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1 1. v N ,E ; K II:k. an D d O s I C: S K . ' • - I PARLIAMENT. made how far the cainige of the ifingdora might be adapted to • SUNDERLAND KING and CONSTITUTION CLUB. '"'""' : a decimal calculation. - PARIS PAPERS. .....a ff s.. CSI ' NAVAL AND MILITARY PENSIONS. ON HAND., - HOUSE OF LORDS, FRB. O. On the motion of Mr. Maneney, a series of accounts were The Fouth Anniversary of the above Club was celebrated at DELIN".EII , IF ‘ , , :_ r , —..millitem...—_ ordered, of the amount of annuities transferred by the trustees Kay's the Golden Lion Inn, in Sunderland, o Ti , d Thursday ay the (Franz Mr courier Francais.) - The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented his Majest 's under the Naval and Military . Pension . Act of last Session, to 29th January. :dearly 70 ' 4 Members satdown at four o'clock for the A eeK ending the 7th of February, 1824. BERNE, FEB. I.—The Minister of Prnssia, ac- answer to the Address voted on Tuesday last, in • which-Kis th u e eh ß t a r n e k ns o fe f rs En es g t l i a m n e d t ,di e s t u t n h g e u e is u l r n r ng t - the t ,respFctive.v h alup of to a most sumptuous dinner, which consisted of every delicacy, rredited to the Helvetic Confederacy, has just Majesty thanked their Lordships for their loyal and patriotic s was a laid on the table, and ordered to and the payments made for them • also.i s s h o e c w k h r g ri t t of re t sp e ee d t a i 5 1, '; served up with that taste for which the Golden Lion is so pro- Delivered. sent a demand to the government of the Canton .Addres s.eentered l e ' n h e t _ e _ n answe rJour n ver ial—turtle, venison, lamb, and salmon formed part of the prices of the same in March, 182'3, and February, 1824. He dainties on the occasion, and on the whole the ' of Argovia, which excites public attention, and The Bishops of LimEitiox and RaPHoz took the oaths said, that he intended these accounts to illustrate his opinion, might have vied with those ' made for a Metropolitan feast. In fi n _ Exports- Hand. which was unanimously rejected. This demand and their seats. - given at the time, as well as that of other Honourable Mem- the absence of the -Marquisf Lo ul d . o . 1 on erry, who is perpetual sumption. - two ' HEARING OF APPEALS bers, of the improvident bargain made by the Government for President . of the Club, Sir Cuthbert Sharp was elected to the was that a gentleman, formerly Professor at the In pursuance of an order made last Session, • for calling over the public. It would be recoil • Ithat they divided recollected - - Uuiversity of Giessen, and generally esteemed the House to fix by ballot the attendance of three Peers during against that Bill in every,s eoits progress,. and predicted with that urbanity which has endeared him to all ranks in Sun- Ilhds - - . ,7732 1 1 25,283 ' the hearing of Appeals, an unusual number of their Lordships - the disastrous operation of the Sugar -{ . i-i Germany, should be given up to the Prussianmeasure upon the public late.: derland. were in attendance. The call began before four o'clock, and rests.—an opinion which the accounts he had moved for would As soon as the cloth was removed the President gave "-The Tierces 110 1 1,872 ti;overtiment. He was for some time Editor of it appeared that there were many absentees, some of whom were now demonstrate. King, God bless him I" which was drank with four times four, t ite Journal published at Elberfield, in which excused on account of age and other circumstances.' EXPORT AND IMPORT LINEN-TRADE• i and succeeded by very linig . cor:.inued applause. The National „ Puncheons - 330 11 7 27,101 . 4. 4 larncter he asked the.. fulfilment of those pro. /conyenation took place between the Hhds - • . 20 and Lord ers HOLLAND, relative Len c t o b u r r c s i e ng oi lh w e c attendanceelattoerf likewise moved for, to show the quantity of hemp, flax, and jol t er in the then oru s company. " The Duke of 3 1,053 inises.of a constitution which had been frequently ti imported into Great Britain from foreign countries and York and the Army," " The Duke of C:Arence and the Navy," n:httle and repeated at the time when the whole observed, that many Noble Lords were not aware of the pre- Ireland,yarn distinguishing theports to and from,lnds and Tiercee 111 li; 10,145 and the t e h x eg r ic ts eper followed; which toasts were each drank with enthusiasm and ~., ~,,,.. sent proceeding, or that the call would be begun at so early an ton, for the last ten years. imilar accounts of papulatiou of Prussia rose in arms against France.and three times three. "The House of Brunswick, and hour. It was now concluded half an hour before the • _ usual imports of linen from January,lB23 to 1824, distinguishing the never forget the principleswhich these ~ - 18,802_ •i' Ile style of Professor Follen having displeased time of commencing public business, and many Noble Lords exports from Ireland and Scotland, the parts sent to, and the t 4 le Upper Police, of Berlin, an inquiry was insti- might yet enter the House. duty paid : also the quantity of Irish corn imported into Great 7]; I L , :1 m es s i_ent in •'_ ,_ rising to propose the next toast, said it was ~ ~,, {Bales and Bags , - -. 437 On the motion of the Earl of L IVERPOOL, it was ordered Britain, . distinguishing the several kinds of grain. —The House not necessary for him to trespass much on the conviviality of the cotton ttited, which lasted two years, and during which that the ballot ' ;or the Peers who are to attend during the hear- then adjourned. Pockets and Serous - company. It might have been sufficient for him,considering that - as ti:-eie the Professor was confined in the prisons of ing of Appeals should commence to-morrow at four o'clock. • —..... they were !net . together to celebrate the anniversary of the King - ft , . capital.. After a severe examination, he was In answer to a question from Lord HOLLAND, the LORD and Constitution Club, to have mentioned the toast next in suc- Butts and Pipes 20 2 1,576 r i . CHANCELLOR stated that lie had received his Majesty's Corn- APPEALS. Wine pronounced innocent, and set at liberty. 