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THE SUN. 1184 EX LWIS DICERE FALSUM 41IDE4r LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING,MAY24, 1825. •• For LITERARY NOTT ICE, See our Fourth Page. Ptt[CE OF STOCKS -Nits D.Vir At'ONE O'Ci.()CX tia.:rk stock - -2261 227 : 1. - 3 per Cent. Red-- 3 per Cent. Cons. aA per Cent. liitto Red. Diss 4 per Cent. {New ' 104116 Bank hong Ann. Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock Old . Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills 10001. 2d. Ditto 1 d. 19 33 Ditto • 5OtW. 2d. Ditto !Ad. 39 33 Ditto Small .-.. 'Ditto lAd. 39 33 Ditto Com-nerd-al Ditto Bonds South Sea Stack . Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Acct. PitICES Or FOREIGN FI A listr:an Bils, 5 per ct. 7 Brazilian Bds ' 83t Scrip 1825 Buenos Ayres Bds Bds, 6 per ct. • 8•i Colombian Mk: 6 per ct. Do. do. 1.321 BB Danish, '5 per cent. Do. Scrip " Greek Bds Do: •Scrip, 1825 Mexican Bds D. Scrip 1825 NOS, AT, ON Q'CLOCK. -Neapolitan, 5 per cent. — Neapolitan Scrip •- Peruvian Bonds . Do. 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D e E. 0 France Al UM WATER AT LONDON MU TO-St oft RO 34 arnitig; 20 minutes after 7.1. Evening, : 50 minutes after 7. Thit'ery important question; t h e Freedom of the Press in India, Caine before' r the Privy Court- - ell yesterday, on an appeal against an order of the Governor-General in Council, prohibiting the _ . .is`ublication of any hook, newspaper, or pamphlet 4i India, or the eitablidinteift of any printing Press, without a license from the same authority, war revocable under certain penalties at the pleasure of the Indian :Government. Their Lordships separated without pronouncing any de '4Bion. The question which the Privy Council are thus called upon to decide, is one of a very delieste nature, and one that requires that deep , consideration as it - will no doubt receive. nature of our Government in India is such as:to render it absolutely necessary to protect it from, the attacks of the Press, not •stn.accotint of its tyrannical' or oppressive na, tare, but because of the peculiar effect such -attacks,: whether true or: false, produce on the. .minds of the native population. A .display of splendour and power is necessary to impose a pro. per respect for authority on their minds, and their -*Omission is in exact -proportion to their respect.. ity thing;therefore, that tends to diminish the 0 0e , must loosen the other, and make the possession of our extended Empire in India more uncertain atild insecure. But we must, from the pressure of other matter, defer our observations on thiS Paint till to-morrow. We have received Paris Papers of Saturday. lirtie of them seem to lament the rejection of the Catholic Relief Bill by the House of Lords. The ar ticlesubjoined is taken from the Constitutionnel, which promises some curious information on the subject (Prom the Constitutionnel. PARIS, 211AY 20.—The English House of Lords has rejected die Bill for the emancipation of the Catholics, which had passed th. e em inrions by a small majority. This news causes us more 1. 114 . 16 than surprise. We persist in believing that the ernanei .Pation of the Irish Catholics would have been at once an act 'Of tiv•stice and of sound policy. Liberty of conscience and 1 " 11 41) are rights so sacred, that no motive, no State reasons • can justify, the violation of them. We think that on this occa- Con the Honig of Lords has deviated from the principles which are the basis of the civilization of nations and of the prosperity Of empires.. We are not much surprised at this event, because the incon ' %igerat e , and even artful manoeuvres of the Ultramontaires of the continent tended to excite fear in the English Protestants lvith respect to the emancipation of the Catholics of Ireland. In our Jesuistical journals there was a tone of arrogance, and even of menace, which must have influenced public opinion in Great Britain, and of which the Irish Catholics have been the /ietinta. 'either must we dissemble that our law on sacrilege, at i n " l. certain speech es mar k e d by a barbarous intolerance and alarming fanaticism, were injurious to the Catholic cause. They A ga ve be en a l le g ed in the British Parliament as one of the strongest rgarnenta against emancipation. "We had foreseen the danger 77.1 f* e 111 41 warned our Jesuits both of the long and of the short robe ;but they were blinded .with passion ; they were seduced l i 3 t Y the success they obtain under a subjugated Ministry. In _.el4-1. of thanking us for our -adviecice, and profiting by it, they for according to the anc i ent custom. We were prepare d lowi n for we have daily occasion to apply to them the f 01,6 ,6 vereF,lvhich has become proverbial:— , Iv _ 1" u,ot ;/ ! vous ev es de vots et-vous vous emportez !" " y et . ; ',.. 