Star. — London, England, 1825-11-12 00:00:00

ERE AT MIRAMICHL ,~_ y e ,teiday a Public Mtiting3ook plate nt thetondon 1 n , far the purpose of taking into considbration the ietv of ra4ing,a subscription for the relief of the •gtP sufferers by the recent fite at Miram?chi, i;ie province of New Brunswick. 11;...i011•1 BAINBRIDQE (the agent for the colony) k the Crisir. He informed the Meeting that they , e ra .e.selibled in► the purpose of providing means for ~''oriAting the sufferings of a large number of theirl I ,l:aw beings, who had been subjected to one of the r o: dreadol visitations of PROVIDENCE. He then t he accounts of the calamity which have already „ por ed in the STAR, and also a letter which he had , Lay received, in which the wilier expressed his 1„„ v t. that A subscription would be raised in England purchase seeds and farming-implements to be used g e It w ring in the colony. He (the Chairman) witsJ 1,,, ; •y to find that a subscription to the extent of 20001. ) I Already been raised in Halifax, for the purpose of affording temporary relief to the sufferers, and he rot red that this example would be foll.rwed up by the , hilt in a manner worthy of their character t , •• c t• ay and beeevoience. SeVeral Resolutions had , r ieplrud, which would be submitted to the Mtet , //ear). 'ln. seem= moved the first Resolution (see advertisement), e , r ,...ing the regret of the Meeting at the melancholy occurrence 1 ,„:,:t hr. called them together. Buss, in seconding the resolution, said, that as a r 4:ve of the pt twiner, and on that account peculiarly :tne:ted on the subject, lie might, pea haps, be excused ,(!ie men! ied their attention for a few minutes.—(Near) ?npe. Is t the charity of the British nation were, it was et 1 known, not unfrequent, but never was there a ! awe pitiable pound for an appeal of such a nature eel that which b sd lately come to the public know • It.ltte. A large portion of a province had been visited kene of the greatest calamities to which a community veld possibly be subject. A country had, as it were, , leen wept away before the eyes of its inhabitants. He trght n t inaptly apply to the dreadful occurrence the I vine which the Roman historian had applied to a similar occurrence in his time—inter maximum, et evilest, provincians, rota nos interfuit. On the present occa,ran, a hundred miles of territory had been corn pleo iv de•timed by fire. It appeared that the fire had exist, d in the kieats in the neighbourhood of the set tlement befile it reached the settlement itself. It must tut be supposed that the conflagration was the result of ! .. ; !;wace or of malice. Conl igrations were frequently • ;• sed in the province from natural causes. and they it r treq•iently resorted to by the inhabitants, not only a' the leaa expensive, but the only means of clearing ground. The belief, therefore, of the existence ti a file in the neighbourhood of the settlement (Treed no uneasiness. The inhabitants .had no sus that destruction was so near them • until the ,ay previous to the fatal night, when, from the un- Id 11.4! iiVkIICSS of the sky, they began to apprehend :41iLe danger. On the night of the 7th of October ,ley refind to their beds, when the wind suddenly :Siting to the north-west, and blowing wish a fury of shich th , se who had not been in the country could usictly form any idea, involved thefts all iu instant de itrucaou. The fire was so powerful, and so suddenly laniard, that many of the inhabitants made no Amyl to escape, but perished unresistingly in the • hit,. With the exception of a small number of build it:•;;s t u tie shore, which were protected by their weir s.' ,sil.c;en, none escaped. The fire made clean woe k ate up every thing; even the ships off land were blunt to the water's edge. In one moment, the gains of %WI. years spent, in industrious commerce were de 'med. Thoie who . posiessed property lost it all; I::nie who depended on their daily labour for their sub stature lest even that support, fot there was no longer • ..y occupation for them—(Dear). The loss of pro- Jetty must be immense for that country, and seven compared with the vast riches of this country, it could lit be considered. inconsiderable. It appeared from etc accounts which had been received, that in the t'a'rs of Miramichi 250 houses had been destroyed, in Fredericton, thirty-nine. He was sure he was estimating the value of those houses too highly, Itlnn he said that they -were worth about 1,0001. rich. From that fact, some estimate might be formed (4 the destruction of property occasioned by the. cala mity. But the destruction of property, great as it was,was , s ncthing compared . with the destruction of haman life. It via, already estimated that upwards of 200 persons had par ished ia the flames; but it was much to be feared t At many parties employed in cutting timber in the %lois had been destroyed en masse. Fugitives were ( I .lily coming in, lamenting the fate of their companions, slid seeking food and shelter, which could not be *aced them. Sort ly such a scene as that which he deplored could not fail to excite the sympathy of the peopl e of England. It •could• be• compared to nothing but x hurricane of fire, eating up in its progress houses, its, men, ships, and even fish, for their element was no protectio n to t h em, b ut t h ey were seen d ea d fl oat i ng . thousands on the surface of the water. Nature herself beea.ed t o have been in danger. The effects of the conga yra . ion were felt in the neighbouring Prise:flees, and the 'cricke spread over them like a log. At Halifax, Fahren heit's thermometer stood at 84, a most unusual circum stance for the season of the year. Great, however, as was n.e mischief which had been occasioned,the calamity was rot yet at an en d . Unless they rece i ved t i me l y succour , %oat could the survivors expect but to die, in the ap rtNching winter, of famine and disease ? He much :eoesl that the number of those who still had property 'eft ill the e colony would hardly he su ffi cient to protect ", it it ", rte attacks of the sufferers, rendered desperate by hunger and priva;ion—(Hear.) There was a pass tut l.unsan suffering beyond which men would not !esrect the laws of Goa or man, when they seemed to be abandoned by both—(Near.) The calamity had ha t . - Penes' dt a most unfortunate time, for the winter, io " was *about to set is., bound land and water for ..e n u'nths, and even prevented free communication t he Colony by sea. He assured the meeting that e was not exaggerating the picture of suffering. He las 'merely stating facts, and upon those facts he f eelisind an appeal to the benevAence of the British Peep k b' - :half Of his brother colonists, he would say, iliac - if assistance should be rendered , them,itwould be re ceived with gratitude, and treasured in recollection. An _%wPea I to British ch arity was never made in vain, in fa r ik any country, however distant or unconnected I " her; but in the present instance she was called , to extend 'her aid to one of her own colonies, to Qbiui! . g chiefly of emigrants from her. .own soil, tr their ;le4E n tl i um s. .. nits• was not' airsallyrtil to the 1 14 11 4 1 ) people toafford the means of education or reli biestrocii.o to her colony (both mest4eritorious l ec .till . o ! et rob. Ink it as &MR* 1 4 4 F kilos -sub 'jests in the last extremity of fishery. The unfortunate evert would not fail to escite commiseration in the United Slatecr. Heseill &h . jealnu4 of the liberality of th .t sottniry.to rßritiUi colony. On a former occa -siglii at a tiimilaraetore, ivi a British provirscg, the United. Ones immediately raised 10,0001. and sent it to the fel fief of the sufferers—(Near).-1t was a Maxim of fit. gion,- that those who did charitable deeds, found favour in the sight of the LORD. He trusted that he should not be suspected of speaking with levity whin he said, that an opportunity was now afforded to tho-e -14110 possessed 14rge capitals of making a profitable in vestment, which would not be affected by fluctuations of markets, and which would return a large interest hereafter—( Hear, hear).