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rier „, : . FOREIGN' INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Chambres of March 9.) " SECOND EDITION. " (Extracts from the German Journals.) " 111PORTANT NEWS from CONSTANTINOPLE, trrang--..(laughter)—for I se* this measure is to be tarried through this House, though I trust that Providence will guide things otherwise.—(The Hon. Member here paused and rubbed his hand across his forehead, as if to recollect what he was about to say. The pause was interrupted by cries of question.)—A thousand pardons, Gentlemen. —(lmmense laughter, another pause, and renewed cries of question.)—lt is ray duty to express my sentiments to this House—but mind—l do not say that lam exactly right—(laughter)—and if it took me a month of Sundays I will do so.—(Laughter.)—And upon this subject I eould go on for a month of Sundays, and make speeches as long as my arm.—(Renewed laughter.)—But I do not wish to intrude, as the House is disinclined to Lear me, and I will therefore sit down.—(Cries of go on, go on.)—No, I had rather not.—(Great laughter, and renewed cries of go on, go on.)—No, I had much rather not.—(Laughter.) —The Hon. Member then brought up the petition. Lord FORBES presented a petition from Longford, and five other places in favour of the Catholic claims. Sir CHAS. BURRELL presented two petitions frem parishes in Sussex, against further concessions to the Catholics. Mr. F. BUXTON moved for returns of the number of Male Slaves in his Majesty's Colonies ; and also for a number of other returns connected with the Colonies. Mr. LUTTRELL presented a petition from Mine head, against the Catholic claims. Major-General KING presented sixteen petitions of a similar nature from places in King's and Queen's County. Mr. PENDARVES, in presenting a petition from Fal mouth in favour of the Catholic Claims, said it was signed by the majority of respectable inhabitants in that place, and was well worthy the attention of the House. He would take that opportcnity of noticing what had fallen from Hon. Members respecting him (Mr. Pendarves) having given offence to his constituents by exposing the manner in which petitions were got up in Cornwall, and that he had in consequence become very unpopular ; if it was so, he could assure the House that he had heard nothing of it. (Hear, hear.)—Whilst on this subject, he would also allude :;) what had . fallen the other evening from a Noble critic in another place.— (Hear, hear.)—The Noble critic, in a maiden attempt at wit, continued the Hon. Member, alluded to what lie supposed to be my first speech in this House. It would he better, perhaps, fur his Lordship's reputation, if his first attempt at wit should be his last; for I am sure, from what I have heard, I should do in justice to that noble assembly in which lie has lately cut so conspicuous a figure, if I imagined that he could pass for a '• wit among Lords," whilst I am equally sure that he can pass for nothing but " a Lord among wits." The SPEAKER spoke to order. The Hon. Member has all along, run very close to the point of order, but he has now clearly transgressed it, in mentioning, by name, the House of Lords as the place to which he alludes. The Hon Member must be quite aware that it is contrary to the forms of this House to reply to, or comment upon, any thing which may have been said in the other House of Parliament, and, on the same principle, any comment there upon matters stated in this House would he looked upon, by this House, as an encroachment on its privileges.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. PENDARVES.—Sir, I bow with submission to the opinion of the Chair. Ido not certainly, and I never shall, trouble this House with speeches out of season, but I shall ever in a few arid plain words discharge my plain duty honestly to those who sent me here, and fearless of any consequences. I cannot but admire the modesty of those who pretend to be anxious for the true representa tion of popular feeling, and I hope that no such pretenders to patriotism have sought to exercise an undue and un worthy influence over members of this House. I say not these things in resentment of observations made on my. self, which my constituents will treat, as I de, with dis dain; but in vindication of those whose opinions it is my duty to represent, and with whole feelings it is my pride and delight to know that I heartily sympathize. The petition was then brought up and ordered to be printed. Sir E. KNATCI-111ULL presented petitions from Rams- Ptai Foots Cray, and several other places, against the Ca tholic claims. _ Major-General O'NEIL presented several petitions from the county of Antrim, Ireland, against the Catholics. General HART presented petitions against the Catholics, from Templemore and other places in Ireland. Lord F. OSBORNE presented a petition from the pa rish of Royston in favour of the A MEMBER presented a petition from Hutton Grims by against the Catholics, Mr. VAN HOMRIGH presented petitions from Doyle, in fayour of the Catholic claims. Mr. N. CALVERT presented a petition in favour of the Catholic claims, from Hitchin. Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT rose to bear testimony to the great respectability of the signatures to this petition. No exertion bad been triode to get signatures to it, but be waa sorry to say that had not been the ease ou the other side, as every misrepresentation had been made to influence ignorant people in the country. Mr. BENETT presented a petition from Melkaliam, for the repeal of the House aid Window Tax. Me. FAZAKERLY presented a petition from a pa rish in Lincoln, in favour of the Catholics. Mr. BALFOUR presented a petition against concession from Pittenvreem, county Fife. Lord MILTON presented a petition from a parish of the West-Riding of York, in favour of the claims ; also another to the same effect from other places. Mr. ROBARTS presented a petition from the Dis senters of Maidstonz in favour of concession. Mr. OTWAY. CAVE presented a similar petition from the Society for Civil and Religious Liberty, Leicester. Sir J. SNELLEY presented a petition to prohibit the use of children in climbing chimnies, from Lewes. Lord MILTON moved for certain returns of the export of foreign wheat, rape, beans, peas, meal, flour, &cc. Mr. SADLER presented petitions from several parishes in York and Lincolnshire, against concession. Mr. SANDERSON presented a petition from the Brunswick Constitutional Club of the county of Cavan. The House then adjourned. -4. t,11111.. rbr XT EXPRESS. " A change in the highest dignity in the empire has just taken place, for which nobody was prepared, and which WAS not accompanied by any of those deplorable scenes which cause consternation in the public, or even in the bosom of some families. The Sultan has thought fit to withdraw the seals from Izzet Mehemet, the late Capitan Pacha, who was rained to the dignity of Grand Vizier hardly three months ago. A capidtchi-baschi has been sent to Shinnla to announce to him his discharge. He is not formally disgraced : Rodosto, on the coast of the Sea of Marmora, is assigned him for his residence. " The Sultan has appointed for his successor Redschid Pacha, now Seraskier of Romelia, celebrated fur the taking of Missolonglai, and of Acropolis, and equally famous for having suppressed the insurrection of the celebrated Ali Pacha, of Janina : the firman containing his nomination has been transmitted to him to Arts, at the same time he received orders to proceed immediately to the Danube. " The cause of the deposition of the late Grand Vizier is said to be the extreme dissatisfaction of the Sultan at the little energy which he has shown since the taking of Varna. " Halil Pacha, who distinguished himself in many en gagementa during the last campaign, is appointed Caimacan to the Grand Vizier! " On the 7th of February, the Sultan suddenly embarked on the Sea of Marmora : it is thought that he will land at Rodosto, to have an explanation with his late Grand Vizier, whom he had ordered to go thither. " It is affirmed, that the Porte has at length named ti e island to which it is willing to send agents, to treat of the flails of Greece. " The Sultan has received the important news that se veral Paellas having, by his orders, resumed offensive opera tions in Livadia, not only the progress of the arms of the Greeks is stopped, but the town of Livadia itself, which lied fallen into their hands, has been retaken by Mahorned Pacha. Omer Paella, of Neeropont, has also taken the field, for the purpose of entirely driving from the provinces to the north of the Isthmus of Corinth the Greeks who have come from the Peloponnesus under the command of Detnetriuslipsilanti. " News has been received from the island of Candia that the blockade of that island by the French and English has entirely ceased, and that a division of Egyptian troops from Alexandria has since landed there. It is added, that the schooner of Baron Reinneck, a well-known Philhellene, who organized the insurrection in Candia, hair fallen into the hands of the Egyptians." FSZNCH FUNDS.—PARts, Maacn 9.—Five per Cents. ez div. 108 f. 10c., 108 f. 108 f. se. 10c.; Three per Cents., 78f. I Oc., 78f. 7Sf. 5c., 77f. 95c., 7Sf. sa. ; Bank Steck, 1,860 f. ; Naples Stock, 82f. 50e. ; Royal Spanish Loan, ; Haitian Loan, 525 f. Exchange on London, ene month (paper), isf. 35c. ; (money), 26f. 80e. ; three months Of. 20e.--Cours Anthentique. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF' LORDS.-(LAST NIGHT.) Sir ALEXANDER GRANT and others brought up the Marine Mutiny Bill, and the Exchequer Bills' Bill, which, together with some private Bills, were read a first time. The Secretary of the Milbank Penitentiary brought up the Annual Accounts of the past year. The Loan MAYOR and others brought up the St. Katherine Docks Amendment Bill. Lord SHAFTESBLTRY moved that an humble Address he sent to the King, praying that his Majesty would be graciously pleased to order a Report of the National Vaccine Establishment to be laid on their Lordships' table.—Or dered accord;ngly.—Their Lordships adjourned a few minutes after Fire o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMON *.--(LAST NIGHT.) The LORD MAYOR brought up the St. Katherine Docks Amendment Bill, which was read a third time and passed. Mr. C. DI;NDAS presented a petition from Berkshire against concessions. Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY presented two petitions, one from Salop and another from Wolverhampton, in favour of the Catholics. Sir W. ROWLEY presented petitions in favour of con s:eta:one, from Stowmarket and Hadley, Suffolk. Mr, MACKINNON presented a petition from Ipswich aTairast concessions. Mr. F. WILSON presented similar petitions from Don caster, Ragby, Halifax, Cottingliana, and other places is Yorkshire. Mr. SADLER presented petitions from Grange and other places in favour of concessions. Sir C. COOTE presented a similar petition from tie parish of Donoughmore, and other petitions from the same place, against the Sub-letting and Vestry Acts. Mr. FELLOWES presented a petition from Bury, Iluatingdon, against the Catholics. Mr. EGERTON presented a similar petition from Roshohn, Cheshire. Mr. ( 0 ) .RY presented a petition from Tyeone, signed by 17,000 persons, against the Catholics ; and seven others from different places in the same county. ord BINGHAM preeented a similar petition from Rubbin, and four other parishes in Ireland, in favour of the Catholics. Mr. HOULDSWORTH presented a petition containing 4,500 signatures from Newton Abbott, Devon, against the Catholics. Lord EBRINGION begged to have the petition, which wee very short, lead over, After this had been done the Noble Lord contended that no person who was friendly to the Catholic Claims could refuse toaign this petition, as there was not a word in it that could entitle persons to call it a petition against the Catholics. He begged to direct the