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FOREIGN INTEI FRENCEI PAPERS. (From the Messcrger des Chambres of Jan. 25.) CADIZ, JAN. 4.—(Front a Private Letter.)— " Yost brow that three French merchantmen, cap tured by Algerine pirates, have been taken into the ports of the Emperor of Morocco. I learn by a letter from Tangier, dated the 21st December, that in consequence of strict orders given by the Empe ror, none of the goods belonging to these ships are to be sold ; that persons who had bought a part of them have been put in prison; and, lastly ) that the Algerine Consul has been obliged to give security for the value of the prizes. " These measures will, perhaps, oblige the captors to leave the ports of Morocco and proceed to Algiers, and the vesaels may thus be retaken by the French ships of war truizing on that coast." PARIs, JAN. 24.—The Deputies Witt yesterday, to the number of about 200, in the Hail where the,y usually hold their Sittings, in consequence of an in vitation sihich had been sent to their residences. The object of this Convocation was to be present at the reading of the Ordinance for the opening of the Chambers on the 27th of the present month ; to coosinate the Grand Deputation which, on that day, is to go and receive the King; to hear the letter read by which the Marquess de Breze invites them to be present at the mass of the Holy Ghost, which will be celebrated the day before at Notre Dame; and lastly, to distribute among themselves the 95 tickets, which admit their families to be present at the so lemnity of the opening of the Chambers. M. Labbey de Posnpieres, as the senior Member present, acted as President, and drew by_ lot the names of the twenty-four Members who are to oom pose the Deputation. [Nothing new from the theatre of war, either in the Messager or Gazette de France, dated Monday.] (From the Courrier Francais of Sunday.) 'PARIS, JAN. 2.5.—1 t is evident to every man who knows any thing of public airtirs, thnt the relations between Russia and England, though not hostile, have, since the war in the East, ceased to be friendly. These two Powers, both of which pretend to an equal influence over the Continent, must have differed from the moment the Treaty of Ackerman was abrogated. 1 hey do not carry on open war, but they watch each other, and each tries to gain allies in case of a rupture. In this position they place great value on the friendship of France. She alone can disturb the equilibrium of the two parties, one of which takes Austria and the other Prussia is its train, LISBON NEWS. (From the Morning Herald.) " We have just received (by express) letters from our Correspondent at Lisbon, from which we make the following extracts : __. ." LasHoN, Saturdiy Evening (Jan. 17), Eight &dock. " The rumours' of this 'day are respecting .the Officers who have been arrested, and who are to be tried by Don Miguel's Mixed Special Commission, from the sentence of which there is no appeal. The Brigadier-General Moreira will, it is said, be exe cuted as soon as Chaves' two regiments (14th and 17th Infantry) arrive in Lisbon ; for there cannot be dependence placed on the soldiers here. Some of the Serjearits of the Marines have fled on board the packet for England. " A quantity of letters 'coming from on board a vessel in the river was seized two days ago, and many more people are in jeopardy. Report has spoken of the seizure of despatches belonging to the Brazilian Consul here, which, as they came from England, have been read, and several per sons, even ladies of title, are said to be apprehen sive of arrest. A man who was going to prison yesterday, met his friend, who spoke to him- 4 I am going to prison, and I really do not know why?' lam sorry for it.' Are yon ?' said the Police guard- 4 then come too ;12 . r you must be as bad us he.' And both went. Mit " Rumours. of- some tfattirbances in Oporto have b Zen current. It is said that two respectable persons there have been condemned to be executed, and that the people have shown strong symptoms of re volt. The Governor has sent to the Government here to remove the •4th Regiment, on which he places but little reliance. " The following is an account of the prisoners confined near Lisbon on the 9th instant : Castle of St. George—Officers Civilians and soldiers 300-150 In the Gaol of the City.., In the Gaol of the District B5O In the Ecclesiastical Prison 250 Of these 200 are criminals. IR the secret dungeons 43. Some for saying Don Miguel was not a lawful King. 2200 In the Pontoons 1200 In St. Julian's Tower, Cascaes, and Peniche l2OO Spanish prisoners on board 932—in the hospital 8 91.0 5540 ' Besides 500 were removed last week to Abran tes from the sea coast. " Rumour was busy in the beginning of the week in stating that three Portuguese of high rank were about to he tried and to be executed—viz. Pedro de Mello Brcyner, the most upright lawyer in Por tugal ; Barradac, one of the Royal Council before Don Miguel arrived ; and the notorious Conde de Subserra, who have been confined for many months in Belem Castle. I have not heard the rumour confirmed. " Ascoli, having moved for a new trial, has had his case revised, and the Judges, in derision of jus tice, have ordered him to quit the country. " The exchange on England has got up a little to day, in consequence of the report of the loan offered by the Marquis de la Croix, but nobody will believe that that is his real object. Exchange on England 47 Government paper money 241 disc.l! It is said that Sir W. Curtis had insurcd his life in different offices for 100,000/. Some years ago a Scotch gentleman, who went to London for the first time, took the uppermost story of a lodging-house, and was very much surprised to find What he thought the genteelest place in the, whole at the lowest price. His filends who came to see him in vain acquainted him with the mistake he had been guilty of. "He k.n'd vary wee)," he said, " what gentility was, and when he had lived all his life in a sexth story, he was not come to London to live upon the groond."