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. ... „ * 11 Pk V 1- IP ** 4l4//'' 0 2 * „ _.,,..,.. ''''. -)* Ai, .-___ •;-'--- --- - 4 37 --_-----_=, * • • / - , 7 7 , A l " 1 .J. .. " 4 ' , e/ , ?. 44), 14 * /1"t l. * . 0 % N MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK., ENGLAND. Monday, March 24, LONDON. Nos. 4, 46, 71, 104, 305, 321, 407. COUNTRY. Nos. 97, 238, 320, 425, 437, 455, 490, 524, 541, 546, 553, 550, 578, 643, (180, 710. Tuesday, 25, Lownow. Nos. 316, 349. Coubmtv. Nos. 38, 67, 68, 145, 285, 427, 471, 477, 497, 501, 528, 579, 592, 649, 668. Wednesday, - 26, Lospolz. Nos. 2, 12, 235. Lodge of Benevolence. COUNTRY. Nos. 84, 112, 129, 215, 291, 314, 400, 414, 440, 442, 478, 549, 549, 577, , 606, 661, 690. Thursday, - 27, LoNnox. NOs. 7, 82, 142, 156, 216, 327, 481. Gen. Coin. Fem. Sch. at 12. COUNTRY. Nos. 45, 51, 57, 110, 115, 153, 176, 178, 269, 3114, 420, 453, 461, 483, 506, 545, 556, 588, 587, 657, • 670, 679, 717. Friday, - 23, LoKnow. * * * COUNTRY. • • • • Saturday, - 29,• LONDON. * • * COUNTRY. Nos. 350, 492. lit ELA N 1). Thurday, 31;ITell 27, CORK. NO. 27. TILE MATE DR. M'NAB. • Having recently noticed the death of this Gen tleman, we shall afford, a soothing gratification to .., . hisAumerous friends in presenting to them the following tribute to his character, which appeared -, -in The illimileur : 't It-is our painful task to record the death of one of the most distinguished men in Europe for the character acid strength of his mind,. and for I his ardent zeal in the cause of civilization. Ilk death is a great loss to the sciences, particularly to that of EduCation, and will be severely felt , . by.his numerous friends, and by his only and af ,;:: Meted daughtet, shoot he tenderly loved. 1: " Dr. HENRY GitiiY- M'NAU died at eleven i o'clock in the morning of tile 3d of February, at the age of ti years Ile was buried in the Ci i metiere de !'Est at Paris : a great number of ; his friends att e nd e d hi s f unera l, an d a f ter th e It accustomed prayers of the English Burial Service had been read, M. LA FFO* de LA DEBAT delivered an oration, in the recital of which he was evi dently oppressed by the deepest sorrow. We extract a few interesting passages :. " Gentlemen, said M. Laffon de Laddhat,. Dr. 'AP:Cab was born in England of a Scottish family, distinguished fur its'an tiqeity; its honour, - its loyalty, and patriarchal manners, and Was the pupil and the friend of Dr. Reid. , . 4 Endowed with powerful talents and with an ardent and • benevolent mind, every study which promoted the improve ; meat and the happiness of the human race occupied his thoughts and animated his exertions. " Detained eleved years in France as an English hostage, un der Buonaparte, lie obtained permission to reside at Montpel lier, and dedicated the whole of that period to extend his know. ledge in the Art of Surgery, and in the sciences of Ed u cation, 1 , and - of Political Economy, during which interval he r e nd ere d ~ many essential services to the town, of Montpellier. Indeed, wherever his talents and his powers of doing good could • be' exerted, he forgot that he was a stran g er. " Whilst engaged in these occupations, and in superintending , • the studies of an only and beloved d a u g ht er , h e p u bli s h e d seve ral works on various branches of education, and communicated • to different members of the English Parliament some import. antobservations on the - Bill brought into the House of Com - • mons by Mr. Brougham on Public Education. " The late Duke ot.Kent appointed him his domestic phy , sician, and,he enjqed the confidence of this Prince, so deeply :.. . regretted by all Englishmen. " Dr. M'Nab was Preparing a large work which was to treat , •.; on 'every branch of Education. Reason, that sacred gift he ',. stowed on mass by the Creator of the Universe, enlighten ed , by religion, was the basis of his plan. His system point ed• out the mode of education from the . first sensations of infancy to the successive developemeat of the various kinds of knowledge which tend to the improvement and the happi ness of man ; and bad he lived, he proposed founding a large 1 . • establishment in London, where he would have reduced his principles into practice, and have br o u g ht his syst em t o t h e test of experience. ' . ft . " We had the pleasure of knowing the late Dr. 11 , 1'N'An many years, and can fully confirm the truth of the preceding tribute to his memory. Ile was connected with the chief lite. racy characters in this country and on