The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1824-01-26 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke and Duchess of Leeds and family arrived yesterday e v ening, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Paris. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley and Lady Charlotte Seymour, arrived on Saturday at Cholinondeley House, Piccadilly, from Hastings, Sussex. The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry left town on Satur. day. for her seat, North Cray, Kent. The Earl and Countess of Darlington and family left.their seat, Newton House, Yorkshire, on Friday, fur Baby Castle, Durham. The Earl and Countess of Harrowby and family arrived on Satur day at their house in Orosvenor-square, front their seat, Bandon Stafrordshire. The Earl and Countess of Camilla h a ve arrived at their scat, St. 111 Re's, Middlesex, from Scotland. The Bishop of Ely and family have arrived at their house in Dover-street, from the Palace, Ely, Cautbridgo , him The Earl of Falmouth has arrived at his house in St. James's square, from his scat, ‘Voolverhanipton, Ikrkir Lord and lady Morpeth left town yesterday., unexpectedly, fu r Castle Howard, Yorkshire, on smut,* of his Lordship's mot h the Countess of Carlisle, not being well. Departures from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street i—Sie John and alr. Graham, foe their seat is Cumberland ; and Colonel blonson. Leveson (sower, Esq. left Gould's llotel, Jermyn•street, yes terday, for Worthing. Arrivals at the British lintel, Jertnyn-street :—The Rev. I). from tlatord; and Ruggles, Ellq. from sutiolk. Mr. and Mrs. George Watts left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley. square, yesterday, for rialislmry. THE KING'S THEATRF:. The excellent arrangements of Signor the diree tnr of the King's Theatre, for this season, were exhibited on Saturday evening to the utmost advantage: both in the judicious and varied excellence of musical talent which he has selected, and in the skilful disposal of it, he appears ad mirably fitted for superintending an establishment, whose province it is to cater to the most refined and cultivated tastes in the empire. Perhaps on no former occasion did this Theatre open with so much brilliant and novel attrac tion. and with the aid of performers of such rare and ap proved talent as on the present. Bo highly was the expectation excited by the announced performance of Wasn't's opera of Zeintira, on Saturday night. that as curly as half-past six o'clock the house was literally crowded with as elegant and enthusiastic an au dience as ever assembled within its walls. To the talents that had gi ven birth to the music about to be heard, every cr. die habeen conceded by the public, %silo accordingly anticipated a new specimen of the rarest excellence in ope ratic composition ; and we may very safely aver that the warmest expectant was not disappointed, but rather found the treat be went to share with so many eager amateurs, fully equal to all that his imagination had pictured. (ht the sal ject of the music we of course have much to saw, but the natural order of things requires that we should first give a sketch of the plot of the piece, accompanied with a few remarks on its merits as a drama. The story, or oigumento, of Zehegira is as follows: Po!Star°, King of hobos, an aged and noellent Prince, was happy in the reiteration of his people and the tender affection of his daughter, Zelniira, and her spouse, 110, a maignanimoss aad valiant Imjan Prince. Engaged in a contest with an enemy who threatened his doininiuns, be was compelled to a temporary ab sence front the territory of his Royal timber-in-law. :Izorre, Lord of Mitylene, am! lately tlw suitor of Zelniira, exasperated by Poll doeu's refus al of her hand, determines to avail kinutelf of the sb senee of Ito, by invading and laying waste the dominions of the aged monarch. Conceiving the death of the Lesbian Prince to be mousey to his purpose of destroying the kingdom, he endea vours to discloser the asylum to which he bad retired. Con cealed by his daughter in the tomb of his royal ancestors, Po- Woo escapes the search of Asorre, whose meditated vengeance is rendered still less attainable by Zelmira's feigned hatred of ha father, for having deprived her of the fruits of her brilliant con quest of the heart of Axone. and the false information she gives of the place of his retreat, stating it to be the Temple of Ceres. MOROI mind is no sooner turned in that direellon, than he am. denies the sacred edifice to the lianas. In the mean time, Antenore, who aspirol• to the thyme of Mitylene, seconded by Leucippo, orders that, at the dead of night, Azores should be assassinated, in order that he himself may mount the throw of limbos, which object he, by his anthem, Wafts. Rut 110, having defeated his enemies, returns oppentmely to the kingdom ; of his father-in-law— spiedily, by the aid of his courageous followers, vanquishes and puts to flight ibe usurper, amid reinstates Polidoro on his throne. This anecdote, as it is modestly styled by the author of the present piece, is partly taken from the tragedy of 7,eitoire by Salty ; but in our opinion it claims to be dig :tilled by a higher title. At any rate it affords an ample field for operatic display, and we think every advantage hat been taken of the story, both in regard of the adseiti. lions incidents introduced, and the interesting situations suggested by the process of the events, and the catastrophe of the plot. In speaking of the music of this opera, we should do but partial justice So the very ingenious com poser, were we to confine ourselves to general expressions of praise. Signor Rossini is the possessor of very various and equally particular qualifications for the exercise of the fine and noble art to which he has devoted his genius. In the first place, his melodies arc not only elegant, but most forcibly expensive, and moreover so novel as to indicate much power of emotion. The science on which the evolu tions of his harmony, and the turns of his meloilial pa ngs... are founded, bespeak a deep and well conducted course of study; and the taste with which he embellishes his original conceptions, demonstrate a natural talent for high and finished ornament. In his chorusses we trace &masterly combination of parts, and, both in them and his airs, a certain felicity in modulation, that alone would be sufficient to manifest his proficiency as a harmonist and composer of that music, which, while it displays a pro fuaffity of theoretic knowledge, exhibits it in subser viency to the great purpose of realizing the passions by paining the scene in the colours of feeling and nature. Before we descend to particulars as regarding this opera, we have to notice the nice and discriminating judgment evinced in its recitative a. 'f hese, largely partaking of the nature of melo-dramatic composition, come directly under the denomination of dinstratire music. And the instances uttered on Saturday night, in proof of Rossini's powers in this important department of his art, give evidence of his competency Many difficulty in which the various and com plex circumstances of the dramatis pet. may place this composer. Not only his in.ernin, delicate and tender, or ab opt and broken as they may be, but the tone and style of his accompaniments, ettioree every sentiment of the spesker, and prove his full possession of the scene and of himself. In the mixture of his instruments ltosaini ap pears to have profoundly studied Mozart, especially in re spect of the employmeitt of the inflatile part of the or. ch• stra ; as in his chromatic transitions he is evident ly not a little indebted to the examples left him 11 Hilda. Following the poet equis passibits, he omits no appropriate softness, no delicacy of expression, no burnt or ebullition of passion ; but, alive to the vArious and mingled interest of the scene, he makes ev er y performer utter the rotes consonant to his own particular station, and the parts of his score are scarcely better adapted to the instrument to which they are respectively assigned, than are the passages given to the several persons of the scene. If we have any draw hne%s to offer to this general cemmentlation, they are r trim d to these ;—that sometimes, through carelessness, the modulation is not perfectly legitimate; that at other tt:e.rs, it bottlers on the extravagant; and that, in a few Mstatirt a, but only a few, the transitions are violent and ilf..cted. But these blemishes are drowned in a flood of excellence, and are, perhaps, scarcely worth mentioning. Ahongs: the prli..elar merits of this opera, we have to notice the bola energy of the chorus, Si,regnet,o principa, in the first scene of the first act ; the beautifully pathetic am. of .-1/1! .cria ft it.worse if di, sung by l'olitloru; the ex quisite melody of Lr lawecia mi stendi, given to &I min the clients of warriors in the fifth scent., and the touching cast of the tenth, between flu, Zrlntiro, and l'airiepo, in which the sentimetes art imparted in " strains teat 1)T1 athe and notes that burn." The chorus of virgins the second scene of the second act is chastely sweet. I 'n' Passage given to " Yiaa -rime itodtresi," is most hap analogous ; and the following scene near the tomb, and l'olidoro, is meltingly affecting. The h ':7, 4 " . " " grentmectio," uttered by Zehri;ra, in the .""‘ well; under the impression that her father is no I ; , ‘ter, squsls any thing we ever heard of the kind ; and 1, u' (m mdre,•• in the eighth competes with it in the . 4 eful forc e of its impression. 'flie happy contrast to 1 1 ' , u 1 ••!a the airs "iVami! e sits err?" and "Ikh ! also sung by 7rlmira, are equally striking ; and I , • Xll} a . 4 specimen of the expression of universal _ ll, satisfaction. These and other excellencies, had I . r wln to enumerate them all, would, with our readers,. re Ronni in the exalted rank in his profession to which r is .I_, " I ntim • and to those who may imagine that we have r'eta as , 0 h • as an (pantie composer, too high a station, we (hi anti hear the simsic of Zatniro. sin • 7, Plarwit•al performers were Madame (olbran Ros /datile Vistris, Signor Signor Curioni, Signor Placci, Signor Porto, and Signor Franeheschi ; ; the first and last of whom never before appeared in this ;country. Madame Rossini's voice, though not of the highest description, in point of tone or of compass,' is tolerably powerful, and not without the quality of mellifluousness, while her style is finished, and her , manner easy and elegant. Signor Franchtechi possesses a ; good . hrtainenti, and throws forth his tones with a free dam that produces an excellent effect. The merits of the ; other vocalists are too well known to require our dwelling upon their characteristic or distinguishing qualities, any ; further than to pay, that they acquitted theniselves with I considerable eclat ; and that, notwithstanding the inherent excellence of the music they had to perform, their eXLT i tions, nt least, omit...hated to the composer's triumph. A divertisement chivalresque, entitled " lloinieur aux Thins, " followed the opera. It was like the general class of good divertiseinents, a very amusing piece of light and ; humorous gaiety, well suited to occupy agreeably the in- tcryal between the opera and ballet. It consisted princi pally in the alternate succesionof pas de deux and p.is do tr"is, in which Mr. V. Vestris, Mademoiselle Legros, and Mademoiselle Grenea appeared. In our notice of the rehearsal at this theatre ow rhurailay we ventured to ex preas our anticipation of the valuable accession which these ladies would prove themselves to be to the corps de Our anticipation was fully realised on Saturday night, when we saw them on an occasion more calculated to stimulate them to exertion, and in a costume more appropriate for the display of their sylph-like pip-evenings. The elegant dancing of a beautiful woman, though in the ordinary female dm*, and, as on Thursday evening, in an air quite drgage, is very pleaainx— .