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London, England, 1831-01-15 00:00:00

THE ROYAL LADY'S

The ladies of the present day in this country, if appreciated by
having such elegant miscellanies prepared for them as that now be.
fore us, mutt have Mussed very mach is literary taste, and gamma
incelligeoce. The magathaes for the southwest, We an Seen to NY,
have detarkested in the real, solid, useful qmlides, which woe once
cons:dered the essential objects of such miseelleedes t—ead, szespt
the numbers of SYLTANIIII UPHAM, there ale ma which Mk
mush in material, or excel in literary merit, the magmas now lbelbse
us—the bet of a new work. The plates of halms, to be sem, may
be canaideeed as distinguishing the ladies' megasines ; and we do.
only wish the evidence they convey to the feeling eye, at the and
punishment the ladies of this Gentry inflict upon their NM due
beaks, wave n aeditable to their good MOM% SS MO the literary politi-
cises papered for their pausal Tbe ingsaleas omaintime by which,
under the woe of Pedalos, they *stay &Ms, the sproary of the
form which the ALMIGHTY hes given then to govern,—lay beauty's
witchery the wayward mind of uno,—is Maly miens. Ws have as
doubt the four young ladies, we see brilliantly dammed's felitesitlen.
able attire in the host of this number, are Gana Isprosentatime

of a gnats et beings,. really existing in this metropeile p—but
when we look at the toempeivable sinalloses at—how shall we
word it P.—that part of the human trams which Vane atelreles with
her metes, we are, seriously, a little relined, in spite a Ramos sad his
fie ativairesi, to wonder bow each corporeal foams can actually "live,
sod move, and have a befog." We have no doubt the pablielsor has
dons his duty most correctly in giving you, fide Reams—for we hope
we may latter ourselves we have each--a correct view of the issidens;
but be assured, that all taste in dress is false, where the dress shapes the
body, and not the body the dress.
Besides plates of the fashions, the Magazine contains a good portrait
of the present King, and a view of the ruins of Renilwoeth. There are
many wall written original Essays and Tales in this number, and some
amusing Poetry : and the Review department is executed with an
tuitional degree of wit, earcaam, and critical acuteness. We think, on
the whole, however, that the " Keepsake," and its eontribeters, are
treated with an unmerited degree of severity; and that the Mims
and Gentlemen who amuse themselves by contributing to the Anil*
should be candidly, if not kindly, treated. The ankle to which we
allude is, we must coofees, en amusing critique, if it be not aim%
just. And now we shall be bold enough to pick erne sr two faults
this number of the " Royal Ladies' Magesine." We think, then, that ,
both the " Life of Sully," and the portion of the ballad of " Auld
Robin Gray," are not sufficiently new : but all the rest of the matter is
excellent, and original The " Phrenologist," and " Bury Body:'
are lively essays; and the " Unrevealed," and " Mother's Sacrifice,"
two interesting tales.

MACHINERY.

The question lately and daily agitated about machinery,
is one of the most interesting and important which a poles
writer can approach. Parties whose entire estate is Oinit
skill in any branch of labour, complain that they, and their
families, are undone and ruined. by theintroduction of new
machinery ; while, on the other band, it is evident, that
improved machinery, to produce more, better, and at less
expense, is the basis of public prosperity. Several mawk-
ish publications have been put about, and many common-
places have been advanced, in and out of season, to prove
what no one disputes, the use and advantages of machinery;
but this is not the question, and is a sophistical evasion of
the real difficulty. If a machine is a public benefit, ought any
to suffer exchnively fora public benefit ? Is it just to expect
that any individual should be sacrificed for what is an admitted
benefit to all ? The power of labouring is an artisan's es-
tate—take away the labour and be is reduced to beggary,
though this very labour has been the inheritance of many
generations. Do we take sway other men's estates in like
manner? and if wanted for the public use, are they not al-
ways scrupulously indemnified ? Could not labourers and
artisans, on adducing suitable proofs, be also indemnified,
for such periods as enabled them to obtain other employments,
or learn other arts ? Two years purchase, at most, would
reconcile all interests, and then no one could or would re-
pine at improvements; while many valuable and important
inventions would be introduced, which conscientious Imes-
tors actually suppress, rather than spread misery among
*sit igdustrious neighbours. If to be just cost a million
a year, the benefits would be ten-fold, and in perpetuity.
To avoid this inconvenience, the Chinese permit no ma-
chinery to do that which can be done by hand. They use
the spade, the hoe, and the plough, because men cannot
perform those operations with their hands, and whatever can-
not be done by hand is allowed ; but nothing which abridges
the labour of the people, if they want it. Of this policy we
offer no opinion, for we are the advocates of improvements
and machinery ; but it seems evident that their adoption
merits a special regime—a code adapted to it, and some pro-
vision made, for a time, for those who prove injury. The
attention which has lately been unhappily forced to the sub-
ject, and the anxious desire of the highest classes to afford
all possible relief to the complaining, will justify us in giv-
ing a place to these observations, and we merely offer them
as our mite, pro bone public°.

