The Sun. — London, England, 1825-04-15 00:00:00

THE IMMEDIATE 'SANCTION :‘ ND , PATRONA GE OF WS MAJESTY. ARGYLL ROOMS, REGENT-6TREET. 31 1 t• HA WES most respectfully acquaints L , s the 1 Nobility, Gentry, a will nd take Friends i on F n general, that AN 9 RIDAY, 'l)ril 2t MY annou h, 185 NU AL CONCER T at the above Rooms.—Particulars will be ' nc Injlckets, .10a cumin, Regent - street ; . tit!. each , to be had at the royal harmonic c tree;; at all the principal Music Shops ; Pli ~ d o Hawes, 7, Adelphi-terrace, where the earliest ap. on for Boxes is requested to be math:. For LITERARY NOTICF SCx our fourth Page. PR ICE OF STOCK} i'll IS D V AT ONE ocr,ocK kk Per Stock ....... 231 i 232 Cent. Red......... 911i1 l'er ent. C0ny....... °A per t ent , ...... 9 1/ itto Rcd. ........ ................ 99.3 Per tent. I Dissd 10 — lank Long( New 5'16 "-)f pet:CentN.• ••• Lyda Stock 0 80 Q L,l)itto Bonds . .... .... .81111 n. o uth Sea Stoclc PIIICFS or roast( . FI A ustriatt rids, 5 Per et. 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Mr. 13 - Eat- brought under the notice of Parlia tnnt last ni ght a gross breach of privilege, —a breach of privilege that calls loudly for the in terference of the House of Commons, and, if its P"Pcirators can be discovered, for reprobation and punishmeat. A breach of privilege in general more concern s an i n di vidual Member t h an t h e pub. IC at la rge, b ut that which we now speak of i s inte resting to every subject of the British E m p i re ; be eri !Use itinfringesone ofthe rights of the People—the rlBh t of Petitioning Parliament. I t a pp e ars that s , it J OHN NEWPORT, on the 17th of March last, pre sented a petition from Ballinacloe in favour of clrhacesssions to the Roman Catholics, signed by 4 Persons. Mr. PEEL last night presented a petit ion fro m 13 o f those persons , in which they i isciab ned all knowledge of the former petition, :44 complained that a forgery bad been commit t'bY which sent i ments h a d been attributed to 1 " 11 ) th e opposite of those they held. We c annot find terms sufficiently strong to reprobate th o e l ischi evons a practice, a pra ctice b y which °tise of CoMmons is imposed upon, and the 141 . 11 t petitionina Parliament is brought into 4 : relitit e, if not in a great measure endangered ; 1,1 l'o reliance can be placed on the allega -43 contained in a petition, nor can the ti °4s e judge of the sentiments of any particular ass of his MAJESTY'S subjects, if the Members t to rot feel a confidence that the signatures at th. e ti to a p et i t i on are genu i ne. I t i s t h ere f ore with sati sfacti on we see that a Select Committee has been t o PP°lnted to examine into the matter and report ( be. House. No blame can be attached to the °no urable Baronet, Member for Waterford, as f° had no mea ns o f ver if y i ng t h e s i gnatures be anoetiille present e d t h e P et i t i on ; an d t hi s aga i n i s fiep_ e , r , o f the mischi e fs resu lti n g f rom th e prac witi:oxtillat a M em b er cannot present a Petition. may t . 4 " apprehension that the signatures to it Im Peaclied. 13u -44 " Ayres Papers from the 25th December °the 2 4th January inclusive reached us this morning. Accounts of the &feat of the Spankh a rifles, from private channels, had been received on the 2I s t January at Buenos Ayres, which had diffused the most lively and universal joy among the inhabitants; and it was expected that the [3IE 7 cial reports of the decisive victory by which the in dependence of the new States of America had been achieved would arrive in a few days. The fol lowing are extracts from the Buenos Ayres Jour nal, the Argus, by which it will be seed that. the National Congress assembled at Buenos Ayres has been acknowleded by some of the towns and Provinces, and that it is proceeding steadily in its arduous labours : BuEsos AYR ES. JAN. B.—lt is reported at Salta that the Government of Buenos Ayres has signified to the provinces in the interior that a plan is in contemplation for improving the navigation of the Rio Bermejo, from the North of the Rios Se gundo Tercero, &c. to the Parana, and of the Diamante and Salador to the South. JAN. 1 5. —Accounts continue to be received at Buenos Ayres of the recognition of the National Body. At Cordoba it was done in the most solemn manner, as also at Mendoza, as ap pears by the Proclamations published by the Governments of these- two places, whtch hold a distinguished rank among those that form the State of Rio de la Plata; it has also been recognized at Santiago del Estero. JAN. 22.—A project for a fundamental law was submitted on the Rltii to the Chamber of Representatives. Art. 1. The Provinces of Rio de la Plata assembled in Con gress, renew by their Deputies in the most solemn manner the comptxt by which they bound themselves when they threw off the Spaniyh yoke, and formed themselves into an Independent Nation, again declaring their resolution to do their utmost to secure their independence and promote the general felicity. 2. They shall henceforward be called The United Provinces if Smith America. 3. Till the promulgation of the intended Constitution, the provinces shall be governed in their internal affairs by their own institutions. 4. Every thing relating to the national independence, secu rity, tic fence, and prosperity, the value of the coin, weights and measures, the internal relations of the provinces with each other, and their foreign relations with any other Government or nation belongs to the CongreSs. 5. The Congress shall make successively the necessary re gulations respecting the points mentioned in the preceding Article. 6. The Constitution which the Congress shall sanction shall be offered to the consideration of the Provisional Legislatures, and it shall not he promulgated or enforced till it shall have been accepted in the form which .the Constitution shall de termine. 7. The' ratification of the Constitution by two-thirds of the inhabitants of the provinces shall be sufficient for the establish, rnent of the Constitution in the provinces which ratify it. 8. For the present, and till the election of a National Execu tive Power, the Government of Buenos Ayres ►hall be charged with the following attributes.. (a) To direct every thing relative to foreign affitirs, the nomi nation and reception of Ministers, and the authorising of those named. IbsTo make treaties with the adVice of its Ministers and three Members of the Congress, giving an account to the Con gress, that it may ratify what has been done, if it approve: of it. (c) To execute and communicate to all the other Govern ments the resolution taken by the Congress. (d) To submit to the consideration of the Congress the pica sores which it shall judge advisable fur the better dispatch of the public business. Only part of this project had been discussed. The new denomination of the United States of Sonth Ame rica was rejected, and that of United Provinces of Rio de la Plata preferred. . . M. Washington Slacun is recognized as Consul from the tinited States of North America, anti Senor Perreya Soldre as Consul from Brazil. Dutch and Ifamhurgh Papers arrived this morning. The former do not contain any news, and the following are extracts from the latter:— PETERSDITRGII, MARCY' '25. It is positively stated that the Emperor will go to Warsaw, to open the Diet in the middle of next month, and that the Prince of Orange will accompany him. Mr: Stratford Canning will shortly leave us, as the business of his mission, which chiefly related to the regulation of the differences respecting the north-west coast of America, is ter minated. _ _ _ Mr. Ward, British Ambassador to our Court, has ; solicited his recal, and will be succeeded, it is said, by Lord Gisborne. Capt. Ricord, formerly Governor of liamtschatka, is appoint ed Commander of the Harbour of Cronstadt. Prince Galitzin, Governor-General of Moscow, has been here for some days. His Majesty has conferred the Order of SL Stanislaus of the first class on the Portuguese Ambassador, Senor Guerreiro, as a mark of his especial favour, on occasion of his being com missioned by his Sovereign to present to his Imperial Majesty the Insignia of the Portuguese Orders. EXCHANGES. ILotnunGx, APRIL B.—London, 35. 10i.; 2 Us., 35. fl. PETER:S73IIIIOII, MARCH 25.—London, lilt. ; Paris, 104 A sISTERDAM, APRIL 12.—London, 39. 5.; two months, 30. 3. By the Paris Papers of Tuesday, it seems that fresh orders have been given respecting the Coro nation of CHARLES X. which is to take place on the 29th May, instead of the nth of June. The following are extracts from the Etoile ROME, MARCH 30. We learn from Naples, that the King will set out on the 10th of April, with the Queen, to go to Milan, whither their Ma jesties have been invited by the Emperor of Austria. The Chevalier de Medici, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Marquis Tommaai, 31inister of Grace and Justice, will accompany the King, whose brother, the Prince of Palermo, will precede him-a few days. Letters from Milan say,•that the Emperor of Austria will