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PRICES OF SHAI SIII Yoricen ......... Real del Moat. Ditto New........ ralp%uudnia. ..... •••• • • • •• (bitted Melina . Welch Iron and Coni ........ Protector Fire ____ . 7O T iSs :Itt Britt ht tirtflo. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This anions, inupwr, dame 9, erld be performed the Opera of MALVINA. T prlnclpst Charsoter. by MererreWallask,Tarnold, Horn. Marley, and Archer; irti- , es Stephen. and Pore, ' • and Mn. W. Weit. After whleh the Roarantielhama of ARON lIAS%AN. A Jl3 Nasems, Ilfr. Horn; Ulmer. Mr. Harley; Zallma, Miss Graddon. COVENT=GARDENThEATRE. FOS THZ BENOIT Or 1111. BLANCHARD. IW. Evening, PSIDAT, Jane f) :. t1 . 11 be Performed the Play of THE EXILE. ccont rirlelt, the Estle..ir.Egerton t Governer of Siberia, Mr. Mancbord ; Baron .tltradoff, Mr. Meadows; Count Calmar, Mr. Pear. ono , Daran, Mr. Word.. Servlta, Mr. Fawcett. The Empress both, Mrs. "'such ; Katharine, 11114 a Love ; Alexia*, Mrs. Chatterloy. In the coarse of ihe Kerning a variety of Soar, Duets, &e. To cunclode with the Farce of Illfiff LIFE. RELOH' STAIRS. Lank, Kr. Cooper; Lord Puke's *errant, Mr. Jone 4 Sir Harry's Servant, Mr. Farley. Mrs. Kitty, kin. Gibbs. SADLER'S WELLS. This rivals?, ERMA V. June 0, win be performed th• Barletta of THE SPOILED CHIDIREN. %attyCockoeyT. Slr. Williams ; Little Pickle, Miss Shama Ts& Hr. Wyatt. Priscilla Tomboy, Mrs. Fltrwilems. After which the Nanette of ALL IN ONE NIOHT or, THE. HOUSE ON WIZ To conclude with THE DEVIL'S IN DR. FAUSTUS. ROYAL GARDENS,YOXHALL. I:nder the especial Patronage of his Most °melons Majesty. This Evening. FRIDAY, June V, a GRAND CONCERT, ID Two Acts. to the superb new Concert Room, which will commence at Half past Ziibt. Principal Vocal Performers. Mlas ittephens Madame Vesta. Signor De 8tf(1214 Mr. Tinny Madsme Curnega Mr. Graham Lir. Rornessibe Mr. Robinson 'flea Covite Mr. Sinclair Mr. C. Taylor Moister Barker. . . iAtider;fihe DeM !which will be nunterota and complete`, Signor Speenulent—Cootposer and Conductor, Mr. H. R. 131.1t,p. Kt the end of the First Act of the Concert an entirely nrw Panora! Ballet, by lion.leur .1. A. Thelour, late Ballet-Master to the Theatre 11Jyal, Athrterdare. entitled L'INTRTGUE DU VILLAGE. Pepe!pal Performene—Madernoleelle P.aultae Rotsknot. from the Theatre Rove). AntAterdam ; and Monsieur 8. Wear'', from the neutral Itnyal San Carlo.. at Naple.. and La Scala. at Ultra. - I.M al sr of the Hand fu; the Ballet, Mr. it yoke. The lllttmliaatlons will be on the most maanlaceut bad*. The Amusement., to conclude with A B BIZ A, Ulm hove, Of the Theatre Royal, Covent.prxrden, and Ml;s Posey, of the Theatre Royal, Drury.lane, ate engaged, and will shortly maks their 8 ace. 7:r ar t a l eulara respecting Admission Canis for the Etenintr. the Private Boxes for the Beason or Bitchily, may be had upon api.lieatlou to Ur. AIIdTCW*, Bookseller, Bond.sittet. Doors open at Seven o'Clock.—Coneert commences at flalf.past £ late. Admission -it. _ _ . CALTION.—The PubllC will please to take notice, that nil Songs °feted frr sale on the outside of the Gardens are spurious. Caplet of the Songs Inay be had in the Gardens. The BRITISH Patss ern nmenced yeaterlap min ing at twenty minutes past five o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY, JUN: 9, 1626. By our accounts from Liverpool, it appears that a spirit of dissatisfaction had manifested itself amongst the jour neymen ship-carpenters at that port, on the subject of the proposed re-election of Mr. HUSRI9IIOI4 to the Representa tion of that Borough. The ground of disapprobation is the conduct of that gentleman in his official capacity, in reference to the Combination Laws. It is well known that those laws were reraled by Act 5 Geo. IV. cap. 95. It is also matter of public notoriety that, inconsequence of the poising of this Act, great incon venience was sustained by the mercantile and shipping in terests of the community, and that the most dangerous effects were threatened to the general prosperity of the oountrv. It became, therefore, the duty of Mr. He sets- SON. as President of the Board of Trade, to inquire into the precise nature of the causes which had led to conse quences so much at variance with the intentions of the Le gislature. This inquiry he made with his usual sagacity and judgment, and having come to the conclusion that some modification of the Act in question was imperatively required for the benefit of all parties, he brought the jeet under the notice of the House on the ‘29th March, ass. The object which the Right lion. Gentleman pro fessed to have in view in introducing the subject, may be best ascertained by a reference to the speech with which he opened proceedings on this occasion. He states that " he did not propose to suggest that the old laws respecting the combination of workmen and labourcra against their em ployers should be again put in force. Those laws were, many of them, oppressive and cruel in their operation on workmen; and he had always advocated the principle of allowing every man to dispose of his labour to the best ad vantage." He afterwards points out the manner in which the Act of Session 18'2t failed to give effect to their objects ; and he proceeds to thew by whet rassale-enesey might be given to the intentions of the Legislature. He then says, " be trusted that, on account of what he had been saying, he should not be considered as a person who was at all hostile—nay, who was not friendly—to the right which every man, generally speaking, had to dispose of his labour and skill to the best advantage, or as he might think pro per. As a general principle, he undoubtedly thought that every man had a fair inherent right to carry his own labour to whatever market he liked, and so to make ehe.best of it; and, accordingly, he had always maintained that labour was the poor man's capital." Ile con cluded by moving for the appointment " of a Se lect ('omrnittce, to inquire into the effects of the Act of the sth Geo. IV. cap. 9.. in respect to tlic conduct of workmen and others in different parts of the United King dom, and to report their opinion how far it may be neces