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JANUARY The Stock Exchange vas thrown into a ferttwnt yesterday about two o'clock, by the announcement t•t the arrival of another Messenger with dispatch., fiom France. Speculation upon tlle former arrival had nreviously inclined strongly in favour of peace, an, this second arrival continued it. The funds immettiaiely began to feel its influence. The 3 per Cent. Consols, which opened at 53:, rose to 59, and closed at 601, being a rise upon ilia day of above per cent. The Consols for tie opening left oft at 621. We were perfoetly tot tort in stating, that several bargains wer e tl , ,ne m Omnium on Wednes day, at twelve. Yesterday, we understand, seve ral were done at th- close of ti: riarket, so hir,h 14 dnabt now remains, but, that the clis,- itches, brought by these Messengers, are of a vier& tendency, and contain a profession on the past of the French Government of a de sire for peace. As see have more than once observed, it was a pl Imitate speculation t.n I»itsurne that Sonar •R vs. having attained the summit of his ambition, would seek to consolidate his power by peace. But, we understand. Government hat some farther reason to expel a proposal to that died, and, therefore, the arrival of the two Messengers has been naturally considered as the accomplishment of that •apeftation. There are other circumstances which give strength and con sistency to this conclusion. Had the business re lated to the exchange of prisoners, the management would not have been undertaken by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from whose office these Messengers have been sent; and, which is still stronger, we are assured that the pilled relative to the exchange of prisoners has been settled long since by the respedive departments to which the arrangement of a business of that description properly belongs. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday upon the new dispatches, at the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. At the same time that every private intelligence which we have received, coincides with the public feeling, in giving a pacific interpretation to the French dis patches, it appears a most extraordinary case that a proposition for peace should be opened in a way so unworthy of the magnitude of the objed and the dignity of the parties. The particular circum stances of the second arrival we have not yet learned; but we understand the French Sub-Lieutenant, who brought the first dispatches, travelled from Paris, at the rate of between nine and ten miles an hour. He took a boat immediately on his arrival at Boulogne, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour, and proceeded to part of our squadron I7ing off that place, and got under the hawser of the naler about f e o'clock, midnight, where he told his story, was received on board, and carried to the Utrecht, in the Downs, where he remained yester day. Without, therefore, attempting to give the pub lic mind a contrary diredion film that which it has already taken, we maintain, that the notorious in sincerity, and extravagant ambition of the Govern ment of France, ought greatly to reduce the value and effect of any proposition for that purpose from France, supposing such to have been actually received. We arc now upon the eve of a new Parlia mentary campaign,when the public mind is prepared for a war with Spain, as well as France; a war nr subsidies for Portugal ; a secret expedition upon a large scale, and other °hies% of great expence when Ilia Martsev's Speech to his Parliament has been considered and digested, and the whole plan and business of the nation, for the ensuing Session, perhaps settled and arranged. lf, then, Monsieur TA ta.tva ,no can derange all this system, by sending a French Midshipman in an open boat to the Ticker, is it net a great point gained, :: cartictlat s ly when it is cenildered, that he pa-' ralyses the vigour of tie nation by a shew of peace, and gives strength to thc 'opposition in Par liament, anti the discontented but of tionrs ? More over, we cannot forget thit Monsieur Tattair tt is the same Minh:tit who carried on the alpha betical intrigue of X. Y. Z. to swindle the Ame ricans out of a sum of money. Is it certain, then, that he may not be playing the tame game with the Eoglish funds? 