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DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
POR THE BENEFIT OF MR. HARLEY.
Tile E waning, TU RADAR. Jane 6. wIU be performed the Comic Opera of
THE ENGLISH FLEMr. Igor
IN 1 342.
Mainmaet. Mr.
Va:eitlne, Mr. T. Cooke; Fltterates. orn ; Mat
Harley Jane Conntewa of &Matey, Mt.. V. West ; Isabel. Mll. Cubit; ;
Ratharlse, Mee Stepherte.
After which,
A CONCERT OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC..
To conclude with the Romantic Drama of
AVON HASSAN.
Abram Ifsassa,- r. Horn ; Zahouc, Mr. Harley i Zatima, MO, °redden.

ROYAL GARDENS. VAUXHALL.
ARE OPEN FOR THE SEASON EVERY MONDAY, WEDNZSDAY,
AND FRIDAY.
Tinder the especial Patromure of his Most Dreams Majesty.
The Amusements commence with a GRAND CONCERT, in Two Acts,
Li the superb new Concert Room.
Principal Vocal Performers.
Mks Stephens Madaue Veldts Signor De Bennis Mr. Tinney
Cornega Mr. Brahma Mr. Florneastie Mr. lt
Miss Cooke Mr. Sinclair Mr. C. Taylor Master Barker.
Composer and Condnctnr, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
An entirely new Pastoral Ballet. by Monsieur I. A. Theicor, late Ballet
hatter to the Theatre Royal, AsnOcrdam, entitled
L'INTRIGUE DI/ VILLAGE.
Principal Perforrnere—Madrmolselle Pauline Romignol. from the
Theatre Royal, Amsterdam; and Monsieur B. Vests Is, fronathe Theater
Royal San Carlos, at Naples, and In scale. at Milan.
The Illuminations are on the most magnlecont scale.
conclude with
A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF FIRE•WORES,
Vise Love, of the Theatre Royal, Coeent.gardrn, la engaged, tad will
st..,tts make her appearance.
Parilcula. respecting the Partite Monis, for the Stereo or Nightly, may
be bad upon application to Mr. Andrews,Bookseller. Dotul-strea.
Doors open at Serest o•Cloek.--Concert commences at Half-past Eight.
Admission 41.

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BalTlllll Patsa commc.ieed publibliing. yesterday morn-
ing at five o'clock.

LONDON, TUESDAY, JCSE 6, 1626.

The private correspondence from Lisbon of the 17th
May, states that the arrival of the Newton, which brought
despatches from Sir CHARLES SreAaT toSir W. A'Counz,
bas produced an extraordinary activity in the courier dr-
partinent between Lisbon and London. The commercial
letters from Bahia affirm that the Emperor intends to
return to Portugal. The Brazilian Government has given
orders to transmit 60,000/. to England, to discharge the
dividends on the loan. The execution of this order has
been entrusted by the Emperor to the authorities of the
province of Maragnon, and it is supposed that the value
will be remitted in cotton.

Wt subjoin a few extracts from the French Papers re-
wired last night.
Vora the Doile, dated Sunday. June 4.1
TRIIPTE, MAY 21.

Letters from Arta. of 7th of May, announce that pan of the
Agleam of blirtelonghi had made its way through the Egyptian
camp, and joined Karaiskaki, who wag in the mountains between
Migsolonghi and Saloon. Before the pally of the garrison, Notes
Boataris, an old man, 76 years of age, had made a speech to
ttem, in which he declared that he considered himself as the
t :use of their misfortunes, since it era by his advice that they
had rejected all the otlies of capitulation, even under the guaran-
tee of the English; and that he was revolved to be the first to
tLso.e himself to death, and to remain in the town to blow up
the tr ines after their depirtute. Some hundred brave men joined
him, and the Bishop pronounced his blessing on their resolu-
tion. the result of which, as we know. cost the lives of an many
'I% rice.

PAU'S, JUNE 3.

,The Nurenaterg Corresnontlett pretends that Prussia, to answer
the pretensions of the Government of the Netherlands with respect
the navigation of the Rhine, Is on the point of imposing exor-
bitant duties ow all goods coming from Holland.
(Prom the Journal de Pas is.]

➢JAnnrn, MAY 22.

The Fabius frigate arrived on the 12th a Cadiz, in 30 doss from
the Havannah. The Captain has declared, that on the Ithh Feb.
lire Spanish frigates anti a schooner sailed from the Havannuh,
supposed to he bound on a secret expedit i,:rt to the part• of Cartha.
gena of the Indies. These vessels had on hoard 700 troops, which
dm, were to land, on their passage. in Cuba.
The Zephyr corvette was expected at the Harannah it was to
sail again. to convoy a number of Ifentl3 bound to Cadiz.
The Bishop Custuanga, on whom the Bishopric of the Ha.
vannalt deperds, has, in a pastoral letter of February 11, -enjoined
the Clergy of his diocese to take advantage of the season of Lent to
instruct their parishioners, and make them sensible of the great dif.
terence between the pellet, abundance, and tranquillity, which the
II arphosh enjoys under the Govemmmt of his Catholic Majesty,
and the misery which oppresses the ether people of America under
die in►ugent (lovetrzmen•.—Sfedrid Gazette.
FRENCH Ft, Ittill.--PARIS, JUICE 3.—Five per Cents. 417 f.
Bank Stack, 2030 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 761.6 c. ; Royal Spanish
Laws, ; Harlan Loan. 7•?61. Exchange on London—One
)Tooth, 26f. 60c.; Three Months, 23f. 30e.—Conrs tithe/alone.

