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le nd Ln- Ln ed of on by 51, an eve lug be must now regret them himself most unfeignedly. h is' rather hard to have years of high and honourable service thrown into the shade by a statement of this description— to have the well-earned laurels of a gallant and devoted seaman torn from his brow, and soiled by a dark and un seen hand. We do not attempt to say that the naval or military historian has not a right, in detailing the contests or the country of which he is the annalist, to state facts as they rally were, and to snake any just comments upon them; but he should take care to ascertain that what he states has not a breath of doubt or suspicion resting upon it, before he calls up a sir.glc dark or mysterious circum stance, to blast the hitherto unimpeached character of a gallant officer, whose life hail been devoted to ear service of his country. It is easy for those removed from the troubled scale of strife, and looking calmly on at a safe distance, to espy faults and OThiniollll in the career of the distinguished officers to whom the conduct of a war is entrusted, and coolly decide w!:at a campaign, or a nsvil manoeuvre or battle, should have been, by a dash of the p,n. This is at least a very safe mode of warfare : how far it is a just or honourable one is a different question. l'oor Sir George (oilier, who had escaped so many bul lets, and survived even an African climate, sunk under this last blow. The details of his closing hours, and the nicture they give of his agonized feelings, can scarcely he read with a dry eye. ‘Vhat must be the feelings of his wife, his brother, and his friends? His death forms a tale of most melancholy interest, and will not be soon forgotten. WI NPSOR, FRIDAY, MARCH es.—His Majesty took an airing this day in his carriage to the Lodge, to inspect the improvements, Ike. that are making there, and returned to the Castle to dinner. Lord Giffin-0, we understand, takys the Rolls on the death of Sir Thomas Plumer ; and the ;.ttornev-Gt neva the Chief Justiceship of the Common Pleas. We have heard Mr. Wetherell is named for the situation of Attorney- General, and Mr. Tindall to fill his place as Solicitor-Ge neral, but nothing definitive respecting either has, we believe, vet been arranged. The alarming ~ Biwa of the lion. W. F. Elphinstcne gives too much ries in to fear that another vacancy will soon occur in the direction of the East India Company.— Evenin4 , rept r • Admiral Sir .131111 C. Saumarcz is appointed Commander in Chief at Plymouth, in the room of the Honourable Sir Alexander Cochrane, whose period of service is expired. Tits BAxs.—At the half-yearly Court of the Bank Proprietors, it will be recollectei that Mr. Gundry pro pos:el, as an amendment, that the half-year's divilleml should be five, instead of four per cent. as originally pro posed by the Court of Directors. Upon this amendment a ballot was demanded, whit!: took place on Thursday, and at the close the numbers were announcer) as follow : For the Original Motion for a Dividend of 4 per cent. . . 209 For the Amendment of a Dividend of 3 per cent. . . . 35 Majority for the Original 3lotion . . 170 The Dividend of 4 per cent. was of course declared to be carried. By an express from Paris we learn, that the arrange ment for reducing the French Five per Cents. to Three per Cents. has been completed between the French Government and Messrs. Baring, Rothschild, and Lafitte, who have undertaken this east project. Tile amount is three thou sand three lomilreil millions of francs (upwards of one huntind ..ntl thirty millions sterling). It appears that no proj;ct is too gigantic for these enterprising Gentlemen, and that the fabled riches of Golconda must yield to the real wealth of Great Britain--since there is scarcely a State, either in the Oid or New World, that has not had recourse to this country for pecuniary assistance.—Yiur. Since Mr. Ilurtado's arrival in this country, he has, we learn, prudently abstained from saying anything ti those who have waited upon him on the subject of the Colom . bian Lean ; and it is expected that he will not make his communication, which will be open and public, fur four or five days. PETITION ♦GAINST THE RENEWAL OE THE ALIEN Acv.—The following requisition for a Court of Common Council, to petition against the renewal of the Alien Act, is handing about among the members of the Corporation. It has alriwily received numerous signatures, and will be presented to the Lord Mayor, either this day or on Monday : H 'e, the undersigned Members of the Court of Common Council, request your Lordship to call a Special Court of Common Council on an early day, to consider the propriety of petitionirg I Parliament against the renewal of an Act, first passed in the Edith year of the reign of his late Majesty, for a temporary purpose, commonly culled the Alien Act. as being inconsistent with the liberal commercial policy to which the tiorernment has pledged itself, repugnant to the wishes of the people, to the free spirit of our Constitution, and to the best interests of our country ; and only calculatel to aid the designs of foreign Potentates against the rights of Lank ir.d. •• To the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, &c." COLOMOIA.