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))REIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (Prom the Gazette alt . France, idin. 8.) PARIS, JAN 7.--We have a Gallicia, which says that it was generally reported that the Turks had retaken Varna. On the other hand, the Berlin State Gazette affirms that they have been re pulsed, and that the Seraskier, who commanded them, was wounded. A ship which arrived at Toulon, on the Ist of January, brought word that the Dey of Algiers had sent one of his officers to Tunis, to negociate peace with the French Consul in that city. That, agent immediately communicated this news to the Govern ment, and asked for the necessary powers to receive the proposals of the Algerine Envoy. (From the 2kiessager des Chambres of Wednesday.) PATRAS, Nov. 2S.—Since the taking of Patras that town has entirely changed its appearance, and we see it gradually rising from its ashes. 500 hotves, or shops, have been erected on the port; whole streets are already inhabited, and there is abundance of every thing. The Gulf of Patras is at present covered with a great number of Greek fishing boats, which supply our markets with fish of all kinds in abundance. The Castle of Morea, which surrendered at dis cretion, after eleven days' siege, and_at the moment when twe breaches were become practicable, has been completely repaired, and put in a state of de fence. It was necessary to select for that purpose above eighty pieces of cannon. The same has been done at Patras, which is de fended by more than 50 pieces. The Governor of Achaia, and the Primates of Patras, have been to compliment General Schnieder on the fete of Charles X ; on which occasion they presented an address, expressing their gratitude to his Majesty for having sent his victorious troops, who, in a few days, delivered the Peloponnesus from the barbarians, and expressing their hopes that their brethren of Continental Greece would soon share the same happiness. (From the Courier Francais of Wednewlay.) CHANGE IN THE MINISTRY. Pants, Jas. 7.—lt now seems certain that M. de Ferronnays will retire. At present the Ministers are thinking of his successor; and as private ambi bition is always indiscreet, we have reason to think that M. Pasquier is again on the threshold of the hotel of Foreign Affairs, with more chances in his fa vont' at present, as one of his competitors is laid up, and the other is absent at Rome, where repairing an unjust forgetfulness of this country of the arts, be is erecting a monument to Poussin. We beg leave to invite the Ministry to reflect on its position, and we shall remind it of the character it has to every body else, though it refuses to believe in the correctness of the portraiL Hitherto it has only obtained half a confidence. There is no popularity in its measures, and it meets no sympathy in the nation. The ap proaching Session will place the difficult situation of the Ministry in a fresh light. The Chambers, we believe, will be more imperious than before. The time for making speeches is past, and the Mini sterial eloquence of M. Martignac will suffer much by the occasion. If M. Pasquier enters the Mini stry, will be be a support to it ? Will he bring reso lution and decision into the Cabinet, and gain an ascendancy ? Did he support the four or five Mini stries to which he has been attached ? We do not deny his skill in business, ncr his skill in words ; but he has always been the orator of see-saw, professing what Camille Jordan called constitutional bastardy. Finally, can it be forgotten that the Noble Peer was constantly opposed to M. de Villele ? The Ministry, we repeat, is essentially feeble ; it will be weaker still in the presence of the - Tribune, and we doubt very much if the choice now attributed to it is likely to give it the necessary strength. Letters from Constantinople arrived to-day give little hope that the Porte will consent to our inter ference with the Morn, and will recognise the inde pendence of Greece. From the inflexibility already shewn by the Sultan, we cannot expect he will be more tractable now that he has gained successes against the Russians. The knowledge also of the discussions between the three Powers will be an ad ditional motive for him to persevere, and not recog nise Greece. A cry of sorrow has been raised in Europe, since it has been known that Greece is only to include the Morea and the Cyclades—that the islands which have so heroically conquered their in dependence—that Missolonghi, Athens, the people of Thessaly, and Epirus, are inexorably excluded from the benefits for which they hare for so long a time contended. We are ignorant to what ciretim stances we owe this diplomatic decree. The news from Constantinople informs us that it is the English Cabinet and the policy of Wellington which have effected it. France and Russia wished to extend the boundaries in which the Greeks should live in freedom, but England would not consent, and its opposition has triumphed. .Although the political horizon of the Duke of Wellington is very limited, this Minister's views are still sufficiently extended to perceive, that though in the end the Russians must obtain some advantages, these will never be in proportion to the sacrifices which they will be obliged to make. He clearly