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Metropolitan AWantay Nay 95 4 I 4 dla n.ratlat Die Via livitifsh Prtsso. DM:TRY-LANE THEATRE. ?Ilk Swirling, WEDNESDAY, April S, will b. perforAnd BENTOWSEK._ - . Illonyowairy, Mr. Bitnnett ; Korona, Mr. Horsy Stephsnolf, Mr. Wal la*, Tristram Stark. Mr. Harley. Atfanasia, Mum Poute y Phsdors, Mrs Cabin Christine, Miss Posey. After which ;Dili time, sew (iron/ Romantle.Palry Tale, called OBERON; or, 'T E CHARMED HORN. Varies—Obatoa, Mos Vincent, Titan* Miss Macdonald. French—Tim Ms par or Charlemagne. Mr. 0. Smith ; Slr Huon of Cayenne, Mr. Ben nett ; Sherantilrf; Mr. Browne; Sir Anhert, 11.1 e T. Blan, iard. Arabian.— Thit Callglionagdad. Mr. Pope ; the Prince tabekon. Mr. Howell; Sadak, Mr. tt 4.,1 Oullae, Mr. Mercer. The Princess Amanda, Miss Smith. spa; Palma. Mrs. C. Jones. Tunisians—The Suite' of 'Vault, Mr. t omega , Kalov, Mr. W. Bennett; Fisherman, Mr. C. Smith. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.. This S Tell tl47Wii; TrA willben”;f:Zietlthis Opera of TYE LORD OF THE MANOR. SR Joh* Contrast. Mr. Fawcett; Rashly, Mr. Pesrman ; Toone Con tra,t, Ph( Jones ; Tritium", Mr. Ilraliam ; La Rippe, Mr. Parley ; Hen. WI. Chapman. Annette, Madame Vestrls ; Sophia, Miss Hammers icy Peegy, Mks Love ; 31011 Flamm, Mr. Blanchard. Mar which the New Piece, culled -- THE SCAPE-GOAT . . Thaw CilMallfritfkMeare. Blowhard. W. Parrett, Cooper. and Meadows Mimes Jona* and A. .1011,11. ' l . I ' l' To conclude with the Ballet of • THE DESERTF.R o MAPLES. 11.440albs.Visieg I Simpkin, Mr. E. Panto.; skirmish, Mona.Vanafts. 41•011111 S. 110.1 J . S. y Jenny, Illhes Bower. y. ADIIIII I THEATRE. Kr. Tat& Futittkinment haring met with complete Slime..., he will retreat it Toattotltow, Tlsurt!ay, April 6. and SATI , RDA of talairtebra from Life, 'farther*, ana nicullarltloa entitled PATES' REMINISCE:VC:EA OR, trcHINGs OF LIFE AND CHARACTER. And a Monopotolorme ' entitled MR. CHAIRMA N ' Boles; 46. Pit, 2*. Gallery, I*. Doom ape* at tans, and begin punctually at half-past Sevin. Halltrike u Niue. *wAsawwww.w.www***_ _ - - - The Barring Passs commenctil rublithigg yesterday moroiog at five o'clock. LONDON, IVEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1826. A work ot M. l'Abbe de la NIEVNAIS, in which he de fended the absolute power of the Church, has been seized, and its author summoned to appear before the Tribunal of the Correctional Police, at Paris. The French Journalists attribute this measure to a desire of removing the obloquy which has fallen upon the Ministry, in concee i ttence of their supposed connexion with the secret associations of the Ultras. The Etoile itself denies the existence of Ultra inontanes ; and it is, no doubt, in so far, perfectly correct its assertion. The objects of the societies so often spoken of. are not precisely those of the old Jesuits, and their con- Lesion with the principal members of the French Cabinet, to say the least, is extremely problematical ; but that se cret associations, in favour of absolute power and fanatic principles, are actually in existence, there cannot be the slightest doubt, however naturally they may wish that they alisuld still continue secret. The French Papers continue to be filled with the eeches of different deputies against the Law of Primo ger:ture. The following are extracts front the El, , de of Monday :—. PARIS, APRIL 2. 1: is said that M. de Chsbrol, son of his Excellency the Mi. rlster of Marine, has just set out tot Rio de Janeiro. it is supposed tt.at he is the bearer of the rautication of the Treaty of Commerce been France and [ward. The health of the Arehbisho? of Bordeaux is improving. and torer is awe room to hope that the venerable prelate will be pre served to the diocese he governs with so much vatis!'action. Among a number of memoirs which have been sent to t; , e Ministers assem bled at St. l'etersburgl), there was one, it i. still, by a well known inhabitant of liedin, which tended to >how that the plot in Russia, of the 'etith December, was the work of the secret associations in tiermany, and of those professors and students against whom a certain de scription of persons display a raussur so persevering end embittered. The French Jesuits and the Prussian police have ma& lists of such persons as they consider suspicious. 11 is, in fact,'by the intrigues of the Jesuits that the Pro testant church in Russia has become obnoxious to the (;'reek church established there. by the accounts from St. Petershurgh, it appears that serious apprehensions are still entertained concerning the designs of the conspirators, and that the mountain tribes on Csurssus have again revolted. "ST. PETERTICRGH, MARCH 7. • • An order of the day of lit March, which was addressed to all the corps of the Guards, excited some sensation, and proves that time renewed insurrection of the mountain tribes of the Caucasus against the Protectorate of Russia, which they had formally recog nised, is considered by the ticvernment itself as not without im portance. (The order of the day here mentioned, is that which the Noverur addressed to the soldiers of some companies of the Guards implicated in the insurrection of the 21ith December, telling them that when he pardoned them, because he considered them to have been misled by ill disposed persons, he designed to give them time first favourable opportunity of wishing out this stain by em. playing them in actual service.) Such an opportunity, says the order of the day, now presents itself. Ilia Majesty the Emperar h►s received information from the Commander-in-Chief of