attention of the Huse to some most intlaminatory hand bills, which had been distributed in the county of Devon, is order to inflame the minds of the people against the Catholics. The Noble Lord then read extracts from the hand-bills, and observed that the naosst scandalous part of the transaction was that these bills were distributed at the gate of a most amiable Roman Catholic es'ehleman, L o rd Clifford, whose conduct both in social and public life would give the lie most pointedly to the scandalous al legations in those bills, and it was chiefly to the conduct of that Noble Lord that the people of Devoe bad followed the mild course evisich they bad. Sir E. KNATC,BnuLL hoped, as the Noble Lewd sais,lha would have no objection to sign that petition. that he sheoid have the honour of the ~fable Lord's vote with h'inself; for when be (Sir E. K.) looked at the petition, and found that it recommended the preeerseetion of the Constitution of 1489, and when lie coupled that sentiment with the observation of the Right Hon. Secretary of State, that the present measure would break in upon the Constitution of 1688, he must look upon the petition as being opposed to the present measure.---(Hear, hear.) Lord EIIiIINGTON, in reply, regretted that the Thou. Baronet had had recourse to the old worn out subject of the Constitution of 168S.—(Lanahter.) That subject was actually worn threadbare. Mr. TRANT observed, that the Noble Menthes having alluded :o the worn-out Constitution—(A laugh)—of 168s1, he eameidered it necessary to inform him that the old Coteetitutioo- had lasted longer than the new one would. --(Hear, hear, am; loud laughter.) Col. WILSON poesented a petition against the Catho lics, from a place in the county of York. The Hon, Lem her !aid, that if he had t management of Ireland, ltd would soon pacify it. It wax a fine country, mid he would rid it of the mischief-naaklei priests. Our Con stitution should be preserved entire ,2,pd unaltered.— It was through that Constitution, he said, meet the country under Divine Providence had arrived at its present glorious minimum of prosperity. (Great laughter.) If he heal the management of matters he would give up Sierra Leone to the Pope—(immense laughter)—and he would send those who were discontented in Ireland to Sierra Leone. (Laughter.) I would insist, said the Hon. Gentleman, that the bendholtiers should reside six mantissa of the year in beimd upon ehrir estates , and I would reoominea every well disposed family to have a little piece of land. (Great laughter.) All that gavel disposed people require is' a pc-- woe garden. (Renewed laughter.) A potatoe gardea I w o uld give to every well disposed person, snd in a few years I would make Ireland as quiet as a 'nab-pond. (In creased Laughter.) But it will sect quiet Ireland to tar up our Constitution anti give it to the Paoists.—(Hear, hear.) —Sir, nay opinion of Popery may lee exprassed in thole words : " Give it connivance, it will seal; toleration : " Toleration obtained, it will seek an equation : " Ascendancy once gained, it will never stop short, " Till our Protestant Church to subversion is brought." (Much laughter,) This, Sir, is the essence of Popery. I say that our Pro testant Constitution has pushed this country to the mini isnutn of its glory—(Laughter)—aini I ask every honest Protestant, " Will you gi ve it up ?—will you give it up?' (In a louder tone and in the midst of. peals of laughter ro .) ; n ri ad I EXTENSIVE VIOLATION of the GRAVE. Extract of a letter from a Glasgow Gentleman, at present resident in Maybole. " Maybole, March 6, 1828. " For a considerable time past there has existed a sus pietoa that the trade of disinterring bodies from the graves of tins burying-ground of the parish of Kirk michael, county of rkyre, has been curried on. On the morning of Thursday, the bth instant, the populace insisted on the right of opening graves, where re cent interment had taken place; the parish Minister resisted this attempt, advising a snore regular mode of proceduva, but the anxiety to ascertain the fate of their friends and companions was tee powerful to admit of suck delay, and to work they went. In the first instance they were too successful, fur the empty coffins realised their fears. This prompted on the work of ex amination, and, at the close of the day, there were seven two graves, where interment had taken place within the last sic months, which were robbed of their inmates. • To-day, the 6th, .ha work of examination was continued, and four more have been found in the same situation ; time scene is melancholy—the emrty coffins are brought up, and the dead clothes, fresh and white, exhibited across the graves ; the relatives are rushing from every past of the parish to knew the fate of their departed friends, ao it is not easy to describe the anguish they feel when their removal is discovered. The perpetrators have, in some instances, left the bodies of such as have not ' suited their purpose in a situation too shocking to de scribe. I visited the place, and was not a little surprised to sea it work of this kind done by the populace, without any trader 0 direct their movements, with as much calm ness anti outer as it this)/ had been paying the last tribute due to those they esteem. The Sheriff will be on the ground to-morrow, to invests ate i&rt!';gr into this matter." —Glasgow Herald. DAvoLuTioN OF THE COAL COMBINA- TioN.—_—Thz gw.nbination, cr vend, of coals at Newcastle and the neighbouchod has fallen to pieces, in consequence of the seceding of some of .the principal coal owners. They had preciously limited their sale O.' eozls according to the ote;lt of each pit. Immediately on the crs!olution of this a6osn44tion coals fell four shillings per chaldron at the pit's mouth. • UHELTENIf MARCH 9.