sees, that weakened by the war, she will no longer be in a state to preserve her conquests against the will of those who have not entered into the lists, and who, is the interval, will have - augmented their riches and their military establishments. To these unavowed motives are joined others still more secret. The Cabinets of London and Vienna are not igno rant that dissension reigns in the interior of the Empire and in the ranks of the Russian Army. The conspiracy of Isaac was averted, but the spirit is not quelled, and the real principles have not been discovered. The Muscovite party has also gained new strength, and the military popularity which the Grand Duke Constantine enjoys has more than ever given offence to the Emperor Nicholas: This has, probably, resulted from the singular idea of Alex ander, who, to maintain the peace of Europe, never imagined any thing better than the formation of an immense permanent Army. Circumstances have occurred t hich develop still further the germs which such an assemblage may contain within itself, and we seem at present about to reap the harvest which he has planted. Finally, it is very probable that the Cabinet of St. James's will not be less just with respect to Russia than it was formerly towards France. The, least that Russia can lose is her political preponde rance. Already the prejudice which surrounds the Colossus of the North begins to be dissipated. Another campaign or two such as the fast, and this bugbear, which is presented at every turn, with a view to terrify the Continent, will no longer inspire terror either among the people or the Cabinets of Europe. FRENCH FuNns.—PAnis, JAN. 7.—Five per Cents., lOtif. 15c. ; Three per Cents., 7 , 11. 53c. ; Bank Actions, 1797 f. 30c. FoaztGs Fins.--Neapolitan Rentes, 7Sf. 40c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 74-if. ; Interminable Spanish An nuities, ; Haytian Loan, 465 f. It appears that no less than 80 pupils of the College of Castelmauday have broken out, and gone to the houses of their relations and friend ,, , rather than submit to certain personal chastisenlent which it was proposed to in flict on them. —Journal des Debids. SHIPWRECK.—About the hour offline &clock on the morning of Sunday, the 21st ult., the look-out loan belonging to the preventive coast guard, on duty near Roundstose, Cuni:emara, having seen a large ship in dis tress in the offing, reported the circumstance to Mr. Eding ton, the active - and zealous chief officer of that district, who immediately ordered his galley to he launched and manned, which, together with the Mason Island galley, immediately proceeded in the direction where the derelict vessel lay. The consequence was, that the eargo, with a very slight lose, was saved, through the exertions of Mr. Edington, &c. The vessel's name is the Samuel Whit bread, of London. Too much credit cannot he given to Edington and his party for his exertions on this occasion. PRICES OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT OWE O'CLOCC. Bank Stock 2114 124 12outh Sea Stock — 3 per Cent. Red. B7 6% 7 'Old Annuities — 3 per Cent. Cons Sll 1 4 New Ditto — 34 per Cent. 95N% Ex. Bills, Al,(10:1 2d. 71 12 pm. Ditto Red. 95% 6 IDitto .500 SIL 71 73 pm. 4 net Cent Ditto, 1826 Bank L. Ann 19 13-16 % ,Bank M Account — India Stock shut India for Account ...... 245 4 1 4 Ditto Ronda —•— pm. iCons. for Acct. SINA% PEKES OF SHALES THIS DAT AT OHS O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Bolanoa Mining Co. £ 3 OO 3S7k; Brazilian Imp. Mtn. (so. (im. at 51. pm.) £2O 60 62 61 Rtr-1 del Monte Mining Co. PRICES OF titian STOI Bank Stock Consols, S per cent B' Gov. Stock, 3!4 per cent 95% Ditto, New 95% 4 per Cent 10):1 Gov. Deb. Si 4 per cent 9l;k4 Royal Canal Stock 41% Grind Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent - Bailast Office Deb. 4 p. c. - CKS, DUBLIN, JAN. 7. it. Peruck Inrur. (per eh.) Royal high Ditto National Ditto — ; Patriotic Ditto — Hibernian Bank — Provincial Ditto — !Royal Irish Mine — ilinprial Mine — Mining Co of Ireland !Commercial Buildings — COURSE OP EICMJ rastardam C.F It 1 Ditto, at fight 11 19 Rotterdam. Antwerp '2 1 aanburgh M.B. 13 11i Alters 11 lit Paris, dayi' eigkt 25 35 ta LT 25 60 Bordeaux .5 65 Perim Frank fort on 91aine, Ex. M. 151 Peterfiburgh, ruble, 3U. 10 0 Vienna, entKitive d. 2M. 10 9 Trite te . d 0 10 2 Ma'! rid Cadla Ea.:A ilarcvlona 334 36 G,bri.ltar 4B 1 5:1 : . ,g - 1 Et if ,t_s_ . — 4 ,- . ~A -.. WGE TESTIMDAY. Leghorn 4$ Genoa 23 424 Ver lee 47ji [Malt a — , apl,4 ZIN IPalermo .... ...... ..per ex. 1204, risbon .......... 1)porto 11 o .lan re ....... i 114111.1 Buoocri Ayres — Dublin, 21 days' sight l.i. C or k 1 ',6 BULLION, PIER (r. .£. a. d. Portugal Oold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gcld, in ban 3 17 101 New I 3oubloons 3 16 0 INewAlma ,Silver, ban., standard 0 0 0 nn. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1829. The French Papers of Wednesday contain some particulars of the situation of Patras, which the French have in a manner resuscitated from its ashes—and thereby given an impulse to the Greek fishermen, highly beneficial to the com forts of the French themselves, who are daily supplied with abundance of all kinds of fish. The recapture of Varna is again reported, but the Berlin State Gazette asserts the contrary, and that in the repulse of the Turks the Scras kier, who commanded the assault, was wounded. The Courier Francais has an article indi cating a change in the French Ministry by the retirement of the Count de FERRONAYS, and the probability of his being succeeded by the Count de CHATEAUEEIAND, now at Rome, but the other Papers take no notice of the circumstance, and it is therefore, perhaps, entitled to little credit. The ilforning Chronicle of this day contains the following article :—" We believe there is no longer any reason to doubt the fact, that the British Cabinet has come to a determination to send an Envoy Extraordinary to Constantinople immediately, to enter upon a negociation for the purpose of putting an end (if possible) to the present ruinous hostilities between the PORTE and Russia, and that the Diplomatist intended to be employed will receive instructions to press in the most urgent way for a provisional armis tice, to commence at the earliest possible date. It is understood that this measure has been adopted either at the direct suggestion of the French Government, or at least has their cordial sanction and vigorous co-operation. " Three English Noblemen are mentioned, one of whom will, in all probability, be the person selected ; namely, Lord GRANVILLE, our late Ambassador at the Court of France ; Lord STRANGFORD, whose mission to Rio Janeiro is supposed to have terminated rather abruptly, as well as inauspiciously, but who has had the advantage of previous personal experience of Turkish diplomacy; and Lord STEWART DE ROTHESAY, our Ambassador at present at Paris. The last-named Nobleman is understood to be completely in possession of the views of the French Government on the subject in question ; and it is added, that if he should be selected for this important special mission, he will be the depositary of the joint instructions of the French and English Cabinets, whose views are in per fect accordance. " The frequent intercourse of the Prince DE POLIGNAC with the Duke of WELLINGTON is supposed (with great apparent probability at least) to have reference to this subject. " The intended Embassy will have no immediate connection with the Diplomatists by this time assembled in Naples, whose conferences are likely to be protracted to an advanced period of the spring, and will embrace a much wider range than that which forms the direct object of the Special Mission." The above may be true, and yet the French Papers say that NI. JAUBERT, the new Envoy from France to the Ottoman rorte, passed Bel grade, about the middle of last month, on his way to Constantinople. Now, if the English Ambassador is to represent both France and England, where is the necessity of M. JAUBERT proceeding to Constantinople? It maybe said that the English Ambassador is going on a Special Mission. What mission, then, is M. JAUBERT going upon, seeing that Count GULL LEMINOT is also accredited to the same Court ? We presume that time alone, the impartial solver of Cabinet secrets, will in due season- answer this question in the chapter of political events. With respect to the object of tile special mission, we think it highly probable ; because the cessation of hostilities in the East of Europe must be as dear to the Duke of WELLINGTON'S peace of mind as a settlement of the Catholic Question. In fact, we are apt to believe that he would prefer the one to the other, because having luckily escaped going to war in defence -r which were threatened through the submission of the Turks, he will now be doubly anxious to take credit to himself by set • tling the dispute, and so avert the necessity of taking up arms next campaign, should the Russians be more successful in their ambitious enterprise. The Duke has the reputation of being a lucky as well as a most skilful General, and the events of the last six months, notwithstanding his " untoward blockades," plainly indicate that he is a lucky Minister. How far the late corre spondence with respect to Ireland may bear him out in the tide of good luck, remains to be seen; but if his Grace could hear the " blessings" from the." Emerald " side of the water, we fear that "good luck to you ".would not be the bur den of the murmuring breezes from that un- lappy shore. The following are extracts from the Austrian Observer of the 29th December. They do not contain any thing deserving of particular notice, unless it be a contradiction of the report that the Hanoverian Leption at Rome had lately taken steps to lead to the conclusion of a concordat between the Holy See and Great Britain. This assertion was made in the Catholic Asso ciation ; but although nothing was known of it at Rome, yet there may be some truth in it, and good policy would dictate secrecy until the matter be accomplished:— ODESSA, DEC. 17. Our Journal announces the arrival of M. V Stourdza in this town. For some time past hardly any thing has been doing in the corn trade. Eleven rubles per chetwert have been offered for small parcels of wheat, but the owners have refused that price as too low. AUGSBURGH, JAN. 2. The Roman journal Notizie del Glom() quotes Mr. O'Connell's assertion, in the Catholic Association in Dublin, that the Hanoverian Legation has lately taken steps to lead to the conclusion of a concordat between