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Dr!-1 Gottenbumb, 2 Illamburgh, 2 Holland, and 2 Flanders• Aaateten-3 Iliottenburgil, 2 French. airtiso. I% BRITIUS Picas commenced publishing yesterday =en ing at five o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1824. The Message of the American President will not be easily 'digested by the despots of the Continent. Already " it sticks in their throats." The ultra Etoile, the organ of the hetolerant faction in France, has a long article on this decisive document in its columns of Sunday. " Mr. Mon " 70e (this Journal says), who is not a tiovereignowho " has himself told us that he is only the first delegate " of the people, has taken in his Message the tone " of a powerful monarch, whose armies and fleets are " ready to go forth on the first signal. Ile does more " (this paper adds). he prescribes to the potentates " of Europe the conduct they are to pursue in certain " circumstances, if they do not wish to incur his disgrace. " Such is the prohibition which he issues against their ever " thinking of any new colonization in the two Americas." The American President may not have " that divine and " indefensible right" about him, which the Etoile and its followers are so fond of glorifying ; but they will find his arm, when supported by the free country whose first Ma gistrate he is; as heavy, when raised to strike, " as the kin' of a King," and an insuperable bar to the meditated attempts of France and Russia in the New World. The vapouring trash of the Etude about " Mr. Monroe being " the temporary President of a Republic situated on the " eastern coast of North America," where that great and ailing country comprises so vast an extent of territory and resources, and more than ten millions of inhabitants, can not blind even the most prejudiced. America pretends to no dictation in the affairs of the New World; her language is—Let Spain and Portugal recover their eman cipated Colonies if they cm, by their own efforts and resources ; but we will have no armaments raised by France, and the hordes of Russia or Austria, on these shorn.—Europe is now ens:aved—America, through nor whole extent, is fortunately free. Haw long would freedom exist there, if the principles and arms of the Holy Alliance became triumphant? The Etoile may rave as it pleases, but the declared policy of America is that of Great Britain too ; and both Powers, with their Beets and resources, will resist any attempt of the Conti none' despots to carry slavery to the shores of the New World. The menace (as we long since foretold it would), from either country, has however already produced its effect; and Spain and its ally France are now, it appears, willing to compound, at the announced Congress, for a sum of money, to acknowledge the independence of South 4merica, and, in place of Grotius or Vette!, to ground their treaty on the sage principles of Cocker's arithmetic. What a falling off' is there! The whole army of martial chivalry vanished, and pounds, shillings, and pence ap pearing in columns in their place ! South America, how ever, will never, we trust, compound for such an acknow ledgment by a sacrifice of this sort: she is free at once, de fret° et de jetre, and why should she pay a heavy price for what she has already purchased by years of sacrifice and eabrt ? The resources of thl.s great country are fast improving ; and the Continental Powers, who borrow millions from has capitalists, and yet affect to doubt the powtr of Great Britain to strike with her former powerful arm in the day of necessity or danger, will find themselves deeply mistakgn, abould national security or honour call on England again to arm for the fight. We are not enabled to lay, this morning, as we expected, the details of the quarter's revenue before the public; but we can state, and we do so with much pleasure, that the accounts are in every way highly satisfactory. In one branch of the revenue alone, (the Customs), the increase in the present quarter, over that of the last year, amounts to nearly 450,0001. The total prod , ce of the Customs, for the last year, is stated to be 10,400,0001. ; exceeding the preceding year by more than a million sterling. The increasing prosperity of the country, in any way, is always to us a source of untningled gratulation ;—free from the prejudices of party, we look at things as they really arc, and feel no pride in the character of tt augurs accurst, fur ever boding ill." The political prophets of Paris will find themselves woe fully out in their reckoning, if they calculate on a want of power in this country, to inaintsin her influence and high reputation, by the full force of arms, whenever it may be requisite to do so; nor will she stand alone on that day, whenever it occurs. Great Britain and America will pre sent the array of their united force; and will France and Russia, we ask, hazard such a conflict? Oh, no! To them the menace alone will be sufficient. Their Cabinets, for some time, will be perfectly pacific; and we shall hear no more of Congresses on South America. In the words of Napoleon—Le Cungree est fiewnis. The arbitrary powers assumed and exercised by Magis trates in this country are becoming every day more oppres sive and unbearable; their acts in many instances, form a record of tyranny, unparalleled in almost any other country in Europe. We yesterday gave the details of a case of the most flagrant oppression, exercised towards a respect able Gentleman of Staffordshire, Mr. Flint; and we find reported, in a morning paper of Saturday, another instance of inquisitorial oppression, by some of the Hertfordshire Magistrates, which, if true, forms, we have no hesitation in saying, a case of as gross and as illegal usurpation off' authority, as we have ever yet known recorded. After she commission of the late unfortunate homicide at Rabley- Woe, in that county, and Mr. Connolly and his servant bad been flung into their separate dungeons ; with all the ignominy of condemned felons, in chins, (and here, by the way, we should be glad to know what law sanctions the loading an individual with irons, previous to convic tion, for we know of nerve,) two of the Magistrates of that county, the Rev. Mr. Newcome and Mr. Winter, accompanied by Mr. Stephens, the Attorney of Mr. Andrews in the proceedings against Mr. Connolly, and some other persons, thought fit, it is stated, to proceed to Rahley-housi to search the premises. What right they possessed to do so, or what business, legally or other wise, they could have had there, we are utterly at a loss to discover. The premises had previously been swept of every individual, male and