The Sun. — London, England, 1821-03-21 00:00:00

is 6ultlei on a printif*., tinkno-a to thz Constitution which was never contended for " when men mere highly gifted" formed part of the representation of the Nation. They, on the Contrary, never treated the legitimate, expression of pub lic opinion With disrespect ; but always showed a proper de foreace to it, without sacrifice of their representative inde pkdence or feeling. In conclusion, however, we shall Q. III Y 4 "bgerve, that we agree, most cordially, in the sentiments Expressed by the late Dlr. BVIIRE to his Constituents at Evistol, on this interesting topic ; that enlightenett.Statesman never considered it necessary, while he acted on the'impulse of judgment in the Legislature, to declare at tie same that he was not influenced by the expression of any opi nion- out of doors ; nor do we believe that it would ever have been disre4arded by him, though he would not allow it is lead him into erzor, or from his own conviction of right. The following important General Orders were published in the Gazette last night : " Horse- Guards, March 19, 1821. " It beng his Majesty's determination that no Officer hold bag a Gozunission LI his Service (whether on full or half-pay) • mould =gage in the • service of any of the Powers or Colntries rich are unfortunately now involved in hostilities--t'ne Com , gssader,i4l-Chief has received. his :Majesty's commands to cati tit-ha all Officers who have obtainNl leave to visit the Continent, or to - reside,there ; all those who may hereafter; proceed to the Ccritisent, as well as those who May have previously obtained Majesty's sanction to serve in any Foreign- Army, against ev‘raging or continuing in the employment of the Armies of any of the contending parties ; and his Royal iliigl i mess is further commanded to admonish them, that by disregarding this 447 will forfeit their Commissions lithe British . ilrvice. Lig R. Haile az;:;nazder-in-Chief's command, ' - ." H. TORRENS, Adjutant-Genetal." The following articles a gave yesterday in a sEco'sn EniTIoN e stop the Press to state, that it has been 841 i-ugly rumoured , this day in tlic City, that an express had arrived from Paris, bringing the im- Pnrta.nt intellig-ence that the Revolution had et teAded throughout the whole of Piedmont, and that the King of SARDINIA hadharp abdicated his Throne. The reports of Saturday, respecting i nsurrectionary movements in the South of France, *ere- again renewed with more confidence, and 1 1 " - e •is no doubt that the French Funds have fallen 2.per cent. since the last quotation, having left off, when the express quitted Paris, at nearly 7 71. Our own Funds fell in the course of thel 'Horning more than 1 per cent., ,but in the middle Of the day, they 'recovered about one-half per Cent. ;at half-past two, the three per cents were at 7O- for the "account. " A rumour is in very general circulation that a languinary battle has been fought between the Neapolitan and Austrian Forces, in which the former are said to have gained a brilliant Victory, Kitt with the loss of General PEPZ, who was either killed or mortally wounded." It was last night reported that the QUEEN had ritten to. Lord Livcapooc, desiring hint to com municate to the KING, .her MAJESTY'S intention (If going to the Drawing-room to-morrow, to claim the insertion of her name in the 'Liturgy; and that several letters have passed _between her WIAJESTY and Lord LIVERPOOL on the subject:— Possession of Cambi . iclge ILx.ise was taken for her MAJ EST I' yesterday ; and it is expected she 11 come to town ip a f day 5,..77-(3.ferning per. - Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which sat till a quarte r past three. b The Duk e o f YglIK, -as Cornmander-in-Chief, e ld a Levee yesterday, at his Office in the Horse Guards.- y highness Yesterday his Royal hness the Duke of °II K, - ,Commander-in-Chief, made one of his fre quent inspections at the riding school belonging to 'Buckingham house, of the various cavalry de tachments under the superinteudence of Lieuten ant-Colonel PETEI‘.S. for Royal Highness the Princess SOPHIA, weare , sorry to soy, has been much indisposed for "se five or six 'days past, at her new residence ig Connaught" -place. 't he Gentlemen intending to bid for the new jOtte rY Waited up on the CII.I.NCELLOR of the r I "EquErt yesterday morning, and, on an in terview, some proposals were made by the C uANcEr.L - oz of the ExcntotiEa respecting the arrangements of the Schemes, which they were ""t prepared to accede to ; the biddings were therefore- put •od . until Friday next. readers will recollect that charges 'were lately preferred against Capt. GOUG-H, of The Guard's, by Lieut.