airy to repeal or amend the said Act." The Right Honour ibleGentleman, in making this motion, seemed fully aware that "he might expose himself to much obloquy and the ex pression of much dissatisfaction among sonic of the parties It related to, and particularly in a place where he was most anxious to stand well, and among, theme who had ant him to that House. However this might be, he had only to do his duty fearlessly; and he had no doubt that, upon a little reflection, the same parties would be among those who would feel most obliged to him for having, in this instance at least, performed it." The final result of this dissuasion was the passing of Act 6 Geo. IV. cap. 29 ; and a dispassionate reference to this Act will at once prove ibit the Right Honourable Gentleman, in bringing for ward this measure, and the Legislature, in giving effect to it, could be influenced by no motive but a sincere desire to make further prosieion, as well for the security and personal freedoin of individual workmen, in the disposal of their skill and labour, as for the security of the property and p. rsons of masters and employers. What, therefore, , does this Act cff,•et, which can cause dissatisfaction to the parties for whose benefit it was inlet:Pled ? if it be care fully perused and considered, it must be looked upon as an unequivocal Froof of the desire of Government to place the mechanic on a reasonable footing of equality with his employer. But we believe thereat state of the case to be, that some insidious person or persons, actuated either by feelings of hostility to the Right Honourable Gentleman, or by the hope of advantage to themselves, have deluded the mechanics by a false representation of the intention of Mr. Hcssisso Our *Ned is to dissipate this illusion, and to sheW that, if great talents, Mil , fatigable industry, unblemished integrity, a fearless disregard of private in wrests when put in competition with the claims of the pub lic, and a manly perseverance in the course conscientiously belikved to be right, do ever entitle a statesman to public approval, then indeed ought Mr. Ilusatssuis to be, it Inctkent, in full and legitimate possession of the approval of his country. The following are extracts from the Etoik of Wed nesday [From the Rio;le dated Wednesday. Jan. 7.1 coor r. Afar 9 It was affirmed at Corfu. on the 9ilt May, that General Ponsonhy had sent from Zane several camases to Patriot, Missolongiti, and Napoli di Romania, in oriler to obtain authentic lidormatinn rela. live to the fall of Missolonghl, and the rate of the garrison ; but that not having been able to obtain this information before his de parture, he had given orders to send a courier after him to Cepha lonia, where he intends to stop. It seems that the Greeks obtained many slight advantages in Negrepont, and after having taken a small fort with pretty considerable loss, they gave up their en. terprise and retired; this retreat is ascribed to imperious circum stances. The Missolonghiotes *his escaped have joined the corps com manded by Zoog', and now occupy parts of the mountains of Acansania. where they are recovering after their fatigues and pri vations. They demand for their Clommander-in-Chief only Ka raiskaki, who is on the heights or Arts, after having burnt that town. The commander of an English brig, which arrived on the Bth, says he saw at Petals, twenty Suliotes and two women who had escapul from Misaolonghi. One of these women, carrying with her two children, had stified one of then in her arms, not to be be trayed by its cries. These poor wretches have confirmed the report of tie marline of the aged, the wounded, the women, and children, by the Greek themselves. The Suliote Captain, Nassn Fontamgra, who made part of the undisciplined corps commandrd by Fahrier, seeing the state of affairs, has marched with 300 brave men to fa asoli di Romania, and, without communicating his designs, has taken possession of the citadel of Palamidi, which commands and can destroy the town. Ile has expelled the Aloreotes who were in it, and de clared to the Governmmt that he had taken possession of it be cause he was sure that neither it nor its people would ever do it. It is affirmed that the 3loreote garrison have been expelled like. • ire from Napoli dl Romania. Corinth, and Athens. This ITWa_ sure has been taken after the positive proofs of the treason of the Morcott's. and especially of the Mainotes, who are amid to has e sold the country to Ibrahim fur a large sum. The Greeks at tacked Napoli di Malvoiaia, which is in the hands of the Mainotea. It is asserted that Ibrahim demands of the English the isles of Petal. and Cahoon; and that, on the contrary, General Ponsonby is gone to Cerigo to have same uninhabited islets prepared as a place of refone for the Greeks. General i'ltnionity arrived on the 6th from hie voyage to the islands. It was said that almoe all the Mi‘aolonghlotes have pe- Tithed. Only 26 escaped to Petals, whence they acre immediately rentoyed to Calamo. A large steam-boat, supposed to be part of the expedition of Gerd Cochrane, has been seen to pans to the south of Zante, cont. ing from the wear. The nephew of General Gerard has arrived at Corfu though 0,- car4o of the ver‘el on hoard which he arrir:d is from Smyrna, it is said that he is going to Napoli di Romania. [From the Pilate.] PARIS, JUNE a. It is affirmed, says the Memorial Bonkla's, that a courier has been despatched with all speed from Lisbon for Vienna, with des patches of the highest importance. It is even affirmed that they recal the Infant Don Miguel, who is to embark at Leghorn on board a Portuguese vessel which will be there to receive him and convey him to Lisbon. It is still affirmed that the Emperor will not return to Europe, because the Empire of Brazil is going to be aggrandized by the incorporation of the provinces of the Itto de la Fiats, which have been ceded to it by King Ferdinand. FHENCII FUNDS.—PARIS, JUNE r, —ltve per Cents. 07f. 30c. Three per Cents.. fitif. 55c.; Bank Stuck, 2015 f.; Rentes de Na. ples, 721. 70c. ; Royal Spanish Loans 471; Haytian Loan, 725 f. Exchange on Landon—One Month, 25f. 5k.; Three Months, 251. lic.