female, within the precincts, who were all thrust into dungeons, as principals in the homicide. The act counnitied, which, under the cireumstanc.s detailed, never can, we think. be construed wilful and deliberate murder, gave neither the Magistrates nor Mr. Stephens, the London attorney to the execution, any power to search for papers, or ran sack Captain Nestor's house. It is stated, however, that they arbitrarily proceeded to do so. The report in the Morning Paper before us states, that " the Magistrates " then proceeded to search for papers; and in performing " this task they yened certain hares and drawers belong " ing to Captain Nestor, and took out some of his p irate " letters. Against such conduct (the report adds) Captain " Nestor protested in vehement terms, as inconsistent with " the necessity of the case, and as being an undue violation " of his private concerns. The Magistrates, however, (the " report goes on to say,) said that in such a case they felt " themselves fully warranted in the cpurse they were pur " suing, but meant no personal affront to Captain Nestor, " who could be in no way itnplieated in the criminality of " his unfortunate friend." Now we assert that the Ma gistrates in question (if sliey acted as the report states) were not warranted, and that the act was grossly and arbitra rily illegal ; and if Captain Nestor be properly advised, be will instantly have them served with the necessary notices under the statute, and bring his action for trespass against them and Stephens, who cannot justify as the constable of the Magistrates. If oppression of this sort is to pass unno ticed, we shall have a system of domestic tyranny eructed within die country, under which no independent man can live. In the celebrated case of iViikes and Lord Halifax, tried before Chief Justice Pratt, afterwatds Lord Camden, general warrants, even by Secretaries of State, to seize and search for papers, were declared illegal, and AVilkes recovered large damages. In cases even of high trea son, no warrant by a Secretary of State or a Ma gistrate can justify the invasion of the property of an unoffending third party, or the breaking open his desks or drawers to search for papers against the accused. In the pres.nt case, Mr. Connolly, and all within Rabley-house at the period of the homicide, were arrested and in pri son. No clue, therefore, could be wanted to trace the re treat of the perpetrators, or of any of them. What, then,. could the Magistrates or a hostile attoniey want of papers? Captain Nestor was absent when Grainge met his death ; no possible investigation, or ingenuity, could implicate hint in the unfortunate act, or make him a partireps e) ;minis , why then should the privacy of his house be subseyueutly broken in upon, or his private letters be subject to the ar bitrary inspection of Stephens and the Magistrates? In what year of our Lord, may be beg to ask these gentlemen, has the principle of English law been established, that the moment an individual is guilty, or unfortunate enough to commit a single crime of felony, and previous, too, to trial or conviction, his papers and property become subject to the gripe of a junta of Magistrates, and their vulgar followers; or that his letters can be torn from their retreats under such an inquisition, to trace from them perhaps his habits and actions for years, and form evidence against him, in such hands where they may be interpolated or distorted so as to affect him seriously on the trial for his life. In Ireland, we have known a Magistrate to issue his warrant against a horse-stealer, authorising the constable to bring the thief and the horse both before him ; but in this coun try, where justice is said to be better administered (and of that we have now very strong doubts), in cases of felony, whether murder or otherwise, it is not, we fancy, usual to authorise, by the Magistrates' warrant, the seizure of the felon and his property or papers too. Such things, under the present glorious regime, were usual in Spain, when the holy tribunal of the ntereefal Inquisition held its sittings. Its horrible familiars, who then bore the warrant of the Do ' minicans, burst on the unconscious victim, often under the cover of night; and while they conveyed him to one of the cells of that human hell, where hope or mercy never entered, the cowled monsters possessed themselves, with the same gripe, of his papers, as the means of conviction. In France, at this day, the papers of the accused, under any political charge, arc always seized, sealed up, and subject to inspection. But does British law sanction such a proceeding? Is there one principle or decision recorded on our books which will support it? We unhesitatingly assert there is not, and that the conduct reported in this instance, of the two Magistrates and the Attorney, was arbitrary, oppressive, and illegal. We arc not fond of discussing any case which is soh judice ; hut we cannot avoid remarking, that the way in which the information for an assault against Mr. Connolly was received by the Magistrate, and the past haste speed with which the war rant was conceded for his apprehension, without investiga tion of any sort, appears to us most strange. It is a ques tion of law, how far Mr. Connolly was justified in snaking armed resistance in the house of another, to the execution of civil process on his person. The celebrated case of General Gansel, so strongly commented upon by Junius, is fresh in our memory. But Forster, and other writers on Crown Law, declare a party would um be warranted in such resistance when in the home of another, as a mere visitor. The object of swearing to the assault (which after all was very doubtful, for it does not appear that, either a blow or wound was inflicted) is seen clearly to have been to gain additional authority to break into the house, and seize under the execution on Mr. Connolly's person: an expedient of this sort is a svell-known ruse of the low retainers of the law. But we think, from the haste with which this warrant was granted, it is impossible Mr. Connolly could have known he was charged with a breach of the peace, and imagined it was only a second effort to arrest him under Stephens's execution, when he unhappily fired at Grainge. The melancholy result by', which one human being lost his life, and the fate of •veral others are now implicated, shows how careful Ma gistrates ought to be in investigating firers, before they lend their authority to the interests and passions of indi viduals. The late occurrences in Hertfordshire reflect no credit on many of' the Magistrates of that county. Scenes such as that at Itahley-house are but too well known in Ireland, and have been long the disgrace of the adminis tration of justice in that country. We trust we shall have no second example of the same sort here: one is inure than sufficient. 