-Colonel CAMAC, and that the Court -marshal pronounced a full and honour-. 4 , 131 e acquittal. A.duel was fought, a f*,v days, B ' l ce ) bet ween R. Gotta t, Esq. formerly of th e Guards, (brother of the Captain), and Lieut.- CAMAC, in wh;ch the latter was seriously ' 11? , ° lllided in- the thigh. Th e p ar ti e s me t at Bou °gn e• - -(Morning Paper.) L ,„, C ° I OT-ExciIA NGE M.lncn ronsiderable , 4 — t D „ P' of Wheat and Barley remained over from Monday's in., and although there were no fre4h arrivals this `weftsmorn thsale Of the above ankles was y, but no alteration in the prices of either. Oats were also b 'eiY dull sale, and inferior Corn was rathgr cheaper. In Beans, rta. .1 anti other articles, there is no alteration. 4 may. be satisfactory to our Agricultural readers under their present distresses, to learn, that Some very lire shipments of wheat have Iteun made Within the present week, for Naples and its vicinity. Of course none but foreign grain in the warehousei has been allowed to be e xported.—(Kentish Gazette.) HOWA RD AND GIBBS' BANKRUPTCY.--'-Yester= clay another Meeting of Howard and Gibbs' creditors was held in the Common Pleas Court, -Guildhall. The Court was as much crowded as on any former meeting. A number of creditors appeared to prove their debts, and were allowed - thei r cla - ims. Several cases were opposed by: 11d . r.114 - oNTAGuE, Counsel for the Bankrupts, but were of no.interest. CIIARCE qg FnA.tiu.—A person of the nathe of Brown, who under the assumed title of Lord Montague, has obtained various 'articles from different trades people, was yesterday appre liended id his lodging in Littl e G u ildf or d -street, , and after examination at lin;on liall ) -was sent off to Alaidstoue, ritENcir PAPEI-3. PAIZIS.--EULLETIN OF MARCH 16, 1 O'CLOCK P.M. The - news codtained in the 4,ulletin'Of yestei-= day is confirmed ; the censors have forbidden it to be spoken of till' 77th Gazeilc-Of Turin itself has mentioned it. We have, news from Madrid to the 10th, by express; it contains nothing important, unless it he some details of the aristahitical intrigues in that City ; the plan of the Spanish ultras was to dethrone Ferdinand, and place the Infant Don CarloS on the Throne. PARIS, MARCH 17.-The Icing Of Sardinia has abdicated in favour of the Prince of Carignan, and he has set out with the Queen for -Nice, where he will embark for the Islarid of Sardinia. The Constitution of'the Cortes has been gene rally proclaiMed,' and the Prince of Carignan, with the Federative Army, Which increases daily, pursues his hostile movements against the Aus trians. This news is positive. It is announced that there has been a battle at 'Rieti on the 9th of Maroh ; that the Neapolitans attacked the Imperial Arinjr, which was defeated ; that a. great many prisoners were taken ; that the action was very bloody ; and that General Pepe was killed. This is not official, but it is not the less certain. • A report has been 'mentioned on 'Change of a chest, Containing funds from Mr. Rothschild, for the Austrian army, having been seized by a de• tachment of the Sardinian army, which is march. inglegainst the Austrians. • The price 'of stocks has not much varied i it opened at 78,f. 90c. rose to 79f. lOc. and fell again to 78 f. 80 c. which was the price at a guar. ter before three o'clock. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SECRET COMMITTEE. General Donadieu laid on the table a proposi. Lion conceived thus,:—" I have the honour to de pose on the table (bureau) a proposition of an AddresS to his Majesty, humbly to petition him to choose another Ministry, seeing that the pre . - sent is incapable and anti-French ; and that for those two reasons it has given rise to the most general and well-founded alarms for the fate of the Monarchy and of France." M. Casimir Perrier asked . the Ministers for explanations on the silence which they had ob served respecting the events of Piedmont. M. Pasquier replied, that the Government not having hail certain assurance 'of the facts, it had thought proper to be silent ; but that now it would suffer freely all the news to be published which should come to its knoWledge. The other orators who spoke on the same sub ject are Messrs. Girardin, Dudon,PardessuS, and Manuel.—The last made a respectable speech. PI EDNIOSiT. TURIN, MAncti 9.