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11 , 1116:s (W totals* Sank Stock 210 212 1 . .pe p.1 1 r i s ert . . }(eedn.s."l 804 7" Arno age. 11114 11114 8111 I Ri per Caw 1171 le ow Ct. Red. en 881 87* PILICEn FORMIUN Aststnan Bonds 88 Elossibso Bonds Duns Acct. Onto Scrip 18 dis Limos Ayres Bonds 72 t.dombian Bonds 58i Vine Rends (1824158 71 8 Ulan Acet. $7l 84 71 Danish Bonds Ditto Bonds (11325) 58 7 Ditto Acct. 57i Frisch 'Unto' 5 per Ct. 93f. 92F. 58c. Essbange 25f. 211 c. 20e. /synch Rentes 3 pa Gt. 811.7 k. Exchange 251. 21k. Lireek Bonds COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam C. F. 12 II Ihtto at sight 12 8 Rotterdam ....2 U. 12 12 Antwerp 12 12 Hambasegh 24 U. 37 IL Abtona 2l 13. 38 1 ratis, 3 days s gh 50 Utica 2 U. 25 80 r i ernx 9 5 80 7 0 Tank.en 31a in Es. M. 155 Frorsbargb, rble. 3 Cs. V V.assma,streetive 8.2 31. 10 20 Tneste ditto 10 20 MAdrid 36 Cadiz 38 Balboa... Mambas. 36 . 151 6NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn a Gen0a....... _........... 03! Venice ...... .. «.... 27 Malta ...... —.......—.... 0 laples „. let Menu° .. —per es. 120 Lisbon 50 Oporto.. ...... :A, Rio Janeiro -18 Bahia 40 Buenos Area. 4.11 i Dublin 9 9 Cork BULL 10 N, PER 0/ s. d. FortngolGoldin coin 0 U 0 Foreign Gold in bar' 3 17 New n0ttb100nv........ 0 0 0 New DOW, 0 0 .0 Silver in bars. stand PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAY. , NISTA. Share. raid. Premium perShars. Anglo-Mexican .1:100 36 14 4 Anglo-Clvilian Bolivar Colombian lOO 6 6 Facostina Rio de la Plata lOO 6 1 dis Tlalpurshua 4OO 20 374 35 40 Voiced Mexican Ditto New 4O 10 54 5 6 MfaCtLLAKEOUS. French Brandy flirtingly Co OO 2 1 Irish Manufactory Viso Bay Ellt LIMO( lirefso, DRURY-LANE THEATRE. On MONDAY NEXT. Dee. 11, will be performed the Comedy of THE MFMCHANT 01 VENICE- ..... . Mr. Preget 9d appearance on this Stage); Sammie, ; Unmetlot. Mr. Harley; Ponta, Mrs.W.M eat. After which a new Pantomime, eal'ed II UtLEQLIN. JACK OF ALI. FRAM'S. flariaquin, Mr. Unwell, Columbine, bliee Barnett; Pantaloon, T. glanebard Clown, ►ir. Southby. On Tuesday. Der Freisehutz. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Nei MONDAY NEXT, Doe !A, will be performed the Tragedy of ISAB6LI.A. Mtge, Mr. Ward.; Carlos, 117.rooperl Vllleroy, Mr. Sole. Isabella, Hiss Lae/. Attir which a new Pantomime. called HARLEQUIN AND TIIE M AOICK ROVE; Or. BLAUiv AND THEXAS r. issruests. Mr. Ellsr Pantaloon. Mr. Berries Clowu, Mr. J. S. Ju Tuesday. Rule a %I lie and Have a Wife. -11'M Betrioit Naos rommrlicoii publishing yrster.l ay morn ing st live o'rl..eL. LOVI)ON, S kTURDAY, DLCEMISCR 24, 182.5. The accounts of tli: E nperar A LEX.% Nn a's death in the Paris Pipers received yesterday arc not very clear or satisfactory. It is certain that he died after a short illness, bora who nature, nobody seems exactly to know. The Moat pays, it was a bilious fever succeeded by a quinsy. M. D'Assavv, the Russian Minister to the German diet, has, however, it appears by the Conslitationnel, given " positive statements" of a different kind. According to M. VA Nst.evv,! his Imperial Majesty' died of the erysipelas in his head. The Courtier Francais publishes an article descriptive of an alleged quarrel, about twelve months ago, bctncen the late Emperor and the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE relative to the Greeks. The latter in warm terms, it is represented, urged his brother to march at once to Constantinople. Aux •NPF a, it is said, reminded the Grand Duke that his suc cession was endangered by his second marriage, and it is insinuated that measures were in progress to set Cow . me aside, and declare NICHOLAs the heir pre tumptive to the throne. The inference is, that Aieszaw nea's death was the result of a treasonable conspiracy. Great agitation has been produced in the money market of the Continent, in consequence of the uncertainty pre vailing as to the accession and policy of the new Emperor of Russia. The French Funds continue to decline. IFron3 the Slone dated Thursday.] PARIS, DEC. 21. It is now known that the Emperor Alexander di a of a bilious fever, in addition to which he was lately attacked with a quinsy . The ()rand Ditches.; of Weimar, the 'Princess Maria Paulowna, had received news of the illness of the Emperor her brother. It was on the lAth November that the fever was announced, and on the Ist December that death, unattended by great suffixing, terminate.l the glorious career of this illustricnut Prince. A courier was despatched from Warsaw. on the VI inst. with the news. The Urend Duke Michael set oa'oa the ilth for St. Potersburgh. At Vienna, on the II th Dec. the news of the death of the Emperor Iris quire unknown. At that period the Austrian Cabinet expected • courier, which was to have been sent thither directly trots Tanganrog. It was then believed that the Russian Monarch had arrived at the headquarters of the Army of the South. In Beesorabia every thing was prepared foe his reception, and the Moldavian Boyars, wanted by the linspodsr to proceed to com p:intent the Emperor ■t Bender, expected hourly their orders to parts the frontier. (From the norstitatioarel of AVeilnes.'aar ) Oar Frankfort Correspondent writes us the following letter s dated IM l& " Yesterday evening, couriers despatelmil from iKarsair and Aulim...B4dtesse.d to the lAvations of livarda. Frances and Eng WA, hosaght the news of the death of his 31ajoity the Emperor Alex ander of Ruda. This M march died on his journey to Bessarabia, In omsiesitsenee of an erysipelas in the bead, which put s period to his life, after only two days suffering. M.l)'Anstett, Minister from Russia to the German Diet, has himself given