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tend her territory to Turkey and the Mediterranean, then the sooner this question is set at rest the bet ter, and most undoubtedly neither England nor France can gain by delay. Delay may be—nay, mast be, to the advantage of Russia; but it can be of no use to the cause of England, France, Turkey, or Egypt. If, then, the Emperor Nicholas shall prove by his continued refusal to withdraw his fleet, and, by the continued march of his army on Con stantinople, that he, the Emperor, is bent on the con quest of Turkey, and is even anxious to commence to carry his plans into execution —then I repeat it, the sooner he shall be convinced by actual war against his projects that they are impracticable, and that France and England will not allow of their being realised, the better—since the sooner will he discover that the extreme point of his boundaries and dominions he has already attained—and the sooner will the moment present itself, when France and England may likewise demand the nationality and independence of Poland! And let me not b e t o ld t h at A ustr i a anti Prussia would join the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh in this quarrel—and wou ld support i t i n i ts un j ust an d wicked pretensions. Those Cabinets would do no such thing. The conduct of Russia to Poland has disgusted the better informed portion of the Prus sian population ; and even the Berlin Cabinet has riot viewed with satisfaction the conduct of the conqueror towards the inhabitants of Warsaw. The old King of Prussia is also afraid of war. He will do anything to avoid it ; and would refuse in his lifetime to engage in an European confret, And as to Austria, her interests are opposed in this Turkish question to those of Russia. Her interests are very nearly those of France. She would not only not gain —but she would lose immensely by encouraging the dangerous and ambitious views of the Emperor Nicholas; and if France and England shall act with decision and vigour, promptitude, and dignity, even now, though we are at the eleventh hour, Russia will remain alone—will not alone dare to oppose the decisions of these two powers, and the Russian fleet now in the Bosphorus will withdraw, and the Russian army now marching towards Constantinople, will be ordered or compelled to halt. It is high time to come to an understanding with Russia ! It is high time she should know to what she has to trust !—and it is high time, therefore, to finish with the subtleties and finessing of diplomacy, and to say, with British cannon and with French musketry— " Hitherto thou shalt go, but no further." The Affairs of Belgium are once more neces sarily postponed by the affairs of the East! This, as I said in a recent letter, is the policy of the King of Holland. He received, not many days since, a special courier from St. Petersburgh. Report says that this courier was the bearer of despatches,urging the King of Holland not to consent to any condi tions proposed by the Courts of London or of Paris ; but to delay his final reply, gain time, and trust now not only to the Chapter of Accidents, but to the delay and difficulties which the affrirs of the East would infallibly occasion. All this is pro bable enough, even if it be not quite certain. M. Dedel requires to treat with the five Powers, whilst King William receives the most positive as surances from the Emperor Nicholas that he, for one, will not allow his Ambassador to treat. In the meantime the trade of Ant werp is being ruined—the Scheldt is not navigated by Urench, English, or Bel gian vessels—the merchants are in a state of de spair—Germany is being supplied with all merchan dise and manufactures exclusively through Holland —Amsterdam and Rotterdam are prosperous, whilst Brussels, Ghent, and Antwerp are in a condition of abject poverty and misery ; and npw we learn that the Belgian Ministry has been defeated on a ques tion which it made distinctly and expressly Ministe rial—and when it asked the question of the Chamber of Representatives, whether it had confidence in the measures of the Administration, the majority de cided in the negative !! This is the state of affairs in Belgium—and the Belgians, wearied out by this delay, this cruel state of suspense, this actual misery anti want, and this uncertainty as to the future, begin to discuss the necessity for a re-union with Holland, or for the division of the Belgian pro-. viuces Behold the result of not marching with the revolution of Brussels ! If the Government had followed out and followed up that revolution, the condition of Belgium to-day would have indeed been different, and instead of being in the character of a beggar, demanding alms of France and of England—and instead of asking " What is to be come of us ?" " To whom are we to belong ?" and " How is all this to be settled ?" I say, instead of all this, we should have seen Belgium re-united to France—giving, by that union, an additional security to the people of Europe for the advancement of civilization and constitutional liberty. But the oppo site course has been pursued ; and, now, what is the consequence ? Why, the Belgians are positively engaged in discussing among themselves the neces sity for even dividing their country The Chamber of Deputies is this moment occu pied with an important question of constitutional right and of public prudence, and on Monday next it is to come to a decision. The question is this— the Tribune, the organ at Paris of the extreme Republican party, has, in an article relative to poor M. Viennet, whose merits and demerits we have also been recently discussing, called the Chamber of Deputies " prostituted." By this it means that the majority are venal, corrupt, lovers of office, and power, and wealth, and honours, more than lovers of liberty, and the people, and public rights. This word "prostituted" has greatly offended the Centres, who know that a General Election is not far dis tant, and who reason (silly men !) that unless they shall declare that they are not venal, not corrupt, and not lovers of power and office arid wealth, more than of the cause of the people—that they will ap pear to acquiesce in the opinion of the Tribune, and to bow under this cutting imputation ! Just as if the declaration of a culprit that he was Not Guilty, could convince a Jury, without facts arid evidence to support his allegation ! So M. Vien net and the Centres propose to call the Gerant of the Tribune before them—to call him to the Bar of the House—to allow him a defender or advo cate; and then, by written bulletins, to pronounce their verdict, and the degree of punishment to which he should be exposed. This is what the Centres call " respecting their dignity," and pre serving their " self respect." The editor and Gerant of the Tribune laugh at all this miserable farce, and say, " Prey, cite us, for then we will tell you, face to face, what we think of those who call themselves the Representatives of thirty-three millions of Frenchmen !" On Monday the Cham ber will decide whether this parody of the Re storation is also to be inflicted on us; and whether, once more, we are to behold the Chamber of De puties judging its own cause and pronouncing of course a verdict in favour of itself. - We will watch this subject with attention ; for it is a new attack on the liberty of the Press. I am, Sir,•your obedient servant, 0. P. Q. PARISH OF ST. CLEMENT DANES.