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BRUSSELS PAPERS. yesterday we received Brussels Papers to the 97th inst. from which it appears that the Government of the Nether lands has rejected the proposal for es!ablishing limitations on the exportation and importation of grain, and has de cided in favour of an entirely fr. - ..c trade. BarssrLs, The official papers relative to the free trade in corn are now pub lished at the Hague, by his Majesty's orders. The Committee appointed by his Majesty on the ith of 3lareli, lam, after rejecting the plans laid before it, proposed as a salu tary measure , in the critical state of agriculture, to fix a maxim:in: and minimum for the importation and exportation of grain. (This proposal tin made by a majority of it to 5.) In a Report to the King, M. Roell, Minister of State, the Pre. sident of the Committee thought it his duty to support the opinion of the minority ; he conceived that nothing eoukl be done with sue. ass, and that, consequently, nothing ought to be done. The opinion of M.. de Roell was afterwards adopted by the 311. Mater of the Interior and of National Indnstr The last paper is a Report, made to the by the Council of State. After a mature examination, the Cootttil concludes by sny irg, that it cannot point any certain means of relieving the farm er. tad that the English Government has lately made, publicly, the same avowal; it considers unrestricted freedom of the eons trade as the only remedy for evils which it is net given to man to cure radically. The Council therefore joins the above-mentioned Ministers in respectfully soliciting his Majesty to stide by his re. solution of preserving and securing this liberty to the nation, and not to adopt the proposal of the Committee." His Majesty acceded to this opinion. and after so rigorous en in. vcstigation (the collection contains 307 pages and several tables), we may believe that the affair is finally set at rest, and that there is no Imam to fear (says the Ilague Gazette) any restriction in the corn wade. Attosnenn, Jas. 13. Notwithstseding all that is published relative to the favourable dispositions of the Porte towards the Christian Powers, we learn from good authority that the commercial intercourse with the Rita. aim ports in the Black Sea continues to be in a lamentable mate of stagnation. A letraw has been communicated to us. written ire directly from Perm by a person of some distinction. He expresses h as follows :—"f he vessels coining front the Levant are s:ill subjected to the most rigorona search. Those belonging to nations with alibis t h e Porte is on the bcat terms, and whom governments hare rendered it of late the most signal services, are no bette' treated than the others, as soon as there destination is one of the Russian port; in the Black Sea." A separate negotiation has been carried on between Lord Strang. ford and the Reis Effendi, relative to the expedition prepared in the MetSserranean by the Erirlish, spinet the Regency of Tunis. The Porte is said to have made ones of such a nature as to sum rend all hostile plans against that State. It is known th a t Lord Strangtord has sent despatches to the English Admiral, who's at Malta. They will doubtless teach him in time, for he has sot made any senous preparations to soil foe Tools. PORTUGAL. Lisbon Gazettes to the t2tst inst. reached us yesterday Morning; they are wholly silent on the affairs of Soutb America. The following are extracts: 1.111;cm, JAN : 13. The Gazette cestalas a circular letter from the Board of Com merce to the Stsperimendents of the Custom-houses in the several parts of the kingdom, in which they arc ordered strictly to pot in hirer the laws against smuggling, rierous complaints having been made by the silk manufacturers of the illegal importation and sale of foreign goods of that kind, as well as others, to the great injury of the national manufactures, and in contempt of the salutary taws and adenomas which hare been from time to time enacted and published against this pernicious abuse and abominable crime. The liazettr continues the publication of the papers relative to the mission of Conde de Rio Mayor ; it publishes also the speech of the President of the United States. THE GREEKS. Letters bare been received from Greece, which fully confirm the preceding accounts from that part of the globe. The following, which is from an official source, de scribes the condition of the Turks, as one of real per plexity. " lilmotowcitt„ Dec. 23, 1823. " 1 have almarly inftumed you that a Turkish brig was pursued by a number of Oreek ships, on the 111th lost., and after • gallant canning tight, driven on a reek near Ithaca. The °reeks, after sinking the ship, pursued 48 Turk s, who sonOtreibge on the shore ; some were 'titled, some award. The brig had 250.0110 piastres en beard, for the payment of the soldiers at Pates. Let ters adarztsted to scaff niche, the Ccmimandant, and others, stated that the troops had had Ismer for eighteen months, and that the Porte, during that period. had not gives them wheresithal "to pay the barbers for sharing them." Used' Paella's hills. for the payment of provisions, had been rejected at Constantinople. Tbe COnsgstalant of Caron applied to the Porte for cannoneer; IW' animultftense The reply was, that they had not cannoneer, wen SO Turley theileet, but that thew would send a ripply of am monition. an the 10th Dec. a Greek vessel, with SO men, attack *,a Turkish vessel with 79 men on braid ; the latter am proomd -141 *am Patras to IPrevess, with persons who hod en account of Abodes that prevail at Patna. The fight was an obstinate that Turkish sweet went down; seven men were taken anti saved: of the rest, some reached the shore, bat meat of them were FOREIGN LOANS, 4.e. TO TB E EDITOR oli - THE BRITISH PRESS. hosenow, STOCK EICRAXISE. Sin,—l am fond of a bottle of wine ; nevertheless I pay the duty cheerfully upon some pipes annually for myself and friends, for I think it is the best tan of all, because it is voluntary to the consumers; in fact it is justifiable, on scriptural grounds, to prevent drunkards, by keeping wines and apirits dear. However, I cannot aford to drink cham mne, claret, &e. which are double priced to good old port. Our krri n alators have doubtless sound policy for encou raging the impOrtation from Portugal and Xl:Weirs, and, comparatively, prohibiting the eonsiiinption of French pro duce in England, though this is not a very relishing dose, for old Louis. Sound policy also requires reasonable pre cautious on behalf of the people against all foreign trade or traders. Without longer preface, Sir, I mean to enter my humble protest against the permission of any more Foreign Loans. Our own Stocks are surely enough ;—SOO,OOO,OOOk, and jobbers enough, without the necessity of erecting the New Foreign Stock Exchange, to feed a host of foreigner., which augurs that England is ready to lend her money to an the borrowers she can find in the world. Every man has undoubtedly a right to dispose of his money or pro-' perty any how while living, and nothing is held more sacred tban wills after death. I protest against the establishment of Foreign Loans becoming a legal system in England, without any restric tions or regulations; as I consider the English Stock Ex change opens its doors quite wide enough to all sorts of gamblers, bulls, and bears: therefore we do not want Rua siaus, Prussian., Colombians, French, Spaniards, &c. to make us all gamblers, in the act of emptying our pockets. When France declared war against Spain, grin since its unjust invasion. we have seen poverty stare her bond holders in the face, mill ruin overtake them amidst the ahoeks of war. All nations are liable to warfare, even to 'become our enemies, and fight us with our own money. Yet a sapetabundant capital, or a want of trade, or sate investments, induce people, from a few evil examples, to risk their money to en rich some celebrated jobbers and con tractors, and impoverish themselves; for be assured, the first contractors are always the first to get oat of the fire they create. or these and many other cogent reasons, I propose to bring a bill into the next session—not, indeed, to render the gambling in Foreign Stocks unlawful, at onoi, but to make it unlawful to entcr into foreign contracts for loans, or to buy, or sell, or transfer the same, without the pay ment of a damp dot!, of ten per cent. in the shape of a Property tax, to redeem our own nstiona! debt (as I see Ito other chance of its being paid), or in the event of need, which I anticipate, to be applied for the support of all such ruined or decayed jobbers who may otherways suffer from foreign wars, much worse than the &NM Sea babble. Sir, I have much more to say upon this national griev ance, which, I hope, may save thousands from wretched ness, and promote the revenue or charitable Listitatioca of Great Britain also. I am, Sir, yours truly, JOHN BULL. P.R.-1 intend to send you the dra ft or spy of the bill ' Propose to introduce as soon as Parliament opens, except lotne of the profession, or your readers, do so, who are 4 ul 4 ified for such purposes. I had almost forgetter to mate, that the fo:lawin.• Loans will shortly be required:— Fo r the Poor Knigh.,, of Windsor . - .£250,000 0 Fa the P of lice- c . - - 1.000.1551 0 Pot the Jews •' . - - $.f551.010 0 Dv th e moved Totk: - . . 3,500,000 0 . For t ' he P.strimanx (to be sent out in the. rest Pot liapedition) "e t - - the Dew of dtt7iert (who will tit twenty actftdited agents Provh:ed be can find money 1 5115 en) ' - 1,500.004 o For• r . - - t., Spanish Inqui,;tion - - - 1,2(m,0410 0 1 rm Vranee• to build a Navy and cart' on the SLive Trades - L 23 10 A HINT TO Comovaaoas.—A poor Persian woman complained to Mahtnoud, Great ('ham of Tartary, who conquered Persia in the tenth century, against a person who murdered her only son in the province of Yrac, in Persia. " How would you have one do justice at such a distance?" said the Prince. " And why then did you conquer, when you cannot govern at such a distance?" re plied the distracted mother. CAVTION.—BEAR'S GRE•Sr..—J. Atkinson, importer of the genuine Bears' Grease, respectfully cautions the Public against numerous counterfeits of the above article . • many of these counterfeits are sold as low as Is., anti are only lard, marrow, &r., and some are very injurious to the hair. The genuine of his ire. potation has a Dear printed on the top of the pot, and a printed bill round the pot with his signature and address. The high esti. nation this article has long held for the growth of hair, and the remarks of a celebrated modern lecturer on physiology, that " Bears' Grease from the animal in its native climate possesses very remarkable properties for regenerating the hair," supersedes the necessity of iunher remark. . 1 . A. will only add, that this is a genuine article, which he regularly receives once in six or eight weeks train his Correspondents in Russia. It it of the very finest quality, and very pleasant for dressing the hair, making it beauti. fully soh and glossy. gold by the importer, James Atkinson, . 5,0,70,800 o Perfumer, 44, Gerrard.street, London ; and by appointment-.(Fa Venders' names sec Advertisement.] ORATORTO AT DRURY-LANE. If we congratulate the lovers of fine sacred music on the auspicious commencement of the present oratorio season, and the director, Mr. Bochsa, on the successful debut of last night, it is not because we consider the choice of (pieces he made for the occasion was altogether the most judicious he might have determined upon ; but because many among them were highly eligible, and calculated to produce the greatest gratification ; while the band, re " garded in its totality of voices and instruments, is sulmi -1 rably appointed, and cannot fail of commanding a continu ance of that favour with which its various excellences were so cheerfully, and, indeed, enthusiastically greeted. ' The performance, as usual, was divided into three parts: the first part coniisted of selections from Handel's Mes siah, which, we must say, were chosen with taste and discri mination: the second was an oratorio, in one act, said to have been composed by Schneider, expressly for the King of Prussia: and the third was purely miscellaneous. The chief of the principal performers were Mrs. Salmon, Miss Paton, and Miss Stephens; Mr. Braham, Mr. Bellamy, Mr. Pyne, and Mr. Sapio. Of these Mr. Braham, Mrs. Salmon, Mr. Sapio, Mr. Bellamy, and Miss Stephens, were engaged in the first part; and by their successful ex ertions, gave every effect of which the beautiful and ' interesting airs allotted to them are capable, when vociferated by the best singers. Mr. Braham's " Cons .rore ee my people," and " Leery valley shall be ex ! alted," were given with a chastity of manner, a truth and force of expression, from which', doubtless, had the great master from the sublimity of whose genius they issued, been living and present, he could not have with held his applause. Mrs. Salmon was most happy in "There were shepherds abiding in Me • and " R juice greatly, 0 Datightm of Zion !" the latter of which airs she gave with a kind of holy joy that enchanted every hearer, and only left the audience to doubt whether the perfect appro priateness of her intonation, or the sweetness of