‘ Like sunshine on the rill, Though tur;Taside, is sunshine still." Rut the light, buoyant, and extatic boundings of Mademoiselle Legros on Saturday evening, aided by a singularly tasteful and light costume, was truly a most fascinating and delightful exhibition. Her gay, sprightly, and voluptuous style, is more pleasing and popular than the stiff and artificial manner of Madame Anatole, over whom she has also the advantage in youth fulness and grim. E.Cloralium as So/rd, which is the name of the new ballet, abounds in the rich display of Oriental costume, of fascinating grace, and varied and beautiful evolutions. The some is laid in Peru, which gives great scope for the display of that gorgeous magnificence, both of natural scenery and of costume, which we are wont always to asociate with the nations of the East, of which we have some very fine specimens in Sheridan's PLorro. anti in other popular plays on the English stage. The three pieces were loudly applauded ; and we only feel a difficulty in deciding to which was the warmest approba tion awarded. At the conclusion of the Opera, Rossini was called for: he came forward, and received the loud and cordial greetings of the audience, which be acknow ledged with the most becoming and modest gracefulness. On Friday, a Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held at the 'freasury Office, Whitehall. On Saturday, the first general assemblage of the Cabinet Ministers for the season, previous to the meeting of Par liament, took place at the Earl of Liverpool s house, Whitehall, the summonses for which were issued about a fortnight since. There were present, besides the Noble Earl, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Ilarrowby, the Earl of Westmorland. Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Ba- , thurst, the Duke of Wellington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ilus kisson, Lord Bexley, and Viscount Sidmouth, being the whole of the Cabinet Ministers. The Earl of Liverpool entertained the Ministers with a sumptuous dinner. The Duke of Wellington and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer came from the Earl of Verulam's seat in Hen fordshire ; the latter came in his travelling chariot and four, from St. Alban's, to i%7►itehall. The Earl of West morland also arrived at Whitehall in his travelling chariot and four, from his seat at Apthorpe, near Walmsford, Northamptonshire. The Earl of Ilarrowby also came to town Inc the express purpose of attending the meeting, as summoned. The Earl of Macclesfield, u Captain of the Yeomen Guard, has appointed Mr. %Vans, late one of that corps, to be Messenger of that corps, in the roan of Mr. Hunt, deceased. It is rumoured that Mr. Croker is about to retire from the Admiralty. The lion. Secretary (says a morning paper), is destined to enjoy the delights of Indian rule, as Governor of Bombay. In allusion to this, the Mae of Saturday observes—" This is not likely to be the case, as' the India Company arc too well satisfied with the present able sod worthy Governor (Mr. Elphinstone), at that Presidency to think of any changes there, except, indeed, that the latter gentleman may be called to fill the superior situation of Governor of Madras, where a change is also talked of in the Government, to which, report adds, Sir John Malcolm is likely to be appointed." Admiral Sir George Martin, G.C.11. will succeed to the command at this port, and hoist his flag on board the Vic tory, 100, Captain Chalks Inglis, on the .25th of March next. Mr. 'l'riphook is to be Secretary to the Commander in-Chief.—Por innorth Paper. A new piece of Lord Byron's, entitled the Del; prm-d Trans ra mai, is about to appear. It is partly founded on tl.c Faust of Goethe ; the hero is a hump-back, to whom the Devil gives the shape of the beautiful Achilles, on ccndition that he (Satan) is to accompany the Trans f ed every where • and in virtue of this compact, the Evil One is perpetua lly at his elbow.—F.rorniner. Miss Paton sings for the Choral Fund Concert. Ma. PHI I. r 24.—Thia centhmin is now giving a course of Ice:urea in Dublin on the art of singing, to elegant au diences, and we know of no prof( saw who is better quali fied to the task. It is one of the misforn nsr of the age that the public every now and then run riot after novelty, and neglect real talent ; nor do imit recollect a more com plete instance that that connected with Mr. Philips's pro fersional life. As an actor and singer combined, h. , was very conspicuous on the London boards ; his atm nc f orm 'ed a blank in the operatic dm pat tment of one of the na tonal theatres, which has not yet been filed. and the Irish papers are justly and carne stly applauding his talents, which arc exhibited to great advantage as a lecturer and singe•-. Aro Et° wicox.—On Saturday the Concert upon this delightful instrument was numerously and fashionably at tended. The selection was of a very pleasing nature, and admirably performed by Mr. Purkis, who introduced some most effective and scientific pieces. The Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Lou- bat de Verdalle, having been cited before the Pope's tribunal, to clear himself of certain charges which the order had brought against him, repaired to Rome. The then reigning Pontiff was of the house of I Colonna • and Verdalle, on his arrival, alighted at the pa la:e of his Holiness 'a nephew. The latter, in contempt, and to show the Grand Master that his fate was in the hands of his uncle, and depended on the credit which he himself had with him, had caused time sculptured figure of a wolf, bound by a chain to the shaft of a column (clonna). to be fixed in the outer court of his palace, the arms of the house of I'erdalle being a wolf. The Grand Master was sensibly piqued at this bitter sarcasm of Colonna, and re solved to avenge himself in as' lar way. Ile dissembled, however, during his stay at Rome; but having freed him- 1 self from the accusations brought against hint by his ene mies, Immediately on his return to Malta, he had erected, in the great square, towards one of the angles of his pa lace, a column on which was seen a wolf in an unsightly act. Every attempt to have it levelled was unauccessful: it remained standing until the last 3lagistery, or Govern ment of the Grand Master of Malta, when it was demo lished for no other reason than because it threatened to fall in ruins. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Jain' Aar 24. Thursday, the following Mime. were coeferved Docvon llf Cron. Law.--Rev. David Williams, Head Mas ter of Winchester and late Fellow of New Colleg e. BACHELORS IN Div IN ITY.—ReV. WlllNUllThomas Phillips, Fellow of Magdalen (allege; JUT. M. Davy, Fellow of Itlogdahm College. • Mawr rue or Aare.—Philip William !Muscles, Esq. Student of Christ Church, Grand l'ompounder ; Rev. hlontago henden, Exeter College ; Rev. John Morse, Pembroke College; William limy, Christ College; Thomas Lloyd Pain, Brazennose College. BACHELORS or .% TM.