go from that city to Genoa, where he will be received by the King of Sardinia. - The Eloilc also contains intelligence from Con stantinople, dated the 10th of March. The fol lowing is the only paragraph worth extracting:— Count Guilleminot, the French Ambassetior, has received from Paris a Couri er , with the news of the recognition of the new States of So u th A mer i ca by E ng l an d. His Excellency immediately had a conference on the subject with the Reis Effendi ' and since that ti me t h e P orte see ms to fear lest the English Government should take a similar resolution with re spect to Greece. It is even affirmed that the Captain Paella, who is a little m ore verse d t h an his colleagues i n t h e affairs of Europe, has declared that he should not be at all surprised to learn, after such facts, that the independence of Greece had been suddenly recognised. Greek emissaries, who traverse Negropont in all directions to excite the people to insurrection. affirm that the independence of Greece will be solemnly recognised by E ngland as soon as the I s l e o f N egropont shall have open l y de cared for the cause of the general emancipation. Brussels Papers of Tuesday arrived last n ight. The Belgic Government has been mak ing some alterations in the departments of State. Th e Minister to whom the affairs relative to na tional industry, public instruction, the interior generally, and the nitzterstaat, are ass i gne d, w ill henceforth take the title of the Minister of th e Interior. The a ff airs . of th e M arine and the Colonies under one Mi n i ster. — lso The the Cath o li c W ors hi p has addressed isre are ctr - the aCTo un ited : o i if ,, circ u l ar to t h e Arch. ,h l e D i and other heads of Dioceses, instructing them to direct the Cl ergy not to ad el bishops, Bishops, wit tile proselytizing Missionaries, sent forth by the propagandists of the Roman Catholic Faith:— " The King has been informed, that in several provinces missi .even foreigners, h ave come to the parishes with 1 instructe f view to missionaries the people in 'natters of religion. his Majesty, o Who entirely relies on the tried zeal, care, and prudence, of the bishops and other heads of dioceses in the kingdom, and of their assistants, for the direction of the souls who are confided to them in the ways of salvation, considers the presence of these missionaries, not only as useless, and even offensive to the parish clergy, but as likely to l ead to inconvenience:, which must be so much the greater as they are often ignorant of the dispositions and the spiritual wants of those to whom they pro pose to direct their instructions. " In consequence, his Majesty has commanded me to inform the clergy (curls) of the several dioceses, that his intentions are, that in case such 'missionaries should appear in their pa rishes, they arc not to admit them, and, as the regular course prescribes, that the Kipg's intention be communicated through you to those under you." It appears- by the s u bj o i ne d extract f rom t h e Brussels Oracle, that the King of BAvAitl.k has complained of the Etoile (French Paper) for having lately insulted the most respectable indi viduals in Bavaria, in an article dated Munich ; nut the real offence would seem to be that the Elolle has insinuated that the Government of Ba varia was revolutionary PARIS, APRIL 1 0 . It is said that the King of Bavaria has complained, through his Ambass a d or , of the Dore, whi c h l ate l y i nsu l t ed the most respectable individ ua l s i n B avaria, in an article dated Munich. It seems that this Prin ce h as taken great offence atan attack, in which it is insinuated that the Government of Bavaria was re volutionary. The King of Bavaria is greatly beloved by his people, and deserves to be so, for his wisdom, his philanthropy, his zeal for the public good, and his tolerance. He is well known in France, where he served before the Revolution as Colonel of the regiment of l)eux Pmts. The Dodo also daily vents its spleen against England, and accuses the British Go vernment of intolerance and persecution. In its Number of yesterday the Ministerial Journal thought fit to 'make a sally agail,st the Government of the Netherlands. We cannot' un derstand an audacity which begins to be scandalous. Bogota Papers to the 30th January artived this morning.. They do not contain any news. Letter, dated the 18:11 of February have been received from Carthagena, which state that the account of the recognition of Colombia by Great Britain had arrived there, and caused great re joicing. Several expresses, we understand, krt London yesterday for Paris, with accounts of the fall in the English funds. It is more than probable that the arrival of this intelligence in the French capital will cause a .corresponding decline in the French ((ewes. A Greek merchant, named DeruLnA, who lately died at Taganzoz. has left by will 100,000 rubles, • to found an hospital in that town, in which 15 poor mariners (in preference Of his own nation) are to be received and provided for. Lin Est..