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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, June 2. [MORNING nERALD.] By a 7 letter from our Madrid correspondent, it would appear that the Spaniards were seriously meditating an attack upon South America. We have long been of opinion that they would at tempt a re-conquest of their colonies, and that they would probably be assisted in money by the French. The people of England cannot blame. the Spaniards for attempting to regain possession of their colonies; they would do so were they placed in the same situation. Nor can the people of England blame the French, for the former would not have the least objection to en grdSsing the whole of the South American trade ; on the contrary; if it could be possible that the Duke of Wellington could conquer the whole of South America, and bring it under the dominion of this country, we should have bonfires and illu 7 minations. Whether the Spaniards are likely to succeed in their projected enterprize is another question. For our own interest, we hope that they will not—and we hope so in a political rather than in a commercial respect, for such an increase of territory to France might eventually be attevded with dangerous results to this coun try. Our Governn , ent will probably content it self with looking on ; for the taxation left us by Mr. Pitt's admirers may keep us calm spectators. It would be odd, however, if instead of the ship having weathered the storm, she Was but about to encounter a new one, though in such new storm there might be less to fear on the part of the Holy Alliance than there was from the revo lutionary spirit which prevailed thirty years ago. At least there would be less to fear by those m ha possess property. [MORNING CIIRONI6LE.] We have lately more than once alluded to the approaching period when the Treaties of Friend ship and Alliance, and of Commerce and Navi gation, madelietiveen Great Britain and Portugal, and signed at Rio de Janeiro, on the 19th of February, 1810, will expire ; and when our mer chants, unless some timely provision is made, will be left, carrying on an immense trade, on the most precarious footing. The Treaty, above alluded to, was continued in full force when Brazil was declared independent, and the Im perial Power established. By its provisions, a perfect reciprocity in point of duties was agreed upon ; so that manufactured goods are landed Tinder the same rate from British, Portuguese, and consequently Brazilian vessels, viz. 15 per cent., whereas the vessels of other nations pay 24. This, we therefore consider, is a topic of the highest importance to the manufacturing and commercial interests of the British Empire ; and as the Treaty in question expires in August, 1825, it is also deserving of immediatcN.attentiOn. It is very well ascertained that both France and the United States are at this moment. engaged in regulating their mercantile concerns . with - Brazil by means of Treaties, and even the negociations for the re- • cognition of the independence of that country by Portugal are. about to commence. The moment, therefore, could not be more propitious. We dis approve of all undue influence hi the concerns of any independent power, or undue preference in the regulations of trade, our only wish is, that our merchants may not hereafter be exposed to any thing like embarrassment or,uncertainty in their mercantile speculations. The United Stites are more particularly engaged on the sub ject, at the present moment, and no doubt they will find it- advantageous to be early in their arrangements with the Brazilians. Their imports from Brazil last year amounted to 1,214,810' dollars, notwithstanding they are rivals in cot ton ; and the value of their domestic exports was 1,062,209 dollars. This is a trilling sum com pared with ours, yet the security of this growing branch of trade enters into the immediate policy of the United States. • [THE TIDIES.? • • -It is stated in letters from Paris, received yes terday, that an application has been made by the King of Spain to the French Government for per mission to purchase live ships of war, to be em ployed against South America. The application, it is said, has been positively refused by the French Niuisters, who have transmitted informa tion of the circumstance to the English Cabinet, accompanied with professions of their disposition to adhere to the position laid down by Mr. Can ning, viz. that Spain, if inclined to attempt the re-conquest. of_ her late 'colonies, should be left wholly to lwr owl') resources. - The proposedexperiment having been made, and all hope baking now ceased that Spain can be induced on any terms to take the lead in ac knowledging the independence of the South Ame rican States, the public anxiety becomes daily more intense to ascertain. the course now intended to be pursued by Minist e rs. W e are enabled to state,that the presentdelay in asking information of. Ministers on the subject, by M em b ers of the House of Commons favourable to the South 'American emancipation, has arisen f rom the expectation that such intelligence may arriv e from the countries in question as Tay rend er far more Clear . the proper course to ,be 'pursued. Owing to ,the prevalence of contrary winds, an unusually long period has • elapsed without any arrivals from South America or from Mexico ; but every thly may be .expected to put an end to this u m . certainty. At , all events, we understand that the. Session ‘villnot'be allowed to terminate with out a clear explanation of the probable relations of England with those.conntries.