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• THE BRITISH PRESS. _ . , --a tru e, would be very painfully important ; but we greatly I House on the Civil List, a salary of 5,000/. per annum to FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. _, TILE RE rENUE. doubt its authenticity, and we do thi s u p on g round s which, the President of the Board of Trade. It appears that, -... 1 .-- ALAIACICs. No. I. until the account shall be confirmed, will amply justify before the year 1780, the commerce of the country was con- The dist hall for the season was given at these e t lon Le, s l i n v eziLy rb e lo v n en e, in , g 4f tr i lid n .L . :e n pat i romige of the Ladles Patronesses, Abstract of die Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the Years ended sth April, 1625 , and sth April, our scepticism. The great fear for the fate of Missolotighi ductcyl by a Board, the members of which received salaries, Limn, Counteract Jersey, IS.lii, distinguishing the Quarters. was on the score of provisions , hut we know that it had and which was annihilated by Mr. Brakes Bill in 1782. Ceent e up t iv 4 rtr a l. ' 201 Cle t u r e rf ee lls ' e '' h f au S tto .6 n e .' A stel iong Led w y ho ti m wY w d e l r e e-' There were ' - . present Thc•Marqnls of Lottean. received supplies fully su ffi cient to remove all apprehension It was subsequently found impossible to carry on the Quarters . ended . . Quarter, ended Marchionesses of Londonderry, Winebeste • and Lothi . Earls of {Wicklow, Grey, Stormont. Roselyn': it'eamorla en nd, and Jersey. ... , Y car ended e---s--.- Year ended of danger from that source. Our latest correspondence national trade, complicated as it was, without some su- Morley, and Jersey. f l : Tr ire. ;74, l o o f t. S; i f o t n on 4 n a li r r , r d aLe t , id liVicklorr, sth July, 10t 6 Oct. ~ Leh Jan. 15tI) April, A p ril 5, sili July, JU:h 0 ct. sth Jan. 'th April, Aril 5, gifts the most cheering accounts of the military organi2a- perintendance ; and in 1784 a plan was adopted, by which 1824. 1824. 11125. 1823. 1825. 1825, 1825. 1826. °I 1826, Lion of the Greeks under Panel r. a, the Commander-in- a Committee of Members of the Privy Council managed r : i .udles-iiwydyr, three MolyneZes, Ponsonby, H. Wynn, two - ---. ......--- M. trd e. d. r . rv , k ei. L ti;,. .g i i . rt i er ,e n ;, 11 ; ur a idzr, A 11 . ;liz i r e l t e t n, s: C. B Dundas, It rise ~., X. .e. .E. .C. ..C. t. £. .E. .C. .e. Chief of the disciplined forces, and of the spirit of union the mercantile affairs of the kingdom. Parliament having M.and werr, v. Al ievaclerk, Dilir, o. ak P er an'e M , s el ttow lille t, I lettli cal se I . - 1.997.070 3,240,272 2.814,841 2.277,215 10 329.308 3,935.641 378 , 466 3,702,943 3,444.716 18.361.7 M and co-operation which prevail e d, C onscr iptions were le- abolished the salaries of the President and Vice-President, Melville , Stormont, L. Iminbto . n. Viscount de Flavegues, Baron Bieduman, Baron '' ;it e x m e i : e- fi.64 0 ,563 5.575,448 25,992,366 4.219.645 5.164.838 4,544,470 3 653 719 17 803.892 under the 1,691,588 1,732,680 1,636,032 . 1,714,819 6,802,119 1,822,846 1,812,519 -1,636,249 1,680;932 ' 6,969,,340 vied with that acquiescence which is one of the strongest these appointments were conferred on persona holding ei e n ;,'"7l de benn°Y. Sir's- 2 ;: e lV . . l l4r e nt J. Ira t ru S s e a r y ie , k ij. Scott, E. Daher, 3. de Bath. marks of a regular and recogilised eovernment. One out other and less important o ffi ces, to which high salaries were. ' ' - he. Managementth of every hundred inhabitants, from the age of eighteen to attached. About five years since the Vice-President of The Doke of St. Alban's w ----'4111.' 111 give • grand dinner, to-morrow, to Lord ells of Taxes, in. 1 • t hi r ty, were taken for the army, and the levies were made the Board of Trade had a salary of 2,000/. per annum ap- Byron and a large party, at his howse la net es's- w p m ,. eluding Arrear, 'he I htehmi of Nurthumbelland has boards of ihvitati 1,918 472 481,988 1,2121048 477,396. 4,846,084 2,036,296 474,433 2,002.918 338,888 4,84'2,453 Brat assembly on Monday, the 24th Inst. at Northumberland House. eer" her Posy - o ffic e I t:o r re rlY .. 347,000 375,00 v 31;6,000 587,000 1,475,000 389,0a0 379,000 382,000 30,000 1,514,94i9 without difficulty. The gallant Gap aas had accepted the propriated to his office; and Mr. Roar Nso N last night moved r he n t i r :y eao T of sallsbury hae Issued cards Al invitation, fur a rout, Is. 6d, an d a s , i n authority of the Government to raise a regiment, of which that 60001. should be annually paid to the head of the Bard. on ' t he 13th last. et her loose in Hanorer.squara. The Martinis of Lansdown eatertalned a distinguished party to dinner the . Pound on 21,014 11,271 14,639 he was to have the command, but to be under the orders of As the Right Hon. Gentleman justly observed, no o ffi cial yesterday, at Lansdown House, Berkley-square. Pennons . 17,578 64,500 12,658 13,503 12,992 . 14,1149 Koce Colonel FAavi ell. Thi s distinguished officer has, we duties are more arduous than those of the President of the Henry Peter,, Esq. had a dinner party yesterday, M his house In Park- Hackney Coaches Street, Grosvenor-square. and Hawkers and know, been constantly increasing in favour and influence Board of Trade, and therefore it was a monstrous anomaly - Pedlars . 