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ParieqvalGold in coin 0 0 0 Foreign ()Did in bars 3 17 0 New Doubloons 3 11 II New Dollars 0 4 fol Silveri!' bars 0 4 1 l MA 11. 6 1. AIIIVTD: 1 itandrergh. i Holland, 1 Flanders. gilt Stitt oft rims THEATRE. This Evening, SATURDAY. July .1 will be performed ROMEO E GIULIETT %. P•Mstpal Parf t Madanie Ronal de Ono's. Sktmw Garcia. SlEßnr Signor Porto, and Madame Pasta er the Opera the Ballet of JADIS ET AUJOURD HUI. Applications reapeetiag Boxes to be made to Mr. Seguln, at the Opera-Whet. 104,4imadrant. NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. nos En:ohm SATURDAY, SuUr 3. wlll be performed THE MAN OF THE WORLD. Sir Perdzax Maroyeopliont, Mr. Terry; Egerton. Mr. Maim; Lady Rodolyha Lumbereouft, Mir S. Rooth. After wbleb, SPANISH GALL ANTS. To eettelode with THE FALLS OF CLYDE. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. This Evening. A %TUMMY. My 3. will be performed THE SCHOOL OF REFORM; we. HOW TO RULE A Ht. sBAND. General Terrapin. Mr. Illanehasilt Mr. Ferment. Mr. Junes; Robert l'yee, Mr. Ita) ner ; Mrs. Ferment. Mrs. Gibbs. After which THE IRISH TUTOR. To °cowhide with THE HUNTER OF THE ALPS. - On Monday, the Pinot Part al 11.1na Henry the Pourth. and the Forty THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. TAR Evening, SATURDAY, July 3, wl4l be performed THE. WAY TO KEEP HIM. Mr Bashful Constant, Mr. Sir tlrllllant lasAbn, Mr.Vlnlnsr; japvemort. Mr. Abbott. The Vildow Delutour, Mks Chester; Mrs. LuValnere, Mrs. ChMterley. After wb1 , 411 NHS. SMITH. Mr. Smith. Mr. thr. eace Widow Deily . Smith, lin-Chatterley. ?pful, with SIIPBUM AND7O. `lVr. Ammon. ldr.W. Parrett; Mr. Bromley. Mr. Conger ; Mrs. Bromley, Chester:Mrs Shopsco, Mn. Gibbs. On Monday, Sweethearts nod Wires, with Twit , * Precisely, and ir:sh rat of dater. ''II.g:ATRE ROli. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE STNJI\P. T. Publle are respected:ly — sainted that this 'Theatre will Open feet ' - roar Season This treeing, SATURDAY. Jo* 3. While will be performed alteratitais and additions) the Comic of _ THE BAIX. III OF Count Almayfirs, 80 - e - ior - H - Writ7l,Vitr. Bartley: FILMO, M r.M. H. Cbayanan I Floralo, bllr. Broadhurst; Tallboy, Mr. Tayleure. Ruaina, by ► young Lady. Alter t►b2eh a new Cowie Pantomime, ealkd THE MONKEY ISLAND: Or, HARLEQUIN :11;17.lfliE1:011:4ONE ROCK. Markin-tn. Mr. kilns' t Clown, Mr. J. S. Grimaldi; Pmetalloon, Mr. names; Coltnobleir, Miss Ranier, H o w. places, p;i7gre - a . ruricailiTtiZ•eii, - enaFhe had of Mr. Steven. son, at the Box-office, Strand Slit:awe, from ten till five. ROYAL OARDeNS. VAUXHALL. Under the Especial Patronage of his Majesty. On MONDAY Evening, July 5, the Entertain:nuns will commence with A GRAND CONCERT OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. The other Eestertalnmente will eone!et of , INE BALLET, THE FANTOCCINI, THE TIGHT AND SLACK ROPE, FIRE-WORKS, AND ASCENT ON THE ROPt. oyes To consequence of several families expressing a wish to have the favourite Ballet of The Chinese Wedding continued, It Is respect :4lV ansouneed it will he performed foe a few evenings longer, u hen It must be withdrawn on aecown of the grand new PantonaLne. which ,hea been all the a inter In preparatlen• The favourite comic bongs of " PoUy NoPKins." "Joey of Vauxhall;' de., to be had at the Bar of the Ganiens. Doors sawn at Seven. Concert S.:. CA, •t Eight. Adtoliiiiion •Tbe nAfTIIIII Pilau commenced publishing yesterday morning at a quarter put Sve o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1821. The Caraccas Papers received yesterday give a melan choly representation of the state of Peru. They complain that a " veil of mystery" bas been thrown over the pro ceedings of the liberator, Bolivar, in that country, and ascribe the silence of the 114ota Papers to the disastrous I results that have follow's' the military exertions of the I P2ruviar.s throughout the campaign. The Colombian°, a! well written journal, published at Caraccas in the English and Spanish languages, asserts from information derived from its own sources, that the Peruvians have been uni ft,rm!y unsuccessful ; that the army of Santa Cruz has been utterly destroyed ; that Canterac is in undisputed .I.ostession of Upper Peru, with augmented and well dis ciplined forces ; and that the sole hope of Peru now rests 4ati the troops and resources of Colombia." The editor then raises the question, whether it is advisable for Colombia to continue the war in Peru, not as auxiliaries but as prin cipals. Ile foars that in the exhausted ststr of the Re public this would be too great an effort. It was the work •of fourteen years of continued bloodshed and suffering to literate Colombia. 