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•• = • • IMEMM 411 , 7 PEEL'S LET-TER to the LORD MAYOR, '.coLivL ve " OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S LETTER, WHICH WAS READ BY THE 'LORD StAYOII, AT THE COURT OF • _ , . . ---- --- f our see6 ol. ''' 4l . ll ?: ißm EN. —l, ill '' ' -. " Whitehall, Dec. 5. fune raw., ~i xi , th Y L ord ,— l have received from the town-clerk of gle, floolw ,c ity of 'London the general Report of the Court of ~men for the year ending at Michaelmas last, respecting )bert D i l° l/$ :, 14 several gaols and parts piso o n f s under their superintendence. Magazine!, ',`butt There are two ßeport l to which I would nowledge'- ui Ithrt!Your Lordship ' s attention . this one part it i s . stated weihap ~.A, L. the several prisoners are treated, as far as practicable Well-ap p ' ably to the rules and regulations of the Act (4 Geo. ' of ore t o ca P• 64 ), the kee pe rs itrid other officers being directed 'Oll cal aPlY with the sa r, as far as the circumstances Malco' :heeled with the prisons will admit. ' In another part illy seleri lithe same R e p or t I fi n d it s t a t e d, ' that classification h observed in Newgate, as far as the construction and s mtiment, Adi ti tent of the and , wr. 'r t h e o f In! gaol will admit ; but a few prisoners coh ereisdemeanour in the Court of King's Bench, and,vvitii,r, 174t(tearCelerk. enwell Sessions, owing to t h eour the t bo of another 111,,, From obliged to mix with felons in ‘ t v h a 1 but pie" ' boys ' yard.' .l o ~, ewg r ate is, these statements I conclude, that the y degree fr °ll :arr angement and construction, so Var" befel l ! ittiketi.ineci as not to allow a te re effect the regulations prescribed by the r l y .e7sla h t i ive class °/ I Q " Your in w g ell t k he nmvs, that the provisions of the , :_d u Act, concern ' 3 am o b i !ti4 s ; t reatment that the e L an e d . classification of 4..... certain specific imperative, and des i w sla h t i u ch re a l r i e as laid 4ttieti.. t inspecific rules and re g ulations , g to be .u. but w ei b ili e o r w er ich. o b served in all the gaols to which the act extends, gaols that of Newgate is on can ram 41 I arn persuaded I need not atte mpt . e to impress upon truculent 64' hu e Lordship's mind the r i ' 4lO g reat with importance of these pro ssages 0. , , t h e gs of the Le g isl a t ure , with view to the morals of icter. IV kr,4ll2°_n_er4;., and for ensuring a th v e prope r e netsu) measure of o a f f less, twee cts.tryia Tu th t em no i r ata needlpoint out the absolut effect in the gaols under the superin t, 44 _ air of the Court of Aldermen , and more especially in the 111 , 7 . g a 1 of Ne wgate. is Prefsc o ' 4l i , : i llte.aelli r n er ea t your Lordship to take an early opportunity the attention be of the Court of Aldermen to this )eriodicill; I`e they' t ; a nd beg to informed of the measures which :CIL: we ht_ propose to a dopt for the purpose of remedying the irdt , i - re - slain defects. " I am, &c. ii 1,:. , t0r • {Signed) " ROBERT PEEL." 1 The first division of Portuguese Refugees, I : °ll 3ining of troop s o f th e li ne , i s t o e mb a rk at Plymouth .Il Saturd a y. Th e secon d di v i s i on, cons i st i ng o f volun "ft and civilians, is to embark as soon as transports are I4 dy to receive them. The Mayor of Plymouth received kanswer from the Right H on . M r . P ee l, s tating that overnment were inclined to afford the Portuguese an asy -1.41, but that it must be under the condition of their resid -lin fixed places and districts. The Portuguese prefer 411,ving the country altogether. 1 A certain dramatist, who was considerably t t . cleat in sterling p i eces , wrote (b e i ng i n P ar i s ) to hi s i i rl ends, sayi ng th at if t h ey did not re li eve hi s diffi cu l t i es, e should throw himself into the river. As he had often I : t formed this part fur his own b e nefit, as far as the th rea t "It, one of his friends, no longer inclined to disburse, Ztat bite lor answer, that he should be sorry to hear that i f ,had so disgra ce d hi mse lf as t o di e i n li quor; but that 4 4 was resolved to put hi s threats i n to effect, he could e t do it und er more f avoura hl e c i rcumstances t h an in 4t iSo as it would afterwards be clear to every body, and tdily admitted, that he was in SEINE ! . .. t •;I r it 1445. I ° • )vim Vi h a. Lei;Able 0' awl! Irak WFC i*:°- Irtr2r: t e 4 A., led t_ It ;, trx:rl. its WA, !;L•bt Bs very CLA ,- of e cay. 'The Much ipoutht tU iter trig !rap* a! the eaEal erg hez - d a tbr. - a '° 7hes !'• [nary it Starr lased 1 Y f vied, yet )II) bit fr: were a ) Cala 1 . :t I , frc) . i Uedusa tied a • ; !Jed • lig tC a , trardeor to WjU ; • trail 1 rrt • " • 11 e Will ;J WA) , the d; ,l -• env- d , e4l, co:.- C.L = e :.* - ,us At for amplY About in ail 4110 Those who draw inferences with respect to prOb a bl e sever i ty o f t h e weather f rom the appearance o f beater birds are posed by the present scarcity of wood %efts in the'marshes of Lincolnshire, whilst snipes are in t'tlusual abundance.—Hull Packet. 14 . THIC SWALI:OW.—The following has been I L l Varded to us , f rom a f r i en d at B arton :— B y way o f note .1 7 the interesting dis cuss i on th a t t oo k place a little time I A in Hull, regarding the habits of that interesting little !titture the swallow, I beg leave to add that my atten n was called to one of the tribe (the liirundo rustica) 4 ivh the warmth of Saturday morning last had drawn :oun its hidi ng p l ace, an d w hi c h , i n f u ll lif e an d act i v i ty, d 4 winging its airy flight at a considerable elevation all ' day long; and excepting that it was silent and soli 4ry, I could perceive no difference between its December mo vements and those of July. My boys discovered it as 4 0 , 1) , as nine o'clock i n t h e morn i ng, suppos i ng i t to h ave d tue out of one of the chimneys, where we had a late r ood, and as it did not l eave t h e ne i g hb our h oo d suc h right be th e case. I l e f t i t fli tt i ng over my gar d en at 4 1* o'clock in the afternoon.—Hull Packet. rsREC HIN. —A curi ous circumstance occurred " t i t , it the farm o f W es t D rums . M r . Willi am S m i t h , ! A tabult of that f arm , h a d a num b er o f queys graz i ng i n field 4 joining to hi s corn - yar d. Th e catt l e contr i ve d "4 get the yard, and Mr. Smith's dog was hounded at r them, to 'ive them out, in which, to appearance, at least, ev a : m q a :'eeded. But on e of queys was the same L enan g o h . ved to be missing, no trace of it could obtained. ~• og A irevievei, was observed to pay great 4 ttention to a q;iitt y of thatch, built up, or rather lying la a leaning, po4i t upon one of the stacks in the yard, and generallL -end his leisure hours there, as if watch ingtta4r.:l4, n examination, it was found that the tried between the thatch and the stack, i„,,;„, %, Vi e i e remained nine days, that:title having t il a iere it must Ple . d between n i time it was amissing and the time of (t is conjectured that, in running from the l' l4"l " eA " el 'Y' 4 up the sloping ascent formed by the 11`,V, it had gon own at the edge of the stack, while the i!isteli, and sun Ove it prevented its extricating itself. 