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'14 4 74., INVASION OF CUBA. By the 'way of the United States we have received in,- trtantintelligoica respecting the invasion of the island e t üba by the Colombians: The letter is written by the seconitid et:minions' of the naval expedition which was as sPrnhliwtr at Carthsgena. A part of the force destined on this exprtiftion had arrived from Puerto Cabello. The force, which was expected to be increased to 10,000 men, was to be commanded by General !Alto Clemeuti, the neva! force by Commodore BAuche. When the two sixty-four gun ships arrived fro,n the United States (of tl:e fitting out of which we lately gave the partienl tra) the ar mament would consist in all of one sevensf -four, two sixty-fours, and three frigates. six .100p5 of war, besides ten or twelve other vessels. The second is command ap pears confident of success. The l'hiladelphia paper of the 16th of December has also the following letter:— CAIITHAGEXA. OCT. TS. I presume you have heard of the pretended expedition fitting out at th‘t phice the Island el Cuba, consistiog of one 74, and fvc Irigs:ei. ASA sloops of war. sod a number of other vessels. The notth..r ot troops will consist of from ten to twelve thousand. All that prev.mta our departure is being obliged to wait for the s•real of two frigates from New York, which arc daily expected. I ;.tu yon sec I shall be again in a few days on the field of action. I.VSURRECTION OF THE NATIVES OF JAVA. The reports of the rever s es of the Dutch in Java are fully esitifirmed, in which we lament to say many of our isountrymen have suffered. The letters received yesterday ..a•e of the lOth September. A battle took place at Dees nackie, near Samarang, or, the 2d September, between IU,OOO native troops and the European forces; the latter is estimated at only 300, of which 60 were English, chiefly sailors. The natives were completely successful. The following is a list of En.glishmen, chiefly mer cha•tts, oho joined in the battle. It will be ()turned that the greater number of our countrymen were either killed or are missing ;— Eillee or missing. passing the river Lawee—Burone, 31`31aster, Sutton. Willis, and Lindsay. Missing, supposed killed—lfammond, Cameron, 'Wendt, Lack, Chauoon. Masters. and Cramer. Returned safe—Psge, Liman, P. Andrews, Ilarunch. Arratavn, liollsies. Spencer, and Bremner. The following letter conveys the intelligence in a brief and hurried form:— _ Sarnarang, Sept 4. Battle fought at Damak--enemy twelve thousand strong. Loll:mans killed—Burrows, Sutton. Brandt. Cameron, tem 11 ills, Hammond, Cramer, Lorch. Lindsey. Dutch troops totally defeated, and the natives advancing on Sonarasg. The Europeans were putting all their property on bo'rd the ships at Samarang and Samabuya. Thirty thousand packets of enifire burnt, and the enemy destroying all the coffee trees and sugar canes. At the date of these letters all Europeans and persons of property were leaving the eastern coast of Batavia, and four merchant vessels, fully loaded with valuables and wi..h female passengers, ha d sailed for Singapore. INDIA. CALCUTTA. A UO. 25. The Tarr, with Commodore Sir James Brisbane on board. paned &Aimneon ineaday evening, outwud.bound. The ship" that arrived s few days ago from Rangoon, the first week in August, have brought no newv. At Prome every thing was going on well. The army was in full health, EA only anxious fot the eine of the rains. _ ._. _______ _. ......_...... • Flat ait weather Ilea exceeded the heavy rains which have lately faller in Galatea. Gnat sickness: among the native., however, eel prrisiilt, sad fatal eases of cholera morbus are, we undsrstand, eery fliquent. Some ascribe the predominance of this disease, at e ieten the . t sson, to the unwholsome water of the river; and ofh 'kw the ea great quantity of fish in a putrid state with which the 0 Root and Bazaars are supplied for consumption. The thee 'inotiseter keeps at ninety. The•spilentic which prevVed in Calcutta last year continues Its visitatime at Beneree. It is supposed that about three-fourths. of the population have suffered from the disease, though, happily, way few cads have terminated fatally. The European inhabitants are gettidg ill,.bet not in any serious or alarming degree. . • SEPTEMBER I. The Honourable Corttpany'a ship Princess Charlotte of Wales, Leapt. Bien, arrived at Madras on the evening of the Will of Aug. from England the 28th of April. SEPTEMBER 6. Isgstr o ac2 or • LETTER TROX PROXEI The Bpzaar is very well supp'ved here ; the climate is infinitely superior to Rangoon. The Mem= is light, and. considering the excellent cover the torte is under, the men are likely to remain healthy daring the rains. The natives are affected a good deal with dysentery, by{{ tt Is not of a dangerous nature. The anny here con. stets of the fbllowing troops :—His Lordship's Body Guard, Ben. gal Rocket Troop, Bengal Horse Artillery, Bengal and Madras' ' Font Artillery, his Majesty's Roycle. 