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:Ti" T b e e wer Ira probably be attended with some trouble s ad confusion' at first in Ireland, but we believe lo g so muck 'lla is apprehended ; and when the great boats are coneitkred which it is calculated to produce to oar munity, by facilitating and promoting commercial iitercourse, there can be no doubt that the temporary jitcouvenience will be abundantly compensated, even at the moment it is endured. The following is a copy of the Resolutions moved by the Right Honourable Gentleman; ire are able exclusively to lay them before the public:— .1. That it appears to this Commhtee that the pound sterling n Great Britain and Ireland respectively, is, according to the em its-v of etch, divisible into it) shillings, and that the shilling in Great Berlin and Ireland respectively is, according to the said cur. goer of each, divisible into twelve-pence; but that she silver coin * pan represents a shilling of the money of Great Britain, is paid, aa septed, aid ta ken. is representing one shilling and one penny - ,yis of Ireland, and the pound sterling of the currency rfieOrri is, nt the pat of exchange, paid, accepted, and as equivalent to one pound one shilling and eight. iota of die currency of Ireland ; and that any sum of British =is, at the same par of exchange, paid, accepted. and as equiralent to an amount of pounds, shilling., and yeessef the current.; of !Mind, greater by one twelfth part than lie 8181111111 of pound., shillings, and pence of tne currency of Great Britain contained in sorb num; and that any sum of Irish potency is at the same par of exchange paid. accepted, and deemed .equivalent teat anwntrit of pounris, shi!lings, and pence of the Gamey of Goat Britain, less by one Mirtetuth part titan the semen of:pondds, shillings, and petite ot the currency cf Ireland esetabrad is wiabeem. "I. Th t complexity uf accounts between persona re mit different parts of the same United Kingdom of ONO & lad Ireland, and other iriconveniencies, arise from of the of currency , it is the opinion of this Committee tut it Is to assimilate the currency of Ireland to the cur. Testy of GM. Britain, without disturbing the relation between debtor and creditor, and to make hereafter one uniform currency sr the United Kingdom. " S. Iles it is the opinion of this Committee that it is expe dient that Pa values of the monies of account in Ireland, and wesies4f Amount in Great Britain, should in all cases whatever be asimilMed to each other. "4. That it is the opinion of this Committee, that it is expe dient that all duties constituting the public revenues of Ireland. dead be cakulated and received, by the several departments undo' which they are collected, in the currency of the united kingdom; and that all books and accounts kept in relation to such rinti.-s, see all accounts in which the public have any interest, should be best and stated in the said currency of the united kingdom, and iie Us mbrr. "S. That it is the opinion of this Committee, that it is expedient that the public debt in Ireland should cease to be estimated in lei*. off oxy ; and that in all accounts thereof the sante shall be stated at its assent in the currency of the United Kingdom • and A' gum payable for interest in respect of the said debt should beat. amid and paid in the said currency of the United Kingdom. "*. That it is the opinion adds Committee, that it is expedient *as all existing naiades, allowances, pensions, ditties, and debts, tied ell contracts, agfeements, and stipulations, for the payment of iteney having reference to Irish currency, shall be deemed to be fully discharged and satisfied by payment according to the amount is R,iteh currency, calculated at the rate of 13-I3th pars of the sissuothiputated to be paid in Irish currency. , I. That it it the opinion of this Committee, that it is expedient the horn and after Me' period of assimilating the Irish to the BO tab currency, a 1 contracts, agreements, and .t pulations, involving or implying the payment of money, should be held to be entered in*, in reference to money of the value and deactiption Of that two cireadatiag in Great Btitain, unless the contrary be made to 11 /1 11 ". "S. That i Is the opinion of this Committee. that it is I xpedient that is purses nee of any Pnrctlinni I in to be listed by hi. 3la joy, the several coins of Great Britain should circulate in Ireland, at de bale nominal as well as at the seine real value as in mhos lose( the united Kin dom. '• 9. That it fa the opinion of this Committee that it is expedient es all topper con of the currency of Ireland be permitted to bet taw& to dee Bask sf Ireland, in pursuance of any prods:net: l aka 10 bet humid by his Majesty ; and that there be delivered at the mid Bask a leased a sum in the current copper coin oil hail I Britain, atter the rate of lid. of the English copper coin for 13d. it the Irish copper coin." CITY, THURSDAY EYRIrtxD. This was a close Holiday on the Stock Exchange. No bargains rimy importance were done in the Funds on the Royal Exchange. A few transactions took place in Coosols, and Ureek Scrip at about yesterday's quotations. There have been some sales of Sugar in 31ineing.lane, at steady prices. The Thtkc of Cambridge is visiting the districts of Ha nover that,bave suffered by the inundations. Ilia Royal, Highness went on the 9th inst. to Lunebetg, and was ex pected back in about a fortnight. The Queen of the Netherlands was to leave Brussels Jr Berlin on Sunday afternoon, at six o'clock. The Duke ilirsal would be one of the persons to accompany her may • • • ',la Friday last, •at half-past one o'clock, Sir Charles &got, our Ambassador at the Court of Brussels, presented his credentials to the King of the Netherlands. His Ex cellency went to the Royal Palace in one of the King'i carriages, drawn by six horses, and escorted by a detach ment of hussars. _ _ Accounts from Ald:kerk of 29.1 s April, bring the follow in; particulars :—" This morning at eight o'clock the old church of the nuns in this town was struck by lightning; the steeple fell with a dreadful crash and aamaged the church in several parts, both within and without. The priest, 72 years of age, who performed mass and had just finished the communion, was thrown to some distance from the altar, his sacerdotal ornament was damaged, and his clothes burnt in several places ; however, he is still alive, and praises Heaven for his escape. The clerk who assisted was struck down senseless. Of the persons present, a man 80 years of age was killed, and several persons were wounded more or less severely.. We learn that this catssteophe, which has caused inexpressible consternation, may not have extended beyontl our commune. Very afflicting ac counts have been received from the Burgait. On the sail), sath, and 29th, of April, there vs ere violent storms, accom panied with heavy showers of hail, which have laid waste the whole country from l'riburg to Bale, Extract of a letter dated Brussels, May 8 :—" The tra gedy of lielinirios yesterday attracted a great crowd of spectators, whose numbers may be accounted for from the various circumstances which combined to give interest to this representation—the subject, the first performance of a work unknown in the place of its composition (Paris), the nam e of the author, and that of the celebrated per former, 'lslam, who, always great, is really sublime in the caaracter of Be/ion /us. He was admirably supported by the other performers, and in fact every thing contributed to the splendid success of this tragedy, which abounds in the most noble and afflicting sentiments, expressed in !au gu.me worthy the author of Sc.v/ha. Talons was, as usual, ca i;d for, and took leave amidst the loudest acclamations. The name of the author being demanded, Talents announced' that of M. Jouy, which was welcomed with unanimous bravos. The Queen and the Princess Marianne honoured the th: , atre with their presence. M. Talma set out for Paris this morning at two o'clock. Though this play has never been acted at Paris, we believe it has been performed at Bordeaux." 11'e learn by private letters that Madrid is far from king tranquil—amassinations occur daily, and much alter cation takes place between the Swiss troops and the citizens; Cic consequences are generally fatal on one side or other ; the principal immediate cause of these disputes is, that the undreu regimental cap worn by the Swiss at this season, is precisely the same as dist worn by the Constitutionalists 'luring their career; the Spaniards demand the substitution t another, which the Colonel positively refuses until he shall n ceive the proper orders to that effect. Extract of a letter dated Bayonne, May 2.—" The whole of the French army forming the corps stational in the vie nits of Vittoria, have entered France (about 10,000 eavalr ) and infantry), with General Ordonneau and his thatf, by the route of Bayonne ; some regiments by the fins of floneezvalles ; and two regiments have been left as a reinfoicement at Parnpeluna, and one at St. Sebastian. The troops which left Spain have pursued their several routes for the interior, principally destined for the north of' F rance. On the 15th instant, the troops that constituted the garrison of Cotunna, with those that were cantonal in 4 . at neighbourhood, will b eg i n to en t er F rance; t h e y con sist of about 5,1;00 noon , cavalry, infantry, &c. '1 his will finish the evacuation of the disposable part of the French I ..y!ty in Spain, and what will remain in occupation of the f"itt"ed esti( s, including the Swiss regiments at Madrid, Ma y he computed at about 3.1,000; these troops may be lered purely as garrisons, and in the event of any in -I:rnal commotion, w ill b e una bl e to act to any extent, 1 )ele g obliged to guard their several stations since the "lass:!1A1 of Burgos and Vittoria. - ,^ ov , !" • •• • DUT —CH-"1i.." PAPERS. • 51PEXUAGE/t, APIL 30. The Ch a mberlain Barder.fteth, Go l vernor ad interim of ß the West India Island.. has reported that a pit has been discovered in the Island of St. Thomas's, the object of which was to exercise rinse), and especially tt? ' capture vessels which should sa il w i t h carguea front St. Thomas .. The Isabella, a piratical vessel belonging to the conspirators, has. by the Governor's orders, been seized by his Majesitv's brig St. Croix, and the liovernor has proposed summary judicial pro ceedings and severe punishments, to put an end to the increasing piracies in the West Indies. Ilia Majeary has accordingly issued an ordinance to the following effect:— " Having already taken pain., in concert wish other maritime nations, to check the frequent piracies in the West Indian seas —we find it also advisable to order a judicial mode of proceeding, by which causes of that description may be terminated as anon as possible. We therefore command that every person who shall be convicted of having entered into any association for the purrate of fitting out a piratical vessel, or having mord on brood (itch vessel, or of having pointed out to the pirates any prize, or of having in any other manner promoted or' sought to promote piracy, shall be hanged * and all those who have participated In a less active manner in such crimes shall be punished with hard labour fora term of years, or for life, according to circumstances. HAARLEM. MAY 9. Batavia Papers of Illth December contain despatches to the Government, front NI. Repot. Resident at Palemhang, of a most unexpected but unsuccessful attack made by 400 natives of Palembang, under the command of the young Sultan, on the post occupied by the Netherland troops. It appears that accounts had been received in October. that the introduction of the new land tax had met with more difficulty in some parts of the interior than was expected. They were defeated in their attack on the post and had above 3d killed. We had 23 wounded, of wham 2 are since dead. We expect further explanation of the cause of this 'absurd attempt. _ Ilia Majesty's corvette, the Dolphin, is g we to Palem bang, so that there is ao reason to have any apprehension for the safety of that place. _ EXCHANGES. A mrrranro4, MAY 10.-39 7: 2 Months, 39 4. IIANDERO/1, MAY 1.-36 U; 339. PET EIISRU ROII. Aram. 22.-106-32. LZ/1110. MAY 2. — Throe Months, 11 1 . Breux, aur S.—Three 31unattg, 6 191.—Dutch Papers, May 11. P.ISMONARLK INTELLIGENCE. Almack's 11111 on IVednesday was very numerously attended Among other F.inhionables present were— Princess Bsrachu.ki. Duke of IVellington, Duchess of Wellington, Duke of Bruns wick. Afarquisses--Devonshire, Graham. Afartitinerssrs—Wesonattla, Devonshire, E. Londonderry, Corn wallis, de Prie. Earls—Roslyn Brecknork, Albemarle, Leitrim, Charlet-mint, Kinnoull, Harem:l:ad, Believer, Fitzwilliani, Roseherry, Stanford, Tankerville, Cowper, Jersey. Co:arteries—A boyne, St. Antonio, Dowager Countess of War wick, Waterpark, beitri.n Jersey. Cowper, Sefton, Char'erelong, Kinnoull, Albema r l e , f'iulicart, Bemore, Harewoosl, Roseberry, Grain], Daniley, Dalhousie. Lords—Clifton, Auckland, G. Hill, Ellenborough, Dorchester. Pal ',croon Forbes, llowi s k„ Syd ne y s , Douglas, Tulliunore, Dunlow, Riivensworth, King, Bernard, Andover, Milton, Ongleys, Prezhanis, Stopford, K Thynne, Montagu. Lodirs—St. Clair, 31ildmay, Filenborough, E. Forte...cue. C. Pratt, D. Ellenborough, Codringinn, C. Gordon, O. N e vill e , fire vale, C. Berkeley, 31. Berkeley. 11. Mitchell, Stewart, H. Stott, Folkerone, G. Fine, C. Powlett, Clements, E. Campbell, M. Caulfield. C. buncombe, 3lelville, 'A. Paulett, E. FielAing, C. Paulett, Etigeombe, Nugent, M. f;atheatt, C. Besuclerk, L. Clive, C. Gray, L. Beauclerk, M. Stopford. //unman/A:4-11r. St. Clair, Mr. Thelluson, Miss Laws, Miss Eden. Mr. Fortescue, C. Cadogan, Mr. Grosvenor, Mr. Kcppel, Mr. Hervey, Mr. J. Stewart. Miss Townshend, Mrs. 0. Phillips, Miss Cavendish, Sir C. ()retitle, Miss Montagu, Mr. Mitford, Miss Bigots, Mr. tie Roos, Missile Roos, Miss Rice, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Cust, A. F. Cathcart. Miss Liddell, and Mrs. &mission. Coasts—de Blakensep Villa Real, Konnaki, de Lannoy, Hamil ton, and Montebello. The Duke of Athol entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Great George-street, ‘Vestminster. The Earl of Lonsdale hail a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house in t'harles-street, Berkeley-square. Lord King entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Dover-street. Lord Bexley had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house in Great George-street, Westminster. Lady G. Cavendish had a grand musical party yesterday evening, at Burlington House. Arrivals at Miller's I lotel, Jermyn-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Bower and family, from their seat in Yorkshire; Mr. and Mrs. Clay mad family from ditto. Arrivals at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street:—Mr. and Mrs. Fraser and family, from the North ; Mr. and Mn. Tent from Richmond. Areiwal• at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone, from their seat in Hens ; Dlr., Mrs., and Miss North, ftom ditto. Colonel and Mrs. Warner have left ditto for India. The Duke of Portland has taken the Earl of Ilarcoures house in Cavendish-square, where the family are expected In a few day s rout their seat, Welbeck. Ntnts. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. On Monday last a meeting was converted at the Guildhall, Taun ton, in pursuance of • requisition numerously and respectably signed, to take into consid. ration " the expediency of petitioning the House of Lords in favour of the Bill now pending in Parlia. nient, for granting relief to our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects." Mr. H. J. I.ricti, After a speech of some length, during the delivery of which he was frequently interrupted by hisses and cries of " No Popery," moved a Resolution " to petition the House of Lords, that the Bill now before Parliament, for granting relief to our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects, may pass into a law." Dr. Kt WO I. AKE seconded the motion. Ir. IVerstfesox made a strung speech against the proposed petition. and Mr. BANTER commenced an address on the other side, but was interrupted by vehement clamours, and cries of " No Popery." One person significantly held up a small image to the meeting, and notwithstanding the repeated and earnest endeavours of the Chairman to obtain silence, who threatened to dissolve the meeting, noise and disturbance continued to prevail. Mr. Banter was at length p,rmittell to make • few other remarks on the sub sisting ha mony among the Catholics and the other subjects of Switzerland, where the government of the country was adminis. teted without discriminating between the religious tenets of the people. and a like instance was adduced of the Canada*. The uproar being renewed, alt. ',Eton rose, and with considerable energy declared, that he would not allow his Resolution to be clamoured down, and if the meeting would not listen to the arguments which were intended to be offered in favour of his Resolutions, lie should request the Bailiff; in virtue of his amluarity„ to dissolve the meeting. The Cum • MAX again recommended a patient heating, but his voice was drowned in the clamour, and he was therefore compelled to dissolve the meeting. The persons assembled then quit tly dis persed. We mentioned yesterday that Dr. Burgess, the able and amiable Bishop sal`St. David's, is to be translated to the See of Salisbury, vacant by the death of Dr. Fisher. We understand that Dr. 11. will be succeeded in the Bishopric of St. D.tvitl's by Dr. Jenkinson, the present Dean of Wor cester, whose elevation to the I.l:ncli, we are sure, will be bailed with satisfution. A letter front Alvarado of the 12th Match states the arrival of the Lion cutter from England with specie, part payment of the loan for Mexico, lately negoeiated. Mr. Baring, of London, arrived at Alvarado on the 10th of March, in the Carnation, via Jamaica. The country was perfectly tranquil. St. Juan de Ulloa still held out against the Independents. Trade was rather improving ; the exchange with England was 47 to 48. On Tuesday night a most magnificent ball was given at Chandos House. The assembly exceeded 1,000 persons, comprising almost the whole of the fashionable world. The establishment at Chandos Hou3e will now be broken up. ACCIDENT TO PRINCE ESTERN•ZY.—After the retire , ment of the company from Chandos House, the-domestics, instead of retiring to bed, were busily occupied in packing up, his Highness having fixed, on Tuesday night, a.l early hour for his departure on ll"t (Int !slay morning. At eleven o'clock the Prince set out for Coombe Wood, to take leave of Mr. Secretary Canning: but on his route, in Oxford street, the postilions drove his German travelling carriage against a waggon, and the concussion upset it. The ser vant was thrown from the box, under the tvlieels, and the Prince was thrown out on his face. Assistance was imme diately rendered, and his Highness was conveyed back to the seat of his Embassy. We learn that the Prince is much cut about the face, and is bruised in the side and limbs. The servant is also bruised, but neither arc seri ously hurt. Prince Esterliazy left town yesterday morn ing for Paris. A public dinner was given at Thurland Hall, Notting ham, on the 29th ult., when upwards of forty gentlemen sat down to a dinner, to express their approbation of the acknowledgment by the British Government of the inde pendence of South America, and to commemorate the re cent victory in Peru, which secures to the whole Trans- Atlantic States their political and commercial freedom. — On this occasion, William Fletcher Norton Norton, Esq., took the chair, and was supported on the right by Lord Raticlitre, and on the left by Captain Garthwaite, R.N. Matthew Needham, Esq., acted u Vice-President during the evening. THE Bi 'ISH P MEXICAN _MINE ASSCCIATIONS. The Prelim Operations and Futon Prospects of the Mexican 31Me Associations Analysed, &c. in a better so the Right Honourable George; CanaMg.