The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-06-02 00:00:00

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The object of IN, Salem Committee appointed by the House of almamom to inquire into and report on the Case of Mr. Bucking ham having bete arkely defeated by the don of Parlis or's% before their labours could be brought to a c a PU aide MEETING will bo held TO-lIOR ROW. at the Thatched-house Tavern, St. James's, at Two o'clock. for the purpose of consider fog whether any further measures can be taken to avert the Inpenti. calamities which threaten to overwhelm Mr. 111.chingham. by dm amen and disproportions" punishment to which he has bean esbjore f d, without trial, and without necessity, by the ()merr iment o India. - Os gbh notasion the attendante of all Englishmen, trim reel an Interim in preventing a fellow-countryman from being crushed and mined by English arbitrary destruction of property, altogether unprece dented is Engliah history, is eari.cady solicited. FMC'S Or BRITISH Ilbsa Sleek 202 201 IP pet Cent. Red. :di i i 'pee Cent. Cone. 79, esi I Aeet. ent. POI 1 004 f ;per CSW per Cent- Red. SIL2 en 4 per Cent. 114 14f AS! TOCKS VE•ITERDAV. Long Ann. Id 13.16 j India 'tock India %Aids 4 7 pm Es. Mils 1008 L N 8 pa Ditto bow. 8 9 p m Ditto Small V IN pia Lottery Tickets :VW. 81. PRICES OF FOREIGN Bonds 36 Colombian' Bond, 39 Ditto Bonds ;18•24) 41 y 40i I *0) Ditto Atet. 411 1 .19A 1 in 2 111gua6M Gond" (1625, 561 71 no Aeet. 361 4 3 71 inset Wastes 3 per Cent. 97f. 25e. Itietiimg• 23f. Mk. Ronds (Ite26) 341 it Pitta Ave. 14) 15 Bleskina Monde b.l sTocKS YESTRIIDA Y. Ditto H.:ndr ;Dal' 621 2 lj 2 Ditto Acct. 621 2 21f a Peruvian H.. 0 4,30 29) 14 Portugneue Wend , NI I vs die. Ditto Acct. 714 ea dia. Prtivslan Bondi; 992 Ditto Hon& ; 92, Horatian int!, Kt 80 I Ditto Acct. HI, j 4 I 2 tilianiria Honda 7j d Ditto Acct. 11 ES VE.sTritlid Stare. Paid. ......... 100 IS I die ......... 100 SO ?2 di, ..... 100 S ........: Ico 15 0 di. 2S 25 IS di/ A4aVaANCI COMFAMIita. PRICES OP 8111A1 BIC Ikealima Ikttirp Ir on Hayden Paseu-Pacuriaa %Yalta Ina and Coal . Ptotoctor Tire OA• Llallr ANL, Oki COMPAV , IIII. Continental ........ ......... lee Z. die I I dle IRON RAILWAYS. ktvairpool and Haocheiter ICO 4 Na ■IILNLLANICOWS. Awn's:fan ICO a b pai Canal Ga. En!rine SO 1 A dis 05$ Engine Carrtage Provincial !lank of Ireland ---,--..- -T"-."*- • -- 11 - -, - ..,1 • . ,---1 - -,-.-- ; ••-.7-3-7 - -.„--1 , *---..---; . i -... „ . 4... . ~ cga... • ‘ 4 ... -=---.1 ...-qc.,,„' `.1 1 %. , :te-:.. t•-_,,..41 - . 7- ~,. •f c-. ..._Vsua...... .. -I N4 b ' i''' /4"iii‘• 1111P14 A-L‘ -.-. ',. . . r. " . ""'" - r-3m.''',----4 Vie SWUM'. Vreoo. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Thie Evening, FRIDAY, June 2, will be performed the new Nudes! Romance of THE KNIOIITS OF THE CROSS ; ur, Tilt: HERMITS TROPIIRCY. 'Flit principal Characters by Me•vr..Wal inch, Bennett, and Arc:mr; Mrs. W. Wert, and Miss Stet:bent. After which the Diveriltement of THE CliilP. Principal Dancer., Mr. Noble and Miss Harnett. 'lO conclude with the Mu ac..l Felice of THE AuorrEu blizbatt, Mr. Wallach ; Record, Mr. J. Rosiicli ; Nell, Me,. Orgcr. EATRE. Teas Evening, FRIDAY, Jane 2. rvil; be performed the Comedy of JOHN Bl'l !.. Perepine, Dlr. Cooper; Sir ;;; '''''''''' Ile, Mr. Vanehard ; Hon. Dlr. Shntoon, Mr. J0n..., Job Thorobv;sy, 31r. Faire ; Denolt Brut. "rudder'', Mr. Curthor ; Man. 3,r. Ra)arr. 1..r1y Cra. line Braymore, • Chatterlwr ; Dlory. Tborobeiry. 111.4 Che..ter ; 3lrs. Brulgrullery. • La%;:nia.a. . Alter wltteh the new Piece caned Sf:APi , :-GO Cr. Ttia principal Chi:oder* by Mew*. inoncherd, fl,'.Farrec, Cocper, mod Xead .w• ; James. and To cone.otte %with the F.:ce of KALANG THE AVINI O . _ J•rany Dl..td:er, Mr. Joneal;:nn, .I.atr..::laDnrable, Davenport; Pry I." r. . SA DLER'S WELLS. nreolnr,. FRIO %V, Jittle 2. will prqr.rmod the r.orletta of ALL IN ONE NIGHT, or. TkiVIIAA:SE ON HEATH. Atter which. TRICK FOR TRICK. To cowhide with toe Du. le.que Gram! Bpectac!e of THE PEACOCVArE9i'HEiI t OR, MI •RA%I FRIA % ARD TR* • %DOLS& OF CAIRO. ROYAL ANIPIIITHEATR - 4 (ASTLErS). Thar Cronin?. FRIDAY. June IL end to b: c until fottber notion, on aconint of their fount aid pot•n!er ait, notion, PALL PRI' OS LiOltsEllACK ; Olt, A Pitit AT Trill SLIM 110 , 1. 107 the Author of the Adolph! Tom and Jerry. Mou,leur TonsolL Giovanni . . In London &c. lie. Hemline, the celebrated G-troon Artl.t, noon on Elagtlc Cord. lir. Duc:uvr, es the Cblue.eEnt-honter, 'tiding id one dine Three Hones, totally uncapart.one - d. And the inagnineent Oriental Spectacle of WAR IN INDIA. or. THE BURMESE. ROYAL GARDENS. VAUXHALL. Under the especial Patronage of his Moat Gracioui IlaJosty. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY. JUNE 2. The Proprietors respectfully scrptaint the Public that these Gardens es Monday Evening lam, and will continue cpeu every Monday. resr a esday. and lridny. during the Season. Thr IlltimlnatiJna will be on a mord brilliant scale. The Entertsluments will Include a GRAND CONCERT, in TWO Acts In the superb new Concert Boom, width will twanarnce al Half.part The principal Vccsal Performers for this Miss Stephens Minimise Vedas Signor Do Revels Mr. Tinney Madam.? Cortege Mr. lintham Mr. Flornes.tle Ili. Robinson . . lliS4 Cooke ". Mr. Sloe!sir Mr. C. Taylor ?In•ter flarier. LeaJer of the Rand, which will be nomeroter and etnnylete, Signor klesznulettl.--Composer and Conductor. Mr. 11. R. 81.,!t0r. At the ead of the brat act of the Concert an entirely new Pa'.toral by Mun , leur J. A. Theleur, late Ballet Master to the Theahe Amsterdam, entitled LINTRIGUE DC VILLAGE. Principal Pertwmera--Madelool.elle Pauline Itostiletnol, from the Ilteetre Royal, Ausalerdam , and 3lunsleur S. V-wtris, tom the Theatre+ /Vial Man Carlo., at Naples, and La Scale, at Milan; their third appear same is this country. 'Nee Amusements to conclu ' with A RRILLIANt IrISPLAY OP Y 1111: WMI I. Met Gore, of the Theatre ItJyal. Corent-gardar, i• engaged. and will alt HU, make her appearance. Laws opea at StYttl o'Cluck.—Coneert mllOl,llOll at Half-part tight. . 