positive state: menu es this subj•?cl, to the persons of distinction who waited upon Rim during the cows* of the dry. to ask hint for ia!Vmtation. " Our Exchange has been in great consternation All the funds in circulation suddenly fell several percent. The Austrian Metalliques were offered at VI ; the Sham of the Bank of Vienna, for I,llli, &c. A panic tenet has 'cited our speculators, These rerph-aities were still further ',creased, %ben they learnt by the L.: snail from Holland, that the news of the Empenn's death was probably krawn there ea the 11th, became on that day one of the most considerahle &MIA had sold 1180 obligotions Aletalliques), and denounced all its sales for date. so that recarir suddenly rose Caere to 8 pie cent. The house of Ro:hsiitiW here was, it is said, informed of it two days before the Awl minden. They even go as for as to say that the death of the Emperor had been kept a secret at st. Peursburgli foe several days, in order to give his sucze.vor ?line in make the necessary preparations for taking Os cepa,' of the PAW , of tiovernment." Ipcmcw Evsus.—Pmlis, livr. 21.—FiTe per Cet Is. melted at 23i. 2k.. Three per Cent*. opened in Got. ;9c. g loneet 29c Stk. closed at nat. tue.: Bank stack •200* ; Hal eg de Nark,. ;OE ;k.; Royal tipen..h Loon, lila, ; Esehaitqe o❑ I /1111(1011-- une month, ..... ncy, 2io. Y,ic. ; three mon;h4, paper, 34E. 91k._ Comm Anthem:iv:le. THE BRITISH PRESS. and commerce in Great Britain, as to avoid sacrificing the one and utterly destroying the other. The Times Journal, anxious to show that the stream of its malignity is by to means titled up, had recourse yes terday to a singular means of re-exciting, if possible, that alarm, throughout every provincial town in the kingdom, which has been productive of so much distress in the BANKING districts, and the influence of which in the , metropolis has been attended with such lamentable con sequences. It sends forth, into all quarters, the following appalling intelligence, " The BANK was yesterday sea itOUNDLD SY TIIE CIVIL AND MILITARY FORCE, which had been recently thought nesessary.". And to give better effect to this vague insinuation that the sword was likely to be unsheathed in quelling some apprehended attack, it subjoins, with an affectedly pious regard to the pub lic tranquillity--" 11" e non the serenity of the sacred season which is now at band, will not be metrcaasn by this display of the secular power." To this devout hope, no doubt, all the alarmists in every town and city at a distance from the metropolis will say Amen. The Bank surrounded by a civil and military force ! ! What a dreadful state of things! will the affrighted country people exclaim ! An insurrection in London is, no doubt, expected ; and then, what's to become of all the rest (f the COUNTRY BANKS? What's to become of the BANK itself if the Guards should get the worst of it ? All these inquiries, and ten thousand more, this terrifying in telligence will naturally tend to beget. But to calm all these rand terrors, and at the same time to expose and defeat this wicked attempt to inspire them, we can as sure all whom it may concern, that the fact is neither more nor leas than this—the immense quantity of bullion at pre sent in the Bank bullion-room, and the vast amount of sovereigns daily delivered in from the \lint, render it matter of prudent precaution that the Unlit:el-guard of the Bank should for the present remain on duty doting the day, instead of coming, as at other times it does, in the evening, and remaining only through the night. All this description of the Bunk being surrounded by a civil and mildary force is fabricated out of this simple fact ; the purpose it is intended to answer is sufficiently manifest, but the attempt will not pass. The rest of the article is on a par with the former, it is penned in the same bad feeling. We quote it merely to show the spirit of the party of which this Journal is the organ, and the rooted hostility which it bears to all Bank ing Establishments of the country, and to the BANK of ENGLAND particularly, as being at the head. " We said at the beginning of the late confusion, that the Bank had to look to its own proprietary, and to the guarding themselves against ruin or absolute loss. The duty of the Directors was confined within these bounds. It is with regret, therefore, that we hear it as serted, that the value o f Bank Stock is increased. Indeed, it would be a great reproach if, during a crisis when all the other banks and all other capitalists had sustained great injury, and barely escaped a bankruptcy, a Bank calling itself national had alone enriched its partners, and increased the value of its stuck. We hope the Bank of d England will look to this." The public can readily believe tbat the rise of Bank Stock is a source of deep regret to the faction that has been so actively seeking ti areciate its credit, and to degrade by every sort of caltdnoy the character of the Directors. That it should now on a sudden make the prosperity of its finances a matter of reproach, after having failed to bring it into suspicion, as being involved in embarrassments, from which it in vain implored Government for relief, is an ab- surdity so gross that we might stop to remark upon it, had not this journal already rendered its readers familiar with such malicious inconsistencies, that the recurrence of them excites no surprise. CITY, foliar EV2IIIIIO. The price of Stocks improved this morning, and confi dence is evidently gaining strength. The London bankers appear again upon as firm a fuming as ever although coin mercial difficulties must of course be severely felt, pare. cufarly in the country. Consols this morning were done at one time as high as 811; but the principal business in them was at 1301 81. Reduced Stock was 80, and Ex chequer Bills 1$ dia. India Bonds were IS dis. The Foreign Market is atoll inactive, and the quotations were without variation. Colombian Bonds were 364 ; Mexican 6 per Cents. 