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FRENCH SPECULATIOY. (From the Courier Francais.) PARIS, DEC. 22.—Europe is pregnant with great evils as well as social reforms. In the East the two Empires are only,reposing, that they may return with more vigour to the con test. England, though occui;ed by events abroad, is obliged to seek a remedy for her in ternal disorders. The emancipation of the Ca tholics seems at length decided. Whatever may be the consequences of the resolution o f th e English Cabinet,. it will be remarkable as the first modification of the Constitution of England--a Gothic edifice, which only remains standing-because nobody touches it ; and once it begins to fall, it will spread. ruin far and wide. Spain and Portugal are exposed to all the ex cesses of factions, seconded by the Governments. France, more calm—more fortunate—rich in re sources, fears no disturbance at home, notwith standing the efForts made by blind fanaticism to stir up dissatisfaction. The Session which is about to commence will not be long enough to complete all the laws proposed to Parliament. A Communal or Departmental Code, a Military Code to restrain military jurisdiction, and a re gulation to prevent the collision of the Court of Cassation with the Cours Royale, are sufficient to occupy a whole Session, even if political and financial questions were not to be mooted ; and certainly they will occupy a considerable space. Our expedition to the Morea commenced under happy auspices ; it attained its object without the effusion of blood ; but the climate—a more dangerous enemy than the Turks—is not so easily vanquished. Will the Minister recal our expedition, and renounce our advantages, allow ing the Turks to become masters of the Morea ? And if he will complete what has been begun, our army must be augmented, and eighty mil lions will not be sufficient for that purpose. An expedition also is spoken of against Algiers, that may cost more, and be worse as to climate, than the expedition to the Morea. The case of Hayti has required to be settled for three years. M. De Villele, satisfied with the appearance of dominion over our old Colony, imposed on it a tribute of 150 millions, without troubling him self whether it could be paid. or not. The Colo nists now demand the indemnity stipulated from them, and the republic asks a long delay, and will only fulfil a part of its engagements. It wishes France to take the indemnity on herself till the Republic is richer. But if they cannot pay, will they be more able to do it when France shall have taken part of the debt on herself? And how can we augment our burdens when the most indispensable works must be provided ' for by new taxes ? We require 10$ millions for roads, and a sum almost as large for canals ; this will be a great addition to the milliard we already pay, and yet these works must not be postponed. At the same time we cannot make our creditors pay us. Spain owes us 80 millions, and offers us to pay usby counter claims that go back to the reign of Philip V., Economy in Ake civil service will be more than compen sated by the increased cost of the army and navy. The Ministry will.have much to ask, and it must grant much ; and it must support the institutions which guarantee the public welfare. It obtained a loan last year on promises, and these promises not having been fulfilled, we shall now demand from it a more certain pledge. If it continue to act in the same .indecisive•man tier, what claim can it make to fresh sacrifices from the nation and its representatives ? If Dun Pedro will consent to the stipulations to be proposed by Lord Strangford, Don Miguel will give up the Crown and the title of King, to take the title of Regent and marry his niece. The crime of his usurpation will then fall on the people and the Cortes. The sacrifice imposed on him, however, would be only a fiction; for imme diately after his marriage with Donna Maria, Don Pedro, by the terms of his arrangement, will again abdicate for the advantage of his bro ther and his daughter. This is the farce in which the English Ministry wish to make Don Pedro act a part. They are trying to get the fa ther to rob his own child—and God knows if this will be the only sacrifice he will be called on to make—or marry his daughter to a brother who has already shewn his respect to his family by the. events at Bemposta, and his love for blood 11 nightly massacres and executions at noon day. The Emperor will probably reject Lord Strangford's overtures, and he has already shewn opinions which do not allow the Cabinet of St. jellies's to reckon on success ; but whether this be the case or not, that Cabinet, directed by time Duke of Wellington, is conspiring the sacrifice of a, child—the destruction of a people—and the consolidation of an usurpation which is the fruit of perjury. We hear from Nogentsle-R s a ssu , December 11th, that the mission which has arrived at that place is already visible in its effects. Th e w if e of a land-owner, under their influence, has formed the pious project of renouncing her husband. The Vicar of one of our parishes, who calls the Charter the work of the devil, has comma manded a father to turn • his son out of 'doors, or burn his books; the youth not being at home, his mother immediately sent the pro hibited books to the Vicar. The works of Gess ner, Walter Scott, and Florian, were about to be thrown in the flames, -but for the interference of a Professor, who was unable to save a copy of the Cinq Codes with the Charier at their com mencement. This Auto do Fe has plunged several of our impious people -into uneasiness. A woman of the Meeting, in place of singing " Embrasez.nos Dig vos plus lives flammes," Sang " Embrasez nos femmes ;" and far from changing the word when the Priest bade her, she continued to use it, saying it was better un derstood so. On the 17th instant, during the late violent gale, the American vessel IVocie, in attempting to enter ilavre,• struck on the sandbank called Poulier du Sod Est; the Eliza of ilforlaix foundered within a abort distauce of the brig,' but the crew were saved. Th e onraime of Hivre,lt is feared was totally lost in the same gale. P'OREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS (From the Gazette de France, dated Dec. Sit.) FRANKFORT, DEC. 19.