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NV: X 0 lat" 'r F r • • st k •M • akt: '4 alYtAt/Y S - ,:- , ' .0„,..' ...A.. 0 NIJIVIBtR 9698 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1823. PRICE SEVENeENCE. —.. VICTUALLINGLOFFIVE, Sept. 30. 1523. THE 'COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL _ LING His MAJESTY'S iViIVY, Jct.. do hereby give Notice, that on Tuesday, the 301/i Instant, they will be reedy to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat forthe undermentioned Articles, to be delivered into his Ma jetty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, II I,ZI ; :- .. Articles. • Quantities. Perinds of Delivery. f 50,000 Gallons.... in October RUM 125,000 400 Sacks .... by Octo ber 15 FLOUR (Kiln-dried) . •-t 300 300 OATMEAL PEASE f 500 Quarters .... Oc tober 15 - 1 500 -t 2:3: T0n5...... in O ctober November 15 MUSCOVADO SUGAR ---- 30 25 ' December 15 • .SOOSacks . , Octaber 7 KAlrr MEAL -600 ...- 40 pt SOO - NoTember , 8 500 . 0•1111••••• • 15 (Comptes of the Sugar, of not less than two pounds "weight each, will be required to be , roduced with the Tenders; and the packages in - Which that article and the Rum may be deli .,ered are to remain in this Pe.partment as the property of the Crown.) And the Board will also treat for the Re-manufacturing of all, such quantities of OLD IRON HOOPS as are now lying at,' and as may arise in, Me Victualling Yard at Dept ford, for One Year certain, and further lentil Three Months notice shall.be given for Me termi►ration o f the Contract. The Co;idit,ons of the Contracts way be seen at this Office. Each Tender must sYecify the . Price : in iVords at length, m►d be delivered 'before' One o'Clock on the day appointed; and the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on behalf, must attend to answer when called for. Each Tender for the Re-manufacture of Hoops must also Le accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons, engaging to become bound with.the Party tendering, in' the penal Sum of 1,0001. for the due performance of the Contract. AL WALLER CLIFTON. • • ..E4sT INDIA HOUSE, August 13, 1823.. HE !COURT of DIRECTORS of the —IL -UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG ;AND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby glie Notice, That 'QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company will he held at their House in Leadenhall:street, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th of September next, at Eleven o'Clock iwthe Forenoon. JOSEPII DART, Secretary. WINE SALE, OXFORD-STREET. MESSRS. MUNN and CUR'I'IS respect fully acquaint the Public, that the SALE of the Extensive CELLAR of CHOICE WINE and LIQUEURS, at the Corner of Berwick-street, in Oxford-street, which they 'have* previously advertised, on account of the Proprietor re moving, will take place on the Premises on Wednesday and Thursday next, when Catalogues may be obtained. :WalbTock 4 ,§egt. 22, 1823. .. - LONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS' • SOCIETY, for every Description of CABINET FURNI TURE, FEATHER BED and MATTRESS,MANU . FACTORY, No. 71., Corner of LEADJNHALL STREET, London, opposite Aldgati PuenP.-.-Read. Money Only. rrIIE Society of Cabinet-Makers respectfully AL inform the Public that they still continue the above Establishment, for the Benefit of Industrious Mechanics who have lirge Fatniles, by offering them Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship, and Cheaper than any House can do in London on by twent the Goods but -five per the bare cent., there bung no other profit required house expences ; at the same time will he sufficiently satisfied with having constant Employment for elves thems an consisti d fam ng of ilies. This Society was Established in June, 1 20 Mechanics, adding five .the number of their Wives were added to tfie Society; in June, iB2O, 10; and in June 1821, 8. The total Number now receiving Support through the Means of this Establishment is 191. The Society and their Families beg leave to return their sincere thanks to those l a dies and Gentlemen who have hitherto honoured them with their Order and Recomenda ttons, and shall always fed happy in their s endeavour m s to give future satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a Cotntinuncreaseanee of their. B ene volence, whereby they may be enabled o'i - the NuMber of the Society. The following Articles are inserted as a Specimen of the very Low Prices, all warranted. -Ready I%loney only. Full size Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. 