The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-11 00:00:00

HAT-MARJ►FT THEATRE.

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THE..l7'Rie n()FAI.„ 77.4 rat.inKF"r.
TL', Litenitiy, W171)N1,4111*. Auirito 11, will be performed
1.11% QUAItiILIA.
11r. it.'neon: LCOTIOIII. M WCi iffUtd

J.win'this, Mrs. Gibbs.
After which a new Comic Opera. caned
NI.CAIII: or, TO svcitt..rs OS ortter-
Ttie Principal t'lsra.•nur• by Mr.W. Carom. Madame N ratrls, Melees.
Hie• -I. M I.lltom, and Marley t Mialaturs tauter. Parts.u.
Hibbs. and C. Jones.
To eimeitide with
EXCHAMGE Sit RoPitERT.
hi Christopher f'ranberr v. R.C.D. Mr. W. Curren: Sam Swipes. Mr.
Liston Laity Cranberry. ►lra Chatterley.
'(...morrow, 'twelve The Alcani. and a Roland fur au

THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE,

sTnAN!).
Th!.. Evening. WeDNE,IIIIV. Auguet 11. will be Reformed
1.1,11 F II EP.IIII. TZ ;
Or. The: SLIENTII BULLET!
Kano. Mr. Hartley ; Leery. Mr. Bennett; Rudolph. 11 r. Witham;
t4lllen. Mr. Tayleurv; ?mole% Mr. T. P. Couie. Agues. Slim eel;
'Atm. Mies Povev.
Atter wh4•h. 1 Wit.!. PAVE A win.'
Admiral firedrake, Mr. Bari lev ; Captain ►lrdrke, Mr. Pearman
0. •Me 01. ear; Mr. Yuner; Marry Merton. Mr. Raker. Emil)
.labnol. 111,4 Puree.
n:urrew. Per rretarhutr, and The Itelgn of Twelve Mom

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DAVIS'S ROY AL AMPHITIIEATRE.
TO MORROW EVENING.
The unpreertientodly traptittermt Sectde Ilepreientatket of
THE 11% rri.r. 0$ WATEHLtio.
Seriee of Itheisku. laa r.roes lulu iltabte Scene; hi the Circle.
AI ter which Mr. W. Ilarrymote'a new Pautvat.nte. called
II AHLEVIN AND Till: DILAGDN WANTLEV.
f.. Pe:CA:nano, la:sina at '1 wenty Minute* past sia. r.tid aumeltale.
at FJeven.

1%70' SURREY-THE;ITRE.
FoR THE REV PIT( OF PAVIA/. ('LUNY.
Kveslng.l43:llNlaiDAY. Atolit 11. tlita 111.4,..1N5ins of
li.l rE; or, 'rut: CATARACT OF TIIS: 5111NTAIN.
looltstisss by Mr. Ittieltltsgbam.
After which s Stem from t he o.lfitonsinis of
IHE WMI) MAN OY'rin: WllO 1/S;
Or. TUE PRINCE AND SON.
I. Vat course of the errislog a!sri?!y .4 Dancing; said s lung by Mr.

-Yard -
To which wilt be added a live. Comte Miriam. caned
.rIIP. orIATE3
Ur. TR% gnee7Tllll. Tilit IgisiEll. AND THE DUTCHER.
Ise which Yr. a yatt will useeke his third &Membrane&
T....seclude with a Conde Panties/sue, ca/lid
rAutis:s. Or. HARLEQUIN PLOUtiIIDI/Y.
Clown. Struor Paulo.
And a grand Maytag ut Clawde Etre-Wtaks.

IN HONOUR AND HIS MAJESTY'S
11111T11.DAY.
ROTA!. GARDENS, VAUXIIALL. •
suxt:s TO-monßow.
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The Prop,.'Aura respetifiely muumuu., that hi C•ttecquenee of the
ev•c:i%o preparations waking to eeletwate the Kliii(a Mirth-Day
•1.. n.wruw, tbe (Arden* nand necessarily ire closed Evening.
brornegdar.
'I t o lit/VAL ‘TtnEb:s will he (Veiled TiNalttßittiW EVrN ISt:,
S tAV. the lith of Alliit'uT, int which oreasiou the Proigie-
t :11 give it must superb and inagi.itieent EETE. to es ince their
u. • y nd gratitude to (heir Itural Patriot. being the graintect Wight
a• favourite one ot the N. /WM with a aril hicreasie aiuse-
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2 .n.t, and euperlor to any fulliNT Gala ever Elven ha the.e or any
uth•- Catt•enn. . _ . _ . .