the Holy See and Great Britain, on which it asserts that nothing is known at Rome of any such steps. FRONTIERS OF SERVIA, DEC. 21. European couriers have lately brought to Bel grade letters from Constantinople of rather an old date, viz. to the 28th November. Prices had risen considerably, but tranquillity prevailed, and commer cial transactions had even become more active, on account of the speculations which the blockade rendered necessary. Yesterday the Pacha of Bel grade received, by Tartars, accounts from the capital to 7th December, with the very agreeable news for the Turks that a great number of vessels, with all kinds of provisions, had happily arrired at Con stantinople, by which the apprehensions of the con sequences of the blockade were again dispelled. The Ambassador of a great Power is said to have recommended to the subjects of his Sovereign the precautions which are absolutely necessary nnder the present circumstances, but to have been an swered by those who transact business with the Porte, that they would indeed punctually follow his orders, but that they were not able to break their contracts with the Porte, which are for nine months. VIENNA, Dac. 29.-51stalliques, 95i; Bank Shares, 1096 CORFU, DEC. 10. The /Bit', Capt. Johnstone, arrived here yester day, in four days from Navarin, with Sir P. Mal colm on board. The Wasp corvette, Captain W. Wellesley, in six days from Smyrna, and one from Zante, and the Hind cutter, Capt. Roff, arrived here' at the same time. The ;Sir F. Adam steam-boat sailed on the 7th for Brindisi, with Mr, Elphin stone, who arrived here on the 17th November, on board the Raleigh corvette, with dispatches. The steam-boat came back -this morning. Yesterday morning news was received of the loss l o r a Romish merchantman near Brindisi, which sail ed from this port on the Ist inst., for Ancona, and had several passengers on board, among whom were Lieut. Cumming, of the 88th Regiment, in garrison here, and Captain Minshull, of a Regiment of Infantry, stationed in Malta. It unhappily ap pears that all who were OR board perished. The Captain, Vianello, is blamed for not having taken in sufficient ballast. The Corfu Gazette of the 6th December says, " The latest accounts from Greece announce, that the three Ambassadors were going to leave Poros for Navarin, whence they were to go at the beginning of the month to Malta, and then to Naples, where they will pass the winter. The wish for a national Assembly having become very gene ral in Greece, the Government is said to have ap pointed a Commission to draw up a plan for the new elections. The corps of regular troops increases rapidly, and now amounts to 2,500 men. An expe dition against Candia is preparing, in which the well known Chadchi Christo is to command 1000 men; some cavalry is to accompany this expedition. C. Tombasi is appointed director of the affairs of that important island; It is said that tl , e troops under Ypsilanti, after they had driven the Turks from the environs of Salona, have compelled them to retreat into that fortress, where they are closely besieged. Mean while the troops under the Suliot Tsavella, and those under General Denzel, besiege another Turkish corps in Lidoriki. These corps after taking the above places, are to join General Church, whose troops are partly at Mitika and partly at Paradissi. The Greek flotilla is still master of the Gulf of Ambracia. Letters from the opposite continent say, that the Chiefs of Albania mid Epirus are assembled at Berat, to deliberate on the contents of a finnan, re ceived from the Porte, which, it is said, recommends them all to take up arms and provide by themselves fur the defence of their country. We have been favoured with the perusal of a letter received by the last mail from Rio de Ja neiro, dated the 21. th November, which will be found interesting. It is as follows : " You will ere this have seen the preliminary treaty of peace between this country and Buenos Ayres, which certainly reflects very little honour on Brazil, and the worst of it is that none of the ad vantages have followed which we had all a l ong fondly looked to as the immediate and necessary consequence of a cessation of hostilities. Our ex change has fallen, produce has :risen, the premium on specie has advanced, manufactured goods unsale able, and in fact the very reverse of what was ex pected has taken place_ in almost every instance ; and it is to he feared that things will not be better til decisive measure be adopted by the Go- II some vernment, to give a turn to the course of eventsl that have unfortunately taken. place. The gener..l opinion is, that this might be effected by lessening the amount of the paper in circulation, and Govern ment wishes to try the experiment of burning bank notes to the amount of 4,000 contas (500,0001. sterling), applying to this purpose the proceeds of a million of dollars that the Bank possesses, and rais ing the remainder of the money by the sale of po licies. Should the body of merchants, native as well as foreign, come forward and act cordially with the Government, the measure will be put into ope ration in the course of the week, and the most bene ficial consequences must be the result, as the with drawal from circulation of t large an amount of paper must tend to