Star.
London, England, 1824-06-14 00:00:00

F-4SHHINARLE ARRdAGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK

THIS IVINIWG.
Prince Leopold's Second Assembly.
Lady Astky's Party, Hereford-street.
Mrs. Henry Hoare's Party, in Upper Grasvenor-street.
The Earl and Countess of Harewood's Grand Dinner and Even-
ing Party.
The Archbishop of York's Entertainment, Grosvenor-square.
Lord and Lady F. L. Gower's Party, Albemarle-street.
Lady Farquhar's Assembly, St. James's street.
Mr. and Mrs. Egerton's Party, St. James's-square.

1.0.310 BROW.
Mrs. Pole Carew's Ball, in New Cavendish-street.
Mrs. Mitchell's Ball.
Mrs. Gurney's Ball, in Lincoln's Inn-fields.
The Duke of Buckingham's Fete, at Stowe.
The Earl of Derby's Entertainment, Grosvenor-square.
Lady de Willoughby's Party, Whitehall.
WEDNESPAY.
The Marquis of Lansdown's Entertainment to Prince Leopold.
The rtlises Gautherot's Evening Concert, at Mr. Penn's, New-
street, Spring-gardens.

111 WISDA Ir.
Countess Grosvenor's First Assembly, at Grosvenor House.
The Countess Wemyss's grand Rail in Stratford-place.
Lady Ravenswortles Concert, in Portland-place.
Mn. Chaplin's Rout, in Welheck-street.
Mrs. James Alexander's Ball, in Devonshire-street.

FRIDAY.
The Countess of Harewood's Ball, in Harewood.place.
Lady Warburton's Party, for her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Gloucester, in Albemarle-street.
Mrs. Wyndham Lewis's Ball, in Portman-square.
Mt. Gordon's Ball, in Hill-street.
Sir Benjamin and lady Hobhouse's fifth Dinner Party, at their
newly purchased residence, in Berkeley-square.
Mrs. Saville Ouley's Ball, in Gloucester-place.
Mrs. Charles Ricketts' Concert, Cleveland-row.
Mrs. Edwards' Concert, in Regent-street.
the Hun. 11r. and Mrs. Agar Ellis 's Party, Spring gardens.

SA TIT RDA V.
Tlik Marquis of Winchester's Party, Grosvenor•square.
The Earl of Aberdeen's Entertainment.
Madame Szyntanowski's Concert, at the Hanover-square Rooms.

Yesterday, the Duchess of CLARENCE, the Duchess
of KENT the Princess AUGUST), and Princess FEcoxiae; attended
Divine Service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
Prince LEOPOLD attended Divine Service yesterday,
at St. Philip's Chapel, Regent-street.
Yesterday, Divine Service was performed to the
King's Ileusebold, at his Palace in Pall-mall, by the Itevercnd Dr.
131.01INERO.

Satt;iday afternoon, at half-past three o'clock, the
KING left his Palace in Pall-mall, in his travelling carriage and
four, escorted by a party of Light florae, for Windsor.
The Duke of l'oax and the Duchess of (iLouessyEn
visited the )(LNG on Satur.lay.

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VAUXHALL AADAws,

The visitors at this delightful scene of fashionable bustle and
amusement on Friday night were both numerous and select ; and it
were saying but little to observe, that :the entertainments, and tilt
facilities to a full enjoyment of them, arc omen inntroved i,y iry •r,,i
alterations. The corps de ballet is superior, and exhibits none of to .t
occasional confusion which indicated that last year was its
son. The comic sketch called the Chinese Weste&e.g. is highly eak.
racteristic and amusing ; it is performed by several excellent dancer:
Mr. GREY has made some curious additions to his Fantoctitti,
now exhibit on a stage in the open air, the rLing ground lit frost ,21
which enables a very large company to see without incnnveni,,,
Although we have hidden "a long and last adieu" to all
garies of Tern Thievilt and The Little Glass Slipper, we occasiatuk
caught orri.e:ves indulging out risible muscles at these parts or ti
evening's entertainments.
The Orchestra was hater sumrorted than usual, and the fire.
works were as brilliant kid varied as ever. ?limy of thc
songs are exceedingly pretty, but we think that the eviler ot
Concert should be announced as heretofore ; and were the niilitrei
band to select more native niesic for the first hour of dale pt-rforn'.
once, the' might afterwafds do as they pleased.

