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better lie on the table one day, and moved that dispo.ition or it. A f rr some conversation on the postponement, in winch Mr. Wines opposed it, the Motion pre vailed, and the Resolution was laid on the table. DFCEIII36IIII. FROM RIO JANEIRO. By the arrival yesterday inorisiog of the brig Jaynes Murdoch, we have advises from Rio Janeiro, to the 4th of October. A passenger state', that A itigao, with KOO troops, hail been successful in aevcral lisle skirmisher with the Porgue. and ',trait the iSt September, three le tu ague es s distant from the l'oringite-e lines ut %bone Video, lie had an engagement with Ifirin, in which he took 200 bows, and from 50 to 60 prisoners, and lest but one man. News had just reached Monte Video from Chili, that the Spanish Patriot* had had se veral engagements on the coast of Chili, and had beeii succe.sfsl in every instance. A large Spanish. ship hod arrived at Monte Video ham the coast of Chili, where she had been captured by the Patriots, in 'a number of small boats. Mr. W. P. Dickson, of Philadelphia, sillier cargo of the brig James Murdock, is the bearer of dispatches from Thomas Sumpter, jun. Esq. Ame rica., Con.til :it Rio Janeiro, to this Government. Markets doll at Kin Janeiro; produce very high ; (-idle'. -23 cents. per lb. scarce.—(Contwerehd Ad vertiser.) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. GERMAN AND HAMBURGH PAPERS. BRUNSWICK, DECEMBER 2R. Ilia Excellency the Minister of State, Count of Schnlimhurg-Wolfsburg, died on the Ystli at his si-41 of Wolfsburg, in the 56th year of his env. A tiervolia fever terminated the active life of this dis -111,41,14,,41 s to, sm all. who is justly regretted for his •-irttoes and talents. Ills Royal Highness the Prince Iti gent arlaiiiittd hint Governor to the Prince Royal of Pirmiswick, and before he was named for that itnnortant office, his Excellency Was Presidetit of the Slates-General of the kingdom of Ilanover. LEIPSIC, JANUARY 4. It is well known that several iirhalritimislif the tingiliim of Sammy, who were interested sit the Swedish loan, had Oven the necessary powers of attorney to Nlessrs. Il led and Mrsner, merchants Of Dresden, to withdraw the funds which they had placed in this loan. They have at length sew ceedril, by their exertions, in obtaining the pay ment of the principal and interest, but with a loss of 33 per cent. Fitor THE TEMCISH facisrtrits, DEC. Ili, The last victory over the IVarliabites puts an end to the %Tar at once. Ibrahim l'acha, who coin- Mandell the Turkish army, lend/ the captive Chief A 1P11 , 1113h t 9 Constantinople, but lie ti rat had his lir.rd shaved, and all Ilia teeth pulled out, • ST. PETEBSBVILUM. DECEMBER 19. The Rs+•iau American Company livid a (:ene ral Meeting on the 30th of November. 0. S. in tt hick the accounts for 1816 nod 1817 were pro iluce(l, by which it appeared that the "liateholders had to rece►ve a d►videud of 15 per cent. for each year. 'lite Emperor is expected here two days before Caistmas. The immense importation of gold and silver within two years is proved by the quantity that has been coined at the • t. In 1817 it amounted to Iti millions of silver roubles, and op to Ist De cember this year, to 2'2 nil:bons of silver roubles in gold and silver. The quantity sails uncoined amounts to i 6 millions of silver ides. Though 70,000 roubles ore coined daily, the mint cannot work fast enough to coin immediately the metal delitered in. It therefore issues silver bonds, on which are fixed certain periods fur the receipt of the silver coin, and these period. already go as tar as Oct. 1819. These bonds circulate as ready money, but at a tit:count of coarse. The mint regularly gives, on the receipt of piastres i n bars, one-fifth of the value in coin and 11w rest in the shove bonds. These large quainities of the precious metals are mostly private property. Not withstanding the large quantity of silver and gold winch has thus come into circulation within these two year., no proportionate decline is observed in the l rare: of the precious metals, compared with Rank assignuts. This is certainly caused by the immense importation of foreign goods, as well openly as by smuggling, which makes the balance of our trade unfavourable—not the ostensible ha. lance, which is always favourable, hut the real. I..chrisiga on Loudon, at Darnburgh : December 29 'l2 6-32. )0. January 5.... —8 32.8.-32. 9. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. lIOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, JAIIVARY 15. At two o'clock the LORD CHIEF BARON entered the House, and prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of LLANDAFF. After prayers the Lords Commissioners entered and to , k their seats. They were, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earl lIARROWBT, I B•THURS'T, the Earl of t.VEITHORLAND, and the Earl of ,stiAFTESISLAY. £4ll lIARROWDY commanded Sir Thomas Thyrwhitt, liv.her of the Blasi: Rod, to summon the House of Cuntmous to appear im mediately at the bur. The Commons entered, preceded by the Right lion. Charles Manners Sutton, who, bowing three tames, advanced to the bar, and thus addressed the Lords C o mmissioners. 4. MY LORDS—In pursuance of the commands of Isis Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in. the inane and on the behalf of his Majesty, Ins faithful Commons have proceeded in the exercise of their islicient and undoubted tight to choose from their own body Is Speaker, and I have to acquaint your Lordships that their choice has fallen upon me. lam sensible of the arduous duties that be long in that high office, and of the many lions necessary for the performance of its tumor. tont functions, and 1 em well aware of how many of those qualifications 1 um deficient. Of this, isoweverb l out confident, that should their present -4 choice ;tot meet with the approbation of his Royal Highness, the Commons can forthwith p ro ceed to the election of a Speaker from their o w n bod y , will receive the sanction of his Royal Highness." Earl HAKROWIST—" Mr. Sutton, we are commanded by his Royal Highness to acquaint you that the choice made by the House of Com mons its electing you for their Speaker, meets with his Royal Highness's full concurrence. The Prince Regent, therefore, acting in the name aw.lon the behalf of his Majesty, confirms you as Sneaker of the House of Co tttttt nos." The SPEAREK--" My Lords, I submit myself to the Prince Regent's pleasure. I now, therefore, iu the name and on the belied f of the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament assembled, do. 1 1 humble petition, demand for them the full eu- I joyment of their ancient and undoubted privileges. More especially, freedom of speech in debate, free dom from arrest amid molestation for themselves, their families, and their estates 1 ; free access to the Royal Presence as occasion may require; and that the most favourable construction should be put upon their words and sections. Filially, I have to request that any error shall be attributed to me Blithe, and mitt be taken in the disadvantage of his Majesty'* faithful Commons." Earl IlAattowse--w Mr. Speaker, we are commanded by his Korot Highness the Prince Regent, acting its the muse and on the behalf of his Majesty, to acquaint you that be is willing to grant to the House of Common* all their proper right* and privileges, in as lull and ample a man ner as they have beets at any time granted by his Majesty, or any of his Royal predecessors; and that the most favourable construction shall at all times he pot upon their words and actions. As for yourself, we are well convinced that you stand in need of no indulgence. The very able and proper maimer in which you constricted yoursAf during the last Parliament, is the best security to his Royal Highness, fur your constrict in the pre sent. 11'e are, however, comnsandsd to actputint you, that no rut of yours shall be taken to the dis advantage of the lionise of Commons." The Speaker then bowed once, mid retired, hol lowed by the Members of the House of Commons. The Lords Commissioners also retired. The CHIEF BARON then rammed the Woolsack, and seiend Members tuck the oaths and their seats.