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KING'S TIIKATRII.
Fr MS EVENING. SATURDAY. August 12.
'al be performed, by particular desire, Mozart's grand
Opera, of
DON GIOVANNI.
Eit of the first act, the f ite New Divertisentent,
entitled
LE BAL.
A`trr the Opera, on account of the Birth.tlay of his Ms.
the National Air of "God Saes the King," will be
smug h) the raboleisf the Company. sad fall Chores.
To conclude with Doperes popular Ballet, entitled
LA ROSE, 0(1 LE DEGUISEM ENT.

TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
LADE'S AND GIINTLEINEN,
FINDING on my return to town this morning
that a sadden and unexpected change has takes place
in the EAST INDIA DIRECTION, by the resignation of
Sir David Scott, Bert., I beg leave respectfully to announce
to you that it is not my intention to proceed to the Ballot
upon the present occasion. I shall, however, avail myself of
this opportunity of paying my peramsal respects to the in-
dividual Proprietors; and from the many kind and Inatome
assurances of support which 1 have received from • nume.
rags list of Friends, I venture to hope that at a future pe-
' nod I may look forward with some degree of coolidence to
the attainment of the object of my ambition.
I have the honour to be,
Ladle' and Gentlemen.
Your obedient and devoted Servant.
Portland-place. *WIN. CURTIS, Jun.
August 4, 1820.

VAUXWAL.
THF, Public are reepreefelly ieftweserk that
owing to this Fnaeral of Mr Regal Higher's the
Duchess of York taking plea ea Meade, nett, the FETE
iatenited in bosom of the /bubotoy and Act-egoism of his
Majesty King George the Forfeit, IS POSTPONED till
TUESDAY, the 15th instant.

which sinus of the sods (grueially us the worst
cooditien) ore to the public : •
" It has bees stated ea the authority of wreral pulls-
rawstary Reports, that the I rut of wisiatainiut vow
of oar reads, repaired u they sow are, emceed@ roavetlevolir
oat thousud pone& per intik. lite tolls levied on the
gnat Rastas toad. as it approaches Ludes. solostsit, the
writer believes. to 1.3001. per mile, per asiums. The onto
at whit& the tolls of the Lwastoettifewsis rah, and of IVO
or sin croon hers isosineiriately coatigues, have bees let
within the last two years—.• sons, it is to he remember*
exclusive, as io noes!, uf the expenses of etstleetioo—.woo

TH EATRE.ROYAL, DRVRY-LANE,
rairwir amuse, Augur, 11, lino.
ALL' Theatrical Performances being sninended
on Monday seat, this Theatre WILL OPEN on
TUESDAY, the 13th lament, with the Tragedy inteaded
fur Monday the 14111, of
RICHARD THE THIRD.
Doke of Giesler, Mr. Iran.
141.8 —All Performer, attached to this Flashlishirm...
drslred hi meet in the Green-room of the Theatre, on
MONDAY NEXT, at Eleven u'Clock.
S. T. RUSSELL, Stage-Masager.

