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course she bad : taken were that or unjust, he conceived the conduct of this canary,. on that tinestion, hkd been perfect ly consistent: with, that which she now pursued with regard to Spain. Whatever might be thought of the motives of Austria- in taking possession of the Italian States, it was clear that territorial randizement was not her object, but security.. ag This ha been proved at Verona, where it had been decided that the troops which had been sta. tioned in those • States should be withdrawn. He should now quit this subject, having briefly noticed some of the reinarks.of the Learned Gentleman, reserving the details' for a future occasion. lie was sure the House would' cordially approve, of that part of the Address which expressed sa tisfaction at the reduction of the Estimates 'for the current Year, and at the declaration of his Majesty that he contem. Plated a further and a large remission of taxes: lie would give notice now, though to do so was somewhat irregular, that his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on an early . day after his return to that House, would take an opportunity of entering into a detailed exposition of the state of the country, and of explaining the details of the proposed re duction of expenditure and remission of taxes. It was not for him to attempt anticipating the statements of his Right Hon. Friend, but he might venture to inform the House, that a con siderable part of the intended remission would apply to the as. sessed taxes. He trusted this would be grateful to the 'country, but he did not concur with some in the views which they took of the degree of relief to be afforded by the remission of taxa tion to the Agricultural interest. It was to the iderease of our commerce, and to the growing prosperity of the manufactures of the country, that he, looked for that relief which the landed interest required. And it was his belief, that it was quite im possible for such an improvement to have taken place in our commerce as had been witnessed, and so large an increase in the consumption, of the necessaries of life, as appeared on the returns—it was impossible, he thought, for these to occur as they had done, without finally leading to the restoration of the agricultural body to prosperity. But looking at the vote to which the House was now invited, he would abstain from en. larging on the subject of agricultural distress. lie trusted no thing had fallen from his. Hen. Friend behind him, or from himself, which could provoke A debate ; but reserving all those topics on which a variety of opinions might prevail, for future discussion, on this night at least he hoped they would come to an unanimous vote. At an early period those inquiries Would he entered-upon. which 4c now wished to avoid, anti prosecuted, he flattered himself, so to promote the best interests of the country. Sir J. MACKINTOSH at this important crisis, wished to address to the house a few observatione on that part of his Ma jesty's speech on which the conversatieen or debate in the house had turned. He applauded. the Ministerial prudence on this occasion, with respect to the observations which fell from his Hon. and Learned Friend who had preceded him. He could not add to their effects by any thing he could offer, or dilate further on that part of the speech without taking up time. That speech was too cloquet and too good to be ini proved—( H ear!)—lf is Hon. and Learned Friend had remarked with justice—with pointed and sarcastic justice—on the declarations and pretensions of those Who claim a monopoly of morality and .justice, and yet outrage and violate all morality, all truth, and all justice—( Hear! )—But for the powerful appeal of his lion. and Learned Friend he would himself have delivered fully his opinions on the principles and pretensions of those powers. The war now threatening was one directed against liberty throughout Europe (hear, hear.) It was one, he would assert, tending to affect the security of his Majes. ty's crown and the safety of his dominions. The French monarch directs his menaces against the domestic institutions of a neigh. booting country e he has been advised to extend hie principles farther than his allies at Verona ; to declare that no amendments in absolute monarchy can be tolerated orjust that do not emanate from the will of the monarch or despot himself. Such a declaration with those of the allied powers are, in effect, a slander on all the Institutions of our country. They proclaim the glorious revolution of 1688 a rebellion, and William to have been the chief of a gang of banditti.