1 11Imk.lon 41, Information respecting the Boxes . , for the Sreson or Meaty, mkt be Lad upon application to Mr. Andrew.. B.,olhelic:,llnud-aticet. The remainder of the Cairene' , Report tomorrow. Tb. Bairns PREIS comMencediTuislcsilinl yesterday morn ing at five o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1626. We have received the French Papers to the 30th inst., and subjoin some extracts. We can do no more than merely call the attention of our readers to the very ins. portatudiseussion which took place in the French Chamber of Deputies, about the Consorship of the Press. [From the Pilvta of Tuesday, May :OA PARIS. MAY 29. We learn from A/adria, tint there hea been formed in all pain of the lengchrii an A oti-Aporolieo-Carlist Juno.. which eommuni- CURS dir.•ctly with the Direetor.Ueneral, Reeachn, and that it has alread, b •en of great service to the internal tranquillity of the king. (tom. Private letters received yesterday at Paris an , munce that the greater part of the gerri.nn of 3lissolonghi, efter having made he way through the Egyptian army and saved the women and children wise accompanied it, his arrived at Salons. (From the Dont, dated Wednesday. May M.] In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies 2'ith 31.1 y, the Order of the Day wee the discussion of the Ilud4ct of the Minister of the Interior. In the course of the dehnte, tl. Royer Collatd took occasion to bring forward the auhject of the Censorship of the New According to Article 4, of the law of 17th March. 11122 " If in the interval of the elesisions serious cireurnsiances (citron. sinners graves) should render the measures of guarantee and re. pension for a moment inefroctual, the Ccnr.orship may be imute distely re-established by a Royal Ordinance." The Speaker renamed at length his view of the meaning of the law, and endeavoured to chew (hot the serious rireninstattere In. tended were great events, great trouhles, extraordinary eases which could not be foreseen, and nor the licence or shusc of the liberty of the press ; and, in fine, the Censorship lies nothing at all to do with the state of the press. The Minister or the Interior and M. Benjamin Constant having spoken on the ' , object, the Minister of tbo Interior replied to the latter as follow. ••• I do not think it oreeesary to reply to the prirciples laid down by the last speaker. It is not the Ministry, but the law, which has established the theory of preventive measures. What are serious weionstances P De they mean troubles--s catsatmohe % Must tires have actually arrived, or shoull they be prevented ?" Ilk Excellente thinks it better to check the cause than tbeetrect, sod this I. the object of the Jaw. " As fur the imenios. of :Le Speaker, Oa: if the Censor. o blp is remand, it will be for the sake of the Ministers ; it may be asked what Ministry has ever borne with more lon ganiatlty the attacks of the .journals? None. The Mi nisters have. therefore, practised whit they recommended when Deputies. If they ask dal execution of the law', it Is not for them selves. They have proied that they did not fear the liberty, or even the elnises, of the Press. When they are a:taekeJ, justly or unjustly, they have atsl the means of defending themsaltes. But the (patiet is very different; it Is the public order, which may be endangered. In this case they must not hesitate till the evil is ac complished, hut one the preventive measure which the law has hid down.''—,%eljottened till the following day. FRENCU nIXT)S.-PARIS, MAT 30.—Five per Cents. 97f. Three per Cents. 6.5 f. ilk.; flank Stack, 2025 f.; Rentes Ile Naples, 74f. 7ec. ; Royal Spanish Loan. 182 j, Haytian Loan 720 f. Exchange on London—One Month, 23f. 50c.; Three Mouths' 9.5 f. W.—Cont. Antlentire. We have received a Dntch Mail and German Papers to the 26th May, but they contain nothing of the slightest interest. The following information has been received from a quarter which leaves us no doubt of its accuracy. We are disposed to attach importance to it, not as a proof of any designs on the part of the present Government of Spain which could give real grounds for alarm to Portugal, bu t as one instance more of the astonishing imbecility and igno rance which pervade the councils of a government which thinks of making new acquisitions at the very moment that it is surrounded by the bayonets of .foreigners. We ihall confine ourselves, in giving this intelligence, to the mere translation of the letter of our Svanish Correspondent. Its purport is as follows:—" In the Council of State at Ma drid a discussion lately took place concerning the advan tages which weal arise to Spain from the union of Portu gal. To obtain this without a war, it was proposed to give Spanish America to the Emperor of BRAZIL, and thus to obtain the cession of Portugal from DON Penno. This was referred to the KING. and met with his approbation ; but it was necessary also that the Holy Alliance should approve of it. Its approbalon was also obtained. Those Peninsular Knights (estos Caballeros Penensutures) heard of it, and took so much alarm at it, that they demanded of the Spanish Government if it was in earnest or in jest, for if it was in earnest they would declare war immediately." This information reaching us, as it does, from a quarter •which possesses the means of acquiring the most important and secret intelligence with regard to Spain, is entitled to a much greater degree of credit than could otherwise attach to it, and we have no hesitation in stating our belief that it is substantially correct. CITY, TIGUNSDAY EVENING. Some attempts were made to depress the Fund.; in the early-part of the day, by circulating a repot that unfavourable intelligence hail been received Irani Petersburgh, but the effect was very slight, as Consols fell only an eighth. Upon the assurance that ro•hing adverse hail occurred in the north of Europe. they imme diately rallied, and advanced steadily to 104 g for Account. This advance was somewhat facilitated by the It ink of England having given notice that they will take in the New 4 per Cent. Scrip, and pay the outstanding instalment'', on receiving five per cent. in terest. This will occasion money to be more plentiful in the 31arket I and, indeed, before the close of the day it appeared to have that ether. The Consols