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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATLIIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1819. caAatta's Maarraaox.—Handay at the Baah, Ezekegver, and tionth-ties .e advance in the market price of Silver to ss. Id. i c h is ld. above the Mint price, produced some 0 ,..i0n in the House of Commons last night.— .. difference amounts to Is. in the pound weight, ta rnishes a sufficient profit to allow the new `ita be melted down. The MAS raR of the MINT ;;;red, that while the market price was so much :r than the Mint price, we could not hope to 1 our silver coin in circulation, but expressed a e that this drain would not last, and that the •tet might take a favourable turn. But in eza- I;ng this question, the real fact should not be lost of :—For Bank Paper a certain quantity of Sil oakd formerly be obtained, but now a smaller :ay for the same nominal value of Paper.— then, the Silver risen in value, or has the Paper in value? This is the real question: and we no hesitation in asserting the latter to be the for in truth the value of Bank Paper can only measured by the quantity of the valuable Metals cao be bought with it. 'the remedy, then, is obvious: make Silver a legal ider to any amount—(for it is absurd to have two ealiic measure: of value, when it is impossible to !vent these from changing their relative values)— ike Si!ver a legal tender, and resume cash payments :liar metal which shall be so made the legal tender. .silver should.be preferred, on many accounts, for ~a 1 cash payments; but principally because you mild thus, at once, render the relative value of Bank ,-,tes and the Silver currency equal and invariable : r would any inconvenience result from it, or any in upon the Bank ; for no one would collect, for :e purpose of melting. Coin which-he could always munand for Notes at the Bank; and the incon. taience of carrying large sums in Silver would mays insure among Commercial Men and Dea ls a preference to Bank Paper. Were this mea, ire instantly adopted the new coinage would be reserved, and probably would be found quito jail to all the demands of circultion.—Nor eau ,wesent dreaded evil be in any other way averted. regard this advice and you will soon see the Bank r 1 reduced in value to 15s. in the pound ; or, in der words, every commodity rise in that propor except Bank paper. The case is very obvious—. is no sophistry or mystery in the argument. tvl:en ever any article cannot purchase the same •:antity of any other commodity that it form* , :1, it is only because that article has ceased to be longer of its former value. If silver be made a _AI tender, though absolutely silver and paper will brought to the same price, the latter, strictly eaking, will bocome the more valued of the two, •• the greater convenience which it will afford in re. •;ving payments. The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this morning. The Clamber of Peers met on Tuesday, in public ;.:sembly, for the discussion of the proposition made Ly the Duke de LEVIS for the entire abolition of the Droit d'Aubaine. The Marquis de MALI,EvILLE, rant JUR kr.oußG, 2.111 Count CORNET, were heard 3:,ainst the proposition, and Count BOISSY ani the Marquis de Pasrortrr, in its favour. The cl;scussion was then adjourned till Saturday. The Chamber of Deputies had also a meeting on Tuesday, when the debate on the Project of Law re ..:.