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ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
TIM Seen MONDAY. AngLit 7, will bet performed , time an
entirel new GraW Serlo..corsic Opera, called
THE ORACLE; or, THE irrEnarprED SACUIFICF.
Prlncipal Characters--Mrows. J. Bland, Perkin., J. O. H.
!Whips, Sepia, and Thorne. Ilia. Paton and Meta Hamilton.
Attu which the new Comic Operetta, called
• LYING MADE EASY.
The principal Charactera by Mtwara. Bartley, Thorne, and Wrench ,
M6oes Carr and Boden.

The Barrio» Pagascomotemmdpub/ishing on Saturday moming
at five o'clock.

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LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1526.

The Journal des Debt,ls contains some account of a con-
spiracy said to have been discovered in Portugal. A regi-
ment of the garrison is stated to have been gained over, a
great number of arrests to have been made in con-
sequence. The disturbances at Oporto are reported to
base been of a still more serious character. It is said that
favourable resolutions have been taken by the Government
of Portugal, in several late conferences on the subject of
the Spanish emigrants, particularly those in England. The
ancounts from Spain seem to indicate an approach to mode-
ration on the part of the Government. A proclamation
has been addressed to the Royalist Volunteers, who are

row placed under the orders of lit:cm:no, in which a
milder tone than usual has been adoptA, and it is said that
a ginleral amnesty (fun and entire) has been already sign-
ed at Solar de Cabra. The promulgation of the Portu-

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gucse Constitution has roused the indignation of the
garri4on of Sarragossa, and the Spanish Ministers still
speak of armies to be sent to the frontiers.

The Courrier Francais informs us, with great accuracy

e doubt not, of the real causes of the late meetings of
3binet Councils in London. Lord LivEnroot., it seems,
is shout to resign his situation as premier, and the Duke
of WE; LINGI ON and Mr CANNING are both anxious to
succeed him ; but the secret influence of the latter (says
tlic Courtier) renders his success undoubted.
From the Etuile dated Saturday, Aug. 51
PARIS, ALIO, 4.

General Guilletninot sets out tomorrow fur Constantinople.

On the 14th of July the Duke de Ragusa delivered his creden-
tials as Envoy Extraordinary from his Most Christian Majesty to
her Royal highness the Infanta Regent of Portugal. On the same
day her Roy 1,1 Ilighness gave audience to the Charges d'Affaires; of
Austria, France, Russia, and Denmark, who delivered to her
Royal Highness letters from their respective Sovereigns.
Lieutenant-General Palmeirim has been appointed Governor-
General of Lisbon and of the province of Estremadura.
Letters front Trieste say that letters from Napoli di Romaniahave
been received by way of Corfu and Venice, dated the 3,1 of July.
Lord Cochrane had not yet arrived there, and nothing certain was
known of the time when he might be expected. It was said at Corfu
that he was at Malta. The latest accounts say that Ibrahim had
quitted the interior of the Mores to proceed towards Motion ; some
think he is in want of provisions and ammunition, others that he Is
going t take measutes against an eventusl attack by Coe trane.
Later accounts, which we gave yesterday, announced his arrival
at Napoli de R 0213213.
Our task in replying to Journals to-day, will be easy. The
sane word will serve for all their news.
It is false that the squadron of Admiral Neale is gone to the
Dardanelles, as the Debate says, to protect the European Ambassa-
dors. There never was a revolution effected in a manner less alarm-
ing to die Franks. All bear witness to the admirable order which
has prevailed since the 15th, in the quarters of Constantinople
inhabited by foreigners.
It is false that our Minister at Lisbon has been insulted, and
s:ones thrown at the windows of his =triage, as the Quolidieune

tens us.
It is false that 5,000 French troops are going to form the garrison
(A &Warr, as the Drapcan says.
It is false that the Li.bort Cazrt'e of fte 19th ha not arrived at
Pari4, as the Courier Fruncuis says ; we gave the conteuts of it
1 t talse that the letters from Constantinople have been inter-
cepted at the post-office, as the Con,ditutionnel affirms.

