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. ~._ • within the limits of a British port. And in order to insure this system of -ursprecedented rereime,.no option was left to the American ship whe4e3 it should eater a British 'port or not. In every yes v of this Bill, as contrasted with th' Orders in Cain e'', he was wore stronly impremed with the pro priety of his former mritUin for referring tnose Or ders to the consideration of a Committee of the whole House, beeaus:!, from - that meat, the coon try would, at least, be freed from the dilemma of carrying oil its trade under the operation of con tradictory statutes. Earl Baruuter expressed his determination not to prejudge the merit of the Bill founded on the Orders in Council. He, therefore, would not fol low the Noble Lord in that part of his observa tions. With respect tq the Bill before the House, it was no new measure, it was only a copy of the preceding act, which would expire on the IA of March. There was no change made in the rela tMns of America with this country:by this Bill, and, therefore, be considered the objections et least pre- The Bill was then read a second mature. MOUSE OF COMMONS. Sir Ease KIIATVIIIMILL presented the Rep art of the Committee up° the Pstithes es to Margate rice, which was ordered to he pet sled. Colonel Sirs aLai pftaratad s Petition from certain inha bitants of Oldham, pntrog ids the Restoratiom of Peace.— Laid 4m the Table. Ou the motion of Mr. Wilt ate•n, sevel.al Returns rela tive to the Array were mimed. The Route west into a Committee oo the Irish Revenue Acta, end the Report we. hilinght ur. Mr. CANNING presented a Palter. intitnied " informa tion resenting tite Measures adopted for enforcing the French Berme of the STISI Gi horemieer, 1006."—Crileicd to lie ups the Table. The 10,50G,Ge01. Exchequer Bill Bill was repurtel, and ordered to be read a third time to.mon ow. The Petty Cr-toms Bill was mad • third time, and pained. PERUVIAN BARK. Mr. WHITBREAD wished to know from the Right Hon. Geistleman opposite, when he meant to bring in the Bill for prohibiting the exportation of Peru vian Bark, for which a Resolution was passed last 'light, in his absence, which he thought one of the must detestable Resolutions that ever had passed the Hansa ? The CHANCr.t.LOR of the Excutguta answered, that he intended to bring in the Bill to-morrow. GREAT . G NISBY ELECTION COMMITTEE, u %suntan TIM DAY. Tbe Hoe. R. Curi,m, Juba Robinson, Esq. Willi , tan Cavendish, Esq. Thos. Tyrobltt Drake, Esq. Joseph errpps, Esq. Sir Janes 1441, C. T. Brenton, Esq. R. P. Blachioni, Esq. George Gipps, Esq. Peter Pettey, Esq. Lord Wiliam &munch, DONT!. CM limey R'iAoaih►y, Red The other ordm were dun jemmied suet: o'clock. John Ireland Blackburn. postponed, and the Holm ad- INTELLIGENCR. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.. ?AKIN rte. 10. The privateer the Rodent, Capt. floret, has CAT.. pied into Dieppe a three-wasted vessel, called the iierettry, of Nay. York, of , 206 tons burden, Capt. Two.. Watson, on its voyi.ge from Teneriffe to Haniburgh, laden with no tons of Canary soda, awl 00 d'ain of Spani.h wine. We do ndt know whether she will be declared good and lawitsl prize, being an American ; but the formalities required by the late. Decrees of His imperial Majestly, will • be enforced, in older to ascertain whether this neutral has not been visaed by the English, or taken shelter in one of tlitir ports. JAL 27. The States of the Duchy of Styria have seat a Deputation to congratulate Their Imperial Majes tiei un their union. It was by mistake it was said that M. Argi ! "ippon, late Chars* d'Affaires from the Ottoman Porte to Berlin, was to succeed M. de 'ribald° here; vrlio, as we halr said, bas lately bad his audience of leave of the Emperor. M. Argiropoli expects, every hour, an order from Constantinople to leave Vienna, and return to Pera. The Greek merchants here expect from Salo nicisi a considerable transport of cotton, of more than 10,000 bales ; it is to come by land. UTRECUT, /2114 On Monday and Tuesday last, the Bensoit, Muuickhanaen, Ministtif rtnipotentiery *owl& Majesty the King of Westphalia, and the Bum De Fitz. Minister from His Majesty the Emperor. of Austria, presented their letters of credence to His Majesty. sitattw, raw. U. The plan for the new organization of the Prussian army is entirely finished. 4., There will be a general conscription entirely new. - .4 6. The arury will be entirely composed of natives; is consequence, all foreigners, whether officer..., subalterns, or soldiers, will be dismissed. „. The number of generals will be diminished ; the regiments will only ha►e colonels. There will be only two captains of the staff of each regiment; the quarter-masters and almoners 1 , will be suppressed ; there will be almoners only in time of war. _ _ The troops of the regiments doing duty will change their garrison every year. COPENUAGEI, JAN. 26. The Prince Royal is expected hem on his re tnrn from Kiel, within it fortnight. . Tise Minister of State, Count Demstorfi, is still here ; and on account of the irapoetnee of the events which nix} trg esock.ted to take ;race, he will continue to re- tide at Copenhagen with the Prince Royal, as also' with the French Minister, M. Didelot. The Chevalier Meyners, Minister from Hollant ; M. de Cesar, Minister from Prussia; the Baron de Bender, Minister from Austria; and all the rest of the Diplomatic Corps, are still at Kiel ; as is also Joachim Bcrnstorff, Director of Foreign I Affairs, and brother to the 3linister or State. • I.TON JAN. `!4. The Prince Royal having ordered that a Coui niittee shall be appciutcd, in this city, for the esta blishment of a corps of armed citizens, this Com mittee has presented to his Royal Highness a plan. which the Prince has approved, according to which this corps will consist of eight companies of one hundred men each, without reckoning the officers. This corps will do military duty in case of need, and in the absence of troops of the line, and to watcls over the security and tranquillity of the city, and maintenance of the police. WARSAW, JAW. 20. His Majesty the King of Saxony, wishing to give to, the Poles, wbo have distinguished them selves by their bravery and patriotic devotion, some public marks of his esteem and satisfaction, has resolved, in a decree lately published, that there shall be founded a military order of the Duchy of Warsaw. The decorations of this order will, in consequence of the regulations enacted in this decree, be distributed among the mili tary in the following manner: The Cross of Commandant to the Generals of Division, and that of Knight to the Generals of Brigade, Colonels and' Majors; there shall be given to each division six officer's crosses. and three gold crosses, to be distributed among the Staff Officers of the Division and of the Brigades which compose it. Each regiment shall have four Knight's crosse3, four gold crosses, and six silver, to bestow oa military merit and good conduct. Each battalion shall in like manner have two Knight's crosses, two gold and three silver crosses. There shall be placed, at the disposal of the Mi nister at War, six Knight's crosses, and six gold crosses, for the Officers who do not serve in any corps, nor appertain to any staff. fElatlf, JAIL. 15. The Servian Senate, holding its sittiop at Bel grade, has adopted. in its sitting of the skl of this month, the first article of the Proja of Constint tion proposed by the Counsellor of State, Rodoti nikin ; it relates to the sale of lauds and homes. The three articles, containing the division of Serria into districts. the establishment of custom-houses on the frontiers 011 the side of Atirtria, and the means of making industry and commerce flourish, have been adjourned to the next sitting. On the 4th and sth the Senate was occupied solely in the - nomination of the members of the tribunals in the towns, and the justices in the vil lages. On the gth were sent to the authorities of the country, the laws sod instructions according to which the tribunals are to proceed in matters of law and policy; they are printed in the Illyrian language. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, Issaumm 24. A report has been prerabmt for wane days, at the west end of the town, that the SIDSOUTIII party is again coming into office. Last might, in the House of Lords, Lord ST. Jona deferred his motion for an Address to His MAJESTY to sunpend the operation of the Orders in Council, until to-morrow. Mr. WIIIITBREAD, last night, in the House of Commons, expressed himself with great warmth against the for prohibiting the exportation of Peruvian Bark. There is a great scarcity of this article in France. and a sickaeas. it is said. prevails among the troops lately returned from Poland, for which bark is usually iimcrilled as a most potent medlcine. We hare received u M --- oaitntr of the Huh inst. from which we have made some eatracts. but they are sot of much importance. The last set of Paris Papers contain more scan- (talons matter than we have seen for some time in the French Journals. It is exactly such as might be e'cpected from the child and champion of Jaco binisin, arrived at plenitude of power, and, at liberty to indulge all the passions of his nature. Its grossness. however, defeats its object, and it is not dangerous, merely because it is Itliegut,ting. In any other paper such language ought to be passed over rt silence, but Cie Mrai►eur is the Gs :ens ul the French Government, and its lan guage, when addressing itself to a foreign country, if official. This vulgar abuse, themfore, of the English pecrile and their King, must be considered the language of DOWLPAITE. M such it afford; matter for serous convider3tion. in a former nogociation he urged the abuse Leaped upon him in the English papers; as a sufficient reason for destroying the Liberty of the Press in this Country'.—The Engliah I'opers now sel dom indulge its any license of that kind ; and now BONAPAITE, without any provocation, Indulges in the most rush scanialous, and atrocious invec tive. 'We noti.:ed yesterday several instance* in which BONAPARTE'S deviationec:ing and blockading de crees have been carried into effect upon American vessels, with all their E..verity. These cases are all, however, of recent date ; and the Papers respecting America laid before Parliament furnisb \ the answer and defence which BONAPARTE will probably set up. Ile will retort, that his Decree was intended more for terror than for use—that it remained a dead letter until the British Orders of Council called it into life and action ; and that instead of our measures being acts of retaliation, his are, iu fact, acts of retaliation upon us; and that, at all events, our pww.eadings restrictive of American commerce, were premature. Such, no doubt, will be the mode in which Borsararra will attempt to justify his conduct to America, and he will have this great advantage, his argument cannot be, questioned, for it is that upon which the American Government has rested its case with this country. His MAJESTY is expected in town, this day, to hold a private Levee and Privy Council, at the Qu sues Palace, Last night's Gazette contains addresses from the Noblemen and Gentlemen Heritors of the county of Fife, and the Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of 'Fain, assuring His MAJESTY of 'their cheerful support during the present war. Yesterday the Loan Mayo' ordered the price of bread to be continued at Hid the qnartern loaf.—His Lordship will hold a Court of Common Council to-morrow ; and a Common Hall, for the election of a Bridgemaster, on the Ist of March next. Sir SANOWL 11900 will leave town, in about ten days, to rejoin his squadron. A Board of Assistance was held, yesterday, at the Admiralty, for the management oi the business of Greenwich Hospital. The Elliker, KEARNS. from Messina, for Lon don, is captured and carried into Calais. The Edward. NICHOLLS. from Savannah ; the Clyde, STEW&RT ; and the Dart, AUTRUTHER, from St. Michael's, are arrived in the Clyde. A French privateer. of ifi guns, captured a loaded bri n ,, , on the igth inst. o ff Flainbro' Head. Orders have been sent to the Custom-house, prohibiting for the present the exportation of Peru vian bark, and all sorts of cotton. Satuttlay sennight, the retail business of Dublin was thrown into the utmost confusion, by a sudden depreciation of dollars from ss. 6d. to fis which ap pears to have been merely the result of some inter ested speculation at the expense of the Public con venience, rather than the consequence of any thing either prudent or necessary. The Loan LIEUTILN•PIT of IRELAND beg been pleased to appoint the following Gentlemen to be High Sheriff, for the ensuing year : Sligo—Thomas Holmes, at Ferri BA Esq. bregford—Daniel Murray, of Cloneallurf, Esq. Kerry—Robert Day, of Castmain, Esq. nippers, gi—Heary Langley, of Castle-Brittes, Ttq. Feragme—J+bia Madden, of Manur-aster-base. The storm of Thursday se'nnight, extended to every part of Ireland, particularly Waterford : Se veral houses in that city were unroofed, and the great window of the Cathedral was forced iu. Oa Wednesday week, the detachment of the 77th Regiment, which escorted the French pri soners to Pulley barracks, returned to Lincoln.