closed te-day for the dividend at 79i, and the impression is that these securities will rise, unless any unpro. p;:ions poli!ical event should occur. In the Foreign Market, no alteration worth noticing; Russian Sock, 'hie% fell from 81 to 80, in consequence of the report of unfavourahte news from St. Petershurgh, subsequently rallied, end left oil at 81. Colombian, 41 ; Mexiean, 62 ; Greek, 114 to 15 ; Spanish, 8. The Caraccas Culanthinno*was received yesterday to the 13th of April. The Mexican and Colombian squadrons were supposed to have arrived at Matanzas, in the month of March, and it was thought probable that little resistance would be offered to their united force. At Buenos Ayres all was rejoicing, in consequence of news having been re ceived that Monte Video had fallen into the hands of the Patriots of Banda Oriental. Don Pedro was understood to have adopted a sort of conscription to strengthen his army. A letter from Canton, dated October 23, saya,--"Erery thing here is going on quietly with the Chinese, the Lintiu pl.:mien having been entirely set at rest by the Chinese themselves having Riven up every point. By the arrival of the direct ships from England, Mr. Unntwon, the chief of the British factory, received accounts of his Majesty having been graciously pleased to confer on him the honour of knighthood by patent, for his conduct during the long and anxious discussion in which he was engaged with the Chi nese authorities. relative to the affair of the Topaze frigate at Litwin." Van Diemen's Land is still in an awful state, and when that poor colony will enjoy repose from bushrangers we are at a loss to conceive, in spite of all the ceaseless ex ertions of a laborious and enlightened Government. The following extract from the only Tasmanian paper come to hand, as the saying is—" let's the cat out of the hag."— " The gaol at Launceston is so crowded, that there is scarcely room fcr the prisoners to lay down at nigh:."— Spiney Gazelle. - From good authority we understand that Mr. Barmy, Resistant Wesleyan Missionary at ,Vellington Valley, learnt from the r :rives in that quarter, long since, that there were copper-coloured men twenty days' journey frmn them—that they were " like white fellow, and that they were cannibals, fur they " eat black fellow." ‘Vhile this information goes to corroborate that already arhluced by Mr. Gray, the pilot, it cortainly undermiaes our hypothesis in reference to these white men lacing the progeny of run away prisoners !—Sydney Gazette LIVERPOOL, MAY St.—l/wing the month the cotton market has experienced an improvement. The demand has been generally from the trade, with the ExceEtion of about 1,100 bags American and 1,009 Egyptians, which have been taken on spectilat ion. For export there has been only some Inquiry, but little business done. An advan ce has taken playa generally on Upland, Mobile, and Albania, about to Id.; New Orleans id.; 'West India a. 1.; Egyptian Fl. Vi and on Sauth American /11. to Id. per pound. Brazil cotton has become scarce in comparison to other sorts, consequently the sales of Egyptian has in creased, that being ciseaptr in proportion . — Our Cotton market has been very s t e ady i n prices, with a good demand, during the week. Abopt 9,000 bags have been sold.—B.P. Sugars dull and heavy, hut there has been a little more demand for Coffee, particularly of the higher qualities of Jamaica, which avestA. to 3s. dearer. _ We are extremely happy to state thett a good demand for cotton- continues, and that we bs♦e cheering accounts from Manchester of improvement. IVc have nothing new to report on the subject of the state of trade. The improveno nt noticed iu oar last has been fully supported through the week, but without any material improvement in prices, except in cotton, in which there has been an advance of a farthing to r pound on some descriptions.—Manehrster Paper, Alny 31. After a ♦ery short illness, at six o'clock on Tuesday morning last, died Edward Milne, Esq., of Manchester ; and about seven in the evening of the same day, his brother, William Milne , Esi., in consequence of a paralytic attack, the immediate cause of which appeared to be the last sight be had just taken of his brother Edward's corpse. It shocked his feeling mind so much, that en leaving the room he exhibited marks of confusion, and became evidently paralyzed ; he however, recovered a hut very anon afterwards relapsed, and expired. Imme diately after Edward's death, William wrote to his brother in London a very affecting letter, expressive of his distress at the awful event; and the same post which brought IVilliam'a letter, brought one also from his brother Oswald, atmouncing IVillism's death. 'The grief occasi,ited to their surviving brothers, sisters, and friends, by so awful slid unexpected a visitation, is beyond description, and will aff_ct the strong,:st. " Ite the midst of life we ce in death r THE BRITISH PRESS. ALMACVS. Almisek's grand ball on Wednesday evening Was very numerously attended. Amato( the hoot ton prevent were— Tbe Dukes of Wellington, boreeniet, and De Itontebello. Michela and Dowager Duette', of Lembo. P.lnce De Reinvents. itt.itqui,es of Graham, Douro, De Storni, Lothian, Clonefearde, and Gdsdete. llarcitionessel—Emily of foindgnderry,Cornirallis,Wincheater,Queens berry. Waterford, Lothian, and Clanricarde. Earls—Jersey, Cowper, Clonmel, Albemarle, ilitrewood, !MAO& We.tmorland, Clanwilliam, Wicklow, Rowney. TauLeralile, Mansfield, Denbigh, and Darn!ey. Counteume--Jermy, Cowper, Sefton. Dowager of Warwick, Dowager of Clare. Meath, ellonmel, Albemarle, Sheflield, Mulgrare, Dowager of Shed :kid, If arewm,d. Wicklow, Uxbridge, 3r. Antonio, Oxford. Har rowby, Porde% Tankervilte, Motley, Leitrim, Denbigh, Darnley, Licren, and Ets.ton. Lords t;wydyr , Ravensworth, Palmerston, Buraherzh, Weymouth, IfounGtandfmd, Flpt,instone, J. Rume.l, Howard de Walden. Barnard, 'lnßemove, Dunsich. Vufferyn, Roslyn. Grantham, Montagu, Fine:tittle, Southantyton, V. Osborne, Falmouth, Clartna, Hervey, Normanby, An dover. A.tzkland, Chaska Wellesley, C. Fitzroy, Pelham, E. Somerset, and A. Chlehmter. Ladiess—Gwydyr, Stannous, Barensworth, Deere, C. Berkeley, two