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PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, JANUART 24.
The Journal of Me Upper Rhine, under the head
of
Colmar, January 24, contains the following :
" The Pavia Papers mention that the /flew. Tellies- and
Wahlble, Adjutant-Sub-officer and Serjeant•Major of the
29th regiment, who, after the discovery of their plot, bad
fled to Porrentrni, have hero delivered up by the Grand
Badly. These two Sub.oflicers bad really been arrested at
Porrentrui, but they were shortly after restore.l to liberty.
having assumed the names of Castor and Pollux, between
which suit the names Tellier and Wahlble, the police of that
part of Switnerlaod discovered no resemblance. We have re-
ceived some information respectiug the articles found in the
house of the Sieur Pttit•Jean, Advocate of Britoil. These
articles consist of two tricoloured flags, and the cravats
which were detached from them, 17 cockades with silver
edges, 600 woollen cockade., • counter epaulette of a chief
of battalion, 400 balls, and about 1,200 cartridges. Some
new sabres were found in the streets of &Wort, which bad
been left there by die men who wished to elude the investi-
gations of the police un the failure of tlie plot. The son of
the Sinn Petit-Jan bas fled, and the number of persons
over arrested umuunts to 37.

" la the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies of the 14th
isstsat, N. d'Argeosou applied for leave of +Ware lo
customise the injury be had salaamed from a dunikiisr,
visit made in consequence of the discover/ ti the 014 of
B*lfort. We hare received some positive informatics! os
/his subject, from which it appear dot AI. d'Arsessou

bad so Irate of violence in his home. A visit really look
place, hot could it sot bays bees anode to the residewce of
a man whom M. d'Argeolon lodged Is his house, and who
bad has. arrested at Belfast? TMu mos is the Sieur
Pergoles and who was accused beffire the Court of Peers is
ISIS, sad who had implicated in his escape the officerelf
lbs past to whose care he was intrusted. We know not chat
'eduction were employed to corrupt this officer,
even after the plot had failed ;
but we know very well,
sod it is a foci of which nobody cam be ignorant, that the
Magistrates were charged to collect proofs of the crime, mid
that their first steps were naturally directed towards the re.
Wilmer of the accused. We are assured that after his flight
from Seifert, tke Nene Pegslu returned to the chateau of M.
d'Argesson to secure his effects, which, at all events, were
not found there at the time of the domiciliary viols. Those
who are unfortunate enough to lodge • conspirator in their
Imam *est not be surprised at the legal measures of which
their Ambience becomes the object; and M. d'Argesson may
be assured that in the present instance the Magistrates bare
itali performed their duty. Some time ago a Decree of the
Uri Court of Colmar might have convinced M. d'Argenson
of the same fact, in a case in which the Sieur Pegulu was
likewise concerned. The latter had 'refused to skew hie pass-
port, and the officer of gendarmerie having threatened to ar-
rest him if he did not prove that be possessed the legal right
to travel, M. d'Argesson prosecuted the officer of gesder-
"aerie, end thereby constituted himself • civil party, by
reamer of the injury he had sustained from the loss of time
steideped by the explanations of the Sieur Pirgolu, rebel was
is his service and pay. The Court dismiwied this aiugslar
demand, and M. d'Argenson may now see that the mar fur
whose be said be was ready to answer at that time, well de-
served to be compelled to fulfil an obliptiou which the law
imposes on all subjects."

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, WEIMICIDAY, Jut. 23.

The debate was resumed cm the law project relative to the
offences of the press.
M. de Danville recd a long speech in support of the law
project. The Journal de* Debate being apprehensive that
an analysis of ti. de Demille's oration .would weaken his
argemeats, omits it altogether for the present, but pro-
miles to give it at length in a supplement.
N. Mechia addressed the Chamber. In the midst of peace,
he towed Preece full of disquietude. Though, from pedlar"!
storms, the country anticipates dangers, we have been for six
years wader laws which have been iucapable of producing
concord. The nation is tormented by an internal dironkr„
the symptoms of which are manifest. Is the canse interned
also No: ti exists solely in the political faults of those who
are daily exciting the public solicitude; for the instability of
the agents of power renders daily more remote the hope of
adopting a steady course. No system can be fixed, whet it te
in the hands of men of no settled political character; who
to-day abjure on the ministerial beach the principles which
they dtfeuded as Deputies.—(Mormors.)—The coostitu-
clonal law itself, gives up to the interpretations of diverg.
leg interests, is not secure against the constantly rising pre-
tensions of those who possess power. The Hun. Drolly
then proceeded to trace the vicissitudes which the liberty of
the pre.. leas undergone since the invention of orbiting. He
reminded the Chamber that Henry IV. owed his establish-
tarot on the French throne to the Satire Menippie, sad that
it was the subjugation of the press under his reign which
promoted the success of a society (the Jesuits) whose re-
appearance at present constituted she terror of all Fraser,
and which society had whetted the poniard which put
an red to the existence of that good King. One of the
capital crimes charged against • prodigious man, who
belongs sow oaly to history, and who fell from a throne
erected by innumerable triumphs—one of the capital crimes
against him, in the Act of Forfeiture, was his having sub-
jected to the censorship of the police the liberty of the press,
which had been established as a national right. But the
violation of • right so sacred, which had precipitated the
Misquerer from the summit of the Tsrpeian rock, now
mode the Ministry ascend to the espial. He concluded by
moving for the rejection of the project.
M. de Peyronnet (Keeper of the Seals) rose neat. He
spoke at considerable leagth in visdit aline of that part of
the project which relate to attacks on religion. The protec-
tion •Iturded was lodispeasable ; and if it was due to soy
form of worship, it was still more su to the national relig.oa.
The suppression of the word constitutional, 'both was at-
tached by the law of the 17th of May to the words royal sr-
Inid been made the subject of remark, and describ-
ed as an infringement of the Charter. This was as much a
mistake as the assertion that the suppresaion OM recent. The
word had not been suppressed by the Committee. It was
not in the original project.
Voice on the left—We have made no such reproach
against the Committee.
M. de Peyronnet did not point out the mistake for the
purpose of avoiding the discussion of the inconveniences
which may belong to this omission, if any such exist ; but no-
thing can be more easy than to justify it. Some deputies are
of opinion, that since the Charter has been given all powers
must procredfroas it. That is certainly trite; but the maxim
is susceptible of some important explanations. Powers pre-
ceded the Charter, and it would tie very extraordinary
were the Charter to prevent the passing of • law intended to
secure respect to the very authority by which the Charter was
giver. He bad heard disputes respecting power de facto and
its limits, respecting power di jure and its limits ' • but be
never beard it denied that daring the existence of the de
fads 'power; spit is to say, before the Charter was granted
to us, the pallier of the King did out reside in the person
of the King. That right then preceded the Charter, and
was indepeadeit of it. What has been Ilse consequence of
the silence of repressive laws on this subject? That serious
attacks have been directed against the royal authority, with
refereuce to times anterior to the concession of the Charter,
and French juries have been found, with Iwo it must he
stated—(laughter and murmurs um the left)—French juries
Imre been found, who, adopt ng Ihe strange and pernicious so-
phism, by means of which it had been attempted to establish
a distinction between the constitutional authorily, properly
so called, and the authority which preceded the promulgatioa
of the Charter, have acquitted persons whose criminal (loc-
h ines it would be impossible to tepee( here. (Another move-
ment um the left.)
A voice on the left... This, then, is the great evil !
M. de Peyronnet proceeded to defend the article of the
project fur punishing libels on classes of pennies, which he
considered as jest as the punishment of libels un individuals
With regard to the question of confiscation, he argued that
no confiscation could take place when nothing was forfeited
to the Exchequer. To suppress a journal, was the same
thing as putting down any establishment in • town which
might be injurious to the inhabitants ; or as seizing Was es
the frontiers which might introduce contagion,-(Voices on
the left—This is the argument of M. Chile is report over
again.)
N. de Peyronnet.—The amendment of the Committee.
which refers the offences of the press to the judgment of the
Royal Court has been made the subject of reproach naiad
the Ministers of the King; and perhaps naiad the King
himself.—(Violent agitation on the left.)
M. de Girardith—The 'King was never oseutiooed.—(oe.
der, order.)
M. de Lenteth.—We sever speak of the King, bat Minis-
tree wish to cover their responsibility with the mantle of
royal inviolability.
91. de Peyrognet—On account of this article, Ministers
have been reproached with having consented to the abolition
of the Charter. If Ministers did consent to this change of
joriselictios, such an arrangement, far from belog contrary
to the Charter, is textually conformable to it. The Charter
maintained the institution of the jury such as it existed.
Now the jury was then exclusively employed for the sup-
pression of crimes. It had oo jurisdiction over misdemeanor,
still lees over offences of the press, which, like all other
offences, were subject merely to correctional penalty.
Vosce on the left—it it plain, thee, that you adhere to the
amendments of the Committee.
IC de Peyromiet, in continuation, replied to some points
in the speeches of MM. Etienne, Sebastiani, and Royer Col-
lard. The last speaker had stated that democracy overtherred
society every where—that it existed amongst us. This is
true. He also stated that it was infused into all our Wed-
lotions.
M. Royer Collard.-Ne; I said precisely the contrary.
IPreresualteneel'aplikituriatiebdathla. my memory
coy lialardbetilargstualir-
swots.) It was not surprising that things so true aid welt

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depressed should be caroms oa big momodp got as iE
was true ihat aristocracy had almost disappeared, aid that
democracy overflowed every thing, would It bo eight to is.
crease the influence of the lilts, ? With respect lo orioles.
macy, . since it has boom ackstowledged to be newly a is.
lion, it is surely very incunaisteat to pretend to dread LW
encroachments. There is but one question before the MO-
ober. Are attacks upon religion, upon the royal authscitgy,

upon the Chamber 4 and upon functimiarlats,
main unpunished! Were the Chambers to shaming es
care of their own dignity, they would be Otani tit..
wards society, at the bead of which they weir placed:"
He must notice • phrase which had dropped from • pew
ceding waiter (M. Payee de Vaudrruvre). That speaker as.
serted, that to propose such laws was to instigate the people
to sedition and revolt. God forbid that than words shout"
be regarded as an instigation, which the speaker
tended ! God forbid also that we should du an much injus-
tice to the French people as to think it necessary to reply S.
such instigations! The French people despise and reject
them: they wish only for peace—the profound peace which
their King has given them.—(" Bravo!" on the right.)
Voice on the left.—They wish for liberty!
M. de Mareellue—They wish for the Bourbons!
Other soices.---(Order! Order!)
M. de Peyronnet repeated the words be had just mid.
Me then adverted to the declaration of M. Etienne, that the
.present Ministers were not formed to govern according to
the laws. The present Ministers, however, were subject to the
laws, and would always govern by the laws. They would act
with strict impartiality, sad that moderation which the laws
prescribe; but they would employ the force which the laws
granted them, and which bad citizens only could wish to
while them. The Minister descended from the tribune
amidst marks of approbation from the right.
M. Devour( spoke against the project. He •ook for his
text one of Pascal's maxims; namely, that the liberty of
COIIIISIB in thought. He regarded the suppression of
the jury fur offences of the press as eqsivalent to the ancient
parliamentary jurisprudence, whirls condemner' a man with-
out impressing the grounds of the condemnation. The whole
law was reducible in this—that the journals of the Opposi-
tion might be suppressed at pleasure, sod that no journals
should be allowed except such as are written in the manner
the Welders approve.
TIN stem e was adjourned until lo•morrow.
The speakers first inserted stand in the following order :
MM. de Kergorlay. Foy, de Monthron, Bignon, Clause!, de
Consergnes, and d'Argcuson. The last•ateationed Deputy
was present during this day's debate.

