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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Journal du Commerce of Wednesday.) PARIS, APRIL 14.—The .2Woniteur has not yet published the name of the successor of M. de la Ferronays, and every thing indicates that the choice will not be made before the first council after Easter Sunday. The Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs is gone to his diocese; his colleagues have given notice that they will not give audience during Passion Week ; and there is every appearance that no im portant measure will be discussed in the Council before "Wednesday next. A letter from Madrid, of the 2d of this month, re ceived at Nantes, and quoted by the Con:•nercial Jour nal of that city, contains the following paragraph : " We felt fresh shucks on the 25th, 30th, and 31st of March. The latter, which took place in the night, spread terror and consternation among the In habitants of Madrid. It is affirmed at this mo ment that all Cadiz is submerged by the effect of re•action of the shock at Murcia : pains are taken to conceal this fatal event, the news of which is said to have been brought by an extraordinary mes se:•iger. Letters from Toulon of the Sth of April, an nounce that four ships of the line, the Scipion, Ville de Marseilles, the Conquerant, and the Trident, are to be laid up. The Juno and Flore have sailed for Brest. There is nothing that seems to indicate hostile intentions towards Algiers. Letters from Vienna say, that the members of the Brazilian Legation in that city are on the point of leaving it. It was reported, too, at Berlin, that Lord Strangford's mission to Rio de Janeiro would be unsuccessful, and that England would very probably soon recognize Don Miguel. (From the .M'essager des Chambres of Wednes lay.) FRONTIERS OF MOLDAVIA, - MARCH 31.—A1l kinds of reports are circulated, which we can scarcely ven ture to repeat without farther confirmation. It is pretended that last week a most sanguinary battle was fought near Giurdzevo, and that the Turks sustained a very considerable loss. The Russians, it is said, male themselves masters of very impor tant positions, and some even affirm that the fortress was either taken, or at least cn the point of falling into the hands of the conquerors. It is added that part of the Russian army has passed the Danube, not far from Giurdzevo. We repe..t it, these are reports perhaps rather the expression of the wishes of the army than derived from an authentic source. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, APRIL 15.—Five per Cents., 108 f. 50c. ; Three per Cents., '79f. 65c.; Bank Stock, /,855f. ; Naples Stock, 67f. 20e. ; Royal Spanish Loan, ; Spanish Rente perpetuelle, 55ff. ; Haytian Loan, 500 f. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 40c. ; three months, 25f. 25c. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT, Admiralty Office, April 16, 1829. Commodore Collier has transmitted to the Right Hon. Croker, a letter from Lieut. Henry Downes, commanding the Black Joke, tender to his Majesty's ship Sybille, reporting that, on the Ist of February last, the Btich Joke captured, on the Coast of Africa, after a long chace and a gallant action, a Spanish slave-vessel, called the Almirante, with four hundred and sixty-six slaves on hoard. The Black Joke carried two guns and fifty-five men; the Alatirante, fourteen guns and eighty men ; and Com modore Collier expresses in high terms his sense of the gallant and skilful conduct of Lieut. Downes, and of the zeal and courage of the officers and men under his orders, in this successful action against a vessel of very superior force. The Spanish vessel had fifteen killed, including her Captain and First and Second Mates ; and 13 wounded. The following is a return of theloss on board the Black Joke. Mr. T. P. Le Hardy, Admiralty Mate, wounded. Mr. Richard Roberts, Mate (of his Majesty's ship Me. diva,) wounded. Thomas Barley, gunner's crew, wounded. John Byatt, able seaman, wounded. Jeremiah Johnson, able seaman, wounded, since dead. James Allyett, able seaman, wounded, since dead. War-Office, April 16. ME3fORANDII3I. The under-mentioned Officers upon half-pay have been allowed to retire from the Service, and their half-pay has been cancelled from the 17th April, 1829, inclusive, on receiving a commuted allowance for their commissions : Lieutenant John Dolbell, half-pay 4th Dragoons. Ensign George Crawford, half-pay, unattached. Ensign Alexander Charles Baillie, half-pay 81st Foot. Lieut. William Wright, half-pay 2.1 Garrison Battalion. Ensign John Grcen, half-pay 27th Foot. Ensign Thomas Whitley, half-pay 81st Foot. Ensign Charles Augustus Cooke, half-pay 00th Foot. Lieut. George Schindler Brown, half-pay unattached. Second Lieut. George Ogle King, half-pay unattached. Ensilln Pothert Hancock, half-pay 30th Foot. Ensign William M'Bean, half-pay 89th Foot. Lieut. Robert Spence Knox, half-pay unattached. Lieut. James Maynard Goodiff, Cornet half-pay 18th Light Dragoons. Lieut. Thomas Radcliff; half-pay 27th Foot. Lieut. Thomas Robert Fletcher, half-pay 6th West India Regiment. Lieut. Alexander Clayhills, half-pay 67th Fo.it. Ensign Robert Allatt, half pay 26th Foot. Ensign William Roberts, half-pay sth Garrison Bat talion. Ensign William Hatch, half-pay Cape Regiment. Commission in the 2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia, signed by his Majesty's Lieutenant of the county Norfolk. . Charles William Marsham, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Sharpe, promoted. March 27. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. William Pomfret, York, china-dealer. BANKRUPTS. William Forrester, Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell, work ing jeweller, to surrender April 24, at eleven, 28, and May 29, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Staf ford, Buckingham-street, Strand. John Bamber, Liverpool, ship-owner, May 1,2, and 29, at one, at the York Hotel, Liverpool. Chester, Staple inn ; Mallahy, Liverpool. Hugh M'Culloch and Samuel Stocks, sen., Watlit,g street, warehousemen, April 21, May 1, and 29, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Richardson and Co., Poultry. William Bowditcb, Crown-row, Walworth-road, corn chandler, April 24, 28, and May 29, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Kiss, Gloucester-buildings, Wahliorth. Robert Norman Larke, Brooke, Norfolk, surgeon, April 24, at seven, 25, at nine, and May 29, at twelve, at the Angel Inn, Norwich. Bromley, Gray's-Inn-square, London; Copeman, Ch4grave, Norfolk. John Lyons, Manchester, publican, May 6,7, and 29, at two, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Hurd and Johnson, Temple ; Seddon, Manchester. William Thomas Sumpter, Brundell-place, New North Road, statuary, April 24, at ten, May 1, at eleven, and 29, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Fenton, Austin-friars. John Harris, Pickett-street, Strand, linen-draper, April 24, May I, and 29, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Birkett, Taylor, and Cox, Cloak-lane. Richard Robinson, Wolverhampton, hair-dresser, April 22, at six, 23, and May 29, at ten, at the Littleton Arms Inn, Penkridge, Stafford. Clarke, Richards, and Metcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Bennett, Wolverhampton. Richard Johns, Stratford. upon-Avon, corn-dealer, April 28, and 29, at seven, at the Warwick Arms Hotel, War wick, and May 29, at twelve, at the Red Horse Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row ; Tibbits, Stratford-upon-Avon. Edward Thompson, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant, May 7,8, and 29, at eleven, at the George Inn, Kings ton-upon-Hull. Ellis, Walmsley, and Gorton, Chancery lane ; Scholefield and Earnsbaw, Hull. George Scott, Providence-road, New Kent-road, grocer, April 24, at twelve, May 1, and 29, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Dods, Northumberland-street, Strand. . _ ----- William Thomas Fry, Constitution-row, Gray's Inn road, historical engraver, April 21, 28, at twelve, and May 29, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Da vidson, Bread-street, Cheapside. John Scott and Dliehael Ellis, Cateaton-street, ware housemen, May 1, 12, and 29, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Mangnall, Aldermanbury. Henry Leigh Hunt and Charles Cowden Clarke, York street, Covent-garden, booksellers, April 24, at ten, May 5, •at twelve, and 29, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners. Gadsden, Furnival's-inn. • Jeremiah Graves and George Graves, Norwich, bombs- tine and crape-manufacturers, May 1,2, at seven, and 29, at twelve, at the Rampant Horse Inn, Norwich. Francis Turner end West, Norwich ; Spence and Desborough, Size lane, Buvklersbury. George Wood, Canterbury, printer, April 20, at three, 21, at two, anal May 29, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Canterbury. Wimburn and Co., Chancery-lane ; Pierce, Canterbury. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 9 10 .7.4, South Sea Stock ............... -- 3 per Cent. Red. B7 . l i i Old Annuities . ........... ..--86% 3 per Cent. Cons. S 7 S New Ditto — 3 per Cent. 96% Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 59 60 pm. Ditto Red. 96 1 ,4% Ditto 500 2d. 59 60 pm. 1 per Cent. 102.4 3 274, Ditto Small 2d 59 60 pm. Ditto, IF2O Bank L. Ann. l9 % 7-10 Bank for Acc0unt.......... India Stock — India for Account ......... Ditto Bonds 5l pm. Cons. for Acct 8 7 FS SS PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds — ,Peruvian Bonds ............... Buenos Ayres Bonds —;Portuguese Bonds ............ Chiliab Bonds —Prussian, Old .................. Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 Danish — Spanish. 1821 9 N% Greek Bonds 1823 — Ditto, 1825 147.i French Rentes, sp. c. —f. — c. Guatimala — Exchange —f. —c. Mexican Bonds — 3 per cent....... —t. —C. Ditto, 1825 `'oll Exchange ~.... —F. —e. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 15. Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3',4 per cent 9 5 3,i National Ditto — Ditto, New —,Patriotic Ditto 4 per Cent IOIN Hibernian Bank .. ............. 17!". 3 Gov. Deb. 3t per cent 9lll !Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock -- Royal Irish Mine ............... Grand Canal Stock —lmperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent — Mining Co. of Ireland — Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. Commercial Buildings — MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 2 0 Hamburgh 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 1 Jamaica 2 Dubl n 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 O Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 France 0 0 Malta 0 O Gottenburgh 0 0 Mexico 1 Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 2 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Mc rning —l3 minutes after 2. 1 Evening ...33 minutes after '2. DIVIDENDS. Robert Maiden, London, merchant, May 8, at two, at the court of Commissioners. Joins Willets Jennings, Birmingham, factor, May 8, at one, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Stephen Thomas, Leeds, York, victualler, May 13, at clever', at the Court-house, Leeds. Samuel Hill, Kidderminster, Worcester, tailor, May 8, at twelve, at the White Hart, ITartlebury. John White, B iker's-row, Walworth, Surrey, tailor, M:iy 8, at three, at the Court of Commissioners. James Kenworthy and John Bladworth Kenworthy, Ironmonger-lane, warehousemen, April 21, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Evan Owen Jones, Gloucester, timber-merchant, May 8, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. Joseph Joyner, Robert Surridge, and Joseph Sumpner Joyner, Romforil, bankers, May 8, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. John Ingrain, Houndsditch, child-bed-linen-warehouse man, May 8, at nine, at the Court of Cominiss'oners. Samuel Rhode, Mansell-street, Goodman's-fields, dealer in sail-cloth, April 28, at one, at the Court of Commis- stoners. James Wood Wilson, Coventry, carrier, May 11, at twelve, at the Craven Arms Hotel, Coventry. Dearman Womerley and Thomas Lambert, Love-lane, Aldermanbury, hat-manufacturers, May 12, at eleven, at t he Court of Commissioners. Robert Charles Masterman, Falmouth, Cornwall, master mariner, Alay 8, at three, at the Court of Cominissioners. Edward Wilson, Wellington-street, Strand, upholsterer, May 8, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. John Mellar, Nuneaton,' Warwickshire, ribbon-weaver, May 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. John Dickon Wyrill, Alethley, Yorkshire, dealer, May 27, at ten, at the Sessions-house, Wakefield. Samuel Ellman, Lambeth, miller, May 19, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Wm. Thomas, Upper King-street, Holborn, carpenter, May 8, at three, at the Court of Commissioners. Samuel Cook, jun. Moorharnes, Leicester, cattle sales man, May 8, at eleven, at the Craven Arms Hotel, Co ventry. CERTIFICATES -MAY 8. _ . . Patrick Townshend Lightfoot and Charles Vane Light foot, Copthall-court, stock-brokers. William Henry Pringle, London-road, St. George's. fields, Surrey, victualler. Topham Bingley Davies, Chester-street, Grosvenor• place, surgeon. Edward Bockham, Old Kent-road, Camberwell, builder. CATHOLIC QUESTION. This day was published, price I s., AN ABRIDGEMENT (containing the whole substance) of the THREE MOMENTOUS ACTS of PARLIAMENT on thin GREAT SUBJECT, just passed, viz.:— let. For Suppression of the Catholic Association. 2d. Relief of Roman Catholics—and 3d. Disfranchisement as to Forty-shilling Irish Freeholders. By G. P. ANDREWES, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public, Birchin-lane, London. Printed for, and to be had of him ; also of Mr. Sampson, Law Bookseller, 42, Lamb's Conduit-street ; and of all other Booksellers in the United Kingdom. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Peter Williamson and John Ryder, Salford, Lancaster, calenderers. George Woolcott and Bryan Browning, Doughty-street, Foundling Hospital, carpenters. Joseph Smith and Patrick Leckie Good, Basingball street, Blackwell-hall-factors. George Cecil and John Dyne, Oxford, attorneys at law. John Rimmer, William Timmer, and John Spencer, Liverpool, spirit-►merchants. Alexander M'Ghie and George Knox, Blackburn, Lan cashire, linen-drapers. Henry Machan and John North, Huddersfield, York- shire, grocers. Sir Richard Vaughan, Charles Vaughan, and James Billings Badham, Bristol, wool-merchants. William Hardisty, John Howgate, and John Braden, Shepton-mallet, Somersetshire, silk-throwsters. Hugh Hammersley, George Hammersley. Charles Greenwood, Henry Brooksbank, and Joseph Clarke, Pall mall, bankers. Edward Christian, sen., Edward Christian, jun. and A. F. Christian, Princes-street, Leicester-square, wine mercLants. J. Marchant and T. Clark, Cranbrook, Kent, drapers. T. Shires, A. Murray, and J. Firth, Engine-bridge, Yorkshire, millwrights. J. Brougham and L. Evans, Finsbury-place, surgeons. T. Chandles and W. Eaton, High-street, Newington, linen-drapers. M. and J. Caldecott, Park-Eaton, Denbighshire, farmers. IT; t LpgPiiti44 STATE OF TRADE. The present commercial distress seems to pervade the whole kingdom to a greater extent than has been known for years, and probably in no part of it is it more seriously felt than in the cotton districts. Starvation is overwhelming the manufacturers, and the condition of trade is now such as to preclude the possibility of profit to any one, however great the capital he may have embarked. The wretchedness of the hand-loom weavers in Lancashire, by the state of the markets, is unexampled even in the silk trade, the average earnings of them being not more than 3s. to 4s. a head for able-bodied workers, whose daily sustenance is confined to two meals of thin water gruel with an occasional one of oatmeal porridge. Wheaten bread is a luxury they never enjoy; and this manner of eking out a wretched existence is too evident in their haggard cheeks to admit a single doubt of the truth of this distressing statement even for one moment. Many of them have, in conse quence, been encouraged to quit such a life of de gradation and misery, and to accept employment at power-loom weaving and dressing, which has been offered to them by several of the manufacturers of this town, whose establishments have been standing still during a protracted struggle, for a reduction of wages, cf fifteen weeks. Many families have ar rived and have been set to work, and many others are preparing for their removal hither as soon as cir cumstances will admit, but some time must neces sarily be lost before the factories can be corn ' pleted with hands obtained by such slow means, amd from such a distance. The turn-out, which, We are sorry to say, first originated in this town, has now extended itself with so much influence, through out this district, as we fear will amount to a general turn-out of the whole working class of the cotton trade ; for besides the whole of the fine spinners which are already out in Manchester, we learn the coarser spinners are about to undergo an abatement in order to bring them to the prices offered he►e, and that at Dukinfield, Newton, and Hyde, it has been deemed desirable by the masters there so to meet the opinions and feelings of the masters here, as by the step intended to be taken, so to equalise the prices of labour, as to place the trade on a more equal footing in the Manchester market. During the last week the bands of one concern in the town have returned to work :—the weavers at the new reduced price-16d. for 20 and 21 picks—the dressers at a provisional price ; if under 50 cuts at 3d, and above that number to 70 at 3}d. —and the spinners, though only part have yet gone in, are at wo►k, with the understanding, that if the other spinners return to their situations, the price they obtain shall be the price for the hands now at work, but if no arrangement be entered into at the end of a month, with the other proprietors of mills, then the price to be, with a little alteration, the same as before the turn-out.—Stockport Advertiser. On Sunday night there was some rioting in Clare-street, Limerick, between some low ruffians who in fest the City. The police, baying interfered, were at tacked and driven into their guard-room, followed by the mob, uho pelted them with stones. Some of the police were more or less injured. The serjeant (Moors), to in timidate them, gave orders to fire some blank cartridges, but it rather enraged the party, who broke the guard house door. We are glad to say that seven of the ring leaders were arrested yesterday, arid committed for exami nation to-morrow. We regret to learn that two men, keepers on a property in Ballinvaner, near Kilmallock, were murdered on Sunday night, and their bodies thrown into a ditch.—Limerick Chronicle. REPAIR OF YORK MINSTER.