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the National Representatives, the Resolution of the Storthing deserves notice, " that the editor of the Mor senNad 'hall have free accgss to the JOurnals which ate ...kept in the Storthing and its divisions (in order, accord ing to the agreement made by him with the Committee that draws them up) to publish the debates which take place with open doors ; and with respect to secret de bates of the Szorthing, he shall receive those communi- cations which the President, on consultation with the La g i thing and the Odelsthing, shall find fit for publication." STOCKHOLM, MARCH 16. The departure of the Clown Prince for Norway is now fixed fur the 12th of April, and that Of his Majesty - for the2,Ctt. Count Von Tholt, one of the richest land owners in Scania, died lately. BERLIN, MARCH 25. An account from the province of Bromberg, states, that the experiment made last year of sending cloth manufactured in that province to London for salt., for re-exportation, has succeeded so well, that an order for, 1,000 pieces has been received, and since that another for 1,300 pieces; and all the (woollen) cloths sent from Bromburg, to the fair at Frankfort on the Oder, were Thought-by an Englishman. HAMBURGIT, MARCH 24. • The imports known by the names of Juris dc fracas, Gabeltee hereditariee, and Census emigrationis, are reci. procally abolished, between• ail the dominions o f_ hi s Majesty; the King of the Netherlands and the city M . Hambuigh and its territory. llie convention made by the respective agents, WAS ratified by the king of the Netherlands on the 31st of Jarmo y, and by the Smite of Hamburgh - on the 20th of February ; and tl.e ►atifi cations were exchangeti on the 12th instant, between the 'Minister of the King of the Netherlands, and a deputa tion of the Senate. COPENHAGEN, MAILCH co. Their Majesties are expected togo to Kid and Schler ':: wig . in the beginning of Jane; the King will then go to Jthland. The troops will be assembled, for the • re "•tit'wWnear Skanderborg. " ST. PETERSBURGH, MARCH 9. His Majesty the Emperor, after his speedy recovery, bras presented 'his Physician, Privy Counsellor Wylie, pith a .very valuable diamond ring, ornamented with his Majesty's portrait. • . . Piince Wolkonsky has resumed the direction of the concerns of his Majesty's household. During the month of December last year, foreign goods were imported to the amount of 1,27(1,166 ru bles the value of Russian articles exported, was only 259,613 rubles. COVENT-GARDi. N THEATRE. Mrerny's excellent Comedy sit :111 in the Wrong, and the Mar riage if Figiiro, were performed here lest night, in a manner that did tredit to the comic and musical strength of the company. The po polarity ut• Mr. C. Keano.c, for whose benefit they were acted, the , meth both of the Comedy and the Opera, and, in no small degree, peth 10; the curiosity of the English play.going l'ublic to hear Ma ' dame CATALAN' sing" Buie Britannia" and " God save the King," hrought an immense house—thronged, indeed, to suffacarion, even to the slips and the lobbies. The excess of the crowd, in all parts that admit of crowding, and in some that are usually protected from such inconvenience, produced also another and more universal annoyanee.• The noise arid uproar, from contention fur halves and quarttrs of places, with the attempts, somenmes repelled and sometimes successful, at scaling boxes front the pit, and jambing up door-ways from the lobbies, might almost have revived the me mory of an 0. I'. row. In the midst of this deafeliing clattiour, twis-thiraa of the first act of the comedy proceeded with the effect of pantomime, for nut a word could be heard ; and at last, by a pretty general call from the pit, and other parts of the I louse, Mr. KIMBLE found it necessary to vacate the st:ise, and give orders for the play to begin over again, which, even then, had but a very imperfect hearing to the end of . the first act; when Madame CATALAN', accompanied by DvausiT, Isaacs, and a chorus, came forward to sing Bute Britannia. Ii was loudly encored by a considerable part of the House, though the style of the performance did not appear exactly in accordance with the general taste of the hearers; any