—Coup Authentique. Dutch Papers of the sth June have been received ; we subjoin a single extract. Nti;ss, May 25. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, • waterspout passed over the district of Holzheim, in the circle of Dusseldorf. As it passed over the estate of Itongards it entirely destroyed a barn, though a very solid building, on the farm. Twelve persons were buried under Its ruins, and extrica ed with pent difficulty. Nome were killed, but six were severely injured, and one is not yet out or danger. A peasant boy, who sought refuge behind the barn on seeing the strange phenomenon approach, was thrown over a hedge, to the distance of above 100 paces. Ehn trees, two feet In diameter, were torn up by the roots, and corn levelled with the ground. Happily the cattle and horses which were in the stables were not hurt. This waterspout resembled a thick cloud, hanging very low, and, like smoke driven by the wind, rose higher and higher, and went off towards the south, while heavy thunder-clouds came from the south towards the east to meet ft. We hear of similar ravages in other places by the storm of the 24th. Asurrienntiss, JUNE f—Exchange on London, 40. 7. Two months, 40. 4.—Dutch Parerv,June 7. Without giving any opinion respecting the justice or in justice of the war which now agitates South America, we may safely affirm that it is not likely to produce any other etfeets than those which formerly arose from the contentions of Eurol e Sovereigns before the French Revolution. On this account we should willingly decline entering into the disputes of the contending parties. At the same time, as some of our contemporaries have endeavoured to throw contempt and obloquy on a Sovereign, placed in the closest relations of amity England, as well by the commer cial and political interests of the two countries as by the ancient and unviolated friendship which has subsisted for comities between his family and the British nation, it becomes imperative upon us to look at both sides of the question; and though we certainly would nut justify any act of aggression, or any attempt at 000 quest on the put of his Imperial Majesty, we see no rcacou why Buenos Ayres should not exist with safety in the neighbourhood . of the Empire of Brazil. Still le-e do we see any reason on the part of England for wishing that a Constitutional Monarchy, attached to us by long habits, should be changed into a Republic, necessarily subjected to another influence. If there were no reason but the difference of the origin of the two people, Buenos Ayres and Brazil would entertain jealousies of each other. We would only deprecate any mode of arguing which could irritate the minds of two nations naturally hostile to each other, and con vet t into a war for existence, what is nothing more than a war about terri torial boundaries. In another part of our paper will be found a letter from a correspondent, who has written to us upon the same subject as our correspondent yesterday. 'We need not add, that we do not go to the same lengths in our conclusions on this subject as he has done ; but still many of his asser. tions are well-founded, and Lis remarks evidently the result of reflection. Clll, THURSDAY EVENING. Towards the close of business this morning, there was a little bustle in the Consols market, which had previously been ins very inactive state. The consequence watt an improvstuent in price from 80i Itoi /. In other Uritislt Securities there was no variation, and the Foreign market was totally nes,lectul. Money ha become more plentiful, and good private bills may be discounted at 4 per cent. Accounts from Smyrna of the 3cl ult. state that pira cies continue frequent among the Greek Islands. The Eliz4heth, from London, was plundered olYthe Island of Zea, during a calm. The pirates took out every thing that was ♦stuable. The Engll4ll Commodore still continued to give CODYOpI to alt vessels buuud down the Mediterranean. THE BRITISH PRESS. ALSIACE'S. Alnitsek's Grand Ball on Wednesday evening Pas very elegantly at. tended. Among the haul t on present were Hake de Afontibello. Duchess of Wellington. Afergulun—Claorlearde, Londonderry. and De Stoul. Marthionesses--Lotblitn, Queensberry, Londonderry, Emily Londbn deny, and Winche.ter. Earls—narewood, Mansfield, Albemarle, Cloomell, Rosalyn, and estinorland. CLuntesses—Albemerle, Harewood, Sheffield, Denbigh, Clonmell, Abing don, Leltrlm, Verolam, Kenmore, Beauchamp, and Orford. Lordr—F. Osborne, Berebaven, Gage, Flociuitle, Begot, Sydney, El phenstone, Weymouth, Waring., and Hervey. Ladies—Rose, Kerr, A. Scottl.. Houghut, M. I)ouglaa, U. Coates, Mu!grave, Phipps, P. Lanellms, Y. Osborne, J. Mann, livuerin, Donde., Eilenborough, C. Murray. E. Murray, J. Petre. H. Fitzroy, E. Palk, L. Vaughan, A. Hotroyd, C. Buggln, Gage, E. Monck, H. Scott, G. Kcp pelt. M. MISS, Grey, Clements, J. St. Clair, A. Vane, A. Paulet, Bar. nerd, A. Brudeuell, Y. Brudenell, E. Somerset, G. Seymour, M. Kerr. A'Court, C. and E. Hulkeley, H. Mitchell. Cosh - Moon, Ramsdell, S. Bailey, Farquhar, F. Osborne, Phipps, Berkeley, Dusk, F. LtlflCellell, E. Fortesrue, A. Wilbraham, S. Reeve, It. Itentinek, E. Lowther, E. Palk, Lowther, Pinch, Smith, AVynn, A. Hervey. Sirs—C. Mundt, Jnhn Trollope, John Copley, A. Edmondsone, W. nett, R. Gresley, F. Smith; at..l M. Itcwart. Cuunts—He Mottle, lie Lannuy, and Ue Lotturo. ilscoont Plavigny. ~;, F.. 1; n :7 :) . 5.1...4 - 4 , .. L; -.. .; cloc:I.;(6,-rs 17" — * %e. - ,----...-, , 4 I N ip• c• j 1., --' -- . Ac: ,-, .-4r• - ,* - ' ' .., '4._ ~ - -; - :•- ,.z.. ,: ire , 4! .............4.---- •.: • ...:....2.-- . - PARTIES. The Countess Verniers has Issued cards of invitation for a rout this evening, at her house In Grosvenor-square. The Goinite.s of Mansfield had a msalcal party yesterday evening, at her house In Hanover-square. Lord Barham entertained a distinguhhed party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Cumberland-place. The Right Hon. Charies Wynn enterttlned a large party at dinner yes terday, at his house, It'ititehaili place. Hon. Mr. Plusgrave gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his house In Holey -at reef. T. lA'elpfli% Est. bad a dinner party yesterday, at his house In Gros senur-street. MOVE:), ENTS. The Earl and Countess of Falmouth loft town yesterday, for Mr. Henry Banaes•s seat, ICingstnn•hail, Dornet. Lord Crewe left town yesterday for Ramsgate. Sir W. W.