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able certain Hayti, which were or-41--W-wi had several Petitions which he had been re. •,e. Ttie Right lion. lowing petitions—fron t the diocese of 'foam ; scion of Mt, Ish Calve om the Inhabitants of s; from the Associate e Ministers and Eiders ram the Inhahi: ants of musty of Stafford ; frmia negation of Cilv.nistio e Magistrates. Gentry. , unty of Lancaster ; from Staffordshire; from the tans parish in t'te county. ot Sti,ke Proper, in the =stow Btu. of the 1)47 on the Moeda. ea itlut the Dill be read a to say. that he would to put 4 questittn I. the . loam Depar trttqlt. Ile t, that the !tight Non. hi i messuie, stated that to the sta e, wt.ich were nm his official sou Lion. ad create I a soong MP. the 1Ioo•e. The itight into a statement whieb gal G4scoyne) sufficient :•rrd in his speech. h rnsent that tumult and eland; bat all this had ttr y through the medium }le now role for the ement was all they were titnient had been cleated that there was worms to know it the Right H..n. In to give? The pubis. üband reports in ciicula. I—(Hear, and a laugh)— fer vi them ieriously. It could not be depended aid call a libel upon the r i hear)—but which he hid Members of that House— ' ILswers had ireerteted for the Americans h.d ty tuns and ammunition— th , )se things to show the rmours that were co: rent, erely that th, y mi4ht be er point to vrhich he would ding. There was an ins , both in and out of that Secretary would not have less he had known some. not at preterit permitted to e) had heard all the Right and he WiS rather incl nt d fined all he bad to explain. atibfiei whether no further bich had been st%ted ► and o the proposing of the two followed each other in th• Ile would certainly say that :companied the preliminary or the support of the or her; ling more to state, it would oth in and out of that House subject. • d that the ground on which his question tl him was, that in a thousand ridiculous m ask a contradiction to some faction to himself and (Abets. he principle of the question, called upon to contradict Mous report, he might be all. He admitted that he rening that an Hon. Friend ss of itilormation pciateJ in on another evening he had corrrespondence routed into his gallant iend talked eign Powers, be could say tom him to sanction such that he did state it as the !tit of the question was up.. niptcd no«, as there newer ld could undertake it with for during the last tour per stood on more amicable sees. He would again say was nothing to prevent the question into considtration and sa'ety ; but the danger listed in the condition LI so sits that threatened the secu.. se•ts in that country. His lat he was disappoin:ed that be in as bad a state as he h id (Mr. Peel) had attempted to ngerous state, and, although s being such that physical• ely suppress any turbuknce yet he had shown that it nos to aim at an adjustment stem ol the last sizteee years. set answer could be required. ;onto legislating ender the in none; but he confessed the le continuance. of party twe ed Parliament, and, above all. ing on the administration of , it it was meant that Ti Lai by rm a patt of the legal insti- These were reasons for the 41 as the Legislature, anxious ity of the empire, might wells ithout being apprehensive of hat it appeared, from that lon. Gentleman, that there was so wr foreign relations, nor kern eay d to in Ireland, and that now the the state of misty in that mown: competent to give some correct, at He had for some years, Met were 1.4 aspect of Ireland, and be had ma as opinion that, so far from it being re of concession, it ran the mead treater dangers and men alarming hie serum est ;" Itt rest assured that the table of On d with testimonials, from all pahlies • est Interest In the gentian, and who Us, and of the means by wbkh their I4DOS ens, to ask the Right 1 . 7 provision In the *mail hid IV awe o f t h e money already collected enin,diesanat et die Cothelle kent ? He understood that an imenniamenla bat; bassi amend from the efferent parishes. Mr. Secretary PEEL said. that his information as to the amount of the sem differed from that of his Noble Friend's. The Bill prevented the members of the Association from meeting In their capacity of members, but be had certainly no hesitation in saying that the money already collected was not confiscated by any previslos in the Bill. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, that some words had fallen from an Honourable Gentleman to whkb he would draw the attention of the House. He would tate it for granted that no one was prepared to say that Ireland should be permitted to remain as was, and that all agreed that something should be done for it, although they might differ as to the means. The Honourable. Member said that, be spoke from an intimate knowledge of the Protestant inhabitants of that country, who, be added, were best acquainted with the mode and measure by whieb Ireland might be tranquillized- lie (Mr. D. W. Harvey) hoped that the Hon. Member would be prepared, when the present measure came to be more fully brought before the House, to propose another to *feet that object which all accounted so desirable to attain. Sir GEORGE WARRENDER took that oppoito why of expressing a hope that, while be looked with satisfaction to the measures of his Majesty's Government fbr giving political rights to one body of men, he should not see them taken from 'mother. He treated that the question for the relief of the Ca tholics would not he accompanied by the deprivation of the rights of the Forty Shilling Freeholders, through the exercise of which they had in some degree, contributed to the unit:intent of the general übjeet. 'the A FTORNEY GENERAL moved some slight Amendment in the Bill ; after which it was 'tad a third 'time and passed. Mr. POTTER MACQUEEN moved for leave to bring in a Bill flit the Amendment of the Law relative to the sub ject of Parochial Settlements.—Leave granted. • OANC LAW& • • Mr: STUART WORTLEY gave notice of his in :,itention-to introduce a measure for the amendment of the Game Laws: The Hon. Member intimated that his measures wank' be of the same character as those which be had submitted to the lion+, in the course of the last Seioion. The opinions which he 'bad then entertained of the necessity of some amendment is these laws bad been strengthened since that time. Mr. LESTER 'aid, that all the attempts which had ,been made to improve the law upon this subject bad failed, on the ground of having attempted too much, and of having gone upon wrong grounds: He (Mr. Lester) thought it perfectly fruitless to - attack the game laws whilst they passed user (befogs. et arise natl. the game preserves. The proper method of proceeding would be to prevent the pheasants from breeding—(Laughter)—and for this purpose to prevent the growth of these articles which were neces. say for that purpose—(Great laughter). Mr. Secretary PEEL said that he apprehended that • the House would feel some dilaculty in effectuating the intimation which the Hoa. Member had thrown out of the expediency of pre venting the pheasants from breeding—(Laughter). These birds lived upon barley and wheat, and be bellevad that it would not be easy to frame a law which should preyent the growth of these articles. Mr. LESTER said 'hat he only meant to prevent the growth of wheat and bark/ for the purpose of increasing the breed• tag of game. Mr. RIDLEY COLBORNE said, that the present state of the Game Laws was such that it must be changed in some manner. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that he shnold re. commend a consolidation of all the laws relating to game. although he feared that even this measure would not diminish the crime of poaching in any considerable degree. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. INSOLVENT DESIONS . COURT IN IRILAND A Lord F. L. GOWER moved for Wye to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to the Court of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland. Mr. HUME inquired if the Noble Lord had, since his appointment to office in that country. made himself acquainted with the circumstances connected with that Court ? He (Mr. Hume) believed that it cost more than it was worth. From some returns then in his hand it appeared that, out of the sum of fourteen millions, for which insolvents had been discharged by the Court in Ireland ,only one farthing in the pound bad been paid to the cream s The expenses of the Corn and persons connected with it much ex ceedeJ, he was informed,tbe amount which had been produced to tl • public. He Would submit to the Noble Lord, and to the Secretary for the Home Department, whether, as the Insolvent' Court bad grown out of the barbarous practice of imprisoning for debt, it would not be better to go at once to the root of the evil ? The Ilon. Member then read a statement, from which it appeared that twenty•four persons bad been imprisoned for 4201. for an surepro period of 144 years. 