the continent. lie was the intimate friend of the late Professor RICHARDSON, of Glasgow, to whom the Public are indebted for the philosophi. cal. analysis of some of the chief characters of SLIAKSPEARE, as well of as many other works of learning and genius. The late Duke of KENT was much attached to Dr. 11PNAB, and took a warm interest in his concerns. The Doctor was, indeed, so amiable, communicative, and intelligent, that all who knew Min must deeply regret the loss of so worthy and accomplished a character. Ile has left an amiable daughter, whose situation forcibly demands the protection of friendship. The Doctor had claims upon the French Government of the most interest ing description, which, we hope, will speedily be settled on prin ciples of justice as well as from motives of humanity.—(EDlTOß of the Su ar.) M. MANUEL'S SPEECH. 14 1 Or a The conclusion of M. MANUEL'S speech an the' warbetweei. France and Spain, which he was prevented from delivering by the interruption of the right side, and his expui *ion from the Chamber of Deputies,has appeared in some of the Paris Journals. It may be recollected, that 111. Manuel, . inaliscussing the principle of intervention, argued that the ex ample of England, which had been referred to, was not in point, I tS England did not d ec l are war , an d h ad always maintain ed that she only repelled the attack of France. Passing from the 'principle to its applic a tio n , h e s h ewe d t h at t h e constitution of the Cortes„ which had been approved by all the Powers, did nat present the dangers attributed t o i t , an d t h at , were thosel dangers ir . rea l, going to war was not the way to prevent them. Finally, taking into consideration the perils to which the Royal Family of Spain may be,exposed, M. Manuel attributed to fo reign invasion and the irritation which was its consequence, the catastrophe of the 21st of January, which had occurred in France. —.(Here he was interrupted.)— We cannot insert all the ob , aervations he afterwards intended to deliver, but we shall make room for the passage which immediately succeeded the inter ruption 6' If such was the result of the armed intervention of Prussia and Austria in France, who can assure us that our intervention InSpain will not cause similar misfortunes, instead of preventing them ? Is this intervention better justified by the supposition that It is necessary to prevent Spain from detaching herself from our alliance, and th ere by compe lli ng us to em pl o y in f uture a 'portion o f Our military f orce t o d e f en d t h e Pyrenees ? Is the Minister tk*ions in inferring that the Constitution of Spain must neces ilY produce this effect? Have not we also a Constitutional . A .__ — "vernment ? And is it to be supposed, that for the sake of 4ance with absolute Governments, Spain would renounce our n u l an, " l and the advantages which result to it from both countries? " tile Minister exclaimed—' Experience has informed us, b .... 1 ' 40 ° 4 A what countries the armies passed which . invaded our C".,..t°Tk• Did they not come by the way of Switzerland and t lir"? Doubtless it was from the frontiers of Spain that, in the English penetrated into our sonthern provinces ; but lv„..'whateause wag that event attributable ? Was it not, as the Zrilster has himself well observed, to the insane war which e mintltda on the Spaniards ?" SUN OFFICE, Two o'CLocK. We are enabled to state, on the highest au thority, that accounts have been received from Madrid of the 10th instant, which state that the Ministers have appropriated to the public service, in the present emergency, the Cassa de Credito Publico, a sort of Sinking Fund. This occurrence had of course caused a great sensation at Madrid. The Ministry had some time since proposed to appropriate this Fund to the public service, but the proposition had then been nobly resisted by the Cortes. Government have received Despatches from Madrid of the same date. The Drapeau Blanc, Paris Paper, repeats the allegation that the arsenal and powder magazine at Tonlon had been set on fire in several places by: incendiaries, with the view of preventing the completion of a maritime armament intended to act against the Spaniards. From an ()trier of the Day, issued .by the Colonel of the National Guard of ROUEN, it appears that his corps has been corresponding with some other Legion of the National Guard on the affair of M. MANUEL, and in a way which renders questionable 44 their love and devotion to the lipro-and his august Family." At Rouen there has