to ILLUMINATIONS will he alli•wol to t e ors the eratideat wale
'err snort,. rchildtlits. braider their tonal brilliancy. upwards ni
i &Wh0...al Imam., In nets licricea, Mottos, he.
Two entire Theatrical Pierer MI the stare, thy new PANTOMIME.
woh e< tra Cntnir and .111 r. WEUDING, with
t.. • slosh: Jt row hof thy Emigrant consisting of inwards i'lfty
.• P.% r,: to ennelude with the admired Dane.,
T: .• -lehnited VANTdm:CINI 14 perftowed Twice. the Second
Ftn I •:,oi entirely dliferent.
Tar csi ~,, :shine PARISIAN JUOII.ER will Car/ his wonderful an.!
lie P 4 ..,:14•41 I•er(ornnnrrr with Cali.,llll Elate e31.411r111K. &C.. and
s. yr a Second Ethlhitiett in the Theatre, totally different. with
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A p-t to l'ohelnk I ..n which will be introduced the celebrated
U•ut eto lb 7 now performing at the Euptlish opera
an.. the Grand Battle Siulottia. and a ucw Birth-tiny tale.
c .i.je.oled by Mr. kook,.
1 h., 1 oil.; Anirrh•an will amuse the Company will/de wonderful
•^•tarn WI the S.I. tilt atd riedlT ItOPC.
'lac admire., Ci 1111 AS nill be Illuuslasateil front Nine till

sa .. • • A NI) MUSICAL TA:AIME Is envied. and will be idniwn tide

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v.:I.VING rvENINo STAR. FRENCII THEtTRE.and ILLG
114 I :SATED FO UNTA I N.
'I La Plitt:ANoil KS have been many wee►e hi preparation, by the
eete..watei Irlrrwt. who, ins all former Galr.e, h.a vhown bit pre-
e. lie P. on tios 10011 Ore3.lte.ll. paid a farce rum eat re. mid
c!... 411 wie Nmyul Nola are pr•treilsed a display C -:'Odal% In
►t:ll,eaey and infect 'very former effort.
Alb tine evennia the Poore will le opened at Raltpast Sli. The
C u...ert will continence at flail-poet Seven.
to. lid.
The new chime? Fntrrnee will he opened, to rive additional
t., the admiration of Company ; and the thtnelo %-aik a dl he
. .

ur P.s3.!e Is 111 he npro!ostod.
St. Wien. vo ill ba ult tad on thla Evening.

PIMPS commenced publishing yesterday morning
at a quarter part tiveu'rlurk.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, At:Gust If, DM.

The intelligence we gave yesterday from the Augsburg.
Gatettr, through the I Vile, respecting the fall of Ipearai
WAS tan:timed in the eaurse of the day by the receipt of
private letters from Smytna and Ttieste. This great dis-
aster to the Gr mks was followed by the submission of the
ts'noil of Samoa, which, territiol at the fate of *lw Ip as-
riates. surrendered, without waiting for the arrival of the
Turkish fleet to summon it. Neither of these islawils is, I
with respect to its extent, population, or resources, of much
importance to the issue of the struggle. Ipsara was
valuable, principally for the spirit of its fearless and skilful
sentner, who were enthusiastically devoted to the cause of
tl:eir country, and had rendered it several essential ser-
vices during this contest. These gallant but unhappy
islinders are now no more. 'lather than yield again to
tie Ottoman yoke, or expose their wives and slaughters to
t. `e horrors of Turkish clemency, they perished together,
amid the bunting ruins of their native homes. ttreek
valour, in its brightest days, never shone snore illustriously.
The Capitan l'arits, it appear', premised them foritteeitsisi
if they would submit; but the Ipsariotes spurned the in-
sulting been with contempt, and declared their fixed reso-
lution to die in defence of their freedom. The formidable,
power under the command of the Turkish Admiral enabled
Lim to attack them on every side; and after a desperate I
resistance, almost without its parallel in history, they were
overwhelmed and destroyed; but not till they had inflicted
a loss, it is stated, of is,oiro men on the part of their
u;:pressors. The capture of this island is to be regretted,
AS d-eply afflicting to humanity, and as calculated to pro.

