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ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY, 1829. The " Mining Corps," or College, is another of the colossal establishments for which the capital is so celebrated. This building is on the Wassiliostrof, fronts the Neva, and commands an extensive view of the whole southern side of the river, from the new navy-yard to the winter palace ; the portico is supported by 12 enormous Doric columns, and is a fine appendage to a part of the city by no means remarkable for architec tural splendour; the interior is admirably ar ranged, not only as a repository for models, spe cimens of minerals, and other things connected with the mines of Siberia, but as a museum for many other curiosities well worthy the traveller's attention. I was fortunately accompanied by a gentleman who was an excellent mineralogist, and well acquainted with the mines of Siberia, which it is well known are now worked on a most extensive scale. In the vaults beneath the building are the models of the principal mines ; bore the position of the lodes of metal, the me thod of working, and the machinery used, are all faithfully described ; in the rooms above are like wise smaller models of these mines, of some of which the section is given ; there are also work ing models of a variety of machines used in mining and for other purposes. The collection of minerals is exceedingly rich, some of the speci mens are enormous, large enough indeed for a cart-load ; amongst them I remarked a mass of native copper, weighing about half a ton ; I un derstand the ore contains 95 per cent. of pure metal, and a large piece is cut out to shew its purity ; there is likewise a single chrystal, at least four feet thick, and a piece, or rather rock, of Malachite, which, from its size, must be of im mense value. There is also a specimen of native gold, discovered in Siberia. the weight of which is 221bs. ; the Russians imagine this to be the largest specimen ever found, but they are mis taken, the Museum of Madrid is enriched by a lump of native gold from the mines of Peru, the weight of which is 271bs. The gold mines of Siberia are rapidly improving, one mine, belong ing to Count Demidoff, yielded last year forty ponds, or 14401b5. of metal. In another depart ment of the Mining College are specimens of arms, and of a variety of implements of Russian metal and manufacture ; I particularly admired a sword, on the blade of which a military triumph is richly chased ; the workmanship is most beau tiful ; there are likewise some small castings, the execution of which is admirable. In a small circular room, the ceiling of which is painted to represent the solar system, is a collection of coins of different ages and nations ; in other rooms there are objects connected with natural history, and a fine collection of philosophical And mathematical instruments. Amongst the miscellaneous objects of curiosity, I remarked a block of wood, in the heart of which some hu man bones were discovered; the wood is cut open to shew the extraordinary way in which the bones are imbedded. Each visitor is required to inscribe his name in a book kept for that purpose. In our way to the Museum we passed the Academy of Arts and Sciences, an edifice of ex traordinary dimensions, and built in the form of a hollow square ; as it is well known that the Arts in Russia are in their infancy, it must be confessed that the fostering care of a maternal government has provided a cradle of the most colossal proportions. We could not procure ad mission to the interior, but I understand there is nothing particularly worthy the traveller's at tention. The colour of this edifice is of a deep yellow, and the architecture fine, but the northern side is not yet finished ; altogether the Academy is a splendid building, and forms one of the most prominent features of the capital. The Museum is exceedingly well worth see ing, and is entirely in character with the other public establishments of the metropolis; the col lection of minerals is extensive. Amongst the objects of natural history is the skeleton of the celebrated mammoth, discovered in a mass of ice on the coast of Spitzbergen ; this antideluvian monster must have been considerably larger than any known animal of the present time ; by the side of the mammoth is exhibited the skeleton of the largest elephant ever brought to Europe, there is a considerable resemblance in the con struction of the two skeletons. Amongst a va riety of curiosities are the skins of two gigantic human beings stuffed ; the appearance of these objects is most revolting and quite unnatural, as the face and figure of a man are scarcely percep tible ; each is a gross caricature on the human form. Numerous as the objects are, the ar rangement of the Museum is bad throughout, ana tomical preparations, minerals, and natural hi s tory, are mingled together, with scarcely any classification or . order. By far the most inte resting part of the Museum,is the exhibition of the working tools, apparatus of different sorts, models of vessels, and other things relating to the pursuits and adventures of the Czar Peter, who was great in every sense of the word, being (according to an admeasurement in the room) of the gigantic stature of six feet seven inches ; in one room is a wax model of the Czar in a chair of state, and (if the exhibition is to be be lieved) clothed in the very dress he wore when living. So much veneration have the Russians for the memory of their great Reformer, that no object, however trivial, is excluded, provided it has some reference to the life and adventures of their idol. The Emperor Alexander, when at Portsmouth, having heard that there was a pub lic-house in that town, which bore the sign of the " Czar of Muscovy," actually purchased the sign, which was soon transferred from its ignoble station to grace the walls of the Imperial museum. Near the museum is the Exchange, which is not only a point of union for commercial men, but the general auction-mart of the capital ; the building is square, somewhat resembling the Parthenon in the style of architecture, but the columns are unfortunately defaced by water spouts, which project about a foot from each pillar, and materially interfere with the classical designs of the architect. The eastern entrance of the Exchange fronts an open space or glacia, where are two elevated rostra' towers, which, however, are more extraordinary than beautiful ; from this spot the view is remarkably fine. Im mediately opposite is the long line of palaces and the Admiralty ; on the left is the i‘ fortress," and the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the lofty spire of which forms the most prominent object in this view. We next visited the " For tress," which is the " Tower" of the Russian capital, and within its narrow precincts are the mint and the church of St. Peter and st. Paul, which contains the mausoleum of the Imperial Family ; the only beauty in this church is the exceedingly lofty and richly gilt spire,—the in terior, with a degree of inconsistency I cannot account for in this age of improvement, is allowed to fall into decay ; there are no pictures or de corations worth notice. This religious edifice appears, above all others, reserved as a repository for the standards taken in the Persian and Turkish wars ; in the cathedral church of Casan, a few only of these trophies are introduced, merely as an accompaniment to the French and Polish banners, but in the church of St. Peter and St. Paul the numbers are incredible. Un fortunately, we could not procure admission to the mint, where great activity has prevailed for some time past. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From tie Messenyer des . Chambres of July 20.) PARIS, JULY 19.—The Constitutionnel publishes to-day a letter from its correspondent at Bastia, which relates the arrival of Galotti at Naples 36 hours after his departure from Corsica, and his con demnation and sudden execution the day after his arrival, and the hour at which the sacrifice was con summated. The Constitutionnel ardently desires that its correspondent may be mistaken, but this corres pondent is very worthy of credit, and the Minister is silent. These circumstances altogether have in duced it to publish this letter. If we recollect rightly, it was on the 30th of May that Galotti was delivered up to the Neapolitan of ficer. His execution, therefore, must have taken place on the 3d or 4th of June, and not secretly, for this event caused a lively and painful sensation to manifest itself, as if a public calamity bad befallen the country. How could the Constitutionnel imagine that this news should not arrive at Paris till 40 days after wards, and by letters from Bastia ? How came it not to feel some doubt in comparing these dates ? The letter which it publishes, and which gives news from Naples of the 4th of June, is dated the 27th. We can affirm that on the Ist of July Ga lotti bad not even been put upon his trial. . On the 12th of July letters from Constantinople, dated the 26th of June, arrived at Vienna. They say that the two events which the most attracted public attention during the last fortnight were the arrival of the French and English. Ambassadors, and the news from the theatre of war, only that the Go vernment is wholly silent wiih respect to the latter, while it does every thing to impress upon the people the value it attaches to the re-establishment of friendly relations with those two courts ; hence we have only imperfect accounts of the events at Shumla. They merely state that the Grand Vizier, going with part of his army to relieve Silistria, had at tacked, between the 10th and 12th of June, a con siderable Russian corps, which was to cover the siege, and defeated it ; but the enemy's Commander-in- Chief having learned by the capture of a courier of the manoeuvre of the Grand Vizier, assembled, with all possible speed a body of troops so su perior, that he not only deprived the Turks of all their advantages, but of the trophies which they had just obtained, with a number of prisoners, and ten pieces of cannon ; and the Grand Vizier found himself in such a critical situation, that it was with great difficulty, and with a great loss of men, that he succeeded in effecting his retreat through the defiles, and in regaining his head-quarters at Shumla. There is no positive account at Constan tinople either of the day when the battle was fought, or of the loss on either side, or of the present position of the two armies : it is only known that the Grand Vizier is at Shumla, where he is exerting himself to repair his losses. It cannot be concealed that Pravadi remains in the hands of the Russians, who molest the communication of the Grand Vizier with the capital. All this bad news prepares the public to expect the fall of Silistria. There are no accounts from the other points of the theatre of war, nor from Asia. The Turkish fleet, since its cruize in the Black Sea, from which it returned on the 16th June without having met with the enemy, has remained at anchor at the entrance of the Bosphorus. The French and English subjects at Constantinople are now again under the immediate protection of their respective Ambassadors. The Sultan, who still resides at Terapia, cele brated on the 12th of this month the solemn festival of the Kutban-Beiram, under magnificent tents erected on the immense plain between Terapia and Bujukdere. It was there that he received the com pliments of the great officers of state and persons of distinction. There, too, he will give audience to the two Ambassadors who have lately arrived, but the ceremony will be much more simple than usual. The sanatory state of the capital and its environs is perfectly satisfactory, but diseases are said to pre vail in the camp at Shunila, and iii the fleet. (From the Constitutionnel.) The brothers Donato Capozzoli, aged 40, Patricci Capozzoli, aged 39 ; Dominico Capozzoli, aged 28 ; and Pascal Rossi, aged 25, who were tried, not by a regular tribunal, but by a military commission, and condemned to death 011 the 23d of June last, were shot on the 27th at Palinura, on the spot where the telegraph was thrown down in the political dis turbance of the month of June, 1828. The Journal of the Two Sicilies, which speaks of this sanguinary execution, publishes none of the facts charged against the criminals. It confines itself to general terms in speaking of them, as wretches, madmen, incendiaries, such as the Vanni, the Guidobaldi, the Damiani, and their accomplices, employed in speaking of Cirillo, Caracciolo, Manthoni, and all the victims sacrificed by the Neapolitan Juntas, from that of Caccia to that of Speziali. The jour nal says nothing about Galotti; but Pascal Rossi was, like Galotti, a fugitive in France, for Corsica is a department of the kingdom. As in the case of Galotti, it is in violation of the laws of hospitality and the rights of nations that Rossi was given up to the Neapolitan agents, and Rossi has been shot ! VIENNA, JULY 9.—lt is reported upon the Ex change, that the Russian troops had quitted Varna in order to occupy barracks without the city, on ac count of the plague having manifested itself within : this intelligence appears to us to require confirma tion. Letters from Odessa speak strongly of nego tiations for peace, and it is strongly believed that hostilities are about to cease. " The Russian fleet in the Black Sea consists of 58 ships, viz. :—two of 110 guns, one of 84, one of 80, six of 74, three of 60, four of 44, one of 28, one of 23, three of 20, one of IS, one of 15, one of 14, one of 12, nine of 10—carrying in all 1,496 guns. There are besides, belonging to the fleet, four bombs, three yachts, two steam-vessels, and sixteen transports. GIBRALTAR, JULY 2.—M. Bertucci, the Austrian Consul at this place, has addressed a note to the Foreign Consuls at Gibraltar, in which lie informs them that, in consequence of the Emperor of Mo rocco refusing to accept the friendly offers made to him by the Austrian Ambassador, in the name of his august Majesty, the Emperor, his master, will alter the system of moderation which he has pur sued hitherto, and will adopt a firm and hostile' course. Consequently, he declares that the Austrians will blockade some of the ports of the Emperor of Morocco; but as the intention of his august Ma., jesty is not to prejudice the commerce of friendly nations, the blockade will have no other object than to hinder the introduction of arms, warlike stores, &c. Farwell FUNDS, PARIS, Jetx 20.—Five per Cents. 109 f., 50c. 65c. 60c. ; Three pee Cents., Sjf. 90e. 95c. 85c. ; IVailes Stock, 87f. 80c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 741 f. ; Spanioh Rentes Perpetuelles, 49if. ; Haytian Loan, 430 f. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 55c. ; three months, 25f. 40c.—Pours 4uthentigue. ANIERICAN PAPERS. (From the New York Journal of Commerce of July 1.) " INVASION OF MEXICO. " The late news from Harannah has set curiosity at work to determine whether the invasion of Mexico is seriously contemplated by Spain, or whe ther all this pomp and circumstance's is merely a feint for the accomplishment of purposes best known to the power that moves the springs. For ourselves, we incline to the former opinion, Ist, because it is in perfect keeping with the whole line of conduct pursued by Spain since the inde pendence of her colonies; and 2d, because we can see no object to be gained by a mere feint, which would at all compensate for the trouble and expence of the expedition. To other nations than Spain, it has long been apparent that the possession of her former colonies was for ever lost to her; but she, although holding not a foot of soil on the American continent, has not to this day acknowledged their independence, and seems honestly to suppose that by might of magic, by hook or by crook, she shall yet regain the sovereignty she has lost. The expe dition fitting out at Havannah is a legitimate result of this infatuation ; and supposing it destined against Mexico, is at least as well contrived, and as promptly got up, as most other expeditions set on foot by his Catholic Majesty for the maintenance or recovery of his dominion in the West. Not that we suppose there is the least chance of success, although doubt less a landing may be effected, and possibly as much suffering occasioned to the Mexicans as will be ex perienced by the invaders. But what are 5,000 men for the invasion of such a country as Mexico ? And as to the 20,000 troops from Spain, who are to rein force the expedition, it is probable but few or none of them will ever arrive. " No argument, however, can be drawn against the probability of the proposed undertaking, from the hopelessness of success, for counting the cost is not a matter with which the King of Spain is fa miliar, either in affairs of a political or financial na ture. Driven on by a blind destiny—the same which has reduced his country from being the mis tress of Europe, to such a state of depression that it scarcely occupies a place in the calendar of nations— encouraged, perhaps, by the late disorganizing move ments in Mexico—and writhing under the loss of 8,000,000 dollars per annum, which he used to re ceive from it as a reward for his oppression—how can it be thought strang►e, that with the feeble means which he possesses, he should attempt once more to bring it under subjection ? To this course he would be urged the rather, by the remonstrances which have been, or are likely to be, made by other European Governments, in accordance with nu merous petitions from their respective subjects, against refusing to acknowledge the independence of the new republics, notwithstanding he had ceased all efforts to regain them. " The folly of this expedition appears to have been well understood by Governor Vives and Admiral Laborde, who (according to an unpublished letter from Havannah), after receiving the first order to make a descent upon Mexico, took upon themselves the responsibility of postponing its execution until they should have represented to his Majesty the dangerous nature of the undertaking, and begged his reconsideration of the purpose he had formed. His reply was a peremptory repetition of the order. " If it be supposed that the expedition is only intended as a feint, we ask what can be the object of such a feint ? Not, surely, to intimidate the Mexicans into submission ; for this would be more ridiculous than even the proposed invasion. No to make an attack upon Colombia; for there an army would be met, quite as efficient, if not so numerous, as that of Mexico ; while the possession of the country, if by possibility it should be re-conquered, would be of far less value. These are the only Spanish Republics which lie within the region of the point of attack, except Guatemela ; which un doubtedly has shown itself worthy of being re-com mitted to the arms of its tyrant mother, though we doubt if she would be anxious to receive it. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank :tuck 213% 14U 3 per Cent. Red. ... ..... 89%%% 3 per Cent. Cons. 88%% 9% 8% 3% per Cent 9BY 94 Ditto Red. 98 % 9 4 8 g 4 per Cent. 'O3 2% 3% Ditto, It2i 105% Ditto Scrip -- Rink L. Ann. India Stock 228% 8 ! itto Bonds 57 55 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds 58% Buenos Ayres Bonds Chili= Bonds Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 Danish 69% Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 Guatimala Mexican Bonds Ditto, 11125 . PRICES OF SHAWLS THIS DAY ♦T ONZ O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO 28 29 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £3234 6 Real del Monte Mining Co. United Alex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) £3934 13 Protector Insurance Comp. K IMPORTANT FROM COLOMBIA. " We learn from the passengers who arrived on Saturday in the schooner Chatham, in 22 days from Porto Cabello, that a short time before their depar ture a proclamation was received from Bogota, and read in the streets of Porto Cabello, stating that war had been again declared by Colombia against Peru. A frigate and two sloops of war were lying at Porto Cabello, and another frigate was expected daily.— The whole would be put into service as soon as pro visions should be received from the United States, which had been ordered some time previous. The gentlemen heard the proclamation read ; yet we cannot but hope there is some mistake about the matter:' Etr EAST INDIA HOUSE. The sales of indigo at the East India House have terminated this morning, and with somewhat better appearances than those they commenced with. The improvement in price in the latter part of the sales has been chiefly in the finer qualities; but of the inferior sorts the greater proportion, it is supposed, has been bought in. Of the whole quantity offered, which was nearly 6,000 chests, it is estimated that above 1,600 have been bought in. s. d. s. d. BENGAL Purple 8 3to 8 '7 per lb. Purple and violet 7 9to 8 3 Fine violet 7 3to 7 9 Midd. and good do 6 oto 7 3 Copper and violet 5 3to 6 3 Consuin. quantities 3 3to 5 9 MADRAS Good and fine 4 oto 5 3 Ordinary and naidd 2 2to 4 0 PONDICHERRY 1 11 to 2 S JAVA .4 6to 6 2 OUDE Good and fine 4 oto 6 1 Ordinary and midd. 2 4to 3 9 A fraudulent package of cochineal was discovered on Monday at one of the docks, some of the serons, or leather bags, in which this article is packed, being found, on opening, to contain 301 b. or 401 b. weight in stones. It is supposed to 'gave taken place pre vious to the original shipment. The loss, which is considerable on account of the great value of this article of commerce, will of course fall, if they are able to meet it, on the exporters. A Second Edition of Dr. GRANvILLE's " St. Petersburgh," has just made its appearance, with numerous additions and corrections, which render it the most complete and valuable guide to the Russian Ca pital that can be desired. Amidst the mass of valuable information of all kinds, will be found sketches of the following illustrious and eminent characters :---The present Imperial Family of Russia—The Emperor Alexander—The Empress Anne—Peter the Great—Catherine IL—The Emperor Paul, &c. &c.—Cazimir, King of Poland—Napo leon—The King of Prussia—The late Queen of Prussia— Augustus ll—Emperor of Austria—Frederick the Great— Louis XVlll—Charles X—Duke of Wurtemberg—Dukes of Brunswick, Nassau, Burgundy, &c.—Prince of Orange —Princes Albert of Prussia, Kourakine, Dolgorouky, Meuzikoff, &c.—Generals D'York, Barclay de Tolly, &c. A SLAP AT PREDESTINATION BY A NE -011.0.-A negro in the United States, on being inquired of, at his return from a place of worship, how he liked the preacher, replied,— ,, Why me hard y know what me tink of him—him tell us first of all that when Goramighty make de first men of woman, him put by for himself a certain number of all de men and woman dat vas for to come, and de rest were all for de devil; that de devil him try with all his might to get some of Goramighty's for himself, but nelser a one can he get; and de preacher him try all him could to get some back from de devil, but never a one can he get. Me know not what to tink, which is de biggest fool of de two, de devil or de preacher."— Bristol 2W rcury. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.-- Thursday, about one o'clock, a distressing accident occurred on the river, about two miles east of Greenock, attended with the loss of several lives. A pleasure boat, belonging to Mr. JOHN M'INTYRE, founder, Glasgow, cutter-rigged, while sailing off the pottery, was, in consequence of neglecting to put sufficient ballast on board, and a strong breeze blowing off the shore, upset, and all on board precipitated into the water. The accident was observed by some indi viduals from the shore, who inunediately gave the alarm, and a boat was procured from a gabbert lying at the pot tery, and sent off to their assistance, but only in time to pick up Mr. 11.1 6 1wrirnE, and ROBERT DUNCAN, a carpen ter in Greenock—the four othe rs h a v ing sunk before as sistance could come to their aid. The two thus rescued were immediately conveyed to the shore, Mr. WlNirvitE in a state of insensibility, and every endeavour made to restore them, but Mr. WINTvitE died in the course of twenty minutes after being taken out of th e water; DUN CAN they happily succeeded in recovering. Of the four who perished when the boat sunk, three were riggers, but we have as yet only as certained that one o f them was WILLIA3I T U LLOCH , of Crawtordsdyke;:the fourth was Hicrnii WlNTraz, nephew of the gentleman drowned. None of their bodies had been found yesterday evening.— Glasgow Free Press. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1829. By the Flanders mail, which arrived late this afternoon, we have received the following Bulle tin from the Theatre of War in the East ; we have not time for comment:— NEWS FROM THE THEATRE OF WAR. VIENNA, JULY 11. In addition to the news of the surrender of Sills tria, we have received the following Russian bulletin from the camp at Jeudschi-Kioi, before Shumla, dated June 24: " The Grand Vizier, who, on the 2d day after his defeat, succeeded in returning to Shumla at the head of a small detachment of cavalry, makes vain exer tions to organize an army. The fugitives who suc ceed in returning to the fortress in small parties, are not in sufficient number to fill up the immense chasm in the ranks. Besides, most of the soldiers, as well of the regular as the irregular corps, have taken advantage of the defeat to endeavour to return to their own houses, so that of 40,000 men that the Grand Vizier had before Pravadi scarcely 15,000 will have returned to their colours. Our army are waiting the issue of the siege of Silis tria, in a position to observe the movements of the Turks, and to hinder them from interrupting, even for a moment, the operations of the besieging corps. Meantime the enemy, terrified by his defeat at Kulertscha, remains shut up in Shumla, and has not even ventured to attempt any thing against Lieu tenant-General Prince Madatoff, who, at the head of 16 squadrons, advanced, on the 16th of this month, to Eski Dschuma, which he found deserted." Accounts from Bucharest, of June 28, mention that General Geismar, after taking Rachova, sent, on the 19th of June, a detachment, consisting of a regiment of dragoons and 350 Cossacks, to check the Turks on the right bank of the river Iskra, nd to pursue Hussein Paella, who had fled from Ra chova. This detachment succeeded in dispersing a body of 200 Turks, from which they took one standard and 37 prisoners. The RuSsians afterwards attacked a detachment of 500 Turks, most of whom fell in the action. O❑ the 25th of June some Turks sallied from Ghiurgevo, who were driven back, and 15 killed or taken prisoners. The Austrian Observer, in a note upon the reflec tions of the Courier on the King's Speech, at the prorogation of Parliament, says—" According to accounts from Egina, of the 30th May, Count Capo D'lstria had positively rejected all the proposals made to him, conformably to the above stipulations by M. Dawkins, the English Resident, respecting the revocation of the Greek blockades, the recall of the Greek troops from the Continent to the Peloponaesus, and the cesstion of all further hostili ties against the Porte." BERLIN, JULY 17. The Prussian Stales Gazelle of this date contains no further news from the thEatre of war. Her Majesty the Empress of Russia left this city on the 15th, to return to St. Petersburgh. - BRUSSELS, JULY 21. We extract the following from the Nuremburg Correspondent : " It is said that the Emperor of Russia has sent an extraordinary Envoy to Constantinople, to de liver an Ultimatum to the Sultan, and to make him sensible of his situation. This message is stated to announce to him that the Porte, if it consents to the demands of Russia, will find in the Emperor a friend to the Divan as ardent as he has hitherto been an enemy; that lie will act in all his relations with the greatest precision; that the Porte must not reckon upon other auxiliaries, nor draw favourable infer ences from the inaction of some States. It is added that an Extraordinary Envoy from Prussia is to support these representations. L► fact, Lieutenant- General Muffling has just left Berlin upon a secret mission, with a travelling companion. They appear both to expect to make a voyage by sea." The French Papers contain little decisive in telligence. A letter, dated Vienna, June 9, and inserted in the Constitutionnel, states, there is a report upon the Exchange that the Russian troops had evacuated Varna, for the purpose of occupying barracks without the city, on ac count of the plague having manifested itself w i t hi n . This report the Constitutionnel seems i n clined to disbelieve. The same Journal observes, that letters from Odessa speak strongly of negotiations for peace, and that it is strongly believed that hostilities are about to cease. This fact we as strongly disbelieve; the Russians are too strong, and the Turks too weak, to render this report pro bable. The two parties must meet on more equal terms than they do at present, before such rumours can be justly credited. American Papers have been received ; they are chiefly filled with speculations respecting the probability or otherwise of the King of SPAIN'S reported intention of invading Mexico. The New York Journal of Commerce inclines to the opinion that the " Beloved " is serious in his resolution to invade Mexico. We know that the " Beloved " is fully equal to any absurdity, provided it be tainted with fanaticism, but we should suppose that even he would pause before he rushed into such an enterprise as this—so hopeless—so ruinous—so preposterous. The Post of this morning, in an article com menting upon the LORD-LIEUTENANT Of IRELAND'S late Proclamation, takes occasion to observe, " We maintain it cannot be wrong, per se, in any of the King's subjects, let them be situated where they may, to manifest in a manner the most open, public, and if they please, ostentatious, those particular opinions, political or religious, by virtue of which GEORGE IV. has a right to the Throne upon which he sits."—" These events are as legitimate subjects of triumphant and joyful commemoration, wherever the sceptr e of the House of Hanover extends, as the frustration of the Gunpowder Plot, the memory of which is consecrated in our Liturgy, or as the recent glories of Trafalgar or Waterloo." These two points the justice of which our cotemporary insists on with an emphasis more adroit than reputable, involve two of the grossest fallacies we ever re member to have perused. In the first place, the Orange processions of the 12th are any thing but the commemoration of those opinions "by virtue of which GEORGE IV. has a right to the Throne upon which he sits." They have no more to do with them, than the blushes of an Irish potatoe with the ruin of Great Britain. Whatever they may once have been, the case is now, and has been for years, materially altered. The Cumberland men meet, as is well known, on the 12th, not for the purpose of celebrating bloodlessly, and in a grateful spirit, the benefits conferred on Ireland by the Restoration ; but for the purpose of renewing the factious spirit of past times, of keeping alive a system of ascen dancy, and reluming those embers of discord which else would become speedily extinguished. They meet in order to show Ireland that they are the masters, and the Catholics the slaves of the north ; that as they have been for years, so will they still continue to be, in the ascendant, notwithstanding that their processions are in law illegal, in common sense, indefensible, in spirit, ungenerous to a degree beyond expres sion. This is the purpose for which they meet ; not to commemorate the peaceful triumphs of Protestantism—for with these they have nothing in common but the name—not to perpetuate the recollection of the worthier deeds of their ances tors ; but to insult, tyrannise, and massacre, and prove to the world, how, by persevering and settled malignity, a nation, years after legitimate authority has been established, and when there is nothing left to fight for, can still be kept in a state little short of anarchy and civil war. This, we repeat, is the sole purpose for which the Orangemen publicly commemorate the 12th. Our cotemporary's next point is, that the Irish Brunswickers are as fully justified in commemo rating the 12th as in commemorating the glories of Trafalgar and Waterloo. Granted, were the commemoration as peaceably and gratefully con ducted, or were its nature as unequivocal. But is this the case ? Are the two commemorations analagous ? Are the results as tranquil—as gratifying—as elevated ? Do the Orange pro cessions of the 12th feed the soul with lofty and generous associations ? Do they keep alive a pure, thankful spirit of patriotism ? Do they swell, without inflating, the national spirit in the same way as Trafalgar or Wa terloo, where England's naval supremacy was established, and peace, through her, was re stored to an oppressed world. If they do, if their commemorations be really as inoffensive and praise-worthy, why then the late Proclama tion on the subject ? Why are lives annually lost—houses burnt to the ground—families plundered—ruined--massacred—whole counties driven into a state little short of actual rebellion ? Why—but it is idle to pur sue the subject ; the two commemorations are as diametrically opposed to each other as the politics of the Morning Jour nal to common sense. The commemoration of Trafalgar or Waterloo is the commemoration of a grand and heart-stirring national achievement ; that of the 12th, by the Irish Orangemen, is the commemoration of an odious system of ascen dancy, which can only cease to be disgraceful when it ceases to be remembered. Letters from Madrid, to the 10th inst., state that arrests still continued in Catalonia, and that a number of persons had been thrown into the citadel of Barcelona. The Count d'OFA LTA had not left Madrid up to the 9th, and it was supposed he would not set out for Paris before the 18th. Advices from Bourbon state that the met• chants of that colony had resolved upon solicit• ing of the French Government, the establish' ment of a Chamber of Commerce there. Thes e accounts reach to the 2d of April. We have letters from Santiago de Chili of th e 16th April ; business was very flat and money scarce. In Chili a hard dollar was scarcely t° be met with ; copper was at 17 dollars, and 0 board at 21 dollars. By the official returns published this morning' we learn that the duty en Foreign Wheat is Ss' per quarter above the previous returns. Th is grain is now admissable at a duty of 16s. 6 'l' per quarter, being an advanced rate of 6s. per quarter within the last fortnight. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY': FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JULY 22.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrive d the Dunvegan Castle, Finlay, from the Mauritiuo. Arrived from London, the Egham, Turner, i bt Cadiz; and Fairy Queen, for India. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 22.—Wind W.—ras-- from London, the —, Brodie for Bombay. if PLYMOUTH, JULY 21.—Wind Port, the Maddin, Coghlan, from London, for Mad 0 CLYDE, JULY 20.—Arrived the P ara gon, Ros s ' from Demerara; Nestor, Crawford, from Grenada; Penelope, M'Farlane, from St. Kitts; Cato, from New Orleans; Favorite, Allen, from Montreal; and Faside, M'Arthur, from St. John's, N. B. CARDIGAN, JULY 21.—Arrived the Davis an Samuel, from Quebec. BELFAST, JULY 20.—Arrived the Crown, fr° l° Shields; Kelin, Henderson, :and Saladin, Murray' from Quebec; Blessing, Stevens, from Cadiz. WEXFORD, JULY 21.—Arrived the Mentor, 081 ' rison, from Quebec. MARGATE, JULY 22.—Arrived the Dunvega° Castl Finlay, from the Mauritius; and Dale Park' Brigg 3, from Jamaica. POOLE, JULY 22.—Arrived the Enterprise, Colt' from Newfoundland. LIVERPOOL, JULY 21.—Arrived the Amethyst' from Boston ; Adolphe, from Halifax ; Thomas Ba t° tersly, and Francis Peabody, from Charlestol Luna, Brown, from Quebec; A ugus t a , R uss ell, an Brothers, Newby, from St. John's, N. B. MAURITIUS, APRIL 19.—1 t is feared that t he Meg Merrilies, Caldecott, is lost on th e Madr as Coast, as she is missing, and a wr ec k h as been see" in the vicinity of Vizagapatam. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Water Hen, Mad don, from Hull to Quebec the 9th u lt., off the Gra n Bark; ; Rutland, Whitty, to Q ue b ec t h e 28th, ° s the Banks of Newfoundland. The Kingston, Jackson, from Jamaica, arrivedt t New York the 29th ult., leaky, bound to Newcastieti The Ann Casso, from Pernambuco, arrived ° Savona the 12th, after being on shore, bound t ° ' Genoa. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. gnnth Sea Stock Old Annuities 89 %%% New Ditto Ex. Bills, Zl,OOO 2d. 69 71 pm. Ditto 500 2d, 69 71 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial ..— pm Bank for Account India for Account ...... Cons. for Account ...88% 9,7(3_9 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan — Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds ...._ w Old — ;Russian P r u Ditto,ss i a N n e , 100% 100 .34 Spanish, 1921 — 1823 — French Rentes, 5 p. c. 109 f 75c. Exchange 2sf. 50c. 3 per cent. —t. —c. Exchange —f. —c. *Am PRICES OF IRISH STOC !KS, DUBLIN, JULY 20. Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 334 per cent. 96/ National Ditto — Ditto, New 96% Patriotic Ditto — . 4 per Cent IO2K Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3% per cent.... 96% Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock — Royal Irish Mine -- Grand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. Commercial Buildings — Due. I Arrived. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburgh 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 1 Dublin • 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 O Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 O France 0 0 Malta 0 O Gottenburgh 0 0 Mexico O G uernsey tic Jersey.. 0 U Waterford 0 THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. THIS EVENING (sth time), a Grand Serio-Comie Opera called THE ROBBER'S BRIDE. The Count of Viterbo, Mr. H. Phillips; Fernando, Mr. Sapio ; Carlo, Mr. Thorne ' Roberto, Mr. Perkins, Laura, Miss Betts; C4ianetta, Miss Cawse. After which, the Petit Opera, in Two Acts, called LOVE'S DREAM. Frederick Easy, Mr. Wrench; Simon, Mr. J. Russell. Cecilia Dormer, Miss Kelly; Maria, Miss Pincott. To conclude with (15th time), the Operetta called THE QUARTETTE; OR, INTERRUPTED HARMONY. Ernest, Mr. Wrench; Major Belcour, Mr. G. Penson. Madame de Luceval, Miss Betts; Justine, Mrs. Keeley. To-morrow, The Sister of Charity, with The Quaker ; Satur day, The Robber's Bride, with He Lies like Truth, and The Middle Temple. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE o' CLocr. This being settling day in the British market, th e chief business doing is arranging the account! The extreme fluctuation during the present Accoun t has been about 2i per cent., and up to th e presea c time all is going off well. To-day being the fir e r regular day for transfer of Consols at the Bank afr e i the payment of the July divid en d s , t h e y 0 1 9 be quoted ex-dividend (or the 26th of August at to i,which is the price they opened at this morning' and for the present Account 901. The St. John's New Brunswick Courier, of th e 13th June, received at the North and South Arn e : rican Coffee-house, contradicts the s t a t e ment th at the British Government had determined to abalt all tonnage duties in American vessels ent e ring t"" free ports of the British North American colonies . The following is a copy of the reply to tb e petition : Downing-street, Feb. 25. Sir,—Having referred to the c o n s id era ti on of theti) ~ Lords of the Committee of th e P r i v y C oun cil ./ Trade, the petition of the Chamber of Commerce ° St. john's, New Brunswick, praying that all ton' nage duties levied on American vessels with pr ° :, duce in the British North American f ree por'' may be discontinued, I have now the honour I e acquaint you that their Lordship s d o no t think rt expedient that any alteration should be made Wi th respect to these duties at the present moment. I have the honour to be, G. MURRAY Private letters from the Havannah, v i a .AO l , rica, state, that it was reported there that tyi l Spanish Government had an understanding Wi t e General Santa Anna, who rules over the extensig district of county between Julapa and Vera Crtl he is a bold an d un p r i nc ipl e d so ldi er , an d h a s 1 thousand troops under his command. Quebec Papers have arrived to the 24th - 1 ( 11 ' e ; and Montreal to the 26th Jun e ; t h e y d o not p osse - d any interest. The latter state we have Ilea !1, great yomplaints of - the want o f ra in I Upper Canada; but we are afraid it is the r e ; verse in this neighbourhood, for should the 1 continue much longer, they will do great d a mage' By the French Mail this morning : MADRID, JULY 9.—For these several days P ° the most active correspondence has tak e n pl a ce b e. l tween our Court, Lisbon, Paris, Vi enna , an d P i ; don. It is thought it relates to the marriage of P'? Miguel. Accounts from Ferrol state that the sill of the line Heros has been put into commission, 0 1 :`, will take artillery on board for the Havannah. Catalonia numerous arrests have taken place, and 11 number of persons, from the different provinces' have been sent to the citadel of Barcelona. , In the Foreign Market little or nothing do''° as yet. Three per Cent. Consols, 88- 9; Ditto for Aug. of 89k; Three per Cent. Reduced, 89i ; Three and au t per Cent. Reduced, 98i 9 ; Four per Cent. 103 ; 1826, 105-i -a; India Stock, 228 9 ; B an k Stock, ?"`"" 14i; India Bonds, 55 7 ; Exchequer Bills, 70 71. i n FORElGN.—Brazilian, 58i ; B u e n o s A yres , 223 - Chilian, 17 18 ; Colombian, 16i ;,Danish, 69k; Grp; 12i 13k; Mexican, 19120; Peruvian, 10i ; Eussi!".l 100 ; Spanish, 81. 9; Portuguese, 42i 3 ; 1 3 " ) Shares, 39 41 pm. TWO O'CLOCX• i i The settling of the Account still goes off w e : and to the present hour we do not hear of 4° ' s failures; but the Market is not quite so strong d in the early part of the morning, when Consols va'j done at 90i for money, with the dividend, I d 90 for August. At present they are 901 money, and 904 -a for next Account. f A vessel has arrived from Batavia, l e f t th e st h " o 1 April, we do not hear that she bri ngs an y n ews " importance. Mauritius Papers have been re ce i ve d to the 10th of April, but they are void of interest. They write from Alexandria, the 18th of 10 ' 1 1: that the Viceroy has an idea of establishing a 13e l a ' t with a capital of two millions of piastres; he is going to send any troops to the assistance of t' . o Grand Seignor, in lieu of which he will forward subsidy. The Hamburg and Dutch steamers have not t e rived as yet by this conveyance. It is expected shall have a long and interesting Bulletin of the fb of Silistria, and the further operations of the so n/ The Foreign Market is void of interest. TILREE O'CLOCO* Consols for money 901 w ith th e dividend; 0 August account, 90i -I-.