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ler all Tuesday, Thursday, . I lonclar, ENGLA.NI). April 19, CORK. No. 67. el 4 tge )C,3 Icti vas sly TO- • \iv* , 'TV - ‘;',;" * MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ritooday, April 19, LoN — D - 0- - T. --; SCOS. 1,8, 14, 15, 22, 204, 293, M. COUNTRY. Nos. 20 . , 72,102, 219, 311, 368, 423, 509, 510, 521, 583. 20, LoNnoN. Nos. 33, 42, 266, 309. GOUNTRY.' Nos. 127, 151, 167, 170, 104, 199, 385, 532, 544, 551. Wednetday, - 21. LONDON. Grand Steward's Lodge, Nos. 36, 56, 92, 134, 225, 296. COUNTRY. Nos. 95, 105, 124, 146, 207, 229, 339, 342, 465, 480, 437, 529, 581, 678, 711. - 22, Loxnoar. Nos. 39, 82, 142, 156, 216. House Coln. Fem. Sch. at 11. Coux - TnY. Nos. 153, 178, 243, 269. V "lfty, - 23, LON * DON• • • * CoultTair. No. 283. Saturdzty. --- 24, LONDON. • . • CousTRY. No. 412. I'ARLIAdIENTARY PROCEEDINGS. MOUSE OF COMMONS. Mercurii, 14 () die Apri 18'24. EQUITABLE LOAN SOClETlES—Manchester—Bill ordered to he brought in. Dublin—Bill read a first time. (US LlouTs—Manchester—Bill read a first time. London derry-- Bill ordered to be brought in. Tows Durs —Petitions of Ban - kers, &c. of Wor cester, and of Proprietors of the Kennet and Avon Canal, against, to lie on the table. EsTATE—Macclesfield School-Bill reported, and amend.. 'Dents agreed to. Otwmi.algllaS —Australian, and Patriotic Assurance (Iraland)_ Bills read a first time. Annuity (Ireland), and West India —Bills ordered to be brought in. Roans„-Glasgow and Portpatrick—Petition for additional pro vision, relative to Irvine Brid ge , re f erre d t o th e C omm i ttee on the Bill. Bolton anti Horwich—Petition for leave.to pre sent a Petition for a Bill reported, and Petition for a Bill referred to a Committee. Teddington and Eveshani— ftep.ort on Petition for additional provision read; Instruction L:',l.;onciniiierny_ittpeeetion the Bill to. make provision accordingly. Stone and S!afrorti—Bill read a third time, and passed. —South London DOCXs • n n ri do f n or Bill referred to a Committee. c.l3:ll,nuoxen.—RASio.uthpwearrryk Bills read a first time. CANALs—Bristol and Taunton—Petition from Conservators of the river Tone, &c against, referred to the Committee on the Bill . Hertford ' Union—Bill ' read a third time, and Passed. /I art o t.Y 4— Sandwich—Petitisn for Bill reported, Report to lie on the table. 111111) E'Irt LL—Lanarkshire--Three Petitions, against, to lie on the table. INCLOS trot Long Crendon (Bucks) Bills read a third tim e , ,„ASSAY OFFlCE—Birmingham 5 and passed. '‘ Al LWAy—Monkland and Kirkintilloch—Bill reported, to be ingrossed. Stockton and Darlington—Lords amendments agreed to. hi PaovEatEwr—Paddington—Petition :of Bishop of Lon don, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. NoTa urns PunLlc —Petitions for repeal of the Duties on Li cences to act as Notaries Public, from Blackburn and Edin burgh, to lie on the table. COMBINATION OF Won]; MEN Laws—Petition from Bolton le-M oors, in favour, and against the exportation of Ma chinery, to lie on the table ; and front Inverness, against, referred to the Select Committee on Artizans and Machinery. MACKINERY—Petition from Belfast, against the exportation of, referred to the Select Commitee. SHIP-BUlLDlNG —Petition of Ship-builders of Maryport, Workington, and Harrington, for an equalization of the Duties on articles used in, to lie on the table. lIIDEs AND SKINS REGULATION" BlLL—Petition of Tan ners, &c. of. Darlington, against, to lie on the table. Bill to amend ordered to be brought in. HOUSE AND WINDOW Tax—Petitions from Edinburgh, Lyncombe and Widcombe, and St. Peter (Wcstcheap), fur the repeal thereof, to lie on the table. WmpowTax—Petitions from Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents, and New Woodstock, for the repeal thereof; to lie o the table. SALT TAX—Petitions of Farmers, &c. of Galway, and Win scales, for the repeal thereof, to lie on the table. CouvrY COURTS BlLL—Petition from Winchelsea, in fa vour ; and from F. Thessiger, &c. of the Palace Court, Ai r eatminster, for compensation ; to lie on the table. ASSIZE OF BREAD—BiII read a first time; to be read a se cond time May 7, and to be printed. WooL—Petition from Hatileigh, against repeal of the Duty on the importation of Foreign Wool to lie on the table. AlKssitiE FROM TIIK LORDS—That they