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TO LAHORE. VILOII Tat saunas covalU or OCTOSEI 5. Our accounts from Cabul continue to flatter us with the hope of a favourable change in the fortunes of the deposed monarch. Were it not indeed that we think ourselves bound to receive every article of Asiatic news with a certain allowance for itiventioa and exaggeration, we should say, that such change had already been effected. Soojalt-ul-Moolk, it would appear, after his de feat by the troops of Mahmood, had been dissuad ed from hi► purpose of seeking refuge among the Kliyhur hills, by an invitation from Ins suhjects at Candaliar, who had risen on his behalf, and rescued that capital from the officer* left in charge by the usurper. On the 11th ultimo, advice.' were re ceived in Mr. Elphiustones camp on the Kauvee. announcing Soojah's arrival at Casidahar. It was added, that the army under Futteh Khan, who had set out from Cabul in the same direction, for the purpose of rescuing the city from the hands of Sou ps's adherents, had been repulsed and defeated iii the attempt. The distance from Cabul to Canda har does not exceed from eight to ten days march. Khasoran, the soil of Mahmood Shah, had arrived at Peshour, of which city and district his father had appointed hint governor. His whole force however amounted to no more than 300 horse. According to these accounts. the Persian border. er hail evaded themselves of the opportunity offer ed by the troubles of the empire, to take possession of the city of Herat. The Gentlemen of the British Embassy reached the left bank of the Rauvee on the 10th current.— Cousidering the period of the season, and the state 'ef the country, they hail made very rapid progress. seldom less than from 12 to 15 miles in each day's march. During the last five marches. which they had made front the bank* of the Accoinrs. they had passed through one continued sea of water, higher io general than the horses' knees. and frequently coining over the saddle-flaps. The Bouvet (or Hydraotte) is described as a mere rivulet, when compared with the Hydsspes or Avesines. Its banks are low. suit rather deficient in trees; but they are clothed with that rich mantle of verdure. for which the whole face of the Panjab is so remarkable. The breadth of the Itauvee had not been accurately ascertained. but appeared to be about Buo yards. The stream was by tin means rapid; but was rendered turbid, by the heavy rainy, which, at that season, swept down the soil of the adjacent fields. _ _ 141 r. Elphinstone's party found only one solitary boat et the refry. They prevailed however upon the people, by dint of money and persuasion, to collect three others by the following day ; sad they expected, in the course of three day. more, to have all their equipage and retinue transported to the apposite shore. From thence the body of the Eon bossy would move on by the direct road to thrust sin, a distance of from 10 to is Ma. The Envoy himself. att,nded by a small party. proposed to set out on the Ilth, on a visit to the city of Lahore. We have already noticed in gettersl forms an af fray which took place betweeu the escort and the people of the coun!ry, at a par, emir the riser The name of this pass is Durree-ul-Tu wurree. It is formed by the bed of a river, initiated between steep road rugged mountains. overgrown with a low jungle ; sod a fall of rain for a few days is sufficient to render it quite impracticable. As soon as the line bad advanced to a certain distance within this pass, and bad reached the boundary of the territories possessed by two Stilt chieftaius, named Partook) Sing and Ooturn Snag. several men from the adjoining villages appeared in a body on a com manding eminence to the right, and began to hurl down large tootles on the people of the Eisilnissy. Upon obit, Captain Pitman, with a parry of 20 &- pop. began to ascend one