The Sun. — London, England, 1837-02-16 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1837. The House of Lords did not meet yesterday. In the House of Commons, Lord LEVESON (a Reformer) the new Member for Morpeth, took the oaths and his seat. Several petitions were presented for the Abolition of Church Rates, for the repeal of the Soap Duty ; and on other sub jects. The inaccuracy of the lists of the division on Sir W. MOLESWORTH'S motion on Tuesday evening was ad- vetted to. Lord STANLEY stated that the Trustees of the British Museum had endeavoured to carry out fully the recommen dations of the Commons' Committee, by opening the Na tional collection on holidays, extending the time for keeping open the reading-rooms, &c. ; but that the Museum would continue closed throughout the whole of every Sunday in the year. Sir E. KNATCHBULL, in presenting a petition from certain burgesses of Hythe, who had bee❑ excluded from the roll because they had neglected to pay the shilling re quired far registration, asked the ATTORNEY-GENERAL to postpone his Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill, in order to provide against the grievance in question. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought the measure did not admit of any postponement : and accordingly carried the Bill into Committee, where it was considered at great length. All the clauses were agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received on Tuesday. Mr. BAINES obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Municipal Corporations Act, so as to relieve those per sons who had conscientious scruples against making the de claration required by that Act. Lord l'atmEasToN, in answer to a question regarding the seizure of the Vixen, said that he could not produce papers, or furnish any information on the subject, while the c,uestion was yet under negotiation. The Vagrants' (Scotland and Ireland) Bill was read a second time. Leave was given to Mr. ROBINSON to bring in a Bill to amend the Act of 3 and 4 William IV. c. 85, so far as related to the compensation provided for the Ma ritime Officers of the East India Company. The House adjourned shortly after nine o'clock, in con sequence of the slight indisposition of the SPEAKER. At the Finsbury Reform Dinner which took place yes terday in celebration of' Mr. WAKLEY'S return for that borough, but from which the lion. Gentler:: in was unfor tunately absent, owing to sudden and severe indisposition, much occurred that is calculated to cheer the Reformers, and much also to occasion them deep regret. They can not but be pleased to find that the friends of the good cause are determined that it shall not retrograde through any lukcwarmness of their own ; neither can they fail to lament-the dissensions which such unflinching zeal is giving birth to. Messrs. O'CoNsELL, HARVEY, and ROEBUCK are all of them Reformers whose sincerity cannot be doubted ; why, then, do they persist in putting arms into the hands of their opponents by quarrelling with each other ? We address ourselves more particularly to the Honourable Member for Southwark, because, though his last night's speech contained many sentiments of which we cordially approve, yet there was occa sionally a something in its tone calculated to call forth feelings of no very conciliatory nature. It was manly, but dogmatical. For instance, Mr. HARVEY observed, " The Radicals ought to make a firm stand at once ; for the fact was, that the power of the Government lay in their hands. But there was a certain timid class, who were growing much more so as they grew older. What ought to be done by the Radical Members was this—not to be going forward with isolated measures, but at once to embody in a Bill the three great measures for which the people were anxious, namely, the shortening of the dura tion of Parliament, the Vote by Ballot, and an extension of the Suffrage. Let this Bill be taken to the Govern ment by the one hundred and fifty Radicals, and let their support of the Government d e p en d upon i ts assenting to the Bill." This proposition would be all very well, were it practicable ; but unluckily it is not, • and what is more, never can be made so. It is a mere crotchet, to the full as visionary as any of those propounded by the fantastic professors of Laputa, and as such was sum marily disposed of by Mr. O'Covlsrt.t. "It had been said by .Esor," remarked the Hon. and Learned Gentle man, " that there was once a grave consultation how to subdue the feline tribe, vulgarly called cats. These ani mals kept such a racketting about son ie rats, that they held a convention, when there rose up amc ngst them an ancient s taid rat, grave and grey, and partly b ald by age, who with very distinct enunciation said, I will .tell you what to do w ith these cats, we will bell the follows, ~111:1 whenever they . „ . • , N • ',Aar* anu. • PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock. . ...... 2. 7% tip tncliaStoek 2251;14 iper Cent. Red. .:40, 0 ,i ;Ditto Bonds .......... ........ 24 23 pm. 3 per Cent. Cont._ 89VniT4 , South Sea Stock — 314 i per Cent......... ..... .-. 99):, . Oki Annuities ..-....-.- — D;tto Red . 9 S I4 1 ,9 ~ 4 New Ditto — New ng per CeEt_ , n%15 ' 3 per Cent. Annuities, I"; 51... New sper Cent- 9 29 psn. DIA LongAnnuitiestoexpire !Ditto..... ...... 500 • )-7 pm Jan 5. Iq(V l4 15-16 15 Ditto Small ...... 27 2!) pm Oct. O. 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Ditto Bonds, 15.:5 Ditto Account ...... Mexican Bones, 5 per cent Ditto Account Ditto, d per cent Ditto Account ......... Neapolitan ....„... ........... . :6, Ditto Acc0unt.......... — Ditto Bonds, IF4I 27 % !,;36 —, Ditto Acconnt .7% S ;3i S - French, 5 per cent.......... —I. —c. - 4 per cent.. - 2 per cent.. —f. Dutch, 2 ; , er cent. ...... —53% 4 1 , 1 ', —' Ditto Account ....... ........... Ditto, 5 per rent ll4 3Wi Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Alten Mining Com:any 12%, 1234 13 Rhymney Iron Mining Company Ilreat North of England Railway Company Great %Vestern Railway Company ............ Brighton (Gil) in Railway Brighton (Rennie's) rs 14% fit ighton (Cuntly'4) 3 I 4 Lo idou and Green .vich 3ailway Company 23 21N %tanchester and Leeds Railway Company ... Thames Haven Railway Company DC, 0.4 Westminster and Greenwich Railway Company 2 2 Australasia Bank 7 Colonial Bank COURSE CF EXCEL Amsterdam, C.F. 12 s', Ditto. at slAst ....... 12 Rotterdarn 2U. 12 .`,4 Antwerp... ......».„ «..... 12 S Hamburg. N.B. 13 12 A1t0na..... Paris, 3 days' sight .5 55 Ditto ....... .............. '2 Us 25 85 .V; 0 Marseille. ..... Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 153 Petersbuigh, ruble '3 Us. 10 0 Berlin Vienna, effective f1..„..2 M 10 15 Trieste......ditto lO 17 Madrid ........... „ 3 5 1,4 Cu1iz......•.......„ 3034 Bilhoa .... ......................... ~5 ........ .......... 11:ircelon2 ItS iie;ille ..........«.».......* 36 Gibraltar ...... ..•••.. ..... ...".• 48 PRICES OF IRISH STOCK; 3 per Cent. Consols 89% Ditto Reduced -- I 3% per Cent. Stock 97 Ditto sew, IR3O 9l%' 3.4 per Cent. Debentures 90% Rank Stock...—. 200% Royal Canal Stock.. Grand Canal NGE YESTERDAY. 1 .eg hOf n ••.. 000000 00000 47 IA Genoa 0000000 ..... 20 _5 _.-.... .... .. 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I) 1 France............ 0 0 f.isbon 0 I 8ra5i1............ 0 0 Overt). &Jersey I 0 Malta ....... 0 Buenos Ayres.. 0 1 Hamburg........ 0 0 Mexico 0 n Carthagcna...... 0 0 Holland .......... 