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e,o,' 1' 284 r, 0 5 1 : 17 0 f 5441 39 9 .'" J odg e ' I, 131 ' 342 ' 5611 FRENCH FUNDS.-DEC. 9. Five per Cents. Opened at Highest Closed at BB f. 45 c. Bank Stock 1622 f. 50 c. Neapolitan FiVe per Cents. Spanish Bonds of 1820 . 1821 : enut ie 41 6 9 50, Exchange on London—One lonth... 25 f. 30 c• Three Months 25 f. 15 c. 47 SUN-OFFICE, HLAF-PAST ONE. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. lFrom the Gazette de France, Dec. 18.] 71 16% 'Olll4ll : 33P , 5P t " ~'~~~ c• ,~~- 5 , nal 1 h 01 go" of I le " Concordia,inaustria, et integritate." COURSE OF RlCRANGE.—Metalliques Yntahle, that, like the semi-official Papers in E ngland, neither of them has been authorized to Make any cominunications whatever to the l' abli.;,but that, on, the contrary, the porten tOus aspects which they have assumed, (‘ perplex ing stockjobbers - with fear of change," really in dicate•nothing more than the private opinions and private wishes of their Editors, and serve only to prove• that thatmust be a very doubtful policy ''?llich•is contemplated by. the Government of France, when one half of its friends and sup- Porters join with its enemies in predicting ruin or disaster as the consequence of its adoption. PARIS, DEC. 9.—Before mass the king gave a Particular atuiienCe to the Saxon AMbassador. 'Lord Wellington arrived to-day in this capital a t a quarter before four o'clock in the afternoon ; i lealighted at the English Ambassador's. Letters from Constantinople announce that the Grand Vizier and the Muphti have been deposed, a nd Haleb Effendi has . been exiled. They write from Toulouse, Dec. 4, the Royal -14, General Laguna was gOing to Navarre Gaden. The Regency arrived here Sunday last; we also h ave in our town Don Fernando Alvarez, superior °Eficer of the Army of the Faith. For some time past the passing of couriers has b een very active between Paris and the head quarters of the Army of Observation. On the Other side, they have established, on the road f rom Toulouse to the Spanish frontiers, pickets °f cavalry charged with carrying important dispatches. FRONTIERS OF SPAIN, DEC. I.—The Regency or Spain was yesterday at Saillagonse, a canton °n the French frontiers between Puycerda and 4 0unt Louis. The Baron d'EaoLEs arrived on Friday at Seldon on the mountains, and conti- Ned his march with his troops without stopping, 4 1. 1 0 made a long march in the snow. On Satur day he entered Spain by Paillas ; it appears his Object is to harrass MINA in his rear, and he is f orming his troops into Guerillas. The Army of the Faith has experienced great desertions. The garrison of Urgel is numerous and true to the It:sto, and has provisions for one year. The divi /10n of GUERGINT, of the Army of the Faith of N avarre, passed the Ebro, and penetrated into t he county of Riossa. They write from Tarragona that the troops of 41 NA. have assassinated fifty Monks and Priests. They write from Guipuscoa, Nov. 29, that a con voy has passed there with the money of the loans f or the Cortes ; and to protect this convoy Ton /ttios united all his forces, which consisted of 6 ,000 men. PERPIGNAN, DEC. I.—The Regency of Spain $t off the 28th Nov. at 11 o'clock at night, from Llivi a for Estavac, after an affair which took Place before Puycerda. A great number of s uperior officers of the Regency have set off for the interior. The Constitutionalists have pursued t he Army of the Faith to the extreme of the f rontiers. All the French troops who ,were at erdagne took their arms yesterday morning, and le t off for the lines with four pieces of cannon. VIENNA, Nov. 27.—Baron ROTHSCHILD has added. to his coat of arms the following Spanish Papers arrived this morning, which entain the following articles " I RUN, DEC. 2.—A Spanish Cabinet Messenger 11) Irn the Duke of San Lorenzo, our Ambassador a t Paris, has just passed through, and is supposed 1 2 have brought pacific news ; he had orders to make all speed, and ample authority to de mand whatever escort should be necessary. "ri the 28th General Torrijos commenced his ope- Ztions with 6,000 men :—A column of 300 had een detached towards Bilboa ; one of 800 to reinforce the Pastor, as he is called ; a third of 4 )200 proceeds along the banks of the Ebro, \t hile the General with the fourth, of above 3 ~000 men, including 400 cavalry, went to Pain. Aeluna. " BAYONNE, DEC. 2.—Our commerce is at a . t , t an, because the merchants have suspended eir d business with Spain for fear of a war.—'We have letters from Saragossa, of the 25th ult. stat g the entrance of Mina's troops into the town of rgel, the inhabitants of which sent a deputation to implore his protection. Ramagosa occupied t he fort with about 500 men, but from the pre- P l trations making by the Crusade General, it was a PPPosed it would soon be taken." we were yesterday prevented, by motives of l 'esPect and feelings of delicacy toward the judi e?al character, from animadverting on the charge delivered by Mr. Baron GRAN AM to the Grand fury, on the commencement of the New Home Ciceu t - at Hertford. Our Readers will recol lect that when this measure was resolved on, during the last Session of Parliament, we point ed out that it would operate as a severe and op pressive addition to the already arduous labours of the Learned Judges, and that, if after an ex experiment a third General Goal Delivery should be found a practicable and necessary proceeding for the due administration of public justice, some plan should be devised for relieving the present Judges from the overwhelming toil which its adoption might entail upon them. We cannot, therefore, be surprised that Mr. Baron GRAHAM should complain of the weight and fatigue to which he felt himself subjected by the discharge of a new and extraordinary duty, if he thought that the burthen of performing it was to be permanently imposed upon him and his Brother Judges. The present Assize, however, is, as we have stated, nothing more than an ex periment, and ought not to have been regarded by the Learned Baron more unfavourably than any other occasional and extraordinary Com mission, for the trial of offences, which the Judges have always cheerfully executed whenever it was required by the unhappy circumstances of the country. If the New Circuit Le rendered permanent, Government will of course consider in what manner its duties are to be permanently fulfilled ; and there can be no doubt whatever, that if the Judges make any representation of their inability to sustain the additional load, some measures, (perhaps that of increasing the number of Learned Persons appointed to the Bench), will be devised for their relief. — But although the personal complaint of Mr. Baron GRAHAM might be premature, and indiscreet, and even addressed improperly to the Grand Jury instead of Government, it was, upon the whole, especially considering his advanced age and infirmity, nothing more than a well-founded representation .of his own personal inconvenience, and therefore justifiable. It is with pain that we admit that an equal apology cannot be offered for the sentiments and feelings which he assumed and stated as those of the Gentry and Yeomanry called to attend as Grand and Petit Jurors. We are quite satisfied that these parties would not shrink from the performance of so imperious a duty as that required from them for the due dis charge of the laws, even if the inconvenience to themselves should be greater than that of eating their Christmas plum puddings and minced pies at the Assize Towns, instead of at their own homes ! [From a Charlestown Paper of the 10th Nov.] Captain SOLLEM-Vsl arrived yesterday from Bordeaux, and is the bearer of dispatches from Mr. FoasyTn, our Minister at Madrid. PORTSMOUTH CASE. COURT OF CHANCERY.—(This MO. The LouD CHANCELLOR, we understand, has ordered a Commission of Lunacy to be issued forthwith. A plan is in preparation to light all the public clocks in London with gas by night. Extract of a Letter, dated Madrid, Dec. 2:— " Our late Political Chief, SAN MARTIN, is to be set at liberty this day, and the process against him will be carried on before the Supreme Tri bunal. That against the officers accused of having participated in the affair of the 7th of July, has been intrusted to the superintendence of an officer of the regiment of Guadalaxara, who has already, it is said, discovered great irregula rities in the proceedings, as far as they had gone, of PAREDES, his predecessor. The obnoxious numbers of the Zurriaga have been burnt in seve ral places by different companies of the militia, who appear generally to be animated by the best spirit. Political doctrines of a violent nature can never take deep root in Spain : however for a short period harm may arise from their circulation among the . lower orders, but at the present mo ment they are peculiarly to he deprecated.— Madrid is perfectly tranquil, and our internal affairs wear every day a better aspect. Even in Catalonia and the frontier provinces the state of the public mind has undergone a very sensible amelioration." Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY held a Privy Council at his Palace at Brighten. It is understood that the meeting of Parliament is fixed for the 4th of February. It is stated in letters from Bahia of the 3d of October, that MADEIRA still retained possession of the town and forts, and was waiting for the expected reinforcements from Lisbon, before he attempted offensive operations. Mr. BANKIIEAD, who arrived yesterday in Downing-street, with dispatches for Govern ment, from Sir C. BAGOT, after a very expedi tious journey from Petersburgh, is the son of Dr. BANKHEAD.