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MISES OF IlittrikH Stock fleet. re* elms Cain. Cur, S 4 # i # Mho Acct. 711/ I # 710/ .. 1 I &t 4 per Cent. 96 01 964 rrocks YESTERDAY. ladle Rand. I S po Ex. Rills IM 30/. 4 2 3 poi Ditto SOD. Ditto Small spm Lopory Ticket , . 211. Its. PRICES OF POREIUN 801.114 31 Colombia» Hondo 661 Unto bond, ;18/24; 624 34 3 44 4 //tt 6344 /kw Ace. 641 34 4/ 4 4 6 64 6 4 banish Bond, (IBA) 681 9 84 61 $4 9,10 A 4 Dittret. 69 greseh Rentes 3 Cent. EC& 40c. Betchanne 25f. boc. Greet Ronde 131166 Bonds 1823) 176 sTocxs VICBTEMItit V. Mazican Bondi 0.1 Ditto Bonds (1b24, 691 9 99 70 Of 4 4 704 3 Ditto Anat. GLI, 1.4 70 Is 3 3 70, d 69, Peruvian Bonds 801 29 74 9 8 9 94 Ditto Acct. 30 Portugue., Bondi 724 Ditto Acct. 72, Russian Bonds 79 00: 90 Spanish Bonds 104 lb Ditto Acct. I% Ditto Bonds (INV.' 71 YESTXRDA Y. Share. Paid. Asia4alleddie d'iou 44 10 die 100 6 4 du &pianos 4OO So 4pm Brunton ;no 10 2 du Rohm ............ .......... SIAM Iron .. Cohemblan lOO 2t . 2$ dos Prow. Peruvian tatted ................ 40 20 Moto New 4O 13 dls Welds Iron 'ad Co4ll 011111PAPIIIII 100 10 pm 20 2 t die PRICTS 07 SIIM ■II All'anee British and 10;7We . .... Protector Fire Australian ..... .. .. ... Imperial Plat Gins XISCIILLAWINIII. ......... lOO 6 S pm 1461 2 di* Cht ritiOk tirtisti• K INOI THEATRE. '•"O.USORitOW NI/ENING will be performed Roesler' Opera awls. In Two Aeb, rTbelk4 PIETRO L'ER ER rrA. TM principal Character. by Mademoiselle Bonini, Madame Caradori, Madame (*Oath, :Amor Corionl, Signor Destri, Signor Devine, Signor Porto, and Sigonr Pellegrini. Between the Act, the Divertissement of LF: BAL CRAMPETRE. After the Opera, LE TEMPLE D LA CONCORDE. Thu productlonWf iienet7rMytiobilialiltaliSiLt;; La Natation de Venus" I, necruarily deferred till neat week, owing to the exttinAve *preparation It requires. Ow THURSDAY NEXT a GRAND MASQUERAVE. Applications, &c. as usual. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Thi.i Eve lag, 1111 DAY, March 31, will be pertbruted the Dew Operatic Plai of . DENYOWAKY. _ Bentrowsky, Mr. Bonnet Tiforwo — ti.irr:iforn ; Stephanot Mr. W.I. took; Tristram Stark, Mr. Harley. Athanaola, Miss Foote; Phedora, Mar Cubitt ; Christine. Miss PoveT. After which ibth time) sew feran4 Romantic FairY Tale. called OBERON ; or, THE CHARMED HORN. Porios—Oheron, Illso Vincent; Titania. Miss Macdonald. French—no Morperor Charlemagne, Mr. 0. Stahl ; Sir Hadn of Garton', 111 r. Ben no* Shernonln, Mr. Browne; Sir Au:rert, Mr. T. Blanchard. Arabians— ne Caliph of 'larch& Mr. Pope ; the Prince flabikon, Mr. Howell; Radek. If:. l'lttwilliam ; Ora;ar. Mr. Mercer. The Princess Amanda, Miss Smith. •Jei ; Farms, Mrs. C. Jones. Tonlslans--The Soften of Tonle, Mr. Tennis; Rain", Mr. W. Dennott ; Fisherman, Mr. G. Smith. COV lINTJGA - MAN. THEATRE. Me Peening, FRIDAY. Slants IL will be informed the Comedy of _ _ _ THE_ RIVALd. _ Sir Anthony. Absolute, Mr. - "*.jarren Sir Lucius OTrietter, Mr. (:.anon , Faulkland. Mr. %rude ; Captain Absolute, Mr. Cooper ; Acres, Mr. innr. David, Mr. Meadows. - Lydia Lattruleb, Madame Vestris , Xr: Malaprop, Mrs. Davennort ; Jdfs, Mimi A. Jones. After which the . Opers of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO. Count Almaviva, Mr. .14,rir• ; Nato, Mr. Duruset ; Antonio, Mr. Fawcett ; Cherubino, Airs. Chattedey. C.Juntms Atmariva, Miss Paton ; Madame Vestric SADLER'SWELLS. Thu Ewer:lag, FRIDAY, March 31, will be performed • now irregular Timer Effll4lon, called MU. W.; or. PERE•S M FIFE. After which. EYNILINE OP HUNGARY; or. WHAT WILL RE THE :'ND OF IT. To conclude with the Pantomime of SOT AND COLD; or, HARLEQUIN SNOW-HALL. - _ The BarTuu Pares commenced publiahing yesterday morning at five o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAitcu 31, 1826. The German rapers assure us that tranquillity is per fectly rts.established in Russia. " Peace," it is said, " will be maintained, because a perfect understanding is to be preserved respecting those measures which Russia will take, in its own interest and that of Europe in general, for the satisfactory arrangement of the affairs of Greece." It appears that the quarantine on the Dniester is in future to be dispensed with. The Bur EROIL seems, on several recent ozoutions, to have taken pleasure in loading with favours those scientific and philanthropic institutions which a cer tain portion of the German Police aims at discouraging, by insinuations of danger likely to arise from the concealed designs of these associations. A French Ministerial Jeurnal hints that the Archduke FERDINAND, next heir to the Austrian throne, means to resign his &aims, and to take a olliee in the Church. The French opposition pap rs connect this annunciation with a similar one re:a , to the Archduke CoxsTA of RUM*, and imagine Ow these insinuations are not thrown out without some object. The Freinkfort Joirrnal ascribes the difficulty made by the Authorities of the Netherlands, about delivering up the fortress of Luxemburg, to a dispute which has arisen about the boundaries between the territories of the Ger insn•c Confederation and those of the King of theNarera i Ar.P6 —a dispute which seems not yet to be definitively gettleil, thoughrthe fortress has been delivered up, contrary to the wish of its former possessors, who had insisted on its remaining in their hands till the final arrangement of the matter in question. A slight popular commotion toek place or. the 13th inst. at Madrid, in consequence of a deign to rebuild a con vent which had been demolished during the French inva sion to make room for a market place. The occupants of the booths resisted the change, and were joined by the people—who used cries indicative of hostility to the Monks, but were soon silenced by the interference of the military. Tin-Council of State has had a proposition sub mitted to it by the Archbishop of TOLEDO, to make all the volunteers of the late Constitutional National Guard wear a distinguishing