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a te, credit with a as titer 'Lich ° mg* occa.• he ob.. s, who ffering served ', from y, Ake would is well 31 iI it ~ ':;.1:`:0, ' 1: PM:MOUTH, Dt c. 22.—Put back the Scilly, 14 , 1317 RY, from Lisbon.A pilot-boat has come in "1n the brig Providence, CLARK, arrived off this Port from St. John's, N. 8 , and landed the crew ter the Maria, &FORD, of Dartmouth, from St. hhtk's, Newfoundland, for Dublin, which, the l'eovideuce fell in with on the 13th inst, about 20 0 leagues southward and westward of Scilly, in ,4 linking state, having experienced dreadful wea ther on her passage ; and w tew pt'evious to ,her falling in with the Providence, a sea struck h er, which laid her on her beam-ends, when they were obliged to cut away the masts, and *l ien she was abandoned by the crew the water was U P to the decks. The Providence also fell in, on t he l3th inst., with the Belpmut, from Done l'ata for Liverpool, which hail on the ISr instant tdlten the crew of the ship Isabella, 1, ,den with t imber, in a sinking state. _ . DEAL, Drc.24.—Several of die o►ttward-boHnd 14 iled last night, and some of them have put back Bv. t~'j i l! , LIVRRPOOL, DEC. 23.—Arrived the Elizi , / lAttv' t t v , from Quebec ; on the 9!lt inst. in lat. (:). 42 long. 2' ) . 30. fell in with the ship Emma, hoT Maramichi, for this port, with loss of fore and wizen masts, maintop-masts, boats, and every ""g oft deck ; she was upright. and water logged. Also arrived the Martha, Si sirsott, front Qqebee; r 'n 30;h inst. she ex perienced a violent 1)111'11- °4ll e, which carried array her boats, bulwarks, ll' afirichions and spars ; and his Majesty's ship Alexander, Maas HALL, also from Quebec, thast ed. MADRAS, Maiest)'s ship 'Minden, 74 guns, bearing the, fl,ig of Rear-Admiral Sir R. I CINc, is at Trincomalee, as also the Bacchus and bithotless, which latter brought Out Major7Ge herai si t EDWARD BARNES and spite, from Fang hind. The Bacchus returns shortly to Europe. the Liverpool frigate, Captain COLLIER, is now 61 the Isle of France. The Topaze frigate, Capt. LutuLEy, proceeds shortly to the We of France, to relieve the Liverpool on that station. Some a pprehensions had been entertained for the safety of the ship Admiral-Drury, which left this port the 26th May, with 'stores from Trincomalee. It now appears that a mutiny occurred on the pas sage, and that the Captain wit! l)fficers were kept below in close confinement. After beating about for some time, they endeavoured to make the laud, hot not succeeding, the mutineers released the Captain, and desired him to steer for the nearest laud.. Ca 3 pta.ti ..onNsToN stood ior sullpat am, %Thiele he found the ship Palmer, Cap tain KEMP, with whose assistance the mutineets "ere secured. DESPERATE AFFRAY ‘VITH SMCIGGLERS.—On Thu r3 d ay even ing, soon after six o'clock, as Mr. EDWARD BLAKE and Mr. THOMAS DRAY, Iwo Iliding Officers in his Majesty's Customs, station . - ed at Lydd, in the district of Dover, were pro- - teeding on duty, they ills - covered at sea, in the Alidr;ffs, between Dover and Romney. a large quantity of tea, spirits,_and tobacco, which they +, stized, together with a large galley, called Le Marcheron, of Boulogne, being in the act of ille gat Ilaving succeeded in getting the boat and cargo on shore, they were attacked by a numerous gang of upwards of fifty smugglers, armed with pistols, bludgeons, and wher offensive weapons. one of whom snuck Mr. BLAKE a Vio lent Nov? on the head, which brought hint to tic ground, where • he ,remained a considerable time insensible, and weal tears are entertained for his' lif e . Mr. DRAY was also dreadfully ill-treated. They however succeeded in giving an alarm. Assistance came, and these desperadoes made off without carrying into effect their intentions of res cu ing the contraband property, which was -safely lodged in the Customs Stores at Dover. A reward is offered for the ruffian that attempted the lite of Mr. BLAKE, his person being known. LIVERPOOL 'fRADE. • Extract of a Prirate Letter