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T: Cooks Caspar, Mr. H orn i Bernhard, Mr. Bedford: Hermit K r.G. Widths Kilian, Mr. Fitswitliam. L'ods, M.= Grad don a -iess. MIN rovey. liter which the Tares of THE SLFEP-ITALICEit• Soffit*. Mr. J. Rowell Alltd, Mr. Taylcire. Td Tlelleellade with the r AeseY. w of • E DEM P Job*" Sr. Dayton s Nell. Mrs. Davieos. fibmantow. The Itlyeas, sal T *mfr. 41,,tr5.-cs: vuo ri e nemmetenea l . " COFPNT-GARDEN ../ITRE. ?OR THlListimlT OF MONSIEUR MAZURIER, ' Thletvsalad, TWJDAY, De e . will be vectors:sod the Coped) of THE BIRTH-DAY. Captain Bertram. Mr. W. FARAD • Harry Bertram. Mr. Fltiharrle lack Yank, Kr. ryweett. Zama, 'Miss A. lone: Mrs. Moral, Mrs. Dalselljeft. TWt rt il6 w itrgw..P lT AVl.ES. 'teen- Ml:M i llgt v =ls/slowslot i rr To eslwaltsllo Midi thoiralealfrisaaatWADnotolooloot o f ALAODAIII WOLDFF - .LL LAMP. A,•ldr. - stys. to Alt U. /gt ir DP . , , ,,Yir Stasurt . 7,v - 41 dance a Pas Chino/. Te-amrraw• - nwitetuta' ate &ape-Goat, and 'Twas I. Tnt. DAY , I .t Fin, Four of £30,000, and other Prizes, Arec edi „,"", Quarter of a Million us Sterling Money. 4 " 1 41's DAY , AT Pies. It • _.TO CORRESPONDENTS. Its intended - to Insert the letter of a " CALM Oastarte," the subject of the Silk Trade, 3.p out columns of to-day; but for the renown be w assirtsWriilHMety accede to his request to postpone its tow yen for a ' phOlisi Vs. Thereport to width traxitAs Alludes has been contradicted from authority. te should, pother*. only spread senechitneee alarm by recalling nubile attention to the subject. The Bst TT DM Piths eoro MencelPublishipg yesterday *MAW LONDON; TUESDAY, Decease* 6, 189.5. The Paris Papers of Saturday have arrived with the Etaik of Sunday. From the latter we learn the result of the prosecution of the ConititediOnnet. The Judges of the Po's., Cowl bave acquitted that joaensk This is an W pm-tette feel s establishes beyoft4'lol" doubt the Inde pendence Of the French tribmis* . tr).•aranifests clearly tLe strong : A : tiling preva4ut iti,* ; #SZ i i . b c Z e and en bghtenettelsettes of that couetey , asshole chreents of the :Mutts, and the progress of uhrtmontane prin ciples. We are- by no means disposed to believe that M. Dg VILLSCAkidIiOr will regret his defeat in this in titmice, as he bed treason on several occasions to feel that the lafluence of the priests " had increased, was increasing, artd ought to be diminished." His policy is to promote the commercial prosperity of France, and with that view he must have recourse to measures which shock the prcti udices of these atagerous allies. They wish to play in Paris the game which has been so euecessful at the Escutial. They aim at an ecclesiagtiml supremacy, and the proceedings against the Canstitut.'onnel and Conmier Francais were only steps toward, the accomplishment of their grand design. M. DE Vi tf.t sr west have known this; but in deference to the religious seruples of CHARLES X. hC was obliged to consent to theproscentiono, as during the last Session of the Cham bers he agreed to the Law of Sacrilege. Whatever may be his feelings, it is at any rate gratifying to U 3 that this at tempt t 6 destroy all freedom of discussion with . regard to religimmanbjects has failed. Of course we anticipate the acquittal of the Ornerier Francais, against which the charges were of precisely a similar nature. It has not yet b?.codie!ii;eiene in France to state why a Catholic has re nouneed thi errors of the Romish Church. Every man may still freely make known his reasons for " the faith that is in him." M. PINII.LOa, the new Intendant of the Havannah, bas,_ it appear', sent home from the United States, where he stayed on his way to Cuba, &report, in which he represents the critical situation of that island and Porto Rico. The expeditions fitting out against them iu 4exico and Cohr bria ire so conniderable, that, in his opinion, no doubt ean exit as to their separation from Spain. lie even dreads an invasion of the Peninsula itself next spring. Undoubtedly an essential change is at this moment taking place in the nature of the war between Spain and her late co l:mi.-I. It is, on the part of the latter, about to be came offensive. Cuba and Porto Rico will naturally be the £rst objects of attack, and they will fall easy conquests. hat shall post be undertaken is one of the important qurstions to be decided by the Congr, es - 1 of Panama. It is quite eettain that the Spanish Government must quicken its march, or the American standard cf revolt will be un furled on its shores. The French Funds closet! on Seurday higher than they have been since the late depression. We have extracted An snick from the Elullc, which is worth reading, on this subj-ct. (From tie Etoik. dated Sunday, Dec. 41 PAM, DEC. 3. ROYAL TRIBUNAL OF PARIS. The Court w opered at the usual hour ; the audience was not so numerous as on,the preceding day. . . • ' • ..-...-- t • . M. d • Broe, the Attnroey.Generaheournencetl by:expreating his regmt at hyrirg to speak again on the subject, but the syttern of defence set up by the Counsel for the Constifatiotraef bed, he said, dinfigured the farm and it was therefore necenary to place them to their true point of view. 111. Dupin, the Counsel for the Const/taflouted, ►eplied, that M. de Brea bad improperly qualified his defence, and that it was not his latencies to suMti•ute a roc:: de ten:lance az^ias• the clergy .- f" .111 . 1111 rrill..11 11. if e R tie* Or RRITISII STOCKS YEBTERD Illookii 61 4 217 . _ 314 DM La 2o 1• ng A 16 nn. 90 1-16 I Tent. e 4.131 1 3 pas Cent. Cons. lig.Billslid.l.o6 o /.9 Ditto Ann. 664 34 I }4 Ditto. 1001.9 A psi Coat. aid. soh so I Ditto, Small 4 'Mi. Reasdal as Lotterylleketa PRICES OF FORIIION .T(4 RS VEST/Ail etestriaii Psistkr Greet Bonds 16 Mi l ' i o7e A tte "l lo 4. 4 B l? Dina Bandit 0825) II Guatemala Bonds 41*W/tett. tit I 1 dla Ditto Snip II die tAlter ida& 77 44 Mexican Bonds 60 t)ins Book Ditto Acct. 81 Ditto fleet. 