5,800 18,900 23,731 3,700 57,134 . 8,500 17,700 29,957 8,000 62,1:7 for several months past; he has all the requisites of skill, not to reward with a direct salary the person who performs The Earl of Falmouth has arrived In town from his seat In Berks. Crown Lands - - - The Earl and Corners, of Vernlarn hare arrived at their boom in Gros. Small l i iranchesof 496 - - - - - courage, and discipline, which fit him for the direction of them. The justice and policy of this measure, we should venor.square , , from their sent, Gorhambury, Herts. Kung's Here. Beat, H. Cavendielt and family arrived la town, on Tees. ditary Revenue 2,277 500 2,411 22 6,210 I 3,996 - . 1,513 14 5,443 an army ; and the Greeks have been taught by experience have thought, were so apparent as to have silenced the daL Ler fr ti o e m ed th . Ci e r d :; f ert ( Huller , Lancashire. • The Earl of Pembroke arrived, els Wednesday, at hie house In Privy. Surplus Fees, He. the importance of regular troops. The numbers that vo- cavils of Mr. Beate at any period ; but we were mis- n., from his seat , Wilton boner, Wilts. gulated Public , - ge ' r l"b e e Right Honourable W. Husidnon. M.P. and family have arrived in Offices - t luntarily enrolled themselves were daily increasing. Our taken. The Hon. Member for Aberdeen, true to his 181 17,000 17,605 , . 8,363 43,129 9,439 10.784 27,501 9,264 66,*1 last advices stated that he had upwards of 4000 disciplined purpose of disapproving of the conduct of Ministers on all I i n n eu r r i yln d tWi l l r .le e , a F;.q in . S hr e nr e ;lved In town from a tour. Total Orditutry Revenue - 11,946,920 13,018,094 13,508,1373' 19,461,639 48,935,426 12,447,921 13,152,252 12,340,474 11,.6437,362 ' 47,578 . ,629 troops in the neighbourhood of Athens, besides a consider- occasions, opposed a proposition which on general grounds w tt ee tr t. l.: f d• ro w m ustitt rc ini e n . : ;,,, R h e i r r t e . arrived yesterday, at BlUler's Hotel, Jermyn. able force at Napoli di Romania. The aspect of things is sound in principle, and therefore must he found useful Arrivals at Gould's Hotel,..lernsyn-dreet :--Sir John Surtees and (emit from Scotland ; Mr. and Mrs. Allen, from a tour. Impresi and other r * M0nie542,560 30,956 62,182 61,028 186,728 " 45,001 34,3110 4 . 0,815 192,386 , -312119 r-. was everywhere most encouraging; and events were rapidly in practice, and the first operation of which would be to - --, ----.--- - Applied toConso- A m ivals at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyrtntreet - :-Mr. and Mrs. Wick- Total Revenue - 11,989,490 13,049,050 13,571,035 10,512,607 4122,152 12,493,622 13 108 84 1 4 ' - -----'-- „ 2 2,381.089 9,829,i68 . 47,891,01/ maturing the success of the Greek struggle. increase the income of a Statesman, who, to use the fah- ha and family, from Paris; the Het , Mr. sad Mn.. Duffield, from Cam- Bectire. for Ireland. s '• Dep a rture:-Fart - bri A t v . - the Com roisi 0 nni 4.963 :E4.1 7'113,017 .._,.. I The reported fall of Missolonglii is accompanied with gunge of his eloquent colleague, has " with a toil, an in- ale at Fenton's New Hotel, tu. Jam '9-street • o t i Scot t , 8,417,252 7,743,223 9,894,923 6,609,083 32,544,i81 I 7,610,386 8,630,341 8,836 6.,t6 6,397,3 V 31;463,3i4 no details. 'I lie express which is said to have arriv e d h a s dustry. and an intellect rarely combined, and never sur- from Windsor ; Ludy Warren, from the Duke ee of Clarenee'a, do el Par lidated Fund . eresford, Esq. from a tour. Departure: - Crayeroft, Esq fow To PaY aff Es- , certainly no o ffi cial feature about it. That the " garrison passed, in the services of his country, given his days and Brighton . B -. r chequer Bills ' .Departures from Long's Hotel, Bond-street :-Mr. and Mrs. Chalon, for charged on the should base been put to the sword " has no air of like- nights to the perfection of our commercial policy." the Continent ; William Latimer, Esq. fur Cambridge I Captain Stan- Annual Duties 970,138 1 843 395 42 164,894 2,918,489 11,044,584 1,543,686 850,883 4,400 2,0011,306 lillood. -. 0 . 1 .-..__ ley, fur Ireland ; William Currie, Esq. for ditto. , state- fro l a rri g i r s is st . t l l4e II I , l l , , ttel ;fi tr n d e nto r Nitri 7l t .- Mr . a nd Mrs. Harrison, Applied as part ' ' _____......-__ We this day present our readers with a com plete a the Ways and I and Mrs. andsa . y and family', from the =by.' from the Continent ; Mr. Means of du- We could not do that justice yesterday to the message ment of the Revenue for the Quarter just ended ; and the Arrivals at Hatt's Family Hotel, Doveratreet :-Mr. and Mrs. Mott and Year - 2,602.090 3,462,42 3,676,000 3,898,590 13,639,202 3,878,602 2,992,615 3,194,659 9,428,066 13,44942 of the Vice-President of Colombia which the importance result of the ' various details that this official document con- family, from Norfolk i Lady Geary, from 'fnubridge ; Mier Deering, from _ - ------....._ _-_- ---..- -._. ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Newton. Departures :-Robert Peel, Esq. and the Total - . 11,980.430 13.049,030 13,571,055 10,512,567 49,122,152 12.193,512 13,366.842 12,381.089 . 9,829.768 47,891.0 , t of the document required, and we shall endeavour to-day tains, fully warrants the assertion that we yesterday made, Misses Peel ; William Peel, Esq. fur Tunbridge; Mr. aglirs. to lav before our readers such observations as occur to us ,‘ that „ 44 „.