mark, in order to facilitate their Ctl lid/Inner. The new Spanish Envoy at Paris for nego tiating a loan, affirms, like his predecessors, that it will be necessary to discharge former obligations. The Belgian Minister at Madrid continues to make similar demands, though hitherto unsuccessful, and it is insinuated that the negotiation still goal on, but privately, as it hail already raised the price of Spanish Securities in Holland. The apostclical party is said to be on the point of procuring the dismissal of Rise A Cl 4 o and the present police —as a mea sure preparatory to the re-establishment of the inquisition. In Portugal, it is said, the l'rincess ISARELLA MARIA invited her mother to return to Lisbon two days after her accession to prwer, but the Qe EEN did not choose to accept the invitation. and even refused till lately to answer the numerous letters which her daughter bad sent to her. Strong 'patrols continually scour the streets of Lisbon, and commit some of the partisans of the Qu EEN to prison every night. It is said that the English vessels in the Taps have troops on board, ready to disembark if'necessarv. A courier has been despatched by the Cabinet of Lisbon to Don Mtarec at Vienna. J t••s s r t PACHA, since his removal from Patras, is said to have been sent to despatch °arca Vatomr, Pacha of Se lordea, whose former attachment to Art PACHA has ren dered him so disagreeable to the Porte, that it has promised Jussi r his Pachalick for his heed. The whole extent of Macedonia, Thessaly, and Greece, is one vast scene of de solation—the fruits, as it is asserted, of the policy of the European powers, who still refuse to interfere in favour of the Greeks. They calculate, it is said, that a ighteen moods* more will be tecessary to exterminate 9U0,000 Christians scattered over Roma* the Peloponnesus, the islands of the Miran B:.a. L'Altbe le VA mum. a French Missionary, in a sermon at the Royal College of Louis XIV., used the following words in speaking of the Jesuits :—" This celebrated so ciety," said he, " shamefully abolished for the honour of impiety, and gloriously re-established for ''e honour or re ligion, bad for its founder a man whose name shall not here, as elsewhere, be loaded with calumnies, since he may claim this house as his own on so many grounds and by so many illustrious recollections." The young students showed such signs of astonishment and marked dissent at these expressions, that the preacher was obliged to reprove one of them from the pulpit. The following are extracts from the French Papers last received. From the EiMk dated Wednesday, March 291 A letter from Vienna of the lath of March says, it would be dif ficult to describe the state of our capital for tome days put. The people, who from the first notice of the Emperor's illness, crowded to the Court.yaol of the Palate, and even into the Anti-chamber of the Sovereign, to !tarn the coments of the bulletins, and to the churches, where the multitude implored with the most ardent prayers the pees trvution of the life of their beloved Monarch, gave loose to the ormst lively jay as soon as it was declared that the danger was p ed. The nrowd:. which went to the church of St. Stephen, where Tc Dram was performed oa the happy occasion, was such that a vast number of persons could scarcely enter, and there were at the doors 1,290 Noblemen's and Gentlemen's carriages, besides an in tini:e number of hackney coaches. Three salutes of artillery ar.d volleys of rottattuetry announced this happy event to the Inhabitants of she environs. Dr. Standeoheirner, who, at the critical moment; was brought by the Empress into his 31ajtaty . 's apartment, and after having held a consultation with the physician in ordinary, Baron Stifft, insisted nos taking more blood from the patient, which produced the desired relief, has received a valuable snuff box from the Empress. General Count Guilletninot arrived yesterday evening. This moming he was admitted to a private audience of the Dauphin and Dauphines*. This afternoon at four o'clock he will have a private audience of the King. Accounts from Bucharest of 11.11 of March, say that on the god February nothing was said of the arrival of 31r. S. Canning at Constantinople. The Greek journals circulated without hindrance in that capital, while they arc prohibited in Russia. [Freed the Pa,* of Tuesday.l AIIOS2UNG, MANCH 020. (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) We have been in the greateht constcrna:ion here for some days, on account of the alarming news of the Muria of the Emperor of Austria. As the official bulletins give but an imperfect knowledge of the dangers which have threatened the life of their Sovereign, I will add all the details that I have been able to eollcct, not only respecting the illness whidi had nearly carried off the tniparor, but also to the remoter causes which led to it ; anti lastly, to the political causes which the death of Francis I. may one day produce. For several years past the constitution of Prince has been vial. bly impaired, but it was particularly during his late stay at Freeburg that the disorder assumed a decided character. The physicians call his disorder a phthysical fever, asserting, however, that the life of his Itlajesty may be prolonged many years. A careful regimen, to which his Majesty is accustomed, and, above all, a pure and salu brious air, are however indispensable to prolong his life, as well as to avoid the sudden attacks to which he was subject at certain sea- Sons of the year. The climate of Vienna not being quite suitable. because it is at all times rigorous anti often variable, we see why there was. and still is, an idea of a visit to Italy, and even of fixing the Imperial residence in that beautiful country, either in one of the great cities of Austria, Lombardy, or Florence, which has par. ticular recommendations, both as his Alajesty's native city and on account of the purity and salubrity of its atmosphere. As