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s pirits of our Planters. They say they do not want I money, and as they are certain the prices will ad ,ance in the spring, they are determined to hold their produce back until a more brisk demand shall force the markets up. The fact is, the latter seasons have been so productive, and every species of produce so favourably got-in and brought to market, that it has glade the Planters quite independent and purse-proud." The Paris Papers of Wednesday, with the excep tion cf the Gazette de France and acutidienne, arrived this forenoon. The Chamber of Peers met on Tuesday, when the Special Commission charged with preparing an An swer to the Speech, submitted their Report. After some slight discussion, the form of Adana proposed by the Commission was adopted, and a Deputation of twenty Members appointed to present it to leis Ma rEs•ry. The Commission appointed for a similar purpose *lathe Chamber of Deputies was to make its Report or. Wednesday, on which day a proposition was also eti ected to be made by the Minister of Finance, for fez enactment of a provisionary Law for the collec-, tiou of the Revenue during the first months of 1819. The Tribunal bf First Instance has, •on the report of MESLIER, Judge of Instruction, sent before the Cour Royale, Nicolas Canfillon, ex-soldier, as ills pate,' of having, on the night of the 10th and 11th of February last, committed, with premeditation and secretly, an attempt at murder on the person of the Duke of s.VELLtsrororr, which attempt was manifest ed by exterior Acts, followed with a commencement of execution, and only failed of effect from fortuitous circumstances wholly independent of the will of its author. The Siear Mariret, who declares himself to be of no profession, has been also handed over to the Cosr Royale, as accused of complicity with Cantillon, by exciting the latter by promises, and giving him in structions to commit the crime. The procedure, it is added, which the Chamber c( Accusation will have to examine, in order to detex-i mine whether the accused should be prosecuted before the Court of Assizes, is extremely voluminous.— Besides the examinations which have taken place at Paris, there is a great number of declarations of witnesses, which have been taken in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in virtue of interrogatory Com missions. The Emperor ALZIGANDER and King of SA tor d t tai a short interview at C hemnitz, on the Btl D ec ember, after which the Emperor proceede ~, his way to Vienna, where he is stated to have ankted on the 12th. The papers of Vienna announce, that the Arch &KIWIS LEOPOLDI NE, spouse of the Prince Royal of, • Basil, es pregnant.. A case of considerable importance is now before the Royal Court at Paris. The names of the parties are not given ; but we are informed that it is a ques- Ma between a distinguished warrior and Duke (one el the French Marshals) and his son, seventeen years of age, as to the legitimacy of the latter. , The Sather was divorced in Italy, then married the young man's mother ; but he now contends, that the latter marriage was illegal, and that his first is in full force, because the divorce was pronounced by the Ambas saJor of the French Republic at Milan, who could hare no.authority to do so in a foreign country. The case is postponed to a future hearing. A very lively interest has been excited in Berlin by the discussion between M. IC tacumsow, the Mi nister of Justice, who opposes the introduction of Jury Trials, and the Chancellor lhma and the Members of the Commission of Justice for the Pro ssges on the left bank of the Rhine, who wisely support that Palladium of Freedom. The war of pamphlets is very brisk, and that Institution is at tacked with ardour and defended with courage. Five per Cents. Tuesday, 631 r. 20c. STOCKHOLM, DKCEMBER a. On the celebratien"of the solemnity in memory of Charles XII. at Upsal, the hour of the day was chosen in which he fell. At the same minute, 6i P. M. the bells of the Cathedral began to. toll. A chosen body of vocal performers marched in pet cession, by torch light, between the militia of East and West Got hand, singing the march of Chatks