Star. — London, England, 1826-12-13 00:00:00

I towards Spain is this : you have not done enough to rouse the English ; you have not done enough in merely equipping Portuguese rebels, and in enabling them to invade Portug 41, and carry destruction into her cities ; yoy have not done enough in combining knots of con spiracy*, whom pat first engaged to disperse, but whom you carefully re-assembled till they returned with Spa. nish arms to plunge into kiodred Portuguese bosoms. Ail this, in the Hon, Gentleman's opinion, gives us no just cause of interference; we must not stir upon this. No, styli the Hon. Gentl‘man, in order that peace may be maintained throughout, I will call upon you to make a declaration of war. (4 laugh.) This is the Hon. Gentleman's contrivancefor keeping peace. The more clumsy contrivance of his Majesty's Government is this :—We have seen enough to shew to the world that Spain authorised the invasion, or meditated the destiuction of Portugal, and- we say to Spain, " Be.; ware; we will avenge the cause of our ally, if you should go into actual 11-militias; and, in the meantime, we will take a more effectual course; we Will frustrate your put pose." The House will judge between this course and the gallant and chivalrous object of the Hon. Member, a hie)) is, to wait fur the tented fieldand listed battle for the purpose of preserving peace : :the House will decide whether the course pursued by his Majesty's Miniiters, is not more wholesome than the Hon. Mem ber's project of letting aggressions ripen till they may be mowed down by the scythe of a more magnificent war—(Hear, hear). It has been complained that no Papers have been laid before the House; so that the facts which call for our interference might be made as notorious as the noon day sun. It should be remem bered, that if this course had been taken—if an act of unmistakeable hostility on the part of Spain had been demonstrated by Papers laid on the table of the House, Spain would have been precluded from that lean penitenties which I was desirous to leave to her. I did not, wish to cut off all means of re treat—to drive Spain into a corner from which she could have no escape. I hope I have sufficiently ex plained the reasons why I understated the case against Spain. It -is difficult, with the knowledge which Go vernment must in such cases possess, to know what exact portion of it should be meted out, in order to shew the necessity of a measure, without hazarding the ex posure of too much of its details. I know not how far I have succeeded in this respect ; but I can assure the House, that if the time should unfortunately arrive, when details may become necessary, it will be found, that it was not for want of evidence that the statement has been defective. An Amendment has been made upon the original proposition, and it has been justified by a reference to a declaration which I made some years ago; when I stated, that it would be exceed ingly onerous for this country to engage in war— which declaration has been supposed to be incon sistent with the measure which I now propose.— The difference between the two cases upon which I ground the difference of conduct, is, that in the one in stance I maintained that war was to be avoided, when we were not obliged to engage in it; whereas, in the present. case I say, that artless it can be averted by sea sonable demonstrations on the part of this country, war cannot be avoided. I do not, therefore, change my opinions as to the desirableness of peace, nor do I the less deprecate the necessity -of war; but I say that in the former instance; thotigh in the opinion of some res pectable .persons in and out of Parliament it might have been politic to embark in war, my argument was, that we were not bound by any engagement of good faith or honour to engage in war—that our choice, in short, was free, and, being free, my choice was for peace. My argument, at die present day, is, that vie have no choice—our faith is engaged; our bonodr is pledged; and, with all the same predilec tions for peace which I then professed, I maintain that no course is left to us on the present occasion; but that which is dictated both by honour-and policy, to maintain the faith of the country, and to fulfil the national engage ments. An Hon. Gent. on the opposite side of the House (Mr. Baring) seemed to intimate that we ought to adopt the expedient of allowing the Patriot Mina to rush into the contest, and by that