The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-31 00:00:00

FP , a Bourbcrt- I ),seated on the Throne of Mexico. ' With this viewA t ey contributed to the revolution, and as is well lten made this event a condition of their adhesion*'the cause of independence, both in the plan of Ygnala, and the treaties of Cordova. Fius; rated in their expectations by the ambition of iturbide, this party, with few exceptions, united their force against hitn,and hurled him from the throne. They met, after the destruction of the Imperial Go vernment with a still stronger obstacle to their wishes, in the decision of the people in favour of republican ins - itutions ; and they were driven to the necessity of yielding to the popular torrent, but exerted all their influence to establish a central government, si milar to that adopted in Colombia. The example of the confederation of the neighbouring states, and the astonishing progress they had made under that form of government, had great weight with the people, and in spite of the exertions of the Esco seees, Mexico adopted a government somewhat si milar to that of the United States of America. The great question settled, the parties were arranged in active opposition to each other. The Escoseses and cent relicts governed the country and swayed the councils of the vacillating 'Vittoria. The federalists felt their superior strength, and were so mortified at the ascendancy of their adversaries, that, ignorant of the means of acquiring the influence they wished to possess in the government, and despairing of success by any other means, they at one time contemplated having recourse to force. Fortunately they were induced to adopt milder measures. They organised themselves in the same manner as their opponents, only under a different denomination of masonry, and in this manner acquired the name of Yorkinos. By their superior numbers they gained all the elections, and the nation would have settled down tranquilly ►order their dominion had the President acted with a moderate degree of decision. He had felt his de. peudenee on the Scotch party, and had secretly pro moted the formation of that of York. But the rapid progress of the latter alarmed him, and instead of putting himself at the head of the popular party, he attempted to counterbalance the influence of each faction by dividing the power between them, so far es depended upon him. The members of his cabinet were taken from the two parties. Colonels of re giments and the higher officers of the army were so selected tie to be arranged against each other, ready to give battle at the slightest signal of their re spective parties. This misguided policy kept the counti•y in a state ofcontiuued agitation, which broke out into open war in January, 1828. The Scotch party, under their favourite leader, General Bravo, Vice-President of the Republic, took up tome, with a determination to recover their influence by force. This attempt received no support from the people, and failed of course. Bravo and his fol lowers were taken prisoners, and banished the Republic. Not discouraged by this signal defeat this party next directed their efforts to prevent the election of General Guerrero, and for that purpose determined to support the pretensions to the Presidef►cy of Don Manuel Gomez Pedraza, then Secretary at War. It is necessary to recapitu late the causes which led to their success in this in stance, in order to a perfect understanding of the late revolution. In some of the States the Legis latures that voted for Gomez Pedraza had been elected before the triumph of the democratic party in Mexico. Their time of service was about to ex pire, not a single member had been re-elected on account of their being Escoseses, and the vote they gave ma the occasion may be-regarded as an expiring effort to re-establish the power of their party. The Secretary of War is, in fact, the Commander-in- Chief of the Mexican army, and Pedraza dismissed such officers as he supposed to be adverse to his election, and filled the ranks with his own pat tisans. The European Spaniards imagined that they would be safe under the protection of Pedraza, and lavished their wealth to secure his election by gaining votes whenever the Legislatures were nearly equally di vided ; and finally, the military, in order to give proofs of their devotion to the Secretary, actually used force to awe the refractory members of some of the legislatures. In this manner the votes of 11 out of 19 of the States were obtained in favour of redleza, and from the moment the success was known the Scotch party, aided by the Senate and the Supreme Court, both bodies elected by the aristocracy, commenced a series of persecutions against their opponents, and against all persons whom they considered dangerous from their talents or popularity. The Governors of several States were impeached on anonymous charges, and some of them were suspended from their employments, and persecuted, with a degree of rancour that showed the determination of the party to bring them to the scaffold. By this most unjust and impolitic con duct, the chiefs of the York patty were driven to seek their safety it► rebellion ; and such was the diepoeition of the people that wherever the stand ard of ievelt had been erected they would have rallied round it. The revolution, as you are aware, wag begun and ended in the capital, and no greater proof can be effered of its being in accordance with the general sentiments of the people, than the eir euerietance of its having been received throughout