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Wort/ 111. matte under 11. were prohibited Tenn circulation, and by the 17th of Deo. 111. it was deemed advisable to extend the prohibkien to all Mee under SI. This prohibition was obliged to be eassoded to bills of exchange under Si.. for otherwise bankers noon bight be drawn at long dates in the shape of bills of ex chukka, end on the law might by evaded. Still as bills of exchange be *moll sums might be ecmvenlent to the public, they were allowed it drawn accoeding to a prescribed form, and not for a longer period than twenty•one days. If this was not the curs the iroaterry night be inundated With a small paper currency at long slates, which would totally beet defeated the object of that Act. It was therefoie deemed necesom not to depart from the principles which had been adopted, as a Sorter; proceeding was calculated to eodaraget the provisions of the of 17 Geo. 111. He was of on opini that the explanation which had just given would prove satisliectory lo the Honourable Mein ' bppootte. A little rellec ior tion on the causes and operation of the itaq to which he had referred wvuld effectually convince that llonoutaletlentlernan of the ne- Lewitt of an adherence to the original inteletion of the framers of that Aer. Blr. JOHN SMITH conceived that the prigteple which dictated the infliction of the 21111. penalty, was perfecdy erred in its &PO' Cll/011 to those persons wise voluntarily transgressed the spirit of that legislative enactment. But he was apprehfoslve that many nit's would, through utter ignorance, coannit an innocent violation of its provisions, and he thought it would he ton severe to visit persone of this description with the infliction of a fine on an offence from- which they were virtually free. The ATTORNEV-GENERAI. said it was considered right so extistgoish that pan of the Act which furnished a mode of sum mary proem. With respect to the danger which the Honourable Member (Mr. J. Smith) apprehended as likely to result to persons whose igrwirance might be supposed to constitute their innocence and to exeuve the penalty, he was happy to assure that Hon. bentlemen that the Commissioners always respected such a claim on their lenity, and when it appeared, on examination, that the pieties had inadvertently offended, the penalty imposed was in every instance merely nominal. The greatest care was taken that the practice should not deviate from the spirit of the principle, which was meant to extend to those only who were really de linquents. On the question that the amendments be engrossed, Blr. DENMAN said that he did not expect to have any other opportunity of adverting to this measure than the present; he would therefore take occasion to express his surprise that the Bill had been drawn up in a manner so clumsy and incorrect as to re quire the introduction of the amendments which had been deemed necessary by the Right flonolrable Gentleman opposite. It war so be apprehended. from these symptoms of oversight and omission. that the Bill would not be found very eifective in its operation. It wits, in fact, an interference with that principle of free antic which had been adopted with so much credit to themselves by the Right Honourable lientlemen opposite; it was interposing between man and man, and depriving persons of those modes of intercourse which they might consider most conducive to the attainment of the objects at their negotiation. One thing connected with the new measure struck him as particularly objectionable—he alluded to the clause which excepted the Bank of England from that limitation of its issues which had been applied to the country bankers. That ex sinipt;on he conceived to be founded on an extremely erroneous pi inciple, as it had a manifest tendency to facilitate the Commit 'lnn of forgery. The forgeries of Bank of England notes were alwrya more numerous, from the greater difficulty of detection. There did not exist such a difficulty in respect to country hank matt.., on account of those circumstances of locality which enabled cer-ons to whom they were presented in payment mere readily to disiinguieli the real from the fictitious signatures. He indulged a It me that his Honourable and harmed Friend (the Attorney-tie a •rsi) would be instructed by the Right Honourable Gentleman trmosite to bring a Bill into that House, for the purpose of miti. ga tog the punishment of forgery, and to prevent the recurrence of those numerous and revolting instances of execution which it was Lovable to contemplate. Mr. HUME adverted to the dangers which threatened the country, from the exemption which it was intended that the Bank of England should enjoy from any check to its issues until next October. The convertibility of paper into gold would be lost by the adoption of this exception. As sonic sort of remedy, he should take the earliest opportunity of proposing a clause that the Bank of England, as well as the country hankers, should be obliged to make regular returns at certain periods so that by the publicity the country might be able to form an idea of the circulation. 'f he Bill, in Represent shape, was a complete suspension of the cur- rency. .-. . -- . . Tire ATTORNEY-GENERAL had no objection to the pub lic:ty sought to be obtained by the Honourable Gentleman, and via* willing to accede to any pmposition which could effect it. At present, however, he was not aware of any proper mode of pro 'timing the idea suggested. Mr. IrENIA 7N disclaimed all feeling of particular interest in the am 'sures to which he had adverted. The amendments were then otclared to be engrossed, and the amended Bill to be printed. The South American Treaties Bill was read a third time end passed. The other orders of the dad were then disposed of, and the House a ljourned at a quarter before eleven o'clock. COLOMBIAN LOANS.