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A' ocd rtailt ival, the the from corn- com- ,r has e s ost mei/eery fed the taken Aqt ac— ed thai . irs hg Two csentn ing for h some . I been ire the United tock ° f ; w hir, , 12i , , a5 Oll. e tnr3 atioll. I that !erg' , • this iantrY e sclai land- ;hair, a sion. e d state n his ty H of !Vill e, Mr. i itteey rollo'y held P ene yardtlic lA sr ' i d g r. INle et : 1. 10- ,f tha t Sout h ay 6 ' P 1a ,fhoo So' LrY t'ea •n 4 ,ectir p r e • l o co 01 1 ooP s to pla°P,ted/,pled. T .,151 f poe - s ,:s ° e T thV° •$1 t hee, ecn :rolly' a pef il „ a,l to A DE t ' l o l a l dieS e Lri iv ,l 3- ,jc r e g e e v0Y°1:10, See t e :ho 11° 10 be 11, y ti GREEK CONSTITUTION. ISI ONAL CONS TITUTI ON or the GREEKS, r , onlulga e d by the NATIONAL CONGRESS. CHAPTER L—Os RELIGION. 411 . 1. The R e ligi on of the State i s the Ort h o d ox R e li g i on of 'lle Eastern (Greek) Church. le t all religions are • tolerated, and their ceremonies freely exeTcised. PRo v eIIAT TER IL—PUBLIC RIGHTS OF THE GREEKS. . All natives of Greece, professing the Christian are Greeks, and entitled to all political rights. Greeks are equal, in the eye of the law, without distinc 'lon of rank or dignity. 4. Foreigners established or sojourning temporarily in Greece ere entitled there to the same civil rights as the Greeks. & a law of naturalization shall shortly be Published by the Gorernm ent. • R. All 6 nreeeinkestabree p e r li e g fe ib re le nc to e. every employment.; merit alone shall d eter 7. TheAlaced under prope rty , honour, and. safety of every citizen are th e protect i on of the l aws . , . , teentrib ut i ons f or the expences of t h e S tate are.to be levied e tl 'rattlg to the fortune of each individual. No tax shall be Maul witheut the sanction of law. CIIAPTER.III.—Fonef OF two R Government is composed of Bodies—the Le ``.'ne Senate an d t h e E xecutive C ounc il. . ‘ _These two B o di es must concur i n t h e framing of laws. te e ." 11 neil may refuse its sanction to the laws adopted by iweeriate, in like man ner as th e l a tter may reject the plans of I ,P . mimed by the Co unc il. The Legislative Senate is composed of Deputies, elected 1 2 ' . !,1 1 ,Yrerent provinces. . th e I ne uumber of. Deputies to the Senate shall be fixed by ~ -.Rev of Election.. ale The The Law of Elections, to be published by the Govern. shall conta i n t h e two f o ll ow i ng regu l a tions :-Ist, The y: e es eri t ativ es must be Greeks. 2d, They must be thirty e old. 14. q tee The Deputies of all the. Provinces and free Islands of l e r" shall be admitted as soon as their powers are acknow ri to be valid b the Senate. te o ;Erery year the Senate nominates its President and Vice eeent, by a majority of votes. eC• In like manner, and for the same period, it nominates a of and second Secretary, and Under Secretaries. The Senate is re-elected every year. 4 0 The Executive Council is composed of five Members, cor see from t h e M em b ers o f t h e L egis l at i ve Senate and ac e4N to the regulations established by the special law, con lee. i ng_ the for ma ti on o f thi s C ou ncil. p res ' i t;very year the Council nominates ts President and Vice -20 erent by a ma j o rity of votes. o f 4 : It nominates eight Ministers, viz. the Arch-Chancellor the tare, for the conduct of Foreign Affairs; the Ministers of ei,,,..ln e te ' rior, of Finance, of Justice, of War, of the Marine, of ii . s nP, and of Police. e. It has also the nomination to all Government Offices. t h` e . ;: e The functions of the Council to cease at the expiration of C HAPTER IV.—OF THE LEGISLATIVE SENATE. 23. SECTION I.—Legislative Power of the Senate. t i ti Considering the urgency and importance of the neces . .. the State, Y e'a3°fthe Legislative Senate is to continue this 2 r itslabours without interruption. 4 ' The President fixes the opening of the Sessions, and de --rsules their d ura tion. Re may, in case e of necessity, convoke the Senate to hold Xtra e e• „ ?ery Sittings. „t em ln case the PresidentPe should be absent, the Vice-Presi -2,1,118 to car r y on s. e'. Two-thi r d s o f the Members are sufficient to constitute the Senate. 2 11 - The Resolutions of the Senate are decided by a majority se y et " . • t i 29 . In case the votes should be equal, the President's vote e terneines the majority. , 0 - All the Acts of the Senate are signed by the President, °and counter-signed by the Chief Secretary. 31 . The President transmits the Resolutions of the Senate to the Council, and submits them to its approbation.. 10 32 - If the Council refuses its sanction, or proposes amend iteentl, the pro t tct is returned to the Senate, with the causes of After this or e amendments proposed to be again discussed. t 0 the this new examination, the project is sent a second time toe Council, who either adopts or rejects it definitively. t •!‘). The Senate receives and xamines all Petitions addressed whatev er may be theobje e ct of them. 2 :- Every three months, the Senate forms from among its ISlembers as many helpCommttees as there are Ministries. ei r- At the selection of resident, each of these Corn pe'teee is attached to a branch of the public service, and pre -& the projects of law relating to that branch. te r- Every Member ma propose a prect of law in writing, t elt the President refers to the competent Committee. C ` 9B The S ena t e rece i ves projects of law which the Executive 2. 1 1, 1 cil sends to it, and approves, amends, or rejects them. • "' Every declaration of' war and treaty of peace shall be Mitted to the Senate, and in general treaties entered into / th e E xecutive Council with Foreign Powers , w h atever may its Objects, shall not be considered conclusive until they shall eh °een approved by the Senate. Truces and armistices of c3hrt duration are not comprised under this regulation. 