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Due O America 0 1 I Hamburg O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Cartbagena 0 1 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 I i.ublio 0 ' 0 Lisbon 0 0 blio de s II ' 0 Malta 0 I , rant t 0 0 Sweden O 3..-..n.r I 'pr.. it I *1, 7 ,•...c0•.1 ea. • . -.--. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1834. In the House of Lords last night, the LORD CHANCELLOR alluded to an attack that had been made upon him in the Morning Post of yesterday. Lord GREY moved that the article was a gross breach of the privileges of the House, a motion which was agreed to izem. con., and the printer of the journal was ordered to attend at the bar this day. There cannot be two opinions on the propriety of Lord BROUGHAM'S conduct on this occasion. The article imputed to him behaviour unworthy of a gentleman, and as such he was in duty bound to resent it. In the course of the evening Earl GREY gave notice that on Tuesday he would move for leave to bring in a bill to renew the Irish Coercion Act. In the House of Com mons the Poor Law Bill was further considered, and ordered to be read a third time on Tues day. It is gratifying to find that it has sur vived and triumphed over all the rancorous op position that has has been brought to bear against it. The question as to the right of this country to try MORENO for the execution of Mr. BOYD, at Malaga, in 1831, was brought under the notice of the House of Commons last night, and, from what occurred, we are only the more con vinced that our Government cannot now interfere. The cruelty and treachery of that wretched indi vidual cannot be stigmatised in too strong lan guage, and every person with a particle of feeling must regard not only him but the treacherous and blood-thirsty tyrant under whose authority he acted, with sentiments of utter abhorrence. But that is not the question. The question now is, whether the execution of Mr. Bo YD under such circumstances was a breach of - the law of nations, and whether this country would he justified in taking the affair into their own hands, and punishing the agent of the govern ment which sanctioned such an atrocious act We fear not. Mr. BOYD, by joining a party of Spaniards for the purpose of exciting re sistance to the existing Government, subjected himself to the laws of that country ; and how ever unjust, however cruel, these laws may be, we doubt much if the British Government could be justified in demanding redress. At all events, if the act of MORENO was contrary to the law of nations, redress should have been demanded at the time of the Government under whose authority he acted, and no expense, no exertion should have been spared, to compel that Government to make the only reparation that could be made, and bring him to condign punishment. That would have been the course for a great nation to pursue, but between such a course and that of taking advantage of his arri val in this country, under the protection of a foreign Prince, to try him by British law, there is the widest difference. It appears to us that it would be more proper to consider whether we should be justified in sending him back to Spain to abide the decision of the existing authorities, and if the execution of Mr. BOYD was contrary to national law, such a course would not only be justified, but imperative on the British Government. If, however, the af fair ends, we trust that a person guilty of such treacherous conduct and such atrocious cruelty will find that universal abhorence is little pre ferable to death. The Dramatic Performances Bill has been thrown out a second time in the House of Lords, partly we think owing to th© ill-judged pertinacity of its author, the Marquis of CI, AN RICARDE. The large houses it appears were willing to agree to a compromise, and did not ob ject to the performance of the regular drama in all the existing theatres, provided the bill did not grant power to the Lord Chamberlain and magistrates to license any new houses. This appeared a fair proposition, for if there are 23 licensed houses at present, what chance could there be of an increase of the number under the provisions of the bill ? The bill would have diminished, rather than increased the number, inasmuch as it provided that no house should be licensed unless it could contain 1,500. All the play-going taste of the present day could not support so many places for theatrical entertainment, considering; the vast size of some of the existing establish ments. It is greatly to be regretted, therefore, that this offer of compromise was not accepted, as the bill, by sanctioning regular perform ances, as well as by enjoying proper regula tions, would have given more respectability to the minor theatres, and also held out more en couragement to dramatic authors. On the discussion respecting the Irish Church in the House of Lords on the 6th instant, the LORD CHANCELLOR distinctly, and for the first time, placed the law and the fact of what is called " Church property" and the Church on its true foundation. The cry is, " the Church is in danger," and " the property of the Church." The LORD CHANCELLOR showed that there is no such thing as Church in this sense. It is not a body. It is incapable of