4 ,ave receiv e d during. the debates on the Emancipation !er.etqmg letters, whiclumv.eil,*e attempts of a certain fanatical party, to establish its sway in, Ireland; but as we ardently desired - the success of the Bill, we did not think proper to publish them : we should-have feared to be accused, contrary to our intention and well-li - rio , ivn prinelples, of giving arnis to the adversaries of emancipation`. "Now that the question is de cided, we shall mate use of our letters. If the Irish Catholics will believe us, and nobody desires more than we the recogni tion or their rights, they will . shut 'their ears against Ultra montane insinuations. The Jesuits and their adherents 'are the mist mortal enemies of their Emancipation. (From the. of May 21,). PARIS, MAY 21.—Mr. Stanhope, belonging to the British . Legation in Spain, set nut to-day (Saturday) for Madrid with dispatches. Mr. Frederick Lamb, Envoy 'Extraordinary from. his Britannic. Majesty to the King of. Spain, will set out foi Madrid to-morrow. (Sunday..) ( From the Courier Francais ofSaturday, May N.) GIBRALTAR, MAY 4.-The paper publishedhere announces that the departure of General Rampont, appointed by the King of Spain Captain-General of the Phillipine Islands, is deferred, The Spanish Goverment has received dispatches from dim islands, stating that General Martinez, wko was invested with the command by the Constitutional Government, refuses, in concert with the troops (about 7,000 or 8,000 men), to recognize the absolute King. ' - • Vesseli lately arrived from the Ife,vannali represent the eman cipation of the colony as near at hand. The-Colombian squa dron entirely prevents commercC, as no vessel ventures to put to sea: On the other hand, the presenceof the American ships of war, which are ,always in those'seas to protect the commerce of their nation against the pirates, contributes not a little-tO en courage a spirit of independerice: FnExto 'Ftiwns.—PAßlS, MAY 21.—Five per Cants., 1011. 50c.; Three per Cents., 74f. 85c.—Neapolitan Rentes, 901. 90c.-Spanish ditto, l7if.--Spanialt Royal .Loan, 55f._ Exchange on LondOn, one month, 241.- 95c. ; three months, 24f. 111k.---:(Cours ifuthentigiie.) • German Pape ' r's to the 16th of May came ,to hand this morning. The . following extract is • taken from the Nuremburk Correspondent, and gives'Us a more cheering view of the affairs of Greece. The account, it appears, may be•re lied on : FROM THE FRONTIERS or -ITALY, MAY „ .—`fie have at length received news direct from the Alorea to a Very recent date (the middle of April). They fully coefirm what we stated • • in the beginning, of the impossibility under which Ibrahith Paella found himselfof executing his plans.. He had calculated on the numerous partisans whom he expected to meet with as aeon : as his troops should land in the Mores, and nobody has declared in his favour. On the contrary, however various the parties that hive appealed there, it is a fact that all of them consider the Egyptian General .and his troop% as enemies who must be destroyed, or at - leait by a general effort driven from the country,:because their sole object. to reduce it once more under the Musselman yoke. It likewise appears' from various reports, that Ibrahim - has been grossly misled, either by persons who wished to bringhim to destruction,, or by his Mitrl agents,`Wh_o deceived themselves respecting the success of the. enterpriie, which, under present circumstances, never Could hate a favourable issue. Without these very . suspicious Counsels, he would at least have delayed his expedition till a more, favourable opportunity. With:respect to the lateen posi tion of his troops, they occupied, on the western point of the Mores, a line flanked on the left by the citadel of Modon, and on the right by that of.C,oron. .This line is covered by en trenchments, furnished with numerous artilllery. The Egyptian troops occupied also the little Islands Stt.. pleura and'Cabrora, where they have thrown up redoubts: . —The Greeks were in, possession of Navarino and Castello;' their ships of war were stationed in the bay of Collin- It is affirmed that Greek troops Were embarked on board, these sres.:. sels to effect a landing in the rear of Ibrahim's lines;- when the main attack should be made from the side of Navarino. In fact,, affairs cannot long remain in their present state. If the Greeks succeed ih forcing Ibrahim's lines, it is impossible for . his troops . to fin. the citadels of Modon and t)oron can not receive theta, and his fleet his:entirely left the Oast of the Mores, whether to fetch reinforcements from Candi 4, or not to be exposed to the attacks of the Greek fleet, is uncertain.