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rite Britt Oft tirtOfi. T)RURY-LANE THEATRE. ¶'; Evenlag, SATURDAY, June 3, wIII be performed Ore iil..torleal Play of KNRI gItATRE. Henri Quart. Mr. Wallauk Moweetwhe, Mr. Dowton 1 JeerLae, Mr. Harley. LoulAort, MIAs Stepheus. After which. the Farce of TWO WIITS. To COtleillae wf , h PRRISCHtrrd. •Adolph. T. Coots: Caspar, Mr. Horn ; fternhard, Mr. Redford Eillso, Mr. FitswilDam ; Zink!, Mr. O. Smith. Linda, Miss liraJdon ; ANL?. Miss Purity. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. TMa livening, SATVRDAY. !moll, will be performed the Grand Romantic and !airy Opera of OBERON ; or, THE ELF.KINO'S OATH. The principal Characters by Messrs. Braham, Cooper, Hemet C. Anal. J. Isaacs, and Baker; Misses Patois, H. Cows*, Madams Wes t,* biro, Vining, and Merl. Davenport. To conelade with the Weln.drama of THE MAGPIE ; Or. THE MAID I T,-raid, Mr. Egerton; Jeatice, Mr. Riancliani , Tisnlaruin, Mr. Farley; liattin. Mr. Keeley. Mrs. Gerald. Mrs. Davenport, Annette, Mrs. L.:tetterley. • .. The Flamm Pages commenced publishing yesterday morn ing at Bre o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, Jvme 3, 1824. e ltare received the French Papers of the Slat ult., andlbe Etoile of the Ist inst. Their contents, with the elatiption of the extracts which we subjoin, are of no great iitertst. The Chamber of Deputies on the Stith cautioned its discussion on the Censorship, and other subjects which Lave been connected with the budget of die Minister of tue Inttniot. [From the Finite, dated Thursday, June 1.1 Pasts. Mae 31. The Asstrian Observer says that it WIN generally affirmed at Corfu, that on the very day of the catastrophe of Alisoolorighi It•rahim had °feted to the besieged an honourable capitulation. The Guerrero Spanish ship of the line, which sailed from Cadiz a.'.-t:• three months ago, has arrived at San Yugo de where It oined the expedition assembled there. under the command of G-neral Don Laborde, commander-in-chief of the Spanish naval Ince in. the Antilles. This General, one of the most able of Cie Spanish naval officer•, as well known for his fidelity as for him general knowledge, writes, under the date of 6th of April last, to tie Vice-Consul of Spain at Bordeaux, to acquaint him with the important intelligence of the arrival of the Guerrero. It is thought, with some foundation, that General Laborde left San Yago in the course of April, to go with his squadron to the coasts of the Colony ; which renders improbable the statement so Often made, and so often contradicted, of an expedition to be undertaken against the Isle of Cuba, by the 31exicans and Co. /Juabians. tFrom the Conrrier Francois.) LIBERTY-EQUALITY. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Arbil. 9. To the Citizen Editor of the Official Bemire, the Telegreph. tETW.—" We have the pleasing satisfaction of %form ing you that his Excellence, the President, by one of the Coble and laudable actions which are serfitroilizi to him. has just glesals favour of she public tremor, ikbeereowse of one year of her salary. being the sum of 40,000 poles. which will be added to that destined by the potriotism of the Haytian people to dis charge the national debt contracted with France. " His Excellency, informing the Legislative body of this noble determination, said, • I must add here that pecuniary sacrifices are 10.0 trifles to patriotic citizens, when evoy good Haytian should be always ready to perish. if necessary, in Me defence of his liberty and of the independence of his country.' •• This example was worthy of the elevated character of the Chief wbo presides over the destiniesof Hayti. It has accordingly produced among all the &leathers of the Chamber of Representatives the national sentiments of admiration, which we hope will be always reit by all our feliow-citizer.s, who, on this important occasion, will not fail to show themselves worthy of belonging to a free people, and worthy of the celebrated man who has so many claims to the national gratitude. " Persuaded that this information exam* fail to be received with Crest satisfaction by all friends to their country, we invite you to iosert it in the next number of your journal. Accept, Citizen, zeta assurance of our affectionate sentiments. " For the Central Committee of the Public Loan of Hayti. (Signed) " A about x, Director." Fatima FnIUS.—PARIS, MAY 31.—Five per Casts. 97f. Thee* per Cents. ISE IrOc. ; Bank Stock, 2040 f.; Runes de Naples, 741.16 c. 4 Royal Bpsoiah Loan, 11E3, 444. Hayden Lean 730 f. Nnehangs on Landon—One Month. W. SO& ; Three Months, 241. /4c.—Coare 4billientique. The frequent reposta of the alerting. of different Coo • paws which appear in our colunins,'Enuat naturally tarn . the attestion of our readers to the hiatus of these 'no c‘ationt during the last six months. Many of these So cieties; the shams of are now so Pull, aerreektetl, bore an extravagant premient a few months ago. The cense of the change is not one which requires any depth of investigation to discover. The phiusible prospects which raised their value in the market to such a degree, have been discovered, in many cases, to be futile, and the conse quence has been that all their shires have suffered a depre ciation. That depreciation; we will venture to say. has been as much below the true value of these shares as the former premium had succeeded it. This is the natural consequence of hopes buoyed up beyond their natural level, which must always sick at last into an undue depression. There cannot Ise the Jew doubt of the imprudence and impracticability of many of the schemes on which these Societies ware founded ; and there can be as little doubt that the shares of many of them, the ohjecei of which were really feasible, and likely to become profitable, were pushed by unprin cipled speculators much beyond theiereal value, by bolding out hopes of excessive profits, which could never have been realized. It was to be expected that those who dreamt of having cent. per cent. for their money annually, would he speedily undeceived ; and it was not likely that those who had twee feasting on such golden hopes would sit down To:dented with six, eight, or ten per etnt., Which many of these establishments will proba bly ht enabled to