The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-31 00:00:00

THE BRITI SH PRES S.

LON DON.

SATURDAY. JANUARY 31, ISIS.

The Royal Assent will this day he give'', by
Commission, to the Bill for restoring us to our
native illierties. The exultation we expressed yes-
terday at this happy event, was a matter of surprise
to the Treasury Prints, one of which says, it
might be supposed that the whole of the people
had !wen is chains or coolitied in a el lngeon."
Theie is 110 need of supposing a physical impossi-
bility, whets we have sufficiently numerous in-
stances of the capricious cruelty with winch chains
and dungeons had been literally inflicted to warrant
our tt eager exultation" in the destruction of a
power so unconstitutional. ;The Treasury Journa-
lists, and the other apologair for ministerial mea-
sures, might probably feel so secure in the fulfilment
of their humble duty, as not to apprehend personal
danger from the extension of aibitrary power in
their patrons, but those who cannot boast so fair a
claim to ministeiial favour might naturally feel
smile solicitude from the effects not only of the
caprice of Ministers themselves, but of their un-
principled dependants, a lien they see that Pis.
picion is by the law itself declared a sufficient jos-
titication for taking away an individual's liberty,
and that innocence, defy nig accusation, can form
no protection. In such a state of society, who, not
identified with the party, could hold himself fur a
moment safe to the enjoyment of freedom
We believe there are very few persons its the
country who are not surprised at the sudden repeal
of the Act of the last Session ; nor are they mush
more numerous who will attach credit to the
as-
sun►ptiuna of Miaisters, expressed by laird SID-
MOUTH, that this repeal is aii evidence of their re-
spirt for the principles of constitutional liberiy..—
They have, its fact, determined upon a dissolution
of Parliament in the course of 'the present year,
r owl hope by this one 01111 110.-;,10•Cled act Or glace,
to COUlitri tall, 111 the orpnevoi Ilse leis blc, the
original guilt of rendering surd an act necessary,
semi .0 to neutral:se the era iiiraiession remelting
from their former condor-. We trust, however,
that the people w.ll nut be deceived by sucli
a trick. It is for the great body of the eke-
Lolls to coiiwsler whether any eirelinettalleel
transpired on the State Trial+, reels in the so-
litary is:smote where. conviction followed, to jos-
violation of the iaii —and whether
substspient liberation of the lot .4reider itultl.

her of the Skate Plisonerran their ots,r4 or ralliotztl
any recognizant-es, *hewed that Ministers
been possessed of information Asgainst thole per-
sons, to Warrant melt. detention in close confine-
mein, ut a distance from their families and busi-
ness ? Some of these eu•A'S ale, of extreme hard-
ship NMI cruelty. That of FRANCIS WARP. U
lace-maker of Nottinghtne, us stated in IL Petition
presented to the of Ciii JJJJ 0:1s,
night, by Lard Fout•vosi F. is lint n specimen
of what others have suliered. That tniftitioitive
mutt had a large family of Inlpless persons de-
pendant on leis I thainr for Sul/port ; yet from
them he wits torn by the authority of a Police of-
ter, and without trial, or even 11CCIISAIIOR,
po-
uishrd by a long imprisonment in u damp and
sulphureons dungeon, to the immimiat danger
of Isis life. What iecompriose can the mere rc-
ral of the permission to inflict cruelty afford to
the unhappy victims of its capricious exercise ? or
what satisfaction can the mere cessation of outrage
iITUVe to the country for a flagrimt and wanton vita-
!anon of its most sacred rights ? The only means
the people now possess of avenging their wrongs, is
by the unbiassed exercise of their elective fituirliise;
and we trust that oil a general election, those will
be remembered who voted in Parliament for the
Suspension.
Ministers take credit to themselves for this repeal,
on the principle that clone or their predecessors land
ever interrupted the course of a law for suspending
the liberty of the people. Their utmost ionise
then amounts to this—that they are less bad
than the worst Ministers who had preceded them;
for there is no record of a Suspension Law being
ever proposed but by a weak or 'Wicked .A4l-
- But had they suffered the law to
expire, they were well aware of their inability to
justify such conduct by %hewing its necessity ; mid
had the law been stiffened to continue one day
after the causes of its rsinictutent (-twit as they were)
kid ceased to exist, their guilt would hone Iwcii the
sane its if they had originally obtained the law
without the pretence of its nece•sity.

