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Cocishott, Warrington, Lancashire, cotton-manufactul. s, Feb. 23, at twel►e, at the Bridge Inn, Bolton. C ERTIFICATES—JAN. 15. ZC. Clever, Walthamstow, Essex, lime-burner—E. Burn, eorge-str eet, City, clothier—T. Freer, Birmingham. arwickshire, druggist —VT. Kew, New Palace-yard, coal nlerc.luillt--W. M. Seammell, Warminster, Wiltshire, Wheater, Greensted Lodge Farm, Surrey, "Inaar--T. Grisdale, Whitehaven, Cumberland, timber merchant —.W. Cockshott, Warrington, Lancashire, cot ton manufacturer —J. Brook, Shepperton-street, New North read, iro n - founder—J. and F. Harris, Bristol, carpenters. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J . 'Wright a n d J. D av i es, L i verpool, wholesale grocer , --T. sad W. Pow e ll, Bi rm i ng h am, b rass -f wun d ers —J Crier and J. Som erve ll, Bl ooms b ury-square, d ea l ers— C . Cr and and 11. Glynn, Liverpool, brokers—T. Parsons tn., and D. B. Grove, Birmingham, paper-merchants— ' W yman and J. J oso l yne , H ert f or d , m ill ers— M . an d P. Wilson, Ilexhani, Northumberland, saddlers—D. flea ] Vass and I. S ampson, K i ng ' s-Lynn. Norfolk, tea "--Ni. Goodall, and T. L. Alston, Wading-street, -' l °l tol e - warehousemen — P. Witherby and R. J. T. Per- A kin ' ren chutch-street, brokers—E. J. Ward and S. Had -114:"a, C olchester, Essex, printers—T. K. Glazebrook, J. , 4ek 'lr, J. U. W est , W. A. A. West, and T. Holt. Arrington, Lancashire, glass manufacturers—.T. Wales 1414 K. King, King's -Lynn, Norfolk, merchants. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ajarnee Mitchell, Water of L e ath , Edinbu rg h, grain ler, ee.and Jan. 12, at one, at the Royal 'llange C<lfee-house, Edinburgh. Samuel Nicol, Herdhill, near Kerriematir, cattle-dealer, 22, 30 Ann, and Jan. 13, at one, at Mrs. Ann Robb's ja ze s ertemuir. Gourlay, Dundee, blacksmith, Dec. 22, 29, and J an. 12, a t one, at Morren's Hotel, Dundee. j4janiea Creighton, Dumfries, cabinet-maker, Dec. 21, 11 and 22, at twelve, at the o ffi ce of James Broom, butufries. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. . (From the Missager des Charnbres.) SEMLIN, DEC. 3. Aceording to accounts from Philippopoli, of the 19th of November, Mustapha Pacha of Scutari still R.rnsined i n hi s f ormer pos i t i on. Th ough the Rus thieir " ha evacuated Adrianople, and commenc e d chatretreat tovrardi the Balkan, it does not appear that P ac h a h as yet ta k en any measures f or t h e c oluttion of Adrianople. PARIS, DEC. 23. t A, letter from T ou l on , o f t h e 17th, says t h at t h e 'ene and B e / one f r i gates, which are fitting out in th !Pat port with great dispatch, are intended for the IsToadron before Algiers. to Mangi n is decidedly s acr ifi ce d. He is found be t op frank. He says what he tbinlo. h M. de Poli gnac expresses to w h oever w ill h ear 411 h n is sorr ow at t h e nom i nat i on o f M . d e M a I co u ld not h e l p it," says he, " it was not ny fault." (From the Gazette de France.) • PARIS, DEC. 22. Tletter from Vienna, dated the 101 h, announces lat an express h a d b roug h t f rom P arma t h e news "Ikt th e lif e of her Majesty the Archduchess Maria qu isa Was d espa i re d o f . 1 08 11 als STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 23.—Fire per Cents. 84{ 4 10e . 10Sf. 30c. 10Sf. 25e. ;' Three 'per: Cents. • 35 e. 30c. 25c. ; I3, in k St oc k, 1,910 f. 1,920 f. ; h o e'" ? de Napl es , 91 1 . 75 e . Ss c . 20 c . ; S pan i s h ditto, 713-; Ss Naples, Loan, S5l. S 1 14 1 ; Rente Pert. d'Es -I.der: "I; 114 tills Loan, 432 f. 50c Exchange on " month, 251. 55e. • three months, 25f. 40e. jt,,,,, ?AIMS OF litlBll STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC 23. t,,,,;:` ,Stoe k 4;1' 1, 3 3 per cent .. =1 Royal lriah Ditto bi t , °tack, 34 per cent. u 9% !National Ditto 25% i per ' 0 New —iratriotic fllt to — bi Cevit IOIIA , Hibernian Rank — it,. I/eb. 3 per cent.... 99!.ti Provincial Ditto — t.... ,4 1 Canal Stoca .........45 Royal Irish Mine 4% Ci ty Canal Stock — Imperial Mine — 4 4 4 °eh 4 Deb akit Offic 4p. c. Commercial Buildings — FOREIGN FECHANGF.S ON LONDON. 114.4,1 Dtt0 Dec 18 13 12% —Two months, 13. 11. • • - • u LIN, DEC. 15.—Three months. 6 29%. s i .‘,, t ,'"N. DEC. 15.—Two months, 620. ii --- trint.kt, Dec. B.—Ninety daTs WPrritenA Dec 2•2. 12 20 —Pito months- 12. 15. . . Ap ri . w. MAILS. Due. Arrived. Due. r) America 0 0 Hamburg 11 Eril 0 az I C Holland Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica I 7 a rt agena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 ; ~.üblm 0 0 Lisbon 0 ?r laver s 0 0 Mexico , pr„ ne 0 0 Sweden :7:s-- Q Uernsey & Jersey.. 0 1 Wat,rford ' LA RUE, CORNISH, AND ROCK'S PUBLI CATIONS FOR 1830. P rilE BRITISH TRAVELLER'S r SUEET ALMANACK ; comprising Routes of —ort.Ches, the principal Commercial Inns in each ,with the Arrival and Departure of the Mail ; and Co ' SI4 P of approved authority, especially adapted for Zunercial- rooms an d T rave lli ng -h ouses . 'he SOVEREIGN ALMANACK, splendidly printed f i r n ,,,, gi ?" l l on Enamel Card, with a portrait of his Majesty, Sir - Thomas Lawrence's. last picture. • 4 Serie s of ALBUMS, SCRAP, and MUSIC BOOKS, ly hound in the new Arabesque relief Embellish "`". These novel and beautiful publications are in 14 1 , 1 . 4 . 