The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-04-29 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. L oy lorbata pnnsonby gave her Grit root for season on Thursday ca m e l. a her hou-se In St. James's-square. The elegant suite of draw. .„. were brilliantly illuminated. There were present nearly 300 fashionable - .. among whom were—llls Royal Highness the putt of Giouce-ter , Prince Ederhary, Prince Pollgnac, Prince Ostrich'. a n d, and roost of the Foreign Amtas-aslors and their Ladies, the Duke of IN‘a „ a hlee, the ihiches. of Leer'. and the irowsger Duchess, the Merqulo Mardsioness of Sallatury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford, gorily Brotioneas of hondond,rry, the Dowager Marchioness of Sails ban. the Marquis of Carmarthen, the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, the far; and Countess of Char:earns-. the Earl of We.tmorland and La dy G. r a pe, the Countess of Tankerrille, the Connie.* St. Antonio. the Count- F o es, Lonl and Lady Wm. Hendrick, Lord and Lady George 7a.rend,h, Lord and Lady "fmlamcre, the Ladles Graham. Are. The Doke of Atholl entertained a distimmistied party at dinner yester ag, at hb house in Urea George-street, Westminster. The Countess of Gro.senor has issued cards of invitation fora grand am e t ahly on the 17th May. Lord and Lady Haryir.rormh entertained a large party at dinner yester • b e y, at their house In Saville-street. The Earl of Ilarrovrity had a grand dinner patty yesterday, at his house la Gresr;rnor.square. tars. Hope entertained a large party of fashionable' yesterday evening, at het house In Mansfield... Deer. had Barham had a dinner Forty yesterday, at his house In Great Cum • bulgrol.street. Lady Trier had a dinner and evening party yesterday, at her house In swite ~b eds The owing Noblemen and Gentlemen had dinner parties yesterday: au r oodles Hulse, Hon. Mr. Sennett, General Ross, and G. H. Sumner, Ent , K.P. The Hon. Mr. Grey arrived yesterday at his house, Charles-street, fiedirteYln are. a er ies'. al Batt's Family Hotel, Dover.street :—Lord and Lady Anson and family, from Newmarket. Arrives at the Royal Hotel, St. Jamea's.istreet :—F. Deleasert and fa mily. from Paris; J. Page, Esq. ; R. Heywood ; A. French, E.g. from Huhn's. Departure:—Lord Farnham. and 11. Maxwell, Esq. M.P. for Torquay, Devonshire; C. 1.. Walker, Esq.; R. Vivian, EM.; Lord Mount N.Nr;*; Edward Kerr, F.sq. Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork streets : Viscount and Viscountess Kinnaird, from •Iwickenhant Mull., E.g. sod Lady Plikington, from Essex. Departure* :—Mr. and Mrs. (armlet and family, for Kent Lady Stewart. for Berkeley-square; Lady Walpole vial family, on • tour ; hioncriet Esq. on a tour. The Compose of Arran" card party, on Thnriday evening. In Dover. street, was elegantly atteorksi • among other distineuished fashionable* present were--the Earl and Countess Beauchamp, Lard and Lady Tan erect, Lady E. Jane.. Lady K. Biatchford, Lady K. Onslow, Lady Pullen, Lady and Miss shigner, Mrs. and Miss Calvert, Mrs. Coons, Air.. and Miss Wilkinson, Mr. Mrs. and Mlss Gosling, Mrs. Dawson, Mr, and MI.. June.. Colonel Wortley, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Giles, Mr. Mrs. and MI.. Stafford, Mr. Dickens, no The irate of York arrived In town yesterday, from Newmarket. The Duke of Wellington and suite arrived yesterday, at I o'clock, In ?locality, from Russia. - - • - - • • - • • The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford and family arrived yesterday, at their house In Cleveland-Num, from their seat, West Hill, Surrey. The Marquis and Marchioness of Northampton and Lady Elisabeth Compton left the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, yesterday, (or their sect to Northarnprumhire. Lord and Lady Churchill arrived yesterday, at Lord Clifton's, at Roe osioptou, from their seat in Osford ihlre. Arrivals at Fentoo's New Hotel, St. James's-street:—Mr. and Mrs Walsh and family, from their seat In Woreestembire; Honourable Mr Arandell, fr..fin a tour. Departures t—Colortel Wood; Thomas Whit more, Esq. M.P. for his seat, Spiry Park, Yorkshire. Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Hrook-street :—Mr. Ro , h and Lady Cope. from a tour; W. Christmas, Esq. from a tour; urdon, Esq. hors Hastings Captain Grey Mrs. Pytt and Mt.. Irwin; Latourhe, p.q. from Dublin.—Departures:—Mr. and Mrs. Holier, fur Devonshire; Miss Harrison and Miss Cholmondeley, for Llncolnshire ; Mrs. Wacker sad family on a tour. LONDON FASHIONS FOR ar.4l. [Extracted from the World of Fashion and Continental Fraillesow..] FANCT BALL Dates.—This elegant dancing costume is an Improvement on the dress worn by the Spanish ladies in New Cas- Idle: on a petticoat of white silk, is a broad border of cerulean. blue satin, on which are three bands of black velvet, at equal dia. tames. A short apron, rather scanty. of white silk or Barbary gauze. has a border at the bottom to answer that on the petticoat. except that in the place of the black velvet stripes are quilling% of white blond. A similar quilling of blond surrounds the apron, headed by a narrow blue satin rouleau. The Spanish corsage is of black velvet, with chemisette sleeves of white silk, over which fall Castillian points of black velvet, edged round with blue satin, • rouleau of which encircles the bust, which is delicately concealed by a drawn tucker of broad blond. A narrow stomacher of blue win, ornamented to carrecacr, is placed in front of the corsage, terminating at the point, in several long loops. A hat of white crape, bound with blue, and trimmed with a ribbon of the same colour, is placed very backward, and very much on one side. The hair is ar. ranged in the present fashion of long, full curls ; and on the side where the at is most evose. is a bouquet of large, full-blown roses, with Glattwina pins; the beads of wrought gold. The ear-ring% are of diamonds, but are rather small ; and ftoru a braid of plaited hair round the neck , depends a diamond cross. The bracelets are of hrsiCed hair, clasped with diamonds. The slippers are of black satin ; any other would destroy all the classical association of this attractive costume. litmus:NADe Mass.— A dress of fine cambric, with three deep flounces of fine India muslin, beautifully embroidered at the edges, which are finished in deep, sharp points. Over this dress is worn a spencer of lavender-coloured satin ; ornamented across the bust with silk buttons. A stiffened collar, pointed a /a :Insights, stands half up, and is surmounted where a portion of it turns back, with a full ruff of lace. The sleeves ea gigot, with manche nine a la Perse ; but there is a novel feature its these ornaments, from their heing stiffened, which imparts a distinct grare to their appearance, taking horn them that plainness which always marks, these kind of mancherons. The sleeves are confined at the wrists, close to the glove, with gold plain bracelets, on each side of which is a row of topazes, or heads of amber. The hat worn with this costume is, when for the carriage, of white crape; for the public promenade, it is of grin de Napless and is trimmed about the crown with either fan-like ornaments, or litho points of the same raterial as the hat, bound round with satin, and adorned with branches of purple lilacs. A small bow is placed on each side, under the brim, en the hair, nearly as low as the ear; and a loop string of rich 'Otte ribbon, placed very backward, under the hat ; Thelon!) deerending to the bottom of the waist. seems to attach the init. A belt is worn with the new spencers., of the same material as they are made of, with a neat rosette, of four bows, behind. CAIIIIIAOL VISITINes COSTI:ME.— A dress of lavender-grey gees de Naples, ;rimmed at the bottler with three broad flounces, falling oven each other; these flounces are ocalloped in shallow points. and are edged w'th three rows of very narrow black velvet, which has a beautiful effect; the upper flounce is surmounted by an ornament, consisting of five rows of narrow black velvet in waves. The body is made high, and a double pelerine-cape falls, from the throat over the bust and shoulders. The sleeves are shaped en gient, but are not wide; and the pelerine cape is trimmed to correspond with the flounces on the skirt. -n that man eherons are not requisite. A hat is worn with this elegant dress. of white chip, trimmed with two different coloured ribbons, one of jonquil, the other of turquoise.blue; the crown of the hat is orna mented also with yellow narcissus. A r Ell frooN Da tss.—Dress of straw-coloured grim de Naples, with one deep flounce, scalloped and pinked at the edge. over which is a row of chicorce, and at about a hand's breadth distance above ie soother row of the same trimming. The body is made plain, and Inch enough entirely to shield the contour of the bust ; the sleeves lone, and formed of white crape. A hat of white chip, adorned with marabouts of straw-colour edged round with scarlet ; a tuft of these feathers is placed under the brim on the tight side. From a bee rest the hair, just above the left ear, descends a loop string, at a fastening to the hat, of white ribbon, rather lower than the IMPROVEMENTS OF LONDON [From the Brazen Read.] We are delighted to see the interest which the good people of London take in its improvements; and, without assigning too much importance to the popular voice, we cannot help thinking that wherever that voice is freely and fully expn ssetl, it seldom speaks wrong. Thus from the moment when the buildings which covered St. Martin's Church were removed, and an idea was given of the mag nitude and grandeur of the projected alterations in that neighbourhood, there was but one feeling of the absurdity of permitting the Mews to remain in its original txulition. We are happy to state that this building will be taken down, and that its place will be supplied by the National flallcvy of Arts—a magnificent building, which will occupy uearly all the north side of the square. It is not yet determined whether the immense area which the removal of the Louses up to St. Marti n 's -lane will afford, is to be entirely open. Mr. Nash's plan is to erect a su perb edifice in the centre, for the Royal Academy. klquestrian statues of George 111. and of George IV. will also be placed in this commanding situation. We are happy at the same time to know that every difficulty is removed which impeded the widening of the Strand at Exeter 'Change. That inconvenient building will be taken down, and a sumptuous Bazaar, projecting much less into the street, will supply its place. These important inn ptoveluents are united with a design to connect Sou thamp ton-strect and Catherine -street, by rebuilding Exeter street, now a horrid ral-de-sae, upon a tasteful plan. This will also greatly facilitate the access to the Theatres. '1 he completion of these improvements, in connexion with the projected alterations upon the site of Carlton Palace, will render this part of the metropolis equal, if not superior, in architectural magnificence, to any city in the world. Whatever faults of detail may be imput e d t o M r . N as h, i n the grandeur of his conception s he has done more for the intprovement of London th an any architect of our country. Ile is fortunate in living at an era when such noble pro- Jets are supported by the Government and appreciated by the people; and though recent events may have repressed the building mania, such public plans may go forward without interruption. EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. We were yesterday favoured with a private view of the Exhibition at Somerset House, and although perhaps it has not quite so fine a display of pictures in the higher class of art as that of last year, it is still a very fine exhibition, and shows that our artists are making advances commensurate with the patronage which is so liberally bestowed on them. ‘Ve miss our favourite Wilkie, and are sorry to say there is nothing in his particular style to make amends for the loss; but we have an exquisite specimen from the pencil of Mr. Stothard, in a Fete Claimpttre, No. 16, which for female grace, richness of colouring, grouping, and all that could be desired in such a subject, places this amiable artist in a point of view, higher perhaps than be ever stood before. He is the father of' poetic painting iu England, and may be justly styled the English Raphael. Mr. Briggs, the Associate, has two very fine subjects, Othello relating his adventures, No. 31, and The first inter view between the Spaniards and Peruvians, N 0.135; the lat ter an exceedingly tine picture, in all the great requisites ; its drawing is faultless, and in expression, colour, and group ing, it is perhaps the finest picture in the rooms. Leslie has a subject front Don Quixote, No. 60, which will add much to his well-earned fame: the story is ad mirably told, but we think the Don too tall ; and we could have forgiven the artist if he had departed a little from the truth of the story, and not made the beautiful Dorothea kneel to a suns culotte, which the I)on literally is. The expression of the bather is beyond all praise, the colouring is very fine, and we are quite sure, while our artists paint such pictures, they cannot want patrons. Pickersgill, R.A., has a very lovely picture, which, by some strange mistake, is omitted in the Catalogue, hut was ticketed during the forenoon as Medora, from Lord Byron's Bride of ithydos, No. 168. It represents the love-sick fair pensive in her apartment, looking out on the waters, which are tinged with the silvery light of the moon. It forms a great attraction, is placed in an admirable situation, and shows the artist to be taking a very decided lead in his profession. Newton has a very good picture from the Beggar's Ope,a, Machcath upbraided by Polly and Lary, No. 206. The contrast between the two females is excellent, and the Captain is dressed in the costume of the time when the opera was written. This is a subject to which we observe greater attention paid every succeeding year, and cannot be sufficiently commended; it is particularly conspicuous in young Mr. Bone's picture of IY,/se/ at the Court of Francis the First, negotiating Me meetink of that King with Henry the Eighth of England, at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, No. 355, a capital picture ; and in Cooper's Battle of Zutphen, 1586, No. 11, where the de tails of the armour and accoutrements are so correctly given as to defy the criticism of even Dr. Nieyrick himself. By the bye, we believe Mr. Cooper and many others of our artists are much indebted to tile liberal feeling of Dr. Meyrick, which induces him to throw open his house for the inspection of that unrivalled collection of ancient armour, the property of his son. This picture of Cooper's, painted with so much truth of effect and finished in all its minute details, we rather think demanded a more conspi cuous situation than has fallen to its lot. The Hunliu4 of Chevy Chace, No. 292, by Edwin Land seer, is an admirable performance, where again we meet with the same fidelity of costume; but its chief merit de pends on the spirit with which the animals are painted. We think this the best work which has yet been produced by this clever young artist. Mr. Danby has one very fine picture, Chr ist waking on Me Sea, No. 303. The effect produced by the light from the lantern, which the incredulous fishermen are holding up to recognise the Saviour, is most singular. Alezande,'s triumphal entry into Babylon, No. 370, by Ewbank, and the Destruction of a City by a Volcano, No. 374, by S. Pother, are so rruch in the manner of Martin, that we were at first sight deceived into a belief that they were from his pencil, particularly as we found them in the Ante-room, his usual station when he exhi bited at the Academy. Here we also find a clever picture by Mr. Derby, Queen Catherine Parr, after her reconciliation wills Ifenry VIII., sundicating the pardon of her enemies. In the same room we find a picture by the President, Sir Thomas Lawrence, the Portrait ,f a Child, No. 396, which, had he produced no other work of art. we are sure every person of taste and judgment would consider entitled him to the proud rank he so eminently fills. Never surely since the time of Sir Joshua Reynolds slid such a work as this grace the walls of the Royal Academy. The picture represents a sweet little girl (we learned she is the daughter of Sir George Murray), who has just returned from a gar den, with a lapful of the most beautiful flowers, which she is holding up, and looking you in the face with an ex pression of such sweet innocent witchery, that one is almost beguiled into a belief that she will speak and ask you to cull a nosegay. This inimitable performance we are sure will prove one of the greatest attractions in the present ex hibition, and if any thing could add to the fame of the masterly hand that produced it, this exquisite picture would stamp Sir Thomas as the first artist of the present age.—His portraits of the Home and Foreign Secretaries claim our next notice, that of Mr. Peel being a " Bishop's half," while Mr. Canning's is a whole-length portrait. The latter is represented in the House of Commons, having just risen to commence a speech; lie is dressed in a blue surtout, with black pantaloons. silk stockings, and shoes, and shows his fine figure to great advantage. The way in which the figure is brought out exhibits great skill, and this portrait, from its station as a centre over the fire-place, evinces the estimation in which it was ,held by the Com mittee for placing the pictures. We have also, by the Prtuident, portraits of the Mar chioness of Lanadown, Mrs. Hope, Lady Robert Manners, Lady Wallscourt, and Lord Melville. The Marchioness anti Mrs. Hope are both painted with that attention to all the refinements of grace and beauty for which Sir Thomas is so pre-eminently conspicuous. The portraits by Pickersgill are Lord Lilford, Lord and Lady Rodney, Sir Jacob and Lady Astley, a Lady, and ' Mr. Poole, the author of Paul Pry: they arc all admirable, and, as already intimated, we are much mistaken if this gentleman will not soon take a higher station in the arts than many of his competitors imagine. Sir William Beechey exhibits five portraits, Jackson s i x , Phillips five, and Shee seven ; many of which arc very fine, anti, if our limits permitted, should be enumerated. We find that, in mentioning the historical subjects, we forgot to name Etty's Choice ( 4 1* Paris, No. 24, which is a picture of great writ, particularly in colour, although we heard one of his brother artists jocularly tell him, he ought to clip his Cupid's wings; their locality is rather con spicuous as concerns one of the goddesses. There is a sweet picture by our favourite, Allan, from the exquisite ballad of " Auld Robin Gray." In the department of landscape, we have two by Con stable. A Mill at Gillingham in Dorsetshire, N0.1'22, thews this admirable artist to take Nature alone for his study. Nothing can exceed the truth of detail which marks this line performance ; the plants growing by th e mill-stream are those only which would flourish in such a situation, while those which are beside the corn-field are the never-failing accompaniment of such a scene, and all Painted with even botanical fidelity. The freshness which is exhibited throughout, makes us feel ourselves in the country, and almost wish to lie down with the shepherd boy, to shrink from the crystal stream which gurgles by him. We observe, among the groups of magnificent trees, a couple of cushat doves, and the rustling which one of them is making appears to attract, the attention of the sheep-dog, who is raising his car and turning his head in the direction of the sound. Who but an intent observer of Nature could bring so many little accessories and circum stances together as are found in this inestimable work of art ? It is impossible there can be a greater contrast of colour than is found between Mr. Constable and Mt. Turner, who exhibit. three pictures—Cologne, No. 72; The Forum Ro mnnum (for Mr. Sosne's Museum), No. 132; and another. In all, we find the same intolerable yellow hue pervading every thing ; whether boats or buildings, water or water men, houses or horses, all is yellow, yellow, nothing but yellow, violently contrasted with blue. With greater invention in his works than any master of the present day— invention which amounts almost to poetry in landscape, Mr. Turner has degenerated into such a detestable manner, that we cannot view his works without pain. Ile is old enough to remember Loutherbourg, whose red-hot burn ing skits were as repulsive as these saffron hues of his own. IVe mention this not unkindly, and would wish Air. Tur ner to turn back to Nature, and worship her as the goddess of his idolatry, instead of this "yellow bonze" which haunts him. Mr. Callcott has two pictures of large size and high rank, the Quay at Antwerp, during the fair-time, No. 10",2, and DOM Fishing-hunts running fid, in the en (lmmo to Inntrd and mirsing the painter-rope, No. 16.1. It is astonishing to see under what widow' aspects different artists view nature. Here we have, in Mr. Callcott, the cool fresh breeze of European scenery, while in Mr. Turner's pictures we are in a region which exists in no quarter of the universe. ..... There are some fine pictures by Mesars.W. Daniell, W. Westall, Jones, Howard, Reinagle, Drummond, Chalon, and others. In the department of Sculptitre, Mr. Bally takes the lead, in an admirable group, Painting deriving in.spira lion from Poetry, decidedly the first work in the Aca demy. He has also several busts, among which will 5e found an exceedingly, fine head of Mr. Stothard, lt.A., No. 1064, which we were informed had been executed for the President. We also find the initnitahle veteran Flax man employing his classic hand on the k",ngenial subjects, )fodelr ,!/. Michael Angelo and Raphael. Chantry has a statue of Mr. Grattan, and another of Washington, both of which to us appear very common-place, and very un equal to former works bearing his name. Indeed the gen tlemen of the profession make no secret in saying he has been more indebted to others than to any intrinsic merit of his own. We have heard this repeated often. In the Library we find, as usual, a splendid display of architectural drawings. Those by Mr. Soane are of the highest class, and show the lofty conceptions of his classic mind. We think this artist has been rather hardly dealt with lately, by the Gentlemen of the House of Commons; although we believe, " if the saddle were put upon the right horse," Mr. Soane would stand nut only exonerated from all blame, but deserve great praise for what he has done. There are a great many beautiful Miniatures in the Antique Academy, but want of room prevents us from enumerating them. The total number of works of art ex hibited amounts to 1105. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. BY EXPRESS. NEWMARKET, FaIDAY NIGHT. Match. ISM). T.Y.C. . --.........-. ..... . Duke of Granort's Pigmy. list. 41b. . - 1 . Mr. U. Scott's Witch, B.t. 41b. . . 2 Won by a length. Match. M. But. 51b. each. A.F. Lord Tavittock's Leeway . . - 1 . . . Duke of Portland's Tory . - 2 • Won in a canter. Match. 200. kb. M. Mr. Wortley's Reformer, Bat. 61b. - . - 1 Mr. Rowlett's Logic. B+t. 71b. . . • - 2 " Won by a length cleverly. Match. 1W D.M. Bst. 41b. each. Lord Exeter's c. by Whalebone - . 1 - 3.tr. Rogers's Jocko . - - - 2 • Won by a neck. A fine race. The Newmarket Stakes, colia Rst. 71b. fillies 80. 21b.—D. M. The owner of the second florae to receive-100. - Duke of Grafton's Goshawk . . 1 Mr. Wortley's The Dragon—Calypso . - 2 Lord Exeter 's c. by Cant tin Candid—Advance - 3 Mr. Barnard's Barul Munchausen ... . _ Won by two lengths. Match. 100 h. ft. R. M. The match between Lamplighter and,Swias Guide was not de cided when our account left. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. His Majesty's ship Rainbow arrived on the Bth of February with the Lieut.• Governor, and sailed on the 10th for India. Lord Charles Somerset had taken his passage for England in the China ship the Atlas. The Cape paper of the Bth contains the particulars of a gallant incursion of a party of English soldiers into Caffre Land, under the command of Colonel Somerset, to attack the kraals of " the Chief Neuka, and his mistress, T. Shoosa, an aunt of Gaika's, and the oldest princess of the blond royal," situated near the Buffalo Mountains, 20 miles north-east of Wiltshire. After plunder-Mg Bonnet), an in nocent Chief, shooting a boy and a few women, for which the Commandant appeared very sorry, the brave party suc ceeded in capturing a large quantity of cattle; anti after restoring to the innocent Chiefs and others what they had stolen, a booty of between 500 and 6110 head of cattle re mained, the consequence of the gallant enterprise. The savages, as they are termed, appeared to have followed close in the rear in the retreat, and succeeded in cutting off one English soldier and a settler, both of whom were instantly sacrificed to the vengeance of the exasperated natives. No reason is given for the expedition, but we imagine it was intended to repress cattle-stealing. The following is the conclusion of this affair, taken from the Cape paper : " What advantages may accrue from this expedition we cannot at present anticipate. The iintnediate results are the capture of a few hundred head of cattle, of which only a small number can be proved colonial; the diffusion of distrust and alarm among the Caffre chiefs, and of general dismay and apprehension among the frontier colonists and Caffre trailers. A public meeting of the inhabitants was called for the I.Sth Feb., to establish a Joint-stock Banking Company, with a capital of 50,000/. The traders and the growers of wine were in a state of great distress, on account of the wine duty imposed in England being high in •proportion to