The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-26 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS DAY.

(Five " The Usk's Boor of Geoffrey Crepe, Geol.]

Dark and dull night die haute away,
And give the honour to Ibis day
That revs Drcciiiher ruined to May.
• • • •
Why does the chilling winter's mortis
Sauk like a field bract with curie
or sinrll hke to a mead* nriv.shocar,
Thus on the sudden ?—fouseand see
The cause why things thus fragrant be.
H walnut.

When I awoke the next muesiag, it seemed as if all the
events of the preceding 'vesting had been a dream, sad
',oohing but the identity of the anemia chamber eontrieeed
ore uf their reality. While I lay musing on my pillow, I
heard the sound uf little feet pail/nog outside of the door,
and a whiapertug comultatium Presently a choir of small
voices chummiest forth au old Christ's* carol, the burden of
which was

Rejoice, oar Saviour be was bora
Ou Christneaa day in tire asurui usg.

rose softly, slipt on my clothes, opened the doer sod-
denly, and beheld one of the moot beautiful little fairs
groups that a paiiiter could imagine. It consisted of a buy
and two girls, the eldest nut more than six, sisal lovely as
seraphs. They were going the rounds of the house aid
singing at every chamber door • hat my snd.len appearance
frightened them lute mule hastfutness. They remotion, for
a mowed playing us their lips with their huger., and Dow
and then stealing a shy ciente from under their eyebrows,.
until, as if by one impulse, they scampered away, sued as
they turned an angle of the 'a:tray, l heard them laughisg
in triumph at their escape.
Every thing conspired to produce kind anal happy kelings
in this strong hold of uldstashioued hospitality. The win-
dow of my chamber looked out upon what in slimmer nimbi
have bees a beautiful lautlecape. There was a sloping lawn,
• due streams winding at the tout of it, and a tract of park
beyond, with noble clumps of trees, and brads of deei. At
a unaware was • neat hamlet, with the smoke (sum the rut.
gage chimuies batwing over it; aid a eloireb with its dark
spire in *ironic relief against the clear cold sky. The house
was surrounded with ewer-greens, according to the English
custom, which *iota have gives almost an appearance of
summer; but the morning was extremi ly frosty; the light
vapour of the preceding evening had been precipitated by
the cold, and covered all the trees and every blade of grass
with its Noe ei yslalltzations. The riys of a bright morpiii4
sun bad a daubing effect ansufig the gratterine tolisge. A
robin 'merited upon the top of a neffuutaist ash, that hung
its flusters of red berries jieft before toy window, was
basking himself its the raitishioe, and pipings few spierurafie
notes ; and a peacock was displaying all the glories of his
trans, and shinning with the peek sod gravity of • Spanish
grandee on the terrace walk below.
I had searcely dressed myself when a seruml appeared to
invite me to family prayers. He showed me the way to a
small chapel in the old wing of the ramie, where I fraind the
pfoicipal part of the family already assembled iu a kall of
gallery, tarnished with cushions, hassocks, and large prayer
bouks; the seiva ids were !Braden on benches below The old
gentleman read piay era from a desk to trout of the gallery,
said master !harm acted as clerk and made the responses ;
and I most do him the justice to say that be oefistitted hint-
, self with great gravity and &comm.
The service was followed by a Clwistman fuel, which alr.
Eracebridge himself had constructed from a poem of his

