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Tb. principal Characters by Weems. Dutupet. Keeley. Evans, and harem; Mee Jones. by <toward, and Mrs. Damn Pore. After wised' tb new Pantomime eausd MARLEQUIN AND THE MAOICK Rung; or, 11112 AU r Y AND THE sc•AST. Warlettnn. Mr. Ltlar • Pa conenlbleee Romer. ntaloon. Mr. Sarum; Clown, Mr. J. R. $ Las ToolerroW, The Way to Keep His. and the Pantomime. ADELPHI THEATRE, STRAND. MU Iveslag, FRIDAY, Dee.3o, will be presented the Nuttteal Melo-Orantatle Ihnietta of THE PILOT* Or, A TALE OP THE SEA. The priaMpal Characters by Messrs. Terry, Yates. T. P. Cooke. slut J. Reeve t and Mrs. Pitivrilllans. After which • new Barletta, called CHRISTMAS BOXES. Ties Chars:Aare by Morn. Terry, tar.F. Vat.. , wad Meredith; MIN Ilaigu, and Mr 1'• eanelude THR E E n splend{d mime, ealkd THE GOLDEN LAMPS! Or, HARLkQUIN AND THIL WIZARD DWARF. Medlogyaka. Mr. W. P.OlOl taloon. C o lumbine, Miss MrPloeott. . Elliott; Clown, Signor The Bairns Pans commenced pu ck.blishing murder usesslng as five o'el. LONDON, FRIDAY, Dgcsima SO, 1811. Lad night we received the Paris Papers of Tuesday, in eluding, as usual, the Etoile dated the day following. They furnish us with no political intelligence of importance. The Emperor CON ST• To TIN E, it is believed, will be crowned at Moscow, after the mourning. This is the only piece of . information we have from Russia. •We have, in another column, extracted an interesting papa* respecting the siege of ➢lissolonghi. Nothing can excel the heroic devotion of the Greeks in defence of that city. Lord COCHRANE, it is stated, was remaining at Brussels. There is, we suspect, some mistake in this an nouncement. The Efoile gives a melancholy account of the storm in the bay of Cadiz, of which our readers will find another description in our raper of to-day. The subscription for Gen. Fov's family amounted, in Monday, to nearly 568,000 franc", almost t 023,0001. ster ling.leveral candidates have offered themselves for the seat in the Chamber of Deputies vacant by the General's decease- Among them are M. Duet'', the eloquent advocate wlo so successfully defended the Constilutionnel, M. LAVITTR, the liberal haulm, and General SEBASTIAN!. On the part of the Itbyaliste M. de MAr.c /IA NOT has been proposed, and at O:IrCY Candidate is expected to be 1101111 i. want on the Ministerial interest. The arrondissement of Vervins is likely, therefore, to be contested with extra. ordinary violence. The French Funds are improving. - (From the Detas dc.cd Wednesday Dee. 28.) Came, Dxc. 10. It is eel only in the North that the fury of the elements has been Mt. Since the 6th of this month we have had a tempest such u ban not occurred within the memory of man. In the night of the Irth the rain fail in torrents ; the day of the 6:11 was not quite so dark u the night which preceded it ; the whole horizon was loaded with heavy, dark clouds, and the rain continued. At nine in the weeping a rapid fall of the barometer announced a hurricane, and in a few minutes a north-west wind arose so violent that the win dows of the houses were driven in, the doors wrencted from their binges, the chimneys thrown down, the celebrated tower blown down, the trees torn up by the roots, and even the most solid sub stances became the sport of the denims. The houses damaged wzretinnumerable, and the losses immense, but it is principally in the bay thet the devastation has taken plater, especially from the mouth of the San Pedro k the Trocadero. There the following vessels were violently driven on shore:—The Buenos Amigos of the house of Picardo ; the American frigate Tea Plant ; the Spa- They are to remain foe fire years under the surveillance of the High Pollee. It Is thought that the Emperor Constantine will be crowned at Moscow after the mourning. Lord Cochrane is at present at Brussels. We learn from Constantinople, by a letter of the 27th Nov. that Count Guilletninot, the French Ambassador to the Ottoman Porte, has just lost in the most deplorable manner his only remaining son. Young Eugene Guillemlnot was shooting in the environs of Con stantinople he let his fowling-piece drop, which went of and shattered his arm; the surgeons of the embassy extracted 80 shot; but tetanus ensued; it was hoped to remove it by the amputation of t h e arm, bat the most alarming symptoms returned, and the unfortunate young man died at the end of 24 days, after the most drailful sufferings. He bore them with the greatest courage, only exclaiming, " Had I but fallen under the Bre of the enemy, and in the sight of the Prince." He bad distinguished himself on nvent! occasions In the last war in Spain. FIZSCZ Dam. 27.—Five per Cert.. 96f. ; Three per Cents. 64f. 70c. ; Rents de Naples, Certif. Falconet, 78f. Bk.; Royal Spanish Loan 49; Haytien ditto Box Exchange on London, one moods, 28f. 10c.; three mouths 24f. 78e.—Cours glathentique. Nothing is yet known, nor can be for several days with certainty, as to the course of policy which the new Emperor of Russia will adopt. His temper is impetuous and war like, and therefore it is by many apprehended, that his re gard for the political policy of his late brother would by so means be a sufficient Inducement to him to refrain from breaking the peace of Europe in pursuit of the magnificent design which has been the favourite dream of his ambition since his very childhood. We are fully aware that theposition in which CONSTANTINE will feel himself placed on ascend ing the throne must materially affect his former views. What, as Grand Duke, he fancied easy of accomplishment and proper to be attempted, he may, as Emperor, find to be surrounded with more serious difficulties than he could previously suspect, and unworthy of the risk and suffering be must incur in so perilous an enterprise. We ad mit, therefore, that the mere character of CONS,TA NTINE will not enable us to predict any change in the foreign policy of Russia. But when we consider the arbitrary nature of the Government, and the entire abeence of all those checks which, in a more civilized and enlightened nation, would, under a monarchy equally absolute, con trol and regulate the conduct of the Sovereign, and when we bear in mind that the prejudices of his subjects in ge neral, and of the army in particular, - are enthusiastically enlisted in support of the project for his aggrandisement, we confess we do not feel at ease respecting the events that may shortly occur in the East. CONSTANTINE probably cares little about the state of public opinion beyond the boundaries of his own dominions, and with his subjects universally, and the soldiery at his back, he has nothing to fear from any quarter. An Evening Paper remarks, that " the statesmen of Russia would ill-deserve to be so called if they could recognise so frivolous a pretext for committing their country to a portentous struggle as the name of their Sovereign." In such a country as Russia there are few " statesmen" who would dare even to hint resistance to the wishes of the reigning Prince. Nor are the sinister auguries founded on his name so slight and ridiculous as this Journal seems to consider. The case of the Emperor CONSTANTINE is in that respect peculiar: there is nothing similar to it in history. With him, and with a superstitious people like the Russians, his name will do much. We cannot therefore disguise from our readers that we view the accession of the new Emperor with deep anxiety. We earnestly hope that the existing relations between the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh and those of the other powers of Europe, may not in the slightest degree be disturbed; but our duty requires that we should unhesi tatingly express our apprehensions that there is great danger, lest the present ruler of that vast and unwieldy empire should prove to be almost as difficult and imtrac ticable to be treated with as his extravagant and unfortunate father. CITY, THURSDAY EvzWINO. The Consols Market was this morning inundated with rumours of wars, and all imaginable evils that could, in the judgment of their inventors, tend to depress the price of Stocks. The accession of the Emperor CONSTANTINE was the event on which naturally most of these reports rested for any appearance of solid foundation. At first it was roundly asserted, as a fact of undisputable truth, that an armament was fitting out for the Mediterranean, with the view of defeating the designs of the new Russian Eatreaon upon Constantinople. As this story died away, a rumour was started of an embargo at St. Petersburg!). This, indeed, was correct, in point of fact, though the em bargo owed its origin to none of those political causes from which, according to the report, it had proceeded. We learntd, on inquiry, that the last advices from that city brought the news of the ccmmeacement of a severe frost on the evening of the 6th instant. This embargo, the work of nature, was represented on the S:ock Ex change to-day as the immediate and certain fore runner of hostilities. .%'e understand that the frcst will be productive of but little mercantile inconvenience, as the vessels had previously departed from the higher ports in the Baltic. A third report was, that there was a great defalcation in the quarter's revenue. This, we believe, deserves just as much attention as the other two, and no more. There is, however, the strongest array of specula tors for the fall now in the market that we ever remember to have observed. Nearly all the members of the Stock Exchange pull together in this design. The ccuntcracting party is comparatively weak and powerless. Considerable investments are making by the public, or the balanee would be wholly upset, and we should witness a gnat and sudden decline in the market value of the British funds. The opening price of Consols was 82. There were afterwards sellers at bl!, and in spite of the operations of the Bears, finally Consols rose again to fit. This was the first Money Market since the holythys, but the business was not altogether to so great an enttnt as might have been anticipated. Exchequer Bills are 3 dis. to par; Reduced 811 ; 34 per Cents. 