—Mr. BANKIIEAD was originally pa tronized, on account of his talents and acquisi tions, by the late Marquess of LONDONDERRY, and is now attached to the British Embassy in Russia, and by zeal, fidelity, and experience, is likely to rise to a higher situation. Most of our Provincial Journals, as well as those of London and France, we find, are very bitter in their censure of a respectable Even ing Paper, on account of its recent speculations on the subject of Peace or 'War. But surely this is rather too hard upon the Paper alluded to, as it candidly acknowledged that its arguments did not derive the least authority from the British Government, but were.". solely founded on the contents of the French-Journals." FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley and Lady Charlotte Seymour, at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly, from Houghton Hall, Norfolk; Lord Kensington, from Paris; the Earl of Meath and the Hon. W. Trabeson, at Kirkham's Hotel, from Ireland; Lord Beresford and Lieutenant Beresford, at ditto, from Ringwood, Hants ; Sir Edw. and the Misses Kyna stou, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Suffolk; Sir Geo. Caulfield, at ditto, from Berks ; Sir Henry Oxenden, at ditto, from Brome Park; Count Woronzow,in Welbeck-street Viscountess Barberton, in Albemarle-street; Colonel Bur rowes, in Hill-street ; Major and Mrs. Crosbie, in Conduit street; Lady and Miss Hammond, in Park -street; Captain Ayscough, in Lower Brook -street; Lord Somerville, in Hill street ; Colonel Roberts, in Upper Grosvenor-street ; Mrs. and Miss Harcourt Miller, in Curzon-street, May-fair ; Colonel Lowther, in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square ; Colonel and Mrs. Sinclair, in George-street, Hanover-square; Mr. and Mrs. Tultion, in Montague-place ; Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, in St. James's-square; Mrs. Vaux, in Grafton-street. DEPARTURES.—AdmiraI Douglas, from the Hyde Park Hotel, for Oxfordshire; Captain Callaghan, King's Hussars, from. ditto, for Ireland ; Richard Musgrave, Esq., from ditto, for Oxfordshire ; Captain Hall, from ditto ; Duke and Duchess of Bedford,, for Woburn Abbey ; Earl and Countess of Ash burnham, and Lady E. Ashburnham, for Sussex; Countess de Grey, for Putney Heath ; Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Saw year, from the London Hotel, Albemarle -street, on a tour ; the Hon. P. Ashburnham, for Sussex ; Major Weyland, Lady Johnson and family, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook street, for George-street, Hanover-square; and Lady and Miss Stewart, from ditto, for Surrey. FASIIIONABLE PARTIES. The Earl of Harrowy is entertaining a party of friends at his seat, Sandon Hall, Staffordshire. Dowager Lady Neave bad a small party Yesterday.evening at her house in Albemarle-street. Dowager Countess of Stamford had a select party yesterday at her house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. Mrs. E. Caldicot gave a Children's Ball, last evening, at Richmond. Mr. Greenwood gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his house in Audley-square. Mr. Dent gave an elegant dinner in Tuesday last, at his resi dence in Ilertford•street, May-fair, to a select circle. Mrs. George Rankes gave her promised entertainment yester day to the Heads of Colleges at Cambridge. The Right Hon. Robert Peel was of the Party. The Countess of Essex, we are sorry to state, has been much indisposed for days, at her house in Hill-street, Berkeley square. By accounts arrived in town yesterday from Norfolk, we learn, that Lady Ann Coke is hourly expected to be confined. The Duke of Devonshire is daily expected from Paris. His Grace had no intention to proceed to Rome this year. Lord and Lady Burghersh have returned to Florence, where they are preparing a grand lete, against the arrival of the Autocrat of Russia and the Emperor of Austria, who have re solved to visit Florence after they have seen Venice. POETRY. A GRECIAN MORNING. Morn dances on the waters,—day Springs like a gint on its way ; The God of Poesy and light Shoots up to Heaven's cerulean height, As eager still to view the clime Where once he dwelt in pomp sublime.; And breathed his oracles, whose sound Electrified the nations 'round. Here rose Dodona's sacred wood, Here Delphi's central temple stood ; And here in his light hours of mirth The God forsook his sacred cell, Beneath a lowlier roof 'to dwell, And woo the fair ones of the earth. Here Pindus stood—here still he stands— The guardian of his native lands, Of - other days he proudly speaks, Anti lifts to heaven his hoary peaks; Within the earths profound abyss His deep and dark foundation is; Ilis rugged brows sublimely high Are buried in the purple sky, And from his rocky sides he shakes The torrent thro' the rugged pass ; Over his sharp cliffs bend and breaks In silver foam the roaring mass ; The bubbling currents swiftly run— And flashing to the morning sun In wanton mazes down the vale • . 