for the political consequences to which the death of the Emperor would lead, there are various reports in circulation respecting the person of his eventual successor. According to that which enjoys the most credit, though we are far from warranting Its authenticity, the Arch. duke Ferdinand, the Emperor's eldest son, who. as heir apparent to the throne, has the title of Prince Imperial, has renounced it before Amid, this Prince being too fond of a studious life not to sacrifice to it every kind of ambition, even that of one day wearing one of the greatest Crowns in Europe. It is pretended that an set of resignation, signed by this Prince, is deposited in the archives of the several kingdoms which compose the Austrian 31onarchy. It is added, that stipalations to this effect are coatained in the act signed at Teg.rrsee, on the marriage of the Archduke Francis Charles, the Emperor's socand sou, to the Princess :Sophia of Bavaria, and that the l'rince will imme• finitely succeed the Emperor Francis. Lastly, people go so far as to affirm that the Prince Imperial had already taken orders, and intends to till a high station In the Church. None of these trans. actions would be made public. But whatever may happen, and whoever may be heir to the Crown of Francis, all well-informed persons, and whose situation enables them to judge of things closely, agree that no change if the Monarch, if it should happen, would altezt in any manner the political system of the Cabinet of Vienna, and that the able states man who directs its Councils would retain his eminent post. FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS. Almacit 29.—Five per tents. 96f. 40c. ; Three per Cents. 64f. 914 e.. Bank Stock, 19:16f. Rentea do Naples, 72f. 24c. Royal Spanish Loan, atir. Hayden Loan, 7551: Exchange on London, One month, 25f. 73c.; Three ditto, 251. Kt.—Cole, s thenthine, Mare le 23. We have received regular files of American Papers tc the 29th of February. The Congress is occupied in the consideration of the Bill for the Amendment of the Con stitution, and the other measure that has so long engaged its attention—the Panama missiun—is still in abeyance The annual statement of the finances has been promul gated, an abstract of which we shall give to-morrow, te our extracts from these Journals are this morning too long to admit of it. FROM NEW ORLEANS. Ntm Vona, FEB. 23. We have received, by the packet ship Chancellor, Capt. Collin. from New Orleans, the papers of that city to the 2d inst. inclusive. The steam-boat Ramapo, in descending the issisaippi, stopped to land passengers a few miles below Raton Renge, when the boiler burst and killed two of the hands (slaves) end zeniand three otlur so bully that their lives were despaired of. There was a great number of pa stingers etif board, all of whom escaped except a lad of about 14 years of age, who was slightly injured. The Louisiana Adyrrtiser of the 2d instant remarks, "We have conversed with a gentleman who left Vera Cruz about, two weeks ago. That city is represented to be in a very flourishing condition. Since the fall of the Castle, the improvements that have been made for convenience and embellishment appear like the effect of magic. Our informant states that a body of troops sailed front Vera t ruz early in January for Campeachy (as was reported) hut the destina tion of the force was generally believed to be Cuba ; and that they would rest on the Main until the sailing of the Colombian cape. dition " A letter from Tampico of the Bth ult. received at New Orleans, stairs that a law has been passed by t he Mexican Congress, and promulgated at Tampico and at the other ports, prohibiting fo reigners belonging to countries Wiich have not acknowledged the independence of Mexico, from being admitted into that country on any pretext whatever. TREATY WITH MEXICO. A Member of Congress, under date of the 17th inst. writes to follows to the Editor of the Ballimorc Putreui:—•` It Is said and b , lieved that Mr. Poinaett, our Minister has concluded a tr ea ty with the Republic of M ex i co highly satisfactory, placing the navi gation and commerce of the two countries on terms of perfect reci procity." NEW YORK, Fro. 21. LATE raw( for.onnia.—The schooner Abirills, Edward*, has arrived At Baltimore from Laguira, bringing private advice' anJ papers to the 2.1 of February. We are indebted to our cone *purlent. the Editor ct the Gazelle, for extracts, &c. Robert K. Lowry, E.g. American Consul foe Laguira, son of Colonel William Lowry, of Baltimore, died on the 22d ult. on his way to Laguira, from the copper mines near Puerto Cabello. The American citi. area at Corneas bird lapin had held meetings and adopted reso lutions expressive of their sorow at his loss, &c. and agreeing to wear crape for thirty days. A successful experiment had been made to transport gnr•ls in carts from Laguira to Caraccas. The distance between the two cities in a straight line is nut more than two leagues, whilst the elevation of the road within this short extent is at least 13,000 fret. An it.surance company had been estsblislitti in Guayaquil. On the first day the books were opened upwards of 200,000 dollars were subscribed by forty merchants. The advice a received at Csraeeas from 11.1gota are to the 31st of December, by which it appears that a pmpusition had been sub. ruiacti to the Goeernmtut, by thc authorities of the province of THE BRITISH PRESS. rarribobn. for removing the suprrior Courts of Justice from Ca r:was to Valencia. CARACCAI. FT.II. 1. Extract from the journal of the privaie Pchnoner of the Republic of eulonnbia. Trinidad. commanded by Ciptsiii C. IL Johnson, whilst in the port of Tangier, belonging to the empire of Mo rocco : _ _ . " The schooner Trinidad, anchored in the hay of Tangier on the 9th of lest November. at three o'clock in the afternoon. At four, she was visivel by the Pon Captain, who saluted the Captain on behalf of the Bey, expressing his good wishes, and pleasure