•ecting Petitions, of which we took notice yester day, was resumed and concluded. The proposition fot obliging the Chamber to receive any Petition wbich a Member might think proper to present and reommend; as also several other propositions, of 2 1 regulatory nature, were rejected; and the only new 0:1er finally adopted was one for directing the in sert:on in the Orders of the Day of all Petitions, and th: objects of them, twenty-four hours before they arc presented. The Funds continue rising. Oa Tuesday they left ci at 691 r. 25c. A later from our private Correspondent at Paris, ~.,tains the following particulars respecting the late 'iat at the College of Louis-le-Grand : You will have heard of the Riot of the College Lyuis-le-Grand; the causes have been variously ated, but they are very simple. Some of the Stu .s, instead of squandering away their pocket money in the usual way, with boys, at School, t'Tugh.t it better to make a subscription of their iittlr ,avings for the benefit of theh countrymen,' relations, at the Champ mastc:s were violent, and threatened the parties with expulsiun, which was carried into effect. The :est of the boys insisted on their being recalled, and to the refusal, they broke all the N‘indows, nearly L.21,)C0 squares of glass, the forms, benehes, tables, &c. 4r.1 finding about 1800 candles, they them 411. We need not add that the expulsions are ;a:- Irerous. Would it not have been better to nave let boys dispose of their saviis;s in their own way ? Mother ground of discontent was, twat the worthy Reads insisted on the boys going to confession once a forthight, which they sturdily refused." eect • id THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. - tt. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1819. .11 1 ;,.,G Commits 's MASTravox.--Handay at the Buie esekeeeer, and Soeth.Bes House. at a dvance in the market price of Silver to ss. Id. ek is ld. above the Mint price, produced some its ~ion in the House of Commons last night.— . difference amounts to Is. in the pound weight, se , ta rnishes a sufficient profit to allow the new t o be melted down. The MAirsß of the MINI i3ed, that while the market price was so much to , e r than the Mint price, we could not hope tc • -e our silver coin in circulation, but expressed ; that this drain would not last, and that the 1• net might take a favourable turn. But in era d ;lig this question, the real fact should not be los s, it of :—For Bank Paper a certain quantity of Sil coalti formerly be obtained, but now a smalls ' es.:ty for the same nominal value of Paper.-- then, the Silver risen in value, or has the Pape kin value? This is the real question: and w no hesitation in asserting th,e latter to be dt for in truth the value of Bank Paper can onl • neasured by the quantity of the valuable Metal t CV be bought with it. The remedy, then, is obvious: make Silver a leg: tiler to any amount—(for it is absurd to have tw etaltic measures of value, when it is impossible t • re vent these from changing their relative values)- e ke Sileser a legal tender, and resume cash payment • :_rat metal which shall be so made the legal tende f sil ver s honld.be preferred, on many accounts, fi e gal cash payments ; but principally because ye thus, at once, render the relative value of Ban :es and the Silver currency equal and invariable 1 or would any inconvenience result from it, or an et upon the Bank ; for no one would collect, fi • .e purpose of melting. Coin which-he could alwa; • .mmatici for Notes at the Bank; and the incot • aience of carrying large sums in Silver wool 'ways insure among Commercial Men and De is a preference to Bank Paper. Were this me Jr! instantly adopted the new coinage would I reserved, and probably would be found qui 34 to all the demands of circultion.--Nor ,wesent dreaded evil be in any other way averte eregard this advice and you will soon see the Bat re • reduced in value to 15s. in the pound ; er, Wee words, every commodity rise in that props 1 except Bank paper. The case is very obvious e is no sophistry or mystery in the argume Then ever any article cannot purchase the sat :entity of any other commodity that it forme] it is only because that article has ceased to longer of its former value. If silver be made ,e 1 tender, though absolutely silver and paper s brought to the same price, the latter, stric eaking, will bocome the more valued of the is the greater convenience which it will afford in ..ving payments. The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived I morning. The Clamber of Peers met on Tuesday, in pul esembly, for the discussion