15s. -Full size tent Bedstead 11. 65.-Bordered hair Mattress to tit 11.15.-blahsgany Drawer, solid end s 31. 33.-Feather Bed 21. 10s.-Ditto, free from dust and smell, full size 31. 10s.-: Six japanned Chairs of any description in oil 11. 63.-Best do. , Wash-hand-stand 163.-Ditt o , I)ressing Table 165.-Hearth Rugs 145.-3 ft. 6 inches Chest of Drawers 41. 45.-Three-foot mahogany Pembroke Table 11. 18s.-Three-foot ditto on pil lars and claws 31. 15s. -Mahogany Dressing,Table 11.-Ditto Bided, best 11. 45.-Ditto Bedsteps 11. 83.-Ditto ditto 11. 12s. -Ditto ditto 21. 2s • -Ditto Box Glass, 2 drawers, best British Plate 155.---Ditto ditto ls. 65.--Ditto ditto 11. Ms.-Ditto Swing Glass, large size, commode 35.-Ditto ditto M.-Ditto ditto Bs.--Ditto ditto IN.-Sea Bed and Pillow ss. 6d.-Ditto ditto 65.-Ditto ditto 7s. -Tray Stand 7s. -Long Mahogany Tray Fla.-Japanned Book Shelf 7s. -Tea Caddy 103.-Porta hie Desk ils.-Desk covers Ala number 144.-Alusic Chairs any pattern Bs. 6d.- Eight ogany Chairs, covered with borse hair, brass nailed 61. 65.-8 ditto ditto 61. 155.--tr ditto ditto 71. 76.-8 Trafalgar ditto 91. 9s. -Mahogany Sofa to match., 71. 10s.--Ditto Couch 71. 10s.-Ditto ditto 81. 10s.-Ditto, with Bedstead 71. 103.-Setof Mahoganyoo Card a.,--Set nd Sooffa Mahogan Tables;on turned legi, banded in rose-wd 81. 15sy on p ill ar s and c l a ws 121. 12s.- Tables, two C ard and Sofa, Ditto, the best that can be miule--to order or pattern 161. 10s. --Handsome 7 foot 6 pedestal, Sideboard., with carved back 171. -Ditto 7 foot .161. -Ditto 6 foot NIX 151.-Set of Dining 'Tables, of the last pattern, 4 foot by 1^ foot 61 11.- Ditto,. 1 foot 2by 11 foot 6, 151.-Ditto, 4 foot fi-by 12 foot 6, 1(3. 165.-If , Spanish, an advance of 31.10 x---Straw Palliasse 11. 18.-Tent Bedstead and furniture 31. 15.-Bamboo Bed stead and French elyptic top, with drapery and boo B 10,.. -Five-foot mahogany four-polit Bedste.sd and furniture, with French draperies, lined all through, complete, 151. 103.- Five-foot ditto, ditto 163. IN.-Ditto ditto, with cornice, of a superior make, 181. 105..-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele gant drapery 201. -Drawing-room Curtains, of the best Mo. rine and Chintz, fitted for window, 111. 6c1.-Ditto ditto 71. 7s. _Ditto, of.a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 10s.- Drawing-room rose-wood -Drawing-room Trafalgar Chairs Ditto, inlaid with buhl. 201.-Table, 2 Covers, and Sofa, 1111. 18s.-Ditto 11. Is.-Drawhig-room Sofa 61. 65.-Ditto, 71. 7s. -Ditto 81. N.-Horse -hair Cushions, each ss. 6dCovered W. THUNELL, Agent. ditto 41. COUNTRY DEALERS SU the materials, and sent LjED. Goods packed free of exppn ce, except Ca to all parts of Great Britain, and to . the East and West In. diea.-Catains fitted out, an d merc h ants supplied with Ca binet Goods for Exportation. 6 * Apartments Furnished At a few hours' notice, and • Houses two or four days. T HE QUARTERLY REVIE W, No. • WILL BB PUBLIsfIED ON SATURDAY. FONTHILL. The ABBEY and GROUNDS, and the SPLENDID ELE GANCIES may be VIEWED until October, not deranged' by the Sale. MR. PHILLIPSmost respectfully notifies , that on TUESDAY, the 9th of September, Instant, and about Thirty-eight subsequent Days, (Sundays excepted), positively at half-past Twelve each Day, he shall submit by AUCTION, at the ABBEY, the Eitensive Assemblage of Costly and Interesting PROPERTY which adorns this Mag nificent Structure, embracing part of the FURNITUItE, the LIBRARY, the Books of Prints, Missals, and Manuscripts, the Persian and Chinese Drawings, the Collection of Four Hundmd Gallery and Cabinet PAINTINGS and DRAW INGS, by the most esteemed Masters of the Italian, Dutch, Flemish; and English Schools; the Bijouterie, composed of Precious Gems ; the inimita4le Carvings in Ivory, by Fla ttingo, and Benvenuto Cellini ; the Bronzes and Marbles, the matchless Collection of liaised Gold Japan, and richly mounted Agates; the Rare