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A\ • hL . t *ad theft! with Tynan, in China. The new harbour l Is e r s ii :hosted in the mwt centrical part of the Bay of' al. Under thyse ciNfuenstances, is there anything more wanting than security 'for life and property, jus tice and moderation in the &cal assessments, and a free and convenient market, to . insure - the prosperity of a country so peculiarly favoured by nature? I already anticipate ships on the stocks, cargoes of British and Indian manufactures entering the ports, ships loaded for China, Western India, and Europe, with rice, cotton, indigo, pepper, sugar, lac dyewoods, teake, cardamoms, ores, Taw silk of Laos and China. and twenty other COMMOdititt, elicited or created by the all powerful in fluence of British enterprise, ingenuity, and capital. At half past two o'clock in the afternoon, we quitted the new harbour on our return to Rangoon, taking, in going out, thevhannel discovered by Captain Studdart, ann which, in compliment to the Naval Commander, ha, been called the Brisbane Passage. It is not above ..50 yards broad. We went .through it with the com mencement of the ebb tide, and had nothing less than five fathom, and a half. On the evening of the 9th we made the entrance of the Rangoon river, and early on the morning of the 10th reached the town. JUNE 1. We are happy to learn, That the pressure upon the 'oney marktt in Calcutta, has, within the last day or 'two been much alleviated, and that appearances indi• -tate a speedy return t r a balance, between the demand for and supply of cash. We are not disposed to consider the ternp,rary scarcity of money here, as analogous to 'that whit% has prevailed at home. In England there has been a run upon credit, which being staked too deeply in ventures of uncertain and remote return, was compelled to collect resources at any cost, and often ' , Without success. Here a Certain sum of money has been wanted for a transient purpose, as Indigo advances, or the purchase of Opium, and it was not be be pro. Cured to the amount required, as it was not in the 'market. The primary cause of this deficiency, is the re• duced importation cf Bullion, which there is no doubt • bas been for the last 3 or 4 years greatly contracted: -it the same time, the public exigencies have compelled theGovet nment to become a competitor to an unusual ex lent for the quantity imported, and the demand has aug mtnted,whilst the supply diminished. That there has been also a drain of Bullion for the expenditure of the Upper Provinces, may be admitted, but we question, whether it has been extraordinary, or more than should at all times be calculated on. The Western Provinces de pend urn Calcutta, chiefly, for their supply, and when we consider the course of trade, the extent and improved -condition of the population, and the propensity of the natives to hoard money, or convert it into ornaments, we reed not be surprised at the existence of a great and growing market for bullion in Upper Hindostan. This dtmand alone is sufficient, we think, to keep the money market of Calcutta always at a low level, and when the decrease of the importation, and the public deductions from its amount are considered, we conceive that the insufficiency of disposable cash to meet the demand upon it for mercantile pur e rte, is very satisfactorily accounted for. The chatter of the Bank necessarily restricts its power of being ser viceable in these cases, and its issues cannot keep pace with the want of accommodation, when a scarcity of money prevails. As, however, the public expenditure Mill speedily return to its ordinary scale in tranquil 'times, and supplies of Bullion ftorn one quarter or other may be looked for, we cannot doubt that the mer • cantile community will soon cease to suffer any incon venience. In the mean time, we understand arrange men's ate under the consideration of Government for -affording s em adequate assistance. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP LOItDS, Novssisca IS. CONFIRMATION OF Slit COMMONS CHOICS OR A !MAKER. At two o'clock the Loan CtIAN - escLon, the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Earl of HARROWSY, the Earl of SRAPTISEURT. and the Earl cf LIVERPOOL, took their seats, as his MAjesti r s Commissioners, to express his MR./Mfg approbation of the Speaker chosen by the Hou•e of Commons. The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod was sent to sum mon the Commons to their Lordships' Bar. who soon Afterwards teturnt.d, ushering the Right Hon. COAIL MANIMUI SUTTON, and a considerable number of the Members of the House of Commons. The Right Hon. 