0 1 , 9 * At the beginning of each year the Council submits tp a pprobation of the Senate an estimate of the expences of the Year, and the means of probationdefrayin and at the end pa c on Year,lt also presents to the app of the Senate co ke account of the receipts and expenses. l ue, however, rendering it impossibl to present beernate for the current year, the Senate shall o p rovi . de for :h e "Pences of the war and other public charges, subject to n a PProbation of the detailed account, which shall be sub to the Senate at the end of the year, conformably to the heeortd regulation of this Article. 40 r re . ti e • he Senate approves or rejects propositions for promo -P in the army made by the Council. c„ t• It also approves or rejects propositions made by the Veil for rewarding great civil or military services. f• The Senate shall regulate the new system for the este e„, i:lnient of a mint, and the Council shall cause a new coinage treatstarnped in the name of the nation. • It is expressly prohibited for the Senate to approve any if.e' mical to the political independence of the nation ; and atilt should receive information that the Council is engaged in criminal negotiation of this nature, it is required to im ei_ch the Pre s id en t, and if the 'charge be proved, to degrade 1 from hi s office.' • J ournalists. ,have the right of being present at all the then of ,e Senate, except when i Secret Committees, and When ever five Members require n their presence. 0 SECTION 2.—Of the Secretaries of the Senate. toe !. The Chief Secretary of the Senate is charged with the ee:"Pilation of the Acts of this Body, and is to keep an authen ••teollection of them. 4 ,1 6 - Re receives from the President the Resolutions of the Se pandis , transmits them to the Council. tee Y n case the Chief Secretary is absent, the second Secre co supply his place. d i , ° ECTION 3—Of the Judicial Power of the Senate. p o F: If one or more .'Members of the Senate are accused of ,a thilltical offence, a Cemmission of seven Members, named for dra w P u rkse by the Senate, shall investigate the charge, and a te a rene-e in writing on the subject. If the Commission 0 l a k e . ,pirnoe th e accu sation is well founded, the Senate shall eus,cit into consideration, and in case the person or persons ac he,,`", be condemn e d by a majority of two-thirds of the votes, thethey shall be degraded from his dignity, and sent before fit '' u l l retrie• Tribunal of Greece, to be there tried like a simple lzer e 1 4 . 2 49 - No Senator can be arrested until after he has been Con t,' op . -?„.„' an offence or a crime. c lued 0 1 ',.v nen a Member of the Executive Council shall be ac 'late fr a crime or a political offence, the Senate shall nomi shell e nrn among its own members a commission of nine, who • b 'llake a report conformably to article 48. If the commis tiee,:e of opinion that there are good grounds for the accusa tive-, 'and if the Senate•who in this case takes the affair into its fou e _ fi 3nde, condemns the party accused by a majority of hi s of of the votes, the President shall degrade the accused o p e: iti n e 's dignity, and send him before the Supreme Tribunal Greece to be tried as provided for in article 48. hen one or several :Ministers are accused of a crime or . 40 , 1 al offence, he or they shall be tried according to the forms 4 'l,l?de prescribed in article 48. 42.0_-_tIATPIOTITEIR V.—OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. —Of the Executive power of the Council. 4 3. The E xecut i ve Council, as a body, is inviolable. c 0 ,1 1• If the wh o l e bedy of the Executive Council were to be :4lilty of. a political crime or offence, the President shall no m - i nati a o ndpunished conform bl tp article 43 ; and after the paratel of a new President a th y e other Members shall be se peov,_.Y prosecuted, tried, and punished conformably to the i ..'ee9s of article 50. through Co_ u.neil causes the laws to be carried into execution uie inisters. lae 66- eve e cs anetions or reject s th e p r oj e cts 'adopted by the Legis- Senate. Them. It ,-,P et I%;PPoses. projects of law to t Senate, who discusses intsters have a right to he be present at these dis dasions ; and the Minister to whose department the project in diacassion relates must always be present. 57. All the acts and decrees of the Council are signed by the President, counter-signed by the chief Secretary, and sealed with the national seal. 58. The Council disposes of the forces by land and sea. 59. It is authorized to issue such directions as it deems pro per, and to enforce the laws which concern public order. '6O. It is also authorized to take all measures deemed neces sary for the public tranquillity in all matters of Police, pro vided it communicates the same to the Senate. 61. It is empowered, with the consent of the Senate, to raise loans, at home and abroad, on the security of the national domains. 62. It is in like manner empowered, with the consent of the Senate, to sell a part of the national domains. 63. It nominates the Ministers, and regulates their appoint ments, allowances, &c. 64. The Ministers are responsible for every act of their re spective departments, and consequently they are not to execute any act or decree contrary to the rights and duties proclaimed by the present act. 65. The Council nominates all persons employed by the Government at Foreign Courts. 66. It is to inform the Senate of the state of its relations with Foreign Powers, and of the internal condition of Greece. 67. It has the power of changing the Ministers, and every other person whom it nominates to office. 