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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France, dated Tuesday, Jan. 15.) CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC, 12.—Among the mea sures of defence recently adopted by the Sultan must be placed the Convocation, which took place a few days ago, of the chiefs of trades and corpora tions in the capital. They were made to take an oath, and were in formed that they were to prepare, in the possible event of a war, all the Mussulmen of their quarters for military service, at whose head they were to march. The Seraskier delivered to them on that occasion a caftan of honour, as a mark of their dignity. Seven hundred pieces of iron cannon have been Rent to the Dardanelles for the defence of the forts. The sending of military stores of all kinds continues without intermission. Firmans have been sent to the capital of the pro vinces to order the above measures relative to the corporations and trades to be executed in them. Though these preparations excite some uneasiness among the Franks, it is nevertheless certain that the Porte will entirely avoid offensive war, and will con fine itself solely to the defensive. This certainly confirms at Pcra the opinion of the weakness of the Porte; and the more so, as it is affirmed that the part of the Divan which, after the catastrophe at Navarin, e nd eavoure d to g i ve we i g h t to t h e opinion that the Admirals of the Allied Powers, would be - den'ounced by their Courts, seems now to believe that the three Ambassadors have quitted the capital without being authorised to do so—an illusion which might be considered as an indication of uneasiness. O n the other hand, it is clear that the Porte has adopted a system which admits of providing against possible vicissitudes, as well political as military. The greatest tranquillity still prevails here. BUCHAREST, DEC. 18.—The news that the Pacha of 13raila has been beheaded is not confirmed, but it is said that he has received from the Pacha of Sills trio a severe reprimand, for having lately suffered some armed Turks to pass the Danube. It appears that the Porte is particularly vigilant not to provoke the first entrance of the Russians into the Principalities. TRIESTE, JAN. 3.—The ships wl4;7h arrived on the 30th December, under convoy of the Austrian corvette Caroline, have had long voyages, and bring nothing new, and the same is the case with those which have arrived to-day from Smyrna ; the seas are still infested by pirates. A ship, which quitted Constantinople on the 13th December, brings word that the vessels of the three Powers do not easily obtain firentins for the Archipelago, and that several have been taken to the arsenal to be unloaded. BERLIN, JAN. 7.—M. de Nagler, the Postmaster General and Minister •at the Diet, will go on the loth inst. to Frankfort, and the Sessions will open on the 20th. FRANKFORT, JAN. 9.7-,—A.11 the news which we have received here for some days past is of a specific nature ; we hear nothing of the passage of the Pruth, which has been so often and so positively announced by the Liberal Journals of Paris. 'The Funds have risen considerably in this City, on the arrival of a Courier from Vienna, who is thought to have brought a Declaration of Turkey, tending to a reconciliation with the three Powers. The rise continues. _ . MAYENCE, JAN. 3.—Lieutenant-Generta,T;Od- Marshal Count Langenan, Colonel of- the Austrian Regiment of Infantry in Garrison in this City, and President of the Military Committee, of the Germanic Diet, is said to be intended for an important - com mand in the Army of Observation, which is now forming on the Turkish frontiers. It is thought that he will go there in the course of this month. (From the Journal des Debeas.) PARIS, JAN. 14.—The vital condition of represen tative Governments is, ,shat .the depositaries of the Royal power should be ceLtain of obtaining the sup port of a majority in the two 4pmf,: i 4 . Parljament. The Monarch may vary his Mini a sterisreopihmatiptis to break down refractorY majorities—he may even dissolve the elective Chamber; iheritid i i ment of God. The 'great. blow being struck, ir file . success does not answer his expectations, there must be some compromise. We have gone through all these experiments. The dissolution has been fol lowed by an election that all Europe, has beheld; and it is plain that another dissolution will not be tried. For the first .time within forty years, the elections have been made in opposition to the wishes of power. We have often before seen the wishes of the Chief of the Stafe surpassed, but /lever opposed. The impulse, then, always appeared to come from authority. _ . _ (From the ConstitutiouneL) PARIS, JAN. 1 4.---REPORTS.--Nothing was talked of yesterday in Paris, but a Ministry of such an ex traordinary composition that it is impossible to be lieve it. It would be a violence substituted for hy pocrisy; the open and declared counter-revolution, for the Jesuits' counter-revolution. We will not give the names of this pretended Ministry, fearing to give importance to reports that are of a nature to excite terror. They are, no doubt, propagated by the emissaries of the old Ministry, who wish to re venge themselves for their defeat by exciting terror, and making the s►ation believe that a more odious _Ministry than themselves could exist. Perhaps it may be a trick of M. de Villele's colleagues, who form part of the new Ministry, to persuade France to remain contented with them. (From the Courier Francais.) PARIS, JAN. 11.