more than that of thi: other national anthem, God save 8,4 King, at the end of the play. DUEL IN HIGII LIFE. -- , a ,.. • A duel, which might have been fatal to one or both of the par ties, had the pistols used upon the occasion 'been properly loaded, directed, and elevated, was fought within these few days by two members of the haul monde. Some particulars of this alarming affair have transpired. We give them as the voice of rumour has conveyed them to us, and as fame is not the most veracious of gossipsohtre may possibly be sense slight mistakes in the story. Thu, however i; is : A young Nobleman, Lord who has lately figured as a principal in an elopement to the Continent with a beautiful married lady, having heard at Paris that a Mr. 11-, who Was paying his addresses to one of his Lordship's lovely sisters, had lately shewn symptoms of coldw,as, and a desire to retract, determined to brave al/ dangers, and call ;he ungallant suitor to account. Ills Lordship accordingly ccinuis , ioned Colonel F- to arrange a meeting, which took place, we 4elivve, on Saturday last. When placed upon the ground the principals were desired by their seconds to stand hack to back, and ..t a given signal to advance six paces and fire, which was done literally, and we are happy to say without mischief to either of the parties, the seconds having prudently omitted a direction to the parties to face about previously to discharging their pistols. A reconciliation immediately followed this combat, in which we are informed all those aoncerned dis played the utmost coolness and determination. Another report-of the affair has reached us, which states that the parties did fire when at the end of the six races, add that Lord B.'s pistol was discharged in the air, and that of his antagonist into the earth; but we hope for the sake of humanity that the first version of the story is correct. THE KING. WINDSOR, APRIL 1. The day being fine, his MAJESTY took his usual'air iny is the Great Pat k. Yesterday the KING took an ailing in his phaeton, up the Long Walk to the Royal Lodge, and returned to the Castle about five o'clock. Ilis NIAJLSTY is in the enjoyment of good health, and takes an ailing every day, it the weather permits. Princess AUGUSTA dined wii;i the Duchess of GEou._ 12'1"Za yesterday, where there was a select party to meet the Princess. The Duke of GLOUCESTE R is slightly indisposed. The Earl of LIVERPOOL continued better yesterday, but was not able to have his house, and in consequence the Cabinet Council, summoned by Mr. Secretary CANNI%G, to asseMble yester day, did not meet at the usual place, but at the Earl of 14vkuroot.'s house, Whitehall, at three o'clock; and was attended by the LORD Co ‘NCEI.II.OR, and the Whole of the Cabinet Ministers, with the ex c;;;iuu of Viscount SIDMOUTII, where the Council continued in deli ..beration till nearly five o'clock. A ftet the break ing up of the Coun• cii, Mr. Secretary CANNING was in 'consultation with the Earl of Liv vapour. for some time. Mr. Secre:ary CANNING has issued cards of invitation f-r. 4 grand rut( rrainment on the 291 h instant, to celebrate his MA- JiATV'S Birth-day, at Gloucester Lodge. The Balls at Congdon's Hotel, Exeter, last week, were nhi;t numerously attended: nearly 600 were present on the ft.rmer evening, comprising many of the first ptisouages iu the county, and about 200 on the latter evening. . MR. HODHOUSE AND THE HACKNEY MEETING. . - , With respect to the popularity of Ministers (said Mr. , Shaw Lefevre, at the Hackney Meeting on Wednesday,; , in whose throat the word appeared to stick) l " Y have no hesitation to say that it is undeserved." One would have thought that this sweeping assertion was oracular,„e and decisive enough, but it could not satisfy the red-hot ; patriotism of Mr. " Sempronius" Hobhouse. The two County Members, unfortunately, touched the same chord, and it " Jangled harsh discords out of tone" to the ears of the'Westminster patriot, whOse indignant eloquence was called forth immediately. " His Ho. nourable Ft ;ends," Mr. Hobhouse said, " had talked of the popularity of Ministers, as if something like an apo logy were necessary for coming there to celebrate their triumph; and- all the ground that he could discover for the asssertion was, that Ministers were not so very un ,ropular as in the last year." But the Member for West minster was not satisfied to stop here: " his soul was in arms," and he must go on further. "He would ask," he added, " in what one instance had Ministers shewn themselves more favourable to general liberty ? It was not now necessary to cut down the people. The Government and the people did not now come in collision : but did any man suppose that if they felt dis posed they would hesitate to du it ? Let them not talk then of prosperity ; there could be no prosperity where there was no prospect of freedom."— Bravo ! Mr. Hobhouse, " you talk this well." Who shall doubt yarn conversion or your sincerity after this burning plt.llippic ? Ministers are not popular, because you say sl; the country is neither prosperous nor free because yon pronounce it otherwise : there is nothing like bold assertion-1:o figure of speech suits a Tavern ora tor half so well ; it purchases the passing cheer of the night from those around, and thus answers every /nada* pu; pose: Mr. Lefevre, however, had no palate for this, ha: argue ; it was too violent for even hint to swnllow. " Ile was well acquainted (he - said) with the talents of hi . Honour able Friend ; but on this occasion, he had out• Heroded Herod." He might have replied to the fiery patriot, in the langua,ae of Cato to Sempronius, whose simulated vehemence Mt. Hobhouse tt ies to rival, "Let not a torrmt of impetuous zeal Transport thee thus, bt.yond the bounds of reason ; True fortitude is seen in great exploits. That justice warrants and tliarreirlont guides; AU etre is tow'ringfrerizy and distraction!" The fact is, Mr. Hobhouse goes too far ; he tempts ' more than doubts, by the extravagant flights he takes ; his oratory, unfortunately, is out of season _last now— quite too much of the "Haut Montagne" for this period of' piping peace and universal prosperity ; for prosper , ous the nation is, and beyond all former example, let Mr. Hobhouse declaim as he may. Anti though it is " wormwood" to mention the popularity of Ministers, ' that popularity is as unquestionable as it is well de , set ved. The chunky at large acknowledges it univer-• sally, and nothing that emanates from the Mermaid," at Hackney, can change that feeling, while Ministers pursue their present enlightened course.—British Press. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Yesterday, pursuant to adjournment, a Meeting was held, at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose .of resuming the consideration of the plan for forming a Chamber of Commerce itt the City of London. About 200 of the ino , t respectable Merchants, Bankers, Ship owners, etc. were assembled for the purpose of hearing the result of the proceedings which had taken place since the list meeting. Mr. MAN:ONO, M.l'. took the Chair, and after stating the prceeedint. t s at the former meeting, Mr. JOHN Stn tr, the Chairman of the Committee, went through a detailed statement of the measures which had been adopted from the first agitation of the question for the formation of a Chamber cf Commerce in the Metropolis, upon the same principles as those existing in many of the principal cities and outports of the United Kingdom. He, in the first instance, addressed the fol lowing letter to the Earl of Liverpool New-street, Spring-gardens, Sept.2s, 1323. " Mr Logo—l have the honour to transmit to your Lordship the Itc.port of a Committee of Merchants and Bankers, appointed to conduct an important application to Parliament, which received your Lordship's sanction and support; and the General Meeting of Merchants and Bankers participating fully in the gratitude expressed by the Committee, directed me, as their Chairman, to communicate to your Lordship the account of their proceedings, as the most re spectful mode of acknowledging their obligation to your Lordship. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your Lordship's most obedient and faithful humble servant, " J. SMITH. " To the Earl of Liverpool, &c. &c." Since when he had several interviews with the Noble Lord upon the subject, the result of which would be fully seen upon the perusal of the following letter, which he had received within the last few days, and subsequent to their former Meeting : " Fife Huse, March 26, 1824. '• Sta—The Chancellor of the Pxchequer having communicated to me the Report of the Committee presented at a public Meeting of Merchants, 13ankera, and Ship-owners, on the 18th day of March, on the expediency of establishing a Chamber of Commerce in the City of London, I think it right to apprise you of my senti ments as to the intended Institution. " I do the fullest justice to the motives of these who have set it On foot; but I am satisfied that it is wholly unnecessary, that it can be productive of no real advantage, and that it may eventually dead to much evil and inconvenience. " I can quite understand the advantage arising from - particular interests associating fur their own special protection ; but I can see no benefit likely to result from a general association such as that now proposed ; and if any particular interest should acquire a prepon derating influence in it (which it may be difficult to prevent), the Institution Wright in that case operate most injuriously upon all other interests and branches of industry. " I do nut think it necessary to trouble you by entering into further details on this subject, after having candidly stated to you my opinion ; but I am sure it will occur to you, that in every re spect there must be a material difference between an Institution of this nature in the outpents and manufacturing towns, which are at a considerable distance from the seat of Government, and such an establishment in the City of London, where all persons who may feel themselves aggrieved, have such easy and immediate access to the Executive Government and Parliament. " I have the honour to be, your very obedient humble servant, " John Smith, Esq. &c. &c. " L I VERPOOL." Dir. SMITH still thought the measure practicable, and therefore propn'ed a resolution, whicb was merely introductory to a series of resoluticms which would afterwards be proposed on the subject. The reKolution having been seconded, Mr. llisss.kr said, he fully agreed with what Lord Liverpool had stated, and proposed an amendment to that effect. Mr. JAWS YOCNC was firmly persuaded that it was better to leave every trade to take care of itself. Each trade was, in his opi nion, best able to support its own peculiar interests. Mr. FItEEZIt spoke in favour of the Institution. Mr. COLVIN thought that such an Institution would be highly int= proper; if once established, it must naturally, in order to be useful, become an immense machine, and perhaps ultimately, like taller In stitutions of a similar nature, come under the management of two or three busy men who had little to do eaKtpt to serve their own interests.—Mr. JOHN SMITH replied. The CHAIIIMArL then took the sense of the Meeting, and declared the am invent to be negatived. Mr. Smiles introductory Resolution having been put and carried, Mr. B. SHAW proposed 4 &solution, which was SeCIAMled by Mr. Fume; the purport of it was, that the Consideration of the Com mittee's Report be-deferred until such modification of the project as Would suit the general convenience might be adopted. The Resolution was carried. Sundry other minor Resolutions were then put and carried; and votes of thanks being given to Air. J. Smith and the Chairman, the Meeting adjourned. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Lieutenants J. W. CAIRNES, J. Matt CAUSLAHD, and — 1 .017 NC, are appointed to the BRITANNIA. Monday, the LIvELY, 46, Captain W. Elliott, C. 13. arrived at Plymouth from Chatham, on her way to the Mediterranean. FALMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Witul N.—Arrived the Brothers, Frits GrsoN, in fifty-seven days from Pernambuco; and Levant, Inter. MAN, from London. Sailed the Isabella, KILLING, for llaniburgh. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 1.=•• Wind S.W.—The smack Hy, G itvGritsy, from London to this port, was run down yesterday morning, about two o'clock, by a targe smack, and instantly sunk. The crew of the smack never spoke nor offered them any assistance. The crew with . difficulty got into the bout and were picked up by the Nautilus, TULLY . , put on board a pilot-boat, and arrived here this morning. —The brig llebe, DAVISON, from St. Kitt's to Ltnidon, got on the (fivers Sand, 29th March, but was got off by assistance train a pßot• boat, and proceeded.—Sts,r.m. Several sail in sight, wou king in. DEAL, Arm'. I. Wind 'W.S. W.—The Nestor, NV KNEK ; De merara packet, ItsraNsrarit ; Ogle Castle, lhows, log each an an.' chor and cable our the North Foreland yesterday, have put back and remain, and been supped with others. The Transfer, Goornas, has also been supplied with an anchor and cable, and remains in the Downs, with the Columbus, TtiosisoN ; James Dunlop, TAYv.oc ; Sydney packet, ALEXANDER; Navigator, KAINS ; Layton, ; and Ilebe. The bri,?; Thomas, from pie Brazils, bound to Ham burg!), has jest been reported.—Five P.at. 'The Manning, for St. Kitt's, and several others, from the River, are now coming to the Downs. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. CHAPLAINS. Rev. John Arseott, to the Lively ; James White, Maidstone. ' • MASTERS. David Cowie, to the Algerine; (ho. Pareons (act.), Bann ; Geo. Millard, Blanche; John Ire:liter (act.), Burlington ; John Sleeman (act.), Cygnet ; Thenias Bull, Gloucester; A. B. INPLean (act.), Grasshopper ; W. C. Middlernier, Helicon ; E. 'Rankin, Jasper 1 Jas. Wood, Jupiter ; Win. Brodie, M iidstone ; Chas. B. Jackson .(act.), Martin ; Jos. Higgs, Phaeton ; Edw. Stevens (act.), Plover ; Samuel Strung, Primrose ; John Eastman (act.), ; William B. Fuller, Samarang ; Bich. Broxup (act), Scout; Edw. Sawkins, Shamrock; John Iletallick, Terror ; Dayid Beynon, Tweed; and John Hepburn, Victory. SITROEONS. Charles M'Arthur (ac.), to the Active ; John Niell, Albion ;.Jas. Skeock, John Kirk (as.), Algerine; Writ. Watt, John West (us.), Arachne ;, John Thomson, 'Bann ; Thos. Miller, Alex. Browning (as.), Blanche ; Thomas Brownrigg, Burlington ; W. G. Borland, Cameleon ; Arthur Kitt (act.), Doris; Robert Mar-hall (I) (act.), Doterel ; Thomas Watt (as.), Thonias Gibson (act.), I::tien ; Allan M`Laren (act.), Thos. Bell (u), Fury;‘ Wm. Patison (as.), Genoa; Sam. •Ariekay (as.), Gloucester; Isaac Wilson (as.), Grasshopper; Wm. Leyson (as.), Griper; Lawrence M'Kay (As.), Harlequin; James i‘l* Nicoll (as.), Hasty ; Samuel 'Men, Wlll. itOWLlrld (as.), Ilecla ; Evan Bowen (act.), Thos. Thompson (as.), Helicon ;.Jos. Stertt, Jasper; Ilam. Baillie, Sam. Wallace, anti Geo. Seeds (as.), Jupiter; John Rankine ' Charles Dobbie (as.), M aidstone; John B. Hatton (as.), Medina ; John 1I:41, Ocean ; Andrew Sinclair (as.), Owen Glendower; Alex. Watson, Pt-tr.rel; Win. *Dowell, Geo. Rogers (as.), Primrose; Joseph Gay (as.), Prince 11..tgent ; Obadiah l'ineo, Nlexander'Bair, William Shoveller; Wm. Williamson, and John Duke (supernum.), C. R. Schumacher and Jos. C'arrnichael (assists.), Patrick Kelty, H. Marshall, W. Cannon, William Watt, D. P. Williams, Peter Reid, Const. ()'Friell, James 11. Chandler, and Arthur Savage (sup. assist.), Ramillies; Chas. Linton, Revenge; John Robertson (as.), Morgan Shealtain, Robe. Marshall (2) (sup.), Salisbury ; Andrew Henderson, Walter Idington (as.), Samarang ; Dan. King, Semiramis ; John Lawson (as ), Surly ; Chas. Cameron, Terror ; Jas. Smith, Thracian ; Jos. Seeds, Tweed ; And. Tweed dale (as.), Valorous; J. E. Anderson, Bepj. Browning, and George Mottley (as.), Victory. Yesterday, his Excellency Baron WERTIIER, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiiry of his Majesty the King of PRUSSIA, jointly with Mr. N. M. llorusermo, and accom panied by Mr. Bossirr, Notary Public, have cancelled and depo sited in the Bank of England, the suns of Thirty nine Thousand Five .Hundred Pounds in Special Bonds, of the Prussian Loan negociaCed by Mr. N. M. ROTIISCHILD in London, in ISIS, being the first half of the suns hied for the redemption of Bonds in the sixth year, and also the saving of the interest on the Five Hundred and Eighty-nine Thousand Seven Hundred Pounds redeemed to thelat of October last, Inclusive. The Public will learn with pleasure that M. lIURTADO, the new Agent of the Colombian Government, has, in the name of the Republic, offered to renew the bond. which were given by the late M. ZEA, whoie agreement with the contractors of the Colombian Loan the Congress at first disputed, on the ground that ZEA had exceeded his powers. This act of justice and good faith on the part of a GoverAment recently established, Conti acts strikingly with the conduct and principles of the old legitimate Monarchy to which the territory of the new Republic was formerly subject. In consequence of this honour able conduct on the part of the Colothbian Government, the Bonds, which left off yesterday at 69, advanced to day to 85—a rise of 16 per cent. MR. TaaLwALL.