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OARRA'If, Moires. A COMMON COUNCIL, holden ta the CHAMBER of the OUILISHALL of the tITY of LONDON, oro FRIDAY, the 3d Day of Datembee, Resovecii UNANIMOUSLY., /'HAT the TIIANIiB of this COURT bt given to the Hight lionourahlt ROBERT WAITHMAN , late Lord Mayor of this City, for the dignity, firmness, and fidelity. with which he has diseliarged the anluous and important duties of Chief Magistrate for the past year: For the distinguished manner in which he has upheld the Reeve. tamed State and Splendor of his high (ace ; and for the Munifi. 'ince he has displayed in maintaining the ancient Civic Hospitality: For his persevering activity in supporting the Rights and Print. lege, of his Felloa-titizena, and promoting the true Interests of Ibis great Commercial City Fur his readiness, on all occasions, to convene Meetings of this Idoun; and for his judicious, stile, and impartial conduct in presid tog over its discussions: Fur his exemplary punctuality and attention cn all occasions of public Business, and for the easy access afiiirdeil,llllll c•it.si , l, ration shown, to all classes of his lellow.Cititens who nun iri il his coun sel or assistance: Foe the temper and humanity with which he exercised his Ma. gasietial Authority, and for the indefatigable seal with which he kw devoted himself to the due anti upright administration of jus siee----exhibiti:ig, by path nee in inquiry, acuteness of discrimina tion, and promptitude of decision, an example of judiAal Braces, and discretion, never surpassed by any of his prole 'AMON Nor ran this Court, in reviewing the conduct of a Chief Magis trate, who, is a Member of their own Holly, has taken so leading and conspicuous a part in their deliberatiehs, foe a period of nearly vim third of a century, refrain front expressing the satisfaction they Seel is recording. that, in his steady adherence to those great piddle principles, which he has so long and so powerfully upheld, lie has never suffered personal or political feeling to warp his judgment, ne to interfere in the exercise of his cacial duty. WY)ODTHORPR. PRICYS Or BRITISH Stod. 2300 Data Aut. 3 per Cent. Red. 941 3 per Cent. C,41%. 9t. Milo Acre 951 3 ;per Cent. pee Cent. Red. IO( I New I per Cent. 10:4 1071 India Stock Hitt° Acct. Hato Honda 98 97 99 pm STOCKS YESTERDA Y. bong Ann. South Sea Stck South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annular; Es.BiUs,td. I.ooot. Ditto, 50411. 56 67 pus Ditto, Small 56 57 pm Ditto, lid. 1.000!. 55 66 pm Ditto. 6001. Ditto, Small I.tutery Tickets !2P. lilt. PRICES OF lOREIU Ainatran Ronda 944 Ihu, Acct. ltrasilian Bonds Ditto Scrip Ditto Acct. Buenos Ayres Scrip 11 pm Ditto Acct. 2 11 1 pm Chilian Bonds 74 Vino Acct. Colomb. lianas 82i Ilitto Acct. 021 Dit•.o (1824) 84i I Ditto Au.-t. 34 Dattis.h Bondi !vino Marks Banco Data) Commercial 4* pa Cent. French Eames 101 f. Mk. Exchange 25f. 10c. Ditto Scrip 123 iii pre lEtto Acct. 12/ 13 ptra Check Bonds 541 Ditto Acct. 541 STVCKS ESTE RDA Mexican Bonds 565 a I 5 4 Ditto Acct. MI 5 Neapolitan Bands Ditto Bonds (1824) Ditto Scrip pm Ditto Acct. 5 5 pm Peruvian Bonds 734 3 Ditto Acct. 735 I Portuguese Bonds Ditto Acet. itlia 9 85 ex div Prussian Bonds 1005 Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds (1823) Ditto Acct. Russian Bonds 91 5 I Ditto Acct. 1055 11 4 Spanish Cons. 235 tj 3 5 Ditto Acct. 235 5 Ditto 510 Bonds Ditto 170 and 233 Bonds 234 Ditto 85 Bonds Ditto Cons. (13231 COURSE OF EXCHANGE I'ESTEHDA Y. Amsterdam C. F. 12 1 Leghorn . . 48 ir. , to, n t sight . 11 18 Genoa . . 41 HOtturdnin . 12 2 Venice - . 27 Antwerp . . 12 2 Malta . . Htunburgh - 3810 Naples . . 3118 Altana . - 3011 Palermo . 116 Pau is, i days' sigh t 23 15 Lisbon . 31 111 ico . - 25 45 Oporto . - 61) lit:ink:tux - 23 43 Rio Janeiro - 471 Usrlin - - 710 Bahia - - 41 hankfort.on.tite.Main 1518 Dublin Petersburgh . 2 Cork Vienna . . .10 frieste . - IA 2 Madrid . . TR Cadiz . Dilboa . .. 35 Ilarc.•lona 33 BULLION. _ £. s. d. Portugal Gold in coin 0 0 0 Foreign (told in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Pullars 0 4 1U Silver in bars 0 4 U Neville . II ',bra': ar - She . it Eite 431•e00. THEATNR ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This xvlslus. gATtinD , IY, Inreember 4. tc lll be perf"rmtl AS VOU LIKE IT. arlaadn.lir•t r a nrk: Amiens. Mr. Horn: Jaques. Mr. Matronly; Oliver. Mt. Iledb.rd ; Achim Mr. Terry ; William, Mr. Knietn: Touch. esle, Mr. nomiliri, Mrs. Val s; Celia. Bedfurd ; filiabe, Mies Porgy; Audrey. Mrs. Weer. After which. lIAFED tatERCR. The Principal riaractei by Ne-inni. Archer. Wallach. Tarry. and Flu•ley; hicsdalnee W. West and Waylett. on Monday. ii*Jit John. mut llayd the Gimbel. THEATIMROYAL, COVENT-GARDAW. 'lr ass Cycl! lug. SA TUR DAV, Dee. 4. will be performed • mew Tragody, tailed lI.AVENN.II or, ITALIAN MINK. ►rare,' de Itsvenom. Mr. Kgert , m; Count catiarth Mr. Comsat Gandentin, Mr. Yates; ihrtverlo, Mr. cooper; tionma, Mr. Rartta7• Fringes/ Camilla, Mir Lary; Glam, Mias F. H. Kelly; Daweivort. - After whleh. TIIK FILIVEN LAKE. The (trend rhAp of ullehle. Mr. Rertley; Print. de Mel:tenure, Mr. Janet: Menials de Valli .rn. Mr. J. bend; Count de Lin•herg. Mr. YOUII4II . 1511,10174 Mr. Keeley. The Prinede 1.001,1. Mia Lor e; Hareem. Matilda de Rosefeldt. Mies M. Tree; 'oulade de Weletein. Ohm ltallande. Iso Monday. RArenni. and The Fureet of Bondy. ADELPHI THEA2IIE, rit lA.n. TRY Evening, SATURHAT, Dec. 4. will lav presented a new Extrava ganza Rurletta. culled THE LICE or AN ACTOR. Um Principal Cltarartrrm 4Yp ‘lo.sra. Wrench. J. Reeve, Wllkinr ~,,, Power. I.re. Bn,wn. Canithcll. Salter. and FlHutt; Hisses 13. den Daly. Scarle. =id Bryan. &c. &c. .. • . . Tu confines with a new Farcical Wichita. called 7 lIF. Fol'llo WITY:M : Or, A Ll. 140 N ron LiArte4. 