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II TH.E.ITR T S. lIINCS THEATRE. 0 1111111 On Saturday evening the Opera of Tuneredi, ( entati toted fur that of Reau'o t: re! Gnilietio), in . consequence of the indispositiot. of Garcia) was repeated. Madame Pasta was the 'I uttered ; her notions of the heroic are perhaps originally just, but they fail in carrying them out with fit. She wants soul and impressiveness, and is altoge ther too tune'.: in the repuaJ of self-possession, to mingle properly wit' the interest and ag-S.tatien of the warring pasnona. Slt maker up, however, in grace and ingerer.ity. Nothing well he more polite than her gait and action • and her singing style is that of a mind richly giftirl. She l eaves the composer's manuscript behind, and seems as if bent upon awakening richer and Inure fanciful combinations than had occurred to him in preparing the score. Rossini himself " toils after her" in the luxury of ornament. The passage of 7's els' siceensli, with the deservedly celebrated Air -4 Di lamli palpit, were profuse in graces of this order, forming, in short, most brilliant alai surprising descant upon themes which, from their unfortunate popu larity, would now, but for the accident of a sympathetic and succouring genius in the singer, be almost too stale for delight. Madame Ronsi supported the part of Awe:aside with her wonted tenderness and animation. NVe nettle' say, spastkirg of her as a singer, that in positive execution she is faithful beyond most of the ladies who have orna mented this elamie stage. In all the many varieties of tone, modulation of passionate expression, she never blurs a single note—whether she moans for her banished lover like' a widowed' dove, or distracts herself witle the fear which death inspires in a fond and ardent woman, she preserves the consSteney of the scene with unsubduable constancy. She ought. to be the most perfect Juliet of any Enropean siege, as her acting tends most directly to th , standard of that wonderful creation of Shakespear. Of Currioni and li-snetti, though they cannot incur censure, there is not enough in this opera to enable them to win great praise. The ballet was Figaro, the incidents and music being borrowed from the opera ; the dialogue substituted by the superb action of the ballet co The subje ct, which con sists of local equivoque anal: 'ed intrigue, is beautlibllv adapted, and nothing in this t cies of entertainment could be more successful. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. - - - On Saturday night, the Comedy of the Road to Ruin was again performed at this Theatre. Mr. Dowton, in some of the seems, particularly in those with Sulky and his son Harry, was extremely hippy; but we can say little in praise of the other performers • for two reasons— fi rst, that their parts were short ; and se condly, because there is no thisg in them beyond the merest common-place of comedy. It may be fourd true to nature, that a man who has spent his life behind a counter, will risk the earnings of that life for a gay and profligate son, whose generosity is but extra vagance, and whose folly is downright madness. It may also be true to nature, that a rich haridan, like the Widow Warren, would, out of sheer wantonness, rather marry such an outre animal as Goldfinch, than remain without a hus band ; but we must confess tbat we rather regard them as exceptions from the general ttrintiples on which such per sons act, than as the principles which govern the species. However, we had little to 'eget in the sekction of the Road to Ruin, for after each act Madame ('atalani induced ts to forget them, by singing some of her most enchanting string. Comfort ye rely people," and " Every valley, were never more effectively given. We have heard, per haps. tie two best elegem of 'sacred music in this country or in Europe—we allude to Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Brihaen, but neither, in our opinion, equalled Madame C's effort on Saturday evening. We did mut think there was such a de gree of flexibility in any voice as we beard in these and other pieces of music front this distinguished foreigner. She sloes not give either of these sacred songs with the deli eacy--petuips we might add, with that depth of feeling, in which we bear them riven by Mrs. 'Salmon, but there was still a brilliancy—a clearness of articulation—a pecu liar power in the cadences—a strength and keeping in ell the ornaments and shake,—which rendered " Every 1 Valley" one of the sweetest things which can feast the human ear. Shelves encored ip the celebrated air, with . variations by Rhodes taken from Fanatic() per lu lifotriec, and also in the °w haling air (in characte r , from .Venziramde. This air, however, being so long and so difficult, " Rule Britannia" was substituted for it, and received with the usual degree of entbusiesewa-numbers of the audience joining in the chorus. Altogether dm reception of Madame Catalani has been moat flat tering during her engagement ; and as will be seen from Mr. Elliston's speech (for he was on Saturday in a speechifying humour) Is to be re-enraged for a li mited period. We should, however, like to know what they have done to offiend Madame Catalani at the Italian Opera House? It certainly cannot be jealousy, for no one there can have a chance of competing with her; but can it be, or is it, that Madame Catalani wants more money than the treasury can pay her? We know (to use a homely phrase), that a good article deserves a good price: but Madame Catalani cannot have lived so long in the world as she has done, without well-knowing that fashion may attach a value to an inferior article, and beat the su perior out of the market, if the superior is only t he ob tained at the I.rice of arrogant hnpoeitton—sat rerhum. After " Rule Britannia" was Mr. Elliston came forward, and addressed the audience nearly as follews:— •• Ladics and Gendemen—On Monday evening next, a comedy, a favourite comedy of yours, will be performed, to which will be added the Revolt of the Greeks. " Ladies sad Genuemen—'Till the 7th of July heat this house will be engaged with benefits ; and after that , I h all again engage Madame Csadani fot a sew nights ; which will, I hopit, meet Mith ycu: eneem and approbation. Some persons, Ladies and Gentk men. have found fault with me for keeping this theatre open; but I can smite you, that as the lessee and proprktor I have every right wdo so. 1 have a right to keep it open for the year round;' vA I again say, the fault is not mine, and I care not what is said while I can obtain such talent as that of Madame Catalard---such talent as hat been exhibited before you, Ladies and Gentlemen, st,is no fault to keep the theatre open, while it meets so much of your support. • Ladles and Gentlemen—T beg leave to recommend to yea two benefits which are speedily to take place at this theatre ; toe one for the benefit of Mrs. Bland, who has been forty-two years on the stages and the Other for f irs. Ozbetry and her family, who have, as you know, been deprived of the c:ertion3 of an individual whom you have b een so often pleased to favour. Mr. lilliston then bowed, reeled, and retired. The house was full, particularly the dress bases and the pit. Arot.t.aarreo Co wceRT B.