0.. woman had been imprisoned for thirty one yea:s for the sum of eat. Lord FRANCIS LItXESON GOWER said, t at as the question was one of great event, he should decline going into the partiealsrs until the ilia should be printed, and in the bands of the Members of the House. Leave was then given to bring in the ➢ill. CALL OF THIS 1101.!.Z. The Marquis of - CH ANDOS then rote, and, in put seance of the notice which he had given, moved that the Home be called over on Thursday the sth day of March nest. The Noble Lord intimated at the same time that, if the Bill which was to be introduced en the subject of Catholic Einuielpation should not Rave been brought in before that day, be should, in that cam, ad— journ his motion to a subsequent day. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Thursday be should move for Returns relating to the expenses of the Insolvent Debtors' Court is Ireland. Air. tienst ES moved for Returns of the quantity of Shipping engaged in tine foreign trade of the country, distinguishing the quan tity engaged in the trade of each country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER presented a Petition from the Man and Chapter of Peterborough, and another from the Ministers, Elders, and Congregation of Presbyterians of Ayre, in the county of Armagh, against the Catholic claims. The Right Honourable Gentleman also presented a petition from an Individual named John Scott, of Bandon, in the county of Cart, praying that the Congregations of all Dissenting Chapels should be obliged to pray for the Kine.—Ordered to lie on the table. The Earl of BECTIVE presented two Petitions from Kell', in the county of Westmeath, agaftutt the Vestry and Seb-letting Acts; also Petitions from the Roman Catholics of the parish of Alulkn, in the county of Cavan, and from three parishes in Westmeath, in favour of Catholic Emancipation. The House adjourned at Ste o'Caece. THE 14.1V14..N1NG STAR. IALS --+ . --- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1f0.1) MICK OF sTocK3 AT FOCH, O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 2101 India Uuttd. 47 se 3 per C..ent. Red. 9711 I ' South Sea Stuck 3 per f't Cll/11% &GI 4 i 4 014 Annuities 111 per Cent. ICS. 961 New Ditto 34 per Ceni. Red. 9111 i .iftuuo Escheq.Bilis 47 SS 4 per Ct. New. Mt I i 1600 Dion 43 55 4 per Cent. INY6. 1u.51 1 1 "100 and £2OO Ditto 50 53 Long Ann. 19 15-36 50 196 India fur Aect. India Stuck 232 30 • Consols for Acct. 366 6 tiolthloiN FUNDS. TWO O'CIAR.K. &initials Ild.. 5 pet. IDe Aect. !Si 46 Si 44 1 Us. Ant. NO I li Portugalds. 3pC. . Burnes Ayres ISth.tip C. ' Do.Aect. JO/ 650 Do Acct. 3$ Spanish Bds 5 p Ct. 91 10 1 gtionibl.,n n. ... I per C t. Fr.ltentes. 5 pC.1091 50c Do. Bends, itt4, 131 Exchange 25f 30c Do Acct.lB6 1 Fr. Rentes,3 p Ct. 761 110 c km114%1923," Ct. 241 Exchange, 25130 c BRITISH AND FOKRION SHARKS. TWO O'CLOCK. IFICIIIM rash. I 41.1 amslo Alrliets m *nano . Ditto National Onlied Mexican • 100 100 SO 500 2100 350 U 90 SS 40 4 pe i iiii 1$ lli 114 11 • The Dangerous Ass — o - ciiiMrSupptess;on Bill was passed is the House of Commons last night, read a first time in the Honse of Lords, and ordered tl be read a second time on Thursday. We have catty reason to hope that it will not be many days before this Bill will receive the Royal consent. In both House: some interesting conversation took place on the grand question of the intended measures respecting the Catholics. The Duke of WsLusciros and Mr. Pm respectively declared, that the contem plated proceedings had not in any degree been pro- dined from the state of our Foreign Relations: but those Ministers were at variance in their statements as to the causes which have led to/ their present views.