1 o mission, underthe Ft —0y.. .l sign manual, authorizing Lord GIF- The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at cession, for no words of his could increase the veneration and devotion which they all ey a entertained for that glorious fabric which Hhds and-1 Casks 11 1 890 avoid further persecution, he made haste to leave FORD to sit as Deputy Speaker. ten o'clock yesterday, for the first hearing of Appeals this Sea- had descended to us, sealed with the best blood of our anees- Germany, and, provided with a passport from . SOUTH A:~IF.I3ICA . MERICA. sion. There were also the Bishop of E . a nd Lord XEIER tore and which we were bound t • • - 11' o transmit urtau ted and unlit). Pimento Casks a - 22 The Marqnis of LANSDO‘VN, -before the House rose, S . I . AFTEspURY present. Below the bar was much crowded ' paired to our posterity.. No work of human foundation could Giessen, his native town, established himself in visiters being attracted on account of the celebrity of the Ap-Bags - _ wished to say a few words on a subject to which their Lord- be perfect; but it was allowed by all parties, that the Con- 11 - 5 . ,071 Aran. His merit induced the Cantonal Govern- ships' attention had been drawn some days ago by his Ma- peals, and of the Counsel who appear for the parties. The statution of this country was well calculated to secure to us the inept to make choice of him to give lectures on jesty's Speech—he meant that part of the Speech which al- " Queensberry Causes" were called on, and the LORD CHAN- blessings of freedom • and continued the worth Chairman '., it Casks - - 16 lucks to the intypendent provinces of South America. It was CELLOR intends to proceed with them till he has concluded is no small proof, that ach is the general 3' feeling diffused Ginger literature at the Cantonal school: he then pro- them :he will attend in the Lords on 'Wednesday, Friday, Bags - _ _ by no means his wish ur run any race with his Majesty's Mi- ' with over the world, for wherever a change is effected, either by - 66 cured himself to be naturalized a citizen of the natters on this question ; and if it appeared to be their inten- and Monday, positively for the purpose ofproceeding' those Appeals. Casks 1 . Canton, and is at the present moment on the eve don to take that step which good policy seemed ro require:— similate-their infant government to the model of the British ‘,„ 539 Th . e . first appeal called on was that of the Duke of Buccleueh namely, the recognition of the provinces which have separated Constitution. Thatshould fail, ' Cocoa so many attempts of marrying a young lady, the daughter of a re- themselves . from Spain—he would be found most anxious to and Sir J. Montgomery v. John Hyslop, son- of the late J. much to be attributed to the people themselves, who may be nagd ` -. .. - 320 spectable family in Zurich. It is not known by afford every facility for that purpose; but being impressed with Hyslop, tenant at Halsear. ardent In_theceusF of . liberty . and good gevernment, as to the Mr. JEFFREY and Mr. SUDDEN appeared-for the appel- want, Loewood T 3' 4,5601 whose orders a new trial has been begun at . the great importance of - the independence of these provincesof those institutions which are of slow growth, and wince • .'" - - <I - I hints. to the.commercial interests of this country, he must deprecate can only be acquired and matured by a . people already in the . Breslau by a provincial Court, on account of an any thing like unnecessary delay. With the view h Mr. SUGDEN was heard at great length, and will be followed possession of free institutions, alike preservative of the liberty Fustic Tons - .. 51i -2012 i offence which was decided long ago at Berlin ; which he-had taken of this question, he could not now' ovewnetvuerre, by Mr. JEFFREY. of the subject and the just rerogatives of the Crown. With 11Ir. CRANSTOUN and Mr. MollcatErr appear for the re- Chests of Sugar - i t make any motion for promoting the important object to which out trespassing further on P our time, I shall propose . " Our - - - - - 9,713 but so it is, and the accused has been sentenced,epondent. lead referred : but calculating on what he had heard—not glorious . Constitution, the pride y of Britons and the admire selthinnt }in vino. ha in heard. to ten years impri- so much in their Lordship's House as elsewhere—that a corn- . The . ballot for the attendance of three Peers on future morn . , don of the world." Casks of Molasses . ... .. - - 331 (Frsm the Couritr Francais.) BERN E, FEB. 1.-The Minister of Prnssia, ac rredited to the Helvetic Confederacy, has just sent a demand to the government of the Canton of Argovia, which excites public attention, and which was unanimously rejected. This demand was that a gentleman, formerly Professor at the University of Giessen, and generally esteemed ia Germany, should be given up to the Prussian Olovernment. lie was for some time Editor of the Journal published at Elberfield, hi which -4. 