1 Quarto, an d h are compartmen t s f or P oe t r y an d e ra it', with the most superbly tinted and embossed Yon-boards, and papers for painting. • ch_ E MBOSSED LIKENESS of the KING, from .7; t rY'N last Bust, approved by hii Majesty. A tt ce hole of the above may be bad' at Ackerman's, St itt .' Riddles, an respectable Fancy and other inner in the United d of everyK , LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1829. W e have rec e i ve d thi s morn i ng G e rman, D u k Leh, and H am b urg P apers to var i ous dates; their Contents are not particularly important, but tt 'PPears the King of the NETHERLANDS in t en d s to try two projects of temporary laws in 1 : 1 4 " of those r e j ec t e d by the States General on le Budget. His MAJESTY'S wiser course ''°lll4 perhaps be to withdraw his hostility tainst the liberty of the Press, and matters o ulti then go smoother with him : BERLIN, DEC. 12. `;gh at we have stated of the negotiations respect irgthe future fate of Greece is, on the whole, pe •satisfactory. Not only for the rest of but for th e G ree k s t h emse l ves , a Monarchical jo.stitution o f t h e i r new S tate will be the only 1371 sable one, and the most favourable to their pros . rie t i ll Y ; no valid objection oil the part of the Cabi- C ti tl can be i mag i ne d. Th e ret i remen t o f C ount d Po d'l str i a from the post of President would in eed b e much to be regretted, but why should not initt emi nent Statesman continue to serve his country ° (..,.. 'he oth er capac i ty ? Th e extraor di nary m i ss i on i on "'tint Matusceuitz, which has kept him so p er g f P arisi and London, appears to have been . " 11 Y successful. C en , ll ' 4l ‘A, DEc.l4.—Metalliques 102'13-16; Fourper Ditto 921; Bank Shares 1219. Th e z T p IIE L HAGUE, DEC. 21. L avin Second Chamber o f tne State! General p u b approved o f th e project of law fixing the d 1 • in t h e e xpenditure f or the next ten years, ine.o tx e dec enn i a l b udget, and a l so t h at f or t h e annua l te sndi ture for 1830; and whereas it rejected the Pact of the decennial budget which related to Atrt l t aYs and means, and the corresponding ‘L f are annual budget_ was withdrawn by 40 ,7 4 llitte r of Finance, on account of its inti eo4l"6lilli,,_ etion with the rejected :law, it has be 11•Oliniary in 46* name joiiieure to preside for the expenditure which the Charter had MC.. tioned ; accordingly, in the sitting of the Chamber to-day, a Royal Message was received, accompany ing two projects of iemporary hwa, to provide ways .Ind means for the annual and decennial budge!s. The debate on these two tran4tory laws, as they are called, is fixed for the 231 Since the 15th instant, the Ruglish mails have been landed at Scheveningen, which is fixed for the place of arrival and departure of the packets, so long as the Maese is covered with ice. BUCHAREST, NOV. 27. To our great joy the restrictions under which we have been placed, on a , eount of the plague, are now removed, and the communication is free in all direc tions. Trade, in particular, already feels the bene ficial effects of this measure. CONSTANTINOPLP,, NOV. 1. Forty-three Armenian families have profited by the revocation of the edict against their nation, and have returned to the capital.— Several of them have obtained permission to re-occupy their former residences ; and it seems that, on the intercession of the Austrian In ternuncio, the Porte will consent to restore to these unfortunate people their confiscated property. Letters from Smyrna announce that the moun taineers in the neighbourhood of Carakessa have been reduced to order. Ellez Aga, of Scala Nuova, who was ordered by the Porte to march against these insurgents, had caused above two hundred of them to be executed. STOCKHOLM, DEC. 7. The Scandinavian kingdoms have sustained a severe loss by the death of Count listen, Governor of Norway, who died at Christiana last week, aged 63. We are -very anxious to learn whom the King will choose for his successor. We flatter ourselves that his Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come here to open the Storthing. HAMBURG, DEC. 18. BORSEN HALLE, FOUR O'CLOCK.— Our Corn market has this week been again extremely dull, so that the greater part of the prices ma►ked below may be considered merely nominal. In Wheat some trifling purchases were made by our own con• :timers. What was brought to market by land carriage could be disposed of only at reduced prices. A few lots of Upland Wheat were taken on specu lation, to be delivered as soon as the river should be open. During the first eleven days of this month 17 car goes of corn passed through the sound, one was bound to a British port (Guernsey), six to Dutch, three to French, and seven to Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian ports. Weight. Rix dollars. Dantzie Wheat 122 to 126 120 to 128 Pomeranian 124 to 128 11$ to 112 Anhalt, white llB to 124 113 to 125 red 122 to 128 114 to 118 ()apish ISO to 128 BO to SS Petersburgh and Riga 120 to 114 Dantaie Rye ll3 to 122 (l3 to CR Upl.md 116 to 123 64 to 60 Magdeburgh Barley 9B to 104 &I to St Anhalt 9R to 104 5O to bn Mecklenburg)) Oats O6 to 74 4O to 44 Pomeranian Malt —to Pease, Upland , yellow holstein Rapeseed to Our Stock market has been somewhat depressed by extensive sales, made on account of Foreign houses. The effect has been chiefly felt in Neapoli tan securities, but other funds, though _less freely offered, are also somewhat worse. End of December. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent Anglo-Russian Loan IM Hamburg-Russian Loan 4;97", Polish Bonds lll% Austrian Bank Shares 1244 Anglian Meta Moues IO2U New. Austrian 4 per Cents. Anglo Neapolitan Falconets 92% Exchange upon London, at two months l3 11 at eight ... 