—1 n Consegnence of the late earthquake in our neighbourhood the celebrated waters of Seltzers have entirely lost their military qualities, and those of Wisbaden ha'r'e become much stronger. Letters from Bucharest of the 28th of November say, that a committee is expected to be formed to investigate the conact of the members of the Divan of Wallachia, who are accused of having occasioned a loss of 800,000 ducats to the Itussian army by failing- to provide subsistence. We learn that the Turks have received consider able reinforcements at Ghiurgeeo. General Roth is expected every day in Wallachia, and will be suc iyeded iu his command at Bazardjik by General Kreutz. The Russians, on their retreat from Silistria, were obliged to abandon several Bulgarian families who had declared ih their favour, and to whom they could no longer afford protection. FR. En >II)S.--PA RN, DEC. 21.—Fire per Cents. Consols, 106 f. 90e.; Three per Cents. 71f. 10c. ; Bank I ,S6of. ; tie, bolittin Rentes, 77f. 70e. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 79.; Ilaytian Loan, 580 f. Exchange on London, one month, 25f, 2:ar. ; three months, 25f. Se. FILICES OF IRISH STO( Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent B6 Gee. S tock, 334 per cent S)4 Ditto, New 4 per Cent 104'4, Gov. Deb. 3!4 per cent.— 95% Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stork City Del). 4 per cent...— Ballast Office Deb. 4 p. r FOREIO N EXCHANGES ON 'LONDON. llAmstwat, DRC. 19.--13. B.—Two months, 13. 63i• CHRISTIANIA, DEC. I t -=Three months, 6. 22. Impinc, 17,—Three months, li. 'Butturs. DEC. l&--Three months, 6. 22. Sr. pwrrAsuon6n, DEC. 3.—Three months, 10 11-16. FRAN FJORT, DEC. IS.--Two months, 1-10. AINTERPA NI, DEC. 2:3.-11.90.—Tw0 months, 11. 82 5-10. MAILS. Arrii:ed. Due. Arrived_ O America 0 2 Hamburgh 2 O Brazil 0 Buena, Ayr:•= 2 IMA 0. t) 0 Leeward hdanda 1 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 2 France 0 0 Malta 0 O Go.terhur ,, li 2 0 Mexico 2 Guernsey &Jersey.. 1 2 Waterford . 0 Due. lIICH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning minuteii After 5. Evening....ss minntes after 5. POLYGLOT LETTER FOUNDRY, TYPE-STREET. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Messrs. SOTHEBY and SON, At Wellington -street, Strand, on MONDAv . , the sth of January, 1829, and Two following Days, at Twelve, for One o'Clock, precisely, HE qntirely NEW MANUFACTURED STOCK of PRINTING TYPES, of the long established and distinguished LETTER FOUNDRY of Dr. FRY, retiring from business ; consisting of every size and useful variety of beautiful modern Roman and Italic characters, with Assortments of Oriental and other Clabsical Types; together with a large collection of Orna ments for Vignettes, Head and Tail Pieces, Flowers, &c., as exhibited in the Specimen Book, published by Dr. Fry. Catalogues to be had at Dr. Fry's Type Foundry, and at the place of sale. DEC, 2:3. ISt. Patrick Insur. (perch.) 'Royal Irish Ditto 'National Ditto — Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank 1(1% Provincial Ditto — ; Royal Ii WI Mine — j imperial Aline — 1 mining Co, of Ireland — IComrnercial Buildings — Ebr - 1 4.41:00V i:r 1 : 1 4 ' ,.. • • „ LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1828. Hamburgh Papers of the 19th inst. have been received. The Corn market there felt the in: fluence of the late rise here, but the general tone of the market was not likely to be sustained. These Papers do not contain any political news:—, HAMBURGH, DEC. 19. BORSEN-HALLE, 4 o'cLocK.--Business has, during the last week, been exceedingly brisk in the article of wheat, and though the arrivals have been consider able, they are, nevertheless, for the greater part of ready sale. The English mail, yesterday, having brought intelligence of a decided improvement in the London market, led to a rise of from 10 to 1.5 rth. here. 'There are still many parcels unsold, but the owners are holding out for high pricee. Of Lowland Wheat also several parcels have been taken for exportation, but on account of our own consumers there have been but few purchases made. Rye is firm, some was bought for exportation, and a few purchases were made by our own consumers. Of Barley much remains unsold. The sales of Upland made in the beginning of the week for ex portation have been replaced by freA arrivals ; but the prices demanded by the holders continue too high in the opinion of the buyers : inferior samples are of heavy sale. In Oats there has been but little doing, only for heavy samples can purchasers be found, and such samples are seen in the market. Inferior qualities, of which there is an abundant supply, have found purchasers among our own consumers, but only at reduced prices. In Rapeseed little doing, and the late arrivals not of ready sale. From Ist to 10th December inclusive, 48 cargoes of Corn passed through the Sound ; of those 40 were bound to British, one to French, one to Bremen, and the rest to Danish and Swedish ports. Weight. Rix dollars. Dantrie Wheat of the weight of, 191 to 130 185 to 210 Pomeranian 125 to 132 .....170 to 190 Anita% white llB to 123 185 to 203 ----- red 12 - 2 to 132 193 to 200 Danish 120 to 130 139 to 160 Dantrie Rye llB to 122 9O to 95 fidcbtlrgh Barley ........................100 to 108 7O to. 83 Anhalt 100 to 105...... 