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THE NEW STATES OF AMERICA. • (From the New York Papers of Nov. 8.1 MEXICO. 'he fallowing information from Mexico has been furnished by M. Godwin B. Cotten, who came passenger in the brig Laurin', Capt. Hazard, from Alvarado—which port she left on the 24th ofSeptembey, via Havnnnah. Greet preparations were making by the commander of the Mexican squadron, lying at Sacrificios, se attack the Spanish Beet, which was hourly expected to arrive to !apply the made San Juan de LTlloa. A press had taken place at Alvarado a few days previous to the sailing of the Libertad, and about 150 men had been impressed and sent to Bserificios to be put on board the fleet, which consisted of tie frigate !Abetted of 44 guns, two brigs, the Vicious and Bravo of 22 guns each, and several schooners and gun-boats. The Liber rad, Victoria, and Bravo had recently arrived from London. Mr. Michellena, late Minister from the Republic of Mexico to the Court of St. James, came passenger in the !Abetted from London. He states that one 74-gun ship, one 44-gun frigate, and one brig of 22 gang, may be hourly expected from London for the Mexican Government. The Spanish supplying fleet left Havannah on the 15th of September: it consisted of three frigates, one sloop of war, and two transports. Some fishermen belonging to the Castle were captured the lot September by the Victoria; they represented the provisions in the castle to be scarce, and stated that the scurvey had made its apearance among the troops. A report was in circu lation at Alvarado that Coppinger, the commander of the castle, hail threatened in a few days to demolish the city of Vera Cruz. An embargo was talked of when the Icontine sailed from Alva rado. Mr. Cotten, recently from the city of Mexico, Watts that the measles had made its Appearance in that city, and carried off about 200 per day, and that GOOO had been sent to the hospital within a few days. The brig Jane, of Liverpool, had lost all hands by sickness (including the master and mates) at Alvarado. Many other vessels had lost the greater part of their crews. Died on board the Leon tine, on her passage frqm Alvarado to this port, Alfred Hubbard, Seat mate, Jonathan Cain, second mate, the cook (a black man) and two seamen. We have a file of Alvarado papers down to the 6th October in clusive. They furnish no political news. It was reported at Alvarado. that two strange frigates and brigs of war had been seen on the 3d, near the Castle of San Juan ; that the garrison wu sickly and famished, ready to surrender, he. According to official reports, the number of the sick in the Mexican capital, on the 10th September, was 3,009; of convalescents, 1,515; and of deaths in the previous week, 387. PERU. We have private letters from lama dated the Sd August. which represent the affairs of the garrison at Callao in a very different tight from that set forth by the British officen who visited that fortress. The display made by the commander of the garrison to those o ffi cers was, without doubt, intended to make an Impression that the plate was abundantly supplied with every necessary. But we shell here account for the manner in which this pom pous parade was got up : immediately preceding the visit of the English frigates, a group of half-starved women and child ren, amounting to nearly sixty, were permitted to leave the for tress, as the presence of all useless mouths would take off much from the effect to be produced at the entertainment, and the rich inhabitants were forced to obtain their supplies of the neces saries of life from the commander of Callao, he having taken every thing in that way under his special protection. Those who wanted bread were compelled to pay one dollar and fifty cents a pound for it, and the moderate price of one dollar per pound for rice was exacted in every instance, until the presence of the ex. peeted English guests relieved the people, by producing a alight relaxation in the extortion of the commander. To heighten the effect of previously concerted arrangements, the magazines were thrown open to inspection, when they presented the appearance of being fully adequate to maintain the troops for some time, which led the British officers to imagine the supply was abundant, and that all the inhabitants were participating in the enjoyment of plenty—on the landing of the British officers they were saluted by a discharge of 100 guns from the Castles, and on the return to the frigates a similar number was fired in honour of the occasion, and as a proof that there was no deficiency of ammunition. A cannonnading was almost incessantly kept up, between the fortresses and Patriot army, who had advanced a battery within point blank shot of the Castles, say about half a mile, and had got a mortar from Guayaquil, which they had mounted and had in full operation. On the 24th of June General Bolivar was met by the municipal officers of Cuzco, four leagues from the city, and the following day made his entry under the tetemphal arches, and amid every de monstration of joy which an affectionate people could bestow on the delivery of their country. Mous the Lit;te Government Gazette of July 31.1 We hove authority to contradict the calumny contained in the p.m of Soave Ayres--the Nations: of the 9th of April, and the Argns of Sunday, she Itith of the same month. The Liberator has newer received, directly nor indirectly, any jutioe from Buenos Ayres, or from any other quarter, relative .toWeaft one Centml Government foe all America. BRAZIL.. 