—By Sir WI ttrax RAWSON. The Projectors ctf the Mexican Mining Associations left it to time and cxperiroent to beat testimony either to the soundness or the imprudence of their speculations ; and their great success has completely justified their foresight. 'rim writer 'of the present pamphlet enters into many minute and irtiportant details, through which our limited space will not lellow us to follow hint, but they manifest throughout a moat accurate knowledge of the subject, and they enable the reader to appreciate the advantages result ing from the employment of capital in undertakings, which, while they foster the industry of the New World, give a new face to the existing state of society, and open re sources without end to the spirit of British enterprise. It is impossible to fix bounds to lite increase of trade to this country, which must result from the activity of those private adventurers amongst us, who, combining their activity and their capital with theit knowledge of the wants, the interests, and the local wealth of South America, have embarked in concerns, which, amply pro ductive in themselves, will open new markets at present unthought of, and furnish demands for our manufacture!, our machinery, our shipping, and the produce of our science and industry in every branch of our commerce, to an extent which a few years since could never have been contemplated, and the advantages of which are already be ginning to flow abundantly into the channels of private asennierce, and; through them, into the public revenues of the nation at large. As connected with this subject, Ike contents of the present pamphlet are extremely valu able. Sir William Bownem reasons from facts, and accosts paint his inferences With the pries ;Oa which they arc PIPP tided , . ' With regard," says he, "to the amount -of returns *hick may be expected from the capital advanced to the ensue SWAIM in the New World. I should tear publicly to express my opinion. But that they will be very great, when the improved systems of mining and reducing the ores are fairly established, may be most confidently affirmed; not only from Mr. 3loyle's estimate and calculations already quoted, but front the fact of the enor mous profits formerly obtained by the mine owners, notwith standing the vicious and expensive manner in which every operation in both departments was conducted. In addition—the general principle observed in forming contracts to supply capital to work the mines. is the emgagement, on the part of the mine owners, to repay the sums advanced by the capitalist, out of the first profits of the mine, and to allot to Min a certain share of the mine 4er a term of years, Of ID perpetuity. It therefore follows, that where common sense, and common prudence, have been observed Is the selection of mines, the most lucrative returns are ensured no the capitalist. " Upon this subject I have obtained, through the obliging inter. buses of friends, the most anthentic and valuable documents , epos which every reliance may be placed ; and as it is of so much fairauence to proulgate information, that may be relied upon, ll nt append them to this letter. The first is explanatory of the *disciples upon which contracts for supplying capital are grounded, nod the two others contain the latest information received from Mexico of the then state of the concerns of the Anglo Mexican, nod United Mexican Mine Associations, by which it is scan that **Cats mine, belonging to the latter Company, classiest among die most valuable mines in Mexico, has been at work since last and that the ores have been in progress of reduction since Jaly ; some of the silver from which has already been sent to the mdonal mint for coinage. Now, as the comparativelv small out. toy of capital advanced by the Company, will be repaid out of the hist peuceeds of this mine ; and as during twelve years a certain Cott of its general profits is allotted for the accommodation the immediate benefits to the capitalists, as well as the pearly amount of return (the outlay being repaid), may be expected 1, be very great. " Two of the Mines working by the Anglo-Mexican Association, any serve as farther examples. The Valenciana, which was ex pected to absorb one-fifth (200,000!.) of the capital of the Com pany, is, on the contrary, prod uc ing o r es of the v a lue o f 2,400!. weekly, even before the drainage of the mine has made any pro , mess ; which sum not only meets the current expenses of the mine, but actually leaves a considerable surplus profit ; and which profit, it is evident, will be increased to a very great extent, when the mine is sufficiently emptied of its water to bring it Into full work. The Conception mine also, though rot drained of its water, netted a clear average profit, from the commencement of its being worked, of 1,111101. weekly, up to the period when the last accounts came away, and this from a rein accidentally discovered. A very small pan aches vein. it appears. has yet been worked, and as it is in no way connected with the regular workings of the mine, which continued most highly productive up to the period of the inundation, the returns, when freed from its water, cannot fail to be immense ; while, according to the Report of the Commis stoner, in a very few weeks, the expense of outlay on this, the most celebrated mine of Catorce, would be made good.' " Now. if we consider these, among other instances of the early results of the operations of these two Companies—the steely re payment of the capital advanced. and the great amount of returns, which will be received for such accommodation ; it would bt more than absurd to compare the relative profits of the capital em ployed in working these mines, with the interest of three or fire per cent. obtained by investing capital in Continental loans. Fur. thermore, it is not too much to affirm, that the profits fairly to be expected by the capitalists, looking at the question in a regular mercantile point of view, will exceed those of any other under takings, hitherto entered into in this country, either foreign or domestic ; in the words of Baron