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1 I _ • iii / 4 - • 1°4111197141"1".. ~.1.4t C> - 7 et ElleN : 4 kt 4 1... . . . • • . , O f • - " C .';: t) ./ i ' • ' 4 1 : 41 ' . t : '', ••• ' ~.4 ‘ . . '• tt , : PP . . i .Itir • : " ''''• •a. • • .' 4 , , " .-* ..: ..-.;', .•. • ]...... . . a , - ' A NEW" - - ,~*, t I N I muck 5638. LONDON, SATURDAY, 'EMBER 30, 1820 Pat a Id. ..---- runATRR•ftorAL, DRUItY-LANK THIS EVENING, SATURDAY. Dee. 30, his Majesty's Servants will perform the Comedy of THE WONDER. Don Felix. Mr. Elliston ; Frederick, Mr. B d: Dow P.. 110, Mr. Gallic; Colonel Heston. Mr. Cowper; Gibby, Mr. Thomproo; Lismido, Mr. Harley. Donna Venison., by , i s say ',her grit appearance al ibis Theatre); Isabella, Mina s u Ansiin ; Flora, MI.. Kelly; Iris, Mn.. Myr. To conclude with, bili time, a sew Grand Comic Pantomime. called THE NORTH %VEST PASSAGE; Or, HARLEQUIN ESQIUIMAHR. Captain of the Hecht. Mr. Vorise: Midahipman, Mr. Ray. scowl: Roahmitio, Mr. IVillmoti ; Y.oint Emptimstin (after. ward. Il..riciiiiiii). %Ir. Rolueou ; P•tntalonii, Mr. Elliott; (lowa, Mr. Soothby. Emiiiinaux Girl (afterwards (.'oles,. bine), Mita Tree. The Mort will lie opened at Half.poat Six n'Clock, and the reffo/111111Cell on rack Evening 11/IIIIIIIeNC• 111 Seven. 94111•11, 75.; Second Price, 3..6.1.—Pit, 3.. sit.; Second Pries, 2o.—Lower G diem 25.; Second !Nice, Ir.—Upper Gallery, Is. ; Second Price, S.I. Eleff. to he taken of Mr. Radvell, in the Rotondo of the Saloom of the Theatre. Private Boxes eon only he obtained for the Evening of Mr. Rodwell,si the amt.( Wire. The new Comic Paiiiiiminte called The North. West Pas sage will tie r epentra every Eteunie till forthie pottier. On Monday, Slilkwearr's To azedy of Corn-dolma 0. Tuesday, The Lord of the Manor: Trneinore, Mr. Mahlon. A new Cootie limits, Piece, in lawn puts, will be pew. dedeceit no a few days, tolled Gi I its Ireland. THE FIRST' NUMHER of TUE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINF. (NEW SERIES), En. Weed, and Printed on • New Plan, emilai ~ i.. g ',times on Pixley, by Thom*. Campbell, F.. 9. and • moiety of other interesting P.per• in Prime and Terse, will be published on Monday seat, price 3.. &I. Pinioned fur Hew! Coition', and Sold by all Rierikeellers. N r•.w NOVEL. This dm, i■ riblialwil. wit, !lc SUCH IS THE WORLD: r Novel, in three linen. DK. in- r..tuch- oar in the Miodlreax Iloorsital and Dr. I.F.Y, Physician- Areneehear No the Weetenisrater eontenestre a OM/WM of I.E('rI:RE•I the . 1 . 11F. 0 14V and PR/WrICE .4 MIDWIFERY. a n d 11.. F..44ES .4 WOMEN and Cllll.OllliN. on AIONDAY Ncx r, the Is 44 Janitor,. at 11.U.p , ••t Tee. o'Clin It Parlieulars nay he learnt ■t Dr M.•rrimani. 1%.. Half Moon alre,-1, Pirew•lil!y; at Dr. 14, %woo- OW es, Brrkriry•ognareg 55541 ■l ilia Miikllestx Husrital r whele the Liclurea will At gives.. was elided on Citetsteess-ilsy, to tsalde parties ebtrit7 the streets seugitssi I , IA.WINIU, air *Mgr of rtjrriebtx: • nor of them. hi - eery head* competition. • ~41 triiteir wigs (Goliftued Ihr inosgral iw eitle. le here igaii*Cribeo " We, isle,wir, 'riper pessisliwys per. Crack *sir, wail try wits" For three intiml song% weessii sorvs. which were eqrs•lly itrevaletit„ - the...priests rtibeletelieli olltrrr. Ist•rruwerl frrun boring a dire«t serer« essee to the nativity, soil thetbvtgriehefl by efts title of Chri.tours-eerol• ; which rite:iota stabi% *Mtn ttttt ig to Haat iromm, ova coi,tiflard let be cancel. s Thr heetritAbty, end festivities of this evevon, haii stow shpt.*, risesiopeareet : w tittell 111111 - -111411.1. re hoe be• Weed ouch of the oar fathers from their ball% and t• - • etsbies of the times " I bold Ilse world bet asllseWetrld.Grallisan, A airlift where .verb matt Moog plky hie pers." Noncoms . , 1W Vtifirs. Printed for G. aged W 11. Whionher, 13, A•e-Maria-lase. WESTMINS lED LIFE INSURANCE and ANNUITY OFFICE, Strand and Conduit!, I,p•dme, Established ito 17))?. For Insurance on Lilies and milting' Annuities, on the sante advionlitarmis terms to the Piddle a. have hitherto secured to lita Est thloilinient Direr decided Patrosiser and support. PIRTirTORs., TIMPTI , FII, awn AVIIIT0111: Sir Jansus Graham. Bast. M P. Chm.nsan, Charles Frrrwun , Esq Deputy Chairinth, The Don. 