her exe cution, formed her superior claim to their applause. &Tits, in " ' rebuke lath broken his heart," and " Behold arid see," acquitted himself with a degree of pathos that drew upon his performance the loudest expres sions of approbation. Bellamy's " Why do the heathen rap,e?" was a good specimen of energetic singing ; and Miss Stephens, with her style of delivering " I know that my Redeemer liveth," enraptured the whole house. Purity of expression, sweetness of tone, and tbs. most decisive marks of a just conception of the com poser's meaning, were the principal characteristics of her perthnnance of this divinely simple and immortal melody ' • and it was her felicity to have an audience that was sensible to its merits and her own. In a word, the recitatives, ails, and choruses of this part of the night's bill of fare were admirably and most effectively executed ; and, to the praise of the band and the chorus-singers, " Hallelnjah! fur the Lord God omnipotent reigneth," was thundesef forth with an animation and a precision that have every advantage to its fine, dense, and com pact harmony, the power of which has ever been so truly and deeply felt by every admirer of the noblest province of musical composition. We are not unmind ful of the overpowering effeet of " The Horse and his Rider" in Israel and Eger pt ; the masterly constructed chcrus of "Let the celestial concerts all unite," in Samp son; nor of the opening chorus of " The Dettin i cen Te Deem," when we pronounce the "Hallelujah" chorus in " The Messiah" to be the grandest of all Handel's efforts, and the most decisive proof of the majesty , and towering east of his genius. Of " The Day of , Judgment," we are sorry not to be able to speak in terms of very high commendation. That it possesses some evidence of real science, and a respectable degree • of general ability, we willingly allow : but truth will not permit us to go any further. Of sublimity, greatness of manner, or originality of conception, it affords very t slender symptoms, and not unfrequently the composer has completely missed: his way. The few attempts at fugue writing are poor, confused, and tame; and, in some in , stances, the accompaniments, where they should be stately and solemn, are light and volatile, absolutely given in jig time, and calculated to render the meet awful circums'ance I ridiculous. Ve'ith respect to what are meant for Airs, they are strictly worthy of any other appellation than that. Except in the quartet, " A Throne is prepared fa. Me l'ir-rin," sung by Mrs. Salmon, Miss Paton, Braham, and Bellamy, everything like melody would seem to have been studiously avoided; and in that we find a prettiness, that,: if not childishly sweet, is unmeaning, unanalogous and perfectly at variance with th e sen ti me nt o f t h e wor d s , and the characters in whose mouths these words are put. At Mr. Schneider's embarrassment in fugue compositions we have already hinted ; and have only to add, that his choruses, without exception, are so many evidences of dry German labour, un , ,, , ,raced and unrecommendcd by a single lapse into the true nature of sacred choral music, uncharac terised by a single feature of bold and noble fabrication, ingenious contrivance, end those bursts of conglomerated • hanncny which surprise, electrify, and exalt the soul. Even Haydn would have better maintained the elevation his instrumental productions acquired him, had he avoided oratorial composition. We cannot therefore abstain from advising the composer of " The Day ofJudgment" either to • give a different course to his studies, or keep his vocal pro . ductions from the public ear, till long and persevering op • plication has rendered him capable of composing melcali ously, expressively, and grandly. The third part of the . evening's entertainment was miscellaneous, judiciously se r lected, and executed with all the beauty to be expected from the talents Mr. Bochsa has brought together. Miss • Stephens's song of " Bid me discourse" was exquisitely sung ; ' as was Braham's Scotch ballad of "Smile again, my bonnie I lassie," composed by Parry. Rossini's duet of "Ah se mud cosi faciami" was charmingly given by Mrs. Salmon and I Sapio ; and the same lady, in some respects, was no less fe liatous in "iffy fudging is on the cold ground," though she , must pardon us if we cannot avoid insisting upon it, that I nothing could be less proper than frittering away so beau , tifully pathetic a melody in variations. A song to per formed is, at best, but a concerto performed on the larynx, and in such a song such a performance is a sacrilege. bliss Paton's " Lo! here the gentle Lark," was admirably exe cuted ; and the flute accompaniment, by Birch (in Ni cholson's absence, occasioned by a sprained ancle), was • worthy of the occasion. Of the band, it is but justice to say that it comprises a great variety of merit, and was • led by Mori with point and precision. The pastoral gym• . phony in the "Messiah" was delightfully performed, and all the accompaniments were given with an attention to the voice that marked the judgment of Sir George Smart (the • conductor), and the general subordination of the orchestra, which was as full as it was able. Lindley's concerto, be tween the first and second parts, merits our particular notice. The tones, as usual, of his violoncello, were everything • that real genius can extract from the strings of that manly and generous instrument—and his performance bad the rare merit of not being too long. Nicholson's compelled absence (which was apologised for), of course deprived the audience of the pleasure expected from the liquid amt melting notes of his flute; but Birch proved so good a substitute, that the house was far from being fastidious on the occasion. On the whole, the night's performance was very flatteringly received ; for notwith standing the distaste expressed towards Mr. Schneider's Oratorio (which we should suppose will be withdrawn) the first and third parts extorted so much applause, as to throw a veil over the second, and give Mr. Bochsa a truly favour able omen of his career through the present season. The house was full, and the company highly respectable. DINNER AT GOLDSMITH'S HALL. On Thursday the Goldsmith's Company gave a grand entertainment at their spacious and elegant Hall, in honour of the King's accession to the throne, upon which occasion the Hall received several additional ornaments and decora tions, the principal of which was a marble bust of his Majesty by Chantry, which was placed at the top of the Hall, behind the President, in honour of his Majesty being Master of the Company, and which had been put up spe cially for that memorable anniversary. The following new, costly, and elegant ftags were hung up on the occasion The Standard of England, the City of London Arms, the Company of Goldsmith's Arms; the Arms of Sir Hugh Middleton, the establisher of the New River; the Arms of Sir Bartholomew Read, who was a member of the Com pany, and Lord Mayor of London three hundred years since. In addition to the usual lights in the hall, it was illu minated with gas over the sideboard of the gold service of plate, with stars and other fanciful devices. The bottom of the hall was also illuminated with gas. The dinner given upon the occasion was most sump , tuous, consisted of every delicacy, and was served up with the greatest order and regularity, in very excellent style. _ . . __ _ _ 'Mr. Newbury, one of the Wardens, Presided, in the ab sence of Mr. Henderson, the principal Warden, who gave the first toast, after noticing the joyous occasion on which they had assembled—to celebrate the King's Accession to the Throne— " Ilis Majesty King George the Fourth," with three times three," which was drunk with acclamations, and great applause. Mr. R. Clarke, of his Majesty's Chapel Royal, who bad the arranging and directing of the musical department en gaged on the occasion, headed an excellent assemblage of vo cal performers, who sang God save the King in very tine style (the verse and solo parts by himself)—Mr.Goulden, Mr. Broadhurst, Mr. C. Taylor, and Master Smith, with ah additional and appropriate verse. The Wirkhamists' Grace was sung instead of Non Nobis Demise, the solo parts by Master Smith. Several charming ancient and modern glees were sung in the course of the evening, In a very fine style, particu larly When Winds breathe soft. Mr. Goulden sung several of Dibtlin's songs, Mr. Broad ' burst several Scotch songs, and Mr. C. Taylor several comic songs, in all of which they eminently excel. Mr. C. Tay:or was encored in The Seven Wonders. EDINBURGH DINNER TO CELEBRATE MR. FOX'S BIRTH-DAY. On Monday a numerousa7luiTTly respectable meeting of the friends and admirers of the Right lion. Charles James Fox &nem bled in the Waterloo Tavern, Itlinbargh, to celebrate the anni versary of the birth of that eminent patriot and statesman. The present meeting, though not honoured with the company of so many distinguished strangers as upon some former occasions, was notwithstanding remarkable for circumstances of peculiar domestic attraction and interest, which was manifested by the at. tendance of the usual number of the neighbouring aristocracy and gentry, and more than the usual complement from the mercan tile classes. The number of the company was from three to four hundred, among whom were the Noble Charms!' (Lord A. Ha. milton), his Grace the Duke of Hamilton. the Earl of Rosalyn, Lord Loughborough ; Jelin Ferguason, of Raith, Esq.; the Crou pier; General Sir Ronald Fergusson, Ban. M.P.; J. Kennedy, Esq. M.P. ; John Maxwell, of Pollock. Esq. M.P.: J. P. Grant, Eark. M.P.; James Stuart, E. of Dunearn; James Gibson Craig, Esq. of Riccarton ; F. Jeffrey, and James Moncrief, Esqrs. Advocates, &c. &c. e regret that we are unable to give the report at length of a meeting which exhibited all the eloquence, public spirit, enthu. slam, and conviviality attendant on these assemblages in further ance of liberal principles and Constitutional freedom in Scotland ; but we select a brief account of a few of the moat characteristic speeches.. . _ . After the cloth was removed, the usual toasts of " The King," " The Duke of York." and the rest of the Royal Family, were given in succession, and drunk with the usual honours. The CUAIRMAN addressed the meeting with a brief but elo quent eulogium on the great political and social merits of Mr. Fox, which was followed by the usual ceremony of drinking to his memory. Then succeeded the health of the Duke of Sussex, and the prin. ciples which placed his Family on the Throne. After which lllr. Illowcanir arose and proposed the memory of Lord Erskine, which was introduced with the following sketch of that celebrated lawyer:—" Thomas Erskine was, beyond all question, the most extraordinary man of our age, abounding in men of extraordinary talent. Betwixt Fox. and Pitt, and Burke, she-i -den and Wyndham, he placed himself in the centre of that sphere to which he had destined himself. It was not by his commanding eloquence and the brilliancy of his imagination, that he raised him. self from comparative obscurity, but it was the foundation that be acted upon, to which he oiled Its SIAM eminence std isms. Pam the first time that he addressed thi Court of King's Bench, from the back rows, in defence of a mss 'Wee imputed crime was, that he had exposed abuse and corruption, he, even at that time, in the opinion of the oldest pr a ctitioners, pla ced himself at the sum. mit of that reputation which never deserted him. It was not his intention to go through the particular, of his laborious life. But all would remember his unwearied endeavours for the liberty of Juries, and the defence of the Dean of St. Asaph . It was not for him to contend for a new law; but for a fair inter pretation of the law, as it was; and his exertions were ulti mately crowned with gunners by the bill which his friend, lily. Fox, sucteenfully carried through Parliament. Lord Erskine, also, was a distinguished friend of the Liberty of the Press— the great, if not the very greatest engine, that can be employed in defence of the rights of the subject; and for which reason men who are fond of despotic principles abhor it the more— (loud cheers). Ibis Lordship's hatred of constructive treason pre vailed in the trial of Lord George Gordon ; but a more arduous task remained fur him in 1794 (Immense cheering). When we look at him, almost alone, opposed to the whole weight of the Crown—the weight of Parliament, which had prepared , and, in a manner, preferred the charges against the prisoners--to the pre. judices of many of the class of thinking people, wrought upon by false alarms, and tricks which are kept alive In our recollections by their own odiousness (cheers) to the prejudices of his own profes sion ; what must has.: been his feelings, when became out of Court with the grand conviction, that he had once more baffled the monster, Courtrai lire Treason ! For bit part, however, he could not have believed that man could do so much. For the honour of himself and his country, his Lordship had been withdrawn from the station which he had occupied with so much advantage to the country ; but his principles remained unshaken to the last, and he lost no opportunity of coming forward to defend the principles of liberty and justice. These were his great merits; but it would ' not be justice to him not to mention, that resolute, determined, and even violent as he was, when occasion called for it, no one gave less offence than his Lordship. B the sincerity of his opi. ohms, the urbanity of his manners, and his manly simplicity, he commanded the good opinion of all who knew him. This was a part of his character which entitled him to their gratitude, inde pendently of his politics. Recollecting all this—that he was a Constitutional ‘Vhig of the glorious Revolution—that he was not a demagogue who would cut down one branch of the Legislature to exalt another and recollecting the ease of the unfortunate man, Hatfield, in which he so consistently upheld his own principles of liberty, while he :lid homage to the monarchy—recollecting all this, and the honour and purity of Lord Erskine'll character, it is to be doubted if there is one (excepting Mr. Fox himself) to whom the country has been more indebted. To such a man, It is fitting that a monument be erected, though none can be erected which will survive his fame. We had in this country a man descended from the same noble stock, and gifted with the same nobility of mind. He also is gone ! That is a subject not to be entered upon. But Lord Erskine's deeds belong to the country and the world ; anti the pa., es which record them will be the brightest in our annals. The health of :.Ir. Jeffrey having been drunk, that Gentleman rose and observed, that we are very naturally and properly occupied with the champions of our freedom, and the interests of our own country. But lie now had to entreat their attention and bring under the notice of the Meeting, a country and a people, which, how ever identified with ourselves at one period, was now, he thanked God, U a foreign country ar.d a foreign community. Ile alluded to the nited heroes of America—an independent State which hat never crouched to the wishes of despots, and never could he sub dued by the violence of invasion ; and it was certainly destined to exhibit in the future history of the civilized world a prominent in stance of what a State can accomplish, when the people individually and collectively co-operated to maintain the birth-right of freedom, and preserve the interests of freemen (cheers). But it was not his province to occupy the attention of the meeting with a detail of their growing greatness and their growing influence. To that futu rity we all looked forward with pleasure; and all present, he doubt. cd not, looked to the measures which they had employed, and the happy effects of the operation of those measures,which of themselves ' afforded a most powerful and triumphant argument, of what well regulated liberty could produce—that form of liberty, and that form of government, which the new world so strictly displayed. What were the topics perpetually resorted to, and what were the objections perpetually thrown upon those who advocated liberal principles? That they were calculated to produce disorder and tumult. In the face of the world, he would appeal to the history of the United States, as affording a complete refutation of those most unjust and most ungenerous calumnies. In what nation was there to little tumult; in what country was liberty more flourishing, and party spirit lets violent—and whose laws and constitution were so happily productive of the best interests of the community? Let us only reduce to practice those principles as the teat of their intrinsic merit, and their public utility—principles which the energy of freedom can alone bestow, and which invariably lead to tranquillity, happiness, and peace. The southern pkrts of America had been civilized long before the United States: their soil was more fruitful, their climate more genial, and their opportunities and source:: of wealth were more sure; and yet, with all these ad. vantages, they were trodden down by the bigotry of Monks, they were in a state of the most abject slavery, and, from their ruins, the first escort of glorious liberty had arisen. Without any advantage but the energy of freedom, they had built fur themtelvdt on the solid foundation of liberty. It was no exaggerated account he gave when he said, that without a single exception, America pna.; seined in her present situation more energy, more force, and more UNIVERSITY INTEI,LIGENCE. CAM/1111110E, JAY. 28. The foliowlhg is a list of the Whole putriber that passed the examinations, of whom, however, several have not yet completed their terms, and consequently were not ad mitted to their degrees on Saturday : ring's Calkge—Wilder - 1 Trinity Co/kge.-Barhatn, Bateman, Beaumont, Drown, Buck, Campbell, Creswell, Edwards, Flood, Foster, France, French, Gibson, Gurney, Hencaye, Hopkinson, Hurst. .leromie, King, Kinsey, Johnstone, Lawton, be fevre. London, Lockwood, Lodge, Mackay, Malkin, Mar. tin 31ellish, Patteson, Pearson, Piggott, R emington, Hi.. catho, Robinson, Rodmell, Smith, Start, Sturgess, Ten. neat, Thistledtwaite, Thomas, Thicken, Thornton, Tur ner, Utten, Vesey, White, Wood - - • - 20 St. John's rot:err—Benson, Benyon, Blundell, Bromilow, Brown. Carrighen, Carter, Chabot, C. Clarke, R. Clarke, Clay, Codiington. Coleridge, Cowling, Hayman, Dighton, Dovell, Drake, Duck, Dunderdalc, Ferris, Fielder, Listen. by, Grant, Greta, Halton, Hannam, [Upper, Hills, Holmes, Huxley, Hyde, James, Jerson. batten, Lawson, Lewis , ' Lutwidge Maxwell, 31'CaU, Neucatre, Osborne, Parry, Peart, Place, Powell, Pyne, Huddork, A. Smith, Wake, Wheat, Wilde, Williams, 'Wilmot, Wilson - 56 St. Peter's College—Belville, Cobb, Heathen, Evans, Hamil. ton, Laing, Rocket, West, Wilson - - 9 Clare //aa--Bazeley, Calcraft, Lagden, Lakes, Teeson, Whiter Pembroke llall—Arlett, Atkinson, Pooley, Rising, Sandys, Turner, Wimbolt, Worley, sen., Wor‘ley, km. - 9 Coins ralkge—Arnold, Clayton, Cory, Guest, Image, Max well, Moore, Sendall, Senkler, Felker It Corpus Christi College-Bow,Aead, Cook, Eyre, °retiree, Hammond, Herring, Hooper, Pratt, Spurgeon, Thomas, Turner Queen's Collegt—Atkinson, sen., Atkinson, km., Bagnall, Buck, Burn, Courteney, Dunn. Dunning, Fry, (canon, Godfrey, Jeckell, Layton ' Law, Langherst, Madden, Madge, Meyrike, Padwiek, Pickford, Harnshay. Whiting 22 Collie, Me Hull—Beaver, Comidge, Corks, op e n s , F rom , Gedge, Hall, Montague, Murray, Sidney, ii'ailcs, Walton' 12 Jesus Cofkge—Arthy, Ashworth, Atkin,on, Banholomew, Bower, Crosse, Henry, Langdale, Manley, Palmer, A. Phil lips, T. Phillips. Moore, Shaw, Spencer, Symes, Wade - 17 Christ's Tolkge—Baines, Baldwin, Bloni fi eld Brice, Budge, Butterfield Collins, Fisher, Harvey, irentis, Walter, Waters, Wedgeyood, Worley, Young . 1 Magdalene College Blackburn, Crawley Crosland, Evans, Finch, Ford, Ha ll , Hodgson, Owen, Vliwtham . 10 Emmanuel Collegc—Adoutt„ Fearon, Gery, Green, Hayford, Hotchkin, Lloyd, Ray, P.i.hworth, Valpy, Warden, Watson . 12 Sidney Sussex Cohere—Adams, Buckle, Freeland, Fulcher, Furlong, Gaitskell, Knight, Lefarque, Naplvton, Saunders, Tucker, Weaver, Wells - - 13 Dmening College-41agnall, Chichester, Crawford, Heberden, Lunge, Taylor . The following gentlemen baring been prevented from attending the examinations by illness, were admittetl to " lEgrotat" degrees : Ds. Berry, St. Peter's College I Ds. Severne, Christ's Cortege Foster, St. John's College Villiers, St. John's college Miller, ditto Weeding, Cain College Steele, ditto SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTINO APPOINTMLNTS FOR NEXT WEEK. H. dolliffe, Esq's. fox hounds meet on Monday, at Windmill Wotton ; on Wednesday, at Foray-cross ; and on Saturday, at Old Warren-gate, at eleven. The Surrey fox hounds meet on Monday, at flornsey.poen ; on Thursday, at Oodstone; and on Saturday, at Pratt's-aintom, at half-past tea. The Surrey harriers meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur day, at kennel, at eleven. The Cottesmore 'founds meet on Monday, at Owston Wood ; on Wednesday, at Carib, Wind-mill; and on Friday, at Burley, at a quarter before eleven. Earl Fitzwilliam's hounds meet on Monday. at Avcmlcy Wood • on Tuesday, at Norwood; and on Thursday, at Thrapstombridge: at ten. Lord Yarborough's hounds meet en Tuesday, at Grainsby house ; Thursday, at Swallow cross-roads; on Saturday, at liceby moor, at eleven. Burton Ilunt.—Sir Richard Sutton's hounds meet on Monday, at the Green-man, Lincoln-hcatit .1 on Tuesday, at the Half-way house, Newark-road ; on Wednesday, at Ilarpswell; on Thursday, at illungram.sorse; and on Saturday, at Branton-wood, at eleven. PT.DESTRTANTsm.—A young man, apparm:iy about 20, started on Tuesday about twelve o'clock from the Black Horse in Market Peeping, to walk 22 miles in font hours (1:alf a mile out and in) foe voluntary contributioos. lie accomplished the task with seeming ease in 10 minutes less than time. We undetstand his name is Bullock, and that he comes tivnt Yorkshire.—Snotetod Mercury. dement and dignity than !my other ration in the civilized eerld.l IRELAND. Greet lieneSts had gees conferred by America, without much ex- ..—esesse— Orden on her own pert, but solely by her great a nd vigorous THE Train Coette.—On Monday last his Excellency the Lord wimple, by which liberty. The time may perhaps come when we tad heen encemsgefl. and despotism eon- Lieutenant held a Levee at the l' as tl e , t h e fi rst f or t h e moo& I t %ended (much cheering) WWI numemusly attended._ At a few moments after two. his Excel way look forward to that theetioni for more acivc, and glorious Der- leucy, attendee by the Greet Officers o f hi s H ouse h o ld, I n r i c h ekes; for it was too Much to ex! vet that h er i s tant hand could uneones, and followed by the hem/411°1d servants in state liveries, . stretch &Mu the Atlantic to interfere between any conten di ng arrives! at the Castle. The Court-yard was kept by a d e tachment Pewees in this quarter of the world ; hut now so soon as her shores of the lOth Royal Humus The d ay w as mild and fair; the were menaced by a band of European despots, we have heard the , equipages, sec., generally speaking, highly respectable —Driblet Ira sound of that avenging thunder, from which those who had , ATer. i resaon to fear it, turned away both their hearts and their cars.' The Earl of Clanricarde, whose arrival at his majority lately When bad men league together, good men mu s t join . He pasted , diffused so much jey in G alway , was on h s way to the capital f e e the the toast would be accept a bl e to ail ; b u t it c o u ld no t b e co mplete,, expreses purpose of attending the Levee, but, in coosequence ar b ors . of his carriage having broken down, his Lordehip was un a bl e r e if he did not couple it w ith th e n ame o f th e El ect i ve Chi e f, i open, candid, and decided address, gave indications of a solid bads, reach Dublin until a f ter t h e conc l us i on o f t h e ceremony . Th e y r upon which he might safely rest the interest and freedom of Europe, accident was much re gre tt e d by this respect and attention to thy ung nobleman, as he watt The Learned Gentleman con c lud e d a n e l oque nt s p eec h, by ro- m desir ous o f p a yi ng every mar k o f posing " The President of th e United St a t es , and m a y the r e be a Noble Marquis who at present represents his Sovereign in this' speedy union of all free countries against the united association of . country. The Earl of Clanricarde, our readers need not be toil, des pota." is the heir and representative of the ancient house of lie Burgle,- This toast was received and drunk with the most excessive en- The people of Galway, we are told, look up to him with the warm thusissm. est feelings of pride and r egar d.—D e e fie Freeman's Joiren4 Spirited and impressive speeches were also made by the Earl of STATE or THE Coe x TIRY—The provincial papers received since our last do not contain any Miller instances of out age. At IRosslyn, Mr. Cockburn, and ot h ers . That of Mr. CO C C HI : IN made a particular impression. Alluding to the enthusiasm with the commencement of the winter rune of the journals in this city which " Success to the Cause of Spain" had been drunk at the bat were intidrafitlO " the horrors of the south," anti a revival of meeting, he observed, that we then beheld the despots of Europe those scenes of outrage and disturbance which disgraced the cam. uniting their counsels, and leaguing their power against a people try on a former year. It affords as mach pleasure to reflect en the k whom, from the spirit, wisdom. and firmness at first displayed peaceable divposkion which has been manifested throughout the we hoped they had at last met with an enemy a bl e an d wi lli ng to country ; and we have no doubt that the present tranquillity will heist them (cheers), and while we watched with deep anxiety the continue so lopg as the pea:sentry of the country are enabled M any center, we fondly trusted that freedom had selected the soil of way to procure for themselves and their families even a scanty Spain as the scene of her brightest triumphs. These prospects had supply of the common neemsarita of life. The present priers of been sadly overran'—unprincipled force had again been successful— provisions enable the fernier* of the country to employ and Pay e and those whom we regarded as patriots, had proved to be traitors, many individuals who would otherwise be suffering the extreme of I Some had done their duty nobly, who had ultimately failed, because wretchedness ; and who, cons eque ntly d r i ven to a state a t drapers. ' they were without materials to work upon, and resisted in their hen, would have become the ready instruments of the fleet tie efforts by an ignorant people—a big oted priesthood, and the basest IStaing individual who might hold oat a hope of bettering their nobility ever known upon the face of the earth (Immense cheers). arcumstances by engaging in th e mo at W a k es an d d esperate sets . The result had been, that the progress of thought and of know. We treat that some measures niny be adopted, whereby permanent ledge had been checked, and that Spain had become an universal employment will be afforded to the poor of the country-ens we feel and unsparing slaughter house. If those only had fallen who persuaded until tea is effected, every other measure will be found proved unfaithful to the best interests of their country, he shoulp inefficient, and in a d equa t e t o p ro d uce permanent tranqu illi ty not have much regretted their loss, but far different, had been the throughout the country.—ltish Tuna. fete of the best rends of p a t r i o ti s m a nd liberty. Some there STAMP Orrice—The Lords of the T r e asu ry h av e i ssue d $ were who were happy in placing at their head the gallant and new Commission, appointing the following gentlemen to the Beard murdered Riego —Me mention of the name of this patriot called of Stamp Duties :—Wiistampbell,Esq. late Comptroller of Legacy forth an inheritance* and unanimous burst of acclamation.] 1 Duties in London ; John Lisson Cooper, of Customs ; and atoned Esq., who for many= ay (continued Mr. Cockburn), happy are those who, like the per. Fins held the o ff i ce o f R ece i ver m enera l ' rei ion I have named, have atoned for their virtues by the sacrifice of Mahon, Ewe, late Inspector-General of Stamp D u ti es , Ed;;: Glascock, end John Trench. Emirs.. it is understood, will be either their lives—for, slag' there a rc hund r eds, n a y, th ousa nd * , who are Obliged to attest their adherence to their principles by the miseries removed to the English Board, o r retire upon such sup-aannuatian of their liven, and the extinction of their families. !leaven bless as the length of th e i r serv i ce ' tiny entit l e t h em to . Obeli in their political martyrdom! And while groaning in their gentlemen have been provisi. welly suspended:—.Alex.The following II chains, or pining in their dungeons, or withering in their towers, Esq., Distributor; Richa r d Jones, Esq., Warehouse-keepert= esse they risel how much greater they are than those who have Richard Graydon, Deputy Wereho ue e-lec e p ez .—D e bli n F eel i ng =frm there; and while their oppressors are ignominiously Post. may they be consoled with the reflection, that some ge nerous aid careful hand will collect and record, fur the advantage of posterity, every pang of their sufferings! (great cheering). Some there are whom a more fortunate fate has awaited, who have sought refuge in this country; and, in spite of that law which, to our shame be it said, might have thrown them back into the arms of the it pursuers, have done this country the singular honour of select. I ing it as a place of their retreat. Among these we can rank the bold and pathetic Mina, the eloquent and learned Arguelles, the sagacious and experienced A laver, who never despaired of the success of their cause, while there remained one inch of honour. able ground for them to stand upon. Besides these, there were no fewer than six hundred patriotic refugees, all men of education, of fortune, and ability, little prepared by the habits of their past lives, to encounter their present privations, which, but for us, must continue to embitter their life to come. The state a these persona, and of some Italians who came from the southern die. tries of that country, is alroltately heart-rending. He misted, that through the generosity of the British nation, they would be enabled to betake themselves to America, and there kindle that spark of patriotism they had with so much difficulty preserved, into a flame that would barn with a bright and steady effulgence to the latest period of time. let not that support be degraded by the name of charity. In relieving them, we are honour to our own feelings, sympathising with their sufferings, and sharing our for tunes with these with whom we have been so long identified in their common cause. It was not long since that in our own country be. fore the blessed Revolution. our ancestors were compelled to aban don their banes, and to seek ins foreign land those contributions which we are now asked to give; meantime. it will be their cense logien that their merits are known, lied their feelings sympathised with by our countrymen • anti that all the relentless fury of their persecutors could not rob them of that harvest of glory which Bri tish generosity had awarded them. (thunders of applause). The Learned Gentleman concluded hie able and pathetic speech, which was followed by the moat unanimous and enthusiastic cheering, by Polkaing " Alma, Ahem, and Arguelles, and the brave Spaniar ds who did not despair of their country amidst general defection. ' Air, " Tyrolese Song of Liberty. ' The last toast given less " Catholic Emancipation," after which Ilk names of the Committee for the next year were read, on which qv Meeting broke up, a few minutes before twelve o'clock. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JAY. W. ENTERED INWARDS. Matilda, Moore (Willcox and Co. brokers), from Lisbon. S'r Edward Ogilby, Hawkins (Orilbv, broker), from Genoa. Willing Mind, Fowle r (Will cox . brekl.v), from Cadiz. Mellish. Cole (Aston and brokers), from Calcutta. Alarmion, Jarrod t Burnett, broker), from St. Michael's. Dispatch, Crabb (Roger's, broke.), from Messina. Coventry, Horn ((:ray, broker), front Demerara. Amph, Webster (Sampson. broker), from Pernambuco. William! Stewart (Spins, broker), from Calais. Carolus, Lemin (Cowie. broker), frinn Lisbon. Union, Betide (Redhead, broker), from Calais. JA x. 29. ENTERED OUTWARDS.--Tht Prince of SIX! Coburg, for Rot• Medan ; Fame, for Lisbon ; I I appy Return, for Dublin ; and True Blue, for Limerick. CLEARING 01 , TWARDS.—The Antelope. for Lisbon ; London Packet, for Boston; Henry Davidson, for Jamaica; Topaz?, fbt .totipta ; Nelly, for Trieste; Glory, for Pakrmo; Paulina, for Chartio. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The Dorothea, from Savannah, to Liverpool, was driven oo shalt near Waterford, the 25th mat—Crew saved. The Robert, Frazer, nom St. John's, New Brunswick, to Lett* has put into the Clyde, with part of her cargo, and anion and cables thrown overboard, and leaky. Lieut. 0. L. Saunders, of the Ocean, guard-ship, at Plymouth, has been promoted to the rank of Commander; and Mr. Carpenter, (senior 31idshipman in that port), of the Britannia, to the rank of Lieutenant. FALMOUTH, JAW. U.—Arrived hk Majesty's packet Protects, from Lisbon ' in eight days; and the H armon y, S tevens , f rom Leghorn—to perform quamMine. PLYMOUTH, JAM. 28.—Arrivcd the Rolla, Thursby, from Chinni; and Elizabeth, Reeves, from Lisbon. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Arrived the Hoc. Company's ship 1113equeen, far India. _ _ JAN. DEAL,2O.-Passed through from the River, the Prince Regert, Lamb, for Van Dieman's Land. The whole of the out ward-bound have sailed in the course of the day.' Arrived and re main In the Downs, the Mariner, Douglas, tram Denis; Gene and Mary, Track , f rom Leghorn; Ann, Benison, from Deme rara ; COMO, Older, from Trieste; Caledonia, Mama,' flee Aquilas; and Ward, Lime, from St. John'a, N.B. LIVERPOOL, JAN. U.—Arrived the Brouyhton, Wilson, 61th Buenos Ayres; Cossack, Topping, from Sierra Leone; UM m, Thomas, from Para; Elise, Cried le, from Savannah—asiled Me 2d January; fell In with the wreck of the ship Zodiac, of and for Bristol, from St. Andrew's, New Brusly' k, dtsmamed and water logged ; took the toaster and crew, seventeen in number, out of the vessel, ore man was lost: also, arrived the Blucher, Patter, firm Savannah ; Newbury Port, Ch:odrick, from Charleston ; Herrin.', hum New fork; Hardware, Eborall, from Lisbon ; and Three Brothers, Dngdale, from St. Michael's. ABERDEEN. JAN. 24.—The brig Jean, Cumming, which was abandosed at sm the 13th UlOlllO, in consequence of losing her rud der, on her passage from Sunderland to this place, as formerly men. i tinned, was fallen in with on the 20th, off the Jadder, about tout Norse miles from &avenger, in Norway. The British I 'ice-Consul, on learning that a British vessel had been found at sea, without any person on board, repaired to that it n of the coast, not a furlong from which the vessel had be e n brow t rto anchor, and put a skilful master on board to Mahn the men 7 whom the Jean had been found, in bringing her into safety, which it was hoped would anon be accomplished—although up to the 26th of December, the wind and weather had proved unfavourable for taking the vessel into • safe harl.our. On the I7th inst. ; the Eliza, arrived at Liverpool, fell in with the wreck• of the ship Zodiac, of and fur Bristol, from St. Andrews, N. B. dismastctl and water.logged. Took the master and eyes", 17 in number, out of the vers.l; one man was lest. The Bahia Packet, Mitchell, was all well on the 20th August, on the coast of California, and it was intended she was to sail for England about the middle of October. ( . i . IiEENOC JAN. W.—The Robust, Fraser, from St. John, N.ll. bound to Leith, put in here yesterday, in • leaky state, having experienced several heavy gales of wind. Rove overboard to lighten the ship, part of the cargo, cables, anchors, and spars. Sailed from St. John nn the 22d lkeember. Left the Aurora, !Wham, for Liverpool, ready for sea ; Hugh Johnson, Brawn, to sail In 10 days for London ; and Clans Man, Lusk, to sail in eight days far Clyde. The Nancy, Lamont, and the Rebecca, _, from Ayr to Rothstay, were driven on shore 25th inst. on the Ayrshire coast, and it is feared they will not be got off. Crews saved. ST. Para, lAar. 11.—The Portuguese schooner St. Cruz Es. trellis, which arrived on the 20th ult. having been blown off from St. 3lichsers, where she was Inadittg for Madeira, has had her cargo of grain surveyed, and part of it was found damaged, so that it his been landed, and will, probably, be sold. ST. JOHN'S (PoaTo Rico), DEC. 6.—The Colombian cor vette privatea Orinoko, has arrived here ; she was taken posses sion of by the crew on the Ist inst. at St. Bartholomew's, and has been given op to the Sprnish anthwities. She hail. much money and 'tidily valuables on board, principally the immerty of a Spanish Puke. who was on board a vessel taken off Cadiz. The crew re wet having lately captured the Octavian schooner, bound to Trinidad. PARIS ' . lax. 25.-1 t is stated. that the Eleanore Charlotte, Drevitt, from Bourdeaui to St. Peterbburgh, is totally lom in the Baltic. SOUTH SHIELD%, ,TAX. 2fL—His Majesty's ship Redwing picked up, between Ilanibomugb Head ants Scarborough, twelve miles off the land, a ship's bowsprit, jib_boom, jib. and fore-top niast-staysail, the whole in a damaged state ; the jib-boom ap peared quite new, and belonged to a ship between two and three hundred tons. ISIUDLINGTON. Jaw..92.—Tbe Recovery, Miller, of South Shields • and the Henrietta, Anderson, of sunder/land, ran foal of each other yesterday, off Flamborough Head. The former made PO much water, that with difficulty they ran her on shore north ef this place, to prevent sinking ; the latter put in here much damaged. (iIIAVESEND, JAW. IS—Arrived the Dispatch, erabh, from Messina ; Caroline, Hughes, from Villa Nova ; Leonora, Vaunt, from t:aen ; Stesart, from Calais; l'nion, Hrskirs., from Calais ; and Talbot. 3lager, from Ostend. Sailed the Bonne Henriette, Pontiff, far Havre. Livenroot.,.Jaw.24.—The following vessels arrived here on 3londay and yesterday :—The Alice. Dunn, and Caroline, Bibby, front Jamaica, with sugar, cotton, and fusuc; Two Friends ; Mary and Susan, l'outbony; and Amethyst, Bumpy, from Savannah, with cotton; Cybele, Hohnes ; Friend, Choate; sod Newbury port, front Charleston, with cotton, &c.; Fidelity, from Phlla. delphia Atlas, Clarke, from Buenos Ayres; Rose, Winahorroiv„ from Malaga; Julia, Branum, and Ripe, Simmons, from Seville, with oranges ; Intrepid ant! Horn, Atkinson, from Waterford, with wheat ; and Aurora, Willitami. from Dundalk, with cattle. VEstrtLs SPOKEN INITIFI—The Shaw, Dell, from St. John's, New Drunyvick for Liverpool. 25th inst., out 25 days; and 27th, of the Smalls, Rolla, front Liverpool, far Nassau, New Bruns. wick, by the Eti a, arrived at Liverpool Bengal Merchant, Brown:front London, for Iler.gal. 11th ult.; Say, from Lisboa, tor brthdon, inkl inst.: and Bruins, from Smyrna, for Landsat, "."ith inst., by the Hammy, Stevens, arrived at Falmouth. The Belinda, Laverick, sailed from Newcastle, for London. on the :lith Nov. and has not since been heard of. The Active Fecht, from Liverpool, to the Baltic, was detained at Strom HMS filth inst., by contrery ands. One Fronds I:reeling packet has arrival at Falmouth, froth Jamaica. :ailed the' 4th ult. . ~~i I !I I 1 IS .1