The Sun. — London, England, 1824-02-18 00:00:00

.4 ver rid :I; [From the, Mane of Monday.l WNW.. of otl - . e b • ~£ci Ambassador to the Court of London. Baron Vander Capellan, Governor Goneral of the East will return. to take the portfolio for foreign affairs. NUREMIIERG, FEL 9.—(Corfu, Jan. 6.)—We have this moment received the agreeable news of the landing of the Greeks in the Island of Mity lene, an operation which has perfectly succeed ed. The Hellenists, to the number of 7 or 8,000 men• have planted every where the standard of the Cross, and forced the barbarians to fly.— The Turks will be obliged to evacuate the Island. Other letters state, that the Turkish garrison of Patras, having received information that Patrns was to be assaulted, thought proper to retire to Lepanto. They write from Bayonne, of the 10th Feb., that Prince Angolina with 'lsis family, composed of 20 persons, as well as Math Florida, have arrived there, and have set off for Italy. ODESiA, JAN. 2.6. According to the news from Constantinople, of the 15th of this month, the new Reis-Effendi, Saida, has not yet taken Possession of his situation as Minister, being dan. APrously ill. Another person is already named to succeed him, viz. Ilayad Bey, who was exiled in 1821 by Halet Effendi. The refusal of Persia to ratify the Treaty of Peace seems to affect se riously the Turkish Government. The news from Greece continues to be dis astrous. The Insurzents are decidedly trium- Phant in the Island of Negropont, and are me 'lacing several other points. We have received the lifoniteur of Sunday and the tioile of Monday, from which we subjoin extracts. The former confirms, in its official P a rt ) th e intelligence given in THE Sux of Mon -6Y last, and repeated yesterday in the extract W hich we gave of a private letter from Paris of the 14th inst., - relative to FERDINAND'S Decree for sanctioning a free trade with South Ame tica- The statement of the Etoile relative to this nfrair, and also to the convention for the occupa tion of Spain, &c. is almost verbatim, the same as that of our private letter yesterday. But now that FERDINANDVII. has been graciously pleased to allow a free trade with countries which have taken the liberty to carry on a free trade with all th e world without his permission, what, we would ask, is the most probable motive for his conduct, and what will be its most probable re sult ? It must be observed, that the free trade ° f the Decree, is to he carried on on " the foot tug of an equality of duties." Will not Spain, then, s e long as we acknowledge her Sovereignty de Jure in South Aninrica, be entitled to declare all our commercial transactions on which the contem plated duties are not paid, contraband, and will sh e not thus be furnished with a pretext for set- li ng up a claim, at some convenient opportu nity, on the Btitish Government, for the amount ° f thos e duties which she will contend are due t ! ) her Treasury ? This would be an easy and "flyPnient mode of making up a set-off against t llce forty millions of reals aisigned by the Con- I n ent i°flef 1823 f or t h e payment o f t h e cla i ms o f "6684 subjects. It is true that this country "'lid n ot tam e ly su b m it t o suc h an i mpos i t i on L ing practised Peirnitted upon it. But then, it will have subject for hostile discussion to aris e , " 'she question might ultimately be between : billittl4 g to a pecuniary loss, or embarking i n - W ar. Tt... strait-forward course of at once ' l kno w l e d ging the independence of South Arne. I va, is the best aid safest policy for England. [ Prom the Afoniteur o fWunday, Feb. 11—Official Part.] P ARTS, FED. 14. A telegraphic dispatch trom Madrid, addressed h; the A m b assador of France to the Minister for ()reign Affairs, dated the 10th of this month, til '°unces that the King of Spain has just signed d ezree, which grants the liberty of direct trade 0 t he Spanish c o l on i es w i th all nations, on the footing of an equality of duties. ( From the Etaile of Monday.) FEB. 15.—A treaty has been made S-Pain for the free commerce of all nations the colonies. (See the telegraphic dispatch.) ,agp millions d ue by Sp a i n t o F rance are re sign {ze d, a n d t h e treaty for the occupation Fill It I t is said th a t th e M arqu i s d e T a l aru d.oe arri val of irL h ave the Blue Itiband. 1 , 4 r the Marquis de Mataflorida at is i s a Minister for n "tinced, on his way t o T ur i n as T he Ist the King o f Sp a i n . tktar ns r egiment of I n f an t r y, w hi c h i s i n tp ti , r 0 : at Mont L ou i s, h as received orders to th o Pain : it i s go i ng to the Seu d ' Urgel; and the e s t, "alton of the 40th of the Line, which is in V' l atter I. 1, 414 448 y dCe3 goes to reinforce the garrison of ~ nR 9(. 1 , FEB. 6.—W 4 e are assured that the te tsa °I r amnesty will be published. It is ne t‘Purnelit that there sh ou ld b e a f i xed law o f Go ut with the modification which the restoration requires. The men who were faithful till the forced oath of his Majesty, and afterwards behaved in a prudent manner, will obtain his Majesty's clemency, and be restored to favour. The convocation of the ancient Cortes is spoken of. This national representation is not to the taste of our Liberals. Its sole right is to grant or to limit the subsidies which the King asks : in all other respects the King is Legislator. The Cortes hav• only the faculty of requesting him to issue such or such a law, to make such or such a necessary reform, &c. The oath of the Grand Justiciary of Arragon, and so many other things which the democrats have vociferated to give strength to their popular sovereignty, were only vain forms. The Cortes made laws, and even regulations, but according to the will of the Sovereign. To prove that there was nothing popular in the Cortes, the most ancient of which we have any knowledge were composed only of the chief no bility and superior clergy : they made the civil and ecclesiastical laws. Such were the Cortes under the Gothic Kings. The introduction of the representatives of cities is of more modern date ; and this right of representation was pos sessed by sotne cities only, to which the Kings had granted this favour with a view to counter balance the power of the other two branches, which went too far, and wanted to eclipse the Sovereign. (From the Constitutiormol.) ODES/A, AN. 21.—The European Consuls at Smyrna hays written to the Primates of Hydra, Ipsara, and Spezzia, declaring to them that the security of their national establishments at Smyrna required that the Greeks should un dertake no hostile enterprise in the Gulf of Smyrna, including the island of Urlas and extending to the north ts.nd south points of the Gulf. It was signed at Smyrna, Dec. 12, 1823, by M. David, Consul-General of France ; J.Merry, English Consul ; J. Hochpied, Consul of the Netherlands ; and A. Dellegracci, of the Austrian Consulate. In this document they remind the Greeks of Count Orloff having done this, in 1774, by an ex press Convention, and Admiral Duckworth having done the same in the war between the Turks and English. The Con suls also requested the Primates to inform all Greek vessels, by a Proclamation, that they were not to molest the Gulf of Smyrna, as, otherwise, the Euroyean inhabitants of the town might fall a sacrifice to the Turks. The Answer of the Senate of the island of Ipsara is dated Dec. 18, and is as follows : " Gentlemen—The Captain of the galliot Amarante has con voyed to us your It tter of the 13th instant. We observe by it that our countrymen have caused some loss to the Turks, our enemies. This loss, on the one hand, excites their rage against the Christian Rajahs, and on the other lays some restraints on the European trade, and has therefore induced you to beg of us to give the necessary orders that our vessels may make no attacks on the enemy in the Gulf of Smyrna. We wish we had it in our power to comply with this request ; but our duty to our country, the laws of war, and the orders of the Greek Government, will not allow us to do so ; we are even obliged to add, that we will never fail, according to the laws of war, to attack the Turks on every part of their country. If in con sequence of their hatred to us they persecute the Christian Rajahs and Europeans, this will be the result of their savage state, which leads them to trample on all the laws of humanity, and to outrage the practices of civilized Europe, which, if it would, might protect by its power the existence and the honour of every Christian. We are convinced that it will do this, without demanding the sacrifice of us to cease being the enemies of the Turks. lie assured, Gentlemen, that our countrymen respect the Europeans, and that we should not disturb Smyrna nor the adjacent waters, if the flags of Europe were flying there, and we no longer saw the Turkish flag. But Smyrna is an integral part of the Turkish Empire, against which we have now carried on war for 3 years. and which we must continue to assail by every means in our power. If the Turks desire not to be annoyed by us, let them resolve to pay to the islands a tribute proportioned to the loss they suffer, and will continue to suffer, if God favours our exertions. If they will pay this tribute, they may enjoy full security, without any fear of being annoyed in the gulf or waters of Smyrna by our vessels. You are not ignorant, Gen tlemen, how much we desire to be again numbered among the civilized nations of Europe; but you are also not ignorant that our war does not at all resemble the wars carried on by Great Britain and by Russia against the Ottoman Porte, for ours is a national contest, which theirs was not. As we are now convinced that you are not ignorant of our rights, we beg of you not to make a request to the island of Ipsara which is contrary to its duties, and the rights of a national war. No doubt you will be more disposed to assist the Christians than the Turks, and we hope you will accept the respectful homage of our countrymen, and particularly of their Chiefs. " Your devoted and obedient sErvanti, (Signed) " THE SENATE OF IPSARA." A letter from Smyrna of January 14, says, that a squadron fitted out in great haste at Constantinople at the beginning of December, to come to the assistance of Smyrna, has been near ly destroyed by a violent storm in the sea of Marmora. Five frigates and six brigs were driven on shore, and the rest ren dered unfit to keep the sea. Crrr, Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened this morning at 914, got up to 91i, and up to this hour they are 0114. In the earlier part of the morning some business was doing; but the Money Market seems to be heavy at 91-ii Money, owing to a scarcity of cash. By the Expresses from Paris this morning, we have received the price of the French Reines, which were 100 f. 35c. after 'Change ; Spanish, 264 to 261 ; Ducats, 85i to 86. Folutics MARKZT.—Spanish Bonds opened this morning at 25 to 8, but lowered to 248. — The private letters from Paris, by Express : state that several good purchases have been made there in Spanish Bonds, owing to the general opinion that the Old Loan will be acknowledged, and a composition at least entered into. The chief businesi doing in the Market is in the Northern Loans. The Southern Securities have not improved. 11 - of-past Twelve o'clock.--Within this half hour 200,0001. Consols have been sold by a great Bull, who is supposed to be making up his Ac count, on which Consols fell to 91-i- i• German and Lisbon Papers have arrived, but contain nothing interesting. Public expectation is much dissappointed by the debate of last night on Lord NUGENT'S motion respecting the conduct of Sir WILLIAm ..k'CounT in Spain, &c.—His Lordship's speech, with scarcely an exception, was a mere repetition of the common places of the newspapers for the last six or eight months ; and he so entirely failed in making out a case, by a plain and direct refer ence to facts, that Mr. CANNING felt it to be un necessary to reply, except upon a single point. Austrian Scrip has fallen very little, because the prospect of a Christian Empire being raised up in ancient Greece, adds strength to the dominions of his Holy Apostolic Majesty. It has given great satisfaction to the friends of civilisa tion this day, to learn, that the Greek Loan has been completed out of applications to double the amount required. Some ask where is the security for the performance of the terms of this contract on the part of the Christians ? To these it is only necessary to answer, that their situation af fords the best security, for they must either be victorious, or perish. There is no medium for them—they have only one road to follow ; but it is fortunate, that not a doubt can be enter tained, that it leads to the emancipation of the most productive part of Europe from the deepest state of degradation and oppression with which the page of human history is polluted. The land of philosophy and poetry, of commerce and of the arts, is a sufficient security to the pro prietors of this Loan, for it will soon be blessed by a Christian Government, by laws which en courage industry, and by the renewal of the institutions which were the glory of the ancients, as they will be the pride of the modern Grecian name•—(.'horning Chronicle.) Yesterdav afternoon, at four o'clock, the Duke of I. ° l lK, as Commander-in-Chief, held a Levee at hix office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by General the lion. Robert Taylor, Lieut.-General Spencer, Major-General Sir Thomas Bradford, Major-General Sir P. Ross, Major-Gene ral Ramsay, and about twenty others. Yesterday the Princess SOPHIA, visited the Duke of YORK. Last night the Duke of YORK honored Drury Lane Theatre with his presence, to see Ladoiska, Simpson and Co., and the cataract. Last night the Duchess of KENT honoured the Italian Opera with her presence. M r . WYN N had an interview yesterday with Mr. Secretary c ANwiNG. Yesterday M r . IlusmssoN had an interview with the CITANcEra.on. of the EXCHEQUER. The Marquis of Turcurtv.r.n, we are happy to hear, had a good night, and was considered much better. The Hon. Miss Fox, who has again been much indisposed, is getting better. T HE DUKE Of 1i ENT.—The Monumental Statue of his late Royal Highness the Duke of KENT, erected by special permission of its MAJEtiTr in Park-crescent, Portland_ place, will be officially opened for public inspection by the Kent Commemoration Committee on Saturday morning next, at ten o'clock. Ewz ELEcTrom.—On Friday last came on the election for a Representative in Parliament for the Borough of Eye, in the room of Sir ROBERT Grrroan late his Majesty's Attorney-General, and no w L ord Chief Justice' of the Court of Common Pleas, when Sir Envy. Kratitrsox K.C.B , was elect ed without opposition. Th e chairini* the new Member took place on Saturday, when the town presented a scene of unusual festivity, the value of which is enhanced by the steady loyalty of the electors, and the credit reflected on their judgment, by their approbation and support of a qualified to do honour to their gentleman every way so well judicious choice.--We under stand that a celebrated Radical intended offering himself, but not an individual in the whole Borough could be found either to propose or second the gentlentan.—( Bury Gazette, Feb.l7. ) The Lords of the Admiralty visited Chatham Yard on Saturday, and after inspecting the works carrying on there returned to Rochester. The new Tragedy which had been presented to'the Managers of Covent -Garden Theatre has, according to report, been refused the sanction of the Dramatic Licencer. This circumstance has drawn the following remark from The Times :-- " The new Officer (Mr. C - ....,oLmAst, we believe), appears somewhat eager to shew his authority." If the writer of that remark were aware of the duties of the office, or of the disposition of the new Officer, we presume that it would not have issued from his pen. The Dramatic Li cencer is merely the Arbiter Morunz of the Stage, and has nothing further to do with its merits. —As long as Dramatists abstain from moral, political, or personal offence, they may be as lively or as dull as their talents will allow. Their real dramatic merits are not within his jurisdiction. If the Tragedy in question has, indeed, been rejected by the new Licencer (for we know nothing of the fact), it is probable that it was rejected on some of the grounds we have mentioned, for Mr. COLMAN, we are sure, is too just to refuse his sanction to any work of genius that does not offend in the particulars which we have noticed, and too liberal, even if he had the power, to reject mere dulness, but would readily assign it to the decision of public taste, which' has long been known to be infallible on all oc casions. SINGULAR EVENT.—They wiite from Antwerp, under date of the 10th February, the following : — 44 A most singular event took place here, which is attributed to religious motives. A fo reign musician resolved to amputate his left hand, for which purpose he procured a carving knife, and placed himself on his bed, in a room where several others of his profession were assembled, who did not pay attention to what he was about. —He cut a deep incission all round his wrist. This operation at length was perceived by one of his friends who immediately threw himself on the bed, and prevented the amputation of his hand. He was immediately carried to the Hos pital, but the fever took place, and to prevent a mortification th e l ower p ar t of hi s arm was obliged to, be c u t o ff, which he bore with gr e at courage.—(From the Etoile of Monday.) THE KING. WINDSOR, FEB. 17.—The KING greatly enjoyed his ride to the Cottage yesterday, and seemed highly pleased with the improvements that have lately been made there. His Majesty returned to the Castle to dinner in excellent spirits.—At two o'clock this afternoon, his Majesty, accompanied by the Mar quis Conyngliam and suite, again took a drive in the pony chaise to his Lodge in the Great Park. His Majesty drove himself, and was looking remarkably well. WINDSOR, FEB. I6.—The Duke of Wellington left the Royal Castle at an early hour this morning for London. The Duke of York left last night, between nine and ten o'clock, after dining with his Majesty and a select party, his Royal 'Highness declining to stop to the evening party, at which there were some select pieces of sacred music performed.— Among the dinner party were the Princess Augusta, the Duke of Dorset, the Duke of Wellington, &c. This morning his Majesty, attended by the Duke of Dorset, took an airing in his phaeton, and proceeded up the long walk, inspecting the great and extensive works that are going on in rides, walks, and pleasure-grounds, leading to and surrounding the King's Lodge. His Majesty gave some fresh directions. It is ex pected his Majesty will leave here on Wednesday for London. • ~..) 4. 1 .r.. 0 4. 1 1 ... .kr.olcifts .. - . • ,o----, .itt ...) 1 •,-. ..,,.: r.t : '° ' ' d t' 'I " .o, 4 : # , ;,1 43 - ..-f A c:-.- k,..._ -4 , . • . ' 8 z - ' —1). 44,., „,„;,,,, w 44 FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl Powis, at his house in Berkeley-square, from his seat, Wakot, Salop ; Thomas Aston Smith, Esq. M. P. from Rutlandshire; Colonel Peters, in Piccadilly ; Sir Charles Hulse, Bart. in Bond -street; Mr. E. Arbuthnot, in Wimpole-street ; Sir James Langham, in Langham-place ; Mr. Edward Har rington, in Berkeley-square ; Captain Lewis Williams, at Knightsbridge ; Colonel and Mrs. Waldron, in Somerset-street; Dowager Lady Brownlow, athet house in Hill-street, Berkeley square, from Brighton ; the Hon. Golonel Lowther, M.P. at hts house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, from the Earl of Lonsdale's seat, Cottesmere, Rutlandshire ; Sir Abraham llurne from Brighton ; Dowager Lady Mordaunt, at her house in Hereford-street, from a tour ; Dowager Lady Templetown, at her house in Portland-place; Sir Richard Carr Glyn, Bart. and family, at their house in Arlington-street, from their seat, Dor setshire ; Sir John and Lady Shelley, at Thomas's Hot►l, Berkeley-square, from their seat Meresfield Park, Sussex; Mr. and Mrs. 'I. homes, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street from a tour. CHANGES.-Mr. C. R. Campbell, for the East Indies; Cap tain Glanville, for Norwich ; Captain Murphy, of the 12th Lancers, for Dublin ; Mr. A. Montgomery, for the East Indies ; Captain Herbert, for Madras ; Mr. Wm. Pennington Smith, for the East Indies; the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, for Brighton ; the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, for their seat, Woburn Abbey ; the Mar quis of Chandos, for his seat, Wootton, Bucks ; Lord Francis Conyngliam, for Windsor ; Lady Collyer, Airs. Idy, and Fa mily, from the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, for their seat, near Southampton ; the Ilon. Capt. Rous, R.N. from ditto, for Newmarket ; Ca,pt. Corry, from Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for the Isle of 11 ight ; Wm. Courtenay, Esq. from ditto, for Newmarket ; Major Flail, from ditto, for the Continent ; Cap tain Hamilton, from ditto, for Windsor. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duke of Norfolk entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square. Count Lieven will hare a dinner party this day at Ashburn ham House. The Duke of York will have a grand dinner party to-morrow ' in Stable-yard, St. James's. The Marquis of Cholmondeley had a dinner party on Mon day, in Piccadilly. Lord Carrington has issued cards of invitation for a dinner party on Sunday next, at his house, Whitehall. Mrs. Benyon entertained a select circle of fashionables yes terday, at her house in Grosvenor-square. Lord Saltoun had a grand dinner party on Monday, at his house in Great Cumberland-street. PORT of LONDO_N SOCIETY for PROMOTING RE LIGIOUS INSTRUCTION among SE.,,II‘IEN. Yesterday the annual Public Meeting of the supporters of this Institution was held in the Argyll-rooms, and was most numerously and respectably attended. Admiral Lord To it- Ittxtir ow took the Chair. The Report detailed at consider able length the progress of the Society in disseminating reli gious instruction among the seamen in the River Thames, by means of the Floating Chapel established near Blackwall, and concluded by calling for additional aid and co-operation.-- The Treasurer's Report was then read, by which it appeared that between 3001. and 4001. had been collected during the last year, but it was stated that the disbursements exceeded the subscription, and that consequently there was a balance against the Society. Mr. WILBERFORcF., the Rev. ROWLAND HILL, Lord CALTMORPE, mad several other Speakers, addressed the Meeting, and expressed their decided approbation of the plan pursued. The Report WAR ordered to be printed and circu lated. Thanks were voted to the officers of the Society, and to the Chairman. _Lord ToRRINGTON returned his acknowledg ments, and the Meeting adjournsd.—A liberal subscription was entered into. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MIMING/I Or HOUNDS IN Till% PRESINXT The York City Harriers, on Friday, at Holtby. Sir John Cope'a Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Tilehurst ; and on Saturday, at Oakley. Mr. Farquharson's Harriers, on Thursday, at East Comp ton ; and on Saturday, at Holcombe. ANECDOTE or CARDINAL GONSALTI.—The Journal d'Anvers contains the following anecdote of the excellent Cardinal GONSALTI, which it publishes on the authority of a Belgian, who learnt it at Rome, from the Cardinal's phy sician, in IS2I :-----" The Cardinal was attacked by a chronic malady ; three physicians were consulted, who, on being required to give their opinion, plainly declared that the disease would terminate in death at a greater or less period, according to the method of life which he should adopt ; but they unanimously counselled him to quit public affairs, because, in his situa tion, all agitation of mind was fatal to him.-- 6 Messieurs,' said the Cardinal, if I follow your advice, and give myself up to repose, how long will you give me to live ?" Six years,' replied time physicians. 4 And if I continue to transact busi ness E" Not more than three.'' Your servant, Mes sieurs,' rejoined the Cardinal, I would rather live two or three years in active exertion, than six in idleness.' "—(Constitionnel of Sunday.) BARBAROUS MURDER AT EAST GRINSTEAD.— 'A circumstance has just occurred at Forest-row, near East Grinstead, which, for wanton and un natural barbarity, stands almost unparalleled in the annals of crime. Mr. ,of Forest row, quarrelled with his nursery-maid a few days ago, but the quarrel had subsided, and he thought nothing more about it. Saturday evening, how ever, a young child of the family was missing, and the distressed parents made the most labori ous but fruitless search after it during the whole of the night. It was not however till the next morning that the cause of the child's disappear ance was discovered, when to the grief of its parents it was found dead in the boiler that is used for washing. The maid was imme diately apprehended on suspicion, and we understand has since confessed the crime, adding that she did it to spite her master! The disclo sure of this horrid circumstance has excited the greatest possible interest in the neighbourhood, which has unfortunately been within the last few years the theatre of very many atrocious crimes. OLD BAILEY—(Tnis DAY.) These Sessions commenced this morning before Lord Chief Baron ALEXANDER, Mr. Baron GRAHAM, Mr. Justice LEST, the LORD MAYOR, COMMON SERGEANT, Aldermen, &c. There are upwards of MO prisoners for trial on the pre sent occasion, amongst which there are not less than I'2 for burglary. Twenty-six males anti one female were arraigned, and the Juries hav ing been sworn in, the Judges came into Court at ten o'clock. Geo. Stagg was put to the bar on an indict ment, charging him capitally with uttering base coin. The prisoner having been convicted be fore, his life is affected on the present occasion. of which fact he was informed by the Common sergeant. The prisoner, however, pleaded The COMMON ScitGEANT informed him that his pleading guilty would not have the effect of mitigating his punishment, and warned him to be cautious in persisting in his plea. The prisoner said he was very sorry, but it was useless for him to act any otherwise. lie was then removed from the bar. BANK FORGERY.—WiIIiam Hill was put to the bar, on an indictment charging him, in eight different counts, with feloniously uttering forged notes. purporting to be for 51. each, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, or one Lyon Levy, of Holy well-street, and others. Mr. Sergi ant BOSANQUET stated the facts of the case to the Jury, which have already fully appeared in the police reports. Mr. Bor.LANn called the respective witnesses to bring home the charge to the prisoner. The usual proof of the notes being forged was adduced, by Mr. Leigh, the Bank Inspector, who pronounced them forged in every respect. The prisoner had nothing to offer in his de fence, and called some witnesses, who gave hint a most excellent character. Mr. Justice BEST Summed up to the Jury, who found him—Guilty—Death. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, FEB. 17.—Wind N.E.—The following outward bound passed through last night, viz. :—Bons Amigos, Joane Maria, Scotia, and Juno. FIVE P.M.—The Thames. Litson, for Ceylon, is now passing. PonTssionmt, FEE. 17.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Vigi lant, Christie, from Galipoli, last from Ireland, under quaran tine; Quatre Seurs, Pictors, from London ; Lord Mulgrave, Tankerly, from Malaga ; Richmond, Eddicott, from Bremen ; Dumfries ' Elliott, from ditto; Eliza, Scott, f rom London ' • and Bacchus, Hodgson, from Blyth. Remaias th e D u k e of Bed ford, for Madras. Fir.siou'rx, FEB. 16.—Wind E. N.E.—Arrived the Sprightly, Newton, from London for Lisbon ; and Success, iloaze, from ditto. Sailed his Majesty's packet Dove, f,r Jamaica. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed the Prince of Brazil packet, for Lima; George, Wright, and Rachel, Jame. for Pernambuco; Unity, Th omas , Para; Mary and Susan,, Coulthoy, Havannah ; Rose, Johnson, Sierra Leone; Triton, Dixon, Blucher, Potter, and William, Thomson, Savannah ; Colombia, Rogers, and Congrss, Ridley, for New York. MEDWAY NAVIGATION.—In consequence of the Committee appointed for the Improvement of the Naviga. tion of the River Medway not being able to effect a co-operatioa with the Company of the Lowit - Navigation, as stated ire our last, a meeting of the barge-owners and others interested in the general welfare of the town, was held on Saturday last, at the Star Inn, to take the opinion of the public as to further proceedings for the attainment of so desirable an object. The Mayor having been called to the Chair, the Report of the Committee was read as at former Meeting, after which a discussion of considerable length ensued:— Mr. B. C. Pine, Mr. Ellis, Mr. Charles kleathorn, and others, argued in favour of a new Company, at d urged the utility of the contemplated improvements. Mr. J. Mercer expressed a hope that the extended line of improvement would be carried into effect notwithstanding it might requite 15,0001., as he felt convinced it would be most essential to the prosperity of the town. Mr. Atkins expressed his objections to the formation of a New Company, considering that the privileges of the exist ing one ought not to be invaded. He expressed the willingness of the Company to which he belonged, to do the necessary improvements, if they were allowed the means to do so. In the midst of such conflicting opinion, the Earl of Romney suggested a proposal, which lie though, if acceded to ley both, parties, would be the means of reconciling existing dit ferences. The proposition of his Lordship was in effect—" to allow the present Company to borrow the money required on mortgage of the tolls, their b.ing a stipulatory clause in troduced into the bill, that they should not receive more than 7i per cent. interest, while the mortgage was in existence; the additional toll levied to be sufficiently high to pay the in terest, and to admit of a sinking fund to liquidate the debt; that after the debt was paid off, the toll should be lowered so as to allow of the contingent expences attached to the present improve. tents being paid ; and then, if the increase of toll was suffie! cient, the Company might be allowed to revert to the power they at present possessed, of receiving ten per cent. interest.”....... The proposition of the Noble Earl accordin g w ith th e v i ews of the Aleeting, and Mr. Atkins promising to use his exertions , to get the Company to accede to the same, it was agreed that the Solicitors to the parties should confer on the subject, and that the result of such conference should be laid before a future meeting. After this a Resolution was passed to petition Parliament to al low a Bill to be brought in for carrying the proposed iroprov,:- ments into effect, that in case the existing Company o b jec t to the foregoing proposition, there might be no time lost in apply.. ing to Parliament for such Bill ; it being understood that if any arrangement was made, such petition was to be withdrawn. A vote of thanks was afterwards passed to the Earl of Romney,' for his attendance and useful services, and another to the Mayor, for his conduct in the chair. The Meeting then broke up.— ( Maidstone Journal, Feb. 17. ) STITL OF THE COUNTRY.—The accounts front the interior present a dreadful detail of lawless and savage atrocities. The north, hitherto comparatively tranquil, would seem to be getting infected with the popular frenzy of factious war fare, which has been to this period chiefly con fined to the south and south-west of Ireland. (Carlow Morning Post, Feb. 16.) 'The critical day, nay the critical hour, is fast approaching,for within five minutes after the draw ing commences To-morrow, Two out of the SEVEN Prizes of k 20,000 will be decided : this at all times would have been an interesting event, but is now become doubly so by the certainty of Lot teries being !discontinued by Government. Mr. SIVEWRIGUT has certainly evinced sound judg ment in taking this last Contract, for it was to be expected that few people would like to have to reproach themselves with having omitted to em bark some trifling sum for advantages so great now that the opportunity of doing so is literally expiring ; this accounts for the present extraor dinary demand for Tickets and Shares. CORN EXCHANGE, F. 18. The arrivals of this week are—Wheat, 3,000; Barley, 3,600 ; Oats, 6,200 quarters; Flour, 4,800 sacks. Wheat is not near so plentiful as last week, and more money is demanded this day for prune samples; but as there is not much business doing to-day, the prices may be reported the same as on Monday. Barley fully maintains the quoti,tions of last day. Beans and Peas are unaltered. Good Oats sell well, and fully support the curroscy of Monday. In Flour there is no alteration.— Rape -seed is again dearer.