—Yes terday the annual meeting was held in the Vestry-room. After the accounts for the past year had been audited, Mr. DUNK, Mr. LACEY, Mr. DAVISON, and Mr. ELDER SHAW were elected Churchwardens for the Upper Liberty. Sir FRANCIS OMMANNEY was proposed as Churchwarden for the Lower Liberty. Some persons who were in the room said that Sir FRANCIS had been excluded, in order that others should be elected. A show of hands was then taken, and th e Ch a i rman (Mr. DUNN) decided that the majority were against the worthy Knight's nomination. A parishioner said the parish ought to compel Sir FRANCIS to fill the office. He had repeatedly declared both to Mr. GURNEY and to other persons, that he would not attend the church, and he thought he ought to be obliged ti , do so. As some persons disputed the Chairman's deci sion, the show of hinds was again taken, and Sir FRANCIS was once more refused the honour of being appointed Churchwarden. Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. HALL, Mr. PARISH, and Mr. GIFFORD were then nominated. proposition was then made to impose a rate of nine - penc e in the pound for the relief of the poor. Several parishioners wished the rate to be axed at a less sum, but the Over seers stated that there was so much distress in the parish, and that they had to meet so many claims upon them, that they could not manage their affairs with a less :Urn. The rate was made, and the meeting adjourned. FRENCEI l'A PERS. (From the Mcssager des Chambres of Sunday, April 7. NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA. " Roads of Alexandria, March 18, 1833. " By my last letter of Feb. 14 I announced to you the arrival of the Capitan Pacha at Alexandria, who was sent by the Sultan to treat with Mehemet Ali for peace. From that time affairs assumed a pacific appearance. Ibrahim had stopped at Kim takia; accounts from Constantinople stated that the intervention of Russia had been declined by the Divan; in short, everything led us to believe that the contest between the Porte and Egypt was on he point of being terminated. Halil Pacha had despatched a courier to the Sultan, and it was ge nerally thought, that, on the return of that courier, peace would be finally concluded without the inter vention of foreign Powers, when, on the 3d of March, the Illesange schooner, despatched) from Constantinople on the 24th of February by the Am bassador Admiral Roussin, brought the ultimatum of the Porte, and a notification in the name of France and England, that if he did not accept peace on the conditions laid down in the treaty, a French irid English squadron would speedily appear on the coast of Egypt, and the French and English, serving in the Pacha's army and navy, would be or dered to prepare to quit his service. The Pacha of Egypt replied, " That the conditions of the treaty were too humiliating; that he required that part of the ad vantages which he had gained by the sword should be secured to him; that he saw with much sorrow that the two great European Powers which, tip to this day, had been on terms of amity with them, were now ready to treat them with hostility ; that he knew his inferiority ; but that, after all, he would rather fall with glory, and perish with his arms in his hand, than - subscribe to a disgraceful peace.' "After this formal declaration, notice wasgiven to the French and English in the service of the Pacha to be ready to depart at the first order. The merchants are greatly alarmed at this news. Almost all those of the first class have made con tracts with the Pacha for the supply of his troops, and many have expended large sums. The lifesange is to sail to-day for Constantinople to carry the answer of the Pacha to the English and French Ambassadors. " The Cygne will sail for Toulon to-morrow, and I would not lose the opportunity of sending you this important news." A letter from another correspondent says, that Admiral Roussin's aide-de-camp had received or ders to require an answer in 21 hours, and that this offended Mehemet, whose answer, which this second letter - states nearly in the same terms as the first, was communicated to the English consul, who had orders to act in concert with our consul, but with this difference, that the latter proposed only the cession of the four districts of the Pachalick of Acre, whereas, the English despatch mentioned the cession of the four Pachalicks of Syria. It was then pro posed to cede the four districts, but the Viceroy re jected. The Illesange sailed on the I lth with his refusal. It had on board a secretary of Halil Pacha, who is going to endeavour to renew the direct negotia tions, which must, therefore, not be considered as broken off. Mehemet Ali has just conferred on M. BoOios the title of Bey, with the rank of General. This Minister, who hitherto had no title, seems to be destined for a diplomatic mission, so that it is thought the affair may end in protocols. To this letter our correspondent adds a curious statement of the military force of Egypt; it is com posed of-- Magreben soldiers Bedouins 5,370 French ll5 Haouara, irregular cavalry of Upper Egypt 3,435 Soldiers belonging to the marine 25,143 Artillery Ballagi, sappers or pioneers 3,942 Regular cavalry Regular infantry Generals, officers, and soldiers of the irregu lar cavalry and infantry Attached to the army 3,488 Total 193,932 These forces are distributed as follows :-- Mecca and Hesj;iz.... 13,223 Egypt 53,511 Negroland 7,460 Candia 8,183 In the camp 82,944 In the arsenal at Alexandria 8,358 Marine, Staff, and military schools 193,932 The following is the list of the men-of-war compos ing the Egyptian fleet in the port of Alexandria : Vessels. Guns. Pounders. 1 Three-decker of l4O 3 Two•deckers of 1 Ditto of 9O 6 Frigates of 56 1 Ditto of 6O 6 Corvettes of 7 Brigs of lB 4 Fire-ships 1 Cutter.. 