of the proposition m, Ly the Duke de LEVIS for the entire abolition of d'Aubaine. The Marquis de Mmennerte Print Wren euoußG, and Count CORNET, were he e;ainst the proposition, and Count Bojssr D'Awc :eel the Marquis de Pessroarr, in its favour. ' cl'ecussion was then adjourned till Saturday. The Chamber of Deputies bad also a meeting Tuesday, when the debate on the Project of Law iyecting Petitions, of which we took notice yes day, was resumed and concluded. The proposi fie obliging the Chamber to receive any Yeti which a Member might think proper to present neommend; as also several other propositions, regulatory nature, were rejected; and the only Order finally adopted was one for directing tb :.ertion in the Orders of the Day of all Petitions, th: ohjects of them, twenty-four hours before arc presented. The Funds continue rising. Oa Tuesday the; ci at 691 r. 25c. A later from our private Correspondent at I ~ ,tainS the following particulars respecting tin nat at the College of Louis-le-Grand : You will hive heard of the Riot of the Cc e! L';uis-le-Gtand ; the causes have been yeti rated, but they are very simple. Some of the eect, instead of squandering away their pc money in the usual way, with boys, at Sc iouglet it better to make a subscription of iittlt -4.5/tugs for the benefit of ',ltch countrl eel relations, at the Champ a' s the masees were violent, and threatened the r 'nth expulsien, which was carried into effect. lee of the boys insisted on their being to the refusal, they broke all the N% indows, • `` l ,)CO squares of glass, the forms, benches, Lehi( el finding about 1800 candles, they li t elt:ed ell. We need not add that the expulsions a reerous. Would it not have been better to ii. t'•.e boys dispose of their sa,vie;s in their own Another ground of discontent was, tact the . 1 Reads insisted on the boys going to confessio a fortoight, which they sturdily refused." BRIGHTON, JANUARY 29: Yesterday afternoon the PRINcE REGENT rode out in the vicinity of the west part of the town, which is become the most favourite quarter for the equestrian excursions of his Royal Highness in public. The day was remarkably mild, considering the season of the ycar, and most of the fashionables, in carriages or on horseback, were in the drive along the Cliffs. It is acknowledged by those who have long observed the PRINCE REGENT, that his Royal Highness was never seen to better dvantage in point of health. General Sir B. BLOOMFIELD set off for Carlton-. house just as the PRINCE REGENT proceeded out for an airing, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. BLOMBERG* and attended by one of the grooms of the Royal Establishment. This morning, the French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch Ambassadors, took leave of the PRINCE REGENT, and returned to London. Yesterday morning the Duke of YORK left town for Windsor. His Royal Highness returned to town in the evening. Yesterday the Duke of WELLINGTON gave a most magnificent dinner to his Royal Highness the Duke of \oaK, the Archduke MAXIMILIAN and Suite, and a large party of distinguished Noblemen, at Apsley House. The LORD CHANCELLOR has fixed the days for hearing Appeals and Writs of Error to the House of Lords for Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from ten o'clock till four each day. On those days the VICE-CHANCELLOR Will sit in the Court of Chancery during Term. Tuesday last died, after a few days' illness, at Rosiere, near Lyndhurst, in the New Forest, the Right Hon. the Earl ofERROL ' one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland, Hereditary Lor d High Constable, and Knight Mai eschale of Scotland ; Lord Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ; leaving three sons and six daughters. The eldest son now living, WiLwast, is about nineteen. His elder brother, Lord HAY, was Aide-de-camp to General MAITLAND ; he was killed almost the first shot that was fired, on the 17th of June, the day preceding the great battle of Waterloo. Yesterday died, Sir HENRY TEMPEST, Bart. of Thorpe Lee House, near Staines. It has been discovered that the colossal statue of the late Lord MeLviLLE, in the Parliament-House at Edinburgh, when examined in a particular point of view, wears to be doyen : foaled! KlYG'aTHEATßE.