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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Moniteur of Feb. 23.) P tnts, FEE.22.—The official part of the Moniteur contains a Royal Ordinance, conferring the dignity of Marshal of France on General Maison, Commander i n-Chief of the Army in the Mores. The number of Marshals of France had remained incomplete since the death of Marquis Lauriston, and the King has taken this apportunity of giving a strik ing proof of his satisfaction to General Maison, and to recompense at the same time both the former and the recent services of th! General, who distinguished himself both in 1814 and 1815. Two expresses have brought, within a few days of each other despatches from the Marquis Maison, dated the 194 1 and 23d January last. At the time of the departure of the vessel which received the General's despatches, the towns occupied by the French troops in the Morea were beginning to rise from their ruins, and to have an appearance of life, commerce, and industry. The symptoms of plague which had shown themselves had entirely disap peared, and the ample assistance voluntarily offered by all the corps of the divisions had afforded the means of giving provisions and clothing to the un fortunate inhabitants of two villages, which a wise precaution had rendered it necessary to deprive for a time of :ill communications. Our brave soldiers haVe eagerly embraced this new opportunity of manifesting the generous senti ments wh i ch animate them. All letters agree in giving the most satisfactory accounts of the health of the troops. The number of men received into the hospitals rapidly decreases, and in a short time the proportion of sick will be no greater than what is usual" in garrison. No Cours Authentique has been received. (From the ponstitutionnel of Monday.) PARIS, FEB. 23.—AFFAIRS OF GREECE.—The following details have been extracted from a letter from Egina, dated the lith February. The source whence it comes is very respectable : " The physical situation of Greece was most de plorable at our arrival. Some fields at a distance from the places occupied by the Turks were scarcely cultivated, and one could not conceive how the people could survive such misery, if moderation and patience did not exist to so eminent a degree among the Greeks, and they had not still. ome few moun tains to which they might fly with their flocks. A r goc, which has been twice ravaged, is almost en tirely rebuilt, and I have some hopes of the next harvest. Some travellers from Tripolitza assure to, that there are already three thousand new houses : nothing is comparable to the industry of the Greeks; and when we have seen the rock of Hydra covered with houses, which are more than palaces for that country, we may hope that Greece, were it free, would ac quire tidies and power in a proportion much beyond the extent of its territory. " The population of Peloponnesus may amount to about 300,000, and that of the neighbouring Isles to 150,000. Among these the greater part find a field, and a few stones of which a house is soon made ; but there are in the Mores, in the Isles and particularly in Egina, refugees from Rumelia, which are in the greatest misery. The American Com mittee cau►e some assistance to be distributed here ; the President employs a part of the subsidies to so laee the unfortunate people ; but those cannot last always, and a part of Runielia must be rendered to the Greeks, or they must be colonised in the Pelo ponnessus. The latter means are certainly not those which would roost please the Greeks; they demand, itappears to me very reasonably, Attica and The which they have watered with their blood; Tliessaly and Epirus would be required to make a po~r - s of the third order, and in a state to resist by i tse lf. nit I fear that the considerations of a gene ral peace will injure their pretensions : that will be a misfortune to them, and to us also perhaps ; for the Morea will fall beneath the neighbouring in fluence o f t h e E ng liA, and that is all the fruit we shall have gathered from our sacrifices. Here the policy of France would be to form a state susceptible of some independence, and this true policy would accord with humanity. France desires it; but it is, perhaps, not sufficient to desire it—it must also be accomplished." (From the Courrier Francais of Monday.) PARIS, FEB. 23.—We yesterday mentioned the names of two Cardinals, who, immediately after the death of Leo the Twelfth, appeared to reckon on some chances of attaining the Papal Throne. To elan a private letter from Rome joins a third, who certainly will not obtain the support of France, but who might, perhaps, reckon on some support from Austria. One of the mast ancient Princes of the Church, the posssessor of a great fortune, Cardinal Fesch 4 *, unites in his favour the two principal con ditions of being elected Pope. The same letter adds, that in case of necessity, the influence of the Society of Jesus will not be opposed to him. Cardinal Fesch, the titular Archbistinp of Lyons, oh tained the Cardinal's Hat in 1803, and is thus tha third 11,:mber of the Sacred College according to seniority. The two Members for Truro have resigned their seats. 4 TI e late George Ward, Esq., of the isle of Wight, father to the 91•mber for the City, is said to have died worth upwards of 700,0001. - - - The Judges on the ensuing Western Circuit will have to bold an Axsize at Southampton--a circum stance which has not occurred for the last 2$ years. - - Rickard Caine took the oaths yesterday and acted as Foreman of the Jury in the Court of Common Pleas _ _ The late DT.Baillie,the most eminent physician of t his age, was remarkable for the small number and sim plicity of the medical ingredients which he prescribed, con.. firming the apophthegm of Lord Bacon, that "multinlie city of remedies warn the child of ignorance." ETIQUETTE OF THE PERSIAN COURT.