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TIM LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Rztrackfrom the Mornir Papers, October 1. [BRITISif PRESS. ' 2 4. Sebastian has fallen. It has followed the fete of Pampeluna; and the two strongest for t.wsses on the soil of Spain are now, by purchase , or open force, in the invader's bands. The gar rison of St. Sebastian capitulated, as appears from the telegraphic dispatch, which follows, on the 27th ult. The town and citadel Were to be occupied by the Fieuch 4 On the 3d irritant. FallliirlP, is said to': Moire -been the worst enemy of the garrison; which.aruounted to 2400 men, and who would not otherwise have capitulated. A long bulletin from the Army of the Pyrenees, commanded by Molitor, states Riego's daring adventure with Ballasteros, and the fnilnre and capture of the unfortunate chief. Riego, however, let the ban-dogs of the Faith bark as loudly as they may for his hlood,cannot be considered in any other light than as a pri. sorter of war. He aculd under the authority and by the commission of Ferdinand ; and übtil the Regency impeach his title, they canuot doom 3t tegoy es'a rebel, to the scaffold. [ins: TIMES.] • Telegraphic Dispatch, as will be seen, has announced the fall of St. Sebastian to the in vading force. We have almost ceased to regret these occurrences, except so far as they evince tr-t:achery to their country on the part of the Spanish Generals ; and the capitulation of St. Sebastian being announced by the telegraph only, we know nothing of the circumstances which have led to that event. The Spanish troops are to be marched out and conveyed to France as pri soners of war, and a French force to take their place. Why then, we should say, the invaders Thnst have need of so many snore men for the ield, if a fresh portion of their strength is locked up in a fortress. When the Bourbons entered SPAN they disclaimed all idea of taking military psnasession of the country ; yet now,, it appears, that all that they do, and indeed all that they can do, is to take military possession of it. And ,:v . hat will he the result Why, that they must' ,resign the military possession, and leave Ferdi nand to his fate. The object which they seek is not to be obtained by arms, as they ought•to have seen at the beginning. The Spaniards, instead or opposing active exertions to the aggression of their enemies, present nothing as a body, but a certain dull, heavy vis inertia., which is really more unconquerable than brisk hostilities ; for passions, if they have not their way, 4.:hange ; but sluggish hate is inconvertible. We Asisnose Spanish energy ran itself out of breath dont* the Buonapartist invasion : it reposes at prese t ., t ; and patriotism, unable to choose s clear and, determinate .courae, - yields with apparent 'apathy to events. TIVIORNIVQ citnostcts.3 Lt would be singular if Ole general diffusion of 'knowledge were unfavourable to the principles .of civil and religious liberty—if increased Wein er:co rendered. men more disposed to submit to oroirrary power. That knowledge is much mere generally diffused in this country at present than it *4B twenty - or thirty years ago, will not be Stieputed by'the most sceptical. The facts which are every day presented to the public on this in teresting subject are cheering in the highest de gree to all who are possessed of the least eleva tion of thought. We find almost every where Societies of Mechanics con t r ibuting large gums tP the support of institutions for initiating them branches of knowledge, which till lately Were in every country confined to a few.— lies the love of liberty then diminished, while knowledge and civilization have in. creased ? Have men with the feeling vrittch knowledge gives shewn an increased dis. position to place themselves in the power of others ? So far from this, a more extensive ho. &nage to the principles of civil and religious li berty never was paid than what is paid at this moment. Even Ministers themselves have seen the expediency of yielding something to public opinion. In the course of the last Session seve ral liberal and advantageous measures were pro posed by them, and others were announced for the coming Session. Reductions, strenuously opposed formerly, were made, though not to the wished-for or necessary extent. Liberal princi ples,on the subject of interlorence with the rights of. independent nations, were advanced in both cHouses of Parliament. [MORNING IlklitA (AL] In nor account yesterday of the election of the Lord Mayor, we mentioned the manner in which Ter. Galloway had been dismissed from the hustings. We have often had occasion to notice that at most meetings so one is suffered to speak except on the side of the question the meetings are cot:veiled for, which chews that the popular voice is in reality of en arbitrary, and not of the free ciairacter which has been attributed to it. Mr. 11410 way oertainly wandered from the subject the under discussion, by alluding to the marble monument of Mr. Pitt, still we think that lie s h ou ld h ave b een allowed to explain his meaning by completing his sentence. It is, however, in our opinion, bad taste to allude, Avilen speaking iopublic, to any statue that may be placed in the view of the speaker—more especially in this instance, and considering that at least one half of Mr. Galloway's *editors were Tories—great ad ►trP.rs of Mr. Pitt, and that many of them had to do with theerection of the monument itself, it was insutting to such gentlemen, anti the more partici'. Lartj when they . had evinced, on this occasion, so much liberality in agreeing for the time to drop the sifirit of party by giving their votes to Alderman Vialthman. There can be no doubt Mr. Gal- Idol came prepared with a speech, and we wish las auditors had heard it. Re is comparatively s.