-Wynn, But. left town yesterday, to attend the election at Weolock, Shropshire. Rohert Pentland, Esq. has arr►ted at the British Hotel. Jermyn•street, from a tour. Ur. and Mn.s Forbes and family arrived yesterday at Miller's Hotel, dertayn-street, from Scotland. Mrs. Godfrey and - Miss Shaony arrived yesterday at the Waterloo Hotel, Jennyu-street, from Long Ditto°. Mrs. Vashoa and family have left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Oath. and Mn. Prendergast left yesterday the London Hotel, Albemarle street. Mr. and Km Bolton left the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, yesterday, for their seat near Liverpool. ♦rrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jamey's-street:—John Scott, Esq. and Mills, Esq. from a tour. Departures .—Mr. Creighton and sun,' for Norfolk; Robert Vansittart, Esq. for his seat, Berks. Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork streets : Marmaduke Maxwell, E.q. and C. Maxwell, Esq. from Yorkshire. De partures :—Viscountess Lorton and family, for their scat in Stafford shire; Major Johnson, for his seat br Oxfordshire. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street :—The Rev.J. [from Ashford; C. Cripps, Esq. front Cirencester; J. Page, Esq from Holly-till. Departures :—Rev. H. Ramsden and family, for York ; It. Swan, Esq. for France; J. H. Vivian, Esq. for Wales. The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia, and the Princess Sophia Matilda, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday. On Wednesday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester dined with the Earl and Countess of Darnley, and after wards accompanied the Noble Earl and Countess to the Ancient Concert Rooms in Hanover-square, to attend the performance of the sacred oratorio of the Messiah, for the benefit of the Royal Society of Musicians. The Lord Chancellor entertained the Cabinet Ministers at dinner on Tuesday, at his residence in Hamilton-place. Mr. Morier, his Majesty's Consul at Mexico, arrived about six o'clock on Wednesday evening, in a chaise and four, at the Foreign Office, from Mexico. The statement in some of the papers, of Lady Halford being about to be created a Peeress, is without foundation. We are authorized to say, that the report of Sir Francis Burdett having embarked at Southampton for France, is unfounded; the Hon. Baronet not having quitted London since the sitting of Parliamert. Mas. BLAND'S BENEFIT.—Last night Mrs. Bland's Benefit Concert took place at the Argyll Rooms, under the patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Grace the Ditches: of Northumberland, and her Grace the Duchess of Wellington. Several of the most eminent of the musical profession, both vocal and instrumental, lent their aid upon the occasion; and we are happy to say that the audience was is numerous as fashionable. It is much to the credit of the former, that almost every indivi dual of eminence, male or female, belonging to it, offered their services in the handsomest manner on this occasion ; and the result was, as might be expected from the exertions of such a phalanx of talent, a very perfect performance; and every one will, we are confident, agree with us when we assert that these exertions could not have been bestowed on any performer for whom the public feels more interest titan for her in whose behalf they were made. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Mn Yates concluded his first season last evening, to a house crowded in all parts, with the following Address:— ' Ladies and Gentlemen,—l cannot take my leave of you this night, witho u t a tte m p t i ng to express to you h ow gratefully I feel the decisive patronage with which you have honoured me through this my first season. It has been far, far beyond all that, in the most sanguine manners, I could venture to hope. My single aim has been, not to rival or offend any one upon earth, but simply to amuse you. I hare indeed succeeded. With a new spirit, which you hare infused into me, I shall prepare to meet you again, when it shall be my endeavour to deserve success. Ladies and Gentle. men, with the sincerest gratitude fur your kindness, I respectfully bid ynu—Furesell. WESTMINSTER EI.ECTION,—A great deal of idle gossip has apptared in some of the daily journals, relative to Mr. Canning being put in nomination for Westminster, and last night a meeting was held of some noisy individuals, for the professed object of arranging measures for the Right Hon. Gentleman's election ; but the real object of the pro moters of which was, to disturb the peace of the West End of the town for a few days. That Mr. Canning would be rem' ned for Westminster, if he would allow himself to be put in nomination, will scarcely admit of a doubt; for no Minister has higher pretensions to, or has more lavishly received, the applause of his countrymen; but the representation of a great city, like Westmin ster, is incompatible with the important functions of a Minister; and although every voter would feel himself honoured at being represented by Mr. Canning, however some of them may differ with him on the ques tion of Reform (and that is the only subject upon which a serious difference of opinion exists between the Foreign Secretary and the present Men - theta), few would wish to see him harassed with the incessant labour attendant on the representation of Westminster, in addition to those paramount duties that this accomplished Statesman so much to t! e advantage of his country performs. We hear that a deputation of the electors, at the close of the Meeting to which we havealluded, bad an interview with Mr. Canning, when that gentleman expressed himself highly flattered at the honour; but having declined the honour of representing Liverpool, he felt it would he an injustice to suffer himself to be put in nomination for Westminster. Extract of a letter from Liverpool, dated IVednestlay night, eleven o'clock :—" The present impre ss i on genera ll y is, the contest here will neither be severe nor of long dura tion. Counselle7 Willisma has given the party a denial, and Mr. Green has this day set off for Manchester to invite T. Ilouldsworth, Esq. who, be says, has signified his wil lingness to stand on being invited, but whether lie will or not is s matter (); doubt." A meeting of the fi lends of General Gascoyne will be held on this day, sr the Golden Lion lim, for the pur pose of considering the best mode for securing his election. It is generally understood that Mr. Huskisson and General Usscoyne will both arrive in Liverpool on this day. To THE FASIIIONART.E WORI.D.—NEW IMITATION GOLD.—The Nobility and Gentry are respectfully informed, that in consequenee of the great patronage bestowed on this invention by the higher classes, and the difficulty of carrives from the West End of the Town approaching Eastward, C.3l`Phsil, the inventor, has, in addition to his establishment at 64, St. Paul's Church-yard, opened another in \l'aterloo-place, corner of Carlton -street, and exactly opposite the Chapel ; where he has a most excellent assort ment of ladies' brdeclets, neck-chains, buckles, gentlemen's watches, chains, seals, keys, snuff boxes, spectacles, eye.glasses, guard chains, and every other article of 'linty jewellery, warranted to be chased in the first style, frd of de most exquisite workmanship, by the best London mechanics. It is a striking feature of this beautiful metal that !the colour i equal throughout, and cannot be distinguished from gold.—C. 111. engages to imitate any article of jewellery PO closely as not to bedistinguished from the original. Old jewel! ry taken in exchange.--Gentlemen trading to the foreign markets will find the above worth• their attention. VON WEBER. At the Royal Academic Concert at the Hanover-square Rooms, on Monday evening, the first tribute of respect was paid to the memory of Weber. Among the perform ances advertised for the occasion was the Overture to Fury anthe, at the conclusion of which the worthy Director, Dr. Crotch, struck a solemn chord on the organ, and the orchestra played the Dead March in Saul. The effect pro duc(d was most powerful, not only on the audience but on the orchestra, for many were the tears that were visible among those who had so lately shared in the labours and applause of him who is now alike unconscious of censure or of praise. The urbanity of Von Weber may he gathered from the following letters, addressed by him to M. Castel-Blaze, the adapter of some of Rossini's Operas to French words, who, ■t the close of' last year, brought out the Frcischut:: at the Odeon Theatre, in Paris:— Dresden, Dee. 15, 11125. Sta—There was a time when I regarded as one of the principal enjoyments of my future residence at Paris, the making a personal acquaintance with the author of the Opera in France, a work for which I shall never cease to manifest all the admiration to which it is so justly entitled. I was persuaded that I could not help profit. ing from the conversation of a writer so distinguished by the moat just and purest views, and I already congratulated myself on it by anticipation. Judge, Sir, after this (I may well say it) of my profound grief, to see those delightful hopes destroyed by the line of conduct width you have pursued with respect to Inc. You yourself first proposed to arrange my opera, the Freistlintz, for the French stage. Nothing in the world could be more calcu lated to flatter me rind to call forth my sincerest gratitude : but you did not think it necessary to speak 'o the composer. nor to commu. ideate to him your ideas on the changes, perhaps inevitable, fire your public. lou yrotture an adaption from a source altogether illegitimate (could it appear legitimate to you ?) for my work being neither engraved nor published, no theatre or music-seller had a right to dispose of it. The opera was at length brought on the stage, anti you overlook me even so far as to claim the rights of composer for yourself. • witnessed all this, and edepected one day or other to be honour ed with a letter from you, Sir. It appeared to he impossible that a man of your merit, with your views of the art, could forget entirely what an artist and a man of your honour owes to another. I. how. ever, have this moment heard that you have just published the Attrition of the P'reirlaitz. An, Sir ! what will become of all that is sacred among us? and without having acquired it by legitimate means. Sir, I address myself but to you, and to your honourable fed. ings—to all those noble sentiments which you have expre•sed so many times in speaking on the art, and on that which is due to it. Allow sue to hope that it was only negligence. too natural to artists, that has been able le make you forget altogether that the composer of the Freirchnta was in existence; and be assured that I will pre serve as much as possible the sentiments of true esteem due to your talents, with which I have the honour to be. C.lll. Voae WEBER. Dresden, January 4, MR. SIR,—It has appeared to you superfluous to honour me with an answer to my letter of the 15th of December, and in spite of my self I find it necessary to address you a secorrd time. It has been communicated to me that a piece is about to to produced at the Odeon, in which there are extracts from the Euryanthe. It Is my intention to bring this Opera out at Pads myself. I have not sold my interest in it, and nobody has it in France. It is perhaps from an engraved adaption for the piano that you have copied those parts of it which you wish to appropriate. You have no right to mutilate my music, by introducing into it passages, the accompa niments of which are of yoar own composition. It was quite enough to put into the Frriachritc a duet from Earyanthe, the ac. companiment of which is not mine. You compel me, Sir, to ad dress myself to the public, and to make it known, through the French papers, that it is a robbery which has been committed on me, not only on my music, by taking that which belongs to no one but myself, but also on my reputation, by bringing forth, under my name, mutilated specimens. To avoid all public quarrels, which