The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1819-12-30 00:00:00

anti p niaibl 'i" °Po°"°•ilY to a° " onthe following any, serious doubts npnn the !advantages of facilitating Bills will be equally applicable to such a propo- I SII " 4 ""'"" t " they renewed theira pp l idl i uu; suit " 6 to the labouring cleses of the people the meting sitino. We shall to told that prevention is far mule a promise that inch men as wished it should Ise sent 1 . 1 . n think it advisable ~r uv, •o re , be did . shoe , ass made fur !Heal , row,. muully aria, a p o lust better than pwresslittient, and that such a measure pu t " into w bi r b I rr l wrro fifiy su d s i a+y that they ehould have. pulsiiciaos at the loon., or would affect only the blasphemer and the traitor; men got and put off. There Were a great many of them statesmen It the spinning-jenny. It could-have ue miserably unsound, tires nonviable wretches, who smuggled other effect than to make men whit might fsory that beiii•htnent was found only to acerbate the tbrumelves into 11w hosts Al Donn e ary, by taking advantage themselves formed 'solder destinies iliteetis- feelings of the sufferer, and give greater virulence of the wetness of she bout and ilarkorsa of the iambi, aod fled with t • n rtr humble employment, and per- and effect to her writings ; tied that able literary *rho were never seen or inspected by any medical Gentle red sonic good workmen into ha d sole man. I must here inform you, that just at the period , men exiled from England, mid removed as well those fallow . were about b..inv sent on shore here, the adore His Noble Frieuil near I (Lord Erskine), w ho genre the control a. the irrotectiort of their native - 4411 ° 0 to •-dbro)glotke al 10. Yostß 10 •Ist 411.0 1"titi lbw , thee ' was in their Lordships' House the great patron o f would not remain in the ship any longer, in consequence of Gower 1111 l tut, were found to beemne Instruments the public press, might perhaps object, that • free which, instead of standing out to sea, we were obliged 10 press had in itself • principle of correctio“; sad l i dangerous to this country in the hands of our eosin to anchor here. l send he? with n list of provisions of alt deSCripliond on tOlftl, whirls l sun confident is that the only means of ineveniiiig its ahuses, OF of enemies and rivals; sisal filially, 3liisisters will once more limn suffiennH for three hundred mew fur Arse . homily destroying the mischievous portimi of it, was mine declare with all the energy of sincerity, that months, in order that, should any of the infamous idle to undersell it, or to write against it. Tills grit- , , characters whom I have sent on shore, be base eoinigh to po ,, t i o „ aug ht • the hest friends to the liberty of the be true in ordinar y crises. butt tier tHe Y °in"- are endeavour to sported reports anjori, us we, it treatment of them (ref the contrary of which I haven many vouchers . presetst instance the great cherpossa of these pub. Frees, and that they desire the custody of it only to produce). dist you nosy be able to, mvignsineb you licnttons prevented the possibility of their being to save it from destruction, as in the old Rotiusis will, publicly contsadict them--1 am, ate." undersulti; amid the mischief had been tareray too Ina, a 1111 l orious spendthrift WAS Cointuitted to the estemovely dieseniinateill to admit a hope of their custody of Isis friends to save him from ruining his being now enabled to correct it by the lair keret of property. %%Pe know from Lord Surmount. that argument. He conceived the B:11 abiedistsly ne cessary, and he therefore should give it his support, the propriety of establishittg a ceii•orship was a The Bill was then read, passed, and a Ines- rpiestioso iti the Cstioet, and although the pre sage was ordered to lee sent to the Commons tio trot moment 'night not have been exactly suited annuitant them with their Lordships' resolsition. fur provosts% such a in e•stu e to l i ar! in turo t, The Bakers' Regulation Bill was read a third time, and passed.—Adjourned. yet the enactment of the prevent Bulls, and the subtle hint that such a prjeet was in content.. plot' 1111 l will so far have temoved the difficulties ril.it now Stein lo oppose the adoption of the measure, that when it shall he next proposed it will not he sit likely to shock our prejudices and irAhtisies as if at .were now abruptly thrust upon the country. If the abuse of n noble and valuable privilege be sin argument for its aboli tion, no privilege cats be safe. Its u het country, and among a Ing I nee, people pmuii of their rights, and perhaps sometimes too ready to exert them, sse may expect to find popular meetings oc casionally' tumultuous, and as the human mind cannot be supposed to be always exempt from the infleence garbed passions, libels may be expected to issue bairn a fret- press; but the law has wisely providell for the puoishinent of these °cessions! offence* and those who most lament them, feel th it they ore the necessary tax which society must pay for the frijoyinelsr of librrly, •Sill console the Wickes by reflecting that the good derived from the privilege fir outweighs the evil. An its tividts..l may assault a ',sliceable mail, yet this could be sin reason for ituposilig handcuffs and fellers upon every man its the kingdom. If we a err to ;:rgite from the abuse to the abolition of a 110 Inuit could be Ida, eri in such reasoning, nuts! every privilege was gradually destroyed, and Om once boasted Constitution of England reduced to tore simple machinery of a despotic 'Monarchy. INPARIAL -PA ICLIAMEAT. VOUSE OF LORDS, WenitsoAr, DscruausL 29. NEWSPAPER AT A Ml' DUTIES. On the Mullin of thee Eat of Liteatrooa. the :Order of the Diy was raid .fiir !-!ie third 'tailing of the Newspoper Stamp Duties Bal. The Bill was read a third time, arid the quer:ion being put for paseing the Lord ERVI(INIi entered the Elouse, and requested 'permission to say a few words two,' the proiciple on which the measure was founded. The Noble Lo►d spoke in a tone of voice 60 extreme!). low, th at it was quite impossible to bear distinctly below the tar the purport of his. observirrions, but from the few words which we occosieriorlly heard, we could Collect genet-ails that he objected to the Bill as an annecessary and mischievous infringement upon the liberty of the press, and even upon the freedom of trade. It was unjust, he.said, to require an iirdivi. dual, •trout to embark w a particular occupa tion, to find securities for his good behavamr, and tort lie should not fall too au offence. which it might be as impossible to avoid, as it avowedly was to defioe. lira were thus punished, not merely while they were innocent s but even 'before they could possibly commit any offence. There was no an alogy in oar laws to justify such a proceeding; the principle was as unique as it was notoriously un just. The effect of the Bill was to destroy alto gether the small bookstiling bride s fur that clues of persons to whom this pottwo of the trade afforded a livelihood, could riot be supposed capable of flying the securities whiCh the Bill required. But whatever individual hardships may be itifl.cted by the Bill, lie dirt not think it would produce the effect which their Lordships contemplated. lie did not dent• th it circumstances may arise in the coun try which would justify such a measure, but a hat be had principally to complain of mats, that no suf ficient et•ideuee was laid before the Mouse in war rant thee•.: in inflicting so violent a blow u ps,. th e liberty of r:te press. The Eitl of LIVERPoot., in reply to the Noble tool who had just spoken, said, that the inertia Eill did riot affect the respectable port of the press, but inertly went to ai ice males regulation the cor. rapt pares, which had sprung up aches a frt.. yiars, and which had already dude incalculable rni•- chitf. It tiffected only such pun ICSI-lUI.II KS were sold wider sixpence, and consisted of Las than two sheets. The Bill did not comprise the usual doily newspapers, nor the periodical monthly publica. timer, nor ►hose small works wh.cli sere bona fide rlioeiiiivatrd fur the promotion of useful know. ledge. ‘Vith respect to an observation made by the Noble Lord, that tio analogy existed in our laws to warrant the enactinelit of this measure, he believed that lie was correct in stating that a very importaut class of persons, the publicans, were required, previous to their undertaking their business, to find securiiiewto u considerable amount for their good behaviour ; could ISO 11611.111 complain ed of ibis regulation s which was moldered easel!. tial for the advantage of the community. is fad, re principle could be more just Clan that all indi siduals embarking in any triple or to:copilots which might prove pernicious to society, ►boulil fiod securities to the public, that they : would de- Mean