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names. More terrible than the awful thunderbolt ! Under this whole bright Heaven none dares to disobey them. Under its shelter are the four seas. Subjcct to its soothing care are the ten thousand kingdoms. The said barbarian eye, having come over a sea of several myriads of miles in extent, to exa mine and have superintendence of affairs, must be a man tho roughly acquainted with the principles of high dignity. And in his person he sustains the duty of an officer—an eye.' He must necessarily in every affair act in accordance with reason. Then only can he controul and restrain the barbarian merelMnts. " I, the Governor, looking up, will embody the extreme wish of the great Emperor to cherish with tenderness the men from a distance. And assuredly I will not treat slightingl the outside barbarians. But the national laws are extremely strict and close drawn ; we dare not in the least transgress. Let the said barbarian eye be very careful not to listen to the artful instigations of evil men, enticing him, until he fails of the object of the said nation's King in sending him so far. " Uniting all, I issue this order to be enjoined. When the order Teaches the said merchants, let them immediately act in obedience to it, and enjoin the order on the said barbarian eye, that, they may know it thoroughly.—Oppose it not. " If there should be disobedience and opposition, it must be owing to the bad management of the said merchants, and to the instigation of the linguists. Assuredly, the said merchants shall be reported against, that they may be punished ; and on the linguists the laws shall instantly be put in full force (a phrase for capital punishment). Their respecobility—their lives are concerned. Tremble fearfully hereat. Make not re pentance (necessary). These aT C the orders. " Taoukwang 14th year, 6th moon, 21st clay." (July 27, 1834.) The third order, dated July 30, 183 4 , repeats , as usual , th e -former orders. Lord Napier's coming to Canton, without ha ving first petitioned for permission, the Governor says, "is, indeed, a great infringement of the laws." He says, " The barbarian eye must immediately set off and leave the port, and not stop in the foreign factories outside the city, loitering about." " The affair concerns the national dignity. I, the Governor, will be able only to report against the said mer chants, that they may be brought to trial." He then tells them to " tremble." The fourth document contains the following report to the Hoppo, of the arrival of his Majesty's Superintendents in Canton:— " On the 19th day of the Bth moon, in the 14th year of Taoukwang, (July 25) I received the following communica tion from Chung, Superintendent of the Canton maritime Customs:— " The domestics' at the Custom House station behind the factories (on the river side, in front) have reported as follows : _ _ " In examining we perceived, during the night of the 18th of the present moon, about midnight, the arrival of a barbarian ship's boat at Canton, bringing four English devls, who went into the barbarian factories to reside. After having searched and examined, we could find no permit or pass. And having heard by report that there is at present a ship of war of the said nation anchored in the outer seas, but not having been able to learn for what purpose, we think that such coming as this is manifestly a clandestine stealing into Canton. 1,1 , 11011er or not the Hong merchants and linguists arc in any way con sorting with them, we must—making our report—request you, as our duty requires, to examine. This is a list of the four barbarians' names :—Lord Napier, who, we hear, is a war commander, Davis, Morrison, Robinson. " Taoukwang, 14th year, 6th moon, 25th day." (July 3lst, 1834.) This report the Hoppo communicates to the Viceroy, re peats the usual story of the old regulations, complains of the neglect of the Hong merchants and linguists, and ends with " again issuing his strict orders to the Hong merchants to ex amine and reply." Here the Governor again takes up his pencil, and tells the merchants to " immediately obey, and in accordance with the tenor of the several previous orders ascer tain clearly for what the said Larbarian eye has come to Can ton, and why, in disobedience to the regulations, he has not requested a red permit. Let them instantly—the same day— report in answer. At the same time, let them order and com pel him immediately, with speed, to return to Macao, and re side there, waiting till I, the Governor, have made a prepared report, to request the imperial will be made known, that it may be obeyed. He must not linger about at Canton. Should there be any opposition, the said merchants will be held solely responsible. Tremble hereat--intensely—intensely tremble. These are the orders. " Taoukwang, 14th year, 6th moon, 25th day." (July 31st, 1834.) Now—uniting all these circumstances—to use a favourite phrase of the Governor—what conclusion is to be drawn ? Simply that the Local Government will soon fall in with the new system of things. The advantages of having a con trolling British authority in Canton, or elsewhere, both the Emperor and his officers will quickly discover ; the tone of these edicts is anything but repulsive ; steadiness, quiet, and union on the part of the British, will have the desired and de served effect. NEW YORK PAPERS. We have received by the packet-ship Roscoe, via Liverpool, New York Papers to the 11th of January. The most impor tant article they contain is a very long and elaborate report from the Committee on Foreign Relations. This Committee, as our readers may remember, was appointed by the Senate in consequence of the President's message, and especially of that part of it which relates to the disputes still pending between the United States and France. The rep6rt, which is strongly pacific, comes to the following conclusion, after a detailed re view of the question between the two Governments, and of the different negotiations to which it gave rise :-- _ . ..... " The President seems to have been aware of the possibility of a misinterpretation of his Message, and he has sought to guard, the Committee hope with success, 'against its being viewed in the light of a menace. But if his recommendation be followed.up by the of a law of reprisals, in Congress, it is much to be a.. -. that our purpose might be sup posed to be one tion. France would look at our acts, not to our ions. And, in a reversal of situations, Congress woul. hardly consider it consistent with its dignity, its independence, and the freedom of deliberation, to pass an act of appropriation for a foreign Government, with a measure of self-redress, denounced and suspended over its head by that foreign Government. If Congress shall decline authorising reprisals, France mill have no right to impute to the Govern ment of the United States any design to appeal to her fears, and will be deprived of any such pretext for refusing to exe cute the treaty. In that event, the message of the President will be regarded as the manifestation of a lively sensibility to the honour and interests of his country, but his recommenda tion not being adopted by the only department of the Govern ment competent to carry it into effect, it could afford no apo logy to France for disregarding the obligations of national faith and justice." _ _ Finally, the report recommends to the Senate the adoption of the following resolution : " Resolved—That it is inexpedient at this time to pass any law vesting in the President authority for making reprisals upon French property in the contingency of provision not be ing made for paying to the United States the indemnity stipu lated by the treaty of 1831, during the present Session of the French Chambers." There is no positive mention in these papers of the proceed ings adopted by Congress on the subject, but the following pa ragraph is copied from the same Journal in which the report appears, the New York Advertiser, of the 10th : IMPORTANT.