7w Balloa Patrla says that a great scarcity of provisions exists • la co, I. conarsjuence of unusual drought and hat. April, May; Jane, and Jelly, the winter months to that climate. are .sadly very rela bat this year there was no rain until the middle of July , so that t he crops of wheat, del, de. have suffered severely, and vast numbers of domestic 'tamale perished. Prayers were of. feted in all the churches for rain. Mr. Jb Ray, on American, had been arrested at Pernam. bow, aming to orders from BM Janeiro, on a charge of having assisted the friends of Carvalho in escaping to the United States. Be was ordered to return to this country, and had sailed ; though on account of having returned to his own house for a short time, which be did by permission, he had been sent to the castle. A letter says that the Uovernmect offers very little security to foreigners. PRICES OF BRITISH Bank Stock 215 214 218 214 3 pm Cent. Red. 81 ROI 811 3 pee Cent. Cons. 811 4 821 811 I Mete Acct. 821 1 831 1321 1 31 per Cent. 891 31 per Cent. Red. 89/ 881 1 iTOCKS YESTERDAY. New 4perCent.99l3 if 111 Long Ann. 191 India Ronda 17 - 13 pm Ex.Rillslid. 1,0 00 /.8 18 pm Ditto, 6001. 414 pm Ditto, Small 3 11,pm Lottery Tickets 191. 110 s. PRICES OF FOREIUN Brazilian Bonds ' Ditto Strip 121 13! die Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilton Bonds 571 Colombian Bonds Ditto Bonds (1824) 82 11 II) 13 2) 9 3) 21 3 Ditto Acct. n 2) 11 21 2) / 2 Danis ponds Ditto Bowls (1825)39 hood% Rent.. 5 per Ct. 95f. Booltange 25f. 15c. ' Avoca Renter 3 pr Ct. 65f. 66c. likaanse 25f. Ik. lec. 15c. STOCKS YESTER DA 1 . Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds (1825)194 18 Guatemala Bonds Ditto Snip 8 dis Mexican Bond. 86 Ditto Bonds (1825) 63 4 3 44 Ditto Aeet. 831 3 4 34 4 34 44 4 . 4 Neapolitan Bonds (1824) 79 Peruvian Bonds 474 8 7 Prussian Bonds 94 Ditto Bonds 08221 96 5 Russian Bonds (1C22) 86 4 Spanish Cons. 15 15 Ditto Cons. (1823)11 COURSE me Amsterdam C. F. 12 6 Dftto at sight 12 Rotterdam ...........9 U. 12 6 NOE VESTEHDA . f Leghorn 49 Genoa 44 Venice........ 27 Malta 0 Naples 40{ Palermo per or. 122 Lisbon 51 Oporto bli Rio Janeiro 49 Bahia 51 Buenos Ayres 43 9 1 Dublin Cork 9 BULLION, rEII oz E. s. d. Portugal Goldin coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold in bars 3 17 104 New Doubloons...— 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 111 Silver in ban, stand 0 Sil inn - Wri .-- ------- --- - ii - 11 Ilainbuegh 2. U. 37 1 A kona 24 U. 37 2 Paris, 3 dayesigh I 25 25 Ditto 2 U. 26 50 Bordeaux 25 60 Berlin 7 0 Frank.on 6dain Ex. MAN Veter;l7o;i4; - , Wenn*, eftectiv e O. 2 31. 10 0 10 0 Mad/id 264 I :edit 20i &lbw 36i Roraima 36 Neville Itheshar. PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDA I . MINES. Share. NM. Premium per Share. Angle-Mexican £lOO 35 22j 20 A iglo•Chilian lOO 3 11 dis CastellortEsphitoSanto2;rszil 100 6 1 j Hayden lOO 3 2j dis Potosi. La Pas. and Peruvian 60 3 2j die United lijexican Ditto New 4O 10 94 05 98 9 MISURANCE COMPANIES. Albania British and Foreign lOO 10 21 3 WISCELLANIIOUS. Australian British Rock and Patent Salt 10 3 31 32 j Canada, lOO 10 10 12 Irish ikaufaetory Xi* de la Plata Agricultural lOO 6 4 dis An evening paper relates the following highly honour able anecdote respecting the two gentlemen whose failure was a/mount:ell yesterday on the Sttek Exchange:— " They failed some years ago in Lloyd's Coffer-house, and settled their affairs in the usual manner with other in solvents. Six months ago they called their old creditors together, and paid off the whole amount of their debts with interest, about 2.5,000/., which they wen• not called oil to do, either in law or equity ; but they .1:a it on a principle of honour, having at that time accumulated large fortunes. They arc strangers to us; we therefore pay this tribute to them, so honourable to thcir character, the more wittingly, as it is unneccoary to say the failure is uni versally regretted." The'retiorts concerning the Plymouth Bank yesterday were favourable. The whole debts, it is said, will be Jegioidated without selling an acre of the exteevive property of the firm. Their difficulties arise, we understand, chiefly from lending meney un mortgage. Fitt Svitioh VrtOL DRURY-LANE THEAT'RE. Thls Evening, WEDNESDAY. Noe. 30, will be performed t he Comic Opera THE WAGER; or, THE of MIDNIGHT HOUR. The principal Characters by Messrs. DON OM, Horn, J. Russell, Marley. layleure, and Bedford; Mimes Kelly and Cubist; and bin. • •••""--• After which the Musical Farce a THE ADOPTED CHILD. Michael, Mr. Wallack ; Record, Mr. Knight, Nell, Mre. Orpr. To conclude with the Farce of THE SLEEP-WALKEN. Sown°, Mr. J. Russell; Alibi, Mr. nlyktUrf. To-morrow, The School for Scandal, and The Innkeeper's Daughter. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. TUs Evening, W EDNESDAY, N0v.30, will be performed the Orem of CLARI. The Dote Vivaldi, Mr. Powers Rolamn, Mr. Fawcett: Jocuso. Mr. fluruiet; Geronto, Mr. Keeley; Nimpedo, Mr. Meadows. Choi, Miss Paton; Vesplua, Miss Love. After which (4th time) a new Piece called THE SCA PE-GOAT. The Character' by Mean. Blanchard. Groper. W. Farren, and Meadows; Misses Jones and A. Jones. To conclude with the Melo-Drama of JOCK°. THE BRAZILIAN MONKEY. The principal Characters by Messrs. Connor. Meadows, and Keeley; and Miami Gardner and J. Scott. Jocko, Monsieur Meunier. To-morrow, The Rink, The 'cape-Goat, snd The Padlock. ADELPHI THEATRE, STRAND. This EveninI,%IEDNESDAY, N0v.30, will be presented the Nautical Melo-Dramatle Burletta of THE PILOT; Or, A TALE OP THE SE %. The Masks] Characters by Messrs. Terry, Yates, T. P. Cooke, aid J. Reeve; and Mrs. Fltzwilliam. After which the favourite Flurletts of ALL AT COVENTRY I Timothy, Mr. Wrench; Lively. Mr. J. Reeve. To eonclude with the Comic Heroic Operatic; Tragic Pantomimic Burlesque Burletta Spectacular Extravaganza of DON GIOVANNI I Or, A SPECTRE ON HORSEBACK. Don Giovanni, Mrs. Fitzwilliam I Dun Guzman. and Ghoet of him self. Mr. T. P. Cooke; Dor. Octavio, lir. Foster; Leporello, Hr. J. Reeve. Donna