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DUTCH AND GERMAIN PAPERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 11. TROY A PRIVATE LETTER. The dissolution of the corps of the Bostangts is wift spoken ot. Uniy 120 taverns are to be allowed I. this at, mid the environs 4 ay lite others are to be pulled down. Attempts are still made to set fire M the .chy t on the 4th an Lizeraliary was taken at the moment when be wee attempting to earl , his 'sided purpose into effect. On the night of the nth, , a-lotlier attempt was defeated in the quartet of Pets ; another in ()gate was discovered in time. By an order of the Porte, it is forbidden. under pain of instant death, to weak of the the of the if is; August. Accounts sre received from some places of the refusal of the' Jar .scairs to submit to the new order of things. HAAIIII.I6X, OCT. 16. 7!•ough the number of the sick at Groningen appean rather to i,cr•:sac than to diminish, on account of the numerous relapses, the t. bet of deaths front the sth and 12th October was, however, oily i M. fewer by 26 thsn is the seven preceding days. - - ROTTEIDA X, OCT. 16. Today his '3lsjesty opens the Sessions or the Statea.Onseral at Braisela. According to authentic accounts received by one of our physi cians, the state of the sickness at Oroningen was very unfavour able. It was in general a malignant intermittent fere', accom panied with various important symptoms. The convalescent were vary liable to relapse, and in that case death was generally the con. sequence. Above n third of the population ware attacked ; 1.500 had died since the 6th June, and tour days preceding the 10th October. 72. The accounts from Friesland we still very melancholy ; sickness and death increase, as appears from the follosiug statement : At Scuk, the deaths I[olll Ist to 16th Sept. acre 36; from 16th Stet. to Ist Oct. 42 ; and from Ist to 16th Oct. 59. In Scholar. land the deaths were, in July 19 persons ; in Aug. 50 ; in Sept. fir : and in the first thirteen days of October 46. In Arngwirdek wr.ich has 2,500 souls, died in July 11, in Aug. 20, in Sept. 21, add in Ole first 13 ihys of October 12.—Datelt Papers, Oct. 17. ". BERLIW OCTAL rhe tread-mill which Is introduced into the House of Correction at Crensell, in Bavaria, grinds daily the flour requisite for the 400 persons in this establishment. Every individual makes GOO steps, and is then relieved by another, so that he works eight minutes and mars eight. The physician attends the prisoners once a week, and when there is any appearance of weakness of the lungs other cm 'influent is given them. Every one works at Mc mill only 11316^ day, mid the number of steps during that time makes a German mils (about four and a half English miles). Thus they have a German mile to walk up hill, without mountain air, in a large vaulted room, with constant interruptions, and double allowance of toad. The appearance looks like Dante's Hell. Conceive a large vaulted apartment, lighted by a single lamp, near which a sentinel Is posted with his drawn sabre, which glimmers in the gloom ; the prisoners almost, without exception, well-made young persons, in white linen trowsers and shirt sleeves, seen from behind in constant :ration, though never advancing till the GOO steps are accomplished ; a bell then rings, the workmen let themselves down • by Iron bars, by which others ascend, so that the wheel never stands still. 3110 men and 1110 women are constantly employed here, and among them are youths of good education. No sound of a human voice is heard in the mill-room, or in ally of the other apartments. All the workmen are obliged to be silent.—Berlipt Pa,.er, Oct. 12. BATAVIA, JVNL. 16. The Dutch are still at war with the natives, and are making very stow progress in its termination. You will be surprised to hear that from the climate, and the actions in the interior, the Dutch train DOW muster only 500 men. The natives are in great force,' and getting more formidable every day. A military man of etni- Tepee told ante that it was impossible to hold the island with less titan 10.000 troops, and the few soldiers now remaining are sickly. Death has made sad havoc, particularly among the officers; the contending with a powerful enemy, and a dreadful climate, is too rush for a European. Every person on the island is now obliged to perform military duty, which is any thing but pleasant after a day's work in town. (FROM ANOTHER !ETTER.) The war still continues in the.intcrior, harsssing indeed to the European troops. Numbers out of the few left are dying daily witl: sickness and fatigue; many officers hive fallen victims. and the remaining force is estimated at only 500 men. The British in habitants are performing the duty as private soldiers. The war and climate have been destructive to the few unfortunate natives who lizve fallen in the way of the insurgents. and yet no prospect (4 . it% termination, as the rebel chiefs never app"ar in any force, or -stay lung in any place, to 11112 aid a general battle. The Govern ment are waiting with anxiety for more troops to arrive from the Netherlands. The English are althdrawing their property. and removing to Sina,apoee. The treasury is very low, vast debts are accumulating, messy becoming mane, and no small coin in the place to carry on the daily business of the town. btich is the state of affairs, that, DOUG* same permanent alterellimi are prudently made by the Government, the Dutch must welatually lust this vahtabie colony. MEXICO. (Copy/ M Elmo, Atm. 18.1326. Sit--We, the undersigned British merchants resident in Mexico. beg leave to communicate to you the very serious injury we have of late experienced from the want of vessels of war, by which we could remit specie to England, in the hope that you will make such a re presentation, either to the Admiral at Jamaica, or to his Majesty's Government at home, as may be the means of remedying the In. cAnvenience under which we labour. 