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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Charnbres of July 25.) THE STATES OF SOUTH AMERICA. PARIS, JULY 27.—We have often called the at tention of our readers to the! present situation of South America: the news which we receive from that country is not satisfactory to the friends of peace and order. It is nut for us to decide on the principle of the great question of the mother coun try and its powerful colonies. The developements of civilization and the fate of arms have perhaps for ever derided it. It is enough for us to confirm the state of disorder and trouble which the well under stood interest of the new republics ought to put an end to. Of what avail are these internal dissen sions,—this really alarming situation ? These who would revive the cause of the mother country must be pleased with this turbulence of parties and this war between states, which cannot he great and strong in the eyes of the European Powers except by their pacific attitude and sentiments. These r flections arise involuntarily on reading the accounts from Colombia and Peru, just published by the Eng lish journals. We are really afflicted at seeing these rich provinces tear each other to pieces, and lose in their odious rivalry the elements of their prosperity. Undoubtedly we are not among the number of those who seek for arguments against American inde pendence in the comparison between the riches of Spanish America a century ago, and its actual po verty. The causes of public wealth have changed. The situation of America at the two periods cannot therefore authorize any conclusion unfavourable to its emancipation, and, at all events the example of the United States might be quoted, which certainly have not beeome impoverished by the political change which they have undergone. The colonial system cannot be applied to im mense continents. In proportion as civilization proceeds, ideas of liberty spring up, and when a po pulation as numerous as that of the mother country has reached such a degree of knowledge as to ask why it should remain subject to another country, it is difficult to maintain this state of things. To esta blish and consolidate a colonial system. it is neces snry that the colonies should have need of the mother country. Thus, without giving an opinion respecting the Spanish expedition, we de-ire that a state of union and peace may protect the actual exist ence of the American continent. ,It seems that the sum of 175,000,000 of francs, which has been offered to the Spanish Government for the conquest of Mexico, would be produced by a loan, to be made by the ancient possessors of that country, who have been expelled from it. His Majesty the King of Sardinia landed at Genoa on the 19th July, on his return from Naples. This happy event was celebrated by brilliant fetes, and tints all the reports of the transfer of the king dom fall to the ground, which the Journals had thought fit to spread before the King embarked on his voyage. (From the Gazette de France, July 29.) PARi, JULY '2B.—Two journals this morning announced movements of the English fleet in the Mediterranean. The most authentic accounts from the Levant do not confirm the reports retailed by the Courier Francais. It is even a subject of asto nishment, that no reinforcements come to the fleet of Great Britain, which is inferior in number to that of Russia in those Feat. We do not even hear of any armaments in England. People begin to believe that the English Cabinet entertains no fears for the safety of the Ottoman empire. Nothing is more remarkable than this apparent inactivity of the Duke of Wellington in the midst of such serious cir cumstances. It makes a contrast to the prodigality of M. Hyde de Neuville, for armaments which can nerve for nothing but to contend with the winds, or some expedition 3 against whales in the South Seas. Precipitation becomes only ignorant presumption, and -by no means a great state. England, in the hands of a Tory Minister, directed by a great Cap tain_ resembles the weasel of which Cooper speaks was seen, but every thing was ready." What does France need to assume a similar attitude ? A Tory administration. (From the Journal des Debats.) Lisnox, JULY 11.—M. Pinto, commanding the battalion dale Ist Infantry of the line, in gam. son in the island of St. Michael, has just arrived here. Tl:e unexpected return of this Officer has caused a great sensation among the Miguelites. M. Pinto gives the following account of the state of the island of S. On the festival of Corpus Christi a kind of conflict took place between the different superior Officers who have commands in the island. Each claimed to command for that day the parade and the escort of the procession ; rand, either in consequence of this misunderstanding, or, what is more probable, of a previous bad disposition of the troops, the fact is, that neither the subalterns nor the troops would obey their aiperiar Officers, who successively came for ward to take the command. Finally, there was neither parade nor escort for the procession. Since then a kind of anarchy prevails in the island. Each company, and even each detachment, obey k anly its immediate commander, and this state of tlrino is rendered still more perilous by the pro clantations. of Count Villa Floe, sent from Terceira. The arrival at Terceira of the English cutter the Countess of Lirerpoc!, with 28 officers, and a con aiderable sum of money, was also blown at St. Micheal'-. • Strong apprehension , : were entertained at St. Michael's as to the disposition of the Miguelite squadron; and so great were the fears on this sub. jeer, that all the men of any consequence attached to Don Miguel were making preparations for their return to Lisbon. cIIEWCH 'FUNDS, PARIS, JIILW es.—Five per Cents.; 109 f., 55e. 45e. 00r. ; Three per Cents., Slf. 40e. 130 e. 55c.; Bank Stock, 1,850 f. ; Naples Stock, 57f. SOe. ; Royal Spanish Loan, l'of. ; Spanish Rentes Perpetnelles, 50. ; flaytian Loan, 4261. Exchange on London, ore moth, 25f. 55c. ; three months, 25f: 40c.