'fns } r ums.--The news from China created some agi tation in the market on Saturday, but yesterday the panic had inbsided, and the funds rose. The first transfer day in 3 per cent. eon ols is to-morrow, and the or: rations ex cite much interest, the ar•tding day being so near at haul. Spanish stuck declined ncarlv one per cent. yesterday morn ing. The New Austrian 'lona, which declined a little on Satuitlay, were in request yesterday, at t 5 pre mium. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. Yesterday we received by express the Paris Journals of Saturday, with the Etude, dated Sunday. The following are extracts: 'From the Eloik of Stinday.l PARIS, J•tt. 4. His Majesty heard Mass yesterday in his apartment;. is Ma jesty received, in his saloon, the Deputations of the Royal Court suit the Civil Tribunal of Paris, as well as the Central Consistoty of the Israelites. By a Decree of King Ferdinand VB. M. l'aez, of Cadena, has been appointed Minister from Spain to I,ontion, and 31 Ezedia is charged with the management of the liquidations to the British Government ; M. Anduaga to be Minister to Ikrliu ; J. ,kcosta to be Minister to Dresden ; and M. Navia Charge d'Affaires to I Holland. MADRID, PEC..24: We expect that Baron d' :role will soon arrive in this capital. There sonietinies Itapi , en in thi.capital little differences between the old 1 onstitittional ..lilitia. They are rvpairing the Caserenes, where the French trisips have been lixtg,sl. The King has given positive orders tiff the organization of the Itnyal (luau!, who will be the first regulat , d troops; they will be composed of 8,000 men, Spanish, and 4,0110 SWUM; the greatest tranquillity reigns at Madrid. RAYON NE, DEC. 28. This day arrived in oust town the 14th regiment of the line, and tier regiment, of Human. Marshal Molitor is at Soups', from whence he will set out in a few days tbr France. The lamina:ion frontlboa scams that they have arrested, since the event of the 14th, u few individuals who wanted to disturb the peace which the inhabitants enjoy. 1 7 AR JAN. 3. The English Papers are full of commentaries on the'3lessage of the (resident of the United Suites. Every one considers it accord ing to his political views and private incline ions; but the fact is, this long declaration pleases and agrees with no one. It has not even escaped sharp censers.' on the part of the American Papers. Mr. 3lonrue, who is not a sovereign, who has himself told us that he is only the find delegate of the people, has taken in his Message the tone of a pairertul Monarch, whose armies and fleets are rt.ady to go forth ow the that signal. He does more; he pre scribes to the Potentates of Europe the conduct they are to pursue in certain circumstances, if they do not wish to incur his disgrace. s'ach is the prohibition which lie issdes against their ever thinking of any new colonization its the two .4risericos. Mr. Monroe is the temporary President of a Republic, situated on the eastern coast of iNorth America. This Republic is bounded on the south by the possessions of the King of Simla, and on the north by those of the King of England. Its independence has only been acknowledged for forty years; by what title then are the two A Mel iCUS to be under his immediate dependence, from Hudson's Ray to Cape Horn ? What clamoors did he not raise to the United States, when the Emperor of Russia wished to trace the demarca tion of the part of territory which he claims on the north-east coast, as discovered by his subjects ! This Monarch, however, did not presume to dictate law* to any of the States who have establish ments on the saute coast. It was reserved for Mr. Monroe to show us a dictator, armed with a right of superiority over the whole of the New World. According to the political system he would establish, it would not be permitted to Spain to make the least effiwt to re-enter on the territory which Mr three cinturies she has possessed. The King of Portugal, as the American Papers lutre observed litent4elrrs, could not act as a sovereign and father without exposing hinim:lf to the wrath of Mr. Monroe. England would require his previous consent if it suited her interest to make any new military ur political establishment either in Canada or Nova Scotia. And yet :.Ir. Monroe's Message contains phrases indirectly hostile to the policy and ambition of the great Powers of Europe! But what is that Power which professes so proudly maxims opposed to . the rights of sovereignty and independence of Groans \Chat is that Power which pretends to prescribe to subjects the limits of obedience? Who is she, in short, who does not fear to conipro mise the existence of social order, by declaring in the face of lles ven that she will not recognise any difference between a Govern , mem delitrio aid a if:oil:rumen' do fare I By bnnging under one point of view all the assertions and doe trines contained in this Message, it is satisfactory to consider that it has not yet received the sanction of any of the Authorities, even of the country where it appeared ; ard, in short, that the epi- Mons of Mr. Monroe arc as yet merely the opinions of a private [From the Consiltutioenel of SatuniaYi PARIS, J AN. J. The report has been for some days current, and seems to assume a certain consistence, that a Conir,ress is to be held at Paris, to dis cuss the affairs of South America. It is paid that France and Spain are well disposed to recognise the independence of the new Republic, in consideration of a sum of money of a pretty large amount to be paid to Spain, to dispense with the necessity of King Ferdinand's raising a loan, and to enable him to indemnity France for a certain part of the expanses of his deliverance. It is believed that the States of South America will accept she propositions; but are these the only conditions to be sought to be imposed on them ? (From the Journal des Delude, January 3. 1 MADRID. The King has appointed General Don Raphael Mersin General' and Commander-in-Chief of South America, with the tide of Mi nister Mthe Supreme Council of the Indies. The fellovnng is the current report which prevails it is pre tended dui the Minister does not tind support in the Council o• State for any of the projects, amongst which are the removing of the customhouses to the frontiers • it is also assumed that the kli nistry is to be changed ; it is a lso said that the Royal Loan is going to be taken by some foreign houses, guaranteed by the cltrgy. MADUID, DEC. 23. CIRCULAR OF THE FINANCE MINISTER. " I have written to the Intendant o%* Zamora, under date the lot of Weember, the following letter:— " I have submitted to the King, my master, your Excellency's Report on the open refusal of the Municipality of Zamora to furnish rations to the whole auxiliary troops. His Majesty, after taking cognizsuice of the tact, has resolved that, in contormity with the ' decision of the Regency of the kingdom, dated July 10, the said municiptlity, and every other in the kingdom, at:: to furvinh rations to the French troops, wherever they may be, in preference even to the Spanish troops. Besides, independently of what is expressed in this resolution on the means of rsittibursenient, it in shocking that troops who left their own country to come here, and deliver his 3lajesty and his people frosts a civil war, should not re ceive what they legitimately demand. By his Majesty's command I transmit you the resolution, in order that you may cause it to be published." [From the try of saturtlay.l ROME, 1)I C. 21, EVENING. (P,ITR•CT OF • PRIVATE LETTLR.) During last night the lope suffered so much pain, that the at tendants, on entering his apartment, found him in a state of com plete exhaustion. He had confessed the day previously, and had appointed to-day to receive the sacrament. So violent were the convulsions last night, that his danger was extreme. This even ing he is a little boater, and has taken a little jelly and broth. He is not nut of danger, but his gate is move favourable. Some days ago he said to the Cardinal OdeLicachi, who wss on the point of departing for Ferrara, " At your return you will find a new UAW slave assembled." Tt•aiN, DEC. 24. We have received the following report f mn Alonralier, respect ing the health of his Majesty the King, Victor Emmanuel:— •' Yesterday his state was so favourable, that .hopes were enter tained of his passing a tranquil night. These hopes were rea lised. Yesterday and to-day his 11Iajuity aces enjoyed his ordinary meals.•, (From the Constitullonneg PARIS, JAW. 2. The Indica tear of Bourdsaux gives some details of 'the events of Estella. After stating that an officer of a battalion of royalist vo lunteers of Navarre was condemned, by a council of war, to run the gauntlet, for having at oftbis whiskers, and having gone to Pato !scions without leave, the Puma} - thus continue.:—" l'pon the dal of the execution of the sustaskie, the company having leather airings in their hands, refused to strike him, saying, IV hat will become of its soldiers, if, fur so light a fiat. an officer is so severely punished.' The soldiers most devoted to the officers of this corps who had ordered so disgraceful a punishment, sided with dime who did not wish to strike. A firing commenced, and seventeen men were, it is said, killed, and many wounded, upon both sides. If the fact be as the hitlieuteitr ststcs, it must. be highly important to the Spanish government. The reflections of the soldiers most devoted to the cause of absolute Slonatchy prove that the human mind has not remained stationary in the Peninsula, as has been represented by certain journalists, lithe soldiers be. gin to understand that there is some barbarism in the practice of the old regime, how much more acutely must not citizens feel the blessings of a new civilization ? [From the Moititeme of Saturday, Jan. 3.—Non-OfEcial Part."' Extract of a letter from the Banks of the Vistula, Dec. 130, taken from the Journal de Frunkfiwt:— Since splendid successes have insured In Spain the triumph of legitimacy, and crowned the wishes of the great majority of a na tion which has remained faith to its King, the liberal Journals have been obliged to interrupt the course of their sinister prophe cies, which are all belied by events, and to renounce their decla mations in favour of the pretended heroes of a cause which they have rot known how to defend by their courage, or still less to en. noble by their talents. •' These Journals endeavour to excite fears of chimerical dangers, and to inspire alarm and distrait, by tithe notions of the present or past relations of the several Powers with respect to each other. " Some of these papers have also pretended that General Pozzo had sent ordenk during his stay at Madrid, to terminate the ar rangements relative to the cession of the Balearic islands, which were the recoinpekce of the good offices lately rendered by Russia to Spain. " They have forgotten that the Russian armies hare twice, under the most trying cireopastances, marched WO leagnet from their own frontiers to defend the cause of legitimacy, and that the success which has crowned the generous efforts of their august Monarch is the only recompense which he has judged worthy of him. The ahrturdiths invented by these same journalists relative to the affairs of the East, are nowise interior to those of the pretended settlement of the accounts of Russia in the Peninsula." FRENCH Fl; JAM. 3.—Fire per Cents. DE roc. Back Stock, ; Stapoliton v per L'ents. 79; lirnte 271.—Eu+ar.ge on Lorton, one month, 2.71 r. Colk.; times; toutlis, 2Of. W.—Cos . /1 Authrhtbiar. PASIIIO3IAELE INTELLIGENCE. Baron Werther, the Prussian Ambarador, entertained a dis tinguished party at dinner, yesterday, at his house in Mansfield. street. _ _ . . . ----- The Countess of Essex will give a juvenile ball this evening, at her house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square. Althorpe, the seat of Earl Spencer. is a scene of great festivity and entertainment • it abounds with distinguished visitors. Lord St. Helens has arrived in town from the Pavilion, Brighton. The lion. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis left town yesterday, on a visit to Earl and Countess Spencer, at their seat, Althorpe, North ampton shire. Mrs. Purvis and family have arrived at the Earl of Blesinton's, in St. James's-square, front the Continent. Dowager Lady Chetwynd arrived in town yesterday from Ox fordshire. Viscount anti Viscountess Granville are expected to leave town the latter end of the week, for their seat, Wheistead Lodge, Suf folk, share his Lordship will entertain a large party of friends, pre vious to his going to the Continent. ;lir. Ord has arrived at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat, Langton Hall, Leicestershire. Samuel Rogers, Esq. left his house in St. James's-place, yester day, for Earl Spencer's seat, Althorpe, Northamptonshire. Edward Montague, Esq. has arrived in town from the Earl of Westmorland's seat, Apthorpe, Northamptonshire. Captain ant Mrs. Gunning have left town for ilrighton. Earl Cowptx left town yesterday, tor his seat, Pansanger, Herts. Departures from Read's Hotel, Lower Grosver.nr-street :—Win Heathcote Unwin, Esq. for his seat in Hens; Captain Cosec, fur Bath ; and Captain Sykes for Brighton. The Earl of Mansfield has left town for his seat, Caen Wood. Captain lileytick has left town for Melton Mowbray, Leicester shire. Charles Knox, Esq. has left town for Belvoir Castle, Rutland shire. Sir A. Hume, lit. has arrived at his seat, ll'ormleybury, Herts. from a tour. Arrivals at Mivsrt's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—H. Winston Barron, Esq. and * , ,rs. Barron, front Curwen, North Dales; Lady Turner; Lady Wood, from Lower Gatton Park ; and J. Smith, Esq. and Mrs. Smith and family, from Surrey. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. It is rather a novel circumstance to find a production of the humble Adelphi transplanted to the rich soil of Drury lane. Such was the case last night at this theatre, where a new tragic play (so the play-bills call it) was performed, after having been stamped with the approbation of the Adelphi play-goers, and exhibited at various provincial theatres. The drama is taken from the novel of Kenil worth, and has been brought forwatd, we presume, for the purpose of introducing Mrs. Bunn to a London audi ence, as Queen Elizabeth, the lady having attained much celebrity elsewhere iu the character. W'e do not, how ever, by any means, think it her best ; she had but little of the majestic dignity of the Queen—occasionally ranted too much ; and, withal, had a perpetual rocking of the body, which was very ungraceful. Nevertheless she performed her part with considerable ability. Mr. Wallace was excellent as Leierster, Mr. Archer as Richard Varney, and Mr. Penley as Tressilian ; Mr. Terry sustained very ably the difficult character of Tony Foster ; and we must not withhold our tribute of praise from Mr. G. Smith, who gave great effect to the part of &Ls Gosling. We never saw Mrs. West to greater advantage than in her personification of the mild and interesting Amy Rohsart. lier interview with Queen Ethahelh, in the presence of Lord Leicester, was a very finished piece of acting. Mr. Harley was Way/and Smith: he was loudly encored, and as loudly hissed, in a song about the Great Mogul and a blue-bottle fly. We must observe, that the author of the drama is more attached to poetical justice than the author of the novel; in the play, l'arswy is made to take the place of Amy Robsari, and fall through the trap-door. But after the catastrophe, and the termination of the four acts, another scene was added, quite to the taste of Mr. Elliston, merely for the purpose of again introducing the horses to the audience, and a splendid pageant was exhi bited before the Queen. The piece was given out for re petition this evening amid considerable applause, but by no means umningled with expressions of strong disappro bation. The house was exceedingly full. Madame Catalani performed at the concert at llull on Tuesday night last with her usual success. The receipts of the house amounted to 1601. A new comic opera is M be produced next Saturday at Drury-lane Theatre, in which the following performers will appear :—Miss Stephens, Madame Vestris, Brahatn, Liston, Derision, Terry, Harley, Knight, and others. KING'd THEATM — This house is undergoing a thorough repair and embellishment ; the first perform ance is expected to take place on the 17th of this month. We understand that the appearance of the theatre is of the most splendid description ; and, from the list of performers already engaged, it is fair to anticipate a brilliant and sue ceasful season. Rossini is appointed the composer and director of the music ; and a treaty is pending with Madame Catalani for a li:aited number of nights. Madame Cothran Rossini mak.s her first appearance this season, as do Madame Monbelli, Signor Franceselti, Signor Remorini, Signor Benetti, Signor Rosichi, and several of the most distinguished dancers from Paris. Madame Pasta, from the Opera Balla, Paris, who has not appeared in this country these seven years, has also been engaged by the sririted managers of the opera, and will appear before Laster. We understand that there has been an unprece dented demand for boxes ; and, from the great exertions made, there is evil , hope that the King's Theatre will be restored to its original distinguished character. JAN. 1.-111 S Majesty's steam-packet, the Arrow, came in this afternoon, bringing Lord Gwvdyr and suite. His Lordship being charged with despatches from Paris, set off instantly for Condon. His Majesty's steam packet, the Dasher, from Calais, and a steam-vessel from Boulogne, arrived last evening, being the only arrivals (in consequence of the boisterous state of the weather) for some days previous. Loki) LO SDA I.E.—Some time back a paper was esta blished under the patronage of this Lord, in order to sup port his own anti to oppose Mr. Brougham's interest in IVestmoreland. lie scents, therefore, to set some value on the influence of the press.* When Mr. Theodore Hook was arrested the other clay, the BMWs /ire:, tells us that this bewoughmongering Peer and Mr. Secretary Croker offered themselves as hail for the peculator. Now Mr. Hook is understood to he the principal writer in the John BA and Mr. Brougham is almost weekly attacked in that scurrilous yrint. It could have been ❑o common sympathy that induced the Right Hon. the Earl of Lonsdale to oflifr himself as bail fur a public defaulter. Had he any band in establishing the John Ball?—The Examiner nj. Sunday last. The Caehester Gazette states, that Mr. D. Whittle' Harvey has been black-balled by the Mahlon Whig Club. The New Chief Justice of the Court of Common - Picas, (Sir B. Gifford) and the now Chief Baron (Mr. Alex antler), ivill take their seats on the Bench next Tenn. The vacant Solicitor-Generalship, we are told, still remains un filled. EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTION. — At the end of Dos Juan there is an air sung by the 1)on, in embracing one of his fair outs. In this air occur the words, " Vi►a la Liberta !" not, of course, in the sense of politics, but in the sense of gallantry. It was thought dangerous, how ever, by the dramatic censors at Paris, to allow a vim to be raised to liberty, even in an Italian song; and the actor ' Was ordered to substitute the words, " Pea la !Marital" against all the rules of sense and mezre. In this manlier it is always now sung, to the great amusement of the sensi ble dilettanti, who know the liberty taken with the original. —En:Miner. We have before us a letter from a gentleman in Jamaica, a Member of the Assembly, which states, that the slaves in Jamaica hail as yet evinced no bad disposition, though what had passed in the mother country was perfectly known to them all. They conversed freely about it, and several of the more intelligent made inquiries of the white' people about the truth of the reports, and expressed their astonishment that such measures should be agitated and recommended in Great Britain, as these, if earritit into effect, would be ruin to them all.