also been opened a subscription for presenting the patriotic Serjeant MERCIER. with a fusil. The subscription was limited to ten centimes each ; and six hundred persons had come forward on the first day to join in offering MERCIER the proposed pledge of their sentiments. The Duke d'ArroourAms ar rived at Orleans on Saturday night, and con tinued his journey on the following day. does not appear that any " lively sensations" were excited by the progress of the Prince on his ill.omened expedition. The news from Madrid confirms the total de struction of 13EssimtE's corps by the Constitu tional forces, and b r i ng s th e gratifying information that the insurgent garrison of Mequinenza has offered to capitulate. The Cortes continues to adopt the necessary measures for effeating the removal of the Government to*Seville, and the boldest and most determined spirit of patriotism seems to animate not only that body and the Ministry, but the population of Madrid, not withstandibg the calamities to which the latter see themselves about to be subjected by the mili tary occupation of their City by the French. The enemies of Spain have flattered themselves with the hope that the inhabitants of Madrid would oppose the departure of the KING: ; but so far are they from betraying any disposition to coun teract a measure, which, though naturally alarm ing to the capital, is deemed necessary for the national interests and security, that the Madrid Volunteer Militia are themselves to accompany the KING OH his route. The reply of the Cortes to the KING'S Speech on the opening of the Ses sion is every way worthy of the dignified pa triotism and firmness with which the whole of its legislative labours has.been so eminently distin guished. The Madrid Papers state that simul taneously with the rebellion of the Conde de AstAnANTL in Portugal, an intrigue had been undertaken at Lisbon to subvert the Ministry, but which had been frustrated by the good faith and penetration of the Portuguese Monarch. The revolt of AMARANTE was. considered as an unimportant affair, which would soon be termi nated by the zeal and fidelity of the troops under General Rtoo, who, with then-Commander, are warmly attached to the Constitution. The article from Stutgard, of March 10, which states that Sir CHARLES BAGOT the English Minister at Saint Petersburg!►, had several important conferences with Prince NESSEL• RODE, and had, after receiving " very precise instructions from his Court," presented a Note which was said to relate to the affairs of Spain and Portugal, when viewed in connection with the alleged change of our policy at Constanti nople, gives rise to many interesting and im portant conjectures. [FROM ) CORRESPONDENT.] STOCK Twelve o'Clockez--In con sequenceTOcll Ex of cliA Lord N LIVERPOOL' S GEI Speech last night, Consols opened at the improvement of 74 1 at which they remain steady. FO REIGN MARKET.--Spanish Bonds are ad vancing : they opened at 26 1 -1-z if i i• We extract the following, brought by a Ham• burgh Mail, received this morning : " 6 ST. PETERSDURGII, NI A RCII Ms Tm. pedal Highness the Grand Duke CONSTAN.. [i ve arrived here on the 26th ultimo, from Warsaw : his Imperial Highness made the journey in ninety-six hours. The course of Exchange has fallen for some time past ; but we hope it will soon improve. 'I he gold bars arising from ROTUCUILD'S loan have arrived he re . Trade continues extremely dull. " STOCKHOLIK,MARCII4.—The Official Report of the Commissioners of the revi s i on o f t h e National Debt is now published, f rom w hi c h i t appears that on the Ist of January, 1823, the amount of the Debt was 9,491,698 Rix dollars Banco; deduct 3,328,146 Rix dollars, from claims and outstanding debts ; remain 6,163,462. 46 The Diet is now chiefly occupied in exa mining the reports of the Committee on the se veral motions which have been presented. " They write from Hamburgh, that three Mer. - muffle Houses there have bought from Govern. meet all the copper it had to sell." In the Rouse of Lords, last night, the Earl of LIVERPOOL ) in reply to a question from the Mar. quis of LANSDOWS ) stated, that though the pros. pect of effecting an amicable arrangement be tween France and Spain had been greatly dimi nished, yet that all hope of preserving peace was not yet absolutely destroyed, The Noble Earl, therefore, objected to the production of papers connected with the important negociations in which the Government has been engaged, until •40me event shall happen, to put the fact of a state of war beyond