62 Ditto Bonds (182. i) I Ditto 'Bade (1124) 134 I 4 SI 44f # 214 4 Ditto Amt. Rtf 1 I Dino 4eet.414 3) 1441 e I 4 44 34 4f _ 21 2 2 4 Peruvian Bonds 48 7. Dottiett•Boode 1411 Portuguese Bonds 801 PM, Mirka Spit) IN 4 Prussian Bands 95} 1 DPlNijibrOs (06) 614 211 I Dkto Welds (1822)9; French Itektoat gee Ct.114f.261. Russian Bonds (18221 Beebongei 20(.14e. Ditto A co. 89 Freest' Routes* per Ct. SW. Soastieb Cons. 114 II •Bitektattglotif• 10e. Dim Acct. 144 4 ~~~ ~. for that against the Coftstifulimed, and he renewed the declaration which he had made, that It was a Catholic who was pleading before ate Court. He then maintained that the Editors of the Consti botionwel had ■ political object in attacking abuses which corer themselves with the cloak of religion in pointing out the ultramon trane doctrines which inundate and besiege us, in combating the kr erosion of monastic orders, the existence of which threatens our liberties, and may renew in Femme the tmubles of which our an meant were the witnesses std the victims. The Coartittilio&ncl was acquitted. (From the Courier Francair of Saturday.l MADRID, Nov. I. (PAIVATE CIYIIIIFITONDENCE.) In proportion as the truth comes to light we lose the little hope , which reniah,ed of preserving a small part of our transmarine pos session*. Official despatcher' were received a few days ago, which have thrown ottr Ministry into consternation. M. Pinillos, the new Intendant of the Hatrannah, has written from the United States, whets he has stopped in his way to his destination. He announces, rot only to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, but to the King himself, that the naval and military prepare tions, which are now malting in Colombia and Mexico, are so considerable that it must be concluded as impossible long to de fend the isle of Cuba and that of Porto Hie° against the attacks which app.ar to be manifested against them. The hostile force will also find a powerful auxiliary in the elements of discord which pre vail in the interior, and in the fermentation which the republican spirit excites. The report of M. Pinillos says also, that the fears which these preparations inspire must extend beyond the colonies which have remained faithful to the mother country. Spain itself ought to be on its guard. Next spring the enemy will not confine h nt<tlf to privmeering war; a landing on the coasts where the discontent is the most general may very likely take place, and aug ment the embarrassment of the Government. In short, the picture which lie draws is most alarming, and has cached the most serious uneasiness. It is remarked that the conferences between the King and the Duke del Infant:trio have since been 'ter); frequent. FRENCH Fuxin—Pants, DEc. 3.—Five per cents. opened at tiff ; Three per Cants. opened at 63f. 80n. ; closed at 63f. 90. ; Bank Stock, 8028 f. ; Neapolitan Rentes, Certif. I'alconnet 761'. 9tk.; flente d'Et.pagne llf. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, 403 f. Exchange on London—One Month, 24f. 98c. ; Three Months. 24f. 74c.—Cutts ilatherstigae. It was but the other day that the public were informed, through the medium of the Morning Herald, that " the Barra or ENGLAND had refused, for the last three week:, to discount any Boorseccsa's Bill"—while the same Paper of yesterday stye, " In our opinion it is folly to praise the Bank for being liberal in its discounts; it ought rather to bo censured. At present, what an encou ragement does the Bank hold forth to gambling !" What ! censure the Bank for being liberal in its discounts, at the very same time that it is affirmed to have rejn-.tel the hills of one entire class of traders_aPti that a class, too, well known to be as weal. 4 -4, as respectable, and of course as solvent, as any east can be named with it. If the fact is to be bled that the Bank refused to disccunt their bills, and if the cause assigned for its having set done be true, viz. " the depressed state of the bookselling trade," it would seem that the Directors, so far from being censurable for their liberality, make a very minute inquiry, in every in stance, into the concerns of ezcli trade, and ascertain not only which is in a declining state and which is not, but to what special and peculiar causes that decline is owing. The Herald, for example, tells the world that " this state of things"—that is, the annihilation of the booksellers' credit with the Bank, and the falling off of their business, was occasioned by the refusal of the respectable Newspapers to insert their 'errs without the word " Advertise:ant." Now, the Bank or England, if we assume it as true that their bills wens thrown out, must have previously ac illta4llo itselc,tot only with the declinin g ; state of the bwvlorbiat' suit the particular cause which occasioned It; 114.; this alone could have warranted so marked a stigma- , For the same Journal, therefore, to charge the Bank with being so lavish in its discounts as to hold forth au encouragement to the spirit of gambling, and to desire the public, in its own Cockney phraseology, to " see what amiss-the BANK or ENGLAND ha: BROUGHT A 1101.7," is to hold).• language equally at variance with common tense and with itself. But thus it is that falsehood arrays' flounders, and that, in the end, it never fails to expose its own malign i ty. CITY, MONDAY Evrxixa. The weather seemed to affect the Money Markets, for there was but little elasticity about them to-day. Consols, ! after having been done at 84, settled down to 84, sellers, and closed at 841. Exchequer Bills were 9s. 7s. discount. The business in the English Fonds was uninteresting, and in the absence of information a report was circulated relative to an intended issue of one-pound notes by the Bank ; we allude to it merely to contradict it. There never was a more groundless rumour. The few money bargains that were done in the Reduced Annuities were at 82;e. 11:ere r:n• - ; a good deal of business doing in Foreign Se curities in the early pert of the day, and the prices of them centrally gave way. Greek Bonds were 17 18; Spanish ditto 13; Danish ditto 61. South American Stocks maintaimal themselves rather better than the other Stcuritics this morning, and confidence in them we think, front an the facts that we are acquainted with respecting them, trust shortly return. Colombian Bonds were 6441; Mexican Six per Cents 6416; Guatemala Scrip 12 10 ; anti Bri-zilian ditto 133 dis. T re was a plentiful supply of grain, of all kinds, n Mat k-lane, and the quotations rather lower. The Gibraltar Chronicle received yesterday states that the fever on the opposite coast bad arrived at such a dreadful height, that the inhabitants were falling dead in the streets. A subscription had been opened at Gibraltar fur the suf ferers it Tangier. The Bogota Gazette of the 15th September contains a letter front General Sucre, dated Chuquisaca, 24th May. It states that every thing was quiet in the five provinces of Upper Peru. The General stated that lie intended to pro ceed on the 30th to Cochabamba, and thence to La Paz, to meet the Liberator, who was expected to arrive there early in June. Bolivar, however, on the Bth of June, was at Arequipa. The letter which be wrote from that place, on heer:ng of the recognition of Colombian independence by Gnat Britain, Las already been laid before the.publie. We have received letters and papers from Jamaica to the 21s• of October. The merchants connected with that island I entertained great fears that the hurricane at Aux Cayes would have extended to Jamaica. The gale appears to have been severe, but the damage done is not extensive. It did not amount to a hurricane. The island was rather un! , ;..ilthy, hut the rains had been very serviceable to the c• ps.. The Kingston Papers mention the capture of the notorious slave, Good Hope Harry, after a des perate resistance, in the woods of Hampden Moun tain. Ile was one of the . principals in the late insur rection. The dates from Bogota are to the 14th of Sep tember, and from Carthagena to the 7th of October. There was no intelligence of any interest or recent arrival from Peru. The House of Assembly were to meet for the despatch of business on the Ist of November. 'f he Royal George, from Bombay, whence she sailed on the 28th of July, was lying at the Cape, bound to England, and his Majesty's ship Ariadne, from the hlauritius. We have received Cape of Good Hope Papers to the 26th September. The Enterprize steam vessel had not arrived ; ' at that date she was forty days Gut item the English Chan nel. These papers mention that coal had been found in a rich tract of laud between the rivers Gam toor and Kromme. There is a Proclamation in these Papers (inserted by or ders of the Cape Governor) by Ratlama, King of Mada gascar, in which his Majesty states the great reliect he en ' tertairs for the English nation, and intimates he will allow a trade with the town of hlazingay, and the bay and har bours of Boantock, on the most favourable term., and holds out every inducement to settlers in his dominions. The inhabitants of Van Diemen's Land are stated to have sent strong remonstrances to England, to mike the: ;:sentry the seat of a sepsrate government. [From the Doily dated Sunday.] The Journals of the Opposition endeavour to compar e th e fall of our funds with that of the English funds. and to deny the influ ence which the financial crisis in England must titceisaarily exercise over the quotations of the French funds. These Journals appear to be ignorant that the English hold nearly twenty millions of Renter in the French Five per Cents., and finer six minima in the Three per Cents. These Renter represent six to seven millions of capital which are realizable audeasure by England upon the Paris Exchange, but fortunately only at the quotations of the public funds. In order to prevent these quotations from giving way, in consequence of the financial crisis in London, it would be tweet- , say ?hat French capital should be ready to replace that which England had withdrawn from the Paris Exchange. This was not the case. Every attempt made to sell at prices beyond the ordinary proportions caused the quotations to fall, and took away all interest to realise money for Hendon by the sale of French tanda in Paris. It is thus that is explained the reaction of the financial situation or Hendon upon the French Fonda. It is thus that is demonstrated the ignorance of those daily declaimers who wish to represent as the result of a 'lititsterial fault the inevlable consequence of the possession of our ltentea by foreign capitalists, and as a public calamity the temporary fall in the funds, which it the only possible obstacle to prevent foreigners:id moments of difficulty, from trans porting to their own countries the disposable resources which are necessary for ourselves. The fall in such case compels foreign holders to transfer at lota prices their stock to French holders, as long as there are any to take them ; and when the Inclination or the means of purchase are wanting to such persons, it becomes necessary to the others to re. nounce their projects of replization, which a more marked depres. sion and the want of buyers have checked. We will not conclude without directing public attention to a comparison which has not been made by those to whom we are now replying. In England the Bank has had embarrassments, and in order to prevent their augmentation the discounts have been limited. The public treasury hashed difficultiee for the payment of its Exchequer Bills, and the holden have consented to renew them. Here the Bank has supplied all the wants which have been manifested, anti it has still the means of supplying much larger if they should occur. The Journals of the Opposition have gone so far as to ad. vise the fielders or bank-notes to_glaim their reimbursement. Here the Treasury had no want, and supported an insignificant floating debt by issuing less than a third of the Royal Bonds which it was authorised to create for its exigency : yet the Opposition has not ceased to endeavour td briog discredit on the public funds to such an extent as to induce the - holders of Revues to rush to the Ex. change to effect sales at any price. This comparison is useful to complete the appreciation of the situations, resources, and disposition's of the two countries. General Boyer, President of Hayti, has lost one of his daughters. aged twenty-one yeetrs, of whom he was very fond. Wishing to sitrrender himself entirely to the Indulgence of his grief, he quitted Port-au.Prince and retired to the country. In creasing the seas, this news her becomes plot of the negroes against the people of colour. This rumour having had currency given to it by a Jour nal, found some credit, but we now know to what credit it is en titled. The event which we have stated above is the only cir. cumstance of importance mentioned in the last correspondence from St. Domingo. A along the subscriptions for the family of General Foe we notice those of M. de Rothsc h ild ter 110.00111., Bastereche 3,00 f., Du. ens 2,0001., Devil Hers 2,000 f., Odin 2.0001., Beaumont. Member of the English Parliament, 2,000 E The Cmstitationna states that yesterday the subscription opened for the children of General Foy Amounted to 209,2731. 20c. S ISTGAID, Noe. 23. luring the last fortnight new disorders have taken place among the students at the University of Tubingen. The Government, informed of what had passed, has suppressed es incompetent the commission of students which has existed since 1820, and has de creed severe penalties against ally unauthorised meeting or asso ciation of young persons, and 'gamy those who encourage them. 411 . BRITISH' RE S• FRENCH PAPERS. GREECE. The Hydra Journal of the 7th of October contains the following law, issued the 2-2 d of September, for the intro duction of the conscription : PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF GREECE. As the argmentation of the regular troops is the best means of founding the independence of Greece, and this augmentation cannot be obtained without a legal reerolthig, by means of tbe conacripiton, it is decreed— . . . • 1. That there shall be a levy by means of the conscription, through the whole of Greece, in the proportion of one man from 100 eauls of each city, town, or village. The age of the ssldiers is to be from 18 to 50 years. 2. In places where the number of inhabitants is not exactly a certain number of hundreds, the fraction, if above 50, is to be reckoned as a full hundred, and furnishes one soldier; it below SO it furnishes none. 3. The levy is made by all the inhabitants Rom 18 to 50 years of age, drawing lots; from which no one is exempt unless he paw anothet °Niue age required, and on which the lot has not fallen, In hive mom. 4. Only-cone, and those who ate proved to have some bodily de fect, are exempt. 3. One-third of the conscripts of each province gots cut annually by lot, and is replaced by another third, so that the whole regular military forces renewed in three years. R. No one, however. is obliged to retire; but those who wish to ternaln will be particularly acceptable. 7. The officers engage to serve three years, and are not to be replaced by thirds. If they retire after three years service, they retain their military rank, and receive a third of their pay. 8. The present law shall be inscribed in the code of the laws, and published. (Signed) PAVUT 7. 0 NOTIT 11A. President, Jo. SK *WPM. MI, See. Gen. (Confirmed) GEORGE CONDURYOTTI, President of the Executive Body. A. INAVROCOIDATO, Napoli. 22d Sept. 1826. Secretary-General. Accounts from Oorfu of the 2Sd of October say, that at Missolonglii things are in the same situation as they have been for some months. It was thought that Redschid Yacht., contrary to the Turkish custom, would continue the campaign in the winter. This opinion seemed to be confirmed by preparations making to erect a bridge over the Achelous (Aspropotamos), to facilitate the Serarkier's com munication with the northern provinces. "- - - 'fhe Neapolitan Es-General Rossarol (notorious in Mes sina), accompanied by his five sons and a young American, named St. George, sailed on the 18th of October from Zante, where he had resided two years, for Napoli di Romania. Twenty-six individuals, sent by the Greek Committee at Paris, arrived there some weeks before. Among them was M. Mitsui, a French Lieutenant-Colonel, the son of the well-known Regnault de St. Jean d'Angely, and several Artillery officers. ,• The Journal de Paris of Saturday, in an article con taining some details relative to the political and commercial situation of Buenos Ayres and Brazil, has the following statement in a concluding paragraph :—" The English de mand that the shall enjoy, during fifteen years, the ad vantage of the old Treaty of Commerce concluded in 1810 between England and Portugal. If they obtain this favour they will have a great advantage over us ; they will payonly 13 per cent. anal we shall continue to pay th Waal' is far from understanding her own in!erests. She will make many enemies if she do not admit all nations on the same terms. ' The Journal of the Two Sicilia of the 10th ef this month announces the discovery at Naples of a species of varnish, which has the power of prescrving paintings in fresco from the effects of the air. The King of Naples ordered it to be submitted to the examination of the Commissioners ap pointed to analyse the uatural sal artificial substances found at Pompeii. They have reported that it is a good varnish—that it has not altered the tints of painting at Pompeii, and that it will be an acquisition of great im portance to the art. The inventor, M. Celestine, has been appointed Secretary-General to the Academy, and the King has ordered th it the discovery be made public. Letters from Glasgow state, that large quantities of London paper have been remitted, in the hope of ob taining discounts at the Glasgow Banks; it were al most superfluous to add that the experiment has failed. ASHBURTON BANK, Messrs. BROWN, WINDSOR, A ! , 1 C M o.—We regret to say that the above firm suspended their payments yesterday (Thursday) evening, after a tre mendous rim of several days. A report that such was the case was current this mornin', and was fully confirmed in the afternoon.—Depon,hi re Freeholde r. NEW EDINBURGH BANK.—We understand that a con siderabk progress has been made in organising a new Bank. It is proposed to commence it on a different foot ing from the National Bank, and the other banks with numerous branches. A capital of a million (nominally) is talked of, and if the management is put on the econo mical footing which has been stated, thi scheme will, in all probability, turn out well both fur the public and the pecan ie tars.—Scotemen. A short time since, as the Lord Bishop of Rochester was taking an airing on the sands war Burnham (his Lord ship's then residence) the horse pima his foot ou a " sea bottle," which, in bursting, proelacecl so bowl a report, that the animal took fright, when .fortunately, by a sudden, movement, he broke from the shifts, and made the Lest of his way hark, leaving his Lordship and the servant some distance from home ; but•we ate happy to hear that his Lee . dd‘ip sustained no injury. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. In consequence of a very incorrect report of a meeting of Mr. Elliston's creditors that appeared in a Morning Print of yesterday, we are requested to give publicity to the following contradiction from Mr. Robins, who presided at the moeting . TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Covent-golden, Monday. SlR,—Having read in the Times journal of this day a statement, under the head o. " Affairs of the late Manager of Drury-lane Theatre," in which my name is introduced, you must allow me. in justice to myself, to Mr. Elliston, and to those creditors who a:- tended the meeting in question, to assert that scarcely one syllable of that report is correct. It is stated that Mr. Elliston proposed to mortgage the lease and ardrobea of the Olympic. Croydon, and Leamington Theatres, to his creditors. This is not the tact. Mr. Elliston's sons have been some Vests lessees of his Leamington property, upon a talc and equitable rental : and as to the Drun•lare lease and wardrobe, so maliciously adverted to, I believe every shareholder of the theatre has it In bet. power to contradict that part of the statement, insp. much as that property, by the nature of the lease from the Com mittee. can only be converted by Mr. Elliston to the use of stage representation at Drury-lane. as lessee of a ready-furnished theatre: therefore it needs no conjuration to discover that Mr. Elliston had it not in his power to make the lease and wardrobe over t his sons, for the purpose of cheating his creditors, as the informant of the Three, would insinuate. The truth is, that since Mr. Elliaton's Revere bodily affliction, his non has been delegated to manage his affairs, by power of attorney, in his father's name, and that he still continues so to do. But to state that Mr. Elliston has made over the property of which the Committee of Proprietors are the sole guardians only proves, that there are people in the world so base as to deprive a man of ' the support of these friends whom, in the hour of adversity, he sten& re much in used of. Mt. Elliston has expended upwards of 30,0001. in the improve ment of she property, of which he is a lessee, and to such a vast outlay, and his subsequent severe indispo►ition, is to be attributed his precept difficulties. It is not for the to give publicity to what may be Mr. Ellis:ores available property a but I can boldly assert, without fear of contra diction. that one-fourth of the amount stated by tire itformant of the Times, and considerably lees than the sum expended on the improvement of the theatre, would clear Mr. Elliston from every pecuniary difficulty, consequently his debts hays this extent, no mon. To conclude, the statement that a creditor refused to sign the letter of license, and added, that it was precipitate in me to propose it, is entirely without foundation. There were assembled creditors to the amount of 12,1100/. and upwards, and I should do injustice to the kind telling that prompted them all, if ! denied myself the gratification of stating that there was not a dissentient voice. Your very obedient Servant. G. 11. ROBINS. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Marquis of Camden arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, the Wildernea., Kent. The Earl and Conntem of Jersey arrived in town yesterday, from their pest, Middleton Park. I bctbrdahire. The Earl and Countesa of Ilanlwicke have arrived in town, from their seat. AVimpole, Cambridgeshire. The Earl of Goafort left town yestenlay, for Ireland. Countess de Grey left town yesterday, for her neat, Pultney Heath. . . . . . Lord and Lady Carrington and the Countess Stanhope arrived on Saturday. at his Lordship's house, Whitehall, from Brighton. The lion. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith left town on Saturday, for their seat, Gayhurat, Bucks. The Lady Mayoress, with her family, arrived at the Mansion. house yesterday. Departures from 'Warren's Hotel, Regent-street :—colonel Waldo Sibthorpe, fer his seat, near Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Watson Taylor and family, for their seat in Wilts. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street :—James Dashwood, Esq., from the Continent : the Messrs. Keniston, from a tour. Departures from ditto:—Captain Woolaston, R.N. frorn.his seat in Suflblk ; and Hyde Parker, Esq., for Suffolk. Arrivals at .lordan's Hotel, St. James's-street :—J. Rowley Esq. ' from a tour; and G. Roebuck. Esq., from Brighton. J.Beffour, Esq. has arrived at Miller a Hotel. Jermyn-street, from a tour. Court Chabot has left ditto, for the Duke of Buck ingham's, Arington. Hants. Thomas Mason, Esq. and Miss Mason have arrived at the lira. tcrloo Hotel. Jermyn-street, from their seat in Berks. The Rev. J. Sumner has left ditto, for Reading. Departures from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington-street:— The two Ladies Hastings, fur Brighton ; and Captain Cayler, far Portsmouth. - Arrival at the Roval hotel, St. James's-street :—Sir C. Bur. rell. from Susses.. Departures from ditto :—T. Champion, Esq., to Hants. • Robert Ackland, Esq.. to Hants.: C. W. Alamo, Esq., to Hants. ; and thr Hon. G. Sinclair, to Chatham. Goodwood, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Richmond, was honoured last week with a grand shooting party, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquises of Iluntly and Angle sea, and several other Noblemen. The Duke of Welling ton left Goodwood on Thursday morning. The Right Hon. W. Huskisson MS likewise honoured with several of his Majesty's Cabinet Ministers, at his seat at Enrtham, a small distance from Goodwood. A report prevails in York that Lord Middleton had again signified his intention to subscribe 20.000/. for the advance ment of the election of the Anti-Catholic candidates.— 1 e,c/s Mercury. Planche is preparing a drama for Terry and Yates, at the Adtlphi, in part translated from an extremely popular piece now acting at one of the theatres in Paris, which is to be produced in a few days. Beasley. has a petite Comedy for the tame proprietors, which is to succeed Planche's piece. It is generally believed in the Hall of the Four Courts that the present sittings will terminate the lung career of the Irish Chancellor; which, if not distinguished by the profound legal learning of Lord Redewlale, or the com manding intellect of Lord Clare, has been at least marked by inflexible integrity, and a competent discharge of the duties of his office. No doubt whatever is entertained that the present Attorney-General, Mr. Plunkett, will succeed Lord Manners.—Southern Reporter. DESPERATE AND S•NOUINARY DEET...--A few days ago a duel took place at Paris, !aetween Mr. Cradock, an Paehe to our Embassy. and M. Kosneldt, Secretary to the Austrian Legation. The parties met in a private room, without witnesses, and fought with sabres. Mr. Cradock received two severe wounds in the arm, which prevented him from continuing the conflict. Some fair Helen, as usual, wns the cause of this dire contest. Foertixt-Tzt.uxo.—A young woman residing in Claypsth, in this cite, having a strong desire to know bet future destiny, appl ied on Saturday evening last to an old hag, a stranger here, to have her fortune told. The anti quated prognosticatress, like the spider which watches the eniangleinent of the fly in the toils she has herself prepared, was quite ready to seize her victim, though she proceeded rather more cautiously with her work. She at fleet strove to increase the credulity of the poor simple girl by the most artful means, and having thus obtained full power over her, she next attempted, anti successfully too, to relieve her of .a part of her money. Without a one pound note, she said, she would not be able to accomplish her design, adding, " what 1 am now going to do is the most import ant point in the business —as no doubt it was. The note was immediately placed in her hands, aud she pre tended to tie it up in a handkerchief, which was rolled up into a ball, and, after a suitable exhortation, was de livered to her, together with a strict injunction that it should not be opened out until Sunday evening. Before the appointed time, however, the girl became impatient, both as regarded the note and the lc-se/ledge of her future destiny, and with one rude effort she tore open the hand kerehief—when, aloe ! instead of the one-pound note, she found only a piece of blank paper, which, from its size ar.d smell, it was evident had been the envelope of half an ounce of that vile herb, y'clept tobacco. Il er fortune was plainly told—she hid become the dupe of a base swindler, who had taken good care to get out of th e wa y b e f ore the discovery was made. Exertions have been made to ascertain the re treat of the fugitive, but hitherto without effect.— Vurkam Advertiser. EXTENSIVE EftAl 7 l).-A fraud of a most extensive na ture !IRS been discovered by Mr. Sutherland, supervisor of Excise at Linlithgow. The parties implicated are the pro prietor.; of a cotton work in that neighbourhocd, who it appears have been in the practice of using a forged stamp for their printed goods, immense quantities of which have been seized at their works, and in their warehouses in Glas gow. 'lire discovery was made by a most ingenious con trivance on the part of Mr. Sutherland, which is regarded by the Board as highly cre di ta bl e to t h e talents of that active ofEccr. The penalties alone, it is said, will amount to abut 4,000/. In consequence of the discovery, and apprehending that the goods of the above house might be found in the hands of the dealers, the Board of Excise ordered a search to he made of the stocks of retailers in Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Dundee. &c. The search took place here last week, but none of the goods were found. —.lberdeen Jcvr7il. ARIGNA 1110 N AND COAL CONPA. A meeting of the Proprietors of the Arigna Iron and Coal Company was advertised to be held y ester d ay at the Ce of London Tavern. The rt quisition for c e ili ng 0 1 , ) e meeting stated that it was " chiefly for the purpose vf taking the opinion and determination of the proprietor s a t to removing from their offices the Chairman, and certain other persona (therein named); also for inquiring two te, state of the Company's funds, and the application thereof particularly with reference to a sum of money alleg e d to have been paitl to Roger Flattery, Esq., for the purchase of the works at Aligns." On our Reporter's presenting himself to the door-keeper, lie was informed that directions had been given to prefeet the admission of all gentlemen connected with the public press. We are therefore tillable to lay before Our read ers, at (resent, any e‘•eount of the proceedings of the meeting. So close was the meeting kept, that Dir. Rowe, Co wl for Mr. Flattery, time original proprietor of the works a t Arlene, and the holder of a great many shares in the Con pane, was refused admittance. Mr. S•trgeant Adorn s , Cot tigel for the proprietors g e nerally, was a d mitted, he beim:. a shareholder. With respect to the attempt made on this oectrien keep the proceedings of this meeting secret from the at e sent shareholders and the public, we have only to observ e , that while it certainly is not the course to allay suspici on and inspire confidence, it will, we have no doubt, turn at to have been as unavailing as it was ill-judged. Ti, were those present, we understand. who, in hpete of eh e narrow sod illiberal precaution of the Directors, will pee the public in full possession of all that passed. The ' rectors therefore will only have gained the reputation of having endeavoured to prevent the publicity which etil nevertheless attend them. INDEPENDENT GAS COMPANY. Yesterday a meeting of the independent Gm Company u w ,k plate at the London Tavern, for the purpose of viceiving the p r port of the Directors or Committee tor the last year, Mr. ?reade r , gent in the Chair. _ The Reports of the Committee and the Auditors, which scenic. parately read, stated, that since the last general meeting a comm a had been mode for lighting the Parish of St. Luke, the Northern Division of Shoreditch, the Imperial GU Company having declin e d serving upon ;be proposed terms. Pipes had been laid doom to the extent of forty miles, principall y in those parishes ; regu l at i ons hid been made, by which the opening of the pipes would become lets frequent, and the rental would soon g r e a tly increase. It, t h e financiafdepartment there was a ilcialcarnan, the instalments to s considerable c stem not having been paid up, and expenses he i 4 fallen in which could not again occur. Dr. Receipts and Exi.enditure of Outlay from the lst of August, 1824. to the 30:h of November. 1825, are as follow : To Cash, by instalments on shares . 133,230 0 0 To Cash on forfeited shares . . 145 0 0 To Balance . . 13,610 12 7 46,&91 12 ; RESOURCES. Defalcation of payment of Instalments . .£5,170 0 0 Eeighty Shares in the hands niche Director, ing twenty-sine forfeited Shares, will produce, 1,600 0 0 Call of U. per Share on the whole number of Shares, 10,000 0 0 30,770 0 I) Cr. By sums actually disbursed : Station and works, Workmen's wages . l JIM E X pargell, . Travelling Expenses - Stationary, Printing, Engineering, Contingencies, including Office Rent, 8:e. Sre. Salaries to Director:, . . - Div() to Officers, Interest on a Loan of 4,000/. from the 22d Feb. to th.77th Oct. when the nme ww. diveharged. - 124 7 3 Interest on a subsequent Loan of 3.000 f. from 14th Oct. to 17th April. 1820 - In advance, on account of Operations 1'26.492 le lu - 3,07914 Ill; . 347 14 lu - 59 11 3 • - 961 5 • 337 10 u . 731 6 6 - 7r, 0 7 - 1.897 IC 0 50 Bills not at maturity, - - . 5.5 £34.2 11 3la 18 Accounts received a ndun..ttlett, - 3,229 8 4 Liabilities. principally arising from accounts not rendered, Pipe driving and repairing, . - 4,000 0 0 £46.921 12 7 The CHAinnAX said, it only remained for the Pe/Meters to agree to this Report, with respect to the particulars of which every satisfaction would he given. A PrroertrvToll wished to know the extent of the mr.uricration given to the Directors. The SECRETARY said, the Directors were allowed, amoneoit them all, 46411. per anr.um ; and the Superintendant and Engineer had 3001. each per annum. The CHAIRMAN said, the Secretary was ordered the salsrref 400/. a year, but had declined to receive more than 3001., and hal applied to the Directors to reduce it. A SITAREROLDER observed, that a Secretary in another Com. pang, In wnkh he had an interest, had no more than 2001. pa annum fur his services It was stated, in reply to this, that in that Company there tat an Under-Secretary, with a salary of 1001. a year ; that the Seim terry to this Company was a Solicitor, and made ne charge la: acting far the interests of the Company sa a lawyer upon all occa. 'ions, except in the case of drawing deed*. (Bear, hear.) Another SH AR EH OLDE R .:acrd that the Chartered Gas CO , pang paid their Secretary .11.19!. a year, and gave him a house, and coals and candles. _ . A StDSCRIBER, willow Stating any ,rasa., for doing w, moved that the Report should be printed, and deferred till the Lek: meeting. The ettainuarr asked whether it was usual with the Citartrei and the Imperial Companies to print their Reports. It was answered, that they merely printed a general states ens —never their accounts. -• _ The Report was then rercivett without e dissentient voice. The Name Shareholder whose motion for postponing the Repel had failed, then proposed that a select Committee should be ap. pointed to examine the accounts. Many o the Meeting expressed a wrong disapprobation of motion, tie calculated to reflect upon the conduct of the Audimrs. The Auditors, however, were most desirous that a Committer should be appointed. The most strict examination of the seconsu would have the effect of makir.g all the aversions apinst the Cow. pane sppear ridiculous. The motion was finally agreed to, and the Committee eppr`•nttd After the appointment of Directors, the meeting separated. PIRATES IN THE INDIAN SEAS. Extract from the Log-book of the ship Angus, :nned at Cowes from Canton in 197 daye:— June N. 1823, latitude 2.52.4N0ren. longitude 100. lilt steering IV.S.IV. with a light braze from the Eastward. Mitt a.m. tuade the island of Lord . North, bearing S.W. be distant about three leagues. Six—Discovered several grass in III! offing. and a number standing out from the blond so into there• lialf-past six, 18 prows, wish from 14 to 20 men in each. sire! down towards us t called all hands to quarters and cleared ship action. Sewn—Four boat; eucceeded in coming &Impale. he!‘• ing up coccra.nuts scd other articles, pretending they sl.Sed trade, and on finding we refused to purchase of them, arreal td determined to board na; fired two muskets over one of the prof'• and although the balls struck very near, they laughed at sal would stand down within 10 yards of the ship, and make the oast frightful gestures imarrinable, apparently e. dying us to injure them ; the other 14 did not aucceed in crating no istr, but as roes to ship had ranged a.hc: d of :hem they set a large kitten sill I ' l stood after us, each man using, his omit"! exertions in petidli'vt'' overtake the :hip. At this time the wind was light. DTI then coming up wi:h us fast. which, if thy had done, would invvi'' ll F have taken the ship, ulthotsgh we lateneial arid should hart mi. , : a desperate re 4stence wish homding pikes and small arm'. 1: half-past eight o'clock a.m. loreeres incr,asing, the Mantel ter , ' to drop astern. which ap; cued to exasperate the foot 103 nr ille ' who kept continually foce.kor.ing I . 'hem, and would haul et ars'. hold an argument, considering, as it were. what was beat 10 done, aid then stand down on na, with every appearance i"', ing, which w e momentarily meted. At ten the four ish , finding it impossible comrades to tome nn they continued standing the East. us) haulett their wind a: j It is the opinion of every one on boar 1, if it had lid;en, (which at one time had :mite: twee Na doi. gt that the men wore cool and deterittined to defend the ship that she would have been !al:en, a, the beach was lined soh who were ready t.) assist if an ...ack was made; and we e"," tinctly see the bltbod-thira larate their spirits. cs taking ocomethang w The Old Bailey Se - 13 Thorsday There are already above 1.:01 , 1.6°11er% for trial, and the Grand Juries are diAebni t s.,-..‘tl, in all prohabil;!y will be 40 er Su tnorz.. The n.:;nh,:r of capital is understood, is not large. mar. s c IlitN5•••!1 much): F A F SINGULAR FEROCITY name of Iles, a tar:ulna:l, Sod moiled by the repealed tuischit, procurtil a ferret to debt:ev th away a considerable time, - he thou some rats that it had killed, and he awakened early next Int•rnlng by du meneing a regular atta,k him. seized Lim near his ox brow, to 1 ?II:: vouring in vain to sliAt him off, 'v, •,•1 • the head with a knife, the latter F.' • !iel,.! - be with illtfLutly removed.—Bel': Lis barge the f(rret re ;ht it MB lit''e lit to sircp• ti 110. ot) . sue; - ; GUEI on Tuest coed to ha id 0" 1 " Hon P . 3 I inli t t Mow !,s -not ,24thentlemai,), Patrol that they 7.heir.T.'-_'llt;:lll7:2;;;:iflet'e7U(n6;'wl:t."sntr°fclilli"lgettit7it;rgletlivieuenee.nrilt*ellij beir 1,3. g " E tak e . or ort. e, l'hoinks "n;ialcd, or iutA.Met, chase t sittuo.).7 take his trial. IVVRTHER PART - chapman t l'rown't house. On r cosign" had be' i d es fought , and F „aides o 'clock they layman, owever, • n od, h for the pt fireel, it oll'agatn • coesidereble dam fired the same piec she went totted. o t i o ottem, where h severilt Itthre fitted! P ;d2,: ported' t r o htit i c. I:6 e re 36 dr ! t te t elen e w r ° c c tge r t n t tl otruendi e. s i • d rio io C- ti wtg4: ls tr° l " e d°• I r lf o n erntg:t g as p itkft r bitif IDnvrnt°"rAj()unhy;tnhieshinehmree'hnwfi.edr,,nsiewei'llh)nxiloi:seNn!kisislrsteaessh,:tnootPleefhtsteoPdgws.d)l;n.l'itcntwo.arti'n'meif:faceePe.eucla:wlr'alirtreuu:ul‘7-..aghdl'eunaite)m4eee'phia3l4:'lsPit.,einsu'dn'nslle.'etoelhi:pe't,ie(ridle°.hrdcnnrr The Greeks enrol Alderney. arrived he their comfort, and w rided with means tc general floe men, v, goods laved from th is Alderney elO adtl atQ %If nor amp qt thread. SPOR TATTI The attendance c able. but the Iwttin saurian in she odds ii decidedly second but Cedric is goioi legged illy, out of I was at tiro betted unparalteled high od 81 to I apt Mona Ju to 1 art Trinir 13 to 1 aqrot Roby 13 to 1 agst The ( 2 1 1 to I apt Ztilei 20 to I apt Grant to 1 ■gst 8 to 1 agst Paso to 1 agst Mose! 10 to 1 agst Henn 15 to 1 agst Par,/ 7} to 1 agst 10 to 1 apt Oils; Ili to 1 agst Hty! 11. Jollife, gii." rnlir.stoue, Craw ie) At Windmill, Walt, The despatch c Isse delayed yesu hour, in eonseque by the foreign an Ottiag to the It blOillet trsdes ha' Many of the shay gunge, end differ The carpets ore , ostlets are regula ca►pet-wearing a TAUNTON.-1 amoents to about Isom is computet: that the warptia, those persona etc Bafacture of orp 9,600 persons. ' Taunton may be wages alone arc present in so pre . •of suitable house' being immediate COMDINATI tan . ate spirit of c existed in Public tow. The jon for higher %Yelp: work themselves hut also hands who have ti° ll ----Drog-hedu Since the dint of the leattcrs ha trios to form tht mutual support coca to the prig sithgf carrital in en the contribut b y .'en scouted v 4 - per. Scotslit .COL to hoW out, by ClL•er'pltiCrs.' '1 e l l 4 ar.trothmen 3ustment of diffe Prietor amt the lately ma reward was oili but without err the families of howtver, of a so time they hokl Pap.r. 1 he late Tait d'olary height— hasever been 1: City Of fish. wl away' from their timollgst them s, ing ita sane , Novitori A dv( !This Day, at r.:a d6tti:Jett .1 4 farewell vct.en Pr;zem 19; HP; 7.1 :41‘44ir. t"%s