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SI 44 SI 4414 Pennies Bonds 0 4 Ditto Aces. 44 Russian Roods (1824)04 Spanish Cons. 144 4 j Ditto Amt. 144 Ditto Conf. (1110) IS Ditto Acct. coloariiiiit UAW Dino Nods (11114) NE II 2 II f I 1 LEIS. Act? ell 3 3 i 4' l _ • mai* Blois IN IN Diu* Bonds (ION) Ne II Use* Ned Diem !toads (1224) ;HMO e- Ath. ' . Pald. !midi= per Share. A AVtrt"=.—. CM 26 A7l 100 2 du 1 Bolivar so 3 14 Castelioli.Sopirlailisseoßrasil 100 i 1 par Cobalt end CAppor Chaim Cokaabisa -- lOO I 7 visa 1 1 A' 00 II 1 • 'ARES ON SATURDM . urns._ _ 2i 9-N IN IN 25 $ =nnot quit Fes, where he now is, to men to the capital. the escort that be would want to acortopsny him, would cot be able to find subsistence on the road. The Trinity. Colombian schooner, entered the port of Tangier the 9th of November. Captain Johnson, who cotnnands it, has declared that he is the be. of despatches to the Emperor, the delivery of which was intrusted to the Consul of the United States. These * despatches here been forwarded without delay. It is affirmed that they are strongly recommended by a letter from the Consul of the United States, sod that they relate to a treaty of alliance, which Columbia desires to contract with the Emperor of Morocco, offering 'rat advantages. It is said that the Em. perm begins to conceive a high idea of the Republic, and that the Puha of Tangier, to whom a rich present is promised if be Induces him to sign the nasty, neglects nothing to poured. him to it. The frinity sailed at the 14th, end is to return fbr the answer. When this vessel arrived, the Spanish Consul represented to the Spanish Authorities that this schooner should not be received, as belonging to the revolted subjects of the King his Master ; bet these remonstranect could not triumph over the representations of CMG:nal of the Uoited States. TIIFITE, Nov. 21. Several letters by die bet mail from the lonian islands, aflirm that a division of she Capitan Pacha's combined fleet has entered the port ofNavarino, and leaded several thousand Egyptian troops, while other division of the same fleet are still between the islands of Candies and Cerigo, engaged in cembats, the result of which is not yet known. Pants, Dtc. 9. The Comthationstel act the Jamas; it, Debate, which appear to have the same correspoodmit in Spain, announce that Mr. lamb, the English Minister at Madrid, as well as an the other Mi. ahem, had required the Spanish Cabinet to explain its intentions ie g its American possessions ; and that the Ambassador of Pearce had demanded the 'payment of the amount of the two that instalments doe to the Franck, insinuating that otherwise the `Trench Government might Story likely resolve to withdraw its the most complete agreement did not prevail between the 'journal, which have given that news, how could it happen that they united in uttering facts which ore false in terms that are nearly identical y If it is to inform themselves in this manner that these pape tutu f t r e edsay a correspondent at Madrid, they might very well save yes that expense, since, 4is for lie, it would be more easy and less expensive to fibrillose them at Paris themselves. A letter from Bayonne of 34[December, says : " Several letters from .111adrutanaounce the arrival of an Express le that city corning from Oalinig with the news that the English Company, which hot undertaken to seek for the silver on board the vessels sunk.ut Vigo, hadmot up several millions. We have this morning received letters direct from Vigo, dated the 22d of last month, which make no mention of this circumstance. s. Bc:veral extraordinarycowl ars to and from Spain passed through this city." It it now known that the fire In the Escurial, which was at first ascribed to design, was owing to the negligence of some domesti after the King's departure they forgot to put out the tire in his Ala. jest?. apartment. The flames caught the draperies, and part of the furniture: and damage to the amount of 80,000 francs was dose. [From the Jousted des Dehats of Friday.) MADRID, Nov. 23. The contests between the Ambassadors of the great Powers and the Duke del lnfantado are still kept up • but Mr. Frederick Lamb, the Minister Plenipotentiary of England, who, till now, had remained a simple spectator of a rapid and continual change of notes. all relative to the acknowledgment of the Independence of America, has, since the day before yesterday, taken an active part la them disputes. The fo'lowing the substance of a note he bas seat to the Duke del Infantado "That u all the Powers Of Europe were agreed upon the necessity of Spain's recognising the independence of America, and all agreeing with England in the main, although they might differ in some of the details, It would be well for the Spanish government to come to some arrangements with their former subjects ; and that if this were not done, all the powers would freely make those treaties with the insurgents which they might judge for their interest." The Duke del Infantado seemed, at first, embarrassed by the tone of Mr. Lamb's note ; but ft is asserted that he decided upon refusing to have any participation in any treaty which would tend to the abandonment of all, or any pert, of the rights of Spain over her ancient possessions beyond sea. M. de Moustier, on the other band, presses for the payment of the debt due to France ; he threatens us with .the withdrawal of the army of occupation ; but the threat does notenow produce any effect; for far from fearing the departure of the French troops, the Government appears to de. *ire it I and even if tkey did not, they would not be able to sub. "Wise France ; for, even after all the projected reforms slab be carried into execution, the revenues of the State show an annual de ficit of nearly 200,000,000 of reels for the supply of the current ex penses, and nobody is willing to lend us any thine. Faexcir Fusrus.