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CHORAL FUND, Under the Patronage of his Majesty. TTHE Nobility, Gentry, Subscrib ers, and the Public, are respectfully informed, that the ANNUAL CONCERT, for the Benefit of its Afflicted sad Decayed Members, will take place at the English Opera House, Strand. on MONDAY, Slpt January, NU—Leader of the Band, Slr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. Orestorex. JOHN EAMES, Secretary and Collector, . Church -place, Bedford-street, Covent-pra' • DIORAMA, lEGENTS PARK.—Two New Views, CHARTRES CATHEDRAL, one of the finest Gothic Remains still extant in Francs; and BREST HARBOUR, which is the largest in Europe. A T a MEETING of BANKERS and MERCIIANTS, -1 1.. holden at the CITY OF LONDON TAVERN, in Bis 2 bopegate-street, on FRIDAY, the 17th day of DECEMBER, 1E24. The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in the Chair; It was moved by George Byng, Esq. M.P., and wooded by Win. Williams, Esq. M.P. • L. That in consequence of there being in this country a number at persons of the Spanish and other nations (many of whom be. longed to the Constitutional Army . embodied in the former king dom) in a state of great distress, it is expedient that they be offered to the charitable consideration of the Bntish public. It was moved by John Smith, Esq. M.P., and seconded by Mr. Alderman Venable', 2. That, abstaining front expressing any opinion of the merits or demerits of the cause in which they had embarked. and in cense qaence of which they are now suffering, they are offered to public commiseration wholly and solely upon the grounds of Christian eompassion and benevolence. It was moved by Mr, Alderman Bridge", 31.2., and seconded by John Cape!, Esq. S. That the nobility, gentry, and the pub - 4 in general, be re spectfully Invited to contribute to a subscriptitm, which shall im mediately be entered into, for their temporary relief; such assistance to be confined to those at this time among us. It was meted by David Barclay, Esq., and seconded by Robert Sutton, Esq. 4. That. In order to carry into effect the above Resolutions, the filllowing Gentlemen be constituted' a Committee, with power to add to their number, should It be dee m e d necessary to the further. mg of the before-mentioned benevolent purposes:— The Lord Mayor Joseph Fry, Esq. John Smith, Esq. M.P. Hon. G. Apr Ellis, M.P. George Byng, Esq. 21. P. Rd. Wellesley, Esq. M.P. Mr. Alderman Bridges, 111.2. Henry Brougham, Esq. M.P. Mr. Alderman Venable' A M. O'Brien, Esq. John Blades, Esq. Sir Thomas Dyer, Bart. Robert Sutton, Esq. Mr. Alderman ait Whman John Cape, Esq. Robert NVilliams, Esq. 21. P. David Barclay, Esq. Dr. B. Gilchrist James Morrison, Esq. Lord Francis Levison flower A. J. Valpy, M.A. Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P. Thomas NI ilson, Eaq. M.P. J. Jeffery, Esq. SS eymouth-st. Wm.Williame, Esq. M.P. Sir John Doyle Mr. Alderman Wood, M.P. • T. ben, Esq. Lambeth. John Bearing, Esq. James Harnett. Esq. Thomas Denman, Esq. M.P. Jacob George Wrench, Esq. B. Shaw, Esq. Thomas Haifa', Esq. Z. Macsulay, Esq. It was moved by Thomas Wilson, Esq. M.P., and seconded by James Morrison, Esq. S. That the Mowing Gentlemen be appointed Bankers to the said subscription:—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths; Sir &third Carr Glyn, Mills, Hallifia, and Co. ; Berries, Farquhar, and Co ; Williams and Co.; and Homes and Co., Fleet.atteet. It was moved by the Hon. George Apr Ellis. 21.2., and seconded by Thomas Wilson, Esq. 21.2. • That Mr. Frederisk Freshfteld be appointed Honorary Secre tary to the Committee. It was moved by Thonas Denman, Esq. 31. P., and seconded by John Bowritig, Eaq. 7. That the foregoing Resolutions be inserted in the following Daily Netreza n s :—British Press, Times, New Times. Morning Herald, M Chronicle, Public Ledger, Courier, Globe and Traveller, Brit Traveller, and Star. JOHN GA RRATT. Chairman. It was moved by the Hon. George Agar Ellis, M.P., and seconded by General Sir John Doyle, Bar. G.C.B. 8. That the sincere thanks of this Meeting be offered to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, for his able conduct in the Chair, and for his benevolence in convening the sane. Amount already . advertised £5,829 ss. Od. Additional Subscriptions:— £ s. .£ s. Right Hon. George Can- Messrs. H erring, Graham, ming, 31. P. - -25 0 and Powles . 52 10 Lord Ebrington - 20 0 Rev. J. H. St. Aubin 6 5 Lord Viscount Dudley and J. B. Terry, Esq. Ripon 2. 2 Ward - - 50 OE. S. Abdy, Esq. 2 0 The Duke of Norfolk -25 0 Mr. J. Shepherd . 10 Mr. J. N. Steed, Kensing- L. Lyl e , Req . . 10 0 0 ton - - 05 J. Jams Esq. - 2 0 Mrs. Steed, ditto . 0 6 Samuel Crompton, Esq. I Mr. W-n. Lamb, ditto 0 5 M.P. - 20 0 Mr. Edward Allen, ditto 0 6 8. 13., Axminster, Devon 1 1 Air. Wm. Abbott, ditto 0 5 Wm. Slade, Esq. - 5 0 Mr. Wm. Ilankey, ditto 06 F. Slade, Esq. - 3 0 Mr. A. Fairbairn, ditto • 6 George Smith, Esq. Ro b/. P. - - 0 6 cheater - 1 0 General Mina -10 s. bd. Rev. G. Caldwell, Chel rlpanish tenham - 2 1 Italian - - 1 1 Messrs. Gandolphe and Cnarles Woodford, Esq. Co. 25 11 Baldock . 1 0 Gen. D. Burr - 1 9 Robert Bayley, Esq. Joseph 31.9., Esq. . I I Temple - - 5 0 George Smith, Esq. I 0 Thomas Hodgson, Esq. 5 0 Thompson Boner, Esq. II 0 Mrs. Dann - . 