--The undersigned Manuel `4.4 Jose Hurtado, Mlsistar Plenipotentiary from the Republic of tkilmobia to the Court of Great Britain, understanding that great anesaitiess exists in the minds of the holders of the Bonds of the said Republic as to the payment of the Dividends thereon. an account of the recent failure of Mews. B. A. Gottischmidt sod CO. late Agent. to the Republic, feels it his duty to inform them itt the steps he has taken, in order that the most scrupulous good faith may be preserved. Ile has the satisfaction to state. that he „has arranged with the house. of Messrs. Barclay. Herring, Rich ardson. and Co., of No. 11, New Broad -street, for the payment a the Dividends on the Loan negotiated in the year 1822, and doe an the Ist day of May next, and that money for the pay ment of the Dividends or, the Loan contracted for with Messrs. B. A. Goldschmith and Co. due on the 15th day of July next. having been ordered by the Colombian Government to be depo sited for shipment, he some time past despatched a vessel for the purpose of bringing the same to England. London, Feb. 28, MX. (signed) MANUEL JOSE HURTADO. arocxs YESTERDAY. India Stuck 223 226 Ditto Roods 8 dla South Sea Mock South Sea Old Arimiltlee 774 I Ys. I 080:. 2 dls par Ditto 6061. I die I pm 2 die Ditto Small 1 di' I pm Lottery Tickets 191. 19s. STOCKS YESTERDAY. Omsk Bauch Ditto Hoods IWO) lo ia 1G Ditto Acct. IN. Mexican Ronda Ditto hoods ICS) 296 GO 591 GO 14 001 6 OP Ditto Acct. GO SO,l 6 60 16 606 Peru•ian Roods 32 3 2 Portueurie Roods 74 Rwooon Bonds 70 'paui*k Roods 9 6 Ditto Acct. 9; 10 Mu Bonds t 6471 rANGE YESTERDAY ILeghorn Genoa Venice Malls . =DI Lisboa ... 471 , ..... - 4ft —per cc i lei Pi Ali 46 =ens Baits Somas Ayres Dublin, 21 dare sight ..... Cask •as.uuv, raa ols. - L. s.d. 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PRICES 07 SHARES YESTERDAY. 11/1.1 NS. ne, 'lexica& A ~ k l.-Chllian A ririe-rolnmblan 1 , ,,044, La Ni, and /crawlea Arodations 1,,r44wd Ilexlean . Utta New WelAto I rqn and Coal NISCCLI4II•OUS. G•litwal Steam Navldstlss . AM de Is Pita Arica!lurid . €11.30 0 23 Ai . lOU A '2l 3MI 100 S )4 4‘ Jfa . SIl 6 3 tH. . 40 20 1 11. m . 40 123 4 pm . :19 Ili dLo . 1110 10 14 9pm lOU S 21 di+ . 100 5 2;014 KING'S THEATRE, OPERA CONCERT-ROOM, HAYMARKET. EIDUL'RANION. NIGTEF (IFEDNEDAY. March li Mr. D. T. WALKER Iworoe , bivATROYOMICAI. LECTURE on MG original ORRERY. which be bee ',lvied. In addition to Its %Goal splendor. be will repeat the Prob!em or the Earth'. Admeaturement, the Canty of Leap Year tuben February tut l'sransy.nine Gaya). and the I.Ne of the Celestial Globe. Farther portwnlars In bills, to be had, and place's, at Mr. Ebert's, Old lilud.etreet ; and at the Box-oftee of the Th Satre, daily. Boxes Je. ; Fir ; naslery Nexin at Half-pit Seven ; cut Ten. N.M. ht , .V.`• Conno of Twelve Lectures on Experimental PhMo.npby been+ uo Friday Eveube Next, at :e! x, at the 80 , 119. Tavern, SenninMon. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. GRAND PTRFOAMANCE OP ANCIENT ♦ND MODERN Togs M.VgA. KKK K SIR ORORCIS %SART. TN* lErvlllta WEI/NVIIIIY Mite% I. timer I. A 911retion fr-m the new Orator of "Thanksgivinl," by Air .1. A. Stereos vs, Mus Dor. At Ow iind of Pan 1. an F.xtemporaDeons Pelorroance on the Organ by Mr. Thon.a. Adams. Baas 11,, Reim*** trots R•saint, Leo, and Mozart and the First Part ot Mardik's Itratorl• or •• The Crest! an." . Pan' !IL. A Grand Miseel!anentis Act. Often's! Vocal Performers--Messrs. Attins,• Reshani, Pfill'ips, Horn eastle, Robinson, mad Tinneg; Masters Barker sod hotighurut, Miaes H. CMII4e, tame, pima, and ambe t and Madame Vamr6. The Daman Passe commenced pnbliebing yeaterday morale, at a quarter before six o'clocl. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, Nlincii 1, 1896. The proceedings in the House of Commons last night disclosed the important fact that the Bank of England hsd entered into an arrangement with the Government, by which they were to advance three millions on commercial pro perty. When Mr. THOMAS WILSON, whose motion fur a " Select Committee to inquire into the present distresses of the commercial world" stood for to-night, was called upon, he asked if an arrangement had been come to by his Majesty's Ministers and the Bank for an advance, for if that were the case he should not peruser.) in his motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that ktvern ment and the Bank bad consulted, and that that Corpora tion had consented to advance three millions ; that a Bill was to he introduced for the purpose of repaying in Go vernment Securities, after a certain period. a proportion of the money so advanced by the Bank ; and Mr. HtTsa MON would accelerate the operation of the law of merchant and factor, which would be an advantage also to the Bank as well u to the public. Mr. Ewe E asked if personal security were to be taken for advances, and if they were to be hawed to manufac turing towns generally. The CHANCELLOR of the Ex en EQUER said that the arrangements on the bead of per sonal security were not yet made, but the assistance was to be general to all manufacturing towns. The pecuniary embarrassments which have spread so dark• a gloom over this part of the commercial world are becoming every hour more deeply felt on the Continent, and are productive of fresh distresses. ►►'e learn, with sincere regret, that one of the first houses in the wool-trade, the house of Messrs. REICHENBACK and Co. at Leipsic, has failed to the extent of nearly half a million. This event, it is expected, will be severely felt by many of the leading wool-staplers in this country. Messrs. REICREN.