The Sun. — London, England, 1823-12-29 00:00:00

stable and insecure those very rights and privileges which prompted their emigration. " That your Colonists and your petitioners, having the most implicit confidence in the royal faith, pledged to them in the most solemn manner by your predecessors, rested satisfied • with their different portions of the royal grants ; and hay ing been bred, from their infancy, to venerate the name of Parliament, a word still dear to the heart of every Briton, and considered as the palladium of liberty, and the great source from whence their own is derived, received the several Acts of Parlianient of England and Great Britain, for the regulation of the trade of the COlenies, as the salutary precautions of a pru dent father for the . prosperity of a wide extended family ; and that in this li g ht we received them, without a thoUght of ques tioning the right, the whole tenout of our conduct will &mon strate, for above 100 years; that though we received those re gulations of trade from our fellow-subjects of England and Great Britain, so advantageous to us, as colonists, as English= men and Britons, we did not thereby confer on them a power of legislating for us, far less that of destroying us. and our chil dren by divesting us of all rights and property. " That, with reluctance, we have been drawn.from the prose cution of our internal affairs, to behold with. amazement a plan almost carried into execution, for enslaving. .the colonies, founded, as we conceive, on a claim of Parliament to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever. " Your humble pethioners have for several years, with deep and silent sorrow lamented this unrestrained exercise of Legis lative power; still bolting, from the interposition of their Sove reign, to avert that last and greatest of calamities, that of being reduced to an abject state of slavery, by having an arbitrary government established in the colonies ; for the very attempt ing of which a Minister of your predecessors was impeached by a House of Commons. " With like sorrow do we find the Popish religion esta blished by law, which by treaty was only to be tolerated. " That the mos t essential rights of the Colonies have been invaded, and their property given and granted to your Majesty, by men n ot entitled to such a pewer. " That the murder of the Colonists 'lath been encourag e d by another act, disallowing and annulling their trials by juries of the vicinage ; and that fleets and armies have been sent to en toree those dreadful lawk We, ther e f ore , in this desperate extremity, most humbly beg leave to approach the throne, to declare to your Majesty that our fellow-subjects in Great Britain,. and consequently th eir represent a ti ves th e House of Commons, have not a right a , we trust we have shown, to legislate for the Colonies; and that your petitioners and the colonists are not, nor ought to be, bound by any other laws than such as they have themselves as sented to, and not disallowed by your Majesty. " Your petitioners do therefore make this claim and demand from their sovereign, as guarantee of their just rights, on the faith and confidence of winch they have settled, ant: continue to reside in these distant parts of the empire, that no laws shall be made and attempted to be forced upon thein, injurious to their rim alts us Colonists, Englishmen, or Britons. " That your petiti on ers, fully sensible of the gr eat advan tages th at h ave arisen from the regulations of tra d e in general, prior to the year 1760, as well to Great Britain and her Colo nies as to your petitioners in particular, .and being anxiously desirous of increasing the good effects of these laws , as well as to remove an obstacle which is new in our Government, and could not have existed on the principles of our constitution, as it bath arisen from co lonization, we do declare for ourselves and t he o he f people of this island, that we freely consent to the over :itio all such . acts of the British Parliament as are limited 'to the regulation of our external commerce only, and the sole nbiects of which are the mutual advantage of Great Britain and her colonies. We, your petitioners, do therefore beseech your Majesty, that you will be pleased, as the common parent of your sub 'teas, to become a mediator between your European and Anie- Tan subjects, and to consider the latter, however far removed from your royal presence, as equally entitled to your protection, and the benefits of the English Constitution ; the deprivation cf which must dissolve that dependence on the . parent state Which it is our glory to acknowledge, whilst enjoying those lights under her protection ; hut, should this bond of union be ever destroyed, and the colonists reduced to consider themselves al tributaries to Britain, they must cease to venerate her as an affectionate parent. " We beseech your Mejesty to believe, that it is our earnest prayer to Almighty Providence, to preserve your Majesty in all