2 0 Anonymous - 1.0 31r. Sharp . - 20J.J. B. - 1 1 W. Thompson, Esq. Alder. G. P. - 2 9 man and ALP. - 10 OA. Peering, Esq. - 3 0 Found in a Hackney Coach 0 7 31 r. and Mrs. Nub 6 0 Collected at J. Roberts's, Dow. Mrs. Nub - 5 0 Golden Lion. Warwick- Samuel Ware, Esq. 2 0 place, Holborn 1/. lie. 6d. John }Rockwood. Esq. 10 0 W. M. - - - 2 0 Messrs. Ant. Gibbs azd A. M. . - 1 0 Sons - 10 10 A. Austin, Esq. . IOJ. M. - 5 6 Abraham Herbert, Esq. The Rev. Duke Yonge 1 9 Coventry - 5 0 James Claridge, Esq. 1 1 A Friend to the Distressed 2 0 Young People at ditto 1 I A TtPle from a Friend 1 0 Commiserator - 2 0 Rev. F. Newnham . 5 0J• F. . 2 0 A. Friend 10 10 Jos. Scholefield, Esq. Die - Messrs. Dixon, Morgan, mingham - 6 I and Co. - - 10 0 Rev. 11. Cockeram, Beck. 0. E. Williams, Esq. 2 0 enhani - 1 1 blesses. Davidson, Barclay, Mr. John Allnutt, Clap. and Co. - 26 0 horn - 1 1 Henry Milnes Thornton, James Brown, Esq. St. Esq. - - 10 10 Albans - 10 0 N. S. Chauncey, Esq. 5 0W. W. - 1 I Wm. Stanton, Esq.Stroud. John 31oeeky. Esq. 10 0 Water - 1 1 A.A. 20 .. John Snowden, Esq. 1 0 D.& - 6 0 P. Q. -5 0 Robt. R. Wood, Esq. 6 0 Au stun Brown, Esq. 5 0 Sir Gilbert Blane, Bart. 2 2 Y. - . 2 0 H. M. S. - 2 0 James Bob,, Esq. - 1 1 Lord Alvanley . 10 0 Mr. S. H., by J. H. - 1 I J. B. S. - I 0 Lail Grey - - 10 0 A Moodily Subscriber 1 0 Rev. Joseph Hughes - I 1 James Snout Wortley, I:orers. Sutton, Sons, and Esq. 31. P. - 20 0 Grisble . -23 0 Rev. J. Warner, Hayes 1 1 J. A. De Riemer, Esq. 5 0 Earl of Cranford and linage Lister, Esq. Grim- Lindsay - 6 6 by House - 10 0 Mr. John Iggulden 1 1 WOl. Haldimand, Esq. Miss Iggukien . 1 1 M.P. - 50 0 Thns. Edward Scott, Esq. 2 1 Geo. Halditnand. Esq. 60 0 !Skim -General Sir Sack. A. L. Prevost, Esq. - 26 0 stile Browne, K.C.B. 10 0 Charles 31otris,ju.n. Esq. 25 U J. John Larkin, Esq. . 10 0 lessrs. Pellatt and Green 10 10 Mews. Clugaton, Chap. J. Newton, Esq. 2 0 man, and Co. . 3 3 John Searle, Esq. 1 0 John Ward, Esq. - 60 0 Mews. IL H. Martens J. W. H. - - 010 and Sons - 6 6 Mrs. S ara h Mawhood . a 0 Joseph Peckover, Esq. 5 5 D. Kir . . - , Esq. - -5 0 The Politic Ledger - 10 lu lin. Charles Strong . 1 I Fred. Thorogood, Esq. 2 2 Res. 0. C. Rashleigh - I 1 A. R. - 0 2 Penalty levied on Mr. Wm. Edwards, Esq. 1 0 Waterhouse, fnr a fraud ' J ohn Burnell, En. 2 0 of one of his Porten 111 10 Henry Harrison, Lsq. 6 0 11. G. . . 1 1 Dean of st. Asaph - 10 U I.Vm. Beaumont, Esq. 5 0 Mrs. Young - 6 0 Rev. C. Bird - 2 0 Mrs. Shipley - 2 0 Sir J. R. G. Graham 5 3 Min Williams Wynn 1 0 Charles Littledale, Esq 2 0 Mrs. I Jashwood - 1 0 Balance - - II 7s. Bd. Sir. Shipley 1 0 Geo. Goodwin, Esq. 6 0 Miss Shipley - 1 0 Collected at Exeter - 20 A Welsh Parson - 1 0 J. R. N., Norton, Kent 1 0 E. 0 Edward Asada, Req. A Well.wisher to Spain 010 Clapham - 10 OF. - 6 0 Wm, English, Reel. - 60 J. Maxwell, Esq. - 5 0 Mrs. English - 1 0 Dr. Valpy, Reading 5 0 J . Hardy, Esq. Recorder H. M., at Ham p stead 2 0 of Leeds - 10 0 Rev. A. Carrington , St. Jas. Bradley, M.D. Hod- John's College, GM. derefteld - -2 0 bridge . 5 0 Mr. lin•ey - I 0 1 D. R. and H. S. Ilamp. Mr. S. Payne - 1 0 1 stead - 2 0 Mr. W. Collins . 1 0 I Mn. Scrims. ditto 2 0 F. FRES 11 FIELD, lion. Sec. Subscriptions will continue to be received at the Banking hk uses of blesses. Smith, Payne, and Smiths', Mansion House-place; tilt Richard Carr Glyn, Mills, Halifal, and Co.'s, Lombard -street; Messrs- Williams and Co.'s, Birchin-lane; Messrs. Berries, Far. -Inbar, and Co. ' s. St..Janies's-street; Sir John Peering, Shaw. Bar bsr, and Co.'s. 72, Cornhill ; Mews. Frye and Chapman's, St. Mtldred's.court, Poultry; and Messrs. Deummonds, Charing. erns. AT a MEETING of the CLERGY , MERC HANTS, BANKERS, TRADERS, and other FRIENDS to the IMPROVEMENT of the METROPOLIS, held at the London Tavern, Bishopegate.street, on Tuesday, the 4th instant, The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in the Chair t It was moved by Thomas Wilson, Esq. M.P., and seconded by Andrew Spottiswood, Esq., That one of the strongest proofs of the high degree of advance ment in a taste for the tine arts, which the people of England have attained, is to be found in that desire for the improvement and em bellishment of the Metropolis, which so honourably distinguishes the present age. It was moved by William Williams, Esq. M.P., and seconded by M. Cutler, Esq., That the view recently opened of the tower and spire of St. Bride's Church, by the demolition of several houses in Fleet.street, which had obscured it front the public sight, for upwards of a cen tury, having clearly shown that this building may be made highly conducive to the beauty and ornament of the Metropolis, and par ticularly when the adjoining buildings are made to enter into archi tectural combination with it, as shown in the plan, it appears to this Meeting very desirable, that the view thus obtained should be preserved. It was moved by John Blades, Esq., and seconded by R. Ob bard, Esq., That this annicture, which, for proportion, symmetry, and gran deur of effect, is not surpashed, if equalled, by any spire in this country, also possesses this strong claim upon the public attention, that it was designed by oue of the most eminent architects England ever produced, Sir Christopher Wren. It was moved by Robert Slade, Esq. and seconded by J. Smith, Esq., That the carrying into effect the plan now proposed, will, in one instance at least, rescue the national taste from the reflection so often cast on it by foreigner+, that while the Metropolis of the Bri tish Empire contains public edifices which would not have been un worthy the proudest era of the arts, they are so compietely con