The Sun. — London, England, 1824-01-26 00:00:00

LISBON GAZETTES. We received last night Lisbon Gazettes to the 12th inst., and extract from that of the 9th the following article, in which an attempt is made to prove to the Brazilians that " they can never form a notion in the strict sense of the word," and that the condition of vassals is far happier than that of an independent people : " Brazil containing such a variety of inhabitants from Eu rope, Africa, and America, so that they can never form a na tion in the strict sense of the word, sees bands of Mulattos, and of black and white vagabonds encamped in various parts, who rob and murder with impunity, and even in the towns on the coast, such as Pernambucco, unheard of atrocities are committed which make humanity shudder and cry to Hea ven for vengeance; and what will become of the Brazilians if the slaves, taking in a literal sense :the pretended liberty incessantly boasted by its Coryphaii, should one day resolve to attempt to enter into possession of these rights of man, which are constantly proclaimed there, and of which, strict. ly speaking according to these theories, the man whose skin is black cannot be deprived... We hope soon to see our erring brethren return to reason. Those who reflect will easily perceive what a great increase of their burdens, will be required to maintain the necessary splendour of the Government, new branches of the administration, a le gislative body, Ministers in foreign countries, if their inde pendence should be recognised, &c. all which expences have hitherto been chiefly borne by Portugal, while they have en joyed all the advantages of independence in a free commerce with all nations, in the employment of their fellow countrymen in the army, the law, the church, &c. &c. in the increase of their agriculture and manufactures ; in a word, in whatener constitutes the happiness of an independent and respectable nation. " The Brazilians, deceived by their demagogues, are not acquainted with their actual state. The immense territory of Brazil, exceeding two millions of square leagues in extent, con tains, according to the most authentic calculation, only 3,617,909 i n h a bi tants; and this population, which hardly ex ceeds that of Portugal, the Azores, and Madeira, is composed as follows Ncgro Slaves - - - - 1,728,000 Thus about half the population consists of slaves. Free Negroes Mulatto Slaves 159,300 202,000 .Making together - 2,089,500 There remain 1.523,400 of mixed population ; namely, Mulattos, Mainelukes, &c. - - 426,000 Indians of all kinds - - - 259,400 The remainder - - - - 843,000 are White, of whom at least one-third are European Portu guese, and at the utmost two-thirds, 552,000 white Brazilians, and these constitute what is called the Brazilian nation ; far We ar e very certain that the white Brazilian would never wish us to place him on a level with his slave, with the Indian Ro tocudo, the Mulatto, &c. BOROUGH OF PETERSFIELD. , . THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE ELECTION or A MAYOR. The Borough of Petersfield, it would appear, bids fair to rival that of Ilchester, which excited so much Public attention, from the conduct of a certain gentleman, in turning out his tenantry, who would not be subservient to his 'wishes at elections. On Monday last took place the annual election of a Mayor of Petersfielct, whose only duty consists in acting as returning dicer at elections of Members to serve in Parliam ent . This Borough has, within a few years, become a Place of considerable notoriety, and particularly from the result of the last Election of Members having been submitted to two C ommittees of the House of Commons, the last of which re stored to the F r eehold e rs the elective franchise, which had been partially lost to them for nearly a century past. In ad dition t o thi s , seve r a l important constitutional questions relative to the affairs of the Borough have lately been agitated in the Courts of Law, and are now in progress to tome before the House of Lords, where it will be decided whe, ther or not the Steward of a Court Leet, app o i nte d b y t h e L ord of a Manor, can exercise the functions of the Bailiff, who alone, it is contended, ought to . warn all tes i ants, and impartially take from amongst them fit and proper persons to serve on the Jury: instead of the Stewa r d o f the Lord and Patron of the Borough, being allowed to pack a Jury, and select a Mayor, with a view to answer a particul ar nurpose. as h as been the case many years in this BOrougli. On - the present occasion, this system was continued; and a Mr. William Blunt, formerly a baker, was returned as Mayor for the ensuing year. A natural feeling of dissatisfaction having, for a long time, evinced itself amongst the inhabitants, against the measures of .Hylton Jaffe, Esq. 11.1. P. for the Borough. Lord of the Ma liaatr4 and Treasurer of Churcher's College (a 'Charity which has te 4 Y rustle so much noise, in consequence of the abuses de . ed . in its management, and a perversion of the benevolent inientionA of its founder); that gentleman, we are informed, has f o ll owed the example of the other at Ilch es t er , b y serving ' notic es, t h e day after the election of Mayor, on several of his tenants, to quit their houses, &c. held under him, because they ',would not any longer submit to serve his party purposes. We zic 'Pe, however thy w not be i by such hertsures, but perseveree in the course they have so nobly, anmea d ho, successfully pursued.