4 larncter he asked the fulfilment of those pro. raises-4)f a constitution which had been frequently atade and repeated at the time when the whole p3pulatiOn of Prussia rose in arms against France. l he style of Professor Follen having displeased t 4 te Upper Police, of Berlin, an inquiry was insti. !tired, which lasted two years, and during which ti , ,-ne the Professor was confined in the prisons of ft , . capital. After a severe examination, he was pronounced innocent, and set at liberty. To avoid further persecution, he made haste to leave -Germany, and, provided with a passport from Giessen, his native town, established himself in Aran. His merit induced the Cantonal Govern ment to muke choice of him to give lectures on literature at the Cantonal school : he then pro cured himself to be naturalized a citizen ..of the Canton, and is at the present moment on the eve .of marrying a young lady, the daughter of a re spectable family in Zurich. It is not known by whose orders a new trial has been begun at Breslau by a provincial Court, on account of an offence which was decided long ago at Berlin ; but so it is, and the accused has been sentenced, without having been heard, to ten years impri sonment in,a fortress. The Prussian Minister has accordingly demanded that -he • should be given up .; - but .the 'Government of Argovia replied, that - Processor Follen having renounced the 'rights of citizenship in his own country, and hav ing legitimately acquired the rights of citizenship in Arau, and there being no 'convention existing between , the two countries for the delivering up -persons accused of political - crimes, it was nut possible to comply with the 'demand of the Prus. sian Alinister, and that they would never give up a citizen without examining the - reason why lie -was reclaimed, or without hearing his defence. - (From 'the Journal des Mkt,. ) They write from Martinique, under the date of the , ltth of December, that the French frigate La Flora, com manded by M. Mallet, and the brig De Genie, had been dis patched from that Colony for Porto Rico. The brig was on its return to Martinique, having quitted Porto Rico on the bth De cember. Our two vessels, after having exchanged flags of truce on the morning of the .Ist December, with M. Miguel de la. Torre, Governor of St. John, of Porto Rico, entered that port in the evening, when no advices from the Spanish 41-overn runt had been received. M. de ra Torre could scarcely credit the events-which had taken place at Cadiz ; but after the details furnished by M. Alallett, he hastened to officially announce to the garrison the happy changes which had taken place in Spain. On the 4th Te Delon was channted, and public rejoicings took place in celebration of the - liberation of his Catholic Majesty, and -his re-establishment on the Throne of his ancestors. The same letter adds, that Porto Cabello had yielded on the 10th of November to the troops of the Republic of Venezuel ~ and at that (late the. Spanish flag waved no longer on any point of the Spanish Main. A curious circumstance took place at the Court of Assize at Paris at the trial of a Madame Chauvet, accused of not reveal ing the conspiracy of Sanquaire and others. 'The tint -wit nesses called were Mons. le Marquis De La Fayette, and M. le Comte De La Fayette, his son. The former protested against receiving the title of Marquis•in the -accusation and summons, having ceased to bear it ever since the well known Decree of the Ccestituent Assembly. The Comte La Fayette did not make the same objection as his father. The Qnotidienne.represents the Pope as having had a relapse, which, if it be the case, from his great age and previous weak ness, can hardly Mt() prove fatal. HEARING OF APPEALS. In pursuance of an order made last Session, for calling over the House to fix by ballot the attendance of three Peers during the hearing of Appeals, an unusual number of their Lordships . were in attendance. The call began before four o'clock, and it appeared that there were many absentees, some of whom were excused on account of age and other circumstances. A conversation took place between the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord HOLLAND, relative to enforcing the attendance of the Peers who were absent, in the course of which the latter observed, that many Noble Lords were not aware of the pre sent proceeding, or that the call would be begun at so early an hour. It was now concluded half an hour before the usual time of commencing public business, and many Noble Lords might yet enter the House. On the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, it was ordered that the ballot for the Peers who are to attend during the hear ing of Appeals should commence to-morrow at four o'clock. In answer to a question from Lord HOLLAND, the LORD CHANCELLOR stated that he had received his Majesty's Com mission, under the Royal sign manual, authorizing Lord GIF FORD to sit as Deputy Speaker. SOUTH AMERICA. The Marquis of LANSDOWN, -before the House rose, wished to say a few words on a subject to which their Lord ships' attention had been drawn some days ago by his ,Ma jesty's Speech—he meant that part of the Speech which al ludes to the independent provinces of South America. It was by no means his wish to.: run any race with his Majesty's Mi nisters on this question ; and if it appeared to be their inten don to take that step which good policy seemed ro require:— namely, the recognition of the provinces which have separated themselves . from Spain-Aie would be found most anxious to afford every facility for that purpose ; but being impressed with the great importance of - the independence of these provinces to the.commercial interests of this country, he must deprecate any thing like unnecessary delay. With the view, however, which he had taken of this question, he could not now venture to make any motion for promoting the important object to which he had referred : but calculating on what he had heard—not so much in their Lordship's House as elsewhere—that a com munication had been made to the Government of Spain, an answer to which might in a.short time be expected, and also that some communication would probably soon be received from the Consuls who had been sent out from this country to South America, he thought it could not be long before he should feel himself at liberty to submit some proposition to their Lordships on the subject, if his Majesty's Ministers did not, as he wished should be the. case, bring forward some measure themselves. He was well aware that