80 to 99 Upland Oats Holstein Rapeseed The demand of funds for the liquidation of De cember led to-day to an improvement in price, par ticularly with Austrian Metalliques, which were done as high as 96i. Discount 2 per cent. End of December. Dec. B. Dec. 141. Anglo-Danish Loan, a per cent 60 1 4 C 0 ,,( Anglo-Rnmtan Loan 9ll' Hamburgh-BUBiiall Loan SA 85i Anglo-Prussian Loan of 1818 9 B/ 4 1' vg Austrian Bank Shares llO3 Ito, Austrian Mctalliqucs ............... 143 _ 96% St. Petersburgh -Journals to the 11th inst. have come to hand. They contradict the report • Extract of a letter from I3iussels— , Various circulated some time ago that the Diplomatic reports have ken receiveil, from Java of actions with the insurgents, in which our troops were uniformly s m ice „.. Body, who were proceeding from Varna to fol. These accounts were to the 29th July, and others Odessa, .were in danger of shipwreck. have now arrived to the 16th Aug. They mention repo r t s of the Lieut.-Governor General, of various actions at the sT. PETERSBURGII, DEC. G. • end of July and beginning of August. The enemy con- The Journal V St. Petersburgh contains a letter tinned to harrass time troops, and did the utmost to beseige from Captain J. H. A'Court to Count Nesse!rode, our hunting stations, or prevent the construction of them. in which he positively contradicts the report (which The troops of the Netherlands and even the Indian Aux iliaries have shown much courage, and always put the he had s een i n some F renc h P a p ers ) t h a t the Fo mealy to flight with but airmail loss on our side." reign Ministers who embarked at Varna, on board Extract of a private letter from Toulon;dated I the Panteleinunb had been in imminent' danger dur tha 16th inst.--" The sloop of war L'Emulation sails 10- ing a tempest chiefly in consequence of the unskil : day, to convey to Tunis 24 Tunisians, who farm e d the f u l ness of t h e C apta i n, an d t h at t h ey owe d t h e i r crews of two vessels sunk at sea by his Majesty's ' brig ' safety to Captain A'Court, who took on him the Le Nisus. These Tunisians, after a long captivity, kave • been declared free by a decision.of the Council of State, management of the ship. and the destruction of their vessels admitted to be iilegat, All this, he says, is mere fiction; the ship was in since thst period (about two 'months) they have been - no danger, and the Captain did every thing that the supported by the Government. At their departure they . -' received 24,500 francs for the value of their cargo, besides: TriCist skilful ofheer tould have done for the safety am indemnity for the vessels." "r of the ship. In consequence, the Captain expresses i his admiration of the excellent state of the Black Sea fleet and the discipline of the crews. Dac. Imperial Majesty has been pleased to address a most gracious rescript to Sir J. Wylie, who is at the head of the medical department of the army, expressing his thanks for Sir James's judi cious measures, and for his personal exertions on the field of battle during the late campaign. Counsellor Griboiedoif, Ambassador Extraordi nary from his Majesty ,to the Court of Persia, ar rived at Tauris at the end of October. Prince Tehavtchavadze, in a report to General Paskewitselt respecting the operations of our troops in ,the Pachalik of Bajazet, gives an account of a desperate attack made by seven thousand Tfirks on the Prince's detachment in the village of Pathos, fifty-eight wersts in advance of Topra Kale, on the left of the high road to Erzeroutn. The Turks, though repulsed, returned five times to the charge, but at length retreated, having lost 600 killed and vounded. The Russians had 44 subalterns and privates killed, and three officers and 53 privaus wounded. We direct attention to the very important letter of the DAC of WELLINGTON to the Irish Primate, inserted in our columns of to-day, and commented on by Mr. O'CONNELL at the Catholic Association. Space and time forbid our enlarging on the subject now ; but we shall certainly revert to it to-morrow. Dutch Papers of the 24th inst. contain the fol lowing account of the Russian force in Varna : THE HAGUE, DEC. 21. Mr. M. E. de Gorostiza, citizen and charge d'af faires of the United States of Mexico, has been re cognized, by a resolution of his Majesty of 13th instant, in the quality of Consul-General of 'those States. BUCHAREST, NOV. 27. The corps of General Roth, who has the chief command of the Russian troops on the right bank of the Danube, consists of six divisions of infantry, one ditto of cavalry, four regiments of Cossacks, three battalions of pioneers, and a numerous train of artillery. The head-quarters are. at Varna. The left wing stands beyond Paravadi, the right occupies Ceernirode, behind Trajan's Wall. We were long ignorant where the Grand Vizier was with his army. We now know that he is at Adrianople, and is said to be preparing to march against Varna. Letters from Otsowa, of 19th November, say that General Geismar continues to bombard Widdin.- Ihe Russians are crossing to the left bank of the Danube, where they intend to begin the blockade of New Orsowa. If the weather does not become more rigorous Widdin may be besieged ; but if it should be more severe, the Danube may be frozen so as-to interrupt the communication, mid prevent the sending Of supplies to the right bank, ae has been the case at Silistria. In this season of festivity, when mirth is every where abroad, and the heart is more than usually alive to the social feelings of nature, we would again venture to urge the claims of the poor Spanish Refugees. The subscriptions in their behalf are already ample—already beyond what we should have ventured to anticipate, but still, notwithstanding such munificence, much re mains to be done. Gaunt persons, and care-worn furrowed faces, whence every trace of happiness seems to have long since departed, are still to be met with in every street. The contrast thus afforded by the Exiles to the cheerful, thriving, and generously disposed Englishmen, is, at the present crisis more than ,usually impressive. Surely then too much cannot be done in their behalf. They are strangers i n a foreign land—they are cut off from the twining ties of home—exposed to the dreadful temptations of famine, yet have still preserved their high character for honesty and independence. Though for some months they have been in a state bordering on absolute star vation, neither at the Police offices, or elsewhere, has crime yet been laid to their charge. Let not this characteristic trait be forgotten. Advices from Port-au-Prince, to the end of October, have been received, The crop of coffee was likely to be abundant ; that which was brought to market was selling from eight dollars to eight and a-half per cwt. A Commission was appointed to enquire into and report on the propriety of ratifying the Loan negociated by Mr. lIEND . RicKs. The Members of the Com mission were, the Minister of Finance, the Se cretary-General, the Senior Judge, the Treasurer- General, and two Members of the Senate. It was reported that the British Consulate was to be withdrawn from Hayti." Letters received this morning from Amster dam bring the Exchange two . groats lower. Foreign Stocks there underwent no alteration. Despatches were yesterday received at the Fo reign Office, from Lord Stuart de Rotheaay, at Paris, and Sir C. Bagot,' at the Hague. His Grace the Duke of Rutland and Lord Robert Manners have affixed their names to the County Petition against the claims of the Roman Catholics. The Petition will lie at the Exchange a few clays longer, for the signatures of the inhabitants of the town and county.— Leicester Herald. Dundee Harbour Las of late presented a busy appearance. Independent of several vessels which have recently sailed with full cargoes, several brigantines are presently on the birth taking in goods for foreign parts. Permission has been asked to publish a shipping and com mercial list. Extract of a letter dated Vienna, Dec. 11 : " Yeiterday, M. A melee de Jaubert, who is charged with a tnission to Constantinople, by the King of France, &c. and a British Cabinet courier passed through this city on way to the Turkish capital. They are said to be bearers of proposals for the renewal of friendly relations, which are likely to prove acceptable to the Porte. The most happy result is anticipated from these propositions. The same day As M. Jaubert left Paris, a Messenger was dispatched to St. Peterst urgh." Extract of a private letter from Odessa, dated. the 2d instant :—" The violent hurricanes that have pre vailed this year in the Black Sea, have occasioned serious disasters. Two Russian vessels coming from Varna, one with the trophies captured in that fortress, and the other with the sick and wounded, have foundered. It is said, that another vessel with sick and wounded on board, has been obliged to take refuge at Bourgas, and thus fallen into the bands of the Turks." ~~ ~~~ SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY., FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, DEC. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from London, the Barclay, for Sierra Leone. Some of the outward-bound sailed, but have not been able to get round the South Foreland. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 24 and 25.—Wind Arrived from London, the Hopewell, Pm cell, for .Tamaira. Arrived the Cambria, Greswol, from New York. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Martha, Vandyke, from Dantzic. FALMOUTH, DEC. 23 and 21.—Wind Sailed the Sandwich packet, for LisbQn; and Zephyr packet, for Rio Janeiro. Arrived the Le Grange, Devereux, from Antwerp; and Eagle, Barnes, from Naples. DOVER, DEC. 25.--Arrived the Fanny, De Role, from Batavia; and Spey, Cooke, from Jamaica. CREEK, DEC. 25.--Arrired the Francis, Darken, from Palermo. GUERNSEY, DEC. 21.--Arrived the Caroline, Page, from Rio Janeiro; and Guernsey, Purdy, from Jamaica. JERSEY, DEe. 24.—Arrived the James and Ellen, Paid, and P. R. C. Hutchin, from Newfoundland. The Amity, Bark, belonging to Hull, was fallen in with the 21st inst., in the North Sea, water logged and abandoned. The Active, Williams, from Haverfordwest to Bristol, was driven on the Kahhohns the 22d inst., and it was supposed would be wrecked. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TIVELVE 0' CLOCK. This being a holiday at the Bank and Stock mar kets, the Brokers and Jobbers attended the Royal Exchange, but in very limited numbers, and up to the above hour we have not heard of more than one or. two private bargains having taken place in the Funds, and those not to any extent. Consols opened at 874, buyers, and are now sellers ht the same price. Business in the Foreign Funds has been equally limited, and prices nominal; Portuguese are 534 41; Mexican, 32i 4 ; some demand from Holland bas appeared for Colombian, at 23 We have not heard of any business in Shares. It is reported in the City that Lord Heyteskury is on the eve of returning from his mission to the Emperor of Russia, and also that Lord Strangford is likely to be in the same situation, in consequence of the ill-success that has attended the objects of his voyage to the Court of Brazil. TWO O'CLOCK. The uninteresting state of the Funds has caused the Jobbers to disperse, and retire earlier than usual. Consols are nominally 87i, but one private bargain of 10,000/. has been done at 87-1 for the put of more on Monday. By letters from Trieste of the 13th inst., we learn that in consequence of the prevalence of hard Easterly winds the Russian squadron, consisting of one 71 and three frigates, destined for the blockade of the Dardanelles, had put into the island of Milo on the sth ult. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of Grain this week are more than adequate to the limited demand we have had. The Wheat trade is extremely dull, and expected to go lower, as the quantities of this article which come from abroad are still consitter ahle. In all other Grain there is little doing, and Mon day's quotations remain unaltered. Flour remains almost unsaleable. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English high 8,700 Forei3n - GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN. For the Week ended Dec. 19, 1828, made up from the Retunis of the Inspectors u s the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat.—.—.7l4. id. I Oats 2ts. Bd. I Beans---..-- 38s. 10d, Barley...— 375. 3d. Rye 455. Id. Pease-- 41s. 9d. NPEHIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES Of the STE WEEKS PRECEDING Wheat— 745. scl. Oats 255. Bd. 40s. 7d Batley 39a. 2d. I Rye I Ild Pease ......«. 9d. DOTTER ON FORALIGN CORN. ~.... .. Wheat— Is. Odl:lais-- —Ths: 3d. . Beans— 9s. 6d. Barley --. 3s. 4d. Rye ................ ss. 6d. I Pease ....—..., 6s. 6d. SMITHFIELD MARKET. At this day's market, which exhibited an exceedingly short supply, eack kind of meat met with a ready sale, at fully Monday's prices. PRICES PER STONE OF BLES. TO SINK THY OFFAL& s. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d. Inferior Beata 2 4 '2 6 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 210 3 2 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime largo Oxen... 4 2 410 Large coarse Calves 4 4 410 Prime Scots, kc..... 4 6 5 0 Prime small ditto 5 0 5 4 Inferior 2 8 3 0 Large .H ogs 4 8 5 4 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers 5 4 5 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 0 4 8 , Suckling Calves 124. to 36s.each. Sou did° wn Wethers 4 5 5 0; Quarter old Pigs I 6s. to 20s. eac b. surrLy, AS FER ClAtItK'S STA 'ICU ENT. Beats. sh fct , Calves. rigs. 128 I 1,090 I 6t With Mitch Cows which were few in number, the trade was very dull, at barely the prices of this day se'nnight. NEWG ATE AND LEA DEN ALL MARKETS. - At per stone, by thc Carcass. s. d. tog. d. s. to d. Beet '2 4 4 0 I Veal 'I 8 5 0 Mutton 2 (1 4 0 Pork Yesterday, his Excellency the Lord Lieute nant, and the Ladies Paget, paid a visit to. Lord William Paget, who has remained at the Castle since his late acci dent. His Lordship is recovering as quickly as his medi cal attendants could anticipate.---Driblin Evening Post. The son of Baron Bernadotte, brother of the King of Sweden, haring arrived of age on the 13th inst., took the usual oaths on coming to his title, in the Royal Court of Pau. The young Baron Isas been brought up to the legal profession. M. Vadier, who at the French Revolution was a Member of the National Convention, died a few days since at Brussels, at the age of 93 ye.are. On Saturday, a party of smugglers passed by the farm of Middleton, near Powrie Brae, on the Forfar road. The farmer being in company with them, they all drank very freely of the contraband commo dity. Soon afterwards, the farmer was taken ill ; and one of his farm-servants was despatched to Dundee for medical aid. By the time he got to the Fair Muir, however, he found hioaself unable to proceed—it is said from the in ebriating ehrts of the liquor—and had to be driven home in a cart. By the time he arrived at his destination, his master had ceased to live.—Editiburgh Weekly Chnntiele. Last week a dexterous thief succeeded in ex tracting' no less than IR silk handkerchiefs through the pin-hale of the shutters of a shop window in Salisbury. AFFAIRS OF HONOUR.--TWO gentlemen, whom we know and esteem, were induced, from a very frivolous misunderstanding, to meet in hostility, at the Phoenix Park, yesterday morning, where they exchanged s hots, without, we are happy to say, either party being h u rt. The police having received intimation of the hostile meeting, repaired to the ground, but did not arrive in time to effect the arrest of any of the parties. We are much pleased to hear that the affair has been since amicably arranged. One of those malicious beings, who are only inflnenced by an anxiety to spoil sport, hav ing lodged informatio n at the Head Office yester day, that a duel was likely to take place between Mr. Wil liam W. £••••••••• 7 43, and Mr. 141 n, 'peace officers Manly and Cunningham repaired towards the Crescent, at An - nealey-bridge, and having got a view of the parties, all of w h om , principals and seconds, took flight at their appear ance, chased them to a field in the vicinity of Drumcondra, where they succeeded, with some difficulty, in arresting M r . E ---9. and his s econ d, M r . O'K-. Th e for mer gentleman made a desperate effort to escape, but with out success. Both were brought into town to the Head Office, where Mr. E was bound in a recognizance of 5001. to be of the peace for three years to Mr: Mr. uttered into a recognizance of 2001. to keep the peace towards all his Majesty's subjects for the space of one year.... Saunders' News Letter. STOCKHOLM. ..4 The following will probably be new to you; it is contained in a Stockholm Paper of the 28th of No yember In the Assembly of Nobles, the question whe ther strangers should 'be admitted into the House during the debates was renewed. Count Frohlich proposed that accommodations should be prepared for 100 persons,—but on con dition that, whenever the Landmarsl►al should re quire it, the strangers so admitted should immedi ately retire; the Landnnarsl►al not, however, having the right to demand their absence, without the con sent of the Assembly. Baron Boye, in moving that the proposal be laid