lower the premium on specie, and as a natural effect bring about the necessary and wishel-for advance in our rate of exchange. The packet is the bearer of a RoYal Charter, signed by the Emperor (the same having passed the Assem bly), granting to the house of Messrs. March, Bro thers, and other associates, the privilege of forming a Company in London for working gold and other mines in Brazil. The grant is of a very exten,ive nature, embracing the three great mining provinces of Matto Grosso, Goyaz, and Minas Gcraes. The duty is fixed at 101. per cent." By an advertisement inserted in our columns of to-day, we are rejoiced to find that the Anni versary of the Birth Of ROBERT BURNS, the bard who reached the highest pinnacle of his art, who touched every chord of the lyre with nearly equal effect, whose tenderness was equal to his fancy, and whose fancy was only surpassed by his searching powers of humour and sarcasm ; who, as a man, was the staunch asserter of in dependence—as a friend, was the spirit of warmth and generosity—as a patriot, was liberal and un compromising in principle—we are rejoiced, we repeat, to find that the Anniversary of the Birth of such a man, and such an author, is to be ce lebrated here by a public dinner on Thursday, the 29th inst. That there will be a full and fashionable attendance, not merely of Scotchmen, but of Englishmen also, we have not the slightest doubt, for who is there to whom the varied strains of BURNS are unknown, and to whom the arch Doric dialect of " Tam o' Shanter " is a mystery ? A late Biographer has observed; that their beauties can be appreciated only ty the I Scotch—this we altogether deny ; the language of natural feeling is universally intelligible, and the oaten pipe of BURNS has never failed to draw forth her most genuine and effective mo dulations. His songs have been invariably pa. pular in England, and even by our mort fasti dious critics, his "Tarn o' Shanter " has long been held forth as a matchless specimen or mingled humour and imagination. The honours due to such a man should be restricted to no particular clime. He is the countryman of all who have discernment enough to appreciate his genius, and as such, let his name b• pro nounced, and his memory toasted at the ensuing Festival. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived from London, the :Manly, Taylor, for Malta; Caroline, William, for Grenada ; and John, Freeman, for India. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived ,he Caroline, Hare, from Batavia. _ _ PLYMOUTH, JAN. B.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the George the Fourth, Dennison, from Jamaica. FALMOUTH, JAN. B.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived from London, the Commerce, Hunt, for Santa Martha, with loss of sails, mainboom, &c. Sailed the Ann, Pascoe, for Bilbao. The Lord Nelson, Nixon, from Dumfries to Liverpool, was found abandoned off Red Wharf OA Wednesday, and towed on shore. The Leahigh, Cormick, from Philadelphia, was on the rocks near Carant, and it is feared is since totally lost. The Smalls, Gray, from Dantzic to Whitby, WIN on shore on Wednesday, near Bridlington; cargo discharging. The Maria, Frecks, from Emden to London, is lost on the Cork Sand. The Netley, Morrish, from Antwerp to Wey mouth, was lost in the Long Sand on Thursday. The Kern, Meyer, from Havre to London, was lost on the Gunfleet Sand the 7th inst.; crew saved. The Rose, Webb, of Cork, was lost the 4th ult., in Ardmore Bay. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWIILFB O s CLocr. The Vienna letters of the Ist inst. state that the Turkish Mail of the 10th ult. had been received, and that the Sultan had evinced a greater dispo sition to attend to the recommendation of the Am bassadors of France, Austria, and the Netherlands, and shewn a relaxation in the inflexibility he has latterly observed on the affairs of Greece. Consols opened this morning at 86 for money, and 87i for account, and are now buyers at 87k; as usual on a Saturday the business doing has been limited to a few transactions. Exchequer Bills, 71 2 pm.; India Bonds 76 8. Not more than two or three bargains in the Foreign Funds have taken place since the com mencement of business, and those in Portuguese and Colombian Bonds, the former are 5.54 6i, and the latter 23+, for money; every thing else continues n ominal at the undermentioned quotations. The Share market remains at present without any variation, and no business. Three per Cent. Consols, 86k, ex. div. ; Ditto, for Account, 871 7 3 ,-; Three per Cent. Reduced, 861 ; Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 9. ; Four per Cent., 104 ; Four per Cent., 1826, 1051 ; India Stock, 237 8 ex. div. ; Bank Stock, 211 / } 121 India Bonds, 76 8 ; pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 71 2 pm. FOREIGN.-.—Brazilian, 63+ ; Buenos Ayres, 47 8 ; Chilian, 23 4 ; Colombian, 23+ ; Danish, 63 ; French, Five per Cant. 1071 81 ; Three per Cent. 74+ 5 ; Greek, 16 17; Mexican, Five per Cent., 26 7 ; Ditto, Si x per Cent., 331 4 ; Peruvian, 17 18 ; Portuguese, b 6 4 ; Russian, 95 1 ; Spanish, 9i 10. MINES.—AneIo Mexican, 771 dia.; Brazilian, 36 8 pro. B lams, 90 100 pm. ; Colombian Mince, 141 1 3' die.; Real Del Monte, 150 per share; United Maxi Ga n, 23i 21 dig. TWO O'CLOCK. The English house is Really deserted, and Con sols remain 871 4 ; no business. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, 87,1 TitOIS TROUBADOURB. The " Bohemian Brothers" having met with some success at the Argyll-rooms, it naturally follows in this great metropolis, where there are so many spirited and monied individuals, that any speculation answering with one would be followed up with competition by others. This is all fair, and with respect to the Troubadours we were certainly much gratified yesterday, at what may be called a private rehearsal of their vocal and instrumental powers, as set forth in the following programme : FIRST PA wr. Le Jardin de la France Le Met d'Amour Voici la Nuit Duet Variations for the Guitar Vois-tu cette Nacelle? Pourqoui me reveillez-vous? Le Troubadour de la Rance SECOND PA 11.1% La petite Minaudiere La Riteliere Entends-tu, Bere, , erette ? Duet Rondo for the Guitar Duet Encore un Mot Encore toujours Duet Le Gondolier The person who sang the solos, which were most applauded, has a very sweet and pleasing tenor voice, well suited for a room, but which would be quite lost in a theatre. The rondo for the guitar was encored, and the last trio (Le Gondolier) met with great applause. The guitar is a pretty and pleasing accompaniment to the voice, but as it is also only fit for a room, we think that the Trouba dours might give very great satisfaction at private parties, as well as by their performance at the Egyptian-hall afford a very agreeable hour's lounge. We wish them every success. AYOTHER ACCOUNT.--(YROX A CONISOMSZTIA.) An experimental exhibition was given by three individuals, their nom de guerre " Les Tro's Trou badours," unlike their four contemporaries, the "Bohemians" (alias llamburghers) and ci-decant " Cigar-ists," from the purlieus of Whitechapel. It is quite evident the first appellation is sufficiently ap plicable, their Gallic pronunciation at once identify ing their legitimate claim to the:distinction they have deemed it expedient to adopt. The principal singer possesses a sweet—a melodious voice, between a baritone and tenor, of tolerable compass, combined to exceeding good intonation and unexceptionable taste. The assistants (if we may so denominate the, other two) play into his hands very successfully, and the elder person of the three is no mean per former upon the Spanish guitar. We have been informed that one of these gentlemen is a very su perior performer upon no less than from six to seven different instruments. If this be sooth, our marvel is the greater, seeing that although the morning's performance contained that which may be esteemed much above the common, monotony was too evident. The relief, then, on exhibition of a solo upon any one •f the six or seven instruments in question, must have created a sensation of greater gratification to a mixed auditory. We observed a number of highly talented professional gentlemen present, who appre ciated that which was really estimable, which the longer eared portion of the assembly appeared to think was but " leather and prunella." Alas ! for poor John Bull—diminished sevenths and flat ninths are yet somewhat over chromatic for thy unsophisti cated olfacteries. For example, a vulgar common place rondo upon the guitar, in six-to-eight time, was honoured with an encore ! A beautiful com position, extremely well executed, scarcely elicited the slightest notice ! Such is the too-prevalent state of musical feeling of the metropolis of the Bri tish Empire, even in the 19th century. We have been much amused at the cast of a new opera at one of our national theatres. It more than confirms our previously-expressed opiniolis upon the present state of national opera—anent which, more anon. RIVAL TOPICS.-AN EXTRAVAGANZA. (From the Times.) Oh W-11—ngt—n and Stephenson, Oh morn and evening papers, Times, Herald, Courier, Globe, and Sun, When will ye cease our ears to stun With these two heroes' capers? Still " Stephenson" and " W-11—ngt--n," The everlasting Two ! Still doom'4l, from rise to set of sun, To hear what mischief one has done, And t'other means to do : What bills the Banker pass'd to friends, But never meant to pay ; What h Bills the the in ot t h b e e r ir W w ig a l y it ;_ intends, As Bills, payable at distant sight, Beyond the Grecian Kalends, When all good deeds will come to light, When W-11—ngt-11 will do what's right, And Rowland pay his balance. To catch the Banker all have sought, But still the rogue unhurt is ; While t'other juggler—who'd have thought ? Though slippery long, has just been caught By eld Archbishop Curtis ;_..... - And, such the power of Papal crook, The crosier scarce had quiver'd About his ears, when, 10, the Duke Was of a Bull deliver'd ! Sir Rickard Birnie doth decide That Rowland " must be mad," In private coach, with crest, to ride, When chaises could be had. And t'other hero, all agree, St. Luke's will soon arrive at, If thus he shows off publicly, When he might pass in private. Oh W-11—ngt—n, oh Stephenson, Ye ever-boring pair, Where'er I sit, or stand, or run, Ye haunt me every where. Though Job had patience tough enough, Such duplicates would try it; Till one's. turn'd out and t'other off, We shan't have peace or quiet. But small's the chance that Law affords,— Such folks are daily let off; And, 'twixt tit' Old Bailey and the Lords, THEY Baru, I fear, will get off. There was a very fashionable and numerou' audience at the Wolverhampton Theatre on Friday even ing, the attraction being the appearance of the " celebrated Amateur" in the character of Lord Ogleby, which he performed with complete success, and which drew forth the spontaneous applause of the house.