— Top ham's Letters, p. 10. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE:A young man, a painter with Messrs. Clelland and Co., Hanover street, left his lodgings on Tuesday evening, the 6th inst. about seven o'clock, with the intention, as was supposed, of calling upon a friend ; but from that peliod he has not been heard of. For some time past, several of his Re-. • quaintances had remarked an occasional vacancy in his manner, but not sufficiently marked to lead to a conjec tore of his having wandered from the effect of a temperary aberration. Peing a young man rather remarkable than otherwise for regularity and sobriety, his present disap pearance has excited considerable suspicion and alarm,— As this is not a solitary instance of the kind which has taken place within these few weeks, we conceive it to be of a character demanding investigation.—Edinburgh Evening Courant. A correspondent has sent us the following particulars, which may, perhaps, be the means of bringing to light another atrocity, in addition to those already he -I.4re the public. One of the visiting members of the Desti tute Sick Society got an application on the 14th July last, for assistance from the Society's funds, from a woman of the name of Preston or Pearson, who resided in Tanner's Close, West Port ; but, on his calling at the only house in that close (which he has since learned was Hare's) he was somewhat surprised to be informed that the woman was dead. The circumstance was no more thought of by him till after Burke's trial, where the mention of Tanner's Close recalled the affair to his memory; and recollecting that a surgeon had been sent to the woman, he was ap • plied to, and remembered having called twice, but on the second occasion he was told " that she had gone to reside on the opposite side of the street, rod had since died." The woman was ill of an asthmatic 'complaint.—Caledonian Mercury. COURSE OF F.XCHJ Amsterdam C.F 12 1 Ditto, at sight 11 19 Rotterdam 2 U 12 11 Antwerp 12 11 Hambtt rgh M.R. 13 12 Altona 13 12} Paris, 3 days' sight ,25 35 Ditto 2 U. 25 60 Bordaaux 25 65 Berlin Frank fort on Maine, Ex. M. IM Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 11) 0 Vienna, eftbctive 8. 2M. 10 2 Trieste do. 10 2 Madrid 3114 Cadiz Bilboa Barcelona Seville 37 Gibraltar 4B PRICES OF STOCKS THIS TAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 2I2W. Ilii (South Sea Stock — 3 per Cent. Red. ........ ....5174i Old l Annuities... - 3 per Cent. Cons 87 6% 7 (New Ditto — 34 per Cent ( t6ii , 44 I Ex. tills, .£4OOO Yd. 68 89 pm. Ditto 9ed. . 96% i Ditto 500 2d. 68 69 pm. 1 per Cent - ...WI 7s, 4 (Ditto Small Ditto, ltni .......... ........ 10A (Ditto Commercial .. ...- poi link L'Ann 20 1-16 !Rank for AccOunt . .. lodia Stock 2.lRi 9 ;Thdia for Accodht I)itto Bonds IS9 68 pm. !Cons. for Acct 87 6X 7 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 - CLOCK. AREIViarl B• 004; Braziligh Bonds 63%N, i Peru vla n Bonds thienos Ayres Bonds —'Portuguese Bonds 53 17i Chilian Bonds ... 'Prussian Old — Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1821 22? Russian 97 Danish — Spanish, 1821 9I V -i Greek Bonds '— 1823 — Ditto, 1825 l5 % French Hentes, sp. c. 108 f. 50c. 6 tint imaht Exchange 2sf. 30c. tlexican Bonds . — 3 per cent. —t. —c. Ditto,llBWr 334 3 ---- Exchange —f. —c. iriticirs OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share Anglo Mcx. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 2S Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. (iss. at N. pm.) .£2O 65 United Mex. Min. Ca. (iss. at 2/. pm.) .£39 l A i l6 15 15 PRICES OF IRISH STOC 'KS, PUBLIN, JAN. 21. , . Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3!L, per cent. 95,i, National Ditto — Ditto, New — Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent :101'4 Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3i percent.... 95%, Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock 404 j Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock ...... ... Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. —j Mining Co of Ireland — Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. -- I Commercial Buildings — ,liGli TESTERDAT. Leghorn 4B Genoa 25 45 Venice 47% Malta — Napks . 39N Palernici pros. 119 Lisbon Oporto AG% R.o Janeiro flahia 34 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight l% Cork l% BULLION, PER OZ. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 101 New Doubloons 3 18 0 New Dollars Silver, bars, standard 0 4 llg FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. A MSTKRDAM, JAN. 2a-11. 90.—Two months, 11. 82 3-10. HAMBURG'', JAN. 20.-13. 7 1 j.—Two months, 13. 6. CHRISTIANIA, JAN. 10.—Three 'months, 6. 18 I.JUTUC, JAL 16.—Three months, 6. 1!%. BERLIN. JAN. 17.—Three months, 6. 20i. Sr. PRTERSBURGB, JAN. 9.—Three months, 11 1-32. NIGH WATIR AT LONDON MUDD TO-MORROW. Morning —lO minutes after 8. I Erening....43 minutes after S. On Saturday will be pUblished, in Bvo. ON the EFFECT ascribed to the RE SUMPTION of CASH PAYMENTS on the Value of the CURRENCY. In a Letter to the Right Honourable Lord Grenville. From THOMAS TOOKE, Eq., F.R.S. John Murray, Albemarle-street. COLOSSEUM. TICKETS for PARTIES, or SINGLE TICKETS, ot Five Shillings each for Admission to the COLOSSEUM, prior to its final completion, to view the Interior of the Building—the Rooms preparing for Annual Sobsctibers--and the Conservatories, may be had at the North Lodge of the Colosseum ; at Sams' Library, St. James'-street ; Ehers', New Bond-street ; Andrews's, New Bond-street; Moon, Boys, and Graves, No. 6, Pall-mall; Ackerman's, Regent-street and Strand ; Taylor's Architectural Library, Holborn ; Carpenter's Library, Holborn ; :Harris's Juvenile Library, St. Paul's Churchyard ; Plieney, Bookseller, 17, Fleet-street; Bi chardson's, Royal Exchange; and the Minerva Library, Le ideuhall-street. The Buddiog will continuo OPEN DAILY, from Tcn to Four, duriog the next week. TO CORRESPONDENTS. " H. J.," Dublin, has been received; we shall bn happy to attend to any communication that he may feel inclined to forward f'or our inspection, but his present_ one refers to matters purely speculative, regarding niatters nearly, if not quite, gone by. ) LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2S, 1829. IN A SECOND EDITION OF THE SUN THIS EVENING, WE StIALI. GIVE BY EXPRESS, THE SPEECH OF THE KING OF FRANCE TO THE CHAMBERS, DELIVERED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. It is said that Ministers have come to a de termination yesterday in Council to settle the Catholic Question this Session. We wish they may. It will be the most patriotic act they ever attempted. Emancipate the Catholics, and send the Royal Assent to that bill over to Russia, and NICHOLAS will understand wha t the Duke is about. The arrival of the Russian Ambassador Extra- Ordinary Count MATUSCENVICZ (the Court Cir cular baptiseshim in its own way M writ SCICHow) has occasioned much speculation in the political circles ; but as all is yet but mere speculation, we abstain from any remarks on the subject to-day. The Chronicle of this morning asserts that England and Franca are on the best understand ing with each other, (which we trust may long continue) but that Russia is determined not to brook any restrictions with respect to the adjust ment of the war with Turkey, which must be settled in her own way. Letters to the 19th inst. from Lisbon, repre sent that capital as continuing in a desperate state. The crew of the Don John the Sixth, a 74, had mutinied, and placed their officers under arrest, in the expectation of a general rising, preparing themselves with red-hot balls, to repel any attack that might be made. Various changes in the Ministry were rumoured. Pre parations were making for new executions, and all was in a state of great confusion. The Lisbon Gazettes, from the 11 th to the 17th of January inclusive,are chiefly filled with announce ments of changes and promotions in the army, and accounts of the restoration of the health of his Ma jesty Don Miguel I. The Intendant of Police has issued an order for all houses where spirituous liquors are sold, to be closed -immediately on the ringing of the bell. All licences to the contrary to remain suspended and of no effect. Ilamburgh Papers of the 21st January have been received, but they contain no particular political news. The great writer of Germany, E. V. SCHLEGEL, died on the 9th inst.:— AlfslEltD4ll, JAN. 22. The severe cold has not only frozen up our prin cipal rivers, but even the Y before this city, in such a manner that already, last week, the country people from North Holland passed over it, and now' it is visited - by every body without danger, The cold has since became much more severe, especially in the last two days. _ _ STOCKHOLM, JAN. 13. M. Huldberg, whose election as representative of the town of Wadstena was declared null by the Chamber of Peasants, and has been re-elected by that town, was informed, on offering to take his seat, that the Chamber must persevere in its resolution, and could not acknowledge him as a Deputy. It is however generally believed that M. Huldberg will be elected by the town of Wadstena, and that no farther objection will be made by the Government. BERLIN, JAN. 19. The celebrated writer Frederick Von Schlegel, who had arrived from Vienna at Dresden, with the intention of delivering lectures during the winter, died on the 9th inst. Count Von Matuszewicz, Russian Chamberlain and Counsellor of State, has pasted through Berlin on his way from St. Petersburgh to London with dispatches. lIANOVER, JAN., 16. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been expected for some days from his scat at Mag deburg, but has not yet arrived. 11AMBURGH, BORSEN-HALLE, JAN. 20. End of January. Anglo-Danigh Loan, 3 per cent Anglo-Rug.sian Loan 91% Ha:nburgh- Russian Loan Anglo-P; ussian Loan of 1819 99 The Courrier de Snwrne contains the following article : . " Mavrocordato and Trikupi are unquestionably the tw•o most distinguished men in Greece:: the for mer is a man of great administrative talent: and in defatigable activity, the latter a useful and indus trious man of business. Trikupi, when a boy, was taken to England by Lord Clifford, in whose house he was carefully educated, and at whose death he came into possession cf about 4,0001., left him by his Lordship as a legacy. Some people think the Presi dent is apprehensive that England will interfere in the form of Government about to be given to Greece, and it is positively asserted that Mr. Strat ford Canning has expressed his dissatisfaction with the measures already taken for the organization of the civil and military department; the President's forbearance towards General Church, the reception given to Lord Cochrane, and the extraordinary re spect with which the English have for some time past been treated by Count Capo d'lstria, lend an air of probability to the rumour." We direct the attention of all those of our readers who arc interested in the consumption of coals—and who is not interested at this season of the year in the consumption of an article of such prime necessity ?—to a letter in another column from a most intelligent and patriotic Corres pondent, who signs himself "An Enemy to Mono poly." We have before stated it as our opinion that monopoly is the secret evil which under mines the capital, and paralyses the energy of this commercial country. Monopoly is the gaiN of a few at the expellee of the many. It is unfair in principle because it works in secret, and defies competition. This is subversive of individual enterprise, and consequently injurious to the public interests, because, whatever precludes pri vate competition from the public market, must be so far prejudicial to the great body of the people. Whilst we admit that vested interests should be protected, we cannot see the justice, not even the expediency of countenancing over • grown monopoly, that a few individuals may realise immense fortunes by the legalized plun der of the public. The very principle of mo nopoly condemns itself. It is the combina tion of parties who aie not individually strong enough to command, but who collectively can lay down the law as imperatively as they choose. ThiS is. taking undue advantage of public weakness and profiting by the necessity of the consumer. The letter of our Correspondent exposes the abuses which have existed in the Coal-trade, but which, we trust, will no longer continue to exist. We found this hope upon the public spirit and forbearance exhibited by the Mar quis of LONDONDERRY, Lord DURHAM, and other large coal proprietors, whose for tunes are as far above the necessity of ac cumulation, as their independence and , sense of public justice are duly appreciated. With respect to the other parties interested in the limitation of the quantity of coals, or in the management of its production for the mar ket, we have only to say, that they .too are blameless as far as the system is concerned — it was not originated by them, but may be al►andoned—yes, and abandoned with benefit to themselves; for our Correspondent says— " if the great capitalists would free themselves from their present connection with the trade, and work their mines to the fullest extent, that they might double their quantity in many in stances, and more than remunerate themselves for a reduction in price to the public of from ss. to 10s. per chaldron." This would benefit both the producers, and the consumers. Can they hesitate ? His Majesty's brig Mutinc, with a mail from Jamaica, has arrived at Falmolith ; she sailed from Carthagena the 30th of November, King ston the 17th of December, and Crooked Island the 25th. The following are the only extracts worth making : His Majesty's brig Sphynx arrived at Kingston on the lath December ; she encountered very bad weather on her passage. In the House of Assembly two subjects of interest had come before it ; one was a resolution proposed by Mr. Mais, and acceded to ; it respected the public revenue, and was to move that the Receiver-General do lay before the House a return and statement of the amount in his office of the coin denominated unpillared or shield macaronies, together with the causes and circumstances which have arrested its circulation. It is understood con siderable loss has accrued to the revenue from the bullion received in the Receiver-General's office in the island on this account. The House in Committee on the state of the island, sent a message to his Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, to the effect that they are ordered to wait on his Honour, and to assure him, in reply to his second message, of the 19th of November, that the House duly appreciates the disposition of his Majesty's Go vernment to meet the wishes of the Assembly in respect to the duties levied by the 6th Geo. IV., cap. 114., but that the House cannot, consistently with the resolution of the 19th Dec., 1827, enter upon the consideration of any Bill providing salaries for the Officers of his Majesty's Customs, until the sum of 33,0901. 13s. 41., specified in their Address to his Honour, of the same date, be paid to the Island Receiver-General. That being done, the House will be in a situation to make due provision for the salaries of the Officers of his Majesty's Customs. The Slave Bill had been read a second time, and it was understood it would pass without any alteration. The 13th reso lution of the House in Committee was, to instruct the Committee of Correspondence to ascertain through the Island Agent, the practicability of raising a Loan of one million sterling in Great Bri tain, on the faith of the revenues of the Island, and the expenses and conditions on which such a Loan could be negociated. SHIPPING INTELLICIENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 27.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—The Sally, of Weymouth, stone laden, was wrecked at daylight on the Goodwin, crew saved. Arrived the Royal Eagle, from St. Michael's; Duke of Bedford, Nlonis, from India; and Underwood, Remington, from Demerara. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 27.—Wind W.S.W.—Ar rived from London, the Tasmania, Mansell, for Rio Janeiro; Mars, Huskisson, for ditto; and Candian, Rice, for the Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 26.--Wind S.W.--Arrived the Magnet packet, from Lisbon. FALMOUTH, JAN. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Sandwich packet, from Lisbon, sailed the 6th inst.; Duke of Marlborough packet, from Lisbon, sailed the 18th; Mutine packet, from Carthagena, sailed the 30th of November, from Jamaica the 17th of December, and from Crooked Island the 25th. At Crooked Island heard of the loss of his Majesty's ship Kangaroo on the 1-logotics ; his Majesty's schooner Monkey had sailed to assist in saving the crew and stores; also arrived the Camden packet, from Tampico, sailed the 26th of November, from Vera Cruz the 3d of December, and from Havannah the 20th. The Sally, from Weymouth to London, ran on the Goodwin Sands yesterday morning arid sunk. The AleXandcr, Robb, from Whitchaven to Lime rick, vas driven on shore, the 23d inst., near the entrance of Strangford River, but was expected to be got off. TUE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CI TY, TIVEL,R ge CLOCK. Accounts have been received from Colombia this morning; the dates from Bogota are of the 24th November. General Santander had been tried, convicted, and sentenced to death, but this punish ment had been commuted to banishment, and it is reported that he is now on his passage to this. country ; if he is really guilty of treason to the State, the clemency shewn him augurs utrfavourably for the tranquillity of the country, as well as the strength of the Government. Great preparations were mak ing to carry on the war against Peru with effect, and considerable orders, it is understood, have arrived for various necessaries in this country, in Consequence of this determination. From Mexico they write that the want of news from the army employed against Santa Anna has given rise to the discontented in the capi tal spreading alarming reports. It was said Santa Anna had defeated General Rincon, and driven him back about twenty leagues, with the loss of 800 men; but a courier has arrived which falsifies the rumour, and brings news that this rebellious Chief is surrounded by the national troops, and that finding himself in a critical situation, and several of his followers having gone over to General Rincon, he had endeavoured to renew negociations for him self and his remaining followers, requiring a guarantee for their safety. General Rincon had, however, sufficient knowledge for distrusting him, knowing that his object was merely to gain time, and after wards to endeavour to surprise him. His Majesty's ship Doris has arrived at a port in Ireland from Monte Video and Rio de Janeiro. We have been unable to ascertain the dates she brings from the latter port, or if any letters are yet up from her. Consols opened this morning at 861 7, and have remained at the same rate, both for money and time, up to the above hour. The premium on Exchequer Bills and India Bonds continues 68 70. In the Foreign Funds there is little to note--Bra- Lilian Bonds are 634 4; Colombian, 224 3; Da nish, 631 4; and Russian, 96/ 7. Portuguese are stationary at 53 1; Mexican, 33 1; and Spa nish, 91 1. In Share q, Anglo-Mexican are SO die.; Brazil Mines, 39 41 prem.; Bolanos, 70 80 prem.; and United Mexican, 24 2.55 dis. Three per Cent. Console, 865 7, Ditto, for Account, 865 7 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 874 ; Throe and a half per Cent. Reduced, 961- t ; Four per Cent., 1011 5 ; Four per Cent., 1826, 1051 1 ; India Stock, 238 9 ; Bank Stock, 211 A 121; Witt Bonds, 68 70 pm. ; Exche quer Bills, 68 70 pm. FORZlON.—Brazilian, 631 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 47 8 ; Chilian, 23 4 ; Colombian, 221 3 ; Danish, 634' 4 ; Greek, 15 16; Mexican, Five per Cent., 254 61 ; Ditto, Six per Cent., 33 1 ; Peruvian, 161 174 ; Portuguese, 53 ; Russian, 961 7 ; Spanish, 91 1. Mixes.—Anclo Mexican, 80 die. ; Brazilian, 39 41 pm. ; Bolanos, 70 80 pm. ; Colombian, 141 131 dis. ; Real Del Monte, 150 per share ; United Mexican, 24 31 dis. Tit O'CLOCK. One or two speculative purchases of Consols at 87 has taken place, and the price is firm at 864 i; the 4 per Cents. arc 1011 102. This being settling day in the Foreign Funds, Portuguese Bonds have been lower than their present price, .54 and have been done at 51i. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, 86 87. With reference to a paragraph which has gone the round of the Papers, and supposed to allude to the Provincial Bank of Ireland, there is a great error. That hank, invead of having 2,000,000/. of notes in circulation, has little more than ,000,000/. ; and, and, so far from only having a treisure of 30,000/. or 10,000/. in specie, it is a fact that they are never with less than 10A,000/. in gold in Dublin alone, besides having at each of its fifteen branches throughout the country, sums never less than 20,000/. at each, and the principal ones 40,0001. Times. The Lord Mayor has appointed Monday next for the election of an Alderman for the Ward of Bishopegate, in the room of Sir Richard Carr Glynn, who has accepted the sinecure of Bridge Ward, vaunt by the death of Sir William Curtis. The return of 111 r. Sheriff Copeland is spoken of as a matter of positive certainty. A respectable correspondent, well acqviainted with agricultural affair., informs us, that in the county of Wilts there is no likelihood of a deficiency of corn, there b e ing a plentiful supply of old wheat, a great quantity of which has nut even yet been thrashed..— World. LAW IGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) -rpy. COURT OF CHANCr.-- " 1 11. Y. HORNELL V. THE LORDS OF THE TREAD.. . • i n The pla i nt i ff this case had filed a bill agave.. the Duke of Wellington and the other Lords of the Treasury, with respect to the building of York Muse. The noble defendants bad put in a demurrer to that bill, which was heard before his Honour the Vice- Chancellor, who refused the motion with costs. F ront that decision an appeal had been lodged, and Mr. SUDDEN applied this morning for the ap pointment of an early day for the discussion of the matter. It was usual, in cases like the present, to have the matter disposed of as soon as possible. The COUKT appointed the first motion day after Term. DUNN V. DUNN. His LORDSHIP ordered this matter to btand f6r hearing immediately after the Lunatic Petition in the matter of Mitchell. VAWSE V. JEFFY. Mr. WILBRAHAM observed, in this case the Court had directed the minutes of its judgment to be pre pared and handed over to the opposite party. 'flint had been done, but no notice had been taken of it; he had, therefore, now to request that the matter might stand on his Lordship's paper for Tuesday, in order to enable the other party, if he thought proper, to make•an objection to the minutes.—Ordered. FREEMAN V. FARLIE. The COMMON SERGEANT WaS proceeding to make a motion on this case, when he was interrupted by Mr. SUGDEN, stating he was placed in rather awk ward circumstances with respect to it. He held two briefs for opposite parties, each contending they were entitled to his assistance. He had no doubt upon which side he ought to be, if he were allowed to give an opinion, hut it was quite impossible 1)0 could do justice to both. His LORDSHIP observed, in such cases a reference was usual. Mr. SUGDEN wished the matter to be referred to the Common Sergeant. The COMMON SERGEANT said he should at once decide in favour of Mr. Murray the solicitor, and leave his Learned Friend, Mr. Sugden, to make the motion instead of him. Mr. SUGDEN was sorry to have mentioned this in public, but he knew of no other means to settle it satisfactorily. The COMMON SERGEANT then retired with the Solicitors on both sides, and upon his return, stated that he was sorry to say he felt bound to decide in that manner which would not only deprive him of the benefit of the great talents of Mr. Sugden, but have them set in opposition to him. He would now with the Court's permission, make his motion:— It would be recollected that this case had been frequently before the Court, the question in which arose upon the intestacy of a person of the name of Samuel Holdham, who died at Calcutta, in 1788, possessed of immense freehold and personal estate. A ribbon weaver at Coventry was found to be enti tled to his property, as his personal representative. The two females for whom the Learned Sergeant appeared, Charlotte and Elizabeth Holdham, were the only descendants of the elder brother of the in testate. A question as to the legitimacy of the elder brother had been raised by the person whom the Court had decreed to be the heir-at law. Lord Eldon had directed an issue to try that fact, and upon the case coming on at the Warwick Assizes in 1823, a register was produced, purporting to show that he had been" born before marriage took place. Mr. Baron Garrow, who tried the cause, was of opinion that the entry without re gister was not genuine, and a verdict in favour of his legitimacy was recorded. Lord Eldon was not satisfied with that verdict, and directed a new trial, which took place before Chief Justice Best, and an opposite verdict had been given. With this deci sion Lord Eldon- expressed- himself satisfied, and the matter was then considered hopeless on the pelt of his clients. Since this period the Court had decided upon the nature of the property in India, declaring it descendable to the heir. Mr. Murray, the solici tor, had, however, in his vigilance,: ; found out that which the Learned Counsel appreliended would not only entitle his clients to what they now asked by their motion, but to a third trial, and placed the le gitimacy of the elder brother beyond all doubt. In the parish of Sr. Martin's, at Birming ham, in the register for the year 1712, the period about which the marriage of the father and mother of the intestate took place, there seemed to have been an erasure of several lines.— On examining the duplicate of the register, depo sited in the Archdeacon's Court, at Litchfield, no such erasure appeared, but the marriage of John Holdham and Elizabeth Stonehurst was recorded. Under these circumstances the Learned Counsel thought the Court would grant what he asked, namely, to stay the transfer of any fund in Court until an opportunity had been given of making fur ther inquiries with respect to matters so important to his client. Mr. SUGDKN thought, in point of form, it was quits impossible for the Court to make any order.— If so, it would be quite idle to go into the metite. No decree of the Court could be got rid of upon a motion. Mr. SPURRIER considered the present application was nothing more than an attempt to overturn the decree of the Court by motion, which he appre hended never could be done. After some considerable discussion between the Bench and the Bar, in which Mr. SUGDEN made some strong observations, us to affidavits being ad mitted, charging fraud, without an opportunity of answering them, and upon which subject a mutual explanation took place, it was agreed on all hands that no proceedings were to be taken for the pur pose of removing the fund out of Court for a fort night, without giving notice to the parties. COURT OF KING'S BENCH'. (SITTINGS IN BANCO.) TESTERTEN V. HART. This sas an action of ejectment to obtain posses sion of certain premises at Bedford, in which a ver dict had been found for the plaintiff. Mr. PLATT now moved for a new trial, or an order to stay proceedings till an action of replevin, now pending, had been tried, on the ground that the defendant was taken by surprise at the trial by the production of evidence on that occasion, which the plaintiff could have had no reasonable expecta tion or opportunity of beingable to refute or explain. The Court granted a rule to show cause why the proceedings should not be stayed, until after the trial of replevin had been decided. hiETROPOLITAN ROAD ACT. Sir J. SCA KLETT having obtained a rule for a mandamus, calling upon the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Road Trust to show cause why they refused to Nvatch and light several roads in and about the parish of St. Pancras, it was supported at great length this morning by the Solicitor-General. Mr. F. POLLOCK appeared for the Commissioners, and contended that they were by the above Act, on the construction of which the whole question turned, clothed with a discretionary power to light and watch such roads, and such only, as their discretion shall point out as requiring it. After the argument, which had lasted the greater part of the morning, was concluded, the Court in timated that they would give judgment on a future day. ARCHES' COURT. MR. FARQUHAR'S WILL-COLVIN V. FRASER. Dr. PHILLIMORE addressed the Court this morn ing on behalf of the next of kin (the nephews and nieces of the late Mr. Farquhar). The Learned Counsel said he should not follow the King's Ad vocate through all the particulars of the case he opened on the part of Mr. Colvin, but point out to the consideration of the Court, what appeared to him most important. Shortly after the death of Mr. Farquhar, a most strict search was made, in the presence of Mr. Colvin, Mr. Drake, the solicitor, and Mr. Fraser the heir at law of the decease I, but no will k:ould be found. Thet . e was a vast quantity of papers, some of wh atamentary nat ure , therefor! , ich were very car e f u lly Fea° but none were of a tt er, 1828, lette rs o f admit' The persoum property w as s worn 1 on the 15th Decemb s F t r r a a s t e io r t: were granted b y that Court to bil - 600,000/. Shestl y after this, it teas state "mit. .'itrquliar bad i l a d e a will previously I that Mr. p.. i) the year 1 'Bl4, in which, after 1$ lucation in Scotlani!. leaving India ... t i ,_ ~,_. ies, and directing PO' wreathing a few sm.. : . t. 4 7,%_ „f his immense pil pt pl ac e, to each l •f the universities o in the fast deer, he directs he —•and Abet Edinburg:?; Glasgo, • 01. annually,whit 4 ' pr:s ri en f t or s, Itrheegirvreosmtohteioro - 0 ' f u a c _ o • 1 1 ,of 60 executors to i'ay she Stn. . t.m ~,, urpose of foundial; he wishes to be applied far ‘... r k * language in eadi three professorships fro the Gree.. ''td.; the Ward of the universities, at a salary of 2t, I to b e intii Of the residue of his fortune he direct. over Scot yearly to the parochial echoolmasters alt .la so land, no one of them to ree'..:ise less that. •II fl oe, nually ; this was the substanc oof the wt, t t i c propounded, but he, ac. Phi liwneve, though. .. s d! should convince the Court thu t the deceased 1 :, _ r , destroyed that will, and revel lately intended_ll:;"'t! it should be carried into effect; they, at the time he arrived in this cow `t- C Y til°' vcas ore at manner in tthieh he intended to disk `c" 9 a of his . • n -ere unknown, riches, but at that time his relations to him. What was the ev id e nce 1,, t h e - e. ise ? In tho partner nig year 1816,he deposited ‘vit it Mr. Blovd, a Whitbread's brewery, a sealed papfr)wi o A . m • a i l i ec ould be no do o to o keep it in safety; at the, same time rxcla. • . s u ' - ‘, God, Sir, you must take care of it, that i. . by • will ;" but that paper was afterwards re ' 6 . 41 the deceased ; and about the time a sea:U.42oy was deposited with Mr. Colvin, of the hou . :lV Bazett and Co. in which the deceased was a parA ner. In the year 1821, Mr. Farquhar had a quarrel( with Mr. Colvin, and demanded the scaled paper;. which (being at the -time in a violent rage) he tore' to pieces, and it was admitted from that day to the' present time, no testamentary paper was ever seen' by any of the witnesses. It appeared from the evi-- deuce of Mr. Hart Davis, the Member for Bsistog, and Mr. Barnet the banker, that the deceased otT late years expressed great regard for his relatives, observing, that before he came to this country they were unknown to him ; but now he thought they were prudent young people, and never ex pressed during the latter period of his life that feeling . of ,hostility towards Mr. Fraser which was repre sented by the other side ; it was very clear Mr. Col vin thought the deceased had died intestate, for after • letters of administration had been granted to Mr. Fraser, he actually paid over to that gentleman' 15,0001. in which be was indebted to the !state.-- With respect to the evidence of Mr. Hume, kv sup port of the bill, it was clear that that gentleman„ , taery was more renowned for his perseverance than his ness, had been hoaxed by Mr. Farquhar. Mr.. r• knew that he was Lord Rector of Abereeen r and bad . a strong feeling towards promoti ng edeention* Scotland, and therefore stated many things merelyi in joke. In opposition to this evidence he t rot read extracts from the evidence of Mr. Hart Davis:. the Member for Bristol, and of Mr. Alderman Wood, The former gentleman stated, that in a conversation' with Mr. Farquhar, in the year 1822, he (Mr. F.)) told him that he had tact will, neither was there any! occasion for hint to make one, as the law would' make the best will for him, by dividing his property/ equally between his relations; and in a conversation' the deceased bad with Alderman Wood about the' same time, he said his physician bad wished him to' make a will, but, added he, the law will 'wake the best will. At another conversation he said that it had once been his intention to establialti a college, arid had made a will in India, giving his poverty t the promotion of education, but he found is attended with so many difficulties that be had destroyed dud will, and that he then had no will, neither dio fra. want one, as his property would go amongst his relations, which at the time he made the wili . that he had since destroyed, he was unac quainted with. The Learned Councel: the u iha this evidence quite conclusive that the de ceased never intended the copy of the will trans , mitted from India to have effect, it was clear he , • meant his, property to be divided between his rale tions, and considered that he had destroyed all his. former testamentary papers. With respect to its. being alleged that the will had riot been destroyed by' Mr. Farquhar himself, the law presumed that when,- the testator had it in his own possession, if after its: decease it,could not be found that he himself des troyed it. It also held that if one copy is held by , the testator, and another copy by another person,: that if the testator destroys his copy, the Court could not act upon the remaining copy, presuming that it was the intention of the testator to make a. different disposal of his property. Under all the cir-. cumstances of this peculiar and important case, the Learned Counsel trusted the Court would come to the conclusion that Mr, Farquhar died intestate. The remainder of the !timing was occupied in reading the evidence taken in the cause, which is. exceedingly voluminous. TIIE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCIiANGE. There are no fresh arrivals this week of either Corn or • Flour. The market presents a large show of Foreign Wheat samples, but very few English. The factors are , asking rather higher prices for the best parcels of Wheat,. hut there is not much business doing to-day. Barley, Beans, and Pease, may each. be reported dull at Monday's. terms. The Oat trade fully maintains 'lts last quotations- There is rather more sale for Flour than of late. The Archbishop of Canterbury had an inter view yesterday morning with the Duke of Wellington at the Treasury. The Duke of Wellington left town abont twelve o'idock for his Majesty's Palace at Windsor, wham! the Duke had an audience of his Majesty, and returned to' town about six o'clock. In the evening the Noble Duke. gave a granA dinner, at his residence in Downing-atreev r to some of the principal Ambassadors and Ministers, arta/ their Ladies. Among whom were—Prince Lieven, the. Russian Ambassador, and the Princess Lieven ; the Cheri, her de Neumann, Councillor to the Austrian Embassy - (Prince Este' hazy, the Austrian Ambassador, being pre vented, owing to the effects of his late accident, from being present), and the Princess Esterhazy ; Monsieur Roth, the French Charge d'Affaires (in the absence of Prince Po lignac, the French Ambassador, at Paris), and Princess Po ligmw ; Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, and the Baroness Bulow, Lord Dunglas, one of the Under Secre taries of State for Foreign Affairs, was also of the party. At a late hour on Monday night, Count Matuscewiez, one of the principal Ministers of the Emperor of Russia, arrived at Ashburnham-house, Dover-street, the residence of Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, from St. Petersburgh. Prince Lieven was not in tow■ at the time of the arrival of the Count; but came to town with the Princess Lieven at an early hour yesterday morning, from their seat at Richmend. The Prince, after his arrival in town, was closely engaged during the day with Count Mitußcewicz, who, it is understood, is charged with en important mission from the Emperor of Russia to oar Government. The 13razilian Minister, and Sir Herbert Jenner, the King's Advocate, transacted bnsine►a with the Earl of Aberdeen, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in Downing-strcet. Viscount Sidniouth and Mr. Secretary Peel attended a meetjeag of the Governors of the Chartethouse yesterday, held at the Charterhou'e. Lord Hill trans=-cted business yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Ellenborough left town yesterday . for Brighton. In consequence of the deep snows in the nor thern partA of England, the mail -coaches from Glasgow and from Edinburgh did not arrive at the Post-office until many hours after their usual time, and the Letter Carriers did mot leave Lombard-street until eleven o'clock this morning. The change of weather and of wind has brought us to.day a great number of arrival.: from sev c ral parts Of the globe, and the letters from the Post were in consequeuee two hours later in their delivery thin usual'. • We have arrival, from Lisbon, Gibraltar, Motetra, Girtliag,nn (S.A), Jamaica, Vcra Cruz, Itivannah, Bombay, Ce).l4.n:4,,iic•