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Porte, and not the smallest doubt is entertained that peace will be preserved in the East. LIA.MBURGII, MARCIE 4. Exchange oil London - -3721-375 i. ST. PETERSI3UII.6II, FEB. 18. Exchange on London ' - [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] STOCK. Exc HA Nc E, Half after Tzaelve Consols opened, and continue steady, at 731 with little doing. 'There are no expresses from Paris ; but though their non-arrival is .most probably owing to the prevalence of contrary winds, there is no want of reports that their de. parture from France has been prevented by the French Government, and that there are great commotions in La Vendee. These rumours are of course not to be relied on, though it is proper to mention them. A Gentleman, however, who lately left Paris, states, that since the expulsion of M. MANUEL, the war with Spain has become more unpopular than ever in that capital. FOREIGN MA BKET.—The principal husineis done this morning is in Spanish Bonds, which opened at 29i 1. All the Foreign Funds, which arrived by the Dutch Mail, are one per cent. lower. New York Papers arrived this morning to the 13th of February. The followinareextracts FROM ST. SALVADUR.—The schooner Union brings advice to the 9th December last, at which time the place was closely besieged, and there was little doubt it would he obliged to sur render in a short time. Gen. LAHORDE, the com mander of the besieging army, had recommended to the American, British, and French Consuls to se cure the property of their countrymen, as it was his intention to carry the town by storm on the Ittth, if not previously surrendered, in which event he could not be responsible for his Soldiers. The French Commodore on the station bad offered an asylum on board his ship and the vessels under his command ; great exertions were making to get the merchandize on board. FROM CurtAgoA, BTH ULT.—Yesterday we had an arrival from Maracaibo : by it we learn, that General MORALES arrived there from Coro on the 20th ult., and embarked on the 22d with 'OOO men for Truxilici against General CIA* PoIENTI. We also learn that General BOLIVAR was at Mempox with a considerable force from the interior, and will no doubt reconquer Maracaibo. MORALES having left only 2000 men to defend it, it icnatural to suppose, from the active dis position of General BOLIVAR, that he , will not remain long at Maracaibo, and that his grand object will be the Caraccas, the place of his birth. The Navy of Colombia has become re4pectnble. Qn Saturday the Duke of YORK dined with the 'Earl of WESTMORLAND, at his house in Gros. venor4quare, being the first visit of his Royal Highness since his long and severe indisposition. Yesterday, at one o'clock, his Royal Highness rode out in his close carriage, and visited the Princess So PIIIA. Divine Service was yesterday performed by the Rev. Dr. BLOMBERG to the KING'S House.: bold, at the Palace in Pall-Mall. Mr. Secretary CANNING, we are happy to state, was better yesterday. The Earl of LivtaroOr. has been confined for some days past with a severe cold. The Noble Earl, we are happy to say,'"was so much better 6n Saturday, as to be able, with his Countess, to receive the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, accompanied by their Ladies, to dinner, &c. The invitations had been issued previous to the Noble Earl's indisposition. Mr. Secretary CAN NING, as the KING'S Principal Secretary of State for Foreign • Affairs, was to' have been present, but was prevented by a severe attack of the gout. The Ductless of KENT has been for some time past on a visit to P r i nce L EOPOLD, at Claremont, accompanied by her beautiful little (laughter the Princess ALEXANDRINA V ICTORIA. The Prince is said to take great delight in this interesting Royal infant, who in countenance, manners, and oisposition, forcibly rem i n d s hi m of his beloved regretted Consort. tier Royal Highness is a fine, animated, intelli. gent child. . Letters from Monte Video of the 20th of Nov. announce the arrival of the Imperial 'squadron. from Rio de Janeiro, con s i st i ng o f two frigates and a sloop of war, which are to convoy the troops across the Line, in order that they might not go to Bahia. Commodore Lobo had joined the imperial squadron. The frigate Therisa was aground. A subscription h as commenced at Chichester, for a Piece of Plate to be presented to the Right lion. WIL- L tAst HusgisioN on his retiring f rom t h e R epresentation of that Ci t y. The Address to Mr. H. was signed by upwards of 450 respectable Electors. NEW SOUTH WALES. - -According to recent accounts from New South Wales, where the British population,. or that of B r i t i sh origin, amounts to 40,000, it appears that the growth of wool there has been attended with the most prornis- Ulf; success. Wool from thence has been imported of such a degre e of f irmness as renders it a p p li c abl e to t h e same uses as !be best yowls of Spain and Saxony • and within one year the InPortations have been above 16,000,000 lbs. One gentleman, Arsearthur, Esq. has sent to the London market above in NOW lbs. of fine , the produce of his Merino flocks New South Wales.w ool Another