—(Hear !)—lie was sorry to hoar them called the allies of this country ; to hear leagued with free laws and institutions those who propagate doctrines introductory of a new law of nations, anti who, on no other principle, declare war and threaten to carry blood and massacre into Spain.—(licar, hear, hear !)—Their precious principle is, that every amendment is an innovation, and that .they have a right to impose a war on any people adopting such changes or free institutions, though the change brought with it no danger whatever to the countries of ,these universal legislators themselves.—(Hear, hear, hear!) '—Yet war was to be waged, and no people were to dare to carry into effect free institutions against the wishes of' the conspirators against all free nations.--(fear, hear, hear !)—He recollected bearing, at the commencement of the revolutionary war, the ar. Aliments of an Hon. Gent. then Member for Ilixlmyn, and the universal opinion that the decree of 1792, and the shutting the 'Scheldt, warranted the opposition of other nations. The Hon. Secretary was mistaken in his arguments respecting Naples. That fine and oppressed country did not warrant their inter ference on any ground of vicinage or fair interposition ; they 'did it on their assumed and paramount right to interfere.— They do not declare their intention to march any troops into what is called, in the Muscovite language of the day, the western territory of.Euroue t against Naples they did not march their Pandours and Calmucks for a Aar ; they . suffered Spain and Portugal to be the last against which their unholy power was to be directed. The King of France, by adoptin g their principles, had opposed himself to the free institutions of that country, to the throne of which lie was unexpectedly , restated. He requested the attention of the House for a few mi nutes, to an observation or two he would offer on the situation of Spain, and the dangerous ascendancy of France. Had it not been • a fundamental maxim of English policy always to'preserve, if possible, Spain front the power of France. The Ultras now deelsre they are about to complete the views of Louis XIV., 'when he seated his grandson on the throne of Spain, and there .were no longer to be any Pyrenees.--(llear, hear hoped they would pay some attention to the dying words of William who Was oppoeed, during his life, to the inordinate views of him who was at one time ambitious of universal conquest and • rule, and the terror of Europe. The words of William were well deserving of attention ; they relate to the great importance of' Spain, and appeared as if prophetic of the situation In which we now are. The French King, he states, by placing his grandson on the throne, renders himself, in effect master of Eu rope : this must affect England in the nearest and most sen sible manner, both in her trade and respect of that part which • England ought to take for the liberty of Europe. hint' Wil liam places the libbrty of Europe, as Rus s i a p u t s forward treachery and slavery---(Hear, hear o—He begged the House to recollect the unanimous addresses of both houses of Polls . meat after the death of King William, adopted for the purpose of resetting Spain from the power of France, in which they only followed the opinions of the English people; and but for the 'domestic enemies and dissentlons then unfortunately prevailing in England, Spain would have been re scue d from the gripe of France.—(Hear, hear !)—The Bourbon Government make as dangerous experiment, to see if it cann o t ma k e a new b as i s for itself by cherishing that very military spirit it was restored to extinguish.—(Hear, hear!)—The Address of both Houses, voted in 1707, declared there could be no safety for England if Spain were suffered to remain nnder the ascendancy of the House of. Bourbon. lie adMitted that from the peace of Utrecht to the, faMili compact ror fort} , or fifty years, that in fluence was suspended, hut from the period of the family com pact that influence revived, and Spain became in fact a military province of France. The only event that could balance the influence of France and a Bourbon Prince was the establish. meat of a free Constitutioh.--(llear, hear !)—ln 1812, whe n Alaret was Ministe r o f Napoleon , the late Lord Lond on de rr y . declared that th e rest i tut i on of Ferdinand was indispensible to the promotion of peace. The declarations of the Allies allegethhat perjured, soldiers had overthrown the Constitution of Spain. On what principle of truth could that be main.. tained—what was it but a rtestoration of that government which Russia had acknowledged, and all Europe in fact acknow'. !edged, but the then pow er f u l an d haughty Napoleon ear, hear!)—He must consider the threatened attack on Spain and Portugal, on the principles set out in the speech of the King of Franee, as most treacherous, hese, and flegitious—(llear, hear I) ,—The people of Spain were st r on g i n t h e i r own cause, an he ardently hoped that they who have hitherto pursued so wise and noble a moderation, will not now be 'driven by an attack of this sort into any measures of violenc e 'which must be regretted by th e ir friends, and can be grateful only to their envenomed enemies—(Hear hear!)--.Tic independence of Spain was the proudest triumph of England; the attempt upon her freedom was one to tear froin us those glories, purchased at Salamanca and Vittoria by the bayonets of our soldiers—(lieer, hear, hear !)—He would feel die greatest fgrief at the pro s p ect of her enslavement by foreign force and vio. ence, and lie knew of no country, ancient or modern, which at once deserved and inspired a deeper and more unmixed intereat .than Spain. This he was sure was the policy and opinion of the people -of England, and lie was equally sure there was not an honest or enlightened man in Europe that did not con -cur with him.. His Lion. and Learned Friend had quoted a passage of Cicerd ; he would take the liberty of adding to it another passage from the same great orator, which could not certainly be called democratic, when put in the mouth of the celebrated Scipio Africanus, at the period of the seditions ex cited by the Gracchi. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman made the quotation from Cicero, which we regret the noise in the gallery at the time prevented our distinctly hearing. It was - not, he said, a democratic argument, as the House would see, hut one which is put by an aristocratic writer into the In_outh of a distin gu i s h e d s e nator an d patrician, whose very life was threaten e d by a p o p u l ar fa ct i on. Those Allies who ler two Yeats, Spain and Portugal, after givin g th em a resp i te yeats, for taking just the same liberty which England did at the revolution, are ready, as appears by their decluea. Lth pour their armies of Tartars and Calmucs into wes. /41 ' 4 Zurope. If the French troops who menace Spain, should; be unsuccesaf47o - glystrb preparedsee - tlte 4 sag; Swarms I troops Mi n of Muscovite troog t h e shores of Europe from Amster- I dam to Cadiz. What then becomes' of the liberty of Eiirope, of the independence of Portugal, the ancient ally of Great Bri tain ? Was this a state of things we were prepared to sanction, or which should not be. .prevented by all the influence and power of Britain ?—(Hear, hear !) Mr. DENMAN addressed The House, If, he said, in point of fact, circumstances had put us - in a state of war against other powers, we had but one part to; act that was open and, manly.— (Hear !)—lt broke the heart of every man ; it was mnstdistress • ing to the feelings, that the war which had closed after so long a continuance, and heavy expenditure, which had cost Great Britain so much blood and treasure, was unfortunately about to be renewed ; but he only wished i that in place of mere re monstrance, that on the part of England a solemn Fotest had been entered. He feared we had lost mtich of onr influence, when, in the teeth of our representations and remonstrances, the French King's speech declared a hundred thousand Frenchuien are.ready to march !....-(llear !)—He was unwilling to revert to any subject which might prevent unanimity on such an occasion in. that House, but he could not help thinking what must have been the looks of our Ambassador at 'Verona, or what answer he gave in the name of the powerful country be t presented, when threats were continued against the institutio and freedom of Spain.—(flear!)—He could not help thinking that if remonstran ces were pressed from this country in.the time they ought, that the speech which now carries such alarm with it to Europe, never would have proceeded from the mouth of the French King.— If the intimation now made, that it would be considered an aggression on England, the conduct of the French monarch. and cabinet, as concerned this country, was an act of direct hostility—(Hear, hear, hear!)—No one felt more strongly than he did the distresses of the people, or the full value of economy ; both ought to be remembered and attended to, but in such a crisis as this, when the existence of their most ancient ally was menaced. on the first day of the meeting of Parliament, they ought. to put 'forward the declaration that they were prepared to support the independence of Spain and. Portugal. When he heard the attack on Naples attempted to be vindicated at 'the other side of the House, it excited a suspicion that language *as not used of that decisive tone which ought to have been made use of to the French -King. He had only td express his opinion that, as . far as concerned the contest, the people of England were all on one side, and that we were not bound to give an ac count of our institutions to any power, however overweening or inightv.—(lear, hear ! )—The language of the manifestos of the Allied Powers leaves no doubt on the mind of any - man, that the language they hold to Spain they would after hold to England. /f Britain must of necessity be engaged in war, let tier not be dragged into it: let her be prepared to back her remonstrances with power and with effect.—( Hear, hear, hear !)—He voted his assent to the Address, but he would do so with more cordiality if lie was told powerful remon strances had been made on,the part of England, even though made in vain. The principle of interference was the same as that of the French in the year 1792, and was most mis chievous; it ought never to. be lost sight of, and if it was, we should lament it in vain, but never be able to recal it. He again regretted that, with every feeling so strong upon our side, and so many causes to influence us, we did not make a strong and powerful effort to avert that war which our allies were now bringing on us, 'merely because they were opposed to free in. stitutions j similar to our own, and calculated for the liberty and happiness of mankind--( Hear, hear !) The SPEAKER then put the Address from the chair, which was unanimously agreed to. A Committee was appointed to frame the Address pursuant to the Resolution just voted ; and at Half-past Eight the House adjourned. •.• For FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, see our Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stack — 3 per Cent. Red. 76,1 77 3:per Cent. Cons.l. Nig 3A per Cent Old 1 r per Cent. I New 9 9 %I 4 l i 5 ,per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann ' 199 20 Imp. 3 per Cents. — India Stock India Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities Ex. Bills pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cona. for Account 75 ii 764 j3} PRICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, FEB. 5, AT ONE. O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 77i. Six per Cents. 00. Russian -1 Five per Cents. (M e t a lli c) 00. (Ditto New 74. Neapolitan I . Five per Cent. Bonds, 76t. 'Scrip, 00. Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. {Five per Cent. Bonds, 41. Spanish . _. .New Ditto, .374.....-- -- - --, - Scrip, 27i disc. Prussian f Five per Cent. Bonds, 1 Ditto New, 74. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 80. Chili 68A. Colonibian Six per Cent. Bonds, 40. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Bank Shares £2l ss. Anierican Six pa Cent. 80-98 A. Five per Cent. 95-96. Three per Cent. 70. French HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Alnrning, 23 minutes after 10. 1 Evening, 66 minutes after 10. Ti 1 E SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE F.II.SUM AUDE.IT LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1823. ills MAJESTY.—We learn, with deep regret, that the repOrts from Brighton of his MAJESTY'S health, this morning, are by no means of a favour- able nature. The Speech of 11 is MAJ EST Y—the proceedings consequent upon that important document in both Houses of Parliament,—the truly British senti ments respecting the crisis in the affairs of the Contin i ent, which Were , expressed both by Mini sters and their opponents,—the determined spirit of resistance which has already been mani fested to the principles directed by the great Continental Powers against Spain,--the un qualified reprobation of the unprovoked and iniquitous attack which is meditated upon that country,—the declaration of Lord LIVER POOL, that if the honour or interest of 'Great Britain, or even the expression of public opinion, should require us to enter into a war, we are in a condition to meet it without injury to our public credit,—and, above all, the