means obviate the effect of the aggression upon Portugal. Believing, Sir, as I do, that such a measure wt uld entail the heaviest calamities upon that country, I cannot consent to give it my countenaLce. In the first place, the Foreign E nlistment Bill—an Act, whether useful or not, I do not now stop to inquire—was passed in this House at the instigation, and after the repeated entreaties of the Go vernment of Spain itself, and was intended to operate closely in her favour. In the Lett place, the whole conduct of Spain, in her present differences with Portu gal, has been directly opposite to the spirit of that Act, and has gone to do directly against Portugal, in her struggles,those things which shemost earns s ly implored this country not to do against her, in her contest with her subjects—(Hear). In this very condition would Spain have been in the year after 1819, when the .Foreign Enlistment Act was first passed, it we had then thought prof:kr to withdraw from her that protection whic,h was undoubtedly afforded by the prohibition in question—and in precisely the same manner in which Portugal turns upon her, might she then have turned upon us., But although I think a retaliation in this way upon Spain might be perfectly justifiable, under the circumstances in which she is placed, I do not think we ought now to carry it into practice; and I have in the course of the observations it has been my duty to address to the House, rather sought to avoid, or to adumbrate, that part of the question, lest 1 might even raise a hope, or create as appehension, that any such Measure was contemplated. (hear.) I think too, that by seeming to subscribe to sash an arrangement, under any circum stances, we will deprive our resolves of that character which they would otbeetrise bear—a character which, whenever, if ever, our aggreosions are jet loose in the ihape of war, must render them, •s an Had. Gent. has observed, of the most tremendous description. As a war therefore of character, as a war of opinion, I repeat that I should be sorry to have recourse to such i mode of aggression. There is another point touched upon by die lion. Gent. (Mr. Ba ring) in his speech, upon which 1 wish to say a few words. With that speech, however, I beg to observe I find no fault; on the contrary, I think the Honourable Gentleman has by it afforded his Majesty's Government a very able suppnn, expressed in terms as fair, handsome, and reasonable, as I could possibly have anti cipated. The .point to which, however, I particularly allude, is that in which he calls our attention to the present occupation of Spain by the troops of France, and intimates the propriety of calling upon that Power to withdraw her Army of Occupation. Now. however, the withdrawal of that Army might be in other reopens and at other times desirable, I cannot allow that it at all affects the pre,ent question. Ou the obutrary, I most sincerely be lieve that the exertions of France are directed to the preservation of ecistivreaties; and it is my conviction, that if the army was wiredrawn, the situation of affairs would not be remedied; while, in a moment of such excitement, party r..ge would re-assume its desperate violence, and that elass, avowedly the least in o t toihets,would beyond question become its victims—( Hear, hear). Whets, however, it is hated that the situation of this country in t h e a t m o f Eiseopeis altered, when it is said that the occupation of Spoilt by France has loweqed the power of F.:salami : . and raised the entulitimi of France,. I lips the assertion a dechitd denial. The House will do me the credid to remembui that when the bleu ate 1 of Spain first took place, I stated my determination to resist that ' invasion by every means in my power short of a declaration of war—end I did no resist it. There might have been at ' that time great many reasons assigned for having recourse to a declaration of war; but whatever might have been the propriety of such a declaration upon the ground of the en trance of the French into Spain. one thing I will venture to assert was, that its effect would not have been to get their armies out of `that country. With a war against France at that time, you might have exercised your military glory by new victories. With a war you might have extended your possessions from new conquests.