that on wines from other countries, which had prevented all the usual shipments from the Cape. F. L. Holt, Esq., Barrister at Law, of the Middle Tem ple, and of the Northern Circuit, is appointed to succeed Sir Griffin Wilson, Knight, in the office of Vice-Chancel lor of the County Palatine of Lancaster. IVe are very glad to hear that a splendid sale of fancy work, for the benefit of the distressed Spitalfields weavers, will shortly take place; among the names of the ladies' patronesses are several of distinction. In the annals of benevolence we know of no exhibition that can recommend itself with such forcible claims, for it is the offering of taste and industry in aid of suffering merit. Subscriptions for the relief of the distressed weavers of Blackburn have been opened at the banking houses of Mears. Cunliffe, Brooks, and Co. • Messrs. Hamtnersley and Co.; and Messrs. Hankey and Co. The donations have been liberal, but we understand that the distress is so great, as to render further and immediate contributions es sential to secure the sufferers against actual starvation. We are happy to state that the letters from 111accles. field, received yesterday, represent that place as enjoying tranquillity; but the distress of the weavers is described as dreadfula COM ET.—PALERAIO, MARCH 23.—The bealltifill comet, which in the months of September and October, last year, shone with such splendor in our southern hemisphere, and then withdrew to amaze the savage tribes of the other he misphere, has now returned to our horizon. But it is now shorn of its beams ; and, as if ashamed of its nakedness, conceals itself from the eyes of the curious in the rays of the morning twilight. On the Itith, however, it was ob served from our Royal Observatory, by Signor Caceratore, about an hour and a quarter before sun-rise, between the legs of Sagittarius ; its right ascension was 269 deg., and south declination 47 (leg. 4rl miq. If the mountain did not cover five degrees of the southern horizon of Palermo, it might have been seen some days earlier. By the Gacela da Colombia (Bogota paper) of Feb. 19, we learn that the state of Upper Peru had prayed the Congress to allow Bolivar to remain some years longer in that country. No answer appears to have been given to this request. In the unofficial part of the papers is given an account of an address of Alvear, the envoy from Bue nos Ayres to Bolivar, with the Liberator's reply, in which lie is represented to have spoken in angry terms of the Emperor of Brazil. There is, however, no date to this report; and the intelligence which is derived from Potosi (where Bolivar was at the time of this conference), through Buenos Ayres, is of much later date than that derived through Colombia. HAZARD AND Co. ' s GREAT SUCCESS I—Hazard and Co. shared and sold three prizes or twenty thousand pounds, drawn the let of last month (March). Next 11reduesday (.May 3), six prima of twenty-one thousand pounds, with other capitals, must all be drawn. 'this is positively the last Lottery but one. Hazard and Co 'a Offices, Royal Exchange Gate ; 26. Comhill ; and 324, Oxffird.street ; and by their agents in all the principal country towns. THE BRITISH PRESS. DISTURBANCRC AT BLACKBURN. [From the Second Edition of the Blackburn MalLl Maiholfice, Wednesday, 1 o'Clock, We omitted to notice, in our first edition, the arrival. at one o'clock thin morning, of soother troop of the Ist Dragoon Guards, from laced'', having only been about twelve hours on the road. IWe aho find that we were misinformed respecting the prisoner,' taken at Mr. Turner's works. at Ilelmahore. We are now told Chet they were thirteen in number, and were taken to the house of 111,. Niel, the New Inn. at Haslingden, when they underwent an examination before a Magistrate. While. however, the mining. nation was proceeding, the mob assembled in front of the house, and sent a volley of stone., by which all the windows were hrok m, and the frames forced out ; the pri,onera then jumped out of the windows, and were taken away in triumph by the mob This morning, about 9 A.m., the mob proceeded to Rawitenstall, shout three miles from Haslingden, when they attacked the works of Messrs. Whitehead and Cn., and obtaining an entrance. they destroyed 170 looms, and then went away in the direction of Eden field, on the road to Bury. The dragoons are now tinder arms, exnectlng to receive orders to proceed to :lie scene of the last-mentioned riot, and to follow the rioters. The party who were at Darwen yesterday. also destroyed a quan. tity of power.lonms at Orldleston, near that place ; both thole that were at the factory, and also some that had been put up in • dwelling-house. Three o'clock. A gentleman from Clithern informs us, that the mob there dis persed quietly last night, about sit o'clock, and that this morning the streets ot that town were become pretty elenr. The rifle corps went off to Clithern this morning at eight o'clock. Capt. Bray (whose conduct throughout the whole of this aflisir re. flsets the highest credit upon hint, and hats secured him the esteem of the inhabitants) has just returned with the party who accom panied him on font last night. We trust the poor fellows may now rest trout their fatigues. _ About one o'clock our active deputy constable apprehended three men nn suspicion of being concerned in the riots of yesterday : they have since been taken to the Sessions Room, and are now un• dergoing an examination there. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) Blackburn, Apr!! 2G. We lire quiet hue to.dav, except from the bustle of taking up pri.onert, and a great number of idle people in the streets; they have. however, commenced at Bury and Htslingden : the power. looms of two factories near Sunnyside were broken into by ten o'clock :his morning. The whole eountry iv in an uproar. The Craven Legion, Bolton Yeomanry, Militia, &c. are called out. I am confident we shall have no peace soon._ . - " Colne, April 25, 1028. " I am sorry to inform you that we are much alarmed in this neighbourhood, inasmuch as vast bodies of people are assembling in diffilent parts of the county, and committing great outrages. Yes. terdav there was a general muster at ['enrich?, about six miles this side Blackburn, and two miles from Accrington, where they de. molialted 75 pair of steam-looms. They then marched to White Ash. where they destroyed a greater quantity. They hail hitherto met with no opposition, and therefore they proceeded to Blackburn,: where