—Pants, DEC. 9.—Five pe r Cents. 961. 40c.: Three per Cents. opened at 64f., closed at 63.. Wt. ; Bank Steck 21001. ; Rente de Naples, Certif. Falconnet, 771.81 k. ; Royal Spanish Loan 1823, NO. Exchange on London—One month, 201 10c ; three months, 24f. 90c—Coars Autlienlique. We intimated our intention of adverting to and deve loping the leading causes to which the present disturbed state of commercial credit, and the perplexed appearance of affairs in the mercantile world, owe their origin. This we shall now proceed to do, with as much conciseness as is compatible with the importance and interest of the subject. In a wealthy and prosperous kingdom like our own, there is always a vast mass of capital beyond what its owners can employ in the immediate concerns of commerce, and which can only be made productive by being lent •to persons who, being able to employ to advantage a greater capital than they possess, are willing to borrow it at a rate of Interest to be agreed upon. This rate of interest is, with us, limited by law to five per cent. If the profits of trade are high, and this surplus of money is net abundant, the number of persons desirous to borrow, will be greater than the number of persons in a condition to a lend, and the highest legal rate of interest may be readily cbtaincd: when, on the other hand, the profits of trade are moderate, and money is plentiful, the number of persons willing to lend will be greater than the number of persons desirous to borrow, the highest rate of interest cannot be obtained, and the lenders must either content themselves with what the borrowers are disposed to give, or their capital must lie unproductive. It was of this latter state of things that Government sought to profit by reducing the rate of in terest on funded Capital and on Exchequer Bills. At this period—and partly in consequence of this reduction—the supply of money was so much greater than the demand, that it might be obtained, on good security, at three and a half, three, and even two per cent. It is quite clear that persons having money to spare would naturally begin to look out for some more profitable mode of investment ; or, in other words, they would begin to speculate. Let us now attend to the cause, which operated at this particular juncture to foster this rising spirit of speculation. Ministers were anxious to infuse a new portion of vigour into the activity of British enterprize, by re nouncing that system of exclusion and that spirit of mo nopoly which, from the infancy of political science, had been suffered to cramp the energies of manufacturing in dustry, and to make war upon the real prosperity of nations. They accordingly gave a more practical scope to those principles of free trade, which for some years past had been gaining ground, owing to the enlightened in vestigations which had been going forward as to the pro ductive causes of national wealth. The flourishing state of the finances enabled them to lower the duties on various articles, and thus to give an impetus to that freedom of trade, to the principles of which they were desirous to give effect. They accordingly lowered very con siderahly the duties on wool, silk, and various other articles, With which the tariff policy was supposed most to interfere. It was concluded—and experience justified the conclusion— that this reduction of duty in these particular articles would increase the demand. The attention of all those whose surplus capital lay idle, owing to the low rate of interest, naturally began to direct itself to this quarter ; and immediately. wool, silk, and colonial produce of ' every kind, were looked to as likely to make great re turns of prolit, and consequently these commodities be came the subject of general speculation. Dad only pru dent and considerate buyers entered the market, they might have done well. But competitors rushed in who bad no knowledge of the article they were about to purchase —I who proceeded on no rational calculations, but who bought whenever they found others buying, whom they thought wiser_ than themselves, and whom they therefore follow.] with a blind and "unreflective reliance. The competitors, _ PI Tyyseugi• ....—.... Unitid Mexico Ditto N 10 7 ° ASINIARCZ AUlNeeßridsb sad Fessio... IN 111 Dula Masisse ----- ..... 100 d I OAS LION! AND col[2 COMPANIES. Csatiossail lOO $4 du 1410C1ILLAN101111. BMA 150 U 14 sue' Bost aisol Paint Salt 10 I 11 Mitt* Irish, Ss WNW Silt 50 1 1 die bloridus • — 150 10 d 41dis Nast ..................... so s Pursing:sok et Woad lOU di, VW, .. i•s• • ••••••••• 1 160 155 win 'Compsioy......— 100 II Cite Stittoft alreoS. DRURY-LANE THEATRR. Thielhhillng, MONDAY. Doe 1E will be performed ttic Comedy of THE MERCHANT or VENICE Shriek. 111 r. Prebt Ibis Ist appearenos P o rt ia. Stew); Earisialo. Mr.Mansek Lanne?lot. HFley yrs.W.Vlest. After which the Dtverileusteniof Tarr CAMP. , Palatal Damen. Mr. end Mrs. Neale, da eoneluds with the Extra ad OIovANNI IN LONDO N(. Du Ohl, Miss GNU I Lwrello, Kr. Harley. Tomorrow, Der Frelaeltutx, The Ceap. and The Passl. COTENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Thltieeftlac MONDAY, Dee le, yof will be perforated Old Uwe) the new Pie THR THREL STRAND RB. _ _ _ The frthelpal ' gemble. Cooper, etertley. hod Illanehard I Mesdames Chattertey sad Glover. After whleh the Extraroganva of GIOVANNI IN LONDON. Dew Movement, Madame Yes trio ; Leporello, Mr. Keeley. To. morrow, The Ilsrrlaide of Figaro. •Twas sod Joeko. Tbr Batt ism Pans commenced publishing ca Saturday mass lag as live o'crack. ninenemies LONDON, MONDAY, Dscsmsea 12, 15515. Last night we received the Paris Papers of Friday, with the Mode dated the following day. A slight accident had happened to the Kura, which had produced temporary in. d %position. While his YAJZS TT was sporting a few days ego at liambouglet, be suddenly bad occasion to go up a steep path newly gravelled. The guard who was carrying the Kitra's fowling Owe by his aide slipped in consequence of baring trod on a flint. The Kinn attempted to prevent his fall, sad in so doing was thrown with him to the ground. The guard was not hurt, but the KING felt a pain in his loins, wig was increased by his journey to Path. The sgplilatioo of Incises became necessary, and by them his Maxim( was relieved. Re has since entirely recovered. liliseaubseviptioa for General For 's family is proceeding wlllosgkelet imeems. Receiving places have been opened in 48 4igpeat towns in Frame, sad in several in Belgium. The entente advertised on Thursday evening was 9/1 4 ,4gs &anis. There is every reason to believe that the question of American independence is now under the consideration of the Cabinet of Madrid. The Etoile, indeed, in very coarse teems, denies the assertions of the Spanish correspondents of two of the opposition Journals, that Mr. LAMB and the other foreign Ministers had presented notes Whim upon' the Cabinet of Madrid to explain its intentions regarding as !Ate pose salons in America; but the Etoile does not deny that the subject has been by some means forced upon attention of the Duke oar. INFANTADO and his col -1 -agues. Meanwhile the Colombians, it appears, are en- Jes routing to enter into friendly relations with the Emperor of 11dosocce, who Continues to extend his protection to the unhappy fugitivd from the Peninsula. The arrival of part of the CAPSTAN Pacwa's fleet at Marvin° is confirmed by several letters from the lonian Islands. The remainder was engaged in combats, of what nature we arenot informed, between the islands of Candle snit Cerigo. There had been a decline of nearly one per cent. in the torench Funds on Thursday. - . - (From the RioVe dated Saturday. Dee. 10.1 MADRID, Nov. 29. .3'hs Pope's Nuncio yesterday gave a grand dinner to the French tiahavador. The Members of the Diplomatic !lady were present MI /Al as the Duke del Infantatio. Count Arbaud Jonques, •dislentatider of the breach troop*, and many other persons of die. unction. N. Corpse ha beret stepped seven leagues from this city, at the Mro46 Augustin. where he received orders to go to Burgos. s elan commanded to deliver up the deepatchea of which he wl ts We bearer. The Marquis de Casa Irujo , who wa. travelling Mr. .calupsny, met with ne Matilde and has arrived here. Zeit has tot yet set out for Divides. Taworiw, Nov. 17. Moe Emperor of Morose°, it is saki. had requested of the King of elpain the ptedon of several individuals who had sought refuge in his clownions to escape punishment pronounced auairiu these talk-bail excited troubles no tbe Peninsula- Hi. Catholic Ma jeavisaastitst notifies' that he will grant the lives of thaw fugitives, gragiskdi that they are delivered up to hi. Consul at Tangier. 41111 e wpm", merely answered, "We skaU *se," to the Aloorisk pare who was intrriated with the despatch on this subject. Ilimo is such a scarcity of money is this country that the Em. THE BRITISH PRESS. belying, each of them, in the spirit of monopoly, raised the prices on each other, and on themselves. Wool being regarded as an article of universal consumption, and con sequently as affording a sure market, the duty upon it having been so much lowered, afforded the greatest s:ope to speculation; but it was carried to a prodigious extent in other articles. Not only were immense purchases of fine wool made in Germany, Spain, Saxony, and elsewhere, and paid for is money by the influx of speculators from England; but prices being thus raised, the native growers consigned vast quantities on their own account to their agents in this country; and thus the market be came over stocked, and overstocked too at a price at which no pur chaser could be found either abroad or at home. The manufactories in the clothing districts were thus at a stand. The price of the raw material had been raised so high, occasioned by this prodigal competition, that it would not repsfitself in the wrought article; they there fore confined themselves to working on their stock in hand, and kept wholly out of the market. A vast quantity of gold had thus gone out of the country in payment of these extensive purchases. To this we must add the large advances made, is the same hard currency, by the consignees in England, on the wool sent for sale by the foreign growers. But there being .no demand, these agents had no means of realising the sums thus advanced. THE INDARR4INIMENTII asoare. "%Veal was pledged as a security for advances made by country bankers in the cloth countries, till no further advances could be obtained. Bills, to an incredible amount, were returned day and day, upon the faith of which, both here and abroad, engagements had been entered into, and contracts .made, which now could not be fulfilled. All this arose, not from the poverty of the parties, for our warehouses groaned under their mer chandise, but because the goods were not 'convertible into money ; and all the credit which could be obtained upon them was exhausted. We have spoken here principally of wool;—other arti cles to the value of sinuous are locked up by the same difficulties, and the speculation in them has brought on the same embarrassments in its train. Our imports having exceeded our cavorts, the par of exchange is of course against us. Having more to pay than to receive, our merchants are necessarily compelled to pay a premium on foreign bills in proportion to the diffi culty of procuring them, and where they cannot be ob- I taihed, the difference must be paid in gold. This is a well known process of foreign exchange, and will suffi ciently account for the scarcity of money. A vast quantity of bullion has found its way from this country to the bank of Faris, which ere long will as regularly find its way back. This scarcity, and the distress consequent upon it, is further increased by the heavy amount of English capital invested in the foreign loans, and in foreign funds. The rapid de cline of our own funds has likewise contributed not a little to the general pressure of commerce, because all interest beyond five per cent. being illegal, the funded Capitalist cannot sell out stock without a loss greater than could be legally compensated by the borrower—hence all relief that might otherwise have been procured from this quarter has been excluded. It is easy to perceive here the causes which led to the pressing demands on the country banks—to all that complication of distress which proceeds from a failure of confidence—and to the difficulty, beyiind all experience, of getting even the safest bills discounted, from the con sternation which Pervaded the money market. We have here elucidated, u briefly as the subject will admit, the real causes which have led to that crisis which has occasioned so much distress and excited so much alarm. Rational and well-founded fear is an instinct of witolotn; it leads to caution and to measures of timely defence; but a panic proceeding from a vague conception of danger de stroys all that manliness of mind by which it ought to be met, and all that energy which should be employed to combat it. When we are enabled to look steadily at the circumstances oat of which our mercantile embarrassments have arisen, all these vague apprehensions of danger dis appear. We perceive that they arise necessarily out of the improvidence that first occasioned them, and that neither our public credit nor our national wealth are prosrec- Lively impaired. We are enabled to look as clearly for ward to the cure of the evil as backward to the causes which led to it. The summary of the whole will stand thus:—those individuals who have engaged in these gigantic speculations will have paid, by the entire loss of their pro perty, the heavy penalty of their imprudence. They will have occasioned—as was unavoidable—a wide circle of suf fering, by the failure of that credit on which numbers had fully relied, and by the breach of engagements in which many interests were deeply involved. The consequences which must follow—and which in part have taken place already— will be these: the holders of wool, cotton, and of other articles, will be obliged considerably to reduce their prices —lower prices will bring purchasers—the stocks in hand being greatly diminished, the manufacturers who had ab stained from buying will come freely into the market— orders from abroad, which the high prices had kept back, will begin to multiply—already the orders from France are introducing a briskness of trade into the manufacturing districts—the exchange is becoming every day more fa vourable—the gold which was drained from England, in payment for the excess of her imports, is returning again, in exchange for her merchandise exported : and the circulating medium being thus gradually restored, all the distress occasioned by' the want of it will as gradually dis appear. This improved state of things has already com menced, and we feel no hesitation in predicting that every passing week will contribute to revive commercial confi dence, and to remove all the evils occasioned by the inter ruption of it. After all the mischief which the Times has effected—and effected tco with such wanton malignity—the shuffling at tempt at retraction contained in its leading !Illicit. of Satur day comes too late. Never did any public journal, with any pretensions to character, make so paltry an effort to veer round. We shall take the pains to examine it in de tail, that it may be estitnated at its true worth. But we must defer the task till to-morrow. CITY, SATURDAY EVCWIWG. The sanguine expectations which were indulged yester day afternoon, of some further improvement in the Funds to-day, have not been realized, the panic having been carried to a pitch seldom equalled at the Honey 1 1 klarket, entirely the effect of commercial embarrassments. The distress for money has been so severe, that Exchequer Bills, which opened in the morning at 20s. discount, In the coarse of the afternoon fell to 375. discount. The sales had a much more unfavourable influence in consequepce of those'which were effected yesterday and the day before for the Court of Chancery, to the extent of nearly 100,0001. ; thus glutting the a arket with bills, and increasing the demand for money. But notwithstanding the large amount of business trans acted in Exchequer Bills, there were warmly any bargains made in India Bands, which remained at nominal quota tions only. The lint bargain in Consols far Account this morning was at 84, but Immediately rose to 84 ; at this quotation not only the regular brokers, but likewise the jobbers, an ticipating a reactldn On the conrptratively tow quetstions, purchased to an immense amount. Matters did not re main in this state for any length of time, for by twelve o'clock it seas ascertain-. 1 that two more firms hail been compelled so suspend their payments, one of them of the greatest respAtability in the Irish trade. Consols for Account, declined rapidly to 831, and there was no material alteration until about two o'clock, when a pied jof information transpired which produced a complete rush among the dealers to effect riles at almost any price: lit was, that an eminent mercantile house had petitioned the Directors of the Bank of England to allow a transfer of Three per Cent. Consols, in order to relieve it from its entharrassinente. The Directors feeling dispelled to afford all practicahle rele.f to the party making the appli cation, acceded, :old the Stock was accordingly offered for sale in the market. As Consols had been shut for some j days, the dealers could not underst a nd what was on ant, !and imagined that some mistake had arisen. Purchasers jfcr the Stock, however, after some little delay, were found, and one transfer in 3 per Cent. Consols, to the amount of 20.0001. was sold at SII ca. dividend. As soon as this bar gain was made, Consols 4. 0 r Account fell so low as 83, rallied to 834, declined a . otin to 83, but left off' at 83:. The extreme depression le Reduced Annuities we believe to have been 811 ; but the confusion in the market was so great, that it teas impost hle to ascertain, with any degree of certainty, what was doing. Tile Market fcr South American Stock opened rather briskly dila morning. There was no material alteration until the middle of the day, when a decline of I per cent. occurred, and before the close of business nearly two per cent. The lowest qentation of Colombian Bonds was 611. Mexican New B 631, Peruvian 43, and Brazilian Scrip 14 discount. The continuation, owing to the scarcity of money on these securities, even to the account day in next week, has amounted to per cent., yielding an enor mous interest of more than 18 per cent., while the diffe rence in the value en Stock for immediate delivery, and for the end of the present month, was not less than 1 per cent. This circumstance rather chows an opinion among the dealers that the panic Lion!) , temporary. The business trensacted in the other Securities has been Citr,mely : during the whole of the day the quotatiot.s of French &tick, owing to the uncertainty as to its condition on Thursday, were merely nominal. The Northern Bonds are only a shade lower than they were yesterday. Spanish thuds have been sold at 14, but loft off rather higher. Greek Bonds have fallen from 18 to 16, and up to the close of business there was no reaction in them. Frankfort Papers to the 3th inst. were received yester day. They did not contain a single paragraph of news worth extracting. Letters were on Saturday received from Rio Janeiro of the 16th Sept. They coritam no political intelligence. Extract of a letter dated Lisbon, November 29 :—" The good old King of Portugal has been confined the last ten days at his country seat at Mafra, and is so reduced that the most lively fears are expressed for his life: his legs are in the same unsound state as were those of the late King of France. The Queen is understood to he all ready for a start, in the event of the King's death; we expect that Don Miguel will be back, and counter-revolution become the order of the day." Arnow , a number of other anecdotes related concerning the new King of Bavaria, the two following are particu larly worthy of notice ; they prove how much his Majesty has at heart the encouragement of Bavarese industry. He hes given an inhabitant of the suburbs of Munich, a good silk-weaver, 3,000 florins, for him to buy a loom, which his poverty had before placed beyond his reach. A woman has st:cceded, with native straw, in making straw bonnets similar to the Leghorn. His Majesty has given her 1,000 florins to buy her a press, of which she was in absolute want.—Conatitutionnel. Sir Thomas Lawrence has arrived in town from Paris, where he had been for some time past engaged in painting the pot trait of the King of France, by the desire of our So veretn. to whose collection of the portraits of the Poten tates of Europe by Sir Thomas, it is understood, this will be an addition. CALEDONIAN CANAL.—This navigation is now open betwixt the eastern sea at Inverness and the wedern sea at rert-William, to the depth of fifteen feet water in the shallowest part.—Luncoster Gazette. The Wool. Maui( ti . e.—A preposterous paragraph is going the round of the papers, which states that a reaction has taken place in the wool market ; and that wool, which ten days' since was worth 17/., 18/., and even 20!. per pack, is now selling for only 12!. or t 3/. for the prime lots. On this we have to olr , erve, that there has scarcely been any alteration in the price of wool during the last month, but ' that on the whole both the price and the demand have 1m proved .—Leeds alfereary. P. TT EM PT TO ROB TUE ALRESEOED BANG.—A most daring attempt was made by some villains, on Sunday morning last, about two o'clock, to break into the bank of Messrs. Knapp and Co. at Alresford, by making a hole in the front thaw, large enough to admit a man's arm , with an instrument similar to a centre-bit. They had taken out the Ley of the lock, and were making another hole to re move the bolts, when the clerk that slept in the house for tunately disturbed them, before they could accomplish their purpose, leaving the instrument in the door, which was so well constructei, that any person might make a hole with it through the most substantial door in a very sl:ort time. They made their escape before any assistance could be procured.—Hompahire Telegraph. Fo au EL Nor F 9.-14'e some time ago mentioned that a forgery had been discovered of the Macclesfield and Che shire bank notes, of Messrs. Daintry and Ryle. We have now one lying before us, which purports to be dated the 6th Nov. 1822. It was offered on Tuesday last, at the shop of Mr. John Pt:AWL Old Bridge, by a wo:nan who stated herself to have received it from a respectable indivi dual in Salford, whom elle said she would fetch. Being somewhat unaccountably permitted to get away on that pretence, it is almost needless to say she has never since made her appearance.—The execution of the note is too had to deceive persons at all accustomed to the plates of this bank, or indeed any but illiterate persons, and there is no stamp.—Mch ane.ter Guardian. It is said, and we rejoice to h:ai it, that the commission era have it in contemplation to license certain glass coaches, chariots, &c., to go at the rate of seven miles an hour in stead of five. The fares are to be twenty-five per cent. higher than the present, and the plates arc to b 2 painted white, in order to distinguish them from the present joy trot concerns. The same laws are to regulate them, a d no pay can be demanded unless they perform their con tract. The coachmen, too, we hear, are to have a par ticular livery. This regulation will be cf infinite advan tage, as at present a tolerable walker can always keep up with the ~:tierality of the hackney coaches ; and a e doubt not most people will prefer the fast vehicles.—Sun day Pa per. COMLIN ATION. — On 9.5111 tilt. the sloop Lady Grant, lying in Montrone harbour, had her sails and rigging so cut and de...troyed by sonic• ntisue,mts, as to disable her from proc.-itling to s.:a. word poundage was chalkod in large characters on the companion door, from which it is supposed that the injury was dune by some fillaws who had cemhircd to raise their wages, but no discovery has yet het ti made of the culprits.—ihertleen Journal. • We lament to state. an unfortunate accident occurred at a batty at Lu'worth Castle on Thdrsdav last. The Hon. Capt. Wm. Waldegrave, having quitted his place whilst walking in covert, a , :tl bein:r, entirely concealed from view, was struck in the eye by a shot from the gun of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloue.iter. We are happy to add, that the last accounts were as f.tvoutable as possible. There is a nerve called the recurrent nerve (from its turning back), which governs the voice. This nerve has been found out by poachers, who manage to get at in the dog, anal divide it : the consequence is, that dogs who are thus treated hunt silently in the night. The news of the death of that enterprising and inde fatigable traveller, Captain John lltindas Cochrane, was received in England just at the period when a fourth edi tion of his " Narrative , f a Pedestrian Journey through Russia and Siberia," was ready for publication. This new edition will have an additional interest with the public, as containing two very striking likenesses of Captain Cochrane and his Lady, fur which they sat to Mr. Harding, the celebrated miniature painter, only a few days before their 'cdcparture•for South America. _ COVENT-GARDRN THEATRE. A new eay, in five acts, call e d th e Th ree Stranger and founded on Miss Lee's Keuitenee, was prod uced this Theatre on Saturday night. t As well as we could collect it, the