lie would thence from seeing him on shore. On the 10th Captain Johnson landed, and paid a visit to the Bey, who received him with great kindne'.a, assuring him of the pleasure it gave him to see the Colombian flag in his harbour. On the following day, the Bey gave directiona for supplying the schooner with provisions and water, in spite of the effinta of the Spanish and French Consuls to prevent it. The former threatened to strike his flag and return to Spain Wows were admitted in the pert. The Rey Malt:Him re plied with firmness and resolution, that lie might withdraw, /trill tell the King hls master, that the ocean was large enough for the settlement or his difrerenee aith the Americans. He sent direc tions for hoisting his flag on all the batteries, in honor of Colombia, and that any salute fired by the schooner, should be returned, stating that he owed in the vessel the same hospitality as to those of ether nations. The English and American Consuls, shoo haired their colours on the occasion, and used their utmost Influ ence to sustain the honour and character of our flag ; and they as well as the Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, and Sardnian Consuls, formally declared Colombia to be a free and independent nation.— On the 13th Capt. Johnson repeated his visit to the Rey, who as sured him of the friendship of his government and of the ?Worts lie would make to induce the Emperor his master, to establish the most cordial relations with our fiovemment. The English and Ameri can Consuls made him the like assurances; with the latter of whom he had an am:cable correspondence respecting the protection given by the Temidati to Moorish property on board of Spanish vessels. In short, the Bev Mahomet, who is a man of talent, frank and liberal in his deportment, gave Capt. Johnson evident proof of his attachment to Colombia, by the most friendly assurances, of per ntitting no occasion to pass, without protecting and honouring to the utmost, all vessels belonging to the Republic. Captain John son states that the Rey sent hint despatches for our Government. but he was obliged from stress of weather to quit the coast before their arrival. li e states further, that a Colombian Agent is greatly desired at Tangiera, and that the Consuls of England, America, and Guatimala, have communicated the foregoing occurrences to their respective Governments." PUERTO CAVELLO, JAN. 26. _ . An set of piracy, the most horrible that can well in imagined, was committed on this enact on the night of the 24th instant. A German, named Frederick. who KW arrived with cocoa front Cho. ron, was rettlening thither with four thousand dollars in gold, and had ' with him his wife, who had been spending some days in Puerto Cabello. This unfortunate woman lied had with her her beat jewels, as is customary on such occasion.; two other women also accompanied her to Cliorony. Frederick anchored as usual off the island called " Del Rey' to stop during the early part of the night. At eight o'clock they were surprised by about ten persons from Borburata, led on by one Julian !berm alias Iztueta ; these villains fell on them, and assassinated the three women and two sailors. Frederick jumped into the sea, end had the rod fortune to reach the shore, where he lay concealed until the brigands with• drew. fie then returned to the boat, in which lie proceeded intim. diately to this port, bringing with him the killed and wounded, amounting to six, all of whom wire buried yesterday, the wounded having died a few days after their arrival. It filled one with hoe_ roe to behold these unfortunate wretches coveted with stabs. Colonels Cala, Brognier, and Esteves, immediately despa.ched a nether', with troops, to Borburata, under the command of Captain Baptista, who after apprehending Julian and three of his accont• pikes. returned hither yesterday morning. These villains are to be forthwith tried by the Admiralty Court, and will doubtless suf- Ter death in a few days. BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 9. About SOO emigrants were expected to arrive within a few months from France. The commissioner who was employed to send them was careful to get moral and usetulmen, and had extended his offers to Switzerland anti Germany ; 400 were expected trom (Treat Britain, half of whom were Scotch. he news of the revolution in Chin i; confirmed by our papers. We do not know the principles of it, but it appears to have been directed against the Governors, and not the constitution. A private letter from Potosi says that Bolivar has 16,000 troops of the line, and munitions in plenty, and the means of doubling that number, so that he could now repeat his late campaigns. The Brazilian squadron, on the 30th of November, contained the tollowing vessels:—Three schooners in the port of Sandu, two at the mouth of la China, one opposite Mercedes, a gunboat and two launches towards the Uruguay, a schooner and a gan-boat at the mouth of the river Negro, two brigs and two gun-boats in the Higueritas, a harm. brig, three schooners, and • gun-host (all badly manned) in Martin Garcia, a brig opposite Colon* a cor vette and two rnaller vessels between the Chirps and Ortis banks, without including the vessels in Montevideo, Maldonado, and on the coast of Brazil, or those w hich are in piorsuit of the privateer havaßeja. On the 2iith of November two brigs of war and sit new gun-boats belonging to the United Provinces lay at Buenos Ayres, and there were six more gun.boata built and building. The 'imam-boat is in operation, and sails under the English flag. The enemy prohibit vessels in the Uruguay without Portuguese licensee. The patriot privateer Las/ADO' had eaptured off Itio Grande a whip from Oporto. a brig, and three schooners. The brig and a schooner were retaken by the Maria da Gloria, and the rest with their prizes were bound for the coast of Patagonia. A new line of defence is to be reconnoitred, extending 340 miles, from the 311th degree S. lat. and 40 min. E. long. front the capital, to lat. 34, and 3 long. This will embrace a vast and fertile country on the Salado river. SILVER MINE.