they commenced an attack upon a factors containing 3115 pair of looms. Here the soldiers interfered, notwithstanding which they accomplished their desire, but not without loss of lives. They then marched to Low :Moor, near Clithero, and about 11 miles north-west of Caine, where there is a large weaving establishment, employing a sufficient number of power looms to turn off a piece of calico per minute. Here the general body encamped last night. amounting to about 10,000, 2,000 of which are said to he properly armed, and to have undergone mature discipline. We have as yet heard very little of what already is, or what may be, the result of this day's transactions, but both sides seem very obstinate. We have already beard of some being killed, and others wounded. Hundreds are continually coming to view the operations of the men from Pendle-hill." " Haslingden, April 25, 1826 " I have great difficulty in getting on the road during the last few days, in consequence of the rioting in this part of the country. I passed at least 30,000 men, all armed with pikes, yesterday, on 'my road here • they had completely destroyed ie two mills at Accrington, ant i after arriving at Blackburn, destroyed all the power-loom mills in that town. Report Kays that only two lives were lost, but I should think more. The attack is intended to commence here this morning, upon Turner's mill. A troop of soldiery had just arrived from 31anchester. It is expected the men will attack Garnett and Co.'s mill, of Clitheroe, this afternoon, to which lam unfortunately going. The Craven Legion and a troop of dragoons are nn duty in consequence. It is impossible for me to describe the situation of things, in consequence of these dis. turbances. People will neither part with money, nor their bu siness." The following is an extract of a letter from our Liverpool Cor. respondent, dated Thursday:— " Reports here state, that the rioters have continued the work of destruction to the power-looms in and nesr Bl.ickburn, den, &c. and that some lives had been lost. A gentleman who arrived last night passed through Blackburn yesterday afternoon. saw sixteen persons taken into custody ; that the rioters were in a very serious number, and very probably they would tcscue the prisoners." The following is a copy of a letter from Blackburn, dated April2s : In my letter of yesterday I described to you the destruction of the whole of the power-looms in this town and neighbourhood. I omitted, however, to mention many circumstances vninecied with this melancholy affair,; but I will now give you more parti culars:— The factory belonging to Mr. John Haughton, of Park-place, is situated within 100 yards of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal ; and over the Canal at this place is a stone bridge. The people placed themselves in great numbers upon the bridge, and began to hums. The soldiers received orders to drive the people from the bridge. Then began the contest. The officer gave orders to drive them from the bridge; but in this they failed, the people repulsed the military with heroic courage; for three times the bridge was taken and re-taken ; but ultimately the people triumphed, and succeeded in taking the place as it were by storm. While the rioters were In the factory, carrying on the work of destruction, a soldier or two fired through the window, and wounded one man in the head ; the ball entered at the back of his neck and came out of his mouth, taking along with it two teeth and the roof of his mouth. Though the wounded man fell in the factory, in the midst of the assailants, yet it in no way intimidated them ; fur they kept hewing away until the whole looms were destroyed. Then were seen the rioters carrying away the bleeding man from the premises, unmolested, and all well.plcased with their apparent victory. About five o'clock this morning, the trumpet sounded to arms— an express has arrived that the whole county was marching towards Lowe-Moore Factory, with an intention of demolishing the power. looms of Messrs. Garnett and Horsfall. Lowe-Moore is about half a mile from Clithero, and about ten miles and a half from Black. burn—at this place, from 12 to 15,000 are employed in spinning and weaving cotton. The number of looms employed are said to be five hundred ; so you may reasonably suppose that that place would be marked out for destruction. A rumour prevailed, very generally, about nine o'clock this morning, that the Lowe-Moore loots had been attacked at three o'clock, A.M., and the whole had been destroyed with the !As of some lives ; but up to this hour, five o'clock, P.m., nothing authentic has transpired. However, it is true that thousands have surrounded Clithero, with a determina tion to complete the work of destruction. Wherever we turn our eyes, our ears are smiled with fresh ac counts of large bodies of men preparing to attack, and with others having done the work of deatruction. At Darwen, amid' village four miles south of Blackburn, the rioters broke the whole looms belonging to a Mr. Curt; From there they marched a few miles further, and likewise demolished the whole of Mr. Thompson's, at Heap.Aapter. completing the above in what the mob called their ‘• best style ;" they bent their course seven or eight miles further, to two places, called Hell.shore and Ramabottom, but up to this hour we have no intelligence. Half-past Five o'clock-100 of the rifle corps have marched into the town ; they are much fatigued, having marched from Man chester since this morning. They have not been in the town more than half an hour, when they have received orders to march for wards to Preston, an express having arrived from that place that another party had attacked what is called Swainson's large factory. Whether there is any truth in the rumoured express, and to what extent damage is done, it is impossible to say at present; but I probably may before post ime. Seven o'Clock—The town is all in a ferment ; the soldiers are In the street under arms. and the streets filled with people; four or five expresses from different towns for assistance, but the military are undecided which place to go to. Generally speaking, the peo ple both in town and country are well pleased with what has been done to the power-looms; yet the well.informed are very actiee in attributing all our misery to excessivetaxation and to the Corn Bill. Indeed, the moat illiterate reason so ; but they say, " let us do away with one great evil, and within our power, and then we'll talk about