'fill at his giant feet they lay, Their lapse, and tell . a summer tale As thro' their even beds they stray. B. B. <(--)". • 1 ''r--"7..,..:'.),.-:r:...;Q....vi-Tri-:::„....;;f7-' : .- ‘ ,.:‘... 1.. .M. 1 . - -. :j -, 1 7, 7 4 :: : . ! ~.,,A iii i + 0.4, ..., • 7. .',•• - ..t .s .s-,.-.-2,-„,-,, , --- , ~,,,,, •,L ; ,„ i f ) plzi. • ',"*,,,-;-, , -4 -k:R OE - ".---'4" 4- ' ' I, • -•:..- '*,..-,) . .-‘,;-...!-,--- -_ -- . 4 l e* . ',!' •, .. SPORTING. TROTTING MAT ClL—Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, a trotting match took place on the Hackney-road for 50 gui neas, between a grey horse, the property of Mr. EVAN s, and a black horse, the property of Mr. KENT. They were to trot against each other for one hour, at the expiration of which time the black horse won, having done 15 miles in the bour. SPARRING.—Harry Host took his benefit yesterday at the Fives -court, but the melancholy catastrophe which had be fallen the unfortunate Hickman, threw a damp on the sports. There was no setting-to of any note. Joshua Hudson shew ed, but Shelton did not. The latter has received the most severe punishment, and has proved hinvself a very brave man. The lucky hit which won him the fight, was on the temple of Hudson ; the one on the body not taking the effect a spectator would have supposed. It has been stated that neither could answer to time, but Shelton was led to the scratch, or rather held up at it, beyond his time; and, as we stated yesterday, a meeting was held upon that subject, but the address of Hudson yesterday has set that matter at rest.—Hud son mounted the stage with his head tied up, much queered in the ogles, and addressed the spectators in nearly the follow ing words :— . 44 It has been talked about whether Shelton was entitled to the stake money, and my friends are too honourable ' to be mean, and they have told me. to say that Shelton shall have the money. lam ready, and so is my money, to fight Shelton again for 1001. and he may name his own time. On Tuesday evening last, died at his resi dence at Walton, the Right Hon. CHARLES .Earl of :TANItERVILLE, Baron Ossulston, &c. &c. He is succeeded in his titles and estates by his son, CHARLES AUGUSTUS, Lord Ossuston, Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed. The Duke of YORK arrived at Bungay on Sa turday, on his way to the seat of the Marquis of II ERTFORD. His Royal Highness was met by the principal inhabitants of the town at the Tuns Inn, where he took breakfast. During his short stay, his Royal Highness was saluted by a peal from the bells, and departesl amidst the reiterated cheers of the Gentlemen and inhabitants assem bled. His Royal Highness appeared in good health and high spirits, and much gratified bythe general expression of loyalty and attachment, which he returned with dignified affability and condescension. FOREIGN TRADE.-The Merchant, Shipowner, and Shipmaster's Customs and Excise Guide, comprising every species of Information relative to the Trade between the whole of the British Dominions, and all other parts of the World, in cluding a Gazeteer of all the Trading-Places, accompanied by Maps drawn and engraved ex pressly for the Work, by Mr. POPE, of the Cus tom-House, • Bristol, is just published. The Eighth Edition; brought down to Nov.l, 1822 Price 11. by. all Booksellers. THE THEATRE. CovENT-GARDLN.---The new Trageily,which has long been in preparation, was brought for ward last night under 'the title of The Huguenot. The following sketch of 'tbelable Cottiprizes the chief incidents and 'events • The Scene lies. in Orleans.