have agreed to Barrack Department Property Bill, Kelso Two Pennies Scots Bill, South Lynn Poor Bill, Tarrant Hinton (Dorset) Inclosure Bill, and Trent Bridge Road Bill, without amend ment. LAW MERCHANT—BiII to alter and amend ordered to be brought in. SPICES --Returns ordered of the quantity of Nutmegs; Mace, and Cloves, imported and exported, in each year since 1796, stating the averag e sa l e p r i ce o f eac h ar ti c l e i n ea ch year. EAST I NDIA ComPaNY—Copy ordered " of the Treaties en. tered into by the East India Company with the different Na tive Chiefs of the West Coast of Sumatra." NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Martin (of Galway),—Bill to regulate the proceeding by Outlawry, and subsequent proceeding by Custodial - 4 thereon in Ireland. 2. Mr. Secretary Canning—To move adjournment of the Douse till M onday 3d May. ORDERS OF TIIE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Law Expences (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. 2. British AI useum Bill—Committee. 3- Rum Duties Bill—Committee. 4. Beer Duties Bill—Committee. L. Sugar Bounties Bill—Committee. R. Crown Debts Recovery (Ireland):BilL—Third Reading. I. Jlillltia Pay Bill—Committee. Dropped Orders of the Day of Yesterday. 1. Supply—Committee. Ways and Means—Committee. 3. Newfoundland Fishery Acts—Committee thereupon. 4. Exchequer Bills ( Public Works) Bill—Cotnutittee. L. Fisheries Acts—Report thereupon. 6. Law Stamps Repeal Bill—Committee. . J uries (Scotland) Bill—Report. 9. Marriage Act Amendment Bill—Committee. Highland Roads Bill—Third Reading. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Monday, May 3. Scarlett--Compensation to Carsitors of the County Pa latine of Lancaster, in Consequence of losses front County Courts Bill. Wednesday, Mai 5. 31r..111aberly—Repeal of the whole of the Assessed 'faxes. If any neglect to purchase a Ticket or Share before Next Tuesday, 20th April, it must be from their not knowing of the opportunity of tryin g for the THREE remaining £20,000 Prizes almost free of expence, as Mr. SIVEWRIGHT gua rantees that all who apply before 20th April, may receive back at least the value of a -PIO Prize at the Office where they purchased, if they miss all the more valuable ones, and £20,000 is sure to be added to the first Prize drawn ; thus the utmost that will be risked is £5. I Os. in a. Whole Ticket, and Us. in a Sixteenth, other Shares in proportion, whilst, from the advance in the Funds, these trifling sums may absolutely gain considerably more than a £20,000 Prize. s. SOLbM Buis DicERE FALSUJI dUDEJT LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 182 . 4. In a preceding column we have given extracts from the Foreign Journals received since our last. An article, in the Journaldes Debuts, represents the condition of Spain as being still very distracted ; and, consistently with the too probate design of tl►e French Ministers to put forward pretences for conti►►uing their troops in the Peninsula, even in the Paris Ministerial Paper, the Spanish Royalists are unceremoniously execrated as the authors of the disturbances ! What can be more amiable and disinterested, than the conduct of France, in thus keeping an army in Spain, for the sole purpose of protecting the persecuted Constitutionalists from the murderous fury of her own old and worthy Allies, the fanatical rabble who composed the bands of the Faith ? All the world, after this, must surely admit the wisdom of that policy which first suggested to the Cabinet of Paris the rr►agnanimous idea of over-running the territory of a neigbouring and an unoffending nation, and must be filled with admiration of that unexampled disinterestedness and generosity which France now displays in preventing that very party from exercising power in Spain, whose investment with authority was her alleged motive for entering on the war. It appears that the custody of all the posts in the garrison of Madrid, had actually been given up by the French to the troops of the Faith, preparatory to the departure of the former from the capital, when suddenly a new disposition took place ;—the Spanish soldiers were displaced from the posts entrusted to them, and the French once more mounted guard throughout the city. The news of the disturbances at Cordova, Valencia, Seville, &c. which so conveniently