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I ,~ WEST'S HALLERY, 14, NEWMAN-STREET. MIRE Grand Pictures of CHRIST REJECTED , a nd 1 DEATH ON THE PALE HORSE. painted by the late atnjamin West, Esq.. P.R.A., are now on View, with his other Worb, fanning a collection of 142 Pictures, and 62 Drawings. Open from Ten till Five.—,Admission Is., Catalogue Is. EXHIBITIONS AT THE EGYPTIAN-HALL, P ICCA DI 1.1.1% A HCIENT IiEXICO, with Illustrations of Heathen .11. Modes of Worship, Specimens of Antique Sculpture, Paint ings, &c. &c. &C. MODERN MEXICO. A Splendid Panoramic View of the Clay, anda collection of Fruits, Birds, Fish, Quadrupeds, MT tiles, Fossils, Minerals, Ike. ace. att. Apparatus for Hatching Poultry of every description by Steam. Admission to each One Shilling, from Ten till Dusk. Om. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. MR. ELLISTON has the honour to inform the No bility, tinny, his Friends, and the Public in lieneral, that be has fixed his BENEFIT for MONDAY NEXT, the 7th of June, when the Comedy entitled THE HYPOCRITE, will be performed for the last time this season, with Foote's Cti wady, called THE LIAR, and other Entertainments. In the cause of the evening Madame Catalani, who has, with her ac customed liberality, readily Ailed her gratuitous services, will " Non Piu Andr?i,' , from Figaro, Rhodes's varations.— Ana, " Se Ma Turbo, ' and two verses of " Rule Britannia." Tickets and places may be obtained of Mr. Elliston, 9. Stmt. fortplace, and of Mr. Spring, at the box-office of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. A,FR. lIARLEY has the honour to announce , that his 1 BENEFIT is appointed for WEDNESDAY NEXT, Jane 2, when will be performed the Comic Opera of THE CA BINET. Prince Orlando, Mr. Brahmin ; Lorenzo, Mr. Horn ; Peter,_ Mr. Dowton ; Whimsiculo, Mr. Harley ; and Floretta , ! Mies Posey. After which, for this night only, an admired inter. lade, originally produced for Mr. Mirky, called TWO SW IVES, nr Hint to Husbands, in which Mr. Harley will sustain four op- posits characters. In the course of the evening 3lr. Braham, Mr. Horn, Mr. Dowton, Mr. Liston, Mr. Harley, Malone Vestris (who has obligingly given her services), Miss Parry, Miss Cubitt, and Mies Stephens (who has also kindly volunteered her assist- I amy), will introduce the following Songs , Duets , Ste.:—The ! Mocking Bird, by Miss Stephens; the celebrated Polacca, " No more by Sorrow." by Mr. Broiler° ; the Bird Duet, by Mr. Arn hem and Miss Povey ; " Oh, what a monstrous Gay Day," by Mr. Harley and Vise Povey; " In Infancy our Hopes and Fein," Madame Vestris ; " The Great Mogul and the Blue Bottle," writ. sen expressly for him by G. Colman, Esq., Mr. Harley " The Beautiful Maid," Mr. &sham ; Dancing and Singing Duet, Mr. Liston and Mr. Harley ; a New Comic Song and Recitation, called " A Trip to the Play, or First Come First Served." Mr. Harley ; " l'ivele Roi," hy Mr. Braham and Madame Vestris. With avariety of other Entertainments. To conclude with the Farce of KILLING NO MURDER; Apollo Belri, Alr. Lis. too ; Billy Buskin, Mr. Harley. Tickets and Boxes may be taken of Mr. Harley, 34, Kin street, Covent-Barden ; and of Mr. Spring, Rotunda Box-office, from 1U till 4 daily. THEATRE-ROYAL, COVENT-OARDEN. MR. SINCLAIR begs leave respectfully to acquaint his Friends and the Public, that his BENEFIT Is died for THURSDAY NEXT, June 3, (being his last appearance this Sesson,) when will be performed the New Opera of NATIVE LAND ; after which a CONCERT. In the course of the Even ing a variety of Songs, Duets, &c. by Mrs. Salmon, Miss Paton. Miss Love, and Miss M. Tree Mr. Santo. and Mr. Sinclair. To conclude with the Farce of CENT. PER CENT. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be had of Mr. Sinclair. 93, Charlotte -street, Fitzroy-square ; and at the Box-oftice, Hart street. PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. NOTICES OF NOTIONS THIS DAY. Mr. Brownlow—To tresent Petition relating to the Romsn Ca tholic Association in Dublin. . . . _ 1 *tit _i_ . ..o . tott _142 . ref.ps: To ethbehade w lth PAST TEN O'CLOCK, AND A RAINY MOUT! Old Macy, Kr. Dundee. LONIN)N, MONDAY, MAT 31, Mt To be pereniptorily SOLD, pursuant to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause " James against Parnell," before WILLIAM COURTEN•T, EMI. one of the Masters of the said Court, at the Public Sale-room of the said Court, in Southamp ton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 2d day of June next, at II o'Clock in the forenoon, in Eight Lots. CURTAIN FREEHOLD and COPYHOLD ES ..f TATES, consisting of a detached and respectable Family Residence, with coach-house, stabling, and other out-buildings, and extensive garden and shrubbery, two brick cottages, and 14 acres of meadow-land, situate at Winchmore Hill, in the County of Middlesex, part whereof is Freehold and part Copyhold, now in the occupation of Samuel Compton, Esq. And also several Frtehold Illessuages or Tenements situate in Artillery-street, in the Old Artstlery-ground, within the liberty of the Tower of London ; and Parliament-court, adjoining thereto; Queen's Arms-alley ; and George-alley, Fleet-market ; Cable-street, in the Pariah of Oh George in the East, in the County of Middlesex ; and Red Lion-street, in the Pariah of Christ-church, Spitalfields. Also, a , opa:ious Chapel or Meeting-house, In Artillery-street, aforesaid, and other Premises. The Premises may be viewed by leave of the respective Tenants, and printed Particulars may be had on the Premises ; at the said Master's Chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane ; of Messrs. Yandercam and Comyn, Solicitors, 21. Bush-lane, Cannon eteeet ; of Mr. Pavel!, solicitor, Church-street, Spitaltields ; of , Mr. A. Clarke, solicitor, Bishopagate Church-yard ; Mr. Bolton, solicitor, Austin-friars ; and Mr. B. Lewis, solicitor, Crutched friars, London ; and at the Inns, Winchmore VANDERCOM and COMYN, Plaintiff's Solicitors. —...