'Who then, be asks, will venture to fix bounds to a contest in a foreign country, separated Irani us by natural barriers, and deficient in moral energy ? tied he arms, that as Colombia neither can nor ought to • be the sole instrument of liberating Peru, the Colom-_ blahs endanger their own security by attempting to become co, and retard tic development and prosperity of their own institutions. If the Peruvians, as this writer states, • Ite indifrerent to their liberty and independence—if their --troops have " fled the en-my with the timidity of their native lansa," we must conclude with him, that it would be the height of impolicy to prolong a distant awl ex . pensive war, for tl.e sake of a people so unworthy of the blessings of freedom. That Colombia would be in danger if the Spat.iards were suffered to remain in Peru, is satis factorily disproved ; and that seems to be the only plausi ble argument for an active participation in the Peruvian war. " Let any man examine the map of Peru; let him • trace the boundless wastes and gigantic steeps with+ divide it from the vulnerable and ha'Atable parts of Colombia, , and he must a: alit t'te diffeuhy (to say the least of it) of enuductiag an army later from the heart of Peru; or if such an enterprise should be undertaken with five or six thousand men, in what state would they arrive bore? Re r duced to one quarter of their number—worn out by ex battalion and fatigue, ono bereft of supplies. • lu this state • they would have to enoodnter an armed frontier; and it is on that frontier we would concentrate the strength and resistance which others would carry into Peru." — We admit that it must be an object of great importance 40 expel the Spanish forces wholly from South America. While they have a footing in any part of the Continent, none of the new estates can be safe. Bat if would be still more unwise for those provinces which have achieved their inch pcndence to put it again in jeopardy, by exhausting their resources in unavailing exertions for their base and abject neighbours. Not only must the conduct of Foreign Governments, with regard to the recognition of these new powers, be regulated by the consideration of the particular condition of each, but the policy which they should pursue with regard to each other, as to aid and co-operation in their struggles against the common enemy, should be guided by a similar rule. The independence of Colombia cannot be endangered by the slimes of the Spaniards in I'cru. It was established under circumstances the most desolate and discouraging. Every day must add to its stability by augmenting th:.• wealth and population of the country, and consolidating the strength of the Goyerninent. The only peril to which Colombia can be exposed must be of her own creation. She may be weakened by carrying the war into distant provinces. We do not apprehend, I however, that even in Peru the Spanish arms can finally prevail, and we must probably abate something from the reproaches cast upon the Peruvians by their more hardy and gallant allies. Some allowance should be made for the contempt with which the victorious in- i variably look down upon the vanquished. The Colom bians themselves were not always as good warriors as they I are now. A struggle of fourteen years duration has given to their arms a lustre, and to their troops a confidence which, in comparison with the newly-raised levies of the Peruvians, must reflect much to the disadvantage of the latter. But defeat will discipline them, and ultimately we have no fear they will be crowned with the triumph of their holy cause. In such a contest, the mere fact of its com mencement is enough to warrant the prediction that the revolutionists must sooner or later be successful. The pressure of the evils of civil war wil' lead the most thought- , less and careless of the Peruvians to take pm in it, in order to terminate it ; and the examples surrounding them will in stigate them to overthrow en authority by which they would be degraded so deeply below the level of their fellow colonists. The retirement of Bolivar, should that step be adopted by the Colombian Government, will call forth the energies of the Peruvians for their own deliverance, and we can hardly believe that they will be found much inferior to those of the other inhabitants of South America. They were bred under the same system, and have as fully tasted its bitter fruits. They cannot, therefore, be less anxious to shake off the intolerable yoke of Spain ; nor, in whatever language disappointment or contempt may induce the Colombians to describe them, can we doubt that they, too, will be com petent to make good their title to be ranked and treated as freemen. The Colombiano copies from a Buenos Ayres paper, the Centinela, a statement of the condition of the Chilian treasury. According to the statement, founded upon we we know not what authority, the Chilian Government is represented to have a deficit of 666,984 dollars. A great improvement in the finances is expected from Senor Bens vente, the new Minister of that Department in Chili. His knowledge and capacity are said to be generally acknowledged. Ve cannot refrain from again adverting to the speech of Mr. Burnley, on the late Order in Council for the future I treatment of the slaves of Trinidad. His observations on the 10th clause, by which it is rendered penal for any per son to hire a slave to perform any labour from sun-set or; Saturday to sun-rise on Monday, arc well worthy of se rious attention. That this clause was not intended to en force a more serious observance of the Sabbath, he re marked, was obvious, as it did not prohibit the slave from .; working in his own garden, but merely from hiring himself out to another. The immediate effect of this enactment would be-, he stated, that all the intelligent and superior ne groes who had been in the habit of exercising their trades on the Sunday would be thrown out of employment. A large proportion of the slaves worked