—The seventh number of the Dceada eiranearia contains the following article:—By many creditable letters from Serena, under date of the 13th and 14th of September, we are assured that the greater part of the mineral lately discovered there, merit, the scientific name of native silver. It extends in serpentine directions for twelve or thirteen leagues, and, from the vein which wits discovered by the woodmen, minerals have been dug out in 20 days, which are worth more than half a million of dollars. It is estimated that in the course of a year, from the four mine. since discovered. and which are evidently a cont!ntration of the first, not les!. :h .n five millions of dollars will be obtained. The spejmens brought to this metropolis present the metal not mineral :el, but rather mixed with a little titian z and a great deal of fellow, the quantity of metal, however, exrecding that of pet. na . tire rock. Unless the accounts from Coquimbo are very much esso rate I, the value of !Silver must soon depreciate in the commer i I wort I, and that of gold be raised. In the mean time the Chi. Ilan tattoos have a right to hope that the governors will take every p (caution to prsvett the exportation of a single ton of this are comi metal to u Erope. It deserves the name of the ComMillnin metal, and ought to be all coined in this Republic. If any other course should be adopted, it would scarcely be worth more in a year than the quarries of marble or porphyry discovered at San a:a within the past year. And, In the midst of this surprize— hi. fever, which has been produced by the discovery of such pro d gious mores, is there not to be found a statesman in Chili, who c n avail t int-elf of the state of things likely to ensue, to make srrangernt nts with a campany of miners to pay off our ruinous London to n ? Extract o a letter, dated Valparaiso, October 10: `' A few d .y, ago a revolution broke out in consequence of a dis .atlsfact ion with so ne arbitrary proceedings in the Custom House, on the par o' tie Minister. " The 1 it vor ordered out some troops, which order west disap proved of by Congress ; this caused a misunderstanding between hem, and the former left the city, but returned next day, when he greatest number of the troops and the party of the Liberals in Congress join rd him against the Peruvians, which p art y predomi nated. The Congress was dissolved, a few individuals put in prison, tome others banished, other Ministers appointed and peace restored. This occurrence may induce the Government to adopt more rigorous measure.. " A poor wood-cutter in the neighbourhood of Coquin,ho has discovered a very rich silver mine, which is expected to be more produrive than the mine of Potosi. Some specimens of ore exhi bited here contain one half pure " Duties at Arequipa are the same as they are at Lima the ex portation of Plata 1 is prohibited. Dollars pay an export duty of 5 per cent. Duty on quicksilver 11, on cottons and other goods 30 per cent. On a valuation 45 per cent. on furniture." Extract of a letter to a respectable house in Philadelp'tis, dated Buenos Are., Dec. 17 : " Our markets are rather dull at present : last sales of flour 14 dollars on shore, on board 94 for exportation. Domestic cottons without much demand ; stock on hand considerable. Rum, gin, rigars, brandy, wines, tett, and rice, stein demand and saleable. Salt beef, ship bread, butter. cheese, coffee, hams, soap, leaf tobacco, blue nankeens, crapes, and dry goods generally, are dull. " %Pe have been expecting a blockade for some time by the Brazilians, but are rather Inclined to think it will not take place." The present Session will be memorable for the statutes passed in amendment of our penal code. We adverted yes terday to the Bill for the improved administration of the criminal law. Another Bill is just printed, as amended by the Committee, " for consolidating and amending the laws of England relative to larceny, and certain other offences, respecting property." It has not been hitherto very easy to enumerate the vast variety of offences which are made felony by our laws, much less to refer to them with any readiness, from the perplexed manlier in which they lay dispersed throughout our voluminous body of statutes. Thepresent Bill repeals upwards of ninety of these statutes, after extracting from them what was deemed useful, and improving what it has extracted. It will have the effect of removing a vast incumluance from our criminal code, and of reducing into method what before was wholly without system or arrange ment. It tnitm have been no slight labour to dig among such rude and confused materials,—to brim! them into form and order,— and to separate what was redundant and worth less, from what was valuable and worthy to be retained• Mr. PEEI. has judged wisely as to the inflitence which the progress of knowledge has on the principles of legislation, and he has taken the truly popular course of embodying that influence, and giving it a practical a.id permanent effect. The Bill now before the public is a proof of this. He had already done much, and, instead of relaxing the exertions of his industry in this line of service, every recent Session has enlarged the sphere of his usefuliii es. Under our present enlightened Rulers the dread of inno vation seems to have died away. Whether in criminal jurisprudence, or in political economy, or in whatever re lates to the science of commerce or of government, the various errors of former legislators have been ably exem plified, and the defective principles of former systems have been openly exposed. The inclination that manifested itself of old to rest everything upon arbitary authority, is fast disappearing, and a law, or a principle, that is found by long experience to be productive of evil, finds no longer any support on the mere