the whole Republic with public rejoicing. The adherents of Pedraza had to fly, and to hide them selves from the indignation of the people ; corre sponding changes were immediately effected in all the States, r►ot a single voice being raised in favour of the fallen party or its chief, who had fled at the eight of the storm his ambition had raised. ‘` The Revolution is at an end, and if this Go vernment can obtain a small sum of money for their present exigencies, and go on till they organize their finances and reform the army, the tranquillity of Mexico will be secured for a very long period. " The administration will consist of President Guerrero, Bustamente, Vice-President; Zavata, Secretary o the Treasury ; Santa Ana, of IVar ; Herrera, of Grace and Justice ; and Bocanegra, of Foreign Affairs ;—all men of abilities, and the four first uniting by their character and popularity all the elements of revolution in this: country. With the means proposed, the revenue of this country may :se raised to twenty millions, and the expenses of the Government, enormous as they now are, and admitting considerable reduction, amount only to fiftee❑ millions and a half of dollars. " As it ie supposed by many that the expulsion o f the Spaniards has been an unnecessary, cruel, and ituolitic act, it may be well to explain to you that the Spaniards residing in Mexico have been actire agents in all the political changes this country has undergone for many years past. They con stantly interfered in the affairs of the Government; and, haring been accustomed to controul the actions of the Viceroys of Mexico, they could not submit quietly to the dominion of the Creoles. The revo lution effected by Iturbide received their concurrence end support, and they approved the plan of Yguala, because it was directed against the constitution of Spain, which gave the semblance of self•government to the colonies. They expected to see a Bourbon seated on the throne of Mexico ; and, since their disappointment in that hope, they have never ceased to intrigue against the independence of the Re public, and to plot against its institutions. Their superior wealth, industry, and energy of character, have rendered their efforts formidable to the Creoles, .and it is not surprising that the party in power shduld pass an act which will weaken corsiderably, if it does not totally destroy, the opposite faction. Besides, th only political feeling possessed by the ma , s of the population of Mexico, is an inveterate hatred against the Spaniards. This has been en gendered and kept alive among the Indians by tra• dition of the former cruelties of their conquerors, and by constant recurring instances of oppression. So long as the Spaniards remained in any number in the country, their residence furnished a pretence for revolution. Any demagogue might have dis turbed the peace of the country by displaying on his stanthud ' Death to the Gachupines.' It was neceasary to remove this cause of &scud at any 4aFrifice. True, it might have been done with more M ildness; but i n t i mes o f high revolutionary excite ment, itis difficult to moderate passions that have Wen riticed by the spirit of party." riticEs OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. I tnk S tock i per Cent. Rec 94%%% .01d Annuities ' per Cent. Con' - shut New Ditto shut % per Cent -100% Ex. Bills, £l,lOl 2d.' 75 77 prn. /UV) Red. lOO% Ditto lid. 75 pm. '.. per Cent. Ann. )itto, 1A26 ')itto Scrip — Ditts iimall 'tank 1.. Ann. Ditto 30 years ndia stock shut i India for Account itto Bands pm. Cons. for January ')5,,',',},1, kustrian Bonds PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ORE O'CLOCK. - I Neapolitan Brazilian Bonds 73y ? , !3uenos Ayres Bonds —! Chißan Bonds ... Peniviau Bonds IS% 141 1 4 Portuguese Bonds Prusstan, Old Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 Danish . 741 i 13reck Bonds — Ditto, New Russian Spanish, IS2I 10%7,, 18213 ')itto, i 3•25 Guatimal , — Exchange —f. , lexican Bonds -- 3 per cetit. —t —c , )itto, 1825 26 Exchange...... —l. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (i3s. at 5/. pm.) 100 Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. (Ins at 51. pm.) .£2O Ditto National lO Columhiln Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pin.) .£5714 Potosi 1-a Paz and Peruvian Co. Real del Monte Mining Co. £4l United Mex. Min. Co. (i=s. at 21. pm.) .£3914 1814 18 14 25% 29 26 13 6s. 9d. PRICES OF IRISH STOCICS, DUBLIN, DEC. 28. Rank Stock —lit. Patrick imur. (per ch.) i - Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stuck, 3 1 / 4 ' 2 per cent s)9l, , National Ditto — Ditto, New I per Cent I01':, Hibernian Bank 1 9 ,7,,;, Gov. Deb. 3 1 / 4 ' 2 percent.... 99'4,4 Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock 45 Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent — Mining Co, of Ireland Ballast Othice Deb. 4p. c. 9EN Commercial Buildings — MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburg O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 1 O Carthagena... ....... .. I 0 Leeward Islands 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Mexico I France 0 0 Sweden 0 Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 0 Waterford L ii,..,...4, 3 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1829. The French Papers contain a report on the authority of an article from Frankfort, that the Emperor of RussiA has had a relapse ; but it appears to be undeserving of credit. We have later news from Berlin, which make no mention of it : (From the Messeger