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p,ISTRES§ in SPITALFIELDS.—Ati MEETING of the COI NIITTEE, held in the gentry - mom, SPitel els. April 2it. 1E26, The Lord Bildtop of CHESTER, in the Chair. The C trnmittee regret to state, that in consequence of the nearly ishinssie4 state of their Funds, they are conipeiltal to confine tt;ertiselres to relieving those only who are entirely without work, sod even these on a rktluced scale, giving to a man and his wife but 5.. a week, and to single persons 3s. The. utter insufficiency of this relief is too evident to require proof, and even this must vary soon he discontinued. .s the distress for want of employment continues undiminished, the Committee earnestly appeal to the benevolence of those who have in their pot..er the means of mitigating the distresses of 'no lan. and deserving a body of their fellow -creatures, as are the Silk Ireavers of Spitalflelds, and tmettliat the foregoing statement will produce such an addition to their funds as may prevent the bullies *Ting up of those adurees to which so many thousand poor persons have to look for the means of existence. ' • Amount before advertised - - £16,714 9s. 61. .E. s. L. s. Actsts. Ducrow and West, Madame Subloukoff, St. . brie g the amount of a be- Prenthurgh . 10 0 ref'' given by them it W. 11'arren. Esq. - 6 0 Asder's Amphitheatre. The lion. Geo. Agar Ellis, April 26th . - 25 0 I.P.A - - 21 0 Be :he Lord Bishop of Chanter. By Alessrs. Barnard and Co. 'rut Duchess of Beaufort 10 0 A few Friends at Rel- 51- Deputy Greenaway 2 2 Wm. Lon odes, Esq. - 8 0 By Near& Drummond and Co. It/ Cyr , - 10 0 ladies Brudenell & 5 Fly esyra. Smith, Payne, & Co. A rriind from Hull - 10 0 By Alessi.. Willis and Co. Dancombe. Esq. nicutarly for Omit man. —Pr"l— - 1). proper cood oft, though , 'Alder severe distress, per Ctilc) and Co . 10 0 Sybseriptions are received by Mayor ; W. Hale, Esq. Nroad.v by 411 the Bankers. gate 121. 0 W. By Blcsars. Fry's and Chap man. M. A. Sedgwick, Esq. Res. Robert Tredcrott Mr. Bevans . - By Mawr.. Hoare. T. C., per.. Child and Co. . . 10 0 Mrs. Sarah Brooke - 2 0 - 5 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 the Rifht Honourable the Lord "feet, Suns Melds, Treasurer ; and • ISTRESS IN mAccLgsrIELD. Allah. 24. 1026. _, he committee have the grateful task of communicating to the Pu y, that hia.Mosicsty has been pleased to contribute 10001. In red of the SubsetTpfltin raised for the Relief of the Poor of this Town—an act of muniliccox which can but enhance the affection ~res- t s entertained by them towards his Majesty's person and office. T 1 ,14 princely gift will enable din Vominittee to vary the nature of the 6tod distributed to tbe poor, and Op. make some addition to f:lelr comforts. .Tliey•vzgret to add, that the number of unemployed poor conti ries to increase, and that more than one half of the poputition of the town have no mans of subsistence, exceptlfinse provided by tllolChatity. The distress may be best appreciated by the fact, WM although the subs:ription appears so considerable, being up wards of 30001., the amount of wages now paid weekly in the town tatinward's of 70001. less than it was six months ago. They ..re therefore undo the necessity of repeating their appeal to the hu nisqr7 or the Public. A DOI T lONA I, SU BSC RI PT lONS. Ilia Must Gracious 51.1 J EsTir . . £lOOO 4.: , 1 .c a. Rev. R. Egerton Warburton 2 0 Rowland Swann, Esq. DI b 111 ma Swann - I 0 A. I). by 3lessrs. Dixon and Co. - Ladies at Mm. De Lieu drion's School . IS 0 Merles Pons, Esq. 0 0 Wm. Fox, jun. Esq. 2 0 Township of Marton 5 0 Rev. J. Ducey. do. 5 0 Ity Jones, Loyd, and Co. It. S. - Collection at Runcorn Church - 2:11. Gs. 4d. R. warimrtan. 3.) 0 noir ‘Viltatikhani. E'q. 29 U Pet. S. stank, (?4.1 sub. E. D. D.traiTtnt, Than. Lvon, Esq. kAward Gregrall. E.g. TA•imar Gretnall, ROlOll loyrover, 8.7 1 .(24 subaseriptiron) 13 Riad!, Wahraliani, (E 1 Diasicril:tion) la 0 F.:gpron E.g. 10 0 J. W. It itd4tll. E%q. M.P. 20 0 Rit e . sr tir e. u. Egcnon, 15 20 0 2• II 2s) 0 20 44 10 0 5 0 LO 0 pguess'of panne lank Stock 19% 3 per Cent. Red. 77/ 4 , It 0 per Cent. Conn. ;sj 7 4 771 Ditto Acct. 78/ i I i.‘77; • Sjper Cent. per Cent. Red. Ai! err 4 per Cent. WI Long Ann. Il Id 110.10 'OCRS ON SATURDAY. India Stock VS. India Bondi G Gpa South Sea Stock —...-- ----- South Sea New Annuities Ex. Bills Went. 9 7 9pm 111 w GM- 9 7 ilms Ditto Small 9 7 9 pm Lottery Iletets 211.11*. PRICKS OP YUKBII.iN sTocKs UN SATURDAY. grunion Bonds 36 63 !lexicon Roods 32 Oa Uolonittion Bonds 40# Ditto Bonds (1823) 61 1 2 li 60 1 i Ditto Moods (1824) 701 4111 861 #Bl IWI j 9 4 i 8 Ditto Acct. 618 21! 160 1 1 60# a Ditto Acct. sn 40 slll* )11f 91 Peruvian Bonds 28 9 I i Rum.lan Bonds 76# 6 6 1 1 I Danish Bonds (181) 181 II 44 Ditto Acct. 760 I 61 6 61 Ditto Acct. ral A 41 f /wash Bonds tli 0 1 71 Greek Bondi lUto Acet. Si 14 Ditto floods (Dill) 14 Ditto Bonds (1823) 61 I Guatlrnala Bonds 40 Dills Acct. he TRICKS 0? SHARKS ON SATURDAY. Share. Paid. .. ZlOO 30 2. 5 dig WO 30 'Pais .. 40 20 3 ills . . 25 25 19 411 ASIIVIILANCIS III. Anaha-Mexican ..... ..... British Infra United Mexican Welch Iron and Coal Protrctot Vire _ ' SO 2 t dim pil Wis& ARTISTS' DRY iVOLENT FUND ( Eita hed in 1810); having obtained the Patronage of his Alum ritniott•-31aillelYs accompanied by a. tuunificent Donation. the fIAIiNDS of the FINK ARTS anti SUBSCRIBERS are r' , -etfglly informed, that die IiIiVE.NTENNTH A NNI ‘'Eli. SKIM F.*ITIVA l• will be celebrated in Freemasone Ball, on l ii; big ••1-filliMX, NEXT ,(311,ty 6): the Iti h ht iloneurabk FEE- L ti,:g aPRIDitiON, Chancellor of the Lschequer, in the t ' ' a TortiltltiOo it under the management of a Committee of Ell Members, annually elected, ten being Amateurs anti five A A . It Mot been open to the admission of every Artist of it m 1e the Untted Kingdom ever slue its establishment in 1310; !sy the pannent of an annual trine to the Joint Stock or A wrty Fund, for their own relief. should they ever require it, th i Widows arid OrUhana, becomientitiod e as s matter of right, to ICi t A hnteity from th e Benevolent Fund. - . PRY•tingxT. B RITISH LYING-/N HOSPITAL for MARRIXIr WOM ES. BoowNLOW•STIETT, I , oxa.acia. The beliptarly °costal Court of the lidremo tpf this Charity is to be et Heapltal hare, on 11111)A V, the Ith of May, at 12 o'clock =aisle precisely. YEWD and T RtIVHITT, Secretaries. I, l9 r igil ll N C l: 3 ll TIL, 4th ,l o r t st 3 t i t a y 29 , ion Day, a SERMON will be Preached in the Chapel n of this ?los. EL,•by the Rev. CHARLES MATHEWS, A. 8., of Pembroke 11%11, Cambridge. Prayers wlll begin at a quarter before Eleven o'Clnek precisely. JOHN PRINCE, Sec. T ONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. instituted in the year 1806, for establiahing &hoot% and circulating the il oh Scriptures in Ireland. ?ATROW. His Royal Highness the it;tite — O ' f - iIhOIYCESTER, Earl of Connaught. K. G. &e. PIRSIDINT. • The Most Noble the Marquis of bANSDOWN, Earl of Kerry and Shelburne, it.e. TIMAPVIITI—Joha Deacon, Ems. 20, Rivehin.lane. The Twentieth Anniversary of this Society will be held at Free masons' Hall. Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. on SA •TI 'RESAY NEXT (Nay rah). The Chan` to he taken at T .ielve o'clock lireetae'y. Seats will be provided for Ladies. BENJ. RICHINGS. Office. THOMAS WEBSTER. ,‘-Secretaries. all, Aldermanbury . 11. W. GARDINER. ) Tickets of Admission may be had on application at the Office, Ran twelve tofnur. DIS'I RFBSEI) MANUFA(7TURERS.—M A NSION- Hov RE. APRIL 29, 111211. The Right lion. the Lord Mayor having received the following Request to convene and to preside at a Public Meeting, to tyke into consideration the best means in afford Relief to the AVorking Classes now suffering distress through want of Employment ; Notice is hereby given, that a PUBLIC MEETING for that purpose will be held at the City of London Tavern, Ilishopsgate. arrest. on TLlES'iliAli NEXT, the 2d of May, and that his Lord. ship will take the Chair at Two o'clock precisely : To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. •AIT LORD—We request that your Lordship will be pleased to convene and to preeide at a Public Meeting, for considering the best means to afford Relief to the many Working Manufactutets now aufferinc distress through want of Employment. We are, your Lordship's obedient servants, Matthew Wood. M.P. John Wilson John Smirk, M.P. Hugh Gray E. , bert M.P. Henry Watson William'', M.P. Thomas Gaitskill William Thompson. M.P. Charles Francis A. W. Roharts, M.P. William Wilton Anthony Brown, Alderman William loiter Reynolds • John Oman, Alderman Samuel Gummy T. A. Cartis William Strange Augustus Rob. Harkey James Gate Richardson Rorradaile Frederick lilakaley • Riehard P. Harris Richard Ellis David Powell R. H. Marten Benj. Ilswes John Sim Ruben Pryor t;ir'7oß X BTYA'A RD SiilXiiir/61 - E. Bart. F.R.S. and F.S.A. VICE-PIREMIANT. PICIIARD HORSMAN SOhLV. F.R S. and F.S.A. TREASORDA.. DANIEL IdOCIRE, F.S.A. Lincoln's Inn. .T SWARDS. Thoth/tit Honourable the Earl of ABERDEEN, K.T. Ird,RVI% Honourable the Earl oCCA I/ LISLE. 'flu ElOt Holonsable Lord FRA.NC.LS LP VIISON HOIVEIL 'ale Misfit llowurable CHARLES ARBUTHNOT. 14. P. Tl.as Watt Honourable GEORGE CANNING, M.P. Il.e Right Ihnourahle W HUSKISSON. M.P. IgAle% fjoinprable the Lord Oiler Justice BE*T. Esq. Llewelyn 51eyrick, Esq. F.S.A. Charirsa A. Bre 'el. Dog. Thomas Moore, Esq. Jt it. l4sltt F.vq. John Nash, lEt/q. . Brooke. Esq. Charles Edward Pigon, Esq. V As . taynes, Esq. Sir John Rae Reid, Ban. fl.oporas Camoball. Samuel W. Reynolds, Esq. s/-4,tteliqny Carli.ie, rit.s. Henry Kass, Esq. 4114edifrit r,ormer. Esq. R.A. Charles Rossi, Esq. R.A. .1 11 , 10 WniOriCifiker. Esq. M.P. Rowland s!eplienson, Esq. Pfnuis, NPR P.S.A. John Simpson, Eeq. w /WA% Pin Men. Esq. • William Taylor, Esq. Croft Flo', Esq. I Tho:Las Wrlgh•, Esq. '; tpiel4 C. Botsnrl. ffsq. Benjainfq Wyon, Esq. Lattaiesr, Esq. William Wilkins, Esq. RA. Tkket. Intiullog Dirnet, Dessert, and Wi.tes, Seventeen Shil lintef, to i* had of the Secretary, 23, Ipnaington-place. Ramp ivrelf-erlift; el(Ote Stew/Ida ; or at the Gar of Freemasons Hall. 11419# . 11 tWe Tch!e at Half.paitTlve far Six precisely. XOHERT BhLMANNO, Mammy Secretary. ov ". A • --Nur. - A the StitfOlt Virtoo. KING'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING will be performed Zingarellre Opera Serie, In Two Atts, ROMEO 1.1 MULIETFA. The principal Characters by Madame Pasta. Madame Caradod, Madame de Aimed, Signor Destr, Signor Porto. After the Opera the new Mythological Ballet. to Two Acts, composed by M. L'ermille, LA NAISSANCE 116 CRNUS. No Order: will be admitted, and the Free Llet is suspended. A new Ballet is in rehearsal, as well as RosslnVir Opera of L'Aurellano In Paimirs, and that by Meyer, entitled Medea. A Masquerade is in preparation fur Monday, May 13. Applications, kc. 44 usual. --- DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This Craning, MONDAY, May I, will be performed ltd time' a Grand Romantic Opera, called ALADDIN. The principal Characters by Meson. Sinclair, Horn, Browne, Bedford, G. Smith, and Harley ; Misses Stephens, Cubitt, and Furey ; Mn. Davi. son, and a young Lady. To coached, with the Farce of THE DEVIL, TO PAY. Jobson, 11,. Dowton; Nell. Mrs. Davison. COVENT-GARDEN T lIEATRE. This Evenhag, MONDAY, May I, will tw performed the Grand Romantic and Fairy Opera of OBERON ; or, THE. ELP.IiING'S o►tTif The principal Characters by Messrs. graham, Cooper, Durdset, C. !Band, J. Isaacs, and Baker; Misses Paton, H. Caws,; Madame Vas. Iris, Mrs. Vining, and Mrs. Davenport.. . . i..;;;cluda with the llilo-drnaatic Romance, called ALADDIN. Alwidlo, Mrs. Vining. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. MR. MATHEWS AT HOME nip Events', MONDAY, May 1 , with an entirely new Entertain memo to Two Part 4„ founded on hi* Obeervations on Characters. Manner% and Pecullaritiel, entitled MR. MATHEW:4' INVITATIONS. ?SAT Monopolyrogne. to be called THE CITY BARGE I Seven Characters by Mr. Mathews. Doors open at Half-part Seven s initead of Seven, as heretofore); the Performance begins at Eight precliely. NEXT WEDNEsDAV. SIX PRIZES OY +Y21.000, &c. Ike. BEING Till LAST LOTTERY BUT ONE THAT WILL EVER IIE DRAWN IN ENGLAND. If we cannot notice Om we are inclined to do), the several monthly publications with which we have been favoured, the overwhelm ing interest of all that relates to the disturbed districts must be Our CYCLIZe. The Barium PnEss commenced publishing on Saturday morn. ing at rive o'clock. LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1826. The French papers announce another repulse of the Egyptians before Missolongbi, on the 29th March, in which ISRAHIM PACHA himself was severely wounded. The account of the combined attack of FABVIEa, GOURAB, and KARAISKAII, requires confirmation. It is no doubt the apparent practicability of such a manoeuvre that has led the correspondents of the French journalists, as on former occasions, to conclude that it has actually taken ph ar. In Spain, the party opposed to the Council of State has succeeded in procuring an order from the KING, which de prives it of the initiative in all public measures. This seems to be a decisive blow to the Duke del Is FA STA no and apostolical influence. The Minister has also been foiled in an attempt to procure an essequatur to a bull, re establishing the Spanish clergy in the privileges which they had lost under CHARLES 111. and CHARLES IV. Rv- CACHO had taken care to show the KING a copy of it be forehand, pointing out the inconveniences that would result from it; and the KING, on receiving another copy from USL Itirsicrano, made no observation, but put it in his pocket. The Apostolical party ate suspected of projects of revenge ; and it is said they have procured the removal of Ric:solo and his agents from Aranjuez, during the residence of the Royal Family in that palace. The Chamber of Deputies continues to be employed in discussions respecting the expenses of the war in Spain. The memoir of Ouvaaan, according to the French Jour nalists, spews clearly that Ministers are the greatest defal cators in their accounts on this head. The whole amount of the embezzlement is 76 millions, of which El millions only fall to the share of the contractor. The following are extracts : [From the Alonitrar of Friday, April 28. j (Official Part.) ORDINANCE OF THE KING. Chad's by the Grace of God.—We hate ordained and ordain as I. A monument to the memory of boob XVI. shall be erected in the centre of the Place, situated between the Tuilleries and the Elysian Fichte, which shall henceforth take the name of " Place de boui% XVI." 2. The first stone of the monument shall be laid and blessed in our presence, on the 2d of May next. 3. We shall determine ata luture time the spot where the roues tri in statue of Louis XV. shall be placed, according to the Royal °Miriam' of the 14th lebraary, 11118, which shall continue to be executed in every thing that is not contrary to Use present rcgu. , 4. Our Minister Secretary of State for the Home Department Is charged with the executiontof the present ordinance. Given in our Pa Jac, of the Tuillcrics, the 27:h of April, 1826, and the second year of our reign. (Cy the King) CHARLES. rise Minister Secretary of State for the dome Dvartment, CoHBIEIiE. • (From the Piker.] Paths, Arm 26. A litter Arm Venice, of fifth April. announces, that 'remote received from Prevesa, Mattra, Ithaca, and Corfu, of 2;th, 2Hth.nod ifith of .alaroh, confirm the brilliant victory gained over ILrahitn by the garrison of Missolmight. The Paella. we are told, to encourage the troops by his example, advanced, sword in hand, towards the town, as far a the place called Dngitra. He was there seriously wounded. The garrison of the place. taking advan. tags of the confusion into which this event threw the enemy, and seconded by the corps of Generals Fabvier, Gouras, and Karaiskaki, which hastened to its succour, fell upon the Egvptions, who made thvir retreat to Naas, carrying with them their Commander, whose wound is mortal. Letters from Zante, of 29th Match, pay that the Egyptians have been beaten, and their I;cneral wounded. It is also paid that the fleet wait to ad! in the nth April fin Hydra to repair to Mispolonghi. The Constilkti ernvaina the whole of this letter from Venice, which is very lung, and of which this article of the Piloie is the summary. [ nom the Quotiditanr.l TRIERTE, APRIL 18. . . . . . . _ Scarcel7 had the lam packet-boat fron;ZWin;ncl;reei - inOnr port, when, acemding to custom, a mass of false news was cir culated in the city. It wassaid that the garrison of Missolonglii had mode a sally, whir Colonel Fahvier attacked the camp of Ibrahim in the rear. This double Ansel' had caused the besieger to suffer great loss. Ibrahim himself had been dangerously wound ed, and messengers had been sent to Preveaa for physicians. Lastly, the Greek fleets had anchored in the gulf of the besieged town. As anon as the letters brought by the packet were delivered, hU these delusions were dispelled . - It is difficult to conceive the mania of the Greeks living at Trieste, to publish continually the successes of their countrymen t to do their utmost to give credit to accounts, which are manifestly false, and which are contradicted a row hours afterwards. The spreading of these fables has one in convenience, which we perceive vibe- , we resat the French and Ger man Journals: we find in .tltem fragments of Intro containing lies, which originated here, but which have only a few moments existence. Let 111 return to Missolonghl. The brave garriann which defends it still holds out ; yet all letters received Kam differebt peas of the Archipelago agree that it mns: soon fall The latest letters from Corfu de of the sth April. They say that, since the taking of Anatolico, Ibrahim had made several at tacks upon Miratolonglii, but without success. Nevertheless they represent the besieged town as in danger of being soon obliged to yield. The accounts from the interior of the Mores are by no means satisfactory. Ansoeby has reached the highest pitch. Every body (oar a letter) wants to command—nobody will obey. The Fluik of Saturday is not received. FRENCU Eurms.