1201 At this moment there are four vessels building, viz., three of 100 guns each, and another three decker; the latter and another are to be ready to be launched at the end of March. The Constitutionnel and the Journal des Debats give letters from Alexandria, dated the Ilth of March, containing the same particulars as the above. They say, besides, that Halil Pacha, who was sent by the Sultan to treat with Mehemet for peace, had accepted, before the arrival of the Mesange, the terms offered by Mehemet. A courier was sent to Constantinople, with the treaty for the Sultan's approbation, and he thought that all was settled when the Mesange, which had crossed Mehemet's courier on thy way, came and threw all into confu sion again. As soon as Halil Pacha, who was at Cairo, learnt this news he came to Alexandria, and begged Mehemet not to take any rash decision, as suring him that he would send one of his Secretaries to Constantinople, which he hoped would prni , e successful. In fact, the Secretary has sailed in the Mesange.. GERMAN PAPERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH I.—The imperial internuneio, Bdron d'Ottenfels, having; in conse quence of the leave of absence granted him by his Court, paid his final visit to the Grand Vizier and the Turkish Ministers, in the Palace of the Porte, was invited o❑ the following day to an au dience of the Sultan, at the Imperial Palace at Tschiragan. The Sultan received him in presence of the Generals of the Guard, Fewzi Ahmed and Felhi Ahmed Pacha, and of the Re's Effendi, and in the most gracious manner presented him, through the former, as a proof of his esteem and satisfaction, with the diamond insignia of the Ottoman order of merit, of the first class, an honour which was never before conferred on any foreign Minister. At the sane time, M. Von Adleberg, first dragoman to the Embassy, and Captain Gnoalo, commander of the Austrian frigate Abbondanza, received handsome snuff-boxes, enriched with precious stones. The Sultan's guard was drawn up in the Court-yard of the Palace, and paid military honours to the Inter nuncio on his departure. Rear Admiral Roussin, the French Ambassador, had his first audience of the Grand Vizier on the 27th of February, and on the same day visited the Kiaja Bey and the Reis Effendi. In the audience of the Sultan on the 4th of March the Ambassador was received with the honours due to his rank. According to the most recent accounts from S►nyrr►a that city had not been occupied by the Egyptian troops, and the temporary changes of the local authorities which had taken place there hsd been brought about by the cunning and intrigues of one Emin Effendi (formerly Kiaja Bey to the late Governor of Smyrna, Hassan Pacha) who, in concert with some inhabitants of Smyrna, and with the Governor of Nlanachia, a partisan of Bilabial Paella, wanted to get pos , cssion of the Government of Smyrna, but whose plans were defeated by the firmness of the Consuls of Austria, Russia, Great Britain, and France, who, as soon as Tahir Bey, compelled by circumstances, laid down his func tions, formally protesting against the violence done him, took down the flags and arms of their re spective Courts from the Consular residences, and declared they would not replace them till the Authorit'es appointed by the Sultan as the lawful Sovereign should have resumed the full exercise of their func;ions. After this was done, the flags of the several nations were hoisted again on the 6th, and saluted by the Aus trian, English, and French ships of war lying in the harbour, as will as by the Turkish fort, with twenty-one guns. Emin Effendi has fled with about one hundred of his followers, and at this mo ment the authority of the Porte is perfectly re established in Smyrna:lbrahim Pacha is said to have declared that the momentary overthrow of it was without his consent or knowledge. Ibrahim Pacha himself, with the Egyptian army, is still in Kiuta kia, and has released the Grand Vizier Redschid Mehemet Pacha, who arrived here a few days ago. The Russian fleet is still at anchor in the'Bay of Bujukdere. On the 9th Admiral Llzareff was in vitest, with several of his officers, to the mint, where gold and silver medals were struck in his pre sence, in commemoration of the arrival of the Russian fleet in the Bosphorus, and presented to the Admi ral and his officers as a testimony of the gratitude of the Sultan, for the aid so readily afforded him by the Emperor of Russia. The Capitan Pacha has given a grand entertainment in honour of Ad miral Lazareff, and the Seraskier Pacha will show a similar mark of honour in a few days to General Muravieff. The latest number of the Ottoman Moniteur publishes the Halil Scheriff on the ap pointment of Reuf Pacha to the pest of Grand Vizier, which contains the assurance that there are hopes of a speedy termination of the differences with Egypt. The journal, however, is wholly silent on the most recent events in this empire. At the departure of the post, no news had been received from Alexandria of the result of the mis sion of Admiral Raussin to Mehemet Ali. VIENNA, MARCH 29.—Five per Cents. 91 3-10; Four per Cents. 82,-1; Bank Shares 1212.—.Allge meine Zeitung, April 3. TIIURINGEN, MARCH 28.—We learn from a quarter that may be depended on, that the negotia tions at Berlin relative to the concession of several German states to the Prussian and Hessian Tariff have attained the desired object. The convention by which the Crown of Bavaria and Wirtemberg, and the kingdom of Saxony made to the Tariff was signed by the respective Plenipotentiaries on the 21st. The Saxon Duchies and other states of the confederation, among which Nassau is mentioned, will doubtless soon follow this example. It is not ascertained when the convention is to be in force, but it is thought that with respect to the above named kingdom, it will not be before the beginning of next year.—Nrurenburg Correspondent, April 1. BERLIN AND HAMBURG PAPERS. BORSEN-HALLE, APRIL B.—The prices of stocks have been firm to-day, b ut the transactions limited. Discount 2 per cent. End of March. Anglo-Danish Loan, three per cent Anglo-Russian Russian Inscription, 5 per cent., 182) 91% Ditto, ditto, 1831 90% Ditto, ditto, 1832. 9 0 14 Polish Bonds 115% Prussian Bonds, 1832 Austrian Bank Shares 1232 Ditto M etal liqu es 92 q New Austrian Four per Cents B3 Spanish 3 per Cents. 42% —Hamburg Reporter. " PRESBURG, MARCH 24.—The debates in the Hungarian Diet have hitherto been on subjects of no general interest, except a resolution lately adopted by one of the Chambers, to grant to individuals of every religious persuasion in Hungary the same rights as are enjoyed by the professors of the Ca tholic religion. It was remarkable to hear the re solution chiefly advocated by Catholics, though it was vehemently opposed by the Catholic clergy, and rejected by the Chamber of Magnates. The second chamber was, however, not satisfied with this rejection, and has again sent up the motion to the Magnates. It is hoped, thus supported by high protec. ion, it will pass them also. " FRONTIERS OF POLAND, MARCH 19.-It is said that Prince Paskewitsch has been senimoned to St. Petersburgh to be consulted on the state of Poland, it being intended to make some changes in the ad ministration of the country. The urgent representa tion of France and England seems to have contri buted to this resolution. It wi'l be impossible at once to repair all the evils that have been occasioned since 1830; but by acting on milder principles, and giving relief to those points of the kingdom which suffer the most severely, the country may gradually recover. It cannot soon expect its manufactures to flourish, for with great privileges, which must injure the infant manufactures of Russia, the Polish manu factures can hardly come in competition with the Russian ; and as the kingdom cannot expect to be favoured in this way, its only remaining source of profit is agriculture, which the Government means to support to the utmost of its power. It is said that the Emperor Nicholas will come to Warsaw in May, and that therefore everything is to be done to allay irritation, and to remove everything that may call the revolution to mind. The Russian troops are to change their cantonments next month, and to remove to a greater distance from the western frontier. Their number in Poland is said to be now 84,000 men, with 190 pieces of cannon. The grippe rages in Warsaw, especially among the military, General Witt, who has the chief command during the absence of Prince Paskewitsch, has been at tacked by it. Many of the Russian provinces, par ticularly Moscow and St. Petersburgh, have been severely visited by it. " We hear that the tribunal at Cette has now come to a decision respecting the events at Oste rode, and that Doctors Konig and Freytag are con demned to several years' imprisonment. However, as they have the right of appeal, it may be expected that they will make use of it. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, APRIL 5.-13 125.6 ; two months, 13 11. STOCKHOLM, MARCH 29.—Seventy-five days, 14 10. BERLIN, APRIL 2.—Three months, 6 288. BREMEN, APRIL 2.—Two months, 615 PETERSBURGH, MARCH 't.—Three months, 1031-61. PRUSSIAN FUNDS—BERLIN, APRIL 2. St. Schuld Sch. 4 per cent 95% Pruisian English Loan, 1818, 5 percent... 103% Ditto ditto 1822, 5 per cent. 103% Ditto ditto, Bonds lB3O, 4 percent. 91% Sir DANIEL KEYTE SANDFORD, of Glas gow, has gone to Dundee to canvass the electors there, with a view to succeeding the deceased Mr. KiNLoca as their representative in Palliarnent. THE EX-DUKE OF BRUNSWICK,-HAM BURG, APRIL s.—The KING of Great Britain and LI 1- never, and Duke WILLIAM of Brunswick, hays is,ticd a joint ordonnance, of th e dates of Feb. 6 and March 15, respectively, to which the Dukes of CUMBERLAND, Sus• SEX, and CAMBRIDGE have acceded, and by which Duke CHARLES of Brunswick is deprived of the management of his property, which is placed under the care of the Duke Of CAMBRIDGE. GREENWICH FA [R.--This favourite place of resort of the holyday folks was, perhaps, never so well attended as it was yesterday. The Park was crowded with gay I ids and lasses in their best gear, who amused themselves as usual by running and rolling down the famous One Tree-hill. The various booths in the fair were well attended, and the houses of entertainment were crammed with guests. The road from I.Vestrnin4ter to Greenwich presented a gay and animated appearance, from the immense number of persons proceeding on foot and in vehicles to the scene of hilarity and amusement. Coaches, flys, and carts laden with p assengers, f ollowed each otl er i n quick succession. The riv er , d ur i ng t h e w h o l e d ay , presented a most interesting spectacle ; it was literally covered with small boats, containing freights of smiling faces bending their way to the fair. The steamers had much difficulty in passing up and down the stream, owing to the immense number of small craft. To avoid danger their speed was slackened. The weather was most pro pitious, the sun shone forth in all its splendour, and a gentle breeze rendered the day still more delightful. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. The Easter performances at this theatre last night were Robert the Devil, and The _Maid of Cashmere. The former was a revival, with the advantage of Meyerbeer's original music, which, as a whole, struck us as being sin gularly heavy and elaborate. The scene of the rained cemetery by moonlight, with the reanimation of the dead nuns, was, however, as effective as ever. It is unques tionably the most striking stage effect we have ever wit nessed. The following were the alterations in the cast of the piece:—Mrs. Woon, instead of her former part of the Norman Maiden, assumed that of the Princess, so inadequately sustained last season by Miss ATTON j and Miss BETTS succeeded to the vacant honours of the part of the Peasantess. SEGUIN was Bertram, vice PHIL LIPS, a change by which the piece, of course, lost; and AUGUSTA was the Abbess, vice Miss BASEKE, one by which it, of course, materially gained. MI S. WOOD invested the part of Isabella with much more interest and effect than have hitherto belonged to it, at least in the English editions of the Opera. The singing of Miss BETTS was very unequal ; she pleased, we may say, for the most part ; but her incurable faults of style were often more than usually conspicuous. SEGUIN is a clever singer, but is quite unequal to the part of Bertram, at least in so large a theatre as Drury-lane. Ma demoiselle AUGUSTA, as the sprite of the A' bess of St. Rosalie, invested that strange character with more truth :(nd meaning than we had imagined even genius could have imparted to it. Her costume, general appearance, and demeanour were full of poetical conceit, and her (lancing was elegant and finished. Mr. Woon was in good voice, and was a more satisfactory Robert than he had hitherto been. It is an Opera which requires a NOURRIT a CINTI, a LEVASSEUR, and a DORUS or a MErtic to pre vent its being tedious The only novelty worthy of mention in The Maid of Cashmere is the Zelica of Mademoiselle AUGUSTA. While TAGLIONI is well remembered in this part, and DUVERNAY has so recently won golden opinions in it, it would, of course, have been folly to have continued the representation of the piece had the establishment boasted no one capable of adequately filling the vacant throne of Terpsichore. That Mdlle. AUGUSTA is worthy of that distinction must be sufficiently evident from the manner in which she was last night received and applauded throughout her performance. To her advantages of symmetrical form and intelligent features she added those of a perfect conception of her character, and a skilful working out of that conception. Her steps are full of grace and neatness ; whatever she attempts we are sure to see perfectly performed, and she possesses withal an un usual modesty of demeanour which imparts a charm to all she does. With so pleasing a heroine we see no reason why The Maid of Cashmere should not continue its at traction. We hope on future occasions of the perform ances of these two Operas that they will be concluded at a more reasonable hour than nearly one o'clock. The de lays were last night most unreasonable, and Robert the Devil was, without the introduction of any new matter, divided into four instead of three acts. CO VENT- GARDEN. After the Hunchback, a new serio-comic, legendary, fairy tale, called the Elfin Sprite and the Grim Grey Woman, was produced at this theatre. The scene is laid on the banks of the Rhine, amidst mountains and valleys, apparently well adapted for the haunts of sprites and fairies ; and their agency is in constant activity, with true poetic justice, to punish the guilty, redress the injured, and make faithful lovers happy. The Lady Blanch, of Rosenwould, has many suitors, of whom Julien (Mrs. (VIKING), the rightful heir of Hildershatr, is the only be loved, and the only one worthy of the blessing. Amongst her suitors is Sir Joddril (Mr. KEELEY), who is in pos session of the castle and lordship of Hildersham under a forged will, supposed to be made by the last Lord. The Elfin Sprite (Miss POOLE) takes the faithful Julien under her special protection, assuring him that his love shall be happy; and the Grim Grey Woman (Mr. W. H. PAYNE), with an equal feeling for justice and true love, undertakes to make Sir Joddril restore Hildersham to Julien, its rightful owner. The Lady Blanch has an other lover, the Baron of Welfenfeldt (Mr. HAINES), who has also fairies for his assistance, by whose aid a ladder is on the instant called into existence, on which he is en abled to carry her up to his castle, seated on a perpendicular rock over the Rhine, the view of which is very magnificent. She is, however, rescued from his power by the Elfin Sprite; n d the Grim Grey Woman so effectually terrified Sir Joddril, by springing up behind him on his horse as he was going to haunt with Lady Blanch, and gallopping with him over mountain and valley, sore against his will, and then by suddenly turning him into such a mass of de formity that he did not know himself, that he gladly re stored the castle and lordship of Hildersham to Julien, who is happily united to Lady Blanch. The piece was evidently intended fur the holyday and juvenile play-goers, and it has completely succeeded. The scenery, by the Messrs. GRIEVES, is truly splendid, and must gratify spec tators of every age, and, we venture to say, the work of highly cultivated taste. Almost every scene, and they are very numerous, presented mountains and the Rhine to the view ; and the effect, in every instance, was so strikingly grand as to call forth universal applause. There was aho a constant succession of striking exhibitions, which kept up the interest. The hunting party of Lady Blanch, and the Grim Grey Woman running away with Sir Joddril, and the constant supernatural changes produced by sprites and fairies, were all highly applauded, and the piece was announced for repetition with unmixed applause. Of the performance we may say that a'l who had anything of im portance to do, did it well ; but we cannot forbear to mention the prodigy, Miss POOLE, who grows on us every time we see and hear her. HAYMARKET. " His MAJESTY having been pleased to extend the license granted to this theatre," to use the words of the play-bills, it opened yesterday evening for the season, and a better opening it could not well have made. After " God save the King," COLMA N'S comedy of John Bull was performed with a tolerably strong east of the characters. DOWTON took the part of job Thornbury, and that is sufficiently saying how it was performed. Mr. ELTON performed Peregrine for the first time. He struck us as wanting care in the part, but whether it was the result of a misapprehension of the character, or the rigidity of his limbs and muscles, we will not deter mine. Toni Shuflieton fell to the lot of VINING, and could not have been in better hands. It was a capital piece of coxcombry. Mr. WEEK ES, after having been under a cloud for some time, has again made his appearance. He was the Dennis Brzdyruddery of the night, and without going into any invidious comparisons of his performance with that of either deal or living actors in the same part, we will say that it was excellent. We shall be curious to see him in some other standard Irish characters. Mrs. YATES and Mr. BUCK STONE severally made their first appearance at this theatre, in the characters of Mary Thornberry and Dan, and were both successful. The scene of Mary's restoration to her father was exceedingly affecting. The comedy was followed by a new farce of BucxsToNes, entitled Open House, or the Twin Sisters. The plot is shortly as follows :—Two "eligibles" in the shape of a rising young barrister and the son of a wealthy merchant in the city, go down into the country on the Ist of September, to shoot, but themselves get wounded by the bright eyes of the twin daughters of their hostess, a " managing mama " The fun of the piece consists in the contrivances of the good lady to raise the courage of the " young men" to the point of declaration, and their mistaKing one sister for another, from their great personal resemblance. Mrs. GLOVER, as the managing mother ; VINING, as the young barrister, BOCESTONE as a shrewd man of all work, and M rs . HONEY and Miss VINCENT as the twin sisters, kept the house in good humour throughout the piece. The subordinate characters were well filled, and gave the whole a liveliness which caused its announcement for repetition till further notice to be received with general applause. Of the piece itself we will only add, that we think it might be advantageously prun d a little at the opening scenes. The cut finger is a complete excrescence, and the lady being left without any tei-cups and saucers, or glasses, is somewhat overstraining the modesty of nature. Midas followed, quite unnecessarily we think. The two first pieces were quite enough to satisfy reasonable people. The Manager must feel convinced of the fact by what took Place last night. At a quarter to twelve, when the second piece closed, the house was full ; at five minutes to one, when Midas was ended, there were not a hundred persons left. ENGLISH OPERA. The license granted to the proprietor of the late Eng lish Opera-house, having been extended, the company last night opened their season at the Adelphi, where it is to continue till the building of the new theatre, which by the way seems to hang on hand as long as "11 Duomo di Milano." The novelty of the evening was a new drama called ph illy of Anjou ; or an Adventure of the Forest. There was little in it calling either for very strong praise much censure. Philip of Anjou is induced to le we t h e Court by a Spanish Jesuit, who wishes to export him t , ) Algiers or murder him, but is foiled in his p l ans by an orphan girl, who accuses the Prince of rob bery, and contrives to detain them till assistance arrives. The first act was distinguished by three capital bad puns, which evety one knows are better than good ones : the second by one pun, and the fiting of a pistol. Of the one or two songs in the piece we cannot say any thing very favourable, unless it be that they were not very long. REEVE had a part in the piece, and was in one scene which appeared to take very well. In a drinking bout be is placed across a wine-cask, in the fasiion of a gin•shop Bacchus, and certainly makes a droll figure. The oft-repeated Cupid, with the melo-dramatic piece of Neulas Cove, followed. The house was scarcely half full. ASTLEY'S. There is not, perhaps, a more industrious individual con nected with the stage than Mr. Ducaow, nor one who, in his peculiar range, has exhibited greater skill or ingenuity both in the selection and construction of the spectacle, which he offers to the public. With every coming Easter Monday the public is sure to have something new ; and, generally, that something to applaud. On such occasions, although the crowd and the noise are drawbacks upon the comfort of the more staid and quiet visiters, yet there is a pleasure in witnessing the smiling faces of the children, and their boisterous laughter is not without its exhilara ting power. Astley's seems a theatre for mirth, and, of couse we need not add, not a subject for a minute or fas tidious criticism. The Managers are constantly on the alert to please the public, and it must be admitted that they are generally as successful as they deserve to he. The horsemanship is of the most extraordinary description, and the docility of the animals (quadruped,) only to be estimated by being seen. The spectacle portion of the entertainment which we were last night induced to see was really effective, and deserved the plaudits with which it was received. The old favourites have resumed their several positions, and exhibit a degree of effi ciency which is highly creditable to the Managers. The extraordinary control which Mr. Ducaow exercises over his horses cannot be adequately described by us any more than his great agility in training and riding them. They seem to know his voice, and obey it as regularly as the actors attend to the prompter's cue. The Trojan's Horse was a very great effort, and above the usual at tempts of this house; it was as efficiently executed as cou!d be expected under all the circumstances. If old Criton himself were to have another hero to teach the use of riding the great war horse he could not have selected a better substitute for the Grecian hero than Mr. Ducaow. The galleries, of course, had no recollection of the Shines; neither had the actors, painters, or the managers ; but yet the subject was rather fairly managed. The drop-scene had some merit, and the general effect was decidedly good. SURREY. The amusements of the evening opened with a legendary romance, calle 1 The Shadowless Man, or The Demon of the Crystal Rock. The piece is not new, and the story upon which it is founded is familiar to all lovers of ro mantic impossibility. The scenery, by MARSHALL, is in some parts very clever, particularly the Moonlight Cavern of the Shadow King, and the Monastery of the Silver Palm Tree. The great attraction, however, was the ex hibition of Il Signor DIAVOLO ANTONIO on the flying rope. The Signor seemed to have given up for a consi derable time all connexion with this terrestrial sphere, and disported himself in a great variety of graceful evolutions in the upper regions. The lion leap and it salto mortale attracted loud applause. His display of the positions and expression of various statues, such as the Gladiator, the Apollo Belvidere, Mercury, &c., is well known, and was repeated last night. The two young DIAVOLOS assisted their father, and performed with wonderful precision and grace a new series of gymnastic exercises. The rope dancing was followed by Teddy the Tiler. Teddy himself is the great attraction of the farce, and it was performed by Mr. H. WALLACK with much comic effect. The Chin Melodist, MICHEL BOAT, then came forward, and seemed, from the warmth of his reception, to be a complete novelty with the greater part of the audience. He performed two pieces of music, selected from various popular air.. Madame BOAT also contributed her share of attraction to the evening, by singing one of her fa• vourite airs. The whde concluded with a new drama, called Lelia's Lamp, or The Sturm Light of Anzasca. The great object of the piece was the display of scenery, and the artist has accordingly evinced his skill in the Interior of the Grand Mine of Ossola, the explosion and falling in of the Mine, Monte Rosa by Moonlight, &c. &c. The whole was received by a full house with great applause. SADLER' S WELLS. The pieces represented at this" theatre last night, were Schinderhannes, the Robber of the Rhine, a melodrama; Crossing the Line, or the Boatbuilders of Brugen. a burletta; and a drama, entitled the Whistler, or the Fate of the Lily of St. Leonard's. The first piece is by the author of The Tower of Neale, The Rover's Bride, &c. it turns upon the adventures of a ce!ebrated leader of banditti, and is full of stirring and interesting scenes. It was extremely well received. Crossing the Line is an amusing burletta, consisting of bumourous scenes in the menage of two lately married brothers, Wouverman Von Broom (Mr. W. H. WILLIAMS), and Wonter Von Broom (Mr. MARSHALL), from the Theatre Royal, Brighton). In the course of the piece, Mr. Marshall sang "a comic medley song," which was encored. A dance, in the first act, by Mademoiselle ROSIER, was much applauded and was encored. The Whistler is founded upon the fourth volume of " The Heart of Mid lothian." Several actors made their first appearance at this theatre last night ; Mr. E. MACARTY, Mr. COBHAM, Mr. MARSHALL, Mrs. WINGROVE (from the Brighton theatre), and Miss GREENER (from Madame VESTRIS'S theatre). The house was quite full. PAVILION. The holyday eaten tinments commenced here with a splendid necromantic melodrama—as the play bills have it—from the pen of WALKER, yclept the Wizard Priest. It is a clever and t ffective piece, was extremely well acted, and perfectly successful. The opening scene exhibits pre parattons for the nuptials of De Brano (Ravatown) and Rosario (Miss GEovE), which disconcerts Baroza (FREER), confessor to the family of Don Manuel, father of Rosario. The plot runs thus :—The Monk retires to his cell, and invokes the demon Althalas (ArtnErtrort), who gives him a familiar in the person of Cotopax (T. HILL) to minister to his desires. Baroza then appears besore Rosario as her former lover, long thought dead. De Brano pronounces him an imposter, and is backed by Dorando (FAanELL); the Monk is put to several trials to prove his identity—with the aid of the sprite he passes the ordeal, and his marriage is announced to take place immediately. De Brano calls for some delay in order to prove his assertion ; this being granted, Rosario has revealed to her in a vision proofs of the Monk's decep tion, and has placed round her neck by a fairy, Rivuletta (Mrs. HE RRING) an amulet, to counteract the Cabella of the Monk, which in the end defeats his projects, and finally consigns him to the hands of the Demon, who bears him off in fiery triumph to the regions below. So much for the general action, the interest of which is much diversi fied. The whole of the scenery is suitable and pleasing, and some of it even beautiful, particularly the views of the gardens of the castle, by moon-light, the fairy lake, and enchanted gardens of the fairy fountain. The bur letta of Love under a Lamp-post followed, and introduced Mr. and Mrs. CRAMER PLUMER as Arthur Melbourn and Ellen Bloonily. They were very cordially received, and sang the songs allotted to them so well that we re gretted their parts did not contain more. The enter tainments concluded with an excellent comic pantomime called Harlequin and St. Crispin. We understand that the Kirkaldy smacks are getting increased quantities of goods from Dumfermline, in consequence of diminished sea risk ; the additional safety inducing the proprietors of goods to take their own risks, and enabling them to save the expense of insurance. Scotsman. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Just after Mr. WILD'S performance (summezeet over eight horses) at the Circus, on Wednesday evening, one of the clowns ( Honaxs) ascended the inclired plane, and ran along the board as if to throw a surnmerset into the ring. Instead of doing ao, however, from some cause or other, he only pitched for ward and came on his head, on the sack of chaff which is laid in the ring to break the fall on such occasions. He was immediately taken into an adjoining room in a state of insensibility, and two surgeons (Messrs. BAGNALL and WEAvEit) arrived in less than five minutes to his assist ance. He spoke a few words, and tasted a little brandy and water, but he gradually sank, and in about twenty minutes life was wholly extinct. —Chester Chronicle. SIR DAVID BAIRD'S LIFE. By THEO DORE HOOK, EsQ.--We are requested to state, that a new edition of this work, revised and corrected by the author, was F uhlished this day, by Mr. BENTLEY, New Burlington-street (successor to HENRY COLBURN), and may he obtained of all respectable booksellers througl.out the United Kingdom. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. BELL and BRADIUTE, Edinburgh ; for Ireland, Mr. JOHN CUMMING, Dublin. " This is a most excellent piece of biography, the events and incidents of Sir Davin 13.4 fan's various and brilliant career are clearly laid down, and the conduct of the East India Company is well and impartially c haracterized. This book should be in every library; fi,,v names do greater honour to Old England, in recent times, than that of Sir DAVID HAIN D."-Metropolitan magazine, COURT CIRCULAR. , dna ness Messrs. other gentlemen, forming a deputation from OW mitten of the West India merchants and planters, ot conference with Mr. Secretary STANLEY yesterdafr ~ Colonial.office, which I;sted two hours. Baron CETTO, the Bavarian Minister, a nd 1 1 : 4 ° 11i° j. BOURKE, the Danish Charge d'Affaires, transic ity yesterday at the office of the Secretary of Sta Foreign Affairs. at the CA 161° Ar Despatches were received yesterday overnor 6' office, from the Earl of MuLn RAVE , t he G . maica, and the Governors of the Leeward Island l ', e a tilt Count LUDOLF, the Neaprli tan Minister, %fist Prussian Minister yesterday. 101 L , wd HOLLAND has experienced an a ttack o c o within the last few days, in his right arm. restE s ! l do cd paid a visit to his Lordship on Sunday, at his Burlington-street. Viscount PALMERSTON was better yesterday. _ GLOUCESTER ELECTION, A ,LB, CLOSE OF THE POLL AT FOUR. 0 cLocx• Hope Berkeley .................. "•- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN ME ETING S MONDAY, APRIL B.—Sweepstakes of 200 env o e ot o h. ft. • colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 411 " D...n o ver Lord ; Chesterfield's Brother to Marcus watsv-,•,W0 The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each.'re ' 9O. 51h 4 Est. ;thraepee,Bst.4ll,9.l. A.F. ; four, Bst. 131 b.; six and d, 9,t. b fi , 1 Sir M. Wood's Camarine, 4 yrs ................... Mr. M. Stanley names Lady Charlotte, by CO P " ' 2 yrs ...................... ... , ........................... 4 Mr. Wagstaff's Fang, . by — La . ; .. ..... 3 yrs ............ by l4l 4 to 1 on Camarine, who won in a can lengths. hick 6v Previous to this there was a false start , in ‘‘' marine and the following ran the whole distance,: pi l l Vansittart's Rubini, 4 yrs. (came in second), to. Malibran, 2 yrs. (placed third), Lord Berners' 'no" Chapman, 3 yrs. (placed fourth), Lord Exeter's "co 2 yrs. (placed sth), Duke of Portland's Thebn , f oi Mr. Hunter's Volage, 5 yrs., Mr. Cooke's Dogerir'ue Ad i and Mr. T. Wood's c. by Filho, 2 yrs. Ca ina t bitel by a length easy. Lady Charlotte and Fang ca 3 dra y . started, a fresh race was ordered, when ll '‘ er but these two and the winner ; any odds on the the false start. Irt A Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each , for three-yr.-olds. A. F. 22 subs- Mr. Forth's c., by Whisker, Scandal, 3 31s. .. 7st. nth. .................................................. Mr. T. Wood's Ambrosio, 3 yrs.,. 9st. ............. ....... 5 to 1 agst. the Winner, who won easy bY a , t OW' The Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 sort. each, h. bN Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 41h. Ab. M. 11 au I Lord Jersey's c. Lucius, by Emilius, Bst. 4lb Lord Tavistock's c. Anglesea, by Sultan, 0 hf Mona, Bst. 71b. ........................................... The following were not placed :—Mr. Wi„ l liferf Chateau Margaux d. by Partisan, out 0 1 j - bili f h : Bst. 21b., was third; Mr. Houldsworth's p ia nos , tery, Bst. 41b., fourth ; and Lord Jersey's Sultan, Sat. 41h., fifth. A gle iea ' sw Betting 6 to 4 agst. Silvertail, 2 to 1 agst. 3to 1 agst. Lord Jersey's two. Won by a ~e o l ts,6 ' The Desert Stakes of 100 toys. each, b. f" 7b. ; fillies, Sst. 41b. A.F. 5 ea.* 1 , Lord Chesterfield's f. Weeper, by Woful .•••• .... Mr. Payne's c. by Wrangle, Miss Stephe n :, 3 Lord Conyngham's Brother to Blythe ..... .....•.. Duke of Richmond's c. Ketchup, by I ,l ° se " ' Mushroom ................................ ............. 1 0 . 0 bi 6 to 4 agst. Weeper, 6 to 4 agst. Blythe• length cleverly. 10 1. KINGSTON.HOUSE ROOMS, MONDA Y OATLA NDS. 9 to 2 agst Lord Exeter's Beiram (taken) 5 to 1 agst Lord Burlington's Mouse c. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Consol 6 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Hokee Pokes 10 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Trustee 10 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Lady Fly DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus 7 to 1 agst Mr. Prince Llewelly n 9 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge (tak en ' 11 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Forester 15 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Moses's dam C. 15 to 1 agst Landscape 20 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Lucius '25 to 1 agst Mr. Cooper's Twatty colt (tak en) OAKS. 10 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Weeper 13i 5b4 r ,sriTinace: remembering A l eei tn s tut(g:h H osehne O brqi ee i ct he_ione S ; tpyi U iygl) uaro ß ootrfffau P eLl,ni ß :Ft,htnd l iig S ,s,l SURPRISED.—The e ae vp • si a rtn t eo csg e s.: t fair : f i ty: of DURHAM collated Mr. FABER, altbUr of " ," to ned him alms time, in lively terms, hisgratitude to the -1 3 - 6 :Fe aa w l i t pg h eaca t esb of astonished and offended. Stal eg : T a n f sh t c e ei r ellß s e t i s e' l b l 7lecuwal'i°Bls: : : ? l#tb : l 4 l patronage open to no such object° 6 4 y off FABER ; but prefermentt h e again.—BishopDever verbcO tie j to ° 0:',5; - John's. aCti Ce GAME.—Formerly it was the Pr sobe r, sportsmen to shoot partridges till the end of O' o op it to kill a hen-pheasant after the Ist day o f fan , clog the the last hare on the Ist of March, they 00 0 io, season after those days. Now partridges are ' I 0 iii biteu till the end of February, hen-pheasants are el og, the shops of the Lont:on poulterers as plo t ' s oy P l ot cock birds till the Ist of Ma The cockl e rch, and bar e ' vs ° ,O April 8, be seen publicly for sale. at' have both strong teeth and stomachs, for no tow be more tough or stg. of tile Miss SCOTT, ron the youngest daughtaelicie"ill' late immortal Sir WALTER, has taken up h er her sister, Mrs. LOCKHART, in Sussex place' f 3 r e , A good wife is the workmanship ° 4 0.111 1 / hitshanti. The fool fell in lire with the lady's lare criell There is no to-mo7ruw for an askiog d o jo - According to the reports of the I) ,be r e g o ; Paris for 1832, there were arrested during s peit g i 77,543 individual-, of whom 26,653 tv ele t I';ie 25,702 drunkards were placed in co nfiner ° , :j pa 1 3 ,0 of them being women. Th e M ag i s t r ates 441 0 % e e.6 per, er t ment upon 23,438 women, an d com mitted 3,6 Pej, to take their trials before the tribunals. I n I he P rec were 4,719 persons arrested more than during t ing 3 ear.—Frerch Paper. xv , sC3 fee ' AN UNFEELING WRETCH.-- ' T know how to s p ea k in t er ms o f su fficient ret it of et the diabolical and inhuman conduct of a r esuie ; tea' ; t t town, a silk weaver, but whose name, for ebs'i ° os re t we decline to mention. This disgrace to 10° '7,hi11 1 . ,0 had a wife who di e d on Saturday last, leaving W a dy h` 1,1 During the p i oor creature's illness he was freq ue p peg,lo to declare that he would not bury her, and , it . o y kept his word, for the breath had not left her Oiog bef , re he departed from the house, taking with 0 ,,,r0 jo t money, and did not return again until Wednesday his In the interim, it appears lie had been sPent g get Pciot and money at a public-house in Alderley, 3 Inered gate company. It was about four o'clock in t hi s c hi' oe when he came home, and his first question "' to o tlas so l was, " Is your mother buried ?" On being 0 f was to be buried that day, by the assistance o ' , f or P i ,tb! neighbours, the wretch remained in rue hou se . 0 . at and then again took his departure, returntid itt grossly intoxicated, after his wife had be e° ,,i e e. yard of the New Church.—Macclesfield co u ' ifig Sluff SLAVES.—The manner of pure t " s ro tio is thus described in the plain and unaffected S o d t ° o, German merchant:—" The girls were intro bo o ) 0 ? one after another. A Circassian maiden , l ie adv s 01,1, as the first who presented herself. ° d. 1/ 0 towards me, bowed down, and kissed aIY han d towards me, bowed down, and kissed n t Y f , r % ea rds of her master she walked backwards and forw ige , her shape and the easiness of her gait and "oc the 11°5 0$f 1 she took off her veil she displayed a bust ~.h a wet cait i i ; tractive beauty. She rubbed her cheeks kin to prove she had not used art to plexion, and she opened her inviting t ° fec f D. teeth of pearly whiteness. I was pertly 03 gate 0 . pulse that I might be convinced of theg s beau tif i . health and constitution. The price of s j3gros , v° ;l /1 heit,;bhteooo,-aersiett; was four thousand piastres."—Mur ra g ' Aliittleurchinv charged n placed last in l' l bar of the Police Court, t h etealingc, tie junction with his companion, a gold ith cool° id, being interrogated us to his guilt, he, „ who _,v) t h e Court, _Kau t t confidence, put this question to , liag i s tra'' i d the watch you talk of stolen ?' queens!), and signified to the be a little hit of a lawyer. But recapitul of , de nova, the prisoner demanded day and I , e s s tranv t s t' • ( It lusty. Magistrate—." This request seen , _ ow Prisoner—" verb At all." Magistrate-- for gite soner—" I h een twice in Britlewell f . t . 4 ,1 is only fourteen days since I g ut last ou n t ot 2: ei , wo e:, was stolen before my liberation, you COl " be er haV° Y" o'7 I : e ist T ine e . r I was not doing business then. What gentlemen ?" None present could telt h e wsive rit and wherefore, and the case was contin ued Glasgow Paper. ~ ~~ eo u4 lil eati Trie tlt th ose your ) gestiti it F r u t o b e ex, rni gr a d e are d