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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the -.74Oniteur, Feb. 11.-offieial Part.) CnIDINANCES OF THE KING. " Chx.'; 7 tes; &e. " Considering the ordinance of the 26th of Aug., 18 '44, which created a ministerial department forlSe xl,esiastical Affairs and Public Instruction ; Considering ,article 2 of our ordinance of the 4th of January last, decreeing, that henceforth Public Instruction shall not form a part of the Ministry of Ecelesiastical Affairs- " We haiie 6rdaina, " l tt. 1. Public instritetion':.hall be directed by a 11 1.inilitcr Secretary . of State. 2. Our Keeper of the Seals is charged with the execution of tliis.ordinance. " Give,ll at• our palace of. the Tuileries,. loth of Febr:,ary, 1528, the fourth year of our reign." A.:second ordinance of the same date appoints M. cis Vittstnenil, Minister of State, Grand Master of the University, and Member of the Council of Mi nisters, to be Minister Secretary of State for the dr:- pattment of Thiblic Instruction.. These two ordinances are signed by the King, and countersigned by Count. Portali:,.. (From the Gazette de France, Jated Feb. 1:2.) WARSAW, JAN. = ) 2.—Though it might be con cluded from the late movements of our troops that the Cabinet of - St. Petersburgh is engaged only in plans of war, persons who are well informed of the ....curse of atfaire, pretend to know that all thee-e pre parations are only for a certain ca e, and that there neither a denite nor a necessity to take the field, if the political system of the Eiree 'owners allied by the treaty of London is maintained. They found their opinions on the following arguments :—The Porte, they say, doubted that the departure of-the Ambas sadors would be approved by their Sovereigns, and therefore thought' that it might, without any danger, not only refine- the concessions required, but even complam of the Ambassadors. A declaration, which aecording, to an arrangement made at London is to be presented to the Porte, will clearly explain the ratentions of the three Cabinets, avid will convince the Porte that the a mbassadore, in the conferences tst Constantinople, acted entirely aecoiding to the sentiments of their (;;avernmerits, and that their de parture was the result of superior older's. This - declaration will indUce the forte to answer the desires of the three Powers, and to send to a port of the Mediterranean, where the three Ambas zadoes lately accredited at Constantinople will meet, deputies, to terminate the negociatious on the ques tion in dispute. Tire conferences, at Aksunan have p ro v e d th at When an earnest manner is adopted towards the Ottoman negoeiators, difficulties are soon removed, and a happy result attained. The language which the Allies- now intend to use, and with which a time will be fixed for the Porte,-not only for the arrival of its deputies - , but for the close of the negociatious, Will take from it every idea of making objections against sending the Plenipotentiaries as required, and will put art 601.6 - all the scruples which it ha'. hitherto ralnift , :ited, as soon . as it Shall know that if the protocol is not signed by a certain d a y, a deela• ratioit of war by:the three Powers will follow'. As long as union )prevails between the three Courts, we may be eettain that, in spite of all the military pre parations, peace will not be interrupted.—Augsbure Gatte. „ • lE:moriN, JAN. 22.—the Admirals who arc sta 'aceied at Malta have received orders to organise re gular communications with Ancona. Several Eng lish and Russian couriers :are in th a t c ity, always leady to re ce i ve the despatches coming from Malta, end to carry theM to their destination.' • FRENCII FUND 3. —Five per Ceuts..loit. I.je. ; 3 per Cents. l'Of. We.. Bank; Stock, 1,0401.; Naples Stock, 71. if. 35e. noyiti 'Spanish Lomb 72if. ; liaytittn Loan, 6501. Exchange on Landon, one mouth, 2bf. 15e. ; :three Inonthi,, 251. 5c.. . THE -SPEAKING FRENCH GRAMMAR. BY J. V. DOUVILLE, fR9FE33OE OF /HE FRENCH CANGUAOE, Q• 1, "•.: , !3;7 , 41 , 44.re near the Bazaar; and !!,. Late ten! &.1. - ii!r, rheapild, London - , 1E17.• Epuoyzy-PUE . . new.pro au.ction, my g_tyd - Objec ' W f bas bier' to - render thespeak. ! ing of Frerichs easy end familiar to 'English persons-, as if they - Studied4)*-Paris-...: TO accOinplish this great desideratum, litive competed the ,essays on the rules of passagesAird f.en,tences -treed in ordinary discourse. I.:9 l .TOtruhgtheatjtit.P--FtAneh, ithe. only store his ,utiiici-avithpasefulte*piFs4l6, but he ,mill insets44 . - -taibibf.,,jitst' notions .of the Grammatifiil - toollimealitaes (rate langns.e. This iz of the uhtbst impOrtaiiceiew :French ; for, unleai the leal ;Ter is properly trained up in the pi ac ties' Part, he will never be iihlet6hold the letist dih coutse with a native of Fitirti-ii . ' 2 althbuth he may he i proficient In the theory. of thelang- uw -r e . Th e na ture of the.fventh Verbs is, alscr i ---exhitited in quite a new and clear. manner, and the remarks on pro muleiation are colfeeted.. from the present practice of file fashionable circles in Paris. The work is con cluded by a GFaintnatietil AnalySis-, and . a Treatise on- French Prostidy. knd Versification; - .hesides it classified vocabulary, - a compendium - of familiar Phrases, and numerous models' of notes,' letters of compliment rend husitie'ss. - • In the :eteOution - of the - whole, in short,- the - s7reaking.of - the InrTuage.has a prominent feature ; and I !latter myself this. Gram mar will, be found peculiarly adapted to the capacity of the generality,of learners, being divided into sixty easy lessons . and . essays, which ,will prove no lesu instructive than agreeable. , I have the honour to be, Si;, Your most - obedient humble servant, London, Jan. 48, lA2B.