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in.N.= , ill ~.....••••..,* DAY, 'eek. don of consi- on Of nmit- )orted Iding. upon. there- ; and s. r , Ana n the move ti;'it- ment a the )lonr littee Ittee. r a Of rl of tho 'ow- 'll'e~'' 35,1 34$ 71 ,yi ni. kit by the ' ration of War against France. The Declaration bears the date of the preceding day. It is signed by the KING, and states, that as the French l, by invading the Spanish territory without a Declaratiop of War, or any of the usual formalities, have both violated the law of nations and actually commenced hos tilities, his MAJESTY has resolved, by the advice of the Council of State, and con formably to Article 235 of the Constitution, to declare War against France, and' to enjoin" the competent Authorities to combat that nation by sea and land. The communication was received by the Cortes` with the characteristic coolness and gravity of its deliberitions. In the sitting , of the 25th , the opinion of . the Council of State was read, and was referred to the Diplomatic Committee. These proceedings indicate any thing but a disposition On the part of the Spanish Constitutionalists to yield to the dictation 'of France. They even seem to fal sify. All the rumours respecting .a renewal of the negociations. It is, however, certain, that attempts are making to excite a spirit of concilia tion, though not by direct negociation between the Belligerents. Every rational person must nish success to those efforts. The restoration of peace, if it can be effected without the sacrifice of any portion of its real freedom by the Spanish nation, and without rendering the Spanish Go vernment in any degree dependent on that of France, is' of too much importance to the repose and to the best 'interests of the civilized world, to be neglected for merely mi nor consider a ti ons . England, in particular, is deeply interested in the success of - every mea sure for the re-establishment of peace, the con tinuance of the present conflict involving no thing less than her own repose, and inevitably tending to draw her, as a principal, into that war which' she used so many efforts to avert. Those who are so ready to censure the pacific mulKures attributed to Ministers, must estimate vt4ry lightly the dangers and difficulties insepu ble from our embarking in a contest with the greater part of the Continent of Europe. If the accounts which have reached us from Lisbon through the French Papers are to be relied on, it would appear that the Portuguese Constitutional Army has be, n unable to overtake AMARANTE,—that the fly ing insurgents must. have reached the French lines,—and that even the Spanish General Mo ntr.,Lo had not'possessed sufficient force to pre vent their junction with the invaders of his country.- It will be rather an unfavourable omen fox the, cause of Spain, if the routed Portuguese itisurgenth haVe really traversed so large a por- Can of her territory without obstruction. The Journal des. Debals, however, asserts that both REGo and AMARANTE have re-entered Portugal. We have this morning received papers by the German Mail.—The following are extracts : VitaxxronT, MAY 3.—lt is affirmed that the Marquis of Caranian, Ambassador from France at Vienna, has corn municated to the Austrian Cabinet the plan of operations adopted by his government against spain, which has likewise been communicated to the Emperor of Russia. According to the reports spread on the subject, this plan is to make the French army advance to Madrid to establish a Govern ment under the name of King Ferdinand, and to convoke the Cones according to their ancient constitution, which' would receive such modifications as are called for by the spirit of, the. age. Besides this, the Duke of Angouleme as soon as be shall have fixed' his bead-q uarters at Madrid ,' will organize, in the name of Ferdinand VII., a new Royal army, which will be first employed to reduce Andalusia and Galicia, as well .as the otherprovinces in which the revolutionary spirit has mode the most progress. The time that the French army will remain in Spain to guarantee the stability of all their changes, will be determined according circumstances shall be more or less favourable to the new order of things which it is intended to establish in the Peninsula. •APRIL 26.--The strongest division of the 17,000 men that come from Naples is regularly proceeding on its march to. the interior of the Austrian dominions, under the command of Lieutenant-General Fernier. PETERSBURG, APRIL 18.—We expect to learn in a short time the result of our negociations with the Porte. The preser vition of p eace w i t h t h at power is no longer a matter of doubt. de Tati sc h e ff i s publicly spoken of as the future Ambassa nOr to Constantinople. For some years there has been found on an immense tract of count from Asi a , sand mixed with ry, near the Uralsp mountains, which divid e E urope gold, which has been extracted with great success. [PROM A CORRESPONDENT.] STOCK EXCHANGE, Twelve o'clock.