---Charles Oakes, St. John's ; Thomas Shaw liellier. Exhibitioner of Lincoln College; Ileorge limey Webter. Student of Christ Church; Honoratus Leigh Thomas, Student of l„ :iris: Church ; Francis Acres Ilyde, Christ Church. DIEDIN'S MONUMEA r. GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. We are happy to find that this popular undertaking re ceives fresh additions of strength daily, and that among those whn have handsomely come forward to lend every assistance in their power at the public dinner on the Sth of March, we observe the names of Ikllamy, Brehm, Broad burst, Clarke, Collyer, T. Cooke, Digninn, Evans, rite william, Gattie, Goulden, Harley, Hawes, Incle don, Jolly, Lecte, Mathews. hlunden, Parry, Parry, jun., l'vne, Sin clair, G. Smith, J. Smith, J. Smith, jun., Taylor, Webb, Kellner, &c., &c. We need hardly add that it is impossible to compliment too highly the individuals who thus contri bute their sanction to a measure which has for its object that of doing justice to the memory of a Mother Profess *lona!, amid it gives UR additional gratification to find that the names of Elliston, Kenible, Kean, and Young are not wanting ameng the patrons. The whole of the music for the occasion, with the ex , . ceptien only of Non Nubia and God &ire Me King, will be selected from the works of l)ibdin, and it is expected to be more numerously attended than any public dinner has been fur many years. IWXNRR IN COMMEMORATION OF THE COMPLETION OF TIIE NEW WORKS AT TIIE HOUSE OF LORDS. On Saturday about one hundred and fifty gentlemen dined at the Freemaoons' Tavern, Gest Queen-street, by invitation from Mr. Scone, to commemorate the completion of the new works at the House of Lords. The majority of the company consisted of the artists anti tradesmen who were engaged on the works. There were also present several eminent artists, and some scientific iliends of Mr. Some, and many literary gentlemen connected with the periodical press. The chair was filled by Joe* IletTrow, Esq. F.S.A. At six o'clock the company sat down tee.seopteens deser, which was followed by an elega and expense, dalleall. The wines were ex cellent and abundantly supplied. Mr. Soane was absent in coneeseence ef a command hem bin Majesty to attend him at IVindsor. The cloth having been removed—. The CHAIRMAN said it was Ms duty tatornmence the list of toasts which had been prepared by the Stewards, and be was sure that it would net give him more pleasure to propose, than it would give them to welcome that which, according to routine upon any occasion, they would hold themselves bound to drink the first, and which, assembled as they then were, for the purpose that bad ape. eially brought them together, had so many additional claims upon titer feelings of gratitude and duty(cheers). He knew that the company would anticipate the illustrious name he wax about to mention, and that the warmth of their feelings would hail its in. troduction to the festive honours of the moment. No toast could be dearer to them, either as subjects or as artists. As the former, reposing under the protection of his Illigesty's mild and liberal reign, they enjoyed all the blessings of freedom, united with order. As the latter, relying on the patronage his Majesty had always extended to thou, they experienced present en couragement, and were inspired with those hope of future prosperity which the events of every . day were realizing (cheers). Since the commencement of his Majesty's auspicious reign, no Sovereign could more have distinguished himself as the friend end patron of the Fine Arts, architecture. and literature. In pursuance of this principle his Alai sty had lately intimated his design to found a Britoil Gallery, which, it was to be hoped, would be placed in a suitable building, worthy of the great design in which at had originated, and of the impertant object k was destined to promote (cheers). His Majesty had also pas& a present to the nation of a library of immense magnitude and brealculable value, which it must equally be the wish of the nation to have lodged in a splendid edifice, becoming the spirit in which the benefaction had been bestowed, and the invaluable benefit It was adapted to produce. The interests of architecture rause beamed by the intl. mare union subsisting between the arts. His hledisely, however, bad not left it to this indirect patronage ; wherries h is Mate could be displayed he had manifested the warmest dein p hater and cherish its success. The occasion mo which they mate antembled was one proof of his klajcsty's satiety to render his reign oh for the prosperity- of that noble art en whisk all Mimes for their due display • for to what purpose did other artists if the genius and skill tithe architect did nit mei* them, the completion of tkeh works, to dipole if them where awry! might be safely and worthily deposited ! (them) TM health cif his Mejesty must therefore be doubly dear tomes • modest as be bed then the honour otaddreesing ; sad be hit that the rant fie was about to propose would be echoed with entheekem by *Wry gentleman present (greet dieern4). The health drift Khvg was then O.IIIA with warm end kegs continued applause). • God gave the King was tben,mc by the protiedonal singers in attendance, with great spirit and Jon, the eatimany jibs* fee. vastly in the chorus. The Duke of York, and the other Mend en of the Royal Family, was then given, with en appropriate daet. The CHAI R MAX laid the the was one which might seem to have been included in the ding, but many circumstances connected with their assemblage In that place rendered it proper no mark the illustrious individual whose health he was going to pro pose, as a It object for the singular honour they - here required to render him. His Royal Highness the Duke of fissure bed always %hewn the greatest degree of kindness towards their respected friend, 3lr. Soane, and in particular during the peens of the works, the completion of which they were met to celebrate, his Royal Highness had displayed an extraordinary anxiety to assi st him. The great or.descenaion by which his Roysl Highness was distinguished was extended almost to a kind of familiar confidence, most gratifying, to its respectable object, and equally honourable to the illustrious individual himself (cheers.) Ilia Royal HighneeN it was well known, was also the Grand Master of the Societe of Freernaums, in whose Hall they were then assembled ; and by that