Greenlee, K. Putraihban, Fannon., C. BarWm, Dofferyn, J. Mann, S. Stewart, C. and E. Graham, E. Cornwallis, M., G., and C. Grey, Gron. thorn, E, Eds.ecumbe, L. Clive, G. Keppeil, Musgrave ' L. Vaughan, A Powktr, J. Blaekford, M. Kerr, C. nuncumbe, 11. and A. Scutt, itains‘d. A. apd N. /trident.ll. Janet St. Clair, Montagu, King, C. Lowtner, Stet ville, Hampden, A. and C. Paulett e Julia Petro, A. Vernon, M. Cotes, A. Vane, two Clements, A. Holroyd, F. Osborne, M. and L. Douglas, K. and L. Phipps, J. and E. Kerr, F. hascelles, Ellefthoreugh. Forester. F. and L. Besucterk, Southampton, two Mutiny., G. Seymour, two Hervey, Beresford, S. 31arobam, Astley, J. Fitzroy, two Pelham+, F. U.bortio, C. Stanhope, C. nod L. Brutitoc::, A. lieck..lt, Clitche-ter, &c. Counts-11'0m., De Minklivet, De Lotlerui, De /Alum, Deroy, St. Mar,tn, De la Pasture. Viscounts—Bazham and De Fiatlgoey. Baron de Cetto aud D'Oneriltnra. Gieville, J. Copley, M. S. Stewart, G. Anson, the Vlee,Chatte cellos., &c. fee. e ls VA,A:,llltill r. - • A. ~ • • - _ • r ft A / • PARTIES, The Duke of Beaufort entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at hio.hou , e in I)rmarenor4gume. The Dowager ittarehionesa of Sallabary's Intended assembly, on Wed ne:duy evening. was poAlponed, on account of the death of Vi.enunt In+e•lrie, son of raft "faith,t, who departed this life a short time since at Vimma. The Earl of Suffolk had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house In Curran-street, Mayfmr. Lord King had a grand dinner party nn Wednesday, at his house in Haver—treet ; among whom wage—Lord Ebrington, Sir James and Lady aham, Sir Michael Show Stuart, Sir Sidney Smith., Mr. and Lady Mary Hamilton Wit:lams, lion. Mr. Moore, &c. Baroness IVllloughby do Ersby gave another elegant entertainment on Wednesday, at her house, Whitt hall, to a distinguished party; among whom were—the Marquis of Exeter, the Marchioness of Weediness h, the Earl, Countess, and meager Countess of (tittle, Lord and Lady Tulia more, Lord A.l: Dowa ger ley, Lady Harriet Ashley, Lady Charlotte Seymour, Lady Gwydyr, ?fr. and kfrs. Arbuthaut, Mr. rierreputut, Mr. Brook Greville, Mr: .1,,..ar1es Weenie, Mr. George Anson, Mr. Le Roos, Miss Elphin atone, MOVEMENTS. The Downer Duchess of Rutland entre.] on Wednesday evening, at her bou•e it. naekvlite-btreet, GUM Urlvulr Castle. The Marytalv of Carmarthen and Lord James Townshend have left town for Cornwall. Loid and Lady Mary borough left town yesterday, for their seat, near Witd.or. _ _ _ Cutonei and Urn. Gore Langton and family kft town yesterday, for their neat, Newton I'ar►, riomeraet.,hire, R. B. PAllipa, Esq. leit Coupon's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, yesterday, for Ail seat, Pletun Castle. Artlralv yesterday, at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jarnes's-street —Admiral F'r John Welk kart., from his seat In Sul:it: ; and Colonel Burke, from Vlnd•or. A rr!rals a! Motel, Jermyn-street :—Mr. and Mrs. M'Lean, from , Gl:Jrge Lucy, Esq. M.P.. from Stratfood.on.Avon. Arrivals at the 1% away,' Hotcl, Jermy n-vtreet —Mr. and Mrs. Bank ston and Mrs. Milner, from their scat In Surrey. Departure :—Mrs. Te.t4date, for Brighton. lleparime•, yeiterday, from the Burlinatan Hotel, Old Burlington and Curti-.trees, —Lord Lorton and the llomourable Mrs. King, for Ireland; the Bey. Mr. and Mn. Dyson arid family, fur their seat, Ureat Marlow. THE KING'S COURT. Yesterday, at two o'clock, his Majesty held a Court, at his Pakce in Pall-mall, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the cretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department, the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, the President of the Board of Control, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchv of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Trade, the Muter-General of the Board of Ordnance, the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole, the Swedish Minister, the Danish Minister, the Treasurer of the Household, the Captain-General of the Yeomen Guard, the Vice-Chamberlain ' Lord in Waiting (Lord Lovaine), Groom in Waiting (Sir Andrew Barnard), the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Recorder of London, the Master of the Ceremonies, the Marquis of - Salisbury, Lord Strathaven, Sir Colquhoun Grant, General Bayley, &c. The following had the honour of being presented to his Msksty the - Baron Steirneldt (the Swedish Minister), and the Count de Moltke (the - Danish Minister), had audiences, anti were respectiv.ly attended by the Right Hon. George Canning and Sir Robert Chester, in the usual way. Lieutenant-General Bayley, on his appointment to the Coloneley of theSth, or King's Regiment of Foot. _ Major-General Sir Colquitoun - Grant, on his appoint ment to the Colonelcy of the 12th Lancers. Lord Strathaven was presented by the Marquis of Win chester (as Groom of the Stole), on his bring appointed a Lord of the King's Bedchamber. Ilia Mid. sty held a Privy Council, at which Mr. Gre ville attended as Clerk. At the Council, a Proclamation for the dirAolution of Parliament was agreed upon, and for the assembling of a new Parliament, the writs for which are to be returnable on the 2stli of July next ; also a Pro clamation for the election of Srotch Peers, to take place, we understood, on the 13th July, at liolyrood House, Edinburgh ; and a third Proclamation respecting th e elec tions in Ireand. The Marquis of Salisbury was introduced into thefoun cil, sworn in a Member, and took his seat at the Board accordingly. After the Privy Council had concluded, the !It:corder of London was admitted into the presence of the King in Council, and made Isis report of the convicts capitally convicted at the last Sessions. His Majesty gave audiences to the Eat! of Harrowby, the Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Canning, and Mr. Peel. The Court broke up about six o'clock. On Wednesday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Viscount Melville. ENGLISH 01PEItA House.