The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

Spain, the 116 tkh Iloveeunsent tilt that no-scruple of de-1 licacy, or fear of misconstruction, ought to restrain them front avowing n earnest sv;sll, that the Spaniards could prevail opon - themselves to consider of such m odifications, or at least to &deka their dispo.ition to consider of them hereafter. It is useless now todiscnss what might have been the • result of his Majrnanxions erideavionrs to bring about *a accoodat w r en Franoenni! Spain, if nothing •.14nirn %re curred to interrupt their progress. Whatever might .b the indisposition of the Spanish Government to take • e'tlie first step towards such an accommodation, it cannot 'he disguised that the principles avowed and the preten-1 sions put forward by the French Government in the speech from tbe Throne at the opening of the Chain bets at Paris, created new obstacles to the success of • friendly intervention. The communication of that - speech to the British Government was accompanied, indeed, unit renewed assurances of the pacific disposition of France; and the French Ministers adopted a construction of the passage most likely to create an unfavourable im pression in Spain, which stripped it of a part of its ob jectionable character. But all the attempts of the Bri tish Government to give effect. at Madrid to such asset rances and explanations, proved unavaili n g . The ho p es of success became gradually fainter; and bare now va nished altogether. It remains only to describe the conduct which it is his Majesty's desire and attention to observe, is a conflict be tween two nation% to each of whom his Motety is bound by the ties of amity and alliance. by repeated disavowal by his Most Chrisian Majesty's Government, of all view* of ambition and aggrandise ment. forbidi the saspicion of any design on the part of rro,nee, tp establish a petmanent military occupation of Spain ; (41' to force his Catholic Majesty into an y awe- I vires,ilerogatory . to the independence of his Crown, or to his existing relations witli other Powers. . The repeated assurances which his Majesty received, of the determination of Prance to respect the dominions of hie Most Faithful Majesty, relieve his Majesty from any apprehension of being called up on to ful fi l the obli gations of that in•ltove defensive connection, which has long subsisted between the Crowns of Great Britain al I Portugal. With respect to the Provinces of America, which have thrown of their allegiance to the Crown of Spain, time and the course of events appear to have substantially decided tneir separmfon from the Mother Country ; although the f .rmal recognition of those Provinces, as Independent States, by his Majesty, may be hastened or retarded by va rious external circumstances, as well as by the more or less satisfactory progress, is each State, towards a regular and sitded form of Government. Spain has long been apprised of his Majesty's opinions upon this subject. Disclaiming is the most solemn manner any intention of appropriating to himself the smallest the smallest portion of the late Spa nish possessions In America, his Majesty is satisfied that no attempt will be made by France, to bring un ter her domi nion, any of those possessions, either by conquest, or by cession from Spain. This frank explannti in upon the points on which perhaps alone the possibility of any collision of France with Great Britain can be apprehended In a war between France end Spain, your Excellency will represent to M.de Chateau briand, as dictated by au earnest desire to be enabled to preserve in that war, a strict add undeviating neutrality ; a neutrality not liable to elterstion towards either party, so lorg as the honour and just interests of Great Britain are equally respected by both. I am commanded, in conclusion, to direct your Excel !prey to declare to the French Minister, that his Majesty will be at all times ready to renew the interposition of his good offices. for the purpose of terthinating those hostilities, which his Majesty has been so anxiously, although ineffee teeny, emicavouring to avert. 1. &c. (Signed) Geoacdt Contuse. Ws Excellency the Right Hon. Sir C. Stead, O. C. B. de. VirtiKLY ReaWM Or TUE WeATIIIIM—bIII O last week was an epitome of an English season. Sunday. Monday, and the beginning of Tuesday, were gloomy and austere; bet the wind having changed, on the latter of those days, from the eastward to the westward, a revolution equally complete took place in the state of the atmosphere, and the weather bright and mild. Wednesday had all the aecontpa niments of the vernal season; but, the neat day, the wind having turned to the north of west, the breezes became keen, while the itmospbere continued, for the most part, clear. On Wednesday and Thursday there fell some slight showers of ra4l; and on Friday noon there was a hall shower, which pas followed in the eiening by a gust,lihe * hurricane, accompanied with a fall of hail : and oa Saturday afterhoon some more bail fell. Immediately before the storm on Fri de, alott, there wee a remarkable fall in the Thermometer, as will be observed io the following table. The quantity of water collected in the rain-page last week amounted to *sly ese•teeth of an inch. rissiodiiiitrek. l " ' • • S, I. • I II- . gasiourria. *Week. etissek. ' I at 001. : . I l t..... : :7 1: * l l 2::: i t 14. I. ••.. . GI '4S '4l. .40 Cloud 16. w.... 4. .11 43 ,1 Cloud 11;111.• •.. 49 .04 ;1 29 $9,93 Fair HI. F. .64 SO SS ,a 0 Heil 19, ..... If JO 94 ,43 Hail . a .4* lON Cloudy 47 43 ,14 Cloudy '46 41 • ,40 Cloudy it 63 ,13 Cloudy 06 61 29,93 Fair 119 36 ,60 Heil ,63 Hail NATURALISTS. CALSNDIR.—To enable oar renders to judge of the season, we select from the calendars of the Rev. Mr. White of Selberne. an.l Mr. Markwick, of the neigh bourhood of Battle, the dates of the following familiar oc- CarrenCeS, which have been observed during a course of years, and which may usually be expected about the present period : (Where two dates are given, they denote the earliest and the latest times at which the occurrence was observed. The letters W. and laLete the initials of the agates of the ob. servers.) • •„: •• • • Swath', appoored.—.W. March 26, 111 T April 7- 47; last seen, Hi. • Mitrtin ap.— W. Nov.. March 29, Ma 1. 1 . 1 417. April 14, May 6; last seen, Dec.*. • ,VijrAtfegale heard.—W. April 1, May I.—M. Apra 14, Meg d; lasi moss)„ Cturalfp •Aprill-.-24.—M. March .3, May 17. Goosefre , r3/ —W.• April 8-14.—M. March 21, May 1 Oterrenti.— W. April g-3. M. March 24, Aprlll6. 1. har-tree 11.1—itr.:AstelL11,111ey tel.—M. •111orob99,' , ApIl heard.—.W., 44,11 A t May 3; last uesrd.Juue Vb. rr. .••• iv. • alga aura. )11ay.,O.r.;47:11garela 10, Iri 3y 8. • & r ift Aptillilday7 -13 1/Arrec.NY 19 . Garden Merril 2.-4 r. April 'lll,' . 1 4 .-; , March ob, May.: " ••• '• Hantiserell.-..W: April 90. June Allra - 111.11111 98. . • Apple-tree L..- Apailti. May 'Art 11, May azaberii, !OA wood, Apru t ill-4910—dif . April 8-9. ! ny ha..to ail ) ~ . . the packet ship Canada illich.arrire,at L iter 1. front New York, on FrWay,' wi hare received New XOrk. yapers, dated, snows lit 'of April,. of, whiob tile followig, is an extract :—,A tOftli commenced yesterday morn iog between tine and ten o'clock, with the, wind at east,. a.:(1 continued .throughout the day and evening. The. wind blew with great force, and the snoW tell faster than during Sly storm the peat winter: Sucli t ivas its severity that, but few inhabitants left their ellrellitigi, unktis ar gent business called them oat, !yid thdtc found it ex: tremely difficult to get along from the.yfottmcit. of the ar wind and depth of sno w . At no period:4lou; i loter,bas, the city exhibited the appearance sit diallests: . Tho re Louses fronting the north and east we.eqty : , d. aavritb entire sheets ut snow, as %Vet fences and trees, it' etery object upon which the snow fell. THE -ST ATEE!MA ?I: MAILS. All. DM Att. DUIL 1.... DOlio 0 0....H0 1ima ' • I 1:... Wm Word... —0 0.... Ha mbro 0 0.... G & Jersey . .. .0 I ....France 0 . . O. .. i Lisbon U o.... Flanders ....... I o....dottentiorg... 0 l....Malta ...... ....0 PRICE OF STOCKS THIN DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ronk Stoek . ........ 2111 I Ind(*Stock 3 per Ct. Red.. 15311 Ditto Bonds 375. 365. —spm. 7 6 116 Ez•B"Il d • (—s Ifts 165 pnl• 3 p•Ct.Cons n per Cent. wont. 4 per Cents. 941& I —soot:—. Ifis 13spse. New Fours . . 961 97 Small —165 134 pm. Long Ann 191 1 Lottery Tickets .... 231.19 1 . Imp. 3 per Ct I Con.for Amt... .. • . —.7641 2the Ititattosinan. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1823. BOURBON WAR. Onr readers must judge for themselves at to what they find from the French Papers. We believe nothing that they say ; but, in all probability, we shall soon hear of the French being at Madrid. The Chronicle seems to have discovered that certain men, unquestionably the most roe rapt and per fi dious in all Europe, have been at work to undermine the constitutias in Portugal! Two months ago We said, that these perfidious miscreants would be at this work. They are now (duce they have become Penny lees) as sly and as matign..nt as Eunuchs. There is no thing that they will not do, no quantity of blood that they will not shed, rather than not endeavour to destroy whatever is calculated to form the subject of a contrast disadvantageous to their own base, blackguard, and infamously corrupt concern. Bather than suffer this concern to be endangered, they would coolly look on while every throat in Portugal was cut. To hope that Portugal will escape is to be very foolish. GAME-LAWS. Thursday next is fixed on for taking into considera tion the Report of the Game-Law Committee. We hear. that very little is proposed ; and we most say, that we do not expect even that to be adopted. The evils now are :-- I.