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THE NEW TORY lit/11)E! rositaiiting the Linilitik Ex.& nets% (I:3iiink linglantlZ:- A4s•nce of (;einze Naoolron taiiminor—PhOltarilionics— A.Nri tiseniesst Exiraoritinary—The Vainictart Pitkriekean Culli'eliotl, No 1, No. I.—Fella Par fit hiah afe--11. prompto on a late Aptioioinsent—indistiositionut 3fiai'ress—• Rat ftluh--Gcautira Id Casllrreigh t N. t, .—E N d . Ixtrari trims a Smilrr'n NoOk riii . flrr—Elegy Mt it. Strphen'i, 31r. Crisker's Trifle—Lady Castle posyli's Suppsr—Lsciil iw Ht:h Ilig—New I. o 4l,facir—Re. inittocencr•, Nutt. I, 2, It, 4,5, 11, 7, 11, ! Ile. ke. Printed fig Jaiors Ridgway, Piccadilly. Man, 1. N R01.1.1A D. In Prot.- and VerAe. 2t. 2. The WILLI.% ; a Porroopith the I'M*. 4rasy Odra, car. 10s. in V 1441, MR. WILKINSON'S CdSE. 0 • Its considering the very peculiar predicament of Mr. Wil kiloton, and the claims founded upon it, it appears to me to he desirable to endeavour to ley down • fair and jost priouple of adjustment, and then to apply it to the ease. I might, in explanation of my ;emend vie* of it, to pre. collie in the outset, that with every desire to consider and dismiss the claim liberally, still I cannot bring mpg* to regard it in the light of a legal claim, in the strict and sin v. re prose gif the term. When Mr Wilkinson, In the year 1814, eutereil iiito engagements for insuring a *apply of saltpetre, he could nut hut he severe that Gulreransent had a right to retire that monopoly of lime article which had been hut just abolished; front which it Z.IIIOWP, nr seems to me to follow, that in forming a goinatiennial contract for tlw supply in question, he took that •leti o suo treetcate with out any guarantee on the pert of Government, and subject of conow, to all the risks, andto all the losers incident to an everatnal ;hence of system—whether by the re-estahlish ineitt of t'oe munopoly—...whether by subjecting the article to the payment of ilitties—whetbenby the prohibition to et putt. It is &refute that I am of opinion, that the claim cannot justly be conseleted to be of a legal stature. But *ldle I entertain that sentiment, I cannot on the other hand hat admit, that al the then recent abolition rot 'lit Ittoeupoly of saltpetre, by it legal enactment, rendered it in the highest degree improbable that it would be immerli. ately re-ratabltslwd, and a. it was iinowdiately re-established to the obvious ruin of the speeutation catered into during the interval by Mr. Wilkinson, that Cattleman has every right, 'hint of legal right, to (*met that his claim will be cOneideitol nu ri ram shinding upon grounds peculiarly irienny, and that it will be decided un principles lef the "realest liberality, more especially when it is considered that btieltse is to be pelett/ by the eery party which bene fi t. his toes. ~ es a principle, appears indeed to have been admitted front the first ; Wore the numerous references which bare Oaten pine on die *abject, and Ware the appointment of a Committee of intelligent and experieneed Gentlemen for the purpose of applying that principle. Hail any doubt hero eutertaiired from the first of Mr. %V ilkinlaw's claim belay (1110411 to mansideration, it would, I conclude, have keen yenned Sept dismissed in tissint In that ease the Saallatite of repotting to list opinion of • Committee, com posed of mea of Malaria, world have becu altogether nu patuey, la the present stage, therefore, of the question, the quasi. Ism, tie degree of compensation, in which, in equity mad lir Weighty, Mr. Wilkinson may appear IS be eutitled, arenas to the to be the polol fur consideration. .. In turning this point iii my mind, I have found little dilli. ealty or hesitatiou in deciding, es far as my humble but de liberate judge/sent goes, that Mr. Wilkinson, is nut only enti tled (Mufti+, as obaerved, not legally) to compensation for all scoot tors sustaised by him, but also to a certain degret ow arcouto of the privation of those commercial profits, which, bet, for the revival of the monopoly, he would have enjoyed, and which, by the direct operation of that revi val. Government, as a commercial body, has reaped the fruits of. In tits there is nothing at ?wiener with what I have de. dated above, alto Mr. Wilkeistansts liability, tu • legal point of view, to suffer from the ope s salon of measure,, *lnch, however prejudicial in has interests as an individual, Go