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London, England, 1810-05-01 00:00:00

LONDON.

TUESDAY, MAY 1.
ST. PHILIP AND ST. JAMES.-`Holiday at the Bank.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. -
Bank Stock 2895 Long Ann. 13 5-16thsi
-3 par C. Red. Ann. 699 India Bonds 15s. 19s. prem.
3 per Cent. Cons. 70ii Exchequer Bills 111. 14s. pre.
4 per Cont. 844 Lottery Tiekets£24 6s.
5 per Cent. Navy 100-I Consols for acc. 70114

At a late hour last night we received German
papers to the 22d April, from which we have given
a few extracts, but they are not very interesting, if
we except one report from fresburgh, which, how.
ever, we never expect to see realized—that the Porte
is to raise 500,000 men for the next campaign.

Letters from Holland to the '2Bth state, that a battle
had been fought between the Russians and Turks,
which continued for two days, and terminated in the
defeat of the Russian army, which was compelled to
retreat in great confusion, with an immense loss in
killed, wounded, and artillery.—We hope this state-
ment will prove correct; but at present it is rather
vaguely given, neither the scene of action, nor any
further particulars, being mentioned.
An article from Stockholm would give us to under-
stand that new conspiracies already exist in that King-
dom, which are likely to afford a fresh proof of the
political truth, that it is impossible to prescribe any
reasonable limits to the revolutions of modern days.

An American Captain, who left St. Sebastian about
a month ago, states that a few days previous to his
departure from thence, M. MOUSTIER arrived there
from Paris, and took his passage on board an Ame-
rican vessel bound to New-York. On his arrival in
America he was to proceed to the scat of Govern-
ment, as the accredited Minister from the Court of
France, in the stead of M. TURREAU. M. MOUSTIER
is the son of a French gentleman of the same name,
who now lives as an emigrant in this country, and
what is very remarkable, was the last Minister from
the Court of France to America, previcus to the re.
volution in that country, and a great favourite of
Louis XVI.

The same Gentleman states further, that the spirit
of resistance revives among the lower orders of the
Spanish people. The women of the country had, on
various occasions, procured provisions, clothing, and
numerous necessary articles, which, in defiance of all
remonstrances, they daily conveyed to small bodies of
patriotic troops, who had shewn themselves in the
neighbourhood. This was at length considered as an
offence of much enormity against the Frardi Go-
vernment, and a considerable number of those ladies
were taken up and tried by a Military Tribunal, whose I
sentence consigned 16 to be shot, and the sentence',
was carried into execution. Our informant saw three
of these heroines put to death, which they endured,
with wonderful fortitude.

According to letters from Paris of the 18th ultimo,
General WIRION, the late Commandant of Verdun,
destroyed himself on the preceding day. This Officer
had been ordered to Paris to answer some charges of
extortion and embezzlement of their property, pre-
ferred against him by Captain Sir THOMAS LAVIE,
and other British Prisoners at that depdt. It appears
that some days before, be made an application,
through a third person, to Sir T. LAVIE, to soften
the evidence against him as much as pos'sible, pro-
mising, on that consideration, to restore the property
purloined.

The prisoners at Verdun? and the other det&r, were
inyeat spirits in conj. equenee of hearing that Com-1
miseries had arrived frau Eilland to negociato as
pcchange of prisoners of rsr.

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Rem ounirmr.
EXHIBITION—MDCCCX.
Saturday, pursuant to invitation, a great number
of Noblemen and Gentlemen dined at Somerset-place,
with the President and Royal Academicians. The
company began to assemble early before dinner, for
the purpose of taking a view of the pictures exhibited
the present year.—Among the company vt ere
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and
the Bishop of Male, the Duke of Norfolk, Marquis Wellesley,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Liverpool, the
Honourable Mr. Ryder, Lord Erskine, Mr. Windham, Lord
Carlisle, the Persian Ambassador, and upwards of 50 other No-
Women and persons of disdactien. _ _ _

The exhibition was yesterday opened to the public.
No. S. Hercules, o defiver7'hereur, assails and wound:
Phao.—H. num, R. A.—Mr. Professor Fuseli is
here perfectly at home ; indeed, it may be said so in
more than one sense, as there is not a figure in this
picture which we have not seen in some of his former
productions ; thitt of the Infernal Monarch is but an-
other edition cf his Care:dans: kfore Claudius, and
the female sitting beside him, which we suppose is
Madame Proserpme, is also to be found in the same
picture. Hercules himself is from the Farnesian
statue, correct in regard to anatomy, but the limbs
are not accurately foreshortened 4 moreover, the
shaft which the hero is about to discharge from his
bow, is so out of perspective, that he does not take
Aim at Pluto ; his Godship, therefore, need not, be
so terribly al; rmed as he appears. In respect to the
colouring of this picture, it is in the best style of the
artist ; and as the subject has no reference to any thing
on earth, we shall not quarrel with the impropriety
of any of the tints. The distribution of the light and
shade is grand, and in the faces of the principal figures
there is much dignified expression. This is a most
stupendous working, nearly one-fourth of one side of
the Great Room.