—That the occupiers of land are not allowed to kill, or errs toksnt, the game, by which their crops are devoured. Such is the tyranny exercised in this way, that we have seen a letter from a game-tyrant to a neighbouring far mer, renting another. man's land, telling that farmer, that, unless he sowed more corn for the pheasaats and partridges, he, the game-tyrant, would miter the hare to increase ; meaning, that he would cause his crops to be actually eaten up I What is wanted, then, Is that the • law should, in this respect, be made what it is in France ; and that occupiers of land should hats a right to hunt or to kill. t.—Men, by the new laws, may be transported for night poaching, and may be, and have been, hanged for re sisting game•keepers, in order to avoid being transport ed. This Is such bloody work, that it needs have no thing said about it. This part of the law is of only seven years standing. 3.—The game-preservers do not form a thousandth pert of the community ; and the whole community pays County-Rates and Poor-Rates ; part of which are ex-. pended la the punishing of poachers, and In the keeping of their wives and children. So that all the rest of us have to pay for the preserving of that game, which we use not allowed even to hive in our possession' when , it This is a thing that ought to be pat an end to Immetlietel y. However, far are we from believing 'that •ittry thing effectual will be done. There is a talk (for we have not seen the report) of legali.:ing the sale of game. If this be adopted, leaving the rest of the law as it is, the oppres sion will be a thousand times more odious than it is now; for, then, the game-fellows will make a traffic, instead of a sport, of these wild animals! One of them will be able to keep hares to feed on the land of neighbours, to pre vent those neighbours from touching them, and to send them to market himself—We have heard of game-fel lows who have, for years, been exchanging game for fish, butcher's meat and fruit, and, we dare say, for wine and clothing, But, to make the traffic Mufti', and to leave thereat of the game-lspos in force, would be such a thing! However, let them do it! We, for our parts, are quite satisfied, that these game-fellows are work ing very efficiently to produce a thorough settlement of things in this country. Always bear in mind, that the French people have delivered themselvssfrom game-laws. ...St FRANCIS BURDIMT is on the Game-Law Committee. This is an oceasion for us to learn what he would do, or have done; in ihe ease., One thing men should think about seriously ; and that is, emigration. We have had four applications from farmers, who have some :capir left, and who wish to know the price of land in France, and other particulars. We are disposed to recommend the settled parts of America; but, France Most be a geed reentry to go to; mad, it is near, and presents no dangers is the jetting to it. There is great room in France 'for• the egertion, of ,agricultural skill and in dustry. AttgAinsiger of revelation ! That must be a man . hadeed wile remains to be ruined in Eng ( ,for fear :srif meeting with revolution in France ! edo not, at present, know the price or rent of land in F ron k & We Will endeavour to get, information on the s osi c r, Tkie we know, that the French have no *fiats, se gem. knes, sod that Pre,sek Pinot* ere not j'eseieee• the 'Pearep We know , bulle t s, :BO the 111 1 rich puttee,. who. are three times as ,gsitnsgpsi's as ,• ms. ye, palpably Itqf as muck in tares Si dot eel this Madan is , six times as heavy here a* it Is there. No Woodlif that the Fend Farmers are able to under-1 bell o'aigiiiniers! We know, moreover, that prineipl of.thg.Frencir Debt is but little more than e qu al t o one 14erest and charges of onr debt. Bulldog 'bit, Isototsireaters, Itr order to, avoid being tax-parerS, spend France two 'Or. titre n inilllons of money amoually, which they dri l l from English labour. So that Fre ,must be a prosperous and happy country. -What, theni do werecommend men tolnit " Old Engtand?'"Byncr laws. It is• Old' Sarum frothwhich we loolinpon them :islieeing.. The transportation Came laws did not be loog to Old England. They are only seven years old. They are only four years older than Six dale. If, •in deed, a man can do any thing, no matter Whit; towards bettering our lot, let him stay; bat, if he tin I dnoorhiag in this way, his !toy does harm. His laboir and kis • skill serve to assist to feed the thing that upholds the tithes, and the game laws, and all the rest of it. Those echo have the. Church of Ireland