ground of its antiquity. It is easy to pet ceive the effect which this must have on the general welfare of the community, which is the ultimate object of all laws, and which can never be so effectually attained as by that system which it is the great praise of the Hour SECRE TA RY to have so ably and so consistently pursued. The Statesman that disarms a single defective institution of its power to do mischief, renders a service to the public that no praise can over-rate. In the case before ua it is a bad system that is reformed, and the value of the service will be appreciated accordingly. We have not thought it necessary to enumerate in detail the different enactments of the present Bill, as the great variety of heads which it embraces would carry us to too great a length. There are several suggestions which occur to us in going through it, hut we shall defer putting them on paper till we have considered them more leisurely. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The operations on the Stock Exchanges were attended with more bustle and activity to-day than hare been noticed there for several days past, and a very unusual improve ment took place in the prices. Consols, which, for upwards of a week past, have remained in the almost sta tionary position of 781 1, opened this morning with a firm appearance at 781, and continued, throughout the day, gradually to improve until they reached 79i 1, at which price they closed. It is almost needless to observe that this progressive im provemeut gave rise to a variety of rumours, and so eager was every person to listen to, and industriously circulate, all the slight reports which were put forth, that it would occupy too much space to recapitulate one half of them. The most important feature which occupitd attention, and the only one which maintained its ground, was, the gene rally-understood intention of the Bank not to fund, ar the present moment, the amount of Exchequer Bills placed in its hands for its advances previously made to Government; and the consequent determination of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER not to make any use of the remainder of ' the Parliamentary grant of the present Session, for the re lief of the money market ; thus rendering unnecessary that measure, which, in the onset, was considered rather as a matter of precaution and assistance than otherwise, and at the same time retaining in the coffers of the Treasury the sum thus voted. Doubts were in the first instance entertained as to the truth of this statement, several monied men al leging that it was altogether futile and unreasonable to suppose that, in the present distress at.l dearth of capital, the Bank would willingly forego the possession of that which, in a number of instances, they e:•tld convert to a more profitable employment. To this, however, it was answered, that the hank had already in its pos session more capital than they could safely cu, ploy. They had plenty of applicants for it, it was true, hut they were not of that description which it was disposed to assist, and it was resolved rather to retain their money than part witbit, upon the terms proposed, to the individuals ap plying. A public convenience bad been tendered, but it had not been accepted, and the Bank was not inclined to receive paper for the use of that for which it expected a more stable commodity for. All attempts, however, to depress the market were altogether unavailing. Money is deci dedly plentiful, if good borrowers will apply for it, and confidence is daily improving. This latter circumstance may he mainly attributed to the regular payment of the lu•o months paper, which was given at the commencement of the recent crisis ; the greater part of which, with some un important and trifling exceptions, has hien faithfully honoured. The Consols market closed at the price we have quoted above, with a very promising aspect. Exch tq u er Bill s were 3a. 4s . 2s. 3s. prem .: and India Bonds Is. prem. The advance in the Foreign market has also been consi derable, particularly in South American Securities. The principal cause for this emrovement is said to he, that a deputation of gentlemen connected with these Republics is in France, attempting to negotiate for the payment of the interest on the loan for a series of years. But it is easy, independently of this report, to find a cans? for the ad vance, via. the very high rate of interest which these Seen ricks bear. Colombian Stock, for instance, offers nearly 12 per cent, and (if the Republic which has issued it be now or hereafter solvent) a payment of nearly double the capital advanced at the present prices. These prospective advantages, as a spirit of speculation revives, conalter- Imlances the uncertainties as to punctuality. Colombian Bonds were to-day 5t 34; Mo.ican Six per Cents. closed at 691, having previously touched 7011. Chilian Bonds were M. Indeed all Transatlantic stocks were higher, ex cepting Peruvian Bonds, which declined to 29 81, by reason of a report that there was some demur as to the payment of the next dividend. Danish Bonds were 5941: Russian ditto 80; Spanish I ; and Greek Bonds I 7a. There appeared iikew6e a (kmand for South American Mining Shares, and the quotations were consequently higher. It is stated by a correspondent, in the Brigid lf irror of Saturday, that there has not been one application to the Hank of England for an advance of money on gootht from that city. We are most happy to have to announce this week that the banks of Messrs. Michell and Co. (Old Bank)„ and Messrs. Tamplin and Co. (County Bank) resumed their payments on Monday last, a circumstance which has pro (lured, we need scarcely say, the greatest satisfaction in the town. The money thus put into circulation will, at this dull season of the year especially, be a very seasonable ad vantage to the public; and we cannot but express the high sense that is entertained of the honourable manner in which both the above firms have acted. The County Bank pays the whole of its engagements; the Old Bank pays its notes at present, at.d the balance and deposit creditors by instalments. A public meeting of the creditors of the Old Bank was held on Thursday last, at which the statement of their affairs submitted to the meeting was so gratifying, that the resolution was come to of re-commencing their payments as above on Monday. A piece of plate was also voted to the partners, but from the following letter which was sent to Mr. Ricardo, and submitted to the Committee appointed for the purpose of carrying the measure alluded to into effect, and at whose request we give it insertion, it will be seen that those gentlemen have declined the honour. " DEAN St u—We entreat you will accept sue best thanks for your kind exertions with our other Itient!s at the Meeting on l'hursday, and we know not in what terms to express our grati tude to you and them tor the very flattering manner in which the vote for presenting us with a piece of plate was conveyed, while, however, it will be a auhject of pride to us, that our creditors have considered us thus entitled to their favourable opinion, yet we trust we shall be exonerated from any improper feeling if may ven ture to suggest that in the expression of the confidence of our ere (Woes we arc most amply gratified, and that it is our wish that we may be allowed to rest on the kindness of their intentions only, and that no further proceedings may take place relative to the plate. '6 We are, dear Sir, your respectful Servants, ' 6 MICHELL AND 11ILI.S. " March 25, MN, " To Moses Ricardo, Esq." There now remains only one bank in this town which has yet to make its arrangi 'rents with the creditors.— .//,•ili ton Gazette. PASII I ON,IBLE INTELLIGENCE. The Cm:ravage( Kssts entertained a distinguished party at Omer terday, at her house Ir. Gilt. 4,..er, Berkeley-N ye. Berkeley-Neste. la the evenin g h e Ladyship had an elegant apsemb:Jsre of the bent ton. , G..narer Lady N e rv e h a d a car d p art y yesterday !MA Dr. at p et kfte In Albemarle-sit eet. 'lle Marchioness of Westmeath left town yesterday, fur fil l i h • p , ark, aa a viol to•th+. Duke apd Guchess Of Clarence. The Earl and Count... of Sefton, and Lord and the Ladles Moly nest have an is ed in.tower, from their seat, Stoke Farm, Berks. 'rile Karl of Sefton had a select dinner party yesterday, at h is booze la Arlioatoo•street. Lord nod Lady Francis Gower left town yesterday, for W et mu. Slurry, or, a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of steroid. Laid and Lady liarybarough attired yesterday at their house In Saville. — Captain tad street, f, om their peal, Fern-bill, Windsor. The Hon. Frederick Ponsonby left town yesterday, for Viscount MU. ton'. peat in Northamptonshire. Mr. and Mrs. Lane For arrived yesterday aetheir house In Tenterea_ street, from their swat in Yorkshire. Lord Stowell arrived yesterday at his house in Grafton-street, frost ta t seat In Herbs. Lord Frederick Reauclerit left yesterday his brother's, the Dirk, of St. Alban's, in St. Jamees-square, to )r'n his ship, the Illun ' tle, id Plyra ttr h . Sir William Parker, Bart. left Fenton's New Hotel, St. lames's•sa ret. yesterday, for his seat, Mel ford Hall, Suffolk. Departures from the London Hotel, Albemarle-street : — Major ICL,L, man, for Paris; F. W. Campbell, Seq. M.P. for Nortbaroptoia.hire. Lord and Lady Grantley left the Si. George's Hotel, Albemarle -street, yesterday, for their seat In Surrey. The EArl of Abergavenny has left town for his seat In Sasser. mr. Dcp m at . t . ox ii. fr f o n rm r B it a e t a n d:t w H il o i tt ia l . , f: k w in er ner G . roP E4 ven r 7 ; ll fi tre,t , Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlintton-street ; Csptain and Mrs. Stor e y . from their seat In Kent; Sir Hush rainier. from a tau,: Major, atm and lehron. Mias Forder, from the Contine.—Departures :—Mr. and Mrs. Coraptcg, and the Misses Walton, fur Glonutcester. LONDON FASHIONS FOR APRIL. I Extracted from " The World of Protium and Continental Feud, let011S."1 BALL DR ESS.—A robe of tulle over white satin; the broiler surrounded by a very full puffing of richly striped, stiffened game • the puffs having their shape supported by a layc- of son o f d„ii: cote pink ; each puff separated by a bouquet of bayberries, with their foliage. Down each side of the robe. which descends as low as the trimming on the border of the skirt, are two rows of two. told rouleaux of pale pink satin ; from the outer one of which ate square leaves of pink satin, edged round with narrow muleambead, ing of pink. Corsage of satin, with bouToot drapery sero us t h e bust; and short, full sleeves of satin. ornamented with theserae kind of drapery. The ah•>ulders ornamented es eller de expidov, of a beautiful broad blond. A pi n k sat i n b e l t round the waikt,wftit a very small rosette behind. Hair arranged a/a Nadas/a& but very short at the ears. Very short feathers placed all ro un d t h e head, at the base of which IS a wreath, formed of red berries and green foliage. At the back of the bent, one short pink feath er i s placed zeros, where the hair divides from the front to the hinder part. The ear-rings are formed of rubies, and broad bracelets of wrought gold are duped at the wris's by *ruby brooch. EVEN IXO DR ESS.—A dress of celestial-blue gros de Naples, with a double row of gauze puckered full on the border of the skirt; these puckerings are confined by broad straps laid crosswise, in bias, edged round with narrow rouleaux. The corsage is trade plain, exactly to fit the shape, with a bouflont drapery across •he host. and a rosette in the centre. The sleevrai are short and foil, and are confined by woos, to answer the trimming on the skirt. A French beret-turban of blue crêpe Hese, constitutes the head•dresa; and is ornamented on the right side with a beautiful plume of short blue feathers. EVENING FULL DREBII.—A dress of tulle. with a superb puckered border, is separated in divisions, at equal distarees, s e d they are hound round with narro w rou l eaux o f satin, while throligh the interstices formed by the divi s ion s , I s di scovered two very large r u ouleax of white satin close together. (*.pining a column across t h e border of the skirt. Over this rich trimming tilts a fluting of blond, comparatively narrow ; above which is a band of satin, from whence issue branches, placed in bias, representing flowers, but formed of bows of white satin riband. The corsage is made verily en gerbe, but the fulness is very slight ; and the waist is incircled with a satin belt. fastened by a square diamond buckle. The sleeves are long and transparent, and ornamented with small bows of son riband near the front of the arm, from where the mancheron finishes, which are composed of two double bouillons of tulle, and descend nearly as low as the elbow : they are confined by shiie satin bands placed lengthwise. The head-dress is a party-coloured toque, of corn flower blue, white and narkt tissue gauze. On the summit, inclining to the right aide, is a white esprit feather; and an ornament of the same kind droops over the left shoulder. FUNERAL OF '7llll DIKE DE MONTMO. RENO'. The ceremony of the interment of the Duke de Mont morency took place on the 27th of March. The immense crowd which attended on the occasion proved the deep re gret which was felt for the loss of the deceased. Four hundred poor persons of both sexes, and one hundred and fifty blind people, from the Quinze Vingte, walked in the procession, along with a vast number of the most illustri ous persons in France, and the members of the Institute. Detachments of veterans, and other troops, marzhed before and bthind the bier, which was surtoundeAl with the livery of the King. The funeral service was performed in the church of S. Thomas d'Aquina, which was found too small for the members assembled to witness the interment. The facade of the church was hung with black cloth, with the arms of the deceased emblazoned, and the motto, Dieu Hyde us premier heron Chretien (God assists the first Christian baron), the ancient device of the house of Mont morency. The procession proceeded partly in carriages and partly on foot, to Picpus, where the body, afters short funeral discourse, was deposited by the side of his brother, who fell a victim to revolutionary fury in 1794. Yesterday Sir Herbert Taylor transacted military busi ness with the Duke of York, at his house in South Audiry vreet. S vretary Peel has issued cards of invitation fur a grand dinner party on the Bth of April. Despatches were received yesterday at the Foreign Mice from Lord Granville. our ambassador at l'aris. Dr. Stewart, the Lord Bishop of Quebec, was expered on IVednesday at the Waterloo Hotel, Liverpool. 11i3 Lordship, we understand, intends to embark from that port for his diocese. The lion. Mrs. Vernon has presented the munificent do nation of 2001. to the Stockport National School. The churches of Stockport were hung with black cloth on Sunday last, in memory of the late lamented Viscountess Warren Bulkeley. Sir Richard Sutton, who, while hunting about a fort night ago, had the misfortune to occasion a disunion of his thigh, which had been broken at the commencement of the hunting season, is, we are happy to understand, doing as well as the nature of the fracture will allow. AE*OSTATlON.—Yesterday Mr. Green made arother ascent with his balloon, from the Bowling Gran of the Eagle Tavern, City-road. lle was Accompanied by his brother and Master Green. t a .t 60111 L ST. UK E'S VEST R Y.•—•Tl! 4 f o e Vestry Clerk of St. Luke's closed yesterday, whtm • . appeared to be a Majority in favour of Mr. Wilks of IN. We understand that M essrs . St uc k ey an d C o . h an kers in Bristol, and in the county of Somerset, intend w avail themselves of the power to he given by the new law. rela tive to banking partnerships, to unite their several firms. &lc. and thereby form a county banking company. Pan nell Will reside in most of the principal towns in this county to direct the managemeht of their banks—Taunton Courier. DISTRESS IN SPITALEIET.DII.—II will be RCM, by an advertisement in another column, that the funds which have been raised fur the relief of the Poor of Spits!fields are nearly exhausted, and that, unfortunately, the distress is undiminished. The gentlemen who met yesterday it the house of the Bishop of Chester, who is always fore most where charity is the object, have made a strong ap peal to the sympathy of the public, which, we are con vinced, will not be made in vain. A DEAR Pa TIEN T.—At a meeting of the Annual VestrY of Liverpool, on Easter Tuesday, in a slisete.,ion on the Fever Hospital, it was stated by a Mr. Earle that he hail heard of a case where a patient in the fever want had drank a pipe of wine! Upon which it was immediately observed, " Perhaps he had been a churchwarden." HONESTY HLWAIIDED.—A few mornings since, as one of the watchmen in the Vauxhall-bridge road. named Green, was going his rounds, between the hours of one and two o'clock, he picked up a large pocket-hook, which, on examination, he ascertained was filled with bills and Bank of England notes to a very considerable amount, S' 20 sovereigns in gold inside. The watchman kept posses sion of the property, and after leaving the watch-house be repaired to his beat again, in expectation that some in quiry might be made respecting it, in which he was not disappointed, for, while perambulating about the road. he observed a gentle man ma ki ng inquiries. Green accor di n gly told him he hail f oun d a b ook with considera bl e property in it, and, from th e d escr i pt i on w hi c h the gent l eman g ave, it proved to h e th e one he hail lost. The watchman wiM out hesitation gave i t up, when he was most li b era lly re warded with th e 20 sovereigns. and, as a further encou ragement, the g,;:tleman deposited 1001. in the Bank of England for hint.