are never more advantageous for the art than they are for the professors of it, I pray you, Sir, forthwith, to withdraw from the piece which you hare arranged, all the passages which belong to me. I would wish to forget the wrong which has been done me. I will say no more about Freiscliniz, but stop here, Sir, and permit me to indulge the hope of being able to meet you one day with sentiments worthy of your talents and your mind. Accept, &c. C. M. Vox WEBra. _ _ _ It will be seen from these letters that the Baron contem p!ated at that period a visit to Paris, which we appr:ltind he had not an opportunity of putting in practice. Notwithstanding the great and well-deserved popularity of this celebrated composer, during the short period of his sojourn in this country, it is supposed that the profits which he has received from his professional 'idioms fall very far short of that which the public might be led to expect. The only remuneration which he has ever received for his Der Freischatx was a valuable gold snuff box, valued at fifty guineas, presented to him by a celebrated musical amateur, some few months since. As the .core of this justly-cele brated Opera was imported from Germany, he could make no claim for the use which was made of it here; but still we think that somethings beyond the applause which it nightly received from British audiences, was due to its meritorious composer. ASCOT HEATH RACES. T lit Itif3 AY. The Gold Cup day, at Ascot, creates as much general interest as the Derby day at Epsom ; and although the conccurse of Rpre more cannot be supposed to bets° great, from the vicinity of the latter to London, yet the course presented a more gay and splendid assemblage; indeed on this day, Ascot. of all others, has its pecu. liar excitements—our august Sovereign freely participating in the happiness of his subjects, and equally enjoying the pl easures o f the scene. His Royal Highness th e Duke of York, too, is as con. stint a visitor to these Rim as to the Newmarket. At Epsom the ladies generally confine themselves to their carriages; but here between the races they mingle with the multitude, and promenade the course as in Hide Park or Kensington Gardens. The way in which the course is kept reflects the highest credit on Lind .11ary. borough. . . Abut one o'clock his Majesty arrived on the Heath. attended by his Grace the Duke of Dorset, and the rest of hi. suite. in the same style as on the first and second days. His Mayesty's ap proach was hailed by the deafening acclamations of the thousands who were assembled to greet his arrival. His Majesty re mained till a quarter past five, appearing to enjoy the amusement; after which his departure totik place, anti, as on his arrival, was ac companied by the moat lively demonstrations of loyalty and attach ment. His Royal Highness the Duke again honoured the Heath with his presence, and did not leave till the races were over, when his Royal Highness returned to the Royal bodge, where lie had a select dinner party. There were a great number of fashinnables present. The general company was in point of numbers immense, but from the excellence of the arrangements accidenss were prevented. The day's running, which was fair, was as follows: The gold cup, value lOU p., the surplus in specie, by subscription of 20 sovs. 'sell, the second horse to receive back his stake ; 3 yrs, Est. lifib. 4 yrs, Cot. 21b. 5 yrs, list. 121 h. 6 and aged, list. 31b. Mares allowed 31b. About 2 miles and a half. Mr. Wyndham's Chateau Margaux, 4 yrs - . 1 Mr. Theobald's Cydnus, h yrs - - 2 Lord G. Cavendish's Bizarre, 6 yrs . . 3 The following were drawn, Lionel Lincoln, Middleton, Mule. leer, Cedric, and Serab. Betting, II to 8 on the winner, 3 to I aget Cydnus, and 5 to agat Bizarre. The IVindsor Forest Stakes of 50 POVL etch for there yrs. old fillies It.t. 41b. The old mile. - General Grosvenor's Tears . - 1 Duke of Grafton's Cremona - - • 2 Lord Warwick's, by Partisan • 3 - Mr. Greville's Fawn paid forfeit. Betting, 3 to I on Tears. Sweepstakes of 30 soy. each-20 ft. far 2 yrs old. Colts, Bst. 51b.; lillte.„ Bst. 21b. The winn er o f a S weepsta k es to carry 31b. extra. T.Y.C. Mr. J. Edwards's f. Starch, by Woful - - . 1 Mr. Wyndham's Sister to Recruit 2 - . Sir. Forth's h. f. by Interpreter, Dandizette's dam . 3 Mr. Mockford's b. 1. by Smolen s k ° - - 0 Air. J. Smith's b. f. by Carbon - . 0 Lord Exeter's Brother to Attics . . 2 to 1 agat Wyndham ; b to 2 agat Forth's ; 7 to 2 agst Mork. ford's ; and sto 1 aget the winner. Only 3 placed. Sweepstakes of 100 sor. each, for fillies, Bst. 51b. Old Mile. Lord Jersey's Butterfly - - 1 Mr. Wyndlram's I. by Whalebone - 2 Betting 3 to I on Butterfly, who won by fire lengths. Sweepstakes of 10 soy. for 3 year old enits, Bsr. ilb. ; and fillies list. 21b. The New Side. Lard Jersey's Butterfly - - - 1 - Mr. Goddard's b. c. Composer, by Smolensko—Vicountess 2 A Plate of 50/. for all ages; 3 yrs fist. ; 4 yrs H.t. Mtn; 5 yrs 9st. ; 6 yrs and aged, 9.r. 51b.; winner of a plate or sweepstakes this year, Sib. extra. Gems, one mile and half. Mr. Scalar's Frogmore, 4 yrs . . I 1 111 r. Gracile'. Cadiz, 5 yrs - . 2 3 Al r. Hogers's Muleteer . . 3do Al r. Ni'lliteside's noon, aged - 4 2 Immediately after the two year old race, the Duke of R:Amond bought Starch for MO gs. to add to his Grace's improving stud. In the course of the day the-e was a report that Belzoni was amiss; he consequently went b ac k to 15 to 1 and some betting took place, but the odds settled at 7 to 1. The Triennial Meeting of the three choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, will take place this year, for a Grand Musical Festival, at Gloucester, under the direction of Mr. ltutlow, the Organist of Gloucester Cathedra'. SOUTHWARK fLECTION. ECCOND DAY. The electors began to ensemble at the burning' yesterdsy mere. dog to early as nine o'clock in great numbers ; the polling, how. , ever, was not carded on with an activity equal to the zeal of the totem Thin was in some degree owing to the defective arrange ments for taking the votes. In the course of the morning the friends of file. Calvert complained to that gentleman of this 6'- 1 cumstance, who