'flte Pyramus was the last vessel that left Vera Cruz for Eng. hid; she sailed in March. Since that period no opportunity has occurred, and many of us haviug orders from our correspondents to make remittances in bul lion for the goods consigned to us, we have not been able to make such quick returns AS we otherwise should, were vesaela to sail with greater frequency. As the money market now is in a different state to what it was two years ago this evil is the more seriously felt. The different Mining Companies being in want of large sums of matey, gave their drafts on London for the same. The Government also drew heavily against the loans contracted. . Bills, therefore, being very plentiful, and money scarce, we were enabled to obtain WV favourable an exchange, that remittances in specie were never thought of. Now every thing iv different ; for as several of the great mines are beginning to pay their expenses. ir , d even to leave a profit, mining hills are becoming scarce, with the prospect of their being more so. • The Government, compared with last year, draws but little, and in a short time their drafts will cease altogether; whilst, on the other hand, the circulating medium daily increases, as can be proved by the issues of money coined at the different mints, now amounting to about one million dolling per month. From these slats, it clearly follows, that, for the future, remittances in specie will be all we can rely an ; and we therefore pray that these tans be respectfully laid before his Majesty's Government, not doubting tbat such steps will be taken as may obviate the difficulties under which we at present suffer. We remain, Sir, respectfully, Your most obedient 'events, (Signet area) Manning and Marshall, Ilodgenn, Penny, and Brother, Hartley. Green, and Ruperti, Nolte, Wilson, anti Drake, Extzr. Greaves, and Co. Tayleur and Co. J. Tucker, Crawford, and C 4. Daniel O'Ryan art! Co. Anglo Mexican Mine Aasocia. Chas. Larater and Co. tton IrobL Staples and Co. Croas, ' lll'lntyre, and Co. T. lloldsworth, A. Louis Agonies. senior mem- Vance, 'Dickson, and Co. bee of the I:nited Mexican As. G. fchneider, sociation. 11. R. Tote. Chas. T. O'Gorman, F. 9. Het Britannic Majesty s Consul-General, &c. &c. &c. (CATY) His Britannic Alajesty's Consulate:General, Mexico, Aug. 18, 1816. Gentlemen.—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of *oar letter cif Oh date, -showing the aeceasity of malting shipments tc specie, from the great decrease in the issue of bills by this ricivc:nment, and by the Alining Companies, and expressing the irenntenienee felt by the want of safe and frequent opportunities of transmitting bullion direct to Enkland. As I fully agree whit you upon that necessity and inconve nience, I shall transmit your representation to Mr. Canning, by his Maisty's ship Hussar. and shall not fail to add a number of other coosidarations. which I hope will induce his Majesty's Government to accede to the object of your petition. I have also furnished Ale. Ward with a copy, and have no doubt of his support being addr] to our representations. 1 have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient humble Servant, lr;igned) CHARLES T. 0 . 6 ORMAN, COSSSI-Ganesal. To the British Alerchants resident in Mexico. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER ) Mexico, August 19. ftlinir.g operations in this country are decidedly improving; the laver mines are some of 4 hem actually paying expenses, and will very shortly leave a profit. The accounts from Heal del Monte Red noisnos are most satisfactory ; and I can vouch for the good 17111/111gLifieflt at Tlalpusahua, as I am just returned from that Ikatrict ; in the course of the next month, at least thirty liars of %dyer will be sent to the Mint. The Anglo-Mexican Associsti wt. so much abused with you, is not behind hand : ott the contrary, it is the only English Company that has brought the receipts and ex pe,diture to the same level ; the Lot two months have produced from the mines, in actual value, 114,060 dollars, while the expenses ut the mines exceeded that aunt by a very trifling amount; at the pp event they are balanced by the produce; and as new workings in Vo:encisna and Vilhdpoodo become accessible, the latter is certain to itterFAXT. . - The Russian Meteorologists announce, that this year the winter will he as rigorous as that of 1814. TISIIINTY, OCT. 4.—Letters from Leghorn, dated 29th Fiipt.,ktate that an English yacht from Bantry-hay, in Ire land, having arrived at Malta, had been put under sur veillance. because it war thought that Lord Cochrane W 39 on board. . ' Britigilt DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This Results, THURSDAY. October 19, will be performed the Tragedy of JANE SHORE. Duke of GloNter, Mr. Bennett; Lord Haat op, Mr. Wedlock; Duntint, Mr. Cooper. hurt Shore, Min 1111 en Tree; Alkle, Mrs. Baton. After which the Romantic Oren of Del FREI scriCTZ. °poem. Mr. Mater; Bernhori, Me. Redford; Adolph, Kr. T. Cooke ; spat, Mr. Horn; Wilts, Mr. .1. Russell; Zolutel, Mr. o.lmith; Linda, Mies Graddon ; Row, Miss A. Tree. COVENT-GARDEN TIIHATRE. TIM Erasing, THURSDAY, October 19, will be performed the Play of THE STRANGER. The Revenger, Mr. Yoe ; freatia, Mr. Verity ; Solomon. Mr. Bartley: Peter, Mr. M og odeled. Ilrs. Railer, Mrs. Sloavaa. - • Alter 'Hach the new Comedy, called THE GREEN