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Priacerse.
"To be demanded, as the phrase is, said the
Queen one day to her favourite lady,' 66 for reasons
which are nothing to us, and accorded for others
• which we have no concern, and that very often with-
out even the agency of the most obvious and impor-
tant of the senses—sight, is a truly royal privilege; is
it not, my dear Sebum ?—You • have named an ex-
treme case, Madam ; even a Royal suitor may be eons"
replied Selina; "at least I can see no reason to the
contrary."
Nor I, if natbre and reason, be.allewed to liver-
fete with royalty; but you know. Salmi_ that, if
- gallant Prince, of unknown properties, should visit a
nei: hbour's country to make himself agreeable, and
fail, he might take umbrage, as my Council ors Aar,
and Heaven knows what dreary cuniecinences might
follow in the, present disposition of Royal cayalieri ?
Some that are disagreeable may undoubtedly be can-
j etn:ed,- Madam ; so, I suppose, the sacrifice of a rea-
sonable use of the senses, must be regarded as a
necessary tax for pre-eminence."
"Itis so argued, my dear Selma; and lam awatre.
and so are my people, that taxes' must be paid;
but I cannot help thinking, and my people may juin
me there too, that those who pay taxes Wave a eight to
enquire if they are essential to their welfare, or to the
fulfilment of their duty. In my opinion, there is no
sufficient reason why Royal, or reigning houses, must
• Atxclitsivrly• marry With one.another It is said, to
promote amity and good-will among both Goverhers
aid governed."
•414 The history of Asia will prove, that it does no
"-nth thing. Ask, my good cousin of Astracan if
relationship, even With the laws of Goo and nations
to aid it, saved either his cal ital, his Beet, or his pro
trihces ?"

4. Then to drop advocating the good it effects, let'
me adveii to the mischief it prevents. Your Majesty
is aw...re t. at it keeps down the presumption of sub-
jects, and prevents the formation of parties among the
'nobility ; and, possibly, civil war and bloodshed."
44 Time was, (said the head of gold) !—I allow,
Oh ! most argumentative Selima, that some centuries
ago thy reasons would have told. When almost any.
inibulent and uninformed hlockhead of rank, with
the slightest shadow of a pretext, crailtfraise thou.
Sands of unruly retainers d.f his own, and induce
bther ungovernable brutes like himself to participate
in his views, there might be some danger in multi-
plying affinities to the cVadem. But such is the
perversity of: mankind, when this danger 'Listed,
such marriages frequently teok place ; and now that
it has disappeared, they are wholly set aside. To
tell thee the truth, Selima, it appears to me that my
degenerate subjects would be no longer disposed to
shed one another's blood for family, ary more than
the Tartars ; and, therefore, that possession, in due
dcscent, is tolerably secure. As to faction and influ-
ence, there will always be such, with or without rela-
tionship to royalty, n hich *seems rather to set aside
icimmon-place- competition than otherwise, as the
situation of my several uncles well evinces."- •
° But still, Madam, I fear it may be maintained
that relationship is an obvious advance to influence ;
and favouritism." •
44 Truly, it may, Selma ; but is it better that
such influence shi.uld be f reign than domestic ?
Thou art aware that the Persians can decapitate
Sovereigns as well as the Tartars. Dost thou think it
he whom they so treated, and whom we now term
Holy, had married a Pe!Sinl instead of a Tartar, that
id would have been so ir.jurinus to Lis head; or that
the consequent predilections ef.himsell and offspring,
would have proved so troublesome to their country
sod fatal to themselves. With respect to favouritism,
something or other must predispose to favour : it is
seldom merit, and, if not, relationship may as well se
cure it as any thing else. In Persia it svould only lead
to a few barren honours, and rather ir
_jure the chance
of a competitor for ministerial and ff-..ctive vwer."
" I tear, if your Majesty were to-reason thus conclu-
sively to your council, it would suggest an inference
which it would be presumptuous in me to find words for.
" I will presume for thee, try dear Selima : -thou
thinkest they -would infer that 1 regard some of my
native nobles with partiality, in the sense with which
•yonthful virgins may be supposed to employ that
word; but, it so, they would be wrong. I walk in
Theditat:on, fancy free,' bat I will confess to thee that,
If ever I think of marriage (and, beset as I am, I am
impelled very often to do so), even in imagination, I
select a Persian. At present I feel an invincible re-
pugnance to the idea of so important a connexion
with a man of foreign ideas, habits, and idioms,
whom it will take halt a life time to naturalize or
even to understand. Thou must not accuse me, Se.
lima, of the vulgar blindness of my countrymen to
every merit bat their own ; I only mean that foreign
merit is trot Persian merit. I allow also, that the
exalted in rank of different countries resemble each
other more than their inferiors ; but, allow what
may, there is a lit.e drawn between two natives of
different countries, when neither has been much out
• -ot hit or her own, which is seldom or ever got over.
Regard language in the firseplace ."
.4 Nay, Madam, you arc an admirable proficient
in two or three of the most prevalent languages of
Asia, and it is but tight to suppose that an accom-
plished prince would be the same.".
" Agreed, Selima; but this proficiency is merely
a scholastic one, and cannot possibly have attained the
ease and RAMC which a varied intercourse with the
natives can alone bestow.- My foreign husband and
myself might be obliged to confine ountelves to gene-,
rat:, in conversation, and, whether the national lan-
page of the one or the other was selected fir especial
conmitnlcation, rather talk at, than to, each other for
years. Blit it is a thousand to one if circumstances
would favour"us even so far, and if we should not bosh
be obliged to have recourse to a third; and, if so,
what an admirable clashing of idiozoi and ideas must
en. use. We may speak many languages, as I have read
In some great doctor, but we can only think in. one,
Mid to trans Lite 'that thought verbally and- promptly,
is neat to impossible. If a Persian write pure '.Carta.
rian, kis deemed 4 miracle; it a Tartar pure Persian;
ta' still greater. How curious the situation of. two
people; at lessvif mind be of any' cosisequesice in their
connexions thus tattered in theaCeleyaa e>tif nnsoitt,

yield your Majesty generally,
SeHma ; Out I fear. that, -with respect to your cont.
eluding observation. the'infelicity of dissimilar habits
and opinions is not peculiar to royal allitinces:"
" Certainly not, &lima ; but in other marriages
the parties may do something to take care of them:
selves: they may exercise discrimination, if they have
any; and, if they have rte, the chance of a proper
connubial understanding is greater than with indivi=
duals of different countries, who are mere passive in-
stratums of national policy."
" Your Majesty will pardon an opposition, assum-
ed rather, to lincome.acquainted with the.ground of
guneeonvictions, thapacrealed by my own. I frankly
confess, that I have always beheld the royal forms of
marriage with sdipris6 and distaste'; and, more than
this, 1 have heard the necessity lamented by those
whose judgment I hold to be superior to my own."
Necessity—it is not necessity, Selima ; and it is
of the misnomer that.l complain. Were it necessary
for the good of my people (for it certainly is not for
my own), I hope J know my duty but the most I
can admit is, that princely connexions are sometimes
desirable—but, to a great kingdom. never necessary.
I ant aware that it would he difficult to bend my po-
litical advisers to a direlictiFn of this custom, nor am
I bent upon the endeavour; but, whilst 1 subsilihe
to it, so far as tai drop the Idea of marriage upon my
own principles, I will nut be forced into one upon
those of t•ther people. Circumstances might arise
which would dispose me to receive ,a foreign Prince
for my husband ; that is, in the transition of human
affairs, such an event might prove favourable to the
interers of my kingdom ; when it shall have arrlied,
I will think of• it—in the mean time, my subjects
must allow rite the liberty which they so properly as-,
some to themselves, . and this they would readily, do,
but for the impertinence of creatures who live by see-
ing things invisible.—A silly Journalist, the other
day, found out a thousand foolish reasons for some
past conduct isf mine, whilst a very significant one
stated him in the face. These writers would dignify.
or degrade me cut t.f sight and understanding ;
whereas, if it be not stretching the prerogative too far,
I would retain both as serviceable even to Queens."