—Our limits will only allow a very brief notice of the Lecture at the Haymarket Theatre on Wednes day night. The introductory observations, and those on the sublime of MILTON, the comments on the Comediei of SH A KSII7EA Ng, parti cularly Much Ado about Nothing, on Modern Comedies, chiefly the School for Scandal, and the five-act Farces of the day, were just and pertinent. The Lecture was agreeably diversified with recitations from MILTON, Peter Pindar, Etc. The audience testified their ap li - probation with loud and frequent applause. On the 22d ult. in the neighbourhood of Tallagh, a' cow-house, the property of Wm. Dunn, a respectable dairyman, in the employment of John Keilly, of Sttanvally, Esq. was maliciously set on fire, and eight in-calf cows burnt to death therein ! The Journal du commerce of Monday states that the Royalist Volunteers of Toledo recently murdered four persons who had belonged to the Constitutional militia, and afterwards dragged their bodies through the sums in triumph. Yet, if the Indicaleur de Bourdeans is to be credited, the conduct of the Spanish Royalist volunteers is so much approved of at Court, that the Qicen of Spain has written verses in their favour,which are to be printed and distributed throughout the kingdom. Considerable curiosity prevails with respect to the oc currences which have recently taken place between the Spanish Government and cettain great Capitalists of this country. It is certain that an offer was made to Ferdinand and his Ministers, from persons of undoubted competence to fulfil their engagements, to advance money upon loan ; but the indispensable condition vac, that the old Spanish bonds, the bonds of the Constitu tional Government, should be taken up by them ; and at the rate, as they proposed, of 33 per cent. Now, these bonds being secured upon monastic property, it was re quired, not only that the Spanish-clergy should allow of that security or pledge, but that also the Pope should sanc tion the transaction. This proposition Ferdinand re fused, and the negotiation bloke off. It was easier to di solve one negotiation, than to raise money from another. The necessities, however, of the Spanish Government,, induced them to listen to anything ; and the English adventurer at Madrid, offered himself as the agent of certain jobbers in London, who did not feel them selves bound by the same honourable principle of taking up the old bonds ; and who would, as the agent professed, advance money to Ferdinand sit ithout im posing upon him that stipulation. The result of Ibis proposition is uncertain. In the meantime, the Spanish GovernMent derives a temporary support irtkin the bonds which continue to be issued by M. Guebhatd at Paris, and which are of easy manufacture; as they are only countersigned by the Spanish Ambassador. None of these bonds have, we believe, as yet found their way to England ; but to what degree of credit they are en itled, either here or elsewhere, will 'appear from thi. statement. THE ARMY. ', The first and second divisions of the 95th Regiment of Root *ere to embark yesterday at Gosport, for Malta. The remainder of the Corps will embark forthwith for the same destination. On the ar rival of the 95th at Malta, the 18th Regiment of Infantry will pro ceed to Cephalonia, foe the purpose of relieving the Bth Regiment' of Infantry, which is ordered home. The 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Hussars) whiclxmarched from lirightun 0:s Monday, arrived at I lampton Court on Wednoi day, there to be statiolied fur a short time. (Crin.:maset.) War Office, 15th March,lB2l. Sot—lt appearing that pre:ser attention is not paid to the provi sions of the statute of 58 Geo. 111. cap. 73, 1 transmit to you an nexed, a c,, y of the sth clause of that Act, and have to desire that you will taise tare that all Prize Orders. executed by men of tha :.re prepared in due conformity with the provisions of the s clause.