Oriental Japan and Sevres CHINA ; the . sumptously Gilt and Chased PLATE ; the Ancient Stained Glass; , the - Ebony, Amber, Florentine, and Buhl CABI NETS ; the Miniatures, Cameos, and Intaglios; the Miscel laneous Elegancies, and Objects of Taste and Virtu ; and also part of the LINEN and WINES. Tickets for Viewing (at Half-a-Guinea each), on any Two Days except Sundays, may be had at the Abbey Gates, and at Mr. Phillips's, No. 73, Bond-street, where also Catalogues of the Forty Days' Sale may be had (and which alone admits to the Sale); also at Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley ; at Messrs. Brodie and Dowding's, and Mr. Earle's Libraries, Salisbury ; Mr. Skelton's Library, Southampton ; at the Pa vilion in Fonthill Park; Lamb Inn, Hindon ; York Hotel . and White Lion, Bath ; Mr. Frost's Library, Bristol ; Mr. Thomas's Library, Weymouth ; Mr. Rutter's Library, Shafts bury ; Bath Arms, Warminster ; Black Horse, Antelope, White Hart, and Lamb Inns, Salisbury ; the Gazette Office, Devizes ; where, at every of the above-mentioned places, may be had the Three Catalogues complete, at 12s. 6d., or the First and Second Parts at .ss. each, and the Third Part at 25. ad. The Valuable and Pleasing Collection of PAINTINGS at FONTHILL ABBEY. MR. PHILLIPS most, respectfully invites the Nobility and Gentry, the Collectors and Connois seurs, to an inspection of the FONTHILL GALLERIES, of Ancient and Modern Art, embracing Four Hundred PIC TURES, DRAWINGS, and MINIATURES by the most distinguished Masters of the Italian, Dutch, and Flemish Schools; which are to be SOLD by AUCTION at the ABBEY, on FRIDAY, 10th of October, and the three sub. „sequant daysiot Twelve. The prominent features of this esti mable Collection, are the celebraled Poulterer's Shop by Gerard Dow; a Battle of Cavalry by Wouverrnans ; a Camp Scene by Cuyp ; the Laughing Boy by Leonarde de Vinci, an inimitable and surprising Work of Art; St. Jerome at Devotion by Paulo Veronese, a grand and perfect Gallery Picture ; the Port of Genoa by Bergh= ; the Dance and Companion ; the Skittle Players and Companion; a Village Fete, and the Temptation of St. Anthony, fine specimens by Teniers ; the Sibylla Lybica 'by Carracci ; the Interview between Job and his Friends by ;5: A 093. , • . SniERAL BRILLIANT SI.CIXEN'S K. du Jardin S. Rosa 'Rembrandt P. Potter Ruysdael Mieris Metzu Jan Stein Vandervelde Van fluysum De Hooge Ostade Vanderneer Breughel Rotenhamer Rubens - Domertichino Delini Poeleinbourgh Guido Vanderwerf Steenwiek Terburgh Backhuysen West Wilson Hobbitna Vandyke • And others of equal Eminence. The several Teniers are pleasing, and of high quality, and are from the Gaieties of the Duc du Choiseuil t Prince of Hesse Cassel ; Earl Besborough ; Marquis Lansdown ; Henry Hope, Esq. ; Marquis Bute; Mr. Vandergttcht ; Duc de Praslin, &c. &.c. &c. May be viewed until October the 10th (btAng the first day's sale of the Pictures) by t►ckets, which may be had at the Abbey. Td RE PRIZES AND LOWER PRICES , I and J. SIVEWRIGIIT, with great 'antis ", • faction, recommend the Lottery, that begins drawing NEXT TLILTIISDAY, to the attention ,f their Fr iends and the Public—because, in the fi rst place, ey can now offer Tickets and Shares cheaper than in any Lottery for the last 2& Years I_and secondly, because the Scheme is: of the most Popular. description, containing AIME PRIZES TIIAN BLANKS!—nd among the Capitals are 3 .of- - - £20,000 4-•- of - - £l,OOO 2 - - 10,000 7 ..... .500. 3 .2,000 10 - - - 300 &c. &c. the very Arst Prize drawn will have £lO,OOO more. Tickets and Sharvs are selling at J..& J. SIVEW T'S Old and Fortunate Offices, 37, Cornhill, 11, Ilolhonl, and a; s llaynaarket, Lotttlon ;. and by their Agents in all the princip4l Towns in the iiingdm, POItTLIGAL - Wrong the West Briton.] By the Bluoher packet, Captain Fultzt, which arrived at Falmouth from 'Ashen on Sunday last, we have received the folirwing . comMunicatton: — " LISBON, SEPT. 6, 1823.