'Gentleman adianced to the Bar of the House, and ad dressed the Lords Commissioners as follows : " MT 10111)S—Ia obedience to his Majesty's commands, his faithful Commons have chosen a Speaker, and we appear here to report to his Majesty that their choice has fallen on me. My Lords. I am well aware of the great difficulty, dignity, and importance of *die situation I am chosen to fill, and of the many imperfections which belong to myself. But should his Majesty be pleased to dis approve of the choice, his faithful Commons will have no difficulty • In selecting some other Member better qualified to fill so difficult, digisified. and important a situation than I ana." To which the LORD CHANCELLOR replied: We -are commaneed by his Majesty to inform you, that his Majesty is fully sensible of your great zeal for the puha sea-vice, and of your tried and ample sufficiency,.and his Majesty nr.:st readily con fi rms the choice of his ?faithful Commons. • The SPEAKER then said, ' my Loamy—With all gratitude and respectfulne as, t submit to his Majesty's Royal Will; and it now becomes my duty, in the name •of the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, to lay claim for them. by humble Petition, to all their ancient rights and privileges, snore especially, to the privileges of freedom from arrest, both for Themselves and servants, to freedom of debate, and to have free access to his Majesty whenever occasion may require ; and they Timber claim, that at all times, the most favourable constructioa may be put on an their proceedings. Should any involuntary error at any time occur. I beg that his Majesty win attribute it to me, and set to any wrong intention on the part of his faithful Commons." The LORD CHANCELLOR replied ; We have it in command from his Majesty, to inform you, that his Milieu,' readily confirms to his faithful Commons, all their antient rights, liberties, and privileges, to the same extent they have been formerly granted by any of his Majesty's Royal Predecessors. With respect to your self, Sir, accepting such assurances, we are commanded by I is Msjes y to inform you, that there shall be put on wl the voids and actions of his faithful Commons, the must favourable conbtruction. The Commons then withdrew. The Dukes of ATINAL. NOILTNUMIRERLAND, and GRAFTON ; the Marquis of Seteseotty, Lords Mean, Etzesnioaouou, and Sates*, and several ot►er Peers, took the oaths and their seats.--Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMON& --- --- -- -- ----- - THE KING'S COSIFIZMATION OF THE ELECTION ON A SPEAKER. _ At two etioek the Dep;tyUsberef the Blank Rod sansasafted *a Howe to the House of Peers, to bear the Royal Confirmation biCalriTitsioto to their Election of a Speaker. On their return, The SPEAKER said, he had to acquaint the Hon:e t that that House had been in the House of Peers, and that the Lords, authori sed . by his MAjesty's Commission, b a d g i ves his Majesty s approbation aid confirmation LONDON. THURSDAY, 4OVEMBER 16, 1826. STOCK. EXCIIANGF, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left of yes- terday, at 83e j for the Account, and went up to 831 buyers; but were afterwards done again at 333 3. These has not been any speculations of consequence, and they may be quoted the same for Money, and for next time 831 to 84. This sudden rise is attri buted to the Kuta's speech being favourable, and it is understood he is going to the House in Person, where, it is reported, he wiU greatly recommend retrenchment In the expenditure. In the Foreign market little is doing as yet, and South American Securities remain steady. They are again dabbling in Shares. Current prices: Old Spanish 121, Mexican 6$ i, Colombian 44, Clailion 18 40, Russian s6} 171, Greek IS, Brazilian Shares 13 to 14. PRICE OP STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK. 3 per Cei.t. Red. 82% 3 / 8 3 per Cent. Cons. 9334 14 1 4 31 pes Ceut. 89 1 4 88 Ts 4 per Cent. New 99 1 / 4 3 /s 29 1 / 4 4 per Cent. 1826. 97 1 / 4 % Long Ann. 19;6 7.16 13onds 41 40 Old Annuities 82 1 /i £l,OOO Excheq. Hills 23 24 22 23 £5OO ditto 23 24 £lOO and £2OO ditto 23 25 Cuts. for Account 83% 1 4 1 4 1 / 4 TORSION FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK._ _ _ Brazilian Bonds, 5 p Do. Acc. 661 6 Buenos Ayrrs llonds6 p C. Do. Bds. 1853, s p Chillan Bonds, G p Ci. 59 Colombian Bonds, f p C. Do. Bonds, 1824,42 l/ 21 Do. Acct. 421 1/ 2% I)anish ilontis.3pCt. 61% Ditto Account 62 1% Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. 14 D0.80nd5,1825,5p C. 171 1 Do. Acct.l7l I Mot. 111 s 1825,6 p. Ct. 681 67 1 683 71 Ditto Acct. 883 73 8% 73 Portuguese Bonds, 5 p Ci 79% 3 Ditto Acct. 110 793 Pruss. Ws. S p C. 95 Do. Bonds, 1822, S p C. 963 Ditto Acct. 963 Ross. lids, 1822, 6 p C. 87 Ditto Acct. 873 Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 193 3 Ditto Aect. 123 Ditto Bonds 1823. S p C. 81 Alex. 130nd5,5 per Ct. I French Itentes. 