holding property. No lawyer can for a moment pretend that it has any corporate existence. In fact, " the Church" is the whole body of the faithful, lay as well as clerical, or, in the words of the 19th article, it is a congregation of the faithful men, in which the pure word of GOD is preached, and the sa craments duly ministered, &c. &c. The property, then, belongs not to the Church, but to a great body of corporators, some sole, as Bishops and parsons—some ag gregate, as Chapters ; and each parson is a corporation sole, having perpetual succession. What becomes then of Mr. STANLEY'S fa vourite tenet of the Church corporation, and Sir ROBERT PEEL'S more liberal construction of it ? They say you may make a new distribu tion of Church property within the Church, but you violate the rights of property if you give anything away from the whole church, i.e. to schools. Now is it not the same violation of property to equalize, by taking from one man, or one corporation, and giving to another, as by taking from them all, and giving it to some one else ? They say take from this Bishop—that Chapter—this Parson—that Dean, and give it to others of the clerical body. They allow you to do this—nay, Mr. STANLEY did this last year by abolishing ten Irish Bishops, and distributing the property of these ten sees among other parsons. What is this but taking the Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S estate, and giving it to other Peers, who have less ? Would not that be as great an inroad on property as if you gave it to members of the House of Commons? Is it not taking away the property of one Corporation, such as Lon don, and giving it to another, as Bris tol? This at once violates the principle, that the present distribution of Church pro perty must for ever continue ; and it really is too extravagant for Ministers, who consented to such a measure, to deny that Church pro perty is to be dealt with as State property, and applicable to any purposes that may promote the moral and religious welfare of the people. We will venture to assert, that had Mr. STAN LEY possessed the knowledge and experience of Earl GREY, he would never have delivered the speech which delighted the Conservatives as much as it disappointed and embarrassed his best friends and admirers. We learn by the Papers Papers of Thursday that the elections are pretty well ended, and that the ministerial party will be just as strong in the new Chamber of Deputies as was anti cipated. Towards the close of the struggle, the opposition gained some little increase of numerical force, but this partial rally will be by no means sufficient to enable them to make any effectual head against the overwhelming power of the Juste Milieu. By all accounts, Louts PHILIP has now the game in his own hands. The ball is at his feet, and he may do with it what he pleases. And is this, then, all that France has gained by her late revolution ? Has she only exchanged a fool for a fox—a CHARLES the Tenth, for a LOUIS PHILIP —an openly avowed despotism, for an insidi ous and encroaching one ? It is, however, possible that the king of the Barricades, finding his position at length beginning to assume something like an aspect of stability, may relax in what he meekly and discreetly calls his " precautionary measures," and become a little more tolerant in his system of government. Possibly he may be brought even to look on the Press with an eye of for bearance, arising from the same proud sense of security, which, as lEsop tells us, the file felt when the viper attempted to bite it. Situated as LOUIS PHILIP now is, with a submissive Chamber, a cautious press, and a dwindled opposition, the Carlists and Republicans pa ralyzed, and the people nearly, if not quite in different, it will clearly be his best course to pur site the dictates of clemency, and enjoy his triumph with moderation. It was thus that AU GUSTUS—though, GOD knows, Louts PHILIP is no Augustus either in sagacity or munifi cence I—when the fierce struggles of faction were at an end, and his own supremacy was established, softened down from the grim des pot into the humane and enlightened Emperor. FRENCH EU NDi -PA Rtg, JUNE 26 Five per Cents., lOtif. 25c 30c.25c. Four per Cents., 93f. 56c. Three per Cents. ' 771. 75c. 80c. Bank Actions, 1,525 f. Rente de Naples, 941. 71'c. Roman Five per Cents., 96 93N. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 3d. Rente d'Espagne Three per Cents., 47 6. Royal Spanish Loan, 83 Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 73. Belgian Loan, I8;31, Five per Cents, Haytian Loan, 28df. 30c. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 35c. ; money, c. fhree months, paper, 25f. 25c. ; money, —f. —c. —Goers Authentique. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY. (FROM LIMNIWS ) DEAL, JUNE 27.—Wind N. N. E., fresh breeze.— Arrived the Jane, Digby, from Trinidad ; Mary Stewart, Frazer, from Havannah ; and Blenheim, from London, for Cork and New South Wales. His Ma jesty's ship Castor remains. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 27.—Wind N. N. W. to N. E. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pike, from Lisbon ; and Mary trans port, Spence, from Hull. FALMOUTH, JUNE 26. —Wind W. S. W., fresh breezes and cloudy. HASTINGS, JUNE 27.