in the actual state of affairs sufficient reasons might exist for preventing his Majesty's Ministers from coming to an immediate decision on this question, and was th4efore desirous of avoiding any thing like precipitation. He would Accordingly now give notice, that on souse day in the month of March he would, if not anticipated by his Majesty's Ministers, in their Lordships', or in the other House of Par liament, move a humble address to his Majesty, praying him to take such measures as may be necessary for the recogni tion of the provinces of .South America which have separated themselves from Spain. Mr. SUGDEN was heard at great length, and will be followed by Mr. JEFFREY. Mr. CRANSTOUN and Mr. MollcniErr appear for the re spondent. The ballot for the attendance of three Peers on future morn ings (Saturdays excepted) took place yesterday afternoon. Song, Mr. Hardy—" The King and Constitution." " The land we live in." _ _ In giving the next toast, the President remarked, that he was afraid to indulge in the expression of those sentiments which he must ever feel towards the noble and exalted person ae whose health he was going to propose, and he would, therefore, prefer giving without comment the name of the Per petual President.—(Great applause.)—He could not, however, sit down without reading an' extract from a letter he had that day received from their Noble President, in which his Lord ship-requested him to perform the grateful office of assurin g the Club he will be at all times (when he has a house in the county fit to live in) happy to pay his.personal respects to the Club, whose welfare and prosperity he has so much at heart, (thunders of applause.) " The Marquis of Londonderry," with three times three and loud cheering. After which, Mr. Small san, with his accustomed taste and sweetness, "Auld fang syne." The President next proposed the health of a gentleman who had so many claims to their regard, that he felt he should he wounding the delicacy of that individual were he to express all he felt, and which would, -he was sure, be re-echoed by the universal assent of the Club. He therefore gave a The Presi dent of the last anniversary, Mr. Garthwaite." Mr. Garthwaite, in rising to return thanks, expressed himself with his usual fluency, in nearly the following terms :—Gentle men, the flattering manner in which our worthy 'President has done me the hono ur to p ro p ose m y healt h , and th have received it, arc, I assure you, most gra tifying to e warmth with s h a ll he wanting on my p ar t t o carry i ts ob j ects i nto The King and Constitution Cl u bl as a l ways h a d m wh f h ee ir i o n u gs. my icy b est wi shes for its success, and you may be assured that no o p e ration. I beg leave to congratulate the Cl u b on the t e .u x l e l rt o ion re turn of this happy day, on which we are met to celebrate the accession of his Majesty to the throne of these realms, and whose unre mitting attention to all his subjects rouses the best feelings of our nature in veneration for his person and govern ment. Before I sit down, I shall propose to you the health of his MajeitY's Ministers, whose talents have been display ed on so many occasions both in .war and peace, that they appear to have united all suffrages, and who, by their steady perseverance to the land-marks of the Constitution, are well entitled to the approbation of the King and Constitution Club. --(Great applause.)—" His Maj esty's Ministers" was then drank with three times three, and immense cheering. Dr. Clanny now rose, and said he felt peculiar pleasure in proposing the health of their Ch a i rman, w h o not only on this but on every other occasion had g i ven t h e Cl u b the advantage of his valuable services.—(Great appl ause .)—" The President," w ith three times three. _ PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. lIOCSE OP - COMMONS. Lunce, 9 0 die Febrztarii, 1824. INCLOSURES—ChindIey (Derby)—Bill read a first time. Snel ston ( Derby)—Petition for Bill referred to a Committee. Dearham (Cumberland)—Bill ordered to be brought in. FEMALE ORPHANS' ASYLUM Bills ordered to be COMMUTATION OF TITHES—Leeds I brought in. RoADs_Wureeater and Brornsgrove, - Kidwelly, Chepstow and Mon mouth, Blackburn and Preston, Oommercial, Kensington, Totnes and Bridgetown Pomeroy, & Gram_ pound CANAL RESERVOln—Dearne&Dove PAVlNG—Gray's.lnn-lane MILE-END OLD TOWN RATES GAS MG/Ts-Manchester—Bill read a first tithe. Edin burgh—Petition for Bill reported, Report to lie on the table. SLATE DU TlES—Petition of Merchants, &c. of Plymouth, for the repeal thereof; to lie. on the table, and to be printed. Coal. DU TlES—Petitions against the Duty on Coals carried Coastwise, from Plymouth, Westbourn and Singleton, Glis thydon, and Penryn—to lie on the table, and to be printed. Petitions from Penzance, Sidmouth, and St. Anne, Lime house—to lie on the table. Petitions for Bills re ferred to Committees. NOTICES OP MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1.. Lord Viscount Althorp—Papers respecting Grand Jury As sessments in Ireland. Accounts of Benefices arid Church Lands ; and List of Homan Catholic Barristers in Ireland. 2. Mr. Serjeant Onslow—Bill to repeal the Usury Laws. 3. Sir John Newport—Paper s relatin g to building a Church in the parish of Devenish, in the diocase of Clogher. 4. Mr. Hume—Number of unsettled Accounts of Wills a nd Administrations, and sums due thereupon. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Supply—Report on Motion for a Supply. 2. Law Courts (Ireland) Act [1 and 2 Geo. 4, c. 53], Allow ances to Officers—Report thereupon. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Monday, Feb. 16. Sir John Wrottesley—Address for inquiring how far the Coin of the Realm may be adapted to decimal calculation. Tuesday, Feb.l7. 31r. Stuart Wortley—Bill to amend the Game Laws. ----- The President expressed his personal thanks to Dr. Clanny, for the handsome manner in which he bad done him the honour to propose his health. The President gave "The Port and Trade of Sunderland," and took that opportunity of stating, that the trade of Sunder land had considerably increased, and was now increasing be yond any former precedent, He entered into some details which we were not able to follow, and which were hailed by the lively acclamations of the Club. Song—Mr. Reynolds. The toasts which followed were— " The Lord Lieutenant." " The Bishop of Durham." "The High Sheriff:" Song—Mr. Milne. " The Members for the County." " 'The Alembers for the City of Durham." The President said, he need not remind the company that we had the happiness to possess one of the City Members, as an honour and ornament to the Club. This toast was drank with great applause and three times three. Song—Mr. Small. The president then gave " Mr. Hancill, the father of the Club." Mr. Hancill, in returning thanks, assured the company of his most hearty concurrence in the objects of the Club, and only re gretted that he could not expatiate more, and in language suf ficiently appropriate, for the very gracious reception his name had met with from the Club. The President said, he regretted extremely the absence of a warm friend and worthy member, whohad been suddenly call ed away to a considerable distance 'by the death of a respected relative. No man stood in higher estimation with the Club, and when he mentioned his name he was sure of exciting their regret at his absence, mingled with the best wishes for his health and prosperity. " Mr. John Scott and the absent Members."—(Great applause.) The President prefaced the next toast, by reading a letter from their worthy Chaplain, who was prevented by his avoca tions from personal attendance. His letter concluded with many warm expressions of regard to the Members of the Club, and good wishes for their prosperity. (Applause.) The President assureellhe Company, that it was a great personal gratifica tion to him to propose the health of " The Magistrates of the County," and to be the means of conveying to one of their worthiest members, who sat near hint, the expresson of regard which the Club entertained towards him.—(Great applause.) John Davidson, Esq. returned thanks in his own name, and for the body to which he had the honour to belong. Song by the President. • Mr. Hubbard (one of the Vice-Presidents) gave " The Coal Trade." C. S. Hill, Esq. then proposed the healths of the Vice-Pre sidents, in very flattering terms. Lieut. Kirtley, R. N. returned thanks for himself and col. league. Mr. Hubbard also returned his individual thanks. " The Duke of Wellington," with three times three, and very great applause. Lieut. Kirtley now rose, and after dwelling for some time on the glorious career of the lamented Nelson, proposed " The Immortal Memory of Lord Nelson." Drank in silence. The health of the Stewards was next drank, and thanks to them for their attention to the comforts of the company. Mr. Haddock returned thanks on behalf of himself and colleagues. Song—Mr. Robert Anderson, of IVestoe. " Lieut. Richardson and the Officers of the Nary present." The worthy. Lieutenant returned thanks. John Davison, Esq. proposed the health of the Marchioness of Londonderry, which he prefaced with a very handsome eu login tr.. Glee—Messrs. Small, Hardy, and Kirkaldy— health." " Ships, Colonies, and Commerce." " Sir R. Noel and the Officers of the Sunderland Volunteer Infantry." Capt. Bram well returned thanks. " Lieut.-Colonel Markham and the Officers of the Sunder. land Volunteer Artillery." Major Bray returned thanks. The last toast on the list, the President said, was one which would be drank with enthusiasm. lie need not remind the Club, that the foundation en which their editice rested, was the Constitution—that their sole object was directed to its preserva tion—that they had never indulged in intemperate invective— that as a body they were totally free from all party prejudice, a nd that their strength consisted in their moderation.—(Great a pplause.)—He therefore p r opos e d "Prosperity and perpetuity to the Sunderland King and Constitution Club," which was drank with great acclamation,. The President then left the chair, and Lieut. Kirtley was called to it. The company did not separate till a late hour.— (Durham County Advertiser, Feb. 7.) PRICE 0 THIS DAY AT 238i.2314 F STOCKS TWO O'CLUCIE. 277 815 B2O- India Stock . India Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities Ex. Bills 47 53 51 Ditto Small 47 54 Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cons. for Act. 91iiii ." Here's a :FRENCH FUNDS. P Allis, FEB. 7.--Five per Cents. opened at 96f. 90c.; closed at 96f. 90c.—Bank Stock, 1700.—:-Neapolitan Rentes, 82. Spanish Rentes, •EXELIANGE ON LONDON.—One month, 25f. 45c. ; three months, 2,5f.45c.--( Cour: Authentique, Feb. 7, 1824. PitOJECTED ESCAPE of BUO.NAPAR'rE It is not genPrally known that a vefsel was undertaken to be built at Battersea, by the renowned Johnson, the smuggler, for the purpose of liberating BUO NAPARTE frtan the island of St.eflelena. The vessel was about 90 feet long, and of the burden or 100 tons. •It was built of half-inch plank ; the grain of two of such planks was placed in a vertical, and the other two in a horizontal position. These planks were so welicaulked and cemented together that the thickness of the sides of the vessel did not exceed that of an ordinary washing-tub.-- Th e masts were so contrived that they could be lowered to a level with the deck, and the whole vessel might be - Stink in shoal water with the crew on board, without danger. AMple means were provided for supplying the vessel with freli air. The plan was, to sail - up at night, .within a short distance of St. lieleaa, and sink the vessel until the next or some subse quent night, when Buonaparte would be enabled to make, his e4cape to the beach, at which time the vessel was. to be raised, Buonaparte to get on board, and sail away in the dark. 'lt hap pened, however, that Buonaparte_ died before the iessel was quite finished ; and it is a curious coincidence that she was to he coppered the very day the news of his death arrived. Johnson was to have received 40,9001. as wen as the vessel had got into blue water, exclusive of the reward to he 'given in case the enterprise. succeeded. This Johnson had previously offered hes services to the Admiralty, and affirmed that he could blow up any ship without being hurt. Accordingly, a trial was given him in the Thames, accompanied by a boatswain of one of his Majesty's • ships, who had been married only a week before, in a beat of a similar onnstruction to the one before described, to a barge moored in the middle of the stream. They sunk their boat, made fast the torpedo of the bottom of the barge, and lighted the match. Johnson then perceived th at ha a ,„ esse t reman i e d fest, having got (as the sailors express it) his cable athwart. ii3WAit of the barge. Upon which lie pulled out his watch, and having looked at it attentively, told the boatswain that he had only two minutes and a half to live. Upon this the boats wain began to make grievous lamentations -,-- " Oh, my poor dear Nancy. ;" said the botswain ; " what will she • say ;"—A vast blubbering," said Johnson. " Doff your jac ' ket, and-be ready to stuff it into the hawse-hole while I cut the cable." Upon saying this, Johnson seized an axe, and cut the cable. The boatswain stuffed his jacket into the hole, aril-they got out of the reach of-the torpedo, which blew up the barge.—( Morning Ilaraid. Although there has been some micapprehen slot' of what the Minister said respecting the dis continuance of Lotteries, when he brought in the last Lottery Bill, he certainly announced offi cially that Government did not intend to apply to Parliament for another ; this some People misconstrued, and imagined the Lottery then en suing would be the Last, Whereas the 20,000 Tickets now on Sale formed part of those allov ed by the previous Year's Act, but this is the lest Part, and it seems, from the eagetness with which People buy, they are fully aware of the few opportunities which remain, and a brisk Sale wou ld probably- have occurred with one of the usual Schemes, but when we consider the irre sistible attraction of SEVEN £20,000 Prizes which Mr. SIEYWRIGHT has introduced, being more than doable the number in the last, it would really be surprising if there was not a brisk sale. IRISH TRADE. The Marquis of LANSDOWN stated, that he wished to move for copies of two Papers, the first of whieh was cal .culated to show the . state of tho intercourse between this country and Ireland -with respect to the cotton trade, and the increased intercourse, notwithstanding the distress which had prevailed in Ireland. .He meant to move for an account of the cotton goods imported into, and exported from Ire land, .between the 10th of July, ~1822, and 22d -of February, 1823. The other paper would exhibit the extraordinary effect which had been produced by the reduction of the duty on spiritk, and to which he wished to call the attention of all those who doubted the possibility of improving the revenue by taking off taxes. • The account he meant ,to move . for was, for the quantity of spirits which had paid duty. between the 10th of October, -1322, and the 11th of February, 1823 ; and he was informed that it would be found that the sum paid in the last quarter of. the account, at only two shillings per gallon, ex ceeded that which had been paid during the same quarter. of the preceding year, whenthe duty Was fi ve shillings. Thus tsli,eirietffsehcatdobfeetankninogt onlyoff shillingstthoreiencreae per gallon of duty •on the consumption, but to produce an augmentation of the revenue. The Noble Marquis concluded by moving for the accounts he had described, which were ordered.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr.: DAVENPORT presented a petition from the Manu facturers of Tobacco and Snuff in Chester, praying for a repeal of the high duties which affected them, and which only tended to encourage smuggling, without augmenting the revenue. COAST DUTIES ON COAL. Sir BYAM MARTIN presented two petitions from the Merchants, Ship-owners, and Manufacturers of Plymouth, against the Duties on Coal carried coastwise. Mr. DAVIES GILBERT Presented a similar petition from Penzance. Mr. CITRTEIS presented a petition to the same effect from the hundred of %Vesterton, in Sussex. GRENFELL presented a similar petition from Penryn, and hoped, that when the Chancellor of the Exchequer came to consider, a remission of taxes, which he hoped shortly to see hirer do, (hear, hear !) this coast coal-tax would be the first he would repeal altogether. CHATCERY SUITS. Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS amended his notice of a former night, for returns from the cause paper of the Master of the Rolls, from the year 1817 to the year 1823. -Sir EDWARD KNATCH 13U LI. presented a petition from the victuallers of Ramsgate, complaining of the present high rate of excise duties. On the motion of Sir JOHN NEWPORT, an address to the King was agreed to, for accounts of the several diocesan schools in Ireland, specifying the number educated in each, the expence, respective funds from which it was defrayed, and also similar accounts of the parish schools under the Act of Henry VIII. The accounts were ordered to be made up for the last ten years. On the motion of Mr. GOULD/MN, a new writ was ordered for the Borough of New Ross, in the room of Sir John Mackenzie. _ _ -- Mr. HUME gave notice of a motion for to-morrow, for a certain return, showing the number of accounts for wills and administrations which remained due for a number of years. SUPPLY, On the motion - of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the House resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (in the Com mittee) said, that he .had to propose a mere resolution of form, which was not intended to have any immediate result, but merely to enable the House to address the Crown for the neces sary Estimates. He then moved, that a supply be granted to •his Majesty." The Resolution was agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received to.morrow. IRISH LAW COURTS. On the motion of Mr. Gour.n URN, the House went into a Committee on the Irish Law Court Act. Mr. °WILBURN (in the Committee) said, that his object was to bring in a Bill to regulate certain provisions of the former Act, upon which a difference of opinion had arisen between one of the Courts, and two others. It merely related to the mode of paying extra Clerks when their services were called for in the offices of the Courts. Sir JOHN NEWPORT asked whether there was any final arrangement made respecting Prothonotaries. Mr. °MILBURN said, that that was finally arranged by the Report of last Session. After a few words from Sir J. NEWPORT and Mr. Go u nu RN, respecting the mode in which the Irish Law Records were kept, leave was given. A Resolution was agreed to for bringing in the Bill to amend the Irish Law Court Act. The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received to morrow. SILVER AND COPPER COIN. Sir J. WROTTESLEY moved for an account of the value of silver and copper cuin now in circulation. He stated his ob ject to be, to estimate the value of the coinage, according to the price of ie Metals. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER suggested whether the motion ought not to relate to the issues from the Mint, and not the coinage " now in circulation," which it might be difficult exactly to estimate. Sir J. WROTTESLEY explained, that his object was to ascertain the real value of the silver and copper coins—how much, for example, a half-crown, a shilling, or a half-penny, were intrinsically worth. After a few words in explanation from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the motion was amended to have the ac count " for the several coins, or pieces of silver and copper money, in circulation." Sir J. WROTTESLEY then gave notice, that on Monday next he would move an humble address to the King,. praying that he would be graciously pleased to direct an inqu iry to be STATE OF THE COLONIES. [The•following letter on this subject is ex tracted from the Guiana Chronicle of the 17th December.] TO THE RIGHT HON. GEORGE CANNING. SlR—When you were called , upon to fill the distinguished place in Government which you now hold, it was said that at no former period of our history had a Minister of the Crown so difficult a part to perform. But, when we now view the vast increase of that difficulty— when We contemplate the novel situation of neighbouring na tions, and the alarming condition of the colonies, we feel an assurance of the country's safety only in the unlimited con fidence which may be placed in your universally acknowledged talents. The measures of the lamented Nobleman preceeded you in office, were more characteristic of great ability than of firm ness: under his administration a new and dangerous party grew up, whose influence has long alarmed every well-wisher and admirer of the prosperity and greatness of England—a party no less artful and vigilant in every part of , the country, than intriguing and ambitious in Parliament; at one moment using the lowly language of the humble " Saint," at anot h er arrogantly anathematizing all who may oppose the march of their cunning schemes. This party, formerly denominated " Saint," and now 4 , . Phi lanthropists," have so wonderfully increased in numbers and po litical influence, as at length to have become powerful in the House of Commons, whilst in the country their labours are dis coverable in every village ! Eusily employed in plans which subdue the spirit, cripple the energies, and destroy the industry of theinople ; everywhere inviting humiliation and mendicity' but ro where industry and independence. Here we End a so= ciety for some new " Philanthropic" object or another—there, an hospital for the reception of the victims of increasing misery. In this place is founded a "Home Missionary So " Magdalen Asylum," So ciety,"—in e receive y , n t h t e h a u t n , f c o o r n t islpruilctueoZi u s l t : n o d f s g a rowing vice ! until the land is covered with "':Philanthropic Societies," and establish ments of every kind, instead of industrious and high spirited men ! instead of " a bold peasantry, a country pride." Having thus made great progress in subverting the old fashioned condition of. Englishmen, and their labours not being very acceptable, 1 would suppose, on the Continent, although the.oasy comfort of the people in Belgium and other places of.. fered a luxuriant harvest to the prospect of the party; and Africa not having the profitable soil they had expected, al though a pretty .round number of deluded emigrants had found their graves in the "thriving colony of Sierra Leone," and a few mercantile fortunes had b een rea li ze d i n L on d on , by the job ; as a new field then was wanted, the party determined supposed, must stand in need of their la upon a trans-Atlantic scheme of amelioration.! The Bri tish West Indies, they as the scene presented at Wor hours since there has been' o account sent home of people being ' lBth October last, starved' to death, none dyg of hunger ; no such thing was i ee e s r days," was charged with, and where a poor s e tvi v io e imp r -a l s i nt e• r a .e r e :l l p o w f ohl i o i i i cie t l h_ ao o dffi s s e ce c ee o no u n t b : countries, acknowledged stealing, in order to preserve the almost extin guished sparks of life in a naked and starving family ! and who, on being detected, made the awful attempt of self-destruction ! —Although no such cup of misery as this was ever drained in the British West Indies, yet the system was pronounced to be bad, and acquired a good deal of " philanthropic" interference. Now, Sir, as it may not be unfair to judge of establishments by the result of their operation, as well as those of modern philanthropy, whose course is everywhere marked with misery, and often, with disorder, as the . present condemned and calum niated constitution of society m these countries—in no part of this Colony did- we hear of highway robbery, or house breaking, or of murders ; no one residing on plantations, ever considered it important to his safety, whether his doors were bolted at night, or not; and, what I would suppose to be of as much consequence in one country as in another, the labour ing classes here never knew want. But this absence of crime, this confidence and plenty, are soon changed by the approach of " Philanthropic ameliorators." No sooner were the feelers of the empyrics stretched towards this country, than an alteration was manifest : and when they began in good earnest to " ame liorate," murders, and thefts, and burglaries, soon became abun dant. People residing in the country completely secured their dwellings at night, and slept with loaded fire-arms in their rooms ! Such is the comparative result of the old, with the trial we have had of the proposed new system. The West Indians may well exclaim, Better let us keep our present practice, than exchange it for the theories of Philanthropy." In the present truly portentous situation of these affairs, the West Indians, Sir, look towards you with intense interest; you are the rock on which they rest the anchor of -their hope; in your firmness, as well as in your powerful ability, they de pend, not only for due protection of their lives and property, but also for the promulgation of the people of England of au thentic facts relative to the present state of the colonies, which cannot fail of silencing and covering with shame the encroach ing and slanderous party. Various regplations of a commercial character have for years wughed down the West India colonies ; in addition to which, the mischievous interference of this party, were itstill to be per mitted by Government-to proceed in its ruinous career, would very soon terminate the profitable cultivation of these countries ; and which would consequently be at once lost to the present proprietors, and their maritime and financial consequence 'to Great Britain ; then would be attained " a consummation," which the Philanthopristsbave unhesitatingly declared is " de voutly to be wished,"* I am, Sir, your most obedient and most humble Servant, AN INHABITANT OF DEMERARA. Dec. 5, 1823. * Cropper's Letter to 'Wilberforce. Bank Stock . 3 per Cent. Red. 92a 91i 3 per Cent. Cons glii 3i per Cent 100 4 per f Old 1 1 0 02 61 1 5 pe Cn per e e en t t . s?(lNT97 Bank Long Ann.... 22 7-16ths i .bnp. 3 per Cents. PRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON., FNit. 101 AT ONE O'CLOCK. f Five per Cents. 00. 1. Scrip, 9i pm. i Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. (Ditto New 911. Fire per Cent. Bonds, 821. Scrip, 53 prem. f Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. Spanish Ditto 1821, 24Z. . Ditto 1823, 17. Prussian I Five per Cent. Bonds, 92k. 1. Ditto New, 90g. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Portuguese 871. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Chili 781. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 70. Mexican Loan, 5.1 prem. Poyais 00. New, 31. Mexican Mines 24 prem. Bank Shares £23 155.—£.23 17s. M. Seven per Cent. 04 95. Six per Cent. 94-1(11. Five per Cent. 00-000. Three per Cent. 7GA. French Neapolitan Austrian American PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock °66A Gov. Deb. 3.3 per cent 97i Stock, 3X per ct 96$ Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. Goy. Deb. 6 per cent. —Stock, 4 per cent. New Treasury Bills, 5 per cent — City Debentures, 5 per ct — Lying in Hospital 4 per ct — Exchange on Loni : STOCK, FED. 7. Grand Canal Loan, 6 p.ct. cf Ditto 4 per cent.... • Ditto Stock. Royal Canal Stock Wide-street Cert. 6 per et ,-- Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec -- Pipe Water Deb. 5 perxt Do. - Ballast Office Govt. SCC. 4 per cent. idon, Feb. 6, 81. HIGH WATER AT WNW Morning, 55 minutes after 10. Z BRIDGE Tomoitaow• Evening, 34 minutes after 11• By the arrivals from the Cape of Good Hope, there has been received the Report of the Committee of the Society formed at that Settlement, for the relief of-distressed settlers, together with the Resolutions passed at a Genf ral Meeting. Among the names of the persons forming th e Committee, we observed some of the most respectable in habitants of Cape Town. The Report itself occupies ne less than eight octavo pages, and enters into an explana• tion of the manner in which the subscription , raised Or the relief of the distressed settlers bad been appropriate d, and notices many cases of extreme distress. It appears th at a particular kind of wheat, called Bengal wheat, has sec ceeded remarkably well in several districts, during the thre e years which have proved so fatal to other kinds of wheat. The distribution of this grain among the settlers has been an objec t of great importance. A considerable sum had also,been ex; pended for the relief of the widows and families of decers " settlers, being a principal object. for which the Society wa s originally instituted. The last article of expence noticed in' the report is for the support of settlers at Cape-Town; a r ut had been returned by the individuals who had received it. The Report closes with several extracts from authentic Sources, in order that a correct view might IN.: farmed as to the actual Wl dition of the settlers. ThE the c zOloul ( Paris, text, receir Im To Toque Parti ...Naas ass 'Sal ce wl th