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LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH 18. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Burk Stock shut Do. Do. Jul.dcJan.l9 1-16th 4 per Cent. Red. shut India Bonds 77 1 per Ct. Cons. 911 21 2 5 per Cent. 1751, 5i per Ct. 1818, shut £lOOO Exch.Bills 77 8 slt per Ct. Red. shut £5OO Ditto 77 8 4 per Cent. 102+ 1 £lOO and £2OO Do. 77 8 4 per Ct. 1826, shut Bank for Ace. Long Ann. shut India for Acct. Do. 50 Years, 241 Cons. for Acc. 921 FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. ChiUan Bds. 6 pr Ct. 27 Do. Acc. 2$ Colons. Bds. 6 per Ct. Do. 100, 291 Do. lids. 1824, 21 Neapolitan Bds 5 per Ct. 0 Do. Ace. 21 Peruv. Bds. 6 pr Ct. 201 1 11 11 Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Sp Bds. 5 per Ct. 141 1 1 1 1 111 Do. 100, 401 40 Do. 510, 151 Do. 8.1825, 5 pCt. 42 40 1 Fr. R. 5 p Ct. 81f. 50 Do. Ace. 42 40 / Exchange, 25f. 70e. Alex. Bds. S per Ct. Do. WO, BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. SHARE. Pain. rut SNARE. Brazilian Company 20 5 9{ Do. National 25 10 81 Real del Monte 400 400 53 Ditto Subscrip. 21 41 That event which we have long contemplated as in mitable, and to which we have anxiously looked forward as the assured triumph of popular opinion, when consti tutionally and legitimately exercised, over the encroach ments of self-willed and arbitrary power, is—even whilst we are writing—in the very act of its accomplishment. THE POLIGNAC MINISTRY is no longer in existence; —or if it yet survives the overwhelming expression of national opprobrium and distrust, it clings to the last hold of the prerogative with the tenacity of despair, and with the fearful determination of sacrificing the tranquil lity of France—and the crown of the Bourbons—to the wild and inordinate dictates of a ruinous ambition.—On Tuesday last, after a sitting of six hours and a half, the Chamber of Deputies concluded a long and stormy de bate by voting an address to the KING, hostile to the existing Ministry ;—and this address was carried by a majority of FORTY—the numbers being 221 to 181. We shall not now pause to comment upon this decisive termination of a trial of strength which has evinced all the national spirit of the Chamber of Deputies in its best and proudest day; and which, we trust, may afford a salutary lesson to every Cabinet in Europe. We proceed at once to give the details of this momentous discussion : 6 , CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. " DEBATE OF TUESDAY, March 16. " The President took the Chair at one o'clock. " Messrs. de Month'', Guernon de Ranville, d'Hausses, and de Polignae, were on the ministerial bench. • `• The chamber resolved Itself into a secret general committee, and *trangern were ordered to withdraw. " The discussion of the paragraphs of the address was resum ed. The paragraph upon Portugal terminates thus : •` It is worthy of the solicitude of your Majesty to put an end to the evils which afflict Portugal without touching the protecting principle of legitimacy, which ought to be held equally sacred by kings and people." -- " The war with Al g i ers is thus noticed : Your Majesty does not think proper to defer any longer taking measures to obtain ample reparation for the insult done to your Hag. We shall wait with respect the communications that your Majesty shall think necessary to be made to us respecting a sub. ject of such great importance. Sire, whenever it shall be neces sary to defend the dignity of your crown, and protect national coin. merce, your Majesty may rely upon the support and upon the courage of your people." " The address terminates In the following manner: " Called by your Majesty's voice from all parts of the kingdom, we come to lay at the foot of your throne the homage of a faithful people, whose emotion on beholding you the most beneficent in the midst of the general beneficence, has not even now ceased, and who venerate in you the accomplished model of the most noble and most touching virtues. " Sire, your subjects cherish and respect your authority. Fif teen years of peace and liberty which they one to your brother and yourself, have strongly rooted in their hearts the sentiments of grati tude which attach them to your august dynasty. The people, now enlightened by experience, have learned that, especially in matters of authority, the antiquity of possession is the most sacred of all ti tles, and it is no less for their own happiness than for your glory, that ages