-I:Nine of the troops that compos ed the garrison of Bahia have arrived here • they embarked at a very short notice, and the preparations made' for their recep don were very few: General Madeira is on board a ship of the line which has not yet Arrived, andlas with him all the brass ordnance that was in the place. The militia belonging to the city , were left to settle matters with the Brazilians as they best could. The soldiers who have arrived here expected to find the Constitution in full energy; but they learned at St. Michael's that it had been overthrown, - They wore the Constitutional cockade until they arrived in this port ; previously to their, landing, they were disarmed, and are now carefully looked after; a considerable degree of sickness prevails amongst them. Lord Cochrane's squadron followed, the fleet for some days :after it left Bahia, and succeeded in capturing several ves- . sels ; some of which were retaken by a frigate belonging to the flying squadron, which consisted of nine Sail of ships of war, and about 80 transports. A,,ftigate, bearing the Brazilian flag, boarded a large rnerchanarran, and after plundering 'her guns and military stares, allowed her to proceed. " This Government- have furnished the French with mili tary stores for their operations against Cadiz. All the regi ments in this city, except two, are ordered to proceed to the provice of Alentejo. " On the 3d instant, the new French Ambassador had his first audience; he was conveyed to the Palace in the)King's own carriage, and was followed by upwards of 100 carriages filled with the principal nobility, who attended to offer incense to their Gallic friend. The British Ambassador, Sir Edward Thornton, has arrived ; he landed from the boat of the frigate which conveyed him over, and was scarcely noticed by the Government people, who have beer so assiduous in paying court to the trenchmen. In fact, tlie French are every thing with the people who govern, and the British nothing. Sir Edward Thornton has s olicited and obtained a private audience of the King, with whom he continued for two hours. The governing party here resort to the most violent measures ; all the officers of the 4th regiment, except four, are confined in the castle, as arc 27 officers of the 16th regiment;" some officers be longing to every, other corps are also in confinement. The priests, the ultra nobles, and the private soldiers whom they have bribed, are the chief supporters of despotism. " On the 4th, the money raised in London, as a loan to this Government, was received, and has been distributed amongst the supporters of the counter-revolution. The Patriarch, Ama rante, and Pamplona have had a full share. Tho Patriarch has resumed all his former authority, The King is kept in the greatest ignorance of what paases; the Queen and her son are the real rulers. " The Lisbon Gazette of the 31st of last month contained a lengarticle against the Freemasons, who are accused of being enemies to Christianity, and whose object is to overthrow all religion ; they are said to be principally Jews. ". It is understood, that on learning the overthrow of the Constitution, the principal inhabitants of the Madeiras applied to the English Government to take them under its protection ; but that in place of returning an answer to the application, the British Alimstry sent the document to the- Government here, who thus possess the means of ruining a number of the most respecnible individuals in these islands, and who had signed the application. For the honour of England, I hope this state ment is not correct. " Mr. R. B. Whitney, the agent for I,loyd's here, was bar barously murdered by robbers, about 56 miles from the city, on his return from doing some business at Vigueira. Two shots were fired at him, both of which took effect. After plunder ing him, the wretches fled. Mr. Whitney lived for 30 hours after the attack : 'he was interred in the liritish burial ground at Lisbon, on the nth, with eveTy demonstration of respect." DOOMSDAY BOOK. Domesday Book, one of the most ancient ant memorable Records of England, tie the Register from which Judgment was to be Oren upon the value ' tenure, and services of Lands therein ; and it has been moreefectuany preserved by being printed with a general dissertation, Index, &c., per sulibt to the orders, and ender the inspection, of the Royal Re cord Commissioners. The Commissioner" introduction is ex ceedingly interesting. Domesday Book appears to have been known by various other names, such as Romulus