SITTING OF JANUARY 44.
The debate on the law of the press was resumed. M. Ker-
r orlay, General Donnadien, stud the Minister of the Interior
(Corbtere), spoke in favour of the law. M. Humann, M.
BiEnon, and M. d'ArEenson argued against it. The discus.
sion was then adjourned, with the understanding that
the Reporter, only should be heard the next day.
PARIS. JANUARY 25.

Yesterday the King transacted business with the
Marquis de Lauriston, Minister of his Household,
and his Excellency the Keeper of the Seals.
Accounts from Smyrna, of December the 15th,
announce, that they had at length begun to enjoy
some degree of tranquillity in that city. A judge
had arrived from Constantinople, to make inquiry
relatively to the events of the mouth of November.
A private letter, dated Venice, January 8, con-
tains the following intelligence Omer Vrionr,
Pacha of Delirium', who occupied the citadel of
Adieus, has capitulated, together with the com-
mandant who held the castle of Thebes ; they sur-
rendered those two cities, oil Condition that the
Greeks should allow them a free passage to Janina.
The capitulation has been strictly observed by
Ulysses and Palisscas. the Greek leaders. Both the
Turkish commandants have arrived at Janina."—

(Coustiirtionmel.l
The Journal des Debate of the 21st of this month
published a letter front Miss Emily Lovedsy, in
which she declares the statement that the essay en-
titled " Miss Emily Loveday's Reply to the Peti-
tion presented in the name of her Father to the
Chamber of Peers," wee composed without her
knowledge, to be fulse ; on the contrary, she affirms
" that it was written according to her intentions."
We have just received the following answer to that
letter :

"To the Editor of the G'onstitittionel.'
" SIR-I bare jnat read, in the Jewess! des Debats, •
letter signed' Emily Loireday: in which my daughter declares
that the reply which has bees published io her same to the
petition prismited by me to the Chambers, was composed ar.
carding to her intentions. Notwithstanding this formal de-
claration, 1 cannot bring myself to believe that that
reply, so offensive to a father, and full of inaccuracies,
was composed according to my daughter's intentions.
would more willingly suppose that site did not understood
it, and that if she had written it herself, she would have
shewn more respect fur her father and for truth.—l have the
honour, Ste. " DOUGLAS LOVEDAY."

French Funds on January 43.—Five per Cent.
Commis, 85 f. 85 c. ; Bank Stock, 1,540 f.
On January 24.—Five per Coneolo, 86 f. 35 c.;
Bank Stock, 1,340 f.
Exchange on London :.
At ooe moulb, 26 f. 20 c. lAt three mouths, 25 1. Se.

SPANISH PAPERS.

MADRID. JANUARY 10.

The Government has received dispatches from
Vulencia, dated the Bth instant, by which it appears
that there have been occurrences in that city of u
nature to disturb the public tranquillity.
On the 7th, in the evening, a lumber of pea-
sants assembled. and demanded that the regiments
of artillery and that of Z4OlOlll, which formed the
garrison of the city, should lease it, especially the
first, and desired that the battalions of the local
national militia should be formed. The Municipa-
lity assembled. and the Captain-Ge•ierul sent en
officer to inquire into the affair. who brought word
that he was stopped on the way by a troop of pre-
sents who insulted him, and even went so for as
to exclaim. " Death to the King's Lienie-
narit !"—" Death in the Captain-General, who tries
to insult the people !"—" Death to the Political
Chief, who is a servile scoundrel, a despot !" with
other expressions equally offensive to these officers;
sod that many of them had arms, which they
flourished over their heads. The Captain-Gene-
ral tieing informed of all the particulars, and
learning from the Political Chief that he was
besieged by the rioters iii the Town-hall, pro.
ceeded with fifty men of the regiment Zamoni,
with some officers and a Colonel, to the Place of the
Constitution. where he occupied the gate of the
house of the Muuicipality, and dispersed the crowd
to the square ; but some of the rioters having taken
possession of the balconies, &c. of the Cams Capitu-
lates, the Captain-General went with some soldiers
to disperse them, and enable the Municipality to
take its measures at liberty; but several rigidors
opposed this, pretendiug it was a violation of the
rights and liberties of the people, shewino an
extraordinary warmth which they had not manifest-
ed when besieged by the rioters with arms in their
bands; they were passive witnesses of the violation
of the law, and felt the nullity of their power to
' express them. The Captain-General, however,

made the rioters refire, and enabled the Munici-
pality to deliberate with the necessary
The Captain-General and the Political Chief pa.
trolled the city with soldiers of the regiment of
Zamora till past midnight, and till traiainillity was
fully restored, without any accident having happened.
The next matting-the Municipality pithinesad a
proclamation, accusing thrfCaptsin-General of hay-
ing illegally entered their place of meeting at the head
of the armed force, of hafing dispersed the citizens
who were there assembled to deliberate, it:c.; but
that the Municipality was resolved to follow thE
road of honour and patriotisra.
The Captain-General issued a proclamation or-
dering the above to be torn down, and proinbilin
eif Appeaser number of persons than .four to colltri
is the. streets,—(Universel. January 11.1

Eno Geowas IV.II Accutiott.--Holitlay at Is Bask'
ExeYelper, Fast I'l4lWe/fad tiseibillea Howe.

THE MUTT SE FRE S S.

