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therefore presume the money is asked for on thes
ground that his plait has been adopted- by other
road -makers,,and the vote is rerinired not as a
retimneration for his labour, lent as a reward for
u.systeurhe has dedicated to the yublic. Giving
hires every credit for the novelty Of his invention
(but which sve Will venture to hint has been
doubted), a very little trouble will satisfy
us that on this apparently 'plausible ground
Mr. MbADAst has no right to .ex:peCt
The King is invested with the power of granting
patents, securing to the patentee for a certain'
number of years the sole use of his invention, and
by the sale of permission to use the-newly in-
vented plan the patentee obtainS his profit 4:
This power was given to the King for the express
purpose of enabling him to reward scientific in-
ventions,. and thus encourage learning, without
throwing the inventors on the generosity of the
public, which, it is obvious, never could suffi-
ciently reward them. If, then, Mr. M'A nAsi's
invention was new,: he ought to have applied for
a patent to protect his rights. That he did-not do
so was his own fault, and forms no sufficient rea-
son for calling on the public to give him that re-
ward which he might have "easily obtained had
he wished for-or intended it. If this, 'grant is'
allowed, every Person who hereafter shall invent
any thing that the. publiC adopt without his per-
mission, will he coming to Parliament to ask for
remuneration for. the benefits his •invention has-I
conferred. Public grants ought never to: ,be
made but(iii, the clearesti view of .justice, and
after ell, what is it that Mr. AP-ADAm has done,
hut make roads, not merely forthe benefit of the
public but to put money in his own pockets: Inven-
tions of all kinds ought to be left to be rernuoe-
rated by the public at. large, and not by. Parlia-
ment, because if they are worth any thing at all
they are sure of obtaining for, their itivenlors-
very handsome and lar7e profits; and if they do
not, it is au undoubted sign that they are good
for- nothing. If Mr. Nl‘.A DAM obtains , this
grant, we hone Mr. B.nouunAm will fulfil his
promise, and move for a like grant to Sir,
tiummitEy:- DAvY for the invention of his
safety larrip,-7-an invention beyond all Corn.:
parison with Mr. M'AnAst'S•roads, and which;
if public grants for such causes are justifiable- at,
all, would be so for an invention resulting from.
science, and brought to perfection by a series of
expensive and dangerous experiments, which, by
the limited nature of the demand, could not he
remunerated in any other way. We trust, there--
fore, the grant to this Colossus of roads will be
rejected ;. and thus he may be taught that the
grounds on -Which he makes Ihis claims,upon the
public purse must be far better than even his .
Turnpike Roads.

Saturday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council,
which had been previously, summoned by order
of Earl BATifunsT, the Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department, assembled at the Foreign
Office in Downing-street, which was attended
by all the Cabinet Ministers, except the Earl of
WESTMORELAND and Mr. CANNING. The Ca-
binet continued in deliberation till about five
o'clock.

Dispatches dated the sth 'of Febrnary have
been received lf!'prn Major-General Tuusca, at
'Sierra teone, Where Le arrived that day. lie
describes tl►e colony to be jn. a prosperous and
very healthy state. Tl►e transports with troops
for Cape Coast. Castle had arrived at Sieria Leone
on the 2d .of February, in twenty-seven _days,
from Portsmouth. The transports were. to pro-
ceed in a short time to their destination'.

FLORENCE, MARCH 31.---;tl'. CHIAPPINT, thp
brother of the Barone:.s de -STERNBERG' (widow of Lord
NEWBOROUGH) has just published in the Florence Gazette a
complete refutation of the romance which first appeared in the
Gazette of Genoa, in which she pretends to be the daughter
of a French Count, and to have been exchanged in her infancy
for a son of Chiappini. He proves victoriously that the facts
advanced by the Baroness de Sternberg are false. The strongest'
circumstance he brings against her is that she -remained a Flo-
rence four months, after . his father's death ; three months
after leaving Florence (i. e. seven months after Chiappinis's
death) she received, she says,
.at Sienna, the letter in which
her father declared the deception that had been practised,
and yet nine months after Chiappini's death, when according to
her own shewing, she was convinced by Lorenzo Chiappini's
letter, that she was not his daughter, she claimed and received
her part of the old man's property. The son threatens to bring
an action against the Baron de Sternberg before the competent
tribunal to obtain satisfaction for the insult she has put on their
father's memory.