Wintonim— Seriptura Thesauri Regis—Liber de Wintonia, and Liber Re is. Sir Henry Spelman adds Liber JUdiciarius, &c. Among Dr. Rawlinson's manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Ox ford, is a fragment of a survey of all the manors belonging to the Deanery of SI Paul's, taken in 1101, and called Doniis. day Radalphi de Diceto. Diceto was the Dean' under whose 'directions it was made. A manuscript note eif Bishop Kennett, also in the same library, in a copy of Cowers I.Oe Interpreter. quotes the Domesday of the Nuns of Haliwell. This last, the Record Comniissioners say, it is probable was only it Leiger Book of the monastery. The exact time of William the First undertaking the survey is differently stated by historians. The Red Book of the Ex chequer seems to have been erroneously quoted, as fixing the time of entrance upon it in 1080 ; it being merely stated in that record (in which the original Dialogns de Scarearlo is that the work was undertaken at a time subsequent to th found), elotal reduction of the island to William's authority. From the me morial of the completion of this survey at the end of the second volume, it is evident that it was finished, in 1086. Matthew Paris, Robert of Glocester, the Annals ref Waverley, and the "Chronicles of Bermondsey," give the year 1083 as the date of the record. Henry of Huntingdon pl a ces it in 108.1 ; the Saxon Chronicle in 1005 e Bromton, sizneenaf Durham, &c. in 1086 ; and the Ypodigma &c: in 10117. • .. a . . „ Ingulphus affirms , that the survey was niaito in mutation o f . the policy of Alfred, who, at the time lie divided,the kingdom into counties,. hundreds, and tithiegs ' had an " inquisition" taken, and digeSted into a Register, which was called. front the place in which it was repoeited, the " Roll of Winchester." Bishop . Kennett, in his Parochial Antiquities , states , that Alfred's . Register had the name of Dame.boe, from which the' name of Domesday-book was only a corruption. This may, perhaps, serve as a clue to the explanation of th e n ame ; thought the Dtsm-boc was in reality the code of Saxon laws. It i s noticed as such in the laws of Edward the Elder, and mare particularly in those of Xtlielstan. The .S . a.ron C'hroniele fur nished a passage,: under the year 1085, which enters minutely into the motives for th e formation of this survey ;_lied which, if correct, also fixes the time of its coinnaneement. to that year. By the completion of this survey, William I. acq u i re d an ex a ct knowledge of the possessiotui Of the Crown. It affirmedhim the names of' the landholders it furnished him with the means of ascertaining the military strength of the country ;and it pointed out the possibility of messing the revenue in some metes; and of lessening the demands. of the tax collettors in' others.. ,It was moreover a register of appeal for those whose tides in their roert mi eheght, b disp P uted. Si r w. Bi n h_ stall* hie; obse p rve p d s et y hatafrom tTodigious slaughter of Englieh Nobility . at the batik 6 t . -II nstirggi 'and the fruitless insurrections of those who su rvived, such numer ous forfeiture s had accrued, that William was enahltl to rew a rd hi s Nor man followers with very large. and extensive 'possessions.— Dahmer, Ingulph, anti Henry of Iluatingd on , comp l a i n hea vily of the extirpation of the 'English from offices of honour, power, and emolument in Church and Stat e. Yet , continue the Record Commissioners, this mu s t have been the natural consequence of such a change as that which was occasioned by tt . l . tr) . cases with coneidtrable the arrival of the Normans.. The soldiers and ministerial de pendents of the Conqueror were to be rewarded ; end we cannot vender to see them fortn the larger portion of the tenants in "ct-aapinittic.gWtheeirfianncicitletnetepahutrs im che o s u al y :t i l n Ou l Pakteriex, however, still re d Westminster. And that the value additions from the Conqueror himself.- of the importarce which ih e roughly „ pereeived at a time but a William himself attached to the completion of' the survey,we have sufficient evidence at the close of a . grant which he zuade soon afterwards.