—ln consequence of his other engagements, and the commencement of the English Opera House regular performances, we regret to state to the laughter-lovers of this grist town, that Mr. Mathews will be no longer "at Home during the present season. That he has done much to dissipate gloom in this panic stricken age, the number of his guests best proves • and that circumstance assures us that, whilst h e h as ca t er ed so well for the amusementAand, we will add, the improvement of his contetnt oraries, he has been one of the very few successful speculators in these uiatnal times. As Mr. Ma thews's friends have received his "Invitations" most cheer fully,we Lope that be will be prepared to give them as kind a welcome next ye;:r, as they feel he has given them in this. In the course of the entertainment, Mr. Mathews, in a very short farewell address, expressed his thanks to the audience for the kind support he had experienced. lIIASHURNADE.—Last night the last Masquerade of the season took place at the Argyll ItIOIDIL The entertain ment, if such it can be called, of last night, was sufficiently insipid. There were briefless and taciturn counsellors, fresh-water sailors, prim romps, witless authors, Christian like Tucks, and terrible Turks of Greeks, &c. &c. in splenty. There was a plentiful lack of comedy, and a superabundance of that sort of desperation which is so frequently the substitute for huntour—w, mean, r;ct. The only characters worthy of notice were Mrs. Paul l'ry, Who really was very prying, and a Yankee, who was a very fair apology for Mathews. There was some tolerable dancing; and - after supper there was a little more of spirit and humour, and a great that more of disorder and dis traction. The following distinguished persons ere tolie raised to Ole Bridal) Peerage s—Lordlearns, Mr. J. S.. Wortley, Mr. C. Rose Ellis. Mr. Duncombe, dlr John Leietwer: Sir Chas. Stuart, Sir Charles Long, Lewd Northland, and the Lady of Sir Henry llnhord. We also undernt.snd that the mother of the Hight lion. Vesei Fitzgerald is to be creased an Irish Peeress, and that h^ into succeed Sir Charles Ling as F.synsanicr of the Forces. There being no precedent of a phynichin being taised to the British Peenige, and it being the grzeious intention of his Majesty to enno. We the family of Sir Ilenry 11,iltord, it has been found necessary, fur the seeomplishment of that perpore, to confer the title upon LAtip 1121fouL ~~~ Miximml .57AW'S THEATRE. Meyer's Medea, very judiciously chosen by Madame Pasta for her benefit night, was composed at Naples in and is looked upon as the first grand mural of tragic opera in the modern school of' Italian music. From the time of Gluck's Akeste and Orptiros, until the appearance of Meelat the style of' lyric tragedy had been altogether abandune:l, and mere tragic scenes were introduced, is in Romeo, Mello, &c. The revival of it in tWa production was attended with the most ample success, the public taste having been gradually prepared by Rossini's Elizabeth, and Otelto, which hail already appeared. The poem of Medea is one of the finest of its kind in the Italian language, abounding , in be autiful verses, and by no Means inferior to Seneca s and Corneille's tragedies bearing the same name. In the duet of the first act, between tilt:sone and Medea, occurs the sublime /o, pronounced by the Queen — the U...clea sisperext of Seneca, and the mob of Corneille. The music in this opera is certainly the sublirnest effort of the great composer Meyer. It is a model of expression and of faithful adaptation to the different meanings of the poet. The character of Medea is so arduous an undertak ing, that the deficiency of qualification in many a cele brated singer has been the cause of the opera having been hitherto performed only at Naples, Milan, Dresden, and Paris. It was originally written and composed for Madame Cothran(' (now Madame Rossini), who acquired a great re putation through it. But although we have been among her most forwnrd admirera at Naples, we have since decidedly ceded the palm at Paris to Madame Pasta, whose concep tion and performance of this character form the ablest dia. iday of a :Arlon of dramatic and vocal powers that ever appeared on any stage; and in this assertion we are partly borne out by the voice of the Parisian public, who have since paid Madame Pasta the highest compliment in their power to bestow, by placing her on a level with their great Palma. We were therefore glad to hear that this brely had chosen the very piece in which her various utilities are allowed the greatest extent of action, to appear in on the night of her benefit; and we anticipated one of' the richest treats in operatic and dramatic productions that were ever offered to that audience, by whom Madame Pasta's talents have ever been most eminently appreciated. The event has not fallen short of our expectations, though many were the difficulties thrown in the way of the "getting up" of this opera, and the errors and mistakes likely to attend its first performance. Those who have seen Madame Pasta in Tancredi, Nina, Romeo, and Desdrmona, will no doubt agree with us in saving, that in Mule°, not only she unites the expression of the noble, the pathetic, and the tender sentiments, sepa rately required, belonging to those characters, hut she adds to them a greatness and digni:y of manner, which hitherto we have only seen her but partly assume in Semirumide. In the scene wherein site rushes upon her children, to stab them, but stops short by a sudden impulse of maternal affection, she was truly terrible and grand; and the duet between her and Egeo (Toni), "Ali ! d'un alma generous," she gave with a pathos and sublimity truly admirable, which elicited the most rapturous applause. We do not believe that, upon any occasion in which Madame Pasta has appeared as ifedea, she has been more effective than last night; towards the end, indeed, - her great efforts nearly overcameher ' • and when she came forward to receive and thank for the thunders of applause which attended the conclusion, Torri and Curioni supported her almost ex hausted frame. We sincerely regret that neither space nor time will admit of our entering into a minuter analysis of this evening's performance, and of rendering sufficient justice to the distinguished heroine of it.—She was ably seconded by Madame Caradori, as Creaser, Curioni, as Giasone, Torri, as IP.,geus, and Porto, as Creontes.