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PRICES OF BRITISH 940a1r 199 S per Cent. Red. 77d I 3 7ei Cent. Cone. DA...1 Acct. ide a 78 a b pH' Cent. si l l zII4I Cent. Red. B.s 1331 4pa Cunt. 1014) PRICES OF FOREIGN Bret Man Bon& by alhi:tan Bends 22 41oloattuan Ronda 25 Uater !SW*. :122J) 271 7 f 7 di 7* Ditt.) Acct. 2 4 Si 7 i lita.lnsla Honda (itt4t) L 2 2 6 Ditto Acct. ti 2 Froncit Itentse3 pet Cent. /Vit. Zf./Se. Greek ItunAti COOS, 11 lG II Ll.tatirutla Loads COMM Or XXCIL An•t•-rdans .. . ..... ....Mr 12 91 'Nita at vglit " ......... .. IS 0 Itatterdank .'• ..... .., ..1 ti. 12 10 Antsv•rp . .. l2 10 namborgb ...... ......A.V. W II • .Ltuna . . . __ .24 U. se Pads. i imps' side • 70 PAN! • • 11:3;i1S:a ...... ....... 34f n Praaktort on Maidalfdt.lB . 166} rect.buspb. rble Vs.. 81 Vienna, directive 6 111. 10 28 T/iv.te . .do lO 2d ' • r- , 0.) ), , . . ) , . $ . i . . ..... s it. ( ... .. ~,,, 1111 . 4c0s ......., aarc•Lei i s &rents gib:mitre .••• ..... • . 45} PRrers OF SAM nit:o•Greleas lararillan ....... ...... 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Under the v./medal Patronage of his Most Gracious Majesty. In:t Evening. WEDNESDAY, July 5, the Amusements will cons. Theme with a GRAND CONCERT, In Two Acts, in the superb new Coa:art Rolm, at Half-plat Eight o'Clock. PT Invipal Vocal Performers—Mies Trade 'her second appearance', and Mita Love; Miss Posey, and Madame turner; Mr. Brahotn. Mr. sin. c.a!r„ and Signor De Regain r Mr. C. Taylor, Mr. Horavastir, Mr. Rohm ion, Mr. Tinney, and Master Bat ker. Leader of the Band, Signor Spagnolettl. Composer and Conductor. Air. H. R. Bishop. Er. Blackmare, the celebrated young American, whose engagements in Italy have hitherto prevented his appearance at the Gardens, having just wr...ed In England, will go through hi: astonishing Evolutions on the Rope. Poe interesting Billet, entitled L'IMTRIGUE DE VILLAGE, will Immediately follow the Ealdbition on the Slack Rope. Leader of the BRllli fur the Ballet, Mr. Rooke. 'Ph_ Entertainments will finish with a GRAND DISPLAY of FIRE WORKS. at the conclualon of which Mr. Blackmore wi.l make his trerlic Ascent on the Tight Rope, to the summit of the Tower, and Dowsed enveloped In Showers of Fire. Doors open at Seven o'Clock.—Cuocert Adenisstoo 4s. ParUcalars respecting Admission Cards fur the Evening, and Private Moses for the Season or Nightly, may be had upon application to Mr. Andrew*, Bookseller, Rand-street. Caution.—The Public will plea , e to take notice, that all Song Books offered fur see on the outside of the Gardens are spurious t and, at the !Selection varies every Evening, no Books but those sold int.lie the Gar • sten • ire to be depended upon. • a s The ANNUAL JUVENILE FETE will take place on SATCR. DA Y NEXT, the bib Instant. at Half gait Eight V 0 '-- .- - '<i± , ;. . . '. 11 .. ._-f..,.., . ,R. -)L, -, 14, --- • . - Z . :-.....`...---.' - ki r . : . 't o r s ':' _ . .. 1 / 4 . . '.; , 17: ~.., .... ' . ' 1 .7. 1 ,.. " T .?... . ; t. -- , ,-- , ~ . , . . , .:-'. 4 t 9kt o , ...4 , ...., L ., , , 7;r: s lo, kr,,,,, r.."• 11 . . ",",. ~-. • ' ,an...411p, * . , 'V.'', Thr.......... - . ., , ..... .-- 4 1 ,, .11,..... Cite Stittoh tireoo. NO TIME TO LOAN. EX THIRTY THOUSAND POUND NEXT TUESDAY WEEK, WREN ALL LOTTERIES END FOR EVER. The BRITISH Paw commenced publishing yestrimlay morcing at holf.mist live o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESD 11", Jut'' , s, 1826. By the accounts from Colombia in another part of one paper, it will he seen that the insurrection in that country la not of so serious a nature as has been imagined. It is not :an attempt to partition the territories of the Republic, • but merely to introduce a federative system into Colombia, far as regards Venezuela. The following facts, derived from an unquestionable source, may tend to diminish the gloom which has upon Colombian alfalfa, as it •shewc that the Government is disposed in every respect to a.t upon the most liberal principles. Government of Colombia, believing it more advantageous the Republic to open the navigation of its rivers and coasts, us well on the Atlantic as on the Pacific, to the pursuits of individual enterprise, has resolved not to grant any exclusive privileges there in ; and has instructed its Ministers to foreign nations to encou. rage the formation of companies for the navigation of those rivers a•id coasts. with a promise of the protection of that Government to 5,...ch schemes. The privilegefor the navigation of the river Ori nok-o, granted to Colonel Hamilton. of London, has been revoked, and the navigation of that great river now invites the enterprise of foreign capitalists to a country of gre,t extent and value. The r:gi , t of navigating unmolested, and with the sanction of the Co lombian Government, the extensive rivers of that portion of the globe, and the great commuce to which such a right must TWO'S' sully lead, are subjects of congratulation to the merchants of this and other countries, ■nd a new proof of the liberal spirit which is sir iy expanding itself in the South AllitriCall Itqubhcs." • The affairs of Colombia have now assumed a character which again renders them highly interesting, and the holders of Colombian Bonds must look for some time with •considerable anxiety to the news which may he expected from that quarter. The revolt of General Pa z, though it :does not tend precisely to the overthrow of the present Go vernment, is likely, notwithstanding, to occasion distur ba:ices which may be productive of very considerable dan ger, and will render impracticable all those plans which But 1% Al: is supposed to have formed for assisting the Buenos Ayreans against their Brazilian enemies. It is now a considerable time since we ina.rted in the /1,,t,,/, Press an article, in which we endeavoured to shew that the same causes which had produced international dis plaes in Europe, would