% w, At,titcn 30.—C01. LA NDM ANN and Mr. DANIEL, of the Continental Gas Company, under the direction of Sir IV. CononEvc, and under the immudiate protection of the King of hinsst A, have arrived here to contract with the Magistrates for lighting the city with gas. Corr.NuAGENT, APRIL s.—Considerable sales hi the Norwegian 4 per Cent. Loan, contracted by H:t3IBRO and Son, we're made today at 97i, and afterwards in demand at 9S-f. Yesterday the Earl of 11A (MOWRY transacted business at the Foreign Office. Prince LcoeoLo of S ‘xE COBURG bad a pri vate audience of the King of FRANCE, Oil Mon day last. His Royal Highness is expected to return to England about the end of next %eek. A aGyl.l. Itoosts.—A Concert took place last night in these Rooms " for the benefit of _the Widow and five Children of the late unfortunate Mr. OWENS." Mr. OWENS was a member of the mu s ic a l profession, and our readers will recol lect that, under the sudden impulse of insanity, he destroyed himself, a few months ago-, in the City. To the honour of the musical community, they are always ready to assist their unfortunate brethren. The Concert of last night was hastily projected, but there was no want of volunteer benevolence. GARCIA, not having due notice of what he was required to sing, was not prepared, but be sent five guineas for the widow. His place was supplied by 'foam. Madame 1)E BEGNIS was obliged to attend a rehearsal at the Opera House, but her husband came forward and exerted his talents with good effect. Miss PATON generously volunteered her services, though her name was not announced in the bills. SOLA, PowEt.t., a good performer on the violin cello, for the first time came forward as,a singer, and also Miss BETTS. LINDLEY, jun., displayed hereditary skill in a viMincello concerto, and NICHOLSON not less gratified the audience by a fantasia on the flute. The Concert was led by SPAGNOT.ETTI, and CLEMI:NTI presided at the pianoforte. The whole was a rich repast of Genius and Benevolence. PLAcm, the Vocal Performer at the King's Theatre, we are sorry to hear, is suffering under the effects of a phrensy fever which afford little hope at present of his return to his profession. Mr. POOLE, the successful author of Simpson and Co., has presented a dramatic piece to the Haymarket Manager, which, by Green-ro om re port, is likely to eq ua l t h e attraction of that po pular farce. - Mtas FOOT AND Mu. lIAYNE.—We have deemed it an act of justice to insert this day the answer of Mr. GILL, Miss FooTc's Solicitor, to the laboured statement in defence of Mr. HAY N E, which lately appeared in a Sunday Paper, and was copied into one or two of the Daily Prints. That statement appeared to us at the tune, to be so absurd, so improbable, and so malignant, that we made the following remarks on it, and repeat them now, because they are suppo r t e d b y t h e plain • lna consist e nt narrative o f Mr. ILL, whose character is too respectable to admit of any doubts of its correctness : " MISS FOOTE.—A long article appeared in a sundae Paper, di l s ' e P e : r n ir t 's r n eo g af r stl' her tios which has been copied into some of the Morning day. The general purpose of the article in q uea i roel complet n el ' Y sacrifices fro Y inTi o s be to excite a prejudice against this actress, re said upon this : anti her mother as full of artifice, and delayinkf: ed on topics nuptials purpos e of prolonging with Mr. Hat NE, in order to get him more. f t o h n e d ir n p e o ss we a r n , d an h d is t f o ol e i x y act o r o eat n e l r uc p h ecu h n as iar heen , but falsehoods ought to b subject, as the Public Press ought to be empl oy grossest calculated for.general information and improvement. Whether lolef e i co t cnoturaid pmanagerso r i k o e s e i t p y u w p e th e re s t te u on b , j ia e T c lny t o tfotro individuald e te te r m that may he prejudicial t a u: n i d e to if , w , l a lic t l e w n e tie a t l i l l u p d a e rt is th f e ni t l 4oh f e,t, be believed, Mr. HAYNE must be con sidered as the arrantest ' into the hands of a r tifice. But it is dupe that ever tell indeed i i i m ic p te r ( o l b . ab T il h it e ie a s r , fool s a mass of improbabilities to which none but can give cre dit. All we know is, that a Solicitor of the highest respecta bility assured us within the last fortnight that every thing was ready for signing and sealing , and the hour appointed for that purpose. but Mr. BAYNE did nut attend the meeting."_ (Sun s April 4.) THE KING. WINDSOR, A PRIL 14.—His MAJESTY yesterday and this day has taken his usual airings in his pony phaeton about the Great Park, with his attendants. Ile seldom varies his route when from the Royal Lodge, and most days visits his favourite retreat, Virginia Water. It is as yet uncertain whether his Majesty will leave the Lodge on Saturday, Monday, - or Tues day next, for Carlton Palace.—On Tuesday afternoon his Majesty paid a visit to the Castle, but made only a short stay. He is expected there again to-morrow to meet Mr. J. Wyatt ville, when final orders will be given relitive to the new entrance from the town, opposite the Long Walk to his Majesty's Palace. - The greatest exertion still continues in the various improvements, the order of which we have at various times noticed. Upwards of 500 men'are constantly employed. THE THEATRE. COVENT-GARDEN.—The delightful Comedy of As You Like It was repeated' lat night, with all the dresses according to the supposed costume of '• the probable period of action, and with' all re- - • quisite decoration of appropriate sceneyy,, c ti o o t: l fe o s f s s t o ha n t la w n e y do so r t i l o g t sl ap: s r , o i v t, e: n o ti f ye :t r li; : i at n: t r e o ti t cii .. from the story and essentially.a ff ects, ita-tuterAct, Nor do we admire the music of 'thcise".sotibi... , . i . which appears to us to be:aufl Public were contented with the Cuckoo Song ; Blow, blow, &c., and the last song, which restores Rosalind to her father. The first two Were,, given last night, but the beautiful music - Of ARNE which accompanied the last was disPiac-Pd,! and the same words given in a very uninteresting air, sung by a Boy, a very indifferent follower of %. Mrs. BLAND, and Mrs. LISTON. The play well acted, but the musical interpolations, as we have said, lamentably weakened the interest of the fable. SIXAKSPEAItE should not be thus treated, and we hope that this charming Comedy will be resored to its original simplicity. Mr. c. KEMBLE, as usual, gave an interesting portrait,of Orlando. Mr. YOUNG, on his return, in Jaques, was well received. lie gave full effect to the pensive and sarcastic recluse. Miss ,M. TREE, though a very interesting actress in her proper line, is hardly sprightly and prominent enough in Rosalind. Touchstone and Anclrey had ample support from FAWCETT and Mrs. G t FIBS. It was gratifying to observe the entrance of the half price Visitors after the third act, who quietly took their places and gave no interruption to the phty. The satn4 good old custom we hope will be revived at the other house, and the passing scene escape from the turbulent visitation occasioned by the storm) signal of nine o'clock, perhaps in the very middle of the third act, in stead of during the convenient interval affolded by its conclusion. FINE ARTS. FOR THE SUN. MR. EDITOR—A strong sensation has been ex• cited in all the high amateur circles, by the respectful and un- . reserved offer which Messrs. RAPHAEL and BENJAMIN WEST have recently made, in an Bvo. pamphlet, of the late Presi dent's magnificent Gallery of Historical Paintings to Govern.. ment, as objects of purchase for the NATIONAL GALLERY.. They have made this offer on public grounds, as well as on grounds which are necessarily personal to themselves, although they are essentially connected with the advancement of -the British School. Their offer has been accompanied by a liberal declaration, that, if they were possessed of an independent fortune, they would have been proud to emulate the noble ex ample which Sir GEORGE BEA tr MONT has set to the British nobility and gentry, by making a present of his collection of paintings to the National Gallery. The gratuitous pamphlet in which Messrs.WEsT have made this respectful offer contains 150 pages, which the writer has entitled. "Observations on th e probable Decline or Extinction " of British Historical Painting, from the Effects of the Church " Exclusion of Paintings." A title so very alarming has had an electrical effect upon all those who know (as the Select Com mittee on 