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. BAICES OF BRITISH Book stick 164 i 3 pie Cent. Red. 93; 3 per Cost. l'eass..l3l A Data Acct. lOU i 34 per Capt. 1001 3+l pet Cent. Red. 140 1 91 ;few 4 per Coo. 100 k 105 MOCKS YESTERDAY. {odic Beads IS pe ladle for Amt. 1991 2el Loop Awn. II( a-Th South Sr* 014 Ann. "If South See New Ann. 93 lid. 1,000/. 64 07 pm Lottery Tickets, la 19s. PRICES OF FOREIGN arasiliao Bonds t33# ex div . Vitro Acct. 86 18 ex di, Ditto Scrip 1.182 e) 2; 11 pm I)icto Aect. 3 OM Buenos ApreallOnds 911 fiabillsan Dm& 07 el Mc Ditto Ant. 27/F dis Colombian Botch 911 Ditto Bor.ds Gat) Ultto Acct. 909 Danish Bonds UAW Scrip (1825) 1/ 9 11 2 dis I.r:nch ltentes 1031. li:charge 20f. 10c. tire& Bonds Vino Act: Ili 2 S A c cct. arip L G g 1M) dis D dia STOCKS YESTERDAY. 1 Mexiean Bonds 71/8 I I ex slis Ditto Aeet. 791 ex thy Ditto Scrip (BM) li i 1 i pm Ditto Acct. 14 ;if It pin Neapolitan Bonds Peruvian Bonds 87i Ditto Acct. Portuguese Bonds 91.1 I Ditto A eet. 914 ii I Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds 11622) 100! Ditto Acct. Russian Bonds 26 64 Ditto Acct. 96 Spanish Cans. 224 i 1 1 Ditto Acct. MI til d Ditto Cons. (12U- ) II Ditto Acct. _ PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAY. MINES. snare. paid. Premises Per firm AA6/441exiean. ElO9 14 Si Anglo-Chiba:l •199 4 9/ 7 se liraaiiian lOO lb 174 19 17 a;liillanand Peruvian Company II nits Yugo Pennine lOO 9 18 11l IS Peruvian • 100 i 21_I I :Itlputabua. 4OO 20 Dm 199 1. , thud A1ezie44,...,..... ......... 49 20 1.0144 New 4O II 211 27 We:ch Iron and Coal ...., Si 9 24 i ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Alliance Brit. and For lOO 10 nII aue DI arine - III 6 2* OAS LIGHT AND COKE COMANPIES. coctiseatal lOO 6 j IRON IA/LWATI. Leadon and Northern. 100 1 ressoutLaurrotts. Mantic and Pacific..... lOO 10 Australian lOO 1 Bridal) Iron Company lOO 0 t.....nal Gas Engi . le al 1 reanseal Steam Navigation lOO 5 Htb.Joint•Stoelt Banking Corn — LrJat , on Brick Company 5O 1 1. oden Drug Company 3O 1 Mahican Company lOO 10 AKet-ropeitan Alderney Dairy 25 4 Metropolitan Fish Company 23 1 Pearl Fishery (Yellow) 25 2 P.-oyincial Bank of Ireland Patent Bricks. 5O 2 retina Steam Carriage 6 21 I'.mrl and Coral Fishery 4O 1:14.1 Stannary I Yr estininster Fish Company • fAI 5 If 2f Its 3 28 f 32 4 f 8 22f 1 * a 1 1 a I 17118 3 7f 3 1 If If 17 I dls dis (ziir orittoit t: reoo. TREAI'RE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This Evening. THURSDAY. April 7 will be performed THE MARRIAGE Of Ctrs= Almaviva, Mr. Policy; Figaro. Mr. Harley; Antonio, Mr. Drown r Cherublno, Miss Cubltt. Countess Almarire, Mid Pore) ; istanna, Miss Gladdon. After which. OLD AND YOUNG. Matilda Mowbray. Reis Clara Fisher. To conclude with (4th timel a new Drama. ealled ABON HASSAN. The Os crture and Muste composed by K. M. Von Weber. Tb• Caliph, lir. Redford; Abort Hassan, Mr. Horn; Eabuns. Mr. Harley. Zullma, Miss Graddon. Tomorrow, Guy Mannering. and Abort Hawn. THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. TMs Evenln& THURSDAY, April 7. will be perforated THE INCONSTANT; Or, THE WAY TO WIN HIM. 0 J Xlrabel Mr. . Fart n Yn %Relabel, Mr. C. Lemblet Mire ate. bir.. Jones. W Bizar e re, Mrs. ou Cn g atterley Orleans, Wes Foote. After which. ALADDIN: Or, THE WONDERFUL LAMP. Aladdla , 1111w.VInjuir; Karina Amick. Mr. OrnnalttL J. S. T. P. Conks; Abatises', Mr. Farley Maraca, Mr. 'To-morrow, The Hebrew's Family, mutt A Tale of Mystery. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE, 57'11.4 ND. MR. MATHENS AT HOME. :A.; Evening. THURSDAY, April 7, and every blandly, Thar&lay, and Saturday. MR. MATIIEWS' MEMORANDUM-BOOK • Poz•Allar Wes, Character& and Manners, collected during hie various Tripe. 'roacs—" Memoranda la Confuelon"— . Night Coach"—." Rubbles." • eqpital Song—" Sng Match"— . • Old and New Tlnues'—" Public odiee.low.screet." Pam Monnpol% legit& to be ea/led THE CROWN INN DANGER. Doors open at Seven i the Performance to committee at Eight. Csimoli.—The new Entertainment u illn be printed ; tool ell fhtdka professing to contain any haute of It ar ot e gross Imposition, and Malt on :.1,: P w.nc. THE APOLLONI(ON. VNISTO FHB IMMTDIATO FATaOMAOS OF HIS KAJxwm On Slat:ROAN' NEXT, at Two o'Cloek, The following SELECTION of MUSIC will be performed by Mr. PURILIS ou the APOLLONICON. a Crsnd Musical Instrument. invented end constructed by Messrs. Flight and Robson, Organ Builders, 101, St. Martin's-lone : PART I. Overtire, Don Giovanni IMosart)—Dt. et, Together let us range the 11•:1‘ (Dr. Boyee)--Song, • Should lie upb (Purkis).raid' ' If a you Der Fre:lc:huts eNaber)—Faritasla PArIT 11. ore/lure. Der Freliehuts (Weber)—(lipsey Chorus. Through the crrawood forsot,' pr e cious (Weber:--flee, 'Curfew' (Atewoodi—Sofig, `Ji h en the gentle eve descending.' Preclosa (Weber)—llunting Chorus, Der Fre:sabots (Weber). N.S. Mr. Purkis's Performances will be continued every Saturday during the Season. Tins Mechanical Powers of the Apollonleon are exhibited Daily, :zoos On, tlil Four (except during the time of Mr. Pu rk is's attendance), or:forming lien huverls celbrated Overture to Pi oinetlieus. Mozart's (Aver: ire ti lai.d•ergote. and Meydn's fraud Military Movement ors. La.: Symphony, in tie ereciition of which it has been e. - ,nosed ulth tl.e ssnei.ion ,if the mnet eminent ineehaideal and .:,oucal men of the use, and Is :..11,wetl to possess a grandeur and tv of effect. with r. ;•:....1,.;t31 and a delicacy of expreinon, save :,,r ti eine ,- !net: iin. in Idirope. Mimic arlanged fir and sit nu the Cylinders by Mr. Flight, jun. Tt ?micas commfreed . I);:blishiug yesterday Mier g at aye o'clock. LONDON, THURSDAY. APRIL 7, 1845. Nu Papers were published in Paris on Monday, Easter d.,y being religiously observed as a holiday in that capital. Last night we received the Mode of Tuesday, from which, ainunglt usher extracts, we subjoin a horrible series of as sassinations committed at Constantinople by a band of auucivias wretches, who, under pretence of smile, decoyed ti , e;r victims into houses, in which they were treacherously murdered. 