11'e have received Paris Papers of the 9.6 th
instant. They contain nothing of much public
isilerest. 'rlie articles from !Madrid make some
untrition of the Sou►h American contest, hat nothing
so► recent as the information we have already had
finin other sources. The Emperor AI.F.KANDIER,
in his anxiety to disseminate instruction among his
demi-loirtatous subjects, has estabhslied u Ministry
for the special superniteinlence of that object, under
the lithe. of " time !Ministry for Ecclesiastical Azfairs
and Pilidoc instruction.•'

Tile Duke of rt-EII.I.INGTON was expected at
Paris on Ttm.day or IVednesday. His equipage
arrived in that -city on Sunday.
Accounts from Rhodes, of the 17th, mention that
Madame MmilsoN, since her arrival at Alin. ap-
pears very melancholy. During the latter moments
of her residence at lthodez, she had been very tif:•
tively employed iu preparing her pleadings ; hut at
A Ihi she appeared suddenly to resign all introtions
of defetidin4 herself, sud abandoned her ts.k. She
seems to await the opening of the trials with a kiwi
of iodilference.

An article from Lubeck, dated J:u►uary 12, mart,
" Our little Republic is now far advanced in the
organization of its Constitution, and in its inteinal
regulation. At Bremen and Hamburg's the Con-
stitutio►► it not definitively settled. At Bremen the
Senate 11:1!. 110VV. of itself, fixed the choke of its
Members."

A Flanders Nail has arrived, with Papers
from Brussels to the 4811 s people
of Ghent c plain that they cannot manufacture
thread at so low a price as they can import it from
Scotland. This superiority on the part of the
latter they attribute to its use of machinery
iu spinning, and therefore they recommend some
legislative measures to counteract it.

We have received Quebec Papers to the lith
last, but they contain no news.

Yesterday the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE•
eutltt had a consultation with the Earl of LIVER..
POOL, at Fife-house, for upwards of four hours,
front eleven o'clock till past dime.,
Tuesday Mr. RuntNsost was first announced as
a (:abinet Minister at the Public Offices, by orders
being given for stionnin ii i. g a Calniirt Council for
the billowing day, which the Itight floe. Gentle-
-10.111 attended.

It is usual for is sermon to be preached on the
Anniversary of King's Cusar.Es's Martyrdom be-
fore the two !louses of Parliament. Tins practice,
however, was not observed yesterday. The bniiii-
sion i. the mote remarkable at the moment when
Nitiw.h.rs affect an extraordinary regard fur the in-
tricsts of relivonii, when they prosecute Parodies,
end cry out for new churches!

lu the list of SilCritt/I in 7/,c Gazette of Tuesday
last, for the present year, the eui tttt ies of Cain-
bridge and llosihogilmishire are postponed ; but
not one of the of the Sheriffs for Wales are
published. 114 usual. It is to be hoped they will ap-
pear in The Gusetie of this eveisoig or Tuesday
next. a. the Arastes etininitoice so very early this
year, a further postioniernent Way pot numbers of
persons to great istcouvenienee.

Letters Coin Vienna Nay, that an Imperial Ordi.
nature will shortly appear, which aill give in the sun
or the Dacha.. 4% of Parma the title of
and the name of the Duke of will
to•sigio hint the lint rank after the Poincvl of the
bully roil faintly.

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DRURY-LA-NE THE 4 .

Vist night the Or►ttorios entnmetteetl at Iltig
•fliedlie, with it selection from the sawn favou,tte
pieces of 'Fred t)nitoriu The Mrs.
sitsig," with lit Pvtiti,ittea jtssily-celebrated Ova-
tam, of '• .Ilueint •f (Mica." cod c Manella-
!Nevus Act.

The +wrung...resents fur the Oratorios this amino
&tr.-r hut little horn those of the foretelling °ow—
they are duetted by Sir (lEnut.r. SMART (who eon.
►furts oit the organ). The leader is Mr. 11. SMART.
moil the choruses are conducted by Mr. Pomo:.
The young gentlemen of hi. Majesty's Chapel
Royal, St. I•.+ul's ("tithe('oral, wool 11'esttnioister
Abbey. also assist. 'l'lle prinrifood vocal fres formero
are Mrs. SALMON. Mi.. GoOD 4 I.L. mud Mia
CORSI (from tlw Opera-I loupe. and her list ap-
warar►er at an Theatre) ; 31r. Dotatt All,
Mr. BELLAMY. Mr. TERR AIL, Mr. IlsyLs.
Musters H AWLS and WI ,11.1.1:.