13 12% Our Paris Correspondent throws some new light upon the state of parties in that capital. The Ministry begin to see the necessity of conciliat ing public opinion--and moderation and reduc tion are to be the order of the day. How long they are to continue in this mood must no doubt depend upon the result of their first con- cessions : " PARIS, DEC. 22. " To judge from outward appearances, the tone of society in Paris has lately been assum ing some symptoms of moderation at both ex tremes of the scale of political opinion. This however it is very certain does not arise from anything like an approximation in the ideas of the parties at issue, but simply from the well known sedative influence of time, and from the more accurate knowledge which each party has acquired of their true position with refer ence to their antagonists. The Ministry ap pear to have decided on trying their:strength in the present Chamber, and the Liberals begin to see that they have no chance of overturning the Cabinet by the mere violence of their decla mations, nor by any other means, except those legitimate forms which are authorized by the Constitution. " The tactics of the Ministry in the approach ing campaign will probably be marked by a series of concessions to popular opinion, for the purpose of gaining a few stray votes in the Chamber of Deputies, and at the same time securing a fund of favour in the Electoral Col leges, to provide for the event of their being obliged to appeal to a general election. It is evidently with this view that extensive reduc tions have already been made or indicated in several of the departments of the Ministry, and from what has already taken place, it may be concluded that no sacrifice of this kind will be spared . for the purpose of gaining what is felt to be so much wanted, an accession of popula rity. The numerous class of proprietors who are interested in the culture of the vine are, it is said, to be conciliated by a considerable re duction of the wine tax. A sop is to be given to the capital by the erection of extensive ware houses on the plains of Grenelle, in which colo nial produce, and other commodities liable to taxation, may be stored without paying duty, until taken out for immediate consumption. Indeed, it is extraordinary that the accommoda tion of a bonded warehouse, so well known in every town of any consideration in England, should in France be confined to a few of the principal sea -ports, and to one or two inland towns of the second rank in the kingdom, while it should hitherto have been denied to the ca pital itself, where, from the greater comparative amount of consumption, it must have most of all been wanted. Again, the interests of reli gion and morality are to he consulted, and their advocates conciliated, by the suppression of the lottery, IN France is known to have long operated as an active and powc;r,d instrument in promoting crime and dvmor.d:z t-17i!e of all these deduction , , the as my and its nume rous dependencies are to he appeased by an im portant improvement in the retrane, or half-pay system. But whether,l with all these conces sions, the present Ministry will iitireed in se. curing a majority; either in the present or in any future Chamber, appears to me to be as doubtful as ever. " On the other hand the leaders of the oppo sition are to take the field with a train of political artillery of a new construction, calculated, it is said, to give the greatest possible embarrassment to any financial measures which may be intro duced by the Ministry. The campaign will be opened by an amendment to the usual address, in answer to the speech from the throne, in which a demand will be made for those supplementary institutions which are held by the Liberals to be necessary to complete the public guarantees, the foundations of which arc to be found in the charter. In following up this new system a covert attack is to be made on that important prerogative of time Crown, which in France gives the King the exclusive right of proposing and originating the enactment of any new law in either of the other branches of the Legislature. For this purpose it is expected that the 19th article of the charter, which has hitherto very seldom been acted upon, may be converted into an excellent auxiliary. This article declares that the Chambers shall have the faculty of suppli cating the King to propose a law on any subject whatever, and to point out what, in their opinion, it should contain. A variety of subjects are already suggested as the best fitted to provide materials for this new system of supplication, such as the organization of the communes and departments, the responsibility of Ministers, the composition and the powers of the Council of State, the restrictions on printing and book selling,lthe system of the National Guards, &c. &c. But:is-hether the results, which arc so con fidently anticipated from the use of this new weapon in the approaching session, are to realize the hopes of its projectors will not probably be ascertained until it brought into action. It seems to me to be of a piece with the celebrated motion of Mr. Hume, which was proposed, if I remember right, at two o'clock in the morning, as a drag onl the wheels of a former ministry, That the first volume of the Statutes at large be now read.' " My at►ention has lately been attracted by a very ingenious suggestion, which occurs in a work of Dr. Morales, a Spanish ecclesiastic of some eminence, as to the best system of effect ing popular elections %here there are a number of candidates, in such a manner as to secure, in the simplest and most convenient form, the re turn of the individual in whose favour the opi nion of the electors in reality predominates. I have been the more interested in this idea from an observation I have repeatedly made in the