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PRicrs or ISRLTI6II STOCKS YES ILS D 1 V. lank Stock 2331 33 f Long. Ann. '23 3-16 I I per Cigit. Red.ll l South Sea Nem Annuities 93 1 3 rim Cent. Om.. it 1 e Ex.ltills.°ll.oool. 64 65 pm llitto Acct. 931 4 II Ditto, 5001. 64 ti, pin h per Cellit. Red. 01 i_ Ditto, Small 64 65 inn rChir 4 per Cent. 101 k iIN Ditto, 14a. 1,0101. 63 65 pm India Stock 201 3 Ditto, 5601. Ditto Bonds 99 97 pin Ditto, Small 64 66 - pm _ . I;NICES OF FOREIGN A*l4man Bonds 914 I Ditto Aee. 961 Brszilian Bonds 881 Atto scrip 16 151 16 1 pm Ditto Acct. 14 pm Ditto Scrip (1825) 4N4if Pm Buenos Are* , Bonds 91 1 Datto Acct.9l Chilian Boons 88 74 ColomLitm }fonds 91 2 Ditto Acct. 92 Dire Bonds 41424) 991 1 1 Ditto Acct. 904 4 1 g 4 French Banes 103 f. 25e. fOc. lest: ST()CICS V ESTE H DA Y. Kachange 25f. 10c sc. 10c. Greek Bonds ba 87; Ditto Acct. 58 718 71 !Rocklin Bonds NI 11 11 . . 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Price per Share. 18 74 8 It 110 115 117 i 115 134 13 14 4 14 13 18 17 430 pm N 27 204 1/1 16 39 37 36 12 10 11 12 pm 10 1 10 25 27 85 23 20 22 21 pm 30 31 30 28 30 20 29 250 220 pm 123 130 120 113 120 4 P -T 9 1 i Si 3 i 144 14 I# I } 2 If 2} 25} 27 ! I 101 II 101 10 2 4 3 1 , Ifit khiet.°Rweceimpi P m Eitt VITO. TIIEATEE ROYAL, DRURY—LANE. This Evening, 'A EDNFAHAV. Feb. 2. will be perforated THE FALL 01' ALGIEIP 4 . The Principal Characters by Messrs. eapio, Terry, Horn. Martel, Mule, Sroaue, Mercer, and 0. Smith; Master Edmonds; Mesdames itephette, Oraddon. Nicol, and Cart. After-which (first time) a new Pastoral Ballet, called TILE IttniSHINOL ; Or, THE DINH IN TIIE RUSH. The Principal Characters by Ur. and We. Noble (the:: first appearance this Season,. To emanate with • MARI.F.QIIIN AND THE . r.mxiNrs MIRO, THE SINOING TREES. AND GULDEN wATEns. Harlequin, Mr. Atilt!: Pantaloon, Mr. Manchard; Clown. Mr. Kirby. Columbine, Mlea Barnett. To-morrow. Der Fretsehats. end the Paßtornime. TFIF:ATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN; Thletveniug,WEDNESDAV.-Feb. 2 will be performed CLAIM. The Duke Vivaldi, Mr. T. P. Cooke; Rolamo. Mr. Fawcett. Chit. Miss M, Tree; Ve•pina, alba Love. After which, CHARLES '; HE SECOND. e.lug Charles, Mr. C. Reath::: Lord Rochester, Mr. Jones; Captain Copp. Mr. Fawcett. Mary, Miss M. Tree. To conclude with HARLEQUIN AND THE DRAGON Oir WANTLEY Or, MORE OF MORE HALL Harlequin, Mr. Filar; P.mtabam. Mr. Flame.: Clown, Mr. J. S. Gri maldi. Columbine, Miss Romer. To-morrow, The Schad for Scandal, and the Pantomime. The nil IT 1511 r itss cOnamenced publishing yesterday morning at five o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FIAMV•RT 2, Dittb. We have given a few• expects in another column from the Paris" Papers of Sunday. They complain earnestly and justly of the neglect shown by the French Govern- rnertt to the commerce and manufactures of the country. The tone of public opinion is decidedly in favour of a line of policy similar to that of England, with regard to tle new American States, though it is probable that the cenneetion subsisting between the great Powers of the Continent and the Court of the Tuileries will compel the latter yet to deftr any positive measure against the de claret, principles 'of' thl 'Holy Alliance. The French people, how..ver, cannot patiently see theinst-lves excluded from ell direct intercourse with South Amtrica ; and the Opposition Journals are engaged daily in reprtsentina, in . _ • - the most livtly colours, the advantages it Itich France thus denies hcrielf. The commercial interest may be not strong 4eaciugh to force the Government to break at otice from its forcip trammels; but there cae be no doubt that the in-. fillel`Ce of tl.at body till prevent the Gorernment from assuming an unfriendly attitude towerda this country, in cousequenec of our recegnitian of the yew States. WC have not the siightest erwebensiona that the peace of Yurope will be disturbed. game of the Royalist journals Mention a report the previons evening, on the Paris S:ock . ineltange, that news had been received unfavourabitt to ' the continuance of the wneral peace, from the Courts to which communications had been sent relative to the re cognition of South American independence by England. • We ascribe this report entirely to the jobbers, who were ..• • speculating on the decline of the funds. The Fruile of Monday's date makes no allusion to this news, but simply declares that it 'Aims diem is uo foundation" for the assertion that the King of the NLTIIIIILANDS is about to negotiate commercial treaties with the new States. Whatever the Ficile may believe--and it professes to be beve that BOLIVAR is defeated, and that the Royalists, baring triumphed in Peru, are invading Colombia. The fact is, that the Government of the Nether.. lands does intend, perhaps not itnmediately, but at no great distance of time, to tettle its commercial arrange- :news with Atnerica en such a basis es may be suitable wits own interests, without paying any further deference to the absurd prejudices of Spain. The Journal tylic;el . iis Bruxelles, quotes the announcement of the intentions of its Government, fr.n. :he English papers, without any qualifying note or observation. The language of the Dutch CI in South America also was de- FRENCH PAPERS. [From the Morainic of Sunday.] The official part contains only the introduction of Prince Volkonsky, Extraordinary Ambassador from his Majesty the Em peror of Russia., to condole with His Majesty Charley X. on the oc casion of the death of King Louie XVIII. and to offer the felicita tions of the Emperor of Russia on his accession to the Throne. NOX• OFFICIAL PART. PARIS. JAW. 29. A letter from Rochfort announces the arrival of his Majesty's frigates the Circe and the Arethusa, from Cadiz, with discharged soldiers