Gentleman forwarded wool rom some of his select fleeces, which, after having been a ir ted - one of the mercantile houses, through whom some of bvetii.nest 9aslities of Saxon wool are transmitted, was declared e t h e trincipak wool -brokers of the metropolis to be equal ta the t h.est, or Electoral Saxon Wool. The correctness of from Is judgment was proved by broad . cloth, made entirely suCh wool by Iluddersfield manufacturers. Thus this set. tie M ent, the only European Establishment on an island, the tenitlPerlicial extent of which is nearly equal to that of the Con ,°fEurepe; is likely to become the most valuable British in r - " l 'eneY nd I's even now an object of great and ,yearly, ti n interest. Its climate is healthful, and is similar in t r n Perature to that of Madeira, holding an intermediate post (ln between that of the mother-country and our intertropical Possessions. fo, Yesterday in the Teind Court the whole h a t „ e en Lords of Session were present. This has very rarely dbr.Pped since the Court of Session has been divided into two ' 141°14 -4 .Rdinbiargli Courant, March 6.) THE THEATRES. KING'S THEATRE.—After the new Opera of La Donna del Lago, which we have already sufficiently noticed, a grand new Ballet was brought forward on Saturday under the title of Alfred le Grand. As the hero of this piece has acquired a reputation for legislative wisdom, pa triot firmness, and personal worth, we should be more gratified in seeing him introduced with ap propriate dignity on the British Stage, than to figure among the sallalory tribe, yet we must ac knowledge that he appears to as much advantage in a dance, as it is perhaps possible to display his character in such a species of entertainment. We subjoin the following account of this Bullet for the gratification of our Country Readers. The Ballet is divided into three acts. CHARACTERS. Alfred - - - CHARLES A'ESTRIS. Oliver, his page - - Mlle. MERCANDOTTI. Count Edelbert - - BERTRAND. Ahwithe, his daughter - Mlle. Au nELIA. Odun, a Saxon Chief _ - BOISSEGARD. Gothrum, ti Danish Prince - FA LCOZ. Dernulf, an old soldier - AU:WEIL Bertha, his daughter - Aldme. ItONZ T VEST It IS. Adelmo her lover - P COULON. P L i t) T. Alfred in disguise, attended by Oliver, his page, takes refuge with Dernulf, an old retired soldier, and there unites B ert h a , the veteran's daughter, to her lover Adelmo, after winning the prize in archery, and exciting the fears of the young couple. lie next rescues Count Edelbert and his daughter Alswithe, with the assistance of Dernulf, from the Danes ; he becomes deeply enamoured of Alswithe, who returns his passion in secret. The chief interest of the peace turns on their mu tual struggles—on his part to conceal his rank, and win her love at the same time—and on hers's, .not to discover an at. tachment for one whom she supposes to be so much her inferior. .—They are betrayed into a mutual confession, and she sends him to battle to win the restoration of Alfred to the throne and a claim to tier hand. He is, however discovered by his likeness to his picture in the hall of the castle. He next, under the dis. guise of a harper, and attended by his faithful page, enters the Danish camp ; and while Oliver engages the soldiers in dancing and festivity he examines every part. The General surprises them, but they effect a safe retreat. He then takes ad vantage of the relaxed discipline of the enemy, musters his people and puts them to flight ; and the piece concludes by an act of clemency to the Danish King and followers, and by his own union with the fair Alswithe, with all the pomp of triumph, softened by the blessings of his subjects. This is, properly speaking, a ballet of action, in which the resources of the actor's mind are called forth more than the activity of the dancer. A fine dramatic interest is kept up, and the story is faithfully de veloped by thespirited expression of VESTRIS,AVIERCANDOTT and AURELIA, on whom the chief business falls. AlEucaN. Do TT Page, looked beautiful as Ganytnede; her devotion to her niasteer was of that heartfelt and intellectual character which is the attribute of her nation, and she seemed, when her dark eye rested on Alfred, with looks of fidelity and deep attach ment, as if the spirit of love had descended from heaven to animate her person and give intelligence to its expression. —Her dress was chaste and appropriate. The part of tAlfred is well suited to the style of I naiters Veal. ars, which is in that class called the " grand serieuse." Mane AIIREILA went through a character of great difficulty with success. 