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FRENCH PAPERS. LP'vrn the journal des Dibats of Monday.] Yesterday the King held a Levee, which was numerously attended. After the Levee, Prince Talleyraad visited the Duke of Angouleme, with whoa he remained nearly an hour. The King has been graciously pleased to gran a free pardon to Colonel Maaian, who was sen tented to imprisonment for being implicated ii the conspiracy of August 19,1820. The King, upon the proposition of the Minister of the Marine, has decided that the 120 gun ship F. , rrnidable, recently launched at Toulon, shall be called La Trocadero, in memory of the capture of that fort by the army under the Duke of Angoilleme. [From the Journal du Commerce.) The letters and papers from Madrid, arrived by the regelar post, are up to the 15th inst. On the evening of the 14th a conflagration had _broken out at the same time in four quarters of the city • but the activity of th e F renc h t roo p s -prevented its making any great progress. Two children, however, perished. I t is said that the Empecinado and some other Constitutionalists, who were prisoners at Roa r in Old Castile, have been massacred. The news from Toledo is to the 13th. The Marquess of Talaru had arrived there, and it was knout that General Ilourmont was to be removed from the command of th:. Army of Occupation ; bat as the King distributes his favours only to persons in his good graces, it was expected that the General, before his departure, would receive a decoration, aid perhaps a patent of nobility.— This is the more probable, from the circumstance of his having conferred the Order of Charles 111. upon General Donnadieu, who was removed for reasons which have probably some analogy with those which induce the recal of Geaer*l Bourmant. [From the Etoile o f Tuesday.] Our letters from Spain inform us that the pri, soners of war enter their country without expe. riencing the slightest insult. 'The Authorities of Navarre have published on this subject a procla. nation full of wisdom. General Foy is suffering from a severe indispo sition, which prevents his being present at the discussions in the Chamber. It is said that the individual who destroyed the picture of Itubens at the Museum has been dis covered and arrested. OnEssA., Arun. 3.—Letters have been re ceived from Constantinople, dated March 27, but ,they contain nothing worthy our attention. Those from St. Petersburgh, however, supply us with much authentic in forma.tion respecting the negocia tions between M. de Minziacky and the Ottoman giNlinistry. The first of these is the regulation of , the indemnities due to Russian subjects who have been harassed in their property or com. , rnerce, during the last few years, by the Finnan, of the Grand Seignior. Until the Porte shall 'have done justice to these reclamations, no Rus. sian Ambassador sill diiplay a diplomatic cha Tacter at Constantinople ; we may therefore ex pect long and numerous difficulties. (From Galignani's Messenger.) STOCK EXCHANGE, APR' Five o'Clock.- Previous to the close of the Parquet the market was extremely sluggish, but afterwards some ac tivity prevailed, and the price of Stocks for the , end of the month received a favourable impulse, without it bt-ing possible to assign any particular cause. The Five per cents. for money closed at 102 f. 60c. For the end of the month, the price at four o'clock, when the Parquet closed, was 102 f. 95c. At this hour it is 103 f. 10c. The Royal Spanish Loau, Old Spanish Bonds, and the Neapolitan Funds, remain in a state of complete stagnation. A t Berlin an Ordonnance has recently been publishe►l for the organization of Provincial States -in the Duchy of Silesia, the Province of Saxony, the county of Glatz, and the Margravate of Upper Lusatia. M. Garcin de Tasgy, Secretary of the Paris Asiatic Society, has been chosen a Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ire /and. Notwithstanding the rigorous measures adopted in Corsica against the brigands which infest that •couaNtry, and the formation of a special corps to second the efforts of the gendarmerie, the number Cif crimes committed there is most alarming. The Journal de to Gorse, of the 27th ult., contains an article, entitled Analyse des Crimes les plus re marquables commis en Corse depuis le 24 Janvier tiernier. In the space of less than two months 4here were no fewer than fifteen murders, almost all committed by persons under prosecution or condemnation for other crimes. Several of these murders present circumstances of the most atro oious kind. It is to be regretted that as yet only one of the assassins has been apprehended. FRENCH FUNDS. Paws, Aram 26.