—We are assured that Go vernment has received intelligence of insurrec tions which broke out at Alessandria, Susa, and Coni, aiming the garrisons of those places, mis led, no doubt, by factious individuals. • Upon the first intelligence of this "insurrection, the Prince de Carignan received from the King in structions to proceed towards the troops, to re mind them of what they owed to their King and to their oaths. With-respect to ourselves, the greatest tranquillity continues to prevail .in this, city; and there is n o thing which indicates that it is likely to be disturbed. About eight days ago, one - Sieur Leblanc, who was probably the secret agent of the faction, was arrested at Turin. in a secret drawer of his carriage was discovered a considerable quantity of papers, among which were numerous 'procla mations, which are supposed to have been printed at Paris, and which were 'to have been used on the day of the projected insurrection. In conse quence of this discovery several persons were ar rested. Verra,. who was employed in the Post office, was arrested. The Prince of Cisterns., who. left Paris in the mean while,"has been ar rested at. Pont-de-Beauvoisin, and conducted to Fenestrelles. The papers which were seised have been. submitted to the king, who, in his pa ternal goodness, appeared anxious to • limit the punishment of the guilty to the publication of the documents which disclosed"their schemes. The King, the'Queen,and the Princess Royal, have set out this nwrning for the Villa Mon calieri. 111Aacn 11.—Yesterday morning appeared the Proclamation, of which I send you an exact copy. This Proclamation has confirmed the reports that were circulated of an insurrection at Alessandria. At the moment of writing this (eleven o'clock at night), no movement has taken place among the troops in the capital. The garrison at Alessandria consisted of two regiments of infantry and one of cavalry. They demanded a Constitution, and they seemed to fear that the independence of Piedmont would be menaced or compromised by the presence of the Austrian armies. This news reached the King yesterday from Fosano, Pignerola, and Alessan dria. It was immediately determined that the Prince de, Carignan should go to Alessandria. Some fears are felt about the garrisons of No varo and Verceil. It is also said that the revo lutionary Chiefs are not agreed among themselves as to the Constitution which they desire. Such are the facts which appear most entitled to credit. Every thing still remains quiet dt Turin'. PROCLAMATION. " Victor Emmanuel, by the Grace of Gan, &c. &c. " The fears that- have prevailed have caused some of our troops to fly to arms. 'We believe it is only necessary to let the truth be known to restore order. Tranquillity has not been interrupted in our capital, where we are with our family, and with our well-beloved cousin, the Prince de Savoy-Carignan, who has given us most unequivocal proofs' of the firmness of his zeal. It is false that Austria has denianded from us any fbrtresfi, or the disbanding of our army. " We have received, on the .contrary, from the principal Towers, every possible assurance with respect to our- indepen dence and theintegrity of our territory. Any movement, not ordered by us, would prove the only' cauSe, in spite of our wishes, which might bring foreign troops into our States, and produce .there the most incalculable mischiefs. " ►'de promise, to all those who have taken part in the move ments that have Arcady occurred, and who return brimethately. to their dtity, in obedience to our orders, that they shall retain their offices and honours, with our royal-approbation. - (Signed) , 44 V. EMANUEL. . • (Countersigned) - "0. SALUCES. " Given at Turin, lolarch 10," T.IYE KING: _ . . • Ye'sterday afternoon, at half-past five o'clock, his MA,JEsTyarrived a t hi s - P a l ace i n P a ll- n tall, from Brighton, in his t rave lli ng c a rr i aze ; escorte d I by a.'party of Light Horse. Soon after the King's arrival he dined. - Preparations were then made for his Majesty's fli'st visit to the Italian Opera sin,ce.his accession to the - Throne, where every possible preparation was made by the Committee and Manager for the. reception olthe Sovereign. The entrance Mid 4 the colonnade in the Hay market to the Royal Box, was coyered with scarlet cloth. The anti-room to the King's room was lined with white satin,, with festoons of gold lace ; the top formed that Of a tent. It was furnished with a sofa, and lighted with large wax Jights. The Royal Box was most magnificently and splendidly fitted up with crimson satin and gold lace, the top similar to that of the anti-room. The King and his Suite passed through the Con cert Room. The Earl .of Aylesbury, Viscount Lowther, Count St. Antonio l IVIr Ebers, and Mr. Ayrton, were iu attendance to receive his Ma jesty. . . At hair-past six o'clock a Guard of Honour' marched to the Opera House, under the com mand of Col. Woodford. At a quarter before eight o'clock their Royal llighitesSes the Dukes ] of York and Clarence arrived at the Opera House, and were received with military honours by the Guard of Honour, an d, l ou d h uzzas b y the immetV populace wh o surroun d e d the Opera House in-all directions. A few, minutes before eight o'clock the Royal Procession moved from the Palace. in the following order : ht Carriage, the . Gentlemen Ushers an d E xon s s i n Waiting— 2d 'carriage, Sir Wm. Congreve, the Equerry in Waithig;the Page of Honour, and Col. lance, the Silver Stick in NVaiting— ;id carriage, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, and the Master of the ltobes--4:11 carriage, the, Doke of Wellington, the Lord Chamb er l a i n , the Wee Chamberlain, Gold Stick in Waiting, and the Captain of the Groom of the Stole, as P r i nc i pa l L ord in Yeoman Guard—.sth carriage, the King, a tt en d e d by t h e Mar lciVueasistinogf s:er of the Horse. Ins Majesty was received with loud and a V n i e d t le e s t 3 e i r a , gene ral acclamations, from his leaving the Palace to his alighting at the `Theatre, so much so, that the sound of the trumpets with the escort of Life Guards, could scarcely be heard. The same observation is applicable to his 'returning, the cheering being loud, general and enthusiastic. Sir Robereßaker, the Chief Magistrate of the Police, was in attendance, with Townsend, Saver, Lavender, Vickery, 'Bishop, Ruthven, and Sal mon, the principal Officers of the Public Office, Bow-street, to preserve order on the gratifying occasion. • KING'S THEA TILE.—Ttle 1101130 was crovrdeA with elegant company at an early hour to welcome the Royal Visitor. His Majesty, , attired in the uniform of a Field-marshal, and attended by the Dukes of York, Clarence, Wellington, and Montrose, besides his personal Staff, entered the Royal Box precisely at eight o'clock, when the hand immediately struck - up " God save the King ;" and by one simultaneous movement, the pit, boxes, and gallery rose, and - with most rapturous and unanimous acclamations greeted the Royal presence. - His Majes ty seemed much affected, and bowed re peatedly in token of the satisfaction• these. convincing proofs of loyalty and good feel ing gave hi m . The vocal part of the loyal An 'diem was given alternately by Mesclaiiies-CaM porese and Vestris, arid Signora Mori ; the audience -unanimously ecstatically joining in the chorus. His Majesty was in excellent spirits— looked remarkably well, and during the pro gress of the Opera gave repeated and unequivo cal marks of satisfaction: The Duke of Cla- renee sat on his right aud the Duke of York of his left hand, while the Dakesof Welling-ton, Montrose, and other distinguished Noblemen, occupied the remainder of the box, those on either . side being filled by his Majesty's suite. In the interval between the first and se cond acts the audience again rose up, and called for " God save the King," which was re , peated as at first. After the Opera, a very ap propriate and beautiful allegorical scene was in troduced into the Ballet, in which Fame is re presented pointing to the impressive motto , " God save the King," depicted on a rainbow extend ing completely across the stage. At the conclu sion of the piece, for the third time, " God save the King" was • played and sung, followed by " Rule Britannia," his _Majesty standing and: bowing to the audience; after which the truly interesting, .Monarch retired, enthusiastically greeted 'with loud and continued acclamations. VISCOUNTESS CASTLEREAGH'S PARTV.-ru st. James's-square, on Monday evening, her Lady ship gave a grand rolt, it being the first this season. The splendid suite of apartments were illuminated in a nouvelle and beautiful style. The visitants exceeded 300; they were enter tained with tea, coffee, and confectionary. ' The company met at eleven, and broke up at two o'clock. MR. COUTTS' PA RTY.-4 select assemblage of Mr. and Mrs. COUTTS' friends took place at their mansion in Piccadilly, on Sunday last, to hear a performance (interspersed with other sacred pieces) of the new Grand Requiem produced on the previous Wednesday at Drury-,lane Theatre. To the taste and liberality of Mrs: Coutts the composer is indebted, upon this occasion, for one of the most flattering co:npliments ; and the delight of this distinguished Lady's visi tors confirmed the public impression of his talent as a Composer. Among the Performers were Madame Camporese, Mrs. Salmon, Miss Wilson, , Miss Goodall, Mrs. Bellchambers, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Pyue, Mr. Cutler, and a very diet:- tive instrumental colps, led, by Mr. Smart.--A beautiful Sonata on the Flute was performed by M. Teuton, from Paris, a Professor who bids fair fOrexcellenco is his peculiar path of eiertion.— The arrangements of the.eVening were directed by Sir George Smart, who evinced his •well known•talents as a.Conductor. . A numerous and fashionable company were assembled at . the sixth'concert of the Devon and loceter Harmonic So:iety. on Thursday evening. Tie vocal .niusic. was commenced by " Shepherds I have lost my love," sweetly h•errnonised by Saffery, and as harmoniously sung :and an Italian duet of Meyer's received powerful support from the fine tenor and tasteful expression of an amateur gentlemiin, " 3ustli'~e love," and " When time was entwining," were entitled to unqualifi ed praise: Tie whole concert went cif with eclat. SHIP NEWS: DIAL, Mauc i)O.---Arrivd the. Cossack, Harley, -from Lisben ; Porcupine, Laing, from . Buenos Ayres ; Thomas, Lairgdop ;from Balda; Albion, Price, from Gibraltar ; Brothers, Glaumore, from Bombay ; and•several others'names not khoWn. Came down from the River the.-Duke:of Marlborough, Hollett, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Hope, Patterson, for Genoa ; and Iris, Cossie, for Jamaica. They-ierriain in the Downs with a large flct of outward and homeward' bound detained by the north-west wind: • • ' • Dot - Eli, MARCH 20.—The Janriettee, Funek, from D ane rara for Amst er d am , passe d b y f or. the Dozens, in a very leak) state,'and her ground tier. of sugar washed out. PonrsmouTH,- MARCH '2o.—Arrived the Thomas ani_ Mary, Dysart,,fiorri Gibraltar.'.. ' Mu NDSLEY, M.sucn 19.—The sloop Friendship, Arnold, from Leith for London, sprung a leak yesterday, while crossin, the Deeps, and was run on shore ; but, coning on her broad. side, and her hatches giVing way , it is feared the cargo tirili be lost. PLY MOUTH, M'Aiicrf the Perseverance, Jack son, from Shields far- Bordeaux ;•• Louisa, Aleiander, • from London to Oporto ; Fame Owens, from N e w c a s tle f or di tto ; Albion, Ranccs ; and Ells . , Ritchie,- from, Newcastle for Gibraltar .;. Der Schev a n, I verson, f rom llavannah for Ifant burgh, With damage, main-mast- oprting; &c.; and Tina, Gibb, frOm. Laudon for Malta. Sailed the Isabella; Nichols, for Rio - Janeiro. FALMOUTH, MAIt.CH 18.—ArriVed" the Lonach, Pearson, from London for. Madras ;,. St. Mary's, Burton, from ditto for Jamaica; and New Braganza, Carneby, from do. for. Gibraltar. PORT GLASGO w 1 1 1AlicH 17.--Arrived the Three Sisters, Bell, from SaVannali; on the Ist inst encountered a severe gala, received• considerable damage, and was obliged to throw over board from 50 to 60 bales of cotton. ' LIVERPOOL, hlAscti 19.--All the vessels that sailed on the' 17th - inst. have put bask ; the Rebecca, girkisjor Philadelphia, with loss of mauitopsail yard; and William, for'OpOrto, with loss of anchors and cables ; the Europa, for Eleineur, has lost three anchors and cables • the Ann Sephia; for St oc kh o l m, i s on shore without anchors sand cables. . , -~- LAUNCH OF THE EAGLE STEAM PACKET:—On Monday ! last was launched from their building slips on Deptford Creek, the first vessel built by the New Steam Packet Company._ This is one of the handsomest, and from her- Constructim, seems likely to be one of the fastest, of the Steam Vessels on the River Thames. Al a few minutes past two o ' c l oc k the shores were kno c k e d away, and she glided majesti cally into her proper element, amidst the enthusiastic cheers, and hearty good wishes of a numerous and respectable com pany, assembled to witness the interesting cereehony. Ten millions of specie,. in gold, have lately been coined in the Royal Mint, and are now ready to be issued at the Bank of England. Yesterday aver,- numerous meeting of the Cler, gy of the Arclideacoury of Bath, took place at the Committee-room of the National Schools of this city ; when after some preliminary observations from the venerable the Arch& aCOII, respecting the unchanging and unchangeable features of the itornish Church, and reading some passages from a pamphlet containing the. avowed sentiments of the memb ers o f theßomish pale, against the established f:;hurch of the realm, a petition to the House of Commons, deprecating any further concessions adverse to the interests of our religious , establishment, was unanimously passed and signed. The above petition, accompanied by one of a similar nature , from the parish of Keyilsharn, containing the signatures of almost every indi vidual adult, Dissenter as well as Churchman, to the number of 603, and consigned to the, care .of the Archde acon by th e Rev. T. Cockayne, .were forwarded by the mail to be presented this even ing, by the county Members.—(Bath Herald, March 17.) The apekttre for the Tunnel under the range. or hills betl.Veen Gravesend and Rochester, to complete the Canal, uniting the Med may with the Thasnesits - happily, after ts. lurLgE and tedious process, effected ; the excava tion is near two .miles and a 'half in length, and when completed will be one of the most.stu pendous works of art, and what is of much more importance, one of the. most useful public works in the country. CLONMEL, MAacn 16.—We hope that some of le Grant for pro►:zoting Public Works in Ire- land may be appropriated to the improvement of the navigation of the riverSuir, between Clon mel and NVaterford. Regarding the subject of removing the ledge of rocks immediately below Carrick which at present obstructs the nay igatitn, and prevents shipping from going up to the Quay of that town—we learn that the matter has been suggested to 'Government, and that it expected an Engineer will be sent down t o make a survey, and report on the practicable mode of getting rid of the obstruction. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT LOCH TAY.-On the 10th inst., as Lieut. Duncan Campbell, of the Perthshire militia, was fishing in the .burn of Lawers, and standing on a piece of rock in the mid dle of the stream, a short distance from the point where it empties itselr into the loch, h,e was so intent on his sport as not to perceive the torrent behind him which, in consequence of a sudden fall of rain on • Ben Lal.rers,.•came rolling down with irresistible fury, and, sweeping Mr. Campbell oh' the rock, carried him into the.lake, where he sunk a, considerable. distance.from the shore.— !le was seen by two persons from a neigh bouring height, - who called to him -in order to Warn him of his danger; but, probably from not hearing.. them distinctly, he merely waved his hand, and contitmed fishing without looking up the stream. He was observed by them struggling in the current, and although he appeared at one time to swim with considerableex.ertion, he could not long resist the force of the mountain torrent, and was hurried out of sight before they could reach the spot. His body has riot yet been found.--(Caledonian Mercury.) EXECUTION.-Phik3 Baynes, aged. 37, and _ . . Mau - Clark; a g ed 39, were executed at North ampton on S a turday week, for the. tnurd,:r of John Clark, of Charweltoni husband of the latter.— Their bodies were afterwards given to the sur geons for dissection. On the 17th of February, Clark was shot while cutting hay for his cows, and on the following Monday morning Haynes was discovered untie( a barley' stack; on being committed for trial, some observations he made, led to the apprehension Of Mary Clark, whose participation in her unfortunate husband's murder was clearly proved son the trial ; it appeared she had conceived an affection for Haynes, who was, frequently urged by her to murder her. husband ! A letter to this effect, full of ob scenity, was 'read in Court.—A deep horror seemed to seize the crowd when the guilty wretch appeared on the Scaffold. - A horse, belonging to an officer of the 3d dr.a gaon-guaeds, carrying a rider weighing 12st. slb. cleared a wall six feet high on Friday last. THE THE,),,.TRE,;_i: Ni!.•:— The Duezind was represented last night 'at this Theatre before a, nuinerons.aa dienee. The part of Clara was performed by Miss WILSON; wiio rendered ample justice to .the airs . , and Who effileiitly iMproVes in her acting. BRAIIAM gave due support to Carl os , a n d M rs . EDWIN, for th e first time, appeared in the ; part of the liucnnri, aid Made it prominently comic and effective. Co trE!4:l•-G.tunn:y.—.,:t young lady, Whose name • we understand is DANCE, and who is said to be . a daUghter of Mr. DANCE, a distin gu i s h e d mem ber of the Musical profession, appeared last night iti-the part of Mrs. Miller. 1( is impossibl e t o suppose that any person could assume that cha racter better calculated to fulfil the ideas of the author. Her face, f orm ,.- el9gance of manner, sweetness of Voice; and judicious conception of the part, completely embodied all that is said of it by the other characters in the play. Her per.: fortnance was characterized 'by strong marks of feeling, which excited the genuine sympathy, as well as applause, of the audience. The ardent welcome which she received on her entrance, liTas . repeated in the same degree every time that she appeared on the stage, and, without dwelling on any particular excellence which she displayed in the character, )ve may venture to assert that there never was a more promising first appearance, and we may congratulate the Manager and the .p.n. 'icon the acquisition of a Lady who, by nature and. accomplishments, is likely to become a very cott spicuous ornament of the British Stage. The . part of the Stranger was also adthirably sustain ed by Mr. C. KL'MBLE, who presented it with a union of benevolence and misanthropy difficult to achieve, but correct in design, and powerful in effect. On his announcing the same play for to-morrow and Saturday l he was received with re iterated shouts of applause, fa. due tribute to his own previous acting, as well as to that of the Lady who acquitted herself in a manner so intereiting, so affecting, and so impressiVe: THE ARTS. We feel great pleasure ,in finding •that, withstanding .the prejudice in favour of 'Musical Foreigners, the Fine Arts of this Country are en couraged by several distinguished Patrons of the higher orders. A recent instance- of this patro nage has occurred in consequence of the just and general admiration which has been excited byMann:es noble picture of Belshazzar-'s Feast. The ingenious artist has, we understand, - re ceived a commission from the Marquess of Buck- INGHAM to paint a work representing the de- - struction, or rather the entombing, of Pompeii, by Vesuvius.. It is said that the artist, with the enthusiasm of real genius, intends to visit the -me morable scite, in order to render more ample justice to the subject. Our countryman, DAITE, has obtained the most flattering encouragement. at Petersburgh, where he now remains, in order to take portraits of most of the distinguished Personages in that capital. The number of these portraits will be considerable. lie has already sent several of them to this country, to be assigned to our best Etigvavere s and -they are? - e - xecwted—in - styfi!9 . which shews that the Artist has much improved by practice and expel ience. M. W. Swan' , has nearly finished a picture, which is likely to.attraCt great attention at the next annual display in the Royal Academy. The subject is an Author reading his Play .to the Performers in the Green-room. Er.r.ls•roi,-, as - manager, is sitting in judgment on the merits of the dramatic production, and spirited portraits . are introduced of all the present Performers of the Drury Lane Company, and of others who have belengedlo it. It may be inferred from the atti- • tude and expression of the supposed Author that his ,work is a Tragedy, as he exhibits a kind .of enthusiasm, as if under the immediate inspiratlox of the Muse. The fi g ur e an d ex p ress i on are unaf fected. and highly interesting, and the whoi• composition does honour to the Artist and to the ENGLISH ScnooL. Mrs. SIDDONS was in a private box last night at Covent Garden ',l l heatre, and being recognize 4 by the audience, received a very gratifying tri— bute of respect. The Duke of GLOUCESTEtt also was.present and received a warm reception. The lovers,of laughter, who have not .wit. nessed MATHEWS'S new Adventures, should not fail to receive that gratification.—W e may venture to•say that they are more whimsical than those of any preceding season. The .two acts at, the table are full of strong and ludicrous.Characterso,, and are attributed to the masterly, prolific . amusing pen of Mr.' JAMES Smurn. • The' last part, 44 THE POLLY PACLET," passesses tho . most mirth-excitin g qua liti es , and does credit to the .whim and . ingenuity of its Author Mr. it. 13. PEAKE. BON MOT.—At the time Sir G. YoNGE was in the Ministry, and just as he had brought Mr. Merry into the War-Office, the conversation hap pening to turß one day, at a dinner at the Duke of,Devonshire's, on the 'almost impossibility of a man living in the World-and never being once hi his life intoxicated, the .Duk e said he could give one instance at Nast of the_ ppssibility of it, in' a Gentleman well knOwn to all present, a mart who ,had lived all his life in coitrts,andlNho in his own. house was always distinguished for princely hos pitality—Sir G. YONGE, of Whom it was said that in a long life he had never been known once to be intoxicated. " That," replied Mr. Sncamt. , .-; " begging yoUr Grace's pardon, I 'believe I can contradict, since it was. only yesterday- that_ to my certain knowledge Sk GEORQE Was niaki4,f Mcrty." 0C HESTER B RIPGE. -- The.work [Two are busily employed in demolishing the middle pier of Rochester Bridge, which, when- effected, w: 11 open a beautiful and extended cenkral water course, •over which an elegant eliptic arch will be thrown, It is. understood• that the I v a rdens intend the work shall.. be completed in the course of the summer, to the con ven i ence o f commerce and beauty of the bridge. when 'it will greatly add