—The Honourable Gentle Man concluded by expressing his thanks for the kind sym path) , which had been exhibited in behalf of his brother colonists, and for the indulgent hearing which had been granted to him—( Much Appleu :e). The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. Powt.ts moved a resolution declaring the propriety of open. ing a subscription, which was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then stated that he had received communications from several of his Majesty's Ministers, enclosing subscriptions, and stating that though no official information of the calamity had reached Government, it would neglect no means of rendering to the sufferers such Assistance as was in its power to afford—(lleac). He then read a list of subscriptions received, amongst which were the following:—The Kul of Liverpool, £100; Earl Bithurg, £100; the Right Hon. William Hui:kis:son, £25; Robert Wilmot Horton, E•q. £3O; James Butler, Esq. £100; Henry Bliss, Esq. £5O; Robert Shedden, Esq. £5O. &c. Mr. YOUNG moved the third resolution, which .vas carried: Tt was announced that books would be opened for• subscriptions, at Lloyd's, at the North and South American Coffee-houses, andsie several Bankers in the City. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting biolte up. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, NovEnisft 11. DANT V. FARE. Mr. TENNANT stated that this was an app!icat;on for an injunction to restrain from negotiating a bill of ex: change, which had been obtained under the following circumstances :—The plaintiff was a merchant residing at Canton, in China; and the defendant, also a mer chant, had, the latter years of his lire, re s ided in the East Indies, principally at Bombay. Atter having carried on business there for a length of time, he re solved to return to his native country. Previous, how. ever, to carrying that resolution into effect, he made a voyage to Canton, where he met and became acquainted with the plaintiff, to whom be represented himself as a man of great property; stating that he had 12,000.sicca rupees in the bank of M.Leod, at Bombay: Seeing that the plaintiff placed entire confidence in what he said, he requested him to give him a bill on London, for which he would' give him a draft on his barker at Bombay. The plaintiff fell into the trap, and without hesitation gave the defendant a .bill on his 'agents, Iticards, Mackintosh, and Company,. in Bishopsi t as,-. street. The defendant soon after returned to Rhrs country, and on presenting the hill, it was dirly ac s . cepted. Not so with the draft' kiven by thedefeipant to the plaintiff, who, when he . ;ent the dealt ' tta`Mr. M•Leod's, was told that the defendaiii hid dittifitNlik all the money he had deposited re w a s uslder thee circumstances that the plaitatiff ilpplied.for'snt in .. junction.—li t junction•giantfd. •-• • • . • . . . • • COURT OF KING'S BENCH; Novausakii. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. • ••• Tile KING V. Gll/114110 AND • Mr. SCARLLTT obtained.al rule, Caging 'upon the e de fendants, wha are the proprietors r and the minter of the Berkshire thronide, ad attorney residing at lt ail ing, and the late landloi:4of the Four Horse-shoe s publie•house, in Reading;in-ibew cause why a criminal information should not be filecragainifthein, fOi having printed ma published a libel On . Mr. Monck, .M.P; for the 'borough of Reading; Dr. Mitford,. the Chair. man of the Special Sessions . Mr.. Harris'' and Mr; Stephens, Magistrates for the county. support his motion the Learned Ilentleminread the of davits those Gentlemen, stating that the defendant Leach:was the late landlord of the Four Horse shoes public-house, situated at the extremity of the town of .Reading, and Out of the julisaction of the borough . In Aim month July last, Mr. Harris had a Complaint. hid before kith of a violent assault and disturbance which had taken place at midnight, at this public - house ,. and that, in eon , sequence of enquities m atte_ hi him, he was of opinii n that it would not be. proper to renew the license of Leach, should'be remain as landlord. He Mentioned his opinion to a *M!..Stephem Ino connection of *Dr. Stephens the Magistrate).. who Was the owner of the house, and Mr. Stephens said, that he had heard of the' disturbance, and had given- - Leach notice to ilk. 