—( Statesman.) i- On Saturday the first general assemblage of the Cabinet Ministers for the season, previous to the , m e eting Whit liament, took place at the Earl' of LIVERPOOL S House, hall, the summonses for whieh were issued bout a fo- Veit since. There were present, besides the Noble Earl, the "'d Chancellor, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Westmor ydfo, Mr Peel , Mr. Canning, E ar l B at h urst, t h e D u k e o f ellingto.n, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Mel tdville, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Huskisson, Lord Bexley, and Viscount ruouth being the ' whole of the Cabinet Ministers. The Ear s l (Liverpool) entertained the Ministers with a sump 3tuous dinner The Duke of Wellington and the Chancellor if Exchequer came from the Earl of Verulam's seat in -enfeTtishire- lThe latter came in his travelling chariot 4 n€ l four film St. Albans to Whitehall. The Earl uf West fr,lorind also arrived at Whitehall in his travelling chariot and °u- ,l,lrcnn his seat at Apthorpe, near Walmsford, Northamp- P l° r n eB;„ re • The Earl of Harrowby also came to town for the ex () ru t 'puse of attending the meeting, as summonsed. 'riday a board of the Lords of the Tree- Ad A d w ," held at the Treasury-o ffi ce, Whitehall. r --vic es were received from Paris yesterday P t erooon, etersb urgh, stating that a courier had arrived from that the /!:;n with the important information, Emperor ALEXANDER had determined 1 : 0 tranfer the seat of his Government and the re "ence of the Court from Petersburgh 4 h to Mos eland th a t hi s I mperial MAJESTY had signifi u intention never more to reside at the for me" city ! Should this resolution be carried into "Feet, there can be no doubt that it is. connected With some political views upon Turkey„ as the trifling distance from Moscow to the Turkish frontier is in comparison with that from St. Peters lurgh; W e can only account for the removal of F seat of Government in this way.--(British '-ionitor of yesterday.) Some extraordinary discoveries have been c le centl y made at the East India House. A great debtor h ouse h as b roug h t in the Nizam its ab out seven hundred thousand pounds:— tii l ) " an in vest i gat i on, it appeared that not more 4i l three hundred thousand pounds had been all e ; and th a t th e rema i n d er of the sum tita?7`-' hoes be du e , h a d b een managed between highl'ouersso e and t h e M inisters of the Nizam. A now i t "age is d ee pl y i mp li cate d , and it is paha, t o pi v e , ro c"t plation to imp eac h hi m . Th e pro sion of ev- the late Governor-General a pen t tho usm tatived at ti d pounds per annum was ne 'egret fro Court of Directors. This we tre cu o ttl Lord Hastings' present narrowed !Te ins tati.ees." - -(Britisit Press.) p*e s u t i i nceding Paragraph has excited great attention ; and the Zgeo v r ry 'r , 0 which it will probably give rise, will lead to a t kinistr much interesting matter as connected with the _P t :4 4a ation of the Supreme - Government in India. Various _ll, o'ncoosa.re said to have taken place between di ff erent per nsideration in India, . and a g reat B an k ing -h ouse at i t '!‘ead, to w hi ch we shall a t p resent on l y allude . ts evident to us that the crisis is rapidly approaching 'Nit li general review must take place of the civil, political, and re establigh i n • Asia.—We th, sat ts ii • ments . the Bntish p o ssess io ns . in qt eu that there is not any truth whatever in the rumour, . he po it Y panicu lar individ u als have been permitted to receive er Cent. on the loans they made to the Natives on securityof their Jayhedars, and to other persons. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, in Picca dilly ; Lord Melbourne, at Whitehall ; Earl of Falmouth, in St. James's square ; the Hon. Colonel Brownlow, in Upper Grosvenor -street; Mrs. and Miss Monson, in Baker -street; Lord Lowther, in Spring-garden-terrace; Mrs. Wynn, in Upper Seymour -street ; Col. and Mrs. Graham, in Seymour-street ; the Earl and Countess of Harrowby and family, at their house in Grosvenor-square, from their seat, Sandon Hall, Stafford shire ; the Earl and Countess ofCassilis, at their seat, St. Mar garet's, Middlesex, from Scotland; the Bishop of Ely and family, at their house in Dover-street, from the Palace, Ely, Cambridgeshire; General Walpole, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from a tour ; the Duke and Duchess of Leeds and family, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Paris. CHANGES.—The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry' for her seat, North Cray, Kent ; the Countess of Carnarvon, at Brighton, from High Clare, Berks; Sir John and Mr. Graham, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for their seat in Cum berland ; Colonel Monson, from ditto; Lewison Gower, Esq., from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Worthing. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday last, the 22d inst., at the Parish Church of Eye, in the county of .Hereford, by the Hon. and Rev. Spencer Rodney, Edmund Pollixfen Bastard, Esq. of Kitley, Devonshire, and 31. P. for the county, to the Hon. Anne Jane Rodney, daughter of the late and sister to the present Lord Rodney. , . .... . , ... -- -- -'o;' Z fi..,-,. ~ - -:.,fe -, -,,-- rt. • 1: ,, -- oe 4-. ' - ,V' , .. z .e . 1. - - 's- :: i;: •,,,k. k `:.:1 ‘, OF l'iN'a ,--4-....,4k;. .'''`'-0 ;* 5 .i--. .'se= k" # ; ' 7- i' *:; ~. " 1 1 qi ~.-4-2,, , t , - .....- 4 :. • L \ : r s. ....,.....,c.•;„ ~,,....',..:., - AS.. ,-....L. , - r 7r7 . tE,3 w 4 ~ v 44,.., '". . 'QR. r.:l] -,« r .• . 4 ) iti3 , * '`,- FREE MASONS' On Saturday JOHN SOAVE, Esq., gave a dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern to a select number of Archi tectural and Literary Gentlemen, and to many respectable tradesmen, with their foremen and clerks of the works. The company consisted of about 110,—and it is but justice to the liberal founder of the feast, as well as to the experienced and attentive caterer, to say, that the dinner, as well as the wines and desert. were varied—good—and calculated in every respect to afford the highest gratification, and promote the gre a t es t hilarity. JOHN - BRITTON, Esq. a Gentleman of well-known talents, presided in the Chair. Mr. SOAVE was unavoidably absent, in consequence of professional business, which obliged him to leave town. In proposing the health of the KING, the CHAIRDIAN very properly and appropriately paid a well-merited tribute of re spectful admiration to our illustrious Monarch, for his love of the Fine Arts and literature generally—his promptitude and liberal patronage of all the best works of living authors—and of his (the Ch a i rman ' s) own productions in particular, for which he exp resse d grat i tude and respect,—his noble and mag nificent bequest to the nation of the almost invaluable Royal library,—and anothe r t ra i t o f R oya l b ene fi cence an d true patr i ot. ism, in commencing a grand national gallery of painting, which has long been wanting, and which, thus commenced, must pro duce a powerful and inspiring effect on the taste and character . lef the kin g d om. These s e ntiments, very concisely hut for cibly put, were received with the warmest applause by the company. The health of the Duke of Fogs was then received with zealous applause. In proposing the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, as (rand Master of the united Lodges of Great. Britain, the CH A I RMAN commente d on the singular qualifications of that illustrious Prince to preside at public meetings and private parties, and in promoting harmony and good humour on all such occasions. He further adverted to a particular event and epoch in that Hall, when he Was present, and when the Dukes of KENT and S ussEx both presided at the Union of the Masonic Lodges. On that occasion the latter Prince was made Grand Master, and diplayed not only his usual eloqu ence, b ut won the esteem and secured the admir ation of the whole combined Lodge. Mr. PETTIGREW replied shortly and appositely to this toast. On proposing the health of the Founder of the Feast, (Mr. Soane), the CHAIRMAN lamented his own inability to do Justice to the subject, or to fulfil his own intentions towards the large and respectable company assembled around him. He read a letter from Mr. S., written at 6 o'clock of that morning, in which the worthy Professor expressed great regret in not being able to attend the Meeting,—offered grateful acknow ledgements to the different tradesmen, and those belon g ing to them, as well as to oth e r p ersons more immediately at tached to himself, for their unexampled zeal, activity, and exer tion, upon all occasions wherein they were called into action.— The letter paid a proper and generous tribute of appl ause to t h e rising architects anti artists of the country,saying, " the des:inies of the Fine Arts are placed safely within their hands, and they would duly appreciate the worth and importanCe to th e profession of upright and intelligent artifices," &c. After paving a just and fair compliment to the professional abilities of Mr. scutelE, characterizing his zeal, attachment, and devotion to the Fine Arts in all their branches —to literature generally—and to architectur e i n a p ecu li ar an d pre-eminent degree, the Chair man shortly explained the object of the meeting to be,—a marked token of respect and attachment to the several respectable and intelligent master tradesmen and their foremen, &c., in consequence of long and tried services, and their ardent co operation in forwarding and accomplishing certain public works, in a limited time. 