no garden of their own, but hired themselves out to the head negroes, the drivers, mill boatswains, boilermen, and others, who would by this clause be deprived of their labourers. In England, the Hon. Gentleman observed, we seemed to be ignorant of the gradations among the slaves, and that intellect with them, as elsewhere, secured to itself superior advantages, by skil fully combining and directing the physical powers of others. Who, he asked, were supposed to he the slaves who were to lay up money in savings' banks to purchase their freedom ? Was it believed to be the plodding labourer, with one pair of unassisted hands, who in every country on the face of 1 the globe could only earn his daily subsistence ? This one clause rendered all those relating to the property of the ; slaves, the savings' banks, and manumissions, wholly useless. I Nut a slave in the islana could, in future, have a dollar to Ipurchase his freedom if it were citified into effect. By its ' eperation, the most intelligent would be degraded to a level with the lowest labourers. These consequences, which do seem too certainly to follow the enforcement of this clause, could not have been in contemplation when it was drawn up. Nor, as it appears to us on this statement, can any measure be more calculated to impede the improvement of the negroes, and prolong their slavery, than this very well intended device for supplying them with the means of emancipating themselves. .11r. Burnley remarks with great truth, after shewing the utter impracticability of in stituting savings' banks among the negroes, that in those regulations the planters " might discover how to tally incompetent were the finest qualities of the head and . the heart, if unaccompanied by practical knowledge, to meddle with established social institutions." The lion. Gentleman afterwards animadverted on the inconsistency between the new code promulgated for the slaves, and the Spanish laws for the government of the free population. "in the one code they would find that a fe male slave could never be subjected to the indignity of the la:411, even by the highest Court of Justice ; in the other, under a clause curiously entitled a Proviso in favour e': Free Persons,' a white or free woman might be subjected to 40 stripes, by the order of any Alcalde in ordinary, con firmed by a meeting of Magistrates." He observed, that the planters might, from the influence of education, check their feelings, but what was, to become of all the free la- bowers, the Peons, the Americans, and the disbanded soI-; oilers? Was it to be expected that they who mixed in the' daily amusentArts and nocturnal revels of the slaves would ; receive a blow and not return it ? Yet if they did, they were liable to a ntlootts punishment. We again recom mend this speech to the earnest consideration of those who are willing to investigate this important question on prin ciples of justice and mound policy towards all parties. The object of all is professedly to ensure the p.ooessive ' improvement of the slaves, with a view to their manumis sion. If, as we are inclined to apprehend, it should, on mature deliberation, be found that the proposed regula tions arc calculated t• retard rather than to aced:tate that object, we have no doubt the representations of the colonists will not be disregarded by his Majesty's Ministers. sB -1 48 1 41.1 ',P4SIEIIoN4BLE IIYTELLJasArcs. Princess Nlignac had a grand assembly on Titursley evening, at her house in Portland place, which was attended by all the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors:sad their Ladies, and most of the dust ton in town. Mrs. Angerstein opened lam new residence. late die Earl of Sit Germains, in St. James's-square, on Thursday evening to the host ton, with a grant:khan and supper. The three spacious and elegant drawing-tooms were thrown open ; two of them were ap propriated for .d which were brilliantly illuminated anti de corated with numerous pots of the choicest flowers. The anti-mom adjoining was set apart for refreshments. bait commenced soon after eleven. It was pest six yesterday morning before the whole of the company had left. There were present upwards of WOO per sons of the first distinction and fashion, among whom were—the Duke and I)uchess of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Ar gyle, and the ladies Paget, the Earl and Countess Bathurst, Earl and Countess Brow :doer, the Earl of Westmorland, and lady G. Farm, the Earl of Bristol, the Earl and Countess of Clonmell, and Lady 11. Scott, Lady Susan Reeve The Marquis of lienford, Lor d and Lady Saye-and-Sele, Lady Ellenboroush and Miss Law, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lord the Misses Hervey, Lady Ravenswiwth, and the Misses Liddle, Count and Countess St. Antonio Sir Watkin William and Lady Wynn, Sir H. and Lady La mbert, Lady Isabella Blatelthird, lady Gordon, Mrs. and Miss Davenport. him and Miss Howley , Mrs. Wilmot Horton, Mrs. and Miss Bridgeman Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. George Byng entertair.ed another large pasty at dinner on Thursday, at their house in St. Janies*s-square, anion( whom were—Lord and Lady John Thynne, Lady A. and Miss Beresforti, General Blyth, General Bailey, Lady Hill, Hon. Mrs. Fowler, lion. Mr. Lascelles, Mr. Somerset, Mr. R. Grosvenor; Mr. Ileathente, The Marchioness of Cholmondley gave a splendid rout Yates. day evening at her house in Piccadilly. 