61}; Russian Bonds 77; and Spa nish Bonds Iv. The following publio notice has been issued by the Bank : .* At ■ Court of Directors of the Dank of England, 22d Decem ber, 1823. . . . . _ _ _ Resolved—That the Discount Office be kept open on Monday With, to receive biUs of exchange for discount, although it is a holyday." Extract of a letter dated Vera Cruz, October 10.—" The Mexican General sent a flag of truce to the fort of St. Juan d'Ulloa by Julia Welch, who was received very politely by General Coppinger at the Castle, and declared that he would not bombard Vera Cras any more, and that he only waited for adviees from the Havannah to capitulate." Accounts from Angostura, of the 30th of September, state that there was a great bustle respecting the election of members for the Colombian Congress. The steam ves sel from Liverpool, intended » navigate the Oronoko under the contract between the Government and Colonel Hamil ton, had not arrived. These letters mention that two steam vessels were expected, which would greatly facilitate the trade of that important river, or rather inland sea, as it may well be called, for it runs for smooths up the country, anti fur the other 6 months pours the drainage of America into the Atlantic in such tuantities, that the fresh water is frequently apparent twenty miles from land. It is certainly a remarkable circumstance that no official and circumstantial detail of the death of Alexander has yet reached this country ; and we are the more surprised at the circumstance, from leaving received copies of mercan tile letters from Odessa, sted up to the 27th ult. Odessa is about 300 miles from Taganrog, where the Emperor is stated to have died on the Ist of December. They com pletely put at rest the question of the previous health of .tha-dautaerat,as ciao Governer of Odessa had just returned' from paying his respects to his master. The Emperor re gretted he could not extintt his tour to that city; that be was about to return to St. Petersburgh ; the Governor would again visit Taganrog previously to his departure. On inquiry we find these letters from Odessa were re ceived iu London (in the direct course of post) since iVed nesday. It is remarkable that the intelligence from the same quarter should reach London in the common course of conveyance, up to the 27111 of November, and that the event of the decease of the Emperor, which took • place only a few days afterward:, should not have reached Lon don, or even Paris, except by indirect reports through Berlin. Succession TO TOR Russian TIORONIE —The law of succession, the most important act of the Emperor Paul, was published in 1797, at thei time of his coronation, and was declared the constitutional law of the empire. By the law of succession, the Crown belongs to the oldest son - of the Emperor, and to all his male posterity. In default of male issue, the second son and his male posterity are calletl to the Throne; in defect of male issue altogether, the female de scendants have a right to it according to their proximity. If the heiress possess a foreigs Crown, she is compelled to renounce it before she can receive the Crown of Russia. If ab is not of the Greek religion, she is required to em brace it. On refusing to subscribe to those conditions, the Crown passes to the next in succession. In case of a minority, the reigning Monarch will name a Regent to his successor ; if he should not nos e o ne , t h e regency b e l ongs to the mo ther of the young Scivereign ; or, in the event of there being no mother, to the nearest relation. The majo rity is fixed at 16 years of age.—Etoile. Y i.. 1 ;Sc.; Re" la t‘Pen”b l Ann. 1823, Cit. i }:.change l3;l Landon .— material facts necessary to the solution not only of this ,ne month, ttttt nee, 241. tic.; three mon;h4, paper, '24f.94)e. most important question, but of two questions still mote Cows Authentiv3e. .._..... i ...._ important-I-the policy of throwing open our ports to fo- A file of the Brazilian Pam!, the Diu leo l'iuminense, reign corn and foreign tnanufacturcs--and the possibility to the 27th of October inclusive, arrived at our of!lee ea_ of so combining that policy with the interests of agriculture • • 1 i\ i N i t, 4 . STOCKS YEEiTER DA Y. Long Ann. W India Bonds 20 15 dis Ex./1111110.1,009/. YSlRdie Ditto, 5001.1.1 5 tithe Ditto, Small 3 LO Idle Lottery Tickets STOCKS YESTERDAY. Greek Bonds 0820 171 18 Mexican Bonds Ditto Bonds (1821) 811 1 1 2 11 2 Ditto Acct. SI 1 2111 21 Prussian Ronda Ditto Bonds (1822) 89 Russian Bonds 0822) 781 71 6 t 6 3 itittoAcct.77 Russian Inscription 82 Exchange per ruble na Spanish Cons. 12 111 12 13 121 Ditto /tett. Ditto 88 131 terday, from which we give extracts in anotbef column.' The Est rsicoa's birthday, which is also the anniversary of independence, was celebrated with great splendour and much rejoicing. In the excess of their enthusiastic loyalty, the municipal body of Rio de Janeiro have opened a public subscription for the erection of an equestrian statue of their Sovereign. On his part, Don PLDZO manifests every dirpoaition to render liinsdf worthy of the attach ment thus displayed to his person. The complaints of the British and French Consuls have been instantly at tended to. The unfortunate war in the Banda Oriental is, however, we regret to find, still prosecuted. On the 4th of Sep tember the independent General RIVeIRA was