arrived just before the intended departure of the remains of the French garrison, no doubt had a considerable influence in producing this change of measures. A Bayonne letter, received last night, contains a report of an affray at Puycerda, between a party of Spanish Royalists and a corps of French troops, who came to take possession of the place. The Spaniards forcibly resisted this measure, and the result was an action, in which some blood was spilt. There are several reasons for believing that the accounts to which we adverted yesterday, re specting the disasters said to have befallen the Patriot forces in Peru, were not only greatly exaggerated, but that there is no foundation whatever for the alleged defeat and of Ge nera! BOLIVAR. We shall be happy if the more favourable views of the actual condition of the Independents are speedily confirmed. Boston Papers to the 21st March, and New York to the 19th March, arrived this morning ; but they do not contain any further information from South America than that previously re ceived. NEW ENGLAND COFFEE-HOUSE, APRIL 15. The American ship Emerald, Capt. Fox, sailed from Liverpool, and arrived at Boston in 16 days, and is now arrived at Liverpool in 21 days. Curl-, Twelve o'clock.--Consols opened this morning At 961-i for the Account, and for Money 9G;, with little or no businrss doing ; nor is it expected that any thing of consequence will be done until'after the blolidays. Ido not hear of any Express from Paris up to this hour, nor are there any reports in the City. FOREIGN MA RKET.--Very little business doing in the above Market this morning, except in set tling the accounts, it being Settling Day for all Foreign Securities. From an account just printed by Order of the House of Commons, it appears that the Foreign Tonnage, imported into the Port of London, m 269,834 tons ;—in 1815; to amounted, in it t t oii l s B ; l - 4, to in 1822, to 106,099 tons ; and in 1823, to 161,705 tons. The Brazil packet has arrived, bringing Ga. tales an'd letters f rom , Ri o d e Janeiro to the 17th of February. The French Consul-General at Rio had addressed a note to the Brazilian Mi nister for Foreign Affairs, stating that the King of FRANcr having been info rme d .that many fami liesz of distinction in Brazil intended to send their sons to Paris to finish • their education, his Majesty had order e d him to afford the pa rents all. possible- assistance, not only in procuring for the young people, even inwarbut also in facilitating th e ships o a r passage means of correspondence. The Minister is ordered by the EmPettoft to signify to the Consul how muck he is gratified by the wise and generous proceeding of the King of F,RA:4icE. The letters from Rio represent Lord CocuttAtic as likely soon to quit the Brazilian service ; but as this belief rests chiefly on the difficulty he had expir . .- rienced of •procuring a condemnation of the .Por tuguese vessels he had captured, it seems to hare very slight foundation, no decision having been pronounced by the Board appointed for that pur pose. Lady CocuitANE and her daughter have arrived in England by the packet. This ar.H rival has not furnished any authentic intelli gence of the situation of Peru. Some alarm was excited in the City yesterday afternoon, by the contents of one of the letters from Rio, which stated that a vessel had arrived from Lima, which brought unfavourable news, but with out any details, or the mention of any time or place where the supposed disasters had occurred., On consulting the list of arrivals, however, it appears that the only vessel entering the port of Rio from Lima, was the Union, which had been four days in the harbour at the departure of the packet, • thereby allowing of course ample time for any intelligence brought by her to become generally known. She is also supposed to have sailed from Callao as far back in date as.the 10th of December, later advises than w hick, by ten days, hays already reached England. The alarm in this case, therefore, mast have been rrholly without foundation. THE KtNa.--•-Yester - Clay afternoon, about a quarter before four o'clock, his MAJESTY left his Palace in Pall-mall in his travelling carriage and four for Windsor Castle. The Dublin Star states,, that the Marquess of WELLEsLEy's grandmother, and the grandfather of Mr. DUDLEY COLLKY, a respectable tanner in High-street, Dublin, were brother and sister.— But .surely this is no stain upon the ancestry of the Noble Marquess. From these joint families descended CoLLEY Ciunxtt, a strong proof that frith genius. CoLLEY tist, a wit, a good an a p i r:ig e na D te r; d lin scholar, and au admirable actor. The improved liberality of the times renders the latter capacity by no means a blot on his escutcheon. His answer to CoNYEits - MIDDLETON'S Life of ClcEao proves that he was a scholar, a man of learning, and a judicious critic and that his abilities provoked the ridicule o f Poet, who had treated him unjustly, and drew on himself a retort from CianEtt, which, according to RicnAansos, the with agony, though he' affected to read it with made the Poet writhe composure. Painter, a friend of o D t. " 1 :::::m of LEEI)s had a more pointed origin, for the head of the family was ap prentice to a Pin maker on London Bridge, who by gallantly rescuing his master's daughter from a watery grave, Was married to her, and his family by degrees rose t o wea l t h an d h onour . The story is related iu COLLINS'S Peerage. The Dukes of LEEDS were to o wise and too liberal to affect to despise an origi n founded upon huma nity and heroism. The Prince of LvnucNcrx arrived at the resi dence of the Duchess of K ENT, at the King's Palace, Kensington, on Monday morning from abroad. The Princess A ITGUSTA received visits yester day from the Duchess of GLoticEsTi.n. and the Prince of LctmuNnEN. Yesterday the Princess AuuusTA visited the Princess Soi'HIA at Kensington. On Monday and Tuesday 800 poor men and women were relieved with his MAJ EST Y'S bounty, called the Small Almonry,-at the Almonry Office, Whitehall, which was delivered to the men and women by Mr. llArtur, the Secretary to the Lord High Almoner. Last night Mr. DRAFFEN, one of the Cabinet Messengers, arrived in town, with dispatches from Sir CHARLES BAGOT, our Ambassador at St. Petersbur;l►. Mr. D►tAVFEN performed the jour ❑ey in the short space of 15 days, an i►►stance of almost unprecedented rapidity, considering tl►e distance. Advices from Carthagena (Colombia) to the Gth of February state, that the first steam-packet ever seen on the Magdalena had crossed the bar and entered the river. The first passengers she conveyed up the river were Mr. ITENDEttsos, the British Consul, and his family, who em. barked in her for Honda. They had been heard of from the town of Mompox, all well. The passage up the Magdalena, owing to the currents and the periodical swelling of the river, occu pies flout 40 to 50 days ; it is calculated that the steam-vessel will accomplish it in fourteen. Honda bring only three days' journey from Bo gota, there will then be required only seventeen days to communicate between the capital of Co lombia and the Atlantic. IRELAND. %* For LITERARY NOTICE, and ECCLESIASTICUS on _ IMPROVEMENTS, see the Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS Tills Y AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 0 454 India Stock • • shut 3 per Cent. Red. 94 3 3 India Bonds 79s. 80s. 3 per Cent. Cons 9641 South Sea Stock - 3i per Cent 102 A I Old Annuities . , 4 per Cent. 1 thd lO4l Ex. Bills 4G 47 ( New 1084 Ditto Small — 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank for • Act. Bank Lona Ann. 23 3-16ths ? India for Con. Acct. hap. 3 per Cents. Cons. for Acct. . g 6 Rs g........... pluck; ok - FOREIGN STOCKS ix LONDON, APRIL 15, AT ONE O'CLOCK. 1 Five per Cents. 103. Fre,i cia 1. t Scrip, 17 pm. I Six per Cents. 00. . Russian 1 Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. ( Ditto New 97. Neapolitan Five per Cent. Bonds, 96g. Austrian Scrip, 16i prem. Five per tent. Bonds, 1320, 00. Spanish Ditto 1321, 17i. Ditto 1823, 16:1. 1 Five per Cent. Bonds, 98. Prussian Ditto New, 99. Portuguese f t scr i p il° n (l : , L!,i_lL B i. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 102. Peruvian Scrip, 00. Chili , 85. . f Six per C e nt. B o nds, 93i. Colombian 1 Scrip, 4.i prem.. Mexican Scrip, 10i prem. Greek li dis. . . . Alliance Insurance Shares-16. C IBank Shares £2403. Od. Seven per .Cent. 95. American -, Six per C:..nt. 94-102. . - 1 Five per Cent. 100-102. lThree per Cent. 77. HIGH WA TER A T LONDON BRIDOE TO-MORROW. Morning, 49 minutes after 3. I Evening, 6 minutes after 4. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Earl and Lady Harewood, in Hanover-square, from York shire ; Fad of Shannon, in Connaught-place ; Mr. It. 11. Vade, in Berkeley-square; Mrs. and Miss Beville, and Mi. Beville, in King-street, Portman-square, from their seat, Calcot-park, Berkshire; Sir John Marjoribanks, Baronet, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jertnyn-street, from Tunbridge-wells ; Mr. and Mrs. Halkett, at ditto, from ditto; Edward Markham, Esq. at the British Hotel, Jermyn.street, from Rent ; B. Befour, Esq. at Miller's llotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris ; Lord and Lady Gage, at Greillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Fink, Sussex ; Colonel King, at Long's Hotel, Bond-street, front Paris ; Col. Plumtree, at ditto, from ditto ; Sir Thomas White, Bart. at Marshal Thomson's Hotel, Cavendish.square, from Tuxford, Notts; Spencer MackeY, 'Esq. and Mrs. Mac key, at ditto; Captain George Baker and Mrs. Baker, at do., DE PA URES.—Colonel Strutt and Lady Rayleigh, for holidays ; th e E a rl and Essex ; th e Earl' and f e o n r er ß al ri S g t h r t u o t n t : s ior T t o b l e ls the Countess holid a C y o s wle Cowper, Countess of Darnley, for their seat, Cobham Ball, Kent, for the holidays ; Viscount Melbourne, for Brighton ; Lady Caroline Lamb, for Brocket Hall ; Mr. and Mrs. Byng, for their seat, Wrotham Park ; the Earl of Ancram, for ..Sc t land ; Samuel Waymouth, Esq. front Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square; km P. Wynter, from ditto • G. Powney, Esq. and family, from Grosvenor-square, to Suffolk ; Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and family, from Warne's Hotel, for Hampton Court, for the holidays; the Bishop of Gloucester, front ditto, for Gloucester ; the Rev. Hr. Sumner, from ditto, for Reading. t w t. .. / .44 0- ..,A .. * 4: : - .r . , f> z . : " . .,;-„,•-.....„.34.?: . -.0, 1 4- 41 , - -'' 'V'iti.'••• Ak.,_ ~_-!' ' ' .. B? ,: o' + ' y l l l 1 *;,,... v..' Vk' • G',l -- 7 . 4. 7 41 ,, :. ..tr A t t::•* - \ \ ik 414:‘ [c-, ~, . , 0 ~,, ..,-,---- ~. • 1 " . , .. mi .. , .. 1 ''''' ..7ki , 4 V' ' , A:4 FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Yesterday the Earl of Galloway, Sir John Wrottesler, Sir Thomas Farquhar, and Mr. Godfrey Wentworth, gave eleg a nt dinners :—the first in Hanover-square ; the next in Upper Grosvenor-street ; the third' in St. James's-street, and the last in Hanover-square. Grand dinners were also given on Tuesday by the Earl of Verulatn, in Grosvenor-square ; i.ord Langford, in Berkell , - square ; Lord Calthorpe, in Grosvenor-square ; Lotd Gifford, in Whitehall-place ; Lord, Binning, in Chesterfield-street ; Sir Humphrey Davy, in Grosvenor-street. SOCIETY for PROPAGATING CHRISTIAN KNOW- LIIIDGE in IGH LA NDS and ISLANDS. This Institution celebrated its fifty-first Anniversary Festival yesterday, at the Albian-tavern, Aldersgate-street. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sir ssEx presided. There were also prt - sent, Lord Binning, Mr. Secretary Canning, Sir James Mackin tosh, General Turner, Sir R. Fergusson, Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. Downie, M.P., Dr. Morrison, Chinese Missionary ; and several other gentlemen of distinction. After the cloth was removed Benedict s, the Winchester grace, was sung by Messrs. Broad hurst, Goulden, Phillips, and Muster Smith. The Royal CHAI nmAN then gave— " The King, God bless him ;" three times three. " The Duke of York, and the rest of the Royal Family." "The Navy and Army." Mr. CANNING rose and said, that the arrangements of the eveni.:g imposed upon him the pleasing duty of proposing to the company the health of their illustrious and Royal Chairman. Nis cares had not been confined to this society alone ; but he was convinced that they would be the prouder of this, rather than jealous of not monopolizing the whole of his patronage. His Royal Highness possessed many claims upon their grati tude and affection. The son of George the Third could not be indifferent to the diffusion of religion.—(Loud cheers.)—The brother of George the Fourth could not be insensible to the affection of Scotland. The Right lion. Gentleman concluded by proposing the health of their Royal President, the Duke of Sussex.—( Rapturous cheering.) The Duke of SUSSEX, in returning thanks, begged leave first to expres3 the gratification he felt at witnessing the nume rous attendance on the present occasion ; it gave one courage to advocate the cause of the charity ; and it did honour to the exertions of the stewards. Ile felt indebted to the Ri'tht lion. Secretary of State, for the manner in which he introduced his name. His Royal Highness's object in every pursuit of life had been to preserve the links which connected the highest and the lowest classes of society. The old proverb said, that " charity began at home," and we best consulted eur own inte rests by promoting the interests of those about us. As the Right Hon. Secretary had alluded to the affections of our mo t gracious Sovereign towards Scotland, he trusted that he might be allowed to express a hope, that ever since the grace of his Royal father had conferred upon him his second title, he had not forgotten his duty to Scotland. He had often had occasion to address a Scottish assembly, and he had frequently said, as he had declared upon one particular and interesting occasion be fore Flora M'Donald's son, that he considered the political offence of the Highlanders a venial offence. TheY had shown that if Charles came amongst them defenceless, that was a suf ficient motive with them to stand up to defend him ; and for this feeling he honoured theta- His Royal Highness then entered into a history of the society, with its objects and advan tages, which he advocated with much zeal and ability, and concluded by proposing " Prosperity to the Institution."— (A pplau se.) His Royal Highness called upon Mr. Broadhurst to sing " John Anderson, my Joe, John," which that Gentleman sang accordingly in a very delightful manner. The Royal Duke then rose and said it was his duty and pleasure to remark, that the Right Honourable Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who had been hitherto an alien to them, had come forward to lend his support to this Institution ; thus devoting the few moment which retrained to him from business to objects of philanthropy—a circumstance which must afford gratification to every well-wisher of hilt country. He did not observe that his name was among the list of Vice-Pre sidents ; but he hoped his name would soon be there. As many as were of that opinion (that it be inserted in the list of Vice- Presidents) would say, " Aye." (Here there was a burst of acclamation, and cry of " All.") His Royal Highness con cluded by proposing " the health of . the Right Ho •. George Canning, one of their Vice-Presidents."—(Long continued cheering.) _ Mr. C%ANNIN G, in returning thanks, did not know whether to feel more indebted to the Royal President for the manner in which he had proposed his name, or to the assembly for the manner in which they had received it. Ile came amongst them as a stranger—he would not say an alien, for he was afraid of reviving a discussion which had taken place elsewhere, al though ; 1 , his w The tes highness seemed to take amalicious pleasure inhow alien s w ere rec e ived amongst them. He ia in S co tl an d, b ut st ill h e was no t an a li en to Scot land in.orporated amongst the officers of their society. Right w Hon. Secretary then expressed his happi tiiinoe"g b c hirela al m happi ness at having succeeded to the Administration in time of peace, instead of hostility, and concluded by again returning thanks. ._(Loud applause.) The Royal Chairman next proposed " Lord sinning, and the Nobility of Scotland." Lord BINNING returned thanks. His Royal Ilighuess, ill a complimentary speech, proposed " the health of Sir James Mackintosh and the Vice-Pre sidents." Sir JAMES, in returning thanks, alluded to the happy effects of this free Constitution, Owing to which members of all cl a sses and all parties were collected together, without foregoing a jot of their own opinions. As a native highlander, he felt the greatest pride in beholding a Member of that Family whose throne was founded on liberty—at seeing the most eloquent Mi nister of the Clown, of whom he could say, even in his presence, that he was trusted by his friends as their most potent advocate, and respected by his opponents as the man whom they would have chosen for their head,—to say that seeing them come for ward on the present occasion affbrded hirn pleasure, would hardly express