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t‘. 6 " t; l•: 1: It 11.:1N fAL ttxr NG of the PRO - VII I rroits tbetODON: PORTABLE GAS CO Nl l' A N Y will be_ held here on W Elks: USDA Y, the CI day Of June nest, tt Opt olcluk in, qEP4l . ternlten precisely, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement ; and at which Meeting a new liegUi•itiOn , nude by the Directors, for increasing their number to Nine, instead of Sven, will be submitted for confirmation ; and several other Special Affairs will also he brought before the Meeting. Ey Order of the Directors, DA VII) GORDON, Secretary. Portable Gas-Office, 7, Basinghall-street, 20th MAy, SOUTH AMERICA. The following extracts of letters from South Ame rica have been received in Glasgow : " itio de Janeiro, 5 , 3 March, 1824. " By accounts from Bahia to-day, Pernambuco is again in a state of tiistress. The local Government have ordered all the European Portuguese tv depart the country within ten days, and they comprise the principal number of the respectable shopkeepers. Busi nes corpequence is quite at a stand, and the existing state of thins has induced the British merchants there to request a ft igate lot their protection, and the Doris, we understand, has gone from Bahia for that purpose. A squadron of two ti igates and three smaller vessels has sailed from this port this morning, with a view to blockade Pernambuco, and 'he Government here have declared it to he in that sta t e On the evening of the 29th ult. upw:lrds of thirty individuals were taken up and imprisoned." " Lima, 313 t D.!cember, IR^_3. " Since my last the inlvibitants of this city have again been in considerable consternation, fearing another visit hum the Spanish truces, their troops having recently occrii,ied Ica and Pico ; but the movements and pmi tion of Ow Colombian troops under Bolivar have obliged them again to retire from Pisco, and to relieve the Go vernment bete from any fears on that point, for at least five months to come ; before which time, it is expected Bolivar will have commei ced active operations against them. The Colombian tioops are now occupying, with 3000 men, the strong position of Iluareaco, near Hauja, the total force forming a cordon to the noith of about 10 or 1'2,000 men-2000 men more arrived from Pa nama a fortnight since, and three to 4000 in addition are expected to arrive by the middle of February ; so that as soon as the season will permit, Bolivar is deter min;:d to commence offensive operations." PA RUA M ENTAIL Y PROCEEDINGS. 11011 SE OF LORDS, MAY 20. This merning their Lordships met at ten o'clock, and proceeded to a Comni:::,,e of Privileges on the Roscommon cause, the Earl of Stitt . irsacar in the Chair. The Earl of SHA FTESBURY presented a Petition from the Macclesfield Gas Light Cnmpany against the General Gas Light CiJnipat.y's Bill; and a Petition was prestincd by the Earl of Latincit:)Al.E, tr,..ra the Br: tol Gas Light Company. At five o'clock the Consolidated Fond Surplus Application Bill was read a szeund time, and soon after their Lordship adjourned till to-morrow at tin!. THE IiXENIN(i STAR. LONDON. 1111 DAY, MAY '2l, Ib2l. FuNDs. STOCK E X Cll N TW EL Vl. O'CLOCK. Consols ( T uned this morning at 953, T., but soon afterwards fell to 95a, a, fur the Account, with a h:avy 31arkvt, and little doing. We understand that an Eitiiress has arrived from Paris, with Wednesday's priciA-1011 65c. FOIiEIGN FUNDS. The Market opened with an appearance of a rite in all the South American Securities, but soon afterwards it became very heavy, and they have rather declined, owing to a scarcity of money, which is generally felt. Current Price :—Old Spanish 201, New 15g, Chilian 794 to Russian 96, Mekicati &lip 6, Austrian 961 d, French 171 1, Co lombian Sctir I to 4 . , Colombian 841 to 85, Circa 4to 1 dis. Al liance Shares 171 1, Irish Shares par to 4, P.dadium par to 1, New Prussian 961 to 1, Old 991, Pentuguese 9'24. PRICE OF STOCKS 11 . 1 ONE O'CLOCK. hank Stock ‘2;.',6 '2'35 1 / 2 3 per t ent. Reduced 95 91 1 4 73 3 per Cent. Cons. 95:4 t 4 3 / 1 -3. per Cents. 101 1 / 1 4 per Cents. Old 101 3 / 4 1 / 8 4 per Cents. New 107 3 4 108 4 per Cents. Assented 101% 3 1 / 4 3 / 8 Bank Long Ans. 22 13-16 3 / 4 —lndia Bonds 765. 78s. Ekt - I equer t.C1,000) 375. 341.—Small its. 455. CosiNols for Acct. 93 3 / 4 7/8 • The Dutch Nlail of this morning brings a copy of the Treaty entered into between this country and the Ne therlands, for placing on a reciprocal footing the corn merc;al relations between the posseisions of the two countries in the Indian Archipelago, and an the Conti nent of India and Ceylon. The Trea'ty also includes a mutual exchange of territory, as will be seen on Tele:ling to the several Articles of the folion ing Convention : HAGUE, MAY 17. The Government has communicated to the Second Chamber of the S:ttes-Gmeral the following Treaty, concluded with England : In the name f,j . the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity. His nijesty the King of the Netherlands and his Alaje>ty the King of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and behind, desiring to place their respective possession , , and the commerce of their subjects in the East Indies, on a footing reciprocally advantageous to, both parries, so that the welfare and proyerity of both nations may be henceforth at all tittles promoted with out the didetences and rivalry which, at former periods, have disturbed the good ungerstanding which ought to subsist between them; and being willing as farts possi. ble to prevent all grounds of misunderstanding between their respective agents, and, at the same titne, to rev late cet taint ditreiences which have occurred in the exe cution of the convention concluded at London, on the 131 August, 1314, its far as it relates to the possessions of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands in the Last Indie., have appointed fur their Plenipotentiaries, viz. Niaiesty the King of the Netherlands, Baron Membei of the Equestrian 0: der of the P.ovince of Holland, &c. &c. at present his Majes ty's Ann...v."3o t Ettraordinary and Minister Plenipo- Le t itia' y at the Court of London; and M. Anton Rein. hard nick, Minister of Public Instruction, &c. &c. and fits Majesty the'King of Great Britain, George Canning, Esq. Member of his Majesty's Privy Council and of the Parliament, Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, Esq. Member of his Majesty's Privy Council, &c. &c. who, after exchanging their full powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed on the fol lowing Articles: Art. I. The high contracting parties engage to place the trade of the subjects of each other in their respective possessions in the In dian Archipelago and on the Continent of India and Ceylon, on the same footing as the most favoured nations, it being understood that the subjects of both parties shall conform to the local regulations of each settlement. E. The subjects and ships of one nation shall pay no duties of importation and exportation to aid from the ports of the other, in the Eastern Seas, higher titan double the amount of those imposed on the subjects and ships of the nation to whom the port belongs. The duties on importation and exportation in Netherland ships, in a British port of the continent of Inslia, or in Ceylon, being paid, shall be settled in such a manner that in no case more shall be, charged for them than double the duties paid by British subjects and for British bottoms. With respect to articles on which no duty is laid, when they are imported and exported by the subjects, or in the vessels of the nation te which the port belongs, the duties to be imposed on the subjects of the other shall is no case exceell six per cent. 3. The high contracting parties engage that no Treaty shall henceforward be concluded by either of them with any State in the Eastern Seas, tending tether directly or by the imposition of un equal duties, to exclude the commerce of the other party from the ports of such native State ; and that in case, in any of the Treaties now subsisting on either side, such en article should have been adopted with this view, such article shall be null and void, from the conclusion of the present step. It is further understood, that at the conclusion of the present Treaty, communication has been made by each of the contracting Powers, of ail Treaties and Conventions respectively subsisting be tween them and any native Government in the Eastern Seas, and that a similar communication shall be made of all such Conventions which may be respectively concluded by them in future. 4. Their Majesties the Kings of the Netherlands and of Great Britain engage to give strict orders, as well to their Civil and Mi litary Authorities as to their ships, to respect the freedom of trade fixed by Articles 1, 2, and 3, and in no case to impede the inter course of the nations of the Eastern Archipelago with the ports of the two Governments respectively, nor that of their respective sub jects with the ports belonging to native Governments. 5. Their Majesties engage, in like manner, effectually to contribute to the suppression of piracy in those seas. They will afford no asy lum or protection to vessels employed in piracy, nor in any case al low vessels or goods taken by such piratical vessels to be intro duced, preserved, or sold in any of their possessions. 6. It is agreed that orders shall be given by both Governments to their Officers and agents in the East Indies, not to establish any new factory on any one of the eastern islands, without the previous permission of their respective Governments in Europe. 7. From the stipulations in Art. 1,2, 3, and 4, the Malacca islands, and especially Arnboyna, Band; and Ternate, with their immediate dependencies, are excepted, till such time as the Govern_ mein of the Netherlands shall think fit so desist from the monopoly of the spice trade ; but if, before such a renunciation of the mono poly, that Government should think fit to allow the subjects of any Power, not a native Asiatic State, to have any commercial inter course with the said islands, the subjects of his Britannic Majesty :hall be permitted to have such an intercourse on the same footing. 8. Flit Majesty the King of the Netherlands cedes to his Ma-, jesty the King of Great Britain, all his settlements on the Conti nent of India, and renounces all rights and privileges which have been enjoyed or claimed on account of these settlements. 9. The factory of Fort Marlborough, and all the possessions of Great Britain, in the island of Sumatra, are hereby ceded to his Majesty the King of the Netherlands; and the King of Great Britain engages that no British factory shall be established in that Island, nor any treaty concluded under the British authority with any of the native Princes, Chiefs, or States in the said Wand. 10. The town and fortress of Malacca, are hereby ceded to his Majesty the King of Great Britain, and his Majesty the King of the Netherlands engages, for himself and his subjects, never to establish a factory in any part of the Peninsula of Malacca, or to conclude treaties with any of the native Princes or States in that Peninsula. l Ilia Mejesty the King of Great Britain desists frum all represeeta tions azaiust the occupation of the island of Billiton, and its depen dencies, by the agents of the Netherland:, Government. His Alejesty the King of the Netherlands desists from all re monstrances against the occupation of the Island of Sincapore, by the Agents of his Britannic Majesty. On the other hand, his Britannic Majesty engages that no British factory shall be established in the Carimun Islands, in the islands of Bataan Bintag, Lingin, or any of the other islands lying to the South of the Strait of Sincapore, and that no treaties with their Chiefs shall be concluded under British authority. 13. All the Colonies, possessions, and establishments, ceded by the preceding articles shall be delivered up to the officers of the respective Governments on the Ist March, 18e5. The fortresses shall remain in the condition in which they may be when this pre sent treaty shall be made known in India ; but no demand shall be made on either side, on account of either artillery or necessaries of any kind kft behind or taken away, by the ceding Power, or ar rears of revenue or taxes of any description whatever. 14. All the inhabitants of the countries hereby ceded shall have the liberty for the space of six years, from the ratification of the present Tteaty, to dispose of their property at their pleasure, and to remove to whatever place they may think fit. 15. The high contracting parties agree that none of the countries and establishments mentioned in Articles 8,9, 10, 11, and 12, shall be given up to any other Power. In case any one of these possessions should be abandoned by one of the pasties new con tracting, its rights shall immediately devolve to the other party. 16. It is agreed, that all accounts or demands which have arisen from the restoration of Java and other establishments, to Officers of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, in the East Indies, as well those which made the subject of a Convention concluded in Java on the 24th June, 1817, between the Commissioners of both nations, as all others, of what description soevcr, shall be finally and fully liquidated by the payment, on the part of the Netherland', of a sum of 100,000 sterling, to be made in London before the end of the year 3825. The present treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London, tbree months after the date of these presents, or sooner if possible. Dune at London, the seventeenth of March, in the yeat: of our LAND one thousand tight hundred and twenty-four. (Signed) 11. FA GEL, (L. S.) A. 11 FALCK, (L. S.) Brussels Papers to the 17th instant reached us this morning. M. , jesty the King of the Netherlands has ap pointed Minister of Foieign Affairs, Major-tieneral W. E. Von Rede, hitherto Marshal of his Majesty's House hold. Count J. C. Van Byland succeeds Count Rede as Cliantbet An article from Frankfort of the lith of May, men- 'I tions a letter from Belgrade, which Positively stat e s that the Turkish troops wbich.sitere to follow the Pacha of Widdin to Thessaly, have received orders by A Tartar dispatched from Corhtantinople, to remain on the right bank of the Danube, to take a concentrated position. A report has been circulated of an insurrection in Bulgaria, which is separated only by the Danube from the Ittu , sian province of Bescsrabia. The following extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Leghorn, dated 6th May, is important to the commercial world. We trust that ere long our cruizers will be able to give a good account of the Algerine frigates. " We beg leave to transmit the annexed extracts of letters from Alexandria, transmitted to us by rile of our neighbours." " ALEXANDRIA, 27TH MARCH. " About two hours ago four Algerine frigates am: two brigs of war anchored in this port, from Constantinople ; they were off the port yesterday afternoon, but could not get in for a contrary wind. Yesterday morning we dispatched two English vessels fur Liver pool, and about two o'clock, r.st. they were seen within a mile of the squadron, but as there was a little fog they bad passed unno ticed, to our great satisfacti.m." "'mu 29. The above-mentioned Algerine frigates, when they entered the harbour, carried the.fiag of Tunis, and this morn ing one of them has hoi,te.i that of Algiers, and !Las taken a list of all the English ♦essels in port ; and it is generally believed there is still an Algerine frigate out, as they have been communicating te one another with signals ; and, a little ago, two other frigates and a schooner, under the: 'funi.ian flag, entered this harbour, and two or three more still keep out. The Captains sse rather frightened to see these operations going on, especially as there is no English ship of war to convoy them, and not less than fifteen of them are loading at present for England. However, our Consul has given a report of chi. to the Admir.il, and we hope soon to have ships of Via' to protect the trade in this quarter." We are without any later intelligence from Lisbon ; but Me following letter from Oporto, which we copy from the Exeter Flying Post, contains some intereAing particulars of the late events in Portugal: " SECOND EDITION. " We stop the Press to give the following extract of a letter re ceived by a respectable merchant in this City, from his brother In Oporto* " OPORTO, MAT 4. " Business is at present extremely flat ; there is, in fact, nothing doing, for the natives are afraid of a disturbance again. At Lis bon, on the 30th April, the Infante ordered a company of soldiers to surround the Palace, and suffer no one to enter. Ile then issued several proclamations, calling on the people ' to sacri fice those, who, if they had It in their power, would sacrifice them and stating it was through the Freemasons that the Government was not better conducted.—Lord Beresford and Sir E. 'Thornton applied for entrance at the Palace, and were refused; the whole of the Ambassadors then went in a body to the Palace, and were admitted. The King had not the least knowledge of what was going on, but sent for Don Mi guel : as soon as he arrived with the troops, Sir E. Thornton said, he was commanded by the King of England to offer every assist ance which the King of Portugal might require to support his power. This declaration immediately settled the business: the troops quietly returned to their quarters, and the city was tranquil when the post left. Some of the Ministers are apprehended, others have fled. Who the new Ministers will he, is not yet known. All parties illuminated here last night." Letters from Greece, in the French Papers, state that— " M. Edward Blaquiere has just brought to the Greek Congress the sum of 50,0001. sterling, proceeding from the sale of the first part of the Greek Loan, opened at London. "-It is false that Colocotroni has been brought to trial, as the Austrian Observer pretends. He was living in retirement at Tripo lizza, like a private person. It is the old Bey of the Mainotes, Peter Alauromicliaelis, who has been called before a Court-martial, and acquitted of the charges laid against him. " On the Ist of April, Nicetus, the nephew of Colocotroni, left the Peloponnesus with 5.n00 non, to advance to the Thermopylm, to cover the siege of Neguopont, now carrying on by Odysseus." FRENCII FUNDS.—PAtth, Mae 18.—Five per Cents. opened at 1041. 40c. closed at 104 f. 45c. We understand that Sir HENRY lIAuDINGE and Mr. Earrtex have been waited on by the Police, aad will be required to env - r into rceognizances to keep the peace. A Gentleman has just art ived in Cot k from Calais in two days, being a distance of 500 miles. We believe this expedi tion exceeds anything on record. lu con,equence of the disastrous accounts which have been received of the defeat of our troops under Sir CHARLES M‘CARTI4Y, ordert have been issued from the Horse Guard) . for the officers and men of the Royal African Corps, now in England, to hold themselves in readiness to embark for the Gold CORA. The following Officers of that Corps, with about 100 men, will em bark on board the Timm ' which ship is arrived at Spithead : Lieutenant-Colonel Grant, Captains Drewe. Dawson, and Camp hell; Lieutenants Clement and Cartwright; Ensigns Goodwin, White, O'Halloran, Liz3r, liniacke. and Ring. Seven Officers of the 2d West India Regiment will also embark on board the Turns for the same destination, viz. Maj,,rs Jolly and Nichols Captain Winter, Ensigns Kettlewell, Hick,-risov, Sutherland, and Macpherson. . . Among the carriJges yesterday in the procession on its way to the Palace of Sr. James's, we were sorry to observe a hackney one, which absolutely beggars all description. The vehicle itself appeared to be forint d of materials collected trout the frag ments of all the carriages constt 'feted since the days of Adam ; the horses like those of spectres risen from the dead, atter being halt devoured by dogs; and the coachman resembled one of the subjects escaped from Suigeons' Ilall, clothed in the habiliments of a patent scarecrow. To make the matter more ridiculous, the car riage contained au Officer, seemingly of high military rank, arrayed in a prolt:siou of superb gold lace, ribbons, stars, crosses, and ord‘rit without number. It is a pity such v e hicles ark allowed to disgrace the streets of London ; and foreigners are much struck with the shabby appearance of this description of carriages, in com parison with thuseabroad. Charlestou Papers to the 17th of April reached us 014 forenoon. They state that the Bill for abolishing impOisonment for debt had passed the Senate of the United States. PoItTSMOUTII, MAY 19. Br the NIEMEN, which arrived here yesterday, we learn that his Nlajesty's brig Auucs, Capt. Duxnas, was waiting at Halifax. to take the mail to Bermuda —and that the ATIIOL frigate.Capt.Bouacutra,was to sail forgo:bee. the Is: June, to bring home Commander-in-Chief, Lord DaLituts:E. The NIEMCA brought home Major-Gen. Sir JAMES KAMP, G.C.B. Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. Ills Majesty's ship Nis.steet was towed into harbour this day by the Dock-yard steani boat. Dist., MAY 20.—Wiad N.W.—Passed, the 'fritonplt and his Majesty's ship 13LANCIlt, to the Westward. Arrived the Jannette, I:Et:sett:ate, from D.mrrara ; EttYtr, Itelll.llll, the Ruby and Rambler, for Lonehtn—tlE - :se vessels ezptrienced very severe gales on the =Bth and 26:1i ult. in lat. 46. long. 32. and have been obliged to bear up. The following information is derived flout the Alasters:—Ruby, of London, on the 28th ult. encountered a violent gale from S.S. W. a heavy sea struck the vessel, canted her ballast, and laid her on her broadside; cut away the main-mast and bower anchor : on the 3uth, sroke the ship Henry, COISII, of Ness - castle., with all her head-sails and bulwarks gone : on the 2d inst. -poke the Toane, of Alloa, bound to Mitarnichi—lo-t four hands over board, but would proceed to her destination : 4th, spoke the Thomas Grant, of Bull, all well : 11th, spoke the Liebe, of South Shields, with lass of both t , pmaats, &c. and heti on boarl part of the crew of the Union, of London, which vessel had. been lost in the gale : also, ;poke the Thornton, of South Shields, with loss of foremast and boss sprt—ail American ship