divide on their capital. If the reaction had iken confined only to impracticable and ridiculous pro jects, .its effect would have been most beneficial ; but un fortunstely it seems likely to sweep away in the same tor rent all that is really useful and advantageous. Some of these projects minted to the improvement of our own Coun try—to ,promote its agriculture and manufactures, and to improve its internal communications. The objects of these were ceetainly of the moat desirable nature ; yet they are likely, if the present spirit continues, to be consigned to the same neglect and oblivion which will more deservedly be the fate of those which are triffing and impracticable. Per haps some difficulties might occur in the accomplishment of their objects ; but that should not discourage us. Some difficulties have been found in the construction of railways, and the test schemes talked of at one time have been aban doned. We have inserted in another part of our Paper of to-day an account of a railway on which success has been attained, and in which also the means of (mallet and greater success are pointed out. A few objections were started to the constructions proposed, and men concluded immediately that the whole scheme was founded in error; forgetting that all schemes must be liable to objections, and that it is not the wise man's business to give way to such objections, but to exert himself to surmount them. For our parts, we lament the damp which has been thrown on these schemes ; we yet hope to see rail-roads to an the principal places of the kingdom ; and we would even venture to think that the principle of the inclined plane, though somewhat decried, will be found useful in their construction. There are seve ral other species of projects to which we cannot now refer: but we would make a few remarks on those whose object was io improve 'foreign countries. We consider these as extremely useful, and we do not by any means agree with the clamour which has been raised, about sending money to make canals, &c. in America. If the countries in which I this property is invested are such as are obliged by their situation to keep on good terms with us, we consider British property thbre to be as safe as in England. This is the case in all maritime countries. Schemes of this sort would give us a species of colonies without the expense of garrisons, and would enable us to raise productions by British capital, and even by British industry, which could never be raised with our own soil and climate. It would secure our Government also a strong party among the ,population of these countries, in consequence of the num bers of the native population which would be in the em ployment of British subjects. These schemes, however, will not all prove abortive, and even those which may turn out to be useless in themselves may lead indirectly to trimly admirable results, in the same way as the search for ' the philo-,apher's stone is said to have been the cause of most of the early discoveries in chymiatry. To the period of the South Sea scheme, or rather to the preceding period, many of tbis noblest discoveries of the last century may be I referred. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. The firm sate in which the Public Securities closed yesterday occasioned an advance on their opening this day. Consols gra dually rose to 84 buyers; having reached this height by the artifice; of the bulls, they immediately became sellers, and a re. action took place, and Consols declined to 1103 3 3 3; they subse quently rallied to 003 3. and closed at ON. No rumours having been circulated, these fluctuations were occasioned solely by the operations of this market. In the other Stocks there was a slight v.triation ; the 3 per Cents. Reduced varying 733 to 794 ; 33 per Cents. Reamed, 84 3 1 ; Consols for Account, 1301 3 I f 3. The Foreign and Share markets continue without any varia tion worth mentioning. The accounts received from the manufacturing disuiets are More favourable than they bare been some time past; a marked im provement having taken place. Money was by no means plentiful. The Proclamation which his Majesty signed on Thum day for dissolving the present Parliament was issued yesterday, and consequently the Dissolution has already taken place. If the writ for the election of leltrbers reaches the Borough before twelve o'clock this day, then the polling for Southwark will commence on Thursday; if after twelve, it will not begin till Friday. We under stand that the City Election will commence at the earliest periOd that the law will allow of after the receipt of the writ by the Sheriffs. Live a Imo 1., I.—This day the friends of Mr. Hus kisson me t, . agreeably to advertisement ; John Gladstone, Esq. M.P. called to the Chair. The Bight lion. William ,kluskiateas was proposed to be reauenet‘sew Mehrber in-the miming. Parliament for this Borough', when a series of resolutions' was proposed and carried, and the thanks of the Meeting to Mr. J. Gladstone, Esq. were moved and car ried, for his conduct in the chair; after which a number of carpenters who were in the room raised a cry of " No II uskissonl Gladstone for ever !" Mr. Gladstone made some reply, which was inaudible, when many of the Meeting retired. A carpenter immediately got upon the table, and read (from the Liverpool Advertiser of June 25, 1825), parts of Mr. Huskimon s speech in the House of Commons on the subject of Combination and Free Trade, &c. after which a feeble shout was raised, " Gladstone for ever!" and the Meeting broke up. We understand the returning officers have fixed Mon day, the 14th inst., for the day on which the election will commence in this town.—Liverpool Advertiser. We have seen the bust of our distinguished Representa tive, Mr. Huskisson, which is executed by our young towns man, Mr. Ward. It does the artist great credit, and we sincerely hops that his talent will be duly appreciated and adequately patronized by an enlightened community.—Li verpool Advertiser. • SILK 'Peens.