—Ailjourued. • Query—Was u.it this an error or the Riitht Honourable Gentleman We thiuk he should Lave said servants. HOUSE OF COMMONS, . IRIDAY, JANUAR`, IS. At half-past one o'clock the House met, and the attemlnice of Members was considerable. At two o'clock the Usher of the Black Rod en tered, and Punituourd the Howie to the House of Peers in the usual form. On the return of the SrEAKER, the Right Hon. Gentleman addressed the House in the following manner I have to inform the [louse that this (louse I has been in the [loose of Peers, where the Lords I Commivsiotiers authorised by his Majesty's Coin- I mission have declared, by consent of his Royal Highness the ['mice Regent, meting in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, his Royal ness's approval and coptirniatinii of your election of me to be Speaker of this (loose ; and I then laid claim, by Petition, in your behalf, to the an cient and established rights and privileges of this House—freedom of discussion in our debates— freedom from arrest for ourselves and for our ser vants, in passing to and from this (louse—free ac cess to the Royal Presence for the Membets of this Mom, whenever occasion may require I it—and that the must favourable construction may he put on our proceedings. And I have to inform the House that all these have been grouted and allowed, as fully mid amply as they have been granted or allowed by any of his Majesty's Royal predecessors on the throne. And I hope I may he allowed once more to express my unfeigned gratitude, and the deep sense I entertain 1 of the high distinctioo this House has beets pleased to confer upon me, by electing site to the Chair; and I hare again to implore the co-operatiou and support of this House, that I may be enabled to preserve a strict ettentiou to its established rules and orders, which are not more necessaiy for con ducting the business of this noose than for preserv ing its dignity and independence. Nothing more now remains to be done but to proceed to adminis ter the usual oaths of supremacy and abjuration to Members. For this purpose the Counties will be first called over. The counties were then called over in alphabeti cal order, and the Members who appeared, and who were very numerous, having given in their qualifi cations, taken their customary oaths, and signed their names— The SPEAKER rose and stated, that he proposed taking the Chair, at three o'clock, to-morrow, for the purpose of giving to those Members, who were not yet sworn, un opportuility of taking the oaths. On the motion of Mr. BROGDEN, the House ad journed at half-past five o'clock. THE BRUT 111I I I PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1819. An Evening Paper has published what we be lieve must be considered an *dal reply to the Protest made by Sir Tuostss St ANFORD RAFFLES against the proceedings of the Dutch Commis lioness at Palembang. The writer, who, we pre sume, is some person connected with the Nether lands legation in this conntry, commences with a brief historical review of the political condition of Palembang, for the purpose of 'hewing that in for ►ner times its Sultan, " like all the other native Princes in those quarters, was subject and tribu tary to the Dutch Government"—that " the Dutch had a fort and garrison, with a civil jurisdiction, at Palembang"--and triat 't in lsl2 the local British authorities m Jave.had dethroned the then reigning Sultan, and put his brother in his place, with wltou► they made a Treaty, by which the island of Bauca was ceded." To this historical notice we shall add, that by this Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the Sultan Nahimuritts, the island of Boma was ceded on the express condition that the Sultan should be maintained and supported in his dignity by the British Government. The writer of the reply proceeds to %tate, that by the Treaty of 1814, between the British and Nether lands Governments. " nll the factories and este blislunents which had been possessed by lloHand on the Ist of January, 1803, should be restored to the King of the NVTIIERLANDS," and that Palent . bang was one of those establishments. fay the se cond article of the same Treaty, the island of Basics was ceded to the. King of the NETHERLANDS in full sovereignty, in exchange for the settlement of Cochin, on the roast of Malabar. The writer thence - concludes, that Palembang was comprised in the Dutch factories and establishments thus restored, while Baoc,► was ceded for another consideration, and consequently that whatever power the Dutch formerly pos•essrJ at Pslemhn►g, was restored by o the Treaty of 1814 altli CileAt Britain. Now, as the matter appears to us, the sole ques tion for conaideration is this, whether the British Government had a right, during its sovereignty in Sumatra, to make a Treaty with ally of the Native Princes! If the answer should be in the affirma tive, the consequence is obvious with respect to the Dutch Government ; but if in the negative, it will follow that the British Government had deceived 3.-.41 cheated the Sultan of PALEMBANG, and had only mocked him with a skew if protection it was unable to fulfil. In his Protest, Governer Itecwtts remarks, that at the period of making this Treaty with the Sultan of PA I.F:MBA NG, Holland did tint exist as a nation, nor was its iestoration contemplated as a probable result of the political cominution which at that time agitated the world. But lent an argument drawn from this source might be charged with a want of generosity, the political degradation of the United Provinces being the result of foreign aggression, we shall not pursue it, but cotisider the subject tipoit a broad, antl, Mr think, a fair principle. By the act of color - test which gave the suprentecy in the Eastern Seas to the British Hai, all the power and rights formerly puseessed by the Dutch Giivernment were transferred to the Govertitnent of Great Bri loin. It is a principle of national law, that a con queior, on taking possession of a foreign colony, has the right of enacting. altering, and repealing laws, and of performing every other act of sove reignty in as foil and ample a manner sa was en joyed by fernier rulers. If this he true of a colony, it must be a Athol.: true of a minor estaidish tnent, or of a property which consisted rather in personal influence than in Retrial occupancy. Pa lembang was not a Dutch colony, but it was re. garde(' as a dependency on the great power formed tit the Eastern Seas by Holland—a kind of fief, if we may so express ourselves, held fa capite of the Dutch Government established at Java. The tri bute derived fruit] Paletshs►rg was part of the re venues of that Government ; and as the Dutch might at any time have destroyed this source of re venue. or bartered it for a compensation, so might their sucreseors, who stood exactly its their place. The British Government acted in this manner, and pledged its faith for the maiiitenatice cf the Treaty it concluded. Can it he pretended for an instant that the disseverance of the provinces of the Netherlands from the Imperial Crown of Fran - cr, revived every right once enjoyed by Hol land, and abrogated every act perfumed by the British Government in what were once Dutch co lonies and factories ? This pretension, however, if it could have existed, is repelled, not only by the circumstance of the present kingdom of the Ne therlands being altogether a new Power, totally distinct from the former Republic of the Seven United Provinces. but, iudeperolent of this, by the implied acknowledgment on the part of the Goven.u►eut of the Netherlands, of the necessity of a complete Treaty, by which Great Britain should surrender certain possestions therein spe cified. The very existence of Ill's Treaty proves that, in the n ion of the Dutch Government, the possession end cousegeent sovereignty of this country was absolute over those places. It is from this Treaty that the Dutch derive their sole right ; but in the fair construction of the Treaty, the Dutch cannot possibly derive under it a greater authority in the places ceded, than was possessed by those who make the surrender. The power of the Dutch in 1818, mast be measured, not by the ex tea of Dutch influence in 1803, but by the ex. tent of British authority in 1914. This country could give no more than it possessed, and conse quently all that we ceded to the Netherland" must be accompanied by those restrictions, conditions, and limitations, which it had been our will or policy to impose. Palembaug, or rather the tribute de rived front the Sultan of it, had been given up to that Sovereign. The British Government had an undoubted right to surrender it by Treaty, and as the faith of this couutry is pledged to maintain the provisions of that Treaty, it could UMW have beets imagined by any reasonable man, either in Great Britain or the Netherlands, that the violation of that Treaty and of the public faith that guarded x' " it, could hive been coutemplated by the British Government in signing the subsequent Treaty with the Netherlands. If we had not already extended these ?meth so Tar, we should now ask why the Dutch Authorities, who certainly are not disposed to suffer their rights to remain dormant, did not take an mullet oppor tunity of inverting their claim to Palembang ? This alone affords a presumption of their own conscious. ness that they did not possess the right now contest ed. We shall not observe upon the very unfair im putations that are thrown by the writer of the reply upon those who in this country CewUre the conduct of the Dutch in the Eastern Seas, and endeavour to awaken Englishmen to a sense of the dangers that beset their E Ist Indian commerce. The trade • with the Archipelago is the must valuable branch of Oriental commerce ; hot should the Dutch Authorities in that quarter of the world be pet. witted, unrestrained, to pursue their system of un grateful and ungenerous aggressions, we may ex. pect soon to hear of British vessels being wholly excluded from any participation in that lucrative branch of commerce. What course our Govern ment may think proper to pursue we cannot pretend to say, lint it undoubtedly is due to our national character, on which much of our power in the East depends, not to falsify the hopes which our solemn promises may at any time have excited in the breast of the native Princes. It was a strong sense of this honourable and advantageous poncy that dictated the Protest made by Sir THOMAS S. RAFFLES, and by this our Government must eventually be influesiced. The Paris Papers of Tuesday remain doe. Th► following is an extract from r private letter of Mon day : " PARIN, JANUARY 11. " This mornings Royal Message was communi cated to the Lower Chamber, wherein his MAJESTY declares his intention of providing fifty thousand livres a-year out of the Civil List for the Duke de RICHELIEU, a flattering testimony of national satis faction and royal munificence.—Another commu nication was made, that the financial year was to coininence fro:n the Ist of July, which, for the ilium, will prevent the expenditure of the public money previously to its being granted. " The live per Cent. Consols this day are (17 1. 10 r." We have received Hasnhorgh Papers to the 9th instant. The Emperor or Russt♦ will expected at St. Petersburgh oil the 9.3 d of last mouth. We have 'received Dwelt Papers to the 13th in stant. Their contents are not important. We have received New York Papers to the 15!11 last. There was some discussion in the !louse or R►presentatives on the Bth, respecting the mode of inquiry into the case Or ARBUTHNOT and Asl— ORIITER. It is interesting, as throwing some _ _ light upon the temper and feeling of the House on that impudent subject. One Member ob served, that the fittest maces opinion in the case was pretty manifest, as had he disapproved or the conduct of Grovel JAciLsoN he had it in his power to strike him off the Military List, which he bad not done. The subject was resumed on the 9th, when the Resolution of the preceding day, for discharging the Military Committee from the further consideration of so much of the President's Message as relates to the trial of A anUTHNoT and Amaassma, and referring same to the Committee of Foreign Relations, with instructions to in. qiiire how far it affected the law of nations, we take.' into consideretion. A debate of some length ensued, iti which ►Messrs. Poindexter, Floyd, Simp. kin', Deash, Walker, Baldwin, and Taylor, ad vocated an indefinite postponement of the Reso. lotion—and Messrs. Cobb, Johnson (of Kentucky), and Edwards, spoke against postponement. In the course of the debate the Speaker intimated his impression that the whole discussion had been premature. He thought Gentlemen on all hands appeared disposed to anticipate the debate, which would more properly take place after the Com. mittee had made their report. After a debate of considerable length, the question was taken on the indefinite postponement of the Resolution, and de cided iu the affirmative by a large majority. The occupation of Florida was brought before the Senate on Monday the 7th, when Mr. JOllll. SON laid upon the table the following Resolution : " Resniveb—That the Committee on Military Affairs be in.tructed to inquire into the expediency of passiug a Law, authorising the President of the United States to take pro visional pusayasina of East Florida, or of such parts of it as be say deem essential, now or hereafter, to COlillei the In dians, mad to remit them from committing hostilities against tbeCitileas of the United States." Yesterday. at three o'clock, another Cabinet Conned was held at the house of Lord CASTLE.. REACH, in St. Jamey's-square, which was attended by the some Members as on Thuniciy, being the whole of the Cabinet except the LORD CRAIICIL LOR. They continued in deliberation until half past five o'clock. when they broke up. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were swarm into the command of their respective ships, viz. Captain G. WRLITIAD, to the General Harris, for Priam of Wale* Island and China ; and Captain T. MsTAGORILT, to the Rose, for Madras and Bengal. ' -14:>14) *. 'Zl7l4i et; ftt i g# er;f: ctr",::: ; " 74 = • 1 ! kJ •••••• 41/4): di an ell • • a.ntiorities m Jan . bad dethroned the then reigning it, could hive been crestemplated by the British better he on the table one day, and moved that i choice ,not meet with the approbation of his RoYel .... - with Sultan, and put his brother in his place, with whom Government in si g nin g the subsequent Treaty VA .. i ge sr ezTle.l. r kl....el, e See: • disprisition of it. Highness, the Commons can forthwith proceed to amt litt ~ ralf $ V e ,Tn . 5 . ...-• Aire some convervation on the postponement, in the election of a Speaker front their own body,.`vlio they made a Treaty, by which the island of &mat lite Neth e rl a nds. e • eSes e een ' fi e esn e; reel 11,.) ., ,,... 7 .1'.. ;0 ..f . '....:-..; fiff„ .• .:. .1 •l' which Mr. Huhn,* opposed it, the Motion pre- will receive the sanction of his Royal Highness."lf we had not already extended these remarks so c i e,7;r:Zi l 0 r ~.. „:-."-- -- -s.S54i ."..-;' ...,.--- soiled, and the Resolution was laid on the table. Earl HARROWeIf--" Mr. Sutton, we are 'war ceded." To this historical notice we shall add, that by far, we s h ou ld now ask why the Dutch Aiithorities. ' . . 1 t f io.7 ..ie2 ' . 4 .. 'esZiii -- ''/ ' - ' AV i'' DECEMBER 11. commanded by his Revel Higher** to acq uaint you that the choice made by the House of COM. this Treaty concluded between Great Britten end who certainly are not disposed to buffer their rights VROM RIO JANEIRO. By th e a rrival yesterday morniiits of the brig MOO* io electing you for their Speaker, meets with ! ce dedlan Neltextlatte. the island of Hama was to remain dormant, did 11 ,,t t a ke ;In mu llet - ripper. PASIIIONARLE ARRIVALS. let I on the express condition that the Suiten tunny of inverting their claim to Palembang ? This James Murdoch. we have 'advice , ' from Rio Janeiro, hi, Itoyal Highness% full concurrence. The Prince em to the 4th of October. A parsestger state', that Regent, lherefere, acting in the name Nail on the should be maintained and supported in his dignity alone affords a presumption of their own conscious. Earl and C o s t umes E oe ssieoe an d.r a mily, a t th e i r h ome :s i Gromenstraquare, from their seat, Castle Hill, Devonshire do Astigart. with laoo troops, hail been successful in 1 behalf of his Majesty, confirms you as Speaker ofbe ' by the British Government. nes. that they did not possess the right now contest- sever e' late skirmishes with the Portuguese. and the House of Co tttttt nos." i - . Earl and Countess De.la-Warr, at their anise is Uppc! rtg , ',bow the Ist of Seytember, three leit t oes &stria The SPEAKEK- ' My Lords, I submit myself to The writer of the reply proceeds to state, that by ed. We shall not observe upon the very unfair im- v er „,,,,„,..„.„i • ere frets' the Portuguese lines at Monte V t rleo, lie had the Prince Regent's pleasure. I now. therefore, h in I the Treaty of 1814, between the British and Nether- imitations that are thrown by the writer of the reply LA T As be h !F l rl f of .i tleftia, and his son, lard Molyneas, at Lit f.l an engagement with them. in which lie took 200 the name cud on the behalf of the Commons of tie lands G overnme nts , " ell the factories and este. upon those who in this country censure the conduct Lord p EustUn at his " louse In Bo • . It ;Ow, from a tour. Rs horses, and from 50 to 60 prisoners, and lost but United Kingdom in Parliament assembled, do. be I blislittients which had been possessed by Holland of the Dutch in the F.astern Seas, and endeavour to laud and Lad Ebeiagtou are expected to tows this day, be one man. News had just reached Monte Video humble petition, demand for them the foil en-front Lord St " . a ll s t r ten e. 's, at his home in Crofton-street, Bead. nu tos front Chili, that the Spanish Patriot* had had se.. joYinelll of their ancient and u n doubted privileges. lon the Ist of January . 1803, should be restored to , I a w a ken beattth E eir ngl , islimen to a sense of the d a ngers th a t E Ist Indian commerce. The trade et hi r s _lei eel o r:d l f G ro N ra m e n . B t by ham righ a l a e as i n i 'll y is se himise ksh ' ire . in It. dowses -sqsare, from ' an veral etlgs.feflaents on the co ast of Chili, and had Mere esPeeially, freedom of speech in debate, free- i the King of the Neelleal.ANDS," and that Palem- en betel succeerfol in every instance. A lerge Spanish. dont from arrest amid molestation for themselves, bang was one of those establishments. By the se- * with the Archipelago is the inuit valuable branch „ i ship lied arrived at Monte Video horn the coast of their families, and their es/mese; free access to the ' cond article of the same 'freely, the island of Basica of Oriental commerce ; but should the Dutch lend , Creaborae, at Sallebnry.kome, from Hatfield. 10, 1 1 .7d c4 C p u t l a v i i a lle li at Bl a ke ' s Hotel, Jennyo.stran fawn Clif lii Chili, where she had been csptured by the Patriots, Royal Presence as occasion non' require; end that 1 w , was ceded to t h e. King of the NETHERLANDS in Authorities in that quarter of the world be pet. ti, in 'a number of small boats. the roost favourable construction should be put I • t, at ditto, from' Sidmuutli, I have to ': full sovereignty, iii exchange for the settlement of milted, unrestrained, to pursue their system of un- Devonshire. di . Mr. W. P. Dickson, of Philadelphia, super- upon their wor t h 41 , ( 1 ac ti ons . Fi m ely, we may ex. c4B47l.hlbni aad Lady Bade, and family, at their house in s ... ' ae of th e b e t, J am es M u rdoch, is the bearer of request that any error shell be attributed toCochin, on the coast of Wisher. The writer thence grateful and ungenerous aggressions, cargo isll, reet, from their seat, 0 tattoo Park threnodies from l'iminas Sumpter, jun. Fein Ante- nlitete, and nt,t lie taken to the disadvantege of his ! - cmicludes, that Palembang was comprised in the pect anon to hear of British ventels being wholly Cheshire. reel ' Park , . m rican Con.til :it Rio Jeittiro, to this Government, filmiest)** faithful Commons." whileDutcli factories and establishment, thus restored, excluded from any perticipation in that lucrative Wm. Evans, Esq. M.P. at the St. James's Hotel, Jenny:rt. f.. Markets dull at Kin Janeiro; produce very high ; Earl "leaaovvev-ss Mr. Speaker, we are giree Geo l 'r f e rr e um ßy h n i t s , Eaq mat . a lt n l. Der ig. at hl h eh is ire bOuse in St Ja a.septarst A Bailee was ceded for another consideration , branch of countseice. What course our Govern- th efilleS . -23 cents. Fr 111. scbree.-(Connaercial Ad- commenderl by his Rased Highness the Prince ! Clifford, at their house in Stratton- of rather.) Regent, acting in the mime and on the behalf of : aud cons e quently that whatever power ille Dutch meld may think proper to pursue we cannot pretend 1 e f t r r o c nt ap h t i a s in ses a t n!l iu Harts. iii formerly possessed at Palembang, was re s tored by to say, bat it un d ou b te dl y is due to our national __ his Majesty, to acquaint you that he is willing to : ci grant to Ilir House of Common* all their proper l , the Treaty of 1814 with Guest Britain. eet, Piccadilly, from Paris. • character, ots which much of our power iii the The Misses P. career at their home is Edward-street. - Portmannemare, from dwir mat, Anthony.house, Cornwall, . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. s . rr rghts and privileges, in its full and ample a man- I is , Of as the metier appears to us, the sole g oes - East depends', not to falsify the hopes which our as they have heeit at any time granted by his ! . ' o s w, ' At the St. Petersburgh Hotel, Dorrereareet i -Valued Ter- . l'i 11011 for coneideration is this, whether the British soleitsu promises may at any time have excited in ton, Esq M.P. from his seat in Kent; Captain maitington, isf Majesty, or any of his Royal predecessors; and la GERMAN AND HAMBURGH PAPERS. that the most &viewable cotistruction shall at all Government had a right, Purist ; its sovereiguty in the breast of the native Princes. It was a strong 10th regiment of humus, front ' Brighton. • fro lli m bnr il , ri times be lint neon their words and actions. As Sumatra, to make a Treaty with any of the Nativeßart f E r e n n m tu lt u. a s tb li • ol C e a l, tio ja Groorrir t , of t ibn G u lrds, sense of this lionourrible and advantageous pee} ,is la BRUNSWICK, NrcEttoEß 29, for yourself, we are well cotivinced that you stand Princee! If the answer should be in the uffirma. that dictated the Protest made by Sir THOMAS S. seal isi W•lo• ' P His Excellency the Minister of State, Count of in need of no indulgence. The very able and . i . I I tsve, the consequence t ie obvious with respect to the Reerees, and by this our Government must - al - C Sehtiliethurg-Wolfshierg, died on the Y 5 at his Proper menuer in which you colidncted yourself v rent of eVolfsbure, in the Stith year of ha sh see. A during the lest Parliament, is the best security to , Dwell Government ; nit if in the negative, it will eveutunlly be influesiced. , SINGULAR METEOR. SI flefitliti fever terminated the melee life of this di'- his Royal Highness, fur your continue in the pre- ! follow that th s. British Government bad deceived .._-........ ' , nese -b e d s it : a s sume who is justly regretted for his sent- ‘Ve are, however, commatelsd to oest""i. l t 1 aral cheated the S u ltan o f Is e eee t nene, an d h ai l The Paris Papers of Tuesday remain due. The —..... - 4 r n tre , an d ta l en ts. 1 i fs Roy a l Hi g h n ess th e p r i nce you, that no act of yours shall be taken to thr d in- , i only mocked him with a skew et protection it was COPENHAGEN, orceeteva te. following is au extract from a private letter of Mon- In the night of the 2lst a singular meteor was seen is c Ri gent orponitril him Governor to the Prince advantage of the House of Comelier.. ' • Rove! of l'ernieevick, and before lie was Denied for The Speaker then h awe d once, and retired, fol. 1 nimble to fulfil. day :- Framer, in the south west It was a ball of fire of the sae , g r! of tile moon, with a ring round it, from which there issued that important otbve, his Exeellency was Presidesit lowed by the Menthe's of the Iluuse of Commons. 1 111 Isis Protest, Governer RArrtts remarks, that "PARIS, JANUARY 11. ti I for several hours small swing like stars which hod an effeat ,at the period of making this Treaty with the Sultan " This morning a Royal Message was communi- I not utihke what is called Roman candles. of the Statet-Gesieral of the kingdom of' Ilanover. The Lords Commissioners also retired. t The CHIEF BARON then resumed the Woolsack i of •, LEIPSIC, JANUARY 4. e It is well known that several inhaltitinitalpf the and sesersd Members tuck. the oaths and their ! - ------• - - - seate.-Arlienneed. nor teas its iestoration contemplated as a probable declares his intention of providing fifty thousand 11 tingilom of Seemly, who were interested in the , ' resu lt of the political cominution which at that time livers tnyear out of the Civil List for the Duke de REFORM IN PARLIAMENT. 1 I. S.Wealialllll-All, had Kilfell the ',cerium • powers of • rare— Was Q not this an error of doe R;ttlit Ilanoursole f . ----wsw--. Gentleman? Pte think he should ease sate servants. ; aganted the world. But lent an argument drawn RICHELIEU, a flattering testimony of national suns- • a ratoritey to Messrs. Ileleel and Minuet, merchants i Of Dresden, to withdraw the funds which they had —..e.... from this source might be charged with a want of friction and royal muni fi cence.-Another commit- A most numerous and highly respectable hotly i phicee irt this loan. They have at length vie- generosity, the political degradation of the United Dimino , ' was made, that the financial year was to of the Electors of Westminster, devoted to the • r ceedril, by their exertiosts, in obtaining the pay- HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, JANUARY le. Provinces belie; the result of foreign aggression, eminence fro:n the Ist of July, which, for the cause of Reform,. and, of course, admirers of the , nwitt of the principal and interest, but with a loss I :we shall n ot pursue it, but cementer the subject future, will prevent the expenditure of the public political sentiments avowed by Mr. Homiouse. . t of 35 per cent. At half-past one o'clock the House met, and die dined together, yesterday, at the Shakspeare Ta. i attemlence of Members was considereble. 1 n pun a broad, Yid, We think , a lair principle. By money previumily to its being granted. Verll s Great Ruseell-street, Covent-garden- ?nom THE TURKISH yaoseirns, DEC. 16. r At two o'clock the Usher of the Black Roil en- 1 the act of conquest which gave the supremacy in the " Tile live per Cent. Consols this day see Mr. THELWALL, la the Clair. tßeou i to ft irm e c r on t h h iatt e d e tb lit ie h aw h igt a hi d nnei lwe he n othu r jcec O nt ll A r o d lam , p an aAr d sli t ai h m,r e opoe u n i t E dy l .: . . The las t victory over Ibrahim .‘",r hab i ites P t "' a" : lard, and tuntrutined the House to the Ilouse of I Eastern Sets Its the British flee, all the power mutt 67 1. 10 c." e n a t o th e war at Once, 11118111 M ('aeon, who rout - ., I Peers in the usual form. .--..... i 111131itlell the Turkish army, *end/ time captive Chief I rights formerly immersed by the Dutch Gesernment We have received Hainburgh Papers to the ntli r I On the return of the SPEAKER, the Right Hon. A lelsllah to Coustentutople, but he first had his Gentleman adiressed the House in the following were transferred to the Goverotnent of Great Bri- Iteud shaved, and all hi* teeth pulled um. instan t . The Emperor or RUSSIA wen expected at "T he Health of Mr. Hohhouse," whic h he pre- manner :- taro. It is a principle of national law, th at a con- faced with a euitable speech. ST. PETERSBCRUII, DECEMBER 19. St. Petereburgh on the ind of last month. " I have to inform the House that this House queior, nit taking 'possession of a foreign colony, Mr. Honnouse returned thanks in an elegant The Russian American Coinpany held a Gene- l et s been in the House of Peer*, where the lends I rat Meeting on the 30th of November, 0. S. in I . has the right of retaining. altering, and repealing i Commissiouers authoriser! by his Majesty's Coin- I . ur ---.....---_ and animated address, which occupied a comider- %sleets the accounts for 1816 and 1817 were pro- 1 mission have deClartel, able portion of time. He again repeated, what he by consent of h i s Roya l 1 laws, and of performing every other act of sore- e have received Dutch Papers to the has so often declared that , .- . 13th in- with a seat in Parliament, he would USE 111 S hest , it he were honoured iluced, by which it appeared that the shareholders highness t h e h im ., R egents act i ng i n t h e n ame I reiglity in as foil und ample a manner es was en- stain. Their contents are not important. had to receive a divideud of IS per cent. for each and oil the behalf of his Majesty, his Royal [belt. i joyed by runner rulers. If this he true of a colony, —.........-. efforts to procure a full, free, and equal represeo - year. nese . * approval and coetirnintinit of your election 1 Inerti it be a Athol.: true of a minor establish- We have received New York Papers to the lath Whin of the people in the Commons' House. Hi s speech was, throughout, rapturously applauded. Tee Emperor is expected here two days before of me to be Speaker of this (loose; and I then I meat, or o f a property which consisted rather in last. There was some discussion in the House or Ceristntite. laid chant, by Petition, in your behalf, to the an- In the course of the evening. which was pasted priv i leg „ o f t hi s i punned influence than in actual occupancy. Pa- Repreeentative* on the Bth, res p ecting the mode in the most normal and constaial manner, Mr. 'flue immense importation of gold and silver clout and established rights and within two years is proved by the quantity ileit has H ouse-freedom of iliarussion iii our debates- 1 letubang was not aDutch colony, but it was re. of inquiry into the case of ARBUTHNOT and Au- Worrier, and revers! tether public characters' deli- hero coined at tins • t. lit 1817 it amounted to freedom from arrest for o u rselves rind for our sere garde(' as a dependency on the great power formed DRISTEI2. It is interesting , as throwing some vered thei r sentimen ts . All ton g ues united in the 'rinse of Mr. Hobhouse--and the most decided . • iti millions of silver roubles, and up to Ist De- vents, in passim; to and front this House-free Sc- in the Eastern Seas by Hollesel-e kind of fi ef. if light upon the temper and feeling of the House I cember this year, to ei nit:hone of silver roubles cess to the Royal Presence for the Members , require I we may so express ourselves, held in aqua of the on that impudent subject. One Member ob. conviction prevailed, that be would walk over the in gold arid silver. The quantity still unconted of this Mom, whenever ()evasion may course. renninits to 16 m illions of solver ides . Though it-and that the must favourable construction i Dutch Governmeut established at Java. The t a i - served, that the Picatuxen's opinion in the case ____________. 70,00 u roubles are coined daily, the mint cannot may he put on our proceedings . And I have I bute derived nein Palenshaug was part of the re- was pretty umuifest, as bad he disapproved or . work rest enough to coin immediately the metal to inform the House that all these have been venues of that Government ; and as the Dutch the conduct of General JACKSON he had it in his Yesterday being the Duke of Geoucentines delivered in. It therefore issues silver bonds, on granted and allowed, as fully and amply as might -birt h -day , his Royal Highnese's tradesruets illurni- i at any time have destroyed this source of re- power to strike him off the Military List, which noted their houses in the evening. which are fixed certain periods fur the receipt of the they have been granted or allowed by any of his i i venue, or bartered it fora compensation, so might he bad not dune . The subject was resumed on The Earl of LiesePooc gave a grand dinner on eilver emit, and these nettiole already go as tar ea Majesty's Revd predecessors on the throne. And Oct. 1819. These bonds circulate as ready money, I h o pe I may he allowed once wore to express my 1 their sucresears, who stood exactly in their place. the 9th, when the Resolution of the preceditig day, Thursday, at Fife House, to a large party of the Members of the House of Commons, among them but at is ti of course. unf r igned gftilitOtle, and the deep sense I eittertain 1 The British Goveritineut acted in this minister, for discharging the Military Committee from the elle nein regularly gives, nu the receipt of piastres o f t h e h i g h d i st i nction this i and pledged its faith for the munitenance of the further consideration of so much of the President's were- The Right Hoc, the Speaker of the House of Commas, House has been pleased i n lens, one- fi fth of the value in coin tied the rest to confer upon me, by electing me to the Chair: i Ti eaty it mmcluded. Cats it be pretended for an eleesuge as relates to the trial of A anterneon so d the ?. ; r A t t i t u ttry and Solicitor h Genera i l ; Mr. B Sed n eant Cuple l y, in the shove bonds. These large quantities of the an d 1 have again to implore die co-opetatiou and i i instant that the dirseveratice of the provinces of Ausatieraa, and referring came to the Committee precious metals are mostly private property. Not- support of this "louse, that I may be enabled to l'oaS. Rig 1 : 10 . I. W . Pale, t"t it t e. Bat agbt t, Mr..Caunin es e witestanding the large quantity of silver cud gold preserve a strict otientiou to its established Toles I the Netherlands from the Imperil' Crown of of Foreign Relations, with instructions to Mr. Brogdeo, Mr. Peel, Mr. Goulbura, Mr. Ceuta, Mr.' i b . which has thus coine into circulation within these and orders, which are not more necessary for coo - ; France, revived every right once enjoyed by Hol- qiiire how far it effected the law of nations, wa Lashiogton, Mr. Sturges Bourne, Re. Yesterday party. his Lordship eutertained another large two years, no proportionate decline is observed in ducting the business of this House then for preserve. I laud, and abrogated every act perfumed by the take,' into comidenition. A debate of some length the 1 rtres of the precious metals, compared with lug its dignity and independence. Nothing more , ensued, its which Messrs. Poindexter, Floyd, Sim 1 British G overnment in what were once Dutch co- Pe In calling over the names of Members,last night, Bank assignats. This is certainly caused by the slow remains to be done but to proceed to admires- 1 immense importation of foreign goods, as well i borers and factories. This pretetision, however, if kins, Deane Walker, Baldwin. and Taylor. ad. in the House of Commons, according to the alpha- ter the usual oaths of supremacy and abjuration to opettly as by smuggling, which makes the balance Mentbert. For this purpose the Comities will be lit could have existed, is repelled, not °lily by the vacated an indefinite postponement of the Reso. betical order of the Counties 'which they represent, ''.. of our teirte unfavourable-not the ostensible be. first called over. I circumstance of the present kingdom of the Ne- lotion-and Messrs. Cobb, Johnson (of Kentucky), for the purpose of swearing them in, the attendance lance, which is always favourable, hut the real. The counties were then called over in elphaleeti- at the table was extremely meagre, until the County therlands being altogether a new Power, totally and Edwards, spoke against postponement. In the Eechimee on Loudon, at Ilernburgh :- cal order, and the Members who appeared, and who I distinct from tlie former Republic of the Seven c ourse of the debate the Speaker intimated his of Cornwall sent forth its quota, when the number December 29 'l2 6-32. 10 , January 5.... - which advanced to represent the Cornish Boroughs' cations, taken their custutuary oaths, and signed United Provinces. but, independent of this. by impression that the whole discussion had been was so great, that it excited a roar of' lauglan -- a 32. 6.-32. 9• their mimes- the implied acknowledgment on the part of the premature. He thought Gentlemen on all hands throughout the House. -----,---ee The SPEAKER rose and stated, that he proposed Goverteneut of the Netherlands, of the necessity appeared disposed to anticipate the debate, which Earl and Countess Comm. and the Hon. P. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. taki 0 the Chian, at three o'clock, to-morrow, for nn of a complete Treaty, by which Great Britain would Mare Pronerly take place after the Cow- LAMS, are expected in town on Monday next, from the purpose of giving to those Menibers, who were a visit to the Earl and Countess of JRIMBY, at their seat, Middleton Park, Oif rdshitt. ________ _ DOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY , JAIIVARY 15. not et sworn, an opportunity of taking time oaths. Y On the ntroion of Mr. BROGDEN, the Howie ad- should itirrentler certa i n possessions therein spe- cified. The very e x istence of Ill's Treaty proves mittee had made their report. After a debate of cnitsiderable length, theq uestion was taken on the q that, its the op i n i on of the Dutch, Government. the , inde fi nite postponement of the Resolution, and de- ist two o'clock the LORD CHIEF BARON entered journed at half-past five o'clock. We are sorry to hear that one of the amiable the House, and prayers were read by the Lord - possession end cousegaent sovereignty of this cided iu the a ffi rmative by a large majority. Ladies GORDON, daughter of the Earl and Countess _____. ..._______ ______—____ . - of Anyway" is much indisposed. Bishop of LLANDAFF. country was absolute over those places. It is from The occupation of Florida was brought before After prayers the Lords Commissioners entered The Ain dor from the Netherlands will give nod mei; their seats. They wrre, the Duke of • N ..• ~ • f ... .... is • TH li_. IS 1-t IriS II PEI SS. 1 this 'Freely that the Dutch derive their sole right ; the Senate on Monday the 7th, when Mr. JOHN. a grand eatertainment this day_ to a large party of Weetenterots, Earl IIARROWBY, Edit B•enutter, the Earl of t.VErtuoint.Atsp, and the Earl of - - - --------- -•--- ------ I Dutch cannot possibly derive under it a greater " Resolved-That the Committee on BM " Affairs be Sir JOUR HARRINGTON, who has been so long Sint re esnu ay. LONDON, authority in the place* celled, than was possessed instructed to inquire into the expeutesay of passiog a Law, an invalid, in consequence of breaking his right Earl lIARROWRY commanded Sir Thomas by those who make the surrender. The power of the authorising the President of the United States to take pro- leg by a fall on Hay Hill, last summer, is perfectly Thyrwhitt, he Ho lisher of for Black Rod, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1819. Dutch in 1818, mast be measured, not by the ex- visional possession of East Florida, or of such parts of it as recovered. The worthy Baronet has laid aside his to summon the House of Cuntmous to appear int- ' be may deem essential, mow or hereafter, to COlitrei the lu- crutc h es . usediately at the bur. --non—_ tern. of Dutch iefluence in 1803. but by the ex. diem, and to prevent them from couimittiog hostilities The Antic dogs brought home by Capt. Rone • The Commone eutered, preceded by the Right An Evening Paper has published what we be- tent of British authority in 1914. This country against the Cilium of the United States." originally lour in number, multiply like Queen Hon. Charles Manners Sutton, who, bowing three could give tio more than it possessed, and comm. sieve must be considered an *dal reply to the • -•-- - - ---- - A nwit's farthings. Steen of Ahem have been sent 'antra. adrunced to the bar, and thus addressed the 1 quently all that we ceded to the Netherlaud's must Protest inede by Sir Tuorcts SfAMPORD RAMER Yesterday, at three o'clock, another Cabinet as presents to several parts of the Continent, Isco , i , ds . C y M °Linoalialoissinetri6Yursuance of th e commands of against the proceedings of the Dutch Continim I be accompanied by those restrictions , conditions. Council was held at the house of Lord CA STLE " UNDINIL-This is the most entertaining Tale his Royal Highness the &enure Reeent, meting in. 'loiters at Palembang. The writer, who, we pre- and litnitations, which it had been our will or policy n senis,..in St : _Jantes's-square : _ . vahich was attended that Germany has produced for many years, and its by the mane Mieers s on "I hursday, being the she lime and on the behalf of his Majesty, his fume, is some person connected with the Nether- to impose. Pelembaug, or !ether the tribute de- that country it is popular I. proportion to its userits. in whole of the C abinet except the LORD CHANCEL- France Moo it has appeared, aud with nasal epplause, i . 4 faithful Commons have proceeded in the exercise rived front the S u lt an of it, had been given up lands legation in this c o u n try, commences with a LOR. They continued ill deliberation until half- the translation of Madame la Baroweedt aloissouse. 'Fee of their 'ancient and undoubted light to choose from • , • • to thin Sovereign. The British Government had Chevalier Montalto, hi a letter to lbw Uremia, prefixed their own body 11 Speaker, and I have to acquaint brief historical review of the political condition of i past five o'clock, when they broke up. undoubted right to surrender it by Treaty, and to Ms Fence smearing., speaks of the Work is the follow- ) one Lordships that their choice has fallen upon Palembang. for the purpose of "hewing that in for- an yesterday a Court of Directors was held at t h e j ag i mam ;.. 0 4 O a m y arr i va l h i G en aaay, ev ery o ne witte roe. lam sensible of the arduous duties test be. „,„ t i mes i ts Sultan . " like all the ot h er „ r i ve us the faith of this country is pledged to maintain East India House, w h en the following Captains out exception, to whom I spoke oa the whew of German long to that high office, and of the many qualities. Princes in those quarters, was subject and tram- the provisions of that Treaty, it could never have were h swot . u into the . cousmand of their respective . literates% asked if 1 lima of *ohm? elholine)--rdi vie. Captain G. WELSTEAD, to the General testified their Milosisitsemst at my not haviag read that de. Dons itecemary for the performance of its tumor• beets itnagiiwd by any reasonable me n, either in s 'P t '. • lighdul Week, aid entreated. me to perms it."-no Outline tart' to the Dutch Government"-that " the Dutch Har r is, for Pence of Wales Island and China ; tent functions, and I ale well aware of how many Great Britain or the Netherland', that the vi o lation is too beautiful ant to Iss every where admired. and the Bec- loud a fort and garrison with a civil jurisdictioie . at and Captain T. MsTenia AZT, to the Rose, for as s which it l iaa met a mt. G era m bower ti qsablications lum deficient.. Of this. 'sin 1112 t h e l oca l B ritis h s of that Treaty and of the public faith that guarded s M a dr a s snub B e ngal, ny is too ',acrid are tee 1 costumed oat to have bees detterute imerevere I am coutidenl, that should their plesent , Palembang"neund that .., . . • • emexiMentere. :-. - ..• . - :,:e .: ',. '. 7 :i"'" - . 1 4 :. : •: " - ~ • ......... . . • • ' .sir.. . ••• • •-, ;. - ..77,4,-..,-,:-. sr. ~. • .. . . . _ . , ... • ~.. ---- . - . ..s --,s FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. FAH and Comae*. Fortemoe mid.family, at their house :n Grosvenor-square, frost their seat, Castle Hill, Devonshire Ertl and Countess De-la-Warr, at their house in Uppt! Gronvencir.stiteet. The Earl of Sefton, and his son, Lord Molyneas, at Lis Lordship's rtaiiiesice in Arlington•Mreet. Lord Huston at his house in Bottom-vow, (re tutor. Lord and La: in 11 Ebriagton are exploded is town this day, front Devoashire. Lord St. Helen's, at his home in Croft's-street, Doled- Street, from Brighton. Lord Grantham, at his hornet. in It. Jassees-square, from his seal, Newby Hall, Yorkshire. Lard Cranborae, at Salielonry-hose, from Hatfield. Lord Colville, at Blake's Hotel, Jenny's-street, hunt Ca. lon ; Captaia Hoary Stewart, at ditto, from Sitimuuth, Devonshire. Sir John sad Lady Egerton and family, at their house in Grafton-stmt, Bood-etreet, from their seat, 0 altos Park, Cheshire. Wm. Evans, Esq. M.P. at the St. James's Hotel, Jertnyn street, from his seat in Derbyshire. George Byng, Esq. M.P. at his house in St James's.square, from his seat in Herts. Captain and Mrs. Clifford, at their house in Stratton- street, Piccadilly, from Paris. The Misses P. Carew at their house in Eilward-street. Portman-sqiiare, from their scat, Anthony-house Cornwall, At the St. Petersburgh Hotel, Dover-street :—Flamed Tor- Inn, Esq M.P. from his seat in Kent; Captain Wallington, 110th regiment of humus, from Brighton. At Fenton 's Hotel, St. Jarnes's-street :—Sir W. Cockbnea, Bart from Batb ; Captain Gronow, of the Guards, from his seatiu Wales. SINGULAR METEOR. correai•rx, necrotic" t 1 In the night of the 'nit a singular meteor sins seen is Fohlien in the soatb.west It was a ball of bre of the site of the moon, with a ring round it, from which there inset' for several boors small storks like stars, which hag an arid not uuhke what is called Rowan candles. REFORM IN PARLIAMENT. A most numerous and highly respectable hotly of the Electors of Westminster, devoted to the cause of Reform, and, of course, admirers of the political sentiments avowed by Mr. HoiHousE, dined together, yesterday, at the Shakspeare Ta vern, Great Russell-street, Covent-garden— Mr. THELWALL, le the Clair. After the cloth had heat removed. and the usual toasts connected with the subject of Parliementsry Reform had been given, the CHAIRMAN proposed " The Health of Me. Hohhouse," which he pre faced with a /suitable speech. Mr. Hosannas returned thanks in an elegant and animated address, which occupied a consider able portion of time. He again repeated, what he has so often declared, that, if he were honoured with a seat in Parliament, he would use his hest efforts to procure a full, free, and equal represeu- Wiwi of the people in the Commons House. His speech was, throughout, rapturously applaud Ed. In the course of the evening, which was passed in the most rational and convivial manner, Mr. %Voider, and *evertl other public characters, deli vered their sentiments. MI tongues united in the praise of Mr. Hobhouse--and the most decided co nviction p r ev a iled, that be would walk over the course. Yesterday being the Duke of GLoncesteit's birth-day. his Royal Highnesses tradesmen illumi nated their houses in the evening. The Earl of LivaPooL gave a grand dinner on Thursday, at Fife House, to a large party of the Members of the House of Commons, among thew were— The Right Ron. the Speaker of tits House of Cosmos*, the Attorney and Solicitor General, Mr. Seldom Copley, Mr. Hasid's:oil, Mr. Arbuthnot, the Right Hoo. Charles Loag. Right Ran. W. W. Pete, Mr. Bathurst, Mr. Calming, Mr. Hrogdeo, Mr. Peel, Mr. Goalbis*, Mr. Cr()her, Mr. Leshiogton, Mr. Sturges Bourne, ke. Yesterday his Lordship entertained another large party. In calling over the names of Members, hot night, in the House of Commons. according to the alpha- betical order of the Counties 'which they represent, for the purpose of swearing them in, the attendance at the table was extremely meagre, until the County of Cornwall sent forth its quota, when the number which advanced to represent th e Cornish Boroughs was so great, that it excited a roar of laught.r throughout the House. Earl and Comatose Cowrie and the Hon. P. Lasts, are expected in town on Monday nest, from a visit to the earl and Countess of htIISSY, at their seat, Middleton Park. Oxfordshire. - - We are sorry to hear that one of the amiable Ladies Goa Don, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Asowoo, is much indisposed. The Atnbassador from the Netherlands will give a grand eatertainment this day to a large party of distinction, at his residence, Whitehall-place. Sir JOllll tifasittwoToi, who has been so long an invalid, in consequence of breaking his right leg by a fall on Hay Hill, last summer, is perfectly recovered. The worthy Baronet has laid aside his crutches. The Artic dogs brought home by Capt. Boor, originally fear in number, multiply like Buren ANNE', farthings. Saes of them have been sent as presents to several parts of the Continent. UNDllll.—Tbis is the most entertainiag TAJO that Germany has produced for many years, and in that country it is popular is proportion to its otterite• In Frames also it has appeared, wad with raaal applause, the translation of Madame la liaroame de MoireoLtsv. Tte Chevalier MONSAILD a letter to the Iterooess, prefixed to the novo irsasiaiioa, speaks of the Work in the follow ing terms Os my arrival is Getaway, every one with oat exception. to whom I spoke oa the sabjest of German literalism, asked if I !mew of *iodise? (Undine)--all testified their SaloOillitiNfflet at ray sot lavas, read that de lightful Work, sad entreated. me to passe it."—. o (hlm is too beautiful sot to be every where admired. and the sne ers. which it his abet with is ay Is too panel sad No coutiased ant to have bees deserved.