Star. — London, England, 1826-02-02 00:00:00

IMPORTANT SMUGGLING CASE. • DOVER, JANU►ST 31: Irfbrritations, under 6 Geo. IV. c. 108, by order df t: Board if Customs, were exhibited on Friday last, by J. tIN WARD, Esq. Collector of this Port, befote JOHN FINNIS, Esq. Mayor, and HENSHAW LA*HANI, Y.;cl. two of the Justices of the Peace for the Town and Pint of Dover, against William Reid, John Robinson, Trillions Cramp. William Ventibin, "hint Eldridge, and Henry Pain, all belonging to Folkestone, tor having on the 21st instant, been taken in a boat called " Toe Dart," of Sandgate, to which had been attached sundry small casks, used, or intended to be used in smuggling. and capable of containing spirits. The four first were prosecuted for penalties of 1001. each, as unfit for the Navy; and the two last as fit for the service. Mr. TMACCEILY, the Solicitor for the Customs, attended for the prosecution ; and Mr. LaNcsAil, of Bartlett's buildings, Holborn, tor the defence. The evidence,which was the same in all the eases, was u follows: Saxby—l ant Mate of the New Charter Revenue Cruiser. On Saturday the 20th instant, whilst cruising r•ff Folkestuae,lobserved about a quarter before four, rat. a boat, about a mile from the shore. and on nearing her, saw some casks banging over her side, whereupon I gave chase, and shortly afterwards,' being about two cables length from the bolt, saw the people in her throw something overboard, when the casks disappeared. The weather was very .fine and clear, we immediately hoisted our colours and fired a gun to bring the boat to, which being disregarded, we hoisted out our eight-oared boat, pursued, and came alongside of her about twenty minutes before five. The prisoners were all in the boat. I never lost sight of her from the time the casks were thrown over. They were cap.ible of containing spirits, and were not neces sary for the use of the crew. Cross-esamined by Mr. LANCIAII—When I first observed the boat, I per no casks. I had them in view about five minutes, and the whole of that„time we were oing the boat ; I cannot swear how marry men there were on my deck. The only person to whom I men tioned my seeing the casks, was James Godding. He took a glass, and said he could see them hanging. Gooding could not see them without a glass. I saw them about three minutes with the naked eye. it is usual for an Officer to tell his men to keep a good 100k -out; I did not, but told them to go below, lest we should be discovered. I cannot swear that all the men were below except Gooding. I cannot swear the casks were water-tight. James Gooding—l am .a deputed Officer of the Cutter, on seeing the boat, I took a glass and thought I perceived something hanging round it, but cannot say what it was; my attention was taken up with the :Ails arid colours. Cross-examined by Mr. LANGHAM—I never said that I saw the casks, but that I thought I saw something, upon looking towards the boat a second time, I saw nothing on the larboard side, the starboard side was from us. and she seemed to have a hit that way. I never saw • any casks with my naked eye. My eye sight is as good as Mr. Saxby's ; we placed a masked buoy where the desks were flung over ; we have crept, and swept, and found nothing. I did not hen any of the others say they saw the asks except Mr. Saxby. Wm. Smith, I am a seaman in the Blockade Service; en the 21 st inst. I was on the top of NG. Tourer, Eastware Bay with my Officer. Lieut. Okeorad saw the cutter and boat at the distance of between two and three rni'es from me; six men were standing up in the boat, fixing white tubs like half ankers, round it. I did not see the cutter's Ithat chase the other ; I lost sight of the boat when it became dark. Lieut. Oke deposed . to nearly the same effect as the la.t witness, with the exception of his not hating been able to distinguish what it was he SAW placed round the boat. This being the whole of the evidence for the prosecu tion, Mr. LANGHAM stated, that without entering on the merits of the defence, he would test the case of the pri soners on two objections, the first of which was, that there was no evidence that the casks in question were capable of containing spirits, which was essettial to a conviction. The first witness had sworn, in his examination, that they were so, but, upon his