►e..ly' in the oratorical arena, and we wish the Otizens had indulged him hi a patient hearing ; they' could afterwards have passed on to the bu. aosa of die day ; but if the rule is to he laid OWN that at public meetings a certain thing only is to be heard, argument on any subject for discussion will be totally out of the question. [,n TIMES.I The Courier continues to mystify its readers with Bayonne news ! This is really trifling with the Public. Has there been one single instance, from the beginning of the campaign to the pre sent day, where these Bayonne accounts> have not proved mere ..fabrications ? In this very statement we are told that 44 there are in An- daiusia Riego, and Ballasteros, who has as sumed offensive operations."—True, Riego is ht Andalusia, but it is in an Andalusian pri son.—True, Ballasteros has resumed offen sive operations, but it is against the Revo lutionary party, and not in their favour. We are really surprised that a re'pectable Paper like The Courier should suffer itself to be so re peatedly deluded by the same flimsy mis-state- Extents, coming from a source so utterly unworthy of credit,' Let the Editor argue as he likes on the probab4ity . Of success to one party or the other, but let hint not cite.as facts the systematic falsehoods of the Bayonne journalists, who never by aCcidetit slide into veracity.—We confess too We do not quite share in the affection which The Courier manifests to that worthy Gentleman, 'Don Rafael Riego. It is possible indeed / t=hat the stories which his friends have told of him may be disproved ; hut if it, be true, as was a few days ago stated, in the Morning Chronicle ,that he caused fourteen Spaniards to he shot, at alaga, simply because they were 'moneyed anon ; then we say, that non Rafael Riego' is no prisoner of war, but a murderer, and ought 'as such to be hanged. We certainly agree that .the mere fact of his having borne arms in the cause of the Cortes ought to prejudice him no more than it does other prisoners of war ;..but neither ought it to afford any shelter to 'the crimes which he may have perpetrated. However, he has to answer to the laws of his country ; we wish him a fair trial, and, in our own legal phrase, " a good deliverance." rMORNING POST.] The apparently critical situation of Cadiz, and the present aspect of affairs in Spain, have given rise to unnecessary depression in the minds of some of her warmest advocates. But the state of things before Cadiz, be it remembered, comes to us heighte►►ed by all the arts of French exag geration., That town defied the efforts of Buono parte for thirty-three months; the grandson of Henri Quatre has not yet taken it ; and' if the had, we should see no positive ground for des pair. Will the blood already spilled by the hand of the invaders sink forgotten in the earth ? It is against nature and experience to suppose it, and deeply will they be deceived who rest their hopes upon such a conviction. Spanish energy has not yet shown itself. Defection and internal division have hitherto hung upon the national co uncils, an d palsied the national arm. The mass of the population, betrayed by their leaders, or lulled into a treacherous inactivity by their priesthood, are scarcely yet agreed upon what point to direct their efforts, or fully a wa ke t o th e cau s e which calls them into action. With time, which developes all things, this fatal absurdity must subside, and then it is that the constancy and tried integrity of a Mina will meet their reward in proving the redemption of the country. The day is not far distant,as observes an eloquent writer, " when the people will point to the ruined towns with which their country is still studded, and say to each other, whose work is this ? They will listen to the lameo. tations of widows and orphans, and ask to whom they are indebted for this?" We can have no surer guide to the future than the history of the Fast ; and referring .to the events of the last rench invasion of the Peninsula, we find ample ground for hope, even when Spanish in dependence shall appear at its last ebb. It was not until the French army had obtained quiet possession of Madrid, that the first signal for insurrection was given by the inha bitants rising upon them in the streets. In the same manner were the armies of Nay', Bonnet, and &mit, admitted into Gallicia, acid the population passively disarmed ; yet were they afterwards driven nut with no other weapons than what were wrested from their hands by the oppressedenatives. In feats of this kind it is that we may look to see the country scoured of the ad venturers who are now permitted to pollute the soil with their presence. Let those who have any doubt of the never-dying energies of the Spanish People, remember that they maintained a war for seven centuries against their domes. fleeted foe, the Moors! It is to this source, the past history of his country, that we are to trace that proud feeling of superiority which the Spa. niard evinces om every other people. History proclaims to him, and to the world, that he never was conquered, and the task of reversing this ho nourable character remains with the modern heroes of the House of Bourbon. We give them ail the benefit their tutelary Saint may achieve for them, and yet deny that their prowess will accomplish the undertaking. Let the French Duke get the Spanish Sovereign into his clutches, we very much doubt but he will find he has only caught a Tartar fro►n whom he would gladly, get free at the first op. portuuity. So long as the► indefatigable Mina remains to wield the sword of his,country, there will be a point truppui for the patriotic and free. It is the characteristic of that cow!. try.to appear sullen and dejected on the eve of extraordinary exertion ; and it must not, therefore, be deemed that the elements of powerful resistance do not exist, because the na tion appears to sturnher in repose. Such a state with them is hut the calm which foreruns the storm, and the commencement of effective insur rection is no where more likely to occur than over the ashes of Cadiz. Among the visitors to view Covent-Garden Theatre on Friday night, were two nephews of General QUIROGA, The Golden Cross, Charing-cross, and the ad joining buildings, are to come down, end a splen did building is to be erected on its site like the Pantheon at Rome. BAYONNE INTELLIGENCE. BAYONNE, SETT. 24.—The' opinion of the Royalists, of the friends of arbitrary power, and of the French, that the war will be speedily terminated, gains ground daily, so that on the slightest rumour of the arrival of the mail, or of an express from Port St. Mary, crowds of people hasten to the post-office, to inquire " whether Cadiz has not submitted ! Whether it is not all over." In fact, we might be tempted to think their hopes well founded, if we did not hear what the other party say. The Royalists say, that th eiradversaries, being destitute of sup port both at home and from abroad, and without troops to keep the field, without the assistance of the people, who are entirely governed by the Priests and Monks, reduced to a few for tresees, which, for want of relief, will fall one after the other ; when Cadiz is taken, and the King free, all will be finished," they say—and this they expect from day to day, and from hour to hour :--- Ist. From the great force by sett and land, which the Prince has collected there; 2d. Because there is a great differ ence of opinion in the Cortes ; 3d. Because the troops of the garrison are very discontented, and have already demanded the head of Valdez, and other revolutionists; and 4th. Because the inhabitants of Cadiz will never - suffer that fine city to be bombarded for the foolish resistance of a few violent men. A men has been again spread here, that negociations were on foot under the mediation of England, but the agents of the Re gency immediately contradicted this news with contempt. The Constitutionalists, on their side, say that the war would not be terminated even if Cadiz had the weakness to submit, and to deliver up the King, which they will not believe ; be cause, they. say, Cadiz possesses too many means of making a good resistance, and nobody will vote for submitting, not even the inhabitanas, the majority of whom are devoted to the good cause, and form part of the National Guard, which has always been the bulwark of the Constitution in that city. Besides, if Cadiz weraiiiken, there are still Alicant,Carthagena, 13atiapz, and Cuidad Rodrigo, which are in ayoiid. state of defence, es. Nanny the first three. In Andalusia there are Riego and Bal listeros, who has resumed offensive qperations,,and several gue rillas, which will increase at the appfoach of winter. In Estre madura there are Lopez Banos and the Empecinado, who have just obtained a considerable advantage over Quesada ; and, if all this should fail, we have, safthey, Catalonia, which will be the bulwark of liberty, when the army of Mina becomes the rendezvous of all the fugitives and military of all ranks, who, dianproving what they call the treason of Morillo and others, repair to Catalonia iii.spite of a thousand obstacles and dangers. Thus, on the 901 orthis month, says the Saragossa Gazette, of the 15th, two hundred' men of the army of fiallasteros arrived at Lerida; and. the'COnstitutionalists even fancy that if King Ferdinand were restored to liberty, their ranks would be swell ed by numerous 'fugitives, who might have reason to fear the vindictive spirit which would probably animate some of his im politic advisers. The number of persons who are destitute of employment is very great, so that recruits will never be want infra the French may, therefore, prepare fresh troops and more treasures to conclude tile war, but the end of it Is not so near ; the Constitutionalists, beaten in one, point, will recover strength In another, and all the success hitherto obtained has not brought, us nearer to the wain point, the pacilication of the country. VAN DIENIEN'S LAND: HOBART tow,pr, Aelar,9-2, 1823.-1 arrived here on the 211th Dec. last, after a most tempestuous {passage, from the Cape of Good !lope, and being at length settled shall proceed to give you a brief account of this fine country. Aware that only 111 or 19 years had elapsed since the foundat ion of this settlement, nothing could equal my astonishment upon landing, to perceive the amazing progress made in banding and in culti vation—and immediately determined settling, bore, if I should succeed in procuring a grant of land equal to my expec tations, and to the promises made me before my departure from England. After u three months survey of the island, my own observation being assisted by the experience of gentleman who has resided here for nearly ten years, I applied for and obtained a grant of 1000 acres of land, most desirably situuted, about 30 miles distant from Launceiton. In ten years I mu informed it will be worth to me 5,0001. and 1 propose settinksout to-morrow to take possession. You will be aut.. prised when 1 tell you that 1 arrayed here in the finest part of the summer season --- an assertion at which you will he inclined to smile ' when you recollect it was towards the latter en d o f December ; such, however, is the fact—that season corres pond. ing exactly with your beautiful month of June. On Chr istmas day 1 dined at the house of. our .friend The dinner Was excellent ; amongst the vegetables served were new pota toes and green peas, a circupistarice that Speaks volumes in corroboration of my assertien you have heard much of the beauty of this country and the mildness of its climate, but nothing equal to the reality ; it is in fact the finest ever yet discovered, and is particularly agreeable to an English constitution. I have r told you that the progre . se al ready made in husbandry Is great, and fortunately the pieces of produce keep pace with its increasing amount. The same ob. servation applies to live stock. The homed cattle of this country are not good. They are a cross of the Bengal breed, In consequence of the want of pasture land in the vicinity of this town, butter and milk are extremely dear—butter five shit lings the pound; milk a shilling per quart. Another circum stance probably contributes to keep up those high prices—the quantity of milk yielded by the cows Is very small, but exceed ingly rich in quality. Beef is 74. per pound,* mutton 6d. The ewes here lamb twice asyear ; at four months nhl a lamb will weigh thirty pounds, and for them there is always a ready market, thus affording a quick return an any portion dis posed to deal in that description of stock, which j have no hesitation in saying is the beet that can be selected. T have al. laded to of the horned cattle. A South Devon belt worth an immensee suns of money i tl l i t e c l a n i tie w rior oni g d ue b li o ty here. Oxen for draft being from 20/. to R5l. a-ptece. (food horses would be invaluable. 'The Captain of the hip in which I came brought out a Suffolk stallion ands mare, for which, on landing, he was offered 600 guinea'', but he would not'take less than 1,0001., and I believe he obtained that large price for them. The farmers speak in raptures of the soil, The s p ec i es a men principally grown here are wheat end barley. Oats has proved an uncertain crop, and is not. therefore, generally sown. The avenge produce of wheat per acre Is linty bushels, and sells readily at ten shillings the bushel. It is With wheat the greater part of the cattle are fattened. I conversed yester day what a farmer, who assured me .that he had Known wheat on the None land for eight sucettesive years, without having be atowed upon it a single ounce of manure; in short, he candidly confessed that that crop mot better than any other. The plains the interior of the island ere.adroirablyadapted for grazing. borne of them may b e found extending to 1,090 acres, well watered, but without s Single tree. The quality of the grass is, however, exttemely indiffigerit; indeed, the greatest want felt here is of good artttieial grasses. The winters are short, and not severe; nevertbelese, a sufficient quantity of hay can not be saved for the consumption of the cattle at that sea son ; the cows, consequently "go back" i n th e ' w int er ; an evil that cannot be reintelied until a sufficient supply of hay Cost be produced, grown from .English grass seeds. The pigs here are very fine, but, as yet, are nut numerous, and are consequently dear. All the small fruits of England produced in this island are very fine, and most abundant, wtt#4l4trly_gemosetrerries, currants, raspberries , and straw. erries., 'rife appl:l-trite thrives apace, lint the cherries grown hete, although in, great,prefUsion, are deficient in flavour— This s i a o wing to their having been grafted in this country upon bad stOcks. Treat and - sugar, wine and! xhorbitant price. A good foursroomed house can rum, are - tolerably cheap, but every article of clothing is ' ,extrevagantly dear. MI dedesc'ript'ions of haberdashery are tali most e lie had in this town for thirty shillings . per week. Fish anti One are very fine and abundant. Having thus informed you of what can be had here, and at'what prices, allow me to bug gest, for the i n f ormat i on of future emigrants, a few items with which they should proyiele themeelves before leaving England a general assortment of grass and garden seeds, fruit trees (particularly cherry) already grafted; if unable to bring live stock ti mean sheep or horned cattle), a brace of En g li s h spaniels or pointers would be invaluable, game, us I have al ready Wit, being most abundant,.particularly sn ipe and quail : even should th e ituporter not - be himself a sportsman, a brece of ' g°°4 dogs would bring an indemnifying price, upon their being landed. li e s h ou ld a l so b e provided with some good agricul. aural itnpl mums ; but, above all, a large stock of clothing.— 'With these, and a moderate cupital (say Mfg. or 1,0001.), the settlers may calculate upon attaining, in a very leiv years, affluence and independence. ..: r.....~..:w.~c:,.lur?w++rdre«:vraww.~w BE rt rx, Si rr . 20.-.. The 'necessary arrangements are al ready making in the Hotel of the Stat es, i n t h e Spandau - street, for the assembly of the States of Brandenburg and Lower Ltt sada, from w hi c h i t i s su pposed they will be assembled this autumn. However, the ordinance resp ect ing th e mode of elec tion &e. mu st b e fi rst i ssu ed, and an office must be established in the • flume Department, under which all affairs relative to the States will b e pl ace d, for the preparation of all such affairs. We then expect ordinances foi the organisation of the estates of Silesia and of those of the Western Provineett, which last will certainly differ from the others, on account of the different legilastive and local relations ; but the principle of the division into the equestrian order, citizens, and peasants (or landholders), will be stained. • SHERIFFS' DINNER. The Sheriff's for the ensuing year, Messrs. WHITTAKER and LAURIE, gave, according to custom, their inauguration dinner at the Hall of the Stationers' Company yesterday, and suitably sustained the civic hospitality by the elegance and profusion of their feast. The company was ex tremely numerous, and the arrangements well adapted for their accomModation. • At six o'clock the LORD MaYou took the Chair. On his right sat the Lord Mayor elect (Mr. Waithman), Lord Erskine, Mr. Georgetamb, M.P., and several other public characters : on his left Rat' the Right Hon. George Canning, M.P., Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Planta (the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs), and several of the Aldermen of the city of London. The extremities of the principal table were occupied by the new Sheriff's. Amongst the company -we observed several foreigners of distinction ; Professor Schiegol was of the number. As soon as the cloth was removed, Non NoMs DOMitte tar sung in a solemn manner, by Mesita. Pyne, Broadhurst, and Master Barnet. The usual toasts of the King, and the rest of the Royal Family, followed, and were received with suitable demonstra. tions of respect. The LORD MAYOR then proposed the health of Lord Ers kine, whose name was connected with the history of their country, and whose presence he had no doubt they would ap preciate in a suitable manner : —(Applause.) Lord EnsKINE, in returning thanks, briefly remarked, that he had a proud recollection of his early connexion with the city of London, and should never fail to appreciate the value of the services of his fellow-citizens upon every occasion in which their independent efforts were called into action. The LORD MAYOR next proceed the health of the Lord Mayor elect (Mr. Waithman.) In doing so he congratulated the city upon the total absence of party feeling which charac terized the late election. It was a welcome presage of that sense of general propriety which established the necessity of merging all considerations, purely personal or political, in the predominant necessity of securing fur the citizens of London an able and efficient chief Magistrate.—(Aoplause.)—He bad a long knowledge of his Hon. Friend—(Mr. Waithinan)—and he'was convinced that he would be found to discharge his duty as became the Chief Magistrate of the City of London , He (Mr. He gate) had had the advantage of fi lling it in peaceable times, and he had the satisfaction of bequeathing the same ad vantage of time to his successor. lie could also assure him, that at all times he would be ready to afford him his best advice and assistance, should any circumstances arise to render it worth his while to accept such aid. ' Mr. Waithman's health was drank with great applause. Mr. WAITHMAN, in • returning thanks, said, that he ac knowledged with great satisfaction the honour now done him, as well as the flattering manner In which the Court of Alder men had conducted the election. lie assured them of his de termination to support, as far as he could support it, the inde pendence and integrity of the City of London, and to do 4' with the utmost impartiality.—(Applause.)—Aethe same time that he should ever be found, regardless of political differences, to sustain the impartial character of his Magisterial office, he hoped that the good sense of his fellow-citizens would not sup pose that, either on their part, or upon his own, he abandoned that right of free opinion, which was an inherent right in every British subject, and which grew out of the essence of their Con stitu t ion. —kk pplans e.) The LOUD laYou then proposed the health of the Right Hon. G. Canning, who had honoured them with his presence at their festival—a Minister who was not only distinguished by possessing the approbation of his colleagues in office, but also of having acquired the cordial support of the great majority of the people of the country at large. That Right Hon. Gentle. Oman had just returned from a tour in the northern part of the e fl o d u e n n t t ry th , a itnhtehfeocuonudrse atevery which he itdhe (the Lord a a 11sle cau s e f r sa ) twisasfaccdoonn at the prosperity of the manufacturing interests, and the general growth of the population of the country. He saw no doubt an attestation, if any were wanted, of the truth, that in peace the commerce and manufactures of the country could flourish, and a complete refutation of the exploded notion, that war was ne cessary to invigorate the resources or ingenuity of the people.— (Applause.)lt was quite clear, from every day's experience, that nothing was more conducive than peace to the prosperity of the manufactures and commerce of th e country. He hoPed that the Right lion. Gentleman would find the same spirit and prosperity In the city of London that he had in his northern tour, and with if the prevalence of those sentiments of loyalty m aff so ec j t u io s n tl , y w r i r t e h .e oi n it th a le -h n i t c . ii, 4 they would fail to preserve that just rank and st a tion in the eyes of the world, which had made and le Loud applause.)—He concluded by proposing Mr. Cunning's health, which was drank with three times three. Mr. CANNING, in returning thanks, said, it was impos sible for him adequately to express his thanks to the com pany for the testimony which on : tile present occasion they had borne to his public conduct testimony which, from the rank and respectability of those who did him the honour to confer it, might! be deemed as not unreasonably embody ing the sentiments of that great and integral portion of his Majesty's subjects, the• citizens Of London.—(Applause.)— He had, in the discharge of his public duty, the high grati. fication of bearing the approbation of his Sovereign ;—to this was added the sustaining support of the Parliament; but great as were these testimonials of support, they were incomplete and ineffectual, without that other acknowledgment which he was proud to receive—the co. Operation and approbation of his fellow. citizens at large.—(Loud applause.)—The Lord Mayor hail truly said, that, difficult as had been the period at which he (Mi. Canning) had been called to fIU office, lie had nevertheless the satisfaction to find the city of London pursuing a state of !treat and glorious prosperity. He had the very great satis. faction to know, not Only that such prosperity prevailed, but that It was founded upon sound and permanent principles of commercial economy—that from the very nature of its organi zation and action, it was not liable to the vicissitudes which had previously swayed it, and was better calculated to acquire it steady and permanent value. \He also agreed with the Lord Mayor elect (Mr. Waithrnan) in the full admission that every man in the community, whatever might be • his situation or office, had a full right to the honest expression of his sentiments, in such manner as be came an honest and independent man.—(Loud applause.).— The constitution of England rested on the balance of power between the several bodies of the State. These could only be maintained by giving a fair scope to the conflicting opinions of the country ; and they, like all public men honestly contend. ing for the public interests, must be sensible that, however pre. sent feelings might prompt them to extreme struggles, their only object—whit they meant to accomplish—was the public good, according to their respective sense of its best interests.— !'heir real ground of disputation was not the maintenance of the constitution—upon that they were all agreed, but the means of supporting it, and, with it, the, dignity and independence of the country._( Great applause.)—ln almost all other countries but Great Britain, nations were of late times found at war upon extreme principles. This country had abstained from participat. ing in those inflammations, from a fear of immediately aggravat. ing them by a useless and an unnecessary intermixture with their passions and their wants. They had taken what he trusted would eventually prove the wiser course—they had by their wiser policy shewn, that however heretofore it might have been deemed that war and commercial prosperity went hand in hand, it remained for them to exhibit to the world the admiring spectacle of corn. merce growing with general - peace, and by the Motenatural and calmer operations of universal friend s h i p and confidence.-- Applause.)—He cordially trusted that such a state of things Would be found progressively advancing, and that the time of the new mayoralty would, like the past, pass away in one un interrupted struggle to promote and perpetuate such blessings, and to evince at its dose the same gratifying result.. Ile car. dislly hoped that the- succeeding LoriOlayor would enjoy the good. fortune ,, and imitate the example of hi s p re d ecessor , an d like him, have to conclude the penod of hie civic service as Chief Magistrate with the sane gratifying. recital.—(Applause. ) —He could not conclude without testifying the respect he bore to the City of London, by proposing the health 01 its present Chief Magistrate, and prosperity to the City.--(Applause.) The Loan MaYou expressed t h e high sense b e entertained of this distinguished compliment, end begged to propose the health of another distinguished guest, who was a memter of his Majesty's GoYernment—he meant the Right lion. Mr. Iluskisson, the President of the Beard of Trade—an office nearly connected with the interests of their great commercial citY. Mr. Huskisson's health was drank with loud applause. Mr. Hutu:lEBoN i in returning thanks for thii dißunguished mark of civic attention, which he begged to a ssure th e m h e did With a deep sense of it value, iledared, that as President of the Board of Trade, to which office he had been lately promoted, he felt peculiarly such a mark of confidence and respect ; for he received it as the compliment of thet portion of a large met.. cantile community, which might be fairly said to represent the 1 great and comprehensive interests of the commerce of rho coon n—t,(Aarildrikille.on)---Iyielheafneeekl that his only claim for such of confirming to deserve it, u try co a rn t I p fir io g l e ; arose, and must depend upon his devoting his belt efforts to make the general trade of the country - as prosperous as eta great resources entitled it to be made;, knowing that at every step the City of London must derive a large share of such prosperity .—(Applause.} —_They n artu e a li ti m m a t te of state of peace. During th e war, they ha d ma d e great corn , mereial effints, and had seen them often affected by the power. fug arrangements of a tyrent, who directed all his energiee against the Comtnerce, the independence, and the rights of this country ; but the spirit and enterprise of the British merchant rose superior to all these attacks; he held hie ground, anti was now deriving the benefit of his perseverance.--{Ap plause.)--During thelate calamitous war, it became necessary for the Government to interpose a variety of commercial ope- rations, which were only suited to the exigency of the times. Ort the restoration of peace, they paved the way fora commercial system better adapted for the situation of the country ; and long, he trusted, would that career of peace enable them to cultivate and pursue a pacific system—(applause)—such a system as would give to trade the freest scope, and the mos:, ample security. To promote and cultivate such measure* would be his incessant study, because he was convinced that upon their realization depended the commercial prosperity of the country.—threat applause.) The LORD Mayon then proposed the health of the new Sh end's' . 3lr. WItITTAXER returned thanks, and expreased in plain and manly terms his determination to pursue that line of con duct which was Calculated to secure for him the confidence or his fellow-citizens. Mr. LA uRIV, in returning thanks, also assured thc company of his fixed determination to pursue every step which was cal culated to support their municipal rights. He was compara tively new amongst them: but they would, he said, find him zealously disposed to concur in every measure which was cal culated to promote their best interests. Both Sheriffs were warmly applauded. Several other civic toasts were given, and the company sat until a lite hour in the festive enjoyment of civic hospitality. AGRICULTURE, &c. MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER......-tlat'VeSt is finished throughout Britain, excepting the northern ax-. trernities, where it Is in full operation, as yet tinder fortu nate circumstances, with respect to the weather. The favour. able change, during the past month, has immensely increased the value of all the crops, hops excepted, which almost uni versally were too far, gone in consumption to be recovered even by that best of physicians, —a change of air. Wheat is every , where a large crop, hut a considerable portion of it will lie rough and coarse. Beans will , produce full one third more than the general expectation. I'eas a fair crop. Barley superabundant. Oats, in some parts light, in otheri lufunant. Rye, good. Potatoes, our second bread crop, most plentiful, and of fine quality. Turnips are said to have lately received some check at the root, but the crop tirt pears probably fully to equal the demand of the ensui ng sea. son. Fine hay will be•scarce, the second crop abundant, and well saved; the latter feed extremely luxuriant and bulky, and much mended in quality by the dry weather.. Almost all fruits superabundant; those which are lateat in maturity the best. Live stock, fat and lean. in universal abundance, with no material variation as to markets. Saddle and coach horses, of good size and form, hold their prices to the utmost, the de -1 mend, both at home and abroad, continuing without a check whilst ordinary horses of all kinds are sinking in pries. ACCIDENT AT FONTIIILL. Extrart of a Lifter dated ;Vandal/ last.—The Salisbury coach, on its return from Foothill, has been upset this evening within about three hundred yards of the Abbey at a sudden declivity in the road through the demesne. There were about ten outside, and two inside, passengers ; the latter, a lady and gentleman. On descending the hill at the spot where the road turns off to Hindon, the reins, which are said to have been rotten, suddenly broke; the horses, of course, became un manageable, and the coach was dashed on one side against a tree with such violence as to throw the outside passengers off, but in consequence of falling against the tree the coach did not corn- . pletely overturn,. otherwise some of the unfortunate peop le must have been inevitably crushed to death. As it is, the case is bad eaough. The coachman, w ho i s sa id t o b e a steady man, had his thigh broke, and is otherwise so much injured as to make his survival a matter of doubt. One gentleman has a leg broke, and from other hurt* app ear s to b e in a very dangerous state ; when I saw him first there did not appear to be much hope of hint, but lie became somewhat better afterwards. Four others have been severely hurt, by cuts, sprains, and contu sions. Among the rest an elderly gentleman, one of the inside passengers, who was mach cut in the head ; his wife, who was with him, escaped unhurt. Every assistance was given to the sufferers, both by the persona who were passing through the demesne, and the inmates of the Abbey. An easy wain was provided with beds, by the servants of bk. Phillips, and they have all been just now taken oft' to Hindon to obtain surgical relief. One of the persons hurt was able to leave this by the Bath coach, which came up immediately after the accident. I have just heard that the surgeon has examined the patients, and, does not consider any case likely to prove mortal. These are all the facts worth communicating ; i think it unnecessary to give more minute particulars. F.strx PAS IN lion lars.—We mentioned an occurrence of this description a few days since. The Lady and Gentleman have, by th►s time, it is supposed, reached ^nee. • The partners of their flight were two of the Lady's children.. The remaining three have been left at home. The gay Lothario is a member of a certain high assembly, and is much :toted for what are generally called qtrairs of gallantry. It is conjectured that the injured husband means to appeal for redress to the laws of his country.—( Dublin Evening Post.) COURSE OP EXCHANGE, &plumber 30. Amsterdam Ditto] at Sight l2. 1 • Rotterdam l2 - t 1 Antwerp lO 9 Hatuhurgh t 32 2 24 US Altana 3B a 24 Us. Paris,3 Day's sight -11 90 0 Us. Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Frankfort on the Main Madrid Cadiz Bilboa Barcelona Seville (Akira!tat Leghorn GCS'left .. 4 . 4-.•••••.+VCIIIIIT, Ital. Gig 2S 10 Malta 46 -Naples 39 Palermo Lisbon Oporto .. RioJaueiro Dublin .... 91 Cm k 9} pet Cent. 54~ BULLION. Portugal Gold, i n Coin /.0 0 0 pet Hs. Foreign Gold, in Bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons .... 3 lti p New Dollars.. 0 4 9 Silver in Bars, Standard 0 0 0 BIRTHS. On the 21st of September, at Plymouth the Lady of Thomas Aldridge, Esq., Parser, R.N., of a daughter, bring No. 10—all well. On the 29th at Blackheath, Kent, Mrs. Charles Bickel of a daughter. _ __ _ _ On Tiiesday, the 30th of September in Prince's -court, West minster, the Lady of A. Dickinson, Esq., of a son. On Monday last, in Sloane-street, the Lady of George Twiss, Esq., of a daughter. Yesterday, at Danipptead, Mrs. Edward Toiler, of a daughter. D. , Sept. 23, at Chi s l e h urst , lllA RRI Lione D l Cottingham, of it. Mary Cray, to Eliza, daughter of the late Thomas Skeggst Esq., of Farnborough, Kent. At Chatham Church, Sept. 23, Mr. Wm. Tupper, to Alio Alice Wood; Sept. '25, Mr. GeorFe Clark, to Miss „Ann Eldriege ; Sept. 2f3,Mr. Thomas Clifford to Alias Eliaabet li Pledge, all of Chatham.' DIET). On Thursday last, at her son's haus-a, in Percy-street, in the 911 year of her age, Airs. Helen W a d e , relict of the late John Egq., who was the second son of Field-Marshal Wade• after a severe illness of nineteen months, which she bore with the r , reatest fortitude and true Christian resignation. . At Nancy, on th e 17 t h u l t., aged 64, Mr. 111. N. Oirardin,l most respectable merchant, Knight of the 'loyal Order of tht Legion of Honour, and formerly President of the Tribuna l of Commerce in that city. At her house. in Porthnd-place, after a long illness, th e Dowager Lady Templetown. At Lyme, Lt. rsetshire. on the 26th of September, Mi' Pennell. On Sunday last at Vauxhall, in the 011 year of her a g e ' Mrs. Appleion, wife of Mr. Appleton, of Liidgatrs treet * of In ( itiiitiford-street, on Monday evening, the infant on J. IL Booth, Esq. At Riga, o n the I . 2th August, Mr. Von Sievers, I're6iden: of the S u p reme Court of Livonia, a maa justly esteemed .or n, the goc.dneu of his ch aracter . H e was a native o f and itutlied at Kiel and Gottingen. He first visited ItussiA tai 1786, as Dani,ll Chamberlain. r. Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the SUX OVFICt. 112, Strand, by J. B. CAlurt AIRS. -