'fliese are crimes peculiar to a barbarous tor,,ple. The only sure way to prevent their recurrence is si.read of 1:1:ow!olc., , ac:? civilization. 7 ' [From the E:oile, datea Tuerisy.l We I.IH. the follow:to: account from our Correspondent at Con• stantitople, of a horrible exent, unkr.own in the antals of its Ma ury, wh.cit ha..: taken place in that cap::::1 t-- " At the hour of in:lnight two into belonging to the guard were goirg 44 the sitte of the which border the little cemetery. ti,chlar.ly Lie). peree.ve a porter bearing a large chest on Lis shout. alma, who Let.:g questioned, onswtrs that he is carrying to the port the effects of a trarellc, oho is on the ere Cr las departure. la consequance of the suspicions which th.y reasonably conceive, the guards conduct the porter back to the house from which he had come ; atd as he refuse:: to open the chest, oa the pretext that be Las rot got the key, one of the Turks remains and the ether runs to inform the Bach-Aga (commander of the guard) of what has passed. The latter immediately repairs to the spot with his at. tscdants. They force open the chest. Whet a horrible sight ! 'they see two dead bodies cat in pieces, one that of a Jew, the other of a Frank. They were week as with a ray of light. They recollect that several individuah bora eisappeared in Pero and Gs tsta, whet relations and friantill quid not by any means account ft.- Ulu/ strange disappearamani " The Bach-Aga conies 'hit house, and four others belonging f 7 the *lo:ks, which, togetheit with the *et, formed, as it were, an -I , t 17 tz.e 1 .: : 1:7, WinCTI. togeincw ....“ ... a...,.., •‘----, - - ---•-• nb 111 la" lat.,, I, niwuru, 11l cuinparing Inc itkuttutx .. tet. Alute rei;ttiat romp." amp, anov7 v. .au , vv. n..:n..: ......., ... •••••••••• •••, •••••., ;Aso& ti. L. surrounded. After a stria search, they were Coo. two periods, there will be a clear and evident increase of now fitting out at Blackwall . Her destiny is to cruise sion yesterday morning. and was busily employed in h . pre- A letter from Washington, dated March 3, says—" Mr. T . voiced tiw. these fire houses had internal earrn.ukiestions. They 309,393/. daring the lastq ua rtets against the Mahratta pirates who infest the coasts of Ba- paring his defence, it being probable he will be called on w John Randolph, of Virginia , is said to have challenged Mr. In every branch of the ) ki • I proceeded to dig, slid found a well which untained sert:al dead bndJes- Thr linen and o ernen she inhibited dill horrible den were *venue which the thriving commerce and growing trivia. This extraordikary ship, the first of the kind made take his trial by to-morrow at the furthest. Webster, of Massachussets." in Europe, unites the powers of sailing or steaming, separate On Monday, Mr. Jarvis, a butcher at Poplar, died of Letters have been received from Pernambuco, datel ! . *nested, sad the Ctiale hos been tliocovered in iti; . •. whits extent. prosperity cf the country can immediately affect, we find or connected, at pleasure. The paddles fold up like a hydrophobia. He was bitten by his own dog about 'coo the 15th February ; they communicate no intelligence of Tlor ultikx: of th e i r aisocie ion was to draw it:to t'. 3112:6 soy ore a considerable increase. In the Customs, notwithstanding lady's fan, and with great facility. months ago.—iferning Peper. any interest. 1:% ... 1 , ... 4 ‘, I ..N ' ',. N. N. - „..„ • .~ ;t who hid doe stars to sell, or another wheat they invited to come and exchange to advantage his money forum lately issued. 66 Two or three women were particularly employed to call on those who passed, and who, when they were once drawn into the snare, were stripped and murdered by the men. Such a tissue of l iniquities and horrors could not long escape the watchful eye ofjus tiee. It has seized ow all the guilty, who have been condemned to death, and executed without distinction of sex. The Sultan then commanded that the doors and windows of the dye Turkish houses should be walled up, and should thus remain with the stamp of reprobation, and as a lasting monument of a crime without parallel, and frightful by its infamy." A letter from Rheims says:—" It is affirmed that a camp of ten or twelve thousand men will be formed about this town at the time of the emanation. It is thought that the regiments of infantry be longing to the nearest garrisons will be encamped under tents, and that the cavalry will be placed in cantonments. His Majesty, after the sacred ceremony, will review all these troops." Whatever may be the correctness of this assertion, it is certain that several Aides.de•Camp of his Excellency the Blinister of War, have arrived here, and are seeking for suitable ground for the mute, end visiting the villages, to dud cantonments for the cavalry. The Gabrielle bombard, Captain Allegro, which was bringing the animals sent by the Bey of Tunis to his Majesty, has perished on the coast of Sidi-aout, at the entrance of the Gulf of Tunis. The whole crew was saved, as well as the greater part of the aoi. aisle. They had no news of the Cybele frigate, which sailed in company with this bombard, which it convoyed. It was hoped, however, that it had survived the tempest, which arose the second day after its departure, and continued two days. Faitstcx-Fuxne.