13. The Village Green, Summer Evening—a Seenefrom
Nature.—W. R. BM, A.—There is a better group.
ing of the figures in this picture, a more pleasing di-
versity of colouring and char icteristic marking of
character, and a freer kandling, than is to be found
in many of this gentleman's latter productions; it is
not, however, highly finished, and there is a slovenly
inaccuracy of outline in many of the subordinate
objects.
16. Distant View of the Mani; of Calk Tomnulsend,
from a Mountain in New Holland.—W. WzrrALL.—
This sublime view is highly creditable to the talents
of the brother of the Royal Academician of the same
name (who this year exhibits nothing himself) ; it dis-
plays a vast extent of horizon, illuminated by an af-
ternoon sun, slightly veiled from the view of the spec-
tator by a cloud, painted with all the brilliancy which
distinguishes the works of Claude : the fore-ground
gives a correct idea of an immense elevation, the
objects placed on which are delineated with great
force, and the aerial perspective of all that lies beyond
it is inexpressibly beautiful—the English school never
produced a picture of more originality of effect.

The PIICENIX frigate, which is ordered round from
Plymouth to Portsmouth, to take charge of the next
fleet for India, is to take out the PERSIAN AMsLSSA.
DOS, and also his Excellency Sir GORR OUSELEY, Bart.
appointed Ambassador to the Court of Teheran.
Lord MULGRAVE has taken the house lately occu-
pied by the Duke of Anvil., in Portman-square.
The Duchess of RICHMOND, immediately on her
arrival from Ireland, last night, was visited by her
Noble Father and a select number of friends.

BREAD.-At a Court of Aldermen, held to-day,
after inspecting the returns, Bread was ordered to re-
main at present prices.
The occupants of the houses in the narrow part of
Holborn, near Drury-lane, have received notice to
quit at Midsummer; it being determined to pull the
whole of them down, from Drury-Line as far as
Short's Gardens, in order to widen that part of the
street.

The County of Hertford were entertained on Fri-
day and Saturday last by Mr. BRAND, at the Floe,
with two days races in his Park, and two elegant din-
ners of soups and cold provisions within his hospita-
ble
mansion. The Park was thronged with equipa-
ges of the first families, displaying all the female
charms of whick the county so justly boasts. The
Countess of SALISBURY, Lady MELBOURNE, &c. &c.
were present on this sportive occasion. The horses
in the several races were rode by Gentlemen,
amongst whom Mr. DELME, Mr. DOUGLAS, and Lord
FREDERICK BEAUCLERK, were the principal. Mr.
BRAND'S favourite hunter, rode by the former Gene
tleman, was the winner of the principal cup.
Tuesday last, was initiated as a Christian, in the
Parish Church of Stillington, by the Rev. William
Oddie, Ruth North of that place, 'aged eighty years.
The sponsors were her son, aged sixty, and her two
daughters, also well adviusced in years.
A duel was fought some mornings since behind
Canonbury-House, between Mr. H. the son of a
banker in the City, and a Subaltern in the East Lon-
don Militia, in consequence of some trifling dispute
at the Lady Mayoress's Ball on Monday se'nnight.—
After discharging their pistols in the air, their seconds
interfered, and settled the affair without bloodshed.
Two affairs of honour have recently been the sub-
ject of general conversation in the neighbourhood of
Berry Head ; the one between Lieutenant .1•••• D, of the
Royal Navy, and Mr. E—, surgeon, the other be-
tween Sir and the first-named Gentleman,
with swords ; in neither instance did any serious con-
sequence occur.

A few evenings since a desperate affray took place
at Plymouth, between a party of English and Spanish
seamen. The Dons had escorted several ladies to their
boat, with an intention of taking them on board the
Iphigenia frigate. The British Jacks, however, con-
ceiving this as an innovation on their privileges, laid
an embargo on the fair cargo ; this so exasperated the
Spaniards, that a battle-royal took place, which ter.
minated in favour of our seamen, who carried off the
lan in triumph. No lives were lost, but several were
severely cut by the knives of the Spaniards. The
conduct of our countrymen is stated to have been ex-
tremely reprehensible, in having commenced the as!
tack without provocation.

Abe William", late servant to Mr. Fisher, of ShilE.
nal, was committed un Tuesday last, by the Magis-
trate:, to take his trial at the next Shrewsbury Ses.
sion, for wilfully burning his livery clothes with vi-
triol, or some other mineral acid, at the time he left
Mr. Fisher's service. • •