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;e ; )ri : heir her CI be too rhere ately i the n one ilegcs en 011 with hipers hurch isc WI. waters r, and nisi re M scn ic M. Why. oce.-- FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ... SUNDAY. Lord and Lady i. I. Oovrerea party, Al r from rein" lately puffed dint shirt o f Sit nbriam char anivei bs can 7 i n c ri7 nil Pro' playing A RRANOE3IENTS FOR TILE WEEK. THIS EVENING. Prince Leopold's second grand amicably, Marlborough House. Led, Amley's rout, Hereford-street. Thu Archbishop of York's entertainment, Orosvenise-aquare. Lord and Lady F. b. Bower's party, Albeniarte.street. Mrs. Ilium's party, tipper firosvenor-street. Lady Farquhar's assembly, ht. James's-street. Mr. and Mrs. Egerton 's party, tit..latnes's-square. to-sroanow. The christening of the infant grandson of the Duke of Beek,. ingliam (Earl Temple), at Stowc Park. grand ball in the evening. Mrs. Mitchell's hall, Charles.sircet, Berkeley-square. Earl Derby's entertainment, Onisvenor-equate. Baton dc SVllloughby's party, Whitehall. WEDNESDAY• The Marquis of bansilown's grand eitertainment to Prince Leo pold, bansdown House, lkikeley-square. Alma's grand hall. TIII The Countess of irate/noes grand assembly, t.roavenor House. Lady Havensworth's assembly, Portland-place. Countess \Veiny'''. rout, Stratiord-place. The Earl of lirostrcnor's dinner party. Mrs. haplin's ball, M'ellheck-sneer. F11111:41% The Countess of Harewood's grand assembly, Ilarewond House. Lady %I'arhurtun's party, to meet the Duke and Duchess of 61°m-ester, Albemarle-street. Mrs. Wyndham Lewis's party, Portman-square. Mr. tiordon's hall, Hill-street, Ilerkcley.squarr. The Ilan.narable Mr. and Mrs. Agar port) , , Speing. garden.. °rand masquerade at Stowe Ptak. san 111)AY. The Marquis of IVinchester's party, Orosrenor.square. The Earl of Aberdeen's entertainment, Argyll House. Mn. Spencer Stanhope has issued cards of invitation fora rout cn the 24,1 July, at her house. Langbani-place. Oven Williams, Kul. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Berkeley-square. Mrs. searlett Ras issual cards of Invitation for a hall, on the 24th' instant. at her house in Spring-garden*. The (louver Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a party of distinguished faaltionables ytaterday evening, at her house in Ar. lington-street. The Earl of Falmouth had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in St. Jamea's.square. Lord Berwick entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house in flrosvernor-square. laird (iranthant had a gram' dinner party yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square. The Archbishop of Canterbury gave a grand entertainment on Saturday to the Stewards of the Sons of die Clergy : at Lambeth Palace. There were present, the Archbishop of lurk, the laird Mayor, Sheriffs. and Aldermen of the City of London, the Deans of ballsbury and Worcester, Baron Bullock, Mr. Angerstein, &c. Yesterday his (lraee had another entertainment. bawd and Lady King pee a grand entettainment on Saturday to the Marquis and Marchioness of Taristock, Earl (hey, Earl /*limo Earl Fortescue, Earl Clare, Earl of Caernarvon, anti Mr. and L ady Barbara Ponsonby, at their house in Doveraureet. The Bishop of Winchester had a dinner party on Saturday, at his house in West Heorge-street, Westminster. The Countess Dowager of Cork entertained an elegant circle of fashionable. on Saturday, at het house in New Budington-street. Mrs. 11. Beans had a dinner party yesterday, at het house In Upper Grosvenor-street. Hun. J. Abereromby, M.P., entertained Lord and Lady King and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at her house in New-street, Spring-gardens. The Eard and Countess' !love hays issued cards of invitation for a party on the Zid June, at their bow in Cpper Brook-stmt. The Duke of Portland left town on Saturday foe his seat, Wel ted, Nottingham. The Marquis of Lansdown left town yesterday for his seat, Howood Park, Wilts, in consequence of the serious indisposition of his eMest BM the Earl of Kerry. The Earl and Countess of Pembroke arrived In town on Satur day from their seat, Wilton House, Wiltshire. Countess Lieven and her son Count Paul Lieven left town yester day for Russia. Lady Nugent left town yesterday for Stowe Park. Departures from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street and Mrs, Bastard and family for Windsor; J'Ain Ruggles, Esq. for Norfolk ; and Sir Robert Shaw, Bart. for Ireland. Arrivals at the Waterloo Hotel, Jertnyn-street :—Captain Dalrymple from China ; Major and Mrs. Elwood frem Newark ; and Colonel and Mrs. SPLean fmnt Hull. Mr. and Mrs. Drake and family left the London Hotel, Ally male-street, yesterday, for their scat, Amersham, Bueleinghtun- shire Departures from the Tulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Lord and lady Waltiegravc, for their seat, Twickenham • Mr. and Mrs. Turton, for their lad in Kent ; and Mr. and . 11Irs. Scott, for Departures from bong's Hotel, Dond.street :—lfenry Chol mondeley, Esq. fur Puts ; Mr. Wilkinson fur ; and C. 40. Maitland 14 Cheltenham. Majur and Mrs. Dodd for Cheltenham. MEBTINO OF THE IBM EQUITABLE LOAN COMPANY. A Meeting of the Diatom anti Proprietors of this ('ompany took place on Friday. at the London Tavern. r. Wilson, M.P. in the Chair. The Hon. Mr. Pt.on x a detailed the pruceediugsof the Company since its formetion, sad expensed his regret and surprise that the Irish Ilovaninent withheld its support from it. It was under. taken by him and many others, less with a view of personal pro lit or aggrandisement than of 'orating the country, for whose benefit, this measure wan intended. Under the circumstances of the oppo sition of the Irish Bovernment, and of certain objectionable clauses which found their way into the Bill, in its progress through Par liament, he would recommend that It be not further prosecuted. Mr. hlro.vi (a Ihrectiw) coneiirred in the opinions of Mr. rhinos, anti suggested a resolution to the effect, that for the rea- sons