—The following is an extract from a letter dated Caracas, Feb. 8, 1821:—" We enjoy throughout all the Republic the most perfect tranquillity, and it is incre dible how much influence our beneficent system has had in promoting the prosperity and happiness of the people, notwithstanding the sacrifices which the struggle in which we are engaged has and still does require. This city has gained FO much by being occupied by the armies of the Republic, that it has changed the poverty in which the Spaniards kept it for comparative opulence. The beha viour of the military is exemplary. I have not seen one punished for the eighteen months I have been here. The President, General Boliva►, has composed all the internal differences among the Peruvians, and we expect instant news of great SUCCVSSCS in that country, since, besides the 6,000 Co!ombians, 3,000 Chilians had set out for Pent. I hope, therefore, the ship Asia, and the two frigates which were to sail front Uccliz, will arrive too late." The New Steam Navigation Company is rather a favour ite, and we understand that shares to the desired amount have been written for. A new Insurance ('ompany (the Minerva) will, it is said, apply to Parliament this evening for an Act of Incorpoitstion. Such is the rumour of the Stock Exchange. Aincmgst the many schemes which the success of the Alliance shares has brought into the market, we yesterday noticed the prospectus of a Philanthropic Loan Bank, on the plan of the French Mont de Piete. The prospectus states, that money is to be lent at one half the rate of interest charged by the pawnbrokers. The late Sir Thos. Maitland's will was proved in the Prerogative Court in Doctors' Commons en the 18th inst., by the Right lion. James Earl of Lauderdale, the brother, site of the executors, the Right lion. Lord Viscount Mait land and the Hon. Anthony Maitland, de nephews, the other executors not tying at present undertaken the trust. The personals within the province of Canterbury are sworn under 30,0001. Five thousand pounds ate bequeathed to the testator's sister, Lady Jane Ilouston, and five thou sand pounds to the children of Colonel Etlwaes ; with the exception of these two sums, everything is left to the Earl of Lauderdale, the residuary legatee. The will is dated the Sth August, 1823. Yesterday morning the new church of St. George's, Camberwell, was consecrated by the Right Rev. Dr. George 'redline Lord Bishop of Winchester. The ceremony commenced at eleven o'clock, with the usual formalities, in the presence of many respectable persons. The attendance of the parishioners was partial, owing to a sort of interdict, the shape of a circular, intimating that those persons only would be admitted to witness the ceremony, who had taken seats in the church, and paid up their sshicriptions rrevicw/y. The intasure was viewed with much dissatis faction by many respectable inhabitants, who, having al- Indy paid up two years' rate, objected to being dragooned into further expense against their will, and consider them 'elves sent to Coventry on the occasion. ASSOCIATION TO PREVENT POT STEALlNG.—Yester lay a numerous and respectable Meeting of the Licensed Victuallers of Lambeth took place at the Canterbury Arms, near the Marsh-gate, at which an Association was famed to prevent Pot Stealing, an offence which has reached so alarming a height that some of the residents iii Lambeth have actually lost by such robberies to the amount of .SOl a-year. After some discussion, it was re isised that a reward of 21. should been given by the So 'let! to anx.person apprehending a pot stealer, at the time tif suc subscr i pptih aehension, Slid 31. on conviction of the offender. A pr en on wasentered into i n aid of the objects of the wootiation. Captain Parry's &coati Voyage will be published this morning. FOREIGN IKTFEI.IGENCE. FRENCH( PAPERS. Yesterday we received the journals of Wednesday. with the Eluile of Thursday's date. The following are cx tracts : I From the Eioik.l CHAMBER OF DEPL"fIE .4 .--S11"FINO OF MARCH 24. _ ; ......—.. At half-past twelve M. Chilhaud de la Rigandie, the President by seniority, took the chair. Immediately a crowd of Deputies entered the Hall. In a few mintitts the benches of the extreme right were filled ; there was a rush towards them. The first bench is occupied by Messrs. Rit, ; Syrievs. H ar i n h ac de :ranoilx. Theright centre is tilled at the same time. We remarked MM. i Rare:. Crignon d'Ausouer, de 31urtignae. A little group of eight Deputies, unier the conduct of M. de Bois Clereau, took their places in the left centre. On the extremity of the first bench of this part of the Hall sat M. Devitt:, member of the faction qf the siste.-H. A detachment from the right went to fix themselves on the first bowls of the extreme left. where we perceived MM. de Cmtvlbaiac, de Legardiere, dc Bois Vestrand, de Rojez, de Houyille, and de • Rlangy. A few minutes after M. Benjamin Constant arrived throuxh the Hall of the lkinferences; he went towards the left, and seemed surprised to find there the Members whom we have named. 31. Devaux asks him to place himself by his side • 31. Constant de. dines, and takes his seat the fourth benches of the extreme left. Several yokes were heard pretty loudly to cry, •• We must thrust them back on the mit/dab:fa. —(lf first les refintkr star la mon- Sugar. ) 31. 11. (un s t an t went hastily to take a place by the aids of H. de Thiars. The only hu;iness done was the formation of Provisional Barcaux by lot.—Adjourned. [From the Cintslitetimme/.1 PAnts. MARC!! 23. It was reported at Bordeaux, that the .52t1 regiment of the line was to be embarked for where it is destitad to replace an. other regiment. Intelligence from Bayonne states, that there i. great activity in the arsettal an well as in the dock.. Within a few days three ves sels have been launched. Four !Ninth-Webs and three schooners are about to be set upon the stocks. MAnmsn, 31Auc 11. (EXTr• 'T or A PRTVATE LETTER.) A change in the ministry is move spoken of than ever ; but In the present ative of things the Ministry can hardly be any thing else but the office of the clerks of the Camarillo, and especially of M. Ugarte. The Gazette contains several decrees of the King, the last of which indicates, since his Majesty's return, the desire of putting as endito the misiortunes and persecutions to which the Constitu tional troops are exposed. By the list article, his Catholic Slajesty orders the disbanding the depots of prisoners and deserters, which had been formed in conformity to the orders of the Regency. The 2d article prescribes that the individuals, of all classes, who were in the said depots, he at liberty to retire