1 0 °stout 0 1 Dub1in.......... 0 s O Jamaica .......... 0 0 Sweden 0 I Flanders ......... 0 0 Leeward Islands() I Waterford...- 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. M0rning......... 0 minutes after 0. Evening.....ls minutes after 0. L ONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. (GIBBS' LINE. ) The Directors have the satisfaction to announce that the Committee of the House of Commons have this day determined that the Stand ing Orders have been complied with. The Bill will be imme diately brought in. R. S. YOUNG, See. Board Room, 34, Parliament-street, Feb. 16, 1837. TO CORRESPONDENTS. W I are much obliged to " An Attentive Reader," but we should have appreciated his attention more if he had paid the postage. Possibly he felt that his advice gratis was not worth much attention. - . The publ i cat ion of THE Sum NRWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. rtoro4Aß conic we shall be able to hear them.' So there was a ge neral shout to bell the cats. The only difficulty was, how Cley were to do it. Aye, bell me the cats, to be sure, I would be glad for you to do it. Stuff twenty-four things into one Act of Parliament, and so hell the Conservative cat. Why, I think I have heard something of that kind proposed to-night." Mr. HARVEY having opened his fire, Mr. ROEBUCK was not slow to return it, and a smart dis pute between the two Gentlemen was the consequence. And yet both are sincere Reformers, and both hate the Tories with equal intensity I We trust these extraordinary and humiliating scenes will not be repeated, for if they are, we shall begin to despair of tire cause of Reform. Union, as Mr. HUME well observed, is the only thing wanting to ensure our success ; but if, instead of moving together in a firm, compact phalanx, we fight shy of each other, we shall see the good cause slip through our fingers, and be spilled, like so much water, on the grouud. Mr. O'CONNELL'S observations were in excellent taste. "He would not," be said, " quarrel with the Whigs, so long z s they were willing to carry on the war against the domi nation of the Tories. Above all, he would never throw the apple of discord into any meeting whatever. He was not an advocate of the Whigs beyond what he thought them to deserve. Were they to vote against the Ministers lOhen the Ministers were right ? No man would say that. And when did the Reformers ever vote with them when they were wrong ? Never ; but as long as the Reformers think they are right, they will continue to vote fur them." This is good, sound doctrine ; and such as, we are sure, will be well received by the majority of the people. in Africa. The Viceroy assumed a state and maintained an authority in Algiers, which the Citizen KING could only ape in Paris. In point of fact, CLAUSEL was au absolute Sovereign, as far as regarded the army, the colonists, and the native population ; and even had begun to comport him self, as if he owed nothing more than a nominal allegi ance to the King of the FRENCH, for his newly-4equired dominions. This alarmed the KING, who only waited for a favourable occasion to get rid of the Viceroy ; and that presented itself when the French suffered a defeat before Constantine. Whether Marshal CLAUSAL will be allowed to command the next expedition against that city remains doubtful, as the Duke of ORLEANS has already claimed the appointment. The only objection raised against placing the command of the expedition in the hands of his Royal Highness, is an apprehension for the safety of the succes sion, should the KING be assassinated during the absence of the heir to the Throne. M. GUIZOT, however, has under taken to pledge his life for the future safety of the KING'S person, and is reported to have assured the Cabinet in Council, that he saw no reason whatever to repress the mi litary ardour of the Duke of ORLEANS. Marshal CLAU-• SEL has threatened to break his sword, Übe be not allowed to retrive his reputation by the capture of Constantine. Judging from the aspect of affairs in the French capital, the Gallant Marshal may either break, or otherwise dispose of his sword, as soon as be pleases. He is not very likely so be again called upon to unsheathe it in the service of France. Admiral Roussis, the French Ambassador to the Porte, will leave Paris for Constantinople early in March. Ac cording to some of these papers, a war between the Porte and MEHEMET Au may be shortly expected. The cor respondents of the French Press speak of the immense preparations which Russia is making for a war. They mention that an Imperial Ukase has been promulgated, or dering a levy of one-fifth of the whole of the Russian po pulation capable of bearing arms. They further state that immense quantities of military stores are in the course of removal to the western frontier of the empire. We yesterday inserted an address from Mr. BUCKING HAM to his constituents, in which the Hon. Gentleman intimates to them his intention to resign his seat in Par liament, and to quit this country for America. We sin cerely lament:the cause which renders it necessary for a man at: Mr. BUCKINGHAM'S time of life to forsake the land of his birth, even for a season, in quest of that liveli hood which it is the first duty of every one to endeavour to provide for himself, and those whom nature has made dependent upon him. There is, too, in Mr. BUCKING HAM'S case this peculiar hardship, that he has been driven to this sad alternative by the arbitrary and unjust exercise of power, which stripped him of the fruits of his in dustry, and blasted his fair prospects of future inde pendence. But were we to say that we lamented Mr. Bucaninuases retirement from Parliament on public grounds, we should belie our own sentiments. We must candidly confess that we look upon it in a very different light from that in which he seems, not unnaturally per haps,- to view it. Our decided opinion is that Mr. Bucx- INGHAM cannot do a wiser thing as regards himself, or a more pigriotic thing as far as the country is concerned than to withdraw from a scene on which experience has proved that he is not qualified to act a part, either creditable to the one or beneficial to the other. Notwithstanding the vigilance of the police, regicidal conspiracies are multiplying in Paris. On Monday the KING rode to Versailles, escorted by a numerous body of cavalry. His MAJESTY was evidently in great terror, al though guards had preceded him, to clear the roads of all suspicious•looking persons. He returned by a different route, to escape the hazard of being waylaid. Thus, in reality, the KING is a prisoner in his Palace, out of which he dare not stir without the protection of a large military force. PARIS, FEB. 14. —Thy Phare, received this'morning, speaks in the following terms of the affair which the Gazette de France yesterday represented as having ended to the advantage of the Carlists :—The villages of Lego and Renteria which are to the right of Passages, and of which the Chapelgories were to take possession on the 7th, had not been occupied on the Bth in the evening. An engagement between the advanced posts took place on the Bth at that point ; but the whole ended with the consumption of a quantity of powder on both sides, and an exchange of invectives and vain boasting. The Spanish trincadores and the English vessels approached the shore, and took part in the firing, which continued wady an hour. Tho object was to repulse the Carlists, who had advanced. The same Journal adds, under the date of Behobie, 9th February, " Notwithstanding the contrary wind, we have heard a cannonade all the day, and especially towards night fall. We suppose it was an attack on Renteria and Lego, which were not taken yesterday, but only some houses at the out posts. Ido not know whether the Carlists have received any unfavourable news, with which they would not hare us ac quainted ; the fact is, that they have permitted nobody to pass, and have even caused boats to be unloaded, which had cargoes of wool and corn coming to France." From the Banks of the Bidassoa.—We see families of coun try people, with their cattle and effects, on their way to the mountains at Irun and Fontarabia. They expect to be at tacked to-morrow. They have been working with great dili gence to day in these two places. A letter from St. Sebastian of the 7th of February says, " The steam-boat has arrived this morning at Passages, with 1,000 men on board. As far as I can learn, the troops will make no movement till the 12th of this month. The regiments which arrived yesterday took up a position to-day on the left line. The field artillery of the Legion has left St. Sehas. tian and taken the road to Passages."—Supplement to the Journal du Commerce, Feb. 14. The Hon. Gentleman's public conduct of late leads to 'something more than a suspicion, that his object in becom ing a Member of the Legislature was to forward his own personal interests, rather than to promote the public good. He•has failed, as every man deserves to fail who is ac tuated by such motives, and like all other persons who have not the light of principle to guide them, has manifested a strong desire to gratify his vindictive feelings towards those whom he considers the authors of his failure, at the expense of the public cause, which he pretends to uphold in conjunction with them. We now dismiss the subject with an expression of regret, that Mr. BUCKINGHAM had not executed his intention of resigning the representative character before he stained it by such a betrayal of the popular interests as that of which he was guilty on Monday night. Had he voted as 'honour and consistency demanded, that notorious nest of corrup tion, the Borough of Stafford, would not have been allowed to rear its polluted head among the constituencies of Eng land. He was the only Member who deserted from the Liberal ranks. His single vote gave a signal triumph to the enemies of the people. The English Municipal Bill went through Committee last night, and the Report was ordered to be brought up on Friday. The discussion which took place was intro duced by the presentation of a petition. by Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL, from certain burgesses of Hythe, complain ing of unfairness on the part of the Mayor and Assessors of that borough in rejecting their claims to be put on the burgess roll. The Right Hon. Bart., Sir W. FOLLETT, and Lord STANLEY insisted that a clause should be inserted in the present Bill to remedy the evil, and were perfectly astounded when they heard the ATTORNEY-GENERAL say that he could not undertake to frame an enactment that would make either Mayors or other persons always give decisions that would be satisfactory to all parties. Nothing, they thought, could be more easy—only grant an appeal from the decision of the Mayor to an officer appointed by the Crown, and the thing is done. The ATTORNEY GENERAL thought an appeal to the Court of King's Bench a more constitutional mode of proceeding, and requested the Gentlemen on the other side to propose their clause, and be would consider of it. Sir E. KNATCHBULL very modestly requested that the pro gress of the Bill should be delayed, until he should have bad sufficient time to prepare and mature his clause. This absurd proposal was of course rejected, and the blun dering Baronet told that he might move his amendment at a future stage of the Bill. FRENCH kUNDS.-Pants, Fan, 14. Five per Cents.. 1091. tic. 21 , e. 30c.' - • ' • Four per Cent., 101lf. 9W. uti v tegtelq Three per Cents.. 79f. 35c. Vic: 44corwoma..e al kr J ; ..4 Bank Actions, 2,300 f. Monte (le Naples, 9Sf. 50c. 55c. -` '' )11 . 10 bfiltiti Roman Five per Cents., 192. ,Ig3ov ba Spanish Actives, 27 26% 27%%. • Spanish Differes, 11 12 11%. Spanish Passives. 7M 44%. Belgian Loan. Five per Cents, 103 Brussels Society, 1,55'2f. 50c. Portuguese Low, Three per Cents, 31% %. EXCHANGE nis LONDON. One month, paler, 25c. 30c ; money, 251. 2r4c Three months, paper, 251. 10c.; money, 251. 10c -Coesti Authentigue. LAST PRICES Ave per Cents., 109 f. 45c. Three per Cents. WE 63c. Bank Actions, 2,390 f. tlente de Naples, 9Sf. 70c. Roman Five per Cents., 102. Belgian Loan, 103. Portuguese Three per Cents., 91 N. Ftutuish Actives, 27 , 4. Spanish Passives. 714. onish Differes, 9. New DlM:res. ll . Belgian Society, 1,552 f. 50e. We have much pleasure in pointing attention to certain resolutions in our advertising columns, which have been unanimously agreed to last night by the spirited electors of Marylebone, in favour of their truly patriotic candidate Mr. HALL. A more consistent Reformer or Liberal Mem ber does ❑ot sit in the House. The following arc some of Mr. A LL's votes on important questions : For the Reform Bill. Fur the Abolition of Sinecure Offices in the Army and Navy. For the Reduction of the Military Staff. For Inquiry into the Distress existing amongst the Indus dustrious Classes (March 21, 1833.) For a Reform in the Irish Church. For the Appropriation of the Surplus Revenues of the Church, to purposes of Charity and Utility. For the Admission of Dissenters to the Universities. For the Total Abolition of Church Rates. For Mr. Harvey's motion on the Pension List. For Mr. Hume's motion on the Corn Laws. For a Municipal Reform in England and Ireland. For the Repeal of the Rate-paying Clauses of the Re form Bill. For the Repeal of the Septennial Act. Fur the Ballot. Fur the Repeal of the House and Window Tax. For the Repeal of the Stamped Duty on Newspapers. For an Inquiry into the conduct of the Duke of Cunibcrland, as connected with the Orange Lodge, &c., &c. Against Flogging in the Army. Against the Forcible Impressment of Seamen. Against the passing of the Coercion Bill. Against the grant of One Million to the Tithe Owners of Ireland. The Brussels and German Papers have been recceived. They contain advices from Constantinople to the 17th ultimo, which are, however, of no political importance. The burden of them is to insinuate the rapid decline of Lord PONSONBY'S influence at the Porte—one of the shallow devices resorted to by scribblers in the pay of Russia. BELGIAN 1 UNDS—Baussuq, FEB. 14 Actual Dcld, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. Loan of Thirty Millions Loan of Citv, 8.C.1•2i,, 4 per Cent 9934 Society of Commerce, 4 per Cent l3l Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 135 Brussels Papers, Feb. I. DUTCH FUNDS—Ausintreaase, FEE. 11. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Amore svniiie,4% per cent.— ......... 94 3 4 95 Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 77% 78 1 4 Commercial Company, per cult lB i l 4 151% Ditto (1k32 and 1833) S per cent. liacchange on London, One month l2 97% 'rwo mutat. ...... 11 9U AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIMNNA, Feud. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares —Allgemeine Zeitung, Feb. 11. Before the Government is in possession of all the facts connected with the recent seizure of the Vizen by Russia and before a determination has been come to upon the whole question, we approve of the silence maintained by Lord PALMERSTON, respecting the opinions of the!Law Officers of the Crown. In the House of Commons last night, that distinguished champion of despotism in Spain, Mr. MACLEAN, expressed a wish to be favoured with the opinion of His Majesty's ATTORNEY GENERAL, on the subject of the late act of aggression committed by Russia in the Black Sea ; hut upon this point the Noble Foreign Secretary declined to gratify the curiosity of the Hon. Gentleman. The Noble Lord well observed that the subject was of too grave and serious a nature to be lightly or prematurely dealt with. Such, we are confident, is the opinion of the whole nation. We are, therefore, in no hurry to learn the result of an inquiry which can only ter ►ninate in the most humiliating concessions on the part of Russia, or hostilities on that of England, if proper regard be had to the honour and interests of the British empire, and the liberties of Europo. The whole of the Paris Journals of Tuesday have been received. Both the Temps and the Journal de Pai is state that Marshal CLAUSEL has been superseded in the Go vernment of Algiers. The readers of The Sun will pro bably remember, that immediately after the unfortunate affair of Constantine, we asserted that we had good reason to know that the KING was, personally, well pleased with the result of that expedition, inasmuch as it would afford him an excellent excuse for removing CLAUSEL from the chief command in Africa. The Royal letter, and the princely snuff-box, were expedients contrived by the KING to break the severity of the Marshal's fan. Louis P.. LIPPL was not a little nettled at the conduct of CLAUSEL Letters from Bayonne and San Sebastian, of the 10th inst., received this morning, are filled with details of the preparations which the.,c hristinos arc making for a grand and simultaneous attack upon all the Carlist garrisons in the Basques. General EVANS has now ten thousand five hundred good troops under his command, independent of the necessary garrison for the defence of San Sebastian. Of these five thousand five hundred served under General NAlivAEz, and arc remarkable for their high state of mi litary discipline. Their present commander is Brigadier- General RE N DoN, an officer of great merit, who was recently second chief of the staff of ESPA.R.TERO'S division. ESPAR TEIio has under him twenty-two thousand troops, indepen dent of the garrison of Bilboa ; and General SA ARSFIELD'S force exceeds ten thousand well appointed troops. General EVANS reviewed the whole of the troops—British and Spanish—at San Sebastian on the 9th, when he addressed the men on the subject of the approaching campaign. After recommending the strictest attention to military discipline, the lion. and Gallant Gentleman besought them to inlet no unnecessary injury upon the peasantry, their cottages, or their property of whatever kin]. He threatened with ti e severest punishments, such as should wantonly violate this injunction, and promised to reward those who would be found to have enforced its,observance upon their comrades. When lie concluded, the men testified their satisfaction by " three cheers for the General," in which they all most heartily joined. Fifty-seven British, and three hundred Spanish marines have been landed at San Sebastian from Passages. The Spanish marines were conveyed thither in a French steamer of war, which has given rise to various rumours of a c h ange in the Spanish policy of the Citizen K ING. The autho rities on the frontier are of opinion that LOUIS PutuerE. has at last turned his back on Don CAatos, and that it is now " all up" with the Pretender. In a few days the Christinos will re-commence the war in the Basques under auspices the most favourable. Don Catmos, on the Bth, removed with his whole suite to Aspoitia. By the Packet-ship She . fficid, which arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday last, we have received a file of New York and Washington Papers, the former to the 26th ult. inclusive. General SANTA ANNA, President of the Mexican Republic, had arrived in Washington, to solicit the interference of the United States, to put an end to the war between Mexico and Texas, and also to recognize the independence of the Republic of Texas. SANTA ANNA, like REGULUS, is pledged to obtain from the Mexicans the independence of Texas and the cessation of hostilities ; or he is to deliver himself a prisoner into the hands of the Texian authorities. Unlike the celebrated Roman, he sees nothing derogatory to the dignity of his own state in doing all in his power to THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1837. accomplish the wishes of his late enemies. The journals con tain a letter from SANTA ANNA to President JACKSON, dated July the 4th, 1836, and the President's answer, dated September 4, which were laid before Congress on the 18th ult. The purport of SANTA ANNA'S letter is to persuade the President of the United States to negociate a peace between Mexico and Texas. President JACKSON, in reply, observes that it is a principle of the United States' Government neither to interfere in the internal concerns of other States, nor to suffer such interference from them. But what he can do without violating this principle he is most willing to attempt, in the hope of pre venting an useless effusion of blood. However, as the Mexican Ambassador protested against any acts done in the name of SAN;rA ANNA, while a prisoner in Texas, no thing further took place in the way of negociating a peace. There is little doubt but that Mexico will refuse to recog nise the present mission of SANTA ANNA to the United States. This will lead to hostilities between the two Governments. In 1834 President JACKSON, without consulting the Le gislature, formally abolished the Bank Charter. This stretch of Presidential prerogative was so little relished at the time, that Congress passed a resolution, stating, that by so doing he had exceeded the power vested in him by the Constitution and the laws. On the 16th ult. Mr. BENTON moved that this resolution should be expunged from the records of the Senate. The motion was carried. " St. John's, New Brunswick, was again visited with a dreadful conflagration on the night of the 14th inst., which consumed 150 buildings, and destroyed property to the esti mated amount of 2,000,000 dollars. The fire commenced at or near Whitney's store, at half-past eight on Saturday night, and raged until nine o'clock on Sunday morning, consuming all the stores on South Market-wharf, with a large part of Water street and Prince William-street. It being very cold, and the engines out of order, they were of very little benefit. 60,000 dollars were insured at the /Etna-office, Hartford. Only one brick building was left standing in the whole "burnt district." Two printing-offices were burnt—the Observer and the Chronicle. No damage was done to the shipping. It is reported that from 5,000 to 6,000 barrels of flour were con sumed. A merchant from St. John's, now in New York, gives his opinion that the Insurance Offices in this city are heavily affected by this fire—he thinks from 100,000 to 150,000 dollars. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, FEn. 15.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived the Harriet Ann, from Weymouth ; Flover, ditto ; Royal Tar, from Dub lin ; Liverpool, from Chester. PORTSMOUTH._Wind W. S. W.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Messenger, from Plymouth. CREEL, FEB. 15.