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Pe r At , iLieo /..Syce u 4!! vitt lOttp44o .1 14 tet" Pc UNUE lt 4795. LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1818. PRICE SEVEN-FLAGS., KING'S 711EArnE. LUPE kid L 1 1 .4 111.1.1.11 AN Tws EVENING , SATURDAY , April 25 1818, will be perfumed NlecirCe faiowrift ()perm' eutitle4 I.F. NOZZE DI FIGARO. lo the course or the Opera, en incidental Dire After the Opera, ACM ET GALATHE. The Grand Ballet of Tamerlane et Bajaset, is in re hearsal, auil will shortly be produced. Attu the favourite grand Ballet of Le Prince Troubadour. Vivaut Rex et Regina! ON D TINE. YA L. DRIII Tina EVENING. SATURDAY, April 25. their Majesties' Servants will perform (241 time) a Play,fuuuJal on Marlowe's l'raiedy of THE JEW ()V MALTA. With bow Seenery. Dresser, and Decoration.. *mete (Governor of Mahn), Mr. Pope; Doe.Lodowlek, Mr WitHoek; Don Mathias, Mr. Stanley; Martin Del B.sisets. Mr. Kent; Seism €3iymatb, Mr. Barnard ; harass, (the Jew of Malta), Mr. Kenn; Mannar, Mr. II e 1... Calapsne, Mr Beoguiseh; J'efl4lllllo, Mr P... it. .•.•og.oi (danghteessellwroillm), Mra Hartley; Katherine, Mrs. Di rip a wls; B. Ilsinira, Mi‘s Boyce. The Pralague to be spoken by Mr. Barnard, and the Epi logue by Mrs Bartley. Alter which, 3J time, a pew Serio-Comic Operatic Bombastic Piece, tailed AMOROSO. KING of LITTLE BRITAIN. A inuroeu (Kin( of Little Britain), Mr. Harley; Roseland° (his Conk), Mr. Knight. Coqiietinda (Hums of Little Bri tain), Mrs. Bland, 31011418sta (Maid of the Bedcbamber), Mrs. Orger. Doors open at Six o'Clock—tbe Performance to begin at Seven. Boxes, 71.; Second Price, 3s. fld.—Pit, 3s. Id.; Second Prier, %I.—Lower Gallery, 2v.; Second Price, la.—Upper G.dli.rv, Is.; Secood Price, Bd. Boxes and Placer to be halms of Mr. Spring, Rotund*, Brykei.street, from Ten till Four, and of wham may be had a Private Box nightly. The Play of The Jew of Malta, will be repealed every evening till rusher notice: ow aloaday, with Amalie% Kin of Little ftrivin. A new Mimetic nominee. interspersed with Musk. calk! The Mountain Chief. is is rehearsal, and will be produciJ . arly in the en‘unig week. THEATRILROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. rillits EVENING. SATURDAY , April 25, ..1_ will be acted (10th time) the new Musical Drama of ROB ROY MACGREGOR; OR, AULD LANG SYNE. Sir Frederick Vernon, Mr. Egerton; Raableigh Oabaldi •tnnr, Mr. Abbott ; Francis Chtbaldistnne, Mr. Sinclair ; Owen, Mr. Blanchard ; Captain Thornton, Mr. Connor ; Rub Roy Macgregor Camplwll, Mr. Marresily ; Dougnl, Sir. Tukely; Dansish and Hobert (Rob Roy's Soma), Mr. Solon and Master Pardue; Major Galbrtilb, Mr. Taylor; Baillie Nicol Janie, Mr. Liston ; Jobs. ta, Mr. Simmnus. Dials Weirton, Min SiePbelll; Mattie, Mrs. Sterling; Jane Macalpiar, Miss Logan; Ratty, Mrs. Bishop; Helen Mac. 'repo, Mrs Egerios. After which (1111. time) • new Faree, calkd WHO'S MY FATHER Ile prior pal Characters by Mr. Emery, Mr Liston, Mr. Jones, Mr. Denning, Mrs. Gibbs, and Miss Foote. Ihe Doore to be opened at Six uTlock—the Play to begin at Seven. Boxes, 75.; Second Price, 3s. 6.l.—Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Second Price, 2s—liner Gallery, 2v.; Second Price, Is.—Upper Gallery, In ; Second Price, Ail. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Braadon, at the Box Illnee, II art•street, front Ten till Friar. A Private Box nosy he hail for the Sensor, or Nightly, of Mr. Brandon, at Ilic Box Offil e. The new Tragedy of bellansira, or, The Fall of Tunis, will be repented on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and Owe limes a week till fisriher notice. _ _ _ On Tuesday, Roll Kuy Niartreitor; or., Aida Lang Syne. I hi lhiirail•iy, the Opera of The Devil's Bridge. The uric Facer of Who's my Felber? will be repeated every Evening, 3looday excepted. Mr. Denham will shortly appear, for the Grit time, in the Opel* of 'lle Slave, which will be revived with new addi tioisal ROYAL CIRCUS AND SURREY THEATRE. THE DUKE AND THE DEVIL, AT HALF.PRICF; AND LAST NIGHT OF SIR LAUNCELOT DREAM, THIN PRESENT SATURDAY, Apia 45, ISIS, the Performances will commence with (3bth lime) an esiiirely new Barletta, is Two Acts, founded ois ainollett's celebrated Novel, calk 4 LAUNCELOT GREAVES. Sir Latiumtut Getaway, Mr. Huntley. Aura.lea Daniel, 1111•1 Tee) kir. Alirr abut), a Grand Slrlu.Drarna, in Three. Arta, funneled vu a Erie-boat. el Tragedy 14 Mita Joanna Driller, called CONST 11TIN E AND VALERIA ; OH, I'HE LAsT OF THE CESARs. Cioronmior tlnet 6roprror of the Grerkll), Mr. MUlltlry ; C 1111.141, WAikisia; Budrigu, Mr. Halloo; Hugo, Mr. I .10 14 It ; 0111. I lc, Mr. Smith; Mnhoinrt (Emperor of the T,iik.', Mr Cordell. Valrria (Empress of the Greeltr), .1.1)or ; Ella, Mire Beaumont. Art I a Sheuifterrit Military Feritirtil. 1.1 Arl 11. 7lir Turki.ll Camp, trader the Walls uf Coo. I. Ai t 111. an Illumbusted Temple, with a Superb Scrue cs the Atorntmg and Capture of Constantmolar. 'I will be added (1,2111 time), a splrudid Comic Melo -I),..mttle Burl. sta. iu Two Acts (founded on mmHg •1 . ..:.!-Coutedt, bars. from the halists by Sir Aiduu L .'t n.• whirr Ow liar of 'l'll 11 DtliE AND THE DEVIL The Chu:niers by ll'aikins, Mr. Leon:ail, Mr Cow- Mr Me. M r . Fliihenay, Mr. Howell, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kirby. Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Smith, Moss u as s . Moms la—Hall-price at half-past Idi tees for rl,e Runes to be taken of 11r. Itorinier, at the f•. , c-Itllire„ a or the Stale-door ut the Theatre (where Free .% 'inns for the Seism may Ire prirehaseol, and a private /' • .013;ti d iii,;lr ly) and, for Ihr acrumnsudatiois of ....Jr* at ther end of t h e Town, at thy !intern de Nisei:A -.,. ;testers. Eselianzr, Hood street. Omni 0.,4u at half Oast Five, to been§ at half-past Six. f 7,1 Mandl, will be .nest, for the first time at this Thesis e, nab rlydrarnnu an 3 addition., the celebrated !tortilla of he Guitir I': paw ; Or, Paris a. a Pork. r. Shuell) 1..11 be isrolloreil. au entirely new grand Serious In drain., .alterl Knoll Khan, Emperor of China. Anil Instant room. Teirifie I:ltirarapows, mixed up with usrst v. issaviiheence, on three Acts. to he called How I. N e slr au lt!wris; of lhantatir Author 'Nlo +Aim it will he introduce.' the Rehearsal of a itrmul ' 4 4'1441 Chants, called AN:0000.3; or, The Boa Constrictor and llnfl ,lie. tifies..l. fix and highly£irwic ihrif quiu Pantomime Ili @that - mlo4ou*. Ilia YOnuu.u. nninilera fm , Pon Giovanni. and Ike Ni. i.. .11 tie 1 li.ry 'talismanic tier relwrifolly inf'nnneJ, notary of tint, isLat rural nitantv. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA•HOUSC, STRAND. !licitly grateful for the liberal Encourazement which has been bestowed un his Entertainment, and (burred by the in creasing demand fur Mixes, which renders it impossible to accommodate a Tenth l'‘irt of the runierotts Applicants without a great addition to the number of Performances, FIFILIE Public are tespertlally informed, that 11l they will And MR. MATHEW'S AT HOMP, THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, April 25, 161/1: and on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, in the following fortnight ; when he will have the honour of pre medug his Visitors with an Entertainment, called MAIL COACH ADVENTURES, previous to which he will address the company on the subject of his present attempt. Mr. Mathews will also deliver an Experimental LECTURE ON VENTRILOQUY. The Entertainment to conclude with NOVEL SPECIMENS OF IMITATION, iss which several celebrated Tragic and Comic Performers will give their different ideas how Hamlet's Advice to the Players should be spoken. The *nip will be ammoniated on the Piano Forte, by Mr Hart. •.