—One of the most numerous companies that have attended during the season, was pre sent on Saturday at this weekly morning concert; and among the visitors were several disiinguishal families. Ths worts of Handel, Knyvett, Dr. Clarke, Purkis, Bishop, and Sir John Stephenson, contributed to the selection, which was as well chosen and arranged as any we have witnessed. The Overture Gh'in commenced the entertain ment of the morning, and was followed by the air II mio Iciora, Loth effective pieces ; Knyvet's glee, the Bells of St. Michael's Tower, was next performed with great ap plause ; the duet, Enstace followed; and a diver timento, floh (Pork's) concluded the first part : ' in this piece Air. Purkis displayed considerable in genuity and taste, and the airs, which were happily introducal, as well as chastely performed, were often i:;tsrruptea by marks of satisfaction. The Overture to tl.e Moiler and his Men was effective, and the duet TA me ~•Arre is fu,tcy bred, was given with a delicacy of expres sion which called forth an instant encore. Several other picc-s were highly applauded. The self-playing powers of the instrument were afterwards exhibited to a numerous conteni. - %Viten James the Second took refuge in France from England, Madame de Cornucl went to St. Germain to see him ; so:nc tune afterwards, she was told of the pains tha French King was taking to procu-a his restoration to the throne, Madame de Conmel shook her head and said—" I have seen this King James, our monarch's efforts are all in vain; he is good for nothing but to make poor man's %rice. (La saner as pauvre hommc.") IiaTUDENCE l'uNisiiiin.—Queen Mary de Medici, the wife of Heny IV., was one day wa":ing at the Tuile ries with her son the Dauphin, when the King's mistress ca:nc into the garden, having also her son with her. The tnistrcza said very insolently to the Queen, " There are war two Dauphins walking to,gether; but mine is a fair: r on: than your's." The Queen gave her a smart box on the ear, and said at the same time, " Let this impertinent woman be taken avtay." The mistress ran instantly to Henry IV. to complain ; but the King having heard her may, said, " This is your own fault ; why did you not speak to the Queen with the res , ,ect which you owe to kn.?' THE AlGEnnd.s. The following is a copy of n letter b:nnglit . by * the Cambrian, 48, Capt. G. Hamilton, ('.1 1 1., which arrived at Portsmouth last we:k from the Ile.literraneam Tly:1 Cambrian went into harbour on Saturday, to be paid . Of f, and recommissioned by ('apt. Hamilton, who is to retain the command three years longer, in consideration of the address and ability he has s hown in various detacluil servic:'s in the Aletliterrancan, yarticularly in the areik Archipelago:— " Orr ALGIERS. MAY 2g, ima. "The present coffin/a rat with the Dey of .11gient (for such it is considered km) is. I perceive by the paper., yet misunderstood. It is stated in on e of the articl es f or t h e D e y 's signature. an an , apology for the outrage said to have been committed in breaking open the Consul' s house (which t h e Dey positively denies, and declares that his (Mr. 31• Donald's) own clerk opened the.doctr, and told the seildiers to go ink for the future, the flag aloud be hoisted on the town house, as well as the country ore. To, this demand the Dey remonstrated, inasmuch as it would hereon a ' question of religion among his subjects ; cor.sequently, he could not answer for the safety of the Conan!, if it was hoisted. This he stated himself, in a letter to Lord Bathurst ; at the same thee he agreed to sign the whole of the articles presented, and denied any objection having been made to Lord Ettneuth's Treaty; but, he emild not, after the repeated ill treatments he les exnenenced from Mr. MiDonald, allow him to return ; but any person beside •,a child." he will re s pect, th a t England may send. This is the absurd contention to cause another bombardment. Farther—them is no objection whatever to our caters wearing their swords in the Dzya presence, for the Admiral (Sir Harry Neale), and his Captain (Sir Charles Durand), a Lieuterent, and two 3litishipmen, waited on the Dey, with their swords on : anti so little did the lky think his objection to Mr. 3l•Donald would be considerei of any consequence, that he had himself arranged the different salutes, as a proof of his friendly disposition ; hut, alien the proposal was made for the Consul to land again, and insisted on as a site Ivo nue, the Dev broke into a prison, and thus ended the interview and ne goctation. There is much expected from the bombs; but we ought to expect mere from the disposition of his Janissaries; fur if they do not .nit of his head, they wiU laugh at your bombs. Since Lord Exmouth was here, they have strengthened those wait points his Lordship dim:awed, lath three additional betterien, each two tier—on the lowa 18 guns, and on the upper 16. It a not supposed the ships will have anything to do with the attacks nos indeed would it be at all prudent. They are to anchor need', bombs, to givathem mammal owl', if necessary. " The Deflecares, that if we bombard the town, he ' will sera all the inhabitants out of it, and hold out to the last !" We fully expect, however. that as soon as the other bombs arrive from Eng land (the Terror, Captain Arbuthnott, is arrived) we shall begin to bombard. The Naiad is blockading Bona; the Ranger blockading Oran; the Active and Glasgow blockading Algiers; the Revenge is at Malta; the Sybille at Smyrna; the k,uryalus on paukage to Naple.. Leghorn. and Genoa; the Hind is gone up to Alexandria; the Pandora mid Alacrity are employed convoying between Malta and Gibraltar; the Tenor is gone to Gibraltar." MEXICO. On Thursday arrived the Valorous. Cfi, rapt. James Murray, from Vera ens:, bringing Don Jose Mariano Nichelens and suite, Envoy Extraordinary from the Congress of Mexico