—We under stand that Government have granted wood for the resto ration of the Cathedral to the value of 5,0001. It is re ported that the new roof of the choir is now actually in progress, in London, under the su perintendence of Mr. SMIRKE. In the interior of the Cathedral, a great number of artisans are proceeding with the work of renovation. It is gratifying to add that, as we at first prognosticated, the inhabitants of this town are among the foremost of those who have poured in their retributory streams. The total sum Puhscribed is upwards of 47,0001. of which Leeds alone has contributed 4,0001. -.-,Leeds Intelligencer. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1829. In the course of a Meeting, held on Thursday evening last, at the Freemasons' Tavern, to con sider of measures to be adopted for correcting the abuses of the Select Vestry system, Mr. HOBIIOUSE took the opportunity of stating the course which he intended to pursue in the House of Commons when the question came before it. He observed that he should submit a motion for a Select Com mittee, to take into consideration the general opera tion of the Select Vestry Laws in parishes within the Bills of Mortality, and that if he succeeded in his motion, he should bring in a Bill for the regula- tion of vestries upon the elective principle which might be modified according to circumstances, and a clause inttoduced that no parish should be included but with the consent of a certain proportion—say one half—of the inhabitants. Supposing the Committee to be appointed, he should then immediately call upon the gentlemen delegated by the different parishes to furnish him with evidence in support of his object. We are glad that Mr. HOBIiOUSE has taken this knotty subject in hand. The whole system o Select Vestries is bad ; it is a sweeping tyrannical monopoly, that cramps and enfeebles every parish over which it exercises the slightest influence. Many exposures have from time to time been made of the flagrant abuses of which it has been the fos terer, but by far the greater number yet remain to be developed; and Mr. HOBHOUSE will, we are well aware, when the subject comes fully before the House, make out one of those emphatic unanswer- Lble cases which none but the purbrnd and the prejudiced can resist. The latest accounts from Ireland concur in repre senting the great benefit that, even at this early period, has accrued to that long afflicted country, from the passing of the glorious Catholic Relief Bill. The Papists evince no indecent vulgar exultation on the occasion; the Protestants no abject despondency but both parties seem inclined to meet half-way, and co-operate with each other in the promotion of a general good will mid toleratien. Meanwhile, nu merous commercial speculations are already on font, and which wait only till the country shall have settled down into a firm, decided, and permanent tranquillity. Confidence, we may add, has already extended itself more or less among all classes of the community and many of those who, up to the pre sent period, have been distinguished by the strong violence of their Ultra-Protestantism, have, now that the great question is settled, confessed that they have been mistaken in their opinions. Such a re cantation of old prejudices does then.' the highest honour. The French Journals, as they have been for some days past, are barren of i►►telligence and uninterest ing. The Journal du Commerce says that the suc cessor of M. DE LA FF:RRONAYS has not yet been named, and that the choice will not be made before the first Council after Easter Sunday. A letter from Madrid, dated the 2d inst., and quoted in the same Paper, mentions a report that all Cadiz is sub merged by the effect of tl'e re-action of the earth quake shock at Murcia, and that the greatest pains are taken to conceal this dreadful event. The Mes sager des Chambres,in an article headed the frontiers of Moldavia, gives a few reports respecting the most recent events between Russia and Turkey. None of these rumours, however, seem entitled to implicit credence ; there may probably he some slight truth at the bottom of them, but at present they are vague and indefinite. _ The German Papers are for the most part filled with statements of the differences (and their ad justment), between Prussia and Holland respecting le freedom of the navigation of the Rhine. The following are extracts : MAYENCE, APRIL 6.—The news which we received ten (lays ago from Cologne, that the differences between Prussia and Holland respecting the freedom of the naviga tion of the Rhine are finally adjusted, and that the comb tions on which this important matter is to be regulated are finally agreed to by the Governments of both countries, has been confirmed by later accounts. It is said that Prussia, which has long had in view the conclusion of a political convention with the Netherlands, has made fewer diffi culties than before respecting the regulations of the commerce and navigation, in order to induce Hol land to similar concessions in the arrangement of the political relations, and that in this manner the two parties have at length come to an understanding. From these circumstances it is presumed that the freedom of the navigation of the Rhine has not been established in this ' convention between Prussia and the Netherlands in so comprehensive a manner as laid down in the act of Con gress at Vienna, and may probably therefore not have the assent of the other States on the bank, or of the Allied Powers, especially England, which signed and' guaranteed the treaties of Paris and Vienna. It cannot be suffi ciently repeated, th it the maintenance of the state of things on the Rhine, as it now is, however imperfect, is yet far more advantageous for Germany than the free navigation of the Rhine on the plan hitherto proposed by the Dutch, which would put them in possession of the trade and navigation of the Germans, while it would keep the latter as much excluded as ever from that part of the Rhine which flows through the Nethet lands, and with hold from them the advantages promised by the act of Congress. Letters have been received at Frankfort from Dr. Macklot, a native of that city, who is gone as naturalist to the Dutch colonies, and is employed by the Government on board an expedition in the Asiatic Archipelago. The Dutch had commenced building a fort in 33 deg. 33 min. 30 sec. south latitude, and 154 deg. 51 min. longitude, on the coast of New Guinea, in a country which Dr. M. de scribes as mountainous and extremely beautiful. The 24th of Sept., as the birth-day of the King of the Netherlands, was fixed for takitg possession of the country in his Ma jesty's name. The crews were very sickly, and Dr. Al. was very ill for some weeks. They had previously had an encounter with the natives near the Dourga River, in which two officers were mortally wounded and several of the natives killed. The place where the new settlement is to be founded was called Triton's Bay, after one of the ships belonging to the expedition. By his MAJESTY'S brig Cygnet, Lieutenant GOO DINGE,R mail from Jamaica has arrived at Falmouth ; she sailed from Carthagena on the 4th, Kingston on the 17th, and Crown Island on the 21st March. The Papers received by this conveyance are extremely barren of any intelligence. The only extract worth taking is contained in a letter in the Kingston Chro nicle, dated Carthagena, February 26, 1829. " Yesterday arrived the French brig of war Alci biades, Capt. GARNIE, having on board Mr. G. BRIS soN, bearing a diplomatic commission to this Govern ment from his Most Christian MAJESTY. Among other gentleman that accompany him in the character of travellers, is his Excellency the Duke of MONTE BELL°, a Peer of France. It is said they will pro ceed to Bogota almost immediately. BouvAn is at La Ceja, on his route to Popayan—the depot of the rebels. An order has come down to remove General SANTANDER to Venezuela. The Condinamarca is fitting out, and it is sup posed he will go in her. The subject of the double duties still occupies the public mind in the island. Letters, through the medium of Mr. EDWARDS, the Deputy Commissary-General, had been addressed to Mr. JAMES and the Commissioners of Public Ac counts, requesting to be informed in what manner an authority or renewal of the contracts, which ex pire on the 28th January, for the supply of the troops, is to be obtained, in the event of the sup plies being rescinded by the Legislature of the island. The Board stated that they could give no answer on the subject." Extract of a letter from the Havannah, dated the 28th February : " Soon after noon yesterday there came in the British schooners of war Nimble and Pincher, with a small Gui nealnan, a prize, with no prisoners or slaves. The Com mander of the Nimble, on hearing of the recent piracies, immediately left the port for the neighbourhood of Ma tanzas, in pursuit of the marauders. The expedition pre pared by the Consul and merchants of this place was sup pressed by Commodore Laborde, who seems to have con sidered it a reflection on his squadron." The following is an extract from a letter of a Correspondent on the Portsmouth station : " All the Assistant-Surgeons on Preventive and Blockade Service have been replaced by full Surgeons, the former being wanted for sea service. Does this look like war ? A convoy of eighty sail passed Dungeness yesterday (the 14th instant), keeping close ovir on the French coast. I think they must have been Russians, bound to the Medi terranean ; they appeared to be escorted by a frigate, and three or four corvettes and brigs." TIIE FUNDS.--(TIIIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0 9 CLOCK. Although there has been but little business in the English Funds they hove had an advance of a quarter per cent. since the closing price on Thursday, when Consols left off at 87/ 4 for money, and 874 1 for account. This morn ing the first quotation was 871 s for Tuesday, and 874 8 for account, which rates are fully maintained. Exchequer Bills are sid 60 pm. ; and India Bonds, 48 50 pm. The Foreign Funds remain in a very inactive state ; Brazilian Bonds, 521 3 ; Buenos Ayres, 204 11; Mexi can, Six per Cent., 20 4 ; the Continental Securities, particularly Russian and Danish, seem on the rise, the former being 90 . 7, and the latter, 651 1; Spanish, 91 10 ; Colombian Bonds, 144- 15. The Jamaica packet does not appear to have been the bearer of any intelligegce affecting this stock. In Shares there is nothing new to state, the various speculations being completely dormant. Three per Cent. Consols, 871 4 ; Ditto, for Account, 878- 8 ; 'flute per Cent. Reduced, S 7 4 ; Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 954 90 ; Four per Cent., 1021 4; Four per Cent., 1826, 1031 ; India Stock, 231 2 ; Bank Stock, 209 10 ; India Bonds, 48 60 ; Exchequer Bills, 5S 60 pm. FOREIGN.-Brazilian, 521 3 ; Buenos Ayres, 204 ; Chilian, 15 17 ; Colombian, 144 15 ; Danish, 654 4 ; F re nch, 5 per Cent., 108+ 9; 3 per Cent., 79+ SO ; Greek, 144 154 ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 16 17 ; Six per Cent., 20 4- ; Peruvian, 11 12 ; Portuguese, 434 ; Russian, 961 7 ; Spanish, 91 10. Mireirs.—Anglo Mexican, 774 5 dis. ; Brazilian, 43 45 p m. ; Bolanos, 60 40 dis. ; Colombian, 244 234 die. ; Real Del Monte, 120 130 per share; United Mexican, 29)$ 284 die. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols continue to advance, and the present price is 87i 88 for Money, and 88i. for time; Four per Cents. 1826, 1031 104, ; Bank Stock is' a'so higher 210 211. The Foreign Stocks remain with Out any alteration. A report, contained in a French Paper, ( Journal du Commerce,) of the destruction of Cadiz by water, in con sequence of the fatal effects of an earthquake, although dis believed by many well informed persons, has created much uneasiness among the mercantile world in the City, many of whom have relatives and friends there. It is not a little extraordinary, that an opinion has been entertained at Cadiz for years that such an event was not only possible but probable at some period, of calamity arising from the effects of such a terrible event. The private letters from Paris allude to this distressing circumstance. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols, 88 Money; and 88i for Account, At no period within the last ten or twelve years has the iron trade of Shropshire and Staffordshire been in a more depressed state than at the present moment. Notwithstanding the makers have not for a long time past been able to continue their furnaces with a price to meet the expense of working, they have been compelled, at the quarterly meetings held this week, to submit to a fall of ss. per ton on pig, and 105. per ton on bar iron. HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. J AMES'S Coarse heavy Lonland Meadow Hay £2 0 to £2 5 Best dew Meadow Hay 2 5 2 10 tine Upland Meadow and Itye-grass Hay 3 10 4 4 Clover Hay 3 8 5 0 Oat straw .£l Bto .£1 12 1 Wheat Straw I 12 1 16 A good supply, and a very dull trade, at Thursday's prices. THE COLOSSEUM. THE Public are respectfully invited to an inspection of this MAGNIFICENT EXHIBI TION in ita progress towards Completion. The Works consist of a STUPENDOUS PANORAMA of LONDON taken from the summit of ST. PAUL'S, a SALOON for the reception of WORKS of ART, an extensive range of CONSERVATORIES, stocked with the CHOICEST PLANTS, and a SWISS COTTAGE, gze. &c. Admission ss. each Person from 10 till Dusk daily. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, APRIL 17.—Wind S.W. by W.—Arrived from London, the Jane, Marr, for St. Vincent; Williams, Bartholomew, for Rio Janeiro; and Elizabeth, Jeune, for Honduras. Arrived the Carn Brae Castle, from India; and his M ijesty's ship Canning, from China. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 15.—Last night the wind sud denly shifted from S.E. to S.W., blowing a complete gale. The United, Knight, drove close to the rocks in Deadman's Bay, having parted her hemp cable. The Endeavour, Burkett, also drove close to the rocks, but by protrip. assist ance both vessels got in safe. The New Bidefort and the James drove on the mud in Hatnoaze. The Break water drove on the rocks near the Old Gun Wharf, and has sustained considerable damage. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Wind S. W.—Arrived from London, the Elizabeth, Arger, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, Aram 16.—Arrived the Cygnet packet, from Carthagena and Jamaica, sailed from Carthagena the 4th of March, and Jamaica the 17th. CLYDE, Arafr. 15.—Arrived the Margaret, Patterson, from Demerara ; Isabella, Wernson, from St. Thomas's ; Jane, Holms, front New Orleans ; and Ann, Alexander, from Jamaica. _ _ HOLYHEAD, APRIL 16.—Arrived the Hibernia, and Rowena, from Mobile. TEXEL, APRIL 12.—A schooner (name unknown), from the West Indies, for Bremen, with indigo and dyewood, is lost off Ryerland ; crew say( d. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 16.—High water 44 min. past nine morning. —Wind W. S.W.—Arrived the Consbrook, , from Bombay ; Armata, , from Charles ton ; Pantaloon, Walker, from Alieant ; Fortune, Rae, from St, Sebastian ; Ladies' Adventure, Davidson, from Waterford. . --- CLEARED OUTWARDS.-The Olive, Blanchard, for Bay Chaleur ; Tounby, Clark, for Elsineur ; Majestic, Hodgson, for Havannah; Ann Paley, --, for Lisbon ; Canada, Graham, for New York ; Martin, Martin, for Rio Janeiro. _ _ _ PENZANCE, Aram 15.—From ten o'clock last night to six this morning it blew a hurricane at S. S. W. with a very heavy rain, since then very strong at W.S. W. The Ayr, Daniel, of St. Ives bound here from Newport, was thrown on her beam ends off the Rundle store last night, and after being driven to the north of the Land's End was seen on shore at Whitsandi Bay, and it is feared will be wrecked, crew saved. The only vessel damaged in the Pier was the Nymph, Watkins, from St. Michaels, whose stern was stove by falling across the bows of the Dove revenue cutter. Last night a green capstan, a hen-coop, and a hatch were washed on shore, supposed to belong to a galliot bound ft om London to Liverpool, which was off here in distress on Saturday night. CAPE OF Goon HOPE, FEB. 14.-The Almorah, Boyd, from Bengal and Ceylon to London, put in here 12th inst. for repairs, having carried away her bulwarks, &c. on the 14th ult. during a gale off the Mauritius ; she spoke on the 18th January the Great Bulow, Henske, from Soura Kaya to Amsterdam, in a leaky state, and bearing up for the Mauritius, having seven feet water in her hold. The schooner Good Intent of this port is wrecked near Delagoa Bay. The Christopher Scott, Bateman, from London to Mobile, was totally wrecked on the Grand Caymanes the Bth of February; crew saved. The Cronsbrook, Stranker, has arrived at Liverpool, from Bombay, sailed the 13th of December ; and the Elphin stone, sailed on the 26th, has arrived off Southampton. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GAR: EN MARKET. The supply was moderately good this morning, but the trade was sluggish, Asparagus and Radishes are cheaper than on this day se'unight ; prices of other things are unaltered. sd. s.d 1 Potatoes (per cwt.) 3oto 6 0I Ca: bilges (12 heads) 1 6 2 6 Ditto lied 1-li.rse hadish(bundle) 2 6 4 0 Bro( o'i 2 0 3 0 Celery Rhubarb 1 0 1 6 Carrots il2 b.iiiches) 5 0 7 6 Turn,ps 1 6 2 6 Coleworts or Greens 1 9 3 6 Young Onions 1 9 5 0 Leeks 0 9 1 0 Brocoli Sprouts (bush )0 9 10, Turnip Greens 0 6 0 9 Sea-kail (pninmet) French Beans 2 0 3 0 s. d. IS;Anage (half-sieve) I 0 to 1 6 Oni ns 1 6 2 6 Apples 5 0 17 0 Sweet Oranges (100) 3 0 8 0 Seville Ditto 6 0 12 0 Lem ais 6 0 12 0 Eng ish Walnuts Asparagus. 4 0 7 0 Radishes (hand) 0 3 0 6 Span. Cheinuts (peck) 5 0 10 0 French ditto Spanish Hazlenuts French Walnuts 4 0 6 0 Filbcr s (12;b.) Grapes (per lb.) Strawberries (ounce) SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland 111ead.91;Ha} ,—. £1 18 to £2 10 Best New Meadow Hay 2 15 3 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 0 4 0 Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s 0 ... Generally 3 0 4 10 Oat Straw £l Bto .£1 12—Wheat Straw 1 12 1 16 Inferior Meadow Hay from ss. to is. per load lower than last quoted ; prices of other things unaltered. Supply moderately good, and trade very dull. SCOTCH MARKETS. EDINBURGH CORN NI AMU...T.—April 15. We had a middling supply of Grain to-day. Wheat dull, and prices same as last. tats brisk, and priers a shade lower. Beans Is. down ; and Barley same as last m:lrket-day. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans. First '76s Pd 42s Od 27s (id 31s Od 37s Od izecond 'Third PP.ICES OF PROVISIONS, &C. Beef, per lb. Os. 4d. to Os.7d. Fresh Butter, lb.os. Bd. to s. 10d. Hutton « 0 4 o'7 Salt 0 6 0 8 Veal 0 5 0 9 Ditto, per cut. OCO 70 0 Pork 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per doe. 0 7 0 0 Lamb, per qr. 4 0 7 0 OatStraw(ky.) '7 0 0 0 Tallow, cwt.... 32 6 35 Wheat Ditto— 7 0 0 0 Otiartern Loaf 0 0 011 Barley Ditto 5 6 6(3 Potatoes, 111 b. 0 3 0 0 Hay, per 0 6 19 8 EDINBURGH MEM We had a small supply of Oati met with a very dull sale, at last Per Sack of 2'3(11b. Imp. First Oatmeal Second ditto 1 15 0 Barleymcal 1 14 0 Peasemeal 1 9 0 Pot Barley—No. 1, per cwt. 15 I. MARKET. —April 14. tmeal at this day's market, which t week's price,. Per Stone ot 141 b. Imp. First Oatmeal £0 2 0 Second ditto Barleymcal Peascmeal .-2d, ISs.-3d, kOs.—Peal 1 265. GLASGOW CORN 1‘ A moderate business doing, al 61 ARK ET.— April 15. Lnd no alteration in the prices of Grain. Wheat, per 210113. s. d. s. d. Oats, per ,i64lb. s. d. s. d. British, old 36 oto3B 0 Irish l7 oto2l 0 new ...... 33 0 37 0 British Canada, free 39 0 40 0 Beans, I.er 2601 b. Irish Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish English — 0 0 Pease, Scottish ... 16 6 18 0 Scottish 23 0 29 0 Oatmeal,per 1101 b. 17 0 20 0 Irish 25 0 26 0 , Flour, per 2801 b.... 58 0 60 0 The Princess AUGUSTA attended Divine Set vice yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Duke of SUSSEX, the Duchess of GLou- CESTER, and the Princess Sorma visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Royal Sisters afterwards took an airing together in a carriage. The Earl of ABERDEEN, Mr. Secretary PEEL, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had in terviews with the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday. The Earl of BALCARRAS, Viscount Low- THEE, and the Judge Advocate-General had interviews with the Duke of WELLINGTON on Thur3day, at the Treasury. Dispatches were sent off from the Foreign Office, Downing-street, yesterday evening, for Sir CHARLES BAGOT, our Ambassador in the Netherlands; and for Lord STUART DE ROTIISAY, our Ambassador at Paris. LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD, Esq., eldest SOD of Baron N. AL DE RozuscifiLD, has left London for Paris. Albrighto❑ is announced to be sold in one Lot, by GEORGE ROBINS. Our columns to-night will justify the expectation that be will, ere long, have all England to sell. The Estates of Mr. ORBY HUNTER and Sir FRANCIS VINCENT are announced for public compe tition, by Mr. GEORGE ROBINS. The amount, it is said, will exceed 520,000/., far exceeding any sales since the origin of auctions. r_ • • G eorge On Saturday last the brigantine Can ning sailed from Greenock, with an association of families, who have agreed to form an establishment on Lake Huron, in Upper Canada, under the direction and upon the lands of HENRY JONES, Esq., of Exeter. From the excel lence of the soil, and the convenience of communication by water, the mildness of the climate, and the short du ration of winter, no situation in Canada, hitherto selected, promises better for bealth, and immediate comfort, while the liberal aid and benevolent system of regulations on the part of Mr. JONES, cannot fail to assure every industrious family an earlier arrival at an independent competency than could be hoped for by the unaided and uncombined exertions of insulated settlers. The ves,el is fitted up with the greatest atteation to the conveniency and com fort of the passengers, who left the harbour in high spirits, and with a fair wind,— Glasgow Chronicle. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY•) OLD COURT. John Pettit, James White, James Martin, and Sa mna Henick, were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mrs. Sarah Howard, in the parish of St. Luke, and stealing therein 10 sovereigns and various other articles, the property of Joseph Bennett. Mr. Boa-Latin stated the facts of the case, which, he observed, were rather singular. The prisoners committed the robbery under the pretence of making a levy for rent. Mrs. Sarah Howard stated that she had occupied the house No. 35, Goswell-street, for 25 years. Her land lord was a gentleman, named Robert Ray. On the 3d Apra Pettit and the other prisoners came to her house about one o'clock, and Pettit demanded the sum of 1201., which he said was due for six years' rent, and if not paid be was authorised to distrain for the amount. Witness asked who gave him the authority, as she did net owe any such sum, the pri soner replied Mr. Wm. Chapman, the landlord; she then told him that she did not know any such person; they then went up stairs, and Pettit desired her to unlock her lodger (Bennett's) room-door, this she refused, and they wrenched the lock off; witness desired them to wait till she could send for her brother, but Pettit said he could not, the goods must be immediately removed; witness then went out for advice, and en her return found the prisoners leading a van with household furniture, she again asked for their authority, but Pettit refused to show it, saying, that lie was nut going to have it torn. Mr. Fresh field, the solicitor's clerk, arrived at this time,and the pri soners were given into custody. Several other witnesses gave similar testimony, but stated that when the prisoners White, Martin, and HO. lick discovered they had no legal authority, they removed the goods back again into the house. The RECORDER in summing up said, there was not the least evidence to show, that White, Martin, and Hellick had any know ledge they were acting illegally --they supposed that Pettit was properly authorised to dis train, that they must therefore be acquitted, all" it would only be for them to say whether or not they thought the facts of the case were of that nature that would authorise them -in returning a verdict of g uilty against P e ttit. The Learned Judge then minutely recapitulates! the evidence, and explained the law as appli" cable to the ease. The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty against Pettit, and acquitted the others. The RECORDER advised the prisoner to prepare for the worst ; he had been found guilty of an aggravated offence, and sentence of death must be passed upon him ; and his conduct was further aggravated by persuading three inno cent men to assist him in his illegal act, under the pre tence that he had a proper authority. The law would, in all probability, take its course. NEW COURT. Richard Harper Green, aged 47, described as a dealer, was indicted for uttering, on the sth September last, a forged acceptance to a bill of exchange for 201., with in tent to defraud John Hipkiss and others. Mr. John Hipkiss examined—l am a nail-manufacture r residing at Dudley ; the prisoner at the bar was formerly my agent. There being some irregularity in his accounts , I came up to town in November, 1827, for the purpose 06 investigating them. The result was, that I was not satis fied, and discharged him. I afterwards appointed Mr. Harris my town agent, and the prisoner, after this change. obtained goods of Mr. Harris. The COMMON SERGEANT—HOW do you know that? Witness—Mr. Harris told me that he had goods reel' larly of him, for which he used to pay in bills of exchang e r two of which formed the criminal charges against the pi' sone]. They used to be accepted in the name of Boll' payable at No. 35, King-street, Goswell-street, but whet , the bill charged in the present indictment became due, it was discovered that no such person as Busby resided there' I saw the prisoner several times after that. Cross-examined by Mr. Bonxtri—The prisoner we d , to send the orders he obtained to me, and I transm ittea the goods to the person, to whom I gave directions. I could not find Busby. The bill was here produced, and the witness said the indorsement was in the band-writing of the prisoner. William Harris—l succeeded the prisoner as agent to Mr. Hipkiss ; took the bill now produced from the pri soner ; the indorsement, " payable to Mr. Hipkiss, or his order," is in the hand-writing of the prisoner. The bill, which was only one of a great many drawn and se." cepted in a similar manner, was not paid when due. The Clerk of the Notary who p r esented the bill, sand that he was informed by a female in the house that the bill would be paid on Monday. Williams had lived at No. 35, King-street, More than four years, no such person as Busby had ever lived there during' that time. The prosecutor was recalled by Mr. BODKIN, and s tated that he was aware the prisoner had a brother named Jobe. who used at times to assist him in obtaining orders. '1 his was the case for the prosecution. The prisoner put in a long written defence, in which he declared his innocence; he had no idea the bill was a forged, one, having received it from his brother John, to whom he had sold a quantity of nails, and who he was sorry say shortly afterwards absconded, and he did not knnlfild the present time where he was—in conclusion, he sai d " ; , -- te d he known the bill was a forgery, and that he had et:0 11 an offence which affected his life, he certainly should hove made his escape, as he had ample opportunities of so doig, not being taken into cubtody for several weeks after tho bill became due. The COMMON SERGEANT, in summing up, told the Jury that it was as clearly a forgery to put a name to $ bill which had no existence, as to counterfeit a real naive- The Jury after a few minutes' consideration, returned verdict of " Not Guilty." The pm isoner was then arraigned on a second indict:. ment, fur uttering a forged acceptance for 18/. be. 6° with intent to defraud the same parties. The circum stances of the case were precisely the same as the last, and the Jury again returned a verdict of Not Guilty Middlesex Jury were then discharg ed, and a Le.n don Jury sworn, when the prisoner w as a third tune h i° placed at the bar on another indict - nent , char g ing - f w ith uttering in the City of London , a forg ed bill of eP change for 23/. 14 s. pu r p ortin g to be the acceptance ° James Lane, with intent to d e fraud Richard Finch. Mr. Finch stated that he had known the p risoner for several years, and was in the habit of do i ng business Wit li him; in the course of which the prisoner p aid him a b ° of exchange for 23/. 14 5., doe on the 25th Septenabei: last, purporting to he the acceptance of James Lane, °I Bull's Head-court, Newgate - street. Whe n t h e bill be came due it was dishonoured, and he subsequently asc ertain° there was no such person as James Lane re sidin g in Bulls° Head-court. Cross examined by Mr. BODKIN—Had seen the l o t sorter about a fortnight after the bill became due , and too" his own acceptance for 18/. in part payment; his broth er John was with him at that time ; witness had, on a for mer occasion, taken a bill of John Green, drawn and ac cepted by a person named Hopkinson ; but he afterwards discovered there was no such person; he understood John, Green had absconded. The occupier of the house in Bull's-head-court, proved that no such person as James Lane ever lived there. James Johnson stated that he had lodged for aevera years at the house in Bull's-head-Court, where the bill Wa g made payable, and had for a length of time known the prisoner, who used frequently to call there, and told'hial,.• (witness) on one or two occasions to say, in case notice of any bill was left these, that it would be paid to-morrovi• By the COMNION SERJEANT—De you think the P ri " seller knew that there was no such person as James L s° being at the house the bill was made payable at? LA so Witness—He must have known it, my Lord , be frequently his innocence, and that he also received this bill front h'a The prisoner to ca r ll . daring e the same defence as before, dec brother John. The COMMON SERJEANT summed up. The Jury retired for more than hour, and then returnee a verdict of Guilty, but strongly recommended to merci• We understand the prisoner is most respectably 071 , 1 : necte I, and has two brothers very eminent tradetone° the city. Thomas George Hawkins, and George Ballard, be were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering . dwelling-hou , e of John Smith Gar, situated in Hattl, garden, and stealing therein 50 sovereigns, three note' 201. each, and certain quantities of silver coin, 1 7 monies, and George Ballard, sett., and Ann Ball a r were charged with receiving the same, knowing it to b 0" been stolen. Mr. PHILLIrs, was as Counsel for the prosecution, 511,„a' Mr. Bonizttr for the defence. There are 29 witnesSee.li support of the charge ; the case will therefore, i 0 11 . probability, occupy the whole day. The Sessions will conclude this evening. ------------- ----- Exeter Change with all its valuables and at; tractive ornaments, are coniignetl to GZOB,Ge ROalrlSd, hammer. The sale commences next War:aim:at, gaibe will continue twenty days, it is probable there will, found more of variety congregated in this exhibitions,' in any antecedent sale.