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Portugal Goldin coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold in bars 3 17 V New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 WI Silver in bars, stand 0 0 I 4 - A NOLO-MEXICAN MINING ASSOCIATION. The DIRECTORS of the ASSOCIATION for assisting in working the MINES of MEXICO and other parts of Spanish America, having made a call of FIVE POUNDS on each of the Shares of the Association, under the powers vested In them by the Peed, the Proprietors are requested to pay the same, on the amount of their respective Shares, to Mews. BARCLAY, TR ITTON, BLVAN, and CO. on or before the 12th day of April next. JO:. , EPII LOWE, Secretary. 147, Leadenhall.street, Bth March, 1828. Vie Stitigift WOO. THEATRE ROYAL, 1)111.70"-LANE. This Evening, SATURDAY March will by performed DER FRIRISCItt• ry. Ottocar. the Prince, Mr. Mercer: Bernhard. Head Ranger. Mr. Bed. ford: Hermit, Mr. G. Smith; Adolph, Mr. T. Cooke: Casper. Mr Bern; Lilian, Kiusinati to the tlead Ranger. Mr.Fitznilliam; Demot of the Harts, Mr. Dowell: Zamiel. Mr. O. smith; Witch of the Caen, Mr. Blanchard. Linda. Mies GraddAn; Boise. Mite Porte. Alter which anewPaatoralßallet. salted THE Itt:halt.NOL; Or, THE BIRD IN Tilt HLSH. Tim Principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Noble, die. To conclude with Dtd time) the new Farce of kNlig PAIITNENt, The Principal Characters by Messrs. Wallack, 'Wight, and Harley; Miss Povey, and Mrs. Yates. On Monday', King Richard the Third, and the Pantomime. T'H EXTRA' ROYAI.. COVENT-GARDEN. Thls Evening. SATE R V, Mooch 12, will be performed SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Hartaastle, Mr. Fawcett ono,: Marlow. Mr. Jones; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. !Seeley. Miss Ilistileastle, Miss Foote. After which. TWELVE PRECISELY. Amelia Wildlove. Mrs. Chatterley. To roadside with ANIMAL MAGNETISM. Matquis de Laney, Mr. Cermet i Dffetor, Mr. W. /linen; La Fleur. qtr. raWeett ; Jeffrey. Mr. Meadows. I.Asecte, Mrs. Gibbs. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE ; STA AND. MR. MATHEWS AIHOME : -.-.__...._ . Evening, sATI.; D.t V, March 14, and o7i Mondays, Thursday', and Saturdays, MR. M %THEWS" MEMOR 1N nUM-RoOK of Peculiarities, areeers, and Mariners, collected during hi. various Trips. Savas—.' Memoranda in Cunfusion"--.. Night Coach"—" Subblet." repltei Sorg—. Saflin; Match"—" old and New Tinier kulsbee urnee. Mow-street. Pear I llL—a Mvinopolylogue, to be called THE CROWN INN MANGER. Down open at Seven; the Performance to cowmen", at Elgin. Places t., be taken of Mr. Stevensuu. at the Box-office, Sitrand Entrance, from 'feu till fries. Cleriox.—The new Entertainment will not be printed; and all Books professing so contain any parts of It are gross impositions and frauds on the Pu.iic. • ADEI,PIII THEATRE, STRAND. This Ersatz'''. S ITURDAV, March 12, will be presented %ALMOND!: Or, THE UNHALLOWED SEPULCHRE. The Prlnelpal Characters by Messrs. Campbell, Poser, Lee. Peens, Na:llers. J. Reeve, W. !frown, and Elllntt; Signor Paulo, Mesdames Bryan, Brown, Daly, and Parrock. After whleh true Comic Ballet of OPeOSITION. To conclude with the Burlesque of QUA I/ R UPE DS. Francisco, Mr.Wllkinson; Abraham Mes, Mr. J. Reeve. The Banal, Puss commenced publishing yaterclay morning at fire o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, IS2i. The Paris Papers of IVednes lay contain nothing of much interest to the English public. The discussion of the Law of Indemnity is not concluded, but it is no longer calculated to excite even the slightest sensation of curiosity is this country. The amendments debated on Tuesday rimed merely to the &tails of execution. Six articles tompesing the first title of the law have been adopted. The Chamber had begun the consideration of the second title, regulating the admiasion of claim:tilts to the inelem- Lily, and the mode of its liqui.lation. The Papers either wire not, or do not choose to say anything on this subject. The King of SPAIN, it appeare, is busy with his Mi -1 itters re:;peeting the new American States and his finances, but nothing is known as to what passes. One act of retri butive justice at least has been performed : the ('resident L. the Tribunal of Purification has been himself exiled. This is somewhat like the burning of an Inquisitor- General. Nobcdy can pity the sufferer. Fr art x•xn is endeavouring to organise an army. He should first provide funds for maintaining it. Ile may purify the service as he can ' • but while he cannot secure the fid e lity of hi s sol diery by paying them regularly, he will always be in dan ger idrevolutionary movements amongst them. Qt: Roc • was the very officer who brought him the despatches an nouncing the failure of Lacy's revolt, and Ill: est ue commanded the Royalist forces with which the insurrec tion of the Mexican patriot, HIDALGO, was suppressed. So much are men the creatures of circumstances, and so little can their abstract principles be relied upon for the guidance of their practical course ! The Menderr of Wednesday contains, in the official part, only an ordinance of the Kist; relative to the duties ti.) be levied on the Canals of Orleans and Loing. Fasscn Fusros.—PAnis, Mmtew 9.