Star. — London, England, 1826-02-17 00:00:00

I . 7 'rt, , nginconsistent With the provisions of their charter. !oppose that in a mere matter of speculation they ;:;re to proceed as in a matter of course, was unreason ,;,ir. This *as a subject requiring much consideration. so. N. PARNELL, said his principal object was to call the' Attention s( Ministers to the subject.—=Agreed to. Mr. B RIGHT . moved the second reading of his Debtor and tedttor Eilt. WAYS AND - MEANS. On ll report of Ways and Means being brought lip and read, Mr. HUME desired to •ash the Chantellor of the Exchequer •vhether it was his intention to propose any reduction of taxes during the present session? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, as his -general. exposition would come on at an ealy day, be must decline nnswerine that question. Mr. HUME hoped, then, that the Right Honourable Gentle man would. also decline asking the House, In the mean time, to vote any taxes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the reso lutions before the House did not go to any vote of money. The report was then read, and agreed to, WEST INDIA CLERGY. Mr. HERMES moved to bring in a bill to amend the set of last Session, making provision for the salaries of bishops and other clergy in Jamaica, Barbadoes, and the Leeward Islands ; and also enabling the Crown to grant annuities to Bishops retiring. The lion. Gentleman intimated that no new expense to the public would are out of the measure. Mr. HUME asked whether any adlitional charge had been made, with reference to these salaries, upon the four and a half per cent. 11Jrhadoes duty. Mr. HMI RI ES said that none had. A Bill was broligitt in to give effect to commercial treaties with the states of South America not yet,provided with national shipping. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday next. The Annual Indemnity Bill was also brought in.—Read a first time, and ordered to he read a second time to-morrow. The House then adjourned at Pleven o'Clock. 'IIIE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 18'26. STOCK EXCIIANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Market, which left off rather heavy yesterday, opened this morning very lively at 751 for the Account, with a givid deal doing; this is owing to there being a great scarcity of Money Stock, as well as to the purchasing of two millions of Exchequer Bills by the Bank. It also appears that the Public are beginning to pur chase. Consols hive been done at 751 for the Account, and for next time at 1 - 51.. Consols are now 75} Sellers. The accounts from :he country are still gloomy. In the Foreign Market little is doing. Current Prices: Old Spanish 91 1, Mexican 521, 53, Colombian IVLw 421 43, Austrian 83 89, Russian 74 75, Greek Bonds 18 19, }:.:chequer Bills 1 to par. PRICK OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. .Bank Stock 200 201 3 per Cent. lied. 7 61 / 2 76 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Cons. 7.5 1 / 4 1 / 4 5 1 / 2 33 re. Celit. 84 1 ,4 i:er Cent. lied. 81 1 / 2 siti 11 / 2 per Cent. 93 1 / 2 Vg lhi 1 ,6 Lon;.; Ann. 19 1 / 2 . • India Stock 218 India Bonds 12 5 8 4 dis. South See Stock 84 Old Annuities 76 11,0 E I:,:rheci. Bills par. I di.. 1 prem. I'mnk for Acct. 200 201 Crats. tr:r Acct. 73 1 / 2 1 /4 1 / 4 44 1 4. FoltitteiN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK %lei, Bondi 5 p. Ct. 49 M. 11414,1825,6 p C. 57 64 8 Do. Acct. 57 64 74 44 u ituscitas 1V.:2, 11 pC. 744 5 Olaw fur Acc. 74 Si S; art. 5 p Ct. C. 9% 10% Acct. 9% 10 qvall. sp. Ct. C. 1823, 64 French Reines, 5 p C. 96f Exchange, 25f 50c AtettrlAn 5 p 1': 83 l/raailLo Rail-. 54 ltlhan llotitls,A pCt 42 Colombian C. 43i lir► 21 5 4 Acc. 41 21 31 4 I/ 'MO) :twist:, Iltl4, 5 pC. 1825, 5: iiterk limas His, 182.;, 131 i 1 18 Jlttu Aect. 18i j IiItITISII AND FORKION SIIA RES, TWO O'CLOCK SNARL tall). 