'fhe Duke of Beaufort had a grand dinner party yesterday. ai hls house in Grosvenor-square. The lion. Douglas Kinnaird had a large party at dinner yester daat his house in Pall-mall East. Colonel Hughes, ALP. entertained a distinguished party at din. ner yesterday, at his house in South Andley-street. Sir s%. W . Wynn, Bart.. had a dinner party yesterday, of his house in St. James's-square. Mr. Lucy, Al. P. had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Upper Grosvenor-st r eet I The Marchioness of Lansdown has arrived in town, from her seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. The Earl of Inniskillen has left town, for his seat in Ireland. 1). Shafto, Esq., has left town for his mat in Notts. Mr. and Lady Barbara Newdigate have arriveti in Berkeley. square, from a tour. J. Atkinson, Esq., left town yesterday, for his seat, Maple Hall, Lichfield. Lord ArJen has left town, for Suffolk. Mr and Mrs. Brunson left town yesterday, for their seat in Cam bridgealthe. The Rev. Wm. Crewe left town yesterday. on a tour. Baron Brownmill left the St Ucorge Hotel, Albemarle-street, yesterday, for Bath. Captain and Miss Bailey Lane arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berke ley-smiarc, from Brighton. Lord Stopford and Lady Charlotte Stopford, and family, have left Thomas's Hotel, for their seat in Ireland. Colonel and Mrs. Barrington and family have arrived at the Bri tish Hotel, dermyn, street, from Paris. Captain Calendar has left ditto, for Scotland. The Rev. W. Sr.eyd, Mrs. Sneyd, and family, have arrived at Gould's Hotel. Jermyo-street. from 3largate. Mona. alelloni has arrived at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle street, from Paris. Departures from the St. Petemburgh Hotel, hover-street:— Captain and Mrs. Bruce and family, for their seat, Falkirk, Scot- land ; the Rev. S. Leggatt, Mr Plymouth ; the Ree. Dr. Taylor. for France; the Hon. Captain 3lanby, on a tour; Mr. Wynn and Lady Sarah Wynn, for France; the Hai. Mr. Wyndham, fur his seat, Norfolk. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the King yesterday. Yesterday the Princess Augusta paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Yesterday morning Prince Leopold left town for Clare mont. His Royal Highness returned to London in the evening. Prince Leopold honoured Prince and Princess Polig nae's entertainment with his presence on Thursday evening. Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Sarah Robinson had a numerous party at dinner, at their residence in Downing-street. Among the company were the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, &c. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, the Cabinet Minis ten assembled at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Among them were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wel lington, the Earls of Liverpool Harrowby, Westmorland, and Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Liverpool, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Huskisson, &c. The Cabinet sat in close de liberation for upwards of three hours. The Grand Musical Festival at Worcester, which is to , take place on the 15th, Hitb, and 17th of September, is pa tronized by the principal nobility and gentry of that county, who have become Vice-Presidents for the first time ; al though this is the 101st meeting of the three choirs, such essential support has been hitherto omitted ; and the ob ject being for the benefit of distressed widows and children of clergymen, the Bishop of that diocese has become the President. _ _ _ - ----- Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House, for the determination of the following questions, viz.— " That. this Court confirm their resolution of the 26th ultimo, approving a rrsol•nion of the Court of Directors of the 28th of January last, granting to the Carnatie Commissioners, so long as they shall be employed in the double duty of investigating claims upon the Cannot: and claims upon Tanjore, a special allowance °l AIN. per annum each, from the Company, in addition to the allowance of 1.500/. per Annum at resent enjoyed by them under the Cunene Deed, and fixing their allowance from the period when either Commission shall cease, at 1400/. per annum, to eon. tinue so long as they may be employed under the remaining Com mission, and to be paid, should the remising Commission he the Carnatic Commission, as at present, and should it be the Tanjore Commission, from the Company's cash." At six o'clock the glasses were closed, and lelivered to the scrutineers, who reported the numbers to be, viz.— For the question - - . 167 A gaiust the Qustion . . . 60 - Majorit 107 We arc sorry to find by the Dublin papers received yes terday, that great scarcity and distress stitl exist in sev...ral parts of Ireland; active measures, however, have been taken to afford relief to the suffering peasantry. The Ex-Director-Genetal of Police at Hesse Cassel, M. de Manger, is still at Fulda, where he is closely guarded by gendarmes. The Sccretary-general of Police, and his two assistants, are imprisoned at Cassel. According to ru mour, these functionaries are charged with .having been ccncerned in the anonymous letters which threatened the life of the Elcctor.—Josrsal du Commerce. LiVERFOUL, JUNE 30.