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~!red to brave. Whatever that decision might be, be
/;,:1,1 bear it with respect, and, if against him, he would
ever retire from the stage. (He.e be was evitiebily
serpowered by his feelings, and shed tears.) He with-
key amidst loud shouts of applause from every part of the
hose.
Thus it will be perceived that the anger of the publie,
liberty, has been of brief duration, and this distinguished
?reformer will be shortly restored to that professional
eminence to which his acknowledged talents have raised
yin, and from which it would be a source of sincere regret
pevery lover of the drama if he were (especially by any
misconduct of his own) removed.

PO P. T R Y.

SONNET.

11:oto Riclardson's I'ocrts, just published.]
There-is exulting pride, and holy mirth,
In Freedom's kindling eye ! Her radiant smile
Illumines now this glory.haunted Isle,
The tauten of Nations ! Halo of the Earth !
Impassioned Otisons are breathing forth,
And lofty aspirations. Pliamoms vile
That chill the feeble spirit. and defile
The springs of thought and feeling in their birth,
Fade in the morning beam, and lose the power
That made us willing slaves. For Reason's light
Is bursting through the clouds that darkly lower,
And hide the face of Heaven ! O'er the night
Of slumbering millions—oh ! transcendent hour
The Sun of Liberty is rising bright

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCF.

Dolly Marchioness of Londonderry entertained a select circle of
Midanables on Wednesday evening, at her house in St. James's. j
spare.
Mrs. Arthur Stanhope entertained the Dowager Duchess of Rut-
land. the Ladies Lennox, and a select patty, ese Thursday evening, I
at her beau in Tilney,street. 1
The lion. and Rev. A. Grey has arrived at his house in Charles-
Meet. Berkeley.auptare, from a tour.
The Duke and Duchess of Leinater have arrived at the Earl of
Harrington's, in the Stable-yard, St. 'amines, Gum the Marquis
Tavistock's meat. Oakley House, Bedfordshire.
The Duke of Rutland left the Duke of Devonshire's seat. Chats.
worth, Derbyshire. on Thursday, fur Delvoir Castle.
Lord Frederick Lennox left town yesterday Inc Manchester.
lords George and Sussex Lennox bays arrived in town from
deb brother s. the Duke of Richmond's seat, Goodwood, Strwinix.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey have arrived at Warwick
Castle, from the Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derby-
dire.
The Earl and Countess of Falmouth have arrived at their seat,
Ifeelbanipton. Bcrks, from the seat of Henry Bankes, Esq. M.P.,
llmpton Hail, Dorsetshire.
Departures from Read's lintel, Lower Grosvenor-street :—Lady
hie, for Clifton ; Captain Richard Castle, fur Cardington,
itdZsbire; the Rev. Mr. Drummond, for ditto; C.Sykes,
Mg. for Paris
Departures from Lorg's Hotel, Bond.street :—Mr. and Mrs.
Hayman, for Brighton ; C. Reilly, Esq. fur the Continent ; Cap-
min Johnson, for Portsmouth.
The Earl of Lauderdale has arrived at Warren's Hotel, Regent-
street, front his seat in Scotland.
Arrivals at ltatt's Hotel, Dover-street :—Mr. Thorohl and
family, from Boston; W. Rogerson, Esq. front ditto; Captain and
Mrs. Sandy' limn Bedfordshire. Departures—. Mr. and Mrs.
Bollard, for. Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Yates, for Tonbridge ; Colonel
and Mrs. Massey, for Bath.

GRAND DINNER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday, the Lord Mayor gave a very elegant enter-
tainment to his Royal Highness the Duke of York, his
Majesty's Ministers, and several Members of both Houses
of Parliament.
The preparations which have been going forward for se-
veral days, were well adapted to the occasion. The grand
entrance to the Mansion House was covered over. as has
been the custom at the various popular entertainments
riven to the citiscns; the Lord Mayor having determined
that his groats, upon this occasion, should have no CUM? to
be offended upon a comparison of what had taken place in
any former Mayoralty with his endeavours to sustain the
eiric hospitality. .
An additional number of gas-pipes had been introduced
in the grand saloon ; and just within the large glass doors,
as the company entered, " G. IV. R.". burst upon them
with the greatest brilliancy. Large evergreens were ills-
posed in different parts of the saloon, which was chalked
with the King's Arms, the City Arms, and the Lord
Mayor's Army. At the lower end of the saloon. and just
Worn thuiztadoor of the Egyptian Hall, which may be
said to be- in ruins, and was most judicionaly kept
closed up from all human inspection, appeared a most
splendid gas exhibition, surrounding the letter " F." lighted
spin honour 'of the Duke of York, bus not thrown into
full blase until his Royal Highness approached it himself
in passing to the drawing-room. Upon the entrance of his
Royal Highness, the military and quadrille hands, under
the direction of Mr. Nicholson. of Covent-garden theatre,
played " God save the King," and the various ornamental
devices with which the building abounded became more
distinct and beautiful.

Amongst the dinner company, which certainly was one of
the most select ever entertained at the Mansion-house,
were the following distinguished persons:—
The Lord Chancellor, Earl Westnioriand, Earl of Shaftesbury.
the Bishop of Loudon, Lord Stowell, the Earl of Harrow by, Presi-
dent of the Council, the Duke of Wellington, the Bishop of Lan.
d. and Lord GiaOrd.

The Duke of York transacted military business with
the King yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon, at one o'clock, thc Cabinet Minis-
ters assembled at the Foreign Office, Downing-street ;
eraong them were the Lord Chancellor ; the Earls a
Liverpool, Westmorland, Ilarvimby, and Ilatturst ; Mr.
Secretary Peel, Mr. Srcretary Canning, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Viscount Melville. Mr. Wynn, &c. The
Ministers sat in deliberation near four hours.

A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held at the
Treasury Chambers yesterday.
John Esehenburgh, Esq. is appointed Prussian Consul
at Burnes Arts.
Yesterday, we received Dutch and German Papers, but
their contents are not of much interest. Brussels Papers of
the 24th give, from the Batavian Papers, the details of
several unsuccessful 'snacks by the Dutch troops upon
Soepa, with a view of bringing to reason the Prince of that
district in the same manner as had been done with the
Prince of Znetti. The Dutch, however, having been de-
feated In every attack, were compelled to abandon the
offensive, and to content themselves with establishing a
blockade. A report is mentioned in a Frankfort Paper of
the 19th inst. that there will be immediately a new pro-
motionin the Austrian army, and that most of the officers
included in it will be sent to join the cordon on Backo-
wine, Transylvania, and the Bennet of Tcmcswar, which
are the provinces adjoining the Ottoman empire. M. I.
Burgett, a merchant at Batavia, has obtained a licence for
four and a half years to build steam-vessels to navigate on
the coat of Java ; these steam-boats are to he built in the
Netherlands, and during the term of the licence may go
Nom Europe to India, aiwi shall be allowed the Colonial
Sag, with the same privilege as sailing vessels.
The Austrian Legation in Switzerland signified, towards
the ens! of last year, to the Coventments of the Cantons of
the Grisons and of the 'resin, thit these two Cantons,
leaving acceded to the convention concluded on the 20th of
May, last year, between Austria and Sardinia, relative to
she making of great roads, the two Courts had clused it to
be ratified by their Plenipotentiaries on the 28th of No-
vember. In consequence of this convention, a separate ar-
rangement
has been male between the Canton of the Tesin
and Sardinia, for the road of Lumiwo. By this convention
Attstria undertakes to repair the road or the Splugen, and
Sardinia that of St. Bernartlin, both which shall he made,
at their whole length, as good and commodious as they are
Itapable of being made. The execution of this convention
will afford great facilities to merchants and travellers.
The letters from Demerara, received yesterday, state
that Storey, the person who had been convicted of forgery,
!sail received his sentence, which was .500 lathes under the
gallows, with the rope round his neck, and seven years im-
prisonment with haul labour.
general meeting of the claimants on the late firm of
letrirs. (Itemisers and Son, hankers, took place yesterday,
pursuant to public advertisement, at 160, New Bond-
otr:et ; hut the business was stated to consist only of ne-
cessary arrangements between the parties concerned, and
not interesting to the public.
The Ilereford Triennial Musical Festival is fixed for the
V4:11, and 25th of August.

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