said that the inconveniences were very obvious, but that he would take care they should be avoided on a route occasion. The people were all evidently animated by a good spnt; we did not observe any di•position on their parts to act at allrior. ously, and notwithstanding the torch of discord has been Orman amongst them by the " Igo Popery" cry being railed, ye' there has not hitherto been the least acrimonious Itching excited De. monstrations of diaapplobatiou were exclusively confined . .o a few innocent attempts at wit; among the beat of which were i placard with the words, " Don't vote, for Mary's indisposed," (wing an elaborate pun upon the name Poll-(11)i1l. and another 'Mich was borne before a procession of carriages titled with wen, on which was painted the celebrated Peal Pry, who is made tit address the people in hit usual phraseology. " I hope I don't intrude-1 hare only just looked in to rote for Calvert and Wi'non." About three o'clock the respective Candidites tame upon the hustingn, accompanied by several of their friends. A French gen. demon was observed um the left of Sir Robert Wilom, and it w an soon whispe-ed about that it was Count hava/ette. The name having been caught by the multitude, who formed a phalanx of considerably more than 4.000 persons, three cheers were Mime. distely given to " Inevalette and Nilson for ever." Sir Robert, however, said it wan a mistake, and that the Count was not pre. vent, though he h..d no doubt that, had lie been In Engi und, he would have been proud to witness the scene that they presented itself. It was subsequently ascertained that the gentleman who had been taken for Lsvalette was the eon of one of Ilonaparte's late Generals, Victor, Duke of Belluno. At tour o'clock the poll closed, but owing to some Warden% 010 the part of sonic of the clerks nearly an hour elapatd befute the state of the poll could be ascertained. During this interval many were the sfrossierdis, intended to pass for witticisms, that were addressed by persons win, from their carte, were evidently wily honorary members, nether Ph.ri,g i n the profits nor contributing en tl.e cost of the bash ess of the day, to the several Candidates, who listened and replied to them wida the utmost good humour. Ono fellow, of very vitudiliy cried out to Mr. Calvert. " I say, Charley Cslver , , tniw r, es it? Will you rive me a balf a pint of porter by and by ?" To shirk Mr. C. smilingly replied, " I don't know what I mat do when t h e election is over." Thus thrtime wan pleasantly whiled away mini the High Illailiffappeared„ who announced the following '‘o be THE arATE OF TPIE POLL. For Charles Calvert Esq. - 914 Sir Robert Wilson . 909 Edward Polhill, E-q. - G2O Mr. Caeveas then addressed the electors. It would he in vain, he said, to attempt to describe his feelings or in express his grati tudefoe h i o m n th eo is t o o cc d a o s , ion b e t c a n u O e r e d h id e n h i e ,g lc i n a o h iv e w a il .e et , h ee er e i . t i, w k n r i: ( l ; t a h , trcagng this content as a personal question, instead ofone of rite greatest importance to all who were engaged in it. They hail been secretly stigmatisedas we e as publicly h eg e in attacked,e n emy by their t oh t ece opponents. r,ho and an n e enemyhadb t en , trade, an enemy to good ceder, and to everythirg that was moral and right. But he thought that was not the opinion of the lode. pendent electors of Southwark. (Cries of " No, no I") They had, indeed, abundantly proved that by their votes this day. They had abundantly proved their satisfaction with the cortlnct of their late Representation ; and It should be his study, by persevering in the some line of conduct, to merit their approbation for the fu. ture. (Cheers.) it had been said now. as it was said in IBM that he had coalesced with Sir Robert \Filson Now they all knew that lie never had presumed to dictate to them who they should v en er d t e h e e e y e lhi t t o ul e d ne tl 4 pn ie k t thv t hoetteior return fh our. business ce ll a:s e o h l a t t i d i s t, a h l w e colleague, s a t y e s s h ecj s p e e , : e w t e o h r u a :l d wushturlti begged he lie tight not deceive either them, or Mr. Pell.lll or his friends ; because if they were to ask him whether he would rather have for his ail. league a men who was a friend to trade and to liberty, whose fa. rnily be (Mr. Culvert) had known for thirty years, and with whose political principles his own underpin coincided. or sit as their Re. presentative with one who was niametrically opposed to him on all public questions, he could not for one moment hesitate in declarirg his preference. But that was a personal feeling of his own, and had never been communicated to either the Committee of his Honourable and Dalian' Friend, or to any other soul. hut was now at this moment declared for the first time. He would deur any one to say that he had ever attempted to bias their voices in one person's favour but his own, And 'now a word or two to Mr. Pel. hill. That gentleman stated himself to be a friend to commerce and to trade. He was sorry that Paul Pry had retired. If he had our, he (Mr. Calvert) hoped he would have considered it no intru. sion to ask Mr. Polhill what he thought of the present proceedings; and whether he thought he was by this contest promoting the trade of the borough of Southwark vr inter uptirg it? (Loud cheers.) Having said this much, he begged !care to declare that he had no petal .al hostility against Mr. Polhill. He believed that gentleman to be a highly respectable, but, on this occasion, a much-injured man. He believed him to -have been lei into expectations which never would be realized, by that very party who had tried it with other-, who had equal claims to the suffrages of the electors, but whose attempts had tailed. And if those ;stream' should, and lie had no doubt they would, fail on this occasion, he doubted not but that they would seek another opportunity to find sonic other person who would equally well serve them as a tool. (Cheers.) The honourable gentleman concladed by again expressing his thanks for their support, and of his determination to persevere in the same line of conduct he had