DEATH OF CAPEL LOEFT.
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We fiwie to announce the death of that :e••cran in politics sr,l
literature, Cape' Loin, Esq. 1k died r the 2 of May, at
Monteallier, near Turin. Few have distinguished dn. s faT
such a length of time in so many rariOus branches of our literary
history. Mathematics, classics, I.i:+•, poetry, music, criticism,
by turns Tree:Tied his pen, from rn early period to the latest lICT7,
as his separate works, as well as numerous contributions to perio,:i-
cal puthci.tions, will :imply testify. He was a SIKII4I
lay ; and to the office of critic, he brought great judginent, exceller:
taste, and a mind store•.) with an amazing share and variety of
man knowledge. As Poet, he was an enthusiast, p 4,„
too fastizlious and rained, but certainly not without genius am;
powers of versiPeation. Unwearied in his own literary puriaio,
he was nut ?r,s so in as.iisting and fostering those of others. life
eneourabt•n:ent be gave t., 11L),);11frid, and the labour he hcetowea
Ott the I•iterwr's Bait, may serve as one instance of in any sesiicti
mii;lit be a.lduced, to `rove the amiable disposition of his natute.

Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, the 11.,!:e
Ci..titeNcr, attended by Sir lIENny Bi.Aemwoon, arrived at hii rvs.-
&rice, in Stable•yard, St. James's, in Ms travelling carriag:.,
Deptford, at which placu his Royal Ifighne..4 twelve
o'clock, having left Sheerness at six o'clock yestsi.lay morning.
Thursday. the Duchess of CILA It tiNet dine i ‘.v;tll
Duchess of KENT, at her apartments, at the Kinif's Ken-
sington. In the evening, the Royal DucheNsy-:, accompanied by
the Prince of Letstigc.ci; aid Ptinces*Fauomie, honoured Coven;.
Garden Theatre with their ptesclece;

It is expected that tl c RoYat, Grotto:; yacht
shnrtfy be brought forward, for the purpose of conveyinc, his M
JESTY across the Channel ; it bring understood that the King's Phy-
sicians have held a consnitation, and have advised his NIA 71.:%fiv to
try the baths of Carlstadt, which they are of opinion would icve
serviceable.

Part of the Brazilian Loan (said to the amount of half
a million of money) is now embarking at Portsmouth, on board his
Majesty's sloop SrAattownswit, and that sloop was expectei to Ltil
to-day for Rio Janeiro.

Grapes, cherries, and strawberries, have been er-
posed for sale in some fruiterers' shops in Eieter, during the Le
week : grapes at as. cherries at ss. per lb. and strawberries at
7s. 6d. per quart.
DR. BARRETT'S %VrLL.—The different Charitable In.
stitutions are likely to receive considerable benefit from the very
large funds bequeathed by the late Dr. limialrer, Vice Provost at
Trinity College, Dublin. The Public may recollect, that this
cs-
traordinary character made a will two or three years back, by which
he left his large fortune, acquired by the greatest parsiniot.,,
to several public charities, leaving his only brother an annuity
of less than twenty shillings a week. The consequence was, tha:
the will was litigated in every shape and form, and the gentlemen
of the long robe were likely to he more considerable gainers thaw
ever the deceased intended they should be. However, by the deci-
sion •f the Lectn CHANCELLOR on Saturday last, ample justice is
about to be done to all parties• The bite Doctor's brother, Mr.
EDWARD Balmer?, who litigated the will, is to have the real and
leasehold property, and to be paid a sum of .010,000, with interest.
The residue of the property, which, we understand, amounts to
nearly 100,0001. is to be disposed of in charity, under the direction
of the Court of Chancery, and no doubt it will be distributed its
such a way as to give universal satisfaction.
Upon the subject of the appointment of a Successor
to M. CITAIEATJBRTAND, the French Papers contain no
information ; but our private communications enable
us to give the following as the definitive Ministc:iat
arrangement :
Monsieur Vamp., Minister for Foreign Affairs, retaining the
Presidentship of the Council.
The Count La FORM; one of De Cazrs' Peers, Minister of
Finance.