= Meantime 24Ioreete peddlers repair in . nupibers to Navarino and Calamata, the places of rendezvous for the Greeks. it is asserted that - the Bey of Marina, who is reconciled with the Greek Government, .has assprned the command of the corps assembled at Calamata, and has reinforced it with a numerous body of Spartans. A part of the troops 'that were in the camp at Gastouni has traversed Arcadia to reinforce the corps destined to attack Ibralibr's army. TI ese troops were at first intended to gcr to ratras,.but a s the niost urgent point is to drive the Egyptians - from the Mores, they have been directed to proceed .to Navarino. , By the last accounts from Albania it appears that Red schid Pacha intends to make a diversion in favour of Ibra him. The division of hie army assembled about Larissa has mtrched to Karpenitza, and thus forms the right wing of the army posted at Patradgill. The communication between that place and Negropont is restored since a Turkish corps has been posted at Talanto. It is reported that the Thes salia army is to advance to Salons, in order .to proceed from that place to Lepanto, and that the expedition against Missolonghi and Anatolico is * given up for the present.— ( Nureniburg Ctirrapendent, May 16. • Mir...tx; MAT B.—His Highness Prince Metternich arrived in this city yesterday.—( Gazette of Milan, May 9.) tThe Gazettes of the 9th and I th contain long details of the reception of their Imperial Majesties at Lodi and Monza, and the rejoicings of the Inhabitints, &c. &c.] • Gazettes from Hobart-town, Van Diethon's Land, to the 24th of December, were received yesterday after noon *at the New England Coffee-house, but they contain few events of importance. A large brewery was about to be established at Pittwater, which was likely to meet with encouragement—an essential service to the colony, by in troducing a cheaper beverage than the ardent spirits usually drank by the lower classes, and to which many of the excesses which took place among them were to be ascribed. Many severe losses had been experienced by the owners of flocks, through the depredations of eagles, so that it was necessary to provide the shepherds with muskets loaded with buck-shot as a protection. The colonists appear anxious to parti cipate in the sports of the mother country, as we perceive a sub scription has been raised 'among them for procuring a supply of live game from England. Measures were taken to improve the breed of horses in the colony, which had very much degenerated, owing to the want of means of preventing them ranging at large and intemiixing with the wild horses of the colony._ A great scarcity of hemp and flax existed in Van Diemen's Land, that article being at the exorbitant price of twenty-five shillings. per poutul. An extraordinary number of small colo nial craft had been employed in taking seals in the small islands in the' straits which divide Van Diemen's Land from New South Wales; and had been very successful. The New Su preme Court of Van Diemen's Land held its flitting; regularly, but appears to use extraordinary circumspection in making its decisions. In a case of crim. con., in which a Mr. Lord was plaintiff; and a Mr. Rowcroft defendant, the Court had been oc cupied for more than a fortnight, when it was decided by a verdict in favour of the plaintiff, with 1001. damages. We are not pre sented with the evidence of this case, which forms so curious an event in the history of legal proceedings; but it is stated, that during its progress the Chief Justice and bar repeatedly sat eight; ten, and fourteen hours, without adjourning for the pur pose of refreshment. Extract of a letter dated Mexico, March 26 :—" Every day the internal state of the country improves, and the lower classes are gradually returning to habits of industry. Sil ver from the different mines is now beginning to find its way to the Mexican and provincial mints, and oar circulating medium daily increasing. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Harvey's latesecretary,is Is appointed British C omm i ss i oner at Gua tna leaves Mexico in a few wee k s. M r. Ward arrived yesterday ; Mr. Alaman, Mi n i ster f or Fore i gn iia: yllees Affairs, and Mr. Estera, Minister of Finance, are appointed by Congress to arrange, with him and Mr. Morier, the treaty of commerce. It is impossible to express the satisfaction given by the recognition of this country by England." Count 1%1 UNBTE R, the Hanoverian A m b assa d or , had an audience of his Majesty yesterday. THE TUgATREi. Daurty-LAm7l.7 Faustus last night exerted his miraculous powers in conjunction with hiri Satannic Ally, with so Much 'effect 'to afford a high treat to the 'galleries, but the boxes; as s mi ,,: ht 'be expected on a Whitson Monday, had • hilt .a scanty attendance. The good_ Acting, hoW "ever, and the magnificence:6l the scenery, will most 'prob'ably render it a tt rac ti ve among the higher circles when the turbulence of the holiday season is over: CO VENT-GA liDEN.