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I i I soltliers its" defenders. The urns spirit presides over all its institutions, in every thing directs its eonduct, and at this moment the Ordinance that gives to the national guard its civil organization prove" its religious respect fir thst rights of the citisens. It is attacked by speeches—it answers by actions; they talk about public liberty—it has established the Weil about national greatness—it list laid the foundations. Does the nation desire the free dom of her territory t The Government has anti eijnited the wish—and, seconded by ir, the hope is realised. While the violence of parties Is reduced to impotent cries, it meditates the reform of • legis -4444 which, founded by tyranny., still preserves its impress. It proposes laws which will enlarge the prerogatives of the electors, give the strest protec tion to ocesice, and will foaled altogether altos liberal priiteiples the sew laws relative to the Press. Deaf to the clamours of potion. receiving its in spiretiorss from the Throne, seeking its duties in the Charter, animating with its spirit the institutiohs that surronnd it, it fellows, without violence or re- Issatioo, the march pointed out to it by the wis dom, the manners, the interests, and the wants of the nation—thereby securing itsliberty, its repose, and its prosperity.. , ( Gazette de France.) TALaNCIINNaI. OCT. At ten o'clock this morning their Majesties the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia, each in his carriage, proceeded to the camp of Pamirs. They were accompanied by the Duke of Welling ton. and a great number of General and Su perior Officers. They passed in review "the Rus sian, English, and Prussian troops, and testified their satisfaction at the discipline uniformly observ ed by these troops. and at their excellent condition. Almost the entire population of Valencieunes was assembled to enjoy this magnificent* spectacle and final review. At four o'clock the Sovereigns returned to the town; they received some visits, and 'it six o'clock repaired to the Chinese Pavi lion,' on the Place rerte, where Lord Wellington had prepared a splendid dinner. Ile had a mag nificent tent raised, through which they proceeded :to the' banquet-hall. This tent was ornamented with trophies of arms, and the eggs of every 'nation. This emblem of universal peace. pro. slowed the most pleasing 'effect. After dinner the Emperor of Ruins. who is stilt • little indis posed, returned 'so his hotel, mid the King of Prussia. eccolupauied by the Prince Royal, went to the spectacle. After the spectacle. the town gave a tall to the Sovereigns, who reinained there until one o'cloet. The richest and handsomest ladies of Valeueiennes augmented the splendour a the ball by the luxury of the toilette ; and the august travellers appeared as well pleased with the reception they met, as the town was with lam- Neon them. OCTOSER 24. Yesterday at seven o'clock in the morning the Emperor of Russia took up the King of Prussia in his carriage, Mid the two Sovereigns proceeded to Densin. There they mounted their horses, as 'did also the Duke of Wellington. They put them- Wye, at the head of their respective corps, and fought abloom battle, which lasted fromeight &Cock -till four. The Russians were victorious in it. These great evolutions were favoured by fine weather, hut unfortunately some men were wounded. An Englishman, among•others, was horribly mutilated. • At live o'clock the Sovereigns returned to Valen ciennes, and gave several audiences. They then f wnceed ed to dinner as on the preceding day at the Paviliou, on the Place Verte. After din- • .rwr the Emperor of Russia received the Marquis D'Autichamp and the General Dessulles, and con versed with them a very long time. Tl:e King of Prussia then went to the spectacle, which was orna mented with great taste. Ois the door was this inscription, which might be regarded as a realized wish, 't Concordia gentian." After the tibertatle Lord IVellington returned the (owls the hall it had given on the preceding evening. The Sovereigns honoured it with their presence, and remained there till two o'clock in the morning. They arc to go to Msubeuge this day, but it is not known ■t what hour. ALIGNING FAMILIES OF ICROPE. w U There are at present Swelce families in Europe that are dignified by the possession of Royal Crowns, and eight that reign under the titles of Grand Dukes, Dukes, and Princes, nuking al together twenty Reigning Fatniiies. Of the twelve Royal Families, there are two French, eight Ger man, one Italian by descent, but German by patri mony, sod one Asiatic. We shall mune floc's) in their alphabetical order 1. The Fancily of Ahace, descending from Eti- Elmo, Duke of Alsace. Tina Lord is the common stock of the Houses of Ilapsborrg aid of Lorraine, now confounded in the !louse of Zaringen, whence that of Baden is derived. The !louse of Lorraine reigns iii Austria, Tuscany, and .11odena. In this latter country it has, witluu our time, taken the name of Late. '2. 