'tootles Fitzhneh. Esq. SOIL F. Hamosini, Itart. Itslph Islerster, ilia. Esq. Siriiihii Cos Il ppi.ley, Bart. Geo. ge G dill. , K*ll . Jam,. Peter Auriul, Esq. William :Wealth. Esq. John 11-hi, Esq. Joseph Saire, Stamp B liiihatik, Esq. John Roane, Esq. Jame. Henry Deacuu, Esq. S.ilieiine. RICDARD BARNES, Seeirinry. The Proprietnrs are respertfully informed Alt the Ism Dividend is no the MUM. of Payment. p of I, hese 01 syl•Ch • bet little pro, sets MISS fte.r.rorys TALES OV TOW , This day is yoblishrirlAss fear helm eels. peke PALES OF TON (Fsral eitisitatifiog FASHIONABLE CHARACTERS. !, Sync one world goo IN frightful when one's dead ; Si, Bing, give T h is cheek a littlr rrd !" Port's Biding Passion. PriwtrA for A K. Newman and Co I.rativoloall•cite.t. The following will app er !hi* Winter: TALES OF TON (Second Seiko): viii.oining the Won- Wu' Contitela, Ilu.amond and the 1114er's Dauglikr, and Fioriilwlle, rotor SOCIETY AM) SOLITUDE: A Novel. By lune* E.q. three ' , Aim. ROLANDO: A Romance. By Alexander Ileury, Evq. Iwo 111 RA Tit L, Cur ENT-17.4 R D RN. Irs EVENING. SATURDAY. Dec. SO , mill be peerwensed she Muskat DIMS of THE SLAVE. Governor of florinam, 31r. 1111meltarel ; Copt. Malcolm, $r Pyre; Copt Clifloo, Mr. Morena; Furrows. Mr. Ur. tea; Matthew Slegimm, Mr. Amos; Sam Pismrport, Mr. Emery., Gambia (the Slay.), Mr. Staereasly Stella Mrs. Ri•hup; Miss Vuu frump, Mrs. Dam npurt &hods, Miss Love. - - • ASVONISHMENT!'! A Romance et a Century ago. By nuncio Lwllrim , three vol u me,. Serood Ediliou. THE FATAI.IBTi. or Records of Itll4 sod 1815: A Novel. Hy Mrs. Kell,. five volumes. MATRON OF ERIN: An Iri■h Tale, by die maw Autlrur, three volumes. Stroud FAllion. Aim- which, slh lime, a new Grew! astl Cossie Panaoseime, 11111.1 HARLEQUIN AND FRIAR BACON; Or, THE BRAZEN HEAD. Friar Thicou, 'Mr. CUM./ V..atlerusasi (afterwards Fasts. loon), Mr Hanle, ; Frolkte (iFierwatits Lower), Yuanethiranbli; Yining Morley (orarriviardo Harlergoiw), Mr. Eller; Nleloraeul (afterward* Columbine), Miss E. Monett Illlrs f . afterwarila Clown), Mr. Grnsaltli. Plants fur the Boers to be liken of Mr. Brandon, at the illos•Olficr; Hart-attect, friers Ten tdl Four. A Private Boa way ha hul foe the &vase, sr sightly, of Mr. lir.onlois, at the --- - • ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIFE DEPARTMENT. P ERSON'S i5..0rt..1 Gtr the .h••le te•tn of Life have au addition made to their Policies retry seveolli year, on the itrsoiceple ass Iwist ftri•l'y pretctised till ',defy at the Eipiiintole itosisrastre (HFtr••; or die iimossot thereof May he applied in redaction of the future irryintnts of Premises. Policies may al.° lie s IT rt.,' for She whole term of Life on a plan perillsar to this Oilier, whereby the Premium is piyabk fur u fired matot&er of years only. Buses, 7s ; Second Price, 3s. 414...-Pel, 3s. 61 ; Second Price, So.—Gallery, 25.; Second Price, Is.—Upper G4l - lg.; &mow, Price, 04. Doors to 1w opened at baltpaet WIZ k Ilc Play to begin at Seven. The new Grand and Comic Panto•ime will be repeated every Everting. On Monday, the Tragedy of Virgissins, or The Liberation of Rowse. Ose Tuesday. the Opera of Rub Roy 11argregor : Diana M St. Owns. Tburseldy will be produced, int time, a new Tragedy, called tlitaatlota. SOIREES AMIISANTES " Thr Law ailows si.