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*than he heard that glr J. Hob!fovea refused now tectiedg himself to the same views which, some years ago, he had so strongly expressed himself on. He did not wish to re flect upon his rival Candidate, but thought this change of manner very surprising. Colonel Evans was, throughout his very able and effec tive speech, received with the greatest approbation. It was then unanimously resolved, " That the declara tions made by the G.llant Colonel, and the answers be had given, were completely satisfactory." The Gallant COLONEL returned thanks. He did not come before them for the there . purpose of soliciting a seat in Parliament ; he bad already two at his option, but be desired the great honour of being the Representative of such an influential' and enlightened district as West minster: - The Gallant Colonel having retired, a lengthened con versation took place, respecting the conduct of Sir J. Hob house and Sir Francis Burdett. Mr. Mooax, one of the deputation who had called upon the former gentleman yesterday, stated that he had re ceived them by no means in an over courteous manner. When they opened the business, he in fact got into such a passion, that he could hardly restrain himself from break ing out ; and, as the speaker expressed it, " but for the firm and unbending manliness of Mr. Michie, he verily thought Sir John would have shown them the door." A letter was then read from Sir F. Burdett in answer to one sent to the Baronet from Col. Evans, stating that the latter was about to canvass the Electors of Westmin ster. The answer sta , ed that "he (Sir Francis) was much surprised that the Electors of Westminster should at all think of ousting one who, like Sir J. C. Hobhouse, had served them faithfully and satisfactorily foul teen years —that he (Sir Francis) felt this so deeply, that if those Electors should think of turning out Sir John, he (Sir Francis) would never think of acting with any other Colleague." The tenor of this letter, and the statements respecting the reception of the Deputation by Sir J. Hobhouse, ex cited mingled ridicule and indignation among the Electors present, who characterised them as most insolent and un worthy. A Resolution was then unanimously carried of support to Colonel Evans. Thanks were voted to the Chairman ; and a Committee was appointed in support of Colonel Evans, to sit every evening at seven at the Salopian Coffee-house. The Meeting then broke up, it being previouslc re solved to call a public Meeting in support of Colonel Evans, to be held on Thursday, the 22d, at the Crown and Anchor, at seven. MIDDLESEX-MR. IIUME AT T WICK- ENHAM. A large and respectable Meeting of the Electors of Twickenham and the parishes in its vicinity, took place yesterday afternoon, at the King's Head, Twickenham. Mr. CLAT, one of the candidates for the Tower Ham lets, was unanimously voted into the Chair. The CHAIRMAN said, that he confidently introduced Mr. Hume to their notice, and if he were not elected by them, it would be no disgrace to him, but an indelible stain on the Electors of Middlesex—(Cries of " That's true ;" and " It shan't be so.") Mr. Hesse rose, and after mentioning some important results that would be derived from Reform, mentioned that all-absorbing one of the ballot. The ballot would render the tradesman independent of his proud customers, and nothing would more tend to put an end to party rancour and animosity. He anxiously wished for a change in tl.e present system of government ; but he wished that it should be effected cautiously and constitutionally, as he trusted it would be by a Reformed Parliament. He wished to purify civil as well as clerical institutions ; he did not wish to pull down, but to keep up by timely re pair. He was a Conservative in the proper and legitimate sense of the word, for he wished, by conceding early to the people what they so justly claimed, to prevent them from going to terrible extremities. In a civil way, it could never be sanctioned that one man should be ap pointed to perform a duty at Halifax, Portsmouth, the Land's End, and John O'Grot's House ; why then should it be sanctioned in a clerical way, as it was by conferring upon one Rector several livings ? Whe❑ be proposed changes to remedy this system, he was at tacked as if lie were a mad dog, and cried down as a living nuisance. He proposed the Scotch system, where every pas tor had but one living—attended to his own duties, and was not only the moral and religious instructor of his flock, but their friend and adviser. If such a system was adopted, rich and luxurious Prelates would be no longer se en rolling about in splendid equipages, and the poor working curates would not be seen almost starving, but at any rate unable, from their petty stipends, to up hold the rank they ought to have in society. It was front his opinions upon this subject that so many calumnies had been launched against him by journals edited, he knew•, by clergymen, whose ehi.ei zeal was to continue the abuses of the Church, and the enjoyment of unearned pensions. He wished that the maxim of St. Paul were applied to the Parsons and Bishops, " He that will not work shah not eat."—(Cries of " S-nd them to the plough !") He said, how contrary to religion and piety it was that Bi shops should have votes in the House of Lords, and thus be enabled to meddle in political matters. Their conduct in that House for the last two years had rendered theta so disagreeable to the people that the Archbishop of C .nter bury himself could not go publicly to discharge his duties without drawing down upon him the taunts of an insulted people. Mr. C. SVMMONS then proposed a resolution to the effect, that the meeting were completely satisfied with Mr. Hume's Parliamentary conduct—that his explanations were more than sufficient to clear away any charges math against him, and that they were determined to spare no effort to bring about his re-election. Mr. GREEN seconded the motion. _ Mr. FY LER (the late Member for Coventry) said, tha they were upon the point of a convulsion—there were breakers immediately a-head of the vessel of the State—and they should choose contented and calm pilots to steer them clear of the menacing danger. Mr. flume was not one of the pilots he should choose, for however popular some of his political doctrines might be, they were eminently dangerous.—(oh, oh.) With respect to the charge of Atheism, he entirely exculpated Mr. Hume from it, but thought him liable to another chat ge, that of republicanism. From his frequent allusion to the American Government, be seemed to prefer it to the C institution of this country.-- (Cries of " Yes, he does as far as economy goes, and he is right.") He was also sorry to stare that in the report of a late meeting, as given in the Morning Chronicle, Mr. Hume was made to say, that he saw no harm in Paine's political opinions. —(Cries of " Why should be?—they are excel lent.") The meeting and Mr. Hume might think so, but he did not. He then accused Mr. Hume of going too far with Church Re'orm, and that his measures would rather tend to subvert than mend it. The Hon. Gentleman then accused Mr. Hume of always sneering at the mention of the Church, from his seat in Parliament. It was evident that be did not like a National Church; and that his opinions would, if supported, be either the cause of deep and widespreading superstition, or of no religion at all.— (Much laughter.) Mr. Hume's advocacy of a free trade was alone sufficient to deprive him of his vote ; and his conduct at a large political dinner, at which the King's health was refused to be drunk, was, to say the least of it, not that of a loyal man. By remaining in the Chair after such a refusal, he sanctioned a proceeding that was most ; Disgraceful to any body of persons.—(Groans.) In con• ,elusion, he had one thing to say in praise of Mr. Home, and he did it cheerfully. It was, that whenever Mini sters had any dirty job in hand, they were frequently de terred from executing it by saying to themselves, " What will Hume say to this, for he is sure to nose it out." Mr. HemE then said, with respect to his mentioning America so often, and contrasting it with this country, it was not that he wished a republic to be introduced here, but that he wished for its economical spirit. A republic could not be established in an old country like England, though it might be the fittest for a new country. With respect to Paine's works, he knew little of his theological ones, and that little inspired him with a horror for• the doctrines they promulgated. He had read his political works, and he did not hesitate to repeat, that they con tamed many good things, which could not be too generally known. The resolution was then put from the chair, and carried amid loud cheering. Mr. Fvt•ER proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman ; after which the meeting broke up. CHANGE OF TIMES.—When the great SA muyi, JoHNsoN visited Scotland, with none of the best popo wssions in its favour, he dee!ared there was not a ow to the country. Flow different the opinion of an aged forester, now in his 76th year, and who has an extensive charge ou thf; banks of the Forth. In an excursion lately into Lincolnshire, he passed, on the top of one of the Lon don poaches, through the counties of Northumberland, Durham, and York, and returned in the same manner. This patriarch of the forest was asked what he thought i r f England. " Indeed no muckle , " was the reply. "As fo their farming, they are far !faint ; the rigs are sae crooked cad auld fashioned. I tell'd them they should make their country a Scoand ethegether and as fur trees, I hae nae aecn a gude ane since I went away. There are so me sticks a bout Dalkeith that bae some appearance o' being trees, but except, I saw naething worth speak n 3 about.' Adinbur i gh Paper. DISCOallt -t'Kb7 ~~~ L ..~-, REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. (From the Preston Chronicle.) On Monday last, at twelve o'clock, the Court for the revision of the lists of voters for this borough, and the hearing of objections and claims, was opened at the Court house, before E. E. Deacon, S. Temple, and H. S. Stan hope, Esqrs., the revising barristers,—of whom E. E. Deacon, Esq., being senior, took the chair. There also appeared on the bench, John Addison, Esq., Mayor, T. B. Addison, Esq.. Recorder, James Dixon, and John Lawe, Esqrs., and others. Round the Counsel's table were seated a considerable number of attorneys employed to support claims or objections ; and in one of the next seats appeared Mr. Hunt and Captain Forbes, with some of their friends. Owing to some mistake, the doors of the body of the Court had not been thrown open to the public at large, and this being observed by the Recorder, he ordered the constables to apprize the people, and to offer no obstruction to their peaceable ingress. This was no sooner announced than the crowd rushed into the Court and the gallery with much precipitation and noise, and in a few moments the whole available space was occupied by a dense assemblage. This was scarcely done, when a man in the gallery observing, we suppose. Mr. Hunt in the Court. raised his hat and shouted out, " Three cheers for old Harry !"—a call which was met by three deafening cheers, slime led by loud clapping of hands. The Chairman rose, and when the noise had subsided, said, that after such conduct on the part of those who had just been admitted, he must state, if any more noise were made to disturb the business of the court, the parties doing so should certainly be taken into custody. Mr. Hunt rose, and addressing the chairman, said that. with all due submission, the noise bad been made before the opening of the court, and he did hope and trust that it would not be repeated. The business afterwards proceeded without interruption, The Clerk having read the appointment of the barristers by the senior Judge of the Ass;ze Court, Mr. Deacon briefly remarked, that the business should proceed in three distinct courts, and notified in which rooms the lists of the three districts first to be revised should respectively be proceeded with, No. 1 being to be heard in the Court Room. Mr. Temple and Mr. Stanhope then rose and went, the former to the Grsnd Jury Room, to revise the objections, &c., of district No. 2, and the latter to the office of the Clerk of the Peace, to revise that of district No. 3. The objected votes were first proceeded with, but no thing interesting transpired, owing to the simple nature of qualification upon which the elective franchise is gene rally claimed in this borough—namely, a six months' resi dence, whether as housekeeper or lodger, before the 7th of June. Several names having been called of voters who did not appear, the barrister stated, that unless a good reason was assigned for their non-attendance, after the notice which had been given, their names must be struck out. Mr. Hunt stated, with respect to John Anderton, (the first name called), and one or two others, that they were confined at their factories, and could not possibly attend at that time. He and Captain Forbes therefore requested that those cases should stand over till the fol lowing day. To this the barrister politely assented, and other names were proceeded with. fhe name of John Bamber being called, and as having been objected to by Nr. Watkinson, on the ground that no such person was to be found in his canvass-book of that name, the Barrister said, that in the general list of voter there appeared four parties of that name, and he called upon the objector to state to which of the four he ob jected. Mr. Watkinson could not point out which; all he contended was that no John Bamber lived in No. 1 District. The Barrister said, that he looked to the general list without reference to the district ; and he was of opinion, :hat when there were several parties of the same name oh• Xl l jected to, it behoved the objector, to state distinctly the re. sidence and trade of the one objected to. He should on this point, however, consult his colleagues, and