—The reports of M. M. Chabrol mid Frayssinous having resigned gain credit; it has even been said, that if these resignations were not accepted, and if the Ministry were not reinforced by some conspicuous Constitutional and Parliamentary leaders, to support the Ministry in the debates, that two other Members meant to resign, as they were afraid of using their personal consideration, by ap pearing to sanction a course .pinch, in the Chamber of Peers, they have always blamed. We hear from Toulouse, that a Mr. F--, wish ing to establish a Journal there, to be called the Figaro du Midi, could not find a printer, the Jesuits having caused all the printers in the town to under stand, that they should be prosecuted without mercy, if they undertook, the business. M. Veyrac, of Grenoble, aged 82, having put a period to his existence, the Clergy of his parish re fused to bury him. He was, therefore, accompanied to the cemetery by soldiers, and the Members of the Legion of Honour. Even the Commissaries of Police thought their conscience would not allow them to be present. (From tLe Journal des Debats.) " WARsAw, DEC. 20.—Th e y are in high spirits in Russia since the news of the departure of the Ambassadors from Constantinople. Every one asks, Is not the treaty of the Gth o f J u l y null and with out effect, since the total interruption of relations betwixt the three contracting Powers and the Porte? Does not this interruption dissolv e a ll the obliga tions resulti ng f rom t h e said treaty ? Has not each of the Powers which entered into the treaty, after being satisfied of its inefficiency, the employ t o e oloy individually all the means it has in its power to at tain the object of the treaty, referring only to means of intervention, not to means of force, to be em ployed to bring the Porte to reason ?' The Sove reign of Russia, who knows what arc the wishes of his people, and who has paid a tribute to public Opinion by the protocol of St. Petersburgh and the treaty of London, well understands that theinte rest of Russia and the voice of the nation require that the Greek question should be regarded as Russian, and that all contentions should be ended by the ad vance of his army ; but he knows likewise ° that he risks losing the confidence of Europe in regulating by his own authority the affairs of the East, without first conferring with his allies. lie has adopted the latter course ; he has sent couriers to London and Paris, with p r opositions to both Cabinets; but he at the same time prepares means to enable him to act with vigour, and to decide the great question. During the journey of the couriers to Paris and PRICES 01 SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. •Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. prz.) £B5 25 Brazilian Mining Co. (us. at Si. pm.) £9O 93 Columbian Mining Co. (186. at Y. pm.) 2.'4.; 23 1 i Protector }lre Insurance Co 2 ..C1 2s. &I. British Rock and Patent Salt Co. 7 314 London, all the necessary dispositions have been made for a campaign against the Porte. The army on the Pruth has been reinforced, and it will be divided into three corps, commanded in chief by General Count Wittgenstein. These three corps d'armec will be placed under General P. Paklan, Weronzow, and Paskewitch." FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JAN. 15.—Rentes, Five per Cent. 1031. 20c. ; Rentes, Three per Cent. 68f. 55c. ; Bank Actions, 1,900 f. FOREIGN FUNDS.-Neapolitan Rentes, Cert. Fal. 751. 50e. ; Ditto Fran. 751. ; Royal Spanish Loan, '7O; In terminable Spanish Annuities, 46-, 1 , ; Haytian Loan, 680 f. HONDURAS PAPERS. Honduras Papers to the 4th November have been received at the North and South American Coffee house. The following are extracts : " His Majesty's ship Pylades, Captain George Vernon Jackson, sailed from these Roads on Sun day, 14th inst.; it is estimated that her gallant Commander will be entitled to the sum of 10,000 Spanish dollars, as his proportion of freight on bul lion, cochineal, and indigo. This estimate is made from the value taken from this Colony, and the quantity to be shipped from Campeachy, Vera Cruz, and Tampico, in the Mexican Gulf; and should the vessel touch at the Havanna!), the ag gregate value of her cargo may exceed one million dollars. " The contending armies of Central America have been stationary for some time past. The head-quarters of the President are still at Santa Anna: it is to be regretted that a further contribu tion of 50,000 dollars has been exacted from the merchants of Guatemala." The following is in a Postscript of a paper dated 3d Oct : " We have just learned, that pressing instructions have been sent by the Government pf Central Ame rica to the Governors of the ports of Amoa and Truxillo, to enlist into their service as many Caribs as possible in those to wns and their vicinity, to serve in the army opposing the pretensions of the San Salvador party ; and that in order the more to in duce such persons to obey the call of Government, a very liberal bounty is to be allowed them previous to their marching to head-quarters." BELIZE HARIIOUR, Nov. 3.—Arrived the 11th October, his Majesty's ship Pylades, Captain Jack son, from Jamaica.-26, Brig Foundling, from Ja maica.—Nov. 3, Ship Prince of Waterloo, Deary, from London. LOADING FOR LONDON.—The Arethusa, Arrow smith; the William, Jamieson.—Foundling, Prince of Waterloo, Deary, and the Maria Watson, at St. George's-quay, for the Clyde. PRICESOF STOCKS THIS - B-ank stock 3 per Cent. Red. 9 34% !i 3 per Cent. Cons Sl , !2''a 3 , 7per:Cent 92l} Ditto Red 92 ..i 1 ,4 t per Cent. New Ditto, 1826 102 M Bank L. Ann. India Stock — Ditto Bonds 87 pm. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. B.uth Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d.61 58 pm. Ditto 5OO 21. 61 59 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons, for Ac. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 percent. Neapolitan, 1824 Brazilian Bonds SC Peruvian Bonds — Buenos Ayres Bonds 42 Portuguese Bonds — Chilian Bonds, 6 per et. ... Prussian, 5 per cent — Colombian Bonds 22 1 Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent. oami Spanish, 1821 lOl4 Greek Bonds --- 1823 Ditto, 1825 47!-; French Rentos, sp. c. —f. —c. Guahmala —-- Exchange —t. —c. Mexican Bonds —— 3 per cent. —f. —c. Do. 1825 4512 Exchange —f. —c. PRICES OF IRISH STOC anti. IL. Bank Stock 9 14% St. Patrick lnsur. (per sh.) Consols, S. per cent. 83,4 Royal Irish Dittos ............. Ooy. Stock, 3% per cent.... 91% National Ditto .... 15 Ditto, New • Patriotic Ditto 2% 4 per Cent. 101 , " i Hibernian Bank .. ' Gov. Deb. 3% per cent. ~. in% Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock lmperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent... ... .. Mining Ca of Ireland „.. Ballaat Office Deb. 4n. et. Commercial Buil4lnics ...... 't' •• FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBUIWH, JAN. 8.-13. 7i.—Two months, 13. LEMSIC, JAN. 4.—Two months, 6. .11!i. BERLIN, JAN. s.—Three months, 6. 23. VIENNA, DEc. 29.—Two months, J. 45. FRANKFORT, JAN. a—Two months, 1t7%. Arrived. Due. I Arrived. O America 0 O Brazil 0 O Buenos Ayres 1 Dublin 0 0 Flanders 0 O France O Gottenburgh 0 O Guernsey & Jersey 0 O Hamburgh 2 1 Holland 0 Jamaica rl Leeward Islands O Lishon O Malta O Mexico O Waterford THE CROWN CLUB. THE Committee give Notice, that they will meet at their temporary Rooms, in Lancaster place, on WEDNESDAY next, and on, every succeeding Wednesday, for the purpose of approving original Mem bers, and finally proceeding with the business of the establishment. Communications from Peers, Members of Parliament, Persons bearing his Majesty's Commission, Civil, Military, or Naval, Commissioners and Secre taries in Government Offices, and persons of acknow ledged rank, respectability and property, desirous of being included in the list of original Members, are requested to be addressed to the Committee, either at Sir James Cockburn and Co.'s, Treasurers, Whitehall, or the Committee Rooms, 5, Lancaster-place, Waterloo bridge, where Prospectuses, detailing the Plan and objects of the Club, way be had on application from Ten till Three daily. - Etr ,;ik""gkiitAg44. LONDON. THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1828. A Morning Contemporary asserts that his MAJESTY "is not a little vexed that the Whigs and the Tories cannot be more conciliatory towards each other, and says that they have more an eye to the good things of Church and State than they hare to the State itself." Now, with out vouching for the authenticity of this statement, we are convinced that such must be the senti ments, not only of his MAJESTY, but of the whole nation. In the course of twelve months we shall have had four Prime Ministers—if we anticipate one whose name must be known in a few days ; and there is every probabi lity that the nation will be distracted by an equal number of changes in the present year, if 'th e sane uncompromising ;:nd haughty spirit should pervade the leaders of the opposite factions. To an impartial person it appears strange that neither the Liberals nor the Ultras can form an Administration. There is abundance of talent and character the part of the Liberals—but what istli a on in the face of bigotry and selfishness ? The receivers of rents and of tithes seem powerful enough Co thwart any Administration ; hut, on the other hand, they are utterly incompetent to the task of forming a Government themselves, by which we mean a Government to whom the Commons will grant the supplies. No doubt their organs can give out lists of narrow minded and ignorant bigots, and affix high offices to their names—or the Court Circular may furnish hints by mentioning that, Mr. W. PEEL, and Mr. J. PEEL, and Mr. DAW SON, and Mr. GOULB UR N, "et hoc genus ovine," called on the Right Hon. R. PEEL at his residence in Privy-gardens. But is the nation going to be ruled by these Inen , .? Mr. PEEL'S talents we have always considered highly respect able ; but were they ten times greater, they could not be expected to infuse themselves through all those who have the honor of an alliance, whether by birth or marriage, with the Right Honourable Gentleman. Of the Duke of \VELLINGToN we shall not speak, for though the pride and glory of his Country, as the most distinguished General of modern times—by his own confes sion (most manfully made in his place in Parlia ment) he has no pretensions to the post of Premier ; and sorry shall we be, if he mars his fair fame by dabbling in politics and deserting his real profession. But we would implore Mr. PEEL to use what influence he may p ossess softening down asperities, and bringing together the best and ablest men in the land, forgetting his own in his country's welfare. Let him depend on it that no man loses ultimately by somewhat underrating his OWII pretensions.' He is clear sighted enough to see what he ought to do, and to reject the counsel of those blinded and infatuated beings, who are, no doubt, proud of finding amongst them (as they unfortunately do in his case) a man of fair, liberal, and enlightened views, excepting on the