--.. ..... Mr. Spring Ries—Address er), the subject of a new valuatioa In Ireland. Sir George for promoting public credit in Ireland. ORDERS 0? TILE DAY. Qualification of Jurors Bill—Further consideration of Report. Game Laws Amendment Bill—Further consideration of Report. 'Lather and Paper Duties (Ireland) Bill—Third reading. Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill—Third reading. 'General Turnpike Act Amendment Bill—Committee. Excltequer Bills (15,000,0001.) Bill—Third reading. Combination Laws Repeal Bill—Second readin g . Warehoused Wheat Bill—Further consideration of Report. Hides and Skins Bill—Third reading. Vagrants Bill—Further consideration of Report. Examination of Witnesses Bill—Second reading. Distillefltts (Scotland) Bill—Third reading. Law Machu), Amendment Bill—Third reading. Dablin Police Dill—Report. Artisans' Emigration Bill—Report. East India Goods Bill—Committee. Superannuation Fund Bill—Second reading. Marine Insurance Bill—Committee. New South Wales Bill—Third reading. Land Tar Redemption Bill—Second reading. Savings Banks Bill—Further consideration of Report. Transportation of ()Wenders Bill—Committee. New Street ( Illarylabonne) Bill—Committee. Roman Catholic Marriages Bill—Committee. Newfoundland Judicature Bill—Second reading. New Churches Bill—Committee. Parochial Stipends (Scotland) Bill—Report. lmrounding Distresses (Ireland) Bill--Further consideration of Report. Tenants Relief (Ireland) nether consideration of Report. 'Charities Inquiry Bill—Third reading. County Gaols Bill—Third reading. Cocoa Nuts, &c. Bill—Committee. Masters and Workmen Bill—Second reading. Highland Mathes Bill—S coed reading. NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. FOR THE RENEFIT OF MR. MUNDEN, AND POSITIVELY THE LAST NIOHT OF MS APPEARANCE ON ANY STAGE. This Cretans. MONDAY, May 31. will be performed THE POOR GENTLEMAN. yr M4bert Bramble. Mt. Munden; Frederick. Mr. Elluiton 1 Hum. Vary Dobbins, Mr. Gattir. Emily Worthington. Mr... W. West- Ailer Which, A CHINF-SF DIVER EISEMENT. THEATRE ROYAL, VENT-GARDI:IV. Thi3 Evening. MONDA Y. May 31. will be perforated PIZARRO. Rolla, Mr. YOULIgg Marro. Mr. Bennett ; Alonso. Mr. Abbott. Cure, ML I airy; Elvin, Mrs. Ogilvie. Ti. conclude with THE SPIRITS OF THE 11100 N g Or, THE INUNDATION OF THE NILE. Tl.-1110170W. CANN* the Second. with Congaing. and ClarL THEATRE ROYAL, ENGI,ISII OPERA-HOUSE. MR. MAT MS AT HOME! Thla Evening. MOND kV. H 1 . With his ANNUAL LECTURE on PECULIA RITIES. CHARACTER, and MANNERS; Founded ce Obsemitluas and Adventures during his Mt* TRIP TO AMERICA. In Three Parts. PAST if I. —A Monopolyhmue. Mr. allied ALL WELL AT NATCHITOCHES. AM the Cnarseterauf the Etenlnea EnMATHEW S. tertainment to be represented by Doors to he opened at Severn—Perfornsanee begins at Eight o'Cloek. Hoses V. be taken a( Mr. Stevenson, at the Om Odke, Strand En ervate. !rum Ten HU Flve. NEW SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, and durhag the Week. the Idehi-Denno of JOHN OE LORNE AND HELEN or ARGYLE. After which. ELLUCA AND TIIE RIVAL e WARRIVItoi; or. The TIGER HUNT. . To ntlelude with DATE: cie. THE CATARACT OF TIIE MOUNTAIN. The BRITISH Pa ENS commenced publishing on Saturday morning at a quarter heroes Six o'clock. Tha following Bayonne letter, to the 45id of Slay, reached us last night. Spain is now such a scene of anarchy, that is tranquillity is committed, as the last bope, to the French (meals. Their garrisons in the severa cities were to be increased, and unlimited power, particularly in Arragon sad Navane, confided to their hands. The royal volunteers are now the great enemies of peace ; on every occasion contests between them and the French troops were occur ring, and blood was constantly shed. The Swiss merce naries, who appear to be particularly odious to the Spanish Royalists, had a recent affray with Quesada'a banditti, in which several were killed and wounded on both sides. The amnesty was talked of as a thing of no moment ; in fact, it is so crowded with exceptions, that it was only con sidered as a new decree of still more enlarged proscription. Such is the present dreadful state of unhappy Spain, and the miseries brought on her people solely by the French invasion. BAYONNE, MAT 22. The letters from Madrid say that great apprehensions of a scarcity of grain being entertained, the bakers had bought up the corn of the farmers and landowners. The Police has investigated this matter, and several persona guilty of thus illegally forestalling the market have been arrested. . A Deputy of the Cones had taken refuge at Gibraltar. The French garrisons