—The Intelligencer says :—" We casually heard yesterday, and we do not see why we should not state it, that in the Committee on Foreign Relations in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, the question was taken upon re porting a Bill conformable to the President's recommendation, to authorise contingent reprisals against France, and decided in the negative by six votes to three. We have all along said, that, in the present posture of affairs, such a measure would not receive the assent of Congress." SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 10.-1,500 Ohio Six per Cent., 123 ; 829 shares U. S. Bank, 106 ff (cash to 60 days) ; 570 ditto Phoenix Bank, 127 1261 ; 950 ditto Delaware and Hudson, 76} 78 (cash to 60 days). FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JAN. 30.—Yesterday, Lord Brougham, General Flahaut, and Marshal Gerard, were received by the King. The following are some particulars of the last expedition of Gen. Rapatel against the Hadjoutes : " This is not a Nomade tribe—it inhabits a tract which its ancestors cultivated. It is on the west of Belida, seven or eight leagues from Algiers, and its extent is twenty-five leagues from east to west, and seven or eight from north to south: " This tribe is always hostile to the Dey—and has con stantly refused to submit to the French Government. Several times the army of occupation has carried off their cattle—de stroyed their crops—and ravaged and burnt their habitations, without obtaining anything but empty promises. It was be cause they broke their promises and refused to acknowledge the authorities of the new Aja, that the late expedition was undertaken. " The corps of our army leaving Douera on the sth, divided into two columns, after passing the Chiffa. At that moment columns of flame were seen rising from the first habitations of the Hadjoutes, which the Spahis set on fire. The column on the right also set fire to the habitations of the tribe, which had fired some musket shots. " On the 7th the troops advanced, and having passed a small river, came into a truly delightful country. Numerous habi tations were scattered over it, the inhabitants of which sud denly disappeared on the approach of the destructive torches. As we were advancing towards one of the more distant villages, several horsemen issued from the wood, and attacked the Spahis. From that time the Hadjoutes no longer concealed themselves, but showed themselves till the 9th. " On our left all had disappeared, hot a habitation existed ; we turned to the right, in order to burn those which remained on that side. " Here the troops were again divided. Some villages aban doned by the inhabitants were reduced to ashes. A marabout who was discovered in a mosque, by a grenadier, was killed on the spot, and his bead being presented to General Bro, was carried about for a long time by a Spahi. ( Here the Toulo naise, of Jan. 25, from which we take these details, exclaims, " We will not dissemble the horror which we feel at these de tails. It would appear as if we were speaking of the conquest of Peru by the Spaniards. What because the Hadjoutes wish to retain their independence, are we to behave to them like Vandals ?" The bulletin gives further details of the expedition in which the Hadjoutes displayed much courage and pertinacity, in at. tacking the French, who burnt the Olive-garden, and in fact anything that came in their way. General Rapatel having obtained his object, ordered the re treat, which was effected in the finest order possible. At two in the afternoon, General Bro's column, which wa: making its retrograde movement, appeared in the heights harrassed by the Hadjoutes. In the night of the Bth, the troops bivouacked on this side of the River Chiffa." On reading this bulletin, written by an actor or witness of these frightful scenes of extermination, we see the justice of our anticipations, in the creation of the post of Aga of the Arabs. It was because the Hadjoutes, who live eight leagues from Algiers, gave notice to the Aga not to enter their coun try, that an expedition was resolved on, which ruins a whole country, and the effect of which, in the opinion of the people, is to irritate them to the highest degree against the French. How can we think of colonising with such conduct ?—Messa ger, Jan. 31. FRENCH FUNDS—PARIN JAN. 31. Fire per Cents., 107 f. 75c. 90c. 80c. Three per Cents. '77f. 70c. roc. 70c. Bank Actions, 1;0 I'. —c. Bente (le Naples, I:4f. Mc. r•sc. 5' c Boman Fire per Cents., 9 Bente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 42 Bente d'Egpagne, Three per Centg., 27%. Bova Spanish Loan, 44. RentePerpet.trEspagne, Fire per Cent., 43 4:Ng. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents, 91%ii 92N. Portuguese Loan, Six per Cents 1-9. EXCDANGE ON LONDON O,C month, paper, 25r. 30c.: money, 27r. 27 4e Three months, paper, '2sr. 17 ie.; money, 251. 15c rs BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 107 f 60c. ; 3 per Cents., 77f. 75c. ; 5 per Cent. Spanish, 42i ; :3 per Cent, ditto, 27,1 ; Cortes, 42 ; Coupons, 23W ; Guebbard, 55 ; Dif• feres, 15i ; Scrip, New Loan, 61i ; Ducats, 94 70; Romans, 96 Belgians, —; Pedros, 91.4 ; Miguels, —; Dutch, 55 25. GERMAN PAPERS. BERLIN, JAN. 23.—We hear of various rumours of retrench ments to be made in the next financial year. The army is, perhaps, the only branch of the public service in which any extensive retrenchment is possible, and it is affirmed that the expense of that department is to be reduced from twenty-six millions to twenty or twenty-one millions. It is more probable that a new commission, composed of the most distinguished generals and officers, will have to examine a plan that will be submitted to their consideration. WERTZBURG.—Our journal calls in question the statement made in the Leipsic Gazette, on the authority of a communi cation from Bavaria, of an approaching re-organization of the Bavarian Universities. It says—" We know nothing of any re forms intended in our Universities. With regard to details, we can positively affirm that our august Monarch, who is himself distinguished for his highly cultivated mind, would never sanc tion institutions that would impose such fetters on the young students in the prosecution of their studies, and confine the Professors to a prescribed syllabus. As for rendering the re gulations against duelling more strict, it is sufficient to say that we have not heard, for some years, any complaint of a duel being fought." BERNE, JAN. 20.