—Arrived off port the Orleans, Chase, from Baltimore. BRIGHTON, JUNE 27.—Arrived the Nebelia, Ste phenson, from Van Diemen's Land, sailed the 13th February. COWES, JUNE 27.—Arrived the Scotia, Malcolm, from Rio Janeiro ; Agnes, Crosbie, from Havannah ; and Emery, Marshall, from New Orleans. DUBLIN, JUNE 25.—Arrived the Atlas, Pearce, from London. POOLE, JUNE 26.—Arrived the William Kelson, Robbins, from Newfoundland. BRISTOL, JUNE 27.—Arrived the Antigua Planter, Cherry, from Antigua; and Ida, Banfield, from Corfu. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 26.—Arrived the Pyrennees,- Burt, from Maranham ; Brilliant, Lawrence, and Fanny, Irven, from Jamaica ; Annie, Birkett, from Barbadoes ; Eliza, Dubbs, from Savannah ; Charlotte, Peele, Sunbury, Ilinde, and Hamilton, Kenny, from New Orleans ; Shaver, Wright, from Newfoundland ; and Helena Sophia, Wickman, from Wyburg. Off port the Asia, from New Orleans. The Planter, Purdy, bound to Quebec, grounded on the banks yes terday afternoon, but got off in the night, and pro ceeded. HULL, JUNE 26.—Arrived the Peace, Cooper, from Cronstadt. The Caroline, Campbell, from Jamaica, has arrived in the Downs. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals this morning are of a very limited de scription, and not of importance. The French Papers received by the mail this morn ing, positively state that M. Toreno has entered into the Spanish ministry, replacing M. Imaz. A report prevailed at Warsaw, that the Emperor of Russia was going to grant a general amnesty to the Poles, and to have a Polish corps of 6,000 men. The express from Paris states that a report prevailed at Bayonne of the defeat of General Quesada, in an engagement with the Carlists, on the 19th instant ; but, as General Rodil was soon expected in the Basque provinces, little or no fear was entertained of the Car lists making any progress. The elections in France are regarded as settled. The French papers do not bring any late news from Spain. The French Funds come lower-77f. 80c. ; Spa nish, 36. The debates, last night, both in the House of Lords and Commons, were rather of an interesting descrip tion. Lord Palmerston, in the Commons, in answer to Mr. O'Dwyer's motion respecting General Moreno and the death of Mr. Boyd, stated, that among the party who landed near Malaga was Mr. Boyd. They were immediately seized, and carried to Malaga, and in five days orders were sent from Madrid to put all the prisoners to death. The British Consul at Malaga did all in his power to obtain the release of Mr. Boyd, but failed in getting a respite from General Moreno. Lord Palmerston then stated, that the sentence with regard to the unfortunate Mr. Boyd was conformable with the law of nations, if Mr. Boyd knowingly went with the band to Spain, and landed there for the purpose of exciting an insur rection in that country. Jamaica papers to the 17th May have just been re ceived at t!-e North and South American Coffee-house. ( From the paper of the 16th May. ) His Majesty's ship Forte arrived yesterday from Bar badoes, in seven days, bringing 90,0001. of the long expected loan, in silver, taken from the Bclvidera. ( Bermuda papers to the 19th.) We regret to state that Captain Sir G. A. West phail, of that vessel, was obliged to give up the com mand and return to England, from ill health. A report reached Barbadoes, from Demerara, of the total failure of the plantation crop in the latter place. 'We feel extremely happy to contradict tho state ment we yesterday made respecting the indisposition of the Marquis of Sligo. Van Diemen's Land Papers to the 14th of February state that the uncertainty of corn produce in the island has perplexed the whole colony ; last year the crops were abundant, but the present year they will be obliged to import corn. The Lieutenant-Governor has arrived at Launceston. ROYAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL. (THIS DAY.) The anxiety to witness the performances at the Abbey as they progress, seem to increase rather than diminish. Long before the opening of the doors crowds of persons of distinction and respecta bility were assembled, and on the arrival of their Majesties' the Abbey was crowded. Their Majesties arrived, escorted as before, shortly before twelve o'clock, and took their seats in the Royal Box, accompanied by the Princess Sophia, the Duchess of Kent, and the Princess Victoria. Im mediately on theirNlajesties' entrance the performance commenced. In our Thursday's paper, in noticing the last per formance, from scarcity of room, and other circum stances, we were enabled to offer but few remarks upon this, certainly the most important era in our Musical Annals that has occurred in this country. We drew, in the few cursory observations we were enabled to offer, a comparison between the meeting now in progress at Westminster and those which have been held at. York, and our deductions were certainly in favour of the latter. The thing, how ever, in its present advanced state, enables us more coolly and deliberately to form an opinion as to every particular connected with it, and to ascertain, from sure data, whether, in the impressions which first struck us, we were perfectly correct. As far as the splendour of the