NEXT WEDNESDAY the Crand State Lottery begins
Drawing—Tickets and Shares are selling in great
variety at Swirl. and Co.'s fortunate Offices, No. 11,
Poultry, 12, Charing-Cross, and Si, Aldgate High.
street—as none of the Prizes are fixed, the whole of
the Grand Capitals may be drawn the first day.
It would seem a sel -evident truth, that persons
who do the most of any business in which they may
be concerned must derive the most profit ; we can
shew, however, in one instance, that this is not the
else :—for had Wana, of Ludgate-street, and 9,
Cornhill, not sold any Tickets or Shares within the
tut year, bat kept those which the Public purchased
in his own hands, he would actually have been a
gainer of a Princely Fortune ; for it is a fact, that
the Capital Prizes alone, sold at his Office within that
period, exceeded by nearly £70,000, the cost price of
all the Tickets and Shares—this is a case, we believe,
unparalleled in the history of Lotteries, and serves to
account for the decided preference hewn by the
Public to his Offices..
COVEXT•GARDEN TIIIIATEEe—.-The revival of the
Plays of Sitarcesenaaa-affords an intellectual treat .to,
every man who loves the British Drama.—Miss
O'NEILL was last night the representative of Labe/%,1
in the Play of Measure for Measure; and never was
the cl-aracter more perfectly adapted to the talents of
any performer. Youth, beauty of person, innocence,
and yet dignity of demeanour, with the most empha.
tic expression of those poetical sentiments which
every admirer of SHAKESPEARE has by heart, were all
united in her representation of the part. It was.
throughout, gractful, animated, and affecting ; and
she v. .es ahly supported by Mr.Youra and Mr. TIMM
Mr. JoxLs was admirably playful in Lecie, and Mr.
LISTON, as usual, produced, without gesticulation or
effort, the most irresistible laughter. The Play was
received with great applause, by a crowded House.

A curious circumstance occurred, on Tuesday
evening, at a public-house in St. Martin's.lane. Some
young men, who hold a singing club there, received
a challenge from another party, which society could
produce the best singers. Tuesday night was fixed
for the grind contest, when some butchers from New-
port Market, previously to the meeting, introduced a
.icruseknspisev, into an inner room. Scarcely had the
second song been commenced, before the long-eared
gentlem.in bigan to bray lustily, to the great amuse-
ment of tip judges, and complete confusion of the
4.4 u of Apollo.
BOXING.—The sport. at Combe Warren, en Tues-
day, were• not the only pastime of the sort; a battle
of the most obstinate description having been fought
about the same hear, at Cleaver village, Oxfordshue,
for 1(10 guineas a side, between Mr. Holders, h re-
spectable farmer, and a Gentleman's coachman.
named Wales. A dispute had originated respecting
the farmer, who is a good shot, living killed too
much game on the manor, and this led to the com-
bat ; the master having backed Coaches. A most
courageous combat lasted one hour and fifty 'ninnies
all at in fighting. Most of the rounds lasted from
foui to six minutes, and in many of them sit -and,
seven hard blows were exchanged without either
going down. The men were thirteen 'stone each,
and the amateurs will best judge of, the•eaecutioo
done. After fighting an hour and a half, Haiders
was blind, and the left side of his antagonist was in a
deplorable state. Holders received a cut which gave
a glimmer of sight, by which he won the battle.
Fite.—Yesterday merning, abont two o'clock, a
dreadful fire broke out at the Bite Anchor pabric-
house, near the Workhouse, in Whitechapel-road,
which totally destroyed the same, and slightly da
maged the two houses-adjoinieg. We are awry to,
add, that the servint.osaid. wuo had but lately ar-
rived from the country, perished in the flames. Her
mutilated remains were dug from the ruins a tew.
hours atter, and conveyed to the Workhouse for the
decision of the Coroner's Jury. Two labouringMek
who slept in the attic, escaped in their shirts intie.the
adjoining houses having lost envy
_aunt of.libeir
little property.