--Consols cpt.ned this morning at 781 f, but lowered to 7 bl at which price they are steady, with little or no business doing. An Express from Paris has brought the French Relates at 87f. 75c., and Spanish 404, on Saturday. Private letters say that'the French Ministry are greatly piqued at the speeches of our Ministers on Spanish Affairs. OREI M AR K ET.--,S panish F GN A R panish Bonds opened this morning at 35k e I 4 I, with little doing. letter from Bayonne says—" An unfortu nate event, which chews that the war begins to assume a serious and dangerous character, is the assassination of five French soldiers, which took place at Ernani, three days ago, in a house where they passed the night. This violation of the laws of Y'sr and of hospitality will, no doubt, be severely punished ; but the example that will be given will serve but to inflame the vindictive character of ;he Spaniards." A letter, received at Bayonne, from Laredo, Cites, that when that port was taken, the Army of the Faith Plundered it without mercy ; and that the garrison of the fort, which, by th e cap i tu l at i on h a d lib erty to join the constitutional a:riny, was sent to Bilboa as prisoners of war. Yesterday the KING received a long visit from the Duchess of GLOUCESTER. Yesterday morning, Mr. LATcstronn, the King's Messenger, arrived at Downing-street, With dispatches from Spain. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Sir Samuel, Mr. and the Misses Fludyer, from Suffolk ; Sir George and Lady Jerningham, and Family, at their house in Harley-street, from their seat in Norfolk.;. Sir George Shiffner and Family, at their house in Portland. place, from their seat in Suffolk ; Dowager Lady Cawdor, •in Curzon-street ; Mrs. William Shedden, in Wimpole-street, from Scotland ; Hon. Mrs. Robinson, in Privy-gardens, from her seat, Dunford, near Salisbury ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. R. Smith, at White hall-place, from her seat in Bucks ; Sir Henry and Lady Carew, at Hodgsons Hotel, Dover -street, from their seat in Devonshire; T. Coventry, Esq. at ditto, from Paris. - DEPARTURES.—The Far' and Countess of Abingdon, and the Ladies Barnes, for their seat in Oxfordshire • Sir John and Lady Honeywood, and Sir William and Laity Cooper, for Kent; Colonel and Lady L. Meyrick, on a tour; R. H. Vade, Esq, from Grillon's Hotel, on- a continental tour; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Waineworth, from Conduit -street, Hanover square, for Calcot Court, near Reading; Dr. Weatherher.d, from Bruton-street, for Leamington Spa. ',.-',,,: .41);:—.... -7 ^ .., ,..., " ) .;0-• 4" 141 • ' S k y 0 14 4....r. c. s s.„. ~ ' f • :./€ , s , $ • 4 teit Fo , ' , t,y— a .'): '-• \,.....-- 4 ,„ ,- c..Nk ~ • ... i , „„,,,-, ~5 i ., . .a. -__ -,..,...,,,,..... , :, ~, - '4* - N , .. -ER Of s• r 7, -4.0 ' 't ... , FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Grand Dinner Party given on Friday by Prince LEO POLD, at Marlborough House, was to meet their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester the Duchess of Kent, and the Princess Sophia Matilda. Among the Company were the Princess Feodor the Marquis of Tielitield, the Earl and Countess of Warwick, Lady Augusta Gordon, the Duke of Devonshire, the Mirquis and Marchioness of Lansdown, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster. Lady Stanhope, Earl Grey, &c. After the dinner party, his Royal Highness Prince L6pold had a numerous and splendid evening party, on which occasion the spacious hall-and gallery were brilliantly illuminated with new and remarkably handsome or-morn antique lamps, as rens also the lower suite of' rooms, which were illuminated wi.': antique lampi, lustres, chandeliers, &c. The refreshments were -served in the old llining-room in great abundance, consisting of the most choice and rare fruits, and very superior confectionary, &c.—Mr. Townsend attended at the head of the Police to regu. late the carriages, &c., and great order was preserved. THE Du KE OF DEVOHSHIRE'S PARTY.—His Grace enter tained a large party at Devonshire House, on Friday evening.. Th 6 following were among the number present :—The Foreign Ministers ; the Duke of Grafton, and Ladies Fitzroy ; Duke and Duchess of Leinster; Marquess and Marchioness of bans-' down ; Earl of Rosslyn, and Lady F. Erskine ; Earl Grey, and Ladies Grey; Earl and Countess of Cowper; Countess of Tan ker ville ; Countess of arrowliy, and Ladies Ryder; Earland Coun tess of.Yersey ; Lord and Lady King; Earl Fortescue, and Ladies Finteseue ; Lord A. Hill ; Lord and Lady Morpeth, and Miss oward ; Viscountess Granville, and Miss Stewart ; Lord and Lady Normanby; Lady George Cavendish, and Misses Caven llish ; Marchioness of Salisbury ; Lord Alvanley Marchioness of Westmeath; Sir William Elliot; Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond, and Ladies O'Bryen ; Sir R. and Lady Macfar lane; Earl of Fife; Mr. Anson; Mrs. Agar Ellis; Marquis Graham ; Mrs. l'oyntz, and Misses Poyntz ; Lord Ravens worth, and Mist:4 Liddell; Lord F. Gower; Mr. Howard; Mr. Cavendish, &c.' &c. Lord Holland give a grand dinner on Saturday to Lord and Lady King, anti a large party, at Holland Houk. The Marquis and Marchioness of Linsdown gave an elegant entertainment on Saturday to the Earl and Countess of Aber deen, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl and Mr. Forteacue, Earl Ancram, Lord and Lady Morpeth, Lord and Lady Elizabeth Vernon, &c. at Lansdown House, Berkeley. square. The Earl of Morley gave a grand dinner yesterday to Via. count and Viscountess Granville, and a distinguished party, at Kent House. The Countess of Sandwich gave a grand dinner yesterday to the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, Earl - flower, M. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, the two Misses Howard and Mr. Howard, &c. at their residence, in Bruton.street The Marquis of Atafford, Charles Ellis, Esq. M. Miles, W. H. Fe Howes, Esq. M.P., Sir C. Hulse, Ban., A. Stan hope, _Esq., and the Ladi:s Fitzpatrick, had dinner parties yesterday at ther respective residences. FASHIONABLE PARTIES FOR THE WEEK. Tins EVENING..—.The Countess, of Jersey's rout, Berke ley-square; Lady Ravensworth's ball, Portland-place; Parnther's rout, Saville-row. To-axon now.---Lady Robinson's rout, Albemarle:.street ; the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth's party, 13erkelev-square. AVErimEstimr.—The Marquis and 3larchioness orConyng. ham's entertainment, Hamilton-place; the Earl and Countess of Roseberry's entertainment, Piccadilly ; the Earl of Derby's entertainment, Grosvenor-square ; Alinnck's ball. TitunADAY.—The Duchess of Somerset's rout, Park-lane; Mrs. Howard's rout, Grosvenor-square ; Lady Paul's bail. Strand ; Mr. G, R. Phillip's b a ll, llill-street ; the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth's party, Berkeley-square; the Earl and Countess of Lansdale's entertainment, Charles -street, ley-squate ; Lady Melville's rout, Admiralty ; Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell's party, Charles-street. FRIDAY._ he Duke of Devonshire's assembly and supper, Devonshire-house Lord and Lndy King's entertainment, Do. sr:l . -street ; the Marquis of Lansdown's entertainment, Lana down-house, Berkeley-square; Mr. And Mrs. Mitchell's enter. tainment, Charles -street, Berkeley-square; Prince Leopold's entertainment, Marlborough-house. SAT 1; RDA Y.—Lady Johnson's rout, George-street; Hano ver.square ; Prince Leopold's entertainment, Marlborongh hpuse. • SUNDAY.—Sir George Warrender's entertainment, White hall-place; the Counted of Harringtan's party, Stable-yard, St. James's. KING'S THEATRE.--The Opera announced for performance on Saturday was to have been Otello, but, on account of the continued indispo sition of C,AMPORESE, was unavoidably deferred, and that Of Lo Donna del Lap was the substi tute. The expectation of seeing GAuczA again had, however, assembled a very numerous audi ence, and the change, though necessary, excited much unreasonable discontent. It soon subsided, and the Opera went off tolerably well, though so often repeated. The Grand Ballet of Alfred followed. Mr. ERERS, who conducts this The atre with liberal zeal, is often attacked by anonymous writers, but the malignant source is well known, and the hostility has therefore no effect. CONVERSATIONE.—The third and last evening, for the present season, of this pleasing and in structive species of entertainment, took place on . Saturday at Mr. 11. Sass's, in Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, a considerable number of literary and scientific characters, as well as eminent ar tists, were present. The PERSIAN jVIINISTER was among the company, whom he highly grati fied by acute and ingenious 'remarks, displaying remarkable knowledge of the English language. The tables were covered with valuable books, prints, &c. &c. The several works of Mr. SASS were justly admired ; his study abounds with casts from the best remains of antiquity, as well as with, curious musks of distinguished moderns. The whole of the meetings have formed a very agreeable intellectual banquet. Divine Service was yesterday performed at the King's Palace, Pall-mall, by the Rev. Dr. BLOMBERG. Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD, and the Duchess of KENT, and the Princess FEODOII, attended Divine Service at the Royal German Chapel, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr. KuPER. On Saturday t-he Duchess of CLARENCF. visited the Duchess of KENT, at the King's Palace, Kensington. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, Prince LEOPOLn, the Dtichess of KENT, and the Princess FLODOR, attended bySir ROBERT GARDIN Enand Sirflr.waYSEvrog, went to Somerset-house to view the exhibition of paintings, &c. Their Royal Highnesses were received by Sir THOMAS LAW RENCE, the President of the Royal Academy, who conducted the Royal Party through the different rooms of the•exhibiton, with which their Royal Highnesses were pleased to express themielves highly gratified. It occupied their attention till ten minutes past four o'clock. POETRY. We are indebted for the following animated Appeal to Spanish Patriotism to an interesting Work, intitled " DELMOUIt, or a TALE of the SYLPuir).l SPANISH SONG. By the glories our Fathers have won— By our hopes of the glories to be ; Though our blood like our rivers may run, We will swear—we will swear to be free ! Though our homes in the dtist be laid low— Though our children be crusted in the fall— Though all Spain be a camp for the foe, Yet we never will crouch to the Gaul: Let him come in his bahner'd array ; Every field shall aftbrd him a grave, Ere the Depot shall boast of the day When he shackled the souls of the Brave ! Can thy sons bear the scutcheon of shame ? Is thy chivalry witherld—Castile ? Mast thou I, , st, 0 Toledo, thy fame For the bosoms as true as thy steel? Say, can Arragon doubt &lid: to bear, The weight of the sword, or the, chain ? Can the soul of the Spaniard feel fear ? Or—no !—on for .Tago and Spain ! Pelayo—thou Lion of Old Whom no tyrant could fetter or tame; — The ocean of ages bath roll'd, But bath left thy descendants the same ! By thy stream, Guadiana, which still Is the haunt of the Heroes of yore— By each echo that speaks from the hill, Of the fame of the feats- that are o'er, — By the houghs of the myrtle that breathe All as sweet in our laiid as the clime, Where Liberty twin'd them a wreath * Round the swords of the Darlings of' Time ; . . By thee, lovely land of our birth— By the breath and the beauty of Heaven— By the Seas, and the Air, and the Earth— We will swear that the chain shall be riven! The Altar for Liberty's fires In tile breast of each Spaniard shall be ! By the swords and the souls of our Sires, We will swear—we will swear to be free ! • The reader will perceive that I allude to Ilarmodius and Aristogiton, and to the well-known anti beautiful lines ad. dressed to them (it issupposed) by Callimachus.---( The Author.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. The Dee Stakes of 50i0 h. ft. - Sir T. Stanley's ch. c. by Camillus - - l Mr. flouldsworth's b. f. Alecto - - ' Mr. Mytton's ch. c. Enterprise - - . 3 The Stand Cup, value lOugs, added to a Subscription of 10es each. Sir T. Mostyn'a b. m. Princess Royal, by Cast-el - I Sir T. Stanley's Doge of Venice - . - 2 Euphrates, Tarragon, and Belmont, also started, but were not placed. The Plate, value flOgs, was won by Major Gore's Cuyp, by Haphazard, beating Gas and Bonny Bess. TFIURSDAY, AIAY O. A Sweepstakes of 20gs each. Once round and a distance. Sir T. S. M. Stanley's Falcon, by Bustard - • 1 Sir T. Mostyn's b. c. Madoc, by Corpus . . 2 A Sweepstakes of 25gs each. Half a male. Mr. Houldsworth's ch. f. by Blacklock, out of the old Ruler mare - - 1 Mr. Clifton's ch. c. by 'Walton, out of Madame Saqui. 2 Lord Derby's gr. c. by Camillus, out of Rosalba. . 3 A Cup, valite 101. in specie, the gift of the Right Hon. Earl Grosvenor. The best of three heats, three times round the course to a heat, to start at the coming•in chair. Mr. Clifton's b. h. Peter Lely, 5 yrs. - - 1 1 Mr. Rogers's gr. c. Sir Ediard, 4 yrs - 2dr The worst race this meeting. A Free Handicap of 30 soya., 10 sous. ft. Two nines. Mr. Houdsworth's b. f. Amiable, 5 yrs - - 1 Mr. Mytton's b. h. Banker, aged 2 Sir W. W. W'ynn's b. h. Thyrsis, 6 yrs - 3 PEDESTRIANISM.—Mr. West started on Thursday to go 21t; miles in three days, that is at the rate of 72 miles a•day.— lEie did, seventy-six miles within the first 24 hours, and he reach, ed halt his distance, the 108th mile-stone northward of Gran tham, Lincolnshire. hi 3. hours. On his way back,, the Pe destrian halted at Wandsford two hours, and reached Hunting don, with sixteen hours to spare. Be kept at his work, at the rate of something more than four miles an hour„ and he reach ed Enfield Marsh, having two hours and a half to do the nine tulles in. lie won the match with twelve minutes to spare. NOLLEKINS'S ‘VILL.--W e stated that diffi culties have arisen which were likely to become the subject of litigation, and we have heard that not fewer than nine Solicitors are actually en gaged on the occasion. There seems indeed to be some mysterious circumstances attending the aff.di, which certainly ought to be developed, as the property is of such extensive magnitude, and as many expectants have been disappointed.— Several caveats, we u n d erstan d , h ave b een en tered, hut not from all th e part i es . INDISPOSITION OF THE Jytior.s.— We regret to have to notice the continued indisposition of the Loan CHIEF BARIAN, Mr. Baron GAitnow, Mr. Justice BEsT, and Justice IticnAnnsoN.— The LORD CHIEF J usrice of the Common Pleas was also prevented from attending the Court in consequence of a violent spasmodic attack. It is painful still to add, that the MASTER of the ROLLS is also much indisposed. The Duke of Dowse; we nre happy to say, is so much better, as to be able to ride out to take an airing. Letters were on Saturday received at Liver. pool from Buenos Ayres, dated Jan. 23. They mention that the Colombian Minister and Ge h end LAS HERAS, one of General SAN MARTIN'S Officers, had just arrived there from Chili.