spectacle goes, we still think we were not erroneous in the esti mate we then made. The edifice, with all its acknowledged merits, as a pile of transcendent architectural merit, is far, very far inferior to the magnificent minster, which forms the leading fea ture of the northern metropolis. The spacious area, in that building, appropriated to the accommodation of the orchestra, from its roominess afforded ample convenience to every member of the orchestra. Here, it cannot be denied, they are " cabined, cribbed, confined," and, when the body is in that situation of inconvenience, we contend not only that men of mechanical skill has not the opportunity for exerting its efforts to the fullest advantage, but that the " moving power"—the mind—will also be cir cumscribed in its powers. Hence the materiel, ex cellent as it is, cannot have efficient scope for its perfect development. The materiel of the instru mental force, in the aggregate, is far superior to that at York. In this department a perfection— we use the term advisedly, in the full assurance that the positions cannot be controverted—a per fection has been attained, which at a distance from the metropolis could not be secured, even by an enormous outlay. The orchestra at the Abbey has moved in a style of compact firmness, and has produced effects that no musician could have fore seen, and has produced effects that even the com posers of the music upon which their talents have been exerted, could never have contemplated. Even with all the inconveniences we have pointed out, there has been a unity of purpose displayed, and an energy of combination, that has perfectly astonished us. A more mechanical keeping of time would have been of little avail ; it would not have attained one-tenth part the objects this tremendous band has achieved. But there has been, as it were, a soul pervading them. The effects of the cres cendo and the diminuendo, the light and shade, the sforzando, and the as sudden piano, has been grand beyond description. We feel, despairingly, the to tal inadequacy of words to convey the ideas to which we allude. Haydn, we believe it was, who spoke of " the whisper of a thousand ;" this effect has been attained at the Abbey, and has been followed by the shout and roar, not of a " thousand" certainly, but of six hundred, all animated by the same spirit. It is almost deroga tory to go into the minor details of such a subject ; still we cannot help adverting to the means by which these extraordinary effects have been achieved. We might speak of the perfect skill by which a body of violinists, comprising eighty performers, sup ported their parts, forming the groundwork of this tremendous orchestra ; we might dilate on the accuracy with which basses and double basses, with Lindley and Dragonetti at their head, in accuracy of time and tune, and with the soul of music, ap peared to animate them, aided the efforts of their high-toned anthem. We might expatiate to the amount of a volume upon the effects produced in the chorusses, by the band of oboes, under the super intendence of Messrs. Cooke and Flirke, and which produced effects, rivalling the violins in brilliance and power ; on the magnificent—the word, we feel, no musician will consider to be inappropriate—the magnificent combinations of the trumpets and trom bones ; we might write columns, and yet be unable to convey to those upon whom their splendours had not flashed, an idea of the soul-stirring achievements produced by their united efforts. The manage ment of the splentlid drums of the tower, by Mr. Chipp, whom we are compelled to mention individu ally, although a cohort in himself, is well worth a page in the annals of this eventful celebration. W e must pass over all this detail as rapidly as pos sible. There is, however, one point to which we must advert, the leaders of the band, on this oc casion, were mere cyphers. That they fiddled away, most enthusiastically, is true enough ; but that, as leaders, they were wanted, would be a most erroneous supposition. The wave of Sir George's roll, in the way of hint, at the leading off, was all that was wanted. Events thus proceeded to their completion, and " the mighty work was achieved." We have mentioned, as the result of our observations, that the organ was, if anything, too prominent. We still think this, to have been the case generally. The organists, all without exception, appear to have been actuated by a wish to display. The instrument, managed with judgment, is an addition to the chorus, with which we should be unwilling to dispense. But the or ganist we consider to be a mere individual member of the orchestra, and cannot forgive him his ambi tious desire to let the audience know that lie, also, was there. In regard to the chorusses, we still adhere to our opinion, that they would have been improved by a more profuse sprinkling of provincials amongst them. We do not mean to say that in the aggre gate they have not done their duty, but there is room for improvement. Some of the less known chorusses have not gone so well as they ought to have done: There has been occasionally a want of firm ness in leading off the points. the volume pro duced by the female choristers is wholly inadequate to their numbers, and the tenor voices