the case in tho interim might stand over. On the cases of William Banks, who was objected to, hut did not appear, Mr. Buck submitted, as attorney for the objector, that if the party so objected to was not forth• coming, it would not be necessary to call evidence, as his non-appearance would disqualify him. The Barrister ruled, chit the Judge ought, nevertheless, to hear the evidence respecting the person objected to. The Courts adjourned soon after sun-set, until the fol- lowing day at ten o'clock. On TUESDAY, the Courts were occupied by the same routine business, the monotony of which was undisturbed, s,ve by some occasional sparring between Mr. Hunt and Mr. Haydock, the latter appearing for the most part as an opposer of the disputed claims. These sallies were fre quetitly repressed by the barrister, with the greatest good humour and urbanity. Several points of law were ag-tin reserved, and a disposition was shown by all the barristeis to give every possible indulgence, consistently with the law, to objected voters who had neglected to come up ; the names were twice called over in the course of the day ; and if they st 11 failed to appear, it was agreed, as a final chance, to hear thein on the following day, between stated hours, when it was considered they could most conveniently attend. This day the barrister in Court No. 1, addressing Mr. Hunt, said, that as he was a party int,rest-d, he should state the decision to which he (Mr. Deacon) and his colleagues . had come, re lative to one of the points of law reserved on the previous day. They had, he said, decided, that when (as in the present goner il list ), there appeared two or more names of voters, alike in christian and surname, it was necessary that the person oijecting to any one of them should, in his notice or objection, point out distinctly-which of them he alluded to, by supplying their place of residence and trifle. In the case of John Timber, yesterday, this was not corn plied with. There were four John Bamberg, and it was quite preposterous to suppose that any one objection could ,pply to them all. The Act of Parliament had not there fore been complied with, and the objection consequently could not be entertained. Mr. HUNT, in the course of the proceedings, took oc casion to remark, on the Barrister expunging from the list the name of a man, who had, after due time had been given, failed to appear, that he thought it hard a man should he disfranchised for non-attendance, when it was well known that many of the voters were imprisoned in the factories by their toasters, who would ❑ot allow them to attend. Mr. DEACON said, that it was too touch to say that men who were at their work were imprisoned. On the same principle, he, and anybody who had duties to perform, might while executing them be called prisoners. He con -idered that it was casting an nudue reflection upon mas ters to employ such language, which he could not but impute to a mistake in Mr. Hunt. if he (Mr. D.) were satisfied, by evidence produced, that any person was de tained from appearing, at a reasonable time, to secure his vote, he should take a memorandum of the fact, and per mit such voter to come up at another time. There was nothing in the courts on Wednesday or Thursday worthy of particular notice, hut on Friday, it having been announced on Thursday that the argurnerrs of the several advocates or agents in the respective interests, would be heard on certain points, of law, affecting a consi- deralt!e number of the claimants for votes, and a decision would be pronounced on each, the Court was crowded, and soon after 10 o'clock the three barristers took their places on the bench. Previously, however, to hearing the arguments, the case of George Hopkinson, a weaver, which had been postponed from the day before, was heard by the Court. The claimant and a witness contended that he had arrived in Preston about Christmas last, and was consequently entitled to a vote, but it was sworn to that he had presented himself at a house, on the 3,1 of February, with a bundle in his hand, and had there sought lodging and work, stating that he had come from Bolton and Manchester. His name was struck from the list. Mr. DEACON then stated in effect, that the three points ' to be ar4ued were, whether the residence of 6 months re quited in the voter, as a qualification; the receiving of parochial relief within one year; and the being of age, were to be dated hack from the 7th of June, the day of the passing of the Reform Bill, or from the 31st of July. The barristers, he said, would hear the arguments of the gentlemen concerned in the cases that would be effected by a decision of these questions. Mr. HAYDOCIC opened the argument. The whole seemed to hinge on the construction of the 33d section of the Act which as he should have occasion to refer to it in the course of his address, he should read at length. Having read the fitst clause of the section, he contended that so far all the electors of Preston would thereby be disqualified were it not for a saving clause that followed. He then read the section to the end. The first inquiry was, who were the persons whose rights were reserved by this Act? and tais inquiry brought him to the borough of Preston. The Learned Gentleman here went into a long history of the elective franchise as possessed in the borough from the earliest periods of history. He then came to the first question at issue—namely, as to whether the residence was to be dated hack from the 6th June or the 31st July. In determining this question, they must consider the mean ing of the word now as having ref rence to the 7th June, He contended that if the election had taken place on the 7th of June, no one could have claimed the franchise for a five months' residence, and that, therefore, they were dis qualified by thu meaning of the word now, as so applied. It was impossible to give any other construction to the Act, and with respect to the other clauses there was no difficulty in reconciling the declaration that a voter should not be registered any year unless he were qualified as an - {"k 2 J.. . 4 \ \ elppe on thkSiat July, - -ifkuph were the day of election , becaust if . qtaiified on the '7oll- June, there was no difficulty in his retaining that qualification up to the 31st July. Mr. STANHOPE inquired whether, if in this bolough a person received rebel, his franchise was entirely destroyed, or only suspended ? The reply was, " only suspended." Mr. DEACON said, it was the common law of Parlia ment that no person receiving relief could vote. Mr. HA SMOCK continued—On the question of relief, they were again brought to the word now, and he con tended, that no person receiving relief within 12 months, ending the 7th of June, was qualified to vote. Mr. BUCK' followed on the same side. Mr. NOBLE, on the other side, said, that taking the 33d section, in conjunction with other clauses, and looking to the whole Act as extending the enfranchisement, he considered that the date to be taken was the 31st of July, He then adduced some arguments referring to the qualifi cation, and contended that the clause, and, indeed, the whole Bill, auth, razed the most liberal construction as it was one of enlranchisernent.