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The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-01

GAME LAWS.

On the motion of Lord WIIARNCLIFFE, the House re-
solved itself into a Committee on the Game Laws'
Amendment Bill. Several amendments to the Bill were
made and approved by the Committee.
The House then resumed. The report was received,
and the Bill, with its amendments, WWI ordered to be
printed.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
_ _

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE wished to call the at-
tention of the Noble Duke to a question of some import-
ance to the transaction of public business. Their Lord- '
ships hail been fixing various days for the discussion of the
various Bills brought from the Commons : and it would
therefore, perhaps, be as well if they were now to fix the
day after the holydays to which their• Lordships would.
adjourn.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that it was his in-
tention, as at present advised, to move that the House, on
rising for the holydays, should adjourn till to •morrow
fortnight.
The House then adjourned at Seven o'clock.
e»« We have again to complain of the peat pre►sure
to which the Reporters were subjected below the Bar in
their attempts to hear the observations of their Lordships.
But this was not the only inconvenience they had to suffer.
For• the purpose of obtaining as good a place as possible
for hearing, they are obliged to station themselves on that
side of the House which is nearest the fire. The public
may form comae idea of• the intense heat, to say nothing of
the crushing to which they were exposed, when we inform
it that the thermometer, which stands near the door, and
on the side of the House furthest from the fire, stood last
night at 72 degrees, which is 22 degrees higher than the
ordinary atmospheric heat. Surely, when the space below
the Bar is filled to repletion, there is no occasion tbr t, blaz-
ing fire to increase the heat, by which all who form part
of the crowd are nearly suffocated.
London, England, 1828-04-01

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DIED.

On the 29th of August, at Baugbapilly in Mysore,. aged
40, Lieut.-Colonel Peter Latoucbe Chambers, C. 13., of
the 41st Regiment of Foot; and, a few hours only pre-.
.
vious, Emily Ann, wife, aged 38, bath victims to the
cholera. Lieut.-Colonel Chambers entered of an Ensign
years ago, and has accompanied
t g
wherever
employed. He was engaged in
nilie ntehßeace4tg iloisnntleßnwith the Americans ; on many of which occa-
sions he called forth the thaLks of the commander. During
the late war in Ava, where lie continued in service against
all medical advice, and in spite of ill health and debility.
(the effects of a severe wound), he was in seven engage-
ments with the enemy, in six of which he commanded his
corps. In America he lost an eye. For his conduct at
Detroit, where be commanded the brigade he had formed,
lie received a gold medal. For his services in Ara, (where
he was also wounded whilst gallantly leading his men into
a stockade), lie was specially selected for a Lieutenant-
Colonelcy, and was honoured with the Order of the Bath.
About to return to his native country to repair a much
shattered constitution, sacrificed to a zealous discharge of
his professional duties, he fell a victim on the same day
With hiswife to that scourge of India, cholera...lifadrimi
Paper.
On Thursday, the 27th inst., at Hastings, Mr. David
Nicoll, after a long and painful illness. Pie lived a pattern
and an example of true piety and religion, and died iu calm
resignation to the will of Providence, deeply regretted and
lamented by those in whose service he was engaged, and all
whase happiness it was to have en;oydd an acquaintance
with him.

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SUN OFFICE, No. 112, Suanoi.
London, England, 1828-04-01

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEUDINGS.
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MOUSE OF COMMONS.
NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THIS DAY.
1. Sir Robert Wilson—Return of the official value of
exports to the different States of South America (in-
cluding Mexico) during the last five years.
2. Sir Henry Parnell—Accounts of Foreign Manufactures
imported in 1827 ; and of the Exports and Imports
between the United Kingdom and France and other
Countries in Europe.
3. Mr. Spring Rice—Bill for amendment of the Law re-
lating to Testators and Executors.
4. Mr. Wilmot Horton--To present Petition on the subject
of Emigration.
5. Mr. Secretary Huskisson—Bill to regulate Courts of
Justice in New South \Vales.
6. Mr. Grattan—Petition respecting a provision for the
Poor in Ireland.
ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR VASS DAY.
1. Supply—Report.
2. Stamp Duties Bill—Third reading.
3. Pauper Lunatics Bill—Third reading.
4. Lunatics Regulation Bill—Third reading.

NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY.
Wednesday, April 2.
Mr. George Dawson—Bill for removiug doubts, and to
authorize Barristers at Law to act in any Court or
Jurisdiction in the United Kingdom as Solicitors of
his Majesty in any proceeding or matter relating to
any branch of his Revenue without being or having
been admitted in any Court as an Attorney or So-
licitor.

Thursday, April 3.
1. Mr. Wynn—Bill to consolidate and amend the Elec-
tion Laws.
2. Mr. Secretary Peel—To more t!'e adjournment of the
House for the Easter recess to Monday 14th April.
Thursday, April 24.
Colonel Davies—Select Committee to inquire into the
manner of conducting Private Business in the 'louse.
and the Fees paid thereon :—Also, of all Fees paid
on Trials of Controverted Elections of Mentliers to
serve in Parliament.
After Easter.

Mr. Robert Gordon—lnquiry into the treatment and
condition of the black and coloured population in the
West India Colonies.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.

SUNDAY, March 30.—High water 30 min. past ten.,—
Wind N. to N.N.E.—Arrived the Alert, -----, from
Smyrna—Wright, Sise, from New Orleans—Java, John-
son, from Glasgow—Cornet, Phillips, from Dubliu—W.
Huskisson, Lindsay, from Greenock—Catherine, White,
from Dundee—City of Dublin, Mulholland, from Dublin--
Town of Drogheda, Owen, from Drogheda—Speedwell,
Owen, from Cardiff—Marquis Wellesley, —_—, from
Wexford. One ship off half-past six; the Defence off, from
New York.

Sailed the Oglethorpe, for Savannah—Floia, for Chart-
stop—Promise, for Quebec—H. Kneeland, for New York
--Dorothy, for Philadelphia—Margaret, for Malta—Mary,
for Charleston—Marquis of Queensberry, for New York—.
liabnab, ,for Cape Breton—Selma, for Mobile—Canova,
for New Orleans—Hyperion, for Baltimore—Blenheim,
for Newfoundland.