to the Court of St. James's, charged with unlimited powers to enter into a Treaty of Friendship and Alliance with Great Britain. His Excellency landed, with 31. Rocafeurte, his Secretary (accompanied by Capt. Murray.), and set off for the Foreign Office. TIP! Valorous also brought despatches from Mr. Lionel Harvey, his Majesty's Conn_ missioner sent to that country to ascertain whether its Government was in such a condition of permanency as would warrant our (io. vernment in acknowledging it as an IMlcTendent State. We can not pretend to know what are the representations made by Mr. Har vey, but, from all the information we have obtained, we arc firmly persuaded, that however it may be, for a time longer, that that coutiory should be divided by factious parties or revolutionary movements (it would appear from a want of supreme power), it is for ever separated front the Mother Country. There is rot, nor has been for some 'Me, a single soldier of Old Spain in the country. The Castle d'l'iloa is still held by a small Royalist force, but it may easily be subdued, if it were at all a conquest of much moment. The Ambassador is come to this country to give our Government the strongest assurances of the determination of his country to maintain Its independent state, of its ability to resist ell external enemies, and us the desire on the part of the present Government to cultivate the most friendly intimacy with Great Britain. Capt. Murray was in Mexico in March lest, (a distance of 300 ' miles from the port of Vaa Cruz, where his ship lay); and he mentions as a novel fact, and gratifying proof of the desire of the present Government to promote the civilization of the natives, that , three lAncesterian Schools had been just established there. The prevent executive power consists ot' three general Officers. namely, ' i Vitoria Bravo, and Guerrieri . Iran Nicheletna (who is come to this Co untry) was lately President of the Republic. Their desire is to form a Government on the model of that of the United States. - The Valorous brought about 700,000 dollars, merchants' pro perty. There are several millions waiting for consignment to this iintry, but which the British Commissioners had not given leave to be shipped. The valorous left Vera Crus 21st April, Jamaica Ist May, end Havanna 29th May. The Forte may be soon es penal imam Vast Cave. Tin Waitress to be paid off—frerophire Tetegraph. PHRENOLOGY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Si a—A Correspondent, under the signature of " roe," in a letter which appeared in your Paper some short time since, made several strong and pointed observations on the science of PHRENOLOGY, upon the subject of which, as no answer has hitherto appeared to them, I shall beg, I leave to off'.:r a few remarks. I admit that his objections are well put, and I know that, to many, they appeared to be unanswerable; and this has been considered by some as the reason why no refutation of them has been attempted. But this, I beg leave to assure him, is by no means the case; a reply to them has been given in various shapes, and by reference to Ads much► more difficult to refute than his arguments ; this cavamstance will make my remarks more brief thsn otherwise they would have been. To many, the belief of this science has an air of credulity. but it has cnly this appearance to those who have never exa mined its :principles. Many within the circle of my own acquaintance, who began with ridiculing it, after being struck by evidence, the truth of which Ws irresistible, have ended in becoming the strongest converts, and are, at this moment, ranked among its mast avowed and ardent eliiciples. The conclusions at which the phrenologists have hitherto arrived being founded on an actual observation of mature, and being the result of facts open to every one's ex amination, ought to be assailed only by arguments deduce-1 equally plan fuels, and this is the legitimate process by which the principles cf any science can be put to the proof. " Lumps and bumps" may furnish good materials for a joke, but these tenas are worth nothing in the way of ar gument. If it be true that grief and anxiety, though affections of the mind, product., after a time, a sallow and bilious complexion, no one disposed to deny the fact, could laugh it away by any ridicule upon " a green and yellow melancholy." There are many that have nit at will, who have very little reason at command: and even one that has a very fair supply of both seldom has recourse to the former till the latter fails him. The ribaldry of the Edinburgh Reviewers on this subject produced no perma nent effect, and the spread and progress of phrenology among the more enlightened classes of society in Europe has since made its authors ashamed of it. That there are great intellectual differences among men in society no one can deny. These remarkable differences are matter of every-day observation. What is them, then, unphilosophie in supposing that these differences may be manifested by the external conformation of the skull ? The answer generally given, 1 know, is this—if these indivi dual distinctions are marked out iu the developeir.ent of the different portions of the brain, it follows that the indivi duals were intended be their Creator to be the characters they actually arc, whether good or bad, in which case we, are not free agents, and, consequently, as Via roil puts it, "we are no longer accountable beings." But this reasoning is quite erroneous, and the conclusion drawn from it is con sequentiv unfounded. The higher faculties of the mind, and all its moral qualities, are as capable of cultivation under the phrenological system as if nn such system existed, and mankind bare the same power likewb of restraining all their evil propensities. It follows, therefore, that they are equally responsible if they neglect to improve the former, or to keep a watch over the latter. I shall content myself, Sir, with having made these few remarks, leaving it to those who are better skilled in the science than I can profess to be, to reply to the objections urged by those who are not familiar with its principles, anti who, I am well satisfied, have n aver investigated the truths upon which they are founded. SEM PROM S. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—In our R'-Fort of the Rue. Mr. hinghortes sicecia at this meeting, given in cur paper of Friday, the Re s v. Gentleman is remounted to have said, that as the Roman Catholics bad taken great freedom with the Sacred Volume in the translation of it, others were at liberty to do the same. This was an error. The 11 , v. Gentleman centended for the fidelity of the modern trans. lations made by the various religious societies, in opposition to the objections that had been made by the Abbe Dubois, a Raman Cath2lic Priest. LORD BiIION. • [Rem the Nr.ca of Litrratara and Fashion.l It is not possible to account for the strange extent to I `which the character of Lord Byron has been misunderH mord and misrepresented in any other way than by sup- d Ipotting, that he had found in himself, not in imagination inertly. but in ac:ion and in practice, all those dark lino; and sketches of human nature which he drew. Now this,. i although among a certain class of farsons, it seems, in his , case, to have been so very general, none of the grossest ab- surditit s that was ever attempted to be foisted upon men ;1 I and that it should have he.ai given utterance to, even by the most vacillating apostate from youthful faith whom Byron ever chastised for his backsliding, or by the most cold and cunning hypocrite whom he ever dragged from his hole and held up to public scorn, is a matter not easy to be guessed at. If Lard Byrou must have done all the deeds of his Giours, his Conrades, his Alunfreds, and 14111:41 then so twist Ililton have revolted and fallen with his Sa tan, and Shakspeare lied with lag and murdered with Macbeth. Byron, taking the ground-work of his Characters no doubt from human nature, yet gave them, both in their compuitien and in their colouring, with that boldness, that novelty, that energy of the creative power of gt nius, which always characterises the hand of a master. it was not to be supposed that he would brilwl out his de- scriptietts like some dull doctor lecturing for his bread, or spare the b i;;It places of vice,like some gentle dean, who had becOme all tenderness to place and rank, through virtue of the near prospect of a mitre. If it was a character that he had to draw, it mattered not whether that character was a i beau) , or a bandit—every line of it was upon the canvass, sml every lineament tingled with life. If it was a vice he had to lash, he sacrificed no truth to situation; he never made exalted worthlessness or hypocrisy to shine with the oil of his flattery, or beconie Sweet with the perfume of his prostituted praise: if the subject dills infliction called fee the lash, he laid it on, whether ins subject was prints or Peasant, prime minister or 'poet-laureate. It was this fnarleuness, and this perfect distribution of poetical justice, which formed the most precious jewel in Ilyron's character, and the jewel which placed him at the head of these benefactors of the human race, who are able, and can dare to take vengeance upon such vices as are either above the exercise of common law, or too extended for its grasp; and it was the knowledge of his having an unbendable dm positito h to do this, and a pot er of doing it with the most complete effect, which stirred up against him the hostility of small minds, whether those minds tenanted the bodies of the high or the low. If be would only have spared those persons who are spared of the reprover, whom tet. selves procure—if he would have given a pledge that be would never look at the follies of the highest classes of so ciety—then there is not the least doubt that these would have given him the whole of the people to lash and laugh at, and welcome. Had it not boen that higher powers felt the cloak falling from their or e hypocrisy, and the light of disclosures streaming in upon their own vices, we. Should never have heard that there was infidelity in Harild, or licentiousness in Don Juan ; these would have been allowed to take their places in the library alongside of Bolingbroke and Otway ; and any thing too bold or too warm for squeamish under standings, would have been allowed to escape, is falling under the category of the excusable, and even necessary I exuberance of genius. With regard to the infidelity of Byron's works, it has been found Out only by those who are constantly boasting of what they have done, and u con stantly complaining that this incomprehensible enemy is getting the better of them. Now we believe it to be the fact, that for one man who has become doubtful as to the truth of any one doctrine of religion, or even onerculiarity of any reli;ious creed, in censequence of the satire of poets or the speculations of ithilosophers, twenty have so become doubtful in consequence of the immoralities of chutch men. Men of genius may sing or speculate as much as ever they please, and no harm ensue; but when thCy who call themselves the chosen depositories of a system of doctrines which are to banish vice from the world, Ms found in the: daily, or even the occasional exercise of those vices, the, ground of doubt, however lamentable the fact may be, be.. comes plain and practical, and level to the capacity of many, who cannot follow the poet in his flights, or the philosopher in his theories; and if those busy men who me so fearful Last the world be contaminated through the dissemination of bad penaciples, would justveflumbeer tereigtwore serous is the example of bad practice, and act upon the re flexien, they would save others a great deal of trouble, and themselves a great deal of shame. As to the immorality again, we apprehend that the person who really finds it in the writings of of Laid Byron must copy it after himself, just as be imagines Byron has done with his outlaws ; for we have examined the whole of his works, not only with the greatest care, but with a critical disposition to find fault even upon this very score, and we never Were able to discover any thing tending to excite the least alarm. No doubt, some of the scenes sketched by Byron are warm ; but tbey are not warmer than the real actions ; they are never brought forward recommended as match for imitation; they rather stand as beacons to be shunned. In Don Juan, for example, the one of Byron's works which has drawn forth the greatest quantity of bad temper and worse English, (always excepting Cain, which, being a purely poetical creation, such persons coul d not be expected to understand, and therefore were not to be blamed for being alarmed at)—in Don Juan there is a very wholesome and a very fine moral throughout—a moral which applies to a greater range' of persons, and comes more home to the business and bosom of each, than the moral of any volume of sermon, extant. Where can there be a better warning against the forming of unequal alli ances, upon mercenary grounds, than in the union of l/on Jose and Donna Inez.? Where