des Chambres of Monday.) PARIS, DEc. 27. An ordinance is announced to us, to introduce a municipal system. It appears to be decided that the Ministry will publish, between this and the opening of the Chambers, an ordinance which will make some con cessions to the Communes. It proposes to avoid, by this means, the presentation and discussion of a project of law for the organization of the Councils- General of the Departments and the Councils of Districts and Communes. This project, it is said, will merely decentralize some part of the departmen tal affairs, without yielding any thing to the election and choice of the citizens. The text would be only a part of the projected great coup d'etat which fell before the noble attitude of the country. This or dinance was to accompany the modification of the electoral law, and of the election respecting the press. The Moniteur of Monday, the 28th of Decem ber, contains a report to the King from the Minister of Finance, and a Royal ordinance founded upon it, the object of which is to introduce more regularity and precision in the accounts of the departments of the several Ministers. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, DEC. 28.—Five per Colts. 1081. 65c. 50c. ; Three per Cents. 84f. 35c. sc. ; Bank Stock, 1,887 f. 50c. ; Naples Stock, 91f. 60c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 811. ; Rente Perpetuelles d'Espagne, 60i ; llaytian Loan, 4301. Exchange on London,—one month, 25f. 60c. ; three months, 25f. 45c.—Cours Authentipe. The following are extracts from German, Prussian, and Brussels Papers, received this morning : VIENNA, DEC. 18. An English courier, coming from London, has passed through here on his way to Constantinople; it is believed that he carries to Sir Robert Gordon the final result of the late conferences in London, in which the entire independence of Greece is de clared. It is said that only a short time will be given to the Porte to choose between the acceptance of the protocol of 22d March, which was stipulated at Adrianople, or the new arrangement proposed iz the conferences at London. VIENNA, DEC. 19. —Metalliques, 103 ; Four per Cents, 931 ; Bank Shares, 12601. TRIESTE, DEC. 16. A Sardinian vessel, which has arrived here in twelve days from Canea, brings word that the in surrection in Candia continues with the same vio lence, and that the Greeks, who are the aggressors, make frequent incursions into the Turkish territory, which lead to skirmishes with divided success. In one of these the Captain of a French man-of-war that happened to be at anchor near the spot, endeavoured to act as mediator, and accompanied by some of his crew repaired to the scene of action. In spite of his remonstrances, however, an engagement ensued, in which the French took part, and lost four men. It is believed that the Candiot Greeks are still secretly encouraged by the Greek Govern ment and the Continent to continue hostilities, in the hope of at length obtaining the emancipation of the island. The Captain of a ship which has arrived to-day, in twenty days, from Smyrna, says it was reported there that several English men-of-war, coming from the ocean, had lately arrived from Malta. The trade of Smyrna begins to be more brisk. Many ships of war, of all nations, are stationed there : the Austrian flotilla was likewise assembling in that port. ODESSA, DEC. 5. The state of this town continues to be satisfac tory. No new case of plague has occurred. No thing new has happened in the lazaretto of the port : in the provisional lazaretto three persons (lied. The accounts from Bessarabia are satisfac tory. To our great sorrow, the winter, which set in so early, has nut become milder, but the cold is daily more severe. The thermometer has beer► at 13° below Zero, and the barometer has been uncom monly high. The harbour is not yet frozen over, but there is a good deal of ice on the coast. In short, nobody here remembers such an early and se vere winter. His Excellency Count Woronzow has returned to this town. No ships have arrived since Nov. 30 to yesterday, but 27 have sailed with cargoes of corn. THE HAGUE, DEC. 24. The first Chamber of the States General met to-day, and gave its assent to the seven projects of low relative to the finance (including those concern ing the annual and decennial budgets), voted by the Second Chamber on the 19th and 23d inst. The Second Chamber of the States General has adjourned to the 18th January. BRUSSELS, DEC. 26. Our letters from the Hague say that tie Mem bers of the Second Chamber have separated with feelings of the most lively satisfaction at the issue of the debate on the Budget. Several Depu ties, whose opinions appeared very different from each other, have happily come to an under. standing, and all have congratulated themselves on being able to perform their duties conscientiously without affecting the interests of our different pro vinces, and lightening as much as the service of the state would permit the weight of the public burdens. The liberality with which the King has endeavoured to answer the objections made in the sections and in the debate, the constitutional measure to which he has had recourse to provide for the public wants, the explanation given in his name with so much readiness and confidence, have strengthened the sen timents of gratitude and attachment to the excellent Prince who watches over the destinies of our country. FRONTIERS OF RUSSIA, DEC. 10.