single subject of Catholic Emancipation. In conclusion, we implore him to recollect the ludicrous support he received last year in the House of Commons, and to consider that passing over to the Treasury benches will not inspire his friends with the graces of oratory, or enable Mr. GOULBURN to reply to Mr. BROUGHAM, or Mr. DAWSON to Sir FRANCIS BURDETT. The expected change in the new Ministry of France still occupies the attention of the Jour nals, and rumours of all sorts are circulated among the political circles. The general opinion appears to be that the existing Ministry is not sufficiently strong to carry measures through the Chambers, if it will even have the hardihood to meet them. It were idle to reason upon asser tions founded on such vague possibilities. We see enough at home to warrant forbearance as to probabilities among our neighbours. According to accounts from Constantinople in the Gazette de France of Tuesday, it ap pears that the SULTAN is using every exertion which prudence can dictate to make a good defence, if necessary. For this purpose he has assembled the Chiefs of corporations and trades in the capital, and instructed them to prepaid their several bodies for military service in the possible event of a war. Similar orders have been forwarded to the provinces ; but the greatest caution is observed by the PORTE to abstain from provoking hostilities. By an article from Warsaw it will be seen that Russia is ready, with the coucurrence of the other Powers, to act, but not otherwise. The army on the Pruth has been reinforced. We received this morning the Allgerneine Zeitung:and the Nuremburg Correspondent of the 9th inst. They confirm the intelligence re ceived yesterday from Vienna, respecting the Declaration sent by the Emperor of RUSSIA to the other Courts of the Convention. The news of the departure of the Ambassadors produced no surprise, as such an event was not only pro bable, but expected. The EMPEROR, acting in the spirit of the Treaty, has sent to know how far the other Courts are disposed to proceed. He has accordingly sent orders to the Army on the Pruth, as well as to eount HEIDEN at Malta, not to take any steps in consequence of the depar ture of the Ambassadors. By this it is clear that his Imperial MAJESTY is disposed to regu late his conduct •in conformity with the views of England and France. The army on the Pruth is, however, vigilant, and has once been led into mistake by a false alarm. Such things are very natural under the excitement which mist prevail among a large body of troops eager for commencing warlike operations. - The Russian merchantS at Constantinople felt so alarmed after the departure of their Ambassa dor, that they left on the 14th December, not withstanding the repeated assurance of protec- tion. It is not easy to convince the fears of men who have little to hope for in a case of extremity, and the well-known national antipathy of the Turks was sufficient to alarm men who had no thing to expect from their mercy in case of corn- Constantinople, however, remained ranquil motion. VIENNA, JAN. 4. We learn that a courier, who arrived yesterday evening from St. Petersburgh, has brought information of a decla-- ration from the Russian Cabinet, that it will undertake nothing in the affairs of the East without the concurrence of the two Allied Courts, and that it does not aim at any territorial aggrandisement whatever. This news cauj a considerable rim: in our funds. ST. rETERSBURGD, DEC. 21. We have received here, by merchants' letters frotn;Odessa, the new s of the departure of the French and English Ambassadors from Constantinople on the Bth o f th i s month, wh ere our A m b assa d or w as detained by contrary winds, but was every- moment expected at od etaa . For these ten days past both the Court and the public were prepar e d f or t hi s news , it therefore e xc i te d no great sensation : h owever , t h e Mi n i s try i s said to have thought fit, in the a b sence o f o ffi c ial news, to l ay these private communication s b e f ore his Majesty the E mperor, in order to take such me asures as the circumstances requi re . It appears that this has led to the sending of several couriers to London and Paris, and that our Government wishes to learn the intentions of the English and French Cabinets, in the present case, before it proceeds to act. Hence it appears that our political course in the affairs of the East is closely defined, and that our Government will ac t only in the spirit of the treaty of the 6th July, with out making use of the great resources which it possesses, to effect the pacification, if its Allies should not think it expedient to give their consent to military opera tions by land, and leave the execution of them to Russia. A courier has also been dispatched to Malta with instruc tions to Admiral Heiden. JASSY, DEC. 14. On every side the communications become more difficult, and our merchants never met with so many obstacles in their intercourse with the neighbouring countries as at this moment. On the Russian side the strictest measures have been adopted upon our frontiers, since a false alarm set the Russian army in motion; and on the frontiers of Gallicin the greatest vigilance is exercised with respect to all merchandise, even though imported in a regular manner. This circumstance often tends to collision, and it is reported that some disturbance took place at Brody, which rendered it necessary for the Russian Consul to call upon the authorities to interfere. BUCHAREST, DEC. IS. All the members of the three missions