on board. The first is going to Toulon. and the second, it is said, to Cadir. The Magistrates have caused to be seized in the residence of Messrs. Benson and Passot, several small boxes with false bottoms, sonic containing indecent pictures, and others effigies of Bonaparte. [From the Etoik, dated Monday.] PARIS. JAN. 38. Our readers recollect the prohibition of the French Government to Sir Robert Wilson to return:to France with his family. This Ea. English General has resided for some months at Brussels, and being now desirous of returning home by way of Caleb', to have the ad vantage of the steam-boat, he applied to the Cabinet of Paris, to obtain permission to pass through the French territory, and em bark at Calais. This application, though supported, it is said, by an English diplomatic character, has been refused. Sir Robert Wilson has therefore been obliged to proceed with his two daughters to Ostend, where he waits till the weather is fair to return to London. The Courrier Francois says, after the English Papers, that the King of the Netherlands is going to nagociate treaties of commerce with the Republics of Mexico and Colombia. with Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Brasil. We believe that there is no foundation whatever for this news. We find the following redaction in the Oriental Spectator, which Journal is an enemy to theOreeks : " It will be long before people in Europe will be able to have well-founded notions on the situation of Greece, and on the affairs of the East. " This twofold malady in Europe (viz. the Interest that all par ties take in the Greeks) is unfortunately without hope of cure. " The Liberals are for the (:reeks, bemuse they dream of nothing hot revolution, emancipation, independence, without paying any attention to time, men, or things. " On the other hand, wise ace. moderate mm, the friends of good order and legitimacy, the true and venerable columns of social order, are also for the Greeks, because they have adopted a false idea, which they would not renounce even if august truth were to descend from heaven expressly to undeceive them. From having read it over and over in verse and prose, they have at last persuaded them selves that the Turks are enemies to the Cross; whereas the Turks tolerate all religions. honour them all, arid make war on the Greeks, not because they are Christians, but because they are rebels." [From the Journal de: Mints of Sunday.] PARIS, JAW. 29. Is it from system or negligence that the Alinister treats the in , terests of French Maritime commerce, as it it were nothing in the balance of political economy ? Is it wished to repress the course of the industrious class to the profit of that false aristocracy, formed of officers and pensioners of the Ministers ? It would be • disastrous picture, but it would still be a picture. Our Minister does not seem to h ave these views himself ; but he perhaps receives impulses which urges him in a direction to views not consistent with the national interest. If such be not the explanation of the ministerial system, with regard to commerce, we cannot say but we see extreme negligence. Already base Birmingham, Liverpool, and London, definitively the exclusive supplies of European goods to Mexico, Colombia, and Buenos Ayres. In carrying thither our silks and fashions, they study the taste of the Americans, and order manufacturers to imitate the objects which succeed best on the other side the ocean, hoping thus to ravish from os even those branches which would seem to belong to us. In a year or two, it will be too late for us to offer opposition to this plan. A projrt do lui is however pres'ntcd, which pays proper atten tion to navigation; by what fatality must another branch of our commerce be struck? " Vessels navigating with papers of two or more Powers shall be condemned for piracy.' , This is what the law proposes on piracy, and no attention has been paid to it ; but the inaporuirce of this measure Pill be under. stood when it is known on whom it will fall. Every ship that goes to Ilayti first goes to St. Thomas's to take false papers and flags, whether Danish or of any other neuter nation, so as to gain admittance into the Haytian ports ; they then return home under the French flag. It is thus that Bourdeaux carries on a commerce of 15 or 18 millions per annum. The pro posed law, if it pass, will render this commerce very dangerous. and perhaps impossible. The King's ships stationed in the American seas must of necessity seize the merchant ships going to the ports of Hayti with their double papers. Let us look to another quarter of the world. What have become of the young establishments that were formed six years ago on the island of Madagascar, an island which of itself might have re. placed our lost colonies? The fact is, that we have lost all influ ence among the native Chiefs, and that the most powerful are be come allies of England. Of what use is it to keep this vain phimtom of a possession in which Pondicherry offers ? We huMot the right to raise a fort there ; the number of oar soldiers, Jet us rather say our police, is restrained within the narrowest limits by a humiliating treaty. In thort, we are placed thereon the outskirts of the sovereignty of England. Why not, like Holland, make an advantageous exchange for a precarious and incomplete possession ? So that we have lege colonies and less maritime commerce than Powers of the second or der, and we shall remain in this situation u long as we shall be led by Ministers who see nothing beyond the Stock Exchange and their own parlours. ',From the Constitutionncl of Sunday.] ULM, JAN. 23. The letters frcm Italy announce astonishment at the small num ber of pilgrims ; no good is augured from it in the ensuing jubilee. It is true that few of the faithful were expected