—Arrived the Grand Duke Leopold, from Genoa; Bloom, Lang, from Malaga. MILFORD, FEB. 14.—Arrived the Edwards, from St. An drews, N. B. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 14.—Wind W. light breezes.—Arrived the Sheffield, Allen, from New York ; Ohio, Gowen, New Orleans ; Venice, King, ditto ; Bazah, Bless, Mobile ; Jane, Granley, Charente. Off port, the Tacitus, New Orleans ; Granville, St. John's, N.B. ; Hebe, Gibraltar; Ruby, Lisbon. Part of two masts, a jibboom, some deck planks, timber and beams ; also the cargo book, and some cards of the Mersey, Robert, Fulser, have been picked up near Aklom, 6th inst. Put back, the Wheaton, Fowler, from Adra. COWES, FEB. 15.—Five casks of wine have been picked up off Dunmore, and landed here: one cask marked CD DC, with red tape sealed on each head, FALMOUTH, FEB. 15.—Arrived the Magnet packet, from Brazil—sailed from Rio Janeiro 30th Dec. ; Iberia steamer, from Malaga—sailed Ist inst., Gibraltar 2d, Cadiz 3d, Lisbon 10th, and Oporto 11th ; Prince George, Chilcott, from Lon don, pumps choked, part of cargo thrown overboard, bound to Mauritius. The Prince Regent, from Liverpool to Mobile, was spoken with on the 9th inst., in lat. 50. long. 15., and the New York 13th inst., in lat. 44. long. 47., by the Sheffield, arrived at Liverpool. The Abercrombie Robinson, Scott, from London to Madras and Calcutta, after being in lat. 49. long. 12., and experienc ing very heavy gales, has put back into Falmouth. The Okey, Taylor, from the Danube, was on shore at Hagara Point, but expected to be got off. The Bon Accord, M'Lean, from Marseilles, was on shore near Clonnahils—cargo expected to be saved. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received Montreal Papers to the 18th January, and Quebec to the 14th January. It appears from these papers that " A joint Committee of both Houses of the Upper Canada Parliament have reported upon the question lately submitted to them of an entirely new subdivision of the province into dis tricts, founded on the actual condition of the country, as well as in reference to its future increase of population. •° A great variance in opinion is still said to exist among the Members of the Upper Canada Assembly on the subject of the distribution of the Clergy Resources, which will again lead to some debates. " The Legislature of New Brunswick is now in Session, and in replying to the Speech from the Throne, the Assembly expressed its sentiments ! A message has been ttansmitted to the Assembly on the subject of the Civil List, by which it is proposed to surrender the Canal and Territorial Revenues, on condition of a grant of 10,5001. per annum for ten years. " The Official Gazette of the 12th instant contains a pro clamation by his Excellency, further proroguing the Legisla ture to the 17th February." ( From the New York Price Current of the 25th January.) " EXCHANGE.-.=-.The number of Foreign Bills offered for the packet of the 24th, proved unequal to the demand ; and the sales, in consequence, were made at higher rates, viz. —On England, 91 to 91, including a few at 10 per cent., cash ; France, sf. 20c. to sf. 221 c. ; Bank Stock, 119 to 120." The New York Daily Express of the 25th of January, re ceived this morning, has the following : " PHILADELPHIA.-Money Market.—The last Number of Bkknell's Reporter draws the following picture of the Money Market :—‘ In Philadelphia, during the last week, money could be readily obtained on good paper at to lf per cent. per month ; also at the same rate with Bank Stock as security. Nearly every description of Stock has advanced in price. This favourable change has been effected in the belief that the Treasury circular will be rescinded in a short time. We are happy to announce that since the commencement of the pressure in the Money Market, a year since, not a single failure of importance has occurred among the capitalists, ex tensive merchants, or wholesale dealers of Philadelphia." THE FUNDS. In the course of yesterday morning the Consol Market was rather depressed, owing to Money Stock being brought to market ; but towards the close of business an Improvement took place, and Consols left off at 891 for the Account ; opened this morning at the same price ; as also for Money. Exchequer Bills, 27 29 ; India Bonds, 22 24 prem. ; Bank Stock, 2071. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is a shade better than the closing price, 271; at present 271 1; Portuguese, 484 49 ; Three, per Cents., 311; Spanish Passive, 71 1 ; De ferred, 12.1. ®By the Brazil mail, we have received a Price Current of the 19th of Dec. It contains the subjoined observations : " Immediately after the date of our last Price Current, the Exchange on England assumed a firmer appearance, business being effected at 37 to 371. The accounts received by the present conveyance (Magnet packet), state that on the 27th, there was a damp in the Market; the rate has since declined to 361 1 and 36 ; and lastly, to 351." HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The speculators in the Spanish securities are on the qui vice, expecting almost every hour an express, with an account of the attack by General Evans, which, s.ccording to informa tion received this morning, from San Sebastian, was to take place on the 12th or 13th instant. Consols,which were during the morning sq, for the Account, may be quoted at present, for money, 891 x. Exche quer Bills, 27, 29 premium ; India Bonds, 22 24 premium ; Bank Stock, 2061 2071. hi the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 27i 28 ; Passive, 73_ ; Deferred, 12-4- ; Portuguese, 49k ; Three per Cents. 31 329 ; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 53i 54i. The sollowing is a letter from San Sebastian of the 10th February on which reliance may be placed " The force under General Evans, including the volunteer corps, have been increased to about 16,000 men, including the division of General Randon of 5,600. This division consists of the battalion of the Princess Infante and Castile regiments, and are in remarkable fine order. We shall probably move on the Ilidassoa, and attack Hernani. Lord John Hay and the British Marines will co-operate on the coast. Signals have been preconcerted , by which General Saarsfield and Espartero will make a simultaneous attack. The combined operations are to be made on the 12th or 13th inst." THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for the Account, 891 It is with more pleasure than we can express that we announce the cheering fact that a society is now in progress of formation here, Taunton, to forward by all legal means that great and important right of freedom of election, by the pro tection of the electors in the independent exercise of their franchise, and for this purpose, to discuss and make known the principle and working of the Ballot, or of any other suggested plan for more effectually securing the object in view.--Somer set Gazette. Yesterday a meeting of the booksellers of the metro polis and its vicinity was held at Stationers' Hall, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Provisional Committee appointed on the 16th of December last, and proceeding to the formation of the institution. The meeting was most nu merously attended, there being upwards of 300 present, among whom were Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hatchard, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Orme, Mr. Nisbet, and the greater number of the leading booksellers in the metropolis. The Lord Mayor was in the chair. The report of the Provi sional Committee was then read, and stated that upwards of 5,000/. had been already subscribed towards the purposes of the society. This intimation was followed with great cheering. Most of the approaching Spring Circuits will com mence full a week earlier than has formerly been the case. A petition to the House of Commons, for the re duction of the duty on tobacco, is now in course of signature, in this town.