--The fine Tragedy of Julius Calar drew a numerous audience last night to this Theatre, and they were highly "gratified by the performande of Mr. YouNG's Brutus, Mr. 'Coon:fe's Cassius, and Mr. C. K*3! 'ILE'S' Antony. There was some change iu the Costume of some of . the characters, particularly that of Antony, iii order to render it more Roman, and' which' cer• tainly improves the general effect. A'sr'a dire compliment to. the season, Harlequin and the Dragon of TVantley followed, and afforded as much. delight to the galleries as the more critical audience below had deriired 'from the previous work of our immortal Poet. HATmAtitiiT.--Mrs. VESTRIS last night ap peared for the first time in the part of Rosalind, in ,the delightful Comedy of As You Like It. Her performance exceeded our expectations, for though she has spirit and humour in middle and lower life, the relined vivacity and elegant man ners of a Princess seemed to be above her reach ; however she• was really sprightly, easy, and not Without pathos and delicaey. As she possesses well-formed legs, it is no wonder that she was in clined to display them; but we really think that the shortness of•her jacket, in the male - attire, occasioned such a trespass upon delicacy as could not be pleasing to the female part of the audi ence, and we advise her, on repeating the part, to he less ostentatious of the gifts. of Nature. A Mr. MUDE performed the part of jaque k s. He posseises a good voice and a face capable Of ex pression. lie is evidently a copy of Mr. twins-, and, like him, often drops his voice in such a manner as to be at times absolutely in audible. Ile is likely to succeed in graver cha racters. Touchstone was humorously represented by Mr. J. RUSSELL. VINING was respectable in Orlando ; Mrs. II uMBY was very well in Audrey, but there was no necessity for , her appearing to be mumbling fruit, and, like her grandmother Eve, to spew that :die 'was seduced by an apple. Miss GEORGE was the Celia. She sung very well,' but she is lamentably wanting in deportment. Is there no dancing-master connected with this Theatre, to give a little grace to her action We protest against the introduction of more songs than have been 'traditionally usual in this charming Comedy ; they obstruct the progress of the fabie,and preclule sympathy in the feelings of the character. This practice is a tasteless , obtrusion upon SDARSPEARE, and worse, if pos sible, than DItYDEN'S despicable alteration, of The Tempest. The play was altogether brought forward in a manner highly creditable to the Theatre. „ • GitEthwicli Ento.—This holiday recreation for the lower orders at Easter and Whitinntide, which has time out of mind been permitted,. the, Magistrates and Parochial Officers of Greenwich have determined to suppress, and preparations 'tor that `purpose accordingly plaCe yest'ei.; day. Placards were posted throughout the town,., declaring that as the .Fair was not n Chartered Fair, it was"il legal,: and. should be :stippressed.-: IticilAttosox, a showman, and SAurineits, the Equestrian, notwithstanding the prohibition, considering it : as mere bi-olep . tulmen, pro 7 ceeded with. their , arrangements, but the peace-officers interfered, and, after some demtir, the two Managers . thought proper to abandon their projects, and to prepare,for removing to Wandsworth, where an atithoriied fair is to take place in the course'of the presenfiVeek. Guittif.; vricit FAttt has so long been the annual gratifica , li on of the inferioi orders; and is looked for by th e m with such eager hope, that the propriety of suppressing it may be justly questioned. .I t is not like aull-baiting,Cock-fighting',and other remains of ancient barbarism, and was generally produc tive of so little mischief, that it may reasonably be. considered as a subject of regret, that those who labour through the year should be de prived of their traditionary enjoyment. Such a deprivation, while the higher ranks in dulge in every species of luxury, can only .tend to excite popular .discontent and envy. We are assured by a most respectable witness, whowent to enjoy the festive scene yesterday, that nothing offensive occurred, but that all wascharac terized by harmless mirth, mere fun, and that the whole was really a display of innocent gaiety —a sure proof that the morals ,of the laver orders -are improved. But indeed,. vrithin the ordinary remembrance of the people, this Fair, with the exception of some natural excesses, :has ge nerally been marked by popular cheerfulness and harmless festivity. Let proper regulations be adopted, but