-- When they left,General San MARTI N h e h a d j ust recovered from a severe illness ; but he was ex pected to leave Chili for Mendota in a few days, to live on his own estate. Monte-Video re mained in the handset' the Portuguese as before, it was expected that the disturbances in Chili would be settled -by the banishment of Ro- DRIGUEZ and the establishment of a better Go vernment. Paper of Satur da T y I l i a % t,o f statement aveas vessel l n a ha tvt having e b n e i e n t g i dashed to pieces by a whale ) is an old story revived. Th e ac count may be found in the .dniitlal Register for December, 1821. In the statement alluded to, the vessel is described as the American ship Essex, 260 tons, G. POLLARD, master, and sailed from Nantucket, 19th August, 1819, and that the accident occurred the lath November , • 18 0 0 It - was eopied from a New South Wales Paper. THE LATE M. —TheCARR. Duke of YORK hag, in the kindest manner, consented to patronise and encou rage, by his illustrious presence, a Benefit on Whit.;Monday, in aid of the unfortunate family of the late Mr. CARR.—The Duke of BEDFORD hits sent a droll for twenty guineas in aid of the widow and fourteen children of poor CA It it, the prompter. —The Covent Garden Company are determined not to be back_ weal in the cause of charity, and have commenced a separate subscription at the 'theatre, to uid the fund for securing some relief to the "helpless wife and 14 destitute children of the late prompter of Drury-lane Theatre. It already amounts to LO nineas. , O MURDER F Mas. RICHARDS,--A second person is in custody on soispision of being concerned in tide crime t but as it is suspected that there are others still at large, the final and public examination of the facts has been postponed' to a future day. THE ARMY. War-Office, May Hi, 1823. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. Cortlandt George Macgregor Skinner, froth the half.:pay of the 24th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Alcock, who ex changes, receiving. the difference,. 2d Ditto—Lieut. Robert Rickart Hepburn, from the half pay' of the 13311 foot,. to be Lieutenant, vice Wm. Geo. Pigon, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 6di.Ditto—Cornet John Edw. Wyltie Browne, from the half pay of the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Charles Wedderhurn Webster, who exchanges, receiving the difference. .14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Capt. Hon. Geo. Anson. from the 52d foot, to be Captain, vice Jones, who exchanges. 52d RegiMent of Foot—To be Captains—Captain William Jones; from the 14th Light Dragoons, vice Anson, who ex changes; Captain George Frederick Berkeley St. John, from the half-pay of the 42d F oo t, v i ce Si r William Henry Clerke, Bart. who exchanges. (15th Ditto- : :Major Peter Dumas to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Milnes, who retires; Captain John Clutter buck. to be Major, by purchase, vice Duet.,; Lieutenant Samuel Robinson Warren to be Captain, by purchase, vice Clutterbuck ; Ensign Sidney Henry Widdrington to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice %% arren ; Charles Dixon, Gent. to be Ensign by purchase, vi c e Widd r i ng ton. 85th Ditto—Captain Matthew Forster, from half-pay of the Regiment, to be Captain, vice Lord Charles Churchill, who exchanges. HOSPITAL STAFF—Hospital-Assistant James ' Hawkins, froin haMpay, to be Hospital Assistant to the Forces, vice Muir, promoted. BIIEVET--Captain Michael Horace Campbell, of the Ist , Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Major in the Army. Ordnance, Office, May 5, 1823. Royal Regiment of Artillery—kirst Lieutenant Charles 1 , Henry Mee, from half-pay, to be First Lieutenant, vice George B. Willis, retired on half-pay. scO'FFISH HOSPITAL CORPORATION The Spring Festival for the above-mentioned Society was held on Saturday at the Freemasons' Tavern. The Duke of CLARENCE presided. Ile was supported on the right by Prince LropoLn, on the left by the Earl of Erm ix. The company, though less numerous than on some occasions, com prehended the following Noblemen and persons of distinction : Lord Binning, V. P. ; Lord Saltoun, V. P. ; Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Right Hon. Robert Peel, Sir • Charles Kerr, Bart.; Sir Pultney Malcolm, Sir Robt. Liston, Colonel Stewart, of Garth ; General Sir John H. Maxwell, Bart. ; Hon. General Wm. Maitland; Colonel Robarts, M.P., with many other dis tinguished characters. _ _ - ticrEwartns present—Lord Glenorchy, M.P.; Hon.J.Aber cromby, ;. Grant Allan, Esq.; Sir Frederick Baker, Bart.; John Buchannan, Esq. ofAndoch, M.P. ; A. Campb e ll, Esq. of Blythswood, M.P.; Major-General Macleod, Rev. Dr. Macleod, and M. Stewart Nicholson, Esq. of Carnoek. The cloth removed, Nun Nobis Domine was sung, and the usual loyal and national toasts and songs were given and sung. On the health of the Duke of Clarence being drunk, with three times three, The ROYAL CHA XR KAN returned thanks, and made a power ful appeal to the benevolence, of the company. On behalf of the Charity,. he exulted in the harmony which prevailed be tween England and Scotland, and with the very different sea. tinients with which their Union was viewed in 1823, from those which were common in 1723. He expressed the high gratifi cation which he derived from his connexion with that Institu tion, and assured the Meeting that so long as they continued to elect him to the situation which he had had the honour. to fill during the last twelve years, his best efforts would be wil lingly made in furtherance of the interests of the Charity. The Earl of ELGIN proposed the health of the Duchess of Clarence, which was drank with three times three. The Duke of CLARE NCE returned thanks on behalf of the Duchess. The Royal CHAIRMAN' then called on the company to drink the health of Prince Leopold: One of the first acts of his Royal Highness, he remarked, on coming to this country, was to patronize that Institution. He had been constantly anxious to promote its welfare. He warmly eulogized the public and private virtues of the Prince, whose worth would be more and more esteemed in proportion mile because more known. This toast having been drank with the usual honours, Prince LEOPOLD returned thanks. He declared he felt ashamed by the kind, flattering, and, he must say it, unmerited praise which their Royal Chairman had been pleased to be. stow on him while proposing his health. Grateful for the man. ner in, which that toast had been received, while thanking the Meeting for their kindness, he assured them of his continued zeal in the cause of that charity. Lord BINNINO remarked that the Navy had not been named in the toast when the health of their Royal Chairman was given. He begged to correct that omission, by giving as a toast, " the Dake of Clarence," as Admiral of the Fleet, and the Navy. The toast was drank with great applause. The Duke of CLARENCE returned thanks, and gave as a toast, " Success to the Scottish Corporation." In proposing " The Duke of Montrose," who was twenty. eight years President of that Corporation, his Royal Highness took occasion to acknowledge the great exertions of the Duchess of Montrose and the Countess of Sutherland in behalf of the Charity, and reminded the company that it was under their auspices that the great ball to be given on Monday would take place. This toast was drank with loud acclamations. The health of lir. Secretary PUEL having been proposed with three times three, and drank with great applause, the Right Hon. Clintletnan returned thanks ina brief but animated speech, in which he. warmly panegyrized the Scottish character, and expressed his admiration of that charity, the interests of which he should ever feel anxious to promote. On the health of " The Vice-Presidents" being drank, Lord.SALToux returned thanks. In the course of the evening, Mr. Am.') announced the sub scriptions received amounted to 5561. He had subsequently to perform the gratifying duty of announcing m a ny additional donations. The following toasts were given in the course of the evening:-- " The Land of Cakes," " The Noblemen and Gentlemen representing Scotland in Parliament." " The Land we li ve in." " The Treasurer of the Corporation." " The Standing Committee of Relief and Management of the Charity : " " The memory of General Melville, the Founder of the Spring Meet ing." On silence.) The Stewards of the Day, with thanks for their services." " The Stewards Elect." " Sir John Sinclair." Lord BINNING, Mr. ABEIICROMBY, and Sir J. Statccwin returned thanks, and the harmony of the day was prolonged till near midnight. LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. Saturday, the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of this excellent Society was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Lincoln's Inn-fields, when a numerous and fashionable assem blage of Ladies and Gentlemen took place. Amongst the company we noticed his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, Lord Viscount N o rt o n, L o rd Gosport, the lion. Mr. Shore, - Gordon, Esq. Rev. Rowland Hill, and various other Clergymen and persons of distinction. His Royal Highness was unanimously called to the Chair, which he took amidst the rapturous applause of the . company. The Secretary read the annual Report, which was highly gratifying. ' The Report was ordered to be printed. Several Noblemen and Gentlemen expressed their high sa tisfaction, and the usual votes of thanks were unanimously passed. REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE. This institution celebrated its sixteenth anni versary_festival at the City of London Tavern, on Saturday last. Lord KEN YON presided on the occasion. In the course of the evening several addresses were made by the noble Chairman and other members of the institution, pointing out the great benefit conferred by the charity, the object of which was to afford a place of refuge and reformation for persons who had been dis. charged from prisons or the hulks, and for unfortunate or desert ed females, and others, who, though willing to work were un. able from loss of character to earn an honest maintenance. Se veral instances of the accomplishment of these'objects were mentioned ; but the Society, it was stated, was under the pain. fat necessity of turning numerous applicants away from their doors daily, for want of additional funds. After the usual rou tine of toasts were drank, the Secretary read the Report of sub scriptions received, which amounted to a considerable sum, and Stewards for the next year being appointed, the company retired. Mr. WtLatoT, Under Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, has recived his Majesty's permission to take and use the sirname of Hon.roir, in addition to that of WILMOT, in compliance with a provision in the will 014 de ceased relative. The Court of Session meets on Tuesday for the Summer Seoxion. The NlPhitsuntlay Term in the Court of Exchequer commences on blonday.