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it the stamp of the Bill, be read that an elector le acted not herefore air vent, ai if it T other besides the mit that the he thought - it ought supported not assume g• of punish charge of Had they 7ould have Were not' to ire not suffi- Ile evidence ve that the ices) did not 4 the lio ige himself :ed it was but if there tide rashly, ►idence nor• trusted that latties, they .41 evasion. he did not been proved ,he Bill wa ted on Mon- lock. CANAL and Ferry- e most im of Liverpool ires of Lea- North Sea; og district lties. Not maunication by the rivet and subject auger, made vesting the tr Company, .ceiyed from. After re— alder Com x miles, by parts of the and a great the naviga- Bea into their o charge the its boon even Id it is now re the public only, which y propose to ie canal. ith the pub le allowed to more than le canal pro pany ? The id the public end of the in from all I ittinguished mn are ready king of the t has only to xi to foreign ,f the present great inland st a like re ItEBIAN. 'ION. rang Post of he Finance sh of Dun a Catholic ie claims of Lted that it s of money D, and ex he Finance under the imprudent, ons of the pplying for were fully committee the notice )ungarvan, lon mature !w that the isfied with Shiel, Mr. banded iu many new the North )posed the :•burchwai• ... ijOUrn the " Seek id it Wellg eetiA; DoT recovered an airilat ii3bloiont at PRICES OF IRISH STOC bank Stock 247%. 1 Consols, 3 per cent. - 1 Goy. Stock , 3 1 ;, percent 91ie I Ditto, Nev ' 1 - , 4 pet Cant. 100;, Gov. Deb. :1,4 per cent 93 Royal Canal Stock ... 4l Grand Canal Stock - City fob. 4 per cent - liallabt Oftice.Deb. 1 D. ct - MA, Arrived. Due. 0 America 0 I Brazil U I Buenos Ayr I Dublin 1 Flanders 0 ' l . France .0- Clottenburgh ...... 1 Guernsey& Jersey 0 , rEB. St. Patrick Imur. (per sh.) Royal Iriih Ditto : . National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings Arrived. Due. O Hamburg', 1 1 Holland ...... U O Jamaica 0 • Leeward Wand' 0 ............. 1 O• Malta ...... . O Mexico 1 Waterford ....... 0 • eta,c„.4eiro - *lO4 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, )828. ARRIVAL OF MR. STRATFORD CANNING. This morning Mr. STRATFORD CANNING arrived in town from Corfu. The Right Hon. Gentleman's arrival is supposed to be in consequence of the Turkish Manifesto—but this is not the case. The manifesto is believed to be a genuine document, but it is not intended for external effect, being merely addressed to the public functionaries throughout the Turkish empire, in order to excite the enthusiasm of the people in the event of warlike operations.— The policy of the SULTAN IS to be prepared— happen what may,—but the Manifesto is not a declaration of war, as some of our contemporaries have asserted. It is merely an appeal to the Faith ful to be prepared for the worst. •We have not heard that Mr. CANNING has brought ariv--news. ,~. A. Cabinet Council met list night, at half-past ten, and sat in deliberation till near one. Mr. NIEL WILS twice sent for to the House of Commons to at tend We sincerely trust that the country bas at length hears the last of those Ministerial explanations, by clamouring for which, certain persons have endea voured to sow dissension and distrust amongst the Members of his MAJESTY'S Government. The dis claimer by the Duke of WELLINGTON of having enter tained personal hostility towards the late Mr. CA.N MING, has afforded us no small degree of satisfac tion, and whilst we shall never cease to regret the erroneous view which his Grace's manly and unsus picious character was by successful artifices induced to rake of that departed Statesman, we shall afford to the present Administration our humble but sincere support, whilst they act on those enligh tened principles for which (with one unfortunate but neutralised exception) we are satisfied that the Noble Duke and Mr. PEEL are as sincere advocates as any of their colleagues. The speech of Lord SEAFORD, Mr. CANNING'S bosom friend,was an ample and satisfactory vindication of the course adopted by Lord DUDLEY and Mr. Hui xtssoN, in accepting the overtures of the Noble Duke at the head of his MAJESTY'S Government. His Lordship justly observed that those overtures were a high tribute to the memory of his departed friend, and that " they acted most correctly in not objecting to join the Noble Duke's Administration." Mr. HUSKISSON's letter to Lord GRANVILLE, was also alluded to by his Lordship as a proof of the Ri g ht Honourable Gentleman's sincerity in the de clarations which he had lately made. In short, Lord SaAFoRD's sensible and disinterested speech forms a striking contrast to the injudicious, but pardonable zeal of those wbo were more nearly connected with Mr. CANNING by the ties of consangunity, though not by those of a sacred and long tried friendship. The Bill for Disfranchising East. Retford was last night read a second time in the House of Commons. The chief debate upon the principle of the Bill will take place in the Committee. The object of the friends of the Bill is to transfer the Elective Fran chise to Birmingham, which, from its rank, wealth, commercial spirit, and population, is eminently en titled to have Representatives in Parliament. Mr. PEEL gave his formal consent to the second reading, but distinctly disavowed the principle that because E a st Retford ought to be disfranchised, Birmingham should benefit by the loss. We think the Right Honourable Gentleman quite correct in his principle. The presumption of guilt in one Borough should not be mixed up with the propriety of transferring its privileges to another. First prove that East Ret ford ought to be disfranchised (of which we have no doubt), and then consider to what town the elective franchise ought to be transferred. As Parliament in its wisdom will grant the boon to that place pos sessing the most just claims, we have no doubt that Birmingham will have, as it deserves to have, the honour of selection. We are far from" insensible to the hutnoui. usually eontained in Sir JOSEPH YORKE'S addresses to the House of Commons; lout not having had the satis faction of seeing the Gallant Officer either in that handsome dress which drew forth the praises of a Rev. Chaplain, (in articulo prandii) or in the new uniform which is to assimilate the Baronet's figure to that of a Midshipman, we shall for the present suspend our opinion on the subject of the alterations introduced by his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARNNC.E. But we must protest a ga i ns t th e use o f levity in censuring (if that should be called for) the conduct of an Illustrious Individual,wh o devotes himself to the duties of his high office, with a zeal and activity which might form no bad model for 'Allelic functionaries of every degree. Another " odious" monopoly was denounced last night in the House of Commons. The Imperial Gas Company was defeated in its second appli cation to Parliament for exclusive privileges at the expense do not of the community. W h y these monopolists if their wares be so good, trust to the good sense and discernment of the public appreciating their endeavours to please . without havin g recourse to Parliamentary enact ments for compelling them ? Surely it would be the interest of the people to take Imperial gas if it wore the hest aad the cheapest ; but . when endea vours are made to force them, why, then there is strong cause for suspicion. The Imperial Gentle men have once deceived the public, and Parliament will not grant the m a second opportunity. Com petition is the best safeguard of the public, and it is the interest of Parliament to encourage it. Pe Buenos Ayres packet, Osborne, sailed from Seems Ayres the sth, Monte Video the 7th, and to uched at Rio de Janeiro, from whence she left for D i la;tooth; on the 25th-of December. From the two f o rmer, the dates are old. The private accounts from t he lawcapital, add little to our information on the ;übjeil of peace or war, they were, if any thing, rather for the continuance of the hitter, and the former desirable event was looked upon as distant. The Exchange was 321 per milreas ; Sugar at 3 mil. :500 reas.; money scarce. By the arrival of the Osborne packet, Papers have been received from Buenos Ayres to the 4th January inclusive, from which we make the following ex tracts : (From the Diario Flurninense.) RIO DE JANEIRO, DEC. 13. By a law passed in the General Assembly, and sanc tioned by the Emperor, all articles of the produce or ma nufacture of Asia, imported by foreigners, or in fueign vessels, shall be received in the custom-houses of the em pire. All such productions and manufactures shall pay an import duty of 15 per cent., by whatever foreigners they may be imported. All laws and decrees and ordinances to the contrary are revoked. DEc. 22 AND 24.—These two numbers contain three bulletins respecting the health of her Majesty the Queen of Portugal, from which it appears that in the month of November, she had an attack of bilious fever, which however, yielded to the medicine in a few days. She, however, continued to suffer pain in the left leg, which had been nearly removed, when she was again attacked by it, with much severity, on the 15th of Dec. The three bulletins recite the remedies applied, and the last of them state that the pain was much dimi nished, and her Majesty better. The Diario Fluminense, from the ith to the 24th of Dec., contains many of the speeches &c. delivered in the last Session of the General Assembly, but has no news relative to the war or negociations with Buenos Ayres. (From the Correa Politico y .3fercantil.) BUENOS AYRES. We have the following accounts from theßanda Orien tal:—The militia, to the number:of above 1,800, are assem bled in different points, besides which there are many indi viduals wh• have obtained permission to remain at home for some time, and will soon join it ; the militia of sosne districts have not yet been assembled, so that their number is not known. We know also that the desertion among the Germans continues, and that by the account of the in dividuals who have lately left Monte Video, it is there be lieved for certain that the Thetis frigate has been captured by the Ituraingo corvette and the Congress brigantine. The greater part of the arms, ammunition, and clothing, is now on the way to the army, and every exertion is mak ing to collect carriages to forward the remainder, which will be sent away in a few days, both for the troops of the line and the militia, as well as the lances and sabres for the latter. Every thing is in motion to open the new campaign as speedily as possible. Universal enthusiasm animates the worthy sons of the Banda Oriental. The sister provinces on their part contribute every thing in their power, and some men make efforts beyond their strength. The military Governor is in continual motion to promote this object, which demands peculiar attention. The union of all these elements assures us of the victory with as much probability as human events are susceptible d. at: Ktios AYRES, DEC. 3. By a decree of the Governor and Captain-General of the province of Buenos Ayres, acting provisionally as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. John linnet is removed from the office of Consul General of the united provinces of the Rio de la Plata, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The following are extraetA from German Papers o a late date : BRUSSELS, rag. 21. The Utrecht Gazette, contains a letter from Curacoa, dated 80th November, which says, that the free Porte which his Majesty has granted to that Island, does not at present answer the expectations that were entertained of it, which is to be attributed principally, if not entirely, to the bad condition of Colombia, which continues to be a scene of trouble and disorder. It is not only the disputes re specting the federal and central system which have agi tated Colombia since April, 1826, and which has caused blood to flow at Valencio, Porto Cabello, and Cumana, which agitates people's minds ; but a more powerful cause of dissension has arisen in consequence of the plans of Bolivar the object of which has been long suspected, and has be come more evident from the monarchical constitution which he has given Bolivia, and has since imposed by force upon Peru. He is accused of aiming at the part of Napoleon, and intending to make himself Emperor of that extensive part of the American Continent. Generals Sucre and La Mar, Governors of Peru and Bolivia, which are to form part of his empire, are his creatures, and se veral of . his agents traverse the departments to facilitate the execution of his projects. VIENNA, FEB. 11. Prince Alfred de Windischgratz has been summoned from Prague by a courier, and on the day of his arrival at Vienna he had a long audience of the Emperor. The day before yesterday he returned to Prague, and it is said that he will soon go to St. Petersburgh with an autograph letter from his Majesty in reply to the letter of the Emperor Nicholas. BRUSSELS, FEB. 23. The Getman Papers contain no news ; but the Allge meine Zeitung of the 18th and 19th gives, under the head of Constantinople, 11th January, the Manifesto of the Otto man Porte of 18th December. Accounts have been received this morning at the North and South American Coffee-house, from Bombay of the 28th October, including Papers of the 7th, but their contents are uninteresting. Mauritius Gazettes of the 24th November have also been received, but they are totally devoid of Interest. We direct public attention, and particularly those of our readers who are interested in commercial pursuits, to a very sensible letter in another column, respecting the proposed Wakefield and Ferrybridge Canal. The navigation between Wakefield and Ferrybridge is, in a commercial point of view, the most important in the kingdom, connecting the two great ports of Liverpool and Hull, and giving vela to the manufactures of Lancashire and Yorkshire to the North Sea. Corn from the agri cultural counties is supplied by this navigation. How indispensable, therefore, is it that the communication should be as accessible as the nature of the country will permit. But no, this is opposed by existing monopolists, on the ground, we presume, that their individual interests should be consulted before those of the community. We wonder how men can be so forgetful of what is due to common sense, when they stand forward as the unblushing opposers of improvements fraught with so much benefit to millions of their fellow men. The present line of navigation is 19-i- miles. The proposed improve ment will reduce the navigation to 1.'4 miles, by which vessels capable of navigating the sea will be able to proceed with full cargo from Wakefield to the Humber, without unloading any part of it at Ferrybridge, as at present. This is a most material saving both in time and expense. But the Aire and Calder Company propose a different improvement— to reduce the present navigation six miles, with this singular proviso, that they may be allowed to charge tonnage for the whole 19i, as before, although the distance is only 131 ! Words would he thrown away upon such assurance. We trust that Parlia ment will treat the Bill of these monopolists with all the contempt it so justly merits, by inflicting the greatest punishment it can—passing the Bill for the real improvement, that of the Wakefield and Ferry bridge Company, in the success of which the na tional benefit is so deeply interested. READING ELECTION.-PERSECUTION OF MR. BLANDY.—In our front page will be found an 'Adver tisement, stating that a meeting of the friends of Mr. BrNfor the h onoura bl e pur p ose of voting some mark of the opinion of his friends that A D took substantial place, nothing has occurred at the late trial to militate, in the slighte s t d e gree, against that character which Mr. BLANDY has always maintained for honour, veracity and integrity. This is the best, because the proudest, testimonial which his friends could do to the feelings of an honourable and up right mind. The Earl of ROSSLYN, Colonel TRENCH, and Mr. BROADEN, transacted business yesterday at the Treasury. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, FEB. 23.—Wind N. by W.—Passed from London the George IV., Barrow, for India ; Mer maid, —, for New South Wales; Skelton, Perry, for Trinidad; Thorn, Johnston, for Bombay ; and Brilliant, Major, for St. Lucia. FEB. 24.—Wind S.W.—Passed from London the Earl of Balcarras, Broughton, for India; Manly, Kenn, for Mogadore ; - Dorchester, Crowell, for Boston ; Bengal Merchant, Duthie, for New South Wales; Thames, Brigg, for Calcutta; and Flora, Saunders, for Lisbon. DEAL, FF.B. 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Broxbornebury, Fewson, from China; Kains transport, from Portsmouth ; and Flora, Davis, from Cette. Arrived from London, the Thames, Brigg, for Cal cutta; and Hebe, Smith, for Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, FIB. 23 and 24.—Wind E. by N.N.E. and W. to S.W.—Passed the George IV., Barrow, for Bengal. Sailed the Caledonia, Taylor, for Boston. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Ar rived from London, the Earl Balcarras, Broughton, for Bengal and China; and Phoenix, Curzon, for New South Wales. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 23.—Wind N.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Maidstone, for the Cape ; Erebus (bomb), for Malta; Trident, for Santa Martha; Barbadoes Planter, for Barbadoes ; Duke of Man chester, for Jamaica; and the Camberwell, for New York. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 24.—Wind S.W.—His Majesty's ship Grasshopper, from Portsmouth, for Jamaica, has been towed in by the Bittern sloop of war, having lost foremast and bowsprit. Arrived the Duchess of Athol, from London, for Bombay. FALMOUTU, FEB. 24.--Wind S.W.—Arrived the Osborne packet, from Buenos Ayres, sailed the stb of December, from Monte Video the 7th, and from Rio the 25th. Sailed the Stanmer packet, for Lisbon. The Charles Kerr, Brodie, from Bombay, and the Earl of Egremont, Johnson, from the Mauritius, have arrived off the Wight. The former sailed from Bombay the 28th of October, and from the Cape the slat of December, and the latter sailed the 6th of November. The Brazilian, Cotesworth, from the Mauritius, Lai arrived in the Downs. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TwrLPE CLocr. There is little business doing this morning ; but Core:ols at the opening were heavy at 83i, and became 83 the price; the market has since, in the absence of any fresh news from Turkey, become more buoyant, and the price rose at once to 83-1, and eventually to 83! and 83i for April. The near approach of the account day has operated to limit the transactions, and it is said it is a Bull account. Some sales, reduced for Saturday, have tended since to make the price not quite so good, 831 The premium on Exchequer Bills has fallen to 56 57, and on India Bonds to 85 88. The Foreign Market has been more than usually dull this morning, and scarcely a bargain has been done since the commencement of business. Some trifling transactions have taken place in Mexican at WI- 4; Colombian are quoted 24 25 ; Brazilian, 61,2 i 62 ; Russian, 91i- 92, and Danish, 664 614. The Share speculations are in a state of quietness, and we have not hitherto beard the price of Brazil Mines, or that there is any thing from this quarter by the O. borne packet. Three per Cent. Consols, 83,1 ; Ditto for the Account, 831, ; India Bonds, 85 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 56 7 pm. FOREIGN.-Brazilian, 61 2 ; Buenos Ayres, SG 8 ; CLilian, 22 S ; Colombian, 24i 5 ; Danish, 604 14 ; Greek, 17 18 ; Mexican, 0 per Cent., 33-1- Peruvian, 223 ; Portuguese, 73 ; Russian, 91i 2 ; Spanish, 104 . Mires.—Anglo Alexiean, 65 60 dis. ; Colombian, 15 16 per stare; United Alexiean, 22 21 dis. ; Genera Mining Shares, 9 10:1 pm. TWO O'CLOCK. The price of Consols has improved to 83,1 i for this, and 83H for next time. This may be, perhaps, as cribed to the nature of the account, but with more feasi bility to the fact of a certain eminent Capitalist taking in Reduced to-day from the East India Company, with out waiting till the account day. Brazilian Alining Shares fell to 28 311, and are now 30, 2 prem. This de cline has been occasioned by intelligence arriving by the mail that on the let Dec. an accident occurred from some part falling in, but which is represented as of little import ance to the general success of the speculation; prior to this event the workings had afforded rather more than the average quantity of Gold, and for the last four days it had amounted to nearly 2b 11;s. weight. THREE O'CLOCK. Coniols, 831 F, sellers. The Prince and Princess of HOHENLOHE LAUCENBOURG were expected to leave the seat of Prince LEororn, at Claremont, yesterday, for Germany. Despatches were received on Sunday night, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from the British Charge d'Affaires at St. Petersburgh. The despatches were forwarded to Earl Dvorsv, at his residence in Arlington-street. Soon afterwards, the Noble Earl gave orders for the summoning a Cabinet Council, to meet yesterday. The Cabinet Ministers accordingly as sembled at three o'clock yesterday after.-.oon, at the Foreign Office, and sat in deliberation till five o'clock. The Ministers present were—the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls BATHURST, DUDLEY, and ABERDEEN; Viscounts MEL VILLE and PALMERSTON, Lord ELLEN➢OROUGH, Mr. Se cretary PEEL, Mr. Secretary Husxissos, the CHANCELION of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. HERMES. Despatches were received by Earl DUDLEY yesterday, from His INlArEsry, at the Royal Lodge, Wind sor-Park. _ _ _ FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—The Earl and Countess of Radnor, and Lady Catherine Bouverie, from their seat, Longford Castle, Wilts; the Duke of Rutland, in Saekville-street, from his seat, Belvoir Castle ; the Marquis and Alarebioness of Tavistock, at their house in Arlington.streei, from their seat, Oakley House, in Bed fordshire ; Colonel and Mrs. Stevens, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's -street, from the Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, at ditto, from the Continent ; L. Kenlock, Esq. at ditto, from Windsor; Rev. Mr. Sneed, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Ireland ; Sir James Stuart, Bart. at Cook's Hotel, Albemarle -street, from his seat in Surrey; John Trotter, Esq. at ditto, from his seat, near Epsom ; Mr. and Mrs. M‘Donnell, at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, from Monmouth shire; Mrs. Herbert and family, at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Brighton; Sir Alexander Hood, Bart. at the Bath Hotel, in Arlington-streeet, from a tour ; H. Beaumont, Esq. at ditto, from Bath ; R. Seymour, Esq. at ditto, from Devonshire; Sir J. and Lady Ramsay, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Scotland ; Sir Robert Harland, Bart. at ditto, from Suffolk. _ _ DEPARTURES.—Lady Kensington, from the Burlington Hotel, for Hastings ; the Dean of Ossory, from Jordan's Motel, for Brighton ; Mrs. Cooke and family, from ditto, on a tour; Earl and Countess of Surrey, for their seat, Worksop Manors, Notts ; Captain and Mrs. Strickland, from the Bath Hotel, for Portsmouth ; Major and Mrs. Ferguson, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, for their seat in Lincolnshire; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Tollemache, from ditto, for their seat in Herts. THE SLEEP OF THE WEARIED SOLDIER.— Never did bivouac afford fewer appliances for comfort—yet these are not wanted by the tired soldier. In the mere cessation of exertion, he finds, when bathed by the cold dews of heaven, a medicinal balm for the weariness of exhausted nature. And then the sleep, by which, in a brief space, his heavy and motionless eyelids seem to be hermetically sealed ! Think you, my good Aunt DORO THY, it at all resembles the light and fragile slumbers which nightly soothe your senses into forgetfulness be neath your tester of pink damask and eiderdown quilt? Slumbers which the ticki n g of a clock, or the softest whisper d s-p in could a breakPaitmec or the patt er i ng o f ra i n on t h e window-paces, and dissip a t e i n a moment ? oa nes, your No, no, believe cue, it is nothing like this. The sleep of the worn campaigner is indeed very different from that of an amiable and respectable maiden lady, whose fatigues during the day have proceeded from an airing in the carriage, or a walk in the shrubbery, and perhaps, an extra rubber at whist or backgammon in the evening. It is a sleep, dreamless, and imperturbable —a still, calm, un broken sabbath of all his faculties and senses. Fire a pistol at his ear, and he hears it not. Let the glare of a thousand torches be concentrated on his eyelids, and they move not. Let his stony bed be shaken by concussion of an earthquake, and, beyond an occasional snore, he will shew no signs of animation. But try him with the sound of drum or trumpet, and with curses on the earliness of parade, muttered iu smothering like a grunt, he springs at once to his feet, restored, as if by magic, to all the func tions, powers, and attributes, of a sentient and living man, —Letters from the Peninsula. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) William Howard, alias Joshua Bell, alias Josiah Bell, aged 36, and described as a teacher of languages, was in dicted for assaulting W. Mullay with a knife, with intent to rob him of 450/., his monies. This indictment contained seven counts, one of which charged him with the intent to do some grievous bodily harm. Another indictment charged him with striking William Mullay with " a sharp instrument," with intent to rob, &c. The prisoner, who appeared much older than described, pleaded, with much apparent firmness, " Not Guilty." He is about five feet eight inches in height, of a wiry, spare frame, and rather designing face. His features are strongly marked or indented, his cheek bones high, and his small grey eyes bear a shrewd expression. He appeared much better in health than when at Hatton-garden, having got rid of the cataplasms on his head, but his left eye still bears a dark bruise. When the prisoner was pleading, Mr. CLARICVON, his Counsel, submitted to the Learned Judge that the public justice would be no wise advanced by the prisoner being tried upon two indictments, each containing seven counts, and describing in different ways the same offence. Such a course would greatly embarrass his (Mr. C.'s) line of defence, and if the prisoner were convicted on the second, the first would be unnecessary, as it was fully contained in the second. The Learned Counsel therefore suggested that the prisoner be tried on the second indictment only. Mr. LAW, for the prosecution, saw no reason why the prisoner should not be tried on both indictments. Mr. Justice GASELEE thought the same way, and the prosecutor was called for, but did not appear. The Learned Judge ordered the prisoner to stand back;and an other case to be called on ; four, however, were called, and some or all of the witnesses were absent. The Learned Judge commented severely on such inattention, and de clared his intention to entreat the recognizances of all persons not attending, and to discharge the prisoner. An officer was then despatched to Mr. Mullay's lodgings, with orders to compel, if necessary, Mr. M.'s attendance. A case of robbery was then disposed of, and Howard was cgain called up. He appeared plentifully supplied with pens, ink, and paper, and again coolly pleaded not guilty. Mr. Law then stated the case, and observed, that the charge involved both the fate of the prisoner and the best interests of society. The indictment was founded on the 43d Act of Geo. IV., which stated that any person assaulting another with a sharp instrument, with intent to rob,was guilty of felony, without benefit of clergy. It would therefore be a capital offence to pull a trigger of a loaded gun, with in tent to produce death, even if the gun did not go off. The Learned Gentleman then contended that it was the intent which constituted the extent of offences of this nature. He then proceeded to state the facts, and did not hesitate to say that the attempt to procure a situation under Government by bribery, in any shape, was most certainly an offence which he would not attempt to exense. He then stated that the prosecutor had advertised for a situation under Government, and received a letter which led to four inter views, at No. 36, Red Lion-square, and detailed the pro gressive steps taken by the prisoner to impress on the pro secutor the belief that he could be instruastental in procur- ing the prosecutor a situation, by meats of a third per son, of broken fortune, but great interest, who, for a sum of not less than 300/., would lend himself to forward the prosecutor's views. The money was taken by the pro • secutor on the third interview. He, however, did not, as appointed, meet Mr. Owen, the prisoner's friend, who did not come. It was then agreed that the prosecutor should bring with him the same sum on the next day.— He accordingly went with the money, and on entering the room, observed a long knife lying on the mantel-piece, and also a trap•bat, which struck the prosecutor as being extraordinary. He remained there for some time, and complained of Owen's not attending. He observed that the prisoner had placed the poker in the fire, and although Mullay once took it out, the prisoner returned it to the fire, whence it afterwards fell out and burnt the rug.— Molloy still complained of Owen, when the prisoner, who had been walking about with great apparent agitation, suggested the propriety of Mullay's writing a note to Owen, Howard, who was behind him, then struck him a violent • blow on the head with the bat, which he repeated. Mel lay jumped up, and closed with the prisoner, and threw hi m. fie then discovered that the prisoner had in his hand the long knife which he had seen on the mantel piece. Prisoner at one time told him it was no use to call murder, as he (prisoner) had assistance. When they were on the floor together, the prisoner begged for mercy, and asked the prosecutor, whose cries bad brought several per sons on the stairs, to say that they were only quarrelling. The persons on the stairs called loudly for admission, and Mullay thinking that they were perhaps the prisoner's ac complices, promised that he would say so. The prisoner was, however, taken after the prosecutor had unlocked the door, which had been without his knowledge locked by the pri soner before the struggle. The prisoner was then secured, and the prosecutor went down stairs, told several persons how he had been served, and produced 5001. in money to corroborate his statement. The knife, though not found at the time, on account of the snow, was afterwards dis covered, and would be produced. Mr. CLARKSON, after the opening of Mr. Law, made a formal objection to the indictment, that there was a mis joinder of counts, as ail but one count charged an offence punishable with death, and that one did not charge an offence so punishable; and he called upon the prosecutor to make his election, and either try for one offence or the other. Mr. LAW replied that the indictment was not irregular any more than in a case where a man stole a horse and chaise it was usual to charge the capital offence of horse stealing in the first count, and the larceny of stealing the chaise in the second count. Also, in cases of petty-trea son, the minor offence was charged in the same way. Mr. CLARYSON again referred to the cases he had quoted, and supported the point with great ability, begging their Lordships to reserve the point. The objection was over-ruled, and Mr. Justice Gan- LEE observed that the Jury were competent to find the prisoner guilty of the minor offence of assaulting with intent to rob, without stating with the knife, on each of the counts charging "with the knife." Mr. CL•ARKSON bad before requested that all witnesses would withdraw. Wm. Mullay was then called, and narrated the circum stances as above, down to the 4th Feb., when the assault was committed. He went at half-past twelve, by ap pointment, to meet Owen, with upwards of 500/. in his pocket. Howard said that Mr. Owen could not come to his appointment, but would be there at two o'clock. He made some observation on witness's being cold, and made up the fire. He put in the poker, which remained in some time, and witness took it out. Howard put it in again, saying that it would make the fire burn. It fell out, and was not put in again. [The remainder of Mr, Mullay's evidence went to corroborate the statement of Mr. Law, and is already familiar to the public.l The trial was not concluded when we went to press. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSA LL'S. -FEL 25. Sorcery has made another spring today, and has bee backed freely at evca against Merchant, and also at 9 to 1. Bugle has bees backed heavily against Druid, who we hear has a crew loose, and has gone hack to 25 to 1. The four first horses for the Derby are close together. Navarin has made way for Sorcery, and has few backers. The Colonel stands well for takers at any thing above 81. The betting to-day was chiefly confined to the Derby fa vourites, although some heavy sums have been laid out.— They closed as follow : RIDDLESWORTII. 3 to 1 agst Ridicule colt to 1 agst Shoveller DERBY. 8 ; to I agst Hon. E. Petre's The Colonel 5 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt (taken) 9 to 1 agst Mr. Tbornhill's Merchant 9,} to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Navari❑ 17 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Amy colt (taken) is to 1 apt Mr. Payne's Johanna Southente colt 18 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Folly colt 25 to 1 agst Mr. R•gers's Bugle 25 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Druid 30 to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Finesse cult 40 to 1 agst Doke of Grafton's Omen 40 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Barnardo 40 to I agst Lord Jersey's Mona colt OAKS. 9 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's Trampoline 12 to 1 agst Mr. Nowell's Rosanne filly is to 1 agst Mr. Peirse's Sarah, Sister to Swii s ( ta k en ) 12 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Elizabeth filly 16 to 1 agst Colonel Udny's Lisette filly ST. LEGER. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's The Colonel 25 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Navarin 50 to 1 agar Mr. Gascoigne's Cora colt (taken) Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambas sador, and Mons. BIEDERNIANN, the Saxon Charge d'Af faires,ltransacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office, Doa•uing-street. PRICES, &c. OF SHAM IN RANKS, CANALS, RAILWAYS, ROADS, Ste. AT MALF-PAST •NE THIS DAY. (FOR THE. SUN.) Dividend per Sher" per Ann. 14 p. feat. i ll; p. coat. !6 — p. ce—Lt 12 0 so 13 0 No. of Shares. 10,0001. 1,000,0001. 2,000,0001. 5,000,00 V. 1 , 500,0001. 1765 Sh 1452 720 950 4000 lib. 4000 472 720 400 400 460 6OP BANKS. Prov. Bank of Ireland 100/. sh. 25 pd. Bank of gcotland 8111.65, tld. pd. Commersial D 0.... 500/. sh. NO/. pd. National Do. 1001. sh. 101 pd.l Royal Do. 10W pd.' CANALS. Ashton & Oldham, Av. 97/. lad. sh. A s hoy-de-la-Zeuch.... Av. 1111 . sh Barnsley 1601. sh. Brecknock k Abergavenny 1501. sh. Birmingham, 4 share 171. 10a. Birm. & Lie. June. 1001. sh 25/. Bolton and Bary 2501. sh. Bridgewater and Taunton 1001. eh. Chelmer and Blackwater -100/. ah. Coventry .................. look ah. Cromford lOOl. sh. Derby l5Ol. sh. Dudley lOOO. sh. Bllesmere and Chester Av. 1331. sh. Erewash 1001. sh. Forth and Clyde.... Av. 4001 16s. sh. Grand Junction 100/ sh. Grand Union lOO/ sh. Grand Surrey 100/ sh. Grand Western .... 1004 sh. 79/. pd. Glamerganshire Av. 172/. 13s. 4d. Grantham 150/. 613. Huddersfield ...... Av. 571. 6s. 6d. sh. Kennet & Avon Al. 89/ 185. 10d. Eh. Lancaster Av. 471.65. Sd. sh. Leeds and Liverpool .........1001. sh. Leicestot l4O/. sh. Leicester & Forthamp. Av 83/.los. oughborough Av. 142/. 17s. sh. Macclesfield lOOl. 88/. pd. Monmouthshire ................ 100/. sh. Montgomeryshire . ............ 100/. eh. Melton Mowbray 1001. sh. Mersey and Irwell Neath 1001. eh. Oxford 1001. sh. Peak F0re5t....... Ay. about '7B/. sh. Regent's Ay 40/. 10s. Eh. Do. New Shares 254..134 pd. Rochdale Av. 051. sh. Shropshire 1001. sh. Stafford and Worcester 14.01. sh. Shrewsbi fry 1251. sh. Stourbridge 1454 sh. Stratford-on-Avon Av. 7919 a Sd ah. Stroudwater 1501. sh. Swansea 1001. s h. Thames and Seyern,black 100/. Ditto Ditto red 1001. sh. Trent and Mersey, lish 5Ol. Thames& Medway Av. 30! 4s 3d sh. Warwick & Birmingham 1001. sh. Varwick and Napton 1091. sh. Worcester & Birming. Av.7B/ 8s sh. Wilts and Berks...Av. 161 17s 8d sh. iWyrley and Essington 1251. sh. 3 . 51 231 1297 11,600 1144 1500 3096 600 6239 25,:i29 11.699 i 2600 440 1000 sh. 1, 1000} 980 6000 $),000 600 330 1600 2500 5100 :.1762 610 1000 2000 4W 2393 11,600/. 4000 1600 7231 1700 ';a000 .$OOO 5000 LO,OOOl. 11000 2000 50,000 50,000 24,000 1200 ish. RAILWAYS. IC . taeltenhara 1001 sh 4000 ,000,04341/. 211,000 1400 (; ( romford & P. Forest 1001.5h.50/.pd. Forest of Dean 501. sh. 54x► :WOO 31,000 20,000 411,i)00 5150,000 YSW W,OOO 705,0284 1500 3500 9600 UM) 335 400 tiOU 8204 360 'Manch. and Liverp. 100/. sh. 40/. pd. !Severn and Wye Av. 2.5/. bh.' i*tockton and Darlington ....lOW. sh. ROADS. Commercial 1001. sh. Ditto E. Ind. Dock Branch 1001. sh. Great Dover.street 7Ol. pd., Highgate Archway Av. 30/.75. 10c1; New North Road Thanse, Tunnel 461. pd. 501. sic BRIDGES. Hammersmith Southwark Av. &11. t 3,1 Ditto Now fiol. sh Waterloo lOOl. sh. Ditto Old Ann, of 8/ per an. 60!. pd. Ditto New Do. of 71 ditto 401. pd. Ditto (Bonds) various amounts Vauxhall Av. 70/, 10s. 3d. 2600 & 1065 ph. 450,0001, 3,114,0001. 13,500 1,200,000/. 1 000 2509 '7ll t 4150 2400 1000 1000 20,000 200 5000 5000 201 500 25(X) 10,0 0 480 1600 8200 400 12,000 11000 630 1000 1000 1000 10,006 '48,5.51 . 6723 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Albion 509!. sh. 50/. pd. 135 60 0 300 0 133 0 300 0 so o; 1266 6' 400 o 170 0' .9 3 tO _ 1400 sgo 0 306 0 26 0 32 10 Alliance 1001. sh. 10/. it. Ditto Marini 1001. sh. 5/. pd. Atlas • . iiirmingbiuu Fire 150/. Ml. pd. British 2501. eh. 501. pd. County Fire 100/. sh. 101. pd. Globe Stork ..... . .... 10,000 10,000 10,000 1000 6000 10,000 20,000 16,000 10,000 20,000 10,000 'Guardian 100/ sh 101. pd ; Imperial Fire 500/. sh. 50/. }id. Imperial Life 1001. sh. 10/. pd. London Fire 25/. sh. 12/. 10s. pd. London Ship 251. sh. 121. Ws. pd. Mamchester 100/. sh. 101. pd. Palladium 50/. sh. 2/. pd. Protector Hire 2Ol. sh. 2/. pd. Provident Life 1001. sh. 101. pd. Rock Life '2Ol. sh. 24 pd. Royal Exchange Stock Union 2OO/. sh, 201 pd. WATER WORKS. Fast London IMO/. sh. 103 G 10,000 60,000 20,000 10,000 4000 2000 :0,000 10,000 2000 Grand Junction Ay. 411.135. 4d 820 0' 12 9 295 0 210 0 :4 0 2t as IN 0 Kent leol. sh.l ILiverpool Bootle '2201. sh. IMancheaster Ay. 48/. New River London Bridge Water Annuities • , l. Oldham Gas Sr Wat. 7/. pd. 101. all. South London lOO/. sh. ('West Middlesex ... AT. 6.11 1,16. ckl. York Buildings 100 sh. 1 DOCKS. Commercial 1001. sb. t India Stock London Stock ISt. Katherine's 7 ° !West India. Stock l. Pd 60 d 22 101 1.60 124 01 100 0 38 0 5 101 32 0' $ 0 U 5 0 444c136. 11 0 7 0 4 5 3 IL 72 0 25 0 13 0 1 0 3 0 -- 1311 . lilt lid 6 28 0 24 0 110 0 24 0 10 6 1 5 1 0 16 0 17 0 4 U ise u 10 0 4 0 11 35 0 15 0 32 k 4 0 7 0 40 0 10 • 10 0 1 0 23 0 16 0 I& 6d. £1 10 37 10 12 0 12 10 t 0 4 a 0 GAS COMPANIES Ashton 25/. pd. Bath 20/" sh 1 15 p. cent 6 0 5 2 11 15 7. cent . 1 2 19s. 3d. 5 p. cent. I 0 10 p. cent U 4 p. Vent 2 10 7 0 1 0 1 p. cent. 4 p. cent. Is. 4d. —11 i p. cent 124 0 020 :31 0 220 0 33 14 59 l) 7 u 3k) 3 67 89 1) 02 01 88 10' 66 0 209 0 Birmingham 50/. sh. Bristol 2Ol. sh. Birm. & Staf. 5O/. ch. 39/. pd. City of Loudon 1001. Sh. 901. pd. Ditto New 100/. sh. 50!. pd ,_ . 'Continental 25/. sh. 8/. jai. Derby 5O/. sli. Imperial 5O/. sh, Ditto New 5O/. sh.,' L ee d s lOO/. sh. l Liverpool 100/. sh. London Portable ... 1001. sh 20/. pd. Provincial Portable ...121. sh. 91. pd. Rochdale 25/. sb. .. . ._. 5 0 3 0 2 10 :3 0 1 hi par 14 0 68 0 VS 0 37, 0 3 15' - 0 44 0! 280 01 3 ol I/ 72 6d 28 0 37 Oi Sheffield 2V. sh. 1:/. pd. Shrewsbury IW. sh. United Gener4l 50 sh. 40!. pd. Wakefield 25/. sh. Westminster Chartered 50/. sh. pitto New 50/. sh. 101. pd. York 25/. ►h. 21 10 '22 10 5.3 0 10 10 p. cent. 41p. cent. 4 p. cent. 10p. cent. 16 8 p. cent. 1 fi MINES. Real del Monte 4501. sh. Bolanos '3OO-225 pd. Tlalpusallua ~.,...400/. sh. 2701, pd. Anglo Mexican 100/, sh, 90/, pd. Unit. .2.1ex....2/. pm. 401. sh. 35/. pd. Mexican 100/. sh. 231. pd. Brazilian -.5/. pm 35/. sh. 20/. pd. Colombian 100/. sh. 22!. 10s. pd. Pasco Peruvian 401. sill. 251. pd. Famat in a "50/. sh. 75/. pd. Arigna 50/. sh. 16/. pd. Hibernian 50/. all, 8/. pd, Min. Co. of Irelanl2s/.5h.3/. 10s. pd. Royal Irish 25 iiC 2 pm. '2l ls 3d pd. Potosi 15/. sh. 10/. pd. Gen. Min. Assoc. 100 sh. 5/. pd. Welsh Iron and Coal 251. pd. MISCELLANEOUS. Auction Mart ., 5Ol sh. Australian Co. lOO/. sh. 14). pd. British Annuity Co. 501. sh. 261. pd. British Iron Co 100!. sh. 19!. pd. Canada Company 100/. sh. 10/. pd. Des. Haytor Granite 50/. eh. 6/. pd. French Brandy Disty. 50/. sh. 8/ pd. Gen. Steam Nay. Co. 100/. sh. 13/. pd. Hib. Joint Stock Co. 1001 sh. 25/. pd. Lon. Corn. Sale ROOlll6 Ay. 15/, Metrop. Loan C0....100/. all 501. pd. New Corn Enchange 501. ch pd, Reversion, Int, So, 100/, sh 70/. pd, MO 0 140 0 140 0 :12 10; V 101 75 0 20 0 3 01 9 0 5 0 2 10 6 p. cent . 6 p. cent I 0' 3 10 - 131 1 51 15 Oi 3 01 19 0 19 10 11 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 .1 5 1 14 .... 12 4 p. cent. 2 10 3 0 I'? - 0 S 0 3 15 11 5 10,000 1800 50Q0 VO (if: 0 0 66 U 3 0 I 4 p. cent 15 5 p. cent. I 0 5 5 p. c. ON SALE, SHARES in the Birmingham, Brecknock and Abergavenny, Coventry, Dudley, Ellesmere, Lancas ter, Leicester and Northampton, Shropshire, Stratford on-Avon, Ashton, Peak Forrest, Rochdale, Huddersfield, Mersey and Irwell, and Swansea Canals; Manchester sad Liverpool Railway ; Quardian Assurance; Manchester Water,-works ; Astton Gas ; Mining Companies, ice. &e. WANTED, SHARES in the Barnsley, Balton and Bury, Grand Junction, Kennet and Avon, and Woreaster and Birmingham Canals ; 'Manchester Assurance ; and Birmingham and Staffordshire, and City of London Gas, and Reversionary Interest Society. MACARDY and HALL, Share and Stock,Brakers, . _ . _ 16, Tokenhouse-yard, Lotlibury, LoiAdma; anti Maucheater Lady BURDETT is seriously indisposed in the South of France. On the arrival of the intelligence, Dr. NIACKINNON left town on Friday afternoon, to travel with all speed for the purpose of attending her Ladyship, and, if necessary, of accompanying her Ladyship to England. The ATHENXUNI, No. X., published this day, contains, among other interesting and original Asti cles.—l . James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, with Ann , ' - dotes of his Life, personal Habits, and literary Character ,- 2. The Fete given to Lady Holland, by Madame Recaznier, at the residence of Ouvrard, the Financier : Fos's presenta tion to Napoleon at M4maison, &c.--3. Reviewers re viewed ; Mr. Southey's Review of Mr. Hallam in the Quarterly.--4. Recollections of a Narrative. -5, Fireside Sketches.-6. The Jew's Harp.-7• Reviews; Washing ton Irving's Columbus ; Mexican Revolution ; Tales of the Moors ; Taylor's process of Historical Proof ; L e t ters from the Continent, &c.--8. Theatrical Criticism ; public Amusements, &c.-9. Literary Intelligence. This new Literary Journal is published every Tuesday and Friday, for the Proprietors by W. DENVER, at the Office, No. 147, Strand, and supplied by all Booksellers, News venders, and Clerks of the Roads, price Severipenee; or Stamped, for Country Circulation, free of postage, TenpQnce. LAW INTELLIOE4CE._(THIS DAY.) PREROGATIVE COURT HAVMES V. HA WKEi. Sir J. NICHOL gave judgment. The testator was a wealthy iron-monger, who died in 1827, leaving a will written on certain detaeherl sbeets of paper. Some alterations were considerel effectual by the Learned Judge, and they appeared to have been made prior to the execution of the instrument, as the whole was formally written in his own band -writing. These al terations were partly in ink, and partly in pencil-marki ng _ Sir Join: Nicitot, held that the alterati ons i n i n k were - expressive of a definite resolution, while the markings pencil were only evidence of temporary and transient inten tion. He decided with these explanations in favour o f th e instrument. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY ) HAY MA RKELS.--(Al ST. s. s x, E. Inwland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 5 Clover Hay 4 Oto 5 15 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Oat Straw aye -grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto —..„, t 16 2 o New Meadow Hay 315 410 A good supply, and a steady trade, at Saturday'; prices. SMITHFIELD, X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead.Hay3 5 to 4 0 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Rye.grass Hay 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 315 4 5 A good supply, and a dull t per Load of S 6 Truc.es.) .MES'S. s. Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 IS Do. extra tine 4) 0 6 0 Oat Straw 1 11) 11t Wheat Ditto ll2 116 ade; prices as last quoted.. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE,. This day's market was but moderately supplied with the larger kinds of fish, which met a rather dull sale., the smaller and inferior sorts met with a brisk sale to such as wanted a large stock for a small capital ; the genera! rates were a little higher than our last quotations. Thp following were the prices: — p r ime Turbot, each Oct, to 183. Od Ditto small, per do. 5 0 10 0 Fine Cod-fish, each Inferior ditto , ............. 3 5 Fi Sai n m e o artm r ra lb. , per 15 ............. Smelts, per 28 ........... State, each Fine Soles, per three pairs 1 0 3 e Brill, each Gurnotts, each 9 5 Live Flounders, per quartern 0 4 (3 Live Eels, per 51b. 'l5 0 45 0 Fine Lobsters, per score 10 0 20 0 Inferior ditto Shrimps, per gallon Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred U 0 Scotch ditto 0 U Best Common Oysters, per bushel Natives 0 2 6 1 0 6 0 12 0 25 0 CITY MARKETS.—(TWO O'CLOCK.) PLANTATION SUGARS-11P business doing in thi3 market rather limited this morning, in conasquenca of the public sales of Mauritius Sugar continuing so frequent ; 3,800 bags will be sold to-day, but at too late an hour to report the result; 96 hhds. and four tierces Uarbadocs, public sale, sold from 635. to 695, 6d„ one tote fine at 725., being very full prices. FORRIQN SucAas—Very little doing, but there ;ire. several enquiries this morning. RErtalso Sucwas remain as last week ; the low de scriptions of goods in demand, but very scarce. Corrrr —By private contract very little doing - 49 casks and TO bags Plantation, Demerara, and Berbice of tine, ordinary, and middling quality, will be sold by publk sale this afternoon. Ftturr.—The demand for the common description kni:; onsidorably increased lately ; I)enias, in baskets, for the hover cc At., :Ji Red Smyrna Raisins, for exportation; iu consequence the Importers are rather more firm in th?..: prices. Jo general the SPICE MARKET continues tinder the de pression previously noticed. For Pepper and Cloves, bow - ever, a slight demand has arisen. Pimento has given way about yd per lb. The deliveries of Pepper from the Company's warehouses are considerable fur exporteion- The speculations in Russt A Tat tow are conducted v.p-nr, an extensive scale, anti the price has risen to 4-4 s per cwt. The accounts from St. Petersburgh represent that purchases of new Tallow were made freely there. On the day the letters were despatched 20,000 casks had been bought in addition to the 14,000 previm:sly purchased- The price was at 92 rubles. The deliveries of Tailor.- are not great at present. As there seems a probability that the stock of Tallow will not he equal to the demand ; prices are considered certain to be higher. Bzistlea wore freely, but quotations have not improved. SILT. general averages of the Fast India Crn pany's sale are as follow : —The advance upon fine middle qualities of Company's Bengal Silk, comparati'i-ely with last sale, averaged about ?, per cent., and fe to 74, per cent. on the coarser size.. The rise upon private tract:. Silks, was 5 to 10 per cent, on the coarser qualities-- China Silks, Tsatlee, averaged 5 per cent. ; and Taysaarra from to 10 per cent., but obtained with difficulty.— Brutia (Turkey) Silks are Is, higher, owing to the Turl7? - , - news. Smaerraft is improving in price, in the prospect cit war, and come speculative bargains have been entered into. Ae, however, a public sale of 2,400 bags commences thi. afternoon, business is confined until the result is known, TtikKCY PRonucr is not materially affected by the , prospects of a war, but the holders of Opium, Madder- Root, &c. ask advanced prices, which, where t►,e articles are wanted, have been acceded to, INmco continues in steady demand at the former ad vance on the India sale, Large shipments are being made to the Continental n.larkets. The sale of EGYPTIAN COTTON at the end of List neck went off heavily at id. reduction. in general, howerew, the. demand for this sort is int-1114 , 4.d. Other Cottons Terza;ra heavy at about former prices. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. NORWICH, Fell 23. Our supply of Wheat still continues short ; prime samples of Red obtained an advance of I s. per quarter i 7.1 inferior Wheat, and in White we do not. observe any al teration in price : tlae whole was readily taken off. We have a pretty good supply of Barley, yet fine parcels fa: malting were purchased at an advance of la. per quartet No alteration in the prices of felts, Beans, and Perla.— Flour stationary. Wheat (per qr.) 50s. Ws, fa:. Beans (er yr. 36e. 405. Barley Pease,Grey 3Ss. 40=, Oats 234. 28s. 20s Flour, fine (per sack 40s, 425. CANTERBURY, Feb. 23. We had a large supply of all kinds of Grain eipon our market this day, excepting Wheat, which, in consequence of coming so short to hand, obtained fnr -elect sampler. Is. per quarter more than our last quotations, Other ar ticles of Grain without variation. Wheat, white 'Ss. to 635.. Old s. to —: red ... ...... ~.. 48s. to ;his. garley 3ls. to 355. Oats .33 to 30s 01d......... —s. to T. Beans 3ss. to 40s. Peise 4os. to 425. DOVER, FEE. 25,—Arrived from Calais, the French steam-paciret Due de Bourdeaux, with the Right ROD. STRATFORD CANNING. It is understood his Ex cellency has travelled in the greatest haste through France., He proceeded for London as soon as his carriage could he landed. Mrs, STRATFORD CANNING is tb llowin g by easy stages, and may be expected in about a week. The P r i nce and Princess HOHENLOITE LAVOENIDIR G are expected at the York Hotel this evening from C laremont, on Their way to the Continent, The Admir alt y y acht and on e of ttu - Government steam-vessels are here in readiness to canoe-the party to Calais.. A few evenings ago, a respect a bl e fa rmer wv set upon by a banditti near his own house at .If.er point, and c ruelly murdered. No inquest was He had previously held. been threatened foi t a ki ng his farm. We griev e to:find ttiat a germ of the atrocious system of caravatism exists ir. the c ounty of Kilkenny.—Leinster Journal_ There was found some time ago, in Graham%:; MU r ie , nc ledtli y eliaair)r,Fa lkirk, au i ro n h a m mer , w hi c h, from structure, the degree of corrosion the metal, and the depth it had sunk f is r ti o sis m t the surface of the soil, appears to have there since the memorable battle of 1298. This is the second hammer of a similar kind (the first is now, we believe, in the possession of Sir Wal ter Scott, Bart.) that has been found near the Same place, in like c ircumstances, and which would lead to a conjecture, that thi s spot „. as occupied by the smiths or armourers belonging to the English army, who were stationed here. :ind probably encamped the night after the battle The present instrument is made of one piece of solid iron, about nine inches in length ; the end the handle has been used as a turnscrew, pro bably in the erection of tents, or the repair cf -, va ggons, &c. attending the army.--Scotsmzn Price SZt e r r e. —.....—.. 1 .525 IC