the Corp' of Caucasia, that the continuance of the insurrection in the country of the l'schetschenrls compels General Jernmaluff to adopt decisive measures at the commencement of the spring to chastise these rebellious mountaineers. Two battalions are, therefore, to be formed of these soldiers. and sent to Caucasus, from which they are is return to St. Peteisburgh as soon as the mouutaineers are reduced to obedience. The expected arrival of the funeral prnce•aion of the late I:m -pares Alexander is now the general subject of tracery. and conrer. tioo asin this capital. We already hear people arranging ohenund where they will be able to have the last view of it. The account of the funeral ceremonies, &c. which fills eleven printed sheets, in forms us of the course the procession will take, from its entrance at the Moscow gate till it reaches the Cagan Cathedral, which has been fitted up at the expense of eighty thousand rubles, with truly Imperial magnificence, In a style suitable to the dignity of the oc casion. The body will lie in state for nweek in the church. The occupiers of houses in the streets through which the procession will paw, lye already calculating the ample tribute which curiosity will be obliged to pay to them. They talk of 300 or 400 rubles (in Bank notes) for the hire of a single window on the occa- Woo. Many persona here have still great apprehensions for the day of the funeral; they fear, perhaps net wholly without noon, that a coup de main may be attempted by the evil-minded , who, us report says, are still at work in the dark. At all events, the Government takes the moat vigorous precautions. Thus, only In week, in consequence of en obscure popular report, all the vaults under the Cagan Cathedral were strictly examined by mi. I litaty and police officers. It was suspected that gunpowder was concealed in them. With the exception of a small quantity of wine in some of them, which had been let by the ecclesiastical au thorities to private wine.merchants, nothing was found In them• Everything was orde►ed to be immediately removed from the vaults. Seals were put on the doors, arta a military guard sta. 'boned at every entrance. It is well known that the traitors arrested on the 26th December had previously the project of executing their atrocious purposes on the very day of the interment." By a letter from Berlin, given in our extracts from the Brussels Papers, it seems that the political speculators in that capital have come to a conclusion in some respects similar to what we detailed at length some time ago. A new political system is to be adopted in Europe, and Prussia is to aet a more important part in that system. l'russia begins to throw off' its reserve about Greece, and the Government ostensibly adopts a more liberal plan, as being now aware of the necessity of conciliating France and England. The Prussian Monarch is expected to have an interview with the Emperor NICHOLAS, when the latter comes tote crowned King of Poland. The following are extracts from the Brussels mail which has been received:— EXTRACT Or A LETTER FROX BERLIN, DATED MARCH 25. "For this week pest the exchange of couriers between this capital and st. Petervburgh has been very active. It is to be inferred from this, that in the new political system which is about to be formed, Prussia will act a very prominent part, and much less secondary than that which it has so gratuitously taken upon itself since t',e general pacification. " Count Betnitorff being ill. and his presumed successor being only just arrived, It i■ ill. Aucillon, Director-General of the Di plomatic faction of the department of Foreign Affairs, who re ceives all the despatches, and who forwards them after having made his report to his Majesty. ►t is remarked that the private audiences given by the King to the Russian Ambassador ate now much more frequent. From what transpires respecting the negotiations carrying on at St. Petersburgh, the nemerous friends of the Greek cause among the inhabitants of this capital hope that a more auspicious star will soon tire on the destiny of dim heroic nation. The Emperor Nicho las, it is loudly asserted in oar circles, cannot and will not abandon his fellow-christians to the exterminating sword of the ferocious Mussulmans. Those who speak in this manner are not young en thusiasts; they are old soldiers, whose blood, however, is still warm in their veins. There are even some of those gained their first honoun in the memorable campaigns of 1813, 1131-1, and 1815, and who intend, in the case of a Russian expedition against the Turks, of which no doubt Is entertained. to ask for temporary leave of ab sence, torally round the standard of the Cross, either to combat, in the More& itself, or in the Russian ranks on the Pruth and the Danube. •• It is affirmed that our Monarch has always manifested the most lively interest in the cause of the Greeks. In reality, at a time when this cause was placed under an interdict by almost all the censors of the press in Germany, we often read in our State Gazette articles that were favourable to It. In the sequel it Is true some measures were taken to impede the operation of the Philhellenic societies; but it Tray chiefly with the view to pre rent an ardent youth, in the army especially, and the Univer sities, from being inconsiderately hurried away by their enthu siasm. Besides the political situation of Prussia sufficiently jus tifies our Government where it has acted on principles agreeing with those of the other great powers. " It is thought that the journey which his Majesty isgoing to make to the eastern provinces of the monarchy, is chiefly with the intention of having an interview on the frontiers, of Lithu ania with the Emperor his son-in-law. It is, therefore, pre sumed, that this journey will be undertaken about the time when the Emperor will come to Warsaw to be crowned King of Poland. " As for our internal affairs, the judicial proceedings against the pretended revolutionary intrigues begin to be related ; the result of the investigations on this subject has by no means satisfied our visionaries, and though it is not yet entirely known, it has trans pired that several persons suspected of being implicated in this me lancholy affair have been declared perfectly innocent. Among them we may mention the celebrated Welker, Professor of Di. vinity and Archeology at Donn. The Ministerial Commission which presides in the investigation, has just restored to him the papers seized on him in MN, and has addressed a rescript to him, that it is utisfactorily proved that he was always a stranger to all political intrigue and tendency. " Some young men arc still confined in the castle of Copenick ; they are, however, treated with the greatest lenity, because it re sults, (coin the whole of the inquiry, that if even they have gone astray for a moment, their projects of rehmin were reveries which never could have endangered the safety of the State, and fur which they merited at the most but a slight punishment." Ilaussers, APRIL 1. fl'he Kbig arrived here yesterday evening. It is said his jesty intends, In a few days, to go to the 14.1nd Duchy of Luzern burg.—Orack of Brussels, Sunday, April 2. Letters from Barcelona state that the King of Spain has pardoned the conspirators of Tortosa, who had taken part with Bassi EKES. The populace, who are attached to the apostolic party, illuminated the town on learning this news, and wished to have a clergyman who had been implicated in the conspiracy set at liberty immediately. The Gover nor, however, put a stop to their proceedings. Siine of our contemporaries seem anxious to throw discre dit on the news from Greece. Perhaps our wishes deceive us; but the principal particulars are confirmed by accounts from Corfu. The Gazette d'Augsbuurg repeats the facts, and the Austrian Observer itself intimated some time ago the probability of I NIA 111 WS having been repulsed. Regular files of American Papers, to the 10th of March, arrived at a late hour this morning. The attention of the public of the United States appears to be divided, in a great measure, between the discussions in Congress rela tive to the Panama Mission and the amendment of the Constitution. The former has naturally excited the greater portion of attention, and given rise to the most kngilty retnarks, because it was a subject respecting which nothing could be known, as it has been debated in Con gress with closed doors. It is amusing enough to read the observations of the American Editors upon this question, with their national curiosity evidently excited in the highest degree ; and yet they all endeavour, awkwardly enough most certainly, to conceal their chagrin at not being made acquainted with the particulars ; but a stern determination to keep the people in the dark on this point appears to actuate these republican senators. The New roil. Adver tiser, of the 2d March, has the following announcement:— REPORT OF TILE SECRETARY or TILE TREASURY ON DRAWBACKS, iv. The House of Representatives directed the Se<retary of the Treasury, by their Resolution of the 2d March, 1823, to make a report at the ensuing Session of Congress, concerning the ex. THE BRITISH PRESS. pedlency of extending the time within which therchandize Muy be exported with the benefit of debenture. The Secretary made his report on the 14th Feb. MA in which he observed that the new policy adopted by the English Government, In endeavouring to draw the commerce of South America to their ports In the West Indies, reader it necessary for the United States to adopt such measures as shall enable them to enter into competion with nations which have adopted a liberal system of Conimerce ; and he added, that the United States having been the first to set an example of this liberality, It became imperative on them not to suffer them selves to be outstripped in the career of commercial amelioration. This declaration on the part of the American Govern ment ,hews that solar from differing with the British Ca binet relative to the free trade system, as has been as serted, it is well inclined to render every assistance to ac complish this great work. This determination on the part of a country so purely commercial as the United States, was to be expected ; because the more commercial a country it, the more anxious must its Rulers be, if they at all understand their duty, to follow the spirit of the age. These Papers contain letters from Mexico to the 3oth of January, :which state that Mr. WARD has decided not to return to England. From the same source we learn that BOLIVAR will not interfere in the struggle between Brazil and Buenos Ayres, and that Mr. HENDERSON has been publicly recognized by the Colombian Government as Consul-General of Great Britain. The intelligence from 11115316, received by the Alkemeine Zeitung, shows that serious causes of alarm still exist in that empire —not only from the conspiracy, traced but not suppressed by the late in.yeatfgation, but from a revolt which has recently broken out among some of the moun tain tribes inhabiting the range of Caucasus. The ques tion which presents itself on this occasion is—whether the dangers thus arising will be sufficiently considerable to oblige the Government to confine itself to the suppression of these disturbances, and the removal of the different causes of apprehension, in the present insecure state of the succession, or whether they will eventually prove to be of so trifling a description as only to serve for a pretence to collect troops, and to put an end to the discontent in Rus sia by engaging in a war against Turkey. Time alone can determine this dilemma; but, in either case, these troubles in the dominions of the Cz.sn, open views which tend to allay the alarms excited by the overgrown power of that empire —whether we consider that power as menacing Greece and Europe in general, or as likely to prove dange rous in the East, and particularly to our Indian dominions. It is true that Russia possesses in Europe a population comparatively concentrated, and that her extensive domi nions enable her to menace a vast extent of country ; but it is also true that this concentrated force has an immense frontier to cover—not indeed requiring any great protec don at present, but which would render a very great de fensive force indispensable, if England should find it ne cessary to raise coalitions against her. Even in Europe her subjects are too heterogeneous to unite cordially toge ther. The Cossacks themselves are not without their jea lousies, and the warlike tribes of her southern mountains are the sworn and irreconcileable enemies of the Russian name ; while the friends of liberty in all countries, so long as our Government knows its own interest as well as it does at present, must ever be considered as the natural allies of England. In spite of all unnatural alliances, Prussia and Austria, as well as Sweden, must keep a watch ful eye over the progress of their Northern neighbour The example of the French truly in Russia may cause doubts about the practicability of ever making any serious impressions on this empire; but every year that passes, and every advance made in civilization, renders the despe rate measures then resorted to less probable for the future. In fact, the scheme of laying waste a country, is a strata gem,which, like every other stratagem, may easily be turned against its inventor. If BONAPARTE had marched back contentedly after he had advanced a certain distance, and had returned next spring to renew the former desolation on another point, Russian obstinacy would soon have cured itself. The result would no doubt have been the same in the cad ; but the battle must have been gained by the sword, not by famine and the elements. All these circumstances are equally strong as arguments against her interference in the affairs of Greece, without the concurrence of the British Government, and against any attempts which she might hope to make (and un doubtedly she does hope to make such attempts) against our possessions in the East Indies. Some of our own writers have been at pains to show how she should pro ceed in order to attack the English power in the East. If they have judged rightly on the subject, we have certainly good reason to question either their policy or their patriot ism in disclosing their views; but we are consoled for their indiscretion by their inaccuracy, for we are persuaded that their alarms are perfectly groundless. The Edinburgh Review, in a late number, endeavours to show that Russia , ought to consolidate her power in independent Tartary, and make it a place d'armes for an attack on India, This would be a work of time the writer adtnits, and he must admit it to be so; for,at present,England would have as much facility as the Autocrat himself, in marching troops, even i through the Russian dominimis in Tartary. If the connexion of these distant possessions with the European dominions ever should be drawn closer, it truest be by the progress of ci vilization, and civilization invariably brings with it the love of liberty and independence. In all probability, the intended place darmes, which is yet unconquered and un explored. would have soparatosi-issaif from Russian supre macy, long before it could be rendered useful in the way proposed. An attack on the side of Persia is equally im practicable, and for the same reasons. Yet England has much cause for jealousy in any case of encroachment on Persia; and in general we may remark, that the causes which we have stated, as rendering the invasion of India impracticable, must be carefully preserved in their full force, and taken advantage of, if necessary, on our part ; as, without that, we can see no chance of resisting a power so overwhelming as that power undoubtedly is which is wielded by the Autocrat of RUSSIA. Any disturbance, therefore, on the fronti e rs o f P ers i a , must b e considered I as a subject deserving the attention, both of the people and of the Government in this country. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. The Funds were seriously affected this morning, by the rumour that the Kait India Company wanted u loan of two millions front the Bank. The expense of the Burmese war, and the difficulty of negotiating a loan at Calcutta, where the interest of money had advanced to the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, gave every appearance of truth to the report, which otherwise would not base been attended to. Console, which closed last night at 79& were done at 1 early in the day, and closed at 79. Exchequer Bills were 4s. ss. prem., and Bank Stock 2074 204 Foreign Securities were also held more heavily to-day. Colombian Bonds have declined to £5, as have Mexican 6 per Cents. to 74. Itussi‘an Bonds were 80i. Spanish Bonds are stationary at 10' 4 . In Greek Stock there ap pears an evident disposition to advance; it was reported to-day at 181. P ASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Lady Harriet Williams Wynn opened her elegant mansion in St.Jarnees square on Alonday evening, with a grand assembly. The spacious suite of drawing-rooms were most brilliantly illuminatssi. There were present upwards of MU of the haul ton, among whom were—Prince Gortehakoff, the Dutch Ambassador, Count and Countess Ludolf, Count and Countess Munster, the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Duke of St. Albans and the Ladles Bensclerk, the Bur:leas of Montrose, the Duke of Somerset, Emily Marchioness of Londlnderry, Marchioness of Winches ter, the Marquis Graham, the Marchioness of itertfard, the Countess and the Ladies Furtescue, the End and Countess of Charieville, the Countess of Limerick, Lord and Lady William Bassett Lady Melville and the Misses Dintrias, Earl and Countess of Sheffield, Lady Warburton, Lady Elisabeth and Miss Fielding, Lady Elizabeth and Miss Pant, Lady Susan Percy, Lord Burghersh, Sir Thomas and Lady Stanley, the Countess Manses*, the Ladles Paulett, the Countess of Mulgrave and the Ladies Phipps ' Heron Cltto, Baron Stria, General and Mro. Milner, Mrs. and and Mi ss Dent, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh, Mrs. and Albs Beaumont, &c. The Marchioness of Lanulown has issued cards of Invitation fur her first assembly to-morrow evening, at Lattsdown House. Berkeley-square. The Marquis of Choimondeley entertained a select party to dinner yes terday, at his house in Piccadilly. The Right Hon. C. W. Wynn entertained a distinguished patty to din ner yesterday at his house, Whitehall place. John Weyland, Esq. had • dinner party yesterday, it his house in Cork-street. The Duke of Rutland arrived yesterday at Ids bout* In Arlington street, from Rely°lr The Marquis and liarrhioneas of i,nlisbary arrived yesterday at their honse in Hanover-square; frnra their *eat, Hatfield. . . - . . . . The Earl and Countess of Bristol and the Ladies Harvey arrived yes terday at their house in At. James's-square, from their seat in Surrey. Lord and Lady Arden arrived yesterday, at their house in St. James's place, from the seat of Sir W. Heathcote, Hart. near Winchester. The Karl of Brecknock arrived in town yesterday, from Bath. Lard and Lady F. L. Gower arrived yesterday, at their house In Albe marle-street, from the Marquis of Stafford's seat, West Hill, Surrey. The Honourable George Agar and Lady Georgina Ellis arrived yester day, at their house In Spring-gardens, from their seat, Roehampton. Mr. and Mrs. P. Brune arrived yesterday, at their house in Cumber land-street, from their stet, at Richmond. Lord and Lady Colchester arrived yesterday, at their house in Spring eardens, from their seat, Kiiibrooke, Sussex. Robert Bristow, Esq. arrived yesterday, at his house In Piccadilly, from his seat, Bruirmore Lodge, Hants. Lord Howth left town yesterday for Ireland.' Arrival, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn.street:r—Mr. and Mrs. Greenalgh, from Parts ; Monsieur 'Joanne, from ditto. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street:—Sir Ralph Anstruther, Bart. from a tours the Rev. Dr: Nicoll, from a tour ; Stevenson, Esq. Bout Bath; John Fenton Cawthorne, Csq. M.P. from • tour ; Lane, Esq. ; —Ashworth, EY(i. Mr. and Mrs. Fardell, from their seat In I.lncollishlre. Departur •—trotain Beutinck. . . . . . The :Marchioness of Westmeath arrived to town yesterd y, from a 'lilt to the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, at 1112.12 y Park. . . The Earl and Countess of lireadalbane and family have arrived in town, from their seat in Scotland. Arrival at the Brun.twirk Hotel (late Blake's), Jermyn-street :—Mr. Monteith and family. from Scotland. The Mugu's and Marchioness of Lanai:town have arrived In town, from their villa, at Richmond. THB ARMY. THE lIALF-PAY. The three mouths' half-pay, to the 24th ult. will he in course of pay. ment on the I;th inst. and will continue to be paid from eleven to two o'clock every day Saturday and Sunday excepted for oat month ; after which time the days of payment will be Monday, Tuesday, and Weditel. day, only, in each week. Detachments belonging to the 2d, 3d, 33th, and 20th Regiments of Root marched this morning from Westminster, for Canter•iury. Detachments belonging to the 4th and 11th Regiments of Light lirn. root's marched this morning from Westminster, far the Cavalry Depot ut aluid.to tie. Yesterday, about four o'clock, the Duke of York gave a long audience, at his office in the Horse Guards, to Mr. Secretary. Peel. His Royal Highness held his military levee a short time before six o'clock : it was attended by General Moncrieffe, Lieutenant-Generals Lethbridge and Skinner. Major-Generals Sir Cohn Campbell, Sir John Euey, Balfour, and Broke, Sir Wm. Wynn, and upwards of twenty others. Yesterday the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Glou cester, Princess Sophia, and Princess Feodore, visited the Princess Augusta. On Monday afternoon Sir Henry Halford went to the King's Lodge, Windsor Park, on a visit to his Majesty. On Monday evening the Marquis of Hertford gave a grand dinner to the Duke of York and a numerous party, at his mansion in Piccadilly. The servants of the noble Marquis appeared in their state liveries. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following ships were thus limed, viz.—Lady Raffles and Abberton, for Madras and Bengal, to be afloat the 17th inetant ; Florentia and Malcolm, for Bengal direct, to be afloat the 18th May, and to sail from Gravesend at the expiration of thirty days from their coming afloat. The Asia, and Ann and Amelia, for Cl.ina and 4uebee, and the Lord Amherst, for China and llalifax, to b.:afloat the Itith'May, and sail from Graves.. end at the expiration of twenty days from their coming afloat. The fourteenth Aniversary Meeting of the Southwark Auxiliary Bible Society was held yesterday at the Horns Tavern, Kennington. Jesse Curling, Esq., in the Chair. The assembly was numerous and respectable. The report stated that the subscriptions received during the last year amounted to 7531., and that the balance in the hands of the treasurer was 1221. • GREENWICH Faun—Yesterday, at a Petty Sessions of the Magistrates acting in and for the division of Black heath, held at the Green Man Inn, on Blackheath, it was decided that the fairs usually held at Greenwich, at Easter and Whitsuntide, are illegal, and without any charter, prescription, or other authority. M. Gambart discovered a comet on the 9th March, from the Observatory at Marseilles. He has calculated its orbit from observations, which comprise a heliocentric arc of 17 degrees, and has found the following results :—Passage in the pertheliutn March 18, I. 627, i. c. March 18, 3 hours 2 min. 47 sec. afternoon ; longitude of perihelium 102 de grees 41 minutes 30 seconds; longitude of the node, 1247 degrees 31 minutes 20 seconds; inclination of the orbit, 15 degrees 1 minute 20 seconds; perihelium distance 0.97 G (that from the earth to the sun being taken for unity) motion direct. M. Gambart, who is as well acquainted with the ancient discoveries as he is capable of making new ones, has remarked a striking resemblance between this comet and two comets which appeared, one in 1772 and the other in 1805. If the identity were proved, we should have another period of a comet ascertained, which would seem to be about 6t years. AN Et.perioN TRIP.—The non-resident freemen of the borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, living iu London, being put on board two vessels in the Thames, immediately pre vious to the election of 1768, in order to be conveyed to Berwick by water, Mr. TAYLOR, one of the candidates in opposition, covenanted with the naval commander of this election cargo, for the sum of 400/., to land the freemen in Norway. This was accordingly done, and Mr. Tay Los and Lord DELAvat. gained their election, without any fur ther expense. We have authority to contradict a paragraph that ap peared in this paper on Saturday last, relative to a fire at Islington : we are happy to state that no such accident occurred. DEATU OF TIIE KING or ?RE Bedoitail.=-Andrew Weston, well known as " King of th e B eggars ," exp i re d at his lodgings, in Williams's-court, Great Guildford street, Borough, on Monday night, in consequence of suf focation from excessive drinking. IVe understand that Messrs. Ed. Eagleton and Co. have apprised their numerous friends, and the public generally, that they have reduced the prices of their teas in propor. tion to the fall which has just taken place at the East In dia Company, sale. Orders addressed to Ed. Eagleton and Co. 83, Newgate-street, will be promptly attended to. N.B. Fine Malaga and Btnyrna raisins, for wine, atun usually low prices. D 01.11 1 .8 Hamm THEATRE.—The proprietor of Dol by's British Theatre, published by Cumberland. Ludgate-hill, has introduced a new arrangement into his elegant work, which is a great improvement to it. Each of the successive plays, as well as the reprinted ones, will be accompanied by an original Essay, ap. phobic to such new piece, reprint, or revival; to managers or actors, or to the state of the drama generally. These Essays will be written by a gentleman whose contributions enliven the very first literary periodicals of the day, and whose style will be easily recognised by every literary subscriber. In the lest number there is a striking likeness of Mr. W. Farren as Periwinkle. The fol. lowing 13 the commencement of the Essay on a Bold Stroke for a WO: :—" This is one of the best acting comedies in the language. In dramatic phrase it may be said to act itsrlf,.soTull is it of life, spirit, and variety, ludicrous situation, original character, and sparkling dialogue. It has little wit, but abundance of humour; and without ranking as a literary production so high as the Wonder, or possessing two such capital characters as Marplot and Si) Francis Gripe, in the Busy Body, in representation it is more effective than either; and as Wi t t i s one of the strongest tests of dramatic excellence, Mrs. Centlivre has left her competitors, male and female, at an immeasurable distance behind her. Swift al ludes to her contemptuously, as "the cook's wife." It was, however, a custom with the querulous beau of St. Patrick's, and the knot of wits with whom lie was associated; to decry all dramatic talent that came not within their . privileged circle. "What pert dull di a logu e h as F arquhar writ? exclaims Pope; and (Abbot, the author of the Careless linsbond, aid of all that is excellent in d Journey to London, is handed down to posterity by the same powerful sa:irist as an incorrigible dunce; but these dunces achieved what Pope sad his host of wits tried hard, but (aged to do.. successful chains." AMERICAN PAPERS. (From the New York Gazelle, March I.] THE PANAMA QUESTION. All that we get from Washington on this subject is confined to rumours, which may, or may not be true. The statements given below are from the Dernottatic Press and Baltimore el ls • If those in the former be correct, we think the Senate has acted 4 1 a manner highly unbecoming m grave s body. (From the Democratic Pmts.( From Washington we learn that the Panama Mission ample, a large portion of the attentiP:t and time of the Senate. The ro. mour which we mentioned some days ago, that the Senate Would debate this qtlestion with open doors, Is believed to have been we g, founded, and that a resolution was adopted and a Committee ep , pointed to wait on the President, Ind ascertain whether it would b e agreeable to him that such a coulee should be pursued by the Senate. It is understood that the Committee were politely received by th e President, who stated that the duties imposed by the Constitution on the Chiet Magistrate had been performen, that the duties ran' devolved on the Senate he did not doubt would be faithfully du e charged, but that it would 111 become him to interfere er give any opinion as to the manhet in which that body should transact tin) public business. When the answer of the President was communicated to th e Senate some of the Senators affected to take offence, and a nsolu. non disapproving of the President's conduct was offered. The (hi. cession on this resolution occupied considerable time; it mis then withdrawn. We fear the conduct of the majority of the Senate oo this question will lessen the standing of that distinguished and ho, nourable body. [From the Baltimore (4r05 141 Extract of a letter, dated Washington, Feb. 23 :—" The Pa. minis Question. which excites so much interest here, no doubt it looked upon with some anxiety by the people of Baltimore. Ths Senate has been sitting fur several days with ` closed door,' upes Executive business, which is pretty well understood to be the h. nama Mission. You have been apprised that • very able report has been Riede against this Miesioo. T h is report is said to have been written by Mr. Tazewell, of Virginia. although Mr. Alston was the Chairman of the Committee, he is understood to have trim merely pis forma Chairman. The Senate have been discussing prelinimary matters heretofore, but sec understood to have gotta ; throe gis all these today, and to-morrow speak tothe main question. It is not supposed that it will be derided in less than two or t h ese days. Though all the talent of the Senate, conaistiog of Ikrries, of Georgia ; Whit e , of Tennessee; Horne. of Carolina; Sa o . . d dph and Tazewell, of Virginia ; Van Beuren and Sanford. of New York; Holmes, of Maine, Ste.:, are said to be opposes to the 3lission, it i s t h oug h t i t w ill pass the Senate by a majority of three, to tour. It is not understood here, I think, that the line of opinion should be drawn by the votes on this question. lin under the impression that our two Senators will vote for it. This much I am certain of, that if they do not, it will not be because of opposition to the admilistration. •"fazwell is absent from the city, but it is hoped will return in time to vote and speak on the main question. Mr. Reed, front Mississippi, who takes the place of Mr. Ellis, is sad to be favour. able to the mission, and it is hoped he will take his seat in time to vote on it. `• It is thought here that nothing will be done in the war of amending the Constitution, as to electing of President and Vice. president this Session—every day gives rise to new resolutions en the sub,ect." [From the New York Daily Adm .,. firer, March 6.1 By a short sketch of a speech, said to have been delivered by Mr. Randolph, of Virg nia, in the Senate of the United States., upob a motion to call fur information on the Panama question, we think that a part, at least, of the opposition to the appointment of minis. tern to that Congress may be accounted for. The Honourable Om. Heinen above mentioned is obviously afraid that the principlesof the southern republics respecting slat ery will prove to be conts. giuus, and that the spirit of emancipation will eventually find it, wsyginto the United States. We infer this from the remarks which lie is stated in the Alexandria Phienix to have made. If that ap. prehension exists extensively among the politicians of the slave states, we call easily account for the pertinacity with which the area. sure is opposed. The idea that the time nay first or last arrive, when that foul blot in our national character will be wiped sway, and the United States contain nothing but freemen among their in. habitants, appears to be the mast dreaded of all events that are ex. peeled to be disclosed by the lapse of time. Calling human beings property, we are well satisfied that slave-holders value slaves in flinch higher degree than they do any other property they possess. With such feelings, it is perfectly natural that they should look with a jealous eye towards the southern republics, where the sys. tens of slavery seems to be justly and cordially reprobated. Henc e , no considerations of political or commercial advantage can be sup. posed to have any weight in the minds of our slave.holders, placed in comparison aith the advantages of slavery. We regret extremely that all the debates on the presidential no. mination to Panama have been with closed doors. It would be g-atitying to see, and to have tie country se:, on what grounds use opposition have placed themselves cm this important question. If it be conforniable to the rules of the Senate on the subject of executive nominations, that the injunction of secrecy can be re moved. and the journal be published, we hope that may take places in the present instance, after the matter is