'The various emotions of attachment to her father, of patriotic ardour, and of concealed love, were di s pl a y e d w i t h di st i nctness an d trut h' . Her reputation must be enhanced by the performance. There were very few dances introduced. The talents of CO uLaN, Mdlle VA. RE liters, and of Mad. VEST His, were, however, in requisition; and theirexertions, as usual, met with considerable applause. This ballet is by far the most brilliant the King's Theatre has produced; and.as a dramatic spectacle, it is highly creditable to time talents of M. A t)MER. The grouping is beautifully arranged. There is the true spirit of poetry in some of the combination's of cha racters. An effect picturesque beyond description is produced by the festival in. the ball of the Knights. The scenery is finely painted, and much increase the reputation of Zara. A hall, with pointed gothic arches and pillars, is a specimen of fine taste and correct design. The dresses partake of the same liberality, and no expellee seems to have been spared to bring out the ballet with all " the pomp and pride and circumstance" of decoration. At the conclusion the audience testified their approbation by three rounds of. applause. M. Aux': a, on being called for., appeared, supported by CHARLES VEST RIS and Mademoiselle At , ftmtA, with other characters in the back ground. He bUwed his thanks, pointed to the performers, in compliment to their exertions, and then withdrew with general acclaniationit 'ACAtTat . En, the Composer of this ballet, has acquired a high reputation for such works abroad. It was performed with great success at Milan and in Paris, and was received on Saturday with very great applause by .as numerous and as brilliant an audience as we have witnessed this season. DRURY LANE.—O H Saturday Mr. HoaNE re sumed his station at this Theatre in the part of Mucheulh. He acts with more ease, and he sings with mere. spirit. He needs no compliment on the score of science. The simple manners of Miss STEPHENS' accord very well with the part of Polly, which she rendered interesting by her acting and charming by her singing. Miss CUUITT, who is obviously improving, gave a spirited support to the part of Lucy, and the Opera altogether experienced a very favourable reception I It ELAND. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—It is with fevlings of no ordinary despondence we solicit the attention of the pub lic to theiltate of the South of Ireland, as displayed in the last accounts froth that quarter. Here they will find, that scarcely a night passes without the morning disclosing some desperate act of cruelty or malignity, or some wanton and unprovoked outrage being committed, which sets the understanding at dc. fiance to conjecture the cause °emotive. Are those infatuated people aware of the efforts made both by the administrators of the laws in this country, as well as by the Government of the Empire, to improve their condition, or to lighten their bur dens, if it c an b e sa id t h ey have any ? .-.( Dublin Correspondent, Illarcit 6.) ( From the Limerick Chronicle of Wednesday.) An unfortunate catastrophe occurred last night near Cratloe, county of Clare. Murrane, whose property had lately been destroyed in that neighbourhood by the insurgents, went to the Assizes of Ennis, to look for compensation, and, sus pecting that an attack would be made in his absence, from a notice which he had received to that effect, procured a few trusty persons, well armed, to defend the house. The Police stationed at Bunratty, aware of Murraine's absence, hut not knowing that he had taken any precautionary measures, sent a patrole at midnight to inspect the premises; and, on approaching the house, supposing them to be a party of in surgents, were fired upon by the persons on the watch, when, unfortunately, three of the Police were desperately wounded before the mistake was discovered. On Saturday night last a party of armed insurgents attacked the house of Mr. Darby Murphy, within one mile of Lis towel, and having set tire to the premises in different parts, the whole of this extensive concern, consisting of a corn. modious dwelling-house and several offices was con sumed to ashes. On the first appearance of t the fire, a number of the loyal inhabitants of Li stowe l sallied forth to the assistance of Mr. Murphy and his family, but unfortu nately they were only in time to rescue a remnant of his valuable furniture from the flames, as the fire spread rapidly through the houses, being thatched. The family very narrowly escaped the conflagration. We have much pleasure ill Communicating that the Right lion. the Earl of ELGIN has this winter given a do nation of 194 carts of coals to the poor of the parish of Dun fermline, which has proved a most seasona bl e relief to many indigent families during the severity of the late storm. —To have made a donation like this once is an act of be neficence, which - would reflect honour on the most ex alted rank, but it deserves to be known to the honor of his Lord ship, that be has made a.similar donation I'm a number of years past, besides contributing a hundred guineas to the funds of the Voluntary Association for the support of the poor of that parish, and all this besides supporting the poor of his own extens i ve coal and lime works, and those living on his own estates,— Mr. liorE JartarsrolgE of Annandale has given to the fol lowing proishes, in which he is non-resident, his usual annual donation for behoof of their respective poor 101. ; Kirkpatrick Juxta, 101. ; Hutton, 101. t_ Applegarth, W.; and i Drysdale, 51..—(.Edinburgh Courant, March 6.