kemarite autbar, Herne& ; awl it had seem adapted
told church emelesely by Mater Simon. A • dinar awe several
good Pekoe mwmg the ItemarliteM. the allfeet was entrewerly
plemnag I boa I oe• porlienterly Votilltd by the 'saltation
of head, and audits silly of grateful feeding. weft mieleb the
lengthy ligoieeelettetweil use Maass ; his eye gbeieuearg, •ied
hes loin lambleng out ad sit the boauds of time and
tome
"Ti. Moo that croweet my gliticelag
With einliteme lai.th,
Aud gust see Wassail. howle•4o deitek
Spied to the book.
Lord, 'to 14 plesety chomping hand
71.,1 soars any land ;
And Sl, s. en, for sty bootee-II pour,
Take leis few slue."
I afieeiraella warleretnod Awe early anereiny nersiire rat
WWI ile "weep hood", and sainesday tkeisegleusat Me year,
ell-leer by Mr. Brocebrolge or by some member of this
It oatneece edsson't weiversalty the ease at she seats of She
nubility and Jewry of Eagbmd, need It is mash to be re-
gretted lbel *contuse is falling fate nailer. ; for Ste &Heat
'observer amatalee ermablie of she order aid nerenity ',coolant
in thyme hommlustdl4, where the encasemial esercase of a beats.
trial teem of worship iu the morainic glee, %ea were, (he •
keynote to every temper for tbe day, mud Miners every
spuit le hanenen).
Our breakfast coseristed of what the moire &stow inated
true old Enelseh Cue. Ile *ado lged en some bitter Ista,ute-
iinns ever Diuderti hr. okras(' of tea Ned least, whith tit cro-
pped as among the causes of moder• effeminacy awl weak
tu.rvea, and Mc deeliste of old English beams/cm; and
ibueele hr admits. d threw Its his table to motel the palates
of his genesis, yet there ass s brave ellispley of cold Incite,
wine, and ale, on the side board.
After breakfast I oielked almost the grenade sib F. 13,a,e-
In 'age and Master Soiree, ur Mr.ll:mise, as he was called by
every body but the Nos ire. %Vie were e‘cutted by a uomber of
resilletnau.like dug., and seemed Inuaigers about the rata-
Wisltraent ; bout the friskiug spaniel to the steady old slat
humid; the last of which was of s race that had heels in the
family time mot of mind: they were all eikedieet to a dog
whistle which hang tit Master fliasou's batten bole, and is
Ow midst of their eambols *mild glance as eye occasionally
npou a 'moll roe :1 1, be carried iu his band.
The old mansion bad a still more venerable look in the
yellow sunshine than by pak neomilight ; and I could not
but fret the Squire's ides, that the formal le , heavily
moulded balustrades, and clipped yew toes; carried with
them ar air of proud aristocrery. There appeared to be an
usiusnal timber of peacocks about the place, and 1 was
• soaking some remark" upon what I termed a duck of them,
that were busking under • peony wail, when I was gently
corrected in my phiaseuloey by Master Simon, silo' told me
that, acceledieig to she Meal ancient and approved termer"
uu hunting, 1 ine,t say it mailer of yo tucks. " In the
same way," added lee, with a slight sirof pedantry, " we
ray a flight of deves sir swallows, a bevy of quails, a he rd of
rite,, of wrens or craw's, a skulk of Nees, or a building of
souks." He went 00 le inform me that according is. Sir
Anthony Fitzlierlort, •e ought to ascribe to this bird" both
Ina I standinz aud cleiry; fur being praised 1.. will preeently
act up his tail. chiefly agaiNst the awn, to the lielteseyoo
may the b• tier brho:d the beauty thertuf. Best at the tell of the
leaf, %Own less tail fallab, let will mouru mid hide ifiasself
in corners, 1:11 his tail cause spilt as It wa..
could not help smiling at this doiplay of smell erudi-
tion On so It !MIMIC& a subject ; bnl I found that the pea.
racks were 4.4,1, of some cunsequesee •1 the hell; fir
Frasik Bracebiiilae informed me that they wore great fa.
"vendee with his fattier, who was extremely careful to keep
eip lie breed; partly because they belonged to chivalry,
and were i• great request at the stalely banquets of the
oldru time slid partly because they had a pomp and mag-
nificence about threes, highly beconisog au old family mai,-
wino. Nwhitig, he was ccccc tooted to say, had an air of
greater Date and dignity than a peacock ',sorbed upon au
antique stone billosirede.
Master Sinew, had now to harry off, hieing ma appoint.
meat at the perish thatch wide the village choristers, who
were to perform some music of his selection. There *se
something extremely agreeable its the cheerful flow of animal
spirits ei the little nun ; sail I confess I had been suntswiott
surprised at his apt quotations fowls author", who certainly
wee not iu the range of every-day reading. le mentioned
this last circumstance to Freak Bracrbrodce, who told me
with a smile that Master Simoo's whole st..ck of erudition
ass cuufiiird to some half a dozen old authure, which the
Sqnire had put Mtn his handsome' which be read over stud wee.
whenever lie bad aided fit; se he sonselimes had us • rainy
day. of • loug winter recut ag. Sir Aothemy Fiesherio Ws Hook
of• II uslmodry ;" " Ma dilemma Coyish y Cuoirolments;" the
"Trelyse of Hunting," by Sir Thomas Cockatoo-, kiiight;
"lassie Walter.% Aueler, send two or Ibsen more such
eeriest worthiee tire pen, were his Pendant aiithorittes
pad, like all well who know but se few books, he looked up it.
them with • kind of idolatry, and gaoled them on ail
occasions. As tee Isis song., they were ciestfly picked oat of
old books iu the tiquire's library, mid adapted to tweets that
were popular among the chance spirit,: of the last century.
His practical application el scraps of literalwre, however;
had caused him to be looked tiptoe as a peudigy eel busk
knowledge by all the grooms, huntemee, and small spoils.
men of the weighbuurkood.
Whelk' we were talking, we heard the Jislant toll of lb*
village bell, and I wits told that the Squire was • Mlle tes—
ticular it having his househuld at chords es• Cheedesout
eaocniug; consideriag it a day of puuriug out of Omuta sod
rejoicing, fur, aa oil Tinier observed,
" At Christmas be merry, and likiqfjoi Mffirsf,
And feast thy pour neighbours, the great with the small."
"If you are disposed to go to church," said Freak Brace.
bridge, " I ems promise you a specimeo of my euinie Sento.%
mussed achievements. As the church is destitute of an
organ, be has boomed a hawthorn the village 6.olrOrS• hod
established • siesical club fur their insprovemeut j be hat
oasts sorted • chesr, as he soiled my lather's pack of Ituiewi.,
accordbeg to the directioaa of Jervaise Markham, io him
Country Conleutments ; fur the bass he ban sought out all
the' deep, soken• mouths,' and for the leper the hoed
Forging mouth.; arming the tumult, beespkina; and fur
! sweet mouths, he has celled wills carious tease among the
prettiest lasses is the *rightism/hood; Omagh these lam,
hr offieuse, are the most difficult to keep to tune ; your
wetly female sinker bring exceedingly wayward awl Capri-
teams, and very liable to accident."
As the inerenior, though frosty, woe ressarkab4 fine aat.t
clear, the must of the family walked to she church, who
was • very old bisiblieg of grey atone, awl aloud sear a el..
loge, shunt half a intik from the past gate. Adjoinint it
was a hew snug parsonage, whirls seemed reeve, with mho
claircla. The flout of it was perfectly soaped with • yew
tree, that bad been traised against its weld; throogl. the
'lease foliage of +hick., apertures had Wee twined to
mil light into the smell antmee lattices. As we pissed Ilia
sheltered swat, the pareo• issued forth and preceded as.
I had oxpected to see a sleek welleounditioited pastor, •utrit
* w wheel found its • snug living 111 the vicinity of a s-rlt
p anat.% table, but I was theapperintril. The parson nies.s
little, meaired.leck-looking mesh, with. metaled whet that
was too wide, and stood off front each ear; au that its, M ail
seemed to have shrunk away within it, like a tinted Wipers la
its shell. He west • rlllll7 coat, wilts treat skirt* so I
pockets that would have held the cloreek b ble .oil
prayer buck; wad hie small legs seemed Pot smeller,
from teeing plashed io large shoes, decorated with C.41)1111.4)114
buckles.
I was eardrums' by Prank Braerhridtte, that she parson
had been a elans of his Isther's at /).ford, avid Lad re. •
reived Ibis bailey shortly after the falter hail come OS .blll •
estate. He semi a complete PAPA-I,llre hooter, ewe ionold
scarcely read • work pritsled Ist the Herniae &paella. Tito
edeiiens .f Caxton seed Whileyn de iVeirde were his
delight; awl .be was indefat.gehle or his researches iirser