—(Shahoprare.) THEATRE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE, snuom. Tills EVENING. SATCRP.tY. Der. 31), the Perfornsauces will commence with PART I. AN A DDR ENS, Ti be spoken by the KtiIIVIE of Club. —(Clubs tromps) " '4e must speak by the Card. - --,llasilct.) Aftcr which, so entirely New Refreshment, to be called OUTSIDE AND INSIDE; OR, A CAUSE AND EFFECTS. .11 Ow end of Part I. a Vocal Entremete, by Mr. J. Sonia', Mr. Gnirk-it, Mr. Kent, Mr. Phollips, and Mr. Broadhurst; Moss I. Stevenson, Aliso George, &c. Part II —Will he &lucre.' an entirely slew specimen of • LH tore on livitig Wads, nodes' the 'Elle of DOCTOR FAESI VS IN LOIN DON. At the roseclosion of Part 11. will 1w presented an Har m lltls Poeloida ; csinaisiiing of Suesgs Duets, Glees, &c. by the ahose.olientions ol Vocalists. Part 111 —Will 1.. displayed (for the ;rah lime) GUY FAWKES. Meo.ri. Little, Small, Smaller, Minor, Less, Low, Mort Mesdames Petite, Tiny, Jar. lac. Duels open at Half rest Sir, the Performance to begin at !keen—Second Price at Thr Thraire I. cessupletely warmed bit the introduction of lute Swore under the Pot and Maze. DURING THE HOLIDAYS. ADF.I.PHI THEATRE. StRAND. Of Arelwo, uir the Meet Nom. tie Lard cuumierime. rINHIS F.‘'ENIN“. SATURDAY. I).e. 30, • will be jsersessud (fur the 171 s hoe), se (*We New •33 Oa. Driect., I. Ilene eels, ?whiled Zi MOSli I; OR, THE FORTNUM AND THE MINE Loops Mr. Giowarirmal; Faktemski, Mr. Wo 1.11. P'l6ll, Nr. Ragotss, I.:•aspbril ; PeSter, Mr Ciao.- II ; thief, Mr. CAlalear ; Itripmeff, Mr. .1. Jones. Flole.kr, Mrs.WayliM; Polio., Mrs@ Var.; ChilJ, Mtge Buhriou. After •hteh the &tarifa of WHO'S . 1l) FATHER M E o.lossel TOW, Mr. Rockingham; Buckle, Mt. C, cal ; Idly Baths. Mr. Wilhin•ou; Mr.. Bowl, Mr. IV3yirii. 'fu combo& with (fur the Soth time?, • www Gisela r.cturrpq••• P•toorninv, rntitica int. SYNTAX. ; or, tiAlti.EQuiN IN LONDON Dr. Syntax, Mr. D. 81•; Fluke, Mr. %V. Kirhy; Mrs. Sr..tax, Slifer Pdllllo ; Dully, Mis, Simpson; fn•tassini, 31... s Daly. 292, STRAND. RELIEF will' EASE AND SEr.:UItITY 'l'o THE AFFLICI EH WITH HERNIA. OLNiON, ()DI, nod CO. after mull years t. evereasfol practice, mid being bliliosstrelt wish the Ir. asacentluetties of slur m. , st electoral rot the I'm ulty sr town Aad molar!, Ihllik II old aoloi theme:lves thus '"ottuottore ir treeir-est *Wish. el Inerrev.ur-ut in she con- i "Cu" "i NSI EN*l ft for the 111.11 Er of II 'IA, and to CAOll4l{l the Public noires' the Impositions of the pretended Ittopitere carotin doer ks, ohu have (ripen wire to huge elee•ars el She Public, rvroennerserlisen such as may out be eapeeirucerl lo t.rke the septillion of re.peclstaie a+.,1111 INru , M ffirt bruin led to he the dupes of sorb pre tenders. loetromeul. are light, elegaol, sod *demit of superior ti‘otehocesc, are adapted fur riche or lett stile, 111(11 sive ao.I decrease of fore, and sear, r►gaensg ou enter-orals or uitur galleon buntline. k—P.►ws residing is that Country eroding lite sir e of iia body across Ilia lsp•s way dared spur accurately AWOL Al' a MEE I'ING of the NIE‘IBEIIS of d. FARM CIA.' 11, h. Id at the There Horse Shoes Inn, its Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, on Saturday, the 261 s!ay of Deremh , r, Mr. 31/11N GIIATION, Jun. in th - ; 11 was It. volved, That it appears. from the Report of the Gesieral Com mittee of Management at Wesimitioter, dist 2110 Petition., which were sisiwil by upwards 44100,000 Priitioarets, occu pying not Ism than 4,0011.000 sires of land. bat • been pre sented to Parlustuesit 416.4t0g she Isle Session, 'Haying fur a revision of she 'WIWI' i Co.' is Laws, and Slim a Select Com mittee of the Douse of C mons haying thereupon bets. rantra, this Meeting wills great surprise and regret found that the Conintitire were re.trirtcd from inquiring into the great subject of complaint, and were Motor-14d to import' tato a minor suhjeet only, which was never rum plAiroil of 1114 f al. laded to, except only by 13 out of the '2llO P. Moots whit h were permuted; and this Met tins i• attanimonoly of opi um,. that the isGrris.e to, soil the Repos I of •ut h Se .el C mime. have Hot produced, sour is ever lik ly to pro. duce, Noy srmilole alieviat in soy of the grievances s.f , vr hit+ the veal hulk of she Petit i 000 era complained ; as the roistinned degrvelai not of every species of 'troilism. tool ev..ry alrlicripttun of labour, wfwthreagricaltural, manufactureug. tor commercial, 'lora amply testify : tool we me al.. 41( pion,lllll the p•escest Cores Lies •re not only asiosesalou• in their nature. bat are also fuudatnessially defer:ism, and ant ralru la led 1.