HOLYHEAD, March 29.—Throughout last night the
wind from N. to N.E., moderate; morning fine breeze,
N.E., clear weather.

Sailed last night the Nelson, from Liverpool to Penzance,
—Resolution, from ditto to Youghall—Despatch, from
Cardiff to Liverpool.
Signal station, 10 a.m.—A steamer off, to Eastward,
and several brigs off outward.
Telegraph Office, March 30.
At 7 a. m.—The Dart, British smack, passed Holy-
head, outward bound.
London, England, 1828-06-02

LIVERPOOL.

FRIDAY, MAE 30.—High Water 46 min. past 11.—
Arrived the-Sir Howard Douglas, from New York ; City
of Dublin (steamer) ; Liffey, Henderson, from ditto. Five
brigs and two snows off.
CLEARED OuTwains.—The Wm. Donald, M'Leod,
for Philadelphia.
SATURDAY, MAY 31.—High water 29 min. past 12.
W.N.W.—Arrived the Murray, from Jamaica;
Fenwick, from Barbadoes ; Isabella, from Savannah ;
Industry, from ditto; Amelia, from Isle of Man : with
cattle ; Mary Ann, --, from Smyrna ; Mercury,
Lewis, from Cardiff:

CLEARED OurwArtns.—Mary Ann, Roberts,, for Ja-
maica ; Oeorgc, Wright, fur Maranluun ; Ceres, Vink,
for Ostend ; Turner, Leader, for Antigua ; Douglas, Gill,
for Douglas ; Hardware, for Genoa and Leghorn ; Jonon,
Vink, from Ostend ; Cupide, from Dantzic ; Nicolus
from Rostock:

Telegraph Office, May 30.
Passed Holyhead, inward bound, the Murray, British
ship, at twelve; two ship off Point Lynas, inward hound,
at three o'clock, p.m.
The vessels that sailed this day were West of the float-
ing light At three o'clock.
One ship off Point Lynas, inward bound, at thirty nuittn.a
past seven ; ,one brig west of the Floating Light,xv
Messrs. Wright, and Co.'s private signal. Wind at Holy-
head W. S.W. ; light breeze.
Telegraph Office, May 31'
Passed Holyhead, inward bound, the Gipsey (steamer)
at sir, a.m. ; and the Indian Chief, British ship, at six
o'clock, a.m.
Passed Point Lynas, inward bound, No. 12, the Indian
Chief, British ship, at sixtc...:o minutes past nine, a.m).
from Demerara.Passed Holyhead, outward bound, Robert IlMilliam,
British brig, at half-past twelve ; two brigs, inward
bound, off Point Lynis.
-.Wind at Holyhead, this evening, W.S.W., iliwing
freak. One ship and a barque, inward hOund, north of
Point of Air, at seven p.m.

As soon as the weather becomes .settle I, the
bay-lisrvest will co►muence in this neighbourhn rl ; the
crops are unusually heavy:— Worcester Journal.
London, England, 1828-06-02

THEA TRICALS EXTRAORDINARY...-. We
bear that an ancient dramatic entertainment, as performed
at the Republican Theatre in 1648, will be immediately
revived at the two Theatres Royal, for the benefit of
the British public, entitled Cromwell and his Major-
Generals, the part of Cromwell by an eminent performer.

On Friday last, at Tunbridge Corn Market
House was exhibited to a numerous company of gentlemen
farmers, a coat manufactured from British wool only,
which was seen to great advantage, by being fitted on
what is technically termed a block, (we hope of British
Oak.)—We understand our worthy townsman, Mr.
YouNc, (the tailor) very jocosely gave the admission fee
of one shilling for his dumb gentleman, who took his stand
in (me corner of the room waiting for inspection ; but un-
fortunately, being without a head, could not drink the
o shilling's worth" allowed by the landlord in return, to
every individual who pays his customary charge ofentrance.
However, it appears the scheme bad the desired effect; and
we give Mr. Y. credit for his ingenuity in this neve! mode
of o bringing custom to the shop." We may readily con-
clude that Jour; Brat will not be blind to the propriety
of encouraging the consumption of home produce, when
he
finds that he can have an article made from British wool of
equal durability to that of Foreign.—Brighton Gazette.

- The Banana is to the inhabitants of the Tierra
Caliente, what maize is to those of the Table Land ; it
furnishes them with the principal article of their daily
food, and has the merit likewise of producing more nutri-
flung substance in a less space of time and with less trouble
than any other known plant. Huassormr calculates that.
an acre of ground planted with the Platano Anton is suf-
ficient to support fifty wen, while an acre of wheat, com-
'minibus minis, would barely supply the wants of three.
Its cultivation requires but little attention : the suckers
once planted, nature does the rest. In ten or eleven months
the fruit comes to maturity ; the old stalks must then be
cut away with the exception of the leading sprout (pini.
polls) which bears fruit about three months after the mo-
ther plant ; and if the earth about the stems be loosened
once or twice in the year, a platanar may be kept in full
produce witbout.any further exertion. The fruit is either
used fresh, or sliced and partially dried in the son, when
it is called Platano Pasado.— Ward's Mexico.
London, England, 1828-06-02

ARTIFICIAL TEETH-L--Mr.WILLIAM
BEACALL and ROSE; Surgeon Dentists,
having, with nnremitt,:d diligence, long made the Science
Of A RTrFicut-...TEETlkTdiere" Mechanical Contrivance
is requisite, their peculiar study, continue to supply the loss
of Teeth with Natural or Artificial, in a stipetior manner,
without the least pain, from a single Tooth to a complete Set,
at little more than one half the usual charges. Teeth Cleaned,
if ever so discolourid, and rendired•white and beautiful,
Without pain or injury to the enamel.. Extracting, ttoli-
ping,and every Operation on the Teeth and Gums. AttOd
at home from Ten till Four, No. Is, Newman-street,
Oxford-street.
•
London, England, 1828-06-02

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

At this day's market, which exhibited a moderate -sup-
ply of Beasts and prime,Luiabs, but was largely. supplied
with Sheep, Calves, sod Pigs, prime Lamb commanded
a brisk sale at from S. d. to lOd. per stone beyond Priday'S
prices, at which Beef and Po'k were stationary, butfroin
which Mutton and Veal receded about 2d. per stone.
London, England, 1828-06-02

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS` AY

• FROM LLOYD'S.
DEAL, Max 31.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.--Arri`rtj
the Julia, M'Arthur, from St. Kitt's ; Arundel, F°
from Jamaica. Arrived from London, the Despatch,
fevre, fur Quebec ; Thomas Laurie, Muirhead, for Pent'''.
rara; and Apollo, Fairman, for St.,Vincent's. the
JUNE W..—Arrived from London,
Jamaica, Morton, for Antigua; Eveietta, for Honduras'
Navarin, Middleton, for St. Domingo.
London, England, 1828-06-02

SALES BY AUCTION.

Pleasant Villa Residence, and Grounds of about Airep,
at Fulham, within Three Miles of Hyde Park Corner,_
to be Sold or Let Furnished.
R. GEORGE R 081 NS is. empowered Co
AEU, a very agreeable VILLA RESIDENCE,
with pleasure grounds, tastefully disposed, and embellished
by, myriads of shrubs and American plants, large
.and pro-
ductive kitchen gardens, and a domain environing this
.pleaaant.retreat of about .14 Acrw,- which include .two viol)
paddocks. The Muse is inmost excellent order fox instant
occupation; and is adapted to meet the wishes of a respect-
able family, whose establishment is not too large. The
Estate will be sold on very eligible teems, or it will be let
to a responsible, Teriant:fOr a period of not less than One
Year,. Furnished. •
Principals only cau be treated with, on application at
Mr. George Robins' Offices, Covent Garden. • •

ON THE' BANKS of the•RIVER 'at BATTERSEA.
Lawn Cottage,' an admired' Villa and Grounds.'
TO BE SOLD, BY AUCTION,
BY MR. GEORGE ROBINS,.
At the Auction Mart, on Tn.trits'nAy, June 12, at TWelvi,
AMost delightful COTTAGE VILLA,
piesenting one of the most admired on the Banks of
the River. The Residence in its original -state was the
subject of general panegyric, buttit was left to the pod
taste of the present Proprietor .to render it one of the
most• esteemed in the midst of its surrounding cote-'
peers ; it will he found that, without being too large,
there is abundantacconnuodation for .a family upon a mo•
derate scale ; al) the princip.3l rooms communicate with the
lawn and pleasure grounds, 1:13i0 are disposed
,in superior,
order, and-from the gallery' and balcony. all the beautiful
and varied scenery of the River is seen to the best advan-
tage. There is an extensive kitchen garden pertaining. to
the property, and a conserva,tory on the lawn ; the coach-
house and stabling, and poultry-yard, are judiciously placed,
and it is believed that the tout ensemble is so complete, that
the most fastidious would find it a tack of no ordinary dif.
ficulty to improve it. It is leasehold for 'a period of about
nine yea:lh subject to the original ground rent. .
Particulars may he had at the Auction Marl; and of
Mr. George Robins, Covent-garden.
London, England, 1828-06-02

FAMILIES about to FURNISH, will find
on inspecting the Ware-rooms of HENRY L.
COOPER, 93, Bishopsgate-street, Within, the following
Articles, at Prices decidedly reasonable, for Furniture of
superior Style and Manufacture :
UPHOLSTERY—Comprising the improved Elastic Steel
Stuffing for Carriage Cushions, Chairs, Sofas,
Mattresses, &c. in addition to a handsome assort-
ment of Bedstead Furniture*, Window Cornices,
Curtains, Soc.
CABINET WORK—Of the first quality and Materials—
Also Solid Furniture for Foreign Climates.
SHIPPING—Cabins fitted up with Elegance and Des-
patch, and Passengers' Requisites provided.
CHAlRS—Appropriate for Dining, Drawing Rooms, Bed
Rooms, &c.
CARPETS—Super Brussels Carpets, .4s. 6d. per yard
(se infinior quality kept), Kidderminster and
Venetian equally moderate.
LOOKING-GLASSES—From the most magnificent to
1" the smallest, for Chimnies, Piers, and Toilettes ;
on the larger sizes, the Reduction will be found

to amount from Fifty to Seventy-five per cent.
CARVING and GILDING—Some very beautiful speci-
mens for Console Tables, Glasses, &c.
PAPER-HANGING and PAINTING—In the Richest
as well as the Plainest Style.
FUNERALS—Attended in the most respectful manner,
and particular regard paid to Economy.
HOUSE' AGENCY—Houses and Estates registered for
Letting sr Disposal, without Charge. •
SALES, APPRAISEME.NTS, and COLLECTION of
RENTS, FURNITURE WAREHOUSED. •
ii. L. COOPER, 93, Bishopegate-strut,- Within, Lon-
don, has the honour of being employed and pa-
tronized by some of the first Families in the
licingdm; and, for style and price, challenges
~;4:.. .competition with any respectable Establiohmest.
,
London, England, 1828-06-02

Ground Ren;ts in Pimlico; excellent Investineut for Ca-
• piCLI, arising out of very extensive Premises extending
over an Acre of Ground, near Belgrave-place, also the
School of Industry, and Mr. Whiting's Premises conti-
• ;genus, producing altogether 3151. a year.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. GEORGE ROBINS,
At the Auction Mart, opposite the Bank, on THURSDAY,
June 19, at Twelve, in One Lot, by direction of the
Devisees under the will of Thomas Neill, Esq., d,-
ceased,
VERY. Valuable and Secure GROUND
RENTS arising out of part of
THE IMMENSE MANUFACTORY AND EXTEN-
SIVE PREMISES OF

MR. BRAMAH, THE EMINENT ENGINEER.
The Property it is apprehended is too well known to re-
quire a lengthened commentary ; it will suffice for the
preseut to state that this ground, occupying more than an
acre, and covered with substantial buildings, was demised
to the present responsible Lessee, at an inadequate
GROUND RENT OF 2007. A YEAR

(in consequence of a considerable premium afid immense
outlay of money). The security is therefore as unques-
tionable as the responsibility of the respected tenant. Im-
mediately adjoining is
THE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY,
very convenient and desirable Premises ; demised for the
whole term, at a ground rent of 451. ; and the House and
Premises of Mr. Whiting, close by, demised also for the
whole term at a ground rent of 701. a year. The Pro-
perty is held for a period of forty-two years and a quarter
from Christmas, 1821, at the original ground-rent of
621. 10s. for the whole.

Particulars may be had twenty-one days prior to the
sale, on the premise.s; of Messrs.' White, Blake, and
Houseman, Essex-street; of Messis. Mevi•ick and Cox,
Red Lion square ; the Mart ; and at Mr. George Robias's,
London.
London, England, 1828-06-02

Valuable Freehold Nursery" Ground to build on, at
Chiswick, exceeding Two Acres, with "a considerable
frontage to the Road. Also Ten-Shares in the splendid
Suspension Bridge at Hammersmith.
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TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, %0
By Mr. GEORGE ROBINS,
At the Auction Mart, opposite the Bank, on THURMAY,
the 19th of June, at Twelve, by direction of the
Deviseea under the Will of Thos. Neill, Esq., deceased,
A Valuable FREEHOLD INVEST-
NIENT ; consisting of upwards of
TWO ACRES OF RICH NURSERY GROUND,
desirably situate and eminently adapted to build•on most
successfully, as it possesses r. very. ciinsiderabl/4 frontage to
the high road; which leads.to . ,
THE DUKE OF DEVONSIIME'S
BEAUTIFUL RETREAT AT CHISWICK,
to which it is very contiguous; it is uuderlet as garden
ground at only 201. a-year. Also Ten Shares in
THE SPLENDID SUSPENSION
BRIDGE AT HAMMERSMITH,
from which (aid at no distant period) a very considerable
,i;eonie may he Contemplated.
Particulars may be had fou-rteen days prior to the gale,
at the Offices of Messrs. White, Blake, and Houseman,
Essex-street, Strand of Messrs. Meyrick 'and Cox, 17,
Red Lion-el:pare; the Mart ; and at Mr. George Robins's,
London. .
London, England, 1828-06-02

Belgrave Chapel, in Halkin-street, Grosvenor-plats, and
one of the most classical and admired in the vicinity of
the Metropolis.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. GEORGE ROBINS,
At the Auction Mart, opposite the Bank, on THURSDAY, the
19th of June, at Twelve, by direction of the Devisees
under the Will of Thos. Neill, Esq., deceased.
rriS exceedingly valuable and highly im-
provable PROPERTY is LEASENOLD, for a
Years, at a trivial Ground Rent ; it
period of near 90
comprehends
BELGRAVE CHAPEL, GROSVENOR-PLACE, and
the CHURCH PATRONAGE thereunto belonging,
erected about twelve years ago, and has since been uni-
formly the subject of unqualified praise, for the chasteness
of the design and unusual accommodation within; a
much higher panegyric might in justice he pronounced ;
but it is apprehended, that as Mr. Smirke was the
Architect who presided over this building, it would partake
of the works of supererogation to add another word in its
praise ; it should be seen to be properly appreciated; hew-
ever it may he permitted to animadvert on the
INCREASING VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY
ARISING OUT OF ITS RARE SITUATION.
The immense improvements that are progressing so fast
towards completion on
LORD GROSVENOR'S ESTATE,
will convince the most sceptical that a Chapel of so long
standing, and of such a commanding character, must of
necessity be a source of considerable gain, and its approxi-
mation upon THE KING'S PALACE,
must necessarily render this favoured spot (and to tha end
of time) more highly appreciated than any other part of
this vast Metropolis. The present inadequate Rental may
be Estill:l-Jed from 1,0001. to .
TWELVE HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR.

The period cannot be far distant when a considerable aug-
mentation will take place, as the pews are generally tenanted
by persons of the highest consideration.
Cards to view the saute, from One till Four, will be is-
sued, and particulars had, prior to the Sale, at the OfECes
of Messrs. White, Blake, and Honseman, Essex-street; of
Messrs. 31eyrick and Cox, Red• Lion-square ; the Auction
?Hart; mid at Mr. George: Robins's, London.,
London, England, 1828-06-02

MAGAZINE DAY.

BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.

An eccentric, amusing, prolix, and varied lum-
ber, full of humour and quaintness, and a certain
poetic prose which is to be ascribed, we believe, to
Professor Wilson. The first article, " Old North
and Young North" is a rambling specimen of elo-
quence and humour : at one moment serious and ihi-
passioned, at another outrageous and broadly comic.
In either case, however, it is redeemed by talent,
and is well worth reading. " The Wig" is a
lively anecdote, told in his best manner, by " the
Modern Pythagorean ;" a writer, whose tale of the
Barber of Gottingen," inserted some time since
in this Magazine, is not to be soon forgotten.
" The Man of Ton" is a spirited Review of- this
pleasant Satire, and is prefaced by some pungent re-
marks upon the more modern English Satirists
from these we select the writer's criticism on
Churchill, premising, however, that strict impar-
tiality on the subject of this satirist's merits is
.scarcely to be expected from a Scotchman, whose
country Churchill, in his " Prophecy of Famine,"
has described as a place where
" Half-starved spiders feed on half-starved flies."
• Churchill was a poor, how, unprincipled, vicious, coarse,
creature, with smartness that sometitbes was almost strength ;
and What to us must in such a person always be a mystery,
he had a command over the English language, as far as his
mind enabled hitn to go in it, which made every thing he
said tell, far beyond its native worth or power, and has
secured him no contemptible place among English satirists.
His style certainly is pure and idiomatic. He was the
'terror of pimps and players—and his ghost probably
haunted Garrick, although it was hardly worth its while to
come up for Such a purpose. Let a thing be but well ex-
ecuted,—poor, paltry, and pitiful, as in its own nature it
may be,--and it lasts. It is so with the Rosciad. The
splendour of that 'farthing candle burned bright during
Garrick's life,-not only illuminating the green-room, but
all London, all England ; king after his decease, it con-
tinued to glimmer away very respectably ; and we have
heard elderly gentlemen within these twenty years (one of
them lived in Ludlow), belonging to the school whose day
was just wearing, out, quote the Rosciad by screeds • lines
in it are still recognised when they meet the ear or the eye ;
and possibly the entire affair may never be, from beginning
to end, utterly forgotten as long as there are theatres.
" That DaVieS has a very pretty wife,"
was reckoned one of the severest and happiest lines ever
written, and " ea• uno disco omnes." Oh dear ! but a
little wit goes a long way in this stupid world. Then
Churchill had much rancour, and a large spleen, which is
always in an inverse ratio to the size of the heart. This
gave him spirit for a spurt. But be had no bottom. Ile
was also' a coward ; and, like a coward, liked to frighten
the feeble into fits or tear.

