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FRENCH PAPERS. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Last night we received the French Papers of Monday last, from which the following are extracts : (From the ComoitaitionsteLl AAAAA ORT, JAI/DART 27. Several state pismire, mompanied by the gendarmes, passed through Minden sonic days since, in order to be conveyed to Berlin. There are the Correcteur, l'lententz, of Belefield, and the Candi date, bedebuer, of Bracvede, among them, who were arrested by • Min - officer from filai„talcburgh. They are, it is said, accused of political ciffet•ces. MADRID, JAN. 18. Government has not ceased its measures of persecution against individuals who have given. during the last year, proofs of their attachment to the new order of things. 111. Gallardo, who was librarian to the ('ones, was arrested here yesterday. In the small place of Ram, the municipal authority has ordered all persons who! formed pan of the constitutional militia not to go from their homes except on Sundays and holidays, and then only to attend Divine service. At Cuenca, the authority is less severe; the people there are not peeve ted from going out, hut they cannot assemble in greater numbers than three at one time, and at sunset they are obliged to return to their homes. Those persons, therefore, who are net with theirtamilioi, or who may have relations visiting them, will be exposes to the hardships of these regulations.—()rack de Benteiter. tErftenct from the Indieateur of Bordeaux. SAINT SEBASTIAN, JAN. IR. A fire bike out, in the night of the lOth instant, in a house ad joining the ellLeh of St. Mary ; and but for the prompt assistance given by the nett garrison, this city would have become a prey to the flames I but at length at two in the morning the fire was subdued. This next day the Magistrates, wishing to give a testi mony of their gratitude to the French troops, placed at the disposal of their Commander 1,1300 teals. to be distributed amongst them • he, In the name of his men, refined the money, saying that the y were sufficiently recompensed at having been able to be of service to their haws, and that they host distributed the money that lad' been offered to them among . their Spanish companions, who had rivalled them intim' for arresting the flames. We read in the M-rrtorial Bondelais—•• It appears .certain that the Duke of Itelluno has refused the ambassadorship to Vienna, and that the 31arquis of Cara:min goes to fill that post. " Letters from Hydra and Napoli di Romani, to the end of Decem ber, bring intelligence Mat enteral OdywwW, after having brought together all his disposable troops, marched them upon Carystos. The 12th Decembet was the anniversary of the taking of Napoli di Romani ; be gave en assault, and carried by force that important place. The same letters speak of an expedition which the Ipsariots have directed against the Isle of Mitykne. They have landed there 7or KHOO men. The expedition was perfectly united, and they hope not to be long in driving the Turks com pletely off the island. bitters from Corfu, of the 27th of December, say that the gar rims of Patna, after the defeat of the Pacha of Scodra for Scutari), setting die troops which were collected before the place, and the pre :sir an assault, evacuated the fortress and took refuge in [From the Courrier Frameaici J 4. Counsellor Murhard, Editor of the Anomie: Pulitiymes (Twiner miler, who was arrested in this city by an order of the Police of Cassel, was yesterday conducted, under an escort of gendarmes and agents of police, to Cassel. His papers have been placed un der seal. The Frankfort journals, and those which have copied from them, have stated that Counsellor Murhard was suspected of having some knowledge of the anonymous letters which some time since were addressed to the Elector of Hesse Cassel. This absurd imputation, however, has not obtained any credence with the public. It is moreover contradicted by the order of arrest itself, sent from Cassel, which assigns as • motive for this extraordinary measure the connection of Counsellor filurhard with an American named Reich, of whom information was given sonic weels ago to the Grand Cassino of Frankfort, and which Kelch is suspected of re volutionary intrigues. This motive may appear extraordinary, but it is not the same as was first published ; it calls to mind the de aces of arrest put in force in a neighbouring country at a stormy period of its history, when the citizens were incarcerated because they were .• troweled of bring anspecied." Perhaps the vigilance of the polies of Cassel goes farther than this, since it extends to those who have met in a public plate a suspected individual. - - - BERWE JAN. 20 . The Crimmins! Government of Berne has published an Ordinance remarkable in itself, and which ,erotnes mare so when it is viewed in ~.onnection with the various measures already taken, or which are now deliberating upon in our councils- The Ordinance in ques tion prohibits the admission into our superior sehoobi of instruction, of not only the sons of foreigners residing in the Canton, but also of the sons of the citizens of Berne who do not possess a cer:ain for tune or indepen lent existence, and who consequently &reconsidered, according to this Ordinance, as not worthy, from their situation in society, to receives scientific education. This new classification of tbeCitrzens of Berne, established by an Ordinance, cannot fail to excite considerable sensation in the public mind. A UOBlll.'llo, JAN. We have received to-day a letter from Rome of the 17th, w hi ch says, the health of his Holiness daily improves ; the oppression on the chest and the swellings have disappeared. lie will quit his bell in stew days, and thinks to go to the Vatican on the 2sl February. It is reported he will go In May to (Asks Vecchia, fransisha sir of which he once derived great benefit. PARIS, FEB. 1. This day his Majesty gave a private audience to the :Marquis de Rouambo, Count de Castellinjac, General Viscount Donnadiett, Bann de Crouneilher, and Lieutenant-General Baron de Bigarre. Their lexcellenciew the Alinistm (except the Keeper of the Seals), Prince Talleyrand, the Great Dignitaries, the Marshals, and a number of Generals, were admitted to pay their respects to' his Alajestrand the Royal Family. [From the Jossemal drs Dettats.l CORFU, JAN. 2, Our prit ileged gazette has lately published a kind of manifesto, which excited a momentary surprise in the public mind, when it was heard that