Anna, Mho Roden. The Bs 'TISK Posts COMITIVICNI publishing yesterday morn ing as dye o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, Novxmicz 30, 1895. Last night we received New York Papers to the 9th inst. They supply us with no political intelligence from the United States. The people of New York had for several days been occupied with the preparations for the opening of the great canal from Lake Erie. The ceremony was per formed on the .sth inst. In another part of the paper our readers will find an abridged account of the proceedings on that day. The friends of General JACKSON are already taking Measures to insure his success in the next struggle for the Presidency, in 1829. The Legislature of Tennessee have formally nominated him as a candidate, and he has there fore deemed it proper to resign his seat in the Senate of the United States. The news from Spanish America is not important. A destructive malady prevailed in the city of Mexico, by which it was asserted 200 persons were carried oft' daily. The Mexican squadron lying at Sacrificios was making ready at the close cf September to attack the Spanish fleet, which was hourly expected to arrive with supplies for San Juan d'Ulloa. The garrison was sickly and famishing, and, unless speedily relieved, would be obliged to surrender. By the latest advices from Lima, it seems that the garrison of Callao is in much the same condition. The splendid entertainment recently given by RODIL to Sir Meaasy MAxwar.t was a display made purely for effect. The fall of these two fortresses, which cannot now be long de ferred, will complete the perfect deliverance of the Ame rican Continent from the presence of a single individual owing or professing allegiance to the King of SPAIN. The extracts relative to the New States will be found in a pre ceding column. We subjoin an interesting commercial paragraph - Naw ORLICANS, OCT. 4. - - Cerexow.—With the exception of one small transaction, which took place some weeks put, to close a concern, there hare not been any sales since the 15th of August. We do not know of any article more dull at present, or for which there is less inquiry—and are again compelled to omit quotations; neither, indeed, have we proper or sufficient data to hazard a decided opinion as to the nominal value of this staple commodity. The arrivals of the new crop this season have been only 105 bales, whilst on this day last year they were 711 bales, making 606 bales in favour of last season. In correcting the stock this week, we found precisely 400 bales over our former statement, which is added to previous import., a part of which (stock on hand) is on ship. board, and will soon be on its way to market. It is still uncertain at what price the market will open, and opinions vary according to conflicting interests. Of the present crop, so far, we have much to expect as to an abundant one, reports of the rot and caterpillar to the contrary notwithstand. ing ; nevertheless there is a sufficiency of time for considerable de. struction by storms and otherwise tee the picking season closes. NEW YORE, Not•. 6. Parcrs or• STOCEo.—United States' Sixes, 1813, 100 A-1814, 1024 to 1024-1813, 1041—Four and a half, 1832, 04 to 991—Cor poration Sixes, 101. flanks—United States-113, sales. Our national literature was perhaps never more at the flood than at this moment, nor was there ever a time when readers were more general or books of value in greater re quest. And yet the Morning Herald, as if ambitious of making new discoveries, informs the public in its columns of yesterday, that "THE BOOESELLING TRADE was never known to be in so depressed a state as at the present time. The Bank of England has refused for the last three weeks to discount any bookseller's hill." Now we can positively affirm that this libellous assertion is utterly unfounded. Booksellers' bills, as such, have not been, in any one in stance, refused, but have been discounted with as much readiness as ever. We stated in our paper of yesterday one of the leading causes which have compelled the Bank, in its own defence, to restrict its discounts, independently of the sound policy which justified that measure, as connected with the limitation of the paper currency. " Nothing," this journal continues, "can be more confir matory of the falling off in the bookselling business than the fact of the two principal booksellers, CONSTABLE and MURRAY, having become NUMBER PUBLISHERS." This is truly a marvellous sample of logical induction.-- Because the demand for works of merit is so extensive, among persons of' every class, as not only to encourage the publication of entire works of the most expensive kind, but to create a great sale for them when published in parts ; and because periodical works, which are necessarily brought out in numbers, have become so important a branch of Bri tish literature, that booksellers of the very first repute arc engaged in their publication, therefore it is in proof that the demand for works of literature is on the decline, or—in the elegant language of this great LoNGINe9—" the hook selling business is falling off." Now it may be averred, without fear of contradiction, that the bookselling tra:lc has doubled within the last six or seven years. A work, how ever expensive, if it has merit, is purchased with an avidity that, till of late years, was unexampled. We mi g ht produce a catalogue of instances, from every bookseller of eminence ; but one fact may suffice :—Messrs. LONGMAN recently published Moons's Life of Sheridan, in one vo lume 4t0., at the price of three guineas —and, at the end of three days, of the whole edition of one thousand copies, not a single copy was left ! A notable result this of the de clining demand for literature, and of an expiring trade!! But the