It is false that there has been an aWray at Oporto, es the Ariatar-
q; • relmcn, and that IMO men have been killed or wounded.

Neither tia webelievewhat the /t,tlit ateur Bordefais says of thepaa.

sage of Sir W. A'Court and Count d'.lmarante through Madrid, on
the:r way to Solar de Cabras. This news is the less probable as far as
air t.. Stuart's having been recalled, as England would hare no
Minister at Lisbon. We also greatly doubt the pews given by the
ettrtst;twrionsicf, that Portugal has just been opened to all the Spa-
nish refugees. This news must be classed with that of its Minis-
try, from which it would probably expect this act as the trial of
Sanquire Souligni.
,We also much doubt that the Chambers of the Royal Court will
assemble to examine the DCMIIIISIII4III of the Count de 31ondosier,
because the edict of 1764 against the Jrsuits is no more a law of
the State, since the chance hat established the freedom of religious
wurship,—that the decrees of the parliament against each and such
books have the validity of law, since the liberty of the press has
been proclaimed. As for the uneasiness (malaise) of the Society of
which the Atistarpse talks, and which it pretends is the accusa-
bon of the Ministry, it is rather the accusation of the idle prate of
the journals, which keep up on the surface of society an agitation
which is exactly the echo of the noise which two or three of your
newspaper writers make in the office.
The Royal Tribunal has decided to-day on the affairs of the heirs
of Lemootey against the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Dl. Par-
ithim, Counsel for the heirs, maintained that the Minister could
only claim the papers which had been communicated to the late
Academician, but not the extracts, or analyses, which were the
:J its of his own labour. N. de Broi, the Adeocate-General, stated

that the papers having been communicated by the Government, fur
• thv composition of a work which was not to be published without its
at probation, it had a right to claim both the papers and the ex-
trrcti ; and the Court decided to that effect.
^X apprehensions as to the harvest seem to hays sub-
sided. and the accounts from every part represent the
crop as a fair one. This gratifying circumstance has given
occasion to some croakers to forebode evil, and the conse-
quence of a good hat vest, they say. will be luketrarmness

on the part of the Government to enter upon the conside-
ration of the Corn Laws. We apprehend no such result,
however, from a plentiful supply of corn ; for the trade in
which is so interwoven with the alterations now in opera-
tion respecting mercantile restrictions—it occupies so large
a space at tins moment in every question connected with
commerce and currency—that it is impossible to get rid of
it, even if Ministers were so inclined. But we can state
without fear of contradiction that no such idea ever entered
their minds; and the parties who put forth the ass. rtion
probably know that as well as we do. Mr. HussissoN,
with somewhat more of prudence than these forebotleis of
evil by reason of the prospect of a good harvest, did not com-
mence his non-restrictive system, as they would have had
him, by breaking down the barriers for the protection of
the trade iu the first necessary of life. Ile began with ar-
ticles of comparatively minor importance; and although,
viewing the question with the eye of a statesman, be was
convinced that those restrictions, which long prejudice had
made us consider as barriers to our trade, were only unsound
props to it, be did not choose to bring down upon his new
system the increased clamour that an abolition in the first
instance of the Corn Laws would have called forth. But
he was not on that account the less determined to propose
a revision of them at a proper opportunity. The present '
Ministry probably has done more than any former one to
soften down the feelings of party, and to units closely in
one common bond of affection the governors and the
governed ; and it has been enabled to effect these desirable
objects, by keeping pace with the progress of knowledge.
Taking this high ground, the Government has been ena-
bled to silence, in a great measure, every murmt•.r amongst
the manufacturing and commercial classes that was raised
against free trade; and if it should Lot be enabled to put
it down amongst those more immediately connected
with the Corn question, it only proves that the
inhabitants of cities are far more forward in information
than those who possess the great stake in the land. This,
however, we do not believe; and our firm persuasion is,
that the discussion of the Corn question will be entered
Upon with more temper in the nest Session of Parliament,
when the free system in its other brandies will be some-
what matured in its operation, and its advantages will
begin to develop themselves. Whether our anticipations
be correct or not a few months will show ; but of this we
arc certain, that the King's Ministers will not shrink from
the discussion, in consequence of personal considerations,
or from any fear of offending those who may be considered
as more immediately opposed to it.

