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PRICER OF IRITISH Risk Stock II par Coat. led 79/ . i I per Cret. Cana. 111 Me. 004 iII N per Ce■t. t6I 11 Pt pm Coot. Red. 4 pm Cent. ORM pH I PRICES or FOREIGN anialag Routh 84 (*Wan Bonds 406 Illsolossabian Bonds Mew Bonds (1824) 401 Dino Acet. Ot 99i 401 Denish Bonds OM) 461 Maw Acct. 16 'I Scoot Bonds Po, &Aids (11123) 14i I TRICKS OF SI he‘a.liancsa hoogie-Claillso • • ****** ..... .. Brio - . ..... •• •••••••• irttish trot ... luitsol Mezkve 11 I, r TOCKS YESTERDAY. Long Ann. 19 1-16 India Ilt.ndt ft 6 pm South Sea Old Annuities 79 Lx. Bills 10001. 6 4 pti Ditto 1001. 6 7 9 pa Ditto Small 7 pa Lott•ry Tickets =1.51. STOCKS YESTERDAY. Mexican Bonds Ditto Bonds Iti2s 1 Ditto Acct. ell 1.41 41 6411 1 60j PeMaar) Bonds 29 6 Proiglan Bonds Wf Russian Bonds (IBM 801 Ditto Acct. # Spanish Bonds d 71 tie 8 , Ditto HO. 78 LES YESTERDAY. DLS. Sbars. Paid. IMO 66 20 di. IN 8 Si die ..... IM lb 3 dis jai it. 22 (11. ........ 100 10 4 dla •.......... . _ _ General Mining Asset .... ••.. ...... - a I Ai• Paseo.Peravla; - • - 4,1 ill - 0 le die AIT 011.41108 0011PASISS. Albees 11146dk sod Poreiga- __— --- --- - 100 10 Luta Kar15e........... ...... ......... ...... 100 6 leas E ( ` 1 • IRON ICMIIIVATS. Iftimpipol and bgaachestar --- '-----HO 9 If pia MESMILLANIOWS. himeranan .. IN II 114 ma Trovinoill Bank of Imbed ?do Ehe iSritiott Shoo. RING'S THEATRE. nu livening, TUESDAY, June 13, will be performed itotalol`s Opera Seria, in Two Acts, entitled °TELL°. The principal Characters by Madame Pasta, Madams eastern, Signor s Corioni, Signor Toni, Signor DevUle, and Sliznor Pus to. Aftar the Opera will be presented the Mythological Ballet, In Two Acta, composed by M. J. N. D'Er ilk, of LA NAISSANCE DE VENUS. No Orders will be admitted, and the Free List Is suspended. Applications for Doses and 'rickets to be made at Mr. Ebert', 27, Old Suad•etrest. To begin at Ralf-past Seven &Clock precisely. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. vim Beetling, TUESDAY, Jim* 13, will be performed the Play of THE IRON CHEST. Slr Edward Mortimer, Mr. Wallach ; Adam Wlnterton, Mr. Do ion. Lady Rehm, Mrs. W. Weat ; Planche, Mrs. Davison; Barbara, MU Stephens , Judith. Mies Cabitt. After which the celebrated Cantata called KAMPF UND SIEG. To conclude with the Farce of THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. p! sr. Nleadesus - ,16 - . Lavinta. Nisi Smithlon. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. ME. PARLEY'S NIGHT. Ilsis Evening. TUESDAY. June Et, will be performed the Opera of THE ANTIQUARY. Jonathan Oldbuck. Mr. W. Fsrren ; Cason, Mr. Blanchard 6 Saunders Blucklettacket, Mr. Parley. Silas Isabella Wardour, Miss liammsrsier, , Miss Karla M'lutyre, Miss Love 6 Elspeth of the Craigburnfoot, Mrs. Wendt. Mr. Benham sad Madame Yestris will sine several Mrs In the course of the evening. After which, an INTERI.I'DE, In which Mr. Vete', will glee his imitations. Tu conclude with the Burletta of MIDAS. ROYAL GARDENS. VAUXHALL. Grader the especial Patronage of his Most Gracious Majesty. To-morrow Evening, WEUNESDAY,June 14, a GRAND CONCERT, is Two Acts, la the superb new Concert Room, which will commence at Half pact Right. Principal Vocal Performers. Miss Stephens Madame Vettria Signor Ile Rennie Mr. Tioney Dl:4am* Cornega Mr. Brabant Mr. Horned - 410 •Mr. Robin,on Miss Cooke Mr. Sinclair Mr. C. Taylor Master Barker. Composer and Conductor. Mr. H. R. Bishop. Linder of /be Band. Signor Spagnolett'. - At the and of the First Act of the Concert an entirely new* Pinion] Ballet, by Monsienr .1. A. Therm. late Ballet-Master to the Theatre Amsterdam. "dila -- _ - - iiWiRIGUE DU VILLAGE. Principal Performers--Mademolselle Pauline Romignol. from the Theatre Royal, Amsterdam 1 and Monsieur B. Vestris, frost the Theatres !Lys! Not Carlos, at Naples, and La Seale, at Milan. Leader of the Bond fur the Ballet, Mr. Rooke. The Illuminatlons will be on the most magnificent scale. The Amusements to conclude with A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF FIRE-WORKS. ... _ _ _ blise Love. of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, and Liss Povey, of an Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, are engaged, and will shortly make their appearance. Particulars respecting Admission Cards for the Evenine, the Private Roses for the Season or Nightly, may be had upon application to Mr. ♦ndrews, Bookseller, Bond-street.... . at Half-past Eight. Lloors open at Seven o'Clock.—Concert Adattrion 4.. Ca yet 4.—The Public please to take entice, that all Songs offered far ■ale on the outside of the Gardens are spurious. Copies of the Songs nap be bad In the Gardena. •e• All Lotteries end for ever with this Drawing. Slx Prises 430,000' ell la Ose Day. The price of Tickets and Shares will the after Next liaterday. The Pazes commenced publishing yesterday morn. ing at six o'clock. - - LONDON, TUESDAY, Just' 13, 11146. W;th the Paris Morning Papers of Saturday we have received the Etude of Sunday, from which we make the ollowing extracts:— [From the Doile. dated Sunday, June 11.1 311t.0. Mitten 31. The French merchantman, Ire Prospers, Captain Eyraux, is said to have been taken by pirates off Cape 3fatapan. Piracy has become so general that there is now no security either in the open sea or in the ports. All Greek vessels, of what. aver description, pretend to the right of search, and, under the spe cious pretext of looking for the property of their enemies, they carry off that of all nations indiscriminately, carrying their preten. . woos so far as to insist on exercising this right of search with respect to vessels protected by men of war of their nation. . The General Assembly of the Greek nation has not yet con cluded its sitting, being unable to agree on divers points of the Commotion. _ _ _ PARTR, •11•NL 10. The levy of reerniu in the kingdom of Lointhirly and Venice for the year 182fi is fixed at 15,1100 men. Oalllcia has received orders from k'ientbt to rake in six weeks 14,000 recruits, 4.000 to complete the regiment of Bohemia, and 10, CO those of the other parts of the empire. (From the Pilate of Saturday.) blayern, MAY 29. All those persons who were Implicated in the affair of Hawkers hare pat been expelled from Madrid; most of them are ecelesias- Wee. All of them were exikd from Madrid under the administration of M. Zea Bermudez, but immediately after his dismissal the apos. folic party obtained pertnisaion fur them to return to the capital. 