The opening of the Oratorio. with the sublime
air Of " Colyi•rt ye my People," by Mr. flu AIIANI,
was ill the :rest rIeWrO ctEctlye, anal r.-tetved
with that enthusiastic feeling which the subject so
rapidly luspires, two ua the of to perfect
master. Mr*. SAtMoN, iu tar Parton,' Symphony
which (44)014, w 4!v entarid In the de-
lightful air of " %here were sttldwrrts." Sherwi:
it With exquisite *Wrrlin:SS. Miss Gottutt.t.'s
But thou thit'st nut leave," wa. received with
warm approbation; and Miss Volutes " Angels
ever to i4-Ist," was greeted with the applause which •
a floe and strong voic•eg. guided by a cosechtepable
share of science, must rile!. command. This Ludy
distinguished herself snore particularly in ZINGA-
UELLIN aria of " Questa so!," and exercisstd her
vocal powers, which we have alrearfy said are con-
siderable, with the finest effect. •
The :Miscellaneous Act afforded tin abundant
opFortmity to Mrs. SALMON and Mr. BRAHAM for
displaying those vocal powers whii•li they misses+ ill
so pre-eminent u degree, and we never helm' thesis
exercised with hirer effect. lIELLemx, 'I't:RRAtI.,
and IJAMMoN,D displayed their wonted skill, tild
:Musters I lAWI:s and WI sTI.E. *hewed consuletable
proficiency in musical science.
In the cource of the evening Mr. LINDLEY per-
forine.l a slew concerto ou the violoncello, which
was received with rapturous applause.
The lonise was respectably filled. The stniiteitrs
of Moz ART unit IfEETHOVEN are not to he expected
to till .inch II theatre as tine, 'hut we-never heard to
musical performance inure admilably arranged or
exclitsiteiv performed, or one More etonlett, at a
se:sson like this, to universal encouragement. •
Tile drrorccessiartr, as usual, represented a Gothic
stru..tuse, at least so fer i* was ettitoistriit with the
arrangements on the stage, and effect to be pro-
duce.; in the coup d'tsil of u theatre.

Ye%terd.te the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCES•
Trie hjFl u belt-et both• at (limier.

The Due!moo or DOILSLT rind Earl WilitTwoorra
and filthily, are arrived at their trgriletice is Grow.
venor-pinare fur the reason, Gnm their Neat in Kent.
The Chain.' -Mop!. St. Jaines's Palace, will
open to-morrow for Divine Service, after baying
'wen .liiit up far *ix months, to be repaired awl
new beautified.

A letter front Dover, dated January 29 (Tlints-
day), says :—" flirt Grace the Duke of (1.•
TUN arruved liene this day at two fit/1U
Lan-
don, and eilibaskril in the Lord Domoto packet,
Capiain 11/ I I.TON. at three p. nt. fur Calais."
The 11orptis of THOMOND it exiwcied iu town
in a kw dada, front his Petit in Ireland.

The Emil and Couples,' 14 A.4H810 RS II ANI Pre f.X.,
/meted in town next week, from their seat in Stibsex.
The E trl of LONSDALE left town yesieeday ffir
Ilia seat in