38th, 41st, 47th, and 69th ' • Reg Infantry. of Foot the Iflth,26th, 28th, 30th, and 43d Regiments of Madre; Native The 38th Madras Native Irfantry, under Major Smith, was seed to this part of the force about a month ago, having marched ' . Bp from Rangoon in twenty-five days, without losing a atngle man from sickness. The whole of that part of Pegu was in a state of perfect tranquilllty,and the camp well supplied. Whilst the re , port of the Burmese being in force fifty or sixty miles up the coun try prevailed, the inhabitants of Prome appeared to be deserting the piece, archenisive, no doubt, of some signal vengeance. But there in pm ng now to excite alarm. Sir Alibi d Campbell returned to Prome on the 21 of August, from Rangoon. The troops all healthy, and supplies abundant. SEPTEMBER 8. Three Burmese sent down by Lieutenant Rowland of the flotilla, state that they are inhabitants of Puddoon—that about nine days ago they want frorn that place by land to Kama and l'eaniloon, for the purpose of disposing of some chillies, oolong. &c., and that while true, they understood from the people of the place, that the Burmese force from Patnagah and other places had, all but a tow men, re• turnsid to Ave, but from what cause they were not aware. They . were as their otturn to Puddoon, a hen laid hold of, whilst about panics tin boats of the flotilla. Originally sesen of them set out fcr Pelleloop, and eight were in the boats,. coming down the river, owing to • man having jonsed them at Kama. -- - • - GERMAN ST. PETTItSTUROIf, Dic. 31. ORDER OF THE DAY OF THE EMPEROR TO THE RUSSIAN AR3I Y. • " Brave Russian Army ! Faithful Defenders of the Throne and tho Country ! Which of you was not bowed down by the dreadful revs which her plunged us and all Russia in unspeakable allitctio t ? You have loot a sovereign, a father, a benefactor, a companion of your immor. •to deeds. Vet let not your hearts yield to despondency. His look% are clire..ted to you from above. and he blesses the fruits of the indstatigable pains which he had bestowed on your organization. " Faithful brave 'oldie's ! You have again, even in throe days of anctlon, acquired immortal glory, equal to that which you par. ct-aisd with your blood when you conquered the enemws of the So. veredgn and the Country... You have show') by your co,.duct that you who arc coninuat defenders of the Imperial Throne on the field of bogie, know how to obey, in time of peace, the laws and the sovereign will. As a fP ark of my regard for you, Reeiments of the Girard Prey braskenskl: Setwenocki, Isoisilowski, Grand Yagers, Finne Ya er*, Pawlowski Grenadiers, Chevalier Guard'. Mounted Guards, Rumors, Mounted Yager% and Artillery of the Guards, I make fibs a precut of the uniforms which his %Near y the Emperor, your kefector, used to wear. Each Reginient shall pr serve this sacred deposit ac a monument to be transmitted to posterity. ".1 Author order, 1. All officers and soldiers of the companies of . _ the Regiments Prerbraskenskt and Semenoski, which hear the name er( Companies ot hie Imperial Alajcsty,shall weer on their epaulettes she cipher of his Majesty the Esomror Alexander 1., so I,, ng ea there chill be in those Companies one or the officers or soldiers who belonged to them on the Phis Nov. Oat Dec. 1825.) • "2. Tide Geneva, about the person of his Majesty, as also the Aid.de-Carniri•Heneral, and the Aitl.de-Canip of his Imperial • illoyesty, shall continue to wear the same cipher. " Brave Warr'," 1 Preserve for ever the sacred remembrance of Alexander 1. Let it be the terror of your enemies. the hope of • she country, the pledge of your fidelity and attachment to my person. '• NICHOLAS. " :it. Petersburgh, 15th (27th Dec.) 1825." Another Order ut the Day, of the same date, contains various nominations and promotions. Accounts from Taganrog, of the 19•11, are unexpectedly favour , able with respect to the health of the Empress. Prince Gagatin has arrived from Taganrog, arid Count Oster mon Tullio:, front Moscow. JAN. 9. Count de St. Priest. French Ambassador Extraontinary to t'.is Court, iq curt to St. Pkeraburgb, to compliment his Majesty the Emperor Nicholas In the name of the French Court. Count Aloperus, the Russian Ambassador, has called on the Russian subjects bete to take the oath to the Einipesor Nicholas I. They ate already tritisemed, he says, by the public journals, that the theNd Duke Constantine persi.ts in declining the throne, and that the Emperor Nicholas 1. has ascended it, according to the law regulstitig the succession. HANSI:sou, DEC. 12. The Russian Minister here has called on the Russian subjects in this city to toted', oath to Nirholles I. Jaw.l3. It is amusing to see how the English and French jlumala ex. haiist their wh to dilicover whal hoe of policy the Russian Cabinet wilt pursue efts, dui death of its rest Emperor Alexander. Out ticcour.ts from*. Petersburgh ced&tte to Ohm that t'.ere is no Idea of adopting a 0411 line of policy; but that the Emperor intends to follow the wise courts of hle revered predecessor, and I. proceed en his *its. The taws from St. Petenburgh of 31st ult., received today, DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This Evening, SATURDAY. Jan. 21, win be performed she Romantic Opera of DER PRLISCHLITZ. kjilr. T. Cooke: Caspar, Mr. Horn; Bernhard, Me. Bedford; Tam l et Mr. 0. Smith; Killer., Mr. fltavrllllsua. Linde. Ml.. Mira& dew t Roes. Mies roves'. After Which the Divertlsement of THE CAMP. Principe! Damien. Mr. end Mn. Noble. To eonclude with the Pantbrnime of HARLEQUIN, .1 SCE OF ALI. CRUDES. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Pantaibon, Kr. T. Blanchard: Clown, Mr. I'. Brown Columbine, Miss Barnett. On Monday, The Merry Wires of Windsor; and the Pantomime. THEATRR. This Evening, SATURDAY'. Jan 91, will be performed the Play of THE TEMPEST. Prospero. Mr. Wards; Prince Ferdinand. Mr. Cooper; Trlneulo, Mr. Blanchard; Stephan') it,. W. Ferrer': Caliber', Mr. Hapset. Dorinda, Muer Pawn; lilies ilaintneraley ; Ariel, Miss M. Caws*. To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN AND THE MAGICK 110Slt: Or. lilttU rY AND THE BEAST. Harlequin, Mr. Ulm: Pantaloon. Mr. Marries: Clown, Mr. J. S. Grimaldi; CAutublnit. Miss Romer. On Monday. Othello; and Pantomime. ADELPIII THEATRE,• STRAND. This Erenina, SATURDAY. Jim. 21, will be presented 01 Nau IlleloAlramatle Barletta uT TIIE PILOT: Or. A S . The prlnelyal Characters by Messrs. Terri. Yates. T. P.