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~- ~~ \C0" 1 : 14 ----1-t 4i:; 4 Intly4l4l t tire • ttar! eNdif.w la :71:m tat 1 - 4,ttolt -.1-.37.) th.-1!•r .e. '1::"+ • 4 • - - .1-ft!tri bt_rnet, al .14L7titstvi : , ti , :ttri Vi'rutler4 ,- .4tVl 17 tlf 61 I, M IC) i• ';- C.tarr,n7 e; •fj • ; if • - - • ' • 4#41 ZVV! " • ... 412 ` _ ' • •. ,;, , ;•• - • - '‘; - ; • , • ... . - 1 • -iv t , • I, • , e • _ • • kar dr, I, , • „„„ 1.1 1.1 FiR VtIUZ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1823. PRICE SEVEIVPERCt. VICTIM LI. I NG- OFFICE, duguit 7, 1843. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING His iItdiRSTY'S Arnt PT do hereby give No lice, That on Thursday, the 25th of September nest, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up),' and treat for the supply, on separate Contract*, of such quantity of PRIME IRISH BEEF aria PORK, in Navy Tierces, of the ensuing Season's cure, as may be demanded for Ow use of his Majesty's Troops at GIBRALTAR GRENADA ANTIGUA TOBAGO BARBADOES TRINIDAD - BERME. ST. LUCIA DEMERARA ' • sticirrs nomitocrl ST: VINCIM x, —7174 m Months certain. from-the 24th June, IWO. It is estimated that the quantity &deb may pro ba'dy be re quired onay .be equal to about 3,3110 Tierces of Beef, and lbo Path:, but information wilt be *erenfter reveal* Me Cantra:tors of the actual quantities to be seat otcts and the 7'•rnts o f the Contracts may be seen at this Office, or by ap• plying to Mr. J. W. Punstervilk,:dgent for the Pictualling at Haulbowlme. In the event, however, of no Tender being received for the delivery of this Meat at Me sterral Stations which the Ildard may deem proper to accept, they will be read,,, on the follow ing day, viz. the Stith September, at One o'Clock, to receive Tenders and treat for Me supply of as equal quantity of Bey' and Pork respectively, to be delivered into their Stores at Deptford between the tat February and 301 k .Ipril, 1844. No regard will be had to any Tender in which the Pric: shall not be inserted is Words eg length, or that shall not be delivered to the Board before Qat a'C'ideot tie said TAitfr*/,,, Me 45tA of Sexember next, nor unless the Person who makes' tke .Tender, Or some Person on hit behalf, attends to answer 6:hen caltedfor. Bach Tender must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two rerpors,vibte.Pcrsont, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering, ie Me Penal Sum. of pl. 6s. Bd. per rent. (mike whole amour: of each Contract, for the due perform ance of the :amt. Al. WALLER CLIFTON. ST. THOMAS'S and GUY'S HOSPITALS. SIR ASTLEY COOPER WILL BEGIN .hit LECTURES nn SURGERY, on WEDNESVAY, OCTOBER 1, at Eight Q'Cloch in th e Evening. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY; Established ton, A-4 Fur the purpose of granting ASSURANCES upon LIVES and suastivow4Hlrs. OFFICE*LINCOLN'S INN FIF.LOS. The subscribed Capital of this Society is Stetitalt. Assurances are effected by this Society up in the Lives of Persons in the Army, the Nary, the Church, the Law, and in every other station of Life. • This is nut a Society' of mutual Assnranct ; and the assured are exempted by the Proprietors from all responsibility. As large a proportion of the savings as shell be :teemed consistent with the security of the Society, will be periodi cally divided between the Assured and the Proprietors, as tenures :—Fotir•fifths Will be added to the Sums specihed in the Policies effected for the whole term of Life, to he payonie at thrlexpirstion of Life; and the remaitiingctue.fifth will be carried over to thePtoptietoiseCiOarantee Nu e*tra premittm is reqiiires! from Persons In the Army or Nary, unless when called into actual Service. No Entrance Money is iharitedi nor is any charge made for any Policy beyond the cost of the stamp. Arrangements have been made, under which Assurances maybe effected upon tbe*Lives of Persons resident at consi derable distances fronty Londmi t without the paymein of a Ant fur nonappearance at the Office. Attendance daily at the Office, from Ten till Four, where a Prospectus; with every other Information respecting the So ciete, may be obtained. egr The General Board Claris ellery Wednesday, at Two o'Cloclt ; but Assurances may (if necessary) be effected on any other day, upon application at the Other. eptember, ISM JAM eS ANDERTON Sec . T"E QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. 