- to the Abbey, of the gieat survey was little subsequent to the ." emilee'' t, we Z ed from Itobertus if t h er e were originally but one copy, can- Mortensis, who informs' us it was imitated in Normandy by Henry!!. - it was kept with the Kingie The exact time of the remoaal of this record from Winches ter to Westminster, not now be ascertained. the sea l Royal a t l he Seat. sia 1i i s described at to very early period in the Dialog us de See-taw-it), as the inseparable companion of e of ll ithllerTe7l'llyineltuert. t, ,'in.the Exchequer, under three locks and lays, in the•charge of the Auditor,- the Chem , berlains, and Deputy Chamb erlains of the E x ch equer; till in. 1806 it was depositol among the valuable records in t h e Chap ier-hoese, where it now remain:. THE THEATRES DRURY-LANE. The exertions which were made at this 'Theatre during the last season raised it from comparative disrepute into an honourable competition with the rival house. The improvements that were presented to the public were gay Rini handsome, but they had been hastily , effected, and the ra pidity of the performance prevented them from receiving that finish and , stability, which are al ways most desirable. Since the close the ma nagers and mechanist have been occupied in endeavouring to give a general polish to the alterations they so prosperously commenced. — Two new water tanks have been placed over the roof, in addition to the two already there, but which were not deemed competent to effec tual service, The planking , of the ceiling had shrunk considerably from the work being new, or the timber green, and prior even to the close of the season vacuities, which had the appear ance of rents, were palpably visible. This has been remedied, the interstices having been fill ed, and the ceiling fresh coloured and gild ed. Additional embellishments have also been inserted in the divisions, at a distance from the centre, consisting of a honeysuckle, with a scroll on either side to each partition. The chandelier has been dismounted, and assumes a different shape. The lights are removed con siderably closer to the ceiling. The whole of the drops, of which, we believe, there are about 20,000, arc to be formed into a kind of bell, having the appearance of a dome inverted : the lights will be inside, so that if well constructed, there will not only be a perfect radiation, but the offensive gas will evaporate without incon veniencing the audience or tarnishing the embel lishments. The corners of the Upper Gallery were extremely ugly ; these have been reduced, and the view from that part will consequently be improved. The second circle of Boxes above the dress has undergone considerablechanges. Two Private Boxes have been formed on each side, and a species of basket has been added to the backs of the other ones, bringing the back of that tier to the distance at which it stood from the stage prior to the alterations of last season. We suspect a variety of opinions will be enter tained as to the wisdom and good taste displayed in this change. If that part of the house be not well lighted, it may prove an offence, if not a nuisance. To the back of the first circle six Private Boxes have been added similar to those already known in the Dress Circle. It is di& cult to imagine for what class of spectators these Boxes are intended: for the real enthusiastic ad mirer of acting, who detests a talkative neighbour, and d wellswith rapture on every monosyllable,they are too distant, while they can afford but a curtailed view of the glories of scenery, show, and embel lishment, to those who delight in splendour and procession. A tier of chandeliers is also to il lumine this circle, and, very judiciously, wax candles will be in requisition and not gas. In the dress circle we are aware of nothing new, indeed no alteration could have. improved it in comfort- or elegance. The Pit has experienced some slight improvements, which are calculated to facilitate the entrance and exit of the audi ence. The seats throughout the house are to be fresh covered, and the embellishments retouched. The alterations in the ceiling have been effected by the use of a scaffold extremely neat, conve nient, and economical: it confers considerable credit on its ingenious inventor. In the me chanism behind the scenes there is nothing new ; two new drops