happiness prosperity, and honour, and that there never may be wanting one of your illustrious line, to transmit the blessings of our excellent Constitution to the latest posterity, and to reign in the hearts of a loyal, grateful, and affec tionate people. The Minister who is alluded to in the 31enioritil was the Lord Chancellor Clarendon, who, in 1687, was impeached by the Commons of England of • varioit high crimes and misdemeanours. The articles of impeachnien are to be found in the Journals of the Commons, and the nin charge is as follows :—That he introduced' an ' arbitrary Go. vernment into his Majesty's plantations, and bath caused inch s complained thereof before Ids Majesty's Council, to be long itnprisoned for so doing. In those days the Commons were 9nr defenders ' because their own privileges were frequently invaded ; but now they would arrogate to themselves supreme Power not only in Great Britain and Ireland, but in all his ejesty's dominions. It was in 1774 that the Parliament of Great Britain hurried the empire into civil war, by grasp hig at power which did not belong to them, and it was a wonder to him that they had so soon forgotten the conse quences of the war. Not only were thirteen provinces lost to the empire ; their claims of supremacy over Ireland were also abandoned during the unhappy contest. Twenty thousand to 25,000 _,yeomanry, armed in defence of their country, terrified England into the acknowledgement of the in dependence of the Irish Legislature, after having disputed it from the date of the annexation of Ireland to the English Crown. Are these examples lost on the Parliament of Great Britain ? Have they so soon forgot the lessons they were taught by Ire land and .America, that they seek for a third in the West In dies ? But we should have nothing to fear from Parliament, were the general concerns of the empire in the hands of an honest an d a b le Administrat i on. Unhappily for us, the Impe rial Government did not sufficiently possess the confidence of Parliament to enable them to exercise their' own judgment in Matters of the greatest moment. It could not be, that men hat ing tha means of knowing our peculiar situation, would lend themselves to the projects of Mr. Wilberforce and his party, and of the East India traders . It was to be feared that the pros. the empi re , l ie ritY of the colonies, which . cannot he separated from that of of cancili wae made to give way to the first grand consideration ating Parties so as to maintain a majority in the Com . - I I I° 1 11 1 e! without which they could not keep their places. Jamaica _wa, not consent to be made the sacrifice of any set of men ; anu in the King's • • term, Ministers were too weak to . protect our in to was fit that the House should petition his Majesty forma stronger Government. lle (Mr. Barrett) would endeavour to bring the charge home against at least a part 1 ` his Majesty's Ministy, that the colonial interests were ll 'ade subservient to purposes of party and of power. It was true that we were not in possession of certain instructions which e a/ere sa id to have been transmitted to all the West India Gover rt*, but we knew something of their nature from some proceed- L ags of the I3arbadoes which had been published. We J e d, besides, the speech contain ing the honest opinions of Mr. i mning, and the resolutions submitted by him to the House of Commons, comprising the doctrine of the Cabinet; and we had, "2 °l eoter, the letter of the agent--documents which were ei nes considered by us of fi cial. From these sources the House eith yrki ,h e rt could not but co the in's inters ers r host ile to the West llect Indies, that or were K una g ble M to s hield 0 ) m h e from the d es i gns o f t h e i r ap p onents . If, h owever , the raise would refer to the Informrinadon we had at various times ee ceived from the agent, it would be found that Earl Bathurst, ,eleicolonial Secretary, and who ought therefore to be well ace : 4 i:ell with our peculiar society, was at the head and the Miter t h e of ,y 4„ n measyres which threatened the existence . State r e t i cles a civilized community. It was to the Secretary of prot ee , 7 " l, * Colonies that we had a right to look for special co n : I " ; hut the melancholy fact was, that he had become toe - , 'I O t to the principles of Ir. Wilberforce and Mr. Buz seeuriki declared that it was not to be endured that we of l e e „ c autin° for any long space of time to be the ossessors tl eetfi Y : B . The House well knew that the admissio n of such sce ne " in our islands might be expected to be followed by fittteCu t(}° terrible to dwell on ; and it was the duty of Earl i 44 to have this knowledge ; and not having it, his corn eenv_emorance of his department was confessed; and he stood o ne ► " l ed of being an imbecile, if not a wicked Minister. In i t l!rt of the agent's correspondence , this nobleman gave al . thTOU °Nriioll, that in the event of losses being incurred 't roo p the operation of direct