—Pants, APRIL 28.—Five per Cents, 96f.lipe.; Three per Cents. 64f. 85c.; Bank Stock, 2020 f.; Remelt de Naples, 74f. 2k. Royal Spanish boon. 44 I ; Bastian Loan, 760 f. Exchange on London—One Month, 25f. 55c.; Three Months,2sf. 35c.—Coerr, Authentipe. Hamburgh Papers to the vat, April have been received They contain some accounts of the finances of Poland, and contradict the reported arrival of an Agent of the Puha of lover at Stockholm. The Duke of WELLINGTON is said to have affirmed at Berlin that the fall of ftlissolonghi would not decide the fate of I:recce. By accounts from Lisbon, of the 12th instant, we learn that a panic, similar to that which lately prevailed in London, had, for the six days preceding that date, spread alarm among the mercantile interest in the Portuguese capital. Before clay-break, all the avenues to the Bank were crowded with persons anxious to change their paper for money. The Bank increased this alarm, by gradually diminishing its issues, and at length completely stopping its payments. It even refused to discount several species of Treasury paper. which it is in the habit of cashing. The consternation had become general, though it was im possible to give any explanation of the cause of the crisis, but by a reference to the uncertain situation in which Por tugal is placed. We learn also from Portugal, that the preparations for the voyage of the deputation to Brazil have been suspended, in consequence, it is said, of despatches from London. The present convulsed state of the manufacturing dis tricts is pregnant with consequences so alarming as to take away all interest from every other topic. Never was there a crisis more difficult for the Government to decide on the measures most proper to be taken. In ordinary cases of disturbance and riot there is no difficulty in applying the public force to the maintenance of public order; because, in ordinary cases, Government can estimate the nature and extent of the evil it has to contend with. But the present is a crisis of a peculiar nature. The disorders do not pro ceed from the excesses of an intemperate and disaffected faction ; the outrages upon property—indefensible as they are--are not committed with any view to plunder; there is no excitement from political disloyalty, nor any feelings of hostility to the State or its rulers. All this, we admit, does not make it less necessary that these disturbances should be put down, but it makes them infinitely mote difficult to deal with. It calls for the utmost union of humanity and wisdom to interpose usefully and with effect. If the prevailing tumults among the working classes arose from any temporary interruption of their industry, the evil would soon pass away, and the consequences might be provided against. But they sadly deceive both them selves and others, who would treat their distress as of easy remedy, or who represent the danger involved in it as of little account. We make this remark with reference to the leading article in the Times of Friday last, which, ad verting to the disturbances of Blackburn and the neigh bourhood, says, " A mob that is dispersed in part by a heavy rain, is either physically so weak, or mentally so feebly disposed to mischief, that it should not need the . in tlietion of much severity for its suppression. In truth, we are of opinion that if a party rushing forward with ever so much eagerness to destroy a power-loom in one direction, were suddenly to learn that a waggon-load of quartern loaves were distributing in another, they would instantly change their course." The accounts which daily arrive are unhappily the re verse of every thing that should lead us to trust for tran quillity to the elements, or to look upon the insurgents as of that description which can he " dispersed by a heavy rain." It were a fatal error to act as if we supposed them to be either mentally feeble, or physically weak. That they would be quieted by the relief of their distress we readily believe, but we should not much praise the wisdom of that Statesman, who, in the present crisis, should advise the protecting the power-loom machinery with a waggon-load sy quartern loaves!" Such an expedient would be a very unsure as well as unsafe remedy for insurrection, under any circumstances. Under the present, it is the last that should be recommended. It is neither fitted to the extent nor to the exigency of the evil. The property of the country must be secured against the wild and measureless resentment of armed mobs, whatever be the grievance which gathers them together. An outcry is iNsome quarters raised against Parliament, for not having come forward with any measure, either' of remedy or mitigation. Have those persons who raise this outcry, or who join in it,—have they at all considered the causes which the misery of the manufacturing classes grows out of? Those measures which in common tress might he available, are in cases of deeper calamity no better than playing with the evil. The warehouses of the manufacturers are overstocked with goods, for which they can procure no sales either in the home or foreign market. Having already a supply greater than time demand, they necessarily dismiss those workmen for whose labour they have no occasion. If this were done only in a few in stances, the distress arising out of it would be partial, and its duration short; but it is the case very generally, and hence it is that so many thousands are without bread. The charitable contributions of the more opulent might then relieve the sufferers, till better times came round ; and much might also