have been painted, one resent• Wing an immense picture in frames ; and the flies, wings, and the rest of the scenery have been relieved and strengthened. Thesaloon has been fresh painted and ornamented, and wf• appre hend that the entrances, &c. will undergo the same renovation. Our renders will observe, that where the formation of the interior of ill° Thea tre has been altered, it has principalty tended to enlarge the house ; and from the experience the prese►►t Managers have had, we conclude that they found this requisite from frequent. over flowing audiences. We really hope this has been the case ; and also that in the prei-ent inst9pre their calculations ►gill not prove faulty, but the extra benches which they have arrant*, capable of containing 701. will he in constant re• quisition. 00 VENT-GARDEN. . The noble and gigantic portico which adorns this Theatre, together with its handsome front, are strangely contrasted, both in beauty and ef fect, with the entrance and staircases conducting to dig inte(tor of the hanse, >an4-the ,ittßediate spot. before which its glories from the display of genius and its scenic wonders are unfolded. It is indeed fortunate that its fame depends not in the structure of its entrances, nor the 'magnifi cence of its saloons---those": indispensable though annoying adjuncts to oar Theatres. The high and deserved reputation of Covent. Garden as a building, is derived from the admirable judgment, .taste, and elegance exhibited in the formation of that part which is devoted to the accommodation of the audience, and the wonderful perfection of the stage in perspective, form,and dimensions: but notwithstanding this, the entrance has been beau tified during the recess ) the saloons and lobbies have been throughout repainted and, re-embel lished, and a very convenient staircase has been erected from the lobby of the first circle to the sa loon on the second, which has been decorated with considerable elegance. The statutes still remain, and the blocks on which they stand have been veined with infinite taste and delicacy.— The marble imitation on the pillars standing at either side is unnecessarily bold and glaring.— The embellishments of the lower salloon finished, tasty, and in perfect accordance 'With the principal decorations of the rest of the house: indeed, this admirable discretion has been gene rally observed, and with a, few trifling excep tions the effect produced by 'the fresh arrange ments is uninterrupted and unique. w holt Of the interior has been re-decorated. The c.aiting, has assumed an entirely novel appearance. That strange contrivance, or shoot, which had been'if-' fixed to it for the purpose of drawing off super abundant gas, has been swept away, the pannel ling removed,-and the whole surface reduced to, a plane. The chandelier resembles many of the thousands which have preceded it, and from its size and richness will have a brilliant effect. A. small circle is struck around the centre of the ing, which is ornamented with lyres, produced on a dark field colour. The sioface within the grind circle represents the sky ; the edge of the princi pal embellishment which encompasses it is orna mented with the thistle and shamrock, while the centre of the embellishment is occupie4 by the rose. There are other circles of gilding still more distant from the centre, one of which is remarkable for great delicacy and neatness of execution. It is a species of fancy net work, but its beauties from their minuteness are hardly discernible at a distance. The pigeon holes h ave been fitted up by a handsome curve of pannell ing formed from the ceiling to the upper part of the slips. This alteration has improved the ge neral appearance, and if possible added to the effect of the proscenium which has so often at tracted unqualified admiration. The hollow of the proscenium, in according with , the ceiling, is an imitation of sky ; the embellishments are rich but chaste ; and from the - art of the painter, added to the exquisite taste and finish of the ar chitect, the entire hus a most beautiful appear ance. The second and first tiers of boxes remain in form and size as last season ; they have been repainted and newly lined. The dress circle has been reduced in depth, and