striking and unprece dented unanimity of both branches of the Legisla ture, on the great and important questions involved in the present state of our Foreign Relations, have already excited an extraordinary sensation in the Metropolis—a sensation which will be communi cated with electric rapidity and force throughout the Empire, and will even produce correspond ing emotions on a great part of the Continent of Europe ! In Spain and Portugal, in particular, the' effect of the public and unequivocal avowal which England has, at the first moment of the ., assembling of her Legislature, given of her sen timents in . their favour, must be highly animating, `—encouraging them tolvirm and intrepid de fence of their rights and theirterritorles, from the injustice and violence with Which they 'ire on the , . point of being assailed. • Our Readers are aware that we bad for some time looked forward to the Meeting' of Parlia. ment for a powerful manisfeitation of the spirit of Great - Britain, and of her resolution to avert, : if possible; 'the intended outrage upon Spain, or to aid her in her resistance, if the outrage should actually be perpetrated. The manifestation of the spirit of Parliament has been stronger than our most sanguine wishes ventured to anticipate. No man can now for a moment doubt that if war does take place between France and Spain, Great Britain will be involved in the, con. test, and that she will be seen combating by the sile of the oppressed, preserving them from the ruin with which they are menaced, and scatter ing confusion and dismay amidst the oppressors. It is impossible for any Englishman not to feel that yesterday was onef of the proudest and most glorious days in the history of his country ! There is still, .however, something wanted to give sublimity to the spectacle Great Britain now 'presents to the world.—Lord LIVERPOOL, has, in a manlier, solicited •the expression of public opinion by the people themselves. We trust that meetings therefore will be immediately and universally held, for the purpose of at once expressing the feelings and wishes of the nation, of strengthening and supporting the Ministry in the just and virtuous 'policy which they have adopted, and of exhibiting, in their full lustre, the magni ficence and dignity of 'a great and free nation, uniting with its GoVernment for the maintenance of the rights and welfare of human society. But, whatever may be the case in France, the 'small number of persons in England who were advocates for the invasion of Spain, are at length beginning to give way, and to believe, after all, that war between France and gpain is not absolutely inevitable I Our own Goiernment, it appears " continue to use" their efforts for the prevention.of so great a calamity ; a ` d, though the hopes of success in so good a work must now be exceedinglyslender, it is, of course clear that the British Ministry would not persist in efforts to effect that which had become utterly hopeless! God grant that its bene ficent labours be not frustrated. if France be deterred from rushing into the perilous conflict for which she has been so eager, it is evi dent that her• pacific dispositioni will he the result rather of the attitude than of the counsels of EnglAncl.,,,ju,.,tys respect we may be allowed to say 'that our own humble endeavours have had a salutary tendency.— While those who affected to speak the sentiments of the British Ministry were daily inciting France to hostilities, our Readers now see that we correctly expressed the sentiments of the ,British Cabinet, when we warned France of the dangers which attended her measures, and and when we pointed out what was the in dubitable policy, and what must he the in evitable conduct, of England, if France per severed !—lf any thing can now prevent France from invading Spain, it must be the knowledge of the, course which •ur Government, ill pursue. That knowledge will possess increased force in proportion to the strength with which public opi nion is expressed in favour of the views of the • Government. If the people of England, therefore, desire that war between France and Spain should be avoided, they can do nothing snore effectual towards the realization of their own wishes, than to assemble every where for the pur. pose of evincing their resolution to support Spain, if the war should take place. EPROM A CORRESPONDENT.] STOCK EXCHANGE, Ilati-past Twelve &Clock.