— Ours An thentftfae. PRICKS OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 2l-1 13 3 per Cent. Refit. c 9%l 3 per Cent. Cons. 88 V4ii 3 per Cent. 98% Ditto Red. PBV4'( t per Cent. '02%:94 Ditto, 1i , 26 - - Ditto Scrip - Rank L. Ann. ley s i5...it; India Stock 227 Ditto Bonds '9 58 60 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds — Neapolitan Brazilian Bonds 53 1 / 4 Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bond. — Portuguese Bonds — Chilian Bonds — Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds ... — Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 l 6 l. ]5l 16 Russian — Danish 6q!i Spanish. 1921 — Greek Bonds i. 1S Ditto, 1825 — French Rentes, si. c. —f. —c. Guatimala — Exchange ,f. —c. Mexican Bonds — '— 3 per cent. Ditto, 1525 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Brazilian Imp. Stir. Co. (iss. at 5/. ran.) £2O - Ditto National 5 7 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) £3934 11 1 4 Protector Insurance Comp. PRICES CF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JULY 28. Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3 , ,i per cent. 9174, INational Ditto — Ditto, , :t - ,iv 4 per Cent liw7: 3 !Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 314 percent.... 98 Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock — royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal 5t0ck......... Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent — Illining Co. of Ireland — Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. Commercial Buildings — ♦ Arrived. MAILS. Due. Arrived. O America 0 0 famburgh 6 1 Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 1 Dubl;n 0 0 Leeward Islanth; ... 0 O Flanders 0 2 Lisbon 1 1 France 0 I 1 Malta 0 0 Gottenburgh Ol 0 Mexico 0 Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATZR AT toNnoN BRIDCI TO-MORROW. Mcrniag ...12 mirutes after 3 I Eve Ling ...27 minutes after 3. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. THIS EVENING will be perform, d the Romantic Drama called THE SISTER OF CHARITY. Col. Saxe, Mr. raker; Capt. \Viemzr, Mr. J. Vining; Paulo, Mr. Keeley; Andrea, Mr. 0. Smith; Joseph, Mr. Perkins. St. Gyula, Miss Kelly ; Nannetta, Miss H. Cawse. After which DER FREISCHLTTZ ; OR THE SEVENTH BULLET. Redolph, Mr. Sapio; Caspar, Mr. H. Phillips; Zamiel, Mr. 0. Smith. Agnes, Miss Betts; Ann, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with THE QUARTETTE; OR, INTERRUP TED HARMONY. Ernest, Mr. 'Wrench; Major B:leour, Mr. G. Pennon. Madame de Luceral, Miss Betts; Justine, Mrs. Keeley. To-morrow, The Sister of Ch:zity, with The Robber's Bride, and The 'Waterman. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTILJULY 30.—The Bramble cut ter, Lieut. Haswell, and the Lyra packet-brig, Lient. James St. John, sailed for Falmouth on Thursday morning— from whence the Bramble sailed ot: Friday with a mail for Lisbon. The Nimrod, 18, Commander Radford, was towed out of harbour by the Meteor steam-vessel, on Friday morning, and sailed on Sunday for the Cove of Cork. A GREAT POET!-- - -Some time ago, when Sir WArrrit Scorr was going to London by one of the smacks, the porter who carried his Inggaze on board, w,:s informed that lie La„ been working for the gree;tat poet oif Scotland. The mac; of burdens gave a look first to 6ir NVAI.v.T.u, and then to the speaker, thit INlATumws could only imitate. - and exclaime4---" That the greatest poet ! tak my day that SANDY TA5,140N - , the fireman o' the Thane o' Fife, is a heal taller. An' fur strength, dell -tak me if he xvadua lick twa o' him." During the year ending on the 6th instant, upwards of 1,80 t; vessels enteresi the port of Bridgewater, and the duties payable on their eargo*samounted to nearly 10,0001.. being four times the amount n those paid in year 1821. A few days ago, a dog belonging to Mrs. POUCHER, of Tattershail, disturbed a wasp's nest in a bank near the house, which sr) irritated the insects that they stung the poor animal to death.—Lincoln ilfercury. The duty on 9,737 quarters of Wheat, at JO% 81. per quarter, was paid at our custom-house last Thursday week. This arTie"from the expected fall in the price of Wlitat.—Bath The file-makers, we regret to say, are yet out ; and we do not hear that any approaches towards an ad justment of the differences between the masters and th,. workmen hive as yet been made by either side.— Sheffie/u 5 r 1131 LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1829. Mr. AQUOBANA, A King's Messenger, ar rived at the toreign Uttice this morning, with despatches from Mr. GORDON, at Constanti nople, dated the 80th of June. At the time these despatches were sent off, Mr. GORDON had not had an interview with the SULTAN, neither had the negociations commenced. Despatches were also received from Mr. DAWKINS, his Majesty's Resident in Greece, dated July 3 ; and from Mr. MATTHEWS, at Lisbon, dated July 19. An Italian Messenger arrived at the Colonial office last night, with despatches from Malta, dated 17th June; from Gibraltar, dated 9th July ; and from Cadiz, dated 11th July. Lisbon Gazettes to the 18th July, inclusive, ave been received this morning. The only thing they contain is the dismissal of the Minister of Police, and the appointment of his successor. 