his feelings on the subject. The lion. and Learned Gentleman then pronounced an eloquent appeal on behalf of the Charity. " Prosperity to the City of London." " The Church of Scotland." The Rev. Mr. WATSON returned thanks, and entered into a statement to skew the necessity of extending the number of schools. " Sir Peter Laurie, the new Knight; and may be long enjoy his newly acquired honours." Sir PETER returned thanks. Mr. CANNING, in a short complimentary speech, proposed the health of Major-General Turner. The gallant ti . encral, in returning thanks, congratulated his country on the interest which the Royal Chairman evinced on behalf of the Institution; and on the union of two great politi cal rivals in its cause. The next toast was—" Mr. Downie, M.P.," who returned thanks ; and sang " Maggy Lauder." • It was followed by " the Ministers of the Church of Scot land," " The :iecretaries," " The Land of Cakes," and " The Stewards." The Royal Duke then left the chair, and retired amidst loud plaudits ; which were redoubled, and accompanied by a huzza, as Mr. Canning passed out. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH presided for the rernainda of the evdning, FOR THE SUN. LICENCE OF PLEADING. Mu. EDITOR—Seldom do I venture into a Court of Justice, because I do not wish to harass my feelings - in listening to the liberties which are too often taken by Counsel, and am inclined to sympathize so much with the objects of their at tacks as probably to manifest emotions of indig nation. Having heard from an eye-witness, the brutality with which a gentleman was treated in Bond-street, by a person or much greater size, and learning that the cause was to be tried yesterday at the Westminster Sessions, was anxious to know the result, and still more to find that the assailant was sentenced to condign punishment. Such I was gratified in finding was the result ; but I was astonished at the liberties taken by the Counsel for th e defendant, who dared to say that he would not believe the plaintiff, an Officer of unim peached' honour, on his oath. Good God, Mr. Editor, are people to endure such attacks upon their characters, and particularly those in a mili tary situation ?—and are Counsel to make them ,with impunity ? This outrage committed upon the feelings of the plaintiff, and the conscious nesss that he could not resent it in Court, affected the Gentleman even to liethiing tears, a circumstanc e that did honour to his se ns ibilit y and wounded honour.—But how did the Counsel attempt to justify his conduct ? Why, by stating; that he should call a witness ‘sho would falsify ihe .defendant's statement. lie did call a man named AUBREY, but the man wisely kept aloof lest he should probably have shared the subse quent fate of the defendant. The Chairman, with the mildness and urbanity, but yet the firm ness, that have always marked his character, properly interposed, and rebuked the Counsel for the intemperance of his language. The conduct of Mr.C. PutrAPs,Counsel for the plaintiff, formed a a striking contrast to that of the opposite Advo cate. Ile censured with becoming dignity the freedom of his Learned Brother, and proved that he himself carries into Court those liberal feelings and gentlemanly manners which uniformly mark his conduct in private life, and give a n additional lustre to his talents. I cannot conclude, Mr; Editor, without expressing my satisfaction at Ore calm, judicious, patient and dignified man ner in which the Chairman summed up the case, and at the just and liberal tribute n hlcit he paid to the conduct of the Plaintiff, commend - hag him for appealing to the Laws of his Coun try, instead of indulging in feelings of mistaken honour, respecting an outrage that demanded only the decision of the Magistracy. British Coffee-House, April 14. ►INDEX. THE ARMY. ' It is said that Lieut.-Ceneral the Hon. Sir Edward Paget, G.C.13., Commander-in -Chief in the East Indies, will be ap pointed Governor of the Royal Military College. Major-General Alanly Power has now the chief command at Malta. The 94th Regiment of Infantry has received orders to em bark .at Greenock, for Gibraltar, on board the Alm-finis ce Iluntly transport, now fitting in the River, and the Loyal Briton transport, which is ordered from Portsmouth to : - :cotland fur that purpose. The Ist Royal Scots, from Clonmel, replace the Mb Rezi men! of Infantry at Rathkeale, County of Limerick. YEOMANRY CORPS.—We understand that an insp:ktion of each Yeomanry Regiment will take place this spring 1., y a Fiehl Officer, during the period of their usual annual exercise, which is six days on permanent duty, exclusive of the two days ;of marching to and from the place of assembly. This is the only alteration intended to be made. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, APRIL 14.—Wind S. to 'W. S.W.—Arrived the Charles Hamilton, Dickenson, from Hull for New York ; de Famine, from London for Havre ; Eagle, Henly,. from ditto for Quebec ; and Margery, F erguson , from Odesra for London ; and remain with the outward-bound as last reported. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL I4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the it mima, Watt, from Sincaporc, sailed 7th December, and front St. - Helena the 22d February; the Alf.ed left St. Helena for this port the same day. Sailed the Messenger, Pace, for Ham bur gl : Cowls, Arrur, 14.—Arrived the Eyder, Tripp, 25 days front Charleston, fell in with on the 27th March, in long. U., the ship Williehnina, of Alexandria (II.), Captain Crosby, from Liverpool, waterlogged, and took out the crew ; the helmina having been run foul of by a South Seaman on thz Bth of March, who rendered her no assistance, but left her in a sinking state ; the Captain and crew were landed here this day. PLYMOUTH, 13.—Wind W.—Arrived the Tv.o Brothers, Lawson, from Faro for London, out 29 days; Al bion, Duncan, from ditto for ditto in 23 days ; and the Units', Woodridge, from Gibraltar. FALMOUTH ' APRIL 13.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Stanmer packet, from Lisbon, sailed 28th ult. LivEkroot., APRIL 13.—Arrived the Indian, Mcrritit, frcm Valparaiso and Buenos Ayres; Emerald, Fox, Bo ton ; Are. thusa, Merril, and Europa, Allen, from Charlestor ; Genera Brock, —, Wilmington; Alert, Chapman, Alt:;xandria ; Magnet, Todd, Odessa ; Bartley, Clark, Sin; - rna ; Cris:e, Martin, Marseilles ; and Washington, Jones, from Lisbon. DOVER, APRIL 1.1.-011 the port the Aurora, Czvie.c, from Rio Janeiro ; and Annwell ; Anderson, from Sal;)e. THE DISCOYERT SIII Ps.—The Lfala and Fur/ Discovery Ships are rapidly preparing at Deptford for thz Polar Expedition. Every precaution seenis to have been tahea that comfort and ingenuity can devis,t, to render their cucceN4 complete. The internal fittings are compact and elegant, and the means of conducting warm air throughout the vessels, and the contrivances for drawing off the moisture from tite stetim, breaths, are worthy observation. They are famished wiiit the propelling paddles, worked as the chain pump, to ersist lit passing through the light ice, and their bows are about nin.: feet thick, lined, as are their sides, with cork, and plated ternally with iron. Both vessels are now receiving their coat of paint. Visitets are politely received on board, and every attention shown to gratify curiosity by the officers in the most handsome manner. - The names of the visitera are it,_ seated in a book. A farewell entertainment will he given by Captain Parry, on board the Merle, on the 7th of May, wheat both ships will be completely ready for sea, and will be at the Nure on the likh. NATIONAL SOCIETY.-Yesterday the General Committee of the National Society for the Education of th , . ! Poor in the principles of the Established Church, held their meeting at St. Martin's Vestry Room ; present theA rchhisia,p of York ; Bishops of Carlisle, St. Asap!), Chester, and iltete:..; Archdeacons Putt and Watson ; G. Watson, Esq. Tr•!asurt and other Members of the Committee. Eight fresh were united to the Society, and twelve grants of money. in ;;2i:,1 from 301. to 11001. each, towards the erecting, eniarg.::g, fitting up of school.rooms. Letters were ri , cei tivethe 1 yest:ii t : l d i ay or fr i rcrri bt A ua ly r t y i : rado (Mexico), dated They state that hostilitieS had been so,?eiicied between the disti l ! ! of St. Juan de Ulloa aud ti e port of Vera Cruz, but the port reimilnell :!;but ; but that event is now of less importance,. since Alvarado has been resorted to as the general port of entry for Mexico. Ilis Majesty's ship Cf1en , 44. , : lion remained at the island of Saerificios lieved, ,!1