100 40 23 100 95 100 5 1 4 100 le 5 50 5 1 40 20 • 40 124 124 15 25 90 10 11 104 100 10 It 20 s 1 11 100 5 - Anglo Mexican spm. Pritish Iron Comrany • chilian and Peruvian Pasco Poruvi in Potoiii, La Paz, & Pcrtiv. United :Mexican Ditto New ‘velch Iron & Coal Alliance British & Protector Fire I louduras DECLARATION or WAR BETWEEN rne BRAZILIAN AND BUENOS AYREAN GOVERNMENTS. The following notice was this morning posted At LLOYD : —Extrut of a letter from the Agents to LLoYo's at Rio Janeiro, dated 17th December, 1825. " On the 10th instant, a formal Declaration of War was made by thedirazillan Government, against the United Provinces of the River Plata. Several cruisers under the patriot Sag have ap peared of this coast, and captured a few vessels belonging to this place: but, with this exception, we have not heard of their molest ing any vessel under the British Sag." Thus it would appear that all attempts to reconcile' the disputes between the two Governments has been effectual, and the infant Republic of the Provinces of Li Plata is involved in a war with the more powerful Monarchy of Brazil. It is, however, not improbable that some of the other Republics in S3uth America, which have no good will to t►e Imperial Government, may join in the contest, white thereis a danger that the Republican party in Brazil may again exert itself. It will be seen by the following extracts from the New York Papers, which we have received to the 26th of January, that war between Brazil and Buenos Ayres was not unexpected : Itao ox JAwiniu), Nov. 50.—1 t is currently reported that the Brazilian Government (in consequence of despatches received by the Brazilian brig of war Caboele, arrived last evening from Monte Video) is going to declare war immediately against Buenos Ayres; and that Captain Taylor will be appointed to command the squadron at the River la Plata. Several vessels lately arrived have been ribbed by privateers about the line ; one of them a slave ship, bad • cargo, 550 slaves, taken oat of her. " Several transports, with 2,000 troops, sailed for Monte Video, !green days since, under convoy of a frigate and two sloops of war. nye decisive victory obtained by the Patriots over the Brazilian troops on the Itch of October has had a tendency to destroy all r . mhdence which the latter reposed in their military discipline, brtter equipments, Ste. The loss on the Brazakn side was four hundred killed-470 privates and 52 officers prisoners; a large number of small arms, !Mika, stores, &c. The Brazilian 64 rnodore Jrwrrr, bad just arrived from Bahia. ' S r CHA RLFS gl mare left Rio recently for Bahia in the Diamond f74-sre, and it was said would return here." Ia answer to an inquiry made by the Marquis of ~•""snowx last night, in the House of Lords, we are vt,y much gratified to observe it stated by Lord Livatt• P)ot, that the. Utmost anent to which the pttrnaies Of Exchequer Bills, on the part of the Bank, is to reach, will only be two millions, arnd.that Parliament is to be, requested to make provisiofi for repaying even that sHtall stith to the Bank, in the course of the current year. We also observe with satisfaction, that it appears from a Parliamentary paper; that up to the sth of January last, the total sum advanced by the Bank on Exchequer Bills' was only about two minions and sixty thousand pounds. Consequently, if the Reven tie should in the course of the current year, as may well be expected, fall short of its former amount; the Sinking Fund, small as it is, will sufficiently compensate the Book for all its ad vances on Exchequer Bills, and thus render its capital effectually disposable to the ordinary purposes of ' banking in the usual channels. After this we hope , to hear no more of the • Bink being clogged by affording the aid required by Government. It has been shewn, by the same document to which we allude, that the balance now -owing to the Bank consists mainly of advances to the Sinking Fund, to pay off the dis'ientients in the four per cents. la this resp.ct the Sinking Fund is manisfe.tly applied to its le gitimate object—the reduction of the national debt ; and the repo/meat of those advances from the forthcoming income of the Sinking Fund will follow as a matter of course. Its application in case of necessity, to withdraw the Exchequer Bills which may now be purchased in the market