—Messrs. Von Bornette, Von Ernst, and Benort, who were imprisoned on account of the events at Kussvacbt, have been set at liberty by a decision of the Ma gistrates, on their giving security to the amount of 1,600 francs each, and promising not to leave the Canton without permission. VIENNA, JA • Cent., 93 21 Jan. 29. ANTWERP ue Nouvelliste of Limburg said that orders had L at Liege for 150,000 muskets, viz., 60,000 for Holla. A, and 90.000 for Don Carlos. Two Poles, one of whom is a man eminent in the literary world, have been arrested at Bruges, on their arrival from London, for want of Belgian passports, countersigned for Belgium. M. Van de Weyer has received express orders to refuse passports to all the refugees of that nation. It appears that our Government has found an admirable means of recon ciling the promises of M. Enst with the repugnance of M. de Merode. That it may not have to expel from the kingdom proscribed foreigners, none will be henceforward permitted to enter it. This is a charming expedient. BRUSSELS, JAN. 30.—We learn on authentic authority, that persons of pretty genteel appearance call in the evening at people's houses, saying that they are Polish refugees, and inquire of the servants if their masters are at home, doubtless to feel their ground, and levy a contribution. This is a new kind of swindling, which we point out to our active police. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, JAN. 31. Actual Debt, per cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per cent Loan of the City, 1832, 4 per cent —Brussels Papers, Feb. 1. ROME, JAN. 17.—1 t is generally affirmed that the Pope has been induced, by the horrors of the civil war in Spain, to make representations to the other Powers to induce them to put an end, if possible, to the bloodshed in that country. This pa ternal exhortation is said to be distinguished by a mild and conciliatory language towards all parties, proposing to induce the opponents to peace according to a convention to be agreed upon in common. By the new ordinance respecting foreign coin many persons sustain losses, and they are naturally dissatisfied with it; but the public in general praise the measure, and do justice to the wisdom of the Government. Lord Brougham intended to pay a visit to his friends here, but they have received information from Antilles that his Lord ship was not allowed to pass the frontier of Piedmont,under the pretext of the cholera. General Cubieres, the French commandant of Ancona, has arrived here, to pass the winter with his family. He is treated with take greatest respect.—Allgemeine Zeitung, Jan. 27. Cent. Metalliques, 1001 ; 4 per ;s, 128 9 I.—Frankfort Paper, HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, JAN. 27. Bills. Money. Austrian Bank Shares, 1832...................... l3OO 1229 Ditto Metaliiques lOl 11'014 Ditto 4 per cent 93X 93 103 103 X Anglo-Russian Russian Inscription, 5 per cent., 1820 — Ditto, ditto, 1831 Ditto, ditto, 1832 — 967 i 97% Certificates Portuguese Regency, 5 per cent B5 84% Ditto, 6 per cent 94 1 , 3% Dutch 21 , 2 per Cents. 53% 53 Ditto 5 per Cents 98% 97% 139 Polish Bonds % 139% Anglo-Danish Loan, three per cent 73g 73% Prussian Bonds, 18 32 83% 83% Ditto 6 per Cent. (1 834 ) 93 92% Spanish 3 per Cents 25% 25 Ditto 4 per Cent. 50% ) Spanish Cortes (A. F. Haldimand and sons EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, JAN. 27.—13 9 ; two months, 13 7X. STOCKHOLM, JAN. 20.—Three months, 12 20. BERLIN. JAN. 24.—Three months, 6 25. BREMEN, JAN. 21,—Tivo months, 625. ST. PETEKSBORGH, JAN. 16.—Three months, 10 11-16%. ....Hamburg Papers, Jan. 27. DUTCH FUNDS—AsisTEnnam, JAN. 30. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. MX 55X A mort Syndic, 4% percent. 94% 95 , , Ditto, ditto, 314 percent. lOO 77% 10 0 78% Loan (MO) 5 per t Ditto (1832 and 1833) 5 per cent. ...... ...... 100 101 Exchange on London, One month l2 % Two months ....12 07 —Dutch Papers, Jan. 31. BRIGHTON. Their Majesties are in the enjoymont of excellent health, and are almost daily in public. Yesterday afternoon the King, accompanied by the Land gravine of Hesse Homburg, drove a few miles on the Shore ham-road, and afterwards to Kemp-town ; the previous day he was accompanied by the Queen. The Princess Augusta was in public yesterday afternoon, at tended by Miss Wynyard. Her Royal Highness is now per fectly recovered from her late indisposition. Prince George, accompanied by Colonel Bowater and the Rev. Mr. Wood, enjoyed the sports of the field with the East Sussex fox-hounds. The Marquis of Bristol, the Ladies Hervey, Lord and Lady Beresford, and Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, dined with their Majesties last evening. The previous evening the invited guests comprised Captain Fremantle, Lord and Lady Beres ford, Captain and Mrs. Pechell, and Sir John and Lady Brook Pechell. Sir Andrew Barnard left the Palace yesterday afternoon for town. Lord and Lady Beresford, the Countess of Newburgh, and. the Ladies Eyre, have been added to the list of fashionable ar rivals within the last few days. Lord Wharncliffe arrived here yesterday afternoon from town. His Lordship will return in the morning, his official duties requiring his presence in London. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord Francis Egerton, at Oatlands, from Lancashire ; Sir Charles and Lady Grey and family, at the Oaks, near Ep som ; Major and Mrs. Beauclerk, in Chester-street, Grosve nor-place, from Sussex ; Lord and Lady William Paget and family, from Boulogne-sur-Mer ; Grove Price, Esq., M.P., from Sandwich ; Captain and Mrs Digby Murray, from the Continent ; Hon. Sidney Herbert, on Hay-hill, Dover-street, from ditto ; Lord Ventry, in Albemarle-street, from ditto ; Lord Elibank and Captain Murray, at Long's Hotel, New Bond-street, from ditto ; Colonel and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, from ditto ; Colonel Udny, in Upper Grosvenor-street, from ditto ; P. H. Fleetwood, Esq., from ditto ; Mrs. Bousford and fa mily, from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Greville, from ditto ; Mrs. and Miss Chamier, from ditto ; the Earl and Countess of Ux bride and family, in Burton-street, from Leamington Spa ; Captain Chetwynd, M. P„ at the Regent's-park Barracks, from Brocton Hall, Stafford; Viscount Lowther, in Cleve land-row, from Lowther Castle, Cumberland. The silver mines of Koningsberg, in Norway, pro duced in the year 1834, 27,216 mares of silver, being less than the preceding year by 16,227 mares; but it exceeds that of 1832, which only produced 21,565 mares. APPALLING ACClDENT.—Saturday morning the following dreadful accident occurred at No. 3 shaft, in the works for excavating, at the foot of Primrose-hill, Chalk- Farm, the extensive tunnel which is to form part of the London and Birmingham Railway. A powerful young man, named Flinnery, was picking the earth, and immediately below him another man, named Elliott, was engaged in the same occupa tion, when upwards of twelve tons of mould fell from the top of the shaft, and striking first one and then the other, buried them both beneath it. On being extricated by the other work men, Flinnery presented a shocking spectacle—his thigh and leg being so dreadfully shattered that the bones protruded through his stockings and trousers. The unhappy sufferer, on being conveyed to Middlesex Hospital, refused to submit to amputation of the limb, and therefore his life is despaired of. Elliott escaped with some bruises. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1835. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 4 per Cent Red. 93 2 3 A 3 India Stock..... 2.5 9Y4 1 per Cent. Cons 92 M i sIi I Ditto Bonds 20 pm. 5t4 per Cent — South Sea Stock 10314 Ditto Red. IO O 3A 1 Old Arnuities - Now 3'yt, per Cent - „ rent. 5 - A s sented — 3 per Cent. Annuities, M 1... -- 1— Rink LotigAnnuitiestoexpire Ditto 500 4'2 43 42 pm. Jan. 3, IS(30 l7 7-16 i Ditto Small 42 43 42 pm. ''et. 10, 1559 —_—/Ditto Commercial — pm. Jan. 5, 1590 " '(1 Ja.--rll Ditto Advertised — pin . Jan. 5, ISPu — ' Bank Stock for Account -- April 5, IRS° Jan. 5, 157,' — , Consols for Acc0unt.......... 2 qi.% at the late election for Dublin must have been erro- neous: -- " Np peer hath a right to vote at the election of any Mem ber to serve in Parliament." Resolved nem. con. 14 Dec., 1669 ; ditto 13 Feb., 1700 ; 24 Oct., 1702. Resolved—" That no peer of this realm, except such peer of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, as shall for the time being be actually elected, and shall not have de clined to serve for any county, city, or borough of Great Bri tain, hath any right to give his vote in the election of any member to serve in parliament." Much Tory wrath was expended upon Mr. Cows for objecting to Sir ROBERT PEEL'S vote at the late election for North Warwickshire, on the mere ground that the Right Hon. Bart. was a Minister of State. A resolution, forbidding all interference by servants of the Crown, was passed by the House of Commons in Dec. 1779. This resolution states, " That it is highly criminal in any minister or ministers, or other servants under the Crown of Great Britain, directly or indirectly, to use the powers of office in the election of Representatives in Parliament, and an attempt at such influence will, at all times, be resented by this House, as aimed at its honour, dignity, and independency, as an infringement of the dearest rights of every subject throughout the empire, and tending to sap the basis of this free and happy constitution." We are decidedly of opinion that Sir Robert PEEL, in voting at the . Warwickshire election, transgressed the spirit, if PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bends — Belgian Bonds Ditto Account i i ” ys ttrazilian Bonds SW, ! , i % Ditto Account W6li Sp Buenos Ayres:Bonds — THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 17'cruvian Bonds Dit o Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds ~,,. NIA% Ditto Account ' 21. 2 3 Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, IS‘2.• , — Russian Bonds, 1821' 10)A Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Stanish Bonds 55%% 1 4 Ditto Account 5 541i%% 11 Ditto Bonds, 1933 -- • Ditto Account • French, 5 per cent.... — • 4 per cent —f. —c. • 3 per cent. —f. —c. • -- Exchange —f. • Dutch, 2.!4 per cent. Ditto Account 55 '4 1 Ditto, 5 per cent.... ...... ” 10 1 %34 • Ditto Account lOO% Ditto Acr•euut Bonds 43 Ditto Account 4'3 IA Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bones, 1521 1 5 14 5 Doto Account l)anish Bonds Ditto Account k Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1.`i45 Ditto Account Moxican Bonds, 5 per cent — 14itto Account )it r,, ti per cent 43 Ditto Account l3 Neapolitan PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Albion Copper Mining Comp my I ~1 4 % Bolanes Mitl, g Com, ny 1:,o 110 British Iron Company Redmoor Con , olidated Mining Company ....... Heil del Monte Alining Co., Registered 'II/. 105.61. Ditto Unregistered — 36 14 Vann Dieman's Land Arricnitural Company...— l5 7 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. XI 3 per Cent. Consols . 901,,i Grand Canal Deb.. 6 per cent. 9.2 Ditto Reduced 5914 Ditto, 4 per cent 62 3!, per Cent. Stock 9854 Hibernian Bank Ditto New, 1530 3V,. per Cent. Debentures SID ,k National Insurance Company '204 Bank Stock V.In City Debentures, 4 per cent... 8 2 Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock not the very letter of this resolution. He " indirectly ' used the powers of office in the election of Representa tives to serve in Parliament," when he came forward, clothed with all the power of the Crown, and, by his vote, publicly proclaimed that the election of cer tain Members would be agreeable to the Go vernment, he could not, in fact, have adopted a more effectual method to influence the electors who had not then voted ; and therefore we must say that, in our opinion, the proceeding waf.- not only highly indecorous, inasmuch as he could not fail to be biassed himself, but also liable to 'the severest censure and condemnation, as his example could not fail to bias others. MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. . Due Arrived. Due, 0 America ..... ..... 0 2 France 0 1 Lisbon 0 0 fi raz i: 0 Buenos Ayres... 0 1 Hamburg I 0 :Mexico 1 0 Cartlizgena 0 0 Ho;laud 2 :hildin ii 1 0 Jamaica 0 I Sweden 1 2 Flanders HIGH ‘NATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. ......... minutes after 5. I Evening' 4O minutes after 5 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING will be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. To conclude with the New Grand Chivalric Entertainment, called KING ARTHUR and the KNIGHTS of the ROUND TABLE. In which Mr. Ducrow's magnificent Stud of Horses will be introduced Arthur, Mr. Diddear ; Sir Roland, Mr. T. P Cooke; John Galadin, Mr. Harley ; Gybe Dagonet, Mr. Webster ; Gabriel, Vining; Bedford. Gyneth, Miss Clifton ; Morgana L a Fa y e, Mrs. Dorothy Sump, Mrs. Humby. Rumours are daily gaining strength and confidence, that the Government already begins to dread an oppo sition more alarming than that of the Reformers in the Lower House. A certain High Personage, who pretty well knows how to estimate the real feelings of the people, arid what discount ought to be allowed for Tory influences, is represented by those whose oppor tunities give them the weight of authority, to make no secret of his surprise at the result of the late elections, nor of displeasure at the false prophets who so confi dently foretold a re-action in the public mind. With the certainty before them of being as suddenly dismissed from office as their predecessors were, the PEEL-WELLINGTON Cabinet can scarcely sleep on unruffled pillows. They wanted office, and they have got it ; but the keeping.