Harnburgh Papers to the sd June hare ben received.
Vie have extracted some paragraphs relative to the Em-
press ELIZABLTH el' Russia.

HANIBUIIOff. JUNE I.
N. Von Struve, the Russian Minister in this city, has received
to-day, by way of Berlin, official information of the detth of her
Majesty the Empress Dowager Elizabeth, an event which plunges
the whole Imperial Family, and all faithful subjects, in the most
profound affliction. The heath of the universally beloved Prin-
cess had been much impaired, etp.cially within the last two
months; the most just grkf at the irreparable loss which she had
*mutinied in the winter had broken her heart. She died on the ath
(Nth) of May. at Beliff, near Kling', to which place she was
g ing front Taganrog, lamented by all who had the happiness to
k• ow a princess so richly endowed with the rarest qualities of the
wind and heart.—.Harabergh New Car.ctle, Jame 2.
II Aminson, JON t I.
Vs e have received to-day the afB•ctirg new., that her Majesty
the Empress Elizabeth died at &left' on the 1$ h, on her way from
Taganrog to Kalnga, but too woo following her august consort.
the Loiterer Alexander. Her Majesty the Empress Mother had
gate to meet her, intendiirs to join her at Kiting*, and pass some
days with her; but this meeting was not to take place. The
. decrees of Providence, before which the highest must bow as wed.
as the lowest, had amlained otherwise.
Her Majesty tit Empress Elizabeth Alesies na. before her mar-
this* the Priem* Louisa Maria Augusta, was the second daugh.
ter of the hereditary Prince (*harks Louis of Baden, who died in
1361. She was bow the 24th Jut. 1179, and married In 1193. He

life was abort, but it was the life of en angel; filled with acts of be-
neficence, adorned with all the virtues that can dignify woman. She
would have been worthy of the most splendid throne, had not fete
placed her upon it.
Her Majesty's oldest sister is the Queen Dowager of Bemis ;
her younger sisters are Frederica, late Queen of Sweden, and the
Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse Darmstadt.--Hanibargh Cor-
respaudetot, Atter 2.

In another part of our Paper we have collected a vat iery
of paragraphs, derived from sources inimical to free trade
in America and the West Indies. We have done so, be-
cause whatever side of any question we may take, we are
determined to do so only from a thorough conviction of the
correctness of our views ; and we are aware that, even after
coming to a general decision upon any question, a variety
of circumstances may occur which render it necessary to
modify that general conclusion in particular instances.
There are no panaceas to snit all casts in politics, what-
ever charlatans may say on a subject which in all ages has
been so fertile in charlatanerie. It is from their inatten-
tion to this circumstance that several journalists have
taken occasion, from the public of the Scotch Currency
Report, to accuse AI; oistori of a di. relietion of their prin-
ciples, or, at least, of indecision in carrying them into effect.
We merely allude to this at present, as our more imme-
diate object is to consider what weight is to be attached to
the objec:ions raised in some quarters against the liberal
enactments of Government with regard to trade. The cla-
mour from Canida seems to be best founded, as the pro-
ductions of that colony are so similar to those of the
United States, that the advantages which the inhabitants
could expect from the reciprocity of trade could not easily
overbalance the disadvantages arising from the destruction
of their monopoly for the supply of the West Indies. Ad-
mitting this in its fullest extent, the interest of a part
could not with any propriety be sacrificed to that of the
whole; and it is evidently for the interest of England that
the growers of West India produce should be enabled to
supply it at the lowest rate by being permitted to purchase
their necessaries at the cheapest market. The fact is, that
the restrictive laws had thrown trade, in many cases, into
unnatural channels, and some distress must result before
it can return to that course which is in itself most beneficial.
The removal of these restrictions has had the effect, be-
sides, of producing a sudden exertion of commercial
enterprise in every department that has been thrown open,
much beyond the demand of the different markets ; and
the consequence is, that the competition of the former ma-
nufacturers and merchants has not been, in most cases,

with regular traders, who calculated upon such a reason-
able profit as would be necessary to defray the expenses,
but with adventurers, who, bring ignorant of the extent of
the market, and of the magnitude of the opposition which
they were likely to encounter, embarked their capitals in
speculations, each individually to an extent which would
have been sufficient to supply the market, and wire conse-
quently obliged to sell their merchandise below the ori-
ginal cost. Our merchants have real advantages in most
branches of commerce, independent of the monopoly which
was nominally, and only nominally, secured to them by the
restrictive. laws ; and these advantages, when things recur
to their natural state, will always protect them in the
old markets ; but these circumstances were rendered
unavailable for the moment, by the ignorance of foreign
speculators, who imagined that there wan no security for
Ent,•!isli trade but that contained in our navigation laws
and commercial regulations. This error has been adopted
by many of our mercantile men, and hence the opposition
raised against the liberal system. The very sensible re-
marks of the American editor, whose opinions will be found
under the head of " Free Trade," will shew, in the clear-
est manner, the disadvantage arising to the subjecte of the
United States from their backwardness to conform to the
conditions on which we have thrown open the trade of our
Colonies. His remarks prove that the people themselves
will soon feel it their interest to enlarge their trade, by
compelling the Government to adopt the system of re-
ciprocity.