'rimy Principal Cbantzters by Meson'. Wrench a:4 Power; Nesdaants Parrock and S. 11.1.411. TO CORRFNPONDENTS. Vae oirltervatioas of R.AI. on l oode Hurd se mans, - shall &ppm io our next. - The latter Lorned " A icti.Cfuracn mut," On the present con_ eldion of I E LAN IV, would take ad more space than we can spare. We think, I,llotiOTtr* that ( . 11111971ANiTY hu within, to do with either iittrA or hr., Church. The principles of pofitinil re. ligion must always ver,v towards oppression and pmseeution, and Ireland, we think, has siteady had month of both. A illmer aor Tierra" Circa UN a hint we cannot take. As is the extraordinary fact to which h. refers, he may, as he says, bare " good reason fur presuming it." Rut his presimptiens may chance to be funded in i;fnorancr. We can assure him; that this cue often happens, atm: se fear it is so in the present instance. The observations teem Iriferh+re rwrreapwrdent, R. IT. " OR the 3iiiasos Fisheries," shall appear with Cis ham possil.l:,lt lay. A correspondent, signing himself " C. F—n s comp/sins of taco kct. He has rewily no reason we applied ow...elves most in. olustriously to decipher his writing, lint were foiled at every ; there was such a watery gleoni of acn .e in what little we caul,i not, that we fol d : tl it up, anal I lAeed it, in eon e v powt, w i t h acme other scrawls of the mine cast. It shall, however, be turned as requested. The if:wet:et S.'S% Cannot." is : as In it on-try. there is ins= comic in a peal of marrow-h0 . ....4 and c'eAr• ; and as to ita poor, we recollect it WaS Intr„?. I.y it:lid a ours, that " the man who can pu.: will pick a pocket," ::ad we 'al with hint. be tlattlf II PKCSS coirtmenred I.ll.,ll,thirg yesterday trarnirg at halll at , t five o'clo-k. LONDON, S.tTUP.9.II", I ALI c 4, 'Sgt. The domestic intelligence in Paris Papers of Wed nesday is confined almost v7 , ::liit.ivAy to the narr,:tives of the KING'S visits to the public tors of the French metro- Tho p•pularity of Cu A r X. ihvs mit seem to by catch diminished, nottrithstanditi7; the. ilis:;ttst E.li lowardi t!..!! His NIAr E MT 'I • S COll - bota.tll.vs ulrtbility htwartis ail ul.o ap proach him. work wonders for hint in the eyes of his sub jects. who sze ae^....emned to re •ftril r r nt.d attelit:en ono of the cardinal virtues of civiliz:d life. Or all these occasions, he has manifested no inconsiderable degrte tact and address. Tbe account of his visits on Monday is concluded in the Courrier frumair iu the following manner : flis Majesty several times ev i nestied the pleantre he Phould feed roaming completed these canals, by 'chief the supply of food to the capital La be so much fsctldated. The dim.,; also malt known his opinion with respect to works undertaken by private companies. Ile alluded to the benefits England hail demo* iron , these bodies, and named several parties whom his klajett's was personally acquainted with, and vet remembered with affection. who had realized incomes of MAW. veiling from undertakings of that nature, which at the same tints were highly advantageous to the State. •• This opinion of the King as to the benefits resulting from these commercial associations, is the more remarkable, as it was not shared by the Ministers in the discussions that took place on that subject in the Chambers. " Ills Majesty afterwards adverted to the great idea of making Paris a sea-port, in order that its population Lid riches may be raised to the highest pitch of mosperity." The news from Spain, in these Papers, does not differ from all that we have lately had from that wretched country. At Barcelona, a young man of respectable family was tri.d More the Permanent Commission, for having !teen one of a mob, which, in March last, prevented a monk from finishing a sermon be was preaching. There was no evidence whatever against him to prove the fact. Ile was therefore necessarily acquitted ; but, on account of some suspicious circumstances in his conduct, condemned to the galleys ! Assnssinations are common in every part of Spain : in one village in Catalonia, consisting of only .SOO inhabi tants, fifty murders have been committed since the restora tion of }stems AND to absolute power, and not one assassin brought to justice. It appears that the Kixo's brothers are really about to go abroad. [From the Moniteur of I4ednesday.l _ _ _MADRID. Islov• 19. A traveller, who is just arrived from Portugal, states, that the great majority of the inhabitants of that country are strongly opposed to the Constitutional Government. The number of Liberals is very small, and they are detested there as much as in Spain. War is made on them, though with less rigour. IV hat It is the fashion to call liberal ideas cannot suit pious people, who are consequently submissive to the Royal power, which emanates from Cod. It must be added, that the l'ortui,mese Government, which is wise and calif; tenet!, knows hues to temp sr its power, and to accommo date itself to circumstances. Hence this little State, though it has undergone the same trials as Spain, is more tranquil and much more happy than the latter kingdom. The Portuguese provinces, it is true, were not plundered during the reign of the Cones, and have consequently more resources. That kingdom would be quite happy if it were left entirely to itself. The same traveller has passed through Galliria, and finds a great analogy between the sentiments of the Gallicians and the Portuguese. There are but very few Liberal. in that province. The Infants lion Charles and Don Francisco arrived at Madrid yesterday, with their families. from the Escurial, whence it is supposed that I/on Francisco will shortly set out on his journey to Naples. It is believed, also, that 1)on Carlos will very soon go to Lisbon. It is affirmed that a decree will anon he issted, ordering all the political chiefs who are in foreign countries to return to Spain, to give an account of the acts of their adatinistratton. Nov. 21. The bulletin of his Majesty's health, published to-day, says, that he has ahnost entirely recovered