he done towards it by the aid of Parlia ment. But this is not the situation in which affairs stand: time workmen have taken other ground, and have placed themselves in a very different attitude. They contend— whether rightly or not it is beside our present purpose to' examine—that the distressed condition to which they are reduced can never be relieved so long as power-loorns exist; and they have conspired together, one and all, to take the remedy into their own hands, and to destroy every power lorm factory, and thus put an end hereafter to the use of that species of machinery, which, as it enables the proprie tors to dispense with their labour, leaves their industry without employment, and reduces their families to misery and want. It is easy to perceive that this is a state of things which neither the beneficence of Parliament nor the benevolence of individuals can interfere to relieve. The policy to be pursued is a question that cannot be lightly discussed : all the leading interests of the State and of property are bound up In it ; and those who would con demn Ministers for not having brought forward some mea sure of reli , f, appear to us to have very ill studied the na ture of that disorder to which they would have it so promptly applied. We give the following, as it has been furnished to us by the Court Newsman, without any comment:— On Saturday morning, a meeting of the Cabinet Itlinisters took place at the early hour of ten o'clock, at the residence of the Earl of Liverpool, on the subject of the disturbed state of several parts of Lancashire. There were present Mr. Secre tary Peel, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of liar. rowhy, the Duke of Wellington, Viscount Melville, &c. They continued in deliberation till half-past twelve o'clock, when Mr. Secretary Peel retired to his office, where he was closely en. gaged the whole of the day. Messengers were despatched from the Home Office in various directions. The Duke of York arrived in town, at three o'clock, from Newmarket. His Royal Highness remained but a few minutes at his house in South Audley-street, during which time he partook of some refreshment, and then pro ceeded with all speed to his office In the Horse Guards, when Mr. Secretary Peel waited upon the Royal Duke, to lay before him the information he had received from Lan. cashire, of the riotous proceedings of the cotton weavers in various parts, and also the result of the deliberation of the Cabinet Ministers, which engaged their attention till past five o'clock, assisted by Sir ff. Tayhar, Military Secretary to the Com mander.in.Chief. Among the military arrangements It was agreed upon that the Second Battalion of the, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards should leave London'at a late hour last night, or at a very early hour this morning, for Lancashire. The Duke of York proceeded .to the King's Payee in Nil-mall, to report to his :11a jesty on this subject. His Royal Highness remained with the King till near seven o'clock. - In the evening Mr. Bailey. the King's messenger, was sent of with despatches to General Sir John Byng, to take the military commend of the Manchester district. The messenger was to pursue his journey with all possible speed, to find Sir John. It was un derstood he was to proceed to Rotherham, in Yorkshire; and as it was not certain whether he had left Newmarket, as Sir John had been there a day or two before, he was to go by Newmarket. On Saturday morning early, the 0:1d regiment marched from Chatham, and arrived at Dartford, where they were quartered during that night, and marched early yesterday morning for the metropolis. They entered St. James's-park at one o'clock, and proceeded to Pimlico, Chelsea, and the neighbourhood, where they were quartered during yesterday. This day they are to embark on board fly.hoata at Paddington ' to go by the Grand Juncinn Canal, with all possible steed, to Manchester. The 2d Battalion of the C oldstream Regiment of Guards are to embark also. in fly boats. to he conveyed to Manchester. Prepara tions were yesterday making for their departure. at the Knights bridge barracks, where they were cooking provisions sufficient to last them three days; they arc to travel night and day. Four tom panics of the 341 Regiment of Foot Guards are to march from Windsor, to supply the place of the 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, in the Knightsbridge barracks, and to be in readiness to proceed to B ackburn or Manchester, if necessity should require it. . Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, Mr. Secretary Peel received an express from the Lancashire Magistrates acting in the disturbed districts, which occupied the attention of the Right Honourable Gentleman, Mr. J. Ilohlionse, the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, and several of the Clerks, for a great pan of the day. CITY, SATURDAY EVENING.. The distressing accounts that arrived almost every hour from the country in the course of the morning, had a tiolent tendency to create alarm in every quarter, and the Funds were strongly under their influence. Every kind of Stock fell from Ito 14 per cent.; the disturbances in Lancashire, added to heavy sales of Money Stock, produced an almost instantaneous fall in Consols, from 7114 to M. On this reduction a great deal was done, but still the market was deprived of all its wonted elasticity ; so much so, that Consols, by one o'clock, were to be obtained at 78. when a re action of nearly one-half per cent. occurred. This improvement was maintained for only a short time, the prices receding gradually until Consols touched 774. The decline in the bargains for Money has, throughout the day, preceded the speculations in time-bar gains, one of the strongest indicatio-s of a further depression, and unless the prices recover, the dealers will have a very large amount of Stock in options thrown on their hands, on or before the next Reeling day. Speculation in the Scrip has been very much super seded by that in the Funds, and the total fall in it has been from 4 per cent. premium to A per cent. discount. We believe that little or none of the Scrip has been paid up in full, as money bears so much higher an interest, affording no inducement, t,6:refore, to anticipate the instalments. • There hss been altogether so much business transacted in Money Stock, that the day has appeared more like an open day at the Bank than otherwise. Monday (a Saint's day) will be observed as a holiday at the Bank, but, owing to the violent fluctuations in the Funds, both Markets will be open. Exchequer Bills were 95., 75., 9s. pm. The fluctuation in the Foreign Market to-day has been to a great extent, but the Republican Securities have maintained their ground with some firmness, and remained so up to the termina tion of business. Colombian, which bad been depressed in the morning to 38, rose to 39A in the coarse of the afternoon. Mexican Bonds opened at 62, and fell suddetfly to 60, but closed nearly 1 per cent, higher. The sudden return of the Duke of Wellington, which was only known this morning, has created much suspicion in the City ' • but the decline in Itussian and other Northern Securities is the effect of the depressed state of our own Fonda. Russian have been done at 751, and Danish at 54. After the statement we have given respecting the depression in English Securities, in consequence of the unsatisfactory condition of trade generally, and the acts of insubordination committed in many of the manufacturing districts, it was not to be expected that the Share l‘larket, which has been so long neglected, would be otherwise than deserted to-day : scarcely any bargains were tran sacted in it. ,- -- ' l O . Ift.<,_ : " ; ---- !A i .g . - 1 . .0 4 f,, e_„ ; „ % . it . - 40 4 ftg,,T 4 . 4„,,, - ; 2 01‘, iefir: r .ii op i i.,-- .:,. ,s."..tikielta '''' "W K. I r •I'ilik. •‘. 4 '-': - .* 1 : 11 .... 4._:=.1 THE BRITISH PRESS. . . ' PRIVY COUNCIL. On Saturday the Lords of his :Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council assembled at the Council Office, White hall, to hear French appeals against the decision of the Commissioners appointed to investigate the claims of Bri tish subjects. Their Lordships assembled at half-past ten o'clock. There were present, the Earl of Harrowby as the Lord President, Lord Stowell, Lord Colchester, Lord Bexley, anti the Master of the 'tolls. Sir John Nichol was prevented from giving his attendance, in consequence of having received a severe injury from tieing thrown from his horse, on Friday, in St. James's Park. The Earl of Ilarrowby, after he had opened the Court, retired to attend a meeting of the Cabinet Ministers at the Earl of Liverpool's house, at the breaking up of which, at half-past twelve o'clock, the Noble Earl resumed his seat at the Board. The first appeal was that of Younghusband, which oc cupied but a short time. The next appeal was that of Mrs. Duffield and others, which occupied the remainder of the day. Mr. Fonblanque and Mr. Carr were heard for the ap pellants, and the King's Advocate and Mr. Tyndlde in opposition. It appeared that Mrs. Duffield, and other Englishwo men, six in number, had emigrated from England to France, and become proprietors of a monastery in Paris, wnich was known by the name of the Blue-eyed Nun nery, where Nuns were received, and Mrs. Duffield was elected Abbess by the other inhabitants of the place, which had been established as an English Nunnery for upwards of two hundred years, sanctioned by the King of France and the Pope. At the time of the Revolution, in the year 1790, all monasteries, and similar religious establishments, were abolished, which Included that of Mrs. Duffield. On the 10th October, 1793, a decree was issued con fiscating all British property,which included these premises. In the month of November, 1795, the property was re stored, and in the year 1800 it was again confiscated. During all these years, after the abolition of the convents, monasteries,&c. Mrs. Duffield,and the other ladies connect ed with it, were allowed to pursue the profession of teaching young females, and in pursuing this course it was contended that they had' forfeited their characters as British subjects, and therefore had a good claim for the restoration of their confiscated property, which consisted of a house, a church, anti gardens. Mrs. Duffield's claim was opposed on various grounds, viz.: that she had become a French subject ; that she had embarked her money in an illegal establishment, which could not be considered secular; their Lordships' decision was urged in the case of Donny College, as being against this; and the only capacity she could claim in was as a lay subject. It was also urged against Mrs. Duffield that she claimed for herself and the three survivors out of the seven, and also for the administrators of the deceased's partners, without its appearing by what authority she did so. Mr. Fonblanque admitted and regretted the informality, but urged the equitable claim upon their Lordships, and trusted that if they should think the informality fatal, they would at least award the portion of Mrs. Duffield's indi vidual claim. At half-past two the Counsel were ordered to withdraw. Their Lordships continued in private zleliberation till half past four o'clock, but did not make their decision known. Yesterday morning the Duke of York and the Princess Augusta attended divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. On Saturday the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Augusta. Prince Leopold honoured the Italian Opera with his presence on Saturday evening. Yesterday the Lord Chancellor, .the Earl of Liverpool, and Mr. Secretary Canning, had audiences of his Majesty. Mr. Huskisson transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning, at his office in Downing -street. The Earl of Westmorland transacted business at the Foreign Office yesterday. • The Rev. Dr. Blomberg performed di v i ne serv i ce yes terday, at the King's Palace in Pall-mall. On Saturday the despatches were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the pursers of the following ships, via.: London, Capt. John Barnet Sotheby ; William Fairlie, Capt. Thomas Blair; and Canning, Capt. Bryan I groughton, for Chip" (thug. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tests I.:vests:lL—The Marchioness of Londonderry's first grand aem. bly, Hertford-street, May.toir. The Countess of Jersey's rout, Berkeley. Derby, Mrs. Gunlitre, music, Lower Grosvenor-stmt. The Elul Derby, dinner party, Grosvenor-square. To-et °a a ow.—The Countess of Arran's card party, Dover -street. M rs Thomas Chaplin's first assembly, Gratton.street. Mrs. Hotaby's put,. Portland-place. Wen sensr.—The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury's su n g 4, Arlington-street. The Earl of Darnley's ancient music dinner, Flsrkelsy: square. Almack's grand ball. Sir Watkla and Lady Harriet ‘i% party, St. James's-square. sqTuairrueatiLt.Adry.-111,oueliaCoHunatiessversofpartT7kccriviffilled's-starseesetm. buly,..Cieruosveittet7; music, Bruton-street. Fat v.—The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland's grand entities. meat to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. The Countess of Clods— vine's assembly, Cavendish-square. Mrs. Hope's party, Mansfield -street. SATURDAY.—The Countess of Arran's card putty, Dover•street. BUNDA Y.—The Countess St. Antonio's concert of sacred music, Rano. Ter-square. ~.--------. -- , - - .: - ---<" - =Th--, 4 - ‘-'„::,,,9;7',, i ~- ..... 1 . _II? ~, ~ ~....,, 7--.1,_ ~...•;.44r , -,..4 - 4.0 . .... -e--1-40 , ! , e ,-,-, N....:-: - *.: -. *,,,,-e77:_-_sr- •E :-.--7. . PARTIES. The Duke of Swivel had a grand dinner party yesterday, at Kenalagtga Palace. Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart. entertained a dirtinguirhed party at dinner yesterday, at his house in St. James's-rtreet. Lord Berwick had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house M Bry. anston-square. The Duke of Beaufort had a grand party at dinner, on Saturday, at hi s house In Grosvenor-square. George Philips, Esq. M.P. entertained Lord and Lady King and a Inv party at dinner, on Saturday. at his house in Mount -street. Mrs. Baring has Issued cards of invitation fur • rout on Me 11th Instant, at her house in Piccadilly. 'Ehe Coontess of Hardwick", rout on Friday evening, In St. James's square, was attended by upwards of 200 distinguished Mahlon:Mies. was very ly fashionibly attended. Warburton'r assembly, on Friday evening, i n Alb emarle-street, Mrs. Beaumont has issued cards of Invitation for a ball on the IBM Inst. at her house In Grosvenor.rouare. olirm entertained a lar ge party at dinner, hi . house F . o. Vd .i a S n y l r Robert W Connaught-place.• The flake and Duchess of Leed4 and family arrived yesterday at their hou.e in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, from their seat, Hornby Castle, York hire. Lord Robert Speneer has arrived at his house in Arllngton.sfreet, from le Rest in Sua•e:. Lord. C. and R. Manners have arrived in Sackville•etreet, from BelTOlt Earl Stanhope has left town for his seat in Kent. The Hun. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and family have arrived in town from their seat, Gayhurst, Bucks. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. George Ponsonby have arrived at theh bowels Arlington-street, from their seat in Essex. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, on Sato*, for Paris. Messrs. Duncan arrived on Saturday at Miller's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Oxford. Vyse has left Gordon's Hotel. Albernarle-street, for Windsor. W. Wyndham, Esq. M.P. and Mrs. Wyndham have arrived at Jurdaa'a Hotel, St. James's.street, from Salisbury. Arrivals at the Brunswick Hotel 'late Blake's), Jermyn.street —11 , 90 - General Sir Coiquhnun Grant, Bart. from Ireland ; Admiral sir iiss,,i ga , and Lady Gould, and Bliss Lovat, sfrom Bath. Departures.—Mr. and Mts. Lister, for Lincolnshire ; Mark Davis, Esq. and iliss far Banta; William Hay, E.q. fur Warwickshire. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street .—B. Heywood, Esq, Jebb, Esq. ; and G. Thompson, Esq. from Hens. Departures Newton, Esq. for Wrexham J. Page, Esq. for Holly Hill; Mr. F. Camp. bell, M.P. for Isby, N.B. Arrivals it B 's Hotel, Berner's-street •—Colonel Edward and Hrs. Fitzgerald and family, from Cheltenham ; WlWarn Rawstnne, EN from Green Rank, Preston. Departure.• —The Rev. Spencer Drummond and the Rev. W. L. F. Quartley, fur Bristol; Captain and Um. Turner, for Chatham ; Mr. and Mn. Bennett, fur Cheltenham , the Bee.Wza. Trucks, for France. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. On Saturday evening the promised Opera of Aladdin was produced at this Theatre which had been l oo k e d forward to u the successful rival of Oberon at the other house. The tale has beeri long dramatized as a tnelo dramatic romance at Covent-garden, and is a great favou rite with the town. With the fear of such a successful piece on the same subject before his eyes, it certainly dis played no small self-confidence on the part of the author in undertaking the present adaptation, a task in which he has proved himself pre-eminently unsuccessful. In the first place we shall give an outline of the plot, pre. mising only that the characters were thus represented:—. The Schah of Persia, Mr. SINCLAIR, Mooted (an Enchanter) Me. Hoax, Aladdin. _ . Alias STEPHENS, A bnah (a Doctor) . Mr. Biowxs, Hassan, (a Coppersmith) . Air. IliproaD, Huntsnien . . News. Al sacra, Lc. Hagoi, (a Barber) - Mr. ;UNMET; esrour (Chtefel the Black Eunuchs) Mr. Comas, Mufti, Mr. nom :Hata and Acbmet, Misses ()semi., Pize i nt* Nourinahil, By a Yong'? 