course of elections of various kinds in England, that sometimes by accident, and sometimes by the superior generalship of one of the parties, the successful candidate has not been the person in whose favour the true majority of opinion existed. Suppose for instance that there are four candi dates for a vacant office, A, B, C, and D, who have either offered themselves to the electors, or ►►ho have been admitted to competition by a previous scrutiny. Suppose again that there are 120 electors, who are all satisfied in a cer tain degree with the eligibility of C, but in ge neral are willing to postpone the claims to those of one or other of the remaining candidates, 40 of the electors preferring A, 30 others pre ferring B, and 35 preferring D, while only 15 primary or exclusive votes have been secured by C. If in this situation the supporters of B were to be joined by those of D, it would follow that B, whose chance was in fact the least favour able of all, would be elected to the exclusion of his competitors. Let it be supposed, however, that the various degrees of esteem entertained for each candidate by the various electors are expressed by the numbers 1,2, 3,4, and that 4 3 2 1 A obtains 4O 5 30 45 = 280 B obtains 10 5 40 45 = 260 C obtains l5 100 5 = 370 And D obtains 35 10 45 30 =. 290 it follows, according to this estimate of the opi nion of the electors, that C, having obtained a higher proportion than any of the other candi dates would be entitled to the election, and that the other candidates would follow him in the order of merit as D, A, and B. Yet according to the ordinary system of absolute votes, B, the least fa vourably situated, would in fact have been returned. The idea of Dr. Morales is not, however, a new suggestion, as in the year 1796 it was actually adopted in the National Institute of France, and recommended by that body as a simple and con ;dent mode of nomination in all numerous elections. The manner of carrying it into effect is extremely simple, each elector being pro vided with a card containing the names of the different electors, to each of which he subjoins the figure indicating the relative situation held by the different candidates in his esteem, the lowest of course being one, and the highest be ing equal to the total number of candidates. In the vote here alluded to of the National In stitute, Carnot, one of the members of the Executive Directory, was the successful candi date, having obtained 250 values or unities, as they were called, while his competitors, Bre quet and Jauvier, had only 182 and 114 re spectively. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX passed through Uttoxeter last week, and stopped at the White Hart Inn, to take refreshment, on his way from Eaton Hall, the princely mansion of Earl GROSVENOR, to Stanton Harold, the seat of Earl FERRERS. The bells rang a merry peal, and a numerous party of the gentlemen of Uttoxetcr assembled to cheer his Royal Highness, who returned their gratulations with the greatest courteousness and affability. This is the first time that Uttozeter has been honoured by the visit of a member of the Royal Family since the year 1745, when the Duke of CUMBER LAND was quartered there by the loyal inhabitants, on his progress to meet the rebels.—Lichfield Mercury. We should like to know what Mr. Fox, the great Whig leader, would have said, had he lived to see a whole phalanx of his legal followers pitted against one poor solitary Editor of a newspaper, and his nephew, Lord HOLLAYD, a witness for the prosecution.--Morning Paper. . Tiir, FIJNDS.-(THIS DAY.) I'l T WEL YE 0' CL 0 CK. Calcutta Papers to the 30th July, Hobart Town to the 12th July, and Sydney Papers to the 22d July, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The Cslcutta Paper of the 29th July states, the brig Louisa had gone ashore on the Mezzen Sind, it is thought she will be totally lost, she has a valuable cargo on board of opium. We learn by the investigation now going forward at the Police-office, in regard to the forgeries lately discovered, that it has been ascertained that they amount to at least . ten lacks. The Bank of Ben izal it is said will be sufferers of half this sum, and there is about as much more in Government paper. Letters from Turnout, of the 17th inst., repre senr the Indigo property in that quarter as very gloomy, owing to the great fall of rain. (From the Calcutta Price Current, July 21.) COTTON.—Our market continues without anima tion, no alteration in the prices. OPIUM.—The market is now cleared, and quo tations nominal. PIECE GOODS.—The market continues very dull. SALTPETRE.—In active demand. SUGAR.—In consequence of the Arabs coming imto the market, this article has advanced. European goods are without improvement.— Freights to London may be stated at 3/. 10s. to 41. for dead weight, and 5/. to 5/. 10s. for light. We understand that not only at Calcutta is a scarcity of copper coin felt, but in the interior dis tricts. The weather at the Presidency, for some time past, has been exceedingly moderate; rain, more or leis, daily. (From the Hobart Town Parrs to the 12th of July.) The Gazelle of the above date contains an olde r from the Lieutenant-Governor, that abstracts of the Colonial Revenue and Expenditure, for the years 1826, 1827, and 1828, together with the supple mentary abstracts for 1825, be published in the Hobart Town Gazelle, for general information. (From the Sydney Papers of the 23d of July.) Currency, we understand, is quite discontinued in Van Diemen's Land, all transactions being in sterling, of which we are told they have a plentiful supply of specie ; it would only be neighbouring kindness if they would send us some. The cold in the interior is intense, a very sharp frost has set in. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DE u., Dm. 25.—Wind E.—The Ottowa, for Quebec, proceeded to wcstwar,l, with loss of anchor and cable,. PortTsmouTtr, Dr:c. 21.-11Tind N.E.—Arrived the Regent Edward', Shelbeurn, from the Downs,, and sailed for New York. Arrived the Pomona Spring, from Denia ; and Nautilus, from Smyrna. FALMOUTH, DEC. 23 and 24.—Wind N.E.— Arrived the Andromache, Laws, from Calcutta, sailed the 9th of August, Mauritius the 24th of September, and St. Helena the 25th of October; nn , l Sprightly, Nearn, from Terceira. The Sprightly forced the blockade into and out of Terceira, and Captain Nearn reports that he left Count Villa Flor and the Islanders in excellent spirits, capable of continuing a good defence on all sides, and satis fied in their own minds that the troops of Don Miguel would never again attempt a descent on their shores. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 21.—Arrived the Ariadne, from Smyrna. CLYDE, Dsc. 23.—Arrived the Unicorn, from Demerara. DUBLIN, DEC. 23.—Arrived the Lady Cremona, Johnson, from Quebec. LISBON, DEC. 12.--The Jane Robson, late Brown, sailed from Port-au-Prince the 22d of April, to touch at Cowes for orders, and has not since been heard of. GREENOCK, DEC. 23.—The Cygnet, Benson, from New York to Baltimore, was abandoned the Bth ult., in lat. 32, long. 56.; crew. saved by the Alpha, from London, arrived here from Demerara. The Margaret, Boak, from London to Rio Janeiro, WAS assisted in Sheerness on Thursday with damage, and loss of rudder, having been on the ice. The Tobago, Read, from Gasp; was on shore on the Spaniard Land on Wednesday, but got off, with loss of anchor and cable. TILE FUNDS. This day being still a ho!iday, the Bank, Stock Exchange, and Foreign Markets are closed, and the weather being so ' severe, very few persons have assembled at their general rendezvous on Change as yet, and the Coffee-houses nre not well frequented by the merchants; therefore we have no business going forward to the present hour, and Consols must be quoted at the price they left off on Thurs• day, 95 to if• Accounts from Liverpool this morning state that there has been rather a lively demand for Cotton during the present week and the two preceding days; the sales being 3000 bales each day. The lower qualities of American Cotton were decidedly dearer this week at an advance of id. per lb. Accounts from Naples state that, according to a new order from the King, a second line of custom hous:s has been established, which causes great dis content to the merchants. Letters from Syria of the 21st November, state that the President of Greece had left Napoli di Romania for Greece, where are assembled all the Admirals and Diplomatists of the several Powers to fix the limits of Greece;,' and it is believed that the Islands of Seio, Candid, kind Samos will form a part of the new territory of Greece. TWO 0' CL 0 CK. The frost has driven all the Brokers and Jobb<•rs from the Royal Exchange, and a few of them have assembled in the hall of the housekeeper of the Stock Exchange, but they arc quite idle in regard to bumines•, scarce a bargain has been done to the present hour ; Consols may be quoted at the leaving off price of Thursday, 95 to k. The only thing doing is in Brazil Stock or the Foreign Funds, which are 69! 70. Private letters from Vienna state, that Count Lebzettee is to be Ambassador from Austria to Portugal. The private letjers from Alexandria state, that it was still uncertain of the damage done by the over flow of the Nile, but it was known that the crops of mace, sugar, and indigo were entirely lost. The Paella was in great need of money, to send his sub sidy to Constantinople, and for which he has con tracted a loan. There is more cotton contracted for than can be delivered. THREE 0' CLOCK Consols for Account 95k. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There was a very limited supply at this morning's mar ket, and trade, on account of there being but few buyers present, and much higher prices demanded than were ob tained, very dull. Most kinds of Vegetables were dearer than on this day se'nnight ; in prices of Fruit no material alteration. s d. s.d Potatoes (cwt.) Cal,bages (12 heads) 1 6 3 6 Ditto Red ... 2 0 4 0 Ditto Savoy 2 0 4 0 Horse Hadisii(bund:e) 2 0 4 0 Brovo!i 1 0 '2 Celery Carrots ,12b.Anches) 4 0 7 0 Turnips 2 0 3 6 Coleworts or Greens 2 6 3 6 Leeks 1 6 2 6 Filberts (121 b.) ....... 3 0 6 0 1 Eng. Grapes (per lb.) 0 6 1 4 s.d. s.d Spinage (half-sieve) 1 0 tot 0 2 0 4 0 Apples 1 0 4 0 Pears 2 0 5 o Sweet Oranges (1(0) 3 6 7 0 Seville Oranges 8 0 16 0 Lemons 6 6 11 0 English Walnuts 0 6 1 4 Span. Chesnuts (peck) 5 0 10 0 French ditto Spanish Hazlenuts French Walnuts 4 0 6 0 HAY MARKETS.-(AI ST. JA per Load of 3d Trusses.) „.......... Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 2 to £2 10 New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto 2 15 3 8 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 5 ti Clover Hay 3 10 5 5 Oat Straw £1 18 to £2 0 I Wheat Straw... 2 0 2 6 Straw 2s. to 3s. per load higher than last quoted ; in prices of Hay no alteration. A limited supply, and a dull trade. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 0 to £2 13 New Meadow Hay 1 18 2 18 Useful Old Ditto 3 3 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 13 4 10 Myer Hay (extra fine)....£s o... Generally Oat Straw £1 10 to £1 14 I Wheat Straw 1 14 2 0 Ciover Hay from ss. to 10s., best Meadow Hay, in a few in stances, from se. to Os., and Straw from 2s. to 4s. per load higher than last quoted. A short supply, and a moderately brisk trade BIRMINGHAM MARKETS.