left Constantinople on the Sth, except a few persons whom the Ambassa dors left there to take care of the hotels of the legations ; the families of the Dragomans, Chabert, Pisani, and Simoni remain in the capital for a month, to pet their affairs in order, and were recommended by Mr. S. Calming and M. de Ribeaupierra to the protection of the Ambassador of the Netherlands. ANCONA, DEC. 26. An English frigate has arrived here to-day, from Corfu, to fetch Count Capo d'lstria. BUCHAREST, DEC. 21. According to the latest accounts from Constantinople of the 14th inst., the departure of M. de Ribeaupierre had so alarmed the Russian subjects, that notwithstanding the as surances of the Porte, they all embarked and left that capi tal. Some French and English families had also withdrawn. Hamburgh Papers of the Bth inst. have also been received this morning, at which date the Elbe was covered with ice as far down as Altona ; the weather was very stormy in the North Sea for the last three weeks, and great damage had been done to shipping along the coast of Nor way and other places. Navigation was inter ropted along the eastern coasts by floating masses of iee lismnuftcif, JAN. 7. In consequence of the frost, which set in the night be fore last, the Elbe is covered with ice as far as Altona, and is full of floating ice farther down, so that the navigation is again interrupted. SCHWERIN, DEC. 28. The Grand Duke has issued an ordinance for the protec tion of our merchants and tradesmen, against the injury which they sustain from the concurrence of foreigners, and especially from the operations of commercial travellers for foreign houses. By this ordinance, all travellers with samples or patterns mast take out a licence on their ar rival in the country ; they must not show their patterns and samples to any but merchants and tradesmen. The price of the licence varies from 10 to 30 rix dollars, ac cording to the nature of the articles which they offer for sale. COPENHAGEN, JAN. 5. The day before yesterday there was a violent storm from the south-east, which continued the whole day until late at night, and ended with frost and snow. The great num ber of things which have been washed on shore, along the whole west coast of Jutland, proves that the storms which have raged for nearly three weeks in the North Sea have done great damage. lIAMEURGH, JAN. 8. On the 27th December twenty new barns at Gnoniten, in Mecklenburg'', almost all quite full of corn in the straw, hay, and agricultural implements, were destroyed by fire. BARCELONA, JAN. 2.—lt is repeated that the project of the armistice has been adopted, under some modifications, by the Council of Castile, and it will be made public in three days. It is asserted at Lisbon, according to orders received from the Emperor .at Rio de Janeiro, that the Queen 'Mother,-is , to go as soon as pos sible to Rome, and her departure is expected to take place before the arrival of Don Miguel. Letters received from Vienna this morning of the sth inst. positively state, that no movement has as yet taken place in the Austrian army. The resignation of VILLELE produced a slight effect on the Funds at Hamburgh. The Ex change was 13 6i. The Gazette de Augsburg states, that ac counts have been received at Vienna, from Odessa, of the 28th December, which bring the arrival of Ribeaupierre in that town.— Gazette de France. PARIS,. JAN. 14.—1 t is stated this evening that a Ministerial revolution has taken place, which adds M. Pasquier to Roy and Portalis. We can announce as positive, that this morning M. Hermopolis went to offer a port-feuille to Chateaubriand, which was refused.—Journal du Commerce. It is said that the Duke of WELLINGTON has been visiting Mr. HUSKISSON for upwards of three hours this morning. The day to which Parliament is prorogued (Jan. 29), is the Anniversary of the Klka's Accession. A set of fellows are visiting the shops about town, offering to purchase shillings of the coinage of 1826 at a premium. Their object is presumed to be, to gild them, and to attempt to pass them for sovereigns.—Brighton Gazette. SHOREIIAM.—.We were visited on Sunday morning last by one of the most tremendous gales, accom panied with rain, lightning, and thunder, ever witnessad here. The wind about six o'clock increased to a perfect hurricane from the south-west; many ships in the harbour were by its violence forced from their mooring, and driven to the shore, and several barges with their cargoes were sunk, beyond which, however, little damage was done.— The tide on Monday morning continued to flow two hours beyond its regular time, a circumstance from which the extreme violence of the gale may be inferred, and it is feared that considerable damage will be sustained by ship ping at sea.—Bripidon Gazette. THE BATTLE OF PRESTON.—Whatever hu manity may have been displayed by the High landers towards the wounded, at the battle of Preston, it would be in vain to deny that they exhibited quite as much, if not more, general activity in despoiling the slain. Every article they conceived to be of the least value, they eagerly appropriated ; often in their ignorance of civilized life, making ludicrous mistakes in their preference of particular articles, and as often ap propriating articles which were of no value at all. One who had got a watch, sold it soon after wards to some person for a trifle, and remarked, when the bargain was concluded, with an air of great gratulation, "he was glad to be to chratur, for she l eeve d nae time after h e catc h e d her;" the machin e h av i ng in reality stoppe d f or wa nt of winding up. Another exchanged a horse for a horse-pistol. R Highlanders were oldquit of were seen going with the fine shirts of the Eng lish Officers over the rest of' their clothes, while little boys went strutting about with grid-laced cocked hats on their heads, baudaliers dangling down to their heels, and breeches, which it re quired one of their hands at least to keep from tripping them. Out of the great numbers which deserted, in order to carry home their spoils, more than one were seen hurrying over hill and dale, with nothing but a great military saddle upon their backs, and apparently impressed with the idea that they had secured a competency for life.