—Pants. Arai. 4.—Five per Cents. opened at 101 f. 90 c.; closed at 101 f. 9.sc.—Bank Stock,2oso f. ; Renee Is Naples Certificates Falcoonet, 89C 60e.; Rents d'Espagne, 18}; Royal Spanish Loan 1843, asi C—Exchange on London, one month, IS f. I e.; three months, 24 f. 90 e,.—Cosec Arthendque. Axil 4. In the official despatches from the Liberating Army of Peru, which we this day publish, we have the particulars of the decisive battle of Ayacucho, in which, on the 9th of December, the triumph of American independence was consummated. The strength of the two armies, it appears, was very unequal—the Spanish forces being nearly twice as numerous as thole of the patriots ; but the field was car ried at once with irresistible intrepidity by the Colombians. The shock of the fight was terrible, but the victory was never doubtful for a moment. The result was, that the whole Spanish army surrendered• the same evening, and by the terms of the capitulation every place possessed by the Spaniards in Peru was given up to the Patriots. On the news reaching the head-quarters of Bourne, he issued a proclamation, announcing that the time had arrived when he felt it his duty to fulfil his promise to divest himself of the Dictatorship. The Congress of Peru were convoked for the 10th of February, and on that day, the anniversary of his accepting the supreme authority, he intended to re sign it. His language is florid and energetic, and every sentiment is evidently inspired by the sincerity which has characterised the public life of this great man. The ca pitulation is honourable to both parties. The vanquished are treated with kindness and liberality. Entire free dom of choice is left to every individual to adapt his future conduct to his feelings and interests. Such as prefer to remain in Peru, whether natives or Euro peans, will be entitled to the rights of citizenship, and such as prefer to remove will be conveyed away at the ex pense of the Republic. The property of all is to be re spected. The third article seems to carry these principles to an unreasonable excess of liberality. It is agreed that " any individual belonging to the Spanish army, wishing to enlist into the Peruvian army, shall enjoy the same rank." We do not understand why Peru should be burdened with the maintenance of an army which has only desisted from its endeavours to enslave her when it was itself subdued. In two other articles attempts were made to pledge the Peruvian Government to acknowledge the debts of the Spanish authorities, and to retain the public officers em ployed under them ; but the General, Sines, very properly referred the whole consideration of these two subjects to the Congress, about to be assembled at Lima. Thus is the work of independence achieved in South America, and the last hopes of the sovereignty of the Bon eno xs over that vast continent utterly and for ever extinguished. It is not right that because we hare not Correspondents versed in all the mysteries of foreign politics, and the at crets of the Holy Alliance, that we should keep our readers in the dark as to what is going to happen abroad. The Morning Chronicle has a spy on the French Court, who knows everything that is meditated by M. DE VI LLELE and his colleagues. The events predicted by this agent never occur, it is true ; but perhaps for that reason the British public are the more indebted to him for his infor mation, because he prevents the evil by making it known. What a danger to the bulence of power, then, dial the Chronicle of yesterday crush ! We ought to make our readers acquainted with the perils from which they have escaped. A design, we are told by that Paper, has been formed by the French and Spanish Cabinets, of annexing Portugal to Spain, and giving to France, Catalcnia, Arra gon, and the other provinces to the north of the Ebro. " Such," spy' the Editor, very gravely, " we are assured by a high political authority in Paris, are the secret VirieS entertained by the French Cabinet, and for the 'vibration of which extensive pre parations are making. We are told that in Catalonia some men of balance have already been enlisted into their cause, and flat tered with the idea of belonging to a Government more enlightened and more congenial to their habits and prejudices than that of Me dia Ferdinand is also represented as being favourable to the ex change, as it would give him possession of one of the finest ports in Europe, and, besides, punish the British for their interference in his domestic affairs on the other side of the Atlantic. The secre t intrigues and machinations in furtherance of that part of the plan which is intended tonne-rate in Portugal, are, we understand, car rying on by the Portuguese Infanta, Maria Theresa (widow of the Spanish Infante Don Pedro Carlos), who has for some time put taken up her residence in Madrid, and carries on an active corms prudence with the Queen, her mother, in Lisbon." Prodigious! This " high political authority" not only iniosrs all the " secret intrigues" of the Royal Widow, but even the " secret views" of the French Minister, as well as he does the address of the Morning Chronicle office ! Per haps the Editor of that Paper will have the goodness to inform his readers whether he had this wonderful plan from the same hand which furnished him with the " secret instructions of the Duke De RAKZA N !" The official returns of the net produce of the Revenue for the Quarter ending on the sth of this month, will be found in another column ; and though, from a circumstance which we shall explain prcacc!!y, there is an apparent de ereacc, we really have not had occasion to invite the atten tion of our readers to any financial statement more cheering and gratii ing. In the corresponding quarter of last year, the receipt of a sum of 1,733,3321. • was included, on ac count of the repayment by Austria. If this sum he omitted, as in fairness it should, in comparing the produce of the THE BRITISH PRE S S the extensive repeal of taxes in that department since last April, we have an actual increase of 89,6591. In the Ex cise there is a similar augmentation of 179,08.8/. ; in Stamps, 49,023/. ; in the Post-office, 31,000/. ; and in the Miscellaneous Duties, 16,6141. In the item of the Assessed 'faxes only, there is a decrease of 55,98e1. which is suffi ciently explained by the reductions that were made last year in that branch of the Revenue. Deducting the re- I payment by Austria, the total increase on the quarter, as we have above stated, amounts to the sum of 309,3931. In order to form an accurate idea of the wealth and resources of this great nation, we should bear in mind that there was Ilast year a repeal of taxes yielding annually a million and a half ' • yet we find that the progress of the Revenue not only supplies the lou, but in one single year yields a sur plus of almost as much more. In examining the Returns for the year, the same obser vations apply. The result is equally a just cause of exulta tion. Allowing, as before, for the repayment by Austria, the apparent decrease stated in the official tables is changed into an actual increase of 809,4801. The net produce of the several branches of the ordinary Revenue for the year ending the sth of April, 1844, was 48,312,6721.; for the year ending the sth of April, 1823, it was 49,122,1521. The increase in the Excise alone was 1,595,8131. In Stamps, notwithstanding the repeal of the duties on law stamps, the increase is 347,5371. ; and in the Post Office 62,0001. In the produce of the Assessed Taxes there is a decrease of 994,4111., arising from the reductions to which we have already referred ; but it is gratifying to observe, that even in these branches the Revenue is improv ing. On the year ending tie sth of January the de crease in the Assessed Taxes was 1,266,807/. The improvement in one Quarter, therefore, amounts to 772,3961. In the Customs, the remission of duties had produced a decrease of 166,691/. on the year ending the sth of January, but on that which has just closed the decrease is diminished to 155,180/. In every point of view, and under all circumstances, the productive powers of the Revenue are found to be steadily increasing. In those branches that have been untouched, the augmenta tion is palpable on the face of the Returns; in those that have been reduced, the remaining duties yield a larger revenue, in consequence of the daily extending spread of comforts and enjoyments amongst all ranks and classes in the realm. The increase of the Excise is in this respect peculiarly a subject of pleasure, as depending immediately on the consumption of the people, and especially of the labouring classes. The . increase of the Excise for the year ending on the sth Jan. was 1,138,816/. ; for the year ending the sth of April 1,595,813'.; the improvement amounting to no less a sum than 436,997/.! If we had not these re sults incontestably demonstrated before us we should be inclined to doubt their reality. The present condition of our country is happily not more satisfactory than its future prospects are brilliant. Our vast accumulation of capital, combined with our equally surpassing skill and enterprise, is rendering the riches of both the Old and New World tributary to us; and it is a reflection delightful in the highest degree, that the solid and growing prosperity of which we boast, is by its very nature inseparably can nected with the permanent welfue and general improve ment of all mankind. By the official account it appears that the income of the Consolidated Fund for the last quarter was, 10,659,0291., and the charge upon it 7,700,0001., leaving a surplus of 4,959,029/. The surplus foe the corresponding quarter last year was 3,789,060/., including 1,733,3331. of the re payment by Austria. The surplus of this quarter, there fore, exceeds it by the sum of 803,3021. CITY, WED:mu:O.IM EVENING. Although Monday and Tuesday are two great holidays at Easter, still the fine weather made persons reluctant to come to the Stock Exchange, so long as any excuse re mained for them to enjoy the country. The consequence was that very little business was doing to-day, and the opinion is that the present being a broken week, compara tively few bargains will be done in it. In the English market Consols were a shade worse. They were done for the Account at 9311, and for money at 93ii. The cause assigned for this decline was an idle rumour that a division in the Cabinet had taken place upon the Catholic question, and that Ministerial changes of great importance would follow it. The Foreign Market was steady throughout the day ; and, with the exception of Spanish Securities, rather on the advance (for Danish Scrip, which was at 2 1i discount, can scarcely as yet be quoted as brought into the market). Greek Scrip is improved, and was sought after a good deal at 41 1; the Bonds were at 52. South American Securities were better: Colombian Bonds were 901 Q, and Mexican Scrip 11 ; Brazilian ditto was very firm at 21 3. Spanish Bonds of 1623 were at 17i 18, and the Old at 221 ; but no good reason that we heard of could be offered for this depression. In the Share Market the principal business was in Pascos and Pearl and Coral ; the former were done at IS, and the latter at 17. There were a few transactions in the Mexican Trading Company's Shares at 5-6. We hear that a Brazilian Company, for mining, trading, and agricultural purposes, is now forming. A Malta Mail arrived yesterday, but we understand that it brings no news from that island. A communication has been made to the Assembly of Upper Canada from the British Government, offering to lend to the pro• ince the sum of 70,000!., far the purpose of making a canal from Lake Oatatio to the river Ot tawa, provided the Legislature of the province will se cure the payment of it by a specific tax.