cross-ezatnination, he would not swear that they were water-tight ; and without such evidence, he submitted that there could be no proof of their containing spirits. His second objection . was, th4t the information was bad for uncertainty, inasmuch as it charged that the casks were used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of carrying spirits, and, therefore, that the prisoners were kept in doubt as to the nature of the charge.they _were to answer. r‘lr. THACICSRY replied to these objections, and the Zll agistrates, after consulting together for about a quarter of an hour, convicted all the prisoners, reserv mg to Mr. Longhorn the power of urging the objec. lions he had made, before a higher tribunal, should he think proper to do so. This is the first conviction of persons under the 49th s.-ction of the new Smuggling Act, which enacts, that any person found on board a vessel or boat, liable to forfeiture, is subject to a penalty of £lOO, if unfit for the Navy, or if fit, to be impressed. Reid, R'ibinson, Clamp, and Ventibin, were com mitted to Dover Gaol, in deFsult of paying the penalty of £lOO each, which was respectively adjudged on them ; and Hunt, El fridge, and Henry Pain, being fit for the Navy, were sentenced to be impressed ; but in removing the two last from the Guildhall to the gaol, tar temporary security, till the commitments and con victions were made out, the former bolted, and was rescued by a body of smugglers, from the constables and Coast-guard Officers, some of whom were severely beaten in thecontest, pat tictitstly Mr. Saxby, the Mate of the New Ch4rter ; and the latter, Henry Pain, was, soon after, by the machinations of his towns•folks, confided to the paramount custody of the gaoler, by process of detainer, cn a small debt, sworn against substglient to his conviction. EMILY, Marchioness of Londonderry's first card v, fur the season, was held in St. James's-square, oat Moe -4.v evening. The Duke of Sussex gave his second Grand Dinner, at Kensington Palace, on Sunday last. • Sir Gaon WARRENDaR gave a Grand Dinner on &Irby last. The CAnnsbian Minister transacted business yester day at the Foreign-office. Yesterday morning, Mr. CLzwa, the King's Nes sesger, arrived at the Foreign-office, Downing.street;tfrom St. Pnersburgh, with dispatches from our Ambassador at that Court, to Mr. Secretary CANNING. The Messenger made a very sipe& t . .P.IS journey% having kft Sc. Petersburgh oa the 19th January. and o'couse was only thirteen days en his journey. At the time the llecsenger left St. Pettrobt.rgh, the state of that capital was rr t.:*.y trar tpaiL THE KING. • . , • WINDSOR, Fssavaav 1. Notwithstanding the weather was more mild and favourable yesterday. his MAJESTY declined taking any airing. Last evening his MAJESTY again entertained his re maining visitors, Prince ESTERHAZY, Coant and Coun- tess LIEVEN, and the Duke of DORSET, together with his suite, at dinner. The private Band were in attendance. Mr. Secretary CANNING left the Royal Lodge yesterday forenoon, for London. 1. PARLIAMENTARY DINNERS. Yesterday being the day previous to the meeting of the ensuing Session of Parliament,an assemblage of Peers took place at the Earl of fAvaareois house in Whitehall, as Prime Minister; and of the Members of the Hoes of Commons, at Mr. Secretary Cuomo's (as leader of the House of Commons) new residence, in Downing-street, attacked to the Foreign (Ace, to which a new entrance has been made in the square, and was only com pleted yesterday. The parties at both assemblies appeared in full dress, with bags and swords; those holding offices in his Majesty's Government were dressed in their official uniforms, the same as at the King's Court; those who are members of the distinguished Orders wore their orders, ribands, &c. Among those present at the Earl of Livaaroot.'s party were— Viscount Sidmouth. the Earl of Vert:lain. Lord Stowell, the Earl of Harrow by, the Duke of Montrose. Viscount Melville, Lord Gifford, Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Bexley, Earl of Westmorland, Earl Bathurst, and several others. The following were among those of hfr. Secretary Can. rinces party: the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Right Honourables Robert Peel, W. Huskisson, C. Grant. Sir C. Long, Sir John Nicoll, the Attorney and