3 p C. 71( 75c Ditto Acct. 5711 Exchange, 451 60c BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHAMS, TWO O'CLOCK. Anglo Mexican &HA kit. 100 lA SD. 75 371 40 Brazilian 100 20 Mli General Mining Aim 100 6 4 %lexican Company 100 18 10 'flalpuzalma 400 150 200 United Mexican 40 IS lie 14 A letter from Bogota, dated August 10, gives some details of the business of the Congress of Panama, on the eve of its removal to Mexico. Fist, A Treaty of Union and Confederation between the Four Representative States, to which all the other States of America are invited to unite, in the space of one year. Second, A separate Convention fur the renewal of the Congress each year, in time of war; and every two years in time of peace. Third, A Convention, which fixes the contingent of each State, to contribute to the summon defence. Fourth, An Arrangement for Persons to be employed for the management of the contingent. Letters from Madrid, of the 31st October, state, that the Portuguese Junta, established at Cordova against the Counter. revolution, have commenced their operations with success. Several Agents who have been edit into Portugal to week upon the minds of the people, have been arrested and sblt. The business in Parliament yesterday was merely of necessary form. The &MAIM of the House of Com mons, attended by a considerable number of the Mem bers, presented himself at the liar of the House of Lords, to receive his MAMMY'S approbation, which was very graciously conferred by Royal Commission. The &DEMUR, addressing the Lords Commissioners, then demanded, in the name of the Commons of the United Kingdom, the antient rights and privileges of freedom of debate—freedom from arrest—and free access to the Royal Presence;—all of which were fully and graciously granted. The ceremony of swearing in the Members of both Houses, as we have already stated, will continue for some days; and on Tuesday next the business of the Session will be regularly opened by a ROYAL SPRECH to both Houses. There is not a Foreign Mail arrived this morning, but we hate arrivals from Calcutta of the 2U of June. two or three mays later than the last accounts. Nothing of the content's has yet aasored. to the election of their Speaker. He had fulthelk to itequaint the House, that he then proceeded to lay claim, by humble petition, to all their undoubted rights and privileges, especially those of freedeim from arrest, full liberty of speech in all their deli berations, and uninterrupted access to his Majesty whenever occasion should require it. He, likewise, prayed, on their behalf, that the proceedings of that House should, at all times, receive the most favour able construction. He had received his Majesty's assurances that all these rights and privileges shoeld be granted to the present House of Commons, in as full and ample a manner as their predecessors bad enjoyed them. He would avail himself of this opportunity of again etpressing to the House his most grateful and respectful acknowledgments for the high honour which had beers Conferred upon him. No one could estimate that honour more highly than himself, and be would struggle to deserve the marked favour he had received at their hands. They should find him most scrupulously watchful in maintaining all their rights and privileges, which were not theirs alone, but those of all the Com mons of England. He implored the House to assist him with their strictest attention in maintaining all the rules and terms of that House, which were not only important as they tended to promote the dispatch of bus ness, but which Mere essential safeguards of the property of the country. He would now submit to them, that the business to which they should proceed, would be to take and subscribe the oaths, as prescribed by law. The Clerk then administered the oaths to the Speaker. ' which the Right Hon. Gentleman took and subscribed. The Clerk proceeded to call over the several Counties, that the Members for each County might approach the Table to be sworn. The SPEAKER intimated, that the Members for Boroughs should come forward as well as the Members returned for Counties; and when the County of Cornwall was called, the sudden rush of Representatives to the table excited some merriment in the House. A considerable number of Members took and subscribed the oaths, and the House adjourned at Hacr-raer Foua o'CLocic. THE EVENING SI'AR. CITY, TWO ottocit, The fluctuating:An Consols this morning has been about I per cent. In the earlier pan of the morning they were done at 8.14 for the Account, since which they receded to BSI, and at pretest may be. quoted at 1131 I for the Account, and for neat time Within this half hour the market has become heavy, and a good deal of business Is doing. It was reported in the earlier part of the day, an Express had arrived from Paris, but on inquiry it is without foundation. In regard to information in political news, there are not any up to the present moment. tke Foreign Market has not so good an appearance u In tie previous part of the day, and South American Secutides ate rather lower in pries. THE KING. WINDSOR, Norsima His MAJESTY both yesterday afternoon and this day has enjoyed an airing, for a short time, in the Great Park, accompanied by the LORD STEWARD, in the pony phaeton. The KIND returns to the Royal Lodge much earlier than usual, owing to the coldness of the atmos phere.