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fieoremq of Sae far the Napa the f.osst
Cionsheviala. 114,14.1.111e.e.lettbelfee41414:itie ill 0.
wig ihr Horse. the *Nei of 1,1644 i, 11406. lc 0p11;
14411, tyr Leal Chid Jestiee of tl4.C.ipiirt,of pry*
As Gawp 114jeset of the City of lleturino• ate.atetg
Hie Huger! held • Privy Coaacil, at which
Mr. But.t.aa, attended an Clerk. At the tinge of
this Council NIMMAII KMOWLTS, Common Ser-
jeant of the City of London, in the absence of the
Recorder (by iudisposition), was admitted, and
made the report to the i(tite iu Council, of the
convicts capitally convicted at the last June trosion,
at Jostice Hall in the Old Bailey.

The Rev. Dr. PELHAM. Bishop of Lincoln, did
homage before his Mangers', upon his being trans-
lated from the See of Exeter to the Bishopric of
Uncoil). The Rev. Dr. CARR attended as Clerk
of the Council upon the occasion.
His felasesee gave audiences to the Loan
CHANCELLOR and Viscount SIDIIIOUTH.

Tne M4111(1;11 of WINCHESTER sod Sir Elit,
GROVE TURNER were the Lord end Groom in
Waitiog.

The Gelman Papers which have arrived malice tho ex-
traordinary aridness that is observed by the Austrian Go-
vernment respecting the passage of traveller...lu and from
Italy. It would seem that the Mistrials Cahim* are appre-
hensive of some secret conspiracy against their power in
Italy, fur they not only endeavour as much as possible to in-
terrupt the freedoms of commonication, but bare denounced
very severe penalties within their Italian dominions against
all persons who may be connected with the political 31.110611.
(ion of the ('arbonari. A Neapolitan officer, who bad tra-
velled into Germany for the avowed purpose of observing
the mode of military organization there practised, bad arriv-
ed at Stitigard, but no sooner was his arrival known to the
Government than he was ordered to depart.

VICNN A, OCR'olltft 7.

The AuxtriamObeermee of yesterday,after giving an account
of an article iu the Times respecting the courier Kravis, de-
taioesl on account of some forged Rank mites, and ha►ing
also gi►en Lord Castlereagh's explanation of the affair, add.,
in a nute—" The Editors of the Austria. ilbsrrrer arc like.
wise authorised by the Embassy of the King of Great Britain
at this Court to declare, that the article in the Timer above
alluded to, is nothing but a scandalous tissue of falsehood
and calumny.—

We have received Oportg Papers. The following is an
extract:—

OPORTO, OCTOBER:.

A letter addressed by an Englishman residing at Lisbon
to the Editor of the Oporto Journal, says--" It is notorious
that some persons are very eager during the present crisis
to persuade the nation that the Engli■h are enemies to
the liberty of Portugal, and will endeavour to oppose
it. I know that those sentiments du nut originate in
the heart of a true Portuguese, and that they proceed
from a person envious of the good character which the
English hate always enjoyed, and who seek to forward
their own interests. The Portuguese will nut easily re-
11,11111CP a friendship so intimate—which has been preserved
for so many ages. These interested persons pretend that the
King of Great Britain will send troops hither to restore the
despotic Government." He proceeds to chew the absurdity
of this supposition, and refers to the deelsrati )))) of Lords
Liverpool slid Castlereagh 1.0 the subject of Spain. In con-
clusiou he says, " The English nation noiani ~,,, usly desires
that the Portuguese may recover and maintain their liberty
both at least is the wish of all the English with whom 1
have conversed."

Lord HUTCHINSON, it is reported, is to succeed the Mar-
quis of HASTINGS, as Governer-Geueral of ludic—; Brett-
lay Paper.)
Orders were received at Portsmouth on Wednuday, to get
the Bearer, Captain MARRYATT, ready with all dispatch. in
Ike Count PAI.SIELLA from Lisbon to the Brasil.. She
was expected so.ail to-day.
Adviers from Naples'. of the 29th of September, give us
room to supplier that Palermo had surrendered on the t'.sth
in the Neapolitan troops, after a itanguinary battle. On the
20th the NM, hail to►en she fort of Sulantn, within 12 miles
of Fadeout° ; and on the same day the whole fleet of Sicilian
gun-busts was taken or destroyed by those of Naples, at
which city all was going on with perfect order and tranquil.
lily, nor was ally rear entertained that Austria would ex' cute
her rumoured project. of invasion. The Neapolitan Parlia-
ment was to be opened on the Ist instant by the King in per.
sun, when 311 the Memhera or the Royal Family were to at-
tend, and swear allegiance to 11w new (*constitution.
Intellig. ore, we understand, loss been received in lowm,
that the SI/141113h CUf11:11 hare given up the Florida. to the
United Slates,

Dr. June Cmrsrtre has bore appointed Physician General
to the Army in Ireland, rice Dr. ROUNItT PLRCEVAL, re-
sty„nrd.
RICHARD SPOON/A, F..q has offered himself as a candi-
date to represent the County of Warwick, in the ninon of
CIIARLIPS MoRDAVNT.—Mr.FICANCIa LAWLZY has also
dry: wed himself n candidate.

Thursday evening, pursuant to advertisement, a
considerable number of persons, acting us law clerks,
met in the Apollo Amsembly-rooms, Southampton-
building:, Chancery-lane, to consider an Address
to the QL,F.EN. The room was filled before eight
o'clock, at which time the Chairman and Commit-
tee commenced the business of the evening. Sevrritl
speeches were made A series of Resolutions were
then put and agreed to, us was also an Addrrss to
her M•J LSTY, and a Deputution was appointed to
curry the purposes of the meeting iota

fu addition to the reward of 1001. offered for the
npprrileilt.l of Ileteher shag Franklin, by Mr.
PEARSON, on behalf or ilie QUEEN'S Plate Com-
mittee, a reward of 2(181. is uerr►d by .Govern-
ment. Mr. EIAYDON, the principal colleague of
Mr. PEAssow, applies doily at Bow-gimlet to
learn if any intelligence hos hero received f the
Contineut ►expecting !'fetcher. It se suppn,rd
Crum the circumstance of no communication having
been received from VICKBSY or Mr. PEAKSON,
that they have gained sou►e knowledge of the route
taken by I'lele/►e►.

A letter front Carrick-on-Sair, dated October 15, says :
" Au al4nuiair fire took place last eight aboet half-pa‘t
elreen, in the south-west past of this town, at a plate called
Itorke'iolane. Fort utiately, however, bat too houses lberame
a prey to the desperate eleaient. The town was a scene of
issexprivaibte courtesan, but the better order a society made
every esertete for the preventive of draw.-

Account of three thsounnut and sixty-fair Vie.
rent Langueges.—M. FRED. ADRIMURG, Coutisel.
lur of State to the Emperor of RinistA. has lately
Pubilawd, in 153 Pages, "4 Viesuof ail the Mown
Languages awl their Diakds." IN this view we
find in ell 937 Massie. stri Enrepear►, ,276 Arli-
e/au. and 10464 American lauxuars and
enumerated aa4 classed : a total of 3,064.

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COVE N T.G MOWN: TalA TIM

Last night was fertile in noishies, producing:
new farce and two actresses, both new to these, and
one to the metropolitan hoards. The latter vomit;
lady chose for her debut the character of Mn. Haller,
in Kursk:oven play of The Stranger. This, it
is well known, is a part, winch frequently called iuto
exercise the talents of the two roost arcomplisherl•
actresses. Mrs. Sionoris and Miss ()Rau., alio
hare of late years graced the English stage. Old
recollections, therefore, which ore irretirtible, will
almost always on such occasions preseto an obstacle
to the success of the dehmtanO, and perhaps it is in
some degree °win.: to this cause shad slim of the Ilew
Mat. Ila/ler was not so brilliant as her friends would
desire. But however painful the discharge of 11...
part of a critic's duty may lw, it would be usicainlid
not to mention that something of the result may
be imputed to a inure definite chose. It was
our impression that the young Lady's voice was
deficient in that sweetness of tone, which we Id ok
upon us indispensable ill the adequate represen-
tation of the character ; at least if that is not
the case, there was a great awkwardness percepti-
ble in its exercise and !titan:anon in inure than one
passage. On the other hand, it is due to the groin.;
Lady to state, that throughout the performance
she displayed the utmost correcrioss of judgment,
a perfect averiamiance with, slid a just conception
of her part. filer rimierhalloo, air, and manner,
were very lady-like, and though she did too in thila
instance create that pas and enthusiasm in the
breasts of her uudience, which her predecessors al-
ways inspired, her talents may be displayed to
great advantage no other ',tarts, and she may Irecome
au useful auxiliary to ilie company. Mr. (7. KEM-
BLE played the Stranger for the first time. The
performance was excellent : it fully correspmded
in his deservedly high reputatints, and equalled, we
believe, any of his past effrts. The glee in the
begiiiiiing of the fourth met was very prenhl, exe-
cuted by Mrs. LisToN cud Miss BLAumtmr, An-
nette and Claudine. •