'Mr. Mitfurd wis in the daily habit of.paisitag by the Four l Horseshoes, and he not knowing, Mr. Harris had. re ceived any complaint against the.house, remarked, at l the next Sessions, that ke did not.think it right to renew Leach's license, as the !twice was the tesort of improper persons; and accordingly,.on the licensing day (7th of Septembet), the Magistrates.refused to renew the license, and refused to give Leach any „reason for the resolution lehich they had formed. Leach , then went away, and said he would consult his legal adviier. On the 20:h of l September, Leach, accompanied by •Smyth, attended before the Magistrates, and Smyth produced the Act'of Parliament, the 3d Geo. CH,* which' he contended de prived the Magistrates of the Poiver:to refuse a liceniel unless the landlord had been: convicted of three offences, the first of which was to be visi t ed with a fine of 51. the second with nfine of 101. and the third with forfeiture of the license. The Magistrates' told him that the' clause in that Act referred to an existing license, and' not to a renewal of a license, with resrect to which the Magistrates might exercise their discretion. Mr. Monck also told him that such .was the meaning of the Act, and added, that he had wished to introduce a clause to deprive the Magistrates of refining to renew a I ceose at their pleasure, and the clause was rejected by the Legislature. Mr. Smyth then 4aid, ; An. you mean to condemn the man unheard?' Mr: MOnik replied ; that if a refusal to renew a license anclnot.togive any . reason, was tantamount to a condemnation-unheard:iv Was so; but the Magistrates had' nothing to do with the laws but to administer them.. Mr..Stephens,' ihe owner of the house, presented another man, to whom the license was- granted, as the objection. was to Leach, and not io the house,. which was in. a gobd situation for a padre house. 'fhe'defendant Leach then circulated in a hand biil, printed at the Berkshiie :Chronicle office, a Jihel addressed to his • bra.t;rer landlosds, and imputing. the most corrupt motive; to the Magistrates. (The Le hued Counsel h`. re read the libel.) •"flie Magistrates, in ill it affidavit. ; positivey tebutted the statements.cunt uued in the hand-bill.: • . i • Mr.Justise dorm connect Smytkivitisidsfliber? . ~ :~ • .. r . t i . "".:•• •+ ! I' Mr. Sc.' atirrr—lt it 4n•nrn that be desired Leach to sign it, Ind that he sent it to another printing.office to have it printed. Rule Granted. • • • t .-,. . n VNITN: tr. 4E , VtNiNt. ' Mr. Wooria ti, ire Court. to know when it would he - Cotsweniontto lien his motion for a. masta.i !pus o• the lic ochres of Igneabes=lnn, to admit !shams a'inember-of their ''Mr. JuriZe. Baytar.tsaid, that personally,. be ;60011 Wish to :accommodate Mr. Wooler, but there was such a press of busiitess it Was impossible to fia a day. • 'Mr. Wailer then retired. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov.vi 1. John Stephensen nushman, was opposed, at the in• stance•of the Nlettypolitan SZci. ty, by Mr. HEATH, for Mr. F►rty, of the Star and . Gate', Richmond, and Mr. Kay, of the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-stretit ; and by Mr. Cooxa for a creditor named Prior. It appeared that the Insolvent, who is the son of a re spectable City Officer, resided in the house of his falter, from whom he received sums of money from time to time, am liming to several hundred pounds, a consider able pa•t of which he admitted to have spent in gaming. horse-racing,-and travelling on the Continent. The debts la his sc•edule amounted to above 1,3 01. and he stated that he had paid t ► his creditors at different times no less than 1,400/. In his balance she t, however, he only gave credit fpr havi►tg received 6001. consetp.ently it was urged: by Counsel, if his statement to-day were correct, balance sheet must be d-f Clue. The Coma ordered the ease to he adjourned generally, to file a new balance sheet ; ri►e Insolvent at the same time expressing his intention of settling with his creditors, anti t'asreby -avoid the necessity of taking the benefit of the Act. • RIO I'S IN THE ISLE OF MAN. For some tire pan of the agriculturalpopubtiion in different parts of the Isle of Man have manifested a decided hostility to comply with sill legal customs which in kr.y degree affected their own interest. Some I individuals who resisted the potatoe tithe-gatherers of the Bishop of th ►t diocese, have