• each std Foglisb writers is have fallen into oblivion
from their worthlessness. In deference, perhaps, to the
notions of Mr. Bracebridge, hr hail made diligent investiga-
tion into the festive rites and holiday customs of former,
times sod had been as zealous in the inquiry, as if be
bad heen a boon companion ; lint it was merely with that
otorliting spirit, with which men of afloat temperament fol-
low up any tract of study, merely because it is denominated
I rare tag ; loslifferossi• so Ito isteroirie meow. whether:lt he
the i IV-18021;mi of the wisdom or of the ribaldry end Once-
r"l.ol.eitiquity. kad-porert over throe old volumes so
iotontelly, that they seemed to have been reflected into his
comiteviaisee; which, if the fate he indeed an index of the
might heFootpareitto.a ttile-pogesitirlack letter.
On Airbag —the church Meth,' We famed the patriot'
rt;hokinct* yporysliewlesloormosso fee,hewirsw -seed qloielettse
.110"0.4111110:10Komtigh orltaell thoolibseh rbasdeetnoted. 'it
teas, he. oborspoe, mo.osibolyaptasitoeprofianerl- by huvbsg
lieen tiled by the _Druids .1111 lions sortie eel-comities; mid
*sigh iostiorolip.eaapiersL•lo 4he .fest i we or.
narsioutiog„pf \aliened ititeheus, vet it had been deetoed by
th.. Failures of gig thee" as unhallowed; shod totally •n 81
•. warred ;imposes. 210 tenseionii was he on this polo!,
;he ref Watt* was 'bilged te strip down 'gee' t part
ttoe huoUlde trophiis it bit tette, before the parson
0n•.'.1 content -Pronsteeepoo.t he *eerier of the shy.
The interior of the church was venerable, lint simple : OS
toe walls were mortal tiorelissuarrioratanf the Bratireliridgi•s,
,rot ;1,1 beside Ilse altar. Ivaco tomb of ancient workman-
.b.f., uo which lay the drug, of a warrior in artnitor, with hie
lee., crossed, a sign of his.having heed a crusader. I was
toll it was oqe of. the family who had stelltahard himself is
the Slyly Lund, and the same whose picture hoasarree the
ti. e.pluce In ibt
Ingmar-truce, Master Simon stood up in the pew, and
repeated the respouprs very sodality ; eviucinf that kind of
e''rrmoniona drytttipq pouctaolly oborved hr a.geotlernan
of the "la sretalii. and &man of old eminettions. I
i.b d, too\ ;bat tie tunic I over She lesion of a roil•
p. ayes book with somstfling of a flourish; possibly to show
.“1. au enpromuus seal Omit .which enriched one of
Alai lingers arid which had the look of a family retie.
Too heyas esitlently most aolicitons.about the musical part
ei the Krvice, keeping his eye-fixed intently ow the choir,
euai biatiiag time. witli.inucli gestitulatiou cud emphasis.
. .• (Ti be concluded to morrow.)