—French Funds opened at 102 f. 130 c.; 4400 d 102 f. 90c. Bank Stock, 1,985. Neapolitan 5 per Cents., 90. Spanish Rentes, 151. Royal Spanish Loan, 63.—( four: Auttientique.) HANOVER, APRIL 14.—0 n the 13th, durin g 'heavy fall of snow, there was a thunder storm at Mendorff, in We kingdom. The lightning struck three windmills that were 3611 ping ; it set one in flames ; in the second it struck the mill s, whofie stocking was burnt, and who remained for a time seuseless ; in the third it entered above, and issued through the dear below, which was open ; a thick cloutiof smoke immedi: att•ly arose from this mill—the lightning had, however, only set fire to - one sack, and the fire was inunediatttly put out by the boy who was in the mill. torFitiAcEN, Aunit. 18.---Aecording to an official state ment, the number of births last year in the kingdom of Den mark exceeded the deaths in a very remarkable proportion, viz.—Births, 37,940; Deaths, 20,971. An extracertlinart instance of presKice of mind occurred a few days ago at a village in the department of the Gard. A farmer, whilst seeking. some sheep which were mils ' ins. was attacked by a wolf, Which seized his mantle. The firmer immediately twisted it round the animal's head and held bun to the ground. Being unable to strangle the wolf, and no one being near, he remained in this d..agerous situation nearly an, hour. Finding the aftuggies of the animal become _gra dually less Tietis, he endeavoured unsuccessfully to .break his legs,. /it kagth he kneeled uper. his throat, and tied his • l o gs with Ilia ftandkerchief. tie next took a large stone and tknockattllrt the anim a l' s b ra i ns. At some distance were three ~ ,,hxtrien keeping sheep, wh o wou ld i n f allibly have fallen vie .,.tiwg to pot . voracit7.__rparis SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 15.—A1l the reports which were abroad upon the new proofs of discontent which the King had given to Don Victor Saez, on his arrival at Toledo are contradicted. On the 10th the King and the royal family visited the celebrated manufactory of arms. The King was accompanied by the Duke de I'lnfantado and the Count Botermont. A Liberal Journal of Paris has announced that some discon tent has taken place at Toledo; that four Constitutionalists have been hung, and their bodies dragged along the street:=.— These facts are entirely false, and have greatly astonished the inhabitants of Toledo, who have never reckoned a single Con stitutionalist in that city. Of all the Members of the Diplomatic Corps, the Ambassa dor of England alone remains at Madrid, his Excellency beitg much indisposed. Extraordinary couriers leave the capital every day for Toledo, and all our Secretaries of State are much occupied. People entertain themselves very much with the levy o; pintas; this military conscription is the surest method to fill up the skeletons of our regiments, and to have, in a short time, a respectable army, w hi c h i s so necessary to us , no t only in this kingdom, but in order to recover our trans-marine possessions. For some day s th e d e p ar t ure o f t h e F renc h garrison from Badajoz to return to Madrid have been spoken ot. Spanish troops will fill its place. We are occupied also in the Organize. tion of the Body Guard of his Majesty. It is remarked that a very great number of French officers have obtained admission there. It is the s a m e with th e R oya l G u ard, the third battalion of which is almost complete. Private Correspo n d- BARCELONA A r. 7.—( ence.)—A division of three hundred prisoners of war, corning from France arrived in this city yesterday. They were sent to Gracia, alittle village about a league from hence; other divisions are expected to arrive here successively. About the 20th inst. it is expected that the police will be completely equip pe d an d in active service. Robberies have become very frequent in this city. The police, which continues to pursue them with great ardour, has already succeeded in apprehending a g rea t number. Yesterday evening they seized ab ou t n i ne of these malefactors, on one of whom was found a large red cap which served him as a purse, containing a considerable sum in gold, with a great number of jewels. The Intendant of Police has sent to Madrid to know if he was to deliver up the prisoner Ap prehended this day to the military commission. With the excep tion oftheserobberies, nothing occurs to disturb the perfect tran quility of the city. Numbers are