Pee Annum.
Bil,lllo
Of the Newington. Camberwell, Kenningtoo Coan•
mon, Vauxhall. Kinpura, and Croydsta Gate* ' 14.310
Of the Southwark road to Deptford
Of the Haekaey Gates
Otter Stamford HiU Oat, and live Coma 10,140
Mike Highgate and Whetahnie Timm • 104345
Of Om Mary4Mltagre Ones ' "AM
Of the Kilbani sad Edgware Gates
Of the Kensiosems Gates and Bars ...... • 13,1100
He offers a contrast, furnished by moat respect
*We leetuteorry :
" Mr. Edrrorils, in his work already referred to, particu-
larises es peculiarly f able fur road purposes, the !init..
stone of Derbyshire—a county little snore than owe hundred
miles distant from London, and from its central sitsialtiiiss,
accessible, the writer might corniced, to almost all Elegised.
Thirty-two posinds per guile Mr. Edgworth alleges to be a
sans amply milleient for keeping in the moat seetteeption.
able repair, and altogether in a truly admirable mate,
throughout the year, be the traffic what it may, the lime-
stone roads of Derbyshire.
Mr. M'Adani, loag a superintending and general oar-
veyor of roads at a somewhat less distance, directly west-
ward of London, speaks of a black rock' lime-stone which
be is in the habit of using in his district, out only cal-
culated to produce • road in itself the most excelleat, but
with which, if a rued properly made be coated; traffic of
any nature and to any extent may take place upon it, and
the road will need no further repair, fur as litany years as
the coating may be inches in depth.
" Mr. M'Adans does not Indeed state, as Mr. Edgworth
bas dune, the precise cost per mile of the roads thus repair-
ed • but as lime-stone of the kind its question wherever it
is found, can differ little or nothing in value, it is Mapes-
Bible that the calcalation, lied we beta favoured with is,
fould have been essentially
Mr. Wickens has subjoined a statement of the
condition of canal properly, which, supposiug hu
opinions respecting roads to be correct, is a biller
satire on the selection of public works made for the
purpose of laying out capital upon them. It Rem.
from Smith's inap.that there are no Snore than 16
navigable rivers and canals in England and Scot-
land. Out of these Mr. Wickens has inserted a
statement shewing the original cost of shares iu up.
ward+ of 40 canals, and the value of the same shares
at this moment, from which statement it appears
that there is a diminution in the value of every one
of them, varying from lets per cent. which is the
least diminution, till they arrive at tool.; that is
to say, become worth nothing at all.
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A 1' a ottiorrnua and highly esepectable M EET-i
A ING-.f PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA STOCK.
held at the King's Head Tavern, Poultry, the 7th.day of
August 1820, the following -RemAnginas were proposal by
General ARCHIBALD BROWN, seconded by THOMSON .
HANK EY, Eq. and carried unanimously
Ist. That the PUBLIC SERVICES of Mr. EDMON-
STONE in India, (iring • period of nearly 35 years, hat*
afforded him the means of acquiring that intimate and prac-
tical knowledge of the affairs of British India, which, in the
actual condition of that great Empire, Clllollill sites qualifies*.
lions essentially important in the exercise albs fisuctious of
a Member of the Court of Directors.
2d. That the Address cf the British Inhabitants of Cal.
cotta to Mr. Edinonstone, on his departure (runt India (au
honour never before couferred on nay other servant of the
Hon. Company inferior in rank to the Governor-General), is
a testimonial of character, conduct, real, and distinguished
abilities, justly entailing Mr. lidinuntioue to the confidence
and the choice of the Proprietors.

...

That adverting to the great power which the British
Respire in India has now attained, to the vast extent of its
dominions, foreign relations, and political control, and to
the 01001e111011/ interests which are involved in the conduct
of the Administration abroad, and In the efficient superis.
tendence and support of that Administration at bowie, it
becomes an objector the first importance to the Proprietors,
as well as to the interests of the Public, to place ■esoug
the Executive Members of the Company a Gentleman who
has filled with so much distinction the highest offices of the
Slate, and bas himself been ministerially concerned in most
of those great mearisres to which the present high condition
of our Indian Empire is to be ascribed.
4thly. That the individuals composing this Meeting do
therefore deem it incumbent upoo them, on PUBLIC
PRINCIPLES, to promote, by every means in their power,
the Election of Mr. Edmonstone to fill the present vacancy
in the Direction ; sad they respectfully call. upon the Pro.
pricier@ at large to come forward in support of that Gentle-
man's joist pretensions.
HUMPHREY HOWORTH, Esq. Chairman.

The Chairman having left the Chair, it was moved by
General Sir ROBERT BLAIR, R.C.B. and carried unani.
mollify, That the Thanks tit this Meeting be given to the
Chairman for his able viaduct in the Chair.
ROBERT BLAIR.

~The DAY of ELF.CTION is fixed fur WEDNESDAY
NEXT, the 18th instant.
Mr. Edmoustune's committee will meet daily at the
Icing's Head T Poultry, w bore every conimeniention
%ill be thankfelly acknowledged.

INSURRECTION IM SICILY.

[From the Giornale Corlituzionale del Refine delk dreCieilie]
• NAPLES, JULY 20.
On the 16th a tumult took place in the city 4.f Palermo;
the troops hastened to re-establish order, but unfortunately
the blood of those who ought to love each other as children
of the same family was shed. Amidst this melancholy tra-
gedy, the Neapolitan citizens were religiously respected, and
the offenders dud not trample under foot the sacred laws of
hospitality. Even those who bad plundered houses restored
the articles when informed that they belongeJ to onr citizens.
The Sicilians who live at Naples, indignant at the disturbers
Of the public pears, who dishonour the name of Sicilian',
have, with unanimous consent, this morning taken the oath
to the Constitution, in the presence of the hereditary Prince.
Neapolitans, let us deplore the errors of our misguided
brethren, and lead them back to the paths of honour and
moderation. JULY 21.

On the 14th instant the vessel pent by the Heredi-
tary Prince Vicar-General, to announce the happy news of his
Majesty's having sworn to the con Ilion, arrived at Pa-
termer. Joy spread throughout the city. The tricoloarcd
cockade, the signal of the reform in ore civil Government,
was in a moment universally displayed. In the evening •
yellow cockade was united to the tricoloured one. Opinloas
were DPW expressed in favour of the constitution, and a deal,.
WAS manifested to have • different national Parliament for
Sicily. Some persons wore on their breast the yellow riband,
with the figure of the Sicilian eagle.
On the morning of the 15th every one was required to
wear the national cockade; in the evening, however, the
yellow riband was added to it; even the Neapolitans were
compelled so wear the yellow.
On the 15th a religious festival was celebrated. His Ex-
cellency the Lieutenant-General proceeded to the Cathedral,
where grand masa was performed; he was received by cries
of" Viva /a Conatiluzione! Viva Vindrpendenzar These
cries accompanied the Lieutenant on his return fermi the
Cathedral, and also when be proceeded to the Govenimmit
House to a • the duties of the evening.
The religiose ceremony being ended, his Excellency pro-
ceeded to the Senate House, where he had left General
Church, Brigadier Coglitore, •nd some other persons.
The two G Is went unt together to walk. General
Church, who is foreign to us both by birth asd renames's,
in a fit of passion, which, to say the least of it, was
tore the yellow rihand from the breast of a peaceable citizen.
This was the sigma! for • general distelbsuce. General Cog.
litoee advised his indiscreet companies in arms to fly ; but
the unfortunate man himself received two blows intended
for General Church, who then Red. It is sot known what
has become of him. The populace, irritated by the insult
which bad been offered to • citizen, repaired to the hotel
where Church lodged. The guard, which was composed of
troops of the foreign regiment, repulsed the people by Bring
on them ; several persons were wounded. Marshal Pastore
arrived in the midst of the conflicyand pat an end to it by
withdrawing the guard.
A short time after, the residence of Church was plsudered,
and every thing found in it was burnt in the Piazza della
Marina. Indignation alone, and not the love of plunder,
compelled the people le this excess.
On receiving information of this, the Lieutenant-General
recommended to the good citizens the care of calming the
turbulent spirits of the people and of restoring tranquillity.
A civic guard was appointed; it was determined that two
squadrons of the second cavalry regiment of the guard should
parade the priscipal streets, sad that the other twosquadreas
should be posted along the Pieta° della Marisa: it was or-
dered that the regiment should retire as soon es tranquillity
should be restored. The safe custody of the csuvicls wee
also provided for.
These measeirer, however, did not prodsee the desired good
effect. The forts of /Unita and Castehamaire were assailed,
and being suddenly attacked, and defesded only by sew Siei-
Ban conscripts, were taken ; the arms sad ammunition were
carried off. The Governor Ruts, and the Captain of Artil-
lery Asfossi, made a courageous resistance, to prevent the
movies from escaping. The fort of the Palazzo Reale ex-
perlesced the suns fate as the siker two.
Thou who deplored the iptatoatioo of the authors elbow

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