Xll. at Narva, the grave style of which was so well adapted to the spirit of the solemnity. In the Courch the psalm of Gustavus Adolphus at Luzen was sung— Versage nichts du Kleiner Haufe—(de %pond not thou little troop). The Speaker, by a liaPpy turn, called the mind from the misfortunes of Fast times to the better prospects of the present ; it was recollected with transport that Sweden is now also governed by a Charles, who is adorned not only liy the splendid qualities of the hero, but by the milder virtues of peace. We have to add another to the long list of distin- Fu;O:ed men whom Sweden has lost this year—Che sal',:r Professor Breda, the first historical painter of an artist of very great merit, died here a fi.r days no, in the 59th year of his age. STS; ['GARD, DECEMCKR u. Yesterday, the King dismissed the President Von Malchus, with the pension of 4,000 &tins granted Lim when he was called into office. It is asserted, that a Special Commission is appointed to examin2 his of- Ecial conduct Yesterday evening all the papers re -14,3 to his office were demanded of him, and a I pro( the beer (arc mad lion i this Sp. swe Aft pro Dr' it t d is • ' or. s '• el; tic ,1 of of sei ed • of • ci: au 1 i a P • st 41 • A 111 O 1h hi 8 ed w ed ol as so. se ea it )11 I. la in I, an i .o to i i:li ;m w itn a hd ord mo hi: al th ove :ont Mme .er • lairn mpo is in )tio do ran leas witl guard set over the Registry Office, which is in his own house. - . We have received India Papers to the 15th of Att. gust, from which we have given some extracts.in another column. From these Papers it appears that the Ex-Rajah of Nagpore had been able to collect a large body of malcontents, and had succeeded in de stroying a small party, of about one hundred men, under Captain SPA RIM. The latter had been led to believe that only a few plunderers were to be at tacked, instead of which he fell in with three thou sand of the enemy. When his gallant little troop was reduced to only twenty-five, and Capt. Spaaxas himself wounded in two places, he wished to surren der, but his flag of truce was rejected, and it was feared he and all the party had perished. Intelligence from Ceylon, to the llth July states, that there appeared to- be a greet relaxation in the hostile efforts of the rebels. The whole tract of country from the S. E. extremity of Saffragam to the N. E. border of the Seven Korles, embracing about one half in extent; and much more, in, value, of the Kan dyan territories, continued perfectly quiet. The most gratifying accounts, also, had been received from other parts of the island. Letters in these Papersidated t ehe 21 A July, from SuMbulpore, at which-place the detachment hoped to enjoy a rest after their toils, describe the country as abounding in gold dust; and the capital also (called Raighter) as a large town, built oil the Neloo . Nuddee. The lta.ran is supposed to be very wealthy.' At one time the Killedar of this place entertained thoughts of resisting our approach ; but afterwards changed his mind, and without firing a gun, rave it up to Major ROUGIISEDGE. Diamonds and topazes are found in this country. The letters represent the Maltrattas of this district as extremely civil. The Governor-General and suite were near Mon- gheer on the I Ith July, and were expected to leave the Great River in three or four days. His Lordship, at that time, was enjoying excellent health, and his arrival at Calcutta was daily expected. The cholera morbus had appeared at Panwell, and, it was feared, would extend its ravages to Bombay. Throughout the whole of the Deckan it was on the decline. The usual Circular, on the occasion of the meeting of Parliament, has been sent by Lord Cameneatio to the friends of Ministers, stating that a full atten dance is highly desirable at the opening of the Session. The Duke of BuccLeticti intends leaving Ditton- Pirk, on Monday next, for the Continent. We are -o(sirry to state, that his Grace's bad state of health is We sole reason of his leaving his native 'country, his illness unfortunately continuing to increase since the death of the Duchess. His Grace will not make any s . tay at Paris, but will immediately proceed te Ton %llse. The younger