Herald, in the depth of its wisdom, not only affirms that the book trade never was so depressed, and that the Bank of England will not discount a bookseller's bill ; it proceeds to reveal the secret of all this decay of bu siness and extinction of credit. The putilic arc shown in a very few words bow this sad catastrophe has been brought -als• THE BRITISH PRESS. about. " TA is ~fufe of things has, no doubt, been brought about by the refusal of the respectable Newspapers to put into the newspapers paragraphs puffing off books, except the word Advertisement' was prefixed to such puffing Advertisements." We neve: before heard of newspapers putting para graphs into Newspapers—but let that pass. The republic of letters is concernel only with the cause of this great concussion in the learned world. The Morning Herald has refused to admit mil, without the notifying prefix !! This refusal, it seems, has wellnigh reduced the booksellers to the verge of bankruptcy. It has destroyed their credit with Me Bank of England, and brought their trade to de cay!! quis non. Jupiter exelamat, simul atque audivit. Bat malignity is sometimes so glaring as to defeat its own purpose ; and we have here a memorable instance of it. CITY, TUESDAY EVEXIIM The Money Markets this morning opened with a most gloomy aspect, and every one, as was the case yesterday, seemed anxious to sell. The Account business was exceed ingly heavy. Another circumstance which, we believe, added to the depression in the early part of the morning was the sales of Money Stock, in consequence of the shut ting of Consols on Thursday, which, by the way, is a day or two earlier than usual, and must, as far as time goes, tend to increase pecuniary difficulties. Holders of this Stock were of course obliged, in many instances, to effect sales now, lest they might want their capital before the opening in January. However, after this operation was over Consols improved materially, and in a very short space of time they rose about the middle of the day from 821 b to 83} j, for the Account, at which quotation they finally closed. Many well-informed persons are of opinion that the worst is now over, and that the circumstance of the price improving immediately after the principal sales had been effected on account of the opening, proved the firmness of the market, by showing that it had reached the ultimate point of depression. 'fhe arrangement notified at the Bank this morning, respecting Exchequer Bills, had also a strong tendency to restore confidence ; it is to the fol lowing effect :—That the Bank would pay off Exchequer Bills dated in October, November, and December, 182 t ; to be taken in on or before the 16th December next, and to be paid off on the 19th ; or that these Bills would be ex changed for others, bearing interest at 2d. per day ; which the public will perceive is an increase of a halfpenny per day in the interest. Exchequer Bills were to-day 6s. 7s. Si. discount. This was settling-day in the Foreign Stock Exchange, and when we state that Colombian Bonds alone have fluc tuated above ten per Cent. in this account, we need scarcely add that some very heavy balances have been struck to-slay ; and we greatly lament that we are com pelled to state that one house, of the highest honour and respectability, have been declared incapable of settling their accounts. The frightful depreciation in South American Securities is assigned as the cause of this failure, which every one laments, on account of the respect univer sally en tertained for the parties. The business, to-day, was en tirely confined to the settlement ; but the following quo tations were reported:—Colombian Bonds 62}; Mexican 6 per Cents. 64 ; Guatemala Scrip 8 7 discount ; Brazilian ditto 13 12; Greek Bonds 18 20; Spanish ditto The Sugar Market was exceedingly languid. There was no public sale of Coffee ; its price and that of Rum were steady, although nearly nominal. The Exchanges were very generally better. Letters from Lisbon to the 16th instant have been re ceived. The following is extracted from a letter dated Lisbon, Nov. 15 ::—" The treaty between the Brasile and Portugal was not delivered until the arrival of the packet on the 13th, which brought the copies of it from England. It has been published here in the usual manner, with every demonstration of joy; three days' illumination, bands playing, and various rejoicings: but many people here regard it as a great sacrifice on the pact of Portugal.— Exekawge, 52j.' A Russian ordinance lately published allows foreigners to settle in the privileged towns of New Russia, as mer chants of the third class, or as Russian subjects. At the same time the privileges of these towns are extended to a longer period. A second ordinance allows foreign artisans, on payment of a tax of twenty rubles, to become Masters in the Guilds of Artisans in the towns in the interior of Russia. We now hear no mere of the Bible Societies in Russia which were formerly so active; that of Finland celebrated its seventh anniversary on the 3d of this month. TRADE OF ODESSA.—In the course of September the exports from Odessa were—Russian goods, 2,781,419 rubl. foreign ditto, 715,673 rubl. ; on the whole, 3,497,094 rubl. Seventy foreign merchantmen arrived in that month, and seventy-five sailed. THE CONFLAGtATTON AT MIRANICIII.