from Liverpool. " I have before noticed the gratifying re-action which has taken place in the commercial inte rests ; and every day's arrival ft om the principal ports confirms - it. In Liverpool there is as hind) business doing in the Customs depai !men' as ever was known, taking it on a ueneral average, with every likelihood of a continuance of it ; but such a commercial Lifiux cannot be expected as that which took place last year, when trade made one of the most unov.oral efforts ever recol lected ; and which, probably, will. never agAin occur. " It has been asserted, that American vessels frequently leave Liverpool, some of them with out a single bale on hoard of manufactured goods ; hot this, if true, must refer to some of the yes aels peculiarly appropritved to the cooveyance ut pas sefl gers ; at present, the fact is, that the 41c7.•• niand f ,, r ships is so increased, that 'several Bri tish vessels have actually been chartered for the United States. The arrivals within the last few drys are trom Canada, the Rrazils, 'the United States, and the East Indies; and, on the whole', these is every prospect of a revival of. trade, anti wirh it, of muse, a demand for our manutac curts. Pogt tt V,- ON THE MORNING OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY► BY MILTON. This is tte month, and this the happy mord, Wherein the Son of Heaens Eternal King, Of Waded Niaid, and Virgin Mother linen,' Our great Rede.mption froth abot'e 44 brin g ; For so the Holy Sages once did sing; • That he our deadly forted should release, And with his Father work - us a perpetual. Peace: That glorious form, that light urtsufferable, And thatlar beaming blaze of Maje Sty; When:will; he went at Heat'us high touncikabie, To sit the 'midst ofTrinal Unity, He laid aside; and_liere with us to be, f'arsool; tine courts of everlasting day, And chose with us A darliewne house of mortal clay. Say, Heavn'ly Muse, shall not thy sacred Veiri Afford a present to the Infant God ? (last thou no verse, no liyani, or solemn strain, . To welcome him to this his new abode, Now while the Heav'n, by the-Sun's tuarn unttodi H l th took no print of the approaching And'oll the spangled host beep watch in squadrons bright ?' Mee how from far, upon the Eastern road, The Stay-led wisards haste With odour's sweet t 0 run, prevent them with thy humble Ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet ; Have thou the honour first thy Lord to greet s - And join thy voice unto the Angel quire, Front out his secret altar touch'd with haltow'd fire. feision It, and ~~►~ ; ty, (:'Wll s r ring a he sr- have Wills, norant , hive' kc &C. Id cow' We ate' styka e very study, legA scateg, negii- to the t to be ““ their Ito t' }, iurr , Tel Y, refore, ly pet' A pro f C 0 We t, flu 9, ae NI o s l'arisb 1,277; S,Sg? SurreY, ertits of 24,30. 19 15. 160 0 1,4$ lilt 3 Weer , t 0, a ittl 11 000 was j" rail A each'' . (1 filer► rH -GF , • lit" ,A 1 ceste r : k, he I le' vvit.tel acts of w,; IY 4 o il ° nll s r (1 if, 91 fortr n °e s 6 co "o " y e 300 1 ' „ • 000. 1. " r ing 1., REGISTER OF FASHION. . FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES for the HOLIDAYS. His Royal HiglinesS the Duke of Gloucester, last evening; Viscount and Viscountess Torrinaton, Tor Votes Court ; Mr. Dugdale Dugdale, M P. from Brook-street, for Atherstone ; Lord Fitzroy Somerset, for Brighton ; Marquis of Winchester, for Andover, Ham psirire ; Lord Edward Somerset, for Chipping Norton, in Oxfordshire ; Duke of Grafton, for Stoney Sttat- ford, in Essex; Earl of Winehelsea, from South-street, for Windsor ; Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Marquess of Taris tuck, and Lad John Russell, for Woburn A.hbey; Sir George Barlow, Bart.N.B. to his seat, Oakwood, near Chichester, from Marshal Thompson's New Hotel, Hullos-street, Coven dish,square ; Sir Robert- Barlow,. Bart. to Chatham, from ditto. Artarvats.—Cntintess Dowager Grey,, in Hertford-street, May-fair; Mr. Francis Niwdigate, from Arbirrs, Coventry. to Brook-street ; Colonel and Mrs. Macleokl, in Piccadilly Mr. and Mrs. Hargrave, in Grosvenor-street, from Rams gate. • BATH ARRIVALS.—Lor3 Hoa.len, Hon. Miss St.. Ledger, Hon. E. Taylor, Hon. Herereux. Lieut.-Col. Sir Chas.Bur dett, Sir H. Strachey, Sir `H. Turner—Cola Campbell, Col. Palmer, M. P., Col. Wathainstow, Major Bowles, Major Du Cane—Capt. Baker, Capt. Coim, Caltt. Lempriere, Capt. Mason, Capt. Power, Capt. Thompson, Capt. Worthington, &c. &c. UNIVERSITY IN I'ELLIGENCE. Dvc. 24,--The Lord Chamberlain of his M.jesiy's Household has appointed ihe Rev Peter Vaughan, D. 1). IVarden or Merton Col lege, in this University, Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty, in the room of. the Rev. John Cayle tim, D D The whole number of Degrees in Michaelmas Tom was--I). D. t Free—H.D one—WC. L, t wig I. A. thirty—l 3, A. Live—Mitriculations, On Sunday last, the Lord Bishop of this. Dio cese- htld a General Ordination'in the •Chapel of Ail Soule College, when the following persons -were ortlaineti,:- . • DEACONS. Wm. Taylor Garnett, M.A. Curate of Stratton Audley. Thomas Wyatt, ILA. Trinity College, Curate of Moiling- ton and Claydon. Wadham Harbin, B.A. Fell oiv of Wadham College. Ibmalti Cameron, B.A. Scholar of WadhUra College. llohert Groot, S.C.L. Fellow of New College. Frederick Ciots. Spencer, B.A. Christ Church, Curate of IVhe4tfielil. Charles Miller, NIA. Dewy of Magdalen Ccllege. William Muss King, B.A. Student of Christ Church.. John Hunter Fawcett, B.A. Stiident of Chri,t. Church. Alfred Butler Clough, B.A. Fellow of Jesus Col este. Joins Moira; B.A. Prohationer Fellow of Brazen Nose College. - Wen. Hiley Bathurst, B.A. Student of Christ Church. Thomas Farley. B.A. Dewy of Magdalen College. Josiah Forshall, B.A. Fellow of Exeter College. Henry John Dishrowe B.C.L Fellow of Alr"orils. Edw. Henry Dawkins, B C.L. Fellow of Ali Souls. Richard Harvey, B.A. Fellow of St. John'l College. Charles Dethic Blyth, B.A. Fellow of St. John's College. Win. Lewis, B.A. of St. Mary Hall, Curate of Hethe. PUIESTS. homas r;ritiiihs, B.A. Fellow of Wadham College. Walter Powell, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College. John WoodcPck, Chapl:On of New College. J.imes Walker, M.A. Chaplain of New College. James Hutchins, B.A. Chaplain of Christ Church. Charles Mn,. Keene, M.A. Fellow of All Souls' College. James Forbes Jowett, B.A.Tellow of St. John's College. W m . Lewis Davies, li.A. Fellow of St. John's College. John A lithon, Cra mei., M.A. Student of Ch. Ch. John Jones, B.A. Chaplain of Christ Church. _ PR(?ACHPRS AT ST. MARY'S., !ter. Mr. Bar(l4,Yett, of Merton College, ou Sunday morning and afternoon. Bee. Nit., Short, of Christ Clior . ell, St. 'John: [ter. Mr. Tiardgett, of Merton College,intiocents' Day. Rev. Mr. Kebie, of Oriel - Ciilregt, Circoniciiiota. PREFERNIP.NT.—The Rev. lIEK WY MORGAN, late Ott Glatnorganshire, has been pre sented to the Vicarage of Brinsop, nea r H ert f or d, by the Lord Bishop eel I.l,ietord. HUNTING.—Mt.Lit pFs's hounds meet on •Mond,iy; at.the Walton ; on Wednes . - day, at Out wood ; on Thursday, tit Platt's green ; ou. Saturday, at Hermitage.—Mr. MA BEKLY's hounds meet on !Monday, at Godstotte on 1 hursday, at Fox NiS s toll ; on Saturday, at Riddlesrlown. A newly discovered fishing Bank —A fishing hank has tviihin these few years been discovered, which is supposed to extend about one bundled and fifty wiles in a south ‘vestern direction trout the Shetland Islands. It joins the fishing hanks on the western side of the Orkney ls'auds, and is believed to bend westward as far as Cape Wraith in Sutherlanthhire, and the Lewis Islands. PAIILIAISItNT, GROUSE OF LORDS, DEC. 24. the Itciyal Assent was declared by Commission to the Seditious Meetings Prevention, and the Irish Election Amendment Bills. The Lords Cottmissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Eat! of Ilarrowby, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The Earl of CATIICART tOok the oaths and his seat. Mr. Bullock, from the Treasury, presented an Account of the net produce of the Taxes, from the date of the list rooms till the 10th of Oc tober, 1819, which *as 'Aid upon the table. Sir Robert Wikcin and others, brought ttp from tlie Commons the tinkers' Itegultitiob wbichveas read the first time. The Seditious and Bllsphemous Lib, is Bill was returned from the Commons by Mr. Brogden and others, with certain amendments, to which they d e sir e d th e ir Lordships' concurrence. The Earl of SHAFTVSSUWit moved, that the said amendments be printed, and taken into conside ration by their Lordships on Monday next, which was ordered accordingly.—Atijourned till Mon day. HOUSE OF COMMONS. At half-past three the Usher of. the Black Rod Appeared at the Bar, and summoned the Douse to repair to the House of Peers, to hear the Royal. Assent given by Commission to certain lulls ; for which see the Lords. • A new Writ as ordered to be issued for the Election of a Burgess for the Borough of Dart mouth, in the room of A. 11. Holdsuorth, who, since his electio n ►, had 'accepted the Stewardship of the Chiliern Hundreds. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-. CHrhtUER the Committee of Supply ‘vas poit poord,till Wednesday;the 101 h of Fehruaty next. Lord A. HAMILTON presented a Petition hum the Borough of Lochmaben, which was referred to the Committee on Scotch Burghs. It was ord,tred, that the consideration of the Petition against the Returns for Bishop's Castle, which stood for some day in January, do stand over to the 22d (lay of February. SEDITIOUS ANI) BLASPHEMOUS LIBEL BILL The Order of the DAy'.haviug been read for the tlnird reading of the Blasphemous Libel bill, Sir ROI3F.RT WILSON said, he could not allow 'he Bill to pass through its last stage, without en tering his protest, against - it.- Tine object of it was, he contended, under the pretext of putting ilot.n blasphemy and sedition in the coutory, to vi.date the sacred rights of toe people, and to subvert the C9nstitution. It was wished by Go vernment to alter, in all its material points, the political condition of that people, of whom a Bri tish King had attic!, he would attempt to make himself the first span, and nothing more. The temper of the people, no the,subject of the new and extraordinary powers atsomed by tire Go- . rernment during the. present short Session, - would be seen dining . the Recess. The Tion. Member concluded by repeating his protest again s t this he said, he was sure he would be echoet" by the great majurity of the most zealous ft lends of the honour and prOspCriiy of their corni try.--(!irar !). Sir H. PARNFUL did not.rise for the purpose of going into the tviestion of the Bill before the House ; he had already given his vote on that sub ject. All be at present &sited was, to remind the Noble Lord (Caslerea,h) don this Bill its appli cation to Ireland, would not have the effect of re straining the publication of libels better than the measurevar present in practice in that comitry. , --- The mode lie raided to was, of refusing to grant stamps to any paper which liad once been con victed of publishing a libel. The Bill was then read a thud time, and passed. THE ADJOURNNIENT, &e. Lori CASTLEREAGIi rose for the purpose • of staling, with regard to the period at which l'ar iiament would meet after its adjournment , hie!), on a former evening, he hail said ,would be on the Bth or lOth of F'ebritary,) that-the tetin of the recess would be till the 15th of February. Now he was on his legs, he would allude to another subject Which had attracted his • attention, by a Bill which, baying been printed, had been placed in his hands. He alluded to a Bill, for which leave to bring in had been •granted to a Noble Lord (Lard J. flossell) whom he did not then see in his place, which was for the disfranchising the Borough of crrampottnd. As it was stated in the printed copy of this Bill, that permission was granted for disfranchising the Borotigh of Gram pound, and transferring the right of election to -Leeds, - he was anxious to know if it had been rightly understood by the House, that he bad not pledged himself to the transfer of the elt•ctive franchise to Leeds in particular. In point of (act, lie had said, that, although he did not ob ject to that specific plan of Reform, of taking_ away the franchise •ftont the Borough convicted of bribery and corruptioo in the case of Gram -pound, or in the case, perhaps, of any Cornish borough-for the future, yet he neither pledged himself to adopt that plan in all future cases, nor did he pledge himself, in this particolar instance, to transfer the elective franchise to Leeds. lie hoped the House bad not understood him diffe rently. Mr. GEORGH LAMB said, that without having had any plevious Communication with his Not►le Friend, he believed he could with confider►ce say, that he load not understood tl►e Noble (gird (C - lereagh) ditiervntly frotn,the explanation be liad just given. • (.),1 the motion of Lord CASTLEREAGH, it Was oldered that the liorise, oti its risiog, should ad journ till Tl►ursday next. COMMERCIAL PETITION. Mr. ittviNß hegged leave to present a pe t ition, signed .by certain Alerchants and Traders ut Iltt City of London, and, purporting to be a represen tation of certain grievances at ising from the state of the manufactures of the country, HMI other causes folder which the comniercial world were at pre- . sent bebonting. The petition, he saiA, which lie had to present, was not one .proceeding from any factittn or party, neither did theptiesirt to Point not, fn. In any. tray to itiferriint the enorge which 1100. Members might thi. k tit to take in giving. their attention to the prayer of halt ;Yeti tion. They undoubtedly hoped. that tl e deration of their grievances would not beset aside, but that it would be cordially attended to by his Majesty's Government. The petitioners, as he had before .stated, did not wish to point out any specific cause of the distress which prevailed among the commercial classes,; but hey hoped, that if the House should think proper. to grant a Committee On the subject, it would (urn its atten- . . tion to the proballe share which /the system of commercial restriction and coercion which existed might have nad in producing these dis tresses. They bepet% also, that the Commit cc would find it worthy their investigation to con sider how far the china trade, which, by British merchants, was at present entitely confined to the atipplyiteg of Great PI itain, was capable of eaten - sion. He allotted to the supplying of the to...ftinent of Europe with the cotrimodities of China othielt the Petitioners were sorry to observe was almost en tirely carried on tinder the American flag. He merely presented this Petition in cortiplianee Witlt the request of the persons who had pot it into his hands, without in any way pledging himself to he of the same opinion With the persons Who hail signed it ; -hot he confessed that he did agree whit them in. thinking that some modifications of the Bullion Laws might greatly tend to the restora tion.of commercial prosperity. He thought that it might most materially extend the opportunities And means of the Bank to allow them the option of making their Bullion payment's in the two Metals of gold and silver ; and this be thought would, flat be infringing on the principles of the !flea , sores whitli Parliament had thought it fit, tit pass on the subject of the Bank Payments.--- , tie owned, that, as far as his opinion went, he was - convinced that bullion, whether in the shape of gold or silver, never wool(' be applied for as a circulating medium. Ott thiS Important clues. , lion, and on all subjects cormacted whh it, could not say that he agreed in tine view taken by' the Honourable Member for Portarlington (Mr. Ricardo), to whom, the House was always disposed to listen with great deference oh matters of this description. The aystem'of that Gentle malt, be thought, if gone into, .woold have the effect of bringing the agricultural interests on a par with the commercial. With respect to the plan of, paying off the National Debt, fie Was sore that if the Archives of the Canceller of the ix chequer .were examined into, It would be seen, that scarcely a .year passed that some visionary plan had not been proposed. He •thought, that the vat His subjects he had been induced to touch upon in a slight manoer, and which were mere sogi.lestions of his own, not arising horn any de sire of the petitioners that he should state them to the House, would be sufficient'to ioduve the House to go into the subject. It the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not come dowel to'the House at the opening of Parliament after the Recess, armed with some ffopoaition on this subject . , he hoped that Ministers would nut object to .he going into .a Committee for the consideration of the grievan-. ces set forth in the petition. The petition, which was \ then read, appeared to he to the following effect :—Tnat the petitioners were deeply. impressed with a sense of the great distresses which at present prevailed throughout the country, and they lamented more especially those which oppressed the commercial classes. Th e y. aid n ot prtelid to say what were the causes of this state, .but they assured that Honourable House,.that they saw with regret that the House was on the eveair adjoornment wit hoot some step having been taken by it to inquire into the causes of the, distress they complained of, which they felt oetstoded if the 1-louse were to, do, a remedy would easily be found, When once the cause or causes - of it were ascertained.. The pvition con chided with expressing a hope that the Illuse would take this matter into their most earnest coosider.,tion, in order that the lamentable dis tresses. which existetrin the country might be like ly to meet with ao early termination. The peti. Lion also 011uded to the other points mentioned, by the getitlemati who presented it. ar e , GaaNraLL was disposed to COIN - flair) of the Petitioners, that if they had been in possession of any -thing which twit led to the distresses they complained of, or of any remedy for the same, they should have allowed a whole mouth to pass, that Parliament liad been assembled, and tint think of heinging -their infOrmation fonvard till the last day of i s sittinK previous to the Ad journment. IVith respect,' however, to this Peti tion, he would take the liberty of stating a few facts to the douse. It was an extraordinary cir cumstance, that Until last night, whets be came down to the House, - he hail never heard of this Petition; and it was a circumstance which Made. him then think that it was not of that general. character which it would he attempted to give it, as he thoight that such a Petition could not have been generallycirculated the citytil London with out his being acquainted with it, particularly as he had been in the Coy among commercial characters of all descriptions - no later. than \Vedn.Fsday. H e had in consequence made it a point ofeduty to go up to the City this morning, and the result of that step was fully to confirm him in his original supposition. Ile had conversed on the subject .with a great number of merchants and traders, and among these he r had only toilful boar who were at 'all aware of the existence of the Petition. One of these was a Member of that House, who hail only been acquainted with the circumstance front seeing it notified in the usual taay in wh i cli mat ters tor the discussion of the House were t»atie known to Members. Another of these tour had been Called upon by a friend as he was aboat to go into the country, to go .and sign the Petition. His friend being very urgent, he, asked him what was the nature of the Petition. Aid W h at was the answer of this zealous Gentleman? - Why, that it came fritm the othereti'd of the town — trots) Lord Castlereagli l"—(Hear, - and a lattah) —" and that : his Lardship had agreed, provided it should be stripped of all allosiou• to politics, that he would give it his cordial suppeat." This Gentleman, very properly, as he thmight, said, that, if it cause from Lola Castlereagh, or any other Minister, he would not sign it.—(A laugh.) —Another Gentleman, who had signed it, said, that " be bad - done it to oblige a friend, con-