lon amt imbitter this sanguinary contest. Ti. laireie. of
the Divan will revive,-end rivers of blood he spilled in the
vain and wicked attempt to restore their sway over the
emancipated inhabitants of the reloponnessus. Some other
islands will probably be compelled to submit ; but we do
'not apprehend that any inroad can be made upon the
independence of the continent. If the dissentious of
the Greek chieftains he not quite allayed, their common
danger will cow induce them to unite, and the heroic
example of the Irsariettcs will animate every breast to con-
quer or die.
The letters from Smyrna allude to the anticipated de-
cline in the value of the Greek loan ; but the news of
yesterday produced comparatively little effect on the money.
market. It is believed that the remittance made to Zante
has not been paid over to the Greek Government; and it
was intended, previous to the arrival of this intelligence,
to cancel the loan and repay the advance to the bondholders,
after deducting the expenses incurred in the transaction,
1 which we are informed do not exceed 4 per cent. This de-
termination originated in the differences that have prevailed
between the contracting patties, and not, we are assured.
lin any alarm respecting the success of the Greek cause.
Sai YANA JI-LY IS

Imam oac Hum by the fleet of the Capitati Pacha'on Saturday,
the 341 irmant (July), at Us o'clock a.m. The fleet appeared before
the island on Friday, and the Capitan Paella sent in two flags of
truce before- he conintenciA the attack, promising a free and full
pardon to the island, if they would lay down their anus. The first
was sent hack with a message, "That sooner than submit every
man WAS detcmlined to die." The second fared worse, and was
unt back with his beard half shaved off, and with a message,
" That they were waiting his attack with anxiety." The attack
comnimeed at four o'clock, a.m. on Saturday morning, on the
west of the island, where about 11,000 men were landed, whilst a
feigned attack was making on the batteries in the poet, on the
other side of the island. . . . .

I;w;;gentral about six o'clock, and the Capitan
Puha, acting himself complett It-sou:et of the island, and willing
to stops further effusion of bliattl,isstird a proclamation, promising
509 piasters for every fireek prisoner bmught to the camp alive.
A good ntany vessels in the pun are said to here escaped. Thus
has the that attacked, and une of the islands said to be amongst
the most formidable, fallen neatly without a struggle. 1 fully cal.
culate that this is the forerunner of other successes on the part of
the Turks; and it is a problem, to me not easily solved, to what
rate of discount the Greek Lew in England will fall.
JULY

We have later and more detailed accounts from Ips.va. It ap.
pears that all the tire ships, and about ten or twelve armed Greek
vessels, were burnt by the 'Turks, and that eighteen or twenty
others strtick their colours. and had the Turkish flag flying
when the last accounts came away. About ten or twelve of the beat
tireck vessels, with the richer Greeks at board, with their families,
and it is said the truistic treasure, escaped at the commencement
of the ntmek, without lighting at all, telling their betrayed coun-
trymen that they were going to attack the Turks in another
quarter of the Island, to cause a diversion. The Feet of St.
Nicola, with a handful of men in it. was blown up by the Turks
on Saturday morning. The Turkish :fleet will go next to Santos,
i which will must likely be attacked in a very few days.

P. S. The 1431311 4;1 Samos has sent in ,its submission, ar.ol ex-
presses hare been sent off to Constantinople and to the Capita+,
Dacha s deet, to announce the event. A Tartu passed through
here this morning, bearing the express.
TrtirsTE, JULY 27.

The island of 'Nara, a little north.west of Scio,liAs been" at-
tacked by, the Turks : tilii was a small place, but the inhabitants
were considered able mariners, and brave determined men, whom
the Slusselnten resolved to extirpate. After a desperate resistance,
which is stated to have cost the Turks I:i.ftedl men, the place being
'strong, they succeeded in gaining ion of it.
The =riving Ipsariotts, resolving to let their wives and
daughters fall into the power of their foe, mindful of the fide of
Seim 'iambicd the remaining population in the fort, and blew
themselves up. involving multitudes of their conquerors In their
destruction. The Islanders, about 8 or 10,1100 persons, were thus
all destroyed by the sword, ur their own Act, in this tragedy."