title 1 e was recommended additionally to the separate notice of his name. Those who belonged to that society knew the pains his Rota Highness hail taken to unite the two branches. into which the society was divided ; and it might have fallen to the lot of some then present to hare witnessed the august spectacle of the turning of the masters of the lodges front all parts of England, when the union was effected. (in that occasion his late Royal II ihdowas the Duke of Kent misted his royal brother in presiding over the !nectars, and no heart could be unmoved at therwollee tions excited by the memory of that union. His Royal Highness's attachment to freeinawnry was not confined to the very able and eloquent manner in which he had drays presided over the society ; be had also on all ocesaions manifested the kindest attention and roust friendly zeal for the service of freemasons, privately as well as publicly. (Cheers.) He would not, therefore, further apologise for proposing the health of his Royal Highness, separately, on that occasion, and in that place. The Costs AN said the next toast was, the health of the founder of the feast, their worthy and respected friend, Mr. Same, who was prevented from being present, as he had intended, in consequence of a command he had received from his Majesty, to attend ham at Windsor that day. The character of Mr. Scene was too well known to the company to require any panegyric to render the toast grateful to them. His great talents and long life spent in promoting the growth and prosperity of architecture in this . country were familiar to then al. His zeal, enthusiasm, and knowledge had forwarded the art to an extent which no man could appreciate, who had not witnessed the state in which he found it, and in which he would leave it. He was now advancing towards the close of his glorious and useful career, having acquired great wealth, which would all be finally devoted to the be. ; netit of the arts and literature of the county (Much cheering.)— The Worthy Chairman then read • letter from Mr. :wane dated Saturday morning, fi o'clock, stating, that in consequence of a requisition, which he could not neglect without a dereliction of principle, be should unavoidably be prevented from being present at the dinner, unless he was able to return to town won enough to make his appearance at a late hour of the evening. Ile express- I ed his anxiety that all the gentlemen and tradesmen would be con fortably accommodated, of which lie entertaised few apprehensions, as he confided the management of the feast to his worthy friend the Chairman, who had pledged himself to attend to the arrangements. I The reeding of the letter called forth general applause, and par. titularly that part in which allusion was made le the exertions of the Worthy Chairman who, having made some further observe. I tions on the many estimable qualities of head and heart belonging to Mr. Soane, prupused as a toast, the "health, long life, and eternal happiness Or Mr. Scone." The tout was drank with universal enthusiasm. The AI a 31• W wid, the next toast was the Royal Academy ; and though not kntlcnicn were present from that body, and though hitherto the Academy had treated Architecture not exactly as its merits appeared to entitle it to, yet in the hope that some alteration would take plane hereafter, and in a perfect 'mirk of friendship towardsthe Academy, which had been productive of so much be nefit to the fine arts of the country, he should propose the toast, "'rite Royal Academy," which was theu drunk with the usual honours. The Board of Works" was next given, and received with grea t applause. Mr. Gam's)! then proposed the health of the l'hairman in a very eloquent speech, in which he panegyriswil his merits and ibis lines, and in particular the services he had rendered in exploring and bringing to general knowledge the architectural iuniquities of the kingdom. The lltstitst %It, in returning thanks, said, he felt that he must shrink before the brilliant display of his esteemed friend, whose enthusiasm had led hint greatly to exaggerate the few merits he possessed. The only return hc could make was to promise dirt his services should always remain at their command, and to beg them to accept what he had already perfomicd, as an earnest of his intentions for the future (cheerio. After a handsome panegyric on the ability with which the periodical press was conducted, and the valuable assistance it had given to the progress of the arts, he then proposed " l'nssperity to the British Priss." The toast was drunk with considerable applause. The Cita, It A 1.% x, after expatiating on the important benefits likely to he thrive,' from the institution, by which science and the arts were about to tie practically united, proposed " t..iuccess to the Mechanic's Institute." I /r. HECK. the president of the Institute, returned thanks in the name of his fellow members, and explained the nature and design with which it had been orig:aated. Several other toasts appropriate to the occasion were given, and the company remained together, in the greatest hilarity and Recd humour, to a late period in the evening, which was =livened lkgp time tu time by sprightly and cowic songs. THE 1,41• E MRS. JORDAN. TO THE EDITOR. Sta,—The attention of the public has lately, as ft hat many times before, been drawn, by notice in the daily papers, to the case of the late Mrs. Jordan, and much pains have been taken to stig matize the conduct of an illustrious . as it relates to that celebrated and much esteemed favourite of t public. These censures upon the conduct of the Duke of Claretke have been often repeated, mid ea often treated with silence on the pm of his Royal Highness's friends. This silence has, however, beets construed by many into an admission of the accusations; tm at length the stories so often told of Mrs. Jordan's having been obliged to leave her country, and fly to a neighbouring kingdom, where, it is said, she died insolvent, for want of a trifling allow ance being made to her by the Duke, are assumed as fees. It has gone on thus, until some persona have exclaimed, " Has the Duke of Clarence no friend, who, if the accusations are ground less, can rescue the character of his Royal Highness from such gross calumny P " All who know the Duke or his connections intimately, are ac quainted with the truth; but