• BACK and Co. have extensive branch establishments in most of the chief cities of Germany. ►l'heu we consider how much the credit and concerns of all great mercantile houses are combined and are mutually dependent one upon another, it is easy to imagine the wide circle of ruin which this failure will bring in the train of it. From the commencement of the present Session, Par liament has been besieged with petitions praying for the extinction of negro slavery. Could these addresses be taken to express the unbiassed wish of the country, far would it be from any wish of ours to deduct any thing from their just influence; we would willingly have the condition of mankind everywhere meliorated, and would apply all our diligence to the attainment of so de sirable an end; but when we become acquainted with the proceedings at those places where such petitions have been got up, and see itinerant orators Journey ing from parish to parish, practising on the credulity and playing on the passions of well-meaning but mire fleeting men, ore cannot refrain from calling on those by whom the great question is to be decided not to echo the voice of a party, but to consult the benefit of the people. Well may the anti-colonial patiy regret die retirement of those who conferred some dignity to their cause. Those illustrious men who long so eloquently pleaded for African manumission have been followed by successors who display little moderation, and who make benevolence blush fur their advocacy. What are now the prominent' themes of appeal in behalf of the negro ? An arithmetical question of pounds, shillings, and pence—and a discus sion of sugar duties and bounties. Is it to be ima gined that the lofty and the generous-minded will stoop to follow in this train? Can we shut our ears to the remarks heard in every respectable society, that there is too much of the trickery of traffic in those statements urged upon the public to associate with a great, question of hu manity, which ought exclusively to consider the best mode l of improving the negro condition, and of introducing the best means of moral civilization ? The subject has of late years been more amply discussed and allied than at any former period; and it is not to be denied that, viewing what has appeared on both sides, the West Indians have left no adversary unanswered. Their victory has been complete. They have maintained that the negroes will not work for the love of working, and that upon their emancipation dissoluteness and idleness must succeed, and will bring with them a train of habits by which the colo nies will be for ever lost to England. In reply, the op posing party has produced here and there an isolated case of putting a negro in the stocks, or some other punishment. The West Indians have shown that on the loss of the British Colonies sugar must still be eaten, and that negroes must still be employed to produce it. Their op ponents have given a sentimental picture of a nc-pro seated beneath a plantain tree, reading some newly-imparted moral treatise to his family. The Vest Indians have urged that the blessings of religious instruction should first be diffused as a preparative for the conferring of civil rights. But this slow process is not suited to the peremp tory compassion of their opponents. They mould make shorter work of it. They would set the negroes first to fight with their masters, then to fight among themselves, and by these revolutionary movements to clear the course and make way for the full operations& their philanthropy. Let us not be supposed to insinuate that, in the meantime, amelioration. as far as it is practicable, should not he for warded to the utmost. But we would have whatever is dune done under the dictates of a sound discretion, and not Item a false humanity or a precipitate zest. The great ob jection on the part of the Colonial Assemblies is, that the plan of their opponents is founded on a wrong principle, and therefore it is that they apprehend it to be but the pre lude to more violent encroachments. Oflicial intelligence has been received of the conclusion of the armistice between the British and Burmese forces, a copy of which has arrived by the Lady Kennaway, which reached the Downs on Sunday, u we yesterday announced. The Armistice was signed on the 17th September, and was to continue for thirty days. The immediate negotiation was irtrnsted to Lieutenant-Colonel TIDY; and Lieutenant SMITII, of the navy, on the part of the British, and to KNJEE NIAttA, and two others, on the part of the Bur mese. The latest despatch from Sir A. Cast 1.1 . 1 P. Lt. was dated Procne, S.:pt. 19. If this Armistice lead to no better r^sult, it has at all -events given time to Sir A. Ctotract.t. to mak., the reert;site preparations for commencing the campaign, should that alternative be rendered necessary. Buenos Ayres papers to 17th December were received yesterday. It appears by them that a new journal, called the Message? o Argentine, has replaced the Argus, which the Director of the State Printing-office wottld no longer allow to he printed there; And that being the only office at Butmos Ayres, the Argus was obliged to suspend its publication. The report that BOLIVAR bad ordered THE BRITISH PRESS. bccn his troops troops to march to the assistance of the United Pro' vinces in the war against Brazil , seems to have the statement that appeared in p rivate letters fr v om e be founded—at least these papers c ontain no corrob ot ation ß o t* f and Buenos Ayres upon this sithi!ct. Troops h n sent from Buenos Ayres to the Mottle Oriental, hut t o ey had not arrived when the last advices left the seat of war. The General Congress had opened for the Government I credit of 1,200,000 piastres. Advicm from the ann Y Uruguay state that the Portuguese troops are nottinotts, and indisposed to fight with the oriental army. • We have not room to give any extracts from these papers to-day. The Paris papers of the '26th, w ; t h the Efate of 27t11, were received last night. Their c ontents are unimportant. Ofie of the principal conspirators in the mutiny at St. Pe tersburgh has been minded in the garb of a mendicant at Warsaw. By these papers it seems that a project de la relative to inheritance is occupying the attention of the Council of State at Berlin, as well as that of the Chamber of Deputies at Pais. The great houses of PI. AT IM ANN and Co. of Leipsig, and BE N tors, of Berlin, have suspended their payments. The deficiency of the former is 800,000 I rix dollars ; that of the latter 600,000. These Journals notice the distressing fact of the kingdom of Naples