from France, tier many, and other distant countries ; but they reckoned on the arrival of a great number of Italians immediately after the opening of the Jubilee, and the Italians are not yet come. 1 3 37 s. . cisive of the feelings and disposition of the Court of Brussels. The says. that M. DE CHATEAUDIIAND will speak against the disgraceful and inhuman law re specting sacrilege, but whether the statement is made to incite the Noble Viscount to do his duty, or from the knowledge that it is his intention to perform it, we cannot judge from the wording of the paragraph:— " it is said that the Viscount DE CISATEACBRIAND will speak against the law of sacrilege. We believe it without hesitation: no project can be more contrary to the gr.ius of Christianity." We have received from our Correspondent at Paris a Report of the debate in the Chamber of Peers on the ciptb of January, respecting the exiles from Martinique. It will be found to be interesting as connected with the questions of Colonial policy now before the public, both in France and England. This debate has excited a great sensation in Paris, where it cannot be published, the regulations of the Chamber of l'eers denying the public any knowledge of their proceedings except the mere result. 1 1 Some reports were in circulation yesterday as to the war like designs of the Holy Alliance. According to one of those rumours, the French Government had, in conse quence of the representations of a great Notthern Power, decided upon making a public manifestation of its divides sure at the conduct of this country with regard to the re volted Colonies of Spain. It was whispered in the Royalist circles at Paris, that M. DE VILLELE would be questioned on the subject at the first public sitting of the Chambers, and that his reply would indicate a stronger feeling of hos tility towards England than anybody supposes to exist be tween the two Cabinets, excepting those who are conver sant with the arcane of European politics. We do not be lieve one jot of these reports. The Ultra-Royalists, we have no doubt, would, if they only were consulted, plunge into war without ,hesitation, in support of what they consiehr to be the abstract principles of legitimacy. If the French Colwell of State was filled with them, A Lex- ANDER would not have occasion to call upon France twice to maintain and vindicate the indefeasible rights of FERDIN•ND; but M. DE VILLELE understands the interests of France better, and will, in spite of them selves, not suffer the silly men, who arc clamouring for hostilities, to bring on the evils of general discord, and probably their own absalute and irretrievable ruin. The accounts received from Paris yesterday, in the best-in funned quarters, warrant us in believing that the tran quility of the world is in no danger in consequence of the late decision of the British Cabinet. Some diplomatic notes may be exchanged, but even in them we are led to expect that no sentiment of dissatisfaction will be so ex pressed as to imply any diminution of the general friend ship happily subsisting between the Powers of Europe. Even Spain, we are told, will remonstrate only for form's sake against an event of which she was so long and so often forewarned. By the packet Cortes, which sailed from New York on the 9th of January, we have received American Papers to that date inclusive. The grant to General La FAY/. TTE had been announced to him by a joint Committee of both Houses of Congress. His acceptance of the "immense and unexpected gift," is tested in simple and ex pressive terms, void of all affectation. On the first day of the year the General dined with the President and Members of Congress. Among the toasts of the evening, the health of" General BoLivsa, the Washington of South Ame rica" was proposed by Mr. CLAY. This, we believe, is the first public entertainment given by the American Congress, and as no event likely to call forth the public feeling to the same degree as the visit of LA FaYrTTE can occur again for many generations, the honour may, perhaps, be the only one of its kind ever rendered to any individual. Nor have they given him an empty or un substantial compliment. His latest posterity will enjoy the fruits of their wise and liberal gratitude. The United States, it seems, ate about to try an im pottant experiment in the legislation of a commercial country. A Bill is ordered to be read a third time for the abolition of imprisonment for debt. The markets yesterday for securities of every descrip tion were on the advance. Consols for money opened at 934, were afterwards done at 3 3, and elosrd ate, looking up. The market for the account opened 931 / and there were buyers at 3. News of a pacific nature from the Continent, and anticipations that the King's speech will be decidedly of the same character, have led to this improvement in the market.. The foreign securities, from the same causes, were all better 3este;day. New Brazilian Scrip was done at 4 33 41 /. Austrian 96/ 4, Brazilian Bonds 88/, Old Strip 16 13/ 161, Buenos Ayres 914, Chili 88 73, Co lombian 91-2, Spanish 21/, Greek 371, Mexican 814 / I, PLravian 83. We understand that a New Mexican Company is form ing tinder very favourable auspice s. Names of great respect ability are conm eted with it. Extract of a letter dated Paris, Jai. 29:—" The Spa uish Charge d'Affaires procteds this evening for London, iii cons quence of an express from Madrid. Great itupot t am* is attached to this mission." _ _ Letters from Lisbon to the 17th ult. express consider able surprise that the first public intimation of the inten tions of the Ilritish Cahints regarding South America should be derived to the Continental nations through the 'I medium of the Portuguese Government. Of course this acknowledgment extends no further titan the conclusion of commercial treaties ; but it was generally reported in Lis bun that Sir Wm. A'Court had delivered a formal Note of the unconditional acknowledgment of the Southern Atneri- C2ll States by Great Britain. Upon the subject of the pending negotiations between Portugal and Brazil, these lctt'rs arc entirely silent. Litters received }csteiday from St. Domingo, dated Dec. , state, that trade continued in a very depressed state, on account of the alarm of invasion. An Evening Paper, after copying the paragraph given by us yesterday, noticing the barbarous taste of the Bendier' of the Middle Temple, in ordering the ancient avenue of limes in their garden to he cut down, observes--" Some one should take upon himself the care %,f these old gentle ' men before they do more mischief.' Set the Thames on tire we are sure they will not, but we know not what else they may not do to disfigine the once handsome Inn I of Court, upon which they ale venting their ingenuity. , They have moat gratuitously and unnecessarily built a Patliament-roont on the river side of their noble hall, at once Moding up an open space where it was much wanted, and cutting off' a view from the river of one of', the most venerable ornaments ha banks had to boast of.' Now it seems they have cut down the fine avenue of !inns, because they want to are the water. ‘Vater in deed! They can sae their bottles, which is much more to the purpose. Their whole conduct betrays a restlessness very unbecoming in such ancient persons.' } It is under:tool, that at a Board, held on Saturday in Trinity College, it was intimated to the Provost and Fel low, that an Anti-Catholic petition was in the course of signature among the Students. The Board are said to have come to the determination of putting in force the severest penalties allowed by their statutes, agaiort any Student who may sign that, or any other document of' a political nature.—Dublin Evening l'ost. Carnegie, in the neighbourhood of Cupar Fife, has been sold for 18,1/Oot. THE BRITISH PRESS. THE GREFES. We have just received a remarkable report from Corfu, dated December 9, from which we make the following ex tract : The freedom and the independence of Greece were late], exposed to great danger. The happy events in the middle of November have happily averted it, arid the protection of heaven will do the rest. By the occurrences before the last campaign, Colecotronl, Mau sonnehali, Langoe, and their adherents, had lost all credit. The Government generously pardoned them. considering the services which they had previously done to the cause of the Greeks. It had the intention of again employing them in a more confined sphere, because it hoped that, being cured of their delusion, they would endeavour to study the interest of their country. But it was de ceived in its expectations. A report had long since been spread that Coloeotroni hag been carrying on sicret negotiations with the Turks, and that Alauromichalt had received Turkish agents from ' Candle, and had kept up a correspondence with the Turkish Corn mender-in-Chief in that Island. But these reports met with no 1 1 credit, and even the Government. which caused these Chiefs to be 1 1 watched, could not obtain any accurate information respecting their intrigfies. But now the important discovery has been made, not only that there was a former correspondence between these Chiefs, but that it was renewed at the end of last summer, alien the Porte seriously turned it' attention to the conquest of the Mores. To prevent all suspicion, the negotiation is maid to have been carried on this time, not through 'lurks, but through European agents (whom we will not particularize). These agents pretended to be Philhellene', who were come to toe Alorea to serve the CALM of the Greek*. Eve'' , thing was arranged, and the libetticide com pact was concluded. Frons that time Coloeotroni made military preparations under various pretexts. It was resolred that as sun as Ibrahim Pseba should land in the Peloponnesus, Colocotroni should issue a pro clamation dertarMg in his favour, and lain him with all his fol lowers. The Greek Government learned nothing of these negoci &lions ; it was not till Ibrshim.Pacha was driven back to the Asiatic coast, that it was informed of what had passed, and this from a confidant of Coloeotroni who betrayed him. It immedi ately toot its measures accordingly, and the ambitious Chief seeing his plans betrayed, revolved on c ivil war. Il e was de feated, but had thesgood fortune to escape. It is belieeed he will leave the Mortis. Alahromieltali is said to have bad am share in the last plor.--;Virecmherg e Correspowdene, Jan. 23. The reports from the loponnesus are rather more eatisfeetory to the friends of the Greeks. After the death of young Coleco- tenni, who was supported by the celebrated Amazon, Bobelina (whom the troops of the Government took prisoner), the Govern ment has got the superiority, and there seers no fear that Colo cotroni the father will be able to revenge himself. —Ai/omelet Zci/ung, Jan. 21. Yesterday the Duke of Clarence and the Princess Sophia visited the King. fho Duke of Clarence arrived at his residence in Stable Yard, St. James's, yesterday morning, from Bushy. His Royal Highness returned to Bushy in the afternoon. The Duke of York enjoyed the sport of game shooting for the last time this season, at the seat of the Marquis of Salisbury, Hatfield, Hcrts, when his Royal Highness was extremely successful. The Royal Duke dined with the Noble Marquis, spent the evening, and returned at an early hour yesterday morning.—ln the afternoon his Royal Highness held a Levee, as towurander-in-Chief, at his office in the Horse Guards, which engaged the Royal Duke about an hour. The following were among those present:—The Earl of Dalhousie, Lord Ramsay, Major- General Ramsay, Lord Glengal, Major-General Sir Hud son Lowe, and nearly thirty others. The Earl of Liverpool will give a grand dinner to-day to several Peers of Parliament, at Fife House. Mr. Canning will also give a grand dinner to-day to se ' veral Members of the Mint of Commons, at Gloucester Lodge. • , . FRANCE. THE CHAMBER OF PEERS, JAN. 20, 1825. The Marquis de Cange made his report of the petition presented by M. J. Lambert, Advocate of the King's Council, in the name of the inhabitants of Martinico exiled to SenegaL He again brought forward motives similar to those offered in the Chamber of Deputies on the Bth January. The Commission concluded with moving the order of the day. The Chancellor then read a letter to the Chamber, which had been tent him in the name of .1. Lambert, in which he rectified the conclusions of the preceding petition, and confined himself to begging the liberty of the exiles of the Senegal, reserving to film self the liberty of petitioning Government for favours for those who may be able to account for their losses, and for the wives and children of those who are dead. Several Members observed, that the letter in question was a new petition, on which the discussion ought to begin, and not on the first, which was now withdrawn. M. ('habrol de Cronsol, Minister of the Marine, mounted the Tribune, and informed the Chamber that since the month of No. vember last this question had been seriously considered , according to the orders of the King in Council. It had been acknowledged that the power of banishing from colonies those individuals whose presence was dangerous has always been exercised by the Gover nors, and it was necessary to preserve them that power. The order of 1817 had regulated the exercise of that power, which was before unlimited, and list! created as many guarantees as the extra-judicial measures required, by enacting that the Governor should not pronounce sentence of banishment until he had delibe rated upon it with the principal functionaries ; but it is at the sante , time acknowledged that deportation to a detertnined place, the stir. veillance of the chief police, and the punishments awarded by the mei code, could rut in any case be applied by an extra-judicial art ; that a judgment from a tribunal was in dispensable to inflict such punishments as exceeded the MCA- *ores of precaution attributed to the superior authority. The King consenting, in his goodness, that this interpretation of the existing laws should from this time be applied to the petitioneve, has in consequence sent orders to the Governor oh Senegal, that he may grant passports to the exiles to go to any other place except Marto:ten ; and with respect to their residence in France it cannot be permitted, according to the terms of the order of the Con suls of 1110?, except by a permission from the Minister of Ma rine. The Minister gives with nliasure this information to the Chamber. It would have been, said he, inconvenient to have com municated them in the public sitting of the other Chamber. in the actual situation of the colonies. The report of what would have been said in the tribune, might have been highly dangerous, and have caused great agitation, and, perhaps, even excited some horrible convulsion ; he therefore begged that the prom vertal should be silent ; above all, what he had just confided to the Chamber, and that they should pass to the order of the day on a petition now without abject. The Chancellor announced that he was abotst to put the order of the order of the day to the vote. The Due de Choiseul begged that the motive of the order of the day should be given. Comte Mole wished that the petition might be sent back to the Minister of Marine. The Marquis de lilarbois seconded the motion of the Due de Choiseul, and said, that as the Noble Peer had governed the colonies, he knew the strength of the prejudice. which reigeinl there ; he feared the rigour used towards the petitioner,. flight have the appearauce of precipitation ; nothieg coald have war ranted a deportation to the burning deserts of Senegal. Ile knew as well as any person what such a punishment was, and that under the pretext of the public safety, it is applied without judgment. The interest which the Chamber would show in the fate of the exiles, would only appear the expression of a sentiment which seemed generally shared. The Keeper of the Seals then mounted the tribune. He called upon them to pass to the order of the day really and truly ? ‘Vliat did the petitioners claim ? In their first petition they attacked • regular order, the necessity . of which was acknowledged. The Chamber ought not to grant its approbation to • petition in which the legality of the proceedings at elartinico was doubted. There was a movement prepared in the colony, which had coincided with others in other parts of the western islands. The authorities were bound to show fimmese, and use the powers which had been confided to them by the King. The Chamber was not ignorant f the precarious state of the colonies, and one imprudent word might raise • commotion. With respect to the new conclusions of the petitioners, he (the Keeper of the Seals) saw with satisfaction that they were better admired in confining themselves to imploring the clemency of the King ; the Chamber had heard that this clemency had even forestalled their desires, so that all discussion would be useless, besides, disgrace would no longer intervene in the exer cise of the :oyal authority. The Chamber would exceed its au thority, and set a dangerous example. The Minister concluded with praying the Chamber to pass to the Order of the Day really and truly. Viscount I.aine, Minister of State, begged leave to address the Chamber. (Signs of attention.) Ile ebset red, that It was true that the claimants implored the King's clemency, but that their expressions ought not to be taken in an official and legal sense ; what they beg for above all is, that the cruel treatment that has been it:ft:etc(' on them may cease; they begged it as a mattet of right, but if they saw any difficulties they conceded it to be a matter of grace. The advocate who has undertaken to defer.d the cause of the unfortunate, had only their raliif in view; we must not take advantage of the words he employed to represent the peti tioners as agreeing to all diet is imputed ro them ; the facts are too serious—humanity speaks too loud in favour of the ur fortunate exiles of the Senegal, that the Chamber shonici not testify it lifts been interested in their fate. The class of men of colour is not hostile towatds the whites and creoles ; on the contrary, that class had defended their lives and property . npoa several occasions, against the slave population, and even recently in the revolt of Mount Label. The class of men of dolour has given multiplied proofs of their attachment to the King's Government ; they are industrious, and serve as a shelter and means of defence for the whites; to that so far from disturbing that class of men, they ought to be encom raged to acquire property. The most enlightened minds in the colonies call for ameliorations in the fate of the black poy f ulation ; and as the Minister of Marine might inform them, his Majesty he el deigned already to order measures to be taken to assure them ear. min gunrantees in any casein which personal liberty might be sus pended. The colonies were placed in such a situation that mede rate measures were indispensable, but it was possible to conciliate them with justice. if the rights of banishment and es pulsion were sometimes necessary, never was deportation essential to the safety of colonies. In the circumstances, however, which have given rise to the claims before the Chamber, there has not only been ba nishment—there is deportation to Senegal. Those who, by means of a shameful traffic, have been robbed of the means of transporting themselves to the other French colonies, hare been sent to perish in the burning sands of Africa. I should undoubtedly be sorry if one of my words was of such a rature as to (Solent din. turbance ; but I believe, on the contrary, they are such as will calm that disturbance. The interest which the Chamber should mani fest for tee exiles of Senegal can have no ill effects. On the other hand, the Chamber could not pass to the order of the day simply on such a petition ; it would be a mark of disapproval. M. de Barente did not clearly see why it was proposed to the Chamber not to indicate in the prate verbal the nature of the ex planations given by the Minister of Marine, why no publicity should he given to the discussion, why to mention was to be made of the opinions which each of them might show in support of what he conceived. The Alinisters think there is great danger in it to , the colonies; they might, on that ground, respect their fears and even theirscruplee, but that was nut the question. The Minister of Marine had informed diem what was the sten• of law on banish ment. Will he pretend that the law which is acknowledged to-day remains unknown ? Ile has told us that the King had ordered that • certain interpretation of • test,—which seemed, hove. ever, clear one eh,—should, from the present time, be applied so the petitioners. 'l'hisactsufevace and repuration (murmurs) was it to be so made ?—wa3, this payment ?—nest it rot be known in France and at Martinique that the exiles of Sette-nil have received passports, and that it has been acknowledged that they were only tubjecte.l to banishment? Such a decision is too honourable to the King's do. vernment for it to be hid ; it must, on the contrary, receive the tri bute of gratitude and public approbation which is chair due. lf, then, slits is the true motive which influences the Chamber to . taus to the order of the day,—if it is the argument the Alinistem use to deceive us, why not say so ? The Keeper of the Sash had illeged against this proposition an argument which has not been heard without sotne. surprise. . Lie said the ('ham. bee would interfere with the exercise of the right of dis. grace ; but If he (M. de Barente) had well understood the Illtester of Marine, the act by which the unhappy exiles were de oled was extra-judicial,—it was s decision of the administration...--it was a ministerial measure. With whatever iteemutions it had teen Fur. rounded, the arbitrary rature of it appear-LI ; it emanated frau a teeptinsible authority, we eat therefore examine it; they eordel beg tee King to cause an account to •be given by hie Minister:i s —they could tell him that, supposing there has nit been a stretch of power, that it seemed to them that that power ought to receive a milder and more humane application ; they could remark that precaution was turned into punishment ; nothing in all this has the appearance of a forgery. Our duty is, without doubt, to 'pest; with prudence and reserve, not to answer without doors what might he d. 'vertu ‘; but to say that we have passed to the order of the day on ueetilit of a fact which must necessarily soon become public, ma certainly rea sonable. The Chamber owe it to themselves and the Ministers to express why it has not been able to discuss the prayer of the petitioners. The Keeper of the Seals admitted that, in the haste of discussion. he had madea mistake in assimilating the petitions to a rettou-ae to grace. Ale spoke with warmth against the wo-d repara tion which had been used ; first consider the critical state of the celo• flies and the conspiracy. acknowledged by & judgment of the Royal Court of Martino:a, which has given occasion to juridical condem nations; then the measures of precaution which are in question. He begged for the order of the day simply. Viscount Leine prepay d &u tile following resolution to ;he Chem. ber, on the explanations given by the Minister of Marine, relatively to the fate of the petidoners, sl ould eons to the order of the day ; in this resolution, nothing could be sae but an interest for humanity ; Besides, the Chaniber could adopt no other resolution than that rust proper to make known to his Majesty that it partakes his so licitude, and that it has received with joy thecommunications which the Minister of Marine had stated to them." 1 think the resolu tion presented is liable to no inconvenience. The Marquis de lastly Tollendal seconded this resolution, sad said, the explanations given by the Minister of Marine, were, without doubt, satisfactory. and the Chamber has brad them with pleasure ibut did that suffice ?----can a testimony of interest be re fused to such it great mistbrtung that it is brought hume te' evol• friend of humanity ? Assuredly in the discourse of the Noble Vis count there was nothing of a nature to wound the most tende r re. spect ; but to avoid the inconveniencies pointed out by the Keeper of the Seals. lie would agree that the prnces verbal of the sitting should ea t eau itself with great reserve on that point. The Noble Peer thinks that the order of the day simply cannot be reject e d, and the resolution proposed by Leine not adopted. T Minister of Benne said he saw great inconveni ence in the reason of the order of the day being given as prop ose d , and this resolution would express their approbation of th e P et i t i on, and in indirect blame of the Authorities of Manintco. And for what be., sides would the C'hatilber interest itself fur men who (if they not been judged by an ordinary tribunal, had however been edged by a Commission instituted by the Government, composed p art l y of Magistrates and of persons invested with his Alajesty'e matt. Jena.) have been found guilty of a conspiracy ? I beg that in the order of the day, on the explanations given. the Chamber should not specify the words. " relative to the fate of the exiles," whi c h indicates a personal intercit and a moral justification of thse in. dividuals. e Comte Mole expressed his adherence to the proposed mobs. lion. Tile Govetement of the Colonies was not so defective rutss that they ought to look upon the exercise of the pow er att , being without limits and rules. Besider, the decisions of Go_ vernors were only provisional, His Majesty had well mew e d and examined that affair, and adopted a generous and merciful re. solution. The setting at liberty . the exiles of rsenegal will have a good moral effect. The resolution of the Chamber will only eon. finn and give it more authority. The proposed resolutio n does not shock consistency ; it expresses the opinion of the Chamber, and it must be adopted. The Duke de Btnglie thought this discussion superfluous, if not puerile. In tact, the decision that the Minister of Marine had announced would receive the greatest publicity ; within three days there would not be a journal which would not have mentioned it. It would not to unkrenen at the colonii s ; the secrecy the Minute:" request then has no ninny:. The acts against which the lett tioners pray hare not even been examined 4 the discussion *tuna begun; the Chamber had sot had time to manifest an opinion on that subject ; it has received a document which has dispensed te from treating on that subject, and no one will area attempt it, if the proves verbal is not to make mention of it. tonne de Peguo seconded theresolution proposed by Mt. Leine, and said that deportation was in truth so severe a measure, sod even so odious, that it was necessary for it to be justified by • precise definition of the law. Now by the regulations of 1817, which had been mentioned, it seemed that banishment was meant modem deportation, and perhaps it was only an error which made that Toner less reproachable. Could the Chamber now adopt a reeclu_ non, other than what expressed the entire thought., a resolution which would leave France in ignorance of the manner in which the Minister of Marine had spoken? Ile (Comte de Seguo) must in sist on the resolution of 111. The Keeper of the Seals (for the third time) peswi s t e d t h at t h e Assembly should not show any sort of interest in the petition; this ieterest was not deserved. The petitioners bear the punsh. ment of their criminal machinations, and a judicial commission condemned them. "ome were condemned juridically, others have been marked out by justice to the vigilance of Government. The measure of deportation which was attacked, was legal • they ' era led inte• French port, and the Mi n i ster h a d a right to ;hetet them from the territory. As for the residence at Senegal, there ess nothing of the rigour that had been exclaimed against. The climate is not essentially unhealthy ; the Chamber might see how painful it was to bring such a question befote it; how dangerous it would be if it transpired to the public. The class of men of caber have been spoken of sith interest. I ant far front sharing the opinion of one of the former voters. lie had represented these men as allies of the whites against the black slaves ; he had told thetu that they were a shield ; unfortunati.y, it is not so ; it rested with him to say, that this was a dangerous class. (Murmurs and agitation.) Be (the Kenn of' the Seals) had the right to alEni it ; the judgments of lee Courts attested the fact, I'here were even, perhaps, conspiracies ; imprisonments daily occurred in the Colonies; all these was In s state of dangerous fermentation. Jamaica, Dent , all the An. tilles had been agitated. Let the Ch am b er tremble then, last a spark front that Tribune should, like an incendiary torch, reLeh: the flames which had consumed St. Domingo. Instead of reducing the power of the Authorities over the Coloeies, their efforts should rather be encouraged. as their utmost precautions were en. dered doubly necessary by the perilous circumstance's of the times. Let them not be taxed with rigour for measures dictated by wis dom and hurnaeity. The publi c confidence in th e Colonial au. thoritiee should not be shaken, nor the approbation and support of Government withdrawn front them at such a moment. As he resolution wculd necessarily have that erect, he should oppose IL The debate was then closed. The Chancellor having put the question, to pass to the order of the day on the explanations given by the 31inister of Barite, " relative to the fate of the exiles," It was moved to leave out the last words, arid the leteetlegti was carried by a small majority. The order of the day was then agreed to. The debate lasted from three o'clock till five. FASHIONABLE LVTELLIGFIVCE. ;mily, Marchioness of Londonderry, has issued cards of tat on—at home every Friday evening until Easter. James Searlett, Esq. M.P. entertained a slistinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in New-street, Spring-gardens. Mrs. Fremantle had a card party yesterday evening, at her house in Great Stanhope -street, Mayfair. The Dowager Marchioness of Sshibuty has left town for Hatfield. The Earl of 'more hu arrived at his house in Hamilton place, from his teat in Ireland. Lord and Lady Eliot have arrived in town, from Port Eliot, in Cornwall. The Hun. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis arrived yesterday at their house in Spring-gardens, front Earl Cosper's seat, Pansanger. Lord ltexley anti family have arrived in town for the season, from their seat in Kent. The Right Honourable William Huskisson, M. P. and family have arrived in Somerset-place, Somerset House, from their best in :guises, Mr. and Mrs. Portal and family arrived yesterday at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, front Cheltenham. Mr: and Mrs. Contra] have arrived in Lower Brook -street, from Cheltenham. Arrivals at Gould's Hotel, Jerrnyn-street :—Wm. Cnegrrve, Esq. from Tunbridge Wells; J. W. Hyatt, Esq. from Glouccsim ana J. Walters, Esq. from a tour. Arrivals at Miller's Hotel, Jermyn-street :—The Bishop of Chi. cheater, from Sussex, and George Ward, Esq. from Winchwer. Departures front the Bath Hotel, Arlington -street :-...Captsin Bagot, on a tour, and Wm. Gardener, Esq. for Norfolk. Arrivals at Gong's Hotel, Bonsl.street :—M r. and .Mrs. Cowley, front Bath; Captain Hooey, R.N. from Plymouth; J. Lupton, Esq. from Cambridge ; Stratford Best, Esq. from the hunt at the seat of Hubert Deburgh, Esq. West Drayton. Departures Major Sanford, for Paris; Wat. Watson, Esq. fur Paris; Captain Rauken, [or Bath ; the Rev. J. Rawling s , f or O x f or d ; an d J. Price, Esq. for Oxford. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. Jamees-street Douglas, jut. En. from lrelar.d ; Joseph Sanders, Esq. and Henry Rauh, Esq. from Liverpool ; and Captain Garldant. Departures :-11'. Spurrier, En. ; the Rev. R. Goddard, for Chipping Norton. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Coun cil was held at the Secretary of State's Office l'or Foreign Affairs. Among the Ministers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Liverpool, Earl Bathurst, Mr. Svretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Mr. Wynn, &c. The Council broke up at half-past five o'clock. The Address in the House of Commons will he Seconded by Mr. Alderman Thompson, and not by Mr. Flembig, as we stated yesterday. Mr. Wilmot Morton, we are happy to learn, is fast reco vering from his recent severe indisposition. The Duke of Devonshire is entertaining all the beau' !- I and fashion of the circle in which he moves, at his splendld seat, Chatsworth. The diversions of shooting, driving, and riding, are all upon a scale of great magnificence. At present the party consists of the Duke cud Duchess of Rutland, Lord and Lady Jersey, Lard and Lady Kinnaird, Lord and Lady F. Lereson Gc:ve.:r, Mrs. G. Lamb, Mrs. G. Fox, Earl Clare, Hon. S. Bathurst, Mr. Sncyd, Lord F. RusselL.llon. S. Fortescue, Lord Vuncannon, &e. _ . CUELTENHAU, JAN. 49.—Arrivx!*---Duke of MC clesch, Countess of Casthstuart, Viscount Bolingbroke. lion. l•tr. St. John, Sir J. K. James, Bart., Bev. G. I),ra lreny; Captain Frankland, Captain Nl'Dour.lo ; Mr. and Mrs.. Baynew, Buckle and farai'y. Birch, Forbes, llortat, Hhilleweil and family, Pereira, • R'3? ; Messrs. Arthur, Bailey, Blakeney,' R. Berkeley; J. R. Brown, Bowlcy. Campbell, Corbett, Cowie, Cr x, Cobb, Cairn: P, &C. &C. The Right Hon. Lady Ashburton lately announced to her tenants of Roselle'', in the parish of Creich, eras she allowed 30 per cent. on the roes of that estate, for eavh of three past years, amounting, at the first reckoning with Ike people, to 90 per cent. on the sum*. de c by them. GLORTriI WHIG CLUB.—On Monday last, being the birth-day of the late Right Ile n. Charles James Fox, the Whig Club of Gloster held their annual meeting at the King's Ilead Inn. The assemb'y comprised about fens members; and in the absence of the gallant Presieb rt. General Guise (occasioned by very sr.vere indispositiem). the office of Chairman devolved upon the Vice-Presider , ' of the Club, W. 11. Ilyett, Esq. The usual atrir e: of Whig toasts were gone through with, and several spee.hes were made. The meeting of the three choirs of Hereford, Worcestre, and Gloucester, will be at Hereford this year, to take plat on the 23e1, '24th, and '2.5.th of August. During the late war, the cum nt price of fettling' was 1/. ly.s. the tron stone. They are now selling at 20s. the lowest rate they base been got for in the memory of the u",l.st poultcr..:rs.—G la sgew :c. I IM . be ON ON ♦k ON VI hi are au 'lb udi Al dai deo