The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-02-02 00:00:00

r I, I ret Y 1r I h 11 .1 I' FItEN C I I PAPERS. _-..,•iiiiiiiv..- (FROM TIIE MOSITEUR OF FRIDAY.) Nothing Official. (NON -OFFICIAL PART.) Our Correspondent at Milan sends us an extract from the proceedings against the revolutionists of Lombardy, and of the sentence passed by the Tribunal of the First Instance, confirmed by the Court of Appeal, and of the Third Instance by the Senate sitting at Verona. This trial, which is remarkable, on account of the relation it bears to thoec which have lately been decided in France, serves to demonstrate that the revolutionists areevery where the same, to trouble the repose of Europe. [Here follows the translation of the extract which occu pies no less than eight entire columns of the . 1 11onitcor. The Etoile gives an analysis or abstract of the document. This abstract contains nothing but a long and uninterest ing repetition of all the facts already known respecting the existence of Secret Societies in Italy, and their in fluence in producing the revolutions of Naples and Pied mont with the view of ultimately turning Italy into "a Federal Union." Those Societies composed what was called Carbonarisme beyond the Alps and Adel fisme in France, and notwithstanding the failure of the Neapolitan and Piedmontese insurrections, are said to have preserved hopes of success and the intention of renewing their attempts until the latter part of 1522. The conspirators were then as sembled at Geneva under the denomination of " Italian Congress," and the execution of their plans was prevented by the arrest of one of their most active leaders, a French man of the naineof Andryanne. This individual and twen ty-four others. all Italians, have been the objects of the late trials. Found guilty with fifteen others, they received sentence of death, but lIIVe bad their punishment commuted by tl►e Emperor into that of imprisonment in a fortress. some for life, some for twenty years, and others for three. Eight of the rest not having been convicted for want of legal proofs, have been fined and deprived of all their rights as Austrian Nobles, and one has had the good fortune of being acquitted. DUTCH AND HAMHURGH PAPERS. _-....-- Dutch Papers to the Ist Feb., and Hatnbnrgh papers to the 28th Jan., arrived yesterday. The following are ex tracts :-- HAMRURCII, ,lAN. 25.—Fonr students, who, with se veral others, have been arrested in consequence of dis turbances in the vicinity of Halle, were lately con veyed through Potsdam to Berlin, with a military es cort. FRANKFORT, JAN. 24. —Things seem to take a serious two in Bavaria. Theollirers of justice and police are, as it were, permanently assembled to continue the examina tions of a considerable number of prisoners. I t has been observed that on the arrival of a courier at Itatisbon, sent by the General commanding at Nuremberg, the drums im mediately beat, and all the ttoops were put under arms. The Catmnand.int of this tart ison caused the barracks to he strictly scorched, and discovered in them six pounds of poison. Myst:last, Jam. 1.1.--For some time since several far mers in the l)'eby of Anhalt Coethen, instead of paying their people in money, have proposed to them to allow them a fixed proportion of the harvest. Notwithstanding the low price of grain. the labourers have readily accepted this proposal, which is very advantageous to the farmers, and several conventions to this effect have already been ron..holed. FRANKFORT, JAN. 20.—The very celebrated house of Van der Smissen, at Altona. has lately failed for several millions of marks banco. This failure is can,etl by con siderable losses which the house has sustained by the late depreciation of colonial produce. l'osnerawristort.e, Dec. 25.