—On Friday evening, the Diana, Lookup, from Ttliratnichi, bound to Dumfries, put in at Whitehaven, after a passage of 28 days, having left that settlement on the 22d of October. She brought home 16 passengers (all Scotch), who escaped the dreadful conflagration. Stoddart, one of these passen gers, says that his father, mother, eldest brother, and three sisters, were all burnt to a cinder. Another says that he made his escape from his bed, and got into the water for safety, where he remained several hours, and with difficulty saved hims e lf even in that opposite element ; that during the time of his immersion the hurriCane and fire raged with most frightful violence, and so rapidly did the flames run from place to place, his bedfellow did not succeed in making his escape, and was burnt; indeed the fire in some places, it is said, literally flew upon the wings of the wind, travelling at least twelve miles an hour ! Cows, horses, pigs--in fact all kinds of cattle, were seen, after the fire, floating down the river in large quantities, having sought the water for safety, but there perished. It is impossible. another passenger observes, to convey an adequate idea of the destruction. The names of several hundreds, supposed to have perished, had been given in; but no correct and complete account could be obtained up to the time of the sailing of the Diana. It is thought that a great number had perished in the woods. . . . New Cumin:ex.—The assimilation of the imperial currency, in common with every measure tending to facili tate the intercourse and perfect the union of the two coun tries, will unquestionably he productive of great and permanent advantages. Pending the transition, however, and until the public are familiarised with the new system, much practical inconvenience will no doubt be experi enced, especially among the humbler classes, who can scarcely be expected to comprehend at once the true nature of so important a change. The removal of erroneous im pressions, and diffusion of just notions upon the subject, is therefore, at the present moment, peculiarly desirable, with a view to lessen the difficulties which must at all events be encountered. Among other points, it ought to be generally known that the period for demanding payment, or for ex changing the old notes which may be in circulation after the sth of January, is unlimited; so that no lapse of time, or delay in presenting them, can in the slightest degree invalidate the claim of the bolder, or affect the real value of the note, which, for an indefinite period, will continue applicable to all its present purposes. A right understand ing upon this point may be the means of preventing, at the approaching Juncture, a simultaneous pressure upon the bank, altogether unnecessary, and alike inconvenient to that establishment and to the public. In many cases, in ed, a reservation of old note!, for the purpose of dis charging engagements contracted before the sth January, may be found extremely useful in superseding the neces sity of perplexing calculations, and in obviating the em barrassment incidental to p isactions with uninformed or prejudiced individuals.—Min lit erecrni ile Advertiser. On Monday, Oct. 30, the venerable Jan Adams, father of the President of the United States, completed his 90th year. He has outlived most of his cotemporaries of revo lutionary memory. He is the only survivor of the Patriots who constituted the Gat American Congress, and was class mate of the late Judge Sewall, who at the same age has gone before him to that Jimmie whenceno traveller returns. ' Boiton Patriot. FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGFNCR. The Marquis of Titchfield has arrived at ll'ethxlt, Notts, from a tour. Lord and Lady Russell have arrived in town from the Duke of Wellington's, Strathlieldsay, Hants. Lord and lady Raveneworth have arrived at Bradley Hall, Durham. from Northumberland. Colonel Trench has left town, for the Duke of Rutland's, Bel •oir Castle. Lord Suffield has left town, for his seat, Clunton Hall, Norfolk. The Earl of Brecknock has arrived at the 14ilderness, Kent, from a tour. Lord Molynesux has left Liverpool for Cmxteth flail. Lord Frederick Beauclere left town yesterday, for his seat, Hempton Vicarage. Hens. Colonel Beaumont has arrived at his seat, Ilexham Abbey, Northumberland, from Yorkshire. Departures from Miller's Hotel, Jemsymstreet :—Captain and Mrs. Burgess. tor Rath; and Wm. Elwell, Esq. for Oxford. Departures from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place :—Colonel Aubrey, on a tour ; arid Hyde Parker. Esq. for Suffidk. Mr. and Mrs. Oxley have left the Coburg Hotel, for their seat in Bedfordshire. Departurci from the British Hotel :—Captain Woodhouse, on a tour: Wm. O'Neill, Esq. for Dublin; James Mitchell, Esq. for Oxford. W. 11. Whitbread. Esq. M.P., has arrived at hls scat in Essex, from Bedfordshire. Mr. , and Mrs. Buckley have left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, on a tour. Arrivals at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street:—His Excellency Don Manuel Sarnia; Don 31airan Boloasee ; J. W. Walker and ladies; Miss Gabel!. Departure:—The Right lion. Lord Kensington, for Lord Suffield's seat ; the lion. Mr. Edwards ; Mrs. Hall Dare and family, for her seat in Essex; Mrs. and the Misses Grevills. NEWEST LONDON FASHIONS. LExtracted from the New Dtontbly Work called The World of A'esehia. end Continental Fent&tons.] British caehemlre dresses of a bright crimson promise to prevail much as the weather intreases in coldness : and for home costume s a high.made dress of gros de Naples, the colour of Egyptian earth, is much in favour ; it Is very simply trimmed round the border— merely with two wadded rouleaux ; for this style of domestic dress, barege is much admired for young persons ; we saw one of a lilac ground, with broad violet.coloured satin stripes ; it was trimmed with three very broad bias folds round the skirt. We have seen a very handsome walkingAress of ponceau tabinet, trimmed round the border with three rows of narrow light sable ; a velvet Spencer. of the same colour as the dress, was worn over it, the bust encircled with brandenburghs, with splendid tassels: this is a very handsome and convenient winter dress, with the addition of a fur manteler, or a warm shawl, while it answers the purpose of a dinner dress at home. Braodenburghs, on the busts of dark high dresses, seem a very prevalent ornament ; the tassels to these appendages are Cu. peas, and it is a mode of trimming that well sets nff the beauty of the bust. The most striking dress we have seen for demi.parure is of gros tie Naples, of a peculiar rich quality ; the colour cat6.1.1a.. crime. It is ornamented runnel the border with two flounces, caught up on the left side; each flounce edged with a double roulesu of the saute material as the dress, and the flounces touching each other; the upper one headed by two full wadded rouleaux ; next the shoe is also a double ornament of the same kind ; but the upper rouleau is much narrower than the lower one. The corsage is made half high, and is trimmed with narrow straps downwards, forming • gerbe ; the back is finished in the same manner; the sleeves are very loose, but are confined up the narrow part of the arm with hands. A home costume of the same kind of rich silk, the colour bone de Paris, is also well adapted to the season ; the trimming round the border consists of one very broad flounce, pinked at the edge; the front of the skirt is Bavarian ; the body partly high, the sleeves long and moderately full. But few balls have taken place at present ; we have therefore only one ball dress worth record. The other ball dress was of beautifully figured tulle over white satin, with a full ornament at the border of tulle bouil. lone; the puckerings of which are confined by bouffonts of net en chevrons; the point of each chevron finished by a loop of white satin riband. Over the bouillons border are separate bouquets of full blown roses ; the corsage is of white satin with a double falling tucker of blond. The hair in deshabille, and in half dress is arranged in ringlets, in the style of the court of Charles 11, and blend cornettes,trimmed with pink satin riband, are very prevalent for in-door costume. Crape turbans, also of a dark colour, very full, and placed much on one side, seem likely to be adopted this winter, as a smart and convenient lire-side hend-drets. The cornettes, winch at present, however, seem most in favour, are all wide at the temples ; whereon are place d: two bows of rihand, or small clusters of field flowers, under the border, which is of fine lace. Puckerings of coloured gauze form the ornaments over the head-piece front the caul to the border. A toque squellette, formed of beautiful pearls, has been completed for a lady of high rank, now in the country, for a mag nificent fete. On the left side of this splendid head.dreas, near the au nmit of the crown, is a beautiful half wreath of laurel leaves, in whitesst n; each leaf edged round with pearls; the veins or fibres of th's foliage represent myrtle leaves ; which are charmingly exe cuted in different shades of green foil. Feathers and flowers have as yet made but a partial appearance. Dress hats of the most ele gant shape, particularly of black velvet, with white marabouts, and a coloured flower underneath, lying on the hair, form the favourite head-dress for matrons. Young ladies make much of a fine Lead of hair, either for the bell-room or evening party ; but adorn it simply with strings of pearl and a few flowers: Black velvet bonnets now begin to prevail; the newest kind is more in the hat style, and resembles the Valois hat ; it is of a charming shape, and most becoming dimensions, neither too large nor too small : the crown is half covered by a lilac satin fichu, which, as the points arc fastened down, form hollows, in which are placed bows of striped lilac riband, in shades : under the lining of the hat are bows of the same riband, lying on each temple, and long strings floating loose; at the edge of the brim is a narrow ornament, in place of a binding, of fluted lilac satin, in bias. Black velvet bonnets for walking are large and very plain, their ornaments consisting of a simple bow of the same material; others, for the carnage or the public walks, ate trimmed with satin and blond: these satin trimmings are disposed in various ways; hut generally of the fichu kind, and this descends from the crown, and many ladies have it of velvet ; but whether of velvet or satin it is trimmed round with blend, and the several points are brought to. gether on one side, to the edge of the brim, where they terminate by a small bow. This is the most novel, and most approved way of trimming. A bonnet of richly striped satin for the carriage has been much admired ; scarlet stripes on a jonquil ground ; it is trim med with full long bows of the same material ; the edge of the brim is formed of a full bias rouleau, in which the two colours appear to great advantage: the strings tie dose, but the bonnet is very wide in front. Thus having given the newest fashions composing the parapher. nalia of a modem belle, it is requisite to shield her front the wintry wind, and guard her fair form from the evening damp, which steals through the very glass of her carriage, and deals around her the stormy blast, as she ascends or descends the step of the elegant vehicle that transports her to the splendid rout, or the crowded theatre. The warm Swedish cloak is a desirable shield against such attacks; the newest we have seen is of black satin, remarkable tor the richness of its texture; it is lined with rose colour, and trimmed with a broad border at the bottom, of the American grey-squirrel's skin ; a capacious pelerine cape of pink velvet falls over the shoulders, and its made to button over the Fierce part or the face, at pleasure. A pelisse. similar in materials, has been is,:en in the carriage of a holy of distinction ; but mantles of silk, satin and velvet, the former well wadded, are expected to be more in favour for the carriage than pelisses; which are most admired, when of satin, for wintry wear; a beautiful mantle, however, of lcvantine is well worthy the admiration it has excited ; it is of the pattern of the 42t1 Highland plaid; it is finished with two very handsome large capes, which fall gracefully over the shoulders, nearly as low as the elbow ; a collar of satin, wadded, and stitched in diamond*, like a gentleman's under waistcoat, of a colour suitable to the most lively colour of the plaid, is made to fall down, or stand up, as beat accords with the coldness or milder tenieeratur. of the weather. Colours most in favour are, amber, violet, mar.h.mallow bin.- Torn, geranium of Andalusia, jonquil, cafe 4s-Is-creme, and Indian tOse. Though we have certainly in this statement some charming no velties wherewili to present our fair and fashionable readers, yet London fill.•: but slow!' with those who compose the foremost rank. Full dress, therefore, Is undergoing a temporary stagnation ; but the half dress, and the evening costume as worn at the theatres and at social dinner and evening parties, form an epitome of good taste and elegance: grace presides over the manner of disposing the dif ferent articles that compose the female toilet ; fancy assorts each various colour of glowing brilliancy, entwines the wreath rich with the well-imitated treasures of Flora, or scatters the blushing roses amongst the luxuriant tresses of the young and beautiful daughters of this happy isle. Du KZ or Voßes LEVEE—Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of York held a levee as Commander-in-Chief, at his office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by upwards of thirty officers and others, which occupied the Royal Duke's attention till between five a nd six o'clock. Among those present were—Gtmeral the Earl of Cork, Lieutenant-Generals Sir W. l'•acock and Montresor, Major-Generals II ill, Campbell, Sir James Douglas, &c. Yi7ste;day the Duke of Yolk (lined with the Princess Sophia. Prince Leopold left Marlborough !louse yesterday morn ing, about eleven o'clock, for his residence at Claremont. 'lie Chancellor of the Excliegiter left town yesterday fur Leckenhani. GEORGE Rose CHINNERY, ESQ.—We regret to an nounce the death of this gentleman, which lately took place at Madrid. Mr. Chinnery was one of the Officers of the Treasury, and his talents, diligence, and urbanity, were likely to insure his progress to a distinguished situa tion in that establishment. Mr. Canning, however, saw his merits and respected his talents, and induced Mr. Chinnery to accompany him as Secretary on his etnbassy to the Court of Portugal. Mr. Chinnery had the advan tage of a good education, and possessed abilities of a very high order. CITY of LONDON LITERARY and SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. IVe extract the following from a Discourse, just pub. lished, which was delivered by Mr. M•Culloch at the opening of the above Institution, as containing some ob. servations, the importance of which, at this crisis, well deserve to be attentively studied : " From their more extensive intercourse with society, and the greater field they have for making observatioes, it bast been generally found th a t t h e mercantile classes have taken more comprehensive views of almost all sub jects submitted to their consideration, and been less influ enced by prejudice than most others. But you are te e intelligent not to know, and too candid not freely to ad. mit, that even they have very frequently acted on the most erroneous principles; and I hope you will not find fault with me if I take the liberty to point out one or two instances of this ; not in the invidious purpose of dep te ,. dating those who unintentionally did wrong, but to show the importance of obtaining that command over scientific principles without which you w ill b e a l ways liable to fall into simi lar errors. The history of the corn trade furnishes a striking ex am . ple of the prevalence of popular delusion. If there be one class of merchants more advantageous than another —if there be one in the freedom and security of whose o perations the other merchants of th e country an d the public are m ost especially interested, that class consists of the corn m et . chants; for it is by their intervention that the pressure of scarcity is alleviated, that the luxuriant crop of one barren ' is stored up, and kept in reserve to supply the deficienty o f another, and that we are protected from the scourge of f o . mine. And yet you must be all aware that this supremely useful class of men were long the peculiar objects of pop o , lar aversion and hatred ; and what is still more unaccount able, they were regarded with no friendly eye by the met. chants engaged in other businesses. Perhaps the circum stance may have escaped your recollection; but, so late u 1795 and 1800, the clamour against forestallers and re. graters, for such were the opprobions epithets given to the corn dealers, was as loud as it could well have been in the age of the Edwards or the Henrys. And the municipal authorities of this great city—a city that could not subsist for a day without the aid derived from the industry of the corn merchants, actually went so far as to denounce their operations as the main, or rather sole cause of the scarcities which then afflicted the country, and thus aggravated, in no common degree, though no doubt unconsciously, the misers , and suffering occasioned by the deficiency of food. "There is not, I should hope, much reason to apprehend a recurrence of such scenes as took place in die Court of King's Bench in 1800. Scarcities must, indeed, occasion. ally occur in future, as they have done hitherto. But the more general diffusion of those principles which the juigea and