by the Bank, is not perhaps so consonant to the ordinary practice, which is to exert its force on the Funded Debt :—but the deviation is only in prac;ice, not in principle—and it may easily be compensated by a to issue of Exchequer Bills to the same amount a.. a more favourable opportunity. We rejoice to find that no further failure of any note has as yet occurred in the City, as a consecirience-a the severe shock occa sioned by the dowliall of the princely establishment of Messrs. GOLDSCHMIDT. But the holders of Colombian Stock must have been sufferers to an immense amount. In the present most trying crisis every remedy which may have a tendency in the slightest degree to restore public confidence ought to bs hailed as a national benefit. In this view we consider the Bill just introduced by Mr. Bawur to be of the greatest consequence. Its object is to enahle debtors to assign their property in trust for their creditors, seven-eighths of the latter agreeing to the trust. In this case the trustees will have the same powers as assignees in bank ruprcy, and infinite expense and delay will be avoided. —The honest debtor will be immediately relieved, and creditors will, at least, in part of their demands, have the benefit of immediate payment. • We have received German and Ilimburgh Pipers to the 10. h inst. The latter contain an article from St. Petersburgh, of the 26th ult. stating as a report that General Count ARAKTSCHLIEFF, the 'Director of all the Military Colonies in the Empire, Will retire from public aff.iirs, and •in the next spring take a journey to England. The Adjutant Ge ieral WAS SIELTSCHIKOW is spoken of as his successor. It is like. wise said, that the pre,ent Minister of War, Von TA• TISCHFFIP, will give up his office to Lieut.-General SAICRESIIKEY, now Governor General of Finland, and will then have a seat'in the Council of the Empire." _ A letter from the Polish frontiers of SOth January, in the Allgenzeime Zeitung, after giving some account of the insurrection among the regiment of TSCHERNI• cons, contains the following article on the Russian Military Colonies : " It is not unlikely that great changes will take place in the Military Colonies, which the French and English Journals, especially an article in the Journal des Debats, written by M. de Chateaubriand, have so severely re prehended as a motivement resrograde de civilisation, and painted in such threatening colours by Dr. Lyall. This may be inferred from some official expressions, though the Emperor Nicholas has for the pre,ent con / firmed them, and it is supposed will entrust the superintendence of them to General Diebitsch.— Properly con,idered, they are the superlatives of the most rigorous feudal system, and cost incalculablesuens, to which even the vasj resources of the Russian empire are hardly equal, interfere in a very seriaus manner with the right of property, and but too forcibly remind us of the Castro Station of the Roman frontier legions, or colonies of veterans, in which the germ of the most ruinous civil wars was soon developed. " It is generally believed that the Emperor Alexander himself formed the system of Military Colonies, ac cording to the arrangements before existing in the South and East frontiers of the empire, and gave the execution lof it to General Araktschejeff, whose populous punc tuality in executing the Imperial commands and in exorable severity made him the fittest person for th purpose. It is certain, the General showed unconquera ble perseverance in overcoming the increasing difficul ties of the colonisation, of already more than 150,000 soldiers, and drew down on himself all the odium that this vast measure caused." Frankfort Papers to the 10th inst. reached us this forenoon. The following is the only article worth quoting : FRANKFORT, ?n. 9. In the first Ming of the Diet, OR the 26th January, several changes were announced in the ministers of that Assembly. Mr. ETBEN, the Minis!) Minister, having died during the vacation, his Mvjebty the King of DENMARK has appointed Baron de Pacturrr in his room. The King of BAVARIA has recalled M. de Privet., and