cealed by the surrounding buildings that a view of them can scarcely be obtained. ' It was moved by Sir Peter Laurie, and seconded by H. Butter worth, Esq. That relying upon the encouragement usually given by the pub. lie to works of national ornament and utility, a subscription be now opened, to which the public be respectfully invited to contribute. It was moved by J. Poynder, Esq., and seconded by Mr. Cham berlain Clarke, That the following Gentlemen be a Committee, with power to add to their number, and to apply the subscriptions in carrying into effect the plan now product r such other plans as they may think ad v liable : The Right Hooble. the Lord John Blades, Esq. Mayor Andrew Spottiswood, Esq. Mr. Alderman Waithman William Brooks, Esq. Thomas Wilson, Esq M.P. Mr. Churchwarden 51•Dowall W. Williams, Esq. M.P. John Poynder, Esq. Mr. Alderman Wood, M.P. M. Cutler. Esq. Mr. Alderman Thompson, 61. P. J. Burbidge, Esq. Mr. Chamberlain Clarke H.3lanintt, Esq. Rev. Thomas Clare R. Obbard, Esq. And that John Blades, Esq. be requested to act as Treasurer. It was moved by Andrew Spottiswood, Esq , and seconded by H. lilarrintt, Esq., That Mr. Atwo od Smith be appointed Honorary Secretary to the Committee. JOHN GARRATT, Chairman. The Lord Mayor having left the Chair, it was moved by Win. Wilson, Esq. 31. P. and seconded by John Blades, Esq. That the thanks Of this Meeting be given to the Right lion, the LOrd Mayor, for his urbanity and able conduct in the Chair. The following Subscriptions were then entered into: a. .E e. Andrew Strahsn, Esq. 50 0 Henry Burnell, Esq. - 5 Phillip Rundell, Esq. 50 0 Walter 6l'Dowall, Esq. 6 John Blades, Esq. -50 0 Henry Marriott, Esq. - 5 6 A. and R. Spoinawood 10 10 Sir Peter Laurie - - 5 5 Benjamin Rouse, Esq. 10 10 P. J. Alnutt, Esq. - 6 5 Robert Obbard, Esq. -10 10 Samuel Sangster, Esq. 5 0 J. B. Papworth, Esq. 10 10 Basil Montagu, Esq. 2 2 Martin Cutler, Esq. - 10 10 Rev. Dr. Rudge - 1 1 William Brooks, Esq. 10 10 John Warren, Esq. - 6 6 George Cooke, Esq. - 10 U William Daykes, Esq. 1 1 Henry Butterworth, Esq. 10 0 G. Woodfall Esq. - 2 2 Thos. Wilson, Esq. 111. P. 21 0 T. and G. B aker - 2 2 J. and A. Smith - - 10 10 Henry Burn, Esq. - 11 6 William Williams, Esq. James Elmer", Esq. - 1 I M.P. . - 10 10 Subscriptions received by the The Right Hon. the Lord Editor of the New Times : Mayor - - 21 0 R. P. Hope, Esq. 0 J. Pensam, Esq. - - 10 10 F. L. H. Esq. - . 10 10 Alexander Galloway, Esq. 5 0 Cruse Pelham, Esq. 10 0 Richard Thornes, Esq. 5 5 Lieutenant Johnson, R.N. 5 0 R. H. Stilly, Esq. - 5 5 H. 11. S. Esq. - - 6 0 Simpson and Graham - 10 10 R. Hopkinson, Esq. - 6 0 Subscriptions will be received at the Banking-houses of Messrs. Williams and Co. Birchin-lane ; Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street ; Sir Clodde Scott, Williams, and Co. Ilolles.street ; and by the Tres surer, John Blades, Esq. Ludgate-hill, where the plan may be seen. PRICES Or BIMISM Bank Stock 2231 Ditto Acct. 3 per Cent. Red. 91 a 1 3 per Cent. Coma. DStte Acct 1154 I 3:1 per Cent. 101 3 pet Cent. Ited.looj t hen 4 per Cent. loan Stock Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds 100 39 pin PRICES OF FOBERIN Austrian Bonds 161 Ditto Acct. Blasilion Bonds 79 1 Ditto Acct. 70) 1 Ditto Scrip 6i 71 pm Ditto Acct. 7 6 10 7 pm o , Buenos Arc ods 921 / Ditto Acct. 92) Bonds 861 Ditto Acct. 80 61 (ioloorb. Bonds 901 90 C9i 901 Ditto Acct. 1)it•co Bonds (1824)93 2. / Ditto Acct. 931 4 21 3 21 32/ 3) Danish Bonds Ditto Marks Banco 100 Dutsh Cnm. 4i per Coot. French newts 102 f. 60c. Exchange 26f. I lit. 71c. Ditto Scrip 131 1 pm Ditto Aect. COURSE OF giCli Amsterdam C. F. 12 2 Ditto, at sight - 11 19 Rotterdam - 12 3 Antwerp - - 12 3 Haraburgh - 37 0 Alums . 31 1 Paris, 3 day s' sigh t 28 18 Ditto - - 28 45 Hourdesu - 25 48 fkwAn - 7 5 Frankfort-on-the-Main 1114 Petersburgh - V Vienna . - 10 2 Priette . - 10 2 Madrid - Oaths - . 384 IT;eelona 33 . " Seville - - 361 Gibraltar - . SI STOCKS YESTERD.t Y. Gong Ann. 22i South Sea Stock South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annuities Ditto, 601. 68 pm Ditto, Small Ditto, I id. 1,0001. 68 57 69 pro Ditto, 5001. 57 59 pm Ditto, Small 67 60 pm Lottery Tickets STOCKS YESTERDA I'. Greek Bonds 56 , 1 Ditto Acct. 57 6 .1 81exican Bonds 761 I 15j 6f 6 6 I Diuo f Acct. 761 76} } 6 f 6 Neapo itan Bonds Ditto Bonds (1824) Ditto Scrip Ditto Acct. 1} pm Pentsian Bonds 80f Ditto Acct. 811 e 1 Portuguese Bonds 871 , I)itto Acct. BEI Prussian Bonds 1001 Ditto Bonds (1822) 914 Ditto Acct. Russian Bonds 96 51 f Ditto Acct. 95j f Spanish Cons. n 11111 Ditto Aect. 21f f If Ditto 510 Bonds 211 NUE YESTERDAY. Leghorn - -48 i (Jews - . 44 Venice - - 27 Malta - - Naples . - 311 Palernio - 117 Lisboa al Oporto - . 51} Rio Janeiro - 48 Bahia - . so! Dublin - 9 1 Cork . - 9 .C. s. d. Portugal Gold is coin U 0 0 Foreign Gold in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons U U 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver in bars 0 5 OA Elm Lt , ritifSit reoo. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This Evening. WEDNESDAY. Jan. S. will be performed hint time), altered and adapted for Representation, Bilts3lllgerAi FATAL DOWRY. The Prologue to be spoken by Mr. Maeready. noehfort, Mr. Terry ; Cbaralois, Mr.Viallark ; ttomout, tor. Macready. Beatunelle, blre.W.H est. fter which, HARLIQIAN AND THE TALKING BIRD, THE SINGING TREES, AND GO) DEN WATERS. Harlequin, Mr. Howby. Co lu anell; Ptaloon bine,, Mr. Barnett. Blanchard ; Clown, Mr. Kirm bliss To-morrow, Der Freleebutz, and the new Pantomime. THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. This Evening, ViF.DNESDAY, Jan. d„ will be performed DER VREISCHUTZ Or. THE MACK HUNTSMAN OF 'OREM( 4. Ottoear, Mr. Baker; Conrad, Mr. Egerton; Caspar, Hr. Bennett; Wilhelm. Mr. Vearman; the Black Huntsman of Bohemia, Mr. Evans. leftha, Mies Pawn; Lena, Miss Love. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; Or, MORE OP MORE HALL. Harlequin, Mr. Ellar; Pantaloon. Mr. Barnes; Clown, Mr. I. S. Gri maldi. Coltunbine, Min Homer. To-morrow, Clad. Animal ilarnetlsm, and the new Pantomime. Mr BRITISH Pi sis commenced publishing yesterday morning at live o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5,1823. The project of the French Ministry for indemnifying the Emigrants, seen' s likely to he fraught with more diffi culties than its originators anticipated. According to the statements in the E:oile, when the subject was first dis cussed, it was intended to compensate the old proprietors by giving them stock to the amount of the sums for which their estates were sold, deducting the payments made by , THE BRITISH PRESS. the Government in satisfaction of their debts, the charges for land-tax, and such other burthens as they will be re lieved from by the conversion of their property into a net annuity from the public funds. But the Emigrants ob ject, and we think justly object, to the calculation by which the value of their estates is estimated. The Ministerial project takes, as its basis of indemnity, the amount fo r which the revolutionists sold the estates in assignats, re duced into money at their lowest value; but it is well known, not only that the asaignats were in a constant and rapid course of depreciation from day to day, but that the sales were made, under the best circumstances, far below what the estates would have produced, if they had been fairly sold at a season of general safety and tranquillity. A pamphlet lately published at Paris, entitled, Observations au sujet des Indernnites, remarks, truly, that " an estate which in 1789 was worth 40,000 francs, would not have sold in 1793 for 23,000 francs in assignats ; and reducing this revolutionary paper money to its lowest value in coin, the indemnity ins this estate would not he adjudged at a higher sum than 2,500 francs. Can such a grant," the writer asks, " be considered a real indemnity to the old proprietor ?" He contends, therefore, and, admitting the principle of indemnity, we do not see how he can be re futed, that " it is the actual value of the property sold which o➢ght now to be paid to the proprietors revolu tionarily dispossessed, and not the value of the assignees for which it was unfairly sold." It was said, when this project was broached, that it would be a measure of recon ciliation and peace between the old and new proprietors; but the extravagant pretensions of the former, and the in numerable host of claimants who have raised their voices for compensation on account of revolutionary violence, have already scattered the seeds of diasention and alarm through every circle of the French people. " Our property was not sold, we admit," says one class, " but it was utterly destroyed : are we not also to be indemnified ? Are we to be denied the benefit of the principle of indemnity, because we suffered for our loyalty at home ?" " IVe," say other classes, " were imprisoned and persecuted for our attachment to the monarchy. We were reduced to beggary by the ruinous paper money of the Revolution. Are we to have no compensation ?" There is yet another question more embarrassing, perhaps, than any other: who shall decide, in the last resort, what indem nity is due to each claimant ? Shall it be a board of emi grants themselves, judging in their own cause what they are entitled to receive? When all the wealth of France is declared liable to these awards of indemnity, who can guess where they may terminate ? Is it to be supposed that when in fact the property is again vested de jure in the ancient Noblesse, they will ever rest satisfied till they have de ficto recovered possession of the estates from which they have been ejected ? The title of the present holders is not strengthened, but, on the contrary, virtually destroyed by recognising the right of the emigrants in particular to be indemnified for the losses they sustained, in common with all other proprie tors, by the fury and excesses of the revolutionary storm. If Crt•at.sa X. be sincerely desirous of promoting the welfare and happiness of all his subjects, and if he be sufficiently enlightened to understand their true interests, he will abandon this dangerous and mischievous project for unsettling half the property of his kingdom, and he will not carry his benevolence to the emigrants further than continuing in their favour that preference to all places of honour and profit which they have enjoyed since the •estorstion. It was stated yesterday, and we hope and believe on good authority, that the French Government has resolved to follow the course of the British in recognising the inde pendence of such of the new American States as have clearly shown their title to he considered firmly established. This act, which must be strongly obnoxious to the feelings of the Royalist party in power, has, we have no doubt, been forced upon the French Cabinet by the commercial interest. France is again becoming a great mercantile power, and, under a sound