—New York Paper. A letter from Marseilles, dated the 24th of March last, states the arrival of the French frigate Cybele. She left Tunis on the 15th of the same month, having on board Sidi Mahotnet, Envoy Extraordinary : Raphael theta, his Secretary ; and part of his embassy. The Dey has sent the following presents to the King of France :—Six horses, of a remarkably high race; two fine Numitlian snares; two lions—the male is the most beautiful animal of the kind ever brought from the country ; four black ostriches ; four gazelles ; four sheep from Guinea, remarkable for size, and the fine quality of the wool—the females died dur ing the passage, and they could only preserve two males ; six young camels, of a very fine race, two of which are white, two black, and two red ; twenty-four bales. consist ing of the finest stuffs, handkerchiefs, veils, and girdles ; a superb saddle, a la Turque; four lions' skins ; two tigers skins; a box full of bottles, containing oil of roses, jessa mine, &c. ; boxes of perfume ; and a complete Moorish dress, of the richest quality, for Maclaine la Dauphine. The Wew Ycrk Advertiser of March 1 contains the following letter, dated St. Bartholomew's, Feb. 8: " I presume you have heard that the French Government has made a demand on the Venesuclan Government at Puerto Cabello, for property raptured end carried into that port and condemned under their flag, and that the said place is declared by them to be in a state of blockade (until it is given up) by a frigate, two brigs, and n schooner. A seTenty„four t> waiting the result at St. Pierre's, Martinique, ready to go: in case the demand shall not be complied with, and detain all Colombian property until full satisfaction is obtained. We have a Otdombian vessel or privateer which arrived here on the fkh inst. front Legume, and brings news for Tour Go vernment. I understand they permit neutral vessels to come out, but not to go in." A fine regular rigged ship, sloov of war, we r.re told, is F4SHIONARI.6 INTELLIGENCE. Hudson Gurney, Esq. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday at his house in St. Jrnies's-square, amorg whom were Puree Cimetclli, Sir Robert and Lady Harvey, Dr. and the Misses Fisher, Captain Hay; ike. The Hon. K. Douglas had a dinner party yesterday at the Ad. miralt v. C. Musgrave. Esq. entertained a large party at dinner yesterday at his house in llarles-street. Arthur Stanhope, Esq. gave a dinner yesterday at his hours in Taney-street. The Puke of Devonshire has arrived at Chiswick from Paris. Count and Countess Lieven left town on Sunday for Brighton. The Hon. Mr. Saville arrived in town ycverdey. from a tour. The Earl of Lauderdale has left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for the Dowager Marchioness of Lanadoarn's, at Hampton Court. The Earl and Countess of Jersey arrived in town yesterday, from their seat, Middleton Pask, Oxfordshire. The Countess of Sandwich has left town, for her seat, Hinehin brooke. Huntingdon. Lord and Lady Barnard arrived lu town yesterday, from Melton 31 owbra y, Leicestershire. The Lail of Scarborough is expected in town to-morrow, from his seat in Yorkshire. Lord and Lady Kinnaird left the British Hotel, Jamyx-street, yesterday, for the Duke of Devonshire's, Chiswick. Lady Ann Scott arrived yesterday at the St. George's Hotel, Ally - mark-strict " from Lord Sydney's seat in Kent. The Earl and Countess of Lonsdale and family are expected in town in a few days, from their seat, Cotteamere, 'lutist:doh:re. The Rev. Mr. Mackie arrived in town yesterday, front Wester ham. Arrivals at Batt's Hotel, Dover.street :—Major and Mrs. trod and family, front a tour on the Continent ; and.% W. Stewart, Esq., from Highgate. Departures:—Mr. and Mrs. Trevyllian and family, far their house in South -street; Lady Geary and family, for Tunbridge; Mr. and Mrs. Parker, for Doves; and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, for Norfolk. Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street : —Mr. and Mrs. Merchant, from Suffolk; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Warner, alid Miss Colter, from Bath. Departures:—Major and Mrs. Aires, for the I Continent ; and Mr. and Mrs. Watkins, for Brighton. Yesterday the Surveyor employed to build a new house for the Duke of York surveyed the ground attached to the present York House, in the garden, it being intendedethat the new mansion for his Royal Highness should be much larger. After tracing out the plan of the ground on which the house is to be erected, a number of labourers were employed to dig for the foundation, as it is intended to build the new house with all possible speed. Mr. Secretary Canning, we regret to say, is confined at Gloucester Lodge with a slight attack of the gent, which has prevented the Right Honourable Gentleman from leaving town as he intended. Lord and Lady Conthermere and suite arrived yesterday evening at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Ireland, for a short time previous to their going to India. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by his Grace the Archbishop of York, Francis Ilawksworth Fawkes, Esq. of llawksworth Hall, in the county of York, and eldest son of Walter Fawkes, Esq. of Fernley Hall, to Elizabeth, only child of the late llonourable and Rev. Pierce Butler, and niece to the Earl of Carrick. A letter dated Tuesday evening, from our Liverpool Cor respondent, says---" It is reported that Mr. Mayne is here, and that he and Miss Poore are to be married, to-morrow morning." Miss Foote is announced to play Oriana to-night at Co vent-garden. The first grand ball at Almack's for the season, takes place on Wednesday next, under the Ladies Patronesses, Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, Countess Lieven, Countess of Jersey, Countess Cowper, Countess Sefton, and Lady Gwydyr. GENERAL ALEXANDER, EARL. OF BALCARRAS.—The late Earl of Balcarras entered the service on the 15th of July, 1767, as an Ensign in the 53d regiment of foot ; was promoted on the 28th January, 1771, to a company, in the 42d regiment ; and obtained, on the 9th of December, 1776, a Majority in the 53.1 foot. Ile was appointed, on the Bth of October, 1777, Lieutenant-Colonel of the '24th foot; was made, on the 13th of February, 1782, Lieutenant- Colonel Commandant of the 71st regiment of infantry ; and placed, on the 25th of March, 1753, on half-pay. Ile obtained, on the 27th of August, 1789, the Colonelcy of the 63t1 foot ; and was appointed, on the 20th of November, 1792, Colonel in the Army. He obtained, on the 12th of October, 1793, the rank of Major-General ; was raised. on the Ist of January, 1798, to the rank of Lieutenant-Ge neral ; and on the 25th of September, 1803, to that of General. PETET.SFIELD ELECTION.—OOIOIIeI LUSIIII2O.OII was on Saturday elected without opposition, to serve in Parlia ment for this Borough, in the room of Sir Philip Musgrave, who has been elected for Carlisle. Saturday, Sir Philip Musgrave was elected to represent the'city of Carlisle in Parliament, in the place of the late Sir James Graham, Bart. Lord Lindsay having succeeded, on the death of his father, to the Earldom of Balcarras, a vacancy takes place in the representation of Wigan. Colonel Lindsay, Lord Newport, Captain Kearsley, and Mr. Serle, have all been named as probable candidates. Talma's last benefit in Paris (on the 21st ult.) was one of the most brilliant assemblages ever seen in the French capital. The vast aftlle of the Opera House was completely filled ; and the receipts amounted to 33,000 francs, about 1,400/. sterling. The famous French song writer, Beranger, has sold an other volume, containing .52 songs, to the booksellers, Ban-' don and Laileocat, for 22,000 francs. We have great pleasure in announcing to our readers, that our distinguished townsman, Mr. Roscoe, has been nominated a corresponding member of the Della Cruses Academy. By this well-deserved tribute of their esteem, these celebrated legislators of the Italian language have rendered themselves, as it were, the interpreters to thc pub lic of those sentiments of respect and gratitude so univer sally felt by the Italian nation towards the illustrious biographer of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Leo the Tenth, to whom a distinction so rarely granted to a foreigner can not but be highly gratifying. Although under Napoleon Florence became part of the French empire, and the French in Italy enjoyed a preference over the Italians themselves, it is not perhaps generally known that Gin guene is the only Frenchman ever honoured with the title of corresponding member of the Della Crowe Academy.— Tuesday's Liverpool Advertiser. Provisions continue to increase in price in our rcigh- Nunhood, and treat is beyond the reach of the poor. Rents, too, are higher, and thus we have all the disadvan tages of war prices with diminished mesas.—/Iymouth Par . )ESTRUCTION OF THE GENERAL Baocx BY FIRE.— WILMING FON (N. C.), FEBRUARY 23.--Between ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday night last, the British brig General Brock, of Liverpool, Captain IVliitlaw, was dis covered to be on fire in the after part of the hold. The persons on beard had retired to their berths, and the flames spread with such rapidity that those who saved themselves in the boat had no time to secure any of their clothing, or even provide themselves with oars. Three men are missing, and it is feared they were either suffocated or drowned. The General Brock lay about 12 miles below the town, completing the cargo, and had on board 200 hales of cotton and 900 bands of turpentine. Captain Whitley/ was in town at the time of the accident. The last accounts we had from the brig yesterday morning, war, that she had burnt down to the water, and that a lighter was en deavouring to save all the artie:es she coultl.—Americen Parr. The journeymen tailors of this city have unanimously struck for an advance of wages. They require an increase of ore halfpenny on the hour, besides some increased allowances customary in the trade. The uniform cause alleged by the different artisans who are seeking an in crease of wages, is the great advance on the necessaries of life.