defeated. The force under his command was estimated at more than 400 men, a fifth part of whom are strict], in the despatch of the Brazilian General, to have been either killed or made prisoners. General LAVALLCJA had retired to Florida; but it does not appear that the Imperialists had followed up their success, which we therefore suppose was great)? exaggerated. The despatch announcing the victory over Renate♦ was published on the Ist of October, and, up to nearly the close of that month, no further intelligence, , at least of a favourable character, was received at Rio the Janeiro, concerning the affairs of the Banda Oriental, or the operations of the military force at Monte Video. In developing the distressful consequences that must infallibly flow from the new system of rare TIUDE as applied to the silk manufacture, we have not, hitherto, •dwelt upon its ruinous operation on one most valuable .branch—tics aces THROWSTERIP. In every manufacture that requires to be carried on by the exertions of various classes, each occupied in its eliffirent department, though every change introducAl into the general system will affect all, it will nevcrtliehss affect scene more immediately and more intensely than others. The British silk throwster has, for a series of years, been rrotec ed by a duty on foreign thrown silk, for the purpose of fostering his skill, and encouraging his investment of capital in a branch of trade, which, taking the raw material in the first stage of progress, is vitally essential to the improvement of the art as well as to the proLable and permanent establishment of the silk manufacture in Great Britain. It was considered by the Government essential to the effective encourage ment of the it/ankfucturer that he should be secured against foreign competition by a prohibitory law ; it was at the Fame time considered sufficient to protect the throwster by a duty. He found this protection adequate, and was satisfied. The duty previous to the alteration in the silk laws in 18.21 amounted to 91. 2d. per lb. Enabled by means of it to afford this article upon equal terms with foreigners, the British silk throwsters proceeded with alacrity to embark their capital in the erection of mills and machinery in dif ferent parts of the kingdom, and employment was thus given to thousands of women and children, who being furnished with the means of finding subsistence by their industry, ceased to be, what till then for the most rant they had been, a burden to the country by their pauperism, and a pest to it by their profligacy. In the year 1524 a considerable reduction took place iu the duty on rate silk ; but the deity of Ts. 641 per lb. on, fir reign thrown silk was continued ; and it was continued, not u a measure of finance, but as a protection to the British throwater, thus affording a demonstrative proof of the pa rental care of Government as manifested towards this branch of trade, and the estimate in which they held it as connected with the industrious and profitable employment of the po pulation. When this protective duty was afterwards lowered, and the means of succeisful competition with foreigners pro portionally lessened, the throwsters acceded to the measure at the time, without remonstrance, and they did so from a conviction—warranted by the indulgent regard which Government had always shown towards their interests—that should the rate of duty thus reduced be found an inade quate protection, it should be again raised, if their interest was found essentially to require it. The approv ing unction of Government was in this manner given in Mt, to that principle of protection under which the silk throwsters had hitherto prcspered—and this principle, moreover, having been thus expressly recognised, after the mature deliberation which the whole subject underwent during that eventful period—induced those who had large manufactories, in many instances, to enlarge them; and new mills were erected at a great expense in different parts of England, on the faith, as they allege, that the pro tection on which they had been hitherto taught to rely would, at no time hereafter, be withdrawn from them. The great. alarm which at this moment prevails so strongly throughout this branch of the Silk Trade arise. from the intended reduction of the duty on foreign thrown silk to ss. per lb., leaving only the inadequate sum of 41. Pd. to secure them from the extra duty on the raw material from tilt Italian States, and also from the duty on the value of labour. The effect of this measure will be to give ■n advantage of 2'. per lb. to the Italian throwster, and to involve the British thronsters in certain anti inextricable The value of this branch of the silk trade to the coun try may be estimattd by the proportion which the home manufacture of thrown bears to the quantity imported : Total number of point& Tref& of raw silk imported into Great Britain front the sth of January, 182 i. to the sth ofJanuary, 1825, which had to undergo the operations el the British throaster - . 3,037,704 Foreign thrown silk imported during the same period only . 334.652 The thousands of women and children which the loss of this trade will throw out of a certain, a regular, and—what is of no light importance—a healthy employment, may be here seen. The _capital .of the .3ilk-thyomatass- -being locked up in their machinery, they are not in a condition to contend against the ruin that awaits them by embsik ing it in some other employment. Its value is.at once annihilated; a whole class of manufacturers become ex tinct, and all the industrious poor to whom they gave em ployment ate cast on the world without resource. If it should be asled—How is it accounted for that the operation of throwing silk in Italy costs' s. 63. per pound, while in England it costs t3s.? the aniwer is beet given by asking—why is whist sold at Luke for lss. per quarter, which the English corn-grower cannot produce under 6.55. ? Look at the relative value of laid and labour in the different countries—ascertain the degree in which taxes enter into the price of c mime 'Nies—investigate the difference in the cost price of clothing and feeding the operatives—calculate the pro portion which the public debt in one country bears to the public debt of the other—take into the account the tithes and the poor - rates—and combine with all these the difference arising from climate and the habits of the people, and you will then be in possession of all the most material facts necessary to the solution not only of tit; most important question, but of two questions still - ireportantz—the policy of throwing open our ports to rain. BRAZILIAN PAPERS. [From the Dia rio Flminers:el Etc DE JANEIIIO, OCT. I. Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint put Excellency, for the in. formation of his Alajesty the k.imperm, that Major Filippe Noel de Oliveira, of the :ith regiment of casalry, who came to me with an official eomntuniead on front Colonel !lento Manoel Rebeiro, in forms me of the defeat sustained by Fructuosto Reveira, cn the 4th of this month, at Cuccalia do Arbolits, six leagues from Villa de 31arcedes having been completely routed and pursued above four leagues. in this action the enemy had bctween 5U and Gel killed, ih ' eluding Major Monsen.' ; a Major, one Ensign, and soldiers were taken prisoners ; and though we do nw exactly know the number of the wounded it must have been considerable; on our side we had ' only one soldier killed. The enemy's force on this occasion was from 400 to 500 men, who were beaten by the brigades coscriauded by Colonel Remo Manor! Ribeim. Lavalteia, as soon as he was informed of this event, immet:i ,tely roiled to Floris!a, am! ha. called together all the parties that were dispersed. God preserve yoar Excellency, ikc. MONTE VIDRO, SCPT. 12. Visconde de Laguna to hia Excellency Sr. JcaoVieira de earvaThc. OCTOBER 13. The 12th being the Emperor's birth-day, and theanrtiversary of his being pmelaitued Emperor of Brazil, was celebrated with every demonstration of joy. The Diario contains numerous lista of promotions, which are continued in several successive numbers of that Journal. At son-rise a grand salute of 101 guns was fired by the ships of war and the fortresses. At ten there was a grand parade of the live brigades composing the garrison. At halt-past eleven their 31ajeaties, with a numerous suite, and accompanied by their daughters, arrived at the Palace in the Campo, where they received the customary congratulations. The park of artillery having saluted with 191 guns, which was followed by three volleys of musketry, their 11 ajestie% proceeded to the Palace in the city, the brigades following the carriages. As soon as their Majesties arrived they went to the Imperial Chapel to hear Te Ileum, atter which the forts and the Brazilian, English, and• French 'hive of war tired another *awe. At half-past one, their Majesties were pleased to receive the Diplornatk Body. A brilliant t raving -room titOtiweti, which wail enemies] by the moat distinguished persons of all :lasses. In the evening their Majesti honouree' the theatre with their presence, sod were received with the warmest lectured. Lions. .00TORZR!7. The Chamber of 'he city hiving reaoWed, on the 13th, to give a voluntary raMeripttort for the erection of an equestrian statue of his 31ajesty the Emperor of Brazil. will sit permanently for a fortnight, from nine in the morning to two in the afternoon, to receive aub. scriptiona. OCTOnEIt 18. The Consul-General of his Moat Christian 51aiestiiiaviinire presented that a Frenchman aimed Dutroya has been strangled in his own house in the province of San Pedro do Rio Unlade do Sod, has caused strict orders to be given to the Magistrates to take every means to bring the author or outhom of the crime to justice. The Dthish Consul having represented the violent atal despotic manner in which Eds an Englishman, and his clerk, were dragged from his house and thrown into the public prison by order of the Judge of Villa Comm, merely because he would not sell certain articles which he wanted for the public service. the Em peror has ordered the Judge to be brought to accoulit for his arbi trary conduct. ------- ELECTION OF COMMON COUNCILMEN. THIRD AND LAST DAT. FRIDAY. WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT. The election !an11;0;16;u - Wei fibe ;fin thin ward ha;ing cloud . Mr. Alderman WAITH MAN C.•Me f4NWard to announ.e the final state of the poll. He complimented the livery on the great regu larity which marked their proc.edings during the election. Nevt.r was there more gentlemanly c.nduet than that displayed by the tte veral candidates, and he trusted that in their add moms that evening they would preserve the same good feeling and gucd mailn,rs hien hadhitherto prevailed amongst them. The following WAS the stare of the poll: Mr. Reeves . 341 Blr. Roberts Vale . - 4117 :invoice - Crook . . 403 Beckwith Ticknor . 470 •Ramshaw Griffith . 468 Galloway Butterworth 4.5 I •Haroter . Illacket . . 447 •Obbard Figgins 440 I •Botufeld - Taylor . - 433 'Jones - t Soul hgate . - 426 •Charles . . The first sister:l were the successful ea. didates, and the an nounceinent of their election was received wi.h great applins.t,..- Mr. Deputy liEEvEs returned thanks for the very high honour conferred on hint, and athured the electors that he would to the tat. most of his power fuitil their expectations. 4'23 420 415 405 404 404 - 3116 363 Mr. Depot y VALE next mite forward. Eleven yea" ago he hid occupied the same situation on the pal, and if he had not discharged his duty to their satisfaction, he felt they would nut again raise him to the high honour of bating their represeniative. 31r. CROOK regrette.l his inability to present himself to the elect ors on St. Thomas's-day. The Worthy Alderman had explained to them the cause of his absence, which arose from the ePeessity of attending a court of law, but he assured them he now felt meet more pleasure in attending before the grand jury of the Ward of Farrlngtion Without. Ile was glad of their approval after having served them foe so lung a period. He should endeavour faithfully and conscientiously to discharge the trust reptsed in him, so as that on the day of the next election they should have no reason to regret their presen choice. 31r. Tice NE . thanked the Livery for having again placed him in so respectable a simian. Ile multi rot find words to express his feelings on so proud an occasion ; to say that he was oppressed with a sense of their kindness would be true, though a commun. place expression ; he could best testi!) , his thankfulness by the faithful discharge of his duty, and by acting with zeal and industry in the honourable situation to which their independent votes had t i.ed him. 111 r. GNIFTITUS returned thanks. Mr. BcveLawnirrit a's4 returned thanks for the additional proof of their confidence. He felt the mote proud of his high si tuation in the poll, us he did not pers natty canvass the electors. from a feeling that such a course would be inconsistent with his Pelependent principles ; he had therefore the unsolicited votes of 453 holiest and independent members of the ward. His principles, he repeated, were independent. but if he thought it necessary tar the interest of the city, he would not hesitate to canvass every in. dividual elector. His cmtluct on the present occasion did not pro. ceed front apathy or a disregatd to the distinction which had been conferred on hint ; he trusted he should so discharge his duty as to reflect no discredit on their choice. Mr. llt.aexar and Mr. FFoci severally returned thanks. Mr. Tavxon said his high situation on the poll would Faun him to persevce in hi' former course of cor.duct, which he thought the best retain he could wake the Omani. He should not trouble them with a declare:ion of his pellucid principles, as they were al. ready well and explicitly known. All men must have their poll. tical opinion. and it was the part of an honest man to avow them openly and independe:ttly ; though lie might feel stronxly on pub. lic questions, he would never entertain unkind sentin.entstowares those who differed from him ; nor In treat them with Icsi candour than those of his own way of thinking. Fur the hot our conferred on him, lie begged to thank his friends in particular, anJ the Ward generally. LA laugh.) Mr. SOUTHGATE expressed his acknowledgments fo- the exer tions made by Ins friends since yesterday, when he was compara tively low on the poll. He ye.tzrdity suspected that he RAM have done some:ding to forfeit the good opinion of the electors. Be appealed to his conscience, :led its honest answer was, that h.: Lad discharged his duty conscientiously. Mr. ROBERTS returned thanks. Mr. SAVAGE next Caine ihrwartl, and was received with mingled hisses and approbation.--It would, he said, be presumptuous in him to expect the votes of all, where so much diversity of opnit n prevailed. lie was the more proud of his situction, as he should probably that year be called on to express his opinion on a subject most vital; intetestihg. They were all aware what had beet pa s ing during the last three years, aid ht w a great qunttion had teen agitated., on which, however, nothing as yet adjusted ; it was trig ng with the lout:dation of their religisn. Wrest uproar.) Mr. Alderman others know why they hiss, 1 certainly do not. They seem to anticipate what was n.eant to be said, whieli I think is acting rather has ily. M. ttissatirresumill—lie was hot to -be deterred by oppo. spleen from the conscientious discharge of his duty. As this question, which regarded the colitii.uafttsc of t • religious esta blishments, would be soon agitated.—(Continued disapprobation.) on that question the parish, the ward, and the Common Council, should express their opinions. Brought up, as he was, in the Protestant aligion, he should ever oppose Catholic emancipa tion. (Great laughter, and cries of " Savage !" and " No Popery !") Mr. Alderman WAITIMAN said, that if Mr. Savage did not contine himself to the precise questioa, it was because the most experienced was liable to be put nut of his course by opposition. He therefore trusted they would give hint a patient hearing. Mr. SAVAItE Vain resumed. lie was sorry he could not mention his opinions to the electors. An opper.uaity would shortly be given them of exercising their judgment on that great subject. (Cries of " Withdraw !'' Turn hint out.") Mt. lle.exterrit said, he t'itl not see wnat the meeti"g hid to do with the Catholic question or with any other religious topics. Ile should not desert his post when the grand question of reform was agitated. (A misuse.) Mr. Itamettare returned thanks for the opportunity afforded him of putting his professions into practice. Mr. GALLOWAY f.lt the highest satisfaction in congratulating the electors on the triem;th of independence and enlightened pa d . ciples Althrugh he stood low on the poll, he was pettedy bald: ferent where he stood, since an opportunity was afforded him of serving his constituents with integrity and assiduity. All private contrite were out of the question in pest political struggles, and the state of the poll, as to the successful candidates, - should be looked on is • mere matter of acehhwit. It was enough for him to know that the electors had expressed their opinion as to the aixteen independent persons who were fit to represent them in the Common Council. The ward had done its duty in an honourable mann :r, and must feel as all honest Englishmen should feel when they had so acted. They were approaching a period of uncommon difficulty, when the opinion of every man would be required, in order to con duct the country ter that state which its integrity, independent., and commercial greatness required. It was a most important crisis, and all men, of all pclit:cal principles, should merge they principles was a mere farce. It differences and distinctions in the public good. (Ap p l ause. Inasmuch as it was impossible to control the human mind, 1 ) t ; the greatest latitude of opinion should be allowed ; fur, to tc:t, idual to communicate to others th: - toleration and of the liberty of conscience, it nkn were r . „; (n. rileges which he himself enjoyed. to act on ever p y rac i t n i d ca iv l Mr. flaw 3tER next presented hinsszlf to the tneetiny. Alit, au h lie was last on the Zest, he was not the lens grati fi ed. a b l e lo t w he ed w t i IJ II e us, g e that he was elected on public principles, principles of which h e nit proud, since they excited the approbation o f t h e elimar„. Its did not become say man to exult over tho.e who were not ea u fortunate. Still he could not but feel glad that these g ent l e , ' e Y had been rejected who stated that they were the o n l y fit 5„,,11 be elected repres s natives of the wan, ; they grounded thereir on their having no principles whatsoever; whig and tnty same to them. They said, the electors wets called on to rlin,„ them because they were of no party at &IL Now th ese g ew i em ; l. who had no political feeling, were rejected • a n d he , who had L.... a ! t fcelings of that nature was elected, and be was glad ass:Hof tat.ir defeat as of hia own success. Mr. Onus RD said that he was one of the persons alluded : 0 - that he had nut dose as had been stat:nl by the last ape. k er. ' 11 ` . now called on him to reassert what he had just spoken. t e ,c nts sf " Off, off—Mr. Harmer"). Alderman trusted the meeting smolt! I•o:press" e der. ny of expla in in g was nfa his conduct. ir that the gentleman should have AU Cr - ntry of understood Mr. 'lancer to disclaim having made an a n, sion to Mr. Obbard. . Mr. (hi/DM/0 resumed.--He was glad to learn that he ORS m e of the individuals alluded to, though it WAS not good tam e as part of Mr. Hanna to exult as ho had don e a t the defeat of o th er , For his own part. he had, all through, acted with a:net hoist s .: but lie could not say so much for those on the oda. r cede. would the meeting think if he told them that Mr. il ftrine e s de, stood in the %Nom .-noon: with printed lists of foureen neatly 1 „ stead of twenty'? (Hisses). He did sot mean to allud e in the moteet degree to such conduct; he merely mentioned it. ( .1 laugh). • Mr. IloosTlELts was anxious that the want simidd h e iis right as to his conduct and that of Mr. Harmer. He did not si to revive up QM feuds, still be could ref ra i n f rom saying that :a ahominable political spirit had always dispatcd that ward. (Onset disapprobation.) He had never used the undue mean s re, sorted to by other" It was a fact, that Ale. Harmer's clerk s, s a ioned in the voting-roam with a list of fourteen names not, Fur isle own part, he should now retire from the conks:, laati:4 sacrificed no principle, and lost no character. Mr. JONES and Mr. Cxaat.ES returned thanks for the suppo r t with which they had been honoured. Mr. Woot.est rose to propose a resolution, which he felt must restore all to good humour, no Hinter what their feellngs w ere a, . n the result of the election. In all the transactions of his life. he had always eudeavoured to snppress that high feeling which, thnugh nourable in itself, was often likely to degenera:e into penonalaits. He did not profess to be either independent or disintentard. for le could never be independent of his principles, or disinterested sthve his friends were concerned. (Applause.) He never witnessed ..a election which was characterized by more good feeling, and altheu r a a little ill-will had btOti bottled up nil the close, he hoped that it was now spent. It was an agreeable thing to hint to bear nr determination of the unsuccessful candidates to offer themseir s the next election, for to him thesound of an election was as re trumpet to the warrior. An election brought men weedier; then it was that freemen breathed the freest. Mr. IVooler pr„. credal to pass a high eulogium on the worthy Aldermtut who um. sided, and who bail, through a long course of public candle., succeeded in commanding the admiration of his friends, and in . duing the enmity of his enemies. He had not, it was true, ereatel the eandea r f some worthless ir.dividuals, who, when they saw an opponent, teglrdel him as an enemy. Mr. Wnoler em.cludrd ty roposis g a vote of that.is to Mr. Alderman 11'aithman, for by aLI •, impartial, and constitutional conduct in the discharge of tr..ell du :es, and particularly for his product during the pet ert enema. The rem lu'o, was carried unanimously and as soon as the ay. pia tire hal subsided, Mr. Alderman \Vali. o wax rose to return thanks. flowerer he n.ight be metalled and calumniated elsewhere, it 111 S eren.r satisfaction to hint that his friends, who had the best omens ascertainiog his character and conduct, were foremost in the ; approval of both. (Loud applause.) There were some c•-• cumstances which made the present particularly interes•irg tr him, as it came after an absence from inablic life of nearly sic months, caused by a dangerous illness. 'lhat day 30 years he haul been elected for the first time to represent the ward in the Cer.•. mon Council ; he had ever been an advocate for free disc:win-, and theiefore never in•erfered with the right of election; at :be most time l►e was bound to plead guilty to the •• abominable prin. ciples" of which they had just heard. (Applause and latiglarr) Jn these abominable principles he had lived for 30 yews it was by the advocacy of them he fins reentitmended himself to the swim of the ward, Ile multi not submit to the clod& e. that a snarl was not to have public political principles. lie was as independ:ait of party as any s :her man. tic was not to he ii ftuanctal by any set of men ; but when he saw twogrest parties in the stue mistiest. leg different principles and acting on dillerwt opinions, he was not so vain or conceited as to think both wrong. and that be mold himself chalk out a beasr courte, and pursue a line of proceeding that would be more conducive to the puhlot good. (Applause) —The worthy Alderman then entered into a long detail of certain statements which appeared in the .John Bait newepsp•e, reflecting on his character; after much inquiry he had traced their origin to a Mr. Seely. After the worthy Alderman had concluded 111r. nu TT ERWOR TII 10Se to read in the meeting n ecrummt which was handed to biro by Ur. Seely. It set forth, amongst ohtsr things. that Mr. Seely would shortly publish such vindication of his character an would fully explain away what had been imputed to i him. I)uring the reading of the paper in question the grestint uproar prevailed, and several persons called on 31t.Se.ly, 010 543 pws , ent,, to come forward. . _ . . A vote of thanks was then l'assed to the churchwardens, act: th ntte,ing separated. M. Hunter Deputy %Vest . Carter . - • dale COLEMAN-STREET WARD. 147 Mr. Menden - . 134 Allen . 1:13 Griffiths 199 *Jones The first six ware declared duly elected. 131SHOPSOATE WA RD. Mr. Denary Greenaway 262 Mr. Glover Sir W. Rawlins . 260 Weston . Mr. Peacock . !60 Dowler . Ilenuett - 242 Phen6 •Ilsymun - 236 Stevens Day . . 2311 Stirtevant Dui{dell . . 22r: Hoar. IVindus - - 222 The first fourteen were elected. BRE.ID-STREET WARD. Mr. Ma•hie - 401 Mr. Dalian Burrs 47 Cone Legg . . 4'; Frith 1 larid.on . . 46 *Scott Decreed . - 46 'Hooper Coleman 4$ *Lawrence 46 •Shoobridge The first twelve were elected. ALDERSGATE WARD. 139 Mr. Diggins 130 Larkin L 8 Lloyd 126 •Mottram - 124 *Hume The first eight were elected. \VALBROOK WARD. Mr. Mathews . . Fisher . . Walton . Postun . 102 W 1 . . 4:•?, . . - 201 . . . . 3; 17 . 12 . .IN • IN . 113 -------- Mr. Ey* an old lllember, resigned ; the oilier right were re turned. TOWER WARD. Itlr. Dortwharne, th e new Candidate, declined the cont. *T i e: e t: w e of w which the oathreeraTmelvareiwueir withe e a n n u ag Ni Caodidatae ;LIU. CATHOLIC MEETING. in en:. On Monday last, a meeting of Irish Catholics was held in 110. /in, pursua it to a requisition, to take into eomiiiewnion pro p ir- , y of p *stooping the call of the Catholic Ass:"ciat wit tract tLe 10th a . ) Aloaday the 10th January. 31. D. BELLEw. Esq. was called to the Chair, will STEPIIEN COrrisroE R. Esq. requested to act as Secretary to the nailing. Me. CorriNuea having read the requisition— Mr. O'CONNELL rose to address the mating, and roe:mecca by stating that he had received a letter limn l.or Kfl!t•cr. ryelc gizing for his absence from the meeting. in cons( r nl war urgent private boldness. NVith respect to the werlii c r.f the l'ath , lic .lssociation in January, it was his to the meeting noire upon the point. It eras s•attii tha intimation had been given by twine of tie. tii9t I assembling of thi Association would be illegal; fa his (Mt O'Connell's) p.rt he had not put that construction upon tire Act at dhe hat/since looked into it minutely and carthilly. r:a Of the Act was In prevent continuous meeting& and, with sat eci no pree.amioi was spared; but lonk:ng at the tint and lioO4 togetha, it was certainly csor:ircnt for Any nun'lA. 7 ": r %Ma to asseufile sifti.r six months from the e l *.; t ' - , - Continue their meettngs .r fourteen days; he 1)0, ht v .-• •`' " it sieved Tut the law.nficers considered the tbcrtetn commenced, with ref , ptcf to the Catl•elit- AstocOrsion, e - • • the fir.t meeting in 1f.`24, and although that might be •, co istruction, it was the duty of the Catholics to tie namely—to avoid any .violatlon either of the spirit or 1,.t. , r lac, and not t 3 involve in a contest with them. any f rotti,.l. • administration that is friendly to the Catholic when the object could be as easily attained by another reeling to the cmstruction of the ti:ntute by the ! • lentil be illegal fur Me Catholic As,eciation to as,. : Ca holic Association can do so, and with that view he 1,a,! 1 , 70; ~.‘• a v.-solution which he would submit to the meeting. :li!. • ne.l then read the following resolutions : Removed—That the Catholic Asawialon Ice the year ' meet in Dublin on the Itith of January next, at eleven 0 t " th • f lemon, and do continue hir fourteen drys, aid i , o le' .• '• • sr et conformity with the Statute of the 6.h (ko IV. ;13; a. Resolved—That 111 r. Dwyer be requested to issue tli l:e • Members of the Catholic Association of 134 and 5, at 0: • i east, and to the Catholic Prelates aid Clergy tree. ReSAved— That se carnessly teconmiehd to the genticmcs c r edo i s s ni in Cm tint &lin oni con thP rti a! y,