—G/asgow Cm ricr. Letters from Modes), dated the Nth of Octubtr, were received on Saturday. The individuals implicated in the ! late conspiracy and revolt, to restore the former Govern ment under lturbide, chiefly compzs^d of the military, had been tried by a Court Martial and several found guilty. One Colonel and seven inferior officers had in consequence been shot. Martial law had been proclaimed in the dis turbed district, and in Bios: , plac!•s infested with banditti. Nothing additional had transpired rcsperting the loan of twenty millions of dollars contracted for by Nlesirs. Barclay soil Co.; but the Government had, in anticipation of its being concluded, drawn bias to some went. THE REVENUE. No part of our duty, as public Journalists, gives to more pleasure than a hen we have to announce the growi ng prosperity of this great country — and , happily, this is, duty we are often called upon to perform. A reduced taxation and an improved Ituvenue--such is the cheering situation in which this country now stands, while co in . merce and manufactures are flourishing—the Stocks the rate of interest low, and money superabundant. Although the accounts of the Quarter's Revenue will not be made up until late this evening, yet we are enabled to state, that the returns are highly sausfactury ; and thrt in one branch of the Revenue alone—the Customs, the increase in the quarter just ended over the corresponding quarter of last year, is nearly 450,0001. The total amount of the Customs for the last year is upwards of 10,100,001, making an increase in the year just ended, over that of 1t444.2, of upwards of a million. The principal increase in the Customs is in Colonid produce, particularly sugar, the consumption of which is much greater than in preceding years. In the polls of the ('lyde alone, the increase last year amounts to about fourth.—Slur. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. This Body held their second general Meeting yesterdoy, at th e , Freemasons' Tavern. l'pon the motion of the Reverend Dunn Collins, seconded by Mr. Butler. the Right Honourable the 1:1.1 of Shrewsbury took the Chair. The Sox RETAR s• then read a correspondence between an Avio ciation called the Order of Mercy. composed of tradesmen and m ebonies of the town and vicinity of Stockport, and Mr. Blown. M e Secretary of the British Catholics. The subject of this corresims dence was the raising of money for various purposes, and ratabli4. ing, if it was deemed eligible, some public literary organ, for the purpose of refuting the calumnies uttered against the Catholics. The Rev. Ih. Cot. Lois moved, " That the insertion of thit correspondence in the minutes of the Association be approved of." Upon its being unanimously carried, Mr. Bu rner moved, " That the special resolutions proposed it the privaca.Comruittee be now approved of." These Resolution were as follow " That the special thanks of the Catholics were justly due ad - - -• • • • • - •• •• were given so Their advocates in both Houses of P2Wllament, ard that they should be solicited to continua their labours in their be. half as heretofore. That the exclusion of the British Cathelo from the elective franchise, and from the commission of Justin , of the Peace, were positive grievances, and penal inflictions shirk t were severely felt by the Catholics, runt totally unmerited by dim" s-" Dr. Cot.t.t.rs observed, that the wishes of the Catholics were not confined to the two specific objects which were mentioned, and therefore their advocates in Parliament were solicited to coatime their labours as heretofore, and endeavour to obtain a total repeal of disabilities. . . . . This motion was also carried unanimously. Upon the motion of Mr. KELL'', it WAS resolved, " The the thanks passed at a private meeting to an association formed in lei. don for the purpose of defending the principles of the Catholic {ion, and for the grant of ten pounds for the same purpose. berm. firmed." The same gentleman, 'fur a few remarks on the this. ness of the meeting, and the absence of the Catholic Lords ad ltaronets, moved, that the Secretary be instructed to write to nth of these Noblemen and Baronets, and inform them of the nature and object of the Association ; that he should state tf:e an.weis he received, at the next general meeting, and give publicity to then: •• that by these means it should be known who would support the Association, and who would not. Doctor Cot ties did not rise to second the proposition, thetai he was disposed to approve of its general tenor; but he fin u.r: that on the grounds of prudence and expediency, the mover octet: to wait for some time longer. Of the noble lords who were or, bed to, one only had refused to attend; another was prevenied illness, and by a variety of occupations, on account of Shin IN matter had escaped his memory. The subscriptions of the Noble Chairman had beet hitherto retarded by indisportos This motion should therefore be delayed, lest by such a proceArg those who were invittd to to should be offended ; it should in his opinion be suspended the next general meeting then would be known if noblemen and gentlemen to whom such good prospects would be opened by success, would cease to feel as r.ohis men and gentlemen ought. If such were the case—if the cant at the Catholic Body, so well worthy of support, were thus abrodurel, they should bear it with resignation—they should submit sir patience. lie must repeat, that he did not think it right :J (Sera in the first instance those whose co-operation was to be sought hr. Mr. KELLY said, that under these circumstances he could ao think of pressing his motion ; it was of course withdrawn. Dr. Cott' NS announced a subscription of thirty pounds fees the Chairman, and informed the meeting that that was the ;'7 , lr for contributing any sum, however small. Subscriptions were Lia entered into by many of the gentlemen present. .Me. fir TLEK said, that in moving the adjournment, he hoyd the next meeting settle. be better attended • it was now 44 yr.! , since he had conifilenced attending to the afiairs of the Cath..haa and he was sorry to be obliged to declare, that he had mouser i.na ceivcd a stronger .Anti-Catholic spirit than at present ; at least