from the gout. - - - - [From the Etaik, dated Thunder, Dee. 2.1 51 A on in, ICov. 25. The Madrid Gazette of the 23d states, that the King having ap pointed 1)on F. Zea Bermudez. Secretary of State, has by a decree of Nov. 11, declared that the office of Counsellor of State shall be annexed to that office, and he shall enjoy all the advantarA at tached to the title of Counsellor of State, as his predeeevors had. We mentioned yesterday that one of the assassins of the Royalists at Corunna, after being sentenced to death, began to sing the Tea gala and other revolutionary songs. This man was a shoemaker, named Joseph Liesaso, and openly professed himself a Communero. The other condemned individuals. following his example, obsti nately refitted the succour of religion. notwithstanding the affec tionate exhortations of the ecclesiastics who aczampanied them. In the delirium of revolutionary rage these unhappy wretches re plied to there pious exhortations only by obscenities or insults to the Royal I/ avernment. The organization of the Royal Guard is continued with activity ; three regiments of cavalry are already complete; the greoadiers, the hussars, and the lancers. The lit and 2d regiments of infantry of the guard are also complete. Two Swiss regiments will remain for the present in the capital, in the service and pay of Sind!). They will do duty in the Palace conjointly with the Royal Guard. - - • - ',From the Coostitutionnci of Wednesday.l BAIICELONA, N0v.20. eh. Paper of this day contains a most extracirdinaiy judgment given by o , ir rem anent Commission against a young man, of a respectable family, accused of having taken part in a fray on the Iltof March last, in interrupting a monk in the course of his sermon, by uttering exclamations of •• Blood and vengeance !" The Commission decided that the charge was not proved, but never theless that SOWS of the evidence against the accused compelled it to condemn him to the galleys. Disordcrs still sontinue in our province; assassinations take plaza daily, and the assassin relies on impunity. In the town of Sane hiija alone, which does not contain more than MO inhabitants, fifty murders have been committed since the restoration, and in no une instance was the murtkrer brought to justice. PARIS, Nov 30. The Prefect of the Police has addressed a circular to all the Cominissionm, in which he commands them not it softer the proprietors of libraries to retain in their collection any pCilicatitw I enntrary to r2ligion and morality. Among the prohibited works mentioned by the l'refect, are the Romances of Pigault Le Brun, and the last pamphlet of 31. Salvandi against the ministry. As to any other works that may be sold, the Prefer leaves it to the dis- Cfelidll of the f'ommissaritr, rho, no doubt, have their secret instructions. Boileau, who has so well described the hypocrisy of false devotees ; 31oliete, who has given then. up to the derision of all ages; and Pascal, who bas defamed the Jesuits, are, without doubt, among the number proscribed by the Jesuitical police. Why all these underhand manoeuvres ? The Spanish Junta acts with more freedom. Ily dond, diary visits to burn all auoh as are opposed to the Ilall of St. Martin, by rewards and protection to the infowien : such is the model of a religious and moral police ! Something n:ttst speedily be done for the glory of letters and the advantage of literature. FasKcn ns.—Pattia, Dec. I.—Five per Cents. opened at 11:11. 35c.; highest 101 f. 43e.: closed at 10If.; Batik Stock, 1975 f. ; Neapolitan 5 pry cents. 11;:3 ; Spanish 5 per cents. ; Royal Spanish loran.Exeliat:gcon Landon—tine month, 25f.; three months, 24f. bk.—Court --lutlicutivue, Dee. 1. The Austrian Obwrecr gives a version of the state of Greek affairs, according to which the Turkish fleet has sustained but little injury in its conflicts with the Orsek . We know that these representations are quite groundless. Authentic accounts have been received from Odessa, con firming all the recent intelligence favourable to the Greeks, who, we believe, have the good wishes of all Europe, ex cepting only the persons under the immediate influence of the Austrian Cabinet. The state. of Ireland becomes daily more intensely inter esting. The exasperation of party on each side increases, and we begin to fear that affairs arc fast approaching a cris's. li it be possible, by temperance on the part of Go vernment, to avoid extremities, we may rely upon the wisdom and firmness of L.eril IVErrestEv's adminis tration ; but looking at the religious feelings that have been already irritates!, and the hoPes that are excited, we confiss stk augur iii for the tranquillity of the Island. We observe that tha attacks made upon the Irish Protestants are reiterated and virulent. Come what may, the Protestant intereet in Ireland must be sup ported. It is the hoed of connection between the countries ; and therefore not for a moment can we, on any considera tion whatever, ceasent to expose the Protestants of Ireland to any 'Lingerer injury from which we can defend them. It is the curse of Ireland that site is tarn with hostile factions now, as she was lately with provincial disturbances: the runner must, for her welfare, ba siippreseirsl, as the latter have been, by the strong arm of the law, in enter that the lie;o's Government may safely and uninti iruptedly pursue those measures of public benefit which are for the present neeeasarily saspinel: 1. A good deal of business was done in yrsterdsy's Consol market, and a consequent rise of priers was the result.