— By a war vigorously prosecuted, you might have succeeded in obtaining better tetins: upon the conclusion of an honourable peace; but as to getting the French out of Spain, that would have been the use only object which you could not have accomplished— (Cheers). For whoever heard, in tbe history of Europe, of a, peace, at the termination of a war, however protracted, briniting an exact adjustment of allahe exact objects for which that war bad been first undertaken—(ol4m) ? The effect of the occupation of Spain by France has been most grossly exaggerated; but it it is be cause the connection between the two countries has been mistaken, and because it has been mixed up is idea with what I readily admit to be one of the most glorious periods of our history. But let those who would refer us to the reign of Queen Anne—and the struggles to prevent this-connection ; let those who look back to the exagge rated apprehensions entertained at that period; let those who refer us to the time, when, by the repeated votes of that House, peace was never to be made by this country while the Crown of Spain con tinued urns the head of a Bourbon—let those look back at Spain, swelled into a power which exercised an iniluence on both he mispheres, and England settled in a nook of Europe, contem plating with fear the junction of these two preponderating States. But, Sir, I do not believe that danger exists now. • I do nut believe that /his is that Spain of which oar ancestors were so justly jealous—that Spain upon whose terrttotifs it was proudly boasted that the sun never set—(Hear, hear.) It was not Spain they feared; India was the cause of their apprehension; and I admit, that if when France made that attack, Spain had still been placed in the possession of the same resources, there might have been some ground for a more decisive interference. I will admit, for argument's sake, that the occupation of Spain and Prance was a disparagement to the character of this country ; I will admit even that it was a blow to the policy which ought to be maintained in the regulation of the balance of power. What then was to be done? There were two means to be adopted in our resistance to it, one of them was to attack the French troops which entered Spain; the other was to render the conquest harmless as far as regarded us, and valueless, or something worse, actually injurious to the possessor. I say then, that if we have been for the present dispossessed of any thing tit our situation as forming put of the balance of power, we have been fully compensated. Was it necessary to blockade Cadiz, I say, to restore the situation of, ' England No, I look at the possessions of Spain on the other side of the Atlantl; Hook. at the Indies, and I call in the New World to redress the balance of the Old (Area cheering. This, then, is my answer to the question—France has gained no advantage—ob tained no power; Spain is become to her a soon* of unpaillated and unmitigated evil; I believe she would be glad of any thing which would help her out of the difficulty in which she has placed herself; I believe she would be thankful to us for any interference which would tend to relieve her of her unprofitable accession; but lit is our present policy to rivet her in her bondage, and snake It ' with her a point of honour. (Cheers.) I feel bound to express my sense of the support which has been so geaeraily , and with such _gratifying language, bestowed upon his Majesty's Government in' this emergency. I repeat again that our object is not war. Our object is, to Int enabled to take the most effective measure for the preservation of peace. If we had neglected to adopt that course, or if se had disregarded the precautions which are necessary, we might be dragged into a war is which we would appear in all the humbleness of degradation. If, however, our resolutions fail to produce the effect I anticipate; if war does come, and Spain should hove the courage to ripen her secret machinations into open hosti lity—why, then, it will be the war of the pidficators, and we shall see bow that will end. (Great applause.) The Address was then read and agreed to, the amendment being negatived without a division. 4:OILONSIL DILADLIT ' S CAM ` Lord PALMERSTON presented copies of the Duke of Man-, chester;s dispatch to General Fidler, dated July 8, 1614; also of Gen. Fuller s letter of service to Col. Arthur, and of Col. Arthur's letter written in 1820. wherein he moldered himself justified by his commission to place Col. Bradley voider arrest. His object was to prove that the Hoe. Member for Aberdeen's assertion, of the Doi existence of tW continissioa, was Wounded. 1111.1112 was not it posed to quarrel with the Noble Lord's insinuations, partisidarly u the production of these papers would show that be (Mr. Home) was right in his view of CA. Bradley's case. . _ Lord PALMERSTON read as extract from Gm. Filler's let ter to Col. Arthur in 1820, to prime that CoL Arthur must have held a comndssion when he put CoL Ikadley tinder arrest. Mr. HUME then moved for returns of the number of ~ 05cers dismissed the service under sentence of Cour t Martial'', since the lust return ia 1821. • Lord PALlffillitliTON agreed to the returns, on the condition of their specification being limited to the number and rank (net names), of the Officers dismissed. The House adjourned at HALT-Lin Nuts &Cue& THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1826. STOCK KXCHANGR, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Mr. Secretary Cameo's Speech of list night, in the House of Commons, is the general topic of conversation this morning, in the City, and is allowed to be one of the most masterly and energetic that has been delivered fors length of tints, and which gives ge neral satisfaction to the Public. Although it is of a mild and peace able description, it has had the contrary erect on the Comoi market, which left off yesterday at 110* for the Account, and opened this morning at SOU ; since which, Consols have receded to 80 sellers, and may now be quoted at SOI ). - No business of importance has yet been done, as the speeslaton are anxiously waiting for the King of Fainee's Speech, whisk is expected in town this evening. In the Foreign market, all South American Securities are low ering in price this morning, partictdarly Mexican Bonds, which have fallen 21 per Cent. Current prices : Old Spanish 14 j, Mexicans 63 j, Colombian 35j, Danish S 6 57, Ponugoese 61169, Greek 17 19, Russ. 65 94. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK& S per Cent. Red. 78% % 79 77 3 /= 3 per Cent. Cons. Shut. 34 per Cent. 8.5 3} per Cent. Re.l. 84% 8.5 83% 4 per Cent. New Shut. 4 per Cent. 1826. 94 1 4 93 Loin; Anna 18 9-16 11.16 18 India Bonds 27 V 9 1:1,000 Excheq. Bilk 15 13 14 E. 500 ditto 15 18 0100 and £2OO ditto 18 1 1 .1 India for Acct. 237% Cons. for Acct. 80% 79% 80 1 ,4 791% The length and surpassing importance of the proceed ings which took place last night in both Houses of Parliament, must be our apology for declining any immediate comment on a subject, which cannot fail to excite in the mind of every reflecting being throughout the world, sentiments of the most intense anxiety. Without further deliberation, we are unable to do more than briefly to by down die exact state Of the ',nation at issue. By the plain tenour of ancient and often re newed treaties—by long established policy, no less than by deep rboted affection and sympathy, England is bound to defend Porta. gal against foreign aggression, whoever Mc assailayst nuiy be. Such is undoubtedly the question of law. Now as to (the fact, the Go- vernment of Pot tugal in concurrence with the States of the Kingdom, have called upon us to fulfil that obligation.— They state, on undoubted evidence, that armed bodies of men, in military array (traitorous subjects of Portugal as it happens), have entered the Portuguese territory on various distant points, and commenced hostilities; that those Bands are acting in concert, sod ,pliblielv took their oath bf fedefatlon 'under the etes, iiri With tie ipprobation of the King of Spain's Governors, and Captains Gene ral of the Provinces from whence they issued. Is the King of Spain himself privy and consenting to this act of hostility ? This is for the present not stowed. Perhaps, and we would wish to believe it, it may be the unauthorised proceeding of the official Authorities set on by that desperate • faction in Spain, which, in its unqueock ' able batted to liberty, treats the Moicsactes personal orders with contempt, and acts rather as it thinks be ought to command, than as be lethally bas Commanded. For this good reason, and to . afford the Ktho the opportunity of disclaiming the acts of his Officers, war is not as yet declared against Spain. But England limits her present proceeding to the defence of Portugal, against the assailant whoever he may ultimately turn out to be.— far more delicate and interesting question, however, arises, deeply affecting the tranquillity of Europe for many long years yet to come. The King of Feasce is in military possession of Spain. His armies, in defiance of the solemn protestation of the British Government to the contrary, bare, under various pretences relied by the deepest dissimulation, obtained the tenure o; the strong -holds and principal citadels of that kingdom. Has the Elms c.f FRANCE secretly countenanced and abetted the hostile inroad upon Portugal? No one is willing to believe b.— That Sovereign publicly instructed his Ambassador to protest very frequently against the measure—and bis Charge des Affsires, the Ambassador being recalled, solemnly warned the Spanish Cabinet, that they were to expect no aid from France its regard to the conse quences which might result from their conduct. But the Portuguese Minister has asserted that when the Envoy of the latter country eetnpleined of ,the meditated hostility to the French Ambassador at Madrid, be received only a very insignificant answer. This Alinister has, however, been recalled, let us hope, in displeasute, for not putting the proper construction on his orders. For the sake of humanity—for the sake of the tranquillity of the world, no less than for the sake of the perm anent establishment of the Bourbon dynasty itself, we are willing to believe that France is sincerely desirous to put down the mad and infatuated Junta in Spain, who are about to light up the flames of war on the Continent. But we cannot disguise the feeling that the French Cabinet is vim lently suspected of sinister dealing. While there io yet an oppor sanity, therefore, for the French King by some solemn manifestation to disown all participat ion in these rash and fatal measures let us hope that be will seize the glorious occasion, and this is another reason for England proceeding at present no farther than to the limited purpose of defending Portugal against her assailant. whawr that assailant may be. If we should unfortunately be deceived in this hope, we must tell France, though with sorrow end regret at the necessity, that England is abundantly prepared for war. The issue is with ',somatic& We stated in our Paper of yesterday, that the amount of the force to be dispatched to Portugal in the first instance was ,a,OOO men. This force will be commanded by Lent. General Sir W. IL Ca.nrron ; and two Regiments of the Guards (which are to jeers part of it) will be under the orders of Major Generals Sir "Mow Swim and Sir Thomas Aastrrnmov. Major General Barzsance will also have a command. Sir Bann Vsac will be the Quarter Master General. The Adjutant General will be appointed by Sir Glamor Mania, the Commander of the Forces in Ireland. Yesterday, the troops at Portsmouth which were about to em bark there for Corfu, received counter-orders, and are expected to embark for Portugal. This morning at eight o'clock, the left wing of the 54 Regiment of Foot Guards, marched from the King's Mews, Charing Cross, for Kingston, on their route to Portsmouth for embarkation. The remainder of the Regiment masebes to.morrow morning from Portman barracks for the same destination. The 634 Reghnent of Infantry marched yesterday morning, from Windsor, for embarkation at Portsmouth. The soldiers appeared in high spirits an the occasion, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed amongst them. The Ist Battalion of the list Regiment of Grenadiers ban also received orders to hold themselves in readiness on Friday morning, for the same destination. _ The es Regiment or Foot, now at Portsmouth, b ordered to prepare for immediate embarkation at that port. The lit Battalion of the 60th Rile Corps, now at Plymouth, is ordered to prepare for immediate embarkation at that port. Two Squadrons of the lath Lancers, and two Squadrons of the 10th Hussars, are ordered to hold themselves in readthess for im mediate embarkation. There an two Regiments to embark forthwith from Cork for Lisboa. These Regiments are to be selected by Sir 41 Munn►:. Whilst all is activity aid bustle amongst our Land forces, we the following from mrCorrespoodeut at Portsmouth* PORTSMOUTH, Dammam le. Orders have been received from the Admiralty by Sir Geo nos Mutsu, to St all the Guard-ships at this port, and get them ready for sea with the utmost dispatch. The Melville is to have her complement of men completed from the Victory, and is expected to be at Spithead in a day or two. The Wellesley is also lying ready to sail, having arrived on Sunday last with Sir G. Erse, from South Ameriea.The Spartiate,Wellesley, and MelvMe,are to take out their lower deck guns, for the purpose of moseying troops ; *Romney is also ordered to get ready with ail possible dispatch, so that in a short time we shall have a strong force in the Tagus. The Galatea, which sailed last week with sealed orders, together with the Plumpsr gun-brig, no doubt is gone to Oporto, u we understand two other gun-brigs were to join her off Plymouth. These small vessels ere well adapted to act is the Douro. Since our last we have received the Lisbon Gazettes from the 117th of November to the 6th instant. Their contents are of great importance. The first part consists of Oficial Military Reports, describing the march and proceedings of the Rebels, the capture and pillage of Brapnaa, and the heroic resistance of a few detached parties of Coestkotionalists, who had thrown themselves into ruined forts, where they defended themselves in a manner which seemed to have checked the progress of the iovaders. On the right of the Douro, the inurroctioo had spread amongst the people; but on the left there was no Agog. It is positively stated, that the Rebels were accom panied by *maid guerillas, amongst whom were some Spanish Lao' cert. It does not appear, however, that the fresh invasion of the Algarve, wu yet known at Lisbon. Measures had been taken to secure Oporto, and the Nobility had taken up arms, the whole Chamber of Peers volunteering to go and fight the enemy on t►e avulses. _ , The second part, which is still more important, comprises an ac count of the proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies on the 4th instant. which skew that the most unbounded confidence is put by the whole Portuguese nation in the friendship, seal, and power of England. In this Sitting the Minister for Foreign Affairs gave a Report of all that had taken place, beginning by assuring the Cham ber of the sincerity of England's friendship, end of her ability " alone to defend the nation against all its enemies." Ile then stated that France had recognized the present system of Portugal, and that Russia, Austria, and Prussia, had given satisfactory in structions to their Charges d'Affaires, which had been faithfully executed. He announced that in consequence of the "well-known intrigues of Spain," and of the late events, a Note bad been sent to the Spanish Ambassador at Lisbon, signifying that his functions were suspended, and one to the Portuguese Ambassador at Madrid, directing him to demand satisfaction. He added, that if it were nut granted, the /Chili* "the natural allies and sincere friends of Poe. nasal, would take upon themselves to demand it." He then de clared that " having been authorised by the Chamber to receive foreign troops, the Government had already applied to England for them in virtue of existing treaties."—He represented the Spanish , Coma as entirely ruled by the Apostolic Junta, which unfortunate ly had ramifications in Portugal. He stated that the pleas of attack of the Rebels were not only known to the Portuguese Ministers, but had been communicated by them to the Spanish Goverdosent. who, instead of dispersing the Rebels, had not only kept them united, but bad allowed them to take an oath to defend the rights of the Infant Don Mum/2u and the Princess of BATA to the throne, under the protection of the Spanish Authorities. He then read a copy of that oath, and informed the Chamber that the other Documents of the Rebels, forming two volumes in folio, had been submitted. to a Committee for examination. He con- • eluded by saying, that the conduct of the French Ambassador at Madrid with respect to Portugal had been complained of. and read an insignificant answer from that Ambassador in his own defence, which the Portuguese Minister deemed so unsatisfactory, that he expressed a hope that the Fiends Government would deprive that individual of his post; a hope which we rejoice to find had been spontaneously anticipated by the Government of France. This manly and explicit statement was received with general approba dea; ind we have no &Mitt that, pa sewing as we cio the cor.fiderti tithe nation, the prompt appearance a British troops OD the 1 62 0 4 tof the Douro and the Tagus, will at once disconcert the hop es of the Rebels, arrest their progress, and drive thoim back to the atm of their Spanish protectors, who this time will take care to dintos and disperse them in such a:manner as to render them harmkss and to leave nur Ancient Ally, in the undisturbed enjoyment of her Constitution and her independence. The Lisbon Gazette of the 49th of November announces from Vienna, the celebration elfin marriage of the Inf ant Don Musect with Q ueen bloat, ll.—On the eetb, three days' rejoicing% rem ordered on the occasion. German Papers, with the Aligeareine Zeltung of the 6th. were received this morning. We have only room for the fol. lowing gratifying intelligence : CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 10. The British Ambassador, Mr. S. Canning, communicated son ic time ago, as it is well known to the Reis Effendi, the Protocol of a conference, held on the 4th of April, this year, between the Duke of Wellington and Count Nesselrode, at St. Petersburgh; according tar which the Courts of England and Russia declared their intentiod of intervening in the affairs of the Greeks. The Protocol was accompanied by confidential instructions, addressed to M i Chabert, and was probably designed to *hie. the Porte pm. minary 'twice, that all the European Courts would take mea. sures in common with respect to the Greeks. The Minions of the other great Powers are however still without the necessary instructions on the subject, and the English Ambassador continues his negociations alone. It seems, however, that the official notice of the English Mini s t e r, M r . S. Canning, during his visit to pats,, bad made overtures respecting the Greeks, which will not *dente( any dubious interpretation, has made a great impression on sht Iteis Effendi. Various indications authorize us to conjecture, that on this question also the Divan will advise concession. The eat. cations continue here, while the dissolved Jaq murdering and are Muering and *mitring on the coast of Asia. ••• - `e 16.--(Br ri'farss).—Mr. S. Catuittg, who, with Mr. V. Cha. bert, bad many conferencesieltb the fie, Effendi, which are sup posed to have related to the confidential communications respecting the Greek question, has just dispatched an extraordinary courier to London. It is inferred from many circumstances that the Porte thews itself more inclined to accede to an arrangement of the affairs of Greece. The numerous malcontents in the capital are restrained from new attempts only by sanguinary measui es. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, which remained steady in the eater pan of tue .ac in,, at sok to 4, have, within this hour, taken a sudden chat re, swat : the Market became exceedingly heavy, and they fell lmtwiliately to 79 for the Account. This par'c was the cause of •ar:ous re. ports, such as the Insurgents havi.l,; entered Oporto, and a Loan was wanted; but the reality of this decline in the Nlarket, was owing to a great failure of a Speculator In the Mar tet 7 who has sive been declared. Consols are now lei to I. An Express is in Town from Paris, bringing the Rentes of Money Three z s . Cents. 69f. 30c. The Foreign Market is in the same &radial situa:onn as the fish Market; all South American &corks,s are continually de :t' ing, and it is much feared that many of the speculators wd: not he able to stand their ground. FORRIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Colombian Bonds, 6 p Ct. 32 I Mex. Ace:. 66e 5431 4 1 3 2 I Do. Do. 80ad5,1824,37 61 51 31 2 1 Pardon Bonds, 6pC.32 30 Do. Acct. 57* 61 .5 41 3 1 ?rums. lids. 5p C. 941, !biota Boads.3 pet. 'lugs. lids, 15 22, s p 9 31 ; 9 Do. Acct. 561 6 Ditto Acct. 83 Greek Ikeda, 5 p Ct. Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 141 14 1 D0.80nd5,1885,3 p C. 161 16 Ditto Acct. 141 1 Do. Acct. 181 17 16 Do. Ms. 1823, 5 p Cr. 91 hlez.Boods.s per Ct. 521 Ditto Acet. Do. 8d51825,6 p. Ct. 661 531 Finch Renee.. 3 pC. 66f 641 3 2 3 Exchange, 251 50e BRITISH AND FOREIGN SH AII KS, TNVO O'CLOCK. SWAM. PAID. Pasco Peruvian 100 IS lt Potosi La Paz and Paw Ass. 50 5 4 7 3 Real del Mote 400 400 510 Ditto New 400 300 420 'United Mezican 40 27f 21 90 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Pnrttoirro ' Dttc. 11.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Sandwich packet, from Lisbon. Prorrsaeourst, Dac. 12.—Wind a—Passed by the Mary Ann, MiDointatx, from Bombay--sailed 31st July. The Darius was to leave a few days afterwards, and the brig Columbine, about the beginning of August. She sailed from Algoa Bay the List of ISeptember, and from St. Helena the 11th October; left at the lat. [ ter place the Barroom, from the Isle of France, to sail nest day Also arrived the St. A ndrew, Dathea, from Sierra Leone. • Dom., Dec. H.