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g reet tract, of which Lemberg is the capital, re wino to FRANCIS. • But the spoliation of that unfortunate Monarch does nos te; 11l i l tate with these concessions. The fifth Article, which, we believe, has no parallel in modern diplomacy, compels him 4. to cede cod mike over, to Russia, in Me Easternmost part of Galicia, a tract of territory, containing a popula tion of 400,000 sods; the city of Brod, being, nevertheless, tiot therein Melodcd." It adds a •condition, not only difficult, but, as the Corsicali and his Ministers, well know, almost impossible, to be accomplished; namely, that " this Territory shall be eunirably ascertained by Commissioners, on the part of both Empires." Never did liumnii sub thy, ninlignity. And cunning. invent *nicks, more calculated to .ow eternal animosity between Austria and the two powers aggrandized at her expense ; -we mean Sexoux and Russia ; than are these of the Treaty of Vienna! They will still keep alive, and tnitiistain, tit open, or a secret hosti•ity, between 'FRANCIS and ALEXANDER, as well as FRIIDEAICIE AUGUSTUS. As the city of Broth stands in the most Bolters part of Anatriati Poland, on the very edge of the Ituasiau Palatinate of Luck°. it is more over not obvious, and, we believe, it will be practi andly build nut ease, for Fe* tic's to make °err a —llllpilation of 400,000 souls, in that eery portion of %elicits, reserving, neverthelesa, Broth. Its diffi culty, indeed, probably constitutes au essential part of the merit of the article. Vague and ambiguous, it is an apple of discord thrown down by NAPOLEON. With this last-mentioned stipulatiou, may be said to terminate the te►ritorial renunciations and defalcations of the Emperor FnArtets. - But the remaining conditions are not less humiliating to his pride, cud painful to his feelings, public, as well as personal, than the loss of dominion. If Box APARTE allows hint still to retain his imperial title, and it is roily a title, he compels FRA.NCISs formally, to " abdicate• (for that is the expression chosen) the . granil mastership of the Teutonic Or der, in the name of the Arc;oduke ANTRUM in his own States ;" while he is made " to recognize the dispositions taken, with regard to the property of the order, locally situated oat of the Audition territories." To comment on such a provision, is seedless. A Doge of GENOA was brought to Ver saille►, to make reparatioa to Loots N.IV. for firing en the French galleys. But it is reser►ed fur the present age to see an Italian soldier of fortune. whose crimes mid whose acts of violence have deso lated the earth, first spoliate, and then degrade, the represeutative of the Emperors of the West, King Ifusioativ sod Boutsito. We shall imam over the articles which affect to regulate the mode of funding the debts of the ceded Provinces ; us well as the manner of administering those which are to be resto►ed. to Austria ; and the arrangements to be wade respecting war contribu tions. All these, it is obvious, must be carried iiito execution, at the arbitrement of the conqueror. A most interesting object attracts onr attention; name ly, the feeble effort made by FRANCIS to obtain SOCtle access to the sea; and some mode of yet im portrug, or exporting, the commodities produced by, as well as necessa►y to, his reuiaiimig dominions. But, the omicession rather displays the extent and magnitude of the calamity, tlun it affords mu) , re dress. To Trieste, he is Isamu, all access, or approach. But, the Corsican " engages to give no obstruction to the importation or exportation of inerchandiete into, and from, Aust.iii, by way of the Port of Fiume." As if, however, he instantly re tracted even this negative act of condescension, he adds, "this, nevertheless, not being construed to in clude EnglisA goads, or manufactures." It seems rather like mockery. than a serious clans' of a treaty, when it is subjoined, that " an inquiry shall be insti tuted, to ascertain whether any advantages con be allowed to the Austrian trade, in the other Ports ceded by this treaty." It would, perhaps, have been as beneficial to his subjects, and more dignified to himself, if FRAIMIS had spared himself the trouble. and the hninilianoti, of such condition.. Trieste is a port, though not a very commodious one, si tuate on the Adriatic. But St. Vito. or Fiume, as it is more commonly called, stands iu a remote. and almost inaceessible part of Istria. at the head of the daugerous Gulf of Cartier°. Any trade there carried on, to the exclusion of English goods and manufactures, under Freneh, or rather Corsican ne gative permission, ass really not worth contending for by a Prince, who had ceded to his adversary all the " Littorale,"Carniola, and their insular de pendencies. The commerce of Austria