THEATRE ROYAL, DUBLIN-LORD ANGLESEY.

A gentleman named Timothy Blake was removed from the
theatre last night, by a peace-officer from the head office of po-
lice, and charged in College-street watch-house, for using
“ gross language" to the Marquis of Anglesey. We
understand that the gentleman was guilty of no such
misdemeanour; that his only crime was to join in a groan at
the mention of the noble Marquis's name. He left his gold
watch in deposit to appear before the magistrates this day,
when the matter will probably be fully investigated. Mr.
Blake was then liberated.
Mr. M'Dona, of Ceps'-street, and another person who re-
fused to give his name, were also charged in the watch-house
for " disturbing the pesos in the theatre." They, too, joined
in the groans and other cries raised against his Excellency.
The head and front of their offending had this extent—ne
more." Mr. M'Dona left his watch for his appearance
upon this day,and the other person, who had not got a watch,
and° who would not tell his name, was detained in the dock
all night.
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STATE OF THE COUNTEr.

BLAWD.OII), FIUDAY.--1 tnentiovcd to you ou blo:ulay, that in
Lway from Salisbury hither, I saw two fires, at a distance, at each
et she nal. There was, hi feet, a third on that night on the same
lbse, but mire great a &stew le he seen from the road. The first fire,
welds I themball as illupdiadug the country for miles around, was, 1
asisestauil, en tba wed. at Mfr. Rezworthy near Wilton. His
direlliag.house,out-hema*Mdginscicks were all.butoed tothe round.
1 had not time, in my miqg dumb hers to.ilay, to get the particulars,
farther than that Mr. illeuverthg had been *eclat in bringing some
of the late rioters to TY ammed its, which I said WAS in the
mdglibesehood of W> wee et emu duke only. These also were
dm peplum of a pima ea edul with the late prosecutions. There
stta hlestimo lee at from dd. N Wednesday night, making the lith
siaaa Siteslay lest In ate of these, stadia to the value of 5001. and
spew& were etimamsd, die property of Mr. Farquharson, a gentle.
sass or kir mem. and who Is, I eadentesd, very popular among
all dames hors. Fires of this kind set all conjecture as to the object of
rho lsouldlosios at Mamie.