in the several cities of Spain are going to be reinforced. The generals who are going to command at Navarre and Arragon will, it is said, have almost unlimited power to do whatever they may judge necessary to restore and maintain the public tranquility, which is disturbed all over the provinces by the royal volunteers. General Neon himself will not have much au- thority ; the Ambassador is everything. On the Sth the feast of St. Isidore was celebrated. These were disorders in several places, and even some blood shed. Three Swiss of the royal guard have been shot for theft. The Gazette says that Lopez Banos had taken poison at Gibraltar, but that it had not proved fatal. The Ist Swiss regiment has already had an affray with the troops of Quesada, in which there were some killed and wounded on both sides. The Amnesty is printing at the Royal press, but it concerns only the military as far as we can learn, and they are divided into intral clams. Private letters from Lisbon say, that the number of persons who have become victims during the late revolutionary scenes Is very considerable ; it seems to have been intended to make a counter part to the massacre of St. Bartholomew. Tranquillity, however, was gradually being restored at Lisbon; but the King and the Ambassador were still on board the Windsor Cattle. Nothing new front the frontiers. Robbery and murder continue. The Commandant of Pampeluna has been beaten by • Spanish vo lunteer. A Dutch Mail last night brought us papers from St. Pe tersburg)), Berlin, and the Hague, up to the 27th of May : they contain nothing of any political importance. Lord Byron's lamented death was universally felt, and as uni versally regretted ; it has created a blank in Europe that will not soon be filled up or forgotten. In Berlin, as all through the Continent, they were speculating on the great poet's having completed his strange but beautiful poem of Don Juan before be was untimely tsken off', thus be queathing to the world the last rich relic of his imperish able genius, and leaving behind him as his dying legacy, in the language of Davenant, " That gold of the dead Which time doth still devour, but not destroy." The noble poet had written, it is said, from Greece to the celebrated Goethe, saying he would visit him on his return. Goethe yet survives, rich in fame ; but his great compeer has been untimely snatched from the scene of his glory for ever. The Russian Ambassador, Count Rulgari, it ap pears, was to quit Madrid, and the Privy Counsellor Oubiel was appointed in his place. Bulgari is alleged to have been recalled from ill health, but more probably he leaves Spain from some political cause. BERLIN, MAY 22. It is affitmed that information has been received here that Led Byron completed his manuscript of Dots Joan, before he left Corfu, and sent it to England. He had written to Goethe that be would pay him a visit at Weimar on his return from Greece. Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Austria arrived on the 13th at Prague, where they were received with the greatest enthusiasm by the inhabitants. ST. PETEISISTRGII, MAY 12. Privy Counsellor Oubiel is appointed Ambassador from the Emperor to the Court of Spain, and Baron AlezendorlT Counsellor of Legation. M. Assessor Stoffregen is appointcffirst Secretary, and Count Panin Second Secretary to the same Legation. Count Bulgasi returns from Madrid on account of 111 health. The Count Von Gurieco, Counsellor of State, is to reside as Charge d'Affaires at the Court of the Netherlands. On the 12th of February, about two in the morning, there was an earthquake at lrkuts. Two of the shocks was so violent that all the inhabitants were waked out of their sleep. Ten days before, an aerolite fell aboutBo versts 114 miles) from Irkutsk. This stone, which is square, with corners rounded off, weighs nearly a ehetwest, is in colour quite black, but with inside white, with veins of born. STOCIIIOLM, MAY 4. His Majesty, by a reseript of the lst instant, has prolonged the Norwegian Storthing, according to the wish of the Deputies, for an indefinite period. 116 Majesty says—" As the welfare and happi. nese of the Norwegian nation is our chief wish, and we are always attentive to the means of promoting it, we have weighed the reasons which the Sterthing has alleged for the prolongation of its sittings for two months, and authorise it according to the resolution adopted in our Council of State, to continue its sitting beyond the three months fixed by the Constitution, reserving to ourself hereafter to fix the time which we %hat judge proper to dissolve the Storthing. Confiding in the good svirit by which the Slat - Aber' of the Stortbing now assembled are animated, we hope that the same inclination will continue to be sheen that has hitherto distinguished their Sit tings, as well as all activity which the importance of the subjects to be discussed renders necessary." SCHWERIN, MAY 18. Yesterday evening her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess Alexandrine was happily delivered of a daughter. HAGUE, MAY 27. The Prince and Princess of Orange set out this morning for their country seat, at Soet's Dyk. Their Royal Highnesses will stop a short time at Amsterdam to view M. Pieneman's fine picture of the battle of Waterloo, which his Majesty has purchased for the Palace of his Royal Highness, at Brussels. Mr. Reinhold, who exercised for a time the function of Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, having obtained two months' leave of ab sence, est out this morning for Germany, and will afterwards return to his post at Rome. In the debates on the treaty of London, Messrs. fle Celle; Beelaerts, and Van Alphen, spoke at some length on the freedom of commerce, and expressed a hope, that the example given in this respect by the Netherlands may be followed by other Powers. M. Beelserts spoke of the importance of the Cape of Good Hope, and concluded with a wish that circumstances might again restore it to the Netherlands. EXCHANGES: AMSTERDAM, MAY 28.--Exchange on London, 39 8; two mooths,39 6. HAMBURGU, MAT 25.—London, 36 8; two months, 36 3. LEI rsic, MAY 21.—London, two months, 6 18. Brawl, MAY 22.—London, three months, 6 22 3 p. PvrEassnaoit, MAY 11.—London, 9 13-3 . 2; Paris, 1014. We intended to have restnned our observation@ on the subject of the law of libel, and on the destructive influ ence of the modern maxim—for it is but of late introduc tion—that trrik is a LIBEL. We shall, however, reserve ourselves till we approach nearer to the period to which the argument on Sir L; LOUGL CHSTWYND'S motion is post poned, that its interest may bear more immediately, in point of time, on the subject of his application to the Court, and to the recorded statement of his conduct as a ' COL NTY MAGISTIIATE, which has so strongly excited the public attention, and which has appealed with such rtsist less conviction to every man of reflection throughout the kingdom. Mr. Seaolawr Wttaa's spemil, in the mean time, will *and as a memorial. If any case ever illus.- - trated the mischievous tendmey, and utter unsound ness of 'the above maxim, this is that case. if ever facts were furnished that cceild display the deplor able consequences that come in the train of it, this case has furnished those focus. This maxim is to he found in no part of our constitutional history ; judeeinny it never was, nor ever will, because it never con be applied to ajust or honest purpose. It was invented to shelter the devotees of arbitrary power, by suspending the vengeance of the law over every one who should dare to denounce the obliquities of men in high station, or that should charge any public man with an abuse of office, however well warranted the charge may be, or however flagrant the abuses which are the subject of it. if a Justice of the Peace is to have all the keys of the Constitution to hang at his girdle, and is to lock his Majesty's subjects in or out at his pleasure, it at least behoves us to look well after those who are invested with this high office. The extensive power with which this class of local Magistrates through out the kingdom have been silently and by degrees invested, and the system of summary convictions which goes along with this power, and has increased with it, make it in eutnbent on the Public Press to watch the exercise of their alarming and dangerous jurisdiction with perpetual vigi lance. A power to convict upon his own examination, without trial, was first given to a single Justice in the reign of Elizabeth (43 Eliz. c. 7). The former Statutes which authorise the examination and trial of offences by Justices of the Peace, refer, according to Bens— %%hose legal researches on this point put his authority beyond question—to the common law mode of trial by JURY, before the Justices in Session. When the consitutional privilege of trial by Jury is thus extensively withdrawn, the safety of the subject, and the genuine principles of English liberty, have no guardian but THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: but, under the modern maxims of the Courts, that truth is a libel, its freedom is an empty name, its control is annihilated, and its remedial influence is gone. The manly and liberal tone of politics, which distinguish the present Government, is no security against the evil of this maxim, nor any protection against its injustice. Let our Judges be even as upright and as free from political taint as they may, it does not make this rule if law a whit the less false or the less mischievous. To punish the truth as a libel, on the ground that it tends, equally with falsehood, to a breach of Me peace, is a sub tilty so contemptible as to be utterly unworthy the high character of an English Court of Justice: it is, in plain truth, a maxim framed for the protection of all those whose conduct, in the administration of public affairs, will not bear investigation or exposure: to attempt putting its defence on any ground of reason or expediency, is a chi canery that cannot pass. The public mind is too far and too generally advanced. It has been said, "non e.rpedit ornnent veritatem prodere vulg.