Want of space forbids us entering at length on
the subject of the remaining articles ; we may, how-
ever, recommend the " Tale of the Year Ninety-
eight :" it is replete with natural vigour.
London, England, 1828-06-02

COUR7.' OF KING'S lIE/s'CH.

This
.• eaulstirr. ARNOLD.
si was an he tion for a hoot and shoemaker's bill.
Artior:,(43lPß.B7 ...r; stated the case. The defendant was an
did clerk ta an Attorney,' at Mat ket Ilarborough, and
boO:t ' age Until the 2ith of March, 1827. The
brUl,Lana °/, toes fin• • the price of which this action was
18723."4„,wie re furnished in- 1826 anti the early part of
was .'e amount for which the action was brought,
° 30/
4urit . . and the defendant pleaded his mi.
tltY ar
al paid 'l6/. into Court, .as a full satisfaction for
the,plan stiff's demand. . The learned counsel observed that,
t 71'• I the plaintiff pleaded his minority, he was six feet
49, inches high.
ifin the part cif the plaintiff, the delivery of the goods,
wording to written orderil, was proved, and it appeared
tit
nthe plaintiff had no.i seen the defendant, who had dealt
ththe plaintiff 's n-redecessar in business.
,tilSirJa.sirs lak-rr, for the defendant, stated that
,tortion was, de
fended by Mr. Arnold's friends, in charity
Inan: Y°"rag man, to protect him from an exorbitant de-
- -All the goods contained in the bill for the amount
witch the action was brought were furnished within ten
.istm946.itnal he put it to the jury whether it was not m0n-
...1-114- to- supply a person in the station of au attorney's-keit With' boots and shoes, to the amount of 301. 10s. in
so ahu►
t a period.
Witnesaes were called to prove that the defendant bad
tb°o attainied the age of .21 until March, 1827, and that
:'.truitHes of his father's will only allowed him 301.
-‘,7-ear to -clothe himself. It appeared that the defendant
-other's;
bail into a property of about 300/. a-year after his
—",ktheefs .rtleath.
prrillr• leamrsam. in his reply culled upon the jury to
-."4`t'ct-the--plaintiff, who was an honest tradesman, and
~..b-!c4 allow him 'tov be cheated out of a fair demand.
-1-i-we plaintiff hail never seen the defendant, and could
t fie Lei
aware that he was under age. Indeed, he had re-
is
tied the defendant's measure, and, judging according to
lie old proverb, ex peek iferculan, he could not suppose
.'tt a foot of that size could be the foot of an infant, or of
Lord TtwrzunEw, in summing up, observed that this
‘ivks really a question of some impottanee to the public,
',that great injury accrued from the facility with which
I`4lll men obtained credit from tradesmen. The Jury
41'4 heard the station in life which the defendant filled,
14(1 it was for them to say whether the boots and shoes
s....4taished were absolutely necessary for a person in the de-
,,,--q°44t's station. If they considered that 30/. 10s. worth
ii-4 too large a supply of boots and shoes for the defendant
ten months, and that 161., the sum paid into Court was
Zticient to cover the necessary expenee of those articles,
Jury were bound to find for the defendant.
e44er 'a short consultation the Jury found fur the de-
litut ;' and under this verdict the plaintiff receives the
'Paid into Court, and pays all the costs of the action.
London, England, 1828-04-30

-DURRLIN, APRIL 26.

St. Patrick Insur. (per sti.)
Royal Irish Ditto
National Ditto
Patriotic Ditto
Hibernian Bank
Provincial Ditto
Royal Irish Mine
Imperial Mine
!Ming Co. of Ireland
Commercial Buildings ••••••
Algal,: YESTERDAY.

- - -
Leghorn 4SM
Genoa 25 50
Venice 46
Malta
Naples 3!)u
Palermo per oz. 118
Lisbon 46
Oporto 46
Rio Janeiro 29%
Bahia 35
Buenos Avres
Dublin, 2) days' sight
Cork l%
BULLION, PER ka.
X. S. d.
Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0
Foreign Gold, in bars 3 l: fi
New Doubloons
New Dollars 0 0 0
Silver. bars, standard 0 0 0
London, England, 1828-04-30

SPLENDID BOOKS.
TO BE SOLD -BY AUCTION,
KY MK; WILLIAMS,
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next, the. 3d, and MONDAY, :bd., of May, at Twelve
o'Clock,
ASuperb COLLECTION of BOOKS,
GALLERIES, and BOOKS of PRINTS, com-
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Musty Francois, 4 tomes; the Stafford, Florence, Hough-
ton, Forster, and Toinkins's British Galleries Voyages
Pittoresque, Natural Llistory, Voyages, Antiquities, Tra-
vels, Botany, Poetry, &c. &c. Also the Works of Pen-
nant, Pinkerton, Pyne, Lord Orford, Rapin, Grainger,
Salt, Smith, Boyle, Lavater, Voltaire, Sbakspeare, Pope,
Hogarth, Lord Byron, Sir Walter Scott, Hume, Locke,
Johnson, Robertson, Goldsmith, &c. The Encyclo-
pedia Britannica, last edition, 26 vols., &c. &c.
The whole in fine condition, and worthy the attention
of Noblemen and Gentlemen.
To be viewed on Friday preceding and Mornings of
Sale, and Catalogues had at the Mart, and of Mr. Wil-
liams, Throgmorton-street.

•'' • BIRTHS. grt
On Prid:ty, the 25th inst. in Hill-street, ,the HOP'
Dyn
Oeley, of a son. lie
On Wednesday, the 23d inst. at the house of the DO op
Lady Hort, in Merrion-square, Dublin; the ladrof Fee
Hort, Esq. of a son and heir.
On the 26tli inst. in Chester-street, Grosveuor-Ph°
Mrs. Coward, of a daughter. ,4
On the 28th inst. Mrs, H. Rice, of Jertnyn-street,
a SOB. . :'
On the 29th inst. the lady of the Rev. Dr. Res''
Kennington, t f a daughter.
On the 28th inst. the lady of Dr. Roget, of Bernsfj
)treet, Russell-square, of a son. 1$
On the 26th inst. in the Cathedral Precincts, the
of the Hon. and Rev. George Pellew, Prebend of Cann
bury, of a son. ----/
London, England, 1828-04-30

1-I'RUPE.

Russia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Prussia
Germany
United Nether landi
France
Portugal, the Azores, and Ma.

Spain and the Canarie,
Italy
Malta ..
lonian Islands
Turkey and the Levant ......
Isles—Guernsey, Jersey, Al.
Berney, and Man

East Indies and China
New Holland and South Sea
lslandg

AFRICA.

Cape of Good Hope
Other parts of Africa

tmEtuce.
British Northern Colonies
British West Indies
Foreign West Indies
United States
Brazil
Mexico
Colombia
Peru
Chili
Buenos Ayres and Monte Video

The Whale Fisherie

Total..
London, England, 1828-04-30

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
COLLINS, APPELLANT.-ATKINSON, RESPONDENT.
- • - -

This was an appeal from a decree of the Irish Court of
Chancery, by which an assignment of a policy of insu-
rance was declared void, on the ground that it had been
procured by undue means.
Mr. }lwtNF replied to-day, on the part of the ap-
pellant.
The LORD CHANCELLOR promised to give judgment
as soon as he had the opportunity of reading the proceed.
ines in the Court below.
itaaviE v. RODGERS.

Sir JAMES MONCRIEFF W3A heard for the appellant in
this case, which related to a right of public way, running
along the batik of the river Clyde, claimed by certain inha-
bitants of the city of Glasgow. The verdict of a Jury had
been obtained, finding for the respondents, and the present
appeal was from a judgment of the Court of Session, whirl,
had disallowed a bill of exceptions tendered at the trial.
Mr. BROUGHAM was also of Counsel for the appellants.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.

HARRIS V. HARRISON.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR dissolved the Injunction which
had been granted in this ease, to restrain the defendant
from proceeding at law for the recovery of the amount
.
of certain Bills of Exchange passed in respect of some of
the old debts of Covent-garden Theatre.
London, England, 1828-04-30

MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.
The supplies of all kinds of Grain this week are moderate.
except of Irish Oats, of which tkere is another large quan-
tity, the wind having been recently favourable to bring
them in. The Wheat trade remains unaltered from Monday.
Barley, Beane, and Peas, maintain the terms laq quoted.
Tke Oat trade is heavy, but prices are not reported lowct
No variation in Flour.
ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oati. Floe r
3,700 qrs. 2,100 qrs. 2,050 qrs. 3,200 sa,
1,010 25,300
1,050 550

English
Irish
Foreign

FISLIVIARKET, BILLINGSGATE,
There was a fair supply of good fish in the market this ;•,,
day, which was in general in pretty good condition, and ,
went off rather briskly at the following prices :
Prime Turbot. each 218.0d. to 24i. Ili
Ditto small, per da.
Fine Cod-fish, each
Inferior ditto
Salmon, per lb.
Fine W U
hitings, per 15 2 0 7 6
Scate, each
Haddocks, per iloaen 8 0 12 0
Brill, each
Fine Solea, per three pairs 1 U •6 0
Live Flounders, per quartern
Live Eels, per 5Ib.
Dutch Plaice, per basket
Fine Lobsters, per score
35 0 45 ()
Inferior ditto
Fine Crabs (each)
Fine Prawns, per lb.
Shrimps, per gallon
Scotch ditto
0 0 ti O.
Halibut, each
5 0 Is is
London, England, 1828-04-30

PRICKS OT SMASIS THU
Brazilian Mining Co. (Iss. at fd.
Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51
'Flalpuxahua Mining Co
United Alex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/
Alliance Fire and Life Insuranc

PRICES OF HUSH STOCK
Bank Stuck 25(”,i
Consols, 3 per cent. B5
GOY. Stock, :”4 per cent 92% '
Ditto, New 92%
4 per Cent. lOl7.
Goy. Deb. 334 per cent 95
Royal Canul Stock
Grand Canal Stock -
City Deb. 4 per cent -
BOW Office Deb. ID. ct -
London, England, 1828-04-30

year ending .sth January, 4327, and the summary
of the.csatne for,,ihe succeeding year of 1827 and
1828. There 14 a distinction betiveen what is
called official and declared _value, which consider-
ably affects'. the statements of our commerce when
they arelaken from distant periods ; but when the
periods are So-near as consecutive years, the varia-
tions on the-relation of one value to the other is ne-;
cessarily very small, and; the general' results may be
taken as very proper data for .all,the purposes of
comparison. We often hear ''of the Slacknesi of
trade, but we are somewhat at a loss to understand
what men call slackness, when we look on such do-
cuments as the present. The, total exports from
Great Britain to all 'parts of the world, in the year
1826, have amounted to fifty millions and a quarter,
of which forty
,millions and a quarter were British
.and Irish produce.: The total. exports in 1827 were',
61 millions, of which fifty-one millions and a quarter
were British and Irish.--The total imports in
the.fornier period' amounted to thirty-six millions,
and in the latter to forty three millions and,
a half, so that the increase of exports,in the one
year has amounted to ten and three-quarters
millions; the whole of which has been in British
'and Irish produce, while: that of imports has
amounted to .seven millions and a hall. ' Lest it
should be said that this remarkable increase has ap-
peared in one year 'only, we have taken the trouble
of comparing the years 1826 and'lB27, with the
two preceding years, as they are given in Mr. C.
Morean's very valuable chart. The result of the
comparison is as satisfactory-in the four as in the
two years, as will be'seen from the following table,
in which we have stated the amount in millions and
parts of millions :

I XrOATS.

EXPORTS.
British. Colonial, &v.

Years.

Total.

1824-5 36 m. 48 in. 10 In. 584 in.
1825-6 42i in. 461 in. 19 in. .554 m.
1826-7 36 m. 404-- m. 10 rn. 504 in.
1827-8 434 m. 514 m. •- 94 m. '6l in.
it is only, necessary to remind our readers, that the
peculiar circumstances of 1824-5 and 1825-6, very
greatly augmented the exports of tha one, and the
imports of the other year, and 'that the forced aug-
mentation of the exports continued throughout the
greater part. of 1825-6. ..Yet,it satisfactorily appears
from. the above statement, that we are now, in the
regular and orderly course Of trade, exporting and
importing more largely than twe did in two of the
most extravagantly and wastefully speculative sea-
sons that Great Britain ever knew.--/hid.
London, England, 1828-04-30

LIVERPOOL.

MONDAY.-High water 12 min. past ten. —Wind
S.S.W.—Arrived the Seaforth, M'Dowall, from. DEIDe--
rara, bailed 18th March, with sugar, rum, &e. ; Grecian,
Williams, Charleston, sailed Ist April, with cotton and
rice ; Betsey, Shaw, Malaga., with oil, fruit, &c. ;
Williams, Waterford, with wheat and ficnir ; Friends, Mor-
rison, Isle of Mau, with flour- ; Amelia, Kewan, ditto, with
ditto; Castor, Crosthwaite, ditto, with ditto ; George Scott,
Halsall, ditto, with ditto; St. George, Heany, Drogheda,
with ditto and oatmeal ; Annan, Reck, Dundalk, with
oatmeal; Renown, Julian, Cardiff, with iron ; Resolu-
tion, Evans, ditto, with ditto ; Autumn, Ravely, ditto
with ditto; Lively, Jones, Teignmouth, with clay ; City
of Londonderry, Keay (steamer), Londonderry, with
sundries ; Margery, Williams, Bristol, with ditto ;
Corsair, Goodwin (steamer), from Belfast ; Solway„
Wylie (steamer), Glasgow, with sundries ; Tiger,
Marshall, do. with do. ; Bibby, King, Dublin, with do.
George the Fourth, Parsons (steamer), Newry, with do. ;
Curwen, Geddes, do.. with oats ; Nelson, Brovni,
with do. ; Lord Exmouth, Jones, Holyhead, with do. ;
Moro, Prettyjohn, Dartmouth, with malt; Liffey, Hender-
son (steamer), Waterford, with wheat and flour ; Active,
Shelton, do., with do. ; Delight, Hodgson, do., with do.
Nancy, Morgan, Dundalk, with do. ; lbe, Darby, do., with
do. ; Blossom, Williamson, Barbtdoes, with sugar, &c. ;
Hope, Critchton, Lisbon, with oranges; Lusitania, Gan-
nuk, Oporto, with sundries ; Marnhull, White,
foundland and Cork, with oil, &c. ; Forsosr, Lao-
donderry, in ballast; Amelia, Faray, Dublin, do. ; Delphiu,
Smitbett (steamer), Dublin, with the mail.—One snow ofd`
at eight o'clock.
CLEARED OuTwAans—The Henry, Jenkins, for Cape
Breton ; Countess of Galway, Douglas, Douglas ; Jane
and Mary, Cumming, Derbyhaven ; Mary, M'Lear, Ram
say ; Elizabeth, Quayle, Derbyhaveu ; Orbit, Stevens,
Antigua; James Renton, Dawson, Barhadoes ; Iris, Pagan,
Newfoundland ; William, Keirs, Dantzic ; Jouge Ferdi
nand, Dorken, Antwerp Rebecca, Koper, Bremen ;
Hope, Dalrymple, Newfoundland; Friends, Lewis, Lee-
bard; Bucephalus, Guild, Gibraltar; Ejira, Fell, Doug-
las ; Marathon, Cortie, Demerara.

Telegraph Ofli;p.
At 8. 50. a.m. a barque, inward-hound oil• Great Ot
Head, did nut show an number.

At 6. 30. a.m. a sehooner cast off the floating Light,
with a quarantine signal tiing.
At 9, 14. a.m. a barque off Wel Naut, homeward-
bound, has not shown her number.
At 4. 30. p.m. three brigs oft Voel Naut, outward,
bound, have not shown their numbers.
London, England, 1828-04-30

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

Their Lordships were engaged during the morning in
going through the eases set down in the Crown paper.
cone of which possessed the slightest public interest.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

The Court rat this morning for about ten minutes, t,
hear *notions of course, after which their Lordships ad.
journed to the Exchequer Chamber, to hear Writs of Error

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

An Account of the Official Value of British anti Irish Pro.
duce and Manufactures, and of Foreign and Colonial
Produce and Manufactures, exported from Great Bri.
twin, distinguishing the several countries ; together witl
the Imports into Great Britain from the same countries':
for the year ending January 5, 1828.
London, England, 1828-04-30

HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 29.

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR presented three petitions from
the Roman Catholics of Richmond, Sheffield, and Leeds,
in favour of the Catholic Claims.

Similar petitions were presented from the Congregation
of St. John's Chapel, Norwich ; and from a Society called
the Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty, in Birmingham.
Lord MORPETH presented similar petitions from a
parish in Cu►nberland, and one in Northumberland.
Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.
SELECT VESTRIES.

Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from John Dean,
of the parish of St. James's, complaining of the unequal
manner in which the rates were assessed; and praying the
interference of the House, the parish being governed by a
Select Vestry. The Hon. Member. said that if no one
better qualified undertook to do so, he should certainly in-
troduce a Bill fur the regulation of Vestries throughout the
kingdom.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.
Mr. HOBHOIJSE presented several petitions against
the Bill for the regula.tion of Friendly Societies.
Mr. BRIGHT thought it would be better to abandon
the Bill for this Session, than to let it hang over the
country, for whenever it was revived the same discussion
would arise. He thought the evidence taken should be
printed and allowed to circulate through the country
for a year or two, and if any feeling prevailed fur
the introduction of the Bill, petitions would be laid before
the House for that purpose, and that would be the time for
Hon. Members who had information on the subject to
come forward.

Mr. HOBIIOUSE -agreed that it would be better to
abandon the Bill, fur the Hon. Member who introduced it
differed with the members of all the Societies on one
material clause, the arbitration clause.
Mr. BURRELL thought the Bill should be given up,
and as the Hon. Member (Mr. Courteney) was not in his
place he hoped some friend would inform him of the feeling
which prevailed in this House respecting the Bill.
London, England, 1828-04-08

PRICES OF SNAKES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK..
Paid. Per Start.
Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £iO 22K 24,4
Eirafilian Mmintt Co. Os, at 5/. pm.) .£2O
General Steam Navigation Co.
London, England, 1828-04-08

TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS AND OTHERS.
ALBION HOTEL, HAYMARKET, SHEFFIELD.
WTB AVIB respectfully informs his nu-
• rnerous Friends, Commercial Gentkmeu, and
the Public in general, that he has lately entered upon that
spacious Inn, THE ALBION HOTEL, situate in the
Haymarket, Sheffield, so many years known as " Healey's
Hotel," where he trust* he shall meet with that encourage-
ment which, by an unremitting attention to business, it
will be his constant study to deserve.
The Premises have recently been most elegantly fitted
up, and nothing conducive to the comfort of those who
may honour him with their Patronage will be found
wanting.