---(Mid.) . . - [NI :w -T1 51 S.j * , Yesterday Consols were heavy at a decline ill the Prices, haVi4, been done at -94 : 1 7 until an, eminent cqiitaus'l,purcbased.to a very consider a'ble amount, which produced an improvernenti and at 'the close Limy were 9.5.11 for the Ac- count.-1 t - was , r4inettrcil, late in the, after noon, that the pruceedings of the :Commis sioners upon tile adjustment of differences b e tween I'ortugal and the Brazils have . ad- vanced very favourably, and that the arrival of the remaining Commissioner from Portugal was only awaited for the final ratification of a Treaty of Amity between those two countries. It was also rumoured that the capitalist above alluded to had negociated a loan to the latter Government. The South American securities were still further depressed yesterday forenoon, Colombian Scrip having been at 5 per cent. dis count, and Mexican at 31; they afterwards im proved, and the last price for the former was 34 discount, and for the latter 2.1 discount. In the other Funds the alterations were not so import ant. Portuguese Bonds advanced one per cent. [BRITISH PRESS.] The political state of South America occupies, just now, the anxious and almost exclusive atten tion of our merchants. The trade of Great Bri tain, with this vast Continent, has risen to a mag nitude too serious to be trifled with. A few years since our exports to South America were nothing; the jealous monopoly of Old Spain threw a cordon of exclusion from those shores ; at present they amount to millions, the whole, with very little exception, composed of the ma nufactures of these countries, affording a vast and rising mart for all our domestic industry. With concerns of such importance with the N ew World, it is not surprising that the present poli tical situation of these great countries should ar rest the anxious attention of those who have pro perty to an immense amount committed on their shores. The Spanish Cabinet, by some means, has recently obtained money from France, avowedly on Guebhard's loan,but probably had by the secret connivance of the French Government. An ex pedition, to consist of 30,000 men, is now said to be preparing by Spain against South America, and France and Russia are stated to have given it their unhesitating sanction. An armament so vast would shake to its foundations the inde pendence of any province, where its bands were landed. The civil discord and fury that so long desolated these provinces would be renewed in their worst horrors, and the destruction of British commerce must be the certain re sult. Millions of British money, committed in loans, would also await the struggle. Co lombia, Mexico, Peru, and Chili, have all borrowed largely in turn ; a war in the New World, involving its independence, would render these securities almost valueless, and entail ruin on thousands. Under such circumstances, the straight-forward policy of our Cabinet would be to acknowledge the independence of Spanish America at once ; and to this decisive measure, our Foreign Minister, we believe, strongly in clines. Mr. Canning has already declared, that any expedition from a Spanish port, while France holds military possession of that - country, would be considered as the armament of the latter power. Spain is now too disorganized and feeble to act of herself ; she has neither troops nor money to do so ; any levy through out her provinces will be raised amid. French bayonets, and the resources to float the expedi tion must all coin° from France. Rumours were current in the city yesterday, proceeding from ad vices from Mexico to the 27th of January, that the British Commissioners were on their return to this country. Mr. Ward, it is known, left Mexico about that period, to make his report on the state of that country to Government, but Mr. Lionel Harvey, the Chief Commissioner, re mained, and had, when the last, accounts, to the 13th of March, left Mexico, taken a house for a twelvemonth. The reports that have agitated the city for the last two days, are, we are assured, wholly unfounded, and that Government has not received, either from Mexico or from any other part of South America, any unfavourable intelligence whatever. While the independence of those countries remains unacknowledged, and the capital of our