-Cooke, sad J. Reeve; and Mrs. FitswilHam. After whkh the Rerlette of SUCCESS; or. A MT. IF YOU LIKE IT. The principal Charaaters by Messrs. Yates. J. Reeve, and I'. P. Cooke and Mrs. Flttwilliam. To eonclude with the Comic Pantomime of THE THREE GOLDEN LAMPS: Or, HARLSQUIN AND THE WIZARD DWARF. Harlequin. Mr. W. Kirby: Pantaloon, Mr. Elliott; Clown. Elinor Paulo; Columbine, Miss Plneott. The BRITISH Passe commenced publishing yesterday loom ing at flee o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, JANtYARY el, 11146. The French Papers received yesterday agree in repre senting the military revolt at St. Petersburgh as connected with some political designs of an extensive nature. The Etoile ascribes, and we dare say correctly, the mutiny of the soldiers and many of the officers to their sacred regard to the oath they had taken to CONSITAAT!NE, and from which they were not released by any apparently authentic act on hip part. But there were others', it appears, busy in the agitation, who had views of different kind. Of all countries on the face of the globe, Russia did certainly seem to be that most removed from the influence of the revolutionary spirit; and we hardly know how to believe that any set of men in the possession of their senses could have considered it a fit theatre for the trial of constitutional experiments. The Ilutigatian Diet are still dissatisfied. It was ex pected that in acknowledging the rescript of the '2Gth of November, revoking the offensive edict of the 9th, the Diet would have transmitted a loyal and grateful address to the Em et ens at Vienna. However, after five weeks of delibeiation, 'la entire sittings have not sufficed to put an end to the debates concerning the new demands and re- which were under discussion. I From the Eluik dated Thursday, Jan. 19. We learn from Alexandria that the Paeha of Egypt last year got Into his hands all the gum arabie and ostrich feathers imported into that country, and that he has resold them to a society of Jews at exorbitant prices. The Paella's extraordinary system of mono poly is now complete and embraces all the productions of Egypt. It is not tke famous Otnet Vrioni who has advanced to Bent, but his brother Achmet. ()met Vrioni still occupies Salnnichi, where he maintains his ground by means of a corps of Albanians who are extremely devoted to him. It is to their attachment that he is Indebted for having triumphed over the seditious spirit of the Janissaries ; like his brother he rejoices at every reverse experienced by the Turks. for he knows the fate that awaits him if they should succeed in estahluilling their power in the Mores. From the QNotidienne of Wednesday 1 Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 30th ult., received rit Slut. gird by an extraordinary conveyance, state that the Prince of 'fretillettkoi, whin has been arrested in consequence of the tu mult of the with. has been brought before a Council of {Car, by order of the Emperor Nicholas. It is said that this Prince, who yea to tise Stuff of the Guard, is bratber.in.law to the ft:ropey), of 4114414. . A letter of the 7Jth ult. says, " The revolt which has broken oar in the Mtricow regiment appears to have ramifications. " It is said that three (lepers's have been arrested, and that they are about to he brought before a Council of War. It wu not till atter fifteen discharges of cannon, loaded with small shot, that the square which the factious had formed was broken. It la asserted. that before this event a Colonel had been killed in the barracks, whither he had repaired to restore order. •• The number 1.0 individuals arrested, up to this day, amounts to nearly six hundred. As for Oenrral alUaradowitch. It is gene- rally said here that lie fell a victim to privive vengeance. An indi vidual, with whom the Gener a l h a d previously had some difference, profited, it is said, by thetumult • to avenge himself with impunity. without being retognixed. It is certain that the General was not killed by one of the military." If we oily credit sorne statements, premature no doubt. the C'oronation will take place at Moscow' in the Month of Alai and Austria and Prussia, as well as the other monarchies of Europe, will send Princes of their Royal Families to congratulate the Emperor Nicholas on his happy secession. This last circumstance, to which, perhaps, the departure of the Prince of Orange has given rise, is. however, by no means probable. We besides learn from Brussels that it is the Lieut.- Gentral Trip who is charged with this mission by the King of the Netherlands. FRENCH FOND..—PARIS, JAIL 18—Five per Cr ss. 911 f. 75c.; Three per Cents. IV. Lc. ; Bank Stock 2,0:50f. ; Herne de Naples 78f. 40c.; Rente d' F.epagne lilf.; Hort Spanish Loan ENchange on Londaa—One month 26f. Lk. ; three mouths Wk.—Cour/ Anthentirtc. Letters have been received in London from Lord Asr- HErtsr up to the 7th September ; his Lordship writes in excellent spirits. lie states the army under Sir A. Ca ):I••• BELL to be in remarkably good'health, and that the troops of Arracan are rapidly recovering from the Acts of the rainy season. We have little doubt that Sir ARCHIBALD Cam ener.r. is by this time in pos3cssien of the capital of Ava. The gallant General returned to Prome from Ran goon on the 2d of August. In another column our readers will find aome extracts from the Calcutta papers received yesterday. The opinion there is, that on the capture of Ummerapoora the Burmese will retire further into the country, taking with them their valuables, and that by this means they will prolong the war, perhaps beyond even another campaign. Nothing remains for them, however, ultimately, but unqualified submission. Sir EDWARD PAGET, the Commander-m•C'hief, had taken his passage home in the Madras, Capt. FAVRER, to sail about the middle of November, direct. His Majesty's ship Tamar had been re-masted, and sailed for Rangoon. By the Buenos Ayres mail yesterday we received Papers containing the following Manifesto, which h:s been issued by the• Government of the United Provinces of Ls Plata, declaratory of the annexation of the Banda Oriental to their conftderacy, and their determination to have re course to hostilities, if necessary, for the recovery of Monte Video and Colonic. Those arc the only two points of the new state remaining in the occupation of the Bra zilian troops. Considering the unjustifiable circumstances under which this territory was seized by the Portuguese Government during the revolution, and the actual existence of a strong republican party in the Brazilian territories, who would be ready at a moment's notice to co-operate in the overthrow of the imperial throne, we cannot suppose that a war will be seriously , hazarded in order to regain possession of a remote and revolted district, which in no point of view can be worth the risk and expense-that must be incurred in the contest. The prompt disavowal of the acts of the Brazilian commander in Upper Peru is an evidence that the Ministers of Don Pena° are not igno rant of the course which wisdom prescribes to them in the relative situation to the surrounding republics. Btrimos AYAEII,Nov. 4, 1825. DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Communication from — the Minister of Foreign Afatn of the Re mtblie of the Gaited Provinces of the Ricrde la Plats, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Of 'the Emperor of Brazil. The undersigned Minister, Secretary of State ?be Foreign A fain of the Republic of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plats, especially authorised by hit Übvernenent, ham the honour to ad dress his Eseelkany the illlnleter for Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Brasil, to inform him that the Inhabitants of the Eastern Pro vince, having reernmed by their timhtfortslile liberty of their territory ocospled by the arms of his imperial frisjext, - nnd, after having installed a regular Government fee The aliministration of diem Provinces, have solennily defend the nullity of the acts hy which it was pretended to incorporate that Province with the Empire of Brazil; and in cemsequenee hate exptessed :I,,that their general, constant, and decided etisb wiss for the union ,Atlithe other Provinces of La Plati to Which It always belonged by the most sacred ties that the world khoon." The General Congress of the United Pro vinces to which this declaration was submitted cannot, without injustice, decline to make use of b right that never eras disputable, nor without dis honour and imprudence abandon to their fate an anned,lwave, and irritated people, who would be capable of the greatest extremities in defence df: tick liberties. POI this reason,, in s rt.l Sitting of the 25thrOctober last, It decreed— _ •_ _ " That in conft;imity with the uniform wish of the Provinces of the State, and that which was deliberately exptessed b; the Eastern Provinces by the lawful organ of its Representatives, on the law of 25th August of the present year, the Congress, ip tht came of the pimple whom It represents, acknowledges it as de:ArtoNincorporated with the Republic of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, to which it has by right belonge& and desires to belong." fly this solemn declaration the General Government is bound to provide for the defence and smithy of the Eastern Province. It will fulfif its obligations by all the means in its power, and accele. rate by them the evacuation of the only two points still held by the troops of his Imperial Majesty. The undersigned is, at the souse time, authorised to declare, that in this new situation the Government of the United Provinces re. taint the aarae spirit of moderation and justice which serves as the basis of its policy, and which his directed the attempts that it has i hitherto repeated, in vain, ton eptate amlcnbly the restoration of' the Eastern Province, and of w it will give flesh proofs when , ever its dignity permits. That,' at all events, it* will not attack, except to defend lux, to obtain the restitution of the points still oc copied, confirming its pretensions to preserve Me integrity of the territory, and solemnly to guarsatce for the future the inviolability 1 of its boundaries againut force and seduction. In this state of thing's, and after having made known to his Ex. Foreign cellency the Minister foe Affairs of the Empire of Brazil, intentions' and desires of e Government of the United Pro. vinees of the Rio &Is Plata, t remains to be added, that it will entirely depend on the will of his Imperial Majesty to establish a peat', which is infinitely valuable to the interests of the neighbour. tag States, and iotiped, of the whole Continent. The undersigned has the honour; &c. (signed) 3IANUEI. JOSE GARCIA. To his Excellency Senor Luis Jose Carr:4lllo a hello, Minister fur Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Brazil. --"'"•1111.0•••—•- We have received New York Papers to the 26th ult. No proceedings had yet taken place in Congress beyond the giving of notices of futurs motions. Enough had been already done in that way to occupy both Houses fur six or eight months. Great part of the time of Congress will be consumed whit the discussion of projects for the amend ment of the Constitution. Whether the JACKSON party will succeed in their design of pulling the Government to pieces, because their Chief is not at its head, we shall see hereafter. Certain it is that the new Congress have begun by dis Missing from the officio in their gift all the ad herents of the PRESIDENT. This is a happy state of things, and an admirable proof of the excellence of demo cratic institutions. The news from South America in these papers has nearly all been anticipated by arrivals' direct from that quarter. The states of' Upper Peru, *ditch lately declared their independence, have adopted the designation of—the Repub lic of Bolivar. In this manner will the name of the illustrious benefactor .of that vast continent be immortal ized by becoming the national appellation of the last por tion which he delivered front the oppression of the mother country. The general assembly of the new republic have decreed that the flag of the country shall be bicoloured; 'reen and scarlet ; the principal field being scarlet, with two green borders, a foot in breadth. On the scarlet field are five green ovals, formed of branches of olive and laurel, one in the middle and four at the sides, with a golden star in each. The lesser banner will bear only a similar oval with a star. The coat of arms is divided into foniquarters: in the superior one are five silver stars on a scarlet or azure field, significant of the five departments whist) form the Re. public ; on the inferior is an emblem of Potosi, in a gol den field, to denote the mineral Wealth.' In the middle. quarter on tbe right side is the *mama, and an the other an Acapalca, to represent the animal kingdom. At the top of the escutcheon is engraved the scroll of liberty with a genius on each side, and the name of the Republic. The citizens' sculls bicoloured. The following extract is from the Buitimore Gazette • of Dec. 21 :- " The schooner Argonaut, Captain Bowline, arrived at this port yesterday evening. is eighteen days from Chafer's. The intOrma- Iron by this arrival from Panama is to the 2thlt of October, and from Lima to the lit of the same month. General Bolivar was still In the upper provinces of Peru, and great preparations were making by the Patriot form besieging Cailno to carry it by storm. It is stated that the Marquis Tone Tugle. formerly President of ' the Congress of Peru, and who subsequently tinned traitor to his country. joined the standard of despotism, and took refoge in the Castles of Callao. made propositions to the Commander of the Patriot troops, which were of a nature that caused their imme diate rejection. The Colombian sloop of war Pinchiticha having approached too near the castles was totally distnwsted by the tire of the errtny, but fortunately made her escape. Provisions continued ' to get scarcer among the troops of Rodil, add hopes were enter tained that he. would get the better of his obstinacy by starvation in a few dirs.'s;nri Amender at discretion. " The frigate United States. Coin. hull, and two other United States vessels were Iving at, Chorillos I st of October. " There were I.I(FD troops still at Panama on the 24th October—. and a:lather corps of between three and four thousand of the vic torious Colombian army. which assisted in the conquest of Peiu, was doily expected. The Conunirvaries were at Porto-Bello. making the nece.san preparation for their reception. and imme .diate embarkation on board the transports, which were waiting to convey them to Carthagena, to join the expedition fitting out at that &ace." Our police reports daily teem with transactions arising out of the management of the Joint-stock Companies which lately rose around us like exhalations. The cases in our paper of this day will be found to he not among the least amusing or instructive of any that have yet beim made public. It is greatly to be regretted that the principles favourable to the unrestrained intercourse of nations should find any obstacle to their application, and that Great Britain, which has benefited beyond all others, from her acquirements in art and her 4liscuverics in science, should, unhappily, not be in a condition to follow in that train which the speculations of thinking men are taking in the present day, and which, in othrr times, might perhaps have conducted her to the summit of commercial prosperity. As it is, however, she has only to be thankful that having set out from an opposite point, and having gone on in a contrary course, she has attained to that height of power and great ness to which she has 'been raised. The machinery of a great commercial kingdom is extremely complex, and is very liable to be thrown out of order by the •ery attempts made to improve it. The best-intentioned rulers cannot always mould things according to their liking, without endangering the safety of that order of affairs which they would endeavour to benefit. We make these remarks with reference to that system of policy which would throw open the ports of Great Bri tain to the commerce of foreign nations, and promote that facility in the interchange of cotnmodities which is . supposed by many to be essential to our interests as a ma nufacturing anti mercantile people. As far as this liberal policy has hitherto been tried, the result has not been such as to promise much to perseverance. As far as it has been applied to our A'arigation Laws, its consequences are be coming every day more fatal to our superiority as a mari time power. The increase of foreign shipping in our ports shows the extent to which we are furnishing other States with the means of raising a great marine, and of success fully disputing with us, one day or other, the empire Of the sea. IVe have applied the new system to our Combination Lazes, and the effect has been tole! loose upon the Masters all the worst passions of their workmen. The manufac turing interests in every branch of trade, and in every quarter of the kingdom, have suffered extensively from the repeal of those statutes which hail hitherto kept down that mischievous spirit which broke forth so destructively under its newly-acquired freedom. 'As far as this system has been applied to our staple manufactures, the present deplorable condition of the Silk Trade will bear melancholy witness to its operation. The result of itself presents an experience of evil more than sufficient to dissipate the delusions of theory.. But we feel assured that Ministers will not stiffer that important branch of trade to be sacrificed. They will not put Foreigners in possession of those resources which, till now, have reared an honest, industrious, and loyal class of our population. That there are certain foreigners who have been most industrious in the way of deception we well know,—hut let them not count too securely upon their suc cess :—the reward of their labours may even yet be inter cepted. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. The British Stock Market had an appearance of firmncs this morning at the opening, but it was merely temporary! The first bargains were done at Sol, and a subsequent ad vance of I per cent. took place upon them. A sudden and unlooked-for decline, however, afterwards occurred ; some heavy transactions were completed at 791, and the concluding quotation of the day was 79j 80. Notwithstanding this depression, a scarcity of money stock still exists. The cause assigned for Consols becoming worse was, that bad news from India had arrived. This report had a serious effect upon India Bonds. According to ad vices brought by expresses from Paris this morning, the French funds have improved. The S per cents. were 68f. 3k., and the 5 percents. 99f. on Wednesday night. The business in.the Foreign Market was limited, but still there was somewhat more of elasticity in it than we have noticed for several days past. Colombian Bonds were 591 9, and Mexican 6 per cents. 64k. The Share Market still continues inactive. Ex:hequer Bills were 2 dis. • We have received a 'mit. from Smyrna, dated 2211 De cember, written by , a French officer who has lately tra velled along the coasts of Greece. It contains affecting details of the divisions which continue to exist between the different Greek Chiefs. On the I ith November, when the fleet of the Capitan Paella was coming out of Navarino, in disorder, to go to Patras, the Greek fleet assembled in those seas had an admirable opportunity to attack and de stroy a part of it. Such an event would have contributed to the salvation of Greece ' • bat the Greek fleet separated, and the vessels took diffe rent directions ; some it is said went to Hydra to divide some prizes. The capture of Missolonghi, for which the Turks are about to redouble their exertions, will strike the cause of the Greeks the last blow. Colonel Fabvier has rendered them important ser vices; but he alone cannot insure the safety of a people, whose extermination Europe seems coolly to contem plate.— Con trier Francais. Before the sailing of the Kent from Calcutta the mor tality among the natives was dreadful-7 or SOO a-day. The epidemic had even begun to spread among Europeans, ■nd one of the victims was Colonel Conroy, of the Calcutta Militia. %re have received accounts from Penang of the sth Sep tember. An English merchant-vessel had been taken up at the rate of 3 101. per month to take the English Embassy to the Court of Siam. The month„ Hastings had arrival at Penang, and the Buckinghamshire at Anjeer, both bound to China. The Windsor was to sail from Penang on the same destination on the 9th September. We understand the Lords of the Treasury have come to a decision on the Heccan prize -money. It is understood that their LOrdships have awarded an eighth to the Mar quis of Hastings, which will amount to About 230,000/. Their Lonlships have awanird a similar sum to Lieute nant-General Sir Thomas Hialop; the remainder to be dis tributed among the army. • TIIE PRESS. cmifirn the statements that since the criminal dleettlers of the 26th 'very thing has returned to pertirct order 'and tranAudlit/ in the aty. Every body it toll of indignation against the rioters, who I will not escape their just punishment. «herever the Emperor shows himself the respected Monarch is greeted with the mosfltrely enthusiasm ; all do homage to him with a sincere heart. The taking the oath in the military colonies at NuvogOrod has been completed in greatest order. Arcording to the latest accounts from Taganrog, the health of, the Empress is ra hex improving. llANorrn. JAN. 11. The Cr • .'rt has just gone Imo mourning for three weeks for the Emperor .I:exander. —llumsssrgh Papers, Jas. 13. EXCHAN'.I ON LONDON. Axf STE nnA m, J AN. 17 -- 11 . 6 to 0.7 two months 40-3 to 40.4. If JAS. 10.--3 t; 1; too U. 35 10.. JAN 13.-35. 11;'ten months 35 3. ST. PET EN iDURGH. DEC• 27.-1 O lisaLty, JAN. 10.—Three months 6 27. LEirstc, JAN. V. —Three months 6 166. rty Beak Stock 214 j Spec Cent. Hen. Bla 801 II PIN Cent Cons. YU} 74 110 i D'tto Acet. 801 r.tj Ulla 3i per Cent. 811} 34 per Cert. Red. 88j f New 4 per Cent. 37a 341 • STOCKS YKSTIiRDA Y. bong Ann. 20i 148 Indio Stock Indio Bonds 7 12 pm His. hills 1.000/. I din par 2dis Ohio. ZOO.!. I die Ipin Dino. Small 2pm par bottaet Tickets 191. 19s. tx•i't icKS'YFATENDA V . Mexican Bonds iMlto Acct. 61 Ditto Bonds (1825) 8316i4 41 Ditto Acct. 651 661 /5 if Peruvian Bonds 42 1 2 Ditto Acct. 41 Prussian Bonds 92 I Ditto Bonds 11822) 914 Russian Bond% (1822) 834 Ditto Acta. 831 S Spanialt Bonds 134 121 13 121 13 Ditto Acct. 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PortugalOoldinceino 0 • Foreign Gold in bars 3 17 6 New D0ub100n5........ 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 11 'Silver in bars. stand 0 0 0 Baresiooa. ri .......... ellinhar....---......-31 FAWNS OF SHARES VESTERDA i. DIM Es. Share. raid. Premium pershars. Avistlo-11exican Anglo-01114n ' lOO 6 1 Idis Bolivar Paseo.Peravian United Mexican 4l . 30 Ditto New II 18 (4 %Vetch Trop and Coal.. ASKUR•NCE CCISPANIES. Alliance British and Foreign 190 • 10 14 Palladium lO 2 die trite LIGHT Mill) COKE COMPANIES. Mufti/if General 3O II dia Australian lOO 3 101 11 British Iron British Rock and Patent salt 10 6 lOf Gas Engine Carriage lOO I 1 General Steam Natication Great Westminster Dairy 23 6 2i id!' Dish Manufactory Witt Ortifolt airtoo. •.• KEAN AT BOSTQN. (From the New York (*Omen Advf , y . (isee of Dee. 24 A gentleman who arrived in Wien yestesviaY the ateam.berat Washington, favoured us with th e 84 ) , 1 papers of Thursday mot ning. Mr. Kean arrived in p on Tuesday morning, and WAR • antxmile, d to st xar in ifirdwrd on the following evening. The anininciation said to have been received with tokens of approbation ~,„1 disapprobation. On Wednesday morning thu fo:lowing note to the Editors appeared in the papers:— " Sta—l take the liberty of i n forming the citizens of 1/,,, t , n, (through the medium of your journal) of my arri va l, in ronlider,„ that liberality and forbearance will gain the ascendancy over mi t ,. dice and cruelty. That I hare erred I acknowledge. Thst I h oe suffered for my errors my lois of fame and fortune is tou mai m . dimly an illustration. Acting from the impulse of istitatiob cm taint)• was disrespectful to the Bolton public ; calm deliberation convinces the I was wrong. The first step towards the Thron e of 3ferey is confession—the hopes we are taught. forgiveness. 11„, must not expect more than those attributes which we offer to out God._ " EDMUND KEAN, " Exchange Cotree House." (From the Boston Dully Akerlife, of Thursday.] TonsTits.--31r. Kean, last evening, attempted to make his appearance in the character of Richard, but, as we think it might have been foreseen, was not pet ittetl to play. The house was filled early, and the audience soon became quite noisy. At the hour for the curtain's riving, tsar of the managers and Mr. Kean successively attempted two or three times to address the house, but they were not permitted to be heard. Mr. Kean was aevercly pelts el by missiles from the upper part of the house. A great tumult continued the whole time. Mr. Kilmer came forward with a label, announcing that Mr. Kean declined playing, and another inquiring if the house would have the play go on without Mr. Kean. It was afterwards amiounced that Nlr. Kean had left the house, and after some delay the curtain rose, and the play proceeded. Mr. Finn took the part of Richard. Hut nothing was heard, and soon after the he. ginning of the second act, the play was stopped, and the curtain dropped. The noise then abated for a while, but the people, who had assembled in great numbers in the street, began to rush into the house. Many persons from all parts of the house then rushed upon the stage, apparently for safety or to protect the scenery, the pit was soon cleared, and benches, lamps, and almost every thing that could be moved, was thrown into the pit. All the lights were extinguished, and the house continued to be a scene of tumult and confusion to a late hour. At eleven o'clock the house appeared to be nearly cleared, but there were a large number of persons in the street, most of them quiet spectators. We have heard reports of two or three instances of swere personal injury, but cannot ascertain how far they are well founded. There were no females in the house. There will be no play to-night, as had been announced. I From the Boston riturfer.l Contrary to our hopes and our expectations, the "Kean i . fever" arose yeatesday morning to a pretty hig h state of ex- .. citement.' A crowd assembled round the ticket office at the theatre at an early hour, and a scene of confusion and uproar ensued that has seldom had a parallel in our sober ~ city. Some persons literally travelled over the heads of others, to approach the aperture where tickets were to he prouretl, and. few of them returned without the loss of coats and hats, and some we saw whose shirts in dicated very unceremonious usage. Two weeks ago we did not believe that our managers would have ••• , been guilty of so much contempt for public opinion t •• 1 and so much disregard to public decency as to per. .; nit Kean to play on their stage ; but we found our selves deceived. Four days ago, too, we did not believe that so worthless a fellow, such-e double-facett..beggar- for -. an " asylum in which to end his professional and mort a l career, would have confidence enough to raise so much feeling on his account. It is gratifying to perceive that • there is but one sentiment among the respectable people of the city in regard to this business ; and that is, that the managers are altogether wrong in suffering K•2an to attempt to appear on the stage. Eight u'auck, Wednesday Ere.—Kean has not been suf fered to perform, nor even to speak to the audience at • 4 the theatre. He ma de two attempts, but was unsuccessful. A .t spontaneous and almost universal expression of disgust at 1 his insolent and blasphemous letter, which he published in -4 the morning, and of dissatisfaction with the course pur sued by the managers, was but the forer unner t o th e de cided ' 4 I and firm resolution manifested in the theatre, that he - should not be permitted to appear on the stage. Mr. . Finn attempted to play Richard, but at the eod of the first act the tumult was so great that the play was stopped. The crowd began to press upon the doors from the street, and at length forced a passage. The stairway leading to the second tier of boxes was so thronged that it was impos sible fur those that were in to get out by that way, and many • made their escape from the scene of confusion, by a window of the second story, jumping about ten feet on to a shed, and from thence to the street. There is an immense throng in Franklin and Federal-streets, which renders them, in the vicinity of the theatre, almost impassable. The interior of the Theatre, we understand, at this mo ment (half past 9,) is almost entirely demolished, and the windows broken. Mr. Justice IWhitman read the riot act to the crowd outside, which we believe is still and peace able. What is passing inside we know not. We beg leave to repeat a remark we made in our paper this morning— the managers have assumed a fearful responsibility. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Earl Spencer and Lord Althorn have left Lord Suffield's, Uui ton Hall, Norfolk, for Mr. Coke's, Holltham. The Right lion. Sturges Bourne, M. P. has left his seat, Test wood House, Southampton, for Home Park, Rending. W. A. Ro berts, Esq. M.P. has left the Duke of Dorset's, Dray. ton House, Northamptonshire, for Bewdley, Worcestershire. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street : Sir Arch. Murray. Hart. from a tour ; Capt. Trevor, R.N. Departurte:— Robert'Vansittart, Esq. fur his seat in Berke; James Jarrett, Esq. for Oxford; Messrs. Kynastun, on a tour; the Rev. Walker King, ditto. Arrivals at Gordon's Hotel, St. James's-street:—Colonel Fane from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Protheroe and Family. Mr. and Mrs. Frankland and family have left uitto for Norfolk. Denatures from the London Hotel, A lbernarle-sueet : —Mr. and 3lrs. Erskine, for their seat in Kent; Mrs. Brownlow and Miss Dash wood, for Canterbury. Arrivals at Lon 's Hotel, Bond-street:—George Fullerton, Esq. from a tour ;J. I f. Puget, l sq. ditto ; H. Broughton, Esq. front Brighton. Departures :—Mr. anti Mrs. Gunning for Bath ; Capt. Newton, It. N. for Chatham ; Win. Rowley, Esq. on a tour. Departures from the British Hotel :—Win. Osborn. Esq. from Oxford ; 'Captain Riply, R. N. for Portsmonth ; Wm. Stuart, Esq. for Salisbury ; J. Weston, Esq. Far Scotland. Departures from Kirklruit's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Sitwell, for Brighton ; W. J. Vickery, Esq. on a tour. Yesterday morning Sir Herbert Taylor, his Royal High ness's Military Secretary, transacted military business with the Duke of York, at the Royal Duke's residence in South A.udley-street. The Princess Feodore and the young Princess Alexan drina Victoria (daughter of the late Duke of Kent), with the Governess and one of the Ladies of the Dnchess of Kent's household, took a long airing on foot yesterday , in Hyde Park. Yesterday morning the Earl of Liverpool and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer came to town from Coombe Wood and Beckenham, to meet several gentlemen upon the sub. ject of finance and other official business. At half-past three o'clock the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank Of 'England had an interview with the Earl of Live r- Pool and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Itarl of Liverpool's house in Whitehall, which lasted above an huur. Mr. Secretary Canning left his residence in Downing street yesterday afternoon about five o'clock, on a visit to the Earl of-Liverpool, at Coombe Wood. Yesterday l'rince Polignac, the French Ambassador, transacted business at the Foreign Office with Mr. Secre tary Canning. The following sums in aid of Mr. O'Keefe have been al ready subscribed :—The Marquis of Hertford, 20!.; Sir George Warrender, 101. Loa. ; George Fraser, Esq. St. ss.; Mr. Curteis, 21. ; besides several guineas and sovenigns. At Drury-lane Theatre the .Sub-Committee have contri buted fire guineas ; the Theatrical Fund, ten guineas ; the proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre, ten pounds ; Colonel Berkeley, ten pounds; the managers and all the rrincipal performers, without any exception, a guinea each. (hi Thursday morning an immense fli ght of sea gulls were. seen in the neighbourhood of Ilrentford ; several of them were shot near Twickeuham Ayot, by souse • herr. men. These birds are very rarely seen so high up ttle • river, and arc said to be indicative of the severity of the weather. i ..•