Solicitor General, Mr. Croker, Mr. Stuart Wortley, jun. Mr. Green, Mr. Lusitington, Mr. Fre mantle, Sir W. Congreve, Sir Ulysses de Burgh, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Wilmot-Horton, Mr. Dawson, General Phipps, Mr. Fitzgerald. Sir George Cockburn, Mr. Charles Warren, Sir Wil- Nam Clinton, Dr. Phillitunre, Mr. Courtenay, Mr. Brogden, Sc. Tie Karla Lavaaroor., and Mr. Secretary CANNINo, read to their distinguished parties a copy of the Knees Vetch, to be delivered this day at the opening of the Session of Parliament, and after. wards the guests were regaled by the Ministers with sumptuous dinners. The dinner of Mr. Secretary CANNIXA was given in a new dish:kr:sons, composed of a ream added to the former dining-rood. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had a card party yes terday evening, at her house in Arlington-street. The Dowager Duchess of Rutland has arrived at Belvoir Castle, from Lord Forrester's seat, Willie Park, Salop. The Earl and Countess of Jersey and family arrived yesterday at their house in Berkeley-square, from their seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire. The Earl and Countess &anhope have arrived at Lord Carring toa'si Whitehall, from their seat in Kent. The Earl of Chatham arrived yesterday at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Lord Sydney's seat, Frognall, Kent. The Earl and Countess Balcarras and family arrived yesterday in Berkeley-square, from a tour. The Earl of Besborougb arrived in town yesterday, from Lord Rendlesham's seat in Suffolk. Lord and Lady Gifferd and family have arrived in town, from their seat, Roehampton. Lord Akborp arrived in town yesterday, from Northampton. - Lady Glynn arrived yesterday at her house in ,Berkeley.square, from Brighten. _ _ Sir Ed;nund Carrington. Bart. arrived yesterday at the Water loo Hotel. Jermyn-street. from a tour. Captain and lady Agnes Boiler base arrived at their house, Whitehall-place, from a tear. Mrs. H. W. Sober and Miss Leehmere left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, 'yesterday, for Bognor. Mae Merton left the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, Tester day, for Cambridge. Arrivals ,at Fenton 's New Hotel. St. James's-street :—M. Wyvill, Esq. bl.P.from Yorkshim; R. Parrett, Esq. from Slaws ; J. T. Gowen Fart how Hants. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's•etreet :—J. J. Guest, Esq. frost his seat in Wales; and Sari Cathcart, from a soar. Departures:—W. Mania, Esq. Lord Olansenis, H. D. &Mite, Esq. for Oxford; J. Page, Esq. for Holly Hill; and Robert Stewart, Esq. for Oxford. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY. Yesterday a Meeting of the subscribers and friends' to this excellent Institution was held at the Society's Rooms in Bishopsgate.street, !A BIICRLIY e Esq.V. P. in the Chair, for the purpose of receiving the Fifth Annual Report of the Committee. Mr. HAMLET, the Secretary, read the Report, which stated, that the Committee hid the painful duty of re porting, that the number of seamen received into the Hospital in the year 1825, having been much greater than in any former year, and the prices of provisions having increased, they found it expedient, from the de clining state of their funds, to depart from their rule of receiving on board the Grampus, without hesitation, every seaman requiring medical or :surgical aid who solicited admission. The rule, which under existing circumstances, they had deemed it expedient to adopt was, to consider as landsmen, and accordingly to refuse admission to such seamen as had been on shore the six months preceding their application. Notwithstanding this limitation, the number of patients received on board in the past year was 1.481. The expenses bad accord ingly increased to 3,7511. Os. 2d. while the annual sub scriptions amount to only 1,1301. The CHAIRMAN said, he regretted that the present state of the funds of the Society obliged the Committee to abridge the good they had done during the present year; but he hoped the Gentlemen present would en deavour.by exeations among their friends, to increase the number of subscribers. The Report was then received, and ordfred to be printed. Thanks were voted to his Majesty for his annual subscription of 100 guineas, to Lord Melville, Captain Bowles, R.N. and the Offi cers of the Society, when the Meeting separated. The 14 Goy Fawkes" searches into the cellars and about the several rooms, &c. of the Houses of Lsrds and Commons, took piece at twelve o'clock this day, in the presence of Lord GWYDYR, the Lord Great Chamberlain, Sir T. Trawnirr, the Usher of the Black d, a party of the Yeomen of the Guard, &c. The particular cellar that went by the name of " Guy Fawkes' cellar," being the one in which that conspirator was discovered, no longer exists, being demolished in making way for the new buildings, Committee rooms, Library, kc. recently erected for the House of Lords. THE MENAI BRIDGE.—The Menai Suspension Bridge was opened to the public on Monday, the 30th of January, by the London and Holyhead Mail passing along it at two o'clock in the morning. The horses trotted along it in their regular pace. Although a heavy gale was blowing at the time, there was no per ceptible difference in the moti not the coach, whether on the suspended road-way, or on the masonry arches. About nine o'clock, Sir HENRY PARNELL and Mr. Tat, roan crossed over the bridge, in the travelling carriage 'of' the latter, and during the whole day visitors firm all parts of Cana:von:hire and Anglesea, passed over in their carriages, besi. es numerous foot passengers. In the evening the workmen were regaled with a sub stantial dinner and übundanee of num dir. The incon venient ferry across the rapid Menai Estu pry is thus, at last, annihilated, and another important facility given Ito the intercourse between ill: two kingdoms. THE ARMY. • - • 1.7 ,-40- 1_ • • • 'f 'lflvalids a the sbisions les4 livid 1 833, ffoin the Dra goons sod 51Ith Regiment ef uot, , hive.arrived to the transport Larkins, from Calcutta, under the command of Ursa. SWAVNIC. Ili the 44th Foot. The 97th Regiment disembarked at Trincomalee, Ceylon, on the 4th and 11th of August last, in good health. All the Returns have been received from the Regiment to the 24th of August. Saturday, at two o'clock, the Depot of the 92t1a Font, sailed in three small vessels from Liverpool, and arrived at I)uhlan the next day, at one o'clock ; the men were disembarked on 'Monday morn ing, at seven o'clock, and commenced their march for Birr. Three Companies of the 3d Royal Veteran (((( , lately under the command of Captain %DAIMON, at Sheerness, were disbanded on the 24th ult. by Colonel Sir ASCRIBALD Cstatisur, the Commandant at Chadians. Tke I u Royal Veteran Company, lately under tb• command of Brevet Major Srmurr, was also disbanded by Sir Aneauusus Caesura; on the it4th ult. at Chatham. The Depot . of the North Devon Militia has been minutely in spected by an Officer specially deputed by the Ordnance Depart ment, with a view tit ascertaining what articles of clothing and other stores were necessary for another annual training, which, it is presumed, will takr place this year. COVEN f• GARDEN THEATRE. A new Afterplece was produced at this Theatre last night, en. titled :Torah; ur, 'The Girt of Erin. Nsrah G•wa an), is • foundling, who having attracted the notice of one Dennis O'Flynn (Mr. Cow•oa), is adopted by him, and educated as his daughter. Her beauty and accomplishments attract the notice of George Ned/nand (Mr. Cone's), the nephew of Lehi Canleton (Mr. &MILTON), and he lays close siege to the fair incognita. In coneeH quence of his persecutions, she is driven from her place as a see cant, and he relinquishes his hopes from his uncle to throe/ himself at her fete. The Noble Lord happens to have a sister, Who bad married clandestinely about eighteen years before, and lost her husband, as lady Randolph did ; and this same sister, the Mir chimes: Datil& (Miss Lacy), turns out in the end to be the mother of Norah. The lovers being thus found to be cousins, are untried without further delay; and these circumstances, with a few modi fications and embellishments, form the subject of the drama. There was, in addition to the characters we liave already mentioned, another, called Kathleen, performed by Mrs. Gtoven. It WAS an attempt to p (portray the VIVI of a jealous domestic, but there was no force in the portrait. The piece was given out for repetition. Tuesday night, we :sad Othello, and we were happy to 'let Mr. C. Kosar.s throw more life and energy into his personification of the Moor, than oh a former occasion : particularly so in some of the more impassioned speeches, as where he says to loge—" Villain, be sure you prove," acc. This was well conceived, and delivered with die . cretion • deed, the whole of this scene was yell managed by both these characters. The House was well filled, and much approba tion manifested during the whole performance. GLASGOW, JANUARY 31. A letter from Oban, dated early in the morning of the 25th of January, states, that at ten minutes to twelve at night, these was a smart shock of an earth quake, which lasted for about five seconds. It seemed to come from the north-east, and proceed to the south west, with an alarming hollow sound, resembling the rolling of an empty horhead along the street. A fire broke out on Saturday night in an upholstery warehouse in J imaica-street, Glasgow, which destroyed a quantity of feathers, but was extinguished without doing any other inj ury. About three o clock on Monday morning, a fire broke out at the farm house of Hunterhill, near Paisley, which raged with such violence, that before the pro gress of the flames could be impeded, they had com municated with the outhouses and valualfie stack-yard, and the whitle were consumed. CONJUGAL Arricrton.—A remarkable instance of regard for a deceased husband, manifested by his wi dow, occurred at Paisley a few years ago, which, for i constancy and fortitude, resembles mort the conduct of a Roman matron than A *cottisn washerwoman.' 'Abe circiimstance was MAW to us by the wonsan herself, and, we believe, the truth of it can be attested by many persons in Paisley :—A few years ago, a man died in town, leaving his wife and four children in very indi gent circumstances. From the nature of his disease, and other causes, the widow had reason to suspect that an attempt would be made to disinter her husband's body after burial. She was too poor to pay for a guard to watch the grave, and she resoled to perform the fearful task herself. tier children, the youngest of which was an infant upon the breast, were unable to contribute in the least towards their maintenance, and she was obliged to support the family, as she does still, by washing clothes.— Every day, for the space of six weeks after her hits bind's burial, did she discharge her duty to the living, by toiling at her laborious occupation from day-break till sun-set—while her nights were spent in the church yard, tending her husband's grave. Unawed by the superstitions terrors which the strongest mind could scarcely fortify itself against in such a place—heedless of the drifting snow, which sometimes fell in wreaths around heb—of chilling night-damps, drenching rains, and howlilig winds, did this affectionate creature, seated on si tomb-stone by the side of bar husband's grave, with an infant at her bosom, maintain her solitary vigils, for forty two successive nights, at the close of a stormy autumn. 44 h i les," added she, in delivering her simple narrative, u I was keepit at the Washin -green till nicht was settin' in, and then I cam straught to the kirk-yard—lap owre the dyko—and sat nie down on the thruch-stane tilt the weans broucht out dry claes an' my supper. After changin' ['user, I just sat down wi' my cloak about me, faulded my baby in my bosom, an keepit my dreary watch as weel's I cnfild, till it was time to gang to the fiel' in the mornin'."—Paialey Tuesday, there was a grand dinner at the Old Ship Tavern, Brighton, Sir Gamma SUIFFNIR, Bart. in the Chair, in honour of the Kina's Accession to the Throne of these Realms.— It was a most hearty, loyal, and joyous entertainment. An Ambassador Extraordinary is to be appointed to represent his Manure at the Coronation of the Emperor of Roma at Moscow. Fhe visit of the Duke of WILLI/40MM, with hL numeroutsuite; to St—Petersburg!), is forthe purpose of congratu lating the Burnim an behalf of his Burraumic Maassve on his accession to the Throne, but his Grace win return to Engl and be" fore the Coronation takes place. _ _ _ COLOMBIAN MINING COMPANY.—A General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company was held yester day. at the City of Loudon Tavern. The meeting was numeroukly attended. There were present, Mr. T. Wilson, M.P. Mr. P. Grenf 11, M.P. Alderman Thomp son, M.P. Mr. E. Ellice, M.P. and sever I other highly respectable individuals. Mr. PowLU h .ving taken the chair, read the report, which contained an elaborate detail of the proceedings of the Company's servants in Colombia, :ind a particular description of the state of the mines, which were mentioned as very favourable to the views cf the Company. He then read a statement of the manner in which the call of 51. per cent. (amount. ing to 50,000/.) had been applied, from which it :sp., peared th.,t there were on hands 10,0001. in Exchequer Bills, but that bills to the amount of 11,0001. were out standing, and• unpaid. It w.,s then announced, that a call of 21. 10s. per share would be made,. The report appeared to give satisfaction, but none of the proprietors addressed the meeting. It was ordered to be printed, and a copy seat to each pmpriet6t, after which the meeting broke up. • • CHELTENHAM. -Canoeing Si. We are very full here. Lord it Lady Ennui:ll'mi after ti short absence) have returned to. us. Lady Theta and her nieces ate also returned from a Continental tour. General Sir, Jon!), Llamas., and family ME this aterigni, after a sojourn with us of nine mouthi. Mrs. llatteou entertained an elegant party on the 17th, at her mansion in St. Margaret's Terrace: The Mies Sitar's ball last night, at Tynte Villa, went ofrwkli the greatest Spirit. Colonel BiliKiLtY'S Fut-Hounds yesterday afforded a very numerous field an eziellent day's sport, in the country on the Gloucester side vf the Severn. llost Gentlemen who were well in with the hounds were seen oft weafltd horses; traielling house wards at a tate hour of the day. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Captain Sinus° Is appointed to command the Socciss frigate; at Plymouth. The Crania sloop of war sack in a; fesi dais, from Portsmouth, with dispatches for the Cape of Good Hope. Seventeen Portuguese vessels were stranded On the Neutral Ground, in the Bay of Gibraltar, on the night of she 6th Dec. The Cora, COA XIII, from LiverpOol to Naples, Was stranded near Tangiers, 10th ult. Cargo expeetono be saved. FA tuotrre ' JAN. 11.—Wind 5.5. A rrived the &earner packet, from Lisbon ; Osborn . packet, from the Mediterranean ; Coburg, lisaarrr, from Yarmouth for Trieste; Margaret, Bow. MAN, from Loridon for Lisbon ; andGlalgow,Poittlis. from Cork. Poarsatouro FEL F. I.—Wind S. to S.S..—His Majesty's ship Titers, has ber et released from quarantine, and is route to Spit_ head. Sailed the Caroline, Twoutr , for L ondon ; and the Lady Wellington, FIE IID, for astre. The Ctreas.fan, for Bengal, got under weigh, but brought up again. DEAL, Fes. I.—Wind S. tight breeze, inclining to the Eastward. —Arrived and sailed for the River, the Alfred, blaooscc, front Oporto; Succ-ss, Howe, from Trieste; Aurora, Hoturrr, from St. John's (N. 8.); Melpomene, JOHINIEN, from Honduras • sal Matilda, 'Vans from Odessa . Arrived from the River, and re main, the Rachael, DANIEL, for Ahneira ; Oscar, Hr.timtawicx, for Gibraltar; Arab, Ramona, for New Orleans • Allies, Comma.. HAM, for Savannah; Africanus, Btu, for St. Diary's; aid . Sarah and Elizabeth, DANIEL, for the South Seas. Livitaroot, Jaw. •SI .—Wind S.& W.—Arrived the "Sitelton Castle, Wsttzs, from hiarankam—sailed the 14th of •Daettaber. The Warren was to sail fur this port the first week in, lanuary. The Catherine. for this port, was lost the, day alter sailing, nik St. Joan Island; crew (except the Master) saved ; vessel and ` . ergo lost. Arrived also, the Elizabeth, Latin, from Cape Breton. MaamotamADecastaza 14.—The brig Catherine, Juan Sanas, Master ' bound to Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton, sprung a leak ab out twelve hours after sailing, and the day after the crew were forced to ran her on shore, as she was in a sinking state, and too far to leeward to fetch filaranham; she struck on a bank six miles from land and soon went to pieces in the surf. The crew landed on Cassaquira a desert island, when the Master, J 0111( SWORD, died in four days, from thirst, want of food, and fatigue, the remainder of the crew were all saved. STATISTICS OF BRITISH MANUFACTURES. Mr. Czsar Moreau, an enlightened foreigner, who has made the statistics of England his peculiar study, has published several excellent tabular Ivor ks, exhibiting the rise, progress, and present state of our finances, manu factures, &c. with the utmost clearness and precision.