in their possession, have the tithes, they have immense lauded es tate:, and, all these they keep; these they keep to them selves, and we, in England, are taxed for the purpose of BUILDING and REPAIRING PARSONAGE HOUSES IN IRELAND! There! What does any man want more than that? He who dots not feel that, is a beset. Yet, it is useless merely to feel it. To get away out of the reach of the tax is the best that the greater part of men can do. Posterity, nay, the.,next ge neration but one, will never believe that such things were; much less, then, will they believe, that, while those things were, there were people base and cowardly enough to hear, in silence, certain insolvent villains call this state of things the "envy of surrounding nations and " the admiration of the world." Paris papers to the 19th instant bring no news of im portance from the Army of Invasion; but a telegraphic despatch of Friday announced at Calais that the ad vanced guards hail entered it and Ililima. The in telligence from Spain in the French journals is very im portant. On the evening of April sth, it appears, an extraordinary Gazette was published at Madrid. which dispels all fears for Valencia. It contains a despatch, dated Valencia, 2d April, signed Juan Ahascal, and states, that Colonel Ant: Razan met, between Alnrviedro and Alinenara, the main body of the factious, five thou , sand strong, with their cannon. They drew np, in o•- der of battle, to dispute their passage ; but, though he had but 1,000 men he did not hesitate; in a few Inntnen's Colonel Ramo obtained one of the completely victoriesl, that had been gained since the beginning of the straggle between liberty and despotism ; 800 killed, 200 prisoners, 1,000 muskets, 8 caissons, arc the result of that day, which filled the factious with terror and confusior. The news from Murcia is also of the 24, that from Co runna of the 30th ult. The military and civil authorities every where show the greatest activity, and endeavour to reclaim the deluded sons of the country, who repent of their past conduct. They also continue to wage a per severing war with the rebels, who will be completely dispersed—thanks to the good spirit of the provinces, the courage of the troops, the enthusiasm of the militia, and the firmness of all patriots. 'rite Political Chief has pub-i Head the following notice :—" The K ing aml Royal Fa oily arrived at Andojar, at six P.M. the Ist of April, with out having at all suffered in their health. They were re ceived by the inlisbitints with cries of " Long live the Constitution! the Constitutional King." The houses in the street which leads to the Palace where tbtir Majesties alighted, were decoiated with flowers and drapery. In the evening there was a general illumination. —Preparations , says the Journal de Paris, are making at the hotel of the Portuguese Legation, for the departure of the Minister of his Most Faithful Majesty. The passports for the Lega tion have just been delivered at his drake. It seems that . his Excellency will depart in the course of next week. It is said, that with these passports, the Minister received a note, expressing the regret that was felt at his having determined to leave this capital, since France had not shown any hostile disposition towards Portugal, nor had not sent any order to the French Minister at Lisbon, nor to the consuls of his Most Christian Majesty, to quit that kingdom.—lt is asserted, by the Journal des De bate that the French Government, on the principle that France is not what may be properly called at war with Spain, will not issue letters of marque, or permit any naval armament of privateers; and that the royal marine has received orders not to take any but Spanish armed vessels, and to let merchant ships pass. It is added," that the Government has made this arrangement knoan to the different Cabinets of Europe, demanding, in its turn, that they will not allow of the fitting of Spanish privateers in their ports, nor the sale of such Ariz• s as they may take. The Police of Paris, according to the Quotidienne, made a search ou Thursday in the shops of the dealers in walking-sticks, and has seized all cares containing swords, daggers, &c. They were all carried to the Prefecture of the Police, by virtue of the or dinances which forbid the wearing or sale of them.— Between the 6th and 12th of this month, the packet boats took from Calais 546 passengers: only 264 have arrived. FRENCH FUND% APRIL 111.—Five per Cent. Consols opened at 84f. 95c.; closed at 84f. 50c.—Bank Stuck 1530. —Neapolitan s'per Cent. 721. FRENCH FONDS, APRIL 17.—Fire per Cent. Consols opened at 841.; closed at 84f. 40c.—Bank Stock, 15271 50c.; 1530f.