— Consols for Aceomit opened at trai, and rose steadily till they reaeholl 9:4i. Mexican stock experieneNl a still 7r:ater ricr, but a'r,ain fell hark to warly the opening price, 941. We have reason to believe that there will he a very consiclerthle rise in these, and the other South American Securiti: s ere long. The mania for every kind of mining Ames ,till C92161111(11 Ullabatt`ll. _ _ It is Row swell that the despatches received on Wed nesday at the India !louse were from Persia, and did not :lilac to the state of the British army, or to the war with :he Burmese. This around version duos not meet with any et edit, nor does it remove the gloom which has spread room hest informed India merchants. The price of the East India Stock, in place of advent-ins; to the former pries•, has az,aitt fallen, several sa!es rcportA at Vt.; to VS.S. PARI.Y. FROM OVk CORII3I.OIIDENT. Pius, Nov. 28. The unsuccessful negociations of Messrs. La Roza and Rot' NN/Z, the Ilaytian Commissioners, with the French Gov, rnment, does but confirm die opinion I Informed you in a former letter was entertained here by men fully capable of judging of the nlteriar views of the French Cabinet with respect to that Republic. There is no doubt but that active agents have been already employed to sow the suds of dis sention and mistrust between the Mullattos and the Black Natives of the Island of St. Domingo. On the arrival of the Costnopulite with the Commissioners, and the failure of their mission to the French Government being known, the President Boha lost not a moment in publishing his Circular Letter of the fiat October, 1824, which is distin guislit.xl by its energy and It:Aeration, yet, at the same time, shows that the President has sufficient penetration to discover that the refusal on the part of the French Govern ment (to acknowledge the independence of Hayti, was a tacit admission that it does not mean to relinquish its right of re-conquest, whenever a favourable opportunity presents • j Melt. With respect to our domestic politics, whatever in the present state of France may be the result of intrigue, the voice of the whole nation is against the Triumvirate. You may rely upon it, that it has been through the interest of M. its VILLE La that the Mistress of the late KING has ob tained the favour of the caree at the Court of CII A ai.rs X. M. us Vi LL C LE found her influence over L01:13 XVI 11. of infinite importance to him ; he has his views, the•_ is no doubt, in having obtained her the grace of the new KING. Madame us Cwt As is a woman of some talent, and much wit ; she is fascinating rather than elegant ; interesting rather than handsome ; but well qualified, however, by her address, to acquire her full share of influence at Court, and to obtain her fair portion of interest with a gallant Monarch like Cu&ui.es X. A young Doctor whose loyalty led him to borrow a mili tary dress to enable him to enter the Tuileries with more facility, in order to sprinkle holy water on the coffin of the late KING while lying in state, was discovered by some one in attendance, and arrested. Fie was tried for the offence of appearing in disguise, and at the earnest pleading of his Counsel, condemned to the mitigated penalty of twenty hours imprisonment. A letter from Lisbon states, that " the charter or con stitution which is to be given by the King of Portugal to his subjects has been completed, and that it will be made public in the course of the month of Doccitiber." Of its nature nothing is known. MEXICO.—It was rumoured some time ago, that the Mexican Government had laid an additional duty on the exportation of go'd and silver. This was, in fact, the case, and a commission appointed to report on the expediency of this measure. We have lately received the Report of this ('ommission to the Constitutional Sovereign Congress, dat ed 9th August, 1824, together with the official intelligence that the Government, acting upon this Report, has not only rejected the former proposition, but enacted an express law, setting forth that no additional duty whatever can, for the future, be laid on the exportation cf gold and silver. It is hrther in the contemplation of the Government, either to take off the duties on these articles altogether, or at least to diminish those already in existence.—Ceurier. The Austrian (farmer contains a long article from Con stantinople of the 25th October, relative to the actions be tween the urkish and Greek fleez which it concludes as follows: (of the fells) agree nearly with ours. They prove that up to the Bth October no action of any importance had taken place, much less any of those decisive actions which had been so confidently announced ; and we may believe, on good grounds, that none had taken place on the days immediately preceding, since nothing was known resrecting the future destination of the Egyptian fleet. It may probably winter at Rhodes, and then wait for orders from Alexandria or Constantinople. It might, at all events, winter in Candia, that great island being now entirely subdued by the threes of the Path:: oftEypt. Though the Ottoman fleets are by no means in atlas- ?con dition as they are made to appear in the talc: ofa mance writers, it cannot he donied that this catnpa not be satisfactory to the Porte, since, excert the c . tion of Ipsara, none of the objects of the great pre have been obtained." A circular letter has been issued by the Elect°Af hose, imposing a poll-tax on commercial travellers! The pre text for this curious measure is, that by their accustomed exemption from public taxes, their numbers arc increased, to the gr.:at injury of trade in the interior. Every traveller coining to collect orders for foreign goods is therefore sub jected to the payment of not lens than three, nor mon than nine crowns, for every three months during which he may reside in the Electoral dominions. It is worthy of remark, that the four last New York packets, the William Thompson, John Wells, Florida, and Leeds, have made the passage from New York to Liverpool in twenty-one days. The fifth, the Corinthian, made it in twenty two; but easterly winds prevailed dining the greater part of the voyage. Extract of a private letter:—" The coronation of the young King of Tahiti, Yoram 111., took place in April last, and was made a solemn and festival religious ()evasion. The Wier, is only four years of age. His oast it at the head of the Government dining his minority. 'f h's is a singular circumstance, because his mother is living, and though necessarily a personage of great influence in public affairs, her sister, by the usage of the island, is virtually Queen, or, as we should say, Regent. The sisters live to gether, with the young King, in perfect harmony. The laws of the island, since it became Christianized, were eztabished and promulgated about four years ago; but as in the interval many things wanted settling, from the re sult of experience and unexpected circumetarces, a Parlia men:—the fist Parliament ever held in the South S..as— met fe.r "the despatch of business" in February last. It consisted of all the families related to the Kings of Tahiti and Ein;eo, the Governors of dietricts and previnces, and two persona chosen as Representatives by the people at large of every district. This Parliament, it seems, in one body comprehended the estates of Kings, Lords, and Commons, and its proceedings were most exosuplaty. The Sexsiou lasted nine days. Every thing submitted to consied. melon was very fully discussed, and unanimously passel by die whole body. Our friend rays, " I wish yen could have seen the earnestness and calm deliberation, and g breed ing., displayed in this Assembly of Tatitans. They often diff.red much in their views, and frankly expressed their pecular opinions, but they never interrupted one another ; and when any found that the general sentiment was in favour of a decision comeary to their own, after the matter had been fairly argued, they always yielded to the majority, and the votes were thus, without exception, una nimous." They n nee coughed, or spat upon the 'round, or yawned, or made a noise with sticks upon the floor, or whispered loudly to each other, or sneered, or bawled out, 'hear him, hear him !' or made any noise whatever, indi cating pleasure or dictleasure—in tact, they behaved like Christian folk." The cotton spinners still hold out. The business of the shopkeepers in the suburbs has in consequence been much (ht Friday last an inqnce rite held at the Bull Inn, Deeping-gate, by Mr. Hopkinson, Coroner for the sok,: of Peterborough, upon the body of Robert Ehlred, who on the preceding day poisoned hinetelf by taking a !erg- dose of arsenic in warn, ale. Verdict—" Feta de se." It ap. pears that the wretched man had ceetetipiated the fatal act for a twelvemonth past, and in the agonies of death avoseed to his wife and the people near him that he bad " done the job." The body was (according to the late Act of Parliament. abolishing the use or the stake and cross roads) interred ile Maxey church-yard, but without the service of the church, between the hours of nine and twelve at nielit, within twenty-four hours after taking the inquest. The deceased was .R) years of age, THE BRITISH PRESS. F.ISIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Leeds is expected to arrive in town this day from Pa: is. Lord and Lady IVin. Dentinck left town on Thursday for the Coilinent. The l'uuntets of ('arrarvon left town on Thursday, for the Earl of Ettremenee seat. Pctworth, I.nrrl Alelhwurne left town yesterday for Ilrightim. l'he non. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis love left town, for the F.atl of Essex's seat, (.:asltinbury Park. The Earl of Jersey has left his seat, Middleton Park, Oxford s:lire, for IVarwick Castle. Arrivals at the St. James's Ilreel, Jermyr-street t--J. Wall, Eeq. M.P. from I lerts ; Thomas Critown, I. fermi a tour. Mr. and Mn.s Spikes, an! 3.llanning, Esq. have left ditto for the Con tinent. _ . Arrivals at t h e Hotel, Cockspur-sereet :—Sir John Ll ley, front a tour; Messrs. Butterworth, and J. White, Er+ from a tour. Lord Vaughan has left ditto. Arrivals at the Royal llotrl, St. James-street :—W. and F. Hyde, Csgra from llama. Departures—Colonel Aubrey, on a tour; James sparkey, Esq. for his seat, West Lodge, Kent; Mr. and Mrs. flerkeley, G , r their sear, boiig Dittan. Arrivals at head's Ilotel, Lower Grosvelior_atres;,Eolonel !homer, aid W. 11. flaninr.T.. Eml. front their seat in Bodo': Ito. here Aberdeen, Esq. front Brighton. Departures—Sir John and Lady Ergleton, for bases; Captain Henry Deeds., for his seat in Kent. - . •` Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street:—J. Wake ti-141. Esq. front the Continent; W. lhltnn, Esq frost• a tour; IVorksop, Esq. from a tour; Captain and Mn.s Morris, and Chas. Morris, Esq. from Charleywood. Sir Henry Lippincott, Bart. has left ditto for Cheltenham. Sir Davidge and Lady (bold, and Miss Lovell, left Blake's !Intel. Jennyn-street. yesterday, for thcir seat in Dews. Arrival' at the Pultney Hotel, Albemarle.street :—General Cog ' lin, front l'hvltenharn ; 51r. and slrs.llurney Ilarslay and family. front N,lrtolk. llepartaret--Mrs. Teesdale, fur hex house at Arrivals at hlivart's Hotel, Lower ((took-street:—St. George Caulfield, front Berks. li. Arundel. Esq. from Devon ; (lateral Stephenson, fr mt Norfolk. Arrivals at N vot's lintel, Clifford-,tree!: Edward Protheroe, jun. Esq.; and the Bon. 51 rs. Latouche and ladles- Departures: Mrs. and Mks Berney, fur Exeter; Mrs. Jackson, for ditto; Count Dalai), for the Continent; Thomas 'kr:ley, slattsel Oliver and Mrs. Oliver. The Duchess of Gloucester was a great deal better yes terday. Yesterday the Lord Chancellor had an audience of his I Majesty. ! The Cabinet Ministers asseeibled yesterday afternoon, at the Fort ign Office, Downing-street, at two o'clock. Among those present were, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington, the- Earls of Liverpool, Westmorland, and Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Scent:try Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Me Iville, &c. The Ministers continued in deliberation till five o'clock. Soon after the breaking up of the Cabinet the Chancellor of the Excchequer left town for Beckenham. The Countess of Effingham has arrived at Weymouth. CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 9.