„ , t ,„ .„;,;„, ~;„„„„„„„,. ~,. 0 ,„ r..... ,__ fur Pose:; 11. Wood, Esq. for ditto. Williams, We could not do that justice yesterday to the message of the Vice-President of Colombia which the importance of th 2 document required, and we shall endeavour to-day to lay before our readers such observations as occur to us on American politics, from a perusal of this valuable state paper. America can hardly be said to have any cennexion with Europe but what arises from the interven tion of England; and even the friendly terms on which Brazil stands with its mother country seems to final its best security in the guarantee of British power. The nature of the governments established in the Western Continent, as well as the immense distance at which they are placed, render the exertion of any reciprocal influence between them and the greater part of the European states a matter, if not impossible, at least of the greatest diffi culty. Russia, in one part of her dominions, will pro bably, at some time or other, come in contact with the United States, and she has even at present some suhjects of dispute rtspccting the colonization of the north-west coast ; but her power is too distant to be of any weight there, anal she will never be able to colonize the north west coast if the States of America concur in opposing it. The influence of England on America depends on her navy and commerce ; and it can be maintained only so long as she can keep up the persuasion in that continent that her friendship is fur the advantage of the States with whom she is in alliance. We this day present our readers with a complete state ment of the Revenue for the Quarter just ended ; and the result of the various details that this official document con tains, fully warrants the assertion that we yesterday made, " that, taking the existing circumstances of the Empire into consideration, the financial statement for the last three months will be by no means unsatisfactory." Without adverting to minor causes, there are two leading ones, either of which arc sufficient to produce a defalcation in the revenue—the recent commercial ecnvulsions and the decrease of taxation. The actual deficiency appears to be 682,7991.; the principal item that occasions this deficiency is the defalcation in the Customs, which amounts to 554,0061. Our readers will recollect that the Customs and Exeise form one department, and what at first sight might appear as an increase of the Customs, is in fact a decrease in the Exciae and Customs united. In the year ending April 5, 1826, there has been an increase in the Stamps of 67,0001., and in the Post-office of 39,000/. In leoking at the various bearings of this important subject, we should say that the result of the statement rather affords matter for congratulation than despondency. The falling off in the receipt has not been near what was expected, and expected too from causes which would easily have accounted for it had it actually taken place. It would be a miracle indeed if the great depression of our commerce, both foreign and domestic, during the late crisis, had produced no decrease in the revenue. Even those very measures which it has been found necessary and desirable to introduce for the purpose of restoring the trade, and with it the currency of the country, from a forced •tnd unnatural state to a state of soundness, may have the effect of producing a temporary falling off in its financial in come. But this will not fail to be followed, after a time, by that correspondent improvement which the present liberal system of commercial legislation must inevitably produce. e...1t.. ._•••_•._t....,_ , . , A No. 11. .111.4SQUERA DE. ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE of the REVENUE of GREAT BRITAIN, in the Years and Quanws ended the 3:12; A pril, 1825, and the iith April, 1826; showing the Increase or Decrease on each Head thereof. vas giren, last night night at the King's — a t and lower tier of boxes were made Years ended April 5. Incre a se. Decrease. Quarters ended April 5. haus ,. : Deems ,. e, and a *spacious saloon formed, which 1825. 1826.1825. 1826. . initiated and tastefully decorated. The £ £ £ X p £ £ /. £ m was also fitted up in a similar style, c„,„„,, . - ~ 10,329.308 16,361,755 6,032,357 —• I 2,277,215 3,444,716 1,167,501 I were placed in each for the use of those Excise - - -25,299.381 i 17.802,892 - - - 7,409,474 , 5,575.418 3.853.718 - - - '1,721,721 in the light quadrille, or the mystic Stamps - . . 6,802,119 8 . 368 . 34 n 6 7. 22 7 • ; J.;14,818 1,588,932 - - - 127,887' A military band was also in attend- Post 0115 c. - - 1,475,000 1,513,000 38,900 1 387.000 383,000 - - - 4,090 my was quite as numerous as we have T m lxes - - - 4,880,064 4,8.12,453 13,631 ; 477.396 338,888 - - ! 138.508 n any previous occasion, and it is only . - iscellaneous - - 357,185 491,675 134,390 1 80e1;89 ~ 222,513 141,824 ; .-- the laudable exertions of the conductors 4 9 , 1 22, 1 52 4 7 , 89 1,02 1 6 ,271,974 7,503,195 10,512,567 9,829,766 1,309.325 1,992,19 t elect, were not altogether abortive. The --.-- :ntiousness and vulgarity, which usually Deduct Increase - - . . 6.271,974 I Deduct Increase - - - - 1,3( 1 8.325 - is masquerade, were in this instance Decease on the Year - . - 1,231,131 I Decrease on the Quarter - . - 682,736 offensive and disaustinst as perhaps is The whole of the American continent must soon be come essentially commercial, on account of the distance at which it is placed from Europe, and its favourable situation with respect to India and China. Colombia, in particular, as well as the United States of North America, will soon rank as great naval powers, and at no very distant period perhaps we may see the American powers dividing with us, even in the seas of Europe, the maritime superiority which we now enjoy without a rival. It is obviously our interest, therefore, to cultivate relations of amity with these States, not on the basis of fear, for we can never do them a serious injury, but on the basis of mutual interest—the only secure and unchanging principle of alliance among nations. It is obvious, from the message of the Vice-President, that the Givernment of Colombia has already begun to pay great attention to its navy, and has displayed a marked predi lection to it as a means of national defence, in preference to Its land forces—a circumstance extremely desirable for us, in order to counterbalance the growing maritime force of North America. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. Consols this morning opened at 781 9; and after some rapid fluctuations rose to 797,i. At the close of the day they still further advanced to /1. Exchequer Bills were 7s. Bs. 6s. 71. premium; and India Bonds 6s. .ss. premium. The Reduced Annuities are again open, and quoted at 78H, u are the 34 per Cents. at 85f. The Foreign Market is under severe depression, parti cularly Transatlantic Securities. Colombian Bonds were .%l 62, and Mexican 6 per Cents. have been as low as 66. Peruvian Bonds have again fallen. Greek Stock was re ported at IT. The rumour of the fall of Missolonghi caused this decline. The war in the Brazils is at present cor.sidered by the Colombian Government as a question between two ~?tates, in which it has no right to interfere; but while it assumes thiF, tone of reserve in speaking of the Brazilian Empire, it has intimated its intention of co operating with Mexico against Cubs. This, with its interference in Peru, and the intended Congress at Panama, indicatethe commencement of a political system in America, similar to that which now exists in Europe—a coalition of all the diff.•rent powers, in order to preserve the common tran quillity. There will be this difference, however, between the two continents. The very principles for the support of which the Holy Alliance is supposed to have been estab- Billed. will be precisely those which the Americans will combine to suppress. Did Brazil, like Russia, exceed all the other states in magnitude, there would be just grounds of apprehension from its monarchical form of government : a monarchy, in war, ever must possess those advantages of unity and promptitude of counsel, which are then of so much importance ; but we do not think that these appre hensions will be sufficient to produce any coalition against Bread at present. The same causes which have produced wars in Europe will produce wars in America—the difficulty of settling boundaries, the jealousy of commerce, ambition, and all those principles which are inherent in human nature, and which no political system ever can counteract. Brazil and Buenos Ayres have already given proof of this. Mexico and the United States mist sooner or later go to war about their boundaries. Colombia has obtained a degree of in fluence in Peru and Mexico, on which, as well as on the increase of her navy, the United States will undoubtedly look with jealousy ; while Chili and Peru also seem marked out as enemies by the hand of nature. A Congress cannot decide the innumerable points which must even tually come into discussion ; nor will it he able to recon elk, or even to discover, all the conflicting interests which have not yet had an opportunity to develope themselves on account of the pressure of a common danger. Sooner or later, however, we shall see America act the . old drama which has so often been exhibited in Europe ; and the crusaders who now unite under the common banner of liberty, will, ere long, divide and draw the sword in quar rels of a more partial nature. Nor do we consider this by any means a gloomy prospect : America contains the gertns of prosperity and moral improvement, and national rivalries sill only serve, like occasional tempests, to purify the at musphere and promote their growth. In the Share Market no business was transacted. The Mexican papers contain some curious correspon dence on the subject of an enormous serpent, which has been purchased by an Englishman for the purpose of being exhibited in this country. Its length is fifty-six yards, and an attempt has been made to induce the Mexican Govern ment to prohibit its exportation, on the ground of its being the most extraordinary natural curiosity that America had produced. The Government, however, refused to inter fere. An enormous sum was offered by the Anglo-Ameri cans in Mexico for the tomporary loan of this monster for exhibition in the United States. LIVERPOOL, APRIL s.—Our Cotton Market is much de pressed and prices lower. Only about 3,000 bags sold in the four days. IMPORTANT TO Coacti-MasTiss.—At the late IVar wick Assizes, a cause of some importance to coach-masters and innkeepers was tried, under the name of Radenhurst and Wake field. The action was brought by the plainti ff , who lives at Bir mingham, against the defendant, whn lives at Wolsely-bridge, in Staffordshire, to recover a penalty of :Al. upon an agreement enter. ed into between them and other parties resident at and between Birmingham and Liverpool, for the purpose of establishing a new opposition coach between those places, called the Independent ; and also upwards 01601. alleged by the plaintiff to be due to him from the defendant for money paid for hire of horses, &c. for the use of the coach. Upon the trial, the plaintiff's counsel at the outset abandoned the last.mentioned claim, but contended for a verdict far the 501. penalty incurred, as it was alleged, by the defendant, In not providing horses for the coach on the day it started. In the course of the investigation it appeared that the agreement was pre.. pared by a Als. Gibbons, a friend of the plaintiff'.; that the de fendant signed it, engaging to horse the coach from Staffrd, 20 miles towards Liverpool, which would extend beyond Handley some miles nearer to Liverpool; that the plaintiff, after the defendant bad signed the agreement, and unknown to him, ag reed with a Mr. litten, of Handley, that he should horse the c o ac h from that place to Sandbach, thereby taking away part of the defendant's ground ; that after the defendant (who was then under contract working the Holyhead and Liverpool mails) signed the agreement, he received notice from the General Post Office that his joining in the new coach concern was objectionable, being injurious to these mail coaches, and that it he persisted in it, he (agree. able to his contract) must give up the mails; that the de fendant apprised the plaintiff thereof, who thereupon offered to let him off the agreement he had entered into, upon condition that he would render any assistance he could in procuring other persons to work the coach ; thst accordingly the defendant applied to several persons to do so, and prevailed un Miss Hughes of Stafford to forward the coach with post-horses for some time, and he at length succeeded in getting another person to horse the coach in hie place, with which the plaintiff was satisfied, and he continued furs long time after on friendly terms with the defendant. It was proved by Mr. Thomas Bretherton, a most respectable wit. nets for the defendant, that the plaintiff had acknowledged to him, more than once, that lie had, in consideration of the services rendered by the defendant in getting the coach established, consented to let him off the agreement, thereby waiving the penalty which he now sought to recover by this action. The plaintiff called Mr. Gibbons to contradict Mr. Bretherton ; after which. the Lord Chief Justice summed up the case to the Jury, telling them that, in hie opinion, the defendant had fully answered the plaintiff's case, and that if they believed Bretherton, whose evi dence, his Lordship observed, was carroburated by the defen dant's other witnesses, he, the defendant, was entitled to a ver dict. The Jury consulted together, and immediately gave a ver dict for the defendant. A Masquerade was given last night night at the King's Theatre. The pit and lower tier of boxes were made level with the stage, and a 'spacious saloon formed, which was brilliantly illuminated and tastefully decorated. The King's concert room was also fitted up in a similar style, and separate bands were placed in each for the use of those disposed to figure in the light quadrille, or the mystic mazes of the waltz. A military band was also in attend ance. The company was quite as numerous as we have seen assembled on any previous occasion, and it is only justice to add, that the laudable exertions of the conductors to render it more select, were not altogether abortive. The exhibitions of licentiousness and vulgarity, which usually characterise a public masquerade, were in this instance rendered as little offensive and disgusting as perhaps is possible under such circumstances. As to the characters last night, they were as numerous as is usual on such oc casions, and not a whit more animated. They consisted chiefly of persons engaged professionally to divert, and those persons unfortunately, are uniformly dull and espe cially stupid, when induced to depart but ever so little from the strict line of their professional avocations. They only serve to remind us of a little Irish urchin mentioned in some report, who could never read from any other book but his own. As the absence of novelty was " the sad complaint and almost true," in the days of Cowper, it is quite true in our days; at all events the masquerade last night produced no evidence to the contrary, for, as before hinted, the characters were, with few exceptions, common place, and the manner in which they were supported, proved, as every former expe riment of the same description has done, how ill adapted this kind of entertainment is to the national character, and how impossible it is that it should ever become naturalized, unless continental levity should supersede English decorum, and the manly gravity of Englishmen be exchanged for the gay frivolity of our mercurial neighbours—a consum mation which we devoutly hope may never arrive. Dan cing formed the principal amusement of the night, and the presence of a number of the opera figuronter rendered it more agreeable than it is always found at such entertain ments. We take it for granted that the supper anti wines were good, although we did not remain to partake of them, WINDROR, APRIL 6.