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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. ROUSE OF LORDS, Mossay, Fib. 11. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at ten o'clock, for the first hearing of Appeals; there were also pre met the Bishop of EXEThR aad Lord if4IAFTESBURY. Baby the Bar was much aowded„ fishnet being attracted on ac count of the celebrity of the appeals,and of the Counsel who appear far the parties, The Queensberry Causes were called on, and the LORD CHANCELLOR intends to proceed with them till he has concluded them ; be will attend in die Lords on Wednesday, Fri day, and Monday, positively, for the purpose of proceeding with Fri ti The i renppeal called on was that of be Duke of Duccleuch sedßir J. Montgomery v. John Hyslop, son of the late J. Hyslop, lendstuet . Irv, r iniey and Mr. Sugden appeared fee the Appellants; and Me. Demon and Mr. Sioncrirff for the Re- pendent. Ott s Lniplen was heard at great length, and will be followed by l • x 1177alrep of RA PHOE and another Irish Bishop via as' oaths and their sesta. HIS MAJ,IIIITY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS OF THE HOUSE. The Zed of SHAISTESBURY, in the absent* of his Noble Friend (we believe the Duke of Montrose) read his Majesty's an . Mr to the Address voted by their Lordships on the first day of the Session, thanking thew for the loyal and dutiful sentiments con tained in the Address, and amain' them of his biniesty's cordial *woman= in all measures for the welters of his people, which wesonitsed to be entered an the :mutual& PRIVATE BILLS. The House resolved not to receive any private Bilis after Wed. nenlay, the 24th Mareh ; and no Report from the Judges after Wirbeedey, the 911th April. CALL OF THE HOUSE. At tan urinates pWei7fOtti the 114;as;Trise;iled over, in pur suit°, of the Resolution of the last Session, relative to hearing 41 41=tie asumble of absentees when the Clerk bad called over 1110, Pow. aol Lord HOLLAND, looking at the dock at Dad ra 01111110111111111kal that many Noble Lords would probably come 11111111111110 11111 Reese in a few minutes, not being aware that the call "MY take pint at so early en hour. The FAA of LIVERPOOL proposed that the ballot should not be proceeded in until to-morrow (this day).--Agreed to. SOUTH AMERICAN PROVINCES. The Marquis of LANSDOWN observed, that he would take that opportunity of adverting to a very important communication contented in his Majesty's Speech relative to South America. He had no wish to run a race with Ministers In bringing that most lin_ portant subject before the House. If they meant to propose a re cognition of the indeper.dence of those provinces, he was ready to give his Majesty's Nlinisters the opportunity of conferring the full benefit of such a measure at the country, and the world at large • but if he should find that Noble Lards opposite were not inclined to declare themselves timenly and unequivocally, at &proper time, on that great a id important point, he should not be disposed to acquiesew in any unnecessary delay. He should not then name any day to bring the subject before the House; not so much in consequence of what had passed with their Lordships, as from what had occurred elsewhere. It was understood that a com munication had been sent out to Spain on the subject; a very early answer to which might now be expected. Important communica tions might also be looked for from the Consols or agents sent out so lately as last November; he should, therefore not now name • day for making a motiuu relative to the South American Prosiness; and he was aware that various national reasons might prevent Mi nisters from mentioning a time ; but if the subject was not pee vioudy brought before the House, he would sonic day, early in the next month, submit a motion to their Lordships, to present an humble Address to his Majesty, prayirg him, to acknowledge the Independence of the South American Colonles t IRISH DISTILLERIE-4. The Marquis, of LANSDOWN said, that in moving for the do cuments he was now about to do, he thought, that if there was any man who still believed that taxation did not operate upon consump tion. the production of the papers he should move fee would cos. wince him of the error of his opinion. Their bwdships were aware of the reductioc that had taken place on Irish spirits by the measure of last Session. At present the duty was Is. per gallon, which hat. produced a larger sum to the revenue than it did at the time spirits were paying fie per gallon, which clearly showed that a reduction 'of taxation would not only increase the wealth of a country, but also its revenue. The Noble Marquis moved foe an account of all cotton goods expand from and imported into Ireland, from July, 11H2, to February, 1823.—Ordered. Also, for an account of the number of gallons of spirits distilled in Ireland from the 10th October, 1822, to the Ist January, 111:3. Ordered. Lord HOLLAND Naked if any communication had issued from the Throne for the appointment of &Deputy Spulter of the !louse ? The LORD CHANCELLOR replied, that Lord Gifford was appointed to that office Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, F. 9. DUTY ON TOBACCO. Mr. DAVENPORT presented a petition from the manufac turers of tobacco and anal in the cit of Chester, praying for relief from the duties on those Artie ered to be printed. Sir BYAM MARTIN presented a petition, signed by SOO mer. chants and ship-men of Plymouth, praying for the repeal of the duty on slate carried coastwise.