—The house was crowded to excess, and innumerable persona of the first distinction were present. ELECTION IXTELLIGENCE. AitUNDlSL.—Arundel, it is said, will not he contested ; John Atkins, Esq. (the son of the Alderman), and E. bombe, Esq. (who is, we believe, the Duke of Norfolk's member), will be returned without opposition. 13ARNsTAPt.E.—Alderman Atkins having declined a ontest for this Borough, at the ensuing election, rumours have' been spread abroad that no one would come forward. On Friday the burgesses assembled at the Shipwright's Arms, and so determined were they to have an opposition, that they voluntarily signed resolutions in. siting a gentleman of true Church and State principles to offer himself, pledging him their support. The present candidates are F. Hodgson, Esq., Henry Alexander, Esq., J. and B. P. Chi chester, Esq. BUIDOWATER.—On Mr. Nolan's abandonment of his hopes and retreat from Bridgwater, a Mr. William Henry Dangles, on Wednesday, o ff ered his services in Parliament to the electors. Who this gentleman is, what are his connexions, or where he came from, no one can, up to this moment, ascertain. A very few visits to the electors convinced him of his mistske, and Mr. William Henry Douglas suddenly retreated from Bridgwater the next day, Thurs day, in the Old Devon six-inside coach. On the 23t1 inst. Colonel Tynte'i friends had a meeting, at which that gentleman was pre sent, when he addressed them in thankful terms for the very liberal manner in which they had already returned him to Parliament free of expense, and for their cordial good will and unanimous deter mination to rc-elect him in the same generous manner on the pre- sent occasion.-7'aunlon Com for. CHICIIESTER.—Sir Godfrey IVebster arrived here on Thurs. day evening last. shout six o'clock, to preside over a " Free and asy," at the Swan Inn ; at least such was the ostensible purport of his visit. The sequel, however, ;stoves that he had another object in view, as he commenced a mots active canvass of tne city early the next morning (Friday) which he continued throughout ' the day, and until a late hour in the evening. whilst the present Illembere were in Londmi attending to their Parliamentary duties. This, to say the least. we. taking rather an unfair advantage, and MUM have the effect 'of compelling them to leave thole duties, however important they might be, to follow t h e example thus set them, at so early a period, of complimenting their coo. stitueets by waiting upon them. They were both at their post early on Saturday morning, having travelled in the ni g ht t n o time was to Le loot, and addresses were sent forth by each of the candidates. The bustle displayed by the parties in actual camera formed a moat striking contrast, when competed with that incapacity to business manifested in the general appearance of tha eitizars. All was quid sane. The shops were deserted, arid the-des) being very hue, the breathing part of their contents 'treated to be wholly poured into the streets. Lord George Ltainex never bad the 'lighten reason to fear the result of a contsat, • and the decided and ' marked success he has met with In his canvass must have been most grateful to him, as it shows, in the hour of trial, how high he is held in the estims. dou of his constituents. ltlr. Poynts has been very et:easeful, notwithstanding his opponent had stolen the march of him one whole day. His confidence is unshaken. If to be a good hus band, father, master; neighbour, and Christian, in private lite ; or to pay a strict atte (ion to Parliamentary duties in a public one, be a recommendation, it must be granted by every candid un blaertd observer, that Mr. Pointe has a large claim for sup. port ; and what may be coosidered of no less moment, lie has ever attended with the utmost promptitude to everything that nisy he likely to benefit the city of Chichester in Parliament. The Orange Club, at the Swan, in the interest of Lord George Lennox, assembled on Monday evening, and it may be said, with a strict regard to truth. that a n:ore 1113 , 11CTIMS or respect able meeting has rarely, if ever, been assenibled within the walla of that respecieble inn. About nine o'clock thi Noble i Lorl made his appearance accompanied by his Committee, who had attended him on his canvass. On his entrance into ;he , room, he was received in the most enthusiastic manner by all present. ilia manly feelings appeared for a moment to be almost overpowered by such an unexpected and heart-felt welcome of so large n body of his polities: friends. The president, Charles Cres. ' well, Esq., In his usual happy strain, proposed the health of Lord Geo. Lennox, which was received with deafening cheer*, which con. &sled fora very considerable time; aelien they had in some degree subsided, the Noble Lord rose, and havitig expressed his sincere thanks for the manner in which he had been received, and his health had been thank, expressed himself highly gratifiial with the success of his cassias, and declared that it lied been much greater than his most sanguine wishes could have led him to expect. Ile then alluded to the cry of coalition, which had been started by the pink and purple party, and repelle d the accusation with the utmost indignation.. It hail, lie said, been rained to serve a party purpose, but he should coneiclar himself unworthy of that distinguished sup port he had experietted in general, and of that warm and cordial reception with which he had been greeted that evening in particular, if he could be guilty of thus deceiving his frietids by rush a paltry subterfuge. Ile repented, most emphatically, upon his honour as a gintleman, that herever hal conleace.l, rot ever would coalesce. with any one. He would stand or tall alone. Those friends whit knew him. he was satisfied, would give him credit for sincerity when Ile this assertion. These remarks elicited, in and at the close of their el.:livery, the mint lively plaudits. This being the first contest the Lennox family has been led into - far a great m a ny y ears , all present seeme d milieus in manifesting their unshaken attach ment to the fetidly. This, if it wanted an y f urt h er proo f , was clearly shown w h e n the licaltlis of any part of the family were pro. posed. Lords Sussex and Arthur Lennox were present, and, with a great ninny more were proposed as members of the deb. The company was amured and delighted at intervals in heating some fine glees by the gentlemen choristers of the cathedral, accompanied on the piano, in his pleasing style, by Mr. C. Brown, of Litchfield. The utmost harmony prevailed throughout the evening. COVENTRY—The Corporation arc using every eudeavour to induce two gentlemen to offer themselves on their Interest, and in opposition, of course, to the two sitting Members, Messrs. Moore and Ellice. The Corporation commenced a canvass seine short time ago on behalf of Mr. Butterworth, who is a native of Coventry a-d who tepresented it far a short time but they met with Ito Ilttr auceess, that /11r. B. rehised to cffer himself. The gre bulk oe the freemen are poor weavers, and there are a great n i t h er „ f out-voter,.. The right of voting is only to be obtained by sy e ,,f years' s e r v i tu d e as an apprent i ce to some peraou, no matter shei t ti Lf freeman or not, curving on busineu and resident within the city. There are about 5,000 freemen. DERBY (Coe wry.)-6. D. Cavendish. Esq., and F. Mundy, Esq., have published addresses, as candidates for the eanty of Derby. DECZY (Bononen.)-11. F. Cavendish, Esq., and S. Crump. ton, Esq., ar: candidates for the hi:hough. Dti rots:tr.—The lion. Mr. Douglas again ofers himself as a candidate for this place. Durtn.tas.—Alichael Angelo Taylor. Esq., M.P. for the Ci!y Durham, is expected there on Thursday, to commence his c antaft of the freemen. No doubt is entertained of this gentleman returned by a great majority, should a third person deeLre himself a candidate.—Tywe itereggi y. GaINaT FAD (EAST.)—TIII3 borough will not, as far MI e re ut . demised. be contested. If et.arox.—The Marquis of Carmarthen and Lord J ame , Townehend ape Candidstee for this Borough. 11EnEtronxt.—Robert Price, Esq. again offers himself for to county. oRS/lA/No—We should be glad to pee an attempt to one% t i t . borough of Horsham. Surely h's (}race of Norfolk's influence might be broken up there, as it has been at Arundel. The voter s are not, we should hope, welly destitute of a sense of their preseet degraded condition. If (11. r. —A. J. H. O'Neill, Esq. has been called upon hl requisition, numerously sigeed, to preaent himself ag a third Cal,dl. date for the b o r oug h o f Kiagiton-upnn-flull. We are inform,4 that !Ur. Mitchell has declared his intention of withdrawin g hee l the representation. _ rota reported in Dereford t h at Sri J. Lys. bock had signified his in..oaion of decliniog the context fir then, presentation of Leominster at the approaching election. Mr. L oa offers himself. LEwt.s.—Sir John Shelley and Mr. Kemp are safe at win te, by the bye, the progress of the election is expected to bt marked with some warm proceedings. NOTTINGHA M.—The VultingLarn Mercury sors—i t ;3 air, regret that we communicate the retirement o f Thomas yk,:n.an. Esq. from the representation of Nottingham. The i nvent of his pr wifehood labours compels hint to retire altogeth er Parliament. ‘l'e are nut, however, left thstitu•e; cur 414 friend Cr.; creel ths town last and neighbour, who first triumphed over the blue interest, Lord Ranclifte, the predecessor of Mr. Denman, offers himself as I ris " 4 " th C e rk illis et ne ' hester.ro a d, in an O M successor. l'itEsTosr, MAT 30.—(Ex.ract of a P: irate Lerter.)—Thst gees; i l, :calico%) about r eight l o a n oa.lscusi clock, ear!rige, accompanied by a non of the mute of Smith, a princes of paropli:ets at Liverpool. and three other! unknown. A accord cirri ,ge followed, in which was a draper front Rohnn, ssh, afterwards declared in a speech he ntade ; but he %you'd not s its his name ; he said he was a Mr. Candielote. The croad (our, women, and children, the tw6 darer (orating two. bi r d s o f whole, upon a moderate computation), to see Cobh , tt's arrive, woe great. His friends here heel o n es eed three or fitur bonne% made of calico, with the usual inscriptions—viz. "he Voice of the People"—" Down with Croniption," &c. After enterirg the mule Inn, Cohbett made his speech ; but it was so void of tor,. rest to his hearers that it had little effect. For the sake of this town. I am happy in being enabled to state, that dare is not Ora respectable voter that takes any part on behalf of Cobbett ; on he contrary, they despise him. mere are., I believe, irons 4to &lee voters in this borough, exclusive of tile Catholics, and it being a manufacturing town, of course Cobbetr, or any other such wqr•hy, may find supporters. A Mr, John %Wood, a barrister, of Livtr, pool, has canvassed the town, but as his political principles ars little better than Cobbett's, he met with little support from Its respectable part of the inhabitants. Ale. Stanley, as a AVlrie can. dictate, certainly stands very high in the estimation of are iala hitants, but we want a Tory very much. We do expect Mr. Samuel florrocks, jun. wiil step forward in the place of his tattier; if no, he is sure of success. An account of Cohlseit's return from Preston through Charley will be found in another part of the paper, will,it is expected, exhibit some curious proceedi. , r, a strong party there being determined to throw open, if possible, the representation of the place; but Winchelsea the Immaculate, that choicest specimen of purity of election, will return Brougham, the chose. advocate of Reform, unless, intieecl, con. trail to his own expectations, he should get in for Westiroriand; but as there is slender chance of such an event, we shall still, with. ant doubt, hare the honour of ranking him among the Susan Membem.—Erighfon Gazelle. SEATORD.—rhis place in in a state of great excitation, in con sequence of the approaching contest between thefresent MenThed of Parliament, and Sir .11cob Astley and . Bulwer. Esq. Crowds of persons, with favours in their hats, are parading the streets in every direction. Nothing else in fact, in thought of nod busineas is quite at a stand. The new candidates appear En bo highly popular among all classes of the townspeople, and they stem confident of their success. SHOREHAM—Sir C. M. Burrell and Mr. Sugden are safest Shoreham. SHREWSBURY.—Robert A. Blaney, Esq. offal himself as s eardidate for this town. SouTuwartit.--111i. Polhill. of the firm of Messrs, Polhill and Jones, tobacco-merchants, High-street, Southwark, is a candidate for that borough at the ensuing election. Mr. Polhill's levier re presented Southwark for many years in Parliament. Calvert is also a candidate. Sosszi.—The Cavendish party ate sorely mortified at the bark. log of their candidate, who, they say, and very justly too, has treated them with great disrespect, by the uncourteous manner 01 which he has declined the contest. So atronely is this feeling excited in llnghtub especially, that it will be found difficult on any future occasion to allay it ; and as the number of voters here is my considesable (upwards, we believe, of 1,200), and as moreover the town of Brighton, from its central situation, numerous population. and importance, is in reality, though not in name, the capital of Sussex, and glees unquesti ona bl y t he tone to the rest of thecoutty, Mr. Cavendish (or rather we should say Lord (horns) may resign all hope, if he should entertain any such ides. of center ing the county with success on any future occasion. We have hitherto espoused the cause of Mr. Curteis in preference to that of Mr. Cavendish, but even the former gentleman is not what we could wish to see the representative of a large, free, and intelligent County like Sussex. Mr. Curets is attentive, certainly, to his constituents, and votes against the Catholic question ; but his conduct in Parliament has not been marked by consistency and firmnewt • and what is waive , h e has not the spirit to judge for him• self. L ook at his address to the electors, lead say, whether a man, who pledges himself to follow on all occasions, nght or wrong. the wishes of his constituents, deserves to be a member of Parlinnent. 116#« different the language of Mr. Point: (althnugh a Whig), at Chichester. That our Representatives should pay a fining deference and respect to our wishes, we ought certainly to expert and en:wire ; but if a man has tint the nerve, in a moment of popu lar exert:Woo and clamour, such as a free country must always be liable to, to act in opposition to the mandates of the people, he becomes a mere deputy., and we may as well have a dcmnciacy at once. Mr. Curteis Is also too bigoted an Agriculturist • and taking ell these circumstance s into consideration, we shoul d be sorry to ate a third gentleman, of loyal and Independent principles, come forward; and as we know that these are the sentiments of a mime. mus party of freeholders, we are firmly persuaded. that even It this late hour such a candidate would hare a good pro.pect of suc cess. In the other contested places in the county, things are going on as prosperously as the friends of order and good principlee would desire.—Briestors Gazette. TAl:wrox.—On Monday Mr. Seymour and General Peachey, respectively drawn In a carriage and four, arri red in this Imin, and on nlighttng in Ilammet-str , et, severally addressed the Electom About tee o'clock at' night, the populace became very noisy and riotous, and the nuns! effects of profuse supplies of strong Ant, given by the different Candidates, were tumultuously exhibited. The picquet of the Yeomanry was repeatedly insulted, and the irritation at length tieing unbearable, much personal strife ensued. The Officers, unable to quiet the tumult, drew out the men on the parade, whrre they remained under arms until one o'clock in the morning. Some special constables were sworn in before W. Dirk inson„ Esq. and Sir A. flood, and several of the rimers were taken Into custody. The town has since been very tranquil. WESTIIOITT:LAX non) the Kendal Chrowirfen—Mr. J3S. Brougham arrived here on Saturday last; and on Al.mday more• !nee accompanied by a number of respectable gentnerter, eon. menced an 'cave canvas on behalf of his brother. He I'M re - - sinned his exertions during the week. and, we are happy to adJ. with the mast decided success. All the old friends of the reuse steed firmly to their colour, and the majority of new ones ts great beyond all anticipation. The same cheering accounts are aliens:JAY received from all parts of the country. The fears of the Lowther. manifested upon all occasions. One instance is amusing clone!' : cause the eldest a on of one of the most aecientearldoms in the keg dom has dared to sign a requisitinn to Mr. Brougham roefferhitegrlf once mote as a candidate for Westmoreland, the house of tpo• titer bolds out a threat of contesting the county of Laneserf , opposition to the present'reeresentativcs. Tee cause of iaslepen. deuce, however, is gaining ftiecda every day ; and we have mune . )• rity for saying that John Bell, Esq. will give 1:Is 'Mirage w Mr. Brougham, and that Sir Sandford Graham, Bart. is a friend to the right and liberties of ola IYeatinoreland. An alive CallfiW4 W:11 immediately be commenced in every part of the count WESTMINSTEO.—A meeting of the friends of Sir Franco Bur deft and Mr. Hoolemee is to be held this eveuing at the Crown aoel Aachen. Thu following circular has been issued : " PURITY OF ELECTION. " Crown and Anenor Tavern, Strand, May 31. " Sta.-1 nm desired to transmit to you a terolution pissed at a Meeting of Electors of Westneneter, held menials ; sod in par silence of :tie same, to request your attsmdaaea here to-monow Cf Itursd.ty) evening, at six o'clock. (ity order), " SAMUILL CLAIIK, &treaty. " At a 31ceting of Vectors of Westminster, held tin Tuesday, May 30, 1781 i, the lion. Bottglae Kinnierd in the Chair, it wax re solved—' That a Meeting of e;lectrits of Westminater, frte , els of Purity of Election and Parliamentary Reform. be sunittioried for Thursday, June 1, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, fur the Poe' pose of considering the propriety of nominating Sir Francis Burdett. Bart. and Jelin Cant Iltildrouse. Esq. as Representative* oh tbis City in the ensuing Parliament.'" An active canvass has taken place at Liverpool aurora tl,e fro holders of the county of IVestmorlanti, by geode men in the interest of Mr. Brougham, and also by gentle• men in the Lowther interest. :~