7,Ve do not say it is certain, nor even very probable I but, it is possible ; and, in dealing with such enemies as Boa Al* MITE; and TaL txv Alto; we cannot aft with too much caution. After the experience which the world his had, for twelve scars past, of the revolutionary goirernntent of France, we are jasufied in saying, that due cau tion and circtimspeition, with regard to any other power in Europe, would be rashness and impru dence with respea to BoN AAAA rt. Yesterday, the Purser of the Primers. Mary, Capt. GRILv r, arrived at the India-linuse, with dispatches from the Bengal Government, having lek his ship off Dover, the preceding evening. The Princess Mill sailed from ltengal, on the sth July, in company with the Northampton, Cap tain RoaEllT B %akin; Malin; IM,Captain Ket.ro ; Bengal Anna, and Marie, country-ship, Captain GRESNWAY. l'he Northampton separated from the fleet on the 13th ittly, and bad not arrived at St. Helena, when the princess Mary left the Island. The Princess Mars and Maria arrived at St. Hele na, the 18th °Sober, and sailed from thence on the Sth November, leaving there the Company's ships rssex, Captain Bostssin ; Elphisestone, Captain ( AlO ; and .Ivn, Captain Roster Pettis, from Bombay. These ships sailed from Bombay the 10th of August. and arrived at St. Helena the 4th vetnber, and were expeEted to leave the Island for England, shortly after the Princess Mary and Maria. • 1 'he Mane separated from the Priseenss Mary on the 13th November. The EmpArgna, Capt. GI tst on, and Mope, country ship, bound to Europe. were left in Bengal. The David Scoff, Capt. CH•III.E3 Jones, arrived ' at Bombay in July, and was to proceed to Madras for the purpose of receiving the cargo intended for the Sw Edward lloghos, the latter ship being obliged to come to Bombay to repair. The Sir Elwood Huber arrived at Bombay early in August, and was in dock when the Beet left that settlement on the 10th of August. No acco•.rnts have been received by this convey ance, respelling the Prince of ;Vales, Capt. Parc t. The Woodhod, Capt. MARTIN, from China, and Flush Tozbe, Capt. 1' AI AX, from Bengal, were at Prince of Wales's Island when the fleet sailed from Bengal. No accounts had been received of them at St. Helena. The Island was very healthy, and well supplied with every kind of Europe and Asiatic provisions necessary for its consumption. Captain JOHN TURNER, of His bisiasey's 10th Regiment, and M. DE I. .s CROIX, a Trench prison er of war, are passengers on board the —Princess Mary, from Bengal. The following is a correa list of the passengers by the Erret, from Bombay : Richard Church, Esq. of tho ResulNay Civil Service, and 14.1,1 y, Miss Mina Church, Alexander Gray, Esq. Mrs. A. Cherry. and two Song, Col. W. Rules, Major George Kanx died on his passage the I Ith Sept. 1&.14, Commodore R - md, Captains Campbell and Bond, I.ieutenants John Breach, Stukoe, Darke, and J. T. Porter, Mears. K. C. Jones, G. F. Jones, John Boles, Robert Pouget, and O. F. Drury.-.-11'stress:i Stratton, Amelia Gillie, Lucretia Crawford, and Sister..—Misses Mary Gull.e Ellen 8: ql. The following Invalids from His l'slaitsry's Navy M India are also passengers in the Eircr, viz. --- Lieutenant.; Hodge and Wane, Capt. Claperton, of the Marines, Mr. kir7don, Surgeon. Mr. Jo.eph Hitt, M•il shipman. John Jenkins, Carpe .ter ; Daniel Burr,4l, ditto ; Thomas Felton, ditto ; Eduard Carter, Boat.wain ; Jonathan Geudantb, Gunner, and 67 Seamen. A letter from General Tatman, dated Gibraltar, Nov. 26, says, " 1)r. Bottom, Deputy-laspeiFtor of Hospitals, Dr. 14.1.Lowes, Physician to the Forces, and three Hospital Mates, were landed here from His Majesty's ship Lively on the 23ii instant. a It affords me considerable gratification to add, that the •iolence of the fever