— Halifax Express. VICE-CIIANCLRY.-(THIS DAY.) GLAECOTT V. LANG, GRICE, AND OTHERQ. Mr. KNIGIIT, on behalf of the plaintiffs in this case, applied for a special injunction to restrain the defendants Brice and others, or their proctors, from instituting, or prosecuting any suit in the Court of Admiralty, against a ship called the Mar garet Ogilvie, or from parting with the bottomry bond, on the ground that that securitF•, in consequence of the transactions . - that aecomyarded it, was not valid in the law. From the statement of the Learned Counsel, the facts appeared to be as follows. The suit was instituted by the mortgagees of the Mat yaret Ogilvie, whose owner was a Mr. John Ogilvie, residing in Scotland. By a charter party, dated in Sep tember, 1835, that vessel was taken up upon freight by a Mr. Carr of Glasgow, upon a voyage to Rio in the Brazils,where she was to reload either for tb• Nlefliterranean or London. The vessel had been taken up at considerable freight, and certain securities were granted upon her to the plain- tiffs, by which the ship and freight were mortgaged for a considerable sum. The security looked to be al most as much as the vessel was the amount of the freight under the Charter Party, and for the purpose of giving full effect to the securities, a bill of sale was exe cuted of which notice was given to Mr. Carr, who, in return, stated that he had settled both for the out ward and homeward•bound cargo, and therefore the par ties must look to the owners—at the same time stating that his partner in London was Mr. J. Lang, of 55, Old Broad street. The vessel sailed to Rio, at which place she took in a cargo and proceeded to Trieste, where the transaction took place which the plaintiff impeached, namely, the borrowing by the Captain of nearly 5001. on a bottomry bond. The substance of the case of the plaintiff; was that Mr. Carr's house, of which Mr. Lang was a recognised member, had, in point of fact, come under advances for Ogilvie to an amount exceeding both the outward and homeward bound cargo, with respect to which that house had not taken the precaution of having security ; and further, that Mr. Lang, being the char terer of the vessel; and the Captain being under his direction and control, and Mr. Lang having also a house of trade at Trieste, this proceeding had been resorted to under the name and colour of bottomry ; the Captain was procured to pledge the ship for money, supposed to be wanted for the purposes of the ship, but which in reality was for the purpose of paying money due to Carr and Lang, in respect of their advances, for which they had taken no security. To cover this transaction, the money in question was obtained, not directly from the house of Carr and Lang, but from one of the defendants named Brice, whom it was believed was in some way or other connected with the house, of which Mr. Lang was a partner. Mr. Brice had a brother resident in the Commercial-road, who was in the employment of Mr. Lang's house in London, and to him the alleged Bottomry Bond had been endorsed over by his brother in Trieste, who had instituted proceedings' for making it effectual against the ship, to restrain which was the object of the present motion. The Learned Counsel submitted, on behalf of the plaintiffs, that, according to the decisions of Lords Stowel and Eldon, the circumstances under which the bond had been granted ren dered it invalid. The case was proceeding when our reporter left, and ap peared likely to occupy the whole day. KING'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Lord DENMAN and a Common London Jury.) ROBERTSON V. 51911TH. Mr. CHANNELL stated the case. It was an action to re cover a sum of 221. 14s. for work and labour done by plain tiff, an attorney, carrying on business at Cuckfield and Hors ham, for the defendant, a shopkeeper at Brighton. The de fendant was at the time the business was done an inmate of Horsham gaol ; and the defence set up was, that the plaintiff had offered to do the business for nothing, the defendant being at the time in great difficulties, and unable to meet his en gagements. Mr. PLATT appeared for the defendant, and after several witnesses had been examined on both sides, Lord DENMAN observed, that it was impossible for the Jury to come to any determination upon the case without imputing perjury to some of the witnesses, for the facts deposed on either side could hardly be reconciled with truth. After com menting at some length upon the evidence of the various wit nesses, the Jury found a verdict for the defendant. Lord James Stuart and Mr. D. W. Harvey's names were omitted in the List of the Minority on Sir W. Moles worth's motion. SURREY THEATRE.—Last night was presented here Lacy's English version of Rossini's Opera of Cinderella, in which Mr. Sinclair, who is engaged for a limited period, again made his appearance upon these boards in the part of Felix. He was heartily greeted on his entree, and sang with his accustomed sweetness the opening solo, " Morning its Sweets," and in the concerted pieces no less satisfactorily ac quitted himself. Mr, Lenox afforded very efficient support to Dandini, and sang very effectively in the duet, " Sir, a Se cret," with Mr. W. Smith, who sustained in the ablest man ner the part of the Baron Pompolino. Miss Byfield success fully supported the part of Cinderella, and in her songs and finale elicited very general applause. In Miss Collett, who was announced for the principal character, but who assumed only the Fairy Queen, we thought we discerned the promise of future success. The Opera, which was received through out with approbation, was followed by the romantic spectacle of the Forty Thieves. The sale at the Jerusalem Coffee-house has caused a considerable sensation in the wine trade. Fifty thousand bottler, and all of the first-rate order, will be no small impedi ment to the regular course of trade, inasmuch as the character of this establishment for the last century has never been, for a moment, equivocal. George Robins presides over this great event. ----- Yesterday morning, at an early hour, the body of a young man named Larkson, an accountant, who resided in Marshall-street, Lambeth-walk, and has been missing for se veral days past, was found floating in the river, at Bankside. It was got ashore, and from appearances would seem to have been in the water for some time. The unfortunate man had, for several months past, been labouring under an occasional aberration of mind. The property be left home with was found in his pocket. Lady Henry Moore, mother of the present Mar quis of Drogheda, is remarried to Edward Henry Cole, Esq., of Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, nephew of the late Earl of Derby. She is sister to the Countess of Darnley. The young Marquis is in his 13th year, and has been some time at Eton School; he is Baron Moore, in the English Peerage. The plans are so voluminous of the Devonshire property (the Blackwater estate), that it was feared the sale would be delayed ; but George Robins, by dint of the appli cation of an additional quantity of steam, has, it should seem, completed the whole. This sale has already caused a great sensation in Devon, as it is a circumstance of very rare occur rence for a large property in the vicinity of the river Dart being in the market.