by that gentleman, the Company had better discontinue its proceedings, and not prosecute the Bill further through Par liament. Mr. J. SMIT 11. M.P. embarked in the present company as ninny other person did, wholly with • view of 'tenanting Ireland, sill promoting her improvement—an object for which he felt a deep and sincere anxiety. As this was the object aimed to, he was surprized that the Irish Hovernmeut determined to withhold its support from such a measure ; end his hopni of the success of the company were diminished by the opposition which Mr. lioulhurn had given it, not only In our I louse of Parliament, hut the persevering opposi , Hon he resolved to give the Hill in its progress through the other. Ills regret and surprise at the Bight Honourable Hentleinan's opposition were increased, because in the interviews he (Mr. S.) had with him, he stated no tessonable ground for emertaining it. lie was desires of stating his Mote to the clause in the Bill which missile the members of the Company liable to the whole amount of their property fur the demand* on the Company. To such a clause he atukl not agree. He would not consent to em bark the whole of his property in a speculative adventure of this kind. Ile thought it better to give up the Bill altogether than retain such a clause, Ile was not aware how such a provision amid have been introduced. There was a beamed Hendon:in presets who had been active in prosecuting the Bill, who probably might explain how this clause Witt to be adopted. Mr. Mottos mid, that the clause was introduced with the ap. probation of many of the proprietorr, and link apprehension need be entortsined of its operating injuriously to any of the membees of the cempsey, as ?MANI. would be paid up before the company com menced business. Besides the pmprietors would be liable to be tailed upon to pay Httil.lleOl. more in the event of any necessity aris ing for such a demand. With so large a capital no individual need be apprehensive of being called upon to lie liable beyond the amount of his subecription. hlany, he believed the majority, of the proprietors agreed to it on account of the greater security it gave to the public, and the &linos( utter impossibility of any increased demand being made upon the mcniben of the company. A desultory conversati4 , ll here took place, in which several amend menu weresuggested. It was provosts', that the Company should form itself under a deed of settkininit, and give up the hill. This p upodel, however, was negatived, as a bill would be memory tie p veld the Company from the effect of the Usury Laws. Mr. Smith, Mr. Plower, Alderman Lucas, and the other Di. ere Off present declared, that they would cease any longer to as so Downers, Ile be responsible tier the proceedings of the l'ompany. It was finally arced upon, that the hill, with certain verbal amend meats, should be prosecuted through Parliament. Thanks were voted to 31r. %Vilma, and the Meeting which was numerous then dispersed. Tux Aroe.t.nestote---On Saturday the concert-room and Fallery were tilled with elegant company, and Mr. Purina, as usual, executed several delightful pleas.— Bid me Discourse, Bishop, and Oh! Nanny, were amo ng the most pleasing of the native airs. La ci Jaren+, and Aim pie androi, Mozart, were sweetly performed, as was also the overture, Noma rompitiv, Parr, which was consi derably applauded ; but the Storm (Oneerfo, Stiebelt, was certainly the finest effort, both as respects the piece, and the powers of the instrument which were displayed. 115 the sintilicity Venni Doves, Bishop, had nothing but the extreme delicacy of the instrument upon which it was played, to recommend it. This composer's best and must vaned works can be made to contribute greatly to the at tractions of a concert; his Did me discourse; When the Wind blows ; and The (lough end Me Crow, would do very well the same morning ; but great care must always be taken in the selection, to prevent a sameness, even when hut two pieces are to be perfonneel. The whole concert was much app:a:etletl, and went oft' well. Licut. W.. 1. T. !food, R.N. has received the thanks of the Board of Longitude, and been presented by the Society of Arts with the gold Vulcan metal, for an important im provement in the naval eradrant. This officer, some time since presented an ingenious inodel of an ice boat, and plan for navigating the Polar Seas, to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.—Minepthire Telegraph. KING'S THEATRE. On Saturday night Rossini's opera 11 riarbiere di Sittigll4 was performed at this Theatre. The Opera advertised for performance was 11 Turco in Italia, in which Signor Re morini made his first appearance in this country ; but in consequence of the indisposition of Madame Renzi de Begnis, 11 Barbiere was " of necessity," as the play bills have it, substituted for Il Ter( It. 11 llarbiete has now been so long before the public, it has appeared on so many stages, and has been heard in so many languages—that it were an idle waste of time to re late or comment upon its plot or story. Like !nest other' things coining from die same clime, it has an air of joy and levity about it—while it must be admitted that the scene of the Mask Master is conceived in the true spirit of genuine Coined,. Again, with respect to the Music, it is gay, and lives, and harmonious—tt is pretty rather than profound, and exciting to the agreeable rather than to the deliciousness iu which Rossini's music so much excels. Every one, however, who has lately firquented any of the public Theatres, must be familiar whit its splendid Overture—the scattered kiipado rie of its many passages--the general happy effect which it produces as a whole ; and we shall not attempt, by any of our obser vations, to weaken those in:pressions which its representa tion must always make. Garda played and sung Absavina in admirable style ' • and few women, much less Rosins, , could have refused to yield to entreaties so musically tenohr, and yet so manfully enressante as those which were proposed to her by the innaic-master in disguise. Madame Vestris was the flosinn, as she has often been before, and if our gallantry could be put aside on this occasion, we would say that she only acts, or or rather over-acts the part. We have heard of the power of the eye—" that talks so well, and soars so far above;" but Madam Vosaria's eye was directed to other things. It was ineesaintly on the roll—her leer was seldom from her look ; but Madame Vestris seeins to have a carte blanche ftoin every audience, and while public decency is not offended, it would be ridiculously fastidious for the critic to interfere. The airs of Boothia do not seem to re quire any great volume or extent of voice, or else we must presume that Madam Vestris would not so generally be her representative. lienetti gave great satisfaction in the Bar ber; he was amusing without any grossierte, and bustling without rudeness. Signor Porte seemed at home in the .11osie Master, and performed the little he had to do with much comic humour. We never saw a poor artist receive a purse with a greater apparent feeling of delight, than did Porte from Almatioa. Every one partook of his joy, and heartily wished him rid of the plagues which beset him, to indiace his withdrawing from the apartment. Alto gether. 11 Ilarbiere was well performed, with the ex ception of Grazziani, who squeaked and simpered more annoyingly than we remember to have heard, since we were removed from the care of a self-sufficient, pert, and troublesome old aunt. The ballot was Le l'age /a eon:tante, which has so long and so deservedly been a fa vourite with the public. Manzi Vestris is one of the most bewitching pages that can be imagined, and we do not at all wonder at the havoc which such a page must make upon the fair whom he besieges. Noblet, Ferdinand, Le Gros, and the principal corps de ballet figured in the scene, and were rewarded for th eir exertions with very general ap plause. In compassion to the audience we shall only say, that one trio was encored ; and it would certainly, we think, puzzle those who were not at the Opera House on Saturday night, to guess which it was. Madame Vestris and Garcia, and Benetti answered the call, and if they did not laugh out at the taste which made it, it could only arise from a feeling of respect to the visitors of the first theatre in the world. At this reason of the year, the Italian Opera presents a delightful spectacle : beauty and brilliancy shine from every quarter—even the dandies in Fop's-ally are tolerable—for there they forget their rude ness anti impertinencies. The house overawes insolence, and the ensemble produces the most pleasurable sensations. The remarks of the strangers afford high gratification to the already initiated and informed, while the ears and the eyes of all arc filled with all that can conduce to harmony and excite to pleasure. The house was crowded. THE HAYMARKET AND THE WINTER THEATRES. Some misunderstanding, we learn, at kwesent exists be tween Mr. Morris, of the Haymarket 'I heave, and the Managers of Drury Lane and Covent Gsrden. The fol lowing statement will put the public in possession of the case, and at the same time, thew the peculiar situation in which Mr. Morris is placed by the determination of the Winter Houses, to extend their dramatic season. When the new Haymarket Theatre was erected, Mr. Morris obtained a seven months licence, (viz. to commence on the 13th of April, and close oil the 15th of November) ; but in April 1112 g, an arrangement was made between that 'gentleman and the Covent Garden and Drury Lane Pro-' prietors, by which Mr. Morris agreed to forego his licence, upon having three months of his season free from competi tion of the Winter llonsts. The following order was ac cordingly issued from the Lord Chamberlain's Office : •• April I, Inn " The little Theatre to open on the lath June and to close on dul l 13th of October, but to hare three month+ free of compet;tion, the Winter Theatres being closed from the Ist of July to theist of October.—The Winter Theatres shall not restrain their actors from acting at the Haymarket Theatre, between the lit of July and the Ist of October. (Signed) " MONTROSE." This agreement was acted upon for the two last seasons; and Mr. Morris (in pursuance of its terms) had made his arrangements for the season, which commences this day. Oti the Nth of last month, however, be was requested I to attend at the Lord Chamberlain's O ffi ce, where lie met the proprietors of the Winter Theatres, who then for the first time signified their intention of departing from the terms of the above agreement, by extending their season, and requiring the exertions of some of the most popular The who are under positive engagements with them. rhe effect of this resolution will be, to restrain several po pular comedians from performing at the Ilaytnarket, ex cept on nights when their services may not be required at Covent Garden or Drury Lane. In addition to Mr. Linton, Miss Paton, and Madame Vestris, who are not restrained by any engagement with the Winter Houses, the spirited manager of the Haymarket has engaged the following ex cellent performers. who are under positive engagements with either Drury Lane or Covent Harden :—Mr.W.Farren, Mr. Cooper, Miss Chester, Miss Love, Mrs. Hibbs, Mrs. Chatterley, and several others. These latter favourites will, therefore, be occasionally withdrawn from the Hay market, unless the managers of the Winter Houses consent to abandon their intention of extending their season. Under all the circumstances, we think it is somewhat unfair thus to break in upon Mr. Morris's season, at the very time when his arrangements hail been completed, fur opening his theatre according to the terms of what he considered a binding agreement. At any rate, if the winter managers had resolved to break that agreement, they should have sigs nitied their intention of doing so in sufficient time to have enabler( Mr. Morris to continence his season, according to the tenni of his original licence. TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS. Sta—l beg leave to repel an attack which has been made upon me in your Paper, as Authouse of the new tragedy of The Per. ricide, acted at Itath. Your correspondent would most unwarrantably infer that my play was eincikmied, when the exact opposite was the truth. Sir, rpm the credit of a tientlewsmum, I pledge myself that not one solitary hiss was heard during the performance ; On the contrvy, the loudest applause possible. As to the kit 4 -larrk, that wanton outrage never occurred until the forth act, and then it only proceeded from • knot of intoxicated persons, who entered with the half-pries. Your correspondent, however, forgets to add, that the indecent inter ruptions of those savaces were always misted by the indignant feel ings of the audience at large. AN a deciding proof of my assertion, their vulgar merriment invariably burst forth during the most In teresting and pathetic situations in my tragedy—et moments when, I am bold to say, the lucid gem of sensibility quivered on many a silken eye-lash, and the bosoms of beauty and fisrldua were tremu lous with sympathy's sacred sigh ! Intoxication alone could acc o unt for each conduct. Again, the name of a very dear friend has been falsely coupled with mine in the autlionhip. lam proud to acknowledge that Miss Henrietta Field obliged me with many judicious suggestions, hut am no less mud to slate, that In its general plan and execution, the tragedy of The Parricide is exclusively the work of, Mr, Your most obedient servant, Sion-bill Acrdemy. LUCY ALLEN. The French papers state, Messrs. Raring, Rothschild, and Irving, love 110,0410 i. by the failure of the plan for reducing the interest of the French debt. The 4,00n,0u0t. which they had withdrawn from Continental banks for the operation, must be re invested at that loss. MR. OWEN'S REPLY O THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL. AS KEWSELLYANAR OF SCO SCHT O LAND, REGATIVE TO THE E OS. Rv.vEREND SIRS,—In the Report of the proceelings of your last Meeting, as published ih the Was A wn, Chru nkk of the fat of June, which I have just read, I find the following paragraph:— " A correspondence was read, from which it appeared, that Mr. Owen, of New Lulea, had refused the Prishytery of Lanark ad mittance to examine his pawls last April: The Assembly una nimously appointed a Committee to confer with his, Majesty's Solicitor-General, that the proper steps may lie taken to enforce a strict compliance with the Acta, which require Presbyteries to ex amine all the public and private schools within their bounds." It is true, Itevmend'Sim, that I did refuse the l'resby tery of Lanark admittance ibto our private schools at New Lanark,—but 1 added, this as gentlemen and neighbours, I should be at all times happy to see them in their indivi dual capacity, and to chew damn the schoolv and every other part of the establishment., 1 refused admittance to the Presbytery of Lanitrk, be-• cause they claimed that as a right to which 1 believe they, have no title whatever. I refused it, beams !in a former exercise of this supposed right, they appear to me to have displayed a total want of whatever appertains to pure mid genuine religion. I thank you most cordially, Reverend Sirs, for thus bringing the subject fairly before the public, because I with the public to judge between us. You claim an inquisitorial right over the consciences of those who live within your bounds. I deny that right upon principles of the most simple and obvious justice. Every man must of necessity believe what appears to hint true, and cannot by possibility believe what appears to him false. To force any other expression of opinion from him, is to force him to become a hypocrite. By such pro ceedings has insincerity been universally formed, and vice made to abound : by such proceedings are deception and hypocrisy at this hour succeasfully.forced upon the minds of the rising generation. You have the right, in common with all other men, of expressing your opinions in the way of fair argument. If that right prove insufficient for their support, any attempt to force them upon the minds of those who are unwilling to receive them, will be considered, in the present ad vanced state of the human mind, as a futile desire to ex ercise a monstrous power, which, as it can only engender and perpetuate vice, will never again, I trust, be recog nised as belonging to any individual or to any body of men. You, Reverend Sirs, are a body possessing, like many other bodies of who differ materially from you, to have discovered and to be exclusively in possession of True Religion. I am one of many milions who arc conscientiously obliged to think, that, on this subject, you have lament ably erred, and that your practice proves how much you have been mistaken. There arc at present many contending competitors for the discovery of true religion. When true religion is dis covered, it will be easily known, because it will make men charitable and kind to all. Now, as no such general character, character, up to the present period, ha s been formed, is it not reasonable to conclude, t h at pure and genuine religion, freed from corruption anderrors, does nowhere exist ? This is the age of great discoveries, and of much compe tition. I cannot avoid believing that I am in possession of that which has been so ardently sought for—truth on the subject of religion ; and I mean almost immediately to bring my sentiments into competition with yours, and with those of all the other searchers for truth on this most important subject. The friendly contest between us, as I hope it will be, must be decided, not by anger and irrita tion ; not by jealousies, and a desire for power to do evil, bat by the fruits which shall respectively be produced. These considerations bring the difference between us to a point. If your system of religion and morals shall be found in practice to form the more virtuous individual character, and the better state of society, then will I come over to your views, and aid and assist you to the utmost of my powers ; but if, on the contrary, 1 should discover to you the principles upon which alone can be founded a re ligion parr, simple, and consistent its all its parts ; a religion Which Shull form men to be kind aid charitable to all, what ever be their diferenee of opiniassy• minds shall withdraw ft om men all desire to domineer over their Plows, or to dictate to their consciences, or is any manner to do them an ; a religion, which shall reject, as worse Than useless, all exclusive privileges, all violent rapport for itself, and all Jiircible means of conversion; a religion whose only weapon is dispassionate argument, and whose followers will think it unworthy their support, if with that ' weapon they cannot do/end it; then do I expect that yon will relinquish the abuses and errors of your present system,' and adopt those principles, which I shall, ere long, disclose' to you and to the world. The mysterious night of darkness and deception is ex piring, and the cheering light of truth begins to appear. I' hat you, Iteverend Sirs, may live to experience, in peace and quietness, the benefit of this light, is the sincere wish of your faithful servant, 125, Pall-Mall, 9th June, 11124. ROBERT OWEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Having read in your liberal and extensively circulated jour nal (inserted on the 9th instant), a letter signed A. Orland Ilmtchinstm, " On the beat means of rendering Charitable Institutions available to the poor," and addressed to Church wardens, and having devoted some attention to the same subject, you will oblige me by suggesting to that corre spondent some observations which may chew that his plan would not be so practicable as he seems to imagine. The depositing a list of names and abodes of every hospital and dispensary in this metropolis, of which, I believe, there are not less in number than 76, and, forming them all into sheet lists, would amount to about 37,500 names and abodes. This labour would occupy the most attentive clerk for a considerable time. The lists to be handed to him are not all printed at the same time of the year, so that his work would be continued. Sheet lists, whenever Made out by him, would be so large as to fill much more than the church-door, and thiA would oblige him in form them into a book, and this fact alone would render them almost, if not wholly useless to the poor ; but the daily attendance of this clerk to give them information during a certain number of hours, would complete the whole of his time, the efore the necessary support of such a clerk might be con sidered as the first expense. if you look over the List of Sion I College, in page '267 of Murphy's Coart Kalentlar, it tria l appear, that there are not fewer than 140 perishes to whielii this plan is proposed. So many clerks might, therefore, l be retained at salaries, if not maintenance. Every one of the 75 Institutions must print an extra edition of their Lists of OOVerllol'3, in order to benefit these 110 Vestries; and if their f:ominittees should not Concur in the plan, either from any objection or from negligence, these Lists I would then be imperfect, in perhaps the very one which some poor persons came to consulti It would be an easier way to circulate amongst the poor a List of the Institutions, and what they cure, amid where they arc to be found. But although this has been done, they take so little notice of any thing which so nearly concerns them, until the very instant when it is wanes', that this step has not any purpose. anawered But in addition to these objections, the Churchwardens would not be quite safe in keeping open the doors of the church and vestry, and gates of the churchyards, during the whole of the day or great part of it. This wotthl be likely to prove a temptation to the ill-disposed to commit degradations, or indecencies, and also to increase the crime of sacrilege. The alternative which I mean to offer is one which will probably at first meet with some objection, arising from a tenacity for the privilege required by every one, who be comes a member of any institution—of recommending patients ; but there is little doubt, that when they consider that their contribution is applied to its object, it must be of very little moment, in fact, by whom those objects are recommended, so as that the establishment is used for their benevolent design. And although, by this open plan, the house should even be full, which is not very certain, it would not place any such subscriber either in a worse or ilittiirent situation than if every other subscriber should at that moment have sent in a patient—it would only impede his turn until a next vacancy should occur. Nor would it interfere with his superintendence, but rather form a sti mulus to the kind interest lie might take in its manage ment. It would chew to the public fresh evidence of its utility, and would convince them that the benefits of their generosity were duly valued by the poor and afflicted; and this done, twill increase the bounty and number of its benefactors. If this open plan were adopted, the poor would be wholly relieved from the difficulty and lose of their daily labour, in seeking for recommendations, which is very fre iptently, in cases which need not be specified, of very se dons consequence, and the more so , from their own negli gence in °meting, till the lag moment, to begin their 'solicitations. Upnn this principle, then, it is ;surfeited, that the pone should take the previous trouble Of inqUiring at the Insti tution from which they seek relief, the day and hour, and qualification for their admission, and attend punctually as directed, with their proper papers of admiosion, such as, mums, abode, occupation, certificate of marriage, or other requisites, to afford correct entries in their reit - liters. These cannot be deemed too di ffi cult in general to be procured by them; and they may be pecnisary in many other cases than sickness, and are frequently asked for before a Ma giatrstt. or for baptism, marriage, or burial. Mr. H. thinks that his plan would " be attended with no expense, and very little trouble ;" but the contrary is to hie most evident from what I !nem itated, and under his impression he has not provided for the necessary expense whirrs would be incurred, which could. not be leg to the parishes than 8,400 i. per annum, at noi. salary to the clerks, besides vestry fire daily, during nine months in the year, which, for three chaldrons of coals at 40e. multiplied by 140 parishes, woad cost stl,oooi. per annum. This, I added to the salaries, would amount to the unexpected total of 42,40 0/. exclusive of paper, pens, repairs, and in cidentals. !h*pitals are in relief of parishes, for if t'..ey had not been instituted, parishes must hive refieved all their sick paupers ; but Mr. H.'s plan would greatly in crease the burden of the poor upon them all, while the hospitals would silk for support at the same time, and that from the pockets of a generous and benevolent public, who are charged with all their parochial rates likewise. To a mind so liberally disposed as that of Mr. Copland Hutchinson appears from his letter to be, I have no fear of offence in thus trespassing is 'insure upon his parochial ac commodation. . Alt ho ugh I have not the honour of know ing him, yet he appears to have travelled much in the path which has always been very familiar to me, without our having yet met with each other—except in the last number of the Gentleman's Magazine ; to which I have, through my old friend Urban, offered remarks something similar to these. Our objects and designs seem to be alike, and probably we may together unite in one, which may improve the institutions to which we arc attached, and as sist in a more free admission of the poor applicants, to the satisfaction of their benevolent contributors. June 12. IL A. CELEBRATED PAINTERS. CORREGIO. Of the incidents in the life of the founder of the Par mesan school of painting, few are well authenticated, and and a still smaller number is interesting. Antonio Allegri was born somewhere about the year 1494, at or near the town of Corregio; and, agreeably to the practice of the time of dropping the family name and taking some other distinction, he was generally called 11Corregio. He studied and practised the art of painting chiefly at Parma, but his career of fame was not of a much longer duration than that of Rafaello, for he died about the age of forty. It is not known exactly what had been his course of study, and in what proportions diligence had co-operated with genius to produce the full and grand result. As, in some respects, particularly colouring, his manner was perfectly distinct from those of his most celebrated contemporaries, it was illiberal and false in the worshippers of Michelangiolo and Bartell° to affirm, when Corregio was applauded, that he borrowed his ideas from them. If Bonarruotti was trans cendent in grandeur, and Rafacllo in grace, Corregio was equally original in h"rmony of colours; and it is consonant with probability to think, that his own genius was as much his guide in other branches of the art. So much bad we admired at Rome the glories of the Va dean, and the Sistine chapel, that we thought the art of painting in its grandest forms had been exhausted ; but Corregio's frescoes in the cupolas of the cathedral, and the church of San Giovanni at Parma, taught us never to set limits to genius. The Ascension of Christ, in the church, in respect of grandeur of design, fore-shortening, and chiaroscuro, was, at the time of its performance, a miracle of art, without example, for it was painted before the ter rible scene of the Last Judgment by Michelangiolo. But this fresco of the Ascension is even inferior to that of the Assumption of the Virgin, represented in the octagonal cupola, in the cathedral of Parma, and finished in the year 1390. Veneration and wonder are marked in the counte nances of the Apostles in the former picture; so, in the latter, heavenly joy is the chief expression. In the As sumption, the chastened gaiety, the holy rejoicing, the Verity of the light, make every thing appear as of heaven. In his design, Corregio was both grand and select; he avoided with all care the hard manner of hiii predecessors, all right lines and angles, and used a continually nudu lating line, sweetly melting into the ground. Giulio Ito mane preferred his colouring to that of any other painter. It is as mellow as that of Giorgione, not unfrequently as true, and as tasteful as that of Titian°, having withal a superior breadth and suavity. No painter has surpassed Corregio in fore-shortening. But what distinguislits his colouring, from that of any of his illustrious contempo raries, is a mild, central light, which greasily disappear§ in the surrounding lucid demi-tints, and strongly And splendidly reflected shades. He sacrificed design, compo sition, and elegance, to his love of harmony in colouring. Hie groups are not, therefore, always in the best taste, nor are his attitudes always graceful. But there is a sweet naivete and in affecting innocefice in the faces of his Vir gins; and the eats oil the faces of his children are al ways delightful. As nature does not present the same ob jects with the same force of light, but varies that light according to superatics and distance, so Corregio imitates nature, by a harmoniously beautiful gradation of colouring, which is particularly necessary in serial perspective. Thus, too, in his shades, he often perfectly represents in one, the reflection of a neighbouring colour, and therefore no part of his Shades is monotonous. In i:one of his oil pictures is this excellence so visible as in the Night, or rather the I pawn of the Nativity. The excellence of Corregio attracted so many imitators, that the Parmesan school of painting became remarkable for fore-shortening and chiaroscuro, and the sulwrilination of Composition to mass and harmony. Michelangiolo An selrni, liernardo Gatti, Giorgio Gandini, and Girolamo Marenoli, are &nisei who adopted the principles of Cor regio, and the results were in proportion to their respective abilities and diligence. PARMIOIANO. Francesco Mssiuoli, called from his birth, at Parma, II I'armi • cousin of t.irolamo Malmoli, merits a dis tinct notice. Rafaelesque grace of his manner might justify me filth some, In classing him among the scholars of the painter of the Vatican : but other circumstances makes the present a proper place for mentioning hint. Ile received his first lessens in painting from his uncles, but his ambition took a loftier flight, when he saw the works of Corregio. Ile learnt the blandishintius of colour, and the ! magic of chiaroscuro; and he then went to Mantua and Rome, to nerve his mind with the ideas of Giulio Romano and Rafaello. The designs of Pannigiano are full of gran deur, dignity, and ease, with a remarkable decision of pencil. Iliasketches and his etches (for he could engrave as well as draw) are therefore of high value. The striking excellence of his style is grace: his attitudes are well choien, and his figures are elegant, light, and spirited. The fault into which his master quality of elegance dege nerates, is an affected length and tenuity of form, and this fault is often visible. His colouring, also, is too often subordinate to grace: he makes it low and moderate, think ing that strength and glare of light arc inconsistent with elegance. Ile did not often tax his intention ; for we have seen repetitions of his pictures, particularly of the mar riage of St. Catharine, in every gallery in Italy. His women and children are generally as beautiful as those of Corregio. None of his faults appear in his Moses breaking the Tables, in the Madonna della Steccata, at Parma, or in the altar piece of St. Mannterita, in llologns. In the former, the grandeur of the conception, and the correct ness of the drawing, leave nothing for the spectator to wish for ; while the fine tone of the c hiaroscuro is equal to any thing of Corregio; and such is the majestic grace of Mears, that we often heard the admirers of Rafaello say, the spi i rit of Rafaello has transmigrated to Parmigiano. Scarcely inferior in merit to the Moses are the Adam and the Sybil,, l which form part of the same composition. The altar pjeces by Parmigiano are not numerous; but at which ,we have mentioned may be compared with adv age witli the celebrated St. Cecilia of jtafaello. Pgrmigiano died young. Fond as he was of his art, he sighed after quicker means of riches ; and rtiiched hila self to the study of alcbymy. Ile fell a victim to the de mon of avarice. He lost his money in the putout of iimo &nary gold ; disappointment bred melancholy, he diare4 carded di the exterior decencies of life, and Isis neglected beard and hair gave him the lea of a savage. The brat and the smells of the laboratory gradually ruined his cms stitution, and a fever closed ins life, at the early ige Cf thirty-six, in the year 1540. - • PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 14. Mr. Gaze, second Master-Attendant at this Dorit-ycird', * Wilt sail to-morrnw for. Algiers, in his illanalty's stem-vessel the Lightning. Dis experience and local knowledge of that port Gaud be of essential benefit in conducting the intended bombarding qr. rations. The Admiral Derkeley transport, Lieutenant lie, laden with coals, for the use or the steam .vessels, will sail Aid* them. The Meteor and Infernal hombs will he ready to sail Won. Vice-Admiral Lord Atnellus Beaucirrk K.V.B. is to hoist his flag in the Illancim, 40, Captain Menth, and proceed in that_ skip to take a command. Lieutenant M. M . root is appointed his Lae& ahip's Flag Lieutenant. The Boyne, 104, is fitting at this port, for Corrtnaiesion,lieing intended, it is said, for permanent service at Lisbon. The Chem. pion, in. is.,commislioned. Captain Thomas Martin is appointed to the Jasseur, It at Ply. mouth ; Licit, S. Cook, of the M'intliOr f e tiitle, it promoted to ; the rank of Commander, and Mr. Knowles to the rank of Lieu. tenant (by especial reque.t yf the King of Porinigah. Liattenants the Hon. Keith, lion. 11. Talbot, ancl R. F. clambier, to tha skle4t Lieut. Kennedy, Mr.Towsey, Surgeon, and Mr. T. Hare dl., Muter, to the Niemen; Lieut... H. E. Atkinson and J. Skew, I Mr. W. Clarke (b), Surgeon, and M. W. T. es, pi t t e rse r t ut • % to tM &Homan ; Lieur . Newenham , Rami ll ies ; r.W. Sure wee, Mr. C. D. Henderson, Aasistant—Surgton, and; Mr. Nsab , i ritnier, to the Orestes; Lieut. Layton, to the Bulwark, Vied • 7 • wrooL Twg transports are Bail y expessid front the Meer, Jo take int Rq(iment, commathed by Col. Irlernlni. HMI afis prfb to Plymouth, and to bring thence the W i g e alo of Op r eg e de, who to he lauded fur duty at Brighten ana 7111 b commanded by Col. Gubbins, (at psomentydWitplidr.) will He veyed fur tlytty at Dublin ; and the Met Regiment, now at Diabilaj will be brought to England, ror embarkptiee to India. On Wednesday, the Blossom 211, Captain Maclean, sailed for Woolwich to be paid off; and the Cyrene, 9k, Capt. P. Orley for the Meditermean.--On Thursdai, the Semarang, 211, Sir W. Wiseman, Batt. waled for the North Amerlean atetion, torelieve the Athol. Majar.fieneral Sir Howard Honest, Miramar of New Brunswick, and twits, went nesaens. Remain at Spithead—Jupiter, Hparrowhawke. Algertise (untler , orders for Algiers). end Calliuge. In the Harbour—Viesory, Sul ? wark, Wellesley, Albion, Scringepatam. Niemen, Medina (un. der orders fur the 31editerraneen), Herald, Britornart. NAVAL INTALZAISAtt. Rear. Admiral Willoughby Luke, CShosaod Main on Wed. wacky, in the Jupiter, 80, Captain D. ng, for the North Arne. neon command, to succeed Beer-Adsni Fahle, C.B. Vise-Admiral Sir Robert Mooreom, K.C.B.is appointed to sue. cad Sir Benjamin Hallowell, R.C.B. in the command at Chatham, and will hoist his flag about the Ist August.. The Briminart, 10,1 s ordered to be commusiored at Portsmouth. Captain O. V. Nana) ; Lieutenants H. E. Atkinson melJ. Skew; and Mr. W. T. James, Purser, are appointed to ha. Mr. W. Clarke ( b) to be *wpm. Lieutenant. A Kennedy is appointed First Lieutenant or the Nie. men, Captain Wallis. Lieutenant C..Churds, of the Awes, has been appointed to the command of the Zephyr, Post-o6a Lieutenant Newenharn is appointed to Ramillies ; and Mr. W. Rogan, Surgeon •to the. Orestes Mr. C. D. Beldame, As. sistant Surgeoo, is also appointed to the Omits. • Lieutenant 8. E. Cook tint of the Windsor Castle, hay. Imes promoted to the rank of eommander ; and Mr. Knowles, man of that ship, to that of Lieutenant, end appointed to the ship, vice Cook. Major-General Sir Howard Douglas, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of New Brunswick.. with hie family and suite, em barked from Hyde, on Thurrday. on belga the Semarang, Captain Bis W. Wiseman. Bart., and that ship has since sailed for Halifaz and New Brunswick. PCRTIMOUTII, JUNE his Majesty's ship Sams. rang, for Halifax. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOWHOUSE. Joss 11. ENTER[D INWARDS. Ealing Grove, Falconer (Mitchell, broker), from Dominica. Concord, Hicks (Smith), front Gantalc. Pilgrim, Andrews, (Muchisoo), front Mimic. PlPPel(Baham). from Memel. Victor; a, Guatoo (Way), from~ S t. St. Petstsburgh. Good Czar, Birch (Gray), front Riga. Friends, Curry (Chapman), front DanZzic. Providence, Mentrup (Nelson), from St,Petetsburgii. Carnation, Wilkinson 01P(ihie). from Riga. Supply, Scott (Marshall), from Riga. Mentor, Dainstreg (Castaideick), from Stettin. Linderness, Olson (Gilson), from Fahniund. Vriendschap. Virer (11ofman) from IVoreum. iVohlfarth, I.'retwurth (Bremer), Irvin Riga. Scandinavian, Schiever (Valley), trotn Gide. FROM LLOYD'S List'. • Fatsiourit..JuNE 10.—Arrived off the port, the Bighlander. Stun, from Antwetp.—Sailed for London; the Rapid, Archibald, Liberty, and Arooma. PLyssouvid, JUNE 10. Sailed the William Pitt, Richard. moo, for London ; Mars, Williamson; for the Cape of tiood Hope ; Loyalty, and Heart of Oak, for Lomlon. DIAL, JUNE 11.—Arrived the King Henry, Melton, from St. Domingo Aletand . ,er Richardson, from the Cape; Sir H. Stan ho, from London, indonilcd for St. Michael's. GRAVESEND, JUNE 10-:4llTived, the Pilgrim, Andrews, from Dionne; Harmony, Von, from .ditto ; Gospels, Jago, from Oporto; Lusitania, Gibbons, from ditto; Doody, Law, from Riga ; William and Thomas. Smith, from Messina. JUNE IL—Coronation, Wilkinson, from Riga; Wchl Fabt, Wards, from ditto; Harmony, Kraft, from ditto; Collinwood, Evans, from Memel; Young Regulus , Pippit, from ditto ; Leeds, Marsh, from Donnie; Providence, Simo, from ditto • - Friend, Curry, from ditto; Concord, Nick, from di.to ; Frodeiew, Nook, from Finland; Vriendaehap, Visser, from Worcum • Victoria, Ounton, Irons St. Pctersburgh ; Providence, Mentrup, from ditto; Lord Melville. Black, from Calais; Redeligheten, Landgreen. from Stockholm ; Augusta, Kohler, front Pdetlen ; Vansmart, Ildrymple, from China; Wanes Hastings, from ditto; Ealing tirovc, Faleouner, from Demerara. HAnwnf.H JOSE 11.—The King fleorge, Tullock, from Loa. doN to I.eith, has put in here dismantled. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 10.—Arrived the Integrity, Johnson, from Trinidad ; NVilliaoi.Pcnn, Hamilton, from Philadelphia— sailed 12th May; and Dandy, Runt Smyrna. Off' the port, chi: Jason, from Buenos Ayres. Mir NDEILEY, JUNE Io.—The Nancy, Carr, from Mengel foe London, struck upon the Haibro' Sand this morning; aoi, after leaving her bottom, floated oil; and has been towed on shore at this plate. The crew had left her. Costsr•iert wort E MAY 10.—The Turkish fl eet is known to have quitted the Ihwasnelles on the let inst., and its destination is stated to be Ssiooica to the first instance, foe the reception of troops, after which it will carry supplies to Negroponte. Its ulte. riot movements are variously roojectured. ;AMY RNA, May I.—His Majesty's ship Martin sailed yesterday morning for Malta, and gave escort to the Ann, fur London, and Starling, for Liverpool. The Aaores, Bedford, frog - Mmaica for Trinidad de Cuba and Jersey, was lost tdiTtileldied de Cuba 2d March--new saved. The William Penn,. ooditrod at Liverpool from Philadelphia, sailed from the Cape ult., and passed in the River a ship su pp . posed to be the Warn and Jane, nom Liverpool, aad on the 23,1 passed the Homed, from Havre to New York. The Albion, Dest, from London, arrived at New South Wales Mk November, 9 days out front the Cape of Good Hope; on the 111th September passed by part of a wreck, observed the quarter. pieces, mizen-thains, and nearly &I far as the starboard and gang ! way, out of water. 1:”El.S SPOKEN WITII.—The Xenophon, Baaksv, from Lon ' don to Bay Chaleur, 23d April; Lucian, from Liverpool to Bos ton, 20th ult. ; tnwn London to Miramiehi, 21st ult. z. Grace, from Bristol to New Brunswick, 10th ult. • Hannah Brown, from London to St. John's, R., 1I th ult. • and the Fa vorite, Wallace, front Lisbon to St. John's , N. B. , ltich tilt. 'We learn by the French papers that the Bill for extend ing the duration of the Chambers to five years instead of seven, and for the renewal of the Chambers of Deputiesin tegrally instead of fifths, has been carried, by a majority cif ,292 to $7 votes. It only requires the royal assent to be come a law. Thus, one of the two measures which were to characterise the presort Session of the French Legislatures, has been ttiunwhantly carried. letter received from a principal officer in the Brazilian squadron blockading Pernambuco, dated March 1, states, that the P.inperor is determined to put clown the factious party-spirit of some principal persons at that place. and at Nlaranbam, and oblige them all to conform to the prin ciples of the new Constitution. The squadran are plate./ Mill' the orders of Captain John Taylor, of she Netheroy frigate (an officer of a derisire enterprising mind), who bad with him the Paraguay, of 60 guns, and 12 smalle► vessels. Ilia command extends from Bahia to the river Amason. The decision matte by the Emperor, that the Portuguese ships, taken by Lord Cochrane, should be deemed prizes, had restaged his Lordship and squad:on to perfect satisfaction with the new tiovernmant.—Ports nunitli Pal cr.