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London, England, 1844-06-13 00:00:00

COLONEL 111A2Ew.t.LL'S ADVENTURES.
.Tust ready, in 2 vols., small Bvo., with Portraits,
iii Y ADVENTURES
By Colonel MONTGOMERY MAXWELL, K.H.,
Commanding the 36th Regiment.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
Orders received by all Booksellers.. . - •

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
M. ST. LEON has the honour to inform his Friends, Subscribers
to the Opera, and the Public, that his BENEFIT will take place
THIS EVENING JUNE 19,
When will be performed (for the last time this season) Mozart's
Chef d'ceuv,e
IL DON GIOVANNI,
by Madame Grisi, Mdlle. Favanti and Madame Peislani ; Signori
Punasari, Lablache, F. Lablache, Felice, and Mario.-
Between the Acts M. t. Leon will play a Fantasia Concerto cur
des Motifs de Guillaume Tell, composed by himself.
In the course of the evening, Mdlle Cerito and M. St. Leon will
dance the highly snccessful new Spanish dance La Manola.
To conclude witht he Grand Ballet entitled

ALMA, ou, La Fille du Feu;
(omitting t. e First Tableaux),
The celebrated Pas de Trois by MdUe. Cerito, M. Perrot, and M.
St. Leon. _ _ _

Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-
office, Opera-celonnado. Doors open at Seven; the Opera will com-
mence at Half-past Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEV.
MK. BENJAMIN WEBSTER,.LESSEE
THIS EVENING, JUNE IS, -
Will be perfbrrned THE LITTLE DEVIL N.,r10 Angell,
Madame Vestris ; Vincentio d'Estella, Mr. Charles Mathews; Gil
Ba Mr. Sttickiand; Maria Theresa sr SpaiD Mrs. E. Yarnold;
ilds, Miss Julia Bennett.
After which, a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir
Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir . Adonis
Leech, Mr. Tilbury; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julie
Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Hamby.
To conclude with MARRIED LIFE.

Orchestra Stalls, es. ; Boxes, Ss. i • Pit, ts. ; Gallery, is.; Upper
G llery, Is. Half-price—Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, la ; Upper
Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past six, and the Performances
co:nmeace at Seven. _ _

fiTiWs-iii.i-iiiCes to he had of Mr L T. Amber, .t the Box-
oftice, from Ten till Five.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STR FET.
LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING, JUNE 13,
Will be performed the First Act of DER FREISCHUTZ. Caspar,
Herr Staudie ; Rodolph, Mr. Allen ; Bernhard, Mr. S. Jones.
After which, LOVE AND CHARITY. In which Messrs. Fits.
james, Oxberry, and Mrs. Stirling w:11 perform.
To be followed-by A GRAND CONCEIT.
To which will be added ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Antony,
Mr. Wright; Cleopatra Miss Emma Stanley.
To conclude with a New and Original barce, in One Act, cal.ed
TAKEN BY SURPRISE. Principal Characters by Messrs. Pita-
James, Walter Lacy, Oxberry, Miss Emma Stanley. and Miss E.
Manner.

THEATRE ROY AL LYCEUM LATE ENGUI:I .5 OPERA.
HOUSE.-

Under the Management of Mrs. KEELF Y.

" Open Sesame; or, a Night—with the Forty Thieies," continues to
be nightly received with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and
fashionable audiences
THIS EVENING, JUNE 17,
Will be produced THE THREE FRA DI AVOLOS. Principal
Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Keeley, Wigan, Diddear, Miss
Woolgar, and Mrs. Woollidge.
After which, a New and Comic Drama, cal cd TWO HEADS
BETTER THAN ONE. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining,
Diddear, Keeley, and Emery, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigi, n, and Mrs.
Keeley.