—From Chambers's History of the Rebel lion, just published. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY FROM LLOYD'S. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 16.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Harriet, Kindley, from the.Manritius, and tha Ducalion, Defier, from Brussels. DEAL, JAN. 16.—Wind E.S.E.—The homeward bound have got under weigh. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Wind E.—Arrived the Magdalen, Acklow, from Trinidad ; the Active, Cole, from Lisbon; and the Apollo, Blythe, from Berbice. FALMOUTH, JAN. Is.—Wind S.E. to S.W.— Arrived from London the Betsey, Johns, for Bor. deaux, with loss of mainsail and other damage. COWES, JAN. 16.—Arrived the Ann, Creath, very leaky. BAMSGATE, JAN. 16.—1 t blew very hard last night from the eastward, in consequence of which the Hussaren, on the Sandwich Flats, went to pieces; the wreck, and great part ofthe cargo strewed on shore. TORBAY, JAN. 15.—A1l the vessels in the Bay rode out the gale on Saturday night without damage. The Reaper, Stratford, from Pillau to London, was totally wrecked yesterday morning, near Aldbro', only one man saved. The Henry, Mainland, from Memel, was en shore at Castrop, near Dragoe, the sth inst. The Larina, Deux, from London to Gibraltar, was totally wrecked, near Salcombe on Sunday, and all on board drowned. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TIVREIE Ob' CLVeZ. The continued uncertainty which exists on the subject of the Ministerial arrangements has caused the speculators in the Funds to be completely at a stand, and gives them 'no clue by which they may be able to direct their operations ; for this reason the business doing to-day has been again of small extent, and Consols, which opened at 86, were immediately afterwards sellers, and are now 86i for account, and 84k for money. The premium on India Bonds and Exchequer Bills have declined in a trifling de gree, the former being 92 3, and the latter .59 60. The Foreign Funds remain inactive, Mexican Bonds are 46f ; Colombian, 26 ; Russian, 92411-; Danish, 60-1 i; Greek, 1741 4 ; Buenos Ayres seem heavy at 42 3; in Brazilian there is nothing new to quote, the price is 60 1; Chilian, 24 6. The Share market remains in a calm, and the prices continue the same as yesterday. Three per Cent. Consols, 841, ex. div. ; Ditto for the Account 86k; India Bonds, 92 3 pm. ; Exchequer Bills 59 60 pm. TWO O'CLOWC. Consols 86 buyers. India Bonds, as well as Exchequer Bills, continue to decline, the former to 87, and the latter to .57 premium. It is reported tbat the Government Broker has been selling. THREE .0' CL 0 CK. 8.5 i 6. Consols for Account, FOUR O'CLOCK. — Consols 84f Do. for Ae. 86 f Brazilian Bonds 60k Buenos Ayres 42 Chilian Do. Columbian, 1824 25} CLOSING PRICES. I Danish 60 3 - 8 Greek, 182.5 701 Mexican, 1825 46f Peruvian Russian 92f Spanish, 1821 1041 SHIPWRECK. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE GLASGOW COURIER. His Majesty's ship Badger, Killichattan Bay, January 9, 1828. Sir,—As there are a variety of reports going abroad respecting the situation of his Majesty's ship Badger, Capt. Charles Crowdy, on Wednesday last, the 2d inst. in Killichattan Bay, I shall feel obliged if you will have the goodness to give cur rency in your valuable paper to the following facts:— On Wednesday last as his Majesty's ship Badger was coming out of Killichattan Bay, Isle of Bute, early in the morning, when near a very dangerous shoal, the wind suddenly chopped round to the southward before the anchor was quite up (the wind then being fresh), she came too against her helm, but by promptly letting go her anchors in time, she brought up and escaped being on shore on the bank; before she had furled her sails the wind increased to a furious gale from the S.S.W. with rain, and a very heavy sea rolling in, which' rendered her existence doubtful for many hours, the anchorage being bad and sandy; but, by timely getting her lower yards down, and topmasts struck, she rode out the gale; in weighing her sheet anchor, which was let down as a precautionary measure under foot, the cable of which is hemp (parted) this speaks volumes in praise of the chain cables. About seven o'clock, the wind veered more to the westward, and moderated, before ten o'clock the same night the brig had her yards, and topmasts up, the anchor weighed under sail, and moored again in a safe anchorage, although she is weakly manned, a few in the sick list seven or eight short of her compliment, one Lieutenant left behind, and the Master and Boatswain at sick quarters. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your very obedient Servant, AN OFFICER OF H.M.S. BADGER. ROBBERY.—A 3 Mr. JAMES STEWART ; grain and meal dealer, Newbridge, was walking honaewards on Saturday last, betwixt six and seven o'clock in the even ing, a man rashad upon him when nearly opposite to New ten-lodge, seized him by the middle, threw hiss down, and held his hands tightly over his eyes. A second mis creant then came up and instantly proceeded to rifle his pockets. As the iadiYidual thus placed at their mercy had reason to dread bodily harm, he called out, " Don't ill-use me, and you may take the trifle I have." i The vil lains, in fact, were f o rt una t e ly disappointed in their expec tations of booty ; for as Mr. STEWART s too prud en t t o carry much money about him, his whole disposable wealth at the time consisted of nine •r ten shillin gs . Th ese, however, they got, and then ran off in the direction of Newbridge.—Duinfries Courier. AFFECTING ANECDOTE OF A HORSE.— The inhabitants of Falikirk have a picturesque remembrance of seeing the riderless horses, after the battle of Falkirk Moor, scampering through the lanes which give entrance to the town on that side—their saddles turned round below their bellies, and many of them trailing their intestines on the ground. A brewer succeeded in securing a beautiful and unwounded horse, which he afterwards reduced to the humble labour of drag ging his professional sledge. One day, some years after the battle, when the once-spirited animal had become a patient and worn-out drudge, the brewer was filling the barrel with which it was loaded at the public well, when a troop of dragoons, which happened to b e ix the town, was called into order by tile sound of the trumpet, close to the spot where it was stand ing. No sooner did the poor old hack hear that lively point of war, than t ota ll y forgetting its present duties, it scampered off along the street, rushed up to 'the tro op , w hi ch was t h en just flailing into line, and, w i t h i rres i st ibl e f orce clearing room for itself among the byestanders, on the h ea d , o b serv i ng , Ali, I se e itsid place, sledge, st of the rank s . Th e comman d e r of th e kindly troop, highly amused at t h e sce ne, patted it barrel, brewer and all , in the i you've been a soldier in your clay ; and gave chaniordersbeforrs,s list . its b is i t t . fg R g cbci or. entl led i out of the line.— LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. CORSET V. CORSET. The arguments upon this, appeal were resumed this morning, and occupied the Court for more than three hours, when, in consequence of the absence of Mr. Sugden, who was then engaged in the other Court, a further postponement took place.• VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. WATERIMITSK t'. ' 101.14. This case came on for further directions upon the MASTER'S Report. _ a a The bill had been filed for the purpose of setting aside a legacy of 4001. which the testatrix, a Mrs. Ambler, left to discharge the amount of a debt incurred in the erection of a Methodist chapel, at Baildon, in Yorkshire. It appeared that 'twenty persons had each subsezibed twenty-one pounds for that purpose, and as a security for its repayment got the title-deeds of the chapel into their hands. The pre- ' sent plaintiff,who is tenant for life, of all the property of the testatrix, with the exception of this legacy of 4001., now sought to set aside the bequest, on the grouids, that it 'came within the provisions of the statute of mortmain. When the cause came on to be heard before Sir John Leach, he referred it to the Master, to ascertain if any, and what sum, was clue to the 20 individuals is question, at the death of the testatrix, on account of advances made by them for the building of the chapel. The Master reported that they w ere equitable mortgagees, to the amount of 4391. Mr. COOPER for the plaintiff, now contended that the bequest was void for the reason above stated. The Learned Gentleman, in support of his position, cited a case decided by Lord Alvanley, in which a legacy left to discharge a mortgage debt due on Essex-street Chapel, was declared to be void. Mr. BICKERSTETH for the defendants, the trustees of the chapel, contended that the case alluded to did not apply here, as the defendants were equitable and not legal mortgagees. The present legacy was to discharge the lien which the defendants had on the title deeds of the chapel merely, and not On:the land. The VICE-CHANCELLOR was of opinion, that the statute of mortmain was applicable to the present case, whether the mortgage was a legal one or not, and that the bequest must therefore be declared void. His Honour directed that the costs of the suit should come out of the property of the testatrix. COURT OF ICING'S RENCK. CONSPIRACY. THE KING V. TAYLOR AND OTHERS. The public curiosity appeared to have increased rather than diminished, by the disappointment felt yesterday in consequence of the postponement d this trial, and when the doors were opened this morn ing the rush was tremendous, and in a few minutes every seat was filled except those appropriated to the Counsel and Jury. Mr. Taylor, in his clerical habiliments, and his co defendants, appeared in Court soon after the opening of the doors, and were accommodated with seats on the Bench directly under that occupied by the King's Counsel. Lord Tenterden entered the Court at a quaiter before ten o'clock, when the Officer proceeded im mediately to call the Special Jurors, but only the following seven of whom answered to their names, viz. John Grahame, Josh. Martineau, Patrick Holme, James Greaves, Henry Kolle, Robert Goiet and Henry Lavers. The Officer next inquired, if the Counsel for the prosecution would pray a tales. Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Solicitor-General, the Recorder, Mr. Denman, and Mr. Parke, for .the prosecution, consulted together for about five minutes, and then Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL said—My Lord,l really tnloiit do rightnk,fromto the pressimp itorta on in the absence of the Gentlemen se,thatl should e Gentlemen who have been summoned as Special jurors. The COURT—Then it must stand over... Mr. Taylor (with much 'apparent surprise)—MY Lord, I object to its standing over. The COURT—It must stand over, Sir. Mr. Taylor (with warmth)—l beg leave to de mand my right to be tried. The CouRT—I have no power to go on, unless you have a King's warrant. Have you aivarrant ? Mr. Taylor—There is such an atrocious system The CouRT—I can't hear any thing from, you about atrocious system. I have no power to proceed. Mr. Hanger, a co-defendant of Taylor's, now rose in a great heat, and blustered out—The special jury is contrary to the Constitution. The COURT, (indignantly)—Pray, Sir, hold your tongue, and don't talk to me about special juries be ing contrary to the Constitution. They are esta blished by Act of Parliament. The jury must with draw. The Jurors that had been called into the box then withdrew; Mr. Taylor -ouid his followers a lso retired, evidently much chagrined, and the grea ter number of spectators likewise left the Court, laugh- , ing one at the other, at the disappointment they ex perienced. Messrs. Brougham, Broderick, and Bushey, w ere Counsel for the defendants, Thomas Brushfieldf W m . Freeman, and John Brooks • the other at t h e repeate d post' his gest ures an d manne r to feel the de fendants with Taylor, were John R oome, Wm. De' von shire Senile, and John Hange r . Mr. Taylor gyloreraatpepst indign ation earedb ponement of the trial, and s oon a f ter he 'withdrew f r om Court, a note from hi m was handed into the students' box, addressed t o t h e R eporters . It ran thus— Gentlemen--I am this instant going to the Mansion-house to take out warrants against Alder• Men Brown and Atkins, and the'City Solicitor. ROBERT TAYLOR." Mr. Taylor did Not state his object in endeavour ing to obtain warrants against Aldermen Brows a nd Atkins, and the City Solicitor, but we understand his intention in making such an application was to prosecute the parties for a conspiracy to oppress a nd injure hire in his character of a citizen. MANTON V. MILLS. plaintiff's of Han over - square, aga i nst M r . Mills, c ioten ELL stated thi s case, w hi c h was an action brought by Mr. Joseph Manton, th e cele brated is also a gun-mak er , f or an i n f r i ngemen t hisles with the ; patent, and for f rau d u l ent l y manu f actur i ng d , p.a.tit;.'s nam e mar ked on them, but of goods ilt n•ith the manufacture of which the plaintiff had nothing to do. The Learned Counsel stated, that the man ner in which Mr. Manton discovered the fraud of which he complained, was as follows :—Thirty p a ir of pistols and 70 fowling-pieces were shipped onboard the Pyramus, to be exported to India, and according to the regulations of the East India Company and of the Revenue, it became necessary for the party ex porting to set a value on his property. The value set on the fowling-pieces and pistols by Mr. Mills, was such, that the o fficer of the Customs suspected that the articles could not have been manufactured by Manton, though bearing his name This suspi c ion was communicated to Mr. Manton, who, upon in specting the firearms shipped on board the Pyrarnris discovered that none of them were of his make. If those circumstances were proved, the only ques tion for the Jury was, the amount of damage s , On a former occasion, when an action was brought for ''artinfringement of th e rights of th e patentee of that excellent article Reading Sau ce , t he Attorney-General, who was for the plaintiffs observed, that suc h a n action sh ou ld be pe culiarly f avoure d i n t h e City of L ok d on, as the patentee con t r ib ute d gr eatly to the grat ifi cat i on o f the inhabitants of a Metropolis so remarkable for attachment to good living. The same argument might be applied with equal propriety to the present case ; for when the Jury saw a pheasant or a wood cock smoking before them, they were perhap s 13' dcbted for it to the plaintiff. Mr. C. Manton, the plaintiff's son, stated, that his father lived in Hanover-square, and was in the h a bit of marking his guns and pistols with his nam e and place of abode. The sale of his father's manufav ture had took a $ were co make wl Cross 1826, ai plaintiff' street. A de petition the d e r d Wm. duced a The deft Wm. house, in Question not think valued at Mr. the 30 p, on board Tier Were Were ma lone we Manton, that ther With Man th e i lium look f r .0 The CI; CABIPBELL Lord TE returned a suR R AUgUstrli watch, the Th e br i si and the wh o lived Pall with with th e n . his enmpan `' , 4(-1 been s %ale after s hortly afte] John Foi prisoner in Domin go. B ",er With La u seen it wh o eeentni 2 11 the pros " ° "'ever vrard s sew Th e r i e bla me enp tl vered any r The Jur] turned a ve Tile Re for of Haiku Fite for pr( wuing Marr inwid.—Lcc From ti grazing diets among sheep A man hi mself gene return the ea There ;Clnn:rtari °llri n w i tga n'w t i h :ana e rlll2l ()f anY des e Propor g were ratl rent__ Gias, THg \\' -- 1 Pretty b a fall o f , n 0 the climappoin 1)13 ° pr ipar i of their favour and other hill alle l a ' ' , il Uj en ' tl 44l nild, tht "Per, t h ou 14 'Ndirtiefit C der IC if At d44 lightr abo, t MaeWortl th e roof . -" d °f a er o bi e diFitan Jury to the i t we.an atsme hail id h til l Wr611274 QC i *