11l heath, as usual, when it is not convenient to come to extremities, by telling the truth, is the cause assigned for the retirement of the Mini ster, who, if he were a free agent, could such a tale unfold of the enormities Perpetrated during his official career, as would make even Don INIIGLIEL's own hair stand on end. But the secret history of the Portuguese horrors will in time be developed. We only now guess at the nature of the monster by his blood-stained garments OPORTO, JULY 6. The Correo cr,n•.ains a resolution of the Tribunal for the trial of twenty prisoners, of whom six are under arrest, and fourteen have fled. Those who are at present here have five days allowed them to prepare for their departure. Of the fourteen who are absent, five were formerly Colo nels, three Lieutenant-Colonels, five Majors, and one Captain. LISBON, JULY 14. OFFICIAL-DEPARTMENT OF ECCLESIASTI CAL AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE. Iu coowquence of the bad health of Jost Barata Freire de Lima, li.tendaot-General of the Police of tha capital and the kingdom, I think fit to relieve him from that office. Jose de rsiattos Vasconcellos Barboza de Magal haes, Councillor of State, Minister Secretor' of State of Ecclesiastical Affairs and Justice, will attend to this, and have it carried into effect suit l the usual forms. Palace of Queluz, July 10, 1829, (With the signature of the King our Sovereign.) Considering the abilities, zeal, and fidelity of the Desem hargador Antonio Gromaru da Yeig 1, I think fit to ap point him Intendant-General of the . Police of the Capital and Kingdum. (Signed and dated as the preceding.) By the arrival of l►;s Majesty's packet Pigeon, we have Patters from Rio Janeiio to the 24th of June. They contain the addresses of the Senate and (limber of Deputies to the EM PEROR, in answer to his speech on opening the &ssion. The tone of the addresses is compli mentary to his MAJESTY for his wisdom in not exposing the tranquillity and prospects of Brazil, by hazarding a war with the Usurper of his daughter's Throne. His IMPERIAL MA JESTY has thereby " found ;Deans to reconcile the rights of a father Nvith the policy of the IVlonarchv :" MO DE JANEIRO, MAY 6. OFFICIAL.-DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. SIR,—I have the satisfaction to inform you. that this Government, paying due attention to the remonstrance which I made respecting the insult offered to the Brazilian flag by the English frigate the Tribune, orders have been given to Lord Ponsonhy to communicate the resolution of the English Government to the Government of his Impe rial Majesty. _ _ . London, Feb. 2G. Viscount de ITABAYANA. To his Excellency the Marquis de Aracati. (The Diario Fluminense gives the following note in English and Portuguese.) With reference to the note which the findersigned, his Majesty's Principal Secretaty of State for Foreign Affairs, had the honour to receive from the Vicomte d'ltabayana, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of Brazil, dated the 12th instant, complain ing of the conduct of the Commander of his Majesty's ship Tribune, in having recaptured the English vessel Nestor, while proceeding under convoy of a Brazilian frigate from Monte Video'to Rio de Janeiro for final adjudication, the undersigned has the honour to acquaint the Vicomte d'ltabayana, that his Majesty's Government have taken the case into their mature consideration, and have come to the decision that the Brazilian Government have just ground of complaint against the Commander of the Tribune. Orders will consequently be issued fur the delivery of the ship and cargo into the possession of the Brazilian Go vernment, to abide the event of the appeal to the superior tribunal. His Majesty's Minister at Brazil will also be instructed to represent to the Government of his Imperial Majesty, that his Majesty's Government will be ready to take upon themselves the responsibility of making good any loss which may have been sustained in consequence of the conduct of the Commander of the Tribune, which, however, appears to have proceeded from error and mis representation, occasioned by the removal of the ship and cargo pending the adjudication, without sufficient autho rity for that purpose, and not from any intention to insult the Brazilian flag. The undersigned Legs to renew to the Vicomte d'lta bayana the assurance of his high consideration. (Signed) ABERDEEN. Foreign• office, Feb. 25, 1529. To the Vicomte d'ltabayana. (OFFICIAL.) MAY I have been pleased to order the cessation of the effects of the decree of the 27th Feb. this year, which suspended for a time in the province of Pernambuco, the Constitutional forms which guarantee individual liberty. (Signed by his Imperial Majesty.) Palace of Rio de Janeiro, April 27, 1829. MAY 16.—Ilis Majesty received the deputation of the Chamber of Senators with the address in answer to his speech on opening the Session. In this atfdress the Senate, regretting the usurpation of the Crown of Portugal, thanks his Majesty for not expos ing the tranquillity and prospects of Brazil, and for his generously suppressing the sentiments of offended notional affection in his heart, and to remain firm in the princi pie of not hazarding the tranquillity of the Empire in the Portugese question. His Majesty thanked the Senate for the Address, and im mediately afterwards received the deputation and address of the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber thanks his Majesty for opening the sessions, expresses its satisfaction at the state of the foreign relations of the empire, the friendship main tained with other powers, the commercial treaties with Denmark and France, the peace with Buenos Ayres, and the " wisdom with which his Imperial Majesty has fonnd means to reconcile the rights of a father with the policy of the monarchy, maintaining the rights of the reigning Queer. of Portugal without hazarding the fate of Brazil." The Chamber regrets the troubles in Pernambuco, which it hopes will soon be terminated by his Maiei.ty's prudence and justice; it will continue to pay attention to the regu lation of the Press, and the state of the finances, and the organization of judicial power. Lastly, it hopes that a good system of colonization will give new subjects and additional strength to the Empire.. Cape Papers to the 29th May have been re ceived this morning. The project for laying down oyster-beds in Table Bay had been aban doned for want of sufficient capital. One hun- dred and eighty shares of the new College had been subscribed for. Private