—Ordered to lie on the table. DUTY ON COALS. Mr B. MARTIN mesentad a petition from a numerous and respectable body of merchants, shipowners, and traders of Ply. mouth, praying for the repeal of the duty on coal and culm, car ried coastwiee--Ordered to lie nn the table. Mr. D. GILBERT presented a petition from the Mayor, Alder- Men and inhabitants of Penzance, against the duty on coal carried coastwise._ Ordered to lie on the table. DELAYS IN CHANCERY. Mr. J. WILLIAMS moved for a return of all the causes, fur ther directions, exceptions, and re-hearings, before the Master of the Roth, from the beginning of the year 1817, to the end of the year 1825, both inclusive, distinguishing when and how each cause has been disposed of; whether it is still remaining to be heard, or km been struck out of the paper ; and that the former order be MAILS. AnarvED-1 Holland; 1 Flanders; and 1 French. Doc-1 Got tenburgh and I Ilamburgh. DUTY ON COALS. Mr. CURTER; presented a pennon from the inhabitants of the hundred of Western, in Sussex, against the duty on cools carried coastwise.—Ordered to be printed. EXCISE DUTY. Sir E. KNATCHIII'LI, presented a petition from the vie tuallen of Ramsgate, praying for relief from the heavy additional Excise duties that have bees imposed upoa them. Ordered to be printed. IRISH SCHOOLS. Sir J. NEWPORT;ll,ihrtl;it7Ltowards the close of last session, moved, that certain papers be prepared early this session /elating to the state of education in Ireland. He therefore moved , that there be now laid before the House •• an account of the several fuse Diocesan Schools in Ireland during each of the last ten years ; distinguishing the number of scholars in each, the funds hoot whence each of the raid schools is niaintalned, and the amount contributed by the Hilltops, Clergy, and Lay Impropriators, re spectively ; together with the amount received from the scholars attending the said schools, and the number of free scholars in each : " An Amount of the sequel Parish Schools in Ireland, este bliebed by virtue of the 28th lien. VIII. (Irish) ; distinguishing We number of scholars in each during the last ten pars ; the hinds from whence each of the said schools is supported ' particu larly setting forth the amount contributed by the sever al incum bents. together with the amount received from the scholars at tending tne said parish schools, and the number of free scholars in each : " An Account of the gross Income and Expenditure of the Diocesan and Parish Schools In Ireland, during each of the last too years : " An Account of all the Schools of Royal Foundation, and of all other schools, placed under the inspection of the Com missioners appointed by the al Geo. ILL c. 107, during the last ten years. " An Account of the Expenditure of the various sums granted by Parliament during each of the last ten veers for the purposes of education in Ireland : specifying the condition under which those funds have bees disposed of, the names of the public bodies or individuals to whom hit y have been irtuctl, as sell as the C2:111011 of rejection, where ar y applications fur aid have been re jected : A Statement of all the measures adopted, and in progress, on the pert of the Commissioners of Education and of Charitable Dona tions, fee * recovery of property withheld from charitable objects in Ireland. or misapplied, soil the result of such proceedings; the same to be made up fur the last ten yews." NEW WRIT. On the motion of Miatkl.111111;; a new writ was ordered for MI borough of New ROM, in the room of Francis Leigh, Esq. LEGACY DUTY. Mr HUMS gave not;;Wt le;;;kiio-morrow move for cer tain' returns respecting the legacy duty. SUPPLY. Oa the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, :he House resolved itself into. Committee of Supply. The CHAIRMAN having read that part of his Majesty's Speech, addressed particularly to the House of Commons, The CHANCELLOR of the ExcnEQL: E It said the proceed. tug was mealy a motion of form previous to the introduction of the sedoeses. He should, therefore, only more, 4 ' That a Supply gramstd to Ms Majesty." The modes having been agreed to, the House resumed, and the restttativa was re al% LAW COURTS' ACT. _ _ ltse House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Irish low Coons' Act, I and 2 George IV. cap 53. 31r. GOULBUHN said he would endeavour clearly and brieey to explain the object of the Bill he intended to introduce Cur the amendment of the present Act. There t• .1.4 a general pro vision in the existing law, that for the remuneration of certain of_ neat appointed in the Irish Coutts of Justice, the Judges should nave power to allow a certain sum to the copying and engrossing Oaths, and far coals and candles. There was a ddference in the t 'mot% as to the construction of this provision. In one Conn (the Etchequer) it was considered a justification tor numinatMg an ad- Lachine. clerk ; but,in the Count of King's Beath and Common 13ritiolt Vrtf3o. The liniTims Puree commenced publishing yesterday morning at five o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, Fa situ AKT 10, 1824. A few days only have passed since we had to bestow our reprobation on an arbitrary proclamation of Sir Thomas Nlaitland's, from Corfu ; and we have now to record his decease. The career of the High Commissioner, in all the plenitude of authority, has been arrested by the "fell sergeant," Death ; all apoplectic tit suddenly cut him off, at Malta, on the 17th of January. No proclamation of his could stay the approach of this dread summoner. Pallida more 'quo pulsat pede pauperum tabemas Regumque turves. Jam ilium pretnet nox fabulieque manes. With all his power, and pomp, and authority, to this favour he has come at last. Ile is now no mote; and it is not our feeling to war with the silent dead. But Sir Thomas Maitland's whole career, since he became the representative of this country in the lonian Isles, was one of great unpopularity : few will regret him. We should be anxious to know how long his statues will now be suf fered to stand iu Corfu. Will that flattery, which fol lowed him while living, be extended to his image when power and influence no more attend his name? Will Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death ? We should be glad to see Lord