—" there's the rub." It is not improbable that the KING will take his cue from the Conduct of the Opposition. If the resistance to the Government be firm and vigorous, there is every pro spect of an instant release from Tory thraldom, and of THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING will be performed the Drama of THE BRIGAND. Allmendro Massaroni, Mr. Wallack ; Maria Grazie, Mrs. Vining. After which, THE REVOLT or THE HAREM. Mahomet, Mr. Howell ; Ismael, Mr. Gilbert ; Myssouf, Mr. W. H Payne; Zeir, Miss Lee. Zulma, Mdlle. Keppler ; Zelika, Miss Bailin ; Atargul, Madame P. Giubilei ; Mina, Mdlle. Burgoin ; Genius of the Harem, Miss Kenneth. To concludo with the New Grand Comic Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN AND QUEEN MAB ; OR, THE THREE GLASS DISTAFFS. Harlequin, Mr. Ellar ; Pantaloon, Mr. F. Sutton; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews ; Whirligig, Mr. W. H. Payne. Columbine, Miss C. Reekie. The publication of THE SUN NEWSrATER commenced this day at 10 minutes past 3 o'clock. ~ . ,-,,,, gt )4 1 ",c, X'Y', - 5,' , , eil - -11:11+ the utter and final overthrow of the party. No incite ments are wanting to union and energy among the Reformers in the Commons, if they mean what they have said. Let them be but single-minded and reso lute, and a lasting triumph will be ours. It cannot have escaped our readers that in the plan of Church Reform promulgated by the Tory Admi nistration, there is no mention of tithes. Church abuses are, we are told, to be corrected ; yet the chief abuse, the master grievance, is left untouched and unnoticed. The professed object of the proposed changes in the constitution of the Church is to increase the usefulness of the Clergy. Now every person who entertains just notions of the pastoral office, and who knows any thing of the working of the tithe system, must, we think, be convinced that the object aimed at cannot be attained by those changes, nor by any changes that can be made, while that system remains on its present footing. We may go still farther, and state our belief that the legitimate and beneficial influence of the clergy will be greatly diminished, if the intended plan be carried into effect, without the abolition of tithe, at least in its pre sent form. A tax-gatherer is always an unpopular character ; in the nature of things, it cannot well be otherwise. How, then, can it be expected that the collector of the most odious and obnoxious of all im posts should be the object of peculiar affection and re verence ? Under the present state of things—and bad enough, God knows, that state is—the conscien tious curate never fails to secure the respect and re gard of those to whom he ministers in holy things ; and although discredit is thrown upon religion by the scandalous conduct of the (so called) minister of the Gospel, who forsakes his flock, and performs, by a substitute, the duties of an office which is, in its very nature, strictly personal, and therefore inalienable ; yet the greater evil is avoided, which would arise if the inhabitants of a parish were compelled to receive the ministrations of religion from a man, who appears to them, whether justly or not, in the light of a sor did exactor. With what profit can a farmer listen on a Sunday to a lecture against worldly-mindedness, from the lips of one who has, during the previous week, been sweeping his corn fields, rummaging his cow-house and pig -sties, and clearing his hen-roosts ? Such occupations are not only degrading, but neces sarily invidious. It is in vain to say that the clergy man is only claiming that which the law allows hi m . We may admit this, and also that he often claims less than the law allows him. Still no law or power on earth will ever persuade a farmer that any person can have a right to deprive him of the hard earned fruits of his industry. The tithe-payer may be wrong—he ma y be under the influence of prejudice. It matters not—the prejudice is universal and indestructible, and must, w herever it comes into active operation, strike at the very root of clerical usefulness. That useful ness is founded on opinion. Unless love, esteem, and c onfidence be won by the man, the minister may preach with the tongue of an angel,—he will never be useful. He will be but "as sounding brass, and a tinkling cymbal." Canton papers from the Ist of July to the 23d of August have been received, which confirm the state ment which appeared in The Sun of Saturday relative to the stoppage of the trade with China. This strange an d un expected event, the consequences of which it is i m possible to ascertain, arose entirely out of the absurd conduct of Lord NAPIER, the Superintendent ap pointed by the late Government for seeing the orders in Council for the opening of the tea trade carried into o peration. The opponents of the free t r ad e sys tem are, we perceive, endeavouring to make it believed, that the apparent rupture, between this country and the Celestial Empire, originated in the inability of the Hong merchants at Canton to comprehend the import of the new Orders in Council. Now, this is directly contrary to the truth. The whole grounds of our pre- LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1835. The momentous importance attached by the Tories to the election of a Speaker, is a sufficient indication of the influence which the first decision of the new House will cast upon their political fortunes. Neither their drivelling adulation of the pet of their fancy, nor their sneers against his selected opponent, are now of the slightest value. The Reformers have dexterously repudiated all notion of " personal prefe rence ;" it is with them a question of " principle," and upon it alone, try as the others may, to talk it down, will the issue be determined. The course thus adopted of making it an affair of principle was judiciously planned, because it will give full force to the declara tion of resistance without carrying with it that dash of censure upon royal proceedings which an opposition to the address would in some degree conve). We fear, however, that the intention of the Re formers in this respect will be frustrated. Already has the first signal-gun of Tory distress been actually fired ; thus yet early have been expressed certain omi nous doubts of Sir CHARLES SUTTON'S " conde scending to allow himself to be placed in competition with such a person as Mr. ABERCROMBY." What this portends, but that Sir CHARLES will decline the contest at the instigation of his party, it would be difficult to conjecture ! Sir ROBERT PEEL has, ere this, had sufficient time, if not to " count noses," at least to sum up probabilities, and the balance he must pretty clearly see stands on the wrong side of his ledger. 'Will he, then, in this extremity, attempt to conciliate the Reformers by accepting the man of their choice, and allow Sir CHARLES to creep out of the dilemma and into the Peerage, with out doing battle ? Such a result is very far from im probable. But will the Reformers consent to be con ciliated by such a stratagem ?