let popular enjoyments be not . wholly suppressed. Yesterday morning, at half-past ten o'clock, the Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council had a meeting at the . Council Office, Whitehall-place, at which the Earl of Harrowhy presided as Lord President of the Coun cil. The Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com mon Pleas, Lord Gifford, Lord Col c h ester, the Lord Chief Baron, Lord Stowell, Lord Teignmouth, Lord Bexley, Sir John Nicholl, Sir Henry Russell, Sir George Warrender, Sir W. Fremantle, Mr. C. NV. Wynn, and Mr. Beckett, also at tended as Lords of the Council. The Att orney -General and the Solicitor-General were in attendance on their Lordships during the time of their sitting. The case which came before the consideration of their Lordships was that of Mr. Bucking ham against the East. • COs 7 Es s I 0 N._ A n cln ln e n t preacher atit w :07 1 , ovnergysftora punishment that will in future be aw ar d ed to those ccietriltayionnseoclte was discoursing near this town, who have left this world with a load of guilt unconfessed and unrepented of. His auditory were chiefl iP of the male gen der ; but one female in the room seemed ee I rr• v ected i and eia when the preacher was discoursing on "the place of torments," she cried out in the utmost agony , " 0 1........ d ! whatshallbe come of me ! It's all over with me; for I've been false to my husband, and it was you (pointing to an „ individ ua l present) who have ruined me and sent me to hell l The surprise of the culprit at this attack was only equalled by the dismay of the husband, who was also present, and had the mortification to hear his shame thus published by her who had caused it,". (Shr cwi tury Cluonicle.) • • C' ! '- k ' , - k (- 1 ,- : Ch: .4,lva. O , A , v:P -, - .„ 1 :: ,k,- at:Z.l: i , :,..- ‘ oi L.. ..-4rifr -4 \- 4, W;Y.-- , :vrig - , -' - 4•0"-• ' u.L. - 1 .( 1,, `-:-'" s• 't , , :c.':i.: , .7.:;4Z:" . "', ' . -et. ,- .0V,,,,'Vr.?5, - c,tt# I 'l`T <) T}i` :i.:s', .i . t * 2 4 Y-•?*41.1:0 4°-, • . s S;\ r-... • -, or - v , \- -- ) v ~. , -44., , , • A , 4, WINDSOR, MAY 23. Yesterday being the Princess of Hesse Homberg's Birth-day the morning was ushered in with the rigging of the Church bells; and a salute was tired in the Bachelor's Acre on the oc casion.—Yesterday morning the Foot Guards marched from the Foot Barracks to the Cavalry Barracks, where both the regi tients heard prayers in the Barrack-square, under the command of Major Hanbury of the Foot, and. Colonel Vyse of the Life Guards. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS, Lord and Lady Stafford and family, at their house in Boi ton row, from Norfolk ; ;Lord and lady Bolton, and. Miss Orde, in Alhemarle'-street ; the Earl and Countess of Breadalhane, and Lady Eleanor Campbell, in Park-lane; Lord Allen, Viseoun.' tens Allen, and Miss Allen, in Lower Grosvenor-street; Lady -Blackwood, in New Cavendish-street ; Viscountess Ashbrook, - at Holding's Hotel, Dover-street, from Brighton.; Lad y Field ing, in'St: Janies's-place,•from Warwieltshire ; Col. Lciwther, M.P. at •his house in Bruton-street, from - Wesmorland ; Lord and Lady Belhaven, at Kirkharn's•Holel, Lower Brook-street, from Bright9n. • DEPAItT ES.—The Marquis and Marchioness of. North ampton, for their seat in ' Northamptonshire; Earl Bpencer, for , Althorpe, Northampt o nshire ; General Archdale, 31.1'. for Ireland. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Mr. Secretary Canning.gave. a dinner on Sunday, and also yesterday, to select..partic...s, at 'Gloucester Lodge, Bromptom . Yesterday _Prince Leopold' had it 'numerous dinner party at Marlborough Hou •: Yesterday .the Earl and Countess of Harewoocl gave a dinner party at their house in Hanover-square. , The Duke of Norfolk gave a grand dinner . ortSunday at his house in St. James's-square. . The Dowager CounteSs of Cork entertained, the Earl and COuntess of Lonsdale, Sir Geo. , Warrender, ColOnel'and Lady Eleanor Loi-ther, and a large party, to dinner yesterday, at her house in New Barlington-street, In the evening her Lady , ship entertained a large circle of distinguished fashionables. The Bishop of E - Teter had a grand dinner party.yesterday at his honse in Great George-street, Westminster. . • Charles,Wynn, Esq. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday at his house, Whitehall. DOviager Lady Neave had a select party yesterday evening at her house in Albemarle-street. Yesterday the Duke of York and the Duchess of Gloucester visited the King. The Duchess of Gloucester and 'the Princess Sophia visited the Princess Augusta yesterday. POETRY. THE CATHOLIC QUESTION. The CATHOLIC CREED For a chance to succeed. - Admits of one simple condition.—. • Like a shore or a play, Of that We may say It must pay us the price of admission. GiTe up Manager Fprz, Then Papists may hopo - A scat ix both Houses to get. Eke the State-Patentees . v . Fear those Papists - will seize,, . , And the property quite over-set: AN OLD RtNTER. • SHDDE7sT DEATIrOF CORR' THE COMPOSER.- 7 Mr. D. Count, well known as a composer And teaeherof nenee for the last fifty years, in, London and Edinhtirgh,'ex pired suddenly at Hampstead, on Sunday last, at the age of 88: The opera of the T ?welter:, the Bird Song in , the Caine, and the .Singer's Preceptor, were the Past effort .of his once great genius. During.the last six years a very rapid decay of nature "Wei Within,rfie last•six months fits of.insanity wete rather frequent : the increasing infirmity of his mind had ren dered it necessary, ,to employ a Medical person to have' the -tare of hint, and a Doctor was appointed to . whom the deceased was well known. He was to have removed next wtek, when death hastily removed him froM this world. On 'Sunday he appeared mare, hearty than usual; and Said to an old acquaintance who tame to dine with hind„" 1 am glad you are come; for I aup pose I shall not see you, so often after to-day, as I remove-to Dr..-- on Tuesday (*Wednesday.," He sat 'down to din-' ner,apparently in the best health' and spirits, and ate heartily, till he•suddenly fell back initis chair: a rattling was heard in his throat; he attempted .to grasp . a jug of water; water was instantly given, him ; his neckclo th loosened, dt.c:, but the jaw. fell, and he was no more. • The nearest surgeon was instantly sent for under an idea f that.he had choked himself, but it proved not to be the case : it is supposed to have been an apoplectic fit. Ile had been a remarkably abstemious man, and never had ahy illness but the gout during his life. An express` was instantly sent off to his son, who resides in Hercules-buildings, but ere be arrived the vital Spark had fled. • Rumour says that Viscount ANTsox has pur chased the whole of the valuable household and landed pro perty of the Marquis of Stafford, at Lichfield, including of his Lordship to return two Members for that City. — (Pottery course the moiety of the Borough interest , which will enable Gazette.) • Mr. CHANTRET is now here, for the double purpose of seeing the statue, which he has executed, of the late . Lord Chief Baron, erected in the County Hall, and of selecting a situation for the equestrian statue of his Majesty. The statue of the Chief Baron is a beautiful chaste production, and preserves an admirable likeness of the esteemed original. The site chosen for the King's statue is in George-street, at the head of Hanover-street, and we think it is one of the best that can he selected, not only in respect to the consequence it will give to the most noble street in the kingdom, but from the admirable position as to exhibition and thoroughfare.— We understand the monument of Mr. Pitt is to be placed at the head of Frederick-street, anti probably that to Burns at the head of Castle-street; and we know that the extremity of George-street, towards Charlotte-square, has already been selected for the monument to the late Earl of Ilopetoun. We very much applaud the idea of bringing all these noble works together ; they become of themselves of more consequence and at the same tiime give consequence to the street. Mr. Chan trey, we understand, has embraced the opportunity of his being in Edinburgh to discharge an obligation of some years standing, in executing a bust of Mr. Baron Hume, and has availed himself of the accommodation afforded him by Mr. joseph, to.model the head in the studio of that gentleman.-- (Caledonian Mercury.) Rules found in the Study of a Periodical . Author.— Select the best things, and improve what is useful.—Reject lino! oral and indecent ..subjects.—Promote truth .and supp ress error .— Determine place of connection.—Extract truth from the dross pf words, scattered in a multi- . tude of books ; as gold is selected and refined from its ore, scattered abroad in the mines.= Truth is smothered by many, .but made conspi cuous by few and expressive words.—Eloquence (by metaphor, similitude and allusi on ) str ik es like a likeness in a glass.—False metap h or an d or r lu to sionis similar hiving of language should be striking, while they con vey a strong likeness of the thing or thi ngs re presented.—Never sacrifice truth to prejudice.— Do no injustice.—Treat an open enemy with ge nerosity ; but a treacherous and. concealed one as he deserves.