is extinct ! General I'6lllloYr. of the Royal Artillery, has arrived at Portsmouth. from Flushing, in a bad state of health; but his services are an much re quired there, that he could obtsiu only a month's sick leave ; indeed, nil the Otbeers who have been sent from thence siek, are order ...I to join with as little delay a• possilde. The Slat have marched into Portsmouth, and embarked on board transports. This regiment, with the 'ld battalion of the uttly, will sail immedi ately, under convoy of the Clutter, on their return to the Ishind of Walcheren. The end and the 10th lawn., •n their route for Portsmouth, have halted at Brighton. The last moved from thence on Tue;day morning, for their destination. The men appeared to ezedlent health and spirits.. Nothing has occurred to confirm the rumours which letters Irons Holland, and other circum stances, have excited. respecting an intercourse between the Government of tins country and that of France. ~. 11 / ct i c.V . ~ f ... :2 ,, tg L' co NP ,l ik s 'N... "*.: 1-Z THEATRES. COVENT-I:AMMO. The Hart of the World and Oscar and 41lalwina were the elate:Moments of this evening, and when we have stated so much, the public are in posses sion of nearly as much intelligence, with respect to the Play modllet, as we are. A disposition to hissing was manifest from the beginning, though the house was not more than half full. The ex cellent acting of Cooke, in Sir Perham", was, how ever,discernsble end audible, till nearly the end of the second Act. At this time, au allusion in the Comedy wits caught hold of, sud the row pretty well kept up till the half-price auxiliaries pie it " a local habi tation," front whence Owes out to he onsted.—The unlucky expression of the Highland Baronet to SO!' (unfortunately for peace and quiet, persowited by Mr. C. herniae), was, 4 . the whole teurir of your conduct it bad," which was iiiimedistily re echoed b% the pit, with the aoldnion, " and so is that of all the herniae'!" From this moment, nor rest isor silence were to be obtained. A battle royal e n sued in the second tier of boxes, a [deli ended in the transportation to Bow-street of a per son, who, andmirxter, wished to exhibit two pla cards at owe. Hole*" we were to repeat an ac count of roaring', juinpinge., and foolish hehavionr, we could not swell this account with any matter from the Theatre. The' only placard which ap peared new, was one to this effect : " Eloped, a yawn lady, with a certain officer. They were seen late last High' rooming &nut the New"—(a key.) The others were either old, or poi** from certain newepapers, which take this op p ortunity or smoking themselves known, or keeping themselves 1111Ve.— At the dropping of the curtain a horn etas ► nosed front site of she boxes, and a hoarse mato' bawled some unintelligible nonsense front the nit. 'rile only other ertraordinaires of the night were the reeegmizances entered into by the pitiles to such Iglesias is appeared in the bo%er, and the eioseiis of these inieginary heroes in the boxes to their friends in the pit. LYCEUM. The Beggar's Opera was performed at this Theatre. last night, The pi o 11l ill esti feature of the piece was hlr. Philipps in the part of taptain .11acheath. His person and deportment on the stage are very good. They are moody and well suiied to the character. 'there is tome iu which also the qualities of sense mood sound are so equally blended, awl mutually requisite. It is not enough to be a good reform a good .inger. The pereon, who would sneered, moot be buds. in many parts of the dialogue Mr. Philipps was very happy. In the vocal department, some of his song. were encored with rapture. If he was less efficient in others, it was, perhaps, from au excessive zeal to pirate, which induced him to employ more embellishment than the bold nusophistio.-atid chsracter of the Itighwey. man requires , . Upon the whole, hlr. Philipps is the best Uacheath we have. It pursued, it is a part it whielt he may excel. Mis. Wolof* Lucy was adiniseble : and him Bishop souial.tiso-oisio of Poky with great taste, sweetness, and pathia.—Mr. Knight was very good in Filch.—The house over flowed with an elegant eutliriire. and the perforrn rove of the night went off with roc/et. The Countess of ESSEX has given tifty pounds to be distributed amongst the poor of N'utford to ho nour of the Jubilee. The Earl of Defile . ' stag hounds threw off yes. tertiary near Croydon ; a tine liter, actin - tied great sport to it numerous assemblage of gelitl,,en, who had • run of two hours sad a half. The st.ig was taken near Highgate. Lady CA ito LI Mk DAMElleft Windsor, yesterd.iy, for her scat at Haat. The Nlisrcissoliess of SALISBURY and the Larlies CECIL hays been passing a few days with the Countess of Essex at Caslitobury. Thiry returned, esterday, to Hatfield, where her Lidysbip tea entertain a numerous assemblage of Nobility at dinner, to. morrow. The Marquis and Marchioness of nrre returned, yesterday, to their house, in South Atitiley-street, trout Petersham. They hare discharges! several of their servants, preparatory to their going sisoail. Lady Dutavaotran is Patroness, and Lord GaEAV ES sad Msjoi-Grtieral TH►wt.es, are Stew ards of the Exeter Assemblies, which continence on Thursday nest. The Earl and Countess of JERSEY left town, on Wednesday, fo► their seat in Oxfordshire. The Earl of Essex has been on a vivit to SA Gr.!. Wiiiireiteatr, Esq. at South-hill, Bedfordvhire. His Lordship returned to Cashiobury, ou Thur.- day. Mr. and Mrs. ARTIICR STttrenpß nre gone on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Cues - rt.:arm Lo, at lirsdhy-hall. On Thursday Evening, GEORGE PLOWER, E•q. Mr. JAMES LAURENCE. and Mr. JAMES DARES, wire elected into the Common Council of the City of Canterhu •y, in the room of Mr. THOMAS Wittre, Mr. Jesse %Vern, and Mr. I. J. PIERCE. An associatiou ;as formed in Liverpool, on Wed nesday se'unight, for the very hinnane purpose of suppressing the cruelty so commonly inflicted on animals. As a first objrct of their concern, they purpose to notice the overbuilt% and ill treatment to cart horses. Stc. At u General Assembly of the Royal Academi cians, he.l4 on Monday last, NATRAattit. Msa (MCNT, Esq. received hie diploma as Academician, and DAVID Wtucts and GI:ORGIC Haws were elected Associates. Wednesday, the 25th ult., the recruiting officers io Birmingham (twenty-two in number) dined tin ' gather at the Stork Hotel, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of His 41AJUTY . 1 reign. The dinner was most sumptuous the greatest harmony pre vailed, and many loyal and constitutional toasts were drank with great enthusiasm. Lieutenant Small, of the 23d Light Dragoons, was Presi dent ; Vice-President, Captain I.AOa►KCE, of the Royal Marines. " God sai:e the Mag." with other tuitional airs mud songs, were sung mud siteured.— On the whole, we belie►e that no company in town did more honour to the day. ABUSE OF Tat? ENOLISI4 : L4NGUIG4I. VERBA MUTAWTVR." ‘• Si.t—Ynu some time istice:pohlislicd• ifs Tour excellent paper, an exposition of several words, to which certain individuals have lately affixed Hamm ins, very different from their ori4inal signification. On perusing Tlit Times, Stetting's*, and several other newspapers, however, l have discovered many others, which have also beto used ill a sense widely different from that 'NA Englishmen have hitherto been in the habit of attaching to them. Well know ing the erudition of the Editors of those papers, I ' have selected a few of the most remarkable instan ces; mid submit them to von, as worthy a place in the vocabulary of the New School. Joh nsoe•tvart. LEXICOGRA PHU& 77.4 Patiii•—A few narrow-n , iii !ed individu3le, who attend a place of polke arouseineut, fur the express purpose of revolts% ri t .t. TTis Liirvig of tAr Ples4—Thr privilege of selecting a parti cular (sassy, and orerwhelnoug it with tLe vilest and must ni.ilevoleot slander. Lietrality—.Fe. Gr.; The refusal to ply a very small addi- lion to the prices of admission to Covent-Garden Theatre ; which intstitiuo is militated fur the purpose of remunerating the Proprietors for the immense rxpense which tin, hate ii.rorreJ lit eceettAig that noble ornament of ►he metropolis. • Ltyal Opinium— , rlse advice of some arkgese Derristet, who, basin; Ito practice in the Couts, end , avo , irs to ride into public noun, upon the shoulders of the mob, by shelling thou hi their infraction of the law. Derormai—Paradbig the streets ■t night, blowing horns, harking, shorting, and groaning, to the great tevriw of die peaceable inhabitant.% Gallantry—Ea. Gr.; Preventing Madame Cate'lasi, a lady ' of must unexceptitionbli murals, and of transcendent abilities, from appearing ea the natioaal stage, be cause Asa was—.a foreigner !! ! And pelting Mrs. C. lieuilite, (au Eaglishworam), ejr the stage, although la a state of pregnancy, because sbe was connected with a family of the tirst-rate histrionic aSility The Age elf Chivalry is "oast.) 3ledeity—Ocatimandiug (not retersting) a aim to sell his (ouds under prime cost-..sail t►us &suing hint I. 'nil bin days is a prison. Native talefal—Ez. Cr. ; 1 it gra lirtatiaal and eri. 7•fe siitectirs of Mr. Clifford; Mr. Moss, Mr. Da•l&cld, (aline Lois!, the Apothscary's sena), Mr. Miultolt, Mr. Caulfield, oat morel al usher equally promirine can- didates for uratosical celebrity. Cruelly and Oppression—Es. Gr., Committing certain Ben f men to prison, fur innocently tearing down a number ' of iron rails, and breaking 31r.'Kesuble's windows, as well as the peace. The Drama', i'atraors—(iverlesses who nasally attend the Theatre one a-year (8:. Stepken'r Jai ), awl s ho cannot distiegoish between 3lesuls I.eiri,ls Tragedies, and those of tat/al:spear*. IN7'ELLIGANCE. COORT OF CHANCLAY.—Noir zo. MISS NICIIOLSuN awl MR. 011.104. The LORD CIIANCLI.7.OI obirrved, that he had considered the petition of Mr. Smith, and WAS N. Iliti rti that he meted without knowing that Nicholson was a ward of that Court, that he w•as ~t liherly to depart, and that his ftwthesattendauLe on that Court was no longer necessary. CAIRT OF KING'S BUNCH, Wiptwirtai. SOT. MI, CRIM. CON: sruKcs v. itAmvirti. Mr. ABBOTT moved far is rule to chew cum, why the judgment, which vies obtained in this cum l'y default, should not toe set aside, and the 13-- feadalit allowed to plead. It was sto wires brought against the Defendant, foe bolding a criminal con verse t i tttt with the Plaintilht wife. It appeared that the parties were attoriwys.at.law, and had beets formerly virtnere, at Clieratow. The motion we gromided on the declaration not being served. The service was sworn to by • clerk of the Phuntiff, who hid formerly been in the employ of the pertnership ; and he was now contradicted by the affidavits of the Defendant and his two feinale servants : that of the latter persons set forth, that, on the evening mentioned in the :tr. tidavit of service, the clerk came, by a b.,ck way, into the Delendant's kitchen, and handed them a bundle of papers, whirl', lie said, belonged to their master; that they Wit him their master ' , AK is ti ts office, and to take thorn to him; this he declined. and went away, leaving the papers : that our of them carried them to the Defendant ; and that its no in 'ance had the clerk left any ether The Defendant's affidavit stated, that he had re. (Tired the papers from one of his servauts; that lie examined them, and found they heln.iged to him ; but there was not a declaration aroongat there ; and that lie had a good defence to the action. The Learned Counsel contended, that, under those cir cumstances, the Defendant wet entitled to a rule. Lord I.t.t.xeleouormi—'‘ Take the rule." DECOY. CARRINGTON v. TAYLOR. Mr. Gatauw moved for a rule t.• spew Cause why the verdict in this case should net be set aside, and a new trial granted. This was an action tried at the laid assizes, before the Lord Cuter Baena, and a verdict given for the Plaintiff. It appeared that the parties Lived on the sea coast, and gained their livelihood by the destroying of sea fowl. The Plaintiff had ow his ground an ancient decoy pond ; the Defendant was in the habit of firing his gun off near this decoy. which frightened the wild fowl away, which had been decoyed by the tame birds, and gave the Defendant anopportunity of shooting them. The Learned Counsel contended. that the Defendant's firing his gun at a distance could nut Le maintained to be a trespass. _ _ Lord ELLENSOROVGIV••-" t shOlild wish you would state part of the evidence." Mr. GARILOVI then compli►l, ar'd tool, it was given in evidence, that the Plaustr!! 'fired his gun within 100 yards of Cie pond. Len' ELisbassousi observed. be theaght that _ , I , 1 • .govt of the evidence sufficiently strong to mensal the Jury 11.1 giving a verdict for the Piiiinutf. [ t pile refused. 4 •••• COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nev. to. -• This Court was occupied in trying undefended Aises, at A'isi Prays, of no public interest. lii the course of the day. Mary DAviii, the neer. testate maniac, who has beet so long a visitant ef the Courts, was taken into custody in this Court. from whence site was conveyed, e hackney-coach. • to Queen-square Police-Office. She gave the Sit— ting Magistrate a positive promise, that she would not again visit %Vest:sinister-Hall, ant .he was dis charged. In ten minutes, however, she returned to the Court, took out her brief,. and complained loudly of the roug:i treatment she had received in her ride. Lord (Thief Justice 114AwsrtrI.D dare her a smile, expressive of his commiseration im her state of mind, and Wise was allowed to re:wain to the Court, until it was Adjourned. SUBSCRIPrio N VOR TOIR ritoworioN or RIOT AT COVEAT-GARDEN THEATRE. TO TI!! EDITOR OE TILE BRITISH PIRESS. . I '1 SIR—You are dnabtbsts aware, that a subscrip tion is at this moment goie g ou fair the purpose of inesueg she disturbers ,of Covent-Garde° Theatre to continue their depredations typo!. die property of that house, and their disgnstieg Anti') ante of the public in general. Whether this Le legal or not. I shall not stop to inquire, beranie my want of knowledge of the CONNOR LAW might expose me to the statement of opinions not founded in the prac tice of the Courts ; but, as one belonging to the grand jury of the British nation, whose uotioes ate founded en the invariable principles of CollauN SENSE, sound reason, and decent propriety, I shod bey leave to occupy a portion of your attention and limits with this very important subject. 'l' he first adecrtisetuent for vett& ibutions which appeared OR this occasion. stated the sub.ciriptioiss to be for the assistance of persons russsiderest as unjustly pro secuted by the proprietors of Covent-gariten Thea tre." This notice appearing, and bring continued. loug after true bills were found by a Jury of Eng. lishusen 'against fourteen of the rioters iudicted by the prnprieturs of the Theatre. it is evident that subscriptions were then called for in order to sup. port these persona against a ass diet of their coma try inen. Lt is true, we may be told that a Grand Jury have wily the evidence on one side before them. And that their decision, being founded on ex parte testimony. is not to be received as final, or couclu:- sive.—Granted. But it must be remembered, the: a (Wand Jury have all the circuinstautial evidence, on the other side. before them ; and surely the opinion of wen, who have investigated a case as far as it is possible for them, in the first iustaoce, to go into it. is, at least, presumptive. acid prima facie, evidence, against the parties whom they so fur decide against, as to we good grounds fur send ing theta to trial. And what better iuformatiun have those sulitcriliers before them, that these rut,/ greed. miserly prosecuted" What eatables mem, in coutrisdicuon to a jury, to make se rash and un. hemming a declaration Have they eermined the various eases in ali their beariuga ? Have they weighed, under the direction of the laws of their cotintry, sod with all due consideration of equity end justice, on both sides, what are the real merit,. Or demerits, of the question ?—No ! They have never given the subject one thought : but, as led by withsed and desigiiing men ; us actuated by their Own ' unruly and macontrouled passions; or as prompted by folly and nurefiecting whim, they bare dared to pit themselves and their senti ments against the solemn, deliberate, and honest decision of a British Jury. Could but the latter description of these prisons tie taught to look at consequeisces, (and it it to such as might here after be mowed Mtn a participation of these crimes, that I now ad•iless myself), they would be careful how they mitered themselves to he inveigled and entrapped into a line of (Vw duct to unworthy of Englishmen, so directly hostile to the bites and constitution of their comet try, an subversive of that bulwark of our liberty. the Trial by Jury ; und su destructive of every right which is dear to us as men, or as Britons. For.what are the ',brims. consequeures of this infamous sob. scription ? In the first place, it tends to bias and icti. initiate the minds of the Jury, by when' these parties ere ultiinately t; lie tried, accordiseg to the laws oldie fa ail. This, iii itself, is so potent an objertion, and errefregahle an argument against the subscriii %ion, that, I are sure, no good subject, after consi. dering it, will unite in promoting, in any degree, a purpose so fatally dangerous to his own interests, us a member of the British empire. In the second 'dace. the persons against whom tree bills have Leen foiled. must either lie guilty or innocent ; though, as we have before stated, the presumptive evidence, from the tinditig of the bills, is, that they are guilty. If this be the case, then every shilling givee for their assistance is given to support them against the laws of she.: couittry, which they have offended, and which ure called upon to punish them. Will any man, then, of common integrity ur sense, hind himself to the proration of so liOrrla a design. as to set the subject up agniwat the law s cud declare, that they consider the law as tiniest ' None but such as wish to subvert the Constitotioii. and revolutionise the estahlsehed Goveroment, can. for a moment, hesitate upon this point. Bet there is a possibility. that, notwithstanduis the decision of the Gram' Jury, (than which we will say, a more discriminatiog, arienciful, end upright, was never ; riven) these psr.ies may be innocent.— Even to this the answer is obvious and conclosive. If they are iimocent, the law will rot punish them. and, therefore, they shall not want assistance. The suliscriptiou iu that ease will not be wanted for the purposes for which it is proposed, thouxh there can be little doubt the Gentlrmies: I! into whose hands it hue found its way ; will nod other modes of apish. c item, ernlly just, patriotic. and charitable.— It has not escaped my attention. that it may be negated by my opponents in this question, that tho' their friatuds may nitimstely be fotrid Lesocent, yet that much previous expellee is net:mosey to enable them to try the case fairly—to fee the woe able Counsel, sal to erne tbetusehts of all A