whenever they please, ex cept to Madrid and the Royal residences. The 3d article authorise' the Captain-Generals to deliver to them passports, allowances, and luggage, until they get to their destination. According to the 4th article, ;hey are bound to proceed directly to the residence which they will have chosen. Agreeably to the Sth article, when once ar rived they shall receive half of their pay, from the rank of General to that of Captain inclusively. The subalterns shall receive only two-thirds of their pay. [Front the Courricr Francais.] Pwars. Mmicn_ll. A rumour had been circulated in Catalonia, that the French troops were to withdraw from Spain on the Ist of July next. But the Baron de Sermet, War Commissary, attached to the division of Catalonia, has caused bills to be posted up, containing proposi. lions for supplying the French troops with pulse, rice, salt, wine, &c., during the last nine months of 1824. VIENNA, MARCH 13. The determination of the Emperor foe putting oil till next September the journey which his 3lajesty intended to take in the coarsen( March in his Italian States, is ascribed to political motives of the highest importance. M. the .Ibbe Ostini, sent by the Pope Leo XII. in the quality of Nuncio, has just arrived in this city. I The public Stocks are always upon the rise. To.rby, the Metallic* have been quoted at 93 I ; and Bank Shares at 1,014 1-10. LEGHORN, MARCH 11. By the last accounts from Algiers, twelve Spanish prises hail been carried into that port ; and not satisfied with conimitting de. predations on the high seas, the AlAerines had landed during the night on the coast of Valencia, whence they had carnal into slavery 47 individuals, men, women, and children. Since the entrance to the Gulph of Salonichi is open, accounts from that city have reached us. Ibrahim Pacha, who commands there now, protects the French, Italian, and Austrian strangers; hut it appears that he is not favourably disposed towards the English, with whom he has had some discussions. The Pacha has also caused the Greeks, whom his predecessor bad heaped in the dungeons of Salonichi, to be released. The Greeks continue to land troops on the western coasts ofl Thessaly, as well as abundant supplies of arms and warlike stores. The inhabitants of those regions are entirely devoted to the cause of the Greeks, and successively all of them will be supplied with, arms. The account already given, respecting the destruction of a con siderable body of Turks, which was warehjpg to the avaat saes of Lepanto, by a division - of the* army of Maurocordato, is fully con fi rmed. The engagement took place in the vicinity of Salons. Constantine nor:saris, who had entered Epirus, entermins the hopes of getting possession shortly of Arta mid I'revesa. No intelligence has been received respecting the surrender of Patras to general Colocotroni but it is koown that the Turkish Commander has offered to capitulate. [From Guligmanes Messeriger of Wednesday.] PARIS, 51•ftcn 24. According to a letter from Rome of the Bth instant, the Marquis of Hastings was upon the point of his departure for Malta. Extract of a private letter from Madrid. dated the 12th instant : The Marquis de Campo Sangrado has set out for Barcelona, by way of Valencia. We are assured that the Government has jast addressed to the Baron Emirs a severe reprimand, for the knowing reasons:—ist. That he has not yet disbanded the army, notwith standing repeated orders of the Government-2d. That lie has not caused all the Civil Authorities to enter into Barcelona—.td. That he did not set out for Madrid as soon as he received orders to that effect. The two former reasons appear plausible; es to the third, it is well known that the Baron prepared to depart immediately ; it is true, however, that the packing up his effects lasted a fortnight. STOCK EICIIANGR, MARCIE 23—S o'Cr.ocx.—The market has been yen active to-day, but a rumour of the reduction of the interest of the five per cents. occasioned a rapid fall in the price of Stocks, and a report of a new loan upon ativantegeous terms after wards wave a favourable impulse to the market, and the price of Stocks in son:2 degree recovered. 3lxacit 24.—French closed at 102 f. 25c. French Scrip 15f. Neapolitan, 98i. Spanish, 22. Bank Stock, 18.50. Exchange, one month, 25t. 60c; Ditto, three months, 25f. 35c. THE Baa AT CALCUTTA.—It having been stated in some of the daily newspapers, that the Chief Justice at Calcutta had declared his intention not to admit any more barristers until the number was reduced to one less than the taxed standard, we give, for the information of our legal readers, the state of the liar, as ascertained by the latest arrivals from Calcutta. Mr. Ferguson, the Provisional Advocate- General of Calcutta, was to leave it the first week in Oc tober, and proceed overland towards England. The At torneys of Calcutta voted him a piece of gold plate, valued at 3,000 sicca rurees, and a dinner. The Bar voted him a piece of silver plate, valued 2,300 aicca ru- Fwes, and a dinner. Mr. Compton, the Advocate-General of Madras, was appointed Provisional Advocate-General at Calcutta, and a ship was sent for him. If this appoint- *tient should not be confirmed at home, Mr. Compton would not return to Madras, but continue as a banister at Calcutta, Madras not agreeing with his health. (Mr. Pearson has been appointed Advocate-General ; but this of course was nut known at Calcutta.) There were eight banisters at Calcutta:—Ferguson, Wheatley, Money, Morrell, Turton, O'Dowdal, Clarke, and Pemberton ; so that, should Compton's appointment not be confirmed, they would have nine banisters, and sixty-four attorneys. about twenty of whom contrive to live, and the others hire themselves out as clerks to their richer brethren. There are not more than four barristers who can maintain them selves by their profession. SAFETY MASK.