1°,46 Was much e closing l dated when first discovered but is doing h Observer. ...ASTINGe here, r.—On Monday a shocking occur ce took pl at i n d„pwhich has involved a most re distress. Te (laughter of Mr. lr etable fa,mi li le r home unknown to h e r friends, and could Ooh lefe :tter the most diligent search. It being known h,,.""-',un; , loured foi some thin under considerable de l..-. she had tirits, great alarm was felt by her anxious ',, 1 " of elAtives. At length it was ascertained that l ' n ' a an by a young woman on the West Hill, from was was traced by her parents, by the mark of her L age sui t, : which was f o und, t o th e batik of an open ;7' _._ °° , e a bonnet was di sc o vere d on th e sur f ace o f th e wn '' the body of the unfortunate woman was soon r " te te r r, and Yawn up. The usual means for recovering I vewued p ard4 er ( 4ons were tried, but without success ; life was • t o . Ik 4 ti A `Coroners inquest has been held on the body ; net' et reti.. • ed--Found dr o wn e d.—B r i g ht on G aze tt e . di I nisH ‘, correspondent has sent us Sfollowing as original j but even if it should not happen b. so, a good story is not the worse for being twice E l d• In the month of July or August last, a sturdy Ili j,tniarl whose brogue was as fresh as his habiliments were 'aerwi se , accosted an honest Wigtonshire farmer, and ,4sd if h e c ould give him a "hap'worth to do." The ; 4 1loyidian stared at such a question, but as autumn was PProachiog, he inquired of the stranger if he was in quest L s hearing. " Aye, .shearing, snowing, bidding , stacking , L t. any other job that's going, your honour." , This led to Zth er co ll o quy, and a ft e r various questions and answers, L a farmer said, " then I suppose, you came to Scotland want." On this Pat stepped a pace or two back, 'attires his shoulders, cocked his eye, and screwing his 'attir e s into a look of great significancy, replied in a tune W hich seemed to hover between jest and earnest—" Faith, Tas to that, your honour's lane and entirely wrong. ave! for want, by the Powers, that would be an April it tand ; but prehaps—with a knowing nod and wink— M o p e your honour does'nt know that an Irishman has ant enough at home." At this sally the farmer burst eta a hearty fit of laughter, took the stranger home , wh o r oved a faithful servant, and has kept him in his employ ''ant ever since. —Dumfries Courier. Since the committal of Witman to Horse k'onger-lane gaol, on the charge of having shot his wife, !teat commisseration has been excited amongst his friends 4 4 all those who were acquainted with him. About three ,"Mks previously to the dreadful occurrence, he drove up 11 his horse and gig from Cheam to Union-hall, in order to t PPIy for a warrant against the deceased. He came to the k nee previous to the arrival of the Magistrate, and having 'Presented to Mr. Hall, the chief constable, that he had 'n violently assaulted by his wife, and exhibited marks prove the truth of what he ail !eget, , declared that lie 44 astantly went in absolute danger of his life; he also re tOaOted various instances of her violent conduct towards las, and asserted that if he was not protected in some way ht , L another, .be was terrified to enter his own doors, under apprehension that she would take his life. On the t byve occasion lie was advised to make application to the anch of Magistrates at Epsom, that being the nearest town 101 where he resided. Whether he had dune so or not, we ,7 4 '0 not ascertained , but subsequently he again came to i°ven in consequence of the treatment 114 had received at A'at bands. The prisoner, who is confined to the jar 44kri since his committal , is slowly recovering from the D r eadful state of irritation under which he was labouring 11 admission. He appears to be between 40 and 50 Niti`of age, and is of diminutive stature ; his person is i farmed, owing to his having broken his back by a fall b ase years ago, His income is described to be 400!. a-year. THE SPEAKING FRENCH GRAMMAR, By J. V. DOUVILLE, ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC AT THE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. It must' be quite refreshing to the starved and hungry amateur and hunter of Operas to be enabled to obtain an occasional meal of music, that he may be prevented from being famished outright, during the continuance of the alarming dearth which at the present period prevails to an extent perhaps without a parallel in the recent history of m us i c . Metaphor apart, we are fully borne out in this belief, after contemplating the appearance of the elegant audience which last night filled the English Opera HOuse; 'in order to witness the second at tempt. of the pupils bejouging to the Royal Aca demy perform " L'lnganno Felice," a semi seria production of the brilliant ROSSIN/, "'re presented 'experimentally," says our book of the performance—intended, we presume, as a modest propitiation of the indulgence of the auditory. However much such a feeling may be deemed most commendable, it did not appear to our imagination to be in the slightest degree requisite. consider ing the increased difficulty necessarily attendant upon the embodying of a- serious drama, to say no thing of the pupils having to execute this task un aided by DE BEGNIs' very powerN histrionic talent, it is quite impossible not to be impressed with the even greater tact that was displayed upon this interesting occasion, when compared with the first performance. L'lnganno Felice is constructed upon the stale materials of a true Italian story. A husband becomes jealous of his wife, and very coolly commissions a friend to take her to sea in a crazy boat, which (of course) is wrecked; she is supposed to be drowned, but, for" the better carryingon the plot," is saved, and takes up her aboJe with a miner, an honest one, as a matter of course, also.