'the Elgin Marbles have justly stated), " how highly the cultivation of the Fine Arts has contributed to the reputa tion, character, and dignity of every Government by whom they have been encouraged, and how intimately they are con nected with every thing valuable in science, literature, and phi losophy." The writer of the pamphlet grounds his main ar gument on the fact, that by the exclusion of paintings and statues from the Churches in the reign of Elizabeth and that of Edward VI., the Fine Arts were proscribed, rooted out and banished from this realm ; that painting and sculpture, in the exasperated spirit of those times, were brought into public ab horrence, as instruments of itle'atry, sup,Tstition, an d trea son ; and that a threefold evil consequence to the country has followed : First, the exclusion of works of art from Churches produced their tikclition from all public bnilclingS ; Second; by these exclusions,, the proper and only field for the Punt.te STYLE of History Painting and Sculpture was completely walled in from the access and exertions of British genius ; and , Third, the DOMESTIC STYLE, being deprived -of practical:: example, instruction, and support, from the public stylri,.,winl left to itself, and speedily perished in this country.. In this . , vii a p r o r r y t d e y y i t t l o t e id s evidences hee, .p o (t; tors., and o e a f , n danb,yt events, quotations o t m i t ' a e t , i o w , n r s i tetrroims Cursorys "Bi Thoughts on Inc founding of the Liverpool Academy" in 11110. . . The Writer has most satisfactorily showed, that unless the Government provides for its liberal and constant patronage, the public style of History Painting cannot exist in a flourishing, state in any country, in which paintings are exchnied from churches and public buildings. I shall here give the Author's origin of THE PUBLIC ST YLE in his own words—" In Greece, in ancient Rome, and modern,' Italy, Painting and Sculpture, in their very outset, were employ..., ed in the decoration of temples and other public edifices. The subjects were suited to the buildings, of the highest claits, lie ' lous, heroic, sublime and beautiful. The paintings, s t a t ues. . and friezes, being to be seen from below, gen era lly at a consi derable height, or from a distance, required broad effecti ve manses, maases, and grand id e al f orms , t o make a due impression upon . the spectators. Every thing like a littleness of manner must have defeated the end of the Artists. Hence the PUBLIC or HISTORICAL-STYLE, upon a great scale, and on principles of granduer, preceded and moulded the domestic style, .and the latter, imbibing the great principles of the former v pai- , took of its nobleness and elevation, although its productiOns, were upon a less expanded scale. Thus in Greece and in an cient Rome the ideal giandeur of the. Pupr.tc syxLo was communicated to the small works of art, in painting, marble and gems, which are the productions of the domestic style.— After the revival of the arts in Italy, eimilar causes produced similar,effects. Painting and Sculpture being employed, front - their cradle, to embellish the churches, municipal buildings and ,_ palaces, the public or historical style, as in Greece and ancient Rome, preceded the domestic style, anti the latter aequired grandeur from the former. The highest class of subjects, the highest powers of the mind, the noblest flights of the imigma-, tion, and the most sublime objects, connected with the love of country and public and private virtue, were embodied and. called into action by the ancient Artists, in every progressive ..• stage of the Arts. But the course cannot be reversed : wherever , the domestic style takes the lead, the PUBLIC ST YLE, unlcei stis- • tained by very powerful and.constant patronage from the State,- must be of a mixed inferiorcharacter, under thedirection of indi. vidual patronage, subject to an indiscriniinate choice of nature, and . deficient in ideal grandeur. This has been the case in all thoiw countries, where, in the sixteenth century, the religious changqe were accompanied by an exclusion of painting and sculpture, from the Churches and other public edifices. Hence, in•a part of Germany, in Holland, Sweden, and Denmark, there beLng no public style to purify a nd elevate the domestic style, the latter was formed on the gross taste of the multitude, and never rose above the imitation of ordinary nature. The works of the few Artists who painted history in those countries are, charac.. terized by a Dutch taste, a