--Yesterday morning the Gloucester mail-coach from London did not ::,rive here till a quar t e r •p ast nine o'clock, owing to its having crwrienced an upset, between three and four o'clock, atont a :111e on this side of Oxford. It was full inside and out. Fortuo4.tely, only two persons were in jur4, but they were very serious!" bruised, from being thrown of!' the roof. The coachman, gua,“l, and passen, gers, were busily oc,uped for two hours in untoani.,6 and rerloading the coach, and in righting her, before they could proceed, The vehicle sustained no :mall degree of injury. ExkcuTlol4.-43ne Jameson, poriletecl of the murder of her own moths", ;441 condemned to death ut the Assizes just ended pt ,Newcutiei Nis been executed pursuant tO sentence. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1829. By an Express from Constantinople it appears that an important change has taken place in the mind of the SULTAN, with respect to his recent favourite the new Grand VIZIER, who, as Capitan Pachs, had so gallantly defended Varna. The SULTAN has expressed great dissatisfaction at the little energy displayed by the new Grand VIZIER during the winter months, and ever since the cap ture of Varna. He has therefore appointed for his successor REDSCIIID PACLIA, the Seraskicr of Ro melia, celebrated for his exploits at Missolonghi, the Acropolis, both of which he captured, and for his triumph over die enterprising Au PACUI of Janina. If the SULTAN really feels displeased at the Grand VIZIER for inactivity, it is pretty presumptive proof that a winter campaign was seriously intended, and would, no doubt, hare been persevered in but for the extreme inclemency of the weather. The appointment of the new Grand VIZIER implies that the SULTAN is firmly bent on prosecut ing the war, and if he persists in that intention be will no doubt find the Russians in a congenial temper. Botl► parties may waste much treasure and b'ood for the first three months, but we do not appre hend that any striking advantage will be gained by either, as both must have greatly recruited their strength and repaired the disasters of the last campaign. By the middle of July the Allied Powers, if necessary, can interfere with effect, and enforce a cessation of hostilities, unless by that period the belligerents get tired of the struggle. When the question of Catholic Eman cipation is once settled, the little finger of England will have more weight in the Councils of Europe, than her warlike remonstrance from a divided Ad ministration paralyzed by a still more divided and disunited people. If, as the Earl of WINCIIILSEA observed the other night in the House of Lords, " extraordinary meusurei ever produce extraordinary men," the secret of Colonel WILSON'S late unexpected and brilliant bursts of eloquence will be at once explained. He has evidently been drawn forth by the Catholic Question—that influential and absorbing Question, which not content N 1 ith having already given the Archbishop of TuAm to the Lords, has now made a present of the Gallant Colonel to the Commons. We are at all times averse to in. vidious comparisons, or we might institute a parallel between the oratorical excellencies of these two " extraordinary " Brunswickers, each of whom has manifestly been called forth, like ON CINNATUS from his farm, to save his afflicted country. We might shew how the Archbishop excelled in serious argument, and the Gallant Colonel in playful humour; how each possessed his own espe cial favourite; how MOSES was the hero of the one, and O'CONNELL of the other; and how the Arch bishop electrified the Upper, in the same way that the Gallant Colonel now paralyses the Lower House. Such, were we inclined to institute it, would be the style and character of our com parison. But, alas, we have no spirit for the task I The consciousness, the dreadful consciousness that both these " extraordinary" Brunswickers are ranged under the banners of Ultra Toryism; that their gigantic intellects are employed in the propagation of Intolerance; and that the Gallant Colonel in particular, not satisfied with his own convincing logic, has pointed it with wit, embellished it with fancy, and strengthened it by poetic quotations from Ahnanacks of the past, and Placards of the present day—the consciousness, we repeat, that such is the case, and that such are the enemies opposed to Emancipation, subdues our buoyant feelings, and almost for bids us to hope. In this spirit, we can only pray that the cause of justice may prevail, even though the Archbishop of Timm and the Gallant Member fcr York be both energetically opposed to it. The Prussian State Gazette of the 6th inst. notifies some important changes which have been made in the staff of the Russian army destined to resume the war in Turkey. Count WITTGENSTEIN has resigned the command-in-chief, and has been succeeded by Count DIEBITSCIL We suppose that these chnges in the Russian army have induced the SULTAN to make a corai.pcnding change in his : PETERSEURGH, FEB. 23. His Majesty the Emperor has graciously permitted Field IVarehtil Count Wittgenstein to lay down the chief corn mend of the second army., Me Lealtlt Levlog cuffereti ex tremely from the fatigues of the last campaign. On the same day (21st Feb.) General Count Diebitsch, chief of his Majesty's staff, was appointed commander-in chief of the second army ; General Baron Toll is appointed chief of the stiff of the second army. Major-General Buturlin, Quarter-Master General of the same army, and General Count Paskewitch commander-in-chief of the army of the Caucasus, with all the privileges of the commander-in-chief of a great army in the field. The Journal of St. Petersburgh contains a letter from Varna, which gives an account of the present state of that place. When the Russians entered it, the town seemed as if it had been in ruins for ages, and three weeks were em ployed in removing and burying the dead bodies of men and animals which lay in the streets. They then proceeded to repair the works, which were put in a complete state of defence in six weeks. A Court of Justice, composed of the principal inhabitants of Varna, has been established, and two hospitals fitted