been committed to Castle Itushen. On Wednesday se'nnighr, nearly the whole population if t! parishes of Kit kchrist Rushen, Ki: karbury, and Kiikpatrick,amounting to nearly one thousand men, having armed them.elves with scithes and other dangerous instruments, proceeded in a body to Castle Rushen, where their refractisPy companions were confined, whom they immediatvly liberated, the garrison not dating to interfere, in consequence of their gteat.disparity in point of numerical strength, and the dangerous and folmidable manner in which their op ponents were aimed. After this point had been gained without resistance, they set fire to several corn-stacks belonging to the Bishop, which contained the whole of the tithe-grain collected in the above parishes. _ _ .The nr:it scene of destrucCon was at Kit karilew, where the residenca of Mr. John Collister, the late Co roner (an office' somewhat similar to that of our con stable) was entirely demolished. Finally, they pro ce . es!ed to the brewery of Mr. Edward Gawne, at Port 'Sr. Mary, where the owner, for the preservation of his pr"perty, *as oblzed to comply with their demand, and Supply the whole rabble with ale so long as they 'thought fit to*drink. Property to a great extent has been entirely destroyed, and several p:•rions have been seriously injured. A man named Lartuny, Ark to Mr. M'Crone, the Bishop's Proctor, had ore of his ears cut off with a scithe.: His Lordship (the 13,shop) . deeming it I:iitident, for hii own safety, has left his Palace in Kirk michAel, and is at present in Douglas. The disturbance, it"sreins, was chiefly confines to the parishes we lrtive mentioned. `t•' VIVM Till MANKS ADVERTISER, NOV. 3. +• The following I-Proclamation has been issued :—" Whereas, a , number of persons did, un the evening of Friday, the 28th October last, assemble themselves in a riotous manner in the pariah of Kirkchrist Rushed, and did then and there commit various out rages against the public pace, and cause various injuries to be done to his Majesty's liggeAki!sjetsts ; and whereas, several of the persoas supposed to be engaged in the said riot are now imprisoned in Castle Riishen; to abide a trial for such offences ; the Lieutenant Governor, therefore, deeply impressed with a sense of the disgrace and calamity which a repetition of such daring and lawless conduct may bring on the island, hereby orders the Captains of Parishes, nigh Sailiffsieoroners, Constables, and other officers, to use their utmost endeatours to preserve the peace ; and he strictly enjoins the inhabitants to demean themselves as becomes peaceable subjects, ,Sind, by rendering due obedience to the laws, chew themselves alsOving of that favinir and protection which his Majesty's Govern ment ii ever ready to meld to a loyal people. " Given at Castle Itushen, Oct 31st, 1825. ' "C. 811ELT, Lieutenant Colonel." The Foreign Exchange; have declined gradually since the commencement of last m- , nth. The rare on Paris, at three months, which was then 25. 50 to 52k, 'was yesterday 25. 37i to 4O Owing to the late heavy rains in many parts *of the road between Warnford and Alconbury-hill, the water is tip to the fetlock joints of the' horses. The rivers Avon and Trent are swelled nearly a foot and a half. The fens between Spihby and Peterborough are covered with water, so are those in part of the Isle of Ely. The +ale of Aylesbury is also in a similar state. ALARMING FIRE AT BIGGLESWADE. —... Wednesday night, about ten o'clock, the town of llggleswade was thrown into the greatest confusion by a fire which took place on the premises of Mr. Mitchell, the Sun Inn, at that place. The fire was first discovered in the barn, 'which very quickly, from its being thatched. formed a *Morrie of flame, and the devriuring element was ' soon communicated to the whole range of stabling. most of which was also thatched, and 'the other sheds in the yard. The wind blew from the north-east, and all hope of saving the house appeared to be impossible, as well as the adjoining inn, the Royal' Oak, occupied by Mr. Bates. The first care was to save the property in these if 'prissible, and both houses were literally 'stripped: the furniture was torn from the bedsteads, and every moveable that could be get at taken out, and conveyed to distant part of the town. At the Sun there was a great number of horses, and such was the rapidity of the all-detouring element, that eight of them were literally burnt to a cinder. Mr. Bates was more fartunate, although his stabling was filled with horses, belonging to the York Highflyer, and a number of dealers who frillient the fairs; and put up there.— Or the litter, many of the animals were valuable. All of them were by exertion, got out, and turned upon the cognition near the town, Every -moveable en the - sidl aajoifatng . the Siin Inn, vats also conveyed Ittim' that part of the premises. Mr. Mit - Chelf -has, been for a considerable time confined to his - room - with a fever; he. wis - carried to the house cda medical - gentlemen in the toWn. Same fears are entertained for his recovery. , • :A destructive fire broke out during the night . ..of Thursday, at Edgecemb Farm, near Maidenhead, occu pied by Mr. MassiNG.Ea, in a large barn stored with wheat. The whole of the buildings io the farm-yard, and part of the da•vling-house, were burns, but the rods were b4V1:4,1. .• ••• . . 1 .•-y GLASGOW, NOVIDIEZR 10. _ . It knolcascertaiutafillsat .the.saisinkfil the Comet is nvc such tux - easy joto - as h 44 .been at first contem I tied ; this arises from her teingdeeply imbedded in the mud. and consequently more power is requisite than had bt-r-n anticipated), If the weather continue in its pre ent boisterous and changeable state, it may still be some time before, she can bclifted. Ye te) Jar morning being very favourable, the steam b ats, C dedonia and Hercules, arrived at Gourock from Greenock, and are towing the lighter to the sp t where the C ant t lies„ to recommence operations. The weather fur some days has been stormy and unsettlei. The high lands around us are covered with snow. Yesterday was exceedingly cold, with a northerly .breeae. We are continuing to receive disastrous ac counts from sea. On Saturday afternoon a sloop, smack rigged, was seen to go down off Plaricla LighthAnse. Every person on board perished. Besides the crew, t was observed, there were several passengers on bo rrd. The vessel was apparently inward bound, but her name remains unknown. DOVER, NOVEMBER 10. -.ger Arrived hi, Mdiesty's packets the Auckland and Eclipse, with the ma►t from Ostend. By these arrivals we learn that part of the cargo of the late 311'p Ogle Castle has drifted to the Flemish coast, an Ostend fishing boat having picked up three bales of cotton, which were carried into that port, and seised, on the plea that the fisher men intended to smuggle them. Arrived his Nlajesty's steam-packet the Fury, with the Marchio ness of ileri ford, Lady Keith. and other passengers. By his M jesty's packet Spitti e, which.artived ves. terday evening, came passenger Mr. Tomlin, a 1) al pilot, wh:l had reached. Calais front Dtinkii k, at which port himself and nine persons, lot ming the clew of a schooner, fottunately arrived in safety. It appears that he was shipped to take the schooner to the River, but in the dreadful gale of last week, was driven upon the Girdler Sand, and expecting the vessel would every instant go to the bottom, they abandoned her, and tiiok to their boat : having only one oar, t h e y . %, ere obliged to elect that as a mast, and cut their clothes lip to form a sail, by which they were enabled to make head a little towards the Flemish coast, but vriich they thought they should never reach, the sea breaking over them with tremendous violence, and every moment filling the boat, so that they were constantly obliged to keep baling her with their hats. They ware upiards of forty-eight hours in this horrid situation, without anything to ett or drink, with their clothes drenched through and through, their limbs benumbed With,c and their thirst so great, that they had recoorse,to rime lead in the boat, by sucking which they were much re lieved, and hailed Dunkii k as men :isen from the grave. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING. ... ‘ • • A PPOINTIIINTS FOR ?Hi lINSUII4O weer. • The Earl of Derby's star bounds: Will arrive. at the • Oaks as thelsth. 