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

GERMAN PAPERS AND DUTCH MAIL.

FRANKFORT. DECEMBER 15.

In our•diplomutic circles a chief subject of con-
veration I. an intimate alliance which is now
forming. between France and Great Britain ; and
it is hyped that thia great • nth:ince between there
tan great Powers, winch have been hitherto ene-
Imes and rink will exercise the happier, inlio-
roce for the maintuiriance of peace, and to rreverit
wialritious projectr. For if we may believe flit re-
lent's,: of all kinds which have been for mine time
circulation. the politicil horizon is not free from
clouds; but tire wi.e policy mail energy of /voile
Cabinets will find means to overt the evil+ with
which we seem to be threatened.

ft is asserted that the late events at tne
and th..!iiirrgy with which the
tdiorities of Spam have addr.ssrd their retlloll.
11$11111Ctm to Kim: i•Hre caused the Em-
fe.rOrof lcussta to Cl4lige vieoi Or the
soups, of the Cortes, which k :idonted by the
it,tiereldin of the This Monarch how
considers it as entirely meompaiible with the mo-
narchical system, and it is Said that the object of
the second and la.st mess.igt. tent to Naples. is to
demand that mortification* .1 the highest import.
1.446 T *ball he 'nude in it. It is generally believed
that the N.iititolitello will not huge law* iminwed
ovens then. Ay
.fireigners ; and tlrit, if Wry most
tiity will yoil to furl e, after keying
wade honourable efforts to wool their independence:.

DFCEMBFR 16.

The Attstrian troops have not made any move-
.
tarot fdr some tune which indicates that military
optralions are at hand ; only a great 'Hirt of these
taoup, bias been rmocentrated to the environs of
Manaus, and tl:slosed so that it would he able to
march ire 24 tutor'. it has been observed that
imolai do no ►rceive their °niers from Milan,
hilt dirretly from Vienna. All the Generals be-
langing. to flotsam,. sere assembled some date ago
at.Alte hoorlorittaiters of th. Commander in Chief,
Q•ueral Baron Frirnotit, nt Tfe

3111/.4N. DECEMBEIL 10.

We fiud that the eotiferetireb wt Troppau will
fla:sii,issosit the wsiilille or this month.; w!iich it con.
ii,:ned by tt.e eirenmststie`e thiit Prince Medea-
berg is to leave thut plur yn the 17•11 fur Vieittsw.

BERLIN. DFCENDER 5..

• VIIINNA; DECEMBER 11.

A 8 the "Emperor will remain at Troppno till the
irwtoto altfit kilieivef a the Kiii of Iciiples to the
lit"de. '0,1,1114 it. yr,etßrtaed that he has
Leo* lowed to defer the forilwr develnprinent of
tottetitsitiotriel :lett m rstshilihed ' his flood-
mum. tal-'he has !word the albinos° of ike Allied So.
verelvne; Here 'we are persuaded that
the prWonsett Contest-eta will not tat.. place this wiu.
leer mud there are 111'4°11% to enppc..e that it nil be
cenceriest for r.s,xt,:sering. It is thought that Flo-
unce will IP,' itcppoMil f% thy pl ,rue of met:tong. It
le bde° Ihuug4t cesions that the -Eintseror of Humor
will set 114111.1001: to.retutii tri Si. l'etersfitirkh, n here
lie intently-Ise the fetes ts.iii.ll,
inatetrost War Yrat's Day. . •
OATAVIA. AUSUST 19.
Aecoutltb, from Ilan& .of tile stall, of 'Jaty, soy
that the 4.1.1.-cestre of the votrawn Greenling Ant,
clays Mat 181Pnfae filTlOUlrty at prrle'ski, 10.1 Olt( the
low elater coolinuei to rage 1111101 AI rel,il4.
flee sill 'spice pl.mbitions ao.t.oullsorr„ hotel eitifeseil
severely...lpda ashes. slisohargett irony the viol--
cams. Med the.crop of spices .101. he• very 'Mull, as
lite •frort °prim before ir-is Pipe..oo.l4lla I:raiii
trees. anir•ttlinsy
.young tetra are briikrii short sa.
the strotqc.
Trot ',~risa the istiopect.wso oat •asucit better; at •
the %stadia iabetel• lied a- desolate and melancholy:
aiipeanewor: 'Fite (demerit an tinitaisfor,.,
In or fsiGi are ttitt% ai:1101111•400mded it Likes; sex,'
I.e"''''`.o.''S'fitlit tarter the very, unprot/iseliva.erap.'
last year Able slistirtaaing 4reent will effect theta to
sariers.ellagris.-ainet they 'esti not be able fir pay
tOr the rice and fur the sleeks ip the plow-
tatiaiss. a a • • -
The Cltiamati mad clines% marry ;of abate .Iw4 •
gartirisa at tlee'fiattsaf Alii; attire frail
••
tirigetiabli-trisfesaiwreit: were' larest.ti obliged • to.
leave there;,Atierrpatiy not prealaraolasiitbitittag.
Poi attest thigrolgod, wind, was converted sesta a
Lean al ettlabable..
-The •leet. werwititapera• e • Bette!, tlst iSth
Jeue, ”Abairlitdit or itilltailtsiec'e. 'as ithoiMl

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morbits rages dreadfully et Bombay, so that out of
100 sick 120 died. At Delhi and its neighbour.
hoo4 also Ibis plagoe was not ditninisheti.' At
oat*. the bomber of deaths in the, firet,vrerk of
I..lone' Sias 60, irhiilf ;hews * diminution of the
sicklier' in cOmparison.oith the preceding sieelt4.
The command of the infautry and cavalry under
the orders of the 'Major-General Commandant of
the troops has lately been given to Major... General
Von Gun.
On the 9th another division of eight gno-hoate
-and armed lintels sailed fur Banca. Ilia Nlttit!ity's
ship tht Tromp lies ip• the Batavian road.. mid the
F-exifraffitt cosvgites nniLlheiSchildped &Ammer lie
in the road of Sotorabsya.
• • • -.Vittitsitt.s,.DocaassaO..2l..

Her Royal Higliaes the Princess Misname. who
ha: beeti—srriouilltr indisposed for some days. is
uow recureriug....(Datiris Papers. December 43.)

iIAMBVRGH MAIL.

ST. rsiza.suaau, mscauSsa).

The. cold is still very coosiderable hrrr. Snow
is just now beginning to fall more frrquelitly. The
navigation, however. i. s,ill open, sod up to the
11th November 1,070 ships had arrived at Crust-
stad t.
According to letters NMI Ja,uv, Prince Suzzo,
the Hospodse, had put •o end to the iibtoies prac-
tised by the monopolists, the bakers end holdout,
at the expense of the poor. by • vrry efficacious
remedy, which is usual in Turkey, that is, he had
some of these baskets and butchers nailed by the
ears to the pillory in the market-place, and let them
remain there some hours. The bread was imme-
diately of a larger size, the flour unadulterated, the
meat fresh, and all cheaper.

STOCKHOLM, DECEMBER 8.