—The packet-ship Corinthian, l Captain Davis, arrived off the port last night, from New York ; sailed on the Bth instant. The pauengers and the letter-bag rcaehed town at a late hour; but the newspaper bag was not brought up from the ship. Among the pas sengers wrre Alessrs. Reece and Hannah, who had been delegates to the Wesleyan Conference In America. They speak higl•ly of the conduct of Captain Davis.—A fine new brig, 150 tons burthcn, named the Catnoens, to be commanded by Captain B. Haram. was yesterday launched from the building-yard of Mr, John Wilson, and is in tended for a regular trader between this port and Oporto. latsit I 24 r s.—( Front the frifh 7 imes.)—The un tanned hid•:s imported into Ireland ten years ago were, 5,811 ; in the last year they amounted to 46.176. The importation of pot-ashes is pretty steady. Barilla has in creased in the ten years from 32,770 cwts. to 10e,882. Iron (in bars or unwrought) has decreased front 4,252 tons to 753. Flaxseeds rather on the increase. Coffee fallen away from 20,121 cwts. to 3,507. Indigo increased from 93,437 lbs. to 237,394. Thrown silk decreased from 61,035 lbs. to 22,572. Sugar stationary. 'fallow increased from 28,163 cwts. to 48,52!. Tea stationary—the consumption being, iu 1823, 3,367,710 lbs., which at 6s. per lb. would *most* to 1,010,313.• Tobacco increased from 1.568,030 lbs. to .5,256,112. Wines—Cape increased from 25 tons to 557 ; French wines decreased from 309 to 123 ; Madeira and Portuguese rather stationary, but on the decrease'; Spanish decreased from 1,592 to 586. Wood stationary. Cotton wool increased from 2,301,712 to 4,774,912. Ap parel stationary. Coals ditto, being about 673,000 tons in the year, which, at 255. per ton, would amount to 841,222/. ( For tea and coals the Irish pay little short of two salmis.) Muslims increased front 86,578 :arch; to 583.557. Cottons rather stationary. New drapery ditto. Old drapery de creased from 1.999,376 to 962,3;4 yards. Earthenware decreased from 87,296/. (value) to 53,165!. Haberdashery ditto front 159,995/. to 101,263!. Hata ditto front 96,009, in number, to 66,306. Tanned !Mks ditto from 1,532,360 lbs. to 130,130. Hops from 20,545 cwts. to 10,654. Iron and hardware from 358,1814. (in value) to 239,031. Re fined sugar increased from 27,480 to 47,976. Transylvania University was in operation 33 years pre vious to the appointment of Mr. Holley to the Presidency, which was made in 1918. During the period previous to 1818, it conferred only 21 degrees of every description. Since 1818, it has conferred 271.—New Paper. CAMBRIDGE GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. • - - The annual meeting of the President amp Governors of Addenbroke's Hospital took place this morning at St. Mary's Church, when a most eloquent sermon was preached front the sixth of Galtalons, second verse, " Bear ye one anther's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ," by the Rev. Henry Godfrey, D.D. Presitjent of Queen's College. A little before eleven o'clock the M 1 or, in his robes, pre ceded by his beadles, with the mace a nd other ancient in- , signia, procee:lcd to the Town Hall, where he was joined by the Duke of Rutland, Lord Charles Manners, Colonel ! Trench, and other distinguished persons, who accompa nied him in procession to the church , at the door of w h i ch the above-named Noblemen held the plates for the collec tion, which amounted to a very considerable sum. The increase of visitors since yesterday has been very great, but by no means equal to expectation. Before the sermon, Mr. Pratt, organist to the Univer sity played the celebrated anthem composed by Kent, "hear my prayer, 0 God," in a very masterly style. The . assemblage of beautiful and well-dressed females was not less consonant to the purpose of charity than captivating to the soul of man : they far exceeded in number the other sex, and materially increased the interest of the scene. A very considerable rensation has been excited in the University, City, and neighbour hood, by the peculiar arrangements which the Committee have thought proper to make with M. Vallibrague, the hu3band of Catalani. It appears that certain high digni taries, Masters of ('olleges (the Provost of Kings, the ! Masters of Jesus and Cetus, who are considered three), have left, in consequence of the whole direction being sub mitted to this foreigner, who has, in the true spirit of avarice, curtailed the festival of the usual characters from • the Cathedrals of Ely and Huntingdon. How Handel's beautiful music of the Messiah and Judas Maccabees: is to be performed, without the usual accompanying choruses, is a matter of surprise to all, and has, I fear, already created an impression that will be very detrimental to the ; interests of the charity. At the congregation yesterday in the Senate House, a grace passed the Senate, to accept the Vice-Chancellor's bust of the late Dr. Clarke, which is to be placed in the vestibule of the Public Library. Several degrees were also conferred. A full rehearsal of the vocals and band commenced at 12 this forenoon in the Senate House, where an occasional orchestra has been erected. It was attended by all the performers whose names we have previously given. Ros sini presided at the piano. The tine room is admirably calculated for the purpose, and appeared to us to give ad