—: One of the _prisoners attempting to escape from the party, at Peterborough, was unfortunately shot. He had got to the top of the wall within which the prisoners were confined, when he was observed by the centinel on duty, who repeatedly called upon him to come down ; but, persisting in his attempt, be was fired at, and killed on the spot. The Right Hoe. Earl GREY has appointed the Rev. Wm. BAYIRATOCK, Minor Canon of Mi.. ham, Vicar of Billingham, in that county, and Chaplain to Col. Mowwaav's Volunteer Cavalry. to he one of his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains. Extract of a letter from Stoney Stratford, Fe bruary 41, 1908 :—" On Friday morning last, the inhabitants of this town were thrown into the ut most consternation by inforniation which arrived from Wolvottoo, that the large aqueduct whiles under the immensely high enbankment for carry ing the new line of the grand junction canal across our valley, about a mile below this term, had fallen in, and that the river Ouse was so dammed op thereby, that this town must shortly be entirely in undated to a great depth. I hafted to the spot, where my fears were much allayed, by finding that one of these arches, which had been propped up underneath with ti,nber, soon after the centres were removed, was still standing ; and that this one arch, owing to there being no flood in the river was able to carry o ff the water as fast as it came Sown. —On examining the other two arches, I found that about twenty-two yards in length of the middle p(rt of each had fallen in, and blocked up the arches, laying the canal above in complete ruins, emptying it as far as the nearest stop-gates on each side. and exposing the remains of live hundred quarters of coke or cinders, which the contractors had laid on the arches. The ends of each of the broken arches were found standing in • crippled state.— Most fortunately for the public, as well at the Company, the old lineal' canal and locks across thi valley are still reuttining, and in sufficient repair immediately to convey the barges, and prevent io term ption to trade : but the lama 4001. per month. which I am told has of late been the amount of the extra tonnage received by the Company for goods p a ssing over this embankment , will be lost to them oaring the period of re building the arches and re pairing the canal over them". ARGYLE-STREET INSTITUTION. The first assembly at the above elegant Instita. lion took place oa Nlooday eosin's.. when almost every person-of fashion. sow in town. attended, to hear one of the finest Concerts that united and distinguished talents could produce. The Theatre was converted into an orchestra, and the whole brilliantly illuminated. Mrs. BILLINGTON and Signor Miami!: mate their first appearance at those Rooms. Ic a llisLiticerox was received with rapture. Signor Mihail.' sang a duet with Mrs. BILLINGIIOII. which was encored; he also sang a laughing duet with Signers MisaTimt. Madame D'Atrasv was in tine voice, but was imperfect is her sine. We 'levee remember a Concert better perforhed. where so many new pieces were produced. Th em , a , a new co a ceetaae. by. Mess* Wstcruitta.„ Amis. and Gartsascn, which received unbnuadest applause. Mr. WEICRRELL led the band. 'lnc whole was conducted by Mr. SKART. The Orchestra was surrounded by a wood scene, which did not correspond with - the elegance of time Room. - - - Artinniet the company were— Their Royal filglanesess the Dukeauf Cambridge sad Sea fez. insier—Dedford, Argyle, and Rutland. Incheares--Bedford and Bolton. MaTquisna—liartington, Tavatoek, Bath, Ilesdfort, and Titebt4cld. illerchionwer—Downshire, Stairc.rd, Hertford, 'Salk, Buckingham and Atiercorn. Esuir—Beehive, Limerick, Corysfort, Leicester, Gamic Cubits, Cowper, Jersey, Lauderdale, Sane, and Whitt km. • Coonstows--Berhoreurb, Antrits,Coirper, Corral*, k Manager 'Fames, Chelniondeley, Jersey, Ike. eager 31 nay, Llentdaff, Clare, Leicester, Oxford, Kaman, &Rio, Opt tow, Dowager Sefton, and Temple. Lords--flitreleY, Ekringtoo, &inward, r. and W. Pet,. Crick, Grant/ey, Burghersk„ Grey, Coirmiss, Komi Glen, Murpetb„ Rivera, Mousse, Raisey, Ilasswood, sad to sits- Laiss—Kelth, Limerick, Aslaburt.hain, Kinnsird, Roy AtA, DonAgennA, M. end W. lientiLek, C. Greville, Lain' wit, Crewe, C. Gower, Crofton. Carleton, L. Pas* Carrie . put% °mai, 11. Cavendish, Crry, G. Cavendish, M. Green ti la, Calt‘orpe„ Plarrosby, MnrAin.., Mission, Perry, Perceral, St. Assyli, ICw4ent, Villiers, sod Warbartos. Dosg.iii, C. Ban tit, A. Clrrke, Th., Gag t, 0. Nscuiit, Mosey% Fulartec, J. Pulteney, 11. V. 'ion., IViderdey. NAPA L THEATRICALS. On Thursday evening last, Cousan's faxes ti:e Comedy of The Poor Gentleman, end EZNXIT a iuiniitulde After-piece of Resitting the Wind, ir to performed by the Office - s of Hu Att.:Earl's 11'1%) Resistance, in Portsmouth harbour, to a select pasty of Ladies and Genttenirn from Portsmouth tc,cl the neighbouring towns. The evening was sp in the greatest good humour, and an elegant re put closed the entertainments of the night. Mr. Young is said to hare netted 300. by It benefit, at the Dublin Theatre. He is now pis;- ing, with great success, at Edinburgh. The Marquis of SattsausT has been eonfini.d, at Hatfield, with a cold. His Lordship was muct better on Monday. The Duke and Dorhess of BesuroaT left Tinton, oa Friday, for Blaitilford Park, to pass the Easter holidays. It appears from a late trial, that Sir Fasacts Ilvanarr had a narrow escape frein being Fie*. nipt in the Court of Common PI,. as. Colonel and Mrs. Has LAC•C arrived, on Stied iv, at their house, in Grosrenot-square, from Lincoln shire. Lord and Lady Kiwcittto will give a grated dinner, to-morrow, at their house, inßrooke-strert, to the Marchionesses of S ALUM. Do w and several other Nobility. Lord and Lady CnsaLrs Solitaire left teti.k, yesterday, for Blandford Park. Lady and the Mimes Mossoe dined, on nod day! with the Earl and Countess of Essex. Viscountess CAST% US AGII will give a . grai: l rout, on the 3d of March, at her house, in Jame.'s-square. As Baron Maselicresen is appointed Mirister is the Dutch Court, we may expert very soon 4-- er/ordinary accounts from that quarter. Viscount STRANGFOID is R e T fectly recovers% and is at his home in flalf-rnoon-street. Mira Smart is engaged at the Dublin Theat7e for next season, and we tr4erstand is iu treaty st-th the Managers of Drury-Lase Theatre for the au suing reason. The new opera of Kale, and Mrs. lowa a's in The Dert Ito Pay, were very eleguntlyattendtie , last night, at Drury-lane Theatre. The new Comedy and Teas Thumb were, la t night, performed with great success at Cosa:- garden Theatre. The Marchioness of Sat.tssbar will leave toot. next week, fcr Hatfield, where a grand fox,44w,t will !aka place, and her Ladyship will yobs the chase. . MSS. BILLINOTOW, Mr. BISSAW, and ST,tiof MUM, propose to unite their talents in • tion concert. This will be indeed a fcait of locly. Mr. Ststmors, of Covent-Genien Tbeetrr. .1 perfectly recovered from au amusing attack cl ort.thelesia, by that skilful oculist, Mr. T sYLOY. The intention of imposing au additional act! upon the exportation of salt, we find Inv% beg abandoned. ou account of the smallness of tis probable predate, estimated at 15,0001. All our Attie salt, which is said to he very abundant; is, - et suppose, kept I'm- horse cossemptils. The Earl and Countess of Essex gave a VA dinner, yesterday, to Lady Curronn, Sir Jou Moose, Sir Tnomas and Lady Tuoursow, Ger.)? sal Ross, and Mr. Hsttac &row. In the es• 'mg her Ladyship had a ..rd party. Six card P bles were laid in the front drawing.-morn. Auto.;: the company The Dowager Marettioneesof Sett. the Coaeterers of bemptos, Dews , .1 of Telex tact Seftos, Vteceoct E.,1: • • Teseteet ad Teseeentees Crwibrc, Lord St. flake's, , Deering, lA* Rowtstore the Hun. Airs. niftier, the • Mr.. walpote, Batson 1.) }Wile, firs . Pius's. dix. Wear, Mr. Men tell, =4 Mg. Hale. GNP Gene tion F`i 4. 1 .0 1 ) ut;o v, Soon.; taliat"l At bliPg ' A.Ni• T' cone how fool L+!• flea mica OCC4