- - V. DOUVILLE. P.S. A Key to the Essays. is just published. • The Honourable JOHN Br. IGH, of , Cobham- Ed!, one of the sum of the Earl'OUDAmit.r.),-; Taw-, teen aprcinted a 1121;Ltro.te fur tLe !;t•iinty of Kent. Mr. KERN has been it:;conciled to his family wad son. The latter I'3 pe eparing the - character of Romeo, imdts his father's directions. Mr. KEAN -himself having completely recovered .his late illness,, severe and painful 'as it was, performs the part of Shylork this evening. Mr. C; 1/.:v•tßr.r. appears as 21assarn($. It i 3 intended to re peat Othello in the coin* a the ensuing week with YouN:n-, pnd KEMZLR. A t Covent-garden, :the Veteran MortToic is t: , :ut to bring out a two act piece, entitl e d : The Ininn- eiblez,•uf whitl the Green Room report speak s favourably. !ladarne VEs - rats, PAIVCEIT, POWER, and Mr: WOOD, the singer, are included in the 'cast. "The Quakers is on the Potent of reVcval here,- to exhibit Woon -in the'-part of St 'uto 7 Y, -one - •of InctEboreg favourite characters; ..• • e e Niiii-Stirifigs is OorrespO d tirVl both the largrhOuies:,- hut has not yet completes' siren. gAgement with either. ••• • „ lo Rl;of=th fraytitarket, intends, it no.t f r oduce : ini4datte . performances during the /text season ;*!hirtbeget± their'etead a serie-s of b a llets., for,Whieli A. - ireatriumber of dancers, the major;ty.b luLfe been. engaged. the C9bitr gi'TheYallave • .metamorphosO Hamlet to avoid the Lord.chamberlain's iiiteruo4ition; and they wil l b r i ng Mit to-mono `C , Macbeth ; or, The Weil , ti Sisters,' hi-the dame way.. The character of Macbeth will be sot - wined by a debutant on -the London boards, 'of wheini report speaks favourably..'. Mr. H. PiiiLLir, Ik-hose fh, e voieC was lieard to no much advantage in the - OPera n Of the F rce _ L - cioters last season :et the English Opera-bou, * i engaged by M r . PRICE 'to perform a limited nuiriber'l'c' nights at Drury-lanc. Mr. DowToki is .niaking a tour through t h e .siuth-west of England. 31iss Foorg will follow in the sam e Part of the country within a few weeks. Mr. 31aermany, too, has gone on a tour in the country. Miss GRADDON has, we believe, left the surrey', and is, it is said, about to negociate with -Mr. DAVIDISE, of the Coburg, where Miss HARGRATE, of the Exeter Theatre, is also engaged to perform. This lady made her London debui at Covent-garden some time siace 1., Lady Cogstance, in King John IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEBRUARY 13. The SPEAKER took the Chair this evening at the usual hour, there being exactly 40 - Members present. Sir CHARLES WETHERELL and Lord BRECKNOCK took the oaths and their seat. Mr. HELY HUTCHINSON presented a pc tion from the merchants of Cork, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for the improvement of the butter trade of that City. General GASCOYNE presented a petition from the Owners of Steam-vessels in the port of Liverpool, praying that a regulation may be made with regard to pilotage as connected with steam. vessels. Colonel DAWKINS presented a petition from the Cornfactors, Farmers, and" other Inhabitants of lloroughbridge, in Yorkshire, in favour of the Ayr and Calder Navigation Bill. Mr. LOTT presented a petition in favour of the Bill, for regulating the Fisheries in the river Tay. Mr. LOTT also presented a petition from the Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Chapel of Ho niten, in the county of DeVon, praying for a repeal of the Test and Corporation oaths. Mr. MOORE moved for a return of the quan tity of spirits warehoused in Scotland and Ireland !hiring the l as t two y e ars, and also other returns connected with the spirit trade in those countries. Mr. JEPHSON presented a petition from the Catholics of Ballynarnoe, praying for Emancipation. Mr. PORTMAN prese►nted a petitio►► from the Protestan+ Dissenters of the Old Meeting House in Dorchester, in the county of Dorset, praying for a ..epcal of the Test and Corporation Acts. He also begged leave to take than opportunity of stating, that the petitioners were quite favourable to Catho lic Eniancipation. Mr. LEONARD presented a petition from the Protestant Dissenters of Maldon in Essex, praying for a repeal of the Test and Corporation oaths. Mr. GRATTAN moved for returns of the number of Bank of Ireland Notes in circulation in each quarter of the years 1825,1826, and 1827.—Ordered. Mr. CALCRAFT preented a petition of the Protestant Dissenters of Durham against the Test and Corporation Acts. . Sir HENRY PARNELL presented petitions of ►e Roman Catholics of Kildare, county of West ieath, and also of some other parishes in Ireland, favour of the Catholic Claims. The same Member moved for leave to give notice of a motion for a copy of the treaty with Limerick. —Leave to dive notice on Tuesday. Mr. BROWN presented petitions from four dif ferent parishes in the county of Mayo, on behalf of Catholics, in favour of their claims. Mr. DAWSON moved that the House should resolve itself into a Committee upon the subject of Ways and Means. He then moved that the House should go into a Committee of Exchequer Bills, and next into a Committee on the Transfer of Aids. After the House had resolved itself into those Committees, Mr. DAWSON moved that the Reports be re ceived to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then read for he purpose of being postponed till Friday. The House adjourned at a Quarter before Five. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. .: HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. Mr. Hobhouse—To move a Vote of Thanks to Vice-Ad- Thiral Sir Edward Codrington, and the Officers and Men engaged in the battle of Itiavarin. e. Mr. Wolrychel - Vhitinore—,Bill for the regulation of the Salmon Fisheries. S. Mr. John Smith—Petition from the body of Catholics in Ireland, for repeal of the. Acts against Dissenters. ORDERS OF THE nAY roa THls nAy. 1. Tithes Commutation Bill—Second reading. f?..Eichequer Rills (12,000,0001.) Bill—Report. Transfer of Aids Bill—Report. NOTICES GIVEN YESTEIDAV. Tueeday; Feb. - L. ' - Sir Plenty Parnell—Motion for Copy of the Treaty of Mr. Potter Macqueen—Select Coonnittre on the Lan , of PareebialSettlement. •Cillre• - • - 14111* PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. AO Accourr of the Amount of BALANCES of Sums is sued fur the Payment of DIVIDENDS due and not de manded, and for the Payment of LOTTERY PRIZES or BENEFITS not claimed, and which now remain in the hands of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. Dividends due and not demanded......£1,152,815 16 8 Lottery Prizes not claimed 2,993 1 0 X 1,185,808 17 8 Advanced to Government, pursuaut to 31 and 46 Geo. 111. 876,739 0 9 Ditto 56 Geo. 111 210,694 5 6 1,057,433 6 3 Remained in the hands of the Bank... £98,375 11 5 WM. DAWES, Acct.-General. Bank of England, Feb. 4, 1829. An AccouNr of the Amount of the Co3erosi •rtes payable by the Bank of England for the SrA3l? Dplr4s on their Promissory Notes, Bank • Post Bills, and-Bills of Exchange, for the year ending Ist June, 1,827, made up on an Average . of the Circulation of three years precedinc , the 6th day of APril, 187, pursuant to the Act 55 George 111. c. 154 £71,750 The Branch Banks :taw Bills of Exchange on the Bank of England without Stampg, being exempted by the said Ae:t (as appears.by the Schedule), which are included in the above Composition. - WM. DAWES, Acct. General. Bank of . England, Feb. 11, 1628. LAW NOTICES. itii ;,,COURT OF 'KING'S BENCH. ~fr l g.T- MIDDLESEX SPECIAL JURIES. 1 -. ‘ - The. Special Jury cases for Middlesex cummeues on Monday next ,at Westminster. The following days are .fixed for the trial of the under-mentioned causes :-...- Monday, Feb. 18. Mellish Y. Smith Doe on the dens. of M'Leod Burrows v. Unv.'in v. East London Water irtird +f-Hawley ....:, ,:-,•:' , 1 works Burtoti,if. Green; Tete% 11 - he Norwich and Lowestoft^ l‘i'Le° 4 ve . W-likely '91%,' ' Navigation v. Theobald -Alartirt rr,-Jackson • ;.,,,, . Grcsley v.. Goddard 19. The, v, :: •-... _.• uesday Feb, MMurray• - . The King v. Low . T The King v.-J. J. Blaudy ' - r . . The, King, on ,the prosecution of Henry Winchester, Es(l. .-. the LOrclll;ayor - rtild Alderm en o f L on d on. WedUeSday, Feb. 20. The Kjui; v. J. J. and Joi Beaumont Fox v. v. v.J( F le e. s mfng . ...... :1 .; The King ,V , others Keating v.'3fl o ti s ' ,, i914' f Tbc . Kiog v. B 7 landy Budden V. J o ne s '' -' The King v. Mason Thursday, Feb. 21. The King y. Attwood The King v. Edwards Friday, Feb. 22. Todd v. the Earl of Win-lifarnett v. Twhaites chester 'Bayley v. Jones_ The King v. Rees and othersjCoCkburn v Jenkins. An eel, measuring 4 feet in length, and 9 inches round, and weighing the unparalleled weight of 711b5., was lately caught in a meadow belonging to Mr. &tam, of Fovant, Wilts, who has it now in his possession. .Bath Chronicle. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1828 If the present year is to beolistinguished from ; he last, by a respite from political cabal, and ,he establishment of an Administration not alto- gether ephemeral—h is clear that the nation will not he indebted for such a blessing to the efforts of our Cotemporaries, most of whom are exerting themselves with the utmost assiduity to perpetuate feuds, and prevent the growth of con fidence amongst the Members of the Ad ministration, and their consequent amalga- Before a single step has been taken, is evidently difficult to blame the mea sures of a Government ; but the course adopted, is to call for tests of political -con sistency, and sadly wanting in the balance is he, who cannot establish his claims to that cardinal virtue, by " having immortalised hatred," -or by a resolute adherence to the individuals, if not to the principles, of his party. It may seem idle, at this time ofday, to enter into a definition of the terms Whig and Tory ; but we much doubt whether any distinct signification is attached to them by the generality of persons who make the most frequent use of the expres sions. It is clear, however, that a perfect Tory signifies an individual deeply imbued (as he• ought to be) with reverence for kingly power, but .unfortunateiy deficient in sympathy for his fellow-subjects. He holds the Sovereign to be the only source of power, and considers the delegation of it as a boon to be ex ercised for the advancement of himself and his family ; not as a sacred and responsible trust, in which the recollections of self should be sunk as far as human nature will permit. He seizes the reins with avidity, and resigns them with ill-sup pressed reluctance, and whilst invested with his brief authority, he regards those whom he has in hand with as much consciousness of superiority as the charioteer does the quadrupeds of his team. Your thorough Whig, on the other hand, is not a whit better, only that he substitutes a haughty Aristocracy for the King, as the legiti mate source of all authority. He is just as fond of a job, just as much mistaken in regarding office as a possession, not a trust ; and to discuss which of them is worst, would be as unavail ing as arguing whether Scylla or Charybdis was the most dangerous vortex. mation. But, thank Heaven the breed of both is likely to be soon extinct. They cannot exist in the searching keenness of the present. day, and though the antiquarian may delight himself in the contemplation of some fine specimens still to be seen, we cannot hold out the same prospect to the virtuoso of the next generation. For happily, a third order of Statesmen has arisen, who in spired with a genuine, warm, and disilthested loyalty to the illustrious head of our glorious Constitution, and with sincere respect and esteem for an Aristocracy, (with all their faults, un rivalled) still consider the middling and the lower classes of society as the real source of power, the base and the shaft of. that column of which Nobility is but the beauteous capital. The mighty genius whose hand uplifted the banner of this order, is alas ! consigned to the silent tomb, with the deep regret . of an admiring world ; though it was not likely that he who in troduced so vast a change, as to make even na tions fleck to his standard, should have effected it, without incurring whilst living the animosity of time base, and even of many honourable persons, who were conscientiou s ly d evote d to 'preconceived opinions. But w e are con vinced that no long period will elapse ere the antiquated distinctions of Whig and Tory are lost in some new term, winch may perpetuate the principles of M r . CANNING's Administra tion. Would it not then be better, in the - acknowledged political convulsion which has taken place, to give np, as an "ignisfizturts," that spurious and nominal consistency, which vote or sit as he pleases, no Whig or Tory can maintain, and that each individual - member of the Legislature should devote himself with real consistency, to promoting tho true interests 01 this great;free and flourishing Empire. We received the Paris Papers of Monday, and the Gazelle de France dated Tuesday ; th e Moniteur contains a Royal Ordinance, appoint ing M. DE VATISMENIL Minister Secretary of State for the Department of Public Instruction ; this department was formerly a branch of that of the Ministry of Ecclesiastical A fairs. The accounts fro..n Warsaw, though speaking of active preparations, confirm the opinion that there will be no war, unless the PORTE provoke it by conduct which does not, under present circumstances, appear at all likely. As the affairs of the East begin to lose their feverish interest, the genius of discord awakes in the West. Spain is the focus of dissatisfied spirits, and the prey of unwise or ignorant Ceun cils. As the French troops depart, the strength of the Constitutionalists becymes more manifest when contrasted with the weakness of the regu lar troops, and the acknowledged pusillanimity of FERDINAND'S Government, which is in the greatest alarm for the reign of absolute power. To repress the rising discontent, six new regi ments of 3,000 men each, are to be immediately embodied. That Spain can never be happy under the present system of misrule is clear, but we should not be surprised it' FERDINAND already half repents the departure of the French troops, and countenances the concoction of fresh plots, as a pretext for a portion of the French army remaining a little longer in possession of the strongest fortresses. The French themselves will not like to give un Barcelona, far less Cadiz, without a large recompense, and where can FERDINAND find the money ? The tkillowing are extracts from Frankfort Papers of-the 7th instant, and the Nuremburgh Correspondent of the 6th. The Duke of BR uNswlcK is likely to fire his powder and shot in the air. SWITZERLAND, I'M 1. Baron Ottenfels, Pruisian Envoy to the Swiss Confede ration, delivered on the 15th of January a new present from his Sovereign to the Protestant church at Lucerne His Majc-sty has given 300 crowns towards the purchase of a burying• ground. The Protestant Cantons have con tributed 800 francs for the same object. Baron Rayneval, the French Ambassador, has been summoned to Paris. It is thought he will not return to his post is Switzerland, but be employed in the Ministry at home. FROM THE LOWER ELBE, JAN. 29. The beneficial consequences of the free navigation of the Elbe to the countries on its banks, become more evident every year. Without this the con signments of Bohemian and Saxon manufactures to the ports of America could not have become so consi derable as they now are, with every prospect of increasing. The exportation of linens in particular from those countries was very great last year, and piomi•es to be much more so in the present one, because several Bohemian 'Louses have united for the purpose of promoting this branch of com merce, and have established factories of their own in South America. In order to give the merchants in, other parts of Germany an opportunity of sharing in the advantages of this trade, the above-mentioned houses have issued shares, which, as we bear, have already been much sought after in several commercial cities, particularly in the north of Germany. NUREMBURG, JEB. 4. The following is given, on good authority, as the answer of the Hanoverian Minister, Count Monster, to the dial lenge which his Highness the Duke of Brunswick heel sent to the Count through his Conuselle of State, Baron Mun ehausen, with the proposal of the city of Dresden for the place of meeting : ►" Since the middle of last month information had been received here, through several channels, that his Highness the reigning Duke of Brunswick had openly expressed his intention of challenging me to fight a duel. The day before yesterday, in the afternoon, M. Tattemson brought me your letter of Nov. 5, in which this challenge is contained. The offensive expressions which his Serene Highness has found in the Refutation drawn up by me by the order of my Sovereign, and signed by his Majesty, and which may have induced him to this step, cannot be put in comparison, if they are read without prejudice, with the insults which are contained in the pamphlet published on the part of the Duke of Brunswick, as well towards his Majesty as towards myself. But if notwithstanding his Serene Highness wish ed to overlook the important considerations which result from the whole dispute, and make it possible for ►ne to ac cept the proposed challenge, it would have been necessary above all things to avoid the very extraordinary publicity which has been given to the affair. This publicity inevitably produced the result, that in consequence of a direct com munication from his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge to the King, dated October 29, an express injunction from his Majesty not to accept the challenge was given to me a week before I received the challenge itself. Under these circumstances, I can only regret that his Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick, should have been induced to take a step which the King has looked upon as a fresh offence towards himself. CHARLES, Count de Munster. London, Nov. 14, 1827. LEIPSIC, FEE. Though the new year's fair was very unsatisfactory in general, yet very large purchaSes of manufactures were, made by merchants from Tiflis, sonic of whom are still here. It is affirmed that they have brought 4,000 cwt., and perhaps more, of Swiss, English, and Saxon articles, which are now being packed up for them. We bear that these Asiatics will be here in still greater numbers at the Easter fair, and.thh:ty ere mentioned who3e arrival is al ready announced.' hat, and the O LIVERPOOL CORN EXCIIANGE.—Feb. 12. Oatmeal, Since T f u ro e s n ' I I a ‘ I - rlealsatnd barethe imports o f considerable, pretty demand became very languid ; the millers and d ea l ers , al though very low in stocks, purchased very sp ar i ng l y . Fi ne fresh old Foreigh Wheat (being now in very small com pass), and the finest Irish Wheat and Oat s , s u p por t e d l a st quotations, but for ordinary and inferi o r ki n d s o f b o th ar ticles a decline of Id. to 2(1. per bushel has been submitted to. Malt, Malting Barley, Beans, Pease, and Indian Corn, have been very difficult to sell, though at a decline of Is. to "s. per quarter. Flour and Oatmeal have likewise been dull at a reduction of 6d. to Is. per sack. The above re marks apply in every respect to this day's market. In Bonded Grain and Flour no alteration. VcriaaT, per 701 b. tz. d. s. d. Fine Sw eet Old English & Welsh, white and red 8 6 to 9 A New (crop 1327) Fine Old Sc o t c h and Manx 7lO tr 4 Irish, Ohl New red... is. Pd. to 7s. 4d.......5up. Whitt' 7 S 710 Canadian, tine qualities Foreign (duty paid) superior white .. .......... . ---"-------- fine high-mixed . ---------- red .... : 7 , .... . .............. ---------- Russian and mirk'. • qualities 6 I.) 7 3 Foreign (in bond), imported since July 1 , 18 ' 4 .., 4 1 .5 0 OATS, per 4516. Fine sweet English, Scotch, &c. . .............. . ---- I ri,di,_........ ... Middling and ordinary ditto and Welsh .......... Irish, (crop 1827) ... Foreign (free), French, itic. ........................... 2 8 2 9 BARLEY, per Imperial quarter, Fine Malting ......... . ................................... 32 0 35 0 Grinding, per 601bs. ............................. :3 JO 4 4 Foreign (duty paid), ditto .................. .. PFASE, white boiling, Per Imperial quarter grey ................................................ —. 10 0 44 6 / „ O . T or Gags for the WCCK ending Feb. 11. Wheel. 1 Barley. Malt. I Beans. !Pease. I Rye. lOatinl. Qrs. Qrs. 9r , Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. , Loads. 7,805 18,626 1,219 1-07 523 14!) 2 , 974 Flour, 2,657 sacks, °barrels. Wheat, 198— Ex Barley, 0— = 0 qrs.—Flour, 100 brls. Mauritius Gazettes to the 4th of November have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house ; after a careful perusal we do not find anything worth extracting. The following is shipping news :—On the 27th Oct. the brig Valiant, BRAGG, arrived at Port Louis from Bordeaux ; the 29th, the Denmark Hill, FOREMAN, from Hobart Town, sailed on the 11th Sept.; on the 30th; the ship Susan, HA MILTON, from Madras for London, passengers Cohinel HAMILTON, Major COLE, Lieutenants IM`GIUGOR, KEA NF, BIRCH, and HART , Mesdames TIIOMAS and, BROOMIIEAD) and 48 invalids of the 45th Regimen(; oil Nor. 2, the Brazilian, r London —OLEsWORTH, from and Rio de Janeiro. ~ ~. , We understand that the an nouncement of Lord HILL, as Commander of the Forces, was received with loud acclamation by the United Service Club. There is a curious document, drawn up in 1823 by the late Lord AsNavivros, in existence. It is an abstract of a genealogical tree of the descendants of the ill-fated 'MARI , Queen of Scots, from which it appears, that at that period every crowned head in Eu rope was included in the number, except the King of PORTUGAL (but his Queen, however, is there), and the King of B AVARIA , an d BERNADOTTE, the King of Sweden. The Times has just heard of another COURIER The entire number of her descendants then living was 316, breaking down with the King of France's Speech— and• they are a ll, i nc l u di ng th e D u k e o f R EICHSTADT but it w as no t i n F rance . (young NAPOLEON), within the line of succession to the Lord Eldon has purchased a second-hand Atlas, British throne, - j with coloured plates, of the lonian Islands. LIES OF THE DAY. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock - 1 3 per Cent. Red. 96li U :3 per Cent. Cons. SY,ili •i 354 per Cent. 1435i Ditto Red 9 3N% t rr Cent. Now Ditto, 1826 4 , li Bank L. Ann. l9 13-18 India Stock 2301 Ditto Boil& 93 91 pin.' PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds, 5 percent. Brazilian Bonda — flaienos A yres:Bomis Chilian Bonds, (i pet ct. Colombian Bonds 22 3 1, Ditto, 1821 '6 % r 4 ,,, Danish, 3 per cent. Greek Bonds Ditto, . 1 .825 Guatimala — Mexican Bonds 26 Do. 1625 16 Vi 574 THIS HAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Neapolitan, k 24 Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Russian, New 9146 Spanish, 1821 18"' French Rentes, sp. c. —E Exchange ' 3 per cent Exchange."... —f —c. PRICES OF SHAKES THIS DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Brazilian dining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O 75 77 Columbian Mining Co. (iw. at 51. pm.) 2 - 2!.„', 2U.; 21 Hibernian Mining Co. 8 7 United Mex. Min. Co. (ias. at 21. pm.) 35 15 1134 Alliance Fire and Life Insurance Co lO 9N Protector Fire Insurance Co 2 £1 Ss. Od. EMCEE OF 111.1511 STOCKS. - DUBLIN, FEB. 11. Sank Stock .215% St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Consols, 3 percent. Royal Irish Ditto — Gov. Stock, 3% pet cent.... 92% National Ditto Ditto, New ' Patriotic Ditto ' 2% I per Cent. 1011 i i Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3% per cent. ... 9374 Provincial Ditto Itoyal Canal Stock .... ...... I Royal Irish Mine _ ra Gnd Canal Stock - Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent I Mining Co. of Ireland ...... _ n:lllast Office Deb. -i. r. ct — I Commercial Buildings ...... 37i Atrived. ---- Due. Arrived. Due. 0 A runic. 0 0 Hamburgh 0 0 Brazil 0 0 Holland it Buenos Ayres 1 Dublin 0• Flandeni 0 0 Lisbon I :•,i France 0 'Gottenburgb 0 0 Mexico 0 I Guernsey Jersey. 0 1 Waterford 0 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. S. uth Sea Stock Oki Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 21.61 62 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d.61 62pm. Ditto Small Ditto Ccimmereial........ Bank Or Account ........ - India for Account Cons. for Ac. 8534% SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, FEB. 13.--Wind N.E.--Arrived from London, the Ruby, Corneby, for Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 12.—Wind N.—Arrived the Pearson, Smith, from St. John's. FALMOUTH, FEB. 12.—'Vied N.N.E.—Arrived from London, the Huskisson, Marsh, for Sierra. Leone; Julius Caesar, Stafford, for Honduras and Clementina, Wootin, for Genoa. DUBLIN, FEB. 12.--The George and Thomas, Darley, sailed from hence the 9th inst. for Barba does, and put back to-day in a very leaky state. BOSCASTLE, FEB. 11.-It has blown tremendously hard the whole of last night and to-day, from S.W. to N.N.W., and we fear to-morrow will bring us some distressing accounts, as several vessels have bcen..een from hence in distress. Some fragments of the London, Topscott, from Newport to London, have conic on shore ; the vessel is supposed to have foundered about three or four leagues off this place on the 9th inst. SCARBOROUGH, FEB. 11.—The Fair Trader, from Shields to Yarmouth, in taking this harbour this morning, struck the old pier end, stove her bow, and received other damage. BAHIA, DEC. 21.—The Providence, Robinson, ar rived here on the 19th inst., from Monte Video, was boarded the day previous, six leagues to the south ward of this bar, by a schoouerlinder Brazilian co lours, but supposed to be a Buenos Ayres privateer. Three privateers are reported to be near this harbour. PARIS, FEB. 10.—The Joseph and Louise arrived at Marseilles from the Mauritius, was boarded on the 4th alt., in lat. 32 long. 29, by the Oriental privateer, from Paraguay, out 31 days from Buenos Ayres, intending to cruise in the neighbourhood of .Madeira, Paraguay being at war with Portugal. The Mary, Davis, from Wicklow to Swansea, was driven on shore near Cardigan on Monday, but is expected to begot off. The Hibernia, Quick, from Bristol to 'Waterford, and Elizabeth and Mary, James, from Cardiff to Guernsey, were driven on shore at the entrance of Milford on Monday—the former expected to be gol off, the latter it was feared would be lost with her cargo. The Fancy, Ritchy, from Newcastle, was total wrecked, in the Tay, on Saturday. The Clyde, Russel, from Cork to Glasgow, were on shore in Tramore Bay on Monday. TriE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twnzrß o' Glocr. A property tax, or rather its effect, seems to be the chief topic in the City this morning; some antici-' pate a decline in our Funds, from the idea entertained that many Capitalists will be inclined to sell their British Securities, and invest their money in Euro pean Foreign Securities ; others say • that a tax on property generally would realise so large an ,amount that the Government would be enabled to remit, if not all, the greater part of the assessed taxes; this would improve the value of funded property, inas much as the country at large would benefit materially by the removal of those taxes which bear heavily upon the manufacturing and agricultural classes, whilst the real capitalist, iii many, cases, does little or nothing for the benefit of the State. Consols opened at 851 I, and buyers, for April ; little ' business, however, was transacted until towards 12 o'clock, when the money market became strong, and the Jobbers supplied the Commissioners at 85k, the present price is 85i There is little alteration in India Bonds, which are 93 4 pm.; Exchequer Bills are a mere shade higher than yeiterday; being 61 2 pm. In the Foreign -Funds littlahas been doing except arranging accounts for the settlement . to-morrow; Mexican are steady at 36 ; the demand for Guate mala continues, but from the smallness of the anieant of theßonds in circulation, and - the paucity of dealers. there is great difficulty in effecting purchases, which seems to be the fashion. Greek Stock remains 17i 18. The arrival of Lord Cochrane is considered fa vourable. Colombian are 26 4. Little or nothing is doing in Shares Real del Monte are 70 50 discount ; Brazilian, 51 52 pm., and Anglo Mexican 60 55 dis. HALF-PAST TWO. Since two o'clock, a sudden change has taken place in the market, and Consols have receded to 85 for Account, caused by some heavy sales, and a report of some change in the Administration. THREE O'CLOCK. --- - Consols, 85a FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 85} Danish 62 Do. for Ac. 85a Greek, 182 18 Brazilian Bonds I Mexican, 1825 35i Buenoi Ayres 36i Peruvian 23 Chilian De. Russian 94i Columbian, 1824 25/ Spanish, 1821 10/ THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.). HAY MARKE ES.--(At per Load of 36 Tru6ses.) T. JAMES'S. .E. s. X. s .. . 6. s. X• 3 . 1 owlan d Mead. Hay 3 10 to 4 5 Clover Hay 4 oto 5 15 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 O a t S traw II2 1 16 . Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditt0....... 1 16 2 0 New Meadow Hay 310 410 • A good supply, and a dull trade • prices as on Tuesday. SMITHFIELD. .C. S. .C. s. X. S. X. S. Lowland Mead. Hay:3 5 tol 0 Cloy. I fay gene r "Y 4 15 4)6 0 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Do. extra tine 0 0 6 0 good,priotray Meadowre from on t he H . y to a ss wahn 6 od a. l Itye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 O a t Straw ll2 111 New Meadow Hay 313 4 5 Wheat Ditto ll4 116 Cloverce aiifd H Supply tolerably whole dul l. unaltered. load l. higher than last quoted; THE ARMY. A detachment of the 39th or Dorsetshire Regiment O f Infantry embarked ori e the 12th inst., at Gravesend, ° O board the Beitgal Mer Chant convict ship, as guards ove r convicts destitied'to New South Wales. Detachments belonging to the 4th and 13th * Regiment s of Light Dragoons marched this morning, from Westtnir ster, for the Cavalry Depot at Maidstone. A detachment belonging to the 35th RegiMent of Foo l marched this morning -from Westminster,' for Portsmouth, on route to Jprsey . _ A detachment belonging. to the 14th Regiment of In' fantry, embarked this morning on board a steam-vestiel is the River for Graresend, on route to Chatham. _ _ A detachment belonging to the 16th Regim - ent of Fee t embarked this - morning on board a steam vessel in the River; for . Graiesend, on route to DPal. A detachment belonging to the 20th Regiment of In' fantry, • embarked this morning on board a steam-vessel is the River, fur Gravesend, en route to Canterbury. A PRECIOUS • DOCUMENT " Lost or mislaid, " Stolen or strayed." SlR—Returning from Westminster at dusk yesterday evening, I observed a passenger be fore me, near the Treasury, givo a kick to a soil ed paper on the pavement,which he tifen passed un noticed. Possessing, more curiosity; I picked it up, consigned it to my pocket, and now send you a copv, conceiving you may deem it deS•ereing a place in your Journal. I freely confess, Sir, it speaks of things beyond my humble compre hension. The meeting of Parliament having so recently taken place, 1 rather conjecture it may contain the lucubrations of some great man, preparatory to the appointment of a Committee, the benefit of which you May,. by gii - ink it publicity, prevent being altogether lost to the public. The Committee appointed to consider the State of the Nation, and report thereon, have, pursuant to the order of the House, considered the several matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following Report :-- DRAFT PROPOSED REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TH% STATE OF THE NATION. Your Committee have the satisfaction to report that the National Debt, ,and the annual 'interest thereof, is far greater than in any other country in Europe, a proud distinction, affording to British subjects the delight of revelling in taxation to an extent far beyond what is enjoyed, or can ever be hoped for, by the subjects of any other State. This ultra glory of glories • --- England owes to the Tories. the margin is the following :.:--"MENl.—Experience ta, t , has abundantly proved that national prosperity • " always increased with the national debt,—impeach " Chancellor of Exchequer if he "provide ways and " means without a lean. Query—lnelude all the " other Ministers in impeachment ?" • Your Committee have further to report, that there are more laws and more lawyers in the British Empire than in any other - three• States, or possibly the ,whole of Europe, which, as law is the perfection of government, is proud matter of congratulation to the country, evidencing the indefati gable zeal of former Patliaments in. the great :work of legislation, and presenting a bright .example to the House to ceder further benefits on , 'nation, by adding to, and increasing, the beautiful and mul tifarious enactments which constitute that perfect code found in the Statute-book. - It is with - infinite pride and-gratification' your Com mittee have further to report, that'independent of our numerous charitable institutions, the. principles of philanthropy are so interwoven with our system, that the sums annually raised for the relief of. the poor are nearly equal to the interest of the national debt of France, and nearly three times the interest of the debt of the kingdom of the , Netherlatids• - • : Your Committee feel the greatest diffidence 'in proposing any measure . for the improvement'Of -sO perfed and admirable a syStem, they nevertheless venture to sub-' mit to the House the propriety of referring the Poor Laws to a - - 'S'elect" Committee, with' instruc lions to prepare a Bill - declaring the wages of the poor shall be !wholly paid out of the parish. rates, but exempting the landed interest from coitth j buting thereto. Your Committee have further to report that in their opinion all classes of his Majesty's subjects are entitled to the equal consideration of this House, save only that the landed interest have always a right to be first considered, being more ~ vealthy, wise, and patriotic than any other class, 'as is clearly evinced brtheir devoting their lives, fortunes, and estates to increasing the breed of hares and pheasants, poachers and paupers ; and by their having made that most - notable and important of all discoveries, namely, that a high protecting duty for grain is the only true principle in all political economy, increasing in an equal ratio the prosperity of the rich and the luxury of the poor—since it needs no demonstraticin that a pound of bread when it costs f our - pence, must be four s t: n penny, all l uxur i es being measured by their price. Your Committeea f the Britishaffording forces, cs permanent a ux h u a i v -y e as when a lik e quant i ty o further • to repo r t, c Mmes ly a one s great that Ireland is an integral p art o f t h e Br i t i sh em pire a luxury illustration of th e a d vantages resulting limn one in seven of th e gross population riding roughshod over the ot h er s i x. Your Committee, however, recomm en d t h at a Select Committee be q p u ir a e rt o e f q uarters er utmost one-fourth importance, appointed to inquire and report to the House, whe ther sanative or deleterious qualities prevail most in the potatoe, what are the peculiar virtues of., the orange, and whether the orange system or the' potatoe system his contributed most to the prosperity, tran quillity, and welfare Of the Irish nation—inquiries that, in the opinion of this Committee, present an opportunity for much deep and curious research, po litical and philosophical- Your Committee have further to report, that an increasing population is the natural result of prosperity, and emigration the natural remedy for an excess of population—since, if one million be taken from fifteen, only fourteen will remain— the-only impediment to this simple operation is the difficulty, not to say impossibility, of simultaneously removing the million, and the .further impossibility that such removal should produce the deinred effect. In the margin is the following note :—" Mem.— Expense no object—Fate of emigrants Your Committee have further to report, there is no truth whatever in the adage of " Set a thief to catch a thief;"—that police officers have fully kept pace with the modern march of intellect, and having dipped into Shakspeare, and adopted the following motto— t h e i r protecti on , " liWthat steals my purse steals tr as h,"' while som e of th e scarcely consider the purses or property o f t h e pub lichigher ministers of j ustic e , dipping deeper into the deserving pages o f the great dramatist, and finding it there written — fi e that filches from me my good name, have with a talent, surpassing legal ingenuity, tacked thereto the tnost learned and refined of legal maxims, nam ely, " the greater the truth the greater the libel," w hich, in plain English, means that to proclaim an h one st man a villain is a mere venial offence, but. to publish the villainy of a scoundrel is a crime of the deepest atrocity. Your Committee therefore have a reasonable hope that a precedent may, ere leng, be formally established, placing the future definition of a libel beyond doubt, on the broad principle that a lib e l i s an y thing printed or published of which any body chuses to complain, and that this desirable end may be attained without the aid or labour of legislation, and of course without any breach of the Privileges of this House. Here the paper becomes illegible from being soiled and trampled on, and I greatly regret that lam unable to decipher what follows,—.:if the writer wishes the manuscript restored, it shall be returned to him on his sending a proper descrip tion, and identifying it. 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