The Report of the Select Committee, appointed last
session to consider the expediency of consolidating and
amending the Criminal Law of England has been delivered.
No subject can be more deeply or extensively interesting.
The report is remarkable for its brevity. It consists of
only four resolutions, and a single introductory paragraph,
and is to the following effect :
Your Conaniuce, having called before them Anthony llammoad,
of the Inner Temple, lie submitted to them the vipers marked
Nos. I, 2. 1, and 4, which form the .Appendix to this Report ; and
having maturely considered the sane, your Committee came to the
following resolutions :
I. Resolsed, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that it
is expedient that the litatutcs relating to the Criminal Law should
be consolidated under their several heads.
2. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move frt. leave
to bring in bills, pursuant to die above resolution, consolidating
the Criminal law, without any amendment or alteration.
3. Resolved, That it is expedient that certain omissions and
anomalies in the present state of the Criminal Law he brought
under the consideration of the House, with a view to remedy the
same by Legislative l'rovisions.
4. Resolved, That the Chairman he directed to more for leave
to bring in bills, supplying such omissions, and remedying the ex-
isting anomalies; such amending bills to be wholly distinct from
the consolidating bills.

The following is the list of what is contained in the
Appendk:—

No. I.—Mr. liammond's introductory Observation.
2.—Present State of the 14. w n For;ay.
3.-I►raft of a Bill to consolidate, anicial, and declare the
Law of Forgery.
4.—Plan upon which the Law of l'orgc..y has been conso-
lidates!.
General Enactments.
Bank Enactments.

The labours of Mr. Hammond have beets directed with
gYeat sagacity and sliligenc.: to Cie important object he had
in view. The mass of materials he has gathered together is
curious and instructive. We shall to-morrow give some
extracts.

Robert iVihnot Horton, Esq. the Colonial S. crctary,
arrived in town on Monday evening, from Holland.
By letters received on Monday from Plymouth, it ap-
pears that the I)iamond frigate had put into that port, to
await the arrival of Mr. Morricr, the British Commissioner
for Mexico.

In the Appendix to the Calcutta aorernment Gazette of
the Nth of February, it is stated, that Guinblieer Sing,
against ohm the Burmese had taken the flul,l, has wile,
over his claims to the Raj of Cuchar to the British Govern-
ment, and sought protection in our camp.
At the date of the last accounts from the squadron be-
fore Algiers, itn adjustment, upon the principle of abiding
by all the stipulations of the Exmouth treaty, had been
made; but a new difficulty arose when it seas understood
that Mr. :Macdonald. the British Consul, was to resume
his functions. The l)ey had then positively refused to re-
ceive him again. He has since probably seen the necessity
of yielding to circumstances.
Advice% from Smyrna to the e3ll of June state, that the
British Consul at Alexandria had published the Manifesto
of the Greek Government, denouncing all neutral vessels,
which should lout themselves to the Turkish Government
for the purpose of invading ©recce, and the consequence
had been, that all British flags had refused to waist 111 any
way in the threatened invasion. The Consuls of the other
European Powers waited for instructions from the /babas-
, sailors at Constantinople, by which they might regulate
their conduct inspecting the Greek Manitc:to.
By the last arrivals from Mexico we learn, that the
march of General Bravo, with a considerable force, to
;mulalaxara, had excited great jealousy and alarm in the
state of Xalisco, of which that city is the capital. Xa-
lisco is one of the principal members of the Mexican Fe-
tli ration, and the Governor had signified, in a despatch to
the Supreme Executive Authority, that if General Bravo)
invades' the State, be would repel force by force. The
Xaliscan Congress was in secret deliberation when the last I
advice; came away.
HANovea, Jcr.v, 3o.—Major-general Einem, of the
Guards, is gone to London with despatches, which is sup-
psed to relate to the expedition to Portugal.
Father Philip, Provincial of the Capuchins in the King-
dom of Poland, has been appointed by the Pope Procura-
tor-General of all the Capuchin Convents throughout
Christendom. This dignity is next to that of General : it
is the first time it has been given toes Pole.
The Vittoria, Captain Forbes, has arrived from Port
Morant. She sailed on the June, being three days later
than the Jamaica packet. It is said, that previous to her
sailing. the disputes between the negroes and their employ-
ers on the Argyle and Hanover estates had been amicably
adjusted, and that the deluded men had returned peaceably
to their employment.—Erenimg Paper.

FASISIONABLE LVTZLLIcrATE.