—Adaphits POlignac 1 (111r. MAC READY), who, to screen his father frnfin punishment for a murder, committed in the violence of passion, aggravated by insult, exposes his own reputation to the stain, and is sent as a ConVict to a prison in Orleans. Before this naisfortane had be fallen him, he was attached to Margaret Romont (Miss KELLY), who retires, after their separation, to a cottage in the neighbourhood of Orleans, with her father (Mr: BARTLEY). Here again the - virtue of filial devotion is manifested, and the fair Margaret resolves to marry Count Montville (Mr. YATES), in order to deliver her father from pecuniary distress. This she does under the persuasion that Adolphus had deserted her. It is just on the eve of the intended nuptials that her unhappy lover first hears of her intention to become the wife of another. He resolves to witness the ceremony, and having won the guard, to whose care he is entrusted, by saving the life of his child, he obtains his permission to repair to the church. Here he has an interview with Margaret, when an explanation takes place: Her agitation betrays her secret to the father and the Count, his disguise is torn off by the attendants, and she is upbraided with an attachment for a convict and a murderer. Margaret boldly resists the imputation of guilt thus cast upon her lover, but Montville, after procuring his condemnation to death, de termines that she shall behold the brand upon his arm as he passes to execution. His wish is in that respect accomplished, and the wretched Adolphus, though implored by Margaret with the tenderest inireaties to avow his innocence,_ is prohibited from doing so by the obligation of an oath.' She is then aban doned by her father, upon which, in a • state of despair, she fol lows her lover to the scene where. he is about to surrender his life. In the mean time the father of Adolphus arrives at Orleans in a dying state in'search of his son ; they meet at the place of execution ; but just as the son is about to suffer, the father dies, having previously confessed himself. to be the criminal. The sentence of 4do/phus is of course recalled, and instead of perish ing on the scaffold, he is restored to the arms of Margaret. This tragedy is the acknowledged production of. Mr. Sill EL, one of the chief Professors of the Horrific School of the Drama. It is' quite in the stile of his former works, and "chiefly calculated to bring forth the powers of particular Performers rather than to represent those events in life which may tend to moral improvement, and those cha racters which might exist when society in general was not so well rnethodized and established as at present. Such plays - may excite. terror, and some degree 'of pity, but they are not pro ductive of moral good. The audience cannot com pare themselves with the characters introduced, and are seldom, if ever, likely to be involved in any transactions of a similar nature. The au dience therefore cannot feel a strong interest in works that excite little sympathy. We heartily wish that this terric School were wholly banished from the English Stage, and confined to the Ger man, where it originated. We say this with less reluctance, because Mr. SHILL and Mr. MATURIN .possess. literary. powers which might be exerted with more credit.to themselves and more advan- Cage to mankind. Condemning in the whole this species of the Drama, it is the less necessary for us to enter into. any particular objections. We deem it our duty, however, in justice to our nu merous Country Readers to offer a few comments on the subject.—lt is indeed but just to ob serve, that several of the passages are marked by poetical force and beauty, yet still they are in troduced at times when the narrative should be characterized by vivid energy, rather than by the flowery luxuriance of imagination. In the first place, is it probable that the hero, a convicted felon, should be permitted to rove about the city at large for a part of the day, and then to return to labour in a prison ? The Police of the city must be very vigilant and very powerful, indeed, if all the convicts were indulged in the same liberty, and none of them were able to escape. The heroine is induced to desert her former lover, and to marry the man she dislikes, because her imagina tion traces some image in the fire, or in the burning cinders. Was there ever a more wild or ridiculous expedient ! An affectionate father, reduced to poverty, gives a small sum to his amiable daughter, and instead of pitying the me lancholy situation of her mind, almost brought to insanity by a hopeless passion, leaves her friend less in the open street, expressing a desire that they may never meet again in this world. The father, however, repents, and returns to her again. The Duke, whom the daughter refused to marry, is all tenderness towards the lady, notwithstand ing her reluctance toward the union, and all savage violence towards her former lover. This may not be unnatural, but when the convict lover contrives to get into the Church, and inter rupts the nuptial ceremony, it was hardly to be expected that the indignant father, the Duke, and the Priest, would quietly retire to the back of the stage'and calmly permit the convict and his mistress to hold a long colloquy by themselves. It is