none being so fully possessed of the whole case as myself, I feel that any further forbearance would amount to a dereliction of duty on my part, and therefore, in jus tice to a much-injured character, I take upon myself to submit the following statement to the public, acquainting them in the first place, that it was through my hands the whole traansaction upon the separation of the Duke and Mrs. Jordan peened ; that it wee at my suggestion Mrs. Jordan adopted the resolution of leaving this country for France, to enable her the more readily and honour ably to extricate herself from troubles into which she had fallen, through a misplaced confidence; and that I possess a enrtiortn: dente with Mrs. Jordan, subsequent to her leaving England, which corroborates my statement in the minutest points. Upon the separation which took place between Mrs. Jordan and the Duke, in the year 1811, it was agreed that she should have t the care, until a certain age, of ber tour youngest daughters, and a settlement was made by the Duke, for the payment, by him, of the following sums : Per ann. For the maintenance of his four daughters - 11.:1011 For a house and carriage for their use fifie Fur Mrs. Jordan's own use 1,5410 And to enable Mrs. Jordan to make a provision for three married daughters, children ifs former connection . £OO _ _ In all - • . - £4,4011 This settlement was carried into effect, a trustee was up end the monies under such trust were paid quarterly to and Co. pirated, respective accounts, at the banking•house of Messrs. Comte It was a stipulation In the said settlement that, In the event of Mrs. Jordan resuming her profession, the care of the Duke's four dauters, together with the I,4l.llll. tr ger annum, for their maintenance,should revert to his Royal Hi ness--and this event actually did Ake place, in the course ci • ew months, in cones. quence of Mrs. Jordan's desire to swept certain proposals made to her to perform. Mrs. Jordan did resume her profession, and not long after, re Sections were thrown out against both the Duke and herself; where& ' upon Mrs. Jordan, indignant at such an attack upon his Royal Highness, wrote the following letter, which was published in the papers of the day o-..- Sir,—Though I did not see the Morning Print that eons tamed the paragraph alluded to in your liberal and respectable paper of yesterday, yet I was not long left in ignorance of the abuse it poured out against me; this I could silently have sub. muted to; but I was by no means aware that the writer of it had taken that opportunity of throwing out insinuations, which he thought might be injurious to a no less honourable than illustrious ... In the love of truth, and in justice to his Royal Highness, I think it my duty thus publicly and unequivocally to declare, that his liberality towards me has been noble and generous in the highest degree ; but not having it in his power to extend his bounty beyond the term of his own existence, lie has, with his at , cu stonied goodness and consideration, allowed me to endeavour to make that provision the myself ; which an event that better feel. ings than those of interest make me hope I shall never live to see, would entirely deprive me of. " This then, bir, is my motive for returning to my profession. I am too happy in haying every reason to hope and believe that, alder these "circumstances, I shall not offend the public at krge by seeking their support and pea ertiors—and while I feel that I those, I shall patiently submit to that species of unmanly - , which a female, so peculiarly situated, must always be subject sq. Mer ready to acknowledge my deficiencies in every =I trust I may add, that 1 shill never be found wonting in ehd gratitude—nor forgetful of the veneration that every il*eitittid should feel for the good opinion of the public. " I remain. Sir, " Yout much obliged, humble servant, " D. JORDAN.' .. .. . have been before stated, that upon settling the annual to Mrs. Jordan, every tiring in the shape of a money was brought to account, and that the most trilling lima, ems upon recollection. were admitted ; and, i= being calculated upon the whole in her favour, to the latest the %lams was paid over by me, on the part of the Duke, and for which I bold life,.. Jordan's receipt. It should also be understood, that up to the day of their sepa ration, Mrs. Jordan bad received a large annual allowance from his Royal Weals& A cessation of coseuspoadosse between Mrs. Jordan and myself ensued until September, 1814, when I most unexpectedly received a hate litho her, requesting to see me immediately. I found her in tears, and under much embarrassment, from a circumstance that had burs upon her, as she said, " like a thunder-storm." She foiled herself involved to a considerable amount, by securities, which all at once appe ared against her, in the shape of bonds and promissory notes, vett incautiously by Mired?, to relieve, as she thought, from trifling difficulties, a near relation 41 whom she had placed the greatest corifiderice. Acceptances had been given by her is blank, upon stamped paper, which she supposed were for small amounts i but which afterwards appeared to have been laid before her, capable of carry. lag larger sums. She was fearful of immediate arrest. She wished to treat all her claimants most fairly and honourably; and to save, if possible, the wife and children of the person who had so deceived her from utter ruin. She could' not enter into negtte t ations with her creditors unless at large, and apprehending if she remained in Englan I, that would not be the ease, she instantly adopted the resolution before. mentioned, of going to Franc. A list of creditors was made out, and an arrangement was in progress to enable her to return to this country. All she riquired , In order to set her mind at ease on the extent of the demands that might be out against het was, that the person who had plunged her into all these difficulties should declare upon oath that the list he had given to her included the whole. This the party from time to time declined to do, and disappointed thus, in the hope she had an fondly cherished of again returning to her country and seeing those children, for whom she had the most tender affection, she sunk under the weight of her afflictions, and in the month of June, 11116, died at St. Cloud. In support of the foregoing narrative, the