constantly coming to this city to take refuge on account of the disturbances which take place in the provinces of Arragon and Valencia ; amongst these strangers are some members of the former Cortes. The religious ceremo nies of Holy-week were conducted with the greatest piety and in the best order, although many persons saw with dislike that the gens d'armes of Catalonia were stationed in several churches. The measure, it must be confessed, was quite use less in a city so refined as this is, and especially so ddvoutly attached to the august ceremonies of Holy-week. The Baron d'Eroles has been received with the greatest enthusiasm at Lerida. If we can give credit to a private letter, it appears that his Excellency has met with a nocturnal adventure in that city, which is not calculated to impress him with a very good opinion of the inhabitants. The Italian troop which is to perform here this year has just arrived ; amongst the per sonages who compose it there are 31adaine Cortese, ard Mr:. Majocci and Lenoir. The Governor has given orders that neither the boxes nor the places of the orchestra should be let to any person whatever, except by his permission ; a regulation that has caused a great deal of mortification to persons who held these places for many years, and who will now he obliged to petition for leave to lay out their money, and after all may have perhaps the dissatisfaction of finding themselves put into some corner of the Theatre. PORTUGAL. • Litimr, Arum l3..—The Supplement to the G melte of the lath contains the following intelli-, price from Macao : " We have the pleasure of communicating to the public the dispatches just received from Macao, dated the Bth of Novem ber last, by which we •learn that the city was at length de , livered from the factious, who, by troubling the public order, endangered its safety, end its preservation to the crown of his Majesty the King our Sovereign. '• It is certain that these dispatches nre drawn up in the lan guage of persons unacquainted with the happy restoration of Portuguese loyalty . ; but it is easy to perceive, on reading them, that the sentiments of all the inhabitants of Macao, as well as of those who were actors in the proceedings which overthrew the factious government, were analogous to those of all true Portuguese in these kingdoms, before the glorious days at the end of May and beginning of June, which effected here the salvation of the Monarchy; and that, as soon as they are in possession of this agreeable information, they will rejoice at it, as may he expected from their loyalty. The official account from the authorities at Macao states, in substance, that the Governor-General of India had sent the Salamander frigate, with som e t r oop s , t o es t a bli s h a Provisional Government in the absence of the Governor Don Jose Osorio, and to remove the Senate, which .ad intruded itself into the Government. The rightful Government being established, several persons were arrested ; one of whom was a Brazilian, Major Pauline da Silva Barbosa, who had taken an active part in the preceding disturbances, and in the hostile mea sures adopted against the Salamander frigate. Great praise is given to the conduct of the officers and troops of the expe dition. The place is stated to enioy perfect tranquillity, and to be on the best terms with the Chinese Government and that of Manilla." This Gazette contains also a letter from the King to the Bishop of Macao, enjoining the measures to be observed in the present state of the colony. BAYONNE INTELLIGENCE. IlAyoNrxr, Amur. 20.—The accounts from Madrid of the 15th repreSent Spain as remaining in the same state of distress and of uncertainty with respect to the measures of the Government. Meantime many persons continue to be arrested and imprisoned ; even the Nobles arc not exempt ; the Marquess of Palomares is arrested. Madrid has been set fire to in four places at once ; thanks to the activity of the French garrison, it made no progress, and the damage done was inconsiderable ; two children, however, perished. The two parties reciprocally accuse each other of this crime.—On the 13th, in the evening, a Royal Resolution was published, which orders that the Decree of the Regency of the 27th June last, rdative to vacocations, shall be carried into full effect.—lt is reported that the celebrated Empecinado has been assassinated• —Th e return of Don Saez to the Minis try is more spoken of than ever.