of the adjacent hills, with the intention of opening a fire on the assail ant.. and driving them from their position. No wooer was this movement perceived by the villa gers, than they loaded their niatchloeks, and pro ceeded to occupy another einiuente directly oppo site to that which Captain Pitman had ascended. aad the two parties began to fire upon each other from their respective poets. The Seiks were heard at the same time to hollow out from the hill. that they would allow the embassy to pass unmolested, presided that they would troy them the chout. hleaniehile, Captain Pitman received a message from the Darogah, atatiug, that a person had been dispatched to prevail upon the villager, to desist ; hot that they refined In do so. until Captain Pit man also should stop his fire. tits this, Captain Pitman ordered his party immediately to descend the bill. and.the firMg ceased. A chance shot, however, from one of the matchlocks of the artail ante, struck tipou a rock contiguous., the route of the sepoys to their descent, and, rebounding wnh considerable force, wounded Caption Pitman in the meshy part of bit arm. The bell being immediately exteactrd and the wound dressed. it was not sup posed that the accideut would be attended with any serious consequeuces. With the reception of a poor tassel driver, who saes shot tlwough the body labile blooding iu the pass, and died on the same e►enu,g, no other person suasion] any injury in the course of this affair. Futteh Sing, the brother of o..tutu Sing. shortly after arrived in camp, and was intr.oluced to the envoy. Ile represented LON DON, THU ItSDA V. JULY 26. We have received Paris Papers to the 214, from which we copied an abstract of a correspondence continuing an account of military operitionv in Spans. It is a general view of the state of the va rious provinces. unaccompanied with dates and particulars. The result is, of course, represented unifortnly in favour of the French; but enough iv admitted to chew that the picture is • false one. The Paris Popes' contain little of any interest, in adJition to the narrative which we have noticed. --They cotifi-m the private intelligence respecting the place of the Ex-king Louts', retreat. He pars-el through Hanover on the 6th, on his way to Cassel. Accounts. it is said, have been received by the Spanish Ambassador here,fria the North of Spain, which state, that Ciudad Rodrigo bad not busmen &red up to the gth ; and that the assemblage of ■ Spanish force in l albeit hind obliged Marshal Nei' to send • division of the lissie g iot army, to th e amount of 7,000 men, into that pruvince. This division, it is added, had reached Astorga ; and hopes were entertained that, by this diminution of the truly before Ciudad Rodrigo. the fall of that place soulsl be at least protracted.—lt is also pro- bable that it might tempt Lord WELIANGTotig to make some effort fur its relief.—lt must be • must mortifying spectacle to his Lordship, and the brave troops under his coinnistui, to see * gallant city bit terest to pieces, sod feet nimble to ati4ll n stily as sistaricee—lt is an acknowledgement of such a de cided superiority on the side of the eneiny.as would make it minis as or folly to hazard the attempt. Tke Chinese Government, it is rtated. had taken two more English vessels nito their service, to assist in the chastisement and expulsion of the Ladroces, who were still formidable. and had committed every kind of excess m the viciuity of Canton. The American Government sending a cargo of tobacco to Tonningen, for the payment of their creditors, is rather a singular occurrence in modern days, since there has been such profusion of cir culating medium. In ancient times. it sem not uaustral to pay public debts and supply best vo lelices, in articles lir consumption. A Parliament of EDWARD 111. In the year 1340, grunted the King. as • present resource in his pecuniary , diffi culties. occasioned by the expences of the trench war, io.ooo sacks of wool, •• the out• English goods" says Firmer " which bore a certain price in foreign markets. ishil were the next to ready-mu !ley." Letters have been received horn France, contain ing the following commercial :—" By a decree or the 11th July inetant„ the entry of fo• taigalanlla, on the frontiers of France, is iirobi. lined by sea and land. Tbis prohibition does not apply to ships furnished with licences, which nisy arrive within two niontlis with Sardis, provided the bill of lading was *vied conformably to the former decree." The custom-house officers hare received • circular, by II Inch they "'redirected to see that the eaportation of grant, to piirb still open, is permitted only in Ferack vends furnished with the crop: r heavers. TYR COURT. Nta MAJESTY came to tows yesterday, from Windsor, escorted be a party of Light Dome; he was received at the QCEEN'S Palace, by the Dukes of Vont. KENT, SUMER, and CAMBRIDGE. About half-past twelve o'clock, the Duke of CUMBERLAND a►rived to pay his respects to his Royal Father; hit Royal Highness appears much better, and is recoveriug front his wounds. lie continues to wear a black cap. At two o'clock His NIAJESTY held a private Levee, which was attended by— ..... ....; The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, dud Chancellor of the Exche quer, the First Lord of the Amlnsiralte, time three Secreta• ries of State, the President of the Board of Trade, the Commander is Chief, the Lord Clutrulkrtsia, the Marrptis of DOVIOShire Lol4l* Somerville and BeathfiLlit *vs S Cottrell *ad G. Osborne (groom 6r waiting, , and Co lintel Pavia. The following had the honour of ping presented to the King:— The it argyle of Downshire, on his going to Ireland. Licut Cat. Davis, of the 02d Dragouus, on his return front India MtresTY pve audirnces to the Marquis Earls LlVEltrOtil, and BAT/1111MT, PERCETAL. RYDER. and l'oax. VAUXHALL REGATTA. Ye.terrlAy the Proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens rs rived th- annual Itegatta formerly given by them. The lolluaing W. atertsieu were selected to ruw in funnies for the Ptizo Vt . hrtry, viz. James Taylor Stangate Sew, I I)aniel Marton •Oleek friars d John Allen .Latobeth l'homas Dilate. I.wiohtth Pane Gerrard Ilionnerford .. .. .. •.. 5 Hubert Martin Illaeirrhun. 4i George Goff Illorneferry 7 E.!ch of these persons had, as stipulated, served their time above Londombridge, The prize was to be determined by tau hews. At six o'clock they started from Blackfriars bridge ; lowed through the centre arch of Westinin at• r-bridge, and thence, proceeded around a boat moored .-4 . l..ainbetia.Palace. Four buts only start ed for the second heat. At the onset, Taylor to .k the lead. and kept it for some time; hut contrary to expectation, George Goff, by superior exertion and marinaded skill, distanced all his competitory, and came in for the prize about nine o'clock. He wai received with three distinct lancets by the populace assembled no the wharfs and %lairs, In the second heat the boats went up to Rinerott-bridge. The river was crowded with pleasure-la-bats of every de scription. Au excellent band of mimic played on the water. The afternoon was very favourable for the display ; but, towards night. a Outset of rain, aid a lowering atmosphere, induced almost the *hole of the gaily-dressed belles to in dte the best of their way to ‘'auchall Gardens ; they were crowded. We did not hear of any evident having happened. Monday evening, Its MAJESTY, and Princesses ELIZASET* and AUGUSTA, walked on Windsor Ti r.ace till nine o'clock. The Royal Party was accompanied by Earls Lyrritienot., BATHURST, and Hancouar ; Lady COLINTR, Count MEP- Stet, and Generals GARTH and WISTARIS; a very genteel company assn attended. The Duke of Yoga visited Princess AMRLIA, with whom be sisi.l about two hours ; at sin o'clock Ins Royal ll gimesa set off for Oatlands. Tuesday morning, His MAJESTY, and Princesses AUGUSTA and SortitA, took their statist I ide4 iu Windsor Great Park till half-past twelve o'clock ; they were accoinpao.ed by Lady CoLLTER, Ge nerals GARTH and WYKYARD, and Col. TAYLOR. Sir Ilesay flatirons, and Doctors Dump*, Anil BAILEY. visited Princess AMELIA on Tuesday memoir. and then returned to tondos. litr Royal Highne.• remains nritch the me. Dr. 1141111¢RDEN is appointe.l Physician in Or dinary to His Maas:sir, in the/0003 Of Sir Co 6011011 BARER. Last evening the Marquis or DOWSISHMIL Irft town. on his way to Ireland. This day Lord SomsavoLLE will leave town, for Scot land. Next Tuesday Mr. rums() will give w grand dinner. at his house at Clap♦ am. to the Duke of Gioccesexa and a select party. Mr. Batmen, who ascended witl. a balloon from Oxford, at the butallati..n of I4wd Cutantmte to the Chancellorship of that University, is shortly going to ascend tigliin with the same balloon, either from Lo u do n or Bristol ; when, in addition to his inn, he will take with I • two grid kitten. fur which purpose a large magnificent cur is preparing. One Hundred Clubs have received Shares of 5f0,9001. iO.OOOl. and 5.0001. Prizes, within these three years, at HORNSBY and Co.'s, Cornhill and Borough; and wh.it is more remarkable, five Clubs ran manifest their success on two occasions in the same period ; in consequence thereof. more Societies are now forming than was even known. Five Twenty Thonsand Pound s ar e tru ly i nv i t i ng , and no doubt will create • universal demand 'ere the Drawing commences--October the 79th. The Priaes for the beg English declaisa . 'ions to Trinity-college, Cambridge, *me this year been ailjtidged to Mews. Wat , :ttrtlx. Enriom, •nd Cittuttrox.—Mr. E. has also °bugled the Latin de-lautation !trite. The Pa►istans, ever ready in their Ca/easl oargr. have already exercised the punning talent on the affair. of Holland: they say their KING and terry Of tioi.i.arip are disgraced, because Lai (Louts) a fait la Coatraiandr, et la Reine a fait des jars Limes! ! At Norwich Hill. on Saturday, there was a abort supply of all cattle, fat beef fetched los. per stone, and mutton Bd. per lb.—Lambs 2311. to 22!. lot. ;kr score ; lean stock in fresh condition had a tole rahle sale, but those of an inferior sort were 1111 ale- Ode. At mar Corn Market there was a abort sup ply of all train. and the sale dull; wheat was kites. selling at front 504. to 564. ; barley, Ida to t ia. ; oats, 12.. to 164. ; beans, Lis. per coomb. iielt MAIiKEt tIIF 17 -7.111.1111 1 .. ~ 1:16. Last night, a rew Play, whiled 11;4 7_ 4 . .tite !:ity, wan perfteetedi at this Thestip, Tit e received in a matitier euirsh did touch cred o a -.„- 'l' public ttioc.—•No 111 1 00 its first rep eee s: - ' devoid of emits ; and when se h ave 5 , ' ' "'--.L.i. ....,„q„,,,d to are ffest. night parties Cr "14 . tc,v,tag.tincnik down the throat of aal l a .„ -- al . 'oi l :11;• least something to the ir credit 414 .1 the Author, as well as the Audiece, „i h . present oricaaion, to observe that censtire 4 t „ - only applied where blame rested, aid sin,' +.i only Watt - wed where commendation iviis . ;i: - There was no attempt, on one hand, to mil , i, "" worthiness by unmeaning phi uth 1., ; Gr. or .L. other, to depreat. merit ley hypercritical ;4 I: t it. of the play. thus left to it,. fall- fate, th e c , ' ,. t r iu .; lion is nearly as follows :—.lfr. Pimento, ;, ,i ;1 merchant, in brought to ruin Ity the eatr,.,.,..„,'' w pl h e o a s s e ur s e u il l r o o f m h b ill i t inuii wife, ' it is to B Scuts tianderYs(trLdadt fa t a i ; l e l o 7 ' ' at the West end of the town. His porton., 3`, Mortinter, whom, horn an orph an l eft It 1ii.d55,: lie had educated, cherished, and-gifted with a dm. in his husiness, is the favoured hoer of Mrs th isren. his wurd, who at the openth„ t of th e scene, ' town front a retired village lii Yorkshire, wher e u e has just lost her wicie. These, wit;: 'slim, an ',taut Yorkshireman, servant to Misr Dancers, term 14 group at the merchant's house. The other chariot. (whose interest+ are connected with these prim i i g parts by means of a bond, which constitutes lis„ chief creditor of Pimento's) are, Me. D N O 4 . , g pawn%) raker, and deputy of Candlewi c k Wind ; Miss Duplex, his daughter ; 3k e r „ . ,6 4 , 4 her suitor : Mr. ConsiongAi. from the bw,, country. his friend, and ultimately his rat; and m e . /raw, who, in the fourth to, i turns from Inaba, claims his orphan son friau plea., with whom he had been left, and to •i, repealed remittances bud been made for hi. in .. tenancy. This ion turns oat to be Henry Aket,i,» and tra:er, thrown into the setae gaol aim mean, and his son, ley the villainy of Dipt?l, N stoves them to liberty and ailluence ; and the Acc t happily coin hides with the repentance of L 44 Jests, the disgrace of Papier, and the Icaru s , ocsf . lien tinier and Eta, DOOM'S* FrOin this sketch it will be seep that ther e i t little plot in the play of HigA Life in time City, 1511 that even that httte is devoid of .he charm of as velty. We has.e on too many occasions aitseval the clenoneuzent depending on the sudden kt-ifa of rich rt hit ion* from fin tip. ports, to Ire math p ~.e i with the %simile of a plot depending OR that eiiiisr. But we must give the Author the praise he own fur the excellence of the moral inculcated:6 4 .o. out the whole scope of the play. To karat evil cooseeponces arising from tLe eitrimait dr sire of rivalling those placell above our lam 1.! thecircutusiances of fortu tie Eat birth—tala.age • the miseries to which so cum a ticwest repose st— and to instil the golden maxim, that He tekoins ' witAin kis income is hie elais atone respectable and rr. ' specled, well deserved the Author. toile, aud as. t subj , ct on which his lobate. were wordier Ileums.. In those parts which furourd this design, Mr Evan (the reputed Author) Ass bees sere ,II cessful. vireo though the not of charm-h. subjected him to the dangerous sadesl ot i . comparison ßi ,is. w The e. i .i t ui li i i f:l i lto y Da b,,t r w a ,..o is, in the pimrzi ft , aid Dorhttns,, and their partners, is too 0h... a ; gie s b i ;in t ilet' o el f "e t t lie ure'n o : t o h Tf er h . thee b o l u - nill t ry he dllif f t i e s l ll ee i nc r e a let o rabee f v a li Tti c6: . 4111 : • the loettil olle t r Pahearts the iithor's some 'succe ss its,ad Its pot of • tbio dramatis personae to others lilies have already seen on the stage, *wino g:sriii; ion forgiren.--trestistos, by Mr. Ntsracws, re • him in a char icter which he perfoiroed list see the Lyceum (in Too hazy by Half, if se e,n rrot the names of the ephemeral production , of is • timer.), in which he uses the mme langsai:e, sari mita the same blunders—wis always ins harr!., forgets every thing he onght to co.-1.c4 J (Mrs. (it.oets) is also a kind of diri Redolibh Lriabereaurf. with whom " bitterly at a loss to account fur her Eat ha/ f; for why a lady should repeat - moiety of her part in the English, .arid other half in the Scots dialect, it is impere.i6 4 discover !—Many of the scenes, too, are armed yond natural limits ; and it is not aiwy to ev . even a City Lady's teshenng three most iw Bailifji into her saloon as foreign fgt. or the simplicity of a Country girl wading he' Watch to the pawnbroker: on the first pecut difficulty she meets after bring a few hours IS don.