Ilastings appointed to this important situation : he was mentioned for it before. His Indian administration bad few blemishes ; and such a man is now wanted, of high character and feelings, in the neighbourhood of Greece, to redeem the name of Britain. Sir Thomas Maitland did little for its fame. The President of the United States, in answer to a Reso lution of the House of Representatives of the 24th of De cember, on the subject of the dispute by Spain with her ! Colonies, and a request to him to lay before them such in formation as he might possess, and which could be dis closed without injury to the public good, relative to the determination of any Sovereigns or combination of Sove reigns, to assist Spain in the subjugation of her late Colo nies on the American continent, and whether any Govern ment of Europe was disposed or determined to oppose any aid or assistance which such Sovereign or combination of Sovereigns might afford to Spain for the subjugation of these Colonies, has answered, that he possesses no information on that subject not known to Congress, which could be dis closed without injury to the public good. We do not suppose that any regular treaty wu entered into be tween this country and America on this important subject ; but we have little doubt that more than an understanding on the occasion took place. At all events the declarations of oar Foreign Minister, and the menace contained in the message of the American President, have together paralyzed the league of the Continent, and ea tinguished all present idea of any crusade against South America. The latest German papers received by us yester day, under date from the frontiers of Italy, to the 24th, state that the Allied Powers propose to take a decisive step 'respecting the contest in the South-cast of Europe. France was strengthening her naval force in the Archipelago, and Guilleminot was about to embark from Toulon, for Con stantinople, accompanied by a number of able officers. It is probable, now that the ultimate success of the Greeks has almost become certain, that the despots of the Con tinent will endeavour, if they can, to fetter them by re strictions in their career of freedom. A great naval ex pedition of the Greeks, llydriot, and Ipsariot vessels, to the coast of Africa Minor, had sailed, and Smyrna again is spoken of as the object of attack. IVe do not think, how ever, the Greeks as yet will attempt a place so populous and capable of defence. They have, in all probability, other °ldeas. May success and ultimate freedom, gained by their own right arms, crown their unexampled efforts for liberty! During the short sitting of the House of Lords last night, the Marquis of Lansdown made s strong allusion to South America: be did not wish (he said) to run a rate with Ministers in bringing forward that question ; but if no notice was taken of it from the Treasury Benches, before the beginning of next month, he should move an address to the King early in March, praying his Majesty to acknowledge the independence of the South American provinces. The Noble Marquis said he would not then name a day for the purpose, as he understood a communi cation had been sent out to Spain on the subject, an answer to which might be soon expected. Communica tions of interest, the Noble Lord added, might also be looked for from our Consuls or Agents in South America, who had been sent out in November. We are n. 4 sur prised that Lord Lansdown has given this notice: general disappointment, we know, was felt at that part of the King's Speech which alluded to South America. Either these great and rising countries are completely free, or they are nut ; if they are free—and who can be prejudiced or sceptical enough to doubt it ?—why should we hesitate to acknowledge their independence? We would not have Ministers, " like French falconers (as Hamlet says), fly at " any thing they see." But what is Spain or her obso lete claim of supremacy to us? If she can redeem it by force of arms, let her do so : but the trade and vast re sources of South America are now an object of first-rate importance to this country ; their friendship and inter course is to us every thing, while that of wretched and impoverished Spain is now nothing. America is every day rising, with freedom, into power and greatness; her im mense capabilities will from this period be unfettered and have full action. Our accounts with that great continent now amount to millions. Hundreds of millions were ex pended by us years since, in redeeming Spain from thraldom; and her gratitude was exhibited by claiming for her own ragged bands the whole merit of the contest, and by a sweeping proscription of British commerce. Why, then, should this country stop in the open career of fair policy and justice, from a weak regard to Spain? " What's Ilecuba to us, That we should weep for her." A decisive conduct is necessuy to arrest the ambitious designs of other powers, and a few months only, we trust, will pus away before we .shall confirm our valuable alliance with the nations of South America, by an un qualified aekviowledgasent of their independence. Such is the only policy worthy of an enlightened Ministry, and every way becoming this great and free country. Several petitions, in the afternoon of yesterday, were pre sented in the House of Commons, against the coastwise coal duty ; and Mr. Grenfell, in presenting a petition from Fenrhytt, for a remission of taxation, strongly suggested the including this distressing assessment in any remission that may be made. The price of cotes, from the heavy duty now imposed upon them, and the monopoly by the factors, is most enormous ; they are had in Ireland at one third the price. No tax can be more oppressive to the people in general than that on coals. Fuel, in this country, from its climate, is as article of tirstrate necessity, indis pensable to the comforts and health of the population. The contrast in the appearance of the inhabitants where fuel is abundant and cheap, and those parts of the country where its high price proscribes it from the hearths of the peasant and mechanic, is most striking. It is an article, in fact, of almost as absolute necessity as food. Unqualified misery prevails, where the working man and his family have to shiver in their cheerless hut without fire or warmth in the most inclement weather, and retire to their beds cold and, comfortless, to rise chilled and wretched the next morning. We do sincerely trust that this tax will interest the consi deration of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and be in cluded in any remission of the burthcns of the people proposed, on the 9.311, to Parliament. Mr. Martin, of Gal way, who had two notices on the list last night—one to amend his bill to prevent cruelty to animals, and the other to proscribe bear-baiting and other barbarous exhibitions of the same description—was twice called on by the Speaker, but was absent. This is a temporary relief to the Smith field drovers, and the ruffians who delight in rat killing, badger-baiting, and the other classic sports of the West minster Pit. The Honourable Gentleman may daily ex pect to see a letter: or two addressed to him on this subject from the disinterected Charley Eastup ; (a Morning Paper delights in these sort of effusions.) Mr. Martin's exertions in the cause of humanity have, however, been most praise wortbraad persevering; and while the humane and re spectable portion of society applaud it, he may be perfectly indifferent to the remarks of the owner of " Billy," or " Jacoko," or Mister Townshend the police-officer, the brute who savagely broke the poor dog's legs. We never felt more regret than, when this atrocious act of barbarity was mentioned, that the fellow who committed it in the garb and with the staff of a po lice-officer, could not be brought within the scope of Mr. Martin's Bill. A wretch who could thus wantonly maim a 'poor unoffinding animal, would think little of human life. Though Mr. Martin's notices for the present have dropped, we trust he will, with his usual creditable perse verance, early renew them. His services at Smithfield have already been most truly useful ; he has done much to reform that brutal mart of savage inhumanity, and will not, we trust, be deterred by unworthy ridicule or menace of any sort, from proceeding in his career of public utility, which all good and honourable men, possessed of any feel ing, must applaud. Mr. O'Connell, in the full frenzy of Irish declama tion, has been making a very wild and injudicious speech, to some dozen hearers, of the Catholic Association in Dub lin. The more we see and hear of this body. the more we are convinced that their weekly convocations can be at tended with no possible good. The subscriptions Mr. O'Connell has been counting in thousands never will be gathered. The experiment was tried before, and in more prosperous times, and it utterly failed ; therefore, when the great " agitator," as the Orange press calls him, dwells with fond anticipation on the thousands to be par celled out from this source, his calculations are like those of tha.Damascua merchant, with his basket of glass at his feet, tl e sale of which was to realise so many sequins, with which he was to speculate in Oriental merchandise, and then purchase a residence in the suburbs of Bagdad ; but a kick from the true believer's foot, in the fervour of his anticipations, proved but too strongly the brittle nature of his ware, and made a crash of all his hopes in the sudden breakage of his glass: Mr. O'Connell's speculations are exactly of the same description. Ile is but too often, in his political reveries, " a penny w:se and a pound foolish?' Why will he talk (as talk he must eternally) of things of which he knows nothing ? His rant about the London press displayed the greatest folly and weakness. It resem bled nothing but the absurd mistakes sometimes made by the French Papers, when they murder names, and patch titles on individuals never heard of in this country before. We have iio love (Heaven knows) for the politics and gross blunders of the Morning Paper he alluded to respecting Irela..d, but the allusion made to the gentleman who is the Editor of that print was in the worst taste; it was equally coarse and undeserved. The celebrated Louvet, in de scribing the character of the sanguinary Robespierre at one time, said his sole ambition was notoriety and talking : he mounts on forms and benches, and declaims (said Lou vet) about " God and Providence" and his own disinterest edness, and the mob around him applaud. Robespierre (said the eloquent Girondist) can talk of nothing but him self, and on that subject alone is he fluent and impressive. We do not think of comparing Mr. O'Connell to the patri cide of the French Revolution. He has neither the talents nor enormous vices of that blood-steeped demagogue. But his thirst for ceaseless notoriety is exactly of the same de scription. Non-publicity with him would be non-exist ence ; no matter what the subject or the result, it is all alike. " Swims, et improbus, hic Amor at, dignusque notari." Mr. O'Connell is not fit for politics—even for the mob poli tics of which he is the hero; he should have confined him self to his profession, in which lie has been unusually suc cessful: in the Courts he is shrewd, active, and useful ; he has neither judgment nor range of intellect for the higher pursuits : he is a popular declaimer in the worst Irish taste; his speeches are mere violence, sound, and fury, and nothing eke ; amid all he has ever said or writ ten, we never remember a wise or enlightened sentiment coming from his lips. The celebrated John Keogh, who preceded him, was a man of a different cast ; his addresses were marked by equal judgment and energy ; he cared little for the shouts of a rabble ; the success of the great measure in which he had embarked was all he looked to; there is no man within memory to whom the Catholics of Ireland owed so much as to John Keogh ; he was ardent and devoted in their cause, when to be so was hazardous and full of danger ; he was fearless and prominent in the worst of times ; when apathy and danger were all round him, be stood forward alone, and rallied the despairing Ca tholics when his very life might have been compromised ; relying on kis own talents and the justice of the cause he advocated, he sought an interview with Mr. Pitt and Mr. Dundas, and convinced them that, to keep Ireland tranquil, it was necessary to conciliate its people. The last repeal of the Penal Code was owing almost solely to his efforts. We remember him well : his once fine and agile person, though then bent and enfeebled by age—his eye, which' still retained all its early fire--his voice, whose energy commanded instant attention in the most crowded assem bly ;—this was the man with whom Mr. O'Connell, in his closing life, sought to enter the lists of competition, and before whom, ten years before, he would have reeled and sunk in the dpst at the very first encounter. The merits of both cannot be better contrasted than in the result of their labours : John Keogh, in a period of the greatest difficulty, was wholly regardless of hinny; and procured for the Catholics the most inestimable advantages ; Mr. O'Connell has acquired personally a large accession of busi ness and emolument, and, by his political declamation,' the Catholics have gained—nothing. Mr. O'Ccemell, if , he takes our humble advice, will find some other subject for his rhodomontade beside the press of this country. He may remember the t e he declarationo o f m tlz us La no ti n n taa Po: e t r , e — , " % d bit, et insignia tots cantabitur urbe.: But to Le recorded in any way, praise or dispraise, is the summit of Mr. O'Connell's ambition ; all is good fish that comes to his net ; he has a most capacious and accommo dating stomach, and can swallow anything. BRIGHTON, Fes. B.—THE KING.—We are rejoiced to state that his Majesty was sufficiently recovered to be able to attend Divine Service this day, in the Palace Cha pel, thecongregation in the body of which wal a crowded one. Ills Majt sty (excepting perhaps that be is some what paler from confinement) is looking well. It is stated, that his Majesty means to leave this for Windsor at the latter end of the week. Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, the Duke of Cla rence left Bushy Park in his travelling carriage, and ar rived in London at a quarter before twelve. His Royal Highness afterwards received visits from the Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia. At two o'clock the Princess Sophia went to visit the Duke of York, after his Royal Highness had transacted military business with Sir Herbert Taylor. WEYMOUTH, FE a. 7.—Part of the evtablishment of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are arrived at iulworth Castle, to carry into effect the necessary arrangements previous to their Royal Highnesses arrival, and taking possession of that mansion. The account of the decease of Sir Thomas Maitland was brought to London on Sunday afternoon by an express from Naples. Shortly after the arrival of the express, Mr. Walsh, the King's Messenger, was sent off with the me lancholy tidings to the Earl of Lauderdale, the deceased's eldest brother, at Dunbar, in Scotland. It is said that Mr. Canning intends, in the present Ses sion of Parliament, to bring in a bill to enable the holders l of foreign corn to grind it andexport the flour. A report is in circulation, that John Smith Barry, Esq. of Foata, in the county of Cork, is to be called to the House of Peers, by the tide of Earl of Barryiuore.— Drogheda Journal. The late Earl of Cornwallis and Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, was the senior of the bench of Bishops, having been appointed to that See in the year 1769, consequently he held it 5S years. Mr. Wingfield, it is generally presumed i is to be the new Master in Chancery, in the room of Chief Baron Alexander ; and Sir Griffin Wilson, the Recorder of Windsor, is to be appointed the Welch Judge, in the place of Mr. Wingfield. Sir Francis Blake, who, we are happy to learn, has secu r ed his election, left this place on Thursday last ; and we are creditably informed that Sir John Beresford's pirty, al though without a candidate at present, have been equally successful in scouring a majority of votes, for a gentleman whom they have pledged themselves to bring forward, and who is daily expected. Thus the borough will, in all probability, be protected from the evils attendant on a contested election, there being no room left for a third eandidate.—Berwick Advertiser. ENGINE SILK SVEAVERB.—FINAL ADJUITMENT..--• Another meeting of the silk weavers, pursuant to their adjournment, took place on Saturday evening, at which great numbers attended. Mr. Baker, the Secretary, and one of a deputation, made a report to the meeting as to a further ticgociation they had had with a Mr. Spiers, rela five to the prices and regulations of some of their work. The meeting adopted the resolutions recommenik 1 in the I report. After nhich a vote of thanks to the public press was moved amt carried with great applause. Tu a meeting was then adjourned for a fortnight, when the expenses of their present proceedings will be brought before them. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. Last night we received by express the Paris Papas-1 0 f Saturday, and the Fitt,le of Sunday ; from which the fol lowing extracts are taken : [From the Consfitntimenell Berne i.s, Fes. 3, in consequence of the report of the Medical Commission of du e proviree, that they had found in this city several childres W et * with the small-pox. the Authorities instantly adopted certain halms for effectually checking the Pingress of that most dreemd disease ; and charged the l'ominissioners of Police with the noe s , tion of the measures agreed upon. [ From the C'usrrier Fraaraial Atroansto, pat. 1. The Gazette of Limber" announces, under the head of Henna. stadt. that the plague having declared twit upon the frontier of Turkey, and particularly in the vicinity of Braila, all tzavidlate who shall come from VI allachia and Moldavia will undergo " a . tenant for six da_ys. A letter from Dresden states, that the King of Saxony Is ism, sandy occupied in devising a great number of ameliorations in ki t kingdom. This Prince has proposed to the States-General a sew organization of the prisons, a project conceived in the t rue spirit ei humanity_so often outraged by the regulations established hien the prisons of Europe. His Majesty is also about to su b m i t to the States Rome important changes in the civil and criminal code, sat in legal proceedings. The military organivation will also =day some modifications, and there will be substituted for the present re. crafting system, some means for rendering the service less bade scare to the citizens. Brant, Frs. 1. Hie Serene Highness Pi ince Hobenlohe Schillingsfurst halm died at Lucerne, at the age of 111 years. The Prussian Minister accredited to the Helvetic Confederatios has addressed to the Government of the Canton of Argovia a de. mend, which has excited the attention of the public, and has beta unanimously rejected. The question was as to the giving up of • farmer Professor of the University of Giesen, a man generally esteemed in Germany, and who for many years was £dit ur o f t i e Gazette of Enterfed, in which he the fulfilment of the pro. 1 mine of a Constitution—promises, as is well known, made azd often repeated when the Prussian people generally armed alas I selves against France. The Professor Follen was prosecuted his advocacy of a Constitution, and was confined for two years" • Barba, dunng which time proceedings were pending against hitt, After a rigid investigation his innocence was established, and hi was set at liberty. In order to avoid further proseeutiess he went into Germany, and finally settled at Aran, hi s native place, where his merit recommended him to the Glutamine= of Argovia, which appointed him to give lectures on literature" the public school of the Canton. lie was afterwards naturalized as a citizen, and in his old age married a younir person of •respectable family at Zurich. It is not known by virtue of what authority the proceedings which bad long since terminated at Baba, has been revived at Breslau by a provincial court, whi c h, "[,[ 101 4 hearing the accused, has condemned him to six years' imprisonment in a Prussian fortress. The Prenudan Minister immediately demanded him to be Oyez up; but this has been positively refused by the Government of Ar. govia, which says that it will never deliver up a citizen without ex. amining into the cause of his being reclaimed, and without hearing his defence. [From the Etoik of Sunday.l FARIS, FEE. 7. A curious circumstance took place at the Court of Assize, at the trial of 31adame ('hauvet, accused of not revealing the oonspirac v of &inquire and o . has. The first witnesses called were Moos. is Marquis de la Fayette, and 31.1 e Comte de la Fayette, hisses. The fanner protested against reeziving the title of Marquis is the accusation and summons, having ceased to bear it ever since the Deereee of the Constituent Assembly of December, 1724. The Comte la Fayette did not make the same objection as his father. ( From the Journal des Debate.] Pwan, Frll. d. The following is the substance of a private letter t.—" They write from Maranique, under the date of the 12th of December, that the French frigate La Fiore, commanded by M. Mallet, sod the brig Le Genie, had been despatched front that colony for Porto Rico. The brig was on its return to Martinique, having quittol Porto Rico on the 4th December. Our two vessels, after having exchanged flags of truce on the morning of the Ist Deeenthrt, with M. Miguel de la Torte, Governor of St. John, of Porto Rico entered that port in the evening, when no advice' from th e Spanish Government had been received, M. de la Torte could scarcely credit the events which had taken place at Cadh • but after the details fumished by M. Mallet he hastened to ot fi Cislly announce to the garrison the happy charges which bad taken plug in Spain. On the 4th Te Deane was chaunted, and public motes !Net took place in celebration of the liberation of his Catholic jestv, and his re.eatablialiment on the throne of his ancestors. The same letter adds, that l'orto Cabello had yielded on the 100 of November to the troops of the Republic of Venezuela, and at that date the Spanish flag waved no longer on any point of the Spanish Main." FItILIITA Fuss!, Fen. 7.—Fire per Cents. opened at 961:90e., elated at 1161. 9lk. • Rank Stock, 1.7011; Neapolitan Rental, In: Spanish Rentes, 2:. 1 . Exchange on Lcodon —ore month, 4k.; three months, 25t. GERIIAN PAPERS. Yesterday we received a file of German papers to a late date, from which we copy the following - - • Feriae THE MAINE, Fin !. The arrest of the Aube COIIIIIOIOT, Murhud, has caused a pet sensation, especially in Darmstadt, where he has many friends, the more so because the person who calls himself Kelch, whose inter. course with Murhard is said to have been the cause that led to the lamest of the latter, is known there as a man who was very well "tainted with the Hessian police, and bad a certain connection win it. Infect, M. Ketch did not scruple, on the 29th of January, se I bespeak a place in the diligence for Cassel for the next day but the police let him know that if be showed himself in Frankfort, el -1 ter two o'clock in the afternoon, he would infallibly be sent our the frontiers. On this intimation he went immediately to Vilbel, thence to proceed to the capital of the electorate of Hesse. Psr. sass at Frankfort thought they had proofs in their hands that Eddi was a secret agent who was employed to sound the opinion d some persons who, whether justly or unjustly, were objects d suspiturna. FROM THE FRONTIERS OF ITALY, .411.'24 It is affirmed, that in a short time some more French Nan and brip will sail to reinforce the squadrons in the Archi, liFt We Man from very good authority, that the Allied Posse propose to take a decisive step to put an end to the en:ebb in the south-east of Europe. France, which, fur a long tan past, has exercised little influence in the affairs of Turkey. as pears resolved to take a more active part in them, and it a supposed that the departure of General Guilleuiinot, the eel Ambassador, will be hastenel. Instead of coins to Vienna. and Thence to Constantinople by land, he is to embark at Toulon, accompanied, it is said, by a number of able officers. Meantime it is said that the Turks begin to be mars and mars dissatisfied with the interference of the European Powers la their cos:terns: A great cause of this doubtless is, the long oontinuarce of the Greek insurrertion, which they 'oppose to be secretly supported by the Europt Ps. The Greeks oa their side, after the levourable issue of the campaign by land, place their hopes on the success of a great expedition by sea, most accuunts of which speak but in enigmatical terms. So much is known, that two divisions of their fleet, one consisting of llydriot, the °there Ipsariot vessels, have sailed towards Asu Minor, and that some Greeks hint that their countrymen will soon be in possession of Smyrna. Rut it is Inure probable that the expedition is against one of the islands, since an attack on Smyrna would, on thc one hand, rouse the fanatic real of all the hlahometans on the Asiatic Continent, and on the other, lead to disputes with the European Powers whose squadrons resat to Smyrna. AAAAA ORT, JAN. 31. The researches relative to demagogical intrigues and rare societies, says a letter from 3layence, have been lately resumed with =reactivity, and several new arrests have taken OUT. STOCKHOLM, JAN. a His Majesty has appointed the Crown Prince to be Viceroy Norway, and an express goes taday to Christiania with that news His Royal Highness will not leave Stockholm before_tba end d February or the beginning of March. As Count 'Sa ndal hereby lases his post ,f Governor of Norway. it is thought his Majesty will give him the Marshal's stall; vacant by the death of Colt Wrede. _ _ ST. PETERSIIIMOU, JAX. 20. It Is remarkable that no Russian subject now has the Order rf Rt. Oeorge of the fret class ; the only penons who possess it or. the Duke of Wellington, the King of Sweden, and the Duke uf Angoulcrne, to whom it has been sent on account of his gloroi campaign in Spain. It is reported there will be sonic new taxa. which will soon be made known. No official lists of the imporm land exports of last year have yet been published. Ell 11.V.GIES. AMSTERDAM, FER. 6.—On London, 39. 6. Two 310:64 3.4 4. HAMM: AGII, FEB. 3.—On London, 36.6. THE. CATE.—By the arrivals to-day from the Cape of Good Hope, we have been favoured with the report of the Committee of the Society formed at that settlement for the relief of distressed settlers, together with the niolu tions passed at a general meeting. Among the names ti the persons fonning the Committee, we observe wined the most respectable inhabitants of Cape Town. The Ile port itself occupies no less than eight octavo pages, sod enters into au explanation of the manner in which the sob' scription raised for the relief of the distressed settlers had been appropriated, and notices many cases of extreme d IP tress. It appears that a particular kind of wheat, fille d Bengal wheat, has succeeded remarkably well in several districts, during the three years which have proved so fa tal to other k:tuls of wheat. The distribution of this gro among the settlers has been an object of great iiiiportase 6 . A considerable sum had also been expended for the Mai of the widows and families of deceased settlers, beitiO principal object for which the Society was originally itts: toted. The last article of expense noticed in the report fo: the support of settlers at Cape Town ; a part had Ws returned by the individuals who had received it. Tlte Report closes with several extracts from authentic scusee‘ in order that a correct view might be formed as to the actual condition of the settlers.—Eceming Paper. Plea, no such nomination had been made. It was certain that from tit, to lime the sum alio slimed be widas aCcoldbig as the increase er diiihnitiod OOPS Isit performed rendered it necessary that ogres** or lieoor c her 0 clerks lilOal be em. I ployed. The Ake of the 'BIN ' citrate, was Merely to give the judges a power, after having Made err examination on oath, to make appointments, subject to the approbation of the Lord Lieutenant. He moved, " That such • provision be made out of the Consoli dated Fund of Ireland, as may be necessary to defray the expense of the Prothonotaries of the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, and of the clerks employes: in their raper- Itire offices. Sir J. NEWPORT asked whether there was any final arrange ment as to the Prothonotaries of the Courts. filr. 00111All'RN said the present motion was l'r the compen- ! nation of the Prothonotaries. The Act provided, " that if no pro vision was made to the contrary within a certain period after it was passed, the existing arrangements should be considered final.[' - Sir J. NEWPORT made some allusion (which we did not dia. tinctly bear) as to the supposed neglect of duty by the Prothono. miles. Mr. GOULBV RN replied, that Mr. Justice Johnsen had as sured him that the enrolments were complete, and as that learned had particularly taken on himself the charge of the records, cation authority was satisfactory. The motion was than agreed to, and the House resumed. The report was ordered to be received to-morrow. VALVE OF THE COIN. Sir J. WROTTESLEY moved, " That there be laid before the House an account of the value of the silver and copper coin now in circulation, estimated according to the market price of silver and copper. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to the! terms of the motion. The amount of coin in circulation might not be the same as was issued from the mint. The motion appear. ed to assume that the Government had the power of knowing how much was in circulation. Sir J. WROTTESLEY explained. His object was only to know what was the value of the several coins actually in circula tion, not the gross amount that had been ironed. Mr. HU:IIE suggested, that the words " of the several pieces should be inserted in the motion after the word " value." The motion so amended was ;greed to. DEOIMAL COINAGE. Sir J. WROTTESLEY gave notice, " That on Monday next he should move an Address to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously . pleased to direct inquiries to be made to ascertain how far the coinage of this coetnrry might be adapted to a decimal calculation. DUTY ON COALS. Sir T. ACLAND presented two petitions from parisher in De vonshire against the duty on coal and culm carried coastwise.— Ordered to be printed. • NAVAL AND MILITARY PENSIONS. Mr. MA BE RLY said, that in consequence of the bargain made by the Right lion. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) with the 'tank • considerable loss had been sustained 4 the country. When that bargain was under eonsidesation the members on his (31r. blaberly's) side of the House had objected to it as strongly as it was in their power They had divided the House at every stage of the discussim, and resisted every attempt for its conhnnation. They had predicted it would turn out a most dis astrous measure, and the papers lie was about to move for would chew beyond dispute that it was ruinous to the public in the highest degree. He then moved, that there be laid before the House a series of mums of the annuity grants made by the trusters of the naval and military pensions to the Bank of England. from the 20th of March, 1823, to the Ist of February, 1824, estimating the value of each transfer, at the prices current, at the Stock Exchange, and a similar set of returns of the payments made by the Bank during the like period, estimated in a similar way.—Orderod. • LINEN TRADE OF IRELAND. Mr. M ABE IILY then moved for a series of returns relating to the linen trade of the United Kingdom, and particularly of Ire land ; ar.d also for a return of the quantity of Irish corn imported into Great Britain.—Ordered. DUTY ON COAL S . Mr. BYNO presented a petition from the parish of St. Anne, Limehouse, against the coal duty—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. CIIIENFELL said be had a similar petition to preeent from the 31ayor and Corporation of Penryn. He war convinced that no tax was more partial in its operation, and he trusted that in the taxes intended to be remitted by the Chancellor of the Et[. chequer the duty on coals carried coastwise would be included. The petition was ordered to be printed. The !rouse then adjourned. PRICES OF BRITISH Bank Stock 2311 j 9 3 per Cent. Reduced. 911 j 3 per Cent. Crane. 9113 lj 3j per Cent. 1001 4 pet Cent. 102 j j New 4 per Cents. lOfil 4 Long Annuities, 32 j Imperial 3 per Cents. Bank for Account 239 Cons. for Acct. 911 j iTOCkti YLSTERDA Y. India Stack, India 80016. RI 113 82 pr. India for Account, South Sea tiwck . . South SeTs Did Annuities South Sea New Annuities Ex. Bins, 1,0001. 54 64 pr. Ditto, 5001. 55 53 pr. Dit.o, Small, 66 53 pr. Lottery Tickets, 191. 19s. PRICES OF FOREIUN Austrian Saip, 31 I 4 pr. Chilian Bonds, 79 Colomb. Bons, 704 70 Do. for Account, 704 1 704 70 Neapolitan Bonds, 62 4 Ditto for Account, Prussian Bonds, 92i Ditto fur Account 92d Ditto Bonds (1822, 00 Russian Bonds, 91 4 4 Ditto for Acct. 914 j Portuguese Bonds, 74 4 i Mex. Scrip, S 4 3 j pr. Max. Mines, 9 pr. Uniuddc. 3454.342112424432444 STOCKS YESTERDAY. Spanish 6 per Ct. Cons. 241 j I Ditto for Acct. 241 Ditto 170 & 236 Bonds, 24j Ditto 5 per Cents. (1923) isit7e Ditto 1061. Bs. Bonds Fr. Bente*, 971. 26c. 80c. 7 3 e- Do. Ex. 251. 60e. Do. Scrip, 9 fli 9i pr. Danish Bonds, 964 7 Ditto Marks Banco, Dutch Bonds 93 Exchange 12 Russian Inscription 82 Exchange Ditto Metallic Stock 82 Nei morni CA I alterat Paper the that 1i propril tween pose o It will from n HOU All in the a 64 44 I n Decant before • may be detenui assist Si cotitina deterini ar eornb lion of panes 'Wadi a The Omer a bill in humane through( MExt on the 1 which tb the proel New Sri the Una, Ilgion is other eel Of intern teen or n the tame SU( Inter Septetol gmpaip army o f lcmhia, upwards the cow the Spe another men, un the othc in the Oruro. speedy t The f was reee addresse • pawl "Si'— ,me by th Mme tbe mem " I ba• this Owen satisibetio wilt be c TOSINUANI country w • its ngage of infinite most s&id dewed iv America h have been " Don is now in I himew eel his power lead to th understood the powen meat, Dot • - • " I um , • pealed; bee, as «ToJi The fo days since tatbority, never bee European es, on daughters • tom Pali] seed thr e. police oment ' aws of na which hat particular' Instant th circumstat was on hi the news i the promp tug mind, French A, lease of th, • t Dover, • ena no f • vittg ell rotector. , that thi • ••• eat icbotnont Sir Rolu ye went is that Sir R obe yel • t • tude, .Devil they, he D arters, , whet, ld ring thei . From 471 foe Gla Ist Feb belt mot The folio e 19th of sprovcs tl turbstice tenor arc • ers b eg i !""mlue inerraa... • AFRICA.- , other 29.: ' • n str hole or Fp, red. TN our mere • (fron t indivi i exPceteil we um lotion, want & BA , Rilltktl w as used feft • th; as the I had h • the