writer has the most incontesuble evidence; but he trusts nothing can be more satis factory or convincing to the üblic, than the following extract from a letter, addressed by I des. Jordan to him, dated at l'aris, 18th Jao. 1816: - . - " DEAR Ste,—l have forborne writing to you, that I might occupy as little of your time as posoible. My spirits are in so disturbed a state that my weak hand is scarce:) , able to trace the • still more feeble efforts of my mind • •• Ile assures you that I ant in possession of the names of my creditors, to whom he has made me answerable, by tilling up those blank acceptances that I so unguaidedly gave him, and yet declines making an oath to that ',repose: this has caused me much uneasiness, for it appears to me vague, if not equicocoi. " I can solemnly declare that the names I sent you are the only ones I know of, and the greater part of them utter strangers to me. _ . I was in hopes that, not only out of humanity and justice to me, but for his own make, he would have done it voluntarily, as it would have been a mains of removing, in a great degree. the unpleasant impressions such a determination might cause on the minds of those who still remain anxious for his future well doing. I do not command or enforce it, but entreat it, as the only relief he can give to a being whom he has almost destmyed • • • What interpretation can be put on his refusal! if he says he will not take the oath, it is cruel ; and if he adds that he cannot, what is to become of me ? Is it in nature possible for me to return to an uncertain home, with all the horrors I have suf. freed there fresh on my mind, with the constant dread of what may be hanging over me ? I really think (under those circum stances), that, when my presence would be absolutely necesanry, it would not remain iv ray awn power to be able to encounter such misery. " It is not, believe me, the feelings of arid'', avarice, or the ab sence of those rorritnrts I have all nay life been accustomed to. that is killing me by inches; it is the loss of my only remaining comfort, Ow hope I wird to &TIM j ,om time to time, vein, lay children. The above assertion I can convince the world of, it' driven to it, by leaving the bond (all I have) to the creditors, and the Duke's generous allowance, to the decision of the law. f " It is now, and ever has been, my wish to save • • • • • ; or even now I feel a regard tOr him I cannot conquer ; but surely I may expect some return of gratitude from a man, who, by a single simple art, could relieve thine fears that arc nearly ;WU p. portable. The idea is shocking. " Excuse this long letter ; but I am sure you will see and feel the motive's and the urgency. Once more, dear Sir, forgive and ex- Cull! yours, fR)IIA JORDAN." I trust. Sir, that I have thus put in a fair point of view the whole of this delicate question, and I shall trouble you with but little more on the subject. Irith the death of Mrs. Jordan ceased the allowance, which, by his Royal Highness's means, she was enabled to make, of 2001. a. year to each of her three ;named daughters. Surely, then, no hlame can attach to the Duke of Clarence, whose liberality, in or der to enable Mrs. Jordan to make a suitable provision for them. in the event of her death, has been acknowledged by her to have been " most noble and generous, in the highest degree." All sort of means were resorted to l'y one of the parties Wier no mere), to compel a continuance of these allowances. The Duke did nut choose to be driven in this respect ; hut when the import'. nity„ from the ineZiacy of threats, had died away, his Royal Highness, of his own generous accord, did give to each his kind assistance. and I am to this day paying, arid as long as it shall be his Royal Highness's pleasure, shall continue to pay annual gra tuities to the two surviving daughters. Who, then, after this statement of facts, shall accuse the Duke of Clarence with WaM of generosity towards Mrs. Jordan oz he? memory The administration of the efeets of Mn. Jordan, by the so licitor of the Treasury, wet er-syfirt, and the advertisement which appeared in the papers, and which has called forth this last at tack, was put in, in regular discharge of the duties of his adini nistration. I must conclude with one assurance, that after having given d ' true, and 1 trust a candid recital of facts, I shall treat with con: tempt anything further that may be said on this subject; Besting satisfied, if—tiler an attachment of siz.andsthtrty ran service to a good and generous master— I shall have added - anything to brir comfort in convincing a single individual alt the layassios ha has sustained. _ _ -------- I am, Sir, die. &e. Bova Mint, Jam TI, Mi. JOH N BARTON. RUSSIAN DMUS. The following het of the increased duties is the official one transmitted to the Governor of the Russian CdnylinT , by bis Majesty's Consul at St. l'etersburgh. The Duties are ealculatod in silver roubles and copes, Old Duty. New. 10. C. 10. C. 2 0 to 1 SO 2 su 180— 110 2 • 3 0 10 0 13 1 0 16 • 21 30 3 0 !Al 9 0-10 0 Coffee, per pool, from Sugar - Pepper . Pituento : Nutmegs nod Cloves Ginger . Mace . Cocrmi - Cinnamon JIM CIVIPia Rice, duty five before - - - • • 0 40 lhied Fruits . . . •60 1 60 Stallions and Mares, duty free before - 0 • 60 U Olive Oil, in casks - z 076 I 23 Ditto, in flasks and bottles - - 0 75 - 3 U Speller, in ingots - • 045 1 511 . Ilittn, in sheets . - •60 1 61/ Wines, of the description principally imported in St. Petersburgh, as Port, kladcirs, Bourdessix, enesillie, lava, Rhine Wine. &c. per Hogs head Si •. 16 • ... ' Champagne, per bottle - . - . I ifi i7o Cypress Wine - - - 1 3111 IMP Other Wines, in bottles, the same as before 9 0 0 0 Porter, in casks , her hogshead - . 26 9 36 0 . Ditto, in bottles • 0 II 0 25 • Kam, Brandy, and Amick, per anger - 20 0 16 0 Olves, per pood - - 176 I 0 raix lb. - - - - Obi— 111 ware, without gold or silver, per pond 1611 4 0 TrYingo, -- - . 21— 4 0 „ -- - - ,in leaves . 4 I I'o 4 0 3 73 Englis eirro h White Lead, per lb. A - A 0 1 3—o 73 Alabaster— Wrotiht, or Vases, Statues without ornaments or bronze, per pood - - 2 0 4 S Marbles and Porphyry, per pood . . 0 1111 —2 0 dams_--Cutt . 1 23 1 71 .----t 'opal . . . I ill 3 0 _-- , --Sandrae - - . 1 II 1 80 ....—....l)rafron's Blood . . . 1 0 1 IY/ ...—.—Cum Elastic (India Rubber) . 