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I.IST NIGHT OF PERFORMING THIS SEINON.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS I. PATON.
'-^HEATRIC ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Me Smiled. MONDAY Mr 90. .111 be perfumed
)(Now 104114 OWN MIND.
NIRMIHM, Mr. =WM ; kaeelMedK Bell. Mir 1. Palm.
Afler
TDIN OUT.
Restive, Mr. Dowtrii ;
etrieltulare ‘,4 Ith Mian, Misr S. Booth.
Tt.
A GRAND MASSA:F:IIMM..

THEATRE ROYAL. HAYStARKET.
This treeing, MONDAY, luly 16. will he performed
TWELVS PRECISELY.
Amelia Wit.
After
wh WM. ke.
ich Mrs. Chatterley.
.
MARRIED AND SINGLE.
Berm Satatte'y, Me.W. Farrah; Bickerton, Mr. Pope; Melton!, Ale.
CieSper ; Fes a. Nr.W.Wnrt I Scamper. kir.Vinfrifi• Mrs. Bick•rton.
Mr.. Clover I Illro Mmiterly, lirs. C. MIMI I Fall . Mrs. T. Ilia.
To conclude with
SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES.
Atirrlarsirlyti. Mr. Williamst Charles. Mr. Vining; Sandford.
Mr. 11111 y Laekaday. Mr. Liatos. Eugenia, NM Chester:
Lauri, Vasty*: Sown. Mrs. Carsick.
To-morrow. The Padlock. TM Young Quaker. sod The Two Pops
bl Frederick the
I'HEATRF: ROYAL, ENGL ISH OPERA-HOUSE,
STRAND.
This Evening. MONDAY. July IM, will he perfumed, for the fourth
t Mir lu tans country. a new limiest Performance. of au
ettraoed Mary character. tidied
TIES FREISCHCTZ; Or, THE SEVENTH BULLET!
Kuno, Mr. Bartley; Caspar, Mr. Bennett; Rudolph, Mr. Brabant:
Kellen. tar. Tailsdre; Zenner, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Aline*. Was Niel:
Ahr. Illei ?covey.
After which.
FREE AND EASY.
.'r John Freeman. Mr. 11 snub; Mr. Charles Courtly, Mr. Bartley;
Ralph. Mr. Rayner; Michael. Mr. W. Chaplain. Mrs. Charlotte
.11 • Miss Porgy; Gertrude. Mime Kelly.

NE K' SURREY THEATRE.
Thl. Zemin& MONDAY. July SA. will be preeented a new Solo.
Comic lerlo-Dranta, relied
RAKARAK THE MISER:
Or, THE CRAZY OLD SLIPPERS OF BAGDAD.
After whleh the Meln-Drama. rolled
TIE GIPSIES' HAUNT g or, THE CAVERNS OF THE CLYDE.
To conclude with a Comic Pantomhne. called
SBIRIE'S PARADISEi Or, HARLEQUIN PLOUGHBOY.

ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL.
This EVENING. woNp Y, July Id, then will be
A SPLENDID GALA FETE
(Under the especial Patronage of bid Majesty).
W:eb a eunetent eurceemen of Annum:leas from Eight till Twelve
"Clock I
londitiTUl Of a.rrand Coneert of Vocal and instrumental Music. In
winch wlil be introduced a Grand ga.tk Sharon's, composed by Mr.
Andre; Um inwprising Performances of the Freneh Jurri
er. which
base met the approbation of nearly all Europe. Ihe grand new gal
net ef the Chinese ‘Vediling; new Performance of the admired Fan.
Lavin!: Tight and Ninth Rope; new Cosmoranias; Fire-works; ter.
tine Ascent of the young American, ke. kc.
Doors open at seven. Concert commences at Eight.
Admi..e.on Rs. 6d.
erromemerace of repented solicitations to resume the favourite
Pallet of The Chinese Wedding, the Proprietors respectfully announce
that it will be pert hued this evening, and far a few nights alter-
irately with the grand new Pantomime.

The BUT fill P■ Esacoenmenced isubliaTtiug as Saturday marning
at live a aka.

LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1824.

Last night we received German Papers to a late date.
The following are extracts:—
SWITZERLAND, JULY 14.

In the Second Sitting of the Diet, on the 6th of this month, no
opposition was 111121!...! to the proposal of the Presiding Canton, to
continue fur twelve months the resolutions adopted last year, rela-
tive to the abuses of the press, and the surveillance of foreigners ;
on the contrary, mat praise was bestowed on the desirable rtsuhs
which they had been found to produce, and they were accordingly
vor.firmed unanimously. The Minister fur Basle regretted, that
his Government was not able to furnish information respecting the
University of that City, which might hove corrected erroneous
statements, and prevented a measure of the Prussian Government,
tlimial against that University. The Concordat respecting the,
effects of a change of religion upon civil rights, led the Minister
et Berne to declare, that the legislation of his Canton on tbis subs
'ea was still incomplete ; that its chief object was the prevention of
=cal communities, or the maintenance of purely Protestant, or:
purely Catisolic emanninitles that the zealous and active spirit of
proselytism of a class of Catholic priests in the neighbourhood,
chiefly exerted themselves to seduce minors and children, re.
wilted measures of protection, and must prevent Berne from ac-
ceding to the Concordat. The Ministers of Friburg and &ileum
replied that they did not believe that any thing passed in their
antoras which could give just ground for complaint.
Certain French Papers cannot refrain from vilifying and calum-
niating Switzerland. The daily proofs that both the Governments
stal the people well know the situation in which the interest of
Europe has placed them,—their sincere desire to promote every
measure that can ensure the preservation of peace and order, and
their aye:won to every thing ■t variance with these principles, can-
can check the idle declamations of those people, who bold nothing
sacred but what accords with their own opinions, and think every•
thing permitted that can promote their own base ends. It were to
be wished, that these self-constituted defenders oflegitimacy, would
learn the differenaz between right and wrong, Ware they assume a
pert for which their bad intentions and sentiments wholly disqur.-
illy them.

VIENNA, JULY 10.

The Archduke Palatine and his consorts accompanied by the
HurcditesT Prince and Princess of Saxe Heldburghsusen, set out'
es the Ilth far Oren, after taking leave of the Emperor end Em-
press. His Racal Highness' Prince Gustavus, son of Queen Fre-
derica, eta arriving here from Italy, immediately went to [laden,
and we how has paid a visit to the Emperor. The marriage of his
Imperial Highness the Archduke Francis Charles, will take place
in the cosine of the Autumn.

Pritaire Metternich, after tatting the watery at Ishel, where he is
expected on the 24th faint Johannisberg, will return to this city
about the middle of next month. The journey of the Emperor
and Empress to Italy in the next Autumn and Winter semi.s to
positively decided.

FLIANLIORT, JULY 17.

!I is Excellency Count Oohs, who is now appointed Ambassador
to the Court of London, has arrived here on his return from
M. de Tatischeff arrived yesterday from Johannisberg._
runkfore Pape's, JulylB.

lirnsvels journals to the 24th inst. arrived yesterday-
:me of the papers says, that the journal of the conference
at Johannisberg was signed on the 16th, when it broke up.
The matters discussed in the journal are of the highest
importance, but hitherto we have only ►ag►►c informations
oncerning them. Sotre persons pretend that there will be
mother ministerial congeal; at Cublertz, but this seems
vary doubtful.

BOUISELS, JULY 22.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Change, with his three sons,
arrived on the 2t.b at lodge, on his return for Ems.
His Royal Highness went to the scat of Count de Mercy, where
he was to stay a sky or two. The young Princes returned to Brus-
st4i. whir the Governor.

Thanks to the taste of the Prince of Orange, our city has re.
covered t►e spleridid picture of Ruben., representing our Saviour
giving the keys to St. Peter, whicn was formerly so much admired
id our principal church, and was sold on account of urgent news.
mtu It is still as perfect as when first painted.
The hereditary Pnnee of Saxony has arrived here from Paris.
:1. Kemper, Professor of Jurisprudence at Loyd on, and M.

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ber of the Seeon I Chamber of the Ststes' General, hu been carried
off by a sudden fit of apoplexy.
.►ecounts front Rome say, that it is intended not to admit any
Prison to the Priesthood before the age of :13 years.

lit ENS, the poet, always quoted with the most lively I
approbation the player of the Scotch cobler—" Lord ! send,
us a good conceit o' outlier —and we also feel well disposed
to do justice to the sincerity of heart with which this honest'
petitioner put up his supplication. A spice of vanity is,
we think, one of the " chief nourishers in life's fast," but
we never wish to behold more of it in any man than
will serve to give his merits fair play. When it displays
itself, as it does in Mr. Coessrr, to an inordinate excess,
it becomes one of the silliest as well as most offensive infir-
mities of our fallible nature. To give instances of this
tiding would be to quote every number of his Weekly Re-
gister. Ile is himself quite convinced that there is no light
now in the world but what comes from his taper. Ile is
perpetually ringing his own praises in the car of his readers,
and there is no end to the changes. No sooner is any
scheme of policy afloat that he thinks likely to be adopted,
than, if it suits his views, he instantly assumes to take the
lead in recommending it, and to assert the honour of being
its first great patron ; and he proceeds, forthwith, to issue
his proclamation—" Let all the world remember, when
this measure is carried, that it was mine!" And he would
chop any one into mince-meat that should step between him
anal his claim. If Government never intended the plan,
whatever it may be, or abandons it, on being satisfied of
its impolicy, he immediately cries out, " It was abandoned
for no other reason than because it was mine ; they were
resolved not to proclaim me, as they must have done, to
have been its author. Ministers are ashamed to confess
that they are taught by WILLIAM CO NI ETE !"
It was only to defeat his prophecy, and to consign him
to the disgrace of the gridiron, that the Bank ever again
paid in. gold! But for this, not a sovereign would have
been visible iu all the realms of commerce. Gold coin
gluts the money market only to the end that his prediction
might be falsified, and a slur thrown on his infallibility.
Nis Register of last week brings forth another suggestion,
under the following head, " Paoa Laws MAST ku
tx
ISE LA Ky." The subject is introduced with his usual mi-
raculous display of foresight
1 am now going to show" says this self-gifted pro-
phet, " that the political mob is coming round to my
opinion. Ire shall sec the poor lairs planted in Ireland ;
if it be not put ofFtill it is too late. .I,rl it is my business to
remind my readers that it is My SCHEME."
Our poor laws planted in Ireland ! Truly, the Irish
have suffered too much of oppression to make them covetous
of this new source of misery and vexation. Mr. Cobbett
may assure himself that his scheme is by no means in re-
quest in that devoted country. PAT is much too shrewd a
politician to bring the evils of our poor lutes to the test of
his own experience. Ilis countrymen are rich enough in
their own store of wretchedness without wishing to draw
upon our coffers. The Irish peasantry know and feel the
true source of their misfortunes, and they never yet con-
templated to pay the raft of the absentee landlords with a
poors-rate. If England colld disencumber her own poli-
tical economy of this part of the system, she would have
attained one of the greatest blessings in the way of improve-
ment of which her condition is susceptible. The poor-
laws have been the curse of this kiagdotn from their com-
mencement. Its abus:s of every kind bare gone on accu-
mulating, and the rites increasing hem year to year, until
the burthen has grown so enormous, that, unless some
remedy is applied, the landed interest must, in the end,
sink under its weight. And yet this profound prophet
and politician proposes to extricate the Irish from their
poverty by the aid of this machinery, with as much con-
fidence as if its success was no longer matter of experiment,
and with all the salt'-satisfaction of an Empiric exclaims,
' " Give them an Overseer in each parish of Ireland; let
him have power to make assessments, and distribute re-
lief," &c. &c. Mr. COB BET Tis extremely anxious to ap-
propriate to himself all the glory of this his scheme, as he
calls it ; but we are really at a loss to see where the praise.
is to come from. Ile resorts to a very curious argument, to
show the policy of inoculating Ireland with our pauper
system, and it is this—
" The whole of the poor-rates in England," says he,
" do not amount to so much money as it now costs to keep
the Irish down by force. Where, then, can be the reason
for not adopting a system of poor laws ?"
A man's powers of reasoning must fail him sadly before
he can be reduced to talk such trash, or write such non-
sense as this. But Mr. Cobbett never drinks but out of
his own cup of grace and inspiration; and he proceeds to
follow up his questions by furnishing the only reason which
can by possibility operate on all such occasions.
" It is," he adds, "'so manifestly wise, and so mani-
festly necessary, that there can be no reason for not adopting
it, except that it is a measure of my recommending?'
Admirable!