— His Grace totally discarded the idea of fear arising from the state of Ireland having* had any influence with them, but that they brodght forward the measure from a sense of what was' due to the country, and to the happiness, peace, and tranquillity of the Em pire at large. Mr. Prat. on the other hand, in the Commons, assigned the dangers arising from the present state of Ireland, as the influential cause of the steps proposed to be taken. Mr. Moons, how ever, whose intimate connection with that part of the United Kingdom, and whose talents entitle his statements to the utmost attention, declared his sin cere convicting% that the settlement, as it is called, of this great question, so far from benefitting Ire land, will expose society in that country to dangers and evils by which they have never befure been threat ened.—This is exactly our belief. We oppose Catholic Emancipation because it is an inroad upon our Consti tution, and because we are fully persuaded, that.if it is granted it will utterly fail in producing the good effects which its advocates anticipate in Ireland, and.will lead to a state of things, both there and in England, more dangerous to society at large, and more pregnant with evil to the Empire, than that which even now exists.-- We sincerely wish we may be mistaken ; but conscien tiously believing that such will be the case,. we still cling to the hope that the voice of the country will be sn decidedly expressed against the measure as to arrest it in its eatliest stages in the Houses of Parliament. The Paris Pacers of Sun Jay, and the Gazette de Pearce, dated Monday, reached us last night. Their contents again principally relate co several new Projects ~ f Law whiela have been submitted to the Chambers. Tne only paragraph of political interest is one in the Gazette de France, which will be found in another co• lumn, stating that the Councils which prevail in the Russian Cabinet are entirely pacific, and that the Eu- Paton's views are confined to the execution of the Treaty of Akermann. This is one of those articles so often manufactured in Paris fir stock-jobbing purposes. and is deserving of no credit. On the other hand, it is known that the Emperor of RUSSIA is making the most stupendous preparations for a new campaign, and that he fully expects to fulfil in the course of it the threat which he has made—namely, to dictate peace to Tur key in the heart of her territory. New York Papers to the 26th It. were received last night. They are destitute of news respecting the affairs of the United States, but they contain intelligence from Mexico to the SOth ult. of a melancholy nature. Civil war, with its attendant horrors, reigns in that city. The Foreign Ministers and Consuls were on their way to Vera Crus, and commercial proceedings were at a stand. Extracts will be found in another column. At no former period to outParliamentaryHistory did Petitioos from 'the people to the Legislature flow in so rapidly as upon the present occasion; nor, Perhaps, was ever less attention paid to them. Men of all parties have found it convenient to come to the conclusion that the House of Commons is the voice of the people, and that power being once confided to their represents. lives by the people, they have no right to interfere after wards. We have before observed that, to a certain extent, we are willing to subscribe to this as a general principle; but occasions must and do ads. in which the voice of the people may with propriety and justice be raised, and the Legislature in such cases has never yet failed to attend to it. ,We will sup. pose, for the sake of illustrating this position, that the present House of Commons, finding that the voice of the nazi, n was against the measure which is to be carried (as it is stated), by• an overwhelm ing majoriry, were suddenly to pass a Bill declaring that the prese , .t Parliament should be perpetual, would it be then said that the people had no right to interfere in that constitutional mode which they are now pur suing ? It is a new doctrine to push this argument to the extreme point; and it is one which the people of England will never submit to. They have a right, on in momentous a question as the present, to have time to consider its consequences, and their deliberate opi nions ought to influence the vote of their Representatives. This feeling is indeed now becoming so universal, that many are of opinion, the general sense of the country must yet be taken by a dissolution of Parliament, before the general question is determined on. • It is rumoured in the French Papers that the second division of the Portuguese Emigrants landed on Ter. ceira, while Captain WaLeoLa was conducting Gen Sammuna's division towards a French port. We be lieve the report to be unfounded; but it is of very little consequence where these unfortunate men take refuge. Their services will ere long be called for in their own country, for the conduct of Don Moon . will bring down upon him the punishment it deserves at a very early period. CITY. Twit Lye o'CLocc. The private letters from Mexico, of the 20th of December, state that order had been again restored in that capital; and that, by to. formation received, there k every reason to believe that &arra Arra had delivered himself up, which will be the means of ending all farther confusion. Foot or Ave districts have declared in favour of the present Government. Three thousand men were marching on Puebla, as an escort to the cooducta, which was in safety there. It also says that only a few of the revoked troops . remained in the capital, and it would be impossible for them to resist the measures now taken by the Government, as they expected that Generals Macon, Cautaant, CORTIPMIAL and Passes would be able to unite, and bring into the field about ten thousand men, while the insur gents have only two regiments disciplined. Consuls opened this morning at 2411 j, since which they have been done at 461 1, and at present may be quoted at 861 1. CITY. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The Consol market, which remained steady during the morning at eel 1 for tbe_Account, has, within a short period. rather de., dined, and may be quoted st present at Set 4. and for April adj. The Government Broker is again selling Exchequer Bills, which has caused a fall in the Exchequer market of es. Exchequer Dills are done at 425. In the Foreign market, Pampas meek has receded. as well as klezlean Beads, in of the very safrreenble sews from that curter of die LONDON AND WESTIONSTER PROTESTANT CLUB. THIS CLUB is igstituted at the present momen , ons "m" crisis for the express purpose of watching push,' mots— for the better Protection of the nights and Liberties of the Pro testant Sal/jet-to of this Nairn—and the Improvement of the coo dition of Ireland. The principal objects of the Club are—to communicate directly with the Protestant Clubs in Ireland, and is all pads of the United Kingdom —to watch all proceedings injurious to Protes tant Interests -- and to take such measures as may from time to time be necessary, in order to prevent the subversair a the Constitution of this Empire. Books for receiving the Names and Sobscriptions of Members are now left at all the principal Banking Homes in London and Westminster. The Nantes al the Patron, Presidents, Vict-Presidsmts, aed Committee, will be advertised in a few days. Sash Gentlemen as may wish to be upon the Gastight's, ate +noticed toalsolfy the same to the Secretary. By desire at tie Provisional Committee, JOHN HALCOSIB, Ham. See. pro. tem. ii, Chuseerllasie,l7ek Feb. 1929. MALTA, JANUMIT J. PIIVATI LITTRIt. Nine persons were ye•terday convicted in our crimi nal court of the murder c•f a countryman in one of the casalis (villages). called Muni. Two are condemned to be hanged on Saturday next, and the other seven to be whipped. and kept in chains for life. The flogging part of the sentence is perhaps more terrible than dr , imprisonment. The malefactor is seated, bare-backed, upon an ass, astride a p.ck•saddle, to the front part of which his hands are tied, so that his back presents a rotundity to receive the lashes from the executioner. who lays them in with (what is delicately called) the nova of a bull. The ass is driven round the town, stopped at every cross-way, and at the sound of a cracked trumpet the executioner gives one blow, and the cavakade proeeeds to the next turning. Y6ll call scarcely imagine any punishment so severe as this. Flogging in England is not to be compared with it. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Nato Assn= Amin= THIS Day—Dublin I—Waterford 1. The Mary, Rills, from !Whoa, has arrived off the &an. RAMINIATN, Frs. 17.—Six hundred fir battens, the deck raft of a brig that was on the Goodwin Sand yesterday morning. but got off and proceeded here, have bees picked up and landed Isere. Haawscar, Fax. 17.—The Laurel, Renton, from St. Petereburgh to Liverpool, Asia. Wray, from Naschow. and Violet. Black, from Samson, the two latter for London. were frozen up at Aresdabl. Mac. Fez. 17.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived front London the William and Alfred, Drysdale, fur Antigua; Thomas and Alfred, for &. Vincent's; •Grecian, Saito, for Valparaiso ; Bristol, Riches, for Alexandria; and Intr. pid, Harvey. for St. Tbomas'a. The outward•bound have sailed. Cowes. Firs 17.—Arrived the Diadem, Smith, from Rio Ja neiro; and William, Harris, from Antigua. Poo:moven, Fan. 17.—Calm—Arrived the John Brinkman transport and Amity transport, from Gibraltar ; and Wm. Harris transport, from the West Indies. Pt.vssorrn. Firs. 16.—Wind S.—Arrived the Champion, Lock, from Sierra Leone. Putassem Pat It—Wind ll—Arrived the Lady Holland, Snell, from Calcutta--ndkd 111th August, from Made.* 25th Sept. . . . and the Caps ltd December. Arrived the Aquatic, Hetherington, from Pernambuco, with loss of sails, maln.boam, bulwarks, kc. Tuansv, Fee 17.—Arrived the Trafalgar,Taylor, from Terceira. larvaaruor., Faa.l6.—Arrived the Mary Carherine, from Charleston ; Portu, Callan, from Aries ; Royer, Cook. from ilabla ; Agnes and Anne, --, from New Orleans; Fame, Thomas, from Savannah; Plato, from Charleston; William. Byrnes. from N e w York ; Holum, —, from St. Andrew's, N. B. Comet, Itiveti, from blessina; and l'ritiin. —, from Sr. Andero. THE REVENUE. An ACCOUNT of rho Nn Punic Ixcoasa of the Menus Kum sow of Gams: BIUTADI and lartaseo, in the year ended the sth or January, 1849,• after abating the Expenditure aureola, defrayed by the several Revenue Departments; and of the actual iuuss or Nymans within the same period, exclusive of the Sum• applied for the Redemption of Funded Debt, or fur payiuy off Unfunded 'Debts, and of the advances and repayments fur Local Works, &es INCOME. Paid into the Riche+ . . /17,433 40$ 10 0 00,739.643 3 41 7,107.950 0 2 4,819,4J3 t I Ordinary R and Receipts. Customs . . . Excise &amps . . Taxes . . . . Post Once . . . . 1,508.000 0 0 ls. id. and 4s. on Pensions . . . 55,007 1 7 Hackney Coaches, and Hawkers and Pedlars 66,611 16 1 Small Branches of Hereditary Revenue . 8,678 1 3 Surplus Fees of regulated Public Offices . 67 081 0 1 Poundage Fees, Polls Fees, au. 'tetanal . 11,353 1 1 • Other Receipts. !informs and other Monies . . Money received from the Rast India Com pany, on account of Retired Pay of his Majesty's Forces in Inskia, per Act 4 Oro. IV. e. 71 . . . . . Do. from Bank of England, on account of Trustees of Naval and Military Pensions 3,082,500 0 0 Do. from ditto, on account of Unclaimed Dividends . Repayments of Money advanced on ae• seem of Silver Coos In Ireland . . 4'51.665,077 4 0 160,130 1111 10e 00,000 0 0 15.034 14 1 94,000 0 0 X 55,117,142 16 116 This Balance Sheet has been prepared agreeably to the views ex pressed on the subject, in the Fourth Repoli front the Select Com mittee oa Public Income and Expenditure, in the last Session of Parliament. by excluding from it the Advances and Repayments on account of the Employment of the Poor and for Local Works. and by including the same in the Account of Funded and Un funded Debt, with which they more immediately relate. EXPENDITURE. Dividends, Interest, and Management of the Public Minded Debt, exclusive of 14,667,363 Se. issued to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt 127,146.076 • I Interest on Excheq.Bills 949,4211 13 Trustees for Naval and )(Misty Pensions . 1,107,150 • 0 Ditto for the Bank of England on their An nuity . • . 605,740 0 0 ova List . . . 1,05700 0 0 limbos . 370,867 12 $ Salaries astdAllowances 78,204 0 0 'Courts of ludeo . 138,365 mut . • • 16,813 2 7 Bounties . • . LOSS IS • . . 1197.397 10 9 . _ _: 300,939' 0 111 Ditto ircland . Do. for purchase of D. of Athol's interests he 194 -- lileOfliaa -- . 1311,944 0 0 Army . . . 0.004.042 11 04 Navy : . . 5.067,019 II 1 °Mosses . • . . 1,444,072 0 0 Misallaososs . . 9,019,116 17 11 1,402,070 0 0 11,357,497 $ 101 17,211,100 1 01 • 140,556.073 II 7* Surpass of Income ova itspeoelltort . 4050,109 10 St 454,1117,141 IS' Ile ORO. R. DAWSON. Whitehall Treasury Otambere, Feb. 1810. THE KING, Sm. WlNDaost, Prb.l7.—His Rnyal Highness the Duke CUMBIRLAND Atti•Cd at the Castle this Imbruing. about twelve o'clock. on a visit to his MAJZSTY. His Royal Highnels is expectedoto coatinae Kauai days with the Km at the C Attie. His Grace the Aechrsisrosp of CANTINBUY and Lord FARNBOROUGH will arrive at the Castle this evening. and have the linn.or tot dining with his ...mAism and the Duke of CUIRIeRLAIND. The Private Band bays tatters to be in attendance. Yesterday Su Honour Tenon left the Castle for London. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of Cl76llllltL Awo left his residence in the King's Palace, &. James's, about 'keen o'clock yesterday more. lug, for bis Majesty's Palace at Winds's . . ea a visit to the Kw fora kw days. The Earl of ABERDRIEW had an interview yesterday with the Duke of Wawsurrus, at the Treasury. Earl BATHURST visited the Duke of WawaGros t►e Earl of Ammo= yesterday. at dark respective paces. Vint)ant MELVILLE it confined VI his residence in it Admiralty, by a acme cold, accompanied with inflammation. The Meditetr.nean Mail, which arrived. yeiterciaT morning, brought dispatches to the Colonial Mice, from the llo nourable General ressetrav, the UCutenant•Guartner of Malts, and from Sir d. Dux, the Lieutenant•Govetnor of Gibraltar. Mr. Cntirint, nit Lalan n►eb.tnwr. tir 4% bent off on Monday night with &apaches for the Right Honourable Sena:- MU Camino; and abo for the R►aht lbstiourabie Sir Fauntatert Aiwa, the Lord High Cotnntbsiotier of the lon►an Wes. The Countess Of AIiIIOWEEN lief town fur Bright on. WHITSTABLE. FIUIROARY 16. A most estr.•otdinary sight presented itst If this after nm off here. A large whale was ob,erved swimming about f•tr some • ti aoo the Sea Sakes °poet Grounds. Ac length several boat, stele put off well m lined, mid the huge mi.nker of the deep, after a s•tort chace, was captured and towed into our bay, and is to be brought on shore tomorrow. The creature measures 60 ti et in length, and Irons the belly into the crown of the back 16 feet. MELTON MOWBRAY, FUNUART 16. The Steeple Chase which has created sis much in terest, takes place this morning. The precise point of country tress which the parties start, to be selected by Jaws. lia ise, E.q. up to this morning remains unknown. The odds are iu layout' of Captain Itoss's mare, although great eipect atone are ent.rrained that the rider of Mr. GoLosoas's horse, Mr. Figur Nocuous's, will more than counterbalance the estimated difference ut speed. Thursday the Hounds passed through Melton, Living tun a fok t 3 ground very near the town. ►lost of the kading 11.mit.rs par. took Of a cold collation at the house of UOLIIBLIT WILLIAIII4. K. 841. who, with his Lady, have been residing for the la.t mouth at Tams tack House. The following coasprhe most of the Fashionable' assembled hero at the present moment : Sir Harry Goodrich., Mr. Gilmore, and Mr. Lino Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Bulks:try Williams and bliss Williams, Captains Rossaad Jenner, Messrs. Monre, Sfazee. Maitre ; Sir J. Musgrave, Lord Forester, Mr. liddulph, Sir F. Mackenzie, Mr. Kins. Earl and Countess of Plymouth, Earl and Countem of Darlingioo. who were entertaining lard and Lady Struthlnspton amt Lttly Augusta Paulen, Lord etivanley, Mr. Montague, Co:noel ftuwell, Mr. White. and Mt. Wharton. Lord and Lady Wituata Nome are at their resitler.ee at Somerby li.buse ; and laird and Lady lisuotveu. at Prue .csicy. Sir Mahar Gonoascze tea mad* a main ut cocks, Mir days fighting, to tate place in erosion race week. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. -......- HUNTING. Friday sesolglit, two line foxes were d Into Laatk's► MON. by some labourers; a number of sporting farmers a.s.m. bled trio the adjoining parishes, about a lanitired of them armed with guus, mid surrounded the Wet, from whence the ga latit Rey. natds were unkennelird with tremendats 'bouts, and as quickly destroyed by the discitsrg, of musketry. A demand of 10.. a bead was afterwards made to the Churchwarden. for the dealt action of the varmints. and as an incentive to i rupiadoo of gcr I—Deasia. pre Telegrosi. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guild hall, at which the LORD MAYOR. tivent pone Aldermen, the Recorder, Sheriffs, and City Officers. alien !ed. The Lotto MATuR reported to the Coin the election Hof William Taylor Cot el it'd, E q. to he Ai.les man of s Ward I f Bibhopsga . e, in the room Sir R. C. 'Glynn, Batt. who has accepted the Ward ot Bei le Without, in the room ot the late Sir Wen. Cuttis. Bart. Mr. CoPaLAND waS then introdocei to the Coutt s itteltded by a numerous body of ut the Ward of Bishopsgate. whets So IVi;hunt Its.. its pre. rented him as the nrwl% elected Alderm n of the %Va.& 31r. COMMAND was thereupon 'WINO into the once, as iisak his seat accordingly. The !Iberia!, attended and made their Morns of the state of the trifilf al pi isoils. Ti., Court proceeded to consider the late judgment of the Court of King's Bench, in the cause of the King against the Mayor atoll Aldermen relative to the Vintry Ward, and an opinion of Counsel thereon, and after considerable debate, and bearing the law officers, it was determined that it would be proper to give Mr. Wilde an opportunii y of proceeding in the investigation of the scrutiny at his own expeuse; and that be and Mr. Werichestet should be Lefertmed accordingly, and also that the Court expected such invcsrptios to be completed, and the result reported to them sit hin xi 41 ay.. ' The Court requested Sir John Purring to perform the duties of Magistrate in the Borough, during the indispu.ltion of Mr. Alder. mao J. J. Smith. A discussion of rather an interesting nature took plate previous to the disposal of the question. Alderman Joshua Jonathan Smith, who has (or several years Med the situation of Borough Magistrate (or the City, has been for a considerable time incapacitate,' from pert. rating the duties of the eike, in consequence of illness. There is a salary of eight hundred pounds a•ya.r attached to the face, acd the present bolder is very unwilling in give up the profits, or any part of th, m. The worthy Alderman bearing that some ins. prevenient et the existing plan of doing the Botneigli basinew without the aid of a Magistrate, remonstrated against any project that might tend to diminish his pecuniary resources, and promised that he would, within a short time, be so far recovered, a. to be able to resume his labours, and perform the whole of the duties 1 Si Is was =Mended in the Court that the business of the Borough intently required two 'fluent Magistrates blared of nut who was wholly incapable of acting. It was much to be regretted that the worthy Alderman's state of health was such as to interfere with the due perforates= of that which might to• be =petted by the public to be well dune; but the business of such an impunant sad ezteogive district could not be allowed to be transacted with out the esperimendence of some adequate prune. The Lees M•ros said. that the situation could remain = longer in iu presets coodition ; and it was resolved t►at one of the Oty Magistratee should be supsested to aimed to the desks at the Town-IW' far sin swaths, at the conclusion of which period some Anal arrangement WI he nasdr.—.The Coen thee wijoursed. CORDLISCHANGS, 11 ARK-LANE, Fillalawr Although thetitwere may buyer. trust the wintry e t mar k et this morning, the Wheat Trade was very dull, and the tames mete 'glad to Weer Wiest s reduction of as. per quarter under liontley's prim. Ihriey and Oat were dull Ws, and DO basione 44* Accounts have been received at Dubin, that a gray destructive Are bu takes plan at Demerara, which has deartryeti half die town. The damage is eatiatatrd at from no to 500,000 i. The PAIMATip Bishops of Amur, DIRRY, and iritsaaa, are the flown:wive &shops et' Wain is Parliament this Sewn& i _~