having ' been visited by an earthquake that caused the destruction of sixty houses in the district of Florence. (From the Eidik dated Illonday, Feb. 27,1 PARIS, Feta 28. An important piece of news has just been received at Vienna from Warsaw. William Kuchelbeeker, one of the conspirators of St. Petersbuigh, has just been arrested. After having long evaded the search made for him, be had arrived atit'arsaw in the disguise of a mendicant. A sentinel. who had seen the description of his Person, thought he recognised him under the disguise, kind arrested him. A false passport fora foreign country was found upon him. It should seem that, on his examination, t s young man has con ' fessed that he was one of the chiefs of the conspiracy. It is said he has also declared that a printer, who disappeared from St. Peters burgh tour or five years ago, and who had printed proclamations which were to have been published at that time, had bees assassinated by the conspirators, for fear of a diecoverv, this prints: bavit*lxist procured a passport to travel abroad. 'This, at least, is w MOS affirmed. Letters from Prussia say that It is very remarkable that just when the speech from the Throne announced in France the project of law nn primogeniture, a similar plan was preparing at Berlin to be laid l' , fore the Council of State. it is a matter of general corn pianit that the estates were so divided that in the end the por tions would be next to nothing, and such a law is wished for by the small landowners themselves, as they would find in it )t gua rantee for the existence of their desclidants. The day before yesterday, about newt, a clerk of the Bank, pass ing over the Pont Royal, with a bag containing 9.000 trifles, had a agauat himself, bagl Bnd l Into lea th n e t htihcehpisaraverpelt,deebuptauttit thater u place. Some divers in.atediatel7 preattred to. fetch up the bag; hut the first thing they brought up was little iron box, which, on opening it, was found to contain about 12,000 francs, louis (Fors, of one coinage of 1784. which they &tided among them. The ' bag was afterwards brought on and given to the clerk, who offered snore five-franc pieces to the divers, as a testimony of his gratitude, but they generously refused them, and obliged him to accept wine of the louis d'ors which chance had put into their hands. [From the Pilule of sunder:l The Flovertee Gazdtr, of Feb. lf,, mentions letters from Corfu of 21st January, which confirm tke capture of Tripolizza, and of the garrison, consisting of 2,000 Arabs. The Gezettec adds that the Capitan Paths had received strict Injunctions from Constantinople to keep on good terms with Ibrahim Pacha, which placed him under the disagreeable necessity of sobutitiing to all the caprices of the Egyptian Chief. It is said that the debts of thetnase of Platymann and Co. of Lei nsig ainnunt to 01111•000 rix dollars, and those of Renecke. of Berlin, to a like sum, and that the assets are but imaginary. It is said that the uncles of the two chief partners of the latter house left them a fortune of 600,000 rix dollars. On the list of February a shock of an earthquake was felt in the province of Banlicata in the kingdom of Naples. Sixty houses in the district of Tito were thrown dawn ; all the buildings in the populous town of Potenza suffered more or less. and in both plates many persons were buried under the ruins. A fresco painting has been discovered at Pompeii, representing an eruption of Vesuvius and several processions at the toot of the mountain; Cape 11Iisenum and the city of Naples are in the back ground. This picture indicates that Vesuvius was formerly of prodigious height, and that the frequent eruptions have lowered it considerably; it also shows that the Somma did not exist, or rather that it formed a part of Vesuvius, and has been separated from it by a volcanic eruption. From the Comfit utionnen The last letters which we have received front the Mediterranean mention that Redachid I'acha has sent emissaries to decapitate the Albanian rebels, particularly Ismael Pacha, who has, however, contrived to escape, and has been received with great marks of at tention by the English authorities st Corfu. CiTY, TrEsDAY Evxxtwo c . When it is recollected that Consols (luring the Account that ended to-day have been 81 and 74L, it is no unim portant fact to communicate, particularly when the pressure of the times is taken into consideration, that no defaulter has been declared to-day. The settlement in the English market has passed off much better than could have been ex pected, and that the scarcity of Money Stock has been more or less experienced throughout the Account was very ap parent to-day, and in consequence the backwardation, ac cording to Stock Exchange parlance, was at one part of the day per cent. Independent of the agitation that was created by the settling day, another strong cause of ex citement existed in the meeting of Bank Directors, relative to the relief of commercial distress, and every hour of the morning produced a new report upon this interesting subject. At one time it was said That the Bank had alto gether refused to aid the commercial interest; at another the rumour was that two millions were to be advanced ; a third statement put the loan at four millions; and in this way were the hopes and fears of persons requiring assistance worked upon until after the close of the market. Consols opened at 77 for the Account, and were afterwards done at 774 i fur April, and fur money at 771 j. These quotations show that owing to the great scarcity of Stock, Consols -for Money were higher than for the Account, at one time as much as per cent., for the money price in the middle of the clay touched 77il 4. The closing prices were, for Money, 77 i ; for the Account in April, 77 „ ; Exchequer Bills were dis. to par; India Stock 225 6, and the Bonds 8 dia. An advance took place in the Mexican Six per Cents., which, after reaching 81, left offat 604 ; Colombian Bonds were 164 at the close of the market, having been as high as 47; Greek Bonds were t 7; 18. ; Spanish ditto, 94 10 ; Danish, 511 21; and Russian 7al 9. There waf a good deal of elasticity in the Colonial market this morning, and the sales of Sugar were larger than we have noticed for some days. The advice received yesterday from Barbadoes state that a fire took place in that part of the town called the Bay, on the morning of she 2Sch of January, and consumed from so to 100 houses. If the wind from the southward had not providentially clianged to north-east, the whole town, would have been burnt down. . Letters from Madrid state that the time for permitting the import of English cotton goods into Spain had been ex tended on the payment of a further 611 M into the treasury. A change in the Ministry at Madrid has again become the subject of conversation. By the Turkey Mall that arrived, accounts were received from Constantinople to the 26th, and from Smyrna to the 17th ult. The English Ambassador sailed from Smyrna on the 1.44), in his Majesty's ship Revenge, for the Darda nelles. The accounts from the Turkish capital are favour able for the Greek cause. They say the fear of Russia will certainly force the Government into some arrangement with the Greeks. The letters from Smyrna are quite in a different tone; they state that the accounts Prom the • Morea are to the 12th January. and assert that Napoli di ltomania is closely btsieged by a part of the Egyptian army ; Missoloughi still held out. The Exchange with England has advanced from 53 to 58. Piastre about 4t1.; some years ago it was at the ram of about 12d. There hes, however, among other causes, been a clipping ef the coin by the Turkish Government. ..... Letters from Alexandria (Egypt) of January 11 state that the first part of. the crop of cotton, to a very great extent, had been sold to French houses, and would be shipped to that country as fast as possible. Yesterday-the Lord - Illavor held a Common Council at Guildhall, in pursuance of a requisition, to consider the expediency of petitioning both Houses of Parliament, praying they will he pleased to in7titute a rigid inquiry into the formation of the varions joint-stock companies, and the conduct and proceeding: of the directors, ma nagers, end of:leers, and the appronriation and the sale of shares, and to adopt such measures ss they may deem no ""rY for the correction and prkvention of suolv evil ; and sundry resolotions being proposed thereon, were discussed at considerable length, and ultimately negatived. SHIPPING INTieLLIGIINCE. LIVERPO IL, Motthei. Frs. n• Wind W. rola—High Water, 21 to. p. 2. Arrived the Sapphire, Callen, tram Charisma, sailed sth Feb. Calcutta, Strayan, from Bombay. s a il e d 6:11 Feb. • Bowditch, Curtis. from Savannah; N avy , P arsons , f rom Ch ar i ston , sailed 25th Jan. ; and Good Intent, —, from St. Michael's. llot.YttEAD, FED. 26. Wind W.—Fresh gale and hazy. Arrived, wind-hound, the Susannah. (iruchon. from Liverpool for Havre, out 20 days ; and the Montague, Cook, from Cork to Dublin. The Brig Mary Frances, from Liverpool to Drogheda, ran upon the rocks south-east of the harbour, where she lay three hours, got off with the flood tide into the harbour; had no pilot on hoard., The Frances, Gillespie, and Robert James Haynes, Martindale, from Liverpool, have arrived at Barbadoes. The Chichester (packet) from Falmouth arrit el at Barbadoes, and proceeded to Jamaica. The New York, Bennett, sailed from Cork 24th inst. for New York. _ _ The William, Thompson, and Excellent, Erik?, from Liver. pad, have arrived at Charism. The Jane and fivnry, Ilornby, and Bruniwick, Graham, from Liverpool, have arrived at Alvarido. The Jane, Livingston, for Demerara, has put backr FALMOUTH, FEB. 26.—Arrived yesterday the Frolic packet. front Buenos Ayres—sailed the 20th December, from Monte Video, the 27th ditto ; and the Fancy, Crews, from Cork. Sailed the Ju liana, Sleeman, for Vera Cruz; the New Frederick, Quieten, for Cadiz; the Lorton, Snowden, for London, and about twenty coasters.—Wind W. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 26.—Arrived his Ilestrii ship Cherokee, from the West Indies; and the Lively, Faulkner, from Sierra Leone in 38 days, leaky —spoke on the 28th December, the Bur. rell, of Naweastle, from London, 20 miles off Sierra Leone.— Wind W. COWES, FEB. 27.—Arrived the Duchess of Athol, from the Downs, for Bombay'and Chins. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 27.—Arrived the Ilarmonie, Lootz, from Trieste, in 43 days and from the Downs the Nancy, Sate, for Jamaica; the Levant. M'Cornsick, for Trinidad ; the Cambridge. Allen, for Bermuda; and the Jane, Ridley, for Demerara.—Wind S.W. strong. DEAL, FEB. 27.—The wind has been strong throughout the day from S.W. The outward.bound remain all well. A home ward-bound schooner pasted this afternoon—name on her stern " tlelantho." FIVE P. M.—Wind W.S.W ; rather less wind, but still equally. GRAVESEND, FEB. 27.—Arrived the Sir F. Burton, Aldridge, from Quebec ; William, Nicolson, from Gallipoli ; Adenna, Steward, from Xavia ; Andreas, Ruch. from Gottenburgh; Mary Ann, Chehber, from Trieste. Sailed the Flom, Christie, for Terceira; Thersia. Perm% for Ostend. NEWHAVEN, I , En. 27.—The Agenoria, Dickson, in turtling into the Cockle on Saturday last, came in contact with a schooner, supposed to be the Lydia, of Aberdeen, which it is feared has sustained considerable damage. The Agenoria was only triflingly damaged. HOLYHEAD, FEB. 26.—The Mary, Francis. from Liverpool to Drogheda, run upon the rocks S.E. of the harbour, but was got off. and brought in here. STROMNES3 (OaxsrEes), FEn. 19 —The following vessels are here at eresent :—Viituria, of and for Ilelsingtors; Venus, Iluckstrow, of and for Borgo; Etowa. Renners, of and for Revel, all from Liverpool. The Scotsman, Erskine, of and from Dundee to Jamaica, has been 151) miles west of the Lewises, and put back, all well. BELFAST, FEB. 24.—The Three Brothers, of Workington, Bartlett, bound to Newry, was stranded 2'24 inst. at the en trance of Strangford river, but was got off' the same night, and brought into Portaferry, with loss of keel, &c. BUENOS AIRES, DEc. 19.—0 n the 6th inst. the ship Marquis of Anglesey, from London for Buenos Ayres, struck upon the English Bane in the river Plate. Assistance was procured from 'tlonte Video, and after lightening her she was got off without material damage', and has arrived at Montevideo. The Countess of Liverpool. Jenkinson, from Liverpool for this port, was plun. dered in lat. 3,7, N. long. 23, 46. W. of part of her cargo, by a piratical brig. They ill-treated Capt. Jenkinson and his mate, striking them with cutlasses, and took several watches from the passengers. She was a black painted brig, and had the mer eh* flag of Buenos Ayres. Theprew of the pirate said they had been blockading Cadiz for six montli.l—The Elia .beth, Barcroft, from Liverpool for this port, struct upon the Spit of Ensenada pith December, and it is feared will be lost, as the last accounts from Ensenada state the water to be even with her deck, and part of her mainmast gone. DEe. 20.—The Upton, Orchard, anchored in the outer Roads, received such damage in a gale of wind on the 18th inst. that it had been found necessary to send the Uruid steam-boat to tow her into the inner Roads. The Thomas !landlord, Sawyer, likewise received trifling damage in the same gale. MONTEVIDEO, DEc. 23.—A Brazilian frigate arrived here on the 17th inst. bringing a declaration of war from that Governmeet against Buenos Ayres. Part of the Brazilian squadron sailed front hence yesterday for Buenos Ayres, to proclaim that port in a state of blockade ; and it is understood that all foreign vessels will be allowed 14 days to leave the roads. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Mesita), dated Jan. 3:—" The Mexican Government have determined on shutting this port against foreign trade altogether. The new tariff of duties will not appear before March next. The stipulations are expected to reduce not only the Valuation of the goods, but also the ratio for the duty 033 per cent., from 48g. its present one." Arrived off Dover the Catherine, (iroet, from Surinam, in 35 days. The Thorncy Close, Ayre, from Sunderland to New York, put into Kinsale 23d ult, with loss of bulwarks, and rudder damaged ; also the Thetis, Bailey, from Bristol to Sierra Leone, with rudder damaged. The Fortuna, Prahm, from Sunderland to Bordeaux, has put into Southwold, with loss of sails, boats, and bulwarks. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. To-morrow, THURSIPAY, Meech 2, will be perfumed the Open of ROB ROY MACURCGOR. Rob Roy, air. Waßack ; Francis Oebaidt.tone Mr. slildnir 4 Rallis Nicol Jamie, lir. Harley. Diana Vernon, Mi.. titepheii.; Helen Mac gregor, Mn. W. We.t. After which Gymnastic Nineties by 11 DIOYJIo Antonio, Re. To conclude with the Faroe of JOHN BROWN. The principal Characters by )than. .lico;;;;Waliack. and Harley ; Mn. Harlow., Mn. Yates, and Mats Nicol. COVENT:OKR6EN'TIIEATRE. beperforMorithe Comedy of RULE A win.: AND HAVE A WIFE. Leos. Mr. C. Enable; Michael Peres, Mr. Jones; EAMON Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude with the Oppetrn of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO. Coast Ahostiva, Mr. Jones t Flouo Mr. Duruset I Antonio, Mr. Fawcett Chernblno, Mr.. Ussotattsy. CNNntt Almost's, Miss Patuu , Sasouria, Madame Vesots. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, Opposite Waterloo-bridge. Thts Evening. WEIINr.SPAY, March 1, and FRIDAY, March 3, LECTORS ON ASTRONOMY AND Tile THKNOMEN♦ OF THE HEAVENS AND OF THE EARTH, To tut Delivered by Mr. BARTLEY, on the Wedoe-daye asid Fridays during Lent. Begin; M Seven—Coneluder at Ten. Sritiolt tch.eoo. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Calcutta, Stroyan, from Bombay. has arrived off Liverpool. She left Bombay Oct. 1825, St. liekna Jan. 2, 1821 i. ARRIVALS AT BOMBAY.—TiIe Simpson, Simpson, from Man dirie, on the 24:h October: the Amherst, Vaughan, from ditto, on the 25th. SAILING FROM BoarnsY.--The Bombay Castle, Durant, from China, on the 3d November, for China. The Altred, Lamb, and the Cambrian, Clarkson, were expected from China, and were to leave Bombay for London lath December. ARRIVALS AT BENGAL—The Thetis. Davis, from Rangoon, on the 22th Sept.; Isabella, 111`Neil, ditto, Susan, Hamilton, ditto, on the 2d Oct.; Thomas Grenville, Manning, from London, on the 34; Marquis of Wellington, Blanchard, ditto, Thalia, Biden, do. (with Lord Cambermere), Woodford, Chapman do. Childe Harold, West, do. on the 4th ; Coldstream. Hall, do. the Africa, Skelton, from Ceylon and London, on the sth; Elizabeth, Stephens, China, on the 6th; Malabar, Skitter, Singapore, Sultan. Mi:ckell, Madras, Mediterranean, Gibson. Muscat, on the 7th ; William Miles, Beadle, London, on the 13th; Colombia, Chap man, Liverpool, on the 16th. SA I tißc.s FROM CALCUTTA.—La Vile de Marseilles, for the Mauritius on the &I Oct. ; the Carnatie, Shipton, on the 6th, for Penang and London; the Larkins, Wilkinson, and the Coro mandel, Boye., for London, on the With. ARRIVAL AT MAnnAs.—The Kingston, Bowen, from Lon. don, on the 16:11 Oct. SA/LINGS FROM Itlaon.ts.—The Maria, Thompson, for Ben gal, on the 17th Oct.; the Aurora, Earl, for Rangoon, on the 19th; the Hibernia, Gillies, do. the Commodore Hayes, Moncrief, do. and the Kingston, Bowen, fur Bengal, on the 21st. The Duke of Clarence arrived in town yesterday morn ing front his seat at Bushy. His Royal highness left town in the afternoon on his return to Bushy. .Yestcrday morning the Duchess of Clarence went to the King's Palace, Kensington, on a visit to the Duchess of Kent. In the evening the Duchess of Clarence returned to Bushy Park. Last evening the Duchess of Kent honoured the Italian Opera with her presence. Prince Leopold left town yesterday morning for his seat at Claremont, Surrey. . Yesterday the Earl of Liverpool and the Chancellor of the Exchequer transacted business at the Foreign Office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer transacted business with the Earl of Liverpool, at his house in IVltitehall, yesterday. Yesterday morning Mr. Hunter, sett., the King's mes senger, arrived in Downing -street with deapatches from Paris. The Speaker's last Parliamentary Levee for the present Session will be on Saturday next, the -4th March. Itie regret to hear that the unfortunate accident which occurred to Captain Waldegrave, while shooting with his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, is likely to prove of a more serious rustrl•e than had been anticipated. The I sight of one eye is, it is feared, lost for ever. The following is an extract from the Char Won Courier of Feb. 3 Reiterated attempts to destroy the city by fire are continued almost nightly. On Wednesday night, about 12 o'clock, fire was discovered to have been com municated in King-street, near to the corner of Went worth-street, on the samb lot and within a few feet of the placc on which a similar attempt had been made on the night of the 23d ult. The presence and vigilance of the I patrol in this instance alone saved us from an extensive conflagration." From the same Paper of Saturday, Fe bruary 4.—" About 15 minutes hefore 12 o'clock last evening our citizens were again aroused by the ringing of the fire-bells. I t prov ed to haveon g i nate d in the premises iof Mr. Markey, n King_street, but Was immediately ex tinguished, without doing any damage." LAW NOTICES. -.........__ COrRT OP CHANCERY. TRI LORb CIRANCALLOR, Tin DAY, A? ? i , Samson T. Doe In re Smith. petidon lln re Orchard, pedd ft Bankrupt Petitions. 888888 Tnl TICI-CtIANCILLOE, THIS b•T, AT RALT-P•ST ?jA . Caure•. Morley v. Templeman I Remainder 1,, I Thane • Thane List Stoker v. Axe Watson T. Axe COURT OP KING'S RENCR. LONDON SPICIAL JUNISS, TRIO DAT, AT HALT•IPAIIT NIVE. Shell" T. the Mayor of 1 Wright v. Jackson I Tebbotem wi t Son s. d London Lacoste v. Thompson wife Weston • Appleton Clark v. Toone NOTICS.—No Common Juries for to-morrow; Comn,on Juries will L in the list for Thursday next.—Dated Feb. 2d, 1626. r pet COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. TN!, DAY, AT TAN—LONI•DIV •PNCIAL Ju RIDS. Haswell v. Satterly ilannen v. Trevitt Pagani ()Indult. Madan v. Dunn Poingde.tre v. Royal Ezchange C 1114110.4 JURIZA. Hills v. Blows I Bedford and another v. Ims.undmez.,Cliaritipdgepe. leri , our v. Gamble Mitchell Itedtud V. Thompson I Colton v. Buzzard Steven V. Lau,. Biggs v. Cove LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, TUESDAY, FEs.2B WELLESLEY U. DUKE OF BEAUFORT. In this cause Mr. Hart had, on the former occasion, csil e ,i r w the production of the letter's on which the proof of Ilr. Welleshe s conduct to his wife depended. On its being called on to-day, it i v , stated that these letters had not yet been produced. Mr. HART observed that a letter had been read on a forrner ma. sion which had produced a great impression. Sixty or eighty ht, tern of Mr. Wellesley to his wife were in possession of the defer* ants. These would be necessary for his Lordship to see, es they would show the interior of Mr. Wellcsley's mind with respect to hq wife. The SoLICITOR-GENERAL said there were only twenty. 3lr. 11,sur requested that these should be delivered up, and that an affidavit should at the same time be made that these were all the letters in their possession. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL complained that he had not been heard in the cause. _ Mr. HART regretted that he had not. lie had hesitated on opening the case upon that accmint ; hut Mr. :shadwell slid " I am here," and he (Mr. Hart) could not Ray anything when the Counsel on the other side expressed their readiness to go on. The SOLICITOR•GENERAL complained that the motion had been taken out of the usual course dunng the Exchequer Sittings. when he was obliged to be absent, and that not on any business of his own ; he hoped he should be heard afterwards in rcidr. Mr. HART had no objection. Ile had heritatcd at first out of respect for his Learned Friend. Mr. StrunEst said he appeared for the Duke of Beaufort. who wou , l have no objection to anything which the Court might direct, Mr. HART submitted that under there circumstances probably his Lordship would let the case stand over till Friday. The Loan CHANCELLOR said Friday wan already appointed ' for hearing weitions. consequently it could not be then brought on without dutplacing other causes. Mr. submitted that any day his Lordship mj4)ztee pict i od to nacre would, do as nen. Alt that was requirt*wastbat the matter might he disposed of as early as possible. • The LORD CHANCLLLOR said that the case might be set don for any future day. The conversation here dropped, and the cause was ordered to stand over without any day being named. OXFORD CIRCUIT. BERKSHIRE ASSIZES, BEADING, FEB. 27. The Assizes commenced here this mnrning. and the business is extremely light. On the Crown side there wtie gut ainceen sorters, and on the Civil aide but four actions. CIVIL SII►E. MERCER V. REYNOLDS AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by Mrs. Ann Mercer against the de. fendante. who were constables, for a trespass in her house at fits:. in this county. The facts of the case were shortly these. The sister of the plain. tiff had married an old man of the name of Grant, who was np. wards of 80 years of age, and on her marriage had all her property, consisting of the cottage in question and others, settled upon After this, as was alleged, she let the cottage to the plaintiff, lint on the occasion in question, Great came to the house on pretence of speaking to his wife, and as she was of a most violent temper, brought with him the two defendants for his protection. They ea. tered the house forcibly, insisted on remaining there, pulled up sonic garden stakes, with which they made a fire, and regaled themselves before it with their pipes and pots. While, however, they were thus amusing themselves, Mrs. Grant, as she confessed, brought in a bowl full of those contents a hich are usually in a water. closet, and dashed them in her poor old husband's face. For this assault it appeared she had been imprisoned six weeks, and fined five shillings. On her admitting the conduct above described, she wss closely interrogated upon the subject by Mr. Justice PARS. The Learned Judge said he did not like anything nasty more than anybody else, but the witness must be explicit in stating alms it was she threw over her husband. _ „___ ..... Witness—l went and dipped up a bowl full of the commodities in the privy, and chucked it at him. (Laughter.) Mr. Justice Pane—That was to improve the flavour of their to. bacco, I suppose. (Laughter.) The Learned Judge, after going over the evidence, left it to the Jury to say whether this waa the plaintiff's house or Mrs. Grant's. If it was the latter, Orant had a right to go there, though he was separated from his wife ; and if it was not his wife's house, nothing had been removed, so that the damages must be small. The Jury found for the defendants. This case occupied the whole °Otte day. There was nothing further of importance. On the Crown side five prisoners were tried, but there was no. thing of importance in their cases. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. AT TOR COURT UP COMRISSIONIRS 01 .'PT. , •ASIXORALL. STREET. THIS DAY. TRIRu MRRTINO. Ilowbothain, J. Macclesfield, silk-manufacturer ;enlarged) TO-MORROW. SECOND MIRTINGII. Plunkett, W. and Tlatl.in, J. Old-street-road, timber-merchants - Teulon, J. H. and BrieMa, E. Finch-lane, Cornhlll, merchants - Wideen, W. Whitmore-road, floaton, coal-merchant Woolcombe, H. late of Forest-gate, West Ham, Essex, and now or late of Aldgate, stock-dealer IYIRRT MILTING'. Samuel, C. White-horn-lane, Mile-end, St. Dunstan's, Stepney, cow-dealer .MARKE I S. [From the London New Price Current.] Tr"' DA T, FEN. 28. COTTON.—We had more demand for Cotton last week for export, the sales amounting to 3,500 bales, els. •.-1,500 Pernams, 10(d. p !RILL 23 0 ' Bahias 10(d. ; 400 Ceara", 1011. ; 100 Bowed ,,, 74d. a 714 . ; WOO SUnitS• qd. a 54d. ; 230 Bengal,,, bd. a 5,1 d. In bond; 10 Smyrna', lid. duty SUGAR.—The Sugar market last week was in s moat languid and de pressed state ; some very low brow it St. Ludas were sold at 475.; the general currency even of the lowest could not, however, be stated under 481. ; the low qualifies were very difficult to sell. Them were so brown .lamosicas sold under SO.t. Towards the close of the market on Friday there appeared a considerable revival of the trade, and the purchaser on that day were estimated at nearly SOO casks, and at improving prices. The reviving demand for hi uscovades, which we noticed on the Friday, has to-day been checked by the accumulation of the stock, and the decrease in the weekly deliveries. The purchases of Muscovades reported in the forenoon were inconsiderable ; as the dry advanced the demand increased. and at the close nearly 1,1.100 hhds. were reported sold, the good and tine at higher prices. The liarbadoes sale, 124 Lhds., went off with POW Gd. fur common brown to 71s. 6.1. for tine white; about is. higher for the good and tine descriptions. The Refined market last week was in a very depressed state, some brown Luinps being at 74r.. ad. and 76e. Molasse s were 9101. The met depeossios m-goods has at length attracted the attention of the buyers, who have picked up all parcels offering at low rates ; few low Lumps now offer below 7:w. The wholesale grocers have also been purchasing line goods, and the quttittity at market is very much reduced. Molasses '24s. Gd. By public sale on Friday, SG chests 8 boxes ordinary to strong brown Brasil all sold at 245. 6.1. a about 2'. lower than last sa:e. COFFEE.— The public sales of Corer last week went of hatorily ; Si. Domingo 49... a :A1.., Brazil 495. About 9tXl bags St. Dorniego (Indirect) have been sold for 475. Gd. cash. There are no other purchases reported today, and no public sties; St. Dcmingo Coffee nominally 495. a SM. There are more inquiries this forenoon after Coffee. TEA.—The extension of the Tea prompt for three weeks has made the markets little firmer, but without advancing prices. The determinatien of the India Board is, that a farther derm,it of ten per cent. most be made on Friday next, and interest tO be charged up till the timil rai ment. iIIEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.—The nearest quotation of Tallow it to-day 335. The limited sales of Hemp aid Flax are ,rbuut the inserted currency. FRUIT.—The demand for every description of Fruit continues to br very languid, and the stock continues to !Lei - ease %%Ty exten .tvely, with. out any provect of Improvement. MIME:CO.—The purchneet are confined to a few Virninim. at former prices. It is reported the extensive specula'ors ale chipping to France, on account of the decree to which we have often alluded. RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The deliveries of Rum, thru.th much r4lncell. are still considerable for the home consumption. Ihe quotations of Rum, Brandy, and Holland% are nearly nominal. SPICES.—Tbere hare been no purchases of Spices since the India, house tale ; some Immirles are made this forenoon, but nu actual sales arc yet reported. BIRS. At Brighton, on the lath u l t . the la TH dy of Lleatenant-General air Wil liam lugll., X.C. H. of a .on. At Cook.to n, near Eoni.kerry, Ireland, the lady of Captain Wlhlam Holt, R N ..fn son. MAEItiE On the I ztli ult. at Carrnartheii, by the Rey. J. Evane. Daniel rrr therch, r.sq. of that pi:we, to Caroline Georgians Catherine, yn united daughter of Cie late Jame% Dalton, Esq. of Olt. lionountble Fast Cutupany'a medical service, Madraa. DIED. Weilnewlay, the tr.d ult. In hir 72d year, at his re.ldetwee at Bail.- wick, Bath, John Henry Pnkettbam, E4q. formerly of the I.a or iCtlg' , 6 Dragoon Guards, and nephew of Thom, Pakenlimn, first Lord ford. Panted at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J. W. CARLTON, No. Ist, Strand, and published by It. CANNON, same place.