— Ten years are supposed to have elapsed when the amiable " cam sposa" is led to this very spot, during his command of a military expedition; he makes his appearance bewailing the supposed loss of his mur dered wife, good man ! His friend accompanies him, the parties meet, reconciliation is the consequence, and " mirabile dictu," the scoundrel kill-wife is also pardoned! Upon this flimsy, and ,to us most im probable, story,- ROSSINI has composed some very charming music, replete (as is usual with him) with all that style of phraseology so remarkably adaptable to comic opera. It is in the present instance some what out of keeping, and being of his earliest pro ductions, it is scarcely liberal to test it by the usual ordeal of critical analyzation. Miss CIIILDE was pre-eminently successful in the , part of the injured wife. Her nice discrimination and execution of the aria " Perche del tuo seno" developed the highest kind of talent we ( know of— the pathetic—which usually includes that most try ing, as well as most estimable, requisite of a vocalist, the sostenuto. This young lady has gone far to convince those who have been fortunate enough to observe her singularly happy attempts, that she is destined to become a first-rate artist. In the second act she introduced a beautiful and elaborate compo sition of that clever and lamented musician RADI CATI, during the performance of which there was exhibited two or three exquisite touches of the most tender, as well as the most exalted, passion, placing at once this interesting novice upon a pedestal of fame, that few, even of riper years, have ever sur passed. Her deportment, too, was less embarrassed than upon the first appearance, and forcibly led our ideas away from the supposition that an entire com pany of debutantes were placed before us. PROFESSOR OF TIIE FRFNCH LANGUAGE. No. 1, Soho-square; and 2, Lawrence-lane, Clie,gpside, Lon. don. ISM. The Third Edition. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—The French Language being usuallystudied with a view to conversation, this Grammar will be found emi nently useful to promote this desirable object. The rapid sale of two large impressions of the work, and the increas ing patronage by which it is daily distinguished, are suffi cient proofs of its superiority. Extensive experience in teaching having confirmed me in the conviction that the English are peculiarly diffident in speaking French, I have principally applied myself to remedy this mauvaise honte, by continually. drilling the pupil on the verbs, and the other parts of speech. By this means, and the explanatory system adopted throughout the book, the student is kept in constant practice; without which very little hope may be entertained of ever speaking French. The essays on the rules are all colloquial, and may be considered as a repertory for conversation; while the verbs are exempli fied in quite a new and clear manner. The work is con cluded by a Grammatical Analysis, and a Treatise ou French Prosody and Versification ; besides a classified vocabulary ; a Collection of Familiar Phrases, arranged under distinct heads ; and numerous Models of Notes and Letters, with some forms of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Receipts. In the execution of the whole, in short, I have spared no pains.in my endeavours to give the work the greatest possible degree of perfection ; and I flatter myself the present edition will be esteemed fully to justify my pretensions.—l have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, London, Dec. 10, 1928. J. V. DOUVILLE. N.B. The Key to the Essays is just published. A DREAM OF HINDOSTAN. risum teneatis, amid. " The longer one lives, the more one learns," Said 1, as off to sleep I went, Beamed with thinking of Tithe concerns, And reading a book, by the Bishop of Ferns," On the Irish Church Establishuient. But, 10, in sleep not long I lay, When Fancy her usual tricks began, And I found myself bewitch'd away To a goodly city in Hindestan,— A city, where he, who dares to dine On aught but rice, is deemed a sinner ; Where sheep and kine are held divine, . And, accordingly—never drest for dinner. " But, how is this ?" 1 wondering cried, — As I svalk'd that city, fair and wide, And saw, in every marble street, A row of beautiful butchers' shops,—... " What means, for men who don't eat meat, " This grand display of loins and chops ?" In vain 1 ask'd—'twas plain to see That nobody dared to answer me. So, en, from street to street I strode; And you can't imagine how vastly odd The butchers look'd,—a roseate crew, Inshrin'd in stalls, with nought to do; While some on a bench, half dozing, sat, And the Sacred Cows were not more fat. Still posed to think, what all this scene Of sinecure trade was meant to mean, • " And, pray," ask'd I—" by whom is paid " The expense of this strange masquerade ?" " Th' expense !—oh, that is, of course, defray'd (Said one of these well-fed Hecatombers) " By yonder rascally rice-consumers." " What ! they, who never must eat—," " No matter-- (And, while he spoke, his cheeks grew fatter) " The rogues may munch their Paddy crop, " But the rogues must still support our shop; " And, depend upon it, the way to treat " Heretical stoulaclia that thus diiisent, " Is to burden all who won't eat meat, " With a costly Meat Establishment." On hearing these words so gravely said, . With a volley of laughter loud I shook ; • And my slumber fled, and my dream was sped, And I found I was lying snug in bed, With my nose in the Bishop of Ferns's book. * An indefatigable scribbler of anti-Catholic pamphlets. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Mr. SEGUIN was also much more at his ease, and gave the aria " Una voce ha colpito" with very great effect ; it was vehemently encored. A duet, too, of a Comic character, between him and Mr. A. SAPto, was exc ee di ng l y we ll execute d , as was like wise an aria, " In voi Spero," by the latter gentle man. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 19.—The Norrisian prize was on Tuesday last adjudged to the Rev. J. H. Peoley, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College, for his essay " On the nature and use of Parables, as employed by Jesus Christ." The Rev. Dr. Butler has, tendered his resignation of the situation of head-master of Harrow school. The Rev. James F. Roberts, M.A., of Waltham stow, Essex, is appointed, by the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, to the chaplaincy of their chapel at Mile-end, London. On the Bth inst., the Rev. Robert Collyer, 8.A., was collated to the vicarage of Dersingham, Norfolk, on the gift of the Lord Bishop of Norwich, by reason of lapse. In truth this " experiment" (as the noble direc. tors are pleased to term the very extraordinary exhi bitions we have witnessed) must create a very re markable sensation in the musical world. In the imaginary evil that appears to suggest itself to the reflections of many conscientious musicians, as likely to arise out of this mode of disci pline, it cannot be concealed that some even tual good must also occur. The human mind will not be restrained by the consideration of indivi dual calamity. This is not the age for exclusive systems of tuition in any branch of science. Genius, no doubt, will develope itself, despite of every ob stacle ; but it cannot be denied that, under auspices and tuition such as the Royal Academy has to boast of, it has a far greater chance of being properly brought forth. It cannot be denied either, that the tutored must have had tutors; and it would be the most barefaced injustice, as well as in gratitude, to remain insensible to this fact.