versulbesit, its its paramount zapaeity of ruler of the country, heel it right to adopt. I now examine the caw as a case of Airily, and I examine she conduct of Goverantent, or rather I consider the line of conduct which. in my humble opinion, it behoves Goteromeut to mttle, Mit with mere reference to its power, bat, with adirertenee 114) what, iii sound policy and ilt trite cousiderate liberality, it ought In do. in fart, if it be admitted, and it eau hardly, I think, he de. ,!iied, that in somid policy, and with an enlightened, en :largest, and statesmanlike Stew to its own interests, every ,Government ought carefully to abstain from every public Set which has an obvious Aid direct tendency to destroy, or I yen Is ernken, the confidence of Its sulljeets, on its wig dion, jruilitce, and consistency, it seems to follow, that in the event of • Government sanctioning, suddenly and unexpect edly, the adop . of a measure, whirls converts an article of free trade into a monopoly, it is bound in polity (Inde pendently of rousideratiouti of equity) to grant relief to those who may suffer from the operation of moth measures; since a contrary hue of conduct we the part of a Gowen's/tent, in that tordicameot, must have the effect of dinnuishing the epamence of time commui.ily. Fur what merchant will yen lure to engage, to any extent, iii conosiewhil adventure, if lie be expoeril, by the operatimi of a measure which he had no r ea s on to e xpect, to see the legitimate profits of his speculation pass from his bawds into the hands of the very Government from which he hod a right to look fur good frith sod protection I venom to affirm, that, when I consider this as likely to prove destructive of public coulidetice, and to paralytic exertion on the pert of ilw commercial portion of the cono mount', e du nut advance an extreme or au exaggerated . pottion; 'Mid if it,be admitted that on grounds of g I p0....7.y. the reesoning is just, bow strong aid immediate nitot its applicz.Sihryite slf2a ease like the present, iu which an indirideal has evidently Übe is ewers sufferer by an art of Government, the object ertelsteh teas win POLITINAL astrantaae, but PIA UNIART preilli NOT the promotion of the public uttered: of the Stolle, lad the securiog a com mercial gain to the Monomial its its capacity of a trading Company in quest of mosey by means of lretfe ? Such are the mounds ow which it is clear to my convictioo, that, is sound pcil&y as well as in equity, Ude Government ought to cutisiihr itself bound to stake a ideral compensa tion to Mr. Wilkivesn, even supposing it not to have thaws any immediate profit from the operation of the measure which caused Isis loss. Bat when it is considered, besides, that in proportiou as he LOlrt, the very Guvernateut sow about to decide on his claim °Amp, it appears to we that that dorenoneet, on principles of equity, is doubly bound to rompensate, or M oilier %wile to &meek in kin some part of the pais whtei, in its commercial rapacity, tt acquired at his espensc do sensible indeed was Government of the peculiar hard ship of Mr. Wilkinsim's case, that it came to the determina tion, at once jitst amid liberal, of respecting such ciarogements as that gentleman might bons fide hare entered into pre rWor to the revival a the winnottaily of saltpetre in the year 1812, migilialuld Mr. Wilkinson have rendered tli a Mt s. Ilitkrele Milegleence efficient and available, he would taut now be in the diatirenng fredirament of suing for relief. The ciicumstences "ditch prevented him Loin reaping the militant:eV of At mesairre,iiave beeu so fireptently adverted In iii the course of the pruceediags that it were needle* , Ill4+w to ref... to them iii detail ; inflict it to say, that they were beyond his control, writ that he was nut the victim of his awn neglect. The Committee lisslaketi a clear view of the several prin ciples, 81.1'0111in to 'Aids the 9111111/11i of rompensa • mine to Mr. Wilkinson may br estimated, The most moderate sum to which it roliwislas% him to he fairly entitled to on ac count of Me two first years of ids engagement, is 180,000 rupees, Wilk 'interest, at lite raft of 8 per ere per annum. Asenntilig that the calculations of time Committee are just, awl entirely concetering, as I do, in the fail siela of its prin. ciplea, and 111 the just wen arf its reasoning, I am of °potion with the Consuirttee, that Ilr.tillkinsion is entitled to a compensation of ii,o,ooe rupees, with interest, at the rate of 8 per Vest, per annum, un alcuuut of the losses ens. edited by linn during the two first years of histontract. Oil a superficlld view of the arse, the magnitude of the sum may Wardle, but we might to consider that Mat teary sassePoute :etre* lo Am the webgnand, Of the pecuniary pails which the Garernoyeal, or to spin% wore property, which the etimpasty derteed /Ai sfeppley into Mr. Wit hlisimnik Palm, in ceraeclisenee 4 the revival of the mono. poly, as is etairly proved (to my ixtnviellips, at least) by the Committee in the 14th paragraph of its letter. The nalinietie further proceods to consktler the Canapea. motion doe to Mr. Willtiaioa fee the lomee'sinitaived by him Miring the threerematnialtlyears ad Ilia ' le, and an lirenwiefejbated la the 12111 paricatittph of • letter, deems .. his nodded is 'reewittfroto Goveittmeot d , ie Wrest. witch he wosehl have retain ed from dre'Cooteiletres sti a Freaky few breach of isigaternent, vit. #l,OOO trapeas per anemia, dins eireludii:rom the ealmilitinis, aft . sup posett preillts which ndight accrued I. lir. Milkiest's, had Me trade in saltpetre benit ogifferld to eminent open. I admit, with the CiamcAtee,,bdt itiPpoitat Mr. WilLiiion to iteestitled to tempenitation on teeming or thine three years, it ha assumed the very lowest scale by which the quantum could be estimated; and were 1, as 614 individual, standing in the "law relation towards Mr. Wilkinson in which the Coltman is now placed with vespers to him, I might, as a Gentleman, be disposed to admit the claim. Ant acting as Ido lo the clarliettY of steward for miters, 1 hardly cantioder myself war. rattled to follow this impulse. The :mond on which I prin. tipsily hesitate is !hie: though 1 admit that during the two first years circnmalauces might evader it impracticable fir Mr. Witkiason to divert his atteotion and his capital to Aurae other channel, awl to speculate is • different quarter, that consideration cesium be held (I think) to apply to the latter years of the period in question, and 1 am therefore nut prepared to concur in that respect with the Committee; yet I must add, that it is tiot without a considerable degree of diffidence and besitaliou that I disatot from the sugges tion, the sisonintous alteration of 60 many able, honours• hie, intelligent, and experienced Gentlemen, who have care fully summoned the subject, and can have no Itoasihle We nd in the result. Under ibis impression, it is gratifying to me to reflect, that should my view of the case be too narrow, the misconception will he corrected by the liberality of those with whom I have the honour to be associated, or by the authorities in Europe. (Signed) ARCHD. fIETON. THE BRITISH PRI4_:S S. LONDON, MONDAY, MAT 24, 1819. We have received Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursday last. The Jourad der Debate of Thureiky contains an extract from a private letter, dated *Arid. May 5, which state* that Deputies hate arrived in that city from Buenos Ayres, coiumissioned to offer to the King of SPAIN the total submission of the Insurgent Provinces of the Rio de la Plata. The conditions of sub mission are said to be of a nature which the Spa nish Government will readily accept, at least to a considerable extent. The Provinces demand a na tional repreeentation t the right of voting their own Well an equality of duties and of commerce be tween the Colonies and the Mother Country ; and that generally they are desirous of returning to the state of affairs in 1788, with such improve. meats as the progress of civilization since that period may have rendered expedient. But there is another condition to which, says the letter, the Cabinet of Madrid might not think it prudent to concede, which is, that a Prince of the Royal Family should be sent to South America, in the quality of Viceroy. It will be remembered that some time since it was rumoured that the supreme authority in the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata had sent Commissioners to Europe for the purpose of offering the govertiment of those flue countries to some European Prince, on the condition of his affording them the means of establishing their indepeudence of the Spanish Monarchy. The assurance that any such Commissioners had departed from Buenos Ayres, would induce us to give credit to that part of the present statement which merely speaks of the arrival of Deputies in Madrid, but we think it very improbable that they should offer the submission of the Provinces of the Plate to Spain, on such con ditions as are here mentioned. The independ ence of Buenos Ayres is confirmed beyond the power of the Spanish Monarchy, but its tran quillity is endangered by the vicinity of AILTI ass, and the perfidious ambition of the Portu guese King; so that the Supreme Director might be anxious to offer such conditions of peace to Spain as would in some degree compensate her for the loss of dominion, and diminish the number of his country's enemes. What the conditions mny be, can may be a matter of conjecture, but in the present desperate state of Spain, any conditions must be favourable which would form a federal compact between the Mother Country and her Co lonies, and give to the former peculiar commercial advantages, with perhaps • certain portion of tri bute. The health of the King of FRANCZ is said to be pretty well re•established. The Margrave 'Wm ; tau of Baden has lately Pet out on a tour to St. Petersburgh, This has become the subject of general conversation in Germany, and as great bodies are supposed never to move without some proportionate cause, his journey is attributed to important political causes, various as the feelings of , those who speak of it. By some it is alleged, that he has gone for the purpose of com►nuniceting to the Emperor ALExAwnsa the exact details of the assassination of KOTZKIME, while others be. lieve that the journey has reference solely to the interests of the young Prince GusTatrus ADOL• Pins of Swede*. Much is spoken of a frequent cot 1111 l unication between the Courts of St. Peters. burgh and Stockholm, and it is added that the latter leas appealed to England. We blush to think that England cannot wit?► propriety entertain the question in dispute% for what weight could, under her present circumstances, be attached to the opi nions of her Government f Foreign nations can see that our finances are in no condition to endure the hatokd of a war, and that our Ministers, notwithstund. it►g thrifoccssionul majorities in either House, want so essentially the confidence of the country, and even of ParliatWent, that they dare not venture on Intone hand to ditnn►ish the 4 patronage, nor On the Allier to demand such exertions on time pirt of he nation as Sro'uld restore 'security to our financial situation. In the Chamber of Deputies the iliecossious-stdr continue ou the accoonts of the Ministers anterior to 1B tg. Several artlelea irere successively debated, amended, or adopted. The discussions contain no thing 'in any degiee tuterepting to te. nglish *tinder. The 'Journal de; Daggs devotes one of its cos V • 7. . ~ . .T>.. • r 1k \ Api, 4: 0 4 1 . 1 , . ... ' 4. .<7 , ft;.z4:- vqa 4 , 40 .-.....1 6 c ... w. • lumns to the purpose of exposing the ignorance and absurdity or d great part of what appears in certain of the London Papers, tinder the heed of " Private Correspoudesice." The view taken if this subject in the Journal des Debuts is suf ficiently ludicrous, for it puts the statements and farts communicated in these Papers in oppo sittott to each other, and thereby furnishes a treat to the lover , . of contrast. The five per cents. am 66 f. 7.5 c.—hook Stock 405 Ir. A Flanders Mail arrived lust night, with Papers from Brussels to the '2 Ist instant. The following is an extract FRANIEVORT, MAT 15. Some German Papers, speaking of the domiciliary visit lately made in the lodging of some students of the Univer sity of Grieson, say that it has been discovered that that town is the chief seat of a certain fraternity, which is called t►e Black Bend. We have received Jamaica Papers to th• 25th March. The 50th regiment had arrived at King ston, from Curk, and the 2d West India regiment was about to embark fur Sierra Leone, to be dig banded. Lieutenant Vauuu, of the Parthisn, end two mariner, were lately tried at the Civil Court at Montego Bay, Jautaica, for the murder of a seaman of a merchant vessel, It appeared that they had been sent on shore to look after three men, who had deeded from the Parthian, and receiving informa tion that some seamen were iu a negro's hut, they endeavoured to force their entrance into it, Ho d o , so doing, two pistols accidentally went oil, and unfortunately !idled the two. This statement being established, they were acquitted. Fears are entertained that the packet from Ja maica, which was known to have specie on board, has been met by some pirates, plundered, and ,unk. These fears have been principally excited by the arrival of some vessels which left that island ►nbse quent to the sailing of the packet. One of these tell in with a privateer in the very course which the packet would take. A report prevails in the City, but we believe it depends on the very suspicious authority of Ame rican intelligence, that Lord COCHRANE has at tacked the Andromacke. Captain SHERRIFT, and another British vessel, having large quantities of specie on board, lint that he was beaten oft; and two of his vessels were *ttelk. An argument in favour of Mr. WlLattoosi's claim is given in another part of our Paper. If it does not make out a legal, it certainly establishes a strong case in equity in favour of that Gentle man. The most strenuous advocate of economy would not wish to purchase a public benefit at the expense of a meritorious individual, and more par ticularly in a case where the private injury is ef fected by the revival of a monopoly by the Govern meat. The Stock Exchange was violently agitated et the opening on Saturday. The desire to ►ell was eager and general. The Consols fell, in consequence. before eleven o'clock, to 64. They subsequently rallied, and rose to 69L hut they did not maintain thi. price, and at the close of the market they fell to 68.—Bank Stock fell to iNG, being 9 per cent. below the concluding price of Friday; s.d Exchequer Bills were sold at ls. discount. The Duke of Yeas transacted military business with the PRINCE Rwespit on Saturday. Saturday the Duke of WELLINGTON and Count MUNSTER had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton-bowie. Ye►terday the Duke of KENT visited the Pittner REGENT, at Carlton-house. The LORD CHANCEL LOR and Count MUNSTER also had audiences of his Royal Highness. On Saturday the dispatches for Bengal were closed at the East India House, and deriverril to the Masters of the following ships, viz. Vw, Capt. S. RESININGTON, and Almond', Captain T. WINTER. Passengers per Fame-- For Bengal... Mistresses Quieros, Allen, and !tryout; Miss Cameron% Captain De Beasregardi Messrs, C. Sage, Gar. belt, sod Rug/Croft, cadets. Passengers per Almorah--. For Madras-. Mr. Chrape, writer; Mr. and Mr.. Nichol son; Caistsiu Russ; Mr Surgeon tardeser, and Dr. Wight Mr. Arnett, e.tilet s Mr. G. R. Macdonell, assistant-surgeon The Or/uado, Capt. CLAYELL, and the Magi revive. Capt. Foists, are daily expected from the East Indies, thee having been relieved by the Li verpool and Topsee. On Thursday the Acrivt frigate. Sir JAMES A. GORDON. K.C.B. went out of Portsmouth liar huur.—She will sail in a few days fur the North American station in the room of the Forth frigate, Sir Joust T. Loos, Bart, which ship is on the passage home.—The Loid Bishop of QUEDRc. Commissioner ROBES? BARRIS. C. B. for Quebec. and Dr. Rowt.iveu, of the Naval Hospital at Ha lifax, will go out as passengers. The Ist regiment of Bucks Yeomanry, tinder the commend of Sir W. CLAYT'ox. will posemble at High Wycotub this day, for six days ' permanent duty. The Royal regiment of florae Guards suddenly Marched from Windsor, on Wedttettflay mottling, for the metropolis. This reinoind, without any we• vions preparstion, excited the most appalling, and at the Some time ridiculous - coniersurer; but all those Tears Were happily remo'ved . bS , their return Un Friday, from th de ..t;ky of forsiii4, part of the 'peaceful ,Pageatitry for thr recra,tiasta at Court of the Persian Atnbasouttor.—(Wigultor tipresr.) FASHIONABLE PARTIES FOE THE WEL* THIN EVENING. The Countess of Jerwy's •tusembly +n R. rketey-sqsre. The Earl of Ceram you's quadir.de hall, is Gr...PtliOr. square. Sir W. Ahdy's music party in 1111-%tre..t. I. re. Laity Hyde Poker's masked ball, inierlana Mrs. Blackburn's quadrille ball, in Peak-street, Wt Amin tier. The Marquis sof Huntly's trend eutertsinmesit to the Duke of York. in Great George street, ‘I rornhisti , r. The Countess of Limerick's gland bull, in Maneold. street. Hurling. Lord Brayhrooke's grand 100-street. lady Smith's second grand ront, Terra ‘, P The Duke of Norfolk'* grand rut.. taiiiineot at Nu folk House, St. James's-square. Mr. Night's quadrille ball in Groove.) -square . Earl and Countess Gussentst's pasty, Gusrenor TO-MORROW. The Countess of Dartinoutl.'s grand assembly in Berke. ley-square, Lady lialford's quadrille ball in Ctirvin-atrect, Mrs. Forbes's ball in filuucest. WEDNESDAY. Hosrager Lady Borgoyne's grand rout in Oxfoot.atrret. Mrs. Rari-siscroleu ii , seisibly, Port land pl+~ Sir Walkin mid Lady Harriet, W. 11y party in St. lamem's•squnre. Thu Arelibt,tiop of York's dinner to the Directors of the Ancient Music. , Almack's lord Carr inwron's party, Lord Bulkeley's grand ruterin 11111 l etit to Or Duke of York in Stanhope-street. THURSDAY. The Countess of Lituruck'm grand rout iu Maria&Td. strret. The Duke and Duchess of Northuinberlaiiii's pint) , in St. Jainra's•sywsre. Lady Stanley's quadrille ball in Privy-stardoms. Mrs.llsolif. ball, Deviinaliirr.place Mrs Fawki IN grand runt in Griviivetiiii..place. Sir Wstkiii Williams %gun's party in St J sines's.square. Miss Bridgenisies ball in Great Russell abed. FRIDAY. Lady Duck's second gram! rout in Dover-street. SATURDAY. Lade Castlereagh's party, after the Opera. Lord Braybroulte's grand entertainment in New Burling. tnii..ireet. The Duke of Grafton's party in Clarges.atreet. ftUNDAT. The Doke Sans Carlos's grand entertainment, in eelr , ra. tion of she birth-d•y of the King of Spain, in PortlAnii place. The Marchioness of Sali,bury's eonecesuzions in Arlmg• ton.sii BRIGHTON, May ei. His Grace the Duke of Bedford, at the com mencement of last week, had two Werttesti with the Prince Regent at the house, N 0.5, Alarlhrii row (within the precincts of the Pavilion), then oc cupied by Lord William Gordon, who, we believe, was the only person present on each in:ensign. It is rumoured that the state of political rimes in the country was the subject of enovernitiou. Some say that the interview was nt the iti.tioice of the Noble Duke ; but. we are inclined to belieie other wise., and that it solely originated with his Royal Highness. The Duke and Duchess of Bedfore lett us, for their town residence, on Wednesday last. OD Saturday the PRINCE RFGENT ivapeeted the horses presented to his H...ysi Highness by the Put- SIAN rita ALGCRINE AMBASSADORS. _ . - - The Ouches§ of YORK left town on Saturday evening, fur Outlands. The Duke of ARGYLL, we are happy to state, Was considered better yesterday. The Marchioness of STAFFORD has issued cards of invitation for a grand asseu►lily on the 3d of June, et her residence in Cleveland-equare. The Marquis and Marchioness of BUCKINGHAM leave town to-morrow fur their seat, Stowe. The Margolis of SALISBURY arrived yesterday at his house in Arlingtou-street, on hi♦ way to Cheltenham, from his seat Hatfield. Earl DIGBY entertained a large party of dis tinction yesterday, at his house tu Lower Drunk stopel. Mrs. DRUIMMOND will give a fete chainpette en the Sth of June, at her villa at litchinnial. Divine Service was perCirtneti cer'erd.•y at Cad ton-house, by the Rev. F. W. 81.03161016. Aniong.t the recent arrivals at Bath are-- The Bishop of Sodor and Mann, Hon. Captain IVatsen, Admiral Sir A. Berth, Su I'. Higliye, Colonel Farewell anA Cokinel Marsden, Molar Bruanoon, Major Du Cane, Captain slat Mrs. &yawn, Captain and Mrs. Ames, Captain and Mrs. G. Roberts. Lord STRANGFORP, the Britii.h Ambassador at Stockholm, gave a splendid and Magnificent fete tat St. George's day, in honour of the REGENT, at which the Royal Famiiv and Court to Swedes) were present. The celebrated singer, Madame Suter, arrived •,• Strasburg on the 16th of May, on her way from Vienna to Frankfort. The Outinien Lecture at Mr. PENN'S nit'Ar house, in Spring.gardens, was attended on Satai• day by a numerous and fashionable company. Epson► Races commence no Wednesday neat : there are 64 sub s cribers fur the Derby, and 39 fur the Oaks. A great company is especn•r!. Ascot Races commence on Tivaday the Bth of June. The sport is likely to Ire greater on ail recent yfars. The course, under Ilse active super intendence of Mr. Sues, has been gut ii.in r ate:- lent order. Sir JOHN BirNp, K.C.B. arrived at Hull on Monday evening the 10th instant. and, eta the fol lowing morning, at nine o'clnck, ievieised the soia regiment, commetrded by Lieut.-Colonel Can:- lON. Wytinstray Agrieriliffral Meeting.—This exhibition if stuck, &.. will take place in S-Fter:- bet next. The merits of the el:lima:its trust, prove wOrthy of the munificence of the la. tutor anti Pal An Abtweistitin hits heel) fortntA, nn.ifr the ah pellattotl of the " Worcroter.lttre Asbuciatios the protection of Agriculture."