The Doke and Hoehn; of Bedford and family bare arrived at
their seat in Scotland. from Woburn Abbey.
The Marquis of Chat:dos left Stowe yesterday, to meet the
31arehioness and fa:nily in Scotland.
Lord and Lady King aid family have left Oakhan, Surrey,
for their seat, Ashley lodge, Soriten-enthire.
Dowager Countess Pools-It has left town for her villa, Poulett
Lodge, Twickenham
Sir Wm. and Lady Ifonston left their seat, Avisford, Sossen,
on Monday, for Scotland.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the Horne of Commons and
family lett the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, yesterday for
Paris.
The lion. Mr. and Lady Barbara Ponsonby have left town for
Ireland.
Sir Bog,' and Lady Craley have left the Clarendon Motel,
Bond-street, for their seat, Drakelow. Derbyshire.
The Bev. Mr. Hale has arrived at Gouid's Hotel, Jermyn.
street, from Hats; Lord Henry Fitzgerald has left ditto for
Kingston.
Colonel Hamilton has left town for Brighton. . J
The Earl of Abergarenny ,has left town for his scat, Erdge
Castle, busses.
lsepartures frwn Long's Hotel, Clitilird-street :—Mr. and Mrs.
Dosle. for Scotland 4 Le Chevalier Darien, for Brussels: Capt.
11a:swell. for Ireland; J. Milford, Esq. for Chel:enharn ; V.
Sell'''. Esq. for Paris.
1 ',Filatures from Blake's lintel, Jerrnymstreet t—Count Via-
, cowl and Mr. Lovell, for 1% d:,; the lion. Mr. Solt:rum, for the
Continent ; Captain Gar forth, for Brighton ; the lion. Mr. Mrs.
and Alia Coventry, for Leicestershire; and Miss Watson, for
Notts.

We hrar with pleasure that Mr. Moore intends t 3 write
the life of his illustrious friend, Lottl Byron. Tl:c world
expects such a work from his hands. In addition to the
valuable decuments which, we understand, he has still in
his possession, the friendship and congeniality of perbuits
which existed between him and the Noble Poet point him
out as the person taninemly qualified to undertake such a
,task. _ _ _

CHELTENHAM, AUG. 7.—List of arrivals to this slate:—
Lord Apalcy, Dowager Lady Gosford, Sir If. and Lady
Pvnn, Sir it. and Lady Konya, Sir A. and Lady Bryce,
Sir W. and Lady Ilabgood, Sj. R. and Lady Wigrans' Sir
J. and Lady Nichol!, Sir W. Pukes, Bart., Sir C. Pratt,
Admiral Fisher General and Mrs. Trapeau, General and
the Miss Forbes,: Major-General Protheroc and family;
Major-Generals Braiahaw and Hill ; Colonels B.iktley
and Mackay; Lieut.-Colonels Fitularence, Dalzell, Ha-
verlield. Munro, and Vivian; Major 11Iacnasuara, Doctors
Reynolds and saldani.
Sir Humphry Davy, President of the Royal Soeict:, is
now at (:openhagn.
Miss M. Tree played Lai, in the Siegceßelgrade, at
the Edinburgh Theatre, en Friday last.
Mr. Macready arrived in Isis travelling carriage and four
yesterday afternoon (Friday, the 6th inst.) at Couway's
Hotel, George's-street.—Cork Advertiser.
Bre arc desired by the proprietors to state, that Vaux-
hall Gardens will not be open this evening, in consequence
of the great preparations for the King's birth-day, to-
snorrow.—(See .tdvertisetnent.)
The Musical Festival at Worcester, next month, excites
great interest in that ci:y and neighbourhood. 11" e per-
ceive the arrangements are under the express patronage of
the Nobility and principal Gentry of the county, who argil
desirous it should be distinguished by being celebrated
upon a grander scale then usual, being the Cuadra and
first meeting of the Three Choirs of Worcester, Gloucester,
and Hereford. The principal singers advertised am, Mrs.
Salmon, Madame Ronzi de Begins, Miss Stephens, Miss
Travis, Mr. Rraham, Signor sic Ilepis, Mr. Vaughan, Mr.
Bellamy, Mr. W. Knyvett, &c. The performances com-
mence on the ISth.
Mr. Green ascended from Warwick, in his balloon, on
Thursday, and after a voyage of two hours, came down
between Gilmorton and Lutterworth, in this county,
about half-past six o'clock, accompanied by a young lady,
16 or 17 years of age, completely drenched by the rain,
which was then falling in torrents.—Leicrster Chronicle.
Count Rumford ascertained that a drachm of water, in-
closed in a 1111,86 ofiron the sire of a solid '2llb. cannon, KU
sufficient to burst it with a tremendous explosion on the,
application of heat.
Mr. Cliccketts, of Belgrave, has now in his rssession a
mare with seven legs and feet. She is ths‘rough-bred,
four years old, and is capable not only of eel-Ty:l:g a
great weight, but of running at great speed.—Lricester
Chronicle.