—lt is said, too, that the Count de Bourmont is to be created a Grardee of Spain, by the title of Duke of Albufera, or some other place. A letter from, Toledo, of the 13th, has the following passage :—" The French Ambassador has just arrived; the Count de Bourmont has re ceived orders to quit the command of the army in twenty-four hours. General Ordonneau will take his Place for the present. This General is expected to-day. The King will be bacleat Aranjuez on the 19th, as well as the head-quarters, and the troops will resume their former cantonments. This change is expected to be productive of much good, as it seems to indicate that the moderate party is going to obtain the ascendant." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—WEDNESDAY, Arna. 23 APPEALS. Their Lordships met at ten o'clock this morning to hear Appeals. The LORD CHANCELLOR, and Lords SALTOUN, MOUNTFORD, and NELSON, were present. The Solicitor- General was heard in the case of " Bankes against Home," and farther proceedings were postponed at four o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a Petition from the Fishcurers of certain places in Fifeshire, praying that ti c Bounties on the Herring Fisheries be continued.—Laid on the table. The Earl of GOSFORD presented a Petition from the Freemasons of the County of Armagh, praying to be exempted from the operation of the Secret Societies Act.—Laid on the table. Lord DUFFERIN presented a Petition to the same effect from the Freemasons of another place in Ireland, the name of which was not heard below the Bar.—Laid on the table. BILLS, The Irish Proctors' Costs Bill was read a third time and pawed- The Irish County Treslurers' Bill, the Irish Constabulary Bill, the Irish Records Bill, and the Innkeepers' Allowances Bill, went respect . y4 through Connn!ttees, and ware re portecLAdjcu.rned. FOR THE SUN. Ma. EDlTOR — Whilst the Poor's Laws are under consideration, I would offer a few hints, which may assist the framers of the new laws, and perhaps prevent a serious evil. It is, I be lieve, intended to make the payment of Poor's Rates a qualification to a settlement. In my confined sphere of action I have experienced the proof, that polishes differ materially in the mode of treating their poor, and that the greater in flux of new settlers are to be found in the most indulgent parishes; paupers having already devised the fraudulent method of sundry hirings to en. title them to a settlement until the last Act put a stop to it. By the present suggested mode, a bonus is held out. to Parishes to treat their pau pers worse than their neighbouring Parishes ; otherwise the poor will soon find a settlement in that Parish which uses its poor best. MuCh liti gation would he spared,and infinite inconvenience and expence, if the plac e of birth was invariably deemed the place of settlement, and I can see no earthly reason why that should not be the case ; at least these points are ope'n to argument. In some parishes, and I speak from my own know ledge, every thing is not contracted for; Tenders ought invariably to he procured by every parish for clothing, maintenance, medical attendance, Eec., nothing ought' to he done privately, or under the rose, to favour the :few at the expence of the many.—ln many paiishes, a rate, instead of beiHg made quarterlyiis made sometimes month ly, or every six weeks, and the Overseers have been known to charge each one guinea for them selves upon every Rate; this would be prevented by enforcing a Quarterly Rate. You will say, perhaps, the lam is open to the illegal charge of one guinea, bat who will mind the expence per diem. The law can prevent it. Again, Overseers ought to be compelled to give no relief out of the Parish House unless on very particular occasions, and that with the con sent of the Pirish. If any good arises from this, I will trouble you ageitt. AN OLD PARISH OFFICER. FOR THE SUN. CELEBRATON OF lIIS MAJESTY'S BIRTH-DAY AT DEAL. Mit. Eniron—A paragraph in the Globe News paper of yesterday, in giving particulars of the celebration of his MAJESTY'S Birth-day at the Three Kings, on Friday last, pompously announced the presence of Rear-Admiral BAKER. and Mr. Burly, Master in the Royal Nary, and invidiously remarked on " the absence of upwards of One Hundred OJT " cers el Mat service, resident in this PEACEFUL toren."