M. MOSITADCR, late Minister in Switzerland, goes to :be Foreir
Affairs as Directeur-Gem:l-al.—Morning raper.

The painted canvas ceiling, which was destroyed by
the fire at Carlton Palace, was placed in the room,
which is low, to give it a lofty appearance, and the de-
ception was excellent. The loss, however, is not irre=
parable. The fine portrait of the Duke of ORLEANS is
totally destroyed, but some of the others, said to be
spoiled, can in a great measure be restored, as the var-
nish only was blistered. When the alarm was given,
the KING, with his attendants, repaired to the place on
fire, tvhere the domestics were busily engaged in sub-
duing the flames. In the confusion his Maiosry re-
ceived part of the contents of a bucket of water, but he
took no notice of the annoyance, and continued, until the
fire was extinguished, giving his directions.
Mr. GoOncax remains in custody at the House cf
Commons, with two Messengers to guard him. He was
on Saturday visited by Drs. Muxito and TtrunTELL,
who afterwards sat; the SPEAKER on the subject.
The hay harvest is most abundant, and vast quanti•
ties have been got in during the late fine weather. The
wheats generally, throughout Sussex, look extremely
well. In the neighbourhood of Chichester there is sow:
already out in ear.
DEATH BY FlGHTlNG.—Wedneiday week a fight took
place between William Leedharn, butcher, and Ti'vonis
Mortimer, a waterman, in a field adjoining Pontefract-
lane, near Leeds, and after the battle bad continued
about an hour, in the course of which William tfedilam
received several severe blows on the side of the ;leek,
he was assisted home at hall-r.ast nine o'clock, and,
without surgical aid, died about half past four the next
morning. The wife of the deceased attended the bat-
tle, and held his clothes. A Coroner's Inquest, held
upon the body, has pronounced a verdict of Man--
.slaughtcr against Thomas Mortimer, who has since been
committed to York Castle.

The road Pausilippo, which the F ench began to
make over that beautiful hill, and which they comi.lete,i
as far as the point where it descends towat ds Puzpia!
is now nearly completed by the Austrian ttoop', actotd-
ing to the original plan. They have met with a sepulcine,
containing several vessels of glass and three skeletons;
which still had in their months the pieces of covey pta
into them on their burial.

Tuesday week, a girl about 4x Years of age, %hi:e
pLiying with a you:Ter infant, at Exmouth Terence,
Gillingham, fell backwards into a well sixty feet (ice.'•
The screams of Cie mother b: ought a man from an
joining brick-tieli, to her at-vistance, when the child cr.-
claimed, " Don't be frightened, mother, I'm in the
bucket, and am not hurt r &re was immediately broue,:t
up with but slight injury, the bucket having been sunk
below the sutlaue of the water at the time of the actrident.

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MR. OWEN'S REPLY

TO FILOCEIDINGS OF TUI

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SCOTLAND,

►suwms TO
THE NEW LANARK SCHOOLS.

RSVEREND SIRS—In the Report of the proceedings
of your last Meeting, as published in the Glasgow Chro
nide of the Ist of June, which I have just read, I find
the fullowing paragraph :
~ A cones
pnndence was read, from which it ap-
reAreal that Mr. Owen, of New Lanark, had refused
The presbytery of Lanark admittance to examine his
Schools, last April. The Assembly unanimously ap-
vointed a Committee to confer with his Majesty's Soli-1
citor•Gene,ai,
that the proper steps may be taken to en-
6frce a strict compliance with the Acts which require
Presbyteries to examine ali the public and private
schools within their bounds."
It is true, Reverend Sirs, that I did refuse the Pres-
!sytery of Lanark admittance into cur private schools at
New Lanark,—but I added, that a; Gentlemen and
neighbours, I should be at all times happy to see them
in their individual capacity, and to shew them the
schools and every other part of the establishment.
I refused admittance to the Presbytery of Lanark,
because they claimed that as a light, to which I lielieve
they have no title whatever. I ielUsed it, because in a
former exercise of this supposed right, they appear to
me to have displayed a total want of whatever apper-
ta:ns to pure an genuine religion.
I thank you most cordially, Reverend Sir s, for thus
hriiiging the subject fairly before the Public, because I
wish the Public to judge between us.
You claim an inquisitorial right over the consciences
of those who live within your bounds. I deny that
right upon principles of most simple and obvious
mstice. Every man must of' necessity believe what ap-
,•
pears to him true, and cannot by possibility believe what
appears to him false. To force any other expression of
opinion from him, is to force him to become a hypocrite.
such proceedings has insinterity been universally
:ornied, and vice made to abound : by such proceedings
are deception and hypocrisy at this hour successfully
;Owed upon the minds of the rising ,generation.
You have the right, in common with all other men,
of expressing your opinions in the way of fair argument.
It that right prove iinufficient for their support, any
attmipt to force them upon the minds of those who '
une iilinfr to receive them, ss ill be considered in the
rcient advatlced state of the human mind, as a futile
d_sire to exercise :t monstrous power, which, as it can
only engender and perpetuate vice, %%ill never again, I
mist, be recognised as belonging to any individual or
to any body of men.

You, Reverend Sirs, are a body professing, like many
bodies of men, who differ materially from you,
to lute di,covered and to be exclusively in possession
of True Religion.

lam one of many millions who are conscientiously
obliged to think, that, on this subject, you have lament-
ably erred, and that your practice proves how much
you have been nii,taken.

'!'here are at present many contending competitors.
toLe discovery of true religion. I,Vhen true religion
is rii,,covered, it will be easily known, because it will
make men charitable and kind to all. Now as no such
general character, up to the present period, has been
touted, is it not reasonable to conclude that pure and
genuine religion, freed from corruptions and errors,
does nowhere exist ?

This is the age c.f great di:covelie.;, and of much
competition. 1 cannot avoid believing that 1 am in
possession of that which has been so ardently sought
tcr, TRUTH ON THE SUBJECT OF RELIGION; and 1
nizan almost immediately to bring my sentiments into
competition with yours, and with those of all the other
Marchers for truth on this most important subject. The
friendly contest between us, as I hope it will be, must
be decided, not by anger and irritation, not by jea-
lousies, and a desire for power to do evil, but by the
fruits which shall respectively be produced.
These considerations bring the difference between us
to a point. If your system of religion and morals shall
lie found in practice to form the more virtuous indi-
vidual character, and the better statq,of society, then
will I come over to your views, and aid and as•ast you
to the utmost of my powers ; hut if, on the contrary, I
should discover to you the prirp_irle,: upon which alone,
car. be founded a religion pure, simple, and consistent in
ell its parts; a religion which s.hall form men to be tiled
end charitable to all, whatever be their dilli!rence Ot opi-
Mon, which shall withdraw ji-Joi men all desire to domi•
neer 61,zr their
.fcllows, at to dictate to their consciences,
or in any manner to do thcm au it jury ; a religion, which
slrall reject. as worse than useless, all exclusive privileges,
cll violent .support fur itself, and all foreible means al con
rcrsion ; a religion whose only weapon is dispassionate
orgnment, and whose followers will think it unworthy
their support, if with that weapon they cannot d,:fend it ;
then do I expect that you will relinquish the abuses and
trrors of your present system, and adopt those p,inci.
pies, which I shall, ere long, disclose to you and to
the world.

The mysterious *bight of dailness and dtdeption is
expiring, and the cheering light of until begins to ap-
pear. That you, Reverend Sirs, may live to experience,
19 peace and qiiietness, the benefit of this li;;!it, is the
,7,cerc wish'of yuar faithfiil Servant,
1:0BEHT OVVE'S.

P.lll-31a11, 9th June, 1824.

Monday last the Edinburgh Chess Club dined tOge-
tter at the British Hotel, in Queen.ttreet. About 45 sat down to
most excellent dinner, W. CRAW FORA, of Cartsbutn, EN. in the
chair, supported by Mr. Downs, of Appin, ADENCROMBY, of
11:•kenbiig,and other distinguished chess players. We understand
'Lt.! the Club has resolved to throw open the doors of their room
to :he Officers of the Army and Navy, who may happen to be on
tititv in the neighbourhood. In the great match between London
aad Edinburgh, nothing, it is said, has yet occurred by which the
sccres of either party can be anticipated.—Etintbergh Slat.

Last Wednesday, on the Mail Coach from Stirling to
hrtli leasing Crier, ;it three o'clock in the mining, the htirses
;Tarred oft' at full gallop, and ran two miles before the driver could
:Itsll tht Dutlng thelrlight, two or three of the passenger.;
and were hurt. in returning, at nine o'clock, the same
1..!.cs ran oft again, as they passed the toll-bar front the east, and
t at full speed into the centre of the town, where the midi was
tvcrturned. A Lady, an inside passenger, escaped with splimei
coot of her arms : of four outside passengers, one of them, a ser-
vant-:.-irl, leaped front the top with little injury ; two men, though
moth hurt, are in a fair way of recovery; the fourth, a game-keeper,
et the name of l'al'Gregor, is dreadfully bruised, and 'net expected
lire many hours. The Lady inside had her arm broker, and the
(ientkman his kg. The driver was also 'much injured ; the guard
C..ped with a trifling contusion. The ()Inside passenger, who was
4t, WiliCh hurt, died About eleven o'clock an Wednesday night,

Langan is fast recovering from the effects of the fight.
F'•tlay last he W. 14 well enough to join a dinner party at the Dol.
Chichester. llis weigh:, on Friday, was llat. 13lb. therefore
Lc Iws not .diniibiJrvii much from the ellic:s of the fi3ht.

• REPORT.

COURT OF OF KING'S BENCH', JUNE 14.

VIE KING V. CiIRISTOPIIERSON.
•
This was a criminal information preferred by the
ArrottNEy-GENERAL against the defendant, at the in-
stance of the Admiralty, and charged the defendant,
who is Captain of a trading vessel called the Trafalgar,
with having put four of hi. crew, named Collings, Patter-
son, Stephenson, and Wind ~ on shore on a desert part
of the coast of Noith America, and left them there,
against their will a;;d consent.

—Mr. Gurtst:v stated the case to the 'Jury, and called
Collings, who detailed ;he facts. The other individuals
were called and examined, and corroborated the testi-
mony riven by Collings.
Mr. BROUGHAM, for ►he defendant, cross-examined
the witnesses, with a view of sliewing that they had re-
fused to do their duty in the ship; and had, in fact,
formed a plan for quitting the Trafalgar, and engaging
in some other vessel, but tailed to establish this fact.
The Learned Counsel called no witnesses, but ad-
dressed the Jury at considerable length; and pointed
out, with his usual acuteness, the inconsiAencies and
improbabihties in the story told by the witnesses.
T.:e Loki) CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury
found the defendant Guilty. He will be brought trp for
judgment in Trim.