English influence, the islanders if this wl e v :; l oo fair claim to compensation ; but shortly after, as great a concession, he excepts from claim to oe se i r e Platien the saffeeers by any act of the local legislatures— he M g t hat all such lames must be placed to the score of 4enniry.e.npe_iostys.iblAe m nd ea h n a s v , ing thus determined this point, he uses except absolute force, to intimidate this 4 ,„"! w th e other islands into measures which he ought to know, 1;1 0 ,. cannot but know, must endanger the little property that Lord t - to Ule and with that our lives. The threat by which efaine ethurst endeavoured to ensure the adoption of his peeeir over was in itself sufficient to mark his incapacity as () M u te : yise g4vl n r a t t l i i t e u cu tio l n onial interest, and even his enmity to our s. He has attacked the independence of f ee freergislature, without which Jamaica was not a residence jury t h at ne had offered us the most deadly insult and in. who „ , ever called forth the resentnient and indignation of men eatlatt,leghts, and knew how to value them. He (Mr. Bar wee elmul not sit down without commenting on the miserable l efl a•p i tt .. was year a ft er year practised upon our friends in Eng that .• r it had occurred I °mou e A . SO 0 ten that he thought it merited mou e d et i, Peuati Whenever our dstresses from enor. 3 P and bad . markets we a to an i intolerable height, and our friends had taken pains to exhibit so strong a case, that even the present Ministers, indifferent as they were to our welfare, would scarcely be able to refuse then• sup port to an application for Parliamentary relief; whenever the preparation appeared complete, and sanguine hopes were entertained of success, behold there arose some novel claim or circumstance of such paramount or vital import, that the question of income was at once absorbed, and the 'West India interests were told to think themselves lucky that their situation was not made worse, and that they were still permitted to drag out a miserable existence. 'Were Mi nisters possessed of so little power that they could not despise the clamours of the East Indian and anti-colonial parties of the Commons ? Or were they unwilling to give up any por tion of the revenue they so unjustly wrung from these unfor tunate islands ? _ He trusted that if the House granted the Committee for which lie was about to move, that the Members of the Com mittee would agree with him in opinion that his Majesty should be petitioned to remove from his councils Earl Bathurst, and all other Councillors, who, by their advice, had brought the island into its present depressed state, and whose incapacity threatened the island with still greater evils. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving that a Committee be appointed to prepare tt, petition and address to the King ; which was unanimously agreed to, anti Mr. Barrett, Mr. Mats, Mr. Farquharson, Mr. Mmto, and Mr. Hodgson, appointed such Committee. The Jamaica papers, generally, are filled with the accounts of meetings, with letters, addresses, anddiscussiona, which show the extent and degree of excitement produced by the inquiries pursued by the British Parliament last session. The House of Assembly had met, and his Grace the Duke of Manchester, in his speech outhe occasion, recommended, in the strongest terms, to the attention of the House, the condition of the negro popu lation, with a view to the adoption of such measures as ought tend to its amelioration. The official communication from Lord Bathurst was not alluded to, either in the opening speech of the Governor, or the answer of the Assembly, which was guarded and moderate. PRICE O. VHS DAY AT F STOCKS ONE 0-Cf..OCIC. flank Stock 228/ 3 per Cent. Red. OM 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 3,1 per Cent 99 4 per Cent. 1 Old looii New shut 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. 121 11.16ths hup. 3 per Cents. — India Stock India Bonds 1121. South Sea Stock Old Annuities Ex. Bills 31 52 Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cons. for Acc. 061 PRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS ix LONDON, DEc.t:, AT ONE O'CLOCK. f Five per Cents. 92i. 1 Scrip, n pm. (Six per Cents. 00. l' Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. (Ditto New 87k. Fire per Cent. Bonds, 80e. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. {Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. Ditto 1821, 261. Ditto 1023, liii. f Five per Cent. Bonds, 80i. 1. Ditto New, 91i. Five per Cent. Bonds, 961. 70. French Russian Neapolitan A tta trian Spanish Prim Ilan Daniel► Chili Colombian Peruvian Portugueso Poyais Six per Cent. Bonds, 59. New Loan, 00. 87. Q. . ew, Si. Bank Shares £22 101.—.C23. Seven per Cent. 000. Six per Cent. 00-000. Five per Cent. 00-000. Three per Cent. 71i. •—•.— American .T LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW :el after 0. 