68. In urgent cases, it convokes an extraordinary Session of the Senate. 69. In cases of high treason, the Council may take such measures as shall be deemed necessary, whatever may be the rank of the persons accused. 70. The Council may, in • such cases, if circumstances de mand it, make promotions and provisional nominations in the army, which shall be submitted to the Senate, on the restora tion of tranquillity. 71. In these cases, the Council shall present to the Senate, in the course of a few days, a circumstantial report in writing of the causes which led to the necessity of adopting extraordinary measures. 72. As it disposes of all forces by land and sea, the Council may, in time of war, take also extraordinary measures to pro cure billets, provisions, clothing, munitions, and every other article requisite for armaments by land and sea. 73. It shall present to the Senate a project of law on deco rations to be given in reward for services rendered to the ' country. 74. The Executive Council is required to keep up a cor respondence with Foreign Powers, and to undertake and carry on all kinds of negotiations; but declarations of war and treaties of peace, commerce, &c. are to be submitted to the approbation of the Senate. 75. The Council may, however, conclude conventions for truces of short duration, conformably to Article 38, always com municating them to the Senate. 76. At the beginning of each year it shall present to the Se nate an estimate, and at the end of each year an exact and de tailed account of the revenues and expences of the current year. These two statements are to be prepared by the Minister of Finance, and accompanied with the necessary vouchers and do cuments. Nevertheless for this year the accounts , shall he made, as specified in Article 39. 77. The Resolutions of the Council are determined by a ma jority of voices. 78 In no case, and'under no pretext, can the Council enter into any negociation or conclude any treaty hostile to the Roli tical independence of the Nation. In the event of such a crime the President of the Council is prosecuted, degraded, and pu nished in the manner set out in Article 53. 79. The Council shall propose a project of law for the uni form of the Troops by land and sea. 80. It shall present also a project of law to regulate the pay of the Troops by land and sea, and to fix the allowances, &c. of all the persons employed by the Government. SECTION 11.-Mode of Prosecuting Members of the Council. 81. As soon as the impeachment for a political offence, brought against a Member of the Council, has been voted by the Senate, the party accused is degraded from his functions, and the indictment and trial are to be prosecuted in the manner mentioned in article 50. 82. No Members of the Council can be arrested until after condemnation ; in case of the deposition or absence' of a Counsellor, if the number of votes are equal in a deliberation, the vote of the President determines the majority. 83. The accusation against one or several Ministers admitted by the Senate to be justly founded, 'Mist be followed by his or their dismissal, and the proceedings for his or their trial shall be prosecuted conformably to article 51. 84. In cases of High Treason the Council may form,,in the place where the Government is sitting, a central and extraordi nary commission, to take cognizance of such crimes until the Supreme Tribunal of Greece shall be established. CHAPTER V1. ; ,-. T -01: T.IIE.JUDICIAL POWER. 85. The Judicial Power is independent of 'the Legislative and Executive Powers. 86. It is composed of eleven Members, elected by the Govern ment, who'are to chuse their own President. 87. A law on the organization of the Tribunals shall soon be published. 88. This law shall fix the extent of their jurisdiction and the general forms of procedure to be adopted in the prosecution of trials. 89. This law shall be founded on the following five ar- tides Ist. The supreme tribunal shall be formed and established in the town where the Government shall be sitting. This tribunal shall take cognizance, without appeal, of crimes of high treason and attempts against the safety of the State. 2d. General tribunals shall be established in all the chief towns of the local governments. Appeals from the judg ments of these tribunals may be made to the supreme tri bunal. 3d. An inferior tribunal shall be established in each dis trict. • Appeals from their judgments may be made to the general tribunal of the chief town. The inferior tribunals cannot take cognizance of political offences. 4th. In each town or village a Justice of the Peace shall be established, who shall take cognizance of all pecuniary disputes not exceeding the sum of one hundred piastres, and of all family differences. sth. Justices of the Peace may be indicted before the Dis trict Tribunals ; the District Judges before. the tribunal of each town, and those of the chief town before the Supreme Tribunal. 90. The Executive Council shall form a Commission, com posed of men Celebrated for their knowledge and virtues, to digest a system of laws which shall form the civil, criminal, and commercial codes. These laws shall be submitted to the con sideration and approbation of the Senate and Council. 91. Until these laws are made public, judgment shall be pronounced in confOrmity with the laws of our ancestors, pro mulgated by the Greek Emperors of Bysantium,* and those published by the present Government. With regard to commercial affairs the French commercial code shall be the law of Greece.-- 92. Torture is abolished.—Confiscation is in like manner abolished for all citizens. 93. After the complete organization of the Judicial Body, no citizen can be arrested without a special order from the competent tribunal, except in cases of flagrant crimes. CHAPTER VH.—SUPPLEMENTAL ARTICJ ES. 94. -The Socal Governments established before the convoca tion of the National Congress are subject to the authority of the supreme Government. 95. Corinth is declared the seat of the Provisional Govern ment. In case a change should be rendered necessary by spe cial circumstances, it is to be decreed by the. Senate ana Coun- cil. 96. The Seal of the State shall be the figure of Minerva, or= namented with the symbols of Wisdom. 97. The National Colours, as well for the ensigns on shore, as for the flags at sea, are white and blue. 98. The arrangement of the colours in the formation of the ensigns and flags shall be determined by the Council. 99. The. Government is to take every necessary measure to afford paternal assistance to the widows and orphans of men who have died for their country. 100. It is also to distribute honours and rewards for all bril liant actions and signal services rendered to the country. 101. At the termination of the war, it shall also grant re compence to' hose who have contributed to the regeneration of Greece by pecuniary sacrifices, and give remuneration to those whose generous efforts in this noble cause shall have reduced them to misfortunes. 102. The present organic law shall be printed and distri buted throughout the whole extent of Greece. The original shall be deposited in the archives of the Legislative Senate. Given at Epidaurus Jan. 1, (13,) 1822, and the first year of Independence. (Signed) ALEXANDER MAVROCORDATO, President of the Congress. And by all the Members of the Congres6, 58 in number. * This is the Code known under the title of the Basilica, which succeeded that of Justinian. It is the work of the Em perors Basilius Macedon, Leo, the Philosopher, his son, and Constantine Porphyrogenetus, his grandson. This Code has continued to be m force among the Greeks up to the present day. - The French Commercial Code began to have the force of Law in some mercantile Towns of the Levant as early as 1817. The Greek merchants had purchased this permission from the Turkish Government. Two Greek translations of this Code have been published, the first at Constantinople, and the other at Paris, ORATORIOS. COVENT•GA.RDEN.—The last of these per- . formances for the present season, which has throughout been so prosperous under the manage ment of Mr. BOCIISA, took place on Saturday evening, at this Theatre, when' the chief vocal strength of London was exerted to render it at tractive. After an act, consisting chiefly of a selection from the Redemption, we were gratified by a Fantasia on the piano-forte by M. Mos- CHELES. Of this gentleman we have already spoken in our notice of different concerts, but on this occasion every previous effort was eclipsed, To the most surprising execution he unites a qua lity of tone and feeling hitherto unequalled. We should also speak of his composition, consisting of an air with variations, equally difficult with the Concertos of the present day, but combining more beauty and expression than those sacrifices to execution. Madame RoNn and CAMPORESE were encored in " Sul Arie," which they sung delightfully. Selections from Lord BURGHEILSII'S " Bajazet" and the 44 Mose in Egilto" suc ceeded. In the latter , the prayer for light was finely given by DE . BEGNIS. SAPIO sung 44 Deeper and deeper still" with consi derable applause. This was a bold attempt after the reputation of BRAHAM, but a successful one. "La ci darem," by Madame RoNzr and DE BEGNIS, was dOghtfully sung, and received with much applause. Why has this Lady never played the part of Zerlina, for which her beauty and--peculiar excellencepf acting so admirably adapt her ? A t the end of the evening when Giuvinelti the fate all'amore7 should have been sung, Sir GEORGE SMART informed the audience that AMBROGETTI was suddenly taken ill, but that if agreeable DE BEGNis would sing it with Miss STEPHENS. This announcement was received with the greatest applause, and although the performance had exceeded five hours and a half it was called, for and sung three times. The vocal department was supported by a powerful combina tion of talents, among whom were Mrs. SALMON, MTS. BELCHAMBERS, Miss GOODALL,MiSS POVEY, PLACCI, HAWES, &c. &c. ; but ,we have not room to' notice their several merits. On the whole, though much too long, a numerous audience departed highly gratified, and we ,have every reason to congratulate Mr. BOCHSA on so success ful a conclusion to his great exertions throughout the season. , „ IRELAND. The Bank of Ireland has given 5001., and Sir Capel Moly. neux 1001. to the relief fund. A French Nobleman, Lally Tollendahi, (who, we believe, is of Irish extraction) has sent 251. from Paris to the fund for the distressed Irish. The officers, non-commissioned officers, drummers, and privates, of the 19th regiment of foot, quartered at 111 ullin gar, have subscribed one day's pay towards the fund for the relief of the poor in the south and south-west of Ireland. The subscriptions in Ireland exceed 10,0001., and those in England amount to upwards of 90,0001.