upon► the table for the present, suggested that the Noble Count was attempting to go even further than was done in England, where the demand of a single member was considered sufficient to order the immediate clearing of the gallery. To this Count Frohlich replied, that in England the admission of strangers was not legally recog nized ; and that, according to the letter of the law, the publicity of debates was positively prohibited, although respect for Me rights qf the people had occasioned these laws and prohibitions to pass into oblivion ; but that if, upon the present occasion, a law were passed for the admission of strangers, with the legal limitations alluded to by Baron Boye, it would at all times :depend upon the caprice or the servility of a single individual, to prevent a publicity which might be wished for by the majority of the assembly. Baron Boye resumed, saying that the language of the last speaker raised a feeling of indignation in his breast. Allusion had been made to the rights of the people! Yes! It was the ii►lse notion about the rights of the people, that had plunged Europe during thirty years in blood! A hundred ragamuffins did not-constitute a fair representation of the Swedish people ! (Here the noble Baron received such une quivocal proofs of the dissatisfaction of the assembly', that he was obliged to cease, his further expressions haying become inaudible in consquenee of the con tinned stamping of his noble co-nobles.) Here you have a rich specimen of Swedish To ryism ! One thing, however, to which I would call Mr. Shiel's attention is, that a people, among whose legislators such discussions take place, are not slaves! I am surprised that Mr. Shiel could have made so un founded a charge against the Swedish nation, noto riously one of the freest in Europe, as to call them slaves ! And lam still more surprised that such a calumny should have remained so long uncontra dieted. Surely the classical name of Gustavus Vasa, and his heroic efforts in the cause of Swedish liberty, must have been completely expunged from Mr. Shiers book on history, before he could have blun dered on such an assertion. I respect Mr. Shiel and admire his talents; and from my soul I wish him success in the glorious struggle in which he is en gaged; it is therefore without the least spark of will to him, that I venture to correct his mistake. We hear that a grand drawing-room, to be followed by a juvenile ball, will take place at Windsor Castle in February.—Brigifton Gazette. A black and white hare was offered for sale to a respectable tradesman in this town on Thursday last, for which a sovereign was asked !—Sheffield Iris. The Emperor Nicholas lately conferred the Order of the Black Eagle on General Dicbitsch, for his con-. duct during the late campaign. On this occasion the order was accompanied by a letter, in which his Majesty ex presses his conviction that the General will profit by the experience acquired in the last campaign, both in regard to the nature of the war, and the invincible obstinacy of the Ottomans ! The. subscription opened in Paris, for the establishment of an asyl►m for beggars, amounts already to 200,000 francs. PARIS, DEC. 23.—A loan of cighty millions to the highest bidder by sealed proposals, is again talked of, and lists are even said to be already formed for that purpose amoagst the leading capitalists. SLOOP LOST.—On Friday last, a revenue cutter observed a sloop in distress at the mouth of the Firth, and immediately put off to ber assistance. Before its arrival at the spot, however, a brig had reached the sinking vessel, and was in tithe to save the persons on board. The cutter kept by the Sloop till she went down, about ten miles east from the Island of May. She is supposed to be a Newcastle coal trader bound to Dundee. —Scotsman. Baron Anckarwaerd has laid upon the tables of the States General of Sweden an act of impeachment against the Ministers. We have the following marvellous statement from Caistor, in this county :—" A great sensation has been excited in the neighbourhood during the last week, owing to the appearance of a huge animal, of unknown name and species ; it is in shape something similar to a dog, though much larger, its colour is black and white, and the prints of its feet left on the fallowed fields are as large, (according to the common report) as the band of a child of the age of six years. .This animal every night kills a number of sheep, by biting boles in their bodies, sucking the blood, and then leaving them in that state. To such an extent has this been carried, that as many as fifty sheep have been killed in one night ! Every labourer about Caistor has made an attempt to kill the aninial, but without effect. Some of the wise ones opine it to be no other than a supernatural being, under the assumed shape. Many others in going out to kill the animal make that pretext !Or carrying a gun, which they otherwise are not entitled to do, and not unfrequently make mistakes, and kill animals more harmless, such as hares and partridges." —Lincoln Mercury. When the notorious They Solomons run away from England some time ago, after effecting his escape from the Keeper of Newgate, be proceeded to New York, where he engaged with two Englishmen, who shall be for the present nameless, in passing forged cheques upon seve ral banks in that, city. Being discovered, and one of his accomplices taken into custody, he fled to South America by embarking with his booty on board of a vessel sent in pursuit of her chasing and overhauling a wrong one. Whilst in New York he passed under a fictitious name, and dealt in watches, jewellery, and the like articles, for the purpose of circulating his forged cheques. One of his accomplices is at present imprisoned for life in the State of New Jersey. A more daring gang of robbers has seldom polluted the country than that which has lately been dis covered in a cottage on Mortimer-common, a situation ad mirably adapted for their nefarious practices, commanding an uninterrupted view over a great extent of country, par ticularly of the border lands of Hampshire and Berkshire. Possessing a sort of light higler's cart, drawn by a com pact pony, one or two of the scouts traversed the district, in order to mark lone and secluded objects of attak for the midnight marauder ; and it is thus that the sacrilege at Purley-church, and the robbery at Purley hall, the pirm derings at Shipbridge-niill, Aldermaston, and Swallow field, may be readily accounted for. Some of the gang were alWays armed, and they possessed one of the best collections of house-breaking instruments that ever fell into the hands of the police. Jemmies, of various sizes, to prizo off locks or break open doors ; augers, centre-bits, and chisels; pick-lock keys of all sizes, and files for the adap• tation of them to locks of almost every description; the lantern small, and suited for the pocket. Although six or eight distinct cases are already proved against mem, there are at least as many more robberies which are yet to be accounted for. It it conjectured, however, that the depre dations have . not been strictly confined to burglaries, and the despoilment of hen-roosta, and the violated graves at Tilehurst and Sonning 'are supposed to be instances of their activity as resurrection peen. In the pocket-book of Davies was found a receipt Asia body.—Devizes Gazette. On Friday last au inquest was held at Crop well-Butler, near Bingham, on the body of Miss Sarah Saxton, aged 25, daughter of Mr. Saxton, farmer, who resides in a house in the field at a short distance from Crop well. It appeared that the young lady was on it visit at Mr. Widowson's, blacksmith, of that village, to whose son she was to have been married on Christmas-day. On Thursday morning she purposed returning to her father's, and at breakfast exclaimed, " Oh, my .grief ! oh, my trouble !" This was not particularly noticed, as she had been in a low and desponding way for some time. She then went up stairs to make preparations for her departure, • but not coming down so speedily as was expected, a per son went into her room, and found her suspended in a silk kerchief, fastened to the bed-tester. A verdict of " insa nity" was returned.--Lincoln Mercury. . , I I .~ ilea' r l e rev (Abridged from the Dublin Mo rn i ng R eg i ster ,Of . ki ght 1 Wednesday.) ' 44 kSity, STEPREN COPPINGER, Esq. in th e Ch a ir. .. "i, O I I I Y . 1 on Ie:MANCIPATION—DUKE OF WELLINGTON. ' k ned Mr. O'CONNELL—The first Minister of the Cat ' 'ight 1 i l has at length avowed his sentiments, and they os - , Inside not but be regarded favourable to Catholic Email 'lier 1 ration. (Loud - and continued cheers.) He A ' 4131 1 e i has known the glories of Waterloo, and whoSe te ' , lt in tary career of fame may be considered as complel P hial' is now about to enter upon a career of substarit '}'; re glory, before which his firmer fame must dwiPa tight into forgetfulness, and in which neither Russian st *hick I Prussian can claim a share, and of which neith ' kn. captain nor soldier can claim a part ; but which mot i 'll of belong entirely to himself. (Cheers.) He is pled} : ,i'll uni to this course by a letter which I shall now read' ' C( you. It is a letter addressed by his Grace to Doctor ~ ozli Curtis, and I call upon you to mark the first sentence' • r esedi see how the Prime Mi n i s t er w r it es to the CatholiC direr Primate of Ireland. Mr. O'C onne ll t h en rea d tbd le ski first passage—" London, Dec. 11, 1828. My dear Sire„ Wer e at I have received your letter of the 4th instant, and' "Iv, to assure you that you do me justice in believing thdi 1 t ors I am sincerely anxious to w it nes s th e se t t l emen t 4 Sin an the Roman Catholic Question."--(Cheers.) Whf a pill that is for the Brunswick kennels !—(Laugli ter.) What a complete dose for the Bloodhoundg --(Loud laughter.) Oh I how I should like to se/S Romney Robinson grinning over his fat goose etr. dinner, after reading that sentence.—(Laughtets " I am sincerely anxious to witness the settlemeOt of the Catholic Question, which, by benefiting fig i ''',S state, would confer a benefit on 'every individual V longing to it. (Cheers.) •Am 1 really readings ' document that comes from the Prime Minister Pl',. England ?--(llear and cheers.) He now d e clare!" solemnly and deliberately, that emancipation w ould, not only benefit the state, but also confer benekt a i. upon every individual belonging to it; it would beo'' advantage not only to the Catholics, but it would tl°, . still more—it would b e use f u l t o th e P ro t estant , argil thank God! the Presbyterian could not be exclude d . from it.—( Hear, and 'cheers.)--It is a me asUl l l : ! . which would give greater sec u rity t o th e th rone ,so permanency and stability to the Constitution. Vir' would receive our rights with gratitude and with' thankfulness, and although we shall insist on there' as long as they are withheld, still we would recell them with as much thankfulness as the beg, would his dole, and as much ki n d ness a s t h e c hild : , his gift at Christmas.—(Cheers.)