It is dilkolt to easy to you the alarm assoogst all persons here who
have ptopsst et dd. description to lose. No man considers himself
tee to menting. The scene on Sattuday eight, at the break-
ing out of the lot Ire, which was within a mile of the town, war at
anes nervy mod alarming. Those who first got intimation of it ran
doting& the town, eying 44 Fbe ;" lights were soon at most of the
viable% and the torn.bAs were set ringing, which added consider-
ably to the einholen. devetel s hastened out to render assist-
ance, bat es Once of the mowdtaria could be obtained. I was told
Milt', that two le Here one are in custody on suspicion, but I could
eat bran whether any *portent information has been elicited respect-
*intro sensed foomenden with these fires.
h a wisp of the >ll Daisae. I ditisk it would increase
the dances el deteillee ef the lomtdimiss, if mull parties of these
Mops were to be IMO mod the emery in different directions at night;
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but I have sot hued thole shay have been so employed. I made enquiries
this moaning no the ealtlesti sod was told that the officers had gone over
last night to Shafembely, (IS miles distant), to a ball, and were to
rosin this amid% till Wet dm hunt. if these were the only objects of
their visit. I on& denbt whether they would be considered at the Horre
Hoards, as a menewebie swam for their absence, had any sudden
'requited tisk peousee here.
Oa Wilts at the balm tepees, I find that great exertions we
making there and ehowbowe he the onfortonste men under sentence if
death at Whinier mid lektkety. It is impossible to deny that the
object of these lobe le Inseme themselves le good and humane but in
attrageat sympathy foe dims swim% they seem to be wholly tin.
ado misty and teem lam which hundreds of industrinu.
and reepemehin persons me disown here, by the nightly spin !-
bossism eta renewel of the mono' in this neighbourhood.--Tim
Cortospondest.
?SOX ANOTIMI CoaIIrePONDENT.
Hounslow, 9 o'clock,• Friday night.
A large are is visible at a short distance from this place. It is i
the direction of Bedfont, where other fires have already taken plate!
lately.• The game appetite as if from burning licks.

lARY CHARGE OF FELONY.

Yesterday being appointed for the further hearing of a singular charge
• felatty at Listabedt-swast police oaks, whith was partly investigated
on Wdnenday last, the sin was crowded with persona anxious to
hear its mu& _ _

At arts Ale& the ammed, Mary Hopieusl, was placed within
the bet Mbar MOM HotalmrtcK and WYATT, and was attended by
Mr. Wake, es hematitic while Mt. Townsend, the vestry clerk of
Sc. theqpfs in the fats Mlnededon the ports of Mr. and bles.'rhoms..
the peemootots.
Provione is the nee bee _Mood Mr. Townsend observed,
that initiondowbodgme &ma mem s to the characters of
his dime, sod he these/me woe peepored with a number of rob/Dec.4We
wltiosirmo who would prove them beinsatleas to be perfectly groom!.
less, and to be owe nrdislons
ML HARDWICK aid the aniseed if she still persisted In the story
she had told on thus day abst be visiting Mrs. Thomas at the
Portugal Hotel w e absent from bar beebead
Tbe prisonerrepaied that she did, s she bed calf spoken the truth.
It was a feet *gig hadcdwee Maim visits to Mrs. Themes,
two by day and as by while she eloppad at the Portugal, sad
besides else timbal of iris. villa do hid incurred there, to one
of the dlsa dm she had let is,
In auk so a Ms Mr. Towaewd, the pbreaff said, AM
she gees la or receipt teethe weary, whielt she paW, and gave it to
Mr. Themes.