—Moral rules and maxims, drawn from experience, rill direct men to the port of happiness, as ships are -guided through a tempes tuous 'ocean to a safe harbour, by the . plain and sure rules of navigation. " INDIA. A Pekin Gazette of August announces the approach of a Burmese Envoy, the object of whose mission is stated to be to solicit assistance from the Qfinesc in the war in which the King of 'Aira; ,. ls engaged with us. The. ,grounds nu Whiat this interference is solicited, are artfully represented to he that the English had, without prevocation, and most justifiably; invaded the - Burinan empire, and that therefore no security existed . against ' a similar-' act of • aggression being nett pllOWed. up by s similar etack on the Chineee Empire." -- Another Pekin. Gazette" `(the 'latest received- Canton), observes," that the 31andarin Cothmanding the Seriih Western frontier, , had reported to his Imperial Majesty 'that being exceedingly occupied in• constructing fortifications and a line of defence on that frontier of the empire, with •a'view to resist any aggression en the part of the Bertnese or other reigners, with reference to the state of hostilities in Which the( country is involved, he felt assured, in advertence to the hie:- portaxce of the duty in which he was engaged, which could nbt left to inexperienced hands, that his ImperlarMajesty'etblittl,, on the present occasion, dispense with. his visit at 'Cptirt, which is known to be expected and required of great Mandarins. commanders . of provincei, once in three years...: This • genre is chiefly important, a' it tends to show that' the Chinese are not indifferent to; or unapprised, of, was: is pin oe oar eastern frontier. Whether his Celestial Majesty will give his aid. to his Golden e Footed Brother remains to be seeneAnyatternpt to speculate oti the 15rohable Politics of the Court of Pekin is perfectly vain. It is, however, fortunately a matter of not the smallest Consequence as it • affects the Burmese war. Should his Imperial Majesty determine to countenance the "Duemeseethe usual prohibitory system will ne doubt be adopted at Canton. For out own parts we think that, however annoying these stoppages of trade are for the time, they ' work, good in the end. During the late war we were obliged. froM strong political necessity, to _.adept a strictly conciliatory line'of Onduet with the Chinese; and the manner. in, which Or: diffieultieefn "Maintaining our commercial intercourse, without Saerificing our national character, were sunnounted; reflects the highest credit 'on,all concerned ire the administratiouof British affairs in China. .-7..Wecan, however, now talk to his Tuiperuil Majesty with a greater degree of firmnesS and indepentlenee. Letters from Singapore state, that the .Siamese treopsevore, • speedily expected to take measures fur attacking the Burma* and add, that the King of the latter people had sent an embassy to Pekin to ask for help from the Celestial Emperor, but that was refused.--( Calcutta ./ohn Bull.) • IV the ship James Coleiri, Capt. Wernyss, which has arrived at Rangoon " since our last retort, having sailed the 3d instant, we learn that active preparations' were making for moving a force consistingof from 1;200 to I,soo:European, and troops 3,000 na tive oops : the provisiens and baggage, it was understood, were to be transported in beata, and the force to move • up near the banks of the river. It is considered,:in the. accounts we ,hatee seen, that the army of the enemy was wholly dispersed,. Some accounts from Bengal, hoivever, mention the determinatiOn of Bundboht to . make another 'stand if possible. The 15th was spoken. of for moving up the river, but it was not expected .that the arrangements could be completed quite sn soon ; thongbi the greatest exertions were making.—( Calcutta Government Gazette, Jan. 18.) • • THE Alt ACT. A detachment belonging to the 4th Light Dragoon& mirchint yesterday from 'Westminster for Maidstone. Detachments belonging to the 2d, 56th,, and 57th Jtegimentki of Infantry marched yesterday from Westminster for Chatlia,U. Detachments belonging to the 13th, 35th, 38th, 45th. 47h, and 40th Regiments of Foot marched yesterday from :Wnst minster for the Isle of Wight. • - • ' Detachments belonging to the 59th and 85th Regiments of r Infantry marched yesterday from Westminster Ihr Ports- • mouth. , Yesterday the `,.).d Battalion of the Coldstre a m Guards march ed Ilyde Park, where they had a field-day, ur:der, the e6rol- mand of Colonel, Woodford. They performed a - number' of .; difAcult movements. There was also a BattAlion, of,tlith-341• Guards in another part of the Park in their drill drsn..,. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, MAY 23—Wind S. by E.—Arrived and . sailetl for the River, the , Elizabeth, Brooks, from Tobago -.Passid, •through -from the Riier, the 'Magnet, Todd; for • Bombay . ; : Juno, Coulson, for Aka ; Cincinnatus, Bliss,: for NelCYork;, i , 'Johmand Dench, .for Oporto ; Valley Fielde„Gray„„, for. 13ermuda ; Lord Rodney, Charlton, for • ITan Dievores Lang... -Arrived from the northward, and remain, the'transport ship, No. 26. PoitTsmov-Tn, MAY 23.