merchants is so largely involved, agitating rumours will constantly' find their way across the Atlantic, and produce doubt and de pression here. It is confidently expected that Mr. Canning, before the present Session closes, will come down with an important communica tion to Parliament on this question. What its purport may be we cannot now attempt to anti cipate, but we should hope it will be the recog nition of the independence of South America, and that the acknowledgment will be pronounced before a Spanish soldier is embarked for those shores. --tormi, [MORNING POST.] After bestowing the closest attention upon the different versions which have appeared of Mr. Plunkett's opinion respecting the " Catholic As sociation," we think it amounts to this :—That the" Association " is actin.' not only improperly but dangerously—bat hitherto, that while it has violated the Constitution and the spirit of the Law, it has had sufficient cunning to cheat the letter of the Law. The Right Honourable Gentleman is further understood to have said, that he only waited to get the 66 Association " within legal reach, and he should that mo ment prosecute it. In our mind the chief points for which we have contended are admitted in these declarations. The only question therefore at issue appears to be, whether a self-elected Junta, which is allowed on all harads to be pre eminently mischievous--by the. Irish Attorney- General to be injurious to the Catholics them selves and to Ireland, as well as dangerous to the State, should be longer tolerated. If so much evil has been accomplished in spite of the exist ing law, there is of course no limit to the addi tional evil which may be perpetrated so long as the law remains unaltered. Is this a state of things to be suffered to continue. We apprehend not.— Although Mr. Plunkett may have excu lpated him self, and his Majesty's Government on both sides of the Channel, for having, during the past, de sisted from attempting to put down the 66 Catho lic Association," because, in point of fact, he has net possessed the power of doing so,the Rt. Hon. Gentleman in the same breath bas proved it to be his duty to amend the law, and render it eqUal to the exigency of the case and the, times. When the Constitution and the spirit of the law have been violated, and the, letter of the law cheated, it is imperative to prsvent the continuance of those abuses, by making a new statute adequate to the protection of the rights and liberties of the people, as well as the institutions of the realm. We surely do not exact more from Mr. Plunkett than he is willing to perform, or than, we.are convinced, Parliament will sanction, when we ask him to introduce such a measure forthwith. CAPT. PARRY'S SECOND VOYAGE. The following note, which appears in the last number of the Quarterly Review, a work distin guished for the soundness of its political prin ciples, and the importance of its general informa tion, is well entitled to the attention of our Readers : " We shall ere long be in possession of the geography of the northern coast of America, which ought not to have remained a blank on the charts of the nineteenth century. Even Siberia, which stretches to a higher latitude, has long been known and described, though not, perhaps, with accuracy, while two points only of the wide extended coast of America were ever visited, and one of these placed several degrees of latitude be yond its proper position, and the other, in all probability, not placed correctly. To ascertain this latter point, and to explore the coast from thence to Icy Cape, is an enterprise which we understand Captain Franklin has volUnteered to undertake, while his friend and former associate, Dr. Richardson, intends to accompany him as as far as the mouth of Mackenzie River, and to examine the interjacent coast between it and the Cop per Mine River, returning by the Copper Mountains, and the field of coal which has been described to crop out along the bank of the Bear Lake ; 'and, in short, to complete the collec tion and description' of the natural history of North America. —lt is also understood, that Captain Lyon has volunteered to proceed in the Griper gun-brig to Repulse Bay, to cross over from thence to the Polar Sea, and to . carry on the survey of the coast to Cape Turnagain, where Captain Franklin was obliged to stop. These discoveries are worthy of the enlighten ed age, and the rapid strides that are making in arts anti sciences, and redound to the honour of the Government under whose patronage they are carried on. We do not despair of seeing the day when this spirit of enterprise will have conducted sonic adventurous Englishman to the very northern extremity of the earth's axis. To reach the North Pole from the north part of Spitzbergen, with the united aid of a coliple of boats, half-decked, and sledges, to carry each other in turns as ice or water may occur, would, as we conceive, neither he so difficult nor so