—l have, &c. (Sign, Officer Commanding . V. And he it tursher enacted, that from and after tae twenty fourth day of July, one thoosand cubs hundred and eighteen, it 0011 not be lawful For any Agent, or Agents, appointed for the dis tribution nt Army Prize or Bounty Money, Grain, ur other Allow ances of Money in Me nature thareof, or tor the Treasurers of -Chelsea Hospital, to pay th F share of any Nun-Cmxmissioned Offi cer, or Soldier, tp any person or p: rsons whatsoever, other than the Non-Commissioned Officer of entitled to the same, or to the next of kin, or executor, or administrator, of such Non-Commis sioned Oaicer or Soldier. or to the Agent of any Regiment, Mus lim], or Corps cl his Majesty's Army or Militia, duly aethotised y tilt: party et:titled thereto to reoeivt the woe. PA LMRRSTOX. SPORTING INTELLIGENeE. RETTING-ROOll, TATTERSAI.I.'S, APRIL 1. The Subscription Room was again well and most respectably at tended; indeed such we expect to be the case every bettinrday for some time to come, in oonsequence of the near approach of th e M Craven eeting at Newmarket, when the Riddlesworth, beitig the first great :.:takes of the presenryear,takes place, and quickly after which the events of the Derby and Oaks Stakes at .glisom. it will be recollected tbat on the result of the Riddleswarth considerable interest must be excited, as many of the Derby and Oaks hors:s come out in it ; consequentiy, the event of this race will, in all pro bability totally derange the books.of sportiug men, and oblige them to beat fresh ground. There wet agt eat deal of business done, in the itiddle4i•orth and Derby paotictilaily, on which Stakes very material alterations have taken place since our report of Monday last, as will he seen by the following particulars : isionListrokin. 2 to 1 agst Prudence (taken) 100 to 7 agst Sister to Sailor 2to 1 agst quadrille (r.tken) I 20 to 1 ag,t any other. 4 to t agst Don Csrlus 7i to 1 agst Agnes F 14 to 1 agst Elephant 74 to I ag.t Ilaii.liee 17 to 1 agst I lurley Burley 10 td 1 agst Ilefornier I 17 to 1 agst Don Car;os 10 to 1 apt Jesse I 420 to 1 agst any other The Oaks and Doncaster St. I.eger as on Monday. GREAT MATCH TO SLOUGII- AND BACK. Captain Parry, who did the great match from Bath lately, started yesterday upon an experiment to go from Hyde-park Corner to • Slough and back in eight hours. Ile did it clean and well in seven hours and a half. He has another eng..gement, to go to Worces ter and back, T 9.1 miles, in 100 hours. ByxF:lts. Thel•own of Manchester is now gr.tced by the presence of these stars of pugilism, Langan, Reynolds, Spring, and Cribb. Betting in London yesterday was 6 to 4 on goring. Jost/ I lonson AND Samesos.—The money was made all right at the Mulhert y Tree, Whitechapci Church. The s:ake of £lOO was deposited. Josh made two bets of .#::00 to £lO, that he would win the fight. Ile,again betted all that his benefit at the Fives Court produced. Ile next betted that he would win four events : First, he won the fight ; secondly, in forty minutes; thirdly, gave first knock down; fourthly, first blood. All these bets were taken in the wid>t of beautiful grape, with sugar, and Evans's white taro; and all toddled home, satisfied with their own consent. Al; I SPORTS FOlt A ('[Cl Asnat the course of this month all the varieties of fresh water fish will take a bait in rivers, and if the weather be very :MU at the htter end, the angler may expert that carp, tench, and perch, will move and feed in ponds, and still waters that lie in warm situa tions. Gudgeons are now full of .pawn, and are decidedly the best small fish the rivers afford for the talile at this season of the year ; not a day, therefore, should be lost in angling for them when the weather and water serve. In this month barbel P.ni bream begin to get into the sharp water and on the scowers, and also to take a bait. Eels are now fully recuvere,k front their torpid state, and will take a brit freely both by day and night, and so will flounders; both fists are also now in the best poosible state for the table. Not so, how ever, the delicious trout, which liai not yet fully recovered its fine shape and beautiful colour., though fast getting rid of his winter enemies, who have stuck close to his back for months together. But if the angler will no longer refrain from trout-fishing, we trust he will do it sparingly; for, in ttuth, nut of a hundred brace of trout killed in the month of April, not two will be found in prime condition.