system of government, she may reasonably expect to enjoy a very high degree of pros perity in her trade and manufactures. The Ministers cannot be indifferent to the growth of the public revenue, especially at this moment, when they are about to burthen the country with an indemnity to the emigrants, amounting to 600 millions of franca at the lowest computation. While, therefore, they cement the edifice of ultra-royalism in France, by " closing the last wounds of the Revolution," they may well consent, for the sake of accomplishing so de sirable a result, to sanction the triumph of revolutionary principles in Amet in. From what fell from his MAJ Erre' Ministers in Parliament last Session, the public knew that it was their impression that the policy of France, with respect to South America, agreed substantially with that of England, though the unfortunate connexion with Spain and the Holy Alliance necessarily fettered the French Govern ment in its decisions, and disabled it from taking those frank and open measures by which we have preceded her in the formal admission of the New States to the rights and advantages of an acknowledged political existence. The Government of the Netherlands vill be the next, and we may be sure, at no great distance of time, to recognize the independence of the American Republics. They may then wait with temper and patience for the approbation of the Holy Alliance, and the rejected Mother Country ; and it will probably neither grieve nor injure them much, if'' those Powers should, in their wisdom, resolve never to sanction the legitimacy of the American States. We fore see, however, that the certain and absolute loss of her colonies must lead to some great and salutary changes in the political and social condition of the Peninsula. With out them, and under a rational system of government, Spain may yet again become, as her position would seem of necessity calculated to render her, a powerful and flourishing kingdom. We may expect soon, we suppose, to hear that some ar rangements have been concluded with Portugal for the recognition of the independence of Brazil. In the state in which the two nations stand with regard to each other at present, the British Government will of coarse refrain from interfering, except with a view to the amicable adjustment of their differences. The recognition of the late Spanish colonies will in all probability quicken Portugal in her tardy and reluctant movements towards an acknowledg ment of the fact that her colony has at last outgrown the system to which it was formerly subjected. Whether this acknowledgment be made or not, Brazil is actually free, and will remain so, in spite of all that Portugal can do to prevent it. She had better therefore, to use a homely phrase, make the best of a bad bargain, and submit with a good grace to what will happen without her consent, if she be silly enough to refuse it. The Grand Jury have thrown out the bill preferred against Mr. O'Co xi:►.l. for sedition—and they have done wisely. On every recognisal principle of constitutional freedom, and of public law, tl.e prosecution deserved to fa!l to the ground, and we thit.k it infinitely better that all the chances of evil to which it led, should be thus early cut off, than that Dublin should have been kept in a state of irritation and ferment for weeks, during a trial which could only have ended—if even it ended without insurrec tion and bloodshed—in his more solemn and deliberate acquittal. We trust that, as a trial of strength with the Catholics, such a proceeding as this will never be again repeated. It tends, in its consequences, to enfeeble the authority of Government, as all strong public acts must do, which have no hold on moral approbation. As far as an♦ feats are entertained of the Catholics, we have no hesitation in saying, that such al attack is more dangerous than conceuivn. Whenever a Go- vernment establishes differences among men, or grants privileges to one class of subjects which it withholds from another, it departs from its true principles. The class of subjects so exiled from the Neal protection of the parent State will complain and remonstrate—it is in the course of nature and human feeling that they should do so — and if their grievances are inveterate and of long standing, it is not just to ascribe to the language of their wounded feel ings the character of sedilicn, and to charge them with wish ing to tear up the institutions of society, and to introduce havoc and anarchy into the bcsom of civil order. How is it possible to cleanse the channels of corrupt authority if every effort to purify them is to be thus put down ? What would have become, long since, of all those privileges sacred in the code of British law, if our forefathers had forborne to assert them ? How, as Englishmen, can we con tend—or how could we ever have contended—for those civil rights which we declare to be interwoven with the frame of our constitutional independence ; and yet withhold the enjoyment of those rights from our bre thren of the Sister Kingdom, and punish in them, as the effusions of sedition, what in ourselves we should de scribe as a generous hatred of oppression, and the result of a manly and enlightened attachment to the principles of British freedom 9 That Ireland has suffered long under the most galling disabilities—that she has suffered for ages —and with a spirit of exemplary endurance—almost every species of abuse under which political authority could