—A correspondent in the Merhaniri 111:9,mLine proposes the following safety mask :—The nu merous and fatal accidents arising from • air in wells &c. and the snore gradually destructive effects of the, noxious particles inhaled by the workmen in white-lead, 1 cotton, needle, and various other manufactories, make it extremely desirable that some means of protection from them should be devised. Permit me to recommend the use of a simmge mask while at work. Sponges, we know, have been us,tl for filtering water, and why not also for' filtering air ? Choose, for example, a sound sponge, suf ficiently large to cover the lower part of the face, say, the nose and mouth ; scoop it with a sharp knife into a concave form, care being taken not to cut it too thin; then bind it on the edge with broad tape, and attach two pieces of tape or ribbon, by means of which it may be tied on to the back of the head. A mask of this sort has, in fact, been used, and a person with it on has been known to stay in a most foul cess-pool for a considerable time, without recoiving the least injury, while a crust of poisonous particles ad hered to the outside of the mask, which, if inhaled. would have destroyed him perhaps instantly. The mask, after having been once used, should be carefully cleaned and washed, and when about to be put on again, a little vinegar should be squeezed through it, to correct the effect of any noxious particles that may have been lurking in its in terstices. nuriTZ CORR27.IPONDENCE. NAPErS,MANCH 110824. It is now some time since I propose'd to myself (in human by the recollection of our early intimacy), to let you know how our days pass in this Elysium, and what are the subjects that generally Denny our circle here. But really. what between the mildness or the climate, which continually invites abroad during the day, and the 'nevi ficent open of St. Carlo, where our evenings are spent, the hours pm CUIIIMe Hs eclair, and we are astonished at the end of the month to find that we have been so busy " doing nothing," that we have forgotten our correspondents at the other side of the as well at our books and usual studies. In this place, pleasure seems the sole oc cupation—amusement the sole object. The inhabitants literally live from hand to mouth. Nature has been so bountiful to them, that they idly bank in their delightful and p'rpetual sunshine, living on the quantity of fish that Is thrown on their shores, and the luxuriant fruits with which their volcanic roil teems. The leave inventions in the arts and sciences to the unripened inhabitants of more northern countries, whose cold and foggy climates oblige them to sit by their fire-side at home, and whose patient chancel. renders them fitter for bringing those inventions to maturity. Here, a wonderful talent for imitation sup plies the place of originality of genius, and a short-sighted cunning endeavours to supply the want of deep thought. This delicious climate has generally left such an impres sion on the memory of diplomatic characters, who have passed their youth here, that in the decline of life, or in the decay of health, they have chosen it as a nursery where they might feed life's taper to a later period, and keep alive the vital spark by means of the gentle zephyrs that fan this coast. Among these may be ranked, the Northern Diplotnatist, the Coubt de St—g— " Who can smile, and smile, and while he smiles." Brusque in his own manners, and a leveller of rank and precedence, he still would wish to pass for the pink of etiquette, and the tyrant of the titan Monde. Comb? through age and infirmity, his impotent domineering attacks might be laughed at, were it not for the malignity of soul displayed in a treacherous leer which illumines his countenance, like the cold light that flickers over a tomb. He generally moves slowly towards his prey, before he at -1 tacks it, and " smiles, as though he mocked himself," wishing to cover his vampire attack with the semblance jof Lonhonimie. On a late occasion our Minister (who, by the-bye, is a plain scholar—whom his worst enemies will I not accuse of being a fop in dress, or a courtier,) took the Count by the arm to present him to the Marchioness of 1)--. But he, imagining that all was not according to ' court etiquette, replied, " On pent Men voir, M. Hamilton, quit roils are: pass• taste la vie duns les tureaur, poor woof je rota revile via quaranle ant (pie je snit ininistre, of gre je arais mon devoir." Mr. Hamilton writhed a little under the lash, which produced no small distortion of feature, but (I suppose, remembering the divine precept of forgiveness) he hobbled off quietly. At 'another time a state dinner of the two ministers happened to clash, and Mr. H. (whose back perhaps still smarted), found it convenient to be ill, and go to bed, having pre viously put off his guests. At length, however, on a vacant day, his dinner came, and having given some very good claret, some one asked him how he contrived to have it so pure and good. "J'ai an amie," he replied, "d Ban rdeaux qua sue tenroie." "1 . l parait cependont," said the Count de S who . wished to taste a little champagne, "que M. Hamilton n u pas d'ami en Champagne." This was such a hit as would have act the table in a roar, hut that a horse laugh is contrary to all etiquette here ; as it was, a general titter went round, and there was but one grave face at table. These, added to a few other instances, have gained our Minister here the reputation of being the meat patient and forgiving character in the corps diplomatique at Naplet.. Our Carnival has been very gay here this year, owing to some good horse-races, which have been got up j completely a l'Anglaise. The principal promoters of the sport are, the Princes Lichttnstein and l'etrullo, and Sir I Richard Acton. The courre (the Campo Marie) is very level, and well calculated for running. They were very fashionably and numerously attended, as the Neapolitans are in general good horsemen, awl, strange to tell, relish active amusements very much. The Austrians were at tentive, and sent a strong guard to