themselves properly, sod not abase abets pri vileges. The Noble Lord too must be-aware that at this moment even the respectable part of the periodical press was compelled to find securities ton .large remount, fur a different purpose inderalsaialie payment of stanipsbut the effect mast heakesause to the individuals concerned. The Noble. Earl expressed his coovictiois that there was un elms, of [tenons. generally speaking. more entitled to esteem t'•iau !how alto were connected with the re "'redone port of the public press, and upon ihrno the present Hill could produce no injurious rtiver. Lend ELLENBOROUGH agreed with his Noble Friend, that the present Bill could have los injurious eillect 'Ton the respectable part of the public press. such that its object was to destroy a pauper press of receut growth, formed for the use of a reading mob. For that portion of the press lie could entertain no sympathy, and he hoped that the Bill would have the effect which their Lordships eoitemplated. That press was conducted upon no principle but that of destruction—it pandered to the basest Wishes of the mob—addressed itself not to the judgment but to the pussions—did not affect to lead, but was ever ready to follow the worst tune and temper of the worst classes of society, and *trove only to acerbate the public mind, and sti mulate it to the most vicious actions. From the acquittal of Hone to the conviction of Coble this press was under no coutrul, and felt no oppreberi pion of lamishinesit ; and to this circurostarice did lie attribute lie pernicious activity by which it was ifortiognisked. If the present Bill were not passed, ell their former measures would he of no avail. "Iltose mossiares were of effect to oreyeot the acts of sedition, hut this assailed seditittu is .its very liatlgiVe. If this Kill were sot passed, Pashament THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY, Dacamesa 30, 1919. The Newspaper Stamp Duty Bill was yesterday evening read the third time in the Douse of L-rtl., and passed, and will probably this day, with the Libel Bill, receive the Royal Assent. If the only effect of this measure were to prevent the publira non of those cheap vehicles of sedition and blas phemy which have for some time sought to pollute the public mind, and hate disgraced the country, we certainly should lie among the first to applaud so salutary a provision ; but the cheapness of • publicatioii does nos necessarily imply that it is of a mischievous tendency, and this Bill itidivernit , - nstelY assails the loyal with the disloyal, and with the same strong arm belts down the Christian and the Infidel. This 133 U, hossever, can have no oilier operation than to raise the price of political writ ings; for it cannot prevent those among the la bouring classes of Society, who have hitherto in dulged iii political read tug, from still pursuing their favourite enjoyment—nor will it purify the minds of thus.: alio have found it to be their itilr. rest to cater for the depraved taste of their readers. Great and nolde esteriioi:s kite been nude to eat fuse aiming the lower (inlets of the people the means of acqiiirilig kiintaleilze; the great mass of the people Can read, 111111 111 I hi. IC WWII, Whiell is still Colnparaiively free, they are perinit^ed to think ; the state of public affairs must naturally engross their thoughts, and consequently much of their reading; must be pointed!. By ',lawgiving the 'mental capacities of the people, ea ariticial want has been credtstl, which situ.t he satisfied; a de mood has sprung up for political infirinati ~,,, anti as in every other ciicurtishiiire of life, persons will be found to supply this demand, who, in providing the article, will lashirm it to the taste of the coo. sowers. Their taste is, at the present crisis, from various circumstances, unfortunately vicious, and so long as it continues m this state, writes. will he found to pamper it. measure now proposed may indeed destroy a host of small traders, but it will affect only those alio are of little weight or consideration; the great traders will still remain, and though compelled lo change the character of their speculation., the poisons they vend will not be the less pernich•us. Hut we think we OM see the ministerial selibes chuckling in triumph ut tile ref ection that the tn. rors of the Libel Hill will effectually prevent soy individual from nriling such sentiments as were coutaiurd