hitherto pursued in order to preserve them: approbation. Whenever a time should come that he should not be able conreieatinesly to act according to their directions, and comply with their wishes, he would resign into their hands that rower which they had three times already confided to him, and which he now for the fourth time toLcited. (Cheers.) Sir R. NVILSOX next came forward, and was received with im mense cheering. Before he said a word as to the poll of this day, inasmuch as it affected the relation between him and the electors if Southwark, he wished to declare that, personally, he was better sa tisfied with the result of it than he was with the poll of yesterday. It was but just (and he knew they always wished to act with ju.. Pee) that the older member should have the opportunity of keeping his station if he had faithfully served them, on the right, and he (Sir R. W.) wished hint to have that station alien the station on the left was &tinnily a post of hononr. (Cheers.) If there was any difference, it was but a mere figurative difKrence, and not a real one. But now, what should he say to them ? In what language could he exleess himself that should do justice to his own feelings stud to the exertions which they theme:lves had made? It had been said that griefs only came in battalions; hut he hail found friends rush forwards as a host, and in unnumbered hosts, to support him on this occasion. lie told theta yesterday that the French Guards had once declared they would newer surrender, for they would rather die first. The electors of Southwark had improved upon that re solution, gallant as it was, because they had determined neither to surrender nor to die till they had killed their opponents. _(Chem.) He had also told them that their opponents had reasecnded from their graves. He belicved, however, that he was a little in error, for they had never conic nut of their sepulchres. Of this he was sure, that yesterday his friends had pushed the party back two feet into their graves, and that to-day they had buried them up to their ecks. lie should not be surprised if they were this night to giveup the ghost, and he hoped that this contest would lay the ghost ever. But although it was lair to sport a little—for those who won might laugh—yet this was a subject for most serious and rational joy. They had fought a good light ; they bad triumphed over a party rife with sectarian feeling, and who advanced other subject', that, if successful, staid have been most Prejudicial as well to the poli tical and general interests as to the italependence of this borough. (Cheers.) Their opponent had come forward under elle pretext of supporting that independence, but they well knew by the conduct of the party who brought him forward, that he meant no more than to re-establish that power which they hail determined for ever to destroy. (Great cheering.) It would be very well if this Sectarian spirit could be indulged without any sacrifice on their pets; it would always be of an unphilosonhical and unchristian character ; hut it was also attended with considerable expense. A Goren'. may that acted upon the principle of restraint, and depended can the physical in ability of the people to do wrong rather that a pa pantie disprisulan to • act rightly, necessarily required an en...pew taxation. At this moment not leax than one-sixth of the direct and indirect taxes of every man who then stood before him was applied to maintain this physical restraint on the part of Government. It amounted to six millions sterling a-year to keep Ireland in its pre sent state, and yet that state was such that it was at this moment ready, if comiliatory measures were net adopted. to receive into its bosom a ferelgn enemy. (Cries of 't• No l no !") This, he would re peat, was the tact, and would continue to be so, if measures of con ciliation wire nut adopted. But was that all the evil ? No such thing. It was not confined to that country. Stlppose a French army landed in Ireland, and were received by the people. what would Inc the cc nsequenee to England As a solder lie should not be sfr,i i to meet Fiance en any ground, but such a proceeding would be inevttably tate: dial with the loss of their liberties, because Ireland would combine Ishii the %piny, and Et-slit-id would be. coos the peer of war. They must then resist the invasion of I nd ly toncili ition. It was therefore as a lover of Harty and a fritnd of his country that he conjured them to ru t an end to thew feuds, and this sectarian soirit, which di v id e d t e empire. initial of umting It in brotherhood and affection. (Cheers.) That this , spirit did exist he had a proof now befo re hi m . lint it had existed l ln every age, because all ages were hitherto unenlightened. At the time of die contest in this country between those who espoused the doctrine of divine right, and those advocating Republicanism. 1 there was a lady who p.ofessed great affection to the laws of passive obedience and non-resistance. Dr. Sacheverell, who was at the head of one of the parties said to this lady one clay, in order to try 'bah r her affection fur divine right el tier hatred to republicanism was the stronger, " Will you allow me, Diadem, to ask you three questions?" " Certainly, Sir." " Suppose the King by a writ or quo wart onto, should take possession of all your husband's pro perty. would you resist it ?" • No, because the King can do no wrong." " Suppose he should endeavour to do what Tarquin once did, and enttr,yttur apartment, would you haveyeurliusbsnil defend 1 1 his honour and oppose him ?" " No, Sir, because the King, who is the land's snot .led, can do no wrong; he is only accountable to God for his sins, and my husband must not lift his arm against his Majesty." The third question was this." S u pp os e the King command you to go to a meeting house," " to a meeting house. , exclaimed the lade, shutting her delicate hand and compressing it into a fist of muscle, " I would kill the King with my own hand rather than go by his order into the donr of a conventicle." The sameblind spirit that was thus exhibited by this lady was also ob puilllCs. 11 Unit Mute was a question pruposed shelve at