—lt is confidently asserted that his MAJESTY will leave the Royal Lodge in a day or two, for London, to be present at the opening of Parliament. His MA- James stay in the metropolis is not expected to be of ion duration. 'I he Pincess AVM/STA took an airing yesterday, accompanied by Miss WYNYARD and Miss GAkTM, in her open carriage. THE DUKE OF YORK. We feel great pleasure in stating, that the amendment within the last week has been surprising. The swelling in the legs is gone ; aid the chest is as full and erect, as at any period of his life. His Royal Highness's appetite is returned : be is at liberty to eat and drink whatever be pleases ; he takes his lunch at half-past two, and dines at eight o'clock. The Princess Sarnia partakes of the first meal with her Royal Brother every day. His Royal Highness possesses an uncommon flow of spirits; be talks of going to Cheve ley on Monday—at least in he has promised his Grace of RUTLAND. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Prince Lieven entertained a select party of his distinguished friends to dinner, yesterday, at Ashburnham House, Doter-street. The Duke of Buckingham has arrived at his seat, Arington, Hants, from Stowe, Bucks. The Marquis of handos left town, yesterday, for his seat, Wm ton, Bucks. The Earl of Shaftesbury has arrived at his house, in Grosveuor. square, from his seat, in Dersetshire. Viscount Palmerston, M.P. has arrived at his house, in Great &anhnpe-street, from his seat, .in Hams J. Calvert, Esq. M.P. arrived, yesterday, at his house, in Upper Wimpole-street, from his seat, Albany Hall, Herts. . , C. * Alderson, &q. arrived in town, yesterday, from his seat, in Hants. Mr. and Mrs. Peploe have left Eastnor Castle, for their seat, in Het efordshire. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street--B. Lester, Esq. M. P. from Poole; S. Spurrier, Esq. from ditto; and Admiral Sir John Wells, Bait. from his seat, Bolwor House, Sussex. Colonel Pemberton arrived, yesterday, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle street, from Wales. E. B. Clive, Esq. M.P. and son, have arrived at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, from Hereford. IL mot, Esq. has left ditto, on a tour. E. Littleton, Esq. M.P. arrived yesterday at Thomas's Hotel Berkeley-square, from Staffordshire. Samuel Smith, Esq. M.P. has arrived at his house, in Berkeley square, from his seat, Wouditall Park, hefts. Arrivals at Mead's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—Sir Edward and Lady Moser), from their seat, Taker*, Flintshire; Lord Ashley, from Paris; Colonel and Mrs. Austen, from Kent. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown and family are ex pected in town to-morrow, from their seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. LITERATURV. THE SOUVENtit. Among the many elegant watts which inakelboir annual appear. once at this season, the Literary Suusenir of 1227, edited by Mr. A„.A.Warrs, and published by the Mews. Longman and Co. fully merits our hearty commendation. The embellishments of this splendid work ire of the highest order; and these, In all instances, are illustrated by select pieces in prose and verse, written expressly for the occasion, well worthy of a niche in as beautiful a repository: and forming altogether a suitable offering to our juvenile friends at the approaching holidays. The following is a specimen of the poetry THE SWORD OF WALLACH The sword that was fit for Archangel to wield, Was light in his terrible hand. Cam's's& The Patriot's sword !—A talisman thou art, That, conjures up the old heroic years When Wallace, leading forth the Scottish spears, To bravery fired the veriest coward's heart ! What men are we, in these degenerate days ! The blade which his terrific arm could wield, As, Titan-like, he swept the carnaged field, Sintiws of modern strength can barely raise ! Oh, Wallace, Wallace! champion of our rights, Preserver of our land ! there is no name, From Thule to far Tweed, which so delights The common ear. Thine Is a household fame, To wondering youth carrol'd by grey.huired dame, And thrilling shepherds on the thymy heights! DELTA. Cradock's Literary Memoirs.