11. Jotliffe, Esq.'s kit hounds, matt on Monday.. at Hoone L llush ; Friday, at King's Head Worth ; Saturday, at Horsham CA-Amon. The Surrty fox hounds, on Monday; at For Kestorri Thursday, at GodstOne ; Saturday, at Hotley-hill. The Sanderstead harriers, on Monday, Wednesday,. apt. Satur day, at the KenneL The Cottesmore hounds, on Monday, at Griinsthorpe ennels ; Tuesday, at South Ltiffenbam; Tharsday. at Gitetbarn vind Fri day, at Leesthorpe. • Lord Yarborough's hounds, Monday, at Oransby House • Wed nesday, at Searhy Village; Friday, at Hairston House ; and Satur day, at Hyde Hill. _ _ STEEPLE CHACE. The match, or rather a steeple chace, between Mr. Ramsey, on his Limnos hunter 7.ealiot, and Captain Ferguson, on Fella, took place on Th et-4day, for one hundred sovereigos.Tbe geoundwae from the Chicken Farm, a mile and a half from Chabhant,tta..ehe lane leading to Wet field, to the north-west corner of Witukor For* The equestrians started at seven o'clock in the morning,during a tremen; dous hurriCane of wind and rain, aid they crossed the.Weiteril &ad together, and each hal some formidable leaps to makoi,toltrt the hest positions en the Forest. In the fiat running west of the Dog Kennel, the horses could only make a walk. of it, and at times had difficulty to make a move. Mr. Ramsey galloped two Milessound, while Captain Ferguson kept the straight 'direction osier fell , bad ground, dnd he lost the match. It is not more than six 'idles, and the winner was more than half an hour doing it, which...en jood ground, .he could have performed in half the time. .C.iptilit Hind, of sporting celebrity, was the umpire. The parties. retired to Salt- hill to dinner. • The presentation of M. HORTADO• to his MflsTtr, yesterday, as Envoy Extraordinary atid Pleni potentiary from the Government of Crambi . a . , is an event which will make its due impresSion tliroog)tout *Europe, as proving, that in matters rif fOrm',"trewell as of substance, the policy of his MajeSty'siViiiiiiiers is decided and consistent. On Mond-ty last, the ants of the Colombian Treaty were exchanged with M. HurrArio; and he, being furnished by his own Government with the proper credentials, was presented at the first Court held by his NWeirry of er the exchange. The inzroduct;on by the Master of the Ceremonies, and presentation by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, took place with the accus tomed formalities ; and M. Huttmoo's reception by his MAJESTY was most gracious. Mr. HALL, Treasurer and Honorary S.cretary to the Society of Merchants trading to the Continent,• has published, for gratuitous circulation, an abstract of the principal alterations made in the laws relating to Trade and Navigation during the last Ses..i n of Parliament. It will be found of greikt ultility td persons connected with the commerce of. the country, who . have neither time nor inclination to wade through all the Acts of Parliament; and is no less important in demonstrating the advantages whiCh appertain to the system of consolidation of our laws adopted by the Government, for it presents at one view the whole of our new Com mercial Code. • _ • CHURCH MISSIORARY 50C11TYe....4 numerous meet. ing of the Subscribers and Fr ends to this -Society, assembled yesterday at the Freemasons' 'ramp, Gre..t Queen-street, for the purpose of giving preparittoty instructions to the several. Missionaries, previously to their gring out on their respective missions. • .Tr‘e Right Ho.n Admiral Lord.Gastatart was in the Chair. The instructions having b tli -gi ril by the Secretary. various Gentlemen addressed the Meeting on behalf r .f the funds, and a liberalcollection was made at she door. ' yesterday morning twenty-five malecosivicts were, removed from . Newete,. in 4 tAr4vAn under a strong escort, to P rtsmouth, - in order to 1;e Fut on board a trai.sport, about to sail, to V 44 Dieman's Luta. A mong,the ;group was liaoratond, who .a glint since was convicted arid-sentenced to -f ourteen. yea rs transportation -for • strafing a valuable snuff bar-from ,Sir . Cssoicia . A.RIIITAGII, as he * AS coming Out*.tif the Church o' St. Geoigers, ijopooei-square. All the jo u iney men. shltsussakers in Li runic k,..P the !surni)vr 01 554, Ittc•turn-otir for au itslVitisc of per pais oa 4roeN•L .: