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PRICK OF STO' KS 3 per Ct. Cons. MI 7 61 ; a Cons. for Ace. 76i i • 3 per Cent. Red. shut :ii per Ct. 181$, .hut 3,1 per Ct. Red. shut 34 per Cent. New, 863 6 i 511 ,T FOUR O'CLOCK. I pet Ct. 1826, Lung Ann. Jan. 1800, Old Annuities New, XlOOO Rich. Bills 18 17 .2500 Ditto 18 18 8100 and dgoo Dn. 1$ FOREIGN STOCKS. Danish, for Acet, 571. Russian, for Acct,9o. Spanish, 17 161; for Acct. 161 17 161; ditto 510, —. Spanish, 1825, 151; for Aces, 14;. French 5 per et, 81f. Exchange, Of 50c. 30MPANIES. Trish Grand Canal, 75i Forth and Clyde, £625 Lis. & Man.ftailway4lB6to£l9o Cromford, #45 Guardian, Albion Fire, £75 Alliance, £8 Sc County, £4O Holanos Mines, £lBO Steam Navigation, dis. £6 15s TISH COMMERCE. CAPS-02g.; .29 to £lB. Hion—Butts,2od to 23d; Buena Ayres (A.) 9d to 10ed. Correia--dam. middling, £2 14s to 4 , 3 3s; Dem. and Berbice, tis to ,24 2s; Mocha, Z 3 5s to .e 6 Ios. Tip—Bohea, ls lld to Is Od; Congou, Mid. Sts 2d to Sts 9d ; Hyson, mid. 42 3d to 4s 6d. Burnm—Cork, i 4 14s to ki 161; Dutch, £4 les. Cams—Cheshire, old, 45 10$ to . . £3 161; S.Gitester..£2 to Z 2 Be. Toit.ow—Russia yel. £2 Is 34 ; White £2 Is 6d, Itsce—Carolina, 14, Od to 191; Bengal. 13. id to 17s 6d. Suoas-24s 9ld per ewt. Sairrortat.o NA RICIT.Beff, 4s Od to 4s 6cl; Mutton, 4s &I to _ . _ _ . 5s ltd; Veal, Ss Od 'to 81 Od ; Pork, 4s Ild to 5s 2d. klaatt-aarra, Masco 25—Wheat, 661 to 785 . ; Barley, 401 to 47t Oats, 221 to 51s. GAZITTZ ATISAGE, MARCH Wheat, 7214 d; Batley, 4519 d ; Oats, 26. 10d; Beans, 59. 4d. Hot Manus, Bosooon.—Keot ish, .18 101 to £l4 d; Fern• ham £l5 Os to £lB OS. COAL iICHANCIC, MAWR 23..—Best Wall's End, 25. 6d to 211 s 6d; other sorts, 20$ 6d to 241 Od. SMITHFIXLD HAT HAKIM, MARCH 21. Hay, £2 lOs to £4 Os. Straw, £1 13s to £2 Os. r, 42. Wind E.— PUBLIC Bank Stock, shut ludia Stock, —. Bonds, 3 2 Landon Docks £59 10, St. Catherine's. £7B 10$ City Gas, .£l9O Bank of Scotland, £167 British Linen, £250 Grand Junction, £243 Leeds, £395 Regent's, £lB 10s STAPLES OF Intl' Corm (Liv.)—Georgia, Bowed, rd to 7ld; Sea bland, Ild to P.od • N. Orleans, 614 to Bd. Woos, ( Lon.) —Saxony prima, 3s to ss; Austrian prima,2s to 4s; Segovia, 2s Od to 2s 45i1 ; South Down, 12 to 15 ; Blanket, 7 to 9. stxx, thrown—Piedmont White, 27s to 451 ; yellow slack, 24s to 27s ; Modena raw, 14s to 161; Bengal, lOs 01 to 15s; China, _ 13s 6cl to 17s. FLAX —Riga, £52; Ant. £3O £65. lisoss—Pigs, £4 10s Od to £4 15s; Ban, £6 3d Od to £6 101 Od; • - Swedish, £l3 to £l3 10s. correB—£B7 to £BB Os; South Amer. C 72 to E 7 10s: Limo—Bars, £l3 15s to £l4. Tss—Blocks, X 3 15$. &ICA R— Luna ps, large, £3 3s Od to 1.3 4s Od ; Powder, fine, £3 16s to £4 6s Od; Bengal, £1 2s Od to £1 4s; Jamaica, fine, £2 16s to £5 Oa. Tosacco—Nlaryland,Ad to s;d; Virginia, 5 to 6 ; Cuba, 15 to 18. 011.—Flor. £1 Is Od half cheat; Linseed, £2 Os Od per ewt ; Pale Rape, £2 101. BR►aDY—Bordeaus, 3s to 3s 6d. Rum—Jam. (14) 2s 3d to 2s sd; Dem (10 a 90) 2s to 2s 2d. Winne, 10. 9d to Ils. GINIVA, 21 64 to 2. M. l'onT—Good, £35 to Z4O. SHIRRY—Good, ,e 25 to £4o._ 111Auonu.—Lun . . P. £3O to £4O. ONE o'CLocc.—Barometer, 30-30; Weather, fair, and windy. TIC E EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23. This day despatches were received at the Foreign Office in Downing Street, from the Honourable Mr. WARD, the British Minister at Dresden. This day also despatches were received at the Colonial Office, from Lieutenant-Colonel Lu si La Y, Governor of Sierra Leone. By the Express of this morning, we have received the Paris Papers, which leave us no longer in doubt as to the movements of the Austrian troops. It is stated in Le Na tional, and other Papers, that despatches had arrived at Rome on the Bth March, which had induced the Papal Go vernment to issue a Proclamation, in name of Cardinal BAR-. ETTI, the Secretary of State, announcing officially, for the relief of public alarm, that three strong columns of the Aus trian army had entered Modena, Parma, and Pontelago scuro (in the Papal States), from which last place the same troops will, by forced marches, proceed to protect all the ter ritories of his Holiness. In addition to the details from Poland, which will be found under our Foreign Intelligence, we find in Le Con stitutionnel, now before us, an extract from the Gazette de Pologne, stating that the Polish General, DWERN ICK I, who had gone in pursuit of a branch of the Russian army, commanded by General KRUTZ, towards Lublin, had suc ceeded in defeating it. Several other paragraphs in the French papers convey intelligence of a most cheering cha racter regarding Poland. A private letter is quoted, which represents, that the Russian army were experiencing much serious annoyance in their retreat from the in habitants of the country through which they are passing. In consequence, they have been compelled to abandon 85 pieces of cannon near Pultusk. Their magazine had like wise been surprised and burnt. A general insurrection had taken place at Lublin, and ex tends through the country to the rear of General Diebitsch's main army. The environs of Cracow were completely aban doned by the Russians. It is added, that 7,000 men of the levy en masse, supported by a division of the regulars, had crossed the Bug. These accounts have occasioned much joy in Paris, and must do so equally in London. Our Correspondent represents, that at Paris all was quiet; but all discontented and preparing for annoying the new Ministry in every way. This is evinced by the Jour nals, which breathe nothing but denunciations against the non-interventional creed of the PERRIER Administration. The resignation of SEBASTIAN I is thought probable. We have already warned the public that the statements in the Prussian Gazettes, about Poland, are written not for the rest of Europe, but for its own Polish provinces. Every circumstance confirms our original statement, that both the morale and the materiel of the Russian army are destroyed, and that they have perished, and are still perishing, in the marshes and woods, while the remainder are scattered, to forage for subsistence. We think it just as likely that the Prussian court are packing up at Berlin, as that the Polish army and government are proposing to fly to the Rhine. The intelligence from Lublin proves that the Poles are out-flanking the Russian positions. If France be enabled to do its duty, Poland will this time be inde pendent again. Number ONE is an interesting and sacred number. A majority of ONE passed the Act of Settlement in 1689, 1 which placed the House of Guelph. of which his present MAJESTY is so illustrious a descendant, on the throne; and the same critical majority has, in 1831, re-assured the se curity of that family and of the Constitution, by confirming our great CII A RTES. OF LIBERTIES. What a contest—and what a victory—and how fat more affecting by being so critical ! How gratifying too, to all the individual integrity in the house ; and, if every honest member had not done his duty, what a gloom would have fallen over the na tion ! It might have rallied under a dissolution ; but a delay of two months would have been pregnant with mischiefs ! Thank Gorr ! however, it is a victory—and, to the people of England, an all-glorious victory ; but so critically gained, that it produces that mixture of joy and trepidation, which men feel on having escaped from some fatal accident—joy is mingled with gratitude to Heaven for the providential escape ! With reference to the ever-to-be-honoured three hundred and two, the majority of ONE renders every ONE the hero that rescued and saved his country ! May public grati tude attend them to the end of life—and may every own of them live long to enjoy the blessed fruits of his senatorial virtue. Their glory would not have been less, if part of a majority of fifty ; but an INDIVIDUAL majority raises each from the canvas, and places him on a pedestal for the ho mage and idolatry of his country. We have now to hops that each of them will persevere in well doing. The public approve of the bill as it stands in spirit and letter. There must be no back-sliding—no equivocating—no sophistical compromising. They now know their strength, and they must be INFLEXIBLE—and he who turns his back will be thrown from his pedestal, and be dashed to pieces by public indignation. This, then, is a guarantee to the public that the Bill will be carried, verbatim et literatim, save and except the des potism of arithmetic on questions of population, and the guarantee is the stronger because INDIVIDUAL—every ONE of the 302 is pledged beyond the power of equivocation, and we therefore are more grateful to NUMBER ONE. With reference to the 301, as public and political men, they stand impugned for ever. The question is not of doubtful character—it admitted of no honest neutralization. It involved the emancipation of the country from a system, the history of which will be marked by mourning and execra tion, and the factitious and false glory of which was produced by a waste of blood, and treasure and human happiness, of which the world has seen no previous example. To vote for the continuance of such a system, fixes an indelible disgrace on all the parties. We pity many of them—but we can find no apology for them. Henceforward they will endeavour to entrench themselves behind the House of Peers ; but the Barons of England did their duty at Runnemedo in 1216—they did it in 1689 and they will do it again in 1831. They will be true to their nobility, and not debase themselves to the level of the political adventurers, mingled with the inglorious minority ofl 301. After much sparring during the presentation of petitions, Lord ALTHORP moved the resumption of the debate, and Mr. O'Cow x ELL delivered one of his manly speeches ; stating that as good government was his only object, so he sunk the question of the Repeal of the Union in the major question of Reform of Parliament. Sir C. WETHERELL sought to put him in the wrong, by personalities, which Mr. O'Cow NELL repelled with great spirit. Lord MAHON was not unfriendly to some Reform, but he demanded proofs of corruption at the Bar of the House. Sir JOHN SHELLEY, on the same side, said, the Bill would sacrifice the Landed Interest to the Manufacturing. Mr. CAVENDISH saw no danger in the Bill to the Aris tocracy, and gave it his unqualified support. Mr. ORMSBY GORE objected to the plan and to the time, and invoked the spirit of BLACKSTONE in opposition to it. Mr. WARD repeated his former arguments against the bill, and was sorry to differ from his constituents, on a point which involved the safety of the constitution. Mr. WYSE quoted BLAcicrrox e and LocKE in favour of reform ; and gave a short history of the progress of abuses in the constitution, supporting the bill. Sir R. BATESON was friendly to reform, but could not agree with this bill. Lord Mout; TC lIA RLES would support the second read ing, reserving his amendments till the committee. Lord CASTLEREAGH, though he differed from his con stituents, would oppose a measure which overturned the constitution. Mr. SHAW was friendly to reform, but not to this revolutionary measure. The ATTORNRY-GENERAL, with masterly eloquence, I defended the bill in all its parts ; and he was, of course, followed by another legal authority, Sir JAMES SCARLET; who opposed the bill. Sir THOMAS Acii LA N D obtained a hearing, to state that he supported the Bill, but not all its clauses. Lord Jou): RUSSELL then concluded the Debate with his usual tact and ability; but Mr. HUNT obtained a hearing, to state that he voted for the Bill, reserving the life-rights of the Electors of Preston. —At Half-past Three the House di vided, 301 for Sir R. VTVIAN'S amendment, and 302 for the Second Reading! FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE PARIS, MARCH 21.—We are informed that orders have been given immediately to commence the important works which are to be undertaken in the palace of the Tuileries, in order that the King and his family may find such an exten sive range of apartments, and such internal accommodations, as the state of things renders necessary, that his Majesty may be able to make it his residence, as it is his intention. The new buildings are to extend along the terrace, on the side towards the garden.—Moniteur. The King intends to present the new colours and stand ards to the corps of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, sta tiGned in the environs of Paris. His Majesty will also re view them in the Champ de Mars on Sunday, the 27th of March. The actual strength of these regiments, their de scription, their excellent organization, the good spirit that animates them, will render this review extremely remarka ble. This accounts for the assembling of troops, which some journals have lately spoken of without taking the trouble of inquiring into the reasons.--41foniteur. It appears that orders have been issued by the ministry, for the purpose of preventing the propagation of the Assn ciation.-1— Gazette de France. M. Casimir Perrier called on the Chamber yesterday to favour him with their confidence—but confidence can only be re-established when alarm has ceased. The hon. deputy made no allusion to the association during the debate. Le Correspondent of the Bth instant has just been seized. The Courrier de l'Europe has also been cited to appear, by the magistrate. L'Avenir, and La Revolution have both been seized at the Post-office, and at the office of that journal. —Journal du Commerce. POLAND. MARCH 20.—Since the last battle in front of Praga, and which gave rise to the false report of the surrender of War saw, the Poles have experienced no decided loss ; on the contrary, they are rallying in different points, and following a system of defensive warfare. The heroic resistance of this brave people must have diminished the moral courage of the Russians, and thwarted the plans of Marshal Die bitsch. Our opinion is confirmed by the most recent ac counts from Poland. General Dwernicki is in pursuit of the Russians, who are retreating through Lublin.—Mes sager des Chambres. " At the moment when I was closing my. letter, I learn that the Russians retreat farther and farther from Warsaw The Russians have abandoned all their positions. Thus finishes a letter just received from Warsaw. Will the glo rious hope which it gave rise to, be justified? Will it be true, as it is asserted by the Gazette d'Augsbourg, that to prosper, it is necessary for the Russians to have prompt and decisive success ? It is certain now that the Russians had reckoned upon a winter campaign, and that the thaws had surprised them in the midst of a movement which they endeavoured to accelerate as much as possible. The first reports of General Diebitsch indicate this plainly ; he wished to crush the Poles, the rebels as he calls them. From the troops destined to march against them, he had assembled 106 battalions of infantry, 135 squad rons of cavalry, a park of 396 pieces of artillery, and eleven regiments of cossacks. It was with these forces that the movement was to have been made, " in order to have," says the report, " the power, in twenty-four hours, to concentrate 80,000 men, and carry a decisive blow against the revolted, if they do accept a battle." The re volted have dared, and in spite of the cheering news which has just arrived, they shudder at thinking of the immense forces which they have still to combat with. Their patriotism has worked miracles : perhaps they will all perish ; but they are accustomed to die for France, and when so many of these brave men have sacrificed themselves, will France have nothing left for them but tears 9 One of the causes of the revolt of the Poles was the resolution of not serving as the advanced guard against us. Ignorance is feigned about— we have cited the documents. This day we cite some words pronounced on the 12th of Feb. in the Chamber of the Nuncia by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malachowsky ; these words are solemn, the sacrifice which they promise is accom plished. " Who can still doubt that it was the order to em ploy our forces in a mortal war against liberty. which deter mined the burst of our glorious revolution ! It was not ur known to us who sent these orders. God and the people have given to Poland the most noble of missions, it is to ar rest the torrents of barbarians who tend constantly to over run and swallow up Europe. Poland has repeated to them the words of the Creator to the sea : Thus far shalt thou go and no farther. Whoever knows our history will never put this beautiful truth in doubt. Here I must add, that our disin terested enthusiasm has been without any calculation. Let those who are stronger, and whom we have wished to come and aid us, amuse us still, for the future as by the past with the sterile expression of their sympathy, we shall perish for them : a noble tear will be our only recompense ; we shall die without hesitation; and thus justify the noble in ispiration of the French orator who judged us rightly when he said "that the Poles are accustomed to die for France." They tax with weakness the reign of Louis XVI. they see a crime in his refusal of succouring Poland, and notwithstand ing she reckons Dumouriez, Viomenil, and Choisy amongst the brave men at Cracow and at Lanskrona. At this day we have only obtained a courier! It was on the 12th that Malachowski spoke thus : eight days after, the blood flowed in torrents under the walls of Warsaw, and from the Palace of the Nuncia could be seen the smoke of the field of battle. But if the Poles accuse our Ministers with indifference, they will not accuse France. Everywhere they reply to the appeal of the Polish Committee, and of its venerable Pre sident. But the succours will only find widows and orphans I Journal du Commerce. VIENNA. They labour incessantly at the war office, and the exchange of couriers with St. Petersburgh, Berlin, and London, is very animated. The ambassador of France sends and receives, from his Court, a courier every week. From the data, which appear positive, the military forces of Austria, con sists of 92,000 men in Italy ; 96,000 in the German pro vinces ; and 76,000 in Gallacia; making a total of 264,000 men.—Journal du Commerce. ITALY. MILAN, MARCH 14.—Reggio was not yet occupied by the Austrian troops yesterday, but a deputation had offered to submit, imploring the clemency of the Grand Duke, and the protection of Genera Frimont. It is affirmed that there was an obstinate engagement yesterday between the Austrians and the Bolognese and that the patriots under General Belline fought with much courage, and caused the enemy to sustain great loss, though they bad only 2,600 men and four pieces of cannon, against 10,000 Austrians and 24 pieces of cannon. The battle was undecided till the evening, but it is thought that the army of the patriots dispersed during the night, after burying the dead and send ing the wounded to Bologna. It is not known whether the patriots under our brave Pole Krasinsky have had an action with the Austrians, but it is certain they left Bologna on the 11th eager to engage the enemy. The National Congress of the free cities has refused to obey the orders of Gen. Ben theim to submit to the Pope, and has retired to Ancona, as Bologna is not able to sustain a siege. It is said to-day that Gen. Bentheim has entered the city, and established a coun ter revolutionary government in the name of the Pope ; but this news seems premature, and there were above 10,000 combatants in the city who did not appear inclined to yield till they had at least shown that . they were not afraid to fight. SPAIN: Letters from Madrid, dated March 10, state that the forces of the insurgents in the mountains of Ronda, amount to between 3,000 and 4,000 men, and that the fate of Spain now depends on a single success or defeat of the Consti tutionalists. Seven hundred old soldiers of the battalion of marines, and the troops of the line of the garrison of the island of Leon, have joined them. The Marquis of Villa campo and several other persons had been ordered to quit Madrid. The Minister of War has directed that the troops stationed at Tolosa and Logrona should be marched into the interior. Letters from Spain, received in Bordeaux, state that the Insurrections of the island of Leon, Cadiz, and An dalusia, had not been suppressed, as was reported. Dis turbances had likewise occurred in Badajoz. Courrier Francais. PETRIIIIIIIGH, MARCH I.—From all the accounts that we have hitherto received of the state of things in the kingdom of Poland, and the martial spirit dour army andermsch a commander as Diebitsc,h, it may be ptesromed that the revolutionary Government will be shortly overturned. The Emperor is said to be remolvod to incorpseate the kingdom with Russia, as a provisos of his great empire. This would be a merited satisfaedon gins to the Russian radon. It was, perhaps, originally an ill-judged prometting to attack Pentad to Russia, and yet as Independent of the Russian Goveniment ; and to give it comedts. dotal imdtutions, while the form of Govermsest ma* us napalmed &boohoo. There was is this a cesium, wbkit meld not fail to each* mutual dislike, and greedy eintributed Oe the damdfol ontainophe of )826. SPIRIT OP THE JOURNALS. Trants.--The majority was only 1 in favour of the Reform Bill ; bat, considering the immense exertions made to defeat it by tho u ▪ whose Cal existence it passes an eternal donut, even thi s jerky is h hly satisfactory. If Ministers should now think h ad visable to ve Parliament immediately, their present numb er along with the votes of their friends who will then come in i n , the Treasury will give them a triumphant majority. have Lad John Russell, that, though thep Tl ,3 not resist trifling t a h in n :enents in the details of the bill, oh=in em. white, they will either not accept of any essential change, o r u m not rest satisfied till its original provisions are restored. The infer. enee of course is infallible that the House will be immedi ate l y dis. solved, if any material alte ration should be carried in she committee. The report of the King being op posed to a dissolution is in d uere t. ously spread, but is not worthy et any credit. The King wW s u p. port the Ministers, and his and their bill. Par.—The adjourned Debate was resumed last night, and hat e d till half-past three o'clock, when the house divided, and the nurn h ere proved to be—for the seeood reading of the bill 302; against it 301 being, thus far, a majority of ens in favour of Ministers. They have little reason, however, to congratulate themselves on the result, for thi s apparent victory is, in effect, a signal and decisive overthrow for th en , and the enemies of the Constitution. The lovers of order, the tr ue friends of the Monarchy and their country, so far from feeling dis, heartened, will raise a shout of joyful triumph for the ascendancy o f those principles which alone can secure the stability of the one or the happiness and honour of the other. It is scarcely necessary to observe, that from twenty to thirty who have voted for the second reading of the Bill have thereby recorded simply their approval of the principle of Re. form, having openly expressed themselves hostile to ihie monstrous pro. ject iw foto. As many more, who are likewise ready to support a sa f e and rational plan of modified Reform, have allowed the bill to pass this stage with the view of introducing very material amendments into the details. Whether the odious expedient of dissolving Parliament, and thus risking the public tranquillity by affording an opportunity for brute violence and intimidation on the part of a rabble whose base pas. slons have been iniquitously excited,—whether, we say, this shameful expedient be contemplated, seeing that the fate of the bill car it :lands is decided, we know not. But should it be possible, it will still remain to be seen what course his Majesty will pursue on the occasion ; and upon this most important point we have the happiness to say, that there is every reason to hope the generous-hearted Monarch will not suffer himself to be misled. Trans.—All the French popular journals, as we had anticipated, have declared against the new ministry, since the delivery of their mud. festo in the Chamber of Deputies on Friday. They are only supported with firmness by two or three prints, which me accused of advocating the principles of the restoration, instead of the revolution. From the ministerial statement, which we gave yesterday, the country will learn useful truths, In addition to information on me sentiments and views of the cabinet. The taxes , which for the last eight or ten years have never exceeded a or 40,000,0001. sterling, are thn year to be 1,200,000,000 of francs, or about 48,000,0001. sterling. This fact was stated by the last ministry, and the enormity of the expense was defended by M. Lsfitte. But the additional sum of 8,000,0001. was ascribed to the necessity of preparing for war. Marshal Soult, the Minister of War, on the contrary, declared, on Friday, that nothing had yet been done to place the army on a foot ing of war, and that die immense now demanded was necessary to carry on the peace. The country, learn how expensive a luxury war would now be fn France, when even eight miWou pounds, or ten million pounds sterling of additionsl resources are necessary to place It on a peace footing. War cannot now be made to feed itself and enrich its heroes as in the glorious times of Napoleon Buonaparte. The land tax is to be doubled, to place the army on a footing to make France respected in peace ; the increase of expenses in war would require the doubling of several ether imposts. These considerations ought not, of course, to affect the con. duct of the French Government where its honour er essential Interests are at stake, but deserve the consideration of the partywho call out foe war from mere wantonness, or to gratify some pada' predllecdon. It will be a curious consequence of this augmentation of the tax on real property and trading licenses, that it will nearly double the number of persons who are to enjoy the elective franchise. By the new electoral bill which has passed the Chamber of Deputies, and is now about to receive the sanction or the Peers, every man becomes an elector who pays two hundred francs, or 81. sterling, in direct taxes. An additional 65 centimes are to be levied on the land -tax, and 50 on the patent.taz, by which the amount of the latter is doubled, and of the former more than doubled. Thus a new class of electors will come upon the list, as those who formerly paid 100 francs will now have to pay more than 200 hams, and so gain admission to the electoral colleges. It may be calculated that the electoral body will thus be more than dos. bled, and thus rise to nearly 500,000 instead of 200,000. This is a re. suit which probably the Minister of Finance did not intend to produce Two owocs FUN DS.