89: ; Bank Stock 213. To-morrow is the settling day in the Foreign Market, therefore making up accounts is the principal employment of the brokers. The prices of the Securities have not varied materially. Colombian Bonds are 611; Mexican 631 ; Brazil Scrip 16 discount ; Guatemala IS discount; Spanish Bonds 121 ; Greek Bonds 17. In Shares there was not much variation, hut the tendency was decidedly to an advance. Anglo-Mexican Shafts were 74, and the New United rose to 9. There were bargains in the Real del Monte Association at 175. , u l 1. . ~.t. ..., ... ~, t 1 1 ... ....... ,4, it , 1 4 ....1 ...... ,_. ... .., . 4 , . I - A , i ii A I• 1 .. i . . . ... • . i ' p r' i fiSILIONAHLL INTELLIGENCE. Lord Henry Beauclerk left town yesterday, for Brighton. d. Durrc, Esq., arrived yesterday, at his house in Portland place, from his seat, Wilton l'ark, Bucks. The Aiarquis and Alsrcltionces of Chandos have arrivtd at Arington, Hants, from their seat, Wotton, Bucks. General Ord arrived yesterday at Gordon's Bute', Albemarle street, from his seat in flints. G. ifeatlicote, M.P., arrived in town yesterday, from a tour. T. D. Gordon, Esq., arrived yesterday at his house in Olou eemer. place, from his seat, ',won, Shipdam, Norfolk. Mies Burton left town yesterday, for Brighton, Lord Harvey arrived in town yesterday, from Ickworth Park, Suffolk. Departures from Millet's Hotel, Jermyn. street :—Count Chabot. on a tour t Captain Buxton, R.N., for Chatham ; and William Cuthbert, Esq., for Brighton. Departures from the lilultency Hotel.Albetnarle.street :—Captain !fanner, fur Brighton; and G. Lloyd, Leq., for hie asst in Norfolk. Lord Muneaster left town yesterday for Melton Mowbray. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street:—Sir H. Vivian, fromßeechwood ; and G.Mostyn, Esq. from Bicester. Departures: Henry Maxweil, Esq. ; M`Cluugh. Esq.; the Itev. Mr. Stevens, for Devonshire; and P. Souper, Esq. for Trinidad. WINDSOR, THURSDAY, DEC. 29. Yesterday afternoon the party who are staying on a visit to the King left the Royal Lodge in three open phaetons, drawn by beautiful ponies, attended by anti-riders, and took an airing down the Long Walk, and up the New-road to the Castle, through the Grand Arch, and proceeded to the Castle, where the noble visiters alighted and viewed the whole of the improvements making there; they after wards returned to the Royal Lodge to dinner. LORD WELLESLEY AND MR. THOS. MOORE. Lord Wellesley, immediately on being made acquainted with the decease of the late Mr. Moore, had it intimated to his surviving family that it Wai his intention to continue to his widow and daughter the superannuated pension en joyed by Mr. Moore. This resolution was communicated in writing to the family by a friend of the first rank and respectability, and we have reason to know, that after a due acknowledgment of the favour intended, the following was the answer given : " That he (Mr. Moore) most respectfully declined the offer, by no means from any unwillingness to receive a benefit from such hands, but from a feeling that as long as he had in his own power the means of providing for those so dear to him, it was both his duty and pleasure to remain the sole source of their support."— Dublin Ea:cuing Mail. Prince Leopold left town yesterday morning on a visit to the Marquis of Salisbury, at his scat at Hat&ld. Tits EA RL of II KEC K NOM—An exaggerated account of an accident which happened to the Earl of Breckneck having been copied from the Irish into the English Papers, we have authority to state, that as his Lordship was ascend ing the pier at Dunleary (Kingstown), near Dublin, on the 17th instant, his foot slipped—that endeavouring to re cover himself he fell, strained his ankle very severely, and broke the small bone of the leg—that he was itnmedi ately attended by Mr. Crampton, the Surgeon-General in Ireland, who remedied the injury—that his family have received the most satisfactory accounts from him—and that he is proceeding with every favourable symptom to re covery. On Tuesday next, at Drury-lane, Miss Stephens ap pears, for the first time this season, as Liila, in the Siege of liek , rade, and Sinclair, as the Seraskier. The Ilonourable Captain Waldegrave is not likely to suffer any bad effects from the accident he met with at Lit!worth Castle. Yonx stile ELECTION,—At annmerous ant! highly re spectable meting of the friends of the Protestant cause in Leeds, held at the Court-house on Monday week, pur suant to advertisement, Henry Hall, Esq. the Mayor, in the chair, it was stated to the meeting the highly flattering reception which the deputations appointed to wait upon Richard Fontayne Wilson, Esq. and William l)uncombe, Esq. experienced from those gentlemen, and the successful result of their interviews with them, when a unanimous vote bf thinks was passed to them. At this meeting also a Com mittee was appointed to watch over die interests at stake, and to prevent the unnecessary inconvenience occasioned by larger assemblies. It was resolved that the Committee should meet occasionally, and take such additional mea sures as they may deem expedient, as the time of election ' approaehes.—Sheffiehl Iris. Slit 'filo llminv.—On the 15th of last month a dinner was given in Edinburgh to the First Lord of the Admiralty, by the Naval Club of Scotland. There were upwards of fifty Admirals and Captains present; and after the usual round of toasts had been given, Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy's health was proposed and drunk with unusual marks of satisfaction by the company. When the cheering subsided, Lord Melville rose and spoke to the following effect:— " A r.cr what has been said by theproposer of the toast which you have just drunk, and by the Chairman in announcing it, it might seem superfluous in me to add any thing in favour of an officer whose merits seem, by the manner in which hie health has been reeeived, to be so generally known : but I feel it to be due, not only to Sir Thomas Hardy, but to the service, over the :Mks to which I have so long had the honour to preside, to take this public opportunity of stating, that during the whole of a very delicate and difficult curse of service, the officer in question gave entire satisfaction to the Hoard of Admiralty. In saying this, allude to those professional duties with which I sin more particularly concerned, and of which I can therefore speak from my own knowledge. With respect to the other imror tant branches of his public duty, while his Majesty's political interests in South America were entrusted to his management, al though I cannot speak from the same source. I know that my col leagues in the administration are highly satisfied with the judgment and skill which were displayed in maintaining the proper dignity of his country, and in advancing its best intcrcrts in those rising States. The circumstances in which Sir Thomas Hardy was placed being altogether new, the greatest cau:ion was requisite to avoid every serious nailer:al embarrassments: his measures, how ever, were invariably successful throughout the trying period of his command. It gives me, therefore, sincere pleasure to be able to state, in the presence of so large an assemblage cf officers, Oct his conduct was in ail respects creditable to the profession and to the country." Mr. Atelleson, an attorney, well known—especially in the political circles about the Parliament Houses, and as the founder of the Pitt Cinb—was on Wednesday butied in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster. Yesterday forenoon the metropolis was visited with a fog so dense that the tradesmen were compelled Co use can dles for some hours. On Wednesday the pulling down of the old King's .Mews' walls fronting Pall-mall East, and by Charing cross, took place; and the old houses, saddler's shop, public-house, &c. were levelled with the earth. About half the Mews area, that portion next to St. Martin's lane, has been enclosed within wooden fencing, for the tem porary accommodation of the military, &c. The improve ments, preparatory to making the grand opening from the Haymarket to St. Martin's church, will procreeforthwith. _ . A CURIOUS BUT AILLANCTIOLY CAT:, STROI•is warper in the employment of Messrs. Kerr and Co. of Glasgow, had a child which died on Thursday, after four days' illness, occasioned by the blow of a game cock, having stuck his spur in the child's head while in the act of creep in7 on its feet and hands. CIRCUMSTANCE.—An aged and rebpectable member of the law profession in Glasgow, who died lately, had engaged tradesmen, about twelve months ago, to place en elegant iron railing round his burying-ground, in the High Church-yard, but they were prevented by other engagements from finishing it at once, and thus put their employer to the trouble of many visits, for the purpose of hastening the work, and at last he was obliged to threaten that he would engage the services of others. This hal the desired effect. The job was completed on Saturday week, and the owner—died on Monday morning. —Scots Times. CURIOUS PAIR OF Sciaaoas.—The smallest pair of lossession of 1 this city. tgth, each ly riveted, 'Wiled in ■ ' which the 'vory case, manufac ted his 70th ight of the -ncl. the borne of Picardo ; the Amen canmean ARI riain . i ..Fa- The produce, • Discount-office at the Bank was open for business and sale of goods, and effec't's obtained scissors probably ever made, are now in the post sish frigste Arms ; an American schooner ; a Dutch vessel ; a on_ W . ednestla as usual, being the third hod der on which the industry of another." The twelfth article exempts Mr. Thomas Imber, cutler, High-street, in i schooner and two brigs were sunk in the bay itself ; twelve other accommodation has been afforded to the holders of thereftom " farmers selling the produce of their own crops ; They are only three-twentietts of an inch in lenl 4 were thrown on th e coast t the Spanish brig Loretto lost its t ." " bills. No transfers, we understand, were made in Consuls, manufacturers purchasing articles for their own works." part about the thickness of a horse-hair, firmly wises-mast. A very few of these ressils will be able to repair but the clerks were in attendance in moat of the The Boards of Trade are authorised to make the collection and they open and shut freely. They are contai their damages : the others are totally lost. It is not yet known offices. In the Consol-office many additional clerks of this new revenue, and no doubt they will be induced common-sized stocking-needle, drilled hollow, of 1 • how many persons have perished Otitis disaster. have been introduced; they quit business generally to lend the King the advances upon it which he may head screws off : the whole is enclosed In a neat i t Portia, Disc. 27- at six o'clock, but have instructions to remain in attend- require. The proportions are assessed according to the with a silver top. The scissors and cases were i The Monitewr of this morning contains* Royal Ordinance, grant- since on Saturday next until every account is finished, to s i ze a nd importance of each mercantile town and di:- lured by Mr. Imber's father, who has attained .or a pardon to the following condemned persons :—Benjamin obviate, as is st , rposed, the necessity f or em pl o yi ng them t e i e t, an d th e distributions are afterwards to be made by year, and lost one eye by an accident, the sigl Poore, Felix Oossin, Gaipard lAvacal, and Joachim Arthaud. on Sunday. the Authcritica intrusted with the collection, other being also much impaired.—Hyreford Juere 4 --...-A. ir • • THE BRITISH PRESS. SIEGE OF MISSOLUNGIII. The following particulars have been communicated to the Paris Papers by the Greek Committee in that capital : " On the 13th of November the brave Karaiskaki sur prised the Turkish army in their quarters near Alisso longlii. The attack was made at noon whilst the Turks were asleep in the greatest security. The slaughter was dreadful, and the military chest was taken, as the con founded Turks were able to make scarcely any resistance. The booty and the prisoners were transported to Misso longhi, and Karaiskaki, on the same night,went to his station in Acarnania, where he attacked the Turks at C ***** sara (anciently Austrasia), he took all their provisions, and press ing upon them, a great amber of Turks were drowned in endeavouring to embark. A third action took place at the same i time, and in the same district in which Carvassara is situated ; a detachment of Turkish cavalry, escorting pro visions and money, was taken toa man by the Greeks. About the mine period of time Goitres, the chief of the Western Army of Greece, who was besieging the Turks in Salons, beadng that a Turkish detachment was coming from Thessaly, with provisions and am munition, took a detachment of the besieging army with him, and by forced marches met the Turks on the frontiers of Greece, and, attacking them briskly, took the whole convoy. Whilst returning to Salons, he learnt that a corps of 700 Albanians had quitted the Turkish army to return to their own homes, with a convoy of mules, loaded with the booty diey had made in Greece; he pursued them, and took thewbole of what they had with them, leaving the tiling Alto returi t ileute without their arms. "11 appen that Egyptian feet et.tereil Ne varino and n the b November, but there were only 6,500 inflintar, and 1500 cavalry with it; this num ber is barely sufficieut to replace what Ibrahim has lost by sword and sickness ; the winter, besides, is in our favour. " The Turkish *et on the 29th November was in the lonian sea, makii4for the gulf of Lepanto. Letters from Corfu state that the Greek feet was in pursuit of it." Letters received . from Smyrna yesterday to the 19th ult . state, that the exchange had advanced to 30, in conse quence chiefly of tote prohibition of the export of silk. An immediate alteration was, however, anticipated, as the Mi nister at Constantinople, with whom the measure origi nated, had been displaced. Letters were yesterday received, by a respectable mer chant in the city, frwm Constantinople, of the 2.5 th of No vember, and fromSnayrna of a recent date, with which we have been favoured. They contain no intelligence of poli tical importance beyond the fact of the Porte having offi cially directed an officer of great distinction to proceed to the Dardanelles, to receive his Excellency the Honourable Stratford Canning, as Ambassador Extraordinary from this country. A private letter from Alexandria, after noticing the de parture of the combined fleets of Mahomet Ali and the Capitan Pacha, for the Mores, says :--" The excesses committed here, during the stay of the ragamuffins com prising the army, were ouch as have seldom been surpassed in Smyrna or Constantinople. The figures on the British vessels were the targetsof the Turkish sailors, and the persons of the