—They cannot. That the Government will endeavour to uphold themselves in place, by every available means in their power to employ, we cannot doubt. They know too well the value of their fortuitous position, to relinquish t easily. If they find that they cannot successfully oppose the hostility of their opponents by the power of force, they will endeavour to soothe down the aspe rities of rancour, and make up for the deficiency of- their own might, by allaying the violence of their enemy. But will the Reformers be thus enervated—will they allow their strength to become thus emasculated ? If there be any truth in honour, this cannot occur. Upon whatever question of " prin ciple" the trial of powers is to be made—whether upon the Speakership, or the Address—the Reformers must act unitedly and consistently, to act effectively. The great object of the Tories will be to bring the votes on the question to the nearest possible level in point of numerical strength :if they can effect this—be it by cozening, coaxing, vague promises, false hopes, sow ing dissensions among the adverse party, or whatso ever other means, no matter—they are saved. The only effective overthrow to their hopes can be secured but by a majority which shall admit of no misinterpretation ; to attain this triumph the Reform Members must be resolute M their opposition to a man—vacillating under no pre text—faltering- in no particular—hesitating on no doubt—bnt steady, united, and unrelenting in their resistance upon the simple question of " CIPLE ! " The people will not be the sole spectators of the struggle let but the majority be sufficiently ;intel ligible, and the Throne itself will step in to prevent further conflict. The prize is worth fighting bravely for ! The following resolutions of the House of Commons will satisfy our Bakewell correspondent and his friends, that the statement respecting Lord PLUNKETT'S voting sent misunderstanding with China will be found de tailed in the Governor of CANTON'S letter to the Hong merchants, in which there is no allusion made to any cause of complaint, save the ignorance or pre sumption of Lord NAPIER, who dared to violate the laws of the Celestial Empire, by going to Canton before he had obtained the EMPEROR'S permission. The GOVERNOR'S letter is an answer to one ad dressed to him by the Hong merchants, stating that the " barbarian eye," i. e. barbarian officer, has actu ally refused to receive the orders addressed to him through the Chinese Government : " FORM GOVERNOR LOO TO THE HONG MERCHANTS. " Loo, the Governor of the provinces of Canton and Kwangse, &c., in reply to the Hong merchants. " On examination I find that the trade from the English na tion to Canton has been carried on for a hundred and some tens of years. In this long period, all regulations have from time to time been reported and established. Whether the said barbarian eye (Lord Napier) be an officer or a merchant there arc no means of ascertaining ; but having come for affairs of commerce to the Celestial Empire, it is incumbent on him to obey and keep the laws and statutes. It is an old saying, When you enter the frontiers, inquire about the proh►- bitions ; when you enter a country inquire into its customs. The said barbarian eye having been sent by the said na tion's King from a great distance, ►s undoubtedly a man who understands things ; but his having precipitately come to the provincial city, without having made a full report of the cir cumstances of coming here, was indeed a want of decorum. I, the Governor, considering that it was his first entrance into the inner dominions, and that he was yet unacquainted with the established laws, commanded the said merchants at that time to enjoin orders on him, and to inquire and ascertain for what he had come to the provincial city ; that if it were that, on account of the Company's dissolution, it had become neces sary to establish other regulations, he should immediately in form the said merchants, that they might make a report, so as to give me data for forwarding a memorial by the Govern ment post ; and that the said barbarian eye should meanwhile return to Macao, to await the will and mandate of the great Emperor being received, and published, to demand obedience. Thus the business would be altogether managed in perfect accordance with dignified decorum, rendering change need ess." The Governor continues to condemn the conduct of Lord NAPIER, in authoritatively demanding a corre spondence with the Chinese Government—a boon ne ver granted to foreigners by that extraordinary people. The substance of this curious missive is certainly not very flattering to our national pride ; but without stop ping to indulge in general remarks, we may be allowed to express our deep regret, that the late Government did not appoint some person less likely to insult the dignity of the Chinese Government, than Lord NA PIE tt. His conduct from first to last was as unjust as it was injurious to the honor of this country. He was not sent to disturb the Chinese authorities, or to outrage the laws of the Celestial Empire ; and we know not on what grounds he could justify the line of policy which he has dared to pursue, on his own personal responsibility. The arrivals from Lisbon, by his MAJESTY'S ship Espoir, are to the evening of the 25th of January ; and announce the safe arrival of the Duke of LEUCIITENBERG. The Duke arrived at Lisbon about eight o'clock in the evening, and was saluted by the firing of several pieces of artillery. It was arranged that the Duchess of BRAGANZA should wait on his Royal Highness about ten o'clock, and conduct him to the QUEEN. The Royal marriage was to be solemnized the day following. We have received the whole of the Paris Papers of Saturday. Their contents will be found in the ex tracts from these journals. In the notice of the Marquis of NORTHAMPTON'S Pamphlet, which appeared in The Sun on Saturday, there is a mistake, (occasioned by the omission of one line, and the transposition of another) which, as it af fects the sense, we take this opportunity of correcting. In the sentence immediately preceding the first extract, for " the objections which may be made to this propo sition," should be substituted " the objections lie en tertains to the present law ;." and the sentence which follows the extract, instead of beginning, " These ob jections are then considered," should run thus, " The objections which may be made to his proposition are then considered." Letters from Madrid, to the 21st of January, have been received, with reports of proceedings in the Chamber of Procuradores, but there is not a word in them worth giving. The Ministers still retain their places, and LLAUDER his influence at Court. A great deal is said about the late rebellion, which we have already anticipated in our strictures lon it. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Montreal Papers to the 6th, and Quebec Papers to the 3d January, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house this morning ; Cape of Good Hope Papers to the 7th December ; also a New York Paper one day later, to the 13th January, with several papers from all parts of the United States, which do not contain any further intelligence of consequence than what has already appeared. ISLAND OF CUBA. By the Nero cutter we have files of Havannah Papers to the 15th January. The accounts from the British islands of the emancipation of the slaves had produced some excitement among the coloured population of the island, but General Facon, the Governer, had taken energetic measures to keep in order both the slaves and the free coloured people. Busi ness was rather brisk at the Havannah, aad the new line of steam boats adopted there had given a considerable impulse to the trade. VENEZUELA. We have received Ca raCcas and Laguira Papers to the 30th November. We feel happy in observing that their contents in dicate that the state of affairs of