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, at Argyll-house ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Ayl es b ury , and the Ladies Bru denell Bruce, in Grosvenor-square; Earl and Countess Ash burnham, and the Ladies Ashburham, in Lower Grosvenor street ; Sir George Alderson, in Great Marlborough-street ; Sir Fred. Baker, Bart in Jermyn-street ; Marquis of Huntly, from Kimbolton-castle, Huntingdonshire ' • Lord and Lady Gran them, from' their seat in Yorkshire; Lady Elizabeth and Miss Palk, from their seat in Devon s hi re ; the Earl of Ancram, from a tour ; Lord and Lady Bolton, and Miss M; Orde, in Picca dilly; Earl - and Countess Cowper, in George-street, Hanover square; Lady and Miss Chester, in Piccadilly? ; Viscount and Viscountess Granville, in Bruton -street, Berkeley-square; the Hon. Mrs. Poulett, Hertford-street, May-fair. DE PART U RES.—Viscount Deerhurst, from Coventry House, for the Assizes, Worcester ; Mr. and Mrs. Christie and family, from the Hyde Park Hotel, for Brighton ; Dr. and Mrs. Rid ley, from ditto, for Gloucester; Hon. A. Rous, from ditto, for Buckinghamshire ; Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, Bart. from ditto, for Brighton; Admiral - Nugent, from ditto; Admiral Douglas, from ditto, for the Grove; Captain Laroche, R. ilt from ditto, for Herefordshire; Rev. .1. Clarke, 55th Regi meat, from ditto, for Woodbridge; T. Theobald, Esq. jun. for Cambridge. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Earl of Liverpool gave a grand din ne r on S a t ur d a y to the Ambassador of the Netherlands, and a distinguished party, at Fife House. Lord King gave a grand dinner on Saturday to the Martinis and Marchioness of Lansdown, Lord • Kensington, Lord Folkestone, Lord N or m an by, M t . and Mrs. Daring, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Ellis, Mr. Hallam, &c. at his house in Dovcr-street. The Marquis of Lansdown gave an elegant entertainment yesterday to the Duke of Gloucester, and a party of distinction, at Lansdown House, Berkeley-square. Earl Morley had a large party to dinner, on Saturday, at Kent House, Knightsbridge. Lord Holland entertained a distinguished party to dinneryes terday in Old Burlington street. The Earl of Westmorland gave a grand dinner yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-square. The Duke of Gloucester has issued cards of invitation for a grand entertainment on Saturday next it. Gloucester House. Mrs. Mitchell entertained a large party of distinguished fashionables on Friday evening, at her house in Charles -street, Berkley-square. • . 14, ; . , -1-,t 4• -) ,I,';-.1 '-44-,A. tilto ~.. r". 41, ' ' 4- 0 N ‘„,..., -- • ~.. , , • Or - ." ~0 r e„ - ... „- .. ,',,' P t r \„01. .Qi • ._•,_ , ... rO: 4 L 6 , ,A . 5. 4- , - , , ' UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFoAn, MARCH IL—Tuesday, March 4, the following Degrees were conferred : MASTERS or A 'res.—Rev. Stephen Rug., St. Alban.ball ; Rev. Amos CrynWS,lliol College ; James Shergold Boone, Student of Christ Church ; Rev. Jamey Birkett, Christ Church Rev. Frederick Borratiaile, 13razenose Coll ege . ; BAcirceon or ARTS.—Phillip William Mure, Christ Church. The Professor of Geology having presented to the University a large and valuable collection of Specimens, illustrative of that Science, in a Convocation holden on Tuesday, 'March the 4th, at twelve o'clock, a Vote of the Thanks of the University for this liberal donation, was unanimously passed ; and also a grant of the sum of 3001. for the purpose of providing cabinets, and making such alterations in the Alusetun, as may be re. visite for the due arrangement and preservation of the same. Thursday, March 0, William Howard was admitted Scholar of New College. On Thursday last the Rev. Alan Briscoe and the Rev. Thos. Bradley, Masters of Arta, of Queen's College, were elected Fellows of that Society, on the old foundation. ECCLESIASTICAL. PEEPERIIEXTS.—The Rev. Charles Brune lienville has been presented by the Warden and s the Scholars of St. Mary College, Winchester, to the Vicarae of Portsea, vaeent by the death of Dr. Oauntlett ; the Rev. Ldw. Pryce Owen, M.A,. son of the Rev. Archdeacon Owen, is in.. stituted to the 'Vicarage of Wellington, in the county of Salop, with the Rectory of Eyton annexed, on' the presentation of Thos. Eyton, Esq.; the Rev. J. S. Sergrove, LL.B. Minister of Car. lisle Chapel, Lambeth, to the. united Rectoriee of St: Mary, Somerset, and St. Marv, Mourithaw, Upper Thames.stre e t, , London vacant by the demise of the .Archdeacon of Hereford. Rev. 1-1. Bishop, Vicar of Ardleigh. in Esser to the Vicarage of Great Cl acton ; t h e R ev. Dr. Maltby i s , we 'understand, the successful. candidate for the Freachership at Lincoln's Inn. SNORTING. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETING! OF HOUNDS "IN THE PRESENT WEER. The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, a t Wickh a m 'loll Gate; and on F r id ay, at Steven's Castle Down. Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Friday, at Hurstborne Lodge Gate. The Earl of Darlington's Fox-Hounds, on Wednesday, at 'ood End ; and on Friday, at Slenisgford Park. The Lambton Fox.hounds, on Tuesday, at Great Stainton ; Thursday, at Embleton ; and on Saturday, at Bradbury Bridge. Mr. Chaworth'a Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Lamport ; Thursday, at Sy well Wood ; and o n Friday, at Rushton. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds on Wednesday, at Stoke Bruern Park; and on Friday,. at Bilsden Park. on Tuesday, at Bromham Thurs.. day,T 11 e at Oaey Hounds, Asktlwoodviilage Village; and on Saturday, at Roxton. PE DESTR TANISM. RussEL, the Herefordshire Pedestrian started at 12 o'clock , on Wednesday night, to go to Dorchester and back, 240 miles, in 75 hours, for a bet of 100 sovereigns. It is nearly three includin g stoppages. The pedes miles and a quarter an hour, trian did the first 48 miles in 13 hours. He went through An dover, 65 miles, about dusk; and after halting an hour in the neighbourhood of Salisbury. at three o'clock on Friday morn ing he reached Blandford to breakfa s t, where he was detained longer than he intended by boisterous weather. He reached :Dorchester Bridge at one o'clock on Friday, not being able to get on over the bleak country highlands more than three miles an hour. He returned 38 miles hack, and went to bed, leav ing himself 84 miles to perform in 27 hours, and the pedestrian was fresh and well. He travelled On at the rate of rather more than four miles an hour, and had 13 hours to do 48 miles in, after resting at Basingstoke. He travelled in much pain from Egliam, but he arrived safe in the Haymarket at half-past two o'clock yesterday morning, having won by more than half an hour. CLERICAL FAcETtousivEss.- 7 —The noted DAN. rturtoEss, the Non-conforniist Minister, once preaching of Job's lobe of rightousness,' said, If any of you would have a suit for a twelvemonth, let him repair to Monmouth -street; if for his life time, let him apply to the Court of Chancery; but if for all eternity, let him put on the robe o f righteousness.' DEATH OF MRS. JANE MILF.SA :MOST SINGULAU Ctrs. ItACTEU.—This old lady lived at No. 9, Ebury-square, Pim lico, where she occu , ied apartments on the first floor, and passed the last three ) ears of her life, during which period no human being save herself ever entered her apartments, and nothing seemed to annoy or ruffle her temper more, than that any person should knock at her room doo r . The land lady having once unintentionally fallen into this error, scarcely ever afterwards got into the good graces of the old lady. She was generally in the habit of going out once or twice a week to purchase the few necessaries she made use of ; and, in the event of being prevented from doing so by ill health, would frequently, by means of a small cord suspended from the window of her apartment, take in her beer, &c. Lately sh e was supplied by a n ewsman i n t h e neighbourhood with a news , paper, to receive which she now and then opened as much of her room door as would barely admit of its passing, and when done with it she invariably threw it out of the window to whoever came for it. A few days back she was observed to be labour. ing under a severe cough ; but so great was her aversion to Doctors, that no persuasion could prevail on her to have me dical advice. On Thursday 'morning, about eleven o'clock, in consequence of the non-observance of her usual formalities, a suspicion was entertained that all was not right, and a ladder was procured to look in at the window, but not being able to discover any thing by this means, one ofthe windows was raised up, through which a man, named Jarvis, entered, and, on opening the door that led to her bed-room, he saw her lying dead on the floor by the side of her bed. No mark of violence was observed on her person, nor any thing found in her room that could lead to the slightest suspicion of her having destroy.. ed herself. Mr. Chapman, constable of Chelsea, was imme.. diately sent for, an d too k possess i on o f t h e k eys of the different drawers and apartments. Papers were found by which ft ap peared that the deceased was possessed of some property.—A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body before Mr. Higgs, De puty Coroner, at the Flask, Flask.lane, Ebury-square, Pim. lieu, on Thursday evening. Verdiet—" Died by the Vesitation of God." POETRY. THEATRICAL PORTRAIT• OF TUE LATE JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE, Erg. HY JOHN TAYLOR, ESQ. To dose in order due our long career, See'KEMBLE march majestic and severe; Fraught with uncommon pow'rs of form and face, Me comes the pomp of Tragedy to grace. • Fertile in genius, and 'nettled by art, Not soft to steal, but stern to seize, the heart ; In mould of figure, and in frame of mind, To' him th' heroic sphere must be assign'd. August or daring, he adorns the Stage— The gloomy subtlety, the savage rage, The scornful menace, and the cynic ire, The hardy valour, and the patriot fire— These shew the vigour of a master's hand, And o'er the feelings give him finn command ; As Richard, Tinton, and Macbeth proclaim, Or stern Coriolanus' nobler Nor fierce alone, for well his pow'rs can shew Calm declamation and attemper'd woe ; The virtuous Duke who sway a while declines, Yet checks the Deputy's abhor'd designs, And, in the Sov'reign or the Saintly guise, Benevolently just, and meekly wise : The Dane, bewailing now a father's fate, Now deeply pond`ring man's mysterious state; Tender and dignifi'd, alike are seen— The philosophic