Tote followed by -In Apropos Bagatelle, called POLKA MANIA.
'Characters by Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss
Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with a 61411 I Burlesque Fairy Extravaganza, called
OPEN SESAME; or, a Night with the Forty Thie es. liassarac,
Mr. Keeley; Morgiana, Mrs. Keeley.
PRICES OF A 1)M I 0 N.—Balcony Poxes. 4g.; Upper
Boxes, ls. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ;
Upper Boxes,, 6d' ; Pit, is. Private Boxes on the it dr. my Tier
(holding eight persons), 'I wo Guineas Private Boxes on the Second
Tier (ho't.ing eight persons), One Guinea and a-HalE Private
Boxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Gut, en.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL. AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY
Great Success of the Chinese Feast of Lanterns, and 'ow Military
and Naval Spectacle
THIS r.; VEND.. G„ JUNE 13,
Will be repeated an entire new Military and Naval Equestrian
Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or. Thr Conquests of
Amoy by B -stish Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments. kc..
to realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Nal y. Feast
of 150 Lanterns.
Monsieur Plege on the Tight Rope—New Scenes of the
.Circle—
Hungarian Brigade of Female Cavan's.
To conclude with THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA; er, The
Deserter of Moscow.
The' doors will open nightly at six o'clock, and the t,• rtormances
commence at seven. Box-office opened daily from ten till four. The'
irivate boxes have been recohstructed and decorated h care and
splendour.
Acting and stage.in snager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRP.
THIS EVENING JUNE 13,
Will be repeated a New Drama In Three Act+, entitled THE
INSTRUMENT OF TORTURE. in which ..tfessrs. S iville, Hughes,
Hicks, Honnor, Vale, Lewis, and Johnson ; Mrs. II Vining„ Mrs.
Hughes, and Mrs Hicks, will perform.
After which, a New Piece for the Million, entitled LA POLKA.
To conclude with a Grand Fairy Spectacle c Med THE SPRITE
OF THE SNOW DRIFT. Zimmeir, the Sprite, by Mr. G.
Wieland.- Superb Scenery and Dresses. Extract; d' say effects, and
wnpderful feats.
•"'l'he most extraordinary wonders in the world—the Brockstedt
Family—three German Lilliputians; height, 28, 32, and 36 inches;
ages, 13, IS, and 23, are engaged to perform in a Ballet d'Action,
arranged expressly for them.
Paces and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kers< t=ier, at the Box-
effice, from Eleven to Four.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.

Notvriths#anding the great success with which the Great Wizard
of the North is nightly honoured by crowded audiences, he is com-
pelled to announce his farewell : his season will terminate in a few
nights. For Twelve Years he has nightly given his Entertainment
(which depends solely upon his own exertions), being on each per-
formance three hours of speaking and excitement ; he now finds his
health so impaired, that, by the wish of his medical adviser, he will,
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in a few nights, bid farewell
to the magic science, and Inc most
generous. lqnd, and appreciating audiences on the face of the earth.
During the few nights the Wizard will have the plea.sure of appear-
ing In his mystic dick he will perform all his astounding wonders,
silghtly introducing New and Original Delusions.
t test week of Professor Hemmings and his Sons who will appear
between the parts of the Wizard's performance.
11 n •1 nday, 170 h the WIZARD of the NORTH'S FAREWELL
BENEFIT.

Doors open at Half-past Seven: commencing at Eight.

I'OYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS,
SUCCESS UNPRECEDENTED.
. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Third Week
of lian.on Ind Telbin's splendid Model Picture of
LONDON in the OLDEN TIME!
thnfed on upwards of 303,000 feet of canvas, and pronounced by
e unanimous opinion of the public press, and other competent
judges, to be the acme or scenic representation.
The PROMENADE CONCERTS by Godfrey's celebrated Band
of Fifty first-rate Performers, conducted by himself.
At dusk will be given a vivid representation of
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON,
under the direction of the unrivalled artist in fireworks, Southey,
who bas been mon hs in preparing the resources of his art, to give
effect to this terrific exhibition.
Doors open it Nine—Concert at Six—Conflagration at Dusk.
The First Exhibition this Season of the Royal South London
Floricultural Society, will take place in these Gardens, on Tuesday,
June 18:h, 1814.

EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.
IMPORTANT NOTICE. •
ONE SHILLING Admission to THE NATOLEON MU-
ISEITM, the most magnificent and extensive Collaction of Histo-
rical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have hem formed
by One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a
cost of 60,000 guineas, and to completely Illustrate, in the most in-
structive and interesting manner, the most Important part of Euro-
paan history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and
LM/18 XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE HI., and the EMPEROR
NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often,
during:the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of
Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, an.L their Ladies,
also, many thousands el the Nobility and Public; r.rni the Pro-
itietor has recently been able to increase, by several very fine
pictures, &c., his previous almost incredible number and variety of
MS.B., Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relief and other
curiosities, In this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it
onight Ls be, a National Museum. Many thousand have Inspected it,

sad THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS
nave stated that it ought to be seen by every one. The price of admix•
Von 13 reduced to ONE SHILLING.

The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the Egyptian
Ball," Piccadilly, daily from Ten till Dusk.

THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, .riTITE 12.

THERMOMETER, Lowest, 51; Highest, 74; Noon, 70.
BAROMETER, 30.26.—Win, W.
No'rE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the
freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barornetne fair is
usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29.

11IGII WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TUTS DAY.
mo
Morning ... 0 minutes after 0 j Evening... 21 minutes After 0

the motion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL followed on the
other side.

After long speeches by Sir ROBERT PEEL and Mr.
SBEIL, Mr. WARD replied, and the House divided,
when Ministers bad a majority of 95, the numbers
being 179 for the motion, and 274 against it.
The House then adjourned at Half-past One o'Clock.

Some of our Contemporaries have published a very
long and lachrymose circular letter from his Holiness
the POPE, to all patriarchs, primates, archbishops, and
bishops, imploring each and every of his "venerable
brethren" to aid in the good work of putting down—
Bible Societies. These Societies the Holy Father
anathematises as among the most successful, and
therefore dangerous, of the " many attempts which
the enemies of Catholicism, under whatever denomi-
nation, are daily making, in our age, to seduce the
really faithful," &c. His' Holiness reminds his bre-
thren that the Societies in question were "originally
instituted in England, and have since been propagated
throughout the universe." Since Sir ROBERT PEEL'S
solemn exorcism of the Birmingham and London
currency, heretics, who are for having the circulation
of money unrestrained by a gold standard of value at
an irrevocably fixed price per ounce—much in the
same way as our Low Churchmen and Dissenters are
for having the circulation of the Bible unfettered by
the arbitrary restraints of texts and comment—we
have witnessed no manifestation of alarm so whimsi-
cal or so earnest as that which pervades this pastoral
letter. Had it been less satisfactorily authenticated,
we 'should have really imagined that it must have
been originally addressed to the famous author of the
Puseyite tract, on the " concealment of doctrine" in

certain cases ; for it advocates the identical principles
contended for by the Tractarians, in treating of the
danger of putting the Sacred Scriptures indiscrimi-
nately into the hands of the laity. In short this pon-
tifical circular is a bull of excommunication fulmi-
nated against all Exeter Hall, and " the Society's
house in Earl-street, Blackfriars ;" a voice .of woe and
wailing raised against the dissemination of the Bible.
We cannot imagine a more emphatic or honourable
testimony to the objects and thmesults of their dis-
interested efforts who have devoted their energies,
their time, and their means, to the gratuitous commu-.
nication of the original law of GOD, and of the glorious

precepts and maxims of Christianity to the once be-
nighted nations of the world ; whose races—without
this sacred code of religious instruction, and moral
and social duty,—even the:civilising influence of our
own communication and intercourse would not have
sufficed to raise from the depths of abject superstition
and debasement, to the contemplation and the worship
of the true GOD.

If, in these sacred Scriptures, there were not smue
pervading, self-illustrating principle of truth ; sofne
elementary self-proving ethics,—which taught and
accurately defined and distinguished between our re-
lative duties towards the DEITY and towards our fel-
low-creatures ; the ancient spirit of ecclesiastical en-

croachment, of hierarchical despotism would surely.
not be quite so sensitive, nor betray so much of
irritability in reference to a system that merely
supplies the text of that law, to which, even
the tyrannic jurisdiction that has been superinduced

upon it by fraudulent pretensions and subtle glosses,
and fabricated testimonials, professes to be subject.
When a spiritual leader like the present POPE—a
man, to the simplicity and benevolence of whose
personal character European travellers of all coun-
tries and persuasions have paid the tribute of re-
spect and regard—is betrayed into such vehement
terms as he employs against the venders of unmuti-
lated and uninterpreted Bibles and Testaments, as
those which are scattered through this circular, we
may well imagine that there are some latent reasons
for his anger besides those which appear on the
face of his documentary reprobation. Thus, his
Holiness twits the Bible Societies with being
obnoxious to the complaints formerly made by
Saint JEROME, against intermeddling and un-
qualified teachers of the Word, in the primitive
ages of the Church:—" They pretend to popularise
the holy pages, and render them intelligible without
the aid of any interpreter, to persons of every condi-
tion—to the most loquacious woman, to the light-.
headed old Man', and to the wordy caviller." The
PorE then cites the language of Saint PETER, in re-
ference to the Epistles of Saint PAUL, and the advice
of the former, the " Prince of the Apostles," to the
Church of his day, to beware lest " they be led away
by the error of the wicked, and so fall from their own