—Neapolitan 5 per cent. 721. ital I Panmeluna, it is understood, is likely to give the Free. b much more trouble than they professed to tippet. bend from it. It was stated in the City to day, ne sup pose from private letters received by some of the ex presses,. that they have already lost 600 men before that fortress• • • STOCK EXCFANOI, Mau►e o'CLocK.---Consols opened this morning at 164i1, at which they remain rtesdy. The Expresses from Paris this morning bring the.Rentes on Saturday 2 per cunt. lower, 82-30 (the printed prices); but in the evening they got up again to !33-I,s.—Privato letters from the above capital state that elm advance of the French army in Spain is rather im_ peded by the ohstitrate defence of St. Sebastian and P a mpelona, as well as the manceovering of Anna on the flank of the French army. The defeat of the Army of the Faith in Valencia, and the resistance of the Consti tutionalists keep the Spanish Bonds frum lowering. They opened at 311 i. Chili, 38i —New Spanish, Slioi—Old ditto, 3R—New Pros shin, Sul to fil—Old,Bl2 to 131—Rus9iao, 741—Dauish, 1. SA—Colombian, lA. .... Nem lc.* .papers arrived this morning, from which the . following- tuirextracts : FROM LIU/. AND Rio JANIEIRO. — The brig Ilariiet, KAly, has arrived •t Baltimore, last from Rio, which she left on the 9ih Feb. Cap•ain K. stases tt.st a revolution had taken Place in Chili, and an army was on its march from Cohcoli don against Santiago. The crops in Chili were good. Ame rican flour was prohibited, and SO per cent. c'targed on all imports from the United States, The Brazilian Congress had not assembled. Some of. the provinces refused to send del rtes ; Pernambuco had declared for a republic. A Rus. slan fir;gate bound to the Norm West coat, Lad put ista l Rio, and was re-fitting. Faros Nlosre nLa —lly the schooner Swanfrom Monts Video, infurmation is received that the embstgo %Wet !tad been imposed upon vessels at the latter place for these lest three weeks was raised. Oa the 30th of that m 0:011, the im perish squadron under Jewett, with OW troops on board sailed 49th Jan. supposed for Ilshic The news from his is to the 25th Jan. aad continued to be recoilable to Vie Imperialists. The city was closely besieged by them. At Rio affairs ward settled, a..d ems Oovernment was busily engaged in regulating the naval and military department:.— Seven' large vessels of war were undergoing repairs. FROM LA Ou.svns•—A letter. dated La Gusyrt, Felt. 28, states as follows :—The political state of the c.auntrr, we arc happy to say, is of the us ist pleasing kin I. Mo rales has sent a flag of truce to this place with prisoners, to exchange from Nlsracsylvt, by which we learn that that place is closely b13.1c ode 1 by sea and tan I, and th General Montilla was about to advance on it with a very considerable force, against which the Spanish Genera bad but a very inferior number to oppose. Tuere is but little doubt that the result will be favourable to the Re public. A Jamaicamail to the 19th ult. has also arrived this morning, from which wc :tier the following extract of a letter from Martinique, dated 2-Ith ult. The accoonts front various parts of the colony are affllc,tittc. Many estates in the quarters of M arittla, Hasse l'ounle, ;rand. Mee, Triune and others, hare had their Plantations destroyed, and their buildings thrown dors by the burricane. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock. a Cabinet Cone cil was held at the Foreign Office, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers. At an early hour on Saturday morning, the Duke of York arrived in town from Newmarket. Ilk Royal ll'Wine s afterward rode out on horseback, and waited upon the King for a considerable time. The Dukes of York awl Clarence visited his Majesty yesterday morning. Yesterday the Lord Chancellor had an audience of the King. 'EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM LISBON, MARCO .?6, (from the West Briton.) "A circumstance has lately occurred here which Lis produced a considerable sensation, and is regarded as highly disgraceful to the person concerned. A British Officer, who stool high with the Duke of Welling-ion, had the command of a regiment of Portuguese cavalry given him. At the that of the. Revolution, In common with el foreigners, he was dismissed the service; but having married a Portuguese lady, by whom he has ;dor, to whom a considerable landed property will devolve, he remained in this country, and some ti toe since lie obtai e.d an act of naturalization. After this, be applied to tine Government for military employment, and his character as an officer standing high. be was re-appointed to the command of his former regiment, and was congratulated by his Officers on his return to the service. When the insurrection of the Count Aniarante broke out, Colonel --- volunteered his services to act against the rebels. With a number of Portuguese officers, he appeared be fore the