ditional force to the vibration of the tone. Miss Stephens and Rossini were in excellent voice. From the charity sermon preached at the same time, all visitors, with the ex ceptian of ourselves, were excluded. Since writing the above, the following Noblemen have arrived, the Earl of Hardwicke, Viscount Palmerston, the Bishop of Ely, Earl lklawar, with Sir Charles Watson, Colonel Pemberton, the Members for the University and Town, and numerous Heads of houses. MRS. BLAND. The Duke of Bedford has, in the kindest manner, vo lunteered the use of his box for the benefit of poor Mrs. Bland on Monday next, and accompanies it by a very li beral donation. The Duchess of Northumberland has sent five guineas, General Phipps ten pounds, Mrs. Coutts has been so good as to give ten pounds, the Vanxhall gardens five guineas, Shakespeare Reid, Esq., five guineas, R. W. Elßaton, Esq., ten pounds, the proprietor of the English Opera House ten guineas , Copland, Esq., five guineas, an Old Friend ten pounds, George Robins, Esq., ten gui neas. Indeed we are persuaded it is only necessary to make the public thoroughly acquainted with her miserable state, both as to mental infirmity and pecuniary want, to ensure a corresponding subscription. Mr. Maeready has inclosed five guineas to Mr. Robins in aid of the above subscription, and a kind letter, express ing his regret that, being 400 miles from Lo.idon, he is un able to tender his gratuitous exertions on the benefit night. 'Mathews has kindly volunteered to play on Monday for Mrs. Bland's benefit. The Directors of the Opera have kindly pertnitted the principal singers and dancers to con tribute their powerful aid on this occasion. MR. MATHEWS. [From an American Paper.) You doubtless know that Mathews is delighting . the " Lonnoners," with an account, in his way, of his trip to America. There is a good deal of humour in it, and it makes a hearty laugh ; but regarded as an illustration of American manners, it is a sorry performance. A cockney, an English ass (Mr. Bray), three Frenchmen, an Irish nano' Dutch Justice, and a run-away Negro, are the prin cipal characters, and furnish the greater part of the fun, if I may judge from the applauses. Beside these, Mr. M. gives an intended take-off of Mr. J. Randolph ; and intro duces a New England yankee, by the name of Dobikins, who prates of his uncle Ben—guesses, of course, at every thing whether he knows it or not—says that "he pretty considerable particularly damned tired," &c.—is forward, conceited, garrulous, and sings every thing he says with a drawling nassal twang. This character, though the best as a portrait, is overcharged, and has not enough of truth even for carricature. It is, beside, a hackneyed sketch, and might have been made up from Aaron's book, without a "trip to America." There are several other characters introduced, such , as a Kentucky Captain, who is a colder—a stage-driver, who is a ifqjor—a Militia-Captain, who exercises his men from a drill-book in his hand—a Judge, who asks a bye-stander for " baccy" (to-bacoo)—an innkeeper, who, is insolvent—a servant, who is impertinent, a negro stage player, and a jackanapes author. These are the characters which Mr. Mathews has chosen as exhibitors of American manners ! It may be said that Mr. M. does not pretend to give exact portraits, and that nobody will estimate Ame rica from his exhibition. Yet I see in one of the prints of the day, a critique on Mr. M.'s performance, which states, that " Dobikins may be found at the outskirts of every town in the United States ;" that the part relating to the .3fajor, who is a stage-driver—and the Judge who asks for baccy," "is not in thelcast over-coloured;" that the representation of the Dutch Justice " is admirably . drawn from life," &c. Be assured then, that Mr. Al. is doing his part toward holding up our country to contempt, and that whatever may be his feelings, and notwithstanding the timid compliments he rays us, he is in effect following up the impressions made by Fearon and Foux, by all the force of his peculiar talents. That pleasant summer Theatre, the English Opera house, commences its season this evening. ALFORD, JUNE 29.—Our county Member, Sir William Atneotts Ingilby, visited this town to-day, on his progress through the county, to return thanks to those voters who inipported him at his election ; he was met, at the Wind mill inn, with a hearty welcome by a large body of free holders, and he there delivered his opinions with that can dour and honesty for which he is so truly characterised, to the high gratification of all who heard him.—Stanyiwd Mercury. Ai the Stamford Races the company on the coarse was numerous on Wednesday and Thursday, and the sport was pretty good. The race-hall, at the Assemby-rooms, last night, was more crowded than any in recollection : the in terest was excited by the expected presence of the beautiful young bride, the Marchioness of Exeter, who had been daily with her noble husband and a distinguished party on the nee-course, and whose amiable disposition and manners had made the inhabitants of Stamford eager for the oppor tunity of meeting Ivor. Sit Airtime 1 Nomsat.—He was a rich merchant in London, and of an overgrown estate, purchased much, and his way was to pay one-bali: down fairly. nmi fully, but the second half by a hill-in Chancery, as he would always find some flaw, some incumbranoe or other, to balk the second payment; and, having got possession of the estate by the first payment, would keep (lie matter tied up in Chancery 1 1 as long as possible. Sane time before his death, Sir 1 Arthur buil( an alma-house, and carrying Mr. (arbut, of Leeds„to see it, would needs have his opinion of it ; which though he at first declined giving, yesliein3 urged, he told him it was too little. " Why (said Sir Arthur), the rooms are big (moue), and its in every man's choice what Lumber he will admit." " However (said Mr. G.) they are at all events too little to hold half three whom you have undone." HA3fEURGII PAPERS. Ifamburgh Papers to the 2.5 th ult. with Dutch and Brussels Papers to the 30th, reached to yesterday. F rom these we learn that it is known, even in Germany, chit there will be no Congress on the affairs of South Anne* though the true cause, the refusal of Great Britain to h e a party, is nut stated. The following are extracts:— FIAWIFORT, JUNE al Negotiations of the highest importance were to have taken t it he , at Prague, relative to the affairs of some parts of Europe, i o 4 divers countries of America; but the resoluttici taken by th e E, peror of Russia, not to come this year to the capital ta . Rotto m i o , hascaused all those subjects to be adjourned which the f:abinet 4 Vienna desired to di.curt at the meeting of the two .Monarchs The diplomatic conferences, which hart already commenced r Johannisberg, between Prince Metternich and the Ministers tt e principal Sovereigns of Germany arc, in consequence, contine.: to certain proposals which are to be made by Austria and prussi c in concert, to the Diet of the German Confederation, act' timid% of course, concern only the internal Akira of Germany. As for M. de Tatischeff, who a also with Prince Illetternich, confers particularly with that Minister, but only on the affair s Turkey. He was expecting despatches from St. Petersburgh te ;,;, tire to the last despatches received in the Russian capital n ote Constantinople, by way of Odessa, which were calculated to k id to fresh resolutions on the part of the Emperor Alexander, tape. cially in respect to the present condition of Moldavia and M FIANKFORT, Jrxr 24. Several letters, coming from good authority, confirm the acceilrei we have before received, that negeciatuma have been commences between the Cabinets of St. Petersburgh and Berlin toe a new eve, menial arrangement which is to take place of the Treaty or Cot. merce between the two States, which Russia refused to renew at us. expiration. This new arrangement will be founded on diff:::t.t r e i e n t e e illi.s, and will be advantageous to both States : it is situ es. that it will be extended to the kingdom of Poland. Sr. PrirEnantratin, It . NE 12. The French squadron, consisting of • frigate and two brigs. tr. rived on the sth in Cronstadt Roads, which is to convey lourit la Perronaye, the French Ambassador, back to France. Jiary,i s St. Simon, irench Ambassador at Copenhagen, arrived with it. The principal differences with the l'orte being now adjusted, se expect that our former friendly relations with Turkey will be re. stored, and Privy Councillor Ribesupierre is spoken of as our ht. tore Ambassador at Constantinople, 31ajor-Ileneral Prince Chilkow is appointed Colonel of the Sit regiment of Ilulens. Bauserts, Jtfit 21. Ilia Exccllencv Count Munster, the lisnoverlan passed through this city yesterday afternoon, on his way from Lot. don to Hanover. STETTIN, JUNE M. Yesterday a general Jubilee was celebrated throughout Poom rania, in memory of the Apostle of Pomerania, Bishop Otto si Bamburg, who 700 years ago baptised at the fountain called Otte' Well, at Pyritz, the 7,1100 Pomeranians whom he had lint coo. vested to Christianity. The Crown Prince, by his Majesty's di. section, came to Pyritz, to be present at the solemnity, and to lay the first stone of the monument in honour of Bishop Otto, whim his Majesty and his august sons have ordered to be erected u Otto's Well, and which will be completed this year, conformably to the model which was exhibited. fhe Magistrates did limos; to the day by a resolution to establish a new Elementary Saw!, and to call it Otto's School. EXCHANGF.S, BAMBURGII, JUNE 23.—London, 364; two months, 361. ST. PETERsHER6II, JUNE 11.—London. 9 13-32 ; Paris. 111. LElrsic, JUNE 21.—London, 2 months, 6 17. BERLIN. JENE 22 —London 3 mouths, 6 21t s BRE laza. J uxE 21 .— Londo n for 1004 2 mont , 604. SPAIN AND SOUTH AMERICA. The following are extracts of private letters which we have received from Seville and Cadiz. It appears from them (and the fullest reliance may be placed oil their an. theoticity), that a sort of bustle and preparation is °beim- ble in the latter place, and that an expedition to South America is gravely talked of. We agree with our corres pondent, however, that probably long before this expel'. tion sails (if it ever sail) the independence of those cont• tries will be proclaimed all over the world." " SEVILLE, JUNE 11. " Since I last wrote to you, affairs in this country have assumed a very different appearance. The organization of the new Spanish army is going rapidly forward throughout all parts of Spain, and:: this elf y alone there are upwards of 6,000 troops. " The infatuated Spaniards are told that tins army is to fora: as