who make their claims are persons criLli des dates, over head and ears in bonds and mortgages at the time they fled from their creditors, and who are, at a period of thirty years, :o be restored to their property without incumbraneo, while the thousands who never left France, but who were ruined by being obliged to give their ready money for assig oats that at last,becante waste paper, and those whose pro perty was confiscated in consequence of being denounced as eremies of the existing Government, and whose families were plunged into ruin, &repassed over without the least consideration ; though the latter are by far the more un fortunate, and deserve the more to be pitied, as they were plundered by the Government during the reign of terror and the ravages of the republic. Neither should it be for gotten how many tratlestuen were ruined by certain of the Nobility, who, availing thetbselves of the Revolution for in volving themselves heavily in debt, emigrated without pav ing any one of their creditors, and who now call upon the nation to restore them to their rank and property—prope-ty that was mortgaged to its last acre, and many of the mort gagees of which passed under the guillotine. The Argos (a Buenos Ayres paper) of the 17th Septem ber, received yesterday, states that just previous to going. to press a report had reached that city of a arrond ball,: between a part of Bolivar 's forces and those of Cantarac, but no date or place is named. It is added, that on Boli var's advanced guard coming up with Cantarac's troops, SOO of the latter instantly joined the Liberator, and fought with him in an attaok upon their comrades. The result was, that the whole of Cantarac's detachment was taken or destroyed, four pieces of artillery were captured, a Royalist General wounded and taken, and an immense number of horses and mules captured. The same paper states, that the Republican fleet Lad taken and destroyed four vessels oft' Callan. We yesterday received a file of the Garcia di Colombia to the 18th of October, from which we learn that Nlr. H. W. Quartel arrived at Bogota, on the Muth September, when he delivered in his credent: als as l'otnntitotioncr from the King of the Netherlands to the Colombian Govern ment. On the 29th he had an audience of the Vice President, whom headdressed in • long speech. in which lie expressed his Sovereign's desire " to establish corn mercialrelations between .Colombia and the Low Countries; and his wish to remove all doubts, should any exist, of his anxiety to be on the same footing with the Re public of Colombia, as Great Britain," which the Com missioner declares to be " a nation worthy of esteem." He then announces that the King his master has com manded him to appoint Consuls to those ports of Co lombia where he may think them necessary. Persons sent ofliciallv, or citizens of Colombia travelling, and ships under that flag visiting the pans of the Ncther!atuls, are assured of friendly reception, and a hype is expresso', for a reciprocity of that conduct on the part of Colombia. Ile expresses his high esteem f' it Bolivar, whom lie styles " the Hero of the Southern Continent of America," and hopes one day to see the man by whose talents and valour, the chains of his countrymen have been broken, and by whom they have been taught the " Sa cre d Rittlits of Man." Ile assures the lice-President that he will make such a report to his Government OR will convince it that no anarchy prevails in Colombia, and concludes by hoping for a general pear , , in ordt r to con solidate the power, riches, and happiness of Colombia. The Vice President, in his mply, assures the Commis siener of the Netherlands, that it is the spirit and dctii'e of Colombia to maintain friendly and commercial relations with all the nations of the earth. As to the appointment of Consuls, M. Quarrel would receive the necessary docu ments front the li:rectory of Sate for Et.rtirm Ati:Ors. C 0 (.0 31U lA. —The Constilucioual of the 7th of astober publishes the following official lettur, presented to the Govennuent by Colonel llatnilton:— (Translation from the Spanish.) Foreign ()Hire, Oct. t. 10. ir2l.