— Thongh passionately fond of public exhibitions, the Per sians have none that deserve the name of theatrical enter tainments: but, though strangers to the regtdar drama, their stories are often dramatic ; and those whose peen pation is to tell them, sometimes display so extraordinary a skill, and such varied powers, that we can hardly believe, while we look on their altered countenances and listen to their changed tones, that it is the same person, who at one moment tells a plain narrative in his natural voice, then speaks in the hoarse and angry tone of offended authority, and / 4_t subdues the passions he has excited by the softeat sounds of feminine tenderness. The art of relating stories is at tended both with profit and reputation. Great numbers attempt it, but few succeed. It requires considerable talents and great study. None can arrive at eminence ex cept men of cultivated taste and retentive memory, They must not only be acquainted with the best ancient and modern stories, but be able to vary them by introducing new incidents, which they have heard or invented. 'They must also recollect the finest passages of the most popular poets, to aid the impression of the narrative by appro priate quotations. The person whose office is to amuse his Majesty with these stories is always in attenehuice. , It is equally his duty to beguile the fatigue of a long margh t and to soothe mind when disturbed by the toils of public atEtirs ; and his tales are artfully made to suit the disposi tions and momentary humour of the Monarch. Sometimes he recites a story of the genii ; at others he speaks of the warlike deeds of former Sovereigns, or of the love of some wandering Prince. Often the story is of coarser ma... ials, and the King is enterined with low bpd obscenead ventures. In no Court is to more rigid attention paid to ceremony. Looks, words, the motiOns' of the body, are all regulated by the strictest,46rms. When the King is seated in public, -fils sons, Ministers, and, courtiers, stand erect, *RI' t their hands crossed, and in the exact place beloivrag to their rank. They watch his looks, and a. gland', s a command. If he speaks to them, you hear a voice rep`iv, and see the , lips move, tett not a motion or gesture b;trays that there is anima tion in any other part of the frame. The Monarch often speaks in the third person :,--" The King is pleased," " The King commands." His Ministers usually style him " The object of the world's regard." They are as parti c,dar in forms of speech as in other ceremonies ; and su periority and inferiority of rank, in all their gradations, are implied by the terms used in the commonest conversa tiotm—Maleolneq History of Persia. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(LAST NIGHT.) There being rnly Thirty-six Members present at Four o'Clock, the House Adjourned. PRICES OF STOCES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Sank Stock 3 nor Cent. Red. S7-,43i14 ;013 Annuities — 3 ocr Cent. Cons 87 6A, iNetv Ditto 34, per Cent .................. 961•4,tEx. Bills, 41,000 2d. I'4 5R pm. Ditto R ed. 96 4 X 3 a '4 z Ditto 500 2d, 64., tAI pm. ► per Cont. 1011 , 434 Ditto Small 2d. 6(1 63 pm. Ditto, 1826 Bank L Anr 19 15-16 20 ;Rank for Account ..... ..... India Stock — !India for Account ... ...... i lino Bends pm. ;Cons. for Acct. .t 371,4% PRICES OF YOREION re mos THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds — Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds .... ..... 61 663¢ Peruvian Bonds ......... 1 3 (:, Buenos Ayres Bends ..... —..— Portuguese Bonds ...16j4 Cysi 5 Chilian Bonds .................2116 Prussian, Old .— Colombian Bonds l7 Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 1514 Russian — Danish 61% Spanish, 11321-- ...... .. ...... ... 10 Greek 80nd5......... ...... .... --- IE2I. Ditto, 1525 — French Rentes, sp. c. 110 f. —c. Guatimala .— .---. Exchange 2sf. 30c Mexican Bonds ..—... ......... --- 3 per cent. Ditto, 1525 ....... ...... .. ..... ... --- Exchange PRICES OP SHARES THIS DAY - AT ONE O . CLOCK. Paid. Per Share Angle) Me7r. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. prn.).£loo Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. ( s lss. at 51. pm.) £2l) Ditto ..... ........ 5 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 4% Alliance Marine Insurance Camp 5 12%;4 5 THE COLOSSEUM. THE Public is respectfully informed that the COLOSSEUM is now OPEN for inspection fur a short period, previously to the entire completion of the design. The works consist of the Painting of London— a Saloon for the reception of • Worka of Art and Literature— an extensive range of Conservatories—some idea of the Cascades and Rock Work, viewed from the Cottage, and a Suite of Rooms for Annual Subscribers, comprising Libraries, Reading Rooms, Refectories, &c. Tickets at 5.. each, which wilt be an immediate pass into the Building, &c., may be had at the North Lodge of the Colosseum, from 10 till dusk. rt-e $ll4. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1829, OXFORD UNIVERSITY ELECTION. In consequence of the paramount interest a :ending this Election, we have made such ar rangements as will enable us this evening to give, by Express, in Second and Third Editions, the entire proceedings of the day at Oxford, together with the dose of the poll. By a report of the proceedings of the Court of Common Council, part of which we have given in our columns of to-day, it will be seen that when Mr. Deputy ROUTH announced that it was intended to present the freedom of the city to Mr. PF.aL; the announcement was - received with loud and long continued cheers. Such conduct, on the part of the City, is fully warranted by Mr. PEEL'S late con version ; who has proved himself so far superior to th e pride of being the head of the Anti-Catholic party, that he has voluntarily descended from that high station, and taken his place in the ranks of the Liberals, thereby exposing himself unreservedly to the utmost rancour of the Intolerants. For" this liberal and disinterested s►►rrender of private opinions at the call of public duty, Mr. PEEL will not be over rewarded if he toe presented with the freedom of every City and "Borough in the United kingdon. The Oxford University Election takes place this day, and from all that we have been able to learn respecting the state of parties