—The Turkish Ambassador is shortly expected, but it is believed that his mission will be unsuccessful, and that the Emperor will not make any concession, besides those which he has made already. Several members of the Royal Family of Prussia are expected in January at St. Petersburgh, and in spring they will go with the Emperor to Moscow. The Brighton Gazette of this morning has the following : " In pursuance of the economical system now acted upon by his Majesty's Government, a reduction of 200 men has been ordered in the Sussex Coast Blockade, and of 350 in that of Kent. A similar reduction will, we understand, take place throughout the Navy, not however diminishing the total amount of sailors employed, but lessening the number in each ship, and consequently enabling a greater number of vessels to continue afloat.— This will of course apply only to ships on home service. The reduction will take place on the let of January ; and the force then under command of Capt. Mingaye, in this district, will consist of 1,200 men." We can clearly understand the reduction in the Coast Blockade, but the " similar reduction in the Navy" surpasses our comprehension. The total amount of sailors is not to be diminished, but the number in each ship is to be lessened , in order to enable a greater number of vessels to continue afloat ! This is reduction with a vengeance, and strongly reminds us of the Irish drummer, who, in a similar fit of economy on a cold night, cut off a piece from the foot of his blanket to add to the top, in order to keep his head warm ! It is said that Mr. DA-v - lEs is about to insti tute legal proceedings against the parties impli cated in the late attack against himself. Mr, DAVIES, who is delicately circumstanced, has an important duty to discharge both to himself and the public, and we have no doubt will pro ceed with circumspection and firmness in the discharge of that duty. The public are with him,—his cause is theirs,—and if there be any truth in the maxim, that in England " there is no wrong without a remedy," the law must be with him also. The Jury under the late Commission have I , ably and honestly discharged their duty, and have shown a proper deference to the Mad Doctors, by pronouncing an unanimous verdict on their evidence only,—the case wanting no other. The public, however, must alwayS remember it is only where the property of an individual is particularly circumstanced that a Commission issues, and a Jury is im pannelled, (we shall not at present stop to show how the evidence, &c. under these Corn missions is generally got up), but that in all other cases where the property is merely personal, (Exchequer-bills, bills of exchange, stock in trade, &c.), of which other persons may possess themselves without any transfer, conveyance, or act of law, the certificate of two doctors, with out the previous intervention of Judge, Jury, or other authority,—feed in most cases with the money of the victim by the friend who applies for the certificate,—is sufficient to deprive him of his all, and incarcerate him within one of those abodes of wretchedness and misery—a mad-house. In France, we believe, that no man can be incarcerated as a lunatic, unless by the previous verdict of a Jury of his country men ; yet in England, the boasted land of law and liberty, the fiat of two Mad Doctors (assum ing, to adopt the language of our contemporary the Morning Herald, " the double office of magi strate and gaoler, and both for their own profit") is all that is required to incarcerate him, per haps fbr ever—a power which no man ought to possess, and with which no honest man would desire to be entrusted. And who, and what, are Mad Doctors ? Let their own evidence before the late Commissioners—answer that inquiry. We may be thought severe in our strictures; but let any man, possessed Of the feeling that becomes a man, read the evi dence given before the Parliamentary Commit tees, and then say whether we do the Mad Doctors injustice, or whether there are any terms in the English language that can do them justice ! The law in these matters must be altered, — to amend in the customary sense will not be suf ficient,—the persons and property of individuals must be protected from the gross tyranny, in justice, and oppression, to which, under the pre sent system, they are subject. Mr. BROUGHAM, in his late address to the Jury (speaking of the present state of the law) said, " That the law " should long continue so, after the disclosures " this case has made, I hold to be wholly ha " probable :" We go further than the Learned Gentleman— we fervently hope, and as confidently believe, it is wholly impossible. In taking leave of the year 1829, which, in the course of a few hours, will have passed from' us, " to be seen again no more for ever," a question seems naturally to occur, which cannot be considered too much, or too anxiously— whether the condition of the people of this coun try has been improved or deteriorated during its revolution ? or, in other words, whether the year that has passed has added to, or taken from, the amount of the general happiness ? The effect of so few measures can be felt within a few months, that it is, to the future rather than the present that we must look, in appreciating the benefits arising from signal acts . - of justice on the part of the Legislature, such as the restoration of the Catholic 3 to their civil rights. The Catholic Relief Bill alone will make the last Session of Parliament for ever remarkable in history, as the sera in which religious persecution ceased to exist in the British kingdom. King GEORGE the FOURTH has thus ratified his Edict of Names for the restoration of religious peace in his dominions—an edict, of which the utmost efforts of bigotry and intolerance will, we may safely predict, never procure the revocation. Its healing influence has already begun to operate in Ireland ; and though the language of panegyric may have exaggerated the benefits it has con ferred on that unhappy country, the measure is, nevertheless, of inappreciable value, as being the indispensable preliminary to every step that could be taken towards the social reformation of the Irish people. If the settlement of the Catholic question oc cupied a large portion of time, it has done so not undeservedly. The difficulties were almost insurmountable ; quite so, indeed, to any Mi nister who had not possessed the strong common sense—the extensive knowledge of the world— and the almost omnipotent influence of the Noble Person who now presides in his Majesty's Councils. Besides the all-engrossing question, therefore, our Legislature has done little, save the esta blishment of the New Police in London—an institution which, as tending directly to the pre vention of crime, and the security of persons and property, must be regarded as a great gain to society. Much, indeed, remains to be done before crime can be expected sensibly to diminish among us, for whilst poverty and ignorance exist, the incentives to evil will, we fear, never be wanting. To remedy the latter of these, the most unwearied efforts continue to be made ; and when we see the most distinguished and powerful men in the kingdom uniting in societies for the diffusion of useful knowledge, and for spreading information among the people cheaply and plentifully—when we observe the constant augmentation in the numbers of popular schools of all denominations—and when we have just witnessed the foundation of an university in the west of England, in emulation of the two simi lar establishments of the metropolis—we cannot but admit with wonder, the rapid strides with which the schoolmaster is advancing, nor can we anticipate without joy, the prospect of every suc ceeding year rendering the people of England more learned and intelligent than they now are— and consequently more virtuous, and more happy. If we compare the internal peace and pros perity of Great Britain, with those of other nations of the European confederacy, we shall generally have great reason to be satisfied and thankful. The tranquillity of France has been interrupted by setting over her an odious Minis try, the continuance of which bids fair to goad the people into a second revolution. The Netherlands are threatened with the deprivation of that inestimable right, without which freedom is but an empty name—the liberty of the Press. In the south, Turkey bids fair to relapse into her ancient barbarism. Italy is groaning under the galling yoke of foreigners. Spain is losing her inhabitants, her industry, and almost her name as a nation. And Portugal, whose prisons are crowded with the victims of a tyrannical usurpa tion, seems, of itself, as little able to resist op pression, as its fair and tender SOVEREIGN, who was lately carried from our shores, having abandoned the vain hope of the assistance of the most ancient and powerful ally of her family and her cause. That in many parts of this country consider able suffering does exist, cannot be disputed ; but the depression we believe to be merely tem porary. The resources of the country are unim paired—the energy of the people undiminished —there are no symptoms of permanent decay in our land. The difficulties we have to struggle against must be met boldly, and grappled with firmly ; and by so doing, the future may be looked to with confidence aud hope. Those who live in hope live in joy. Men should con sole themselves for the misfortunes that are past, by anticipating the good that is to come. The habit of looking constantly back to former times is productive, in general, of little but sorrow ; but the future is before us all; and happy are those that can derive from it consolation for the past, and can, by its aid, whilst years are mul tiplying upon them, preserve to their minds the freshness and the animation of youth. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY had an interview with the Earl of ABERDEEN, on Tuesday, at tke Foreign-office. The Lord Chief Baron of Scotland is con fined to his residence in Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square, by severe indisposition. Mr. HERRIES has left town for his seat at Seven Oaks, Kent. The Chapel Royal, in the King's Palace, St. James's, is now undergoing a thorough repair. The ceil ing, it had been ascertained, was defective. We understand that the Marchioness of CoNYNGHAm continues seriously ill.—Brighton Gazette. Miss PAToN.—The Yorkshire Gazette say We cmnot conceive why this lady should not be styled Lady WILLIAM LENNox, instead of being exposed so unjustly to the surmises which the continuance of her maiden name gives rise to. Her husband acknowledges her in his letters, and if he is not ashamed of receiving the fruits of her exertions, he ought not to be ashamed of letting her Publicly bear his name." We may remark, b y way of illustration, that when the lady alluded to was at Sheffield, she settled the etiquette of the tiling, in an swer to a question, thus In the orchestra, Miss Pa- Tort; in all other places, Lady WILLIA)I lANNox." Leeds Intellige n cer. SIIIPPING INTRLLIGUNCE.-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 30.—Wind E.N.E.—Ar rived from London the Sir Thomas Munro, Gillie, for Bengal, PLYMOUTH, DEc. 29.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Corinthian, Chadwick, from New York. FALMOUTH, DEC. 29.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Gyles, from Lisbon ; and Betsey, Tanner, from Seville. CLYDE, DEC. 28.—Arrived the Ann, Brawn, from Quebec. SCILLY, DEC. 28.—Arrived the Haskisson, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. WELLS, DEC. 30.—The Ann, Jickling, from Cardiff to Hamburg, after being at the mouth of the Elbe, but prevented entering by the ice, has put into Bruncaster leaky, and must discharge. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 30.—The Sir Thomas Munro, Gillies, from London for Madras and Bengal, in coming in before day-light this morning, got on shore, but floated off at high water, and is now riding at Spithead. LYNN, DEC. 30.—The St. Johannes, Buchards, from Dantzic to Bordeaux, is totally lost in this Channel—crew saved. The Pacific, from New York, has arrived off Holyhead. The Piper, from Aberdeen, was aground on the 26th inst., and it is feared will be wrecked. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O' CLOCK LIVERPOOL, DEC. 29.—The sales to-day in Cot ton were 2,500 bales, with a very firm market, and prices inclining. upwards. New York Papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house, by the London Line of Packet ship the Corinthian, but they are entirely void of interest. Halifax Papers to the 21st November, and Ber muda to the 27th October, have been received.— The Halifax Paper notices the sailing of a whale ship from Halifax, which is the fourth that Halifax has sent out within a short time. The weather at the above place has been very mild. Baltimore Papers have also been received at the above Coffee-house to the 27th November, in which it is stated from New Orleans, that the city is com pletely restored to health, and business resumes its former activity. Accounts received from Madrid, of the 17th De cember, state that the disaster of Barradas's expe dition to Mexico has not damped the spirits of the town of Cadiz, which has offered to his Majesty to equip 1,000 men, and to send them at their own expellee to Mexico, at the same time calling on the other cities to follow their example. The information from St. Petersburgh, of the 11th of December, says that the Emperor will not recede any further in regard to the indemnities of Turkey, and it is expected that some of the Prus sian Royal Family will proceed in January to St. Petersburgh, and in the Spring to Moscow. They write from Odessa, of the 27th of Nov., that three hundred ships were there loading and un loading. THE FUNDS. The report received this morning via France, that the Emperor of Russia had experienced a relapse, has had the effect of damping the British market; Con sols, which left off yesterday at 95ii for the ac count, opened at the same price, but soon after re ceded to 95i t, and at present may be quoted at 3,-, with little doing. The Foreign Market is inactive. ENGLISH Bank Stock, 216 17 India Stock, 3 per Cent. Cons. shut Do., for Account, 95k- I Ditto Reduced, 91 FUNDS. S 5 per Cent. 100 New 4 per Cent., Ant 4 per Cent. 1826 !Obi India Bonds, 70 71 Exchequer Bills, 76 77 FUNDS. Greek, 301 11 Mexican, 265 7 Peruvian, IS 1 Portugue4e, 591 601 PrUSIIIIII, &mill, 1094 Spaniek, 105 11 TWO O'CLOCK. FOREIG' Brazilian, 73 Buenos Ayres, 27 29 Chihim, 26 28 Colousisian, 2.5 i 61 Danish, 75 French, b per Cent. 10$ $ Ditto, $ per Ceat. 94 There is but little credit attached in the City to " the relapse of the Emperor of Russia;" had such taken place, no doubt we should have received the information via Berlin, and through Holland. The Consol Market has continued the whole of the morning at 95 I for the Account, with little specu lation going forward. In the Foreign Market the only business doing is in Shares. THREE O'CLOCK Consols for Account, 9.51 1. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish 741 Do. for Ac. 95 Greek, 1825 30} Brazilian Bonds 72i Mexican, 1825 261 Buenos Ayres Peruvian 18i Chilian Do. Columbian, 1824, 26 Russian 109 Spanish 10i HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOR Till PRESENT WEEK. (In consequence of the frost, the Appointments for several Fox Hounds have not been made a■ usual.) His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Maidenhead Thicket ; and Friday, at Slough—at Half-past Ten. Mr. Meytiell's Hounds, ou Monday, at Hoarcross ; Thursday, at Sudbury ; and Saturday, at Blythbury—at Half-past Ten. The Badsvrorth Fox Hounds, •n Tuesday, at Rings ton ; Thursday, at Stapleton Park ; and Saturday, at Bol ton-bridge—at Half-past Ten. The Keinpstone Hounds, on Monday, at Wicken Castle acre ; Wednesday, at Mileham ; and Friday, at West Lex ham—at Eleven. Mr. 0 1 Kelly 1 s Hounds, on Monday, at the Kennel, Tuesday, at Knowle ; and Thursday, at Eryanston—at Half-past Eleven. The Brookside Harriers, on Monday, at Newmarket- Hill ; Wednesday, at Ashcombe, the alternate Wednesday at the Kennel ; and Friday, at Telecombe Tye—at Half past Ten. The Neapolitan Minister arrived in town yes terday. We have just seen an engraving of" Joshua commanding the Sun to stand still," by WooLxorn, from an original painting by CARLO 111AaATTi. The engraving is executed with freedom and ability, particularly the back-ground, the distance of which is happily preserved. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Mr. KEAN ap peared last night as Brutus, in the tragedy of that name. His performance was very tame and epiritlese, and elicited not the slightest interest. Wild fowl, swans, geese, ducks, Src., were seen in considerable abundance about Lewes and Laucinz brooks last week. THE FROST.—Sprinkle 21b. of common salt (which will cost Id. or 2.1. at most) on six or eight yards of pavement, and in less than hour the ice will be so much dissolved that it may be swept off with a broom. The following curious letter appears in a Daily Paper :—" Sir,—You will much oblige me by contradicting the statement i❑ the Queen-square Police Report, in your Paper, Dec. 29, of Alio Goucie being seduced by Capt. GOUGH, which is untrue, as it was by an officer in the same regiment.—Louisa. GOUGH, Severeigne-street." A beautiful specimen of the wild or whistling swan was shot off the harbour of Shoreham, on Tuesday afternoon. It measured in length four feet ten inches ; in breadth the wings extended seven feet ; and weighs nearly eighteen pounds. This bird differs from the tame swan, not only in the external appearance, but also in the pecu liar arrangement of its trachea, which esters the keel of the breast bone, and returns after doubling itself, in a cavity, about three inches deep. These birds never visit this country but in severe winters. The last arrival of them, in any number, was in January, 1823. The above specimen is now in the possession of the Rev. 1. Cootie, of St George's-place.—Brighton Gazette. EXECUTION.-(THIS DAY.) This morning being appointed for the execution, at ad Bailey, of William Newitt, aged 36, for sheer stealing; Z homes Thomas Maynard, aged 86, for fag: ing a Custom-house order on the Bank of Buglan d j Stephen Sandford, aged 24, and William Leslie, gr . ' 31, for the robbery at Messrs. Stultz, the tailors ; at e usual time all the dreadful but necessary preparations depriving them of existence were completed. The cro w { was rather great, and by the bustle and anxiety evin ce` ij by groups of men, and even women, running to th e Bailey, through all the avenues leading to it, one vo u ' i have thought that the attraction was a scene of life an' gaiety rather than of death. The Sheriffs having arrived, and all things bei n g ja readiness, Newitt was the first brought into the P re ' s' room ; he seemed indisposed to communicate with any or and made no remark. He looked considerably better . t°, point of bodily health, than on his trial, and his drop s ? ein and unnaturally corpulent appearance seemed to have lo" proved on the prison discipline. There is little reason to dou bt that the bottle of prussic acid, which was found betwe e° the pavement of the condemned yard, had been pissed the re by this man. 'This fact was partly confirmed by obserey Lon subsequent to the discovery of the bottle. It was 6 r et suggested, in order to defeat the intention, and detect the suicide, that an emetic should be substituted for the p ol ' son; but this stratagem was, from motives of humanity' abandoned. After Hewitt was tied, Sandford was brough t in: he seemed cool and collected, and smiled. lie °i r, 'erred to the person who was binding his arms, " Th' must be very unpleasant to you." Leslie was next Pre' pared. He complained of the behaviour of his late nor tors (Messrs. Stultz), to whom, he raid, he had writteo, requesting they would assist his wife and three childrea, after his execution, as they were in the greatest want , but he observed that his prosecutors had refused to du # O, contrary to his expectation. Maynard was next boned. He appeared firm, bowed respeetfully, and bad those pre: sent "goo d bye," when he was tied. He was atte nded by a respectable Dissenting Minister. The melancho l y procession then commenced, and the unfortunate eel, the ideas presented to them by their prite appeared absorbed in the conternplatio.n. °, the Pr t r na advisers. After passing a few paces bell and the words of the burial service reminded tu t.r e p : that their moments were numbered, and that & fe w „1 t . () %1 more would bring them to a public death. Sau burst into tears, but the others showed little entotton.l Newitt, the butcher, mounted the scaffold first, an, scented perfectly insensible to the noise and presence or the crowd, calmly looking on the preparations making f o e his the his fellow-culprits. At length all was ready, an a t moment the Rev. Mr. Cotton and the executioner had h' the floor, and certainly before it could have been expect e ., l ' the drop fell. Leslie alone seemed dead almost inane° . ately, but the other three struggled considerably. They were cut down after hanging the usual time. By th i ` t execution no less than 13 unfortunate children have bees deprived of their natural protectors. Maynard has left " wife and five children, Sandford a wife and one 011 1 °1 Leslie a wife and three children, and Newitt a wife and four children. Dr. Home, from Berlin, who is making a report to hi t Government of the prison discipline in this country, " le present upon this occasion. eptrt.ttisi die THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH COIMO For the Week ended Dec. 25, 1829, made up from the Iteturna ct the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eng l ' and Wales, pet Imperial Quarter. 74, Wheat—,......sGs. SLI Oats --.,. 21s. 4d.1 5 2,4 Barley-- 295. 6d.1 Rye 335. MA Sds. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDit Wheat.— Ms. lld.l Oats 7d.1 SAL f . Barley —«— 303. 3G.1 Rye 325. 2d 3'7s. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat.--30s. Bd.] Oats 15s. 3d.1 Beans..—t--I,SZ: V. I Barley— las. 10d.I Rye —21 s. 3d.1 Pease SMITHFIELD MARKET . Int his t i l l e ay t ' r e ad market, ewitt eaai whichki kind t m throughout e l x a c r et. g el :: supplied,: ingly dull--with middling and prime Beef, as also vrit Mutton and Veal, at a depression of from 2d. to 4d. pd stone ; with inferior Beef, in which little was doing, with Pork, at Monday's prices. There did not appeir - be buyers fur more than a moiety of the stock. The our ply was of fair average quality. PRICES PER STONE OF SLIM TO SINE THE OFFALS . d , a. d. toe. d. a. d. tOS . 0 Inferior Beasts 2 0 2 2 Large Lambs Second quality ditto 2 2 2 8 Prime small ditto 0 0 Prime large Oxen... 3 2 3 S Large coarse Calves 210 4 0 Prime Scots, &c..... 3 S 4 0 Prime small ditto 3lO 1 0 Inferior Sheep 2 2 2 4 Large Hogs .......... 3 6 5 4 6 Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Small Porkers....... 4 0 rl ,, Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Suckling C a l v es lis. to3o, esco. SoutlidownWethers 4 0 4 4 Quarts r oldri V t° 1" e 6 SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEIIENT. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 110 4,180 at A re l d il u c c h e, C l oplrvisc,esth;ouagnhutwfulinshnourtmibioelrr7ist,vere dull of 531 e; w i t h her 10 3 s i ' calf, being worth no more than from IS!. to la NEWGATI AN!) LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. ti• s. d. to s. d. s. sl. to. , . Beet 2 2 3 8 Veal ................... 3 4 4 6 Mutton 3 0 4 4 I Pork ............... ... 3 0 4 .._.---' -- - --- HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of SG Truss.) ST. JAMES'S. , 2 10 Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £ 2 9 to .P. s 10 New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto 2 14 1, ,c , Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay ...... Clover Hay 3 14 P. ',. Oat straw £IISto £2 01 Wheat Straw... ti 0 ~,, el' Clover Hay ss. per load higher than last quoted; in P, l . l „,‘ i tel , Meadow Hay and Straw no alteration. Supply rather il' - " and trade somewhat brisk. SOUTHALL MARKlll'.—Dec. SO. a 0( In this day's market, which exhibited a good ti . 1,00 year supply, and was very thinly attended both by 0, don and country buyers, die trade throughout Wis h lo usually dull, at the following pima per sione 0 1 S i ' . sink the offals:— A , Beef 2s. Sid. to 4s. Ott Is. ed. to $„ Mutton 210 4 2 1 Pork s 2 ..,tt o ' The foregoing quotations are Beef from 2d. to 6d., f";., 0 0 2d. to 4d., Taal 4d. to lid., and York Pd. per stone lower WI - this day se'unight. TIM FAMILY CLASSICAL LIBRARI . , /- Messrs. COIBURN and BENTLEY. have joined Prj. Vacrr in the publication of this cheap, useful, ° elegant body of ancient Literature, the First V°l6 al: of which, containing Lxi.erin's Translation of the tions of DENIOSTIIENEd, with Notes and other ments, will be ready for delivery on the Ist of Je nuir.' with the Magazines. V TIIE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL ` - .1 14 d . NAVAL AND MILITARY MAGAEINE.-This hied)" *-- ,,ee able and interesting Journal, in addition to its nor''s": of other attractions, will in future comprise a new festor",t. peculiar interest, under the head of Foreign long, containing the spirit of all the Foreign and Military Periodicals which are seldom seen in; j ; t ed land, and thus affording to the readers of the ur.,;041 Service Journal the opportunity of becoming aeq ssl ,"'eo + with the professional productions of other covot";pd the existing ordinances, projected improvements general character of, the Naval and Military systelo of European and Asiatic Continent. The First Nusivle" f o r the United Service Journal for 1830 is now ready ~,e it publication. These who desire to comtnenct t 0 ‘r. `7o) with the new year, are advised to send their ord their respective Booksellers and New...den, by , A railway, connecting the towns of De: be Nottingham, and Lincoln, is in contemplation, en' :be line of road is stated to be particularly favourabl e ° level. " I , Sig An Inquest was taken yesterday, at toe ,‘ on of the Prince Regent, Regent-street, Larnbeth-Wel,%' on) the body of an infant, to whom a tea-spoon-full of 13 0 7, 0 of bad been administered by its nurse, in mistake for or;sd• rue. The parents of the child, are, it appeared s e l oth The mother, a Mrs. DENHAM, was delivered on tbe .. . t of October, at No. 16, Walcott-terrace, and in the a month proceeded, with her husband, to Brig thence to the Continent, for the recovery o f her tiler's The baby was left at wet-nurse in the neighbourhood ciire- Mr. and Mrs. DENHAM had taken up their resideace;ron, Trolls to the accoucherneut.—Mr. TIIOUPSOIT, a eurfnded living in Brown's-place, Lambeth-walk, who had A tt ' a v t- ad- Mrs. DENIIAIL in her confinement, was instructed ,boat, minister medicine, should it be required, to the tyres and to vaccinate it. The baby was indisposed about coity weeks ago, but it got quite well again. On We di l,bose week the wet-nurse desired the other nurse , under ',;,was care it was left, to give the child some medicine, as i t the slightly indisposed. The o!il nurse accordingly go f f ee, infant a tea-spoon•full of, as she thought, syrup ° w ere but which turned out to be laudanum. Every rne4°°,,,,ouo immediately had recourse to to remove the Po - The liquid from the infant', stomach, but without effect. t he medical gentleman did not dare to have recourse t°b,by, stomach-pump, on account of the tender age of I be ue ceits. and the emetic which he administered faile d in a! , c d,.. The child lingered about 16 hours, and then or Verdict, " Accidental death." g.