appointed the Baron de LERCIIIMIELD in his room. Baron de MUNICH BELLINOHAUSRN, the Austrian Minister, nest being present, the Prussian Minister presided in his stead. Brussels Papers to the 16th instant have reached us They coatain a Decree of the King of the NETHER %ANDS, which tetoices that of the 11th of Aug ust , 1824, by which merchandise imported. in vessels under the Eng lish flag into the ports of the Netherlands was to be treated with respect to the. duties as if it hid been im ported in national vessels. The causes assigned for this revocation are, the late a ddi t i on of .one-6fth to the duties paid by Netherland goods introduce] into this country, and the imposition of a duty of 11. 131.4 d. on salt exported from England in vessels from the Netherlands. This representation, however, is not cor rect, and the measure itself is unjust ; for the altera tions made in our system towards al:: Netherlands, were occasioned by the act of that Government, which, notwithstanding its Decree of 11 th A ugust, 1824, did not place our ships on the same footing as national vessels. —These Papers also contain a letter from the Director General of the affairs of the Roman Catholic Church, to the Archbishop of MECHLIN, expressing the KIN 94 displeasure, because that Prelate had received by an unusual channel, and had not ctimmunicateki to the Governmen , , a letter signed "MAuziN," in Which it is attemptei to excite disobeJience ani opposition to his MAJErrit's resolutions. At the same time the Director-General signifies w the Archbi,hop his MAassry's displea.ure at the publi cation of a certain lerer written to the G 'veruor of ANT EDP, and without disputing the statements which it contains, exhorts his Graoto to remove from•him those persons through whom the piece has I:nob:1 1 )1y became known. This forenoon we received the Piedinontese Gazette to the ith inst. but it contains no political intelligence. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Marquis of Lansdown had a dinner party yesterday, at Lansdown noose, Berkeley-square. Lord King had a dinner party on Wednesday, at his house in Dover -street, among whom were the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown, Lord Ponsonhy, James Scarlett, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Abercromby, Mr. Grenville, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Bruce, &c. The Vice-Chancellor had a dinner and evening party yesterday, at his house in South-street. General Ross entertained a distinguished party at dinner yester terday, at Lis house in Portland-place. The Marquis of Chandos arrived in town yesterday, from his seat. Wotton, Backs. The Earl and Countess of Darnley and family have arrived in town, for the season, from their seat, Cobham Hall, Kent. Lord and Lady. Saye-and-Sele have arrived in town, from Brighton, Lord Blitgham left town yesterday, for Brighton. Lord Sussex Lennox has arrived in town, from a tour. Lord Robert Manners has arrived in town, from Belvoir Castle. DZPARTURIM—Mr. and Mrs. Owen, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, for Hants; Captain Fenton, from ditto, for Somer. setshire ; John Fergusson, Esq. from ditto, for Devonshire; Capt. Mortimer, from ditto, for Scotland ; Miss Freeman, from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for . Cheltenham; the Rev. Francis North, from Warren's Hotel. Regent-street, for Hants; Mr. and Mr•. Silvester, from the British Hotel, for Bath ; Capt. Walpole, from ditto for Brighton ; Wm. Pike, Esq. from ditto for the Continent Lord Hervey, for Cambridge; Earl Stanhope, for Kent; Col. George Langton and family, for Brighton. WiNosAt, FEB. 16 - J --Last evening, at eight o'clock, his NA/ESTT returned to the Royal Lodge iu Windsor Great Park in his travelling carriage and fotit, with postillions and outriders froor Lyndon. His Aliabarr was unescorted from Hounslow. Yesterday the CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER transacted business with Mr. Secretary Catimmo. The CH A wczcLrut. of the ExcuEtaUlta hat a consulta tion yesterday morning with the Earl of Livitarour., and some Official Gentlemen, on the subject of Finance, at the house of the Earl of Lirearein., in Whitehall. Yesterday Mr. Ruius KING, the American Ntnister, transacted business with 'Mr. Secretary CANNING, at the Foreign Office. The Marquis and Marchioness of HASTINGS. the three Ladies HASTINGS (their daughters). with Colonel Arcata, Military Secretary, embarked at Portsmouth, on Wednesday af tern, in his Majesty's yacht the Henault, Captain Humor J. L ar g e , for Nana. The Duke of Wsuastorota passed through Brussels on the 10th inst. on his way to St. Petersburgh with a suite of five carriages besides his own. The LORD MAYOR had a large party of .the Clergy and Common Cosincil of the Wards of Bridge and Broad-street to dinner on Wednesday. RICHARDSON, GdoncticE, and Co. respectfully ac quaint the Pu►lic that the last Lottery but Two will be decided the Ist of March. The Scheme contains SR Prizes of 20.0001. besides numerous other Capitals. Tickets and Shires, Chances for the above Prizes, are on sale in a •ariety of Numbers at Ricnimasost, GoooRucit, and Co.'s Office, 104, Corner of Bank buildings, Cornhill. Mr. HAVILAND, the King's Messenger, was sent off on Wednesday evening with divatches from the Secretary of State's Mice for Foreign Affairs to the Right lion. Fatigue[ Lows, &lir Ambassador at Madrid. Yesterday the dispatches were clos-d at the East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz: Sir David Scott, Capt. JOIIN OSR W'r.sauaav; and George the Fourth, Capt. Ts RMAS War. BA 4110 W, for Bengal and China. At Covent-garden Theatre, last evening, %ht.,' remit Libertine passed oil' very well, and was followed by Fizaro ;—ex• (*pent performances.--italaina, at Drury-lane Theatre, also at tracted a numerous audience, who rewarded the delightfal music with repeated plaudits. Mr. KEAN has appeared on the Philadelphia stage with very little opposition. __Yesterday a numerous and respectable Meeting of the Vestrymen of Sr. Luke's Parish was held in the Vestry-room. when a Petition to Parliament for the total repeal of the Corn Laws wall agreed to. • A valuable bed of oysters, called the New Heaver, Pugilist been discovered in the L ooe off Selsea. The following are the names of the Mtnibers who composed the celebrated Bullion Committee in 1810—viz. Mr. Horuer, Mr. Perceval, Mr. TierneyrLord Temple, Mr. Brand, Sir H. Parnell, Mr. Magens, Mr. G. Johnstone, Mr. D. Gilbert, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. H. Thornton, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. B a rin g , M r . Manning, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Greafell, Mr. L. Foster, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Irving, Mr. Huskies's', and Mr. Ahercremby. Letters in town announce the arrival of the Honour able Company's chartered ship Malcolm, Captain James Eyles, at Madras, on the Bth September, after the short passage of fourteen weeks from England, all sale. Yesterday the Anniversary Festival of the friends to the Refuge for the Destitute was celebrated at the City of London Tavern. Mr. Justice GAZELEK took the Chair, and was supported by the Bishop of LICHFIELD, Lord BOLTON, and several tither distinguished and pub lic characters. The object Of the Invittrion was ahly and feelingly described by Mr. Justice GAZELEIC, the Bishop of LICHFIELD, Mr. FonaTen, the Treasurer, and several other Gentlemen, whose appeal to the benevo lence of the company had the effect of • considerably in creasing the funds of the charity. The Learned JUDGK left the company at ail eaily hour ; bot a set ct few re mained till a more advanced hour of the night. The object of Mr. Bitioires Bill tofactlitate arrange. ments between debtor and creditor, is that a deed exe cuted by a merchant or &Ado', wherebt all his effect, are conveyed to trustees, is not tf , be deemed an act of bankruptcy." • MOttti. tgivEttstirt • ittriat tete vote& It mayaffurd starue cousolatinn to the frietds of Hr. CANNIMIIr the friends of light an/ learning in this celebrated seat of b,* earlf distinction —in be informed that his paramcitint deli% td the bi;• nour of adequately representing their common mother, Alma; the theatre of the world, is in progress of appreciatinn, and th strong bores are entertained. even in this eleventh hour, that hi will be put in nomination, and a poll demanded tor him on the hustings on Wednesday nett, ur whenever eke the opportistiirt shall occur; and two be!, wer e actually off, red !:td night at rki University Glob-house ON the subject—the irst,/..:0 guineas to ie.. that Mr. Camel/in, absent or present, would he proposed, and a poll demanded ;—the other bet was, (an even one, of twenty giii• neas), that if a poll were demanded and proceeded in, that Gentle.: man would eventually be elected. l:tiE ARMY,. A detachment of the 80th Foot consisting of twenty non ( A l i. missiOned officers and four buglers. disembarked at Portsmouth on the Sth inst. from the regiment in the :Mediterranean, and joined the depot at Haslar Barracks. Three companies of the 434 Regiment marched from Castlehar, NVeuport, and Dunmore, on the 13th inst. and will arrive at But tevant on the nth and 41st inst. One company of the 10th Foot marched from Templemore on the 13th, and will arrive at Westport on the 20th inst. Pour com panies of ditto marched on Tuesday, and win Arrive at Cantle-kir on the 21st inst. One company will march from Roacrea on the SO* and will arrive at Dunmore on the 24th inst. One company of ditto from tienagh, on the 17th, will arrive at Castlehar oil tilt. 23d instant. Three companies of the I Sth Foot marched , from Buttevant on he izth and 14th, for Temple-m.4'e, Rowerea, and Nenagh. Detachments belonging to tire filet and 112 d Regiments of Infantry have recently embarked at Leith, for Deptford, from whence they are ordered to embark on board the Numa transport, for the pu►. pow of joining their respective regiments at Jamsica.—Detacli ments belonging to the 15th Hussars, the 10th, 15th, and 58th Regiment of Foot marched, on Tuesday, from Westminster for Bristol, on route to Irtland.—A detachmebt of the 10th Hussars marched, on Tuesday from Westminster for Exeter. A detachment belonging to the East India Company's Service embarked, on Tuesday, at Billingsgate for Gravesend, on route to Chatham.— The 42d (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot has completed its augmentation establiabment.—Detachments belonging to the 13th, 30th, 46th, and 54th Regiments of Infantry, arrived in town, yes terday morning, from Bristol, on route to Chatham, to join their respective Depots and Corps.—Detachments belonging to the 38th, 47th, and 117th Regiments of Foot, embarked in the River, on the 13th inst. on board the Sir David Scott, for Bengal.—Detach ments belonging to the 7th, 18th, 28th, 4 . 1 d, Slit, and 88th Regiments of Infantry, embarked on the 12th instant, at Ports mouth, on board the Eggington transport, for th Mediterranean.— Detachments belonging to the 49th, 65th, and SBth Regiments of Foot, the Royal Artillery, and Cape Corps, disembarked from on hoard the Rockingham, on the 12th instant, atthe Isle of Wight. —A detachment lielonging to the 4th Regiment of Infantry is ordered to march front Canterbury to Chatham, to embark with a detachment of the same corps for India.— A detachment belong. ing to the Buffs is ordered to march from Canterbury for ShefEekl, Newbury, arid Croydon, to complete the recruiting parties 'at those stations. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Arrived in Torbay, the Indastry, BALM from Seville. The Courier, Owes!, from London to IVhitehaven, sank on entering the harbour, on Wednesday; cargo (grocefies) landed in a damaged state. . . FAtasouvn, Fsa. 15.—During the whole of last n i g ht and this day it has blown a heavy gale from S. to S.S. W. The shipping rude all well. Arriv e d th e L orton , from St. Domingo, in 47 days, with loss of sails, bulwarks, cabouse, &c. and .boats da maged. Spoke on the 7th in.t. in lat. 4s. 45. long. 18. 46. the Sam, —, from Savannah for Liverpool, out 21 days,with loos of fore and main-topmasts, and foremast head carried away. Sailed the Watchful, Boma; for St. Michaas. The Briton, CIIAMIION, from Newport to Smyrna, has been surveyed, and will be oblged to discharge, to repair. Pxritotart, Fri. 15.