—Jouiss. of Sept. 22, dosed at lea. usc. ; 3. of March 22, opened at 103 f. 30c.; tileed at 193 r. me.; Bank Stock, 24.130 f.; Nenpolitan, a per tent. Certif. releonnet. If. 25c.; Rente d'Espagne, 20f.; Royal e?anish Loan 11123, 391; Exchange on London—one niontb, 2M.; three ditto, 24f. 85c. —Conn Autheittique, March 9. In the German Papers received yesterday, we have a :Jrmitlable statement of what the Turks intend to do next :ampaign against the Greeks, provided the latter will not for their defence avail themselves of either their naval i'Jrre or their army, and provided it be found as prre ticable to bring troops into the field without money, as it is to muster them upon paper. The plan of the cam paign is precisely that of the valiant Bobadil. Four vast armies are to be raised ; the first numerous, the second more numerous, the third most numerous, the fourth more numerous still. With these armies, province after pr - %ince is tube taken, and finally every inch of the Mores is to he subdued. "True," says the German Chronicler of things wonderful, " neither the Greek naval farce, nor the Greek irmy is taken into account." This is a trifling omission iertainlyin planning a campaign; but if men like Boz !Asia and CANARDS should interfere with the smooth irogress of lillAillM PACIIA, of course they are to be ~.110 1 off at once. " Twenty more, kill them too." Un toubtedly, if the Greeks will agree not to resist, nothing will be easier than to reduce them to obedience; but if 'hey should be disposed to beat the Turks as soundly next unmer as they have done evtry previous summer since beginning of the contest, they will indeed be more than a match for RacHia and 11311A111161," and all the hosts if NI ussultuans now or hereafter to be formed. The Journal des Debuts of Wednesday, in allusion to lie reports fabricated in London to depress the Greek scrip, states, that the examination of the private de patches at Boulogne and Calais last week had no relation :1 the affairs of either Greece or America, and suggests est, like the stoppage of the Spanish couriers, it was pro iwbis only a measure intended to serve the interests of Ininkcre who are connected with men in office. The that France is inimical to Greece is almost too ridi culous to deserve even this notice ; but we see that the wildest rumours are artfully ►nade the instruments of mis chievous purposes. ______,........__ By the information from Germany in the French Papers it appears that the progress of constitutional opinions gives rive to some disquietude among the Powers of the Holy Alliance. At this moment the Legislative Bodies of three German States are sitting, and joy and confidence arc spread among the people, who behold in these infant institutions the pledges of their future freedom and prosperity. In Bavaria it has been customary to allow the newspapers to publish a brief Report of the debates of the States-Omit ral some time after they have taken place, in the same r.:anner, we suppose, and to much the same extent to the debates of the British Parliament were published before the days of WooI:TALL. Attempts have been made to prevail upon the King of Bsysata to put an end to these pub lications; but there is ret:son to believe that this sensible and libels' Prince will not comply with the insolent re quisition of his powerful neighbour. His former conduct leaves no doubt, we think, that Le will support the consti tutional rights of his people. if he can. ••••'.11110.1. 11 1. --- - - We had anticipated, as our readers will remember, that the Resolution moved by Mr. Hume, "That no Mem ber should vote for, or against, any question in which he has a direct pecuniary interest," was not at all likely to be carried ; and, as we expected, so it happened—it was nega tived without a divisiou. We willingly give credit to Mr. Hen, for having moved this Resolution with the very best intentions. The public have been much his debtor on many occasions. It would be uneandid not to admit that much has been won by his strenuous exertions in the cause of economical reform. If he has plied his warfare too in cessantly, it is an error that may bo forgiven him ; there is no great danger of his example beguiling others to the same excess. But with all our respect fur his zeal, and with all our gratitude for his service, we find ourselves often compelled to differ front him on questions which em brace a wide extent of reasoning, and where the measure he would propose involves consequences which it requires deep reflection to foresee, and great wisdom to provide against. The incapacitating a Member from voting on any question in which he might have a pecuniary interest was a measure of this sort. It could only be supported by arguments, which, in the inference to be drawn from them, were a libel on our whole system of legislation. The very terms of his Resolution went to impeach the moral honesty of every Member of the House. "So anxious," said the Hon. Member, " had their ancestors been, at all times, to preserve the administration of justice pure, that long esta blished laws gave to either party in a suit the right of chal lenging. If, then, the evils of partiality were guarded against in the inferior Courts, how much more necessary was it that Parliament, the highest tribunal in the ling ! dom, should be free, not only from absolute partiality, but even from the suspiciunof it ?" To all this we assent ; but surely, if this be true, the Resolution of the Honourable MeMber and his reasoning• were at variance ; for what stronger suspicion can be ► cast on the integrity of Parlia ment than this very measure, the professed object of which was to remedy the evils arising from the want of it? There is besides—as we before observed when touch ing on this subject —no analogy between the Legislature and the Courts of Law, and it would be preposterous to apply to the one the principles which prevail in the when For example ; on a motion for the repeal of the Window Tax, would not many Members on whom this tax may chance to fall heavily be ultimately benefited by such re-' peal, although their particular interest might not be such as to induce them to vote against the general interest of the country and of the revenue? Did it ever occur to any man, either in his senses or out of them, that such Metn hers should not be suffered to vote on such a motion ? Surely never. But if we apply the rules which regulate the testimony of witnesses in the Courts below, their vote would be rejected without further discussion; for the rule there is, that " that though a witness may not have any interest in the cause wherein he is called as a witness, yet if in its event he may be ultimately benEfited, he shall be inadmissible." We adduce this instance merely to illus trate the impossibility of carrying the maxims of a legal into a legislative tribunal, the proceedings of the one being wholly different, both in their origin and their end, from those of the other. Our judicial tribunals, moreover, de cide beforehand, and on principles of legal expediency, as to what degree of interest shall go to the credit, and what to the competency of a witness. But Parliament could make no such distinction: the casa of each individual Member must there stand upon its own circumstances, and the I House must decide either on an inquisition or a rare dire, whether his interest is such as justifies a presumption that it may create partiality or not? It is not difficult to fore see, not only to what degrading imputations, but to what delay and confusion, such inquests would give rise. The strong language in which Mr. Peet. reprobated the practice of such Members as canvassed for the support of others, towards any Bill in which they had an interest, was highly creditable to him as a Minister, and honourable to him is a man. It cannot fail to repress that predominance of personal motives which is but too conspicuous in Par liamentary Committees. '!'his evil has long called for some apposite check, and it can have none more effectual than the severe reproach which the most leading Members of the House have recently cast upon it. (Try, FRIDAY EVENING. A general gloom pervaded the Money Markets this morn ing. The English Funds were heavy. and not much busi ness doing in them. The same prices may be quoted for Consols during the whole day, viz. 932 for money and 93i 94 for the account. In the Foreign Market the principal depression was in Greek Scrip, which was at one time at 3 discount. It afterwards recovered a little, and left off at 24. The decline to-day, it was stated on 'Change, was occasioned by the reports in the German Papers, as to the great pre parations making by the Turks for the next campaign against the Greeks; but we believe that the depression might more properly be ascribed to the proceedings of the cabal to which we have before alluded. T he 7 made a powerful effort to-day, as to-morrow is the day for paying another instalment on account of the Loan ; but the im preFsion in the market generally was, that at no distant period it would be at a premium again. The Old Greek Bands were at 531 54. The South American Securities were flat; Mexican Scrip, 1525, was done at lik to 4, and the Brazilian Scrip 34 A. Spanish Bonds were done at 20, and those of 1'4'23 at 194. India Stock seems to have recovered from the decline it experienced for a short time yesterday on account of the late news from Calcutta. The Bonds were firm at 90, and the Stock was 1811 to 1824. The Shares, with the exception of Pasco Peruvians, and the Colombian Agricultural Company, partook of the gloom that was apparent in the Money Market ; the former left off' at 331; the latter were eagerly sought after at 17. The New Mexican Company's Shares were done at 94. and the Atlantic and Pacific at 4 premium. There was little or nothing doing in Railroads. We heard the Liverpool and Manchester quoted once in the conrw of the day at 55. The Biscaina and Moran Mine Association Shares are expected to be out in a few days. Great interest iv excited towards this Cumpar.., the applications for Shares having been unprecedentedly numerous. Every thit ' , was flat in the Colonial Market. There was a sale of Foreign Coffee. the result of which was, a decline in the price of from vs. to 9s. per cwt. There was nothing doing in Sugars or Spices. THE BRITISH PRESS. FRENCH PAPERS. ( From the Eloik, dated Thurtedny.l ,MADRID, FES. 24. Thit morning, at eight o'clock, an extraanlinary courier arrived from France, who alighted et the office of the Minister of Finance, and whose despatch?' relate to the loan. 'Fhe King hail forbidden himself all labour in the Cabinet with Lis Ministers, except in cases of the highest importance. His Majesty has not tong enjoyed the repose which he had promised himself, and which is so necessary to his health. He assembles rowinually the Council of Ministers, and even presides in it. Persons initiated in State matters affirm that the despatches of Russia and England, which have been pssesented to him by the A mbassaclors of these Powers, are the cause of this activity in cur C bluets A Decree of his Majesty for the suppression of smuggling has just appeared. Movable columns will be employed to traverse the provinces and to check its pernicious effects. The evil is too inve terate. Let us have good custom-house officers, well clothed, well paid ; they will at length become less venal, and contraband trade will gradually cease. M. Snbrado, sen. of the Supreme Council of Castile, and Pre sident of the Tribunal of Purifications, has just been exiled te Alcata tie Henares, instead of baying taken the portefeuille of the Department of Justice, as was reported. Some persons think that his discharge is owing to the read of blesses. Villsgamez, 3lsris, and LarvuMbide to the Council of Castile, to whose dismissal he is said to have greatly contributed last year ; but this assertion seems in opposition to what was stated r.t the time, namely, that those Councillors were ilistnisaed for having miposed the liberal system adopted by the et-Ministers Cruz and Glans. The greatest activiy is exerted in the war departments for the organisation of the army. It is observed with pleasure that the Government will not approve of all the military commissions granted by the Provincial Royalist Juntas, or by their lifilitary Chiefs. Throtigh Out esteem is felt for the good principles, the talents, the merit, the education, and the services of most of those ' officers, inferior commis/ions are given them, to avoid the fault which was committed after the war of independence, when all the officers were confirmed in the rank which had been given them provisionally.—lt is known how some of them returned such generosity. PARIS. MARCO SI. The Government of Baden has laid before the Second Chamber a project of law, to enact that the election of the members shall be sexennial ; that the Assembly of the States shall meet once every three years, and that the budget shall be decreed alto for three years. From the Journal der Debella of Tuesday. FRANKFORT, MARCH 4. The States. General of the Kingdom of Bavaria, those of the Grand Duchy of Baden, and also of Nassau, all assembled at one dote, offer an interesting spectacle, but there is a little inquietude mixed with the feeling of joy caused by this activity in our infant institutions ; tut this inquietude is fortunately balanced by the confidence of ae Garman people in the intentions of their Sovereign. The King of Bavaria has again, it is said, been solicited by a Foreign Power again to restrain the publicity of the Sittings of the States-General. It is not thought he will yield his consent, inasmuch as the Bavarian Journals have never given any more than a sketch of the debates long after their conclusion. GERMAN PAPERS. 3IEDITTILRASEAN COAST, Fes. 18. In a letter from Pera the following particulars are given of the plan of the esrupaign against the Greeks, which is said to be finally adolted, and for the execution of which preparations are now malt ing. According to this plan, the Porte will employ no less than four armies to subdue the Morea and the continent a Greece. The first of these armies is to consist of the troops asseinbled along the Asiatic coast, and will be conveyed thence to the Peloponneii sus in European transports, escorted by the Turkish fleet. The Capitan Peel's, it is said, will nut take the chief command of this fleet, in order to avoid all miiundirstanding with Ibrahim Pacha, to whom the supreme direction of the entire expedition against the Greeks will be confided : this is in conformity with a tirman of the Sultan, long ago a dd resse d to Ibrahim Pacha, and which is now to he renewed. The second army, under the command of Ibrahim in person, is to consist of the Egyptian troops, and to land in the Mores. The third and most, numerous army is to be organised by Rcrhib Puha at Larissa, and to consist of all the troops that can be spared in Eopielia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and on the Plantibe. A part of the garrison of Constantinople is to join this army, the nucleus of which will he formed of the troops now in Thessaly, which made the last campaign under Dervisch Yacht'. The fourth army, which is intended to co-oper a te w i t h t h e fi rst , i s to consist entirely of Albanian troops ; for which purpose negocis. tions are now carrying on with the Albanian Chiefs. This latter artily, to be commanded by the Pacha of Scutari, will advance to Etolia, while Ilechib Paths penetrates into Livadia. After the subjcction of these two provinces, all these troops are to be con veyed to the Mores. lit this plan of the campaign, which certainly seems to have much to reeprnmend it, neither the Greek naval force nor the Greek army is taken into account. The Greeks are no more afraid of the Paella of Scutari thau of the Capitan Bey. They hope to be a match for Hechib and Ibrahim, who cannot co-operate with each other otherg Cor resyouth tit. F.I3IIIONABLE IN"! ELLIGSNCE. Emily ►Marchioness of Lendnedeery entertained an elegant circle r fashionable% yesterday evening at her house is *. James's mare. 1 ha Bishop of Salisbury had a grand dinner patty yesterday at his house in Upper Seymour -street. Lord Berwick will have a grand dinner party to-nrarrow at his house in Grosvetior-sissare. Lady Grantham he; issued cards of Invitation for a party on Tuesday next at her house in St. Jamea's.sqiiiire. Airs. Philips has lamed cards of invitation for a musical party on the 24th inst. at her house in Alount-street, Grosvenor-square. The Marchioness of Westmeath has arrived in town Simla visit to their Royal Highnesses the Doke and Duchess of Clarence, !Smoky. Dowager Lady Ellenborosigh arrived in town yesterday from a tour. Sir George Duckett, Bart. arrived in town yesterday from his seat, Tbeobald's Palk. Hants. Mrs. Booth left town yesterday for her seat, Glendon Bell, Ket tering. Lord Rivers has arrived in town from his seat, near New market. Miss Elliot has arrived at Baroness De Willotighby's, White hall. from Koehampton, Lady Caroline Limb has arrived at Lord MelLourne's, White haN. from her seat, Bracket Hall. The lion. Air. and Mrs. Robert Smith have arrived' in !mention) their teat in Buck•. The Hon. Colonel Stanhope has arrived in town from a tour. .1. Tooke, EIN. has arrived in town from the Continent. Departures from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle. street:—Mr. id Mrs. Norton fur their seat itt Hants, and Captain Duncan fur ortsmouth. _ Departure from the British Hotel and Mrs. Miller for the Continent; Captain Railton fur Brighton; and William Stewart. Esq. for Cambridge. Departures front the St. Petersburah Hotel, Dover-street:— W. iVrlttn Becher, Esq. M.P. for Wales; Sir James Duff and family far his seat, in Suisse: Count de Lidloflie for Russia; W. 11. Sergerson, Esq. for Uuckheld Park, Sussex ; Lord and Lady Eliot -for the Duke of Beaufort's ; the lion. H. and Mrs. Knox for Brighton; and General Brown for Clifton. Arrivals et the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street:—W. ■. Dow biggin, Esq. :Ira. Dowbiggin, Mr. Ramsey Aloule, J. J. Guest, Esq. and Bushe, Esq. Departures :-.-J. Sparks, Esq. Sir Wm. Hotham, G. S. Smith, - 7 -- Ward, Esq. and E Wolsten holm!, Esq. for Ireland. EARTHQUAKE IN SANTA MAURA. The following is an extract from a leiter from Santa Mauro, dated 24th January:— The city of Santa '.Laura (in the lonian Islands), and several villages in the island of Leueadia, have just been destroyed by an earthquake, which took place on the 110th of this month, between eleven o'clock and noon. The only house left standing in the town is that of the amiable 31. Zambelly, P res id ent of the Tri bunal. All the other buildings have been so destroyed that they on neither be repaired nor be made to serve as a temporary shelter to the unfortunate inhabitants, of whom twenty-four have been busiest in the city ruins, 11 in the villages, and by far a greater number dangerously wounded. Immediately after the shock an exceedingly heavy shower of rain, which still continues, began, and has completed the misery of the inhabitants in making them more sensible of their want of clothes and shelter, and in the per fect loss of the effects and provisions which they might hove drawn front the rubbish. The picture of desolation which this unforto nate country presents, is inexpressible ; no human being can view it with a dry eye. The town of Prevexa has also seriously suf. fired. This earthquake has only been felt near the coasts. Letters have been received from ?ante, dated the 20th of January. They bring no particular news from Greece. They speak of the daily increasing confidence in the Go vernment, acquired by its energetic measures against the refractory Chiefs, who have all either submitted or fled. From Gastouni we learn that all the disposable troops were marching upon Patras. All accounts represent the Go vernment as determined to reduce that place speedily. IVe expect to bear of its fall by every arrival. Letters were received yesterday from Maranham of the 17th of January. The adjacent part of Brazil was per fectly tranquil. Despatches, dated the 14th of August, have been re-: ceived at the India Board from Calcutta. They relate to operations against the Burmese ivhich have been known long ago in this country. Accounts were yesterday received from Batavia to the Stir of November; they communicate no political intern- ' 1 gence. The spirit of English speculation would soon be experienced in that distant colony—two fast-sailing vessels ' having been detached some time ago, with orders to pur chase up coffee and all the other pr oductions of Batavia. Our Indian Finance never was in FO high and palmy a I state. The estimated revenue of 1823 amounted to 22,219,623/. while, five years before, it was only I 18,373,8201. strewing an increase in that short period of no less than 3,837,803/. ; nor has the charge increased in proportion ; fowl after paying the whole interest of the Indian debt, there is a clear surplus of above Two Million, and a Quarter sterling.—Evening Paper. We understand that the idea of a loan for the island of Jamaica is entirely abandoned, the measure not b. ing approved of by Government.—Ereaing Paper. Wixt Taaul.—The rise in the prices of wines in Eng land arises principally from the anxiety of the dealers to get in stock, as the quantity in the country is very limited; and the mere act of the trade getting a supply of French wine into their cellars (the greater proportion never before dealing in French wine) will occasion a greater demand than can be supplied by France for the next year or two. There have also been considerable speculations by persons unconnected with the trade.—Gfolse and Trareiter. New Tnroay or Visiox.—For the last century, at least, the retina, or membrane which lines the b ottom o f the eye, has been uniformly assumed by metaphysicians, mathematicians, and physiologists, as the seat of vision. M. Lehot, an officer of an Royal Engineer corps, In a volume which he has recently published in Parls, has start ed a new opinion ; and contends that the rib-roil 44 Mail r is the seat of the impression of luminous rays. He denies that there is any direct proof of the popular opinion, that our ideas of external objects are derived from images of thew painted on the retina. He argues that the retina is pierced by numerous vessels; that in marry animals this membrane is folded, and consequently that its surface is irregular, and incapable of conveying clear and distinct impressions to the mind. Those Who suppose the retina to be the ins mediate seat of vision, he adds, have never been able to explain the power we puss, ss of adapting the eye to differ ent distances ; and he announces that his hvpotheais has led to the discovery of a mathematical law fOr the estima tion of distance,, and the real and apparent magnitude of bodies. TUE LATE MR. BELZONI. • .=••• We have been favoured with *Dopy of the last letter which was received from this highlyelanient.xl individual. It was written the day before hi died, and the rentiments which it contains are alike honourable to himself and to those wbo survive bim. It Is dated at Oat°, in the kingdom of Benin, December 2. 1823, and ad dressid to Mr. Briggs, formerly his Majesty's Consul at Alex andria, and now of the firm of Briggs and Co., (could-square, London : " lily iiizaw, DEAR SIR, .AND TltUlt Fninwu—Ood has pl;ascd that I shoals! not survive to see my friends again ; a violent attack of dysentery hat brought me to the hour of death. All I run s.ty is, that I ant fully resigned to my fate, and 1 beg pardon of i.ny one I may happen to have offended id my past life, begging their prayers for my next. All the travelling apparatus will be carried to Liverpool. by the brig Castor, now in the river Benin, I believe belonging to Mr. Bold, of that place. The next is what I feel most deep In my heart; console my dear Sarah ; tell her 1 cannot write to her—she has been to me a faithful and good wife upwards of 20 years. I die at last a beggar; and if m friends should agree to do anything f o r her an d m y f am il y , I w i s h it to be divided between my wife and my mother. Clod bless you, my good Sir, may he reward you for all your goodness unto me. • " Yours, most truly, " V. BELZONI." This interesting document of Belzoni's excellent heart and frame of mind is now it; the possession of Mrs. Belzoni. to .whnin it was kindly given by Mr. Briggs, as it must always afford her a source of cousolation.—Catribrialge Chronick. The Doke of Devonshire gave a grand dinner to the members of the Catholic Deputation. Amongst the dis tinguished persona present were— The Duke of Norfolk, the Marquis of Lansdown, Earl Fitz william, Earl Grey, Lord Holland, Lord Stourton, Lord Killeen, the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby. the Hon . Mr. Preston, Sir Francis Burdett, M.P., Sir J. Newport, 111. P., Mr. Tierney, M.P., Sir T. Esmonde, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. O'Gorman, Mr. O'Connor, Om Mr. Kean, after the expiration of his engagement at Drury-lane; goes first to Edinburgh, and thence to Brtis sels, where he opens. on Easter Monday. Miss Paton has, it is said, augmented the population of the universe by a boy and a girl.—News Fashiun. The composer Hummel is at Paris. REPRESENT•TION or 1)1'111-M.—We are happy to find that our information was correct, and that the lion. Mr. Westenra has complied with the wishes of his countrymen, by coming forward to stand for the Representation of the City.—lrisli Times. The Celtic Society held their annual dinner at Edin burgh on Friday, the 23th ult. Sir Walter Scott, Bart., presided, supported on the right and left by Lieutenant- Colonel D'hste, Sir William Macleod Bannatyne, Bart., Major Stisted. Ist royal dragoons, the Very Rev. Principal ' Baird, and Mr. Leonard Horner, as guests of the Society. The croupiers' seats were tilled by Mr. Macdonald, of Staffs, and Sir John Scott Douglas, Bart., of Springwood Park. After the usual toasts had been given with their accustomed honours, and several Gentlemen present had addressed the meeting, Mr. Leonard Horner proposed the health of the author of Irererley. Sir Walter Scott then rose; and said—" I cannot say that I am particularly ac quainted with the Gentleman ; but he is very strongly re commended to us, and if you please, I shall give the tune to his honours." Right loudly were the honours rung ; and thus Sir Walter Scott may be said to have conferred his public honours on the author of ii'iteerfey. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.--CAMBRICI E, MAR. 11. —At a Congregation on Tuesday last a petition from • this University pp both Houses of Parliament, against any fur ther concessions to the Roman Catholics, was voted by 70 to 38. At the same congregation the Rev. Robert Jefferson, B. D. Fellow of Sidney Sussex College , was admitted Doctor in Divinity; and Henry Revell Revell , of Cathe rine Hall, was admitted Bachelor of Arts. The Chancel lar's gold medals for the two best proficienta in classical learning among the commencing Bachelors of Arts, were yesterday adjudged to Mr. John Frederick Isaacson, of St. John's College, and Mr. Richard Williamson, of Trinity College. The Rev. John Hollier Stephenson, B. A. of Trinity College, was on Friday last instituted to the Rec tory of I)engie, Essex, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Robert Faithful,. The Vice-Chancellor has appointed Mr. Thomas Johnson University Marshal, in the room of? the late Mr. John Challis. It is expected that Sir James Mackintosh will give his •ote for the new Lord Rector on the 6th of April, and as proclamation must he made at the gates of the University, and 24 hours elapse before further proceeding, and the 7th is the fast-day, the installation of the Lord Rector will pro bably take place on the 9th. It is intended to give the Glasgow public dir.•ner on Friday the Bth.—The public dinner in Edinburgh to Mr. Brougham it announced for the 6th.—Glaaguie Chrolicle. A branch Mechanics Institute is about to be formed in the neighbourhood of Bethnal-green. The town of Stamford will be lighted with gas for the first time next Wednesday evening. The congregation of Sleaford church on Sunday morning were surpised by a •ery audible fiirbidding of balms, by a buxom young woman from Swarby, whose ri-eievaat sweet heart (assistant to a maltster) was asked in church to soo ther woman. • The Minister parried the interruption by requesting her to attend in the vestry-room after divine service. The poor girl there stated her claims to the false swain, who had been unhappily too much favoured by hcr, but ber objections were not held to be valid in law.— Lineal* Merck The extreme briskness of trade last year at Livetpoul is evidenced by all official account just published. The excess of 1424 over 1823 is more than 41,00,006/. The export of cotton-maniffa,ctures and yarn are ttimated at the vast sum of thirty millions ! IV r Muir tt 10.—On Sunday evening it blew a violent gale of wind at S E., accompanied by a very high title. The new works which Mr. Vining has so as siduously erected, even in their unfinished state, firmly resisted the tempest. The gale of wind above mentioned produced a golden harvest to many people in the parish of Chiekerell. During the night it blew (reatendously from the S.W., and the beach, from the effects of a ground see, in the morning produced guineas and a quantity at foreign and English coins; of the former picked up, some butt date tnany year.' previous to the 100 of Admiral (landau's fleet on that part of the most.. Robert Stenhenoon, oat of the preventive service men stationed at Berwick, has heft ledgedia Durham goal, cn verdict of wilful murder found against him for shootirg James Beretidge, near Tweedmouth. -- LOSS OF THE REST. (TROY Ora CuRRESPO) DENT.) LivILYPoOL, THURSDAY LlMlfritd I have just returned from alonErs:de the CaroFre,Capiainß.:..+4 in quarantine, and t ransmit t h e names o f t h e fanged' sJldiert from the wreck of the Kent fril:man ; they are all of the 31st Eugiment Grenadier Company. Company No. I. Pat. Alaodean Wm. rteynolJs Thew. Wharton IY m. Simmonds. Oliver China Company No. John 'Robinson. John Clary. Company No. 1. Company No. 7. Corporal Peter Alsegowan Francis filseguire Private 'f homaa Fishwiek Thos. Wade Ditto Samuel Missal! James Wire. Dino Bement Cain. • Captain Bibby states, skit he saw the fire at 12 P.se.oftlet l.t ot * Audi, and observed the Kent blow up. He wide all sail, sad got • to her about half-paitt 3A. at. on the 3d instan t , when he succeeded **,• in rescuing the above-named fourteen soldiers, who, afro dig g in g to the mainmast, and nearly exhaustej. Two persons wettish fast to the mast, but life was quite gone. One of the Odillere said ht saw seven ehihiren drowned. Great praise Is du4 to cap* and it is hoped he will meet reward foul the mow quarter. Albany, London, March 3. 1824. ME DEAR SIN /A be kind, and qy far two Batwing, letter pill into my hands at the moment I was leaving Palosoutb,iby Captaini4tr Charles Farrington. demand, my instant and •gratetul acknot'edguients. Although I should Lc mimic, in grad Ifeeltar indeed; did I not fully appreciate the approl. atinn of a body of such , friends, who,in the moment of severe oral, stood forward so man fully to meet It; I have not the vanity io think exherwtse Ohm that personal frit.r.dship, and being mutual fellow-sal/eters, y')ur. feelings have led you very much to over--ate my eedeairourr to dm my duty. A livrly and thankful recollection of the restart one assistance I received from you all on that occasion. I dadl even cherish with the ,best feeling. of my heart, and carry with me td the grave. I ardently and sincerely hope there is some good In store to recompense you in some measure fot past mitre:limn, in chit earnest hope let me subscribe myself, My Lear Sirs, . I Most faitlifnUl your ahllged f Woad. Slgoed COBH. To Lieut.-Col. fearon, the CI fle a o s H. 31. ) get Regietopt, and the other Passe ngers of Isti ship Kat. LIVERPOOL, Ttirni.Fp.AY ' Wind S.W. to lst.W...tfig!r Water', 63 minutes past 0. Arrived, the Balanza, front view York-..asiled 'Feb. 10; Cie, mentitia, from Belfast;, Heroine, from Alesandria tklgypo Marts, and Johd Hustler; from Cork ; from WeatOro Henry Arum, from Waterford • and Manchester, from Glasgow Three brigs offat five o'clock . . During the first three days of this 'reek, our Cotton 31arket lively, and nearly recovered its price; but yeetetde, oftsmoun as this day it was sten dull, grid a ahrle loyet . EAST I.IVDIA SKIPPING. • The Her*, Poppin, has ar7tigilarEoirsa ; be sward i'erm, he. tavia the Bib November, 1024. A ERIV•i, AT BaTArt r t.—The Chaplain. (rem Nay/ South Wales, on the Nov. (bound t o L on d on !. The' ranitlin, Swan, remains, fdr Amsterdam. N'sasst.s anostx Lute of Lincaatee, Heel. mere, Liverpool to Calcutta, 24th Jin. Lad, on the 27th, Ana. Doritphina, of Drontheirri, Messina to Buenos Ayrea,r dqs Noma Uibraltar, by the Meru, Coppin,arriied at Cowes. SfJJPPINts LyzELLzGEA - cAt. • CUSTOM.IIOIISE, ALCIICEI le. • 511411EVTIRED fit wjdatis.—Tbir Frientla..Andrems, Smyrna; James Dunlop, Tpylor, frbrn Sierra LW , : Atalanta. Berne, from I/ Newton, Muss, from Dant* %%clot*, Cabin, from - flarlusgen Cood Uncut, Busks, howl (Mend petit and Maria, Mame., from R:o Janeiro ; Calypso, hlinchiv aon, from Alestsndrisf.; Favourite, Stewart, jun., from Calais : Frianda, Ilernaman, from Witte:Tied ; and Swift, Edwards, trout Cork. • • ErrktriOt7TWAßDS..-..The Funtpl, li'Phersci, for Ma. , deira, Tenerife, and Juelte; Robert Awards, Sheg.urne, lo? Philadelphia ; Mlnalsell„ Arkooll, fr W _ - • All, for New South ales ; baorence, Anderson, for liamburgh ; NMI. York Packet, Bar r clay, for Jamaica ; William Parker, Brown, for ftsitathit and Singapore ; and Argo, Taylor, for Vtcatan and Honduras. _i Ct.r.illED OUT WARDS FINALLY AY Li lILVESCNP.—Tivi Caledonia, Clowes, for Port.au.Ptlnee •, Congre.t, Lioddcd, fur New Orleans; and Britannia, Bradlyy, for Jantyies. C tr.s•; IWO OII2WARDs.—The Aleasode:. Errington, for Ma. ()Ora, Tenerifte, and ''Quebec; Margaret, Wrangle., for Demet ran ; Bee, Hudson. for Hamburgh Eagle, Llewellyn, for °pot: to ; Euphrosyne, Hutchinson, for la Pre ( North Americ a s s Symmetry, Moore, for Leghorn ; and Claremont, °soden, fug Jamaica. TROM LLOYDS LIST. , PEWZANCE, MARCH B.—The Foamy., HOW!, liOrn Nesth London, which put in here leaky, was washed off the blacks the 6th instant in a heavy gale, and received very considerable damage. • PAr.reor TH. MARcx 9.—Arrived the Meteor stetim.packet„, from Plymouth, with clothing, dr.c. for the troops saved from the Kent East Indianian ; also the. fillets:Lig outward-bound sestet. from the Downs, viz. —Britannia, Ruby ; Providence, Wilson ; Swift. Pyne ; and Louisa, Gums. Sailed the Harmony, Run, for Hamborgh. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 9.—The Venus, l'olens). from Messina. and the General Broilz, Hanlon, from Palermo, were released front quarantine this morning. PORTSMOUTH. 10.—Arri.cd the Thalepris. %Va.. lace, from Sr.. IJomiugo, in 46 days.. Put bark the Madras, Paper. ter Madras. Sailed the Murgiana (late sloop of war, sold out of the service). for London. Dim., MARCH 10.—Came down front the River and remain giet foUowing nutwatd-bound, viz., „NVillism Shand, Kenn ; P•gott, Hodnet • Levant pecket, Candy ; Melponnene„lohnson ; )largai ret, Henderson ; Barbadoes Pl an t e r, ,R e d man ; C ongress, God. 'tiard ; John nougat', I.4tget ; Tsai Brothers, I,Voolacette ; and. Lady Hamilton, Maughun. (.1 n ter:BEND, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Ocean, Dean, frodt Siena Leone ; Commerce, IWhitway, trout Operas z. and Gavin. Meams, from Lisbon.—Sailed the Heighinton, %cilium, for the Cape of Good Hope ; lda. Schauen, tor Stettin ; Arethusa, Stray, for Naples ; and Tropic, Brandierd. for Madeira. LIVERPOOL, MA&LH 9.—Arrived the Caroline*, Bibby. horn• Alexandria; she saved fourteen soldiers from the *reek el the. Kent East Indianian, having fallen hi with her about two hours after she blew up—the rzst had perished. Alao arrived the Arm, Ridley, from :Hermitian), sailed the 20th Jan. i the Elia Ann was to sail in tour .days, the Jubilee io six sine Gte George, Wellington, :tlinerra, and the Jessie. in 12 days, all fur this port. OnLEstncs. Man: a B.—The sloop Jessie. dl' Pherson, of and . from hence for Limerick, in ballast, sprung a leak and stalk on Tuesday night last. 12 miles N. W. of Rathlin Island—eret , saved.. The Rosneath Castle, of and from Dutnharton for Helte.t, in bal. last, was driven on shore or. tbe 22d ult. on the '.W. point of Is lay. and it is feared will hes total wreck. 'WATERFORD. :VI B.—Onilnday night the brig Mary.. Anne, Thomas, from Cork for Bristol, was uranded at Duncan.. non at R P. .' but being bearded :Ur- Buaen, the chief *Meer of the Water Guard, aided by William Doyle, of•Duneanuce. and his boat's crew, they : , acceeded in getting her elf safe oq floe u morning, with the knit, of only a few pigs and a heifer. The vessel-. has proceeded on her riyage. BELFAST, MARCIi d.—The Banger, lAwrenee, from Peters , • head tp Liverpool, struck on the Oyster -bank yesterday, during 4 . gale, end lost her rudder. She is Inky, and it is sappoved eaten • discharge here andp, into dock. AIIIIITERDAH, MARCH. B.—Tbe Otto,. &L ia m, hasi 'r- Kmiheli•••-• burgh to this place, was total! lost at Tenets/ ' , • . CAMP? ERE, JUAR 6: it 6 .— The Highlander, Lat i ßeasa. from -Sr.. • Domingo end Falmouth to Antwerp, driven ea shore off here, holy gone to plecee—The Columbsts, from New York to .itaiinny, imp • got off the Sand Creek Back, and come iota this harbour ; ohs bee . received but trifling dama ge M ram., Fr*. 26.—After a long.matimumee of mangy trees then, from S.W. to N.W. on the 24th h began to freeze, au =oar to the entrance Is . trompk teT y frown. Tbe -Flora e , from Abadan, was this day obliged to be cut out. , the timben.poeds are completely blocked up. , • . lint-au Fee. 24._-the Lama., Tatiana, from Memel op Plymouth, which in here lab Nov., sated yesterday. The* has Ott flight frost that last few days, and Out river is pare, catered with ice. PETEURVIGII.IOT34—fiId winter is not Sea • tore : we have had an unusual quantity of snow, and the sun is now rarely to be seen, so that our river may remain shut till A prat. notwithstanding the (rust has beta so Moderate. The Cottwrit*, Atkinson. horn Gottenburgh to tithe, put int/ Christiansand &b Feb., leaky, and must unload. The liillbeln3 August. Farrow ' (mat Ruth to Oporto. put into ChristiansanJ 14th Fab., leaky..—Cargo aimed, and In Pan ' slanged. The Forteching, Loffberg. from Stockholm to (Jassy. pet tam Limerick Bth ult. And cotta: discharge, llamas.' Dec, un a rack. Antwerp 3d init., in going into dock Move her ambor ttwougb The Julius, Nieschwagen. from f.iverpool, •hieh arrived - bows, and made a good dual of eater. .z •3 • The above Traci is on Lloyd's books. the id of Medi. .I*.a having arrived ea' Liverpoui, Dith February, anskaila 6111Miksw 4sea the dens took piece the Ist of March. MiaraairidarkikkWiwkihat antic titutake io the sane of the mad; or is i s soma vious arrival. • • w • .44 wwwermartarmatmoggaro wa.bsaal J . ! deepatclied from Calcutta far Chive in The East hubs Campasy'tiblipitiV ettoit 411 11 this gith of A • The Earl of iialcastas sailed she *toe day. !eT+~ •4 r • 1 p