• • tiONDON.: •
TLINWAY, iillolllff 491 MIL

The accounts which reached our office yesterday
from behead offer a subject for public attention of
u character equally novel and distressing. An
engageMent has actually taken place between the
peasantry mod a small detachment of the 39th regi-
ment, in which the latter were compelled to re-
treat. The peasantry assembled on this occasion
are represented to have been very numerous and
well armed, amounting, indeed, according to one
account, to the number of 800 men. It is very
probable that there was a considerable crowd of
persons collected upon the hills; but that there
Were 800 men armed and engaged in firing upon the
King's troops, is a statement which we do not find 3
very easy to credit. The insurgents, whatever [nay
have been their numbers, were advantageously
posted upon some hills very steep and difficult of
ascent, situated between Bantry and Macroom,
and effectually intercepted all communication
between these towns. Lord BANTRY, at the head
of a party of the 39th regiment, under the com-
man& of Major CAITHEW, undertook to dislodge
them ; but, after some distant firing, his Lordship
was under the necessity of retiring. This event
was quickly communicated to Mr. HEDGES Evac,
• Magistrate in Macroom, who immediately pro-
ceeded at the head of a detachment of cavalry and
infantry, under the command of Captain Cm-
CLAititifcE, to attack the insurgents; but the po-
sition which they still occupied appeared too
strong, and Captain FITZCLARZNER thought it
expedient to await the arrival of reinforcements
from Cork. An express was dispatched to Sir
JOHN LAMBERT apprising him of the state of
affairs, when the gallant General promptly dis-
patched a considerable body of cavalry, and on the
following day a strong party of infantry to the
assistance of the assailants. The insurgents lost
in the first attack one killed and some wounded,
The King's troops lost only one man, whore head
we are told woe severed from his burly, and bunie
in savage triumph by the victorious party.
The origin of this circumstance is not distinctly
stated in the very hasty accounts which are given
in the Cork papers. We have, indeed, as yet
nothing more than a vague and probably exag-
gerated report, such as usually first takes wing
from the scene of action. But it strikes us that
the assembling of so considerable • force of the 1
peasantry was not the result of any previous
arraugements, and that those who found them-
selves engaged in battle with the King's troops
under Lord BANTRY had not contemplated such
• circumstance one hour before it actually occurred.
We can conjecture, by comparing the various ac-
counts, that a party of troops had gone into the
neighbourhood of these formidable hills in search
after some suspected persons ; that the communion
of interest which, as we noticed some time since,
smiles very closely certain families or inhabitauts
of districts among the lower classes of the people
of [rebind, induced the peasantry to assemble
for the purpose of preventing the seizure of
some relatives or friends. Horns were sounded
,upon the hills as signals of distress, and the pea-
sants flocked from every quarter to the sounds.
some with the intent of opposing the troops, u, .1
some influenced solely by curiosity. The imp, -
bile severity of the revenue laws against illiett dr.
tillation in Ireland, has rendered conflicts with de-
tachments of soldiers familiar to the palmitin ;
they have become habituated to the use of bre-
ams; soine of them are probably discharged sof.
dim, and now posted upon the summits of their
native hills, with their kindred and connexions
around them, they may become very dangerous
enemies. One account says that six of the pea-
santry have been lodged in Bantry gaol., An in-
timation is given in a letter from Bantry, that the
ultimate purpon of the insurgents in the south of
Ireland is not limited to the abolition of tithes and
the reduction of rents. A fellow was recently ar-
rested by two officers in Newmarket. who took
from him coma papers of a very dangerous tendency.
They had surprised him in the act of admiaister-
log illegal oaths to souse people at a public-house.
It is to be hoped that the papers which apprise tke
Government of the existing danger will ales afford
the means of most effectually counterscting

We hove received the Paris Papers of Today
list. They are chiefly occupied with the de'
bates in the Chambzr of Deputies ups. the law

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of the press. The debate ie the minis( of Thunos
day was stormy, and frequently interrupted by
call' for closing' it. The Chamber having betrayed
iocreased impatience, the elation for closing the
debate on the general question was carried by a
decided majority, and Saturday fixed for the re'
ply of M. CHIVIPLET, the Re porter. The discus.
,ice will then be opened on the articles severalty.
The project, es amended by the Committee, will,
no doubt, be carried.
These Pipers contain no foreign news of any
interest. There is no intelligence' from Turkey.
We have received Sydney (New South Wales)
taunts to the 10111 June. The following are ex.
tracts
rfpwaY, Jung 9. 1831.
His Excellency the GOVERNOR in Cater, Mrs.
filAc.quAnte, sad family, were at Launceston upon
the late arrivals, and all in perfect health. We
are informed that his Excellency was on the eve of
returning to Hobart Town ; and that the journey
bad been somewhat retarded in consequence of the
rise of the rivers.
At the Criminal Court which has been holden at
Launceston, Port Dalrymple, thirteen prisoners
have been condemned to die; five of whom were
executed at George Town, fire at Launceston, and
the other three were respited. Se►eral have also
received sentence of transportation to his Majesty's
settlement et Newcastle, who have been sent
thither by the Jupiter.
At yesterday's market there was a good supply
or excellent grain ; but, owing to the recent ar-
rivals from Valparaiso and Hobart Town, the sale
was remarkably dull.

Captain RAINS assures us, that a moderate.
stain vessel might be calculated opon going to
Valparaiso, procuring a cargo of wheat, and return-
ing to this port within the very short period of five
months. In 1806 this news would have been very
acceptable; and as times are now, it is gratifying
to learn that New South Wales has such a vast re-
source so near at baud, in the event of our sister
settlements failiog in their accustomed supplies.