in that:city—and we have taken considerable pains to obtain the earliest and most accurate information—there-is little or no doubt that Mr. PEEL will be re-elected. In saying this, we are far from meaning to assert that the University will be unanimous in returning him ; .there will no doubt be a strong and bigoted opposition, headed by those inveterate Churchmen, who are either too old or too indolent to take a hint from the advancing intelligence of the day; and who, having already dreamed away the best half of their lives in the arms of Intolerance, cannot now be expected to wake to the call of any necessity short of the walls of their respective colleges tum bling about their ears. Luckily, however, these people are the infirmities of Oxford, the drowsy relics of a former age; all that is healthy—active— aspiring—and tolerant in her intellectual conStitu ' tion, will be promptly and efficiently put forward in defence of Mr. PsEL.. Indeed on every principle; whether of common sense, liberality, or self-interest, this gentleman deserves the unqualified support of the University. Do the Intolerants object to him that he has deserted the banners of the church ? Why, it is for the express purpose of preserving that church, of giving it a root in the affections of the people, and entitling it to their support, by its generous and enlightened sympathies, that he has dared to - come forth, at the eleventh hour, a convert to the ne cessity of Emancipation. Has self-interest taken the Surely this alone, if there were no worthier motive, iho.od induce the Intolerants to side with Mr. PEEL. Already he has - publicly declared that the wheels of Government were clogged, its machinery suspended, and that, in fact, it could go on no longer with credit to itself or safety to the country, upon the present system of exclusion. What then would become of the Church, if the State were once endangered ; and—oh ye learned Thebans ! . what would become of your luxurious church pluralities, your "snug college quarters, your choice festivities, your Combination rooms, and your whist parties, it an Administration were to be formed, headed by his Grace of NEWCASTLE, and tailed by your favourite Sir ROBERT ? In the name then, and by the recoilectioa of these characteristic enjoyments, we implore you to support 11,Ir, PEEL ! We adjure you by your annual thousands, by your fat glebe lands, by your inimitable dinners and unsurpassed wines, by the itorlleian and Radcliffe libraries, in which you are seldom seen, e4d by the feast-days which you never miss—by each, by all of thpse, we implore you to come promptly, unflinchingly forward, ap consider that in supporting Mr. pt., you are but confirming the salvation of your own pockets. Thus much by way of hint to the Intolerant's ; to those who are influenced by loftier motives, we -would read a far different lesson. We would tell them that the cause of bigotry is at its last gasp— that the an is advancing with giant pace towards Letters are said to have been received from Vera Cruz to the 30th Dec., two days later than the last accounts, stating that the President PEDRAZA had issued a Proclamation, dated Tula, North of Mexico; he was then at the head of a considerable body of troops; his intentions were immediately to occupy the capital and expel the rebels. General CAL DERAS had occupied, with three thousand men, the City of Puebla, where the conducta remained in safety. We understand, that in consequence of the large number of voters who are expected to be present in Oxford, at the ensuing election for the University, Mr. PEI 's Committee have felt it necessary to de tain coaches for the conveyance of his friends in all the principal towns, especially at Bath,Exeter, Chel tenham, and Birmingham. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TwRErE o' CLoer, This being settling day in the Consol Market the chief attention of the Brokers and Jobbers has been directed to settling their accounts. Consols, which left off yesterday at 87 opened this morning at the same price, since which they have receded to 86i 7 fir the account, and 67 4 for April ; the extreme fluctuation during this ac count may be quoted at 2 per cent., and as yet it bas every appearance of its being a Bull account, as there is a con tango of per cent. ; up to this hour we do not hear of any failures. The Fore;gn market continues at nearly the same prices as yesterday. TYPO O'CLOCK. Consols fur account, 86i ; and S 7 4- for April. THREE O'CLOCK. Popspls for account, 87, buyers; and for April, 87i, sellers. FOUR 07CLOCtc.. 7 —..CI..O.SING PRICES. Consols 87 e parish 641 Do. for Ac. 871 Greek, 182& -- Brazilian Bonds 61,i !Mexican, /815 241 • Buenos Ayres Peruvian I,li Chilian Do. 21i Russian Columbian,_ 1814 18 ISpanish 7. CHICHESTER ARK ET.—Feb. Reef— 3s. 41. to 4s. 4d. Veal---- 4s. 41. to ss. 21. Mutton 3 8 4 8 I Pork-- 4 0 4 4 in Lean Stock little was doing; supply of Fdt Stock gced, and trade with it very dull. intellectual maturity, and even now, from its superior moral elevation, looks down with contempt on all those who would arrest its progress, or bidit retrace The KING on his throne—his next heir —a considerable number of the Lords, and a vast. ,najority of the Commons, have already declared !hemselves converts to the pressing necessities of the rimes, and it'is for Oxford, like its sister University, to complete the glorious conversion. s steps. In an interview which took place yesterday be tween the Silk Delegates and the Board of Trade Mr. V. FITZGERALD stated, that it was not the in tent ion of Ministers to revive the old prohibitions, or raise the existing duties. The French Papers are destitute of any informa tion of moment. The .Maniteur states officially that the dignity of a Marshal of France has been conferred on General MAisoN, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the Morea, who, in addition to his services there, distinguished himself, it seems, in the years 1814 and 1815. The Constitutionnel, in a etter, dated Egina, states that the situation of Greece, though still very deplorable, is reviving be neath the fostering industry and perseverance of the inhabitants. " Argos, which has been twice ra vaged, is almost entirely rebuilt, and there are already three thousand new houses in Tripolitza." The Courrier Francais observes that Cardinal FEscx, the titular Archbishop of Lyons, is a candi date for the vacant Popedom. By the Flanders mail, which arrived this morn ing, we have received Brussels Papers to the 26th, and the Allgemeine Zeitung to the 20th inst. The former say that accounts have been received from Moldavia to the 2d inst., which state that the Rus sians will probably pass the Danube this year not only on the side of Bulgaria but also on the side of Servia. They have accumulated great quantities of provisions; and also materials for the construction of a bridge over the Danube, near Widdin. The ac counts from Carlsruhe, of the 19th, as given in the Allgemeine Zeitung, deplore the loss of the Mar gravine CHRISTIANS Louis.t of Baden, widow of the late Margrave FREDERICK, who died at three o'clock that morning. The following are extracts : FRONTIERS OF 510T.DAVIA, FEB. 2. Notwithstanding the bad weather, the preparkions for the next campaign are going on in the Principalities with the greatest activity, and it is probable that the Russian troops will pass the Danube not only to Bulgaria, as'_they did last year, but also to Servia. A great quantity of cordage, boards, and beams, has already been purchased, for the purpose of throwing a bridge over the Danube, near Widdin. The changes that have been made in the Russian military administration are said to have already produced beneficial ell'ect4. Daily skirmishes take place between he garrisons of the Turkish fortresses on the Danube and the Russian light troops, generally to the adVantage of the latter. Letters from Bucharest say that Count Pahlen will leave the Principalities. It was expected that the ex portation of horses from the principalities would he pro.. hibited. VIENNA, FEB. 15. A French Courier has been despatched from this city to Paris, and a Russian Courier has arrived from•Apcona.— Tl4e next accounts from Constantinople, which are daily expected, are looked for with groat impatience. The rise in our Funds is generally ascribed to the high prices of those of France and England. VIENNA, FEB. 14.-111ttalliques, 971 ; Bank'Shares, 1,112. . _ BRUSSELS, FEB: .24. An express has brought the official notice of the death of Pope Leo XII. to Marquis Cappaccini:. this prelate is commissioned by the Cardinals composing the conclave t o communicate this notice to his Majesty. The same cou rier was the bearer of the continuation of the powers of the Marquis Cdppaccini, relative to the mission with which he is intrusted in the Netherlands, so that,the un fortunate event which has deprived the Catholic Church of a revered head, will not affect the relations between our Court and that of Rome. BERLIN, FEB. 18. The report complains of the injurious effects of the new Tariff of the United States, adding, however, that not withstanding the great competition, some profits have been derived from the sale of German manufactures. In the East Indies the case is different : the manufactures of Germany are still but little inquired for, and are at very low prices. (BY FXPRESS.) CARLSRUTIF, FEB. 19. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, the Princes and Princesses of his family, and with them the whole Grand Duchy, have just suffered an irreparable loss, which is the more painful as. it was unexpected. We have to deplore the loss of the ‘Margravine Chris tiana Louisa of Baden (a Princess of Nassau), with''r of, the late Alargrave Frederic, who died at three o'clock this morning, after a short illness of a paralysis of the lungs. BRUSSELS, FEB. 23. One of the Swiss regiments is now being disbanded at Antwerp ; part of the men enlist for the East India ser vice, and part in our cavalry (the cuirassiers). _On Friday last a fleet of thirty merchantmen, under full sail, arrived before the poet of Antwerp; twenty-seven imnardiltely entered the little bison, and were placed near the quay; two vessels entered abreast with the greatest facility and order. Twenty-five or thirty ships were expected the following day. lIIPFING tINTELLTGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S, PLYMOUTH, FEB. 23.—Arrived *the Active, Hayman, from St. Ander°. Sailed the ARtrea, Huret, for Oporto; and Hope, Byran, for St. Lucia. FALmourx, FRB. i4..—Wind E.S.E. to E.—Arrived the Bognor, Steve, from Bilboa ; and Duke . of Clarence, Linton, from St. Ander°, The Letitia, Bromley, from London, is an shore in the The Salacia, • Ayr, from Sand, the 22d inst. ; crew saved. The Jean, Berwick, from Arbroath, fell over an Gosport Bea,:h yesterday, kst her bowsprit, and filled with water. The Countess of Fortescue, Edwards, from London to Barnstaple and Bideford, grounded inside of Bideford Bar on Sunday night, but was expected to be got off without much damage. was lost on Hasbro COMMON COUNCIL-(THIS DAY.) CATHOLIC CLAIMS- -FREEDOM Or TUE CITY TO lIR. PEET . A Court of Common Council Was held this day, to con sider the propriety of an Address to his Majesty, or of pe titioning both Houses of Parliament for. a repeal of all statutes that have a tendency to deprive any of his Ma jesty's subjects of their political rights on account of reli gious opinions ;—also to vote the Freedom of the City of London to the Right Hon. Robert Peel, for his enlight ened conduct in proposing a measure which was likely to give peace to Ireland. After the requisition to the Lord Mayor-bad been rend, Mr. Deputy Roots rose to propose a series of resolu tions is favour of civil and religious liberty,; and that it was . the opinion of the Court that the measure proposed by Ministers for the settlement of that question, which had so long agitated Ireland, would be attended with the most beneficent effects 7 - and that it would put an end to. civil and religious discord. He (Mr. R.) felt.satisfied that there existed such a feeling of liberality in that Court that but little opposition could be expected ; every one agreed that it was necessary that a dispassionate considera tion of the claims of the Catholics must be entered into, and he was of opinion that the present was the proper time for so doing. A worthy Member, since the requi sition calling thig Court was signed, had suggested the propriety of voting the freedom of the city to the Right Hon. Robert Peel.—(Hcar, and cheering.)—He could only say that such a resolution should have his most hearty concurrence, but as the measure did not originate with him, he would not rob his friend of the honour which pro- Fsing such a resolution would confer upon him.—(Hear,) —He (Mr. Routh) would not waste:the timeof the Court in pointing out the justness of the Catholic claims. Argu ments on that subject were exhausted, but he must say that their claims were enhanced by their prompt determination, e soon as the .sentiments of Government were known in at once dissolving the Catholic Association. In conclu sion he would only say that his 'Majesty's Ministers had given universal satisfaction, and that they were deserving the utmost confidence. He did not anticipate a single ob jection to the Resolutions. Air. JOHN DixoN said he seconded the Resolutions with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction. He hoped they would be carried unanimously.- h e Resolutions having been read by the Recorder, Mr. Savaur said, the Roman Catholics had only to take the oath of allegiance, the same as all his Majesty's subjects, and then they would he entitled to their civil rights; if they would not do this, they ought to be de barr.d.—( Hear.) The fact was, the Protestant Religion was in danger ; and it would be the object of the Roman Catholics, if they got into Parliament, to place one of the Stuarts upon the Throne of these Realms.—(Hear, hear, and g,eat laughter.) He (Mr. Savage) was told that be was prejudiced ; but it was a prejudice for those esta bliOimenta that had conferred such blessings on the country, lie thought at all events before the Court peti tioned Parliament, they ought to know the precise nature of the measure about tube prepared. Mr. Alderman VENABLES was addressing the Court, which was unusually crowded, at the timeour Reporter left; from the feeling which seemed to prevail, there is' little doubt but that the Resolutions will he carried by a great majority. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. IN THE MATTER OF MITCHELL, A LUNATIC. The private arguments in thiS ease, which have already occupied the Cou4 several days, were re sumed this morning, and are not likely to be con eluded for a day or two. VICE CHANCELLOR'S. COURT. The Court was occupied the entire morning on a bankrupt petition, involving solely a point of prac tice, viz, whether or not a client was bound to agree to a compromise made by his Counsel without his consent. It is likely to occupy the whole day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Several cases were disposed of this morning, bu none of them possessed any public interest. THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKFiTS.—(At per Load of 2EI Trusses.) . ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 10 £2 10 Beet New Meadow Hay 2 IN 3 0 Fine Upland Meadow and !Tye-grass Hay 3 10 4 4 Clover Hay 3 S 5 0 Oat straw £ 1 10* to XI 14 1 Wheat Straw I 14 I IS Supply good, trade dull, and prices as last quoted. SMSEFLFIELD. , Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow flay ..c2 5 to £2 IS Best New Itle.,dow Hay • 2 15 3 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grasol Hay .3 0 4 0 Ckwer Hay (extra fine)...Xs S ... Generally 3 5 4 15 Oat Straw £l 10 to £1 15—Wheat Straw 1 15 - I 19 Clover Hay ss. per load higher than last quoted.; in prices of Meadc*.v Hay and Straw no alteratiOn. A short supply, and a dull trade. SOUTHALL MARKET.—Feb. 5+5 At this day's market, which was well supplied, and ra ther numerously attended both by London and country buyers, each kind of meat' met with a sluggish sale, at the following prices per stone of 81b. to sink the offals:— Ber:f--.—..35. d 6. to 4s. Mi. I 51. Oct. to 6s, Mutton --, 4 0 5 2 I Pork 4 2 5 4 The foregoing quotations are Mutton and Pcrk the same as those of this day se'nnight ; Beef and Veal 2d. p.r stone higher. A good many Beasts and some Sheep Lft the market unsold. ' HAI LSHAIVI MARK ET.—Feb. 25. 3s. 4d. to 4s. Od. 88. Od. to ss. Gd. 3, utton 4 4 5 0 I Perk 0 0 0 0 Supply of Beasts good, of Sheep- and Calve. limited ; trade Very null. - STEYNING MARKET.—Feb. 23. 3s. Sd. to 4s. 6d. Veal N. Od. to N. Od. Mutton 4 0 5 0 Pork 4 4 4 8 A Fruited supply, and a dull trade. ARUNDEL MARY.a.—Feb. 3s. 4d. to 4.5.4 d. Veal Ss. Cd. to ss. 4tl. Mutton —, 3 8 410 Pork—. 4 0 4 6 Supply gocd, and trade dull. RUM FORD MA RKET.—Feb. 25. s. d. to s. d. s. d. s. d. Reef 9 S 4 6 Veal Mutton ...... 310 5 0 Pork ~. Suckling Calves from 14s. to 40s. •, Quarter old Pigs 15s to 18s. each. A moderate supply, and a dull trade, at drooping prices. LEWES MARKET.—Feb. 21, White Wheat (per quarter) £4 0 0 to .£1 2 0 Red ditto 3 12 0 3 13 0 Barley Oats, New r I 0 0 1 10 0 Pease 1 18 0 2 2 0 Oil Cake, New l3 0 0 per thousand. P a rt of the side of the Bell anti Dragon public-house, in Chandos-street, fell in yesterday morning, i n consequence of the party wall having been removed. In the month of September list, the museum at Ghent was enriched with the skeleton of a whale, 95 feet long by.lB feet high. M. Cuvier, and many other naturalists, have decided that this fish could not have been less than 900 or 1000 years old. CGUNTY OF EDINBURGH ELEcTiolsr.—ln ( p e nce of the change of th e cons tit ut i on o f t h e b o ard o Sir George Cl er k neeossar il y vaca t e d hi s sot cr Admiralty,separliament,in and yesterday was re - e l ecte d a Mernber for the County.--Edinburgh Advertiser. r%iiss Paton's health is said to be greatly improved by her excursion to Dublin. She appeared at Covent Garden on Tuesda?, after a long absence, in the character of heiza. We will here mention an anecdote which we have lately heard relative to this lady. Some little time back she was addressed by a professional gentleman as " Miss Paton," " Remember," she said "in reply, " I am Miss Paton only in the Concert Room ; elsewhere I am ,ady William Lennox."—Brighton Gazette. Tho last day's sale of Rowland Stephenson's furniture, at Hire Hatch, conclud e d yesterday, and. the prices o btained for the lota, 260 in number, allowed the unabated interest excited by the sate, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. R ACES T 1 Warwick Spring..,......March 18 Doncaster Spring 23 Mostyn Hunt 25 Anson Hunt Croxton Park Amil 8 :Mahon 9l 91 Cottesmore Hunt Newmarket Craven 2O Catterick Bridge 221 Bath Spring 28 Hambledon May 4 Newmarket let Spring ",. 4 Chester 4 Clifton and Bristol l2 Newmarket 2d Spring lB Liverpool II) York Spring Meeting 25 Epsom June 2 Manchester • la Haigh Park (Ueda) • 24 Buxton ' si Stockbridge ..,* 26 '0 COME. Lancaster June 30 Ludlow July 1 Newcastle 6 Liverpool Newmarket July Meeting 13 Preiton l4 Cheltenham 21 Oxford 23 !Brighton 29 York August Meeting... Aug 4 Wolverhampton 12 Goodwood 12 Lichfield Sept. S Northampton 9 Leicester Doncaster l4 Shrewsbury 15 Heaton Park s 23 r Carlisle .... 25 Newmarket Ist October 28 Newmarket 2d October... Oct l2 Newmarket Houghton 26 THE FAIR PLAY CLUB. Several of the sporting papers having announced that a general meeting of the Club would be held last night at the Castle, Holborn, to decide on' some proposition to be sub mitted by the Committee to the subscribers, a number of the members attended. The chair being filled, it was stated to the meeting, that the object for calling them to gether was to decide whether the Committee had power to decide on disputes arising from pugilistic contests, without such disputes having been referred to them by both par ties. It appeared that a misconception prevailed in the Fancy as to the decision of the Committee relative to such disputes They had been' frequently called on to decide in cases referred by one party only, but had expressed their de termination never to interfere in such cases. The oldest `historian of the ring quoted the late dispute relative to Yandel and Dudley Downs' fight, as an instance why the Committee ought, to interfere in such matters. An inflammatory conversation ensued on the merits of the above case, with which, however, the Club had nothing to do. _. A IVENtaxn then proposed the following resolution :- 4 ' That the Fair Play Club having been formed for a spe cific purpose, namely, that of preserving fair play during contest 4 within the ring, it would not be expedient to con stitute themselves deciders of disputes which are not reku larly referred to them by the pal ties disputing." This resolution was seconded and carried unanimously. Fair play was then given to the disputants in the case of Yandel v. Dudley Downs, and argument, document, and daffy, were imbibed in copious quantities, till the parties recollected that there was no reference, and each side de cided for themselves. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOIL THE PRESENT WEEK. Ilia Majesty's-Stag-hounds, on Monday, at the Dolphin, near Slough ; and Friday, at New Lodge, Winktield--;-at half-past ten. If prevented by the weather they will meet at the same place the following day. The Blackmoor Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at Leigh Common, near Wincanton ; and Friday, at Cherton Wood —at half-past ten. Mr. Farquharson's Hounds, on Monday, at Short Wood ; and Tuesday, at Witherstone. The Cadbury Harriers, on Tuesday, at Charlton Hore. thorne ; and Thursday, at Cueklington. The East Sussex Hounds, on Monday, at Windore Hill ; Thursday, at Cook's-bridge ; and Saturday, at the Bat and Bull, Dicker—at a quarter before eleven. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Crow's Nest Wood ; and Friday, at the fourth mile-stone on the London-road--at half-past ten. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed nesday, near the Race Course; and Friday, at the Dyke— at half-past ten. The Brookside Harriers will continue to meet every Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race Course ; and Friday, at Tellescombe Tye—at half-past ten. Mr. Dansey's Hounds, on Monday, at Westhide Village ; Thursday, at Berrington ; and Saturday, at Newnhata Turnpike—at ten. Lord Harewood's Fox .hounds, on Monday, at Deighton Bar ; Wednesday, at Hook Moor ; and Friday, at Birk Crag—at ten. The Somerset Subscription Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Lanham Brake ; and Friday, at Raleigh's Cross. Mr. Lester's Harriers, on Monday, at Sandford-bridge ; and Wednesday, at Corfe-hills—at half-past ten. The Puckeridge Hounds, on Monday, at the Angel, Hadharn ; Wednesday, at Great Hales; and Saturday, at Bennington-street—at half-past ten. The Marquis of Cleveland's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Selaby Carr ; Thursday, at Summer .House ; and _Satur day, at West Auckland—at eleven.. • The Lambton Fox-hounds, on Monday, .at Tbot pe ; Tuesday, at Bradbury-bridge; Thursday, at Little Stain ton ; and Saturday, at Fishburn—at ten. The Gransden Hounds, on Monday, at Warsley-gate ; and Friday, at Hardwicke Arms—at ten. The Cottesmore Hounds, on Monday, at Swinstead ; Tuesday, at Brooke ; and Thursday, at Burley—at a quar ter before eleven. The Royston Harriers, on Tuesday, at Cidishill-mill ; Thursday, at Litlitigton ; and Saturday, at Kneesworth— at half-past ten. Earl Fitzwillism'e Hounds, on Monday, at Buckden patk ; Wednesday, at Stukeley ; and Thursday, at Graff ham—at ten. Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Branston Wood ; Tuesday, at Brant Broughton; Wednesday, at Fiskerton Long Wood ; Thursday, at Brattleby ; aad Sa turday, at Wraghy 'l own End—at eleven. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Elkington Cow Pasture; Wednesday, at Kingsforth-house ; Friday, at Thonock-house ; and Saturday, at Blyborough-ball—at eleven. The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at the Fox and Barrel; Wednesday, at Beeston-hall ; Friday, at Duddon Heath ; and Saturday, at Tarporley Town End—at. t ea . The Craven Hounds, on Monday, at the Red Cow, near Marlborough ; Tuesday, at Welford Park ; Friday, at Hungerforit Down ; and Saturday, at the Cross Keys, Froxtield—at half-past ten. • Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Denton; Wed nesday, at Kirkby ; Thursday, at Orton-on-the-Hill and Saturday, at Lindley—at half-past ten. Mr. H. M. Chadwick's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Muckley Corner ; and Friday, at Packwood-mill—at half past ten, Mr. Meynell's Hounds , on Mo nda y , at Lon g ford ; Thurs day, at Ingleby ; and Sa t u rda y , a t Blithfi e l d — at halt :- past ten. The Shropshire 'Hounds, on Monday, at Nescliffa ; Wed. nesday, at Precs Village; and Friday, at Lee-bridge—at half-past ten. Sir Rich. Puleston's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Petton ; Thursday, at Millbrook ; and Saturday, at Carden—at eleven. _ _ _ The Quorn Hounds, on Monday, at Gaddesby ; Tues day, at Staunton Harold ; Thursday, at Witneswold ; and Friday, at Oakley Wood—at half-past ten. The Derbyshire Deer Hounds, on Tuesday, at Hulland • Ward ; and Friday, at Ashbourn-green—at half-past ten- The Westacre Stag-hounds, on Monday, at the Kennel and Friday, at Litcham Bull—at eleven. • General Wm. Fitzroy's Hounds, or. Monday, at Mr. Brown's, Weasenham ; Wednesday, at Brisley ; and Fri day, at Mr. BrownWNorton• hall—at eleven. Mr. H. VillehoisT.Harriers, on Tuesday, at Wretton ; Thursday, at Finchant ; and Saturday, at Pickenhatn —at eleven. Lord Scarborough's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Naugh ton School ; Wednesday, at Sandbeck-park ; and Friday, at Shire-oaks--at half-past ten. The Badsworth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Hampole Inn ; Thursday, at Woodle-hall ; and Saturday, at Nostell —at half-past ten. Sir G. Sitwell's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Sartliff park ; and Thursday, at Norton—at ten. The H. H. on Monday, at Cress Lane•, Holyboutne ; Tuesday, at Hinton ; Thursday, ,at Newton Common ; and Saturday, at Tunworth Down—at ten. The Hambledon Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Catheriug ' ton-house ; Wednesday, at Southwick Park; and Frid'iy, at Upham-.••at half-past ten. Mr. Nicoll's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Church Moor; and Saturday, at Nerley InClosure. Sir T. Stanley's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Little Moiling . ton ; and Saturday, at Hinderton—at ten. Mr. Wickatead's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday,• at Aqualate ; Thursday, at Bridgemere Guide-post ; and Saturday, at Broughton--at half-past tep. The Vine Hounds, on Monday, at Freefolk Wood ; Wednesday, at Paul's Wood; and Saturday, at Silchester Dial—at ten. Mr. Assheton Smith's Hounds, on Tuesday, at South grove; Thursday, at Penton-lodge; and Friday, at Clat ford Oakcetts—at eleven. Sir Jacob Astley's Hounds, en Wednesday, at Thorhage ; and Friday, at Hintry, r at half-past ten, Mr. Price's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Yseeifiog Village ; Thursday, at Groes ; and Saturday, at Cefn Liwyd-bridge —at half- past ten. The L'las Teg Harriers, on Saturday, at the Plat—at half-past ten. The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Mitford bridge ; Wednesday, at Oakley Wood ; Friday, at Upton house; and Saturday, at Ilmington—at half-past ten. KING'S COURT„ 1 . . . His Majesty held a Court at tire o'Chwk yesterday after coon at his Palace at Windsor, which wait it . tetured by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Piesident of the , Council, the First Lord of the Treastiry, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign Departments, the Judge Aelvoate- General, the Lord. Steward of the Household', the Treasurer of the Household, Sir William .Keppel. (as • Groom in Waiting.) . Sir John Beckett (the Judge AdYocate-General) had. an audience of the King, and laid before his Majesty the ,pro ceedings of some courts-martial. . , • His Majesty held a Privy Council, at which Mr..guller attended as clerk ; the King pricked for a Sheriff for .I,4t tinghamshire, which was postponed at the last Council,: ~ when hi.; Majesty pricked for the Sheriffs fin' the Alf ferent counties in England and WaW. &Veral altera tions were also made in the list of Sheriff, for the other counties. . His Majesty gave audiences to the Duke of Welling ton, Earl Bathurst, and Mr. Secretary Peel. The Mi nisters, on their arrival from town, were entertained with a clijeuni. After the breaking up of the Court the Duke of Wel- • lington, Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Aberdeen,. Sir John Beckett, and Mr. Secretary Peel, remained at the'P‘lace to dine with his Majesty. . The Duke and Duchess of o:deuce-came to town yesterday morning from their residence in 11 by Park their Royal Highnesses visited Sir ThoMailaivrence at his residence in Russell-square, ama afterwards :pro ceeded to the residence of the Princess Augusta, in the King's Palace, - St. James's, where the Duke of CuMber land joined his Royal relalives ; , the party partook .of a - clijegni at two o'clock. Count Munster afterwards paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess. Their P.oyal Highnesses returned to Bushy in the afternoon. •• • ' A deputation of thirty Silk Matiufileturers' and Throwsters7of Silk, from different pares oelliegland, attended at the Beard of Trade, Whitehall, . yesterday afternoon, and were admitted to a conference, with the President and Vice-President of the Board of Trade, and a gentleman holding a high official situation in the Cus tom-house. The conference lasted about tbree hours and a half. Admiral Sir Sidney Smith had an interview with Sir George Murray, at the Colonial Office, yester day, and also visited the Chancellor of the Excheqty. Major-General Woodford (late second in command at the lonian Islands) and General Bourke transacted business yesterday at the Colonial Office. • Viscount Melville held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty, which was very numerously attended by naval officers. The Marquis of Lothian transacted business •esterday at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Prince Lieven had a grand dinner party yes terday at Ashburnham House, Dover-street. In • the evening the Princess entertained a large party of the haut ton. • The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury en tertained a large party of.fashionables yesterday eyening. in Arlington-street. Mrs. Baring had a distinguished evening party yesterday at her house in Piccadilly. The Marquis of Hertford is at present resid ing at Naples. The new Bishop of Calcutta owes his aPpoint-... rent to Lord Ellenborough, the President of the Board. 'to whose nephew, Lord Castlereagh, Afr, Turner, w' he, lieve, was tutor. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Lieutenant-General the ,Earl of Dalhousie, G.C.13., was appointed commander-in-Chink. • of the Company's Forces in India. The following Com-: manders took leave of the Court, previously to departing , for their respective destinations—viz. Capt. James Keith I. - F4rbes, Thames ; and CApt. Thomas Haviside, Madras and China. , , Yesterday the despatches for St. Helena, Prince of Wales Island, and China, by the ship Nel lie. Castle, Capt. Edward L. Adams, were • closed at the East. India I louse, and delivered to the Purser of that ship,_ READING COACHES.—Mr. Hone's• Read-.; ' L ing coach is engaged from London, through Reading, :tO . Oxford. Gentlemen intending to support Mr. Peel, and.' wishing a conveyance by that line of road, are reque 3 testtu apply at the Committee Room. ' . 7 - - THE ODD `FELLOWS, OR A NEW OF BURKISTS. —Daring the past week 'persons were sett in the dark of the evening prowling about the &indite of 4 :' Heigham, Trowse, and Lakenhem; to the . greal dreod-of the peaceable inhabitants of those parishes, who saw in the cautious, quiet, and watchful step of the party; -the fortts . and visages of resurrectionists, with " all their appliances.. and means to bout." Fear haunted the best, and theyslenk.. quietly to their resting places, blessing their stars that they • had not been delayed on their road. At last one da, bravest ventured cautiously to look from his bed-room dow, when, "horrible to beliold,"' he saw the party enter One of the houses quietly, and after a few minutes of suspense he imagined he saw his neighbour brought faith and ionme - „, diately led•away. - During all this time no sound of alarm escaped his neighbour, and the looker-on instantly rev'!" tected the story of the pitch-plaster so industriously circa hated here last winter, and since 'Parke'e death revived; a nd • he set his friend down as lost to the world. Fear kept him fixed to the spot, and denied him utterance. Again., be saw another house entered, another body of a neighbour_ • quietly snatched—a third and even a fourth. He then, sew them stop at his own dwelling—he heard the door open—his head swam round, and he sunk on the door.. , On awaking from his trance he found himself in the Odd Fellows' room at the Dog public-house, .St. Paul's, " where amazed he star'd around," for his imagination still painted to him the BurkiSts, and be could scerce believe that he had not taken a sudden trip to the world below, for therre. amid the circle he saw those neighbours and friend; whera . ,,.. he had pictured to himself as torn from the'arme of their families, and their career in this world blighted, by a pitch.; plaster. A few short minutes with half a pint of Patteson . convinced him that he was in the land of the living instead of the dead, and that the only Styx o'er which be bad passed was the Wensum. He learned that on that night _ • an election for the treasurer of the Wellington Club of Odd Fellosys was to take plaCe, fur which a sharp contest bad . been going on between Mr. E. Cork, a founder, Past Grand, and an old odd fellow, and Mr. Rising, a junior fellow. The former having recurred to the expedient of making subscribing members to increase his Notes, his opponent immediately - commenced 'similar means,:atid . the Lodge was .very shortly composed of 800 tnembell' , • some of whom were made by proxy while. snug-in thei_e 37 " beds, and sonie were drawn again into light-by the elec... tioneering industry of the latter candidate's party,,.wboul our worthy friend of the pitch plasters had cooverted iuto, Burkists, and who, thus having had his fears set at . reete remained and voted for Mr. Riving, the Succas.sful candi-e, date, the numbers heing.—for Mr. Cork 116, for, Rising 155, being a majority of 39 in his 'feet*: landlord as well as our friend was fully convinced before the night was o'er that their mouth* were for from being' hermetically sealed.—Norerich Mercury. • • BIRTHS. On the Roth inst., is Berkeley-square, the lady of Simnel George Smith, Elq., of a son. • , On the 25th inst., in Woburn-place, Russell-square, the lady of Dr. Thomas Leigh Blundell, of a son. On the 15th inst., at Bruges, the lady of George Coare4 Esq. of a son.• - MARRIED. On the 24th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, by the Rev. Thomas Horne, Genrge 11,:mbleton, Esq., - of Wallingfordi Berks, to Diana, widow of the late H. G. lifters, Esq.,' and eldest sister of Sir Thomas Whicheote, Bart., of As.. warby-house, in the county of Lincoln. At Saxby, near Linct,in, the Rev.. Richard. Greave• Moore, to Miss Mary Dtrldincr. • At Walton, Burton-up )n-Treat, John, eldest sou of Theophilus Levett, of Wi chner Park, Stafford, Esi,, to Sophia Eliza, third daughter of the Hon. Robert Kennedy.. DIED. On the 15th inst., Mr. Wm. Cuady,,third son of the late Thomas Cundy, Esq., of Pimlico, aged 32. On the 23d inst., in her 69th year, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Ball, Buckingham-raid, Aylesbury, Bucks. On the 22d inst., Jonathan Bellis, Esq. of the small Gun-office, Tower. On the 21st inst., at Greenwich, Clark Caldwell, Esq-, Major, late Stb and 2d Loyal Veteran Battalion.. , - On the 22d inst., at No. 2, St. Michael's-alley, Cow hilt, Mrs. Cocke, late of the Tower, aged 63. On the 2 Ist inst., aged '74., at his house, in :the iiortll, , Gate-street, Wat wick, George Boswell; Esq., of Witten , Hall, Warwickshire. . Paiwran and Pomp;Han by AIURDO YOUNG, at tin; SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON.