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Printed for John Murray, Albemarle-street. PiRLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS. This day their Lordships met, pursuant to adjournment. a Mr. Ludlow, trnm the Port of London, presented returns from the Office of the Harbour Muter., of the number of ships that have anchored in the Port of 'London for several years past, pursu ant to Act of Parliament. CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION. .... Lori ROLLE presented a petition from Great Torrington, age;cast Catholic Emancipation.— Laid on the table. - The Bishop of EXETER presented three similar petitions ; the Bat from the elinister,Churchwardens, and the Laity, of the parish of Kerwin, in the county of Cornwall ; the wend from those of the pariah of Se. Lawrence, in the city of Exteter ; and the third from the parish of Norton Bishop, in the county of Devon.—Laid on the table. The Bishop of EXETER also presented a petition from the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Archdeaeonry of Totness, in the county of Devon. The Noble and Reverend Lord observed, that of the Clergy of the Areleleaconry from whence the petition ems. Dated, there was but one dissentient voice. He could not conceive soy single reason why certain Noble Lords ehouldso vehemently oppose the petitions of the proscribed Clergy, which were in gene ral properly and respectfully worded. The petition • in did not pre sume to °tier advice to their Lordships ; they only claimed that pri vilege which was enjoyed by every chew of his elajeety's subjects. —the petition was read, and laid on the table. Lord KING said, that this petition was signed by the Arch deacon of the Archdeaconry of Tomes'. He (Lord Kieg) had observed, on a former evening, that several clergymen of tile Rev. Ladle diocese held races of a nature very . different to their clerical ones. This Archdeacon was at that time an Alderman, . but had since, if he (Lord King) was rightly informed, in. con *segue/tee of then remomminete of the Rev. Prelate, resigned the Aldermenic gown. He (Lord King) hoped this report was true. The Bishop of EXETER observed, that he had also heard the import, and believed it to he true. In his opinion there was not a more upright man in the Church than that Rev. Archdeacon. nor any man in the community who would be more averse to lend him self to any pu rpose that was not just and right. For family moons he had bern induced to take upon himself the office which it was towleetood he had now resigned. He (the Bishop of Exeter) should he glad to find that such was the case. Lord ROI.LE concurred in the opinion of the Noble and Rev. Lord, that there was no man in the Church more worthy or more upright than the Reverend Archdeacon to whom allusion had been made. Lord HOLLAND cemented a petition from the Rev. John White Jones, curate of North Bovey. in the county of Devon, in favour of Catholic Emancipation. His Lordship observed, that the Noble and Rev. Lord (the Bishop of Exeter) had presented a petition from the clergy of that particular pan of his diocese to which the petitioner belonged, praying their ltiordshipe would con. tinue to exclude from equal laws, from equal benefits, and from the equal privileges of the Constitution, one third of his Majesty's . ,objects. and in presenting that petition, he had styled the clergy " prmeribed." He (Lord Holland) could not conceive how the clergy were " proscribed ;" but if he were inclined to recur to subjects of old animosity, he could with more truth denominate the person hewn whom he now presented s petition, a " proscribed " ;4:Riefler. He was a humble citrate of - Hovey. in the Arehdea. coney of Totriess, ene on another oceasion his name had been rreritioned 'n the: House, in consequence of the real he had shown, not es a clergyman but to a freehahler, in advocating the Catholic Claims. Bccausehe had stood forward and declared his opinions fairly and manfully, and had used arguments which ap peared to hint (Lord Holland) to be unanswerable, he bed found himself prechtded from any preferment in his pro f ession , and his testimonials were refused him by his then Diocesan (not the Rev. Lord who now stood in that situation, for he. Lend Holland, be lieved there wee no Prelate less willing to stretch his authority), and the cantequeece wrs, that he still remained Curate of Bovey. He had attended a meeting to which he, with other clergymen, had been summoned, and he bad there fairly stated his opinions. He . now ventured to petition their Lordship* in favour of his Roman Cetbolic countrymen. With reload to the tight of petitioning, he . (Lore Holland) would observe. that although he did not think it proper for individuals. or even for bodies, ft equently to petition on political subject., neither he nor the Noble Lords on his side of the House hail denied to the Clergy the right of petitioning. But at the same time ;Mahe admitted their right to coute forward and urge their opinions on Parliament, be was not prepared to subscribe to the doctrice laid down by certain Noble Lords, that it was impms . per to comment on the statements and the arguments contained in these petitions, and the language in which these arguments and statements were couched. Beceose of the right that thotie petitioners had. there existed a einem ntceseity for canvassing their petitions. In almost all the petitions of the Clergy there had beets great ad vantage taken of the ambiguity of words, and I nticularly the two words " liberty" and " power" lied been much confused. ' Tee word liberty was used in a variety of senses, and religious liberty was often conceived to meen nothiee mere than a per. mt tsien to worship according to omen own conscience. This might be the case—grammatically the defiretion might be correct. He would not enter into the sunieet now, hat he would content himself with observing, that it it her: liberty, it was enjoyed node, a eespotic government ns completely es under our own. Political liberty was often described as rather the security of liberty than liberty itself ; but whatever it might be, it was that for which the Roman Cantu:le petitioners petitioned Parliament to grant them. He observed that in the counier.petitions this liberty was artfully tamed " political power ;" nay, one petition had made use ether sentence, " vehement th irst for political power." Now why, ha would ask wits that in the Catholics called " vehement Ablest for political power," which in the Protestant was denomi nated "loyal sttachment to the Constitution ?" The Catholics only asked to have the same political power which wan freely given to the meatiest 'object who did not believe in the Virgin Alloy, in the efficacy of Faints, or in traesnberentiatioss. The imputation, that the Catholics were seeking, not for libeety but for rower, i--s. false. They cnly demanded to be placed in the situatirm of those who did not ackanwlistge the same creed as they tad. He thought the petitions of the Clergy ought to be cent. mented upon and canvassed, because they proceeded from a body who had both weight and learnieg to give their petitions effect. The petition was then read. Toe Bishop of EXETER explained. He had not used the nevi " proseebed" in its itteral sense. ('erreinly the Clergy were by eo means • prosy:ben" peleiorers ; but they were proscribed as much as they could be h) tee sae.s end sarcasms that had been thrown out against then' is certain Ntilele Lords. The Clergy, however, were cot by site!, wear, to h.: detente from petitioning he was s ur e tbst may more vet:Ours from that body would be soon prosetned. and that cite laity wade ten ve their etample. Lord KING chid. that the Noel!! acid Reverern Lord had taken a strange method of eenleining the word " proscribed." Instead of being styled '• proscribed." the Clergy shoul.l be styled prostzibnig,' as tiny were artainly endeavouring to proserilre tee I Csolic lies. Toe peteion was then laid on the table. Tee Bishop it: OXFORD oreeentea a c aution tom tl, I Arch. deamo and Clare of the Diocese i f (reford. against Catholic Emancipation. Tha Noble and Rev. Lord observed, tint he could rat erne with the ?.cote Lerd (Henreid) is considering the ques. then of Ca:belle Eniancipiaticii as re leech a civil question as to prevent the Cliony from pentioniag. The public kre.w that the . Clergy wets pendia:lir interested in it. to it neut.-ally erected from them their opposition. On a ettiee tit - union be ei.ould be pre pared is show that the interests of the Clergy were materially at 6:eke. In the petition he non presented there was not an objection. able sentence; it traemeebrd is !moderate and raspec.fel tenni, aid did not contain ad angry were. The petition wee read and laid on the :able. The Basilan of CHESTER ;test test a similar petition from the Clergy resident in the t' wit of nlanithester. The Noble and Lamed Lord obscenei thee the penien was signed by forty-one out of foriy-two midden: clergymen, end the ledisidual who had e ha d n accidentalL absent when the petition was nut irseo . ad2 k or, is he urderatood. ha name would here been added to it. The petition was temperately and ftenccgully wonted. lie would tak e advantage of the opportunity afforded butt to exeress his Yetis nictitate Min the petitions rif the clergy had noe foiled their level. Inei Non!, L or e (H o n ie d % h a d in he speech sated that the peg'. a 6O ", Oug ht y to because Of the intellect z 4 t teem whence any emansted. He was ready PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAY. MINES. Ware. PAW. Premium Per Share. Anglo-Mexican £loo 20 80 86 1171 Ang/o-Clailian lOO 5 5! I4i Brazilian lOO 6 15a 15 Colombian ' Chilian and Peruvian Company 8 6 Palle° Peruvian Royal 1ri5h.............. -16 1 dia 400 20 009 United Alaskan 4O 20 Ditto New 4O 6 20 24 25 Welch Iron and Coal 25 5 ASSURANCL COMPANIES. _ ' Alliance British and Foreign 100 10 8/ Palladium 6O 9 I die OAS LION? AND Coil COMPANIES. Brilinh Continental lOO 8 MOICE LLLLL Orl. - Atlantic and Pacific. lOO 10 2lf Britivli Iron Company lOO 3 3 2 Bristol Ship Canal 1 i f die British Rock And Salt Com lOO 3 14 2 If Canal Gas Engine 6O 1 f Columbian Agricul. Company 100 6 10 Equitable Loan Bank 5O 1 f 1 General Steam Navigation lOO 3 641 Gold Coast Aatociatlon lOO 5 1 Hr-at Westminster Dairy 23 2 f f die 11 ih. J(ii II: - S tuck Banking Com — 11 Honduras Company lOO 6 2lflf 1} Ilf 2 f Irish Manufactory Company — I i Imperial Plate Glass. RIO 2 flli If Lvuulon Brick Company 5O . 1 1 Mediterranean Steam lOO 3 If dls /11r:tican Company lOO 10 41 441 Medway Lime and Coke Comp. 1 Metropolitan Fish Company 25 1 4 Metropolitan 31arine Bath 3O New Corn Enehange 5O 3 Pearl Fishery (Yellow) 26 2. 16 17 Novincial Bank of Ireland - lir? b 61 7 Patent Steam Washing 23 2 2 Peruvian lOO 6 1 1 01 1 Pearl and Coral Fishery 4O 4 1 666 16 Models PlamAgriceornpsny 100 6 41 34141 4 3 THEATER ROYAL, DRIIRY-LANE. This Er inns, TIII:II.SGAY. April 14. wfil be performed THE SIF.GE OF 1141..GRADt. After which, ANON IIaSoAN. To-morrow, The Fatal flour, and abaelleasian. THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. This Evenlns. T h URS DAY. April 140.111 be performed Aa YOU LIKE IT. After which. ALADDIN : Or. TILE WONDERFUL LAWP. fo•morrow, C larl. Charles the Seeond. and Aladdin. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE; STR.IND. •9R. MATHF:.% sz Homr. Th:s Stetting, THURS7.),lV,Apriii4.anrisvrryltionday, Thursday. and Saturday. MR. MATHEWS' MEMORANDUM-BOOK a( Peoriailiritiss.Characters, and Manncrs, collected during his various Tripe. oN•to—" Memoranda in Confusion - -" Slght Coach"—" Bubble*.' a capital Sor g—" Sailing !gargle— . Old and New Timee—" Yuba. other, Bow-street." PART Hooopol , lolslle. to 1 6 1 T called N i THE CROW. DANGER. Doors open at Seven; the Performance to commence at Eight. Ca 'rtes.—The new Entertainment will not be printed; and all prof,senng to contain any yarns of It are gross impositions and on the THE APOLLONIC:O.V. UNDER vnx INUEDLATI PA7IROD4OR OV lUD strosarm On S tTURDAY NEXT, at Two o'Clock. Tr following SLLI CTIOM of MUSIC will be performed by Mr. PURKIS on the APOLLONICOM, a Grand DlUNieja Instrument. invented lull constructed by Messrs. Flight and - Robson, Organ Builders. 101. St. Martin's-lane: — PAST I. Symphony, Ash (Haydn)—Doet, ' Love In thine eyes' tineksonl— roos..4 tate ,ttelsh)— Let not sorrow,' Der Freischutt eberi— Military t%:neerto Psav 11. Overture. Precioen (Weber)—C.svatina. ' P.a tantl angoiree' ICaraffa) —Air. with %aviation' (Rode)—Song, • Tell me, any heart' ISisboll4— Storm Coneerts Olttigadt Y.B.Me. Mukha ernarinarre" will be continued every Saturday theist?. the Season. Tice Merisanlcal Powers et the Apollooseim are exhibited Day. Pron. One till Tour letcept during the Owe of Mr. Purlas's attendaneei. r • rformt...g Deethovets'a celebrated Overture to Prometheus!. Mozart's Or "lure to Zautscrhote. and llardses Grand Military Mov...nent from Mt Twelfth Symphony. In the execution of width It has been h in.nred with the eanctlot (..f the most eminent mechanic .1 aid 1 ....11i:AL1 men of the 14;?. and Is allowed to possess a ermnisur and axles y or effect. with a precision and a delicacy of exprashou, sone :llv to anc other Instrument In Furey, 'll.e NI arranged fur and set on the . Cylindets by Mr. Jun. The BRITISH rile! commenced publishing yesterday morning at five o'clock. LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1845. The Paris Papers of Monday contain nothing of f.terest that we have not already published. The Constitution:id , in a letter from Milan, gives some information respecting the intended Congress of Sovereigns in that city. The King of NArtss, it appears, hasbeen induced,;by the earn est entreaties made to him, to give hit atteddance at this meeting. The visit of the Prince de METTERNICH to Pa ris is believed to be connected with this assemblage of the Italian Princes at Milan ; but at present it is admitted that no certainty exists as to the course they are likely to adopt. The Emperor of ACITRIA was to leave Vienna on the 7th instant.—The Floik gives a translation of the Message of General SANTANDER to the Colombian Con gress, and says—" After reading this Message, in which we remark wisdom, moderation, and dignity, what becomes of the virulent declamations against the French Ministry, for not having anticipated, or at least followed, England, in recognizing the independence of Colombia ?" FILEXCH Ft; xns.—Pants. Aran. 11.—Five per Cent■ opened at 102 f., closed at 102 i. 10c. Bank Stock, 2.065 f. Nnpolitan Fire per Cents., Certif. Falconet, 00f. 15c. Spanish Refutes, 18if. Spa nish Lasn.lB23. 59f. —Exchangeon London—ons month, 24f Mc. ; three months, 24f. 80c.—Cours 461thottique, April I I. By letters we keceind yritfnlay from Zante, dated the 12th of March, we learn that the Egyptian fleet had suc ceeded in landing some troops in the vicinity of Modon; which circumstance it was feared would for a short time delay the preparations for the reduction of Patras.— We have also received the following official intelligence from Napoli di Romania, respecting this affair. The Greeks evidently have the fullest confidence of success, and bating already compelled the detachment to retreat towards Modon, we have no doubt the next advicts will inform us of their surrender, unless they should contrive to effect their mil* into that fortress, in which case, they will the sooner compel it to capitulate for want of food. NAPOLI DI ROMANIA, FEB. 27. N. a. The fleet of the Parha of Egypt has landed 6,C•70 men neer Navario. The fleet itself consists nt . 59 sail. However, our troops attacked them suddenly, and repulsed them as far as Modon. The day after to-morrow, two squadrons are to leave Hydra. Sactouris will command one of them, and has orders to proeeed against the above mentioned fleet, and the other squadron, commanded by ;Mantis, will go to observe the movements of the fleet of Constantinople. The best spirit reigns among the people; the soldiery is full of enthusiasm, and, without doubt, we shall soon have to announce to you a glorious victory. The Amphitrite, Captain Brusco, ar rived here two dnys ago. Colocotroni, Dclijsni, Sessini, and other Anti-Patriots, were sent to Hydra a few days hack, to remain there in custody, in the Convent of St.. Elias, till their trial will have taken place. We understand that the terms of the new Spanish loan are aettled. As we stated on Monday, the bonds are to be recognised at 30, but without interest. The only question that now remains to be decided, is as to the amount of the loan, the Spanish Government being naturally desirous of obtaining a larger sum than the English capitalists are dis posed to bind themselves to give. There have been other impediments, not proceeding from the Spanish Government or the English capitalists, but these are so far considered to be obviated, that the single question at this moment is as to the amount of the loan. The contractors, we think, should well weigh what they are doing in this transaction. They of course presume that they know the money market better than we do ; but we would advise them not to rely too confidently on the information and influence they may suppose they possess. The admission of the bonds at 30 is, according to our opinion, much less than the holders were en titled to expect; and, unless we are widely mistaken, they will not be disposed to approve or sanction the sacrifice which the contractors have thought fit to snake of their rights. There can be no doubt that FERDINAND'S repugnance to acknowledge the bonds at any rate, was such as his neces sities only could have overcome; but when his wants had reduced him to admit that his creditors ought to have jus tice at all, it would have required but little difficulty to have compelled him to have rendered them justice in :full. The contractors, however, have chosen their course, and they must abide the consequences. The Meeting yesterday in the City, on the subject of the Corn Laws, is one entitled to great attention. The feeling among the mercantile classer,—it would be idle for us to attempt to disguise the fact,—is decidedly in favour of a free trade in agricultural produce. It is natural that they should desire it, and we are not prepared absolutely to deny the justice of their claims. But the whole question is of deep importance, and requires mature considera tion. That the present system of averages is fraught with evil to all the great interests of the country, we have no hesitation in admitting; and we think the parties rho differ on the general question of the Corn Laws, will be disposed to agree in preferring a fixed rate of duty to the false and deceitful system, which operates—not according to the wants of the country and the interests of the grower—but according to the fraudu lent artifices of the speculators in Mark-lane. There is this other recommendation in the alteration we advise ; that if it should be hereafter deemed proper either to lower or raise the duty, the operation will be clear and simple, while the dangerous fluctuations caused by the uncertain results of the averages tend only to encourage , jobbing, and put to immediate hazard the welfare of our agriculturists. CITY, WEIINESDAY EVIXIXG. There was considerable depression in the Money Afar kets this rooming. Consols for Money fell to 92} 1, and for the account 933, 94, without any apparent cause. In the Foreign Market the decline was equally great, particularly in South American Securities. Mexican Scrip was at par, to 1 discount; and Colombian Bungle at 893 3. The only reason given for this heaviness in the South American Stocks was, that the Spaniards had sent a force of 2,000 men to the Havannah. Brazilian Scrip was also worse by nearly per cent; and Danish Scrip was at 3 discount. Spanish Bends drooped a little. The old were at 23i, and the new at 18k. Greek Scrip was done at 5, 43. The payment of the third instalment naturally had a tendency to make it rather heavy to-day. In the Shares there was but little doing, jobbers being attracted to the Foreign Market in consequence of the un expected fall in South American Securities. There were a few bargains in Anglo-Mexicans at 105. In the Colonial Market there is no Coffee sale announced for this week. The transactions in Sugar were very limited; but the prices Were steady. Letters and Papers wire received Yesterday from Mexico of the 29th of January.. The latter contain no news, and are chitty filled with the proceedings of the two Legisla tivd Chambers, which relates! entirely to matters of internal regulation. Every thing was tranquil. l'he Report made by Alaman, Minister for Foreign Relations and of the In terior, is most favourable to the new Republic: he enters into all the relations of the country in the most minute manner. An embargo was laid on all the shipping in the port of Alvarado on the Hr.h January: it was expected to continue for above a month. Na reason was assigned for this important mestere. There had been a renewal of hostilities been the town of Vera Crus and the Castle of San Juan de Ulla& ; the natter had fired repeatedly on the town, and done great misehief. The accounts from the mining districts are most flan-ring. TH to agree with that Noble Lord, that some confusion might have existed in the use of the words liberty and power ; but the ob servation might hold good with respect to the words punishment and restraint. The Noble Lord had formed a foundation for un dermining his own theory, in admitting that circumstances might exist which would render it necessary to place some limits to civil and religious liberty, Many ouch limitations appeared on the Statute Eleks, and these were a class of persons who hel d prin ciples inimical to any coustitntion ; to such persons then it c.v. tamly would not he +rife or wise to give political power. But while men were permitted to enjoy quietly their patrimonial posseseious, and the free exercise of their religious rights, it did not follow that they aught to be &Hawed to rule their bretbren—for this, after all, was the true question. The petition he held in his hand was signed only by the clergy ; it was well and respectfully worded, and was not calculated to glee offence to any. Lord HOLLAND said, that his objection to the petitions of the clergy was, that they hid uniformly confounded the words liberty and power, and hr thought that as the question created so much animosity, they would have acted prudently in not interfering in It. In his inian the Noble and Reverend Lord (the Bishop of Chester) h ad, lirthe conclusion of his speech, done away with the candid observations he had made in the beginning of it. lie had charged the Catholic. with a wish to rule us, when they only wanted to rule themselves. It was a principle on which all justice was founded. that man was entitled to rule himself. He (Lord pollard) could quote many authorities in support of this doctrine, but the only oue that immediately occurred to him was a poetical 00C: " When Freedom is by sufferance and at will Of others—man is free." The petition WAS then read and laid on the table. The Bishop of CHESTER said, that he was not prepared st present to discuss the latter observation of the Noble Lord. He held in his hand a petition from the Clergy, Magistrate', and in habitants of Bolton, in Lancashire ' praying the House -c ould not grant any further concessions to the Celtic:thee. It contained the signatures of 8000 persons, and comprehended almost all the Dis venting Ministers in the town. /I efelt it necessary to remark that the petition contained some expressions that he would not alto gether jitatify, and he hoped the House would consider it with in. dulgent consideration, and not take the observations that were meant against the Catholic Association as intended against the Catholics generally. The petition was thee laid on the table. Lord KENI ON presented a similar petition from the inhabl tants of Brock ingion, in Salop—Laid on the table. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented similar petitions from the Rural Dean and Clergy of the Deanery of Stonehouse, in the Diocese of Gloucester, and from those of Hawkeabury, and Dailey in the same Diocese. Lord KING observed, that he was sorry to see so many petitions emanating from the Clergy ; and that they had given so much had advice to their Lordships. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER said, that the Clergy were not actiee as their Lordships counsellors and advisers ; they were merely stating their opinions boldly and manfully, in spite of all opposition. The petitions were then laid on the table. EQUITABLE LOAN BILL. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a petition against the Equitable Loan Bill, from the pawnbrokers of liondon, West muster, and the Borough of Southwark.—Laid on the table. The Noble Earl presented petitions of a similar nature from the parish of Christ Church, in Surrey . • from New Brentford ; front the parish of St. Saviour, Southwark; from St. Botolph, Aldgate; from St. Mary .Magdalen, Bermondsey • from St. hlary, chapel ; from Christ Church, Spitallielis ; from St. John's, Wap ping; from St. Andrew's, Holborn; from St. Mary•le-Strand ; from St. George's In the East: from St. Dunstan's in the East; froth St. Leonard's, Shoreditch ; from Si. Luke's, Middlesex; from St. Clement's Danes; from St. John's, Horsleydown ; from 'St. Paul's, Shadwell; from St. Mary's, Cripplegate; front St. George the Martyr; from All Saints; and from the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell.—The petitions were laid on the table. The HOlll2 then adjourned. PRICES OF BRITISH Rank Stork 233 2i • 3 prr Cent. Red. 02 911 I per cent. (*.ea. 9').1 Ditto Acct. ll3i 921 3A per Cent. Het.. 100 99i Nce I per Cent:lo6l 10t) h iTOCKS YESTERDAY. India Bonds 87 82 pm India for Acct. 280 Long Ann. 224 1 Ex.Bills,14(1.1.000/. 61 5563 pm Ditto, 5001. 61 65 f 4 pm Ditto, Small 61 65 83 pm Eitr iiritiOft theeoo. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Etoile, dated Tuevday.l VIENNA APRIL 2. The Austrian Obserrrr announces the departure of the Emperor of Austria tOr Italy. as follows : " His Majesty the Emperor and the Archduke Fran:is Charley will set out for Milan on the 7th : they will reach Udine on the 12th. Nothing is known of the further progress of their journey. The Empress and her sister, the Archduchess Sophia, set out on the 6th for Munich, where teey will arrive on the 9th." (From the Consatutfownel or 3fonday.l MiLax, APRIL. I The great preparations making for the reception of the Em peror vary a little the monotonous state of torpor which has been imposed on us for these ten years by the icy coldness and the heavy apathy of the Austrians. The contrast is striking to the Italians. who well remember the life, activity, and gaiety that prevailed while the French were here. Notwithstanding the diplomatic denials or ambiguities, persona who kern to be well informed still assert that the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia will come to meet the Emperor at Milan. New and more prming invitations have been made to the King of Naples by the Cabinet of Vienna, and as he governs a nation which certainly does not enjoy independence, prudence will probably induce him tit give way. Letters from 'Naples Ly this morning's mail even announce that his Majesty will set cut for Milan on the 10th inst. At all events his tint answer is an honourable protest in favour of the dignity of the Crown, which must not be estimated according to the respective strength of :he several States. It is generally believed here, that the conferences row going rn at Paris, under the auspices of Prince Metternich, are only prepa ratory to those which are to take place at 3lilan, where it is affirmed that most complicated and important interests will be discussed, in which the affairs of Italy will be only an episode, or rather a pretext to cover the main object. It is thought we shall hare a sure ther mometer to estimate the nature of the fundamental resolution when here. It is said that if it is pacific, the first result will be to show some regard to the wishes of the people ' and to make concessions to them to put an end to the too offensivedissgreements which now exist in Europe, and threaten future storms. If, on the contrary, it is resolved to show a fiim countenance to England, and to fol low an opposite course, new measures of restriction and compr,s -slot) will be the first result. Of these the consequences may be ruinous and incalculable. Meantime it is thought that means will be employed to check the spirit of association which begins to manifest itself among the Powers of Southern Germany. Prussia and Austria, it is certain, are dissatisfied with the commercial alliance forming between Bavaria, Wi►tembergg Nassau, Baden, and Darmstadt, to which Switzerland has acceded ; because, though only commercial, it may lead to important political results. As for us, having no means to express a will, we must be content with wishes ; one of which is, that, among the serious concerns which call the Sovereign Master of Italy to this capital, he may be pleased to restore to their families and to liberty so many illustrious Lombards, who, like the unfortunate Count Donfaluniri, still lan guish in prison or exile, whose principal crime was supposing that the creation of the new kingdom of Lombardy and N. er.ice would not be a mere sounding tidy, but would at least bring some real advantages to the country, were it only what the Emperor Alexan der had then done for Poland. [From the Cuarrier Francais of 3londay.,l GIBRAtTAII, MARCH 24. It seems that the Emperor of Morocco, yielding to the earnest entreaties of the Spanish Ambassador, has agreed to deliver into his hands ten or a dozen Spaniards residing at Tangiers, fur the sum of 10,000 piastres. and an old brig. Among them are Valdes, Friar, Linares, and the ex-minister of war, Lopes Banos. These unfor tunate men have placed themselves under the protection of the Con suls of England, France, and Sweden, and it appears that their fate will depend upon the orders which these diplomatic agents will re czive from their respective Governments. It is to be lupe.' that these orders will be favourable. After the dreadful punishments that have been indicted on all those who have fallen into tb, bards of the Spanish Government, neither France, England, nor Sweti,n c.ndel think of providing new means to sustain that system of re-action and vengeance shade they have several times endeavoured to check. PARIS. APIIIL 10. The following is the additional article presented by the Corn. mittee of the Chamber of Peers commissioned to examine the project of law relative to the indemnity : Art. 24. " The first article of the law of the bth December, 1814, shall continue in full force, so that no dispositions of the present law shall, in any we, prejudice the rights :tapirs:l before the publication of the Constitutional Charter, and maintained in the above-mentioned article, whether with respect to the State or third persons ; nor does this law, in any manner, affect those rights." The Princess Augusta spent yesterday evening with the Duchess of Kent, at her apartment:, at the King's Palace, Kensington. I'he Earl and Countess of Liverpool were expected in town yeatetday evening, from their residence at Coombe Wood. We bitve authority to state that the public days at Lambeth Palace will not commence until further notice. The Liverpool subscription for a piece of plate, to be presented to Mr. Huskisson, amounted on Tuesday to 1,7971. l'iliewoLoov.—Our notice of Dr. Spurzheim's Lecture Qll Tuesday is unavoidably postponed till to-morrow. The Madrid Gazette of the Slat March states, that the " happy news of his Catholic Majesty's restoration to the plentitude of his rights, arrived on the 22d of July a: the capital of the Phiilipine Islands, where it wag reeceived with the greatest enthusiasm." This Gazette is so noted for its falsehood that we should pay little regard to its unsup ported statements, but there are other and better reasons to doubt the account we copied from the French Papers re specting the revolution at Manilla. _ _ _ Letters from the Peloponnesus say, " that the Peninsula is over-run with English agents, and that the Greeks are confident of the support of England." have receives! Rio Jantiro Papers to the 31st of Ja nuary, inclusive. A letter had been addressed to the Em peror of Brazil by the Chapter of Monte Video, entreating that there might be no interference in the religion, n an ners, and customs of the province, and that they might be governed by absolute power. His Majesty, in his answer, expresses his regret at the intolerant spirit displayed by the Chapter in this address, as very contrary to the Constitu tion and to the Roman Catholic Religion itself; and, nit!' respect to their observations about absolute power, he adds, that having sworn to the Constitution, he cannot listen to any suggestions against its spit it, which he considers to be that of the great body of his faithful subjects. The Em- peror's answer throughout evinces a firm determination to adhere to the principles which he had sworn toirnaintain. We have received Jamaica Paperteto the ISth February. The schooner Jane and Maria, from Gibraltar for Hondu ras, put into Jamaica on the 16th ul.imo, to complain to the Admiral of het detention by an armed schooner un der American colours, fitted out from Porto Cabello, the Captain of which, an Englishman, told them the name of his vessel was Retaliation ; he detained them six days, =trying them from the east end of St. Domingo to the isle of Bonaire, and thence to (7uraeos, when he permitted them to proceed, after,,searching her cargo for Spanish pro perty. The Captain of the Jane and Mary confirms the statement of Capt. Morrison from Maracaibo, of the washing _con shore at Cornea of dead bodies with their heads cut off; but states the number at Qt, instead of 14. He says they were supposed to have been *he crew of an American ship which had sailed a few days previously, and fallen into the hands of the pirates." By the latest accounts from Detnerara we learn that the drought still continued, and great apprehensions were en tertained that the crops would he seriously injured. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Alva rado, dated SAth January : " On the 2llth ult. the American schooner Susan , coming from Baltimore and llavannah, was brought in here a prip.t, taken by the 3letric:lm schooner Anahosc, who took her oil' the Castle of San Juan tie Ulloa, where she was bound to provide the same with provisions. On the 4th inst. another American shower (the Ber man), also front Baltimore, was taken by the same revel in the same attempt. On the 7th, a pilot bait, without sbewing any colours, reached the Castle, and anchored betwesit there and Vera Cruz, and when tha launches from the Casts came to unload her. they began firing upon them from the fortifications of the city for about two hour,. and a half, but without doing them much injury, till six in the afternoon, when the Castle opened a tiring, and bom barded the city till the, next day at four in the afternoon. From the 10th inst. we have an embargo on all vessels now in the port ; the reasons are net exactly known, anti which, is supposed will twit till the 15th of next month. The war undertaken by the Dutch in the Fast appears to have been very unsuceossful. The Queen of Boni had, in her turn, declared war against the Dutch, and this was the signal for a general rising of nations b. aring the Bugis name, which comprehended nine-tenths of the civilised portion of Celebes. The Dutch had been compelled to abandon their recent acquisitions, and fortify themselves in Maatssar. The native accounts state, that not only had the places taken by tie Dutch been recaptured, but that the Bugis had possessed themselves of the provinces of Bonthem, Buncombe, and /darns, while they extended their incursions to the suburbs of Afacartsar. The Emperor of Brazil has accepted a proposal made by Mr. E. Ozenford, of London, to form a sojety for working the gold and ether mines in that empire. PKICEB OF FOHEION Austrian Bonds ißj Brazilian Bonds Ditto Saip (1825)21 2 pm Ditto Acct. 2 1 pro Buenos Ayres Bonds 90i ChilMan Bonds 88i I lit IHltimbian Bonds 911 Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds (1824) 891 Ditto Acet.llll , l Danish Bonds 101 Ditto Scrip (1023) 21 82f die Ditto Acct. 3 13 dis Omek Bonds Ditto Scrip (1825) 4f 6 dis Ditto Acct. 41 ti 41 Ms STOCKS YESTERDAY. Mexican Bonds 784 8 1 a i Dino Aett. re Ditto Scrip (1825) ($4 a pm I dis pm j dis par Ditto Acct.o4pm I dm par pm par m Per uvian p Bonds 864 Ditto A iet.1164 Portuguese Bonds 904 Ditto Acet.9o.l Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds (1822) 100 Russian Bonds 954 a Ditto Acct. 964 ipanish Cons. 211 a Ditto Acct. 254 1 BRITISH PRESS • LIT! 11.4TURE. Narrative of a Second Viotti to Greece, including Facts connected with the foot Dave of Lord Byron; Extract. from Corre spondence, Official i)ocum►nts, &c. By EnwAR o itLiqUlEll Z. Esq. Author of " The Origin and Progress of the Greek Revolution," &c. It is a distinguishing honour to any man that his name is mixed up with the destinies of Greece ; Mr. &mattes, amongst others, has allied his utmost efforts with her glo rious cause; and his zeal has never once flagged in its service. The friends of that cause have devoted them selves to it, not with that intemperate and heedless seat which so often follows up the outcry for liberty, but with that reflective. cautious, yractical good sense, which always ti:easurcs its exertions wallies means, and governs the ap plication of both by the solid advantages which are to be derived from them. The genius of improvement must, in Greece as elsewhere, expand itself gradually. The Greeks have achieved for themselves a great and glorious revolution ; they have cast off the dominion of an execra ble and ruthless despotism, at have left the " turban'a Tutk"— A stirgless serpent. a poor fang.drawn lion, Fitter for seem than terror. And yet, with all this, they have thdien nd gisdain of ra tional authority—they have run into no wild excesses—in the midst of all their brave struggles for freedom they have paid homage to that moral force in government which they felt to be the best bulwark of their country, and so that moral order without which no people can be truly free. We long since predicted that every day would bring them nearer to the maturity of their hopes. They have sus tained their put nobly, and mankind at large are their debtors, for they have preserved and perpetuated an exam ple of patriotism, interwoven not only with the regeneration of continental Europe, but with the irmiroveinent of the whole civilized world ; they have resc.-rd themselves front those shameful bonds, by which for so many centuries they have hcen afflicted and disgraced. The fairest regions in Christendom may be now considered as emancipated from the detestable yoke of the Turk. To them, Oppression is no more; Pierced by a thousand hands the giant dies • While freeborn men with fearless gaze wall:round, And view the monster's bulk. Mr. Blaquiere, in the present publication, has furnished a store of most valuable information to the public: every page is replete with interest; and very important light is thrown on many transactions which much wanted illus tration. EAST INDIA HOUSE. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the thanks of the Court were voted unanimously to William Astell and Campbell Marjori hanks, Emirs., Chairman and Deputy Chairman, for their zeal and attention to the Company's interest during the last year. The following Commanders took leave of the Court Fre.- vious to departing : Captain john Chatretie, Bombay ; Captain TIIMIti Baker, Lowther Cattle; Captain Richard Glasepoole, Buckinghamshire and Captain Richard Raves, Warren Hastings;—for China Captain Locke was sworn into the command of the ship Duke of York, consigned to China direct. The despatches for Madras and Bengal, by the ship Warren Hastings, Captain George Mason, were closed and delivered to the Purser of that ship. Yesterday a Ballot was taken at the East ludia House, for the election of six Directors in the room of The Hon. William FulLuton Janie:: Daniell, Esq. Elphirston. John Loch, Esq. John Bebb, Esq. Charles Mills, jun. Esq. James Paulson, Esq. who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glassus were closed, and delivered to the Scrutineers, who reported, a: seven o'clock, that the c':ction had fallen on John Beillie, Esq. Jaeob Bominquet, Esq. William Taylor Money, Esq. John Petty M Eaq. Ed ward Parry , e l William Wigton, tin. ----- EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Hon. Company's ship Berwickshire, Shepherd, has arrived at Portsmouth from China ; she sailed the 18th November from the Cape the 31st January, St. Helots the 12th February, and passed the Western Islands the Illth March ; since which time she experienced nothing but plea sad north-easterly winds until bet arrival. PA3SENGEBS PER BEIIWICESIIIRE, ALL TIOU the CAPE.— Lieutenant Frankland. 67th Regiment, Mrs. Frankland and two children, Mrs. Harriet Gulling , Captain Stratton, Madras Native Cavalry, Mr. J. Stoll, R.N., Lieutenant Blyth , his Majesty's 49th. in charge of 34 invalids, women and children, two ship lrem of W. Lister, Esq., Bengal Civil Service, infant daughter of E. P. Smith. Esq. Bengal Civil Service. SHIPS SPOKEN WITIL.—TI , e Henry Wellesley, Wilson, in 60 day.. from Honduras. the 3d April ; the Picton, from Glasgow or Bristol, a 1 the 2.31 March ; the American ship Huntress, 25th Msrch, out '23 days from New Yo: k, bound to China. On the 231 February, sl olio th .• brig C'onstant, from Antwerp, the 10th Jan. end had [mid ed at the late of 31ayn, which she left the 10th Feb.; th • Christopher Scott, of Liverpool for Batavia, on the 3th April, 20 leagues a ist of Scilly. CAPE, J.tu. 31.—The Medway, Wight, sailed from the Cape for Esgland the 22d January. The Linton, from Ceylon, was to sail from the Cape fur London the Ist February, The Louis (brig) sailed from the Cape the 27th January. The Berwickshire reports that the Channel was full of shirr ; 1 1 ,1 that many were suffering, front want of provisions, having Le.% ectainet: a long time by the prevailing easterly winds. fhe Vaiisittart, Dalrymple, front L o ndon to Bovihay and Chins. was spoken with on the 15th February, by the York packet from Brazil. SAILING 3 FROM ST. BEEF:vs.—The Asia, Eastwjck, for Cowes. the 12th February; the Kerswell, Armstrong, for Lomb'', the 12:h February, and was passed by the Berwickshire, :he ltit February. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Fet.atorrit. APRIL 11.—Arrived the Duke of York pa;ket from the Brazils, sailed from Perrimhttro 3d Jaru Bahia Kati of January, and Rio Jareiro the Is: of February. On the 9th in. rant, in In , . 10.. g. 7. spoke the Flats. of London, from Cal. lipoli, for !Intl, short of provisions. Sailed the Sphinx, packet, for the Ileditermnean, and the Prince Regent, packet, for Ja maica- 1.1. r not:Tit. Atm it. 1 11.—SailsA the Lady of the Lake, Grey, fur America, and the Polio:, Bro - ik+. for Memel. Cowrs, A NW. 13.—Arrived the Hope, Sweet, from Altniiis. sailed (I It of November. and frnm Sir . : spore fkh of Ihrember. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Passed by the Ilon. Company's ship Berwickshire. from China, and landed the paasengers here. DEAL. APRIL 12.—Arrived suld sailed for the River the /Ince. pltalus. Smith, from Gibrshar; Fox. Whyte, from Zartte; and Industry. Baker. from Gijon. Came down from the River and remain, the Recovery, Chapman. for Bombay ; Woodford, Lam. bonrne, for Jamaica; batons, Oihrenn, for Teneriffe; Robert Edwares, Sherbourne. for Philadelphia; Hampton. Ilandyn, for Grenada; Orion. Holland, for Alirr9 ' • James Dunlop, Hart, for Quebec ; and Marg are t, J o h n s on . for Lisbon. The Hon. Com. pany's ship Micerro, for India, and zOt. Charles, for Quebec, turned away about 11 A.m. GRAVESEND, Arum 12.—Sailed the Amy. Bloomfield, for Ifrghom; Lady Maywood. Thomson. for Quebec; Neptune, Atnsley, for the Greenland Fishery ; rnion, Dean, for Elsinn Prince Coburg, NVhitmnre, for Tobssn ; Arkley, for Hon dnrati; Neptune, Martin, fer Sr-rrait : Thames, Skaif, for Der. truda; Catherine. Weasels. iron , c:t LtvEnroot., APRIL 11.—Tbe William Penn, West, arrived I li.re from Savannah, on the niWit of the 20 t h Ma rch, in lit. 49. 40. long. 24. ran foul of a ve,rl d carried away the &reran!. foretopsail-yard, epritaail-yard, jiis.bcian, cat head, and anchor. stock. and received some other damage; could not make out whether it was a ship or brig. Cove or Coax, Aran. 9.—Capt. Griffiths, of the Alliance, reports that on the 3d Maixh, in lat. 36. 3U. N. long. 36. 96. W. he saw a wreck totally dismasted, the water washing over her : supposed to be a brig. Dec. 9th, in let. 31. 25. N. long. 89. 30. W. he was chased by a piratical schooner, which fired several round and grapeshot,. into the Alliance, but finding that prepa rations were made in: returning the fire, she immediately stood h for the land, being th en of C ec il B an k . CRARLESTOWN, FEB. 21.—The Laurel Packet, Jackson, ar rived yesterday from Havanna!), in six days ; the Master upark., that a squadron, consisting of a British 74, two Sitarist) Par.ttes, and six armed transports, said to be from Spain, with 2,500 troops on board, went into Haysnnah the day he sailed. CAPE or (MOD HOPE. JAN. 31.—The Medway, Wight, front Bengal, in setting under weigh 18th inst. rat) it-mound, and was got afloat at high water, -witim u t h av i ng susta i ned any particular damaged, and sailed 22d for London. The Wellington, from Jamaica is in soundings. The sloop Trade?, of Strpnraer, Murray, piled from Liverpool for Brumore about four months ago, and has not since been beard of. The Nl:sabeth and Afavy, biliirbe. of St. John's, New Bruns wick, put into Campeachy 10th Feb thmasted. and it was es_ petted amid be condemned, . I ~~ .0 c iltl e , F ~ :~ ~' 1 . , , z s 1 i \ 5.,.dx -