— Wolverhampton Chronicle of 'Wednesday. The Editor of the Lancet, in noticing the late murders at Edinburgh, says—" We have ourselves, within a recent period, seen bodies brought into dissecting rooms in this metropolis, exhibiting none of the appear ances usually found in the bodies of persons who had died from disease, but with all the indications presented by the bodies of men who had died within a few boors, and in a state of perfect health. One bead in particular—subjects are now frequently sold piecemeal—attracted our attention, and that of other gentlemen present. It was the head of a perfectly fresh subject; nut the slightest indication of disease could be traced ; it was apparently the head of a man who had lived in health and vigour within a few hours. We could not learn from whence it was brought, nor how the man (from whose trunk it had been severed) had come by his death. He might possibly have expired suddenly from natural causes; he might have destroyed his own life; but the late horrible disclosures prove that be right also have been slaughtered for the price of his corpse." LAW INTELLIGENCII.--(THIS DAY.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. ROBERTSON V. KENSINGTON. This was au action brought by a manufacturer in Perth, against the defendant, a commission-broker in London, for the recovery of 1,3001., being the value of 1,226 bags of coffee, which had been pledged with the latter for the advancement of a certain sum by an agent named Fennel, employed to sell the goods for the plaintiff, The defence set up was, that Robertson hod, at the time the goods were pledged, a running account with the agent Fennel (who afterwards became bankrupt), and that Robertson had known of the pledge, and consequently sanctioned it for a consi derable time, without giving notice to Kensington. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, subject however to the giving up the coffee—Damages 13001. TILE MARKETS.-(TIIIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There was a good supply at this morning's market fot the time of year, but the trade was dull. Both good cu linary and table Apples were considerable dearer than crt this day se'nnight in prices of other things little alteration. s (1. s.d I s.d. sd. Potatoes (per cwt.) 36to 7 OlS;.inage (half-sieve) ... 09to 1 6 Ca' bagel (12 heads) 1 9 3 0100 i n. 2 0 3 6 Ditto Red .. 2 6 4 0 Apples..., 4 4 14 0 FL rse itadish(but.dte) 2 8 4 0 Sweet Oranges (100) Ce'ery .... ... 1 6 2 6 Lem , ..ns 6 0 12 0 Bro, ol 2 0 3 0 English Walnuts Carrots 112 bunches).. 5 0 8 tit Span. Cheinute (peck) 5 0 10 0 Turnips .... 2 0 4 0 trench ditto 3 0 7 0 Coleworts or Greens... 2 6 4 6 French Walnuts 4 0 6 0 Leekri. 1 0 2 0 Spanish flaalenuts 5 0 If, 0 EnglishGrapes(perlb.)l 0 2ti Filberts (12ib.) ...... 6 0 9 0 HAY MARKETS. , .. , ( At per Lead of 30 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay 42 5 to £2 15 Best New Meadow Hay 2 15 3 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3lO 4 4 Clover Hay 3 5 5 0 Oat straw £l Sto £1 lei Wheat Straw 112 116 A goo I supply, and a sluggish trade, at Thursday's prices. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 2 to £2 10 Best New Meadow Hay 2lO 213 Fine Upland Meadow and Ilye , gtass Hay 3 0 4 0 Ch.ver Hay (extra tine)...Z3 0 ... _Generally 3 5 410 Oat Straw XL 7to £1 10—Wheat Straw 1 10 1 13 Supply moderately good, and trade dull; prices as last quoted. A concert for the benefit of the poor Spanish Refugees iv, we learn, to be given on Thursday, the IStlv instant, at the London Literary and Scientific Institution. We have no doubt that it will be fully attended ; the sac: d cause which it is intended to promote, will alone be sal. cient guarantee to ensure its success. LORD ANGLESEA.—A Requisition of the Lord Mayor was handed about at a late hour yesterday, fur signatures, in the following words :—" We the Coder " signed, request you will be pleased to call a meeting of " the Noblemen, Gentlemen, Freemen, Freeholder, and " inhabitants of the city of Dublin, on as early a day as " possible, to take into consideration the propriety of ad " dressing our most gracious and beloved Sovereign on " the subject of the lamented intelligence which has " reached us, of the threatened recall of the Marquis " of Anglesea from the Government of Ireland, and to " appeal to the well known benevolence and patriotism of " his Majesty, by most respectfully and dutifully entreat " ing that his Excellency- may be continued in the Go " vernment of this country, as well 'for the encourage " ment of the trade, manufactures, and commerce of the " ancient and loyal City of Dublin, which stands so much " in need of his Majesty's most gracious consideration and " patronage, as fur the impartial protection and utility " of all classes of his Majesty's faithful and dutiful subjecta "in Ireland." When we saw the Requisition, it bad forty one signatures, and of these no fewer than seventeen were names of Peers, Commoners, or Baronets. The paper will, it is Loped, make a wide circuit this day through the parishes of this once, great, but now nearly ruined capital. —Dublin Morning Register. The Ductless of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Victoria, honoured the performance of " Charles the Twelfth " and the new Pantomime, at Drury-lane Theatre, on Thursday evening with her presence. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, which was attended by the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Melville, Lord Ellenborough, Mr. Secretary Peel, Sir George Murray, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald. The Ministers Nat in deliberation till five o'clock. The Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Bexley, Mr. Secretary Peel, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had interviews with the Duke of Wellington yesterday, at the Treasury. The French Ambassador had a conference yeaterday with the Earl of Aberdeen, at the office of the Secretary of State far Foreign Affairs. _ The Duke of Richmond has got the Garter. Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, continues in a favourable state towards recovery ; his Ex cellency, however is still confined to his apartments, his medical attendants considering it advisable that the Prince should remain confined for some time longer previous to his taking An airing. The Lords of the Treasury have issued a warrant, granting a sum of money for the purpose of ap plying the machine for the protection of the revenue on distilled liquors, to a distillery, in order to ascertain, if it will answer practically the purposes which are required. some of the officers of the excise are ordered to be in at tendance during the experiment. The machine, besides protecting the strength issuing from the still, and secreting a correct average of the strength of the liquor, also keeps a record of the time when the process commenced, the Lum ber of gallons distilled, and the time when the liquor is drawn off for consumption, together with the quantity of liquor taken ; this record is placed in that part of the machine reserved for the superior, and cannot be ap proached by either the distillers or the officers of the Excise. The Lord Chancellor was at the Bank of England, yesterday, as early as nine o'clock, to receive his dividend• FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—It is said that ti=e Earl of Morley intends, at the approaching County Meeting, coming forward with some propositions steering clear of any opinion favourable to as unlimited concession to the Cithelic claims, and equally abstaining from any opinion which, according to the sentiments contained in the Duke of Wellington's letter, may embarrass his Majes ty's Government at a period certainly not free from dim culty.—Plyniouth Journal. Yesterday morning, at an early hour, his Ex. , eellency proceeded in a carriage and four horses, to Old Connaught, the seat of Lord Plunket, where his Excellency spent the day, asd returned to town at a late hour last night.—Dublin Evening Post. WL'ST INDIA DOCK COMPANY.--At the half-yearly meeting of this Company, held yesterday, the usual dividend of 5 per cent. for the last half-year, was de dared. But a report from the Directors was read, in which it was intimated, that in consequence of the increase to the dock accommodation of the port, and of the arrangement made between the East India Company and the East India Dock Company, the Directors were decidedly of opinion that it would be expedient to reduco the dividend at the next half-yearly meeting to the rate of 8 per cent, per annum. Yesterday an adjourned Petty Sessions was held at the workhouse of St. Andrew's parish, Holborn, at which the occupiers of Chambers in Lincoln's-Inn were summoned for the payment of the parish rates levied upon them, and from which they claim to be exempt, not having paid rates for many years; Colonel Jones in the Chair. Colonel Clitheroe, Mr. Beckett, and other Magistrates were present.—Mr. Brodrick applied, on behalf of the Benchers of Lincoln's-Inn, that the matter might be post poned, on account of the absence from town of so many members of the Society, and in order that the Benchers might have more time to inquire into their rights. After some discussion this was consented to.—Mr. Blackburne also asked for a similar indulgence on his part. This was consented to by the parish. The question was then ad journed till Friday, the 30th January. Requisitions are in progress of signature in nearly all the counties in Ireland, calling on the Noblemen, Gentry, and Freeholders to assemble at an early day, for the purpose of addressing his Majesty on the subject of the lamentable intelligence of the recall of his Excellency the Marquis of Anglesea from the Government of Ireland, and respectfully entreating that his Excellency may be conti nued in that Government, as well for the protection pi' trade, manufacture, and commerce, of the ancient and loyal City of Dublin which stands so much in need of his Majesty's most gracious consideration and patronage, as for the Imperial protection and utility of his Majesty's loyal, dutiful, and faithful subjects in Ireland.—Dtablin Evening Post.