are weak. In regard to the solo singers, there is an im mense mass of them, but they are all of the same, or nearly of the same rank. There are not amongst them any stars, whose superior brilliancy of light eclipses and throws into the shade all the rest. We see them rise and set one after another, and they each leave but little impression behind. Caradori Allan, the donna of the first performance, is not the finest singer in the world at the present day. She has deficiencies, and those deficiencies were glaringly exhibited on the occasion in question. Grisi, from the specimen she has given, appears to be wholly unfit to take part in sacred composition. Her first attempt on Wednesday was as bad as bad could be. She was much better on Thursday, but still it was anything but what the public had a right to expect from the leading_ singer of the day. Braham has done won ders, but still it is totally unnecessary- to say that even Braham is not what he was. Stephens ap peared at the first rehearsal and performance to be totally parsec. She, however, recovered, and her " Angels ever bright and fair," on Thursday, was as finely given as ever we had the good fortune to hear it. Still commanding talent, both male and female, is essential for such a meeting as the present, and that talent, with sorrow we say it, is just now not to be had. The choral music, in part, is the leading feature of the Festival. It is prepared with ad vantages certainly never attained before, and with that feature we must be, perforce, content. The following is the bill of fare for the perform ances of this morning _ - PART I. Hymn—" Lord of Heaven and Earth."—Haydn. Ist verse—Mrs. Seymour, Messrs. Goulden, Braham, and Phillips. Mies Wagstaff, Miss Chambers, Messrs. Vaughan and Chapman. 3d—Miss Lloyd, Messrs. Terrail, Bennett, and Stretton. A SELECTION FROM HANDEL'S SACRED ORATORIO JUDAS MACCABEUS. Chorus--" 0 Father, whose almighty power." Recit—Mr. Bennett—" To heaven's almighty King ;" and— Air—" 0 Liberty." Accompanied on the Violoncello by Mr. Lindley. Recit.—Mr. Vaugham " So will'd my father." Trio (with double Choir)—Messrs. Terrail, Goulden, Vaughan, Bennett, Bellamy, Sale ; and—Chorus—" Disdainful of danger." Recit.—Mr. Chapman, " Haste we, my brethren " Chorus— " Hear us, 0 Lord." Duet—Miss Clara Novello and Miss Wagstaff, and—Chorus— " We never will bow down," and " We worship God." Recit.—Mr. Graham, " My arms ! against this Gorgias." Air—" Sound an alarm ;" and—Chorns—" We hear." Recit.—Mrs. H. R. Bishop, " 0 let eternal honours ;" and— Air, " From mighty kings," Chorus—" Fall'n is the foe." Recit.—Mrs. Seymour, " But, lo! the conqueror comes." —Trio—Miss Lloyd, Mrs. Seymour, and Mr. Terrail, " See the conqu'ring." Duet—Miss Stephens and Mr s . W. Knyvett, See the god-like youth ;" and—Choru s —" S ee the conqu'ring hero comes." MARC 11. Chorus—" Sing unto God." The Solo by Mr. Goulden and Mr. Vaughan THE FUNDS. The Spanish and Portuguese Stocks have again this morning resumed the favourite speculation of the day. Spanish has just been done at 50 to 1 ; Portuguese is 80. This rise is attributed to some favourable plan of finances now going forward in Spain and Portugal. In respect to the former it is well known that nothing of a decisive nature can be done before the Cortes meets, therefore all is mere speculation at present. Don Pedro's agent is expected in the course of next week from Lisbon, when it is expected that some im portant financial operation will take place respecting the Portuguese Loan. Consols which left off yesterday at 9'21 opened at 921 for the Account. HALF-PAST ONE. The mania for speculating in Spanish and Portu guese Stocks is again the order of the day. In the early part of the morning Spanish reached 50 to but on the arrival of an Express from Holland, bring ing- information that Spanish Stock had fallen at Am sterdam about 3 to 4 per cent., it receded in the Market to 491, after which a reaction took place ; and at present Spanish may be quoted 491 ; Portuguese, which reached 80k, are at present 791. Consols have been during the whole morning at 921 for the account, with little doing. Accounts have been received of the arrival of Don Miguel off Genoa on the 18th inst., one of the ves sels with his suite had arrived there after being sepa rated in a gale of wind. THREE O'CLOCK. , Consols for the Account 92k- PRUSSIAN DEBT. The Berlin State Gazette of the 18th instant has the following : " The general direction of the public debt has just announced that all the arrears of the Prussian Loan of 850,650/. sterling, effected in 1818, by Messrs. Rothschild, at London, will be paid off on the Ist of October." FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER AT AN DOVER.-Our readers will have read with disgust the account with which we were furnished of this most disgraceful occurrence—an occurrence more worthy of a state composed of untamed savages, than of a refined or Christian community. Their disgust will not be diminished when we now tell them that this murderous exhibition was actually got up by a Member of Parliament, and was attended by a number of Lords and Gentlemen, whose names we are in possession of. The fight took place on a spot called Hurstbourn Common, four miles from Andover, on the Newbury road, and is represented to have been attended by not less than 10,000 spectators. An inquest on the body of Noon, the victim of this atrocious onset, was taken on Wednesday, before the Coroner for the borough of Andover, when a verdict of " Manslaughter" was re turned against all the surviving parties, but unfortu nately not including the titled getters-up and abettors of the affray.