all doubt. His Lordship, however, at the same time said, that his hopes of preserving peace were so far abated, that he thought it probable that it will become his duty, before the House adjourns for the recess, to name a day on which he shall lay the Papers before the House, and give 'an explanation of what has been the policy pursued by Ministers on the subjects to which they refer. In making the foregoidg statement, it is deserv ing of remark, that the Earl of LIVERPOOL gave no intimation of the intention of Government to remain neutral during the French and Spanish war, if it should actually break out. It will be in the recollection of the Public, that on the opening of the Session of Parliament, the Noble Earl an nounced that the country was in a condition to undertake a war, if the course of events on the continent should require it,—and he even em phatically added, " If a war is called fin• by the voice of the people, the country is in a condition to meet it !" Such a call, on the part of the people, therefore, we have the authority of the Earl of LivEaroor. for saying, would have formed a " specific ground," on which Ministers might have thought themselves justifiable in resorting to arms for the defence of Spain. But there has not been any general expression of the Public Opinion, which would warrant the inference that the British Nation not only views the aggression of France with abhorrence, but is desirous of encountering the evils and sacrifices of war in order to resist its progress. On the contrary, the very men who are now the loudest in condemning the cautious policy of the English Cabinet, took especial care to avoid committing themselves so far as to recommend that we should embark in hostilities with France. Many of the Members of Opposition have openly de precated the idea of our entering into the con test, and even some of the Opposition Journals have damped the ardour of the Public mind, by representing as very questionable the policy of our rushing into the war. We believe we may venture to say that Tire Styx has gone further than any other Paper, in the boldness and spirit with which it has advocated the cause of Spain. Even at the public dinner which was given in the City to the Duke of SAN LORENZ°, no call was made upon Government to pledge the power and the resources of England to the support of the Spaniards,—no resolutions were entered into expressive of a desire that the country should assume any other than it neutral tads tude ;—but the Meeting contented itself with the expression of its abhorrence of the injustice of France, and of its sympathy with the cala mities about to be entailed upon Spain,—an expression which was indeed worthy of the British nation, and honourable to its cha racter, but which, especially after the direct manner in which Lord LIVERPOOL had solicited the expression of the public voice on the question of our engaging in the war, every man of sense must perceive amounted to nothing, if it was to be re. garded as an indication of the public feeling on the great problem of our ulterior policy with re gard to Spain.—This is one "specOe ground" for our departing from neutrality, which has been clearly withheld by the Public itself ; and the unreasonableness of abusing Ministers for the caution with which they still hesitate to take a final resolution for war, is therefore apparent. DEATIL OF GENERAL. DUMOURIEZ.—Died on Friday last, the 14th instant, at Turville-park, near Henley-upon-Thames, in his 85th year, the celebrated General DUMOURTEZ. This most ex traordinary man stood at one period of his life on the very pinnacle of triumphant glory. ills feats as a warrior make up the most splendid pages of modern history ; his name was a charm which gathered round it all the enthusiasm of millions; but he died in exile, as ,if to contrast the clamorous noise of popularity which accom panied his early career with the calm stillness of solitude which surrounded his bed of death.— Ills temper was singularly frank and generous ; his affections warm and cordial ; his conversation full of strength and spirit, diversified with a va riety of knowledge, and a remarkable discrimi nation of character. His memoirs, which will ere long be published, will throw great light upon the records of these our eventful days.— (The Times.) On Tuesday a courier arrived at the Foreign . Office, Dowing-street, from Paris. An additional number of Artificers of different denominations have been put on at Deptfort Dock-yard ; in consequence, Deptford assumes an air of bustle, &c., which has not been seen for some time.