Mr. Tarashend here did Mr. Ara* the pespister et as Por-
tugal Had, in Fkitatiest Avowed, dist is aseepteme of am 'O-
aths made to him, he had asianiely kola over his boas, and mad
And a may for the hat she: maths for IL Ilk. Riddle he was ma-
seam that Ws. Theme war never as Weak et his ham, an had ha
ova betem that .warring MI her. Be we esavimmil that if she lived
them he net have knows her. He had aver, so his lmowlehp, sea
the pilaw before Wedneeday eveang, when she &led at the had,
in It =way of an deer.
Smith, she pacipalehmahmenall at the Portugal deposed,
that to the best of her kiowledp Mrs. Themes had not for two yews
and a halt, while she lived there, sto at that bassi.
The englaratea hoe expressed *imams sodded with the utter
Silber et the seagulls. against the ebonite t• f Mrs. Thomas t but
Mr. Townsend requested that they would Weise him, by permit.
Mtn se call sevenl other witnesses who wore in attend Lea, to order
that all doubt on the subject might be set at rest, as reports had got
into the newspapers width yea most ha da to the feelings of Mr. end
Mrs. Thomas, and he hoped that their refetatims would be as w.dely
promulgated as the original charge was.
The magistrates, under these dreentataiices, gave their assent, and
Mr. Townsend called David Joon, who stated that he had been asp-
man to Mr. Thomas for the last emu years, and during that time Pits.
Thomas bad not, even for one day, been absent from the house. Two
female servants deposed to the same fault, and were positive that Mn.
Thomas bad not slept from home for eight or nine months.
A mama of mat, who attended him Thomas, mime that he bad
been in the habit of seeing The. Thomas daily, for the hat 12 minas,
at her own beam
lir. Hiiiemaireil surgeon, stated that he had bees the
maid .- -asa of sad his family far seam yeses; be
baboquat ' ' irkaseeing the team en which Mr. sad .
Mes. Timmins id, and be mall say that in the mune of his lite he
had never observed a couple live more happily; is fact, the it endues as
men and wife was a priest pattern.
gave abe empositiMe atrium Mamie, waseintanor, end neigh-
base of Me. lid less. Themes, spoke in the Mabee* tent. of commas-
dada et tick elminelese, mil g,ave it es disk opinion, from their own
of Ma MOWN rho the manteden was most awl arid en.
jirstlhod net she Aglow ibenhiles la truth.
Mr. ikullidd, a liegianse for Miderea, who wee in the %Mb,
said, that
he be ridded in the same asighhearbeed with Mr. and
Alm Thomas, be did am knew any alas stem stale own knowledge,
but ease the paidieity wa given to the persist awe, he bed bleed ee-
vseal yawns ipak of them la the highest swam, awl impressed hie be-
liet that the lasieseds• eared spinet Ilts asial altanater of Mee. Ti •
wee rise hies.
The Rev. Mr. Rash, the curate of the rah, was pima and
rerriarg wain 6) bear la the atalapkey earwig et Mr. amilirs.. •
Themes; but the thought k viasentary yarning the exa.
Wades farther, es fait perfeedy added mi dai "
Mr. Heanwsex, the primer, mid thatraceseadist •
which she had mods, on a former day, wag the amnia of Mrs.
Thema, bed been se satiatemelly rebutted, that it ma be empla
dared as puasdlsss, and asked her if she waled to offer any thing in
ex
Weeks ebearal, that ander the eirmunrancee, it would, he
thought, be better kr the awe to premed is the esdinary anise.
idepositiens of Mr. and lin. Themes ware then taken. Hell .
, sate •that the pawner ha, while I. their genies an saran" ash, aistl
am, as she stated ea the previous day as a nate of ask has; aim a
tippet, and odar amities belent;ing a than Wheat ask einetiet.
&NW ardeks pledged by the primer 'wee pednind ad Waded by
Mr. sod Mrs. Themes.
The edemas was then band over, tug the planer fully
committed usewpte for trial.
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BALLOT TOR TIM MILITIA.—II is undiesmid that tle
ballot for the Militia oil take place about a smooth hence.—
Among the exemptions which many have eagerly cam for-
ward to embrace, it is mated that the members of all volunteer
corps of infantry, who shall have attended 8 days's exercise,
previously to the commencement of the ballot, will he ex-
empted, even if drawn, frotn serving. The following days aro .
appointed for the Meeting of the Lieutenancy of the country
for carryieg into execution laws relative to the Militia ballet:
—Middlesex, Jan. 18 ; Warwick, Jas. 22 ; Rampelairr,Jam.
17 ; Yorkshire, January 20 ; Durham, January 22 ; Carr-
leseelisookirs, January 24 ; Wiltshire, January 25 ; Kest,
Jaosory 22: Iffeatehire, January 19; Devonshire, Jan.
$1; Daallokhipa, January 22 ; Staffordshire, January 15;
Stortry, Jan 20, Smoopieed&o, Jas. 22 ; Backinghanwhire,
Jim 14 ; IllereaellsWee, Jan. 8 (held); Cheshire, Jos. 7
theld); Flintehire, Jan. 24; Nottinghamshire, Jas. 24;
Wmaki, Jan. 18; &sax, Jan. 19 ; Isle of Wight, Jaw
13 ; Tower Hamlets, Jan. 25 ; Oxfordshire, Jan. 29 ; Lei-
cootashin, No. 29 ; Cornwell, Jan. 27 ;. Comma I Stan-
are day; ilessimhire, Jam. SS; and 8 impair*,
Jas. 27.

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