—Vol. 11. Svc The first volume of these interesting Memoirs, which appeared at the beginning of the present year, obtained the reward that its metiii entitled it to, in the high fa vour it enjoyed with the public. The present will be found no less attractive than its predecessor. The Author relates, in a circumrtantial manner, a journey to Paris and the Southern Provinces of France, performed so•n after the conclusion of the Peace in the year 1783. His connections with the first literary and political charac ters of the day afforded him a favourable opportunity of fainiing a cotrect judgMent on the state of of iirs at . a critical period; he has not failed to avail himself of knowledge so acquired; his book, therefore, we think, cannot be uninteresting to the lovers of historical re search ; while the light and well selected anecdotes at tached, will render it acceptable to the gtneral reader. Tnere are two illustrative engravingt—the one a plan of the celebrated Royal Canal, eitending From Toulouse to the Mediterranean; the other representing the course of the river Gironde, as far as B3firdeAux. For the present we extract the following, but shall frequently recur to this intererting volume DRURY LANE THEATRE. BRANAM appeared again here last evening as the hero of his own Opera, The Devil's Bridge, and de. lighted the audience with his splendid execution of the mthic alloyed to the character.—The Miller's Maid concluded, displaying its original and mut effective representative, Miss KELLY, and introducing Mr. En wills as t,iles. Mr. Eowis's reading is different from both his predecessors, and much praise is due to bim for the respectable manner in which he performed the part as a whole. HARLIIT'S Many was the extreme of humour and drollery. HAYMARKET THEATRE. This entertaining place of public resort closed a sac• cessful season last night, with Paid Pry. At the end of the Play Madame VIiSTRIS delivered the following Address. The moment she appeared, the Orchestra began the Air of Cherry Ripe ; she ran for- ward and intermixed the music, and then addressed the audience: Pray don't be alarmed, but sit quietly there t I'm not going to sing "Cherry Rape," I declare; But those fiddles, though peaceably placed on their shelves, Would, front habit, squeak out "Cherry Ripe" of themselves % No—my visit just now is, in kindness and pity, To save you from almost as hacknied a ditty; The tribute of than►s, in the self-sane dull strain You've endured, patient victims! again and again. I saw it impending ! This ominous hat— A true type of the " usual address"—" stale and fat drest all in black, with a grave, solemn face, And these four cruel pages of trite common-place! (Mersa Paper. Hang such dull undertaker-like work I—Whence the reason? We're not going to bury the Haymarket season. Can't we part as we meet? in good humour ? Übe be Black Usher this night—then —my name isn't PM**. • Tows the Paper.: There: acknowledge me now a fast friend in di stress; I've secured your escape from one farewell address. Yet should there be present some outlandish thing, Who has neer heard the Sreisehtdo or God woe the ruts; Some savage caught wild, near the Pole or Bornoo, By PARRY or Dammam ;—some staring Yahoo! For his edification just let him see What the last dying Speech of a Play-house would be. Three bows, with three simpers insuff 'rably sweet; The Cambric, one ohm I and two steps in retreat ; Then comes " Ladies and Gems. the Proprietors epitome, " Your humble servant too, every bit o' me -0 Honour'd—and lamed—so much—that—l feel -0 What my limited powers—must—fail to reveal. " The Managers, grateful for favours, would speak " All trey feel, but, unluckily, words art too weak; " And, as for the Actors, so grateful are they, That e'en language is mute, so—they've nothing to say; E. In short, all are so grateful, that all were unable To thank you-•.though all had the tongues of all Babel."' Thai it stands in plain English, all Sourislo deducted Our Managers' nerves are so finely constructed, That the sensitive creatures recoil at the sight Of benches appallingly empty at night And We, who a similar venture engage on, By sympathy, surely imbibe the contagion. Now, since 'tie by pleasing our Patrons, alone We Calf hope to prevent such grim sight being shown. We hate lealottaly,cbeerfully, laboured to please You in all things —save sitting too much at your ease. Your favour, our efforts has crown'd to the last : May we steal for the future, a hope from the past ?