1 mentioned once before a report that M. Fernandez de Pio°, President of the Tribunal of the Monies, would succeed Al. Calo =snit' In the post of Minister of Grace sod Justice. M. F. del Pino lately went to Aranjeux, where he had a conference with his Majesty. From that time M. Celomarde has been the declared and bitter enemy of that Magistrate, who justly enjoys a high repu tation. . _ The same Minister having lately presented the new plan of Po lice drawn up be M. flermorilla, it is affirmed that his Jiajesty hes not opproved it. The notes addressed by the English and French Ambassadors to our Minister for Foreign Affairs succeed each other very rapidly. It is affirmed that some of them ere in very energetic terms, and much embarrass the Duke del Intuited°. The English Minister Midst. on the evacuation of Spain by the French troops, and the French Minister requires not only the repayme:4 of the thirty mil hoos and more due to his Government, but also that our s shall take energetic measures to re.establ,sh tranquillity and good order before toe troops of his Most Christian Majesty quit Spain. The Ens -11911 urge our Government to recognise the new Amerman States, or to take measures to subdue than ; neither do they es gtect to demand the payment of the immense sums due to them es as imlemn ty for the seizures made in Spain anti America since 1814. whiih indemnity was recognised by the Constitutional Go vernment, and subsequently by the Minister Don Victor Saes. PaEwcu PURIM—PARIS. JUICE 10.—Five per Cents. 971. 30c. Three per Cents.. NC 75c. Rentes de Naples. 721. 33c.; Royal Spanish Lean. 47f. ge. • Haytian Loan, 7201. Exchange on Len. don--One Month. ; three Months, 20f. 34c.—Cours Be tAmaique, Jaw 19. We received yesterday American Papers of the 13th May ; regular flies have sines: come to hand down to the 17th. The following document, relative to French de :.erters, may give rise to • few reflections. Accounts from Hayti sate that the ports of St. Marc, Port de Psi; I.V.onte (Irish), Asua, Acquin, Anse d'llainault. and Miragsane, are to be declared free ports from the Ist of Aegast nest. They coataia also a long mid/ ea the wed. proceedings of the Florida wreckers. We subjoin a few other extracts. An Act to provide for the apprehension and delivery of deserters from French ships in the ports of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate anti House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, on the application of a Consul of Fiance, made in writing, stating that the person therein named has deserted from a public or private vessel of France, while in any port of the United States, and on proof, by the exhibition of the register of the vessel, ship's roll, or other official document, that the person named belonged, at the time of desertion, to the crew of said vessel, it shall he the duty of any Court, Judge. Justice, or other 31agistrate, having competent power to issue warrants, to cause the said person to be arrested for examination ; and if on the examination the facts stated are found to be true, the person arrested, not being a citizen of the United States, shall be d:livered up to the Consul or Via-Consul, to be sent hack to the dominions of France, or, on the request, and at the expense of the said Consul and Vice-Consul, shall be detained until the Consul or Vice-Consul finds an opportunity to send him hack to the dominions of France; provided nevertheless, that no person shall be detained more than three months after his arrest, bin at the end of that time shall be set at Liberty, and shall not again be molested for the same cause. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, that this Act shall continue in force so long as the Convention of the 24th of June. 1822, between the United States and France, shall be mutually obligatory on the parties to it, and no longer. Jolts W. TAYLOR, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Jolly C. CaLitotnif. Vice-President of the United States, at.' Pet eident of the Senate. Approved, :Hay 1, 1826. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 11AVAWNAH, APRIL 26. As to our internal situation. all is quiet, and since the late com munication of your President on the subject of the Panama Con. great (as regards the Islands of Porto Rico and Cuba) has been received, public confidence has entirely been restored, and no dread is entertained of an invasion ; at the same time, General Vivea is actively employed in placing every department upon the most effi cient footing. The island is divided into four military divisions, each division commanded by a general officer of known talentrand experience; these are again subdivided into 32 sections, each under the orders of a tried officer; troops have been sent from here, to fill up the different posts, and no country, 1 assert, presents at this aliment so military and secure a state of defence. The amount of troops at present in the whole island may be calculated at 25,000 men. We have a frigate and two brig of war in the harbour, which, with the squadron at Cuba, composes th e Sp a ni s h n ava l force in those seas. It requires a large sum to maintain PO very large a force, and am of opinion the Intendant will have to lay on heavier taxes, which will be very impolitic, as the people of this country, like all others. are not very great fritods to high taxation. A letter to the editor of the American says—" Produce has de clined here, and we expect a further reduction. Bills drawn here have already returned from Europe, protested for non-payment. We fear many more are on their way, and that we are on the eve of experiencing great commercial distress. I Send you a few papers, but they will furnish youne news." . . A leiter from Mort; Video, dated Feb. 1, received by the editors of the Phila•?elpitia Gazette, r e pre s ents the force of the Patriots In the Banda Oriental to be 7,000 men, and that of the Buenos Amens 3,000, making in all an army of 10,000. The writer ap pears to entertain little doubt of the final success of the revolu tionists. Extract of a letter to a house in this city, dated Ponce, Porto Rico, 17th April :—" We have noticed in a New York paper (the Ga zette of the 25th March) a report, made by Capt. M--, relative to pirates, which we must say is exaggerated. We have no certain knowledge of any piratical vessel about this island, or that bas been for some time put. There is a Government schooner cruizing on the south-side of this island, and she is now in this port, and goes out and in every few days. You are aware that reports of the kind made by Captain M— are de trimental to the trade of this place, and tend to enhance the rate of insurance. His 'tat, ment must have been made upon vague reports in circulation at the time of his sailing, but which have excited much dissatisfaction here. The Authorities are very vigilant in their measures towards the suppression of piracy." The Buenos Ayres papers are all regularly received in Monte Vi deo, and read, and man► officers and soldiers are bound to the country in various respects. " o,te has cattle, another a wile, Another children or friends." The following advertisement, there fore, which was sent from Rio Janeiro, will not be calculated to conciliate them : " TO ALL THE INHABITANTS Or CISPLATIXA. [Here are placed two human heads, with the words " infamy" and '• traitor ;" and 3,000 and 3.000 milreas.l " Thirteen friends have united and subscribed a sum of seven thousand mil reas for the following purpose—three thousand to the person who will deliver the head of the infamous traitor Juan An tonio Lavalleja ; and four thousand to whoever will deliver the head of the traitor Fructuoso Rivera. " An order has been sent to Don Francisco Munoz and Don Dervaxia Herm, in Monte Video, to pay the above sums to the persons who may deliver up the said heads, without the bodies, of the above-mentioned individuals." The Elections are proceeding throughout the kingdom with great spirit; but we are happy to find that acrimony is apparent in few of the places where contests are going on. The Citizens have shown their opinion of the merits of Alderman THOMPRON and Mr. WARD, by placing each of them in so respectable a place on the poll ; indeed the former has shown himself a most efficient Member of Par liament, anxiously alive to the commercial interests of the country ; and although the latter has never had an oppor tway of proving his usefulness, he has Lot been wanting in the manifestation of his public spirit on more titan one occasion. The eminent merchants of London, during the late war, set many glorious examples to the country of un mixed patriotism. In 1792,when revolutionary France threat ened destruction to settled Governments and every institu tion connected with social order, they were the first to rally round the throne and the altar, and to chew that English men were neither to be intimidated by the threats of Re gicides or the sophistry of Atheists. In 1797, when commer cial and financial embarrassments overahadowed the pros perity of the kingdom, the London merchants were fore most in strengthening the hands of the Minister, to enable him to overcome the difficulties that surrounded him.— In 1803, when danger threatened us from without, the City took the lead, in preparing for an attack that the firmness of Englishmen alone prevented from taking place. —Most of us recollect the advantage that resulted from the promptitude of the mercantile body, in checking the mis chief that the commercial distress of 1810 would in all pro bability have otherwise produced. On a recent occasion, the same anxiety to avert danger, and the same charitable disposition to avert misery, have been evinced.—The citizens of London have, on most occasions, nobly answered the call when their country bas been in danger; but their public spirit would have been, we suspect, inefficient, had not their efforts been properly directed; and it is just such men as Alderman Timm esoz and Mr. WARD, who have been ready to direct the energies of :heir fellow-citizens at such periods, and who, posses , ing great wealth and the fair influence connected with wealth, have exercised it for the public good, and have not considered their independence weakened by supporting the measures of the Government, or that true patriotism can nowhere be found but in the persons of those who receive the cheers of a mob. CITY, m _oxnAr EVENING. Nothing is thought of but the Elections--the Stock-Exchanges have been deserted for the Hustings. The first bargains in Con sols were done at 84 ; and after reaching they closed at I. But the business was extremely limited, from the circumstance that we have referred to. Exchequer Bills have declined, on account of some heavy sales. The Foreign market was heavy, particularly south American Securities, which hod an evident tendency to decline. Mexican Six per Cents. were 61 2, and Colombian Bonds 40. A. We are concerned to say, the Duke of York was con fined yesterday by indisposition. Yesterday afternoon the Princess Augusta took an air ing. in an open carriage, in the Parks. Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester, the Princes* Se. phis, the Duchess of Kent, with the Princess Victo r i a , vi sited the Princess Augusta. The Lord Chamberlain has appointed the Widow Gil bert to succeed her late husband as goldsmith and silver smith to the King. On Friday evening Mr. Akerboni was sent off from the Colonial Office, with despatches to the lonian Islands. We understand that the music to be performed on Fri day next, at the funeral of the Baron Vcn Weber, will be on a scale of extraordinary grandeur ; and that all the principal vocal and instrumental talents of the ceuntry have offered their auiatance up:ni the occasion. KEAN.—A very crowded and brilliant house greeted Kean on gis re-appearance at New York, in Richard the Third. He looks rather thin, but played with uncommon force, ability, and spirit, and made several new points. We learn that he has leased a house on the banks of the Hudson. He also appeared in Othello. Nliss F. H. Kelly is performing tragedy at the Liverpool Theatre, where she has an engagement for a short time. The principal London stars will follow as soon as their en gagements will permit. The season has opened with the popular Paid Pry—ably performed by Mr. Bets; the com pany is highly respectable. THE BRITISH PRESS. PARTIES. The Conntess St. Antonio gave a grand concert on Sunday evening. Mrdame Pasta and moo t o f the principal performers of the Opera house attended. There were present nearly 300 of the bast ton, and among whom where—Prince and Prince's Esterhazy, Prince and Princess Polignec, and most of the other Foreigner Arabas:adors end their Ladies, the Marquis and Marchioness ?smells, Countess Lleren, Count and Countess liudolf, the Marquis anti alarchloness of Londonderry, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the Earl of Westmorland and Lady G. Fane, the Earl and the Ladies Grey, the Earl and Countess of Mansfield, Lord and Lady CoMbetmere, Lord and Lady W. Russell, Lady C. Wortley, Sir Gore and Lady Ousley, Sir Thomas and Lady Farquhar, Lady and WIC Acton, Le Marque He St. Mune, Lord and Lady Burghersh, Lord and Lady Tuillamore, Colonel and Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. and alias Roes, Mr. and He.. Littleton, Mrs. Hope, Mrs. Couus, &c. The Countess of Arran gave her last rout for the mason, on Saturday evening, at her house In Dover-street, %/itch was attended by upward. Of 200 distinguished fashionable., including his Royal Highness; the Duke of Sussex and Princes. Sophia of Gloucester. Lord Berwick entertained a dlstingtlabed party at dinner yesterday, at EY house in Bryanstone.square. Viscountess Haunpden bad a grand dinner party yesterday, at her house In Green-street. Grosvenor-square. The Ladles Fitzpatrick entertained a select party at dinner yesterday, at their house In Grosvenor-place. The following distinguished personages had dinner parties; yesterday:— Sir Charles Monek, Whitehall ; General Fuller, Bryanstone-square i Mr. Hinchlige, Oreen-street, Grosvenor-square; Hon. Charles Wynn, White. hall.piace ; Mr. Mitchell, Charles.street, Berkeley-square; Arthur Stan. hope, Esq. Tllncy-street. MOVEMENTS. 