• Sir—llia , Majesty the Kiag of the .7nitetl Kingdom of Greet Britain and Ireland having determined to adopt such measures as may eventually lead to the establishment of friendly relations sith thillovemment of Col . tibia, has appointed Hamilton. LieutenantA'olonel Camplicll, and James Henderson, Ills amti dential agents to execute this important mission. Colonel Ilamiltott, who is at the head 4 the Commission, will deliver to your Excellency this letter, and I bare to request that entire credit may be given by the Hovernment of Colombia to what be may represent in the name of his Majesty. I have the honour to he. Sir, Tent Excellency's most obedient humble servant. GEORGE CANNI NG. _ _ To his Excellency the Secretnry of the tlovornincnt of ColotAiA. • TE:s is evitl:ntly s tuieske fcr ir23. No. t. Dr. .C. .. a. I To ac mint of — claim!' fur rash balAnCeS 1r15.170 2 10 To profit idace.l to the cretlit of the partners, and left in el: Luse as n scree d fund 78479 4 4 To clair for r on inVOr.C.l I , lloik and ai,recri ated by F.tuni ler..y to the 11;.,:•e TO tiddler elr.itr.s for non. invested sled. and Ex chever a9•propriatcd by 1 mini leroy tor raying com pound interest on the above for years. and for other loses on the ►ame 14.C74 6 t tik,lol 7 :; £02.;23 It II £632,728 V ll Whether or not the uF I. of the last item of $O,lO has actually been disposed of in the way we have de scribed, nunzt depend upon the period at which the opera tion of the fraud aind commenced; while, on the othir hand, whether the tac ss of assets has never been greater than 54.574!. 6s. 6d., as set doun in the first balance shirt, must depend urn the perit-11 et which the part uers' reserved fund of 76.579/. 4s. 4d. attained its preset' an:ount, and upon the fact of that fund being M 1 actual result , :f sarin,csjiwn trtfils. Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex gave an elegant dinner to a select party on Sunday, at Kensington Nitta. Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobuegh, travelling under the title of Count de Ilenneberg, arrived a few days ago at Frankfort,. Air. Stratford Canning. British Atnbantador to the Court of Russia. arrived at Frankfort on the 16th inst. Sr Joseph Copley, Han. is entertaining a shooting party at S;rotbrough ; amongst whom arc Lord iez,rge Scymenr, Lord F. Leveson Gower, lion. George Forteseue, lion. Henry Liddell, and G. N'enablea Vernon, Esq. It is said that Colonel Berkeley intends to 'fettle a comfortable pr:rision on Jliss Foote for the remainder of her life. TIMATRES. DRUPYJANE. Last night the children and the more grown holiday folks were entertained as usual at this festive and laughing season of the year, with a new pantomime ; and if noisy tongues and clapping bands be indications of satisfac tion, there was abundant testimony of its existence tnani kited by one of the most crowded audiences we ever remem ber to have witnessed within the walls of this theatre. The play of Pizarro preceded the pantomime; and as we go to the theatre at these holiday times to join in the wetriment and share in the laugh, however produced, we bid a truce to criticism. The pantomime is entitled Mid( 9ain me/1:e Talking Bird ; or, tile Singing Trees and Golden Waters. In the tours: of it we are delighted with a very fine sea view, while we are, at the same time, amused with some of the tricks of the Clown and his comrades. The quiz against the of the hairy caps of the Guards had no point, and failed ; and the pickpockets at the Lord Mayor's Show slid not deserve much booty, (ruin their evitient want of skill in their adventurous vocation. 'The omission of both those scenes, and that of the arrival of the rocket coach, mic, , ht also be advantageous ; although we must confess there was a something ludicrous in the rocket seiz ing on the dickey behind the coach, and trirling Clown and Pantaloon in the midst of the fires which the rocket emitted. The proem-ion of the glass-blowers might share a !Maar fate. The panoramic view was good ; and the transformation of a few old houses into the, pre mises of the Steam-washing Company, was amongst the Lost hits in due mechanical department of the piece. The shop was closed too suddenly, but, perhaps, it was it:- tended to apply to some other scene. Au:d Itiekie, a scene by Stanfield, was a fine specimen, and some of our Edinburgh friends, who sat near us, recognized the Calton Hill, and the 'lron Church, and part of the New Town of Edinburgh, with earnest feelings of delight. In point, however, of effect, the Haunted Kitchen. painted by Hol legan and Adams, was decidedly the favourite. It is a burlesque on the incantation scene in Der Freischnlz, and is very well managed. Some of the scenes arc admirable specimens of art—we would particularly notice the first and last scenes. Master Edmonds was deservedly encored in a very pretty Scotch air, and the curtain fell amidst general applause. The machinery was wed worked, considering it was the first representation of the piece, and with a few necessary curtailments, we hope it may become a favourite with the public. COVENT-GARDEN. The custom of PlaYittgtitetniedi of George Barnwell in Christmas we,week had of lets years been discontinued : it is a custom which prevailed without any apparent rea son for its prevalence, and we are at a loss to discover any thing in the subject or the story that renders it a tittihg entertainment for this season of the year. Nor is it alone on account of its inaptitude to the present period that we elject to its representation ; but because it altogether fails in producing the itlact for which it is pretended to be played. It is meant as a warning to those who are about " tern' sin's long labyrinth to run," to deter them from a profligate career by the turpitude of the example before than, and by the ignominious punishment that expiates the guilty course he ran. It is Junius, we think, who somewhere saes, that examples are sometimes so bad that they cease to be contagious; there are examples sonic :Mies also too bad to be instructive. Such an example is Groner Ile is at first a virtuous person, and, es if by the touch of a talisman's wand, he be comes sad lenly trans:caned into a most inveterate villain. There is an unprovoked—an unnatural—and grand:oils depravity of vice in this, that too grossly outrages the laws of litmotaity, to be considered by any person for one moment probable, or even possible. Human nature, with all its weaknesses, is not so degraded that a fellow -creature, wnhout any intermediate degree in the commit 'ion of crime, can be transmuted in an instant from a man into a monster. Vet this is precisely the sort of person that George Barnwell is ei, scribed to be. That the artifices of a clever end accomplished prostitute may solace the affections of a young man of a eerious and unsuspecting dieposition, is probable to suppose; this might have at: foieit el, if tist a very telitying. at least not an unnatural foundation fur 2 drama ;lent this is quite lost sight of in the atrocities ef his utli,r crimes. Ilia murder of his uncle— his best benefaetur mu! ft level—and his subsequent declara tion to Lis niiietess that "he would not add sacrilege to murder by plotitlering his person of the wealth and jewels he carried with hint, is really the merest mockery of maudlin sentiment, and of downright cant, that ever disgraced the drama. Ile who had "no compunctious vieitings" to prevent hint front the perpetration tit murder, could let forsooth centlessectiel to the meanness of becoming a pickpocket ! The murder of the uncle was qui:e a Gill's Hill-lame concern, and we could wish Loth events to be bnuished for ever from the stage, and from the me atones of men. We speak of the play rather as it ought tonic acted, titan, we can positively undertake to say, it was acted last night ; for we might as well have been in the whiepering-gallery of St. Paul's Church to hear a sermon, as in the stage-box to hear the greater part of the dialogue of the play, such was the illeePtilllt din kept up by the galleries throughout the eight. But our more immediate business is with the Cht intuits pantomime. It is entitled 77/e Dragon ty • Wadley; 0, , More of Mere Hal. It tn!aht as well be called Chtri4l,l ilarlme,', or At ri,u Like If, for any intel ligible connexion between tl:e name it bears and the scenes repreeenteel in it. Indeed we are not sure, however, that As lau 1! would nut answer as a very good genetic name for all pantenthres, as there is now a court:anon I between the reulieeee and the actors, that a pantomime is I merely a sort of entertainment for conveying pleasure, cur rampie rporlo, through the medium of bustling action and varied mid gorgeous scenery, without due regard to any of the ryen;oll::ed proprieties of the drama. Mr. Grimaleli, junior, eppears to have been the arranger and utile:es of this new piece. It has been raid by a critic of some end:wore. " that he and his father are as like each other es two peas :" we own we are not quite of this opinion; certainly urn h of the elasticity of limb, and of 'pint, that distinguished the father also marks the l erformances of the son ; but that versatile invention of tricks and irre sistible via comica of countenance which made obi Gri maldi the first of favourites in this species of performance was altogether his own; it was peculiar and unrivalled. There was littlo of varieti in his tricks, and many of them were failures. Ibis quick journey from York to London, and Iris steam apparatus for travelline p , were perhaps the newest and the best. The neweoliinibine, Miss Ro mer, is pretty and s; tightly ; she dances in a grace ful and well-executeti style; her figure is slender, and she is scarcely equal to the fatigue of three or four hours perpetual dancing. The scenery was in many instances worthy the Melt reputation of this establishment for its scenic embellishments. Of these the best scene (a truly admirable one) was the grand sailing-match, by the Harlequin, the Spitfire, the St. George, and the Ifot ltioranni, for the :::urnherland cup, represented ,• in a moving panorama, et minencing at Blackfriarss bridge, pairing through the other bridges, and showing the intended alterations of the grand promenade on the banks of the Thames. Epsom Item-coerse was • ridiculously represented by an ill-dressed mob and a few lacy donkeys. There was a very correct represtntation, however, of Blael,friars-bridge Macadamizing. Altogether the l antomitne was rather coldly received. The merit of the teenerysustained rather than enhanced the character of this house for its admitted euperiorltv in this important de- pertinent of ilsmiatic illusion. 'lite little dialogue that there in, is destitute of a ge,d joke, and the ttttt sic and singing are of the onintary enininon-place merit of produe tions of this description. The house was extremely full, aril the repetition of tic Ocoee was received with general, but net very mark-ml approbation. It would vere well bear the enrtailnnat of Fame "rate, iiet, and unprofitable" tricks, some pauses and heavy intervals where nothing is and s o me etternotel illusions which arc so glaring rill palpable as to be no illusions at-all. ADEI,TH I. In compliance with annual custom, this theatre pre sented last night to its sisitors a new pantomime, founded upon the powers of ifut!der Reit Cdsp, a personage whose name has, we believe, often excited terror in the minds of the younger part of the creation. The mischievous crone performs her feats, furnished with bad rhymes and a sub stantial cane: the former she uses for the benefit of her audience, and the latter she ex erc i ses most unsparingly urn the back and abtneders of her knavish valet, who is tw: quite as expert in the r iformaiice of his duties as she wish. Two losers, Har levant and (;derntine, ar e e Li tc : of her malignity ; th e l atter s h e separates from her betroth; and by means of her skill in magic, she deprive s 1 6 n i l ' hie swain of all act i v i ty , an d renders him motionless 1 all her machinations, our friend Mother Ited c ap i s, h oii . ever, defeated by the intervention or the Fairi es Rose, who enable the lovers to triumph over their. tr. mentor, and terminate tin it courtship with a mania-. which, according to all dramatic laws, is to lead to (mere, happiness. There was of course the usual numbe r clowns, whose sagacity and intellect are, according to prescribed regulations of pantomime. lodged in their iota. extremities. Those performers acqu i tte d t h emselves to the . satisfaction. of the audience, and their antics called d e „, the applause of the spectators, on whom (considering th e season) it would be out of all character to be fastidiosno severe. The house was crowded to excess, and the pk ce • was well received. OLYMPIC. This theatre 7rceted its Christmas friends with tan cry holiday pieces last night, after the performance of the M a d The first piece, tinder the title of lia r ,. Stearn ; cc, The 31,6ra Promise to Pity, was a burts, upon the romance of Fran/an:id in, and appeared ti;;;;,- to delight the audien ce i n t h e upper reg i ons, although (4 are free to acknowledge that there did not appear to me be much to laugh at. Thi s 0 E xtravaganza, as the tit, call it, was followed he a P an t e nnir •!, entitled, 11, 0 , „ i.. Simply Sint-r, ne I.r ilagic BeNarer, in 'illicit a riper of tricks that have appeared in pantomimes for the he half century, were introduced. The redeeming ( l uali t i, of this Ilarlequinadc (for really with all our dispok t i,,„ be good-humoured at this merry season, we cannot hri? saying it was very mediocre), were a pretty, and ich„ a good Columbine, and a very smart active Iforfc.ele. They danced, and smiled, and ogled each other, u if t h e , were quite at home in the business, and /ferie2s;s% activit;, with cauntline's coquetry, lightened the %eight of.: heavy performance. COBURG. The long-promised produotion, entitled The Re:- 1 , , Terror; or, lice horrors of the French Reenlofiun,'lkt: last night, the holiday treat at the Coburg Theatre. l ea : before the commencement of tile piece, the hou se vu thronged to excess, and it was scarcely possible to pin tnittance either to the boxes, pit, or gallery; but the re sitors were as noisy as they were numerous, and rented, sentence was heard from the beginning to the end of the performance. It will not be espreted, tht relive, that ire describe what we have very little knowledge of teeq: from the which, as if the uproar of the evens ; were anticipated, very fully detailed the principal incideatitt the "peculiarly interesting, historical, and coreee'ete: mein. drama." The principal features of this unreel bc melee drama, it will he naturally supposed, were bustle, batthe and bloodshed. The most remarkable scents were, the exit rior and interior of the pastille, the Barrier-gate, and the Guillotine. The most original objects were, the gory bead of a Royalist, sonic twenty dozen caps of liberty, a coae. dr rable quantity of crackers, and ate antiquated Lackner. coach, drawn by " two real horses." The most prattle:Li characters, of course, were Louis of Fiance, Robespierre., Marat, Marie Antoinette, Charlotte t'onlay, JaceLir ee s ane celet tee, I tritsotivists, Girondists, and the relibk of tux National Guard. If the piece contained a plot, which ire believe it dots not, we were totally unable to understiel it, chiefly la cattre the battles in the pit and gallery were quite as numerous as those upon the stage, and the twig front ail parts of the house perfectly sufficient to split the cars of the critic. IVe saw enough, however, enable us to inform our readers, that the piece dr. scribes the c: cape, the seizure, and the execution of Louis XTJ., and that Irmic the King is personated by Lewis the actor; that Mr. Ilenley enacts his chitf cote. senor, ..41abier::er; and particubirly that Mee;,,,,yee Robespierre is represented by Mr. if. Kemble, who. efer I much noise and butchery, is shot by the populace, wlee, as a continent on the title of the production,—" used t.. melo-draina,"—lie puts his hand to his jaw, and surren ders, to share the fate of his innumerable victims. Scree characters, that are m ither historic nor anecdotic, arc is: duced into the i•icee. Mr. Divulge is very merry as an Loglieh cobler ; and Mr. Le Cleren n• • notc6 barber. .111 r. Ilertgough performs the part of an o\eressla: soldier ; and Mr. Cebham is his son. Mr. Rosledie is an aristocrat, entitled the Marquis dc &rue; and Mlas Watson, his daughter torreteller. 1r to seen, therefore, that the piece combines the shiii strength of the company, bit until we again behold the perfionnance, we carman venture to give an opinion of the merits or demerits t idler of the actors or the me:a-donee Considering that it has been " some months in prepare. tion," and that it lips been announced from time to Mee as " splendid," " interesting," "effective," " animated. - " faithful," " impressise," &e., we are not disposed congratulate the manager or the Coburg Theatre or. Li production, nor on the result of its performance. THE REFUGEES. The Lord Mayor his determined to leave no tones ore. Unmated which may he likely to forward the spirited for the relief of the distressed Spanish and Italian teems. • has written to some. and intends to write to all the princ.pal authe. cities in the dille.rent great towns of Great Britain, requesting the they will aid the cause, by calling rueetings, and rept:semi.: the necessities of the unfortunate foreigners. W: believe it is es: his Lordship's in'ention to write to the Ministers and Chnr.'...4 wardens of the different parishes in the metropolis, to creel:re. , parochial sitbscriptinns. The Committee appointed at tie „v: nutting, met once since its formation, and discussed the nec,..s ineasuris for dieposirg of the subscription. The members not yet come to a definitive arrangement with respect to the tire, disposal of those who are so strongly the objects of the pidins pathy, but there is every reason to suppose that the eiihrts ti: public will be assisted most liberally from a very exalted it is due to the Chief 3legistrate to say, that his peremptcry to allow a grain of Cie alloy of polities to be mixed up Ilk% the 0.:• sideration of the merits of the subject, has had the erect of n: innumerable contributors. Ilia Lettlship hes Itttire , l letters. inelosing large donations., end assuring him drat e.: .1 would have been obliged to withhold their charity, ii any ti.! 'c but that of charity hod been appealed to. The Commene aware that they have a delicete duty to perform in disp:nsis; t.. public bount... They have appointed, pro trotir.re. five .f !;, Spaniel'. unit Ere of the Italian refugees, atuctigst whem are, c understand, Generals 31ina and Quiroga, to invent ignh. arh ...s.'; but they have taien g , tel rare tint no individual she !..as obliged to seek pi-weed:in here, shall bz for a muses.: from the delay which niust unvoidelly arts; troll the eat...., !'.. inquiry. From the day of the meeting, each single mss, . :.• eeived ten shillings ; each nu:tried man has Mg only a a.... 7 H shillings; and each serried man, h aving :. wire and eighteen shillings per week. Thus, upwards of 700 great number of whom have been living in grondeus in 1:h . :7 ~••• country, and then Med to starvation in this, are Dow . this last dttmdful extremity. Notwithstanding the veer..i !• necessity of the refugees, it is a fart, that in some in.. a : cts v have rejected the aid of the Committee, and actually engaged ir. c • most Laborious and unprofitable drudgery, rather thap rube what they consider en indienity. Others feel great rcle:T:ree the idea of bentg supplied iv tile herds of their couetryr•vn. have been apt ente,l by the ( ommittee to itlViStif•lit Cia,s„ r.• to deal out the week: e restertl. , y tome of refugees waited on his Tirenent the ptopriety of altering this latter wes,.. t' . .• IfOreNilip refereed them to Mr. FreadiS..4l. the Greener . i•?.• ':• who resides in Thragmutionastreet, and who his 1 .... t.' voted a ;:cat reftinil of his time to the !...rniet. of :h.. 4.! n:. • Iced Mayor, at the slant: time, expressed a hip'. . . tunate gratlemen ;mut! W cor.id er • chase who re rind *cm, AY 121 that prejudice : and that. if it acre only for the err; ..:r the Comittitteo, all objections to the existing mod.: e: would be waived. Dir. Louis de. la Vegn is. we understand. to i.ttenil Imes Ilotd. St..3lartn,',.strect, r distributing the idiom a : In the coarse of the day a deputation front the r r:.!, r!' Mao. w.tited upon the Lord 31.twor, and the .:' l7 . the 31in'''" of the Pak!) , rot it,, his Lord•P.!. sum than ;::/. subscribed by a few ine•mit , '''' Numbers of contributions are daily Tons souls oho comfortably smoke their pii,vo and talk the parlours of the 31artitiis Puke of II the Hole in the Wall, and other pubUr.houses. We understand that the Committee for the relief Spanish and Italian refug:.-cs made the first the funds intrusted to their manszement on 1 at Newton's Hotel. near to Leice...t.v-siluare. .1 sufferers were relieved. The GuaziostWi'atriot of the Aug'. arronnot Af. Muzi, Archbishop of Filipos, .Ipustolie % ker, tug rived at Chili; but that having begun to combo Intr. r more like an ag e nt o f th e H o ly Alliance, than of the v., Pontiff, the Government hail ordered him to quit t , country, and he was tit:it at Valparaiso Nair to corbel' Lis delicious I tali. ~, ~~ ~ ~i I ;' i I I jl . l . . i4 . li, I. I I! M opt MI bat vi;