—Ereter Patcr. When William l'robcrt was made acquainted with the issue of the inquiry before the Grand Jury, who on Tues day found a true hill against him for the capital charge of horse-stealing, his feelings were so overcome as almost to preclude his giving utterance to them. In fact, from ob servations that previously fell from him, he appeared to have expected that the bill would have been ignored. He, I however, had, in some measure, recovered his self-posses. TEE G!,'EEKS. The following are extracts of letters received yesterday from Marseilles, Zante, and Syra, the authenticity of which may be relied upon:— Extract of a Letter from Mrsseilles of the 211th of March. " Wit have received letters front Hydra to the 16th instant. which anrounco as certain that part of the Egyptian fleet, after having experienced considerable damage from a hurricane in its pastags from Candi' to Rhodes, took refuge on the 28th of February off tlodon and (:oron, whrre it landed troops. These troops, about three thousand in number, marched a few days afterwards against Nayarit', but they were completely beaten by the thrifts who were there, and who Low closely blockade the two aboversientiorad fortresses." Extract of a Letter from Zante, March 10. " The division of the Egyptian squadron, which, by aims of weather, sought refuge of Corm, has experienced frcab disasters from a second hurricane, and some of the vessels have arrived hers for shelter. " I'atras suffers considerably from famine, since the Greek :•essels who blockade that fortress prevent any provision* front being thrown into it. The President, Conduriottic convinced of the important events which the taking . of that fortress would tiocnsion, has titter • mired on besieging it in person, and he is hourly expected dart, together with 111,000 men, and also twelve vessels, under the corn_ mind of the Vice-Admiral„ :Factottris, so that it is not probable that the fortress will be able to hold out long." Extract of a Letter from Syra, February 20. " The affairs of cur nation assume a most favourable arpect. The Government, on recount of its complete victors over the insurgents, has gained the respect of all the people. M e are fully persuaded, that if the Government obtains the necessary sopplies of money from England there Is no doubt of even a more glorious campaign than the last. The greatest preparations are being made, and the most sanguine hopes are entertained of a speedy and favourable conclusion of the struggle in which we arc already so far advanced." DISTRESS IN HANOVER AND ITS VICINITY COPY OP • LETTER, DATED TIANBFRO(Dtteuv Or LUNE nolo, IN RANOVER), mt. 9, 1825. We had just begun to recover our spirits; we thought that Na ture was tired of spreading destruction over our country, which had suffered so much by conflagration and ieundatien in the months of November and December last, and were dreaming of the pewpea ce and comfort which the new year was to bring us But alas !it was decreed otherwise. These beautitul valleys and plait's, which bed hitherto escaped the rage of the elements, now present nothing bat scenes of misery. I will not attempt to describe all the honors we have endured since the 2d of this month, nor to detail the manifold distress to which thousands of our neighbours have been reduced. I will only mention untie of those lamentable circumstances, of which I have been an eve-witness, and which will be sufficient to • give you some idea of the hours of danger and terror which hare passed over our beads. During the whole day and night of the 2d instant a heavy gals from the west had caused a great accumulation of water in the Elbe ; it rose to an unusual height, and we felt great alarm ; but on the next day, time weather being much calmer, our fearer gave way to hope, and in the evening every one went to rest, having passed the preceding night without sleep. In the dead of night, however, the elements all at once began again to rage with in creased fury. The sea way driven higher and higher up the Elbe by the irmeistible power of a most violent hurricane. and with in. expressible rapidity ; and the waves were dashed with s terrible noise against cur Alert.% The dykes, our only protection, were • quickly overflowed ; they held firm for several twere ; but about four o'clock in the morning they could no longer withstand the im. mcnse masses of water thus pressing against them • they brae ha hundreds of place+, and the raging floods now spread with redoubled speed over the country around. Two of the widest breaches were made in the priecipal dykes above and below this city, at the distance of about two English miles. The strong dyke in Neuland, which had resisted in the former inundation of the bailiwick of Winsen, was the first that gave way ; a wide opening was formed in it by the floods, and in half an hour 25 English square miles of the low country, on that side where it is thickly peopled, were deep under water. The howl ing of the hurricane, the rolling of the thunder, and the thick fall of snow, had prevented the alarm guns from being heard by the inhabitants even at a short distance. They knew nothing cf the danger which surrounded them, until the floods reached their dwellings, and they had hardly time to hasten up to the lofts of their frail habitations. But very few could save their cattle and some other mote able property. The other dyke, situate below our city in that part of the Ham burgh territory, called Alorburg, was also broken through. The ruins were carried far into the country by the &ode, whose rapid coume was directed towards the house or farm of a wealthy cow keeper: with a lighted lamp in his hand, this unfortunate man was just removing some of his most valuable effects up to the loft, when in his hurry he approached too near the thatched roof, which caught fire, and was soon completely enveloped in flames; but the sea, as if unwill:ng to leave its prey to the other elements. tore the burning house from its foundation and hurled it into the floods with its inmates, the father, the mother,and their five children, who miraculously escaped from under the ruins. The waters not being yet limy d eep e he mother and the two youngest children were promptly rescued by the r.ciehbours. The father with two other children climbed up into a walnut tree, where they remained for a long Hoe