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WikliaMbOrdon, coal-beit;er, deposed, that in con-
sequence of a' complaint Made to his master, Mr.
Rikworth, coal merchant, in Scotland-yard, about
the quality of five chaldron of coals seat in on l'hurs-
&thin to Count Munster's house, in Piccadilly, he
went there last Tuesday about nine o'clock in the
morning, and took a light to examine the coal-cel-
lar, when he was alarmed at seeing the body of a•
person amongst the coals ; he instantly is.formc.d a
woman'in the kitchen the body of a dead child was
!there, when she replied it must be that unfortunate
woman missing ; by this time his master came, who
went, as well as others,. to 'the spot, and the body of
the deceased was found'covered with the coals, except
one of her arms ; her apron was found fdded up
qnite bloody between her back and the wall, there' was
a deep gash in her throat, and she appeared to have
been dead several days ; he went afterwards to ex-
amine if he could find any weapon sith which the
deed might have been perpetrated, but he could not
discover any.
William Strand, the deceased's brother-in-law,
said, she had lived in the capacity of cook in Count
Munster's family about ten or twelve ypars ; she was
zilslng sine the lat inst• he had seen her on Sunday,
she said she was very unhappy, and not right in
her head ; he then advised her to quit the place if it
was too hard ; he saw her again on Monday, sheap;
peared much fatigued, and said she was in a hurry ;
on Tuesday last the Count sent for him, but he was
aot at home, and he called at his house before he re-
turned in order that farther inquiry should be made
respecting her, when the Count told him not to be
alarmed, Olt she was found murdered in the cord•
cellar. •
Cross-examined.—He said about six months back,
when the CoUnt removed from Clarges-street into
Piccadilly, that the coachman and footman behaved
very *ill to her, that she wu afraid of her life if she
said any thing to displease them ; believes she expe.
rienced some disappointment in Ira being exalted in
her situation at the return of the Count to this coun-
try; which might, very probably, have preyed on her
mind ; she was about forty years of age.
Francis Fenhuill, a footman in the family, being
sworn, was asked, Had you been in the practice of
going into the coal cellar with the deceased ; or what
is the situation of the place ?—Answer, I never went
along with her ; the coal cellar is iu the rear—it is a
very large and dark place, with two holes, which are
closely covered with plates. She was missing from
11 o'clock 1:1 the morning, and the coals came in
about six that evening. No person went into the
coal cellar lit the time, as the plates were not fastened
on the inside. •
A chair woman, who was in ?he kitchen the whole
of the day, was examined. She said the Countess
came into the kitchen in the morning to give the &-
ceased some tildesq ; but she abruptly disapresrecl,
and could not be found after.

Cross-examined.—There was no other way into the
coal ceilar only through the scullery ; did not see her
go that way. She could not be dragged in without
her knowledge. %Vent to the cellar for coals be:ore
the other coals came in ; had a candle, but did nat
see her then, dead or alive.
The Beadle produced a common dinner knife
quite bloody, which he proved to have been f9und
near where the body was in the coals, some tune after
the body was found.
- The CORONER summed up the eviience, and said,
it appeared the deceased committed the act herself in
a state of derangement ; but the Jury objected to
give that verdict, alleging that a great deal of mys-
tery and suspicion attached to the circumstance.—
The question being put—Lunacy. or Wilful Murder,
against some person or persons unknown, after deli-
berating a considerable time, they returned a verdict,
that the deceased met her death by her own act, being
in a state of Lunacy at the time.

Qqattl.SiVAß&—Yebterday a female was brought
up, supposed to have been concerned with two
men who won 41800 of the head of a (urn in the
sugar line, and whose subsequent exposure of the cir-
cumstance caused the unfortunate man to commit
suicide. She was remanded.

HATTON•GAIRDEC—J. Mitchel, a boy, was fully
committed, charged with stealing two gold watch-
cases, the property of Mr. Gibbons, a watch-manu-
lacturer, of King-street, Goswell-street, with whom
he lived as errand-boy.
Untott-HALL.—A young man, dressed in the first
style of fashion, who said his name was Michael
Akin, applied for a search warrant to search the pre
mists of a respectable tradesman at Newington yes-
terday, for certain property of his which he intder-
stood was in that person s house. A warrant was
`ratted, and Leckie the Officer accompanied the
complainant to the house in question. On seat ching
the house, tin y found a valuable writing desk, worth
-F2O, which the complainant claimed as his property,
upon which the Officer took that and the master of the
house before the Sitting Magistrate. The defendant
now stated, that the desk had been deposited with him
-by a woman named Sewell, who was now at defen.
dant's house; her husband was a teaman,.and at pre-
sent absent on foreign service : when he lett England,
he left his wife and two children comfortably settled,
and the complainant with her as a lodger; be ilad
not been long gone before the complainant succeeded
in seducing his wife, who became pregnant, and in
consequence of the complainant having afterwards.
.deserted her, she was reduced to extremeAkrreis,
In tlik state, the defendant having a knowledge of
her and her family, and she appearing really penitent
for her fault, took her and her children into his house;,
at the time she came, she brought the desk in cute.i.
tion with hrr, and the defendant now kept it, intend.
;act° give it up to the husband on his return. Tti,-.•
poor woman at present lay in of a child, of which the
complainant was the father. The complainant did not
deny this statement. The• Magistrates questioned the
complainant as to his mode of getting .a living, and
not being r•atisied,with his answer, committed Nina
till he cot4t find securities to answer the parish offi
cos wben called on. They alio directed the defen.
dun still rennin posteisioa of the desk.

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