his Grace, our Lord High Commissioner, had warned, in indignant teems, Alexander 31sur000rdato—[ See the British Press of Saturday last.l—We would ask what fault, or More than this, what infraction of the rights of nations he has per mitted, and we could make dimes versions of this subject, when we are apprised of the following particulars :—The Hydriots, after completely defeating the .I.lgerine squadron, cruising before Mis solonghi, pursued three Barbarian vessels to the coast of latacos, a desert isle, on which they were stranded. The Greeks, who knew that one of dime vessels contained • sum of 480,000 piastres, did not hesitate to disembark on this rock, on which they had driven a rich prize; the vessels were speedily got off; several Turks were max_ sacred by the Greek sailors, who then immediately re-embarked. luxes belongs to the lonian Heptarchy. STOCKHOLM, JAN. 16. Field-Marshal Count de Wrede died this morning. It was he that enterol upon the drat negociatious for the choice of the actual King. by the title of Prince Royal of Sweden. Government received by the last courier flout our Charge d'Af faires at Madrid, cf6cial notice that his Catholic Majesty has newly appointed Count Moreno to be his 31inister at our Court. This news has given considerable joy to the numerous friends of that Minister, who for more than thirty years that he has exercised those functions, has known how to conciliate to himself the general esteem. BRUSSELS, JAN. 29. We ate assured that M. Feick is de6uitively named Ambassador of his Majesty at the Court of London, in the placeof Damn Fa,- gel, who has obtained his honourable dismissal with a pension. If we we to believe the report which is circulated, the 3l mitten for Public Instruction, National Industry, and the Colonies, are to be suppressed; the departments of Public Instruction and National lcdustry are to pass to the Minister of the Interior, and the Colo nies to that of the 3lnrine. According to others, the office for Public Instruction only will be joined to the Minister of the Inte rior, and those for National Industry and the Colonies to the Mi nister for Foreign Affairs. _.„. The news f rom Ikaaria, of the 15th September last, states, amongst other things, that his Highness die Sousoulioutum, or Emperor of Java, residing at Soursearta Pakoubouans Senopatti Ingologo Abdul Rachman Saintlin Pollak:gm° V., was beheaded on the sth of that month. BAYONNE NEWS. We received the following yesterday from Bayonne:— BATONXE, JAN• 27. We have news f r o m M a d r id o f the 22d, but it is of little import nee The private letters of several: merchants are not more cir vanitantl nor more political than the journals, which are pet-- ha-qv insignificant. It should seem that great vigilance is exer cised with respect to letters coming from the provt,.ces to 31adrid, ad that many are intercepted when they contain any thing calcu latsi to give an unfavourable impression of the state of things. From what transpires, it seems certain that the Constitutional c•flw in Andalusia, 3lurcut, Valencia, and tiallicia, begin to as mm anquent, attitude which acmes some uneasiness. Assassinations *re fre Ws have seen a letter from Biscay, which says that the Royalists begin to be on bad terms with the French, and that an arrange "mm between them cannot be made without the retreat of tlie t . ,'"Ch. They will then be a t liberty to treat the liberals as they ;male. The Diarie of the 224 contains a most indecent article respect. "it the French, who are compared to dor—the means of getting rid of them are discussed under the coach( allegory. Some ()th efts have been to the office of the journal, to learn the name of the a et!twet but it was not given up. Search is making for hint. filht the 21st th e French Ambassador at Madrid caused the The service, in memory of Louis XVI., to be performed. ' he difiewnatie body, and all the French officers who were in the etttal, were present. By a Decree of the King a pension of i,noo francs per month is Meted to Madame Gowsien, mother to Lieutenant 00011 CU, of the gl ' ee de , who lost bis life during the troubles at Madrid. This Pawn* will be continued to her daughters. Letters from Cadiz of the Elth state, that the Asia (of the line) IN the Asmiles brig sailed horn that port on that day. It was telweed that their first destination was the Canary Islands, and rthey will tbere join company with the Jean Bart and two with which they will sail for Linta. The Are- f Mrst d o lliscubiesta corvettes were expected to sail in a few days The Pearl is to go to Carthagena to refit, from which p°n the Kalaida is to come with its crew. have been posted up in our city with proposal s fur contract mth:every tying necessary for the supply of troops l'Arr Ebro. As the Spaniards are to pay, it is cot likely ettil be many competitors. THE KING OF PORTUGAL. The two following letters were written by the King or Portugal immediately after the destruction of the Consti tutional System, and returned to him unopened, the Brazilian (lovernment not allowing them to be landed:— LETTER WRITTEN MITII HIS OWN HAND IT THE [IRO Td HIS SON, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE DON PEDRO DE At .0 _ . " MY soN—tt is time to put an end to the fatal discusaions which have disunited the two kingdoms of Portugal and Brazil, done such considerable injury to their inhabitants, and so deeply afflicted my heart. The great events which have recently occurred here, by restoring to inc the crown, surrounded by the same splendor it formerly had, have 'Worded me the happy oppor tunity of inviting you with open anus, and of being ready to re. ceive in my bosom the filial sentiments with which I am convinced you are animated. _ " I have already sem orders for the immediate suspension of hos tilities in Bahia ; I have removed all the obstacles which the tortes had opposed to the reciprocal communication between the two kingdoms ; I retain the exclusive privileges in favour of the trade or Brazil, and no alteration exists on my part which can pro duce the smallest change in the former relations of the Portuguese of both hemispheres. I therefore hope that you will, on your part, contribute to their early re-establishment on behalf of these good people, over whom you are one day to reign, to whom we are so much indebted, and whose prosperity ought to be the object of our wishes and of our cares, and even of our sacrifices. " I trust that you will correspond, with pleasure and frankness, to these my sentiments, and that you will