—At a convocation on Wednesday last the degree of Master of Arts was conferred on iVil liam Thistlethwaite, B.A. scholar of Trinity College, by Royal Mandate. The Select Preacher at St. Mary's Church for the present mouth, is the Master of Corpus Christi College. On IVednesday the 23th ult. Charles Currie, BA., of Pembroke lien, was elected a fellow of that Society. A Duct..—On Friday morning at an early hour, a meet ing took place at Green Ilia, between Henry Baldwin, Esq. of Kinsale, accompanied by Jonas Morris, and R. liungerford, Esqrs., and H. Baldwin, Esq., of Mount Pleasant, accompanied by Massey Warren, Esq. Mr. ! Baldwin, of Mount Pleasant, fired at his antagonist, whose pistol missed fire. The parties were intercepted by the police, whom they eluded with the greatest difficulty, in consequence of their horses being scattered about the hill ; anti after a gallop of about three miles, they speedily re paired to adjust a point of honour on Quarry's :Mountain. An exchange of ahots having taken place, they were again interrupted by the police. However, we are happy to state the' a reconciliation was effected. The parties shook hands, with a mutual promise of burying every thing unpleasant in oblivion, and of meeting in future on their former habits of friendship.—Cork Mercantile eArmniele. The remains of the Rev. H. J. R eitman, and Mrs. Richman, wae on Tuesday conveyed trom Dorchester for interment, in the family vault at Christchurch. The minute-bell began toiling at seven o'clock iu the morning, when the bodies were removed to the Holy Trinity New Church, where they lay in state till half-past nine. 'l'he church was hung with black, and, with the numbers of re spectable inhabitants present (neatly all of whom were attired in mourning) had a very solemn appearance. The shops were closed, and many tears were shed as the proces sion paged along. The heavy raiu which fell at the time prevented many persons attending i 5 pay the last sail token of respect to one of the ablest Divines and best of men.— We understand that there are ale eady Is candidates to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Rev. 11. J. Richman, as Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity.— Dorset County Chronicle. A few days since, Mr. Sergeant Lefroy, and another of his Majesty's Counsel, appeared in the Court of Exche quer, to oppose a demurrer to a declaration, when the Lard Chief Baron informed those Learned Gentlemen that he would nut hear them in an argument in support of a declaration, as that was a branch of the professional prac dee that junior Barristers should enjoy exclusively.-- DuNia Paper. MECH•NICS' INSTITUTION IN Pants.—We have been favoured with the sight of a letter, giving an account of a meeting held at Paris, for establishing a Mechanics' Institu tion, at which the Mechanics' Institution of our own city was highly and honourably mentioned by the gentleman who opened the proceeclings.—Gkagese 7'4:per. At a late meeting at Glasgow for promoting subscriptions for a monument to the late James Watt, a speaker observed, t 1 at " every station, every profession was open to merit. We 0.. w had a primate of England who was the son of a butcher : we now have a Lord e'hancellor who is the son of a coal-dealer; and a Secretary of State who is the son of a lin en-printer." A true bi:l was found at the last Marlborough Sessions against Joseph Ilayile, Esq.,' of Burderop Park, White headed Bob, dies Robert Baldwin, and others, for assault ing tl:e steward of the former g entleman . On Thursday week last, we are informed, M r. llavne entered into re- cop:mess of en/. for himself, and - for each of his coin- panious in this affair, for his and their appearance at the next Devizes S scions. _ . ..... Two b autiful prize oxen, one heifer, and flee sheep, belonging to the Marquis of Exiter, were put on board Deacon, Harrison, and Co.'s f!.-boats, at Oakham, oil IVednestlay last, to be conveyed to th.: City Basin, London, for the approachim; Chrkmtas slime. The same boats wculd also take in at Melton two 9xeti and fle.• sheep he lom;ing to th-• Du!..- of ltutlacd ; and at Li iceater, two oxen liclon . _:ng to ,!r. The Rev. (L 11:•etor of Fleet, imends building a nor ; and n . ith a d•grec of philanthropy that will ever immortalise his name, has taken and provided for all the au:II-not; under his roof.— il,rehr.wkr Parer. Fon:hilt Ahhey severely the aecta ot i the tempo t: glass to the aineunt or 5.. t% ral hundred pounds was de stroyed, and upwards of L'oit !let of the battl. - .nent thrown de -3. During the life storm, the vicarage house at Southleigh, in this county (F.omersetshire), tas completely destroyed by the wind, but happily no lives were 1,,t. Mr. Thorn, of Seaton, a tenant of T. )1. Chartvr, lost fifty-two sheep, droww.l in the marshes, and several neighbours' sheep, colts. Sze. 'The gall(' end of the cottage of a Labourer named Caw ley. near Woott.in Bassett, was blown in (luting ;he storm of Tuesday so'nni r dit, and a line girl, fetirteen years of age, was billed in bed, while two other children, between whom she slert, received Litt little juju' v. It is in centetrplathm to remove the 'Victualling Office. from Chatham to Sheerutss, and convert the pretnises into a Citstmn-lionse; the present Castoul-bocce rear lto oh..stcr Briil;:e will in consequence be given up.—dlo.,l - Ga:elte. _ I'Ent:srsiaNiytT.-IVe noticed in our last that Towns end. the cele!trutctl pedtstrian, undertook to walk from Taunton to Britl.,witer ai.d back th-c^ times a day, being 72 ini:es. .lotitlay end Tuesday lie accomplished his task, but on IV4lluciday he was obliged to give up in con sequence of the severity of the weather. Ile undertook on Monday last, to walk tit miles in five successive hours backwards, on tin. Bridgwater rord, which he completed five tr.inutes within the time.