—Annolstf Spurting. Sir FRANCIS SYKE3, Rim of Basildon Park, is now on a visit with his brother, Wm. SVKIS, Esq. at Lympstone. In tlh! Stock Exchange yesterday, a large loaf of black bread was exhibited in that part of the market appropriated to the transaction of bargains in Spanish Bond*, with an inscription beneath it—" Bread for the King of Spain." FlRE.—Yesterday morning a lire broke out in a mi serable dwelling in Cato•strect, owing to the neglect of a girl who was ordered to sit up to attend the cm•pse of an old apple woman ; which consumed the furniture, and reduced the body to a cinder. A hoar was played off at the 11 ink yesterday. A circular was sent round in the mimes of the Oirectors, inviting the Proprietors of Bank Stock to breakfast : a great number attended this summons, and " took nothing by their motion." DrsPuTc WITH AMERICA.—Tbe Kent (Jerald of yes terday contains the following article We have been obligingly favoured with the pernsal of a letter received by a Gentleman in thisCity(Cantet bury) from his brother, dated Kingston, Upper Canada, so late as the 24th Feb. containing the important and disagreeable intelligence, that a dispute has arisen between die United States and the Government 'of Upper CAnada, and that the latter had already proceeded to the length of making seizures lot - the Ainci ican boats. " Kingston ' Feb. 24. 1824. sanding" I embrace the opportunity of siding this letter by the Hon. 11. MAITLAND, one of the Executive Council of this Province, who goes home to settle a question of dispute between the United States and this Govetninent, as to the right of the United Stags to send their produce down the river St. Lawrence, and ship at Quebec. There has been a kind of warfare g • g on for a month or two— the Government here seizing all the boats belonging to the Ameri cans. Ihow this affair will terminate is very uncertain." An Essay on the Madness ot 'Hamlet, by Mr. WIL. LIAM Falsity, of Covent-Garden Theatre, is published in the New Number oithe London Magazine. The March Sa!e of the East India Company's Teas having just closed, WHITILIDGE and Co. have again made extensive purchases of the choicest that could be procured, and which they are now selling to the Public on the most liberal terms, at 91, Cheapside, and 33, Ironmonger-lane, London. 51. %Viirrainci: and Co. are now supplying the Public with Teas in their native purity, exactly at the wholesale prices. Auy further comment will be un necessary; a single trial will be the best and only way to prove the benefit of this system.—Good Congou, .ss. 4d. to .ss. Rd. Strolls ditto, 6s. particularly recommended to families, usually sold at 7s. Very fine, tis. 4d. to (Ls. Bd. and upwards. Prime mixed Tea, 65. 4d. Good Hyson, Rs. Fine young ditto. Los. Finest ditto, 12s. Gun powder, P2s. 14s. 16s.—Shopkeepers and Dealers supplied at a very small advance on cost price. Respectable Persons wishing to become Agents for this Warehouse will be supplied on liberal terms. CORN-EXCHANGE, 51ARK-LANE. APRIL 2. The arrivals of this week are only small. Wheat 9P20, Barley £7OO. Oats 3200, Irish Oats 400 qrs. Flour 4. - Ato sacks. Pnine dry samples of Wheat being scares obtain rather higher prices ; but damp qualities arestill neglected. Ilark yis again rather dearer for the best parcels. Reancsind Peas arc held firmly at Monday's prices. The quantity of Oats is 11,1M1 fast drat!illg, .and they ob tain mitre money than on Mcaiday. flour trade kW this week's market rather improves. SNIITHFI ELD MA RKET, APRIL 2. , trad e a; The market was rather shout this murning of Cattle, and the consequence of which lower prices are demanded, 'pe.4 a s nd ve t r i v ea xo h nn v ia Y i be quoted full two pence per stone lower than last market day. Beef, per stone of Blhs. 3s. r2d. to 45..2d. Mutton, ss. (id. to 4s. 6d. Veal, Ss. Otl. to tie. od. Pork, 41. Od. to ss.od. , I . •