—Morning Herald. PART 11. Motet—" Ne pulvis"—(the Solos by Signor Tamburini, Miss C. Novello, Miss Wagstaff, and Mr. Bennett). Semi_ Chorus—" Da lumen," and Chorus " Suinme Deus."— Mozart. Air—Mademoiselle Giuletta Grisi, " Laudate Dominum," Organ Obligato, Dr. Crotch.— Mozart. Chorus—" Gloria in excelsis," (the Solos by Master Howe, Master Smith, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. J. B. Sale).—Pergolesi. Recit. and Air—Mr. Braham, " Watt her, Angels." Recit. and Air—Miss Stephens, "Farewell, ye limpid."—Jeplithah. —Handel. Chorus (Double Choir)—" Dixit Dominus."—Leo. Air—Madame Stockhausen, " Jesu Domine."—Mozart. Aria—Signor Ivanoff, " Panis omnipotentia."—Litany.--- Mozart. From Beethoven's Sacred Oratorio the Mount of Olives. Recit.—Madame Caradori Allan, " 0 tremble, mortals." Air—" Praise the Redeemer's mercy;" and Chorus—" 0 hail, ye sons of mortals." Recit.—Mr. Bellamy, " Not unopposed." Recit.—Mr. Vaughan, " 0, let the sword inactive still re- main." Trio—Miss Bruce, Mr. Vaughan, and Mr. Bel:amy, " My soul with rage." Resit.—Mr. Vaughan, " Now the work of man's redemption." Chorus---" Hallelujah to the Father." PART 111. Anthem—lntroduction (Instrumental.) Solo and Trio.— Messrs. Phillips, Goulden, and Vaughan—" Behold, I bring you glad tidings." Chorus—" Glory to God on high."—Purcell. Ilecit and Air—Mrs. W. Knyvett. " What though I trace." —(Solomon)—Handel. Recit—Mr. Braham. " 'Tis well !" March, Solo, and Cho rus—" Glory to God." Horn—Mr. Platt; and Trumpet, Mr. Harper, Obligati—(Joshua)—Handel. Air—Mr. Phillips. " 0 Lord, have mercy upon me "—Per- golesi. Sestetto—Mlle. G. Grisi, Madame Stockhausen, Miss C. No vell°, Signor Ivanoff, Mr. E. Seguin, Signor Tamburini, and Semi.chorus, " Et incarnatus est."—Haydn. Solo and Quartet —Signor Tamburini, Miss Wagstaff; Miss Chambers, and Mr. Bennett—" Inclina ad me;" accompa. nied on the Organ by Mr. Adams—Himmell. Chorus—" From the censer."—(Solomon)--Handel. Of course, it is entirely out of the question to notice critically every piece in this long selection. We shall therefore confine ourselves to such as were of the most marked character. We may, however, mention, that a very general opinion seemed to prevail amongst musical people, that the present was not so good as the two preceding ones, nor quite so well performed. Indeed, at. the re hearsal, on Friday, there were several decided mis understandings, and a piece or two was repeated, for the purpose of correcting errors. Mr. Mori, the leader on this occasion, appeared to us to take great pains to show the audience that he was the leader of the day. It was, however, of no consequence ; the public were wholly absorbed in the prodigious effects of the music, and gave themselves little trouble about who was leader or conductor either. We may say the same thing of the two organists, Dr. Crotch and Mr. Adams. The names of those two eminent professors formed a striking addition to the bills certainly, but on the present occasion they were as mere organists. Indeed, it is our opinion that one person regularly appointed to sit at the instrument, and to play with the chorusses where wanted, would have been a better plan, asfar as the well-going of the music is concerned, than changing the players for the purpose of including in the bills every music-master who wished to make a figure amongst his scholars, for this is the secret of the matter at last. The performances opened with Hadyn's cele brated hymn, to the words " Lord of Heaven and earth," arranged as quartett and chorus alternately. A portion of it was very indifferently sung ; indeed, at the rehearsal it was execrable. Some little im provement, however, was visible this morning. The violoncello accompaniment to the air of " 0 liberty," in the selection from Judas Maccabeus, which followed, was exquisitely played by Lindley ; the rich tone of his instrument seemed to fill the Abbey, while the neatness of his execution, and the good taste that pervaded the whole, left us nothing to wish for. The chorus " Disdainful of danger," was played and sung with great spirit. The effect of the trombone in this piece was superb. The chorus. " We never will bow down," was also finely given, and was one of the most effective pieces played at this festival. " Sound an alarm," was well and spiritedly sung by Braham, but we think rather too fast ; the singer seeming to care more about showing his own powers of execution than the intentions of the composer. The air, " From Mighty Kings," by Mrs. Bishop, was sung with delicacy and chasteness of expres sion ; but she has not power of voice to give effect to so splendid a composition in such a situation, which, indeed, we may say of nearly all the singers on this occasion. The chorus " See the conquering hero," was finely given : the horn solos in the accompaniments had a splendid effect. Mozart's motet, which opened the second part, afforded Tamburini the opportunity of showing off his splendid voice to the utmost possible advantage. His singing was a great treat. Mademoiselle Grisi sang with great finish and taste, and her voice is of beautiful quality ; but we still think she does not show to much advantage in such a situation as this. Perzolisi's chorus, " Gloria in excelsis," was by no means well done. We have heard it produce a better effect in a theatre. There was no firmness amongst the chorus singers, and the orchestra e_ d of streams" fa " .Deeper'his usual' taste and her, angels," were given with t wdiedNreniroa.tbßosuereatimiarnto,scomprehenand veriyeeeplecarr,l,ya:•dha,t,.