'The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter left town yesterday, for Rsmsgatt. The /Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have left town, for their sear, Hatfield. The Earl of Brecknock arrived In town yesterday, from his successful election at Bath. _ Colonel L gh left torn yesterday, for his seat, Lyne !Bele', Stockport. F. A. Barnard. Esq. left town yesterday. for his seat In Surrey. P. D. Cooke, E•q left town yesterday, for Doncaster. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Tynte left town yesterday, for Somersetahlre. Colonel and Mia Aubrey arrived yesterday at Fenton's New Hotel. St. James's-stzeet, from Cheltenham ; Lord and Lady Southampton left ditto, yesterday. for the Continent. Mr. and Mrs. Turton arrived yesterday at the London Hotel, Albemarle. Street, from their seat, near Seven Oaks, Kent. Departures Tullnali, E•q. and family, for Tunbridge Wells; Sir A. and Lady Fitzgerald, fur Ireland. Departures from the Pnlteney Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Mr. and Mr.. Scott. for their seat In Cambridgeshire; Captain Oswald, for Brighton. Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel. Old Burlington and Cork streets : Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan and family, from Surrey; Captain Scott, from Exeter. Departure :—Marinaduks Maxwell, Esq. foe Yorkshire. Aft #.4;4116 811:617 4 f: - •NT E1.1;11". .~ If w..- • COLOMBIA. A document hay appeared in the American Papers, pur porting to be the report of an agent employed by a commer cial house in Havannah, at the request of the Government of Cuba, to proceed to Carthagena, for the purpose of pro curing the information. After giving a statement of the Colombian navy and army, which we may take another op portunity of :eying before our readers, the report proceeds— " From conversations held by me and in my hearing with the Commodore of the fleet (Commodore Swain, who is an American), a captain of the navy, who is also an American, and with many other officers in subordinate situations—with the surgeon of the Commo dore's ship, with whom I was personally acquainted, and who came out as one of the suite of Mr. Anderson, hlinister of the United States to Colombia—with a Foreign Consul, and also with the act ing partner of an English mercantile house of the first respectability, who are greatly in the confidence of Government, and have made contracts with them for large amounts—with the agent for the per sons in New York, who contracted to build the frigate, who knows the pecuniary resources of the country well, together with many other respectable persons, Spanish, French, and American, I have obtained the following opinions and information: " That the original intention of the vessels in port and fit for sea at this time. under Colomtian colours, was to Join the Mexican force, for the purpose of assisting them to reduce the castle of St. Juan de Ulloa. From want of energy, but much more from the want of seamen, the delay was so great, that this object was ac complished without them. Reports were general at that time that the combined forces intendel to blockade Havannah, and again it was stated that the combined fleets would proceed to Carthagena, and take troops for the purpose of landing them on the island of Cubs, and to effect a revelution there. But nothing trantpircd officially respecting these later objects. It was the talk of the people, not of the Government. The belief then seemed to be, that to invade the Island of Cuba was not a difficult undertaking, and could be effected with but few vessels— the Spanish naval force in Havannah not being so great RA it is now, and the diflictity of procuring seamen for the Colom bian navy rot so well ascertained as it now seems to be. Since that period the vessels have remained in suspense and in an inactive state, until within a short tine. When the news came from Boli var that he should be in Carthagena about the first or middle of April, with an order that the naval armament should rest as it was until his snivel, he supposed that the Congress which Is about to assemble at Panama, where he was to attend, would rise about that time, and that the tcsult of their deliberations would be something decisive as to the fir ore operations of the navy. " It is now ascertained that the Congress will not assemble s o early as was contemplated, and probably will not rise before the middle of May, and more probably not before the middle of June. It is not supposed that the result of their deliberations will be to invade Cuba or blockade Havannah ; for the opinion is that Go vetnnient are too much in want of sailors and too poor to attempt any thing like offensive war. " Another circumstance has arisen since the order came from Bolivar, via. the possibility of his proceeding to Buenos Ayres in person, to ;task in quelling the disturbances there. An intelligent gentleman with whom 1 conversed, and who left Panama on the 20th of January, told me that he had an interview with General Carrera, commander of the troops there, to endeavour to obtain a contract for supplying them with provisions. He learnt from the General that it was very possible that Bolivar would procetti to La Plata. and that he himself could not enter into any agreements until it was known what course things would take. The current opinion in Carthagena however is, that he will not go; that his en. gagement to attend the general Congress will supersede every other " The authorities before mentioned by me, I may say, one and all, to whom I have put the question, and who, in the course of conversation. I have heard express an opinion upon it, particularly the naval officers who are most conversant in these *faint, agree, that if an attack is totde, or a landing attempted upon the islankof Cuba, it will be on the north side, the nearest convenient land ing-place to the windward of Matanzas, at or between Port Prin cipe and Matanzas. This is thought here to be moat expedient, and the most convenient place to commence their operations, in subjugating the island. Not • word is said about Porto Rico. " The inquiry was a delicate one. and it cannot of course be sup. that the infiinnation (*mined can amount to a full certainty. r know it to be the opinion of the Commodore, and I think it may be pretty securely relied upon. No one thinks the expedition will take place in the present state of things, but that it will be post poned to an intlefinite•time, if attempted at all. The thing has been talked about so much, that it now entirely ceases to be a matter of interest in Carthagena. In fine, the idea is ridiculed. There is so little energy 09 the part of the Government, and so little spirit in the navy, that the hest informed now think the ves sels will be suffered to decay in the harbour, before any thing is done. _ It is thought here that the Government of Cuba are preparing for defence, the expedition against it having been so much talked about. The reasons why the opinion is so general that the fleet will not attempt invasion or blockade. I have partly given above. Embodied they are these:—Want of naval officers and seamen, since there are not good seamen enough in the whole Colombian navy