letters from Paris, of the 27th inst., state that it was reported, on the breaking up of the Cabinet Council on the previous day, that a change in the Ministry was about to take place. M. de POLIGNAC is to be President, with the title of Minister of the King's House hold ; M. HUMANAN to be Minister of Finances ; M. de MARTIGNAC to be Minister of Foreign Affairs ; and M. DEBELLEYAIE to be Minister of the Interior. The other Minis ters to remain as before. So says the report— and reports of changes have been lately as pre valent in Paris as among a certain party in Lon don. Whether the Parisian expectants speak their wishes, like our necromancers at home, re mains to be seen. The French Consul at Barcelona has trans mitted the following to the Chamber of Com merce, at Marseilles, dated July 14:— " The Captain-General of the Kingdom of Valencia has ordered to be put into commission, by his Majesty's orders, a number of large cruizers to guard the coast against smugglers. S evera l o f t h ese ships will cruize off Cape Crews, and stop all vessels coming from the ports of France and Italy; and they are to be sent to Valeneil, where they will be searched. The eruizers have already stopped several Spanish vessels which came from the port of Marseilles." By the Sesostris we have this clay received Bombay Couriers to the 21st March inclusive, being one month later than the arrivals of yes terday. They contain several " General Orders and other matters of intelligence, t which would not possess much interest here. The Governor• General has published a " Notice' at Calcutta, intimating his desire to receive all suggestions from the public that may tend to advance the general prosperity and hap piness of the British Empire in India. Upon this praiseworthy and deeply important act, the Bombay Courier justly remarks:— " We offer no comment on this spontaneous homage of rank and power to intelligence. It is an extraordinary act of liberality worthy of the enlightened Nobleman now at the head of affairs, and will, we have no doubt, be attended with solid advantage. In the multitude of coun cillors there is wisdom, saith the proverb." NOTICE. The Governor-General invites the communication of all suggestions tending to promote any branch of national in dustry ; to improve the commercial intercourse by land and water; to amend any defects in the existing establish ments; to encourage the diffusion of education and useful knowledge ; and to advance the general prosperity and happin.2ss of the British empire in India. This invitation is addressed to all Native Gentlemen, Laadhold, re, Merchants, and others, t o a ll Europ eans both in and rut of the Service, including that useful and re spectable body of men, the Indigo Plamets, wh o , their uninteri upted residence in th . eillofus s il, h ave pecul i ar opportunities of forming an opinion upon some o f t h ese subjects. m Comurrications to he addressed to the P r i vate or Mili tary Secr e tary of the Governor. General. from By command, A. DOBBS, Private Secretary. Gc vernment-Lotre, Feb. 2.3 i 1829. • • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. - DEAL, JULY 30.—Wind N.E.—Arrived from London, the Gilmore, Grange, for the Swan River; the Columbine, Delano, for New York ; the John Pierce, Wilson, .for Grand Canary. Arrived the Katharine Stewart Forbes, Chapman, from Bom bay ; and the Lady Kennaway, Delafos, from China. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 30.—Wind E.N.E.—Arri ved the Nyle Nye, from Bremen, with loss of bowsprit, being run foul of last night by a brig, name un known. PLYMOUTH, JULY 29.—Arrived the Hope, Mar shall, from Quebec; a Dutch frigate is standing off from the Westward. Sailed the Falcon, Little worth, for St. Michaels. DOVER, JULY 30.—Arrived the Sesostris, Yates, from Bombay. GREENOCK, JULY 24.—Arrived the Friendi, Crawford, from St. John's N. 8., and Hero, Willis, from Riga. COWES,JULY 29.—The Maria, Jones, from Glou cester to London, during a squall this morning car ried away her top-mast, bowsprit, and boom, and sustained damage, and has come into harbour to repair. COWES, JULY 30.—Arrived the Lovely Maria, Oliphant, from Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, JULY 29.—Arrived the Pigeon packet, from Rio Janeiro; the Princess Louisa, Harmisen, from China. BRISTOL, JULY 30.—Arrived the Sarah Lee, Wilmington; the Unity, Johnson; and the Superb, Lane, from Quebec. LIVERPOOL, JULY 29.—Arrived the helm Burn ham, from New Orleans; Sandbach, Bispham, from Demerara, off; Lady Douglas, Nooney, from New Orleans, off. CLEARED OUTWARDS—The Swiftsure, Smith, E'er Africa; Diana, Duncan, for Faro; Elizabeth, M'Gaa, for Montreal; Cleopatra, \Valet), for Buenos Ayres; Carolina, Inzerillo, for Genoa and Palermo; Johanna Margaretha, Pot, for Amster dam ; Mermaid, Rosendale, for Valparaiso, Arica, and Lima; Prince Regent, James, for New Bruns wick ; Forth, Hunter, for St. John's, New Bruns wick. The Matilda, from Cardiff to London, was aban doned by the crew on 'Wednesday morning, near Portland, having got in contact with the Lovely Maria, arrived at Cowes. The Matilda's main and foremasts are carried away, and it is feared she sunk. PLYMOUTH, JULY 23.—The Nancy, Prior, from London to Swan River, is come into the Catwater for the purpose of unloading part of her cargo. FALMOUTH, JULY 29.—Arrived the Pigeon packet from Rio Janeiro; sailed 24th May, Bahia 11th, and Parnarnbuco ; Eclipse packet from Malta, sailed 17th ult., and from Gibraltar the 9th ; also the Sandwich packet from Lisbon, sailed 12th inst., and the Stantner packet from Lisbon, sailed the 19th inst.; sailed the Lord Melville for Rio and Buenos Ayres; the Brothers, Patterson, for St. John's, and Alert, Classe, for Malaga. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CIT Y, TWELVE o' CLocs. We have numerous arrivals this morning, both in Foreign Mails and Ship-letters, which will not be delivered till late. Two Lisbon Mails, brought by the Sandwich, of the 12th July, and by the Simmer of the 19th July"; a Malta Mail, by the Eclipse, of the 17th June, sailed from Gibraltar the 19th July, and Cadiz July:21:; a Mail from Rio Janeiro, sailed 24th May, brought by the Pigeon. Singapore Papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the 29th February. The Honourable Governor arrived here in the Nereide on the 19th, and ufter a short stay of five days sailed again on the evening of the 24th inst. for Malacca; the Recorder .sailed this morning for -the same destination. The proceedings at the Sessions have just closed ; the subjects touched on by the Learned Recorder and the Grand Jury have been various, and some of LbUis i niPsitfe r nail4 l iTtgireTt t , aria lil;;"bee i ri e titePea"iii u manner that will be approved of by all who view public gambling places as so many licensed nurseries of crime. According to accounts received at Paris, the Coant Espagne has condemned to death twenty seven of the Nobles of Barcelona, and a great num ber of other respectable persons here, to be trans ported. Consols, which left off yesterday at 88i for the Account, opened this morning at 88i with a heavy market, since which the market has rather improved, and Cot;sols may be quoted at present at 881 with little business doing as yet. The letters from Rio Janeiro have just been delivered, and bring the Exchange at Rio on the 23d May at 25, and the new loan has been contracted for at GO. They do not mention any political information. The Foreign Market remains quite idle at present, and the prices are nominal a. per yesterday. There is no alterat!on in Exchequer Bills, which are 74 5. Three per Cent. Consols, 88 i; Ditto for Aug. 27, SS 1 1; Three per Cent. Reduced, 89i -3- ; Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 983- i; Four per Cent. 1021 .3 4 • Ditto, -1826, 1051 i; Indi a St oc k, 2263- 7:3; Bank Stock, 213 14; India Bonds, 58 60; Exchequer Bills, 74 5. FOREIGX.-Brazilian, 591 ; Buenos Ayres, 211 21; Chilian, 16 17 ; Colombian, 14 16 ; DauisL, 69 ; Mexican, 173; Greek, 12 13; Peruvian, 103 14; Portuguese, 431 4; Russian, 1003 ; Spanish, Brazil Shares, 40 2 pm. TWO O'CLOCK. The Como! Market has taken a turn since the early part of the morning, when they were heavy and done at 88H- for the Account, since which they have improved to 88.1- with an apparently firm market. It was reported at the North and South American Coffee-house, and credited, that accounts are in town of the Government of France having arranged with the Bank of Paris for the loan of 50 millions of francs, 30 millions to be paid immediately, and 20 to be called for Ivhen wanted, at the rate of 3 per cent. This is believed. Extract of a private letter from Rio, May 22 : " Since our last of the 24th ult. our market has again been subject to very material fluctuations, the Exchange on England having got up from 25 to 27 and went down again to 25 ; and it is the opinion of many that we shall experience further fluctuation as long as we have not a more fixed standard of our currency. No doubt is entertained that the present Sessions of the Chambers will give a favourable turn to the finances. Lord Ponsonby and his lady are going to leave in the Granges for England." 7 711714'1.7 O'CLOCK Consols for Account, 88k, sellers. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 881 Danish (39,1 Do. for Ac. 88 -7 ; ; Greek, 1825 Brazilian Bonds 58:-1,- 1 111exican, 1825 171 Buenos Ayres 22 I Peruvian Chilian Do. 17 l Russian 100,1 Columbian, 1824, 16 1 Spanish AWFUL EVENT. —Mr. PARKER of Thorpe Latimore, a farmer much respected, while attending Slea ford market on Monday, was suddenly attacked by para lysis, and dropped in the market in a state of insensibility : in this state he W. 15 carried into a grocer's abop, and when onr communicant left, he was quite senseless.—Newark Times. At the Cape of Good Hope there has been considerable improvement in the demand for ostrich fea thers; the more accept a bl e , ow i ng to the very depressed state in which the trade had been for a long time previ oos!y.—lt was in contemplati on by an intelligent indivi dual to lay down oyster-bed s in Table Bay, for the pur pose of supplying the colony with this article of luxury. CAUTION AGAINS T THE USE OF COPPER vE„Ei,s.—Last week a fitmily in this county suffered ex cessively, and some are still in a dangerous state, from par taking of fruit which had been left with sugar, to dissolve in a copper stew-pan the whole night. Fortunately they did not eat much of it, or the consequences would have been fatal.—Buch Cloroinek, DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, X1,(0O 2d. 74 75 pm. Ditto 500 2d. 74 75 pm. 'Ditto Small 2d. 75 '76 pm. Ditto Commercial — pm Bank for Account India for Account Cons, for Account BSS `74 THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE. Our readers at Portsmouth, we regret to Kay it, have too just cause to complain of he miscarriage of their Papers, but the fault rests entirely with the General Post-office, London. Some two or three months ago a parcel of Papers, for the same destination, missed twice in one week, and although complaint was made to the proper quarter, no notice has been taken of it to this hour ! The mistake, or misfortune, or whatever name will best express it, was the more serious, as the Papers on the two former occasions contained matter of great interest It is remarked among Newsmen, that on almost all occasions wl.en a matter of extraor dinary importance app , ars in the Papers, several of them miscarry. What inference are we to draw from this ? The mischief is doubly grievous, from the disappointment it occasions to the one party and the loss to the other. But so it is—and more's the pity. The subordinate departments in the Post-office may be admirably conducted, hut we think they will bear improvement in this respect, and the sooner the better. HOUSE FALLING IN THE STRAND. This day, at two o'clock, Mr. Sparkes, linen-draper, of