Flemisiktaste, or a German taste, in contradistinction from the nobleness and chastity of the Italian Schools." The above extract will afford your Readers au insight into the Author's broad view of his subject. I shall, in your next pub lication, with your liberal permission, offer some remarks on his humble suggestion to the Government, for the appropriation of a portion of our immense revenue to the purchase of the magni ficent collections of historical paintings by the late President WEST, now exhibiting in the spacious gallery erected by his Sons in Newman-street. I shall also venture some observations on their recent public offer to Government, of that fine colec, tion as an object of purchase for the National Gallery. lam of the Writer's opinion, that as the public style of history paint.' ing was overthrown by the power of .the STAWE in the dyne of Elizabeth, Edward . VI. and their immediate successors, and that nothing but the power of the State can restor preserve the public style of history painting in this emu". .1 April 14, 1823. EVELYN; J EP!. - The great additional number Qf Letters re, ceived this morning at the General Post.Offute i , consisting of Mails from the West Indies and' Colombia, and many thousand ship-lettei, froui, all parts of the world, occasioned the , dispatai of the letter-carriers to be •prdtraCted to a ta* hour. 1. "., ' t ,0,,p.5..,* t i I N g ~.„7,„„.../. ,-4,_....,. ......,. . ~:. ,f, i 24 .pe . ,,,k,, • t , ; .' 5..... .. . -- , P: **-,. C‘ ‘444.4.....), ' J Cr I I / ‘}A ,It , , :4..• 1 ? 11" Of ' l ' -c ' .\' ,-,. ' , i • - 4~ ft , , FASHIONABLE, ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness Vane Londonderry, at Hol derness House, Park-lane, from Seaham, Durham ; Earl and Countess of Hardwieke, at their house in St.- James's-square, from their seat, \Vimpole, Cambridgeshire ; the Duke of Nor folk, from Worksop Manor. Nottinghamshire; the Duke of Grafton, from his seat in Suffolk ; the Marquis or Carmarthen, from his father's (the Duke of Leeds) seat in Yorkshire; Sir Henry and the Hight Honourable Lady Emily Hardinge, in Grosvenor-place, front Bolderwood Park ; Lady Knatchbull and family, at their house in Wimpole-street, from Brus sels ; Sir Wm. Chatterton, Bart., Lady, and Mrs. bascelles Iremonger, in Dover -street, from Lord Gambier's, near Windsor; Sir John and Lady Pullen, in Cavendish-square, from Hampshire ; Dr. Plenderleath, in Upper Seymour-street, front Ratnsgate ; Mrs. Powell, Mr. and. Mrs..Weyland Powell, in Nottingham-place, from their seat, Wadley House, Berks ; Sir G. Robinson, Bart. M.P. from his seat in Northampton shire; Lord Nugent, from his seat, Lilleys, Bucks; lion. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, from the Duke of Devonshire's, Chiswick; the Countess of Dartmourh, from her seat at Blackheath ; the Dowager Marchioness Exeter, at her house in Privy-gardens, from her seat at Roehanipton ; Mr. Brisco and . Mr. Musgrave Brisco, in Devonshire-place, from Hastings, Sussex ; the Mar quis and Marchioness of Northampton, and Lady Eliz.tbeth Compton, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire ; the Honourable Mrs. Wardlow, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, - Cavendish-square, from Hastings; E. Howard, Esq. at ditto; William Roe, Esq. at ditto • J. Le Gard, Esq. at ditto ; Henry Ileathcote, Esq. at ditto; Lord Carbery, at Blake's lintel, Jermyn-street, from Northamptonshire ; Sir L. B. Baker, Bart. at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street; Sir Charles Brooks, at ditto, from a tour. ROMAN CATHOLIC JUBILEE. ROME, MARCH 30.—His Holiness repaired on the 2tith, with the greatest pomp, to the Basilica of St. Peter, to distri bute in person the plenary indulgences to the pilgrims Whom the Jubilee has attracted to the capital of the Christian world. Seventy-two of them, chosen among the different nations, marched in divisions of twelve each. After divine service, they were introduced into the grand saloon of Clement V 111., in the palace of the Vatican, and placed round a table prepared for the purpose. The Holy Father helped them to soup with his own hands, and, sitting down among them, partook of their repast. He afterwards distributed among them a crown of silver, and medals of the same metal. The Dnke and Duchess of Gloucester have been indisposed for some days past. Their Royal Highnesses were, however, both so much recovered yesterday as to have a select Evening Party, at their residence in Park-lane. The Princess Augusta honoured the Dowager Marchioness of Donegal with a morning visit, at her house in Davies street. The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town yesterelay morning, from the seat of Lady Buckinghamshire, at Charlton. MERCANTILIs; SHIPPING. DEAL, APRIL 14.