dangerous an enterprise as that which was undertaken and performed by the Russian officer, Baron Wrangel, on sledges alone. From Ilackluyt's Headland to the Pole is only 600 geographical miles. Allowing a speed of only fifteen miles a day (of twenty-four hours, always light) it would require forty days; so that if a little vessel, like the Griper, which has al ready been at Spitzbergen, should arrive there in the beginning of June, the boats might reach the Pole, and return to her with each by the end of August. So little is this of a visionary project, that Captain Franklin proposed to undertake it; and indeed there is not a Naval Officer who has seen the ice, and knows what it is, but will admit of its being feasable, and who would not cheerfully volunteer to make the attempt." 'l' II E A It M Y. The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot has received orders to prepare to embark at Dublin for Portsmouth, The 2d (or the Queen's Royal) Regiment of Infantry is or dered, on the arrival of the 31st Regiment at Portsmouth from Dublin, to march to Chatham. The 2tl Battalion of the 3d Regiment of Guards has received orders to prepare for embarkation at Plymouth for Portsmouth, on its route to Windsor. The 75th Regiment of Foot is ordered, on being replaced at Windsor by the 2d Battalion of the 3d Regiment of Guards from Plymouth to proceed to Ireland. [From the LONDON GAZETTE of last night._]] signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Rid_ ing of the County of York, City and County of the City of York. Ist West York Militia—Richard Fountayne Wilson, Esq. to be Colonel, vice Dixon, deceased. Southern Itegirnent of Yorkshire. (West Riding) Yeomanry Catalry-Joshua Truemari,, , Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Nord Vollington, promoted. Conirnission in the shreevsbtiry Regiment of Yeomanry: Cavalry. The Hon. Cbarlek Orlando_ llrttigernan to be Lieutenant, vice the lion. Charles Treyit, lesigned. Commissions in the Renfreivshire Yeomanry Cavalry. Lieutenant Patrick Shaw Stewart to be Captain, vice Wal lace, resigned ; Cornet It. Ayton to be Lieutenant, vice Shaw Stewart, promoted ; G. Robinson, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Ayton, promoted. FrUm the LONDON GAZETTE, June 1. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. E. Tipton, Gloucester, vintner.. BANKRUPTS. T. Bolton, Ormskirk,lor, to surrender, June 2, 24, and July 13, at eleven, at the Neptune Hotel, Liver pool. Attornies; Mr. Houghton, Ormskirk ; and Messrs. Ad lington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row, London. J. Humble, :Manchester, shopkeeper, June 14, 15, and July 13, at ten, at the Dog Tavern, Manchester. Attornies, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row, London ; and Messrs. Claye and Thompson, Manchester. E. Todd, Chorlion, Lancashire, cotton spinner, June 14, 15, and July 13, at one, at the Coach and Horses, Manchester. Attornies, Mr. Edge, - Manchester; and Messrs. Milne and Parry, Temple, London. J. Hooman, Great Queen street Lincoln's Inn-fields , carpet manufacturer, June 8, 15, and July 13, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Kaye, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn. • W. Griffith, Beaumaris, Anglesea, currier, July 1,2, and 13, at one, at the Neptune Hotel, Liverpool. Attornies, Mr. Murrow, Liverpool; and Messrs. Blackstock and Dunce, London. _ - _ _ T. Gaskell, Bugsworth, Glossop, Derbyshire, cotton-spinner, June 11, 18, and July 13, at ten, at the Queen's Head Inn, Stockport, Cheshire. Attornies, lllr. Baddeley, Stockport; and Messrs. Milne anti Parry, Temple. P. Vankempen, Wapping Wall, brewer, June 12, 19, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Crauch, Union-court, Broad-street. A. Giani, New Cavendish-street, Portland-place , music publisher, June 5, 19, and July 13, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Attornies, Messrs. T. and W. Orchard, Hatton-garden. J. Whittaker, St. Paul's Church-yard, dealer in music, June 12, 19, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Attornies, Messrs. Harman, Wine Office-court, Fleet-street. W. Sheriff, Liverpool, dealer, June 24, 25, and July 13, at eleven, at the Office of Mr. Holden, Liverpool. Attornies, Mr. Holden, Liverpool; and Mr. Wheeler, Lincoln's Inn fields. DIVIDENDS. July 1, M. Humble, Liverpool, merchant, at one, at the George Inn, Liverpool—June 24, J. Nicholson, Cummersdale, Cumberland, iron -founder, at eleven, at the Lion and Lamb Inn, Carlisle—June 22, C. Harrison, Aldgate High-street, cheesemonger, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners—June 26, T. Hepke and H. 0. V. Post, St. Mary-hill, merchants, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners—June 24, J. Righton, Bristol, haberdasher, at one, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol— June 26, J. Harris, Bi r mingham, nail-factor, at eleven , at the Hen and Chickens Hotel, Birmingham—June 22, H. F. Holt, Cannon-row, Westminster , surgeon, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners:—June 19, G. Parker, Birchin-lane, London, rope-maker, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. CERTIFICATES, JUNE 22. D. Douglas and M. Douglas, Upper North.place, Gray's Inn-road, linen-drawrs—J. Flinn, Liverpool, earthenware dealer—J. E. Ebbs, Minories, jeweller —R. steers, Paradise row, Chelsea, baker—R. Ilassall, Bull-street, Birmingham, blacksmith—G. F. Sims,. Alderrnanbury, London, chinarnan— II:Fox, Roth erhithe-road, Surrey, carpenter—J. Cooke, North umberland-place, Commercial-road, ironmonger. -PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Rawlinson and V. Blincow, Snow-hill, London, whole sale-grocers—M: Tucker and w. Wilkinson, Battle-bridge, Middlesex, asphaltum-manufacturers—J. Wilson and T. Hud son, Whitehaven, Cumberland, mercers—S. Wood and Co., Lane-end, Stafford s hi re , ear thenware-manufacturers—T. Beard and Co., Poultry, London, wholesale -tea-dealers —J. Bruce, C. Shaw, .and Co., Leith, wine-merchants , as far as regards M. Brnce—L. Proch and L. Gottheimer, Bath, jewellers--F. Birk beck --and .Co., Old Brewery, Kendal, brewers --J. Wood and J. Brettell, Brownhills, Staffordshire , earthenware-manufac turers—L. Haslope and J. Watson, Leadenhall-street, London, insurance-agents—l. H. R. .Mott and - Co., Pall-mall, piano forte-makers--T. Attwood and Co., of the Royal Harmonic Institption, Regent-street, London, except T.' Welsh and W. Hawes. FOR THE SUN. POPERY. MR. EDITOR—I could ilave wished that all the advocates of Popery had been present at the parish church of St. Mary Somerset, in Upper Thames-street, on Sunday last, to hear Mr. JoHN LEE, an individual from the Sister King dom, born and educated a Papist, read his _Recantation of the errors of POPERY. Ile said, that by searching the Sacred Volume he felt convinced of the blindness of those who relied on fallible man for the pardon of sins, by means of pecuniary gifts or ridiculous penances, instead of looking up to the infallible Redeemer and only Mediator of mankind ; therefore he had for saken the Romish communion, and been baptized and initiated into the Protestant and only true faith, and had lied from a country where his life was not safe from the vindictive and intolerant spirit of those who 44 depart from the faith, giv ing heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron."-1 Timothy, chap. iv., v. 1 and 2. He justly observed, that in the Scriptures he found not one word concern ing the Pope, unless he was alluded to under the title of " the Man of Sin, the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped.-2 Thessa lonians, chap. ii., v. 3; or in the Book of Re velations by the name of the Dragon, the Beast, and the false Prophet. The recantation, was of some length, well written, and containing many quotations, to shew that the doctrines of the Romish Church were not only unwarranted, but opposed to the pure religion of Christ. After the recantation had been read, the Rev. J. S. SERGROVE, the Rector, made an energetic and impressive Sermon on the subject, from the Ist Epistle to Timothy, chap. iv. verses 1 and 2, wherein he successfully exposed the absurdity of Paradise, or a middle state, and the wickedness of receiving pecuniary rewards by the Priests for rescuing souls from that imaginary place of punishment, as well as the abominable and un warrantable practice of worshipping Saints and 'Angels, &c. The worthy Rector, I understand, intends to publish the Recantation and the Ser mon, which I hope he will do, as they are well worthy of it. After the service, a number of respectable in dividuals, who felt a strong interest in the case of the convert, assembled round him in the ves try room, and a voluntary subscription was made for his encouragement and support. Ile intends to receive the sacrament in the ensuing week, and appears to be most earnest and devout in the good work, he has thus begun.—May He, " to whom all hearts are open," graciously assist him ; is the prayer of Sir, your most obedient Servant,' ANTI-POPE. London, June 1,1324. THE DUBLIN CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. • SATURDAY, MAY 29.—The Chair having been taken by Mr. LAWLESS, Mr. CONWAY presented himself to the Association. Before the Meeting should proceed to the business of the day, he was anxious to solicit their attention to a letter with which he had been honoured by Mr. Plunkett. He should first, however, take the liberty of reading a copy of the letter which he had addressed to .111 r, Plunkett.—(llear, hearl):_:Mr. Conway then proceeded to read the letters, of which the following are copies . " Dublin, No. 4, Capel-street, May 21. " am desired by the Catholic Association to acknow ledge the receipt of your letter to Mr. O'Connell, and to ex, press their thanks for the promptness of the communication. " I am directed however, to say, that they would feel wanting td the interest of their Body, anti would be acting in contradic tion to the unanimous opinion of the Catholic people of Ireland, if they did not, with all the respect and gratitude due to so able and so zealous an advocate as yourselt, hut still, with all the earnestness of men, who feel themselves long and deeply ag grieved, press upon your consideration the necessity . of bringing their Question before the House of Commons during the pre sent Session. " It is not for them to anticipate an unfavourable result, but it is, in any event, they think, their duty to bring this question forward every year, and to avail themselves of every opportu nity, with ou t a reference to circumstances, to have their claims discussed, until the wisdom of Parliament shall set the question finally at rest, by granting the prayer of the petition. " With the highest and most sincere personal respect, I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, "Right Hon. W. C. Plunkett. "F, W. CON WAY." " SIR, " London, May 28, 1824. " I have had the honour of receiving your letter of the 21st May, signed Frederick W. Conway, Pro Secretary, stating, that you are directed by the Catholic Association to acknow ledge the receipt of my letter to Mr. O'Connell, to express their thanks for the promptness of the communication, and to state their opinion as to the propriety of bringing the question of the Roman Catholics of Ireland before the House of Coin mons during the present Session. " In answer, I think it right to inform you, that the letter to which you refer was not addressed to the Roman Catholic Asso ciation, but to Mr. O'Connell, in answer to one received from him, which had no reference to any Association, and merely stated that a draft of the Roman Catholic Petition was inclosed, and that the original with signatures would be sent to me in a few days, in the hope that I would procure a discussion on its merits this Session. My answer was addressed, individually to Mr. O'Connell, stating my readiness to present a petition, but that it was not my intention to bring forward, during th e present Session, any motion on the claims of the Roman Ca tholics. I never received any other communication from Mr. O'Connell, on the subject, except a letter dated the Ist of May, stating that the Roman Catholic petition was then ready, and that he was one of a deputation of the petitioners appointed to wait on me on the Monday following, to request that I would present it, hnd procure as speedy a discussion on its merits as could be had. I answered this letter merely by stating my willingness to take the charge of the presenting the petition ; that I was to sail from Dublin on the next morning, but that the petition might be forwarded to me to London. " I therefore beg leave to say, that I have never, directly , or indirectly, authorised the opening of any communication be tween me and the Catholic Association ; and 1 therefore re quest, that you will not attribute to me any want of personal respect, that whilst I acknOwledge the politeness and obliging terms of your letter, I beg leave to decline a correspondence with the Roman Catholic Association, or with any person act ing in their name. have received a petition, signed by a very large number of individuals, which I take for granted is that which Mr: O'Con nell's letter announced to me. The petition professes merely to be that of the undersigned Catholics,' and has no refer. ence to any Association or 'Body, other than the individuals whose signatures are affixed to it. These persons have a right to expect that I shall present their Petition, and it is my inten tion to do so, stating, at the same time, that I act neither under the direction of, nor in communication with, tny Association, nor any authority other than that of the Petitioners. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient Servant, " F. W. Conway, Esq. " W. C. PLUN-KETT." Mr. Co riwAY concluded by moving that the letter should be inserted on the minutes. Mr. O'CoNxELL having requested the letter to be read a. second time, spoke for a considerable time, and with great ear nestness, in explanation. Mr. MuLLEN gave notice that he would move, on Wed, nesday next, that the petition should be withdrawn frdm Mr. Plunkett.—(Hear !) Mr. O'CoNNEr.r. moved that the petition for disarming the Orangemen should be adapted. Carried on a division of 38 to 5. ' After some routine business, the Association adjourned at six o'clock. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. ( From the British Monitor of May 30.) On Thursday a Comedy (a new one the play bills informed us!) was brought out at this Theatre, under the title of the Merry Days of King Charles the Second. As it so happens that 1 am the father by adoption of this new comedy, having translated it from the French and giver' it au English' dress, fifteen years ago, I a m of course able to give it its correct history. 'I" 1808, a most intimate friend of mine, the cele brated dramatic Author, M. DE ALEXANDRE DOVAL, brought out a piece under the title of La Jeunesse de Henri V. The original title was Une Soire de Charles II.; but that" staunch defender of the independence of literature". N. 4 POLEON BUONAPARTE, would not permit it to bear the original title, lest it might call to mind an exiled dynasty. It therefore received the title of the Youthful Days of Henry V., which was ridiculous enough, as there is not, through° out the whole piece, a single allusion to that Prince ; and it relates, on the contrary, wholly to a frolic of CHARLES 11 ! On my return to this country in 1809, M. DuvAr. confided a MS. coil - to me, as the piece had never been printed. It was from that MS. that I made my translations and which I presented to the Managers of Co' . vent Garden Theatre, in the same year, under the title of Waggeries in Wapping. On its be ing submitted to the Licenser of Plays, the late Mr. LARPENT, he thought fit to refuse his sanc' tion, on the ground that its tendency was fo turn Kings into ridicule. This objection was very futile one, there being nothing in the piece which contributed to the degradation of royalty, as there is in the character of the Prince of I.Vales, in SHALSPEARE'S Henry the Fourth. In 1815, 1 made another attempt, and gave the piece to the late Mr. RAYMOND, then Manager of Drury Lane Theatre, to try what influence he had with Mr. LAUPENT ; but the same objection was made as on the first occasion by the Licenser. When: Mr. THOMAS DIBDIN succeeded Mr. RAYMOND in the Management, being at the same time Proprietor of the Surrey Theatre, he asked my permission to bring out the piece at the Sur rey,—to which I assented, and it was accord- . ingly brought out there in Sept em b er , 1816 7 under the title which I originally gave it, vii• Waggeries in Wapping; and during the first season it had a run of one hundred nights suc cessively ! It may therefore be easily imagined that I was not a little surprised, at Covent-Gar den on Thursday last, to find that the new Co medy of the Merry Days of Charles the Second was neither more nor less than my own piece, , the Waggeries of Wapping, under a new n ame!' I was, however, and am still more surprised, that Mr. CoLmAN, who was so squeamish about the Tragedy .of A lase°, has licensed a piece which his predecessor had rejected twice cannot, of course, doubt the superior discernment of Mr. COLMAN, and I can only, therefore, eg" press my hope that he will continue the same discriminating liberality in the future exerci e of his office. The translation for Covent-Garden wag done, I understand, from Mr. KF.MBLE, by Mr. HowAttp PAYNE. Some songs were written for Miss TREE ; but the translation does not at all vary from - mine. I have thought proper to state these facts, both because it is right that the- ma"' .nagerial humbug. of pretended new pieces, should be exposed, as well as because the Managers of the Winter Theatres are doubly censurable for thus bringing out pieces that have appeared a t the Minor Theatres, when it is considered hoW loudly they have complained of the Minor Thea tres for bringing out •pieces that originally ap" peared on the boards of the Winte r Establish' ments. LEWIS GOLDSMITH._ COURSE OF EXCHANGE, June I. Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight l2 0 • Rotterdam 12 4i Antwerp l2 6 Hamburgh Altona .., Paris,3 Day's sight 25 45 0 Us. • Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Berlin 7 10 Frankfort on the Main Petersburgh . 9 Vienna lO 9 1 Trieste lO 9 ' Madrid 37 Effective Cadiz .. 354 Effectiv e Rilboa • - 354 'Effective Barcelona Seville Gibraltar Leghorn . GeillAl ..........13i-Venice, Ital. Lie 27 0 Malta 45 -Naples 374 Palermo Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia 5O Dublin .... 91 Cork 9-j. pc! Cent. 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Though mourned by extensive circle of friends who were well qualified to aPPre date his worth, his loss will be more severely felt by the Ino' bier classes of society; for in the discharge of his duties at $ IVlagistrate (and he was indeed an indefatigable Justice of the Peace) he ever lent a favourable ear to the b tlistressed, exerci." ing upon all occasions a degree of patience towards the coin' posing of differences, which; it !bust be confessed, is not inva" riably the distinguishind feature of men in authority. But be has his r ewar d i n a goo d name here; and our holy r eligio!! authorizes the' hope, that he is only removed to " another &Pa a better world !" .071 the 25th ult., at Miss Stewart's, his sister's, Ditton-cons" mon, David Stewart, Esq., ship-owner, of St. Andrew's, I : at . '" shire. On the 31st ult., at Stoke Newington, Lcuisa Ann, daughter Christopher Sundius, i sq. Printed and Published . for the PROPRI F,T ORS, at she SrS^ OFFICE, 112 - ;Strancl, by J. B. 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