—The following is the present state of the Silk Trade in Taunton, so far as the weaving and its dependent branches are concerned :—The number of hands employed in this manufacture previously to the commencement of the present distress, was 1,737 : of these there are now (May 22) in full work , 310; in half work, 810; in quarter work, 60. The number of persons dis charged by the different manufacturers, and now out of employment, is M 7. The Committee for the relief of the distressed weavers have distributed to 400 persons, for twelve weeks past, 20F. weekly, in bread and money. The parochial expenditure for the relief of the poor has, on an average, for the last six rnearbs, increased 6/. per week, and for the last three. months, Ti. 151. per week. "THE BRITISH -all ?AIM& Th. distiodlldied bed dcsser pollee Teeter4 l l : The Downier Nerchionere of i.Y. Atelahleeeeteset i the list, of Sidon!, Cut/on-stress i Lord llooGoOsi Cheibeetase-plate f 'Frederick Newel, Esq. Psll add ; Sir 0 Clo.zwrod. Rom gnat Weexieeeteet. W.Kolluster ; th e itldht Ho w . iladOssoss. Gooserset-oloco i Sir Charles Long, Bart. Privy-poke*, Iteseillhatemee. Lewer*Oreevenor street. The Marchioness of Hertford gave a aplentill rent on ?intraday evening, at her house In Manchester-mpare, which was attended by all the leading awl distinguished fashionable, in town. The Dowager Marchionmat of Exeter entertained • large party at dinner yesterday, at her bun.. In Prity.gardena. The Countess of Arran's card party. ran Thursday evening, In Dover ❑reel, was very fashionably attended. The Earl of Camilla entertained a distinguished party at dinner yeater dal. at hi. house In Privy-gardens. Dowsger Lady Heave entertained a select party of fashionable*, yeste►- day evening, at her house In Albemarle-street. Mrs. Angerstein gave her lint rout for the season on Thursday evening, at her house in Mt. Jaste.'s..quare. The grand suite of drawing-ruoms were brilliantty Illuminated. There were present nearly 300 of the haul tun. MOVEMENTS. Tb. Earl of Fife arrived on Thantlay, at the Tulteney Motel, Albe marl...tree, from his relit in :erotism!. Departures:—Mr. and Mts. Neott.Sh"eweir and romilT. An their twat loCamloldgmbire , and William Mtwara, Ceq. for the Confident. C airily,. de they left town yesterday, for her seat in Surrey. Lord William ituf.ell arrived In lowa on Thursday, from the Continent. T. Knox, Esq. M.P. left town yesterday, for his seat, Barham Lodge, Herts. _ ..... C. P. Thompson, Esq. left town yesterday, for DOVIT. N. Jervis, H.q. left town yesterday, for Paris. Frederick Hodson, Rsq. 11. P.. left town yemerdaf, for Barnstaple. Mr. and Mr*. Barker and family have arrived at Gould's Hotel, Jertnyn street, from Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Watt sad family left the Clarendon Hotel, Bond.street, yesterday, fur their seat in Yorkshire. Mrs. and Mks Parker and the 'ear. John Parker left Wangles Hotel, Regent-street, yesterday, for thdr sea in SbropsMre. Departures from Penton's Neiellatiel, St. James's-Meet :—Slr Edmund Carrington. Dart. for his mat ist Devonshire: Captain MOT Murray, an a tour; Thomas Page, Esq. for his seat In Stanley.; and W, Calthorpe, F.M. for Paris. Departures from Kirkh . un's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Perry, for their seat In Hanle; Captain Todd, on a tour; and J. Mils, Esq. for Brighton. Arrivals at the St. Geneses Hotel, Albemarle-street:—The Misses Lloyd, from their seat In Suffolk) Mrs. General and Miss Attstrother, from Scotland. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. Jantes's.etreet:—Lady James Hay and family, ;• and )Irs. Forbes, from Isleworth ; Mr. Swan, from ifork ; Ramsden, Esq. • and Rsq. Departures :-31r R. aid Lady Vivian and !ea sily, for Beerhwood. • rIVB LI C MSZTINO TII ls DAY.— I Lord JOHN RkISSELL, Jt.P. in tho Chair. The object of the Select Committee appointed by the House of ihommons to inquire iato and report on the Case of Mr. Bucking; ham hiving been 'lithely defeated by the prorogation of Paths. strut, before their laboters could be brought to a close, s PUBLIC IHEETINO will be held THIS DA% . at the Thatched-haunt Tavern, St. James's, at Two o'clock. for the purpose of consider ing whether any funher measures can be taken to oven the impend. lag C 111604401 which threaten to overwhelm kir. 11:,chingisarn. by ate wears shit disproportionate punishment to which he has been subjected, without trial, and without necessity, by the Govern ment of India. Os this sassiest the sttendanee of all Engliehmert, wk tea en in:ersn in preventing a fellow-countryman from being crushed and ruined by an arbitrary destruction of property, altogether licorice. dieted In English history, is earnestly solicited. OP BRITISH I Me Bed. 7d g7B 714 C-0114. tot Cent. ddi 1 11 Pei Cont. Red. SI j j New i or Cent. - - STOCKS YESTr.RDA T. Long Ann. 19 194 India Stork India Wm& .".• 7 pm Os. Rid. 10011/. d 9 pm Ditto •MAO. d 2 poi Vida Small d V pm Lottery 'Mimes 231.3+. r!ITOCK9 ywrica WA Y. Maclean Bond. bif Ditto Bend. IttaV 1121 2 Ditto Acct. 624 4 2 4 Puttoyurir Wind. 71 g ea die. Irrna.ian Bond , Ditto Bond. ' 924 Rueldan Bond. 'lO/11 bOi Ditto Amt. 911 i net 4.104 S 1 anbh itoncit d it Ditto Act t. Ditto Bonds .1921' I ' nieces 0/ PORZION Mresiilts lio(tk 6 -$.ll as int s 4u lib 4 ;•leoban. Wu* Mink (bac 40) 491 j 1 Wild Acct. AI 401 I 43 1101 Doodah i01)16 ilt2k 11, II Ulm Acct. $7 01 ll•ntet 3 per C•3l. Olt 7k. GU. Zoc Stchatort 2111% 35c. $Uc. lerwr Woods 31 Dia, Bonds ,1323) 111 3 • --r- ' — CO FRS '_ Asialsfillps Z.V. 77 8 1119711119 114eseiraiss A. wimp 5........... 17 fi ...... 21 V. 37 9 9.letla V. 37 111 P 44.. 3 deli' skitli Wl* 2 U. II 1 1 0 160,1--tes Merlin br=rt on Mahon Lie. M . urel. 794 e IU. 8 Winn*, elective 1 I N. II th Trios* , . . . " • a Ca t • • • ••• • • S i 11, 1 2 " rl" 0 Syefile 11C1111 Or snAl am Aid wars ..... Illoirraan ..... 11i".vaz ...... /bOO.II Iron Coi..aarl ............ trta,n ... • • 11 '.4441. 1 .: 1 ; Pat WI Peruvian At •y. 11 our AS4I/•ANCI ACisaci BOCA and Irorelgn "wiscal latielllean end Colonist Stearn , Dribarich Patent Salt Pmelarial Beni at Ireland tse*sseAr, ~*....... L.. 0 to 124 dls IN 11 Idle SO II 7 pm ...... 30 Z 4 die 100 141 24 Al. IVO 1 3I dle athga . did . ISS. - - - IM 10 )W 10 81d11 fi 171 I i die 100 Is 11l 416 us To THE• EDITOR. Site,—impressed with the deepest sense of gratitude for the many services I have so often experienced from a generous public, I beg leave most respectfully to inform them, that, encouraged by their former liberality and kindness towards me, it Is my intention to take • Benefit Concert at the Argyll-Rooms, Regent-street, on Saturday morning, the 10th of June, inst.. of which particulars are already advertised. A most severe and afflicting malady, under which I have been long suffering, and from which, thank find ! I am fast recovering, has been the means of considerably injuring my circumstances, and of involving me in some difficulties. to enable me to surmount these, and to guard against future casualties of the same natnre, some kind ;friends have generously stepped forward to undertake the ma t of the intended Concert, in the hope that it may be sufNcien y productive as to relieve me from my present embarrassment.—Most grateful, then, for this kind and benevolent act, I beg leaver:wee more most respectfully to solicit the kind support and patronage of a generous public, to whom I never yet 'poetic) in rsin—on that I rest my hope of suttees; and al. though it cannot be expected that I should still retain unimpaired those vocal powers I formed, might have possessed, yet there shall be no effort wanting on my part to use my best endeavour, for the gratification of those who may be kind enough to honour me with their presence. With the greatest respect and gratitude, have the honour to he, &e. &c. MARTI THERESA. ELAND. 56, Greek-otreet, Soho. Yesterday the Duke of York gave a grand dinner to a numerous party, to meet the Duke and Duchess of Glou cester. The Duke of York inspected the buildings, erecting for his future resilience near the King's Palace, St. James's, on Thursday afternoon. Yesterday morning the Princess Augusta took en airing through the Parks, &c. The Princess Augusta has accommodated her Royal brother, the Duke of York, with the loan of her Royal Highness's mansion -house, at Frogmore, during the en suing Ascot Races. The Duchess of Gloucestkr visited the King yesterday. Yesterdar the Duke of Gloucester visited Mr. Secretary Canning. The Earl of Liverpool transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary Peel. Yesterday Mr. Secretary Canning had an audience of his Majesty. The Rondinini Fawn, an antique statue, which attracted great admiration whilst in the Gallery. of the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, has we learn been just transferred to the national collection at the British Museum. The purchase is highly creditable to the judgment and taste of the trustees of that establishment. Critss.-.—The two games, which have been for some time pest pending, between Liverpool and Manchester, have been decided as followat—ln the first it was a drawn game; and the second terminated in favour of Manchester. Marshall's National Panorama continues; and deservedly so, to receive the public patronage. Panoramic painting is now carried to such a degree of perfection, that the prin cipal distinctions between exhibitions of this kind, at pre sent, arises solely from the interest belonging to the sub- Joe', and what subject can be more interesting than the scene of one of our most glorious victories, achieved in the muse of humanity? A new painting was yesterday ex hibited, the subject of which is the bombardment of Algiers by the British fleet, under the command of Lord Exmouth. The scene is extremely well represented, and many parts of the picture are executed with considerable boldness and spirit. The exhibition must, we think, prove peculiarly attractive, and we trust that the proprietor will be repaid for the expense to which he must obviously have been put in preparing it. New Maps of Bedford and Leicester, distinguishing the bridle road and fox coverts, on a scale of an inch to a mile, with vignette views of the Lords Lieutenant's seats, from surveys by Greenwood, Pringle, and Co., of Regent street, are just published. As a proof of the high estimation in which the admired and scientific compositions of Mr. John Barnett we held by the Public,. the new song of " Yes, I'll leave the festive scene," (which was composed expressly by that gentleman foe Miss Paton. and sang by that delightful female vocalist in tilt comedy of Chalice the Seethed, at Covent Garden Theatre, on Tuesday last,) was most enthusiastically applauded and unanimously _encored. Mr. Barnett's very popular song of the " Light Guitar," which has been held in such high estimation by all musical judges, has met with that reception front the public, which its merits so justly entitle it to experience. Thelbteeir song Yes, lease the festive scene.") to which we have jest referred, was composed by , this eminent musical genius, in answer to the celebrated serenade, " The Light Guitar ; ' and we hive no hesitation in say • g that, from the manner in which the task has been performed, fresh laurel's will be added to those already so justly acquired by this very tasteful and scientific compose,. . NIONK LA ND AND KIIIXINTILLOCII RAILWAY.---This important and useful undertaking,'the object of which, as our readers may be aware, is to connect the great Monkland coal fields with the Forth and Clyde Canal, and consequently, by means of the Union ('anal, with Edinburgh, approaches to its completion; and an %Yednesday last, a slight trial of its performance was mauls by Mr. Grainger of this city, who superintends the works, which, considering that the rails are not Tot perfectly udjusted, and what parts of the work and machinery incomplete, was highly satisfac tory. A single horse was attached to a train of eight waggons% containing . each forty-two cwt. of coals, and weighing besides of itself eighteen cwt. making in all IS 4-6th tons of coal, and seven one-tiftli toss in the waggons. With this accumulated load of no less than 2i tons, the animal started from GartshetTy col liery, and arrived at the depot near Kirkintilloch, a distance of six and three quarter Mlet, in two hours. Owing to a mistake, how.. ever, one of the guides which direct thi waggons into the passing places, was turned the wrong way, and by this oversight the train was stopped folly eight minutes, so that in reality the time employed in the sit and three quarter miles, was only one hour and fifty-two minutes, or fully better than at theist.' of three and a half miles per hour. The first two miles of the railwap is o n a level, and it afterwards descends widi vicious rata of dechnation from sero down to I foot in 1211, which forms the greatest descent in the !ine, and where It is important to remark the waggons were observed to move with their own weight, and to require a drag to chock their WO rapid descent.— Caledonian Illererry. Mr. Aldridge's Repository was offered for sale on Thera day, in consequence of his retiring from business. The first offer was 2,00 guineas; it gradually proceeded to 4.000 guineas when Mr. Price (the Proprietor of the American Theatres) became a competitor as far tut 6,000 guineas. lie then retired ; and Mr. Smith, of Curzon -street, and NIT. Minis were engaged, in a neck. and-neck race, until it reached 5,70 Mem, when the latter won it by a head oaly • the Mai bidding sal al from the head.— land TherAter is the asosigable t of Northumber- I 7 . LITRRATURE. MR. REYNOLDS'S NEW WORK. Mr. Reynolds, the dramatist, has just pubtiehed a biographical account, in two volumes. 'milled Tim iffe arid Times of Frede rick Ileywdels, written by Idkrueff. It la dedicated by panda ohm to his :Majesty. Having spent forty years as a writer frr the stage, and produced in the course of that period almost fifty successful dramas, this gentleman may surely advance the claim of old acquaintance, ar well as of industrious authorship, to challenge the attention of the public. That the public will be wilting to grant him their attention, Is a circumstance of which we can have no doubt, whether we consider I the author himself, or the times in which he has lived, cat the theatres I for which he has written, or the multitude of celebrated persons to I whom he has made allusion in the course of his page,: But what ever reception the work may experiehee, it is our business to notice both Its merits and defects, as they appear to our candid judgment, without regard to any other eonsideration. Some Lives, like that of Sava e, which we take to be the very master-piece of biography, at. less important, even for the extra. ordinary nature of the events they'record, than for the profound and eloquent observations elicited by such events from the proclue dye energies of genius. Other Lives, like that of Boswell's John- son, being more in the nature of journals than of histories, depend fm their effect rather on the talents of the persons and the tendency of the facts described, than on anything peculiar to the narrator by whose industry they hue been amassed and communicated. The former class will be recognized at once, is constituting a very high depertment of literature, while the latter may bee-girded as a sort of elegant relaxation, with amusement for its principal, if not its only object, as in the volumes now before us. Ale. Reynolds commenced author so soon, and glided so imper ceptibly into the business, and continued the pursuit with so little interruption, that adversi ty, the great substitute for enterprise in the lives of literary . men, most happily for himself, but unfortu, nately for his narrative, abaiatoned him to the smooth waters, and green meadows, and level walks, of an unvaried and uninteresting success. No man can wish to encounter difficulties for the sake of being spoken of, but it is always after the stormy voyage that we receive the most impis4oped welcome, even from those who love us best. Aware that even a damnation or two could nos havet,albrded sufficient relief to the dry eentinersition of plays regUlarly produced and paid for, the madam shad recourse to entertaining anecdotes, boa roots. and characteristic descriptions, connected witty some of the most distinguished individuals. For ins - *nee, in the early part we are introduced to Lord Chatham, Dr. Johnson, Vs likes, Borne Tooke, he. ; and in the latter part to Pitt, Fox, Sheridan, and the whole of that illustrious band whose names rush involuntarily hrough the mind as soon as one of them is mentioned. It is to be regretted, however, that the highest names are not those upon which he dwells, either for the longest period or with the hest in formation, and we were especially disappointed to find that, though Lord Erskine appears to have been once intimate with the family, the mention of him is so trifling, while so many papa are devoted to the injudicious and vain attempt of attaching consequence to other characters, which they never can possess with the general reader. We allude to Major Tophant, and Messrs. Andrews and Merry, who, though personal friends of the author, are not even upon such distant terms of acquaintance with the public es to insure that they shall be recognised as they pass. But besides the celebrated statesmen, orators, and philosophers, to whom we have alluded before, there is a large assortment of per formers, dramatic and operatic, male and female, legitimism and illegitimate, vocal and instrumental. In short, the whole work is a kind of moving parorama, where you get a passing view of every thing and every one, but a view upon which it is neither de sirable nor practicable that you should dwell for any length of time. We may notice, as two of the beat drawn-portraits with which the author presents us, those of his Father and his Brother Jack. The family likeness is well preserved in their features without con founding their individuality ; for though Jack laughs and jokes, arid neglects business as well as his father, he does it after his own manner, and not because his father had done so before him. It is also creditable to the feelings of the painter that he hag not denied a few touches of his brush to the humble figure of the Old Nurse, whose disinterested attachment no change of circumstances could subdue. The night adventure of his brother, and the love-tale of Olivia, are stories dramatically and pleasingly told. Indeed, there occurs every where in the work an ahundance of that light matter which prevents the attention from becoming wearied, though it is curious to observe how grave the writer's tone grows towards the end, and what a sombre hue the incidents themselves assume as the evening of life close; in upon the gay narration. But as there are some of Itl r. Reynolds's opinions against whit!) we are desirous to enter our protest, the sooner we begin todo so the truer. As for the political sentiments of a dramatist, they signify nothing until he becomes siege-licenser. Apart front polities, however, there are many points upon which his authority is entitled to consideration, and one of those wa take to be the great question of education, respecting which OUT author has expressed himself in the following manner. After alluding to Westminster School, where he was brought up himself, he thus proceeds " This subject leads me to the consideration of a gaestion that has been frequently discussed, viz.—Whether a public or private education be the more beneficial to youth ? Having repeatedly witnessed the effects of each, I can speak with some experience on the subject. " For boys who have little property, and to whom an intimacy with the great may lead to friendship, and possibly to preferment in their professions, public education us peculiarly adapted, and may well merit the additional expenditure, as in their circumstances their motto must be—' Neck or nothing.' " For boys, heirs to tine and property, s public education gives that confidence and general frnowledge, that prepare* them for their entry into the world, and obviate: , the necessity of exposing them to the dangerous compliances of an obsequious private tutor, which excite the.r vanity, and repress all emidatinn. " But for a young man with a small income, yet large enough to remove the obstacles of poverty from his studies, a public educes. tion is apt to engender habits above hit station, and in the prime of life he finds himself in the world with to profession, slender ac quirements, and a fortune totally inadequate to the views and pur suits he lias conteactedfroth his Ariatcreratie associates." " To boys of great fortune, therefore, and boys of no fortune, a public education may be the more fitting. To those in the middle stations of life, in my opinion, it cannot be otherwise than in jurious." We have not quoted these remarks for the purpose of discussing a question that would occupy more space than we Can devote to it. The subject, however. is too important to be passed over altogether. In the first place we would ask 31r. Reynolds, whether, upon reflec tion, he does_not think that " neck or nothing" is rather a dan gerous' motto for any class of his Majesty's subjects to adopt, in school or out of it. But supposing it for a moment to be correct. supposing that the poor scholar has no triter alternative, that there is nothing to be expected from honest industry, nothing from de serving talent, nothing from those golden dreams which lift him, in his sleep at least, to en equality with the proudest of his titled I opponents, still, should it nut operate rather as a check than as inducement on the father of melt • son, to think that, in the work ings of his despair he may fall into that servility which it has ever been the noblest triumph of education to eradicate from the heart of man. We do not mean to say or to insinuate that Mr. Reynolds would recommend any d:shonourable compromise, even to the desperate scholar for whom he has selected the motto. But we do mean to say that he is not aware of the consequences of his own principle; for let it once be established, that to hunt for patronage or advarcemeot is a justifi able motive for preferring a public school to a private one, and from that moment you contaminate the very springs of human im provement. It is strange enough, that after recommending public education to the neck-or-nothing boys, the same author should conclude by denying it to " those in the middle stations of life." Now, if the notice and patronage of the great be really worth risk ing a man's neck for, it peons rather a hardship to determine that " those in the middle classes" shall not have the' • chance as well as the rest. But we suppose it is on the old principle,' that extremes meet, that he is desirous of bringing the high and the low together, as the companions most adapted to each other by a law of nature herself. Having already exceeded the limits we had prescribed to our ob. serrations, we shall pass oYer the remaining points, and hasten to extract a story told4kiltit Grimaldi about Ttooy . Shlgida‘Ashoac tricks smell strre to 01W. Ttats extracTwe gave, a an instance of characteristic story -te ling, which none but a dramatlesuthor would be likely to hazud or to succeed in. It runs thus— " I was walking one day with Tom King in Pall-mall, when we met the celebrated clown, Grimaldi, father to the present Joe Gni. maid'. Approaching us with a face of the most ludicrous asto nishment and delight, he exclaimed—' 0 vat a ele v a te fellow that Sheridan is I tell yeu—Oni, yea I rill.—Dien dour_( could no never see him at de theatre, so je twit chez lad to his house in Iletiforrhoureet, muffled in greit ccat, and I say Dumerlique, you hear ? Yes. Veil, you tell your master dat !If —de Mayor of Stafford be below. Domeetique fly—and on de instant Ibe shown into de drawing-room. In von more minute Sheridan leave his dinner party, enter de room hastily, stop suddenly, stare and say, flow dare you, Grim, play me such a trick ? Then putting him. self In a passion, he go on—Go, Sare, get out. of my house. Ile_ gar, say I, placing my back against the door, not till you pay me my furty pounds ; and den I point to de pen, ink, and paper on von small table in de corner, and say, I). re write me de check, and the Mayor shall go ailment, entendes ions. If not, morbleu, I rill. " Oh,' i.,:errupted die elevate man, if I must, Grim, T must ;' and, as if he were trt pressi—very hu rr y, h e wr i te d e d ra f t ,- an d pushing it into my hand, he squeeze it, and I push it into my pocket. Veil den, Ido make haste to de banker's, and giving it to de clerks, I say, ' Vour tens, if you please Save.' • Four tens,' he say, with much surprise, de draft be only for four pounds.' 0, vat a elevate fellow du Sheridan is ! N ext day I meet de Ma. nager in de Street, and I say,' Mistare Sheridan, hay you forgot•' and den he lau gh and say, Yy, (trim,. I recollected afterwards, left out de 0. 