CITY, SATURDAY EVENING.

At the opening of the Money Market this morning there
was an awful suspension of business for a short time, each
party, both Bulls and Bears, eyeing the other with in-
tense anxiety as to which should succeed in the operations
of the day. The market was never more crowded, and the
confident expectation was that Consols would be at SO.
In this, however, the party were disappointed. The job-
bing gentry offered stock at 79,i, but the first quotation of
a bona fide transaction was at 791; and evidently the idea
now appeared to prevail that the market would go down
instead of up, and the speculators for a fall were in high
spirits, they attributing the late rise to no other cause than
the general scarcity of money stock. In the course of the
day bargains were done for Tuesday at 79!,. This was
considered a favourable circumstance for a further fall ;
and, at a subsequent period, a large quantity of stock was
thrown on the market at 791. There was evidently a
considerable panic prevailing, which the parties for a rise
took no means to check, and the final quotation may be
made—although at one time of the day Consols did reach
79—at 781, buyers.
In the Foreign Market there has not been so much done
to-day, in consequence of the bustle in the home Funds.
They, however, are rather on the decline. Russian, which
opened this morning at St for money, have receded to 534,
while in l'russian there is no alteration, which may be
accounted for from the circumstance that the English
capitalists in this stock are lower in number at this than
at any former period. Greek Bonds rose in the course of
the day, from 124 to 13, in consequence of a report that
accounts had reached this country of Lord Cochrane's
arrival at Napoli di Romania. That he has done so is very
probable, but that the fact is known in England admits of
considerable doubt. It is, however, clear that if Lord
Cochrane survives the first assault in the cause of the
Greeks, these Bonds must get up. Spanish Bonds have
declined a 4 per cent. with a heavy sale. Mexicans also
have retrograded about 11 per cent.—Colombian remain-
ing at last quotations; the first latter announcing the
arrival of the dividends on these Bonds will be worth the
postage ! French Rentes have advanced to a half per
cent. above par, but their Three per Cents are stationary,
at 66 50.
In the Share Market the Tlalpuxahua bear the belle at
30, while Brazilian remain at a quotation of 15 premium.

The Duke of York took his daily drive on Saturday, in
his cabriolet, from Mr. Greenwood's villa at Brompton,
down the Green Park, through St. James's Park, where
his Royal Highness stopped a short time and inspected the
new building for his future residence, &c. Mr. P.
M'Gregor attended the Royal Duke on Saturday morning.
Sir Herbert Taylor transacted military business with his
Royal Highness in the course of the day.
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The health of his Royal Ilighness the Duke of Glou-
cester has much improved by taking the waters at Chel-
tenham. His Royal Highness is regular in his attendance
every morning at the Montpelier Spe, anal after ruling out
in the afternoon with his suite for two hours, his Royal
Highness has a dinner party every day.

Count Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, transacted bu-
siness yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning, at his office
in Downing-street.

A King's messenger arrived on Saturday at the Foreign-
office, with despatches from the Right Hon. Frederick
Lamb, our Ambassador at Madrid.