steadfastness."—(2 Peter, c. v. 16.) He takes

credit to the Church of Rome, that it has, in all ages,
been careful to provide for the exposition of the Scrip-
tures to the people, by duly qualified and authorised
teachers ; and he appeals to the constitutions of the
Councils of Trent, Lateran (the fourth in 1215), and
Rome (in 1725, under BENEDICT XIII.) But
really, the excerpta collected by, his Holiness, out of

the Acts of these Councils, do not appear to us much
to have assisted his case. Thus :

" In the first place, it is known that, by the decrees of
the Holy Council of Trent, bishops are enjoined to sea
that the Holy Scriptures and divine laws be more fre-
quently ' taught in their dioceses."

We are 'at liberty, then, to infer that either the
Church, at this period, had not provided sufficient
means for the frequent teaching of the Holy Scrip-
tures to the people, or that, if provided, those means
had fallen into neglect, so long ago as the beginning
of the, sixteenth century. And yet those means,
whatever they were—and that teaching, whatever
its. degree of efficiency—were improvements, ex-
tensions, upon the means and the teaching that had
previously existed. For (he adds)—

" It, is known that, even exceeding the prescriptions of
the Council of Lateran (1215), the Council of Trent re-
commends that there should be in the several cathedral
churches and collegiates of the towns and cantons a sti-
pend provided for a doctor of divinity, and that none
should be appointed to that office but a man fully com-
petent to teach and expound the Holy Scriptures."
Now, the amount of Scriptural instruction, and the
provision of means to dispense it, thus exceeding the
prescriptions of the Lateran Council, still seem to have
been miserably inadequate for their avowed objects.
No wonder that, as the letter proceeds, the indigna-
tion of the PorE, waxes still hotter and fiercer, but
most especially against a certain new Christian League
now forming in the United States, which is thus
adverted to :7-

,4 Many precise advices and documenbi teach us that
a vast number of sects in New York, in America, at
one of their meetings held on the 4th of June, last year,
have formed a new Association, which will take the
name of the. Christian. League, (fcederis Christiani), a
league composed of individuals of every nation, and
which is to be further increased in numbers by other
auxiliary Societies, all having the same object, viz., to
propagate amongst Italians, and especially Romans,
the principles of Christian liberty, or rather an insane in-
difference to all religion."

This passage speaks for itself. How melancholy
must be the conviction of inherent moral religious
weakness which is thus appalled at the notion of its
pretensions being tested by " principles of Christian
liberty," and which attempts to disparage the force
and authority of those principles by affecting to treat
them as amounting to an " insane indifference to all
religion !" 'What an invaluable text-book must this
production be to the Oxford emulators of this Sove-
reign Pontiff!

Mr. WARD brought forward the question of the
Protestant Church Temporalities of Ireland on Tues-
day night in the House of Commons. The Hon. Mem-
ber's speech on the occasion was temperate, and even
conciliatory, in its tone ; sound and forcible in argu-
ment, and full of useful statistical facts. The follow-
ing passage produced a decided effect on the House—
and no wonder, for it is an apt and cogent comment
on the zeal and efficiency of some of the Protestant
Church dignitaries, whom Irishmen are told to re-
gard with the reverence due to their sacerdotal func-
tions :—" He had a placard sent him the other day,''
observed the Hon. Member for Sheffield, " the
genuineness of which could not be doubted. It was
the announcement of a sale of the property of the late
fortyAch d rn of
thorough-bred
11ehand among
h,
orse
s rnaonndg thema effectsmares,
fr hme foundthree
to seven years old, and also theirjustlyandceSleir-
brated and well-known siros, Sir Edward
Hugh. All these were the genuine effects of the
Venerable Archdeacon of Meath. I3esides the
thorough-bred horses, there were thirteen capital
working horses, and five. Spanish donkeys, three of
them in foal. Besides all these, he had the an-
nouncemement of a sale of dogs in Dublin. There
were thirty couples of beagles, the handsomest, and of
the best blood in Ireland ; and there were thirteen pairs
of greyhounds, well known in Meath." All these—
dogs, horses, and donkeys—were the property of the
apostolical Archdeacon of Meath—a distinguished
inteLber of that Irish Eccle•;iaAL-al

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