to man three frigates well, and not much more than enough to man two—(this is calculating that the Swedes will not remain in the service, and undoubtedly the greater part of them will return home.) The want of good officers is very much felt. A great many of the foreign officers heretofore in the service have already quitted it. They entered the navy under the expectation of making tortunes,but have been egregiously disappointed. Those who are now in it find it very difficult to get their pay. Besides which the native Creoles are jealous of them, and the policy of Oovemment seems to be to get Creole commanders and foreign seamen, and thus the stimulus to exettion is lost, there being but little hopes of pro. motion. It is thought most of them will leave the service when a fair opportunity presents. The sailors, particularly the foreign sailors, are discontented at not being able to get their pay, nor obtain thelt discharge. The Engissh sailors in the service have sent to the Admiral at Jamaica, and offered themselves for the English navy, stating that their time had expired. The Admiral however would not interfere. Under these circumstances there is no spirit among most of the officers nor the men. " Another imp:dinient is, that the Government are greatly in debt, and very much in want of inoney—there is not a dollar in the treasury of Carthagena. The Europeans, who have heretofore en. tertained a very erroneous idea of this country, its government, and resources, begin to lose faith in their responsibilities. There is a general complaint of a want of exertion in the Government. It is also very doubtful if they have ever entertained a serious Idea of invading Cuba or Porto Rico; or it' they have, it is not probable they intended to do it at present. In the present state of the navy, even if they have pecuniary resources at hand, it would require a long time to get in readiness. They must have transports and look to foreign countries for re sources, fur they have none of their own, except those already in the service, and it w ou ld ta k e a l ong t i me to ma k e t h em out of the landsinen. In short, no well-informed man in Carthagena thinks Cuba or Port Rico will be Invaded. " These are the results of my inquiries. There are, however, mow, the populace various opinions of course ; but those most to be relied upon, hold to the opinions above stated." FACILITY OF COMMUNICATION RETVIEfN LIVERPOOL ANI) DUBLIN. --The speed• and regularity of the eteam packets is such, at the present season, that a clerk in a merchant's office left Liverpool after the hours of business on a Saturday evening, passed the Sunday with a friend in Dublin, and was at Liverpool before the office opened on Monday morning. CITY ELECTION. (TRIAD DAY.) At the usual hour this morning the Candidates appeared on the hustings, and were greeted by their respective friends. The sup. porters of Aldennan Thompson and of Alderman Waithman ap peared to persevere with unabated zeal to procure votes for their farouritee. The polling wee very brisk throughout the day, and indicated a protracted contest. The friends of Alderman Waithman and of Alderman Wood almost uniformly vote for them jointly—a circumstance which was the subject of much conversa tion in the City during the day, and as yet no correct opinion can be formed as to the issue of the contest. Some few of the Livery persisted in giving their votes for Alderman (Jarrett, but he is now considered entirely out of the question. The poll closed at three o'clock, when the Sheriffs and other officers, together with the Can. didates, retired to a room adjoining the Hall, where the votes of the day were calculated. At half-past three they all returned, when the following numbers were posted up : Mr. Alderman Thompson 2087 31r. Ward 1548 Mr. Alderman Waithman 1711 I The Lord Mayor • 1463 Mr. Alderman Wood 1654 Mr. Alderman Garrett 305 Mr. Alderman Thom nos; then came forward to the front of the hustings, and was received with loud cheers, which continued for some minutes. After silence war restored, the worthy Alder man begged to assure the Livery that it was most gratifying to his feelings to have to acknowledge the distinguished and unprece dented support which the day's poll shewed that lie had received from the Livery of London ; and he would only occupy their at tention whilst he solicited most earnestly a continuation of the same support. (Cheers.) And if he should be so fortunate as to become mew Representative in Parliament, it would be his unceasing soli citude through life to deserve the inestimable satisfaction of being honoured with their confidence and good opinion. (Cheers.) Mr. Alderman IVAiTHMASr then came forward ; he was also received with cheers. He said, that when last he had the honour of addressing them, he had requested of them most particularly ti continue their exertions in his support, and it was the more nem• teary for them to do so, as he stood upon public opinion alone. (Cheers.) As that was the case, it was evideat the result of the contest depended entirely upon themselves. (Hear, hear.) Their exertions upon that day, as well as upon the preceding days of the election, demanded his warmest acknowledgements, and he de rived the greater satisfaction from it, as he considered it one great effort towards arriving at the purity of election. lie could wish to see the time, but he feared it would not occur during his life. when the electors would come unsolicited to the poll, and give their votes; and he further hoped, that the noble example of Westminster would be generally followed in reaming hlembers free of expense. By the principles of the Constitution, the Members of the House of Commons were paid by their constituents; but latterly it was the practice that they should be paid by the 31inisters (hear, hear); and when they saw individuals coming to claim their suffrages at a great expense and sacrifice of property, was it reasonable to sup pose that such candidates would prefer the interest of tile public to their own ? The public had not yet arrived at that proper state of feeling which was requisite to conduct their elections on perfectly independent principles, and he hoped the electors would begin their reformations by reforming themselves. (Hear, hear, hear.) With respect to the state of the poll, he must, while he ex pressed a great satisfaction at the result. again repeat that he bad no local Committees, nor had lie any of that influence which might be used by others ; he depended entirely upon the in. dustry of his friends, and upon the influence of public opinion for the successful termination of the election, and he particularly requested of his friends to use their exertions in bringing his sup porters to the poll without delay. If any remissness or delay took ' place on that day, he hoped it would be repaired tomorrow (this day); as yet he must say that his friends had kept pace with the greatest efforts which had been made, for on that day he polled more