rieNtlY FusEr.t, EsQ.—This Gentleman, who
has long been an Artist,-died on Saturday last-in his 87th year.
He came first to this cotintryin 1762, and being a scholar, round
an easy admission into learned and critical circles. As an artist,
he was rather distinguished for theoretical knowledge than for
practical skill. Indeed, he freely acknowledged his deficiency
in the latter respect, alleging that his bent was rather to think
than to paint. His object seemed to be to render himself a
second Ai ic: GAEL AN.GELo, but. he by no means possessed a
genius that supported his ambition; and though his rash rather
than bold conceptions might please a few, yet 'he never became
a popular painter, and consequently. found little patronage
among reatjudges.- He was chiefly defective in taste, and a
proper notion of character. The most impressive of his works is
a scene from ham let,where by making the moon shine upon the
1 Ghost, a kind of supernaturaleffect wasproduced, but the attitude
of-Hamlet was a violent distortion. .In a scene from The Tem-
pest -he made the simple, artless, innocent Miranda, appear
like afiirt ing girl, without elegance or beauty. II is Puck, in-
stead of being light and airy, was heavy and unpleasing, lilti
chief work was his
.I.lilton'a Gallery, which abounded with a
variety of objects; some of Which displayed greater mechanical
skill than usually appeared in his productions, and some of the i
subjects he treated with -poetical conception. Another of his
chief works was a- aeene -.from Midrummer Aright's Dream,
which the late Dr. Wolcot compared to a toy-shop. But though
Mr. Fusili was an indifferent Artist, he was a judicious and
liberal instructor, and a ready friend to juvenile students.
Being a good scholar, he was employed by the booksellers as a
critic in periodical reviews. He understood the English lan-
guage well, but his pronunciation was uncouth, and sometimes
not intelligible. His
power of sarcasm was strong, and all his
con temporaries dreaded the bitterness of his remarks; indeed it is
probable that the fear of falling under his lash principally con-
tributed to make him a Royal Academician, and finally to pro-
cure him the double situation of Pidessor of Painting and
Keeper of the Academy. In private life he was an honourable
man and a steady friend, but none could escape from the effu-
sions of his sarcastic humour. His Lectures are a proof of
manyby a'
professional research and learning, and his observations on the
works of the great Artists of antiquity, if not original, are at least
corprercht.aatnedfraipepns appropriate.
among whom w ere
te.
He wasesteemed
of thenumerous
well as learned circles. He died at the house of the Countess
of Guildford, on Putney Hill. There c be
higher circlea as
of
an nodoubt that his
remains will receive due honours from the President and Mem-
bers of the noyal Academy, who will doubtless also make a
liberal provision for his amiable, affectionate, and estimable
widow.
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list Military ofPromotions perhaps ever yet pub-
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s. and Subalterns of the
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THE KING.
Wrunson, APRIL 17.—Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY
took his usual airing in his pony phaeton.to Virginia Water,
accompanied by the Marquis of Conyngham.—This morning
his Majesty attended Divine Setvite st'hiinek Private Chapel,
after which he took a drive in the Great Park.