—The remittances from the London Committee to the several distressed districts in Ire land,_ from the 10th to the 18th of this month, amount to 11,1501. A Meeting of the County of Cork was held on Wednesday last, the High Sheriff in the Chair. Resolutions were entered into, and a Standing Committee was appointed. In Doneraile and its vicinity, 2501. have been subscribed, for the temporary relief of the poor of that district. The Subscription List in the County of Kerry already amounts to 2,0001. In Belfast, the seat.of , lrish enterprise and public spirit, the amount collected exceeds fourteen hundred pounds. Among the Subscribers are—the Marquis of Donegal, one hund red guineas ; Or:, Sloane, M'Cance and Co., 1001. ; Gordon, Batt, and Co., 501. ; the Hon. Colonel Ward, 501. ; Tennant, Call well, and Co., 501. ; John Mackenzie and Co., 401. On Saturday, a Subscription was opened in the, town of Sligo. Mr. Cooper, the Member for the County, subscribed 1001 . At Templemore a Subscription has been opened.' The offi cers, non-commissioned officers, drummers, and privates of the gallant 79th Regiment, have contributed to it one day's pay. The Subscriptions paid into the Treasury of Limerick, up to yesterday morning, were 1,1221. Mr.V4 alket, and the inhabitants of Fermoy, have given 3001. In Galway 9001. have been collected, of which sum twenty guineas were from the 56th regiment. CASTLEBAR, MAY22.—We are glad to be able to state that our markets underwent a favourable change on Saturday last. Potatoes fell to sevenpence per stone, and oatmeal sold for fifteen shillings per cwt. A similar change took place in many of the market towns of this county.—(Mayo Constitution.) SLIGO, MAY 22.—0 n Saturday last, at the opening of the market, potatoes eueOenced a reduction of one penny per stone from the prices of the preceding day. This sudden fall was occasioned by the arrival at the Quay of about twenty tons of potatoes from Cokraine, which the Committee (appointed at the Meeting held here on Friday) bought up and retailed 'on Saturday, , out of the vessel, at 'a reduced price, to such persons as wished to,plant them. The Committee took' the precaution to cause the potatoes so purchased to be prepared for the ground, by cutting, before they were suffered to be car ried from the quay. A small quantity were also disposed of for immediate use. Potatoes were yesterday, however, as high as 6d. per stone in the market. HENRY HARRIS, ESQ.--Wu are sorry to see, by advertisements in the newspapers "and placards in the street, that this Gentleman, who is one of the Proprietors of covent-Garden Theatre, left Dublin for London on the, 16th ult., and has not since been heard of. It appears that he was seized with illness at Birmingham. Surely Intel ligence respecting this Gentleman, if detained by illness in that town, might have been fully obtained. ,The affair is at present somewhat mysterious as well as alarming. Sir CHARLES BRISBANE, K. C. B. the hero of Curacoa, ana now Governor of St. Vincent, has been presented by that loyal and distinguished Colony with a diamond star of the Order of the Bath, value 700 guineas, as a mark of the esteem and regard the Colonists have for him, on ac count of his upright, just, and judicious adminis tration of the Government of that Island, during the long period of 13 years. We regret to state that the Colliers at Middleton Colliery have struck for an 'advance of wages.--( Wakefield Journal. ) EGYPTIAN MUMMY.—Thousands of persons have, within the last two days, been at the Custom-house in this port, to see an Egyptian mummy which has lately been brought hither, and must be sold for payment of the duties, It was announced to be seen three days before the sale, which takes place on Friday next ; and ever since Tuesday morning, the Custom-house has been crowded by persons of all ranks, from the highest to the lowest, all eager to get a view of so great a curiosity. The exterior coffin is very highly decorated and very beautiful; it is supposed to be made of shittim wood, and is in high preservation. The exterior of the coffin has several figures painted round the sides ; the colours of which are exceecling;y bright. The body, which is that of a female, is placed in a shell, and wrapped up in an immense quantity of coarse linen cloth, great part of which is in a per fect state. The body is in some parts much decayed, and has altered exceedingly since it was exposed to the air ; but even now the skin and nails are to be seen perfect on one hand, and the bones are quite entire, even to the toes and finger joints. The head appears to have been sawn open for the purpose of taking out, the brain. It is said to be upwards of 2,000 years old, and is supposed to be a pbrson of quality.—( Plymouth Journal.) GRAND BALL AT THE KING'S THEATRE. The preparations for the grand dress-ball at the King's Theatre on Thursday next, in aid of the funds now raising for the relief of the distresses in Ireland, are on a scale of great magriificence. Mr. Ebers having given up the use of the theatre for the occasion, a committee of noblemen was formed a few days ago, under the immediate sanction of the King to carry the arrangements into effect. The quantity of tickets Bing, to be issued, at 2 guineas each, by the lady patronesses, are 3 , 000 , the number it is supposed the theatre can conveniently accom modate. The pit of the theatre will be made level with the stage, and decorated so as to give the whole one uniform appearance. This is to be considered the principal saloon for quadrilles, &c. At . the back of the stage will be erected a magnificent tent, elevated about three feet from the &or, composed of tastefully ar ranged pink and 'white draperies, supported by ten octagon co lumns, banded in gold, and surrounded with emblematical groups, trophies, &c. Exotics of the choicest kind will be here introduced from the Royal gardens. In the opposite situation, viz. the centre of the boxes, immediately under the gallery, will be the King's box, which, with its decorations, &c. will oc cupy nearly the whole of this part of the Theatre. It will be formed of immense crimson draperies, foldings, and hangings, surmounted with flags, trophies, &c. procured by his Majesty's permission from the Tower. Over the centre .will be placed the King's arms, richly epthlazoned, - and in front of which will be suspended a