—Plymouth Paper. On Tuesday afternoon, as his Majesty was passinn. through Shoreham; fifteen or sixteen French sailors draw up in a lineovaving their hats, and crying " Vive le Roi." Brighton Gazette. The Working Men's Association of Hull has pre sented an address to Mr. Roebuck, expressing thanks for, and strong approbation of, his speech in defence of the rights of the democracy, on the first night of the Session. Mr. Roe buck, in his reply, dwelt upon the difficulties which a sincere friend of the people had to e ncounter i n P ar li ament, and pledged himself to constant exertion in the good cause. It is said Mr. George Robins has already six re, tainers to welcome him on his visit to Exeter on the 11th of next month. Enmore Park, in Somersetshire, the great aP pendage to the renowned castle, and a r en t a l o f 1,0004 a . year, is amongst the number.—Exeter Paper. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, as severa l of the workmen employed under the direction of Sir Frederick Smith, Colonel of Engineers, in erecting a military chapel at the Wellington Barracks, St. James's Park, were on a scaffold about fifty feet from the ground, a heavy cornice, upon which they were at work, gave way, carrying the scaffolding with it. About thirty feet of the cornice was torn from the building,. and James Hughes, the master plasterer, Nicholas Farmelow, and his son, both labourers, were taken up in an apparently lifeless state, and cynveyed to the Westminster Hospital, where u expired in less than half an hour afterwards. Fertile. l l e ig w had both his legs broken, and otherwise sustained severe injuries, and the recovery of his son is despaired of, his head, when he was taken to the hospital, scarcely bearing the ves tige of the human form. A man and two boys escaped by miracle ; at the moment the mass of stone and mortar was falling, they jumped upon a ladder which happened to be pl ace d upon the spot, and the man slid down it, calling at the same time upon sonic workmen who were below to keep it fast; the boys then effected their descent. The building has been erected by contract, and various rumours are abroad as to the immediate ,cause of the accident, upon which it is stated a full theof "stAonecei investigation will take place. A jury was in the evening held i f % a •l: l e i n nE7 t o h f ey the re c t o uz i e e d e, a o verdict on the'bod i y h , e dental .t not being of sufficient strength •" • d which s D u e p a p i o h rt b e y d 1.5 P an the Jury recommended that the remaining part.of the cornice, not being secure, be taken down and rebuilt, and that the Coroner do communicate the verdict to the proper authorities. The in quest lasted five hours. The spirited electors of Gateshead have determined to act in a manner becoming their previous political character. They intend to invite the three candidates to represent them in Parliament to meet them face to face at an appointed time in Gateshead, so that the constituency may, with the necessary information before them, decide who, is most worthy of their confidence. Mr. Cumming, the defendant in the late celebrated trial, as soon as the verdict of the jury was returned on Sa turday, drove to Ashburnham House, and had a long inter.. view with his intimate friend, Prince Paul Lieven. Mr. C. i s a private gentleman of fortune, residing in the Albany. On Friday last, one of our riding officers suspecting that some contraband spirits were going to be landed at the Powder Magazine, proceeded thither for the purpose of secur ing the delinquents ; but the night- being extremely dark, and the officer not being well acquainted with the locality, in stead of riding over on the gravel shingle, he got upon the mud, where both the horse and his rider were completely immured ; the officer bawling lustily " a man lost !" and the wind car rying the sound towards Baiter, the officer and horse were safely got on shore.—Hampshire Advertiser. It must be encouraging to speculators in railways to learn that the number of passengers on the Liverpool and Manchester railway in the month of January this year, ex ceeded that of the same month last year by 3,ooo.—Liverpool Chronicle, --- BRIGHTON.-WEDI,IESDAY. We understand that their Majesties intend to occupy Buck ingham Palace during a considerabic.!. period of their sojourn in town in the ensuing season. The Lord Chamberlain has been . down, it is supposed. to receive the emu - rim - ids of the King to prepare Buckingham House for the 'reception of the Court.. _ His Lordship returned to town this morning.- The Queen, as we have before stated, will go direct from Brighton to Windsor, thence to St. Jatneb's Palace, and afteritards to BuckinghaniHouse. Their Majesties drove out this morning, at twolve o'clock, In a close carriage and four, on the Dyke road.. Their. Majesties. appeared in remarkably good health. The King, accompanied, by the Countess of Mayo, drove out again thi?, afteooon., The Duchess of Gloucester, accompanied by the Countess of Mayo, took a carriage drive this morning, as did the Princess Augusta, accompanied by Miss \Vynyard. The Marquis and Marchioness of Aylesbury will leave the Bedford Hotel on Saturday next, for town. Prince Esterhazy, his son, and Count Waldstein, left the Norfolk Hotel this morning for town. Lord Burgliersh' left the Albion Hotel yesterday, for town. Admiral Sir John Wells left yesterday for ,Belmore, near Cuckfield. The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans gave an elegant ball and supper last night at St. Albans House to 150 fashionables. Their Graces will give another grand entertainment to-morrow evening. Lady Reed left Brunswick terrace yesterday for town. Sir Robert and Lady Fitzwygram leave us to-morrow for the season. Sir Frederick and Lady Hervey Bathurst are daily expected o❑ a visit to Mrs. Fitzhcrbert. Lord and Lady Douglas Gordon are expected this evening at the Norfolk Hotel. The Russian Ambassador arrived at the Albion Hotel this afternoon, and immediately called at the Palace, to pay his re spects to their Majesties. The Royal dinner invitations yesterday evening comprised Capt. Sir G. Westphal, Capt. Falkener, Hon. W. and Mrs. Ashley, Corn. Fremantle, the field officers of the Grenadier Guards, Col. Mad(); Lord Colville, Com. Dawson Mayne, Capt. Hope, Capt. Scott, Adm. Sir T. Rodd, Corn. John son, Adm. Sir John Wells, Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Pringle, and Sir James Reynett. The Queen's Band and the Inniskillen Dra goons, were again in attendance and played during the evening. Lord and Lady de Lisle and Dudley left the Palace this morning, for Kensington Palace. Colonel Cavendish arrived at the Palace last night from London. General Sir C. and Lady Colville left Brighton this morn ing. The Countess of St. Germains also took her departure this morning. The calls at the Palace this day included Lieut.-Colonel J. Davis (on leaving), Mr. Campbell (of Hampton Court), Lieut.- General Sir W. Pringle (on leaving), Lieut.-Colonel Loftus, Major-General Dickenson (from Worthing), Rev. G. A. Townshend, Lord Colville, Admiral Sir John Wells, Com mander Fremantle, Vice-Admiral Sir T. Rodd, Captain Bad cock, R.N., Captain Sir G. A. Westphal, Lady and Miss Whitshed, Colonel Sir G. and Lady Teesdale, and Mr. and Mrs. Dering. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Prin cess Victoria drove and walked in the Parks yesterday afternoon. A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday after noon, at the Foreig n O ffi ce. It w as atten d e d b y Viscount. Melbourne, the Lor Chancellor, Marquis of Lansdowne, Vis count Duncannon, Lord John Ru sse ll, Vi scount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Holland, Earl of Minto, Mr. Poulett Thom son, and Viscount Howick. The Council sat two hours. The Archbishop of Dublin and Mr. S. Majoribanks had in terviews yesterday with Viscount Melbourne in Downing -street. The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. _ Despatches for Sir Lionel Smith, Governor of Jamaica, and from Sir E. M. M'Gregor, Governor of Barbadoes, were sent off last evening from the Colonial Office. Lord Holland had a dinner party last evening at his residence in South-street. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE, ARRIVALS. Hon. Thomas Dundas, M. P., and Mrs. Dundas, in Hert ford-street, May-fair, from their seat, Upleatham Hall, Gains borough, Yorkshire ; Charles Lyne Stephens, Esq., in Port man-square, from Melton Mowbray ; Mr. and Mrs. Tolle macho, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat near Uxbridge ; Hon. W. A'Court Holmes, in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, from the Isle of Wight ; Capt. Meath, at Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, from Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Melville, at ditto, from their seat, in Sussex ' • Mrs. G re y, a t the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-st ree t, from the Oaks, Surrey; William Hudson, Esq., at the British Hotel, Jerrnyn_ street, from Brighton ; Sir G. Crewe, Bart., M. P., at the Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from his seat, Chalk Abbey. Derby; J. Deacon, Esq., at ditto, from his seat, MabledOn Park, Kent ; Rev. G. Whittaker, at ditto, from Norfolk ; the Misses Lea, at ditto, from Kidderminster ; Rev. W. P. Knight and Mrs. Knight, at ditto ; Attfield, Esq., at ditto. DEPARTURES. The Earl and Countess of. Meath, from FentOn's Hotel , St. James's-street, for Ireland ; Viscount Brabazon, from ditto, on a tour • John Creight on , E sq ., f rom di tto, for Leamington ; Mr. and Mrs. Portal, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle. street, for Lavistock, Hants ; Mr. and . Mrs. Austin, from ditto. for Chevening, Kent ; J. Willis, Esq., from ditto, for Berks ; Mr. and Mrs. Daniell, from ditto, for Cumberland-place ; Capt. Howard, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Brighton. UN IVERSIT-Y INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, FEU. 14.--The Vice-Chancellor has given notice of a Convocation on Thursday, March 2, at two o'clock, for the purpose of electing a Professor of Political Economy. It is said that the following gentlemen will be proposed as candi dates :—Mr. Merivale, late fellow of Balliol College ; Mr. Twiss, fellow of University College; Mr. Maurice, of Exeter College. Their Majesties' first dinner party at the palace at St. James's is understood to be fixed for Monday, the 27th in stant. The King and Queen are expected at the Castle at Windsor, where some of the attaches of the court have already at rived, on the 22d instant. The Queen, we understand, made a very handsome present of jewellery to the Hon. Miss Begot, late Maid of Ho nour to her Majesty, on the occasion of her marriage with the Earl of Winchilsea. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will commence her dinner parties for the season the week after next at Kensington Palace. Viscount Melbourne has issued cards for a grand banquet, the first since the demise of his son, on Saturday next, in South-street. The Archbishop of Dublin and the Bishop of Killaloe, Irish representative peers, are expected to be of the noble premiei's party. By the recent changes in the peerage the ladies of J. H. Langston, Esq., M. P., of Captain M. F. Berkeley, M. P., and of J. W. Copley, Esq., take rank as the Lady Julia Langston, Lady Charlotte Berkeley, and Lady Char lotte Copley. Lord and Lady Maryborough gave a splendid de jeune yesterday in Saville-row, on the occasion of the marriage of the Earl of Winchilsca with the lion. Miss Bagot. The party consisted of forty noble relatives and friends of both families. The Speaker of the. House of Commons has issued cards for the customary Parliamentary dinner parties on Satur— day and Sunday next, and on the same days in the ensuing week, at his residence in Carlton -terrace. The Russian Ambassador, and his nephew and niece, Colonel and Countess Pozzo di Borgo, left Ashburnham [louse yesterday, at 10 a.m., in two carriages and four, for Brighton. They are expected to dine with their Majesties at the Pavilion this evening, and return to town to-morrow. The Duchess-Countess of Sutherland gave an ele gant dinner on Tuesday evening, in Hamilton-place, to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Dowager Countess of Clare, Lord and Lady William Bentinek, Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Dowager, Lady, Mr., and Mrs. Sydney Smith, Right Hon. Thomas Grenville, and Mr. S. Rogers. Her Grace also had a small card party, which was attended by the Dutch Miniiter and Madame Dedel, Sir Henry ['Word, Lord John Fitzroy, Lady Mary Stopford, and Sir Juhn and Lady Pechell, It has been observed that no event has ever so se riously affected the Duke of Wellington as the recent and un expected death of his long-attached and almost inseparable friend the late Lord Rosslyn. Very favourable accounts of" the Marquis and Mar chioness of Westminster, both of whom have been indisposed, were yesterday received at Grosvenor House, from Eaton Hall. The Marquis is not expected at Grosvenor House, however, for the season until after Easter, and it is probable that he may protract his stay there until the Chester races are over. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Co lonial Department for Jamaica, Barbadoes, and the rest of the Windward and Leeward Islands. Despatches were received, dated the 25th of October, at the India Board, from Madras ,- and, dated the 14th of December, from the Cape of Good Hope. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when William Wilberforce Bird, Esq., of the Bengal civil service, was appointed a provisional mem ber of the Council of India, to succeed to that office only in the event of any .vacancy occurring in the Council in the absence of Thomas Campbell Robertson, Esq., and to hold the same only during such absence. We regret to state that J. Barneby, Esq., M.P., while on his way from the metropolis to Brockhampton, Was so severely attacked at Worcester with the prevailing epide mic, that his mediCal attendants would not consent to his re moval. We are happy to hear that the Hon. Member is much better, although greatly debilitated.—liegford Times. THE FRENCH THEATRES.—The following are the total receipts for the month of January of the Theatres is Paris : fr. c.' French Opera 110,704 60 Opera Comique 99,812 10 Italian Opera 92,162 35 Palais Royal Francais Porte St. Martin 51,487 50 Vaudeville Cirque Olympique 40,487 40 Ambigu 18,492 95 V4riotes ..... ie.* 34,690 60, 1G oit e .... fr. e' 31,835 35 Gymnase ' Drama tique ' Follies Drama tiques 'St. Antoine 13,139 55 „ Pantheon 12,695 SL , Odeon 3,634 10 Total - 745,929 45