—The w ind has been getting round to the S. and S. by B. this afternoon, with a settled appearance of weather. The Sir Joseph Banks, for Jamaica; and Florida, for the South Seat, have turned away ; the rest of the outward-bound remain wind ship passed for the River this evening, supposed to be • the Barroom. GaAR, Dec. 11 and Ito—Arrived the Pyramus, liamos, from Boeolky ; Morning Star, Buturaum, from Ceylon ; Margaret, cy Z:n Dam, ' Lisbon ; Helens, Cour, from Rio ; Medina, BRIGGS, from fta ; Marquis of Anglesey, Saww.tan, from the Isle of Fran ; Ceres, Nuotur, from Honduras; Pursuit, Basco front 51130 a • and Raikes, GAILDNIU4 from Jamaica. Sailed the Raw lins, IiIZAILDII2I4 for Jamaica ; and Piata, Willy; for Rio. Dispatches were received this morning at the Colonial Office, Downing -street, from Major-General Roues; Lieutenant- Governor at the Cape of Gond Hope, dated the ltth of September. The French Papers of Sunday, with the Doile dated Monday, have arrived ; but they do not supply a single paragraph worthy of being quoted at a time when matters of the highest interest nearer borne are filling our columns. The panic existing in the Portuguese Cabinet was so great, that the Government has issued a Proclamation, assu ring the inhabitants of the speedy arrival of effectual military and naval aid from England, and intreatiag them to wait calmly for the issue of the rebellion against the new Constitution. The whole of the kingdom is said to be in a state of insurrection, and the most gloomy reports were in circulation. WfIeDSOO, DEC. 12.—This morning, about two o'clock, his Maassrr and Suite arrived at the Castle in his pony chaise. The Kum passed through the grand entrance to the state lopartments, and after viewing them about an hour, his Meatur returned to the Lodge.—Last night orders were received at the Foot Barracks from the War-olice, for the 63d Regiment to match to Portsmoulth for the purpose of embarking for Portugal. This morping four companies left for Portsmouth; the rest of this regi men march to-morrow morning. A party of she Foot Guards are esteemd here to do duty. The Royal Horse Guards do the duty at the Castle. Speech of Mr. CANNING last night, was a spiels. did display of eloquence, of argument, and of research, as well at of that lofty feeling which should always animate a British ter, in whose hands are deposited the honour and security of his. country. Mr. Baoumwe bore testinsooy to its extraordinary 'power. " Its fervour and e loquence are unprecedented," said the Honourable and Learned Gentleman. . 1 and I cannot state its ex cellence higher than by saying, it is unprecedented, even in the pre- vious speeches of the Right Hon. Gentleman himself." Such wu the effect of this oration, and still more of the second one, which be addresed to the House, when, kindling with his subject, his lan guage assumed an increased dignity and warmth, that the strangers in the gallery, unable to restrain their feelings, were frequently seen clapping their bands, and joining in the enthusiastic cheers of the Huuse,at the imminent peril of being committed to the custody of the Serjeant at Arms.—The whole tenor of both Mr. CANSHIG s and the Earl BATHURST'S speeches, is calculated to produce the bores , sine, that in the decided step which has been adopted, the object has been to avert war, by manifesting not only our ability, but our detennioadoo, to commence it, if the honour and interests of the country should render it necessary. There was nothing in the Civil or Criminal Courts yesterday of sufficient importance to exclude matters of higher interest. Sumps and O'Nsat..-..This Fight for 4001. took place yester day, in a field forming put of South Mim's Common. During the night, the road leading to Dunstable was thronged with persons in all sorts of vehicles, anxious to witness this long expected con test. At half-past two, the ground was got ready, and Sampson first entered the ring. nd was immediately followed by O'!'' Josh. Hudson seconded O'Neal, and Holt, bottle-holden—Jon Ward and Burn appeared for Sampson. fight immediately commenced, when in the Stit round, O'Neal hit Sampson on the bead, and knocked him down quite insensible ! Sampson not lacing able to come to time, O'Neal was declared the victor. A Cress was loudly murmured by those who were losers. [Ammo: Ainted and lidielhaby J. F. Kr*ty, the STAR Or Wits Ai. I s Pieksa-Ilan, Temple-Bur.