—Eitaiinha in Algieri was re. peated last night to a fashionable audience, and with increased success. COVENT-GA ADEN...-GtqMantterisg again attracted a very numerous and brilliant audience last night, when .Miss SOMERVILLE appeared for the first tune 36 Meg Merrilies. The tall figure of this Lady was seen to great advantage in this powerfully interesting character, Her deportment was appropriately wild - , and the almost super-human glare with which she regarded Henry, while reminding him of the past, and predicting the future, was efective, and was re garded with general approbation by the spectators. Brutus hasproved what is technically termed aped hit, for Drury-lane. The average profits of the first thirty performances were upwards of 250/. a night. ARGYLB Roosts.—The Masked Ball, on Thursday night, was numerously and fashionably attended. 'The characters were very numerous, well dressed, and, in most instances, well supported. Mr. M‘NAvoiITEN was there, unmasked, but Whited as a Scotch Laird ; and gocd-huniouredly amused the company by danc ing, without shoes, the Reel of Tullochgorion, with Mother Goose and a French jrizeur. A parr of ex cellent clowns created infinite fun. Magicians, Fire men, aptiquated Noblemen, Pedlars, West India Planters, Negroes, Highlanders of all sorts and sizes, Savoyard and Swiss Peasant-girls,Watchmen, Ballad singers, Gipsies, Figurantes of both sexes, and in great abundance, Dominos, black, blue, white, and grey ; Orange - gi rls, Match-women, &c. &c. filled up the motley scene, and kept them together till nearly six o'clock yesterday morning. FASHIONAILZ ARRIVAI S.—Colonel and Mrs. Campbell, in Pic cadilly; Viscountess Templeton and Miss Upton, in Portland place; Mr. and Mrs. Davis, in Portland-place; Mr. R. P. Joddrell, in Portland-place ; Mr. and Miss Harford, in New Cavendish-street ; Mrs. Heron, in Baker-street ; Miss Mottees, in Gloucester-place; Mr. J. Dunlop, in Montague-square; Mr. Majoribanks. its Viimpole-street ; Mr. G. A. Graham, in Montague-square; the lion. Drummond Burrell, in Piccadilly; Earl of Morton, in Wimpole-street ; Mrs. and Miss Law, in Portland-place; Mr. G. 11. Pennant, in Portland-place; Mrs. and Miss Ricketts, in Baker-street; Mr. Christopher Musgrove, in I linde-street, Alanchester.square; Mr. John Jessop, in York place; the End of F ,in New Norfolk-street; Mr. John Burke, in York-place ; Mr. Peter M'Evoy, In York. place Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, in Curzon-street ; Mr. Was ,el , in Portland place; Mrs. Gomme in York - place ; Mr. Edward Polhi ll, in York-place ; Lord deorge Beresford, in Gloucester-place ; Mr. 11. Hoare, in York-place; Captain Heude, of the Madras army, from Earl Fitzwilliam's seat in Nortaruptonshire. WILLIAM WOfiDswORTH, Esq.—The Number of The New Monthly Magazine for February I will be embellished with a fine Portrait, accompanied by a Memoir, of this distinguished Poet. The great acces sion of talent lately obtained for this Magazine, ad ded to its interesting embellishments, having caused a greater demand than could be immediately com plied with, those who wish to be regularly supplied with it in future are desired to transmit their orders immediately to their respective Booksellers, the com mencement of a New Volume being the most favour- : able opportunity for so doing. DREAMING TO SOME PURPOSE.—It is a curious cir cumstance, but nevertheless a welltuhenticated fact, that No. 5335, drawn a Prize of L 30,000 in the late tottery, was bespoke by Bisu at the Bank, in conse quence of an order given by a person who had dreamt that it would be drawn a Capital Prize. As this per son did not feel inclined to adventure so largely Ys to take a whole Ticket, he purchased but a small Share, and the remainder was left for disposal to the Public. The half was purchased by a Gentleman at Dartford, and the retnaiatler went in lesser shares to various individuals. ks this Number would in all proba bility have been sold in a whole Ticket, but for the circumstance of the person who dreamt of it having bespoke it, the Gentleman who thus became posse,sed of the half must no doubt feel much °blip gation to his sleeping partner. Fox CllASY.