Copy of a letter laid on the table at the Exchange Coffee-
room, at Liverpool, on Saturday :
" London, Aug. 2, 1826.
" MY DEAR Szit—Mr. Huskisson, on his return to town from
Liverpool, lost no time in making application at the Treasury,
with the view of ascertaining what progress has been made in the
negotiation For the purchase of the Butlerage and Prizage levied on
wines imported into the ports of the Duchy of Lancaster. It ap-
pears that the delay rests with the Duchy Court ; but the Secretary
to the Treasury has promised that the matter shall be urged to a
conclusion with as much expedition as possible.
" Have the kindness to make the state of the case known to the
parties interested.
" Believe me, my dear Sir, very faithfully your's,
.‘ %YUMAN NVAINWIIIGIIT.
" Robert Preston, Esq., Liverpool."
REDUCTION OF RENTS.--A communication from
Bridgewater says, " iSre are happy to find that it is the
intention oC the Landowners of this county to adopt the
liberal principle of our worthy Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, by a considerable reduction of their rents. Nor
can we be surprised at this necessary proof of their
policy; as we can fearlessly state that agricultural distress
has not, within the oldest memory, ever reached a greater
height than at the present moment: the combinations of
intense heat, the great reduction in the price of stock, and
the unparalleled scarcity of money, rendering it quite
impossible for the tenant to meet the full demands of his
landlord.

THE BRITISH PRESS•

WINDSOR, AUGUST G.

This afternoon the king, attended by the Lord Steward,
took an airing in hitphaeton from the Royal Lodge, and
proceeded to the Castle to observe the progress of the
works. Mr. IVyattville, the architect, was in waiting to
receive his Majesty, who arrived about four o'clock, and
after inspecting the different parts of the building, left the
Castle about five o'clock on his return to his Royal Lodge.
Numbers of spectators were assembled to ace the King.
Ilia Majesty and suite attended divine service, this
morning, at the Royal Lodge, which was performed by the
Dean of Salisbury.
The Princess Augusta and suite attended divine service,
this morning, at the parish Church ; and this being the
first Sunday in the month, the Mayor and Corporation at-
tended in their full robes. The Rev. Mr. Mealy, curate
of the parish, preached an excellent sermon from the 15th
chapter of the First of Corinthians and Yid verse.
The Royal Horse Guards marched from their barracks
to the Square in front of the foot barracks, where divine
service was perfot med to both regiments. The two bands
attended on the Terrace in the afternoon, which was
thronged with tashionables.
The Royal Hone Guards had a grand field day on
Friday, at Egham Common. •

The Paris Papers of Thursday, with the Flork Of Fri-
day, have been received. The latter continues to throw discredit upon
the announcement of the change of 31inistry in the Constittitioarra,
and minions that the L.,i4ort Gazetfr. of the 19th ult. (four clays
er than the news of the Consti(unwind) Ist entirely silent on
the subject. The tact of mine change haring beer. made, how-
ever, 14 not dented, and it is worthy of notice that the telegraphic
emumunicatioo frOut Lisbon, by which the French Government
are said to have received merely the account of a change of
Ministers, without 'the particulars of that measure, was of later
date than the Lisbon Gazette referred to by the .Eloile. As the
Coortitatlorme/ Is not a Journal given to invention, it may be pre-
sumed that, whatever may have taken place in Portugal, the change
of Ministry has really been decreed by the Emperor of Brazil, as
stated in the Constitntionnel. Probably the inftwination was de-
rived by the Cunstitutionttel from one of the new Ministers, who
was then in Paris. There is a long letter in the Etoik dated
Madrid, July the 24th : its contents refer chiefly to a reorganiza-
tion of the Royalist Volunteers, which differs little from that which
was decreed two years ago, but which was never carried into exe-
cution. There is nothing in this correspordence to justify a belief
that a better state of things is about to be established in Spain by
the Government. The departure of Sir Charles Stuart from Lisbon
lid mentioned, that diplontatist having, according to the Ettrile been
recalled by the British Government. With respect to dreece,
there is no news beyond the following paragraph :—" It is asserted
that Lord Cochrane is arrived at Napoli di Romania, where he
will remain inactive until his fleet shall have joined him." The
Court of Peers have decided that ouvrerd shall be sent before a
competent tribunal, but the precise nature of their mandate was not
known on Thursday afternoon, the judgment not having been
argue,. It remains, therefore, to be seen whether this will be a
real or a nominal continuation of the proceedings against him.
The judgment of the Court was to he made known on Thursday
evening. The French Retires remain very steady, and the 5 per
cents. are still above par, a circumstance which is considered rather
singular in Paris, on account of the heavy sales made during the
last three or firm- months by emigrants, who have benefited by
the law of indemnity. On Thursday afternoon the :I per cents.closed
at 190 f. lie. and the 3 per cents. at 66 francs. There is no quota-
tion for Spanish Cortes Bonds; and the Royal Loan remains
nominally at 161. The Bonds of the llsytian Loan are down to
570. The denunciation of the Jesuits by 51. 31ontlottier has roused
the ire of some of the Journals. The Eloile, which is by many
styled Lc Journal de la Congregation. is furious on the subject ;
and another publication against the Missionaries, which has just
made its appearance at Rouen, and which is sold at a low price to
secure circulation, Is tlenounced as one of the most outrageous and
impious libels that has appeared in France for many years. As
a proof of the intention and tendency of the author, the following
vetse is copied by the Etoite front his work :
".le veux you. affratichir de ces precheurs impies
Qui voient d'un mil chagrin les Nimes EINSOILI pies.
—3linistres de Satan qu'on tut exterminer,
Caressant les Franeais pour les assasainer," &c.

" At the present time," says the Dale. " this libel cannot fail
to have a prodigious sale among the admirers of M. Montlosier."—
Glok.

Extract of a letter from Raunds, dated August 3
" O t Monday evening last we wgre Tithed by • storm of thunder
and lightning, *WI did' not at first appear very alarming ; but
about eight o'clock the beautiful spire of our church received a
dreadful stroke by a body of the electric fluid bursting upon it.
The crash was very tremendous. Several individuals were thrown
down by the shock, and the building became enveloped in a cloud
of dust and smoke. As soon an the air was cleared, it was disco-
vered that several yards of the spire had completely fallen down,
and that two very large holes were made in the side of it, so that
the spire had all the appearance of a bursted and shattered vessel.
On investigating the body of the church it was found that much of
the electric fluid had descended into it, and passed through the
church in various directions. Upon entering, the smell of the sul-
phur was exceedingly, powerful, and very peculiar rents were made
in almost all the windows, including the large one at the chancel
end, where there were evident marks that the electric fluid had
made its escape. We suppose the attraction must have been pro-
duced by the iron bars which secured the windows. Much damage
was done to the interior, towards the west end of the church, by a
number of massy stones falling through the roof, which very much
injured the two galleries in that part, and partially • valuable '
organ, which, through the great liberality of the Vicar, had been
erected within the last twelve months. Altogether, this large and
handsome church, which had been just previously put into excel-
lent condition, presented a sad spectacle of the awful ravages which
the jarring elements can effect, when the Almighty is pleased in
that way to show the power of his arm. The terror and conster-
nation produced on this occasion cannot easily be described ; the
most dreadful consequences were apprehended. But in the midst
of this most alarming visitation, the Divine mercy was manifested
by the preservation of life. No one received any material injury
by the event, although a mother and two children were in the most
imminent danger, being at the moment of the stroke just under the
spire where the chief of the stones tell, nevertheless, only one of the
party sustained a slight hurt. No property, except the church, has
suffered any damage : but the spire of that building, which before
formed an object of considerable ornament to this part of the coun-
try, appears so clattered, that we almost despair of ever seeing it
restored."