—(Maidslono Journal.) The Duke of Bk:DFORD, we regret to state, still continues very ill. His Grace had a restless night on Tuesday. e? ;J a . " ,t • 1 , . i, 7 ' s. - .:( -- - ,,, it ~... 7, , ~.,4 ~. ~, ',..:: . 7-f .; r .., •I. • 1 . ''• :‘ .. • Ni f • ~' : • 4-4 ,• -, 1: s .8-.....z_..f. ~,,,,,,,a--.,;,....,,,5; ,4 . ~t),„ • N ' . ;C.-Ell 0! - f-N 4 : 7 o• (: " 4 ~ ill ct 4 . ", V .---, .. :,-*/". t' v . , FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Bath and Lady Louisa Thynne, from their seat, Longleat, Wilts ; the Marquis and Marchioness of 'I avi stock, from their seat, Oakley House, Bedfordshire ; Lord Boston, from his seat, Hedsor Lodge, Bucks; Lady Manners, from her seat in Leicestershire; Sir John Beresford, from his seat in Yorkshire ; Robert Hurst, Esq. M.P. from his seat . in Sussex ; General Ross ' from a tour ; the Ladies Beauclerk, in St. James's-square; Lady Agnes Buller ; and Capt. Buller, in Whitehall-place; Lord Viscount Burford, in St. James's -square. DEPART IJ RES.—Lady Lynedock, for the Duke of Rutland's seat, Belvoir Castle ; the Hon. Mrs. Egerton, from her house in Berkely-square, for Brighton ; Col. and Mrs. Leigh, front Long's, Claremont Hotel, for Brighton ; Col. Davison, from ditto, for Brighton ; Capt. Birmingham, from Bath ; Capt. Willan, from ditto, for Bath. .; PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mercurii, 19° die Martii, 1823. Mr. SPEAKER reported the Royal Assent—to Transfer of Aids Bill, Assessed Taxes Reduction Bill, Assessei Taxes Repeal (Ireland) Bill, Chancellor of the Exchequer (Ireland) Bill, Scottish Creditors Bill, Lanarkshire Roads Bill, Haw Bridge Bill, and Croydon (Surrey) Inclosure Bill. BRlDGE—Worcester—Bill. ordered. ItoAns—Tenbury, Seend Street and Box, Liskeard, and Wib sey Bank Foot—Bills read a first time. Dover—Bill read ujsccond time, and committed. Peterborough, and Ucktield —Bills reported, to be ingrossed. Tamworth, Durham and Tyne Bridge, and Wansford and Bourne—Bills ordered. M LIERICK. TAXATION, &e.—Petition for Bill reported. POLlCE—Greenwich HAnnouns—Holyhead and Howth IMPROVEMENT—Leeds , Bills ordered. ROADS AND BRlDGES — Highland PAVING-Hackne_y and Shoreditch COMPANY—Gas Light GAS LIGHTS—Dublin, and Stamford—Bills ordered. Pools RATES—Horsleydown —Report on Petition for Bill re committed to former Committee. Ciftracii—Shadwell—Bill read, a 2d time, and committed. Liverpool—. Bill read a first time. INCLOSURE—Beam Heath (Cheshire)—Bill ordered. Egton .with-Newland (Lancashire)—Bills read a first time. WEST INDIA COLdNlEs—Several Petitions for protection and relief; to lie on the table, and to be printed. COAL DUTlE S—Petitions from Plymouth, Bridport, and Pro prietors of Coal Mines contiguous to the river Forth, for the repeal of the Duty on Coals carried coastwise. COMMUTATION OF TITHES (Ireland)—hill presented, read a first time, to be read a second time on April 23. INNKEEPERS BILL—" For fixing the Rates of Subsistence to be paid to Inltkeepers and others on quartering Soldiers," presented, and read a first time, to be read a second time to-morrow (this day). NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. 1. Sir Thomas be tlihridge.Besolu dons relative to Agricultural Distress. 2. Lord Avehibald flatnilton—Motion for the warrant of ap pointment of the Magistrates of Inverness. • 3. Mr. Cripps —Po rish Apprenticeship Laws. 4. Mr. William. Williams—To regulate the right of voting at Borough Elections,' arising from real property, and to prevent ccasionality. L. Sir John Newport—Copies of all Letters or Memorials ad dressed by any -Officers of the Board of First Fruits in • Ireland to the Commissioners of that Board, or to the Lords Comthissioners of the Treasury,or to the Chief Secretary of Ireland, with Copies of the Answers given to such Letters or Memorials, and of any Orders made thereon during the years 1022 and 1823, respecting . the more exact valuation and collection of the Revenue arising therefrom. 6. Mr. Sykes—Bill to amend Act 7 Geo. 3, c. 21, relative to Quorum Magistrates in Cities and Towns Corporate. 7. Mr. Dominick Browne—Bill to discourage the granting of Leases in joint Tenancy in Ireland. ORDERS of the DAY for THIS DAY. 1. Assessors at Elections Bill—Second Reading. 2. Supply—Report. 3. Marriage Act Repeal Bill—Third Reading. 4. Grants of Aids Bill—Second Reading. 5; Innkeepers Bill—Second Reading. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Tuesday, March 25. The Lord Advocate of Scotland—Billl'or regulating the Sheriff Courts in Scotland. firedne'sday, March 28. Mr. liuskisson—llill to consolidate the Acts relative to the Re gistration of Shipping. TErphysday, May 7. Mr. Powell Buxton—Motion on . thetsubject of Slavery, and for the appointment of a Committee to investigate the condition of Slavery in the West Indies. Thursday, May 13. Mr. Western—Resumption of Cash Payments. Deferred from April 10. _ _ Wednesday, May 14. 1. Lord Viscount Folkestone—Select Committee on the expe diency and necessity of effecting an equitable adjustment of 'Contracts. Deferred from April 23. 2. Mr. 'Woolryche Whitmore—Committee to inquire into the Duties payable on East and West India Sugar.. Deferred from May 7. PRIVATE BILLS—SECOND READINGS for THIS DAY. 1. 'i'arporley Road 3. Pont Blydden Road. I 2. Wrexham & Barnhill Road • "• For a LETTER to the Earl of LavEttrooL, signed " W.," see the Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE o'cLocg. (lank Stock per Cent. Red. shut 3 per Cent. Cons. 74gia 3A per Cent shut 4 per Cent. ( • Old shut New tmg hg 5 t ier Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. ....... ..shut Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock India Bonds , 2lB. South Sea Stock Old Annuities Fix. Bills — 11 pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. -A Cons. for April 10 Mita PRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS ix LONDON, MAncnl9, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 77i. Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Neapolitan Ditto New 71. j Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. I Scrip, 00. Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Five per Cent. Bonds, 35. Spanish {New Ditto, 28i. ' Scrip, 00 disc. I. Five per Cent. Bonds, 81. Prussian Ditto New, 77i. Danish Five p er C en t. Bonds,. 80. Chili ti9i. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 50. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Bank Shares £2l ss. Six per Cent. 90-98. American Five per Cent. 951-97. Three per Cent. 70. French El IG II WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 15 minutes after 9. I Evening, .52 minutes after 9. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DJCERE F4LSUM .AUDEAT ? LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1823. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Countess of lfarrington had a select circle of fashion_ abler yesterday evening at her house in the Stable yard, St. James's. Lord and Lady Bolton gave a grand dinner yesterday at the Pulteney Hotel, to Lord Stowell, Mrs. Townshend, Mr. Scott. the Countess of Effingham, Gen. Ord, Mrs. and Miss Fisher; General and Miss Hudson, Mrs. Dashwood, &c. KING'S THEATRE. The new Ballet of Alfred was represented on Tuesday, and Madame RoNzt Ves'rats assumed the part of the Page, in, consequence of the sud den retreat of Madamoiselle 111 EItCA NDOTTI, and Madamoiselle VAR uriplus took the part belong. ing to Madame ItoNzt VESTRIS, w hich alteration was explained to the audience in the followin printed Correspondence : _ " Tuesday, March 10, 1823. " Mr. DIEM has the honour to submit to the Subscribers .to the Opera and the Public, the following letter in explanation of the absence of Mademoiselle MERCANDOTTLxvhose place, for the present, in the Ballet of Alfred, will be, filled by Madame ItONZI VESTRIS, and that of Madame RONZI VESTA'S by Mademoiselle DE VERENNES." " 16 Mars, 1823. " Monsieur—Ma sant4 &ant extamement deranee, j'ai consultd un m6deein qui m'a conseille d'aller h la campagse pour y passer quelque tons. Je m'empresse de vous en pa. venir, fin clue vous puissiez donner mon role h unc autre per. sonne.—J'at Plionneur d'etre, Monsieur, " Monsieur Ebers." " MARIA MERCANDOTTI." _ _ " Sir—Being extremely indisposed, I have consulted a phy sician, who has advised me to go into the country 4 and pass some time there. I hasten to apprize you, that you may give my part to another person. —I have the honour to be, Sir, " To Mr. Ebers." " MARIA M ERCA N DOTT I." A Morning Paper says—" Many reports were in circulation as to the cause of this sudden retirement of this sweet Spanish girl, whose gentleness of manner and loveliness of person, in dependent of professional talent, have created a peculiar interest for her in the frequenters of the Opera. We select the report which, is most favourable. The attentions of Mr. HuGHES BALL have been for sonic time 'remarked, and a hint which dropped from him on Saturday confirmed the suspicions en tertained of his views. It is said, that immediately after the ballet on that night, he left town with Madlle. 