— Whatever, then, may have been our gratifi cation at witnessing these exhibitions, their tutors claim a large share of whatever merit belongs to them. The very remarkable precision of a well appointed Orchestra, led too by a mere child, (Master MAwliEs) strikes the beholder with astonishment, not only at the little fellow's aptitude ; but likewise at the undeniable efficacy of the sys tem under which lie has derived his precocious talent. The Overture (one of Rossna's) was encored—and the accompaniments to the opera throughout were managed with a most laudable attention to the in dispensible minuteness of occasional delicacy, as evinced by a close attention to the pianos and j crescendos—we have been informed that much praise is,due to a clever professor (C. POTTER, if we mistake not,) for so felicitous a result, as the combination presented to our ears by this adniik•able hut juvenile band of musicians. We hope, nay we must believe, that the " tout ensemble" thus of fered to the notice of the British public, will have a tendency to divest it of those prejudices that are at once of a most illiberal character, as they are as suredly most discreditable to their humanity, in the childish and oftentimes indiscriminate preference and patronage that it extends towards whatever is foreign. HOUSE OF LORDS.--Yesterday being the day for the meeting of Parliament previous to the last pro rogation, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Montrose, and Lord Ellenborough, took their seats on the woolsack at half-past three, as his Majesty's Commissioners. The Commons were summoned, and a few of the clerks and officers appeared at the bar to represent that house. The commission was then read, after which the Lord Chancel lor, in the terms of the proclamation, declared Parliament further prorogued to Thursday the sth of February. Lord Melville was the only other Peer beside the Commissioners present. ELECTION OF A REPRESENTATIVE PEER. —State of the Poll yesterday : _Lord Dunally 54 Lord Castlemayne Majority —B6 The ballot will close on the 18th instant, and the defeat of Lord Castlemayne is now certain. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has, witliout solicitation, presented the Rev. J. E. N. Moles worth, many years Curate of Mil%rook, N the valuable living of Winksworth, in Derbyshire. The Rev. Gentleman preached his farewell sermon to his parishioners at Mill. brook on Sunday last ; and, by their request, the sermon will be published. His parishioners have handsomely sub scribed upwards of one hundred pounds for a piece of plate to be presented to the Rev. Mr. Mulesworth, in remem brance of his devoted services during his Curacy.—Salis bury Journal. The following anecdote is related of Itoubi liac, the celebrated sculptor :—A gentleman who had stayed one night at Slaughter's Coffee-house wail past twelve o'clock, discovered he had forgotten the street-door' key of the house where he lodged ; and as he had agreed with his landlady not to disturb her other inmates beyond that hour, wa s prevailed on by Roubiliae to take the other rubber, and sleep in a spare bed much at his service. The gentleman accepted his invitation, and upon Roubiliac sheaving him the room, wished him a good night; but just as he was nearly undressed, he was horror-stricken at the sight of the corpse of a black won►an laid out upon the bed. H e im mediately vociferated the name of Roubiliae, who upon coming into the room exclaimed—" Olr dear! good fren, I beg your pardon ! I did not remember poor Mary dare : poor Mary ! she died yesterday vid de small poc ! Come, come, anal you must take part vid my bed—come —poor . Mary vu my hos-maid for five six year—more." THE Ros E.—l saw a rose perfect in beauty; it rested gracefully upon its stalk, and its perfume filled the air. Many stopped to gaze upon it, many bowed to taste its fragrance, and its owner hung over it with delight. I passed it again, and behold it was gone—its stem was leafless—its root had withered ; the enclosure which surrounded it was broken down. The spoiler had been there ; he saw that many admired it ; he knew that it was dear to him who planted it, and beside it he had no other plant to love. Yet he snatched it secretly from the hand that cherished it ; he wore it on his bosom till it hung its head and faded, and when he saw that its glory was departed, he flung it rudely away. But it left a thorn in his bosom, and vainly did he seek to extract it, for now it pierces the spoiler, even in his hour of mirth.— And when 1 saw that no man, who had loved the beauty of the rose, gathered again its scattered leaves, or bound up the stalk which the hands of violence had broken, I looked earnestly at the spot where it grew, and my soul received instruction. And I said, " Let her who is full of beauty and admiration, sitting like the queen of flowers in mijeety among the daughters of women, let her watch lest vanity enter her heart, beguiling her to rest proudly upon her own strength; let her remember that she standeth upon slippery places, and be not high-minded but fear."— Sigourney. -------- A meeting of the Vestry of St. Mary Ttedcliff, Bristol, was held on Tuesday, w h en it was unan i mous l y agreed to petition Parliament aga i nst granting any furt h er concessions of political pow er to the Roman Catholics.— Bath Chronicle. The number of newspapers seems to increase almost daily in France. In °rut department alone (the de partement du Nord) there are no less than fourteen, nine of which are Constitutional, three Absolutist, and two Ministerial ; and two more Liberal ones are about to ap pear at Dunkerque.--Paris Paper. FRENCH GLOVES.7--We understand from authority on which we can rely, that th e importation of French gloves has considerably increased in the present year. The numbers entered and paid duty for at the Cus tom-house, London, in eleven month s and six days, to the 6th inst. being nearly 88,000 dozens. The import in 1827 was somewhat under 67,000 dozens, and we learn that the increased importation of utile r foreign Manufactured goods is in equal proportions, nearly all of which are paid for in raw materials or gold, and not in English manufactured goods;. our foreign friends not comprehending the policy of starving their own poor for the benefit of their English neighbours.— Itercford Journal. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord Viscount Kilmaine, in Clifford-street ' • General Bailey, in Queen-street, May-fair; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton, Bart. and Lady Hamilton, in Foley-place, Cavendish-square, from Iping, Sussex ; Captain Gunning, of the Royal Navy, at Fladong's Hotel; Prince and Princess Lieven, at Ashburnham House, Dover-street, from - Richmond ; the Earl of Chesterfield, at his house in South Audley_street, from his seat, Bradley Hall, Derbyshire ; the Earl and Countess Harcotirt, at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle:street, from their seat, in Oxford. shire ; Mr and Mrs. Douglas, in South Audley-street, from Brussels; Major Symonds, in Clarges-street, from Rochester; Major Cunningham, at the Mount Coffee-house ; Captain Felix Macartney, in Pall - mall, from Corfu ; Major Brown, at Fla dong's Hotel • Captain Wallace, in St James's-place, from. Paris; Mr .' and Mrs. Wilbraham, in 'Gloucester-place, from Paris; Captain Lumley, in Park-place, from Folkestone, in Kent; Thomas Page, Esq. in St. Jales'a-street, from his scat in Surrey ; Captain and hlrs. Russell, in Brook-street, from Brighton; Earl of Fite, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from the Royal Lr dge, Windsor; the Countess of Gosford and the Ladies Acheson, at the Hyde -park Hotel, Hyde-park-place, from Ramsgate. CHANGES. The Marquis of Camden, for his seat, the Wilderness, Kent ; the Earl of Cassilis, from his house in Privy-gardens, for his seat, St. Margaret's ; the Earl and Countess of Surrey, at the Marquis of Stafford's Villa, West.hill, Surrey, from Suffolk ; • Lord Molyneux, at his father's, the Earl of Sefton's seat, Crux ' the Honourable G eorge A gar an d rgiana near Liverpool Ellis, at lioehampton, from Earl Cowper's seat, Herts; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eyre, from Piccadilly, a t fp. e a t rnd h Bsy * e H r.Gi g gae° h elir to ' n ; Captain South for Hounslow ; lur. and Madame Dc Lisle, from Portman-street, for Bath ; Captain Cowper, from Pall.mall, to Brighton; Ashton Smith, Esq. M.P. and Mrs. Smith, from St James's-street, for their seat, Tedworth, near Andover, Hants; Francis Pym, Esq. from Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street, for Bedfordshire; W. Haw kins, Esq. from ditto, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer, from Welbeck-street, for Essex; the Earl of Buckingharrishite, from the Hyde Park Hotel, for the Continent; the Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, from ditto, for Paris; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Noel, from ditto; Sir Thomas and Lady Hislop, from ditto, for Kent; J Grattan, Esq. M.P., from ditto, for Brighton; Sir George Tapps, Bart. front ditto. Despatches were brought by a Russian courier at a late hour on Tuesday night to Ashburnhatn-house, Dover -street, fur Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, from his Government. Since the receipt of his despatches, his Excellency has been in frequent communication with the Earl of Aberdeen. The Sardinian Minister and the Marquis tie Paiutella transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign-Affairs. HORSE-STEALING IN ESSEX. 1-I.lll Ce and Princess Leven gave a grand din ner yesterJay evening at their residence in Dover-street, to a numerous party of the Nob►lity and Gentry. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from Sir L. Cole, the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Prince and Princess Lieverk gave a grand dinner yesterday gvening at their residence in Dover street, to a numerous party of the Nobility and Gentry. The young Queen of Portugal will be re ceived with the pomp and ceremonies becoming a crowned head by his Majesty on Monday next. We have peat pleasure in stating that his Excellency Prince Paul Esterhazy is waking rapid ad vances towards recovery, under the skilful care of Sir Astley Cooper. The leg, although broken in two places, already puts on a healthy appearance. The Prince was enabled to take an airing, in a carriage, in the Regent's Park, on Monday last.—Morning Paper. On Saturday last, --- his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex left the hospitable mansion of Colonel Wildman, at Newstead Abbey, near Mansfield, (formerly the residence of Lord Byron), and arrived in the afternoon at the Chesterfield Arnie, at Bingham, where he stopped a short time, and then set forward for Rolkham, in Norfolk, the seat of Mr. Coke, on a visit to that gentleman ; and on Monday Afternoon the Duke of Rutland arrived at the same inn, from his seat in Derbyshire; and after changing horses his Grace went forward to Belvoir-castle.—Lin cola Mercury. Mrs. Campbell gave an elegant Fancy-dress Ball and Supper at her delightful villa, Mount Barrow, on Wednesday evening, which was attended by upwards of 200 fashionable& THE ARMY.—General Lord Hill has been pleased to confer on Dr. Hair, Surgeon to the Royal Horse Guards, the appointment of Surgeon to the General Corn-. manding-in-Chief, vice Sir Patrick Macgregor, Bart., de ceased. The reduction in the Army Estimates, contem plated by the circular recently issued to the half-pay and pensions in the army, is said to exceed one million. The Paymasterahips of the 85th, 47th, 56th, 62d, 86tb, and 93d Regiments are vacant—Limerick Evening Mail of Tuesday. Mr. Kean, jun., has returned to his engage ment at Drury-lane Theatre, and will make his re-appear ance there on Monday night, for the first time before a London audience, as Romeo. A new tragedy has been accepted at this theatre, in which Miss Phillips will sustain the principal female character. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. The King's Theatre will commence its season with La Donna del Logo. Amongst the novelties in preparation is a new Opera by Pacini. The new Pit is nearly finished. We understand that gas will he entirely re moved from the King's Theatre next season, wax lights being substituted in its place. We may also take this op portunity of quieting the fears of the John Bull as to a " reported attempt to separate the pit from the boxes," no such measure being even in contemplation. It was once agitated by M. Laurent during time time he was connected with the opera, from which circumstance the report has probably arisen ; but no such measure has been intended, or even thought of, by M. Laporte.—Brighton Gazette. We hear, amongst other arrangements for the ensuing Opera season, that Mademoiselle Sontag, Madame Malabrun Garcia, Caradori, and, we believe, Pasta, are engaged. For the Ballet, no engagement of any note has yet been spoken of. The alterations in the interior of the House are said to be confined to the Pit, the floor of which has been somewhat lowered and relaid : nearly half the Pit is proposed to be converted into private, or "lock-up" seats--and in order to compensate for this reduction of the area, to which the public have hitherto had free access, the centre passage in the Pit, usually known as "Fop's alley," is to be done away with, leaving the passage around the circle the only access to the seats. " Fop's - alley" . _ afforded a great facility of access to the seats in the Pit, and the alterations, if carried into effect as proposed, will mate rially contract the enjoyment of that portion of the fre quenters of the Opera, to whom the lounge is as great an attraction as the music. Mr. Hunt has started a Matchless Blacking Van in Paris, and quite astonished the Parisians, as they have no idea what an Engl6h blacking manufacturer,is. TATTERSALL'S. Very few alterations arose out of the limited betting yesterday, the only change worth quoting for the Derby being as below stated. There was no betting on the Oaks, and scarcely any on the St. Leger : DERBY. At the late trial of M. de Berauger, the poet, in Paris, his counsel, DI. Barthe, after alluding to the satires and attacks made upon Princes and the Nobility by Lafontaine, Racine, Labruyere, and other celebrated authors, instanced the indifference with which the English Govern ment treated caricatures and epigrams of all kinds tending to bring Royalty into contempt. He particularly cited some articles which appeared in a London morning paper, and read a part of an " Ode to the Princess Charlotte," in serted a short time before her death, characterising the following expression as much more criminal than anything to be found, in the Odes of Beranger, which were the sub ject of prosecution, though in England' no. notice was taken of it:—" Daughter of the blood Royal, thou bast to mourn thy father's dishonour and the destruction of a kingdom. It would be well for thee ileach of thy tears could wash away one of thy father's faults." A French paper says, that when the counsel had concluded this pas sage, a feeling of amazement seemed to pervade the auditory at the licentiousness which had been tolerated in a country affecting so much morality as England. A SPIRITED POETESS.—A drunken riotous woman, who has always been a great annoyance to the people in her neighbourhood, a mighty pest to the police of Greenock, and who has long Since exhausted all the common flowers of eloquence while pleading to escape the dire punishment of solitary confinement in Bridewell, made the following ludicrous attempt to influence the sitting magistrate on Wednesday last :--Magistrate : Well, mistress, what do you say to die charge of being again drunk and disorderly ?—Prisoner : Oh, sir Bailie, I bee made an unco nice poem on (here she mentioned the names of two respectable gentlemen she had already celebrated in verse), and every body that has seen it says its a very bonny piece o' composin'.—Magistrate : Well, but what do you say to the charge preferred against you T—Prison er : N oo, sir, if ye'll say nae mair aboot the c h arge , I'll try to mak an uncommon nice sang aboot you, f or i n d eed ye wed de serve it.—Magistrate (lau g hi ng ) : Really, my goo d woman, I believe it would he more honourable to receive censure than praise from you ; but the witnesses in your case have not come forward, you shall be indulged with 24 hours' further confinement, which will afford an excellent opportunity to cultivate, in private, the favour of the muses.—Prisoner : Wed, weel, sir, that's just a' I want; has your sang ready by th at t i me, if it be at a ' poss ibl e . —The woman th e n l e ft t h e b ar, apparently highly pleased with the merriment her ppposal had made in court. — 1 Greenock Advertise} 15 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Posthuina colt (taken) 15 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Canvas colt 15 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-wisp 16 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene (taken) 16 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espagnolle c. 17 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Morris Dancer No others mentioned. ST. LEGER. 10 to 1 agst Mi. Stephenson's Voltaire (offered) IS to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Rowton (offered) 5 to 1 and 11 to 2, were taken about the two. • HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTDIENTB FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed nesday, near the Race Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke-- at half-past ten. • The Brookside Harriers will continue to meet every Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race Course ; and Friday, at Tellescombe Tye—at half-past ten. The Cottesmere Hounds, on Monday, at Uffington Wood; Tuesday, at Glaston ; and Friday, at Overton Park—at a quarter before eleven. Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Standground and Wednesday, at Hanunerton Gorse—at ten. Sir Rich. Sutton's lloundspon Monday, at Midge Inn ; Horneastle-road ; Tuesday, at Stapleford Moor ; Wednes day, at Bransto❑ Wood ; Friday, at Brattleby ; and Sa• turday, at Gate Burton—at eleven. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at lieelsby Village ; Wednesday, at Kingsforth-house ; Friday, at ,Croxby Pond ; and Saturday, at Newshain Lodge—at eleven. Mr. Lester'a Harriers, on Monday, at Parkstone ; Wed nesday, at Corfe Hilla ; and Saturday, at Alderney Cot tage7at half-past ten. The Gransden Hounda, on Monday, at Caxton Church and Friday, at Coombe Grove—at ten. The Puekeridge Hounds, on Monday, at the Angel Hadham ; 'Wednesday, at Sacome Park ; and Saturday, al Throcking—at half-past ten. The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Red-hill —at half-past teu. The Burton Bradstoek Harriers, on Tuesday, at Bea minster Down; and Friday, at Horne Hill. The 131aelcmoor Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at West End Wood; and Friday, at Compton Lodge-gate, near Yeovil —at ten. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at the Turnpike at the Cross-roads between Upton and Corse lawn ; and Friday, at the Cliffil Wood—at half-pist ten. Mr. Dansey's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Kentchurch-paik ; and Friday, at the Crosen—at ten. Upton-upon-Severn Harritrs, on Wednesday, at Corse lawn ; and Friday, at Hows-bill—at ten. I SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. On Wednesday morning a person, Mr. A., was . We give to-day Mr. Peel's letter to the Lord apprehended at the White Hurt Inn, at Epping. Mayor, the subject of which has been long At an early hour that morning, Mr. A. arrived at the White Hart, mounted on a hi g h - bl ooded animal, before the public, and been bi us discussed.— with. the possession of which his appearanc e by no namely, the classification of the prisoners in means corresponded. While in conversation with Newa o the landlord, he assumed the di a l ect o f an ordinary ate. It is und o ubt e dly r equ i re d b y t h e Act to which the Hight Hon. Gentleman reien , , horse-dealer, but so badly did he sustain the charac- and by , the principles of humanity also, that no ter, that the landlord suspected all was not right, " make.shift' practice be allowed with respect . to and put some questions to him. The answers .to these were beiitating and evasive; no direct answer I custody of prisoners in the principal criminal could be received, and this strengthening the suspi- ' gaol of the kingdom, longer than .shall be ny der' that had been already aroused, th e landlord, cessary to repa i r defects, and supply inadequacy supposing him to be an accomplished London thiet detained both him and the animal. In a short time rids, to which the - contaminationimparted . ; We regret the daily increasing numbers of crilni afterwards, a London police-officer arrived at the greatly ; but there are also other causes which young offenders in prison no doubt contributes might be removed. The proverbial labour and m in a n d , e o a n c l q ii u s a r ir e i t te u d rn w f i r t o h m th t e he cir li ct o m m s e ta C nc ir e c . uit, and was s y s a i z t i t i o e me P nt r i e o v n i , or t is ha t t o in th i i i s is ,h expence of prosecutions afford the hope of animal, he said that he had " chopped" another for impunity, and in most cases of minor of aoc"co'ervinetrinigt f in or a) a . b p e ro n p e e c r e t of it in Smithfield-market, and that he could bring fences (the preludes to greater), gratify the proof that such was the fact, and that be had obtained hope which they excite. The attendance day it honestly. With this view he Wrote a letter to a after day at the Sessions-house is a most ap person in Westminster, who was a coachman. The palling evil, and really creates terror in honest officer being apprised .of this, took his scat up to tradesmen who may have suffered a small loss town in the stage which the coachman drove, and by any depredation ; and ifat last they do come communication to a dashing Cyp intercepting the letter, found that it conta i ne d a f ard, and venture t o murmur a comp l a i nt rian, with whom he °rs y had cohabited, to procure for him u person to swear at tl ie g reater injury, the severer wro ng , w hi c h 'on his examination that he had seen him making the they are sustaining from the prosecution tlian exchange. The letter, it is needless to say, did not by ,theft, they are generally met with some reach its destination, and whew he was yesterday 'rudeness from the Bench, as that " their coun brought berore a Magisirate in the vicinity of Ep- try expects," &c. Common-place trash !To ping, the exculpatory witness was absent. The case not having for th e p resen t arr i ve d at which we should reply, cc that their count r y h as to expect th a t th e way f or a man to , aright maturity, we forbear giving the n a m es o f th e several punish robbery and fraud, and to make an useful parties; 'but though the animal found in the example,ac- punish should brendered , . e . . . easy and practi eu,sed's possession has not as yet been owned, there cable.' And till this is done, it is very well for is little doubt of his criminality, as, since his appre hension, he has made a determined but fortunately salaried Magistrates to tell others what they unsuccessful, attempt to commit suicide. Waiting ought to do and suffer for their-country's good ; another examination, he now remains at Barking but the aversion to prosecute will continue to af gaol. ford a•sure protection to guilt. We would ven ture to call the attention of Mr. Peel to this sub ject, because undoubtedly it would not be a matter of insuperable difficulty to make such ar rangements as that prosecutors should not be ' obliged to wait, day after day, at Sessions Houses, and other Criminal Courts, mixed with the mere rabble, till their cause is called on. The expence might, perhaps, be more properly adjusted, if,. wherever in London parishes a theft was committed, the parish were obliged to defray the cost of going. to trial, whoeve r m i g ht be the prosecutor. Were that the case, we sus pect the Strand would not be suffered to swarm with pickpockets and thieves to • the degree to which it is at present crowded, even 'hy'day, but more especially after night-fall. - However, some reform in these points.is;ObsqlOtey riieees'Sary.-',- Times. We foretold that Mr.'O'Connell's oratorical " ambulance" to this country would never sue- - - ceed, except as an instrument,' of -the' Orange _. faction, by provoking and disgustinglh e great body . of the people of England, and gravely • injuring the Catholic cause. The mission, however, - or deputation, or plenipotentiary migrati on , has 'for . . . for tunately been saved from so rough a trial of itS " consequences. The good sense and right feeling of Catholic noblemen and gentlemen, of those who had been " honoured" by summonses to act in it, have cushioned the farce, ' without giving ' it so much as a rehearsal. Lord Killeen, a sen sible and honest man, is much obliged, " but can't leave Ireland at present." Lord Gorman ston thanks the gentlemen all the same, but can't . " leave home at present." Lord French, much obliged, but." sorry it is out of his power. Hon. E. Preston, " highly flattered, but must decline the honour." tkii. Thomas Browne (brother of-Lord Kenmore), not even " thank yoii," , or '6 by your leave ;" but " can't go just at (:resent." sir Thomas • Esmonde much re 'Marets ; ' but " particular ' • business," & - c. Mr. ichael Bellew is unable to go, like Benedict,. possibly, ' 6 having got the tooth-ache." Th e s e several letters, downrightly rejecting the di ptomatic harlequinade, would have been sup pressed, it seems, if the Secretary to the Associa tion, Mr. O'Gorman, could have persuaded the other members, that " from various causes, and . very good reasons, it would not be necessary to read them !" No doubt " very good reason s " with those who fancied that it was impolitic to let the truth be known—that the suppressio veri, the Jesuit's salve, would prove the best Of the Judges at present on the Bench, it is , ~ plaster for wounded vanity,, and that the fame stated, that the Oxford circuit has furnished Lord Chief Justice Abbott; the Western sent Judges Bayley, Bu r - of all those upright and well-judging Catholics, rough, and Gazelee; and the Home produced Chief Justice who, with Messrs. Shiel and Wyse, had man. Best and Baron Garrow. Baron Vaughan was for some fully condemned a piece of rigmarole buffoonery, time leader of the Midland ; and the Northern circuit, should,al_ fully so far as negative a might go, be con ways abundant in talent, has graced the Bench with Judge Park, Baroh Hullock, and Judges Littledale and James fiscated for the sake of its proposers. We r e _ Parke. The Chief Baron Alexander, till his elevation joice to see the Catholic aristocracy clizosinfa. was exclusively a Chancery lawyer, having been for many and following their- own course. n e , '''' yeas one of the Masters of that Court. The Norfolk show themselves capable o f ~ , ~,•' ,Y Inu4 circuit only seems not, of late, to have contributed to F2-011Lleal •inde pendence—they must display crt of LEEDS judicial eminence.— York Chronicle. Tie power of thinking for themselves---Lbelore LEEDS FORTNIGHT FAIR.----We have, on the bulk of the Protestant community several previous occasions, called public attention to they can trust them with, the •. a guardianship of a free f•f .• growing importance of the" Leeds Fortnight cattle Fan, and with this view we cannot help referring to our report however, that the Catholic Question is on both of yesterday's market in another column. Ever since the sides of the water betting into more skilful change of day, we predicted that it would become one of ma nagement. `What - b are the chances that in the the most important and best-frequented fairs, both for feeders of stock, &c. and purchasers, in this part of the session of 1830, Lord Killeen will not move country; and we are now more confirmed than ever in our the address in the House of COMIllon) or the opinion. lt is a fact not undeserving of notice, that the Duke of Norfolk in the Lords ?—/old, average number of sheep and cattle, brought at present to our fair, is above one-half more than what it was ten or We are glad to see from the Letter of Mr. twelve months ago. The most sanguine of its promoters Peel to the City Authorities, that he is deter could not have anticipated a more flattering result.—Leeds mined to enforce the provisions of the law with, Intelligences. • reaard to prisons. It certainly is not very e l , e .. At 'the White Lion Inn, in Ashover, on ditable to the rich Corporation of the City o f Saturday night last, a member o f th e Sick Club held at London, which is possessed of so many mono- the above house, who had been s l an d er i ng the wife of a p o lies, and levies, in one shape or o th er, d ues neighbour, was brought b e f ore T. C. Worsley, E sq. who ' on sentenced him to kn ee l b e f ore t h e members of •the said the inhabitants the metropolitan of • district e. Club (which he accordi ng l y did) , and say that he had no g beyond any thing known in any other part grounds for his assertion, and that he knew nothing din- Of the kingdom, and which has consequently • creditable of the woman. lit case he had not complied, suds ample means of demonstrating the advan be would have been sent to ~he House of Correction at taxes of Corporations and municipal •• • puvileges ,„ Derby.—Chesterfield Gazette. - to a - country, should have their prisons in a state a re In connexio n w i t h t h e unfortunate f a il ure o f so disgraceful as to call for so severe - primand Fry's bank, it ought to be generally known that the gro g from ale- Home Secretary. If - Newer , !hers of Mrs. Elizabeth Fry have, for several years, al- great prison of the b•tte' the lowed her 2 ,0001. per annum for those expenses to which .. Metropolis, .be allowed t(1 the prosecution of her philanthropic e ngagements have stub- remain . a great moral pest-house, the improves known, meats in the jeered her. This circumstance should be publicly prisons throughout the county twi ll y WI as it might otherwisebe • • e d that her husband's be in a great ni . - s umagm t ) ea._tire, rendered mua t • We a my. affairs haul suffered by her usual benevo l e nce .—_aun on trust that the su b jectof• b Courier, prisons is not the only sorry to add another of our police I : part I a tononstration which obtains S titPWRECK.—We are his attention. The ,1 ' ' 1 circulated] evkience a,reaoy o f those which have l already u,ii . . _ shipwreck to the catalo gue Unity, by the Committee, he evidence sw a n Sands. .The soop -'' which has been printed, still more, t taken place on Celt' to Carmarthen, with coals, on Satuft-. bound from Llanelly day week, was yrecked in a gale of on Cr . . circulated (a few extracts were given in this 'and the crew consist- Paper, The mast was carried by the board,he_ lallt we were interdicted .from cop_ d off the deck by t consist ing only of two men were washed d The hull of eavesrseel tinning them), as they explained rather too Inendous sea, and both perks le . over the Laugharne Sand, and clearly the protection which the thieves re- Was subsequently driven . . prove moderate, it is thought she will ceive from the police, and the. manner in should the weather . . . One of the men has left a widow with a large be got , .. which the latter profit by the sucOess of the for totally dependent on him for support family of children . iner,isamplY sufficient to show the urgent necessity North Wales Chronic l e. for a thorough cleansing of this &wean stable. Within the past week," says the A i; s -:ens ' i i Jobbing is so rooted in the whole system of this ' Gazette, " no less than 300 packing sheets have been ' that we are willing to allow the diffi imparted at Dover, consigned to an individual in that country, of the task of constructin g any establish town. The object of introducing them is in order that cult Y they shall be filled with wool for exportation. It i s a . Anent, having for object the public protection, fact, that since the last clip, two thirds of the wool grosyn which shall not be wrested to sinister purposes. in Romney Marsh, and in the Weald, have been pur- • Whatever Parliamentary interest touches, it pa chased by French merchants; and should the foreign ralYses Wh •er an appointment is w ort h any trade continue, with the same briskness six m onths .- : enes thing in a pecuni ar y po i nt o f v i ew, t h e M insster . longer, hardly a dozen p ac k s o f woo l will be left in those thi places." 1 who wishes to preserve his place must name for