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AMERICA. New York Papers to the ISth ult. have reached us this morning. They contain the proposed new Tariff, as re- 1 ported by the Committee on Manufactures in the House of Representatives, but which will no doubt undergo many alterations before it passes into a law. We find in these Papers also the following Message from the President to the House of Representatives, in reply to a resolution of that House, calling for such information as could be with propriety laid before it, touching the supposed coalition be tween Spain and any European Governments, for the pur pose of accomplishing the subjugation of South America. It will be seen that the President felt himself restrained from making any communication upon the subject:— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 31oxnaY„ Jsu. 12. A Message was received from the President of the United States in the words following:— " To the !louse of Representatives of the United States. " In answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives. of December 21, requesting . the President of the United States to lay before the House such information as he may possess, and which may be disclosed without injury to the public good, relative to the determination of any Sovereign, or combination of Sovereigns, to assist Spain in the subjugation of her late Colonies on the American continent; and whether any Hovemment of Europe is disposed or sictenuined to oppose any aid or assistance which such Sovereign, or combination of Sovereigns, may afford to Spain for the subjuga tion of her late Colonies above-mentioned, I have to state that I possess no information on that subject not known to Congress, which can be'disdosed without injury to the public good. " JAMES MONROE." The following are further extracts : Orneral Tallm..dge has given notice of his intention to introduce a bill in the Assembly to abolish imprisonment for debt. This humane object appears generally to occupy the attention of States throughout the Union. Mxittco—A Committee of the lilesiews Constituent Congress on the 49th November reported $ draught of a Constitution, in which they propose to establish a National Government, to embrace the provinces and intendencies lately included in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and modelled pretty closely altar the constitution of the Unwed Stalls, wish the sawsptles that the Roman Catholic re-' llgion is to be the religion of the State, and the exercise of any other religion is prohibited. It proposes to leave the administration of intend concerns to the provinces, which, to the number of fif teen or more, shall have republic's opetitutiona of their own, on the same general principles as 1611011141111 nation. SUCCESS OF THE INDEPENDENTS OF SOUTH AMERICA. Intelligence has been received from Lima to the 26th September, which leaves no doubt as to the issue of the campaign. The defeat of Baldez is confirmed ; and the army of the Patriots, consisting of the united forces of Co lcmhia, ('hill, Peru, and Buenos Ayres, amounting to upwards of 20,000 men, was in possession of every hold in the country of importance. The three small divisions of the Spanish army ; one of 3,000 men under Canterac, another of 1,500 under Laserna and the third, of 1,200 men, under Olaneta, were comple tely cut off, the one from the other, while superior forces were marching against each, in the different directions of Huancavilica, Pomata, and Oruro. No doubt whatever seemed to be felt as to the speedy termination of the campaign. The following is a copy of a letter from Bolivar, which was received on Saturday by the gentleman to whom it is addressed : " Lima, September 11. " Sir—At the urgent request of the Congress and 31agistrates of Peru I have come here. The Sovereign Congress has granted to me, by the Decree which I have the honour to enclose, the fullest possible power, and I am determined to use it for the salvation of the country. " I have heard with pleasure that you have been empowered by this Government to negotiate a loan in London, and with not less satisfaction I may assure you, that the military operations in Peru wilt be conducted with rapidity, vigour, and system. Financial 112110100111 will consequently assume a different aspect, and the country will be enabled, with punctuality and exactness, to meet its engagements. The occupation of the mining territory of Guamanga will be of infinite advantage ; and this operation will be undertaken en the most solid bases within thirty days from this time. It will be eon. fleeted by me in person. The happiness of the whole of South' America being at issue, I feel bound not to leave Peru till it shall hare been completely cleared of the enemy. " Don Rafael Ravens*, 31inister Plenipotentiary of Colombia, is now in London. If you should be pleased to communicate with him as to how he might be of use to you, he will de every thing in his power for this purpose, and such culaniunicatioes might possibly lead to the better sourest of your misvion. But this is only to be understood as a suggestion, which is by no means to limit the powers with which you have been invested by this Govern ment, not to circumscribe the independence with which you are to proceed. I may assure you, without the fear of being deceived, that if ih• pecuniary aid we now require be obtained, Peru will very shortly be free, and the security of her creditors complete. •sI am, with all consideration, • • " Sir, your obedient servant, (Sncriedl " BOLIVAR. " To Jebn Parish Robertson, Encl." THE FRENCH POLICE. The following circumstance (which we noticed a few days since) has been communicated to us from the best authority, and we believe a more contemptible act has never been perpetrated by the most contemptible of all European Governments. Two most interesting young ladies, one of fourteen, the other of fifteen years of age, daughters of Sir Robert Wilson, on their way to England from Paris, where they had been educated, after having passed through the usual examinations, were, by order of the police at Calais, taken actually from the vessel at the moment of its departure, and detained, contrary to all laws of nations and of common humanity. The mandate, which had been issued from the office of M. de %Tide, particularly specified that the act was to take place at the instant they ascended the vessel's side ; and under these circumstances ir was committed. Sir R. Wilson, who was on h;s way to meet his daughters, immediately as the news reached him, wrote to Mr . Canning, who, with the promptness whi c h bespeaks an independent and a feel ing mind, instantly despatchri a special messenger to the French Ambassador, and obtained an order for the re lease of the Young ladies ; they were met by the messenger at Dover, the French police conceiving they could annoy them no further, having previously set them free, after having exposed them to every insult, without a friend or protector. Al'hat makes the circumstance more atrocious is, that this M. de Villele, by whom the order for their de tention was issued, is the brother-in-law of the Baron de Riebemont, who owed his liberty, and, perhaps his life, to Sir Robert Mllson, during the late war in Spain. We lave seen a letter from this Baron to Sir Robert AVilson, thanks for his freedom. The writer promises, as it is now him power to do any thing but express his gra titude, that himself and his lady will show every kindness to Sir Robert's daughters during their residence in France. M. De Villule was aware of this ; and yet, to annoy the father, he persecuted in the most unfeeling manner the daughter, while they were embarking for their native land, where they would meet one parent, but where they could never meet the other—their mother, who had died tharig their absence. F, front Jamaica Royal Gazette, Ike. 20, 1823.—" To aW foe Glasgow, the brig St. James, Captain 111.Kirdy, on theist Feb." She is expected at the Broomielaw dont month, and will be the first Jamaica vessel at oar Pre--Glair w (Iron. The following extract of a letter from Maranham, dated the 19th of November, and received on Saturday, wholly disproves the assertions lately made in the Lisbon frompe pars of ilaturhances in that province:—" The advice. the tenor are dilly becoming more favourable, and the shop epers begin to emel supplies to their country customers: ntinsisquenee of which the demand for goods continues his:Tem, The Eclair, English brig of war, and a swan llnzilian brig, are the only square-rigged vessels in port." AFIIICA.—IFront the !loyal Gold Coast Gazette of No -29.]—" We are sorry to say, the brig Sylvia, of •)etion, stranded on the shoals of Rio Grande, and the , !tote or greater part of the cargo, is lost ; the crew were ti 'ed• The loss of this vessel is a serious disappointment . o tir merchants, an d to i n di v id ua l s not i n t ra d e , u she 4 1 (front king a r egu l ar tra d er ) more o r l e ss for almost 7:7 individual of this community. The Elizabeth may "Pieta! daily ; that vessel is also loaded for this place, a : d lie understand has a large quantity of provisions on u l ° ulation, whi c h will come to a good market, u they are s c h , autd. „ T at flavor/yr.—The use of the baronet at the end of nntsktt was instituted by Louis XIV. ; before his time used occasionally, and some companies only had this 7on; there was no uniform usage nor exercise with it; * II left to the General's discretion : the pike was looked P 2 ?sii the most formidable weapon. The first regiment 7° hid hayonets, and was trained to this exercise, was f the rinileers, established in the year 1671. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Counteaa of Listooell has issued cards of invitation for an early party on Friday evening, at Kingston House, Knights. bridge. lord and Lady Holland entertained Viscount and Viscountess Granville, and a distinguished party, at dinner yesterday, at Hol land House. Lord Melville had a grand dinner party on Saturday at the Ad miralty. Lord Montague has left town for his seat, Long Dittcn. Major and Me,. Ramsay have left town for Brighton. James Stuart Wortley, }; s q . M.P. and Lady l'amline, arrived yesterday at their house in Curzon-street, May-fair, from their seat, Wonky Hall, Yorkshire. Lord Wm. Russell kft town yesterday for Woburn Abbey. The Earl and Countess of Darnley arrived yesterday at their house in Berkeley-square, from their seat. Cobham Hall. Hudson Gurney, Eruj. M.P. Mrs. Gurnry, and family, have ar rived at their house in bt. Jatnes's-square, from their seat, Keswick Hall, near Norwich. Lady Folkestone leaves town this day for Hastings, Sussex. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. Jainee's.street :—The Marquis of Winchester, from his seat, Ampere House, neer Andover , Hants; Lord Hope from a to ur; Si r 11. Face , BLit. from his seat, Hans; C. Baird, Esq. from Cheltenham; Capt. Acheson from a tour. Departures from ditto:-.C. Fairfield, k.sq. and Wm. El ton, Esq. on a tour. Arrivals at Long's New Hotel, Bond.street :—James Chien, Esq. from India; Henry Magee, Esq. from Paris. Departures from ditto:—lama &min, Esq. for Ireland; CoL Pepper foe Dublin ; Col. Thomson for Paris. Arrivals at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street:—Lord 801. too, from his seat in Hants; and Earl Fife. Arrivals at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street:—W. A. Maddocks, Esq. M.P. from his seat in Herefordshire; Robert Aberdeen, Esq. from Brighton ; John Morehead, Esq. frog b seat in Derbyshire. Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Lady Stew art ; Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley, from their seat in Gloucestershire; Mr. and Mrs. Terrell, from a tour. THE REV SIRHENRYa - ATEDUDLEY, BART. This gentleman who, for above half a century, has been Mein. guished in the Mersey and political world, died on the Ist instant, at Cheltenham, aged 78. His father was a respectable clergyman, at Chelmsford, in Essex, by whom he was educated, and afterwards • est to College. His first engagement in public or political life, was his establishing the Horning Port and Morning Herald Dews papers—the latter in IPIO, the former a few years previous. He also commenced the Conrier de l'Enrope, printed in French, and the English Chronicle. Of the Mora* Herald he was for many years sole proprietor, and he supported the paper with ex traordinary success, by his wit and versatility of talent. To the Proltationary Odes and the kolliad, which at that time drew nay. vocal attentiqn, he contributed largely; and wrote entirely the Vortigera and Rowena, a satirical work, potatraying, with admi rable spirit, and in the diction of Shakspeare. the characters of all the eminent persons of that day. This appeared at the time of Ileiand's forgery. In the time of Mr. Garrick, he produced the opera of the Rival Candidates, at Drury-lane Theatre, and after wards the Blockaatoor washed While, which, in consequence of party-spirit running so high at that period, caused a contest amongst the audience, with drawn swords, upon the stage itself. He was the author of the operas of The Flit.. 4 of Baron, and The Woodneatt. The former was written for the Haymarket Theatre, for the per. pose of introducing his friend Shield, as a composer, to the public. The rest of his dramatic works are, The Teat leers is Switzerland, and At Home, • bagatelle, produced about ten years ago. As a Magistrate, he wa•moat active and viglant. To Sir Henry Dudley the country is, in a great measure, indebted for one of its ornaments--Gainsborough. Ills patronage of this ex cellent painter in early life, principally contributed to his supse- quent success. He was also the patron of J. Louis de Lolme, who wrote the work upon the Constitution ; Lavoisier, who estab. Dished the present beautiful system of chemistry ; and of every man of merit who needed and solicited his assistance. Sir Henry was the intimate friend of Garrick, of the Earl of Sandwich (who patronized Captain Cook), of the eider Colman, of Cumberland, of Hormel Thornton, and of Mrs. Cowley ; and the associate of all the wits of the day. He first discovered the merits of Mrs. Siddons, who was then performing in a barn at Cheltenham, and mentioned her to liarri:k, who commissioned him to engage her, leaving the salary to his discretion.—. Nursin g Paper. Lord Milton has given SOL to the Greeks, being his second subscription. The Duke of Bedford bas for some time been seriously indisposed, having twice experienced a paralytic affection. The first drew his face on one side; and the second, extra ordinary to relate, restored his face to its natural position. His Grace is at present an invalid, observes a strict regi• men, and was unable in consequence to enjoy the company of the Duke of York, at his Royal Highness's visit to Woburn, till after the dinner. The Duchess presided in the Duke'e absence. Among the party present to meet h';s Royal Highness were the Duke of Wellington and the Marquis of Anglesea. On Friday last Lon' Archibald Hamilton set off for London, to attend his duties in Parliament. His Lordship was accompanied by his nephew the Marquis of Douglas and Clydestiale, who goes to the Isle of Wight to com plete his education. The young Marquis, before his de parture, was presented by Sir J. Maxwell, of Pollcck, with a pair of beautiful greyhounds, with massy silver collars, and crimson covers, embroidered with the arms of the House of Hamilton.—Caledoaian Mercury. At the last quarterly meeting of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, held in their Hall on klonday last, Sir James M'Grigor, Director-Genercl of the Army Medical Department, was unanimously elected an Hono rary Fellow of the College.—Edinher A A Paper. The Rev. Stephen Slade has received the appointment of Dean of Chichester.—Lewes Paper. Rev. EDWARD IRVINti.-It is reported in Fife that this Rev. Gentleman has been offered the church of Leslie, vacant by the translation of the Itt v. William Greig, to St. Ninian's. We have also heard that it is probable Mr. Irving will accept the living, which is in the gift of George Leslie, Esq. of Leslie, and one of the best in Fife.—Fife Herald. Mr. Ilavdon, we learn, has just finished a picture, the subject Sileatu, which is to be exhibited at the rooms of the new Society, in Suffolk-street. Tint Amer.—The payment of three months' half-pay to the reduced Officers of his Majesty's land forces to the 24th of December last, including those heretofore borne upon the Irish establishment, will be payable, after the 11th inst. only on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, in each week. The purchaser of New 4 per Cent. Annuities, at the pre sent price (106 per cent.), is not likely to receive quite 3 per cent. interest for his money ; for the Government will have the right of paying them off in five years, at par : he will then receive 201. per cent. for the five years, and lase 6 per cent. which he pays for them more than be will be repaid. laisti MINES ♦ND CoLuntivs.—A meeting was held yesterday (Thursday) at the Chamber of Commerce, for considering the propriety of forming a Joint Stock Company to work the mines of Ireland. A Committee of twenty one members was appointed ; and it was resolved to open a subscription of four thousand shares at 251. each, or to raise a capital of 100,000/. for the proposed object.—Dighlin Journal. ELOPEMENT AND HAPPY UNlON.—About a quarter past eleven on Sunday night last, Mr. F. Robertson (nephew to Mr. Robertson, manager of the Lincoln company of co medians), and .lisa Tindall, only child and heiress of Jo seph Tindall, Esq. of Greenhill, Grantham, started from the latter place on a trip to Gretna Green. The young lady took a lover's leap out of the window of her father's house, into the arms of her swain. A carriage was in waiting, and away they drove, to consummate an ardent attachment of seven years' standing. The lady was not missed until the breakfast hour on Monday. At about ten o'clock, her father, accompanied by a gentleman who is said to wear the wil low, set off' in a chaise and four in pursuit ; but as the youn" couple had ten hours' start, they arrived uninter ruptedly at the Temple of Hymen beyond the borders, and were united indissolubly at two o'clock on Tuesday morn ing. The happy pair were expected back at Grantham yesterday, to receive the congratulations of their numerous friends ' and the acknowledgment and benediction of the 's brideforgiving and wealthy father.—StasqPrd Mercury. SELLING A Huss.txu--The receipt of which the .01- lowing is rerbaiim et literalins a copy, is now in our pos session. We are assured that it is a genuine document, which was actually given on the occasion to which it pur ports to refer:— "City Dublin: I 3lcry Walsh doo give up My Right and Titel of Charles Higginson as A Husband fur the Sum of .C 2 01.0 d. which Money I Have Receavd givin from under My Hand this 4th day of October 1821. Witnes My Iland—Mary Walsh her Xmark. Witness present—Willa McDuire Sand Paper. A temporary floating breakwater, projecting from the shore about half a cable's length, is laid down opposite Deal Castle, with a small flag on the outer end.—Kentish Gazette. Ex TIAORDIN•RIi BlltTti.—Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, the wife of a journeyman baker, of the name of Fraser, residing at No. 18, Bean-street, Friar.atreet. Blackfriars-road, was safely delivered of three tine children, two boys and a girl. Our car. respondent informs us that one of the boys Is since dead; the survivors and the mother are ins fair way of doing well ; the parents have now eight children to support. THE OUTCASTS. This is a very entertaining novel, and indeed one of the most so we have lately met. It is the production of the Baroness tie la Motte Fouque, a lady 'heady known by the production of a few works of sentimental composition, hut more likely to gain celebrity by the present volumes than by any of her former publications. The Labor takes the Scotch Romances avowedly as a model for her present work, by blending the events of a very interesting period of history with the effusions of her imagination, and form ing from their combination a very pleasing historical nar rative. This is a useful mode of novel-writing ; for it not only of entertainment, but communicates knowledge. Besides, it imposes a degree of assiduity and research on the writer, for which novelists are not always remarkable, and imparts a lite►ary character to their performance be yond what is due to the mere effitsions of fancy. We should I like to see such a spirit of useful industry generally per vade the writers in this interesting department of lite rature; the success of the writings of the Great Unknown should serve as an example to stimulate them to a general imitation of the felicitot, plan with which lie makes the powers of wit, and the resources of history, harmoniously administer to the compilation of an egret able and in structive book. The passage of English history which is interwoven with the volumes before its, is the fate of the unfortunate Lady Jerre Grey ; and a fate more singularly interesting could not perhaps be found in the whole range of the English annals. A beautiful young women, invo luntarily placed upon the throne to play the puppet of the ambition of others—enjoying, or rather holdiag, her high station for ten days--abtlicating, then, as much through choice u necessity—and finally, suffering ignominiously on a seaffbld with her young and gallant husband, for poli tical offences, of which she was not only guiltless, but the nature of which she could scarcely comprehend—is cer tainly an object of human suffering as awfully interesting as any the imagination can well contemplate. In reading these events in history, we experience a powerful soreness of feeling, from a sense that we are treading on real round : whereas the poignancy of our feelings, whether of lindignation or sympathy, that arises in tracing sufferings and crimes in novels and romances, is diminished by the consciousness that we are treading on surreal ground; and though the sorrows that we read of may have been real, from the place in which we meet them we are privileged to treat them as shadowy and unsubstantial. The plan of the novel is very simple, and the dramatis persona are almost all historical characters. The book opens with an account of the pageant of the ceremony of Lord Guildford Dudley's marriage with Lady Jane Grey. The procession to Sion House is given in a strain of bold and animated description. The principal persons who figure in the work are the Duchess of Suffolk and Sir It. Bertie, to whom the Duchess, after the death of her Lord, is married. On the death of the unfortunate Lady Grey, and the discomfiture of her party, they are obliged to leave the country. They leave it, however, as voluntary exiles, and not as outcasts, so that the title of the book is not very ju diciously selected. They encounter various difficulties abroad from the spies of the Catholic party in England, and at length find an asylum in the Court of Sigismund, of Poland, until the accession of Queen Elizabeth to the throne, when the Protestant exiles are enabled to re turn home and enjoy in security their properties. ii'hilst' in Poland, the Duchess has a son, whose juvenile feats oc cupy the second volume principally. He is married finally 'I to Rosa, a widow of the Count of Toulouse. Rosa was a foundling, to whom the Duchess took a fancy, on account of her extreme beauty, when a child. She was brought up with her son Peregrine, and this attachment afterwards ripened into the union of marriage. Though Rosa was found in this accidental manner by the Duchess, it appeared that she was of noble birth. We cannot select a passage more likely to convey a cor tect and favourable specietten of the style of our author than bet account of the Duchess of Sufrolk's visit to Donna Laura de Aquila', beseeching her intercession with the Queen to spare the life of Lady Jane Grey:- , Os the evening of the third day, the Duchess reached the dreary building, which to its surrounding loneliness and desolation, gave sufEcient tokens of the withered spirit that inhabited it. No ! sooner had she given in her name, and added, that the daughter of Lady Willoughby of kiresby, by descent an Aquila*, wished to ,: wait on her kinswoman, the lady of the mansion, than two servants in complete black came out and assisted her to dismount. A grad number of titian mourning -figures tilled the steps and landing place, who, with torches in their hands. and silent greeting, con ducted their visitor to the chamber of the Countess. At the door stood a diminutive old man with snow-white hair and beard, that half covered his long cadaverous face, and fell down in little curls upon the upper part of his garment. The lady past likes shadow before his dim eyes, as he greeted her with a sort of convulsive smile, and a mechanical inclination of the head then lifting up his trembling hand to the lock of the dour, he cautiously opened it, and left a free ingress to his mistress. Tice Countess sat at the end of a spacious room, and fed herself with the grateful warmth of a sood.fire that glimmered redly in its embers. On one side sru a screen which sheltered the withered figure, and allowed enough light to fall from two girandoles for the emaciated fingers, glittering . with jewels, to manage the business of reeling silk ; a continual fa int cough, and the unceasing motion of the hands, alone betrayed her to be a thing of life. Opposite to her, in the chimney-corner, was a priest, who, on the entrance of Catherine, looked up with a thoughtful silence; and, tuming , agaln to the Countess, exclaimed prettly loudly,—" she comes " Who comes '" asked the Countess. • The Duchess," replied the priest; a title which remained to ber, notwithstanding her second marriage. A hoarse " Indeed !" burst from the drawn-In lips; the long body drew itself up, the shining fingers rested, and Donna Laura de Aquilas ruse slowly from her seat; there she stood upright and stiff, while her gown spread out its folds more and more, and di viding over an under gar m e nt, di sc l ose d th e anuoria/ bearings of Aquila; and Lerida* worked in coloured silks. Her head was co vered with a high cap, running up to a peak ; over that again was a velvet bonnet, with long lappets, hanging down, trimmed with fur, that gave to the whole an appearance so much the more striking as the short fallen-in face, which looked out of all this, was ever at work with a sort of gnawing action, and seemed scarcely human. The heat and gloom of the apartment, the sickly sweetness of the odours, spread through it by fumigation, and the sight of her spectral kinswoman, opposite the priest, threatened at first to over whelm the Duchess. she went forward with tottering steps, and was endeavounng to recollect herself, when the thin voice of the Countess asked—" You are an Aquila' ?---married to Count Willoughby ?" , fhere was a pause, occasioned by Catherine's hesitation. The Countess continued, " You served our Queen, I know, Wore you entered into the state of wedlock. Ah f you have wept for her, with me, no doubt; but sit, sit; my feet are weak."—And sud denly dropping herself down into the chair, ■nd sitting bolt up. right, she added with a Litter laugh—" Dow is it 1 now come to the honour of your visit, after haring heard nothing of Lady Willoughby for so long ?" " M mother is dead," said the Duchess, faintly. " I was • to the Duke of Suffolk, probably known to your Grace by the name of Charles Brewton." " Charles Brandon !—Charles Brandon, one of those lewd fellows who pandered to the pleasures of the libertine Henry? nod bepraised ! I have no memory for these coarse lumpish faces that are as like to each other, externally, as their heretic souls are like each other." " The Duke of Suffolk," replied Catherine coolly and firmly, " had the honour to serve his sovereign in the undisturbed enjoy ment of royal favour, without ever seeing his zeal exposed to the suspicion of panderism it" " Suffolk !—Suffolk ! " repeated the Countess, labouring at recollection ; after a moment's effort, she turned to the priest, and said—" Bishop Day, I must crave your help; what was it I lately heard of the Suffolks?" The Pretender, Jane , is the daughter of the rebel, Suffolk, for merly Marquis of Bonet," said the Bishop, midi:. " And the grandchild of toy husband," cried Catherine, while her face, as she said this, was darkened by a shade of calm seve rity, which often overcast it, and gave an expression of loftiness to her taturally mild features. After the irontinuanee of a conversation of this kind for some minutes, Queen Mary pays her intended visit to the Countess de Aquilas. The description of the Queen, and of her conversation and manner, is in strict fidelity with that character which some historians not very partial to her me mory, draw of her : An unusual noise in the court-yard excited the attention even of the dull Countess, who, with her eyes wide open, and full of ex. pectation, seetned to ask the messing . of the tumult. It is beyond doubt the Queen, ' said Day, bending over to Donna Laura. " The Queen ! and to-day!" " She purposed passing a night here, in her way to Kenning Hall, whither she intended to , after signing the death-warrant of the rebels. Although as a Qu een anti a Christian, she may be resolved, yet the heart of a woman suffers in events of this kind. • The Duchess shuddered with fear and horror at these words, and was on the point of rising, and taking her leave of the impene trable Countess, when the grey-headed servant opened the door, announcing in a voice that trembled with joy—" fler Majesty the , Queen !". _ An old wasted figure now entered with hurried steps, greeted all without observing the objects of her greeting, and immediately crossed the room to Donna Laura, who seemed to revive In her presence. The Queen, for it was the Queen, presented hand to the Countess to kiss, and laboured out ■ few kind words; whereupon they both stated themselves, and Catherine bad an opportunity of examining mom. narrowly her morose and gloomy features. tier heavy attire, rendered still more burthensome by fur and jewc4s, seemed to press almost painfully upon her long narrow shoulden, while the veil and other parts of her head-dress, covered the greater part of her face, and ber sickly eyes threw cold uncertain looks about her. She spoke much in Spinlah with Donna Laura ; and then calling to the Bishop of Chichester by name, said something to him, but in too low a tone to be understood by the Duchess. It was evident, however, that she was the object of the whisper, for after the Queen had again turned to the Countess, and put several questions to her in her native tongue, she made a slight motion of the hand, which Catherine immediately understood, and hastened to kiss her garments. " 1 did not know you at first," said Mary, with a gracious in clination. "It is besides long since I have seen you; but they tell me you have renounced the traitorous Suffolks, even to the abandonment of their name, and married a young nobleman, Sir Richard Berne, I think. I ant glad, moreover, to meet you in • house like this; it is a favourable pledge of your imentions." Catherine was on the point of answering with all that frankness which was swelling every moment more strongly in her bosom, when the Queen suddenly broke off, and turned to Day ;—" The Sulfolks are condemned; to-morrow Dudley and tl.e Pretender, Jane, will be executed ; and aeon after, the Duke and the traitor Catt." atherine heard no more ; he dropt down senseless; and at the time it was the best thing that could have happened, fur it freed her fmm the burthen of the Queen's presence. On recovering the found herself alone in asiothrr room, the open windows of which allowed the fresh air to stream in upon her. " Away! away from here !" she cried, after the first moments of stupefaction—" Jane ! my street Jane ! but I will once more— only once more—look on those gentle eyes en they are closed for ever." She hurried to the door with the purpose of setting off instantly for London, but was stopt on the threshold by a man, whose wild and death-like features seemed at first unknown to her. A sort of spasmodic laugh convulsed his features as he tsclanned--.. You know me not? " My God! Hastings !" " The name is a horror to you In truth I cannot myself hear it without shuddering. But forget the unfortunate one, who is weary of name and life, and rather say, did you speak to the Queen? Did she remain unmoved? You are silent; by all the saints! , I conjure you, tell me, is it irrevocably ised that—" " Jane diet," sobbed the Duchess, in a tone that was scarcely audible;—" Yes, flutings, she dies, and I go to keep her com pany inher last travel." flutings laughed wildly—" Give me your hand then: we'll once again dance the nuptial dance together. I go with you, Catherine. There was a time when we Were patties to a glorious festival, and how should either of us stay behind now ?" " You dream, Hastings ; you are in the service of the Queen." " What Queen P" " Unhappy man ! On such a journey I dare not tate you with me." And she gently put aside his proffered hand. "Bethink yourself ; you have sworn fealty to Mary." The account of the last interview with poor Lady Jane Grey is highly pathetic and affecting. It has all the pro liability of historical truth about it, and presents an edify ing spectacle of human greatness passing through the moat awful scene of life with becoming dignity and resignation. We conclude with this extract, and with it renew our re commendation of these very entertaining and well-written volumes It was with augmented anxiety that she reached London, when she immediately flew to the Tower. Lady Jane was sleeping; her bead lay upon a black cushion, over which the auburn hair flowed down in loose ringlets, while bey pale face rested on her breast, like a white rose in the night of tempests. Iler hands, fair as wax, were folded over those of Dudley, who knelt at her feet, and watched every motion of her bosom. The noise made by the Duchess in entering awoke the sleeper: she immediately got up and saluted her dear kinswoman, but neither of them said a word. The first moments of their interview were past in speechless emotion, and, when Jane did speak, it was only to announce their separation. Forgive me, my dear friend, if I now part from you ; a short time only remains to me and Guilford, and I have yet much to say to him.' She grasped Catherine's hand with a beseeching look, when at that moment the approaching sound of the sheriff 's steps froze the blood in her veins. •' .My God ! already !"--ahe murmured, but not another syllable escaped her lips. The sheriff announced to the young nobleman that he was to precede his wife in execution. Guilford wt an unutterable look at Jane, who smiled, and gave him a dips that she should soon follow. Upon which he seemed to collect all his resolution, and with a stifled ay of agony left the prison. Jane sat silently upon the cushion, and played with her tresses, that flowed in disorder about her neck ; but, as if recollecting her self, die said to the Duchess—" Braid up my hair, for my neck must be free, and we have no more time to late." Catherine essayed the teal, with trembling fingers, which Jane tenderly kissed; at .he same time presenting her with a ring, a birth-day gift from her grandfather, and then remained lost In thought, her hands folded, and her eyes fixed constantly upon the ground. On a sudden she started up to the door, exclaiming, `• It is time!" Her attendants were already there; she signed hack she Deehere, who would have followed, and bade her fare well aloud; but added, in a whisper, "Save yourself, for here you will not be sate much longer." She was now led out, and seemed to finat away like an angel before the multitude, which gaped after her in astonishment. A young shopkeeper, who had bought the black baize that covered the scaffold, WAS taken home for dead at her sight. None could i bear the moving tones of her voice when she addressed the people. in the innocent confession of childish weakness allowing her own error, and the justice of her punishment, and calling on the citi zens of London to be faithful to their Queen. A thousand tears were shed, but no arm stirred to save her. The ITuel;;;Tad long mince left the town, and intended return ing to Castle Barbican without delay, when the following lines from an unknown hand completely changed her plans : " You are accused of heretical opinions, ant' Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, leads the accusation. If you value your liberty, quit England without delay." LETTRES DP CACHET. [From VoL 1. of " Voltaire's Political Dictionary," just pub lished.l " In 1723, Father Fouquet, a Jesuit, returned to France from China, where be bad passed twenty-five years. Religious disputes had embroiled him with his brethren ; he had carried with him to China a gospel different from theirs, and now brought back to France memorials against them. Two Chintae literati made the voyage along with him ; one of diem died on the way, the other came with Father Fouquet to Paris. This Jesuit was to take the Chinese to Rome secretly, u a witness of the conduct of the good fathers in China, and in the mean time Fouquet and his companion lodged at the house of the Projined, Rue St. Antoine. " The reverend fathers received advice of their reve rend brother's intentions. Fouquet was no less quickly informed of the designs of the reverend fathers ; he lost not a moment, but set off' post the same night for Rotne. The reverend fathers had interest enough to get him pur sued; but the Chinese only was taken. This poor fellow did not understand a word of French. The good fathers went to Cardinal Dubois, who at that time needed their support; and told him that they had amongst them a young man who had gone mad, and whom it was neces sary to confine. The Cardinal immediately granted a lettre-de-cachet, than which there is sometimes nothing which a minister is more ready to grant. The lieutenant of police went to take this madman, who was pointed out to him. lie found a man making reverences in a way dif ferent from the French, speaking in a singing tone, and looking quite astonished. He expressed great pity for his derangement, ordered his hands to be tied behind him, and sent him to Charenton, where, like the abbe Desfon taines, he was flogged twice a week. The Chinese did not at all understand this method of receiving strangers ; he had passed only two or three days in Paris, and had found the manners of the French very odd. He lived two years on bread and water, amongst madmen and keepers ; and believed that the French nation consisted of these two species, the one part dancing while the other thrged them. " At length, when two years had daps( d, the ministry changed, and a new lieutenant cf police was appointed. This magistrate commenced his administration by visiting the prisons. lie also saw the lunatics at Charenton. After conversing with them, he asked if there were no other per sons for him to see? He was told that there was one more unfortunate man ; but that he spoke a language that no body understood. A Jesuit who accompanied the might trate, said it was the peculiarity of this man's madness that he never gave an answer in F , -eneh ; nothing would be got from him, and be thought it would be better not to take the trouble of calling him. The minister insisted. The unfortunate man was brought, and threw himself at his feet. The lieutenant sent for the King's interpreters, who spoke to him in Spanish, Latin. Greek, and Imiglish, but he constantly said, " Kenton, Kenton," and nothing else. The Jesuit assured them he was possessed. The magistrate, having at some time heard it said that there was a province in China called Kenton, thought this man might perhaps have come from thence. An interpreter to the foreign missions was sent for, who could murder Chi nese. All was discovered. The magistrate knew not what to do, nor the Jesuit what to say. The Duke de Bourbon was then prime minister; the circumstance having been re lated to him, he ordered money and clothes to be given to the Chinese, and sent him back to his own country, whence it is not thought that many literati will come to see us in future. It would have been more politic to have kept this man and treated him well, than to have sent him to give his countrymen the very worst opinion of the French.% iVAPAL INTELLIGENCE. His Majesty's ship Cyrene, Captain Percy Grace, anchored at Spithead on Saturday last, direct from the western coast of Africa : she left Sierra Leone on the 27th of October, and Cape Cann on the 14th or December, at witch time the whole coast woo very healthy. Sir C. M'Carthy sailed in the Colonial schooner Prince Regent from Sierra Leone, at the same time as the Cyrano did; but owing to calms and strong cornets, did not get to (laps Coast till very early in December. He was then actively engaged in pro secuting the .Ashantee war, as well as snaking great and necessary improvements, and arranging the different establishments. He was highly esteemed and regarded by all the Europeans, who might justly look to him more as a father and friend than as a Governor; nor was he less relpected and revered by the natives., who canal: dared him as something very 'opener to *hat they hare hitherto met with; and never did his Majesty's (hreernment show more judgment in their selection than when the, appointed bin la carry into execution the change from a Company's Ooveraninnt to a King's. He has given general satisfaction, and boo dons MR to improve Cape Coast during the abort perked it babas in the royal hands than was effected during the merinos SI yews. His arriva has alarmed the AshanteeS Ibr the fate of their !apical (Cosnassir), as they dread him much. The Cyrene experienced the ter" worst desalption of treatbsr4 front her entering into the latitude of the Western Idands--a con.; stant succession of gales, with heavy rain. On the 31st of last month, in about lat. 43. 30. N. and long. 24. W., it blew extremely hard from the S.W. with a high sea. The wind shifted suddenly to the N.W., blowing with much additional violence, equal to What proved so fatal to the Ville.cle-Paris, Cen taur, and other ships, on their return to England, after 81, G. Rodney's action in the West Indies ; and the result was very near being as fatal to the Cyrene, as all hope of sating the ship hid nearly fled for the apace of four or fire minutes ; and it was only by the judgment and coolness, and the *Welty and exertion played by all on board, in throwing her gun& overboard, and ciao tngher deck from the quantity of water *Met Ole bad shipped treat severs/ seas, that the ship was saved from foundering. Most km: tunately, the extreme violence of the hurricane did neit eontbstsd for more than four or five hours; but it left so tremendous a say that it was both awful and dreadful to view it, and required deo constant attention of the officers and crew during the whole of the night and the following day, to preserve her, with her mann and yards, from its effects. Lieutenant J. N. Janis has been appointed That Liedteinnt of'. the Pandora, vice Lieutenant J. %I . 11. Handfieki, appointed Id the Blanche, at Chatham. _ _ FALMOUTH, Fxs. 7.—Sailed his Majesty's packet Magnet, lie Lisbon ; Countess of Chichester packet, for Buenos Ayrea• end Prince Min n packet, far the Mediterrane a n, an d h ave elegiac* Polo - mourn, Fyn. 7.—We learn by letters from Poet Royal (Jamaica), dated Deceniber 21, that Commodore Sir Edward Owen was waiting the return to port of the Gloucester, 74, Capt. Lillierap. The Argus, Captain Dundee, had arrived from Bee. mnda ; the Bellette, Captain ',nth, from Vera Cruz, with MAIM dollars; the Pyramus and Helicon, from mites. The Thetis, Sir John Phillunore, had been spoken, bound to Vera Cruz, with the Comniasioners and Consuls for that place and Ampulla. This day arrived the Jasper, Captain Arbuthnot from a anise, and remains with the Phaeton. Th e H on . East India Company's ships Macqueen and Athol, have succeeded in getting out of diet Channel; but the Castle Huntley, for Bombay and Chins, and all the outward-bound merchantmen mentioned in our last, have put back, and remain with contrary winds. Captain Lord Napier is appointed to the Diamond fr4;ate, at Chatham ; Captain Arbon& note, to the Redwing; the Hon. Captain George Trefusts, to Ad Jasper (especially to protect the fisheries near Guernsey end Jera soy) • Lieutenant Jervis, Pandora; Lieutenant P. J. Bisbe e Tweed; Mr. Williamson, to be Purser of the Prince matt the Rev.' W. 8. Roberts, to be Chaplain of the Phaeton. Tha following °Rites are appointed to this division of royal marines, by the increase of 'even companies to that corps:—Captains Thee. Mitchell (2), and Thomas Appleton; Lieutenants R. C. Holland, Win. Taylor, Fred. Hewett, and James Watson. Thursday the Seringspatam was paid off by Captain Samuel Warren, C.D., when the officers of that ship gave their excellent end arch es. teemed Commander (who is undoubtedly one of the best ogees and seamen in his Majesty's service) a sumptuous farewell dhmer, at the Fountain Inn, and presented him with a gold sone-box,, value thirty guineas, as a small token of their warm attachment and sincere respect. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Fie. 9. ENTERED INWARDS. Britannia, Weasels (Burnett, broker), from St. Michael's. Malvina, Brooks (Rogers, bruits.), from Salm • Jubilee, Cooper (Bentley, broker), &am Charente. Neptune, Doyley (Archer, broker), friun Lisbon. Neleus, Hutchison (Cohen, broker), from Hambro. Saxony, Bero (ditto) from ditto. Jong. Jan, Rorairamp (Haman, breber), from Wortum. Hoop, Ryn ( Adorn, broker), front Lisbon. Lady Cembermere (Gooch, broker), from Rio Bache. Van Egmont, Wilson (Burnett, broker), from Oporto. Fly, Sampson ( ( ooper, broker), from St. Michael's. Duke of Weilingten, Beaumont (Eastman, broker), fran Ter. rein. Harmony, Lewis (Buckland, broker), from Charente. Queen, James ( Ray, broker), from St. Michael's. Elizabeth and Marta, Hanson (Bremer, broker), from Lisboa. Kingston, Luckle (Pirie, broker), from Demerara. Albin* S ladforth (Cheap, broker), from Demerara. George and Mary, Trail (Griffiths, broker), from Leghorn. Esther, Forster (Archer, broker), from St. Michael's. Atlanta, Jones (Martin, broker), front Lisbon. Royal George, Ellerhy (J. Barry, broker), from Bombay. Deception, Speeding (F. Williams, broker), from Calm. Perseverance, Margolle (Redhead, broker), front Cal Ms. Vyf Gebroaders. ltoelfana (Harman, broker), from Amsterdam. Vrouw AlMa , Cos (Castendieck, broker), from Lisboa. Windlust, Engehmao (Simon, broker), from Antwap. Ft n. 7. ENTERED OUTWARDIL--TIIC Telegraph, for HMV; for Gibraltar; Union, for Calais ; Union, for St. Michael's • ' for Rotterdam r (hanger, for Honduras; Atlantic, for Basalt °Theirs, for the Isle of France. CLEARING OUTWARDS.—The Peruvian, for Lima; Mary, and St. Mary, for Jamaica ; Duke of Redford, fur Madras Symmetry, for Demerara; Telemachus, for Lisbon; Prince of Saxe Coburg, for Rotterdam; and Patience, for St. Übe's. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Cowes, Fee. R—Artived the l'aivota, Jose Cordon de Live, from Havre de Orate, damaged ; cornelia Sepkens, from Rata. dam ; Two Brothers, Meek, front Banton for orders. Sailed the William Henry, .Soutliworth, for Amst erdam. Off the Ids et Wight yesterday, the American ship Montagu*, M`Levors, front Holland for the ('tilted States. DEAL. FEB. S.—Arrived the Kingston, Luekie, from Demerara. Came down from the River and remain, the Thames, Meek, few the South Seas; Luna, Knox, for the Cape of Good Hope; Harmony, Walker, for ditto; Venus, Scots, for the Brasil; and Hawse, Foat'r, foe Havannnh. GRAVESEND, Ft: a. R.--Arrive', the Salary. Bury, from this. burgh; Neluis, Hutchinson, Irvin ditto; Atalanta, Jones, from Lisbon • Marquis of Anglesea, Wilson, from Savannah; Lady Comberniere, Sandford, from the Spanish Main ; Hesper, Ends, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Albino, Spadforth, from De. *Jurors • William Harris, Cleft, from Gibraltar ; Cape Pack e t, Kerne:from the Isle of Prance; and Prince Regent, Ghsdley, from Altea.--Sailed, the Mary, Al• Clare, for Jamaica; Rewire, Tuny, for St. Vincent's ; Dan, Vault, for Sierra Leone ; Bee, Wisher, for Smyrna. HOLYHEAD, FEL R.—Yesterday evening, at eight p. m. during a tremendous squall, the schooner John, of St. Andrew's, Dunes,. Master, from Cork to Liverpool, drove on the rucks here, when she soon went to pieces--the tater, 3late, and four seamen where hauled on sham by a rope, but e leven passengers and two of the crew were drown ed . LIVERPOOL, FED. 6.—Arrived the Albion, Mason, from St. Joan's, New Brunswick; Eagle, ROM, from Halifax; Ann,, from Trieste; Lowland Inas, Andell, from Bahia ; Orbit, Tick-. ham, limn New York; Marcus, Mew, from Charleston; Aurae% —, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Betsey, Martin, freskt Charente; Fairy Queen, —, from Balton; and Margaret, CAR, Iron St. Michael's. DEVONPORT, FEB. IL—The Active, 46, Captain A. King, was paid wages yesterday, and went down to the hound, in ottospa with the Bulwark, 76, Captain Hondas, for PoTtsmouth. Am Partridge :ender, Lieutenant Gosling, from a allite off Reilly ; and Vigilant cutter, front Ireland. Sailed, Provident! tender, Lieut. Nichols, for Portsmouth. In Haman, Britannia, Ocean, Primrose, Shamrock, Hasty, Reynard; and Shacorock thl = Sprightly revenues. Hmtwicu, FEN. B.—The Cistus, Armour, front Newcastle, has been brought into this port, with assistance, leaky, hating struck upon the Whiting Sand yesterday evening, but proceeds again seat tide. LANCASTEII, JAN. 7.—The Tom, Taylor, from Omar" to thig port, was driven upon Cockerham Sands on Thursday night, with bas of Inglis, dtc. _ _ • _ _ I LYNN, Fit. B.—The Flora, Robertson, from hence to London. with awn and Boar, got on the west bank of this river, and upset during last night, and was for some hours completely under water. Hopes are entertained of floating her next ride. Mtcr na o, Fe 11. R.—Yesterday the Clarence. from Siena in con.ing into the Pill to repair, grounded on bard human= will probably not float till the next spring tides. She Ms been sur. veyed, and recommended to be discharged. ST. JONN's, N.H. JAN. B.—The schooner Fair Trader, S.W. van, belonging to this part, was wrecked in St. Mscy's Bay, Nova Scotia, 22d ult. CIT. saved. _ _ _ WATERFt• an. FIR. 3.—The vessel which drifted Oil share disw masted, near Howinahon, is laden with staves and timber, and sup.. posed to 'Whom Quebec. Such of the oak timber as has been 011 shore is marked A.R.111.D. A.R.M. and A.B. and the pine marked Bin a diamond. _ _ GIBRALTAR, JAN. 111.—A Spanish felucca. foam Melina sw Malaga, wu upset an the 17th inst. to the eastward, during a gals. Crew and passengers saved. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.--WAVertree, Short, Irons Limpid for Valparaiso, Ist Jan. Wilsons, from Dublin for New York. 26th Jan.—Br the Or*, arrived at Liverpool. The Minerva, Murky, from NM:4de to Charente, put into Ran Saturday, with laws or bowsprit, having been no foul o! r the Sovereign, German. i . r ,~ ,` but at- AR MI, age wets Dia time 1 - 4;firet Med of news. end of 'eYebl Nevi uout t 10. der of it .re. uke OT orTOUS a per% loud* ipe of Df the