‘sthraefyt Farewell Miss Stephens 's e s whateverlimpid with g reat beauty of tone and chasteness w of as ex su p n re , ssion. il- This lady, who seemed to fail at i p n a g th p o o s w ; e t r h s. ere we,re.niozasryemw the commencement of this meeting, has entirely recovered her self-possession. She acquitted her self on the present occasion to admiration. Ivanoff, in the Paris Omnipotentia, sang exqui sitely, and made a great impression. The beauty of his falsette was shown in taking some very high notes, with great power and sweetness of tone. The Selection from the Mount of Olives went off rather flatly. The chorus, however, with which it concludes, " Halleluj ah," had a prodigiously fine effect. Of the third part of this morning's performance we are unable to speak at present for want of time, as it is scarcely over at the moment we are going to press. The greatest credit is due to Mr. Parry, and the other gentlemen, who have the conduct of arrange ments for the extreme apxiety shown by them for the accommodation of the company, and for their great attention. Gloucester-lodge, the house at Old Bromp ton formerly occupied by Mr. Canning, has been taken for Don Carlos and his suite, who are expected in town in a day or two. The Garde National of Marseilles states that several letters received from the Mediterranean make mention of the assembling of a body of English troops at Malta. LITERATURE. PHYSIOGNOMY, FOUNDED ON PHYSIO LOGY, And applied to various Countries, Professions, and Jr • dividuals : with an Appendix on the Bones, at Hyth, the Skulls of the Ancient Inhabitants of Britain anc its Invaders. By Alexander Walker, formerly Let • hirer on Anatomy and Physiology at Edinburgh._ Smith, Elder and Co. 1834. This is decidedly a clever book, full of original conceptions on a subject which we had thought quite exhausted. Though Mr. Walker has availed himself of some of the best observations contained in the anatomical and physiological writings of Cuvier, Haller, Blumenbach, Lavater, and Spurtzheim ; still there is nothing of the literary cinder-sifter about him. He is an acute original thinker, with prejudices too strong to allow him always to judge impartially. There is through out the whole book a tone of reckless in dependence in the making of bold dnd start ling statements, which pleased us more than a good deal. The author never once dreams mankind can be angry, while he exposes with no very refined touch the nakedness of their race, and, consequently, never thinks about conciliating them. The best of the book, however, is, that which has the least relation to the science of which it professes to treat—namely, the author's delineations of national character. But here his prejudices carry him too far ; for he evidently has overlooked some of the best traits in the character of Frenchmen, while the blemishes of the English are made to originate in some cardinal virtue or other. Even Englishmen themselves will hardly agree with him in thinking that they are as much superior to the people of \Vales, Scotland, and Ireland, as he maintains they are. On the whole, the work is the production of a vigorous intellect, with less of the mawkishness of sentiment than Lavater, l e ss scientifical information than Spurzheim, and more acute observation—more really useful knowledge— ' than both together. It is well got up, with an abundance of beautiful illustrated engravings, and is altogether a very handsome volume. We marked a number of passages, which we intended giving as specimens of the author's style, but are obliged to content ourselves with the following, in the truth of which we heartily concur : " To sum up this view of English Scottish and Irish character, I may observe, that sincerity and independence distinguish the English ; intelligence and sagacity the Scottish ; and a gay gallant spirit, the Irish. The best qualities, however, are apt to associate with bad ones. The independence of the English sometimes degenerates into coarseness and brutality ; the sagacity of the Scottish into cunning and time-serving ; and the gaiety of the Irish into fickleness and faithlessness. Could we combine the inde pendence of the English with the sagacity of the Scottish, and with the gallantry of the Irish, we should form almost a God. Could we, on the contrary, unite the brutality of the first, with the cunning of the second, and with the faithlessness of the third, we should form a demon." COURT OF KING'S BENCH-THIS DAY. WOOD V. FLETCHER. The parties in this case resided at Leeds. It was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney, against the widow of the defendant, a furniture-broker, for the recovery of a bill of costs, amounting to 211. The de fendant's husband had died in the year 1827, and, as a set off against the demand, it was alleged that several articles of furniture, amounting in value to about 241., had been given by the defendant to the plaintiff in consideration of the debt. Mr. POLLOCK appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir JAMES SCARLETT and Mr. KELLY for the defendant. Several witnesses were examined to prove the deli very of goods to the plaintiff, to the amount stated ; and others were called for the plaintiff, to prove that the goods purchased did not amount to more than 6/. or 6/. 