following is an outline of the plot : Tie Kruitzner (31r. Wartle) is the descendant of a noble family, rind lit•ir to C-tunt Sieg Aidorf ; through early imprudences be los-,-; his father's affcctiithr. sad become% a poor and hopeless wand,..; from his home. He is accompanied in his inisforiones b y I,;„ Joacithine (Mrs. Chatterley), and their youngest child; the eldest born. remaining under the prtitectitn of his italcrrai grandtather. The uchappy pair wander on frwn village to tr ilt a ,. , Irolllol various pans of Germany, th e pr e y of poverty, an d (on ti , husband's husband's part) discontent. They are aware door icy punur e and their miseries mozinented,try the enmity of Baron fitraide^heirs' who persecutes them with the view of gaining certain pri-the and irnyortant objects of his own. In this situation they arrive at th e viilige where the Play opens. Already in the deepest irr t ith ed. nets. their misfortunes are increased by learOng the arriss.l etf dine strangers, the first of whom (Mr. Egerton) turns out to he their unrelenting enemy the Baron. St ra bl en h e i m , an soon as 11, disc o . nem the pmsimity of the objects of Isis hatred, nendm ,-ff!ari military guard; but the ways are impassable through Nad,. the messenger is obliged to return, and this grie, tone to Kruitzner and his unhappy family to concert measures their escape. The Baron Is accompanied b y two other strangere one of whom (Mr. Kemble) has saved a casket, o n Strahlenheim sets great value, and the . other (. •r. co neer) hut preserved his life, which was in innirttent peril. Kruttrte dir.mvera a secret passage to the Baron's chamber, enters it,. n .l discovers his niortal foe slumbering in his chair roi r and some rouleaux of gold are on the table, die former containin g an order to immerse Kruitzner in a dungeon at Olioutz. Struck sib the extent and urgency of his own danger, Kruitzner percrves that nothing but flight can save him. At the same instant he recollects he does not possess the means of accelerating his escape, and in go ellst7action of the moment seises one of the rouleaux and retires, li e has not long pined his own habitation before the second strancee enters. and proves to be his eldest sort, Conrad, who had been le't under the care of Count Stgendorf. Conrad recognises bin pore. s but is sternly received by Kruitzncr, whose mind is clnuosA slit the recollection of his own recent dishonour. He informs In:, of his danger. the enmity of the Baron, and the theft he hirnstlfh committed. It appears the third stranger,a Hungarian, is suspected, and having let the castle is pursued. Conrad seeks Jinn out, and shelters him in his father's habitation. All things are mow pre. pared for a speedy flight, when Conrad enters, and in hurried torts urges his father and mother to escape without further delay. stating, as a further reason for accelerating their departure, that S tit hl sr. helm has been suddenly and secretly killed, and that st•tnicion 1707 alight on them. Kruitzner and his wife consent, but first tht mysterious Hungarian is sought, and nowhere to be found. In consequence of his absence he is set down as the murders? of Swahlenheim. Thus closes the fourth act. In the filth, Krui.z. ner Is discovered in the castle of his ancessors, restored -o his forfeited honours. and surrounded by his family. Conrad is ob_ served to be moody, abstracted, and unhappy. KTUitZiler devo.sd himself principally to religious observances, and procures porpetcs. masses to be sung for the repose of his deceased enemy. At o n , per•oi of the play, the Hungarian, who has been long lost sight of, re,.ppears, and Kruitzner orders his seizure, accusing him et tinsh. lenbeim murder. The Hungarian denies the fact, and retorts the charge upon Conrad, who finally confesses that he is the murderer of his father's foe. Kruitzner and his son condole with one ano. ther. Something is said of officers of justice by the Hungarian_ and the curtain somewhat inexplicably drops. Our readers are most of them aware of the praisiiit be stowed upon Miss Lee's talents by Lord Byron, and also of the connexion existing between Kris/if:me,. and Werner. If the commendations of his Lordship induced h--pets of the success of a piece known to be founded on the former, we are sorry to say these expectations are not likely to be realized. 'Neither can this he surprising to anybody who considers that, mighty as Lord Boron's talents undoubt edly were, they were anything rather than of a dramatic quality. He was too much of an egotist ever to out of himself, and his genius of' too personal and cudpiar a nature to admit of an identification with the hopes, fears, and sorrows of our general humanity. With respect to T'he Three Sit-angers, the interest is too much broken to be impressive, and the pathos rather distressing than dig nified. Krui vier is thrown into agonies through three long acts. by the circumstance of taking a purse from his mortal enemy for the immediate preservation of his own life, and that whom any court of honour in Christ endom would acquit him, and he had it in his power to atop • for his offence (if any) by restitution to the party, lis ler -, or i xecutnrs, or, failing them, by en dowing an hospital. The remorse of Conrad at the murder of Strahlersheint, though partly in self-defence, is more accountable. On tie whole, the construction of the piece is decidedly German, and though the situations are hardly susta'n al as one would expect, the sen timents are flaCi , lily outrageous. Throughout the play, and more pollen's ly at the commencement, there were evident indications of intellectual power, but they were of that quality least consonant to our notions of dramatic pro priety ; the audience, without stopping to consider this, applauded them loudly. The general effect was heavy, and the heaviness was rendered, it possible, more oppres sive by the attempts at wit in the light-r characters. For the first four acts the performance proceedid smoothly enough, but in the fifth considerable disapprobation was manifested at intervals, ard continued till the pet iad of the falling of the curtain, wh n the piece was given out for repetition by Mr. Cooper, amid mingled applause and hisses. On the whole we do t.ot augur any very long, or splendid succ.ss to The Three Stu:lagers. Under all circumstances, it weMil be scarcely fair to the actors to criticise their perform:lu, considering the nature of the characters to be sustained. Mrs. Chatterley step; ed out of her usual live to play a me lancholy mother ; Mr. H'arrie's character was a somewhat more sombre edition of the Strarivr • Mr. Kemble's was a gentleman in a fea her and bu ff boots ; Mr. Cooper played a half-pay Hungarian Ensign, and looked dolorees enough: would he I ad excused us an odd rant, and put his voice on the peace eqahlishment. REPRESENrATioN of YORKSHIRE. GEORGE INN, TORT. Drs.9• A meeting was held thi; day, at the George Inn in Yeik, to receive the report of the Deputation appointed to nal upon Mr. iVeliam Duncombe, with the requisition agreed upon last Friday. A number of gentlemen had arrived At twelve o'c!ock and about half-post twelve Lord 31,ceciorald was called to the chair. Ills Lordship briefly informedthe gentlemen assembled, diet the deputation appointed at the former meeting had waited upon Mr. Wilson with the sae of thanks, and upon Mr. NVm. Duneombe wi.b the re quisition then agreed to, to which etch of those oilers n had retexned answers expressed in the following terrne:-- MR. WILSDN '9 ANSWER. _ _ My Lord—The ge;darneiTof the York meeting will. I hire. suffer the gratitude ta be fully understood, that I cannot express. Lir their resolutio:i a my favour. i big to assvre them, 11 r :ugh your Lordship arit tss yea• :lc nen who do me the honour to accompany you, of the aadViorial otfidenee I derive Emu their approbation of my cordial in d 'daring myself a ondidate for the rcpreseniation of this away, at the ensuing general election; and that I shall tiver ben it :a recollection, however unequal to requite their suppot: and (Scott. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Yt 'met obedient faithful smart. RICHARD FOLK TA WILSON. Melton, Dec. 7th, 11325. MI. WM. DUNCOMBE'S ANSWER. Se My Lords and Gentlemen—l ackrowlcdce with the ere Pot ementa of gratitude and respect the receipt of the restdithe , s 140 you hare done me the honour to convey to me, siV'nf nu, and mist respectable body or freeholders.cffe •it n e•" suffrages, provided I would allow myself to be put I:1 rOtTlin , Ch` l fur the representation of this county in Parliament. flowerer diffident 1 iMcht feel in aspiring to so LI:•u-roid:rd a situation, and hosever diffieult ar.d arduous the duo s t•l':‘•!lbc fl ' r to it. I consider it but due th those who hare ho!,oo—d this testimony of their confidence, to deduce my C' ss 10 comply with their wishes. ' •- To And that those principles which I have thought it try d."Y I° support in Parliament have met with theopprobwitr , s . .;z , portion of the fneholticra of this county, is to my feetngs. It is my anxious ri<h to ' iitenen 7 ,7iniq establishments in Church and SIAM to which you exyrey:, an attachmeid ; and to extend to all his I .llajesti's neki . cets perfect toleration in their religious opinions, consistent t security of the exiting Protestant Constitution: and shoit.l I FO fortunate as to be elected one of your Representatires meet, keeping alien's in view these important objects, 1" my best exertions to promote the general wrlr'are of the nation , to advance tbe prosperity of all the great interests with which b; gnat county is so essentially connected. 1 have the honour to be, fitly Lords and Gentlemen, Your most obedient and very taithfol term , . WILL1A:11 DI:NC0:111; 1 .. _ Duneombe Park, Dee. 8 1825: - - - A vote of thanks to Mr. William Duncombe was the . moved by the Rev. D. R. Currer, and seconded L y Very Rev. Archdeacon :Markham ; and the following tleenen were appointed a dor'nation to wait tenon that Outran :—The Chairman, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Hill. F. Scott, Mr. Roundell, and Mr. Read. A vote of was passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separatt.! Leeds Mercury. LP; tojo sow t vet - e .sys it's o bi v se, e ee g • 114)1 let ss !a. MO f, I • Wa PL ca 111 Id tits ens veil Thi co urr tit( ova a t it cum Fat ve i ern XI( tre v el v the dun se ti ngul iliCI d tl all ited to rlbe oun th ,'.,is iii n isl diet nd t •nte lret ban It hie elect The I 1' pan( sigh I —hi Mir jun, due Tue aboi