it op.rated in some of the counties. It was, however, a cont. deral•le plc:Apure to him that the Catholics had now nothing ig quarrel about (laughter). There was at one period a mumia sato". was a source of disunion that was no longer thought of : the rat also the subjett of the Veto ; no allusion was made to it, and if suck a measure were to be proposed, he would be the first to optsae it. —(Applause.) There was another circumstance on shich he would make a remark, the absence of Doctor Milner from thr.ll - though his attendance had been requested ill the suargot terms. For himself he would say, that if Dr. Milner entered that room, there would be no person would receive him with owner diality than he. He deprecated discord :by discord the gernot talents were rendered useless ; by concord the smallest wade tier way, and that concord he hoped would ever remain amongst thce Ifoctor Cot.r.rns said, that Doctor Milner was not the c::ll V,. car Apostolic who did not attend ; others also ahsentel selves. He would not be guilty of the presumption of clai,rr be the messenger or org an, in any respect , of these person.:.: , : but he was sure their aNcroce was not owing to any they thought the meeting to be occupied in the porsust of eh.: alleges and temporal advantages, and they thosii;:it it more c tent not to appear, lest they might, perhaps, thwart the sum,: the measure. Mr. Lit nor said that he approved of the measure props Mr. Kelly ; and if a satisfactory answer was not given at alt: r•'= public ,meeting, he would either propose something similar. tele would second Mr. Kelly, if he thought proper to renew his 1.:06.7. 1)ocor Co 1. to xs thought, as conciliation was the ohiret 0:3! the applications to the funk and Baronets who had not :tic... , it should be left to the sense and propriety of the Secretary. Mr. Ks:I.LT said, he did not wish to speak his min.: at • --•" as his object was not to alarm : he would. however, du nest meeting, and he would spare no person. Mr. Ix ODIC said that gentlemen complained of a want nf kift• ledge respecting the views of the Society. They tieniand:l en: and distinct information ; they did not wish to ea-operate ulnae. t were confident they could approve; it was one of the distitli.isSi . : marks of Englishmen to look before they leaped, and "nun ;b.• saw their way fair before them, they would join heart and hard :2 the good cause. 111 r. IlortiE thought the publication of works repelling them' Ninnies against the Catholics would be of essential utility.. thought dila would Ise beat done by cireuLating thnin in o nce sheets at the doors of chapels ; and he thought hinds Pheald' raised for the purpose. lie did not approve of advertisezettvs the Papers ; they were so numerous that it was ten to nee proper one W:l3 nodced. A mode of giving greater puhlitity productions he had alluded to, should be devised at the nes: ta. , utg; it was in consequence of smtli publicity that a was raised fur refuting some works which had done more than any Anti. Catholic works whatever. The progress of he said, was slow ; it might be retarded and iniuried, but it •••;.. ultimately triumph. The time, he felt, would come, and co* fast coming, when all prejudices against, and obstacles to opinions, would yield, and the calumnies levelled against would fall fall to the ground. Nations may grow, themes mtt ;- but as long as a moral and religious alucatioe was alwatid, and knowledge diffused amongst the people—.as the peasantry were instructed by their religion in those print , " of loyalty which were ever the consequences of the l'ultolic gion, the calumnies of their enemies would fail of e:lact, sr: title would once more be given to the rod old English Catite: , :. being the hest and the most loyal subject (applause. Dr. ix s called the attention of the meeting to a rt upon which he veil knew there would be a eoneurrecce of sec. and duty. He meant t vote of grateful thanks to tbe NoNe man for attending the meeting, especially in the intim state 01 ; health. This proposition was unanimously assented to. The Association then adjourned until Wednesday, the !I February. 'l'lle ling of France has appointed M. de Villele t' distinction of " Knight Commander of the Royal l)r,Y , M. Pozzo di forgo, accompanied by all the . Inerabe the Russian Embassy, delivered to the Duke d'Am:,oule. on Tue4day, the Order of St. George., of the first cias: , . An article in the French papers, dated Norembe mentions, that an important Note had been iltdivcrol Sir C. fagot, our Ambassador at Petersburgh. to lb: Nesselrode, demanding explanations u to the policy ids. Russia intended to adopt respecting South America. Letters from Amsterdam, in answer to persons h' who had applied for some of the obligations of the PC Dutch Loan, state that they are entitely taken in the or:* try. This Loan is for a very large amount, and is taken . 95, yielding only four and a half per cent. interest. f!' Loan is upon a principle of reducing the National Iklx• 1 Holland. A letter from the ('ape of Good Hope, dated Octolvri states, that a calamity, of the most afllieting nature. l . befallen the se:dement ; a flood, the result of ten days • cet:sant rain, having tit solated the face of cultivatito. him:test the prospals of intlurtry for some time to ox The colonists , a dds the letter, have suffered so amcii.. they cannot hope to retrieve themselves without assts from this country. In the district of Albany tlicr• scarcely a Itnbit;tion left tenable ; and the oldest isla tent does re*. reilember SQ desolating a flood. PRISONERS AT REM HERTFORD, Mow sombre appearance of the tow Any very strong excitement I resting trial that takes place to-i Inquest at Shenley has aurae 'Won, and may, therefore, be iterest with the approaching plisitivtness amongst the stn which one would suppose to ich has been bruited from other, with the most sedate other channels of public ice to-morrow is expected to l catty prevails as to the attail .hotwe. There has been vet f and deportment of the prim the pr, sent mement r, sohu • has been since the pet its! of I confidence on the establisin at the trial, and, indeed, 1 , . , great, that apprehensions are he he convicted at the trial, 4 S t. be hurried into a fatal act CT ~. ! his solicitors have, as yet (f . and . e .naturally express a nt , ise, at their protracted aba. ne.e M AO. only once, and Mr. Fenton twice, visit, sine: dr .postponemt nt of the • e gr. at fight between Spring and • mil to him, he said, "he once too [natters, and would wish th...t he w as be was sure his friend Spi 'nig w h frith Langan." On the committal tee trolled to him, he a t . peered to hi ask as any opinion upon the subjec t an anxiety to know the particular* • .wino and fearlcisiiess continue to demeanour ; and whaurver - may- be appears at least to. contemplate it ry act and word of his hi speak I . ' filii a hart for any fate." Hut , at intervals betraying eyroptoms o ming confidence in the compromise i he his entered with Government. l Isisu tor, is the only 'person who has visi him since lila committal. Mr. Ha. m. _ . -.t is expected this evening. .iveral sons —" The Death of . iier," &c., but neither be nor il the beverage of a pint of ale m Christmas-day, by the Rev. nigular eircumstanco, that nei .