--Tauttbr COVENT-GARDRN THEATIt At tllis theatre laq night was produce called Parra/to ; cr, Italian Lore; the Clarke, a gentleman gloated at Trinit and wet; kiiown for his clasa;cal attaiiimo justly called a free translation from oir plays of which had been previ Monk IL•wis - , and published under and L9re ; nr, the Minister. Itarenna, ii almost every minute incident, is afar sift in dialogue and sentiment it is often di& fereuce only constitutes a family likeness, Qualern dame ewe Norms. One character, the Nurse, is the only German dramatis persuner, but u she on first scene, little need he said, anti, es it Mrs. Davenport, that little must be fault' the moral is vicious and the catastrophe • arrived to a favourable termination, for the ideas are in many passages extrevat general poetical; these advantages, added perfonna9ce of the two principal characte Miss F. 11. Kelly, conducted the drama t one dissentient voice. At the final clroppin„, some partial disapprobation was expressed, ever, was overwhelmed by applause. thou: main, Loa. DRAMATIS PERSONA. Marl u I de Ravenna. an intriguing courtier, and holier of ('curio . Count Cmario, a young nobleman, in towel with Glans Count Gaudentia, a dandy courtier . Ha:tut:la, Ravenna's minion and tool - Soma, fattier of (liana . . - Princess Camilla, the kept mistress of the I Duke of Milan Ghana, in love with ('mint Ceaario . Marcellina, servant to the Primers . Beatrice, (liana's nurse . - An old courtier, an artful sycophant, distressed get.tletnan, a royal concubine, lover, and a virtuous girl distractedly in the common stock of dramatists from the and form the misferiel of Ravenna. Front of such baekneyed ingredients we can novelty of character or incident. The plot turns ms the loves and misfortunes luckless of lovers. (liana, the heroine (Miss I beautiful, the beloved, and dutiful daughter of Ahhiltlgh ht? rather is driven by adversit into usual in romantic tragedies. honour ed by wealthy and titled lover. in the person of Young), the son of the Prime Minister to the s. Acawding en custom, the rich old father opposes elination of his son towards (Diana, and prefenii thort./ path of ambition to the flowery parterre of occasions the miafortunes, and finally the der( pair. In order to prevent his son's marriage a further his own selfish views of family aggrandi ter affisnces his son to the keptmlistress of his ' Camilla. who gladly consents to the union. ' tended marriage is conveyed through the whole by Count riaudentia ( Mr. Yates) the dandified 1 The marriage, however, is prevented by the sot tie Prince's mis:reva, and by his previous engin This unexpected occurrence deranges the mini him on new projects. In this dilemma, hits fait tellite, Rartureio (Mr. Cooper). happily think', old u his profession and as black as his heart, a. the minister's willing assent, he forthwith puts not without an eye, however, to his own personal nourishes in secret a hope of ultimately becoun band. He works upon Cowie. jealousy by t' minable stratagem. Ile procures the arrest of throws him into prison ; and, an an interview wit tats her, that nothing can obtain his release write a letter according to his dictation. Aft Count, , f-nuke( ave I tem Thesnt s , tbination unhappy and to liais. gn , sim Pial. ient, obtairei ItClllO3 lava. betwem her duty to her parents and her MD she eottsents I and the fatal letter is concluded. Count Gastientis, that worthy having been pee Cie scheme ; in this letter she spirant's an int the nest day, and declares that all her at was fagaed, and that he alone iru‘sessed iettrr is purposely dropped by the Cout cesprio, whew jealousy ls, of course, worked ui He seeks an explanation from /liana, but as rria lio inunin reviou.;l 'Waft bound by Bartueci-, in a solemn oath, not to the hair, which wax the price of her parent's " hem her lover ran wring from her bosom the r obtail belie:. a satisfactory explanation. At last, tom with ing that his mistress is inconstant, he resnlvei which he had previously prepared himself. that a glass of water would compose his agi; quests it to be brought to him, and Louisa. witl procures it. On her return he entreats !1f Iler on ame sage, and while books is roue to lie the hotae, he mixes poison in the glass of water. drinks, aad also pauses her to drink of the fatal telling hit of its baneful effect. As soon as he i she has swallowed poison, and is on the point of mines to break the mysterious silence to wl bound her. /the they reveals to him the natio the circumstances that attended the fatal letter, the indigatioa of his tether, and to save her t the poison is performing its mortal duty on th; Croatia. and after he has slain the villain Rant arrive expressly for the purpose, the Minister t hear the last words, and to are the mournful au fortunate chellzeo. Thus we see, in the characters of Rare' though vice and virtue are alike miscrabl their children, they are not equally susu lation. The vicious Ravenna, guilty of of " low ambition," who had murdered hi caused the death of his own son, is left i ana sion of all his riches and power, and is that son whom he little valued : while the is left in his poverty to bemoan the loss of to him than life. _ _ The characters were in general ably this must have been the universal opimon merous audience, for not a single symptom tion was manifested throughout the whole' prologue was very well fleliverol by Mr. favourably received. The epilogue, considerable fund of amusement, was recil amidst much applause; and the passage the want of unanimity among tae theatric, excessive mirth, and perhaps very deser acted Cesario with much ability, but we character particularly suited to his geni more appropriate to C. Kemble. Young, hhnsclf much. and with considerable Hartley, and Yates, sustained their parts talent, and made as much of their elutracl stisceptible of. Miss F. H. Kelly, in Giana, particularly distingifshed herself purity, and elegance action and rim her own. Her performance was very rein the slightest tincture of 31acrcadyisin, wil been maliciously maligned. It is a suhje among the impart;al admirers of the legi this young lady sliatild not be ally oftener, and in the high:st walk of ti she is eminently qualified; why is she '.l4.;wer that's born to blush um Atld waste its frugtnnce on the Miss Lacy twrforined the character o 1• th, with considerable credit to hers,lf; correct Op.. peculiar noise which she mik breath, which it is much more cosy to he and unl,•ss she becomes more ma lieito approbation of the pit than of the gallo rise any lii:zher in her proreFsion. W. an opinion of the tin this dtataa is Id; but w•hcnev.r it is discontinucd, the an t• ire(' ample • justice from the I•erfar kindness fret•.: the audience. Mr. Kean has now only a limited en: lane Thea:re. He is to play twenty nib have Mu!. for them ; and he is to Way to discharge the arrears of last 6,./I,'ll. he is to make a sn..eitie allowance fer A new piece in three act:, called V" was produced at the Adelphi Theatre it was favourably reeeiv:4l, end of r a viin doubtless become very l'cake is the author. ~ntewat:rK —ln the severe gale on ship Icarquis of Wellin , tm, from %IS 10St 011 the Ito Ali Bank, to tl:c itertl and we are de.ply concernod to add. lI.J crew and pass...tigers, supposed to be rished with her. A trunk whieli C3llle ashore frat intimation of this dreadful event. Sonic oft.' • have since been found. Iler cargo W2S a very one, hut scarcely a vestige of it is to be scent•—i n • 11, raid. e pp,'Etell2ll"ii,lAriendraoltuft. i ct E c hi w e : an t ri r o a l! rl inam % .l ;, ; .l.l ..i —iert!(caCe4,EY:eauettou:sti.,' "" . me n u. It may lic I,y the si, Latin :II me of the Berme tor sen., ;lonely translat tl 1,1 1 ' la 4 i '' g ll' r the title of c . ,,,1,;: i • t he or,!er in plot, a n d e ,,, : , • • t heir port c * yk l uatv 1 wl:ii reltYY , r!event, durable. (4l( t ::)eni' iP cit. b u t g f, G i u t t ili a l ill a ) u r na g i t ° I. : d el 0 a h o d i e a u - i t 1 : 11) . 1 : I i i •l' l .: 11.1. w.... , 1 i ei ue} C i Tde h . h iks. l s a t' Lo r d 181 v • h d io ; .1 '., I I, r p ‘ ,, 'Y i.iir r ‘:N . . . i‘i ,.:( .. torn c ll . : s .L . '' 1 rfilY arPeared i n L b. • ene.l ob•t i e testinur Unnatural, the p1,i,,, • bj ''' ° ;:' l , - Indy fine, and i e a t ig s vial led to the excellent r soul t Y' :ters by Your: aLd ' s o . the lily i to a close, with eet him"' I pine of the curtain, bet here :aced, which, ho w , . liz e 7' s w n h ,[ . himself ; I JAMS'S s 1 Sir. , • • Pixow Mr. YATES. ODITIMerIe Mr. ( . oorott. • a high h Mr. BARTLEY. 's condor ; that they a cts of a :Hiss F. 11. Krit.r. slowing i o s in es l io n e lle n NlM:A l ' ,: d idlo a f: riu4s.a ia liv y ti : : : : lll'.ll l : o l K l o AlaYEl: o b f ,m vicw : lll: l -eraa b l iis y a l' : ii h eT i:a .P cs . , ll , : :i a ,. .. I , bect t el enna eds:l ol : ::: : y eee nern taa ern i : :: : ?: ; .l it scarcely hope for •ossoratia ( Wirier a: '''. that higl ;to puver;v. she. a, g 1 e motion • y the addresses of a fiscal in a; Count Cesarie (V a , LONE' , ' leatrrePefPftes he werifiiiinm k nheg( e fu; °( ittfm:hu:ea: 3 'unhauthk" l i i : 4 le l :o': 1 7 —i'.1' I t , I I . °r t . , ' tone! may' : e TTi l ili l lele r l i i'l i i n : r. Alders: rad iseme a:. the )Bait. ' .to a ; 'am s Prince, the Priocen e !rime ii The news of this ir. -y. Ile m. circle of court gossip which toot !exquisite Ili lilt pia l . r. FAT E I. I tan's utter athwart to the plan it gairement with Giant • the Coon i iister's plans, anti KR the most t iithful minion and es. Ir. DIXON ks of an expedient, as .. endatin 1, and having ablusicei ; y acquaint; al, it into execuium; • .• ble that a oral advantage. as he ,per to rerun 'coming Gil:m . llms- ylr. FAY Er' by the following and. Af ar so m e 1 af (liana's father, arid TIll: with the laughter, he MI% *IA:4ES se but her consent DI 'tiff of Sou , fter a pailful tunigN . pus! toward' ITections for her lover, :.. , after re il. It is addrewel to bile bare b, previously enlisted is on this c:: ttcwview with him fa set with a II afßction foe Cesar's) the eh-eons her affection. TOW Court, I:is ;tnt in the wsy of i g h B a ilin . wi up to a 6: of imolai!. r. James sal i eke trot PfeTiougv ; Court : but o reveal the secret Of Mott he did r liberty. no entreaties woe should fatal secret, or abut &her some ii jealousy. awl belie:. ; don of th s on !Le fatal act. for .:sting a t ic c i Under the par.gre a elected. hated sydrifs. he re. . a. th anxious solaVate. The l'hamb , T to go to his is'it the late lane, gfit her father :mu ion of tl. cr. On her return ti A memorial tal beverage, withota the N wits' ie informs Giana tlitt 'The liourt of death, she deter. • nd yearly i which her oath but The (laud ure of he: oath, tad • may Foster , which wax written A a elm* of tom. By this tine (several Ref he stronger frame of The Goal nuccao, who Beata to es made to is al d tfO er p r h i e ved of t on heir ly u oi e. en they rand SOIXIII elite, IS „ , 3 1 „,,, , ,to the Port ease and Silva, )le in the death cf • CAI shoo tamed with cone - Irt weer agree • e members ; f all the meannen d such nth tie predecessor and be Bdi when ihs i : n vrerf t i h r e tuccmal fu sn ll aiso p rriar e inlot:lther esoti:: ro 'actors :7,. e :tniirsiofltthac the i inf w swro Tr.sk o h we t liiwi :tf a t al:brElev.ayiinpcle tca.:fi. their c: wan i.:rcr y:ys.:ti,ti.,,tol::character dart m.,w;11Ttri01,:ru,,,,.11iA.a,..r....vi.,::1.:. j:velyr:ti,.c.ei„i,senri,:tir3dart;eep.. kite! . yrg, labour is,;ie c ititgltille t. lou neaioitefiwnginnreot aiuritticiiffn.eollo:l3iinrier e a" gtfoadii smallyvd,;iitrosliTinosc_l,,,il .hat brough• f I. •. ie.., o .. n icoopei t ic o rh f rn el r i , sa aa p intiee pr i. obs w;A : cited by kir. 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