No. 3, Southampton-street, Covent- garden, received information from a neighbour that his house, which was situate at the lower end of the street, and being the end one was strongly shored up, was falling, he immediately began removing his stock into his back premises, and him self and a'sistauts were working at it till the upper part of the house gradually separated from the next one, and pre sented a cleft of at least a foot wide ; the Louse was then very properly abandoned. By this time (a quarter past two) the crowd collected to witness the circumstance was so dense as to block up the passage, and about thirty shops on the opposite side of the Strand were obliged to be closed for safety. The greatest anxiety prevailed, as for the space of ten minutes the bending wall kept crumb ling and dropping a few bricks at a time. At length, after two or three rockings and bendiugs, the upper part of the back of the house loosened and fell. Scarcely had the dust cleared up, when a stack of chimnies also parted, and came to the ground. The whole top of the building now tot tered; the part supported by the spars bent in, and the upper floor presented an angle of 45 degrees. At last, after va rious crunablings anal crackings, for ten minutes more, the whole of the upper, and the half of the two next floors, broke away from the main bulk with a dreadful crash. In a moment the most dense clouds of dust coveted the neigh bourhood. The noise equalled thunder ; and the ci owd assembled round the spot scampered off with as much celerity as if the whole neighbourhood was falling. Every one considered himself stifled at least, aud many did not cease running till they passed Exeter Change, which being also pulling down was looked upon with considerable suspicion. Of course, in the confusion, many accidents occurred and some of the crowd (found by mistake) their hands in the pockets of others. A strong body of police were, how ever, quickly on the spot, and restored something like order. The house presented a perfect section of the first and second floors ; the economy of the furniture in the re ►naining parts of the rooms was hardly disturbed although all the furniture that fell was, of course, destroyed, and that remaining must follow its fate, as no one will, pro bably, risk an attempt to recover it. The next house, No. 4, will probably folloAtio remaining.' part of No. 3, as it is terribly bent, with the' top hanging over. Mrs. Sparks' father was dressing at the toli . of the house at the first crack, and had a narrow escape. We understand that no notice to shore up had been received by Mr. Ss,arks, but Mr. Gilbert, for the Commissioners of Woods anal Forests. had propped it up, though ineffectually. We did not hear of any serious accident, but the loss of property must have been great. The prigs were with difficulty kept from the mills, even under the failing house. - - - - -- - THE PARIS POST-OFFICE. The new arrangements at the Paris Post-office for the transmission of letters to England have ex cited some interest in the city, because, at a trifling additional expence, they will enable all our mer chants who correspond with Paris to receive their letters as quickly as by the expresses which have been heretofore employed, by means of which those capitalists who chose to incur the expence, often obtained great and exclusive advantages in the money-market and in commercial transactions. We have received to-day from Paris the copy of a notice recently published by the Post-Office of that capi tal, containing the particulars of these new regula tions, of which the following is a translation " From the Ist of next August inclusive, an estafette shall be despatched from Paris every Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, at five o'clock in the evening, for Calais, with letters from France for England, which will be received at the following stations : " At Paris, at the General Pest-office, or the office is the rue Vivienne, until half-past four, and no later. " In the departments from whence letters fur England are sent to Paris for the purpose of being forwarded, at the post-offices until the bouts of closing. " The amount of postage on letters to go by the estafett es shall be increased by three decimes (six French sous) on the former tariff, in virtue of the law of the 4th July, 1829. " Letters brought to the post-offices, for the purpose of being sent by the estafat.s, must be superscribed by the words, estafette.' Letters from England for France, which, at the re quest of those who send them, are to be forwarded from Calais to Paris, by the return of the estafette, will arrive at Paris on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sun days, and will be distributed the morning of their arrival in the capital, or forwarded the snow day if destined for th c d i p ggr J e C i ghti, similarly to the'letters going, shall pay an additional and progressive postage of 3 declines, agree ably to the law before-mentioned. " Nothing is changed in the ordinary departure of the post for England, by the mail-coaches, or in the return, nor is any alteration made in regard to the previous rates of postage by those conveyances, the departure of letters by estafette, which alone incurs the additional postage (3 dAirnes), being left to the choice of persons expressing their special wish to that effect. " The Councillor of State Director General of the Post, (Signed) " VILLENEU VE. " Paris, July 18." On Sunday, Mr. W. G. LOWE, son of S. LOWE, ERq., of Birmingham, solicitor, made a public re• nunciation of the Protestant religion, in which he had been educated, and solemnly embraced the Catholic religion, at the Roman Catholic Chapel in Tenehard-street, Bristol. Morning Paper. The death of WILLIANt RAWSON, Esq., has been most sensibly felt by all who knew him ; his character for philanthropy was exceeded by few. The Rev. CHARLES WILLIAMS purposes on Sunday next to improve the occasion.