The new Circe %14% entitled A Bare fur a Wife.
The principal character* were represented in .he
following manner:—
Sir !high haphazard Mr. Blanchard
t 'curtain hoc
Captain Somers.
........... . Mr. Liston
.Sleward Nlr.Coapman
'cad/tidy Mrs. Rierupurt
haphazard. Thais Beaumont
Phut's

The two Captains lodge together iii London.
It'ockrt, has pretended lore to the Lurtdiady, to
keep himself nut of gaol, and /1,1% at the same tome
secretly gained the affections of Plurbe, a beautiful
interesting gii I. on a visit to her. A mutual pas-
sion subsists between Emily Haphazard and the
other Captain, Somers. 11cr father, .Sir Hugh, hop-
pros to be a friend to the father, of both Rocket
and Somers, and is applied to by the two on the tooth-
jeet of a match between their sons and his daughter.
Sir thigh is a mat, who decides every thing by
chance ; true to his principle. therefore, he writes
to the two suitors by the same messenger, to start
for Haphazard Hall, and that whoever should win
the race should have his daughter as his reward.
The sous of Mars have a common servant, Dexter,
a perfect adept tit all the arts, fair and foul, of
management nod intrigue ; and each, reckoning, it
seems, nil stratagems fair in love as well as in war,
and resolving by any means to outwit his antagonist.
takes Dexter into his pay. Ile plays his double
pail admirably, and his various thecepitoss, tricks,
shifts, and resources, alternately to advance and
obstruct the object if each of his paymasters,
isaistittaues the whole humour, and nearly all
the interest of the piece. In the course of
their journey they stop at the house of Sir
I lugh's steward, the father of /garbs', whither she
had been in the 1111,1111 time sent. Rocket being led
to think, hum sortie e:;lioestamoa of t lik• Steward, flirt
lie is Sir Hugh its puoposus for his daugh-
ter—dc.ignedly affording Somers an opportunity
beforehand of nitrating the race. Discovering
his mistake, howevei, he follows him, and arrives
at Haphazard 11:111 while Sir lirigh rs tuxing
Somers as an impostor, which he believed lie had
rea-on to think him. Rocket makes Sir Hugh
acyu..inted with his rival's real character, and
then but the mortification to see Emily's hand
bestowed nn him a. the winner of the race. The
Steward immediately after makes his appearance,
and Rocket is induced by the promise of a large
Connie, to become the husband of Pluebe. What-
ever power to amuse this piece possesses is
derived wholly from the incidenss of the story, or
depends Olt the carilions of the actors. There is
seascely a single attempt of any thing witty or liu-
morons in the dialogue. lir main support is the elm-
racier of Dexter, which was admirably acted by Lis-
Tuts. All the performers indeed made us much of
their parts as could be extracted out of them. Miss
LOVE made her first appearance on this stage in
the character of Plurbe her recriolitm wail that of
a very respectable actress., with whose pretensions the
public were well acquainted. To our pluy-goihg
readers it will be cessary to add that this Lady
has been engaged for some seasons at the Lyceum.
Muss BEAUMONT was a very proper rulritet of eau-
tenurial to two wooers, hut she sv:oi given almost
uo-
thing to do. There was some music included in
the farce, which, together with the overture, was
composed by Mr. WAIF. A song by Miss LOVE,
her only one, was encored. A good deal of laugh-
ter W:111 excited by the powerful comic talent which
supported the piece. but some hints of an unplea-
sant pasture were dropped by the audience. Whets
tlw eurtaito dropped, however, the applause had by
much the predinoinance, and we believe a repett-
nun was announced by Mr. Limits.

The pap,rs in pay of the Tressnty object to the
representation of Crusbeline, on account of its con-
taining ninny paiblingire shut
.spply to the conduct of
the persecutors of. the Quints. Th. setae .or.
lion unfortunately Implies to Ile Wiater's
.10swir mc Aft;Ad. sed.otbers or, Sisaaarauta's
gavot beaatirat plays-Abe whose fs•lt b tin. ?' •