ROOM. The pebeclipal Marinette, by Menta.W. Parton, 0. Kea*le. lima, Tower. and Bartley ; Mies Glover, and Mrs. Gibbs. The Berries PRESS counneoced emibhehlog yeseerdey modem at five o'clock. THURSDAY, Ocronza 19,1826. We have have received the French Papers of Monday and the Etoile of Tuesday. The Moniteur contains an ordon nance relative to the coinage of Martinique and Guade loupe. The intelligence given by the Elude respecting the warlike operations between Russia and Perna is not so re cent as that which we have already received. It seems, however, confirmed, that the war is the act of the Court of Persia itself ; and the previous account of the repulse which the Persian army experienced at-Elizabethpol by the Russian General Prince MADATOFF is repeated in the RuseEn Papers of the 21 t h ult. That General crossed the river Axtapha in the night, intending to surprise the enemy, who occupied the opposite side ; but the latter, being ap prized of MADATOWS movements, retreated to the hills, from whence, however, they were soon dislodged, and in their flight many of them were intercepted by the Armenian villagers. The defeat of MousrAPHA, formerly Khan of Schirvan, who, at the head of some insurgents, made himself master of the village of Axa, by Major-Gen. Von KRA ant, is also confirmed, as well as the fidelity of Soong HAI, late Khan of Kazschoumyk. The Surdar of Emma,: remained inactive, waiting with considerable forces the arrival of ABDAS MIRZA• Portugal still continues to be agitated by the attempts of the disaffected; though, by all accounts, they appear to be of the most impotent kind. Same Captain has been ridiculous enough to proclaim Don Monet. King of Por tugal. The Governor of Tras-os-Montes has communicated the fact of the rebels again assembling at Palencia, and he complains of the outrages which the Spanish Authorities suffer them to commit upon the Portuguese frontier. He even charges them with employing agents•to seduce the troops. Let Ft antxawn go on; his infatuation must ultimately terminate in a reaction that will sweep away the very foundation of his brutal despotism. Field-Marshal Viscount D'Avaaztx, Military Commandant of the pro vince of Upper Beyra, has addressed a proclamation to the inhabitants of the frontiers, exhorting them to be faithful to their King, and not to listen to the perfidious insinua ations of those degenerate Portuguese, who, destitute of honour, had abandoned their country, and sought by every means to excite discord and anarchy among them, and to introduce all the horrors of a civil war. The article which was published yesterday concerning t he Colombian dividends has excited some angry remarks on the part of our contemporaries, some of whom seem to connect this Journal with M. Mar/inn. That this Journal is influenced by the Colombian Minister, or by any other individual whatever who is not directly engaged in the management of it, we can safely and boldly deny. We can deny, too, that the slightest feeling of interest in duced us to give the facts concerning the money to be sent from Carthagena which had comc to our knowledge. The facts which we stated we ourselves ascertained to be true by the inspection of the documents; and as they were facts which could not excite any extraordinary rise in these Securities, and which were at the same time calculated to inspire that reaso►►able hope which we have always thought might be entertained concerning the future payment of these dividends, we did not hesitate to publish them in the most authoritative shape that we could give to their.. In conformity with what we had already repeatedly stated, our article did not contain a single assertion which could induce any one to believe that there was a single dollar at Carthagena. The questions now are—Was the informa tion sent to M. HURTA DO by his Government sufficient to make it his duty to insure? Was it only a manoeuvre on his part to obtain better terms for a new Loon ? or, was the insurance meant merely as a security to some English capitalists for the receipt of the produce of the custom houses at Carthagena, IA Guayra, Guayaquil, Sm.? We extract the following from an Evening Paper :- 001.0311111A14 DIVIDE/MR.—We are able to state, upon au thority which our readers may rely upon, that there is no money on its way from Colombia for the payment of the dividends. Thomas Foley, Esq. M.D. arrived here last week from that country. Ile lift Bogota on the 4th July, taking with him 240,000 dollars. On the arrival, however, of the money at Carthaeena, an order came down, from the Executive, to pay 49,000 dollars to the troops, and desiring the remaining 200,000 to be kept until further iostructiocs. Me. Foley left Carthilgena by way of the States, and reached Li verpool on Saturday week past, without bringing a single &Mar with him. The troops in Cardiagena, Panama, Santa Martha,: &e. bring all in arrears of pay, it is to he feared the 200,000 dollars are by this time distributed amongst them ; but even sup. posing that they were actually shipped, which we know they are not, what are two hundred thousand dollars able to do against the divi dends already protested ? We shall candidly state, however, for the ratisfaction of the public, that the gentleman above mentioned arrived in London with full powers to raise a loan of 4,900,000 of dollars, or, at all events, to get some private party to make the ad ranee um,' the security of the Custom-houses at Cuthagena, ha Guayra. Goeyaquil. &c. ; slid strange it will doubtless appear, that Mr. Fuley's mission was found ed upon representations made by M. Honed° to his Government. M. Hutu some time back wrote tic the Executive