chandelier of singularly beautiful workman ship, with one on each side of the same description, but of smaller dimensions. Fountains will be placed in various situa tions to cool the air. A more complete ventilation of the theatre is in active progress. The great concert room will also be superbly fitted up, which, with a temporary room, now erected over the royal arcade, 300 feet long, will be principally reserved for -retiring to, and refreshments. Here it is in tended to range, by permission of his Majesty, all the ancient armour-from. the Tower. The principal female dancers of the theatre, in splendid dresses prepared for the occasion, will have their particular duties allotted to them. It is reported, that on account of the liberal and active feeling which Mr. Ebers has manifested, the Committee intend allowing him the benefit of throwing the Theatre open to the public in precisely the same state on the succeeding night (Friday.) 4 cO .- • . s. ::: '0% 4 4 \_Y —1 4 1 .2•V,... --4,k 7- 2 1 ; '''. '',l! r • ,7/0+ - .., e ..7' ) ~,,------ v , .4.„„„ i• - ---, 0 , ~.....v ~, FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord B, , resford and Major-General Sir Denis Pack, Bart. at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, from France ; Lord de la Zouche, at ditto ; J. MacGathen, Esq., and Mrs. MacGathen, at ditto, from Cheltenham ; Rev. E. Evans, at ditto; Capt. Hodgson, 10th Hussars, at ditto ; J. Willes, Esq. at the Lincoln Hotel,Manchester-street, from llungerford, Berks •' Mr. and Lady Theodosia Hale, and Laxly Burgh, at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from COckell Hill, near Milksham ; the Hon. Mrs. Stafford O'Brien and family, at ditto; from Blathewaite Park; Mr. and Mrs. Heywood and family, at ditto ; the Rev. Dr. Troil, at ditto. DEPARTURES.—The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, for Devonshire; the Marquis and Alarchioness of Londorrderry, for North Cray, Kent ; the Marchioness of Salisbury, for Hat field ; Lord and Lady Stewart, for North Cray ; the Duke of Manchester, for Kimbolton Castle; the Dean of Tuam and the Miss Carters, from Guildford-street, for Ireland ' • Phillip Bennet, jun., Esq. from Marshal Thompson's Hotel, for Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; Lieut. Coekburn, 13th Light Drags. from ditto ; Capt. R. Mitford, R.N. from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, from Batt's Hotel; Mrs. Morris, from ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Sykes, from ditto; Lady Synel and_family, from ditto, for Ireland ; Mrs. Starke, from ditto, for Devonshire. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS for the WEEK. THIS EYE NlNG.—Countess of Jersey's Rout ; Countess of Harewood's Rout; Mrs. W. Camac's Ball, Mansfield-street ; Mrs. Angerstein's Ball, Cumberland-place ; Mrs: Carter's Rout, Upper Brook c street; Mrs. Chambre's Ball, Notting ham-place ; the Marchioness of •Bath's Party. • TO-MORROW.—Archhishop of York's Grand Entertain ment; Mrs. Garnier's Ball, Charles-street, Berkeley-square; Grand Subscription Ball at Guildford. WED N E SDAY.—Mr. and Mrs. Hope's Party ; Mrs. Hughes's Ball, York-place ; Almack's Grand Ball; Miss Elliston's Ball for her Pupils, at the New Argyll Rooms. THURSDAY.—FuII Dress Ball, at the King's Theatre, foi the relief of the distressed Peasantry of Ireland.—[All other Parties intended for this Evening are postponed.] FAinay.—The Countess of Charteris and Wemyss's Grand Ball, in Stratford-placi; Princess Esterhazy's Assembly ; Mrs. Egerton's tout, St. James's-square ; the Hon. Mrs. Bar nard's Ball; Mrs. Sheddirrex Ball, Bedford-square; French Play, Opera Concert Room. SAT URDA Y.—Sir Alexander Hume's Party, in Hill-street; Marchioness of Londonderry's Party; Lord Stewart's Grand Military Entertainment. Su 24 DAY.—Marchioness of Salisbury's Conversai:ione. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Marchioness of Lansdown gave a most splendid rout on Friday evening at Lansdown House, Berkeley-square. The grand statue gallery, the two spacious and elegant drawing rooms, and refreshment-room, were thrown open, which were decorated with a profusion of pots of flowers, and illuminated with uncommon brilliancy. The company present exceeded :00 distinguished fashionables. Countess Lieven's party yesterday evening, in Harley-street, was very numerously and fashionably attended. Lord and Lady Holland had a dinner. party yesterday at Holland House. Earl Whitworth and the Duchess of Dorset had a select party at dinner yesterday at their house, Grosvenor-square. The Hon. George Ellis, M.P. entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house, Audley-square. PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF DENMARK, &C.—Yesterday the Duchess of Kent, and the Prince and Princess of Denmark, attended Divine Service at the Royal German Chapel, St. Jarnes's, and heard a Sermon preached by the Averend Dr. Kuper. After Divine Service, the Prince and ,Princess ho noured the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount and Viscountess Mel ville, Earl and Countess Bathurst, Earl of 'Westmoreland, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, with morning visits. At four o'clock their Royal Highnesses proceeded to the Royal Aca demy, Somerset-place, to view the Exhibition, where their Royal Highnesses were received by Sir Thomas Lawrence, the President of the Royal Academy. The Prince and Princess were attended by their Lord• Chamberlain, a Lady in Waiting, and other attendants. The Danish Minister was in' attendance to receive the Prince and Princess. Their Royal Highnesses were joined at the Royal f t caviemy by the Duchess of Kent the Princess Sophia, and the Princess Feodor, attended by Captain Conroy and the Baroness de Spaedth. Sir Thomas Lawrence conducted the Royal Party through the different rooms, with which their Royal Highnesses were so much gra tified that the Exhibition occupied their attention much longer than they calculated. The Princess Sophia, the Duchess of Kent, and Princess Feodor and their suite, left at six o'clock, The Prince and Princess of Denmark remained some time afterwards, and were pleased to express their high gratification at the great degree of eminence the different arts had attained in England. • Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR and Coun INluNsTirt had audience of the KING. _ _ Saturday the Duke of YORK visited his MA JESTY.