the Republic promises much for its future tranquillity and prosperity. General Paez wish ing to bring about a reconciliation with the mother country, despatched last summer General Montillo to Madrid to nego tiate, and the last accounts received from him were of a favourable nature. THE FUNDS. The intelligence which reached the City on Saturday last from Canton of the suspension of the commercial intercourse with the Chinese, and the order of the Chinese Government that Lord Napier should immediately quit the country, in the first instance caused some sensation, but more particularly among the East India merchants ; and it also had the effect to depress rather the British and Foreign markets, but at the close of business they again recovered in some measure to the former prices. Consols left off at 92i 4 for the Account ; and opened this morning at the same price. Exchequer Bills are 40 42 ; India Bonds, 20 22 ; Bank Stock, 2231 2241 ; India Stock, 2591 2601. The following are the opening prices in the Foreign Mar ket :—Spanish Stock, 5511 ; Spanish Scrip, 2:) Prem. ; Portuguese, 921 1. By the Express from Paris, 3 per Cents, 77f. 70c. ; 5 per Cents., 107 f. 80c. ; Cortes, 42 ; Coupons, 231. By the Dutch Mail, this morning, the prices are, 21 per Cents., 55, higher, owing to the improvement of the Prince of Orange's health. HALF-PAST ONE. To the present hour the news from China has not had any effect on the funds. Consols have been the whole of the morning at 921 R for the account. Exchequer Bills heavy at 41, 42. India Bonds ' 20. India Stock, 259;-. Bank Stock, 224. In the Foreign Market, Portuguese Stock is at present the favourite speculation, and has reached 921 93; Spanish, ; Spanish Scrip, 2i premium. The Duke of Leuch tenberg has arrived at Lisbon. HALF-PAST TWO. Wiahin this half hour, there has been an improvement in the British as well as the Foreign Funds. ...._ Consols, which were during the morning 9211, have reached 928 i- for the Account. Portuguese 93i ; Spanish Scrip done at ai. premium, THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for the Account, 928 I. LAW APPOINTMENS.—The Tories are fast pro viding for their friends. It is stated that Mr. Lefroy, son of the ex-Sergeant, has got the situation of Filacer of the King's Bench ; that Mr. Semen has obtained the new office of Re gister of Bankrupts ; and that Mr. Lendrick and Mr. Hars tonge Robinson have been promoted to the vacant Chair manships of Derry and Fermanagh. We believe there is no doubt that Mr. Joseph Devonsher Jackson is to be First Ser geant !..,-Dublin Morning Register. KING'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.) lENM AN, ( Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice and a Common Jury.) THE NANG V. SPASHETT AND OTHERS. This was an indictment for a conspiracy to defraud T: l ens nas Allen, a creditor of the defendant Sp ashett, b y the frau( Itt assignment of his property. The prosecutor Allen carri toa. on the business of a hair-dresser and perfumer, in Whitec and Shoreditch, and sold the lease and fixtures of the hot se in Shoreditch to the defendant Spashett. An action for lat each of covenant was subsequently brought by Allen against th( ; de fendant, and damages amounting to 1881. 10s. were awa raced for the injury done to the house by the defendant. From the statement of Counsel it appeared that Spashett and his wife were entitled, under the will of one Thomas Upton, to two tenths of a sum of 3,4661. 4s. 4d. standing in the 3 per Cent. Consols. Spashett became insolvent, and set - . for th in his schedule that he had no property, and that he had. Anad h is own and his wife's interest in the funds to a person .me d Carter for a sum of 1601. Mr. CLARKSON and Mr. WIGHTMAN appeared for th( t pr o secution, and Serjeant BOMPAS and Mr. ADOLPHUS for the d e- fendants. Several witnesses were examined, but the will of Upton,. ,by which the possession of the property by the defendant Spasb was to be proved, was not produced. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS for the defendants, submitted that there was no proof of the possession of the stock by Spasb tett, as laid in the indictment ; and after some argument, The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Ju returned a verdict of acquittal in favour of all the de- re ndants. -----_ I3AZINE V. GARAVON. Thi• was an action to recover a sum of 841. lOs. 6d.,, the amount of dresses and other articles, furnished by the i?lain tiff, a dress-maker, to the wife of the defendant, a gentleman residing at River-street, Putney. There was no defence, and the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, 841. los. 6d. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 31.—This morning the Britannia, 120, Captain P. Rainer, C. 8., arrived from the Mediterranean, last from Gibraltar, in nine days„ where she was detained ten' days by contrary winds. [The last letter of our Malta Corres pondent was of a subsequent date to her departure, therefore she can bring no news.] All was quiet at Andalusia, though the troops were quitting the coast for concentration into a Corps d'Armee beyond Seville. Whilst the Britannia lay at Gibraltar, a band of smugglers, guerillas, and banditti had made some attempt to raise recruits, but they were soon either dispersed or taken prisoners. The Vernon had passed Gi braltar, from the Downs, and the Tartarus steamer' left on the 13th ult. for Malta; the Jasseur had sailed for Malaga. The Britannia is ordered to be paid off at this port. Last night, the Mangles, Carr, passed by for the River, from China, whence she sailed on the 20th of August, from the Mauritius November 9, St. Helena, December 17, anti Ascen sion the 24th. Captain Theaker, of the late ship Earl of Eldon, which ship was accidentally destro y ed at sea, by her cargo of cotton igniting, when on her passage from Bornbay, landed here from the Mauritius. It must be a consolation to this worthy man and good navigator, under the painfully unfor tunate circumstances, to have the highest testimony borne to his professional abilities and good conduct, by all his passen gers, whose grateful expressions of thankfulness we perceive' in the Mauritius Gazette of October 31. His conduct affords. a striking proof of what may be effected, even under the most distressing privations and difficulties, by skill, cool courage, and self-possession. In the midst of the Indian Ocean, he safely conducted the crew and passengers, amounting in number to forty-five persons, in two boats (one a long boat about 22 feet by 7, loaded to the water's edge with thirty-five persons, bread, water, provisions, chart, compass, &c., the other a jolly-boat, containing ten persons), across a space of the Indian Ocean frightful to contemplate, of nearly 1,050 miles, weathering two storms, and in thirteen days carried them safely into port (Port Louis) without the loss of a single life or any real extremity of suffering beyond that inseparable: from their situation. The reply of Capt. Theaker to his com panions in misfortune shows him to be every way worthy of his command, and of their grateful acknowledgments. "I do assure you (he says) that rather than to my humble exer tions in doing. that duty