1 Evening, 35 minutes after 0 WATER A Morning, 24 minute THE SUN. SOLEAI QUIS InCERE FALSUM AdDRAT, LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1823. In our Front Page , we have given copious ex tracts from the French Papers - received since our last. The suspicion that Russia has been intriguing for the Balearic Islands, (for our vigilance respecting which the Otiflamme and other Ultra Journals were pleased to assail us with ridicule and with the charge of radicalism,) is strengthened by a report circulated at Bayonne at the time of M. Pozzo DI BORGO . II passage through that place on his return from Madrid to Paris. It was there rumoured, it appears, that he cession of the 13alearic Isles to Russia has been actually granted by FERDINAWD. In an American paper it is also stated, that the Island of Cuba is to be ceded to France as an indemnity fur the expenses of the war against the Constitutional Government of Spain ! If these rumours are well-founded, it would be curious if the opposition of Great Britain should prevent the two Powers, who have the most dis tinguished themselves by their exertions against Spanish liberty, from reaping the reward for their friendly and disinterested services to the Spanish Monarch. Every arrival from the West Indies, for some time past, has brought accounts of the violent spirit with which the Colonists of several of the Islands, particularly Jamaica, continue to ex press their dissatisfaction with the colonial ad ministration of the Government at home, and with the proceedings of Parliament relative to the condition and treatment of the slave popula tion. Having to contend, on the one hand, with the difficulties incident to the danger of insurrec tion on the part of the Negroes, because they are subjected to the oppressions inseparable from a state of slavery, and on the other hand with those arising from the refractory spirit excited in the masters of the slaves, by the efforts of the Government to introduce such ameliorations as may either reconcile the Negroes to their lot, or prepare the way for their gradual and safe eman cipation,--placed as Ministers are, with respect to the West India Colonies, between these oppos ing difficulties, the attempts to , remedy which mu tually counteract each other, it must be confessed that their situation is sufficiently embarrassing.— Much, no doubt, will depend on the wisdom and prudence of Parliament, to which the situation of the West Indies will doubtless be submitted early in the next Session. Government have taken the precaution of increasing the military force in the West Indies, which we trust will be found sufficient' for protecting the white' popula tion from the danger of insurrectionary movements on the part of the blacks,—ft danger to which the former are constantly exposed, and which ought to convince them of the necessity of sub mitting to such sacrifices as may be deemed requi site for their own future security. None, , however, but temperate measures, to be prospective and gra dual in their operation, should be adopted. None others can by possibility be beneficial even to the Negroes themselves, whilst they might involve in ruin the whole of the West India Interest. We have this morning received from Barba does copies of the hand-bills issued by the per sons who riotously destroyed the chapel of a dissenting Missionary Preacher, whose language had given offence to the Colonists, and of the proclamation of the Governor offering a reward for the discovery of the perpetrators of the out rage. We have given, in a preceding coluton, these documents, as NI wishing a curious piece of evidence of the temper of the white population. CITY, net lye o'Clock.—Consols opened this morning at 8611, and in the earlier part of the morning a Broker of some note sold to a very large amount, in consequence of which it had some effect on the Market, and Consols were done at SG}. A good deal of business has beau done this morning. We do not hear of any Ex press as yet from Paris, although a report prevails at this moment that one has arrived.— We also are informed that France has given a sum of money to FERDINAND for having rescind. ed all the former acts of the Cortes. FOREIGN MARma.---Spanish Bonds opened at '26-11, but this moment the above Bonds appear heavy, and they are done at 26 to 261, with a heavy Market, owing to a report that they have conic lower from Paris. We I►ave received American Papers to the 9 Istrint. [From the Mercantile ildric, titer of the nth inst.] Muireo.—The Menifesto of the Mexican Go. vermnent, dated the titii Oct., is a very spirited document, and sets forth in strong lunguage the rights of the nation, the violation of those rights by Spain, and the sufferings the Mexican people have endured in obtaining their independence. It is in substance a new declaration of war.