• Buses and Places cannot be kept later than Ilali. past Eight. tot In consequence of the great Overflows, the Orchestra Is furnished with Benches, and opened fur the Accommoda tion of the Public visitinc the Pit. Coachmen to set down and take np with their Hones' ►eads towards Somerset House, and draw off up Catherine street. Doors to he opened at Seren, and the Performance to b►gin at Eight o'Clock. Boxes ss.—Pit 314—Lower Gallery 2c—tipper Gallery Is. Boxes, Places, and Private Boxes, may be taken of Mr. Stevenson, at the Box-office, Strand Entrance, from Ten till Four ; mud at Mr. Fearnian's Library, No. 170, New Boo& street, opposite Burlington Gardens. No money to be re turned. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. By permisokro of the Lord atambertsio. MR. WEBB, pith the most respectful de ference, begs leave to segueing his Frieads and the Public in general, that hi. Benefit, the first these three years, at this Theatre, is fixed for THURSDAY, May 7, Ulla, 'ben will be presented, Cumberland's admired Co medy of THE WEST INDIAN. Major O'Flalwrty, first time these seven years, at this Theatre, Mr. Webb. End of She Play, a Musical Melange, called APOLLO'S FESTIVAL. In which Mr. Webb will be assisted Mr. Broadhurst. Mr. Iligaisu, and Mr. Pyne, who have kindly offered their services. Mr. Webb will, in the course of the Evening, sing the following admired bran spin, New IRISH SONGS:—The Iriab Air of " Drimindua; or, The Poor Irishman's La me. tttt ion fur the loss of hie brown row;"—" "'barley O'Brady, his Inventory of his Household Furniture, pre vious to his Marriage with uue Miss Biddy O'Reiley ;" " St. Patrick was a Gentleman, and came fru= decent pen• pie;"—and "The coaxing neat Kilkenny Buy." 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The %Turk, when completed, will form Three elegant of co n v e n i en t l ose; slid the price of such com plete Sets (if any) as mny slut lie bubwribed fur um 11u• pub lication of the Sisth must be much advanced, on aceuuut of the limited nutuner to which the Edition is necessarily confined. PRINTED FOR T CADELL AND %V. DAVIES, STRAND; F. C. AND .1. RD'INGTDN, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD: J. lIATCHARD, R(N►ICSEI.LER TO THE QUEEN. PICCADILLY; AND L. B. SEELEY, FLEET-STREET. MONEY to the t of ti Million is reedy to tw advanced 11114111 Nlortgsze of Freehold &tans it. Englund, or for Annuli eta secured sets l'reerety in any part of the United Kingdom, for which from less to twelve Yeats puicluew will be given ; also upon Lifc lntert•st arising flume Wills, Marriage Settlements, %%Wows' Justitieri a, Money ht the Fionil N Church LIVIIIIO, 111111 npnu Seeeerily; also in the purchase of Rct•crriseur and l'ust-ohit Swink. Matters of magnitude 'wife:erect, Mot prouiptitsisk and ',weeny invariatify Arid! hetatwn Nine and Five; or by Letl•x, to Ilse threeteer ul• the tilttitiiial Sauk, Nv. $, lNwcr John suet t, Go:ticu square. PENSIONS TO OFFICERS' WIDOWS. The fitesquis LaNsoowN rose, in pursuance of his notice, to move for a copy of a regul ition dated fu February, 1817, depriving the Widows of Officers in the army of their 'tensions, in case of their being poi.esaird of a means of bliblivartice, de rived from other sources, equal in anvoutit to the pensimes. In so doing, it war 111 s intention to point it out to their Lortilships notice, as a regulation of a most questionable nature, without, at the same tirne, desiring to engage their feelings, or to in duce them to form u hasty judgment upon a sub ject wherein, while they paid a due regard to the imperious duties of economy. they should not close their eyes to the interests of the unfortunate venous who were more immediately concerned by the pro vision. Om the Kt intuits of justice in general, he contended that this regulation ought toot to apply to the widows of officer/I, while it was repugnant to every good and gelierour feeling to deprive this class of of the benefits whirls might result to them how tla . pension, or the Compassionate Fund. The of striking at Use pen. sinus of widows was, lie cusiceived, apparent, from referring to the origin of the fond whence thei i were derived. It had been instituted in the reign of Queen Arnie, and the pensions were paid upon a scale lung since erialdirlsed. It was formed from an appropriation of officers . tiny, said had accumulated 1:1 1178 - 2 to such on amount, that 200,0001. were taken from it arui ap plied to other services. This sum ougait in justice to he repaid to it, instead of depriving the widows of officer's of the result of the public liberality. There pensions, in the case of the widows of geneial office's, amounted only to 1201.—0 f the widows o f capt a i ns t o 501.—mud of roily to Ad.— and he would ask, whether it was coosistrist with justice or lilterolity to deprive a widow of this pit tame, its the event of her receiving from her de ceased husband an annuity of a few pounds snore ? The ...toile amount of the pensions was not more than 90,0001. a-year, and wisest die raving from that must necessarily be so small, be would ask their Lordships, ur his Majesty's Illiuistere, whether it would be just or gene to inter fere with the pittance of the widows of those who had devote', themselves to the service of the couotry ? tinier his entering the House, lie had learned that it was the intention of Ministers to propose smile modification of this regulation ; hut he objected altogether to the !principle, cunri (feting the claims of the individuals', the smallness of the saving, the Iciiiptations to fraud w h ich it created, and the vexatious inquisition, winch the enforcement of it rendered nerersary. TO put their Lordships fn lull possession of the case, he con cluded by moving fur a Cony of tlx regulotion resoectiog the Pensions of Officers 11 7 ialows. dated February, 1817 ; sand so Account of all Pensions grouted since the 25:11 of December, 1816, to the 13th of December, 1817. The Earl of lirEttPool, did not rise to oppose the motion of the Noble Alaiguis. The papers were such as ought, in the fair course of parliamen tury proceeding, he laid byline their Lordships, Hut lie thought it would he stO!eftetury that he should state in public what lie had already men tioned in private, as the intentions of din Prince Regent's Government upon this subject. The Noble Marquis, lie said, had proceeded upon an erroneous siew ; but first lie begged leave to ob serve, that the origin of the proceeding was to be found in a Report of the Fiitatice Committee, op pointed by the oilier !louse of Midi-mead. Ile then remarked, that the principle in the services of the navy and army ought to be the some ; but it happened that in the navy pensions were to be granted alma a more de titall rule—formerly, in ease s a here the widow had not more than an amount derived fium other sources, equal to that of the pension, but now allele she had out more thartdou ble. piectsion of this rule prevented the faci lity of abuse. lit the army, hoarser, a daft-rent rula existed, and pensions were to lie wanted where the widow was represented generally us its distressed efletinistances, ainl hail not rtetivrtl snore than a reasonable Support from her deetased By a 3111a.rtiuritt wtfrrant in the reign of (;eurge I. Iwo men were withdrawn flora every troop and company, for the inorpoNe of lot g a fund for the payment of peivotois to atitows, and by this wo.riant the pension was to he granted in all cases %wh et e the aniolv had received no other I/3'1131'011 601111 the Crown. These nerds were sufficiently distinct; but in the warrant tit 17711 the general words were again int rod nerd, " the distressed circumstances" of the isi.h u t forwent the rule for granting the pens i o n , a.. 41 as these words might be rely dif ferently is.alcl'atocol, it at length 11114 , 11 rd that the %%tit granted 33 a Inapt: a COIL se. ' This appeared to hi m t o b e it deviation (root the original priliciples, .and it was off that if roui.st that the regulation a 114.444 to by the Nagle 111art;ula pars 'leen framed. ftheof, however, barn bilhOtlillelitly represented to. hii Go verriiiirot, that touch hardship would arise to indi viduals, who, in the. cfmtisdent eipiesatlosi of that pei,a luil , h a d Metered their live* to prriv tile a mato tellallee hit' their willows ; it was th6relure revolved, that the regulation should nut have a retrospective e ffevi upon thL,e otHcer taluhasillareei married bee lure the ir•goilatiori, sod that pnevesaisalsould atilt he grunted in cuu...13 stiore the ord o v s deal lot pur •e•M u tilealie of eobs_sterice 4 ruin other todirces, to more than four tittle d the eitionot of the pension. This rule Via.. alid-pteehad4d all polaabilitv or fut'tre 1.11/Urite. The Noble Earl then tolveried to the ilt:CiAc;lty of travireg the moral stud military frtVier b •st;lted. t h at It led* his 11... tetlV.4 so terisr , e.his Halal iiiisknorsaidese liegaist to eiteird the rule to the I. hlrma of naval officers, so that they sl 14 lo.• totaled to Nutlet rerisious in cdsta "there they slid nut tir.tiv from other sources means of subsittchca to four tunes the umuurit Of the pelailUa3. . . • The Earl of Itos*Lya ackirowledged that the modification proposed by the Noble Earl had re mover) from the regulatiou splarry of the object:mai to which it was, in its resew Nish, liable.— (1 leor.) lie expressed hies satisfaction . at hear k apc . the Nehhi Earl express his enteritis's' of osoisiiihithig the two services, even though it appeared • to him that the r lams of the officers of the irriby stood on quite different grounds fume those of the office.s of Ow navy, arising. Iron, tire ciretinertarice.uf the burns of motley paid fur the purchase of commissions. To his mind, it seemed as if, by this imrslia,e, they had acquired a pet:tilt:lr right to the pensions for their widows, far the u-age of a century had coun termoved their belit f that it was iiralienalik attacli ed to their situation. They had, iii fact, made their purchases ru ialul lu. fie stated that /Mi ch:ors had been originally arlinitted Iliv3llll of providing support nod reward for retired ili.ahivj and meritorious officers, vial every thing telithitic to that was calculated to effect a satiirg to the comet rya . . Lord EXMOUTH, in a low tone of voice, expressed his eatisfaction at the arrangement • promised by the itible Earl at the heal of the Treasury, SUM in the tissue of ihe o ffi ce's of th e navy thaukes him for 'he favour thus sliewn to t h at The Marquis of L4iSDdwx, to explanation, observed, that the opiuum of the rimitwe Coosa mittee, to whi.•ll t!,'e Noble Lord (Liverphel) lute! referred, al4idell wthe Pension but to the Conspassionate Fund. lie ettptr•wil 116 6216, ritttlllll tli the 311 - 111.,;t1:7•!Ilt filellllollrii ley thy Notl..e Lord, mud nod, that It had completely fulfilled hla object. . The motion %los then put and comed. The House adjuurtsed to slooduy. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FaiDai, Arm: 24. Mr. lb/Rain' presented six Petitions from the iiilinbitai:!l of the town of Preston, in Litsciohire, praying fur lt , furui in earlisment.—ltea.l and laid uu Ihr.able. Mr. M. A. TAY Le St soured fur Returns of the tiiirtilor ~f Prisoners liberated under the genital gaol try tur the County Palatine of I..tnerster_ead...eil. Mr. W. POLE pi eseuted a Petition Gum 11w inhabitants of the town of Poi tsrlisictun ' w Irt atritiust the Window Tax, which was read and hull on the rabic. Lord Jotttt CAMPS! LL pieseitte,d a Petition from the in. halotatits of Argyle 'Talus' the Seotc.4 Cowie A.yltitii• Bill, ahich am read and urd. red to lie MI the tah'e. A Petition wait resented froth the itit.abttatits of Not. 'tuition], praying for 'Reform so the C s Ilott.e of Pm hanieut, which WWI read awl oedema to lie on the titbit.. Sjr T. AIII.AND presented a 1 3 4-talun front ceitsin It. hoovers its the cotton factories of 31.ittilti,ter, prn ) tug the Cotton Labourers' Regulation Rill might pas. into a law, which ":1411 read and toilet eil to lie on the tilde. Itlr. Brit:erre piriented a Pt tittun trion thi Pro prietor of Sterns Navy List, priiyiug for recuititratiou all consequence of mune Wows mustanital by au nuttier Is. d pub lication of a tiimshir projuctiou by lwr prr.ou. 11, hu. - ever, being Suggested that this tins e Petition eor rrinunt re. lion, in (he nature of a mow, grunt, and contrary lu the ("ruts of the House w this p.ii titular ithaiiiiicr, Sir. Benue it withdrew the Pelitiun. Mr BROWUNINI presented estimltrs of the expense of pn intimd assvizathle communication bets-ten the Lastsrts sad Welders, Scas.-1.31.1 un slw sable. lord LAIICKLI.II brought in q Bill for lighting the tots of Shiifiehl with gas.—lte..J a tina, and ortlerrd to be stud a errand time. Lord A. HAMILTON presented a PetiCom 4. ".nt IL. inloln. tants of the County of Lanai". aglitt‘t the Scutt* Limalle /61)111f11. Bill —Read and urilerid to lir p. int. it. Sir H. PARN iLL presented a Petit the 61101ot:int/ of Maryborstugh, iu the Queen's Comity, in ItdaLd t aCAtn►ll the Hearth and Window Tax. ELvEsut. Sir JOHN NEWPOHTwibbed to learn from the Right limo. Gentleman what the alteration. wile which he iiitelided za introduce 111 the Ilia to amend the law retgiveting the collection of window , t ix and health 000000 Whateref those toothily.- tions were. if they did not ilitudot to lin rtwornstioto of the pour from the iriyinAtt of the.e all u l,- ioaxiosis taxe., he gave the Right Hon. Geoticoatit notice he should feel it his duty to take the .eii.e of the flume upon the flue:Aim', when the propositit.ti was regolirly before them. Th e quest i ng in al - oilier shape. hut the time in substitute., had brew argued already on a former night, and aGitio.t.,2!" dreidtd ogiiiiist the voice of the yet the map ray was PO "'trifling, that it should not nettr him frorn(appealing, by thalamic; Ili the Int. mane sentiments of the lbws*. 714 Right Ilion. Gent. had, on a former night, treated hie stale of Ireland a* pat ticolarly ancoisnucisticasol prmilartato.. and rutted, amongst other grintinto to deter- House to adopt the same opiutmn, that tion of ten, coder, sugar, aid wine, in bad considerably increased. Ile toast precaution. state io the tholie. that consumption of these articles of liisue fair I ritrrion to determine the quern been pruved that the duties on tualt rpil Weer' 1141(1 comiderahly increased, have been some justice in the conclusion to he drawn, as dale had hitherto lit' deteruunr Ih,. the coeistsid; • that 4:adult% , I • t, way ue the 111,111itt4i ry, NA4 1101 A lion. 11441 it tpititii alit! hi- there 1011 ett CottNiltri.d ?, . . ' '' 0. 1 11) i 1 , t• , II .., ;1 .1 ~ 1 .i t i 1 i ), 1 , • .ii.. lit