to which I was called, I ascribe our safety entirely to the protecting hand of Him, without whose aid we could do nothing, as well as to the excellent conduct and ready obedience of the crew on all occasions, during the trying circumstances under which they were placed. I return my thanks to the gc ntlemen passengers for their assistance and advice in endeavouring to save our beautiful ship, and my high estimation of the conduct of the ladies, passengers, in so trying a situation, who, with heroic courage submitted at once with cheerfulness and resignatio n to the will of the Almighty, and although being accustomed from their infancy to every com fort and luxury, abandoned the whole of their valuable pro perty on board, and embarked in an open boat with no other cohering than that which chance had provided for them at the moment ; and the fortitude and calmness with which for 13 days they bore all their sufferings, call forth more praise and admiration than my humble pen is able to do justice to." Yesterday, the Aurora, Dawson, from Calcutta, passed the Wight, for the River ; sailed on August 11 ; the Cape, Nov. 24 ; St. Helena, the sth, and Ascension, 12th Dec. Spoke on the sth Dec., the Jane, Brown, for Greenock. The Fairlie was at St. Helena. The John Stamp, fi om Bombay, landed passengers here (by a pilot boat) last evening, and proceeded on to London. The Rose, 18, Commander Barrow, arrived at the Cape of G)od Hope, on Nov. 3, from Portsmouth, and sailed on the Bth for Bombay. The Winchester, 52 ( Sir T. B. Capel's flag), was spoken on Nov. 25, in lat. 7 N. long. 20, bound to Bombay. At Spithes.d.—Britannia and Pelican. In Harbour. —Victory, Excellent, Royal Georg,e, Actwon, Rattlesnake, Salamander , Victor, Cameleon, Water Witch, Seaflower, Speedy, and Buffalo. The General Kyd, Captain Aplin, having embarked passen gers here, sailed yesterday afternoon for Madras, Calcutta, and China. The ship Marquis of Finney is taken up for the conveyance of 330 male convicts to New South Wales, under the superin tendence. of Mr. Alick Osborne, Surgeon, R.N. The Pelican, 13, Corn. B. Popham, arrived on Sunday from Chatham, for the western coast of Africa. The Alban steamer, Lieutenant Roepel, arrived at the Cove of Cork on the 22d instant, in 28 hours from Falmouth, where she found lying the Jupiter, troop ship, from Gibraltar. The Alban received orders to proceed to Malta, whither she is to. convey the George Canning, merci,an.t ship (having on board a27stinh.all Theiron steam ati;boonati);erwahrircihvallefattLmiv-boat), tthe orders of Vice-Admiral Sir J. Rowley, Promotions and Appointments.—Commander F. G. W ills ' of the Coast Guard Station , at Hastings,to be CaPt„,te ai e Messrs. J. Foote, Mate of the Exce llent, and W. Boys', illa t" of the Buffalo, to be Lieutenant s ; Mr. W. Gunn, Assista." Surgeon, late of the Isis, to be Surge on ; Ca p tain Charles Hope, om. W. D. Puget, Lieutenants Ralph Berton, T. E. Smith, R. Hammond, Mr. Joshua Taylor, Master, Mr. Thoa• Miller, Surgeon, Mr. C. E. Andrews, Purser, and Mr. T m h o o rg m a a n s (b ß ) as f e ro o m mb t e h , e Sceocaosntd G ; 1 Master, Dublin ; C om. James Hastings ; Lieutenant R. Engledu d e mander William Kent, Eieutenants W. , I t ) , i ; strict, at Brighton, to the Excellent ; Robert son,Coul- and W. Goose, to be Coast Guard Servi.eT; Mr. Jobe Pillmore, Assistant- Surgeon, to do duty at Hasler Hospital ; Mr. Pope, to be Clerk in the Admiralty Office, Ports: oath; Mr. J. Aichton, Assistant-Surgeon, San Josef. ;H. The fellowing gentlemen passed their mathematical exanli" nation, to qualify them for Lieutenents, at the Naval Col lege, on Wednesday las :—Messrs. Halliday, Actaeon ; Bick:; ford, Pike ; Kendall, Isis ; C. J. Walton, Actzo n ; an Royer, Pelican. The foreign import talge of the port of Plymouth, in the year 1834, comprised 127 vessels, with foreign cargoes (e 1- elusive of the Guernsey and Jersey trade) ; eighty-three 0' which were consigned to merchants at Plymouth, eight to De vonport, two to Stonehouse, three to Tavistock, nineteen to his 111,ajesty's Dockyard, and twelve, laden with wine an d spirits, divided between the towns. (From the Devonport Telegraph.) DEVONPCRT, JAN. 31.—The African steam vessel, Lieu tenant West, is ready for sea, and only waits her final ord er ! to proceed to the Mediterranean. This fine and power ful vessel towed the Talavera, 74, into harbour on Tuesday last, at the rate of five knots an hour. The man-of-war's y ard 5 being manned, she presented a novel and animated specta cle ' showing the superiority of steam and the advantages that Oaf be made of it in naval warfare, by taking the largest vessel° alongside an enemy during a calm when they could ot herwise not approach, and by allowing nearly the whole of t he crew tcci attend to their guns. Lieutenant Dartly, of the Vernon, an some supernumeraries, will take their passage in the Africa ° to join their ships in the Mediterranean. His Majesty's ship Dublin, 50, was commissioned for tb° flag of Rear-Admiral Sir G. E. Hammond, on Thursday, „ b i„, Captain Charles Hope. The Pique , 36, Hon . Captain .11i; Rous, was paid advance on Thursday, and will start irerce„ug," ately 'for Lisbon ; she takes out an anchor for the Casto r, Lord J. Hay. The Scorpion brig, Lieutenant Robilliarkl ° , l , sail for Falmouth with the first wind. The Royalist and Yr" will be ready to go out of harbour on Monday. The TaJa ; vera, 74, Captain Cheetham, will be paid off into ordinarY e n the Bth of February. The Rodney, 92, took her masts in , 14 Wednesday last, and it is said will be brought forwa rd rea ' for commissioning. Mr. Foote, of the Excellent, son of Captain Foote, R' Stonehouse, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenanof Lieutenant George Augustus Elliot, late First Lieutenant• the Madagascar, has been promoted to the rank of Co mman 4 ,s Captain Charles Hope, Lieutenants Ralph Barton, T. .r 4 „, fr , Smith, and R. Hamond ; Mr. Joshua Taylor, Master, Thomas Bascombe, Second Master, and Mr. Thomas MP':er Surgeon ; Assistant-Surgeon James Acheson ; and Pis, John Andrews, arc appointed to the Dublin; Mr. 'Willialfj late of the Talavera, to the Hastings at Lisbon ; LieutenT, Berry Haines, to the Victor; Lieutenant A. Graves , to Dennehy, to Coast Guard ; Mr. C. Mayberry, SurgeollA Fpj ., the Portsmouth Ordinary; Mr. J. L. M`Call , A ssistant- t/ peon, Pike schooner ; Mr. Robert Denmark , t o be an Ass o, Surgeon, and appointed to the Haslar Hospital ; Mr. Jug Martin, Assistant-Surgeon, Curlew ; Mr. W. Roy, Assis ta 4; Surgeon, Victory ; Mr. Y. G. Patterso n to be Mate, Viet'. Mr. W. Dunbar, Assistant-Surgeon, Speedy. In Hamoaze—San Josef, Talavera, Dublin, Rover, Ret o ol Pike, Royalist, Scorpion, African steamer, Industry P" transport. In Sound—Pique. Af Died, on the 26th January last, Mrs. Ston e ' - Peckham, in her 49th year. ••rr,,..,,.. , h The D u Royal . d The Dul Kew, lacludi u rr t i !on, anti' S tu rned to noon. e El m Duchess ` 04 on. p ar nuaohrr-rdeild, Te r cos s Vii ul Mr. y / 11 at the co r on ( tr a The * B pa I,l,s•Actf:(l b ot u e est). atch4 L e f rom t ier ore, Abil L in SP Chanc 1 9, 11 , L ord F rt . k..t,iefJu General. s elect , party 13t. James's!