Humboldt, when speaking of the prospects of the Anglo-Mexican Mine Association, they cannot fail to prove the moat important and lucrative undertakings, that hare ever yet been entered into.' " We have enough in this statement to show how injudi , eiously, as well as injuriously, the Legislature would have Hat evened its functions, hail it interfered to regulate, and 'by regulating to repress, the investment of capital in the bold speculations of commercial adventure. In how short, bow very short a time has experience proved that no notions can be more erroneous than those upon which such inter ference was urgently recommended ! The good sense of the leading members of his Majesty's Government wisely overruled all such impolitic interposition, and the enlight ened body of the nation was wholly with them. The ca pitalists in this country are competent enough to the management of their own concerns. There is no necessity al make them winds of the Court of Chancery. Let them only be left in perfect freedom, and the Chancellor and Lord Lauderdale may retire to rest and sleep in peace, as sured that these speculators are awake, anxiously taking upon themselves those cares from which they would fain have disburthened them, and are making calculations with infinitely greater nicety than they could ever have clone, and with incalculably greater service to the country and se curity to themselves. EXTRAORDINARY PROCERDING. IMPORTANT QUESTION OF PAROCHIAL. RIGHT. Yesterday being Holy Thursday, the children of the re spective parochial schools paraded the boundaries of their parishes. The scene at Lincoln's Inn was truly amusing. Every gate was locked and guarded, and at an early hour officers were placed round the walls of the garden, &c. to prevent the access of the children of St. Andrew's, Hol born, and St. Giles's in the Fields. About half-past ten the children, headed by their beadles and churchwardens, appeared in procession before the great gates in Chancery lane, and demanded admission. The Inn resounded with the knocker's roar, but no attention was paid to it. The Lord Chancellor at this time took his seat in the Hall, and proceeded in the hearing of some special causes. The Churchwardens now had recourse to stratagem, and the boys were ordered to march into Holborn. On coming to Messrs. Oliver and Bartrup's premises in Holborn, at the back of which the two boundary -stones are placed, they requested permission to enter. This was granted, but the besieged were prepared for them, and on the little army presenting itself on the flats, which would have erabled them to have beat the stone, they were repulsed by the porters of the Inn and theoflicers. An umbrella was, in the first instance, held up to prevent the wands of the boys touching the desired object, and at length a large basket covered it so completely as to bid defiance to all attempts at obtaining the object. In this situation the Inn remained guarded and reconnoitered for upwards of two hours, when the school-boys were walked off. The gates, however, re maitml closed during the morning. The transaction will give rise to no small degree of employment for the bar, as the Benchers are determined to assert their rights, and the parish equally so to have payment of the parochial rates. A determination was expressed to have the wall at the north end of the garden pulled down, and several feet of the yards taken into the garden. A subaltern officer of the Russian Guards stahb(d his Captain lately at St. Petersburg'', while at exercise, behind his back. The murderer was sentenced by a Court Mar tial to run the gauntlet twelve times through Iwo men, which punishment was inflicted on the Yist of April. The wretched criminal expired immediately afterwards. The Marquis of Lanadown and family honoured Sadler's IVella Theatre with their presence on Wednesday evening. BRITIsir INSTITUTION. —row— iVe were yesterday favoured with a private view of the collection of pictures at the Society'a eons. Pall-makpreviout to their pub- I I lit exhibition, which commences this day. . The Directors of the British Institution hare this year deviated from their established practice of confining thew exhibitiqn w spe cimens of the old masters, and formed a collection consisting solely I of the works of living British artists, with which the liberality of the proprietors has enabled them to decorate their walls. !row far this toprse is preferable to their customary practice we ahitll not tar, but leave it to the public to detmnine. Few of these pictures are new introduced to the public notice for the first time; they have all, or nearly all, fowled part of various exhibitions, of which they sere certailly the elite; and vow that they arc' brought together in this manner, they constitute a collection highly creditable to the National School of Painting, and, in one word, such a display of 4urdern graphic talent, as, jim the number of specimens, has seldom if Ever been at all equalled in a Simi. tar exhibition. It may be ailfficient to mention the names of Wilkie, Landseer, Stothard, flotiard, Northcutt, Hilton, Cooper, IVestall, Etty. ilayelon, Sir Wm. Beechey, and the President of the Royal Academy, as contributing to tte_present collection and as they areall old friends, but certainly. „such as we are glail to have an opportunity of renewing our arpaintance with, we may be excused dwelling more particularly upon their merits at present. . LONDON MISSIONARY SoCIETY. The Anniversary Meeting of the London Missionary Society was held yesterday at Great Queen-street Chapel. W. BaNEET, Esq. in the Chair. The Report or. he past year was read by the Secretary. It re ferred princsandly :o the very gratifying successes which attended the Minionuie. of thisaliociety in the South,Sea Islands. and set forth many interesting Lets, which seemed to make a deep impres sion ca. the Meeting. The Rev.. Mr. BOGUE, In mating rhals the Report be adopted by the Meeting, and that it be pnntetl, said this was the Thirty. first Anniversary Meeting of the Society. In its infancy it was ie gutted as the thing of a day—as an ebullition of warm but mis. taken enthusiam--a mere visionary acherne--a Utopias project : now they had the satirtnetion to see the whole Protestant world engaged in the peat missionary cause. (Hear, hear.) Christians of all denominations—Preabyteriane, Episcopalians, Indqvendents —were all united. In this Society there were no sectarian divi. dons. (Applause.) A diversity of opinions might exist as to ex. temal forms of church government ; but in sending the heavenly light of the Gospel abroad—in spreading its divine influence over the nations of the earth, all moat fervently joined. They were; as it were, the grand allies of the army of Jesus Christ. Not a single denomination of Christians but had its Missionaries. To these the British and Foreign Bible Society was a moat effective and glorioul auxiliary; it formed the artillery of the grand missionary army; it furnished the ammunition with which the campaign was carried on. The Meeting had great reason to rejoice at the countenance afforded to missionary labours by every Government In the world, and more particularly by their own. O ne circumstance only had ' the Society to complain of—the mournful event at Demerara. He wished not to dwell on that moat melancholy subjert, but would pass to one of a more gratifying description. When this Society was in the infancy of its career, he was told by a Minister that it would be extravagant to expect its annual income would ever amount to 20,0001. Ile (Dr. Bogue) thanked God it was wow twice that sum (applause); nor was it yet at its summit. He trusted that at no very distant period it would not be limited to 50,000/. (Applause.) The Society had great reason to rejoice at the conduct of its missionaries ; the devotion with which they pur sued their pious labours entitled them to the admiration of every Mend to Christianity ; and few were the instances in which a mis. sionary had deserted the field of his labour. Their successes to the idands of the South Sea were truly astonishing. Noce the days of the Apostles there were no such instance% of the triumph of Christianity over idolatry and crime. Indeed the Apostles never preached to nations more debased, to a people more sunk in crime, more lost to every mural feeling than were the inhabitants of the South Sea Islands, before the arrival of the Missionaries among them; nor were these they persons satisfied with their own exertions : in every country they were training up native Missionaries, and in the Islands to which he had alluded, no less then 40 natives were engaged in spreading ?broad the light of the Gospel. (Applause.) Amidst all these gratifying circum stances there was one thing which grievously disappointed 'hith ; but he could not blame the Missionaries, neither were the Met iers of the Society in fault. God he knew was just and righteous— en wheat then was the blame to lie? The complaint was, that each success did not attend the Missionaries in the 'Bast Indies, and particularly in Hiodostan , as might be expected. Ile B e li eve d t h a t God intended by it to teach the Society an awful lesson—to say to them—" See what the power of mine arm can achieve, in convert. ing those who were sunk in the most abject idolatory--see with what facility I can raise them from the rank of brutes to that of rational beings, anti what you can effect with a civilized nation without my co-operation." Let us then, said the Rev. Gentleman, pour out our spirir in prayer, that success may attend our alit aionaries. and that the Almighty extend to them that grace, with out which all human efforts are of no avail. The Rev. Mr. Ham' yrosr seconded the motion, and it was car ried unanimously. The Rev. Mr. BENNET proposed the next Roolution. It el pressed the meeting's cordial approval of the conduct pursued by the Directors, in promoting the interests of the Society. Ile said he well knew a charge was often made against that Society, not in. deed by foes, but by mistaken friends. From his knowledge, how ever, of the Society, he was sure that come the charge from one or the other, it would derive advantage from it, and rather be stimu. latest to additional exertion, than be deterred from pursuing the most advantageous course. They were blamed for not 'walking in the apostolic,' rule; no more could they (hear); for Christ not only imparted to his Apostles divine knowledge, but communicated to them the tongues of the diversified nations of the world ; when he saw them setting out on their career, he said to then:, " Stop, tarry until ye be endued with divine grace from on high, until I impart to you the spirit of the Almighty." lie did not send diem for ward et once; he kept diem at the college of Jerusalem, to be in. strutted in die Various language% of the universe ; he even brought tb them people from every part of the world, to try their skill and ascertain their proficiency. Was it fair, then, to charge the Society for not following the conduct of the Lord? He (Mr. Bernet) admired the wise policy of instructing them beforehand in the lan. gunge of the people among whom they were to preach, and if asked why they did not follow the example of Christ, the answer was ob vious—the reason was manifest. They could not—they could not keep their missionaries at home in order to work miracles. He, hawever, proposed to keep them at home, to learn some of the languages of which they would afterwards hare such need. He wits aware that such a proceeding would be a practical innova. tion ; he felt, however, no thews' of the term. (Hear, hear.) ' Had not the Missionary Society itself made a grand innovation ? (applause) and he hoped it would make many more in its pro. peas. (applause,) and that they would be ready to retrace their steps it' occasion required, instead of regretting that they had lead so' many occasions fur following the latter course. lie thanked his God they had had so few. (Applause.) In civil life the system of instructing their officers in foreign languages was set theni by the East India Company ; in Rome, too, at the College of Propaganda, the Catholic missionaries were instructed in the vartoris languages. When talking of that circumstance, be could not help remarking on the great exultation with which the Roman Catholic Church expected to repair the losses of the Reformation. It busied itself in missionary schemes, and proudly declared that sending forth missionaries was the true mark of Christianity. Thins mark (said the Ilev. Gentleman) you now have. (Applause.l God has made the laurels on the head of the Romish Church to wither by a blight fro.n heaven—by a celestial dew he has refreshed and caused them to flourish on ours. (Great applause.) He has taken from her her false glory. Nor is this all. They ray, "We have unity." They had, to be sure, but it was a mere name. (Applause.) Those who had a peep behind the curtain saw plainly that there was now foundation in fact for this assumption. Those who read the letters of Pascal, and other such works, must know that it was but a hollow unity. (Laughter.) I will tell them (said the Rev. Gentleman) the way in which we have unity. Instead of our bond of unity being the bond of ignorance and superstition, it is the bond of piety and trite Christian heeling. (Great applause.) Next came their miracles, which lie perhaps might give some credit to, if he did not read in a certain book that miracles were for the conversion of those " who believed not." These were performed before two ee three Catholics, in the corner of art obscure chamber, so that the Catholics, he apprehended, were placed on the horns of a dilemma —either they believe not, or their miracles were thrown away ; they had his permission to make their election. Far different were the miraculous events performed among the inhabitants of the South Sea Islands by the missionaries of their Society, and authen. itieated too by a Catholic officer. Whilst the Society had such miracles as these to boast uf, they envied not the Catholics the power of curing rheumatism in the elbow. (Great laughter.) To return to a subject more interesting than the achievements of Prince Hohenhate, was it practicable to instruct their missionaries in foreign language!: before they set out on their mission ? in acquir ing a knowledge of languages two things were to be held in view the language m be communicated, which could most certainly be done best in the country where it was spoken as the vernacular tongue ; and next, the language in which instruction was to be con veyed that could be had best at home. In teaching a boy Latin, the calculation was that fitly English words were used for one of Latin: the question then was, hati they that one wont in this country ? Ile thought they had, and ample means too of acqtaiting more. Ile was moat anxious then that measures be adopted for instructing their missiooaries at home. It grieved him to sec men sent to countries in which, for a long time, they must feel as dear an d dumb ; where they would see men daily rushing to the brink of the burning lake, and have trot the power to cry out to them (great applause) ; that their lips should be sealed up ; anti that when they wished to warn them of their danger their voice should fail ; that too in a country where the feelings operate most power. fully on die human frame, and where anxiety of mind, under a tropical sun, very generally induced an affection of the liver. See then how limy placed these pious individuals in the hottest or t of the field of battle, and merely furnished them with blank ear. triage- (Applause ) He trusted that no man would oppose the intended alteration on the ground of expense. Tiler funds were daily increasing, and he expected to see the period when the present funds would be looked on as beggarly. The motion was then agreed to. Several other Resolutions were subsequently carried, and after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting separated. Professor Cousin arrived at Frankfort on tiles,' instant, on his return home. f' ~ ~ v . t•• TRADE OP. THE PORT OF LONDON. Fron. official Returns to Parliament: it appears that in the year 1794, when the construction of wet docks for the secommodition of the shipping frequenting the. Port of London was first deemed nr. cear.ary, the imports and exports of the United Kingdom amounted to 44 millions. In the year 11124 they amounted to 96.4 millions. The value of the transit trade of Oreat Britain, in 1823, tree - - ./ 11.1.11.99$ In Mi. it won . • - - . lo,ies,ac Elhibiting an increase in 11124 orcr 1823 of 1,C00.000/. • In the year 1823 the value of te h transit trade of London WAS - . 8 30 1 1771 • a . . In the - -fl, L . year 102.1, t hen the new warehousing system was en operation, it amounted to - - 9,466,480 inhibiting an increase in 1824, in the Port of London, over the preceding year of £1,275,309 The increase of,therranait trade in tha Out ports - • , during f 824 was . - 324,691 In the year 17:4 the number of inert:lent ships which entered the Port of London was ,- - 13.949 Its the year 1024 the nispbee was - *- 28,i12 Exhibiting an increase of spout 10,000 sail of merchant xW s be' r ireq side. upwards of 1,000 voyage, made by steam-boats, a • * of nseigaton not exi st i ng in thiyort of London in 1794 , an . ii'll I increasing the impediments on theriyer Thames. In the year • 1008, when the Wept India Docks, East India Decks, Commercial Docks, London Docks, City Canal, and Grand Surrey Canal Docks, were open to the public, the number of merchant ships, moored to the. ‘ Xtream, excluding the number that entered tire Docks was - . . 8,901 In the yeri 1823 the number was . 13,560 . In the year 1824 it was ' 15,913 . Exhibitint an increase in the last. ear, as comparuf 'tlth the pre. yious, of `.,347., and, ac, compared with 1008, of 7,1,12 merchant ships and vessels, • • ' , The total numbey of merchant ship s which entered the Poet of London in the' ear 1824 was, as before stated • - 23,610 Dedurt the number accommodated during the like period in Docks . 2,750 --. • '' t there reins red, therefore -20,9 W i • • • - 60 that about 21,00 C vessels last year'lischarged and loaded, whilst moored in the stream, obstructing the navigation of the rivet in anch a degree ax at times to render it impassable. The total tonnage of merchant shim cleared outward in Crest Britain in 18:2 wag , „ - 1 , - - 2.610,787 In 1624 - . 3,182.776 . . Exhibiting an ircrease in 1824 of 41.989 tons. The total toonAge of merchant ships which entered inwards in eh..? - l'Grt of London in 1;9; * as - 1.419314 In 11.01 . 2.913,267 . . . In 1824 - - .. . . . • 3,170,111 Exhibiting an increas e i n 16 , 24, 0, c, die preceding ye7.r, of 266,919 tons, and over 1;:4, of 1,711,871 tons. • Lli - ERI'OOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. irater 33 m. past 6. Areted the Starlt Linde, Djkstraw, from Antwerp ; Grey:. hound,' Shannon. from bondmpterry : Edward, Heistftet,, from Itelfasti Logan, Dorman, from ditto ; Emerald Isle, flklus„ Rows Newry ; St. George. —, from Dublin ; Sperling, frock Newry ; Hisnwah, Saran, from ditto. The Lindadv, frown Aew (Mesta, naiied 22d March from Beim 2kh, with the Thoihas Parsons, 'and sVike her on the 4th of April off the I/au/de-headed Shot; on the '!Bth 'April. in lat. 49. lon. 33. spoke the Midas, from Dundee for Quebec; 23i1 of April spoke the l'ermont; from New.l'ork to Ruasia; 24th April spoke the Sophia. from t;reettoekto.Quebec. Ist. 47. lon. 38. 