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! it It 'f~' I I P I ! LISBON 'PAPERS. Gazettes to the Sttit ult. reached us vestcrday. They ustitinueto publish numerous Addresses of Coups tulition to the Princess Regent, upon the Establishment of a Constitutional Government. The health of her Royal •llighneu, it is announced in a bulletin front Cintra, has been dampletele re-estsblished. We find in these l'apers Eb• following Decree:— OFFICIAL. I.MION, SEPT. 2 4 Considering that Ili disposed persons have latterly endeavoured to d slarb the tranqui.lity of the capital, and grossly to deceive the tosnant and unthinking, by the false, seditious, and inflammatory accounts which they spread :Mead, by means of blind persons and born. who go about the streets selling . periodicals and printed papers, whom they cause to cry what is intact suitable to their wit k d intentions, and to announce false and alarming tuns, which ars nOt to be found in the printed papers which they . sell. carrying their bolting= to the criminal excess of spreading in this manner the n ost ate&cious calumnies against persons of the highest rank, to whom they attribute acts and documents contrary to the fidelity erli'cis we all owe to oar legitimate King, my august brother, Pon Pedro IV., and still more contrary to the pure sentiment of honour a al probity which always animated all the august members of the Royal Family of Portugal, to put a stop at once to such serious evils. rodto prevent the responsibility of the editors, authors. printers, and ✓ets of such printed papers from being in this manner evaded, I vssisiorially miler, in the King's name, as follows : i. persons shall cry newspapers, periodicals, or any oilier ..::e3 papers, of any kind whatsoever, in tire squares, streets, or ay.? ether public places, without a license given to Lisbon by the Intendant• General of the Police. and in the zest of the kingdom by his delegates. 2. Such business shall he given only to persons of known pro. Wty, psmiessing real property or some commercial or manufacturing estai,lishment of their own. S. Those who shall he found crying printed papers, &c., in die streets, &e., without the license mentioned in Article I, shall be arre,ted, tried, and punished, as disturbers of the public tran. qudlitv. •. Those who hate such a license, but who shall abuse it. to anrounce alarming news, proclaim seditious papers, or publish caiumnies, or to give notices any way criminal, shall be arrested and kept in prison till it is seen that what they proclaim is con fr.-usable to the contents of the papers which they cry, and till the author or editor of the paper is given up, that he may answer for it. 'llse officers of justice and military patioles are ordered to arrest all those whom they find openly trangressing the regulations of this Decree. _ C. These regulations shall begin to be in force from the date of this Decree, which shall be posted up in the most public places, and snow:tatted to 511 the competent authorities. Signed by the INFANTA RECENT. Joss Assoxio Cluzaaszao. A juds, Sept. 22, isan. --- DUTCH AND HAMBURG!! PAPERS. HAARLEM. SE PT. 27. Prom the Batavia Journals to 27th May. it appears that the hos. td•Ces sill: continue. In expectation of the end of the rainy season, when the Netherland truops would be able to pursue their opera. Cons with MOM activity, they contented themselves with repulsing some bands of rebels which had advanced too far, and in this ser vice our troops were zealously supported by some of the native Prinera. It was hoped that the approaching dry season would l:see a tavourable effect on the health of the garrison of Djoejocarte. I Here follows the account already given of the storming of a beefing by the force under Major General Van Been, who re tamed to Bat,svia the 30th of April.] News lies also been received that the column in Banjoemaas ts . .der Lieutenant-Colonel Diell had surrounded the enemy, who w.:tlereti considerable love. The latest in the journal of 24th May J./ aat mention any but trifling operations of the Netherland troops. Major Eloret had gone front Djorjocarte to Pisangang, where the eeegny say begibning to collect again. In Probolingo the columns s i Magelang and Solo had caused the enemy great loss, and in Musser all was tranquil. With respect to the finances, M. Chasse, acting as Lieutenant- Covernor. In the absence of M. de Cock, Was announced that the poi a.l , gebas raised to one per cent. of the taxed value of the piece, iod in consequence of a decision of the Commissary-General, in order to Mamie the public revenue, there shall be levied, from the t •st of May, a duty of eight florins per pikol of Gambier imported be Netherland ships in Java and Madeira (Bantam excepted), std 12 dorms if Imported in foreign ships. Lastly. the Commissary-General has resolved to withdraw from cireciation the paper currency beaming interest, that the holders of Government bends (promisee) at 4 per cent. per month, and of obli. gations at per cent. per month. may give them to the Board of .I..narce„ and receive in return bills of exchange, in the Department o* Marine and Colonies in the Netherlands, at three mouths' sight, sett at the exchange of 102 cents. per florin. UrnrcHT,SErT.?M We are happy to hear that five young surgeons of this place arc {(ore to olFer their services at Groningen. The sickness at that place does r.ot diminish. By the last accounts there were 9.000 sick ; en that the number has increased, notwithstanding the many deaths that have :liken place in the interior. AMSTERDAM. SEPT. fn. The King has been to visit the Heider, and is now la this city. He as expected to return to the Hague by fire o'clock. Euhattge us' London—One month, 411. 6.; two months, .10. S. ST. PETEII93I'IOII, SEPT. 16. We have certain information that the Emperor and Empress, and other members of the Imperial fotniiy, will be here again hi the be gaming of next month. The Emperor has sent the following autograph rescript to Prince Wolkonsky, the early friend of the Emperor Alexander : During your lung and active career, our common benefactor, my beloved brother, the late Emperor Alexander, aliont whose per son vou were convantly employed, distinguished you by particular confidence, and by his friendly arrang,mients in your favour. To show you that I entertain the same sentiments in their Mil extent, and to give you a proof of my gratitude, to which you have such well-founded claims, I have isssigned you a pension of 50,000 ru bles un the revenue of the Appanage Department. Imu harpy to Oink that you will ace in this resolution a new proof how sincerely I acknowledge your useful services and your personal merit. Imu est: your well affected " NH:not-As." Moscow, SEPT. 3. A great many yams ladies are appointed Itdiea of honour to the Euiptesses ; among them are two niece of Prince Wolkonaky. On the 12th, in the evening, there was a splendid fete in the Tunic palace, on occasion of the coronation. The palace and gsrdens were splendidly illuminated. At eight the masquerade began. at which there were great numbers of Nobility of the first six classes, and the principal merchants. General Kutisow. (in seam of the Capital. did the honours of the fete, which was at the expense of the Government. A similar fete was given the day before yesterday, by the Russian and foreign merchants, In the Hotel at Count Iliaborodko. In Moscow there is a continned succession of entertainments. On the 13th there was a masquerade in the National Theare ; on the 1311 a ball at the Club of the Nobility ; on the lffth the merchants were to give a grand dinner; on the 17th a ball at the Duke of Ragusa's ; and the 19th, 21st, and al, balls at the Duke of De whishires, Prince .litssupof 's, and Countess ()doff'''. On the 2.lth there were to be all kinds of copular amusements ; and in conclu sion grand fire , works on the 25th. SEPT. 12. lienerhl Paskewi itch, with two divisions of infantry, and General lilovraisky, with 20,000 Cossacks, are ordered to the frontit is of Persia, there to receive further orders. Br his Nlsjesty's commands all soldiers wearing the honorary medal for twrnty years' faithful service have been asked whether they will continue to serve with triple pay or receive their honourable discharge, in ceder to accept besides their pension or a more comfortable situ.diub, on which tiny are to decide freely. STOEIIIIOI PI. SEPT. ID. M. St. Cleary, the English Secretary of Legation, who vet out a few dna ago for Turin, was overturned to his cartilage in East Clothland, and now has ill at a seat belonging to Croat Pim. SEPTEMBFR 22. . . _ _ _ ...._... His Msj<sry has given permission for the importation of hay and straw. duty free. Argus 1 11. reports now that M. St. George has not yet set out from this city for Turin. Two Russian ships of the lire and a frigate. from Archangel, have lately arrived is the Seend, to join the other squadron from 'Avesta& These ships have passed Copenhagen, ►teeting to the south. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Ha MIK Pt.II. SEPT. 29.—N0 I hat printed, bring Illichadmaa Day. Dow: on London at 2A Slonths, tinlney. srocultoi.m. SEPT. Lt.-Seventy-tire days, 12 32. BERLIN. ..1 rr. .20.—Three IHotitlia, 7 1.1.,;. RIC.A. SEPT. 13.—10 Lilt. VIPWW.t. r*.t.rl. 'N.—Three Months, 10 8 -.-11,7w1terch Papers 1117.40.4.0 2tl. The following is an extract of a private letter received y:sterday BIIVSSEII.II. SEPT. 29. _ ..... We have received here intelligence from itotayia up to the Stir Fraught by his :Majesty's frigate 31orie Itvigershergen, which had a very speedy voyage, having run from the :• , oraits of sur.da to the Channel in only 90 days. The news, however, is rot of great in:purtarce. The war conunued ; Dutch troops, in sm a ll detachments, attacking the insurgents. and the latter tieing, and to. appearing in other placer. In one of these rencontre, t h e m a j or _ lienerwl, yam Veen, was slightly wounded in the thigh. It was yesterday reported here that the Emperor of Austria was dangerously ill. and that serious fears were entertained i.e his life ; but the German Papers received this morning ,ay nothine about i t . l'her state, on tie contrary, that his lam•riel Maje,,ty, after la, arrival at %%rime., which was to take place on the,l,t, would, eat the liatuntsy following, review the troops in garrison st the revisal. . —. The A:atria,' °barmy quoted the price of mach* on 19th Sep tember—Metatilmte, 88 7.11; Bank Action*. 1.041. The lei of the Netherlands arrived last IVrdneaday at Am. so ardems. Nis Majesty mill •Iti bock at the Hague on the felt of Cnem. itight on Enslaves, blotw ma his brain* is of of the pada places of the mire, called the Wand Sables. ratess Harrisit per Cent. Cons. $0 793 Ditto Aert ktOi New 4 Der Cent. *Si Welts Ronde 31 32 pm STOCKS YESTERDAY. 1 El Bllls WOOL 15 16 put Ditto SOW. 167,1 m Ditto Small 17 16 psi Lottery Tickets 211 7.. PRICES O SHARES YESTERDAY. 1111111111. Share. Paid. ,pelo.Metlean ...... ....... elm R 1 47) 'Ss Colwyn* 4OO 1:5 IWdle Ara Milan 14111411 (run .. ..... ...... ..... . ........ • 100 Vit 2941$ Putt.% I.a Paz, and Peruvian Amor:lselin% Ueal del Moot. 4OO 41 , 0 Ditto New 4l/0 :AO 1110 die Tlnlpuralma...... ... ..... ... .......... LI tufted 31 vit. an ASSURANcit CeIe? AMT. Alliance Brlti..h and Foreign lOO 10 nal. ... • Provincial Bank of Ireland,.,,. .... .. ' '..-- ' I' ---1-Z- - - - -,P 4 t "---1- Sr.2 ,•. . . ..3 ,. ..%• - . , ‘`,... ,-.;./. ‘, N.... ? ...; . - -..•;,' 4 ` - `• •.•-• ~:itv- i ......-...... ..,..:.,.'" v.. ,4 - girr . ....„.. _____ -0- • , --,.........-• • - --- -Az., l, • Vie 13rttiOlt itireoo. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This Evening, TUESDAY, October 3, will be performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Southwell ; Mercutio, Mr. Hooper; Juliet. Mrs. W. West. After which the Romantic Drama of AEON HASSAN. Tbc Coliph, Mr. Dedfurdi Abon Ilasean, Mr. Horn; Zebouc, Mr. Harley. Ultima, Mine Graddon. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. To-morrow Evening, PrEDIaIEBI4Y, October ♦, will be perforated lb* Comedy of THE PROVOKED III'SDAND. Lord Townly, Mr. C. Kenable ; Sir-Francis tVrunghestel. Mr. Fawcett; •abpdre Richard. Mr. Meadows ; John Moody. Mr. Illanehard. Lady T ”vidy. Miss Chester; Lady Grace, Mrs. Fauclt ; Lady Wronghead, Mrs. Davenport ; Miss Jenny, Miss Junes. After which the Musical Entertainment of THE cAsTLI: OP SORRENTO. Rosin, Miss Caws, (her let appearance on any Stage . ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Thl. F:venlng, TUESDAY, October 3, will be presented the Operatic Drama of TIIE LIBERTINE. ...... Mtn Juan, 11r. T. P. Cooke Leperello, Mr. 0. Pensoo ; Zeriina, :an Paton. After which the Entertainment of THE sPOILED CHILD. Little Pickle. Miss Clara Fisher; Tar, Mr. Tayienre. To conclude with the Romance of PRE4VMPTION ; or, THE PAIL OP PRANILPHHTEIM. Frankenstein, Mr. Bakers ). Mr. T. P.Cookc The BRITISH PREIS commenced uublivhing yesterday morning at a quarter pot five o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1826. We have received the French Morning and Evening Papers of Eunday last. From the Ehtik.] MOSCOW, SEPT. 9. The Emperor has just remitted the punishments which have been adjudged by the Senate against the conspirators. Those who have been sent to Siberia are only to remain twenty years instead of life. The Emperor would probably have shown more leniency to them had it not been represented to him that the prisoners, on the, way to Yeradaw, had evinced a most unbending spirit, and had indulged in seditious songs while at the inns, that Pe much vitupe rated the people against them, that the guard was obliged to be doubled to prevent their being massacred. Prince Troubetskoi was among the worst. On the occasion of the coronation, the Emperor had ordered the freedom of those soldiers who had served twenty years in the Guards, or twenty-two years in the army. It is calculated that this will occasion a reduction in the army of about 30,f00 men. it is not intended at present to replace than. The fete to be given by Marshal Duc de Ragusa bus been pat. pored for three days, as well as the others, so that the fetes will not end till the 29th September. Yesterday evening there was a ball at Court. The company as sembled at seven o'clock in the evening, and did net depart till half-past eight in the miming. The only dance was that of the Polonaise, shich is merely a promenade. The Duke had the ha nour of dancing one Polonaise with the Empress, and another with the Grand Duchess Michael. The Khan's Kirguis and Circa'. sians were observed to be on a tribune in the saloon, with their suites. The Kirguis had with him his wife, and five other ladies of inferior rank. His lady had her face uncovered ; she is rather fair, her features are fine, but are altogether of the ( hinese cast. The company was very numerous, and remarkable for the splen dor and richness of their dresses. We have never seen such a profusion of diamonds. Madame De la Ferronais had the honour of walking a Polonaise with the Emperor. The Empress Mother did not assist at the ball, by reason of in. disposition. The Empress Regent is better than we could have ex pected amidst the fatigues of her continual peblic appearance. ifer illness is merely a nervous affection, and occasions no Inquietude to her august family. Dursot re, SEPT. 16. Some arrests have taken place among the students at the Univer sity of lielpsic !or illegal associations. The trade of this town Is in a state of the greatest stagnation. PARIS, SEPT. 30. The Mote, in a letter under the date of the 20th inst. from Vienna, informs us of the destruction of Constantinople, and of the death of the Sultan and his son. It will be recollected that it is more titan two months since the l'!ute nnnounce•.l the destruction of Constantinople, and it seems he will not have It doubted. It is very well fur such a paper as that ; bat for Morning Papers, who carefully repeat cur news of the 7th September, to effect to belir-ve the Pilule, is what we could hardly conceive, if we were not awt re that the object of the greater part of the Journals is to deceive the public. It is too evident that this letter is a fabrication, to require us to seek another motive for its insertim in two or three Journals. A courier from Constantinople, on account of the qua rantine at the Tour Rouge, took sixteen or seventeen days to reach Paris. Another courier arrived since in fifteen. The news received on the 20th September, at Vienna, ought in eonsequer ee to be the same as that of the 7th we received at Paris the day before yesterday. We have therefore given the contents of the letters from C'cnsttmtinople of that date. The fabrication of the Pitt* is therefore manifest. Wily, then, does the Aristurque of this morn ing sity—" It must be agreed dint this news has nothing in it improbable ?" [ From thejaaried des Debate.] LISBON, SEPT. 16. By our private correspondent we learn that the Princess Regent has just issued a decree containing instructions to the Com m;,_ sinners who have been appointed to re-organize the Civil and Crl. minal Courts of Law, in conformity with the principles established by the Constitutional Charter. This decree is followed by another, ordering the Secretary of State to arrange in chronological order all the laws, ordinances, decrees, and Instractions, which have been made from the Ist January, ICO3. It appears that the desertions frum the Tras-os-Montor are en. tirely at an end. Fro n the accounts received from various quarters there is reason to believe that the trade of counterfeiting money has been carried, of late years, to a very considerable extent. The little suspicion which people have entertained on this bead, since the renewal of our circulation, has been extremely favourable to the manufacturers of base money ; and there is some ground to think that they have been enabled, in consequence, to circulate large sums in different parts of the country. No one at present ever thinks of taking any precaution against this species of imposition ; and the business of the country is just as easily conducted with the base money as with the good. But though the evil has nut yet reached a length to threaten national danger, it may be well to check it in the bud, since, if carried on to any considerable length, it must undoubtedly end in depreciating the value of our silver, and, in fact, of ' all our currency. When base money abounds, the value of the good is uecessarily depreciated, because few who re ceive money have an opportunity of immediately ascertain ing its value by a decisive trial; and they are consequently placed in the same situation as the discounter of a bill, who THE BRITISH PRESS. calculates the probability of its being a good one, in order to determine the rate of his discount. This is so obvious, that it seems extraordinary how it could have been so much overlooked in the various views of the currency question. Gold can be submitted to a test which neither paper nor silver would, in general, undergo—the one, because no such test can be used in its case ; the other, because its value is too small, and its use too frequent, to admit of it. If one silver coin and one bank-note in ten were counter feit, and if only one gold coin in thirteen were so, it may be mathematically demonstrated that the value of gold, as compared with silver coin, would increase in the ratio of thirteen to ten, or twenty-six to twenty, the rate to which it rose i n the time of the war. In stating this, as in every other position which we advance, we are anxious to guard ourselves against the common error of speculators in politics--that of excluding all cir cumstances except their own favourite hypothesis from any consideration in tracing the origin of any particu lar event. In most moral, and even material effects, many causes concur. As many roots produce one stem — as many forces, acting in different directions, impel a body in one particular direction—as a centripetal no less than a centrifugal force is necessary to direct the motions of the heavenly bodies—so many causes concur in every political event, and it is the worst of charlatanism to endeavour to explain such an event on any single principle whatever. 'All that we-can do is to assure ourselves that those causes which we admit are true in themselves, since it is in ge neral impossible foe us to measure the extent of their agency in order to determine their sufficiency to explain the phenomena. Now it is undoubtedly true that the in crease of base money must increase the danger of being imposed upon in receiving good money ; and it follows of course that the value of any species of coin with which there is much risk of being deceived must he lowered in proportion to the risk which the receiver incurs. This can hardly need demonstration. It will therefore be highly important to discover some method of remedying this evil as early as possible, since it is much to be feared that the increase of this base coinage will throw us back in some degree into that state of depreciated currency which proved so distressing to the country on former oc casions. It is true that this effect has not hitherto mani fested itseltand it will probably not do so fora considerable period. Our aim is not by any means to shake the confidence of the public in our coinage, but to point attention to an evil which may increase,. and may produce by its increase ef fects the most injurious to this nation. We have some reason to think that even our gold coin has not entirely escaped the counterfeiters. There is no doubt, at all events, as to the practicability of debasing it in various ways ; and its value must be affected by it in some degree, though less in proportion than the other metals. But :t must be recol lected that a-sovereign with only one-eighth additional al loy would be more profitable to the coiner than a shilling entirely of base metal. It would almost seem that the in ferior metal is more eligible on that account, because, in the case of gold, the detection is more difficult, though this same difficulty of detection prevent: the coinage from being depreciated, by maintaining the confidence of the public in its favour. It would seem even that a larger description of silver coins and an extension of our silver currency would be advantageous, as the necessity of putting a greater quantity of alloy into the silver would render it more easy to detect it if the suspicions of the public were once roused. Our object it not to propose any specific measure, but to warn the public of this new danger: and, in doing so, to submit our views, as far as they go, to those who are best able to judge of the proper remedies. CITY. MONDAY EVENING. There has been but very little doing in the Consol Mar ket to-day. It was expected that an effort would have been made by the Bulls this morning for a lige, from the circumstance of having the advantage of the purchases of a leading broker to work upon, who bought considerably up to four o'clock on Saturday. This gentleman, however, did not resume his transactions this morning. and the infe rior Bats were intimidated. Consols opened at 801, went down to 60, and finally closed at the former quotation. There were some money sales as low as 794, but the cif: et was only momentary. Exchequer Bills are still heavy at Bs. 16s. prem.; and India Bonds retain • their quotation of 325. The Mexican dividend has been paying to-day, but in consequence of the n absence of the principal Jew brokers, from its being the first day of their holydays, there has been but little doing, and the quotations of transatlantic Securi ties can hardly be given beyond a nominal value. Mexican Bonds are at 601,,ez. the dividend of 30a. The Acosta packet ship, from New York, arrived in the Docks this morning, with 450,000 dollars on board, on account of the Messrs. BARING, and said to be in part payment of the Mexican dividend. It is reported that the specie in ques tion was embarked in the night as merchandise. Colombian Bonds are about the heaviest description of Security in the market, at 34 to 311. The Garet° de Colombia of the 24 July announces the appointment of Senor SANTOS MICHELE:NA as Consul-General to London, who is said to be empowered to arrange the financial matters with the Colombian creditors in England, What this arrangement is to be of course does not appear; but certainly, unless he brings the fund necessaty for the payment of the dividend, it can hardly by pos sibility be of a satisfactory nature. The same au thority intimates that Mr. llnierancr was to remain in London for the sole purpose of conducting affairs of diplo macy. It is also said that 100,000 dollars were on their way from Guayaquil to Carthagena, fcr the purpose of be ing forwarded to England in aid of the dividends, and that Mr: floszano's account of the receipts and expenditure under the Loan lend given entire satisfaction, and was to be published without delay. Chilian are at 34 to 34j, Greek at 131 to 14, land Spanish at 104, but nearly sta tionary at these quotations. The transactions in Mark-lane have been of rather an extended nature, particularly in Oats, which realize is. per quarter more than last week. Fine Wheat fully retains its price, but inferior samples are very heavy on hand. Best descriptions of Barley and Malt are from 40s. to 4. ; while inferior qualities do not realize more than from 355. to 361. Beans and Peas are in tolerable demand, at prices a shade higher than last week, and it is quite clear that imported articles for this market have reached their mini mum. Brussels Papers . to the Ist instant arrived yesterday. It appears that strict inquiries have been made by the Magistrates on the sulbjea of the late explosion at Ostend, but as yet no persons have been arrested, charged to have wilfully prcdueed that catastrophe. A considerable mortality prevails at Amsterdam. In the last month the deaths were '2:23, and the births only I P 2. _ _ The Berlin Garetle mentions, as a report, that the Em peror Nicholas, after his coronation as King of Poland, in tends visiting the Austrian capital. The ill; ildlebtogh G67:t Ile says, " That the English, of whom there were a great number at Ostend at the moment of the explosion, have assembled to return thanks to God for their escape from the disaster, and to pray for the vic tims of this unfortunate accident. M. A. Van Deinse, the Protestant clergyman, preached, on Thursday, a sermon suitable to the occ aa i o n, the text of which was Psalm xlvi. V. 9. On the following day there was a charity sermon, which was very numerously attended, and a handsome sum was collected. A subscription is opened at Middleburgh, in the house of the Protestant clergyman, M. A. Van Deinse." , _ - • ..-7"7- •F% - _ -• . ••• • ' - 310VEMENTS: The Duke of Norfolk hes arrived A hts seat, Farnham, Suffolk, from a tour. The Duke of St. Albans and Mrs. Coutts arrived in town ycater dlr. frontlly Lodge. The Dowager lilsrehionevs of Londonderry has left Christchurch for her .eat. Mason(' Lodge. liannt. The Earl sod Countevs aflame, have arrived at their seat, Mid dleton Park. Oxfordshire, front Paris. The Earl and Countess of Surrey have arrived at their seat, IVorsop Manor. from Scotland. The Karl and Countess of Scarborough have arrived at their seat, Sandbeck, Yorkshire, from Lumley Castle, Durham. Lord and Lady Anson have arrived at their house in Cereal street,.Marfair, from their seat In Staffordshire. , . .. Sir Watkin and Lady Harriet Win. Wynn have arrived at their sent, Wynnway, Denbighshire, from Beilby Thompson, Esq.'s, Earrick, York-hire. Lady'Elizabeth Steel has left Kimbolton Castle for Waresley Caxton : Cam Arid seshire. Sir John Shelley, Bart. yesterday left Jordan's Hotel, St. Jaines'a.street, for Nertniarket. IJvcdale Price , Esq. yesterday left the Waterloo Hotel, Jermys. street. for . Ai rm ingham. _ Richard Moore; Evq. arrived yesterday at Ellice's Hotel, St. Jame..'s street, from Dublin. Charles Tafinn Blirke, Esq. arrived yesterday at his house In Regent-street, from Cheltenham. Slczandor Adair, Esq. yesterday left his house in St. James sqttare, for Brighton. • Tho;nas Rawlins, Esq. arrived at the British Hotel, Jermyri. street, yesterday, from Paris. George Heneage. Esq. yesterday left the St. George's Hotel. Al. bemarle-street, for his seat, Hinton Hall. Lincoln.hire. Win. Lushington, Esq. M.P. arrived yesterday at his house, Adani.street, Adelphi, from Ilia seat, Kodnyshain, near Sitting. bourne, Kent. Mn.' Fuzherbert arrived yesterday at her house in Tilney-street, from Brighton. Mr. and Mn. R. B. Philipps yesterday left Coulson's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for Paris. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Tynte yesterday hit their house in Lower Grosvennr.street, for their seat at Richmond. 31ra. and Alias Daltry arrived yesterday at the Royal Hotel, St. James's -street, from a tour. Thomas 3lostyn, Esq. left ditto for Brighton. Arrivals at Fentnn'a New Hotel, St. James's-street :—Colonel Jones. from Yorkshire; Captain Destroeux, from Paris; Charles Holroyd, Esq. from Berks. Arrivals at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square :—Lord Moneas ter, from Doncaster; Sir Archibald and Lady Campbell and fa. mily, from the North ; Lady Elizabeth Blatchford, from a tour. Captain and Mrs. Turton have left ditto. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. NEWMARKET, MONDAY AFTERNOON. The weather to-day has been very fine, and the attend ance highly respectable. Thcrt , were present— Their Graces the Dukes of Grafton and Portland, Marquis of Titehfield, Marquis Graham, Earl Jersey. Earl of Orford, 11.orda J. Fitzroy, O. Dentin& Chesterfield, Anson, Dunwich, lion. Colonel Anson, General Grosvenor. Sic J. Shelley, Mr. Thellusen, Mr. Thornhill, Mr. Payne, Mr. C. Wilson, Mr. Mills, Mr. Gee vine, Mr. Scott, &c. The Course is in admirable order, the late weather having been favourable. The Trial Sakes of 19 soya. each for 3-yr olds. 7sl. Mk,: 4 yrs, I]s[.st. 91b. ; 5 yrs , Jet. 2.1 b. ; 6 yrs and aged. 9.4. 61b. D.M. , Colonel Willuxes b. e. by Tiresias—Spinning Jenny, 4 yes . 1 Lord Orfonl's b. h. Orion, 5 yes - 2 The following started, but were not placed :—Lord Exeter's b. c. Recruit, 3 yes; Lord Jersey's b. c. Ariel, 4 yrs; 31r. Wyndham's b. f. slignonette, 3 yrs; Duke of Oration's ch. c. Rufus, 4 yes; Mr. Greville's b. ti. Don Carlos, 5 yrs; Mr. Pdyne's b. f. Babel (late Ulla.). paid. An excellent race, end won by a neck. John Day rode the winner. Match, 50 sows. T.Y.C. . Lord Anson'a Ina, Bst. . . - 1 . Mr. Chiloey's Piguiy, Bst. 71b. - . 2 A good race, and won by half a length. Fourth Renewal of the Grand Duke Michael Stakes of 30 soya. each, far 3-vr olds ; colts Ost. 71b.; fillies Ost. 31b. A.F. I.orel Exeter's eh. c. Hobgobliti . I Mr. Wyndham's CoHeger, by linbens—Doriow - 2 The following also marled :—Duke of Grafton's eh. f. Problem Duke of Grafton's b. c. Bolivar; Sir .1. Shtlley's Brother to Ivan hoe ; Duke of Portland's c. by Tiresias--1.11 - uile de Venus; Mr. lio.tots'a b. c. Monarch General Grosvenor's c. Pul.io; 31r. Ore seem bl. c. by Whalehone—Gramaree ; Mr. Hunter's c. by Or. ville--Canvass ; Mr. Thornhill's The General. 10 paid forfeit. Won by half a length. Match, 100 soya. h. ft. T.Y.C. Ost. 71b. each. Mr. Wilson's, b. f. 2daldonia . walked over Mr. Molony's bl. f. by Smnlensko paid The Duke of York took his usual daily airing yesterday afternoon, for about two hours. Sir Ilerbert Taylor, Sir Henry Torrens, and Sir Willoughby Gordon. transacted busintss with his Royal Highness at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington -street. The usual me dical attendants visited the Royal Duke in the course of the day. The Duke of Clarence set out from Brussels on the morning of the 30th ult.. for London. Ilis Royal Highnesa Prince Frederick or the Nether lands, and his consort, arrived at Berlin on the Wd ult. 1)-;patches were received' at the Foreign Office yester day, from Mr. Secretary Canning. Sir John Copley was elected Recorder of Bristol, unani mously, at a meeting of the Corporation on Thursday. We learn that Mr. Beckford is proceeding with his im pmvem, nts and adornments on Lanadown very rapidly. lie has now one hundred men employed in the erection of a splendid and ornamental building, of which a magnifi cent tower will form a part. His architect advised hire to allow it to be delayed till the next spring ; but Mr. Beck ford, wi , h a noble generosity that cannot be too highly eulogized, said—" No, during the cold winter the men would starve without the means of subsidence, and the work shall be commenced itninetliately."—Bath Joeriwi. The attempt to establish a French Opera Comiyue in London has been abandoned ; the Lord Chamberlain re fusing to grant a licence, and the projectors being unwil ling to incur the risk of establishing it by subscription. It is worthy of remark, that London is the only capital of Europe in which French theatrical performances are for bidden by the authorities, and therefore it is the only large city in which the best made of becoming conversant with the French language is unattainable by the inhabitants. Kean took his benefit at Montreal on the 21st of August, when he appeared in Cardinal Watery and Sylvester Dag gc r ood. In the latter he gave, amongst the rest, imita tions of certain pantomimic actors and harlequin!, which gave but little satisfaction. At the close, the audience clamoured loudly for him to appear. In vain the manager attempted to address them. lie was saluted with cries of " Off, off!" " Kean, Kean !" and after some delay the latter made his appearance, and addressed the audience to this effect : " Ladies and Gentlemen,—Obedient to your request, I hare left my boa-room, to which I had retired in considerable exhaustion. The kind reception I have met with in this province has made an impr.a.sion on toy heart which can never be effaced. The cha. raster I assumed to-night is one which I have not attempted for many years, and which I will never attempt a,gain. (Some prisan in the pit here cried, " Give us another tumble before you go." Thls interruption was received with general hisses and cries of ‘• Turn him out." Mr. Kean resumed ) At the request of the Ladies and Gentlemen of this city I have left my room to appear before them. I always :col a pleasure iv. obeying their commands; but as for that fellow (alluding to the person who requested the additional tumble), I despise him. '--Mantrcal firtahl. Many yearssiVice a Virginian nightingale was lc( pt by a family in the country, and the cage, during the nigitt, W 33 suspended withoutside of the window that faced the garden. In consequence of the notes of its inhabitant, the wild nightingales, of which there were plenty in the vicinity, wire collected together, probably to outvie the song of the imprisoned bird, for the eifurts on both sides were unceas ing. The fact was pultlicly known by a number of per sons, who were attracted by this nocturnal and strongly contested melody.—Bolton Express. It is a circumstance no less singular than true, that the first record for marriage entered into the Session-book of the West Parish of Greenock commences with Adam and Ire, being the Christian names of the male and female who came forward a few nights after the book was pre pared. The worthy Grtenockians can boast therefore of an ancient origin, but we are afraid that it will take their utmost research to find any traces of a Paradise or Garden 1 of Eden in all these bleak regions. LElTlL—Oysters are in great plenty this season, and are allowed to be larger and better than those of former years. They are selling at 2s. the hundred. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. MR. EDITOR,—I observed in your Paper of Saturday some very judicious remarks upon the non-payment of the Chilian Dividends, which induces me to trouble you with a few lines, although I am really sorry to tire you with a subject which you can only benefit by the publicity you give it. This is the third instance, on the part of the Near States, of a failure in their engagements, and a more scan dalous one can hardly be conceived. It seems that the Chilian Government think the Briti s h P u b l i c (their best and only friends) deserving of two more attention on th e i r part than what a Company of M erc h ants at Santiago di Chili may choose to pay to them, and th at , if t h ese gentle men omit to pay the Dividends, it i s no affair of t h e i rs. , Can any thing be imagined more di s h onest an d i nsulting? I The money was lent to the Government, and they on l y are responsible to the lenders. Indeed, it is lamentable to observe, that Mexico and Buenos Ayres are the only two of these States that have shown any regard to their engagements. Colombia, which has received nearly seam millions of British money, is bankrupt, and has involved in her ruin thousands of families, who had lent her nearly their all, confiding in her national honour, and promises of repayment. Peru is in the same condition, though, of course, to a much smaller amount; and Chili, though eight years free from war, cannot pay the interest of one million only. It is clear that such a state of things evinces either gross dishonesty, or mismanagement on the part of those Governtnents ; and I trust they will find their just reward in the contempt and disgrace they will meet at the hands of this public, if ever again they should look to them for aid in the day of need. Neither the next Colombian nor Peruvian dividends will be paid any more than the last ; and it is quite impossible to say if ever another shilling of the money sent from England will be returned. All that people can now do is to sub mit to the loss as patiently as they are able, at the same time with an inflexible resolution to lend no more to such dishonest and ungrateful creditors. The character of Bo livar, indeed, stands above all suspicion ; but he cannot make his countrymen as honest or noble-minded as him. self. I have been a severe sufferer myself, but I feel for others who have lost much more, and are less able to bear their misfortunes. It is worthy of remark that none of the South American agents in this country have ever given a singlejword of explanation, until actually driven to it by the remonstrances of the press._ _ I remain, •Mr.Flditor, . . Your obedient humble Servant, London, lit October. 1826. A 3IERICANUS. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. The pile of building lately erected in the garden of the British Museum, for the reception, we understani, of the library given by the King to the Museum, is niftily in a finished state. The front of the building looking towards Bedford-square is faced with stone, and the projection in the centre is ornamented with four half columns of the lonic order, fluted, and a pilaster at each end, of the same order, which support a pediment. The cornice, &c. of the order, is placed at the top of the wall, along the whole of this side, wrought in stone. The entrance as at the end of Montagu-place. The firs: apartment on the right is of very great length, extending to the projection in the centre of the building into which it leads. That part of the room which corresponds to the centre division of the exterior of the building is ornamented on each aide with two superb Corinthian columns, the shaft and base of which are of marble, very highly polished. The capitals of the columns are not executed in the same sort of marble, bait are variegated, and are extremely beautiful; they also have a high polish. The adjoining room is nearly equal in di anensions to the first, beyond which there axe two other rooms. The whole of the noble suite of apartments, which are very lofty, are of an unequal height, and decorated at the top with an enriched comice, frieze, &c. which ended , s the whole of the rooms. The ailing; are of a most ma!'- nifleent description, being richly ornamented in a light at.d elegant manner. The frame work which supports this ceiling is entirely of iron, which renders the building fire-proof; very strong iron girders are placed at inter vals across the walls to support the work. The rooms are lighted by a row of windows on both sides, of equal dimen sions and extent, the whole length of the building. The party-walls which divide the apartment; are decorated at the angles with double-faced pilasters of highly-polished marble. A broad stone staircase in the entrance hall leads to a corresponding suite of rooms above, of the same extent as those below, though much lower ; the ceilings are orna mented in a very chaste style ; lights are admitted into these rooms by skylights in the roof. The principal part of the roof is of cast iron ; it has a very low rise, so that it it is not seen from the ground. It is covered with copper. CITY OF LONDON GENER.4L PENSION SOCIETY. The City of London Tavern preaented yesterday an unusual scene of activity, in comiemit nee of the Half Yearly El-tetioo of Candidates for the benefits of the above Society. The oval amount of applicants was 246, out of which number there were elected fifty men and twenty-five women, the former being ental..l to receive seven shillings per week, and the latter five shit. lingo per week, for the remainder of their Ries. As tarty as eight o'clock the candidates began to arrive, and were tar nished with seats at the bottom of the principal room. At nine the resp:crive fti. ails of the petitioner. ruatud to the bal lot. The staircase was lined with elegantly dressed females, exercising the whole of their energies to secure the return of the person on whose behalf they interested themselves. sty twelve o'clock carriages arrived in quick succession. and every avenue leading to the roam was crowded to excess. Owing to the judiciona precautions on the part of the Directors anti the Secreta:y, not the slightest inc , d,venieuee was experienced during the thy, and the urbanity of the contending applicants was conspictous throughout. The amount of the subscriptions received at the tavern. where rooms were third up for the occasion, surpassed that of any previous elecoion. At two o'clock the bal:oting closed, and Me Auditors, Scrutineers, Directors, and their St.cretare, rcpaird to an adjoining room to declare the state at the poll. During thisin terval the anxiety of the petitioners was very great, which was par ticipated by their patrons, who declined leaving the room until dw names of the successful candidates were announced. 131CROVE3r ENT IN TIIADL.—One of the slrongest gyre,- toms of the revival of business is to be found in the in creased activity with which the thieves of old iron 31.1 lea.l pursue their avocations, thading no doubt a greater demand for their produce. A ;sew nights ago a lead pipe, which carried the water from the root' of a lotlgioe Wellington-place, aod extending in len;th the whole height of the front thereof, was completely carried oil: is has been replaced by one of bon, and though it is not ex pected that this metal can be safe from these nocturnal de predators, we are requested to inform them that there is i piece of lead ready for them next time they may %tare, and for which they may not probably get such a price as they obtained for the pipe which they carried otf.--61.; Pap. r. The manufactory of cutlery is brought to such per! ,- '- tion as to excite wonder and admiration. We had slaw to us, last evening, a pattern card of scissors, made by Mr. Atherton, of Spring -street, in this town ; and ae , believe it takes sixteen pair of scissors to weigh one grain . These scissors are complete in themselves, are case hard ened, and are joined together with gold and silver rivets.— SliSidd Mercury. Thursday morning, between seven and eight o'elock..e fire broke out in the upper story of a large tenement in Greenside-row. wisch was not got under before the entire tipper flat and the ro.if of the building were destroyed. The flat below is partially damaged by the fire, and etc whole has been much injured by the water. The calarnny originated in a room where three children had been let! 1r; bed by their mother, who hail gone out for milk; and it o supposed that while amusing themselves in lighting some combustible material they had set fire to the bed; thereon': door bad to be broken open to extricate them from them perilous situations. Much damage was sustained in tile removal of furniture and effects, besides what was destroyed by the flames. One case we have heard of, which is ',or acularly distressing:—A family who lived on this fiat, and whose savings, for twelve years . , had been appropriated to providing decent furniture for their house, had the whole swept away by the fire, even to their wearing apparel. The husband of this family, on the alarm being given, insteal of attempting to sate any of his own furniture, auccee:tle.t in rescuing from the flames, at the imminent risk of his life, two children from the room iu which the fire or,. ginateds—Edirtkre Paper. ~~