merchants of 1795 and 1800, sneered at as abstract and theoretical, will effectually shield those who are engaged in the corn trade from being again dragged into court, and treated like felons, for endeavouring t o s uppl y us w i th food, and to distribute it in the best manner. " Most of you have no doubt heard of the famous excise scheme proposed by Sir Robert Walpole in 1733. Every one at all acquainted with the history of the last century, knows that the mere proposal of this scheme had well viii lighted up the flames of rebellion in the country; that it was vehemently opposed by Sir John Barnard, the patriotic and intelligent Member for London, and generally by the whole mercantile body ; and that its abandonment was hailed with the most earliest and enthusiastic demonstra tions of national rejoicing. But what, may I !.,e alloved to inquire, was the nature of the scheme that had excited all this violent outcry and commotion ? Unless you have studied the subject with some attention, you sill hardly believe me when I tell you, that this abused scheme was really nothing more than a plan for partially introducing the warehousing system ! It will seem to you inconceiv• able that the merchants of that day could so far mistake their own interests as to oppose a proposal which had fet its object to allow them to lodge wine and tobacco in ptiVc warehouses,_ where they were to remain f ree o f d ut y unt il withdrawn for home consumption. But this, however ex traordinary it may appear, was the entire extent of Sir Ro bert NValpole's plan. It was not, as he stated in his place in the House of Commons, his intention to propose to aug ment the duties on any commodity, but to emble the mer chant to pay them at the most convenient period. and to make Loudon an entrep.t for all the commodities of all the world. No doubt can now remain in the mind of am one, that the adoption of this scheme would have been productive of the greatest advantage. Such, however, ant so powerful was the delusion pmerated its the public mid with respect to it, or, which is the more correct mode of spi ak;ni, such was the prejudice of our ancestors, and such the force of habit, that it was ir , t. till ISO 3, srventy year: after the period when its introduction was proposed by Sr Robert Walpole, that the warehorc:ing and bonding system, the greatest improvement perhaps ever made in the corn. mercial and financial policy of the country, could be safely adopted." Mr. Young is said to be in treaty with the management of Drury-lane theatre. Liston makes his appearance at Drury-lane next Sato. day, as Alau•-worn is the 1 lypocri(c. bliss Kelly, it is understood, will adopt a new main; in the part of Lid ! , Teazle to-morrow evening, correstios!• ing with the view Mr. Sheridan always expressed ix fo: character. MR. KLAN IN TILL iiNITED STATES.—The New 7 . (' Courier says—" I t is now confidently reported, that Mr Kean will not make his appearance at this theatre for abet:: ten days. Already the whole first tier of boxes has bx. engaged for the first night of his appearance, and trany applications have been received for the second tier. Dur;: the two last evenings, he appeared in the private bca o: the theatre." FIRE AT TILE OLYMPIC Tit FATr.E.—On Monday during the performance of the new Norwegian Hans if Iceland; or, the Iron Casket, the audience seriously alarmed by the smell of fire, and a volume smoke, which was soon ascertained to proceed from !"-• box lobby, where a beam was diecovered to be nn tire, I , consequence of one of the men employed in the 'fllczae having placed a lamp immediately under it, and FO eoi*, that the flame communicated to it, and was fast ascend'e'r when it was most fortunately arrested, whereby the wet: serious consequences were prevented from ensuing. Mr. Baron Graham has been so unwell as not to be al' to attend the Court of Exchequer for the last we.k. lion. Baron is now in the 821 year of his age, a':d 11 ' gone through the laborious duties of a Judge nearly ' 27 years. It is said he will retire Llore the nex: Tom. bring the first Judge that will enjoy the liberal FI;I'Y lowed by the country to Judges on r•diring trent office Mr. Tindal is spoken of among the Bar as likely to ea cecd him. INFANT SClfooLs.—An Infant School is on the ew 0: being establishod at Chester, under the rineti ,, n cl th' Bishop of that diocese. Ilk Lordship atteM:::d 3 P"b''; mcoting, canvened I , y the .17.:tvor ' on Tmsday last. explained at considerable length the rcasons that inil'y . e‘l him warmly to advocat.: the formation of ins:in:tiers kind in populous and manufacturing towns. IFF ship also submittl certain resolutiors he hail pr,ra''' . which were adopted, and a Cmumittee was npro:lird colic et the reccssary funds. The Bishop and LeTi 13 '• grave made donations of ..201. sae h. In Scudder's Mustim at New York there is a : Troy . tation in wax of Saul, Samuel, and the Witch Cf Saul wears a blue silk coat and smallclothos eat, red spangles ; the Witch sits in a parlour chair in a ; IC: cotton gown, with a shawl, cap, and bla,k 1111:1: , • and Samind sports a ‘s hitc cotton nilit,cap. Several of the Mot :lite! and Evening Papers 7 v re ex p y lli o A r iS s h t c;! j,: a ni s , ; o ls.. r , l r c , - ; a I. !, , :7 account Liyerr 0 o - l. every fasic was stated in the ./..; .:i.‘ 7 t Press of Friday last ! . . Governm7r,t has (Ictcnuitied upr:i l't tt:i lion for the rcc7uitin.... ,:•rvir;, 03 an regimcnts of the 11ex to be cor , m there, one to occupy th 'carrot:ls, Cie oth:.r COMAINATIONS Al KENDAL—The journe; of Kendal have struck against their einp:oyel quence Ofafl advant' of %vv.'s which the fon mended bong refused.—CarllSc Journal. - fr -44.egio ; nay 1111 the do :t• In Itren n OTer • b e :Is, ill o r "' NT ruler h:ve , tth _VA *of Bel of PO ftte ~.