—Smirday, the Maresfield id Uckfield Howe uaketineUed fox. on Ashdown Forest, near Nutley,where bolas& a grand bur t, and led hi, well-tnounted followers a distance of upwards of forty miles through the several parishes of Rother field, Wythylaatn, Ilartfield, Cowden, and near to Cladding stone, in Kent; he then Ls adud back, and after a pliant chase of four lnsr, poor Reynard dropped his brush, and fella victim to his fleet anti staunck•pursuers, near the. give Hundred Acres, in the ).trish of Wythyhant, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. CAAII I I3ETON, JANUARY 2 5 . The'ship Columbus, CRAWFORD, from the dlyde to Jamaica, wa,,,,freeked yesterday on the hire of Brumetrkin,. about six miles east of the. Mal of Kyntyre, and both ship and cargo will& totally lost. Sixty coasting vessels are it there wind-bound. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY RS, Wind E. to S.E.—Arrived yesterday his Majesty's ship Limy, and the Star, Diadem, Lord Mu'grave, Abeona, Elizabeth, Barrosa, and Burdon, transports,' , from the Downs. Sailed his Majesty's ships Rocu roar, for Plymouth, and CAMELION on a cruize; William Pitt, GRAHAM, for St. Helena, Bencoolen ; and China ; John Shand, Rasa, for Jamaica ; Prince Regent, CLIFFORD, for Bombay; Admiral Cockburn, BRIGGS, for New South Wales ; and the Woodlark,i MIDDLETON, for Malta. DEAL, JANUARY 29. Wind E. S. E.—Sailed the Thames, LITSON, for Bombay ; Integrity, PAGAN, for Demerara ; and some others, particulars unknown. A large fleet of out ward-bound vessels from Ramsgate harbour, are now passing through the Downs for their different desti nations. RAMSGATE, JANUARY 29. the James and Sophia, and the Prince of Orange, for the River (the latter to refit), and a great part of the trade bound west ; and many yet remain. CHATHAM, JANUARY 27. The MENELAUS was taken into dock to-day to he repaired.—Monday the whole of the ordinary were paid a quarter's wages. HARWICH, JANUARY 29. Wind S.—The Leerier D'Anvers, —, from Antwerp to Mallon, has been towed in here by a fishing smack, having shifted her cargo. LIVERPOOL, JANUARY 28. The Hope, PEN sox, from Archangel for Liverpool, is arrived at Stromness. Captain PENSON says, there are about 3.5 sail of vessels there ; some for Liver. pool and the Mediterranean, and one for Jamaica; the greater part have been these two months wind bound. The Providence, rALTIE, from hence for Southampton, was lost last night on East Hoyle ; crew saved, materials and part of the cargo expected to be saved. Sailed the Kingsmill, M , DowALL, and the Leda, LAMB, for Bombay. Wind POOLE, JANUARY 29. The Cruizer, Summit . s, from London, in coming irtts this harbour last evening, struck upon the Bar, carried away her rudder' and went on shore, and it is feared will be a wreck ; she is bilged and full of water : crew obliged to quit het is save themselves. _ YARMOUTH, JANUARY 29. The Ernest, Bisirsott;of and for London, from Hamburglt, with grain and wool, struck on thsbro Sand yesterday evening, and knocked off her rudder, which caused her to make so much water that they were obliged to run her on shore near Winterton, where she now lies two-thirds full of water. A lighter with a number of men has been sent to her assis tance to save as much of her cargo as possible, the lower part of which must be damaged, but it is hoped the upper part is nut. CUSTOM-HOUSE, LONDON, JANUARY 29. ENTallab inwoom.—Tie Peace, Hai lie?, from Rotterdam, Lord Liverpool, Ellis, from ditto ; Duke of York, Fryer, from ditto Bowers, Mason, from ditto • Flora, Cooper, from Antwerp; Malta, Allen , from ditto; Thomas and Judith, Stoke*. from thao ; Marianne, Usher, from ditto; Whiting, Murray, front Malta; Fans:), finiriouth, from Seville; Ellis, Court!, from ,Messina; and th.