EARL or WINCIIII.SEA.—IIis Lordship was in his
13th year. His titles were—Seal of IVinchilsea, K.G.;
Viscount Maidstone, Baron Finch, of Daventry, and Bart.;
Lord Lieutenant and Cuatos Itotulorum of the County of
Rutland. His Lordship held the different offices of Lord
of the Bedchamber and Groom of the Stole to the last
King, for nearly 30 years, and was Comptroller of the
Windsor Establishment till the decease of his Majesty.
SOUTHAMPTON, At'&. s.—On Friday arrived in our
river, the Dryad frigate, bearing the body of her late Com-
mander, the lion. Robert Rodney (grandson of the great
Naval Commander of that name), who died lately at Ply-
mouth. On Wednesday morning, before six o'clock, the
funeral procession took place, in six manned boats, with
colours, &c. under the firing of minute guns from the
frigate, and presented a spectacle seldom witnessed here; a
vast crowd assembled to view it at that early hour in the
morning. The hotly was removed and interred in the
family vault at Old Alresford.
The liop.H. Watscus, at Glarton, near Uppingham, at
his itutlit on 'Wednesday the 26th ult. liberally returned
ten per cent. to his tenantry.
We are informed that that pleasing and clever actress,
Mrs. Bartley, has accepted an engagement at the Rich-
mond Theatre, for a few nights, to perform some of her
most favourite characters.
We are requested to contradict a paragraph which has
appeared in some of the morning papers, stating, that Mr.
Macready embariced for America on the 24th of last month,
with Mr. Price, the lessee of the Drury-lane Theatre. Mr.
Price left Liverpool for America on that day, but the
former gentleman will not quit England for a month. Mr.
Macready intends taking his farewell of several of the pro-
vincial theatres, previous to his transatlantic expedition.
This popular tragedian is engaged by Mr. Price upon very
liberal terms, for a twelvemonth, in the course of which he
will appear in his routine of characters at the principal
theatres in America. Mr. Kean, we understand, is expected
to return to England with Mr. I'rice in September.—
Liverpool chronicle.
We think it right to record among the many instances of
charity which have rendered this country so pre-eminently
conspicuous, that John Ileygate, Esq. highly to the honour
of the county, as well as to that gentleman in particular,
has lately established a school at West Haddon, upon the
national system, for the education of all such children as
are objects of charity belonging to that place, as well as
certain number also front the parish of Winwick, at an
expense in building and endowment little short of two
. thousand pounds.—Noriliamplen Mercury.
ERRATV M.—ln the British Press of Friday last, in the
second column of the article headed " Thoughts on our
Colonies," for " before they could even penetrate Thibet,"
ead " before they could even penetrate through Thibei."

MANCHESTER. SATURDAY, Auct. 5.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESTONDENT4
You will perceive, by a reference to the Manchester
papers of this day, that my last account of returning con-
fidence and firmness in this market is fully confirmed ; and
I have no great fear but that my anticipations of a speedy
revival of trade and of enterprise will also be shortly
' realized. But lest those observations might lead to an
opinion that this favourable turn of affairs here would give
immediate employment and relief to the suffering poor, or
in any degree slacken the generous efforts which the
wealthy and benevolent are making in their behalf, it ,
is proper to observe that I only speak of the near, and, as I
think, certain approach of such improvement, rather than
of its actual enjoyment, and that a still further delay must
take place before its beneficial results can extend to the
working classes, whose patience under their privations has
been truly exemplary. From a statement which I have just
now seen, at the office of the Committee for the Relief of
the Poor in Manchester, it appears that, after an expenditure
for food of 17,1211. 195. 6th., there now remains on hand
but a balance of about 500/., which will be expended at
the end of the next week, and at that time there will be'
7,957 families, consisting, according to the best calculations
which have been made, of 27,646 persons. entirely desti-
tute of employment, or means of subsistence.
'There are a number of buyers in the Market to-day,
and prices remain steady, with a strong expectation of an
advance. I have seen several private letters from the
surrounding districts, which are of an encouraging nature.
I have myself received this day the following letter from
an intelligent sncl respectable friend, who has spent the
last few days at Warrington, in this county :
" Warrington, Aug. 4, 1828.
" I don't find that this town or neighbourhood has participated
much in the distress, which is understood to prevail generally
among the manufacturers of Lancashire. I learn front the most
respectable sources that trade here has materially improved within
the last ten days, and public confidence is considerably revived.
There arc pretty extensive manufactories here of glass, tile-cutting,
pin-making, and cotton twist, and they are mostly at full work.
The harvest is in a very advanced state; the wheat crop uncom-
,noalv good ; the oats rather light ; very little barley is grown in
this district. The potatoes promisee good crop."