—Wind S.E.—Sailcd his j.esty'sehip Zebra, for the Mediterranean. • -•!, • _ the . "Aar TOd4, - .for - Dantzic. LivEitroor., MAY 22.--Wind s S.S.W.:--ArriVed • use Uxbridge, Corkendale, from Monte. Video;' Paragon, Simp son,-froin Jamaica General Brock, Eden, from. Paraiba • Bitty, :Cutts, from ,Charlstone; • Josephine ; Tar, Newby ; William, Sheredain, and D 7 elj)hos, Bray, Wm ; New Orleans ; Atticus, Dunbar, from Willrmogton; jmi Mii riner, Jones, from ttologne. Off the Port, the Viiliarn•Aneit Cobb, from New York, and Wilson?, from ' tvemitt Off Penzance, the Telegraph, Berry, from, Port-au.prii i *„ Off the Wight, the Nederlands, Volker, from Bahia. Off Dover, the Triton, Blicken, from Havannah. • CORONER'S INQIIET. 7 •'-' .t . Yesterday evening an adjourned Inquest iia&held,at die 1 - 0, 11 , Posts; Berwick-street, Soho, before TTIOILA4 FA on the body of Mr. Thoinas!Dainton4 -aged 75, ..-whose-d4ath was occasioned under the following cireumstanceetThe tie ceased, it appeared, for sixteen years filled - the situation', as a headle of St. James's parish, and: in his offitial duty he apprehended, on Friday last, a • vagrant .• boy,_ .whom was conveying towards Jermyn-street; when he was attacked in York-stteet, St. James's-squire, by a man who gave hire a most desperate blow on the right side of his chest, fellegthirn to the ground, rescued the boy: from him .and- then. both made their escape.—Mr. George Bowes of King : street, ,/at. rn Jaees-square, house-agent, deposed that about one (*lock on Friday afternoon he was in York.streeti and :passed the deceased, who had a young vagrant in custody :by ,ther4lar, and about midway of the street he noticed a tall man..appayent, ly watching the beadle, and then go towards We' decelised, and strike him a despera'e blow on the right. side of his chest ; the rush was a cruel and. most brutal one; the decdaied fell instantly from the blow with .violent force on the flag storia ; no person being near, and witness an invalid, could not follow the fellow. Although the deceased was down, he still held the I lad in custody, when the ruffian made every endelvour tali tricate the vagrant from his grasp, which he succeeded'ingter a severe struggle. The boy then ran away,. and on the aiiim passing witness, in a savage grin, said, " I kneW I could 'soon I get the boy away from him." The deceated while dOwe elated I out:several times ":Stop him, step hini." the fella* appOied about 40 years of age, remarkably thin, . tall, fair cotqlexiOn, very.shabbily dressed, and looked like a countryman. • Mr. Joseph Smith ; of Arthur-street, Trevor-square, Ditohp. ton; carpenter,- said, a few minutes before one o'clock he ;vas proceeding through St. Jarnees-square, towardathe,Th4tXed house Tavern, saw the deceased take hold of the boy did ,not know his offence, but noticed some matches in his •hand the than also had matches ; the deceased, had hold of t. lo.l3oylrf the wrists ; saw-him lying in the street, and the 'fellow endeavour ing to rescue the lad ; but did not observe the deceitsedltrike. Witness: was prevented going in pursuit, having particular'bu siness to finish at the Thatched-house. Mr. James Russell, of No. 28, Broad-itreet; - surgeon, !eitid, about three o'clock on Friday afternoon he was senttor;to attend the deceased ; being absent, his assistant went, and at eleven o'clock at night he visited the deceased at his house ; found bum perfectly sensible; he complained of violent pain on "the right side of his chest ; on examination , he discovered a iteiere‘stiell ing, caused by effusion of blood; deceased did not appea,S In a dangerous situation ; lie requested, him to be very quiet; and • sent him some medicine and applications. Mr. Thomas Rose, of Park-place, surgeon, deposgl' ! , ing examined the body of deceased, found a coneiderahle qtlaUtify of blood in the armpit to the extent of about 2 pint.a,oe&bidned by the rupture of a large vein. The body was in a pat-;iculi state, that a frignt or any extraordinary cause would have produced death, although the deceased did not die of that eruption.;, and he considers his decease was accelerated by the blow he yeeeived.- Another medical gentleman was of the same opinion: " . . The Coroner then read over the evidence, and the Jury :una nimously returned a verdict of Manslaughtet against Anita unknown. EARTHENWAILE.—By returns laid `beforti the Commons during the present Session, it appears' . that on an average of the last three years,' as compared with an awai t ? taken forty years ago the manufacture of eat - Om:Tama* china in Great Britain juts increased in the proportion-9(04n! seven to four. •1 .; _ :~