Oa the 4th inst. the Magistrate and Town Council of
ilklinburgh voted the sum of fifty guineas towards the
subscription for erecting a monument to perpetuate the
memory of the late Mr. Watt.
The long projected scheme of building, by subscrip-
tion, a rough massy pillar in commemoration of the battle
of Waterloo, upon the summit of Aconbary Hill, neat
I loreford, is about to be carried into effect.

Ilur IA N Maxese s.—The College of-Surgeons
lately made an application to one of the executors of the
late John Hunter, the celebrated surgeon, fur a vast
number of manuscripts left by him, relattog to physiology,
and comprising numerous experiments and new views of
physiological science. They, however, have learned with
regret, that these valuable documents have been consumed
by fire. Many of the curious Lets contained in them
have, however, appeared before the public in another
form, in papers read at the Royal Society; but still the
loss of so large a portion of manuscript physiology, from
so able a surgeon and anatomist, cannot but be deeply re-
gretted.
On the 2.5 th ult. w :s celebrated at Magdeburgh, the Snoth
anniversary of the day when Martin Luther first preach,tl
as a Reformer in St. John's church. The new Prussian
Liturgy was used for the first time.
Much has been said by a contemporary relative to the
order recently issued prohibiting persons from carrying
small bundles or parcels through St. James's Park. We
have been, on this account, induced to make some inquiry
on the subject, and base been given to understand, that
the order was altogether misunderstood by a few of the
sentinels just relieved from recruit drill, and that the
order only prohibits large baskets or parcels. The conve-
nience of passengers crossing the Park to Chelsea and the
neighbourhood of Queen-square 'honk! be consulted as
,much u possible ; a,d we have no doubt that such is th!
intention on the part of the cfficer who has the care of S:.
James's Park.

Mr. Bishop, of the Haw-street police, has bccn sojourn-
ing at Boulogne-sur-Mer during the last weeki to the no
little solicitude of many of its visitors. The object of his
mission is to recover the person of a ward of Chancery, who
has been surreptitiously taken out of the jurisdiction of the
Court. The subject has been referred to the high legal
authorities at Paris, hut it is rumoured that they demur to
any active interference to restore the ward.
A terrible fire has destroyed above 100 houses in the town
of lwritz, in Prussia.
A letter from Gatesburg, of the with of July, says,
that the greater part of the town of Marstrand is burnt to
the ground. _ _

The little island of Sprogoe, in the Great Belt, has !wen
rent through the middle, and is in danger of being swal-
lowed up by the sea.
In Savoy, when femalo domes:ica are hired, it is not
uncommon to stipulate that they shall not eat any of the
meat which comes from their master's tabie, as they are
only allowed soup and vegetables.
LONGI:VITY.—A Well-cull:csted match at quoits was
played at the Cross-seythes, Norton Lees, on Tuesday last,
between four brothers, the eldest of whom was st, and the
youngest 74. Ancher match between the tame parties is
in contemplation.

METuon or SAVING TURF SHILLINGS.—A labourer
of Bridgewater, having been severely scolded by his wife for
neglecting his work, endeavoured to appease her wrath by
informing her that he had, since the morning, saved three
shillings ; having drank, at one of the illegal cider shops,
twelve quarts of cider at three-pence per quart, for which,
had he drank it at an inn, he must have paid sixpence.—
Balls Juurnaf.

A ISEctemes LECACY.--A bear whose constant eta,
lion was the door of the church of San Carlo, at Milan,
left as a legacy to the canons of the church, a hat which
he was always in the habit of wearing, 'for the purchase of
four paintings as altar-pieces to the church, which were to,
be cxecutedi.by four great Italian masters. The executor
to the will was in doubt whether he should present the
whimsical legacy, when a friend of the deceased entering,
seized a pair of scissors, and on making an incision in the'
old castor, out dropped eight hundred pieces of Florentine
gold, which had been ingeniously imbedded in the lining.
This man, before turning beggar, had exercised the profes-
sion of the law in the Cisalpine republic.—Netrs of Litera-
ture: and Ea.thion.

Last night a new Comm Opera, from the pen of Mr.
Kenney, called the Alcaid, was product :1 at this Theatre;
the music by Mr. Nathan. The dramatis p^rsonte ere as
follow :

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lion Chriatoi hrr Totado . - Mr. W. Fart•EN.
Erb+ . - - . !41All. VESTUIS.
Iron Irdreas ile Cararajni - Mr. lir ear:L.
Pi:chola . - - Mr. 1.151T0N.
lire,.;:irn - . - Mr. IS'ti.t.tama.
Juan Turtillo - - - Mr. I‘ATIIAM.
Jahr: - - - Mr. HARLEY.
First Servant . - - Mr. BAaTLEY.
Irnitra Thcreilr.i - - . Mn. I t Loy en.
Ito:. bet . . - . Mitt PATON.
Aetna Francisca . - - Mrs. GARRICX.
Marcarrtta . - - Alf,. Mass.
Giatinitta - -
__ 7 .. Mrt. C. 'ONES.

tiers:xi-its, Mask% kr.

,
In looking at such a list of characters, and at the names i
of the persons sustaining them, one would tr.re been led to
expect something respectable—something to fix the :men-
Ilion or provoke the laugh ; but for three whole hours were
we drugged with situations filched from other authors, and
I with music which every frequenter of any of our theatres,
' mist have heard before. (fur readers naturally enough',
expect from us some outline of the story ; but in this ex-
j pectation we must disappoint them ; fur story the Afraid
1 hail none. lies Chi isteeher Toxado is represented as a
Spanish Chief Magistrate of l'olice, who affects to sec every
thing at the greatit distance ; but who is juggled, duped,
and cheated mulct his own nos?. lie considers his wife a
paragon of loyalty and devotion ; Ins son (a student ]
Ist Salamanca) as an example fur imitation ; and his 1
niece as a model of femrle perfection : whereas I
it sulraquently appears, that the wife and niece are
masqueraders and intriguers, and dui favourite son one
of the most libertine of the day. When we found we
had a l'olim Magistrate offered to our notice as the pr?-
mincnt hero of a new piece, we really did expert to find
him represented as something beyond an amorous old ideot,
and inclining to favour the great, when their disorders
called them before him to meet a merited chastisement or
rebuke. iVe expected to hear introduced seine of the
topics of abuse which arc levelled at power misapplied ;
some of those caustic carcasses which might strike the con-
sciences of party meddlers in the Alagistracv ; some of that
keen-edged ridicule, which might induce the pompous and
empty-headed not to arrogate for the future either a know-
ledge or an authority which they did not possess; at Last
we expected dramatic justice to have been inflicted on
the ignorant and lascivious—nay, obscene Magistrate of
last night ; but in all this we were woefully disap-
pointed. Indeed, were we inclined to speak as we feel, we
would say we were disgusted, even ad nauseant. Ilat To:-
ink, even in Farren's hands, had not a solitary redeeming
point about it. His rencontre with MINIS Francisca
(Mrs. Carrick) was out of all keeping ; and the passport
scene with 3lnrgaretta (Mrs. Gibbs) we were astonished
to find endured by an audience, many of whom appeared
to be respectable females. Ikul as the thing is, it is not
original ; for every one that recollects the Busy Budy must
have instantly discovered where it was stolen. Madame
Vestris played the libertine son, Felix, with great archness
and vivacity ; Mrs. Glover, the wife Theresims, with more
modesty than we fear is usually to be found in intriguing
wives; and Al in Paton the gallantiug niece Itosubellu with-
out a single particle of prudery or disguise. Sheliadassigned
her for a lover Pus Andreas de C'orarajol, personated by a
Mr. II uckel, of whom it is the greatest mercy to say no snore.
Liston, as Pedrosa, represented the secretary of his wor-
ship, the Afraid, but his office did not seem concerned in
the suppression of vice, or the explanation of perplexing
laws, so often necessary. He never passed a thought in
detecting offenders and bringing them to justice; but in
gulling his worship, in receiving bribes from every one
interested in the practice of folly, if hot of vice, and
in forwarding the views of midnight revellers, and
aiding the amours of illebessorted lovers. With such
materials, nothing could effected. Harley, as Jahn,
was amusing, and he cannot be otherwise; but the
jealous husband of a coquetting wife can present us with
little that is new, or otherwise interesting. The whole of
the third act could be usefully dispensed with: or if intro-
duced, should have preceded the discovery and juncture of
the lovers. The plot does not develop itself, but is nar-
rata' by Pedrosa, previous to the conclusion of the se-
cond act, and then it was, that this every-day contrivance
. of placing Jahn as a titled prisoner in the place of the real
offender, fe/i). should have been allowed to produce its
miserable modicum of efffet. There was nothing above
common-place in the dialogue; it was occasionally smart,
hut the attempt at alliteration was mean in the extreme.
" Exemplary example" tautologous nonsense. And again,
the figurative !—a lover haunting his mistress more as an
arparitien than an admirer!
We have already devoted more of our space to the
.41,•,:id than it deserved. As his IVOrship is not likely to
fill his situation long, we shall not longer "draw his
frailties from their dread abode." The music, with the
, exception of a few bars in the quartctto, at the end of the
second act, was an unblushing adaptation of the strains of
other composers. The following duet was a combination
of " Cheerily 0 !" and a bit from one of the songs in
Gioranni:—