—Wind W.—Arrived the Honourable Company's ships Macqueen, Thomas Coutts, and Duchess of Athol, from China; Catherine, M'lntosh, from India ; Trial, Harvey, from Jamaica ; Fame, Trickey, from Lisbon ; Louisa, Robertson, St. Michael's ; Clio, Kay, St. John's, N. B. ; Dove, Roome, from Zante ; and Atlantic, Davison, from Trieste.— Arrived from. the. River the Albion, Wad, for Quebec; and Prince Coburg, Whitmore, for Tobago, and remain with the AVarren •Hastirp , ' s, for India ; also arrived the Honourable Company's ship Dunira from China. PORTS3IOIITH, APRIL 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Asia, Eastwick, frOm Canton ; Asia, Lindsay, from Rangoon ; and Medway, White, from Calcutta ; the two latter landed passengers, and proceeded up Channel. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 13.—Wind W.—Arrived the Spring, Hackman, from London, for Batavia. Sailed the Lady Nugent, Coppin, for Calcutta. FALsrotprit, APRIL 13.—Wind W. to N.W.—ArriVed the Lady Wellington packet from Jamaica, sailed the 24th of February, and from Crooked Island, 7th March; Nocton Packet, from Buenos Ayres, sailed 24th Jan., and from Monte Video 29th Jan. ; Plover Packet, from Leward Islandi sailed from St. Thomas's 13th M arc h. , COWES, APRIL 14.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Ocean, Weeks, from Havannah in 43 days ; Socrates, Boland, from Matanzas in 51 days. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13.—Wind N. N.W.—Arrived the Arab, —, from New Orleans, sailed Ist March; Azelia, from Charleston; Margaret, --' St. John's, N.B. ; Colonist, .51‘Master, St. Andrew ' s, N.B . . • George, Wright, from Maranharn ; Mary, Stanfi e ld, and Dispatch. Brooks, from St. Michael's; Thetis, Newton, Odessa; Emily, Har vey, Leghorn ; John and Nancy, 111`Lea, Messina ; and Cragle, Milne, from Seville. The Albion, from Sierra Leone, arrived off Holyhead, re ports the Finsbury, Surrey, and Loyal Briton transports hav ing arrived there all well, previous to his sailing on the 17 t h February ; also the Asia, iVard, and Cicero, Plunkett, mer chant slips. The Prince Regent, from New South Wales for London, put into Monte Video the 27th January, in distress. A large ship was seen the 26th February on shore in the Gulf of Florida, near East Key; she had a signal of distress flying, and a small schooner was going to her assistance. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 15. There are only moderate arrivals of all sorts of Grain this week. ,There is rather more business in the Wheat Trade to day, and prices have rather exceeded the quotations of Monday last. Barley still sells heavily at the terms last quoted. Beans and Peai are unaltered. Oats find few buyers, but the prices are without variation. Flour continues to sell heavily. Anutvw t:s.—English Wheat, 4;6oo—Barley, 1,900-oats 4,loo—lrish Oats, 5500 quarters..=-Flemr, 3,700 sa c k s . , SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 15. The following is an accurate Report of the numbers and prices at Smithfield Market this morning:— CATTLE AT MARKET Beasts 431 I Sheep ............ . ........ 6,120 Calves To sink the Offal, per stone of Mt,. Beef 4s Od to 5s Od Veal ......... 5s 6d to Gs 6d Mutton 4s 10d to 53 Odd Pork ......... 5s 4d to 6s 4d Lamb 63 6 to 7s 6d. LOAD. 53 to £5 15s Hay the Spanish terribtourty LUCIEN MURAT, who was some time G ag e o ne a ra r i proceedi direct rested on O'DoNNELL, and con fi ned at Algesiras, has, it appears, at length been liberated, on the Ame rican Minister giving his pledge that he shall not A • An o ffi cer arrived at t he dmiralty rtnetAurmnetroirSap.ain or the Sicilies, yesterday with dispatches from Captain 51m. tivo, of the C am b ridge, 80 guns, on the South Ameri can station. Th ey are supposed to contain the official accounts of the Patriot victories at A yacucho, in Peru, the details of which have long been in our possession. yesterday after- Wellington noon, of the safety of the Lady packet, supposed to have been lost on the voyage from Carrthagena to ,iamaic*, on account of the delay in her arrival. _ Pie p assage occupied 18 days, which is usually effected in three or four. She sailed Intelligence reached Lloyd' s from Jamaica on the 24th February, and reached Falmouth on Wednesday. . .. •