'Without such aid, he observed, the best designs o f gen i us and the most fervent zeal of the artist would be ineffectual, his vivid fancy would be chilled, and his most ingenious and most original designs would " be like the baseless fabric o f a v i s i on. " The artisans and mechanics gave to the conceptions of th e arc hi tect a f orm, consistence, and tan gible shape, which became permanent, and proclaimed to the world the resources and powers of talent of Mr. SOANE'S various public works. The Chairman briefly adverted to those at the Bank, the Law Courts, and the King's Entrance at the House of Lords, &c. as being replete with fancy, invention, adaptation, and richness of combination in detail. He further eulogized his worth and works, and received from the as sembled company a burst of approbation, confirmatory of the justness of his remarks. - Among many other toasts given in the course of the evening, and peculiarly adapted to the occasion and company, was " Prosperity to the London Mechanics' Institution," to which Dr. BIRKRECK, their enlightened and zealous President, re plied in an appropriate, able, and discriminating speech, and fully proved his fitness to preside over so valuable an establish ment.—Mr. GRAHAM afterwards, in proposing the health of the Chairman, passed a high encomium-on his unwearied exer tions in the field of literature.---Mr. Quim also testified his respect for the Fine Arts, and dwelt upon their tendency to elevate the human character and promote the happiness of mankind. " The Liberty of the Press" was given and received with applause, to which one of the literary Gentlemen made a suit able reply. The evening was spent in great hilarity and harmony, and rendered interesting by several cfFusions of wit and humour, and some animated speeches, as well as by many excellent songs, glees, &c. by Messrs. C OLL YER, F IT ZWIL LIAM, and EVANS. The company dispersed soon after eleven o'clock, after a feast which amply supplied every tiling that could promote convi viality, and which altogether may be considered as an intellec tual banquet of no ordinary description. .* The immediate occ as i on o f t hi s Di nner was to manifest Mr.. SOANE'S deep sense of the zeal, expedition, and ability, with which all the artists, of every description, the tradesmen, &c., &c., had exerted themselves in completing THE NEW WORKS at the House of Lords. The design of these Works does high honour to the architectural genius and taste of Mr. SOANE ; and the several persons who were employed in the completion of them, may be said to be entitled to the tes timony, which lie has sd liberally manifested of his approba tion, by inviting them to the splendid Dinner of which we have given the above brief Report.—lt is but justice to Mr. BRIT_ TON to add, that he discharged the duties of Ch a i rman w i t h all the zeal of friendship—with indefatig a ble attention to the com fort of the guests—with unaffected ease, and inexiraustible good humour. [From the London Gazette of Saturday.] At the Court at Brighton, the 19th of January, 1824, present, the King's Most Excellent Majesty' in Council. This day the Right Hon. Sir Robert Gifford, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas; and the Right Hon. Sir NVm. Alexander, Knight, Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, were by command of his Majesty, sworn of his 11ilajesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, and took their re spective places at the Board accordingly. Captain JAMES COACH, of his Majesty's ship Perseus, is promoted to the rank of Post- Captain. POETRY. SONG. (From the Leicater Journal.) The life of an Editor 's worse than a Slave's, Close study has brought many men to their grarea For the good of mankind they employ every hour, Oft despis'd by the world, and call'd crusty and sour. Philosophy—Astrology, Botany--Conchology, Syrtax—Ety►nology, Surgery—Tau tology, Optics—Demonology, Anatomy—Pathology, Geography—Chronology, History—Dlythology, Drawing—Physiology, Electricity— Doxology, A lgebra—Veriniology, Arithmetic—Apology,— Oh the life of an Editor 's worse than a Slave's I Their heads must be cramm'd, like a booth in a fair, And, like barbers, must suit ev'ry man to a hair ; And when, which is frequent, involv'd in dispute, They must flourish away, their foe to confute, Dithyrambics—and lambics, Trigonometry —Geometry, Perspective—lnvective, Any weight—From pennyweight, Physio-lecture—Architecture, Cosmography—Biography, Mechanism —Cause of schism, Hydrostatics—Mathematics, Mensuration —Navigation, Criticism—Witticism,— Oh the life of an Editor 'a worse than a Slave's .! BOTHEREM QUOTEM. HUNTING. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. His Majesty's Stag Hounds, on Friday, at the Magpies, Hounslow. The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds, on Tuesday, at Pot ter's-lane End. The Westacre Stag Hounds, on Thursday, at Cressingham Field Barn. N. Jollifre's, Esq. Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at the 27th mile-stone, Balcombe-road ; and on Saturday, at the Kennel. The Surrey Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Pickett's Green ; and on Saturday, at Wisterham. The Surrey Harrieras, on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur day, at Kennel. Sir G. Sitweli's Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Kennel; and on Friday, at Wingerworth. The Ludlow Subscription Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Seifton Forest; and on Friday, at Brown Clea Hill. The Cheshire Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Cholmonde leY ; Thursday, at B ur l ey d um ; an d on S aturday, at Wren bury Mr. Muster's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Lamport ; Thurs day, at Thornby ; and on Friday, at Buttock's Booth. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Melton High Wood ; an d on S aturday, at Redbourn North Le es b I t n h e South as Sir R. S u tto n ' s F ox H oun d s, on T uesday, at Wickenby Village ; Th urs d ay, at Gate Burton ; and on Saturday, at Rought on ; Th urs d ay, at Tot h we ll ; and on Satur d ay, at Well. The Warwickahire Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Wolford Vir ° o,l • Thursday, at Ufton Wood ; a nd on Saturday, at Al y tu Vold Subscription Hound s , on Tuesday, at Pastures. Air. Littleton's Stag Hounds, on Thursday, at Butteraill. The Earl of Darlington's Fox Hounds, on Wednesd a y, a t Su mmerhouse Village ; and on Friday, at Langton. The Lambtou Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Panshaw ; Thursday, at L - sworth ; and on Friday, at Shotton. The Duk e o f Grafton's H oun d s , on W e d nes d a y, at C astle Thorp and on Friday, at Titheld. the Oakley Hounds, on Tuesday, at Marston Hurst; Thurs_ 1 da Y, at Snelson ; and on Saturday, at Roxton. B RIGHTON, JAN. 25.—His MAJESTY, we re gret to state, owing to a sudden attack of the gout, did not attend Divine Service to-day in the Palace Chapel. The Royal Equerries and Household were present, and the body of the Chapel was filled by the Nobility, Gentry, and respectable inhabitants of the town. The Fox Club held their first Meeting for the year at Gatr.r,toN's Hotel, in Albemarle's-street, o n Saturday. His R oyal Highness th e D u k e o f Susstu, and the sel ect personal friends of Mr. Fox belonging to the Club, now in London, were all present. The Marquis of A NGLESEA and family are ex pected every day at Uxb r id ge . S oon after th e arrival of the Noble Mar uis he int e nds to visit the KING at B r i A h ton. The Noble Lord and q his lovely daughters were expected to have join ed the Christmas festivities at the Pavilion, but affairs of importance detained his Lordship in Wales. To-morrow forenoon, the remains of the Right Hon. the Earl of C ORNWALLIS, late Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, and Dean of Durham, will be removed from his house, at Richmond, in Surrey, for interment in the Deanery of Lich field. Th e body on its arrival at Lichfield will lay in st a t e in the Cathedral, the %thole interior of which will be hung with black cloth. The interment will take place on Saturday next, with great pomp, when all the clergy will attend on the occasion. His Lordship was in the 81st year of his age. The learned Dr. RUSSELL, of the Charter house, is spoken of as likely to succeed to the Deanery of Christchurch, Oxford, in the event of a vacancy. BAMBE R tiAscoYNE.—The d e ath o f th i s h i g h ly respected Gentleman last week, in Stanhope -street, in the 68th year of his age, was occasioned by a sudden spasmodic attack of gout in the stomach, which no medicinal aid could repel. The fortune to which he succeeded on the death of his father was estimated at 13,0001. per annum ; but whether the whole or any material portion is entailed is not yet declared. Mr. B. GASCOYNE about twenty-five years ago married Miss PRICE, the accomplished daughter of CHARLES PRICE, one of the most distinguished economists of those times, with a fortune of 20,000/. About two years since Miss GASCOY NE, by giving her hand to Lord CRANDORNE, has eventually become Mar chioness of SALISBURY, a rank which she no doubt will sustain with appropriate dignity. We shall give further particulars of this interesting family to-morrow. Mr. EVANS, of Birmingham, while passing near the Regent's Park this morning, about half-past two o'clock, a fellow, taking the advantage of the darkness of the night, rushed upon him, for the purpose, it is supposed, of robbing him. Mr. E., however, had the good fortune to p rove possesseit,of the most agility, and a calf for help havi ng b een made, the fellow r an oil 'without effecting his object, or injuring Mr. Evans. Bow-STREET.—(THis DAy.)—The business from the watch houses was this morning extremely light, there being only one watch-house charge preferred. John Jonas was ordered to find bail for assaulting a Hiber . nian lady on Saturday, while in the pursuit of a retailer of fish, consisting of eels and maids. Yesterday morning, during the performance of Divine Worship at St. Ann's, Blackfriars, a very respectably dressed man, who had been very at tentive to the service, suddenly fell down in a fit, which increased to the highest paroxysm of madness, foaming at the mouth, and striking at every one who attempted to hold him. The Beadle had the sleeve of his coat very much torn, and one stout and powerful young man re ceived a violent blow on the side of the head in endeavouring to avoid the maniac ; he was at last taken by eight persons to the Poultry Cornpter, but no trace of his name or person at that time could be obtained. THE THEATRES. KINCeg THEATRE.