7he l'amily of Be►nadotte, that reigns ow .t. 'I he !loose of Cupct, or of France, is cootiotted the I . 4lsltly of Him' bilis, which tries w FrilNrr, i.urlet, aiiil pro%isionally w Lucca, until it twos.ts the State of Perrou. 'I heir is soother Co petswt hr.iuch , %iiit:l), however, is not the issue of legitimate morally. From this bastard adlon'springs the Hotta of Brarrusa, that ni g * iir Amine/. '4. rholibuit of GuiP. originally of Italy. however. it has no polseisions. It it the younger branch of the ancient and real House of Este. The Guelfes are divided into two branches, the younger of which bears the Crowns of Great Britain end Ireland, end Hanover; while the elde►, less favoured by fortune, but not less illaitrions by the merit of its 'Princes, reigns under the name of Brunswick. .6. The Horn of !LAM°tiers erperiented • miler fate as that of the Guelfes. The elder branch of this family has preserved its modest patTiMenS in Suable, while the younger branch, transplanted to the north, has founded the . Prenian Monarchy. V. The Howse e Holiteia beats the Imperial Crown of Russia, and that of Denmark; and not long since it reigned oda in Sweden. One of the branches of thisflouse governs the Grand Duchy of 'Oldenhoitrg. 7. 7he Holm 'Vigo:sax is also one of those of which the younger branch has acquired a more bril• limit destiny than the elder. After many vicissi tads.% the younger•line of this House is seated on the Throne of the Netherlands : the elder governs the Duchy of Nassau. • 8. The House of Wows. of Turkish origin, now reduced by a barbarous policy to one Princein the flower of his age, and two young children. 9. The Noose of Savoy. Thisliouse bears the Crown of Sardinia. 10. 7'he Heise Wahl*, or of Mods. which reigns in Saxony, where the younger line bears the Royal title. The elder branch is honoured with several Ducal and Grand Ducal titles. 11. 7As House of Wittelslach bears the *Crown of Henri'. 14. The Royal Heise of Wirtemberg. Of the eight other Sovereign Houses which do not beer Crown*, seven are German, and one &la. vonian. They are, the Houses of Anbalt, of Brabant dr of Hesse (divided into three branches), of Lichteusteio, of La Lippe (divided into two branches), of Mee klenbourg (the most ancient of all the Sovereign Houses), of Reuss. of Schwarz. bourg. and of Waldeck. With respect to religion, four of these Sovereign Houses are all Catholic. viz. those of France. Savoy, Wittelabach, and Lichtenstein; ten are all Protestant, either Lutheran Reformed, or of the English Church, viz, those of the Galles. of Nassau, of Wirtemberg, of Aubolt, of Brabant or Heise, of La Lippe, of Mecklenbourg, of Reese, of Schwarabsurg. and of Waldeck. To these lat• ter we may add the House of Bernadotte. The following families are of different religions:— Those of Alsace, Lorraine, Hohenzollern, Holstein, Wrttiu or Misfile: One family is Mondani:. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, VRIDAY, OCTOSIR 30, ISM THE QUEEN. net MAJEStIr toeing in a comfortable state. Sir FRANCIS blrt.ssates attendance at Kew Palate was diaprosed with oo Wednesday night. The Minns !Isom remained till a late hour. Yesterday morning Sir HENItY HALF9RD issued the following Bulletin:— " Kew Pilate, October 111, ISIS. The Queen has paned another good ■icht ; it has not had, however, any material 100 pa her Majesty's &bean. - M H. H ALFORD.* Sir MEET IiAI.FORD left Kew yesterday morn. ing, but returned again. Sir PRAMS MILMAN arrived at Kew yester• day from Pruner. The PRINCE REGENT left town yesterday about three o'clock fur Kew. His Royal Highness culled at Kensington Palace on his way, where he remain rd some time. His Royal Highness returned to Carlton Haase to dinner. A Flanders Mail arrived last night. The follow ing ire extracts : Baussti.s. ocrosut 25. The Sezen. Dudish. end flatioverian troupe. which make part of the right wing of the Army of Occutiation. will pass successively through this city its several columns. to return to their respective conutries. The Tor/n.llllll i. going to be fitted op for a mag nificent foe, which his Majesty intends to give in houour of the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia, on the visit of the Sovereigns at Brussels, where they are shortly expected. orrosElt 26. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange has arrived here, on his return from 'Valenciennes, where he hes been to pay a visit to the Sovereigns. AIX-LA-CHAPILLI.E, octoSER 24. White this city loses, MI the one hand. by the absence of the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia. it iv intlemnified, in I.ollle measure. by the continually increasiog concourse of persons of dis tinction. It seems as if all the diplomatic characters of Europe were to meet bere. The police of this city is extrebiely strict ; it has sent away many strangers whose premien did not appear to be founded 'on motive. sufficiently importaut. We have received Paris Papers of Monday last, together with the Gasitte de F r ance of the preceding day, which, for some reason unexplained, did not come to hand with the other Papers in due course. The grand review of the British, Russian, and Prussian armies, took place at Fantail, near Valenciennes, on the girl. by the Emperor of Russia and King of PRUSSIA. accom panied by the Duke of Waw.tucrox. The Sovereign., with the gallant Duke, enjoyed on the day following the magnificent spectacle of sham fight, in which all the troops previously re viewed were engaged. In this fight the 'Russians were permitted, in honour of their'Sovereign, to represent the victors. We have been 'favoured by a friend, who was present at theie successive military spectacles, with his opinions upon the respective appearance of the several armies. and believing him to be unin fluenced by prejudice. we feel some pride in finding that he gives the decided preference to the British troops. Our artillery was considered by the military men of all nations there present, as the finest and most complete that had ever been brought into the field. The Russians were next to the British in appearance and effectiveness. Some serious accidents occurred on the second day. The mutilation of an unfortunate Englishman is particularly noticed in the French Papers. Each day the Sovereigns honoured the Duke of WIL. Liscrron with their presence at dinner, whichis said to have been magnificently prepared in a Chi nese Pavilion, ornamented with trophies of Inns, and the united flags of every nation, * 6 the appro priate emblem of universal peace." The elections still proceed in some of the 'de partments, of which the deputations had become vacant in the order prescribed by the Charter. The people of France' are very much interested iu the results of 'these partial elections; but although many changes take place in the deputations, no intimation is given in the Paris Papers of the political bias of the respective candidates. We have extracted from the Gazette de France a well-written article in praise of the Ministers, and in utter condemnation of that party which may at present be distinguished as democrati cal, but which are represented as being the re mains of the old revolutionists, and the firm supporters of BONAPARTZ'S government. At the present moment it must be gratifying to the public in England, to mark the tone of political feeling adopted by the French Journals. In this article, which bears many traces of its ministerial origin, we are apprised of the various schemes that are in embryo for ameliorating the legislative system, and, generally. for promoting the happiness and liberty of the people. Of these, the most important, as being the most com prehensive and most immediately operative, is the establishment of the Liberty of the Press. " on purely !Uwe! ideas." Should this promise be ful filled, the people of France will have cause to love and venerate the present Government. An article from Stockholm mentions the ratifi• cation of the Treaty of Commerce between Swe den and the United States of America. The 3d, 4th, and 6th Articles, however, have been rejected by both Governments.—(For the Treaty see Tax BRITISH PRESS of Saturday last.) The Address of the inhabitants of Newry to Mr. GRANT, the new Irish Secretary, and that Gentle man's Answer, ore given in another part of our Paper. They are copied from the Freeman's Jour nal, in which they are introduced with the following observations " We insert, with my great pleasure indeed, the Address of the Inhabitants of Newry, to Mr. Grant, and his Answer. The latter, like the Right Ron. Gentleman's speech at the Lord Mayor's dieser, is sensible, conciliatory in the highest degree, and Statesmanlike. It holds oat no expectations which Mr. Grant has not the power of realising; but it pro. mules to do every thing be Call do, and proclaim this in lan guop which bears so strongly the stamp of sincerity, that even, if we were without the assurance afforded by his past life, of the cordiality of Ids disposition towards Ireland, and the eosspeitheasiveueso and liberality of his political opinions, we yet could not hesitate to give him fell credit for the pro fession he sow makes. If Mr. Grant cannot dispense grand national benefits, he will at least allay, not create irritation, prevent, nut encourage lank, and substitute a mild and partial,for a rigorous execution of laws, is themselves in most instances, too severe. Perhaps no man was ever more fortu nate, on entering upon as official career—and certainly, ao sue, we believe, better deserved to be so—lltan Mr. Grant, since his appointment in this country. He has had the voluntary, ■apurebased, and anpurthasable support of the people, and the people's press--that support of all other. the must useful to a blenister--sod this solely be cause it is known tha► be remains in heart and in principle the game mast which he was, before be became Chief Secre tary." A Treasury Journal of last night does not appear satisfied with these fair and liberal comments. It would insinuate that Mr. GRANT, if he has carried into ince his political principles as a Member of the House uf• Commons, would hare made, in his An swer to the Inhabitants of Newry, an explicit deck. ration on the subject. Mr. GRANT would, indeed, prove himself ill-fitted for his situation, had he been betrayed iut.i any 6scli premature and indiscreet di,- •;bsure. It is understood that there is now in the Cabinet a majority in favour of the Catholic Claim!. Mr. GRANT may hive taken office with this feel ing; but would it become him, presuming upon it, to anticipate the Government of which he is ohly the servant ? An explicit declaration on this question was not required in the Answer of Mr. GRANT to the Householders of Newry, and those who look for it there, have only encountered a dis appointment of t6ir own making. Extract from a letter dated Calais, Oetnhiir es : g' The troops are coming down to embark very fast : 4 to 5,000 men will coihe in to-morrow.— The weather is very toe, and conreqiienity the em barkation is uninterrupted. The cavalry corps are already arrived iu their old quarters, near St. Owns and Calais." The following are among the movements conse. vont upon the return of the troops front France. and the reduction of the army : The 20th Foot is to proceed to St. Helene. The 4th, Sth, gth, and gist. are destined fur the West Indies. upon their return from France. The 18th, tsth, 35th, Sgth, g tit, and the 2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade, are to go to Ireland. The 13th and 14th Dragoons are to relieve the 21st and 22d Dragoons in India. The 3d and 4th Dragoons to be made Light Dragoon'. A 'Council of the Cabinet Ministers wu yester. day held at the Foreign Office, in Downing-street ; the deliberations occupied a long time. A con. imitation was also held at the Office of the Hume Department. The Loan CHANCELLOR. the Earl of Ltwaaroot, LOTda MELVILLE, SIDMOUTH and BATHURST, and the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHE QUER, attended. The great Law Appointments are at length finally settled. Mr. Justice Assort, previously to the first day of the ensuing Term, will be sworn in as Chief Justice of the Court of King's . Bench, and Mr. Justice DALLAS as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. The vacancies on the Bench among the Puisne Judges will be supplied by two of the. following Gentlemen :—Mr. IttcHAttosoN, Mr. W. E. TAUNTON, Mr. LITTLEDALE, or Mr. Serjeaot BOSANQUET. We lament to say, that Sw SAMUEL SHEPHERD has declined the high office of Lord Chief ,justice of the Court of King's Bench, from a sense of his defective hearing-. The expected Law Promotions at Edinburgh have not yet taken place. It is said, the final ar rangement waits for the opinion of the Loan CHAN CELLOR, who is always consulted, as a matter of the professional etiquette of his high office, in all appointments of the Judges and the Law Officers of the Crown. It is also said, that some demur has taken place respecting the number of Gowns to be given to the present Loan ADVOCATE, in the event of his succeeding Lord I'ITMILLY, who has no fewer than three. Porruaussc SINE,CUAES• —On the authority of the Due de CILOSLET, in his " Voyage en Portu gal," we learn, that at the time when the Marquis de POMBA!. was promoted to he Prime Minister of that kingdom, the number of clerks and other gen tlemen of the quill in the different public officer, amounted to twenty-two thouswut I " The Mar quis," he adds, had the courage to attack that army of vampyres, and reduced it to—thirty-two individuals?" IVlten will the English have such a Minister ? Wishing well to the cause, and fearing to injure it by publicity, we declined noticing the exertions of General 11PGRitaoa, iu aid of the Spanish Patriots in South America, until we found the public attention directed to it by our contem poraries. The amount of the force collected in the United Kingdom is variously estimated, but it must be considerable, as ten vessels have been chartered by the individual in question, to con vey his forces. Four of them, if the wind be fair, will sail from the Thames in a few days, and several others have proceeded to Creeirock and the north of Ireland. to take other volun teers on board. Some difficulty was experienced in the first instance, iu procuring transports. but it seems that the General is well pro vided with money, mid on advancing half the freight, the difficulties on the part of the owners were removed. The Iris, PEARSON, from Archangel to London, with corn, put into Stromneas, sth inrtatit, in dia. treta, having thrown loan of her cargo overboard, the remainder will have to be diacharged. The Dem Miguel Forgao, from Rio Janierri to Lisbon, was taken 23d ult. oft the Rock of Lis bon, by au Insurgent privateer. Vessels spoke with by the Bengal. arrived at Liverpool :—Ou 23d June in lat. 7. 35. S. long. 88. 56. E. the (a) ship Ata/unta, from Penang for America. Ou 10th September in lat. 13. 13. long. 24. 53. the Madill; from Loudon to the South Seas. Tilt Rowina, LA rtatE, recurs Pictou to Aher deen, *ss eltiwtts u.s shore 13th instant, near Strom nem NATIONAL 5C11001.3.-IVedoceday was the day appointed for the public examination of 1,000 chil dren, educated in the principles of the Established Church, in %Vhitechapel. All the constables and parish beadles were drawn out as early as twelve o'clock, at the School-house, in Whitechapel-road ; they were dressed in their best liveries, and tormed a line from the School-house, keeping dear a pas sage from the door to the road. A great crowd col. leered, principally the parents and 'datives of the children; and about half-pia►t one o'aock, the Lord Bishop of LONDON, attended by several other pa trons, arrived in their carriages, and were ushered into the School-room by the Committee. The Se cretary then read the report, and the bopi were examined in the usual form ; after which the friends and pioinoters or the school repaired to the London Tavern, where they dined. . ! ...... . ....., , e gkt s Li --. ...: ~......., ,• ..., , :. "'--- - . ,* I \\• -) 4 v ..: > ..:ti it $ a COVENT GARDEN THEATI:E. IC. 11. P. LEWIS'S tragedy of Adrh:itiut was last night performed, fur the purpose I.t forward Miss SOMEartLt.G, as the rrare,eituitire the heroine. The tragedy is formed ten the. trot; German model—and though. from its tale, we have a right to expect a lesson of deep and solemn war o i ox , we . find ourselves, in the course of the piece, alto. gether deceived—and horrors are multiplied around us, without even giving us the clue to useful in strtction. But, notwithstanding its faulty, there is. in its principal scenes, a considerable degree of in terest. We forgive the flagrant follies of which Adefgitha has been guilty—we fin•get Ole amorous credulity of her early life—and we remember only her sorrows. 11l depicting those sorrows, Mims SOMEIVVILIE evinced no common portiou of ability. Until Deeds ha. apprised her of' his semi iiiitance with her early history. she has, codiparatitele, little to perform. A digeitiert air, and u bold style of Jr-. clamation, will assure Success in the early secure.. The great trial commences when Dacus gives • history of her nicontinence, and place., beyo i sit doubt, his knowledge of her guilt, by pouducisig her picture. Miss S'IM F.RVI LLB here exoressed, with great truth, the different sena:diens of asto nishment, deep-felt grief, and almost frantic Iloilo,, which overwhelm Adelgitha, when she finds that her so much cheridied secret is di.covered. tier interview with Ducat was very ably supported. There was much of force and nu little of feeling mum her manner, when she implored him—as au unfor. tunste—as a being in his power—as a woman:— the great appeal which rio manly heart ever reject• ed—to desist from his odious persecution of her. And, to descend from matters purely intellectual. to other, of a less noble character, but still neces sary to the perfection of a performance, her manner of stabbing the oppressor, and her at titude, afterwards. indicated a tine knowledge of stage effect. lu the last scene. Adelgitha's eager love of Gaiscard, mud her powerful maternal affec tion, were excellently depicted. Miss Solicit trtsLe's performance was received with very great applause. If, however, this young Lady wishes to move in the higher sphere of tragedy, she must attend more to the due modulation of her voice. Her tones are deep and sepulchral ; but, we think, with a little care. for there is stifficietit of stamina, she could easily remedy this detect—and, instead of dealing in one dull monotony of voice, make use of that variety of tone, which is de. mended by variety of scene and situation. Mr. MACRIADY'S Ducas was a highly finished piece of acting. The scowling pride, the stubborn loftiness, the vicious acrimony, the sarcastic: bitterness, of the character, were delineated with bold and powerful spirit. Mr. YOUNG, as Gui,eurri, declaimed, in the early scene., with great energy— and, in the latter, exhibited much feeling. The part of Lothaire was supported, iii a style of sur passing interest, by Mr. C. Kestat.e. Airs. FAUCET'S /alma was a good performance. Iter comedy is, however, so greatly superior tr• her tragedy, that we wonder how she call " uu that fair mostatain leave to feed—to batten 011 slims moor." The tragedy was well received by a tolerably good house. The Duke of MONTROSE is expected in town on Monday next, from his seat iu Scoflaw!. The Duchess and the Lsdie► GRAHAM are expected to a few days after. Lady E. NORMAN left her mother's, the DowaLrer Duchess of RUTLAND'S home, in Sackville-btreet, on Wednesday, for her seat in Leicektetature. The Duchess of RICHMOND and Lady J ANE LENNoX returned to town yesterday, from Lord StumouTH's seat, Richmond Park. Earl SPENCER has Itft Dowillium Eiall, Suffolk. for his suit iu (reknit]. The Marquis and Marchioness of IlenTrout) are arrived ut their seat, Ragley, Watiiick,iiire, from a tour. It is allowed to bare been a •ery idle expense to send BONAPARTE to St. He tis he mi l zht been kept at home, equally safe, in thr Court of Chancery. Mr. Moons has retired with his family t• the Coast until the meeting of Parliament, after a 101 l and diligent devotion to the interests of Drury-lime Theatre, in the management of which he has col - meted triany abuses, and established a sy►teum of economy that promises, if carefully pursued, to restore the fallen fortunes of that E.tablishineut. Mira STEPHENS.—The friends of 311. s Stephri.. have involved her w • scrape with the Cu: k audi ence. It lierNtr that they railed to a part or the pit on her benefit night for bus company. The au dience were very indignant, nothing of the hieing ever been attempted by SithiOnS, ur Kcin. Some of the seleried seats wets seit...l by the pit folks; encounters occurred between tie. latter and those who had token them us hoses, Iwo) cards were actually exchanged.—(Dubisa Paper.) Duet. im HIGH LIFE. —An If i of 1 affair Armour * decided on rsaturilay morning I.i•t, on the F'..itt near Chester, between Sir J. Geer rui.ittuN Lord BELGRAYK., On the ti,t tire 5 r Juicie* hall *truck Lord BELGAVE in the ppaul.o in, but his Lordship was nut wounded daio 4 riiiiisly, end is doing well. The come of gnarrel intaeta the pante* originated, we iniderstautl, in vet tain llr ceediugs which took place the day preteding; the annual election of Mayor, &r. fur the cit ? Chester. A Mr. BARKER, EVANS, who is in the Grosvenor mit:rest, Aluyor, made what were con,ideied rather pointed allusions to some of the Egerton tarty, and noi nuated that they had beet, stintul*teil Inv' s:r Just% EGEUTOPI himself. The (lowa by Sir JORN to he ditarrowed he I old • who waa pre*eut ; but thi* /11, " The grenteat then to the A.•••til)h. and the lircoltnt w:ip iillllll.lle II) a.i* junru the Court f ,,, „p„,,,,, t tweeti Sir JOIIN au,l Lard Lt:t..lvl; A Alb lt:1 1 %.1: OS 4r re II