—Though we cannot, therefore, Mr. Eva ou the consistency of any one of L• racterv, yet we most allow that he has lute them as connectedly together as with so little was posy lilt to do; and in numerous indiums been very happy iii occasional repartees. sal than once in W.lollt WellCo of idealism egoir The character of Comm...pie, admirably lie by Josts, gave soul to the mess; and his pent as well as matrimonial embarnipmilits. toll'- ' the flagging interest of the vetoes. OW w hite excessive seusibility of Emily, and the ex sentimentality of her lover, threw too moth of sombre cast. His marriage with Xiw • requires some explanation, as the tame ithe • viz. the want of a li,:ence seems to stand iv way as in the way of his friend. ?Its. Gram formed the Piiieabmber's Daseiter ii° naivety; and Mr. Garters did mach rushee the Old Rogue, whose charseter *a. MAC o' mbar to us by the play of Sudden drrieale. Ton in the Vorkshi, ragas was .Lie irrsesi comic, and Mr. Eras (the Author; ',hewed merit deeply interested in the creel it of his fi All the other Performers rattled themselves ta inmost, and gore to 114 b Life every fair eh' lire• l fe. Upon the whole, thoogh we hestow very high eulogiums eio this Play. ”t Ore 10 Ala . bri Ilmot passages, and assay estr, hits at the prevailing follies of the day. So . the idea was spun out tots much, and thus •"' in it,._ll good lost half of its merit. Thal comparison) of a Citizen gaining a fortnne IO City, to waste is fashionable (ripper! e N ames at the other wide of T emp l e -bin -4 . _ 61 ; „, which rises in glory is bit Eat?, to mid d.,rltiiess so the arc t, Oat 0104 001) lA/ -tt- aw ,y rt c 14' the people who had been guilty of this outrage, as a body of the Mue.uhoau Juts, from the neigh bouring villages, and said that he had setended the hill, and, had been the means of stopping their lire. Some Stiks, however, had been observed among the smailants ; and, it was generally suspected, that the whole was a concerted sateen 'twang Ootuni Sing and Purtaub Sing's people, to extort money from the party. After this, however, some Selk troops were brought front a small mud fort on the right, belonging to °owns Sing, and posted by Fuueh Sing along the hills contiguous to the line of march, for the Orpole of preventing the recu►- renkw of similar acts of aggression. The einhasti then continued their worth unmolested to Ghoru. Otnum Sing and Pertsub Sing themselves, with all the other Stilt ehiellaimi, are at present, it must be observed, in attentimee on Runjeet Sing, in the mountains of Khote Kinglet. ACTED BUT ONCE.. THEATRE-ROYAL. //. I V-MARKET. THIS ETENING:THVILSHAy. lw s, wIM be Pa- forma a !eV Cutaeth, ii; five arse. called NIGH UE IN THE CITY. T►e Principal Characters by Mt'. Mathews, Mr. !non, Mr. Eyre, Mr. Unhand, Mr. Gro•r, Ntr. Carr, Mr. Kay, Mr. Liston, .Nn. Glover, Mill De Camp, Mrs. Eyre,. Mrs Ken dall, and Mn Gibbs. The Prolope to he spoken by Mr. Stanley, the Epilogue by Mrs. Glove,. To which will be adikd, a Ninnies! Entertainment, called PEEPING TO 11 Pecping Tow, Mr. Mathews. TUB NeW Comedy of !lie) Life iu the City will be repeated every reredos till further NEW 31 ELM URA E-•-•Fl FIN NIGHT. LYCEUM TIIE.ITRE.---E.Yt; opERA. Tills EVENING, TIWRSDAY, July et 3, will he per fortr.xl (lit lime al this Thewire) ilie Comic Opera of FALSE ALARMS Sir Denton Gayland, Mr. l'esisou ; Edgar Gayland, Mr. Pliikpps;,Tipiri Surfeit, Mr. J. Smith ; Lieut. Mc Larry, Mr. Turpia. Lady Ga , .land, Miss Holton; Cardiac Sedlcy, Mn Orger; Emily, Mrs. Bland; Swan Miss Kelly. With (fur the sth time) • Acv Melo-dramatic Euteriain- TWENTY YEARS AGO. The Principal Characters by Mr. Haymow!, Mr. R night, Mr .1. Smith, Mr. bow ton, Mita E. Bolton, Miss Kelly. The new Melo Dramatic Entertainnant of 'fweuty Years Alto, performed for the (*girth time last ;sight, was re ceived by a brilliant and crowded audience with noiverval bursts of 'Totemic (rum every p vet of the Theatre, rod will be repeated every mentos till farther notice. To.morrow the New Comic Opera of Tricks woo Tea. *tilers —o* into/day, Oh dilo Uwe ! or, Mr 1111sootosochro. Inv Lew Isteligeoce„ we hot pip j THE - BRITISH PRESS. TI MA? of N s ew it a