—There is the W.'', corded opinion and the conviction of the Dukeof Welt lington; and in deliving this opinion it should not b! forgotten, how very like it is to that which 0: 1 -", given expression to by Mr. Dawson on a former oceA'' sion. Such was not the sentiment of Mr. Peel, but of thr Duke of Wellington, and it may happen that the Peel should be thrown overboard, and their places fille°' l : by men anxious to do justice to Ireland. (Heir ; and cheers.) " But I confess that I see no pie ; spect of such a settlement. Party has been inise° up with the consideration of the question to such °e . , 1 degree, and such violence pervades every discuseif , , of it, that it is impossible to expect to prevail up° ll men to consider it dispassionately." We shall 0 / ' that presently. But the Duke of Wellington the. observes—" If we could bury it in oblivion for. ; short time, and employ that time diligently in tb°. , consideration of its difficulties, (for they are verf great), I should not despair of finding a satisfactoli remedy." Now (continued Mr. O'Connell) I call' not possibly conceive how we can, by burying '''' question in oblivion, discuss it, so as to ascertain i!i l difficulties. (Hear and laughter.) lam afraid 60 the proposition must involve such an absurdity 0 would be attributed to the Duke's own country'' (Laughter.) But here is the Premier Minister firs t conceding the essential necessity of the success of the measure, and then deploring party spirit.as the ob.. stacle to that success. Never were there men would more joyfully and willingly fling from then , every species of party than the Catholics, if • 00', could but be assured that justice would be done OS: them. Any one speaking upon this subject has ve''' - ', thing more to do than refer to the conduct of afro:-. entire body, nobles, democracy, agitators and a11,.' during the King's visit; The mom en t we are asole'' red of justice, that moment we shall mix with tb‘.; great body of society, and bury in oblivion evert; thing but our feelings of gratitude to those who l'sj. ' struggled with us in our difficulties. (H ea r toLS cheers.) We should forget our injuries; we shot,r forgive the insults and offences off ere d us , an d 1 ,.:1 member nothing, but what gratitude prompted ,li i ,' to recollect. (Cheers.) We would combi n e hearth with every class of the King's subj e c ts , an d on .: ' ' gr4titude.shall, indeed be thankfully r ec o r d e d toil', British Minister, who accomplishes our emancie Lien. ~ If the Duke of Wellington will perform,t lo - service," as a public journalist said some time sine * " he will become as groat a favourite with theCf, tholic Association a s any membe r o f it." Wh e n 11 ;„ , does this, he certainly will, but n o t a mottle!, sooner. I break no confidence in reading this lettP —in the affairs of the Catholics I have no . se'crO (Hear and cheers.) • The contents have been knost! ' to many for several days. The autograph of tbl' letter is in Dublin. (Hear and cheers.) ;. Mr. O'CONNELL again rose and said, that the rest, business of the meeting ought to commence. go , had already given nine notices of motions which 11 meant to submit to the Association, and be shoos" begin with the first. It was a motion calling Le l a certain number of kentiemen to accompany hint to, London, whenever he should proceed to that metro ; polis to take his seat in the Imperial Parliament"; He would distinctly pledge himself to his countrYL be there on time 3d Feb.; on the 4th ho should r A , engaged in making the necessary preparations, 9 ':f on the sth he sh ou ld t a k e hi s pl ace i n th e H ous e Commons. (Long-continued cheering.) This 4.‘,. termination was the deliberate result of his own jut merit. He would yield to no advice which might offered to induce him to alter that determinatit where his own judgment was not convinced that r' was wrong. He hoped to be in the House of Co mons before the address in 'answer to the Kin • speech would be read from the Speaker's chair. P A (Mr. O'Connell) had never pledged himself to F; i , to the House of Commons immediately on his el 0 „, Lion for the county of Clare. He•did not bele, that even a reporter for the newspapers had ever 1e . ..‘ puted such a declaration to him, nor did lie ever much as insinuate that such was his intention. P i learned that there was a public declaration Wild person in power, that the Catholic Question was rio to be made a Ministerial one; but he would OP' that nothing but force, or an illegal - vote, should dr : prive him of a seat to which he had been elected bi!' the unbought suffrages of the finest and bravest pt'' ple in the universe. It is against his individual iittr, rest to have been returned to Parliament, or to ei forward in pursuance of the trust reposed in him „e° the House of Commons—but it was the welfare, t°l happiness, and the independence of his belot, country alone, which had ever induced him to aspi .. ,7 to the situation of their representative. (Hear, lien 1 and cheers.) The qualification oath, as to land' property, he would take, but no other. He pkdgl, himself that he would demonstrate his l e g a l eT 7 ' constitutional right to sit in the House of Comm without being legally obliged to take any other ___,,, whatever. llis attempt to sit in the Imperial Y 5 ' liament might 'make him liable to prosecution for , misdemeanour; but, perhaps, before they could t,. termine on the place in which they,should lay 4',1 venue, he might bring the question before the Hour of Lords, and try whether they had any right to i:; ' diet him for a misdemeanour. If it was insis that he was bound to take an oath, and that 1 might be liable to a penalty for refusing, that oe, o f tied that penalty should be found in the a ct Union. Previous to the act of Union, there 46 5., a penalty of 5001. annexed to a misderneaw of this sort, but he asserted there was no L e nalty imposed in such a case by the Act of Uni! 4 ; The old law (lid enact the penalty, the new 111%0 11 0 not. He was legally and constitutionally entitled h ' s go before the House of Commons, a nd ' assert g,,Pa . rights of the people, and though he were only tP CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. llttut } 11s ) ti lit tc Ives' eFsio thin ton Wiii fiat to b Pro Chit G 6