—Newark Times. SINGULAR INSTANCE OF FEROCITY IN A RAT.—A gentleman residing in this town, who had a kitten about three weeks old, placed it in the corner of his kitchen for warmth; where it was attacked by a large rat, which actually carried it half way across the floor before he was disturbed in his attempt to destroy his vic tim.— Cite/ten/Lain Chronicle. APOLOGY FOR GETTING DRUNK.--At Leadhills, the mining trade, we are informed, has been for some time back in a very dull state ; but wjaen prices are in any way good, a miner, it i s observed, may make himself half-seas over with impunity ; the reverse, how ever, being at present the case, a poor fellow, who got oftener drunk than his finances warranted, was caught one day lately by the overseer in a state of inebriation.— " Where have you been, Sir," asked the overseer, " you're always getting drunk ?"—" Atwee!, Sir," replied the miner, " it's ower seldom sae—bad we better wages 1 wad be oftener fou."—Dumfries Courier. ANTIQUITIES.—Some more antiquities have been found at Gallows Hill, Carlisle. On Thursday the workmen came to a sepulchral vault, of stone work, very strong, and firmly put together. It was seven feet nine inches long, two feet four inches broad, and two feet six inches deep, and was covered with strong rough pieces of oak. Inside was an oak coffin, within which was another coffin of lead, six feet ten inches long. There were some bones and hair found in it, and also six Roman brass coins, in a most excellent state of preservation. It is probably of very great antiquity, fur the coins are those of ANTOSINUS Plus, who reigned in the year of our Lord ISS. One of the coins has upon it a female head, with the inscription " FAUSTINA AUGUSTA." The vault was about six feet from the surface of the earth.— Cale donian Mercury. DESCRIPTION OF SHUAILA.—We reached Shumla, or Chumla, at about two o'clock, having crossed a very steep ridge of sandy, but well-wooded hills, in which we were caught by a violent storm of snow and rain. Shumla, or Chumla, is called the Thermopylae. of Bulgaria ; and indeed the pass over the mountains which !separate it from the Danube is a very difficult one, but the town itself is commanded by the heights which sur round it on three of its sides, in the shape of a crescent. These heights seem nearly impregnable, and form the chief strength of the fortress, or rather vast entrenched camp. We saw here many tailors and braziers at work, ivhich gave the town an appearance of activity and commerce. There are likewise many vines upon the sides of the sandy hills which nearly surround Shumla, which therefore, I infer, manufactures wine. The Russians have twice ad vanced as far as Shumla, in 1774 and 1810, but have nerer yet taken it. I should consider the fortress unten able in the hands of European troops. Dr. CLARKE in clines to think that Shumla is the ancient Marianopolis, the ca pital of itlmsia Infer:or. It is a large straggling town, ha i :. , - in ni g ar a ly w. p . a a l r l flunked dn a n a d t I n c t e e , ;a 4 l towers, i at considerable commerce in blaziery and clothing. The country round about it might he even beautiful at a more advanced season of the year. Here we took coffee at the khan with the 'rinks, changed horses, and proceeded on towards a village cell d Dragolen, observing on our lift hand, upon the horizon, five very high and remarkable harrows,--Fraiikiand's Condantinople. LAW . INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY) ` COURT OF CHANCERY. JUDGMENT—HODGSON V. MURRAY. The LORD CIIANCELLOR delivered judgment this case today in these terms :—ln this case Hodgson v. Murray, an application was made for° injunction to restrain Mr. Murray from proceediate at law in an action upon a promissory note-7„tl i e promissory note was signed by Mr. Hodgson. facts as they appear on th e bill an d answer °t these, and I believe there is very little dispute ab°,7 o the facts. Hodgson entered into a co n t rac t for t' i purchase of certain premi ses th a t b e l onge d to Rent land Stephenson. He at that time occupied r" ; of the premises as the tenant of R ow l an d St el son. It was agreed that 8,000/. should be paid° o account, and that Hodgso n s ho u ld h ave the opv ° r at the distance of eight months, of renouncing°, repudiating the argeement. This promissory 11 _ 4 °``' the subject of the pres e nt s u it, u p on that 0 1; sion made by Mr. Hodgson, p a y a bl e at et months after date, was delivered over to 1 1 ° 0 . land Stephenson, and it was a part of the eng 9 ir t ,. merit, according to the statement of Hodgson, 17 0. if the contract should go off, the note shoulu he provided for by Rowland Stephenson. Upon 4 ,,,t investigation of the title it turned out that that flei, son was not satisfied, or his legal ad v iser, 0 0 0 consequence he gave up the contract. H e continn 4 however, to occupy for some future time the Par t he the premises he had before occupi e d, an d paid k it rent to Rowland Stephenson. He afterwards g ° l them up; they were then occupied by other pe ° ,°, 0 ': who paid the rent to Rowland Stephenson. w"i it the bill became due, Hodgson states that he thoug there was an end to the transaction. 8,00 .15° Stephenson was a partner in the house of Renog; ton and Co.; he had discounted the promis note with that firm,. when it became due h e arrarS e the transaction with the firm, .got possession o f3 o , note, and struck out his en d orse m e nt. Thi s svas• , 0 1ii state of the facts_ previous to _Murray's being at, connected with the note. Upo n t ransac tions to ' took place between Murray and Rowl an d Stephens o Stephenson told him that he had the means of pru cli : to . ing five per cent. on any m one y th a t m i g h t be put ' l/ 0 ,. his hands. Murray then deposited with him s° o at different times, amounting in the whole almooto 8,000/.; and this promissory not e was put into e i hands as a collateral security. Murr a y obset / that Rowland Stephenson's name was struck ci ll e :t and he presumed it had been struck out after a P r ,,, vious negociation. The explanation given of it Rowland Stephenson was, that he had struck it ° I ., to prevent mistake, by the not e 's g etting into c l ll , culation. He afterwards endorsed the note aga r d From time to time Murray received the interest e, the money he had advanced, until the month of P eer cember, 1828, which was a year and a half o ° l ., the note was due,—when the house failing, that c d e , cumstance led to an explanation, and then a o f mend was made on Hodgson. Upon the fac t° ll this case, if established by evidence, Hodgson have a clear defence at law against Murray- , o r, this is an application to prevent an action at 1 0 , Now, supposing the facts to be all correct, the dorsement of the note, for inst a nce, a n d this troo action with Murray after the note was over-du, e ' o o the equities of the cas e w ill b e a d e f ence in a O r , of Law, and the whole case m a y b e tried 0° There is no defence sugges t e d on t hi s rec ord to 4 action that will not be a valid defence at law, n ti d t think it may be mu c h more sat i s f actor il y a nd Iti- ir more conclusively tried at l aw t h an i t cou ld be n d i' posed of in this Court. Under these circurns t9 liti I think there is :no necessity for my interfering this transaction. THE APPLICATION TO COMMIT TO TH E F LEE.. -A ROSCOMMON AND OTHERS. PCS The parties in this case made their appear ° 0 before the LORD CHANCELLOR in his private rilb, this morning, before he took his seat on the ben but what transpired was not disclosed in public . IN THE MATTER OF WHITE AND METCALF, IS RUPTS.—COMMITTAL OF MR. PROUD TO IsTßWai t to The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, at twelve o'clock , ja terrupted the business of the Court to state, ti t this matter, the 14th List of Commissi on ers 1 ;1! this morning committed Mr. Froud, a Solicit or ' this Court, to Newgat „p e, for refusing to deliver to a deed, and to apply for a writ of habeas c0rp: 14 , 4 bring up the body o f th at gent l eman , a nd to b ed, him immediately on his application to be dischal t , The LORD CHANCELLOR ordered the wr it b e issue,,and said he would hear the application to discharged to-morrow. a nti The SOLICITOR-GENERAL pressed for, obtained leave to have the application heard a5e 111.1 to-day as Mr. Froud could be brought up. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. AN OLD CHANCERY SUIT.— —v . WIIITIO:4 Mr. HORNE said, in this case, his clients obts ill a decree of the Court, in 1820, to receive a 1 °, 1 ; sum of money which th e master h a d re p o rted P e r , were entitled to. When they applied to the executlie of the will under whi c h t h e y were ent itled t" he y y l e e l d d g ' s n ouo o o i d i t t be justified objection, j j i R e e t c s o t t: i i o f: ;cone ground d n p thatay st;1 1 1/ . ut G w o h d a gte : ll. t i lt( p eit a ighi l ae m e eimeexnsieg:chlpitltelo'bnaredsoi pending very t i en s hrt t eg n eo o: di ft) asked ogsti hn was,a that master'shcaa s h e i ,s office,c% e l clients n‘ m vda i g se h xa t a be mmi on use: theoe% x v m e t :a ro roof ; dinary one. It was commenced in the year 1 8 vv„,' j o s 1809 a decree was obtained ; nothing then „-„• done till 1820, when sorre further step was ta' ro : and now, in the year 1829, there appeared ne P o g bability of its coming to a termination ; and, du r L A 5 all these years, no l ess a sum t h an 200,0001. ;II locked up from those entitled to receive it. We ,he of us, your Honour (said Mr. Horne), knoll' t y good attending a long Chan cer y su it t o some O t t o or another—( Laughter)—but really this Wa s ; 1 0 bad-29 years, and little or nothing done. lie not mean to cast any blame on the gentlemen cf p y ducting the cas e ; h e t h oug ht th e y had done all C P ,, - e could ; but he must say other persons might " r found who could do more,and he hoped his Holl°. l would grant this motion. BICKERSTETTI said that he appeared for I : 1 1 executors, under the will of Mr. Gudgeon, wh le v , will formed the ground of the suit of Row e ile Gudgeon, and they objected to' the motion. 4 had several affidavit s s t a ti ng t h at no unn eces 9ll '', delay had taken pl ace , an d f or severa l year s 0 1 1% weeks and month s h a d b een occup i e d i nve stigatl l3l ; accounts. Never w ere men more anx i ous to Ff, lll ' that extraordinary suit to a close. I,it VICE-CHANCELLOR—Inde e d, M r. Bi c k e rste 4. .o is an extraordinary suit. ect Mr. BICKERSTETH—Your H onour w ill tee- I a rs ,e a singular appli ca ti on ma d e t o t h e C ourt so me for since by the defendant in that suit. He apPre' pe leave not to answer a ll th e matters conta ined in, t et bill; for if he was call e d u p on so to do, an d6 k e forth a schedule of all the accounts, it w ould ' the enormous sum of 29,2001. in stamps for e u' copi VICE es alone. ricer , CHANCELLOR—Yes, that fact was tained, and is reported in the books. Mr. BicxEnsTETH—The bill w as filed twenty' nine years since for an account, clients were to look at the enormous documents and tremendous accounts, they would not be surpolo at it not yet being brought to a close. Master pretty well knows what, they are.—(Latighter.).,i The Learned Counsel then read several utlidavn*; which described the voluminous and intricate oat u u t o and if Mr. 11 ° Ine ri ; of the accounts, the length of time every year oee en pied in investigating them, and that there had b e .a , no cessation, except for a shoat time, when it tried to compromise the suit. ide, Several other Counsel appeared on the same 5 but his Honour said he felt satisfied with the L davits, and it was therefore unnecessary to troun'' them. Mr. HoRNE—I must say it is most astonishing to me that 29 years should be spent investigating sny account. The fact is, the executors are the resi; duary legatees, and the money now is at simple and compound interest, by wilich they must benefit, st 4