up, each capable of containing two thousand beds, and supplied with every thing necessary. One of the mosques has been converted into a church, where divine service was performed for the fist time on St. Alexander's Day, and Te Dean celebrated by the Archbishop Philotiseus. On that day, too, the sound of the bells rejoiced the hearts of the Christians for the first time since the taking of Varna by the Turks. All this has been done by the exertions of General Roth and Adjutant-Ge neral Golowin. Brussels Papers of the 11th instant, contain the ollowing : BRUSSELS, MAACK 8. The following is the proposed address of the States- General to his Majesty, moved in the Second Chamber by Messrs. Corver iloofft and Letton, which was referred to the Sessions for examination : The undersigned declare, that by virtue of Article 114 of the fundamental law, they propose that besides laying the petitions on the table (supposing the Chamber to de cide this first question in the affirmative) a respectful ad diess to he presented to his Majesty by the States-General of the purport and tenor following:— " Sire,---Petitions addressed to the second chamber of the States-General from different parts of the kingdom, by a great number of our fellow-citizens, Lave recommended to its consideration wishes which, for the moat part, imme diately regard the first principles of legislation, and the basis of our political system. "The Charober,after having heard and discussed the report of its special committee, has ordered that petitions be laid on the table, to enable its members to make such proposals as they may judge necessary. " Iloweverota the importance of the objects demands mature deliberation, as too much light cannot be thrown on them , and as it is notorious that several of them already engage your Majesty's attention, the States-General, Sire, think it their duty on this occasion to give besides to your Majesty a pledge of their confidence and of that of the nation, by laying before you the report of the committee of petitions, which is a faithful statement of all the wishes which are expressed in them, fully convincA that in your wisdom you will discern those which deserve to be taken into con sideration, and appreciate the measures they call for. " The States General are firmly persuaded that every con- stitutionsl communication between the different branches of the Legislature, with a view to afford mutual informa tion, cannot but cement the harmony which it is so desirable to maintain between them, and contribute to the progressive developement of our institutions, and to insure more and more to the acts of the government, and to the laws their real force, that which they deserve from the general confidence." The proposed address to be transmitted to his Majesty, in the forma which is usual for proposals originating in the Second Chamber. Depoaited in the Bureau of the President, March 3,1829. (Signed) C. LETTON. d. CORVER HOOFT. We are happy to perceive, by an Advertisement in our front page, that Mr. PEEL'S speech—the most important—the most glorious—because the most nationally interesting speech that was ever uttered in Parliament, is about to be published in an authentic shape by the express permission of the Right Honourable Gentleman himself. The Proprietors of the " Mirror of Parliament," a work, which from its intrinsic merit and singular correctness, should adorn every library and public institution in the kingdom, arc to publish Mr. PEEL'S great speech, which will be sold at 52, Parliament street ; and by Messrs. LONGMAN and Co.; RIDG WAY and Son ; CALKIN and BUDD ; ITATCHARD and Sons ; PARBURY and ALLEN ; Mr. BOOKER, and all other Booksellers. In presenting a petition last night from Falmouth in favour of the Catholic Claims, Mr. PENDARVES took the opportunity of indirectly contradicting the report that the majority of the inhabitants of Corn wall were hostile to Emancipation, by observing that his constituents in that county heartily sympathised with him in all his opinions and feelings on the great question. This is an admission that at once destroys the slanderous rumours so industriously put forward both in the Upper and the Lower House by the reckless advocates of intolerance. Cornwall, it seems, is on the whole favour able to the Catholic claims ; and so we firmly believe, if the truth could be fairly made known, are nine out of ten of the fifty-two English counties. It is in the small obscure towns and villages only, where the inhabitants, compara tively speaking, are fixed to the spot, and have bad but few opportunities of weeding out the prejudices of their childhood, that the spirit of bigotry is alive. Iu the more influential and wealthy and populous districts, it is benumbed, if not extinct. Such are the inferences which naturally suggest themselves on a perusal of Mr. PENDARVES'S brief, but pertinent and sarcastic speech. The very great importance of obtaining full and honest returns of the Corn sold in the markets from which the average price is struck for the Gazette, to govern the importation of foreign grain, wag noticed in our Paper of the .sth instant, and the subject is highly interesting. The deficiency of the returns was admitted at a Meeting of the Corn Merchants, Factors, &c. in the Corn Exchange, at Liverpool, on Friday last, when it was resolved— That great irregularity in making returns to the Corn Inspector has existed since the passing of the last Corn Bill;" and this is co►►sidered to apply also to the returns from London and throughout Eng land. We have this day inserted extracts from the existing Statute, with an able letter (copied from the Liverpool Albion), which clearly shews that the great deficiency in the returns, is owing to a defect in the Act, and that until that is remedied, and the returns duly enforced, the prices of Corn, as returned for the Gazette, are made up on insufficient and irregular data, contrary to the broad and equitable principle contemplated by the Legislature, and that consequently, such returns operate to the prejudice of the agricultural interests of the United Kingdom. We this day insert the Resolutions of a numerous and highly respectable Meeting, recently held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of the Rail-way communication between that great commercial town and the city of Carlisle. The measure has just come before Parliament, under the auspices of Lord Lowrima, and we are happy to understand there is every prospect of a Bill speedily passing through both Houses of the Legislature, authorizing the sub scribers to commence this important national un dertaking immediately. An admirable speech, de livered by JAa n Losu, Esq., on the occasion of the Meeting, at Newcastle, to which we strongly in vite the attention of our readers, will also be found in another part of our impression this day. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT °lsm &CLOCK. Bank stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons S 6 as 3 ii % New Ditto — S,l per Cent, shut Ex. 8i115,.£1,000 2d. 54 55 pm. Ditto !Ted. shut (Ditto .500 'ld. 54 55 pm. 4 per Cent. 101%51 ,Ditto Small Ditto, 1426 Bunk 1.. Ann. India Stock shut ; ;India for Account Ditto Bonds 44 pm. (Cons. for Aect fcli 7 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'CLOCX. Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds 6l!,', ,Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds Chilian Bonds — Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New Ditto, 1824 IS% Russian 911.,', Danish Greek Bonds 1823 — Ditto, 1825 — French Rentes, 5 ii. c. —f —c. 0 uatimala — Exchange —f. —c Mexican Bonds — 3 per cent. Th. 7.5 c. Ditto, 1825 23.% Exchange Exchange 251.35c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONX O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Shave Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at Si. pm.) £2O Ditto National 5 Protector Insurance Comp. ...... General Steam Navigation Co. 14 £1 3 6 PRICKS OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 0. Bank Stock - St. Patrick lnqur. (per sh.) Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3 per cent 94% National Ditto — Ditto, New I 4 per Cent lO l. Hibernian Bank Goy. Deb. 3!4 per cent.... 95% IProyincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock ......... Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock — :lmperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. C,cmmercial Buildings MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 1 0 Hamburgh 2 O Brazil 0 Buenos A♦ree 1 0 Jamaica 1 Dublin 0 0 Leeward Island, ... 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 1 1 France 0 0 Malta 0 1 Gctt , nburgh 1 0 Mexico O Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO—MORROW. Jf-rniog ... 9 minutes after 8. I Evening ...41 minutes after 8. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TwRLvE o' CLocr. The Consol Market is very dull to-day; Consols, which left off yesterday at 861 for Money, and at 87 for Account, opened at the same prices this morning, and remain so at the present time. In the Foreign Market nothing doing. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Money, 86i ; for Account, 87. THREE 0' CL 0 CMG Consols for Money, 864 ; for Account, 87. FOUR O'CLOCK.-- Consols 86,-1 Do. for Ac. 87 Brazilian Bonds 611 Buenos Ayres Chilian Do. Columbian, 182418 a CLOSING PRICES. Dattisla 641 Greek, 1825 14 Mexican, 1825 23i Peruvian Russian 941 Spanish Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships—viz. Captain Henry Gribble, Repulse, Madras and China ; Captain Robert Scott, Vansittart, China direct ; Captain George Prohyn, Minerva ; and Captain Charles Thomas Grenville, Madras and Bengal. The country around Thebes is very far from exhibiting the arid and sterile appearance which is gene rally supposed. The vegetation, on the contrary, is rich and varied, and the villages around are very populous. The large monumenis of this " eternal city," almost all be long to that period of time which followed the expulsion of the pastoral inhabitants, about 2,000 years before the Christian era. THE SCOTTISH REGALIA.—It is no bad earnest of the influx of visitors that may be expected this year in our northern capital, that numbers of individual■ have already paid their respects to these highly prized relics. Last year the numbers exceeded that of the preced ing year by one thousand persons.—Edinburgh Advertiser. Mr. Waldy, the proprietor of Don Saltero's Coffee-house, in Chenies-row, Chelsea, was yestc-day fined 20s. at Queen-square Office, for serving liquor during the hours of Divine Service, on Sunday afternoon. GRAND DIRGE FOR THE LATE POPE.— This morning a grand dirge and funeral service for the late Pope, Leo the Twelfth, were performed at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Moorfields. The business of the Post-office has been in creased beyond all precedent, by the subject which now so much interests all parts of the country ; and we are in formed that the mail coaches not being sufficient to bring up the multitude of petitions, additional conveyances have been hired for that sole purpose. Chandos-street is ROW blocked up, owing to the dangerous stste of some of the houses at the western ex tremity. The early lambs this year have come to mar ket of a more than ordinary else and fatness. The New Literary Journal entitled " The Weekly Review," promises to become as necessary a com panion for the library and drawing-room as any of its elder competitors for public favour. The numbers 9 and 10, just published, contain among a variety of other ar ticles of great interest, a masterly sketch of the Italian Opera in England, from the earliest times to the present day, including anecdotes of all the principal performers, among whom stand conspicuous : Nicolini Grimaldi, Anastasia Robinson, krancesea Cuazoni and Fanatics Bordoni, (the Pasta and Sontag of the day), Farinelli, Caffarelli, Giardini, La Afingotti, Rauszini (the tutor of Brabant), Gabrielli, Banti, Billington, Mara, Catalini, Pasta, Sontag and Pisaroui. The Lord Provost has declined to call a meet ing of the inhabitants on the subject of the Catholic Ques tion, and the gentlemen who presented the requisition to his Lordship have also deemed it inexpedient to appeal to a public meeting, but have prepared petitions against con cession, for the signatures of all who are of the same way of thinking on the subject.