press her down, is a truth familiar to all who know any thing of her history : it is a truth which every page of that history attests ; and whatever sophistry may plead in its defence, . . . it lus led to a state of things which no honest man can applaud, and no conscientious man can justify. We sincerely hope that another Session of Parliament will not pus away without placing the rights of the people of Ire land upon a solid foundation. The critical situation of her affairs will not admit of delays and palliatives: half-measures of this kind must and will lead to great and immediate evil. Give the ptople of Ireland the full benefits of that Constitution into whose obedience they were born, and you will soon have no associations to fear, and no disloyalty to punish. Ministers will come to the discussion of Irish affairs with the great advantage of retrospective wisdom. The finger-post points to the right road, in language so plain, that it can only be wilfully mistaken. We have given a full report of the interesting Meeting yesterday, respecting the spire of St. Bride's Church, Fleet-street. Our readers will see, with pleasure, that there was the most perfect unanimity as to the desirable. ness of effecting this great public improvement. The Loan Msvoa opened the proceedings with some very sensible observations, and the speakers who followed his Lordship justified the opinion we had formed of the libe rality and good taste of the Citizens of London. A Com mittee was appointed to carry the resolutions into effect, by public subscription, and a considerable sum was raised before the Meeting separated. Mr. Secretary Canning left Gloucester Lodge on Mon day morning, for Bath. A King's Messenger was sent off unexpectedly yesterday afternoon, from the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department, by Mr. Fed, to the King, at Windsor. The report of the landing of the French troops in St. Domingo is not credited. Two vessels have arrived, which sailed about the middle of November. New Brunswick Papers to the Bth of December have reached us. Accounts from St. John's mention the arrival there of the Baltic transport from England, with thirteen officers, and 32l rank and file, of the veteran battalion, commanded by Colonel Burke, to relieve the detachment of the Slat regiment, which was to embark for Halifax, upon the arrival of another transport, momentarily ex pected. The Sandwich packet, which arrived at Falmouth on Monday, brought the ultimatum of the Portuguese Go vernment to the demands which our Ambassador was in structed to make on the part of the Government of this country. It has for some time been clearly understood, that the paramount influence which the Portuguese Minis ter, Pamplona, had obtained in the Government, had been regarded with much suspicion by our Ministers. Pamplura is known to be wholly in the French interest, and his object is to give tit:. French Government as decided a control over the councils of Portugal, as they possess over Spain. To defeat this design is the object of the British Government, and a negotiation for this purpose had been for some time carried on at Lisbon. The result has now reached this country, and we believe it is of a favourable nature, from the circumstance of the King and his daughters having dined on board the Ocean, the flag-ship of Vice- Admiral Lord Beattelerk, in the Tagus, on the 16th of last month. At one time, however, the negociations did not wear a very favourable aspect, as the whole of the British ships in the 'l'agus had been kept in a state of readiness to mil at an hour's notice, it being the determi nation of Ministers that this country should no longer in cur the expense of keeping a squadron on a foreign station, ' to secure to France the full and uncontrolled dominion of the Peninsula.— West Briton. Monday his Excellency Baron Maltzahn, Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of Prussia to his Britannic Majesty, jointly with Mr. N. M. Rothschild, and accompanied by Mr. Green, notary public, deposited in the Bank of England, the sum of 18,850/. in special bonds of the Prussian Loan of 1522, being the mocity of the sum fixed for the redemption of bonds in the third year, and also the saving of the in terest on the .53,8001., redeemed to the Ist of July last inclusive. IV OM:ASTER AND GLOUCESTER UNION C•NAL.— Amongst the numerous speculations which have been set on foot in the present day for the employment of capital, there is none which is calculated to do more real service to this district than the formation of a canal from this city to Worcester. The public will at once perceive that as an adjunct to the Glouecster and Berkeley Canal, this is a ::14.4;,:e of the very first importance, as it will be the 'mans of supplying the only link which was wanting to complete the chain of water communication, for heavy goods and merchandize, between the Western, Northern, and Eastern parts of the kingdom. From the state of the navigation of the ricer Severn, between this and Worcester, which is alike impracticable in dry seasons, and in times of flood, the establishment of such a canal has long been deem& a desideratum, and, as might be expected, when the plan was once suggested it received the most strenuous support. The shares appropriated to this city were filled up in a very few hours, and we understand that they were subscribed for with the same readiness at Birmingham and Worcester. We are happy to find that, as a preliminary