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FC.iftEIG:\T FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France, dated Saturaq, Feb. 16.) BUCHAREST, JAN. 22,—Neither the mail from Vienna, nor that from Constantinople, has yet ar rived ; but it is supposed that this delay .must be ascribed to the impossibility of passing the Danube, which is not completely frozen. (paivATv. COAREePONDE'Nref.) VIENNA, JAS. 6.--This is the 26th (lay that has passed'(s circumstance without .example) since the departure .of the mail from Constantinople, which generally comes in 17 days at. the most, and has nor • yet arriVed. The weather is supposed to be the cause. The Ambassador of France is ready to send a courier to Paris as soon as the despatches arrive. The new circular note of Count Nesselrode, dated the 9th of January, relative to the departure of the three Ministers from Constantinople,is handed about here. We hope we shall be able to give it.. It re peats the assurance that Russia will not deviate from the convention of the 6th of July, 1927, and that in ease of farther measures, it will maintain, with its Ones, the general peace of Earope. It is known, also, hat our Sovereign has received an autograph letter from the Emperor Nicholas, containing the same assurances. • FLORENCE, FEE. s.—Letters from Malta announce that several Greek sailors, who were detained in that island, had been 'et at liberty on the arrival of Count Capo d'lstria, and were to be put on board he ships of war that were to accompany him. PARIS, FEB. 15. 7 —We have received a letter from Odessa, dated Jan. 25, confirming the accounts from Constantinople which we copied yesterday from the Augsburgh Gazette, and it adds, that the Porte has •.auseel cargoes of corn to be landed, which were on board the English, French, and Russian skips, and has given the owners in return mere receipts. It was thought that almost all the Christians would quit. Constantinople. A great number of Catholic families had been conveyed to Asia. It was thought /hat the last measures of the Porte had been induced iby the arrangements made by the Ambassadors be fbre their departure from Venda. A letter from Barcelona of the 2d of February says—" His Catholic Majesty, just as ae was step ping into his carriage its take an airi g,was seized with a fit of the gout, and was oblige to return to his apartments." ... • The report of the evacuation of Spain by the French troops is more and more confirmed. • The King: it is said, defers his departure till this business shall be fully determined and completed. Such, if this -,hould happen, svill have been the result of his Majesty's journey.—lndicator of „Bordeaux. The Royal Court has to-day confirmed the sen tence, condemning M. Couchnis-Lemaire to fifteen months' imprisonment, and 2,000 francs fine : and the two booksellers to three months' imprisonment and 500 francs fine, for the publication of tin' " Letter to the Duke of Orleans." Fulins.—Five per. Conte. 1044. 45c.; 3 per Cents. 715 f. 40c. ; Bank Stock, ; Naples Stork, 76f. 75c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, ; Haytian Loan, CBof. —Exchange on Londou, one month, 25f. ; three month!, 25f. fic. GERMAN PAPERS. Aticsuuttcif, FEB. 10.—The Florence Gaf:eile says, letters from Corfu confirm the news that the Greeks have besieged Vassiladi, and landed the "Small garrison of that island at Missolonghi. The Turks in Anatolie° asked three days' time to eon rider of the propcsals made to them by the Greekc. ft was reported at Corfu, that Ibrahim Pacha was 4)n the point of leaving the Morea, and had already .embarked the sick and sVounded on board transports Tor Egypt. VIENNA, FEB. 904 ; Bank Shares, 1,044.—A/Igenteine Zeitung, Feb. 10. NUREMBURGIi, FEB. 9--The Correyondent of this date contains the following article from Russia : " People must have an imperfect idea of our policy and of our military, if they should believe, in the po iitical course hitherto pursued by our Government, that it had only conquests in view under the pretext of ,acin g the Creek nation . from certain destruction. for how can we, without such. a supposition, recon ile'thiq desire of conque,t with extraordinary triode ration; whereas the most,impopular.object is often used to ati un Which would be the more easy with us, sincetrot only the Russian nation s b:it all civilized pebple, look With impatience for the march of our army, and even treaties might second the Riiisian Crown in military operations, • Those - .who are in some . ineasure—cquainted with the management of our forei,n re4ttlou',-ardour- military for.e, will be convinced that, o;l4o44...eitiaerisif-i•alent Or power has produced a hitherto nripartillelettnfode ration, hilt that other more elevated views-are eon nected with it, and that is nobler feeling than lust of conquest may call the Ruisian army into the field as .socit as the honour of the nation and the interests of oppressed humanity require. If after the memorable struggle of 181? the Russian nation rivalled all othere in maLing sacrifices to overthrow the Friicirtyranny, which it had no longer reason to fear, 7 -if, on-Na poleon's retina from Elba, it was again seen to rise to hasten to the assistance of nations in. danger,--if, 5n later times, by the disinterested forwardness of the immortal Alexdoder, 100,000 men were ready to maintain the repose of Europe,—lastly, when we see the present august Emperor adorned with the virtues of his august predecessor, we shall hardly be induced to overthrow all these monuments of the glory and high spieit of the Russian nation, iii order to indulge the fancy that it is actuated by rapacity'. if an English. Minister was allowed to boast of the disinterestedness of hi, nation—if he could observe, on the expedition to_ Portugal, that the very poweN which England possesses commands it foitliegood4 the world not to make use of it, we may surely find the truth of this doctrine applied and Palled into action in the policy of the -Russian Cabinet. We may be induced to admire the highest degree Of self denial, where physical and nieral powers are ready to seeond.every enterprise; but we may see with less uneasiness the means necessary for the pacification of the East employed by Russia, and be convinced that no plans of conquest influence it, which might turn out as little to Our advantage as they would be incompatible with the balance of Europe-Lwhich do not even accord with the wishes of the Russian nation,—which might excite in it the same scruples w hi c h t h e creation of the kingdom of Poland pro duced,—which might interrupt our friendly relations with the neighbouring states, and considerably pre judice commerce. We may be convinced, that as long as it can be possibly avoided, nothing will b e done to give occasion to apprehensions of any kind ; but should circumstances command, and should iNissia be compelled to enter into a contest, we rosy be L'asured that the termination of it Nvi 1 I be con formable to the interests of the states of Europ e in general. 4:f4j4 . . . , 7 AMERICAN PAPERS. ; r NEW 1 "K, JAN. 21.—A letter from Havannah to the Editors of the Ballinzore American, under the date of 2d instant, says—" The now tariff took effect yesterday, but no change of consequence is made in t h e import or export duties in which the merchants of t h e United States are interested. Green fruits and lime-juice are free of export duty. The Havannah Custon-,_house has just declared the revenue of the year 1827 to be 5,250,000 dollars. The revenue on flour is 300,000 dollar s less than the last year, 1826, in consequence o f large receipts of the article from San Andero. It is hoped that this consequence will induce the Intendant he to im pose a duty upon flour from Spain, which w ill ena ble Baltimore and Philadelphia to enter ;Ito fair cc.'mpetition; if not, this market will be virtually s h us :: against_our staple. This market is no , v s o um _ moveably dull with respect to prices, that nit quota tions I van give you will be useful. From Vera Cruz we have accounts to ! 'ie 28th alt. The expulsion of the old Spaniards ha( created alarm and confusion, awl a general susp( -;ion of business. A letter from Maracaibo, dated the Bth I; . ember ast says " There inebeen but four arriv. - &ow - - Zv: !...tiel.i.-Aft• Viljuptf: ~ .:f..4 .t . /-P . Slikk" -- d,lo\ •-• , the United States for the last five months. Of five vessels lying in the port, two have been condemned and sold, one of them a Danish brig, for the value of five reals, (equal to 62 cents) worth of tobacco being found on board, and very little more than this was found on board the other, an American schooner, the captain and mate of which were sentenced to six months' close confinement, and only avoided it by making their escape, though surrounded by guards. A Dutch Captain drowned himself last night to avoid a similar punishment, his schooner having be,•n condemned some time since. These severe mea sures against contraband goods are the least of the evils of Bolivar's commercial system. His Aha rala and high import duties (the former has been done away with) were the great impediments to commerce. - Business is such that, that Air. -- contemplates not taking out a patent of industry or licence, the next term. These patents have been increased from 600 dollars to 1,000 dollars : com mission business must be very good. to sanetimi such a tax." EARTIIQVAKE AT BOGOTA. In the Christian Advocate of Friday - is a le•.rer from a gentleman at Bogota, from which we extract the following:— He says, " About six o'clock in the evening, I stepped out, and suddenly I experienced a singular , ;ensation, and judging that either my head was swim ming or the ground was moving, in order to deter mine, I cast my eyes to the corner of the house, and soon perceived that destruction wat. come upon us ;' and, as the only chance of escaping from the falling stones and tiles, ran with great expedition to the great square. By this time the first shock was over, and I stood still, waiting the next. It came on, long and heavy, awl then came a scene beggaring, descrip tion—as it were every individual in the city crying and shouting to the Virgin for mercy : the rolling of ten thousand thunders beneath us, the roofs of homes falling in, their sides falling out, stones and tiles falling in every direction; and, as if to crown the whole and make a more horrible uproar, while all were waiting, as if to be swallowed up, the steeple of the cathedral that had seemed to tower above the clouds, came with a tremendous crash to the ground. The shock went off with a quick tremulous motion. A number of lives were lost. As I desire never to witness another scene of the kind, my mind is fixed on New York, which I soon expect to see, where I may enjoy the company of my friends again, and feel more secure against thedie awful visitations." PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. 'l5 Cons 86% 1 %%% 3!.6 per Cent.. ..... ~....- —l Ditto Red 0 3 Z 7.; , 4 per Cent. New ... 10114 5%.1 - 1 Ditto, lEO3 Bank L. Ann 1 , 17;, 12.-16 India Stock — Ditto BorMs ...„,...... —93 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FONDA' Austrian Bonds, per cent. Brazilian Bonds 621, Buenos Ayres Bonds 37 Milan Bonds, 6 pet et. Colombian Bonds 2l Data, 1824 26 4 .!N Danish, 3 per cent. 621 Greek Bonds _ Ditto, 1625 Guatemala Mexican Bonds 253 6 1 4 00. 1825 35 G 5% 6% 6 Y AT ONE. O'CLOCK. S•uth Sea Stock — Old AnDwitics — New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 60 62 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d. GO Wpm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Ac. THIS pAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, MI Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bondi Prussian, 5 per eent — Ditto, New Russian, New Spanish, 1821 1O 4 182'3 French Renter, sp. c. —f —e. Exchange --e. ----- 3 per cent —l: —e. -- Exchange —f —c. FAICEC Or SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE o'cr.ocK-. Paid: Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (isE. at 51. p 111,) $B5 1121,i Brazilian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £ 2 O . 76 17 British Iron Minin g C o. 421.; 10M 10 Columbian .Mini ng Co. (iss. at :il. pm.) 2-444 . , '2O li Mexican Mining Co 2:l fialpuxalitia Mining Co 2lO 110 United Mex Min. Co. (isa. at 2/. pm.) 3J 1;,14 PRICKS OF IRISH STOCI Bank Stock 24 6 3,4 Consols, 3 percent. Gov. Stock, per cent P•27i, Ditto, New......... .......... -- 1 per Cent. Gov. Deb. 3 per cent 94 Royal Canal Stock ..„ Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent. 961/ Ballast Office Deb. 1 TA et. !ES,—PUBLIN, FEB. 15. St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Aline Imperial Mine Mining Co, of Ireland Commercial Bulklings • FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. AMSTERDAM, FEE. 95.—Two: months, 11. 90. F. 12.-13.13.—Tw0 months, 13. 114. PuTritsswitott, 'YS. I.—Three months, 103'. LeiPslc, FEN. 7.—Three months, 6. 15. BERLIN, F. 9,—Three months, 6. 25}4. --- MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. .;0 America 0 0 Hamburgh„..„,..„. 1 0 Brazil a 0 Holland I U Buenos Ayreg ...... 1 1 Jamaica 0 2 Dllbila. 4ii 0 0 Leeward Wand, ... 0 t Iti:aldors... 0 1 , - Li.sl3on 0 - 1 France - Xalta I Gottenburgh 0 0 ' Mexico 0 U Guernsey& ..lersey. .0 2 Waterford 0 IPA • te LONDON, - - 11nND AY VENING, FEBRUARY 18, 188. - Our readers %Nill find in another part of our edlunins, an article from the Morning Chronicle, of to-day, highly characteristic of the satirical spirit which that Journal usually displays. With- out condescending to repel the unjust insinua• on contained in the conclusion of the article, we perfectly agree with the writer in thinking that the manner in which Church Patronage is disposed of, will he the best proof that the Catholic QueStion is to he left to its own merits by the present Government. " One or two names (says • our uotPmporary) have been mentioned since the - return of the opponents 0: Emancipation to office, as expectants of promo Lon to Deaneries, Bishoprics, &c. &c., who have made a great noise in the pack as the loudest yelpers of the beastly No Popery' cry. Should these individuals unfortunately gain their ends, we shall have every hungry priest who pants for preferment prostituting his pulpit with the ravings of intolerance." To this opinion we give cur hearty assent, and we should say the same were the head of the Government decidedly favourable .to the Catholic Claims. For why should clergymen be bribed to adopt one side or other of a merely political question, by making the expression of such opi nions a passport to Bishoprics and Deaneries ? With the deepest and most sincere respect for the Church of England, we are not inclined to attach t o it s Ministers the attribute of in fallibility ; an d no rational being can doubt that amongst such a numerous body of " mortal men,' no small number would prove to be either violently hostile or decidedly favourabl e to. the Catholic Claims, according to the hyluential sentiments of the Premier for the time being, if it were once made (what it never should be) a Cabinet Question. The eager pursuit of prefer ment being peculiarly unbecoMing in Clergym en , and calculated to destroy the effect of the purest doctrine, and the most orthodox tenets; hostility to religion cannot display itself in a moro effec tual manner than by bolding out extr? induce- ments to worldliness and dissimulation amongst its sacred functionaries. But " we do trust, (with more sincerity per haps than the Chronicle), that the Gallant Duke will not disappoint the public by departing from the principle which it has been thus sup posed he has laid down for his conduct." The Election of a Member to serve in Par liament, for the City of Salisbury, will take pla ce on %Vednesday next the 20th instant. The French -Papers of Thursday and Friiav, with the Gazette de France of Saturday's date, have been received. Their contents principally relate to matters in which our readers can feet little interest—mere technical discussion upoi the late returns. The patriotic spirit lately exhi bited by the Electoral Colleges is beginnin g to exhibit its independence in the Chamber, and will no doubt produce a very salutary effect upon the conduct of Government, which must, to be po pular, assimilate itself to public opinion. The late Ministry have rendered themselves odious by their barefaced interference with the freedom of election. Now that their influence is de stroyed, a feeling of detestation supplies that of reverence for the ex-idols of political subser viency and place-hunting sycophancy. The news from the East possesses no novel feature,—the SULTAN goes on as usual, and FERDINAND of Spain is seized with a fit of the gout. Lisbon Gazettes have been received to the 6th inst., but they are perfectly uninteresting. The INFANTA REGENT has issued a Rescript, in which she states that she has learned with extreme grief and affliction the frequency with which, in different parts of Portugal, sacrilegious robberies have been perpetrated, in many in stances accompanied with execrable insults to the Divine Majesty, even in the sacred forms of the Eucharist ; and these nefarious crimes have not been checked by the measures adopted on various occasions by the piety of the Sovereigns of these kingdoms, &c.; her Highness, there fore, offers rewards and encouragements to all persons who shall be instrumental in discovering and bringing to justice persons guilty of such excesses. The only business before the Cortes, mentioned in the Gazette, is a petition from persons who had obtained dispensation from re ligions orders, praying to be allowed to inherit and bequeath property like other citizens. , The Cortes granted, the prayer of the petition. The Nurenzbztrg Correspondent contains, an article, praising the moderation of Russia in the Greek contest. The large force now in motion, or in a state of preparation, is said to be or ganised for the maintenance of peace—not for territorial aggrandizement ; and various instances are cites since the invasion of Russia in 1812, to prove the moderation of the last, and present Emperor, during opportunities of great trial and temptation. The preservation of peace is at present the policy as well as the interest of the Emperor NrcitoLAs, though his armies would be much better pleased with warlike operations. New York Papers have been received to the 24th ult., from which some extracts will be found in another col►►mn. They, however, possess no news of political interest. An earth quake took place at Bogota, which did con siderable injury to property, and a great many lives were lost. Gibraltar Papers of the 28th ult. have come to hand ; their contents are, however, uninterest ing-. They have had a long continuance of easterly winds, which had caused few arrivals to take place. They write from Toulon, of the Bth February, that owing to the Equinox; the station before Algiers will be reinforced, and they are busy in repairing several ships and frigates for that object. They also speak of an expedition, but it is not credited, because it will require 20,000 men, and no transports have yet been taken up ; but when they wrote, they did not know of the evacuation of Cadiz by the French troops; and it is now said, that instead of these troops corn ing to France, they will sail to Africa. Letters from Barcelona of the 6th inst. state that FERDINAND will not leave that city so soon as was expected. They still speak of the pro jected armistice, and the recognition of the in dependence of the Colonies. Hamburgh Papers of the 13th inst., received this morning, say it is reported a great camp of exercise is going to be formed near Neisse in March or April. All the Silesian regiments, and part of the corps of Pomerania, Prussia, and the March, will assemble and be placed under the command of Field-Marshal Count GNEI. SENAU. The navigation of the Elbe is again interrupted by drifting ice. g 1. The overplus of the public Revenue of Swe den, for the last five years, amounts to 3,700,000 dollars, and the excess of the receipt of Customs last year amounts to 717,000 dollars. • The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE has lately solicited the release from prison of General URNINSKY and Prince ,JABLONOWSKY. Dutch Papers of the 16th inst. say, that by ;he accounts froth St. PeterSbUrgh the winter is .Xceedingly severe in the south of Russia, parti _cularly at Odessa, where, on the 26th of Nov., ' Reaumur's thermometer was at 22; degrees. The cold decreased in Dec., but on the 18th of Januath the thermometer was again at 24. The inhabitants had suffered severely, as neither their houses nor their clothing are calculated for such a temperature. ro; .. The Aligemeine Zeitung of the 11th inst contains a detailed account of what we stated ~n Saturday, respecting the SULTAN'S Firman for closing the Bosphorus against foreign vessel. ; and other regulations against the Franks. VIENNA, Ffi➢RUARY 6.—Metalliques, 90 7-16; Bank Shares, 1045 4. The Duke of York packet has arrived, with a mail, from Mexico. She sailed from Jamaica, Dec. 6, from Tampico the 20th, and from Vera Cruz on the 30th. The substance of the in formation she brings will be found under " The Funds." •-,; ,94,44 - ,-4141ritv Lt, By letters from Corfu, extracted from the French Papers received this morning, there ap pears a disposition of the Admirals to sail for the waters of the Peloponnesus, as the conduct of IBRArclai PACHA forces them for a second ime to appear before the port of Navarin. Brussels Papers of the 16th instant have been received, but they are destitute of any important news. The cold was very severe at Amsterdam —the rivers being all frozen over. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S ',; 44 '° - 'iP' DEAL, FEB. I6.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Madeline, Ceylean, from the Mauritius. FEB. 17.—Wind E.—Arrived the Mary, Laird, from the Cape of Good Hope. Arrived from Lou• don, the Harlequin, Omay, for the Cape, and sailed. - - PLYMOUTH, FEB. 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Passed the Alfred, Pearson, from China, five months from China, and six weeks and four days from St. Helena. FALMOUTH, FEB. 15 and 16.—Wind W.N.W. to N.N.W.—Arrived the Stanmer Packet, Sutton, from Lisbon ; Duke of York Packet, from Jamaica, Vera Cruz, &c. Sailed the Cygnet Packet, for Jamaica ; and Mutine Packet, for Halifax and Bermuda. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 16 and 17.--Wind The David Scott, Hornett, from Madras and Bengal, landed her passengers, and proceeded.— - Sailed his Majesty's ship Grasshopper for the West ladies. A survey has been held on the Providence; Ford, and found necessary to come into harbour to' repair. The Susannah, -, from London, was lost in St. Bride's Bay, near Milford, on Wednesday night; only one man saved. The Olive, Robinson, from Liverpool to Cork, was wrecked, near Dublin, on Tuesday. _ _ The Lord Nelson, Frances, of London, sunk on Saturday, near Lowestoff, having been on the Corbin Sand. The Whitburn, Arkes, of Sunderland, was lost, on Saturday, on Conlon Sand. The Helen, Driscoll, from Castlehaven to Swan. sea, was driven on shore, near Dungarvon, on We nesday, and it was feared would be lost. THE. FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TWEEPR o'CLorx. There is no particular feature to notice in Consols his morning, they opened at 851 for this, and 851 for April account; they have continued steady at this rate ever since, with but little business. India Bonds remain at 92 4, and Exchequer Bills, 60 2 pm. In the Foreign Funds the sole attention of the dealers has been attracted to Mexican Stock, in con sequende a the arrival of the mail from that quarter. By this conveyance letters are received from the city of Mexico of the 24th Dec., and Vera Cruz of the 30th Dec. The information they contain is as usual, of a contradictory character, whilst some re present the state of the country and its finance in the most deplorable light, others give a more favourable picture of the state of affairs, and one of these letters mentions that there was money for the loan required, but such terms had been offered that the Government were disinclined to accept them at so ruinous a rate of interest. Mexican Bonds opened at 34,1 5. Upon the first blush of some of the letters by the mail (the complexion of their contents being bad) the market assumed a very heavy appearance. Other letters, however, speaking in more favourable terms of the state of Mexican finances, induced the dealers to purchase a little stock, and from the wel known character of the Brokers, through whose hands these transactions passed as buyers, the report became general that a certain wealthy house, and agents for the payment of the dividend, were buying this caused the Bonds to rally to 361, at which quo tation much business was done; the chief pur chasers were those more intimately connected with Mexico, and their feeling is certainly in favour of a rise. A corresponding effect has been produced, but mot to the same extent, in Colombian, which are now 251 6 : Portuguese, 741 5; Russian, 94i- Brazilian, 621 e ; and Buenos Ayres, 36 8. In Shares there is nothing doing; del Monte are down to 100 dis.; Tlalpuxahua, 150 die.; and Bra zilian Mines, 50 2 pm. Three per Cent. Consols, 85+ -I; Ditto for the Account, 851 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 86+1; Four per Cent., 101+ ; Four per Cent., 1826, 1034; India bonds, 92 4 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 60 2 pm. FOKElGN.—Brazilian, 62+ 1; Buenos Ayres, 36 8 Chilian, 22 3 ; Colombian, 251 6 ; Danish, 61+ 21; Greek, 171 4 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 24 6 ; ditto, 6 per Cent., 86 +-; Peruvian, 22 4 ;.:Portuguese, 741 5 ; Russian, 1141 4 ; Spanish, 1<0+• ; 4. _. 71; - 111flas.—Anglo Mexican, 6(1474 dis. ; Braziliiu, 50 2 pm . ; Colombian, 2+ 11- dis. ;Real del Monte, 100 150 dis. ; Tlalpuxahua, 150 ; United Mexican, 201 191 dis. ; General Mining Association,9l 101 per share. Two!vicLepele. The Consol Market remains in aifinanimateicate, the present price being 851 I. 111e4iian Bon6 have been 36+ 1; Brazilian Mines, 49 51 pin. THREE O'CLOCK Consols, 85 1 no busineSs. FOUR O'CLOCK Consols 851 Do. for Ac. 851 Brazilian Bonds 62:t Buenos Ayres Chilian De. Columbian, 1824 26 CLOSING PRICES. Danish 62 Greek, 1825 171 Mexican, 1825 35} Peruvian Russian 94 Spanish, 1821 103- LAW APPOINTMENT.—We understand that the LORD CHANCELLOR has appointed Mr. WILLIAM CHARNLEY, of this place, attorney-at-law, a Master Ex traordinary in his /Mum's High Court of Chancery.- PrfINA Pilot, LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIi DAY.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. (Before Lord TENTERDEN- and a Special Jury.) CARELESS DRIVING. BURROWS V. UNWIN. This was an action brought by an attorney, against Mr. Unwin, a considerable farmer and landed proprietor, in the county of Essex, to recover com pensation in damages for an accident occasioned b), the careless driving of the defendant's servants, by which the plaintiff's leg was broken.—The verdict was not returned when our Paper went to press. . '~' COURT OF EXCHEQUER. TUE XING v. norPste. This inforMation, which was ftled,,against the defendant, a farmer, residing near HA for having been engaged in smuggling tobacco, - occupied the Court up to the time of our going to press. PREROGATIVE .COURT, . > SIR HARFORD JONES BRIDGES V. KING. Judgment was pronounced in this case, which is of very little general interest, though exceedingly important to the parties. Mrs. Bridges had settled the whole of- her real and the bulk of her - personal property on,Sir H. Jones, her nearest relative, on condition that he should assume the name of Bridges, which he has accordingly done. She thereafter, ten days before her death, executed a codicil, be queathing 10,0001. to Miss King, and large sums to several other individuals. The object of the suit was to have this codicil set aside. It appeared that Mrs. Bridges, who was a woman of 72, had long laboured under severe bodily and mental infirmity, and the evidence disclosed so many suspicious cir cumstances, that the Learned JUDGE concluded a long speech, by pronouncing against the validity of the codicil. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.abod O ' BRIEN V. CURRIE. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, to re cover possession of goods seized by the defendant as petitioning creditor and assignee, under a commission of bankruptcy. The facts of the case were these. The plaintiff purchased a business from the defendant in the gro cery line, for the payment of which he gave his bond. The defendant not being paid, sued out a commission of bankruptcy against the plaintiff, under which commission the goods originally sold by Currie, were seized by the assignees. O'Brien then brought his action for the recovery of the goods on the ground that the commission was illegal, he (O'Brien), being a minor at the time, it was sued out by the defendant. The Jury, after a few minutes' consideration, found a verdict for the plaintiff.--Damages 1401. Is. id. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) WEYMOUTH ELECTION. SATURDAY EYZNING, FRB. 16 , Last night the poll, which did not close until D esr l l eight o'clock, was declared to he as follows Dav's Poll. Total. For E. B. Sugden, Esq. 26 130 Major Weyland 29 125 Majority for E. B. Sugden, Esq 5 This is a state of the poll which may require a little el; planation. On th e prece di ng day, when a majority of appeared in favour of. Mr. Sugden, nine votes,-which been tendered for Major Weyland, bad been reserved by sv: Assessor for consideration ; and, after the poll for Fridg had closed with 26 for Mr. Sugden, and 21 for 111aY Weyland, the discussion on these nine disputed votes brought forward, and terminated in a decision by the 4 4e sessor that they should be accepted as legal votes. On leaving the Hall, the candidates were' escorted their hotels by their adherents, accompanied by battd 4l tlags, and all the paraphernalia--all the " pomp and sir' curtistance" generally attached to contested elections. Mr' Sugden, immediately on his arrival at Lucas's Hotel, gr 'feared on the balcony, and addressed the crowded asseo 3 ; blage which had followed him, in a tone which breathe ) the greatest confidence of an ultimate glorious triumph. Although, he said, he was excessively fatigued, lie coup not resist the impulse io come forward to witness the in' spiring scene he then beheld. He explained the state the poll, and observed, that because nominally he (Mr. S.) was in the minority on that day's poll, his opponent would doubtless, augur that his prospects were brightening ; but he (Mr. S.) wished his friends to keep in view that hi` votes polled that day were more numerous than those of hiJ opponent. For the last two days, he and the independent electors of Weymouth had achieved a proud triumph ; and that triumph would, he could not doubt, continue during the election, and be, indeed, so lasting, as to pl ace the freedom of the voters upon a basis which could never be shaken. Sir ROBERT STEELE then spoke in the most animated strain, with that peculiar flow of eloquence for which the . Gallant Knight has been so much admired. Ile could not but congratulate the " Purples" on their victory, and urge them to persist in the noble exertions they had already s° successfully made. Major WETLAND also, on arriving at Russell's Hotels addressed his adherents, stating he was unable to sarmuch to them, from having been confined for eleven hours, is what he termed a " cursed mouse-trap ;" but he must say that, from the majority on that day's poll; he confi' dently anticipated the most complete triumph. SATURDAY. As early as two o'clock this morning, the street exhi bited much bustle and activity, from the manceuvres which were practised by both the contending parties, to secure, if possible, the entrance to the Hall; but the adherents of the military Major were evidently discomfited by the sup e rior tactics displayed by the partisans of his legal opponent; for, on the opening of the Hall, it was instantly filled by the " Purples ;" and the "Blues" were found wanting both in numbers and physical strength. Mr. TYRRELL, Counsel for Major Weyland, then appealed to the Mayor, who is the Returning Officer, stating that the Hall, and all the avenues leading to it, were beset by the " Purples," who thus prevented the " Blues" front coming forward to vote. Mr. &Jambi denied that he was aware of any such pro ceeding. The Mayor and his Assessor then went out of the Hall, to ascertain how far the statement was correct; but, in so excellent a manner had every thing been ordered, that no mob whatever was found on the steps or around the Hall, and scarcely an individual in the neighbouring streets. The Mayor thus finding it to be a false alarm, returned to the Hall, and proceeded to poll. Mr. TEMPLAR, Solicitor to Major Weyland, then ob served, that stratagem appeared to be the mode of proceed ing ; all courtesy was at an end ; and he suggested to Mr. Tyrrell the policy of objecting to every vote, in order to de lay the time. Mr. SUCIDEN appealed, in the most manly tone, to. the Gallant Major, whether he would justify such an unfair course by his acquiescence ? Major WF.YLAND left his cause to his professional ad viser. Mr. SIICDEN was surprised at such a course, arid ex pressed his determination that names which had never yet appeared in the annals of fame, should now . -rebound all over the kingdom, in such a manner as would`lie far from giving pleasure to their possessors. The polling then commenced, and 22 had polled for Mr. Sugden before one had appeared for Major Weyland. The poll closed about aix o'clock, retain the numbers *ere ae- Oared to be— Day's Poll. Total. For E. B. Sugden, Esq ...............52 182 Major Weyland ....... . ..... . ..... 13 138 89 44, It was observable that during the whole of the day, that the hall was in a much more peaceable state than on any preceding day, and the business was conducted without the slightest interruption. Indeed, it appears from their con duct, that the object the " Purples" hare in view, is to be have in the most orderly and quiet manner, and thuioak a the noise and uproar caused by their opponents, appiar the more conspicuous by comparison. It is confidently expected here this evening, that the Major, in consequence of the chagrin he must feel from O „ Friday eveningpre previ ously i Iyajooprtioclosfoedr being so completely vanquished during the last three days, will issue his resignation to-morrow or Monday. NO doubt is now entertained that Mr. Sugdert will be the suc cessful candidate. The "Blues" themselves, though very prone to be sanguine in their owneecaumuusec,h ndaissawuttistetLlytiodz:- spair of its success. " whose God is a Locke to discover that at contested elections this class of epicures is at a hhn l i l esdi t ar b ad e bhl ei p eltr u ityel b en, c tiar h riga o din u vdi s e etr s ats:weeditsihoisnc has h nnomt l had eg created sb t intellect t h those f by no means a contemptible force. GUILDHALL. James Carney was ordered to Bridewell for two months, for picking a gentleman's pocket of his handkerchief; and Robert Humphries, for a like offence, but being an old offender, he was committed to take his trial. THE COMMANDER OF THE FORCES. " GENERAL ORDER. "Horse Guards, Feb. 16, 1828. " According to the King's gracious Commands, General Lord Hill assumes the station of General on the Staff, in order that. all matters respecting his Majesty's Military Service, which have hitherto been transacted by the Commander-in-Chief, shall hence forth pass through his hands. " His Lordship cannot undertake the arduous duties which devolve upon him, by this pre-eminent mark of his Majesty's favour, without expressing his confident hope, that he will receive from the Gene ral and other officers, and from Public Departments in the Army, the zealous support calculated to 'ena ble his Lordship to fulfil the important trust imposed on him, and to maintain the order, regularity, and discipline, for which the Service has been distin guished unde'r the command of his /loyal Highness the late Duke of York, and his Grace the Duke of Wellington. " His Lordship is convinced that he shall best per form his duty to the King, his Country, and the Army itself, by endeavouring to follow the high ex ample afforded by t h e S e hi s Illustrious Predecessors. "Ey Command of General Lord Hill, " HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant-General." ARMY. This morning at eleven o'clock, a muster of the following battalions of Foot wards took place in St. James's Park, by Lieut. Colonel Macgregor :- 2d Battalion Grenadier Guards. Ist and 2d Battalions Coldstream Guards. Ist Battalion 3d Foot Guards. Detachments of Invalids belonging to the 13th Light Dragoons, the Ist, 30th, 45th, 46th, and 48th Regiments of Foot embarked at Madras, for Eng land, on the 19th September last, on board the ship Susan. The Lords Commissioners and others of Chelsea Hospital, will hold a Board on the 12th of March next, for the purpose of deciding upon the claims of Invalids to pensions. On Friday the Bth inst. the first division, under the command of Captain Richardson, and on Satur day the second division of the depot of the 29th Re giment, commanded by Major Elliott, left Boyle, under orders for Fermoy. The first division of the depot of the 12th Regiment, reached Boyle on Fri day afternoon. The 12th are to replace tha 29th in these quarters.—Dublin Morning Post. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 16.----The Asia, 84, Captain Edw. Curzon, C.B. was taken into dock this day, to be repaired, and return to Malta for the flag of Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.B. The Albion, 74, Captain J. A. Ommanney, C.B. will be paid off on Tuesday next. The Rose, 18, was paid off on Thursday, by Captain Wellesley. The Grasshopper, 18, Captain A. Crawford, was paid wages to-day, and will sail to.morrow for the West India station. The Badger, 10, Captain Crowdy, arrived on Thursday from the Cork station. These are the only ships at Spithead. In the Harbour—Victory, Asia, Albion, 'Blonde, Mersey, Challenger, Wasp, Chanticleer, Beaver, Cracker, Sylvia. The Providence, Ford, for Madras, which sailed on Sa turday last, put back on Wednesday, having sprung her foremast, to repair. _ Commander Charles Crole, of 'the Columbine, is pro moted to the rank of Captain ; Lieut. John Townshend (son of Lord John Townshend) is promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed to the Columbine ; Corn blander Edward Purcell is appointed to the Gloucester, vice Macdonald, ill ; Commander Fletcher, to the 'William and Mary yacht; Lieutenant 11. Levesconte is promoted to the rank of Commander ; Lieut. George illu b n e d s i r i g s e a o P: pointed to the Pyramu s ; Lieut. John Carslakc to corn_ mend the Cracker, vice Bromley; Lieut. Herbert Schorr. berg, to the Orestes; Lieut. Frederick Coffin , Dispatch; tenantr,ieut. o E f d t w he ard ph ß i a i :n m e e t i t : il to ir. th: L L C in a n p e p t aa st i :rveying vessel; Mr. James Irwin, of the Asia, is pronaotel to he a Lieu. of the Blonde ; Mr. James Cook, to be Surgeon of the Harpy. Lieut. Rd. Fegan, commanding the Pincher schooner, is promoted to the rank of Commander. The Glasgow Chronicle of , 'Wednesday, Feb. published to-night, i l n 3, co sa nse ys— que ‘ n ‘ ce 4D o u f r t p h a e pe ma r i i s i l n at o e t i h n a b v e in in g g a P rriv e d till half-past seven o'clock. We understand that the delay was occa sioned by a very heavy fan of " 1 " 7 , w hi ch had drifte d-i n some places in Derbyshire to the height o f 30 f ee t." • M ARRIAG E IN HIGH LIFE.—ALEXANDER SAUNDERSON, Esq. of Castle Saunderson, one of the Members for Cavan, will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Miss MAXWELL, daughter to the Rev. HENRY MAXWELL, and niece to Lard FARNHAM.—DubIin Patriot. Immense flocks of wild fowl, chiefly widgeons, 4live recently visited Chichester Harbour, with which the market has been stocked. Sixteen were killed at a shot by JELLEFFE, on Thursday morning, as high up as New ishbourne muds; twenty-eight were killed at ouP :shot at chi4ll4ro,..liants' Chronicle. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. ' LivEaroor., FEB. 16.--Me have had a very uninterest- P l ag Sugar market, the buyers have been trying to pur ' chase on lower terms, which the holders generally would ' not submit to ; only 250 bhds. sold at a trifling reduction. [ No business done in Havannah, Brazil, or East India Sugar.-The arrivals of Molasses have been rather heavy, and the market has in consequence been dull, without any sales made.-Yesterday 100 tees. of Jamaica Coffee were brought to the hammer, and principally sold without any material change in prices ; about 50 tcs. have likewise been disposed of at steady prices. -There has been a fair demand for Rum, and 300 puncheons, principally strong Demerara, sold at 35. 10d. to Ss. I Id. per gallon, with a. few of Jamaica and low charged DerneraraWithout change.. -No business in Cocoa, Ginger, or Pimento. --In Ashes,. about 350 brls. of Montreal Pot sold at 265. 9d. to 80,. 6 56 T 1 0 lo t d ' s c I' e.. 9d, to d i lit te39Osd-.1:21t 3171',i559d°0d,b;r All s6ioboooaofinNa e awt tra j . t 0 64, ~ for old and stained, and 31s. per cwt. fur new; 200 brls. 2 of Montreal Pearl Ashes sold at 30s. 6d. for old, and at 31Ds . ) 6 . e d w . °od per s cwt. remainfo r new. stati 0 n s a o ry b l r v l s i . th o f littlenew Pot S b ta u te si s n ' ess d s t o o ld e.. .." at 325., but no sales in Pearl Ashes. this wee k ; the sales haie consisted principally of 50 tons.- Spanish Fustic at '7l. to 7/. 7s. 6d.-20 tons of small_ Nicaragua Wood at 71. 10s. ; and a few tops of Cuba Fus done in Logweol._ Considerable sales have been made in Hides this week, viz. 4,300 Valparaiso dryatßd. to at l 6 ; . . : 21:560000 ddirtytosalNetedw Brazil at 6id. to 7A-d. : 700 salted Monte Video at nili. ttoic7B ;d l . l ; l. so l o °3. ditto - Valparaiso p ten.---Nothing York at 4P. per lb. ; and 200 Buenos Ayres Horse Hide** at 9s. each.--1,300 bags of Saltpetre by auction at brls. of I St T oc ar kli so silca ld, ar ° I‘ P s!; 235. 9d. to 245. 9€l. per cwt.-140 bags of Sicily Shu-- mac at 10s. 3d. per cwt.-Rice renaains dull' cud soldt rather lower, 50 casks of Carolina brought lias. 6d.'„andl 210 bags of Bengal sold at 14s. per c wt.-N o 4 0 , 1 4, at 15 ' brls. of A r cha ngel s. Pd. per brl. - The and2so cotton Market was dull this week; until yesterday had era l buyers here, and some considerable parcels we sev , Upl an d quality of Alabama Ana of . low "e - acAd - at - bid. to , • h other business in various destriptions otCottono 5-41., with :4 the pr i ces remain as last quoted ; the sal e , 1, ave coo- - t i ed o f about 3,750 bags of Upland-Georgia, 'at 0; 1 4' • ... ' --- , (" a elins at 51 . id„ to Sd. i i . Island at 11P. to 16d., 50 Stained-sea Isla rid at 6d. to T. and 23 at 10Id. to 11d, 400 15 .: Li - "am ). JUCO at Bd. tb • 13 ~ 100 Bahia at 71.3. to B ' .. ' 13 00 M' ar gy anhiun at '7ld.. to Sid., 70 Demerara, at 7 id. to 9d., I ' tian at e 1 4 1.'- 60 Carthagena it 4119 20 Surat at 4 / 44 : an d DA Bengal at 4i1., making together about 11,00 ' - --. 400 W.. took p lace yesterday ' , l' H YLAIth, of Bro oklawn. 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