comply in every thing that may be beneficial to the two kingdoms, and conformable to the dignity of our _persons, of our house and family, and with the true intertsts of all Portuguese. " God bless you, in order that you may continue to merit the blessing which with pleasure I now bestow on you, as a father who dearly loves yot.. . (signed) " TILE KING. " Palace of Bemposta, July ZJ, 10n" LETTER OF THE RING TO HER HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS 'OVAL. " MT DEAREST nAreorrEa—l have received several Of your letters, which I hilly prized, as they inure me you we ft well, and that you were happily delivered of a daughter. I have not an. ' , veered them, because circumstances have not allowed awl and now that it is in my power, I do not lose the opportunity of testifying to you my esteem, and my regret at our separation. The bearer of this letter is the Count de Rio Itlaior. I suffer a good deal in my legs; the rest of the Royal Family are well. I hope this will find you and all your family in good health, and accept the best wishes of your affectionate father. (Signed) "THE KING. " Palace of Bemposta, July 2 3, GREEK SLAVES. We communicated to our readers yesterday some infor mation relative to the slave trade at Tunis. IVe are happy to have now to inform them of the successful result of the mission to Tunis, and of the liberation, in consequence of, the energetic conduct of our naval officers in the Mediter ranean, of some (;reek prisoners taken out of a vetatel bear-, ing the British flag. We hope that our Government will turn its attention to the state of the Consular Establish ments of the Barbary Powers; for it is evident, so long as these pirates are allowed, to the disgrace of Europe, to exist, it is only by seal and integrity of the Consuls at the i several stations, that we can be s:cured against the cart y ' ing into slavery even of British subjects. By the way, one great incidental benefit of the establishment of Greek inde pendence is, that these piratical States will be annihilated as pirates, without any interference of ours. The mari time activity and skill of the Greeks will prevent these wretches from pursuing their occupation, to the disturb ance of their neighbours. The following is an extract of a_prirate letter:— " PORTSMOUTH, PM 3. " This afternoon arrived his Majesty's ship Medina, of 26 guns, Capt. Hay, with despatches from Tunis, relative to the interference on the part of our squadron in the Me diterranean with the Bey of Tunis, having for ita object the release of certain Greek and other Christian captives, which the Bey has thought fit to capture and pat into sla very. We understand Captain G. W. Hamiltcn, C.B. of the Cambrian frigate, a very spirited correct officer (who had shown touch talent and propriety of conduct at Smyr na, &c.), was charged with the remonstrances of our Com mander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean on the subject: having the Euryalua frigate, Captain Clifford, ('.1(1. and the Medina, Captain Hay, under orders. Cart. Hay got pratique immediately, and at five o'clock this afternoon he set of for the Admiralty, with the despatches with which he is charged. The Medina left Tunis on the •th, and Gibraltar on the 7th ult. " Passed through Spithead the Menai, 26, Captain H. Stewart, for Halifax. _ " Seven o'rlock.—We have just had a communication with the Medina. We have obtained the following infor mation : " The squadron made such an imposing appearance, that the Bey soon found it necessary to give up the Greeks. The negociation was but short, as ('apt. Hamilton was in -Istructed not to parley on the subject. The ships that went were, the Cambrian, Euryalua, Medusa, Rose, Despatch, and Aid. CHARLES THE TWELFTH AND TIIE CZAR PETER.— The peace of the North was disturbed in the year 1700 by two men, the most extraordinary that were then in the world ; one was Czar Peter Alexowitz, Emperor of Russia, and the other Charles the Twelfth, King of Sweden. Czar Peter, a man superior to his age or nation by his ge nius and surprising labours, became the reformer, or rather the founder of his empire. Charles the Twelfth, more magnanimous than the Czar, and yet less serviceable to his subjects, formed to command armies, but nat. nations, was the first hero of his age, but died with the character of a very had king. The desolation which the north under went durMg a war of eighteen years owed its rise to the ambitious politics of the Czar and the Kings of Denmark and Poland, who wanted to take advantage of the youth of Charles the Twelfth, to despoil him of part of has do minions. But Charles, at the age of sixteen, conquered them all three. Ile was the terror of the world, and already esteemed a hero at an age in which other men have hardly finished their studies. He was for nine years the most fortunate monarch in the world, aud for nine more the most unfortunate. 1 NEW CHURCH, KENNINGTON.— Tuesday a meeting of respectable Householders was held in the district of Kennington, at which the Rector and the Officers of the parish were present. The meeting was occasioned by a circular, inviting the attendance of the inhabitants, stating that his Majesty's Commissioners for building Churches did not feel themselves authorised to apply any portion of the funds placed at their disposal to the purchase of organs or clocks, and therefore were destitute of the means of providing any of the new churches of the pariah with an organ or a clock. Under these cirumstances the meting was called, to consider whether any, or what atlas should be taken, for supplying the new church at Kennington with an organ and a clock, previous to its consecration. After a discussion on the business, it was agreed that a subscription should be opened for the purpose, when 3001. was immediately subscribed by the Gentlemen present, the estimated sum wanted being 8001. Committees were then formed, and there is no doubt but the whole of the sum will be immediately obtained. INungsr ON Mn. PIERCE, OP BRISTOL—On Monday afternoon, as soon as the body of this unfortunate gentle -111111 was fonni, a Jury was immediately summoned at the Kounhain Ferry-house, who, after most patiently and at tentively investigating the case, returned a verdict of " Found Drowned." No doubt seems to be entertained but that the decease came by his death accidentally, as the following property was found on his person, viz.: a gold watch, chain and seals ; a gold pencil-case ; two 101. and three 11. notes; a promissory note for 301., and several 'drafts and letters. From lying in the water so long, the body press nted a most shocking spectacle, the head being very much swollen. CORONER'S INueusr.