—(Mr. Hunt here exclaimed, " Hear, hear," and was called to order.) Mr. DEACON said, that such expressions might be suitable in the House of Commons, but were not proper in a Court of Justice. Mr. HUNT stood corrected. Mr. NOBLE continued—There were voters who might be qualified, but were by some reason incapacitated to vote on the 7th of June, and if between that time and the 31st of July that incapacity were removed, he considered that the Act entitled them to vote. He concluded by pointing out the distinction between incapacity and quail ficat ion, as evidenced by the 50th section. Mr. HUNT then rose. He was willing to leave the matt ,r to the decision of the Court, for as judges, and not merely as advocates, they were more competent, owing to their better acquaintance with the Bill, to come to a cor rect conclusion. He then referred to the preamble of the Bill to prove that it was not intended as a measure of dis franchisement, but " to extend the elective franchise to many of his Majesty's subjects." It was intended, indeed, to disfranchise freemen in small and inconsiderable boroughs, but no one could say that Preston was a de cayed or inconsiderable place. Doubts might arise as to the construction of the Act in some points, hut no one, he conceived, who was without prejudice, could contend that it was to be confined to the 7th of June. He re ferred to the 33d clause, which stated that no person should vote but those who now have a right, &c. The other side hitched upon the word now; but if that were concluded to mean the 7th of June, how happened it that all through the Act it was repeated that the person claim ing should have the qualification previous to the 31st of July. In every clause, and even in all the amendments before the House of Lords, the 31st of July was invariably used, and surely the framers of the Bill would never have intended that this little word " now" should annul all these repeated dates. He (Mr. Hunt) was perfectly satis fied to leave the decision to the Court, without any lengthened argument, for he, as well as every one who had spoken, was but an advoc ite—indeed he was a partisan ; and though the Court had thought fit to hear them, it would be extreme vanity in him to suppose, fur his part, that he could assist them in the judgment of the case. With regard to the construction of the Act—and he meant no disrespect whatever to the Court when he cried " Hear, hear," which he admitted was improper in such a place-- Mr. DEACON (politely)—Certainly not, Mr. Hunt, 1 did not suppose so. But the force of habit, you know— (A laugh.) Mr. HUNT—Upon all occasions when, during the dis- missions in the House of CommAis on the Reform Bill, freemen were to be deprived of their rights, the Tories had stood up and defended the rights of the working lasses, and particularly those of the people of Preston: and whenever it was contended that it was oppressive to deny those rights, Lord Althorp had always said that the gentleme❑ of the law, or those who would attend to the working of the Bill, would construe its provisions as far as possible in favour of those rights, and that when there was a doubt the Barristers would give the claimants the benefit of that doubt, as it had for its object the enlran thisement of large towns, and disfranchisement of only small and contemptible places. Here, in Preston, the right of suffrage had been carried to the fullest extent, and he considered the Barristers would only by complying with the intention of the Legislature, and duing their duty to them and to the country, by taking the most liberal con struction of the Act. Mr. HAYDOCK replied--but first retorted upon Mr. Hunt. That gentleman, he observed, a ter some prelimi nary matter which we could not hear, has stated be was favourable to the extension of the franchise, and that, as- sisted by the Tories, he had been all along labouring to extend it. But what would these who heard him think, when they were told that when the first Reform Bill was introduced, Mr. 11. prised it to the skies, although by that Bill the whole of the electors of Preston would have been disfranchised? (Mr. Haydock was called to order by the Court.) He had merely stated this to counteract the effect which Mr. Hunt had hoped to produce by what lie had said there, and also out of his inn window. The Leaned Gentietuan then replied at some length to the arguments on the other side. The Barristers, after i brief consultation, retired for a few minutes. 0n their return, Mr. DEACON stated that he and his colleagues had fitly considered the arguments NO ably adduced, and that it appeared to him that the questions depended upon the 33d section. The Act was not strictly either, as a whole, enfranchising or disfran• chising. It destroyed and it created the franchise, and it gave new rights. In the section alluded to tie alluded to the words—those persons who now have the right, as implying the 7th June,when the Act was passed. The Act subsequently defines the time of registration, the 31st July, so that the elector was not only to be qualified by the 7th of June, but to retain his qualification up to the 31st of July. With respect to parochial relief, the Bill fixed the disqualifica tion to be within tha year ending on the last date—the 31st July. 'With respect to cutting off rights he was quite sure that that would not be done by them when the slightest right existed ; and it was a great satisfaction to them, that though they gave their opinion, the rejected voters might still go to the hustings, and might insist on their votes being registered, so that their right might be decided before a higher tribunal. His colleagues nearly agreed with him—and he regretted that the words of the Act were in explicit as not to be got over. The following is the result of the proceedings up to the close last night OBJECTIONS. Rejected ... . '253 Admitted 3456 CLADIS. Rejected Admitted It is expected (we understand) that the revision will be concluded by Wednesday next. Mr. BURFORD, of the Panorama, Leicester square, is just arrived in London from New York. Amongst the various objects which attracted his attention during his stay in America were the stupendous falls of the Niagara, a representation of which, in the only form that can do justice to their magnificent beauties, he will present to the public early in the ensuing spring. LOVE AND SUICIDE.—It may be recol lected, that a few weeks ago Mr. HILDE, a Hanoverian by birth, was charged at Queen-square Police-office by a Mrs. ARTHUR, a young widow, of No. 19, Godfrey street, Chelsea-common, with frequently assaulting her, and treat in; her in such a manner that she considered her life in danger from his violence. He was then ordered to enter into sureties to keep the peace towards her, but he would still continue to come to the house and annoy her, al though he had moved his lodgings to No. 22, Pulteney street, Golden-square. Mr. HILDE had been a lodger at Mrs. ARTIIUR'U, and during the time he was there she was arrested and confined in Whitecross.street prison. He paid the debt for her and she was released, and they then cohabited together as man and wife, until they had fre quent quarrels, and be was in the habit of beating her continu illy. The last time he was brought to Queen square was about a month ago, for attempting to get into her house, and he had then great trouble to procure bail, as his friends found it difficult to keep him from going to the house where Mrs. ARTHUR resided, so devotedly did he appear to be attached to her notwithstanding. his ill usage of her. On Sunday afternoon he called upon Police Sergeant KING, of the V division, No. 10, at Battersea, who had bum in custody at the Police-office, and he dined and drank tea with him. They afterwards went out and took a walk, and he returned arid had some supper with him. During the whole of the day he appeared to be very d English, k n o " 1, 11 0 1 w y much depressed in spirits, and frequently excl a i me d, w ith ws God! how I love I love her !" About a quarter to 10 o'clock in the evening he left KING'S house to g o home, and in l ess than half an hour tears broken !—nobody afterwards KING was informed that a man was in the Thames. An alarm was instantly given, boats put off, and in about 20 minutes the body of the unhappy man was picked up by ABRAHAM GRAVES, a Waterman, quite dead. The body was taken to the Adam and Eve public house, in Duke-street, Chelsea, and Mr. Ftrrcxxit, the surgeon, promptly attended, but every effort to restore life was ineffectual. The body now awaits the Coroner's inquest. • COURT CIRCULAR. The health of Prince GEORGE of Cumberland has im proved during his stay at Hastings. M. Gokosrtzw, the Mexican Minister, returned to town on Sunday night, after an absence of some months. His Excellency paid a vi , it last evening to Viscount PALMER STON at the Foreign-office. Viscount ALTHORP and Sir JAMES GRAHAM had in terviews with Earl GREY yesterday at the Treasury. Count FUNCHAL visited Prince TALLEYRAND yester day at his residence in Hanover-square. The Duke of RICHMOND, Viscount GODERICH, Vis count Arm -tutu, and Sir JAAIES GRAHAM, held a meet ing yesterday at the residence of Mr. CHARLES GRANT. Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, entertained Viscount PALMERSTON, and a select party, at dinner on Saturday, at Ashburnham-house. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The play of William Tell was brought out at this theatre last night. It has undergone some alterations, the chief of which is that it ends with the scene in which Tell shoots the apple on his boy's head, the catastrophe being made to follow immediately after that event. The great-st novelty, however, on this occasion, was the ap pearance of the author in the personation of his hero. We have heard that Mr. KNOWLES has frequently acted the part in the country, and that be has there been fa vourably received ; but we were not prepared to expect so able a performance as be displayed last night. It is im possitle to avoid contrasting him on this occasion with MACREADY, and, notwithstanding the gr( at differ ence in the styles of the two actors, and confining the comparison to this one part, we must say we think Mr. KNoyvr.Es's representation is more striking, more natural, and infinitely more agreeable than that of the first repre sentative of William Tell. Mr. MACREADY made the bold, simple mountaineer sententious, moody, and austere. The passion which should be prompt and impetuous, he made sometimes hang fire, and sometimes wild and lunatic. Mr. KNOWLES, who of course knows best what he meant to draw, gives a far more satisfactory version of the part. In avoiding the stilted manner, which was the main de fect of the former actor, he occasionally lapsed into the contrary extreme, and his points lost their force by the hurried familiar tone in which he gave some of them. The be-t character of his performance was the frank, na tural simplicity which pervaded it. He seemed to aban don all attempt at making Tell like the hero of a modern romance, and tried to represent him as history describes, and as SCHILLER has made him appear. With his wife and child he was tender and affectionate, and in the scenes with Gesler he expre sed the rude dignity which ought to characterize the mountain-bred freeman with admirable effect. His figure is extremely well suited to the part, and his attitudes were remarkably graceful and picturesque. The parting with his son, just before he is about to shoot, was one of the happiest touches in his performance. The enforced cheerfulness, the confidence and ease which he assumes for the purpose of keeping up the boy's courage, while his heart is wrung with agony, and his spirit sinks under the peril of his position, were expressed with great skill. His voice is the great drawback from the effect of his performance—it fails him when he wants most to exert it. His acting, however, take❑ altogether, was extremely good, and is likely to make the play, which has already enjoyed great popularity, increase in attraction. The other principal characters in the play were well acted. By one of the alterations the part of Emma, Tell's wife, has been made more important, and therefore more worthy of Miss TREE, by whom it was admirably played. Miss POOLE acted the boy with great eff-ct. The play was warmly and deservedly applauded throughout. At its conclusion Mr. KNOWLES was called for, and announced its repetition on Monday. The house was full, and the galleries as crowded and noisy as if yesterday had been Easter Monday. ADELPHI THEATRE. After the domestic drama of Henriette, which still continues extremely popular, a " new local, operatical, and squibbical burletta," (as the bills had it) called Bad Business, or a Meeting of Managers, was last night produced. Prior to the commencement of the pizce Mr. YATES came forward, and besought the indulgence of the audience for the imperfect manner in which the bur letta would he performed, in consequence of the sudden and serious illness of Mrs. FiTzwituam, who was com pelled to quit the theatre, and proceed immediately to her residence. Under these discouraging circumstances, Miss DALY would endeavour to read the part. When the cur tain was raised, Mr. GALLOTT appeared as Mr. Gong, a " manager in distress," surrounded by his theatrical " familiars," anxious to devise some means for drawing full houses, empty benches having been the order of the night for a long time. He, in the first instance, sseks the advice of a French manager. Mr. YATES enters in that chat acter, and gives a clever imitation of Laporte, who is made to declare that he is friendly to " native" talent, for he employs natives of every nation in Europe. Indeed, like the retail oysters, he lives by " ❑atives." I.Hst REEVE follows, and proposes to secure full houses by playing the first line in tragedy (which he declares is his peculiar forte), with an occasional touch of serious pintomine; and in each department he gives us " a taste of his quality." Mr. 0. SMITH next enters as Signor .Paganani. He was most characteristically dressed, and ~it uff the strange gesture of the Signor very closely. Lastly, Mr. YATES personnates his colleague, Mr. Mut. Mews, as an Englistt manager. In answer to the usual interrogatory, " What entertainments are likely to draw good houses?" he advises outrageous melo-drama, and in vites the company to witness, at the Adelphi, the rehear sal of a concoction of that description, denominated Crimson Crimes, or the Blood.stained Bandit. The action which follows, and in which Mr. J. REEVE figures as Diavola Staoberini, a murderous and atnarous bandit, is an extravagantly broad and very laughable burlesque on the various " robber dramas" which have of late days been so abundant on the stage. The first part of the bur letta was perfectly successful ; some disapprobation was manifested in the progress of the second part, but compa • ratively little, and we think, had Mrs. FITZWILLIAM been able to play Cuddelina, the beloved of the " blood-stained bandit," there would have bee❑ none. By the papers of Sunday we learn that t l 'e Duchess de 13ERRI had arrived at her place of confinement in the castle of Blaye on the 15th, and that a brig of war is to be stationed before the fortress during her confine ment there. M. de CHATEAUBRIAND had arrived at Paris to defend h r Royal Highness. Most likely the services of the noble Viscount will not he required, and it is at least certain that he has displayed his chivalrous courage at a very cheap rate. But if the Duchess is not to be benefited by his devotion to her cause, he has cer tainly succeeded in making himself talked of for a day all over Paris, and that is no s ma ll matter even for an author so sure of immortality. M. de CHATb:AUBRIAND is tor mented with what his countrymen call a besoin of being iu the mouths of the world. The cholera arrives in P.ais, and he hastens from the mountains of Switzerland, with a new pamphlet in his hand, and 12,000 francs in his purse, to distribute among the poor, as a charitable contribution from the Duchess de BERRI. The charity was rejected, even though called " the widow's mite," because it was supposed to be contaminated with politics ; and he writes another pamphlet to show that the contribution was not contagious, and ought to have been received. The banish ment of the BOURBONS is proposed in the Legislative Chambers. Again he descends from Switzerland with a pamphlet, certainly very eloquent, which, if it procured n o favour for the exiled dynasty, at least made its author t a o t d h s e s e days' u adefr from a Th e descent oon La whom h La c v e , s ndee,isapi e had tried ,reiwnde d; and he offers his oratorical talents to prove her innocence, or to ward off her punishment. By the absurd law of last session the BoußßoNs were banished from France, but no penalty was awarded against them on their return to dis turb its repose. They were then to be left to the provi sions of the criminal code, as in the case of ordinary per sons committing treason, or exciting to civil war. Hence, in the course of last summer a requisition was drawn up for sending her to be tried before the Court of Assize at Poictiers, should she be apprehended ; and three of the Judges (if we remember correctly) resigned their office rather than agree to preside at such a trial. The Mini stry wisely apprehended that the Jury might be as reluct ant to condemn as the Judges to preside, and that thus h er Royal Highness might escape with impunity, to excite disturbances anew. At any rate, they foresaw that the trial might be made the occasion of great scandal, and must lead to great embarrassment : for if her Royal High ness were condemned, his MAJEsTv might be made at once answerable for his clemency if he exercised the pre rogative of mercy , or for his insensibility it he allowed the e xecution iitiive'and so of exalted the la ra ther calling for a " Bill of P a i ns an d P ena l t i es " t h an a w to take its personage. hhce they in ri-ferring it either to the Court o f A ss i ze or t h e H ouse of Peers. But by this decision M. de CHATEAUBRIAND may b e deprived of the opp ortun i ty o f speak i ng at the trial ; for be cannot well appear b e f ore t h e D eput i es as a a counsel against the Bill, not being a member of the bar, and he has not taken the oaths necessary for assuming his seat in the House of Peers.-- Times. Ns% %.\ s 4 1 • 1 MADRID, Nov. 8. The Ambassadors of France and England are of great assistance to the Queen's party; but will it be believed that our own Ambassadors abroad plead the interests of the moderate, although they are in debted for their posts to the circumstance of Calo marde being an exile ? The Apostolicals continue to press their audacity against the Queen and her patty in an incredible manner. It is said that the decree of amnesty which was not to have been pro mulgated until the 19th of November, the anniver sary of the birth of the young heiress to the throne, has been published at an earlier period, in order that it might not include the Carlists, who have pledged themselves to the commission of offences up to that date. The Count de R.eynal still enjoys the favour of the Queen, so well merited by him for having been the only person who came forward to console her in the crisis through which she has passed. It is said that this Ambassador has offered, in the name of France, to send regiments to Spain for the purpose of punting down the Carlist party, should her Majesty deem it necessary to employ these troops. A thousand reports are in circulation on the sub ject of the political condition of Portugal. What is certain is, that Christiana takes great interest in the fate of Donna Maria da Gloria, which is only a na tural consequence of the interests which the Carlists have for Don Miguel's party. The regulations published by the new Minister of Justice, respecting the holydays for the Coons, have given rise to a great deal of uneasiness. It is confidently hoped, however, that M. Cafranga will re-consider this subject, particularly since he must admit that the number of holydays in Spain is very considerable. On the 19th there is to be a grand festival at Madrid on the occasion of the day of Sr. Elizabeth, and a great number of favours are to be bestowed on the army and on those about the Court. An order has been circulated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, abolishing the decree which re quires certificates of good conduct to be obtained by the emigrants before their return home from the foreign Ministers and Consuls. Without these do cuments the emigrants hitherto were refused admit tance into the kingdom, and were sometimes placed under arrest by the authorities. This regulation proves that the Queen is determined to put down the system of irregular taxation ; the Consuls will regret her proceedings, since they had 15 francs a head on the emigrants who returned to their country. A modification of the system of importing foreign books is talked of. Up to the present time the in troduction of literary works was prohibited under the severest penalties. The Queen has authorized the re-opening of the Athenaeum, a scientific establishment which existed under the Cortex. During the last four days the troops are night]) under arms; and the city is traversed by numerous bodies of patrols. Last night the troops were called out in consequence of an alarm before the prisons ; two pieces of artillery were stationed at the gate of Alcala. At 8 o'clock the Royalist volun teers were assembled without orders. The General of those troops wished them to retire, and declared that he must resign his command, as he would no longer consent to govern a body who were opposed to the principles of subordination. During this time the garde du corps made a tumult in a coffee- house, on the place St. Domingo and at the Puente d'Oro ; in the latter place seditious toasts were drunk, and the grossest epithets were ap plied to the Queen. Up to this morning a movement was expected. The artillerymen were under orders to form at 8 o'clock, and they were punctual. It would appear that the garde du corps was the cause of the capital being thrown into agitation. Several of these men have been arrest ed, but they have not been intimidated; they continue to agitate, assisted by the Royalist volunteers. It has been said that money has been distributed, for the purpose of striking a blow, and that recently very considerable sums have been seized during their transport to Lagrange, where they were to be given to the troops cantoned there. Placards are now affixed in the streets, containing insults on the King and Queen. In one of these we read as follows : " Let a woman govern us—that cannot be; and she a stranger ! Down with her ?"—(Que nos gobierne una =ger, no pueda ser : y estrangera ; fuera.) At Irr,ll-past five in the morning the publisher of the Diario de Madrid was arrested near the Hotel de Ville, by six men, armed with sabres. He wa; compelled to cry out three times " Charles V.!" He was robbed of his coat and six piastres. Gen. Sarsfield, with five or six thousaad men, will arrive after to-morrow at Madrid. Gen. Morino has disarmed the Volunteer Roy alists of Galicia, under the pretence that, as they had excellent guns and did not want them, these implements might properly be given to the regular troops. The allowances of the Minister of the Interior are to be fixed by a decree. It is stated that several of the provinces are an noyed by agitations, similar in their origin to those which have been occasioned here by the Aposto licals. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MADRID, NOV. 9. During the last few days the clouds which ho vered over our political horizon have been gradually disappearing. The Queen's party has become con siderably strengthened; the Grandees, with very few exceptions, have declared in favour of the new order of things, and are ready to co-operate with their means and influence in its consolidation. The Liberal party, whose past sufferings and misfortunes have taught them the necessity of allowing no op portunity to escape for recovering the influence which they possessed in their respective districts (and among the number we must not forget several of the Grandees who emigrated and have since re turned), are determined to sink all difference of opi nion in support of the plans of the moderate parry, who all now agree in the expediency of resorting to France for aid, should they find it necessary to have recourse to arms in order to establish the system they have so successfully commenced. You have no conception how much the knowledge of this fact has strengthened public opinion in their favour. There are many reforms in contemplation, among which I may men tion as most important, that of the regular clergy ; but in order to reconcile this class to the projected reform, it has been resolved to fill up half the va cancies which may occur in future in curacies and rectorshiys with Monks, who will moreover be at liberty to become candidates for canonships, and other church dignities, hitherto filled up by the secular clergy only, leaving the large estates of the former to be applied to the extinction of the national debt. This latter is about to be equalized, so as to give to all the loans contracted at various periods and in various countries an equal chance of liquith, don. The new Minister of Finance, who, so far from belonging to the class of our late economical routiniers, is an enlightened and practical man, full of energy arid patriotism, is now engaged in a project by which both the national and foreign loans and debts are to be.paid in the same way, and undrr the same guarantee. To meet the payment of the interest, arid provide a sinking fund of two per cent. annually, he reckons with the funds and resources placed at his disposal for that effect—namely, the property of the regular clergy ; a sixth part of that belonging to the high secular clergy; the compensation-money for the acknow ledgment of the independence of the Spanish Ame rican States (a measure decided upon, and which it is expected will shortly be carried into effect) ; the proceeds arising from the roads and canals of the kingdom; and, lastly, 311 the encondendas or knight hoods, which are and may become vacant. The ong paasrttyhe Portuguese n u p u o e w se er, Abpeoinstgoifiucalliys a r ‘ e v m ar a e in th i a i t so i power those of Spain willnot be put hors d e com b at, are labouring, i n conjunction with the F renc h an d Ambassadors English and their Gover nmenis, to g l l a i b sh ouri n bring about a full recognition of the rights of Donna Maria ; and, as a proof of how greatly the policy of the Spanish Cabinet, in this respect, has altentd, I need only refer you to the organ of their kenOwnts, the Madrid Gazette of yesterday, whetegents-,Mi enel is designated as the tyrant, par eko:o.--• Morning Herald. , ... c!'