1.1/11. WILL. BE PUBLISHED in the course of the PRESENT MONTH. NEXT' I'HURSDAY WEEK. TBISK respectfully reminds his best Friends, • the Public, of the near approach of the Drawing. It is of importanie that they should avail themselves of Time present, and buy 'immediately, at ;he probability is that rickets will rise considerably. NOW the price is One-third Less than to the late Lotteries, although the intrinsic-value is the same as in all former Lotteries. The first Prize drawls out of the Whisel will receive £lO,OOO, are additiritial induce. ment to buy eat ly), and . the Scheme contains Three Prizes tit VO,OOO, Two of £lO,OOO, Thirty-four other Capital, and More Prizes than Blanks ! CI DISH'S . 011iort, 4, CORNHILL, and 9, CHARING CROsS, eminent at all time for the Sale of the greatest pro portion of the Capitdli, and where Twenty-fire were :old in the lag, Dotter)' only. , Will clear about the Middle of September, FOR MADRAS AND BENUAL, tip' THE line fast-sailing Ship CLYDE, . Al t tying, in kis* City Canal, Bonbon boo Tons,. THOMAS DitIVER, Commander. f Has txcvilent Accommodations fur Passen gers, and will carry a Surgeon. For ''Freight or Passage, apply to .Messrs. R. SCOTT, FAIRLIE, and Co., to the Commander, at the Jerusalem c a n er -h o use, or to ISBISTER and HORSLF.Y, 11, Leaden hall-street. LONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS' SOCIETY, for every Description of CABINET FURNI- Tung, FEATHER BED and MATTRESS MANU FACTORY, No. 71,, Corner of LEADENHAI 4 I 4 - STREET, London, opposite Aldgate Punip.—Read- Money Only. SOclety of Cabinet-Makers respectfully A Inform the Public that they still continue the above Establishment, for the,llenefit of Industrious Mechanics who have large Attila,' bar offbring them Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship, and Cheaper than any Reuse can do in London by twenty-five per cent.„ there being uo Other profit required on the Goods but the bare house expcnces ; at the same time will he sufficiently satisfied with hawing constant Employment for themselves and families. This Soctety w.is Established in June, 1821, consisting of 20 Mechanics, adding the number of their Wives and Fami lies, smote(' tt? 66; in June, 1819, five more wore added to the Society; in June, 1820, 10; and in June 1821, 8. The total:Number stow receiving Support through the Means of this Establishment is 191. . The sociecy and theii Families beg , leave to return their sincere, thanks to those Ladies and Cientlemen who have hitherto honoured them with their Orders and Recommenda t_ions, and shall always feel happy in their endeavours to give tb.ture istisfaction ; at the same time solicit a Continiianee of their Benevolence, whereby they stay be entitled to . Increase the Nuttber of the Society: The followiog Articles .are blurted oei Speejwien of the very Low Priced, all warranted.-Ready Alone,' only. Full size Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. 15s. --Full size tent. sa teal ll. 65,-Bordered hair Mattress to tit 141 , 13.-Mahogatii Drawer, solid ends 31: 35.-. Feather Bed 21. 10*.-Ditto., free from dust and smell, full size 31. 10s.- Six japanned Chair* . of any description in oil 41. &1.-Best do. Waslr-hand-stand 165.-rDitter, Dressing Table 165.-Hearth Rugs 145.-3 ft. 6 niches Cheat otDrawers 41. 45.-Three-foot mahogany Pembroke Table IL 18s.---Three-foot ditto on pil lars and claws 3L 155.-Mahogany Dressing Table IL-Ditto Bidet; hest 11.45.-Ditto Bedsteps 11. Bs.-Ditto ditto 11. 12s. -Ditto.ditto 21. 25,-Ditto Box Olass,-2 drawers, , best British Plate 155.--Ditto ditto Is. 65.-Ditto ditto 11. 181.-Ditto Swing Glass, large size, cOmroode 3a.-Ditto ditto 5i.-Ditto ditto Bs.-Ditto ditto 125.-Sea fled and Pillow ss. 64.-Ditto ditto4h.a-Ditto ditto 78.-NoTtay Stand 7a.-Long Mahogany `Tray 145.--Japanned Book Shelf 75.-Tea caddy 10s.-Porta. ble Desk 215..-Desk covers in number 143.-Musio Chairs-- any pattern Bs. 6d.-Eight Mahogany Chairs,_ covered with horse hair, brass nailed 61.65.-8 ditto ditto 61. 155.-1.3 ditto ditto .71. Trafalgar ditto 91. , 9*.....Meiegany Sofa to match 71. 10s.--Ditto Couch 71. I(h.-Ditto ditte 81. 10s.---I)itto, with aedstead7l. 10s.-Setof Mahogany Card and Sofa 'Fables, on turned legs, banded in rose-wood 81.15x.-Set of Mahogany Tables,: two Card and Sofa, 'on pillars and claws 12/: 123.- Ditto, the beet that tai be made-to order or pattern 161, 10s. -Handsome 7 that 6 pedestal, Sideboard, with carved back M.-Ditto 7 foot. 161.--Ditto 6 foot six 151.--Set: of Dindig Tablee, of the last pattern, 4 foot by 10 foot 61 11.- Ditto, 4 foot 2. bit 11 foot 6, 15L-,-Ditto,. 4 foot 8 by 12 foot 8; 161. Spanieh, an advance, of 31. 10s.-Straw Palliaase 11. la.-Tote' Beditteed 'and furniture 31.15.-Bamboo Bed stead and French dyptio top, with drapery and frioge, 81. 10s. -Five-foot mahogany four-post Bedstead and furniture, with French draperies, lined all - through. complete, "151. Five-foot ditto, ditto 16s, 10s.-Ditto ditto, with cornice, of a superior make, let. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele gant :drapery 111.. , --antwing-roem Curtains, of the best lito rine and Chintz, fitted for window, 61. 6d.--Ditto ditto 71. 7s. --Ditto, of a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 10s.- Dravaing-roora rose-wood-Draering-roorti Trafalgar Chairs Ditto, inlaid with bull. 201.-Table„ . 2 Covers, and Sofa, IN. 18e.-Ditto 11. Is.-Drawing-roorn Sofa 61.65.--Ditto, 71. 7 5 , -Ditto 81. 65.--=Horse-hair Cushions, each ss. 6d.--Covercd ditto 41. W. TH UR NE LL, Agent. COUNTRY'. DEALERS SUPPLIED. Goods packed free of expence, exceEt the materials, and sent to all parts of Great Britain, and to the East and West In dies.-Captains fitted out, end merchants supplied with Ca binet 0 0 0 $ for rAportation. s a lc Apartment* Furniahed at a few hours' notice, and Aloustal twit or four days:- This Day was published. Handotnely printed in small Oro. With Ten Pl,tct, price 71.4 d. a New Edition of ANEW SYSTEM of DOMESTIC COOKERY, formed upon PRINCIPLES of ECONO MY, and adapted to the use of Private Fatihes. Compris ing also the ART of CAKVINO, ()`,serrations on the nagement of the Drafty and POULTRY YARD; Instruc tions for HOME BREWERY, WINES, &c. COOKERY fur the SICK and for the POOR; many very useful MI*•;CF.I.- LANBOUS RECEIPTS, and DIRECTIONS p:oper to be win c'o given to SERVANTS both in Town and Country. "I i is prefixed n n. ESSAY on DOMESTIC ECONOMY and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, comprising many. Ob servations which will be found particularly useful to the Mistress of a Family. fly A LADY. "'Phis !s really one of the most practically useful hooks of any which we have seen on the subject. The Lady who bas written it, hat not stndied how to form expensive articles fur luxurious tables, but to combine elegance with economy, she has peen her directions in a pUin arid sensible manner, that every body tan understand; arid these arm not confined mere ly to cnoltecy, but are extended to a variety ot ob;ects to use in families; by which means the utility of the Leak i s ti ny much increased indeed." Printed for John Murray, Albemarle -street; sold alio by every kleotoeller in England, Scotland, arid Ireland. Of w h om rimy be bad, l'oely The NEW FAMILY RF,CEIPT B OK, A New Edition, greAtly Improved, htindaotziely ptlnted Elm ptice: 71.tid. in boards. NEWCASTLE. GRAND DINNER and PRESRNTATION of art Elegant SIIXER CUP to DIXON BROWN, Ss?. Captain of the Newcastle Troop. Tuesday being the day fixed for presenting Capt. Brown with an elegant piece of place, voted to him by the non-commissioned officers and privates of the Newcastle Troop, a sumptuous dinner was given by them, at Mr. Dodaworth's, the Queen's Head Inn. A little after 6 o'clock, a company of nearly 60 gentlemen, members of the troop and visitors, sat down to dinner. Among the visitors we noticed Lieut.-Col. Branding, M. P., Major Sir Charles Loraine, Bart., and the Stal'of the Regiment, as also Captain Bell, Cant : J. Branding, &c. Mr. Dotisworth's well-known taste was displayed in the most happy manner. The table Was loaded with g profusion of sumptuous viands, and French end other wines, of the richest flavoura, were in abundance. As to the dessert, it might be regarded as the ne pins ultra of Poninnals offeringa on a jubilee day. It was rich in the extreme. Pine-apples, peaches, grapes, apridota, nectarines, str. &c, studded the table, from top to bottom, ire close array.• We understand the gardens at Woolsingten mainly contributed to this very splendid display. On the cloth being withdrawn, the Chairman, (John Clayton, Esq. a private of the troop,) gate the King, which was followed by the regimental band. playing the national anthem. The nett toasts were—The rest of the Royal Family, The Duke of York and the Army, and The Doke of Clarence and the Navy, each being followed by sppropriate music. The elegant silver cup, intended for Capt. Drown, was now placed at the head of the table, immediately before the Chairman. It was a massive anti handsome piece of plate, and excited the general admire- don of the company. Silence having been obtained, the chairman rose,. and in a very animated manner addremod Cept. crows. He said " that he had been called on by the flattering choice of his brother soli diem, to be the organ of their sentiments on this Occasion that knowing as fie did, the warm and sincere attachment of every member of the troop to their captain, and feeling, tot he did, the inadequacyofhie own powers,lic despaired of performing.,to their satisfaction, the duty confided to him. The period (he proceeded) which calhal them together in arms, was fresh in the memory of all ;they saw their country distracted by revolutionary spirits,and England—safe, for ever sef4, in her own valour, against foreign enetn les—endangered by denaestic foes,who threatened to tear front her brow the laurels she had reaped " in iron harvests on the field." .Those who heard him, had the satlifaction,of reflecting that they haanot been insensible tothe calla of their country , . !key rose In defence of her institutions, and sought in discipline and mutual support, that strength which was not in numbers. The worthy and excellent person whom he had then the honour of ad dressing, had been chosen to direct their efforts, and he could venture to say, every individual of the troop hailed with stela t sation that choice—a choice which placed at their heed a man endeared to all by the amenity of }Cif disposition and his gentle. man l y manners. They had found in him an AIR commanding officer, ensuring their obedience :aid attention, by the power. ful influence of persona courtesy and kindnost. Ire flattered himself that their labours had not been entirely vain, and that tile spirit which had been dirplayed in the formation oi r eorpa of yeomanry, bad, in some degree, contributed to hasten the dawn of that hright.nr day which_ now broke upon their toun.. try. Before the troop r. 9 dissolved, before .any diminution in their numbers took place, they NO; that day, met togctl.er to testify to Captain Brown their feelings of grateful regard, and that those feelings might be permanently recorded, they respectfully offered N his acceptance the Cup which stood be. fore him, a token of their remembrance °fibs past, a pledge of their esteem for the future."--(Very great applause.)—Tho foregoing is but an imperfect outline of the admirable speech delivered by Mr. Clayton. Captain Bitowx rose to return thanks - 1 be said, "ho really felt quite at a loss for words to express his acknowledgments to the gentlemen of his troop for so substaal s Proof of their kindness and good-will. It was a source of great pleasure to him to hate the honour of commanding a troop composed of so respectable a portion of his brother townstnen. ills duty, as their officer, became light when every one 'vied in seal and alacrity in the service. He distiliitned any Milt to himself in the discipline and excellence of thud troop. The rosin spring of their efficiency (and he trusted he might use that term, after what they had beard in the field yesterday) was their worthy Colonel.' With reference to the splendid present he bad that day received, he could assure them it would keep alive in his breast the most pleasing recollections, to the latest period of his existence; and he would take care that it should be placed most conspicuously in his house, so proud was hoof possessing such an honourable record of the a4Cction of his brother sol diers."—(Orcat applause.)--Captain Brown gave, in a bumper, The Non-commissioned Officers anti Privates- of the Newcastle Troop. The President then rose and said, be was about to propose a toast, which be was sure would be echoed back with rapture by every voice,—" Our distiaguish et! Guest, Lieut.-Colonel Brand. ling."' This toast was received with the most enthusiastic burst of applause, which continued for some minutes. When silence could be obtained, Colonel Branding rose to make his acknowlecignients. Be said, " that however flattering was the manner in which they had drank his health, he did not feel himself entitledjo the extreme measure of the compliment that had been paid hon. Ile admitted it was most grateful to his feelings to receive such proofs of their approbation of his con• duct as their commanding officer. But how unavailing would have been the mast unremitting attention on his part, had it not been seconded, as it had been, by a zeal and steadiness on the part of the wilt le regiment, which bad advanced it to that proud state of efficiency and discipline to which it had attained. He was justified in making this observation, after having heard the concurrent opinions of several Inspecting Field officers. In the opinion of these competent judges, the regiment he had the honour to command, was second to no yeomanry corps in the whole united Empire. He need not repeat how great was the gratification to himself to be placed at the head of such a body of men. Seeing around him so many respectable inhabitants of Newcastle, lie could not help reverting to a former period of his life, He felt greatly obliged to a number of gentlemen then present, and if not to them, yet to their fathers, uncles, and other relations, for the distinguished support that had been shewn him during the pc tied of 14 years that he had had the honour. to represent the town in Parliament. Obligations so handsomely conferred he could never forget. The reasons that induced him to resign that proud situation, he was sure they would not at that time call upon him to explain ; but this lie would say, that they were consistent with the most entire and grateful respect for his constituents, Having withdrawn into the vale of retire ment, it was the ferment of the times that had again called him into active life. It was to preserve the independence of the County of Northumberland that he had offered himself to its choice, being persuaded that two.thirds of the freeholdere of that county were opposed, as he was to the political party which had then possession of it. In the part he had the honour to sustain on that occasion, he felt how much he was indebted to many individuals then present r. the conscioutmees of this would never be removed from hie mind, and he had the greatest pos. sible pleasure in making the avowal. The splendid present you have this day made your Captain, (continued the worthy Colonel,) is au unequivocal proof of the entire confidence that subsists between you; and it must generate a proud feeling in Captain BroWn's breast, that he hat received so flattering a token of your regard, as well on account of his merits as a com manding officer, as also because of his gentlemanly demeanour, and for that courteous urbanity of manner for which he is so distinguished. The very eloquent and handsome manner in which the worthy President presented that cup. reminded him that he had a duty to perform. Ile therefore begged they would fill a burnper, as it was The flealth of their estimable Chairman, Mr. 'John Clayton." Drank with very great applause. Mr. Clayton rose to express his acknowledgments:--He said—" He felt himself flattered by the compliments paid him by Cel. Brandling, and by the mariner in which his health had been received. Ile was apprehensive that as a soldier he did net merit their approbation, for he very much feared he had permitted civil avocations to interfere too much with his mill. tary duties. flehrould say, however, that it was his tireatest pride to fill the station of a private in the Newcastle "'toot, and so long al it exitted, would he continue so. fie was happy to observe, that, in that day's muster, he perceived no emblems of mortality —no symptoms of decay. But when the day ere rived when their services should no longer be required, lie trioded that the memory of the connection which had subeiste e l between them, would unite them in the bond.' of friendship and mutual good-w , ll, for the rest of their lives!' On the health of Major Si r Ch es . bonsine being given, the Hon. Baronet rote to return thank,. He raid—" He felt very proud vf the honour, and wan happy to think he had their s_p.. probation. Their worthy Colonel was n nal y g point to them ; and he should ever be most happy in adopting the advice and following the example of that worthy man- BY so doing, he believed he should not fail in securing to himself the continued approbation of all who heard hint." On the health of Captain 13e11 being drank, that gentlemen rose and returned thanks in a very aonnated manner. lie se w, " he felt proud in belonging to a corps of yeomanry that had come forward at a crisis of peril, for constitutional purpose's, Some, It was true, had accusal theta of taking up erne; to crush the liberties of their counery. The allegation ow' false in the extreme. nurse who recillected the unsettled state of a great portion of the people...enisied by wicked and design ing demagogues, in 1819—must feel peoluseled that the Men• st:TC retorted to, of organizitte voloothrY carp of yeomanry, 11 . 11/11111kue 1.0 "grant with seleatien th the rights, the dearest rights and privilege* of higlislunea. Wee it run patriotic to resist the inroads of anareby? Wise it not the part ofa goo d man to curb the licentiousness of ate overbearing faction ? w ar. , it not his duty to step forwent in defence :.f what wet m os t dear—our wives ; families, an d peaceful dwelling, ; for had the designs of the totsehievous prevailed, detoletion and ruin wouldl have overwhelmed all that was good ;+nd valuable in the matt. tidiest!! of roe'..ety. We became attYlCit volunteers to oppose t h e most den emus set of demagogues that evor menaced A eOl3ll- try. lied they succeeded in their roacOtnatione, t netea d of be. old taglaral one oldie greatest and leahnieser of nation?, our deer native land would indeed have twee degraded, Thank (lead i t ot h, o ,i et , , an d h e could riot htlp thinking that t h e humble eralcavours of the yew/lora,' cores heti mutely con tributed to the reetoratien of a neeill)y ptll..t.lea lf e through out the country." Captain rt WO inueh appleuded throe dt - 04t VacCh. - The health of tite Vice-President, (Mi. Archbold, w as g e ee „ s in rere liendsome termh by ('al. B" r 3 ri d l l ng. The Vice-Chair man aeheewledged the hoaeat or tr' C"MPlitnerkt. e r r* reer „ t that heillL: 0W47%1 to co:Wen:it oar xvirrt, we wrist °Mit a c on _ giderubl? 'portion. of the proceedings et the oNehinee he ot nt roo however, eould rorpreie t h e agreeable totanitnity and hilarit y that prevailed to a late hours and the Pa , ttY dispensed highly teratitled by the entereeinmeet. The following 'wire amon g the toast!: that W et. E., eie e n_The Lord Lieutenant of N,,, Thurnint. land, His Maieity's Ministers, The Duke of 11,r ellington, sir Thome?, le an k ie and the Of fi eers of the Scoot (ham The Mayor end t7.arporraion o f Neweastle , The Coal Trade, Sir Thomases Iltuden and the Tyne Memo's The lards Elden and Stowell, Her (knee the Duchess of North..troberland. Mr. Alderman Reed. Mrs. Brandling , 14153. Dixon Brown, The Members for Newcastle. Zee. Zee. On Friday la i d, R. W. 13ratullittfts U.sth While exercisin g on the Towe e moor, with the Northouthett'ehtl 'Cavalry, was petit, nyoitest and thrown from hiss ho-se, h'. which ircid hie right caner bene was brolien. haypy to , state the! he is now nerdywe!" —; Nt.wecwt:e C(4 - 3: 1, 12 t• co vENT GARDEN TIIF.A..TR, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ste-- 7 -In reply to the letter of your Corre spondent, VERITABi I beg to state, that I am personally no friend to the present Lessees of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden. With Mr. Kemble only I have the honour of a slight pro. fessional acquaintance ; captain Forbes, and his brother-in-law, Mr. Willett, I never, to, my knowledge, saw in my life ; all I know of either, is from public report of their marrying the two Misses White, whose mother and her sister, MIS. Martindale, inherited the share their father, the late celebrated actor, Mr. Towel, ori. ginally purchased in the theatre, in conjunction With Mr. Barris and Mr. Colman. With Mt. Brandon, on the contrary, I have long been intimate, and feel most acutely for his situation, and that his circumstances are unfortnnately such as not to enable him, at his advanced age, to resign his situation in the Theatre without a murmur, and ,to withdraw from the anxiety, fatigue, and vexations attendant on a public life, if not with the otium rum dignfla te,-- of some more fortunate public characters, at least, with competence and respect. It there. fore cannot he presumed, my volunteering my opinion proceeds, as VERITAS would infer, from a friendly feeling towards the. Lesees, and hostility to the late Box-book-keeper, wh o I . , wished to befriend by my former suggestion of a Free Benefit, and which, notwithstanding the reasons stated, Iv ould, I am confident, prove not only the most just, but ultimately the most beneficial means of remunerating poor Brandon for his years of indefatigable labour.— The chief objection appears to be the time stat ed ; this I hope might be accommodated : it arose merely from its being about the period Brandon usually had his benefit ; and if it could repay him when the nightly charges were deducted, it surely must prove a source of considerably greater profit, and amply remunerate him, now. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, Temple, Sept. 13. DRAMATICUS. PARDON OF THE PRUSSIAN MERCHANT FONE, FRANKFORT, Auck. have just received from Berlin an authentic account, dated the 10th instant, transmitting a copy of the rescript of the King of Prussia to the Minister of Justice, Von Kircheisen, respecting the cause of Fonk, as also copy of a letter enclosing it to the. King's At torney-General at Cologne. The documents are as follows: " I have had the criminal cause of Fonk care fully laid before me, and I have pronounced this judgment:— " Ist. That the fact of the murder of William Cotten, whose body was found in the Rhine, near Crefeld, on the 19th of September, 1816, is not indubitably established. " 2d. That the retraction of the former evi dence given by the cooper Hamacher, which contained his own impeachment, and that of the merchant Fonk, rests upon much better grounds than his original confession. " 3d. That the alibi of the merchant Fonk has been strictly investigated. " I cannot, therefore, find either Funk or Ha macher guilty, and consequently I cannot confirm the sentence of the Court, nor adjudge a smaller punishment. Hence follows the release of the accused, for which they have themselves peti tioned ; and I chairge you to issue the necessary orders accordingly, without delay. After the extraordinary attention which has been bestowed upon even the minutest circumstances in the in vestigation of this cause, it can hardly be sup posed probable that any well-grounded evidence can hereafter arise either against Fouk or Hamacher to warrant a new trial. If, however, this should come to pass, whether sooner or inter, the present acquittal shall not prevent a further investigation ; but the same shall not take place until after having been specially ap plied for and approved of. With respect to costs, I abstain from giving any decision at present, and I return you all the enclosures to your reports for the last three months past. " Toeplitz, July- B, 1892. (Signed) " FREDERICK WILLIAM. " To the Minister of State and Justice Von Mu:hi:ism" " By the enclosed authentic copy of a most gracious Cabinet order of the 28th inst., you will perceive that his 'Majesty has not confirmed the sentence upon the merchant Foal: and the cooper Hamacher ; hut, on the contrary, has directed the immediate discharge of both the accused, You are therefore desired to give the necessary orders ac cordingly without fail ; and to observe for the futtire, that if any fresh charges should appear against the accused, you are to be careful to pur sue the course laid down by then King's most gra cious Cabinet Order. As the reversal of the sentence does not extend to costs, the decision with reßsril to the latter must remain as at pre sent. You will receive, by the next post, the : f ilth:meta of the Court of Cassation in this cause, with all the acts and records thereunto " Berlin, July 31. 1823. The Aliniitet ofJustice VON MACRE N , the Eine's Attorney4k tend at Wogite." M. de LA PL,tce, on Tuesday last read to the French Academy of Sciences a memoir of great importance, ou the flux and reflux of the tides.— Ever since 1808, at the request of this profound mathematician, uninterrupted, observations have been made at the port of Brest on these pherio. men a. NU. de La Place, it appears, has 'suc ceeded, by a rigorous appreciation of the in• lluence of the sun and moon and local• circum stances, in resolving the most difficult probletns respecting the causes of the tides. FOREIGN LITERATI-IRn. rNo . LX.I LL'ART DE LA. DANSE, i e. The Art of -DO - sitiered in its true relatiOns with the Fedutatiesi of Vila*, Gounmoux.DAux, Daucing Maattr. The origin of this art muaf he very-ancient,' for in order to trace it, M. Gourdoux-Faux has been obliged to go' back ".to the first ages of this world." It is indeed very probe:W(olst the creation was celebrated by dancing, but bovrd'itg they dance then ? Cannot you guess ? No art, no method ! It consisted, as our author will ob ';erve, of irregular jumps ; tha oared was notyet invented. But it did not remain: long unknown:. " Soon," adds M. Gourdoux-DauE, " rules were rr established to the sound of Instruments. rife " body "moved.in cadence ; the arms were opened , " and closed ; the feet " art of dancing became highly esteemed.'' This is proved by its having been cultivated by se veral grave personages of antiquity. I ern oblig ed to M. Gourdoux-Daux for reminding me that Epaminondas piqued himself upon dancing well, a fact which had entirely escaped my memory. As to Socrates, he was not only, as is generally known, a very great philosopher, but he was also on of the best dancers of his time, which need not excite any surprise, for he received hisinstruc tions in a good school. M. Gourdoux-Daux, whose opinion is suppoled by very strong authorities, assures us that, in exchange for the lessons of philosophy which Aspasla received from Socrates, that Courtesan gave the Philo sopher every morning a lesson in dancing. The anecdote is curious, and ought to put all detrac tors of the art to confusion. The wisest of the Greeks, Socrates, dancing a minuet with Asps sia ! There are, I suspect, some affinities be tween 'philosophy and dancing, which the vulgar cannot perceive. M. oourdonx-Daux, who appears to have made deep researches in his art, gives US a very correct idea of all the dances known to the an cients ; there are three of which he makes ho nourable mention, viz, the en:me/Jim, the seirnis, and the corder: the last was, without contra diction, the liveliest, and our author derives front it the volte-couronte and the gavotte. This learned antignite btu not been sufficiently praised. It knew every thing, discovered every thing, even to our gavotte which it had invented, leaving- the moderns only the glory of bringing it to per fection. The more a nation is civilized, the better it dances. This is an important truth, which the Introduction of M. Gourdoux-Daux puts beyond all reasonable dispute. By it you perceive that dancingnot only follows the progresS of ci but also retrogrades with it. Woe, therefore, woe to nations, who leave off learning to dance ! They are not far removed from barbarism, and the French, it would seem, have lamentably expe. rienced the truth of this observation. The Re volution, says M. Gourdonx-Daux, gave a ter.. riNc blow to dancing, from which it, has .not. yet recovered. The French lost then " that " ease in their carriage and deportment, " those amiable and polished manners, those " seductive graces, which in the f ine days " of France raised her to the highest degree "of perfection. They were replaced in those " disastrous times by an awkward and rude tone, " the enemy of French urbanity." What dancing! what manners ! A few years longer would have brought to destruction in France the art taught by M. Gonrdorix-Daux ; the first of all arts would have perished, and with it civilization ! I like to see our author deplore those disastrous times, and regret thefirre clays of France, which were alsO the fine days of dancing, If I had not known that all dancing-masters of any distinction are men of reflecting minds, our author would have convinced me of it. However, M.Gourdouv-Dauv doer/not despair' of his art. " The principles' of, the true And the " beautiful may," he says, " be eclipsed in times " of trouble and revolution, but they re-appeals " afterwards with greater eclat." In short, oar Professor seems well persuaded that if the French will but enter into the spirit of the five pailtiow, they will dance, very soon, as gracefully as they danced in 1788. This treatise is very useful to lovers of the art ; nothing essential is omitted. All the po sitios, all the steps, and all the measures and times of dancing tkre described with a clearness not always observed its elementary works. never comprehended perfectly the sissonne until I had read the explanation of M.Gourdoux-Daus. judge of professors of dancing who write on their art, there is a very simple mode . which I have made nse of successfully. Their wonderful entre-chats on one leg, theirpirouettes do not im pose upoti me. .It is by the minuet that f put them to the test. If they speak 111 of it, or even with indifference, they have quite forfeited toy good opinion, for it is impossible to think favour., ably of their principles ; but if one of them praises, like 14..G o urdoux-Paux, " the noble " and elegant simplicity of the minnet ; if he " considers the minuet as the most amiable, the (''most d, cent, an d the most polished of dances," then, 1 say, he is the master you should follow. You cannot fail to profit by his instructions, since he loves the minuet, which, by ihe way, is 001 decried by thoso who know not how to dance it. Illustrious Marcel ! you were in the right. What a wonderful thing ia a minuet ! C.