• answer the purpose hut. tuted, •.s. OA of affording stiffirient and subot....taal mutes:titan tu the Agri cent wrests af the United limgclem. That it appears that although apa•rds of 100 0011 Peti t• la. tor upymg 4 .11L0 0110 miss of laud (Arnstot all of Own, iinposlat.% the dist...seed .sate of the counts y to the i.o. portatiou of I , ..reien Com duty fire), y.. 1 sisal in point of number they only amount to R 1141411 otle.filth of the orris. Iness of Great tiritain wily.. Wherefore it is statues, Iti ro quite, what is he rustic of the other four fifth.? Do they feel nu ps !OPIUM Of 414.1.1ree1141 WO of thew 4 ;spigot., our stagnation in the Market+ ? Or have they y.l to learn she route of the difficulties with ahuh they, in common with those who have petitioned, are contending? That not eill.taiiilistg the fact that upwards s f 4,000,110. orultivators s.f the soil Isaac not yet l'41111.• forward and Kn it 41 nu thi• iniporlaut question, y.t the Members sd this Club are untwist 00000 oly triply, year atter year, to join she oilwe 100,000 aime rualht.u.sl and ....regrow rislovators, whit have r 00000 e forward in rl ;tut that proterti..n in their productions whiels they conceive they ate a• jtolly eirtstl44l to as any other ilr-cription of usaisufacistrers, and we iffirlie ttorselvea our uten..ot endeavours to intimidate all the cultivator, tar Ilse' still au thus part of the flaunty to a maul oestrous action. That the Nowt gran fel Thanks of this Club be given In George Welsh {tall, Dal. the Chairman, and to all the other (.VRlBl'3l4s' 'NY. There ore many curious rusroins corm-tied with this sissy—tlie history of them so amusing. 'the practice of Chris/mos-boxer loose from the tosses that were formerly ofFer , d for the safety of all strips that lertook long enviers; a box was appropriat ed to each ship, and kept in the custody of the print,. into which mooey might he pot, to secure efficecy to the payers of the church; and Shear boxes were opened at Christine's. its tooth year. ewer thence got their names of (7heistmarboxes, which readily esme to be wrapround as the title of the presents themselves. ss A merry Christina." is still occasionelly inrc•l as a salutation, in testimony of good wishes; hot, like that other old-fashioned pr.clic e of " VrislOog allapvy new sear," has given ware wills the 'dieted insinstrs of the times. Throe prefololle formerly hail ellesion to the hospitality of the rich, whore doors were, lit thu gesS”.l or Ile Veer, open to their tenantry and iitighltutirs, when they were conducted to the speciosa hall. of their mansions, is; the middle of which were the hearths. end *lsere 4. R oun d about our coal fire," they were regaled with all the plain but substantial fare the season coisl4l off rd. The first dish wits gesserally a boar's head, which lilt convey, ed to the priori psi table with enrich pomp and • ceremony ; and a bicri's heed, no Christmas slay, is yet, at Qaren's Co!lege, Oxford, solemnly iisliele/1 into the hall, with is inoriki.h carol. Plum. puddings and mince-pies—in tykes, of the earrings of the wise men from the Eat, of whirl' their in. gredierns were corniderril to be typal, awl the pies, made long, with pieces tor paste over 'tom in form of • crotch, er h.y•reek, is, rrinembrarice of the manger in which our Savi.sur was first bonl—were prepares! in liberal isrofu•ines ; or a composition of ale, sugar, outaieg, &e. to called from its peculiar softness, sassed front listitl to Mold in the wassail boot. until jollity itself grew tired ; the jam!, er gale lag, hurried briskly ; and the Christmas tarots were sung in boisterous and enthusiastic commemoration of the auoncii.or (ley. In the evening the mummers, or players, were intro duced ; and stalicisir, or that SilweleS of festive ac tivity, called gambols. was the order of the Hight.— The wassail howl, of whir+ there ore still sonic ca stouts rerneinisig to keep it in remembrance, 4011• O% the commonalty in the emorty - of Soars marl when parts of the kingdom, WAS the WOW of the favourite vessel oust of which our S,xnn tic. s• tore took such emit drarightr, as even to call for I. galative interfernice. The S.xorre were remark— able fur immoderate drisiking. and when intoxicated with their favourite ale, weie godly of the mast mil. rii4eous VlOletiCeS. Dunstan endeavoured to check °' ties vicious habit, but dual not totally obstruct their ioternperaiice; be introduced therel'ore ass ler gersions custom, of pegging their cups at certain dot:loci a, to retrain one man from taking a greater dranglit than les comp:mirrors ; tiros proved in ilte end productive of much greaser excesses, es each was then obliged in diirik precisely to a pin, %%lie. Cher he could slat tin a quantity of liquor equal to others or slot, or was compelled to drink sga:n until lie reached the next mark. Some of these peg or pia reps are yet to Ire found in the cabinets of antiquaries; mid we are to trace from their use some c tttttt noss terms yet cur rent amongst nr ; such as, wiser, we it sy a prrstiit is in a merry pin, or a peg lower, or a peg too low. The cupa so much used by our ancestors, were • times also exiled " grace cups," and " porn /mot charitatis," the cup of clarity. The e aloes awn of jasul ur yawl, when applaol to games, clogs, logs, belches or blocks, isle, cheese, cakes, dough, J.c. as well as all the corrupt var.ations into which it Ina fallen in different counties, signify Christine', while the 'obtain's of games or logs, &c. severally ii-tis.tre the nentstwit:esito, or articles its rise at that holy serrate. Vogul dough i• the only phrase that requires explanation ; the hikers formerly offered to their customers nu Christmas-d••, as Ohl vet do ttr some places, email dolls or bailor% made of slough, whereby to typily the Advent el our !Aid. Antiei.tly our Saxon ancestors, as well as other of the norther,' nations. kept a festival irs honour of their great idol Thur, at the priirol of the year when the sun was on hit animal return, which they universally called jou/. When Paganism gave place to Christianity. the leachers of the new faith riot oily permitted a feast att tiisi t ta 7y {r u nt n'w that of Tnr, n ieht they changed the to sloe huuonr of Nativity but be denominated ; which by progressive degrees na b ,: cii th i o n u e gh o r r e e t r a i i t s i t ieti ysi o osil l y nn o t i o n u o s og is t i l l u h e t v l:a of ile t sr, who soon forgot its primitive signification. The uumetons chariges that have tuks ii place in the spellisig of the word juol have given nor to much speculutiose as to its etymology; but the coul• nosariby leaving to the learned to search for it OD foreign !engorges, have found et in their mother longue. " When the wise melt," say they, .‘ were seek' the infant Jesus. they were informed by ' very feelingly eitiorviloall to 41* 1011wweerig bomel lines : In fiasco far hart y Clorittiwwwfare ~1 Was turkey *ad a risme ; A podding snide of thiop meat rare, , And p'eady of good wine. Mien titan grew wane, I still could dine On rune ur rna.sed pig; A glare of grog ramrod of wire, And slower a merry jig. . , Whets pourer grows, my Christeass awe" Was heel and porklure plats ; 9 bodes.' of grog, a pot of beer, Nur did I then complains. ant now, nty mirth in tuned to grief, Fur Christmas day is near; No Wavy, pulrlsog, goose, war Ma, N.. wior—uo grog—nu beer. S. Stephen is called the first. martyr or • iteese of the New Testament; and it ii owing to this thug lois asnivereary ham hea l fixed immediately 1011, win . Clirietmas-rlay:, lit all pictural repersesnations et Si. S-eiblien he is *hews' kneeling. epperadly the act of praying. and surrounded by a rabbi huge stones at him. St. John.— After haring succesofully preached the wire doctrine. of Christianity. this greet, holy, and last surviving A poss le. exedreil with tranquil :or.' • as it sere in a sleep, et Epliesite„ at the age of in the year of our Lord 100; thus tasking the fir ceeditry of the Christian era and the Apostolic app terminate together. St. Joliet is generally draw* ;stealing with a small urn in his left hal, fro" , which a figure apparently eltahotical is escaping : has heal mid eyes are cast towards heaven, as if in r!re ace of prayer, and the two first finger. of his '1.41 hand pointing at the figure. Its several alit login ings and scriptural pieces, a dragot is made um ing front the urn, and in massy others a serpent both alike hieroglyphical repreventations of Seta The hiseaury at tier etsasiee ie. - tart St. John otrank cop of poison, to remove the see - ph:ism of a priest '• of Digest as to his mirseulons pater, without Pus toinisig soy injury, and making on the cup the sign of the cross, he occasioned all evil to (pot the vise, PS is typified by the flight from it, of Seta'. At St. John's feel it nn eagle, and in the hark ground cauldron, and a person in it, with uplifted hals. as though in extreme torture s and supplicating divine consolation. Innocents. holy ',motet*, or Childernens-day, is a festival which has brae coesuuelsorard Esau the. • wisnittve times of Christianity, in remembrance of the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem, by toiler of Herod, King of Judea. 'ln this cruel sod inhunrits massacre. the tyrant Itopetl tit base I'. dulled our blessed Saviour. The Greek Ch in its eslendar, and the Aboleiste /Ethiopia their Liturgy. mettneuletete 14,1110 slain at that ,•• tins; hut there is =fib peamblility of the truth having been highly eseareetede 1.11'111( POOL ME ISTIN(:. [FROM A CollitlileOlt OMIT.] The important Meeting at the Town-hall, co". vested for the purpose of wdelressing tier King, 0,, the state of the country. awl on the recent cooduct of Absentees, was held on Wednesday last; but 110 lIISCUBSIOII took place, cuing to the following or. cognomina , • The Cour§ meeting when more than - thinks only party Were "packeog , he success''. This was Ire sued to all i here; secret night Ilse wahines§ iu their employ were regatta sills beer, and adored to attend at the gales otthe Towlt-hall early on Wednesday useaniog. although elle mayor 113,11 called the meeting for IY o'clock. This order was obeyed; and early in the usurasin/ a few toflueutial tradesmen, wilt, are nouviesusly liak. Mg out for Governmeot placer, [nought ay fakir unhappy men, to the amount oftwo ur three hun dred. At twelve o'clor k they rushed into the hall, but acre immediately follow•sl by a mass of felpecf. able people, who tilled up every space in the room. No•oltero remained outside, and the pressure woe dreadful. After the Alayor had opened the business of the day, aftlreised the : ourt-roons, n hick is the uvual place of when the Mayur presides, will wait hold s about 1.000 perilous (ilic Tewireksih Iv 800 ) Knowing thi.. tlg t llstitterial r encouraged to eta sund Quitsbef Cal the hail." in which. °tenor». they might rain% ir they could isifistvnir WO suer. tried by every weans. Circulars were ta- ll the tradesmen enslaved to " the part)" rat meetings we held ; and no Tuesday riptiE LONDON MAGAZINE. N.. XIII. for JANDAIRY, l 11, poblished by Baldwin, Cratlark, and Jov, %waist*, as folios.:—The I. 'a Head—New Tear'. Eve, by Spirit of the Lampe--TIM Travels and Opinions of p droll, 111 Benson, Gent. No. 1. Venire— Trarlitioual Litt-wore, No IL.—Mssepya no Hiding, No. I. —The Shirt of the II tyvy Mitt—Tuttle TAllt, Nu. VI. On the Intik of a Q,llllll lE.—Withered Violets—The Rainbow— Sonnet --Faunal in the IV.,ild• of noufoo Abbey—Lutes writ ten neer the !tom. of Itureics's V ills tier front Julia o'Groat's to the Living Authors, No. IV. Lord By ron—The Literary Pocket Rook—Town Conversation, No I. Mr. Rory CurtlW3lii% Trot. dy, Lord Byron's New Tragedy, Mr. Shelley, Mr Southey, 'twice %Valpule,Cnckitey Writers, The Quartet!, Rcvit uy, Projerfe.l Royal Society of Liters. tore, the r Rrdtviva., No. I. Mrs. Ruse Groh—The A potheotis of Iloilo r—The Drama, No. XII.— Belsouris Travail. in C•Srpt and Nnhia—The Earthquake, a Tstr—Melnitith the Wsudersr—Repiset o f Music—Literary and Seirot 'fur Intelligence—Monthly Rtigirier, kc. ••• This Num! ter contains a Plate of the A puthrosis of Homer, from Isis Hat-reli• f in the British Museum Thi. tit! i. pxhli+lte.l, LACKi4'O4ILES' B EDINOURGR MAGA- Zi N P., Ni. XIV. fur DECEMBER, 1820. C CISTYSTP :—I. the the l.it.r..ry Ch erecters of Bishop IVA. Murices and Dr. Johnson-2 Semilsorse Biograpleicie, No. 11.-9 Stan: a written in • Park its Surrey, Octoler, 1820-4. Pr• h gae spolice before a private theatrical per . fin mance in Nlanclomer-5. The Ayrshire Legatees, No. VI. —6. Ske nitro of Village Character, No 111. Helf11111rail; the Village Cobbler; the Village 51agalalenc; Holy ; Father Sycophant ; tee Village IVet ; Jeeltdiah; 11w Tailor's Wife; the Smith's Wife; the Village Sabbath-7. James Barry, the Historical Painter-8. Sir Harold-9. Adeline (a balla d ) -10. Death-11. lloste Danicre, NO. II C.f. leg:11, II Trage.li, by Adam Itchiest Slicks-ger-12 Of the Three Impostors-13. Translations from the less familiar Latits Classics, No. 111. Scorea, the Tragic Port-14. Death of Mit roseeplimi, mid Sale of his Museum-15 Re collections s t f Hark Macre•hin. the Casn..riessian, No Xl.-16. On Domestic Politics-17. I.i t y and Scientific Works preparing fur Publication-19 910,111,1 y List of New Publications, Nloostlely Register, Ste Printed for T. Cads!' and W. Davies, Strand. London ; and William Blackwood, Nu. 17, Primer's-street, PAinbeirgli. TIIONIVIN'S ANNALS OF PHILOSOPHY.. Thie day i. pubieshed s Nu. I. of ■ New Series, 'Hire 2. Ga. of the NNALS Oli •.• Since his rati.lei.re at Glasgow, Dr. Thorns** has found it impossible lu flu full juidice to the active Eili doship .•f a Monthly Scientific Journals,. Hr hr. therefore ri sigma it to Mr. Richard Phillips; hut the ANNALS will still icieive the adyasit .ge of bill valuable asidstmire ; and the Publisher. trust that this Work will Ire materially im proved ley 16111 amusement . The Cootrors of the .sr•wul Number are as follow I Elwellw•ruts to determine IhetrueAtomiciVciehl orStron lia u, lame, Mognesim, Phosphoric. Add, and Ariwnie Arbil, by Dr. Th 00000 I. Mr. P. Phillips no the Geology of ilw Malden Hills—lll. Adomit of • remarkable Stratum of Limestone, situated at Odder-aide, with a P istr—llf. Mr. lti,bsra Phillips on the A. Simla . Cblori.lo, and %I ate,— V. 'l'vu late aurmpts to ascccil Mont Maur. by Dr. Daniel I)e.crrpuo■ of a new Clinutortm, with • Plate. by K. P. Pratt—VW On llrd Soo,. by Dr. Herultymii—Vlll, New Mrshoil of drawing a Tangent lu the Circle, by Mr. William Ritchie—lX. ()flaw Dry Rot. by Mr. W. M. Mos el ilr—X. 0.. she Fall of Rain—Xl. liziwriments us. Whale 0.1,11 Dr. Rostock—Xll. On the Preparation of purr Salts of Manganese, and no the Composition of its Oxide., by Dr. F.a rbhasaseirr—Xl I I Bork* of the F.alisiburgh Phar.. estaco l or 4—X IV. Prot..r•duoes of Philiourphical Sone' lief XV. St 1.41111 k Iligrucr, Magnetical ■ud Meteorological o.olErvill 00000 SLC. dce. A few coincide Sem of the first Reties, ia 16 vuls. may still be promised, uts unit tealiou to may Wruksrller lei loom Of relish y. ►IIIIF. LORDS of the TREASURrs high approbai WU' Nei/ Year . / 1414 iffy is rally equine , ' by 11141.4 the Public. who view with eurresse the imp to Alb Ird Number (so Om Scheme) o► NINE. Prips or 91,9091. each is /1149,000 AL.O, WOO ut 20001. Sec. Ste 95,4140 • Making, is Money and C0r5015..n84,940 . . -. . Meinlicre of the (!...mtiotive of Manrietitrott al We•imsioxtrir, i And ultliusi2li we bine paid their Lowishipa • large Eska -log . fur their 1110.1 iIIdrCISICUM , niol unrrinitline kcal us prune. I 5... err Tido , t for sbne servereeNted wieswieges, we 1 k A t h a t the sitepiiero. t h ey *ere to pursue the say the rating our filli.lll 116fOry Parbameni ; maid •e do iropl..r• I hay. not only reduced die price of Tickets and Shares, but star directed, few the Saviour is in the house over them thi I. runiinu.• in 1 ~,,, riot,. I to good w r k they have en- She Blanks areless than Halt; and the Prises ere increased which it will stop ; unit there," solileil they, gilled .14, . aid IN': lea s e 11. assure olives. 5.1 Ilse OPIUM 1110'451.r So DOUBLE a hat stay formai r *bean could save committed. err-operaiiiiii of this (lull, to obtain round Irgeela•ire P' , .—Tbe Drawitig begins 234 January, whets THREE PRIZIA .r ) ► ou'il be sure to lind him in a m an g er !" The section to Agricultui ins simnel Fun mu Cutup tittou duty ! of 21,010 1, ~,,,i, will I) , received VITRA by this Fifth Prize, free. 1 woad wisest the Purchaser of a Siugk Ticket nay Winn rid, but obsolete irractice of lighting up the diffe rent private habitations, as well sii churches,. on That the Member , of Ibis Club do meet again on the Grit TWO Prises of 5 1,11001 each. Chriiiinas-eve, is regarded as putt of the lIIICWIIi Saturday in Jammer, urn. at the Asigrl lust, in iL.s 'New, I Highly as our former Schemes have been estinentril, we ceretwoily of she pages) jumbride, or brat of Thor, apd that a draft of a Petitino. IN he presenti4 to he* least the merits of this exceed them all, sad we hope Notre Durres of Portineria, be Own aulanitted wthe Msetiog as forturate farl.sr kneads as us Ow Lottery last Coalesce, who was t) pitied us the Mine Until of Is le y ear " , far t h eir approval. I whew J& J. MIVEWRIGHT, No. 37, Cionhill; 11, Hut. and iu route pmts. perhaps even uoss the common • JOHN GR trEON, JINN* Claimer. ' berm; sad SS, Hayasarbet, Said ALI. the Prises/14119,001X people In the twe.th wird, alter lilt , hds tel vire .. ... . . ... .. . . . t • 4 , "4 , r 74"444- • . .. .- - ~;. "It.er.. •%. t--- - ...111117". , .6 --It ...t.i. ' HuMaa Ilotartt, Too. and ... meeting. All patties loot lesrd him for • 1111 l c mot me m., fur the stehoh..9 were cthiti.lrht thug they hod •ttettoglit ',tough to carry an A,lJrrint of their *Aro. But 11r. Booth wins 'milt *lb rod ill their hopett; he gird some forum, end intita..tic ix. presmou in favour of the rights of the temple, and coutlemi.aluty of Mittistert. which excited a hurt of applause to loud atocl tlecitlet, that the iliosout mot hishuga if Vie hind loco Irt re coutAtarl• - •hrlut J. Fooliog Vas that Lour: FIRE DEPA RTM ENT. Niiciv, for 300/. unJ nparar.l* a be entitlial urea. r the sycirm of Aasuraiire practised by slily Office, to parliripa•r in the risrplas Premiums every fifth. year, peuviilid no claim fray hero for has% Propoaala fully explanatory of the P.inciplea and It lira of the Company, may he 11311 at the principal 011 ire in Chearnile, London, ainl wf t he aryl ral Agents in the Country. HENRY DE319014 4 11 , 1:11, Jam. Neer. Lary. Cheapside, immel?n, December 211, 152.1. TO soutiToßs, RANK F.RS, AND OTHERS, IN THE COUNTRY. Gentlemen win Ire willinc to art as Atents fur the Atlas Aqui Alice Company are ngnorlr J to address their as,. placation to thr Serretary at the (H&c in Cheitsistr, actual. paniell with a reference In Persons in lonilun. ROYAL EXCHANGE AXIIIVRANCP. OFFICE, Established by Royal Charter in the Reign tif King George the Fust. D. certifier, 18.20. 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WA!. nod THOMIA PIMA 1., ili.son from Eiselisb, &offish, and Irish History fly JOHN GA LT, Esq. Author of the Life of Ilfolsry. and of Mr. West- This Work is AMRy emspilie from the ancient Chroni cles, and from rletaeheil Mores of %Wets History. mid Wools moritio• a n d ilistiori View• of the most retool:able Chemeters, Jneidruta , mid portieselsr Eveitts, from the ear lirsi Annals of the three kingdoms, to the rod. of Out reign of Grow the Third. Primed for Sir Richard Phillips soil C. soil to he Ism] of J. Cumming, Dublin Constable sod Co. Ediobufgh ; sod llooko-lk to. - • • • mom so,. • • ••,, • • ,(..a