-lErlinb4rglt Coarant, May 8. ROYAL NAVY. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 10.—Orders are received to complete the equipment, immediately, ofthe Royal George Yacht. The complement of Seamen allotted to her will be transferred from the Apollo, on the arrival of the Calliope. Captain Macpherson Ferguson has commissioned the Mer sey, 28, at this port, for the South American station. Lieute nant 0 G. S. Gunning is - appoir.ted to her. The Egeria, 26, Captain S. - Roberts, is arrived from Ply mouth, fitted for the Nowfoundland station, and remains at Spithead with the Ban g e r an d Pandora. The Egeria and Pan dora are expected to sail on Tuesday. Vice-Admiral Sir Chas. Hamilton will proceed in the Ranger, early in June. PLYMOUTM—A French frigate ( LaCons tance)has been sonic days cruising off the Lizard, prottssedly to look out for the Spanish vessels, but she has annoyed several vessels of our trade,. in a way that must not be permitted to continue; on Tuesday she boarded the Eliza and Sarah, from Cardiff, bound to London, and detained her the greater part of the day. La Constance is a large frigate, with a complement of three hundred men ; but so lubberly handled, that few of them can be seamen; her Commander is a feebl e old man , w h o h as daubed out his ship like a pleasure yacht. He informed one of the vessels, that he expected a war with Portugal as well as Spain, when it being remarked that that would bring England into the con test; he said, he did not believe it—nor appeared to wish it. The Ann, Hill, arrived at Falmouth, saw a frigate, three brigs, and two schooners, off Cape St. Vincent ; a nd a F renc h f r i gate off Ushe.nt.—The Comet steam-vessel returned from Falmouth 'on Thursday last, having performed her voyage thither in four hours. On her return, she took the Boadicea frigate from off the Dock-yard to her moorings up the harbour, against the tide, in twenty minutes ; and brought down the Barfieur, 98, in thirty-four minutes—a piece of service which has here tofore occupied four hours, and employed eighty men : the Barflenr is to be broke up.—Captain William King has commissioned the Astrea, 36, as the reo ' ulating ship fo r th e su perintendence of the Post-o ffi ce Pack et Duties at Falmouth and Lieut. T. C. Barron, the Frolic, 10, ermine of the Packets. —Mr. Lye is appointed ' Master of the Astrea, Mr. Josiah Oake being removed again from the Apollo to the 'loyal George _yacht.—ln fiamoaze—Britannia, Superb, Windsdr Castle, Bulwark, Thetis, Astrea, Sappho, Pelorus, bine, Frolic, and M art i a l, and Wellington revenue cutter.— In the Sound—Briten, Tribune, and Trinculo. The Doris left Prenarnbuco on 13th March, for Ballie4. The Starling cutter, Lieut. C. F. Turner; arrived on Thurs day at Portsmouth, from Jersey, with Major-General Sir Colin and Lady Ilalkett, who landed and proceeded to Lon don. The Starling sailed on Saturday on a cruize. The Redwing, 18-gun sloop, Hon. Capt. Trefusius, for the Jersey station, and the Parthian, 10-gun sloop, Hon. Capt. Barrington, for Plymouth, are detained en Portsmouth harbour by adverse winds. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL., MAlNll.—Wind SM.—Arrived this morning ttpd sailed for the Rive r th e P r i nce R egent, I nnes, from Madras and Bengal ; Charles, Milne, front Tobago in 43 days ; and Cretan, Gulliver - from the South S eas; a l so t hi s afternoon the Orwell, from China; and Fingal, Laingarr, from Lisbon. Came down from the River the 'West India packet, Munro, for Jamaica ; and Hope, Dean, for Sierra Leone. MAY 10.—Wind S.W.--,Arrived and sailed for the River the Castle Huntly, Drummond, from China; Macqueen, Wal ker, and William Fairley, Smith, from ditto ; Helen, Wilson, from Almeira ; Roseville, Anderson, and Pacific, Sutherland, from Alexandria ; Hester, Gibbons, from. Sicily ; Agenoria; Porlgate, from Cimrente ; and Nancy, Thomson, from Ben gal,Came down from the River the Prince IWilliant, Borthwick, for Richebucto ; Jane, Murchy, Quebec ; Blucher ; Thomson, and St. Helena, Elliot, for ditto, PORTSMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the-Ben gal Merchant, Brown, from Bengal, left flth January; and Lord Hungerford, Farquharson, from ditto—both ships passed' by for London, all well. Fat.stotru, MAY 9.—Wind S.W.--Arrived the Aurora, Crabtree, from Havannah in 48 clays, ma i n - mast and bowsprit sprung, loss of sails, bulwarks, 8,:.c. ; also the Duke of Kent packet (2), front Lisbon in 7 days. MAY 10.