We gave an account yesterday of a Fox dinner
in Norwich, we this day present to our readers an
account of a Fox dinner in Edinburgh. For the
character of the speeches, the spirit with which the
meeting was conducted, and those various other
ci►cumstances that throw its chief interest over such
an assembly, we must refer to the report of the
proceedings; but for the extent of the public good
which must result from the dissemination of prin-
ciples such as Mr. Fox might applaud, we most
refer to the good sense and judgment of every man
iu the kingdom. Meetings of this nature at the
present moment must be fraught with much good
service to the country. There should at such a
crisis be as frequent and as extensive an interchange
of opinion es possible between all classes of men
who wish well to their country. An unwise system
of government can never be upheld long but
by the apathy of the great body of the people,
and if the mass of the community now feel the
unwonted pressure of distress, there is no doubt
that it has flowed chiefly from their own indif.
ference to the character of the political measures
which have been hitherto punned. The Ministers
of the Crown, in upholding an extent of public
expenditure ill suited to the exhausted condition of
the country, found in no class of the community
more staunch supporters than the country gentle.
men, and by • species of political retribution, this
estimable body of men now labour under a pressure
of comparative distress, mote severe, perhaps, on
account of the singleness of their means to resist it,
thou had befallen any other class of persons in the
country. It has been often remarked of this body
of men, as indeed of the landed interest in general,
that they have ever shewn themselves leas judi-
cious in selecting the means of promoting their
own prosperity as • body, than in any other
particular whatever. Their blindness in per.
'slitting themselves to be made the instru-
ments of ministerial ambition for • long course of
years, can be accounted for solely by supposing
that they had mistaken private for public prosperity,.
and the momentary charms of high war prices for
au evidence of permanent national improvement.
The bubble, however, has now burst, the film has
fallen from their eyes, and we shall find from day
to day Fox dinners and comity meetings better and
better attended. The triumph of pure constitu-
tional principles cannot be postponed much longer.
The Ministers must stoop to the unequivocal judg-
ment of the people, sod consent, however tardily
sad reluctantly, to confine their expenditure within
such limits as the necessities of the country impose.
For this nothing is wanted hut energy upon the
part of the people, and wisdom upon that of their
Representatives. The existing distresses that over-
whelm the agriculture of the country, must have
taught the couuty Members that their own best in-
terests are much more closely allied to those of
their tenants, and their constituents in general, than
to the ambition of any set of Ministers.

Among the reductions in contemplation by Mi-
lkers, it is said the office of Comptroller of the
Preventive Water-guard fur the Suppression of
Smuggling will be abolished, and the business of
the Ace divided between the Custom Howse and
be Board of Admiralty. The former, it is added,
will have the arrangement and stations of the boats,
litk_ters, and boats' crew ; while the latter will have
aPPointment of the officers, which consist of
b_"Pteirts, Commanders, and Lieutenants of the
is awfil Navy, the patronage of whose nominations is
thv Mallory.

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FASHIONABLE mop' gmrs.
The Delis of York left town yesterday at one o'clock fur
Brighton.
The Dowager Dechess of Richmond Is expected In town
to-morrow evening for the season, from the Doke of Bed-
ford's seat, Woobura Abbey.
The Marquis of Tweeddale passed through town yesterday
on his way to Newmarket, from Grastbans, Lincolnshire.
The Marquis of Camden left the Earl of Aoldnienhissn's
seat iu Sussex yesterday for Beyhan, Abbey.
The Earl and Connie*. of Morley are swum the distin-
guished visitors at Viscount sad Viseoa•leed Granville 's seat
is Suffolk.
Earl Spencer bas arrived at Walborn Abbey, GO • visit to
the Duke sad Duchess of Bedford, from his seat, Altheep.
Northamptonshire.
The Earl and Cos•tess of Sefton sad family are expected
to arrive to-morrow at their borne in Arirogioss-street from
their seat, Crozieth Hall, near Liverpool, for the woos.
Earl Rivera left his house is Gressemar.place yesterday for
kis seat, Hare Park, Newmarket.
The Sardinia., Ambassador and his bride have left town
for Twickenham, where his Excelleocy has taken • horse
for six weeks.
Sir Wm. Turd's, Bart. bas arrived at Richmond from his
seat in Kent.
Sir Richard and Lady Can Glyn left tows yesterday on
a tour in Kent.
The Right Hon. Charles Bathurst, M.P. bas arrived at
kis house in Hertford-street from his seat, Sydney Park,
Gloucestershire.
John Dingwall, Esq has arrived at kis house ia St. James's-
street from his seat it Surrey.
C. C. Derieg. Esq. has left his seat, Ayott St. Laureate,
Herta, for Brighton.
Keane Fitzgerald, Esq. bey arrived at his house in Dover-
street from ►is seat, Darter Hill, Herts.
Captain June. of the 10th hussars arrived yesterday at
Featon's Hotel, St. James's.street, from Clifton.
R W. Blencovie, Esq. has arrived at hie bones in Hert.
furl-street from • tour.
Robert Wilmot, Esq. M.P. left town on Sunday on • visit
to Viscount and Viscountess Granville, at their seat iu Suf-
folk. _

Job• Moore, Esq. km mrived at his house in St. James's-
Flare from Batb.
Mrs. Charles Rarkette mid family are arrived is town from
their saM, News*lls Pub, Herts.

CHELTENHAM, JANUARY 27.

This place of late years has become a winter re-
sidence as much as formerly a summer one. We
never recollect its being so full and gay as during
the present winter. On Saturday every seat at the
theatre was taken to witness the representation of
The Heir at Lam, and A Roland for en Oliver, by
the distinguished amateurs who had on several for-
mer occasions delighted numerous and fashionable
audiences. It is only necessary to say, that the
whole went off with the greatest eclat, sod that the
amateurs severally acquitted themselves with their
usual abilities. The parts of Dick Degas, in the
play, and Higylyer in the farce. by Colonel
Berkeley; Dr. Puagloss, Mr. Dawkins; and Fix-
ture, Mr. Banks.
The Master of the Ceremonies ball on Monday,
was the la►gest witnessed for some time, and dam.
ing was continued to a late, or tether an early hour.
Among our present fashionable residents are the
following :
Lady Tara, Sir Charles Coekerell, M.P.; Sir Loftus and
Lady Otway, Admiral sad Mrs. Otway, Sir Charles Chad,
Sir W. Beabason, Lady and Miss Tiebborne, Sir H.and Lady
Pyan, Lady Collier ; Colonels Burke, Lee, Berkeley. Kings-
cote, Littlest,. sad Jones; Major and Captain Briggs;
Mrs. Brace Jackie*; Captain and Mrs. leglefield, R.N.;
Captain and Mrs. Maxwell, R.N.: Captain and Mrs. Carr,
Rey. Mr. Wall and family, Dr. and blts. Smith, kc.

WINMOR, JANUARY t6.—On Thursday their
Royal Highne•aes the Duke and Duchess of
GLOUCRSTRR and suite passed through here, and
changed horses at the Castle Inn, on their way to
the Rod and Countess of BRIDORWATRIeII, at their
*eat in Hertfordshire, where the Royal visitors are
to spend • few days.
OLYMPIC THRATRE.—The curtain of this place
of •murement is, we hear, again shout to draw up,
with the advantage of additional strength, and
under an altered management.

MaDais CATALANI.—On Saturday last this
distinguished lady received a letter from the debtors
in our county gaol, complimenting her upon her
extraordinary musical talents, also expressive of
their regret that want of liberty prevented them
(fourteen in number) from hearing her, and request-
ing that she would enable them to have the honour
of drinking her health'. To this application Ma-
dame CATALANI returned 61., adding, with her
usual archgess and naivete, that she was sorry she
could not be honoured with the gentlemen's com-
!may at her coorerts ; but if any of them should
hereafter meet with her elsewhere, and would make
known to her that they were prisoners wheu she was
at York, site would give them tickets.—( York
Hetald.l

Tag 011ATOR1011.—We cannot help adverting
to the Musical Performances of to-mo►row night at
Cumen• larder' Theatre, where Mr. Bocar♦ has amnged
owe of she most attractive Selections we ever witneseed.
The ma•uer in which • variety of the best pieces from
HANDEL'S " Menials" will he supported, dues uncommon
honour to English art, and perhaps so powerful • com.
biustiun of native names, ow the same occasion, may out
again be effected. Of Resumes stew work, " Noses fit
kgypt," a most distinguished character has reached as. It
abounds with those bursts of passion, science, taste, rod
•terrines", by which melody h•s " marked him for bey own,"
and in the bands of Car •s, Swizz, Stem ke. will

be delightfully fed. The Mfacellausesu Act is singu-
larly fruitful is favourite productions; sod we believe that
the New Stpkettiti Orchestra will do winch to promote those
divine purposes of which barmuoy is susceptible.

Captain BOWLS; is appointed to command the
William and Mary yacht, attached to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, in the room of Capt. PHIL•
LIIIOIII.

Government have established a large steam packet
at Bristol, which is to be attached to the War Office
Department iii that city. It is called the George
the Fourth.

By the official returns from the several depart-
merits, it appears that the whole popalatiois of
France amounts to 30,465,29 i inhebitents.—
(Freach Paper.)
A letter from Capt. WATSON, of the Lord Cath-
cart, dated Valparaiso, October 9, states his having
been again detained, in consequence of dispatches
rgcsived hogs Lord COCUIRANZ.

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bRUNYLLANE tHEKtRE.

A new tragedy was produced last tiled, entitled
Owes, Prisee.of Powys; or, Welsh Fends. The ,
principal characters Bre—
nt Mug of Ropidned a... Mr. F 005...
Lord Lieutenant in W 0100...... ....... Mr. B
Owen
Foams of Odom. .
Potkor of Thoodors, betroths,' to Om Mr. Pown.L.
.Ndulock, a Kisomos of Owes' to )ere }
with Iberian Mr. Court=.
Tudor, a Vassal ef Nooloch Mr. PENLZY.
Theodore 'Lio•eS Miss Entermon.
The King of EngleMflisrlitykd Henry Whether the date
of the story is that of the second or fourth Henry we/ 110 t to
be ascertained from the play. Owen has been unfortunate
in hi. attempts on the field to stay the falling fortunes of his
country; he is at the opening described to be lurking after
recent defeat, and is declared by the English Court to be un-
der proclamation of rebellion. The Lord Lieutenant has
leave granted to back his own suit with Theodora with the
King's influence, the acquiescence of her father, them in
court, being granted for the same purpose. The next
scene discovers her receiving the tidings of Owen's over-
throw from Madock, who proposes to her to take place in
her affections of her overthrown end foilorn hero. Owen.
She resents. She resists the proposal according to the gene.
rally attributed faithfulness of tree love. Madge!' resolve'.
to seek sot an opportunity of forcing her compliance. A
Welsh banquet is laid out la the hall of Owen'atsther. Theo-
dora sod her father are present—so Is the Lientenaut. Owen
arrives; some angry words pass between hint and the (Acute-
sant, and lame more agreeable one@ betwees him sod Theodo-
ra. A match is the result. The country is still foil of Norman
invaders. Owen is obliged to march out; Theodora accom-
panies hien ; they We Madock, to whose care she is con-
fided while Owen goes to the battle. Madock in the castle
makes mutter attempt of the violent kind on her constaucy.
She still defies him; mad is, Is pursuance of his threat, to
be dragged to a projecting rock and tumbled into the sea.—
Not having cruelty esough to do it himself, he gives the
business up to Tailor for execution, and retires. The vassal
has been saved from slaughter in the Acid by Owen, and,
in gratitude, releases Theodora, instead of destroying her.
Madock supposes the deed executed, joins Owen in the camp,
and recites a fogged tale of her infidelity. Owen is, of course,
much•depreseed, bat aroused by the consideration of the
impending battle, gees once store against the foe. He re-
turns to Madoek's Hall again defeated. The traitor
presently throws off disguise and has Owen eels d as
a rebel. While the weapons use gleaming fatally over
him the voice of Theodora is heard. Madoek, belle..
lag her dead, at first takes it for a saperuatural visits-
ties. His old'habits of thiating recur. Another battle is
fought, in which Theodora Ind Owen ate Mortally pierced.
They both come on the stage to die. Owen relates, with
great satisfaction, that, having bees wounded by Msdock, be
browght the recreant dowa.sad dispatched him with a dag-
ger. He dies immediately Lifter; taltsfied with the news of
the victory being on the side of his countrymen.
This, which may be deemed a tedious, is in fact
only a hasty and imperfect delineation of the plot—
than which there was never one seen more irregular
and ill digested. There are fewer circumstances in
many well written novels of three volumes. Of
course the essentials of tragedy are missing, and
must be obscured, from this overheaping the just
measure of incident. There is no one passion
which has any thing like convenient rdom for
developement. " The seed •ls sown, end the coop
is mown," according to the sepernatural vegetation
of Jack's bean-stalk. Never before were such
weighty matters so cursorily talked over, and rut
into victim, with so little of the ceremony of feel.
ing or thought to make their acceptance reasonable. .
The play must be the 'work of very green am-
bition. It is too full of discrepancies to last
as it is. The occasional bursts of good expres-
sion were Ice frw and transient to leave the .
water any thing like the weed of genius. At
any rate, he must read sod toil, and make lees free
in his appropriations of other taxis and characters.
The actors performed generally well. Mr. Keats
was nearly lost in the unmeaning nature of his cha-
racter; but, where love and war are the objects, it
must be indeed a foundered Pegasus out of which
he will not strike some chew of metal. lie raised
the declining attention of the audience yelpers) times,
and died in e fine paroxysm of heroic ardour. Miss
EDMISTOIF infused great energy into Theodore,
and, with some abatement which is still to be desired
in her emphasis and action, made a very passable he-
roine. Mr. Coops kept up the spirit of his pert ra-
ther above theintrinsic dignity, for he had to represent
a sad sort of character—a wretch hardy enough
to invent crimes but not to act them, and misers.
bly afraid of their consequences. There is besides
a turgid and inapt tern in the dialog* which sets
the study of individual character in thc, actors gene-
rally at defiance. The other parts were suitably
sustained ; end had the writing of the play cone-
spooded with (the acting, the success would have
been complete. The airs prevailed at the fell of
the curtain, but the opposition was to* serious to
puss for nothing. There are some excellent scenes
painted for the occasion, which represent the Welsh
cliffs and acclivities. with their expansive and ver-
dant wallies, gushing rills, and rapid river., very
impressively. The house was crowded.

MERTING AT LIVERPOOL
TO ADDRESS MR. HUME.

This meeting, according to advertisement, took
place on Wednesday last, in the large room of the
York Hotel. Soon after twelve o'clock the busi-
ness of the day opened, by Mr. T. Booth being
unanimously voted to the Chair. He then sho►tly
addressed the meeting, and stated, that the Motor
having refused to call a meeting fbt the purpose
they were that day assembled, the requisitionists
had convened this on their own responsibility. He
then info►med them of the object of the meeting,
and proceeded to praise the merits of Mr. flume 111
his endeavours to promote economy and retrench-
ment. It was the duty of the people, said Mr.
Booth, to force Ministers to economize in every de-
partment of the expenditure of the State. Alter •
few more observations to the same purport, Mr.
Booth concluded by inviting their attention to any
gentleman who might address the meeting.
Colonel Williams, in • speech of considerable
ability, diverged into a variety of topic., and passed
some very severe strictnres on the conduct of Go-
Imminent.
The resolutions were three in number, briefly •
expressive of the sense the meeting entertained of
Mr. Hume's exertions in favour of economy snd re-
form, and transmitting its thanks to that gentleman
for his laborious public services. Several gentle-
men addressed the assemblage; snd, on the maims
of Mr. T. Fletcher, thanks were voted to Mr.
Hume. the Earl of Sefton, Joseph Birch, Esq..
Thomas Creevey. Esq., sod William James, Esq.
(M.P. for Cadmic.)

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ROYAL HUNT.

stg-
holl'"unde.l4lllollHrlinrout aalittleYeltee:iYaritbleerillairl higellserdaitoeeithe. right
a Laughed, which • eliewed great sport, taking brat across
the Geld. towards West Drayton, reaming with great
speed to the left, where be crossed the different rivere to
the rigid of Colebrook and the Park, through leer and
Langley Broom end then crossed the Bath road through the
enclosures le tie left of Damn Park, by Herten and Wyeds-
bury, where he deer crossed the Theatre to the left of Old
Wiredeare; he then look up the bill by Nagielleld Green, tad
Shea teemed, she Greet Perk, when Si. leaped over Noe pal-
ter, sad ran with great swiftness acmes tbe top of the Long
Walk, through the Park, sod ewe at the ether side towards
Ascot Heath, when the deer was taken In a large pond.
Some of the sportemeu went over Staines-bridge, arid gibers
by Daichet•bridge.

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NRAMBER AGRICULTURAL IiERTING.

Friday the fourth meeting of the Agriculturists of Sossex,
Mat of the Rape of &amber, look plecn—Walter Burrell,
Esq. M.P. in the chair. The Rev. J. G. ChoHeti, of Sher.
maisbury, proposed a Petition to both Houses of Parliament,
which was seconded by Sir C. M. Burrell, and adopted.—
The Petition ascribes the present agricultural distress to
the return to cash payments, which measure was "
politic and premature," and asks for higher protect•
ing duties against foreign agriculturists—Colonel Lloyd,
of Lancing. M.P. said he feared any Petition would
bare little weight ; for while the commercial interest prepon-
derates in the House of Commons, his Majesty's Ministers
would not receive it with the attention it deserves. None,
be thought, but a County Meeting would effect any good.—.
The Petition is to be laid for signatures at Horsham and
Steyning, until the 10th of February. A select piety of
agriculturists afterwards dined together; J. Leuuett, Esq. of
Woodmincote, in the chair.
Sir C. M. Burrell slated at the meeting, that at Chichester,
• few days since, a Gentleman took thirty•four sovereigns,
sad not being in the habit of receiving gold, failed in the
necessary precaution of ringing them; upon investigatioN
it turned out that eleven of the sovereigns were made of pls.
tine, and were intrinsically worth only five shillings each,
though weighing the same as sterling gold; and being as
well led, they bade defiance to detection, except by
their different nosed from the more valuable metal they
were coined to rtpreemit.