—ln justice to thosz absent and honourable men, I trespass on your indulgence in making a few observation on the object and accu racy of the paragraph in question, and of the probable motives which withheld those persons from the festival alluded to. Now first, Sir, I appeal to the candour and good sense of the author, whether he does not know that there are not one half that number of Naval Officers resident in the " peaceful town," and even neighbourhood ; and moreover, how far it might consist with loyalty of feeling and respect to the Sovereign, to second a sentimext announced from the Chairman of the Meeting in nearly tlsa following words (as related to me by a Gentleman present) : " May the Blockade of Deal be speedily raised." The Chairman, who thus levelled his shaft at a measure of great (implied) importance to the revenue of the country, sanctioned by his Sovereign, whose representative as Mayor of the Town he was, and holding his commission as a Magistrate, was, Mr. EDWARD TOWEILDEN, a Merchant of respectability here. Ilow far it became this Gentleman's public situation, to propose such a toast on this loyal occasion is not for me to de termine—but it may be appreciated elsewhere, and the One hundred Gentlemen of the Navy, alluded to in the Globe, were spared the only alternative on their parts, (had they been pre sent) namely, the declining to be parties in the worthy Mayor's sentiments, and retiring forthwith.—To the credit, however, of the gallant profession, it is reported that Admiral BAKER. and Mr. Buniv, equally sensible of the marked disrespect of such a toast to his Majesty's Government, declined drinking it, and soon after retired in disgust, naturally enough refusing to sup port, by their presence and compliance, a direct attack on the KING and his Ministers, wholly uncalled for and peculiarly disrespectful on such an occasion. Sir, I have the honour to be, Your very humble Servant, Deal, April 27. HAWSER TRUNNION. M A uroN.—Jolin Watson, of Leavishatn- on the-Moors, brought a mare to Iltalton Hoge Show, which he sold for 161., delivered her, and after securing the money, as he thought, beyond the reach of the most dexterous sharper, took a turn to see stirrings. He was soon thus accosted by a man dreso like a plain decent countryman, " what you've sell'd VmeOre " Ave," answered John. The stranger, in a very significant manner, then said, " is 'tmoneysegfe?" " Aye," was again .141 m's answer. The last question,;with the manner of putting it, threw John off his guard; he was at a loss to know how a man he had never seen before could be so friendly. After a little more friendly discourse, the s t ranger sa id he h a d a mare across the bridge, at Norton, with a good deal of use about her, much like what John had sold (hinting very significantly again, that he did not like to have her in the Mahon stables, there were so many sharpers lurking about them), and proposed that they should walk down to see her, to which John consented ; and as they went.: the stranger so managed matters, as to gain John's entire confidence, who now says lie thou;;ht him one of the most rivilest of men—as civil as civil could be. On arriving at the inn at Norton, the stranger said he was dry and would have a glass of ale before they went into the stable, and prevail ed on John to take one also at his cost. They went into a room, and had just got seated, when a man, apparently intoxicated, tittered the room, boasting of a great fortune his aunt had left him, saying he would make it flee, anti at the same time offer ing to het very foolish wagers. With this - man John's friend entered into a dispute, and hinted to John that they might as well have some of the fool's money, for if they did not get it, somebody else would. The man offered to lay twenty pounds, and put down the money upon the table; John was strongly urged by his friend to cover it with another 20/. which, after a little time, he did, though very reluctantly, say ing he was no gamier; over these sums a hat was covered. A third man now entered the room, and it was soon decided that the drunken spendthrift had won his wager. John being in a quandary, his friend told him not 'to fear, but to ven ture another stake, and they would soon win all the fool had, but John could not be comforted, for he had already lost his all, and could not produce another stake. His friend now took him out of the room under a pretence of planning how to get the money back again, and after set tling how that important 'natter should be accomplished, persuaded John to go back again into the room, and he would follow him. Accordingly John went, but the men had gone, and on his returning to tell his friend, he discovered, when too late, he had been imposed on, for his friend had also di-appeared. ,John's new friend had in a short time acquired such influence over him, that he could scarcely be persuaded a man so good behaved could be a rogue. SUSPENSION BRIDGES.