—His Majesty's first visit to the Castle this day, after his late severe indisposition, ex cited universal joy; and it %%Is a matter of great happi ness to every one, that his Majesty's countenance evinced perfect re-establishment of health. The King and suite left the Royal Lodge in the Park in three phaetons; Lord and Lady Strathaven were of the Royal party. His Ma jesty, after taking a short ride, proceeded by Frogmore through the Little Park to the Castle, where he arrived about three o'clock, and proceeded to inspect the extensive alterations and improvements, in effecting which several hundred men are now employed. Although the proceedings in Parliament were not very important last night, there was one measure proposed by the Cif A NC kLLOIL of the ExcitiAlurit that will, we think, give universal satisfaction to the country. The Right lion. Gentleman moved, in a Committee of the whole Yesterday morning the Duke of Clarence arrived in town from Busby Park, and visited. the Princess Augusta. The Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Sophia paid visits yesterday to the Princess Augusta. The Duke of Wellington was expected to leave St. Petersburgh, on his return to England, the day after the funeral of the late Emperor Alexander, which WSW to take place on the 2ttli March. Yesterday the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of W est morland , the Hanoverian Minister, and the Mexican Mi nibter, transacted business at the Foreign-office. Despatches were received yegerday at the Foreign•ofce from Lord Granville, our Ambassador at Park, to Mr. Secretary Canning. Mr. Alderman Brydges has, by public address, declared his intention of withdrawing from the representation of London at the nest general election. The Adelphi Theatre was literally overflowing last night, to witness Mr. Yates's second representation of his entertainment; and if we may judge from the continued laughter and applause bestowed, we doubt not it will prove eminently successful. SPANISH AND ITALIAN REPVGLES.—The ball under Royal and august patronage, for these unfortunate emi grants, will take place at the Opera-house on Friday, the 21st instant. The tickets are in great demand, and the universal attention of the fashionable world is drawn to this interesting assembly. Yeterday a ballot was taken at the East India House, on the following question, viz.:— " That Sir James Edward Colebrooke, Bart., late of the Bengal Civil Establishment, be permitted to return to the service, under the provision of the Act at the 334 Gm. 111., cap. 112, see. 70, with the rank which he ht.il when he quitted Bengal, agreeably to the Act of the 53d Geo. 111., cap. 155, sec. 85." At.six o'clock the glayses were Closed, and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported the question to be decided in the affirmative. ELEGANCE IN Datss.—To such of our fair readers who are desirous of inspecting a truly elegant display of Bonnets, com bining novelty both in shapes and materials, we would recommend them to make their calls at AO, Ilol6ern.6ill , facing Ely-plasa. No. Income and Charge on the Consolidated Fund, PROMOTER BENEFIT COMEANT.—A meeting of the Shareholders was held on iVetlnesday, the Honourable G. 11. L. Dundas in the Chair, for the purpose of repelling an unfounded charge made against the Directors in a placard posted throughout the metropolis in the course of last week. All the circumstances were most satisfactorily refuted by Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Sir J. Mackintosh, and others. Some resolutions proposed were adopted, and the meeting then separated. HI. in the Quarters ended Sth April, 1823 and 1820. Quarters ended April 5. Quarters entledAptil 5, ,-- INCOME. 11125. I 11126. CHARGE. RM. 1826. £ 1 j £ __ ----..- £ £ Customs - - - . 2,169.320 1 3,440,316 Exchequer Annuities . - . 21,255 21,255 Excise . - - . 5,575.44!: I 3,1153,719 South Sea Company - . 86,900 86,9tM Stamps - . - . 1,714 1;19 J 1,586.932 Bank on their fespital . . - 89,125 P9,1•2i Post Office - - - . 387.1100 1 385.000 Dividends . - - - 4.516.717 4,459,32; Taxes - - - . 477.395 j 338.883 National Debt - - . 1,212,600 1,212,950 Miscellaneous - - - - 110,6961 222,613 . Trustees fur the Payment of Naval and Military Pensions - - 1.400,000 1,400,000 - . 19,44672 '4125,368 Civil List - . 212.500 212,500 - To Cash brought to this Account from Pensions . . - 91,231 94.284 the Ways and Al eans,to replace the like Other Charges - - . 114,031 383 CLJ sum issued out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund. in Ireland, 7.744.300 7,90,605 , • for Public Services, in the Quarter cud- Surplus - 2,914,608 2,163,4 W ing sth January - - - 254.356. 218,120 ---, --. 10,659,028 10,043,4 , 1 10,659,028 ,10,043,488 Exchequer Bills issued for the Consoli. ' claret: Fund, at sth Jan. 1826, and paid offout of the Growing Produce of that Fund in the Quarter ended April 5, 1828 - - 5,541.817 Surplus sth April, 1826 - - . 2,103,488 ....