— Some time in September two French Gentlemen arrived at Vora Cruz, said to be on a mercantile speculation, and proceeded to the city of Mexico. Some circumstances excited a suspicion that they were spies sent out by the Holy Alliance, and the Government ordered them to be arrested,' On examining their baggage, papers in cypher were discovered, and on being asked for the key of the cypher, they said it was lost. It was ascertained that these men were►, one a Colonel of Engineers, and the other a Captain in the Navy, and that they came there to induce the Mexicans to revolt ; they were immediately imprisoned. The Congress of Mexico aro to meet on the Bth November, and the general im pression was, that they would adept a Federal Government similar to that of the States. BRAZILL---WO learn by the Laura-Inn, which left Bahia on the 19th October, that there were great rejoicings In that place on the 12th, when the Government of the Emperor was for. molly acknowledged, and the Province was ad. mitted as part of the empire of the Brazils. The following is the official Declaration ofWar by Mexico against Spain : let, It is ordered that all political and mercantile relations with the Spanish nation cease. 2dly, That using the lenity dictated by the philanthropic principles of the Mexican nation, it is ordered that all Spanish vessels immediately leave the ports of Mexico, without resort ing, as the Government might do, to an embargo or confiscation. idly, That the same conduct be pursued with all Spanish merchantmen that may arrivo in these ports from Europe in the space of four months, a time sufficient to allow the resolu tion to be known on that Continent; and of forty days from Havanna, or any other Spanish port of North America. lthly, That all vessels arriving after the expiration of those periods will be treated according to the laws of war. Wily, That after the periods of four months the productions of the Spanish soil will not be admitted to any entry under any flag whatever. Nexico, Oct. 1. NEW! from M xrao by the Schooner Grampnr. Leolenant Gregory dates, that an Act of the Mexican Congress had passed, requiring all foreign or European Spaniards to leave the Pro vince within 90 days, and all American ones within 40 days. [From tha Norfolk Herald.] CUBA CID TO FRANCE.—The Editor of the Neat York Mercantile Advertiser states, that they have heard, in a manner that induces them to believe the fact, that information actually reached that city, some days since known to our Govern ment, that almost the first act of King Ferdi nand, after his liberation, was to sign a Treaty, ceding the island of Cuba to France. Informa• tiara is also said to have.reached this country of a Treaty executed by the Powers composing the floly Alliance, for subjecting the States of South America to their former vassalage. A meeting was held on the 3d, in that city, to raise a subscription for the Greeks, which was well attended, the large Exchange-room being filled to overflowing. Mr. Grenhm, tho Prussian Minister to the United States, died at Washing ton on the '2d. his funeral was attended by all the Principal officers of the Government. This was the first instance of the death of a foreign Mi- nister at the seat of Government; and out of respect to Mr. Greuhm, the sitting of Congress was sus pended ()tithe day of his funeral. A vessel had Rr• rived at Philadelphia from Mexico, with accounts of the detection of a conspiracy in the capital to overthrow the existing Government and restore lturbide. it was detected on the 2d of October, when 41 persons were arrested, 19 of whom were persons of rank, or officers bearing commiffsions to the Mexican army. The reports of proceed ings in the Congress of the United States up to the sth contain nothing worth notice. TOBAGO—DB 31 RABA. [From the Glasgow Courier, Dec. 211 By an arrival from Tobago we have received a copy of the new Bill passed by the Legislature of that Co lony, in obedience to the commands of Government, to melio rate the state of the Slave population., They have Abolished the Sunday markets, a nd a llo we d Thursday each week, out of crop, to the Slaves to cultivate their grounds and hold their markets. They have made the testimony of two negroes of character evidence against their masters. Negroes accused of capital crimes to be tried by the same Court as free men, and I liable to similar punishments. For lesser crimes, the punish ment not to exceed twenty stripes, in any case, by the master— nor above 12, unless In presence of one other whtte person than the master—personal property of slaves to remain secured to them—expences of prosecution against offenders to be borne by the Colony. Thus far they have gone, but What is fur ther required of them we cannot at present farther allude to. We are happy to state, that the report of the Missionary Chapel in Berbice having been destroyed by rioters, Is not true. The fire was purely accident a l. W e an n ex the following letter from Demerara, which is of some Importance:— Extract ofa letter from Demerara, dated 22d October : " I beg to correct an error in my letter of the 18th.—For Domburg' read Bendorf.'