mind and princely mien. When merely tender, he appears too cold ; Or rather fashion'd in too rough n mould ;. Nor fitted love in softer form to wear, But stung with pride, or inadd'ning with despair : As when the lost Oetnrian's murmurs flow In full luxuriance of romantic woe. Yet where Orlando cheers desponding Age ; Or the sweet wiles of Rosalind engage, We own, that manly graces finely blend The tender lover and the soothing friend. Though Nature was so prodigally kind In the bold lineaments of f'orm and mind, As if to check a fond excess of pride, The pow'rs of voice she scantily supply'd : Oft, when the hurricanes of passion rise, For correspondent tones he vainly tries ; To aid the storm, no tow'ring note combines, And the spent breath tit' unequal task declines ; Yet, spite of nature, he compels us still To own the potent triumph of skill, While, with dread pauses, deepen'd accents roll ; Whose awful energies arrest the soul. At times, perchance, the spirit of the scene, Th' impassion'd accent, and impressive mien, May lose their wonted force, while, too refired, lie strives by niceties to strike the mind : For action too precise, inelin'd to pore, And labour for a point unknown before ; Untimely playing thus the critic's part, To gain the head, when lie should smite the heart ; Yet still must candour, on reflection, own • Some tis4ul comment had been shrewdly shewn ; Nor here let puny malice vent its gall, And texts with skill restor'd new readings call ; I(E)inLE.for actors nobly led the way, And prompted them to think as well as play. With cultur'd sense, and with experience sage, Patient he cons theairne.distigued page, Hence , oft we see him with success explore, And clear the dross from rich untie ore, Trace, through the maze of diction, Passion's clew, And open latent character to view. Though for the muse of Tragedy design'd, In form, in fiatures, passions, and in mind, Yet would lie fain the comic nymph embrace, WhO seldom without awe beholds hie face. Whene'er he tries the airy arid the gay, Judgment, not genius, marks the cold essit3 But in a graver province he can please With well-bred spirit, and with manly ease : When genuine wit, with satire's active force, And faithful love pursues its ien'toutt course, There in his Valentine, might Corea nEvE view, Tie embody'd portrait, vig'rous, warm and true. Nor let us, with unhallow`d touch, presume To pluck one spri g of l aure l front the i tomb; Yet, with due rev'rence for the mighty dead, 'Tie just the fame of living worth to spread : And could the noblest vet e rans now appear, KEMBLE might keep his st a t e , d evo id o f f ear; still, while observant of his proper line, With native lustre as a rival shine. This character of Mr. KEMBLE is exfracted from a Poem entitled THE STAGE, published in the year 1795, when he was in the meridian of his powers. THE LATE J. P. KEMBLE, ESQ. This Gentleman, the eldest son of Mr. Rootn KEsttLE, was born in 1757, at Present, in Lancashire. He received the first part of his education at the Roman Catholic seminary at Sedge ley Park, in Staftbrdshire, and was after wards sent to the University of Douay to be qualified for one of the learned professions. Here he soon became distinguished for that talent for elocution which afterwards raised him to such eminence. Having finished his academical studies, he returned to England, and preferring the stage to either of the professions for which he had been in tended,lie perfunned at Liverpool, York, and Edinburgh. While at York, Mr. Kemble introduced anew species of entertainment, consisting of recitations of some of the Odes of Mason, Conlon, and Gray; the tales of Le Fevre and Maria,. from Sterne; and other popular pieces in prose and verse. In these he was particularly successful, and they contributed to in, crease his reputation. In Edinburgh he delivered a Lecture of his own composition, on Sacred and Profane Oratory, which, from the talent and sound criticism it displayed, ganed him the reputation of re fi ned taste among men of letters. i He after wards performed for two years with flattering success in Dublin. 111 r. Kemble made his first appearance in Lon don at Drury-lane Theatre, in the character of Ilamlet, September 30, 1783. His reception was most encouraging ; but he had not an opportunity of fully developing his powers till the retirement of Mr. Smith, In 1788, who hail been in pos session of almost all the principal parts both in tragedy and comedy. On the secession of Mr. King Mr. Kemble becam e Manager of Drury-l a n e Th eatre, whicit office he filled till 1796.—Shortly afterwards be resumed the management, anti held it till the conclusion of the season 1800-1. In 1802 Mr. Kemble visited the Continent, for the purpose of introducing to the British stage whatever he might find worthy of adoption in foreign Theatres. Ile spent a twelvemonth at Paris and Madrid, where he was honoured with that marked consider*. tion which his eminent talents merited. On his return -he purchased a sixth p ar t o f t h e property of Covent-Garden Patent, and became Manager of that Theatre ; which si tuation lie filled till a season or two before his retirement.-- During his management in London, Mr. Kemble revived several pieces of merit, and adapted many of our Immortal Bard's productions to the taste of modern times. He was also the author of Belisarius, a Tragedy, which was acted at Hull in 1778, but never printed ; the 'Female Officer a farce, acted at York 1779, not printed ; 0 ! its impossible ! (altered from the Comedy of Errors) ; a Comedy performed at York 1780; this al,:o was never printed; the Pann e ), a fa rce , ta k en from Ilickerstars 'Tis Well its no Worse, the Farm Ilouse, a Comedy ; Love in many Masks, a Comedy ; Lodoiska a musical romance ; Celadon and Florimel, a Comedy, which has not been print ett. Mr. Kemble also published about the year 1780 a small collection of verses, under the title of " Fugitive. Pieces."._ They were juvenile productions, and it is said that the very day after their publication he was so discontented with them when in print, that he destroyed every copy he could procure ; some few, however, escaped the general immolation, anti one of them, at a sale a few years since, fetched 31.55. Of Mr. Kemble, as an actor, most of our readers have been able to form their own estimate. In private life, we can affirm he was a scholar and a gentleman —not like Congreve, how ever, ashamed of his profession. He was polite and unas- Burning in his manners ; equally willing to attend to any suggestion for the improvement of the drama from the humblest as from the highest sources ; anti never exhibit ing, in his manner, that he was conscious of his own motet.. judgment. Ono Teculiarity. of Mr. Kemble deserves to be par ticularly noticed—his reverential and Impressive tone,, when naming the SUPRE IKE in private conversation, which he was accustomed to make more marked by uncovering his head, or some other acknowledgment of his own humility, and of his respect. Mr.'YouNct has been,performing in Manchester the part of Sir• Pertinax Mac Sycophant.' THE ARM Y. The 7th, 2lst, 77th, and 334 Regiments of Foot, will be sent, in the present season, to the West India Islands, to relieve four regiments which have been the longest period on that station. Lieut.-colonel Russell, (son of Lord William Russell) is appointed Brigade-Major in the South-West District, vfre Major Noel Harris, promoted. The 65th Regiment of Foot, which commenced its.march on the 3d inst., from Chatham, will arrive at Weedon.to-nilirrow. • The detachment of the 66th . Regiment of Infantry,. which marched from Hull, on the 6th instant, will arrive at Liver pool on Monday next. The depots of the 30th and 41st Regiments of Foot, have been ordered from Albany Barracks to Portsmouth, for th 6 pur pose of reinforcing the Provisional Battalion at the latteestation. From the official statement made on Friday night in the House of Commons, of the difference of the estimates of the ordinary services of the army, for the years 1822 and 1823, it appears that the total number, including officers, non-commis sioned officers, and privates for 1822, was 68,802, while that for 1823 is 69,144. But in the estimate of expence there iso reduc tion in favour of 1823 of 18,7201. 9s. 4d. ; the total amount for 1022 being 6,106,1181. 12 s . 2d., an d t h at for 1823, 0,087,398!. s. 10d. MEMORANDUM.—The Secretary at War hereby makes it known, that he has directed Messrs. Greenwood, Cox. and Hammersley, to pay into the Bank of England, to the account of the Paymaster-General of the Army, the sum of forty-five pounds, which has,been remitted to those Gentlemen in a letter, signed " An Officer, long on the Staff of the Army," in order that the same mi g h t be placed to the credit of the public. 1 ORTS3101) T,H, MARCH B.—Captain Smiths company of Royal Engineers will march in on 11Ionday, from Woolwich, to take the duty of Capt. Cardew's company about to proceed to Canada. Five parties from the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines left their head-quarters, on recruiting service, this morning.—Lieutenant-General Hon. Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, G.C.8., is daily expected here, to embark as Governor of the Island of Mauritius.— Major Harris ;roes to Nova Scotia as Inspecting Field Officer of Illilita, with the rank of Lieutenant. Colonel in the Army. He will carry with him the good wisbes of the inhabitants of these towns, to whom he wait always aicea sible and communicative. THE ROYAL NAVY. PORTSMOUTH; MARCH B.—ltecrultmg parties were this day sent out, to raise 700 additional men for the Royal Marine Corps. One party; attended by the Royal Marine Band, pa raded the.streets of these towns. • The Active, 4t, Capt. Andrew King, came into h ar b our t hi s afternoon to be refit te d f or t h e Channel service. The Sparrowhawk arrived at Bermuda, January 22 ; the Grecian at Jamaica, January 12; the Dauntless at Madras, October 2. The 'Calliope, 10. gun sloop, tender to the Apollo yacht, having been refitted, went out of harbour, to Spithead, on Thursday. The Heron, 18-gun !limp, was paid off yesterday by Capt. Greville, and laid up in ordinary. The Quail, tender to the Albion, crept up 18 tubs of fo reign spirits, on Saturd a y l ast , near Spithead. The Eclair, 18-gun sloop, is ordered to be commissioned at Deptford. Captain W. Hope Johnstone is appointed to the Eclair, 18, at DepttOrd_; Lieutenant C. HOp e J o h nstone and Lieut. J. 1. Sa*yei to the Isis; Lieutenant H. Blackwook to the Active; Lieut. Vere Gabriel to the Briton ; Lieuts. IL R. T. Rearipster and It. IL Sayer, Mr. D.