DUET..-PELTX AND Pot Anti..
Oh! happy, happy, happy layers !
Happy youth, and happy maid,
Then tremblingly each heart discovers
All its love by love repaid.
(hateful bosons beat,
Itapturcal glances meet,
In a gentle sigh,
All your sorrows die—
Oh ! happy, happy, happy, lovers!
Happy youth, aril happy maid !
Hope's drenni delighting,
Past pangs requitinz.
Thoughts full of heaven, confiding and free;
No void left aching,
Tender hearts brcaking,_
When will that day come for you and far me !
Oh! happy, happy, &e.
Altogether, the music and the Akaid were mutually
worthy of each other ; and neither is ever likely to aid in
raising Me wind. We suppose it will he considered rather
strange that such an unmeaning abortion was applauded
lustily by some dozen persons, who are certainly no friends
to the author. For ourselves, we cannot hut feel that tilt
:Wahl is soon likely to become a corpse, and we bepe it will
be attended to its resting place with all the becoming sym-
pathy to which it is entitled. The following songs will
give a fair sainple of the excellence of the poetry ; and we
must add, that disabled as the 'timid was, his presence for
to-morrow evening was announced with more applause
than hissing. We had nearly forgotten to state, that the
encores were offensively numerous.
soNo.—MADAME VESTED!.
lily gauntlet's down, my flag unfurled,
Whatc'er my fortune be,
For thee, my love, I'd lose the world,
Or win a world in thee !
Yes ! thou shalt be my miler star,
O'er youth's bewildering tide,
To lands of promised bliss afar,
My bright and beaming guide!
• My gauntlet's down, &e.
SONG.—Rosannv—Miss Ptvow.
Haste! haste ! I pray thee haste away,
And seek my gentle Cavalier.
And if he ever loved me, say
A grateful heart awaits him here.
When his bright form my steps pursued,
lame he to mock my simple youth
Those eyes that oft for pity T 4410.41.
Was it not their light of love and truth
Haste ! haste, &c.
SOM.—stir. r r.
That wedlock's divine,
May be all very fine,
When a man has his happiness handy ;
Put wedlock like mine
Is on gruel to dine,
Or a meeker of punch without brandy.
Height)! Ileigho ! to my lot that it ever should fall,
Like an addle brain dunce,
Thus to wed all at once:
And no bride-cake, no lioner.mmon, no nothing at all.
As tor me and my fair,
Yi'e are much such a pair,
As two squinting eves, or forlorner,
une, a c suppnee,
Is for oglinl the rose,
And one for a twist round the corner.
Ileigho ! heigho, &c. &c.

Spiel-1.3.-8y the returns from the Excise Office, it
appears, that from the 9th of October, 1813, to the .sth of
April, led', there were 9,195371 gallons of spirits made
by the distillers in England; and in Scotland, for Eng..
bud, and during the gam period, that 3,039,892 gallons
of spirits were distilled in Scotland, and 1,500,411 gallons
in Ireland.