than had been polled on the last day of the election ; and he hoped when his friends returned home they would use all their ex ertions in getting their friends to flock to the poll to-morrow (this day), and every succeeding day of the poll. There was one fact which he wished to remind them of, and to impress as forcibly as he could, and that was, that the poll would close on Friday ; and the reason he was so particular in doing so was, that en opinion had gone abroad that the poll would be open on Saturday, which lie again begged to assure them was not the case, and he earnestly requested of his friends not to be keeping themselves in reserve to the last day ; he begged they would use no reserve with him (a laugh), and upon that point he wished his supporters to be guided by the discretion and opinion of his Committee, who were the best judges of what wculd most conduce to his success. The reason lie dwelt so much upon that point was, that he attributed his defeat at the last election to the fact, that, on the last day of it, ft was found six hundred votes were in reserve for him, three hundred of whom were not able to come to the poll; and he would on this occasion earnestly solicit of his friends not to run any risk by delay. Ile hoped such of his friends as were present would withdraw, and con. sult with his Committee; and he hoped, on the next and succeeding days, to see them prevailing with their respective friends to come up as early as possible to the poll. He begged to thank them most sincerely for their patient hearing. (Cheers.) Mr. Alderman Noon next appeared on the front of the hush ings, and was received with loud cheers. It was some time before he could procure a hearing. He commenced by saying that he was sure his worthy friend (Alderman Waithman) did Nit wish the Livery to withdraw without giving him (Alderman Wood) a hear ing. lie said that they had come to perform their duty as electors with perfect good humour. lie believed there were some few amongst them who felt a degree of displeasure at the state of the poll, but he assured those gentlemen that he felt no unpleasant sen. sation towards them (hear, hear), nor would he ever feel the slightest animosity towards those who opposed them. He had not canvassed out of London, nor was it in lilt power to canvass a great part of London ; but friends flocked unsolicited to him front die. ferent parts of the country where Liveryinen resided, and this he considered a proof that he had acted upon principle, and that he was supported upon principle ; and, in support of t his assertion, he would, as he had done before, refer to his votes in Parliament. Those votes he had, through the kindness of a friend, been able to procure. Ile had them then in his pocket, and would refer the Livery to them, but that he did not wish to detain them ; but he could state that lie had, during the last session, voted forty times I against any increase of unnecessary taxation, and against encroach. ments on the liberty of the subject. (Hear.) He begged of the Livery to refer to his votes, and if they were not satisfied with his acts, not to vote for him. He telt no uneasiness at the place which he occupied on the pell. At the last election he was only third on the list until the last day, and he relied on the feelings of them as Englishmen to return him on the last day of the present election triumphantly. (Cheers.) Mr. WARD then came forward, and was received with cheers by his friends, and marks of disapprobation ; a mingled uproar of hisses and cheers continued some minutes, during which time the gentleman made several attempts to address the liverymen; indeed during the time he was speaking it was difficult to catch bis obser vations, in consequence of the noise. NVe understood the gentle man to nay, that he had again to thank the Livery for the great sup port which he had received, and for the place which he was enabled to take on the poll. He had received fifty-six votes more on that day than on the last (lay of the election, and if such increase con tinued, there could be no doubt of his final success. Here the gentleman experienced considerable interruption ; he said that on Friday die Livery did hint the honour to listen to him, and on Sa. turday also he was favoured with a hearing, but it seemed that on this occasion, by way of variety, he should have to listen to them. (A laugh.) lie would, therefore, not trespass further than to thank them for the support which he had received. The Lone Melton then came forward, and was received with cheers. He said ft then became his duty to address the Livery, and although he could not address them with exulation upon the situa. tion which he held on the poll, he could and did address them with equal respect, and as much gratification, and with as much confidence in the result of the election, as any of the gentlemen who lied preceded him. ( Hear, hear.) On the first day of the election, when he had the honour of addressing the Livery, he said that he had been promised as respectable and as large a support as ever before had been pledged to any individual ; and if those per sons who had promised him their support rould come forward during the contest, instead of the lowest he would be the highest on the list of the candidates. With regard to the issue of the contest, he assured them that it gave him no uneasiness. lie had not attended to electioneering, and even yesterday, (Sunday) he had spent with his family with as much tranquillity as if no such contest existed. He had come forward at the request and solicita tion of a great body of the Livery, and his only consideration in yielding to their wishes was, whether he could devote himself use fully to the interests of his constituents; die result of the election he left entirely with the Livery, rind he was fully satisfied that, in deciding, they would not be it fluenced by great names, but that they would give their auflkages to those whose zeal, industry, and whose habits of business qualified them to be useful Representatives of the City of London, the welfare of which was of so much im portance to them all. If they returned hint. he would not yield to any person in those qualities which he mentioned—.zeal, industry, and perseverance for the interest of the City which he should repre. sent. (Hear, hear.) They often had applications for their suf. (rages from Candidates possessing greater talents than he could lay c'aim to, but he would venture to say that no more independent Candidate had ever presented himself for the City of London. They had been called upon to make exertions. lie would call upon them to examine his conduct, and if they found him worthy to give him their support, and if they should return him, it would be the pride and pleasure of his life to continue deserving their good opinion. He begged to assure the Livery that he had no influence to exert. That influence which he might be supposed to possess in the election consequence of his situation, he