Wines and Spirits at a moderate charge..—Good Beds
and Stabling.
London, England, 1828-04-08

PROPOSED CORN LAWS.

The Averages are to be taken from English Towns only,
under the same regulations as in the Warehousing Bill of
last session namely—the duty to be determined every
week, according to the Imperial aggregate averages of the
preceding six weeks, upon the following scale.

WHEAT.
Average Price. Duty.
s. s. a. d.
52 and under 5:3 34 8
53 51, 33 8
St 55 3:3 8
55 56 31
56 57 30 8
57 59 29 8
58 59 28 8
59 60 27 8
60 61 26 8
61 62 25 8
62 63 2t 8

Average Price. Duty.
F. F. S. d.
63 and under 61 23
65 22
66 '2l 8
67 20 8
68 18 8
66 69 16 8
69 70 13 8
70 11 10 8
71 72 6 8
72 73 2 8
73 and upwards
4 AND BRANK,
Average Price.
36 and under 37 7 10
37 38 6 4
33
39 40 3 4
10 -- 41
41 and upwards ....... 1 0
AND PEASE.
139

165 -

BARLEY, MAIZi
As per Barley
30 and under 31 l6 1
31 32 l3 4
32 33 11 10
33 31 12 4
34 3.5 10 10
35 36 9 4

RYE, BEANS,
30 and under 31 2l 6
31 32 .23 0
32 33
33 31.. 20 0
31 .—,ls Is 6
35 36 17 01
37 15 61
37 38 11 01
38 39 12 61
0A...
20 and under 21 l6 926 and under 27 7 9
21 22 15 327 28 6 3
22 23 13 928 29 1 9
23 24 It 329 30 3 3
24 25 10 930 31
25 26 93 31 and upwards
The above proposed scale of prices and duties may be
considered as correct. If the proposed plan were now in
operation, according to the present imperial averages, the
duties would be as follow :
Wheat...33s. Sd. I 0at5....165. 9d. I 8ean5....145. Od.
Barley...l6s. 10d. I Rye.. ..21s. 6d. Pease....l2s. 6d.

and under 40 11 0
40 41 9 6
41 42 8 0
42 43 6 6
13 44 5 0
44 45 3 6
45 46 0
146 and upwlzds

WILLIAM JEWELL, ESQ.—This veteran died
a few days back at his house in the neighbourhood of
Putney, at the age of nearly one hundred years, although,
from the peculiar cast and character of his features and
person, no one unacquainted with the fact would have
suspected him to have arrived at sixty. JEWELL was the
early friend if FOOTE anti GEOEGE COLMAN, the elder,
for both of whom, during their lives, lie superintended
with great jprobity aid correctness the pecuniary affairs of
the Haymarket Theatre. He was likewise Treasurer of
the King's Theatre, from the proprietorship of Sir\JouN
GALLINI, through its various changes, until he retired
from public life about fifteen years ago. Having acquired
a competancy by the honest discharge of his responsible
duties, he took the house where he died. We believe he
has left one daughter to lament his losr.
London, England, 1828-04-08

centre of the square, where a temporary altar had
been placed, and a Russian priest stood ready to
perform divine service. I believe thanks were
offered for the brilliant successes, and, on in-
quiry, I learnt that mass was performed,—it being
the birth-day of the Empress mother. During
the whole time that prayers were reading, Aga
Meer Fatha,.the head Mahometan priest, stood
close to the general ; the quazee of the city and
other moolahs were likewise present, but did not
make their appearance till a quarter of an hour
after the commencement of the service. They
were stationed near Aga Meer Fatha : no parti-
cular attention was paid to them ; and it was re-
marked by a General that they had come of their
own accord. The troops, when prayers were
finished, broke into column and marched past.
There could not have been more than 2,500 in-
fantry under arms, 200 Don Cossacks, 200 of the
Caban, and some troops of Uhlans. The beha-
viour of Prince Arristaff and the Russian officers
towards us was extremely courteous and kind.—
In the evening, the large ruined building within
the ark was illuminated by flambeaux placed along
its summit.
London, England, 1828-04-08

THE THEATRES.

DRURY-LANE.

" Eccc itertun Crispinus."-_Mr. Kean, jun. re-
appeared here last night as Frederick in " Lover's
Vows ;" but we question whether the latter part of
the line " et est mihi axpe vocandus" will be a.
applicable to this young gentleman as the former.
Last night however he was received with more
applause than usual ;:one reason for which perhaps
was the circumstance that scarce a single individual
could hear a m'ord he said—many could not even
see him.

The after-piece, the characteristic attraction of
the evening, entitled the " Dumb Savoyard .and
his Monkey," was very successful, and reflects
credit on the rnelo-dramatic pen of Mr. Barrymore,
its manufacturer. The plot is after the usual fa-
shion in such cases—strange— •incongruous—and an-
intelligible. Its chief agents are a monkey, and a
band of robbers, the latter of whom capture a coun-
tess, who is journeying tewards a salt mine with a par-
don for her husband, accompanied by a dumb boy—a
visitation which we should not have regretted seeing
entailed on more performers than one in the piece.
One recommendation of this piece is its brevity. The
incidents throng on each other with quick and dazzling
rapidity, so that it is very light and agreeable.—
The scenery of the Rhine, however, and of the dif-
ferent effects of light and shade on its varied
banks—of the gathering twilight—the night
gloom—and the subsequent rising of the moon, de-
serve far higher praise; these landscapes are con-
ceived arid executed with all the boldness and free-
dom of genius; and on these must the Dumb Sa-
voyard depend for its attraction. The house was
crowded, and the audience, with one or two gro-
tesque exceptions, more select and orderly than
usual.