in tile lis Opt tiny " Good Geittlenito, y,uu le.ve a while," you must not hove the orpiment both way.. If the terrors of the Libel Hill isi:l hive the ttLet, vs the Alinisters say they sill, of lin venting the dissemination of se ditious and blasphemous sentiments, then the cheap. orbs of u publication could be of no importance, and a twopemay pamphlet sobld wove as innocuous in the hands of a cotton.spunier as if it were trans. formed by parliamentary magic into a formidable Morning Paper, " Nice seven-pence." But tin Act of Parliament, bristling with what horrors it may, has not %%Ulna itself a principle of action; the powers created by the Legislature will be of no more value than the paper that contains them, unless the servants of the public give them life and animation, wild not even the Lilac: Hill will be found sufficient to save the country from the corrup tion of a licentious press, if the provision, of it he not enforced with greater cum gy than was mani fested by the Law, Officers of the Crown during the whole of the last, year, and the first six mouths of the present. *scald not merit the confidence which the great body of the peeple reposed in its energy and wisdom. fur it was felt that the ihstressor which now beset the co u n t r y bed their passer in %Anew.. and that this tuna-stile of evil was is its taus desired from the impure portion of the public loess. _ admitted. *Mild effectually moss of t4,peopl! of u diservv ;t, mummer ~rearciesm wosltl..to ilse.abstmcs.. be 13 part be eillete•Med very • We should not indeed be very muds surprised were the Minibteis of the Crown, at no distant period, to apply again 14 Parliament, rind to insure it that even these einipmres were found to he iner.. Orations—that sedition still raised its voice, and that blasphemy stahlted as large fhtwagh the People, and that nothing could wive the country from the estarnitows constquesiwes of Otis double visitation, but !lie establishment of a previous cen►ai.hp. The asigameute moat adduced iu summit of Ai Ulf • We find from a commuMeatiou from Manches ter, from which the loilooing is au ettraet, that the ixr.ans recently urreslt I.in that town us deli.- Kates from dalcrent It4dicAl bodits, have been cut:ll'6lml to prison : " NO , / Balky Court-House, Salford, December 27. " The 'Aloe per alto were apprebruticd on Thursday last, at the Sir Splney Smith public.hause, in Port-street. Itlasichest.r, n od iet• are delegates from the various ficted ilistiicts in this neigh. aurlitiod, together with the two persons spoteltenilett on Friday Isla in the New Bailey Count-llouse, hare wittlerviie a Imitg private examination lit fore a lit nch of Magistrates this day. Teti of them have bre., committed to Lancaster Castle, for want of bail, charged with having conspired to alter the existing foetus of Goverinueut." The Std of the PRESIDENT of the United Slates on the opening of Courts* is looked for ward to with commies-able inteieat in the City. The 6th natant was the thy on which it would be de liver.d. It way be therefore expectel to arrive in this country in thecourite of next week: Yesterday LAMA CATIICART had • long audience of the l'lttscE Recant at Carlton House, upon Ins return from has EustlArsy to Russia. The Duke of YORK came to town on Nlntulay evemog from Owllunch.. On Tto-,(lny hi% Itoyol fleglniews held ■ Ltvee ■t his office ni the Florae (l Yesterday Lard IllEtimm,6 held a Levee et the Ad Ity, to receive Naval Officers, &c. There has been on arrival of Paris Papers since Tuesday. untie being published on Christmas day. The following is an extract from a private letter : " PARIS, DIiCENSIR " In the course of the following week the French flabeas Corpus Law is to be proposed. In the early days of ',bowery the important modifications of the Election Law, and revision of one of the clauses of the Charter, wall be submitted to the Chamber. The health of 111. DE SLIME, Keeper of the Seals, is so impaired, dna his physician as. swell him yesterday that he would out answer far his life, if he did not renounce lair parlimeistary duties fur the preterit Session. But so prufoutidly is this 3lagistrate penetrated with the urgent city of the projected alterations, that he exclsimed, Je us roes demeude pus de repondre de rues jours, je rows demot s ide s'il ext possible qee je me reiide ri tribuse ou non.' The public and private pry party of Prince PAUL of Wirtemberg has been for a long