branches of his Graceir family will reside, during his absence, with Lord and Lady Metweairtre j at Dttton Park. Lord HOLLAND has given 'a signal proof of the stable friendship that existed between him and the late Sir Sasttret. ROMILLY. His Lordship has taken the three youngest sons of his deceased friend under his protection, whom his Lordship intends educating and bringing up, with the same care and affection as if they were his own. Ludy CASTLEREAGH, we regret to state, continues will indisposed, from the ill effects of the late dan gerous passige at sea. Yesterday morning, Lord dan gerous left tewn, to join her Ladyship. at North Cray, where a select party of their distin guished friends are invited to pasr the holidays. A solemn High Mass was yesterday celebrated at Warwick-street Chapel. The Gloria in treads was admirably performed by Miss NALDI, Signor NALDI, GARCIA, and BEOREZ. The Credo was most excel lent. There were some passages in it which were given by Miss NALDI in a peculiarly brilliant style. A very impressive Sermon, suited to the Festival, was preached by the Rev. Mr. ARCHER. The Chapel was crowded. Yesterday, all the Catholic Chapels throughout the Metropolis were brilliantly lighted up, and taste fully ornamented with odorifcrpus flowers, in com• memoration of the birth of our Savroun. The LORD CHANCELLOR has not yet taken posses. sion of his magnificent house in Hamiltomplace. It was built by the late Lord MoNTGOSIERIE and pur chased, with the furniture, for a sum about ten thou. sand pounds less than the first cost by the Learned Lord nearly two years ago. The three sons lately delivered at one birth, by the wife of Mr. Thomas Baxendale, of Preston, have all fallen a sacrifice to the small-pox. In the course of the last month 80 persons died , of the small-pox at the Hague, where it continues to make great ravages. Tuesday evening, between six and seven o'clock, as the Canterbury Newsmen, each in their carts, were on their read from Hythe to Romney, when within , about half a mile of Dymchurch, a man suddenly sprang from the side of, the road, and attempted to seize the horse of the first cart, but missed his aim. and fell under the hawse, which went over him ; both carts immediately drew up, the man had then got some little distance, when they pursued, overtook, and brought him back to their carts, where they met an Officer with two men, on the coast duty, who immediately recognized the man, took chargé of him, -and marched him a prisoner to the Officer of the party to which he belonged. Yesterday, being Christmas Day, the LORD MAYOR ordered the prisoners in Newgate, Ludgate, White cross-street Prison, and the Compter, each to receive one pound of meat, one pint of porter, and half a three-penny loaf, in addition to the increased allow ance of bread, meat, and coals, given by the City. The inn yards of the metropolis were the whole of Thursday and the morning of yesterday in a continual state of bustle and confusion, unloading and deliver. , ing the immense number of Christmas presents from the country ; and almost- in every street carts and light waggons were to be seen completely filled with turkies, chines, and game of all sorts, forwarding to their several addresses. Aka , : - S S • VIE- ARMY. Wednesday, the Depots of the 17th, 245, and 47th Regiments of Infantry moved from Canterbury to Dover. On Thursday sennight, the 90th Light Infantry marched from Chatham for Brighton, and on Satur day the 31st Regiment arrive& at Clutham, to re place the 90th Regiment. • GENERAL ORDERS. HOUK GUAIDS, NO% 116, 1818. His Riryal Highness the COMMANDER-IN-CH(IT is pleased to direct, that the following Copy of a Letter. which, by command of the PRINCE RenENT, acting in the name and on the behalf of his MAJESTY, has been addressed to the General Officer commanding at Portsmouth, respecting the conduct of certain ()Seers of the 25th itegitnent of }not, shall be en tered in the General Order Book, and read at the head of every Regiment.