10.1sx. Zeenab (Aladdin's Mother) Mrs. DAVISON, Zulcika and Leila, . Misses NICoL, WlLifierf. GENII. Astra, - Miss CI:MITT, Mellor*, (Genii of the Lamp) Miss GOULD, Correia, Miss SOUTHWELL, Unda, (Genius of the Ring) Miss POVEY. The opening scene introduces us to a street of Ispahan, and to some twenty of Aladdin's play.ftllows, with hoops, skipping-ropes, kites, and other symbols of juvenile amusement, common in Lon. don ; but whether such a collection could be found in Ismailia we think is matter of much doubt. These young gentlemen call upon Aladdin ( Miss Stephens) to partake their sports. hlourad, the Enchanter (Mr. Horn) then appears, and represents himself to Aladdin and his mother, Zeenab, (Mrs. Davison) as the brother of the late Mustapha, and, therefore, the brother.in-law of one, sad the uncle of the other. Moored then engages Aladdin in the dangerous project of obtaining the magic lamp ; and the scene con. eludes with the neighbours being informed of the rich relation they have gained. The scene is then laid in a subterraneous passtge of the rocks, where Mound invokes the Spirit of the Ring, which ring he has placed on the finger of Aladdin. Gnu, the Spirit of the Ring (Miss Povey,) appears, does obedience to the possessor of it, and retires. The Genii of the Flame are then solicited to shew by magic fire the entrance to the mine in which the lamp reposes. The flans* suddenly appears, and, like one of the ignes fattii, moves about the stage, and at length becomes stationary at the desired place, when the rock opens and discovers the mine. Aladdin enters, and the scene changes to the interior of the mine, where, on the top of an immense scull, some eight feet high,—a scull which Gall might love and Spurzheim would adore,—sits acolossal figure, holding eh: lamp. Aladdin ascends at the back of the figure. obtains the lamp, and though repeatedly called from without by Mourad, waits to collect some of the enchanted fruit, which presents itself on every side. The delay so outrages the Rnchanter that he closes the entrance to the mine, and Aladdin despairs of obtaining relief, when rubbing the lamp, its Genii (Misses Cubits, Gould, and Southwell) rise from beneath the singe, and do their homage. Aladdin requires himself to be freed from the mine, and, at their command, an im mense eagle wings them aloft, and the scene changes to the entrance of the Royal Bath. Here we are introduced to a procession of slaves, preceding Nourniabal (the debutante) and sister of the Schuh, ( Mr.Sinclairo on her way to the bath. Aladdin secrete himself within the entrance, and becomes enamoured of her. He immediately com. missions his mother to present the magic fruit to the Schah, and tode mend Nourmahal in marriage; his mother reluctantly complies, and returns with the Schah's answer. He requires a present of forty basins of massive gold, full of precious atones, each basia • to be carried by a black slave, led by a white one, and preceded by a slave carrying a sword of fire. Aladdin applies to the Genii ; the scene suddenly ascends and descends, and discovers the sumptuous gardens of the Genii of the Lamp, and the stage is filled with the gorgeous presents for ning the marriage settlement. Thus ends the first act. The second act opens with a scene in the Royal Gardens, where Notirniahal iswaiting the arrival of Aladdin. The Schuh is in. formed that the splendid cortege has arrived ; it enters, and the Mufti joins the hands of the lovers. Aladdin invokes the assistance of the Genii, and suddenly his gorgeous palace descends from the top of the stage, to the astonishment and delight of Nourmahal and the Schuh. The street of Ispahan again introduces us to hlourad, wbo accidentally overhears the ('oppersmith (Mr. Bedford) speaking of Prince Aladdin, and from him :Routed gains the knowledge of the splendid situation which Aladdin holds in the imperial city. hlourad at once determines on destroying Aladdin's fortunes, by possessing himself of the lamp, and having purchased sane new ones from Hassan, he proceeds to the palace. Nourmahal crewm an,. exchanges the lamp. and at the command of the magician the palace Is suddenly seen on its flight to Africa. We have next a distant view of Ispahan, and are saluted by a chorus of huntsmen, whom Aladdin has accompanied to the chase. The Schell enters, and the disappearance of Aladdin's palace excites universal dis. may. Eventually the Prince allows Aladdin seven days for the dis covery of the Princess and his dulce domum;" and the second ac t terminates with a beautiful address to the Deity. The third act opens in the Jew Doctor's house (Mr. Browne), where Hegel, at the re quest of Aladdin, proceeds to purchase poison; he obtains a packet. and return. with it to Aladdin, who has determined on self-destruc - I don, the seven days having expired which were allowed him for the discovery of the Princess. his mother in the meantime having bees detained as a hostage. We are then favoured with the scene of a hall in the Schah's palace, where Aladdin is confined, from the window of which is a view of the river by moonlight, and of the distant part of the city in illumination. Here Aladdin is visited by Haggi with the poison : suddenly Aladdin observes the forgot ten magic ring on his finger, and having recourse to it, the Genius appears, and of the command of Aladdin transports him to Africa, and to his Princess and the palace. The magician at this period is forcing his suit with the Princess. Aladdin enters, and Tzars to hlourad, through the magic powers of the ring, ass minstrel. The poison is placed in the cup, which Nourmahal offers to Mound's acceptance, act a pledge of the love which, at the desire of Aladdin, .she has suddenly feigned for him ; he drinks, and dies. The lamp is taken from his bosmn by Aladdin, the whole are again borne upon the wings of air to Ispahan, and the charm Is wound up in the Gardens of the Genii, illuminated by the angle bizeP• Such is the outline of the plot, by which it will be Pc" mired that there is a vary slight d,eviation from the original ,~',+~;-