—Wind S. S.W.—Arrived the Fortitude, Hunt, from Lisbon. Sailed the Camden packet, for Cadiz and the Mediterranean. The Thais, Mills, from Charente to London, has been de. tamed by a privateer and sent into Bilboa, where she remained on the Ist instant. . The East India Company's ship Castle Bundy arrived in the Downs on the 9th inst. fmm China : she sailed from China the 13th January, and from St. Helena the 18th March : left at St. Helena, the Repulse, outward-bound ; also the P r i nce R egent and Orwell, homew ard-bound.i The William Fairlie arrived in the Downs the same day : she. left China the 2lst January, and-St. Helena the 27th March. The Macqueen and Orwell, homeward-bound, left St. Helena the' 6th March. The Wil liam Fairlie fell in with the Macqueen on her passage from St. Helena, the date not mentioned. Extract of a Letter from Flushing, in the Island of Tralci,cren, • to a respectable .ITemse in London. . 44 We Dutch Traders here have been greatly surprised:and gratified on the result of the trial, in London, of the sailors be longing to the Four Brothers Cutter.—Your English Juries are very humane, and, to their credit, b e liev e d, the evidence of the respectable adies and Gentlemen. we sent over to the trial, who said all the poor men were Dutchmen, and not Folkstone people. Our dashing luggers and cutters will now pass down the Channel, and go where they please, without interruptio n by the British cruizers,—because, - if Dutch,. (and we can always prove that,) we have no right to be seurehed by any one. .Phis said right of sea rc h h as b een a sore hi n d rance to our fair trade for many years; thank Ile - a - Ven an English Jury has put an end to it, and we shall now send Tobacco and Gin in any package* we please, to Faro 01 elsewhere, without fear or intetruptio n .— It is astonishing what bustle arid activity this affair tax put us all in, many fine vessels will be refitted, loaded, and sent to sea in consequence, and our numerous and high spirited.. sailor., with an Orangie Boren in their hats, will no more be i;irk;gett into your Naval service, but bid defiance to all examinktiOn the Channel, now " open to all flags, and itytaencedlsOlisht." The name of ono of the Learned couneel who made so famous a Speech in the Court, is now gratefully spoken pf here, as the eloquent advocate of " Free Trade,"and "Lurhingtor: forever ?" is now consecrated by all parties in Flushing and Middleburg; in butnpers every night once this interesting news arrived,— Another Gentleman of the same name i s well known here, but is not quite so popular as at Canterbury.—The Englishlanguage is now becoming snore general amongst . our sailors, since it is no longer necessary to learn Dutch." Til E MARKETS. . CORN EXCHANGE, MAT 12. Last week's supplies of ttll descriptions of Grain were mode rate, but there was another large quantity of Flour re-per:ed. This morning the' fresh arrivals of every kind of Corn are OtTlltOl s partly owing to the boisterous winds. Prime Wheat fouoU buyers at rather higher prices than last Mond a y, b ut ot h, r qualities remain without alteration. In Barley there is no ra nation from the currency of this day se'naight. Bcansbbtilin, la. per quarter more than our last quotations. Peas of bortt descriptions also command rather higher prices. The demard for Oats still continues considerable, and having but few market, they sold readily at ls. per quarter advance of the prices of this day se'unight. Wheat, Red 4oa 421 Pease, White ...........32s 42s White 4fis Us ----Grey 3002 s Rye Ns 32* Beans Barley 30a 40s Oats 221 VS Malt 40s tiOs Flour ' 45s sss • ARRIVALS LAST wmarc. English Wheat, 6,sl3—Barl e y, I,9l7—Malt, 2,311 Oats, I,232—Beans, 1028— Pear, 202—Irish Oats, 2,t!6o—English Flour, 10,127. AVZRAGE "PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALsp. Wheat, 545. 7d. ; Barley, 335. 2d.. Oats, 245. Od. ; Ryt, 295. 4d. ; Beats, 31s. Otl__; Peas, 3tis. Id. • The Avirage Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the lteturns made in the W ee k en di ng ate 7th day of May, 1823; is 345. did. per cwt. SMITHFIELD .11ARKE'r, May 12. The supply this morning at market was not so plentiful as last Mondaz, in consequence of which the price s o f all descrip tion of Cattle remain as per this day se'nnight, and the trade appears rather brisk. To sink the Oflid, per stone of Mb. Beef 13t 6d to 4s Oa Veal ...... 4s Od to As Od I Mutton 3s 4d to 4s 4e: Pork ... 3s ed to 4s Cd Lamb 4 , 4 Od to :at Od. }TAY ARD w, LOAD. Hay £3 10s to £4 ti* I Clover I:4 Os to £4 144 Strew -1:2 Os to £2 14s. The system adopted in the parish or Towcester, for the bettor organization of keeping and adjusting the Pa. rochial Accounts, has been attended with much success. The weekly disbursements, anti a list or all those who receive paro chial assistance„ are printed every Quarto . , and sent to t 1 use why pay rates with a view to discountenance idleness, detect imposition, arid encourage and support the honest and imitistn ous poor,