° ;" but this was said many centuries ago, and in times far differing from the present. If the common people must not hear the truth, they have at least become, the greater part of them, too reflective to permit us to propagate falsehood in the place of it. Petitions from various plants continue to pour into the House of Commons, preparatory to Mr. Brougham's mo tion, all praying for an inquiry into the trial of the late unfortunate Mr. Smith, the missionary convicted in De cember last at Demerara. Seventeen of these petitions were presented on a former night, and two-and-twenty more were laid on the table in the course of the evening of Friday. The dissenters, to whom Mr. Smith was attached, are a numerous and respectable body ; they are also most vigilant and indefatigable in every question that in the smallest way affects their privileges and rights. On every such oc:asion they unite in all directions throughout the empire—and every town, and almost every hamlet, has its separate appeal to Parliament. In this way they dismayed Lord Sidmouth, when he, some years since, brought in his Bill affecting the rights of that body : they loaded the tables of both Houses with their petitions against it. In fact, no Peer or Member could press any measure in oppo sition to such an array. The dissenters arc now " crouding their battle" in the same manner, and throwing a score of petitions nightly on the table of the Commons' House. For ourselves, we can anticipate no result from these ceaseless appeals, or Mr. Brougham's motion, favourable either to the memory of Mr. Smith, or soothing or gratifying to his surviving friends. The unfortunate missionary is now no more. The sentence under which he sunk was probably a severe one; but the officers who formed his court-martial were, all but the President, Lieutenant-Colonel Wray, and Mr. Ileyliger, the Judge-Advocate, wholly uncon nected with Demerara or any of' the Colonies. They were British officers serving with the King's troops, and could have had no previous prejudices against the unfortunate missionary. By them, after the fullest examinations had been taken, and laid before them, and a large body of evi dence brought forward, and calmly and dispassionately heard and considered, Mr. Smith was convicted and sen tenced to be hanged ; but, under all the circumstances of the case, he was recommended to mercy. Governor Murray (as his despatch to Lord Bathurst, dated the 2d of December last, states) had, after mature consider ation, felt it his painful duty to approve the sentence, but humanely stayed the execution, and transmitted the proceedings, with a view to their being laid before his Majesty, for his royal consideration. Why should General Murray have felt himself compelled to sanction the decree of death, but on an unhesitating conviction of the Mis sionary's counection with the revolt, from the evidence be fore hint ? He ratified the sentence on the same grounds that the King's officers had pronounced it ; both par ties beisginfluenced by evidence, and not by prejudice, for which there could be no possible cause. Governor Mur ray's despatch to Lord Bathurst, dated the 21st of October last, just after the suppression of the revolt, states, " that he had felt himself compelled, at that unsettled period of affitirs in the colony, to detain Iwo Missionaries, as prison ers, in George Town. Affairs, however, having so far re assumed their usual appearance of tranquillity, as to pre vent any serious disorder arising out of the contempt ma nifested by owe of those individuals, for all orders of autho rity, and no criminal accusation having appeared against him, as connected with the rebellion, he (Governor Mur ray) was soon after wards enabled to liberate him." With respect, however, to Mr. John Smith, the other Missionary alluded to, who was established at Plantation Le Itesou . venir, such serious charges (General Murray adds) ap peared in the course of investigation against him, as " to compel me to place hint in close confinement, and ulti mately to bring him to trial, under the charges on which he was subsequently convicted. In bringing this man to trial (Governor Murray, in the despatch before us, adds,) I have endeavoured to secure to him the advantage of the most cool and dispassionate investigation, by framing a Court entirely of officers of the army, who, having no in terest in the country, are without the bias of public opi nion, which is at present so violent against Mr. Smith, that I have deemed this an essential point." In this consi i dente and equitable arrangement, there was surely no dis play eif vindictive feeling against the Missionary ; and on a review of the multiplied evidence against him, it is al most impossible to doubt hie guilt, or to deny that, being fully aware of the intended revolt on the 17th of August, and sonic time preceding, flow his communications with Quamina, and the other negro, Jaekey R••ed,—both of whom were Pt acmis of his Chapel, and leathers in the re bellion,—he suppressed all mention of it from the proper authorities, and thus prevented the nec.ssary measures which would have been taken to arrest the leaders, and prevent the bloodshed and dreadful results that subse quently followed. Mrs. Walrand, the wife of Mr. Francis Walrand, of Nabaclis Plantation, on the east coast, where the revolt broke out, gives, in her ex amination a dreadful picture of even the first results. The negroes who forced her house, on her appear ing at one of the windows fired instantly at her, and wounded the unfortunate woman severely. She fled down stairs, and there she saw Mr. Tucker's body, after he was murdered, and rifled of every valuable he possessed. Mr. Forks, the overseer of the estate, was lying on the floor, badly wounded also, and his blood, as Mrs. Walrand states, cavering the floor in large quantities." The negro.•s hail plundered the unfortunate man of his clothes, and all the money he possessed: he was in excruciating agony, and exclaimed, " I wish Wilberforce was here in this room, just to look on me ; we may thank him and them ter all that has happened." On Mrs. Walrand's asking the negro Murphy what was the meatiing of all they had done, and what they wanted, he said, their freedom ; the King had sent it out, and their owners would not give it. Mrs. Walrand 'asked who told him so. He replied, parson Smith preached it every Sunday. Ile added, the missionary was put in the stocks also. The negrocs (lid not wish to put him in, but Mr. Smith said they must do it, if they put in the other whites, to keep him in countenance. Lieutenant-Colonel Reed, in his examination, deposes to his having told Mr. Smith, that he feared he had been inculcating very improper doctrines to the negroes, as it appeared that the principal members of his chapel had been leaders in the insurrection ; to which the Missionary replied—" When I have been preaching, I have sometimes endeavoured to illustrate what I was saying by a general reference to the situation of the ma nager or overseer on an estate, and, in concluding, I have asked some of the most intelligent of my hearers to explain my discourse, and they have said that I had been abusing the manager or overseer." From this very admission, made by the Missionary himself, it is clear that if not criminal, he was at least most indiscreet, and that he was not fitted by prudence or judgment for the arduous charge committed to him. Colonel Reed further deposes, that he told Mr. Smith that several of the unfortunate negroes had declared that he was the cause of their guilt; and he read to him au extract from the negro Sandy's deposition, in which it was stated that Mr. Smith had said, " that if they did not seek their freedom, the ll'hites would trample on them and their sons and daughters, and their sons' sons, and their daughters' daughters to all eternity." Colonel Reed's examination includes a copy of Mr. Smith's note to the negro Jackcy Reed, in reply to two letters; one from the negro Jack Gladstone to the latter, and the other from himself, brought to the Missionary in the afternoon of Monday, the lsth of August, just when the rebellion was commencing, by a negro, called Guildford, belonging to Dockfour Plantation. These letters, the Missionary said, he destroyed after reading them. 1t is plain that they apprised him that th!s frightful revolt was organized and ready to burst on the unconscious heads of the white inhabitants ; and under these circumstances, with murders and public calamity of the most shocking nature impending, Mr. Smith makes no communication whatever to the authorities in George Town, but coolly writes to the negro leader as follows :—" I am ignorant of the affair you allude to, and your note is too late for me to make any inquiry. I learned yesterday, that some scheme was in agitation, but without asking them questions on the subject, 1 begged them to be quiet, and trust they will ; hasty, violent, or concerted measures, are quite contrary to the religion we profess, and I hope you will have nothing to do with them. Yours for Christ's-sake, John Smith." The evi dence of the negro Paris, stated that he went to Mr. Smith's chapel on the 17th, to hear whether he would tell them if the story was true told him by the negro Jack, that the whole country was to rise, and that he was employed to take the town. The hymn given out on that Sunday be fore the revolt, was all about war—" Tlie Lord will help us in the fight—he is able—he is able." Was this, we ask, the sort of doctrine er instructions that should have been delivered, and at such a time, to the deluded negroes? Or where is the unprejudiced mind can acquit the Mis isionary of gross perversion of the faith he was selected to nculcate when he acted in this way ? His pursuits and mission in the Island seem to be any thing but disinter ested. The negroes had to pay heavy for his ministry. When any of them took the sacrament, he raid ten stivers., and once a-year they threw up for the Missionary at home. For a Bible they paid eleven guilders ; and for a Testamen t from six bits to two gnilders, besides making constant con tributions in fowls, yams, and fruits, for the support of the Missionary's house. Space will not permit us, after already encroaching so far, to pur:tie further to-day this agitating subject, which is now so violently pressed on the attention of Parliament. But our conviction is, that the more it is, discussed, and the inure the whole business investigated, the more fully most it appear that the unfortunate Mr. Smith was, if not deeply criminal, most instrumental, by his fanaticism and indiscretion, to the revolt that broke out in Demerara ; and that his perverted addresses incited the negroes to rebellion. It is plain that he was utterly un fitted to the important charge committed to him, and that, under all the circumstances, his friends and family have nothing to complain of, both General Murray, and the Government at home, having acted most dispassionately, most humanely, and most mercifully by him, after aU that had occurred. WINDSOR, MAY 30.—Yesterday being very fine, his Majesty took an airing in his phaeton to the Royal Lodge, where the King inspected the improvements making about that beautiful place, and returned to the Castle to dinner. This morning his Majesty, together with his Household, attended divine service in the private chapel, in the Castle. At half-past two o'clock this day the bands of the Royal Horst guards and the 75th regiments attended, and played on the terrace, where there were a great number of spec tators. The Duchesses of Clarence and Kent attended divine service yesterday morning, at the Royal German Chapel, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Kuper. Yesterday morning Prince Leopold attended divine ser vice at St. Philip's Chapel, Regent-street. On Friday evening, Prince Leopold honoured the Rus sian Ambassador's party with his presence. Yesterday morning tiitine service was performed to the King's Household, at his Palace in Pall-mall. On Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Coun cil was held, agreeable to summonses issued for that pur pose. at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was at tended by the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Bathurst, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, &c. The Council remai►ted in deliberation till about four o'clock. IASHIONA3I.II I.NTELLIGRNCZ. ARRANUEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. THIS EVENING. The Duchess of Wellington's grand assembly, Apoley Houle, The Duke and Duchess of Leeds entertainment, Mutoa4trast. lacy Darey's rout, Lower Grosvenor-street. :11 rs. T. Dnikc's party. l'pper Brook-street. Lady Os en's mut, Portman...aqua/a. Snfith's party, Terrace, Piccadilly. Thu Marquis and :11arcbionc.4 of Salisbury's party, Part.plaes. La.!). Durham's party, Portman-square. 31 Ts. Garnicr's ball, rafton.stre et. 11)-MORHOW. :qr.. Chaplin', hall. Grafton-street. -- Tile cavort., of Limerick's rout, Miunfteld-street. Mr. alai 11 n. L e .crtutt's party. M. Janses's-square. WED?. LNDA Y. Count.•.‘ Brownlow's rout, Cavendish-square. Allalack% , grand tall. Sir George Talbott's party, New Burlingtomatroet. ~,,, Arran's grand assembly. to meet Primes Amps* and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. TH RSDAT. lion. Mrs. Pelham's first grand assembly, Connaught.pl ice . Colonel nava and Lady Itayleigh's party, Great Cumberland. place. Lady Ilsniet nagot's ball, Brest Cumberland-street. Earl Itrownlow's party, Cavendish-square. t'amar's ball, alanatield-steret. Earl lisrewood's party, ilanover-,quare. 31rs. Roaa's rout. Portland-place. FRIDAY. SAT UR DAY. Emily 31archioness of Londonderry's party, St. Jamas't-sgasra I% (DAY. Dowager 31archioness or is ury a conversasione, Arlington. /arm. Sir George Warrender's party, Whitehall.plaat. Earl Slanvers's party, Portman-/guar!. The Earl of Dattintonn's party, St. Jamees-aqaare. Countess St. Antonio's party, Hanorer-square. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisburygave an elegant en. tertainment Satunlay, to Lord and Lady J ohn Thynne, Lord A. Hill, Lady nod 3liss de Roos, lady Elizabeth and Miss Palk, Captain Keppel, Mr. Seybright, Mr. Talbot, Ice. at their house in Park-place. The Earl and (Nnes, Bathurst entertained the Dowager Dunham of Richmond, the Ladies Lei.nos, and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at their house in Stanhope -aunt, May-fair. Viscount Clifden entertained Lord and Lady King and a lap party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Hanuver•squue. Lady Astley has issued cards of invitation fur a grand rose an the IStli June, at her house in Hertford-ttreet. The Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester have inroad cards of invitation for a party on the 11th June, at their house in Grosvenor-square. The Princess Augusta, the Princess Sophia, the Duchess of Gloucester, and a select party,'partook of an elegant dtjerse on Saturday, with the Earl and Countess of Arran, at their house In Doceruttreet after which music was introduced, in which Miss Wilkinson presi led at the Piano-Foete, and sang most uelightfully. Lord and Lady Colchester had a large party at dinner on Satur day, at their house in tpring.gartiens. Sir George %I's, render entertained a distinguished party at dinner restertisy, at his house, Whitehall-place, and in the eriming concert. The I) wager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained • select circle of fashioLables yesteriay evening, at her house iu Arlington. street. Lord Sit:Thorne. the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Thomas Lethbridge, T. Walpole, Esq., Montague Burgoyne, Esq., and Lady Smith, had grand dinner parties on Saturday. The Duke of Grafton. the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir Charles Come, Lord Alvanley, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Sir Charles Knightley, Charles Ellis, Esq. M.P., and the Duke of Leeds, had grand dinner parties yesterday. The Duke of St. Albans and the Ladies Reauclak have left town for Garton, Surrey, to attend Epsom Races. Lord F. L. Gower arrived yesterday at his house in Albemarle. street. from Staffordshire. ----- John Moore, Esq. has arrived at his house in