-Gottlen, Alaster, and Mr. M. Burn side, Surgeon to the Clio. 11r. Loudon to be Secretary to Sir George Eyre. Ships at Spitliend—Seringapatam,Active, Calliope, and Pan dora. In Harbour—The Queen Charlotte, Ramillies, Albion, Briton, Trincule, Parthian, Redwing, Clinker, and Pelter. PLYMOUrn, DI A nen 6.—Lord 'and Lady Amherst and suite are prevented embarking for the East Indies by foul tempestuous winds: they are staying with Earl Morley, at Saltram. Six ten-gun brigs are Ordered to be built at title port, and six at Milford: thirty are to be built n all the yards.— In Hamotize: Britannia, Windsor Castle, Superb, Bulwark, Brazen, Egeria, Pike.—ln the Sound: Jupiter and Aingdove. MERCAN'FILE SHIPPING. DEAL, MARCH B.—Wind W. by S.—Came down from the River the Scaleby Castle, Neville, for Bombay and China; Mary, Wood, for Sierra Leone; Sandwich Bay, for New. foundland ; IVoodlark, Brown, Van Dieman's land. Put back the Neptune, for Genoa.—The brig La Belle Alliance, Warman, from Antwerp to Onernsey, ran on shore last night on the off part of the Goodwin Sands, and floated off this morn ing into deep water and sunk —crew saved. . MAncu 9—Wind this morning the Scaleby Castle, fbr Bombay and China ; E u ph rates, Meade, Madras and Bombay; and the rest of the outwarthbound, for their dif. ferent destinations, with a fine breeze from N.E. Arrived last night and sailed this morning for the liver the Alexandria, Suffien, from Ceylon and the Isle of France ; the London, Candler, from New York; Sisters, Sarjeant, from Dente:Ara ; Scipio, Drummond, front Baltimore; Paget, Akers, front Smyrna ; the lattergot on shore off the South end .of Deal this morning, and has since got oft' with the loss of an anchor and cable. The homeward.bound proceeded for the River this morning, put blowin g ver y strong f rom the Northward they put back again. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the fol_ lowing outward-bound vessels from London :—Echo, for the West Indira; Hercule s ' for Jamaica; Barbadoes Plante r , f or Barbadoes ; Econ om y, for the Brazils Richard, Reynolds, for Trieste ; Bridlington, for Antigua;. Temple, Jtati4iCtt ; Arduous, Malta, anti Speculation, for Faro; and sailed again on the following day. PLYMOUTH, MAUCH 7.—Wind S.S.L. to N.N. —Sailed the Thais, Mills, for Charente; New Volunteer, for Bristol from Petersburg. The Vittoria, Tate, for Trinidad, has put back. SIARcn 11.—Wind W.—Arrived the Hamburgh, from St. Thomas's for llamburgh, 41 days out, leaky, and must di.. charge her cargo (coffee and tobacco). FALMOUTH, MARCH 13.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—Arrived the Venus, Gray, from the South Seas fbr London, out 3 yeLas, with loss of an anchor and cable, and short of provisions ; and Marquis of Salisbury packet,- -from New York—sailed 14th February. Sailed the Percy, Lender, for Jamaica. • HARWICH, Marto* B.—Wind N:W— .The iris, Donald.. son, from London to Sunderland, has been brought in dis. masted, having been thrown on her beam' ends during the - galS; . of the 4th, off Whitby. THE MARK Lys. CORN EXCHANGE, IFlAncti 10. Last week's Arrivals of Grain were large, but this mornisg the supplies, fresh in, are only moder a t e ; p r i me s a mp l es:o f . Wheat rather exceed last Monday's prices, but other kinds sell more heavily than of late ; Barley, for malting, meets readily, but this article has experienced no further advance ; Beans are much less plentiful than for some time past, anti the, prices of this article are rather higher; Boiling and Grey Peas sell on full us good terms as this day Sennight ; Oats are ,still plentiful ? but the consumption being considerable, this article fully maintains its value. Wheat, Red 32s 50s Pease, White . :Rs ...... —.—"..—. White 3fis 55s -- Grey 3ls Rye 20s 2fk Beans Barley 30s 3lis Oat* • 14. 2C* Alt& 42s 62s Flour 404 LOs AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND MALES. Wheat, 41s. 7d. ; Barley, 235. 9d. ; Outs, Itts. Bd. ; Bye, 225. sd. ; Beans, 2frs. id.; Pens, 3 1c 7(1. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computccl • from the R e t urns ma d e in the Week ending the Sth tLy of 111 arch, 1823, is 365.104 d. per cwt. • SMITHFIELD 'MARKET, 211Antlt 10. The market was well supplied .this . morning with all kinds a Cattle, but more particularly, in Sheee, of which there was a great number. Oxen are rather lower in price, but the price a Mutton is nearly the same as per list market day. (To sink the Offal, per sumo of Beef fsl to 3s tht N'eal Mutton 2s O i l to 4s P t : P or k Lamb tic, Oil to tie 04. 'FAY AND STRAW. LOAD, Hay xa f 171o to vel 2 Iw. X3 10i to X 4 10s TH KIND V. FDitars' AND OTHERS.---The . COOliSel, for the Crown yesterday entered n nova prosequi an the infoirtattion in this case.--(Dub Cetrespondent, Mardi - 6.) The trade of Leith has not. been so brisk for many years as at present ; every hand is errs- ?toyed that chases to work. • • ••: ti t , ~'