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petty, ealesdated b peeinete rota, and disadvantageous to the ccouseree of the counfry. Mr. HUSHISSON said, that as he had previously introduced two Bills, corresponding in principle with the present. and as he was connected in some measure with the Noble Lord who brought forward the Bill now before the House, he must nereissarily feel inost anxious to relieve both himself and that Noble Lord from the imputation of carrying a measure for the spoliation ssf property and tile encouragement of fraud, for so the HMI. and Learned Gentle man had characterised It. (Hear, hear.) If that were its true c haracter. if Its operation were to be such, he asked the Rouse did they suppose that the merchants of that country would, as they had been, be amongst those who petitioned in its favour ? (Hear, hear.) is regard to the right to property acquired by the possession of it, he begged to remind the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that the rule in this country had been. that possession did not argue a right of property, whilst, on the other hand, in almost all foreign ca l m_ tics, and particularly in France, as laid down in the Code Napoleon. ion was supposed to create a right of ownership, except in a possession was euppoaed to create a right of ownership. except in a hr patticular eases which were introduced to discourage fruld those then were the two only rules that could possibly exist on the su bject—either possession did, or it did not, convey a right of pro. peaty. He would maintain that the proposed change was of a na ture the most beneficial to the commercial policy of this country, and OD this principle alone he supported ,the Bi ll . In the decision of Lord Ellenburough which had been alluded to, Lord Ellenbe. rough had clearly and distinctly expressed his regret that the stets of the law, such to it was, and as clearly and distinctly decided that some such amendment as the one now proposed was rendered necessary. The objections of the Learned Gentleman (Mr. Sear. lett) did not hold good, because it was equally the interest and the business of the principal to employ an honest factor. Mr. SCARLETT explained. Mr. JOHN SMITH said that it was a mistake to conceive Hui this measure originated with the monied Interests ; in point of feet it originated with the merchants of London, who bad been o l eo ta every species of fraud in consequence of the extraordinary state of the law. He felt that the mer-antile interests of this country were deeply indebted to the light Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Huskisson) for the care and labour he had bestowed upon this subject. Mr. LI USKISSON etplained. Mr. J. P. GRANT opposed the Bill. He did not A r al reason why the merchants of London should have the cunaidering the prima Acia possessor of goods as the owner, con., vary to the practice of all other countries. Mr. BARING supported the Bill. He observed, that mer. chants, bankers, and traders, were all dissatisfied with the existing hie. He was sure the proposed law would produce great benefit, eartictilarly to the merchants of London, and could take upon himself to assure the Houle that there was no commercial house eminence in London holding a contrary opinion. Mr. T. WILSON was convinced that the proposed Bill would confer great benefit on the country. It had originated in Liver pool And riot in Lond-in, sod had been acted upon in the former place two years ago. A1r..1. MARTIN said, the Bill was called for by the whole commercial interest of the country. .31r. SiCARIETT again explained, and After a few observations from Mr. HUSKISSON, the Bill wag read a third time and passed. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BILL. Mr. MARTIN moved the order of the day for the third reading of the Cruelty to Animals Bill. .Ir. W. WYNN noosed the motion. Mr. MARTIN said the Right Honourable Gentleman was con sistent in his opposition to this Bill. He should divide the House, however, if it was only to show that a part of the representatives of the people sympathise with the sufferings of the brute creation. Some reason should be 'aligned for the pertinacious opposition given to this Bill. He should divide the House on it, if it was only to give the Right Hon. Gentleman an opportunity to redeem his character. 31r. WYNN rose to order. He contended that it was not pro per to apply such language to a Member of the House. Mr. MARTIN resumed-11e did not mean to charge the Right Honourable Gentleman with inhumanity. but the effect of his c-position muss be to encourage practices that were inhuman. Mr. Martin concluded by moving the third reading. Mr. WYNN said if the Bill was so popular as the Honourable Gentleman seemed to :hink, he ought to bring it forward at some time when a division could take place on it. In the present state of the House a division would have little effect. Mr. S. RICE said he was friendly to the Bill, and would advise the Right Hon. Gentleman to postpone his motion to is future day, when the state of the public business would insure him an opportu nity of bringing it forward with more effect. Mr. MARTIN acquiesced in the Hon. Member's suggestion, and consented to postpone his motion till to-morrow (Thursday). The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF BRITISH Pink Stock 232 k 32 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cone. INtroAect.9l4 4 31 per Cent. 97 us 34 per Cent. Re 1. 91i} 98 1 India Aonde fi4 ti 2 pm ;TOCKS YESTERDA Y. Long Ann. 22 1-16 South Sea Stock South Sea Old Ann. 908 Ex. Hills, lid. 1.0001.43 47 pm Ditto, 600/. 46 48 pm Dltt., Small 46 48 pm Lottery Tickets, 11. Ws. PItICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Bonds (10 C.d. per X St.) 984 9 Brazilian Bonds Diuo Scrip (1825) 04 1 0/ dis Ditto Acct. oi Buenos Ayres Bonds 92/ 34 Co!ornhian Bonds Ditto Bonds (1824) 871 i 8 n 8 Ditto Aect. Mt 4 Danish B.3nits ihtto Scrip (1825) Ditto Acct. S Air French Rentes 5 pr Ct. 102 f. 50c. 25c. 75c. Exchange 251. 10c. 15c. Greek Inds 48 74 Ditto Scrip (1825) 124 12 114 dis Ditto Acct. 124 12 114 die STOCKS YESTERDAY. Mexican Bonds 764 4 7 Ditto Acet. 77 Ditto Scrip (1825) 24 1 I Ms Ditto Aect. 2} dis Neapolitan Bonds Peruvian Brinds7s Ditto Scrip (1825) 3 dis Portuguese Bonds 84 1 Ditto Acet. Prussian Bonds 101 ' Ditto Acct. 102 E Ditto Bonds (1E22) Russian Bonds tr 6 5f ei 6 Ditto Acct. .s'panish Cons. 224 . 4 2 Ditto Acct. 24 Ditto Cons. (1823) 174 4 163 174 163 17 Ditto Acct. 171 ANGE YESTERDAY. COURSE OF EXCII Amsterdam C. F. 12 2 Ditto at sight II 19 Rotterdam ....... ....2 U. 12 3 Antwerp 12 3 flamburgh 24 U. 34 10 Altona o 1 U. 313 11 Parts. 3 days' sigh t 25 20 2 U. 25 45 Bourdeaux 25 45 Berlin Frank. on Main Ex. 51.151; Petersburgh, rble. S Us. 24 Vienna,effective S. 2M. 9 Lf Trieste .ditto V 5 Mad:id 361 Cadiz 3.1 36 Batcolona. 35 beville 36, Gibraltar 31 Leghorn — DO Genoa 454 Veniee.......... 27 Malta 0 Naples 40t Palermo per oz. 141 t Lisbon 51 Oporto 5 4 Rio Janeiro 48 Bahia 52 Dublin IA Cork BULLION, PER OR. Z. I. a. Portugal Goldin coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold in bars 3 17 104 New Doubloons. 0 0 11 New Dollars. 0 4 114 Silver in bars. stand. 0 3 0 th ririh ~;~~. DIcURY-LANE THEATRE.. FOR THE BENEFIT Or Ytl. SPRING, BOX BOOK-KEEPER. Tale keening, WEDNESDAY, JUDO MI, will be Performed THE JEALOUS WIFE. Oakley, Mr. Pope: Major Oakley, Mr. Terry; Lord Trinket, Mr. H..wne; 90 Harry Beagle Mr. Harley ; Charlee Oakley, ltr.Hallaek Bisset. Mr. Sherwin ; Captibt (Mutter, Mr. Fltzwll Han). Mrs.ttkley, lira. Bunn; Hanle:, Mr..% sates: Lady !reeler., Mrs. Urger. After which, A MUSICAL MELANGE, Ir,Thleb Merdamea Stephens, Oraddon, Povey, and Cubtrt, Messrs. Porn. Setif . ..rd. and Harley. and Masters Edmonds and Parry, will fel form. To conclude %rah 11F.NRI QUATTI.E. Mnrt QUIUTC, Mr. WL.naCk MO'lStaCtle, Mr. Terry; Joetleee, Mr. Harley. Florence St. Leon, Mimi Gradrlon ; Loulson, Wee Stepbens. COVENTZATMEATTHF.ATRE. This Erman & WNDInii6DAY. June 29. will be performed THZ 1111+1r4 STRATAGEM. Geor g e Toseiwc7oll.iir7Col;3;;; ; " Mr. cooper ; 1 1 el.), Mr. Fawcett; Flatter, Mr. Jouea. Letitia Hardy, Wes Foote; L.. - Frances T.:redwood, Mtn P.N. Kelly; Mrs. Racket, Mrs. Gibbs. After which, _ _ CHARLES THE SECOND. 1... n Charles the Seeonti, Mr. Cooper s Lord Rochester, Mr. Jones t tAitairl Copt.. Mr. Fawcett. Mary, atles Siatonsersiey. HAYMARKET THEATRE. This Ivenlng, WEDNESDAY, June Mott! be performed THE jpitG(kettE OPERA. Mr. Wiliian7; — Lodi: Mr. Dowtuni Captain Macheath, )tram. Vinyls t Pjlr h, Mr. W. West. Mrs. Pitathum. Mrs. C. Joliet; George; Limy, Mrs. Humby. Atter Which THY HYPOCRITE. D,.etor Cantwell, Mr. Marton: Maw-worn., Mr. Matta; Charlotte. Mrs. Davison. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. The Theatre Royal, English ()pent Maw., Strand, will open for the Cannier demon on MATU DAV NEXT, July S, with an entirely new LWOW Opera, and other favourite Entertalninenta. The Proprietor him the satisfaction to announce. that the following Performers of unrivalled talent have teen re-engaged, In addition to the established end favourite Company of this Theatre :—Mise Stc:hens, who will appear In the new Comic Opera; Mr. Braham. wd. , will appear In a Haw Grand Opera: Mr. Mathews, who has been prevailed upon to 'Tome his dramatic situation, and fur • •' novel seetntrlc Pieces are In preparation: Miss Paton, who • resume her situation at this Theatre on the eunclusion of her oll:a;cnient at Covent-gardens and Miss Kelly, who will make her • appearance this year. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. UNDER Tile E4PECIAL PATRONAGE OF HIS 111AJZ$TV. tit% 'veiling, WEDNESDAY. the 91111; of June, &GRAND GALA a• , .1 be given, and the Gardens will I,c Illuminated with a variety liew and oplendla Devitt.", Tropnies, die. ite. The Ceneert w*!.. on of a variety of new and popular !dusk: the Entertain. on a new and extensive scale; the admired Chinese Wed : in the new Theatre, by the whole Corm de Ballet: the Female ... -ler will, by pertleular desire, continue her miraculous Perform . • and the cel•twated French Juggler repeat Ills various Feats, el have recel,ed much unbounded approbation; the wonderful t and Sleek Hope by the admired American: the unequalled F O -• with now and additional Figures, hi the Rotunda; and new %Lew/ In the losniorarnas. To conclude with a novel and aplen. d:1 Display of Fire Work,; and, In the midst of a shower of Are, the aorrle Ascent and 'Descent will take plant, which has attained such i. , Pturous and universal applause. Doors open at 38. 6d. in T u g."' - ~ Thsßnitrox Passierinmenced publishing yesterday staining al half-past Six o'clock. • • LONDON, WEDNESDAY. JuNs SO, 1S 3. We mentioned, a few days ago, the probability there was that, before the close of the present Session of Parliament, his MAJESTY'S Secretary of State fog Foreign Affairs would have the opportunity of laying on the table of the House of Commons treaties of amity and commerce with the Republica of Mexico and Colombia, as he had already done in the case of Buenoa Ayres. We are happy now to have to announce, that Colonel HAMILTON arrived yester day at the Foreign Office, from Bogota, with the treaty with the Government of Colombia, (I•ily ratified. Colonel HAMILTON came from Cardiagena in his Majesty's aNip Helicon, having left that port shout the 13th ult. The Paris rapers we received last night are, upon the whole, of little interest. The Journalists are principally occupied with their party quarrels. Tile naval victory of the Creek Admiral Mtat, Lis is confirmed beyond all doubt. It appears, from the explana tions given by the Etoile, that IBRAHIM Pa cliA had only made himself muter of the town of Old Navarino, when his fleet was destroyed. The citadel had offered to capitu late on conditions which he would rot grant. Meanwhile Nit/kohl! arrived and attacked the Egyptian squadron at anchor in the harbour of Motion. The troops of IBRAHIM PACIII are in a desperate condition. They are utterly without resources, and can have no hope of relief. The aspect of Greek affairs was never more favourable tlurit:g the present campaign. [From the Efoi/c, dated Monday, June 27.] PARIS, JVRE 28. We have received to-day news from Madrid of the 111th. Don Jose Aymerich. Minister of War, par iutoitos , is appointed Civil, and Miotary Governor of Cadiz. Of three places which he filled, that of Minister of War will be given provisionally to M. de Salaser, Minister of Marine, till his Majesty has made his choice: that of lnapector•Genetal of Infantry is given to Don Manuel blander, Major-General and Governor of Lerida ;t at h of Com mandant-General of the Volunteers isnot filled up. Till the King has taken a resolution, the Commanders of the respective corps will receive their orders directly from the :Minister of %Var. The Count d'Espagne is appointed to command the infantry of the Royal Guard, in the room of D. Blas l'ournas, who has res:gled. Don Jose Maria de Carvagal, Ciptain-General of New Castile. is removed, and General Pezuela, formerly Viceroy of Peru, is to succeed him. Don Jose Cam, who is succeeded in Catalonia by the Marquis de Campo Segued°, woes to Grenada, and D. Vicente Queneda suc ceeds D. Pedro Grimarest as Captain-General of Guipuscoa. There has been, ae.we stated, some agitation at Madrid, because twenty drummer. of the Royalist Volunteers, having joined com pany with some soldiers of the infantry of the ganef, ate some kinds of food which are very unwholesome at this season, and are prohibited by the police. The people thought they were poisoned, and a fermentation was observed which might have had serious consequences had not the troops of the garrison received orders to remain under arms. These accounts, exaggeratel, as always happens, produced some troubles at Vittoria, of which two Constitutionalists were the victims. Letters from Constantinople of the 211th of May, of which the Augsburg Gazette of 22d June gives an extract, leave no doubt of the great victory of Admiral aliaulis. The following are the de tails given by eye-witnesses ; but before they were known to the public, the Porte was informed of the truth by a Tartar, despatched by the Pacha of Smyrna. On the 10th May Ibrahim Pacha had already rendered himself master of Old Navarino, and the citadel proposed to capitulate on the condition which Ibrahim refused to grant; however, the nego. tiations were to be resumed on the 15th. But suddenly the intrepid Mieulis undertook a daring exploit, which enuals his gkry to that of the heroes of ancient Sparta. He advanced with 28 ve.els, preceded by 20 fire ships, to make a des perate attack on the fleet of Ibrahim Pacha, which was at anchor in the Port of Modon. It was on the 12th of May at six in the evening that the action commenced. According to the report of se. veal seamen who were present at the battle, the brave Greek ad miral set tire with his own hands to the Egyptian frigate, the Asia, of 45 guns. It blew up with the crew, of 400 men, and imm,elli stely after 26 other Egyptian vessels of various sizes were a prey to the flames. The Dutch brig, the Courier, then twelve miles from Modon, witnessed this vast conflagration. It was followed in the night by a dreadful explosion. That was the great powder magazine of Modon, which blew up. the flames having spread from the port into that unfortunate town, half of which is destroyed. During this catastrophe the Egyptian squadron of ten large ships of war, and several schooners, under the command of hlustapha Reis, being in sight of Slodon, hastened in its fright to return towards Malta. It results therefore from the above facts, that New Navarino or the Citadel has not fallen into the power of Ibrahim Pacha, and this is no more to be feared. The Egptian troops are consumed by diseases, wed the bunting of the }het has reduced them to despair. The corps disciplined in the European manner have received no p!iy for these three months. Ibrahim Pacha, had he even taken Navarino, would be nevertheless in a most disastrous situation. It was on the 20th May that Count Guilleminot, the French Ambassador, anti Baron Ottenfels, the Austrian Intemuncio, and the Prussian Legation, received from St. Petersburgh despatches containing the result of the conferences in that Capital relatively to the affairs of Greece. Nothing has yet transpired. The family of the Sultan is on the point of becoming extinct : his daughter, a Princess eleven years of age, died on the 19th. He has only two children, who are very young. The smallpox makes great ravages in the Seraglio. All public places of amusement are closed. The rumour of the intended occupation of the islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico, by a French garrison, is cer tainly not entitled to any attention. 'lt is quite impossible that the British Government could permit such an occupa tion for a moment, after its declarations on the subject, or that France could seriously entertain such a notion. The readers of the Times, who have seen no other paper during the last three or four months, must have been astonished yesterday, at the appearance of the statement in that journal, respecting the rupture of the negotiation for the Spanish Loan. After denying, as often as we had af firmed the fact, that this negotiation was still pending,— after announcing the arrival of express after express, from Madrid, " confirming almost to the letter" the statements they had issued as to FERDINAND'S resolution, never to acknowledge the bonds of the Cortes at any price whatever, the conductors of the Times coolly inform their rcadcra that " the contract has been broken off by the refusal of the merchants to give it their ratification." They then affect ostentatiously to declare that they are not " in the confidence of either party," and only " give the current explanation, which is in circulation on 'Change." If they had preceded this "explanation" by an admission of the entire falsehood of the statements by which they had attempted to mislead the public previously, we could have had no quarrel with them. But we are bound in our own defence to con tinue to hold up their ignorance or dishonesty t 3 public scorn. It was only a few days ago that the Times stated, that " the new Spanish Loan was to be bought out by commission." We exposed the groundlessness of this assertion the following day, and the Times yesterday speaks of the contract as what it really was without betraying the slightest sense of shame, or of fering a word in the shape of apology for the blunder, if we may so in mildness term it. The character of the Times, however, is known, and its influence is, in the same proportion, declining. We have no wish to " slay the slain," and therefore we pass on at once to a statement of the facts relating to this singular negotiation. Several months ago three eminent mercantile houses in the City, whose names it is not of importance at this mo ment to mention, under the sanction and approbation of a highly respectable capitalist, sent proposals to the Spanish Government for a loan. The basis of the contract was to have been the admission of the bonds of the Cortes at 35 per cent., and an agreement not to employ any part of the', proceeds of this loan 'in any attempt to reconquer the late Spanish Colonies on the American Continent. To these terms the King of SPAIN, with much reluctance, and after considerable delay, acceded. The contract was concluded, and a Commissioner, M. A Ls( AGA o, was despatched to Lon don to arrange the details, and issue the new bonds. When he arrived he was cordially received. end there was on the part of the intended contractors no apparent objection to fulfil their engagement. On Wednesday last a meeting '.'~" V ~•••1•7•L• • ode place between them, but no business was transacted. On the next day the parties again met, and then the subject was fully discussetl,and the merchants required, among some other modifications, that the loan should be postponed till after the conversion of the French renter. To this new con dition, M. ALMAGRO consented, stating that the Spanish Government was not so much, or immediately, in want of money as to render a present supply absolutely necessary. The whole negotiation now appeared to be concluded ; but on Friday; when the parties met again, the convectors, to the utter surprise, and no less to the extreme indignation of M. Atom AO an, required as a further condition that the, independence of South America should be recognised. M. Armaorto then declared that he came to London, not to' discuss a political quesLion, but to settle a financial ar rangement, and a scene of violence ensued, in the course of which he, in the strongest terms, reproached the contractors with their breach of faith. These are the facts, and we kare it to the public to make their own commentary. In the House of Lords last night the Bill for abolishing Frivolous iVrits of Error was read a second time. The LORD CHANCELLOR was ap?trchensive that greater evil than benefit would result from the change, as litigious de fendants would, he thought, be induced to plea:l the ge neral issue, and consequently there would be an increase of delay and expense, instead of the expected diminution. We perfectly agree, however, with Mr. PEEL, that the ap prehension of new evils ought not to deter us from putting an end to those which we know actually to exist. If sham pleas should hereafter be resorted to, for the purpose of defeating the ends of justice, Parliament eau again in terfere. The Bubble Act Atnenament Basso also read a seoind time. The Earl of LAUDERDALE, who has been anxious to signalise himself this Session by his :opposition to al most every kind of commercial undertaking, shortly ex pressed his disapprobation of the Bill, on the ground that " it encouraged monopolies, which were destructive of individual enterprise." Now, this we take leave to say is' entirely a mistaken view of the subject. The Bubble Act is an absurd and unintelligible statute. Its repeal can have I no tendency to " encourage monopolies." It will only leave commerce free to the e,.ertiens of all parties who may choose, individually or z•ollectively, to apply themselves to, tiny pursuit which may in their opinion hold out a reason able prospect of advantage. If it were proposed to restrict any branch of trade to any particular joint-stock company, a monopoly dangerous in consequence and odious in prin ciple would be created; but no such design is entertained. Fraudulent schemes may still be punished by the common law, and that is quite sufficient to meet all the cases of that character which can arise. In answer' to a question last night from Lord ions RUSSELL, it was stated by Mr. Secretary CANNING, that the amount of the British claims upon Spain was about two millions. The Right Honourable Gentleman added, that he could not state the amount that had been admitted by the Spanish Commissioners, who, he intimated, had thrown every impediment in the way of a settlement. In order to make what progress had been effected, it was necessary to hold out a threat of reprisals. But if the Spanish Govern ment had been willing to do justice towards the claimants, there would still remain the more serious difficulty of an empty treasury. It is gratifying, however, to know that no measures have been neglected by Mr. CANNING to compel attention to the subject. By these means, an ac knowledgment of what is due may be obtained; but we must despair of payment while the King of STAIN con tinues as pennyless as he is at present. CITY, TV£SDAY EVEStING. There wav acme extensive business done in the English Stack Market this morning, and the Reduced Annuities fully maintained yesterday's prices, ; but Consols for the opening were a little worse, being done at 91M all day ; which may be attributed prr. bably to the business that was doing in the new French Rentes, which drew aside attention from the English Funds. Preparations are making in th'e Porefgn Market for the settling day on Thursday, which is expected to be • heavy one, parti calmly as connected with Spanish Bonds ant Rock Salt Stases. The Spanish Securities in the early part of the day were languid, but they afterwards rallied, and left off nearly at yesterday's quo whin:: the Old at 22 and the New at 17. Greek Scrip recovered a little towards the close of the market, at one time it was 121 13; its last price was 12 111. A good deal of business was done in South American Securities, which were held firmly. Colom bian Bonds were 88, and Mexican Scrip 2 discount. There were more inquiries for the New French Rentes this morning than on any previous day ; the price reached 7633. Brazilian Scrip wss 3 discount; and Danish ditto 323 discount. With the exception of the United Mexican Shares, which were 2 per cent. higher than yesterday, being 27 9, the Share Market was without variation. Anglo-Mexican Shares were 8590 ; those of the new Potosi Com pany ; and the General Mining Shares 11 12. Rock Salt Shares were much sought after, and may be quoted at 5 51. There were some large sales of Sugar in Alincing-lane to-day at full prices. The price of Coffee was steady. 'l'here were plenty of Bills offered for sale this afternoon, on the Continent. The recent stagnation in mercantile transactions is rapidly disappearing, and with it also will disappear the recent scarcity of money. The letters received yesterday and this day, from the manufacturing districts, represent the operations. during- last week, in manufactured goods, as being extensive both for exportalion and home consumption. The consequence has been a considerable demand for Cotton Wool, and an improvement in its value of nearly 2d. per lb. on the best qualities, and of lid. per lb. an inferior descriptions. The stock on hand of manufactured cottons, for home consumption, is universally admitted to be watsuslly small, and hence arises the general opinion, that the manufacturers will be well employed for some months, In produc ing a supply equal to the wants of the people. Other descriptions of southern production are likewise in greater demand. Leeward Island proof Rum is readily sold at It. Dd. per gallon, which, with the agricultural protective duty, of Is. 3d., will make this Spirit stand 3s. per gallon to the rectifier. Corn neutral proof Spirit, at the present price of barley, cannot be 7rodueed wider an addition of nearly 25 per cent. to this price. Letters from Mexico of the 20th of April, state, that every thing was tranquil in that country, and that M. Morier was about to proceed to Eaglaud with the ratifica tion of the treaty with Great Britain. The Jamaica packet is hourly looked for. So great is the apprehension entertained at Lloyd's, from the visits of the Colombian privateers to the coasts of Spain and Portugal, that 20 guineas per cent. :vas yesterday paid on Spanish property bound to Portugal. Titus does Spain suffer in every way from the senseless prolongation of this most useless contest. A mail arrived yesterday from Turkey. The letters from Constantinople are dated on the 26th, and those from Smyrna on the 21st ult. Information had been received at the former city of the destruction of the Egyptian fleet in the roads of Modon, on the night of the 12th of May, by Greek fire-ships. The Turkish fleet; under the com mand of the Capitan Pacha, had not sailed from the Dar dandles on the 224.1 of May, and it was uncertain when his Highness would commence the campaign. The Grand Seignior had lost two of his daughters by the small-pox .:The empire enjoyed tranquillity, and so much confidence was reposed in the exertions of the Paella of Egypt against the Greeks, that it was not considered necessary to intrust the Capitan Pacha with any extraordinary force for bringing the contest to an early termination. A letter has been received from Bogota, which states that the Executive Government has transmitted an order to the different Collectors of the Customs in the seaport towns, to remit one-fourth of the receipts to London for the regular payment of the sinking fund, and of the inte rest on the debt due to England. The Brazil snail that arrived yesterday did not bring advice, of so late a date, by thirteen days, as the previous arrival from that country. The present papers and let tees are dated the 15th April, but commemicatinns have been before received to the 214th. Letters, however, have arrived by ►his packet, from Pernatnbuco, dated the 11th May, which represent the state of affairs there as most sa tisfactory. The most perfect tranquillity prevailed, and trade was improving. Although the packet touched at Bahia, it brings no news from thence. I.llmamit _ • vriirr AMERICAN PAPERS. • • • Last night we received several additional Olen of A trzri eat Papers; but they contain no intelligence of interests NEW VOIIK, JUNE 2. Our Mexican Papers mention, that the Committee on Apical. ture have recommended to the Congress, the plariof offering pre miums far the introduction of various kinds of useful animals, not existing in the country, among which are camels, dromedaries, &c. and to allow them to be imported free fora term of ten years. The Congress are principally occupied with internal affairs. The War. Conimittee recommend the raising of 950 marines tor the diPerent ports. It appears that the caciques and other officers and princes of the Indian tribes in Mexico, have heretofore received regular pen sions from the Government. These have, however, beenlately en. tirely abolished. CAMPEACIIY.—Captain Little, at Baltimore, fourteen (fry' from Canirieschy, states. that General St. Anna sailed for Altana° two days before, having been ordered to Mexico by the Cl:wipers. The country is said to be in an unsettled state, and no security in doing business. A large force is constantly kept up in the province of Yucatan—the regular troops amount to about 0000. General, Mara is commander of the province. HatTi..—Arcountr have been received at Norfolk from St. Do mingo to the oth May. A new tariff law has passed, says the Beacon, which reduces the export duties, and increases the import duties on various articles of merchandise. The duty on imported hour has been raised to a dollar, MO that it is now I dollars 50 cents per brl. ; that on rice is 2 dollars, 50 cents. per cwt. which is almos. a prohibition. Other bread stuffs have received a proportionat augmentation. The Dimio Fluminense gives long accounts of the public rejoicings in honour of the anniversary of the day on which the Emperor swore to the Constitution, and also of those which followed the celebration of the birth-day of her Im perial Highness the Princess Maria da Gloria, who Is de scribed " to be fit to adorn the first throne in the world." Some disturbances between the native Brazilians and the Europeans had manifested themselves in one of the pro vinces. A body of troops was sent against the malcon tents, and the ringleaders having fled to Bahia, order was restored. A letter was received yesterday from Vienna, dated 15th Jane. It is addressed to an eminent merchant, who has no connexion with either Greek or Turk. It states that the news received previonsly from Corfu, of the de3true tion of the remainder of the Egyptian fleet, had been con firmed by more recent advices, and that Ibrahim Pacha was placed, in consequence, in a situation of great peril. This letter says nothing of the capitulation of Navarino ; and until further information be received, the same uncer tainty must continue to hang over the authenticity of this intelligence. If the Greek Admiral Miaulis, however, has destroyed the Egyptian fleet at Navarino, the capture of the place is of very little consequence. A few days ago the ship Mangles, of 600 tons, arrived from the colony of New South Wales, with a cargo con- 1 sisting chiefly of wool, the produce of that interesting set-I Clement. The ship Hope was to follow in three weeks, laden entirely with wool, also the produce of New South Wales. We notice this with much satisfaction, as in a national point of view the cultivation of this staple article in that valuable Colony is of the utmost importance, as we trust it will be to the respectable individuals who have embarked their property in that country, and introduced there the skill sad the industry of the English agricul turist. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, Colonel Hamil ton, one of the Commissioners who was sent by our Go vernment to South America, arrived in Downing street, in a chaise and four, and alighted at the Foreign Office, ac companied by Mr. Krouse, the King's Messenger. A Cabinet Council assembled in three hours afterwards, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Westmore land, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, Earl Bathurst Mr. liuskisson, Mr. Wynn, &c. The Council sat in deliberation till a quarter past three o'clock. The Marquis of Hastings had audience of the King yesterday. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta attended the Review at Hounslow. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta, ac companied by Prince George of Cambridge, went in one of the King's carriages, drawn by six horses. Miss Wyn yard and Miss Ahlefeldt, their itoyal Highnesses' Ladies in Waiting, followed, in the Princess Augusta's carriage. A letter from Liverpool, dated Monday, says—" Mr. Rufus King will stay here for a few days. to recover the effects: cf his voyage, he having suffered much from sea siclmess. The American Chamber of Commerce intend to invite him to a public dinner previous to his departure for London, to take upon him the duties of Minister Plenipo tentiary from the United States to the British Court." The Marquis De La Fayette, now in the United States, appears to have had a narrow escape on the night of the Bth of May, when the steam-boat, in which he was, assuck on a snag, and sunk in a few minutes. Colonel (late Captain) Symmes having received an invi tation from the Emperor of Russia, through Count Ro manzoff, to undertake an expedition to the North Pole, and still retaining his old notion of the earth's hollowness, has determined to go. If he should never return, his ex pedition would only increase the uncertainty it is intended to relieve ; for after the predilection he has shown for the interior world, it is hardly to be supposed that lie would easily be persuaded to leave it.—New fork Advertiser. ARMS or PERLT.—The Peruvian President, in a letter to Bolivar, gives the following description of the arms which have been adopted for the Republic:— " The arms of the Peruvian nation shall consist of an escutcheon divided into three fields ; tim right uure, with a vicuna (an animal a native of South America) looking inward ; the left white, bear ing a Quina tree ; inferior red, and smaller, with a cornucopia pouring out money—signifying by these symbols the riches of Peru in the three kingdoms of nature. The crest shall ba a civic crown, and be accompanied on each si.le with a banner and a standard of the national colours. These arms shall constitute the great seal of the State, placed in a circumference formed of the in scription—" Republica Peruvians." The national standard shall be composed of three vertical stripes, red, white, and red, with the arms and crest in the centre, with a palm and a laurel interlaced beneath. The merchant flag is to be plain, without the anus." A gentleman who has recently visited the erection over the Menai, mentions that 13 of the 15 chains were already thrown over ; the work Is going on well, and when finished, will be a national monument of wealth and munificience. A son of Crispin has already been at work on the bridge, and made a pair of shoes thereon, for the purpose of hand ing down to posterity, that he was the first of the profession who had that honour. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Chalmers took place yesterday, at the King's Theatre, Mr. Calcraft, M.P. in the Chair. The. Report of the Committee appointed to arrange the affairs expressed a conviction that nothing but a commission of bankrupt could secure to the creditors, the property of Mr. Chambers. The Committee complainhd that Mr. Chambers bad declined to facilitate their arrange ments, and had thrown obstacles in their way. It was stated by Mr. Montague, that Mr. Chambers thought the Committee had acted malignantly towards him in declin ing to release his son, who had been arrested for debt (twenty thousand pounds). This was the cause of the ob structions thrown their way. After some discussion, a m.ition was agreed to, approving of the conduct of the Committee, and empowering them to act as they might think fit respecting the revocation of the letter of license given to Mr. Chambers. Mr. Macready made his first appearance at Gloucester , on Monday in the character of Virginias. Mr. Spring takes his benefit this evening at Drury-lane, when the Jealous Wife and Henri Quatre will be per formed. Miss Stephens, Miss Graddon, Mr. thorn, and Miss Povey will sing several favourite songs, &c. between the comedy and afterpiece. On Wednesday Mr. Alexander, a Jewish Rabbi, and late Reader at the Synagogue, in this town, was baptised into the Christian faith at St. Andrew's church. He is about to go abroad as a Missionary.—Woolmer's E.reter Gazette. THE BLIND Boast:.—A young Nobleman was lately boasting of the superior abilities of a famous blood horse he had recently purchased, and offered to back him at leaping against any horse in the county. An mild one ridiculed the idea, and said he hail a blind hunter that should leap ooer what the other would not. A wager to no inconsidea rable amount was the consequence, and day and place ap pointed. The time having arrived, both parties appeared on the grounii with their nags ; when laying down a straw et some distance, the odd one put his horse forward, and at the word " over," theblind hunter made a famous leap, 'while neither whip nor spur could induce the other to rise at all. The wager was consequently lost by the boaster, who learnt to his cost, that in some instances a blind horse may do more than a young one in his prime. ~~~~~. , .~,~ Mir , .-•.:,~. -. V. . 1, 0 4WIONIVI:g lierictrasivrt. The Ma of Chnlmondeley gave a grand concevt be Monday er Piccadilly. which was attended by nearly ICU p 1 the haul bas, Lady MelVilWo ball, on Monday evening, *se very numerously and fashionably 'Bonded. The Archbishop of Canterbury entertained a distinguished pry Ito dinner yesterday, at the Palace, Lambeth. Sir George Warrender, Bart, had a large party to dinrer yeater thy. at his house, Whitehall-t Lace. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ratings and family left the l . .Pulteney !tote!, Albemarle-street, yesterday, for their seat i:t 4.eieesSershire. The Bishop of Winchester and family have left town for Fern. lam Card', Surrey. , ll)epartares from Miller's Rola, Jermymetteet :a4ir Robert sod Mr. Gunning, for Paris ; and Sir Edward Blount, Bart., for his rest in IVorcesterabire. • Mrs. Trelawny Brereton, and Attu Charlotte Trelawny. at. tived yesterday at the London Hopi, Albemarle-street, from ARRIIIAL OF LORD COCHRANE AT PORTSMOUTH. • POITSXOI7II, JUT; E This morning's dawn discovered his Majesty the En)* peror of Brazil's frigate, Peranga, anchored at Spitbeadr with the Rag of Lord Cochrane flying at the main, as Ad• tniral of the Emperor's fleet. At nine o'clock a comrruni• cation wail had with the Victory, the flag-ship of the Pet Admiral, regarding the customary salutes between friendly Powers ' which we-suppos e was sat i s f acto iil y arranged , fbi, about three in the afternoon, the Peranga saluted out Admiral, which raa returned by him in the usual manner. Lord Cochrane landed at the King's Sallyport about ten o'clock, when the assembled populace gave him three cheers, for which he politely bowed in return. He walked tip the High-street so the George hotel, accompanied by his suite. Time and the elements seem to have had some effect on his Lordship's person. He was dressed in a blue undress military coat, with a foraging cap with gold bard. His Lordship seemed to stoop in his gait, and looked rattle! pale. We learn the frigate sailed from Maranham on the Ooth ult. and baying been driven by the S.E. witidrto the Northward of the Azores, bore up for this port, in order tO shift some of her Masts, which have been sprung, and to repair other damages. • The officers report, that all the northern provinces of Brazil had been restored to tranvillity, and obedience to the Goierment, and that no hostile vessel of war bad bred seen do any part of the coast since the evacuation of Baliiii• two years since. A nitmber of naval and military officers waited or. 11:s Lordship, immediately on his arrival, at Billetes Hotel. He proceeds to London in the morning. The Peranga is a very fine frigate, mounting 46 gird; and has a very showy appearance, from the immense .:Z• of her ensign, added to the flag of his Lordship flying at the main, and another flag on the bowsprit. Most of the crew are British, as also the officers. The first and second Captains are Shepherd and Crosby. During the time the Peranga was saluting, she tits up the English union to her fore-top-gallant-mast head. It was a considerable time before any shore boat was al. , lowed to board the frigate. The first information Cochrane asked, was if the Catholic Bill had passed. 1 N' TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Sta—On the Report of the Newspaper Duties Hill being brought up on Wednesday evening, Mr. Hume moved that the duty on newspapers should be reduced to id.; the amount to which it is intended by the Bill to reduce the duty on a Supplemental Sheet. Now, sir, whether the duty on newspapers is too high or not, I can give no opi. akin; I take it for granted they are indemnified by the price charged, as is the case with other articles, where the tax fella on the consumer. But what I am concerned with. and what I complain of, is the rivalship that has of late got among the newspaper proprietors of bringing out these Supplements ; if this were done fairly, and only on occa• , tions when it was unavoidable, we, who are advertisers. must submit to it ; but when it is managed by means ex tremely injurious to our interests, and to our ob ject in advertising, I feel justified in calling the public attention to it. The management it thus if I send, for example, several advertisements which it is important to me should be inserted the emit day, in looking for them I find they are not there; that they are not excluded by the pressure of what they call " temporary matter," I can see upon the face of the paper. because I find its columns eked out with stuff that would be better out than in, and which is only put in to fill it. The following day I search for them, but again I find they are not there, but the day after out comes a Supplement Sheet of advertisements, mine among the rest, and as nine-tenths of the public don't care two-pence for any . thing else than the news, and have no time to waste, the, Supplemental Sheet is thrown aside, and these advertise. . went', for which I have paid a very high price, m igh I jest ae well not hare appeared at a/1; and this is done that the paper may make a show, and appear to be overloaded with advertisements, whereas it is only by its not putting them in when it really had room, that they are thus made to n 7.- cumulate till so many are got together that no person will take the trouble to read the sheet that contains them, and thus the real interests of advertisers are sacrificed. I earnest ly hope, as there are so many of uninterested in checking this practice,lby which we are suffering very seriously, that you, will give this a place in your columns. AN ADVERTISE 1. June 27. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 21 . There WOO DO case of public interest before the Court to.tia HANDSOME BAsMAIDS.—The following ativertisemerl appears in a late New Orleans Paper :—" Wanted, two handsome ladies, to assist in two bar-rooms, and to wheat liberal wages will be given. Beauties from New York, Charleston, or Savannah would be preferred. Due &yens tion will be paid to applicants at No. 60, Camp-street. ay PLAIN SENSE.—A boy of a much earlier age than it le customary to take children at large schools, only six yearl ' old, was going into the village without have, when One of the masters called after him, " Where areyon goi ng, Sir ?" " I am going to buy a halfp'worth of nails, Sir. ': —"What do you want a halfp'worth of nails for For a half. penny, Sir," replied the urchin. Such has been the attractive influence of the bcautif.2l scenery in the neighbourhood of Chepstow, that landed property has been sought for with great avidity, and pure chased by strangers and others within the last four month& to an amount exceeding 160,000,'.—GInucester Journal. At one of the first private schools in England, a holiday Was solicited on a particular occasion, which Was to be granted on condition that the Captain would write a rumors of Latin verses. In a few minutei, the following were pro. dueed • and it is almost unnecessary to add the request era % complied with:— Carmine, carmina, ciirrnina, carmine, carmine toulta. Carmina multa rogas, Carmine multi. deli, The Old Bailey Sessions commence on Thursday; there are only 183 prisoners for trial. • EXTENSIVE FORGERY.—The following strange story it extracted from the New York Commercial Advertiser 6 May 30:— " A circular has been issued from Bogota, addressed m the ida sealants of Departments, which states that the Colombian Govern, tillent has received information, though not official, or aectimpanita with proof, that it had been communicated to the Bank of the United States at New York, that a company in London, fettled for the stile purpose, had coined the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, in Spanish ounces or doubloons, which, in appeuantv, `sound, and weight, are so similar to the genuine as to deceive the Most skilful ; but that in reality their intrinsic value IP ham one and a half to two dollars lam than that of the real owlet • h is added, that the intention of this company is to circulate 04 Maracaibo, of adulterated money in the Provinces of Venertiela Intl Maracaibo, where they calculate to obtain eighties/dollars for rut atm; and in the parts of the Mexican States, where :he carro4 I nane of the coined ounce of gold is from seventeen to eighteen and a half dollars. As soon as thcv can edict an exchange of then, for dollars or bills of (*chance on 'London, it is said they will with , draw themselves and return to Europe. The intendants are thc7t.< fore Instructed to take all convenient measures of precaution and vigilance. in order to see if any doubloons of that kind can bd found, and, in iptnrooccasaseed agai ns t case of di in sc ns i t i th r he er im i p n e g, ; a o n ord y w , inh to go t t i race ionlatwil.i t . The Neu , t t ,rod fro u m eed h i an t, d an so hand, and thereupon 3fonthly Magazine for Ist July will contain ; a mong a variety of other interesting Papers—Farther Suggestion" res pecting the Establishment of an Unirewity, by Thomas C arn p a b e n, Esq. ; Sketches of the Irish Bar, co/staining the Conf es si m e of a Junior Barrister ; Old Dublin, by Lady Morgan; Review t of Tales of the Crusaders, Memoirs of Madame de Getlis, Ac. Letters from Rome, No. 1 Authors and Editors ; Crititiorn ly French Beatty 1 Life and Literature s Le. t, I I I a il 1