astonishing that the author and his friends should overlook so gross an absurdity. The Duke is afterwards not content with dooming the convict to the block,though for what offence, besides ob structing his nuptials, we cannot tell, butvisits him in prison, is copious in abuse and bitter taunts, and determines to compel the heroine to witness his execution, and behold the brand upon his arm, which, though she had full lopportunity, her feelings, which blinded her eyes, prevented her noticing before ; and yet, when - the innocence of the lover is manifested by the dying attestation of his father, this same vindictive and savage Duke softens into sympathy, and readily assents to the union of the lovers. Rut this is not the least inconsistent part in the character of the Duke, for though the fault of his rejection is wholly that of the daughter, he dooms the poor father 'to poverty, and seizes, his house and fur niture for the benefit of the State!—We shall not proceed in our objections, though there is room for many more, as we know the difficulty attending dramatic literature, and are generally induced to take the favourable side in our critical depart ment. We shall here close our comments on the play.—Mr. MACREADY always displays merit, but we were sorry to observe that last night, in stead of exerting his own powers, he seemed to be a studious copiest of Mr. KEAN, in low tones that it is difficult, if not impossible, to hear, in affected transitions to a familiar utterance, and indeed in the general manner of that actor. This style of acting is only bearable in Mr. KEAN, though we are sorry to find that it is followed by many of the theatrical profession. However he gave some passag,s with original force and beauty, but it must be mortifying to reflect that he was chiefly applauded in his passages of .imitation.—We may say of lir..ces: manner as DRYDEN said of SHARSPEARE, and he may reasonably be pleased with the comparison— --gHAKSPEARE'S magi c could not copied be, " Within that circle none durst tread but he." • - Miss F. 11. KELLY was not whallylree from the same style of imitation of the same model; but she obviously acted with great feeling, and we doubt not that study and reflection wil induce her to trust to nature, and the dictates of her sensi bility and improving judgment. Mr. BARTLEY and Mr. ABBOTT ably supported their characters.—.- Mr. YATES also displayed considerable merit in a part by no means suitable to his talents and usual style of acting.--The prologue, trot very striking, was' spoken by Mr. CoNNon.—The house was very well attended, and the trw gedy on the whole well received.—The whim sical farce of The London Hermit, -by the ludi crous learning of Tally, the gardener- • (Mr. CONNOR), and the freaks of. Mr. JorrEs,:fully atoned for the horrors of the preceding Drama. WESTMINSTER PLAY. The second of these performances took plaCe last night. The Kay was The Eunuch of TERENcE ' • and the just celebrity of the Gentlemen who sustained the predominant characters attracted a considerable crowd of visitors long before the customary hour: The room was crowded to excess, and several candidates for admission were unhappily excluded. This is the only portion of the performance with which .we are in clined to express our dissatisfaction.lt would require no extra ordinary exertion of intellect to discover what number 'of peg_ sons the room which serves as a theatre would conyeniently contain, and tickets should not be issued for the laudable pur pose of exciting an expectation which cannot be ‘atiSfietr-1:- Many even of those who were so fortunate as to obtain admis sion were compelled to struggle for a sight of the :stage . ,, and gave up the experiment as hopeless long before The arrival of the Master anti his select band of friends. The characters were thus arranged— Phadria. J. BRAINS; Parmeno, T. F. UNDERwOOi).; Thais, G. F.AIooRE ; Gnatho, J. F. C. FAWCET T LChsere.a, C. J. SHAW; Thraso, R. EDEN ; Pythias, J. M. HEATII'; Chremes, W. T. BENNETT ; Dorius, R. EFFERv ; horns, J. KNIGHT ; Sanga, W. SILVER; Sophrona, T. R. HALL ; Lach es, W. L. Bitowx. The young gentlemen played with great truth and natural ness, and we could occasionally observe all the efforts of the performer elicited by the frequent and merited applause with which his excellence was acknowledged. Of the play it is not Our present purpose to speak. Criticism has long since ex hausted itself upon its merits and deficiences. The performance concluded amidst universal applause. THE ARMY. The following regiments of the Line are sta tioned at the Cape of Good Hope, and to the Eastward of it, independent of the Continent of India : 6th Regiment of Foot, General Sir George Nugent, Bart. G.C.8., Colonel—Cape of Good Hope. 16th Ditto, Lieut.-General 11. 111. Gordon, Colonel—Ceylon. 45th Ditto, General Cavendish Lister, Colonel—Ceylon. 48th Ditto, General Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel—New South Wales. 49th Ditto, Lieut.-General Sir Miles Nightingale, K.C.8., Colonel—Cape of Good Hope. 55th Ditto, Lieutenant-General Sir IN. 11. Clinton, G.C.8., Colonel—Cape of Good Hope. 56d Ditto, Lieutenant-General Sir John Murray, Bart. G.C.11. , • Colonel—Mauritius. 82d Ditto, General Henry Pigot, Colonel—Mauritius. 93d Ditto, General James Balfour, Colonel—Ceylon. ' • At Ceylon, a Regiment of Foot, styled the " Ceylon Regi ment," is commissioned by his Majesty. • At the Cape are two troops of Cavalry and four companies of Infantry, also commissioned by the King. On Monday a troop of the 10th Hussars marched into Clon mel from Carrick, and proceeded on Tuesday to Caher, to do duty there. On Saturday a detachment of the 71st regiment of Light In fantry marched into Clonmel, on their route from Dublin to Fermoy, to join their head-quarters. Wednesday) morning the 7th Hussars marched from the Royal Barracks, having received the route for Newbridge, county Kildare, where they are to be stationed. Same day the first detachment of the Enniskillen Dragoons marched into town, and succeeded the 7th in their head quarters Monday morning 250 men from Albany barracks, embarked at Cowes for Portsmouth. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, DEC. 11.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived this day and sailed for the River the Suffolk, Allison, from Quebec ; llannah, Dixon, from St. John's, N. 8.; Creole, from Pernambuco. Sailed about 3 r.m. the Hannah, Lamb, for Bombay. Passed through the Downs this day a fleet of outward-bound vessels from Ramsgate harbour. PORTSMOUTH, DE c. 11.—Wind E.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Leander, from India; and Ann, from Valencia. Sailed his Majesty's ship Heaton, for Plymouth; also the whole of the outward-bound, 65 in number, for their different destina. tions. ----- PLYMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Calm.—The cargo of the Princess of 'Vales, lately arrived here in distress, commenced to be trans-shipped on board the brig Jane, to be conveyed toLondon. FALMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Wind N.—Sailed the Lady Louisa Packet, for America ; George the Third, for Jamaica and Madeira. HARWICH, DEC. 11.—Arrived the Henry Freeling Packet, with mails from Cuxhaven. The Ann, of London, was seen yesterday near the Cutler Sand, without a rudder, and steered by a smack ; she has not come in here. The Freden, Ekstrom, from Boston to Gottenburgh, was driven on shore at Lerwick on the 19th ult., and filled with water—crew saved. _ _ _ Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India house, when Colonel Alexander Walker took the usual oaths, on being appointed Governor of St. Helena.—The following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz.—Captain William Mitchell, Bridgewater, consigned to Ft. Helena, Bombay, and China ; Captain Richard Alsager, Wa terloo, consigned to Bombay and China. Yesterday Mr. HURCOMBE applied to the LOR MAYOR, in the name of the Committee upon Tithes, for permission to hold a Meeting of. thr3 Parishes of the City of London in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House. His Lordship im mediately acceded to the request ; but we under stand that he is not to preside, being of opinion that he could not with propriety do so, as he is one of those empowered by the Act of Parlia ment to decide upon the question. • Business is at present brisk ,at Sheffield and Birmingham, and the accounts from all the Jnanu facturing districts continue satisfactory. The manufacturers, however-, sell at a very small profit ; but yet a great number of men are em ployed.—(Leeds hztelligencer.) The Shakspeare Gallery is to be converted into a Music Gallery, under the protection of Royalty. DREADFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday, in conse quence of the density of the fog, a very melan choly accident happened in the Westriiinster Road. A gig, containing a lady and gentleman,. came in contact with a carriage, both vehicles ' proceeding at a rapid pace. The pole of the car riage struck the horse of the chaise with great violence on the breast, which caused the animal to rear up and overturn the vehicle. The lady was thrown with such violence to the ground, that two of her ribs were broken, besides other severe contusions. The gentleman was also hurt in a shocking manner ; and the unfortunate . duals were carried away to a neighbouring sur . aeon,