— The bustle and confusion thii morning in the above Market was very great at the opening of the Consols, the prices varied considerably, they were done from 75i to Z .j. The Speech of Lord LIVERPOOL has met the wishes of the pub lic in general, and has cathed a great sensation. The pending negociation on our part between France and Spain, as well as the reported stay at Madrid of the French Minister ) has had th e e ff ec t of raising our Funds from 761 to 76? It is also expected that when Lord LIVERPOOL'S Speech arrives at Paris it will have great effect on the future operations of the French Government pgainst Spain, and will cause it to pause, before it undertakes a War which at a future period may prove its own destruction. We understand that the French Expresses bring the French Funds near 3 per cent. higher -81. Fonzios MARKET; 10 consequence of the favourable tenor of Lord Lrvuaeooes' Speech towards the Sp an i s h Government, New Spani s h Bonds were done at 371-38-371----374-371. A good dent of brbiness Has ; doing iu the above Bonds this morning. I , One o'Clock.—Within tills hour au Expr,eses has arrived from:Paris with private letters, Mat ing that a general report prevailed there 'that the English Ambassador had svcceeded in bring ing the Spanish Government to an amicable accomModation with the 'French. Owing to the above information, Consols got up to 76L-1-, and Spanish Bonds to 39. [From the Brazil Mail received this day.] RIO DE 'JANET/ID,' DEC. 7.—T h e English packet Sandwich, in . 50 days from Falmouth, and five from Bahia, .has arrived here, having on board M. JoaqUim Carneiro de Campos, a pas senger. He relates, that on the Bth of last month an action took place near S. Caetano, which lasted from 5 till 8 o'clock in the morning; that the loss of the • Lositarian was estimated . at 400 men, including 140 wounded, and two pieces of artillery ; that of the Prazilian, 35 killed (including two officers) and 45 wounded. That on the 24th, the Bahian troops attacked the for tification of Rio Vernielto, when they took four pieces of cannon and .dismounted three ; that Gen . Labatul had already written a first and second time to Gen. Madeira, and to the Chamber, telling them that he was going to enter the City with the Pa cificating Army, to have his Imperial Majesty proclaimed ; that the force of the .army was 20,000 men, 'of w hom 1,800 were cavalry, and that the army was posted from Piraja to Itapucem, at the distance of a league from the City, which he intended to attack by the Ca minho das Boiades, S. Caetano, Piraja, and Estrada das Brotas, and that'it is supposed that he may have entered the City ; that the ships of war were taking in provisions for three months, and that the Corvettes," the 10th of February," and Princess Royal bad sailed, but their desti. nation was unknown. The Sandwich arrived at Rio on the 2d December.- NEW YORK, DEC. 21.—Letters from St. Sal vador,. of October 31, were received yesterday, via Baltimore, superscribed 44 by the Lorenzo.' A Portuguese fleet had arrived from Lisbon, and landed 1,200 troops. The brig Curlew, of Boston, had also arrived from the coast of Africa, with a cargo of palm oil, and was to pro ceed for Boston in ten days. Mr. JEKYLL—ft k reported that this Gentle man has resigned his Office of one of the Masters in Chancery. We hope not, as we have the pleasure to know that his health is perfectly re-established. The Duke of YORK was yesterday said to be going on well. • General PEPS is arrived at Blake's Hotel from Madrid. He came by the route of Lisbon. Mr. WILBERFORCE on his way to his hous e , Brampton Grave, in his ch ariot yesterday, had a very narrow escape ; the horses becoming restive set off on agallop, anti ho in a fright jumped out of the carriage. We are happy to state that he sustained no serious injury. The Duke of Gii.arrox, whohas been seriously ill at his seat, Wakefield Lodge, we are happy to state is con. siderably recovered. The celebrated Russian songstress STEPANIDA, who was called the CATALANI of Russia, lately relinquished all her glories at Moscow, 6 ' having,"' as a German Paper oddly enough expresses it, 46 gone off with death," Yesterday the remains of Dr. MUTTON were interred in the family vault at Carlton, in Kent. The anniversary of the birth-day of the poet BURNS was celebrated at Edinburgh on Wednese day last, by various clubs and select parties. MUNIFICENCE.—We record with feelings of the highest gratification the following act of benevolence, conveying an example of atten tion to the wants and comforts of the poor worthy of imitation. During the late severity of weather, the brother of one of our worthy representatives caused a list of 160 of the poor round his resi dence to be made out s and caused them to appear on the day appointed, at his hospitable mansion, situated about four miles west of Tonbridge. They assembled in the hall, and were successively called by name into an upper room, where each of them received from their munificent neighbour, a pair of good blankets, a pound of tea, and a pair of stockings for every one of their respective families. On quitting the house by .another• door, each of them had a half pint of warmed brown stout to keep out the cold. Comment upon liberality of this sort would not emblazon it, we .content ourselves therefore with the simple re cital of the fact.—(Maidstone Journal.). Suleinz.—An inquisition was held last night, at the Magdalen Public-house, Pimlico, on the body of a woman, named Ann Wighton, who had killed herself by a dreadful wound in her throat, on Sunday last. The verdict was " sanity." A pretty smart repartee was given the other day at a place in the Trongate, Glasgow, where some repairs were being made on the pavement, and a very confined space was left for the lieges to walk upon :—A beautiful young lady was met at this narrow spot by two gentlemen (one of them an exquisite Corinthian) " I pro. test," said the dandy, " this place is as narrow as Balaam's passage" (the name of a narrow lauc in Glasgow). " Yes," said his companion, " and like Balaam, my progress is arrested by an Angel." "'Prue," said the lady, looking him full In the face, at the same time gliding neatly past him, " and I am stoet by the Ass I" (:Edinburgh Star.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVAIS. The Duke of St. Alban's, the Ladies Deanalerc, and Earl Burford, in St. James's-square, from their seat, Gatton, Sur rey ; the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, in St. James's-square, from their seat, Woburn Abbey ; the Marquis of Iluntly, from Scotland; the Marchioness of Salisbury, from her seat, llat field ; the Earl and Countess of Cassilis and Family, from their seat, St. Margaret's, Middlesex ; the Earl and Countes tow per and Family, from their seat, Pansanger, Ilerts ; the Earl and Counteass of Verulam, from their seat, Gorhambury, Herts ; Viscount Clifden, in Hanover-squre, from his seat at Roehampton ; Viscount and Viscountess Cranbourn, from Hatfield; Lord Calthorp, in Grosvenor.square, from his seat in Bedfordshire ; Earl Pawls, from his seat in Salop ; Earl and Countess of Jersey, from their seat, Oxfordshire; General Sir Ronald Ferguson, M.P. in Clarges-street, from Scotland; Earl of Essex from his seat, Berks; W. Evan, Esq. M.P. at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat,lVrothlcy Temple ; Lord Kensington and his son at Blake's Hotel, Jerroyn-street ; Earl of Buckinghamshire, from a tour; Sir William and Lady Houston and Family, from their seat in Sussex ; Henry Sey mour, Esq.' in Abingdon -street, front lisciforshire ; Sir John and Lady Harrington and Family, in• Berkeley-square; front their seat, Bognor Lodge. ' DEPART uttEa.--Lord and Lady Bury, from Nerot's Hotel. for France; the Hon. Lady Erskine, and Milts Paget, from ditto; lion. Mr. Buller, from ditto ; Mrs. Barrett and Family, from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Walker, from ditto; lion. General, O'Callaghan, from Batts' Hotel, for Ireland ; Captzlia Call from ditto, for Paris. PASCOE GIiENVELL, Esq. M.P„ gavo a grand dinner yesterday to the EarlofEsset and a distinguished party, at his house in Charles-street, St. James's-square. TUE CONCENTORIES SOCIETY.—This musical Association had a trial, on Saturday evening last, of Manu. script Compositions, many of which are to be introduced in the British Concerti.. Among them were, an Ode for two Ch o i rs , and two Glees, by Hors ley,; two Duetta, by Dr. Carnal y ; and a very pleasing Canzonet, by Rawlings. Spofforth also produced two Glees, and some more were tried, the Cotp_posi tions of Dr. Clark Whit fi eld, Messrs. T. W e l s h, Hawes, Wal misley, Jolly, Holder, &c. &c. None but Professors were ad. mitted, but from several of them we have a most favourable report of the greater part of these new Compositions. The Directors of the British Concerts, we un. derstand, have postponed the first performance to the 24th inst. Those Gentlemen have certainly acted wisely, in aces& ing to the wishes of many of their friends and panons yet do tiined in the country, who, if they do not flock to the Par liamentary standard in these critical times, can hardly be expected to join that of APOLLO. • i • I •:`;kf il i t • t , 'Cr \ r , --• c ," I+, ROT 9 * - 1 ! "a- eft POETRY. EPITAPH, i. Knightsbridge Church-yard, on'a Man who Iva, too poor to be buried with his Relations, in the Church. w • • Here I lie, at the chancel door, And I lie here because I'm poor ! For the further in, the more I pay— But here I lie as warm as they ! SPORTING. ROYAL HUNT.