—(Applouse.) Did we doubt it, those sounds would our terrors dispel So with thanks and good wishes, we bid you—Farewell. [o The lines between brackets were not Spoken.] Mrs. WATSON TAYLOR has presented the Corporation el Devisee with a superb set of nassitto damask window cotton's (dr their AunoMpreont. BOURDKAUX The first appearance of Bourdeatix on lancing he very striking, and Mr. Wraxall prefers it even to the Bay of Naples. The quay extends nearly three miles along the Garonne; the buildings on one side are regular, and en the other the hills are naturally roman. tic; but the strait lines of vineyards are never pic turesque, and in no state look better than good hop: grounds in some of the English counties. TOULOUSE. In the vault under the church of the convent of the Cordeliers at Toulouse, seventy dead bodies, both. of men and of women, perfectly dried with nothing but the skin over the bones, are ranged in order by a long wall. On entering the cloisters, a priest informed and that I could not enter the vault until after evening service, and that no female could be admitted; • ' that" said he, 6 , was a favour which had been denied even to a Princess." I advised our Ladies to stay there till I returned, when having looked over many holy curiosi ties in the treasury, lights were brought, and I descended into the vault. I told the holy father that I could not think of giving so much trouble without offering some donation for charity to the interiors. He replied that .6 it was not customary ;" but if the Ladies still remained, he would suffer one of the dead bodies to be carried out of the vault into an adjoining cloister—this was all that was required. I imsnediately fetched the Ladies to make their due acknowledgments: the body brought out had been dead four hundred years, yet was quite entire ; it was of the colour of dark dust, and the firmer flesh appeared now only like rags; it felt like marble: the eyes were sunk, the hair was rather long and stiff. like silver threads ; the hands were closed together, and the nails were complete. I then again, with the priests and attendants, descended into tills dreary abode, and saw the remaining bodies; the vault was perfectly drys but much att., I am convinced, had been made use of by stoves or ovens in the first process, to bring them to this state. The whole was horrible, and I was not sorry to come into broad daylight again) The Duke of YORK received visits yesterday from the LAID CUANCILLOR and Air. Secretary Pals. MS ROO High% ness transacted official business with Sir HERIIRST T , ►is military Secretary, previous to Sir Hillitlll . l holding a Levee at his Office i■ the Horse Guards, as military Secretary to the Cum• mander•in.Chief. Yesterday the Portuguese Ambassador, and the American Minister, transacted business at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs. Tuesday the books and papers belonging to the Board of Trade were removed from the temporary office in Great George-street, Westminster, to the new built office in Whitehall, adjoining the Treasury. Yesterday the first Board was held in the new once at Whitehall. Mr. Hesfissou presided. Yesterday the Earl of Live/moor., the Earl of Itaaaowev, and Viscount hfetvitta inspected the interior of the new buildings for the public offices at the cetaer of Downing-streak. Saturday, Earl BATHURST underwent a surgical operation in his nose by Sir Amer Coors*. Saturday morning the funeral of Miss ROBINSON, the only daughter of the Cruacettoa of the &amule t took place at Norton, in Lincolnshire . The Right Hon. Gentleman and Lady Saaau 141113160/4 followed the remains of their beloved daughter to the silent tomb. They were so extremely affected, that they re quired supporting, particularly the Right lion. Gentleman. I f tvitareor..—W. B. LAWRINCE, Esq. Secretary of the American Legation at our Court, and his Lady, arrived here se Saturday, in the packet-ship Pacifis t Capt. Caws's, from New York; there were twenty-seven other cabin passengers. Yesterday the fence was completed in front of the Amen of Carlton Palace, preparatory to its demolition; and the workmen have begun to uproot the trees in the gardens, for t!fr purpose of beginning the new square about to be erected in ilu quarter, which will include the griond that Warwick House has ) 4 long occupied. Perhaps the longest period of widowhood on record is that of Lady Margaret Hay, relict of Robert, third Earl of Roxburgh, who was drowned in the Glocest' frigate, coming down to Scotland with the Duke of York, in 1682. This Lady died in the year 1753, after having survived her husband, without any second nur tials, no less than 71 years. She was 25 years of age at the time of the Earl's death, and lived to the advanced age of 96. Had she lived two years more, she would have seen her great grandson, John, the celebrated , oibliomanist, in possession of the title, being the 10 1 ' 1 us succession Irons her husband, t , .