hail divested hitnself of at the out. his most grateful th tt a ho n ehn k i s m , le a fe n tn d lesi he htius li sr op un e tro d r set. He would not detain the Livery any longer. but return them Liverymenthemselves. ( (Cheers. " se; w" T i h d e be Can a r a idates ble y , t ht sod t h result e o f panted. A public dinner was given on Thursday last, at Mor peth, to Lord Howick, by the Blue and Buff party. His Lordship was met by a large party of freeholders at the entrance of the town, and escorted by them to the committee-room in procession. At dinner the chair was filled by William Ord, Esq.. one of the late Members for the town. Alter Lord Howick had returned thanks for the honour done him, the health of hlr. Lambton was drank with great enthusiasm. Mr. Lambton, whom indisposition had prevented from joining the party till dinner was over, then rose, rust in a most spirited and eloquent speech, advocated the cause they were met to support. He described, in an animsted manner, the universal wish to see the sots of Earl Grey among the Represen tatives of the county, and adverted to the attacks made upon him self by the Beaumont family. which he treated in a very happy vein of ridicule. Mr. Liuubton's address was received throughout with the loudest cheers. A series of patriotic toasts were afterwards drank, and hilarity was kept up to a late hour. SOUTHWARK ELECTION. t y n se orYrs of his au,,ld.ificatiteon.,,wtotics has : sotghaponngge exceed r a t i e l : oue e einlener cm : e.,;. FIFTH DAY. o gy n n tion ws dncnqilq Borough . aauooiuudxs T h itteet aa vigour el yd: qt e fe i,e e ol,ebtgrwe, yonbuisoiin7ooytwtienitih,near excitement euestpyeinle set :s"secm;eitp:l:Tr i c ett oc to di i irrt d ut eelo; e p ern: rn.atenir. upnd:fithenothing respective boo tve c aagr o tatpblahr i t sr t lt ece i st uxi e to close_" dtitoe sit ellooe sesaytber iloffrt appear : h n e of ealiejelearainuei re y n th do in se he rs. was ng of Wilson then - addressed i the electors. bihtssoe di t,rliwoilnu2o ei.lemsi atheist rtiaumehi rd d ee w hi 1.1 l a . a firn e ,; : u s d ne a d po l op hundred, while others tl.ink they double that number, in come. n ) t b h e i i s n d g ay mi ni p p p( i r l t i ( rt o if r a w , e i e to x i c i r e except h t ejn e i s e i tb lo -:a d ra de t harangued the multitude on the propriety of every man giving unbiassed vote ; but the most choice flower , of his diet° ' ll were diplayed in ievectives against Mr. Polhill's Committe ne e which le charged in good set terms with bribery and co?' rution, and which of course elicited the most enthusiastic tip . planse from the circumjacent auditors. A paper was si r sa l the crowd, purporting to be an explanation of the charg e l ed bribery, which was brought cn Saturday last, by Sir R. Wilson,e— against Mr. Polhill or his Committee. This paper elated tha t a man named Bryant (who is not an elector) made : ce p' ? some gentlemen composing a Committee in St. Geo, have his hackney chariot employed, he said he could being * a twelve votes, and if he did not , he would not require to he p u b l- for his cheriot ; and that Mr. John Day not Mr. Thomas Dsitei clerk employed by one of Mr. Polltill's agents, wrote the lette r without soy authority, hut that it was never in the possession o n . Mr. Carter, or any individual of the General Committee. Brya nt r is now working his chariot for Alt Polhill. This, ft was observed in the papers, was "the truth, arid nothing but the truth." At toad o'clock the Canoidates took their usual station on the h Sir Robert Wilson and Mr. Calvert were received with tl nsdn e ,'; enthusiasiie chests , and Mr. Polhill with partial applaieseli hisses. The High Bailiflthen declared the at to of the Poll u te s e : Charles Calvert, Esq. 1736 Efivraid Polhill, Ese 1251 c Sir . A re L a v V t il son to repeat his thanks to his friends for their continued exertions in his favour ; the state of the poll had hem just announced t them ; there appeared for himself 1736 ; for his Gallant Friend, Si: e wash t ß o e o j a u d b e e k e Mr. 0r g Pos Wilson , osl Iy i l ll 6 rn a:q 4 e u d a n n d b t iyoeunteh those e r t . w w P o h o , they had all heard of the hundred voters, which on Saturday l ast they or t . had promised to bring to the poll, to recruit the fallen, drooptn,"„ numbers of Mr. Polhill. What, he would ask, had become of e a g m r a c j a o t r t i o ty in w c h a ie n l ia l a ? n o so lur v gn au u n r t s i o n t g u ly isa p pp ro ru m ticing disrespectful to Mr. Polhill; he only followed the example of those who, in his to: t rat with Mr. Barclay, called him the little brewer. The thirdcandidate (he would not use the obnoxious epiteer) had, after all his boasting, on that day's poll, a majority of two. The,, carriage_loads of electors had dwindled down to two, and such he could assure he electors, would be the case, with all his vauntirgs (as he had early predicted) from beginning to end. A differeett of upit ion exired as to the number of electors who had not yet polled. Whatever the number of those electors might be, he thought, from what had already been seen of the feelings of the electiv e , that he and his Gallant Friend had every reason to expect a fair proportion of those electors, equal to what they had hitherto re. ceived ; and in the same view he conceived that Mr. Polhill's el. pectnions of success ought to be proportionably diminished. When he stood forward in the year 1807, as a candidate to re pre. sent the Borough, he was but 190 behind Mr. Thornton ; but u 1•1 friends told him that there was not a chance of sumo'', he did not persevere turther in the contest. It was consequently a fair .afe. renee that if he, being but 190 behind his opponent, thought it useless to persevere, Mr. Polhill could not bring up, at that stag e of the election, tt e great minority in which he e en store:. He did not mean to waif that Gentleman to retire from the coo. test, but he thought sat doing so he would only act as an tmiourable man ought , 0 do. Sri ROBERT WILSON then came forward. He said that Mr. Polhill on Saturday exhibited a placard, in which he stated that the title began to flow against him (Sir Robert), and as he had a tea. jority of two on this day's polling, he would not in all probability tail to inform the electors that there was a double tide against him tonlay, but the result would determine. There was an old saying, " that all's well that ends well," and in the end they would int Mr. Polhill in the back ground, and notwithstandingthe malignant obstinacy of his perseverance, they would hear the craven cry of that faction which was few in numbers and weak in influence. It was no longer a party ; they were abandoned by every man of re. Tenability : a party did indeed give him support in compli. meat to Mr. Barclay, and no man was more worthy of such COIISi. derrion than that gentleman; but that party disclaimed pellet:li -1 n; a d were no longer to be teen on the hustings in layout of Mr. P. lh IL they