--The Duke of DORSET and the Maiquis of SALISBURY had audiences of the KING on Saturday. On Saturday and yesterday Prince ESTERHAZY had audiences of his MAJESTY. Yesterday Divine. Service was performed al the KING'S Palace, in Pall-mall, by the Rev. Dr BLOMBERG.. On Saturday the Duke of GLOUCESTER arrived in London, from his visit to Mr. JOLLIFFE. •Yesterday morning the Princess AUGUSTA at tended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prince CuttisTlAN, of Denmark, on Saturday visited the Bank, where he was received by, Mr. MELLISH and a number of the Bank Directors and Proprietors, who sheaved. His Highness the principal Offices. He was particularly delighted with the display in the Bullion Office, and also with the general arrangements. He afterwards went through the Subscribers and Captains rooms at Lloyd's, accompanied by Mr. Consul CAMP . BELL Who is a Member. ROYAL NAVY, &c. PLYMOUTH, MAY 23.—The Jupiter, 50, has been brought down the harbour to be fitted for commission, and will take out the Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING , as Governor-General, to India. Capt. Briggs, it is said, will appointed to her, and, after landing . Mr. Canning, will relieve Sir Thos. Hardy on the South American station. Saturday afternoon arrived at Portsmouth his Majesty's ship Superb, 78,- Capt. A. M'Kenzie, from Lima, Valparaiso, and Rio Janiero, bringing bags of letters and dispatches from these places, with about two millions of dollars, merchants' property. She left Lima on the 3d of December, Valparaiso 20th Ja nuary, passee! Cape Horn 15th February, and sailed from Rio 23d March. Commodore Sir Thomas Hardy was left at Lima, with his broad pendant in the Creole frigate, Capt. T. White ; the - Conway, 28, Capt. Basil Hall, was gone to San Blas ; the Blossom, 23, Capt. Vernon, was at Valparaiso; the Alacrity, 18, Capt. Hon. Fred. Spencer, on the passage to Lima. The differences between Lord Cochrane and General San Mar tin still continued, his ; Lordship conceiving that his for mer colleague's 'patriotism had degenerated into, selfish 'am bition. He hits thrown off the Chilian servitude, re nounced that flag, and 'assumed the character of Protector cf the Peruvians ; and, in opposition to Lord Cochrane's autho rity and ulterior objects, has commenced raising a navy, under . the Peruvian flag. It consisted at present of only a corvette.. ; and two brigs, commanded by English officers. Lord Coch rane had left Valparaiso for Guayaquil, with three frigates. and two smaller vessels: the O'Higgins, being found rotten, had been broken up. His Lordship's uture operations were not known. He continues a great favourite with the Chilians, who consider him as faithful to their cause. His Lordship's health was improving. The American ship Franklin, 80, Commodore Stewart, had passed round Cape Horn, to join. the Constellation frigate at Valparaiso, and protect their trade in that quarter, which was quite as . extensive as that of the English merchants. The French have also ra , pidly growing mercantile interests in South America and the Brazilian territory ; the Clorinde frigate, 60, had gone round Cape Horn ; the Amazon, frigate, a corvette, a brig, and a schooner, were stationed at Rio. Not less than 15 sail of French merchantmen had recently arrived out from ports of France. The Superb left the Aurora frigate, Capt. H. Prescott, at Rio ; the Beaver, 16,• Captain A. M'Lean, the River Plate; the Slaney 18, Captain H. Stanhope; had gone to Bahia ; the Doris frigate, Captain Thomas Graham, had arrived. at Rio, from Bahia, and afterwards sail ed to join Sir Thomas Hardy, at Lima. Whilst the Superb lay at Rio Janeiro, a ship of the line, a frigate, .and four trans ports, with troops from Lisbon, arrived there for the pur-.. pose of aiding the Prince Regent in restoring his father's authority in that part of his dominions ; hut not a man of thcin was suffered to land, except as private individuals, and very few choose to assume this character for such a purpose. The Prince Regent had a communication with the Commander of the troops, the result of which was, that the ships, with the troops on board, left Rio on the day the Superb did, to return to Lisbon. The intelligence from Bahia (where the election cf a Governor had recently taken place) and other parts to the north ward, was decidedly in favour of the cause of independence of the mother country, which; it would now 'appear, has beer. nearly accomplished. It is satisfactory to hear, that in all the commotions and disorderly proceedings of the Portuguese, they have never shown any disposition to molest the persons or the property of the English. Two Russian transports had touched at Rio-10G days from St. Petersburgh, bound to their settle ments on the north-west coast of America. His Majesty's ship Egeria arrived on Saturday at Ports mouth, in eighteen days from St. John's, Newfoundland. The Honourable Francis Forbes, Chief-Justice of the Island, and Captain Martin, recently promoted from the Clinker, came passengers ; the former landed at Dartmouth. The Egeria left at St. John's the Sir Francis Drake, (flag ship), Drake sloop of war, Capt. C. Baker, and Clinker and Pelter gun-brigs.