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.

The transactionsin the Funds to-.'ay were very light, the greatest
fluctuation of Consols for Account being only from 804 to 804.
They commenced at 80j, rose to 1304 buyers; when they receded to
804. The last quotation was 804 j. Three per Cent. Consols,
shut ; Ditto fur Account, MI; 4 ; India Bonds,lll. 9s. pm.; Esche.
crier Bills, G.. Cs. pm.; 4 per ctnt. Scrip. 14 pm.
The Foreign and Share markets were very languid ; In the latter
nothing was done.
The relief that was given in the Money market by the late mea-
sure of the Batik has been very trifling, and money was con-
sequently carne.—The accounts from the manufecturing districts
remain favourable.

PANAMA AlissroN.—ln the Senate,the resolution of Mr.
Branch, which has for some days been under discussion in
that body, was laid on the table. On Friday of last week,
the House of Representatives, by a vote of 143 to 54, re-
fused to interfere with the views of the Executive on the
subject ; and yesterday the substance of the resolution, re-
jected in the House by so large a majority, was offered in
the Senate as an amendment to the Appropriation Bill, by i
Mr. Berrien. This opens the whole subject again for de-
bate, although it hos been so long debated, and so often
decided upon already. This motion (says the New Fork
American) can scarcely have been made with any expecta-
tion that it could succeed, and as an etty ression cf individ nal
opinion was sort Amnia, for Mr. B_trrien had previously
manifested with sufficient distinctness his view respecting
the mission. What motive, then, other than that of delay-
ing, with the hope eventually, for the want of lime, of de-
feating this measure, can have influerced the Georgia
senator? We perceive none. !low far it maybe deemed
becoming, or wise, or patriotic, to take telyautag,e of the
courtesy which seems to interdict in /he Senate the appllca-
tion of the previous question, in order to defeat, or at ally
rate delay by indirection, a measure which both Muses
have already passed upon. we leave to the consideration of
those who judge both Smatont and their critics—the
public.—Neteperl Mercury.
We received yesterday a Supp!ement to the Madras
Government Gazette, dated February 3. It contains ac-
counts of the operations before Bhnrtpore previous to the
fall of that fortress, abd the following curious intelligence
respecting the Burmese finances:—
" We have seen a variety of letters from head-quarters
in Ava, up to the 6,11 instaid : they all speak confidently as
to the dependence we may place on the preliminary _real be-
lag ratified by the Court of Ave. They mention that she Burmese
Commissioners fought a stout diplomatic battle, and reduced our
demand from two to one crone of rupees. pleading most piteously
the serverty of the Gulden Treasury. From every thing that ap-
peared the plea is founded in truth ; tar it seems agreed on all hands
that the resources of the kingdom of Ava have been cmuidetely
Wanted, in making the stand the Burmese have done
We understand the periods of payment see Geed; and until one
half is paid, our tamps are nut finally to leave the country. They
are to remain where they are until the ratification, which is to be
accompanied by a payment in part, arrives. Our troops then mose
down to Promo, where they are to remain for a specified peril,' (it
is said one hundred days). when another portion of the money is to
be fortheeming. They thou deep down to Rangoon, star there
noodle, Itemised days, receive anneber part of the ranney.saud move
off. By this time one moiety of the ...rote wilt have been paid, and
the rest is (she produced at two instalments." _

Extract of ra
letter. from an Etigliels brmse, dated Aetx
Caves, 11 th April, 1821: :—" You .111 no doubt have heard that
our President would not accept ;lie treaty of Commerce, concluded
by his Commissioners at Paris. This eircuinstance unsettles the I
French trade, and thwarts them considerably in their views. The
Voraul appointed by the British 0 iverontent to this country had
not arrived at Port.au.Prince on the 6th inst. We arc anxious for his
arrival, in the hope this: some arrangement may be made favourable
to our trade. The Government is trying to raise a loan in the
country, but Ido in.t think it will succeed. The er,suing crop of
Coffee protuibes to be vary abutidant—the price of the article is
733 a 8 dollars net."
FRIINCII Tttes.r eta Ct.xv Sroca.— The half-yearly
Dividend of the French S per Cent. Certificates falling due
on the 22d Jtme, will he paid on that and every atiecevtling
day, at the countinz-house of Mr. N. M. Rothschild, free
,)f all eh.trges.