have placed your throne above the reach of storms and tempests. Their conviction coincides with their duty, to re- Present the sacred rights of your Crown as the greatest guarantee of their liberty, and the integrity, the inviolability of your prerogatives, as t he safeguard of their rights. " However, Sire, notwithstanding the unanimous sentiments of aspect and affection with which your people surround you, the tran quillity of France is intenapted by the most anxious feelings, which might become fatal to her happiness, were they to be prolonged— enscience, our honour, and the fidelity which we have sworn to y our Majesty, and intend to keep with 'crapulous attention, make it our duty to make the cause of that anxiety known, to your Majesty. "Sire, the Charter which we owe to the wisdom of your august brother, and whose blessings your Majesty is determined to wino lidater—that Charter bas gives to the country the right of inter 'ening illthe discussion of the public interests. Such an interval. Lion ought to exist: it is indirect, and wisely circumscribed within limits which we shall never suffer to be passed. But it is also positive in its result; for it makes the concurrence of the political views of your government with the wishes of your people an indis pensable condition of the regular administration of public affain. " Sire, our loyalty and our fidelity oblige us to assert that this concurrence does not really exist. An unjust mistrust of the sen timents and reason of France is the principle which now governs the Administration. Your subjects view it with pain, because it is in sulting to them ; they also view it with anxiety, because it threatens their liberties. But such a mistrust can find no access to the heart of your Majesty. No, Sire, France is as great an enemy of anarchy as your Majesty is of despotism. She deserves that your Majesty should rely on her loyalty, as she relies on your promises. " Let the high wisdom of your Majesty decide between those who do not understand a nation so calm, so faithful ; and us, who, guided by a sincere conviction, come to depose in your Majesty's bosom the affliction of a whole people, jealous of the esteem and confidence of their Bing. The royal prerogatives of your Majesty afford you the means of establishing between the different powers of the state, that constitutional harmony which is the first and essential condi tion of the grandeur of the throne and the prosperity of France." " M. Alexander de Laborde blamed the delay in preparing the ex pedition to Algiers, because every day cost millions ; and would to Gun that it only cost millions ! It would be too late for this year; for the embarkation could not take place till the 15th of May. " The Minister of Marine enumerated the insults which had de termined the 'Government to prepare the expedition to Algiers. lie assured the Chamber that the expedition was necessary to avenge the honour of the French flag, and that the result must be glorious to their arms. " The paragraph respecting Algiers was then agreed to by the left and two centres. " The last part of the address was then debated. " General Demarsay defended the expressions in which It was couched. "M. de St. Marie, M. de Cordoue, and M. de la Boulaye, se verally addressed the Chamber. The latter defended the Ministry, as did likewise M. de St. Marie. "M. Dupin succeeded M. de Boulaye. His speech was listened to amid the murmurs of the right side and the applause' of the left. ' You wish the Charter, you tell us,' cried lie to those who inter rupted him, ' but you do not desire its consequences. You desire the car, but you would break its wheels.' " The paragraph was then adopted by a great majority ; all the right, and the half of the right centre, voting against it. " M. de Berbia proposed an amendment on the last paragraph, which he represented as more respectful to the Crown. " M. Guizot supported the original address. " M. de Lorgeril proposed a new reading of the amendment of M. de Berbis to the following effect:—' Nevertheleu, our honour, our conscience, and the fidelity which we hale sworn to your Majesty, impose upon us the duty of making known to your Majesty, that in the midst of the unanimous sentiments of respect and affection with which your people surround you, lively disquietude has been mani fested in consequence of the changes which have been effected since the last session. " General Sekastiani opposed the amendment, and defended the wording of the commission. "M. Pas