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! F.1SIIION.1111.1: LVTELLIG ENCE. The Duke of Montrose entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square. The Earl of Caudill had a dinner party tan 'Tuesday, at his villa, St. Margaret's, Middlesex. Lord Morley entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at Kent House, Knirtabridge. The Countess o Essex had an elegant circle of fashionables yes terday evening, at her house in Hill -street, Berkeley.sii uare. The Marchioness of Hereford has issued cards of invitation for an evening party on Thursday the 2dth instant, and every following Thursday until Easter, at her house in Manchester-square. Lord Colchester had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in ••••.'prinor Gardens. Sir George Warrender, Bart. entertained select party of friends sb dinner yesterday, at his house'in IVhitehall-place. General Boss had a dinner party yesterday, at his House in Port !endplate. Lord Gwydyr had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house in Piccadilly. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford and family arrived yesterday at their !mute iii St. James's-squats, from their seat, Woburn Abbey. Baronem de Willoughby, and the Hod. Miss Burrell. have 377iTA at their house, Whitehall, from their scat in Richmond. Sir George Chetwynd, Bart. and family, have arrived at their house in Great George-street, Westminster, from their seat, Broc ton Hall, Staffordshire. Lord George Lennox left town on Tuesday fur his seat in Sussex. F. 11. Rigby, Esq. and family have arrived at their house in I'pper Grosvenor-street, from their seat, Misley Hall, Essex. Mr. and Mrs . Bicknell, and Miss Wilson, have arrived at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn.strect, front their seat in Essex. De partures Walker, Esq. on a tour; Rev. Slr. Hailer for Cheltenham ; Hon. Mr. Csvendish, and Mr. Maxwell, on a tour. Henry Hutchins, Esq. arrived yesterday at the Waterloo Hotel, Jemiyn-street, from a tour. Ur. and Mrs. Parkins Hammond left the London Hotel, Albe msrle-street, yesterday, for their seat, Sion-house, Herta. Captain Bingham lef t town yesterday for Brighton. Lord Charles Manners has arrived in town from his brother's (the Duke of Rutland's), Belvoir Castle. Lord .t ley has arrived in town from a tour. Hon. W. Vane Powlett has arrived at his house in Conon street, from his seat, Somerby, Leicestershire. Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel. Lower Brook-street, Lord Thomas Cecil. from his brother's (the Marquis of Exeter's). Burleigh, Lincolnshire ; Hon. l'aptain Craddock, from yotkshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bosanquet, from their seat, Trent Park, Suffolk ; and Sir 31. Cholnseley. Bart., front his scat in Lincolnshire. Departures .I—Captain Romney, for Rath ; Charles Batson. Esq., foe his seat, Horseheath Lodge, Cambridgeshire; and William „Heaviside, Esq., for Bath. Arrivals at Reads Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street :—Charles D I TOO, Esq., front a tour ; Jukes Clifton Jukes, Esq., from his seat in Shropshire ; Win. Doeds, Esq., Irons his seat, Dene Court, Kent. Artirals at Fenton's Hotel. St. James's-plate:--J. B. Lester, Esq., 31. P., from Pool ; and Richard Rushbrook, Esq., front his seat, Rushbrook Park, Norfolk. THE KIXG'S COURT. Yesterday, at two o'clock, his Majesty held a Court at his Palace in Pall-mall, which was attended by— The French Ambassador, the Spanish Minister, the Sicilian Minister, the Danish Minister, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First loud of the 'f reasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign Departments, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Master• General of the Ordnance, the Presi eent of the Board of Control, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan isster, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court el King's Bench, the Recorder of London, the Muter of the Horse, the Treasurer of the Household, the Master of the Ceremonies, Earl Cathcart (Gold Stick in Waiting), and the Hon. F. Cathcart. His Majesty gave audiences to his Excellency the Prince de Polignae, Ambassador from his Most Christian Majesty, when Monsieur des Chesnes was introduced, for the put me of tlelivering to his Majesty the insignia of the Most Noble Order of the Caw. which had been conferred upon his late Most Christian Majesty Louis XVIII. His Ma jesty also gave audiences to the Count de Ludolf, the Sicilian Minister, and to the Chevalier de Loskios, the Spanish Minister, to receive their credentials; and likewise to the Count de Moltke, the Danish Minister. They were all attended by the Right lion. George Canning, his Ma jesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Sir Robert Chester, his Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The Hon. Frederick Cathcart was presented to the King upon his being appointed his Majesty's Minister Ple nipotentiary to the Germanic Confederation. His Majesty held a Privy Council, when some altera tions were made in the pricked list of Sheriff's for the pre sent year. Mr. Buller attended as Clerk of the Council. The Recorder of London was admitted into the presence of the King, in Council, when he made his report of the Convicts capitally convicted at the last January Sessions, and others, at 'Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey. His Majesty gave an audience to the Earl of Harrowby, 'the Lord Prcsidebt of the Council. Lord St. Helens and Sir Andrew Barnard were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Court did not bleat up till near seven o'clock. Yesterday the Cabinet 'Ministers dined with the Earl of IVestroorland, at his house in Grosvenor-square. Lady Agnes Buller . (sister of the Duke of Northmn berland), we are sorry to state, is much indisposed at her house in Whitehall. place. CIIELTZNHAII, }En. 12.—Amongst the late arrivals are : The Earl and Countess of Roden. Dowager Lady Eleho, Sir J. Forbes, Colonel, Mrs. aid Miss Kelso, colonel 3lartin. Major Mama, Major Johnson ;.Rev. Messrs. Harwood, Maxwell, D. C. Parry, Dr. Cox, Dr. Stuart ; Captains Daahwood, Legg, O'Grady, Raymond, &c. &c. EDINDCSGH, FLB. W.—Set off from Gibb's Hotel, St. Andrew's-square:— The Marquis and Marchioness of Tetedilale, and Lord John Ray; the Marquis of Lothian, and 11. Scot, Esq. jun. of Harden ; the Earl and Countess of Breadalbane ; Ituly Elizabeth Maitland ; Lord Brace ; the Earl and Countess of Mansfield ; the Right Hon. Charles Murray ; Ladies Elizabeth, Carolina, °wr ens, Cecilia, sad Emily Murray. Sir it. Farquhar was elected on Friday last as represen tative in Parliament for the borough of Newton, in Lan tashire, is the room of Mr. Claughton. We understand that the representation of Ross-shire is to be contested at the next election. Sir James Wetnyss Mackenzie, Bart. the present Member, and Francis Mac kenzie, Esq. jun. of Gairloch, are the rival candidates.— Edinburri Obect err. Thomas Wentworlla Beaumont, Esq. M.P. has presented the Northumberland Horticultural Society with 201. The same gentleman has also given 101. to the Mechanics In. stitute at Alnwick. The Bishop of Durham is also a con tributor to the said Institute, having presented the Com mittee with ten guineas. Richard Gregory, of Cool, in the county Galway, Esq., brother to Mr. Secretary Gregory, has returned '2.5 per cent. for the last four years to a numerous tenantry on his large estates in that county, by which each tenant is now forgiven a year's rent. The estate of Lochlands, in the immediate vicinity of Arbroath, that belonged to the deceased John Allan, lsq. has been sold fur upwards of 11,0001, exclusive of the free hold qualification.—Caledonian Mercury. The Union of Bray, lately held by Archdeacon Knox, has been dissolved by the Archbishop, and the Rectory of Bray has been given by the Crown to one of the curates of the benefice, the Rev. William I'lunkett, son of the Attorney -Gene ral, and the Prebend and parish of Rath nue!rael, the remaining member of the Union, has been given by the Archbishop to the other curate, t h e Reverend J. Hunt. The Rev. Dr. Stopford succeeds Mr. Knox in the Areltdeaconry of Armagh and living of Aughnacloy. Forty new churches are about to be erected, at the ex pense of Government, in the Highlands of Scotland, to each of which will be appointed a Minister, with a manse, lad a sa'ary of 12W. a year. Some of the Highland pa rishes arc from 0 0 to so miles wide; and with all the elntructions of lakes, rivers, and mountains.—Carlisle real. .1 dividend of les. in the pound has been declared on the estate of Messra Pearce and Williama, Bankers, Merthyr Tadvil, who some time since were unfortunately Bank rupts. Dublin is at length to be lighted with gas. The erection of lamps, and laying down of pipes, will be completed by the middle of April. Numerous Petitions against the House and ‘Vindow Taxes have been presented to the Commons, particulatly flora the various parishes of Bath and Bristol, and from Taunton. The retail dealers of Liverpool have also pre pared to petition on the same subject. Ilesvixa.—Mr. Payne, of Salby Hall, Northampton shire, is to take the Warwickshire country, after the prc sllt SCUM. ,;. FRENCH PAPERS. iFiom the Coarrier Francais of llonday.) 31aaalp, FEB. 3. A notice is published to say that, on account of the state of the King's health prayers for his recovery will be rpformed W-day, and the Holy ' Sacrament willte exposed during theservice. Ills Majesty ja, in fact, very ill, and general alarm is felt for the ' cdnsequences at this illness, said to have peen prpduced by a vio lent fit of passion into which his Majesty fell daring a Council of State on the affaira of Spain. It is reported that his Majesty even deplored the sad fate which had placed him at the head Or the Go vernment. Ile complained bitterly of having never beta seconded by his Ministers, though he had selected Ahem from the persons whom he thought the most attached to hint. Lastly. according to the same reports, the King said that he now saw that every body deceived him, and that he was not without Uneasiness for Ws own safety and that of his family. Whatever may be the causes of his Majesty's indisciosition, it is certain that it has caused great, alarm for these three days past ; the gout seemed disposed to fly to the stomach, but the exertions of the physicians have arrested the pro- gress of the disorder. Letters from Corunna say, that the Royalist volunteers there have been disarmed, and that the Spanish troops of the line have bee,n obliged to leave the ell for fear they should have come to quarrels with the French garrison. This operation has been effected, it Li said, to the satisfaction of the inhabitants of the town, and without the slightest opposition from the Spaniards, though their discontent was visible and their hatred concentrated. (From the (41w:idle/me of Monday.] Manton, Fan. 3. Troubles of rather a serious nature have taken place at Grenada. The populace wanted to break up by force 'Constitutional meeting or club. The soldiers, instead of obeying th e A ut h or i t i es, j o i ne d the populace. General Quesaila has sent a courier hither to inform the Government of what was passing. A letter front Lisbon. of the 25th January, says_" We do not yet observe anything to indicate that an English division win come to keep garrison here, though it generally reported. This ea. pita! is very tranquil, as well as the rest of the kingdom ; but coat: tuercial affairs are completely ate stand." iirom the Moniker of Sunday.] Official Pan. REPORT TO THE KING. PANES. FED. 11. SIIIE—The Committee appointed by the Royal Ordinance of 30th June, 1824, to collect all the facia and documents calculated to give the Government the means, the causes, and the urgency of the supplementary credits granted for the Teta 1823, has the honou r to lay at your Ma jesty's feet the result of its labours : The serious facts which are developed in it inculpate several of the principal functionaries of the military administration, and seem to authorise suspicions of corruption on some individuals of the civil clan... Justice should be dons towards all, and it is my duty to solicit it of your Majesty. I beg yin' give me your order. The Minister Secretary of State for the War Department, Marquis de CLERMONT TONNERRE. Below is written—•• Referred to our Keeper of the Seals, Mi nister Secretary of State for the Department of Justice, to cause the laws of the kingdom to be executed. " Paris, Feb. 8, 1825. " CIIARLES." (By the King.) The Minister Secretary of State, Marquis de CLERMONT TONNERRE. The Oriental Spectator confesses, that the soldiers of Coloco troni have abandoned him, to join the standards of the Executive Power. The famous Ipsariot, Vavaky, has proposed to the Greeks, for their Sovereign, a very well-known personage, born in the lonian Islands. This proposal has not been well received. [From the Courrier Fraucals of Sunday.l CORFU, Jaw. 22. Letters from Hissolonglii of the 10:h instant state, that many of the Chiefs who were the authors of the troubles which have taken place in the Peloponnesus, had taken refuge in that city, and supplicated the Prince klavrocordato to afford them protection and obtain theirpardon ; but in no ease to give them up to th e Hellenist Goverament of Napoli de Romani. Amongst the fac tious were Laudon de Vostisaa. Siasinis de Gastouni, Zalamis de Calavrita, &c. They were informed, that from humanity alone three hours would be given them to retire from the city, and that those who did not proht by this grace would be immediately seized. They accordingly left the city forthwith. By other sources we learn that the Turks in Patras had offered to capitulate. Notwithstanding all that has been published to the contrary, the place has been constantly blockaded by land and sea, and the garrison are reduced to the last extremity ; but they have nevertheless demanded to be allowed to march out of the place with their WMs and baggage, a portion of them to be con veyed to Prevent, and the ren air lee to Asia .Minor. It appears that having authority to treat to. the onditions of capitulation, the Turks have solicited on armistice an ! have given as hostages two nephews of .slustapha Bey, late uovcrnor of Achaia, and two other Ages. A grand expedition is preparing at Alissolonghi • it is com posed of between 6 and 7,000 Greek s , Epirotes, Pefoponnesians, and warriors of the Isles of the Archipelago. The expedition will be commanded by Gouras ; its destination it not known, but it is surposed that its object is either to attack Lepanto or the Isle of Earn& BARCILONA, FEB. 2. One of the most celebrated lawyers of Barcelona has just been thrown into prison: the cause of his arrest is said to be his refusal to act as the attorney of the Bishop of Vich, when that prelate was imprisoned under the Constitutional Government. The process of accusation is against those who are accused of being concerned in shooting that Prelate. Yesterday an order was posted up, requiring Generals Mina, Rotten, Mitans, and Buttons, and a number of other military and civil officers, to give themselves up to the prisons of the city. It is confidently stated, that General Reim has addressed a letter to the Captain-General Caro, announcing to him that he is informed that efforts are making to inilame the minds of the people against the French troops, and expressing • hope that the Captain- General would take the necessary means for putting an end to such plots adding, that if his Excellency did not do so, he should himself be under the necessity of adopting vigorous 13:m4st:res. LEEWARD ISLANDS. [From the Aatigim Papers of the 6:h of January.' DUELLING. The trial of John James Amor;, who shot the late George Forbes, Esq. in a duel at St. Kitt s, on the 3tl ult. took place on the 17th. The cause of the quarrel has been rightly conjectured, though not hitherto positively stated. The St. Kitt's papers give the proceedings of the trial at length ; and the circumstances con nected with it. Mr. Forbes, who has thus untimely fallen a victim to those false notions of honour by which some weakly endeavour to justify that horrible practice, and Mr. Amory, were (as is generally the case) on terms of the closest intimacy. The latter entertaining an affec tion for a lady in the neighbouring Island of Nevis, confidentially disclosed it to his friend. Unfortunately, the deceased, some time after, imbibed a similar feeling for the same lady, and made a like confidential disclosure. It was then agreed between them, that neither should take any steps to obtain the lady's approbation, without communicating his intention to the other. Mr. A. designing to visit Nevis to declare himself, and ascertain the sentiments of the lady, asked the deceased to accompany hint, which he declined, and being asked again on the suite morning whether he intended going, he replied—" No, I don't think I shall." Mr. A. was shortly afterwards informed, that his friend was gone to Nevis, and in a few hours received the following letter :- 6 6 31 y dear Amory,—l pledge myself to take no step in the at tainment of the object we both have in view', without apprising you so far of the same, as to give you a fair advantage in the pursuit. 1 have every reason to apprehend, from circumstances that have re cently come to my knowledge, that there is a doubt entertained of the sincerity of my attentions, in a quarter, where I am most anx ious it should be otherwise considered. 'Tis consequently an act of justice to my own feelings, and due to the !say, to remove any un favourable impression of this nature without delay. " I have hitherto acted undisguisedly and generously towards you, in a transaction in which, unfortunately, we are most truly and deeply interested. I think lam nut swerving front the same line of conduct, in adopting the earliest means in my power to effect the view mentioned. I shall go no farther ; and if, after I sin known to be serious, you are elected on the occasion, I cannot feel myself deeply disappointed. Whatever our fate may he, respectively, you may always calculate upon the sincere friendship of Yours, very truly, LiEO. FORBES." Conceiving that this conduct was ungenerous, when he met the deceased (who had returned) on the 2J November, he passed him without notice ; remarking afterwards that he had cut Mr. F.'s acquaintance, it WAS communicated to that gentleman, when some expressions fell from him which produced the following : " November 2, 1824. " Sir„—lly the tenor of your letter addressed to me on Saturday last, I discover that you have committed a breach of promise, in consequence of which I can no longer be upon terms with an indi ♦idual who has acted so unlike a gentleman. " I am, Sir, your obedient Servant. "JOHN JAMES AMORY." This occasioned a message from Mr. F. whose untimely end was the melancholy result. Several gentlemen of the highest respectability gave evidence as to the honourable manner in which Mr. Amory had acted through out the unfortunate business, the conciliating disposition he evinced, and the fair and honourable conduct observed towards the de ceased ; and the Jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. M. Milbert, who has been seven years in the Cnitecl States, has sent to Paris an immense number of subjects for the Museum of Natural History, collected on that con tinent. Among them are 200 maintnifera, of which 43 are alive; 400 species of birds, 100 of which were wanting in the museum ; 150 species of reptiles, 200 of fisb, 500 shells, of which 30 are new species, and about 400 insects, &c. besides botanical and mineralogical subjects. The Colombian Packet, Captain Jones, arrived at Ls gum on the 31st of Demnber, s!l well. THE BRiTISit MINORITY AGAINST AUL GOULBERN'S BILL TOR POTTING DOWN/ TIIE coTnoLic ASSOCIATION.—TER. 16. ___......—. Abereromby. Hon. J. Fitzroy, Lord C. Ponsonby. Hon. F. C. Althorn, Vise. Foley, J. H. IL Pelham, C. A. Barham, .1. F. Folkstone, Vise- Phillips, G. sen. Baring, A. Frankland, Robt. Phillips. 0. H. jun. Baring, 11. French. Arthur Power, Rich. Baring, Sir Thos. Graham, S. Powlett, lion. W. Barnard, Vise. Grattan, James Poyntz, Stephen Barrett, S. B. M. Guise, Sir Wm. Pym, Francis Beaumont, T. W. Gurney, Hudson Rice, T. S. Bective, Lord Gurney, R. H. Ridley, Sir M. W. Benet, John Hamilton, Lord A. Robans, 0. J. Bennet, Hon. H. G. Heron, Sir R. Robinson, Sir G. Bentinek, Lord W. 11111, Lord A. Rowley, Sir W. Benyon, Benj. Hobhouse, J. C. Robertson, A. Bernal, R. Honey wood, W. P. Rumb Id. C. Birch, Joseph Howard, H. !leaden, J. Brougham, H. Hume, J. Scott, J. Browne, Dorn. Burn. Robt. Sefton, Earl of Burdett. Sir F. Hutchinson. Hn.C.H Smith, John Bury, Vise. Johnstone, W. A. Smith, 0. tCradoe: S. Kingsborough, Lord Smith, W. Caler*,.l. Knight, Ruin. Stuart, Lord J. ,Caleret, J. 11. Lamb, lion. G. Sykes, D. Calvert, C. Lambion, J. G. Talbot, R. W. Carew, 8_ S. Lushingron, S. Tierney, RL lion. G. Carter; John Leader, %Vol. Wall, C. B. Caulfield, lion. H. Leycester, K. Wane, J. A. Cavendish, H. Moberly, J. 'Whitbread, W. Cavendish, C. 6laberly, W. L. Whitbread. S. Chalono, R. 61acdonald, J. White, Col. Clifton, Vise. Mackintosh, Sir J. White, Samuel Coffin, Sir I. ' Mahon. Hon. S. Wilson, Sir R. Colborne, N. ft. 111arjoribanks„ S. Winnington, Sir T. Crompton. S, Maxwell. John Wood, H. Curtven, J. C. Alonek...l. B. Wrottesley, Sir John Davies, T. H. Moors, Peter Wyvill, 61. Denman, Thai. Martin, Rich. TELLERS. Dundas, lion. Thos. Newport, Sir J. Duneannon, Viscount Ebrington, Visc. Normanby, Lord Nugent, Lord Ellice. Edw. O'Brien, Sir Ed. PAIRED OTT. Ellis, lion. G. A. Ord, IVm. Haldimand, Wm. Evans, Wm. Palmer, C. Robarts, A. W. Farratcl, Robt. Palmer, C. F. Wilkins, W. Fitzgerald, RL Iln.3l.Parnell, Sir H. --ww--- RErRESENTATION OF IRELAND. , FOB THE BILL-48. Bernard,. Dogherty, J. Magennis. R. Browne, Dawson. 31. Oxmantown, Lord Brownlow, C. Ellis, T. O'Grady. S. Bernard, Lord Ettnisinore. Lord Plunkett.llt.Hon.W. Burgh, Sir 11, Peter, J. L. Pakenham, Hon. H. Brydges, SirJ. Ford. M. ' Rowley. Sir J. Browne, Kt. Han. D. Fitzgerald,Rt.llon.V. Stuart, W. (Armagh) Corry, Lord Hill, Sir G. Shaw, Sir R. Colthurst, Sir N. Harvey, C. , Seymour, H. Collett, E. J. Hart, General Stewart, Sir J. Chichester, Sir A. Jocelyn, lion. J. Smyth, R. Cuff; J. Inglis, Sir R. 11. Stopford, Lord Cooper, E. S. Knox, Hon. T. Wellesley, H. Coote, iir C. King, Hon. H. Westenra, lion. H. Clements, J. Leslie, C. P. Wynne, O. Dawson, G. R. 3laxwell, li. Wigraiu, W. AGAINST TILE BILL—M. Bective, lord Hill, Lord A. ~ Yarnell. Sir H. Browne. D. Kingsborough , Lord Power. R. Caulfield, Hon. H. Lamb, Hon. U. Rice, T. S. Carew, R. S. Mahon, Hot. S. Talbot, R. W. French, A. Martin, R. • White, S. Fitzgerald, Rt.Hn.3l.Newport, Sir J. White, H. Grattan, J. O'Brien, Sir E. Hutchinson, Hon. C. Ponsonby, Hon. F. ABSENT-29. Archdall. General Fitzgibbon, llon. R. Prob 7, lion. G. Belfast, Lord Fethrrston, Sir U. Pritue, Hon. F. Bruen, H. Forbes, Lord Prendergast, M, Butler-Clarke.llon.C.Farquhar, J. Smyth. W. H. Becher. W. W. Hyde. J. Sneyd, N. Bagwell,llt.lln.H.WKerr, D. Stewart, A. Betesford, Lord G. Latouche, R. Stewart W. ( Tyrone) Crosbie, J. Maxwell, J. W. Somerville, it 31. Daly, J. Newry, Lord Virmouth, ord Fitzgerald, Lord W. O'Neil, Hon. J. BECE•SED-1. Mount-Charles, Lord . MILITARY AND NAVAL PENSIONS. An Account of the several Sums which, pursuant to two ‘ereral Acts of the 3d and 4th of Ills Majesty, will become payable be. tween the sth day of April 1825, and the 3th day of April 1/128, by the Trustees in whom an Annuity was vested for providing for the burthen occasioned by Military and Naval Pensions, and Civil Superannuation'; viz-- 13th April . - 1825 - £1333.000 15th July - . 1823 - - 1.130,370 'oh October . 11125 - - 1 ,107,120 13th January - 11;26 - - 1,0:1,t;7u £ 4,470,370 An Account of the several Sums which will become payable be tween the Sth day of April 1825, and the sth day of April latri, by the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indica, towards the expanse of Hall.may. Pensions and Allowances, to his Majesty's Forces serving in India ; in pur. nuance of an Act 4th Geo. IV. c. 71.- sth April - - 1816 .£ 15,000 sth July - 1025 . 15,000 10th October - 18'3 - . 15,000 sth January - lthiti . 15,000 Whitehall Treasury Chambers, lit February, 1823. £ GO,OOO J. C. lIERRIES. The sum of 820,000/. is required to pay the interest on Exchequer Bills for 1825. Letters have been received it Liverpool from Buenos Ayres to the 12th of December. The vessel referred to in the Buenos Ayres papers was, it appears from these ac counts, the Stranger, which left Callao October 7th. This is much the latest authentic news thence. On the morning the Stranger left Callao, General Rodil, the Spanish Governor, had requested the Spanish Admiral to put to sea, to attack Guise, who was off the port. The Admiral, (Guruzeta) declined, but Rodil threatened to turn the guns of the fortress on him if he refused, and the consequence was that the Asia and Achilles were pre paring to put to sea when the Stranger sailed. These let ters mention the preparing of transports at Callao. A fine Colombian corvette, conveying troops, and commanded by Captain Spry, had been carried off by its crew, who mutinied at Guayaquil. There remains no doubt of the active hostility of Olaneta against the Spaniards. lie has set free all the prisoners taken from the Patriots in the re volt of the castles. The Josephine, Colombian vessel, is arrived at Liver pool, from La Guayra, with coffee, &c. This is, we be lieve, the first instance of a Colombian ship arriving in a European port. She left the sth of January, and brings accounts therefrom, only two (lays later than those re ceived by the Leeward Island packet. Letters from St. Thomas's state, that a serious conspi racy among the negroes had been discovered. The white inhabitants were in consequence obliged to appoint guards during the night, and the alarm was very great, as the plot was represented to be extensive. and to be connected with the negroes of the neighbouring islands. An Imperial Russian Ukase, dated December 23, has been issued, to the following effect:—" Actuated by the constant desire of encouraging the industry of our faithful subjects, we have thought fit to reduce the duties of cus tom on various raw productions of the country, which are necessary in the manufactories, and entirely to exempt 1 from them the manufactured goods, that they may be able to bear the competition with foreign manufactures : to this end we have also resolved to impose a moderhte duty on the exportation of the materials employed in the pro duction of such manufactures, and to increase the Import duty on some articles." TRATE WITH Seem—The following is a copy of a communication from the Board of Trade to the Chairman of the Ship-owners' SJciety:— " Office of the Committee of' Privy Council fur Trade, January 11. 1825. " Sta,—l am directed to acquaint you, for the information of the Committee of British Ship-owners, that it appears, by a corn. munication to this Board from the Foreign Office, that • Royal Order has been passed in Spain. directing that foreign vessels shall not enter the Spanish ports without a 3luster Roll and Bill of Health. `• I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, •' George Lvall, Esq. " T GUS. LACK." EXCISE, TaNNl:its' DUTY.—The Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, in consideration of the duty attaching on all leather tanned in Ireland, and taken out of NI - ooze to dry after the .sth ult., and a portion of the duty on such leather having been previously paid under the former system of charge, according to the cubic contents of the pit, for the four months preceding, have ordered that it be allowed to all tanners who shall have made entry, and con tinued their business after that day, out of such duties chargeable upon such tanners.—C-^': raper, ;: COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Special Court of Common Council, was held for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the tcpeal of the Assessed Taxes. PROJECT FOR A GRAND NEW ROAD. Mr. Alderman IV/nTIIMAX msa •to cal the attention of the Court to a petition which was of greater Importance to the City of London than any thing that had fur a long tune occupied the atten tion of the Ltrporation. It was a petition from'a number of re spectable persons, praying the Corporation to 'mkt them in the formation of a new road. which was proposed to brettended him Fleet-market, to the Sessions-house, on Clerkenwell-green ; horn whence, to the right and left, toads were nearly formed, one leid ing to the great northern outlet at Islington. the other to Battle. bridge, Pentonville, and Hanipstead. Thus one continued line of a grand open road would be formed from the Obelisk, in St. George's_ fields, to the Sessions-house, from whence the principal line would be continued to Exmooth.atreu, where it would form a Junction with the excellent road which was already maths, and which led directly to White Conduit-house, Bransbury Park, and Highgate. The worthy Alderman then presented the petition, and the petiti oners appeared at the bar. The petition set forth the great improvement which such a measun would prove to the City of London, if it were carried into execivion. To carry the design into effect, a Company had Seen formed, with a capita-of 800,0001. the interest of which they expected would be paid by the new houses which it was intended should be built. Theirubject was to apply to Parliament, to enable the proprietors to purchase the greater part of the land ' and premises between Holborn-bridge and Coppice-row, and tilt' eastern side of Ely.p`ace and Kirby-street, the western side o. Cow-lane. Cow cross, and Red Lion -street, Clerkenwell ; corn. prising altogether an area of about thirty acres. This plot was much intersected by sma ll stree t s , an d lanes, and alleys, and had several large spaces lying waste; and an the buildings prin cipally consisted of old dilapidated houses, and wooden sheds used as slaughter-houses. stable, •ticc. the purchase-money to obtain this large site would be small. It was proposed, upon the ruins of this now wretched smst, to form broad open streets, in the front of which elegar.t buildings were to be erected, for the residences of merchants ' and establishments for carrying on respectable trades. The width of the proposed line of road was to be as great as that of Fleet-market. The petitioners prayed that the Corporation would, for the sake of the public improvement, render them every assistance. Mr. Drxox begged leave to ask the petitioners one question. It was stated in the petition, that the site intended to be cleared was occupied by great numbers of poor people. Now he wished to know whether the petitioners had considered where all these poor unhappy wretches were to go to? Mr. HAR M ER. the Solicitor, who was at the bar with the peti tioners, replied, that according to the present plan, there were to be a number of small streets leading from the great main road, and those streets might, perhaps, in a great measure, be occupied by the inhabitants of the present site. Alderman WAITIMAX, in support of the petition, begged to call the particular attention of the Court to its prayer, as of the very highest importance. The City was, he Paid, evidently be hind-hand, when they considered the immense improvements that were going on elsewhere. (Hear, heat.) This was, in fact, a plan to which he had devoted more than twenty years' attention. Ile had gore over the whole of the site himself, and examined it with the surveyors, and he was of opinion, tialit if the project could be carried into execution, it would be one of the most magnificent and beneficial for the City that had ever been achieved. Alderman Woon said, he had long had a plan of a similar de scription in contemplation. He was, he said, also of opinion, that money could not be more advantageously employed, than in the execution of such a plan ; and he believed it would produce more than any of the Mexican mines. (Hear, hear.) But he contended that it would be quite useles to refer the petition to a Committee. In the present state of the City funds the Corporation could afford no assistance to such a project; the Chamberlain was overdrawn by 7,0001. Mr. GALLOWAY and Mr. Depnty ROUTH supported the peti tion; and llr. Deputy DAW opposed it. The petition was then referred to the Committee for Improve- meats. PETITION AGAINST THE ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. FAVELL moved a resolution for a petition to Parliament, praying for a repeal of the assessed taxes. Mr. Deputy Rot: Tit seconded the motion. Mr. DIMON suggested an alteration, which was adopted, and the Court unanimously agreed with the motion, and to • petition to the House of Commons, which was ordered to be presented as usual. The resolution was directed to be advertised. The Court directed the Chamberlain to lay before them an ac count of the expenditure of the City's moiety of the Gresham Estate, and of the extraordinary expenses incirred for the Royal Exchange during the last seven years. The Act of Parliamencrelative to the late Gresham College was ordered to be printed, for the information of the ➢lembers. A petition from the Inquest of 11'albrook Ward, for an amend. ment of the Act relative to Non-freemen, was read, and referred to the Committee for General Purposes. A petition from the Inhabitants of Hatton-garden, Ely-place, Saffron-hill, and parts adjacent, in relation to opening a new street from Fleet-market to the North toad, was presented by Mr. Alder thaniVaithnian, which was referred to the Committee for Improve ments. It was referred to the Committee of City Lands, to consider of .appropriating the late Court of King's Bench as a waiting-rocim for the general convenience of the Members of the Corporation. The ltemembrancer laid before the Court a copy of the Bill now pending in Parliament, for preventing I)elays and Expenses in County Coerts, which was referred to The Committee for General Purposes, to watch the progress of it in Parliament and report fromi time to time. ' The fie;cmbetncer also reported that a Pill was about to be brew& into Parliament for the repeal and consolidation of the' varatis laws relating to Customs, which the Court referred to the City Lands Committee to watch the progress of and to report. • 'the Remenibrancer likewise laid the St. Catherine's Deck Bill before the Court, which was referred to the Navigation Committee. A reference from the Court was made to We Bridge House Corn. mittee, to, watch the progress of the South London Dock Bill, then the Same should be brought into Parliament. The Lord Mayor then laid before the Court the requisition,' which was recd. The Court,upon the motion of Mr. Jones. agreed to a Standing Order, excluaing all members, and their partners, or any one for them, in being employed in the way of their business or profFssion for the Corporation, Or of undertaking any contracts or works for the City. • Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when tfie following Commanders took leave of the Court previous to, departing for their respective des tination, viz.:—Captain John Hine, Atlas; and Captain William Hope, Herefordshite, for Madras and China. On Tuesday a deputation from the Committee of Manage ment of the important and national undertaking for a canal between the English and Bristol Channels, had an inter view with the Earl of Liverpool, for the purpose of submit ting to his Lordship an explanatory account of the scheme, with the reports of Mr. Telford and Captain Nicholls upon it, and were most favourably received. The iron -masters, we are informed by a Correspondent, bait., within a few days, advanced iron '2l. per ton, which makes bars 100, and pigs about 14t per. cent. above its for increased - mer prices ; and that prices are still anticipated. —Exetrr Paper. The excavations In search of Coal at Fownhope, near this City, are going on with unabated spirit, under the di rection of an experienced miner, who expresses a confident opinion that suce,ms will attend the undertaking. Small detached portions of good kennel coal have been already met with.--Hereford Independent. A young women, of the name of Elizabeth Reed, at Buckland, near Dover, who has at various timts been sub ject to fits of somnolency, has been now labouring under its effects for the last fourteen days without any sustenance save a little warm milk, which occasionally has been poured down her throat.—Kent Herald. On Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, as Mr. Alex. Gray, weaver, Green -street, Calton, was going to Cross loati-sticet, a fellow came rushing upon him, with an ex clamation, " Go out of the way, von old —," and struck him a blow on the face, which knocked him down ' • and as he fell on the edge of the pavement, his skull was severely fractured. The ruffian who struck him then ' made off. The wounded man was able to walk bottle, and as the injury was not thought to be dangerous, medi cal aid was not resorted to till Thursday, but he became gradually worse, and expired on Frialay.—Glasgow Paper. Last week the family of Mr. Jarrett, of Maidstone, butcher, were surprised, on cutting up a piece of brisket of beef, that had been dressed for dinner, to find In it about four inches of the prong of a pitchfork. No trace of it had been discovered in cutting up the carcase, and it cannot be ascertained how long the iron had - been ao buried in the body of the animal.—Maidatoie Gazette. The wealth of the country has determined his Majesty's Ministers to have bo more Lottery Acts. This may sound well, when applied to the Great Revenue of a Great King dom, to which a few Twenty Thousands are but of little use. But considering that this mole of adventure has now existed upwards of 150 years, and seems the only way by which an individual, in risking a small sum, may gain in a few days a large fortune, we cannot but feel regret that Lot terica are about to cease for ever; and particularly as the present kind of farewell Scheme seems arranged upon an improved plan, having Pour Prizes of 20,0001. with many other large Prizes and no Blanks, and the whole to be de cided in one day; a mode sure to receive general approval, as no man likes to be kept iu suspense. when a fortune is in view. • . •.. SOUTH AMERICA. IFrom the Buenos xl,iirrs .Irgor of Dee. 4.1 PEsta—The 28th of October a vessel arrived at Valparaiso, in 22 days, from Callao. The letters recei►ed by it in Chili all agree that Cantarae and his army were approaching rapidly to their dis solution. The Libertador must have occupied Cusco on the lath or 20th September, as the same letters allirm that the V.ciaroy La Sans was drawing all the Spanish troops out of garrison, to docide the fate of Peru in .a general battle. It was acid that even the troops of Callao weals' be taken away for this purpose, and that 'Antiral Guise would declare the port open. alto in opputitir n to this, the Liberal of Chili, of October 30. says, •• the ship Asia, and the rest of the maritime force, were reedy to sail from Callao: and according to the most reepectablesecounts, say that they would soil for the Ink:met:hos (the polio between. Lima and Chili), to take on board Ls Serna, Carmine, Valdes, ese. since the cause of the Spaniards is believed desperate, and is they cannot fall back towards Brazil on account of the %Vat' with °Linea. By leters of late date, the advanced posts pf Bolivar are stated to be in Guarnanga, and Andasuaylas (47 leagues from Cuzco). Valdes hail not joined Cantarac f in consequence of the bad con. dentin his army was left in by the civil war against Olaneta. It is probable that rL he could realise this junction, it would no: much impaive the condition of the Spaniards/ gammi lr e ffiisiffimm LIVERPOOL, TtrESD•Y EVINING. Wind S.E.—High water 39 minutes past ' Arrived the Endeavour, from Darunouth_; Danute, from Wilmington; Agnes, from Cardiff; and Oporto, from Oporto. Arrived last night the Ocean, from IVaterford • Drum mond, from IVestport; Charlotte, from Wev.fotd; Avon, from Plymouth; Grelie, from Bristol; and Annesley s from Dublin. CORN MARKET, I'i:torus', Fes. la. Since Tuesday last our market has been dull, and demand tuned. This day thin attendance, and a:though wheat was clued 2iL lower, yet few sales could be made. Wheat and Flour in bond without alteration. ' ORAIN. IVheat per Bushel 701b.—Engliah - - 90 a 10 2 Scotch - • 8 4 • 9 6 ;eel - - 8 6 a 10 It Dantalc - 4 U a 7 0 Pomeranian - 4 8 a 7 U . . Petersburgh and Riga 4 8 a 7 u Oats per Bushel c.f 451b.—Irish Potato -• 13a SU English,Scotch&lVelsh 3 6 a 3 9 Foreign, free. - U U I a 0 U • Common 24. a 3d. lower. rtarley per 601 b. - - - • . 5 3 a 6 6 Oatmeal per 2401b.—English - - 31 0 a 33 U Irish - - - 260a320 'lour per 2601b.—English - - 52 1r a 54 0 Irish - - 51 0 a 53 0 American per 1961 b. (sn-eet) 24 0 a •0 0 Ditui . (in bond) '26 U a U U Dantric . -80 a U U Foreign, free U U a 0 tr Beans per Quarter—Urgliih . - 47 0 a 51 0 Irish . 43 U a 45 0 Foreign - - .9 0 a 0 V Pease per Quarter-I:nulish, .13'hl'e . 52 0 a 53 0 Ditto they - - 43 0 a 45 t• Foreign U U a 05 . . . 1111 , 0111 TED 'SON THE 81 - 11 TO TILE 14TH /*rpm:Anse', INCLI:SIVE. - 8.027 qrs. I Buns 912 qrs. - :10.217 Peas - :Gs - 1,11.11 /iota . . $.3511 sack , 1 - loath EXPORTED— 00 brls. Flour. %'heat - Oats . Barley - Rye . . . Extract of a lettor /fem. the Agert to Lloyd's at Bremer. dated Feb. 9:—" The most tremendous flood-tide ever known took place here on the night cf the 3d inst. alone the Oldenburgh side of the Weser, from Brake to Elexen. exceeding by two feel. that of' 1Z17., and flowing and de stroying the dikes in every part, so as to inundate the who:: of that part of the country." HE TIEING FIEHERY.—Tki3 has been, upon the whole one of the most successful hshings that hes been known its the Frith of Fort 4 t for many years.—Every day of thia week the fishermen have drawn an ample store from the deep, and the shoal is,yet numerous and stationary on the north coast of the Frith from Burntisland upward s . O n Tuesday one of the Ne whaven boats returned with sixteen barrels, and yesterday one of them got about eighteen be-- rels. 'l'he price, which was in the beginning of the wee!: INS. rose yesterday to 245. per barrel.—Caledonion .3fercury. During last *ear, one home in Hull imported upwards of 300,000 bushels of bonee! They were all imported from the Continent, principally from Holland, Ham burgh, Lu • hec, &c. The tame house expects double the quantity tbf year. besides many from all parts of the United Kingdom. MELANCHOLY OC Ce*RENCE.—On Tuesday morning ; a fishing-boat belonging to the Newton, when returnino to Ayr harbour, was overtaken by a very heavy sea in pbiling over the bar, and carried along With great (rapidity until the wave broke, when she broached to, and was instantly upset. The crew, consisting of four men, was unfortunately drowned. ‘Vlien the accident occurred, the boat was within SO yards of the heiv dike, en which !mod sevoral spectators of the painful etent, withotit beint able to ren der any assistance. The sufferers' names pre Alexander Wilson, who has left a wife and eight children ; Robert Cuthbert, his son-in-law, who has left a wife and nine children ; Arthur Chthbert, his brother, who has left a wife and nine children ; and William Cuthbert, so:i of Robert. . On Monday evening WA:, a prayer-triceting was hell at the Methodist Chapel, Pontefract: Mr. Baines, shoemaker. of Brotherton, and his son, were passing at the time, and stopped to admire the congrerttion singing ; they were at tracted near to the front of the chapel, when both unfortu nately fell into a 'deep area, that had been sunk for tl e purpose of giving light to the school-room, which was un der the building. On Mr. Baines being extricated, it was found that life was extinct, as he had violently fractur.,l his skull in the fall. The son was injured, but not severely. An inquest was held on the body, when the Jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death, and recommended tho building committee to have the place made secure by a fence, which was immediately done. Arrceir NG RECOO NITION.—A few years ago, in work ing to establish a communication between two shafts of a mine at Fabkin, the capital of Delacarlis, the body of a miner was discovered in a state of perfect preserea:ion, and ithpregnated with vitriolic water. It was quite Fort, but hardened on being exposed to the air. No one could identify the body it was melt!) , remembered, that the accident by which he had beeh buried in the bosom of the earth, had taken place about fifty years ago. All inquiries about the name of the suffitrer had already ceased, when a decrepid old woman, supported on crutches, slowly advanced towanccd tdwarcis the corpse, and knew it to be that cf young man to whom she had been promised in marriage snore than half a century ago. She threw herself on the corpse (which had all the appearance of a bronze status ' , bathed in teats, and fainted with joy at having once snore beheld the object of her affections. It is easier to conceit e than trace the singular contrast afforded by the couple ; the one, buried fifty years ago, still retaining the appear ance of youth, while the other, weighed down by age, evinced all the fervour of youthful love.—American Parr: anita.—Between six and seven o'clock on Fritter night, a man went into a low house in the Tontine elose:-. Glasgow, with a girl of the street. After they had some spirits, the landlord stated that there was a shilling of reckoning to pay. This the man denied : high words fol lowed, when the fellow lifted the landlord, carried 11:111 one of the room, threw him down the stairs, and hr was I; illed on the spot. The fellow leaped down after him, and ef fected his escape. Meanea.—On Wednesday last an inquest was taken before James O'Brien, Esq., Coroner for the county, as sisted by Maskallne Alcock and James Splaine, Magistrates, at the lands of Roughgrove, near 84111.1011, on the body of Jeremiah Hanglin. whose death was occa sioned by an extensive fracture of the skull. inflicted by the blow of a stone which he received on the night of Ster:l.:y, the 30th January last, on coming out of a pnblic-house in the village of Fairanevane, from one of the party who were on the watch for him, in consequence of a previous quarrel with a brother of the deceased a short time before. l'he deceased WES a remarkably stout young maw, of good character, and had lived under Mr. Akoek for a number of years ; the investigation lasted till a late hour at night, and after a number of witnesses were examined the charge of murder was fully established against three persons who have for the present fled from justice, but it is hoped front the exertions of the above-mentioned Magistrates, and tho activity of the Police, that they cannot long mane ame hensiou.—Cark Souther.: .Repor:cr. 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