-- Issued out of the Consolidated Fund, on , account of the Supplies granted for the service of the years 1825 and 1826 - 2,990.745 Total at sth April, 1826, to be provided for by an issue of Exchequer Bills, -- charged on the Growing Produce of the Consolidated FUnd for the Quarter end ing sth July, 1826 - . - . - 6,436,074 EXPEDITIOx.--On Saturday week the Mercury, steam packet, went from Hull to Gainshorough. a distance of full fifty-two miles, in two hours and fifty-five minutes, delivering at nine ferries in its progress: an instance of ex pedition which has, perhaps never been equalled. (11.asnow.—On Friday night, while a man, accompanied by his wife and daughter, was passing through Kent-street, &young man, the worse of drink, came up and made rather free with the women. lle was ordered to forbear and go along; but, as be per sisted, the man drew • spear from a star, with which he attacked him in • furious manner, struck him on the breast, and wounded him in the ear. The police soon arrived and wok the parties irr.o custody. LONDON INSTITUTION. their ignorance, were incapable of exercising their opinion, said **, be either the judgment of heaven or the influence of magic. Unto, the introduction of the study of anatomy the greatest services were rendered, and he regretted much that so much prejudice existed o the public mind as regarded the capability of pursuing it wt: effect. It would be his duty on a future occasion to prove that a sufficient number of subjects might always be obtained white, t affording the least ground of apprehension on the part of the pub lic. In the early part of the sixteenth century the Bishop of Ven dome published his code of criminal Jurisprudence and after. wards Charles V. followed tt up by the Carolina cod e,t and it w.* there enjoined that, in cases that required such assistance, medical science should be called in before the Court should go to judgme;:t. The Italians also had considered the subject, and Paul Baptiste. Secretary to the Pope of his time, had published a large folio t , ti the subject, which was followed by a Sicilian in a quarto. at the end of the sixteenth century. The Germans had contributed ti e most, and too much praise could not be bestowed on their exertioe*. In France the matter had slumbered feom the time of Charles V. until the Revolution, when the medical schools were remodetlee, and the subject became matter of' deep interest in thet arrange ment. France afforded many instances of the necessity of the cultivation of the principle for which he was contending. That of " Calas" was not the least prominent, and which had enitsted Voltaire in its defence. It was well known that the evidence ot• the medical man on that occasion had been the chief cause of the conviction of the father of the murder of his child. That opinion was clearly proved to beerroneous, and the father's memory. which was all that rem'iined, was triumphantly cleared from attain'. The case of Captain Donnelly, in England, would he also remembered as having occurred some years since. He was convicted of poyort ing his brother-in.law, and upon the evidence of the surgeofi tor the Crown was executed, and that might be considered only presumptive. Even John Hunter, who was examined upon that occasion, lamented that, having hcen pressed by time, he hadn't been able to prepare himself by previous experiments. Doctor Smith then went through the works of the various Egg lish writers on the subject of medical jurisprudence, concludiug with that of Dr. Gregory, which he described as a legacy of that worthy testator, inferior alone to that which he had lett to the female sex. The Learned Lecturer then said that the practice of midwifery was open to every pretender. for not one word was asked as to qualification in that important branch of the art. In cases of murder or felony, where medical men were called in. they gave their opinion before the Coroner, and considerable flute elapsed before the trial. When the trial chine out it had happened that the medical opinion had changed in the interval, and the an. fortunate man was acquitted. ‘Vhat was the consequence ? Confine ment in prison, loss of character, loss of employ, and the prejudice of the community excited against him ; and for which he might have to thank the medical party alone, who might afterwards be found at variance with himself from' a want of proper understanding on the subject. We regret that our limits will not allow us tofolloer the Learned Doctor at greater length. The faint outline we have given may be sufficient to show the Importance of the object he has undertaken to demonstrate. The second lecture of the course will be delivered on Thursday, the 13th inst. at sem in the evening. Last evening, Dr. Jottx Giorthost Satixn, M.R.S.L. delivered his first Lecture on " The Application of Medical Science to purposes of National Interest." Dr. Sawn( stated that he had had the honour of delivering a similar course of lectures at the Royal institution to those which he was about to submit, and that they had met with considerable at tention from persons on whose judgment he had the strongest , reliance. The object he had in view was to take a large and ex- , tended view of Medicine, and to apply it to the purposes of national interest. At the same time, he could not but say that he considered his view a correct one, inasmuch as it was not alone his own, but that of many great and sound philosophers. Medicine did not