—On Friday last his MAJESTY . S Stag hounds turned out a tine deer, near Iver Heath, for the day s diversion ; there was a numerous field of. Sportsmen, consider , ing the sudden thaw and Hood of the Thames. The deer *hew:xi great sport for upwards of two hours, taking through the inclosures by Sir RostnT li.anvEy's Park, towards Stoke green, making a double back again, where he was ' taken, at George- green ' near Langley. The hunt s m an an d h ouo d s were obliged to return home through Eton and 'Wind sor ; the hounds came over the New-FOot Bridge, and the huntsman and the horses came over the Ferry. Ther e is no passing from Ratchet round the wall to Whi,l - : the flood is,so deep that the whole of 'Windsor Lower Park is covered with water. Nothing can be seen from the Terrace to Maidenhead Bridge and Chertsey, but water; the meadows and fields being covered, right and left of the Thames, for many miles. The floods have abated a little to-day. PEDE ST RIANIS?d.—WRIO UT, the veteran p edestrian, who it is presumed, i s th e most surpr i s in g man of his age in exist ence, is matched to walk (what is termed fair bed and toe walk ing )first from Holborn Bars, London, to Bugtion, on the North mad, and return, a distance of 124 miles, in 32 suecessive hours; second, from the Crown anti Barley-mow, G ra y' s I nn .l ane, Canterbury, and return, a distance of 114 miles, in 28 hours ; and thirdly, 104 miles, _in 24 successi ve hours, to choose his own ground. The whole three matches t o b e done before the 21st of April, 1823. Three 'days notice to be given before starting. MERCANTILE SMITING. DEAL, FEE. 4.—Wind W.--A rr i ve d this morni . and 7, sailed for the River, the Adonis, Buxell 56 days from: frica ; William, Pitty, Tereiera ; Blossom, %Villiarrison, siesta,; Shipley, Alonerief, New South Wales ; Undine, Mili ti a, Pa lermo; Susan Hamilton, Bengal; Kingsto n , Lucid,--Deme rara Done rara ; Fortitude, Butcher,Barhadoes; Lady Kennaway, Beach, Bengal ; and Mary, Read; Cape Packet, Caxel • and Zinnia, Gulliver, all from the South Seas ; John Howard, Smith',. from Quebec; Salamander, Young,- Messina. Came down from the River the Duckenfleld, NI tor, for Jamaica; Asia, Davey. Gibraltar, and remain with the Britannia and Indian.. Also arrived the Glory, Morgan, from Demerara. . i . PORTSMOUTH, FEU. 4....i..Wind W.I'.4.W.—SPA4 the Alargaretha for Amsterdam, PLYMOUTH, FEB. 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the. Trusty, Willenby, from St. Michael's, with loss of rudder aad top masts ; also the Liberty, Juno, and Matilda, fraln.dSlto• Sailtat the Louisa, Dickson, for Cape Coast ; Norfolk Here, .rlower, and illossom, from London. Fats:l;4'lqt, Fri. M.—Wind N.N.W.--Arrived the Yenus, Orani, from St. Michael's s sailed the 21st, ult... Industry, Liney, Seville ; 'Nestor, Theaker, lloinbuY sailtl•4lie of September and'St. Helena the 2nd Of Deccnibef • 'Sand. wick Packet fi.om Brazils : sailed 'front Pernambuco ;he 2Ard of November, 'labia the 276, and Rio the 17th df December. Sailed the Rising Sun for St. :Ilichael'si anti I'rimrat, Lay cock, for Antwerp. • CORN EXCHANGE, FEn. 5. There has been scarcely any fresh arrivals Since lionfigh anti `there is but little business doing in the above market this morning; prices of all descriptions'of Grain may be gicoted no minal; the supply at market of all kinds of Wheat tmtl Dar ley are considerable ; Peas and Beans are exceedingly heavy sale. DOW-ST WEET.—Yesterday Margaret Meaney, the woman detained an the charge of infanticide, underwent another exa mination, before THOMAS Hara.s, Esq., the Sitting Magi?_ trate, but nothing material was elicited, and she was again remanded. However greatly land may have lately fallen in value, we are happy to find, through tilt• medium of a correspondent, that property and stock of various descriptions have been sold within the last fourteen days tfr a v er y , considerable _amount, in the Royal Exchange Coffeehouse, at prices unprecedented in any for mer. period, it sure proof of the increasing opu lence, If not of the prosperity of Auld Re e kle (Eahsbarg(, courant) Feb. 1.)