--Edinburgh Advertiser. DIVORCES IN THE NETHERLANDS.---FrOM 1215 to 1825, out of 430,000 marriages in the Nether lands, there were 605 divorces. The proportion of divorcee to the number of marriages was in the northern provinces as 1 to 227 ; and in the southern, 1 to 3,317. The calendar of the prisoners for trial at Dorchester Assizes, contains the names of twenty-fire offenders, and some for very serious offences. There is one for infanticide, one for shooting with intent to murder, one for horse stealing, one fur sheep-stealing, and three for burglaries.—Bath Chronicle. Cabriolets have been recently established in Paris, in which the fares are paid at so much per minute ; for a quarter of an hour 60 centimes (about 6d. English) are charged ; and for every minute over, 2i centimes, about one farthing. Dials are placed in each cabriolet, to prevent disputes about time. The schooner Corsair, Smith, of and from Aberdeen, for London, with paving stones, run upon Whitby rock on Sunday morning : the vessel has since drifted behind the east pier, and will be a total wreck.— The master and mate were saved by the life-boat ; the re mainder of the crew, four in number, and a passenger, were unfortunately drowned. —Hull Packet. RESURRECTION EXPLOSIONS.—It appears by a letter that we have received from Mr. Thomas Cle mishaw, gun-stnith, of Eaaingwold, that he has invented a spec'es of artillery to fix in coffin lids, and which will explode and blow up any resurrectionist that may attempt to invade the sanctity of the grave without the least da mage to the coffin.—lceds Mercury. Sir Theodore Mayerne, a celebrated physi cian, about the beginning of the seventeenth century, pre scribed a poWder for the gout, one of the ingredients of which was " the raspings of a human skull unburied." OPENING OF THE JUNCTION DOCK BRIDGE.—On Saturday the iron bridge connecting White friar-gate with Waterworks-street, was thrown open to the public. The York mail passed over it, on its arrival in town, on Saturday night. We understand, however, that the Royal Union coach had stolen a march upon them ; th a t coach h av i ng passed over at six in the morning, the workmen haying been prevailed upon, by certain irre si3tible arguments, to lower the bridge for that purpose.— Hull Pocket. A CitoP-HOUSE.—Not less curious than the talk of the chop-houses is their silence. Two strangers meet in one box, and sit at one table; and to an English man, there cannot be a greater stranger than an English te spoons or playing with the salt; till, himself man. While one is read i n g the news p a per , the other w ill se length, dinner arrives, and his mouth is opened. It is curious to see how a pp arentl y constrained an d awk ward are the movement s of persons who in these houses ar e alone, yet not a l one. They look as if they thought that with spinning h amuse they were seen, yet seem to try to regulate their movements as if they were altogether unseen. This is the embarrass ment of people who would be observed without being sup ' posed to know it; they love to be thought much of, but are ashamed to be looked at. True ease results from in difference to eyes and observations, and is acquired only by constant intercourse. Society rubs off all the awkwardness of character...-Atlas. SITIPPINCI INTELLIGENCE-(TMA DAY•) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCY 11.-Wind B. by S.... Arrived tr° S London, the Richard, and Sibella, for Jamaica. • , PORIVIIOUT/1, MARCH 11.—Wind E. by 5 ..•-Arrive s from London, the Madras, Beach, for Madras. PLYMOUTH, NIAIRCK 10.-Wind B.—. Arrived Keen, from Gijon ; Amanthea, Bartlett, from St. &ball- tiana. Off Port, the Sir D. Ogilby, and Ulysses, from St. Sebastiana. DA RTIIOUTII, /MRCS 10.—Wind E.—Arrived t l4 Bellora, Tyrer, from Santander. _ Gneznocr, MARCH 9.—Arrived the Wilson, Situr son, from St. Andrew's, N. B. Sailed the Mary, Ni.Dougall, for Grenada. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. COOK V. COLLIXILIDGE. Pill% Cook, the plaintiff in this case, appeared in poll° at the sitting of the Court, to make a oomplaint to is Loan Cuancxt.r.oa of a most gross fraud practised by o s 6 of the Members of the profession. The Loan CHANCILLOR enquired if Mr. Cook's &PO' cation was not in the nature of a motion, and being answered in the affirmative, observed that it was competent for him to make it to-day, inasmuch 0 the party against whom the application was made los 6l have personal notice that it was Mr. Cook's intention 0 make such a motion. Mr. Cook promised to give the necessary notice, and al l Loan Cuancer.Loa intimated that the motion might W brought on on Thursday next. FKEKMAX V. FAIRLIX. This case, the facts of which have been so often WO the public, occupied the Court the whole of the day, uP 4211 a petition, praying for a reference to the Master, or the direction of a third issue. The ground stated in the p et '' tion for coming to the Court was the discovery of 0 tremely important evidence relative to the marriage of Jobo Holdham, the intestate. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. 151141;LT V. GEDDES AND DAILAOW. The Court was occupied the whole morning in hearing arguments of Counsel in tkis case, which is a petition i 0 bankruptcy, and does not possess a single point of interest, but is likely to last the entire day. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusirec) ST. JAMES'S. g 2 l a Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .......... £2 sto - 0 Best New Meadow Hay 2 15 9 4 4 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 10 d Clover Hay 3 S ! 0 Oat Straw £1 12 to £1 16 I Wheat Straw 1 16 ^ A good supply, and a dull trade; laical as last quoted- S. Coarse heavy Lowland ELD Meadow Hay ....-..-.....42 5 to - e l 0 b Best New Meadow Hay S 2 15 4 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 0 0 4 Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s S .. Generally 3 5 1 10 Oat Straw A good supply, and a dull trade; prices barely stational'''. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence came W town between eleven and twelve o'clock yesterday tnoruing, to their teinpoaary residence in SL James's-place, fro their seat in Bushy-park. The Duke remained there dal' ing the day, and was visited by the Duke of Gloucester and several noblemen and gentlemen. The Duchess visite,' the Princess Augusta, and. accompanied her Royal Hie e ness to the King's Palace at Kensington, to pay visits W the Duchess of Kent and the Princes. Sophia. 11 0 Duke and Duchess of Clarence returned to Bushy-park tv the afternoon. Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, had a long conference with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterdalo at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affai r !' His Excellency has so far recovered from the effects of hl late accident as to be able to walk with the aid 'of a stick' The Chancellor of the Exchequer ryas . e .d r better yesterday, but was not su ffi ciently recovered to .10*'" the house ; the Right Hon. Gentleman was visited, by V. Fitzgerald. The Duke of Athol', the Earl of Haddingta n ► and Lord Rolle, visited Sir G. Murray yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Ellenborough and Mr. V. Fitzgeral d transacted business at the Forei g n-office yesterday. The Earl of Harrowby visited Earl Bathurst yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Ellenborough entertained the C‘ b enu inet Ministers to dinner yesterday, at his residence naught-place. Lord Ene6mbe, the grandson and heir to the , title and estates of the Earl of Eldon, who has just o :" ° , e . into Parliament. for Lord Falmouth's borough of Truro , expected to make his political debut on the second read'" of the Emancipation Bills. tt Last night the Oratorio of " The Messitil l was performed at Drury-lane. The house was well a respectably attended. • His Excellency rode through town on Satur day,a nd attendedaccompanied twboy serv a ntsseveral i n N u o n h d le r s e:R eu li y a . Gf ii t t i i e s e r i: ealleney visited the Viceregal Lodge at the Pak, an d turned to the Castle by Sackville-street, after viewiug the squares at the north side of the city.—Deb/iu 00°14 Post. soluTtiohne tCollege a omfaPrbileyssilacbianins havin g S t . James'spsea r as Chu b et i the memory of Sydenham, Abernethy said, " the revive was done professionally, they gave him the stone." The " Catholic Question," has had one ' h ad effect at least, that of driving from Brighton an unus s t 2l ; large proportion of visitors. We have reason to bell— that tradesmen find business much more dull than s t same period last year.—Bri9hton Gazette. The editor of a newspaper about to be _staff in Ireland, quotes the authority of Burke for a.senteraca the followin g effect : —Books are read by the whole c°ll3; munity, bu t newspapers are perused by the remainder. The superiority of newspapers must be evident. Wednesday evening, between seven and eigh t ; a respectable man entered the shop of Messrs. Miers Field, jewellers, 111, Strand, and asked to be shown ' gold seal and key laying in the window, which he bar; gained for, and tendering for payment a 51. note ' whi c t i li took front a parcel out of his pocket-book. Ur n , Mien inspecting the note, and saying it was a forgo' owe, the man attempted to regain possession of it, b ut Ile then dirted out of the shop, leaving his purchana hind him, wrapped up, and, in getting outside' M r ' a o rautlit the back of his cloak, which he slipped out of. ", e hat also fell off, both of which are in the possesion of v' to firm. A chaise was waiting ready a few yards Oa , . iP o r which he leaped. The fellow in the vehicle intunrdist.ii set off at full speed towards Charing-cross, without be lP j stopped. The man is short in figure, round faced, I v having the appearance of being in the navy. The Ils t s__,J the address inside, appears to have been recently putcha'' in Dublin. - LITERARY FUND SOCIETY. —Yesterday tle Annual Meeting of the Member s of the above Soeratie i ; established for the purpose of administeringlelief to litei persons deprived by accident , disease, or declining licet:o the power of literary exertion, was held at the Scrteji e v Home, in Lincoln's Inn-fields, to recei v e the Anti"' j ;ii port, to elect O ffi cers, &e. The meeting was nurrer°° attended. John J. Burn, Es q., the Chair. .11is GrLI the Dike of Somerset was re-elected President of tbe.,l:4 ciety, and a vacancy in the Vice-Presidency was fide?' the election of Lord Leveson Gowpr. 11‘ i A letter from Calais contains tt foofi v details of a deplorable event that occurred in that neitac t cis bourhood a few days ago :—A farmer at Audruick j,J brother, who begged him to afford him relief, as be his family were in great distress. " With all 111113eatioo replied the farmer , " go to my wife and slit will gi ve / 0 1 what you want." The latter however, less generons yt'!.% her husband, refused in harsh terms. Th e farmer I'3fr C returned home, inquired whether his or ders had to obeyed ; and upon being answered in the negative , l ' eP t , s e rvant with a large basket of provisions to his brotheo Presently the man returned with his burden, and fsi j li i his master, Your brother no longer needs bread ; has just been taken out of his well, is w hi c h h e drolo his three children as well as himself." E x asperated p i t y) wife's want of humanity, which was the sole cattsP.C" 0 1 calamity, the farmer seized his gun, and lzUci his feet,..-Freneh