—The appointment of Galib Effendi gives reason to hope that the differences with the European powers will be soon adjusted. The Sultan Ims addressed a letter to him, in which he is charged with the snperintendance of all the affairs of the Mores. Great arrangements ale in preparation here, sad the Janissaries are to enter on the campaign in Spring. Letters front Napoli de Romans of December 29, say, that General Ulysses Andrus.) took by assault, on the 12th December, the fortress of Karystoe, in Negronont (Su bsea). They say also that an expedition of 190 sh!ps is prepared in the Ardsipelago, to get possession of 3letelin. AMERICAN PAPERS. We Lave rereiveil papers from New Yorlc, Phil.if and iloston, to the 7th of last month. The following are extracts New YORK, JAN. 6 —The .Annnal Treasury Report was transmitted to Congress on Friday. The precise amount of the actual Receipts into the Treasnry during the first quarters of the departed year (1323) arc ascertained to be 11.16,174,035, and the Receipts for the fourth quar ter of the same year are estimated at D. 4.270,000, making a total net revenue for the year of D. 20,44 1035 ; and, with the balance which was in the Treasury on the first day of that year, making a total amount of 1,24,6 - i1,162. The Expenditures during the three first quarters of the same year were D. 41,122,547, and the Expenditures for the fourth quarter of the saute year are estimated at D,3,594,559. makine a total Expenditure during the last year of D.15,317:107, and leaving a balance in the Trea sury on the first day of the present month estimated at D. 9,364,055. Besides the usual statements of the past, and prospec tive estimates of receipts and expenditures, &e. the Report contains two specific recommendations—one, that the sure plus in the Treasury he applied, under certain limitations, to the purchase of the Seven per Cent. Stock of the United States, amounting to D.:4,610,000 ; the other, that provi sion be made fur paying the amount adjudged to claimants under the Spanish Treaty, by the creation and sale of Stock bearing an interest of Five per Cent., redeemable in 1532. It is probable that a Literary and Philosophical Society will soon be established in Wakefield. Proposals for forming such an Association have been circulated there during the last week, and we understand that the gentlemen with whom the project originated, enter tain very sanguine hopes of its success.—(tecds Intel ligencer.) DIARY FOR THE WEEK. F.%.. t , S. FOURTII SUMO. AFT. Ertnusr. High Water, Murn. 6m. aft. 3—Even. 21 m. aft. 3. -2, .11. PURIFICATION. CANDLER IS DAY. High Water, Morn. 34 m. after 3—Even. 47 m. aft. 3. —3, Y. Blake. High Water, Mom. 4 o'clock.—Even. 13 in. after 4. —4, W. Sun rises 23 m aft 7. High Water, Morn. 27 m. aft. 4—Even 42 m. after 4. —5, Th. Aynthe. High Water, Morn. 59 in. aft. 4.—Even. 15 in. aft. 5. .1 -6, F. Day increased 1 hour 37 min. High Water. Morn. 33 in. after s.—Even. 52 in. aft. 5. -7, S. Moon sets 10 m aft. 12 morn. High Water, Morn. 14 In. aft. 6—Even 4 in. aft. 6 NATURALISTS' CALENDAR.—To enable our Readers to jnilge of the Season, we select from the Calendars of the Rey. Mr. White, of Selburne, and Mr. Markwiek, of the neighbourhood of Battle, the dates of the following tansiliar occurrences, which have been observed during a course of years, and which may usually he expected about the present period : (Where two dates ire given, they denote the EARLIEST and the LATEn times at which the occurrence was observed. The letters /V. and A/. are the initials of the names ofthe observers.) Barren strawberry flourish /Y. Feb. 1, March 26—.11. January:l3, March 26. Blue titmouse chirps IV. Feb. t—M. April 27. Brown wood owls hoot If. Feb. 2. lien sits March S, hatches. Goeseiner fl W oats iv. Feb. 4. April I. Lorortior A. IV. Feb. 6—. K. Jaa. 1, AprO. . MAILS. ARR. DV E. I An R. nue. 2 0 2.... Holland 0 0 ...Water inrd.. • • .9 0.... timbre 2 2 ...II dc J rrse.y. • .. 0 I I.... France 0 0.... Lis:ion 0 1 ...Flanders ..0 2 —X 4.itentlerz 1 0... • Malta ....... CANDLEMAS DAY.-lluliday at the Bank. IQ -.-tatttintan. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, ISM STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE o'CLocg.—Consols opened this morning at 90191, but soon after lowered to 90j, for the Ac count. The market this morning was rhther In a wavering state, owing, it is supposed, to the King's speech to be deli vered to-morrow, of which we do not hear any thing positive up to this hour. The Expresses from Paris, have brought the French Rentes, at 4 o'clock, 96. 64:I.—Spanish, 24 —Scrip, S. We are informed that Saturday was Settling Day at Paris for all Foreign Funds. FOREIGN FUNDS.—Spanish Bonds opened at 25, but soon declined to 24121, with a heavy market. Mexican Bonds opened at si, got up to —Colombia, (16— Old Spanish. 2t? to 3—New Austrian, 5 1 — Ch ii i , 794—Rus sian, 89? to 90—French Scrip, B—Mexican Loan, 44--Old Prussian, 91?—New, 992. We have this forenoon received, by Express, from Paris, the Etoile of yesterday's date, from which we select the following articles: — PARIS, Jan. 31.—Prince Carignan leaves Paris for Turin on Monday next, at 5 o'clock in the morning. The news that we receive from the Department is ex cellent. The Elections are going on agreeable to the friends of the Throne. The Austrian ()bearer, which has hitherto been silent on the victories of the Greeks, has at length noticed them, and contains a long article on the subject. Mr. Brown, the new Minister from the United States to France, arrived on the 23th at Havre, in the American brig Cavanne. MADRID, .I.+v. 22.—Orders have been issned to establish military commissions. They will be established in all the Provinces before the expiration of fifteen days, as fixed by the Royal decree. The Junta, instituted for agriculture and commerce, assemble several times in the week. Their labours will be submitted to the Council of the King. The rev•lntionary Journals, which invent falsehoods, pretend that a certain Ugarte was the favourite of the King, and exercised the gr,:atest influence; but we must observe that this is false, and that his Majesty has no other favourite than his people, whose interest lie has continually at brut; and he has established the most strict economy in his palace. By a decree, dated yesterday, his Majesty orders, that notice should be given respecting the classes of indivi duals who are to form part of the Royal Guard. ItnusseLe.—lt is asserted, that his Excellency, M. Fatett, is appointed Minister to the Court of London. Files of New York papers are arrived to the.9th Jan., from which we extract the following : F12.,31 LAct:to A.—We learn by Capt. Skinner, in 15 days from La;:nira, that the frigateVenezr.cla, Corvette Bolivar, and the 61 gun ship, sailed from that port on the 19th, for Port oCarello, with the military stores. General Soublette embarked in the 6-1. Another frigate and schooner were taking in stores for the same place. Carrac2s papers to the sth Dec. were received, which contains no newt:. FitnM Mexic the arrival of the Schooner Racer, at Philadelphia, from Tampico, we learn that the new Con gress of Mexico had assembled on the sth Dec. A new Constitui iqn was formed when the Racer sailed. Caxaftv Ist.amns.—A letter from Teneriffe, of the 1511) Nov., has been received at Baltimore, in which the writer mentions the arrival at Santa Crnz, of a French frigate ; and states, that a General on board demanded, in the name of his Government, possession of the whole of the Canary islands ceded to France by Ferdinand. The Governor requested a few days to reflect upon the subject; the inhabitants are generally exasperated, and declare they will sacrifice their lives and fortunes, era the French flag shall wave over them. Faust CANTON.—A letter from Batavia, Sep. 22, states that the Milford. of Bombay, arrived the preceding day fromjCanton, with verbal intelligence that the affair of the Topaz frigate bad been revived. it was reported that the Honor merchants have been ordered to Pekin, because the British Government have not sent out two individuals to be delivered to the Cl.inese, as an atonement for the lives of the Chinese.: The cant and clamour that have by ministerial artifice and the venal press, been kept up about law, loyalty, and order, for the purpose of preventing the exposure of cor ruption, has not fur some time received so complete and. masterly an answer, as from the speech of Mr. Jeffrey, delivered at the anniversary of the Fox Club at Einhurgh. A very correct report of this excellent speech has appeared in the Seottniam newspaper, and we deem it the duty of every liberal journal, which sets a value on troths so im portant to mankind, to give publicity to sentiments so liberal, and to views so enlightened. This is the more in cumbent at this time, since the Holy Alliance are, by their new code of publi• laws, subverting every remaining ves tige of freedom in Europe, where their ruthless power can be felt. To the Advocates of legitimate slavery, and the " divine right of Kings to govern wrong," the allusion of Mr. Jeffrey to the United States of America, will furnish some profitable a►nasetnent, if not instruction. The friends of liberty, will, however, peruse it with delight, as a com position which arrays truth, in all the charms of eloquence. The following is the commencement of the speech, which was receives' with the loudest applause:— "Though it is the principal business of a meeting like this to do honour to the champions of our own rights, and the principles of our ewn freedom, I propose now, with your Lordship's indulgence, to bring under its notice, the concerns and the merits of another country, which though I thank God, now foreign and independent in relation to us, I trust never will he regarded as alien either to the people of Britain or the common interests of liberty. I allude, my Lord, to the United States of America (ap plause). It is not any part, however, of my purpose to enlarge on her present greatness and growing importance, or the mighty influence which she is destined hereafter to exercise on the fortunes of the world. To that futurity it is animating to look forward—and to think that there is nothing in the prospect it presents to us that is not bright with the promi‘e of great improvement. But it is rather to her present condition, and to the advantages we have already derived from her, that I wish to call the attention of the meeting. For, to my mind, that nation had al- THE STATESMAN ready done the most essential service CO the cause of free dom—not perhaps so much by the conduct of her people, or by the acts of her government, as by her mere exist ence—in peace, respect, and prosperity, under institutions , more practically popular, and a Constitution more purely deameratie, than has ever prevailed among. civilised men from the beginning of the world—thus affording a splen did illustration, and irrefragable proof, of the possibility ' of reconciling •tlie utmost extent of freedom with the maintenance of imhlic authority, and the err:first order, and tranquillity, and security to private rights, with the most unbounded exercise of political ones. What else, indeed, can furnish so conclusive and triumphant a re futation of the pitiful sophisms and absurd predictions by which the advocates of existing abuse have at all times endeavoured to create jealousy and apprehension of reform ? You cannot touch the most corrupt and imbecile govern ment without unsettling the principles and unhinging the frame of society—you cannot give the people political rights without encouraging them to be disobedient to law ful authority and sowing the seeds of continual rebellion and perpetual discontent—nor recognise popular preten sions in any shape, without coming ultimately to the abo lition of all distinctions, and the division and destruc ion of all property—without involving society, in short, in dis orders at once frightful and contemptible, and reducing all things to the level of an insecure, and ignoble, and bloody equality. Such are the reasonings by which we are now to be persuaded that liberty is incompatible with private hap piness or national prosperity, and that the despotic govern ments of the world ought to be maintained, if it were only to protect the people from the consequences of alloeing them any controul over the conduct of their rulers ! To these we need not a-swer in words, or by reference to past and questionable examples—but we put them down at once, and trample them contemptuouly to the earth, by a short appeal to the existence and condition of America. (Great applause.) What is the country of the universe, would now ask, in which property is most sacred, or in dustry most sure of its reward? Where is the authority of law most omnipotent? Where are intelligence and wealth most widely diffused and most rapidly progressive? Where is society in its general description most peaceable, and orderly, and moral, and contented? Where are popular trt , melts least known, and the spirit and existence, and almost the name, of a mob least heard of? Where, in short, is political animosity least prevalent—faction subdued, and at this moment, even party, nearly extinguished, in a pre vailing fueling of national pride and satisfaction ? Where, but in America? (Immense applause.) America, that laid the foundation of her Republican Constitution in a ! violent, radical, sanguinary revolution—America, with her fundamental democracy, made more unmanageable, and apr par. n ly more hazardous by being broken up into I do not know ' how many coetederated and independent democracirs— . America, with Universal Suffrage, and monthly or weekly elections—with a free and unlicensed press—without an established priesthood, and hereditary nobility. or a pre manent executive—with all that is combustible, in short, and pregnant with danger, on the hypothesis of tyranny, and without one of the checks or eateguards by which alone they contend the benefits or the very being of society can be maintained ! (Peals of applause). There is some thing at once au.'acious and ridiculous in maintaining such doctrines in the face of such experience. Nor can any thing he founded on the novelty of these institutions,or the pretence that they have not yet been pat fairly on their trial. America has gone on prospering under them for forty years—and has exhibited a picture of uninterrupted, rapid, unprecedented advances in wealth, population, in telligence, and concord, while all the arbitrary Guyon ments of the old world would have been overrun with bankruptcies ,conspiracies, rebellions and revolutions, and are at this moment trembling in the consciousness of their ' insecurity, and vainly endeavouring to repress irrepressible discontents, by confederated violence and terror." Advice, from Malta of the 20th of December state, that the. British squadron, consisting of six ships, was to sail for Tunis on the following morning. The Allg.emcine Zeitung contains the following letter dated Marseilles, announcing the sailing of the British flee from Malta for Tunis:— " MARSEILLES, JAN. 13. " Letters have been received from Sicily, accerdin.r to which the English fleet which had as•wmble.l at Malta had sailed from that island for Tunis, under the' command of Sir lir:111am Moore, tt ithout suffering itself to be detained by the offers of mediation made by Ibe Porte. As no doubt is t ntertaine 1 of u‘e authenticity of these letters, we may expect to be saortly informed of the result 1 of the expedition. The following is an extract fro:n a letter received by the packet from Lisbon : " 'ratans, Jas. 16. 18. A.—The British ships of war' Windsor C'astle, 46, Capt. Charles Dashwood, and Glasgow , 46, Capt. B. C. Doyle, remain here: it is supposed, for the purpose of befriending the King and Royal family (by taking them away) should another political convulsion oc cur, and put their persons in danger. This is by no means an improbable vent, when it is considered that the late counter-revolution was brought about by the intrigues and double-dealing of ( ) emplane, the present prime Minister. —I perceive the London papers have noticed the grand dinner given by Sir Harry Neale to the king and royal fa mily of Portugal ; but it has not been stated yet, that the Commander-in-chief of his Majesty's ships in this quarter (who is remarkable for his dignified mind and manners) and the Captains of the ships of war here, waited upon the royal guests et table. Admiral Sir Harry Neale, Bart., 0.C.8., stood behind the chair of, and waited upon the king; Captain Samuel Warren, C. 8., and Captain Hon. It. C. Spencer, behind, and waited upon the two Prin cesses; Captain Andrew King, behind, and waited upon Don Miguel; and Captain Sir Harry Burrard acted as butler! But, V temporal. 0 mores! Don Miguel, after being so gallantly honoured, actually went below with the first Lieutenant of the Revrnge, and drank grog and smoked segars, until he became (lite glorious.' CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 28.—Very alarming news for the Government is in circulation here. It is, in the first place, affirmed that the Greeks have re conquered the Isle of Scio, and that they strongly menace the town of Smyrna. On the other band, it is certain that the Turks have been forced to raise the blockade of fdis solunghi, and that they are at the last extremity in Patras. This intelligence has produced such a sensation in the Divan, that the Ministry has fallen. The Reis Effendi is succeeded by Saib Effendi. The Sultan has ordered the Captain Pacha to put to sea immediately, notwithstanding the disastrous state of the fleet. There is a total want of money, sufficient cannot be collected to march the troops which it is desired to send to the relief of Smyrna. P. S. The Grand Vizier is exiled to Gillipoli, and he is succeeded by Galib Effendi. In a word, it is the moderate European party which is now in office.—Augsburg Gaz. The Gazetieof Saturday gives a contradiction to the reports lately current of the grant to Sir Rabert Clifford of a peerage being conrined to himself. From official autho rity we learn that Letters Patent have been directed to be passed for granting to Sir Robert, and the heirs male of his body, lawfully begotten, the dignity of a Baron, by the title of Baron Gifford of St. Leonard, in the County of Devon. Baron Gifford hss selected St. Leonard's near Exeter, as the family appendege to his title. This is a pretty but obscure village, where the family of the Baron originated, and where they possess an estate.—After many consultations by his Majesty's Ministers on the subject of the Noble Baron's eleva tion—to have restricted the title to his individual life, was dis covered to be without precedent, and besides would have been considered invidious and objectionable on the score of hide• pendenee. The patent of creation, therefore, gives the title to.the_heirs male. I SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. DEs.t., Fehr-tort; I.—Wino S. toW.—Remain with tr•o hr' , ..; name unknown, the S-.larin, Hearn. for Janvtica ; Slat iha' Dominica, lion , . r, for Madeira and St. Vincents. Powrsmor a It, February I.—Wind S.F.—mai:id the Mr.e. qu e en, Walker, for India; and Joseph C reen transport, f ar fork.—Arrived yesterday the following outward bound vpsieli from the Downs, viz.—Juno, Elbe, Stag, Cambria, „I,A n Turner, Barbadoes Planter, Medway, Postimalus, and Wm. I.u.thington. _ _ FALNIO( Tu...lartiary 31.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the E ar ; of Selkirk, Walker, from Newfoundland, in 19 €l:ls.—S a ;,,: the Stammer Packet for Lisbon.—Put hack with damage .!, t . Lady Mary Pelham Packet, for the Leeward 14:811(1S, COWES. February 1.--Sailed the Lord llungerford and Duchess of Athol, for India ; Sneaton Castle, Browo, fir Charleston; Ann, Whitmore, for Cape Coast Castle; a i d Comet, Moore, fur Savannah. LIVERPOOL, Januery 31.--Arrived the Thns. Burrovs from Trinidad ; Antigua Packet, from Bahia ; Unttos . D'Cost, and Duchess of Gloeester, King, from New you ; Briranza, ()berry, from Virginia ; Ida, Aldridge ; True Blue, and Thos. Gilstore, from New BrunswicE ; and William end Helen, Rowland, from ldre.—Captain Cargill, of the brine, arrived here with melancholy accounts of several shipwrecks between the 2.lst and 25th ult., principally between Chetecen and Cape North,viz.—Nerina, of North Shields ; Wy ton, of ; Assistance, of Liverpool, and Commerce, of Bri.tol— most of the crews were saved.—The coast was strewed with the wrecks. The following Naval Officers have been promoted : Captain Conch, of the Persens, off the T ower , to the rank of Post Captain. Lientenants —George hillier, MoMd. Adams, and Saunders, to be Commanders. Mes srs . hel lack, Riley, Morley, Carpenter, Thompson, Gregory, Hill s , Barn, Totnkins, Peasne, Garrett. and Bli 4% et, Midship men, to the rank of Lieutenants. Captain Mends, to continua the Blanche frigate of 46 pins, at Chatham. NEW Yoast, Jan. 7.—We learn by the packet ship Sa luda, which left Charleston on the 3d inet. that the oe w steam boat Thomas Lowndes, from Charleston to Ham burg, tauk fire 30 miles below the latter place, and burst to the water's edge." Viet. Admiral Sir L. Halstead, K. C. B. in his Majests' s ship Isis, Captain Thomas Forrest, C. B. arrived at Bart, . does, on the 7th Septetnher, on his way to Jamaica, in 40 . days, from Spitbead, all well, and found lying there hit Alajesty's ship Eden, Captain John Lawrence, officers and men in perfect hea!th. Three of five pilots who were out from Appledore, laok ing out for shits, were drowned last week. 'l'heir George Bowden, -- Meek, and Michael Jones. It ait pears, that in returning toward the shore, in a dark night, their beat struck on a pile of Limestone, and sunk. The two men who escaped, floated on their oars, and after being three hours in this perilous condition, were washed on shore _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Royal Escape, lighter, with stores for the Dmckvard, arrived here on Monday. The Royal Escape is the oldest vessel in the service, and was so named as having been the identical one in which Charles 11. made his escape after the beta , of Worcester, in September,l6slThe hiag, after wandering about in disguise for several days, was sheltered in the house of Colonel Windham, in Dorsetshire, from whence lie found his way to Shoreham, in Sussex, where this vessel was lying, in which he embarked, and was conveyed to Frescamp, in Normandy.—(Plymouth paper.) A letter from Havre, dated Tuesday, says,—" We have had General Mina's first Aide-de-Camp (Colonel GUl laghatm) here for some days. He is in treaty for an Ameri can Vessel to carry the General and his suite to some part of South America. She is to proceed to Cowes, where the General purposes embarking. Colonel O'Callaghan was with the General during the whole of the Spanish struggle. —(Hainpshire 7'elegraph.) MARRIAGE IN HIGH Ltre.