—By order of his Royal Highness the CON! M A NDSR-IN-CHIST. HARRY CALVIRI, Adjutant-Genera. . " Horse Guards, Nov. 20, 1818. : "Mr Loan--T have laid before the Prince Regent the pro. ceedings of she Court of Inquiry, of which your Lordship N r *.dl' President, held at Portsmouth, on the 2bth September, 1518, and continued by adjournments until the Ist October following, for the purpose of investijating certain pecuniary transactions„ and other Matters, statekto have taken place in the 25th ReFt- , latent, by the Report of which it appears, that Brevet-Major Nitta, and Paymaster Smith, of that Corps, have been princi• pally concerned in very disgraceful impositions upon the Antlers of Daventry and Portsmouth, by procuring money from thetas, under false pretences; and I am to acquaint your, Lordship, *nit bar appeared to his .royal Highness, that the whole truer eftheir conduct in these pecuniary transaction, partakes so di rectly of a swindling nature, as to render them both unworthy of holding commissions in his Majesty's Service, exclusive of all considerations to their prejudice as arising in the prominent share they appear by the proceedings of the Court, to have had in the dissendons and insubordination, which have been so dis creditable to the 25th Regiment, for a long time past. " Under th::se circurnatancesohe Prince Regent has bten pleased to command, in the name and on the behalf of his )las j.ty, that Brevet-10..40r William %Mit. anl Paymaster Philip Smith shall be dismissed from the Scram. " It has appeared in the investigation of these transactions, that Captain Tripp and Lieutenant Hamilton, though not impli cated to the same extent, have nevertheless been guilty of aid 1, encouraging, aod abetting the practiCes which have enabled Paymaster Smith to commit what the *Court have so properly termed his depredations upon those who have confided in the honour of British OlN:ers; and his Royal Highness remarked, that the conduct in which these Officers are involved, as set forth in the whole of the Proceedings of the Court of Inquiry, is SO discreditable and injurious to the character, honour, and dis cipline of his Majesty's Service as to merit the severest punish ment; but as there appears a distlpetion in their favour, when compared with the more heinous offences of Brevet-Major Bai lie and Paymaster Smith, his Royal Highness is pleased to adopt towards them (Captain Peter Tripp and Lieutenant R.M.unil ton) the more lenient measure of removal from the 25th Regi ment to the Half-pay Establishment. - - - "' Lieutenant Kean appears to hive advanced considerable sums of money to Paymaster Smith, and thereby to have aided that OfSeer in his disgraceful irtesubuities, and his name also ap pears implicated with the others in the party dissensions which have so materially disturbed the harmony and discipline of the corps ; but in consideration of the losses he has sustained from being only the dupe of others, th Prince Regent has graciously commanded that no further punishment shall be visited upon lieutenant Kean, than a severe reprimand and adnionitinu for the share he his had in these tnuteactions: " Captain M'Dongall's name also appears in the Proceedings, as having imprudently associated with the parties concerned in these irregularities, though not actually implicated in them, and his Royal Highness has commanded, that he shall be admonished in the manner best calculated to make him feel the necessity more circumspection in future. " You will therefore acquaint me with the day_upon which the Prince Regent's pleasure is made known to lfrevet Major . Bantle and Paymaster Smith, as from that date they will cease to receive pay in his Majesty's Service ;—and also in regard to Captain Trip and Lieutenant Hamilton, who will accordingly be removed the Half-pay Establishment ; and you will carry is* e severe reprimand and admonition adjudged to Kean for his conduct, ant warn Captain bl' Mogan culated the imprudence he has been guilty of is to pro mote his future success in the profession. I am, &c. (Signed) " FREDERICK, Lord RIVERSDALE, Lady STRANGFORD, the Hon. Miss &mu, and Colonels COWPER and BROWN, are in the list of the latest arrivals at Cheltenhani. Sir EDWARD &I MIT Shropshire Fox-hounds dis lodged a fox. on Monday last in Kennel Wood, and after a very hard tun came to the house of a lady of the name of PERKS, which the fox tamed, jmnred