Lord AMHERST left town yesterday, for his seat,
Montreal Ilouse, liens.
The SPEAttFR Of the House of Commons will
give Isis tiro public entertainment to-tisoriow, at his
residence, l'al,tee•y3l4l.
(;rest preparations are making at Stowe. to cele-
brate the birth-day of Earl Trur tic, rtricst sou of
the Mai-sink of Iluctit ‘olollllOle4 thr
of .21 on the 11th of next month. llir Lordship
was expected to leave Rome the beginning of floe
month, nn his return to England.
The lion. Mr. LAMBE Ines resigned his -post as
a Member of the Sul,-Committee of Oritcy-lane
Theatre., and is succeeded by Lord YARMOUTH.
The ieiwaisil for the third grand London Con-
cert took pl.:ce at the London Tavern on Thursday
f•Ve111:1,j, Whe:l Mrs. S t f. 110,1 and Nino: at-
tended to rehearse tlit,r song.. The principal
in-
strststtesital liseces were II AV DS'S Celti.riat si
pri3e, slid CitritustNeti Overture to Attarro.o.
Lady Boum); arrived yesterday at her house in
Devonshire-street, Portland-place, boot *lour.
Adalitai WELLS is arrives! tit Etaitois's Hotel;:
St. James's-street, frosts his seat in Surrey.
T. 'l'. Oast: E. Egg. M.ll. arrived st.terelat• at
the London Hotel. Albemarle-street, from Isis seat
isi llerts.
Mr. and Mrs. Tiusox and Nliss LANcconn left
St..laine.'s.•treet, sestriday, for
their scat, Vu athir,:tim ('ark, ()xitatisliire.

Nlr. am, Nlss. I. it'll town merdJy,
fur Oki!. s.at. Noitisf:..
N11%1111.1 1.4.1 y C. Ur:.4.omor. ur. Nrrikt st at their
Aihngton,liert, hotu their %rut w Vurk-

The art and ingenuity of the Lottery Contractors
seen) inesliatc•litile: tint noti.deit with lisking raised
the Scheme. upon a basis of Ore orua.
mesittal with There Magnificent Pria.l of 30.0 r of .4e, liti,r,
they hive siii.erithlol Twelve Pipe* of the best 111.1 Pair
wait., evanly, al the folio, Ilse taste of
honest /onto Bull, as well fur good lane.; a. 1.,s pocket

ron MT' E;. A NTI4fI ill.. NS, AND

FOICLIAS.

KrirEcTiscs JAC.9IOI PILLOW.
r.:-'4l-4 DE a'rise CoatlXAT:Off CHAIR IN iVE/ItlgiN
VfLII ASSET.

A• th•atryie whirls is Maier the Cnronati•ti Clair
in Wreanimter A laloi is to generally known by the
wane of .11wides Pillow, it amity be en interesting
inquiry lot‘y it received that appellati ttttt or the sins.
guise veneration of the Irish, Scotch, and English
nation., for so many ages.
IVe are informed in Genesis, xx•lii. that the Pa-
triarch iilaceil a stone under hi. head while
1w slept at Lott ; that in the Wile.% of his grafi.
lode for the. conoolotory viiron itith which lie rad
been favoured, he consecrated it with oil, and mole
a solemn von that it should he the house of Goil.
Notwittistsiuline this cerem
ceremony. we do not find in
any part of she II 'direst history, that • he wean of Ins
!mortify fulfilled the pions-vow. It might trimonthly
be expected that, if Solomon placed rnich a relieve
m the f Imam of I lie Temple, it woul.l have been
inent ttttt eil,a. well as other matter. of .much less
impurt.ince : but no such circutiastaisce is noticed,
and. for the ',mane of. the Hebrew nation, it is oh-
sir-timely arc...wiry to account in smile way fur this
import lilt oini•gini.

When the famine drove Jacob owl his family
tutu Egypt, it. ttscarcely probable he would have
left his liosiseln.ld altar In be by noire-
lievera- on ilte-pfains. or (7aitami. A stone trlurh
served him for is pillow coml.' be rarely removed,
and st being dear to hint by the intro tender usso.
ciatioos whirls a pious mind could cherish, lie
might !lingually be expected to liriog it 410WII to
lieypt, whew, after its detui,e, its guardisioship
mind naturally -devolve on J.isefils, who rtes not
only his favourite child, the preserver 'if Isis family,
and the inheritor of fire first hirth-right, which in-
cluded even the Priesthood, but was also the execu-
tor of his father as to the interment of his body,
It it inessii tttt eil that Joshua, a little before his
death, after exhort...or the house of Isrlul to he
faithful to God, took a stone mad set it up for
a testimony miller an oak, a Inch was iii the
Sanctuary, at the same time makisig a loons reso-
lution, that, however faithless the other tribewmiglit
he, ',Mewl( mot his house ()hat cf./oat-phi which
was divided into the two tribes of Ephraiin 6111
Nlatiassos) should serve the Lnrd. If this were the
stone whirl' Jacob consr&iileil, it ilium have gone
hack twain to Canaan, which would increase the dif-
ficulty of throwing any light upon that a hich came
into tile west of Europe, at a period coeval with the
Ewa under Miew.. There iv myttery met-
this sineseist stuns. The learned Gen. N'allancy,
who, paid mach attention to the antiquities of !re-
fold, says it was bronght from Egypt into Ireland,
and called by the Irish Cluglisa l.ineanihnet.oltich
. luteratly-ortfrilitjes the moue of Maria ur Cosiest).
In s-v.ral parts of Scripture we !lull strong Oho-
&ions tea stone ;
.for poitassser,.iiv Genesi*, the 49th
chapter„llacoloar)s. that in the 10111 days a shep-
herd and the stoae 'of •Israel shall come front the
• tribc'of Joseph. Our Messed Lord, *lout threat-
ening to tristifer the kingdom from Judah (his
own tribe, which " received him not"), sod so
give it to a melon bringieg forth she fruits there-
of, called Use attention of his disciples to a pro-
phetic passage iu the Psalms, which stated. that
. the stone •a filch the builders rijscied, should
become the head of the cornet. In Zechariah,
it is said, that sin individual, named Joshua,
should 'sting forth the chief show rejoicing.—
Tliere are also many texts which poorly the hope,
that ii) the latter days the house of Joseph shall he
siogillarly fitronred. In Zachurials there is a pro-
mise of salvatian for that tribe which particularly
ittlirrlis tits muur of Israel. front the singular bless-
pronour.cril by Jat."ls on Eplintim and Ala-
IniaseS ; mud we know that the Weeollit vision if
Joseph was in er yet folfilled..; for, according to
Jacid.'s of phi oatioo, the moos represented Rue:ail.
tvbu died liittli to Bruins:me lung berme
Joseph WOM tNiiitril nu the Court of Pharaoh To
teach the Senators 'hie death of flitches!.
however, did not weaken Jacob's both, fur upon
death-bed his last action was to ;my lloassge to the
• top or Joseph's runt, 11,34 thee enelelene
of potter. It still, 110 We t en, remains for us to tirsee
to West • kier Abbey a venerable relic or, an-
tiquity, known by the name of Jacob's Ellow snit•
on which the Kings of Ireland, Scotland, and
England have so long received their Crown.. Surly
this is a subject worthy the attention of the learned
sod the plows. Its 'pursuit may lead to dieeatrrietr
of 810 ordinary coca (pence, and at least *trod u
Ifew moments very IlsOuCt it lit dOlottatillt to the dim),
usitiipsarsan, and Itistoriau.

A numerous and highly respeetalile Mesting was
holden at Ware, on Thursday, the 2241 hist:int, to
form a Society for the Education of the Cin!rhea
of the l'uor, its that town and its vicinity. Tice
Flan. Thomas BRAND, M.P. was unimiennio.le
called to the Chair, and imperintemled the boi.iiie.t
of the Aleeting.witli that ability, zeal, imperil
and independency by which be is uniformly dis-
tioguished Loth as II Gentleman and a Senate!.
lie opened the bleating by 11 1" ztal"" at-
tachment to the doctrine. of as taught
in the Established Church of this eonillry, .3"4
declared I • self to be a conscientious member ur
that community. But, at the sant.? Clore, lie isms
an enemy to every thing illibcra;, au& therefore,
he could not withdraw Ins cordial support of that
system for educatiog the poor which comprised all
classes, and united the exertions of all denomina-
tions of Christians, in their endeavours to i•rornote
(lir interests of the country, .asid the luippi:•ess of
till mankind. 'llse Resolutions, all of *inch at re
ulianiiiimisly caroled, were introduced by the Rev.
"WAnEe the Foreiga Secretary to the Ihiri-4
and Forei..4ii School Societe, and the Rev. C. hiAT-
I.LN. of Hertford. These Gentlemen were fol-
lowed by others of the Established Church, at SI
Dissenters, who deeply interested the Meeting by
their appropriate addresser nu the subject of edu-
cation; among them, ROSE*? SYEvta, E-q. ritllll
London, deserves particular notice, on account el
the interesting details he gave of tyre business 15:
relocation in Ireland and other places. A vet.
Ilberel subscription wee entered into. which nos.
exceeded the esEtclatiuu of tu warmest friends.