0, vat a elevate fellow dat Sheridan is !" We cannot conclude more pertinently than by repeating the opinion we advanced before, that th e publication which tau drawn us into this examination of its merits, is of that light agreeable texture, which, especially when combin e d w i t h t h e authors name, cannot fall to attract a great variety of readers. iVe understand that the Minister of Stourpaine refused a few days since to bury a child who had died of that ravaging dia. order the smati.poz. because the child had been baptised by a Me. thodiat preacher. The ifitieted father produced a copy of the re. glitter, which was unavailing. The father immediately waited on the Rev. John Willis, wius with the greatest promptitude despatch. e d a l otto . to the Clergyman, threatening legal nettesedings, which, it is Wend, hod the daindAlet.. 4111frow Comfy Ch Un k4S. .4 • . 61, 41 tut 41Pin. oslei s secr4) UM_). teem se* al writ SOCITIIWd It r R L RCTIOM Yesterday evens /. a Tomtit% of the friends of Mr. Polhill took place at the Three Tuns Tavern, In the Borough, for the pu rp see of taking steps towards the 'luau of that Gentleman as a Alen,b, for the ensuing Parliainent. alt. HOLLOWAY wit in the (,hak . Alt r *eve al Resolutions had been aged to unanhnously Mr. Poarrict. addressed die Meeting. ll• cud, tho u found himself pieced in a situation simile to that i t) which dune others had been before him, he should feel much embarraramenT were it not that he saw himself surrounded by so many friends' Should he be returned u a Member of the House of C ommon*, b e promise , ' to maintain the Constitution as by law uttblished, and on all occasions to use his utriross exec ions to preverifits I nnovation. He had been long acquainted with the inhabitantrof the Boron and his principles could not be unknown to them. Ile did not s ee k the hor.our of beconiirg their Heprmet.ta ive to serve any per ien ., ambition ; he gave them his honour his Lily object was to his country at large. (Appla us e.) Il e should not suppo rt men : but meosuree. (Applzuet.) If at any time there was sty dig, culty on any great question--or if on any occasion liedfferel h oin his constituents, lie should wish to meet them in that very en ,_ and receive their advice, which he would follow. (App)au ee ) — ii any individual wished to ask him any miestion as to the Coro Lee r the (lame Laws, the Slave Trade, or anything else, he e se „ to answer them. lie had made his observations on iluse 'Asubject:, and his mind was mule up in relation to them. It t h ey 'A any period think him u n lit to be longer their Repr esentative at th e . might depend on hit redo-dog. Ile would sty t o them wha t 14 father once said, namely, that if they returned him freely, he neid4 serve them faithfully. (Applause.) In St. George's parish, who, be was more particularly known, be had met with grew too , ment ; and he did net doubt but that, with perseirr nee,T; should ultimately succeed. Hie cireunistances were such, that he did tof fear, and kid no wish to ask a favour °fora men. 11,4 4 little to hope, and nothing to fur; and if he should go b ete House, he should go there as independent as any individad orb had a seat in a. (Applause.) In conclusion, he would trb e c.tre nut to be it.firenced to act musty to the wishes of kui too. liniments. A tentleman present disclaimed, on the part of the Conntinet, any knowledge of the pills with which the walls of hooks iv been placarded. Ote tan, "No Wilson—no Popery ! end the .other was, " Boretighermea, do not any tenger cnntinoe theme, of Wilson sal I. &heft, the adreaates of Popery." No bills b e d been issued by the 0/umlaute winnuot epic. yourilra name boat affixed to them. •-• Thanks * were tSeveeibd to tbe Chairman, and the lleetieg se. ' • paritted. ELECTION INTRLLIGEXCE. BIIISTOL. the retirement of Mr. Davie is unquestionably s great public loos, and we much fear that, whoever may be hit we. CRIWW, it will bag be felt as such. The Committee of the Medina • Society have, in eloquent language, borne testimony to his meth & , On that point, indeed, there could be only onesentiment. Bu t se understand that a few member's of the Society sere of mai m that the services of the worthy Member might yet be weaned ice the city ; and under thishnpremion. Mt. Holder, of Bridge-ow e left town fur London on Thursday evening, for the purpose waiting upon 51r. 1/3vis. Until the return of Mr. Holder, the Blues can adopt no measure uto Mr. Davis's sneer:nor. Ths following gentlemen have all been named as candidates in tint interest I.—Mr. Il'alloce, Lord O. Stuntmen Mr. W. Peel, Mr. J. S. Buford, Mr. W. M ilea, and lilt. John Cave. In the Whig interest, it Mr. Bright should retire, it is thought that the cltdc will be from among the following gentlemen :—Mr. Protheroe, Mr. C. Pinney, Colonel Blithe, and 31r. llobboune. We understood that private letters.have been received from Mr. Davis, in *Licht'e repeats his determination to withdraw.—Brisod Mirror. Boar.—The Earl of Euston and Lord Hervey are expected to be the new Members for Bury. CALLINGTON.-31r. Mackinnon and Mr. Duodu are oppesed to Mr. Baring and Mr. Attwood. CA MBIIIDGI: (COUR Y).— It is generally expected that Lard F. G. Osborne and Lord C. S. Manners' will be again returned to Parliament for this county, at the ensding election. CAMBR woe (BOBOUGH).—The Marquis Graham and CI. Trench are expected to be returned for the borough. CAM RR IDGE UNIVERSITT.—The elation of Repeonentaires few this University excites very general attention thraldom: the kingdom. The circumstance of three of the Candidates (Lord Pal. naerston, Sir John Copley. and Mr. fioulburn) being 31:mbert of the Administration s and the other Candidate (Mr. Bankes) beirg equally zealous in support of his Majesty's Ooremtnent, reoders the contest somewhat peculiar ; whilst the just pretensions cd each individual to the honour which he solicits, makes the result en. tremely doubtful. It is well known that three of the Conlidaes are decidedly hostile to any further coact:Mona to the Ronan Ca tholics ; and as 51r. Banks. came forward at the last election on dame grounds, when he was returned by a most triumphant Rojo. rity,—and his conduct having been uniformly consistent with the petnciples which he then avo we d,— we s h ou ld imagine thst chance of success must fully equal that of either of his competitors. The respective Committees are unceasing in their exertions, and there will probably be a more numerous assemblage of the soot of Alma Mater than on any former occasion. It is generally undo. stood that the election will rake place on Tuesday, We dnesday, and Thursday{ the 19th, 14th, and 15:11 inst.—Cambridge Cavil. (7tit PPE, rtigia.— The first of June Will, Indeed, a Orions day , for Chippenham ; the pageant that has just exhilarated the town, was singularly impressive and touching; but, in order to form a proper conception of the interest it excited, it is necessary to be ac. quaintest with the circumstances which occasioned it. The rem !emotion of thin Borough is now warmly contested by three viral candidates--Alr. firoasett, the present Member, Mr. Maitland, and Mr. Frederick (dye, the latter of whom has attained great papuls. rity, by a measure which is highly creditable to his head and hear. The town of Chippenham has participated in the distress which has befallen most of the clothing towns, upwards of four hundred industrious workpeople being completely unen•pinyed ; a large pro. portion of whom hove been driven to claim eubaiarenee from the parish, whereby the receipts of the tradesman have diminished, and the disbursements of the overseer have increased to a lamentable er• tent. In this deplorable dilemma, the inhabitants of the town naturally looked around them for help; and Mr. (lye, with that benevolence and promptitude which the urgency of the eau de. mended, advanced to their relief ; offered to put every hand In motion, and came under an engagement to Mr. Taylor to take, on his own account, all the cloth it is practicable for hia to manufacture, through the medium of Mr. Bourne. To sifect this purpose, Mr. Gye instantly made a large purchase of cod, the first two loads of which this day entered the town, and glad- dened the hearts of itsinhubitants. As soon as it was ascertained that this cargo was on the road, a committee was formed to g ive all the rclut to its arrival, which so important an event deseryarli and all was cheerfulness and bustle. The morning was propitioart. the anti shone brilliantly, the bells rang merrily, and every counte nance was in unison with the day. The arrival of the waggons at Caine produced a considerable effervescence of popular feeling, and their appreach to Chippenham was announced by dealening Seal. motions ; large body of elector., weavers, and mhos, then left the town in procession to meet them, and returned in nearly the following order :—Officers of the town, wir4t tnitgaia of (met I banner, with inscription " Gye anti Trade," aurnsonuted by a 13mb and woolsack..—Band of tousie.—The Weavers and the Shearmen Clubs, with appropriate banners.—An open barouche.— First waggon decorated with Hags, and each woolsack covered wilt placards, bearing the following inscriptions—" Gye and Trade"— (lye and the Prosperity of Chippeoham," &c. &c—The Bolsi Oak Club, with branches and banners.—An open barouche. Oa arriving at the Angel Inn, addresses were delivered by Mr. Osby. Mr. Tyler, and other gentlemeq, upon the various topics cos neetcd with Mr. Gye's election, the revival of trade in Chipper ham, and the different occurrences of this interesting day. One thousand tickets were then distributed. entitling each p oss essor to a quart of ale, the donation of Mr. BOUMc and other gentlanen interested in the trade and independence of Chipponham. A sumptuous entertainment was p r o v ided a t th e A nge l, of w hich a numerous party of Mr. Gye's friends partook, and the tables were graced by the presence of many elegant Ituliers. COLCHESTER.—The only candidata for this Borough are Sit 0- H. Smyth and Mr. Harvey. The worthy Baronet, although late In his eanyallb itsa,btlfn received by all classes and by all parties ionise most friendly &curing memos. Present appearance& xlve reason tWsuppeableat there welt be so cootem.—actvoierd crieousere. CovEnstar.—Ontwine-lay evening a grand entertainment was given at the Waternutri's Arms, near Shorediteh, to about SOO of the electors of Coventry who are seaident in London. Mr. leer Moore and Mr. Ellice attended, and were loudly cheered be die electors, as well as by a crowd of weavers at the doors. 31r. Moore addressed the eleemrs at great length on the present state of affaint, and he represented that the greatest service might be performed by electors of the class he was addressing, if they did theit duty throughout the country. Let them endeavour to send dlercheto who would strenowly oppose the Corn Laws, by which the price cf the loaf was kept up, and land-owners bribed by a tax of sew& millions a year. to which every labouring man was compelled to contribute. (Applause.) lie then alluded to the repeal of the Combination Laws, and said it wss the true and ItonoSdeemancipa tion of the labourer which he hail strenuously exerted himself to accomplish ; that emancipation which permitted hint to bring his c p h ro a p n e t rty or -- . n tra an f r er ly. w l a ti s s tu labo ow u e r d , as to free l y and and fairy as any nier (Chem ) These were the disablli t i m whic h b is it g wt s th i e n'a fi o rs al t Ob r j k ee et t . of a friend of the country to remove, and when the tradesman and the labourer prospered in consequence of such emancipation. then they might attend to foreign matters. Mr. Ellice addressed the meeting on the same point., and expressed hi, concurrence in what had Yellen from his Bon. Colleague. The electors continued tor:- thee until a late hour. I)ovEn—The approaching election creates much Interest and bustle. We have fuur candidates in the field, and. from the weight of the respective parties, it appears clear they will all stand the poll. The return of 111 r. Bootle Wilbraham appears bryoni a doubt ; his great attention to his constituents having renthred him descried!, populist. A very severe contest fee the second seat may be looked for between Mr. Butterworth, Mr. Poule:t Thom son, and 31r. Holcomb, and the respective parties seem very san guine and very zealous. Essex.—C. C. Western, Esq. and Sir Eliab Harney, Knight, the much.respected members for this county, have each addressed the freeholders in our present publication. There is no probability of auy other candidates starting; they will, therefore, be require d only to walk over the course, in order to obtain the prize.—Ch.' - ford Chroolick. GLOUCESTER (Bitiaotront.---J. 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