41.. out 21 days; the Indus, from Nes castle to Aliramichi ; Wilberforce, from ditto to ditto. HOLYRIAD, MAY 10. • • Wind N.N.E. The Bolivar was Ifillthl•dt norm taday. Sailed the ['via-don, De Yalairre, for Baltimore; Livonia ; Smith, for Montreal ; Crown, Banks, for Quebec ; Henriarr, Roddan, for Newfoundland; Amity. Irving, for ditto ; Jur Jo hanna, Tiddens, for Antwerp ; Caroline. Walters. for Cork ; Tit 6 Friends, Al.Carthy, for ditto ; Jane and Betty, Gibbons, for (}al. way * • Edward, Turner', foe London ; Ranger, Toirtrx,lo64Rob.- lin ; James Daulby. Donough, for Galway ; M ar y Ann, adei, for betterkenny ; Robert' and Ann. Cumming, for Limerick; Friendi, Barnard. for London ; Nelly , Nicholson, for Newry ; Stag, Griffiths, for ditto ; Dolphin, Ballantyne, for Sligo ; Sally anti Ann, Thompien, for Tralm; Twee Gebtordent, &MM. for Antwerp; Johanna; Mulder. for ditto; Pandora, Corry, for BarMulnes; Forest, Foote, for Balton; Earl Svirrey, Clinstian. for Douglas; Sisters, Lerwick, for Newfoundland; Catherine, Patten. for New York; Clumens, [toroth, for Oporto; Junon. Nanning+, for Ostend; Atlantic, Lawson, 'for Quebec; Ns Mau. Morison. fur St. Petersburgh ; Sarah, Ayrle, for Moog& I Friendship, M'Crakeni for Newfoundland; and Agnew, Abed. hamson, fur Tonsberg. • . . 11. Sailed the Mary Beach, ,Leach, for Portamonth. A S.; /ON !ewes, for Crnmstadt ; Atlas, Adams, for Boston ; Eleanor, Blair, for Newfoundland ; Brown, Campbell. for S . Petersburgh ; Glide, Pearce, fee yirginia ; John, Smith, far Rio Janeiro Hare, Sams- , denson. for Illleelfast ; Alary. Jones, for Dublin ; Abdo, CorbrYll. for Antwerp ; Annesley, t:amaby. for Bordeaux ; William Scott, Crecy. for Douglas; Engelens. Bok, for Mini:robin) I and Oahe. rine Limbo, Steinotth, for St. Petersburgh. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-I/01 1 SX. MAT 11. SNIPS ENTRII ED IN WARDS.—The Donor, Ducker. trona Trieste; Governor Myers, llogarth, from Memel; I'iber, Rexene, tioni Ilainburgh • Triton, Rogers, from Denia ; Peace, Condley, front Louth; Queen, Jatmet, from Lisbon; Swift, Pyne. from St. Michael's; Indostrie, Singdahlnen, from Laurvig and Chris tiania; Vier Gebroeders, Nieuwland, from Woman); Johenne Marie, Olsen, from Christiania ; Albion, Stonehouse, from Me mel ; Acorn, Christie, from Teneriffe ; Northumbria, Wright, Mary, Dobson, Fortuna. Schnaciel, from Memel ; Anna 3larga rettot Elizabeth, Preien,.front tiottenburgh ; Hoffnung, Langlnegi riche, front Rostock ; Denten; Regency, from Dantzte ; Preemie, Liedeke, from Pillau ; Editha, Benson, from Adra ; Metro KGs_ tine, Nissen, from Fainoe; Petrel, Cross, from Pernambuco; Mer curv, Morton, front Faro; Hashes Anker, Foyn, from Frederick.. stint . Superior, Darwin, from Boston ; William) Galt, Wald), teem St. Domingo; Aimwell, Ande rs o n , G eo r ge and Ellen. Alli son, from Charente; Camilla, Prowfe, from Oporto ; Union, Perry. Davenport, Parry, from Cork ; Queen Eli za beth, Attwooll, from Dublin. ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Mirables, Hopper, for St. Vin cent's; Brothers, Brulton, for Bremen ; Di ana, Jay, for Leghorn ; Hem, Poppen, for Teneriffe ; Co!umhia, Wilson, for New South Wales ; Amphitrite. Margie, for Jatnaica ; Maria Anna. Vander Kaa, for Antwerp; 31stluse, Lutibing, for Antwerp and Brussels; Ceres, Warren, for Madras and Bombay. CLEARED OUTWARDS FOULLY AT GRAVESEXI).—The Integrity, White, for Trinidad ; Commerce, Fournier, for Calais ; Britannia,'Fox, for Ilamburgh; Wellington, Ailed, for Jamaica; Rotterdam, laming, for Rotterdam ; Maria, Thomson, for Madeira. Itie of Prance, Madras, and Bengal ; Simpson, Simpson, for mom. bay ; Jack Tar. Anderson, for Jamaica. CLEARING T WAN DA.—The Rober t and Sarah, Wilson, fo e Ilainburgh; George, D av i s , f or Ri o . sneer° Patentia, Wahl berg, fur liottenb'urgh, Elsinore, and Stockholm ; Venus, bus moth', for Elsinore and Riga; Vronw Janeje, Wellsma, for Ainateniant ; Choice, Barran, for Archangel. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Fatstol/TII, MAY 10.—Saileti the Nassau, Tremsyne. for Sierra Leone; the Providency, Noyes, foe Gibraltar; the Margaret, for Lisbon ; and the Cadtenne. —, for Alexandria. PLYMOVTD. Nlar 10.—Arrived the Mary, —, from Dart. mouth for Newfoundland. Off the port the Cane Grove, Thomson, fot St. Vincent's. PORTVIIIOCTH, MAT lE—Arrived the William and Ann, Goodall. from Memel; Hope, Swinbmn, from Got.enblorgh; and a large fleet of colliers from the eastwanl. Sailed his Majesty's cutter Starling, on a cruise; and Sir Francislhake ateam-packet, for Plymouth. Drat., 31 alr 11.—The letters by the mail coach, which should hare arrived yesterday, are still unaccounted for. Sailed thin morn ing for the Raver the Hon. Company's ships Martinis Camden and Marchioness of Ely. The Lady Melville is off Dover. Passed through fmia the River the Chieftain. Patterson, foe St. Vincent's; Integrity, White, for Trinidad ; Wellington, Allen, fox Jamaica ; and Eliza, Johnson, for Antigua. LIVES POOL, 3IAY 10—Arrived the Lindnay, Dixon, from Ne w Orleans—sailed t2d March, in company w i t h the Parsons, for this portSuccesn, Constable, front Gibraltar ; the Fortune, Law, front Oporto; the Lisette, Beyer ; the Ann Dorothea, Maids, and the Tranby, Zeplin, from Rostock. The cargo of the Francis, Patterson. lost on her voyage from Bahia, has been saved, and carried into Macao. LIMERICK, 31st 9.—The Mechanic, from hence to Baltimore. which was on shore near (:teas Island, has been got otl•and brought up to the quay. About two thinls of the cargo landed, the re. minder dunolved. the has been surveynt, and condemned as un worthy of repair, and will shortly be sold. The Catherine Omen transport, from Sierra Leone, has arrived ofr Brighton, bringing letters to the 24th 31ath. His 31kiesty's ship Conflict had arrived there previous. Vrasti.s arnert WITIL—The Pearson, Brag, NC. Orleans to Liverpool. 4th ult. nil Double Headed Shot Keys ; V,rronnt, New York to Pererdirgh, 23i1 Gree"^"k to Quebec. 24th; Inglis and Wilberforce, Newcastle to Mirainicht ; and Midas, Dundee to glebcc, 2:ith, by the Lindsay, arrived at Li verpool. Yesterday being a dies en's, the Courts of Bench an d C om mon Pleas were closed. The Lord Chancellor, however, sat to hear lunatic petitions. There is a Bill before the House of Commons to amend the 7th and sill William 111., for the more easy recovery of small tithes ; awl the 33d Gco. it l. for the recovery of tithes. The amendment is, that where the Justices are patrons of the church or chapel, the tithes are to be re covered before two Justices of any adjoining county. riding, or division. i 7 1 c 1 , 1 i . i I. ► P.' ~ 4 I ‘ . • . 41 , , I ' , . 4 .1 I I ll 'l ?, ,• ti,