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of the Police, were admitted to an audience of the King. His Majesty, after having listened to the Ad dress, made the following answer :-- 46 I am ex tremely sensible of the sentiments expressed by my good city -of-Paris. They could not have given. me a greater mark of attachment than by offering a fete, which will be worthy of him wham I love to call my son, and who is the glory of France and my happiness in my old age Curt', Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened this morning at 83Z 1 1. —The Expresses from Paris have brought the French Rentes at 901. 30c., and Spanish Bonds at 24i. This great fall of Spanish Bonds in Paris was sensibly felt in our oven Foreign Market. This morning the Spanish Bonds , opened at 27+, 25, 27-i, and are now 26, which. is a fall since Saturday of 5 per Cent.— By the 'Private Letters received by the above Express, it is stated that Baron d'Ettot.ss has been made prisoner by Mira, who has sent word to the French Marshal, that he is determined to sacrifice _the Baron, with two French Officers and two Priests, should the Spanish Government execute . General Riego. —The fall of . the Spanish Bonds at Paris is attributed to a telegraphic dispatch, received from the King of SeAts, stating his determina tiotknet to deviate from his first Decree in regard to the Spanish Loan. FOREIGN MAIIBIT.—LittIe or nothing doing except in Spanish Bonds. The price of Spanish Bonds is now consider. ably higher in London than in the Paris Market This may he accounted for from the con. fideot expectation which is entertained tha the British Government will insist on the rigid fulfilment of the Treaty respecting the claims of the Merchants, and the exc itation of which would of course involve the recognition of all the other pecuniary ' gations of the: Constitutional Government-H It is difficult - to imagine that FERDINAND'S Go. vernment will•be so insane as to give this country a.cause of war; for in a war so just, and so necee• sary the preservation of the honour, and to the assertion of the rig htful claims, of Great Britain,Spain could not reckon on being assisted by France. England would bo able to say to France, " We have, as you yourselves mutt admit, a. fair and legitimate motive for our hostility against Spain.' We did net inter fere in , your quarrel with the Same Power, though we denied the justice of the prin ciple on which- •you founded your pretensions, and though our interference was required by many considerations of our own interest. — On what possible ground, then, can you prtend to interfere with us, in, Seeking the honourable adjustment, not of an European question,' but of a question purely British—the settlement of which in no way affects the. state of Europe or,the rights and interests of France ?" WOW be difficult for France to find a pretext for opposition to this policy. If, in violation of ail justice and of reason, she did take part against us, merely because she was resolved that this country should be humbled—then it would be necessary to • prove to her once again that England is not to be insulted with impunity. The following interesting account of some of the proceedings in Cadiz previous to its sur render, and of the behaviour of FiRDINAND and his correspondence with the Duke of Aptootr meta, appeared in the Chronicle of this morning: 7 — " We learn, through a direct channel from Cadiz (the parti culars are also confirmed to us from Gibraltar), that the nego ciations were renewed between the contending parties, in con sequence of the taking of the Trocadero, which was made a fresh pretext foi than.' It appears certain that the King of Spain lairuself renewed the correspondence which had been abruptly 'broken off, by writing another letter to the Duke d'Angouleme, the date of which, if we mistake not, was the Oth of Septem ber. In this letter, which was confided to General Alarm, tbe King urged and solicited that an armistice might be agreed upon, adding; " that during the suspension or hos tilities, he trusted it would be possible to agree on such terms as would lead to the negociation and conclusion of a peace, mutually decorous," Gen. Alava carried with him private instructions and powers, in case an opportunity presented itself, to agree as to the form and bases of the armistice thus proposed, yet unprovided with any authority to promise a variation in the Constitution, the occupation of La Isla, or indeed of any other point that altered the position of the French from the :di possidetis at the moment the armistice was agreed upon. This autograph letter of the King announced that General Alava was the bearer, and if successful, besides the ordinary details, he was empowered to regulate the duration of the Armistice, as well as the terms - and conditions on which it was to be made general throughout Spain. " General Alava was politely received; but when the object of his mission had been considered by the Duke d'Angouleme, the proposed negociation was rejected, and he was sent back with a communication, short and haughty, in which the King and the Constitutional Goveniment were told thrt the sine qua non bases of any armistice and negociation which could be accep ted were, first, the liberation of the King; and, secondly, the occupation of the Gaditanean Island by the French troops.' " General Alava arrived at Cadiz with this perplexing note, and in one equally laconic, dated the Bth, the King returnetlan answer, in which he stated ' that it was necessary to understand what the Dnke d'Angoulerne meant by the liberation of his Royal Fermin, calling upon him specially to declare bow, when, and where he would bylim be considered as being in a state of free dom, according to his own -acceptation of the term.' With this simple request of an explanation was Gen. Alai ' s sent back' to the French Head-quarters, when the Prince Ge neralissimo answered, by letter entrusted to the Duke de ()niche, in which he declared that he would not consider King I Ferdinand VII. as free, until he saw him in the midst of the French army—" Au milieu de l'armie Francaire ;" adding, " that then his Royal Highness engageroit So llfajesti d donne'', au au mains d prometre a son peuple,• lei Institutions que dans sa sqgesse, elle jugeroit plus convenable ! ! !"' that is, the he then would induce his Majesty to give, or at least to pre mise, to his people those institutions which in his wisdom he should deem most suitable. . "'This insulting answer, in which the French tore off the mask, and :hewed that the,words of Kings are no other than empty sounds, produced another letter from the King, also con fided to General Alava, in which he simply proposed that an interview between him and the Duke.should take place in whichever of the two following modes might be preferred:-- 1. The two alone, without attendants, at an equal distance from the French and Spanish lines ; 2. On board of a British man of war in the bay of Cadiz, and with or 'without the gua rantee of Great Britain, as the Duke d'.4ngouleme should himself agree ; that is, by Bngland becoming a party to what• ' ever negotiations might take place on board, or by merely offer ing the mutual benefit of neutral ground; at the same time adding, that whatever negotiations might be the result, the same should rest on the grant of a Constitution, which would secure a true representative system and rational freedom tiiibe Spanish nation. "To this letter the Duke d'Angouleme gave a fiat denial, s t the same time announcing that he would enter into no further " pour parlors" until the King was in the midst of his own army; and moreover that if a definitive answer was not re turned to his last proposition within fire hours, the operations of attack would be carried on with the utmost activity, rigour would be enforced ; further intimating, that in case things were pushed to extremities, and the means of assault were re sorted to, the usual consequences, inseparable from such a state of things, might be expected. " Finding matters in this state, General Alava returned the same day, the 9th, announcing that the negotiations were again ' broken off. In the mean while, a Note had boon addressed to Sir William A'Court, soliciting him to offer the same terms, in the name of his Government, to the French Generalissimo, and requesting' him at the 'same time to send a vessel of war to the Bay of Cadiz, in order to facilitate an interview above alluded to. Sir William A'Court, we understand, readily acceded to the proposal, and wrote to the Duke D'An gouleme, but without obtaining a satisfactory answer, the French still persisting on unconditional submission ; for the terms proposed by them, as they appear in the above narrative, can be taken in no other light. _ _ _ " We hare thus traced the progress of these singular nego. ciations, which not only led to the downfall of the Constitutional Government in Spain--a Government which, at two distinct periods, had been acknowledged by all the powers of Europe— but also ended in the total abrogation of every public act which ,took place during the periodof its existence. We do not renounce the hope of some day or otherbeing able to lay before our readers the entire correspondence, in its original terms, which took place on this momentous occasion; but in the meantime we can pledge ourselves for the authenticity and fidelity of such portions of it, and statements from it as we have given above." A dreadful accident happened on Monday night last at one of the coal pits near White• haven. By a sudden explosion in the mine, upwards of thirty poor men were instantaneously killed, be s ides several horses. The town of Whitehaven, in consequence ) presents at present a vary distressing scene. POIITSMOUTN," OCT. 18.—On Thursday, his Majesty's sloop Sappho, Captain Jim SIN JONES, arrived at the Mother bank (the quarantine station), from Gibraltar, in 12 days., bringing Mr. Bailey, the King's Messenger, with dispatches from Sir William A'Court, with which he was permitted to land, and he set off' for the Foreign Office. The dispatches re late to the surrender of Cadiz, and all the recent events in that quarter up to the dth inst. Sir William A'Court intended to embark on the 6th. inst, in the Tribune, Capt. Onion, for St. Lu car,on his way to Seville, to resume his diplomatic fun ctions atthe Court of Ferdinand. We understand Capt. Jones had an interview with General O'Donnell, commanding at Algesiras, on the Ist inst. when the General read a letter to him from aperson of high rank at' Cadiz, announcing that a majority of 68, to 24, of the Cones, at Cadiz, had voted to restore the King to ab solute power. It was understood that Blew) was to be tried by the ordinary tribunals (not by a special commission) for the murder of eight people at Malaga ; andwas firmly believed at Gibraltar, by all parties, that no person will suf fer for political offences ; not that Ferdinand has any kindly feelings towards the Constitutionalists, but that the French insist on the policy of such conduct. 'When intelligence of the surrender of Cadiz reached Gibraltar, the French squadron at Algesiras, consisting, of three frigates and a brig, fired a royal salute on the occasion. The Sappho left this.squadron at anchor off Algesiras on the 4th inst. When the Sappho passed Ta. riffa (on their passage home), the batteries at Tarlifa fired several shots at her, which, had it beendaric, would probably have struck her, and done considerable damage. She experienced very bad weather when crossing the bay, tremendous squalls and gusts of wind, which nearly disnmsted her. The Sappho was. seven days and six hours from Portland Roads to Gibraltar i and twelve days from Gibraltar to the Mother bank. Since the Ist of September she has made the passage from Gibraltar to England, back to Gibraltar to England again, besides being, thirteen 'clays out of that time in port. She Is under quarantine. • We understand that Sir William A'Court has sent home a cop to m y of the King's proclamation issued at Cadiz ( see Tut: SUN of Saturday) 101Overnent, as an official document, and to be relied upon ; and that he knew nothing, ' when the Sappho sailed, of the proclamation of a directly opposite import, which has been published in the French ultra-royalist paper 7'ekgraph.) WlNnson, OCT. 19.—This morning his MA. JESTY, with his suite,attended Divine Service in the Private Chapel. On Saturday the King,attended by the usual persons of his suite, took an airing in his phseton, in 'the beautiful rides in Windsor Great Park.—Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta, accompanied by Lady Mary Taylor, attended Divine Service in the New Parish Church, where an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Thompson, from the '23d chap. of Numbers, and the first part of the 10th verse, " Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his." —On Friday morning her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit to the Princess Augusta at Frog; more ; her Royal Highness returned in the afternoon to Bagshot Park to dinner. The Duke of YORK arrived on Saturday on a visit to the Duke of ItA,TON, at his seat, Euston Hail, Thetford, from the Duke of RUT. LtkED'S CheveleY Park, Cambridgeshire. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. John Mitchell, Esq. at his house in Charles street, Berkeley square, from Bath ; Lord Lynedock, in town, from New market; Dr. Bright, in Manchester-square, from Leaming ton; Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, the Hon. Miss Lake, and Captain and Mrs. Bastard, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from a tour. CuArraus.—The Duke of tork, on a visit to the Duke of Grafton, at his seat, Ruston Hall, Thetford, from the Duke of Rutland's, Cheveley Park, Cambridgeshire - the from the Earl e a of . Harrington's, Elvaston, Derbyshire ; the Duke of St. Albans and the Ladies I3eauclerk, at their seat, Gatton, Surrey, from Brighton ; Count Lieven, for Pansenger, Herts, on a visit to Earl and Countess Cowper; Earl Talbot and the Hon. Rev. John Talbot, for their scat in Staffordshire ; Lord George Ben tinck, from the Earl of Bathurst's seat, C i rence St er , Gloucester shire for Plymouth; Benjamin Richardson , Esq . front War fen's' Hotel, Regent-street, for Bath ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. J. Mills, from Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Norfolk ; T. T. Drake, Esq. M.P. from the' London lintel, Albemarle street, for his seat, Amersham. Bucks ; Earl Verulam, for his seat, Gorhambury, Heits. PLACES OF FASHIONABLE RESORT. PORTSMOIrTII, - OCT. 10.-4111 Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence arrived at the George Inn, this evening, to proceed thence to the seat of the Earl of Erroll, in the Isle of - Wight. On Monday, it is expected his Royal Ilighness will return and dine - with Admiral Sir James Hawkins Whitahed, K.C.8.; and on Tuesday will attend the 'aunching of the Carnatic, 74, at which his Revel Highnes,a Prince Leopold bf Saxe Cobourg, the Duchess of Rent, and Princess Peotlore; were etpeeted to be present, but the Prince has taken cold, which will prevent his attendance.- Thelaunch will takeplace about twelve o'clock. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence is expected to ho nour Major-General Sir James Lyon, and the officers of the Royal Marine Forces, with his company at dinner, during his stay. ItastsoaTr, OCT. in.—Every thing is gay and lively here. The villages present a picturesque seence of rural bustle ; the plough and the flail are in full operation till sunset. Grove Ferry and Minster Hills, are now the favourite rides.—A new attempt is about to be made to get over the scruples of the in habitants ; a Theatre is wanted by the visitants, and the Ma gistrates are again to be appealed. to. POLICE DIALOGUE. Scene..--.lllarlhorough-street. MAGISTRATE AND MR. WATTS. 3i. Sir, let me ask, when you was found • Disgracing thus' the Royal ground `, Had you no money ? 'W. Sir, I had, But: felt myself extremely' ba. M. Then, Sir, ou y should have look'd.around, No doubt, some ale-house you had found. W. But, Sir, I really could nat wait, Last sad mishap should be my fate. • M. Sir, you had monef—you have stated— • And consequently'shoukl have waited. Hence our decision folks must teach • On'manners ne'er to make a breach. C.APTUS DREVE. Hyde Park. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HOLY WELL HUNT RACES (CONCLUDED). THURSDAY, OCT. 16. The Halkin Stakes of 200 sou. each, h. ft. for colts, Bst. Mb. ; and fillies, t15t. , 21b., 3-yrs old.—A mile and three quarters. Ld Orosvenor's br. f. Etiquette, by Orville - . 1 Sir T. Mostyn's b. C. Madoc • - . 2 Mr. Mytton's Ostrich - 3 Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sons., each, for two and three-yr • olds.—Half a mile. Sir T. Stanley's Falcon, by Bustard, 3 yrs old, fist. 71b. 1 Sir J. Pigot's b. f. Active, 3 yrs, old, „flat. 101 b. - 2 Lord Grosvenor's br. f. A lum, 3 yes old, fist. Mb. . - 3 Mr. R. B. Williams's b. m. lire. Slop, beat Mr. Mytton's ch. h. The Devil, 9st. each. MOstyn mile. 25 sons. The Coburg Stakes, of 50 soya. each, h. ft. fur 3l r olds. A -- • mile and a half., Sir T. Mostyn's b. f. Mercandotti, by Mule . • , 1 Lord Orosvenor's Etiquette . Lord Grosvenor's Adroit . • - 3 Handicap Stakes of 10 sovereigns eacb, with 20 added.—Two mile, heats.. Sir T. Mostyn's Madoc, - by Corners, 3 yrs old - • 1 1 Mr. Stanley's gr. e. Marauder, 4 yrs. fit. 31b. 2 2 The Hawarden Castle Stakes was walked over by . Sir T. Diostyn's Princess Royal. --- HUNTING rNTELLIoENcr. • IISETWOI OT 1-1011WDSbi TRESIXT AM. MS Majesty's Buck Hounds on Friday, at Tower-hill. Jolliffe, ,Esq.'s Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Chip stead Church ; and on SatUrday, at Ilennitage. The Surrey Fox Hounds,. on ThUrsday, at Limdsfield ; and on Saturday, at Godstone. The Surrey Harriers meet on the usual days at 'Kennel; The Earl of Darlinfiton!ii Fox Hounds,. on. Wednesday, nt Witton Castle Plantations ; and on Friday, at Summer House Village. The Lambton Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Murton-le- Whine • Thursday, at Brancepeth ; and on 'Saturday , at Tunstal. Sir E. Sutton's Hounds, on Thursday, at Burton Nennel ; and on Saturday, at Branstozi Wood. The Earl of Derby's Stag bounds have arrived at the Oaks, but no day of hunting is yet apilointed. We understand Mr. .Sliard . has commenced hunting the Hambledon country with great success. The hounds having been out seven times only, foor days of which they killed their fox, and ran to the. ground one day besides. On Friday last they found an olcl dog foi at Stoke Park, and killed him at Exton, being not less than 10 miles e.s the crow flies. ----. - The Duke of CLARENCE lift his residence e Bushey, on Saturday morning, at twelve o'clock, for Portsmouth. On Saturday the Duke of SAXE 'WEIMAR ar rived in town from Bushey. Ms Serene High. ness attended Divine Service at the Royal German Chapel yesterday. We have great pleasure in announcing to tlu public, that Lord 6-rowELL is COUSidel'ilbly bet ter than he has been for soine days past, and that all apprehensions from his late serious attack are removed. At a private Ordination, held on Saturday last ANTHONY SINGLETON ill WillaleSter College' Chapel,. by the Lord E ll : q l ., EF S ° tt u r r cle ' nt of Saint John's Col lege, Cambridge, anti A turn u a DENNY, Esq. B. L. of Trinity Co Deacons. F p RIGHTF UL A cc risTr.--Yesterday e v en i n g, about 7 o'clock, a young lady, daugh t er of EDW. JAMIESON ' 'Esq., of the lslington-road, lutd nearly lost her life un d er th e following accidental circumstance-, :—Mr. Jamieson had army of friend , to tea an d su pper, find after tea Mum J. was soltcited to play on the Piano. —In rising front her seat she passed the fireplace, and the draft from the door caused her d ress , whi c h was very thin, to fly against the bars , and in a moment she a.rui the flames were extinguished was enveloped in flames ; 011 Iv . as in an uproar, and another lady, one of the party, in attempting to save 11l iss J. W:11 terribly burned, as were also two gentlemen. The younx lady was at length rolled in the Curt, her breast aDd arms were dreadfully scorched, and the hair iron; the front of her bead was burned off. She was glared in bed, common in France though and medical assistance immediately pros ided, and we are happy to say she is doing well. that among the many who Suicides are very 1 the: majority are and tradesmen who they seldom are 1;10010110d ill tile public papers, It has been reinarrd , destroy themselves, gamblers who have lost their-money, have been unfortunate in business.' Within the Boule. last few days three persoonsn have committed i suicide in the wood of g ~..45:. .1, 4 . ~.. ' " 4 , * - . - .;,P - 70 me) 11 .4 tA 'lit .0 4* 4f1tv6...,_, L - - -.4; ' •, ' 4 * * '''l 'I T - .. o , ft 1 . 1 4‘ ..., ' ''•, i.. tr.. 11 of 3.- -.- 4 t il "....; • . FOR THE SUN. Mit. EDITOR—If ,by any term more appro priate than another we were asked forn serious definition of the present age, we would not call it ley the fine poetic names of old, or go so far into the bowels of the earth as to fetch it from the mines of gold, of silver, or iron, nor even of brass, but denominate it front that substance more or less refined which comes from rags—the paper age. We do not apply this term to it, however appropriately it might be so called from the great prevalence of paper currency over the gold, notwith standing the late introduction of the latter in the fascinating form of Sovereigns and double Sovereigns, to .prove to the sa tisfaction and delight of the people that our own credit will even preponderate, if they were to presume upon a competition, over the Holy Alliance itself of Sovereigns—but chiefly be. cause there is such a redundance of sense and nonsense, which ever comes uppermost, put down immediately to paper—no matter what, so long as there are readers to buy the boOks, booksellers to sell them, and stationers and men of the trade to fatten upon the spoils, while the poor author is in rags, which are only waiting for a fresh set, to be manufactured into more paper for Other books and pamphlets. Next to this Cacoethes scribendi, this itch of scribbling, is the evil habit of speaking whatever comes into the mind—and what indeed does not seem as if it had been in the mind at all, but rushes merely from the tip of the tongue—that slippery member, so much nimbler in the heads of some than even thought, with which it often has so little intercourse. Out fly the words irrevocably, not caring whether it may prove to the amusement or the instruc tion, to the devotion or the ruin, of those who are within their reach. .All this even might be tolerated, if these great talkers would confine their exertions to the proper time and place—but, alas ! so firmlyrooted is this habit in some, that they cannot refrain from its indulgences in season and out of season, by night and by day, at home and abroad, in the highways, and in the holy temple itself. There, even men of the lower orders, having no longer the patience.to hear, take their spirit of impatience for a spirit to preach.; and even women, who are commended by apostolic authority not to speak In the church, raise their voices' as loud as the other sex, and with as much edification to their hearers. When they are not to. be silent meetings, due notice is given in cards to the gentry around them, that t hey are to be moved by the spirit on such a day, and on such an hour, to speak ; and when the movement once begins, on they go, in one continued rhapsody . of pious nonsense, that any-stranger coming in would imagine, if it were not for some texts of scripture quoted at random, that they were the Sybil' dealing out their demoniacal inspiration s, _ with plenty; of rhyme, but not an iota of reason.—No one at least would take them for the same people, who, in their general deportment out of the temple, are apt to conduct them selves with so much good sense every where else, but seem to leave it all behind them at the door, as if they thought, with some of their brother enthusiasts, that faith only begins where reason ends, and that true religion is chiefly shown in the ab sence of good sense and common understanding. While such is the company of preachers, " to whom the Lord has not given the Word, ' and who are only moved by their own spirit, when they take the inspiration to deliver it to their people—where is the wonder thatthis Word should not be preached in that pu rity which it was in those earlier ages of the church, when there were none of the licences granted by the State at one shilling n-lieuk for any one to mount the rostrum, whom a congregation pleased to set up on high for their amusement or their edification ? In former times men were not allowed to open their lips in public addresses to the people upon their spiritual concerns, but such as had been properly tried and ex amined, 'and had been some time utter their probationary state admitted to Holy Orders. Then the Word had a fai: chance of being properly handled in the true evan elical spirit, when there were but few ordained to preach in each diocese even of them that were admitted; and the Deacons were only licensed to read, till . they had been tried in their parish for several years, anti examined in the proper qualifica tions, which they were obliged to display at certain seasons before their visitor, as now they do their letters of orders. And even then, however qualified, they were only at first allowed to preach once a quarter, for some time after their licence, or once a month, with still further limitation of certain doctrines, not so abstruse, and more fitted to his common understanding, while the rest were reserved for the higher orders, and the more experienced of the Sacred Body. In this spirit the Book of Homilies was composed ; every licentiate was obliged to read at least once a week, upon pain of forfeiting all his prospects.— Such was the high notion which our fathers entertained of the qualifications requisite for a preacher, and much it is to be re gretted that these have sunk so low in our time, that any man, however young among the dissenters, and a man of 23 among us, should be thought qualified M deal with the higher mys teries- of oar Church, and to apply them with a proper and correct feeling to the hearts and minds of his congregation. It is true that the novice in Divinity may now profit by the numerous sermons and commentaries which his ancestors in the Church have left behind them ; and if he adheres to them, With the least spark of judgment, he cannot well those amiss ; and in modern times some of our brethren have taken the pains to examine the candidates for orders thoroughly as to the main and fundamental point of the Christian doctrine before they are allowed to preach the Gospel. A young man, therefore, now does not run:the risk that he might formerly t —when the " liberty of prophecying" was taken up,—of running wild and loose into all the vagaries of enthusiasm ; he may not demand I so long a period for his probation, or be required to display such a degree of talent and learning, now that he is assisted by the pious labours of his fathers, after lie has entered into orders, and has previously been fully tried and examined as to his moral and religious qualifications. Still, however, there is a strong necessity for superintending more especially the younger Clergy to a great degree—as some of them are known to be falling back from - the sober spirit of their fathers into the narrow precincts of a blind superstition—or soaring with the northern lights above the common atmosphere of sense and reason, into the airy regions of a wild fanaticism. iVith all the care arid anxiety of the Bishops to do their duty by the Church, it is still impossible but such offences must come into it in the lapse of time. If the Catechumen has answered the questions sincerely at the moment of his exami nation, which some have been known not to do, and to laugh at thee. Prelate in his sleeve, who was simple enough to believe that on so serious a subject he must be speaking truth,—yet in the many revolutions of opinion that may happen to the best of men, especially when they are admitted so young, a Priest may alter his ttentimems,, and quite unknown to the Bishop of his Diocese, may be preaching doctrine altogether opposite to that which he professed in his presence as a candidate. This we know is now practised to an alarming extent, and men have been admitted into holy orders who either at the time of ad. mission, or since, entertained certain tenets which were quite contrary to the tenets of the Bishop that ordained them, and to the entiments. of the Church in general. They have been eithex hypocrite*, who have concealed their real opinions while they were.before their Diocesan, or they have been converted since by one or other of those extraordinary impulites,whielt come, no one can guess whence, or whither they go, but by the dies estrous effects which they produce, by the torrent of preaching which isSiies forth from theirpulpne, m doctrines as opposite to the orthodox as they tae dangerous to the very morals of time I people. Much good has been done in endeavouring to stem this torrent, in first preventing, by a strict examination, what ever might contribute to increase it, end then by restraining it, when it cawburestrained, whenever it diverts its stream into other dioceses.' But still this is not enough. The Bishop's eye and hand cannot be every where, and to supply his necessary presence other superintendents should be appointed, when the diocese is extensive, to see the different streams of error before they gather into a torrent, whether it be in doctrine or in lime. Lice, or in both.—iVitether it may affect the outworks or the cita del, the exterior or interior order of the Church itself. I.cannot help thinking, if this had been done, which is no more than Is required by the canons, and wits the custom strictly observed by our fathers of old, that much of the mis chief might have been prevented that has lately been done, I and is still doing, bah in and out of the church, both by those who proclaim theintelves dissenters, not within its pale, and by those who are within it—dissenters in disguise. In this view I understand that one, at least, of our Bishops has thought pro. per to revive the good old custom of Rural Deans, which were formerly appointed to superintend the moral and religious elm teeter of the people, and more especially the clergy within their Aistri et,.andreport progress to the Bishop of the diocese a t particular seasons ; and I am glad taxes time venerable Arch deecon of Bath performing a course of parochial visits, to ascer tain the state of the churches in, the 'diocese , , external and in. ternal for whicissibject he has sent circulars, with the neces. eery queries to the officiating Minister and Church.wardents of the several Parishes, which lie mutinies to visit , in their re. gular order. Now, if ho could be assisted by. Rural Deans, he would be able to perform his duty with mote etactness, and much more to his own satisfaction, and the satisfection of the Bishop, than by going alone, as there are an many inter esting points whh respect to church property, order,. , charac ter, tee, which cannot well be known,,and ,dioroughly . sifted, but by many, and those who are id the habit of living either upon' the'spot or in the neighbourhood. 'lf this had been the practice more generally in these last thirty years, many more churches would have been built long ,iigo, with fit minis. tens appointed, and the people wtiuld nott - liave been 'reduced to the necessity of resorting to the next Meeting-houie for the sake of associating with some congregation near them in pub lic worship. . THE THEA.TRES. DatinT-LAIC.—If the excellent Comedy of The School for Scandal wants that combination of talents by which it Was formerly supported, yet some of the characters were so well represent ed on Saturday that we should enjoy the present and not mourn over the past. ELLISTON brought forward in Charles all that buoyant spirit which Constantly animates his comic exertions. 'IVAL, 'LACK was sufficiently artful and specious in fo. seph, MIINDEN gave strong effect to Sir. Peter, DOWTON was a manly and humorous Sir Oliver, Taaay provided a due quantity of obtrusive ill-nature in Crabtree, and Bnowsi was a Wei-- able foppish witling in Sir Benjamin. With midi Performers, with KNIauT in., Moses, and Mrs:, GLovita in Mrs. Candour, the audience might well be satisfied, and not view with too critical an eye any concomitant deficiencies. COVUNT•GARDEN.—Mr. RA nfrit repeated ' hiii representation of Tyke in the School of fteform. on Saturday, and if he is not another &stale, he is the best successor that has hitherto appeared, and performs the part with such truth and feel ing:as afford strong support to the Comedy. .As we have already noticed the exertions of EGER.. TON, COOPER, ABUOTT, in the other characters, we have only to add, that they. performed W ith equal zeal, and that the Comedy altogether, if . _ . not sparkling with wit, presents a variety of ch. racters, is by no means deficient in interest, and, for its moral tendency, is well entitled to rai/tiji its station on theatrical boards. THE R0V.11,. NAVY. PORTSMOUTII, OCT. 18.—On Thursday' noon, Comptroller Sir Thomas Byam Martin, Commissioner the Hon. Courtettay Boyle, and Surveyor Sir Robert Seppings, arrived from Lon. ' ' don, and immediately proceeded to the Dock-yard, where thcy have since sat daily as a Board of Inquiry and Inspection into the affairs of the Duck-yard, and the shipping in ordinary, Sce. The Rev. W. If. Nettle, M.A. of Curbritlge, Batley, is ap pointed Chaplain of the Ilridewell Chapel, Gosport, T ,void by.: . the resignation of the Rev. W. J. A. Porter. 'The get, 1.7. 11. Lethbridge is appointed Chaplain of the Isis. • ' !! On Thursday the Syhille frigate, Capt. Sanincl J. Fechell„ C. 8., arrived from Chatham, fitted for the Mediterranean sta. tion ; and the Snapper came into harbour to be paid oft —tl a Tuesday the Esk, 20, Capt. Lee Warner, sailed for Chatham, ' to be paid Wt . and the Calliope, Lieut., Justice, on a cruise. Remain, Isis, Sybille,,Sappho, Jasper, Caraelion. The Sybille is expected to sail on Tuesday next. The Arrow cutter, Lieut. Downey, rode out the late lturri. cane in the Downs, in perfect safety, at half cable only, though 8 ships close to her (including the Ramilies, 74, either parted or drove. This is another instance of the good qualities of the scientific mode of building invented by Capt. Hayes. The Rifleman, 18, Capt. Jas. Montagu, suited front Sheer peas on the Oth inst, for Halifax. The following ships remain herewind.hound Hornblow, for Madras; K George, for the Mauritius; Standard, ' Lotheringon, for Madeira and Jamaica; William • Manning, Smith, for St. Kitts; Fortitude Encrease, Manning, for St. hitte ; and the Wildman, for the South Seas. . NAVAL Cou ars Ma.uTrat..-..0n Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Courts Martial were held on Mr. B. Worth, late Purser, and on Mr. Thomas Bit:dle, late Master, of his Majesty's ship Doris, for having sent on shore at Bahia cer. fain quantities of cocoa for sale, contrary to the lath Article of War ; which charge being proved, they were adjudged to be dismissed from his Maiesty's service, anti . (as .a breach of that Article of War directs) rendered incapable of again serving his Majesty, his heirs, and successors : but the Court, in consideration of the very high pro. fessional character given of Mr. Biddle, by Captain Vernon and his Officers, recommended him to the favourable consideration of the Lords of the Admiralty.—President, fir Wm. Hosts, Bart. K C.B. Membera—Captain Jame' Nash, T. Forrest, C.B. A. 1). V. Arbuthnot, and T. Prickett. Moses Greetham, Esq. Judge Advocate of the Fleet.—A • Court Martial was held on Friday,.for the trial of two seamen of the Cameleon, fbr desertion, and they were sentenced to Teeth , ' 00 lashes each. • • - MERCANTILE SHIPPING.. . Dia!, OCT. down Sint' she . River Und remain, the Kingstonv, Moues, for Halifax r NeW Phoenix, Lenthwaite, for Trinidad ; Loyal Briton, Metcalf, for Cork; Jannet, Wilson, for St. Vincent; Petrel, Crete, for Pernambuco; Marquis of Anglesey, Reed, for Jamaica. OCT. 19.—The whole of the outward-bound sailed to-day, at 2 r. st. with the wind at S.M. PDXTIMOUTU. OCT. 10--Wind S.E.— _.'Arriv ed 'ta t Standard, Fortitude-Increased, Little Sally, Adrian, Camden Packet, and Moira East Intliamen, from the Downs; an t i th e Ann, from Rio Janeiro. Sailed the King George the Fourth for the Mauritius; William Manning, for St. Kitts; Standard, for Jamaica • Wildman, for the South Seas; Entcrpriae, for New Bedford ; Claremont, for Jamaica; Loyal Briton, 'Wil liam Harris, and Cato trans torts, for Cork; and the Adrian, Gordon, for Van Diemen's Land. PLYMOTTU, OCT. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Matilda and Susan, from London, for Leghorn. FALItOUTII, OCT. S.W.---Arrived the Tartar Steam vessel, front Lisbon : sailed the 10th inst. • Sailed the Eclipse packet, for the Brazils; and Sir William Congrev, , , for the Mediterranean. A letter from Bull, dated Oct. 18, speaking of the Northern Expedition, states that the vessels during the winter were em. stantly visited by the Natives, who are described as very harm 'exit and good tempered, save and except, that thiy are in tho habit of thrashing their wives very severely. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, Ocr. The arrivalsailraittiiWt week wcre only moderate ; and alit morning die additional supplies from Essex, Kent, and iitiliblii, were only middling ; and of Oats from the northe4n parts the quantity is considerable. The same prices as lest •Mauday have been obtained for the best parcels of Wheat this niorning,_ but Other kinds of Wheat have sold very heavily, and hardly step. port the terms of this day Ito'nnigl4. Barley hex again obtained rather higher prices. Old Beans are advanced I . a.. per tr a,.. . 14 iiin 3 e 7 3 1 last Monday ; new Deane are not improved in value; boiling Ptase, of tine quality, fully nuiintaiu last quota tions ;, prey. Pease are unaltered. There is a tolerable free demand for good sweet parcels of Oats; and the currensv of last )veck ii . Itilly maintained for this article. Flour remains unaltered , ' Wheat Red Red Ws 52* Pease, White .... .... :.. 25* 42 s hite 44103. --. Grey 25s Ittts Rye .:. 30 5 34 s Beans . 7s Barley 23s 28s Oats Ws 284 Malt s—s Flour 4os litts ARRIVALS LMT WIER. . English Wheat, 5,390 —Barley, 3,480-111 alt, 2,373-- , Oats. ' 6,94l—Rye, o —Beans, 1660 —Peaty 1,448-... Foreign Wheat, U Irish Oats, 500—English Flour, 6,100 seas. LVEUAGIC ?UIC? OF COUNT ENIALAND AND WALES, IN THE WEEK ENDING ocrottEß 11. Wheat, 465. M. ; Batley, 255. 4d. ; Oats, 20s. 6th ; Rye, 30s. Od. Beans, 335. 4d. ; Pens, 295. The Average muds of Brown or blu g scovado Snger,tomPuteu from the Returns ade in the Week entlihg tho lith day of October, 1823, is 31s. Hid. per cwt. . . SAIITHFIELD MARKET, Oct'. 20. There was a OM market this nAraing of ell deseriptions'of Cattle, but'more particulurly in Oxen, among which were a great number of the inferior description, wal hut new Pritr , t) ones ; the prices may be quoted to per bst MOSkut-a.ty ; ti;e inferior Cattle do not go ofl readily, but artiele7S'olgotal quality are ready sale, To, sink the Offal, per atone of 131 h. Beef 21 fid to as Cal j Veal Mutton ' 2a' fiat to as fk: Port le ' Old to 9s ad ' Lamb Or OIL to Oa 04. r . rilY ANTI STRAW, PER I.oArt. Hay. ...... .. £4 Os to X 4 18A i Clover Straw - X 2 theta 42 88. Miss S:BOOTIt is gone' to fulfil an engagemont for ten nights at the - Liverpool theatr'e ) ' , after which lie returns to Dritrylane.