can there be a more com plete caution against giving to a young man a retired and monkish education, and then trusting him in perilous si tuattons Upon the faith of that, than in the education and subsequent conduct of Juan himself ? And where can there be found so pointed and so powerful a reproof to those who make the heart and the virtue of woman their prey,', as in the letter of ' lulls, and the reflections by which it is accompanied ? Then, when he leaves home scenes, as it were, how admirable and how keen is his disiection of the vices of foreign courts ? And when be turns his eye upon the vices of England, how ? " Ay, there is the rub:" —so Byron must be a preacher of immorality ! Would, for the sake of morality—for the sake of the cutting down of that cant and hypocrisy which are the poisons and the curses of the age, we had hint still ! But he is gime ! If Heaven shall send us such another, perhaps our disap pointment in the present case may teach us to treat him with a little more justice. _ . FRAUD ox Ma. Roan ecifito.- - intelligence was re ceived froth Paris on Saturday, respecting the fraud practised upon Mr. Rothschild by Mr. Doloret. The bills have been regularly accepted, but it is presumed not discounted, as no account bad been received of s mell a circumstance at Baron Itothschild's in Paris up to Thursday evening. Mr.' Doloret or some person for him had applied for cash fbr the bill at three days sight, which had been prudently refused, on the ground of the party being a stranger, un less the indorsetnent of a respectalle banker could be ob tained. This was promised, bat the party did not return, and the telegraphic dispatch would of course prevent that bill being cashed. The French police bas taken up the matter, anal issued a public notice, to caution persons against taking the accepted bills. We understand that the journeymen tailors of this town have compromised their differences With their masters, and returned to their employment ; but the ?hike of Cm brick. layers and sawyers still continues.—Leeds 3frrcury. DOCTRINE OF GIIOSTE.—Some pneumatoloeiets main tained that the devil was a slender and incomprehenaible spirit, who reigned in a thousand shapes, anal, cor.ee guently, might assume, if such were his pleasure, the form of an angel. They taught that unclean spirits, insinuating themselves in the body, and mingling in its humours, sported there with at much glee as if they hail been inhal ing the brightest region of the stars; that they go in and out of the body as bees go in and out of a hive ; and hence that melancholy persons are most au*et to diabolical temptations. To this doctrine, taught by the learned clerks of the 16th and 17th century, Hamlet evidently alludes. when he conceives that it might have been " a damned ghost" which he had seen, or the result of sonic diabolical art operating throurh the medium of his f-tataide or imagination. Accordingly, the regular plot of the drama turns upon the test to which the veracity of the apparition is submitted. The trial is satir - ifactory, and Hamlet de clares that he will " take the ghost'; word for a theuza:al potuole."..-Tie Medical .fdri,:,;7. PORTSMOUTH. Juss 26. • • Oa Surgray tit e Hyperion, of 12 grose,Crpuln G. F. RI ob. arrived from the Jainuica station (having bete reported to,lit for further sersior) to he paid ME She left Pon Royal on the lab of )lay; on the 12th the Forte, 441, Sit Tbosnas Cochrane. smiled for Vera Crus, Haninnah, and Eniglatak; and on tt.e idth the Pyritous, Captain F. Newcombe, wes to sail lc:- II avanr.nh, New Vort, and England. The other ships of the syttailron t whieli were all heathy) were thus stationed i--tian&s, Superb, Eden. Itingdove. Liellette. and Scoot, at the Leeward sfaccia ; the hussar. Icarus, and Speedwell, on the coon of Calle, .for the suoression of piney Isis, game to Porto Bello and Chagrot, for the protection of trade: Bustard, gone to Barbadoes ; t an.otion, to Campeachy nn l Vern Cruz ; ,Heiions, with convoy to Ca-thaiena Rentgade, to Saint Jog. de Cubs : Pyrantoi,.* 4 li:rinam, Seraphs, Lietl, I Union, and Aisiduous, Iring at Port Royal. The following promotiors had taken place Dawson. of the Thracian, to be Lieutenaut of the Hyperion vice Collott, invalided ; Mr. Marley, Pyramus, to be Lieut e n an t o f t he vice Tinsley t Mr. Begot, of the Eden, to be Liewtenint .pt the Su_ Fab, vice Cuomo ; Mr. Gregory, of the 'Forte, to the rank of UOGlesant. Mr. Cunene, Master of the Pyramus, died at Port RoYal, on the likit of April, having previously had his leg am mated, which bad boon broken by a cable. Mr. Donovan, Midshipman of the Isis, died at Port Royal the 7th of My. The following Oaken rune home poniengeri is the itypericm . Lord William Montagu (sou of the Doki Mint/tester) aod Captain Charles Cochrane, who had lately been deputed by Messrs. ' Rust and Bridge to examine into the pearl fishery; I seutenants Cuppage and Tinsley, R.N.. Captain lima, R.N. and the Rcv. 1 Mr. Lethbridge (Isis), Mr. Ellis, Surgeon (Seraphs) • and fort). four invalidtd mm of the Royal Artillery, 3Sd, i Oth, Est, and 92d regiments. Two soldiers died on the passage of dysentery. The Hyperion sailed on Wednesday for Woolwich. Oa Monday the Medina, VI I Capt. Charles M. Walker, sailed for the Mediterranean, with 11 m. Turner, Esq. SecrePtry to the Embassy at Constantinople ; on Thursday the intent! bomb, Capt. Barclay, Industry usnsport, and the Hammer morrer easel, canard for A lgiers ; .the Industry taking Cong reve rockets, Shells, and Taiiollll amintrostien stores, for the bontmrdinent of Algiers. On Monday the Asper , 10, Hon. Captain Trefusla anima from Guarani; and the ltailltk, Limit. Iloogh, from Ihe Dowai aid came Into harbour. The Valorous (nil remains. PLVIIIIOt/Ta. XE 24.--1514kd the , )leteor bomb. Capt. Jai. 3 fer Algiers ; and the Nimrod, IC Capt. Rochfort, for fire Leith *tattoos she will call at Cowes to embark Sir John Beresfdra, who will sutra his command ; the Newcastle, 00, Capt. H. Price, foe Liverpool, to lie Mae for the reception of volunteer seamen ; &OM Moden„ Lieut. Church, for Falmouth ; and the Swan mar; with *Or* flout the Tower, bound to Dublin.—The Jaime pm aminsiadoned on Friday. by C..pt. T. Martin.—Re. trait—illasche sod Calliope.—The new Victualling Office and Brew*, at Bralllllepeint, see to be commenced forthwith. STEAM COMMUNICATION WIT!! AMERICA. A Blertehrg the Noblasieu aod rrentlemen connected with Ire land WU had at tits City of London Timm on Saturday, fcr the ss i =e of esteldiellieg a more direct comenueleation between Great and IN and America. At one Milli here were assaubled, the Marquis of I/ma dams, the Labor Meath and Ormond Lord C arberry . the Hon. C. Heedimen,'M.P.„ the Right lion. Maurice Mu, M.P. (the Inkght of Kerry), Sir William Adams, Mr. B. Bryan, and swami edam Gentlemen connected with the South of Ire d and the Attsttrieap Trade. Shortly shame o'clock, several persons who were expected ant having unwed, Mr. !teatime Freactxnatai addressed the Meeting, and re. quested a sheet delay for the arrival of Mr. Randolph, who had Jan sAved baps America, and who was capable of communicating Nate lillonintlon which would be maul to the object of the bleat ing, awl Me. Spring Rice. wto was Interested in the project, both of when vme shindy expected. Tbeethet he wields the Meeting was convened was explained iii a prespemes, heal which the following are extracts:— " proposed to establish • line of packets, torill weekly from the ezad - harbour of Valentin, in the South-west einemity of 1n:144 le she City of New York. The harbour of Valentia is the nearest point of Europe to the Attteeicap Gielisest. Frem the high lindi near it, and the new light-hems en the Skellig Rock, nine miles :I) seaward, it is easily mad* ham the tea It is perfectly safe; is capable of containing large ressels; has two enhances in different directions, so that ves sels may enter and depart in all winds. Ballast =gam me; be obtained there in slates, butter, and coarse linen, for the American markets. There is a revenue establishment, and there are no port Marrs. It is 202 miles more westerly than Falmouth, and may be reseh from London in 10 hems, and 40 from Liverpool, by a trareller, who will dids save all the disagreeable tints ot the chart-, nel ifsvlgaeion. No delay PC arise in 'heading of the 'Make., in say Mad, even those which shot die harbour)! In the West of Ens - land's and it is well *noire, that by far the greater part of the de. lay and danger of thlb from Fa nioith or Liverpool, oc curs within the Oswald and the Bay of Biscay, which by this line are avoided." ,* The remainder attire prospectus Is taken up with pointing Mit the local facilities which the pan of 'Valentin affords ; the nada. and mail-cosch conveyances to all parts of the empt which open to it, and other advantages, which are family pressed upon cousidets• don. • At two o'clock Lord CAnneneY look the cher, Mid opened the Waimea ef rho JMMfrstg.- ' Mr. M. !swum mama then addresied the Meeting, and es-, ' plained the information which he was capable of ad tiding from his locakimowledge of that part of the South of Ireland, from which the proposed cominutiaititin with America was Intended to be opened. It *as unpeasserYfor him to dwell upon the Very ha. natant advantages tir American commerce with Great Britain and lVeiand, and more particularly since the late changes which had taken place in South America. The present omuniercial inter course was chiefly carried on by wet:furnished sailing-packets from Liverpool. Well as these were conducted, it was :menthe less obvious that the prevailing impediments to sailing packets were en injury to commerce., and that the cummuuiaition might be better managed by steam vessels. In carrying into effect this project they ought to be guided by two leading principles—the Rim chit the line of communication should be funned between the nearest convenient points of Ireland and America. It was quite obvious that it was impossible for Any port connected with the American Trade to enter into competition with Liverpool from a prepooderence of erthweerrial intercourse, and that that port must have a decided advantage in that respect, if personal intercourse were inseparable from the business of freightage, but that was sot in his opinion requisite ; and trout the rapid meant of personal in tercourse which the proposed plan would allied, be lead no doubt that passenger would decidedly prefer embarking in their voyage at the south-western coast of lreliad, to which they had at present, by the Irish mail steam packets, so rapid and certain a coavey ance, than to embark in the first instance at Liverpool, and traverse the narrow sea between England and Ireland, and expose them selves to the tartly coast voyage. The Right lion. Gentleman pointed out in the strongest manner the advantages to personal in. ' tercoorse with America, which the new plan or establishing steam vessels between the South of Ireland and America would aford, and the ready commercial intercourse which could be kept up by branch vessels between the South of Ireland and the other parts of the kingdom. lie pointed out the ready supply of coals which might be had at Valenti& from the Bristol Clirar.el, and that by the steam packets sailing from ‘'aleutia to the eastern noint of Nova Scotia, they there were within the coal supply Crum Pape Breton, to enabls them to take in a fresh supply for the voyage home. Ile was aware of the objection that existed to the 'stab.' lisbment of the place of sailing, nom a part of use country where there was no existing commerce, but he combated this objection by enumerating the local advantages which the place afihreled, and the readiness with which the communicant as might be there pro. vided, ter conveying merchandise to every other part el England, Ireland, and Scotland. lie was perfectly aware, that however desirable were the adoption of this plan to the local interests of Ireland, however valuable may be the galena commercial ad vantages to which it uhimatdy led, that Unless it could be sheen to possess the probable means of returoaig a speedy profit the the investment of the capital requisite for the undertaking, it would be idle to expect the assistarce of the British capitalist. But all the details which he had seen convinced hint a the immediate profit which must be realised from the establishment of the plan, and on that account he tea ready to submit it to the public support. Ninuno, the Government Civil Engineer, who was en. ployed in various public works in Ireland, and who hail surveyed the whole southern and western coast, would carobotete his men tion of the profitable prospect which the plan held out fur the in. vestment of capital. 