expedition, which is to sail with all despatch to the shores ri South America, and the strongest hopes are entertained, both Seville and at Cadiz, that those once wealthy and fiourishin; provinces will yet be brought under the domituoo of the moth,: country. Every report circulated hoe tends to confirm them in this opinion, and to show that those countries are ka the greatest stated anarchy, and that public opinion, both in Mexico and Peru, is in , favour of Old Spain. " There in no doubt that preparations of some kind or other w going on in the different putts of Spain; but as the Spaniards or slow in all their operations, I fancy before an expedition is actully prepared for sea, the independence of these countries will be pro claimed all over the world. It is said that the King has already offered the command of this intended expedition to Sir Jabs • Downey, whose health has been in a very premien' state for the last four or five months. " There are evident symptoms of some changes having take place in the French Army. I have been informed that several reel. ments are on their march for Andalusia ; and some have shady arrived. Those troops which were in Xeres de Is Frontera, Chic. lava, &e. will reinforce the Isla and Ceti; and there is now a regi. mtatof horse actually marching for Port. St. May. " In Cadiz the ltench are actively engaged in repairing the breaches in the wells ; and although Spaniards are employed, yet. I have been assured. the works ase going on under the Inspections? the French engineers. " CADIZ, JUNE 13. " Sir William Curtis arrived here last night in his yacht nom Genoa, but last from Gibraltar, where he only remained a fee home. " He had an excillent passage of nine days from the forms place; and during his voyage down the Mediterranean he neithe fell in with, nor did he hear -of, any Algerins sonnies being in that sea. " Hz is now on shore, and looks remarkably well, and althoogi his health was very much impaired before he left England, he is quite recovered. He purposes sailing from this place in a few days, and tondo at Lisboa, Oporto, Coruna, &c. " The packet, homeward-bound, has this moment come to e cho', and will sail in a few hours ; I therefore avail myself ut tho opportunity in preference to sending by hand. " Although this is Sunday, there we upwards of fin hundred men at work repairing the breaches in the walls. AU last nigh: and this morning both the engineers and artillery were proving tin batteries which they had lately repaired in the Isla, and also some new ones which have been erected. The garrison is very much increased, and more is expected" " CADIZ, Jr NE 18 " Since last Sunday, Sir William Curtis has had a constant round of dinner invitations front the relatable British Machine of this City, and In return fur their civilities, the worthy Braes entertained them on board of his beautiful yacht, on Wednesday. the 16th, with a sumptuous dinner. The Florida, Hodgson, has arrival in the Downs from Zante, with the remains of Lord Byron on board. A letter from a gentleman now in Paris, who has lately visited La Fayette, says—" Should I dare draw a conclu sion from what I heard him say, I would unhesitatinfly declare, that we should see him among us before fall, se perhaps in a very short time. The sooner the better, fel, without doubt, as I have often mentioned, he is the best person I ever came across in my life, and one of the rr modest and distinguished men in the world. He is obits lutely too good for Europe. America is the soil alone coos genial to him, and may he soon be there to know and set how much we cherish and love him, and prove that Repub lics are not, as was formerly said, always ungrateful."... Arne, icam Paper. CATHOLIC Associariow.—For some time past we hare only noticed such proceedings of this Association as re deemed of general interest. The more common-place de clamation which has latterly occupied its attention we ilia not consider worthy of notice.—leisA Timer. The Cardinal de Richelieu, notwithstanding his wit, had often fits of distraction. Sometimes be would fancy hien self a horse, and run jumping about a billiard table, neigh' ing and snorting; this would last an hour, at the end 01 which his people would put him to bed and cover him ui closely to induce perspiration ; when he awoke the fit had passed, and did not appear again. DE4131 MIME BOW Mkt:LlNG.—The first general meet ing for the season of the Dribyshire Bow Society was held on Thursday last, the 2 tth inst. at Kedleston. The weather seas most unfavourable to the expected amuse ' meats of the day ; the rain was incessant, and compktely prevented every trial of skill in archery. Still there were other entertainments in res.irve for the company assembled lon this occasion ; and a party of fitly sat down to a very excellent dinner, in the roem on the bowling-green, about four o'clock. Francis Hun , of Alderwasley, A. the President for the year, kept alive the conviviality of d members and their friends. John Sinai, Esq. the Honorary Secretary, officiated as Vice-President. The usual band of musicians was in attendance, and the evening was en livened by the " gay and festive dance." The prizes are to be contended for on a future day ; and we hope the meeting will then enjoy a state of weather propitious to their truly elegant and graceful diversion.--Derby Mir. '! I