—Consols, which were looking up in the early part of the morning, and were done at 761 for the Account, have not maintained their price, but have since receded to 761 g, which, no doubt, is owing to the general supposition that Parliament will be dissolved in a few days. In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing. THE'RIiFoRMICD HOUSE. The attendance of Members in the House of Commons last night exceeded any thingon record. The largest attend ance on any former occasion, as known by a division, was in a Committee, when there were present 558 Members. Last night's attendance was as follows : The numbers announced on the division make 60$ The Tellers were 4 The Speaker Six pair retired ... 12 Invalid Members who did not vote, in consequence, it was said, of the Ministers' confidence is their numbers, bat who were in attendance in an adjoining room Member locked out (we believe) Total number present ... 698 Thus, of the House, consisting of 658 Members, there were, according to the above statement and calculation, six hundred and twenty-eight Members actually in and about the House, and only thirty Members absent ; and, if the largest known number present on any former occasion were 558, there were last night present seventy Members more than on any former event ! The Noes went into the Lobby last night ; the Ayes remained in the House. Mr. CA LC RAFT had the credit of having decided the question, and was greeted accordingly by the " Ayes." —Herald. The King and Queen arrived in town a few minutes before two o'clock yesterday afternoon, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of Lancers, from Windsor Palace. • Prince George of Cambridge, accompanied by his tutor, followed soon afterwards in another carriage and four. The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia, and the Princess Sophia Matilda, visited their Majesties after their arrival. The Landgravine of Hesse Homburg dined with the King and Queen in the evening. The Lord Chamberlain left town yesterday for Derby. Sir Henry Halford and Mr. Brodie hold daily consulta tions respecting the Mate of Lord Holland. His Lordship is rather better. The Earl of Harrington left his residence in Stable-yard, St. James's. yesterday, for his seat in Derbyshire. The Duke of Cumberland was under the gallery of the House of Commons last night during the debate. The first Number of a Series of the most popular produc tion of our eminent HteToarears, PalLosoPiteas, Ac. will be pub lished on the lint of &pill. imitled " Ax itriroxx or EMOLISH LITZRATURE I^ the Editors of which intend to prune luxuriance, and remove blemishes, by the rejection of what is superfluous in matter or quaint in style, while they retain all that is useful and interesting by a system of CONCENTRATION. To the plan of this novel undertaking, which cannot fail to prove a new are in tifevedurs, our attention ha% been forcibly drawn by the perusal of Palsy', NNW and PoJllkel Phi losophy, which forms the first volume of the Philosophical Series. nib has been condensed within about haft the cadent of the original; and as all the arguments are nevertheless preserved, and even the very words of the author when they best convey hie Ideas, we congratuist , our readers and especially the youth of both eases, on the facility with which they may thus becomeacquainted with authors repulsive from their bulk alone, at a p little cod of tine as well as Om On the 6th inst. at Pisa, in the Hon. John Kainedp Nislane. emend son of the Earl of Cadets, who was married to Was Augusta Fit= arena, fourth daughter of his Majesty. We lament to announce the death of General the Earl of Chatham. Knight of the Garter, Governor of Gibraltar, and Colonel of the 41 " Regiment of Foot. We have also to announce that the swami Pm' duped by the death of Sir Wm. P. Galway, in the 3d Dragoon Ward" , is to be filled up by Major... General the Hon. Frederick Pensonby, 00 ' revisor of Malta—Another ostsela of the Noble Premier. at t STAII lIDON :Punted hq.Nnott ILII MAIM, Orrici, No. 1, Pickett place, Temple Bar. ~~ ,~ 1 ' 1 ~. ,~ i