Cortes, made a mod animated address, in which he reprobated the conduct of the rebels in very pointed terms, clapped his hand on the hilt of his sword, and de clared he was ready to spill the last dr o p of his blood in defence of the Constitution. The Members of the Corts rose and choeted this spirited declaration, and his off-red services were instantly accepted. This day week he was informed by the Commander-in-Chief, that his Majesty had raised Line to the rank of Brigadier-General, aod ap pointed him to the command of four squadrons of cavalry, which were ordered against the rebels. This command he accepted; 'bat In a few hones lie Wrote a letter to pie Minister at War, stating that ill health would prevent him from taking the command conferred ou him.—The reply of his Esoellency informed him, that his Majesty had dismissed him the service, without pay, and ba i t placed him miller the especial observation of the pollee.' We onderstaud that in consequence of the i nterruption of the intercourse with Spain, ttirough France, Govern went have directed that a Spanish mail shall be forwarded by the Lisbon packets, and landed at Vigo, at which place they are to call for letters, on their return to Eng land —(irest Briton.) It is well known that Spain is amply provided with corps of irregular infantry awl partisans. What she most requires is a regular arms*. The nvrilary free to be employed in the cause of Spanish fin eJoin and indepen dence, and to which we alluded a few days ago, is to be raised, as far as it is practicable. from veteran disbanded soldiers., it will amount to about 10,000 wen, includieg .a proportion of cavalry and artillery, and o ill be ferried into regularly disciplined battalions, commanded by offi cers of experience. It will thus be in a condition to sot on a preconcerted and fixed plan of operations. It will serve, at the same time, as a tallying corn'', or plaid d'oligivi, for the Guerillas and irregular infantry of the neighbonring provinces ; who will, by this means, be in spired with confidence, concentrated at a given point, and enabled to act on an extenditd and vigorous scale of defensive warfare. Even should a great part of the Peninsular territory be over-run by the invaders, this small baud of heroes, by a selection of judicious posi tions may prolong and renew the co n t est, by affording time 'for the re-organizaikon and junction of the dispersed Spanish corps, and for the revival of confidence. It will be employed in a part of the Peninsula favoneahle to • system of defensive warfare. We understand that a COM mittee of Trustees and Directors of the first distinction and respectability, is forming to superintend the Fiend to be raised for the purpose of carrying this most lie portant measure into execution.—(Morn. Chron ) By the Ranger, arrived at Portsmonth, advice bas been received that the whole of the provinces of Mexico were in the worst possible state of anarchy and confutier, torn by politiCal factions aid rival feuds, which had•de stroyed all in confidence, and caused a complete stagna tion of trade In every quarter. The Americans had be 'come so convinced of the impossibility of maintaining ant political or commercial relations with the country in its presentstate, that .they had withdrawn their Ambassador *OM Mexico, and their Consuls from Anal:mica, Cain peachy, anti Vera Crum The Royalist force still held the I Css4 of St. Ullos, which commands the entrance to Vera I I Cruz ' bat that place was in vossossion of the Republicans, twhilst the Imperialist , : (or the Emperor Um-hide's force) was besieging it. The Royalists demand tribute of all vessels on going into Vera Cruz, and the Republica's. lon their departure. These vexatious imposts had nearly stout out the vessels of all nations. LIPICOURTLY Slilit;RE OP A COURT DRESS.-- T 1 Court-dress of Mr. Secretary Canning was yesterday. tel are informed, seized on the premises of his tailor. Sim hr dresses belonging to Lot I Clanwilliam awl Sir C. Welkatley narrowly escaped a Ike fate, by being sent to their owners a short time before the arrival of the officer. It appears thrt a considerable saving is made in the ev prose of these gOrgOOUC court-suits by being sent to Paris to be embroidered, and it is asserted that the tit lu triune personages :shave alluded to, first ordered plain snits to be sent. undertaking to get them embroidered themselves. They were accordingly furnished, and thin sent to Sir Charles Stewart at Pails; and after beirg grrgeUusly embroidered, and fit to appear before m alty, were returned to Vits country with or as Jesparctiett and so escaped the vigilance of the ctismine. Secret is luituation hrs, howi-ver, accomplished a n e v e nt, t h a t will v 0 far to " Milks ti.- gaiety of courtiers" on Will nettl , y next. —(Exantiner.) 11 1 t