It seems certain. that complaints have been m.irle
to the Supreme Tribunal of the measures t dm) by
the Governor respecting the Intended Debating
Society. The King his addressed a rescript to
Baron Etlecrans (the Governot), in *lnch his
illsje.ty, after aloof:mg the statement sent him by
the Governor of his proceedings. says—
" We have taken all this into our gracious consideration,
and as we find in examining the Statutes intended for the
Society, that the Society forms a corporaiinu, which in re.
spiel to the imedency and the object is not admitted by
the lawn and the eonstit•tioa, we do, os account of
the abuses and irregularities which might probably
arise eves military to the Miention of the founders,
graciously approve of the nvitaures you have lakes.
It is your duty, observing what ths laws and coustitsititio
prescribe, to provide that such corporations as ilia above.
mentioned be nut formed. We recommend you to the
divine protection.
" Stockholm, Novelising' 30, 1520.
CHARLES JOHN.
C. W. EIIRENBORGH.
-TROPPAV, DECEMBER 8

ilia Majesty the Emperor of Rus•ta hats issued
an Ukase respecting the condi:et of the regioneut
Scineutiff. I Its Maje►ty in this Uks•e, or rather
ordtr of the .Lay, to the army, after ►hortly stating
the circumstance, which the whole army will learn
with regret, says, that the Russia,' army. has hitherto
been as much distinguished by its fidelity and dis-
cipline ss for its valour ; that without obedience
an army loses all its honour ; that' the troops
know that they have every means to make
known their just complaints, as there ■re four sn-
nual inspections, at which the law commands every
title to produce any grievance of which lie thinks
lie has to complain. The regiment Senn noff was
formed by Peter the Great, accompanied him in
all his campaigns, and has of late years maintained
its glory, especially at Culm. The indt►idnals
who have so misconducted themselves are therefore
unworthy to wear the uniform of this regiment.
Fits Al.jesty is, therefore, under the painful ne-
cessity of disbanding it. The subalterns anti pri-
vates will he distributed among the segiments of
the line ; the most guilty will be tried by a Court-
martial, and rigorously punished. The Staff, and
superior officers, who have not partaken of the
crime, and endeavoured, in vain, to restore or-
der, proved that they dill not understand how
to treat the soldiers, and so make themselves
obeyed ; they are therefore to he placed in the re-
giments of the line, hut, in consideration of their
conduct, to retain the privileges of officera of the
guards. Colonel Schwartz will be tried by a
Court-martial, breezier lie did not understand by
his conduct to keep the regiment in obedience.
Orders will be immediately issued to fill up
the Sernenott regiment of The guards from the
ranks of the army, which contain brave men enough
worttty.to wear the uniform of this distinguished
regiment.
COPENHAGEN, DUMBER 16.

A Commission, co:wi►ting of thice Alt:inherit of
the Aulic Tribuo.il, is named to try Dr. Dampe
and his accomplice the smith, who We to be pro-
criedeti itigainat by the Attorney.Getteral.— (/;taas-
burgh Papers, December 19.)

PARIS PAPERS.

P•RI9; DECVMBER 22.

Tt it announced that Count Aiule is about to set
off fur N stilts on an extraordinary miassiosi.—(Coa-
stirationnel.)
A comas, of the simuisin Loutel. who hears that
11/111.00116 11111111., and who belongs to a regiment of
drastssoe, at Thionville, having made souse horri-
ide to a trumpetri: of the rigituritt.
which the'llitNr rejected Wills 6Laudarring. Letitia
stabbed IsiM dead. The inarderer is its custody.

MADRID, nrcEsinzai.

The Doke de l'lnfontado and Genes-ids BASS4t
court and Si. Mire; have received oriltras to quit
Madrid and the VfOVIIIC *. Their exile is attrihuird
to the little di,vottition they entertain in favour of
the constitultonai syptern, An extraordinary meeting
of the Corte* it again talked It 'appears that
the advice. altich:our Illovernnitilt has received
from Troupes, are of a nature.tis.inapirrjust alarm
as to the dtalinattion of the Allied Cabinets towards
Spain. Public tranquillity het beeu• disturbed In
several provinces.. • '
Private Intern frnni Cadiz, dated the 1.14 instant.
state... that e body of 4,000 ghtugglete here united
in that pail, which encore the greatest alarm, as
it is (eared, their objects ate pellucid. -
&Wiliam' eareenbleses bete been held in twines
tetras its that' quirter. A division of shout 500
at(edipted to take Oviedo by surprise. l'aoclaam.
tines hoer: been seised. "lim Government ono be-

THE BRITISH PRESS.