keep the necessary order, and pioneers to arrange-the ground. There have been same very brilliant balls given here by the Ministers and foreigners of distinction, all of which passed off with .ry great eelat and success, if we except the unfortunate accident that happened to Mrs. IL—, the rich banker's wife, who, from some unhappy cause, made a fatal slip in the mazy dance, and, being very fat, and not very young, she came down with no small noise, and left an immense circumference imprinted on the chalked floor. The winter here this year has been delightfully mild, equalling every description that travellers have given of the climate of the south of Italy. Such is the heavenly beauty and tranquillity that stems to rest upon the scenery I here, that there were moments, as I descended the sloping Isides of Posilippo, that I felt as if removed to a purer world. I beheld before me the wide expanse of the Bay of Naples, with its classic isles and promontories sleeping in eternal sunshine. Scarcely a breath of wind disturbed the glassy bosom of the deep, while above me was an ether as blue as poet's fancy ever painted. A thousand times did I exclaim—" Here will I fix my abode for lire! How true it is that this country is "ma pezza del cid cadet., in !terra," Re. Itc. But, when I retnembered that I was living under an absolute monarchy, where every man al most is a slave, my thoughts turned towards home, and our free land brought a hundred happy recollections with it, notwithstanding the sun-lit plains before me. Among the strangers of distinction who have resided here the entire of this winter are—the Princes of Sweden, Es , terhazy, and Philip of Hesse Homburg; the Marchioness of I)ownahire, Lord and Lady I'onsonby, Lord Blesin ' ton, Sir Drummond and his Lady, Sir Richard Acton, Lady Acton, and her beautiful daughters, &c. &c. There have not been so many of our countrymen here this winter as last. They prefer the "coteries" of English at Rome, and the half suffocation of its streets, to the mag nificent files given here by the corps diplomatique, and the fresh breezes of the delightful coast of Bagnoli, Puzzoli, and Babe. "De gustihus non est disputandunt." Adieu! Should these few lines meet an acknowledge ment, you may expect to hear from me again very soon. X. OTAIIEITE. A letter, dated Otabeite the 13th of May last, contains. the following statement:— " The Isle of Otaheite is now so different from what it was in the time of Captain Cook, in 1767, that it is impos sible for me to give you a complete idea in so short a letter, written in all haste. The Missionaries have totally changed the direction of the morals and customs of the inhabitants. Idolatry exists no longer; Christianity is generally adopted. The women now behave with extraordinary reserve ; they no longer go on board the ships ; and even on land it is impossible to form with them the least connexion, the least attachment. Marriages are contracted as in Europe; even the King, at present, can have but one wife. The lractice of destroying children, and human sacrifices, no onger take place ; almost all the inhabitants can write sad read ; they all have religious books written in their Linguage, and printed in the island. '• Sixty-six magnificent churches have been built, and twice a week the people go in great devotion to hear the' preacher. Individuals are often seen taking notes with pencil and paper, of the most interesting passages of the, sermon. " The Missionaries yearly convoke at Paparo the whole of the population, which amounts to 7,000 souls. This assembly is at present holden. There is now a discussion going on respecting a new code of laws, and the principal Chiefs of the nation ascend the tribune, and speak for whole hours, with a vehemence truly extraordinary. " About two months ago the isle of Otaheite declared itself independent of England; it only recognised her Mis sionaries. A red flag, with a white star in the upper cor ner, is now mounted on the point which Bougainville named Point Venus." TRINITY COI LEGE.—We are authorised to state there is no truth in the paragraphs which appeared in some of the papers, as 'to Colonel Blacker's intending to contest the reprmentation of the University with Mr. Plunkett. It was never his intention to do 50..-Dablin Paper. IZSEJOYABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke tif Gloucester will have • grand dialler party this day, at Illouceriter ;Pose. Park lane. Liviy Smith trill give a grand entertainment this day, to a dis tinguisliel arty, at her house in Piccadilly. Earl Bathurst entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house in (treat Stanhope -street, May-fair. Lady Farquhar entertained a large party of fashionable' yeater day cvelling. at her 110 , 14 C in St. datives'a-street. The lianourable Mrs. Philips had an elegant assemblage of distinguished fashionables yesterday evening, at her house in If ill street, llerkeley-square. The Archbishop of York entertained the Directors of the Annette Music, and a large party, at dinner on Wednesday, at his house in timsvenor-square. Mrs. Agar Ellis has insuel cards of invitation for a rout on the Ist of April. at her lionse in Spting-gardenti. The Countess of Ar ra n h a d a card party yesterday evening, at her house in Dover-street. The 31artptis and ifsrchioness of Tavistock are expected in town on Alonday, from their Seat, ()alacy Mime, Bedfordshire. Lord bliilyneux has left town, on a visit to Lord and Lady Anson.,at *heir seat in Staffordshire. The Earl and Countess 31orton left town yelterday, for DilhomE Stafibedshire. Lady Bloomfield has left the Stud House, Kingston, for 31alvern Wells. Departures from Fenton's Hotel, St. Jamey's-street t—Sir Edw. Price IJoyd, Bart, for his seat, Pengwern, Flintshire; and Abra ham Nunts, Est. for his scat, Alton Dime, Hants. Departures from Read's HOWL Lower Grosvenor-street :—Mr: and Mrs. Archdraum Demers, for their seat in Suffolk ; Hon. Andrew iVindsot, for Bath ; and Hobert Aberdeen, Esq. for Brighton. Captain Holford has arrivel at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook street, from a tour. %ICa. Williams has left ditto for Brighton. Arrivals at 3livaris Hotel, Loiter Brook-street —Vire-Admi. rat Sir Graham and Lady Moore and family from the Mediterra- I new t_ J. Si. George. Esq. from a totir ; and 'the Rev. J. Jackson, fro. Kent. 114Y31.11a -- EFTHEATRE. DIR. THELWALIA LECTUIM The lit;rary productions of this age are, perhaps, more favourable to criticism than any that can be chosen from the times gone by. For as Time, the great corrector and best critic in all seasons, preserves from out the past the Works of genius and intellect alone, and suffers the ephemeral abortions of dulness to sink into oblivious re ' pose, the retrospective critic has little else to do than to announce the name of his author, in Getter to excite a kind of anticipating rehearsal of all the strictures and eulogiums which he is about to make; so just and true is that silent species of judgment which results front the unprejudiced and uninfluenced operation* of time. Not that we would deny the possibility ci discovering new beauties, or detect ' ing any hitherto latent incongruities in the works which we rank among the classics of our country : doubtless there are many yet undiscovered claims in the deep recesses of our Great Bard, whose works are as profound as nature itself ; but our argument is, that the works of former days which are transmitted to us, deriving this transmission from their recognized merits, do not offer such diversified and original materials for criticism, as the varied and mixed productions of the present age—the latter having all the alloy of a transitory, and, perhaps, vitiated taste, formed from no established canons of critical discrimination, but resulting, it may be, from mere fashion or caprice, sometimes mingled with partialities and dislikes; while the former, too remote from us in their creation for any of these causes to operate, owe their existence solely to the intrinsic intellectual spirit that pet vades them, and which has long since been felt and acknowledged. Probably it was in consequence of some such feeling as this, that we were more pleased with the latter part of Mr. Thelwall's Lecture last night than with the beginning. Thete was something of novelty and interest in the very announce ment of his intention to make " critical animadversions on the poetry of Sir Walter Scott, and the historical novels of the ad-disant Crest Unknown." It came home to our near est sympalkies--ao to speak—for the continuous intimacy we have enjoyed with Sir Walter and the author of Waverley (the names are synonimous) has as it were iden tified us with his works, and matte their very names as familiar to us as household words. It was an appeal, therefore, to our most interested feelings, and it for a moment made us almost forget the unapproachable senti ment of respect and veneration that is eternally due to our immortal Shakspeare. As we shall, however, have other opportunities of speaking of the Lecturer's notices of the great dramatist, we will now shortly advert to his very severe, but we believe just, strictures on Sir Writer Scott. Mr. Thelwall first noticed the poetry of Sir Walter., and observed that he certainly had applied the peculiar specks; of ballad writing to a purpose of which it had hitherto been considered scarcely capable without tediousness; but still his did not partake of the spirit of the old English ballad, which was full of deep feeling, and spoke to the heart ; whereas Sir Walter was descriptive, narrative, and superficial. The only poem that could be at all con sidered epic was the Laelp W . the leekr. " When I read this poem," said Mr. T. " I exclaimed, Now, Sir Walter, you have written enough of the kind ; you have attained the very height of which this species of writing is capable, and here let your fame rest, But no; he went on, and Marmion and Rokelty followed ; both of which verified the prophecy, that any further attempt after the Lady Me Lake must be a failure." Mr. Thelwall particularly dwelt upon the exquisitely-poetical catastrophe of the last-mentioned poem : it is too familiar to quote. In his animadversions upon the Novels, the lecturer urged the obvious reasons that have been assigned for adjudging Sir Walter to be their author: we should suppose there can now be no doubt upon the subject. Ile strongly dwelt upon the war" of the true epic in all Sir ‘Valter s works : there was no hero or heroine ; no beginning, middle, and ending; in short, no principal personage in any of the novels or the poems, which is the true characteristic of an epic poem. It' what Mr. Thelwall said be correct, that many of Sir Walter's friends have declared it to be his (Sir Walter's) intention, as soon as he has written him self to exhaustion in the novel line, to write for the stage, we cannot help agreeing with Mr. l'helwall, that such a circumstance argues melt pitifully for the drama. The wasted powers and faculties °fa loan, who, front very exhaustion, has dropped the pen of a novelist, to commence writing for the English drama! If this is not a pretty home thrust at our managers, and theatrical lovers, and professed I admirers of Shakspeare, why then the Reynoldses, and the Cherries, and the Dilxlins have all been treated scandal ously, and their comedies are Hot farces, nor their fine' (gentlemen mere merryandrews and mimics. But the thing Itself is too ridiculous. Sir Walter, himself a poet, is much abused by his friends. "And yet," says Mr. T. " I know that one of the acts in a tragedy recently performed, was altered again and again, to please the fancy, and to indulge the paltry vanity of a particular actor, who forsooth would fain be the hero, the soul and body of the play, and all the other characters mere satellites to attend about him. And after all, the author was to receive 1001. if the play was performed three nights ; 2001. if performed six, and 3001. if performed nine nights; it was represented only eight nights, and the author had 2001. !" Who then would write for the drama, even if he had all the faculties requisite to the undertaking, when to be the author of Waverley you might realize 60,0001. a year ? This fact speaks volumes. The preliminary observations made by Mr. Thelwall in the third ;part of his Lecture were very just, and called ferth the approbation of a genteel but thin audience. His talents are unquestionable, and his critical acumen very considerable. We should be happy to pay more attention to many of his opinions, did not the limited space of a daily paper prevent us. The applause was general at the close of the Lecture. On the 10th inst. the Consiatory Court of York pro nounced a sentence of divorce and separation between John IVorrall, Esq. of Leeds, and Sophia Mariner, his wife, who had committed adultery with Mr. William Sanderson, of Aberford. Mutat. a a BA a.—We have heard of some very extra ordinary occurrences which have just taken place in Lime tick. The parties mentioned are Sergeant Lefroy, the Going Judge, Sergeant Goold, and Mr. O'Connell. For the present we decline stating particulars, especially u we undetstand that, in consequence of a requisition addreesed to the Father of the Bar, there will be a meeting of this body at Cork, for the purpose of taking the matter into consideration, and adopting some Resolutions thereon.—, Da din Emoting Post. Probert was seen on Thursday morning passing down Tooley-street, in the Borough, dressed in shabby black, with a crape round his hat. On meeting a gentleman who formerly had dealings with him u a wine -merchant, he made a full stop, and attempted to accost him, but was prevented by the gentleman turning aside in disgust. HEST JVDIA DOCY COMPANY. A spec ial General Court of the Proprietors of this Stock in co Thursday held at the Gontpany's House in Billitsr-osurt, Fen. church-street. for the purpose of taking into coesideratioa the expediency of making certain further reasterions of nest, in conse quence of the present state of the Company's funds. Alter the resukition f or convening the M,ccting bad been road, The Cum n mite submittal to the Court. a emle of reflections, Which had beets drawn up bribe Court of Directors, and which ex , tended to almost every article of Wait India produce. These retluctiona were unanimously agreed to by the Alembic and are to take cfrct on the h:st inst. Among other aiicles on whioh• the rates are to be lowered are Sugar, Couon, (Joan, Oils, Ginger, all kinds of WOW, Spices of all. kinds, kiso Leather, Wine, Rice, &c. &c. In all of these it nicks there is net only to be a redaction in MI Fn rater, but also in the chows f,ir wastiouse rent. The tonnage Wdes of ships are also to be reduced thYPPIAW INTELLIGENCA% CP: 1 1'0111-110USE, 26. • . ENTERED INWARDS. Columbus, Mailing (Taylor, broker). from Haoibur 1. Cncordia. Kahn (Benham), from .Memel. Dolphin, Evers (Bremer), Irmo Memel. Henrich, Einfiefil (Windle), from Kiel. Jambi', ()root (De Bie), from fAuvane. lenge Cavils Kasten, IN Bie), frpotAlltweler. Margaretha Elizabeth, Tideman (Mollon). from Itschor:.: :Neptune,. !Janssen (Hrlll, from Flensburg. 'Cram Catberina , Wagerer (MMituf. from DlllekslidC Zwey Gucharges, :(unison (Wintße), from neobbere: (Utley, Hales (England). front the South Seas. Conch, Alusaou (Symonds), front Rotteothim. Lively, Ritchie (Longridge), for Cokinbla Viol t, t:hamosin (Omen), from Smytua. FROM LLOYD'S LIST: .. • . PLYMOUTH, Mancit 24.—Salied. the astrioran Vickars • and Jame., Trewaris, for St. Miehaeri., Off the pqrt, the Kuhn. ..Con. ningisatu„ from 31adras—sailed 27th Septembei, the Cape of (loos: Hope 10th of Jamillry, and St. Hale* 29th ditto 1 and ItritariMa. Willet. from London. Sailed, the Ileney and Sarah, Bartlett, tat Pernambuco Commerce, Pinner, fur Net' foondland ; and si: sannah, Bulkely, for St. John's, Ntw Bror t swick. Pontostouvir, .s. —Arrived, the Two Catletitlei. 31'liee, from Bahia ; Thrushisay; Pillion, from Buena Ayres and Catherine, 91'1ntnsh, froM the Downs. Bail 4 the eon Amegns, for (kenos Ayres: Drat, MAIER 25.—Cairit down from the R 144 and sailed; the Coorier, Vittoria, Peace, Niueliis, and Essayists. Itetuains.-114 Jack Tar, Anderson, from Jamaica, The tog Geo rge , paw, from China, is at anchor tb the westward of Darer, all well. DovEn, Manus( the port, the Eggerdon Castle, Pal. lean, from Jamaica. BRIGHTON, Mattel' 23.—Off this Place, the Ogle Cazilei Brown, from Bengal. GRAVESEND, MARCH 25—Arrived, the erotideocia, Swinton; and Flora, Harris, from Gottenburgh ; Violet, Charroain. fromt Smyrna ; and Dolphin, E wers , f rom 31cntel. Sailotl, the Jot:: Price, for Jamaica:. Hiram. Brown, for Pernambuco; and Freeman, for St. John's, N.B. GREENOCK, 31AICH 23.—Artivcd, the Mirpret he from dorm—sailed the 7,h tilt. The Janet, llU n l op . and ciatcry„ this port, Railed the 3d tilt., under convoy cif Ilia Majesty's ship Bustard. On tl'e 12th ult. off Cape Antonio, saw a small foretop. sail schooner, of suspicious appearance, with a ship of about tons in charge, lying-to ' it blowing xery hard. TI- schooner psi chug to the Margaret,but not being able to Wing her to, dm haul. ed her wind, and stood on towards the chip. A "STURM', MARCO 23.—The Auguste, Antlehou, h reported to hare arrived at Flushing, from Bate; Lt. Haawiett, 31aneu 23.—The brig Ann and Jane, Told*: with cml, from Shields to Dover, has ben; brOught in here, leaky. by a yawl and IC hands, having struck the groaner coming through the Stamford. SEARA, JAN. '!2.—The Lord Collingiond, Matthemoo, which waatwrecked near this pla c e on th e 31st Ilk has been Ltvxaroot, 31aace 21.