FASHIONALE ARRIVALS:
The Dike and Duchess of RichMOnd at the Duke of .Ar-
gyle's, Upper Brook-street, from their seat, Goodwood, in
Sussex ; the Eirl of nossiyn,- in St: -.Tainees-square, froM his
seat in Scotland ; Lord George Lennox, from his seat in Sus-
sex ; Lieutenant-General and Mrs, Orr - at• their house in
Gloucester-place, from. Cheltenham.; the Dowager Countess
of Aylesford and the Ladies Finch. in Seymour-place;
Viscountess Barnard and Lady A
.tinne Paulet, in Great Cum-
berland-place ; Countess ofelonmel and Lady Harriet Scott, in
Upper Brook-street; Lady' Mary Drummond and Miss Drum-
mond, in Bryanstone-square Earl and'Cottniess of Fortescue
and the three Ladies. Fortescue, in OroscenorAqUare; Earl and
Countess of Falmouth, in St..James's-Square ; Hon. Mrs. de
Grey and Miss• de Grey, in Grosveior-mtreet ; the Duke of
fErnilton, in -Berkeley.sqn are Lady:C,oxe-Gorge and Miss
Hippisley, in-Lower Grosvenor-street Sir George -Chet wynd,
Bart. AI.P. and famiry, in Great,(ieorge7straet, Westminster,
I
'from Staffordshire.

Ctuoray.s.—Dowager Countess Millen, from 'her house,.
Hyde Park,corner, for Brighton; Colonel Fitzgerald,. for Paris ;
and Mrs. Heneage, for Paris ; Miss Wykeham, from her
seat, Thame Park, Oxfordshire, fi4i• Brighton; Sir William
Banks, from Gould'a-.Hotel, for Scotland ; Wm. White, Esq.,
from ditto ; Sir Thomas and Lady Ream, from ditto, for their
seat, Lincolnshire; the Rev. Mr. Mackie, for Bath; Earl
Sefton and Lady Molyneux, for Ne*market.
BATir ARR rrat.s.—Lord Carrington, Viscount. Exmouth,
Dowager Countess of Errol; Dowager Lady Audley, Lady
Blaney, Lady Alexander, Lady Palmer, Sir H. and Lady
Mathias, Sir William Eden, Sir Hugh James, M.P. Sir D.
-Maxworth, Governor' Penu, Admiral Spry; General Le
Couteur, Colonel PYne' Coffin,
.Colonel Deakey, Colonel
Little, Col. Lewis, COI. O'Neill, Col. Sands; Major Park and
family, M '
:Major Itogge Captain and 'Mrs'. Cunningham, Cap-
tains Cock, Cardand,Conteur, Dennis, Forster, Jones, Wal-
la,:v ; Dr. Capplestone, Dr. Hey Wood; Rev. Mr. Bell, Rey-
Mr. Browne, Rev. Mr. Davies.

FASIIMNAELE. PARTIES.
, Yesterday Lord Melville gave a grand Entertainment at
his house in the Admiralty ; as did Lady Hyde Parker, in
Great Cumberland-place • Mr. Secretary l'eel, in Privy-,,,,ar-
dens ; Earl Bathurst, in :Stanhope-street, May-fair ; Sir Chas.
Conte, Bart. in Connaught-place.--
On Saturday the following Noblemen and Gentlemen had
Parties:—
The Earl of Clare, in Saville-row ; Sir William Pringle, in
Stratford-place ;- 'Earl of Charlemont, in Grosvenor-place ;
Lord Gifford, at- the Rolls House ; and the Duke of-Montrose,
in Grosvenor-square.; the Dowager Duchess of Richmond, in
Waterloo-place ; Lord' Hellandi• in St. ,James'a-square ; the
Countess of-Sandwich, in Dover-street. . •
On' Friday—Sir John Lubbock, in St. James's-place ; Earl
'of Cork, in Hamilton.-placer. Earl of Pembroke, in Privy.
Gardens; the Countess of. -Essex, in Hill-streel ; Countess of
Sandwich, in Dover-street.

FASIITONA BLE ARRANGEMENTS for the WEEK.
niS E VENIN G.—The Duke of Wellington's grand dinner,
at Apsley House ; the Marchioness of Lanmdown's assembly ;
the Countess of .11arewood's rout; Hanolier-square ; Lady
Melville's rout, at the Admiralty Countess of Orford's rout,
in Berkeley-sanare ; Mrs. George Bankee- Ball; in Bruton-
street ; Mrs, Martin's ball, in 'Old Bond-street.
TO-310 R R OW. —Mrs. Thomas Chaplin's rout, Grafton-
street, Berkeley-square. • ,
WEDNESDAY.--The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury's
party, Arlington-street ; Almack's grand hall,
.TH tißSDAS.—The.Countess of Arran's -party, Dover-street;
Mrs.. Curtis's hall,- in Portland-place;
.-gr,it.MrA.
Caniac's party, Mansfield-Street.
Fit D.% Y.—M rs. Grey's ball, in GlouceSter,place ; Colonel
Giant's entertainment; Bruton-street.
SATUUDAY.—The Marquis of LansdOwn's entertainment,
Lansdown. House; the Duke of :Montrose's grand diuncr,
!Grosvenor-square. •

- .
• The Duchess of Gioncesfer and the Princess Sophia paid
visits to the Princess Augusta yeSterday. • -
Yesterday the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Fendore at-
tended Divine Service at the Royal German Chapel, St. James's,
and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Kuper.-
.The Princess Augusta attended Divine Service at the Chapel
Royal, St. James's, yesterday.
- • Divine Service was performed as usual yesterday to the
King's Household, at his Palace in Pall-mall, by the Rev. Dr.
Blomberg.
• -
The Princess Augusta hOnoured . the Italian Opera House
with her presence on Saturday evening.

KING'S THEATRE -L'rhe Empire of Fashion is
fully restored, and now flourishes in all its former
strength. The house-on Saturday was crowded in all
arts. The Opera consisted of nne act of Adelina,
and one of L'ltaliana in Algieri,in which the powers
of GArtctA, De BEGNIS, and his interesting wife,
and Bemoans:l, were exerted with admirable
skill. These Operas are too well known to re-
quire animadversion. The grand novelty of the
night was a new Ballet, entitled CleOpatre,
'Belize d'Egypt. The loves of Cleopatra and
Anthony, which . are recorded in History and
celebrated by Poets, are on this Occa4on intro-
duced into dramatic action with powerful- effect:
It -would be absurd to suppose that the story can
be rendered intelligible in detail,and all that can
be expected is an outline by action, the incidental
graces of dancing at'd grandeur of scenery. These
objects were in general accomplished'to the satis,
' faction of the audience. The corn-poser of the
ballet is Mons. A UMER, , who is :deservedly ad-
mired for compositions of a similar description.
Madame LE Gaos was the Cleopatre, ',Units. C.
VESTRIS was Anthony, and Madame ltosixf
VESTRIS, . personated Octavio. - It •was rather
-difficult to introduce the latter character, yet
it was requisite, in order to
the story, hut we conceivegive sOrvie variety to that she does not
properly appear among the Bacchanalian revel-'
lers who minister to the pleasure of the
celebrated lovers. The Ballet is impressive, but
so
a app •
is in getter I . ro
too lotto- The scenery
priate and splendid.' The Ballet was received
with universal applause.
The Grand Duke of Wetsien has ordered a
new and magnificent theatre to be erected on the
same spot where the former one. was lately de-
stroyed by fire. Nothing of the for
was preserved but the music, which mer theatre
expected to lie ready
by is highly ya.
lua
litie new
er,e‘antdheiantre is
the nielintime
perform-
ances take place in another public edifice.
Captain FRANKLIN, Dr. IticnAnsoN, and the
other
persons comPcomposingSbelep. t eThe
the Arctic overland expedition, arrived
at New York on the 16th of March, in the packet ship Colum-
bia Lee, after a passage of twenty-three days from Liverpool,
General MINA and his lHadyharrived at Stone-
house on Thursday se'nnight, from Hatch -court, near. Taunton,
T. Clifford, Esq., Douse they. had been on
the seat of
at►
as be. en ecota
a visit for .a short time. --le . ) _
.. _ . )nended by. Sir
to try tde air of this.ne)ghbourhood, and the
AsTLEY COOPER
health being in a
use oftepid sea-aths, his
d b nefit from precarious state.
We sincerely" hop ele will. fin
not generarthe change. His
arrival was so private, that it was ly known until a
few days since.—(Plymouth Journal.)