de Beaulieu spoke for the amendment, though he was against the ministry. " 111. Berrycr spoke against the address. " After a good deal of discussion, in which M. de Bourdeau, M. de la Rouchefoucalt, and M. de Puymaurin took part (the latter declaring that the address was a work of darkness,) it being now towards evening, the President put the adoption of it to the vote, when the result was as we have mentioned above." Although we had determined to reserve to the close of the adjourned debate, our general remarks upon Mr. EDWARD DAVENPORT'S motion for " referring all pe titions sent to the House, and complaining of distress, to a Committee of the whole House . ;" yet there is one point connected with the discussion, which, as it prac tically illustrates not only the domestic policy, but the expedients, of ministers and their partisans, throughout the present session, we think worthy of peculiar notice. —On Tuesday evening, prior to the introduction of Mr. DAVENPORT'S motion, the House was principally occu pied by the presentation of petitions from several popu lous districts, complaining of the unprecedented distress under which the country laboured ;—and that a just estimate may be formed of the nature of these petitions, and the character of the petitioners, we shall distinctly enumerate thorn in this place :—Colonel SIB THORP presented a petition from the inhabitants of Spilsby, in Lincolnshire—and Sir W. HE ATHCOTE presented TEN from various places in Hampshire, and one from a general Meeting of the Freeholders and Land holders of that County. Sir J. SEBRIG HT presented a Petition from the Nobility, Gentry, and Landholders of Hertfordshire; and Mr. Hums presented one from Aber deen and two from Irvine, stating that in that neighbour hood, where there were sixty thousand persons in a state of indigence worse than common beggars, the hand loom weavers could not earn more than three shillings and sixpence per week, by the labour of sixteen hours per day. Colonel Lrnos presented a Petition from the Grand Jury of Worcestershire ; and one from a populous parish in that County. Lord NUO ENT presented a petition from Aylesbury—in support of which Mr. SL A NET observed, that Aylesbury, which ought to be one of the richest and most flourishing places in the southern part of England, was now suffering distress which had but few precedents. Lord MANDEVILLE presented a Petition from the own ers and occupiers of land in Huntingdonshire ; and Mr. SADLER presented one from Nottingham, and one from the stuff-manufacturers of Leeds. Mr. CART WRIGHT presented a petition from Northamptonshire, and Mr. PEARSE one from the inhabitants of Devises. Lord ALTHORP presented a petition from Norfolk, and Mr. OTWA Y CA V E one from the tradesmen and manu facturers of Leicester. Mr. Duxcom as presented two petitions from Yorkshire, and Mr. HIATIICOTE one from Boston in Lincolnshire. Lord J. RUSSELL and Mr. EASTCOU KT severally presented petitions from Dursley in Gloucestershire, and Mr. LITTLETON presented several from Staffordshire. Mr. Des IsoN presented a Petition from Bermondsey, and another from the agriculturists of Sheen. Here we have—in one evening, and in little more than one hour—upwards of twenty peti tions laid upon the table of the House of Commons, from various quarters of the kingdom, but all breathing the one deep tone of human wretchedness, and simul taneously praying for relief from the pressure of that distress which some of our Legislators have not scrupled to pronounce only "partial,"—but which the voice oldie people at large proclaims to be without precedent in its severity, and its extent. And yet, in the face of such bitter truths—such indisputable attestations of general suffering —we find, amongst the self-styled " Represen - tatives" of the people of England, some men who are capa- Ile of opposing vague assertions and uncorroborated state ments to the appalling facts which the experience of every day too mournfully confirms. In the face of all these petitions, and of the petitions that have poured in upon Parliament since the opening of the session, Mr. IRVING, the member for Bramber, boldly asserts, on the authority of some anonymous letter-writer, that " looking fairly to the whole subject, his decided impression was, that the description of the distress as given in his MA JESTY'S speech, was a more correct description than that which had been offered to them by many Honourable Gen tlemen, who appeared to view with feelings of hopeless despondency, the situation of the country." But if such was the hardihood of Mr. laviNo, what shall we say of Mr. HERRIES ?—what shall we think of the Minister, who—amidst the undisguised impatience and dissatisfac tion of the House,—followed up the unqualified advocacy of such a partisan, by saying that " he could not see why the statement of the Hon. Member for Bramber (Mr. In v ti(;) was not as much entitled to respect as any of the statements contained in the petitions ?"—and who unblush ingly endeavoured to support his own statements—not by the production of any official report, or any authentic evi dence—but by the perusal of " a letter ho had received from a gentleman ! !" For such conduct, Mr. 11 creel Es is neither without a precedent, nor without the highest Mini sterial sanction.—We shall not easily forget the Gallant Premier's production of a somewhat similar document,rela tine to the currency, on the first night of the Session ; nor the admission which his Grace was afterwards constrained to make, that it was but " a memorandum which he himself had made from communications received in con versation with sonic gentlemen." But we reserve, fur the resumption of the debate, all further notice of such Ministerial manoeuvres. BANK OF Es °LAN D.—At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of bank stock held this day, the Go vernor informed the Court that the Directors having looked into accounts, agreed to a dividend of four per cent. on the Capital Stock for the half year ending in April. INDIA MONOPOLY.-.-GRATUITOUS LECTURE.—Mr. BUCKINGHAM being anxious to give the greatest possi ble degree of publicity to his unaltered views on this im portant national question, will deliver a Gratuitous Lec ture on this subject, at the Great Room of the Crown and Anchor, in the Strand, on Wednesday evening next, the 24th inst. previous to his leaving London. The doors will be opened at half-past Six, and the Lecture will com mence at Seven o'clock precisely. This will be a suffi cient refutation of the imputed silencing of Mr. Bum tNG II A M by the East India Company. CITY, TwE 'ED AND DUE TH' !L \ ' R IS MORNINO. A. D. o France... 1 1 Flanders a. D. 0 Lisbon ..... 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Holland 0 O Hasnburgh .. O Sweden 1 0 Malta 0 3,000/. a-year. They were therefore indifferent to the profits of the manufacturer. The honourable member also read certificates of some workmen and small shopkeepers In the manufacturing dis tricts, to show that meat, flour, clothes, and other articles, had been forced upon them at a great loss. In many of these cases meat had been charged twopence a pound over the market price, and bread and clothes in the same proportion. The hon. member would now in. form the house that the principal features of the bill consisted of provisions to render certain and effectual the punishment of persons offending against the act by paying their working men in any other way than in money ; secondly, to empower magistrates, in cases of complaint of such practices before them, to compel the master of manufacturer to produce the books of accounts In which such transactions were stated ; and, thirdly, to extend considerably beyond the present rate the penalties for offences of this description. He concluded by moving, that leave should be given to bring in a bill for amending and rendering more effectual the laws in exist ence for prohibiting the payment of wages for labour otherwise than in money. Sir CHRISTOPHER COLE seconded the motion. ... Mr. 111;SKISSON regretted that the question should be brought on upon an evening not usually devoted to important subjects, and certainly peculiarly thinly attended. After a few words from Mr. HERMES, CoL DAVIES, Mr. DA VIES GILIERT, Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET, and Mr. WM. SMITII, Mr. HUIIE expressed his intention so far to abate his opposition to the bill as to allow, in the thinly attended state of the house, the debate to be adjourned, and the proposition being acceded to, the debate was accordingly adjourned until to-morrow (this day.) GAME LAWS. For similar reasons the Marquis of CHANDOS agreed to postpone Lis motion for the House going into Committee on the Game Laws' bill until Monday next. A message twin the Lords announced their Lordships' assent to Lord Ellenborough's Divorce bill and some private bills, and the house adjourned at a Quarter past Seven. STAR TII E EVENING STAR. 4t. MAILS ARRI' •. b. 1 Dublin. ... 0 1 Waterford ..... 0 Guern. & Jersey 0 Leeward Islands 0 We have no arrivals of consequence. Mauritius papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the Gth December. A new commission under the great seal has been issued for the trial in the island of offences committed by sea. A Proclamation has appeared, offering 2001. reward for the apprehen sion of the person who murdered a sailor, and wounded another ofi the crew of the ship Tweed, which was committed in the darkness of the night. An ordinance has appeared for imposing a special tax :on catriages, horses, mules, &c. The express from Paris this morning, with the information that the hostile address against the French Ministry, was carried by a majority of 40; and its strong language of the strict adherence to the Charter, has created some sensation amongst the speculators, who now begin to think that the Chambers will be dissolved, or Polignac must retire. Consols, which left oft' yesterday at 92H for the Account, opened at 92 to g, since which they have been 92i. No feature as yet in the foreign market. HALF.PAST ONE. The expected message from the Bank has not, to the present time, in regard to the reduction of the Four per Cents, been com municated. The above event keeps the Consols on a poise ; and had it not been for the Hebrews purchasing in the early part of the morning, the market would not have continued so firm. Consols have fluctuated from 92 to j to 92j for the account; at present they may be quoted at 9* sellers, with little business doing, and 92 to j for money. We have no other political information except that which cams by the Paris express, which, in the previous part of the day, caused some alarm to the speculators. In the Foreign Market, Greek Bonds have been the chief specu. lation, and have fallen two per cent. owing to accounts from Hol land, where they have gone down seven per cent. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Dmit., MAUCH 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from London, the Samuel and Sarah, O'Hara for Leghorn ; Chieftain, Salmon, for Genoa ; Levorno, Grumble, for Leghorn ; Alfred, Jackson, for the Cape and Mauritius; and Industry, Bristow, for Africa. Arrived the Cella, Trier, fronaklaurithm. PLYMOUTH MA'nen 16.—Wind & W.—Arrived horn Jersey, the Catherine, Le Montre, from Cuba. FALMOUTH . , MARCH 16.—Wind W.S.W. —No arrivals or Doves, Mascot 15.—Off the port, the Colosseum, Winsor, from Matanzas ; and the Aug. and Melons, Salmon, from Havannah. LIVICRPOOL, MARCH I.s.—Arrived the Agnes and Ann, Martin, from Savannah ; Glorat, Martindale, from Mobile ; and Wood man, Woffendale, from St. John's. Off the port, the Marshal Macdonald, —, from New Orleans. . _ . . SHIRLDI, MARCH IS—The Mary, Hogg, of Berwick, was upset last night off the Bar. Crew saved. Blinn, Maacu 15. —The Arran, from Irvine to Dublin, struck on a rock off the south side of onaghadee 13th inst. and, becoming leaky, has been brought within the pier. Worrsuresx, MAIM( 16.—The Kitty, Rat., sailed from Workington 10th inst. and foundered the same day off Formby. Bansoswarea, Miami 17.—The Caldeeott Castle, Cottle,from Newport to this port, foundered on the 13th inn. near the Holmes. Crew saved. The Duke and I)uchess of Cu M BEIILAN D came to town yesterday morning from their residence at Kew. The Duke of CUM•ERLAXD paid a visit to the Princesis AUGUSTA. it her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. Their Royal High. nesses returned to Kew in the afternoon. The Duchess of KENT and Prince LEOPOLD honoured the performance at the Italian Opera House, on runday evening, with their presence. The Spanish Minister had an interview yesterday with the Earl of AusaDzsx, at the Foreign Office. A deputation from the Provincial Bank of Ireland, headed by Mu Spann& Rica, M.P. had a conference with the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER.' yesterday, at the Treasury. A Messenger was sent off yesterday evening, from the Forelip Oaks, with despatches for Ancona. Lord FA am so ROC° n had an interview yesterday with the Doke Of WELLINGTON, at the Treasury. The Prioferos AUGUSTA honoured the performance of r " The Metials," as the Oratorio at Caveat Garden Theatre yeast .* Owdiela e lth. liatinssoce. Her Royal Highness sat in the , Box sr die end trueness of GLOUCESTER. Prince LEOPOLD left tovsa yesterday afternoon on hi. return te Obrogboot. TO A SNOW-DROP, Wee, pallid dower, 1; - 1. droop* head, Scarce lift aboon thy grassy bed, — While twilight's balmy dews are shed Upon thy leaves, Almost I deem, as here I tread, Thou silent grieves', Sweet emblem thou o' pensive woe, For thee in vain the sunbeams glow, They fall upon thy crest o' snow, But wake no sheen, ,%nd play tintentediosnd, as though They ne'er had been, Dear to tke sight, thou bonny gem! Sae gracefte bending o'er thy stem, In Spring's bright wreathed diadem Of a' beside— . 7'itort p.tt'.t the gaudy rose to shame, Ar.d lily's pride; While, Ile the charm o' trodtzt worth, Thou show'st thy spotless mantle forth, And we re *aft, unsmiling mirth Thou till's( thy plice, At:' e , l:ctl'Nt o'cr thy wee spot of earth A heavenly grace BENEVOLENT - SOCIETY OF ST. PATRICK. The forty-seventh anniversary of this institution, so well known to our readers, took place yesterday at the Freema sons' Tavem.--The Rig ht Hon. ROBERT PEEL in the Chair. He was supported on the right by the Duke of Wellington, and on the left by the Secretary fur Ireland, Lord L. Gower, whom Mr. Peel, in the course of the evening, announced as President for the next anniversary. The Duke did nut arriv till dinner was nearly over, having gone to the London 'l'a vern in a mistake, supposing no doubt that since the - great measure" of last year was carried, St. Patrick had a cover laid for him in the heart of the metropolis. %Vhst answer his Glace received did not appear, probably that the " patron Sale t was not known there these 300 years at least." However that may be, his Grace was found, about seven o'clock, by one of the activ e ; Steward's, groping his way into Freemasons' Hall, and on his enter ing the room, he was received with the most enthusiastic thse-s.— On proposing his Majesty's health, Mr. Peel observed, that aimilsr all the cares of State and the high functions which his Majesty dis charged, he did not require to be reminded of the approach 10 this festival. The Right Hon. Secretary stated that he had that morn ing received a direct communication from his Majesty, express. sivc of his anxiety for the welfare of the Society, and authorising him to announce his usual subscription, which, said Mr. Peel. makes the amount of his Majesty's contribution to the funds of this institution, approximate to nearly 4,0001. The other toasts usual on theseoccasions, were each introduced with appropriate remarks, among which, when proposing the prosperity of the Society, the Right Honourable Gentleman observed, that it would be affectation in him to attempt to conceal from the company, that this was the first opportunity the friends of the charity had of meeting together with their best feelings perfectly unembarrassed by any other consideration than good will to each other and us . tional benevolence. He then alluded to the measure of last Ses sion, which had conferred such a happiness both on Protestant and Catholic. On the latter by freeing him from that feeling of inferiority with which he met, even in the walks of charity, his fellow-countryman; and on the former, by freeing him front the " fetters of an unnatural and statutable superiority." When pro. posing the health of the Duke of Wellington, he said, that in the presence of that illustrious individual, of whose noble simplicity and modesty he was well aware, he could not say snore than that 1.1. were too near the splendour of his patriotic achievements to be able justly to appreciate them. But he had no doubt that poste rity would look upon his glorious career in the West of Europe with no less admiration and gratitude, than it beheld the monuments of his fame in the eastern world or beneath a nsid-day sky. Lord Darnley's health was proposed, as an old supporter of the charity. He returned thanks, and proposed Mr. O'Connell, who under ap. parent emotion, said that a noble load had drawn upon him unea. pettedly, and " the draft was of such value, that he confessed himselt incapable of honouring it." He went on to state how inatle. quote his powers were to express his feelings on the occasion, at the same time he could not refrain from endeavouring " to pour out a nation's feeling for a nation's liberality," which he certainly did do in terms more concise and suited to the occasion that we expected to hear from him. He said that the esti mation in which the liberty of his country was that evening held, taught him to believe that even intemperance in the struggle for so desirable an object was pardonable. After Mr. Peel and some other distinguished guests had retired, about half-past ten o'clock Mr. O'Connell was unanimously called upon to take the Chair. Ile did so, and immediately, without sitting down, adverted to the conduct of the Right Hon. Gentleman who had so efficiently discharged the duty during the previous part of the evening. Important results had frequently followed trivial incidents; and he was certain that evening's entertainment would be productive of good effects in " Universal Ireland, from the Giant's Causeway to Cape Clear." He concluded by proposing to them the health of Mr. Peel, which coming from him, he hoped they would do honour to for the second time, and thereby testify how sensible they were of the great services of that gentleman to our common country. The toast was drunk with acclamation, after which Mr. O'Connell retired, though cotnestly entreated to remain. Mr. Peel'i health had been in the first instance proposed by the Duke of Wellington, who alluded to the sacrifices he had made in the discharge of an imperative duty to his country last year. For himself he had no other claim to the praises bestowed on him by the right honourable gentleman, and so kindly responded to by the company, than the coincidence of important events in the history of his country, and his zeal in his Majesty's service, and wishes to serve his countrymen. The he a lth of the President of the Royal Academy was proposed In the course of the evening, and Mr. Slice renamed thanks in a very sensible speech. He said that though absent from his native country for forty years, he felt those filial bonds of attachment which never could be checked or destroyed, as sensibly silkier; and while always avowing himself an Irishman, it would - be his constant endeavour not to tarnish the fame of his country, though he might not be able to add to its glory. The amount of the subscription was announced, in the course of the evening, to be 1,318/. and other sums were afterwards received, but we did not hoer the total amount. There was the usual attendance of professional gentlemen in the musical department, who, with the splendid array of beauty and fashion in the galleries, which were crowded with ladies, added to the pleasure and hilarity of the entertainment.— Among the company, besides those already mentioned, were Lord Arthur Hill, Robert Dawson, M.P. and several other persons of din. tinction. Mr. Peel's subscription was 100 guineas, the Duke of Wellington's 50, in addition to the sum of 5761. which he has already from time to time given the Institution. PROGRESS OP IMPROVEMENT.—Mr. Littleton, in presenting a Petition, the other evening, from a place in the Star". fordshire Potteries, signed by 9,000 persons, statad that there was not one mark's matt (a man unable to write) amongst all the peti. tioners. A few years ago more than half of the population of that district were mark's men. •• THE LATE Ft RE.—The Committee for relieving the distressed sufferers at the late fire at the English Opera House met again yesterday evening. Ir. Tuvarrow in the Chair. The whole of the receipts were announced at 1451. 15s. 3d. including the receipts from the performance at the Coburg Theatre. Fifty.thre: applkations had been made, tea of which had been • rejected. Thanks were returned to M. Cloup and Mr. Davidge for their kind services. The Committee meet again on Thursday next for the last time. SMITHFIEL, CAVTLIt AT ,D, IslAacr It. 1 MAILIM : Beasts.. 471 Sheep and Lambs 5,540 Beef ss 6d to 41 Od Mutton --Ss Id 4s Od Lamb ..... Gs Od Os 01 Calves l3O Pip Veal . ...... Ss Otl to ei 04 Pork 4s 01 Ss 04 nay (per load). £2 101. to £5 ss. Clow, .C 3 154. to £5 lOs Straw, £2 es. su £2 141.. , NEW FARRINGDON MARKET, Hawn If. Prices per IL to the con,umer : Baer—Finest Roasting, 6&d. Ditto Bulling, 41d. Equal quantity of each, 51d. Rump Steaks. 9d. Beef S t eak s , 64, R um p of Beef, 641. Warman Mt:nun—leg, 74. to 7d. Haunch, 6ld. Saddle. 6d. Shooldrr, Sid. Neil', Sad. Ragan, 4d. Veal.— Leg, 7d. Fillet, Bed. Reim, Old. Loin, aid. Shoulder, 6d. Pon, SO. to 7d. . * .• NEWGATE ACID LEADENHAT.L, Mann 111. There was a full supply at these snarkekk to-day. By the Chterne.—Per atone of Ohs. Beef : its td to So lid I Veal ....... .. S. '4ltl to di Od Mottos ST. JAMES'S EV AT.MARKET, kdaaoWlf: clot* Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, Al as. to .42.*55.. Until s a w Mtn; Alfa. to i 3 ifs. Phu Meadovr art 4 Rye Gran Hay, 44 ea to on Os. Clover. 43 t4s. to AS Si. (ha Straw, At M. AM. , a se. to di lac pat load of Merlon. . , • . . • :- •,_. . ' .. • • r. N is ~~