—The Adelnhi, Stewart, rbill was on shore near the Rock Perch, sas gos off at the arterzsoth's tine, and proceeded on her voyage without an) apparent tlarn Tke Derwent, Ilairis, from Limerick, ran upon the outwards the Prince's Mirk, but was got off the following tide, and carried frau dock. It is feared the read and cargo have received injury. The Thomas, Webster, from St. John's, New Brunswick, which was supposed to be the vessel lost off West Quoddy, 12th uh. arrival here this day. The follow n; trials Railed yerne I.ty :—Thc Flushed', lwalie, for Cape Breton ; Albion. Mason, for New Brunpwick ; S cram, for Halifax ; Ca-oline, Biltby t foe Janina= I kiwi. Risers, for Riga; Ann, Vi'dre, fur Balls $ and Ana, Ridley.. for Maranhao]. The following vase., milted here on Monday at d yesterday :—The Elizabeth, bagnia, from Buenos Apr z !Lawns, 31`CorkilE from Savannah; wi:h cotton ; and Bias* Bauder, from Demerara, off this pan. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTlL—Highlander, &SON Orind font Liverpool for Bahia. 7th February ; and, owthe 21st inst. in the Chops of the Channel, the blitz. Elizabeth, of London, from Paris, out thirty.tour days; by the Two Cathertnes, arrived at Ports.. mouth. UNIVERSITY I.VTELLIGENCE. • ('AMORIDOE, FRIDAY. MARCH 26. The Chancellor's gold niedAis toe the two boat proficient, in clan. sic.) learning among the co JJJJJJ mei:lg Ilachelon of Arts. were oa Saturday last adjudged to Meatus. Frederic 1 1 / a lkin a:id Wm. like ham, both of Trinity CulleFe. coot DOCTOR ix DIVINITT—Lord Frederick Beauclerk, Trinity College. DOCTOR IN CIVIL LAW—henry Vanne BilllsbUrh, Fellow of Trinity Hall. AIASTER or ARTS—Robert Booth, St. John's College. BACHELORS IN CIVIL LAVi—!ter. Charlts Day, St. John's College; and Rickard Abraham Templeman, Trinity College. At the same congregation, Grorge Lespingwell, R.A. of Corpus Christi College, was appointed Deputy }.squire Bedell, on the re signation of John Smith, B.A. of St. John's College, now 3laster of Gordon noose Academy, Kentish Town. ti THE ARMY. The head-quarters of Major-General Sir J. Lyon's regiment, the 97th, will, fur the present, be stationed at Go.pnr. The headquarters of Major-General 11. Cooran's regiment, the 98th, will be fixed at Chichester. The head-quarters of Alsjor.General G. J. Hall's regiment, the 99th, will bestationed at Glasgow. Deerchments belonging to several regiments marched, yesterday morning, from the recruiting department in Westminster Amnion!, Weedun, Portsmouth lad the Isl e of Wight. , SINGULAR ANECDOTE or • MAN-01V•a's-Miiw.— When his Majesty's ship Active was employed in the Mediter-• ranean in the late war, a seaman was from a merchant yes sel by an of fi cer of th at frigate. Jacre a l e t d his. lot so extremely hint, that he remonstrated with considerable seabed ability and eloquence upon the folly of pressing for the King's service, a man who had only the use of one arm. The lieutenant, however, sea parted his arm was mote sound than his logic ; but cut the matter short, by promising him his release upon his removal to the frigate, if the surgeon pronounced him unserviceable; but as no disease was at an discoverable, or any apparent cause for its hanging by bit side like a " supernumerary limb," be was, in consequence, de tained for his Majesty's service. Twe years, however, rolled ov T the Active's smeitude on that station, and though narrowly watekel night and day, never did Jul. faithful arm betray the muscular emotion. As be was an excellent seaman, every induc:- ment was held out to him to disclose the deceptinn--but he, 'beat on his discharge (though subject to the most degradiqg duties`, continued inflexible to the last. It ho wever h ap p ene d - that tlan Active was, in 1811, engaged with the enemy's squadron, 'and Jack, in order to be under the eye of the Captain, was stationed on the quarterdeck. During the heat of the action, though he `.• leta a willing hand," lie never last suf fi cient presence of mind to cause him to forget his area was the reverse, until just at the moment that the gallant Captain Ithe present Sir James Gordon) fell, wounded--when that, which neither encouragement, time, threatas nor danger could accomplish, did—for Jack was, with a truly gene rate tar-like feeling for his esteemed Commander, the first to tun ' and pick him up with both !WINS. This beMi-COITIiC Chr e IIITISCILtO drew (although dreadfully wounded) this cool observation from the I gallant Sir Jarnee.—" Well, my boy, if 1 have let a kg, d—n it you have found so arm."—l' ish DISHONEETT AND SulciDE.—A respectable famer in this county had foe some time suspected that one of his workmen was not dealing fairly with him, and he, accordingly, had to elos-ly watched, and, by so doing, detected him, on an evening last week, in the fact of purloining pert of his property. The dist:Miry made such an impression on the mind of th e unfortunate man, that he drowned himself in an adjoining pond the day after.--Covka a MorniSF Post. At the fair of New Inn, on Tuesday last, the show ef catt y wu v ery poor ; pip alone were in demand. In the evening an Wray took place between two factions, so desperate, that owe man died on Thursday of the wounds be received ; shortly ober which an inquest wan held on the body, and a ver dict Of Murder returned against some pence or persons unknown.—C ffi r wel Mersa H rano o a.—Mr. Meston, cow k eeper of Back-nelds, Totbill-fields, and his brother-in-law, went into the Artine r y Arms public-house, Westminster, about five months ago, sad during the time they were there, a finks dog ran into the nem , sod seised the twother-in.law by be heel of Me boot. Mr. Mertes took the dog off, and killed it oo the spot, is doing sus, fb e animal bit him slighd a yi n ts i finger. Mr. Menem took waits of the wound, which so very ',Min, and it NM as es thought ; but on wrenng, about seven leele b eV i t was uddenly abed with g symptoms of hydrolwalrin. Medial aid was instantly called so ; but notwithstanding gnaw aid th at could be used was called into eiadoa, be ally lived oralt yesterday morning, when he died in the greatest agony. It is ell. L yles, that five mamba, to a few days, had dyad km sb I of his receiving the wound to his death. o ! 1 .