• Sir Mary Stanhope, Appleton, from Seville. ESITP.II4I) OcrwalLDS.—The William &yam, Urquhart, for Jamaica ; Ferdinand, Finch, for Stettin ; Union, Canney, for Rio Janeiro ; and the Grace, Bart.'s', for flamburgh. CLEARED lit SWARDS,- .The Speculator, Rushbridge, for Ba hia ; Moreland, Hall, for Jamaica ; George, Duper, for Ber bice ; Nestor, Theaker, for Bombay; Victory, Nicholas, for Dublin; item, Marshall, lot Curacao; George Dayst, Edgar, for St. Michael's; Two Brothers, Eirmington, for Ltsbon ; William and Mary. Barney, for Tarragona ; and the Princess Mary, Best, for the South Whale Fishery. MEDICAL NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Robert APDowcll. to the Arab; J. London, to the Ca snelion ; N. Churchill and Robert Wyllie, to the Cyrus; Alex. Nisbet and James Low, to the Dauntless ; Nicholas Roche, to the Ferret; Patrick APTernan, to the Grasshopper; Charles ('arfpue and Neal Robinson, to the Morgiana ; Joseph M`Ca nigher ar.d George Roberts, to the Newcastle : Alex. Dunbar and Win. Kelty, to the Pheasant ; James Veitch (1), to the Red wing ; Elias Ryall, to the Raleigh ; Isaac Noot, to the Revolu tionaire ; R. Griffiths, Thomas A. Miller, and Wm. Strang, to the Rochefort ; John Laird and Thomas Davis, to the Serapis ; John Williams, Joseph Dellaway, Chas. Miller, Allen M'Laren, Isaac Dias, Joseph bl‘Gowan, NVnt.Dickson, Alex. Wood, Wm. Cannon, John Buist, William Lome, Philip O'Reilly, Joseph Kerr, Jeremiah Riordan, and Matthew Little, to the Severn ; Henry Carter, to the Sitearwater ; Alichael.Goodzir, to the Sophie; Mark Thompson, and Patrick Clark, to the Spencer ; C.Vickery, and J. R. Rees, to the Superb ; Thomas Dunlop and H. B. White, to the Tribune; Wm. Colvin, George M`Millan, and James Rae, to theVengeur ; John Lawson, and John Camp bell, to the Wasp; Win. Carke (1) ' to the Redpole; Robert Kirkwood, and Joseph Hassan , to the Windsor Castle ; David Patton, So the Wolf; George Brown, an*.Peter Boyd, to the Wye John Gilchrist , to the Abundance; J. M. Madden, to the Aid ; John Knox, to the Alban; David Nimmo, and Wits. Clark, to the Albion ; Thomas Thompson, to the Ampbion ; Wm . . Connor, and Peter Lothian, to the Argonaut ; John Thomp son, to the Conqueror ; Patrick Doyle, to the Dwarf ; Joseph Storet, to the Eurydice; George Webster, to the Leander ; Peter Fisher, to the Leven ; John Morgan, to the Mermaid; E. APEunally,te eke Partition ; Alex. Rqd, to the Pudargus. A letter from Halifax, dated December 16, says :—" Great fear* are entertained for the safety of the ship Ear! Fitzwilliam, from London to Halifax. She left the River in August, was spoken near the Likud on the 11th September, since when no ac c ou nts. The Castlereagh, Was, arrived on the 13th, in 77 days from Cowev." Wednesday, the MERIN frigate, of 28 guns, was ' launched from Chatham Dock-yard. She went off the slip in a very beautiful style. Rear-Admiral Sir HENRY HOYUAN one of the Lords of the Adm iralt y , Sir JOHN GORE, ' Sir It. BARLOW, and many of the neighbouring Gentry, were spectators. Unfortunately, whilst every onewas. enjoying high gratification at the sight of so handsome a launch,one of the hawsers' broke, and several persons were much injured. One of the inferior Officert, named POTTER, had his leg broken, and from the circumstance of the same leg having been before broken on a similar occasion, it was tound necessary that it should be amputated, which was perforined at the surgery, and he was af terwards taken on board the Annosiarr hospital-ship. Sir JOHN. Goat, and three other persons, also ceived considerable injury. Monday pale of the roof of Barrowfield Colliery, near Glasgow, fell in, by which accident a collier of the name of Miller was 'killed on the spot, and atm ' ;her of Arc same name severely hurt. MANCHESTER, JANTIARY IL, The public have already been informed of the closing of our Theatre; on Monday night, by order of the Magistrates, in consequence of Mr. flux?, and a large party of his adheren'te , having signified their• intention of being present. • ' The same precautions were adopted on Tuesday night; and it was inti mated that the House would remain closed as long as Mr. HUNT continued in the town ; but the Mana gers yesterday waited upon the Justices, at the New I Bailey, representing the treat ii.jury that would be sustained by themselves anti the performers, if the House were to remain longer shut ; and Mr. TI;7Nr having pledged his word not to visit it again, it was last night re-opened ; and all has ..ince remained tranquil. There was yesterday a long investigation tat the New Bailey, of a person named T. accused by HUNT and his Farty of being concerned in the attack on them on Friday night ; and Mr. CROSS read Mr. HUNT a very severe lecture, on the impro priety of his continuing here, to disturb the peace of the town, and agitate the minds of the lower orders. The following letter has been received from the. Dutch Settlements in the East Indies: - . _ _ •• Batavia, October 1, 1815. " The Dutch Governor has at last thorght proper to send to Bencoonen the British Officers dispatched to Palan.bang by Go vernor IRatrrxxs; but not until the latter threatened to fetch them, provided the Dutch Governor did not think proper to comply with his request. I apprised you that the additional duty of six per cern. on all ships was to be imposed, excepting on those of Holland. This was to take place the let November, Ships, before, could sell all or part of their cargoes at Bata sia,, and proceed with the remainder to,Samarang and other ports of the coast. They are now deprived of this indulgence, and are compelled to sell all their cargoes at Batavia." Extract of a private letter from Rome, dated January 9, 1819: " His Holiness the Port is in a very declining state of health. Thi. has been perceptible since the beginning of the int month, and his not assisting at the ceremony on Christmas-day, at the ' Church of St. Marie Majeure, bas cr e ated great rumours pad speculations. lie continues his airings, though the carriage goes much slower than formerly. The English are in great fdree, though they are by no mean. so gay as last winter. The young Ladies complain sadly that there are no - Balls; and their ,Mammas, that the young men are without spirit, there not having been above one marriage during the last six months. In the conversation parties, the Princess Pauwtx, the Mar chione,s of DOUGLAS, and Lady Cuassovner Bitter, take the lead. Mons. PICCOLOMINI, one of the well-known candidates for the vacant red hats, on leaving the Duchess of BRACCIANO'S party last night, was seized with a fit, and instantly expired. He VMS observed during the evening in particularly high spirits. The Princess of WALEL'S Chamberlain arrived here a few days since, from Pesaro, and there was a report smmediately that her Royal Highness was also at Rome incog. but there appears to have been no foundation for :fie rumour, aad the Baron has departed." SOUTH AMERICA.—The following is a list of the British Legion attached to the Army of the Apure, under the command of General Paez, dated La Isla, the 17th of August, 1818 : Colonel J. Trewren, Lieutenant-Colonel T. J. Ferrier; Ma jors E. Tally and W. Mabony. Captains F. E: Smith (on leave tp Europe for health;, J. Sher wood, R. Stacey, F. Kitehinginan, J. Scott, W. Brown, J. Sun derland, and R. Gordon. Lieutenants C. Wilthew, J. Stacey, T. Cleaver, C. Smith, T. K. Roberts, G. Stanley, S. Collins, D. °Telly. H. C. Hodge, J. Y and R. Wilson ; Cornet W. Oodferr Abbury, Surgeons H. B. Blair, R. Rawlins, C. Moore, and IL Fry. M'Mullen, D. Brown, Vowel!, O'Leary, O'Daly, Lee, Humphreys, • and Webster, have quitted the Legion ; and General Paez has put them into the Native Service. Ferrier with the whole of the Artillery Troop, are at St. Finland practising the guns and giving in structions to some of General Paez's men ; Tully is at Augustura on sick leave, and Mahouy is fully oc cupied at La Isla. General Paez will himself bring above .}OOO men into the field. Cumana is closely be.sieged both by land and sea. General Basin() is raising men in tit. Do mingo, and General Monagas is at Calaboza. With a little more assistance from Old England, South America will soon regain. its liberty. A Report having been industriously disseminated that the Two Universities and the Ring's - Printer are endeavouring to suppress the Sale or. ALL Mks anst Books of Common Prayer with Notes or Commentaries; we are authorised to state, that neither of the Uni versties, nor the King's Printer, ever entertained suck an idea. It always has been, and it. still is, their In tention to interfere only in those Cases, where the Notes are added for the purpose of: violating their Privileges. and evading the Law. The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND, who had been directed by the High Court of Justiciary to make in quiry into the cause of the late outrage at the execu tion of John:,ton, reported, on Monday last, that there was no ground for any proceedings against the A. - gistrates. The LORD ANTIC 4 CLARK expressed a hope, that the most active measures should be taken to prevent a recurrence of an event which, he said, was a disgrace to the Metropolis of Scotland. Tuesday eveaiiig, about six o'clock, J. Harris, many years a letter-carrier between Chertsey and Stains, was attacked by two men, who beat him in the most inhuman manner, and robbed him of his watch, chain, and seals, with which theygot oft Tuesday evening the Cambridge waggon was stopped near Epping by three men, two in a cart and one on horseback. They cut the tilt, loaded their cart with boxes, &cc. and got off undiscovered. A most daring robbery was committed on the premises of Messrs. Abrahams .and Meyers, pawnbrokers, at Mile-Towr, Sheerness, on Friday evening last • ment of the Jewish Sabbath). of a picklock key, and robbed and a quantity of plate, amount Jew, formerly a resident of that who had arrived irons Chatham, suspitious cturtscters, inquiry w, meats, when it was discovered t had been committed, they had hi to the Fi.sex coast, but the weath in tilt ir attempt, and desired th isle of Grain, saying they were they had a quantity cif smuggled mation King obraird, it was st b.tcs, sad "gr. jester, the Iligh chaise Arm: mi.llight, towstrde L end, he approlu aded the prisoners to the Metrorlis, with the wh , them, and a quantity of picY scriptior. They were convey Monday exanxiled before by whom they were fully cum next Assizes. Bonsorruerr.—Yesterday Af spectable situation in the• Cone, Aber in the eistody of Aitkins, t Esy. the Sitting Magistrate, and charged by Daniel Howes, Esq. of the Inland Letter (Alec, on feloniously stolen several letters Bank notes ati.l other vgluableser for further examination. a II if' ~ ras committed on t3n premises 01 ors, pawnbrokers, at Alile-To.vro j last week, (just at the commence- , The shop was entered by means yod of "50 in cash, 90 watches, truing in the whole to "ap. A. that place, and two other persons tm, by the boats on Friday, being was made concirnir.g their snout- •ed that shortly after the robbery id hired an open boat to take them , eather being boisterous they failed the waternian to land them in the ere anxious to get on shore, because led goods with them. thi this int rr- a suspected that they were the rcb- 4 . [gti ci ot ieb k, pr, - ,c..eded in pest- ds London : on arrivi.ig at Grauer sores in a stage-wadi, on their way whole of the ruder+ property urea Ala" k-keys of a very superior de- rev id bark to Sheerr.esi, and on ! 1. Ite.‘illev, FN. at Sittingboarre i. !untiniited to take their trial at th; 4fcott, who held a re- acrd l'oe-ertlice, was. brought to the tlwolficer, beiiire II w ton) litaill' Lad Lnderwent an examination, being i Esq. the Superintending Prc.ident , on strong suspleion of his having tters 'in the Post °dee, erontaitistg daleser•The pryuner was committed I 111 I I E