exposed to imminent danger, till a resolute boatman succeeded in releasing them. The fifth child, a daughter 15 years of age, was carried off by the stream, leaving nothing to her distracted parents but the remembrance of the heart-rending manner in which she bade them a last farewell. You may imagir.e What I felt in witnessing such scenes of horrcr. Unable to render any assistance here, I hastened towards the great sluice. There it was an appalling sight to behold the immense sheet of water, which, tire English miles in width and fourteen feet higher than the land around, threatened evety instant to burst the narrow bunks between which it raged and foamed. A long, melancholy procession of fugitives, men, women, and children, driving some of their cattle before them, and bending under the load of all kinds of property, of which many in their flight had not made the best selection, were approaching the bridge which eon neva the citadel with the town. 'I tie brjdge, which is but slightly built, was on the point of being blown away by the hurricane, as. slated by the rower of the rapid stream ; the artillery men were busy in loading it whit heavy mlon, and they succeeded in securing it. A barge, which was to be sent to the assistance of the sufferers in the country. approached ; one of the drawbridges was opened to let the barge through; the storm dashed the drawbridge so vio lently between the posts, that for a long time it withstood every exertion to bring it down again, while the crowd of unhappy fugi. tives Inc:tented, and thus stopped in their progress. were waiting in despair, and their most pitiable lamentations mireed with the deafening noise oe the furious elements. While with many thanks to God they hastened to escape, the distressing new. arrived, that from the side of Alnrburg, in an op posite direction to the other floods, the waters were spreading in the suburbs and in part of the town. Thai every minute the Carers increased. Uncertain to which of my friends I should hash n a farmer froth Heimfeld, well known to me, came running, while he exclaimed, " 0 ! bir, two of my ploughboys and my maid ser vant are drowned in the fields of Lauenbrach." Scarcely had he finished these words when a peasant, who had just approached us, cried out, " What 1 your maid servant drowned ! ! Gracious God, she is my daughter !" and the unhappy man fell senseless to the ground. At this instant another peasant, in breathless hare, called out to the farmer—" Go back as fast as yeu eats ! yearn n servant has been killed in attempting to save some of your weigh bone's horses !" With what dismal feelings did I now hasten to see my friends ! They were all safe, but still in a state of alarm and terror. Their massive houses, though much exposed, had withstood the rush of time floods. As neon approached. the elements ceased to rage, and the sun shone with his wonted mildness on the scrum of itietress. I then endeavoured to reach my friends at Al orbutg. But, Oh Hea vens, what a eight ! All the houses deserted ; die fleet!, passing freely through doors and windows; the people shipping some of their property on plank, and rafts. The cows and homes were put in the best rooms. We presently came to a more open spot, whence we had it view of the whole adjacent country. What a sad change! Houses everywhere immersed in the flood up to their roofs ; people on the tops of them making all sorts of signals of distress : ruins of houses and barns, whole roots, chests, trunks. furniture, beams, beds, cradles, &c. all floating about. We at last came near to Cie ruins of the dike where the floods rushed majestically through the wide opening into the newly-formed ocean. In the midst of the princi pal stream, part of a house remained standing—a genuine picture of the misery of its late itimateia who stood motionless on the ruins of the dike. gazing with looks of despair at the spot, wionce their former happiness had departed perhaps for ever. Still we must consider that our neighbours down the Elbe have suflkrcd ten, nay a hundred times more than we have I—but what you have read in this lent' will be more than enough to fill your heart with compassion. ltly dear frierd, if you can cormr u. nicate your feelings to others, do with an much misery around tee. and so deeply afflicted oil:eche.% we can scarcely enjoy the pleasure of giving, but must be thankteil fear that of receiving. Can yea procure us any assistance? 1 sin ready to be your Almoner. Extract of a Letter from Alte Land, 10th February. While, according to your desire, I was eceurictl in describing the revages caused in this district by the iron lations of November and December last. a new and much more destructive calamity has befallen us. To give a description of it is impossible, and all the horrible details which will reach you, will not be sufficient to give a true picture of it. This tine country, formerly so beautiful and rich, presents nothing hut ruin and desolation. We have more than one hundred dead bodies placed in our lit e churches. The in habitants areruined for ten years to come. The growing winter crops are destroyed ; nearly all the cattle drowned : the cherry. trees eradicated or toter to pieces. We cannot hope to be released from the waters before lalideunimer. The clergymen suffer equally with their congregations. Our fate is niost melancholy, but we trust in God, who, his wisdom, has visited this industrious and peaceable population with this trying calamity. We cannot expert to have one doller's wenh this year. Pray for us, and recommend us and all the thousands of our fellow-sufferers to the powettill pro tection of the Almighty. a 1 : )~ I I~ . ~' ~~. 1 x 1 # !I