-This magnificent Theatre was opened to the Public on Saturday evening. At half-past six o'clock, the usual time of open ing the door, many people were waiting to gain admission, but not more than would have obtained their object without much difficulty. But from some unexplained cause the doors were kept shut until nearly seven, at which time so great a crowd had accumulated that the first rush cre ated a scene of very unseemly confusion, and of no little danger. In a moment the whole space of the entraece lobby was crammed,and the boxes for obtaining the cheques were only prevented from being swept away on one side by the crowd which beset them on the other. The condition of the Ladies was frightful, many screaming because they were hurt, and a great many more because they were alarmed. The men hissed and groan ed, some in anger and others in pain, while all parties agreed in demanding that the doors should be shut to prevent the pressure from without.— As soon as this was effected, a gradual relief was experienced as those who had received cheques passed into the pit. The only inconvenience now to be endured was a little unceremonious squeezing, although there was a continual ingress until the pit was completely full. As soon as the orchestra began to assemble, RossiNl quietly made his appearance amongst the other musicians, and made his way to the pianoforte. was instantly recognised and greeted with loud and continued applause. He bowed to the audience, and immediately sat down to the instrument and prepared his copy.—ln his manner there was a peculiar modesty and retiringness which formed an extreme contrast to the reports which have been circulated as to his vanity and confidence. The Opera was new to this country, but selections from it have been known for some time in the musical circles. It was the Zelmira of Rossi:sr. Iu addition to a new Opera from the great master of the age, with a high character from the best judges on the Continent, there was the novelty of Madame COLBRAN Rosstst's first appearance.—The story of the Drama is thus given in the books : There reigned in the Island of Lesbo an excellent Prince, named Polidoro, who was truly happy in his old age, being cherished by the love of his people, the tender affection of Zel mira, his daughter, as also of her spouse, Ito, a valiant Trojan Prince. He bein g compelled to contest with an enemy, who Ith,ersebaote.neAd zhoirse:loLmorindioonfs:‘,fiwtyaisenoeb, irritated against P o lid oro for having refusal f I p ig ro t i to ng absent him se lf from h Zelmira, with a pow er f u l army invaded his kingdom, where he i i s m ab th se e n h c a e l , id an o d f carried terror and devastation. Nevertheless his revengeful avidity could not fully be accomplished without the death of Polidoro, whose retreat he endeavoured to discover by every means in his power. Zelmira succeeded in concealing her father in the tomb, where were deposited the ashes of the Kings of Lesbo; and to prevent the discovery of his concealment, with feigned ferocity, presented herself to the usurper, pretend ing to wish the death of her father. as he had deprived her of such a brilliant conqu est , and told him that Polidor o h a d ta k en refuge in the Temple of Ceres. Azorre immediately con demned th at sacred edifi ce to the flames. In tie mean time, Antenore, w ho aspired to the throne of Mitylene, seconded by Leucippo, ordered in the dead of night, that Azorre should be p L u c t sb t o o a d n e d at i l l l fity a ine n e db . y his artifi ce s h e mounte d the throne of But 110, having defe a t e d hi s enemies, returned opportunely to Lesbo. and with his valiant warriors animating the depressed courage of the people, ever faithful to their legitimate Sover e i gn' he vanquished an d put to flight the usurper, and o e lid y or o o f o z n a h m is ira th , rc b m y e:' sig T n h o e r n Bee dyo t i l C ie ing tra i ; d reeinnsftarotern d The chief novelty o f t h e n i g h t was M adame a l o. t e is taken CoLBItAN, the wife of RosstNl. She is a very fi ne woman, and possesses a good voice. She s i„ .gs with taste and expression. Graecia acid CITUW" .were applauded in such a manner as to sliew that the audience were glad of their returu. PLACCI also experienced a favourable reception. We shall net imitate some of our competitors, who enter into an elaborate analysis of the merits of the Opera and the performance, though their comments evidently prove that they are but little conversant with the subjects on which they so ostentatiously animadvert. Th e applause through out was enthusiastic. At the end of the Opera Signora RONZI DE Bee iris, who has been study ing the English language, came forward and sung God save the King with most charming expression. At the close of the loyal Anthem there was a uni versal call for Itossw, who came forward, intro duced by GARCIA, and was received with an ar dent welcome, honourable to the feelings of the audience, as well as to the talents of the indi vidual. At the end of the first act a new Divertis sement was produced, called llonneur Aux Dames, and after the Opera a Divertissement Ballet, entitled 12 Adoration au Soleil, composed by Al. Austen, to whore already highly approved talents they are both highly creditable. ALBERT, on his entree, was greeted as a distinguished favourite, and exerted his wonderful power with the greatest effect. Monsieur C. VESTRIS was also received with that applause