produce the same effects in the Western hemisphere. While America had only to con tend with one enemy, she continued united, and directed aU her efforts against the great oldect of her kalousy ; but ►ince that enemy has ceased to annoy her, since common danger no longer united the different States in a COIIIIIIOII league, the snore immediate interests of the separate Go sernMents have naturally developed themselves, and have produced that culli•ion which we anticipated among the dif ferent members of the American family. It is thus that the sarious portions of Colombia have continued united hitherto, without attempting to separate ; but no sooner has the Spa nish power been completely overthrown in South America, than the States which compose that Republic .begin to perceive that they have other inWt'eats besides those which induced them to combine against Spain ; and although rivalship and private ambition have done much,' ru doubt, in bringing about the late events in Venezuela, we consider the whole of the ciroirostances to be convinc ing proofs of the accuracy of our views, with regard to the Probability of disputes about to take place in South Ame rica. At the same time, the very reaming Which led us form that opinion, must tend in a great degree to allay the alarm which might be excited bY any such distur bances. These events are not of a nature to produce any of those extensive revolutions in the state of these nations, to which we have been accustomed daring the last forty years. Their contests will now subside into a species of warfare similar to that which was usual in Europe before the French Revolution, which generally ter minated by leaving both parties equally enfeebled, and was productive of no result greater than the exchange of one petty district for another, or a slight extension, perhaps, of territory on the one side of a disputed frontier. The con test inColombia is domestic, and seems to have for its object rather the introduction of a federative system of govern ment than the distnem berment of the Colombian territories. The chief features of the dispute are not extremely dif- ,ferent from those which hare distinguished. the contest about Monte Video. In both cases the question is, whether a particular district shall continue under one Government, or he separated from it; and the causes of both are the some—the contending interests of large districts, which make them inclined to place themselves in a situation to maintain their particular interests, without being also dated with and influenced by other States, possessing other interests. In this state of things, u in all great changes, after the main objects have been accomplished, there are a variety of little points to be adjusted—a certain balance of advantages and disadvantages to be fixed—some thing to be accomplished, similar to those drainings which it is necessary to make, in order to carry off the water lodged in separate hollows after a flood—before things can be red to a tranquil and unembamisser! course ; and this may occasion trifling disputes, which may turn out o sitlerable length, but not of a nature to produce extensive iischief. The Republic of Colombia, as is obvious fr the statement which we published lately, is by no means in so flourishing a condition as some have fancied. Extravagant ideas have been entertained con cerning the prosperity of the South American States, and it is likely that facts will be necessary to correct these ideas; but a steady and sober view of their situation will tend as much to allay the eroundless alarms entertained on the subject, as it will be sure to dispel all romantic notions concerning their unfsounsfol affluence. We have received files of American Papers to the 9th of June, from which we have m/le severs: extgacta :—• % NEW Voa4, JUNE 3. Fn on [JAVAN NAH.—The ship arrived yesterday in 12 Allicd days from Havannah . Captain Zuill i ems us that the Spanish frigate Cassandra arrived there on the Bth inst. from St. Jagd de Cuba, with the munitions of war taken from the 74, lately arrived at the latter place from Cadiz. She was to join the squadron again. It was confidently reported that the Beet would then proceed to Carthagena, for the purpose of blockading that port. They wire Provisioned for a ten months cruise, and it was presumed their force was sufficient to effect that object. All was tranquil at Havannah, no fears whatever being enter. tinned of the Colombians, or of a revolution of any kind. Sugars were coming in plentifully, the crop having been very large and fine. It was supposed large quantities would lay over the summer, on account of the difficulty of negotiating bills and the consequent scarcity of money. Confidence in bills being In a great measure lost, rendered business very dull. The markets were overtuocked with all kinds of American produce. Havannah was uncommonly healthy, not a case of yellow fever having occurred among the shipping for the previous six months. The passergers in the Alfred state that no barges c weedby the Collector of Havannahwere cruising against the Ame ricans, nor were there any accounts of piratical depredati having j , been lately committed on the coast of Cuba. Kingston (Jamaica) papers have been received at Baltimore to the 12. h of May. Advice's had been received at Kingston from Carthagens. stating that distress prevailed at that place. The Spanish squadron which had bean concentrating at St. Jago de Cuba, was expected momently at Kingston. .. NEW YORE Jews 5 Chili advices to the Ist of March were reCeit:ietlatßltinore — on Thursday, by the ship Geoeral Hand, Willi Jaya, from Valparaiso. The courtly was generally tranquil, and no event of political im portance had titian place since the capture of Chant and its annex ation to the republic. The accounts respecting the markets on the coast of the Pat•ific were confirmatory of those already received, and the little doing in commercial matters is attributed to the influx of American and British shipping. The Cahawba Pieta of the 13.11 ult. gives the following partici,- bra of the destruction by fire of the steam-boat Alabama:—While lying at Vernon, Antauga county, this vessel caught lire on Mon day last, before day, and burnt to the water's edge. The progress of the flames was so rapid, and the apprehension of a quantity of gunpowder on board so great, that the passengers and most of her crew retreated is the shore with precipiration, without saving any thing of consequence. The explosion gave, it is true, facility to the fire, but cannot be considered as preventing its extinguishment; the fore part of the boat being a sheet of Hanle when the disaster was discovered. A negro fireman perished on board. The freight for Vernon had been landed. The goods destroyed are estimated at nine thousand dollars; and we have not heard whether an in surance bad been effected on them or on the boat. The fire is sup_ posed to have been accidentally communicated from the furnace to •he adjoining timbers. The Alabaina alas a fine stout vessel, built last winter for the express purpose of navigating our river ; and owned by John Duncan, jun. of Mobile, the Messts. Guff, near Selma, and the master, Captain Hayden. The Roxburgh Castle, China ship, Captain Denny, width ar rived at Quebec on the Uth instant, when six weeks out on her coy age from Plymouth to Canton, in July last, about three degrees from the Line, fell in with a large French slave schooner, l'Elean ore, having nearly 150 slaves on board. The poor creatures shut up in the hold with the hatches closed were manacled two by two, and the scene they presented to the officers of the Roxburgh Castle when on hoard, is related, says the Quebec Gazette, as the most heart-rentting and offensive. lite schooner carried four guns ; her complement of men had been reduced by sickness to ten, and it was with a view of obtaining medical assistance that her cargo became known on board of the Roxburgh Castle. The Ebanote was car ried by Captain Denny into Sierra Leone. One of the abuses, a boy, managed to conceal himself in the Roxburgh Castle, and is now on board. MONTREAL. MAY 27. SINGULAR.—OR Thursday last as the meant-boat Hercules was coining into this harbour, having the brig Anie:hyst and three schooners laden with tea. iii tow, the brig tired a gun, opposite the Masonic Hotel, upon which, the body of Mr. laanoine's son, who was drowned on Friday last, suddenly rose to the surface and floated likes piece of wood, until it was taken up and carried to the distressed parents. We have frequently before heard, that when a gun is discharged immediately over the place where a drowned body was lying, that it produced the effect above mentioned, but we cannot account for the absolute cause, although we have been told of many reasons why it is so. Picts' vs.—The schooner Colonel George, Armstead, arrived at Charleston on the 30th ult. in four days from Alatanzas. Several pirates were to windward of Matanzas. The boats of the United States schooner Grampus has gone in pursuit of them. Funat NASSAU.—An arrival at Baltimore brings Nassau papers to the 20th ult. One of the 13111 contains the following:—fly an arrival from Key West, we learn that all Bahama vessels have been ordered ofd' from the coast of Florida, and will not be pemlitted in tuture to fish or turtle there. This order was promulgated by it• Revenue vessel that had arrived from the Northward—:a. A ugus. tine or Charleston; and it was said to be in consequence of this port having been closed against American trade, which wisameasure, so far as we 4now, st• 11 continues in 4itee ; the good effects of which will not be seen until the meeting tif the Legislature, towards the end of the year, when the Treatturer's account of the year's reve nue is seen ; and when, probably, it may be found again neces sary to lay a tax on colonial salaries, in which cue the Custom. house will have the laugh against the former, as no tax can be laid on the latter, who are authorised to help themselves first out of the revenue. 31AX ll:mission OF SLAVES.—The Society of Friends in North Carolina, at their annual meeting in autumn last, formed an agree ment to liberate and send out - of the COUtal y all the slaves in their pessessinn who might wish to accept of freedom on the condition of leaving the States. Since that time the project has been pursued with such industry, that arrangements have already been made for the manuniksion and removal of about 540 persons. These will leave behind them, in the hands of the Society, only a few indivi duals whale feelings bind them to the country in which their hus band., wives, or children, are owned by masters that no induce. ments they can otter will prevail upon them to Nell. One hundred and twenty are about to embark for Hayti in a vessel from Baltimore; 316 are going to the colony in Africa; and about 100 in waggons to 011iJ or Indiana, all at the expense of the Society. Beside these. the Society have already sent 64 coloured persons to (limbo, and to to Africa. • Baanrx.—The situation of Brazil at the present moment is, on several account., very singular, and, we imagine, no less cri tical. Dimly holding out, at 31ontevideo, the defence of a fortress winch is the loot point she poss. saes in the cunt province she has so lately lost; her floes, which wan her chief dependence, not only disgraced, but thrtaiened with defeat by the expected Chills!) squadron; her extensive western frontier entirely open to the en trance of republican form, a large part of her population disgusted w i t h the Empero►, and excited by the examples around them ? showing symptoms of rebellion occasionally, and apparently wait ing with anxiety for some great revolutionary project, which there is reason to presume will not be long in maturing—such is the THE BRITISH PRESS. sitoatien of the cometry with regard to its Monarch and its neigh. hours and the danger to which the present Government Is ex 4)sed if greatly increased by the demise of the Crown of Portugal. n present circumstances it can hardly be supposed that Don Pedro will pr e f er Ri o J ane i ro to Li s b on ; an d w h o can su pp or t his authority in his absence ? England will endeavour to preserve peace, bur she cannot heartily diarelish nor long prevent a funds. mental change in the Government. The following remarks respecting our commercial regu lations are extracted from an American Paper, ■nd deserve some attention, as it is certain that there are many restraints upon commerce, besides those arising from taxation, which an enlightened Government, if the complaints be well founded, will hasten to remove. BRITISH COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS. In • ennversatinn, says the editor of the Commercial Chronicle, with Captain Geraghty, of the ship Cumberland, ar. rived at Baltimore s few days since from Belfast, he complained of certain regulations which have been adopted at the British Custom Nooses since the bth of January last. It appears, that the law by which those regulations are justified, passed a few years since, tut has been suspended in its operation until the period mentioned above. oil • • his arrival at Belfast he was compelled to 13nd his provisions and store them in the public warehouses until bin vessel cleared out and wan ready for sea. The consequence of thin was, that although he had plenty of provisions, he WWI eonipellc.l to purchase all that wire consumed by his crew while in port, to the injury and loss of his owners. The other regulation of which he complains, is one which compels all vessels having on hoard more than eit persons, including pas aengers and crew, to engage a regular-bred physician, before they are permitted to clear out at the custom-house; he was obliged to ttnnloy one at a very heavy expense. They are so rigid as to re quii e that the physician shall have a diploma both as surgeon and doctor of medicine. This regulation is one which bears particu larly hard upon passenger vessels, and in our opinion merits the attention of our Government, as Americon shipping are almost ex clusively engaged in this trade. However convenient it may be fur the Brit's!' Government to thus find situations for their newly-ma. nutactured doctors, we question the propriety of submitting to the imposition. If humanity requires that physicians should he pro vidt-d for passenger-vessels, such a regulation should emanate from our Government, at, if employment is to be thus afforded to young men of the medical profession. those who are educated at our own institutions are entitled to a preference, and should receive it. The letter of the British Consul at New York, which we subjoin, and the facts connected with it which we are about to state, exhibit the character of the American Go vernment and people under so pleasing a light, and are, at the same time, so honourable to the character of our nation as represented by Mr. Bt:c asAw, that nothing but the ingratitude displayed by a countryman of ours in his con duct to his American benefactor, detracts from the un mixed satisfaction which we feel in communicating the letter to the public. Two or three such circumstances would do more to destroy national animosities between the two countries than thousands of articles in reviews and newspapers. The ship Isaac Hicks, Captain 11101 SON, Which arrived at New York the 21st May, on the night of the 18th of April, in long. 20, fell in with and took off the captain and crew of the English brig Skipsey, which sunk a few minutes afterwards, and only one barrel of pork and two bags of bread were saved from the wreck. During the twenty-four days the unfortunate crew were on board. the Isaac Hicks, they were treated by Captain Morsos with all the hospitality in his power; the officers lived with him in the cabin, and berths were built in the steerage for the crew, to the annoyance of the passengers, and they were fed with the same pro visions as his own crew. After they had been on board two days, Captain Moisost deemed it proper to place them on the watches, and gave orders to that effect. Three of the crew refused to obey, and made use of insolent lan guage to Captain . MOlSON and his officers. After impor tuning them three (lays to go to work, two of them went to their duty--the third continued refractory, and insulted the officers daily. In order to preserve good order and discipline, Captain MoisoN found it necessary to chastise this man, and had him punished-1S stripes with a hand lead line. For this act Captain Iklorsoiv was brought before the Marine Court of New York and sentenced to pay a fine of So dollars. The British Consul cock care. however, that his conduct should not meet with so base a reward. Ile tonsmitted to him the following letter, and we are confidant that no Englishman will say he di] wrong. BRITISH CONSULATE. NEW Yon K. JUNE 5, 1826. - - . St rt—T regret that you should have met so ungrateful a return for your successful Ind huntsne efforts in saving the lives of the master and crew of the British brig Skipsey—your generous con duct in not requiring remuneratim fur the support you afforded the crew so long on board your ship, as also the terms in which Captain Reid spoke to me of yol.r uniform sympathy and kiadness, demand from me this public-expression of my thanks. The fine and costs to which you have been subjected by the un grateful and scandalous conduct of one of the crew, whose life you saved, I feel it my duty to discharge, assuring you of the just feel ings of respect your conduct calls forth. I remain, Sir, your obedi ent servant, JAMES BUCHANAN. Mr. Win. Moison, Captain of the Isaac Hicks, of New York. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. There was a slight improvement in the 111 on e y Market this morn ing, and Consuls left off at 7l', which was an increase of price from the commencement of business, to the amount of the fraction; the first bargains having been done at 78, and there was by no means that languor about the Market to-day that was apparent yes terday. Three per Cents. Reduced were 771 ; India Bonds 9 s . Os. pm. ; and Exchequer Bills 7s. Bs. pm. The New Scrip was at par to pm. South American Stocks were more stea!y to-day ; Colombian 27 to 271 ; Mexican 41 ; Russian 70 to 784 ; Greek 104 to 11. Shares were offered on lower terms, but there is little or no business doing. Berlin Papers to ;he 22d ult. arrived this morning. They arc filled with glOomy speculations on the statelal the money and mer cantile markets. New South Wares Papers to the sth February have also been received. General Darling, she new Governor, appears to be re ceived with great respect ; in an address of congratulation on his arrival by the colada's, they advert to the state of the country, and assert that the Government of England has been misled b► the re ports frosts toe Commksionent of Inquiry. His E4cellency's answer is cautious; he assures them that all mattets respecting the colony will meet with his immediate attention. The weather has been'tireadful ; the rains have occasioned the overflowing of all the rivers. These Papers contain much domestic inte!ligence. The Bank was thriving and was giving a great impetus to trade. We have received Lima Papers to the sth of March. A reply is given by the Liberator to an Wrap from the citizens of the Re public Bolivar (called after him), in which he expresses his hope that the diflerences between Brazil and the new States will be amicably adjusted. In these Papas is a most flattering report of the Mines of Chile. It is stated that one rich vein which had lit en discovered yielded silver in twenty clays equal to half a million of dollars. This is probably the report of the mine near Coquimbo, of which we had formerly heard: By Virginia Papers to the Ist ult. it appears that the Report by the Committee of Congress, on domestic and foreign spirit•, re. commends additional duties. These papers complain that the Post-oltice officers have opened letters addressed to many private individuals, and especially a correspondence with Mr. Randolph, at the desire of the American Government. This charge we should be very reluctant to believe. AMERICAN appears that the imForts into the United States, from Sept. 30, MI, to Sept. 30, 1825, amounted to 96,340,075 dollars; of these 91,902,512 doh , . were in American vessels, and hut 1,137,563 dohs. in fo reign vessels. The amount of exports during the same period was 99,535,38 w dols.; of this amount 66,944,745 dols. were domestic articles, and 32,590,9 IS dols. foreign. During the Lune period the amount of tonnage which en tered into and departed from the United States stood thus —Entered, American, 880.754, departed 960,366; en tered, foreign, 92,947, departed 95,080; of foreign ton nage 61,900 were owned by the British. PARTIES. Paiv taw E 'll GRAND BALL AND SUlPtill.—The Princess Fasterhasy gave a grand ball and supper on Monday evening, at her resi dence in Chandos street, Cavendish.square. The ~plelidid suite of draw. Ing-rooms were fitted up with unique taste, and were most brilliantly Illuminated. The ball commenced about half-past ten o'clock. The sup per was announced soon idler two o'clock it was prepared In the three grand dining parlour., and consisted of every delicacy. The fruits and wines were set the choicest description. It was past tire yesterday morn ing before the ball finished. There were present nearly AM of the hatit ton, including all the remaining and distinguished In town, among whom were—Prince arid Princess Poßenne, and must of the other Foreign Am. basaadors and their Ladies; the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Dowager Duchess of Leeds ; the Duke and Duchess of Portland, and the Ladies ilentinck ; the Duke of Grafton and r thF !duties Fitrroy ; the Mar quis, Marchioness, end Dowager Marchlon4SW dl Salisbury ; the Marquis ■nd Marchioness of Winchester; the Marquis and Marchioness of Huntly; the Marquise* of Hertford, Thelitield. Graham, and Carmarthen ; the Mar :veil; i ti l ie ltf }: azh a io n n d tmo u f . Londonderry; d o o r njdeerryy; the te Countess l: ai d ur c irrit n rrEn s • o lor ß d ia a n n a d Lady Ttillomore; Lord and Lady Willi a m lientinck ; Lord and Lady Ba vetotworth ; Mrs. and the Misses Johnson , Mr. Stapleton; 31 . H. and E. Montague, &c. The Duke of Bedford had a distlnguised patty, at dinner yesterday, at his house In St. James's-square. The Marquis of Salisbury entertained n distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his itoiote in Hanoverssquare. Lord Berwick had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Bryansten. square. Lady Eleanor Lowther entertained a large party of fashionable', on Monday evening, at her house In Bruton-street, Re.iseley-agnare. The . LadieftEitrpatrick gave an elegant ball and sapper yesterday even ing, at their house In Grosvenor•place, which woo rely fashionably attended. - `:.2P f i • FA MOVEMENTA. The'F.►rl and C,untess of Sefton and the Ladles Molynenz left town yesterday, for their veld, Stoke Farm, Berks. The Countess of Dartmouth left town yesterday, for ber seat at Blackheath. The Honourable Thomas Grenville left town yesterday, for Dropinore. Sir Robert Buxton, Bart. left town yesterday, fur Ida seat, Shadwell Lodge, Norfolk. F. NIMIIIII, Esti, has left town, for his neat, near Colchester. R. B. Philipps. Esq., M.P. has arrived at his house its spring-gardens, from his seat, Melon Castle, Wales. 7'o THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. London Coffee-House, July 4, IRA Stn,—Allow me, through the medium of your highly respectable Journal, which has. I am informed, an ex tensive circulation among the members of tha legal pro fession, to inquire, by what lawful authority it is that the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery is em powered to demand of suitors and other persons, to whom he is directed to pay money by an order of the Court, to produce reeeipta from the Legacy Office, sheaving that the duty in respect of their annuities of other legacies has been discharged, before he will pay them the sums of money to which, under such orders, they are entitled? I cannot conceive upon what constitutional principle the Court of Chancery, to which the subjects of this country resort for equity between man and man, is thus converted into an engine for enforcing the payment of one of the most odious taxis in the whole history of finance; and I have asked every professional gentleman, whom I have the honour of knowing, both in town and country, by what statute law the Accountant• General is made to wring taxes from the poor annuitants, who receive their tnoney out of his office ; for it is upon them that the re gulation in question falls with peculiar severity. My own case is an instance in point. About six years ago the will of a relation gave tome, and to three others also nearly connected with him, a small annuity each, with benefit of survivorship. Upon this the duty was paid by the executors, before they transferred the funds belonging to the deceased into the hands of the Accountant-General. But a short time since the death of one of the annuitants has increased the annual amount payable to the others in a small sum ; and this aldition, I am informed, will be treated as a further annuity, and as subject to duty accord ingly. To this, since the Legislature has so enacted, I do not mean to object; but I cannot help thinking that the course which it is said the Accountant will pursue in the matter, is very oppressive and unconstitutional. The July dividends will soon be payable, and if my co annuitant hail been still alive, I should have received the half-yearly payment in respect of my annuity, as it stood before her death, without difficulty or question ; hut the Accountant-General will now, my solicitor tells me, re quire, before he pays even that upon which the duty has already been paid, insist upon my producing a receipt for the duty in respect of the additional annuity, to which I become entitled in consequence of her death ; though, as she has been dead only a quarter of a year, I shall not re ceive, by several pounds, so much as the duty will amount to, and the Comptroller of the legacy-duty would not re quire me to pay the duty, if I were to receive the ita creased annuity in the ordinary way from the executors, till the whole first year's increase had become payable. I do not blame the Accountant-G.•neral personally, of course ; but I must say, the operation of the rules of his office is extremely hard upon suitors, exacting, as they compel him to do, from the annuitant, or other lega tees, the production of a receipt for the legacy-duty before he will pay them any part of their legacies, when it may very probably so happen that they must borrow the money for the purpose ; and I hope some of your readers who are in the law, will have the goodness to take the point into their consideration, and favour the public, through your paper, with the result of their inquiries as to the means by which an officer of a Court of Equity is authorized to enforce by anticipation the payment of a tax so oppressive as the Legacy Duty, under circumstances which hear so severely on the legatee. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, Ruslicvs. The Duke of York continued better yesterday. His Royal Highness took an airing, as usual, on Monday after noon, in his carriage. The Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Augusta, visited their Royal Brother yesterday. The Duke of Wellington transacted business at the Fo reign -office. yesterday. Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning, at his Office in Downing-street. The following is an extract of a letter from Caracas, dated May 14:— Before this reaches you, you will probably have heard of a po liticg eruption which has recently taken place. Venezuela has de clared herself independent of the General Government, or rather elainte the right of enacting her own provincial I tws, and of govern ing and directing her provincial finances and judiciary, regsrdless of the Supreme Executive Government of Bogota, but remaining at the same time one of the States of the Republic, enjoying the pri vilege of provincial legislation. If this is the true intention of this rupture, I think it not an unreasonable dtmand. All this has ori ginated since the suspension of General Paez front the common I of t't'sdep r ment. When he was on the eve of (limiting for logo a, to defend Ilia conduct before the :-enate, the troops became ac quainted with the circumstance ; the otlic:rs could not restrain them ; they threw away their arms; the afters threw away their swords ; the eohliers demanded their General; declared a determina tion not to serve under General Escalon ; in short, Valencia he !tame a scene of confusion and uproar. The Cabikto assembled, and General Paez was reinstated in his command. The moment he appeared amorg his troops, they returred quietly to their duty ; only three or four persons were murdered. This led to a declara tion of independent e, the final result of which is concealed in the somb of time. General Paez is expected here to-day. Ido not know whether he brings troops or not. General Mario() came in a few days since with a small body of cavalry from the plains. Ile was met and escorted into town by the mem bers of the Cabildo, or some of them, and by a number of pri vate eitizena. They entered the city about weven o'cleck in the evening, with some degree of noise, crying " Vies Bolivar ! Viva Paez! I'iva Marino ! Viva Venezuela!"--the old cry of "Viva Colombia, viva la Petrie," appeared to be ectrely forgotten. Such now is the state of things here, though I scarcely ever knew Caracas so perfectly tranquil,...No excesses have been committed by the soldiers here, nor have I heard of any murders except those in Valencia. One of our papers contains the address of General Santander to the people of Colombia, or. his retiring from the Vice Presidency. The principal argument used by the General for this act is. the danger to liberty resulting front the pralorged con tinuance in power,of one man,and that a military man.' "—Gazette. - - Extract of a letter from (7uracoa, dated May 11:—" We have had accounts from Laguayra, that the country is in a state of revolution, under General Parr, or the opposition party. lam in formed that he was lately ordered to Bogota, to answer some charges made against hint ; that he assembled his troops and informed them of the order, and in answer they declared for Independence of the Government at Bogota. and establishment of laws independent as a sovereign state. without being compelled to refer to Bogota on every trivial occesion. Valencia submitted, declaring for nide. pendence under ltolivar, and Para then commenced his trarch upon Cameras with.2ooll men. This news reached this place four days ago by a Government Dutch vessel. An embargo being laid iti Laguira and Perto Cabello, we hav,: heard nothing COLOMBIA. 'From El Cuknnbiono of May 10.1 C•RACCAS, MAY 10. We have received advice. from Bogota, dated 10th April. Froin the Goerla de Colombia of the 9th, we; have: extracted the ire. portant law respecting the new organization of our Custom House regUlzt ions, and we congratulate the country on this inroad on lot i established prejudices, and all the obsturity and chicanery of Spa. nish - - The Congress determined, in its sittings of the 17th March, that all Military and Civil Servants of the Republic, Archbishops s o d A ishops, Prebends, Curates, &c. having seats in Congress, shall not be entitled in future to other emoluments than those which they may derive from their respective professions, or from their sal*. ries as Members of Congress ; but in no case will they be allowed both. A law has also passed the Congress permitting the continuant, of the Senator and (lene►al in Chief, Antonio Jose de Sucre. in the Republic of Bolivar. during the pleasure of the Colombian Go. vemment. Another law has also been sanctioned, having for Its object the opening two roads from Quito to the coast of the Pacific, one of them to the Bay of Caraccas, and the other to Esmeralda& The Congress has also determined that the sittings of the Superior Court of Justice of the Department of Zulus shall be held in the city of Merida. Colonel Diego Vallenilla is named Intendant of Orinoco, and Colonel Jose Maria Ortega, Commander in Chief of Condinamare s . The Executive has admitted the renunciatiors of Sr. Francisco Mande, Sebastian Orellana. and Vicente Canino, who were nomi nated, in a former Gazette, Ministers of the Superior Court of Jas. rice of Orinoco. We have received Panama papers of the sth of February, and those of Carthagena of the fish of .larch. The former make no mention of the approaching Congress, nor of the arrival of General Bolivar in the Isthmus. We understand, however, that let:ers of a later date from his Excellency are in town, dated Lima, and stating that he should repair forthwith to Panama, and thence to Bogota. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Galatea anchored off La Auer ' lost week, having on board Mr. Alexander Cockburn, Minista Plenipotentiary from the British Government to our Republic. rile. C. , ckburn continued his voyage to Carthagena on Saturday, fiom whence we understand he designs procecdmg to Bogota by the river Magdalena. By the sante opportunity arrived Mr. Da,. kin., on his route to Panama, whither he proceeds ass Commis. sioner of the British Government, to be pres.at at a meeting of the General Congress. LA GITATIA. MAT Li, Annexed I give you • statement of our market at this date. Mt dutteaon Beef and Pork have been taken off for the space of tilt mon-ha from 26th ultimo. Flour, 12 dollars a 12 1-2 per barrel ; Cheese. 18 a 20 per 1001 b .; Lard, 17 do.; Beet, 16 per barrel ; Pork. 16 do. ; Codfish, 4 a per box ; Mould Candles, 10's, 2.7 p. per 100 ; 18 s per 100 lbs.; Butter (yell ow on l y ) 18 per keg; Rice, 6 p er 100 lb ' ; Soap, 2 37.1-2 per box. Exports—Coffee on board 14 &Pars a 14 50-100 ; Indigo . 237 1-2 100 per lb. ; Hides, 16 a 17 per 100 lba ; Coco., 27 a 28 pct fan. INSURRECTION IN COLOMBIA. BOSTON, Juwr 3. The further intelligence we have been looking 'Of from Venezuela for several drys, has at length been furnished by an arrival at Baltimore; and we are glad to find that the objects as well as the effects of the late insurrection are not so bad as some fuund yea , son to apprthend. The discontent was among the troops at Va lencia, from the command of' which General Paez had just been removed, in ereer to ne rt I is accusat ons at Bogota ; and it is also due to him to state, that he was restored to his office by the public authorities before he resumed his station. It further ap. pears, that there is no Spanish spirit in this movement : the rein. lutioniats only wishing to make Venezuela a state subject to the national Congress. The schooner, Ella, Sayward, has arrived at Baltimore, in 15 days from Lagitira, bringing letters and papers to the 15th May. 'l' ney furnish a confirmation of the news published in our Ism paper from that quarter.—We copy from the Baltimore Gazette the following articles:— Venezuela is in an unsettled state, owing to a revolt of the di. vision of the army under Generals Paez and 3latitio, which originated in an order issued by the Colombian Government, For General Paez to repair to Bogota. to answer certain allegations pre. (erred against him. On this being made known to the army, of which he is the Cotrnander-in.chief for that province, they urged the General to resist, asserting that that district had been bur. tinned with an 'over-proportion of the public taxes, &c. Pats hating the whole military force at his command, and being popular with them, issued his proclamation, announcing the inde , pendenee of Venezuela. Ile was in Cumana, and was expected every day at Laguayra. The Governor of Porto Cabello declined joining the enterprize, and an officer of the army was put in his place. The garrison of Lagnatra followed the lead, Ray 200 men. In the mealtime the rebels l•ad levied a contribution on the city of Caracas of 50,0011 dollars, to be paid forthwith, or they would come and collect it. They draw on the Custom House for present et. penaes. It always has been a favourite maxim with Bolivar. that the State Governments of Colombia should be completely amalgamated in that of the general Government, and as this opinion has been formed from a perfect knowledge :f the nature of the confederacies, it is not likely it will be quietly relinquished in consequence of the rev..lt of General Paez.—The early arrival of Bolivar in the Re. public will be looked for with intense anxiety by the friends of order ; and it is deeply to be It merited that af.er all the toils ard dangers which he has encountered, in the cause of liberty, any cir cumstance should occur to mar the happiness of his return. ANOTHER INSURRECTIO.V IN AMERICA. A Vera Cruz Paper of the 20th of April, received at New Orleans, ontains en account of an insurrection which broke out on the 26th of January in the city of Alsjuela, province of Costo Rico, Central America. The revolt was made in the name of the King of Spain, and caused much einem among the Republicans, on account of the rapidity with which it spread among the Indians. The leader was Jose Zamora, • Lieutenant-Colonel, who reached the province of Gusto Rico (rent Colombia. Zamora was seven days at the head of the rebels before he was taken; and such was the dread he inspirtd. that the Republicans shot him twelve hours after he fell into their hands, which was on Vie tith of February. Several other prisoners were taken, and condemned to the mines. BRAZILIAN CONSTITUTION. [Continued.] CHAPTER V. OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL% OP THE PRO. VINCES, AND THEIR PRIVILEGES. 71. The Constitution recogniz.s a-d guarantees to every ci:izen the right of taking part in those affairs of his province winch ilium diately concern his own interest. 72. fhis right shall be exercised by a Chamber of the district, and by the Councils, which, under the title of Council. General of the Province, may be established where the capital of the empire is not. 73. Each Council-General shall co.isist of twenty-one members in those provinces which are most thickly ii , habited, such as Pars, Maranhant, Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia, 31inas-Geraes, Sr. Paul, and Rio Grand of the South ; anti in the others of twelve members. 71. The elections shall take place at the same time and in the same manner as those of the representatives of the nation, and for the period of each legislature. 75. The necessary qualities to be members of these Councils are to be, 25 years of age, to be honest, and have a certain sub sistence. 76. The men•b:rs of the Council shall meet in the capital of the province. The brat preparatory aiding shall be devoted to the no mination of a President, Vice.Pre.ident, Secretary, and off,eri chosen for the s hole time of the Sessions. and to the examinatioa of the correctness of the election of each of its members. 77. There shall be a Session of two moths every year, which shall be prorogued, however, after one month, if the majority of the Council so decide. 78. In order to hold a deliberation, it will be necessary that more then one-half the members he present. 79. The Governor of the province, the Secretary, and Military Commander, cannot be elected 31embers of the Council. l;0. The Governor of the province shall assist at the installation of the Council-General, which shall take place the Ist of Decem ber. lle shall take his seat on the right of the President of the Council, and on the same bench. The Governor of the prattler shall make a speech to the Council, and shall give an account or the stile of public affairs, and the measures of improvement ne cessary to the provinces. 81. The principal objects of the Council shall be the discussion and deliberation of the most interesting affairs of the province. They shall present particular projects suitable to its localities and wants. 82. Matters commenced in the Chambers shall be officially sent to the Secretary of the Council, when they shall be discussed with open doors, as well as those originating in the Council themselves. Resolutions shall be taken from an absolute plurality of the I suffrages of the Members present. 83. No projects shall be discussed In the Councils relating to the following matters :-1. The general interests of the nation. 2. The business of one province with another. 3. The taxes, the , prerogative of which is with the Jurisdiction of the Chamber o f Deputies only. (See Art. 311.) 4. The execution of laws. They may, however, address representations on this subject, duly con sidered, to the General Assembly and Executive Power united. 84. The resolutions of the Council-General of the provinces shall b e sent directly to the Executive, tarous, , h the Governor of the province. 83. If the General Assembly should be met at this time, they shall be sent there immediate ly by the 31inistt rof State, w' oat business it shall properly be, to be proposed under the form rf a project of law, and to obtain the approbation of the Assembly for a separate discussion iii each Chamber. ' the Assembly has rut yet mc:, the Emperor may raceme