that he could obtain a loan from two houses here h, that amount, but in his communications declined giving the names of the said houses. This, to say the least of it, was strange conduct on the part of M. llurtsdo, to suppress such information frori hit Cove ',picot. Mr. Foley, we litre ascertained, is a gentleman of the highest honour and integrity. Ile had an interview yesterday with one of the leading capitalists in this City, when he dtaguised nothing, but honesilv confessed, that unless same parties came forward and sup ported Colombia, she must inevitably sink. He did not hesitate to say, that all that had been advanced by this country would be lost. should the British public refuse to relieve the present wants of Colombia.. We need not, therefore, add, that the highly re spectable parties Mr. Foley waited upon declined entering into any arrangement whatever, and that gentleman returns back to Colombia without any delay. Mr. Foley, as we have already stated, ha an Englishman, and en honourable man; and, however sincerely disposed, as we know tie is, to serve Colombia, lie unhesitatingly declared that he would never do moat the expense of his own country; and, as a proof of , this geode:lien's candour, (in answer to a question put to him yes terday, at in the %tate of tlm treasury,) he replied, that there were only show , 300,009 dollars in the mot at Bogota VS flow. then, could M. Hutted° order insurance upon one toilliort of dollars? There is, however, one circumstance connected with this business, which, for the present, we forbear to mention. In the mean time we would recommend M. H intuit) to give publicity to his de. ; I P spates's, ma, if it hunts sat Itat Ws Geosessaug Ms Waal him , it will, la a great melon, Nuts tbssissyllirs while as Pos eet toover hi. conduct. It win, bowels% brit Iftlls. talisfasslaa L to the Bondholders, as it is wow porsail Odsosbia means to tweet her endowments. BB tMslas•N F• 1 47 '•"'" in Bogota, the Government will be due missy 410•Seil. sterling. The subject of the Coen Laws is coe of so much im portance, that we eanoot but regret every circumstance which may prevent k from receiving that free and dispas- siorsate. investigation which it desserts. Nothing is more likely to defeat the object of the advocates of revision than their own misdirected seal, prompting them to demand more than it would be for the good of the country to grant. It is true that there is sometimes a wise policy in demanding a little more than that with which we could easily content ourselves, in order that we away obtain mini what more than our sartorial would, under other cir cumstances, be willing so grant. But great caution is to. be used in attempting to carry such a scheme u that into execution.; and its to be feared that those win make a point of asking mere than they expect will miss their mark, by disgusting the individuals to whom they address themselves. This obeervation'ts -particularly ap plicable to the camas petition on the` übjed of the Corn Laws : the-pretensions if the anti-essisopolists have been sometimes carried tosueh a length as to demand that rent should be abolish& altogether. In many cases, though they have stopped Short of that radical conclusion, they have laid down other principles not less outrageous, and equally likely to excite, dorm, and consequently to produce opposition among thew who consider their own interest concerned in the centinusnce of restrictions. Sometimes it has been customaty its join with the question of the Corn Laws a variety of topics connected with taxation, the re duction of expenditure ) &c., which can have no effect but to produce embarrassments, if it were only by obliging " • people to take so many different subjects into consideration at the same time. In the Common Hall, to be held on this subject, we hope that no ill-judged sttemptsof this sort will be made; or, if they bemsde, that they will be immediately discountenanced by expressions of general disapproba tion on the part of the meeting. The man of business is himself well enough aware of the necessity of doing only one thing at a time, If we wish to do it well. Why will he not allow Minister§ the same privilege? It must be ob vious, we think, to any one who chooses to consider the subject, however cursorily, that the introduction of any other topic whatever into a discussion concerning the Corn Laws would only be obstructing the measures which it is proposed to support. It is not many weeks since a Morning contemporary declared the question of the Corn Laws already decided. The same contemporary, not many days after, declared, that so far from being decided, his Majesty's Ministers were afraid of losing their places by supporting the measure of revision. Our accounts of the matter have never varied, and we may, therefore, claim some attention to , them for that reason. There are great and important difficulties in the way of a repeal of the Corn Laws, and such a measure is not to be attempted with safety; but we have very great hopes of seeing such a revision of them take place u will destroy every obnoxious part of them. It is much to be regretted ►hat any additional impediment should be thrown in the way of this moderate revision, by demanding alterations which it msoldbeweitlbsekprndent nor practicable to grant, or by connecting with it other measures, which, even ad mitting them to be useful and necessary, ought not to be proposed at the same time with a measure which is already sufficiently obnoxious, and which is not naturally con nected with them. Notwithstanding the inflammatory language used by the partisans of Opposition, who, even when they are in the right in what they propose, are sure to propose it ins way which renders it mull! , inadmissible, it is to be hoped that the good sense of the Livery of Lon don will show them the propriety of pursuing a different line of conduct, of advising their rulers not to act less prudently and cautiously in the affairs of the nation than they would themselves act in the business of the counting house. If they act on this principle, they will pay very little attention to the morceaux of conjectural history scattered through the columns of the Times, which knows just as much of the influence which directs the Cabinet as of the politics of the Georgium Sidus. CITY, IVEDNESDAT EVENING. This having been a holyday on the British as well as Foreign Stock Exchange, these persons belonging to these Establishments, who were not disposed to avail themselves of it, congregated on the Royal, where a good deal of busi ness was done, but mostly among the minor speculators. Consols remained steady, throughout the day, at 81i 4. Mexican Bonds varied from 6. to 654, and Colombian were done as law as 36f, but the closing price was from 37 to 371. The Jatr.sica mail is anxiously expected: it is net due until tke end of the month ; but, as it has been six weeks at sea, by the aid of a favourable wind its arrival may be hourly looked for. By this conveyance, in all probability, the question as to money coming from Colombia will be put at rest. An article has appeared in an Evening Paper, the tenor of which would imply that it is published on the authority of Dr. FOLEY, the gravamen of it being, that there is not the least probability of an arrival of specie, as contemplated in the despatches re ceived by M. lIURT ADO. A question so directly at issue, though standing on the one side upon assertion alone, can only be decided by time. If the Government have deceived M. BURTADO in their despatches (which is not insinuated, but as matter of argument), he cannot be held responsible on that account. There is one circum stance worthy of observation, which is, that M. Hears no's order for insuring was given subsequent to the arrival of Dr. Ill'osry and iteannot, therefore, be supposed pos sible that M. HURTADO Could commit himself so far as to open op policy .of insurance when he knew that money would riot be forthcoming. The next packet, it is calcu lated, will solve the mystery (for mystery there would ap pear to be somewhere) : until then, as a principle of com mon justice, it must be conceded that ' ll. HURTADO'S pre cautionary measure was a justifiable act on his part. If, 'howe►er, 4141cassasoshould-ftoreerteeaded hirt-inatsste... tions, and have acted in the manner imputed to him, it can only be OR proof being adduced of the fact of his having done so that hie condemnation can fairly take place. Until then it must be supposed that M. flcarano is an honour able man. The Corn Market bag displayed a good dial of business to-day, Wheat and Oats having gone briskly of at last prices. Malt and Barley show a further advance of Is., other Grain being at last quotations. NEWFOUNDLAND A ND LABRADOR FIRDERIES•••--,AC cording to Mr. Connack. the Americans send about 2000 fishing vessels to Labrador alone; and. allowing that each rowel takes away SO ions of fish, the whole will be 100,000 tons ; each vessel carries from 13 to 15 men, whence the number of seamen employed will be from twenty-four to thirty thousand, besides those required afterwards to carry the fish to the various markets in the two hemispheres. They also carry on the fishery extensively at other pans. The French employ ma ny thousand men in the fishery of Newfoundland, and also a proportion of seamen to carry ' part of their fish to market. Now the British—the resident fishermen of Newfoundland—are not equal in number to the American fishermen who come to the neighbourhood to ' fish. About 4000 British seamen are employed to carry 60,000 tons of fish to market.—New: of Literature. A. •, 4 - 71 -",) MOVEMENTS. The Duke of Grafton has left his seat, Emden Hall, Thetfoed, !dr Newmarket. The Illarquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley have arrived at their babe hi Plauditly, from their seat, Thames Ditton. The larchimme of Hertford arrived yesterday at her house in Mandator-poem from a tour. The lbreddamea of Waterford, - and the Ladies Bamford, have wind at *eh house in Menelield.ztreet, from their seat in Irelaad. The Earl of Miltown arrived yesterday at the St. James's Hotel, Jemiyammet, from Paris. Lasriand Led, Fitzroy Somerset have arrived at their home in Pall.asoli, from Ramsgate. Calmsaillondsilmed arrived yesterday at Gould's Hotel, derma. ik ittall a t :l3 . .P. I'm arrived at the Earl of Lonsdale's seat, OiltlemeMet, shire, boot a tour. evade and Mrs. Ca ldwell left tuba yesterday, for Mel. tr i l l: A. od Ws. Deering have arrived at their house In Curzon- May i llair, from their seat in Herts. I. prq• wind statelday at Fenton`, New Hotel, St. James'a.atreet, (men Both. Sir W. Parker, Daru left ditto for his met, Melford Hail. PALM. Annals et she Royal Hotel :—Wm. Lewis, Esq. from Chelten. ham ; awd D. Ratcliffe, Esq. from blancht.ater. Mr. and Mrs. Gott have left ditto, for Dover. Arrivals at the Bromide% Motel (late Blake's), Jefmr-silwel Mr., Mrs., and the bibles Ackers, from Tunbridge Wells ; and Mr. and Mrs. Claybills, from their seat in Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Gray have *ft the above Hotel for Oxford. COVENT.4.4RDEN THEATRE. A clever, lively, and agreeable two-act piece, which is ascribed to Mr. Kenny, and entitled Tire Green Reom, was ' produced at this theatre last night. The plot turns upon the distresses of a nervous, sanguine, and enamoured play wright on the first representation of a new comedy. when he is subjected to all the ills that dramatic authorship is heir to, from the senseless sneers of incompetent critics, the frigid nonchalance of calculating managers, and the capri cious arrogance of presuming actors. The latter are the most prominent characters in the fore-ground, and come in for a full measure of sensible, well-written, and well directed satire; from which, it is to be hoped, those stars who are not contented with shining in their own spheres, or, to sink metaphor, those actors who have de serted their legitimate range of characters, and played the Aristarchus until they have reduced dramatic literature to its lowest ebb, will take a profitable lesson, and, it may be, a timely warning. Although his outline afforded to the author an abundant scope for the introduction of humorous incident and the delineation of comic character, he has very judiciously strengthened it by the introduction of a well imagined character, yclept Sir Peregrine Quixote, a knight want, *hose credulity enables one of the gay occupants of the Greetrßoom to palm herself off as a disconsolate widow, its which interesting character she inveigles the knight into a proposal of marriage, on the brink of which he is fortunately saved by discovering his fair seducer in the very act of ministering to Thalia. Upon this groundwork, by the help of a few striking and happily chosen situations, and of a tolerably spirited and well-sustained dialogue, the writer has contrived to produce an extremely pleasant farce ;—wity it has been designated " a comedy, 'unless as an apology for giving it the first place in the play-bills, we know not. To the performers he is considerably in debted, as they exerted themselves, individually and col lectively, to the utmost. Charles Kemble, whose frequent intercourse with dramatic writers, it may be supposed, qualifies him to give " a touch o f their quality," enacted the ardent but.petulant author, and developed the miseries and anxieties which agitate him in so critical a situation faithfully and effectively. The buret of impassioned joy in which be indulges, after listening to the welcome plau dits of the distant audience, was an effort wcrthy of this accomplished actor. Farren performed the fantastic Sir Peregrine ; and this shadow of La Mancha's Knight lost nothing by his representative, who contributed mainly to sustain the spirit of the piece. Mr. Power's imitation of an eminent tragedian, who has lately left England on a professional visit to our transatlantic neighbours, was too palpable to be mistaken • but there are some who would question the good taste, i f the propriety, of showing tip the peculiarities—it may be the absurdities—of a brother actor. It savours much of personality, and we own "it likes us not." Of the other performers we can speak in terms tf unqualified approbation. It is hardly neussary to add that the piece was decidedly successful. Its an nouncement for repetition this evening was received with applause so marked and unmixed, that we hazard little in predicting the probability of its becoming a favourite during the season. Charles the Second followed The Green Room, anti the entertainments concluded with A Tale of Mystery. The house was full at half-price. Sir Herbert Taylor transacted business yesterday morn ing, previous to holding a levee as Military Secretary to the -Commander-in-Chief, at his office in the Horse-guards. Sir Hen y Torten', Adjutant-General, and Sir Richard Jackson, Deputy Quarter-Master-General, also transacted official business with the Royal Duke yesterday. The Duke of Wellington paid a visit on Tue3day to the Duke of York, at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-street. MR. POOLE AND MR. ELLTSTON.—We are informed by a Correspondent, that in consequence of a satisfactory apo logy having been made by Mr. Elliston for the assault committed by him upon Mr. Poole, at Vauxhall Gardens, the prosecution against Mr.Elliston, at the Surrey Sessions, will be withdrawn. • We understand that it would have afforded great plea sure to the colleagues of the late Mr. Connor, and to the gentlemen who conduct the Theatre Royal, Covent- ,, arden, to have had the opportunity of giving his widow a ° benefit at that theatre; but, in consequence of proceedings pending in Chancery, it would have been requisite that an order from that Court should have been issued for permission to pay the proceeds into Mrs. Connor's hands. MISSION IN Ava.—The following account of Mrs. Judson, the wife of the American Missionary in Ava, is extracted from a letter given in the Calcutta Gazelle of April 27 : In printing my last communication, there was a trifling mis take mule; it shoukl have been Mrs. nut Mr. J. as that lady was the author of those eloquent and forcible appeals to the Govern. meat, which prepared them by degrees for submission to terms of peace, never expected by any who knew the hantenr and the in. flexible pride of the Burman Court; and while on this subject, the nverflowings of grateful feeling on behalf of myself and fellow. prisoners compel me to add a tribute of ;subtle thanks so thee amiable and humane female, who, though living at the distance of two miles from our prison, without any means of oenveyance, and very feeble in health, forgot her own comfort and infirmity, sad almost every day visited us, sought out and administered to odr wants, and contributed la every way to alleviate the burden of our misery. Wkile we were all left by the Government, destitute of food, she, with unwearied pemveranee, obtained for us, by some means or other, a constant supply. %Viten the tattered state of our clothes evinced the extremity of cur distress, she was ever ready to replenish our scanty wardrobe. 1V hen the unfeeling avarice of our keepers confined us inside, or made our feet fast in the I:iocks, she, like a ministering angel, never ceased her applications to the Go. vernment until she was authorized to communicate to Its the grate. fill news of enlargement, or a respite teem our galling oppressions. Besides all this, it was unquestionably owing, in a chief degree, to the repeated eloquence and forcible appeals of Mrs. Judson, that the untutored Burman was finally made willing to secure the wel fare and happiness of his country by a sincere peace." ACCIDENT er rite Post-OFFICE.—Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor to the Post-Office, has, since the late accident, been unre mitting in his endeavours to obtain some explanation from the individuals who so incautiously sent the nitrate of silver enclosed in the letter, the stamping of which caused the explosion, as before detailed. On Monday the Solicitor had an interview with the per sons we have alluded to, and it appears that the letter was sent by Mr. J. Jones. an assistant to 31r. 31organ, chemist, of WoodfOrd, to a Mr. Allen, of Bennett.street, leaufaetli. 31r. Allen having occasion for sonic fulminating mercury to bring to perfection a tut perior description of . percussion gun, and not being able to obtain it in London, sent to his cousin, Mr. Jones, at Woodford, for it, and the letter containing the mercury was in consequence ineauti- may sent by post. Mr. Peacock wrote a letter to 31r. Jones, de manding an explanation, who, seemnitanied by Mr. Allen and Mr. Morgan, went on Monday to the General Post-office, and explained the circumstances to Mr. Peacock and Mr. Fretting- This gentle- VIM strongly censured Mr..lones for having sent such a destructive r powder through the post. Westbrook is gradually, but slowly, re covering. PLEASANT INTELLIGENCE. From the Cork SOlitherli ROPNlini Trade is expected to improve. _ Taxes are expected to be reduced. Bread and meat are expected to fall. When the Wide street Commissioners arralsge with Coo. tractors, it is expected the streets will be swept. The trustees of Cotter and Kelletts are expected to pay a dividend, or to assign a reason why they won't. When the venders of articles, by *tip' or mewls e, un derstand the principle of the asdinilation, it is eapeot e d they will reduce prices in proportion. Some persons expect a bard winter and a great scarcity of food after; but it is expected that this will have a goo d ' effect in increasing the army. The Catholics did expect that they would be erased. paled next Session ; btu it is expected that theydoe‘ a . pect it now. It is expected, however, that thaealoth e y don't expect it now, their expectations may boloolo so d lapeonfirm =ITEM Mr. . When Mr. Shiel makes as ranch matey by an(Ube& cause as Mr. O'Connell has made, be will, it ittallawid. have as much sense. Lord Donoughmore is expected in town, Why cameo it is expected he will draw the "Mk Bank of Ireland, and divide it among thapietle the family are so much attached. Some pmpk aped hill do no such thing. Several other matters are expected, but were they ottour it is expected the people will beve pelican; and Wm they occur it is expected we shall all be very happy and com fortable, and all that sort of thing. -- - BARON Lima's VISIT TO GREENWICH BOSPI The promised visit of this illustrious follower of the late Emperor of France excited much interest amongst the Faculty of this country, more particularly those of the public hospitals, whose mausoleums, it was understood, formed the loadatone of the Baron's curiosity. On the 21st nit. the Baron, accompanied br an interest ing youth, his son, a Dr. Jones, of Paris, and Mr. Carrie, the eminent teacher of anatomy, arrived at the Hospital • and we have reason to believe that the impo s i n g as p ect an d splendid execution of that noble building, alike creditable to our country and to the officers who superintend the dis position of its internal affairs, proved a scene no less inte resting to the stranger than the more ostensible object of his visit—to see the practice of an English save hospital. Mr. Langstaff, the medical officer on duty, conducted the veteran round the wards, described to him the history and treatment of the more important and interesting diseases, as well as other particulara relating to kweine, upon all of which he commented freely, and offered rainy pertinent remarks, illustrative of vast experience resulting from his numerous military campaigns. The party, after a com plete survey of the liospital, joined Mr. Langstaff to an early dinner ; and, previously to his departure, the Baron's favourite subject, morn, having been - introduced, Mr. Boyle's book, descriptive of his modification of' that re medy, was prellettki to him, on the receipt of which be expressed much satisfaction, and a determination to com pare the English with the French mode of applying this extraordinarily successful agent in the treatment of chronic disease. It is somewhat to be regretted that Dr. Batty, the last medical friend and attendant upon the glorious Hero of Trafalgar and the Nile, did not happen to meet the notorious surgeon of the evererestleas intruder upon Royal rights and European tranquillity. THE ST. 7• LOTTERY. Yesterday afternoon, at about a quarter past six o'cloek, that old, if not highly serviceable servant of the State, the Lottery, breathed Its last, having ever sinew the days of Queen Anne contributed largely towards the public re venue. This errtnt took place at Coopers' Hall, Basing hall-street; and such was the anxiety on the part of the public to witness this last drawing of the Lottery, that great numbers of persona were attracted to the spot, inde pendently of time who had an interest in the proceedings. The gallery of Coopers' Ilall was crowded to excess long before the period fixed for the drawing (Ate o'clock), and the utmost anxiety was felt by those who had shares in the Lottery for the arrival of the appointedlour. In the City, yesterday afternoon, almost the only topic of conversation was the termination of Lotteries ; but, al though that which ended yesterday was the last, if we ere informed correctly, the Lottery Office-keepers have been left with a great number of tickets remaining in their bands—a pretty strong proof that the public in ge• neral have now no relish for these schemes. The concourse of persons in Basinghall-street was very great ; indeed, the street was almost impassable, and every body seemed desirous of ascertaining the fortunate num bers. In the gallery the greatest interest was excited Bathe various prizes were drawn from the wheel; and as soon as a number ticket was drawn from the number wheel, every one looked with anxiety to his share, to learn his fortune. Only one instance occurred where a prize was drawn, and the number held by any individual present. The fortunate person was a little man, who had no sooner heard that his number was a grand prize, than he buttoned up his coat, and coolly walked off' without uttering a 'word. Asthe drawing proceeded, disappointment began to sureeed the hopes indulged by those who were present. On the entrance to the Hall, every ruddy face were a Amaral appearance ; but on the termination of the drawing a strong contrast was exhibited, and the features of each were strongly marked with dissatisf2ction. The drawing commenced shortly after fire o'clock, and ended at 20 minutes past six. The doors of the various lottery-offices were also sur rounded by persons awaiting the issue of the drawing. Yesterday was the Grand .Conclusion of all Lotteries in this Kingdom, when the good Fortune that has attended Bish's Offices ever since their first establialuncnt (a period of nearly hails century) was again, as usual, par;icularly enerripiennes. 17,A2°. Man B', 30,090/. ; 17.814 (Class A), 38,0004 6,407 (Class A), 2,0001. ; 7.484 (Class A), LOON. &c. dec- 1 all damn yeseeriiay, were all Shared anti Sold by Binh, Stick-broker, 4, Corstblll, and 9. Charing-crase. In submitting to the Public the above grand List of Capitals which have distinguished Ilish's MSc's in the very last of all Lotteries, and respectfully bidding Newell to his flume. Taus Friends, Rich cannot refrain from expressing his %Meer, regret that Parliament has determined to give up such a profitable source of Revenue. •Should the Legi.lature, however, at an, future period adopt Lotteries as a branch of the resources of the Stile, Bills sill he most happy (if in his time) again to perform the grateful task of solicit rig the favours of " his best Friends—the Public." DEST RU C TIV F. Fr RE.—Last night, about kalf-past eleven o'clock, a most alarming and destructive fire broke out at the beam of Illr. Gill, stationer, nearly opposite Astley's Amphitheatre, Westminster-road. The flames,which hrst appeared in the kitchen, soon enveloped the whole building in one body of fire, which for Some time threatened destruetion to the *Leis mate of buildings. including the extensive coach.tuanufectory of 111 r. Elliot. Several engines were promptly on the spot, but their exertions were for a short time paralyzed for the want of water; saloon, however, as water could he procured, the engines played with considerable effect, and ultimately succeeded In extinguishing the flames without ms. terislly injuring the adjoining houses. The inmates had all re tired to rest, and were, with extreme difficulty, rescued from devouring element. The property was insur,d In the Royal - change, and the building in the Phoenix. The house was red ' to a heap of rums, and asarcely an article of property was saved, FIRS —Yesterday morning, between four end.. Pe o'clock, an alarming fire broke out upon the premises se Ih. Greenaway, who keeps an eating-house opposite the Royal Horse Barracks, at Knightsbridge The conflagration was discovered by mere accident by a gentleman and his lady, who were ing through Knightsbridge in their gig, and who immediately no. tice at the engine.house. The Knightsbridge engine aril rat, and was followed by the Westminster and British. I s that the tire commenced in Mr. Greenaway's esp. and at ime it raged so violently, that oassidarable limas ems ante die safety of the King's Head peblitnbasasi nest ism. N exceed the exertions of the firemen, nor cola use a m cb tion be given to the alacrity of the Life GessillesPi e nibs vi ttcd the barracks to assist on the occasion. swine pumeirty was un avoidably lost. About six o'clock, however, the fire was so com pletely got under as to allay all apprehensions of further damper. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 17.—Our Cotton Market has expe rienced a good demand, and holders are miff. About 5,000 bags sold, including Monday, at full prices. A man was met on his way from Bury, on Thursday night last, with clothes on, the property of a Mr. Ransom, of liairstcad, whose house he had entered, and stolen save ral articles therefrom ; the thief was met by the owner of the property. This puts us in mind of the ass in the lion's skin, who /gm known by the length of his ears.-eitatry Gazette. • 1•111... 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