continues to abate ; our loss since the IGth being as follows: "On the I7th, 5 ; 18th, 3 ; 19th, 0 ; 20th, ; 21st, 4; 22d, 2; 23d, 2; 24th, 1 ; 25th, 6. Total 25. And the number of fever case. in the Hospital this day only 96." Another letter, dated the 6th ult. from the same Officer, states, " that the number of fever cases in the hospital was reduced to five or sir, and that the disorder was considered as completely subdued." A Jamaica Mail arrived yesterday, with intelli gence from that Island, up to the 18th of Novem ber. The public papers contain no liess> of much importance. The 1-touse of Assembly met a few days previous to that period, and the greatest cor diality subsisted between that body ai.d the Go vernor, although it is imagined that the supplies will not be *'ranted to the 11111 extent demanded.— [he private letters, of which we have received seve ral, ate more interesting. A letter of the I 7th states, that trade Was very brisk, and that the ap prehension of hostilities with Spain, hiving, in some degree, sidssided, the trade with that coun try had resumed all its for Mer aftivity since July last. Another letter, from a geatleman of great resPeßability, dated Spanish Town, 12th of No vember, states, that the fever had been very malik nant at that place; hundreds had died of it, but all was quiet in the interior, and the island was ad mirably protitled in its comnserce without, by Com modore Duckwoarn, The same letter contains several particulars rispening St. Domingo. It says, DESSA TAN ES is little better than a baboon. At a late conference, held by him and several of his officers upon a sub Jed of impoitance; their attention appeared to be entirely occupied with the ticking of their watches, which they were pulling out every mi nute, and putting to their ears, laughing and trilling like children." The Blacks were scattered and di vided, and had noorganised force assembled in arms. The unfortunate white females, who escaped so many massacres, appear to have been reserved for a st Ste of slavery worse than death, being subjelled to the brutal passions of the blacks, and the most menial and laborious drudgery, even to the drag of the cannon to the deport in the mountains. 'I he French force at the towa of St. Domingo was re duced to 600 men, but they were well supplied with provisions from America. We have received Now York Papers to the 9th of December. They contain little news of any in. terest, and none of importance. The attention of the Congress is occupied with the impeachment of Judge CH ASU, whose trial is not expeßed to be over until the end of March. A copy of the act of im• peachment is given in the next page. di:Home Be lli/PARTE was on the 7th at Dumfries, within thirty miles of New York, after having made an unsuc cessful attempt to return with In, to France. Yes' 'Ay, the Russi AN and SWEDISH AMBASSA DORS • ~!.saded business at Lord HARROW cv's Of fice, from one till three o'clock. LAters from our squadron off Ferrol, dated the Ist instant, have been received. By them it appears, that, on the Si st ult. all communication with the shore was stopped ; and, on the same day, Admiral COCHRANZ sent a Bag of truce into Corunna, which returned in the evening. On the following day, the Admiral ordered signals to be hoisted for the detention of all Spanish ships. Dispatches have been received at the Admiralty from Sir T. DUCKWORTH, announcing the capture of several French privateers that had annoyed our trade in the West-ladies. . _ The Prince's Charlotte frigate, with her convoy, from Cm k; arid the Penguin brig of war, with her convoy from Portsmouth, are arrived at Jamaica. The Handy (a cartel), from Jamaica, for Boor deans, is lost near the Havannah. The Mercator, HUTCH' ?note, from Limerick for London, was abandoned at sea by the crew, on the Clst ult. _ . -...-- The Polyp/Irma, one of the ships belonging to Sir J. °Roes squadron, arrived on Tuesday at Spit head, having captured a number of Spanish ships, one of which, the Gedtvvila frigate, of 36 guns, is supposed to be the richest ship that has yet been de tained. She parted from this prize, in a severe gale of sand, in about thirteen degrees of West longi tude, and has not seen her since. No fears, howe ver, are entertained fur her safety. It may not be uninteresting to the public, to know by what means the Prince of Wales's Island came into the possession of the East India Compa ny. The late Captain LICHT formed an alliance with a daughter of the King of Q11.13E/A—this Island was given to him as her portion. After some time, the King of QUEDD A conceived the growing importance of this Island, with the trade, worth contention. He, therefore, made hostile de- monstrations, which Captain LIGIIT most ably di verted, by pecuniary arrangement, which secured it to the Company. We have now, the more effec tually to establish our security, obtained a cession of a part of the opposite coast. A Letter from Barbadoes, dated Nov. 16, says, " It is with great satisfaction that I inform you of the capture of the B,piaparte privateer, which . has done sa muck mischiiif to our trade in the ‘Veza Indies for a considerable time past. You may re coiled, that in my last I gave you a circumstantial account of a severe engagement which had taken place near Barbadoes, between this privateer and the ('.rot, Peneler, and Thetis merchantmen , and in which the privateer was so ill-treated, that she la,y like a log in the water. Information of her situa tion being given at Barbaduts by the merchantmen, a stout privateer was sent in quest of her, which. however, had not the good fortune to fall in with her. In thecourse of a day ur two afterwards the Cyan, sloop of war met with her in a very shattered condition, as she was making the best of her way to Guadaloupe to refit, and without difficulty made a prize of her, and carried her into Antigua, on the I Ith of November." A wager of 5001. WAS made on Wednesday even. ing in a private party, between a wine -merchant, of the greatesteminence, inthe Strand, and a Spanish metchaut, iii Finsbury-square, that Peace will take place between this errantry and Spain, in eighteen months, f.vam Ore 9th day of January, iir,r. ; the Spani -I accepted the wager, and insured it at Lloyd', the lalluwir.g morning at twenty per cent. by which be secures the certainty of receiving 4001. ; •-• • -'1 noscril. TO TIIE EDITOR. Sin- I trust you will be happy in doing justice to the Father of the rasing Ro.riar (.....horn rumour, with her thousand tonguee, bas been invidiously ca. lurnniating), by stating to the public, that M. BEI r a has executed a deed of MIA in favour of his son, whet eby be has assigned over to T„ o ,„,„ .usi.tft PAR KKR and Pails FA El.. Esqrs. the sum of 2:18 IL 17s. tid. for his sule use—tieing the earnings of his Provincial Dramatic Tour ovi,. I have se en the deed, which bears date the !,,.`n th ult. and b eg leave, t' rough the rif'dium of your tespetable Pa. per, to contradiet the . invidious reports o t " M r. ntTTY . 9 having gaMbled away his propene." Your's most tespeafully, 113 s Southßtnivton•st. J . Hig.sETT, LOll4l/11 ....Lill. 10, 1844. 114...eu in, Hit tui , iglum It will doubtless afford infinite satislaLtion to 6,, friends and admirers of this interesting you:h to b informed that he is getting better very tast. ThE EARL OF CHICHESTE:Z. On Tuesday died, at his seat in Sussex, C ie Righ t Hon. Tuosa•s PE LHA M, oiI:NICHES-IEN, and Baron Pa srs•u, of Stanmore, in the said Cun:r. He succeeded to the title of Boron Psi ri 1768, upon the death of THOM As, the I:tte l'sl !WC AST IL The Earldom WAS Collit ti of the late creations, having been some ti • zi o o in the family of DoN LOLL. lie was bo:n !',ts.L:, 1.7e8, and WA% in his 87th year. His Lordship succeeded in his title and estates by his son, 'ci f I . M AS Lord Ps:vita as, who is married to Lady Missy Osaoatic, sister to the l)uke of tarns. Yesterday morning, about teh o'clock, His M 4. issTY, and the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, attended ../ Lord WALSINOIIAiIIy Generals SPLI4CIII an.l DON. with other attendant,, rode into the Park, a it in;peeteti the Oxfordshire Blues drawn up it e: ; but, it being a thick fog and hosty, they ctr:iti perform many manoeuvres. Yesterday morning, His ISfaaasTT awl suite -n horseback, and Her MsaisrT and the l'itis.tsiks in two coaches and four, honoured Lady UM. WOOD, of Sunning-hill, with a morning visit ; tte ROYAL. VISITOR, stayed some time, and afterwa:% returned to the Castle to dinner, This day His MAJESTY is expened hi town. The honour of the Garter has been offered to Mr. ADDINGTON. The French Leander that lately ran away Goa New York, had nothing of the Hero. Mr. ADDINGTON, and a large party cf friends dined last week with Mr. T. Jogs, the leadcref the little ei-el< ~ T frit Opposition, consisting of Just; RossoN, and Co. at his seat at Roehampton. It was at first reported that Mr. Key. the Mews ger dispatched to Stockholm, was going to Egypt with letters fur Mr. Lock. The Earl of MORTO,I, and the Coursres!, his Lordship's mother, arrived last week, at their house in ►'are. -street, from Scotland. His Lord. chip, as Lord Chamberlain to the QUEEN. gives a grand dinner to all the Officers of State on Her MA/ Est 's Birth Day. Count B[AUJOLI.ts returned to town lint ri;;;In, from Twickenham. Lord VERNON and family arrivod in town as Wednesday, from Sudbury, his Lordship's seat, is Derbyshire. The Earl of HARPING-mu and family ate ex peded in town on Sunday, from Elvaitoh, Derby shire. ■ day cam( tbA , aflet spoo Pro' csp Po° It the bu eei Mrs. Ltovn left town on Monday, from her house, in Portman-square, to Brighton. C.J. CLAVIMING, Esq. is expettled to town en Sunday, from his seat, Hambledon Horndoa, Hants, to his house, in Holles-street. Lord GA at.' es and family are expeCied in a fel , dan, at his new residence, in Piccadilly. The Duke of MA 11.11191tOUGH is perfettly TetOvel , ed from his late dangerous indisposition, at Blen heim. His Grace and family are expeaed in town the Ist day of February. Lotd BOOOKE returns to town this day, from Warwick Castle, where he has been on a visit to his father, the Earl of WA aWICIL• It is something remarkable, that the vale like. ness of the Young Voicing yet published, is by an is genious artist of Birmingham. We look for eve.:. te.ls from thence; and it is with pleasure that •A: meet with something stertinr. The Jersey 'Theatre closed on Monday last. The Margravine of Anse est is titoug up ler Theatre, at Brande: - .burzli House, is a of superior elegance. There are two additi, , boxes ereded near the atage• The Hon. Batierty CRAVZS and Mr. Pant Meri:to will be priacqi.a performers. His Grace the Archbishop of CA KTILMSURY. e are sorry to state, is not better. His compkaan weakness, assimilating to a total decay M He has not taken any tilosl these three d sys. I as Grace does nat feel the least pain : he 1. 4.e.isfed Daftor VALGRAII, who, we belseve, en:cassia, ;,at little hopes of his recovery. We understand, that oa Monday, the l ttla will be opened to the Public, a beauthul executed by Messrs. It KIM At I. r and &aisle, seating Sir Si.h.rt , Sini.n's Afton with it • sail of she Enmity's Eitela, in May last. It • prebends heir classes of their vessels, viz. Pia Schooners, Sautys, and Lag-Saari Row-bna. and thews the City of Ostend, and the . the harbour, with a line of sandy coast towar... Flushing. This Painting is the admiration of eveiy one who hat yet been privately admitted to view it: it is highly interesting on many accounts. The effect of sun-oet, the glow of colouring over tie whole, and the accuracy of the representation, a re such as will certainly ensure the Artists much p raise, and the attention of die Public. We have heard that the whole has been direa..d by a person of the first authority, together with the joint information of the Officers of the Swildron then on that sution. We are happy to find tn.; Painting is to be exbi!at ed in a separate rcenn ; and that the Classical View of Rome. eminently interesting to crery one at all conversant a ith tile Roman History, win comitite open for a few months