—An inquest was held at the sign of the Royal Hospital. Chelsea, before T. Stirling, Esq. Coroner, on the body of IS Lilian' Ward. aged 84, a pensioner in the Royal 11r:spite], Chelsea, who was w:11 known by the name of " Silly filly," and as an eccentric character in the above neighbourhood. : It appeared in evidence, that the deceased, who had served in the army during the whole of his life, and had rendered himself very conspicuous during the American war, was received into the above establishment about seven year% ago, but ever since that period he had been in a state of debility, and his mind be came completely affected. He was frequently in the habit of getting out of his bed, and destroying the trees, &c. and on various occasions had absented himself from the hospital fur das together. On Tuesday morning, at one o'clock, he got out of be d, and after wrapping himself up in a pair of sheets from oft his bed, went out. The watchman finding him in this situation, went to procure assistance, but during his absence the deceased threw himself into a (anal adjacent to the Hospital, in which he was afterwards found quite dead. The evidence completely proved the insanity of the deceased, and the Jury returned a verdict to that effect. TA E.4TRICA I, MANAGEMENT. (Prom a Correspondent.( We understand that a statement, before alluded to in this paper, is likely soon to appear before the public, not merely calculated to excite their attention, but to rouse their intlignatiol. It relates to a misunderstanding he ' tween the Manager of a principal Theatre, and a Writer I whose talents we have no reason to question. This state ment, we have reason to believe, will be of rather an ex traordinary nature, inasmuch as it will contain extracts from letters, in the hand-writing of some of our most re spectable actors, which do notredound to the credit of one of the gentlemen in question. It is said, lilQwise, that his duplicity and vanity will be rendered unquestinntilile. Indeed, if it appear that the one has induced him to keep an author's production nearly a year at his Theatre, after having amendments made in it to suit his taste ; and that the other makes him exclude it from representation at pre sent, because another actor, of superior character, would be inclined to undertake the part which he originally selected for himself ; we are apt to think that the public will coin cide with ourselves in the opinion, that such duplicity is not to be countenanced, and that the vanity is both egre gious and censurable, which would prevent that public from being gratified by a-thsplay of talent, merely because a managerial actor would appropriate a character to him self, which a superior actor to him has professed his wil lingness to sustain. BRITISH INSTITUTION. I From a Correspondent. 1 Yesterday a considerable number of - the nobility and friends to this national Institution were admitted to a private view of the paintings by British artists, previous to the opening of the gallery to the public for the season. From some cause or other, at present unexflained, this annual exhibition has been for th• last few seasons de creasing in interest, and the worbelsave not been of a na ture to induce a favourable vinkin of the progress of the arts in England. We are, howefer, Mappy to say, that we have never seen it more attractive than it now is, for the gallery abounds with works of promise; and we observe in the collection many paintings of the higher class. Among the visitors we observed the Duke of Bedford, the Marquis and Alarchioness of Stafford, Lady Grey, and many dis tinguished patrons of the arts. We subjoin a brief notice of some of the chief works. _ _ _ No. 11. relehiegthe I xpressioll—E. D. LEAHY, if • design to introduce the portrait of young Landscer, who is taking the sketch of a cat. There is some ingenuity about the picture ; but ;this plan of bringing an artist's portrait before the public is getting stale. No. 14. The War-horse and the Ass—T. Wooowriarr, is pretty. And No. 21. The Rat-catcher and his Dots, by the same artiat,la very clever. No. 23. liband her Train—H. HOWARD, 11. A., is light, airy, playful, and in good keeping, and keeps up the charaixter of the painter. No. 37. Comns, With the Lady is the enchanted Chair—W.HIL TON' is really admirable, and exhibits a happy choioe of sub ject, rich imagination, hold design, and • depth of noloor, ex pression, and effect, which deserves the highest praise. The artist has considerably improved it since it was exhibited at the Aca de No. . 341. Yeas: chiding Caplet, has the name of Sir Wtt.Liam BEECHEY attached to it in the Catalogue. We hope this is a mistake. . . No. 51. View of Porie—G. ARNOLD, eery petty, in tolerably good keeping, and well managed. No. 61. Distort! View of Pereosey Bay--Geo. VINCENT. We are happy to find that this artist has again appeared before the public. The sky of this picture is beautifully painted ; the dolt& are sharp and frittered as though it was a fresh day ; the distance is well kept, and the perspective perfect. Perhaps the fore ground wants vigour ' and in this respect the painting sway fall • little short of some of his former works, but, upon the whole, the work is admirable. ..... No. 74. An Italian Scene—C. L. EASTLALE, is a clever paint ing; but this artist seems determined to keep up his style of higb colouring—were he to subdue it a little he would improve his works much. 231. Guatherde is die Caileagßat o,f Beale, is belt '; and perhaps 310. 7hc Wife iy* a Bandit, is the test he has in the Gallery. The latter induced us to waver while in the act of believ ing he had fallen off in expression. No. 78. Gouwk.ceper: returning—M. T. ‘Vann, is clever and sketchy. The horseman is well fi nished, and some other points tell, well ; but we are sorry that more time was not expended upon the painting. No. 93. Hampstead Heath—J. C. HOVLAND. A pretty land - Star. No. 103. Defrat of the Twke—D. 'Morrow. A good picture. The grouping very eBkctive. A good melodramatic scene. No. 110. A delightful Vieer'ef Weetesisister AWg, from ths Broadway—C. H. STANLEY. Ellll d harmony and good keep ing. Nothing can surpass the perspective and general effect. No. 112. Cupid and Psyche—R. Wrrrat.t.. We doubt the ac curacy of the drawing. but the design is ingenious and poetical, and there is something aerial in the general effect. The detail and attributes of the subject are very fine, and it is a striking picture. No. 113. rakutirie—H. SINOLETON. An easy and pleasing painting, but nothing about it original. No. 121. Col. Blood's attempt to Steal the Regalia—H. P. Batons. Titis artist is painting himself higher every season. It is • better picture than his Guy Faux; there is a depth of colour and effect, and an expression in the chief figures truly fine, and we pass over minor faults to pronounce it on the whole a fine painting. No. 143. Ls Bella Fornar ina—W. linosenow—is an impos ing 'Folk. We are glad to find that Ur. 11. has chosen a size which the eye can compass. The detail is very good, but notwtth randing the pleasing ethrat, there is something inharmonious in the chief figures. It is, nevertheless, an improvement on his other works. No. DA Scene *ter Nortrick--J. STARK—A most delightful landscape--the best in the exhibition. No. 95. Sheep-washing, by the same, is rather grey. If we could unite in one picture the bold aid masterly pencilling of the trees peculiar to STARK, with the skies of VINCENT, nothing could rival English landscape painting. No. 169. The Power of Murk--and 172. The Weary Traveller, T. 8. Goon, are both meritorious little works. The light upon the faces and the dresses of both the chief ensue:en are excellently contrived and executed. . . ---- ikIO.II47I7L767IIPair—LAND3EI:II, is full of humour and expression ; a good deal of subject, yet an in perfect command. The monkey has wrapped the eatin a shawl, and puss is crying out so lustily that a whole family of cats is disturbed. The detail has I all the attributes of mischief, and although the use of the cat's paw to take the roasting chestnuts from the stove is the leading incident, there are numemus little circumtnances to till up the painting, which is perfect. We have not seen the artist to greater advantage. No. 201. Puppy and Fro g, and two Sketches, by the same artist, are pretty, but very inferior to the first. No. Intl. A clever landscape by la wrosr. No. 20'2. Into-ritzy borers Lady Jane Grey and Doctor Roger Asehana is, 13.50—H. FRADELLA.--A very beautiful specimen of that minute and highly finished style peculiar to the French school, without so much harshness as usually distinguishes the works of our Gallic brethren in the arts. No. 229. Spilling the Ale Cask-8.14'0°919, contains a good deal of expression, though very faulty. No. 244. The Stria Pidek—A. FRASER, exceedingly fine. This artist has hitherto exhibited nothing so good.-248. The Girl and eat, and 253, the Young Boat-builders, by the same, are scarcely inferior. No. 250. 71w Foundling—T. P. STEPHAWOFF, is very pretty. No. 259. The Purl if brnido/I—CHARLES DEA•E; a shipping piece, in which there i s much to admire. There is a beautiful effect; the Custom-house on the right bank, and the craft and shipping on the left are perfect t it la a clever performance alto gether, and does the artist peat credit. No. 278. Fier id Keat—P. NASHYTH, is a clever landscape, but the distance is too cold. _ We have necessarily omitted several good pictures ; in short, there are many of a description to des-rve favourable notice, and we may rrhaps rtattme the subject in a day or two. The sculpture is below criticism: one third of the whole is by the family of Physie—another third by C. Moore; but we could not recognise any of the subjects by the appearance, and it was really too late to refer to our catalogue for the numbers. Mr. Young, who has the care of this gallery, paid the greatest attention to the visitors, who were numerous, and comprised many persons of rank. PETWORTII.—On Thursday last, the Earl of Egremont gave a snlendid ball and supper to upwards of scven hundred . fashionables, in honour of the accession of his Majesty, at his Lordship's magnificent scat, Pet worth House. _ _ _ RACEs.—The plan of a new race-course is about to be submitted for the approbation of the commit tee. The spot selected is l'resbury Park ; and the course, which, if adopted, cannot bt, ready until 1826, is to be one mile and a - half in length, and thirty yards in width.— Gloucerter Journal. 1.134 cafes, JAN. 2R.—The Commissioners for the issue of public money have just agreed to grant sixty thousand pounds towards the erection of a bridge and docks here. These works will, when completed, make this a very handsome city and a commodious port. Thanks to our invaluable representative, Mr. Rice, through whose exer tions this grant has been obtained, in spite of the opposi tion of a certain party. The expenditure of this sum will be of incalculable benefit here, where employment for the mechanic and the labourer is much wanted. Miss Nixon, the wonderful child, twelve years old, weighing 2.5 stone of I tlbs. and more than seven feet in cir cumference, died at Bath last week. EASHIONABLE INTELLIGSIVEZ r Lord James Stuart cherished his Excellency Baron Fagel and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house, Whitebait place. Lord Colchester had • dinner party yesterday, at h;s house. Spring-gardens. The Duke of Richmond has arrived at the Duke of Argyll's, in Upper Brook -street, from his seat, Goodwood, Sussex. The Duke of St. Alban's and the Ladies Beauclerk left town yesterday, for their seat, Batton, Surrey. The Marquis and Marchio.tess of Salisbury will leave town this Clay, fur their seat, Hatfield. The Marquis of With has arrived at his house in Grosvenor: , square, from his seat. Lougleat, Wilts. The Earl of l'hichester has arrived at his house in Stratton. street, Piccadilly, from Brighton. The . arl and Countess of Craven and family arrived, on Tues. day evening, at their house in Charles- -s. Berkeley-square, from their seat, Coombe Abbey, Cove .. seat, /entry. Sir W. Lemon, Bart. ALP. and family, have arrived at their bowie, IWhiteltall.yard, from heir seat, Carelew, Cornwall. The Earl and Countess of St. Germain' and family, and the Dowager Countess of St. Germains, are expected in town on Satur day from Port Eliot. 1;ord Sydney has arrived at his house in Grosvenor-square, from his seat, Frognall Kent. Mr. and Airs. Dingwall and family have arrived at their house in St. James's-street, from their seat in Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour have arrived at their house in Abingdon street, from their seat in Bedfordshire. . . . . The Bishop of Salisbury and family have arrived at their house in Upper Seymour-street, trom the Palace, Salisbury. Lord and Lady Ravensworth havearrived at their house in Port land-place, from Brighton. Lord Barnard has arrived in town from his seat in Hants. Mr. Ca'craft, M.P. and family, hare arrived in Hanover-square, from Itempitone, Dorset. Admiral Sir C. Paget, Bart. has arrived in town from a tour. Lord Elienborough has arrived in town from his seat at Hoe haFipton. . . . . LOrd Montagu has arrived in town from his seat. Long Ditton. Admiral and Mrs. Fraser have arrived at the London Hotel, Al bemarlc-street, from a tour. Mr. and Mrs. Parntha have strived at their house in Saville• street, from their seat, Bird's Place, Herts. Arrivals at Kirkham 's Hotel, Loser Ilrook-street :—Sir Monta gue Cholmondeley, Bart. from Lancashire; Col. Rewston, from Liverpoa; (;apt. Robiuson, from ditto; Irwin, Esq.; and Mr. Blincoe. Arrivals It the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street:—Chas. Brown. low, Ll' sq. M.P. front Ireland; James Maxie, Etq. from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Departures--Lord and Lady John Townsend and family, for Brighton. Departures from the Waterloo Hotel, Jertnyn-street :—Dr. Heb. erden and sons, for their seat in Berle; and Mr. and Mrs. King, for ditto. iVni. Middleton, Esq. and Miss Middleton have arrived at 31i. van's Hotel, Lower Brook-sireet, from their seat, Middleton Lodge, Yorkshire. 0. F. Evans, Esq. has left ditto, for his seat, Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire. MANNERS OF THE CITIZENS. The bluntness, honesty, and revived character of the citizens of London, has always subjected them to misrepre sentation by foreigners, who have never done them justice, seldom judged favourably, and often committed the most ludicrous blunders in speaking of them. Though kind and hospitable, the London citizens feel a conscious supe riority and self-satisfaction, which is often mistaken for pride and hauttur. Your London citizen is no cosmo polite; it it his creed to believe no country like England. no city like its metropolis, no point of ambition higher than that of Lord Mayor, an d day in the calendar so worthy of observation as the 9th of November, when the tables of Guildhall groan beneath the city banquet. "He is," says an old writer of the time of Charles the First, " one who loves to hear the famous arts of citizens ;" but, with all this apparent selfishness, he has a purse always open for works of charity, and never inquires whether the object of it has been a friend or foe. Foreigners, however, have entertained a very different opinion of the London citizens, of whose real character they have manifested a singular ignorance. Brunelli Latini, an Italian, who visited England in the reign of Henry the Third, gives a singular account of the London citizens, whom he describes as "a very turbulent, restless, and dissatisfied people; and, did not the Legate interfere from time to time, to aid the King's authority, they could not be kept within any proper bounds • happily for them and the whole people, whenever the Legate threatens them with the vengeance of the holy church, they become more moderate, and thus the interdict of our holy father the Pope quiets every tumult and com motion." Cosmo H. the Grand Duke of Tuscany, who visited the Court of Charles the Second, says, "the common people of London, giving way to their natu ral inclination, are proud, arroeant, and uncivil to foreigners, against whom, and especially the French, they entertain a great prejudice, and cherish a profound hatred, treating such as come among them with contempt and insult. The nobility, though also proud, have not so usually the defects of the lower orders, displaying a certain degree of politeness and courtesy to wards strangers." The gallantry of the Grand Duke elicit+ from him a more favourable character of the ladies :—" The women of London," he says, "are not inferior to the men, either in stature or in beauty. for they are all of them handsome, and, for the most part, tall, with black eyes, abundance of light coloured hair, and a neatness which is extreme; their only personal defect being their teeth, which are not, generally speaking, very white. The liberty authorized by the custom of the country dispenses with that rigorous constraint and reservedness, which are pr actised by the women in other countries, and they go w ithersoever they please, either alone or in compiny ; and those of the lower order fre quently go so far as to play at ball publicly in the streets.' The writers of the present age have scarcely been more liberal, although it might have been expected that a more frequent intercourse with the British capital, together with the removal of those prejudices which rendered nations so slow to acknowledge each other's merits, might have pro duced a mere candid and a more cornet estimate of the English character. General l'illct, who knew nothing of England, but what he had learned on board of one of our prison sl.:ps, libelled our character sully; and yet, ignorant and scandalous as he was, an American journalist praised his work, as exhi biting a very correct view of English manners. During a season of war, and a war carried on with such hostility as that between England and France, it could scarcely be expected that the writers of either country would speak very favourably of the other, yet few persons would expect so ludicrous a picture of London as appeared in the French official journal, the Moniker, in the year 1811 :—" To know the reduced situation of England," says the editor, " you have only to take a view of the present condition of her capital. The distressed merchants, con strained to reduce the number of their draught-horses, now convey their merchandise on the foot-pavement in hmurties (wheelbarrows), so that which used to be the promenade for ladies is now become as ruinous and filthy u the streets. Soon after night-fall almost a total darkness prevails, from the inability of the inhabitants to pay the oil-tax for their lamps, which, like that on windows or daylight, is become excessive. Scarcely a midnight orgie now enlivens their mansions of distinction; even Dover shire-house ( Devonshire-house, we presume, is here meant) no longer shines with splendor, and the sounds of the lute and harp have given way to the clangor of the watchmen's rattles, as alarms to the affrighted housekeeper to guard his property against the nocturnal acts of masked depredators. All dramatic and harmonic taste is tied. The only remain ing theatre royal being deserted, is turned into a maiwn de rlecrul (riffing-house), and Nlesdanies Bi islington ( Billing_ ton) and Catalani sing now at the Sadler 's Wells—the chief resort of entertainment for sailors and handicraftsmen of the day !" Thus was the British metropolis libelled in 1811; the French are now, however, better acquainted with it, and l it is to be hoped are more liberal. A carresponCent of the Belfast News Letter states, that a body of ribbonmen, about 500 in num ier, catntnenced a dreadful riot at a fair in a village called Dauriestown (alias Beragh), county of Tyrone, on the 15th ult. A party of yeomanry was sent for to disperse the rioters, when, unfortunately, a )oung man, named Adam Smyth, a Pro testant, was killed. The ribbonmen fled in all directions. IKISII MINES AND COLLIESILS.—We see in the Dub lin papers the announcement of a Meeting of the Nobility, Gentry, Merchants, and Traders, desirous to ascertain the practicability of working with advantage any of the mines or collieries of Ireland, and of forming a joint stock com pany for the purpose. There is, we believe, much field for enterprise in a speculation of this nature, and, we under mild, wvU grounded hopes for success.—Cork Cut runick. THE DRY ROT. Na U, Nelson-square, London, Stec,-.-Many contradictory opinions exist respecting the °rigid and remedies for " the naval dry rot :" no:withstanding all the reports that it is stopped or cured by Sir Robert Seppings, and all the publications upon tl:e subject, (which is perhaps of greater consequence to a maritime country than any other,) I can clemle [ prove there i' but one cause, and one effectual remedy. [ The dry rot is become notorious, from the very numberless and extravagant experiments that have been made, and pretended to be successful, in our Royal dock-yards ; but I am confident you will not admit that East India shims are as durable as formerly, if you 'refer to the Company's books cur fifty or one hundred years past, and then compare how long the old ships sailed, and how litany vorages all the ships have made that were built since 1702. the origin of the navel dry rot in our doch-yards is, the use of timber hewn in the summer, ever since the French Revolution ; for I can produce evidence, that the Navy Boards, prior to that memo rable event, contracted for timber hewn in the winter, and allowed the contractors 71 percent. as equivalent for the bark, which soon aftevirards became of fir greater value to the tanners, to answer the pressing ticanands for leather ; and this led to the introduction sad use of a new system, by using summer green timber, contrary to the okl principles and practice, which had been confirmed to be the ' best, front successive ages of experience, and which had acquired dm [ proverbial title for our navy, of " old England's wooden walls." [ These facts are incontrovertible. Nevertheless, dry rot is denied [ by gentlemen in ollice, who cannot so easily disprove its fatal effects. [ If any gentleman doubt my foie ditit, let him visit the Dread nought, the Boyne, the Rippon. and the Lord Nelson, and he will then find that it is impossible for any pen or tongue to describe the danger, the irreparable loss of millions upon millions, and all the fatal consequences that omit ensue, if we do not immediately n. turn to our old practice, to rescue our navy from the destruet , on that is inevitable. If we follow the new experimental oyster? a f ar years longer, we may not have twenty first-rates sesworn y, art emergencies, when the amount of our national debt (aa a renssai its a sacrifice), could not redeem our invaluable navy, if we had it in specie ! Far be it known and remenbered that the kingdom is nearly ar iu . te exhausted of all our native oak for naval purposes a and the commiesioners of the royal forests may travel throughout, to find a single tree fit for a ship of He guns.—at least I know ad, to be the case now, with respect to the New Freest ; and have no reason to doubt my general information. Hence the immense ins., portations, and millioes of expenditure to provide Mediterranean oak, etc. notwithstanding all foreign oak is well known to be much inferior tcrour native growth. I do not state this with any motives to criminate or condemn public officers, or to brine his Majesty's Government into contempt, but to rescue our navy from impending ruin, as an imperative duty to my King and country, whose Minis ters have neglected frequent private warnings of their abandoning the old rules ; in defence of which it may be pleaded, warliksne cessities demanded the sacrifice ; but nothing can justify the con tinnance of a novel, expensive, and ruinous system, during eight years of profound peace, after haring witnessed the fatal effects of a departure from our dock-yard laws, which nothing ought to bale ha ten for a moment. But the evil was impert tenably introduced, inasmuch as its con e luences remained invisible for years, in which they might be only partial, perhaps ; but it would be madness to assert that Sir Ro bert Seppings has restored the navy to its original title of wooden walls, by building roofs over the wet docks, &c f. and 'the Las not, it is worthy inquiry, why we do not return to our good old sys tem, althoueh Sir Robert has received five thousand pounds, and the honour o'S Knighthood ? fdr now all our fine oaks are sacrificed for the sake of the bark, which is not worth one tenth of the tree ; but even if bark was worth ten times more than the tree, I submit that it is the true interests of the navy, and the East India Com pany, to act upon similar principles, and to sacrifice the bark, rather than endanger lives, ships, and cargoes, any more. Ventila tion is the best counteraction ' under existing grievous eirCenas stances t and this has b•-en done, as much as possible, I must allow, in justice to Sir l'obert, as well as many other excellent pmvcments, which, however, only excite in my mind the rater surprise and regret, at the fatality of catching the shadow uunced of the substantial and radical cause, during a period of thirty. three years. Having proved that the dry rot is a novel complaint in our navy, and having explained the cause and remedy, for the impartial con sideration of the East India Company and Government, I can only add, that no estimate can be formed cf its extent, without an actual survey of the ships,-1 mean the insides of the planks, and outsides of the timbers, where air is inadmissible, and there you will find fungus, a few years after ships ate launched, which always precedes dry rot. The old timber-masters and timber measurers, yet living, will corroborate this statement, if summoned before another Coironis sion of Naval Inquiry, or a Parliamentary Committee, who would soon discover greater abuses than any detected by the last Com missioners, whose last Report, I understand, has never been printed !—but why, I know not. The public vital importance of this business has compelled ttso to address you. from seeing that our dockyard-men have all arts , &red out of the plain old road into a dreadful labyrinth. I have the honour to be, Slr, 'sour most Obedient servant, (Signed) J. BC RRIDGE. To the lion. the East India Company, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COUBSINO. • On Friday last the great match between Mr. Goodish* and Mr. Biggs, which has excited so much interest in the coursing world, wes decided in favour of Mr. Goodlake, as follows : Mr. Biggs Blast beat Mr. Goodlake . s (lawny Mr. tinodlake's Gondola beat Mr. B iggs' BrasilMr. Bid' Burleigh beat Mr. Goodiske's Girl Mr. Goodlake's Glow Worm beat Mr. Biggs' Bertram Mr. Goodlakes Golden I.Acks beat Mr. Biggs' Bohm.. QtTice iVoitir.—The following circumstance affords a curious instance of the speedy detection of crime, although at a dia. ranee from the spot where it was committed. Early in the worn. log of Saturday se'nnight, a man calling himself John Stephens, arrived nn horseback at a public-house in this city (Bath), and in the course of the morning offered the animal he rode for sale to a dealir. The hone am by no means a valuable one; but still, as the mon appeared willing to sell it much below its real wo-th, the dealer declined purchasing, and very properly introduced the man to our active police-officer, Illarsh. The account he gays of himself was not at all satisfactory ; so that Marsh ventured to detain both man and horse; and a turnpike ticket of Warminster Lane Gate, dated the 23d of January, found upon his person, giving a clew as to the country whence he came, a description of both was published in the Bath Chromick of Thursday last. In consequence of thin measure a person came up from Westbury Leigh on Saturday last, who identified the horse as one which had been stolen from that neighbourhood on the night before Stephens' apprehension in this city ; and the latter will he immediately re moved from hence to take his trial at the neat Ariltshire Assisen. At the Special Sessions under the Insurrection Act, held at Senagh, county Cork, last week, Michael Thomas and Denis Ryan were charged as idle and disorderly persons, having had ant_ munition in their possession. It came out in evidence, however, that one Darby Ryan, an infamous informer, had offered his own sister M. to put some powder and shot in the prisoners• house. The woman refused to do this, sr.d she deposed that Darby afterwards told her that he had done it himself, and would certainly tranapor the prisoners. The poor men at the bar were therefore acquitted. Last week William Head was convicted at Colchester, on the information of Sir (1. 11. Smyth, Ran. of having, at Bore_ church, Essex, used a ferret, and assisted thereby in the taking a rabbit, rot having taken out a certificate to kill game, &c. He was adjudged to pay the mitigated penalty 01101., which being unable to do, he •rur committed fur six months! SI: DIA If 1)F. AT H.—Tuesday night, at six o'clock, Capt. Langdale of Hotherhithe, went to the sign of the Angel, John. street, Minories, a house he was in the habit or using. He called for a glass of grog, which WI% brought, and while the waiter turned round to snuff the candles, Captain Langdale fell oil' the aid, and expired immediately. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—An uncommon sensation has been crested in this town, and the hest feelings of the inhabitants called into action by the accidental death of a child on Thursday afternoon last. The unfortunate subject of this melancholy event was a charming little girl, about six years of age, named Eliza Hall, daughter of Mr. Hall, of Everson, Liverpool, corn-merchart, and grand-daughter, by her mother's side, to the late Captain Ro binson, of Penrith. She was going on a visit to her-grandmother. Mrs. Robinson, of Penrith, under the care of her maternal aunt, Miss Robinson. About three o'clock on Thursday afternoon the parties started from the coach-office, in this town, by the North Briton coach. By some accident the opposite door t o t h at by which they entered had been shut but rot secured ; and just as the coach started, the little girl, on sonic account, leaned her weight against the coach door, which instantly flew open. The at:cid - Cot was so instantaneous, that the attempt of the passengers to catch her by the clothes as she fell were fruitiest, and she fell under the hind-wheel of the coach, which passed over her head, and literally (rushed it to pieces. No assistance could be rendered, for the aboie was but the act of a moment.— Irtrimoreland Gazette. Mums s. —A most inhuman mur ler WAS committed, on the night of Sunday week, at a small village within two stiles of Deal, on the body of a poor woman WI years of age. The unfortu. nate deceased was a woman of eccentric habits, and lived in a lone cottage, in which her only companion was a goat or a sheep. It was supposed that she was possessed of sonic little money, and this was no doubt the inducement to the attack. The perpetrators of the foul deed broken open the door with the iron coulter of a plough, sink with this dreadful weapon subsequently attacked their helpless victim as she lay in bed, fracturing her skull, breaking her right arm which she held up to ward oflthe blows, and also break. rig one of her lingers. She was found in this shocking state the neat molting bit no traces of the murderess could bed rovere•r. nor was any property removed beyond the money there might have been in the house, which, it is believed, did not exceed a couple of pounds. A Coroner's Inquest sat on the subsequent day, and has continued to sit by adjournment for several days since, but without being able to come to any positive conclusion as to the per sons by whom the murder was committed. Three persons were apprehended on suspicion, but they have been since discharged. Bishop, the Bow-street officer, was sent down to snake inquiries on the subject. but nothing important has resulted fiom his exertions. Two suspicious characters quitted the village the day after the murder, and have not since been seen : diligent search is making for them in the neighbourhood. The Coroner's Inquest wee to sit again to-day. I T{ 1 U