I.ON DON,

TUESDAY. DKCEUBER 26, IM2O.

We have received the Paris Papers of Friday
host. They state, under the head of Milan, the
&II instant, as a report, that the Austrian army
has pissed the Po, in three division, : the first
commanded by General FlibloWT, the second
by the Prince de LICIITIINSTEIN, and the third
by the Prince of SCHWARTZEtt BERG ; the
whole army being under the supreme command
of Prince FIRDINMID, Duke of Parma. This re-
port is, however, directly contradicted by an article
under the head of Milan, the,loth instant, tour days
subsequent to the former, contained in Dutch Pa-
pers received last night, which states that the Aus-
trian troops had not recently made any movement
indicative of the immediate commencement of hos-
tilities, and that the only military operation which
had taken place was the concentraiion of a great part
of the troops in the vicinity of Nlantua.—The Moni-
terr contains an Ordinance of the Kt No, announcing
that M. LAtuti. Minister of State, and President of
the Royal Council of Public Instruction, is, no
longer able, from the ill state of his health, to atteud
to the laity duties of his office. He therefore retires,
and is succeeded by M. CORIIIIIIES, a Member of
the Chamber of Deputies.

Tlie Five per Cents. oh Thorsdoy were 78 f. 30 c. ;
Conk Stock, 1,430 f.

Hambergh Papers received yesterday announce
the death of the Emperor of Cm NA.

The Spanish Papers still speak of plots and con-
spiracies, which occasionally lead to partial excesses
in various provinces of Spain. lu Cadiz and in
Sen-Jago, popular commotion took place to II very
serious extent, hut they were happily checked by
the energy of the constituted authorities. At
Oviedo there was on the ttgilt of last month a sedi-
tious assemblage of about 500 peasants, who had
formed a plan to seise upon the town, they mode
the attempt, but were succrs.fully opposein oy a di-
vision of the King's troop., and dispersed. Com-
plaints are made of the extensive system of contra-
baud which prevJilettlong the whole coast of Spain,
but particularly iii the
.treighbourhood of Gibraltar,
nod on tie: 'rootlets of Frioce. It is affirmed that
the contraband trade in the former place employs
4,000 desperste armed men, whose power is too
forthitlitbl; not to excite secious alarms even fur the
political effects it might produce.

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Thi so ecru°. of Mr. CANNING is not yet known.
The genersl opinion is. dist Mr. Piet. will not ac-
cept the otter of the Presidency of the Board of
Control.

Jogs Bougasas, of Bullock Cantle► Esci. is •
candadste for the ►acing seat in the repiesentstion
of Dumbarto►shire.
Thy tissioverisus have to lament the losa.of one
ortheir most diytingui►hed o♦hcerrr by the death of
Alsjor-General Von Areniachild.

The Miwdew, whieh hes wade three voyages he..
tavern this coubtry au,l the East ladies and which
was built of teak wood, ten }'ears since:losing Ireru
lately exioutitsed...is Louisa wholly free from !vary.
and euthuut • synipiesu. is auy of her timbers, of
that dreadful naval scourse, the dry rot.

THE RING.

The following, account of the King's arrival at
Brighton is estricted Irina In Evening Treddelry
Jistirsidl. The redder will perceive. that. II venlig
perhapd to route good Christina. cheer. the itudgisus-
non of the wsiter became heated in the progress, of
his low!. Ilia desscriptinst of the opening of the
window to enable his Niasjedtv to enter the hdlcultY9
is • lisse specimen of the sublime :

" BRIGHTON. IDGCESIBCR 45.

IVe hive this work the satiallict of an-
nouncing the arrival of our Mutations benefactor,
the His Majesty was met on the road, near
Preston, and theirce followed to the Palace, by a
numerous confluence of the iiihabitants of this
place, on horseback and in carriages; and ilarrwiive
was the number of pedestrians exterodirix from the
Palace northward. The string of carriages, I.
were many elegant females, with purple fa-
vours on their Ixeionia —the Gentlemen, with similar
symbols of loyalty and affection attached to their
dreamer!, (recopied much of the road between the
extreinity*f this town and the place above named,
and still more lengthened was the hue of horsemen.
The loyal fishermen here, anxious to evince their
attacbuieut to their beloved Sovereign on the oc-
ea.ion, maimed a large tilted waggon, haring
hoisted the national flag, Upon a suitable support,
at the stern rif it. and placed three pirate of
monuted vitamin in the body of the roomy vehicle,
the muzzles of which appearing through the tilt, hod
somewhat the resesablimm of great guns projectius
from the broadside of a ship of war. This seaman-
like contrivance hail a norel but pleasing appear-
ance, sold the weighty machine. drawn by three ir
four strung horse.. at length took its station on the
slope of the hill, on this side of Preston. com-
manding a full view of the turnpike. A band of
music, colours, &c. gave harmony, military 'thew,
wid brilliaucr, to the scene genetaLly, while plea-
sure beamed in every eye, and made known the
actual qualitira of every heart. One soul of en-
thusiasm animated all present, and if ever there ap-
peared a loyal accordance in sentiment, without any
the slightest alloy of a different character, it
miry truly be said to have- exitted in this instance.
'llse arrival of the Sovereign, at the earliest, had
not been expected before titter o'clock in the after-
noun, and as the probability was that it would be
much later, flambeaux were provided in beat hand,
should they be needed. Contrary to this expect.-
timi, however, his Majesty and suite appeared on
the road about fifteen minutes after two o'clock, be.
fore the order of the procession hail been arranged.
and, though comparatively confused to what hail
been intended, moat ardent, animated. and enthu-
siastic, was the scene which ensued. The bond
struck up the national outlier's. the colours were
raised, then lowered to the ground, the humus
were simultaneous and inspiriting, while the great
gun, from the seamen's car, mingled their loyal
thunder with the joyous roll! predominant. 'the
Monarch, with diginfled'claidescension, bowed to
the delighted populace, and " Lung live George
the Fourth, God bless our King," was " floated in
air" Irvin all points ache comings..
" From this time the horses and carriages of the
gratified thrusig were mixed, though the original
design was that they should be separate, hut the
cause mentioned prevented it, and nothing could
stay the unanimous crowd when their Sovereign was
in the midst of them, or check the prevalent
ecoacy of the moment. As the Royal suite moved
on, impetuous at the descent of a mountain torrent,
the congregated body moved with it, and, in the end,
collecting their scattered companions, formed them-
selves into one immense and altrioat impenetrable
phalanx, covering the Grand Parade in front
of Marlborough-row, at one of which houses his
Majesty had alighted. " Gad save Ike Sing" was
again played by the baud, and a simultaneous, but
regular burst of buzz is, four times four, suc-
ceeded, Lied which echo, as if enraptured also, re-
peated.
" The King at this time witnessed the exhilarat-
ing process without, from the window of the draw-
iog-roorn of tie house lie had entered, which win-.
doss, to render the apirtment less pervious to the
wintry blast, had been made feat wills iron instru-
ments and screws, but these by royal mandate
were presently removed, and in a few minutes after
his Majesty presented himself to the people on the
balcony. We cannot do justice to the scene that
tultowed ; the Monarch seemed fully to appreciate
its character ; placing his hand upon his breast he
several times bowed; there was an affection in his'
manner that struck home to Ilse hearts of the spec-
tator., and many, in the resistless re 1111 l en of their
feelings, burst into tears. As Ina Majesty with-
drew, lianas and loyal acclaMatiosis once more resit
the welkin, and the assemblage gradually disap-
peared.
" lu the evening the 'illuminations in the town
were most general : the residences of all ranks and
ileaciiptions of 'maple partook of the splendid
blaze, from the mansions of nobility down to the
mealiest cottage in which au ignited symbol of toy-
silty could he placed. Many well-executed trans.
parent paintings were displayed; blazing tapers
shed their radiance in all directions, variegated
lamps. in the shape of crowns, stair, lac. were in-
numerable, and most effulgent was the aggregate
and glittering effect produced."

Exeter new theatre will open on New Yelled
Day.
The de.ih of Mr. NALDt !mimeos unfortunately
to a number of claimant. on the Opera, and who
have commenced sebum. for their debts, as he was
the only witness to prove their demands.
The new theatre at Vienna, which is just finished,,,
had lately nearly raperiericed the fate of the old,
one, winch, was burnt down three yesirs ago. A
smoke was perceived • few days ago, and ant exerni.'
nation fire was discoverer/ its one of the ronw.
ell hour later the *hole building would probably
have been is flames. This time also. the came to
said to here been the carelessness of a workman. •

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ENTIMSIASTIC RF.CEPTION OF HIS MAJIMITY
AT Bitiq wires.