10s. ; the evidence was of a very protracted and contradictory nature. Sir JAMES SCARLETT addressed the jury for the defendant, and Mr. POLLOCK replied, and proposed that the matter should be referred to an arbitrator, to ascertain whether a witness named Roland was actu ally at Leeds, and conveyed the goods to the plain tiff's residence, as he had sworn—the plaintiff under taking to pay all costs. If the result of the inquiry was that Roland was at Leeds, then there should he a verdict for the defendant ; if the contrary, the arbitra tor should determine the amount of damages to be awarded to the plaintiff. Sir J. SCARLETT consented. Lord DENMAN expressed his regret that the case had not been tried in the county where the parties resided, as it was impossible for the jury otherwise to come to a satisfactory conclusion, where the evidence was of so contradictory a nature. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS-(THIS DAY-) This morning the court sat to hear appeals and to transact business relative to the officers of the court and the municipality of the city. F. CONST, Esq., the venerable Chairman, was re elected. THE REV. ROBERT TAYLOR. The magistrates proceeded to the election of il l chaplain to officiate in the new prison which wa shortly be in a fit state for the reception of prisoners. There were only three candidates, viz.—the Rev. Mr. Hinde, the Rev. Mr. Perry (both talented and respectable clergymen), and the Rev. Robert Taylor, of Rotunda notoriety. The two former gentlemen put in several testimonials in their favour, but the latter stood upon his own pretensions. After the relative merits of Mr. Hinde and Mr. Perry had been discussed, the court divided, when the Chairman decided that the election had fallen on Mr. Hinde. We are sorry, but scarcely surprised, to learn that Berwickshire, after East Lothian, the most Tory s n t o a f i n t i h n e g Tweed. th c ,most Hall, at Greenlow, to address the Crown against the Commission to Inquire into the Irish Church. Thus of the Scotch counties, is about to meet in the County the spirit of fanaticism, which blossomed in the bills and bowers on the banks of the Isis, has spread already received e b des t fr f o r m ien t d h s is on is t l h a e nd b , at e tk o ANTIGUA.-Letters, dated May 20, have flattering announcements. Every thing presents the most pacific appearance, and throughout the island reign tranquillity and prosperity. de meaning themselves • The slaves are f.. . . satis actorily and nothing, either in b an :c o : g ree t) the recollections ofthe ' . past, or in the anticipations for the future, appears lea dthe m m i s c onduct to themselves. Those whose opportunities for witnessing their cond uc t, an d ca l cu l ating the result of the n ew system which will be forthwith put on trial, e xpress themselves favourable to the steps which the Anti guans have taken. The crops are good and the wea ther favourable. It is expected that the proceeds of the island this year will nearly double those of the last season. ROYAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL.--" She sat within the Abbey walls."--The angelic features of the young lady who attracted the marked admiration of our most gracious Sovereign and suite, on the occa sion of the two first Concerts, and who occupied the front row in the northern gallery, have produced from the pen of a popular poet (an eye-witness of the scene) some exquisitely • • -written verses, into which John Barnett, the very e minent composer, has formed the very soul of harmony and originality. For this ' • therefore, we anticipate a most extensive composition, ‘ sale, the more so wnen we peruse the very magnifi cent and dazzling picture here pourtrayed. The song , we see by the public prints, is announced for deliverf to-morrow morning, at, and by J. Smith and C k ; . : Music-sellers , 185, Oxford -street, between Pu for stree t and Orchard-street, and where the ti ckets the Grand Festival are bought and 501d1............ On the 26th inst., at t. Giles's MARRIED. - Chur( , .11arv. Richard Bacon, ' to Clarissa , r jun., of Russell-street, the eldest daughter of the late Nathaniel Loader, Esq. , 0 Basingstoke. On the 26th lust. , at Esher, Sir Henry Fletcher , na rt •' of Ashley Park, Surrey, to Emily Maria, second daughter_ of the late George Brown, Esq., formerly a Mentb ,7 °I Council at Bombay. .........2fr-••••___ London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUPT• at the Sun °Mee, Nis. 112, &rasa "h Reading, Mr. Ail