The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-29 00:00:00

ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL.

Under the the especial Patronage of hie Most Gracious Majesty.
Tomorrow Evening, FRIDAY, June 30, the Amusements will com-
mence with a GRAND CONCERT, in Two Acts, In the superb new
oncert Rom, at Half-past Eight o'Clock.
Principal Vocal Performers—Miss Stephens, and Miss Posey; Miss
Lore, of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden (her :id appearance' ; .311. e
Cooke, and Madame Cornega Mr. Brahmin. Mr. Sinclair, and Signor De
Detroit ; Mr. C. Taylor, Mr. Horncestie, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Tinney, and
Master Barker.
Leader of the Band, Signor Spagnoletti. Composer and Conductor,
Mr. H. R. Bishop.
Blackmore, the celebrated young American, whose engagements in
Italy have hitherto prevented his appearance at the Gardens, haring just
.erived in England, wit), go through his astonishing Evolutions on the
k Rope.
The new Military Ballet, called THE SOLDIER'S FESTIVAL, will
immediately follow the Exhibition on the Slack Rope.
Leader of the Band for the Ballet, Dlr. Rooke.
The Entertainment. will finish with a GRAND DISPLAY of FIRE.
WORKS. Al the conclusion of which, Mr. Blackmore will make his
...faint terrific lowest on the Tight Itope, to the summit of the tower,
~ad descend enveloped in showers of are.
Miss Travis, of the King's Ancient Concerts, Is engaged, and will
shortly make her appearance.
Doors open at Seven o'clock.—Coneert commences at Half-past Eight.
Admission as.
Particulars respecting Admission Cards for the Evening, and Private
Ii itei for the Season or Nightly, may be bad upou application to Mr.
Andrews, Bookseller, Bond-street.
Caution.—The Public will please to take notice, that all Song Boots
ofered for sale on the outside of the Gardens are spurious ; and, as the
selcetion varies every Evening, no Rooks but those sold Inside the Gar.
dens are to be depended upon.

The Barden Pages commenced publishing yesterday morr.
ins at a quarter pact five o'clock.

LONDON, THURSDAY,'JoNs 29, 1826.

While the Corporation of Norwich are conferring the
highest honours on Mr. Secretary PEEL, which they have
it in their power to bestow, and in a manner the most flat-
tering that a public man could expect, there are some jour-
nelists who, in the mere wantonness of opposition, seem
anxious to invent implied subjects of accusation against the
Honourable Secretary, whom they are, at the same time,
compelled to admit to be one of the greatest Ministers that
ever devoted his time and talents to the internal adminis-
tration of this country. We fully concur in the propriety
of investigation in the cases where the military have inter-
fered at elections, and we lament, as deeply as any one can kk
do, the necessity of such interference. Mr. Peet. partakes
of the imperfection of human nature; he is neither en-
dowed with omniscience nor omnipresence; he must trust
to the ordinary means of other men. Mr. Peet can only
form his schemes on a calculation of probabilities; and as
it is probable, according to the hackneyed axi an, that
many things improbable will happen, it would not be
surprising if, in some cases, he were mistaken. But
Foal eth ng incalculably superior to mere abilities seems to
be required of the Right Honourable Gentleman. Even
the gift of prophecy would not have secured him from
accusation ; for though he had foreseen every thing
that has happened, it would have been totally impossible
for him to reconcile contrarits—todo justice and please the
criminal. It is very true that the introduction of the
military is an evil, and an evil of no ordinary magnitude;
anti we do participate most fully in all the feelings of
jea'ousy which arc entertained on that subject; but we
are placed between two evils, one of which we must choose,
nd we cmainly prefer the constitutional use of the
bayonet to the far snore arbitrary and unconstitutional
tyranny of the bludgeon. The real cause of what is com-
plained of is, that the Election has been conducted with
very little of that concealed species of bribery which has
sometimes been practised on such occasions. The extra-
ordinary circumstance occurred more than once, of electors
going in quest of candidates, and it was therefore obvious
that candidates were not disposed to snake many sacrifices.
Hired acquiescence and hired opposition are equally dull
and unproductive of extraordinary incidents; but when
popular opinion is left to itself—when it is allowed to
take the channel of passion without any thing to lead
or restrain it—it assumes a new character : instead of
the calculations of interest, it has then nothing to listen to
but the dictates of inclination. This is the true cause
which has led to the interference of the military in most
cases; and that very circumstance of military interference,
when we consider the cause from which it has proceeded,
is the best possible proof of the almost entire absence of
ministerial influence at the elections. Men like Mr. Peer.,
and other Members of the Administration, stand in need
of no influence to secure the return of their friends, but
that which arises from the universal eonviction, in the'
minds of the electors, of the uprightness of their motives,
the soundness of their principles, and the extent of their
abilities. By these remarks we would not be understood
as intending merely to defend Mr. Puce. We should
consider that • work of supererogation. The Right
Honourable Gentleman stands in no need of defence, for
we are convinced that those who pretend to be his enemies
are not serious in the faint charges which they bring
against him. Our object in these few observations was to
'thew that the cause of the frequent disturbances at the
elections was nothing hut the greater spirit of democracy
which has pervaded these elections. If that is to be
regretted, then. and then only, can we accuse Ministers
either fur permitting disturbances or suppressing diem by
the military.

CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The British Funds were very much depressed during the whole
of the day, and Consols, shich opened at 7943, tell to e. and closed
at 79, without any immediate cause for the decline being assigned.
The Jews. however, are buying largely, which chews thst their
opinion is in favour of en advance. The New Scrip was gi prem.
In other English Securities there his been no variation.
In the Foreign market there has been little fluctuation.
f.,lombian Bonds were 384; .Mexican Six per Cents 54 ; Peru, ,an
2;4 t Brazilian 55; Russian (sellers) at 80. In (peek no transac-
tions.
The Share market has been greatly:depressed, in consequence
of further " calls ;" and as these demands produce many sellers,

PARTIES.

The Duke of Beaufort had a large party of distinction at dinner yester-
day, at his house In Grosvenor-square.
The Duke of Grafton had a grand dinner party, yesterday, at his house
In Clarges.street, Piccadilly.
The Marquis of lansdown had a grand dinner party on Tuesday, at
Lanadown House, Berkeley-aquae: among whom were—the Earl and
Countess of Carlisle, Lord and Lady Holland, Lord Auckland, Honour-
able J. Ahercromby, Mr. Rogers, dtc.
Earl Verulani gave a grand entertainment on Tuesday, at Ns house In
Grosvenor-square, to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester, the Doke of Wellington. the Marquis of Hertford, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl of Chatham, Lord and Lady
Frederick Sentinels, Lady Louisa Bentlnek, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Villiers,
Mr. Plerrepoint, &c. In the evening her Ladyship entertained a large
party of the haul ton, among whom were—Prince and Princess Polignac,
the Dowager Duchesa of Leeds, the Marchioness of Hertfoni, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Allesbury, the Dowager Countess of Warwick,
the Countess of Antrim, Countess Cowper, Countess and the Ladies
Bathurst, Lord and Lady Maynard, the Countess of Jersey, the Countess
of Trinkerville, Lord and Lady John Fitzroy, Lord and Lady Belfast,
Lady Deering, Lady E. Lowther, Lady Ann Beckett, Lord and Lady
Frederick Bentinck, Lady Elisabeth and Miss Palk, Lady J, Illatchford,
Lady Strachan, Lady Paulett, Karl of Cardigan, Lady illizalwth Sirup,
Lady Gordon, Sir Cullen and Lady Smith, the Vice-Chancellor, Lady
Bromley, Mr. and Mrs. Deering, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Talbot, Mr. and Mrs.
Baring, Miss Paget, Ste.
Lord Berwick bad a dinner party yesterday, it his house in Brianston-
Square.

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