111Encax novrx, accompanied by that lady's mother. Their destina tion by some was said to be France, and by others Scotland, where an immediate marriage is to take place ; and, as the Green-room chat goes, a short visit is to follow to that Scotch Nobleman who has taken so distinguished a lead in the affairs of the Opera. Various other rumours are circulated ; but we think it right to give that most honourable to the parties."— ( Morning Chronicle.) POETRY. EPIGRAMS. On the report of a meld ELOPEMENT Irerti the KING'S THEATRE. Like ATALANTA the fair Dancer fell, Because she loved the golden BALL too well. ANOTH ER. -The fair Damsel is gone, and no wonder at all, That bred up to the dance, she is fond of a BALL. ANOTHER. 'Fe who have often asked in vain, Why COBBETT brought the bones of PAINE, To know the truth no longer toil, motive was to snake a broil. MERCANTILE SWIPING. DEAL, MARCH 19.—Wind N.N.W.—Put back thismorn ing the Shakespear, Robinson, for the South Seas, with loss of an anchor and cable. Arrived and remain the Earl Clan carty, Motele, from Rotterdam; Lusitania, Gibbons, from Oporto ; and Hopewell, Coulson, froM Honduras. Sailed t hi s morning the whole of the outward-bound, except the Madras, Clark, for Madras and Bengal; Trial, Harvey, for Jamaica.; and Niger, Walker, for Grenada. PLYKtoimr, 111Anert IB.—Wind W.—Arrived the Cognac, Barton, 5 weeks from Charente, with brandy—passed a vessel bottom up on Sunday night, near Scilly, supposed a brig or schooner, apparently of about 60 or 70 feet keel, but could nor. ascertain what she was; Resiution, Paterson, 22 days front Longsound ; and Harriet, Cummings, 25 days from Lisbon. The Two Brothers, arrived two days since from the Western Islands, picked up near the Lizard a pipe of paint oil, raised the bung WW 259, which has been landed at the Custom house. Pc) RT Bldo TT T IT, Aiaxcu 19.—Wind N.—Sailed the Gene ral Palmer, Truseott, for Madras. . llM►iwtcn, MARCH 19.—Wind N.—Arrived the Princtss Charlotte packet, from Cuxhaven. FUNERAL OF Slit WM. DUFF GORDON, DART. , —Yesterday, at two o'clock, the Funeral. Cavalcade of the . lamented deceased commenced moving from the family resi dence in Lower Book-street, for St. James's Church. The procession proceeded to Park-lane, and consisted of the Inuirsi,, followed by seven mourning -coaches, with six horses to each't they were followed by thirty pur Noblemen and Gentlemen's' carriages, his Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER'S taking the precedence. The coffin was covered with superfine black cloth, richly emblazoned with gilt nails and plates.—. After the usual rites the body was lowered into a vault under the Church. MARRIAGE ACT ititeßAL.---The short 11111 for this purpose, which is now before Parliamento4 proposed, when passed into a law, to be pr►nted, and a copy of it to be sent to all Officiating Mi nisters throughout the kingdom. This object is meant to be specially provided for by one of the clauses in the MI. AFFECTING CASE.-01IF readers are already aware that on the 3d and 41 inst. the west of Scotland was vi'sit. ed with one of the severest gales winch has been experienced for many years. We have now to announce thkt the Light.bouse yacht of Leith, Jn. Cunningham, master, with a general cargo from Sligo to Greenock, was early on Tuesday morning stranded off Turnberry Point, ,Ayrshire. The crew and passengers, ten in number took refuge in the rigging, in danger every moment of being washed into the deep by the heavy sea atilt was breaking over them. At day-light a boat's crew from the shore, at the great hazard of their own lives, relieved the whole crew, excepting the master and a woman passenger, who being benumbed with cold, could not in tisue come down to the boat, which having been obliged by a heavy sea to make for the shore with those already on board s--before they could retwrit i the master and his fellow sufferer had lost their hold, and sunk to rise no more. Mr. Cunninghatue was a native of, and well known in Kinghorn. lie has left a widow and nine chit dren to lament his untimely death. Ito was a sober, up right, and honourable man, but Wing been p art owner of Amin which was lost soine time ago was deprived of all his firmer hard.earned savings, and has left his family in very 41 s. Oulu. circumstances. Their case is most earnestly recommeno, ed to the consideration of the gensaous and Inlllutlitu—(alin lurgh Courant.)