St. James's-place, from Bath. Lord and Lady Kennedy arrived on Satur'ay at the Royal Hotel, St. James's -street, from their seat iu Scotland. Thomas Lloyd. Esq., Henry Williams. Esq., and Richard Bulkeley, Esq., have left Eenton's /Nei, St. James's-street, on a Continental tour. Rhodes 31ilnes, Esq. has arrived at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's. street. from his seat in Yorkahire. Mr. and Mrs. Evans have left do. for Cheltenham. Mr. and Mrs. Boucher have arrived at Houle. Hotel, Jertnyn street, from their seat in Lincolnshire. Mr.:and Ara. Farrell, and family have lett do. for Cheltenham. Mr. and Mn. Gooch and family have arrived at the British Hotel, Jermvn-street, from Portsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Alassingbeard here strived at the London Hata, Albesnarioneet, from their seat in Lincolnshire. THE LATE DRAWIAGROOM. Among t h m numerous on-dils in the fashionable world, consequent on, and connected with, the late Drawing room, is the reported intimation given to the Lady of a Marquis of high military rank, to absent herself from that grzat rendezvous of die tank, beauty, and fashion, of the country. The rumour is unfounded; nor was such a communication even made, in the politer form, that Are presence would be dispensed wills. The lady alluded to was the lady of a living Marquis,'tis true, but she now ranks in a higher grade of the peerage, and in both stations bears an unstained reputation. At the late Drawing room, we understand, she was desirous of presenting her daughter, who bad recently formed a high matrimonial connection. The mother-in-law of the young bride, how ever, claimed the privilege of presentation ; and the claim of the latter, whether from etiquette, or from superior in ' fluence at Court, we will not undertake to determine, was allowed. It was conjectured, that in consequence of this slight difkrence of opinion, the Duchess of A— would not have appeared at the late Drawing-room.— " listed n,,s! rum est tales componere liter." However, she did accompany her daughter the Duchess of H. to St. James's. Her name, either from accident or design, (we presume the former) was not announced as early in the list of presentations, and in a similar manner, u the names of ladies of_her rank and race. The circumstance adverted to excited some retrospective meditation as to the probable cause of this omission, and the Duchess of K. on her name beh.g announced, declined to advance, unless accompanied by her parent. A little hubbah wu of course created, but one of the Lords in Waiting speedily came forward, and dispelled any unpleasant apprehension that might at the moment be enttrtainetl, by introducing both the ladies to the royal presence. The gracious reception which his Majesty gave them induces us the more suorgly to believe that the delay was not occasioned by the story rutnoured abroad, but that, like " suiting the action to the word," the story has been since got up to account for the delay. DRURY-LANE. Munden appeared at this Theatre on Saturday, in the character of Old Dot :don, for the last time. These wonls —but we will not dwell upon melancholy thoughts while agreeable ones wait fur us. liolcroft's comedy of the Road to Ruin contains some excellent characters, but Old I)urnton has ever been the favourite ; and, with the genius of a Munden to sustain it, most deservedly so. The cor dial reception which that Gentleman experienced on Saturday night evidently much affected him, and pro duced a momentary agitation in his manner ; but this soon subsided, and all the affectionate impulses of the parent began to beam forth towards a son, whose profligate courses eeemed rather to cherish than re press them. The duel scene was admirable ; it was wrought up to the extrcmest pathos ; but, indeed, the whole character partook so much of what was really good. that it would be almost a species of hypercriticism to affet to point out any one particular part as better than the res:. Young Dorntan was performed by Itlliston, it his usual masterly style ; the scene with Afifford, at the sponigine house, presented a piece of perfect good acting. The other characters were sustained with various degrees of merit ; Goldfinch and the Widow W.n-ren, however, but ineltiliq ently : the former failed, perhaps, partl7 owing to the auti.u. himself. It was intimated by Mr. blliston. at the con. elusion of the piece, that their Majesties from the Sandwich Islands would honour the theatre, on Friday next, with their presence. APOLLONICON CONCErrs.—The selection on Faturday was from the works of Mozart, Bishop, Handel, Bimini, Steibelt, Haydn, Btorace, Winter, &c. The concert opened with La Chasse, which was given with some taste, and followed by Roasit;i's Di Pisces, any selections from La Belle Laitiere ' the latter of which called forth some of Mr. Purkis's usu al taste, soda variety of the instrumental powers at his command. One of the most effective pieces was Bishop's CAougi and Crow, which was delightfully executed, and very deservedly applauded. Handel's Hail stone t'horus, as a finale, was given with a grandeur and effect which certainly could be produced on no other in' strument. The company was numerous, and cornpriva several families of rank, and m a ny distinguished fashio3a ablos.