—The buildings were entirely burned down on the night of the 7th inst. Two or three fires have happened in different parts of the colony, but nothing like contrivance has been traced. " A considerable'sensation has been occasioned in the minds of the public from the poisoning of the wife of Joe (the man who gave the information of the revolt); but all that is certain ' is, that she died by arsenic; by whom, or how administered, is buried in the deepest • obscurity. Another circumstance of an alarming nature has occurred on beguan Plantation. Dorenhaag provided dinner fur the militia guard some few days ago; the dinner, ready cooked, was sent to the guard at Bachelors' Adventure ; every one who ate of the dinner (17 in number) was ssized with violent vomiting about three hours afterwards. An investigation of the circumstance has taken place, and though nothing conclusive as to the guilty party has come out, there is no d ou bt b ut a f oa l attempt has been made to poison. " These circumstances have tended to .keep up an excite ment in the colony, which was (lying away, and must have an effect in prolonging the neceessity for martial law, and in put ting all upon their guard not to place too implicit confidence any where." Vcre regret to learn, by letters which have reach ed us from the most respectable sources, that the paternal in tentions of the Government with respect to the Emigrants who went out to locate in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, have been mainly frustrated by the measures adopted by the Local Government. We shall present our Readers, in our next paper, with long, but highly inter es tin g ex t rac t s f rom our Correspondent's communications; in the mean time we shall add hereto the Postscript of a letter of the mo s t rec e nt d a t e: — "CAPE OF GOOD Hope:, Aso. 1, 1023.—Corn will not grow here, and if it did, it would never pay for its cultiva tion. The measures of the Local Government have thinned the population of the Albany district to one.third of the original number, and labouris consequently so high, that scarcely any price would repay the cultivator. Cattle would of the course give those who may possess a sufficient extent of land for grazing, a scauty subsistence, but the Ceres carry them off as fast as they procure them. Sheep and tine wool would be of infinitely more value than cattle, but, unfortunately, there are very few farms in the Kurcheldt calculated for this species of stock."—( Hampshire Telegraph.) In answer to inquiries made on Saturday at the office of the Contractors of the Loan ; the following notice was exhibited :- 6' COLOWIIIAN LOAN.—The Contractors have not received by the Jamaica mail which arrived this morning, any further intelligence on the subject of this Loan. Mr. live ratio, the newly appointed Minister from Colombia to England, who is on his way to London, has not arrived by this packet." Count Pozzo DI 13011(10 has arrived at Paris 'rom Madrid. The Duke of YORK went yesterday to Lui. worth Castle, the residence of Mr. Secretary PREL, on a visit to the night lion. Secretary for a few days to meet a shooting party. Mr. PLANTA., Mr. LUSHINOTON, Sir lIERBICIIT TAYLOR, and several other officiel Gentlemen, left town' on Saturday, for Lulworth Castle, to join the party. General MINA attended Divine Service on Christmas Day, at the Roman Catholic Chapelof the Spanish Ambassador, This valiant and pa triotic veteran, as may be supposed, excited the liveliest attention. lie appeared desirous of shunning the gaze of public admiration that fell upon him. The gallant General walked to and from the Chapel between two friends. lie wore a green surtout coat, and, we were glad to per ceive, looked in better health than from the ac count of his late indisposition we expected tole* him. The General attended Muss yesterday, at South-street Chapel. lle looked very well. lie is a little lame in his right leg. Died, on Sunday, the 21st inst., at her rest deuce in Cecil-street, Strand, Mrs. NATHAN, a Lady of well-known literary talents, authoress of Langreath, and other popular novels. Sh e was the wife of Mr. NATHAN, the musical composer. As a wife and a mother her domestic excellence could not be exceeded, and the death of so amiable a character is justly regretted by many friends as well as by her disconsolate family. The General hump; once Emperor of Mexico, was not wrecked, as has been stated, after having em. barked at Leghorn. The vessel which he proceeded to sea, the Gorge and Mary, returned to port on acco un t of a dv erse winds, lie then set out by land for England, accompanied by his two eldest eons, the object of hie journey being to procure for them the advantages of an education in this country. His family and establishment remain in Italy. The General visited }Terence of late, and lived on a footing of intimacy with the most distinguished residents there. Pawl - COMMODORE BlUAL—Ottr Readers will perhaps recollect an eccentric cripple, " COMMODOEE BRIAN," who waited on the Kum, while on his two nautical expeditions, at Dublin and at Leith, in a diminutive vessel only four feet by two, at the latter of which places his " frig►ate" being untbrtunately capsized and sunk, his MAJESTY ordered another hull to be built for him at the naval arsenal there, Live feet eleven in length. In this vessel, which he had rigged himself, he was coming up the river on Saturday last to exhibit at Windsor, and, being taken in tow by a barge encountered a heavy swell opposite the London Stone at Staines, and foun. dered in deep water, and notwithstanding the exertions of the ! barge's crew, ►t was found impossible to recover her. The " Commodore" ie now on shore at the Mwan inn, Egham Hythe in a very evil plight, having lost the bark which con. The King having had under his royal consideration the Pe. titian of the Parishioners anti Inhabitants of the town of Ply. mouth-Dock and parish of Stoke Damerel, in vestry assembled, ' setting forth the inconvenience they daily sustain from tnis. Wass occurring by reason of the similarity of the name of the said town to that of the neighbouring town and borough of Plymouth, has been graciously pleased to direct, that on anti after the let day of January next, the said town of Plymouth. Dock shall be calla and known by the nainf of Deuonport, and has given his commands to all public departments ac cord tingly. —( London Gazette.) Last night, about nine o'clock, a young nian, genteely dressed, mounted the hallustrades in one of the re cesses of Waterloo-bridge, and threw himself into the rivcr, This desperate act was committed so suddenly, that a gentle min, who was passing, had not time to prevent it. The body was immediately dragged for, but had not been found at a late hour. p g i itt ~.vt , 1 THE KING. llnmwrzor, Drc. 26.—1 n addition to the Royal and splttn did suite of yesterday, the Earl and Countess of Chichester, the Ylarl and Count es s C owper, C ount and Countess Munster. the Comic de Funchal, and the Marquis Graham, had the honour, of dining with Phis Majesty to-clay. At this time (nine r. u.) the whole suite of the Palace apartments, fir the first time this year, were generally and beautifully illuminated. The in. crease of Royal guests, since dinner, includes, Lady Burrell, Col. and Mrs. Fitzelarence, Capt. Fox, Mr. and Mrs hope, French, Colonel John, Lord Dudley Stuart,--and, of the 7th Royal hussars, Colonel Thornhill, Major Fraser, -Major Keane, Capt. Strangeway, itad the Earl of Hopetoua.—The Dukes of York and Clarence were unostentatiously walking in various parts of the town yesterday and to-clay. The Duchess of Clarence, attended by the Countess of Errol, look an airing in his .11ajesty'a carriage each day, betbre dinner.—The Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Errol, tke Earl of llopetoun, Lord Granville, and other Nobl e P ersonages , be with Col. Thorn hill, ut Portslade, this morning, and enjoyed some very inter esting practice with the Colonel's hawks. Earl Bathurst took leave of his Majesty, and left the Palace, to return to town this morning. _,b. , ... • FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Handy, from Rumbohon Castle, Hun tingdon ; the Marquis of Titchfield, at his lather'a (the Duke of Portland's), in St. James's-square, from a tour ; Lora George Lennox, from a t our; Si r George Stanton, H art. in Devonshire -street; Colonel antl Mrs, Deering, in Brook -street; Mr. and Miss Maxwell, in Grosvenor-place; Mrs. and Alima Owynne, in Conduit-street ; Lady Martin, in Upper Harley street ; Mrs. Otto, in Bentinck-street ; Mr. Elliot, in Cumber land-place ; _Mrs. Barnewall, in Nottingham -place ; M r s. an d M Allis ostyn, Lower Seymour -street ; Airs. and Al iss Sberrard, in Park-street; Colonel and Mrs. Edmonston, in Brook -street ; Mrs. Doveton, in Upper Wimpole-street ; Lady Bridget and Miss Bouverie, in Harley-street; Mrs. St. George, in Queen Anne.street, AVest ; Mr. and Mrs. Mackinnon, in Hyde -park place; Lady Berkeley, from .Mosley; Le Comte du Pinwales Corgier, Chamberlain to the King of Prussia. at Gould's (late Jermyn.street, from Paris, last from Dover; Sir Francis Vincent, Baronet, at at the British Hotel, Jermyn street, from perks; Captain Dixon, at Ditto, from a tour. CHANGES—The Aiarquis of Exeter, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Brighton; COunt Lieven, for ditto ; W. Middleton, 14.:sq. from Greillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Windsor; Colonel Scrim, ALP. for his seat in Essex. PASIIIONABLE PARTIES. The Marquis of Stafford entertained on Saturday. his Ex. celleney Baron Pagel, and a distinguished party, at dinner, at his seat, Richmond. The Countess of Essex entertained the. Dowager Ouches* cf Richmond, and a select circle of fashionable*, on Saturday evening, at her house in Ilill-street, Berkeley-square. The Earl of Harrington had a dinner party yesterday at hi s house in the Stable-yard, St. James's. In the evening, her Ladyship had a s el e c t c i rc l e o f f as hi onable*. The Earl of Lonsdale is entertaining a distinguised party of friends, at his seat, Cottesmore, Itutlandshire. • •er Ch* s qty N 14. - 7144" '1404 OT 1-) ' ,44c4.Fir1cr.b4.4 THE 'THEATRES; DRURY•LA NIL ---- She Stoops to Conquer, iq which ELLISTON, D•wrox, and LtSTON highly gratified the audience, cm Saturday night, was followed by the new Pantomime of Harlequin and the Flying Chest. The scenery was as before much applauded, but the machinery was not so quick or exact in its movements as on the first night, partly owing to the impatience of the au dience, which excited hurry among the per. former., who otherwise would probably have been more adroit. COVENT•GrAntati.