2 50 3 0 ----Cold and Silver Leaf, per lb. - 045 1 0 Ostrich, Bird of Paradise, and other Feathers for Drees, dyed or undyed, with the case - 18 O—X IS Cotton', manufactured, as per tariff of 1822, under letue A - - - 058 070 Ditto. ditto, under letter B . - 1 80 2 20 Cotton Twist, undyed, per pood . . 4 0 3 0 Ditto, dyed . - - 6 0 6 0 Stockings and Nightcaps, per pond - II 53 0 70 Woollens—Plain, Camblets, Ribs, Shalloons, 310. caus, Bunting, Calicoes, Red Wooden Sashes, White Stun' for Sieves, Sashes of one colour, with Patterns of the same, as well a watered Camblets of one colour, per pound . - 1 811 —. 360 PORTSMOUTH . , JAN. 24. Yesterday arrived the transport William Harris, Lieut. Pritchard, agent, and this day the Fanny, Lieut. Cooley, and Indian Trader, Lieut. Thompson, bringing the 73th regiment from Gibraltar, where they were relieved by the 43d regiment (Fusilecra), from Ireland. The 75th has been nearly thirteen years on service abroad. The high state of discipline and exemplary conduct of this regiment during its residence at Gibraltar, called forth the most un qualified praises of his Excellency the Earl of Chatham, on its quitting for England. The regiment is at present intended for garrison duty here. The transports severally left Gibraltar on the 428th ult_ and the Ist and Bth inst., at which latter date the Rochefort, 80 (Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Moore), Cambrian frigate, Capt. G. W. Hamil ton, CB.. and Medina, Capt. P. Hay, were hourly ex pected from Malta, on their passage to England, to be paid off. The Blanche frigate, is commissioned at Chatham for Are South American station. Lieutenants Hugh Nune and Win. Pitt ('lnning are appointed to her. It is said that the Phaeton. 46, Capt. Stun, is to take Commissioner Lewis and family to Malta. Lieut. J. R. Mould, of the Queen rank of Commander. Lieut. L. Wi llough bythe rank to he Flag-Lieutenant of the Jupit t r; Lieut. .L. Wynn to be First-Lieutenant of the Hecht, for the North Pole; Lieut. Percy Hall, to the Primrose; Mr. Huchina (from the Admirals Office at Portanouth) to be Secretary to Rear-Admiral W. Lake. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Commodore Sir T. M. Hardy, Bart. S.C.B. has arrived at Ply. mouth tim the South Amtrietto station, in the Creole frigate. Hoe. Captain F. Spencer, having been relieved in the naval cow. nand on that station by Rear-Admiral Sir (J. Eyre, K. C. B. who arrive! out in the Spartiate, 7.1 guns, Captain G. T. Falcon. The Creole is on her way to Portsmouth, having on board a large quan tity of remote on merchants' account. The Puseton frigate, Captain 11. E. P. Stun, fitted for Channel service, went out of Portsmouth harbour on k rida) last, and re. mains at Spithcad. The Calliope, 10. gun sloop, Lieut. Justice, arrived on Sunday from Plymouth, with • party of Royal Marine Artillery, lately disembarked from his Majesty's ship Active, with which she sai:ed the same afternoon for Chatham. SHIPPING INTELLthENCE. CUSTOM HOUSE, J&x. 21. wwwwwrn INWARDS. Herm. Faillant, (Pedder and Co. bmkers), from Calais. Atlantic, lapham (Hopkins), from Boston. Anna, Schuh (Dr Bie and Co.), from Antwerp. Concordia, Boer (ditto), ditto. Alacrity, Findlay (l'irie and Co.), from Rotterdam. Bann , Ardrossan, Johnson (Barry), from Adra. Margaret and Jun, Howley (Midfield). from Seville. Alexander. Roadie (31 4 Carthm, from Cadiz. Narchy (Jutting), from Harlingen. Robert and 11Iary, Fox (Coe). from ()mend. George, C. Steffens (Pedder). from Rouen. Jacoba Henrietta, Bart (Hall), ftom Lisbon. Ibis, Simmers (Bentley), from Charente. Fame, Munro (Adam) from St. ) ' lles. JANUARY H. CLEARED OUTICARD;.:4IIi E;tile., for Port.au-Prince; King, George, and Perseverance, for Calais; Three haters, for Rotterdam ; and Ruby, for limos. CLEARING 1W TWAILDS.—The Tamers, for Cape Cow Castle; and 3lonuose, for Trinidad. FALMOIT TIT, JAN. 22.—Arrived the Prince Regent parker, from the Brazils—sailed from Rio Janeiro 31st November; Duke of Kent packet, from Lisbon--sailed the 6th inst., spoke on that day, till the Bar, beating in, his Majesty's ship Glasgow, 11 days from Plymouth; also arrived the Mary, Tor de, front Li.bort, 2-2 days ; Siren, Stammers, front Newfoundland ; Hope, Roach. from ditto; his Majesty's brig Lyra, from Plymouth. for Lisbon ; anti Lord Hobart packet, from the Mediterranean--16 days from tiihrultar. I'iIIITSMOrTR. JAW. 23.—.1rrived the William Harris transport, from the Mediterranean : the Phaeton is the only ship of war at -g Spithead. In harbour, the Queen Charlotte, Albi n, Jupiter, Tweed, Re er, Menai. Pandora, Grasshopper, Arachne, i rowhawk, Arrow, Cygnet, and Plover. COWER, JAN. Z.—llis Majesty's ship Seringapatam, from Lisbon cane into the Needles last night, and anchored off Themes, Bay. Her cable is said to have broken, and she is now on shore, and heels a great deal, but on a sandy bottom. DEAL, JAN. ^:l.—Arrived the Lion. Tong. front Caen: Diana. I ord, from New fork; Euphrates, 31catle, from Bombs,; and Iles g!v, Lamb, front Gihrnltar. Came down from the River and I tomato, with the rest of the outwanl-bound, the Minerva, Dale 'for Virginia Posthumous. Simmer; John. Popplewell, for Jo.. notice ; and Barbadoe.. Planter. Redman. for Barbadoes.—Fire. P. sr.—Two ships arc coming in from the Westward. one reported to be the 3lellish, front India. The Claudine, from Bengal, passed this morning. (iIt•VESEND. JAN. 23.—Arrived the St. Domingo, Eaves. from St. Domingo ; Fame. Monroe. from St. l'Oes ; William, Young, twat Liverpool ; Elisabeth, Ellice, he= Liverpool ; benne. layer. from Waterford, and Active, Walker, from Ihtblin. Sailed the Hudson. l'hadwiek. for New York t Harrington, ('an. nv. for Bermuda Britannia. Edmonds, for Hantburgh ' • Sceptre. Virtio. for G ibraltar; and Governor lialkit, Williams, for Sierra Leone. I . I.IOXMOVTII, JAN. 2-I —Arrived the f'ommcdorr. Bond.. from Bilbao', in I:. days. This ship sailed trout 'leignn onth 12th March, ISA. to Newfoundland, from thence in Portio,ntl, back to Newfoundland a second trip: to Svelney, and back to St. John's, Newfoundland, with a cargo of coal ; landed at en ontport in New fmindland for Portugal, and bark to St. John's a third time ; dis charged her third cargo of fish at Billion, and ready for sea lath Ike. last t three tripe across the Altai/Ik% besides the cross-voyage, is Dine ninths sad two days. 19 r f I 11 1 1 ■9