.0•OOD SAVE THE KfNG."

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It te a very remarkable circumstance that the composer of
the nuiversally admired music of "God save the King" shun Id
have remained a matter of doubt, which is now completely
set at rem, in a publication issued by Mr. Clark, of the
King's Chapel Royal. He bits noticed very candidly all that
has been said or published upon it; amigos very satisfactory
reason' why they are all wrong; in fact, all that has been
written and published on the subject have been mere asser-
tions mid coajecturea without any proofs, and iu all the print-
ed copies of that delightful music it has ppeared in the
list of any composer's works who has been reported the cons.
poser of it. In fact, nu composer has claimed it, but it has
bees attributed to them after their decease. Mr. Clark bay,
by indefatigable research and perseverance fur several
years pad, most completely decided the questing, and set it
at rest not to be disputed any longer; and in the discovery
of the real composer of this loyal and national anthem, his
same is most appropriate, as it is no other than the na-
tional character, John Bull. Mr. Clark bas traced back from
the records and books of the Merchant Tailors' Company,
that it was composed and sung in the year 1607, on the
wonderful escape of King James I. from the Powder Plot,
and smug in their Hall by the Gentlemen and children of his
Majesty's Chapel Royal on the day when King James dined
three, when m grand and sollessm entertalausent to celebrate
the remit of t►e King's escape from the Gunpowder
Plot w s gives i sod it is supposed that the church service
wee performed previous tu the entsetainment, as the dean
and sub.dean were present, sod so organ was erected In the
Hall open the occasion, which was on the 16th July, 1607.
Dr.Joha 801 l was Ant Prufemor of Manic to Gresham College
he 1596, and was chosen organist to King James the First in
1607, end played before the King at the abuse entertainment.
It errors from the Merchant Tailors' retort's, that the
Mosley of the Company conferred with Ben Jonsson, who
was then Poet Unreal, to write some verses for as anthem,
which he aeeordisgly did, beginning with " God save great
James our King," mid Dr. John Bull set them to magic, which
is the same so universally admired, now George is sub.
misused the whole of the words will be found to be
applicable to those times, and in Dr. Job■ Bull's MS.
catalogue of music is Nn. 56, "Gud save the King." An-
other memorable composition was performed at the oboes
entertainment for the lint time. A Latin grace, Non Nobs
Domino, wee written for the occasion, and set to music
as a canon by Mr. William Byord, one of the Gentle-
men of the Riag's Chapel, and it was sang at the Kleg .
table for the lest time.

It is a remarkable eircumstanee that these two plan
000ttotto to be preferred So all other. ; In fret no where
have vied with them, and they are both still sung at every
festival sad public dinner.

On Saturday the dispatches for Beaconlen and
Chins, by the ship Thames, Capt. HAVIeIDE,
were closed at the Est India House, and delivertd
to the purser of that ship.
Extract of a ktier from Mr. WALLACt, dated
New Brunswick, December 18, in the United
States, to a friend resident at Boston

"I am not sow permitted to excel myself much—l write
on my beck. The coach was emit with great violence
spiral Brunswick Bridge; the driver having hero thrown
from his seat about a minute previous, and the horses being
at full gallop downs the hill leading to the bridge, which
is extremely steep. I was on the outside, and, with a sudden
shock, was pitched off on the right, and the stage, thee ire
its side, went entirely over me. It is a miracle that I escaped
with life. I thought at first that both legs were broke., for
I bad no use of either. The left leg is broken is two plates ;
the upper fracture is only as loch below the kite,, and the
lower one about four inches above the ankle, which last is •
compound fracture, the bones having mite through !betel(
of the leg in two places. I had a very severe contusion on the
right knee, and the leg and thigh were terribly bruised, but
not broken. I lost all use of it for severel days, but, thank
God ! it is now quite well—the left, of course, must bare time ;
burl am happy to tell you all is going on admirably thus far;
there is sot the least evidence of contraction, sad I am in
great hopes the limb will be restored without any appear.
✓ite of accident but a slight lamp or two; and that we
meat not mind, since I have saved the old spindle. I Ima-
gine several weeks must elapse before it will be considered
safe to remove me to New York, but I am in the care of Dr.
Smith beer, • physician of Seoul-ate ability ; and the moat
respectable people of the town and neighbourhood are Is
attentive and kind to me as possible. Two Geotlemen sit
up with roe every night. I have lain in one posture, with
scarcely the deviatiou of two inches, for eieeteew days; and
as you know nay lore of being still, yon may imagine how
gal it is to me. The wound; which were the most
dangerous part of the disaster, bare mealy healed al►eady.
The very rapid manner in which I recover has astonished the
faculty here, for I am now as forward as most cases of the
sort in seven weeks. They only attribute it to a powerful
constitution, and the emelleot state of health I enjoy. I
►ave not experienced at any time as much fever as generally
attends a common cold, and little or so inflammation in the
parts •Rated, while my spirits have not forsaken me fur one
stoment. The general sympathy which my bad fortune has
excised, has gratified my ;Mingo iu • manner I cannot de.
scribe. Dims my life, it is almost worth a broken leg to
Save found so many friends, which t knew nut I bad before.
I thick I may safely say, " That my fall bus 'tithed me."
When I lay on the ground after ibis moidest, and harm the
extent of my saisferione, I could WI help empties Diek
Dadkiall, "Isms utterly rulard, fairly tandoori" bet oraw,
►y the beglesing of March, I trust I may with troth cuisine,
• Richard's ►imself spia!"-..(doerea Paper