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THE IRISH GOVERNMENT. IFrom the Dublin Piariat.l lil A Itgl' %V ELLE:slat. 'or:let of a speech, doing justice as it of the setviees which his Eitcellency has con e, cm intry, we copy because it has this value at (:'n -that coining us it does from one of the class who 3 , s,111.1•11 by law, and consequently irritated, it - '11101ml: 11 g great coufidenceto the Englidi I c i est public in our roil state of steurity—that the administra ,i,n l ) s, e t il so as to neutral's. , the eXasperation of unequal Isar , bv exci,ing public confidence itt the equal adminis tration o' . ili`li" . Mr. O't - iis ro se to repel a philippic uttered by Mr. Dil lon. in f the nu" s t 3l 14,11, namely , that the Irish Govern ment hid not ectformed anyihle substantial good. '• Goo "d t God ! said (Er - - ii.ll. •• le it poes that adi aulonge us cou ld be toned so ungrateful asial to sa v e y that the Irish thGovernmente essent %elrs? Look at Education his rot rert.,tred many Ili poet of •M Co t which, which, but for the Marquis Welles ley, would not liter been a rcimplished—look at the noble prompt neis with with he put his hut upon that infamous system of Ct•artev Seim a nd hereby sto pped the current of human misery— look at the as of justice he had performed, In taking into his own bards the lardtAtatepAnti. fund for ted he ucation of children—a fund wh c • had been p a rtially applied by the individuals who had baretolo e .dministered Sec also how his Excellency has his. inanely ap ropria-ed part ce the hinds for Catholic school,. look shown in the selection of his at the Viceregal Board, the liberality guest.. It is no longer the passport to the Castle to be distill guralud for intolerance and bigotry. Heretofore, prejudiced and bigoted Magistrates misrepresented the state of their several dim. ',Lets. Letters in hundreds poured from all parts of the country. What was the consequence r ‘Vhy, t-e country was kept in a mare of perpetual alarm. What has my lard %Telltale) done ? Wherever a complaint was made, or an evil shown to exist, lie testantly Mattiulttl an inquiry—the coneeti uence of which is. that for len letters which had been sent up to the Castle, there is not one now in the month. It is really autprising to me how Lord Wel,lealey could have effected half thrt good he has effected. con etituted as the aihninistratien really is; we will therefore thane him ter the grrxi he has dme—and I am glad to perceive that there was not a second voice in this assembly to utter even a whisper against the Govenment of Lord Wellesley." Mr. O'Connell was frequently cheered throughout his speech. He next spoke highly of blr. Plunkett, for his excellent disposition to cave the Catholic", and although he regretted he could not prase hint as he would wish, yet he would willingly bestow upon him the praise he deserted. In his intercourse with him lie found Mr. Plunkett warm-hearted, affectionate, and kind. FASBIO.VABLE INTELLIGEYCE. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury's second ttonversasinne. on Sunday evening, was attended by an elegant party of the /watt &stung whom were—Prince Esterhazy, most of the foreign Ambassadors, Ministers, and their Ladies, Marquis Pahneila, Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, Count and Countess Ludo lt. Lord anti Lady Tullamore, the Esti and Countess Setto3 and the Ladies Molyneux. the Earl of Westtnorland, Lord St. Helen's, Sit Charles Ogle, Genies! Keppel, the Vice• Chancellor, Messrs. Drummond, Mr. Giles, Mr. 'Taylor, &e. Emily 31.trchioness of Lontiooderry entertained a large party of the hunt tun, yesterday evening, at her house in St. .harnes's square. Mr. Secretary Peel entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Sunday. at his house in Privy.gardens• The Bishop of Ewer had a dinner party yesterday. at his house in George-street, Westminster. Sir Thomas and Lady Farepihsr entertained a party of friends at dinner yesterday, at their house in St. Jatnes's-street. The Duke of Norfolk has arrived at his house in St. James's. sqau:e, from his seat, Fornhant, Suffolk. Toe Earl and Countess Salon, and the Ladies Molyneue, have arrived at their house in .I:tingtun-street, from their seat, Croxteth Ball, Lancashire. The Earl ant Countess of Surrey and family left the 31arquis of Nest Hill, on Saturday, fur their am, Worksop Manor, Nosia. Lard and Lady F. L. Gower arrived in town yesterday from the Marquis of snattord's, West Hill. Lora Grantham has arrived at his house in St. James's-square, front Pari, Lord tiliunmis has left die Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, on a tour. The Hon. Colonel and Lady Susan I,ygon arrived on Saturday. at their rouse in Hertford-street, from their scat in 'Worcestershire. Tim Bon. Agar a id batty Georgina Ellis arrived yesterday at their house in Spying-gardens, from Roehampron. Sir William, Lady, and Miss Twysden, left Warren's Hotel, Recent-street, yesterday. for their seat, Roydon Hall, Kent. Sw William and Lady Rumbold have left the Pulteney-Ho. tel, Albemarle-street, on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire, at his am:, Chatsworth. Derbyshire. Sir George Rubinson, Bart. M.P., has arrived at his house in South-street. from his seat in Northamptonshire. F. G. Esmourt, Esq., M.P. arrived yesterday at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street. front Hastings. Wm. Dawson, Esq. arrived y.istarday at his house in Manches ttr.squate, front his seat in Berke. Wm. Stuart, Esq. M.P. arrived yesterday at his house in Hill- Street; Berkeley-square, from his seat in Herts. Granville Peal, Esq. and family have arrived at their house in tbrettind-street, from Wig:lton. Mimi Freeman arrived yesterday at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-streci, from Brighton. Departures from Fenton's New lintel, St. James's-street :—T. Page, Esq. for his seat, Cobham, Surrey ; and M. Wyvill, Esq. On a tour. Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street .—G. Strickland, Esq. sod faintly, from Kent ; and Sir Edmund Carrington, hart. Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street :—Mr, and Mrs. Hervey. from a tour; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Burridge, from Devon shire Departures:—Mr. and Mrs. Waud and Mr. Norris, fur the Continent. Arrivals at Fladong's Hotel, Ozfon!-street:—Admiral and Mrs. Lawford, from Kent; Mr. and Mrs. Stonor, from Henleaupon- Thmtes; A. 11. Bradshaw, Esq. from Kent ; Mackintosh, Esq. from a tour; Major Frederick, from a tour; Colonel Lewis, from %Vales ; G. G. Gilbert. Esq. front Cheltenham. Departures : —Thomas (pardon, Esq. of Cannes., and Mrs. Gordon, for the Continent ; R. Gooch, Esq. on a tour ; J. Tuffnell, Esq. on a tour; General Glegg, on a tour; John Atwood, Esq. for Chelten ham ; B. J. Ninch, Esq. on a tour. The Duke of Clarence arrived at his residence, in Charles-Err:l t, Berkeley-square, yesterday morning, from his seat at Bushy. The Princess Augusta left her residence at Frogmore yesterday morning on a visit for some days to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, at their residence at Ilagshot. Count Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, transacted bu siness yesterday at the Foreign Office in Downing-street. The S.ianislt Minister, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricartle, and Mr. Plenta, and Lord Howard de Walden, Under Secretaries of State for the Foreign Department, were at the dinner party given by Mr. Secretary Canning to the Fun ign Ministers on Sunday, at his new residence ill Downing-street. Tits Loan (711ANCELLOR.-IVe are happy to say that his Lordship still continues to improve in health. Ile now only experiences a slight pain in the foot; but as his Lord ship has been so long confined to his room, he is, of course, tibliged to be cautious how he leaves it. It is expected, however, that his Lordship will be able to attend to his public, duties on NVeiluestlay. Ili; Majesty has shown the most anxious solicitude during the whole of his Lordship's indisposition, and an account of the progress of his health is regularly transmitted to IVindsor with public despatches. The Grand Catholic Dinner to the friends of civil anti religious liberty took place on Thursday at Ilayes's New Rooms, in Dawson-street. About two hundred persons (fifty of whom were guests) sat down to a sumptuous en tortainment, at seven o'clock ; Lord Eormanstown, the Premier Viscount of Ireland, and a Catholic, in the Chair. The following were amongst the Protestants pre sent:—Lords Purtatlington, Bective, Leitrim, and Rivers dale; Sir Marcus Somerville, Mr. Latouche, M.P., ('ol. Croshie, 11.1'., Col. IVltite, M.P., W. W. Beecher, Esq. ALP., and to the left of Lord Killeen, sat John Willis. The dinner and wines were excellent, and most abundant, great elegance.—Dublia Freenzan',l Itrow.—The condition of trade is not "hree large cotton mills and several on half time, in Benfrewshite. In iills are on half time, and a number irds time. An extensive mill goes on y. The prospect of the power loom Anti-slavery meetings were held last at Bath, Bristol, bad. Yarn is nearly unsaleable ; and and Lewes. Petitions to Parliament in favour of negro ions were never at so low a price. It is emancipation were passed unanimously. it of the weaving factories would have Some of the masters of Whitehaven have given the ad t, had it not been for the humane object vancvd wages required by the sailors, and in consequence :en partially employed. As it is, about three ships have just sailed from that port. The remain steam loom works are on half time. ing ships crews, on receiving the information, were heard state, that the tininess has reached that to give the greatest possible clicering.—Carlide Journal. • of the cotton manufacture the calico The letter-carriers have not been despatched from the 'the proprietors of fields in this district General Post-Office so late, for many months, as they to necessity of intimating to their work- were yesterday morning, owing to the arrival of a large change for the better take place soon, number of Ship Letters, besides Foreign Mails, which ' to reduce the number of hinds.— were not roceived in Lombard-street till much after the usual time. . _ lat and served up with ,et J.urned. DOI TR•DO OF GLAIf iii 4l at all improving. T ;" smaller ones are put this vicinity three mi to more are on two-thir ,l : half time on Monday ,to : weavers is equally hi T ee the coarscr descriptio lis, believed, that several been altogether shut, ;ire of keeping the worker two thirds of the 1 it'll' We are sorry to sta I of extensive branch of printing. Some of tl 14 have been under the re re men that, unless a 4 roc they will be obliget Glasgow Chronicle. ~-=-~ MASQUERADE AT THE ARGYLL ROOMS. A maAuerade was given last night at thelArgyll Rooms, wnich was remarkably well attended. As a nation the English are not deficient in the talent for delineating, that species of amusement called humour, and possess in a high degree the capacity for enjoying it ; but there is something so milt; so downright, in the charaitcr of an Englishman, that be is never happy when he assumes that indefatigable vivacity which distinguishes our more mercurial migh hours. This in truth is the secret that gives such an in- describable charm to masquerades in other countries, and this alone was wanted to render the entertainment of last night as brilliant and animated as it was possible. The rooms were decorated with great taste and elegance; there was abundance of music, tolerably good as to its quality ; and last, not least, there was no scarcity of Mr. Charles IVright's sparkling champaigne, which, unlike many other of famous things, is fairly entitled to the celebrity it has acquired. The characters w...re numerous, but not very distinguished. There were serial Ancera and earthly . figuranter, clowns, harlequins, sailors, gipsies, and huntsmen, old women and lots of young ones. Tho most striking personage of the motley group was Za miel. the Black Huntsman, who was in his way a most ex quisite monster. The night passed off, if not spiritedly at least agreeably, and at an advanced hour of the morn ing many were still unwearied, and continued enjoying the gayety of the scene. ROYAL ACADI , MY OF MUSIC. The first monthly concert of this Institution for the }war was performed at their Concert Room, in Tenterden-street, Hanover-square, on Saturday last, and was attendee) by his Grace the l)uke of Devonshire, Lod Barchersh, Sir An- drew Barnard, Sir George Clerk, and a considerable nitin ber of the fowl ton, subscribers to the Institution. The bill of far . c was as PART I.—Sinfonia in ft, first Movement (fieethoren)—Qaar tem', .Mistes F. larinnni, Waison Spagooletii. and A. hari , l. •i Oda mi. !al) iro" (Rossini)—;:oncerio, Violin, T. Mawkes. (31arirdtr)—Coro (accompanied by e'ght harps), •'arpe tr.:mance' Burgin 749. PART 2.—Ukttitwristic Overture, M.S. (C. Lucas. pupil of Dr. Crineh)—'Pun. Misses liellchantbera, Watson, and A. Sapio (harp obligato. 3liss " Colpita da Gamine" (brad Burg 'tenth) Variationt, Pitt °forte (with nrcheatral accompani ments). W. 11. Phipps (Moscheles)—A ria, A. Saints, .• Ciel pietosu" (Linelpainter)—Overture, Prometheus ( Reetloweto. Weilluven s Sinfonia in D was led by Mister S,ymotir with great correctness, and way performed throughout with consid rahle precision anti effect. Rossini's Quartetto Cielo it mio labbro," was delightfully snug by Miss Watson, daughter of Mr. IVatston, composer 'hi) Covent- Garden, Miss F. Marimmi, Mr. E. Spagnoletti, son of ane leader at the Italian Opera, and Mr. A. Sapio, brother of the singer of the same name at Drury-lane. " A Con certo of Mayseder's, by T. Mawkes" (pupil of Mr. Spag noletti), on the violin, was a delightful effbrt in so young a performer ; he bids fair to be a first-rate ; his intonation, power, and expression, are astonishing. Lord Burghersh's • chorus, with an auompaniment for ii ! gbt harps, and the trio, " Colpita da fulinine," are from his Lordship's Operas of " Erode Lancastro" and " Fedra," and are t h e same pieces that were p.a•formed in the Oratorio at the Opera House on Monday last. On this occasion the effect of the harps in the chorus was very pleasing, while at the Opera House it was wholly ineffective. We cannot but consider that their introduction at the King's Theatre was a most ill-judged measure, at lewd when they were described as to be played by pupils of the lltoyal Academy. The audience naturally expected to hear some display of talent and ability ; but unfortunately they were wofully disappointed, for he harps were not heard at all, except a •n arpeggio of one or two bars, at other times they were completely overpowered by the other instruments. Public criticism said on that occasion, and said truly, that if that was the best display the Academy could make, they had i!ctttr have allowed their pupils to remain at home. • But it was not the best display they could have made; there were at that moment boys playing in that hand who would have deliglited and astonished the audience in a concerto, either on the violin, violoncello, oboe, or piano torte; as well as your: ladies, pupils of Mr. Moscheles, at home, who could have done the same. IVe must repeat, that the mentioning of these harps as to be played by students of the Royal Academy was most injudicious; if such an announcement was to be made, it should have ..... _ been in pious calculated for the purpose, and not in a chorus as described. . Lord Burghersh's powers as a composer are of the first-rate order, and it is most gratifying to see so distin guished a Nobleman exerting himself, and the abilities with which he is so highly favoured, in the promotion of this delightful science, on principles of the purest taste. Ilia Lordship's long residence at the Court of Florence has no doubt given him great facilities, and has enabled him to hear the best music ; and his attempt, as well as that of the Noblemen and Gentlemen with whom he is associated, to improve our taste, and to give to the world native ta lent capable of instructing us on the first principles of the art, deserve the thanks not only of admirers of this sublime and pleasing science, but of the public at large. The" Characteristic Overture," the composition of Charles Lucas, is the second that young gentleman has composed since he has been in the Academy ; he is pupil to Dr. Crotch for harmony and composition, studies the violon cello under Mr. Lindley, and partakes very largely of his master's style and execution. We cannot refrain from no ticing a circumstance that occurred at the King's Theatre on Monday last, in order to clear up a point in which the audience were much perplexed: Mr. Lindley had been ad vertise(' in the earlier bills of the performance to play a concerto on the violoncello; this was omitted in the bills of the day, but the public hail a recollection that they bad seen such an announcement, and Mr. Lindley was loudly called for; a Mr. somebody came forward to apologise, but could not make himself intelligible; at last Mr. Sinclair announced that Mr. Lindley had had the misfortune to break his double Lass ; this occasioned much laughter and disturbance—the audience, we suppose, considering it no very good reason that Mr. L. should not play a concerto on the violoncello bee.l4ll 4 e 4 t accident h ippened to hie double bass. The fact was, and %lithink the public ought to know it, that Mr. Lindley had been advertised in the early bills of the King's Theatre; shortly afterwards his son's name appeared to play a concerto, on the same night, on the violoncello, at Covent-garden; Mr. Lindley then desired that his name might be withdrawn, as he could not con sent to appear the rime night with his son, fearing that it might be thought that they were playing in opposition to each other. If this delicacy on the part of Mr. Lindley had been known to the public, we feel assured his statement of the fact would have disarmed all hostility. This di gression had almost led us to forget Mr. C. Lucas's " Characteristic Overture." We confess we could not apply the title of the subject to any thing within the scope of our recollection. On inquiry, however, we were in formed that he had originally adapted it for some scenic representation—very likely a French Ballet—if so, it did not, perhaps, do our judgment very great discredit in not bring able to adapt it, most of those of late days possessing little either of plot or interest. I'utting its title out of the question, the Overture received general and deserved ap plause. W. H. Phipps (pupil of Mr. Potter) played a delightful air and variations of Moscheles. In touch, power, and expression, this young gentleman, we think, stands unrivalled. The performances concluded with the " Over ture to Prometheus, - the execution of which would have done credit to mare veteran performers. The next Concert is fixed for the I Ith of March, at the Hanover-rooms, by permission of the Noble Directors of the Ancient Concerts. THE BRITISII PRESS. RUSSIA. [From the St. l'eterabisrils Gazttta.l i • . ST. PETERSBITROFf, JAN. 22. ' One of our late numbers mentioned that the energetic and prompt measures ordered bysthe I:tripwire since the events of the 21f h ult• have led to the diseovety of a conspirers , . organised against the country and the august family which governs It. Another enterprise, not less criminal than the first, and, like it. suppressed of hoitt any decisive results, 'proves at rime the urgency of these measures, the intentions of the consiiirators, and the fortunate impossioility, in a country like ours, and with our faithful Russian troops. that such horrible designs can be suc cessful. The facts relived in the order of the day. which we subjoin, PlA dently prove this incontestible, and, at the same time, consolatory truth : ORDER Or TUE DAY OF TIM CITIFY OF TOE ETAT MAJOR OF Ills IMPERIAL AAJESTY. 1 :','l. PETERSUCTIGU, JAN. 20. Lieut.-Colonel Mouravinfr A oostal, of the Infantry regiment of I Teo:1.1110i, has been, in censetiurnee of the emotesaions and dia -1 dosurea of his aceompliv-s, detected as one of the principal con spirators wbo meditated the ruin of the State by means ot' a Revo lutionary explosion; as one of the men who, for many years past, nourished frightful intension,' towards the Government, and who even conceived the horrible project of attempting the life of the Emperor Aker der of glorious memory. lIV hen th's parri cidal crime was discovered, the arrest of Mouravieff was imme diatOv ordered. It has been accomplished by Lieut.-Colonel Gebel. commanding the regiment of Tchernigoff, when Mouravieff, attacking that officer, wounded him in several places. He endea voured to instigate several companions of title regiment to revolt, by •sing the same fallacious pretexts as were employed by the con spirators at St. Petershergli, viz. the obligation tioremain faithful to the oath which they had taken to the Archduke Constantine. Mouravieff afterwards arrestzd the courier and the gendarmes who had been sent to convoy him to St. Petersburgh, pillaged the regimental chest, set the inalefacors free from their chains who were confined in the municipal prison of Vossilkoff, and gave the town up to the licentiousness of the soldiery. Three companies, however, of same regiment, under the:orders of Major Trouchin, remained firm to their duty. They seporsted themselves from the factious, and Lieut. Petition Komi the papers and the seal of the regiment of Tcheriiigoffi of which he was the aid•de.camp. Informed of these events, the Commander-in-Chief of the first army irent. (timely ordered Prince Scherhatoff, General of the In (entre. and mom:Boling the nearest corps, to proceed directly with a stifficient number of troops to exterminate this band of rebels, and to restore order in the regiment of Tzhernisoff, without hesita ting to empty such rigorous measures as circumstances might render inoisperisoble. However certain it might be that these measures would arrest the ulterior conse9uences of so odious an en. ttiprise, yet in order to avoid the possibility of a danger, in this case not very probable, namely, that the rebels would escape from the pursuit of General Prince 'fclierhatoff, his Majesty the Em. perm. cerlidel for a time the command of a third corps of infantry to his Imperial Highness the o:sari/witch and Grand Duke Eon aantine, with a view to secure more certainly the suppression of the revolt. The Emperor, having adopted as a maxim that he would act with perfect frankness towards those troops who, since his acees •:e‘sion. gave proofs of unalterable fidelity to legitimate authority, orilersaile to make known the above evei''s, the publicity of which must cover with infamy the name of the traitor, Mouravieff A postol, and with honour those of Lieutenant-Colonel Gebel, Muljor 'frouchio, and Lieutenant Pauloff, who, by their intrepid z oh, have entitled themselves to the esteem of the whole of the faithful and vahant Russian army. At :he moment when this Order of the Day was submitted to his Imperial Majesty for his approbation, there arrived a message Fran the Commauder in Chief of the First Army, accompanied by a report of Lieutenant-General Roth, Chief of the third Corps of Infaotry, to the Aide-de Cann) General Prince Tcherbatoff. This !limn, of which a copy is subjoined, announces that this revolt of site regiment of Tchernigoll was completel suppressed. (Signed) BARON DE DIEBITSCH, Chief of the Staff. FASTOW, JAN. 15. Yesterday. on my arrival in the village of Mocknatchka, I learned that Lieutenant-Colonel dlourevieff, informed of my ap proach, haul abandoned the project of marching upon Bronssiloff, by Fastoff, and that he was proceeding towards Bela-Tcheteoff, in the hope of getting possession of considerable sums of money. which were in the house of the Countess Branicka. I made my arrangements in consequence. To-day, at three o'clock in the morning, I ordered out the cavalry and the horse artillery. I gave the command of two pieces and three squadions to Major-General Gieamsr. with orders to advance upon the village of Oustanovka. I proceeded myself with five squadrons and six pieces of artillery o e Fastoff. in order to cut off all retreat from Mouravieff. I had also directed twelve companies of Inta4ary to put themselves in motion after midnight, with four pieces of foot artillery, and to ad vance upon Guaudpolovezk. in the vicinity of Bela Tctmkoff. In consequence of these dispositions, 31oumvieff was surrounded on all sides. At one o'clock in the morning Major-General Geis mar approached the village of Oustinovka, where the rebels had entrenched themselves. They manifested intentions of resistance, but upon the lint discharge of the cannon they laid down their arms. Lieutenant-Colonel Mouravieff was wounded, and taken prisoner—his brother destroyed himself; one officer was killed, without reckoning others killed and wounded. I hasten to trans mit this intelligence to your Excellency. A report subsequently received from Lieutenant-General Roth, addressed to the Commander of the First Army, Count Oiesmer, gives more circumstantial details of the affair of Oustinoeka. We feet it our duty to translate this report:— " I hasten to announce to your Excellency that after having put my troops in motion from Poroloa, and after having pursued for two days the rebel Mouravieff' Apostol, who was at the head of six companies of the infantry regiment of Tchernigolf, I succeeded in surroundinglihim on three sides. The detachment of the centre came up with the insurgents on the heights of Oustinovka, near the village of Pologoff in the district of YassilkolE 11Icrrravieff Apoatol, seeing our troops approach, formed the rebels into a square, and, with muskets elevated, advanced upon our artillery. But they were recived by a discharge of grape shot, and the square was immediately dispersed. The cavalry then made a charge, and all the insurgents threw down their arms. About 700 soldiers have been taken prisoners, as well as Lientensnt-Colonel Aloumvicif- Apostol himself, who is grievously wounded by a grape shot, and by a sabre cut'on the bead ; the second Captain. Baron Solovieff, Lieut. Bystry:chy, the Sub-Lieutenant Besutujeff-Riournine, of the infantry regiment of Poltava, and a brother of MouravieffiApostol, a Lieutensot-Colonel on hslf-pay, are also prisoners. Lieuts. Kouzmine, Chippels , and anittner , brother of Moura vieff-Apostol, have been killed, together with many soldiers. Some others are wounded. In informing your Excellency that the rebel lion is completely suppressed, 1 feel it a duty to add, that the troops employed against the rebels manifested the greatest zeal and the most laudable courage. The soldiers who accompanied hlouravieff- Apostol made in general no resistance, and it is evident that they were betrayed into the revolt. These events require no commentary. The rebellion of Moure vieff has proved, in another part of the empire, that every where the projects of the conspirator were the same ; that every where the means they employed were assassination, and that their objects were anarchy, pillage, anti massacre; but the rebellion of Mount- vied' has also proved that every where the main body of the army is animated by one common apint of devotion to the Sovereign and to the legitimate authority ; that everywhere the Generals, the offi cers, and the soldiers, know how to fulfil their duty with equal promptness and intrepidity. Code these circumstances, we may repeat with just confidence the words of the Manifesto of the Em peror, when, in the events of that day on which we saw him ascend the throne, he demonstrated to us " the impenetrable ways of Di vine Providence, who punishes evil, and who out of evil produces good." ST. PETENSBUTIOU, JAN. 21. His Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia has arrived here front Berlin, and also the Count de St. Priest, French Ambassador to the Prussian Court. The Court has gone Into mourning for six weeks for the late King of BATaria. His Majesty has given the Order of St. Wladimir, of the first class, to General Von Tatineheff, the Minister of War, with • most gracious letter, expressing his satisfaction at the great re trenchments in his department. The Second Army has taken the oath to the Emperor Nicholas. In the same manner all the regiments of the Imperial Guards sta tioned at Warsaw, as well as the whole Polish army, and all the Civil Officers in the kingdom of Polandi have taken the oath of allegiance to his Majesty the Emperor Nicholas 1, in presence of the Grar.d Duke Constantine. Russia has just lost one of its most distinguieded statesmen and patrons of the sciences, Count Nicholas Romansow ' Chancellor of the Empire, who wu Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1807 to 11114, died a few days ago of the infirmities of age. He wee the son of Field .Marshal Prince Romanzow, who, during the reign of Catherine 11, gained such great victories over the Turks. He has left no children, and was never married, but was a father to all those who were connected with him. His important public services were rewarded by the highest honours. His generosity, his wave patriotism, and his refined and cultivated understanding, will ren der his name immortal in the annals of Russia. JANUARY 18. The day . before yesterday their Majesties the Emperor and Em press drove in a one-horse sledge to the new Exchange, where the merchants were assembled in great numbers. They examined the building, and when they came tothe bust of the late Emperor, which was placed two years ago in the Great Hall, the Emperor said, that is the father, the benefactor of us all. Last week their Majesties received a deputation of the principal merchants, whom they dismissed with the most gracious promises of favour. Major-General Diebititch has arrived from Taganrog. Letters were received yesterday from Bahia to the 3d December. Sir Charles Stuart had not arrived from Rio Jasciro. Yesterday his Excellency Count Ludolf, Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Pl e nipotentiary of his Majesty the King of Naples, jointly with Mr. N. M. Rothschild, and accompanied by Mr. Charles Green, Notary Public. can celled and deposited in the Bank of England the amount of 16,50 a, in Special Bonds of the said Loan, being the first half of the sum fixed for the redemption of Bonds in the year 1526, including the saving of interest on the 18,310/. deposited to the Ist of Augutt last. JAMAICA. We yesterday rcceited Jamaica Papers to the lath of , December. The Roved Gazette of the preceding day, with its Supplements, contains an interesting debate in the House of Assembly on the 6th and 13th of December, on the Bill to .admit the evidence of slaves In certain cases, and under certain restrictions. In the meeting on the 6th three was a call of the House, and all the 3:embers were present except seven. Mr. Rennals presented the Report of the Committee on this Bill, and stated that it was founibal on the evidence of fourteen persona, wbo had been exA d. The object of the Bill which the Committee had prepared was to enable slaves of good character to give evidt lice in criminal cases, thus securing to them an ode plate protection of their rrsons. Mr. Hernial' spoke at some l e ngth in favour of the measure, which he cootentled was nor inconsistent with subordination, or the laws and regulations which at present exist in the island. The Bill thus proposed renders admissible the evidence of 'slaves in cases of murder, manning, mutilation, and every other species of grievous 111-treatment; it enables a Court and a Jury to con rid any white or other free person under the Sedition 13114 en the evidence of two slaves. All slaves reqnhed as witnesses are to he lodged in prison, with an allowance of Is. Bd. per day, unless their ow nets enter into recognizance. On the Bill being read, Mr. Hodgson moved that it be read a second time that day three months; and the motion was seconded by Mr. Hyslop; the former Gentleman said he was so averse to the Bill that he would oppose it in all its stages. Mr. BERRY opposed the Bill, as not sanctioned by the evidence of history, or by the present state of the slave population ; he said the slaves had not arrived at that state of morality and religion that enabled them to estimate sufficiently the solemnity and responsibi lity of an oath. 51r. Recorder &TREE voted for the second rending, because he wished it to be fully discussed, but declared his hostility to such a Bill at this period, whatever modifications might be put on it. Mr. HECTOR MITCHELL opposed the Bill, and read another he hatl drawn up, which rendered the evidence of the slave admis sible in cans of personal grievance, sod facilitated the obtaining of redress by a master, for injury committed on his slave, which he could now only obtain In the Supreme Assize Court, at an expense of lOW. Mr. STEWART, the Custos of Trelawney, voted for the se , and reading. Nothing but the bill, which he did not wish to precipi. tate, could, he said, protect the slave from oppression. 111 his speech he introduced some strong instances of cruelty, which were unpunished for the want of such a Bill. Ile said a woman had had her head inhumanly twisted off, and though there was 1 , 0 doubt of the offender's guilt, still the ease could not be brought be fore a Jury—not because the crime was not committed—not be cause there was a doubt of the truth of the evidence against the criminal, but because that evidence was illegal. There was an. other fact within the knowledge of every member—that in that very town a white man—a monster of cruelty—shut up, elf - ate:Jed Ms room in his house, an unfortunate female slave, and shrouded in darkness (uadiscovered as he hoped). with a hot iron (used for branding cattle), marked, disfigured, mutilated that fellow-being. whose misfortune it wait to be under his remorseless power. lie trusted in the defect of the law—be knew her evidence as a slave could not be received; but it chanced that a young man of colour seeing the window shut, and a smoke issui , :g from the room, sus pected what was going on. and by means of a crevice became a witness of the horrid act. The offender was afterwards convicted and punished. slr. MATS, the Custos of St. Andrew's, spoke in favour of the Bill, and Mr. lisasivrox against it. The question was then put • as to the reeling of the Ilia a second time on the following Tues day, which was carried by a majority of nineteen to sixteen. • On the 15th of December the Bill win read s second time, when Mr. W. BAYLEY moved that it be committed that day three months; the motion was seconded by Mr. REID, of Trelawney, who declared that the Bill was monstrous, fraught with danger, and the discussion of it calculated to disturb the public tranquillity. A debate ensued, and on the question being pu t that the Bill should be committed that day three months, it was carried by a majority of 24 to 13. The Bill therefore is lost. HE NEW COURT OF K !NW S BENCH AT WESTMINSTER. A correspondent, wlerhas Jiceasion frequently to attend the Court of King's Beueh.has sent us the following remarks on the new building in IVestminster-hall. We lay them before our readers as we have received them, premising only that they are the observations of a man of business : In contemplating, a public building of any kind, an idea is naturally raised in the mind of something that is grand and imposing. Lofty columns, spacious domes, and splen did architectural ornaments, involuntarily associate them selves in our imaginations; and, if the subject of our con templations be the seat of justice, where the boundaries of right and wrong are defined, and the laws of the empire administered, we then unite to all these the conception of a power and solemnity of effect commensurate with the dignity and importance of the purposes fur which it is designed. This may be accounted for, perhaps, upon principles similar to those to which the ideas of the sublime and beautiful are referred, and which are exemplified in the feeling by which our ancestors were inspired, when, meditating on the Deity, they dedicated to his worship temples that outshone the pah,ces of kings. But delightful as these things arc to the ins-- gination, and true as they may be in reference to the occa sions that give them birth, they are, however, for all prac tical purposes, incapable of being acted upon, and hence the choir of a cathedral is the only really useful part of the fabric. For the same reason public buildings of other descriptions, however extensive and magnificent may be their exterior, are always obliged in their interior con structions to prefer utility to grandeur, and convenience to effect. This is obviously the case with regard to the range of Law Courts that have just been erected on the west side of Westminster Hall. The first object to be effected by the architect was so to construct the Court as that the Counsel may be heard by the Jury and the Judge, the wit- , ness by the Counsel, the Jury and the Judge, and the Judge I by the whole Court. To accomplish this, the size of it must necessarily he circumscribed within certain limits, and those, it is obvious, must be too small to admit of much display of architectural science. It would therefore be itn proper to complain that the new Court of King's Bench does not accord with the idea which the nature of such a building would suggest to the imagination. All that is within the province of criticism therefore, in con sidering it, is its adaptation to the purposes intended. In this respect perhaps this Court is as faultless as from the nature of its situation it can be. The tbuilding is square. There is not the least echo; but the sound is, if anything, too much subdued : for although the Judges are able to hear Counsel from the utmost ex tent of the Court, in consequence of the canopy and cur tains concentrating the sound, yet when the Court is full there is a difficulty experienced by the auditory in distintly hearing at a distance from the speaker; this, perhaps, might be remedied by the partial removal of the circular piece of bead and fancy work that runs round the bottom of the lantern by which the Court is lighted ; or we should rather say intended to be lighted ; for in this particular considerable objection exists, while the light from the east side of the lantern (which is square, and terminated by a dome) falls directly •on the bench, to the great inconvenience of the Judges. The oppo site side admits of no light at all, its consequence of the contiguous buildings having been raised, so that a deep shadow is thrown upon the first two or three sea's appro priated to Counsel. The removal of the aforesaid filigree work would in a great degree remedy this incon venience, and blinds would obviate the former. The Court is peculiarly well arranged for bringing all parties in view of one another, the spectator having a full command from any part of the court over the whole of it. The accommodation for the public is not, perhaps, so great as might be expected ; there is, however, a gallery that runs round the south and east sides ot' the court, where every syllable can be distinctly heard, though the sight is very much obstructed by the galleries being outside of the walls of the court, and the view admitted only by three circular openings on the east side, and three windows on the south. The Court is uncommonly warm notwithstanding there are eight doors which open into it ; but being, as it is, surrounded on all sides by other buildings, no current of air can gain admission. It is altogether far superior to the Court of Common Pl eas, exce p t as to light, which is a defect that must be remedied. CASES OF SLANDER. The following curious decisions, which are to be found among the adjudged cases on the suliject of *Under, rhos/ how extremely tender the law has always been of any 4. tack upon the reputation or skill of its profeasorst If a man says of a counsellor of law, Thou art a na era, no leu-ni rry. an action Hrs. So adjudged in the Court oi Exchequer, and agreed per tutani curiam.-1 Vin. Aft. 445. He halla no more law thyt Mr. C.'s ho.—These woe& king spoken of an attorney, the Court inclined that they were actionable. and that the plaintiff should have judge ment, though it was objected that the plaintiff had nil declared that C. had a bal.—Merlin, 857, pl. S. Pasda. 19 Car. 11. Baktr v. Morfue. The Chief Justice was of opinion, that if C. had no hull, the scandal was Me greater. And it was pronounced per curiam in the same case, that to say of a lawyer, that he has no more law thah a goose, has been adjudged actionable.—Sid. 127, pl. 8. There it guars added as to the saying, hath no more law thaw the man in the noon, ib. 2 Kili. 209, the law, doubtletss contemplating the possibility of there being a man in the moon, and of his being a good lawyer. My Chief Baron ran Rot hear of one ear, adjudged lactionable, there being a co/Tv/him of his adminiot,;.:iort of justice. Mit not so if there had been no discourse a his justice.-1 Vin. Ab. 446. When ordinary persons were the subject of Ott& whose character the law did not take into Its " holy keeps ing," its latitude of construction watt much more liberal. An action W&v brought fsr saying, "Thus ar! a farswariS fellow, and we will prone thee so." This was held cot Sc. tionable, because is the falure lease.—Siderfin, 48. _ To say that a per.(oil stole tobacco not of his master's slap was held not actionable withnut averring that there was tobacco in the & V. 4. Saying of Sir Citatitr o r lattut ass "helaa a Ls 00. soicher, and if a man will give him a cm:1;1e of caper's (Ir 6 sheep as a bribe, he will take it," was held not act:onable, for' it cannot be intended what blond he sucked.—Ceo,A Eliz. ;106. flow greatly have the channels of justice been purifiki since this period! Our enlightened Judges of the prevent (lay would smile to hear such caves quoted as precedents. It'e do&it if a single Barrister could now be found that would rise his reputation by even v.eferrin;; to them authority ; yet the •e cases at the time excited great lour rest, and were detet mined with quit gravity. THE COTTON TRADE. st.wk I Sea INland stained ditto Upland V2'2,400 i Alabama. stc. kars Bahia 1.1.1001 Msranham P. ruambuce ac,no Mina and Para 2.400 Demerara 2.3tt0 %Vest Edia 6MOO Egyptian 65.503 Bourbon 400 Surat and Madras 9,20) Bengal tc.500 302,Z0 1 ) 107,95 U From Louisiana and Mississippi - 3836 bales. Across the Lake - 614 Mobile - - 175--4524 EXPORTED. To Ilavre - 1171; Antwerp - 695 Boston - 497 New York - 2U6-2574 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. MONDAY, FEB. 6. 4i to 1 art Monarch 11 to 1 aget Tredrille II to I apt Gramarie 13 to 1 &get The General 2a to 1 agat Advance 22 to 1 apt Panic R to l apt Pawn 64 to 1 apt Mignionette 74 to 1 apt Fillagree ST• 1 7 to 1 agst Bedlamite 11 to 1 ago Belzoni 12 to 1 &get Crusader 20 to 1 agst Barataria 24 to 1 agst Brother to ranny 9.000 to 10 against The Gen and Pawn for the Oaks (taken). 2,000 to 10 against The Gown Mr. Greville's two for the Oaks atalk of CO3IPARISON OF STOCK AND PRICES OF COTTON AT Lieut. COOL 3IST JAN. EACH YEAR. Stock; Prices 1825. I Prices 182 c 1825! F. d. s. d. s. d. s. 1 ti a 2 2 I hi a 2 3 '0 7 a 0 11:0 9; a 1 2. 5 100 0 fi n 0 0 H. a 0 11i 0 g- s 0 7 .. 0 9; a 0 11* 0 7 a 0 91 0 101 a 1 1 7.00 0 n a 0 9.1 0 114 a 9.10. ' 0 9 a 0 9. 1 , 0 111 a 1 0 14,00 0 9/ a 0 10,;,: 1 04 a 1 1 Goo! o eA a 0 o 1 o 9 a 9 11 300' 0 9 a 0 W.', 0 11 a 1 1 4.100 , 0 81, all 9%. 0 9 a 0 11 7,5001 0 7. a(I 10 -, 0 II!, a 10} H 0 a 1 3 • .009 P 0 5 I 0 61 0 7 , a 0 11 5,000 1 0 51 a 0 6.{,U 6i a 0 84 (From the Ciactthton Com, ier, Jan. 9. Inn.) COTTON—Sea islands aid Sat:•cet continue notnlnally as 9uoted in our last. Na additional sales of the former, and amps tew of the latter in the course a; the week. Uplands have cape. rienced a further decline. the principal .ale. being at 13 a 13i amts. a. a. a general quotiv:on we put them down at 13 a 135 cents, al. though some of the more approved Brands would command ratchet higher rates. Quotations, nominally—St's Wands, 45 • AO Stained ditto, 20 ; slain and Santee, 24 a 32 ; Short Staple, 13 a 131. ]freights—Cotton to England, id. to id. per lb. ; to France li . to li cents. per lb. Twenty.three millions worth of property was exported from Nor Orleans in the year en ing 39th Sept. last, more than fifteen mil. lions of which was in Cotton. IDIPORTS OF COTTON INTO NEW ORLEANS FllO3l OTH TO 16TH DEC. ift24. Arrived since the Ist Oct. -150 M balm. Same time last year 311768 Exported since Ist Oct. - - 8864 Same time last year 129.47 Stock on hard this day, including all on shipboard - 9946 Stock on hand same Increase of Sock . 14 , 8 i time last year . 19312 Quo-at.on—Lattisiana and Al ississippi, choice, 16i a 17 ; Ditto, prim" 13 a 16, sales ; Ditto. seconds, 12. a 14 dull. A LIST OF THE PREACHERS APPOINTED BY THE LORD BISHOP OP LONDON TO PILBACK IN THE. CITY AND SUBURBS or LONDON. IN LENT, Ida.' On Wednesdays and Fridays, in the Churches of St. Dunstan in the West. St. Michael. Camila:lL • Fcb. 8. Ash Wed. Mr. Putt, Arch. Mr. Jones, Archdeacon fa deacon of London. Essex. 10. Fri. Mr. Archdeacon Goadard. Mr. Bellamy. 15. M ed. Mr. Ackland. Mr. Sharpe. 17. Fri. Mr. Wheldale. Dr. Vivian. 22. Wed. Mr. Barneby. Mr. Matthias: 24. Fri. Mr. Barham. Mr. A ntrobus. Mar. 1. Wed. Dr. Farrington. Mr. Crawley. 8. Frl. Mr. Clare. Mr. Lindon. 8. Wed. Mr. Beckwith. Mr. Hatch. 10. Fri. Mr. Birch. Dr. Hamilton. 15. Wed. Mr. Martyn. Mr. Wix. 17. Fri. Mr. King. Mr. Burgh. 22. Wed. Mr. strong. Dr. Shepherd. 24. Good Fri. Mr. Lloyd. Sir. Wrench. St. James, lirestminstcr. St. CUes in the Fleas. Fcb. 8. Ash Wed. Dr. Watson, Arch- , Mr. Cambridge, Archtloa. deacon of St. Alban's. con of .Middlesex. 10. Fri. Dr. Randolph. Mr. Archdeacon Nares. 15. Wed. Mr. Rodber. Mr. Duane. 17. Fri. Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Carlton. 22. Wed. Dr. Owen. Dr. Gaskin. 24. Fri. Mr. Wood. Mr. Beresford. Mar. 1. Wed. Dr. Dibtltn. Dr. Busfield. 3. Fri. Mr. Parker. 111 r. Bingham. 8. Wed. Mr. W. Johnson. Dr. Macleod. 10. Fri. Dr. Richards. Mr. Horne. 15. Wed. Slr. Plimby. Mr. hh11111100T). 17. Fri. Mr. Simkinson. Dr. ollingworth. 22. Wed. Dr. Spry. Dr. Chandler. .. 24. Good Fri. Mr. Ward. Mr. Henson. N.B. Prayers will begin at eleven o'clock, and there will be a sermon every Wednesday and Friday in Lent, at the Cathedral Church of St. PauL The attendance was more numerous, and the betting brisker than for some time, a great many horses being backed to a largo amount, particultely for the Derby, for which the General is get ting up. Filiagree for the Oaks is receding, but the odds on the whole arc not materially altered. 28 to 1 apt Rowena 30 to 1 agst Cedric 30 to 1 apt The Waterloos 30 to 1 apt Pluto 31 to l apt BarooklunclptsicB 95 to 1 apt Boman If. It to 1 apt Henry 11 to 1 apt Raehael 111 to 1 apt Elizabeth Ceti. 20 to 1 apt Calypso 38 to 1 apt Restless 10,000 to 100 apt BUM Man. chaos= (taken) for the Derby and St. Leger, it for the Derby and St. Leger. and Ltaken). ; ... ,_. O tte . ii . ~ ACCOUNT OF ONE S TALE OF tiuTTON. — 1411.5. O f of black seed cotton, planted on the lith May last, by a On Sunday evening a burglary was committed in Flats.. gentleman for ornament in a garden, in a rich soil, to which street ; the house No. 46, belonging to Mr. licorge Rianiblsi no hoe was ever used. Height of the plant was eight feet, tailor a and draper,broken was into, and robbed of property. rooming, it is conjectured, to upwards of MIDI, Mr. it to.bi• commenced picking 25th October, and ended 9th Jan 1 January. end his family had r oved during repairs which hums g the ane • Gathered 420 pods, 36 pods injured by the frost and re- was undergoing, and the shopmnn in whose care the O had r . 1 . 1 main on the plant ; produce 7:i oz. of clean, and 2 oz. been left went out on Sunday. at three Moor . d did nut returs until ten at night, when he found that stained ; hand picked ; weight of seed 19i oz. There the hall srftiitt t i cs _ apc , court near St. Dunstan'a church, had bran opened wit h . A' _ltl e :4 were a number of flowers plucked off early in the !mason, or the produce would have been mute.—Charlatan Paper ker. The thieves broke open two cash-boxes, its which May F rot/ Jan' 11. a 101. and aM. note, and nine sovereigns. It is supposed Mat, ass burglary was effected bane the watch was NU 3 3 C • , ' . ' . 11 I it'