Frank merchants the cudgel property of the savages of Nubia ; in short, scarcely one Frank escaped injury or insult. The last act of their violence was the murder of the Austrian Dragoman." We have received the Oriental Spectator of Smvrna to the 19th of November. It states that the Greelipirates still commit great depredations on the Austrian navy. In the space of twelve days feet merchant vessels were plun dered by the Greeks, nearly at the same place, and the same system of piracy extends over the whole Archipelago. The pirates were so daring that they sometimes attacked six vessels at a time ; an instance of this occurred between Milo and Metelin, in which the Austrians beat off the Greek ships. The Oriental Spectator contains an account of the forces of Ibrahim Pacba, and corrects a mistake in one of the Frolch Papers, which represented his losses in the Mores at 14,000 men, the number killed being only eri 1,400, which is c inly much more probable. Neither *1 Au a Observer, nor the Vienna Court Gazette, of 4W 7th ecetnbet inclusive, makes any men tion of the death of ;he Emperor of Russia. The death of the Empetor of Russia cannot fail to be attended by important resfilts on the political state of Europe; and it is but too probable that it may even lead to a gene ral war. We do not wish to excite unnecessary alarm upon this suldect; but it is our duty as public Journalists to state our sentiments on so momentous an event without reservation. We ate in possession of some information, which is of great importance in endeavouring to anticipate the probable consequences of the demise of the Emperor Alexander, and which is perhaps unknown to any other Journalists in the kingdom—even to those who are sup posed occasionally to receive their cue from Ministers. It is this,—and we pledge ourselves in the most solemn man ner to the truth of our statement,—that the British Go vernment relied solely on the personal feelings of the Emperor Alexander for the preservation of peace.—Edin burgh Independent. Tue He NGARIAN DIET.—The Frankfort papers re ceived yesterday contain the following notice of the pro ceedings of the Hungarian Deputies, under the elate of Presburg, Dec. 13:—" The project of a humble address of thanks to his Imperial Majesty, for his last rescript, and which project was discussed in the Chamber of De puties, and read in the 211 h sitting, was unanimously adopted in the 25th sitting of the two Chambers, on the 9th of the month, as well as a resolution conformable to the Royal proposition, on the question—How ought the Diet to discuss the labours of the Deputation of 1790 and 1791 ? These projects have been presented by a Deputa tion to the Chamber of the Magnates, which discussed them in the 26th sitting, on the 10th, and after some ob servations, sent- them back to the Chamber of Deputies yesterday." Demerara Papers to the 15th of November have been received ; they contain no political intelligence, but at that time the colony was tranquil. One of these papers states that Mr. Walker, the Superintendent of the Winkel De partment at Berbice, bad been superseded in his office. A ti accident had occurred at Demerara, by the upsetting of a corial while navigating the Rapids, in consequence of which Mr. Groocock and Mr. Bremner were drowned. SLAVERY IN TII7 UNITED - lti•TES.—NegTOlllyety still flourishes in several of the States cf North America, forming a singular anomaly in that boasted land of free dom. There is scarcely a newspaper published in the slave States that does not contain an advertisement for the recorcry, salt, or pfrelpse of slaves. In_ the cue of run away slaves, there is usually a clumsy figure of a negro, and the advertisement is not unfrequently headed—" Stop the villain." It appears, by the copy of an advertisement in one of the Georgian papers last received, that slaves are in great demand. as person who does not blush to give his name and address, states that lie will give " the highest cash price for young negroes of both sexes, from ten to twenty-eight years of age." It may, perhaps, be thought that the word slave, in the United States, is only another name for a servant, but, on the contrary, they are treated with the greatest cruelty and insult; and instances are on record of their receiving personal chastisement of almost uncxamided severity. FINA Nees or Sratx.—For the purpose of relieving the exigencies of the State, the King of Spain bar recently le vied a forced contribution of ten millions of seals on his subjects carrying on trade and commerce, and before us is a copy of the instructions, coutainir.g in all nineteen &s -ticks, which his Ministers, uniter date of 22d ult. have transmitted to the several Intendants of the provinces for its assessment and collection. This contribution is to con tinue for successive years, and commence on January 1, 1828. By the eleventh article, all thew persona are de clared liable to this contribution "who cxerci7e the mer cantile profession in any one of its branches or classes, the term commerce being understood to apply to the purchase LONDON BANK7NG HOUSES. The following circular been ismed by the !cu, e of S:r Peter Pole, Bart., Thotnton, Frce, Down, and to their creditors:— Bartholomew-lane, D ee • - Annexed we beg to }lib!tit to !mt, the result of uu tion, this day concluded, of the state of the ::fain of ft '' to request the favour of your concurrence in t; t . up our concerus, recommended by the Iricods who k -took the invcstifzat!ort. In the event of such an att :• . • concluded, we beg to assure you that it will be r , to muke our dividends, as spce.:ily rtk the umtm. o We remain. &J. We, the undetsigncd, Imvirg been reipn..;',. t , p Pole, Thornton, anti Co. to investigate the snit L. t L.; fairs, with a view of submitting the result to t1.! , 1- •, ~ , commending such an arran g ement as undo ' ge should appear to us most advisable for their ie• do hereby certify, that we have carefully nn. o r , with the assistance of an riecountar.t, tnllut u, n, ,i. purrose, and having taken into our serious en • :. of the debts and assets of the In use, and afiei t! lue of the private property of the several rat:.: • s. 1. after making a liberal allowance for bad or t'.1..: ! o : 3' decidedly cl opinion, that the assets of the home. rte', •ii,r " available private property of the individual ithroio wili, L . ; proper management, prove sufficient to pay all 'l.e amount of their several demands, to insure al *in result, we strongly recommend, as being the spec, and most beneficial arrangeme, t for rise o. „ ;„" contents of the house be settled and wound tip en.'.,r tth: of trustees, to ke appointed fur that purpose, to when, all of the house, together with the private proper , y shouhl be immediately assigned and nettlc !iliac and divide the same among the creditors ra e: 11, cr,l ti-e I: with all practicable e?; pedition, making v .41. ri,ls iron, tt; t . time, whin, and as they shall be in hinds lee that !impos e . JOHN 1/:1, " JOHN l.'s NEs. " J. T. L. !I fI.VILIT • ."rlitln. SHEPPARD; " C. POLL. "Bartholomew-lane, Dec. 24, 1825." Messrs. Williams and Co. have publishr the follouino circular, by which it will he seen no &V IA can be eut.r. tamed of their resuming their payments n:.nlediately. gentlemen whose names we have heard are 'o be a:41«1 t the firm are of the highest respectability :,ml wealth ; thit circumstance will add much to the confidence which ndail gaining ground. " Birchin.lane. " Dr.An Sr R—lt is most gratifying to us to he alit you, that after a minute investigation of our it suce:. ; ., House possesses ample funds to niece evert/ data: din tuft cr.!, sive of the plicate fortunes of any of tae Firm. Two of the 31r. William W Obelus and 3lr. Burgess, be .14; tbsicou, of ratite from business, 31r. Si•illiama and :11r. Charles :11unic.,.,-. 1 , have this evening formed a connexion with pen.... s of the I a:bo character and lmown opulence ; we expect the ti it:or arranrrn.en. will be forthwith completed, and will then inform ton of ~ he on which the business will be resumed. %filth the condemn tid we have never abused the cor.lidcr.ce reposed ir, we unst the the temporary susperainn of our payments, unit tl•cir.;•,t irec.:l4 and unprecedented circumstances, will net i:.*' . .;*c • ;tr sign, your account from the new firm, but that they IT Ircriattre with that countenance and PUppOrt, which veer bocce has rec.:kis from our friends ar,el the public for Italt . a cemury. We have the honour to be, with much re , rcer, Your obliged and faithful sermts, W11.1,1:131S AND CO. THE SLAVE TRADE. We copy from the Glasgow Courier of Tuesday last tb following extract of a letter from the Captain of one of h Majesty's ships of war at present stationed on the coast Attica, which has been received by a gentleman in ti neighbourhood of Glasgow:— Prince ,„ s Island (Gulf of Guinea), Sept. IS. On my passage here I chased two slave resets ; the test e,cAs in the night, and the second I ehrsel it.to the mend), of and Este, and thus hemmed in on all sides. woo proved to be a Brazilian schooner, with 3114 slaves on bra crammed in such a way that they could scarcely breathe. Two them died the next rooming, and several were not expected to li when the vessel parted company fmt Sierra Leone. I sail to-day with the 31aidstorte attd Et k upon a MIS:, at. seas are positively swarming with slave ve•sels. It is the practice among the squadron to keep as much as TO! , 1 at sea, never going into harbour but to repleni-li oar provisiens r. water. By this means the crews of the iquadron escape the li rible fevers that prevail on shore. Central, TUNIG'S EL:T01:( troops are nearly all dead. NiThen I It.ft Si: rra Incite the torte was eight a day, and one out of three recovered. At Cape Coast is Just the same; an officer told me he had 1-st eighty of I have only lost one man, and the squadron are all hea:tf and as the rains have now terminated, we have a far prospect, V' the blessing of God, before us. The ?i wr ia% tin worthy b bead of a ho prov their not( Earl Dar with odic of their r from anti ford and the arm , postpone( at this p and patri tvery ono try.—lf We e Messrs. •payment parties a • speci ion entertain conacqut pension, town ass elaration Claypon was agrc Decla eipal int the tulle blishinei slightest The t which al quence that of their in require i pound u A mcl and WI lest, wt them fo ascertaii paid, s a surplti lad sa 103,000 Patti, pa making. LI Y. 4. On 'I nett and are4g o o f f t i , in this room w and delib the doo sinly rey bank w in a bat knee; the ere* 'wed by this doc II and e amount x , happy nt cepted and ac To me* ea appear* as of a' Your of ight of partner through paid. Jburna the Pis e public le treasu tievolvt ohibited men ts of the that " we did :no of the fav the ext. guine a StOerfl. d by na: so spec t, and by in gent happin of the of the foahtri to mee extent :reign It degree nets. Ind Ju: , may u. s rity order , t Cork, be mat of avai aecerte to the Wir firm I dlqn,l and ( uQo it Boar The h Co. an Lion a f. con , pensio s 31)6 ' mid' i . a here i: trot:!,• ent of disasti SIN )f not bt ail: comet oldest tot years, : t went Defec 'clic :I reeka t !: of rict . a ten: der th • ' • only • if chit a job, coat ticket Let." A hav nand in an : . :c. • the w • - hteac • on Sc r, rt ously r to thror c 0 from f-tti into c twen and t . boon autos • ... ...A. CRIMINAL LAWS 01' SOUTH c.inouyA. The following are extracts from the Messac,c of I Governor of South Carolina to the Legislature of t State:— Few things so much ilexervc your earnest and profound delib tion as the criminal laws of this State—they certainly rej change. First—Because punishments are not graduated to crimes; Secondly—because the very ends of justice are deteated by severe inflictions ; And thirdly—Because they impose upon the judicial and ex' tire branches of your Government the painful and unhe airy of carrying into effect laws which they must feel ant ledge to be beyond expediency or the measure of justice. The laws relating to the trial of slaves and person; call for modification. First—Capital offenders should be allowed the rigl by a jury of twelve a:en, and the right of challenge owner or guardian. Secondly—That all trials should take place at t, Court House, where the correcting influence of the and of public opinion, should guard over the invaluable life. Thirdly—Execution by burring should be pml positive legislative enact:tient, as a disgraceful relic — Fourthly—Time should be allowed by the scrdrni Court for App'ication to be made to the ezecutive for of his prerogative of pardon. A modification. so ■s these important legal provisions, is not only dictated and moral justice, but by the spirit of our institutions, sanction of public opinion in South Carolina.' THE ARMY. The fIJ Battalion or the Rifle Brigade will embark fr three Divisions, on board the Cato, %%bens, and Sorer ports, at Cork, for Illaha. The Ist Battalion of the Royals will embark immc duce Divisions, on board the Joseph Green, 6pcke, transports, at Cork, for the West Indies. • Tlie lasi Division of the 811th Regiment of Foot is embark forthwith, on board the Borodino transpuic, at Collo. IVe are favoured with accounts from Jamaica ult. The sickness had in a great measure subsith crops are abundant. The following is an extract from the Nru.r, , !nd zetfr of the 29th November :—" The British Surveyors have rt ported that there are above ‘.:'3,ts in Lake Huron." The Nuremberg Correspondent of the Ind inst. an article stating that the King of Bavaria has the period of mourning for the fate Monarch, in ation of the injury which its lung continuance filet on trade. It is to close at the commenceme Easter holydays. Intelligence has been received of the arrival of Franklin with his party, all in good health, at Lai where it was intended to pass the winter. On th a canoe was stove in, which occasioned consideral but another being procured, they were enabled tc In compliance with a superstitious prejudice of two large eyes are painted on the bows of the are thought by the Indiana to keep it in a 0-a•!: tion. Captain Franklin had hard of the ail Franklin. The Commissioners appointed to boundaries between the United States and the ritory had made considerable r rogrem in th,:r . which are expected to be brought to a cenc!mi May or June, in the ensuing year. HERnING FISHERV.—The take of kr ni;:s excellent in the Frith of Forth. The cut wide grcat spirit at Qticensfurry. Four rived. One of them i'donging io a cinni , n, got her cargo nearly completed. On nidaN si about 30,060 herrings, 'arrived at t supply being so large, they sold at a hallpe:wy 14 for sixpence.—Wo.np.u , Paper. Mr. Fitzpatrick, the clerk of Alarlb3rou.::!: states, in a letter to a forging Paper, in a.:slvir remarks made upon the Pets Eakin at tlic L. that their fees are collected accora:ng to a tal:.,!! o:.1 ; the Quarter Sessions, and am:timed for °a Majesty's Government, in aid, %, e of tl of the Police Establishment. O I