his merit so justly entitles him to. The novelties in the dancers were Mademoiselle Laußos, her first appearance : she is a groat acquisition to the Ballet department; she has a beautiful and intelligent countenanee ; her style and grace bear a strong resem blance to that delightful favourite of Terpsichore, Madame Rosizt . VEsTets. A Mademoiselle Au- MEN, Mademoiselles IDALISE CRENER, LEROUII, Boueesux, MotsetN, Del-la -rite, are new to a London audience, and acquitted themselves in what they had to do with infinite credit to them selves. M. LE BLAND is also a very graceful dancer, and was received with merited applause, The scenery and the dresses were on the most liberal scale. The beauty and ornaments of the house we have already mentioned as appropriate and elegant. COYENT-GARDEN.—The fine dramatic Poem of Cato introduced Mr. YOUNG, for the first time on Saturday last, in the patriotic hero of the piece. The late Mr. KEMBLE gave so dignified, so impressive, and so affecting a representation of this noble' Roman, that it was an arduous task to follow him ; and it is to the credit of Mr. YOUNG, that no person on the London Stage, at present, is equally qualified to succeed to the character. He was much and deservedly ap plauded. The rest of the characters were so well supported by COOPER, BENNET, ABBOTT, and EGERTON, that we regret the want of room to notice their respective exertions. There was a numerous audience. COURT OP CILANCERY-(Tim D.Y. .~ GOURLAY V. DUKE OF SONSERSET. The LORD CHANCELLOR came into Court with the papers in this case, which he . proceeded to read ; but on account of questions arising therefrom, deferred the pronouncing of sen tence till Wednesday. Mr. Gout-lay, on hear ing this decision, complained loudly of the poverty and suspense in which the protraction of this cause still kept him. ROYAL. NAVY. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 24.—This morning Commodore Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Bart., K.C.8., arrived here, in the Creole frigate, Captain the llonourable Frederick Spc:.cer, after an absence of upwards of four years and four months in the South American command, in which important service he was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Sir George Eyre, on the 17th of November. The Creole left Rio Janeiro on the 26th No vember, when the Spartiate, 74, (flag-ship), Captain Gordon Falcon, and Doris, Captain Hope Johnstone, were lying there. The Tartar, Capt. Brown, arrived at Valparaiso on 3d Oct., in thirty-four days from Rio, to relieve the Aurora; which ship • was to continue in the Pacific some time longer, along the coast to the Northward. The Blossom, Captain ISPLean, was to sail for England, with specie, in the course of November. The Creole has brought a considerable amount inspecie, on account of merchants, but her principal freight, we understand, is a box of diamonds, which is of immense value. Sir Thomas Hardy, we are happy to add, has arrived home in good health. The Creole is to be paid off at Chatham. On Thursday afternoon, the Seringapatain, 46, Captain S. Warren, C. 8., on h er way from Lisbon, came through the Needles, and a b out f our o ' clock, finding the weather thick, she came to an anchor in the Solent, about midway •between Beaulieu River and Gurnett Bay.. In the course of the night the wind shifted to the N.W. and blew a gale, which occee sioned the ship to ride with a heavy strain ; and about five o'clock in the morning, her cable parted, close to the anchor, and she shot ashore, The ship having broken her sheer at the moment, it was not known to the men at the helm that she had parted from her anchor; and the darkness of the night prevented her approach to land being discovered : the men had been turned up, and they were piping to breakfast (at five, 4. M.) to prepare to run to Spithead, before it could be disco vered that the ship had grounded on the soft mud in Thorness Bay. At 5 o'clock this evening all her guns, shot, and water, had been got out; and it was expected she would be got off in the next tide w i t h out sustaining any dasnage. Th e Creole, Photon, and Menai, wer e ass i sting her. 'The Sering a p atarn left Lisbon on the Bth inst. when the Windsor Castle, Naiad, and Glasgow, were lying there. Yesterday the Menai, 24, Capt. H. Stewart went out of par_ boor ; she w ill sa il i mme di ately for the North American station. The Blanche frigate is commissioned at Chatham, for the South American station. Lieuts. Hugh Nurse and Wm. Pitt Canning are appointed to her. It is said that the Plixton, 46, Captain Stuart is to take Commissioner l.ewis and Family to 31alta. Admiral Sir Geo. 3l3rtin, G.C.8., will succeed to the corns mend at this port, and hoist his flag on board the Victory, 100, Capt. Chas. Inglis, on die 2t3th 31arch next. Mr. Trip heok is to be Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief. Lieut. J. R. Mould, of the Queen Charlotte, is promoted to the rank of Commander. Lieut. L. Willoughby Lake, to be Flag-Lieutenant of the Jupiter; Lieutenant I. L. Wynn to be First Li eutenant o f the Reda, for th e N ort h P ele ; Lieut. Percy Hall, to the Primrose ; Mr. Hutchins (from the Ad mirol's Office at Portsmouth), to be Secretary to Rear-Admie ral W. Lake. DEYO N: .o ll7.—Admiral Sir James Sauinaraz, Barr. G.C.B. and Vice-Admiral of Great Britain, will succeed to the corns mand of this port, and hoist his flag in the Britannia, 120, Captain Philip Pipon, about the 14th of April next.--John APArthur, Esq. is appointed Secretary to our new Commander in Chief. The Bulwark, Capt. T. Dundas, will sail for Ports, mouth in a few days, to lie there as a guard-ship, Arrived, on Tuesday, the Crsole, 46, from Rio, and sailed yesterday, for Spithead. Sailed the Vandeleur, for Ireland. The black.- smiths of this Dock-yard are re-taken to their former situations (from being labourers), and are all to work Six days in the week. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. FALMOUTH, JAN. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived the Stanmer packet from Lisbon : sailed the 14th inst. ; Heart of Oak, Stone, from Gibraltar : sailed the 4th inst. ; and the Osborn packet, from the Leeward Islands. Off the Port the Priscilla, 3 . litchell, from St. J o h n ' s , N . 8 ., in 32 days, and receivea orders to proceed to Plymouth. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 24.—Wind W. blowing a gale,—Ar rived the Priscilla, Mitchel), from St. John's, N. B. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 25.--Wind S. W.--Arrived the Indian Trader, and Fanny transport, from Gibraltar; his Ma jesty's ship Creole, from South America ; and the Denmark, I'lauder, from Hernburgh. COWES, TAN. 21.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Rising Sun, Stokes, from Fayal. His Majesty's ship Serings.pawn has been got off with the assistance of two frigates and a brig, and passed through for Portsmouth. DEAL, JAN. 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Mellish, Cole, from Calcutt a ; S urry, P awtes, New South Wales ; Per., severance, Luke, South Seas ; Helen, Erskine, Charieuone; Asoph, Webster, Pernambuco ; Coventry, Horn, Demerara ; Ilebe, Ford, Naples; Caroline, Edward, Faro; Sir David Ogilvie, —, Genoa ; and Cassia, Barclay, Messina. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 2 4.—Wind .—Arrived the Frances, Pattison, front Buenos .Avres ; Atalanta, Davison, Bahia ; Paunume, Tait, Pernambuco; Allerton, Davis, Jamaica; John Heyes, Ashford, Demerara ; Colombia, Rogers, New York ; Bolton, Bigland, St. John's, N. 13. ; Susan, Galipoli ; Resolution, M`Gregor, Marseilles ; and Richmd, --, St. Michaels. The Spanish Patriot, Dawn, from Oporto to Bristol, is wrecked near Bascastle ; crew saved. The Union, French. from Liverpool to New York, was lo s t 31st ult. on Long Island ; crew saved. THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, ,JAN. 26. The arrivals of all sorts of grain last week were tolerably good ; and this morning th e re is a f a i r a ddi t i on of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Peas, from Essex, Kent, and t'iuffllt. The quantities of those that come in at present are truly equal to the demand, and this occasions higher prices to be obtained tbr nearly every article. Wheat has realized a further advance of 2s. to 3s. per quarter since this day se'nnight ; and Flour is falso expected to advance ss. per sack. Barley c o nt i nues i n much the same state as last quoted. B eans are 2s. to 3s. per i quarter higher. Boiling Peas are t h e same as at last market ! prices. Grey Peas are 2s. to 2 s , per quarter dearer. The supply of Oats being only moder a t e, an d t h e d emand increas ink*, this article obtains Is. per quarter more than on this day se'nnight. Wheat, Red s2s 72s I Pease, 'White .... 3Bs 42s White 58s . gs ____ Grey 33s 37s Rye 4os 46s Beans 383 468 barley ' l 3l 34s Oats 22s 31s Malt s—s Flour sss Ns ARRIVALS LAST WEEK. English Wheat, 6 ,7B4—Barley, 7,094—Ma1t, 4,B2o—Oats, 11,826—Rye, o —Beare, 2343 —Peas, 1986—For e i gn Wheat, U Irish Oats, I,s6s—English Flour, 10,887 sacks. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES, IN THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 17. Wheat, Mts. 7d.. Barley, 31s. fid. ; Oats, 225. 2d.; Rye, 425. Id. ; Beans, 365. 2d. ; Peas, :;Cs. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Beturns made in the Week ending the 21st day of January, 1824, is Us. 2.!d. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JAN. 28. There was a good supply of cattle at market this morning of all descriptions, but they were not so numerous as on this day se'nnight : Sheep has been less in number,—and the Oxen this morning are of the small description ; but the prices may be quoted as on last Friday, and the trade is not brisk. BIRTHS. On the 9th instant, at Field-House Villa, Gateshead, the wife of George Barras, Esq. of a daughter. On the 23d instant, at Brighton, the La.ly of James Cook, Esq., of a'ilaughter. MARRIED. On the 4th inst., at St. Mary's, Lambeth, Hen r y P a l mer, (of Bow), t o M ar y A nn, fif t h daughter of Mr. Henry Notley, Dorset -place, Clapham-road. ME 1) On the 22d inst., at Exeter, John Henry Beaumont, Esq., surgeon to the forces. On - the 20th inst., at Henley-upon-Thames, Miss Grote, aged 58. On the 22d inst., at his house at Walworth, Thomas MU, Esq., in the 75th year of his age, ...• bk