period sequestrated by order of the :NG, his brother. His Royal Highness yesterday eveuing received intelligence that this measure hail been reversed. He has likewise received a letter of convocation to attend the openiog of she States iti his quality of heir presumptive to the Crown on the 1.506 of January, 1E00." AsauLaat, DEA:snails 4. —Abat: half en hour past seven o'clock this evening, there was felt hem a smart shock of an earthquake, similar to that Nit at Connie. a few days ago: it lasted two or three seconds: its direction was by the Grampian hills eastward. The houses sad funnier, shook; and the whole went awn/ with a noise like the slow pass of carte. P. + 4......, I C:4EIW " - lor' , • ( e ll -: :rliir ~41.116 ..r ,, ..r • J V J . " • ... , .1‘ 4 • -,.. ' n . ... .. ' fitr,, • r I , • .:.) ... 4 ....' Ni s et... TillidTßES. Th• Siege of Belg►wde attracted audience lart night. This piece inch constellation of vocalists. IF,rst there . sax. the rents Apollo of the art. whose non and modulation of tours, so simple so complex in the conception, expressly description of— WIN DSO H. On Friday the -Duke of You arrived at the Cook Bern Louth'''. In the afternoons his Royal Ilighoes• went to 0 itlaterk. to dinner. l'he Marquis of CAMDEN wetot tout of waiting on the KING. on Fri(ev, mill WI for Londott. The Eni of WlNcitit.suA :it-roved to relieve the Noble 11 .•ritn-. and 14 now in waiting on the KING. Prineeo.toe. AUGUSTA rod SOPHIA take daily airing., riding or w .1 king. Oil Sunday Peltier LEOPOLD arrived at the 0.110 Ile. from if r inniit, un is visit to the PRINCESSES. D:11 Royal Higher.las t eat .toed till Monday. L.dr CAROLINE DAMER his been on a visit to the PRINCESSE,, and 1.-ft Oil Swittlay for Loudon. w With mutates heed, tad (idly maniac The aseltusg voice, t►ruu,Th mimes Unravels ell the dogma Met tie The hictileu soul of harmony:* fie displayed, with his unfailing success, sical ideals of love and war, tenderness tim,, to the Seraskier. Min BYRN' CAREW tracked hint close ill the lence. We should .lu neither of than to aver, that .they kept perfect pace, is likely that, for the tittle, they Kas whole, equal gratihcatitm. It will be to them, however. to poiut out ii/ they differ front that great model. perfect in the formatiou of tours, but of 6101(1111KWM, in the applicariou emphasis, and is tile general expression. CAREW . * intonation is, though exert& aril brilliant, too sullstalitial 111 lie ea•V and way be compared. without much • a siring of cry►tals of great value dud too *suddenly ro led in produce en live beauty. Miss lilrarta, though inferior power, is rather snore successful The fault of he► tones is au opposi above. too suddenly from our to the tl sufficient imprennon. She has ►pleb. however, and if her expreriiiiir to not sparkling and gladsome. mush lier vo►er mud decidedly pleasing flow, which Miss CAitt.w . , wants. The faults of either ii:e riot worth except in a strict camp:mew' of high'y emulc4, and nearly perfect efforts. We can say 11-..41111.,; of Messrs. 11 ) 11ARMAIM and COOKE, as their oppoi. (unities in the piece ere such as to keep them fru any iiiteresting display. Our thing we must lamest though the subject of complaint is truss becoming ernetaldr--we allude to the toppings and interim., latititis of the music. It is lit fur us to say to wituu: this defect is to be attributed; 'rut tenant it is that uuthisig trolls to keep the English without compleie school of music and vocalists, like tic. habit of unsettling the early luunklations of rue art. More then half of the music peifurauesa in last aught'. &peva sirs introduced, aid of course so equal portion of the original left usu. producing upon the whole a succession of moots cal themes. as usawairmitable and uircouuecteti, as if it were • miserliony taken without choice or accommodation from a music-441.0% shop-row dow. IVtien we praise 'lie performance ul the ladies and geidlersien before itiviatumeti, which we do must warmly, it must not be taken to respect to the music of the opera—of that they sing very little indeed. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES. COVENT•G/ADQN. Lost night the new historical tragedy of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, was. reproduced at tun theatre. A variety of ciicumatai.cea, to which it is quite usitirceniary to advert snore particularly, Lul excited u considerable degree of interest in the (ba thetic world concerning the bUCervil of dila play. In the interim, since its first representation, it has uoilergone rrrrr al judicious alterations and curtail mews, and its fate was by far more favourable than that which it then experteoced. The part of the no fortunate /fiery, winch had been sustained ou akar prec,ditig night by i 111.4 NIACAULLY. Was test Light assigned to Me* FOOTE. In toobequeuer, w e tuirinw, of this altered arrangement, on the ra.ing of the teirlalii a rather faint coy was raised from different parts of the futile fur Miss 10•cou- LEA, and Ilse prefarthera were obliged to retire. — Its a few iiiiii news, however, the ch vulleidoeg, they re-appealed, and sill) the eXerpliois of a NAO. , liiiuliltUOUS sally from the tipper gallery, tit the brgitiiiisig of the fourth act, the performance proceeded, not wily without interrupt i but even wi!li profound attrillinis on the part of the audience, and tepeated bursts of applause, till the t losiiig aa lastroplar. Ilan iiiheleetlog figure arid appearance, arid exterior charm., were the only qualities iequailte for the representation of Nary Stuart, lie would a fasistlinos critic who ;hued.' heattair to admit the just.ce of Mast FOOTEN pretrnriona t o th a t charac ter. But qualifies. of a diGitot ducnptiuu ate essential to the adequate ieprevesiiiiilto. of the most an phslied. as well a. the rhos' beau- Idol of female., wliove sy is dignified wish a place in blowy. In vinions detached passiigx,., particularly in the interview wills Elizabeth, at Fotheringity Castle, and in the last b e rm -, Masa FOOTE, however, ouliewled great Slreogtli of p•seoii and depth of frrluag , and elicited ai masks of uppioliatioti. Mrs. Bus \'B Queen Ll:ca bals was a riariled, Itatible„ ausi arise piece of acting. Tire Sir Ildward llluetAHur ul Mr. C. IiEIIBLE was marked I.y such al Ira b h and altonaL unto:tried twit of eXcelltlice, ttsaa io mICt ly any praise could exceed its tlei.eits. Mr. ALACREADV was nu is very great iu Leicester; and Mr. Auisour, in the Earl tf Shrterabeery, urearauraeloy enaia. tested powers which would reflect liiiiiwar ',in airy performer. The pasts were in geoetal airy effectively austaintd, and the drama undoubt edly owes much of its auspicious reception to tl..e exertion of the players. The plUetsslUill 1111 Qreta Elizabeth to Kenilworth Cantle is au extremely splendid and imposing pageant; it excited • strong feeling of admiration through the liut.• The curtain was dropt and the tragedy goieift.:Z.. fur repetition amid a pretty general inahilea‘tatift• of setisfacii iiii and applause. The new paututourie aucceeded, and pained off brilliantly. DUEL PREVENTED, ---A Meeting between P—w—y dud medium! G-ll:Li man, was pieveuteil taking place on Wurinwotit Scrub+ yesterday tinniiitig by the officers of justice. .1 be Captain was taken after the ground was GAL. sured, mid he was liberated upon pledging Itt i but our to enter into bail. A warm contest has taken place for the vacant Recordership of Colchester, between Mr. ewe- WOOD slid Mr. KELr.y. The poll was opeuedote Monday, and was act expected to close Wen Tuesday sewing._ • Mist bou. bon' Liellll erre any al 111 be 1111061 of •■ be ha ur Ti ORM u$ hi entli i l to Mai whe hie' thee the 14 hi impute and esunipt pone The present Ihll, be o ullin deprive the west wins of igr o .f.,tiptl it might &sem AthrAitet. mode as rifest wtati etniirgible. For ha oeu i stdaiwid v very Ertolll V VlUde* 1 wlw !re ir 11r. BILA whoie mplc plea estbly assimtr ti ("it 000 lot, bet* rigouts& acct.., tl,r tiA Aiwa flies* and .111“. • *Ns sod rails of rut' ""--11 Isms goy arty. sr, cc, altliong:i ;sive, uposi 11 •Mt Ise inure uots ,r•"" wls.st fir 115 Mit U 4; limit t 01.111 r 1041 n, • U of reCtihtio., (5511 1104 Now, M. weis sally oe„ itui.ruproet, .0 it An is rates t,l pub 1/118.11e1.,,1i lul 14.1 01.4,464 sobsie whrr to trio Tao iris sbsid fccloi error lb( tA Inn , olher MCC LI 50 Cap y 4,1118, ARRI VA LS. The Duke of tVellinctuis, at Apslry House, from his seat, StratAt Haut+ The Earl of Wratmeath, at leis house in Bolton-street, Piccadilly, fioni his spat in lielssul. Lord amid La 4), Cisilervigh, at their house in St. James's *lnure, from a visit lu the Doke and Duchess of %Tellintou, at their seat, Stratfiild.ay, Hauls. DEPAIZTVR ES. The Earl and Guuuleus of Pembroke and family, from their house in Privy-gardens, to their scat, %Vtltuu•lwuse, Witco. Lords Robert snit Charles Thinners, on • visit to their brother, the Duke of Rutland, at his seat, Belvoir Castle, Itutlassib.hire. Jeri. 1.1 Cal'Helms, li.q. M.P. from Warren's Hotel s Re grni.soreet, fur ins srat in Irrlano. Tire D,waerr Duchess ut Rutland for Br!weir Castle, from Leiccsierehire. General Sir William Hnuduu , B wt. for his seat in Sussex. Lori! a n d Lady Greireitle fawn their house in Hamilton place, for their seat, Droyonure. Lord Braytwooke, from hi. house in New Burlington-street, for Iris seat, A 'silky Elul, Essex. Sir George Nugent, Bart. Guns Pall-mall, tor his seat in Bucks. CAMBRIDGE, Dgcnißut 27. There being two of Sir IVm. Browne's Medals which have not been disposed of in former yells. it is the intention of the Vice-Chaocelsor to give them to Poch resident Under-Grstloates us shall produce the Lest compositions; vie. one Medal for the hest Latin Ode in itnih.tion of Motive; and the other ftr the hest Greek and Latin Gpi geam•, after the manner of the Anthologia, and the model of MArtial. respectively. Lj-et for the Latin Ole—xperix tp.;;izeyt. For she Greek Epigram Eft krzi,y.ox 3 - tc tualuiffhlalor KapiAirraq. Toerey " ,:v TO; T.Zr Bprrami;r * Amoroi Otsvasteoc. For the Latin r. i iigratii—•• 1/prinros nes cue duns ilyfrnti somas." subject of the Ilul.ea , l Prize Dissertation for the preertil year is— I he importance tf Natural OXFORD UNIVERSITY, DEC. 24.—The whole her of degrees in Michaelmas Term was, D. D. 3.—8. U. 1.—8.C.L. 2.—M. A. 30.- 11,A. 65.—Mati Mutation., 95. Sunday evening the Duke ef GLOUCISTRIL ar rived ut town hunt GngMou. On Monday his Rapti fligheie.s left town on a visit to Earl Vigo()LAN, at Ins seat near Sr. Alban's. Ott Tuesday lish.ce LEOPOLD left Claremont, nn a Villa to the Earl t f D• RN LEY. at his sect in The Duke of RUTLAND is entertaining a large party of diatiaguisinod fashionable' at his seat, Bei rut.. Castle. Lord ithurt !At gave a grand Cabinet dinner yesterday, at his residence at the Admirallt. Count and Countess LIEVEN enleitntllrti ti select party of distinction yesterday, at their rysitlence ut l Ir) -inter% Yrsterilay Sir 11Estittr Fla LI:HID kit town in Woo cirrtage and luur, to attend on the KING at P u tri.kl. the eleglot se.it of the Marquis and Marclouties. of SA 3.1%1itl RIG is is scene of guest fist'. vity aintiscinctit these holidays. A greyhound, In loliging to Mr. SA)IUEL HALL, of Staverton, iu Northamptonshire, on Tuesday lart storied a brace of harts from one form, who both took Ike same direction, followed by the dog, who soon caught - tme of them, and after Blearing a stile, a hedge, aii.l turning the other five or rix times with the first ill his mouth, caoglet it, and built were found dead at his feet. A few days ago, a man walking along the hanks of the Tav, discovered iu the river, near the mouth of the' Amami, a large cask, which appeared to contain something of value. Elated with his gond {attune, and r o t doubting that the cask was filled with geoluica mountain dew, he proceeded to ex amine its quality, when, to his utter astonishment, he found the contents to consist of a moving mass of living frogs, nearly as closely packed together as a barrel of herrings. 1-low these amphibious creatures came to be enclosed in such numbers, we leave to naturalists to determine. It is no tinc..m. mon thing, we are aware, to di.cover toads in the hearts of trees, and evsio in the internal parts of the hardest rocks, but it must be admitted to be a very rare occurrence to find a whole colony cf kindred reptiles pent up in that manuer.—(Peril Courier.) Extract front a (;;mean Paper:—•• Itotne, 1)e. crinber -I.—Accounts from Alexandria, in Egypt, state, among tither thittg.:, the fulluning pariten lart—' let Upuer Egypt, above tlie province of Esne, there have been lately discovered, besides the sulphur mittes li.und some time ago, 1.1100 non and lead-mines; the latter are said to Le very rich. The l'ActiA has :riot to those {:aria several per sons to look for the gold and emerald mines, *lnch have been neglected for some tent uric., The PAIII.I has utfereil I reward of 100,000 dollars to the perauli who shall discover a coal mine, which would be peculiarly valuable, on account of the greet scalcity of wood. The works on the great canal of Rosetta are going ar eery rapidly. Mid it it 'lsoprd that the water of the Nile 'nay let inn, it in ioeoty dap.' Tins account is &it the •80th of Srptentiat r." • !:*.i:ntt..i : otl i i~ r i . .