— Lieut. Booth, of the Drake, had been appointed, pro ternpore, to command the Clinker. The Snap, surveying -vessel, was still employed to northward, where she had wintered. The seal-fishery had been very successful this season, which would greatly tend to lessen the distress which had been experienced at St. John's. The Egeria wintered at Harbour Grace (one of the our-ports of the island) and was only in St. John's about 48 hours before she sailed for England.—She brought a mail from Newfound land. She spoke on the 9th May the Halifax Packet, from Aberdeen, on the 10th the Penelope, from Liverpool, both bound to Miramicbi ; on the 19th, the Hope, from St. Jago de Cuba, bound td Havre, all well. Sir Wm. Hoste, Bart. K.C.B. is nominated to the command of the Albion, 74, guardship at Portsmouth, vice Captain Rag gett, whose term has expired. The Espiegle, of 18 guns, is ordered to be #tted at Ports mouth for foreign service. Capt. Henry T. Browne Collier is appointed to the command. The Liffey frigate, Commodore C. Grant, C.B. for the East Indies, arrived at Madeira an the 11th ult. in eight days from Spithead, and at Teneriffe on the 15th. The Andromache, Commodore , Nourse, for the Cape, sailed from Tensriffe on the 14th. ' Capt. Alexander is appointed to command the Alligator fri gate fitting at Woolwich for the East Indies. The Superb, 78 guns, Capt.A. Mackenzie, arrived at Ports mouth on Saturday afternoon from the South American station. The Revolutionnaire, Hon. Capt. Pellew, from the Mediter ranean, is reported to be in the Channel, on her way to Spithead. The Arab, 18 gun sloop, Capt. Wm. Holmes, sailed on Tuesday for the Irish station. The Hind, 20 gun sloop,, Hon. Captain Rous, sailed on Wednesday for the Mediterranean , to relieve the Larne, Capt. Tait ; sailed also the Fly, 18 gun sloop, on a cruise. The Lords of the Admiralty have issued directions to all naval officers, &c., to state to them without delay their respec tive ages, .with the amount of any public pension they may be in possession of, or any place, with the amount of salary at tached thereto, independently of their half_ ay. The same is also required of all pensioners, &c., throughout the naval de partments, including the widows of officers. NAVAL COURT MARTIAL. , -011 Monday lest a Court Mar tial assembled on board the Queen Charlotte, at Portsmouth, of which Admiral Sir James Hawkins Whitshed, K.C131 was President, and proceeded to try Lieutenant Thomas Hills, Commander of his Majesty's ship Pigmy, for having caused the death of William Lewis, a man belonging to a sloop of Portland, when it appeared from the evidence adduced that 'the man met his death from the following circumstances : On the 2lst April, at a quarter be fore six P. M. the Pigmy being then about three leagues to the southward of Portland, she fell in with a sloop steering in for the land; musketry were fired to bring her to, which was not noticed by the sloop, :which endeavoured to escape, and appeared to be throwing her supposed contraband cargo overboard ; a firing was in consequence kept up for about twenty minutes, when she shortened sail, and on a boat boarding her from the Pigmy, the said Mr. Lewis was discovered to have received a wound which caused his death foul days afterwards. Nothing was found to subject her to detention. The Court decided that Lieutenant Hills was perfectly justified in his conduct upon that occasion, and pronounced him to be fully acquitted. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. . FALMOUTH, MAY 25—wma E.S.E.--Arrived off the pert yesterday the Betsey and Sophia, from Dominica for Lon lion, out 58 days; Loyal Briton, Plunkett, frcm Jamaica, with part of the tilst Regiment for Plymouth. MAY 24.—Wind E.S.E.Arrlved the Seneca, Bell, from Tobago ; and the Enterprise, from - London. DEAL, MAY 26.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River and remain the Hambletonian, Dolancl, for St. Mary's, Africa. Arrived and sailed for the River the Nelly, Barrington, from Honduras, and George, Rodeford, coast of Peru. PLYMOUTH, MAY 25.—Wind E. and variable.—Arriv d the Stately, Edgar, froth Jamaica ; and Usk Sniith, and Vine, Webb, both from Trinidad. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Superb. from Lima ; and his Majesty's ship Egeria, from Newfoundland. Sailed the Brilliant, Beverly, for Quebec. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 27. The arrivals of all Grain since last Monday have been very great, and particularly of Wheat and Oats, the fbrrny a'tlele is 2s. per quarter cheaper, and only the finest samples were in de mand this morning, having no buyers for any other descriotion. Fine Barley Is. per guar er lower, but Ills ordinary sort for grinding sold on the same terms as last to eek ; Oats, Beans, and Peas, are Is. per quarter cheaper, and dull sale at that abatement ; in other articles there is no alteration. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Wheat, 475. Od. ; Barley, 16s. Ild. ; Oats, 17s. 4d. ; Ryc, 225. Od. ; Beans, 225. Bd.; Peas, 245. 6d. The Average Price of rown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the 'Week ending the 22d (lay of flay, 1822, is 325. 14d. per cwt. • • , SMITHFIELD. MARKET, MAY 27. There was a good supply of all descriptions of Cattle at market this morning, and Mcat of the best quality obtained last market day's prices; but there appeared a scarcity of prime Lamb, which obtained rather a higher price than our last quo tation. Beef 2s 6d to 3s 4d I Veal Mutton 2a Od to 3 s Od Pork 3s Oil to 3s 104 Lamb .... 48. Od. to ss. Od.