— Mr. Moreau founds all his statements upon official do cuments, and therefore their correctness may be imp ci.ly relied on. His last work is on the hist and Progress of the Silk 1 ride in England, which it traces historically and statistically from the earliest period up to February, 1826. The industry and patient research this must have cost Mr. Moreau is immense; and his work mast prove highly useful to the Statesman, the Senator, the Met chant, and the Manufacturer. In his works, Mr. Mot eau gives an interesting view of our great manufactures of cotton, woollen, and silk, for the last forty-five years, and the results are stir. prising. From the year 1780 to 1824, the cotton goods and cotton yata annually exported, grew in amount nearly one kindred JO ! In the former of- those years the official value *of the exports of cotton from tit eat Britain was only 355,0601. but in 1824, it was no less than 30,795,8551. The woollen tr4de has also in creased very considerably, though not in any degree to be compared with the cotton. It was, at the first period, 2,549,0641. and in the last, 6,926,1171. The I.S'il4 Trade presents a very different result. In 1780, it furnished an export of the value of 240,7631. but in' 1824, it was only 229,0001. and during the intervering period it fluctuated between 128,0001. and 386,0001. It appears, by letters from Rio de Janeiro, of the 29th of November, that the destination of our distinguished diploaratisi, Sir CMARLES STUART, had been changed, and that instead of proceeding to Buenos Ayres, he had sailed in the Wessman frigate to the northern provinces of Brazil, Bahia, and Pernambuco. This change dfv' destination is said to have created a very lively alarm at Rio de Jineiro, as indicating the suspension or breaking off of negotiation ; and the sailing for Monte-Video, about the same time, of a reinforcement of 1,600 men, had induced the belief that hostilities with Buenos Apes and the Banda Oriental u ere to be pursued with greater vigour than ever. Some of the well informed merchants, however, give it as their opinion, that Sir C. STUART. after his return from Bahia and from Pernambuco, would repair to Buenos Ayres to con duct she negotiation, and that the measure of sending more troops to Monte-Video was only adopted with the vibe of taking a better position during the discussions, by proving that the EMPEROR was still prepared, if necessary, to prosecute the war with vigour. It appears that the ill-success of the Imperial arms in the Banda Oriental has led to a change in the Ministry at Rio. General BRANDT, lately Envoy to this Country% and one of the Commissioners for the Brazilian loan, has been nominated Minister of Finance; Home Depart ment, J. F. F. Pinheiro; Justice, S. L. Tinoca ; Foreign Affairs, J. E. A. de Almeida. The New Catholic Association is defunct, it cannot indeed, be said, that it has a died and made no sign ;" but we think that those who augured much good from its assembling, will be somewhat disappointed. So anxious was the Association to a spin its term of ft ee dons out to its due length," that it actually met on Sunday. The most important part of the proceeding _was, however, the dissolution. On the motion of Mr. O'Couraitt, it was resolved that the Association, at its rising, should c .mpletely and absolutely dissolve for ever. There is a little Jesuitry in this, for we under. stand it is intended that it shall rise again, Pbcenix 1 ke, from its own ashes, atterEaster. Three cheers were, in the style of Irish gallantry, given for the Ladies; and three more forfora Ould Ireland," and the Meeting separates. HENRY Coma, Esq. has retired from the office of Assistant Clerk of the Parliament, a situation held by him for 45 years. It is mentioned that Mr. Coo RTENA Y, the Member for Exeter, and a Master in Chancery, obtains the appointment, in which case Mr. C. retires from the Commons (though Sir G. Rose,' the Chief Clerk of Parliament, has.a seat there), and makes va cancies fc r Exeter and for a Master in Chancery. . The following is an account of the quantity of Rum, dirty paid, from the Bonded Warehouses in the Clyde, from the sth to the 2 7th ult. inchltskire, viz. At Greenock . . . 38,363 Nat Glasgow . . 393 Glasgow . . . 15.611 Total i 4,867 Imperial Osllona. ~. - b L~