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V IMO ipvt ~~~ PRICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Ponds 97 Brazilian Bonds ilia 4 Ditto Scrip 16 pm *Vitt° Acct. 16 pm !.Ditty Scrip (1825) 41 4 B t.e nos Ayres Bonds 92 14 1 % Chiltan Bonds 86 ..,Calombian Bonds Divn Bonds (1824) 914 901 I 90: Ditto Aect. 914 901 1 904 1 French Rentes 103 f. 50e. 23e. Exchange 2M ot.. Greek Bonds 571 7 Ditto Acct. 57 PRICES OF SH.' zest:RANCE COMTANIES. Pt Alliance . . 1001. Ditto Marine - leol. Protector . - 251. • .knglo-Mexican . 1001. Atiglo-(;hilian 61. ' Arigns Iron and Coal 501. 61. • - ;lo . 400/. Brazilian lOW. 61. Chfl 61. 1001. V. !lien. 5l fining Association 501. • Pasco Pent vian - I At!. 61. 1/to de la Plata - 100!. Tl dpoi..htu - NM!. 201: 1: oiled slesican• . 401. 20i. 11%.!c1a Iron and Coal 251. 51. • OAS LIOIiT AND COKE COM EAN IEI Con:Dlentel - 1007. 87. rrolineial Portable - IL l!nited ilenerAl - 501. 71. • IKON ItAILWAY9. I.a .don and Birmingham 5.) . . 11. ' And Northern Me. • 11. MISEELEANEO I ' lOU'. Price per Share. 184 7i 110 115 105 110 13 14 13) 114 13 111 17 111 440 17 64 251 37 36 111 101 10 f pm 22 20 22 20 pm 29 30 215 130 nal 120 113 121 34 C 3 Comrs-y I,oan Park 0.3 Engine Carriage 1001. lir. steam Navigatinn • Colil Cott Association Nev'. Alderney Dairy Pearl •.tria6 Pro►incial Bank 20 n 4 5 2i 3 4 pm 3 11 12 II 3i 4 3 213 pm s 'i (1:1 Yellow 1 Wbi . e 144 f 34 4 31 rm 4/. 251. 2!. ; • • LONDON,ArIIURSDAV, FEBRUARY 3, 15513. STOCKS YESTERIIAI'. Mexican Bonds filk 301. A Ditto Acct. 01A 0041 Vet Peruvian Boni* lr 3 a 4 Partuguese3tonils Ditto Acct. 891 • Prussian Boons 100 i Ditto Bonds (1822 i 911 3 Russian Bonds t11`22) t 7 piste Acci.97l Gi 7 ....vanish Cons. 24 2j 2 2 1.! Ditto Acct. tt Ditto 510 Bonds Ditto 170 ar.d 25.1 Bonds 22 Ditto 85 Bonds 22 Dit:o Cons. (1823) 16 Ditto Acct. Ditto 1961. Ss. Bonds ,ARES YESTERDAY. :Cite !BrittOlt aortoo. THRATIIP YAL, DIt[HY-LANE. • •nis Creoles& THURNT)A.V. Feb. 3. will be performed pEH FBEISCHU F 7. • • Ortoear; the Prfnee„ 11r. Mercer Derllllifd. Head Ranger, Mr. Bed . ford'. 'tenth. Mr. G. SMlth: Adolph, Mr. T. Cooke; Casper, Mr. than: I:1114m. Karruttan to the Head Ranger. Mr. Iltzwllllant Demon • el' the Herr!, Mr. Howell; 7.andel,Nlr. 0. Smith; Witch of the Wen, r: Blanchard. Linda, Wed liraddou; Rose, Wes Povey. After 'l% hlch a Ils . lV PAItOrIC Ballet, called THE ItthOMIN O L; Or, THE BIM) IN THE F 1 1 ,31. The P:lnclral Character* t I Mr. and Met. Noble (their Rd apreiunnee this Season). fro conchale with HABLEQVINT AND THE Ttl KING RmRP TUE SANDING TREBs 4 . AND GOLDEN IN ATERS. Harlequin, Mr. Ki Amid PltRIOOll. Mr. Blanchard ; Clown, Mr. • rby. Co ti l l umbhus Mite Barnett. 'Fo.morrow, Macbeth, and the Pantomime. TIIP.-ITRI? ROYAL. C(II'ENT-GARDEN. TRURED AV. Feb. 3. will be rerformed THE SCHOOL FOR SCAND.II - re::r Teazle, Mr. W. Farreu ; Sn.r Oliver Surbtee, Mr. Fawcett ; 11.-1.1,111 Backbite, Mr. donee; breeph Surface, Mr. Cooper; Cbezic• Ketithle; Crabtree. Mr. Maiteluird Moveo, 'Mr. 1 cCr = Lady Teazle, Mies Chester; Mrs. Candour. Mr,. Gibbs; Stl..1:;1, St. , . Love. After which. I! tIZI.EQUIN AND TIIF nit tcoN OF WANTI.rIr ; Or, Mo.ir. OF MORE 11 - trier:Co, Mr. Eller; Panratio.m. Mr. Barnes; Clown, Mr.!. F. Gri maldi. Col:tmbine, Miss Ilt,uler. To-marrow. Der rreisebutz, end the Pantomime. ADE I.l'll 1 I'HEATRE, , tirg‘xn. ThlsEvenlng. THURSDAY, Feb. 3, will be presented a new Comic - - Ihtriet to . called THE LIFE or .%S AcTon. • • ~,.. libetrineiro Character; I' ktewrs. Wreitch..l. Stem, Wilkinson. rower, Lee. Ihr2wu, Cainieoci I, Salter, and Elliott; Mies LI, den. //r1 Daly. Searle, Bryan, Sic. ace. ---•- - • • • After whle; it iarw Cuctite Pantomime, called V.1.11.f1. lIED CAP; • - • Or. II viti.,:qt • tx ANL) '11!t.: ktitlFS OF THE ROSS. Hurie , lttin• Mt•W•kir.b); Piutaloolt. Ain Ylltutt g Clown. ignOr ftull, Coluu;blue. %Irk tiearle. THE A POI,1,()NICON. • ' , 'esurus VIE :Mum:Wre earitoa*Cit Of E. 110.0.17. • , On 5%T17.11 . 1.1.V KfMT, at Tivaho‘Clock, • The ffillfterfng SEIATTION of MUSie wilt be igerfoyeted by Mr. 1.11 :this on the APOLLOVICON. a Grand Musical bistrutuent. Invented mud constructed by Sieger*. Flight and nohow,. *organ 101, St. Martin's-lane: — PART I. 'Ove?ttire. Dm Giovanni (Mozartt—Mr. ' 11 t-nova' Alorartl— Glee. • The 1..a.1 tShlclel)—Son T. My 'Wart an4.l.l4el llo orv) Lauglabg Lhoi us, Ike Fre!schutz *Weber). PART 11. Overture. Der Prelschtitz (Weberl--Caratina, 'Tu ehe (Itesittn”—tilee. The Bella of Ft. Wehaers Tower' nyvett l—S. Le: not Sorrow.' Dar Freigt hut: tWebell—StorloCouterto t l. N.P. Mr. !habit's Perf,,rmances will I.e continued every Seturdte, during the sea...iis. • . The eleeltatucal Powers of the Apollonlcon are exhibited flatly, Iron t , t.e Font (except during the Ume of Mr.Purkia'a attendance., Beethosetfs celebrated overture t..Prottletheus. Me7arts• ovettere to Zauberdote. and ilaydo's Grand Military Slo,eni.. , it 'from W.* Twelfth Symphony, , In the execution of which It has teen istmouted with the sanction of the 11)011t CUllliellt mechanical MIMI waren: men of the age. and Is allowed to poe.e.* a trapdoor end vat let; of effect• with n precision mut n delicacy of expresiou, atii.e rtc.t to any other Institinunt In Enrage. • Thb Music arranged formed set on the t'yllnders by Mr. Flight. jun. .TherBRITISIR PR ESS commenced publishing yesterday atoning • at tive o'clock. Vie regret to learn that his N/AJEsrv, though nearly recovered from his late attack of gout, is not sufficiently iestpred to heal:11 to enable him to open the S.ssien of Parliament to-day, in person. It must be scarcely has painful to the KING himself, than to his subjects, to be denied the peculiar gratification his MAJESTY would have felt at the present moment in performing this i:nportant solemnity. Thi. Speech, we understand, was finally considered yet tirds), in a Cabinet Council, at the Fereign ()Mee, r bid) was- attend,tl by all the Ministers. It will of COUTSC be mead by the Laras Commissioners. We understand that an Amendment will be moved to the Address.in both Houses, respecting the Catholic gus her. and the state of Ireland. We have received a , Paris Papers of Monday in due course. The only intellig,ence they contain is from Spain and Greer:. and what they bring is of little importance front tither country. The Infatuated Cabinet of Madrid seems actually to have teen taken by surprise, on receiving the information that 'England had resolved upon recognis ing the indepentienee of the sevoltid colonies. The Fana tics of the Faith are Sown into an CCAUCy of .rage, and earnestly supplicate Russia to take •vengeance on us for the outrage we have cos Iwitted c - 1 the principles of legitiinacy. The Courrier Francaix, however, remarks truly, that print-11)1(s and doctri:lcs are - rigorously followed by Cabinets only when they are in agreement with the public interest Ind safety. As soon as this agreement is at an and, the public interest and safety take the ascendancy." 'f he news from Greece is not more recent than that we teres4 posseised. The Austrian Observer greatly exagge rates the late dissensions among the Greeks; but, even ac cardmg to its representations, the Government has sec •ceeded in putting down the revolt against its authority. Th:re can be little doubt, we think, that Cot occeritoN lass been compelled to offer his sul.•mission,•thoueh t.o actual and direct conformation of the fact has yet reached us. IVe understand from our Correspondent, that the ex citement in the public mind in consequence cif the prc pwed indemnity to the emigrants, is much greater than seem to irasp,inej.) England. Pamphlets issue from the press every day on the subject. assailing the ministerial projnt in every direction; the Royalists camplaining that the indemnity is iusuffiei . ent in amount, the Liberals that it is unjuktiSable in principle. One percr estimates Oat 2!. , . about fifty Amities wi:l alone swallow up more than a third of the whole sum allotted to the indemnity. This is a compendious and expeditious mode of making a wealthy aristocracy, though perhaps not altogether the most ad 'icon.. Petitions v:ill be presented to the Chamber of Deputies beru e the discussion of the indemnity takes place, suggesting that the emigrants now in the Chamber ought not in decency to interfere personally in a matter in which they are so deeply concerned. The first petition of this kind will be from an advocate, M. GRAND, who founds leis recommendation on an elaborate argument, derived from the universally-acknowledged principles of justice 'and honour. It was reported that M. DE I._i BOU Do NN AY! intended to submit a motion to that effect, but the Ari. , tarpe has, on his authority, denied the statemcnt. The emigrants, it may therefore be presumcd,will not be induced, f: °in any over-scrupulous feelings of delicacy,to abstain from voting themselves to be fully entitled to the immense sum proposed to be granted to them. As they constitute a large majority in the Chambers, the indemnity will, under those circumstances, be an appropriation of the public stock, per haps the least decorous or defensible ever recorded in the history of nations. The whole Ounce is obviously a mere projoct to give wealth and power to the predominant party. The Indemnity is therefore to be confined to the class to which they belong, and the loyal Vendeans, who defended thc.King's cause on the soil of France, are to be refused anysompensation for their losses, in order that they who tied from the field may enjoy all the benefits of victory. PARIS, JAW. 31.—FitExcu Et:Nos.—Five per Cents. opened ; closed at 103 f. 25c. ; Rank Stock, 140 f. ; Rente de Narlas, crrtiti:ate Ealconnet, 831. 75c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 1311, 56f. Exchange on. London, one month, 23r. ; three ditto, 24f. Cs:.—Coors Aizt'ienikthe, Jan. 31. A report was in circulation yesterday that despatches cf a warlike complexion had been received from the Powers of the Holy Alliance. We have no doubt that the Speech to-day will put an end to those groundless alarms. The Act of Recognition is merely the last of a series which ne cessarily led to it, and which has been slowly completed'in the face of Europe, on principles distinctly avowed by the British Government, and at no period questioned or ob jected to even by Spain. On what pretence then could a hostile remonstrance be now made by any of the Powers of the Continent ? We have only now actually done what w. long ago forewarned them we should do, anl what no one of them ever denied we had a perfect and absolute right to do, whenever we thought fit. We repeat it, there, is no reason to apprehend that the peace of Europe will be: disturbed. It is expected that Sir CIIARLES STUART will not ex perience much difficulty in obtaining the consent of Por tugal to the recognition of the independence of Brasil. His Excellency's instructions arc understood to be very urgent, and his success is not considered to be in the least degree doubtful. The negotiation between the two coun tries is in that state, which only requires for its completion the presence of the mediatorial Ambassador at Lisbon. The attempt which has been made to sacrifice Mr. Kea N to a pretended regard fur public morals, htings forcibly to mind the sarcastic arguments published by Swirr in sup port of his " Project for the adrzncemcnt of Religion and Morals." In his time there was a great outcry raised against the progress of vice and immorality, which it was affirmed were on the point of producing the ruin of the' State. Cant has been in all ages a thriving profession, and thtre has therefore never been any Lick of professors. They who have raved violently about the degeneracy of the age, have generally found it no. difficult matter to obtain the reputation of extraordinary sanctity with the multitude, though it leas too often occurred that the depravity they have so freely implied to others, has been only a sketch of their own feelings. No man better understood or more thoroughly hatcil this Lind. of hypocrisy than, Swtrr ; and in all pieces, grave ar humorous, it was one of his chief °Wets to expose the hollowness of that numerous class of Christians who bear with exem plary resignation the misfortunes of others, and give no quarter to vices of which they hope not to be suspected. It is certainly an easy mode of acquiring a character for humility, by preaching patience to the sufferer, and for virtue by heaping contumely and persecution on those who have strayed from the right path, especially when it happens that we can in this way " Compound for sins we are inclined to By damning those we have no mind to." It may be questioned, however, whether the interests of society would not be more surely promoted by less violence of conduct on the part of those who hold themselves to be qualified to assume the censorial office over their neighbours. It may be reasonably doubted, we think, whether on such occasions, malignity does not wear the garb of purity in order to satiate its dislike of the individual, under pretence of manifesting its abhorrence of the offence. In the case of KE•N, none would more willingly give him up to the vengeance of his enemies than we, if we were quite sure that his immolation would for ever purify all play-goers, and play -actors, from all taint or suspicion of immorality. But if this would not be the probable result of making him the scapegoat of theatrical sins, we cannot un derstand the principle of justice on which ho is to be selected to gratify the inordinate cravings of the saints who write the disgusting articles in the Times news paper, in which the stage is compared to a " cesspool." It was such men whom the witty Dean of St. Patrick's bad in his eye when he published his " Project," with the view of showing, by the reductio ad abrurdam, the mischievous and impertinent lengths to which, if consist ently followed, the principles of the hypocritical system would lead : " Among all the schemes offered to the public in this projecting oge, I have observed, with some displeasure , that there has never been any fur the improvement ut religion and morals ; which, beside the piety of the design, from the consequences of such a reformation in a future lite, would be the best natural means for advancing the public felicity of the State, as well as the present happiness of every individual." • • • • '• Human nature seems to lie tinder this disadvantage, that the example alone of a vicious Prince will, in time, corrupt an age; but that of a good one will not be sufficient to reform it, without further endeavours. Princes must therefore supply this defect by it vigorous exercise of that authority which the law has left them, by making It every man's interest and honour to cultiratc religion and virtue, by rendering vice a disgrace, and the certain ruin to pr-ferment or pretensions: all which they should first attempt In their own courts and families. For instance, might not the King's domestics of the middle and lower sort, be obliged, upon penalty of suspension, or loss of their employniems, to a constant weekly attendance on the service of the Church; to a decent behaviour in it ; to receive the Sacrament four times In the year; to avoid swearing and irreligious prophatie discourses ; and it, the appear. ance, at least, of temperance and chastity ! .Hight not the care of all this be committed to the strict inspection of proper officers ? Might not those of higher rank and near access to his Majesty, receive his own commands to the same purpose, and be counte. noticed or .disfavoured according as they obey ? Might not the king lay his injunctions on the Bishops, and other great men of undoubted piety, to make diligent inquiry, and give him notive, any person about him should happen to be of libertine principles nr morals ? Might not all those who enter upon any office in his Majesty's family, be obliged to take an oath parallel with that against simony, which is administered to the clergy P It is not to be doubted, but that if these, or the like proceedings, were duly coo 111R :NI, morality and religion w ou ld soon become fashionable Court Virtues; and be taken up as the only trethods to get ey• keep etn. TI-l. ployments there; which alone would have mighty influence urn 1 many of the nobility and principal gentry." • • • • I have often imagined that something parallel to the office ci Cersors anciently in Rome. would be of m glity use among us, and could be easiiy limited froto running into any esorbitanees. The Hoinans urderatood liberty at least as well aa we, were as jealous of it, 'and upon every occasion as bold assertors. Yet I do out remember to have read ary great complaints of the abuses in that office among them ; hut many admirable e ff ects of it are I left upon record. There arc several pernicious vices frequent at:d notorious among us, that escape or elude the punishment of any law we have yet invented, or have had no law at all against them: such as Atheism, drunkenness, fraud, avarice, and save ral others ; which by this institution, wisely regulated, might be much reformed. Suppose, fur instance, that itinerary Commis. sioners were appointed to inspect everywhere throughout the king dom ii:to the cohduct (at least) of men in office, with respect to their morals and religion, as well as their abilities, to receive the complaints and informations that should be offered against them, and make their report here upon oath, to the Court or the Ali_ ninety, who should reward or punish accordingly. I avoid en tering into the particulars of this or any other scheme, which, coming trout a private hand, might he liable to litany defects. but would soon bra digested by the wisdom of the nation. And surely ai= thousand pounds a year would rot be ill laid out among a many Commiasloners, duly qualified, who. in three divisions, shotikl be personally obliged to take their yearly circuits for that purpose." After stating in further detail the arrangements he pro poses for carrying his Project into execution, the Dean dis covers the real purpose of his essay, by making the follow ing observations, with which we bliall conclude, recom mending our readers to turn the whole piece over again at their leisure:— •• The proposals I hare hitherto made for the advancement of religion and morality, are such at come within reach of the Ad- ministration ; such as a pious active Prince, with a steady resolu tion, might soon bring to effect. Neither am I aware of any ob jections to be raised against what I hare advanced, unless it *tumid I be thought that the making religion a necessary step to interest and favour might increase hypocrisy amongst us ; and I readily be here it would. But V one in twenty should be brought over to., true piety, by this or the like methods, and the other nineteen be only hypocrite., the advantage would still be great." • • All other projects to this great end hare proved hitherto in effectual. Laws against immorality have not been executed, and proclamations occasionally issued out to enforce them, are wholly unregarded as things of torm. Religious societies, though begun with excellent intention, and by persons of true piety, are said, I know not whether truly or not, to have dwindled into factious clubs, and grown a trade, to enrich little knavish informers of the meanest rank, such as common constables, and broken shopkeepers." The Money Market was somewhat depressed during the whole of yesterday morning. Consols for Money opened at 93i. and closed at 4, and the sales at that price were far from brisk. The Account Bargains were proportionably dull ; at the opening they were done at 934 ; they after wards rose to j, but very soon declined to looking heavy at the close. An absurd idea has got credit, that the Holy Alliance must go to war with England, in consequence of her recognition of the South American States. Idle as this rumour must appear to every one who reflects upon it coolly, no other cause was assigned for yesterday's heavy markets. With the exception of the New Brazilian Scrip, which was done at 4j, all Foreign Securities were rather on the decline ; Greek Bonds were done at 37 ; Spanish lilt; Brazilian Bands, 6821 ; Old Braziliak Scrip, l G ; Buenos Ayres Bonds, 914 ; Colombian ditto, 1821, 9044; Mexican, ; Portuguese, 891; Prusaials 100 i ; French Bente', 10341. The letters received from New York, dated Bth ult. state, that no recent accounts had been received from Mexico. The bills for the Mexican Loan were offered in the money markets of the Union at God. per dollar, a high rate of exchange, as the dollar is only worth 4s. 311., and by this negociation ss. was obtained, taking the bills of the Lon don Contractors. We saw letters from Pernambuco yesterday, that had just arrived, but they brought nothing new, as communi cations. dated the 18th December, had been in town se veral days. These last letters were dated the 11th De eeinher. The letters by the Martha, from Buenos Ayrea, arc not of so recut a date by one day, as those that were brought by the Flora. The former were dated the 12th. the latter the 13th November. They all speak of that State being in a most satisfactory condition, and her internal regula tions going on in a manlier that must gratify the most san guine expectation of the friends of South American inde pendence._ A smileless attempt seems to be making to produce a belief that the Panama letter in the Bosiun Centime! an nouncing the defeat of Bolivar at Truxillo on the 17th of September, may turn out to be correct. It would be de grading to waste another word in refutation of so monstrous a story. Accounts from Washington say, that the opinion that General Jackson would be elected President of the United States, on the first ballot, was daily gaining strength. A Bill has passed the Kentucky Legislature, declaring it felony to take a dead body from the grave without the consent of friends. The territorial disputes between the two branches of the Ilouse of Brunswick, which have been pending in the German Chancery for centuries, have been brought to a de finitive arrangenzei2t. - - - TRINITY COLLEUE.--The Dublin Patriot of Saturday has the following paragraph :—" We are authorised to state, that the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin, entirely disclaim the petition which appeared in the Antidote of this morning, purporting to be the petition of the Graduates and Under-Graduates of Trinity College, Dublin. The first intimation which they received of it was the notice which appeared in the Irish Timm of yes terday ; and they are satisfied it has rot beensigncd by all large proportion of the students. They have unift rmly prohibited, under the heaviest penalties, all political in terference on the part of the gownsmen, and ere determin ed to proceed with the severity which the case requires against all students who may sign or countenance the pre sent petition, or any other, which shall not have duly originated with the co-operation of the Provost, Fellows, and Scholars." Amongst the speculations of the day, Is ono for making an open street from Southwark-bridge to the Mansion house. It is proposed to let all the houses in chambers, and it is calculated that the bridge, which is now most de plorably unprofitable, will be much benefited by the im provement. It is now expected that the banking-house, whose con cerns were to hare been wound up under a letter of license, will, from subsequent circumstances, end, after all, in a commission of bankruptcy.-3forning• Paper. On Friday last a Sheriff's Jury was held before the Mayor, and henry Lawrence, Esq. Assessor, for the pur pose of awarding the sum to be paid to the Corporation by the 'Trustees of the Dock* for the Graving Docks Not. 4 and .5. Mr. Rainoock opened the case for the Corporation, and stated that his clients expected 36,0481. Is. 011. fur this property. After hearing evidence in support of this valua tion, and a reply from Mr. Venables anti Nlr. Richard Earle, Counsel for the Trustees, who called no witnesses. the Jury assessed the amount to be paid at the sum of i9,5001.-I.it•erpool Paper (f . Tuesdas. The first cargo of the new crop of New Orleans cotton arrived at this port on Saturday, in the American, Captain Chew. The arriyals of the new crops were much earlier last season.—Biiliuge's Liverpool ildvertiscr of Tuesday. 800 it s.--So very valuable were books, a few centuries ago, that in the year 1471, when Lewis Xl. of France wanted to berlow the works of the Arabian Physician, Rhasia, from the Faculty of Medicine at Paris, he was comp:lled to deposit, by way of pledge, a large quantity of valuable plate, and was also obliged to procure a Noble man to join with him as security in a deed, by wh'c.i he was bound to return it, under a very considerable penalty. About the commencement of the fourteenth century, there were only four classics in the Royal Library at Pais ; theta were one copy of Cicero, Ovid, Lucas, and Boeihius. So late as the reign of Henry VI. it is ordered, by one of the statutes of St. Mary's, Oxford, " That no scholars shall occupy a book in that library above one lion: at n oe• ; ye that others may not be hindered teem the use of the satne."—lly the Act Bth of Aim, c. 19, relative to copy r.ght, the Archbishop of Canterbury. the Lord Chan cellor, the Judges, &c. were empowered to fix a mash/ism up to books, and had power to punish booksellers selling them at an exorbitant pricz , ;" but this clause was rcj'ealed by a subsequent Act. The borough of Okehampton was on Monday cunvaaed b• the friends of Albany Saville, Esq. F.-LVIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Countess of Sandwich entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Tuesday, at her house in Dover-street. amongst whom sere—the Portuguese Ambassador, the Earl and Countess of Tan kerville, Lord and Lady Gwyd . tr, Sir Charles and Lady Stuart, .Mr. and Mrs Thomas Hoyt:, Mr. 314cdonald. &c. Dowager Lady Scare had a sehret party yesterday evening, at her house in Albemarle-street. .... Lord Melbourne had a select party at dinner yesterday, at his how, ‘Vhiteliall. The Archbishop of Canterbury and family have arrived at Lam beth Palace, from Addingtou Park. Viscount Althorp, M.P. has arrived in town from Northarnp ton.hire. Keane Fitrgerald, Esq. left town yesterday for his seat, Under- Hill. Herts. The Earl and Counteu of Jersey and family a rived yesterday at their house in Berkeley.sqtaare, from their seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire. _ . Earl and Countess Cowper arrived in town yesterday, from their seat. Pansanger, Hens. C. IC Tyre, Esq. has arrived in Penman-square, from Wey mouth. _ The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Bourne and family have arrived at their !tense in South Audley-street, from their seat, Testwood House. Southampton. John Calvert, Esq. M.P. has arrived at his house in Upper Wimpole-etttet. from his seat, Albin., Hall. Harts. I'. Hodgson, Esq. 31. P. has arrived at his house in St. James's. place, from his seat in Kent. Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. arrived in town vesterday. Lord Melbourne and the Hon. Frederick Lamb arrived in town yesterday, from Earl Cowper's seat, Pansatger. S. Rogers, Esq. has aretved at his house in St. James's-ilace. Arrivals at Fenton's Hotel, S.. James's-place :—Sir John Watts, Bart., from his seat in Susses : General Coglin and Son, from Brighton ; Hyde Parker, Esq., front Becks ; and J. Hunt, Esq . from a tour. Colonel Leslie, 31. P., arrived yesterday at the Waterloo Hotel, Jennyn-street. front a tour. John Markham, Esq.. has arrived at the British Hotel, Jermyn street. from his seat in Yorkshire. Arrivals at the London Hotel, Allaemarle-street :—The Rev. Henry Paln:er, Mrs. Palmer, and family, from Ramsgate; and Drake, Esq., from a tour. Departure :—General Conran, for Suffolk. Arrivals at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street :—Sir William and Lady /ngilby, frost Harrogate ; Mr. and 31rs. Napier, from their seat in W'sxwickshire ; haloner Bias. Esq., front Suffolk ; and Charles Brownlow, Esq., 31. P., from Ireland. Sir Charles bong, Bart., has arrived in town, front his seat, Bromley Hill, Kent. THE KI,VG'S COURT. Yesterday, his Majesty held a Court at his Palace in Pall-mall, which was attended by the Archbishop of Can terburv, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Connell, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Trea sury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Muter-General of the Ordnance, the President of the Board of Control, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster, the Preadent of the Board of Trade, the Master of the Horse, the Treasurer of the Household, Earl Cath cart (Gold Stick in waiting.) The King held a Privy Council, at which his Majesty's Speech to be delivered this day by Commission at the open ing of the Session of Parliament, was finally arranged and agreed upon. His Majesty proceeded to prick the nominated list of Sheriffs for the different Counties. for the peseta year, which will appear in the Gazette. The King gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, the Earl. of Liverpool, and the Earl of Harrowbv. Mr. Buller attended as Clerk of the Council. The Court broke up soon after six o'clock. The Duke of Ybrk visited the King yesterday. Yesterday the Duke of York went to view the state carriage built fur the King of Portugal, at the manufac tory of Messrs. Bushnell, Honeywill, and Wool, in Ber ner s-strcet, previous to its being packed up to be sent to Portugal. Yesterda morning, at ten o'clock, the Lords of 'his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council held a meet ing at Whitehall-place, to hear and determine Plantation Appeals. Lord Gifford presided ; Lord Stowell and Sir John Nichol' were also in attendance. The meeting broke up soon after three o'clock. Yesterday, at one o'clock, a Cabinet. Council was bell at the Foreign Office, at which molt of the Minis:t'rs at tenth•d in their Court dresses, to be in readiness to attend hie Majesty in l'rivy Council at four o'clock. The Cabinet conth:ticil ir close &lib:ration till past three. Yesterday, the Earl of Liverpool, as l'Ame Minister, cave a giLnd Parliamentary dinner at his house in White hall, to tnenty-four Peers; who all impend in full Court dresses, as is customary, the same as at the King's Levee. Upon this occasion, the Earl of Liverpool matte known to his itob!e guests the contents of the Kings Speech. Mr. Secretary Canning also gave a grand Parliamentary dimitr, at his 'house at Brompton, to about forty Mem bers of the House of Commons, at which also the distin guished guests w.re informed of the contents of the King's Speech. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland entertained the follow ing distinguished personages on Friiay at the Viceregal Labe :—Lord Castlemaine ' the Chia Justice, Chief Baron, Judge Moore, Judge Torrent, Judge JAI), the So licitor-General, Mr. Gregory, Mr. North, Mr. Make, Mr. Vesey Fimgerakl, Mr. Trefusis. Mr. Richmond, Mr. Con sidine, Mr. Daxon, Bir W. P. Carroll, Colonel Shawe, Sir Colin Campbell. Sit Stewart Bruce, Dr. Bunter, M.D , Mr. Sterling, Captain Vignobks, Captain Ricketts, Aid de-Camp in Waiting. Earl Grosvenor and Viscount Beigrave left Eaton-hall, on Saturday last, for Grosvenor-hous.., London. On Thursday, tieing the anniversary of the birth of Lord Bel grave, the Noble Earl gave a magnificent ball to his tenan try in the true old English style of hospitality. About 430 were present ; and in the course of the evening Lord and Lady Belgrave went down several - dances with the admir ing company, among whom were some beautiful country girls. Dancing commenced at five o'clock in the xvening, and terminated about aix o'clock the next morning. A London Correspondent informs us that a report pre vailed in the West-end of town, of the approaclunf mar riage of the rich widow of a London hanker, with the jounger brother of a Noble Lord. The gentleman has ust attained his majority. The lady proposes to settle 100,0001. I.pon him, and to present his sisters with Moon!. The Irish were formerly celebrated for picking up these sort of things.—DeNift Merning A superb model of the Holy Temple at Jerusalem, with the tomb of our Saviour, is now exhibiting in Norwich, where it excites great interest. 'the model is nearly of the same dimensions as the original, and the workmanship is of the most elaborate description. On Thursday week a meeting . of the Catholics of New castle and the adjoining comatel was held at Fletcher's Long Room, in Newcastle, when it was determined to form a society, under the tide of " The Catholic Association of the Countits of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle on-Tyne," for the purpose of obtaining, by all legal means, the restoration of equal rights. Scorns tie Amtitica.—Judge Duncan, of Pennsylvania, has " reversed the sentence of the emit of Common Pleas in the case of ' Commonwealth r. Nancy James,' which doomed her, as a common void, to the ducking or cucking stool. The Judge took the ground that the com mon law punishment did not apply here, and observed, that in cases of such barbarous retribution, he ' was not disposed to attach his chain to the dung-can of the Common Law.' " The decision is just ; hut we don't relish the language of the Learned Judge. Ducking wo men may be ranked among the barbarities and follies of the olden Crie. • . . . Banns of marriage between James Douglas, who was lately thrummed through the town of Dundee, for resetting stolen goods, and a woman of considerable property, were proclaimed in the churches there on Sunday.—Cale. clunian Mercury. Tuesday's Gazette offers a free pardon to any accomplice who will discover the actual murderer of one Esther Carter, of Kiplin, in the North Riding of York, found strangled In a field in the occupation of her father, John Trver, at Kiplin aforesaid, on the sth ult.; and the Scorton Associa tion offers a reward of Inn guineas for a discovery. On Monday week, George Leaper, of Wevbread, Suf folk, was convicted before the Rev. Mr. Manning and George Lee, Esq. in a penalty of 51. for using four dogs to kill and destroy game, not being legally qualified, and in default rev oleo , vies committed for three ronhttis to the tread-mill in the House of corrcctiga at Ipswich. MR. KEAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Ste—You have advocated most warmly—and, to do you justice, I must say, very effectually—the cause of Me KEAN ; but still, Sir, you and I differ very Widely about the morality of the matter. You will tell me, I know, that you do not defend the conduct of Mr. KEAN, but that you merely deny the justice of punishing him over again for that conduct at the theatrical tribunal, after he has been punished by the proper tribunal of his country. This may be good logic ; but when I take up an argumen t I have 110 time to attend to distinetious ; besides I always consider that if my adversary makes a distinction there is the less necessity that I should do it. My opinion is, that punishment was intended for the prevention of crimes, and that therefore the more you punish an offender the more you incrcaso the example, which is the great chject of punishment ; and by the same rule I bokl, that if you make an example of him t trice, the benefit produced by it is just double. In this I ant quite sure that you, and . every friend to justice, will agree with me. For my part, I w as a lover of unsparing discipline from my youth up. I re member an old poem ness—she wee a woman after my own heart—that always whipt the children when they were naughty to make them good, and vhipt- them wh en t h ey were good to keep thou so . Now . ow this is as it ought to be"; tins system presents to my mind the perfect model of a preet suit e puiee. Its tendency to produce a perfectly ,'vier pe ople is manifest at first sight. I think I hear some one ask, " but where is the quite of this ?" My answer is, I am protecting lobby neee„ don't talk to me, therefore, about equity. 31y-object is to put down offence , : ; and to do so, I must, in every instaen, hunt down the offender, for 'while he exists morality/ is not safe. Besides, of what use is equity? Look at the Court of Chancery; see the evils of a Court of Equity, and then ask yourself candidly. would you introduce this prin c ipl e into the theatre? 'Would you think of at all resorting to it in passing judgment on AN ACTOR? Surely not. Besides, to talk about equity where a man is a pi g /. lic character, is quite preposterous. If a man conse crates his talents, whatever they may be, to the itblic serr;ce, whether in the senate, at the bar, or on the stage, it is monstrous for such a man, if he offends, to ask for the same measure of justice that is dealt out to private persrns. Public and private justice arc two very different things. If a man is either perfectly useless to the public, or dedicates himself in no way to its service, that man's vices ought to go free. It is enough that he is unservice able to the cnnimunity ; it is enough that it receives to benefit at his hands; this is, and ought to be, SllffiCi:Ll to exempt hint, however profligate he may be, from all open reproach; MO I•LITY can dispense with his services, on the score of his inutility ; she is content to leave him tattle administration of ordinary justice. But if the delinquent happens to be one of that class who devote the whole cf their qualiflcatiors—whether for benefiting or amusing the public—to its service; in this case, I hold, that we se acquire a right to take his bread out of his mouth at our pleasure. Fair dealing here is out of the question. A juts of his country may decide on the degree of his guilt, at:a may punish him according to what they conceive to be his deserts. He is here, however, made only to suffer like any other private individual who has offended against the law: but his having spent the best years of his liTe in minister ing to our amusement, and ha . ving expended the whole of his days in diversifying the enjoyment of ours—if Ai: does not give us a right, not only to inflict a double punish ment ,upon him, but to pursue him to his utter ruin, I should be glad to know what does? I hope no one will infer that I would judge , unrighteous judgment. I hope I shall rot be accused of any thing like a wish to violate the sacredness of equal eights, as belonging to every British sub ject. I know there are some who really feel no compunc tion in this respect. But I beg leave to lodge my caved against any such an imputation. It is because I adore the sovereignty ri the people, that I would hand over very public character to their jurisdiction. I comic!, r that W E , the people, or, as we are sometimes called, the public-- have a right to make all who serve us in any way, and ei whatever stage—whether on the floor of the House cts Commons as our Representatives--or of the Court of King's Bench as Advocates—or of Drury-lane as Actors,—we have a right, I say, to make them bow to the resistle c.. imps tutslty of our offended mote/ feelings. " Well, but"--says acme captious objector—" is it rot enough diet any offence which they , may have committed should he punished by the laws of the land?" I answer " No ; for the mass of the community this way do; but not for any verde. character; if any one of this class is caught tripping, far be it from us to have an idea of moderation. For my part no one venerates the precepts of Christian eatuktur and Christian charity more than myself. If I have any failing, it is that I have rather tco strong a leaning that way towanls all mankind. But still I cannot help agreeing completely in feeling and sentiment with that poet, whoever he is, who says that Every Actor is a thing, A Merry Andrew, paper kiNg, A puppet mule of rags and wood. The !,rest son licarrh, mere mud Mere public game. where'er you meet him ; And cohlers, as they please. may treat hint : Shall one of this cLisii e'er offend 'tiainst rsblic Fr:gals—there's sin end Of all that's dear to this our age, If we t!on't drive him from site staL.r. No punishment can betuo cruel. I vote tot—crsenie is his genet." As we have 1101 N, I hope, the power of exereisinc our sahitary stns delectable censorship upon Mr. KEAN. I hope the party Aimed against him—which, in my opinion, has in it all the genuine and legitimate character of a " hole al wilibe supported by all the true friends to jlat rlan FIEEDOI. if we would have the drams perfectly pure, which ought to be the wish of us all, we must begin the conflict with making a clear stage. I am, Sir, yours, Ste. A TRUE PEMTAN• TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Eta—lt must be a subject of surprise and regret to every Briton, that although a liberal reward is offered for the best painting. de scriptive of the two principal victories achieved by the immortal Nelson, there is scarcely atingle production 'in the ninth Gallery. wl:ich is correct either in position, proportion, or perspective. 1 beg to subjoin a few remarks; which, as they arc iaipardally made, you will, perhaps. deem worthy of notice. No. :74. The Santissinia had her masts standing when the Victory broke the line. The perspective, panicularly of the rlsuitissinut, is very bad. 287. The Zealous is under sail, and on the starboard bow of the thterricr. when the foremast of the latter is shot away ; she was ar.chored at that period on her larboanl side. The other ships ate too far to leeward to weather the Enemy's line ; whereas the Arion 'and Theseus actually did so.—Thts is more a morning than an evening piece. 216. Perspec!ire and arrangement of the ships Incorrect. 244. The Hellish lines too near each other, and the ships badly arranged. The frigates, and even the stualler vessels, are bearing down to engage the enemy ! 143. This is the only representation of a sea. The ships are chit tacterestic, and the position is in conformity with the official snout. _ _ _ IBS. Ships badly proportioned, and out of character. Achille is blowing up at noon ; it took riare between Live and sis ! • lin. Good dikes. Culloden is represented as being within shot •otthe enemy ; she IV:Z8 hull down. The:i'wiftsure and Alexander ere coming down with studding sails ; they were close hauled wail they grounded the shoed. There ato many other attempts. but so contemptible that I do not notice them; Wet. are better calculated for tea trays, and public-lions,: signs. Notwithstanding that the number of paintings trom• each artist was limited to two, some hate three in the es!,l - ; and it is manifest that the arrangement is done in a partial why. The paintings should be placed oa the same line, and then works of merit would roc be in an unfavourable light, while con temptible productions are intruded on your notice. I am Sir, your obedient servant. AN OFFICER.' The subscriptions for the wives and families of the sae. ferers at Middleton are still rapidly increasing: they already approach 1,10d1., and many collections are Net to he added from di:ferent places or public worship.—York Courant. Da. fawn.—Extract of a letter ftom Shrewsbury, dated. Jan. 29 :—" I found my poor frienti, Dr. Parr, in the ex treme of danger, from mortification. It has been stoppA by the skill of his physician, 1)r. J. Johnstone; and by a letter which I have just received from the Decter, I learn he is going on as well as can be expected at his age—not free from danger, but with a tolerably fair hope of reco very." The Upper Pool of the River Thames was news known to be so full of shipping as at the present time, since the (Tering of :1:c Lm:lon Deals. BRITISH PRESS. 111 !~__,` I ~Q quit to tt sod As I ins; by tau {iiei pre. eebt Ps irb le( • .1