was lying by her. Tne gale cum toenced at S. S. W. and shifted to N.B. and then backed to N. W making a tremendous cross-sea. TH1•: ARMY. Captain 111Acl Areoi.O., of the Royal Engineers, died lat, , Portsmouth, on hts arrival from the West Indies, w;u•re been for nine years on service. llis Lady, whe wa, comin ; gland in the same ship with him, died at sea, some time b e f , r , ship reached England. The remainder of the 54th Regiment of Foot re,irkrd 01' nesday, at Portsmouth, on board the Princess Royal transport, pp Dublin. GENERAL ORDER. Aram 5, !'it It has been represented to his Royal Highness the Prit,,: e that lieutenant Thomas Hasker, and Ensign Eilw ird have tecently been placed upon the half-pay front t;•ti i., i t ment, have grossly insulted and challenged Lieuten.tnt.C.ku : ,ll.,. derick, co s , rnanding that Regiment, upon the greinu u . rot al. QM. duct towards them in his capacity of Commanding 0.11c;r, trip they were on full ' , ay under his orders. As it would he highly injurious to the discipline ct thestrvk e , r s permit the notion to pas: with impunity, that when an °di ce; placed upon halt-pay, he shall feel at liberty to set ~isle al! tit: N. straints of decorum and subordination, by indillging t e di c2. ,„, sonal resentment towards his former Commanding (6Tic r, hi, Highness the Prince Regent, in the name znd ur. tee of Majesty, has been pleased to command that his dill:asid e upu t this flagrant act of misconduct shall be market'. by erJsirg th e :t i n,, of Lieutenant Thomas Ilasker and Emcigit Edward Ring fioin the list of th.- Army. The Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf or his M. has also been pleased to command, that as 'Aeon tiart lii, k r ,i William Lambreelit, on the half-ray of the 7.d Willson who was the hearer of the challenge front Ensign Iting to Lie hr ,.. nant-Celond Frederick, appear; to have been equitly name shall in like manner be erased front the list of the Arnie. The Commander-in-Chief has received the Pi ince Ittplit'sr m , mantis to promulgate to the Army tilt: above der:at-410a Royal Ilighties's pleasure on the ~ ü bject of Lieutenant Il.ts!ter and Ensi7ts Edward Ring, and of !acuteoat. t ItlChArd tint , Lambrecht, in order that Office's on haif-pity may be :•eitsil)le, :It whenever they so far forget their duty as to give vent to feelioi.s personal animosity and resentment against their former Continua log ofliccr, on the grounds of his conduct towards them in 11.• cial capacity th.rMg the time they were serving under his coratoarl, they will not fail to draw upon tli..m.selves the Royal displeasi.re the same VX(I - .112 as is hereby expressed against the individuals to whom this older evecially applies. lire Commander in-Chief has it further in commend to exTre , s his Royal Highness the Prince Regtnes approbatioo of the lute of conduct adapted on this occasion by Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick, an I to declare, that anyOlfieer who •hall prove so tilMl!lttl.ul of what is d..:e to his station, and xr reprtlless of military discipline, Ai ti sewn' r chalk ng... given on grounds similar to those on which these Ultieers presi,med to clia!lenge their tormet Commander, will incur his flop; llighrie 0.1 !'rir.ce ltegeat's displ e asure. ' By command of his Royal Fligluicss the Commalukr-in.el l i c f. II A It ii Y CA I.V Adjutant-Genctal. IMPROVED SYSTEM.—TO TILE RALLYING SQUARE.. _ INSTRUCTION OR Tit E COMPANY. - - - The following original directions for forming the !Wm.-a SQUARIL (a most important movement), are co:imam:he. to be eb served, in Part viz. OF THE COMPANY. I. The inspector of the drill baying caused the recruits to f.II nut and disperaie to a certain distance, will give the word—Fora THE RALLYI.IO SQUARE, at the sante time facing the supposed ene my ; the recruits hasten to the person so posted. bsing bayonet:, anti shouldering their arms as they r. at+ him. The two first join him form on his right and left, facing outw.ods. (I).—Tht three next place themselves iu the front of those p (ti), at:d three others to the rear facing to the rear, thus torrai! g .square of three (3). The instructor will cause the next fot,r men to take post at the several angles, which will form a square of live. It the front rank of either of the faces of the square shoui.: he incota. plete, the instructor will fill the vacancies from the rear t .. a. 2. A square thus composed of twenty-four men ;lie per son who is to rally) and formed two deep, may be augnie..• I to a square of seven, three deep, by four men taking posts at the .ngler, and others coming up to complete the faces as before ; the square will then consist of forty-eight inen, and may be .lugmeiled in the came manner to a square of nine, four deep, by the irglts being occupied by four more men, ant the faces filhd up as before; and the square will then b: compos .t.l of eighty men. 3. If a mounted Wirer is la rallj C:e dispersed men, he will give the words—Foam rue: RALLYING SQUAKE, and !we men will form in his front, five in the rear, and three on the fi mks; the rest of the formation proceeds as betcre. 4. When the Square us to 3/nreb.—To order to move with the cessary regularity, previously to putting t h e square in motion, the instructor will cause the faces to be dressed ; and altsr the caution that THE SQUARE Will More to the Front, Rear, Pi ;la, or Up, he will give the words InwA RD FACE, and it will fact to the !weird fate of the Squart, and step off accordingly at thesvotel—QUlCK AlAncir. _ 3. To resist ;•aby.— Upon the word ILs i.r, the Squiire will halt and face outwards, and wh,n it is prepared to resist Cavalry, upon the word Reminr, the front rank oz,iy (if the Sqii:,re is twn or three deep) will kneel ; if four deep, the two trout ranks wal kneel, and plant their bayonets. It ordered to fire, the itanding ranks only will commence an indepei.dent fire, bringing the file:lack ra dually up to the preseht. In this manner small dive reed parties, from eight to eighty men may be formed to resist an Ott ck of cavalry in an open country, where, either from fatigue or other causes, soldiers may be sepa rated from the column of march. 'the formation must be fre quently practised in squad and company drill, so that soldiers thoroughly instructed, may always be enabled to protect tltetttselv:•s from an emergency. MR. BATTIER AND SIR HENRY HARDINGE. We are authorised by one of the parties to state, that Mr. Battier sent a message to Sir H. Harclinge on Sun day, requiring him to state that be did not, in his lately published statement, attribute to Mr. Battier falsehood, but merely misinformation. Sir Henry refused any ex planation on this point. Mr. Battier's friend then de manded a meeting for Mr. Battier. This was also re fused, and refused with insulting language, Sir Henry llardinge desiring Mr. Battier'; friend to take th in writing, that " he, Sir Henry, considered Mr. Battier guilty of an infamous calumny ; that he looked upon him as a calumniator, and unwotthy of his no tice." He added, verbally, that he would meet any Gentleman who would ccme forward for Mr. Battier; but that he would not meet Mr. Battier. On Tuesday, at about half•past four o'clock, Mr. Battier met Sir H. Hardinge in the neighbourhood rsf Westminster, and going up to him, asked it lie hal really sent the insulting answer to his message as above described, and if he perr.isted in it as his final reply ? To both these questions Sir 11. Hardinge replied 4( Yes." Mr. Battier then told him, that he had sent a gentle manlike message, and that Sir liens} Ilard;nge's answer had been most ungentlemanlike ; that Mr. Butler would not commit actual violence upon him, but that Sir 11. Hardinge might consider himself horsewhipped (at the same time shaking his 1 , hip ove.• Sir H. H.trdinges shoulders), and that Sir IL Hardinge knew wheie to find him." Sir 11. ILirdinge walked Lff, and din not, as stated in one of the Mu:Mug Papers, offer Ins catd. Morniug Poper. 5,4 .1L /.% Ettstourtr, 19.—Wind N.W.—Arrivcd the John and Ho bert, trorn lhisrui for Montreal, out six weeks, has been as far West as long. 30. and is as dismasted on the 28:h ult. The Man. LAY sax, fritil ihistol for New York, was spoken with the 2d tnso dismayed and returning.--Two, r. 31. There is a brig now working in, with loss of topmasts. Ptxmot:rit, Max ri.—Wind W.—Arrived the Syren, Tsytnt., from Trieste. Put back, the Aurora, HALLETT, for Halifax, L:is masted—lost her mate and hoar men overboard, in the gale of die Stith Llt.—she has Lunn as tar as 1.. t. 4:;. 40. long. 36. otr the por. the Charles, Joy, from New liedford; on the 2d inst. in lat. 44. long. 28. spoke the I.hkalalus, of London, dismasted, and all her boats gone. Porrastot:To, MAY N.E. to N. W.—Ofr the port. tl • Atlas ' 111AINL, trout China. Aiiived the Comet, APPusasos, front Madeira. COWES, MAY. 19.—Arriv,•d tie Glattnn, LAPTON, in forty-four Jays front llondurds. Saiird Jlytaty'a slop 'ftizuv, w.th troop, tor Stara Letnic.