step, not a moment will be lost in applying to the very first quarter for estimates, plans, &c. a proceeding which canna fail to be highly satisfactory to the public, and give additional confi dence to all who are disposed to embark property in this speculation —Gloucester Journal. IRELAND. DUBLIN COMMISSION, SATURDAY Emma. For several years public anxiety had not been wrought to so high a pitch of interest as by the expected event of Mr. O'Connell's trial, for uttering seditious words. At the earliest hour this morning all the avenues to the Court, as might be expected on so highly an interesting occasion, were thronged to excess. Mr. Justice Moore and Mr. Justice Vandeleur, were the presiding Judges, The commission was not opened until half-past one, but for many hours previous to the arrival of their Lordships, every seat in the Court-house (a most incommodious and ill-constructed building) was occupied. Mr. Sheriff' War ren, on whom that duty devolved, summoned ninety.. eight jurors on the panel. It is due to this gentleman to say, that although no Roman Catholic was summoned on the panel, yet it consisted of respectable and independent gentlemen. At half-past one o'clock Mr. O'Connell en tered the Court in his bar-dress, accompanied by Mr. Brien. His other Counsel, Mcssrs. IVallare, Perrin, Hougblin, and Sheil, had previously taken their places. The Attorney-General was not present in Court. Mr. J. S. Townsend was there on the part of the Crown. Many Gentlemen of the Bar were in attendance. _ On the arrival of the Lord Mayor and the other City Officers, the following gentlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury : Heckman Kearney John David La Touche Abraham Lane Edward Croke' Addison Hone George S. Carleton William Jackson J. S. Taylor George W. Boileau Isaac Hynes James )Moore Henry Petit Mr. Justice Moons: then proceeded to address both the Grand Juries of the county and city. Among several topics of local in. serest he adverted to the Constabulary Act, which he said was cal culated, In a great degree, to preserve the peace of the kingdom, if administered in the proper spirit of its provisions. Turning to the City Grand Jury, the Learned Judge animadverted in strung and forcible tams, but in a low and indistinct tone, on the evils that combination had entailed on all classes of the community. The system of illegal affiliation, commonly called the Colon of Tra was the most outrageous infraction of all law, subordination, and order—it was a system of despotism. These persons dared to die. tate to masters what persons they should employ, and what materials they should use. But in a late case, thanks to the resolute conduct of the Messrs. Mutton, their machinations had been, in a great de gree, frustrated. It was not, perhaps, in the power of the Jury to put an immediate stop to these co put but it behoved all classes of his Majesty's subjects to come forward and unanimously resist measures disgraceful so the national character, and subversive of all settled principle. Was it to be endured that workmen should say, you shall not use English wrought iron—that you shall only employ such and such men, and this after the splendid bounty which England had manitested to this country ? In fact, if this system was to be persevered in, the system of life must be changed. If the principle of an interchange of commodities were interfered with, commerce must stagnate and manufactures decay. lie had addressed the Jury at some length on these topics, as he was per. snarled that the system and principle of Combination Societies wee similar and analogous to the spirit of the Whiteboy system in de south. What was the essence of both ? Mystery and 'illegal cook. aeration. It therefore became the citizens of Dublin to resist an order of things so frightful. He was himself well aware and had practically experienced the evils of this system. Some persons whom he had sent to repair a house in estate of decay at Clontarf, were sub. jetted to tire violence which had latterly been so prevalent in the streets of Dublin. He would not detain the Jury longer on this subject, but would revert to another. Ile perceived by the indict. meet that bills were to be sent to the Jury, in the case of an in. diridual on a charge, the nature of which he should find it neces sary to explain at sonic length. The principle that he would ad. here to in this case, would be a principle supported by the first Law Authorities in these countries—he meant the English Court of King's Bench. In the case of Sir Francis Burdett a Leicester Letter case, it was determined that the words should be expressed. and that there should be no ambiguity—in fact, that there should be an identity of person as well as of words. They should apply this doctrine to the case of the individual before them. They should first be sure that the express words were spoken. Secondly, that they were spoken by the person charged with having uttered them; and thirdly, that these were of the nature and tendency described in the indictment. That tendency should be unequivocal: it should have the effect of alienating the minds of his Majesty's subjects (as we understood), or of producing a change by untawfal means in the Constitution as by law established. It was necessary that this tendency should be strictly proved, and that was matter of inference for the Jury to decide, when the express words were testified. It would then be necessary to consider the intent with which the wads were spoken—whether the person uttering them, taking into ac count their spirit and context. the time when, and the place where uttered, had a seditious and unlawful intention in uttering them, or whether they were spoken in the plain and ordinary sense, with. out any such meaning. This was all matter important and in dispensable for their consideration, and it was neessaary, before they found the bills, that the person of the speaker should be identified, that his words should be identified, and that his intention in uttering should be similar to that described in the inuictment. The Learned Judge concluded his charge at a quarter before four o'clock. Mr. O'Connell appeared In excellent spirits, and it wai rather ludicrous to observe the playful familiarity with which he and Mr. J. S. Townsend conversed. The following witnesses were then called, previously to the send ing of the indictment to the Grand Jury. Charles O'Flahrety, Reporter of the Morning Post, sworn. Samuel Nolan Elrington, answered and sworn.—On this gentle. man's coming to the table, he stated that his real name was Nolan, and that he assumed the name of Elrington for a particular purpose. The Judges then directed Mr. Elrington to be sworn. Joseph Byrne, Reporter fur the Star, sworn. R. N Kelly—This witness was called four times, but did not answer. He was ultimately fined 1001. Joseph Leech was called four times in a similar manner, and fined a similar sum. A person here called George Barclay, Town Clerk's Office.— Much merriment was excited by this gentleman's getting on the table, as if he were called before the Jury. It was, however, In timated to him that it was at the Town Clerks' Office he was wanted. Mr. Hickman Kearney (the Foreman) at a few minutes after four o'clock, begged to inform the Court that the Jury were deal• rous of asking a question. Alr. Justice Moony—The question must be asked in open Court by the whole of the Jury. Mr. H. 's.esmey returned to the Grand Jury room, and returned atcompani sl by the whole of the Jury ' • he then stated that some of them were not quite certain as to the direction of his Lordship on the subject of the indictment for seditious words. They were desirous o' being informed whether there should be proof furnished of the identity of the person, of the identity of the words, and of the intent also, or whether the proof of the substance would be sufficient ? Mr. Justice Moony said, it would be sufficient to prove the substance, or the meaning of what was said. Mr. Justice S'awnEztuß was of opinion, that it was not neces sary to prove literally the words used. There was a precedent of a conviction having taken place where one of the meat LearnedJudgei presided, although the word " Ontset" was inserted in the in dictment, and the word proved in the evidence to sustain the in dictment was " Onset," yet notwithstanding the variation, a con viction took place. This showed that literal proof was not rr John Alley Thomas Hunt Samuel Fisher William Porter Thomas Wright Paul (Mambas Robert llyndinais James Jackson William Ring John Hutton John Phelps cessary. Mr. War.xace submitted, that in the case referred to by bis Lordship, the variation was only of owe word, and a word too that could nut alter the nature of the whole passage. That was quite tin. ferent from a case like the present, when the whole context should be judged of, as the passage here prosecuted was of considerable length. The position laid down by Mr. Justice Vandeleur wou'.d lead the Jury to suppose that they might substitute a totally dif• ferent set of words tram those contained in the indletmess , —a prat. dent of great danger. Mr. Justice Vssorr.ern—Bo the Counsel for the defendirt mean to contend that the words must be proved literally I , Mr. 110 L sirs said that it was so laid down in 4 Term Reports, and in Archbold's (..,inthoul Practice. Mr. Justice VAN DELEt; it said he adhered to his opinion, that it was enough to prove the substance. Lest, however, they should be any misunderstanding on the part of the Jur r , he wou:i have them again called into Court. The Jury accordingly came into Court, when Justice VANDELEUR said—Gentlemen, as there has bent some misunderstanding with respect to whit I stated to you, 1 think it necessary now to say, that it is not necessity that ti.e words in the indictment should be literary proved; but it ts necessary that words, in substance and meaning the same, should b! proved. The Jury span retired. The names of the persons on whose informations (we undershirt!) the indictment was framed, and who were alone examined before the Grand Jury, were, Mr. J. Byrne, reporter of the Star, and Mr. Nolan Ebrington, reporter of Se:waders', News-Letter. Immediately after the rending up of the bills, Mr. O'Connell left the Court by a private door, accompanied by Mr. Perrin, and his solicitor, Mr. Kildahl. On appearing in Green-street, Mr. O'Connell was greeted by the most enthusiastic cheers from the populace, who assembled in great numbers, and who continued following him down Capel-street, Parliament-street, and Dame-street, notwith standing his frequent remonstrances, even to his own house in Nlerrion-square. A strong detachment of horse and foot police Were stationed in Green-street during the whole of the day. At five o'clock the Court continued crowded, in anxious expectation of the return of the Jury, and what is Ix - must in the Dublin Courts, the Judges waited on the ■ * I. 1 ~1 ~~ I ~~ I