finished, terminate hoer it may. NEW YORE, Manun 8. We understand the new treaty with Central America, has been ratified by the Senate, and that a special messenger has arrived in this city with a copy, on his way to that country. An Ilavannah Correspondent of the BalliMOIC American, writes as follows, under date of the 14th ult. ;—" We hare nothing new. Six Spanish frigates which are here, will, it is said, sail in a very few duys. They are elegant new vessels, and have some fine young men fur officers, but the crews are generally bad. A great number of vagabonds and rogues and thieves from the gaols have beat put on board of them. With such materials what can the officers do 1 Some say they are going to destroy the Mexican fleet ; others that they are bound off Carthagena, while others again assert that they are merely intended to cruise to exercise their crews, until a stronger force, expected from Spain, arrives." NEW Forts, 31.iscit 2. We are authorised to state, from an authentic source, under date of 25th February, from %Washington, that the President has had under consideration the expediency of adapting our naval force to the state of war which exists in South America, between Bruil and La Plata. As soon as the public service will admit of it, we shall be represented there by a force, competent, it is hoped. to cause due respect to be paid to our Hag. COLOIMA. Bogota papers to the 30th of January have reached Baltnnore via Santa Martha, which, however, do no not contain anything of trunnent. Bolivar was still at P'toai. It was believed that he would not take any part in the differences between Buenos Ayrts and Brazil. James Henderson, Esq. was publicly recognised by the Colom bian Government on the 16th January, as Consul-General of Great Britain. R. Anderson, E Minister Plenipry from the United States to the republic of Colombia, arrived at tia Bogota too the 20th January. We learn by an arrival at Philadelphia from Santa Martha, that the Castle of Callao was in possession of General ihodil as late as the 131 It of December. The Colombian Secretary for Foreign Affairs mentiore, in hie official report of Janoary, law, that the establishment of a common system of weights, meastates, and corns, for the New American States, is one of the objects of the Congress of P4ll/11211. Letters received from Mexico, dated the 30th January, state all wastiquiet there —that Mr. Ward intended to have conic home in the cutter, hut that the subject which had bee u the cause of his intention was adjusted. I'ORT-Au-PRINCE, FEL s.—Several respectable inha bitants of this town have met to consider the propriety of negotiating a pan of the loan to the Government in Hart itself. . Letters from one of the French West India islands state, that the estates there can no longer be dispoutt of, in consequence of the exportation of slaves. The people of colour all carry daggers against the white inhabitants. The Countess Susan Benjowsky, widow of Maurice Au gustus Benjowsky, so well known by his adventures, and still more in France by the opera, the subject of which is an episode on his !Se, died lately at the age of 79 the estate of V ersz k an , t h e county of Trentschin. A new female penit e nt a pp eare d t hi s morning b are f oo t e d in the streets of l'ari s , b ut t h e fr acas w h ic h h er appear ance occasioned in th e crow d soon obl i ged her to stop s h ort . She was pi c k e d up by an honest silk- merc h an t, a nd went offo soon after in a h ac k ney - coac h . — Fruni the Coortita tionnel of April 2. years, on COA4T os AFRlcA.—Extracts of a letter receives! a few days ago, from a Glasgow gentlemen, in the naval service, on the south coast of Africa:—" Since I wrote to you, the brig shich we captured has been condemned, and the vessel and cargo have been sold. Since she left us for Sierra Leone, nine men and a midship man hove died out of the twenty that went up in her. In the end of September we captured a Spanish schooner with 292 slaves, after an n in i t s ere no s w tin fiti c n I g uss f e o o ra fei t g e l n it der. hours. The Swinger, Tlu, inhguelrl, stationed a was sold for MI., and surgeon hav e a l so di e d ; and the master and clerk are so much reduced by di sease t h at they must be sent to England. The br i g Redwing has l ost e i g h t men and a midshipman, by fever an d dyssntery. There are severa l vesse l s up Sierra Leone river gett i n g timber. One of them h as l ost nearly all her men • an d there i s a brig here (Sie rra L eone ) in which there are only l eft one man (a native) and tw o b oys, one of whom is sick. The Captain d i e d yesterday, the M ate t hi s morning. The Redwing has taken three vessels, two of th em w hil e on their passage down Old Calabar; they engaged the b oats, b ut were .captured after fifteen minutes fighting, in whi c h severa l on both sides were severely wounde d . They were Spaniard s . Th e second night after their capture. ooe an t the der Gambia durin g t h e ra i ns, has lost several men. Her coLmander of them, a schooner, upset in a tornado, and out of 200 slaves only tip )nwe o were saved fours h a e v o cd th ; ersh a ,arrived whites ca u were re l . oist T , h a e nd t thehird h iwater on a raft. Lieutenanthas not e ti n h o had cl - arge was all ni g h t , with some others, on the of siree (now two months) wh,..m and ars is supposed qrsiips o t n o lost, cam, the Spaniards, many of and manned."—G recnoc k P aper. as retaken ramid e b MANU , The col to receive tion of cox average h %whine. stock+ ace! 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