—Wind S E. blowing very hard.—.. Arrived the Exporter, Bet.t.va, from Gibraltar, in I 4 days; ! , zi .11. am.,• from Lisbon, in 12 days ; Neptune, SAMPSON, from Havre; Alary, EVANS; and John, Barrer., from London. Powrsuouvn, Fes. t 6.—• Wind S S.W.—Arrived the Walherton, Nianiews, from London. Sailed his Majesty's yacht Hearst°, having on bawd the Marq..is n( ila..varas and suite, for Matta; and the Rerm.se cutter, nn a cruise. DEAL, Fits. 16.—Wind S. W. by S.—The Wilhelmina afid Maria, for Buenos A yre, s tiled last night about ten o'clock, the wind being fre.h from about S.E. by S: It has since backed collie S.W. • The Brothers, for Gibraltar, put back last ni.iht, and re mains, with the Electra, for Phiiadeiphia ; Indiart, fur ilia Sands Seas; and a deep yellow-sided brig, name unknown. LIVEKIN)OL, Fan. 15.—Wind S.—Arrived the William Byrnes, --, from New York ; and Olive Branch, —, from Savannah. —Off the port, the Amity, N T /A(4111API, front B.ilau ; Shamrock, LANOLKY, and Diana, Davis, from Para ; and Tennis, —, from. St. John's (N. 8.) COMMON COUNCIL. The Lord Mttyor held a Court of Common Council yesterday, at Guildh .11, which was well attended. Atter s.4me observations from Mr. Farrell, Mr. S. Dixon, and Mr. Alderman Wei thman, it's+ was agreed to put off the consid.ration of the question upon the Corn Laws to a Special D ty, and the Lord Mayor ap pointed Thursday nest for the purpose. Mr. JONES. Ch tirman of the New London Bridge Committee, then presented a Rerrt Iroar them, Tecorp mending an application to be made to Parliament for as Act to authotise the Lords rat the Treasury to grant 42,0001. out of the Consolidated Fund, towards in creasing the width of die New Bridge beyond the ex tent originally proposed, and for advancing. 50,0001. during this year, and such fin Ow sums as mslit be necessary, from time to woe, for the works of the New Bridge. by way of loan, to be charged and sccurecCupon the credit of the Bridge H , use evates. The Court agreed with the Report; and a Petition to the H use of Commons f r a Rill accordingly being prepared, was read and agreed to, and ordered to be presented by the Sheriff., attended by the Reroem branci r, forthwith. Mr. Houcomise, as Chum - in of fl:e Tithe Commit• tee, delivered in a vei y able and •oluminous Report of the proceedings of the Committee, from the year 1811 to the present time, on the important subj-ct of Tithes in 1,-melon, which was ordered to be primed under the direction of that Committee, fot the information of the members of the C , urt. Mr. HARTLEY addressed the Court at considerable length on the subject of the Bankrupt Laws, and con cluded by moving a resolution for the appointment of a Special Committee, to consider the present state of those laws as now administered, and the propriety of presenting a Petition to Parliament, for constituting a regular tribunal for the administration of the Bank rupt Laws, which was agreed to, and a Committee ap pointed accordingly. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANK, FERAu.aar 17. There are tolerable goad supplies of most kinds of Grain this week. Wheat sells very heavily, and supports last quotations.— Barley, Beans, and Peas meet the same dull trade as lately re ported, with no prospet of amendment. Oats find buyers slowly, and with difficulty support the terms of Monday last.--Arrivals: English Wheat, 4,500 qrs. Harley, 6,300 qrs. O►ts, 11,800 qrs. Flour, 10,700 sacks. Irish Oats, 3,500 qrs. Foreign Barley, 200 qrs. SMITHFIELD MARKIiT , FIaRUART 17. Our market is gloomy this day, and Muttoti may be voted 2d. per stone lower. In the Reef trail.: the variation is of Gale moment, although trade is rather dull. Veal remains nearly as in last market day; anti in Park the price has nut varied materially.a-- Beasts, 534; Sheep, 8,141; Pip,9o; Calves, 110. B. et, 31. to ss. pet stone ; 111,attott, 3s 4d. to 5.. Veal, 55. to Cs. idt Pork, 44. to 61.—Ilay per lo All ss. to £4 121. 6d. Clo ver, ..e.l 10s. to 4.5; Straw, ,fl 14s. to 4l 185. 4