• r is q xe wee HOLLAND AND BELGIUIa (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) BRUSSELS, SUNDAY NOON, NOV. 18. The French troops which entered here yesterday left this morning, on their way t o Antwerp, before which they will arrive early to-morrow. It was ex pected that another division of the French force, amounting to 10,000 men, would arrive here to day; but up to this hour they have not made their appearance. The most strict military discipline is observed by the troops as they advance : nothing whatever is taken which is not paid for on the spot, Amongst the on dits here this morning is a report that the French army, by some strange error, had not brought with it means for making entrench ments, &c.; and that the supply of these would create a further delay of some days. This is one of the " thousand and one" inven tions which some of the idle quidnuncs here have circulated. It has appeared in more than one journal to-day. It is only necessary to state that the French army is abundantly supplied with every thing of materiel necessary for completing its object. As to its not having pioneers, supplied with spades, hatchets, &c. (which was another part of the story), any one here who had his eyes open when the French troops entered, and who recollected to-day what he then saw, might have convinced himself of the utter destitution as to truth of these rumours. It is stated that the Belgian agitators who are eager to compromise Great Britain and France in a war, in order to have the treaty of the twenty-four articles broken, have formed a scheme to introduce a vote of censure on their actual Ministry in the ad dress to the King. They wish to mist General Goblet, in order to introduce Gendebien and the heads of the movement. It is not known what line of conduct the Chamber will decidedly adopt, The address of the Senate, which was expected to have been ready for presentation yesterday, has been de layed for further discussion until to-morrow. Colonel Cradock has been annexed as military attache to the British mission, and accompanies the French army, to observe its proceedings. The Duke of Orleans left this city in the course of the night, and this morning at day-break visited the fortifications around Antwerp. The order of the day issued by Baron Evain to the Belgic army has given rise to some discussion in the journals and political circles of this city. For the better understanding of the matter, I think it necessary to repeat the terms of the order:— " ORDER OF THE DAY. " The obstinate refusal of Holland to withdraw her troops within the limits assigned to her by the treaties was a permanent act of hostility against the five gr eat Powers of Europe. " Two of those Powers have undertaken the duty of putting an end to this act of hostility. " For this purpose their combined fleets have just sa iled in order to place the ports of Holland under a severe blockade, and on this very day a French army has p a ssed the Belgian frontier. " In a few days a rapid march will have brought thi s army before the citadel of Antwerp. " The mission of the French army is to force Holland to acknowledge the law of Europe. " On its side the Belgian army adheres to its objet , which is to guard against any aggression on the Belg►a° territory, and to secure persons and property from s°Y attack. This is a great and a national task, which %O a t never for a moment intended to be confided to the hands foreigners. " The King is well acquainted with the devotedne" of the army. He relies upon it. If the enemy should rashly commence hostilities, the King will call on his be' talion', and he has no doubt that he will have to recogni fe in them the successors of those warriors who, during '! glorious period, have so often shared the same dangers sna gathered the same laurels as the French. " The Minister of War, BARON EVAIN. " Brussels, Nov. 16." On the above subject the Union of this more' ing (under the date of to-morrow) has a paragraph/ which has created some sensation amongst those parties who are anxious to promote any and every misunderstanding possible between the Belgian Gcr vernment and its allies ; I mean that little remnant of the Orangists who, for the sake of the loaves and fishes, and other considerations equally patriotic , wouldckn o wish e to see William o : e. of Nassau in the Paloc a of Lae The writer of the paragraph, confounding NW' shat Gerard and Baron Evain, and mistaking sh e French for the Belgian army, says— " The Marshal Gerard has this day addressed ti proclamation to the French. In this proclamation one expression has, we are assured, been made t l4 subject of a protest on the part of Sir Robert Adair' the English Ambassador. el " The Marshal says to his army and to the gians, that Holland, in not conforming to the arv i ,, tration of the five Powers, and in refusing to no by into effect the decision of the Conference, has that itself (par cela ?new) declared war spi ll ' the Powers of Europe, and that France and land have taken up the glaive thus thrown down by the Dutch. n ot " Sir H. Adair contends that England has n declared war against Holland ; that coercive m eil, sures tending to enforce the execution of a tr e %f, t, are widely different from a state of war, whtes might lead to an invasion of territory, and sometin',l, to the overturning of a Government ; that the al. ferent ends to which the two kinds of measur es !; war, and merely coercive measures—sufficiently sll n ‘ o f that war is not declared, at least on the part England." of The true state of this matter is, that the party the movement in Belgium, being anxious to proc ur d a war between the Allied Powers (France 1 11 0 England) against Holland, made use of the occa° of the arrival of the French troops to have an circlet of the day issued, in which the acts of Holland `vote interpreted as hostile to the whole five Powers. The wording of the order is of the most extraordinerte kind—" Le refits obstine du Roi de la Hollin!t etait une aete permanente d'ho.stilities envers les 071'1 grander Puissances de l'Europe." a l 'this order was offered for signature to Gen e c , Desprez, who declined putting his name to it on a count of its tendency. Mated On h d by t bound, on behalf of the British Government, to e e l persons,,eiisf ttoe thetpheer ei a si s f bt ef i or t r , mo of Sir ed Foreign Aff a i rs , Geuef Robert A founddai a hsim it Goblet, that his Government w as not at war with Holland. He accordin g ly wrote a letter to that effect, which has been called a protestation. Sir Robert Adair conti nues on t h e b est ter ms f r well with the French dipl omat i c as w i th t h e m ilt tary authorities. The D u k es o f Orleans and ,t --,, moors have left Bruss e l s t hi s morning f or 111ect w j By the Papers brought by this nay's P nst ,' r perceive that a cor respon d ent of a London 134 t of of Tbur,day last has be en amus i ng the rea d ers of t3s Journal with some of hi s usua l i nventions. He y e• that King Leopold will be the most unpopula r , he vereign in Europ e if t h e French should pas' " Belgian territory. E n voila I The French tronlid have passed; a p arty of them entered h er e, li cri were reviewed here yesterday, and while g oing 'I Q , e : h those French li nes, and reviewing those same F ree troops, never was popular Monarch, in Eur o P e b is elsewhere, more heartily and warmly cheered by subjects than was King Leopold. t im e As the express i s now going off I have no t ,, o f to say more on the subject of the " romancing je lt this s ame correspondent, who, if he i s not al,:oge belied, i s i n the pay of the O rang i sts, and T'itle impartiality is such that he would be in that 0 ' v io Belgians too if he could. I shall notice o ne or of his " curious facts" in my next.-IV.—D'''`' l o ' T c k he activity observable in the French t' r yards surpasses even that in our own. The 0 101 10 4 ships of war which will be on the stocks by the end y i the present year will be 7Q. Arrion4 these, 21 s hips ° line, 27 frigates, 5 corvettes, and five attain-vessel°'