alone apply to the remedy of bodily ailment, but was made up of 'several sciences; indeed, it was less a distinct science than an art; it was composed of natural history and natural philosophy, sided by anatomy and chemistry. By medicine, or rather physic, indi vi. dual welfare was promoted, and it was his object to apply it to the social state of the country. It was as well the object of medicine to cure disease as to promote puhlic justice and the welfare of the community ; but the most prominent object must be the good of society in general. '1 he truth of the position he had stated was apparent from the circumstance that the lives of individuals de. pended on the species of knowledge he wished to inculcate. State Medicine not having been properly considered had led to great in cenvenience, but it was not fair to charge that on the medical pro. fession. It arose from a want of proper knowledge upon the extended scale which it was his object to supply. It very seldom happened that medical practitioners gained any credit by the evidence they gave in courts of justice, which plainly proved the necessity of their qualifying themselves for the discharge of that most important duty. It was a subject not alone interesting to the medical pm titiOner, but was equally so to the Magistrate and advocate, arising out of cases both of a civil as well as a criminal nature. He consi dered that no person should be appointed a coroner until he had undergone the test of medical knowledge in the application of it to legal purposes : for he considered that species of know ledge to be of more consequence to a coroner than law ; and he considered that a medical man was better calculated for the Mike than a civilian. He should next state that it has highly requisite to be attained by those occupied in framing the laws of the land, for the Legislature could not form statutes without medical knowledge. The House of Peers was a court of appeal, and was obliged to call in medical profesenrs on various subjects brought under their consideration ; also on great State questions, such as the plague as to infection, which went to affect the whole of the quarantine laws, the same was necessary, which proved how essential it was that medicine, as relating to matters of national interest, should bz thoroughly understood. Elsewhere such was the case, end it would be matter of serious regret if it were not adopted in England. Some authors had called it political medicine. Whatever ap plied to the interest of the State of the community was truly poli tical, and ought not to he looked upon with an evil eye because it was so denominated. The word was to be looked at in its classical sense only, and not in relation to &party question. In England it had beet called Medical Jurisprudence. Several, however, had objected to that term ; but whether as medical jurisptudence, political medicine, or State medicine, it was not material so long as the object was attained. Ile should divide the subject into two general divisions—one relating to Courts of Justice, and the other to the enactment of laws—the former he would term forensic, and the latter police medicine. The forensic had beet) called legal or law medicine, but perhaps the better term was judicial medicine, and those practising under it medical jurists. The police would be that which related to the Senate, the term not to be considered as that which was generally applied tp crirtle, but in a more dignified sense. Medical police would embrace dig science of laws for the protection of the population under the severe and inevitable cireum. stances to which it was liable. The science, though little known in England, was coeval with the civil existence. Its existence among the Jews at the earliest period of their history, as recorded in the Books of Moses, wan satisfactorily established in the various ►aws regarding purification and other regulations, on which depended the health and interest of the community. Profane history also afforded instance*, but it was not necessary to enter into them. It was not until the early part of the sixteenth century that the sub. jest became a matter of interest in Europe. During the dark ages. when philosophy was all but extinct, from the prevalence of bigotry and superstition, the occurrence of sudden death, was by those interested in keeping op the. delusion, or by those who, from The following is the House tors of the Bank of England fi List of Governors and Dins+ or the year ensuing, •iz. : FOR 00' John Baker ltichai Samuel Drewe, Es FOR- DIRFCTORS. John Bowden, Esq. I John Horsley Palmer, F.sq. Cornelius Buller, Esq. James Pontoon, jun. Esq. James Campbell, Esq. John Henry Pelly, Esq. William Cotton, Esq. John Parse, Esq. Timothy Abraham Curtis, Esq. Charles Pols, Esq. George Dorrien, Esq. Sir John Rae Reid, Bart Jeremiah Harman, E 6( l. William R. Robinson, lam. John Benjamin Heath, Esq. Henry Smith, Esq. Samuel llibbert, Esq. Samuel Thornton, Esq. William Manning, Esq. William Ward, F.sq. William Mellish, Esq. Thomas Wane, Esq. William Mitchell, Esq. Money Wigram, Esq. The Election for Governor and Deputy Governor wilt be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 11th, and for Directors on iVednesday, the 12th inst., from Ira o'clock in As florao noon till four in the afternoon. :axons. I, Esq. tinvemor. Deputy Governoe.