—Dzc. 24. CORN MARKET.—We have had a good supply of all descriptions of Grain at to-day's market, but the trade was very dull, and prices of all articles nearly the same as on this day sennight. s. d. to a. d, Wheat, per 621 b. 7 0 8 2 Barley, per Imperial quarter 2B 0 40 0 M.dt 5l 0 64 0 Pease 3B 0 46 0 Beans, per bag of 10 score gross Oats, per 391 b. Fine Flour, per sack of 2801 b. Seconds 44 0 45 0 SMITHFIELD.-This day's market exhibited a limited show of prime Beasts and Sheep, and a general dullness prevailed, only of the best ones obtaining the prices of Thursday last. A large supply of Irish Pigs, but few sales were made, and those generally for Bacon Pigs, at about last week's prices. Beef (per lb.) 4d. to 4;d. Veal (per 1b.)... ...... sd. to sld. Mutton Porkers EPORTED ELOPEMENT FROM CLIFTON. —We are requested to contradict a paragraph which ap peared in a contemporary print last week, and has hero copied into ether papers, stating that a Mrs. M—_, the mother of a family, had eloped from Clifton. The state ment is, we understand, wholly unfounded. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, DEC. 26.—0 n Sunday last Mr. George Edwards Heatheote was admitted actual Fellow t) New Colleg On Tuesday last the Rev. John Menzies, M.A. and Scholar of Corpus Christi College, was admiLLed Probationer Fellow of that Society. On Thursday last the following gentlemen were elected Students of Christ Church, in this Univer sity (the first four having been elected from West minster in May last) : Mr. R. Barnes, Mr. A. J. Sutherland, Dlr•. S. F. Strangways, Mr. W. A. Biseoe, Mr. W. E. Gladstone, Hon. C. J. Canning, Mr. M. W. Mayow, and Mr. R. Steele. On Sunday last the Lord Bishop of this diocen held an Ordination in the Cathedral at Chris! Church, when the following persons weru ordained : DEACONS. J. Evans, B.A. Scholar of Worcester College L. A. Sharpe, 13. A. Fellow n 1 Sr. John's D. M. Bourne, B. A. Scholar of Worcester College C. 11. 1 11....Jame5, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge, Curate _ - of Shifford J. Phelps, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College D. J. George, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College J. Fox, B.A. Quern's College, Curate of Dorchester R. Hsrington, M.A. Fellow of Brazelanose College R. P. Morrell, M.A. Fellow of Magdalen College R. Hawkins, B.A. Scholar of Pembroke College G. H. Hadfield, B.A. Scholar of Pembroke Cullrge W. R. Browell, B. A. Fellow of Pembroke College H. H. BOart, M.A. Chaplain of Christ Church E. P. Blunt, M.A. Scholar of Corpus Chribti College W. Abbott, B.A. Taberdar of Queen's College W. Y. Mills, B.A. Trinity College, Curate of Sl:ilton C. Williams, B.A. Fellow of Jesus College T. Edmontles, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College C. S. F. Fanshawe, B.A. Derry of Magdalen St. Vincent L. Hammick, B.A. Fellow of Exeter THIRSTS. J. Dayman, M.A. Fellow of Corpus Christi College S. Wilberforce, M.A. Oriel Cdlege, Curate of Check- endon. J. A. Gower, M. A. Chaplain of Magdalen College T. F. Laarence, B. A. Fellow of St. John's College G. Adams, B.A. Fellow of St. John's College D.Wilson,M.A. Wadham College, Curate of Over and Nether Worton R. H. Froude, M.A. Fellow of Oriel College J. Garbett, M.A. Fellow of Brazermose College T. Medland, M.A. Scholar of Corpus Christi College F. Robinson, M.A. Fellow of Corpus Christi College H. Birkett, B.A. Taberdor of Queen's College W. L. Brown, B.A. Student of Christ Church L. Purbrick, M.A. Chaplain of Christ Church R. Greswell, M.A. Fellow of Worcester College C. W. Page, M.A. Student of Christ Church G. Morris, M.A. Scholar of Corpus Christi College W. H. M. Roberson, M.A. Lincoln College, Curate o Thame W. J. opleston, M. A. Fellow of Oriel College R. Martin, M.A. Fellow of Exeter College F. Gooch, B.C.L. Fellow of All Souls' College D. Aitcheson, M.A. Queen's College, Curate of Northleigh C. Parker, B.A. Queen's College, Curate of Stratton Audley H.W. G. Armstrong, M.A. St. John's College, Curate of Wardington cum Claydon ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. We have much pleasure in announcing that the Rev. Robert Eden, M.A. Scholar of Corpus Christi College, and one of the Masters of the Schools, has been elected Head Master, and Mr. Thomas Dry, B.A. of Merton College, Second Master of the new Grammar School of Hackrey. We are informed that for these appointments there were upwards of four hundred candidates. The Rev. tt. F. Jones, M.A. Rector of Charfield, Gloucestershire, and Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, to the Vicarage of Citznpton, Berlcq. The Rev. Charles Fisher, M.A. to the Rectory of Oultor►, Suffolk. The Rev. G. P. Marriott, Minor Canon of Can terbury Cathedral, to a Prebendal Stall in the Ca thedral Church of York. On Friday evening last an amateur dramatic display, of no common order, was made at Burghley House, in a temporary theatre fitted up for the occasion. The auditors and performers comprised the Marquis and Marchioness of EXETER, Lord liownt, the lion. Miss BOYLES, and the greater portion of the distinguished fa milies of Stamford and its neighbourhood. The pieces chosen were The Biter Bitten—Past, Present, and Future—and Dista . ffina; to which other ainu+ements were added, as were expressed in the bills of the day." The part of the " kind hostess" was enacted with all the amiability and good feeling for which her Ladyship is so eminently distinguished.