•rs have, on any oecesion, calk ly kind since they have been con much depreesed at the prcse raced : he is confident, however his conduct in a court of justi sl. Asto the Coroner's inquest, 1. will be returned against him, much importance to the verdic hat frequently inquired after in of the . unfortunate Grainge ihat his death is attributable t medical attendant, and exprel lad undertaken the amputation ~veil. has been ordered in the Tovi um th? lialf-moon Inn. Th day with the Sub-Sheriff. 11Ii ice until this evening from Lo ices prceiicly at eight o'clock ii Ai here rumoured—hut we to administration of justice, as that the report is unfounded—l ortlacda drop to he prepared, On. The asr;:rtion is too revs lived; but I asked in a quarter likely to k it gm true, and regret to say, 1 could nat contradiction of it. ANOTHER POYAIs EXPED. --..-- 1 Ali addition to the official stat:tnent from) i r following particulars have been reccil of discovery so tlbs Land of Promise • will be recollected, that peevioody to dia survivors of :he first party of settler.' that aPoyant, and before the public mammy t of party had set oat in the brig Site ene, con This parts consisted of above one bun oat *mkt similar prospects and repusentatio d the others to etiii!..rate. . icvday the brig Sk . cene, which took of y, arrived at 111ackwall, and landed its, amongst whom were two widows u orphan, in the most deplorable start ig from the effect* of the climate. ;car as idle could gu to the plate celled is place, which is represented is so con , A inaccessible to shipping. \Alien the several others in a boat, and was guide if .` an eatcnsive white population," to 'arty. found no sing but a tew miserable of the field einigrants, who had been a sin stated that he could not land the !ugly went on to Belize, but here he fo but disease and misery. the desenp "ending. The poicns of the wretta sufficiently attest their misery. t praise is given to Captain Rils occasion of an accident during the v ' the ship, and he throughota Ith all the care and benernleiwe thi brave huutane man, and an uliicer .-liotsw.—Yeeteedar ..terenal of the '.lu returned In the Skeen', attende id detailed the methode which had to embark for the Poyais territory, iscaae which awaited them at the land made to the Lord Mayor were exact some tine *Mee. Ore of the emigran / necessity to publirh the ease: as two ,Ily fitting out for a similar voyage. TI widows and children above mentioned as the individuals were greatly distr s had no doubt that by publicity being be afforded. tte Paris Papers contain an accou pastoral letter from the Cardinal d Rouen, 15th October. lt is a and to the faithful of the diocese , and contains his instructions an aentintents. According to the Cu. o , lid announces that he desires to re discipline and common rights, the Revolution. Human power," more to do with the discipline of th A doctrines, its morality, or its cacti tract of a letter receive! from Mariila Sth of June. 1823 :—" You will by way of Macao, of the revolt of which broke out here on the 4th Martinez, put an end to it in a 7pidity of a true soldier ; the r _:),1 severe, and proportioned to the persons, of whom two wcie offic..rs. '•ic:rnts, were immediately shot, as t motets of this affair ; but through a %1 to the actual situation of the colon . , porals were ail pardoned. There are -1 here as to the cause of this insui most general opinion is, that it ui . from the train of events which dace, and a cocain spirit or inquietul dam on the pa, of the Aletisse, (w its of the Chinese by native women, unskilful person, who wish-C-cli; serve his own ambitious viewsl vengeance, but with too much pre i resulted his fall. Th e re ar e ev e n . strange reports in circulation, which es necessary." t Assiv.—Detachments, consisting 30 men, belonging t o th e 11th Li g h Lancers, and to the 13th, 14th, 3. 1 Regiments of Foot, will embark i .., on hoard the Berwickshire ati East Indiamen, for Itengal.—Detach N Officers and 390 tutu, belonging ti ~ and to the VOth and 47th Bel will embark, in the course of the i of York and Case.: 'hanky, 1 17 " : ~ 1 n • THE I the re r that an the interest .• , the lnq ' of attenti public int that inqt is here s trial whir • try to the press and attendanci saute il:flict the Court-I • manner • ut s to th 'no, as he relics with inurx•erstre ently so g •.,_ ght c i r ooui he ..01:t.b;.1•i, here, hto sang SO bolt low bei exceeded them tit it is a sin prisonei TS of any is very h he is TO t to Justify ht ut tria of mimic! to attach Ile the..anr its of his n 1! . • if h e e a. had been say a caki Iron this da not atrii commenc has heel Oftour of the lila nature, ti 111061 es have in di Abe executio Vat out undtr tiiinilt Ilughsette,d the othei nelb Wedna.day the • Si party, arriyet lib t l an e tgrants, tenon and an orphan, suffenng from th as near m slit ,s his place, • found jam:cosi with several oti seat of .` an eat • the puny. round of the fine Cv.ain starts i • amordiopiy wen, I alas but disc .i beset-tending.children sufficit •:".•:, utmost maim 1 : • lax ocrsitdou reserved tt with all tt '.. ad from a brace I ' . . sastom-Hors' nit, who returr yor, and delailet ',;,, a them to ends; anti dittesute with 1. m tuatle to Hailed some One highly nrcescitry actually tiztingt nato widows ant ed to, as the il said he had no d would be effort S ' s late Paris , Ztped Rut l . , and to the inal, aud con s men timents. . Mal annout e hi • 1 disciplin, . , the Itevol .... ing more to it its doctrines, . . c stract of a let 9.,Stli of Jut ~. • , by way a Test, which bre vernor, Alartlni intrepidity of • mpt and severe • persons, of • serjconts, wt ,pronioters of t - . i to the act corporals w..•ri •• sued here as , the most ge • - • l from tt _en place, and I beralism on the • • . ta of the 1 some unskilful • to serve hi vengeance, I • • resulted hi strange repo - res necessai • Hi Asmr.- 400 men, lx Lancers, at 87th Regimei week, on be '' • I , East Intik Of to ( . ./fficers - • , and u ~ trz, will emba Duke of Yo 4 -ay. e - , ... ••