brought to convenient dimensions ; backs also have been added to the seats, which were perhaps an unnecessary luxury, or,if such an alteration were required, chairs would have been more convenient and more enticing. The fronts of the boxes have been altogether newly ornamented ; the field colour is bright yellow, the embellishments of the upper circles consist of marks, circles, ►mouldings, &c. and in those of the lower circle the three national - em blems are the most striking objects. The effect is light, rich, and varied. Backs have been given to the alternate seats of the pit, which are cover ed in uniformity with the general colour of the backs of the boxes, &c. which is, as it was bey fore, red. The stage doors have been removed ; but for - this tube rendered an improvement, wing doors of a most substantial order must be sup plied. If this be not the case, some of the most. important entrances in the very Play with which the Theatre opens must be rendered ineffective. But if we may judge of the future from the judg.. , ment and liberality displayed in what has been already done, it may be confidently expected that no slight negligence will be allowed to mar the general effect, or to raise a doubt of the supreme excellence of Covent-garden in all that appertains to " scenery, machinery, and decora tions." Whatever may have been the spirit which has dictated the splendid' embellishments Is.. visited on these noble Theatres, the public are evidently indebted to its operation, and gin bare justice must give it the most *favourable con struction. The first effect being thus ad mirably provided for, the accommodation ex celient, and the means for the completion of a rational, intellectual, and delightful Muse.. meat being ample, and not difficult to be col lected, we may with justice anticipate and ex pect that MELPOMENE and THALIA will again receive their rightful homage, and that KEAN willnot wander in the scene alone and unsup ported, or the talents of YOUNG be wasted on unintelligible, feeble nonsense, which has been ridiculously termed Opera. These popular actors are again divided : KEAN returns early In No vember to the scene of his first triumph and his fame; whilst YOUNG commences the season at Covent Garden in the character of Hamlet. It wits on these boards, under the colossal wing of KEsint - e, which cherished while it obscured him, that YOUNG advanced to that reputation which his genuine ability and conduct so fully entitle him to, and where we well know he can exert himself with the greatest success and self-satisfac tion. , Mrs. BUNN has received an engagement at Warplane, but we apprehend that the reports respecting the monstrous subdivisions of the ma nagement at that Theatre are without foundation. The first of October is fixed for the opening of both houses, when, if the efforts - behind the cur tains prove as successful as the'decorutions are splendid before them, we may hope to witnessvan unusually vigorous and brilliant season.---(New Times.) ADJOURNED INQUEST.— Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the Inquest watt resumed on the body of Char.. lotte Stephens, the young woman who threw herself into Thames on Thursday night last. The Jury after hearing evi dence, returned a verdict—" That the deceased drowned herself, in a state of temporary derangement." • _ . LLISUS NATUR.C.—A chicken belonging to J. Dibdin, of No blan's Land, was a few days since hatched, hay. ing four perfect legs, three on one side of the body and one ea the other, all of witich are used by the bird when walking.— Salistrury.Jott r nal. ) On Saturday night last a fire broke out in the mansion-house of Mr. Jx,xxiNts (near the church), at, c l an. ham, in Essex, which in a short time'consumeil the same, to gether with the valuable liirriimre, the whole of which was u,.. !Lured in the Norwich Union Fire Office. We arc happy to say the family escaped unhurt. Will clear in a few days, FOR MADRAS AND BENGAL, • .V! THE tine fast-sailing Ship C LYDE, . ~.ii.,..: Al, lying in th e Cit y Canal, Burt hen SOO . jou lo s. .*., Tons, ' I t3OMAS DRIVEI, Commander. 4, ...„,:- HAI excellent Accrioniodatins for-PaSiCII• gers, and will carry a Sitrgeosi. 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