51r. N3llO then addressed the 'Meeting, and produced maps or the coast in the p:at of ir,lar.ti where Valentin is situate and he pointed out front them the geographical advantages which that part of the country atlertled fur oirectly trading with America. lie then enumerated the great impeoveman made of late years in the application of steam to navigation ; and he estimated, that with vemehi of one thousand tons burden (which would carry all the tie. cessary coal), they could havitpite the Adantie fowl Valentin to the most eastern cape of Nova Scotia in less than a fortnight : lour hundred tons of coals would do for the voyage. Ile only intended that the larger steam vends Mania sail o.tweea Valenti& and fteva Scotia. At the latter place smaller vessels could be ap pointed to carry on die navigation throughout all the channels witch rale open to all pans of Liou.da, New York, &c. and the sminivr steam vessels which brought casts from the british Channel to the South of Ireland for the use of the huger packets, could also convey the merchandise brought in the latter to its proper consignment in other parts of the kingdom. Ile gave in, at the suggestion of 31r. Spring Rice, an estimate of the propo sed ex- pense of the outfit of the establishmehr, which was reterred to a Committee. Several gentlemen here entered into a conversation upon the merits of the plan, and declared their approbation of toe outline. Lord CARBERRY suggested that the port of Vi.eDllll should not be tinaily hied upon WIMOSIt the concurrence of therm% comma cial Interests engaged in the American mule. The Marquis or LAX SDOW x approved of Valentin as being free from port charges, and not requiting any expenditure for local im. provemert, it being eomplet;iy ready for every purpose of naviga. non and security at present. The Honourable C. H. Hrrenixsow enlarged upon the in. estimable advantages which must scenic to Ireland from the invest ment of liritish capital, and argued that the state of the cpuntry , ought not to deter the capitalist Iron embarking his money in Ireland, where he would Had the people grateful and kind, when they were' employed end well treated. His desire to see English capital etu barked there eta so great, that he overlooked fur the Ili01111.11: the consideration, whether Valer.tia was the fittest pert in the South of Ireland us the print of sailing trout. This might, however, be afterwards reeled. Atter some :lather consideration, a Committee was appointed to consider t."e vinn, and the liming adjourned at lalf-peat four. SALE OP PIeTCIRES --.- Aare eholce specimens of -.... 0.1. the Italian, French, itl T.0,- 142/I pchoolg, were brought to the hammer on Sattiriley, lily Mr. chriej.i 4 , at Ida ro oms, King-atreet, St. James's , Name, 11:e suidoin a notice of the paneling; Mid ilk: I pekes at ivhielt they sold :- I Tirtoverr".-The Crucifixion. • campoiltion of nor, Egarsa, I very finely disposed, and finish e d w i t h a d e li cac y rare ly seen an the works of this master--42 guineas. itaffaelle.,The Virgin in thcattitatfe es tort kneeling, wick her . arms crossed over her bteast.„ and the Infant Jesus sleeping among ' PkOIVETIi. Thief can be no question of the authenticity /if thi. beau . tiful little picture. which was painted 6y Raffitelle about the* time when he first left Florence-7d guineas. • Leonardo da Vinci.-Portruit of a Female, half-draped ; so es.. !qui.ite specimen of delicate finishing, gall relieved by drama's in a rich glow of colour-passed. Tintoretur--Pestrait of Pope Alexander the Thied2 very spirited' -20 guinea?, , . . , Tintian.-The Virgin seated. ii a ronianto Lairdle , the In. Pant in her lap, and meditating on the Book of which is in her band ; treated with meth : elegance eyed swestnes.. A Park Scene Is TerTellll3ol in the distance, aid la a Cavern on. the left is the Episode of St. Jerome before* erudite ; it it it. Tititian's best manner-40 guineas. A. Bronzina-Porirsit of a young Man t kkleasingcharacter, , painted with sironlicift and trash, - great spirit aloud', and hail , ness of colour-3i; guineas, ... . . . i Parniegiano-The Virgin . seitesi in an e:Mant &Winds, with die I Infant on her lap, who is turning tower_ the infant Mt. Joins. in adoration by her side ; the effort of The clijd to support ithatielt, i gives a spirited movement to its hggre, ease the attitude of th.• young Si. Joho is dignified ; the head of . .. dis Vi has all the ! sweetness and freshness of Carreett t tba lapdatar • with ruins, is also finely painted-14v Dominichino-Tbe Martyrdom of Ss. 8 wealibist Wt. (Innen : It is varied from the picture by . on Ma mine *abject, which was. formerly at P aris ; oa t • foe exparadon, drawing , and brilliance , and in ills highest priammtian f•itim Ci . • cabinet sia, octagonal-49 gobsesm ... . This j Sasso Farmo.-A lisalidiliff er C4 4 o4:::: Rif { `tine of the Virgin and 094. its Dada. This is I has bans *simpered with - ffie • las by many re' . fennel to it ; tbe culoucing in &uorp7s is flaw ! than in Guido's ; and if there lie moreiMuntlams in Goillo Mu: line, there is more beauty in the saidellinam of Seam Pinata's pencil-ISI guineart. • , 1 Andrea Vanucchi, or A. Del Arito...;-A noble Copy of RaillieHo's r , Holy Family in the Palma* ho, at nonalran. It is renamedth at Andrew /received Giulio Romano, anti he moat Os no isesnoson • judge who would discover this rictus, to Its a topy - -64 galena. Dominichitio.-Apollo aid Daphne 't the beautiful Gediz. of the figures is worthy elf the masterly head adds great Rolognise punter; the figures are also executed In the fount relief, ard finished with the greatest delicacy-I9 einem, • The folloiring very choice and besottrol chef transit, '; a ao . : ferent property, and hare been purchased as • very le expence: JOUVelltt.-Matioali's . Brorifice- guineas. , Terriers.-A Conversation with Boors at Triatie ; spirited and fine, formerly-in the collection of A. Illaris, Eaq.,-148 guineas. De Witte.-A Scene under the Plaits lif the Exchange, a Am. sterdam-271 guineas, , Gerard Hoodborst or Gheraitio della Notta-Tiwilitia&ri in the ad' of fervent de votion • a most penitent character ;ri given to this figure. The picture would do honour tb td kar Of The Caned -474 guineas. • . J. Ituysdael-A Geis 'at .Say 01r Coast t. irtil oin se has in troduced a variety of vesseb ; the whole forming a natural and bold effect-23 guineas. • •Flaria van Qoatmerycle. - -A B a tiquat 'of Flotrera,dispoasil with consummate taste, and arranged with the most ikilffil efect-23 guineas. NicoloPo.isain.-A View ins she River Gmigiiand, near Ftradi , the f ro ntier town nearest to Isvcacina, . Romeo states. The land scape is handled with that energy of lilt pencil MI boldness of *fleet, so remarkable in this great man's woks-411 glances. Jean MieL-An extraordinary grand landscape, with buildings and figures; It represents im Italian Fair, and Whim a ammo at one of the gates ci Rome.T , e ars Onwards of 150.figuros in the various groups, which are engaged in all sorts of amusement and , business-41 guineas, Giergione-.-The Marriage of alt. Catharine r y bright and beau- . tiful gem, of elegant design and, lovely colour-Ofguineas. Gaspar PouMin. -A classic and romantic Scent at Tivoli, charm ingly enrichid with buildings, and a variety of wood and foliage. The figures ca the fore-ground are light and 'tastefully touched -70 guineas.,. Salvatur Ross:--Thll Miami' a Subject of his Calabrian Cows Scenery, richly wild; boldly painted, and of peculiar glow la te colouring....grguingu,s. , Adrian Clitada-Ati fincritir, with a party of peasants at a table, enjoying dismich of conversation, arid the stimulus of the jag. Vic picture is lin:mined by a window, which is of rare occur- TIMM The room is full of interesting Ind wall varied de mi. painted in the very best ityle of this valued master-64 guineas. Guilin Romano, after Raphael ...A beautiful copy from Raphael', celebrated Picture, called ibis Pearl. The fins style of drawing, the soft, yet bold colouring, and dm extremely high finish bestowed po this.eleruit campokition, stomp it as a very precious work of the art, and lurk We:Auer the orlyginar=de 'Alma& Annlbalt CarraM;-A Landscape, with figures and cattle, pos. sewing all the suavity of ChM& Laraine, with dm dignified sen phony and grandeur of the manta's own peculiar genius...Wu guineas. Titlin.•-the Lost Supper; a most raze and precious "Millen . of the cabinet pictures of thie . great master a it is of the highest • in colour, and equally auroirable for the varied character, and expression of the heeds-113 guinea& Schiavone,-Tice Nativity, with a choir of angels: a very fine specinien of his Parmesdsho manwer-02 guineas. David Teniers..-The Village Fete, called La Fete doe Rots._ 121 guineas. Gabriel hletzu.-The Discovery of Charles 11. in hit flight, be the blacksmith, Who is pausing before he strikes the hot iron ; anti is regarding the King with • keen inquiring eye-243 puma. . Backhuyseo.-A Fleet coming to an Anchorage off the Helder, with the commodore's yacht following his ship-246 guineas. Ruyidael-A splendid pic:ure of wild Mountain Scenery, nom. . posed of a hill covered with forest mix, and surmounted by a fort-. 195 guineas. &hi lone.-The Holy Family ; a small study far the picture in the collection of Thomas Hope, ..:sq.--32 guineas. Claude i.orrainc.-A Scene in an ancient City, with • liareha. nalian prbcesaion to the temple, which occupies the cenue.-123 guineas. Titian--Venua blind-folding Cupid ; • most masterly example of Titian's art-270 guineas. Paul VentrieseThe Good Centurion, praying that our Saviour .. would heal his servant.-3-15 guineas. . -. - . . . Corr -io—The Marriage 131 St. Cath:..rinn This superb work is recently brought from Spain; it is a duplicate of the most tinted Correggin in the Louvrr—Taken in at LOGO guineas. Rembrandt..—Portrait of a Flemish Nobleman. the piehire was recently brought from Flanders, whets it was kr.own by ata title of the Grand ralconer-1013 guineas. spoaTING INTELLIGENCE. THE RING. AARON AND :11 sr Titre so N.—The following letter ham Bar. ney Aaron to the Editor el a gunday Paper. is of interest to the Farley r— " &I a—As your Paper of the 27th insb will doubtlessly contain an account of the tight between Arthur 31auhewsem and timed- I in:sr you will not refuse to give insertion to the following remarks, which are of the utmost in portance to myself, and all loudly far promulgation among the sponing world, that they may be let isms the manner of winding up a ,ing-fight at the pnewt day. As I an have no doubt of your impartiality and randatr, beg to refer your readers to toter report the tight, by which t hey trill readily perceive that I had the best of the tight hem the aveneencernent, 1 and retained the •• vantage cround" till almeot any odds might 1 have been had on met and hundreds tan attest that 40 to I woe I aired and accepted, and that too not by a enkk r but a pugilist of acknowledged judgment actually betted 16h m a coml. f was quite fresh, and my opponent beat newly to a mad stilL At One juncture Randall ran up to Illatthewson's seconds. saying. in whsprr that a - as heard all over the ring, " K lee your non up but a l i ttle longer, and I'll make all Tiffin" mu immediately joined by Oliver, Cooper, Gentleman Sereftgbis, and a host of soch like worthies, who. multr the pretence of whipping out the ring. 1 were absolutely whipping me. pressing on me every way, and rec. ' &rim. my situation such, that had I hem as fresh as when I first entered the ring, I must inevitably have bruin a short time: Such, Sir, hes beeuthe treatment I base experienced at the handset them worthies- who would fain have the world believe that May the best man win' is their motto. Having given this expnsi of the late light, I new hereby challenge Mr. Arthur .Mattheirson to ;tight him in three months from this time for 2110 sovereigns. mid , way between Birmingham and London on a stage, as I am deter. mined never to render myself liable to a repetition Of inch treatment as above stated ; and if be really thinks he can beat me fairly, he will not refuse to accept this challenge ; if he dam the world will have hale ilifsculty in forming int judgment as regards our rev& - tire merit. " I have the honcur to be, Si,, " Your obedient and humble Servant, BARSZYAARON. . " King of Prussia, Middleseeetreet, Wlntechapel. " In the event of IMatthettsoss 'dosing to light me, I should be happy to meet any friend of Mr. D. Conks, empowered to enter into terms for our righting as my benefit on the lithofJitly next." Garr. Jones, the asilor.boy, is sighing the• tumuli with Lenny, foe At sovereigns. George Curtis informs Harris, the watethian, ci his wish to tight him, and that he can be backed foe AV. Moss, the tinman, was backed on Saturday fee laO sovereigns to tight Arnold, the !illtshire man, who fancied Torn Cannot► until the defeat of Josh. The unman is a know, good bred tee, and fame states Arnold it be out and out. -I, - - SOUTIIANItTON, JUNE 26.—0 n Th rutty, a grand! fete was given on board the Camilla, Fonthampton anti Havre stearn-packet, at which at least 930 persons were present, inchiding the Mayor and Corporation. Additional interest was given to the scene by the presentation to Capt. Doran of a liver cup. the gift of iVrn. Cliamberlayne,. Esq. M.P. for the town, and a principal slbart holder, to express the sense the company entertained of Capt. Doran'.‘ unwearied and gratuitous exertions in. rctpetintrndit construction of the tix*L I =F i d *1