—On the 23th ult., by special license, at Ilebburn Hall, William Henry Lambton, Esq., brother of John George Lamhton , Esq., M. P. f or the county of Durham, to Henrietta, second daughter of Cuthbert Ellison, Esq., M.P. fur Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It is with pleasnre we le trn that a requisition to the Mayor is now in the course of signature, requesting him to convene a public meeting, for time purpose of promoting a subscription in favour of the Greeks ; and we have no douid our worthy chief magistrate will immediately cow -1 ply with the request.—(Liverpool Advertiser ) • SOUTIIANIPTON, JAN. 31.—A meetino of the Lieetpled victuallers of this town. was held at the Star Inn, on Wed nesday, when they resolved on a petition to the Douse of Commons, praying for a repeal of the additional Duties on Excise Licenses, granted by the 55th of fleorze 111. being double the amount of the duties previously paid.— The Petition is entrusted to Mr. Flemming, County Member. On Wednesday, Earl Bathurst, as Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, laid before the Cabinet Council the voluminous correspondence relative to recent events in the West India islands, which occupied the attention of the Cabinet upwards of three hours. On Thursday the Council was similarly engaged, and for the same length of time. On Friday the Cabinet was occupied in arranging the Speech, to he submitted for the King's approbation for opening the Session of Parliament. DUEL.—Early on Saturday morning a meeting took place near the Regent's Park, between B. M.Esq. and Capt. P. of the Navy, attended by their seconds, when Mr. M. received his antagonist's ball a little above the left knee, but it did not lodge. The parties left the ground ou friendly terms. DUEL INEVENTED.—Capt. F—w—er and Mr. a gentleman of fortune, met at Thaxted Green, Middlesex, on Saturday morning, at day-break, to decide a dispute; but, after the measurement of the ground, two officers appeared, and they were suffered to depart, on their ho nour to find sureties to keep the peace, which were en tered into. The Literary Gazette has the following respectinZ the late Joseph Marryar, Esq.—He went on the ',Howley morn ing into the city from his country-house at Wimbledon, and whilst in the act of writing a frank, in his mike 11 Mansion-house-street, he fell on the Door, and expired, without speaking a word. It appears from the medical re port of the gentlemen who inspected the hotly, that an 00 fication. not merely of the valves of the heart, but of the coronary vessels, or of those vessels which supply the heart itself with blood, was the cause of his decease :—a whichmnst have run its course fur souse time without au , - picion of its existence. CORN-EXCHANGE, MONDAY, FEB. 2.—The quantities of corn that cause in last week were tolerably good, and this morning there is a good fresh arrival of Wheat, Barley and Beans, from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk. but there are not many Oats fresh in. The Wheat trade has been in a state of so much animation since last Monday, that 3s. to 4s. per quarter advance has been obtained on the term s of this day se'nnight ; but as the price of F lour v is not advance, there is therefore ;rather more slackness in he trade than at the early part of this nsorning. The ma t lt sters purchase Barley so eagerly, and there b e i n g orders to ship some for the North, that 41. per qr. hig her has been obtained on the prices of this day se'nnight. Beans are also further advanced 3s. to 4s. per qr. higher. Boiling Peas are also risen 3s. per qr. higher; Grey Pease are B'. to 44. per qr. dearer. In Oats there is a farther advance of the price of 2s. to 3s. per qr. on the terms of last Monday. Rape Seed is 21 per last higher. SMITHFIELD MAMMY, February 4.---There was a shor t market this morning of all descriptions of c attle, but m particularly of Calves, which which were exceedirgly fe w In nuns ber ; and owing to the frosty weather and a thin market, the prices of all kind of cattle h ave a dvanced.—Beef , of good quality, obtained as high as 4s. W. per stone.-Nfuttoof South Doan, sold as high as 4s, Bd.—Good Calves, 6.. 4d. • • 1 e e 0 IS e r • ie 4