--The very interesting °pent of G'lari, and the whimsical - farce or The frith Tutor, wary repreaspated her. on Saturday, by_ for. a numerous audience. The new Pantomime of Harlequin and Poor itobin, or tke House Mai Jack built was repeated, and went off with con firmed success. MERCANTILE SHIPPING• Dam., Dzc. 28.—WInd S.W.—Came down from the River yesterday and remain, the following outward-bound vessels, viz.:—llnrmony, Woodall; Glory, Morgan I Constina, Severs ; Britannia, Frans; Earl Wellington, Currie; Ann Maria, Carr; Berbice, Wayth ; Southwark, Ross; and Good-Intent, ; Fox ; also to-day th e P r i nce C o b urg , F r i t h ; Eli sabeth, Brooks Ida, Taylor ; and North Briton, '.Grist. Arrived an d sa il e d for the River the Placidia, Fuirelough, from Buenos Ayres ; Ceres, Adey, from I)enia; Henry, Cawd, from Lisbon ; Archi medes, Pratt, from Marseilles; the whole of the outward-bound remain nil well. FALMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Wind W.S.W;—Arrived the Prince Coburg, Page, from London, for Lisbon ; Matilda, White, from Newfoundland, in 2$ days; Lady 111,ry Pelham packet, from St. Thomas's : sailed the 16th of November. Sailed, but returned again, the Starner packet, for Lisbon ; Frolic packet, for the Islands; and Surly cutter, for Dublin. Also put back the Thetis, Gibbons, for Seville; and nose, Curneby, for St. Michaels. Portirauctren, DEc. 211.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from the Powns the Wellington, Watson, for Oporto; Caledonia, Christie, for Jamaica; and Cognac, Martin, for Charente—. Remain the whole of the outward-bound as before. LIVERPOOL, DEC. W.—Arrived the Anna, Chevales, from Jamaica; Derwent, H a r r i son , S t . J o h n ' s , N. 13. Royal Edward, —, Prince Edward's Island ; Elizabeth, Leslie, Cape Breton ; Tama, Dickenson, Paraiba; Leona, Bully, thlessa ; Agnes, Wilson, Genoa; and Sally, Cummings, Lisbon, OW the Port the Richard, Hannay, from Demerara ; Robert Fulten and Mount Vernon, from New York ; and Ole Protector, —, from St. John's, N. B. The hunter, Turner, was on shore near Christen° the Iltith ult., and it was feared would go to. pieces. The .Innes, Johnson, is wrecked at Huthlin island. The Friends, Smithson, got on shore on the Home Sand the 114th inst. It is the Arab, Captain Holmes, and not the I larkpin, that lit lost oft' Ireland. THE MA 11,1 C ETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, Dye. 29. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain last week were consider able. This morning there is a good supply of Wheat front Essex and Kent, with moderate quantities of Barley, Beans, and Peas; but the wind being boisterous and cont rar y, t h ere is very little Corn in fron t other part*. Tht•re has b een b ut little inclination on the part t f the millers to purchase Intat to-day, and as the price of Flour does not advance, the Wheat trade is therefore very dull, and hardly maintains the quitia tions of this day so'nnight. Barley has sold freely on racier better terms than this day week. Beans and Grey Peas art' also rather dearer ; White Peas for grindin have advanced 2s. to 3s. per quarter; and su ch as will boil well are rather hi g h er , *Although there are not many Oats for sale yet the demand is only limited today, still rather better prices are ob. tained for the few parcels that have found buyers. Clover-seed continues to advance in price, and .llape-seed is also dearer. ARRIVALS LAST WEEK. English Wheat, 9,672—ltarky, Mtn—Malt, 6,421—0at5, o —Beans, 2008 —Peas, 2626—Foreign Wheat, 0 Irish Oats, B,l3o—English Flour, 14,1 IS sacks. 4:1111ILAIIII PRICE or COUX 114 ENO/AND AND WAI.P.S, IN Tilt W.EIM DI:CZIIIMIt 0. Wheat, Ills. fat ; Barley, 275. ' Ontst ?Os. lit INM 113 s. Bd. ,• Beans, 355. 7tl. ; Peas, 1139. 'the Average Price or Brown or Al wove& Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending the 21th day of December, 11123, is 341. fld. per cwt. SMITHFIELD AIARKET, Dec. 29. There was a short Market this morning both in Sheep and Oxen, but still a sufficiency for the demand, as the butcliirs did not purchase freely, owing to the wet weather, and having some part of their Christmas stock on hand ; therefore the prices may be quoted much the same as last Alsrket day,..... Prime Oxen from 3s. Bd. to 41. lid. Very little demand fur those of hiferior quality. e mblf verl not 1 4 d,