were too respectable to lend themselves to such prin. Lipkin It was no longer a contest against principle, but against the purse of the adversary. These friends of trade and commerce would, indeed, be industrious to obtain the repeal of the duty on an article in which they were interested ; but he did not think they ,hewed the i selves friends to the trade of the bordugh of South wark by pr r cling a contest without any rational hopes of success. to the evide it injury of business. The Borough WAS a scene of riot, which it never had been before; 150 police were every night paraded through the streets to preserve the peace, and Mr. Polhill w.ote to the Secneary of State for the Home Department for adM. tionsl force, as if the people of the Borough were not themselves sufficient to preserve order and tranquillity. (Cries of " Shame." Some of Mr. Polhill's said, it was to keep down the Irish.) Ha told Air. Poliiiil on Saturday, that if lie could tied any two gentle. men who were not interested in the system of spoliation, who would declare that he had any chance of success, he ought to persevere; but in the present state of the poll, lie thought it was not the part of an honourable opponent to continue the contest. Ha considered the contest to be continued only to gratify the malignant feelings of a faction, and looked upon Alr. Polhill as identified with all the malignity and culpability of their conduct. They had enenavoured to explain the letter which he had produced on Satur. day, and refer it to a coachman's job. it was indeed a job, rot only to drive the animals which were harnessed to the vehicle, but a job to drive electors to the polL But d.n what they would, they could never remove the seal from the bon - 11. When Alr. Polhill was about to advert to that subject, he turned round to the reporters, and asked. " What shall I say to the letter ?" He himself heard him use the words in his speech on Saturday. He also adverted :o 3lr. Fox, and, with a strange familiarity, called him " Cher. ley." He was at a loss for a considerable time to di v ine to whom he adverted. He could not suppose that Mr. Polhill was ever on those terms of familiarity with that distinguished Staten. man to warrant those expressions of " hail fellow, well met !" A t one time he thought he was speaking of" Charley over the water." because he knew lie was a " Pretender" (a laugh) ; and when he avowed having raised the cry of " No popery," lie thought the Pope himself could not be far distant from a person who stood so much in need of " indulgences." (Laughter, and marks of dn a; probation.) A man who acted as Mr. Polhill had done, de served the severest taunts of sarcasm with which an opponent could visit him. Like the Vicar of Bray, he thought there was no Ad ministration like the ptesent ; but he was at a loss to discover with what part of its measures Mr. Polhill identified himself ; was it wi h any of its disjo need members, or with all its component part:? He appr lel of many measures which had been adopted by that Adminisitati n, and he had supported them in every plan which they projected fur the improvement of the country, or the advance. ment of commerce; but though Mr. Polhill could not refer to his oten exertions, he thought he should derive merit from those of his father; he though: that though he was himself untried, the pone. c II career of his father should certify for him. If, however, he pre sented himself to the anti-reformers, as he had declared himself a ft lend to triennial Parliaments, that party would disclaim him ; and if he went among the Bishops,where he had before sent him,on the ground of being a martyr, they would reject hint as an associate, because his father was a Unitarian. Could his father speak, could hill voice be heard from the grave, he would advise him. instead of being a candidate for the borough of Southwark, to vote for him (Sir Robert Wilson), because he had been on all occa sions a friend to all denominations of Dissenters. He hoped they would give Mr. Polhill a hearing, and he would, to -171.11[31V, have an opportunity of commenting on the sooech he mi e ht then address to them. He begged they would do him jus tice, but ju it e fair y and justly between the candidates. Ile had laced himself upon his trial' he had come to that tribunel to be 'flirty tried • he had demanded a fu I trial, and he hoped they could let h ilts h ve it. An elector had &evened to his conduct in taking raft in t e internal politics ( f Spain in the year 1813; hehad addressed a tettir to Mr. Iletherston, who had proposed vim as a fit person to represent them in Parliament, and who had guaranteed that his political conduct would never disgrace 'Le trust cosy might repeee in him by electing him. lie theught lie was the most fit person to address that letter to. The Gallant Knight here read the letter, in which he stated that he took part in the struggle in Spain, because he was a friend of freedom ; he did not du so for the purpose of fomenting or pereetuating discord in that country, but forwarding the political happiness of the people of Spain, and because he was convinced that in taking that resolution he was ac ing in unison with the feeling of his constituents. He assured tile electors that it was not from any personal consideration that he did not resign his seat; he trusted that the letter he had read would convince them that t)e was ao honest man, and appealed to the past conduct of himself and hill Honourable olleagne, that in the per formanee of their Partumentary dtities they had never abused the trust reposed in them or tarnished their honour. Ile thanked them e fo r t e if ed m h s a t t o t - i n i vociferous gr aves t gr t d ive : fu ll or e r. , w a a n r d d trusted ti w a t sO assailed their b y the root more than an occasiouul word. As far as these interruptions would ey had urrow allow us, we understood him to say that he had ahead, polled t a iat t er el nheai l esd i 4 i ty s .‘a s i es. which rendered it impassible to catch 1,200 Totem, most of which were plumper% ; lie had no wish to at p inl ro ed t w ra isga c i t ive t es h o e ifi co itah n te t t e mh s: f rre ro cs n tuj a bi pe ,ipeo ru per no n t a h l nros fe twt e g l hh i o n t :, hu m id t h pl u itel t t i he n iiem at e L m iitn,n. p no l i an u t w He aiio_adnle eliarieed with having used the exclamation of " No Popery: " might have done so, but why did he use the words ? Sir Hebert_ Wilson had said there was no room for him but on the bench of Bishops, that was strongly impressed on his mind ; he fcli asleep, and very naturally dreamt he was a Hisho . He could nut xsay how long he might have remained under the elusion, had not the sound of the cap and bells awoke him. The mitre was then too heavy for ids head. and, in dayaciog it. he might have es claimed, " No Popery !" lie had meted to Mr. Fox. He did not mention his name, because he had so often changed sides ; hot he would never imitate his 'example and dam his criaara• Ou