the other." You can form no idea of the sentiments of the middle, and what is called the working classes of society ; because they have undergone a complete change during the last few months. Almost all classes are on the brink of ruin ; anti how can it be other wise,when,literally speaking,three•fourths of the population are out of employ ? In this town the unemployed are relieved a little by the subscriptions raised for them within the town, but the poor creatures for miles round are almost hungered to death. And well they may, for they have nothing to live upon, except what is doled out to them In the shape of parish relief, and that is very little ; for the Overseers declare that it is impossible to collect rates at pre. sent. Business is almost at a stand; nothing in prospect, conse quently nothing but the horrors of starvation stare us in the face. The Riot Act has just been read again, but the people dispersed quietly to their homes. The horses are so fatigued with their day's labour, that the riders have returned to Lowe-Moore, IN such con. veyrinces as they could procure in the town. Five have this moo meet passed my window tilled with soldiers, and the rain pouring clown pretty freely. We are all waiting with great anxiety, ex pecting every moment something important from individuals who have been near the spot; the two hostile parties wait with breathless suspense for the first attack, but the probability is, that the rain will cause the poor creatures to disperse, and thus end the day. Nine o'Clack.—l have just heard that the woollen power. looms at Hell-shore, near Haslingden, have all been destroyed, but cannot say what number, but suppose them to be considerable, Twenty ptisoners are said to be the result of this affair ; whether true or not, I cannot speak positively. The last accounts from Lowe-Moore state that the people are determined to finish their job before they break up. • P.S. The estimated damage done to three of the factories is sup. posed to be ten thousand pounds ; of the others no idea can be formed at present. LAW NOTICES. COURT OP TIM LORD CII4NICI CHANCERY. :ELLon Tim OAT, •T MS, Donn v. Watson, appeal, part bear 4 Duke ofr4t...Allran'a v. Duchess of ilarker v. Rayner, appeal Rorie v. Lord Urrounde. per Jude. ment Repent Pickering re Huichinvos, bankrupt petition, per Jodgiovni In re Prankv, lunatic petition In re ‘herhvell, ditto In re White, bastropt petition VICE-CHANCELLOWS COURT. St. Alban'e, 2 appeals, andruppl. bill, per out, Lord I)eethur.t. v. Heathrote, ditto Same v. I)akit of Mt. Alban's, ditto Williams v. Goodehild, appeal per order Tan TICIC-CRANCILLOII, TIIIII DAT, AT BALI - ►AST TIM, Duffield v. Elrveg, fur ther directions per judgment Cowles. _ Coast v. Bert% $. Init. Pottier T. Bonita% Cotrey V. Mellekh Trunert of the Brattooh Museum v. White Harding v. Lorain Eley v. Bicknell Hunt •. Rent•on Eipaite fluent re Mime, bankrupt petttbm Exparte Jones, ditto Rarrigon •. Riming Browning ♦. Bantu Whiting •. Whiting Harrison •. Brook King v. Moody. Ezilarto Hobson, ditto Canoes, further the Master of the Rolla In re Booth, petition (ore Idliller„ ditto POLLS COIIRT. lons, and petitions to he I this morning, at nine. Chauncey v. Rees, do. Fowle v. Fowl.. cone Raining v. Bayning, petition In re brown', ditto Fish C. Vein, ditto Attorney-General v. Vigor, ditto Abraham v. Levi, ditto by con.ent, bellove Manning V. Theelgar, Adam. v. C . illeCd - itto In rt Mlckle6tld ditto Andree v. Kaye, ditto In re Court, ditto Cunynham v. Lord El ditto Green ♦. Apron, ditt• Garrott v. Grieve, lac _ then direcilons Touche' v. Elton, pet Mon v. Nogg, ditto Gatileband V. Monroe, Mato do . n, ditto Barber ♦. !tuber. ditto Talboys •. Holford, do. col THIS Froirt v. Bryant skn.on v. Le Cren Senjamln v. Gyiby Lowyche v. M'Grefor Taylor v. Trott Crena4on v. Couptand Loeb./ V. Ratliff' Ford ••. Gogh.. O•win v. Turner Pecket V. Gardiner URT OF KING'S 113F.N1 VAT, A? HALF-rA9T ?MI AINDON COMMON leltixr andnall v. F', ter Wilcozon v. Wonfor Welch v. Williun9 Caniagton v. Hickuell elltek v. Moody Lake v. Rotomn Tbumnt V. Cb) Sbeftton ♦. stow Huffier v. Gocopertz c SIDS Asttry v. Tontlas, rCri. 'KI.VIC. OURT OF EXCIfEQUF; Tnif DAP, AT TIM o'rt Before the whole Court. plea I Attorney-Ge Todd v. Poppet hove v. Deacon Hrotherton v. Ostend GHIA)Ie v. Payne Jonev v. Wi lliams Hotter v. Green Davie v. Fell Bewley v. Greene Smith v. Maddiena it. LOCI. LA, INTELLIGENCE. v. Deere, pies COURT OF CHANCERY, rinDAY, Apait 26. SWA bLOW-STREET CH A PEI.. Mr. Curreo, notwithstanding the observation of the Solicitor. fieteral, that it was not then his intention to reply, proceeded to state several arguments to induce the Court to set aside the election of Mr. Wodrow. The qUestion in this case 17111, who had the right to elect the preaCher in the Chapel? Whatever view might be taken of the subject—whether the members of the church (the communi cants) were to be considered as the only qualified electors, air if the members of the congregation (the meat-holders) were alone to be considered as entitled to vote—in either case he was prepared to show that the election of Mr. Wodrow had been completely irrego. tar ; in either case the trusts of the chapel had been equally vio lated. Some of the subscribers who voted for Mr. 11 oxbow did not belong to the congregation. Though members of the church, and subst.•ribers for the payment of the 3linister, Illy did not at tend the service in the chapel, but went to each other plates of wor. ship as their convenience or Inclination might prompt. On the other hand, many of the members of the congregation—many of those who regularly attended in the chapel—were riot mem hers of the church, and did not ' muhscribe for the payment of the :Minister. In this case, Dr. Manuel, the Modern. tor, had admit'ed me.nbers of both classes to once for Mr. Wodrow, but had uniformly refused to admit seat holders who were not metsbers, to vote dgainst him. The interference of the Lord Chancellor was prayed, on the ground that the trusts of the pro perty had been violated • for, in an ecclesiastical point of view, is was obvious that his Lordship could have no jurisdiction; and this Interference was claimed only after a fruitless application to their ecclesiastical superiors. Fifty-two members of the congrega'ior► and fourteen subscribers had signed a protest, addressed to the Presbytery of London, and objecting to the election on a variety . f grounds, which the Learned Counsel detailed. Among others. Mr. Ching mentioned as one ground of protest, that a sufficient outliner of candidates had not been provided. The LORD CitANCELLOR asked if the Court could bring gen. tlemen up from Scotland to preach before the congregation, that they might have enough of preaching candidates. Slr. CHING observed thae It Was the duty of the Presbytery to do in. The Loan CHANCELLOR asked if the Presbytery should par the expenses In currency or small notes. Mr. CHING observed, that it would appear in the sequel that this was only a matter of pounds, shillings, and pence. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, there was no such thing as pounds. shillings, or pence, in Scotland, only small notes. Mr. (THING continued. The Preshvtery had objected to this protest, on the ground that it did not refer to the spiritual concerns of the cliutch, which, according to the Rev. E. Irvine, who smoke on the occasion, ought to be the only subject to which the Pres.. hytery should direct its attention. If the congregation had been in Scotland, their course of proceeding would have been obvious. They could have appealed from the Presbytery to the Synod, and from them again, if their decision had not been satisfactory, to the General Assembly ; but they had here no appeal but to the Lorl Chancellor, who was hound to protect their rights, on the same grounds that the Presbytery had thought proper to reject their ap. plication. Mr. Ching concluded by observing, that the usage of four out of the fife Scotch churches in the environs of London would prove that the congregation had a right to vote In the election of their ministers. sfEt.LISTI v. stet tzsit. The Cnurt was occupied the remainder of the day in hearing Cnintui in this cause, which has been so repeatedly before the public. The Hnt.ICITOtt-GE NE HAL applied to discharge an order fur paying 22,326/. out of Court to Mr. Mellish, the defendant, and was supported by Mr. SHADWEL L and Mr. PEPS'S. Mr. HORNE and Mr.HEALD replied. The latter observed, that the case had been heard twelve times' is his recollection, and say one who had kept an account might be able to bay that ft had beet heard thirty times. He had generally excused himself fwom addres sing the Court, by observing that Mr. Horne;waa his leader; but he had been forced to speak sometimes, As it was observed that Mr. ►lorne had done it so often, that it had come to his turn at labt. He had been in the cause so long, that he had learnt the answer to the bill by heart. They were now is March, 1826, just as ,such advanced as they were in March, 1823; and although lie hoped that they would be here in March, 1829, receiving his Lordship's orders, as they were now, he trusted that they would not have to wait till then ; but that they would have the decision in March, 1826. After the reply of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated IRS intention of pronounc ing judgment on au early day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY, Aram 28. LIABILITY OF CARRIERS. HARSH V. HORNE. This was an action to recover the value of a box, containing silk goods of the value of 17111., delivered to the defendant, to be con. veyetl by one of his coalies from the Cross Keys, to Bath, which was lost by the negligence of the defendant's servants. Mr. J. BAYLEY appeared for the plaintiff, and contended that the defendant was clearly liable. By the common law, Carriers were liable for loss or damage to goods entrusted to theft care, and the only thing that.saved them from such liability was proof of such a notice to the public as existed upon the present occasion. The cases upon which notice might or might rot apply are divided into two classes. The one is, *here the reward for the carriage of goods is paid at the time and place when and where the goods are r delivered to be carried ; the other is, where the goods have been delivered at the place of their destination, and the risk is per. formed. In the latter clefs of cases the notice cannot apply. la the former class of cases it does ; and then lit is the duty of the carrier to enter the value of the package when he knows it, and to charge accordingly. Here the defendant knew the value, and un. dertook the risk without any extra payment. If the Court, how. ever, should be of opinion that this case came under the latte r class, was it reasonable that when the defendant undertook to de. liver a box safely at Bath, for a reasonable hire and reward, as it was found by the Jury, he should now be allowed to say " I did no such thing?" The contract was, that the defendant should VC* ceive a reasonable sum for carrying a box above 5!. in value; that contract he had not fulfilled, and therefore be was liable. it CURWOOD, contra, did not dispute a carrier's common-law liability ; but here the question is, whether, when a carrier has given notice that lie will only contract specially for the conveyance of goods above U. inwralue, his taking the goods from the plain tiff, who knows the existence of such a notice, remits the defendant back to his commnn.law liability. A contract must be rescinded either by words or act.. If by words, then no question can arise. If by act, that act must be inconsistent with the prior notice. A carrier foe hire is not paid merely for the carriage but for the respon. sibility. That must be fixed, pro rata, upon the value ascertained. Here it was not; and, therefore, there was nothing inconsistent with the no:ice in receiving these goods. After the notice, it was the duty of the person presenting the goods for conveyance to UAW the value, in order that the rate might be fixed, and that he might par accordingly. The COURT, after complimenting the Gentlemen on both sides for the succinct manner in which they had argued the case, without introducing any superfluous matter, said, this was a question which required mature deliberation; sod they would give judgment oo • future day. DOE er dens. su • TkIWAITT V. VARDIEL. In this case, an sction in ejectment was brought to recover very considerable property in the county of York. The question was, whether, if a person (under whom the lessee of the plaintiff claimed) went Otto Scotland, became domiciled there, and had • child by a womevbefore marriage which woman he afterwards married, that child (which undoubted) y by the law of Scotland be. came legitimate, and inheritable to land there.) would becOme legi. timate and inheritable to land in this country ? Mr. TED DALE was partly heard at great length on theitflirrnative •