upon the dresser of the kitchen, and thence on the clock. The hounds were at this time a: bay, and the Lady holdin g ; the poker to protect herself. The whipper-in broug ht poor reyitard down with his whip, who immediately took refuge under Mrs. l'EnKs's petticoats, but fortunately without doing her the least injury. The dogs then entered the house, and soon put an end to the fox's existence. The field was numerously attended by sportsmen, but only the huntsman and whipper-in were in at the death. The East Essex fox-hounds meet on Monday at Birch-Hall ; on Thursday at General Ea 07ES'S Park. Sual ty, as a iltlent in of Oxford was walking in the Park there, he accidentally put up a hare. Puss, in her alarm, ran into Holywell, from thence to Broad-street, and into Trinity College, where she •was taken alive by the son of the Porter of Balliol College. Thursday, the Worcester Coach, called the Tele graph, which passes through Oxford, was overturned near Dorchester, in consequence of its being over loaded with packages. By this accident the guard, James Carruthers, had one of his legs broken, and received many severe bruises. This young nun, by a similar accident, had both his legs broken, about three years ago. Tuesday se'nnight, as Mr. Samuel Smith, jun. shoe maker, of Srneeth, in Kent, was passing from the yard of the George Inn, at Ashford, to the Tap, he unfortunately opened the door of the cellar which is just by; fell to the bottom, and received so dreadful a blow upon the head, that he died upon the spot. In the Cottage-garden belonging to H. TOWNS. lIEND, Esq. at Cowes, there is a curious plant now nearly in Lull bloom, called the Yucca Gloriosa or broad-leaved Adam's Needle. This plant blows about once in 20 or 25 years ; the stem which bears the blossom is about eight feet from the root, and is quite a novelty, particularly as it stands in the open ground, it being agreen.house plant. In the neighbourhood of Plymouth, in the middle of the present month, were seen, in full bloom, jon quils, narcissus, hyacinths, anemonies, pinks, stocks, • the passion 'flower nd - great perfection. There ,Iyouag I at Item • NAVAL FALMOVIII, DECENthr.lt 0. , Wind S.E. light breezes and fine weather—Ar rived the Unity, MOROOCII, tlont Valencia, in 53 days, for London. Sailed the Demerara Packet, 'yaNkatas, for...Demerara. • . . POIITSVfoIUTH, DECESISEtt . 'Wind W.S.W.--Ar: ived the Alice, —, from time' ick. Sailed the Charles, Pais; Two Jkothers, Camilla, Roanarsos ; and Ho pe, _ t.ova, for London; Tantivy , PARROTT, for Poole. DEAL, DECEMBEB 25. Wind S.W.—Sailed this morning the Endymion, Mut:s4 to the northward. Remains the Clarkson, Ross, for Demerara. ItitSISCATE, DF.CEUDER 21 S.—Came in the Crown, from Ilfracombe' for t . and Union, —, from London for Pea dip', for shelter. The two boats having returned,. without seeing or hearing any thing of the brig Effort, we now conclude that she beat off the Sand and sunk in deep water. We hear that a boat belonging to hit, a binnacle, and two water casks, supposed to belong to her, have been picked up and caniel haw been. - • - COWES, DECEMBER 25. • Arrived the Henze's, WA t.tis, front St. Übe's, with sails damaged, and is coming into harbour,. being leaky. Sailed the dames, HA nal; for the Mother bank, .having taken in troops. The brig Ellen, Goa t . so,‘, - will ptobably sail to-morrow. SHEERNESS, DECEMBER 25. •: The Baring, LAMS, bo:ind to New S ,nth Wales, with convicts, is arrived at the Fore, having put back to repair the damage she received on the Brake-sand. HULL, DECEMBER 22. The sloop Charles and Mary, of this port, front Wisbeach, sunk in Chapel Tunnel, on the Lincoln shire coast, on Friday last—crew saved. HARWICH, DECENIIIVR 25. The Badger, Revenue cutter, Lieut. Itlencan. has this day brought ia here two lugger boats, with 105 casks of spirits on board, and 16 men. Sir H. BI,AOKWOOD is to supersede Sir R. KING on the Jamaica Station. Orders mere received on Wednesday at Chatham, for the Sopnin, Sir WILLIAM WIsitMAN, to soul im- mediately for St. Helena. The Friendship, Fa It Row, from Glasgow, is stranded in Buclush harbour. Tuesday, Lord Met.vttLe, Sir G, COCKBURN, Sir WILLIAM CONGREVE, and Sir H. BLACKWOOD, with some other Gentlemen, passed through Chatham Dock-yard, early in the morning, and took water at the Commissioner's stairs, to go on board the Li reel-, Honourable Captain DL n salute was fired on their near approach to the ship ; on getting on board, ,ether guns were fired at a certain mark, by way of an experiment of the new sights recently fixed on the :guns, and for which purpose the visit of these Gen • demen on board was occasioned. They landed again ,at the same Stairs, at the Dock-yard, early in the afternoon, in their way back to town. The Admi ralty flag was hoisted at the Dock-yard, and on board the Limper and BULWARK. A tiny steam-boat, f.-om Delaware to Ncw Or leans, has burst its boiler, by which seven persons lost their lives. The crew sal' the Marmion, 18 in number, Ameri cans, with Captain CuaNsoN, their Commander, attended Divine Service, at the Church of Sr. C:emeat, Ipswich, on Sunday week, for the pur ' pose of returning 'thanks to the ALMIGHTY for their I deliverance from shipwreck ; a suitable discourse was delivered by the Officiating Minister from the 107th Psalm, 23 and '24 v. The Marmion lost her rudder, and was otherwise damaged, on the Sheep Wash Sands, a short time since. She sailed on her voyage to New Orleans on Tuesday last. PIRATICAL CantzxD.—Extract of a letter from Messrs. ANDREW WARDROP and CO. Agents to LLOYD'S at Madeira, dated November 29.1818, to JAMES R. OXEERRY, Esq. Agent for LLOYD'S at Gi braltar:—" We beg to inform you cf an outrageous robbery, which has been lately committed by a pirate on the English schooner Sir Thomas Hardy, bound from Gibraltar to Trinid id, which occasioned that vessel to put in here, in order to repair her ,damage, and afford the crew and passengers an opportunity of renewing their stc ck of provisions and clothes. The occurrence took place on the Bth irrtant, in lat. 33. 40. and long. 8. The pirate plundered and &strayed about one-third of the cargo, part of which, and the ship's stores, he threw overboard, cut some of tke 'rigging, and subjected two• Gentlemen who were passengers, Mr. Suers' and Mr. lltr,L, to shackles and an almost suffocating confinement for several rfiours, from which he released them to undergo a mock execution, which was attended with every painful circumstance of reality except the loss of lives; that he granted them, but not until he had taken frOnt them every thing valuable they possessed.— That such ;ifresb•.oter may not escape the vigilance of our cruizers, v e subjoin, for tlicr information, such description of him and his vessel as we have been able to obtain. Tic vessel is a ship, painted black, with a vhite streak, has black quarter-cloths, and is light and liiL;11 • ut of the water, but her quar ters are not real. She has a billet-head, four win dows in the stern, with a star painted on one side of each of the outer ones. She is American-built, and 'is supposed to have been a schooner raised upon. Her burden is said to be about 300 tons; and she carries sixteen 12pound carronades, with one hun ' dred men at least. The pirate commanding calls himself Alnu ;he speaks English very well, is rather a short mar, and has a most malicious cast in his eyes. His first officer has a bluish excrescence under his left eye ; and in the cabin there is a picture or engraving of the American schooner Kempt, capturing six sail of British vessels. That schooner was a privateer during the late war, and was commanded by a man of the name of Almeida, who is •aid to be married in Baltimore. When the pirate attacked the Sir Thomas Hardy he had a flag hoisted thus—blue, white, blue—and never shev..td any other. He did not pretend to be an Insurgent, but boldly declared - We shall if ( 1 1, , , ls, narcissus, hyacinths, anemonies, pinks, stock!, not Pretend to be an Insurgent, but boldly declared P assion flower, and roses in great perfection. himself at war with all nations. We shall rejoice if There is at t hi', time a robin s nest, with four the altuve, which is all we could learn, may lead. to • lag ones nearly f1...ige.1 in the thatch of a cottage his capture." Remington, near ,• • . • WI here, ac in• spite 1 nly r Va• )ver: The state dill'