—It is in agitation to throw a bridge of this construction across the Seine at Paris, in front of the Esplanade of the Hospital of the Invalids. • --;$ • - ,• MASONIC NOTICZS FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAN D. May: 3, LONDON. Nos. 5, 10, 27, 69, 216, 240. 289. Committee Boy's School, at 7. CouNTNY.• Nos. 20, 64, 72, 163, 143, 191, 202, 219, 267, 311, 368, 389, 372, 393, 423, 498, 502, 503, 509, 632, . 628, 644. -4, LownoN. Nog. 9, 122, 281, 287, 316, 381, 399. GOITXTILY. NOR. 21, 127, 167, 170, 180, 184, 196, 204, 385, 307, 476, 507, 512, 632, 544, 551, 557, 839 - w a i nes d a y, -5, LoNnon. Nos. 35, 75, 220. Grand Chapter. COUNTRY. Nos. 04, 95, 124, 139, 146, 207, 229, 339, 46.5, 487, 491, 505, 513, 526, 529, 581, 585, 646, 711, 713, 725. -6, LosnoN. Nos. 61, 280, 277, 3 25, 409. COUNTRY. Nos. 48, 113, 171, 182, 214, 234, 416, 451, 453, 466, 469, 555, 561, 599, 627, 642. -7, LONDON. No. 210. Co uN T ar. Nos. 13. 28, 30, 55, 58, 470, 533, 550, 655, 709. --8, LONDON. • • • COUNTRY. Nos. 412, 675. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, IRELAND. Monday, May 3, CORK. NOS. 3, 347. Tuesday, —. 4, CORK. No. 95. Wednasday, —5, Conic. Nos. 1, 41. LONDON DISTRICT.—GRA ND LODGE. The Annual Grand Festival of the Fraternity was celebrated yesterday, At Freemasons' Hall.—ln consequence of the conti nued severe indisposition of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, General Sir Jorrx Dovr.Y., Bart. G. C. B. was deputed by His Royal Highness to preside over the Craft, on an occasion so interest ing to the whole Fraternity. Soon after five o'clock, the gal lant General accordingly entered the Hall with the Grand Pro cession, and was escorted to the Chair with the usual ceremony, and amidst the enthusiastic plaudits of the Brethren. The gallery was crowded with Ladies, dressed in the most superb style of fashion. The number of the Brethren who sat down to dinner was about four - hundred and fifty, amongst whom we observed Lord Al OIT NTFORD, Sir CHARLES FAWKES, Bart., and other distinguished individuals. The dinner, which consisted of a superabundance of every delicacy, was admirably furnished by Mr. CtrrrE in his best manner, accompanied and followed by a supply of wines unequalled (at public dinners) in their excellence. After the cloth had been removed, Non Nobis Domine was sung in excellent style by the Musical Brethren present, com prising Sir G. Smart, Messrs. Hawes, Leete, Broadhurst, Fitz william, Smith, Collyer, C. Evans, King, and Master Smith. The applause which followed having subsided, Sir JOHN DOYLE rose and said he had in the first instance a communication to make, which (unlike all former communica tions from the same source) was calculated to give pain to all present--it was a letter from his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, announcing his inability to take the Chair that day, and requesting of him (Sir John Doyle) to accept the distin- Huished honour of actin g a s his Royal Hi g h ness ' s substitute. is next duty, having assumed that honourable and arduous situation, was to propose a toast which had in all well regu lated societies become the standing previous one. It was not, bower cr, on general grounds, or because it was usually rated first in order, that he now proposed it ; but because it was the first in the hearts and on the lips of all Masons, and of all loyal subjects—he meant His Royal Highness the King—(a laugh) —Grand Patron of the Order. His Majesty's health was accordingly drank with four times four, followed by deafening plaudits. Tune—God save the Kilg. To which followed the national anthem, sung by the musical brethren, the whole company joining in the choruses with an enthusiasm impossible to de scribe. The 3tl stanza, given by Master Smith, seconded by Mr. Leete, was perhaps the finest performance of this celebrated air we have ever heard. The CII Al n mArt next rose to propose a toast in which he anti cipated the unanimous concurrence of all the Brethren present; but he begged leave in the first instance to apologize forand to rectify a blunder which be had committed in proposing the pre , vious one ; in doing which h e h a d (unwittingly) used the words " Iris Royal Highness the King," instead of " His Majesty ;" but not having had the good fbrtune to be horn on this side of the water, he trusted the Brethren would extend to him their indulgence.—(A laugh and applause.)—He had therefore to propose to the meeting the health of an illustrious Brother, who, whether viewed as the able and indefatigable head of a most difficult and onerous department —as the private friend— or as the active and benevolent philanthropist, transcended all who had preceded him—he meant his Royal. Highness the Duke of York, with three times three.—(Great applause.) The eclat which attended the announcement of this very popular toast was considerably heightened by an opprtune de tonation (amid the profound silence produced by the Gallant Chairman's address,) caused by the explosion of three cham pagne flasks, a circumstance which the Gallant Chairman very happily turned to account, by promptly remarking that even the corks spontaneously sprung from the bottles at the mention of his Royal Thighness's name, and that he considered their detonation as three rounds of Frape—the proper accom paniment of the toast which he had Just had the honour to pro pose.—(Loud laughter, and universal cheering.) Tune, The Duke of York's March.—Gl ee , flow merrily we live who Soldiers be. The CHAIRMAN next gave, after lamenting the absence of the illustrious individual himself, and pronouncing a warm eulogium on his virtues and beneficence—" His Royal High ness the Most Worshipful Grand Master the Duke of Sussex," with three times three. — (Enthusiastic applause,) - Tune—Hail Star of Brunswick.--Glee, Since harmony deigns, which was received with rapturous applause. The CHAIRMAN next gave—" His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence and the other (Masons) members of the Royal Fa. may," with three times three. Tune—Rule Britannia.—Glee, Hail shining morn. Mr. AGAR proposed-L." The health of the Gallant Chair. man, the Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, Sir John Doyle," with three times three.—(Great applause.) SirJ.D o r r.E returned thanks in a neat and appropriate spec+. Song (by Mr. Fitzwilliam)—Captain Wattle and Miss Roe, which was encored. The imitation of the born by Mr. Fitz william was admirable. The CHAIRMAN next rose to give the health of a Noble Brother who had long presided over the Order, and who, al. though long estranged from the country and from the craft, still enjoyed the affectionate attachment of the Order and of all Brit Ons--" The Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings," with three times three and much applause. Song (Master Smith)—We're a' noddin. To which succeed ed, ffer the Water to Charley, by Mr. Broadhurst, which was encored. Sir J. DOYLE then proposed " The Grand Stewards, with thanks for the very admirable arrangements which they had made for the comfort and accommodation of the company."._ (Great applause.) One of the Grand Stewards returned thanks. After a few preliminary observations, the CHAIRMAN rose (with regret) to propose the health of " The Ladies"—as he knew it must be the signal for their departure. The toast was received with every demonstration of respect. After which the ladies retired, and the Meeting resolved into a Lodge, in which the usual toasts were drank with the regu lated Masonic accompaniments. We have seldom witnessed an entertainment so well con ducted. The following is a list of the principal Gentlemen appointed Grand Stewards for the ensuing year :—Messrs. H. Williams, Macreth, Moore, Percival, Browne, Ince, Baldery, Sandys, Tate, Middleton, &c. Although the Gallant Chairman retired about 11 o'clock, many of the Brethren remained enjoying the festivity of the meeting to a late hour. DTJR I IA M. On the 20th instant, a new Freemason's Lodge (DE LAMB. TON, 759), under an especial warrant of His Royal Highless the Duke of SUSSEX, was opened at the Lambton Arms Inn, Chester-le-Street, Durham. The ceremony was performed in the presence of several Official Assistants from the Masonic Lodges of NewcAstle, Durham, and Sunderland. In the af ternoon, the Brethren sat down to an excellent refreshment (vulgarly called dinner), provided by Brother CUTHBERT. sox, of the Lambton Arms, W.P.M. ; WILLIAM Lo RAIN E, Esq. in the Chair. The usual loyal and benevolent toasts were most appropriately given by the worthy Past Master, and hilarity and good humour, distinguished, as usual, the sociality of the venerable Craft. PRICE O. F STOCKS PAST ONE O'CLOCK. THIS DAY AT HALF Bank Stock 3 per Cent. $ per Cent. Con s . 963 3} per Gent lO2 4 p er dent. (Assented lO 2l • New —lO4 109 3 per Gents. 1797 Bank Long:lnn. 23 1-16th i f Imp. 3 per Cents India Stock -- 1n is Bonds 79s. 80s. South Sea Stock Old Annuities Ex. Bills 49 53 Ditto Small 5O 53 Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cons. for Acct. 97 9f RICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, Amer 29, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 104. Scrip, 18 pm. Six per Cents. 00. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Ditto New 971. Five per Cent. Bonds, 971. scrip, 17j prem. Five per Cent. Bonds, 1)20, 00. Ditto 1821, 171. Ditto 1323, 16. Five per Cent. Bonds, 99: - Ditto New, 100. Portuguese Bonds, 95i. Scrip, 8. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 102. Peruvian Scrip, Chili 81. Colombianf Six per Cent. Bonds, 941. I Scrip, 4 prem. Mexican Scrip, log prem. Greek 2 dis. Alliance Insurance Shares-17. Batik Shares £24 17s. Seven per Cent. 00. Six per Cent. 97-104. Five per Cent. 00. Three per Cent. 801. French llus4an Neapolitan Austrian Spanish Prumian A merican if 1(411 WATER A Morning, 52 rninut( .•r LO•)NDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. es after 2. I Evening, 11 minutes after 3. THE SUN. SOLE)! QUIS DICERE 7,ILSUM AUDEAT LONDON, THURSD,4Y, APRIL 29, 1824. In our preceding columns we have given co— pious extracts from the Foreign Journals. he Mode contains an article from Odessa, which states that Russia has made new demands on the Porte, and that there is little or no prospect of a speedy termination of the differences. Extract of a Letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, al Marseilles, datad2Oth April. 44 His Majesty's ship Revenge, Vice-Admiral Sir HAnar B. NEALE, sailed yesterday for Malta. There appears to be no probability of an early termination of the differences with the Regency of Algiers, and all the ports of that territory are subjected to a rigorous blockade. " Convoys have been granted for th• protection of the trade between Leghorn and the Straits, but there is not the slightest risk of capture, as it is ascertained that there are no Algerine cruizers at sea." GIBRALTAR, APRIL B.—The North Poly, EHLEST, from Hieres and off Algiers, arrived here yesterday, sent in by H.M.S. Active, for a breach of blockade; she was off Algiers on the Ist inst. The Master reports that Vice-Admiral Sir H. NEALE landed six days before at Algiers to confer with the DEL The Vice-Consul at Oran was allowed to go about and do business, and had shipped several cargoes. Two have just arrived here; one in a vessel under English colours. It is re ported that Bona has been burnt by two English frigates. The Readers of the Sus are not so unprepared ' as those of the other daily journals, for the alarm ing intelligence from Rio de Janeiro which has suddenly burst upon those who have been dream ing that the independence of South America was securely established, and that nothing could by possibility occur in that quarter of the world, either to endanger the new states whose security is so essential to the prosperity of this country, or to involve the British Empire in the risk of a war on their account. We, for our part, have always expressed our distrust, not only of the spirit of a great portion of the South Americans themselves, but also, and more particularly, of the designs of the French Government, notwithstandin g the pacific pro fetOotts with which it seeks to conceal its real Views. The intelligence which has at length opened the eyes, even of the most credulous upon this subject, was received yesterday from Guernsey, announcing the arrival there of the merchant vessel the Courier, Capt. LE MAITRE, by which conveyance the important, and by many persons the unexpected information, has been received from Rio de Janeiro of the forma tion of a powerful French naval force in the Brazils. Letters received by the Courier•, dated in Rio de Janeiro on the 27th Feb., state, that iu the pre ceding week the French naval force there had been augmented to eight heavy frigates, and three sloops of war. From the 20th Feb. al. most every signal communicated the arrival of a French ship of war, and the most extraordinary circumstance is, that trzo ships had not arrived in company. In the best informed circles it was reported that the Caosse, of 74 guns, the Jean Bart, of 84 guns, and several frigates and sloops, were hourly expected to arrive, by which the French naval force at Rio would be increas ed to 18 ships! Some time ago the sailing of the. Jean Bart, a frigate, and a sloop, for Guade loupe, was announced in the French 'newspapers. From this information it would appear, however, that a French Colony was not the real destine- An Iv eelc A.tinu 144 801 Oth er 8 1)44 th usia e very of thi and 1 as sern e °tlvir "if ebti (10es Ari nei 13„ t r, ttia so4l Th E P ursua . 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