—Drakard's Stamford News. At the audit on Tuesday se'nnight, the Right Hon. the Earl of WINCHILSEA anti Nom/mu - Am generously returned 15 per cent, to his Lordship's tenants on their respective rents.—Newark Times. The Earl of CORK made an abatement of 24 per cent. on the last half-year's rents of his tenants at Marston Bigott, &c. ; and the Countess has caused her annual gifts of wearing apparel and bed linen to he distri buted to all the poor femsles of that parish, where her Ladyship has for many years patronised a Sunday school. JACK IN LovE.—On the mottling of Satur day last a jolly tar attended at the pariah church of Stoke Denture' for the purpose of being converted into a happy Benedict, or, in his own more figurative language, to be spliced to a fair damsel; after waiting, however, upwards of half an hour in vain expectation of the appear acce of the intended bride, JAcx became fidgety, and the Minister somewhat impatient, the latter at length inquired of JACK where the residence of his bride or her parents was; but this was as JACK declared many points to wind ward of his knowledge; it even turned out upon investiga tion, that he was unacquainted with the name of his ena tnorata or her parents, and had not the fair damsel herself luckily made her appearance we know not how the jolly tar would have extricated himself from his awkward dilesima.—Plymoath Journal. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. (ELEVENTH DAY.) The evidence in chief given by William Lowe, the r!ei k of Mr. Davies, on Thutsday, WAS read from the abort hand writer's notes, which ecenpied opsvai.ts of an hour. Witness could state many wore differences between Bywater and Mr. Davies. Sir C. WETHERELL-Since you were lve, Sir, has any one said to you do you wish t 3 add any thing to your examination of Thursday? Witness understood that Lis examination in chief Wl9 not concluded ; he had not said half of what he had to'say? Sir C. WETHERELL—Has Mr. Holder, Sir? Witness—l asked Mr. Holder if my examination in chief was concluded. He said, certainly. - I said, I had much more to say. Well, said Mr. Holder, never mind, it will come out in the re-examination. Had spoken to Hill and Johnson about his evidence. No one stig 4 cateil any thing to me about adding any thing to my examination. On the 19th of June Mr. Davies told me that his moth •r had taken all his property into her hands, and that she had done just as she liked with his lither's property. That he knew she had not done right. Ile had often expressed himself so to his mother and sisters. A short time before this young Bywater stalled, he bad got himself into Col lege by behaving himself well, and had made many friend,. but he knew he must be short of peeket money, and he Mr. Davies, thought the least he could do was to giro him some, in consequence of his kind beleteiner to his mother. His mother shook her fist in Mr. Davies' face for offering to give this young man the money. Upon this he resisted more than he had been accustomed to do, but ultimately gave young Bywater il. 10e. He considered it hard and unkind of hie mother to act so, be cause he might have given the money if he thought proper without her knowleege by means of a cheque, but he had made it a point always to consult her. , He said he had given Mrs. Pugh 1,000/. 'for her fortune ; he had also given the child at the christening SOO/. He Mentioned to his mother that he had seen Dr. Blundell ; a note was also written to the Doctor by Mrs. Bytvater, when the Doctor sent word that he was unwell. Mr. Davies as t Aed Mrs. Bywater how she dared to write to a physician with out consulting him. He sail Dr. Blundell was a dirty, filthy fellow, and when he comes to Ns house don't show' him up to we. Cross-examined by Sir C. Wtrzertatre—Weet iota Mr. Davies's service in October, 18.25, and was dee: , iseed last September. Before his dismissal he had opened lett. I IS, to which Mrs. Bywater objected. Always opened irt.ers containing remittances in the presence of a witness. Mrs. Bywater threatened to discharge witness for opening letters containing money without authority. Witness had Inver refused to show Mrs. Bywater the letters he opened. I drat heard of Mr. Davies's complaints torainet his mother in June last. Witness's desk was in the ;hop, from Which he could sec all that passed in the shop. When they *ere busy could hear sometimes what was said in the Rho?. Bywater was generally in the shop serving oat teas, eir4ct at the time of dressing and taking her dinner. Mrs. 13y-‘ water was extremely industrious ; hail heard Mr. Davies say, he was much indebted to her for her services; Mr. Davies had said so since June. The purcha.ing of teas, &c., at the India House, was in the department of Mr. Davies. Mr. Davies toll toe, with reference to his bank ing account, that he was obliged toga to his own till AS if lie went to rob it. Mrs. Bywater cautited the money out of the t:11; and sometimes Mr. Pavies, and some times the shopmen took the money to the banker'. ; never knew Mrs. Bywater take it herself ; no pereon money out of the till to lay it by except Mrs. 13ywatet the till was emptied twice or three times a day, and the money was locked up by Mrs. Bywater in a desk ; never heard Mr. Davies complain of neiney being taken from the till. If Mr. Davies went to the till Mrs. Bywater would follow him to see what he took, and if she could not get there in time she would ask the young men, and follow Mr. Davies up stairs.—(l..sughter. )—Mrs. By water was particularly fond of her grandchild, at whose birth the affections of Mrs. Bywater for Mr. Dittos scented to be decreased very melt. Mrs. Pugh, tho mother of the grandchild, seemed to be pushing fortvalol the interests of this little squalling child. Mr. Davies die• liked to see the child there, and spoke to his mother about it. He said that his mother was wrapt ap in that child. His mother stated she would hare his property down to his watch. Did not know whether this expression was used before or after the application for the commission. Wit nese was not present at the firing of the pistol, arid cli‘l not know whether it was before or of er Dr. Burrow; s came. Saw Mr. Davies with the pistol several times kept it in his waistcoat pocket. Went up stairs ale-r t. report of the pistol. Mr. Davies and Airs. 13yreeier o ere only present. Mr. Davies said he had acciden , ally let off the pistol whilst chewing it to his mothrr.— Witness, on searching, could see no :narks of belle oe shot. Witness believed there were shots in the pistol, tie man who loaded it having told hint there was. Mr. Davies complained of insults received from Mr. De lafosse and Mr. Watkins, who bad jeered hint about his dress for upwards of twelve menthe. Witness had applied by letter after June last to Mr. Davies, to allow him to have a share of the business, but had never told him (Mr. Davies) that he thought he was incompetent to his ma nagement. Mr. Lowe's letter of the Sth of July was read. Examination resumed—One morniog Mr. Davies clmc home from his ride. Witness told him, Mr. Delafosse had been enquiring for him, and would call again. lie Mr. Davies said be was glad of it, that he had gained one point on him and would now try another; he toll witness to put a foil on the chair in the small parlour, wh, re b., was to show Mr. Delafosse when he called, which witness did; Mr. Delafosse and Mr. Davies spent about half an hour together. The foil was put on a chair behind the door. After the conversation ended, Mr. Delafosse was shown down stairs by Mr. Davies. Mr. Davies said he had taken no notice of the foil till Mr. Delafosse asked if he did any thing in that way. Mr. Davies gave an evasive answer, saying he did net know, he was learning. M.. Davies said to witness, his plan was to prevent quit.- rel., and that you can be a witness to. if he got into any scrape or quarrel, his plan would be to run away. Mr. Davies then laughed, and went up stairs. The reason of putting the foil on the chair was to prevent a quarrel, and to show Mr. Delafosse that he was not a man to take insults. On the 3d of August Mr. Davies came from Crouch-hill, arm in arm with his mother, to Philpot-lane. Re-examined by Mr. Anot.rtrus—The impression of witness was, th.tt the object of Mr. Davies in ordering the foil to be placed on the chair was, in order to give Mr. Delafosse an idea that he was a roan of valour. On one occasion Mr. Davies said to witness, I will tell you of a joke 1 played off at Brixton. After witness had t.dcen a glass of wine, Mr. Davies 'Aid, I have played off a fine joke on Mr. Brookhank by telling him that he had in creased the revenue, by bidding for tea presents, and that the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Peel he had no doubt would think of him for it. Witness considered himself under the employ of Mr. Davies. Ur. Davies was perfectly aware of witness's opening letters containing the re mittances. By Mr. Commissioner PITILLIMORIE—Mr. Davies had often told me of quarrels with Mr. Delafinise. lie had tried to provoke him by making remarks on his dress,--laughing at his wkite trowsers. Witness had had a good deal of conversation with Mr. Davies since his confinement, and had no doubt of Mr. Davies being perfectly competent to manage his own affairs in every respect. Mrs. Bywater had never complained of witness having opened letters with remittances in them until after Mr. Davies was put under restraint. Witness was turned away with force by Mr. Jones, at the instigation of Mrs. Bywater. By a Juror—Mr. Davies was as well at the present moment as in January last. Charles Warrington sworn, examined by Mr. SUOMT— Had been simpler' of Mr. Davies, into whose service he went in February, 1828, and left in November of the Fame year. (The examination of this witness was proceeding when we left.) FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ♦RRIVALS. Prince and Princess Lieven, at Ashburnham House, Dover street, from a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, at their scat, Hatfield; Viscount Templeton, at his house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, from his seat, Wonham, Surrey ; Sir Thomas Champneys, Bart., in Berkeley-square, from his seat in Somersetshire ; Captain and Mrs. Leslie, in Grosvenor : street, from Norfolk ; Lord Robert Spencer, at his seat, Wool. beding, Sussex, from a tour; Major Rose, in Regent-street, from the Continent; Viscount Althorp, at his father's (Earl Spence') seat, in Northamptonshire, from Wiseton Hall, Yorkshire; Captain and Mrs. Campbell, in Brook-street, from Brighton ; Clement Wigney, Esq. at Vladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, from Sussex ; Rev. Mr. Austin, at ditto, from a tour; Lawson, Esq., at ditto, from ditto. DEPARTURES. Earl Gower, from Hamilton-place, for West Hill ; Sir George Robinson, Bart. from South-street Grosvenor-square, for the Marquis of Salisbury's seat, Hatfield; Sir T. B. Lennard, Bart. from Bryanston-square, for Bell House, Es-ex,- Captain and Mrs. Hall, from Pall-mall, for Bath • William Newton, Esq • , from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Oxford. We can confidently state that the Hon. THOMAS BARNWALL,S Catholic, Will be the High Sheriff of the county of Dublin for the riming year. -.—Dtsfplin tif•rn inp Restithr. •