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THE LONDON JOURNAL. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, July 14: Nonsixo entioNtme.] Yesterday the Consols for the settlement on Friday ,next opened at 95ii, but notwithstand , ng the great abundance of money, there does not appear much inclination to invest capital in them at present. The lfd Exchequer Bills. are at ,a premium of .from 44 to 47 per hundred pounds, for they are considered a safe channel for the in vestinent 'of surplus capital, even although they should leave no annual interest whatever. The deplorable condition to which Spain has been re duced,a'nd the Critical situation in which Portugal is now 'placed, are viewed with no small degree of alarm by the monied interest of Europe, for by them it is not difficult to see, that the seeds of distrust are' deeply implanted amongst the na tions of Europe already. On the Foreign Stock Exchange the Brokers were chiefly occupied in settling the account' for the middle of this month, , which, in American Securities, has turned out to be . what is technically called " a Bull ac count." The sales consequently were heavy, and Mexican Scrip declined one per cent., and Co lombian Bonds 1i per cent. There are heavy instalnients now due on these Stocks, and the whole of the Mexican will be paid up to-day, when its value will be quoted by the price of the Bonds, without any reference to the contract price. At present these Bonds leave an annual interest of little less than ten per cent., and if no convulsion happens in the Government, they are certainly open to a most extensive improvement. --It is understood that Mr. Morier pro ceeds to Mexico, attended by the Honour able - Walgrave, as his Secretary, with the, full powers- of a Minister, to be used by If he finds the Government sufficiently con- Olidated to receive a representative of his Bri tannic Majesty. Peruvian Scrip has fallen to a diconnt of 20 per cent. and is exceedingly un saleable at this decline. General San Martin proceeds forthwith to join General Bolivar in Peru, and much benefit cnay be expected to the cause of liberty, front the military' talents, local knowledge, and personal influence which he is known so abundantly to possess. The new Buenos Ayres Loan has fallen to par, so that even the patronage,of Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. is not Sufficient to protect the credit of this Re public, purged fifteen years ago of Spanish influ ence, and now in the enjoyment of the most pro found traiiquillity,from the hostility of a party who cannot view, without regret, the progress of civi lization amongst mankind. Spanish Bonds are per cent. higher, because rumours are still con fidently circulated, that the beloved Ferdinand finds he cannot raise any money until he acknow ledge the Validity of the debts which he already owes. Neapolitan Bonds are + per cent, lower, for which the only reasonable cause is, the gene ral want of confidence which at present exists in the public debts of all nations. Northern Se curities maintain their prices, but the business done in them is not to any great extent. In the Austrian and Portuguese Bonds no business has been done. French Recites a►re in demand. , . [enema extras.] The last advises from Lisbon to the loth represent that city to be still in a very unsettled state. Many arrests had been made, tied amongst them the editor of a popular journal was includ ed. The movements of the disaffected are closely patched, and their hopes of success are declining. But the army remains as much as ever a source► of uneasiness and alarm to the King, who, it is understood, persists in requiring military aid from this country. His Most Faithful Majesty bad intimated, that if England declined to ren der him the assistance he solicited, he would Immediately accept the oilers of France. The King's object is said to be, not wholly to disband his army, but simply to remodel it. No govern. Meat can long subsist is a country in which a licentious soldiery have confederated themselves to overawe it. Public confidence was partially reviving in Lisbon ; but it cannot he completely restored until the army be rendered the servant, initead of the master of the State. It was known that British troops had been applied for, and the inhabitants of Lisbon, who remember their ex cellent conduct during the war, openly and nerally expressed their auxiety fur their presence It was believed that no rtio-Nror had been reeeived to the last di '=etches of Sir Edward Thornton. [TIII4 TIMES.] 'Me French papers of Sunday, which arrived last night, contain a judicial decision *extremely important in the present state of French politics, cud in the present position of the French Cabinet —namely, one which relates to a journal prose, cuted on the law of tendency. The Courier Francais' was last year brought before the Royal Court on a charge of having, in more than a hundred articles, given utterance to sentiments whose tendency was subversive of 'le gitimate government. These articles were chief ly directed against the policy of the Spanish war, and the principles of national interference pro fessed by the Ifoly Alliance. It was brought its an unpardonable offence against the journal, that it had spoken with levity of die Army of the Faith, when that army was described as rebels by the Allied Government, which it was osudeaveuring to subvert ; and had praised the Constitutional Government of-Spain at the time' when that Government had an Ambassador at the Court of the Tuileries. The whole charge, in fact, was made up of absurdities and iticon oistencles like these, not alleged - to be contained specific articles, but collected from a long sides of papers filled with foreign sad do. it estic news, editorial remarks, and political discussion. , The lti.ing's law officer put a twelvemonth's publication of the Courier into his aleuibick, and having thrown in along With it his own opinions, prejudices, and fe4ricetiehlt uPPlied heat . the mass, nod di s tilled over the genuine spirit, of .jacobinism 4414, disorder, The cpurt d9ptsid the charge, and suspended the Journal fur a fortnight. An other eo p tus i on ,....- sul d suppression would have followed. Accordingly, the same law officer commenced a nil', process, and required the sus pensiosn, of the Courier for a longer period. The charges were nearly the same as before, and ern braced the continued series of the journal, from the date of its former visitation to the commence ment of its present trial : hut the Cour Royal has of late got a habit of independence ; and, strange to say, th'C 20 Judges who composed the solemn assembly of the tribunal, were divided equally Its opinion, ten being for an acquittal, and ten for a condemnation. No judgment could therefore be pronounced, and if the case is to be considered of a criminal or correctional nature, the defend ant must be acquitted. In civil cases, where the Royal Court is equally divided, the practice is to refer the decision to a solemn sitting, composed of the original Judges and others taken from an other Court ; but in the present instance the sit ting was already a solemn one, as the tribunal was composed of Judges from three Chambers. When the division of opinion happens as to the result of a criminal or correctional trial, the de fendant is immediately acquitted ; and surely ' the suspension of a Journal, and the confiscation of its property, on the allegation that it preaches doctrines subversive of Government and religion, must be considered as belonging to this class of cases. It will be seen by a paragraph which we quote from the Etoile, that the public prose cutor is now flying at high4se game, and is about to proceed against the production of an Arch. bishop and a Cardinal, whose sentiments we al. luded to on Monday. In the Chamber of Depu ties nothing new or interesting occurred. [IIIORI4IIIO POST.I Accounts from Calcutta have reached us to the cod February, from which it appears that hostili ties between the British troops and the Burmese had actually commenced. By these advises we learn, that in consequence of intelligence received 011 the evening of the 17th January that a body of four thousand Burmese and Assamese had crossed into the plains at the foot of Berteaker Pass,and were stockading themselves at the village of Bickrampore, and also that a force to the east ward had defeated Rajah Gumbheer Sing's troops, and that a third division were crossing the Mootagool Pass into Jyntra to the west ; Major Newton, commanding the detachment of Na- five infantry in that quarter, resolved to con centrate his force at Jaltrypoor, mid moving from thence attack the enemy before they could have time to strengthen their position. Major New ton accordingly ordered Captain Johnston to join him from Tilayen, leaving his camp standing, and at two A. At. on the 17th they moved off.— At six A. as. they had passed with great difficulty a very heavy grass and reed jungle, and came into a comparatively plain country when the situation of the enemy was discovered by the dis charge of two shots at the advanced guard. Their position extended along the villages at the foot of the hills; they were covered by the huts, bushes, Sec. in a close and difficult country, and on the right they had a stockade on the banks of a steep Nulla occupied by about 200 men. The attack was made under the command of Major Newton in two divisions, the southern face of the stockade being assaulted by Captain Johnstone with part of the %3d regiment end Rungpoor Light Infantry ; and the enemy's this in the vil lages being attacked by Captain Bono with part of the 10th regiment. The last mentioned divisiOn was immediately successful, the greater part of the enemy flying to the hill at the first fire; Capt. Bone then ivheeled his force to the attack of the stock ade, which was making a brave resistance against Capt. Johnstone, and in a short time it was carried by assault, by the united exertions of both par ties. In this affair live sepoys were killed, and eleven wounded, one of whom is since dead. The Burmese lost in the stockade 34 in killed, and 150 during the pursuit. One man wounded Wag taken prisoner, one standard, and several mug kets and kookurs were captured. The grain, ammunition, &c. were destroyed by the stockade taking fire at the close of the engagement. Those o f the enemy who fled appear to have been As sarnese, but those who offered resistance Burmese. Gumbheer Sing, against whom the Burmese had taken the field, has made over his claims to the Rajah of Cbuchar to the lititish Government, and sought protection in our canal). [XI'.W The Funds were steady during the greater part of yesterday, Consuls continuing at Us4i. until the afternoon, when they suddenly de. dined to 914, from the operations of a few indi. viduals interested in depressing them ; but they afterwards recovered, and closed at 941 9G ; anti fur the. August Account 954. There are several extensive speculations existing at present, which will be determined on Friday next, the settling day ; until after which time no material varia tion is expected ; as it is to the interest of the parties to keep the Funds at the present prices. In Foreign Securities a more important variation has taken place', especially amongst the new South American Securities, upon which in stalments are due or becoming due ; and there are parties who forebode a more serious depres sion before many months elapse. Peruvian Scrip is at no less a discount than '2O per Cent. ; the Scrip of the last Mexican Loan at 24- discount ; and that of Colombia at 4 discount. Upon Mexican Scrip an instalment becomes payable this day ; and as the payments are made up, the Stock becomes less an object of speculation from its amount. The lately introduced loan to Buenos Ayres was yesterday at a discount of 11 per cent. and some sales were made for time at even 21 per cent. discount. There is a a strange feeling- against this loan from the 41110titit of the commission charged, which is considered as exorbitant. Russian and Prussian Bonds were about I per cent lower, and Spanish Bonds of 182.), at the close of business, were 217. The following were the average prices of Stocks at Vienna on the itith ult.:—Five per Cents. 94 13.16.—Lottery Loan of 1821., ifq.—Bank Shares, 1124 2-5.--Exchange on Augsburg (uw), ob;;. [reentitrin fiEnaLn.l It has been thought matter for surprise that the price of the French Itentes did not fall here in the same proportion they did a few days since in Paris, when, in one day they were as low, to the best of our recollection, as 07. This, how:- ever, is not to be wondered at, when it is con sidered that ' the English holders of French Rentes are, in all probability, but few in num ber, and are composed of people competent to keep such Rentes as a property. That the Rentes should have recovered their price in France, might also have been expected by any who would consider among what an immense number of French people the mass of the French debt is divided. There was a statement shown in the Chamber of Peers or Deputies not long since, by which it appeared that the great majority of holders of French Rentes did not hold of that stock more than about 1001. each, in principal. We, however, speak merely from recollection.-- Now it must be a panic indeed, and one conticiu iug for some time, that would induce any great proportion of such holders to come into the mar ket, and cause a considerable impression to be made in the price. We have seen how very steady the price has been of the United States stocks, which probably has arisen from their being in the hands of a great number of people, who have made up thele minds to hold, and who know not how to employ their money so advantageously; also the debt of the , United States is not too large for that country. So also it may be said of the French debt ; it is not too large for France, being not more, we believe,than 9.00,000,000 of capital, belonging to 30,000,000 of people. We therefore think, that excepting war actually breaks out, or that there is every prospect of war, the French, like the United States' Funds, will be the most stationary of any of these things. The jobbers may every - now and then suddenly get them up, or run them down by their tricks ; but, as has been lately proved, they will not be able to make an impression on them of any materiel consequence, for any time. — We venture to give an opinion in this case in order to caution such of our readers as are holders of this species of security from being taken by surprise when they hear of a fall. Many improvidently sell these fluctuating pro perties in a moment. of fright, who afterwards re pent. It is the interest of brokers to promote these frights ; for the quicker the traffic, the greater sum in the course of the year do their brokerages amount to. From the LONDON GAZETTE, July 1S BA N K RV PTS. J. Speakman, Hardshaw.within-Windle, Lancashire, shop keeper, to surrender August 9, 10, and 24, at twelve, at the York 'Hotel, Williainson.square, Liverpool. Attornies, Mr. Barnet, Saint Helen's ; and Mr. E. Chester, Staple-Inn, London. J. Johnson, Shelton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, grocer, July 26, 27, and August 24, at twelve, at the Albion Inn, Hanley, Staftbnlshlre. Attornies, Mr. Wheeler, Lincoln's Inn, London ; and Mr. Griffin, Hanley, Staffordshire. J. Hendrick, Liverpool, watchmaker, August 6,7, and 23, at one, at the Gold - Lion, Dale-atreet, Liverpool. Attornies, Mr. Richard Finlow, Liverpool ; and Mr. Edward Chester, Staple Inn, London. A. W. Burn, Three 'runs Court, Miles-lane, Cannon-street, London, wine-merchant, July 17, 31, and August 24, at ten, at the Court of CommistiOners, London. Attorney, Mr. James, \Valbrook. M. G. Neise, Parliament-street, Westminster, accoutremen t maker, July, 24, 27, and August 24, at' twelve, at the Court of Commissioners, f A,Atozneyi Dsvey, Dorset- sues t , Fleet-street„ thy, IDEIct,S. July 17, C. • •Wathet4_,' Albany-road, Camberwell, Merchant— July 27, M. White, Finsbury-square, merchant—Aug. 4, J. Thorndike, Ipswich, cheetefactor—Aug. 5, J. Ward, Stratford upon-Avon, sratl6rierAtig. 3, It'Erans, hlarchmont-street, draper—July 29 0 1. Sinclair, Bow-lane, warehousemen—Aug. 3, J. Dicken, Burstein, Staffordshire, hatter—August 4, A. Gatenby, Manchester, wholesale grocer. CERTIFICATES, A tra. 3. T. Boucher, Cheltenham, cabinet-maker—W. Shackles, Kingston-upon-Hull, linenrdraper—F. Webb, Wapping-street, grocer—G. D. Bohner, Liverpool,, Money-scrivener--S. Tom kinson, Burslem,'Staffordahire, manufacturer of earthenware— J. Hodson, Liverpool, .tkmbertm.erchant—S. Cohen, Nicholas. lane, Lombard-street, merchant. PART NER SH IPS bISSOLVED. J. M. Hooper atiti:T. Lumber, Upper Thamas-st ree t, grocers —G. Stephenson, 5,, A., !auk 4. Cook, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, starch-manufacturers—P. Mohrmann and W. Telchlietier, John.streer,Whitechapol,' scum-boilers—J. Clarke and J. Rawlings, Bridge-road., Lambeth, linen-prapers--:W. and J. Usfier, Mick-bead, llorsely-down,_ corn-chandlers—lt. Pilkington, S. Spencer, D. Bracewell, W. Whitham, and J. Cooper, Bury, Litheashire, machine-makers, so far at regards R. Pilkington—J. Hacking and J. Petrie, Rochdale, Lanca shire, iron-founders _};..Walker and H. Stroud, Chichester , grocers— .J. Fallows and J. Higginbotham, Borlesley, War wickshire, builders—j. !learner and J. Weave, Manchester, bc•oksellers—J. Cozens and J. Baldwin, Cannon-street, sad dlers' ironmongers—F. Sadler and J, Dewhurst, Macclesfield, silk-manufacturers--E. Dormer and T. Parnell, Lower Grosve nor-street, Now Bond-street, auctioneers—S. Smith and J. Stanford, Norwich, iwaollen-drapers—J. Taylor, J. Words worth, and 11. Mallinson, Holbeck, Yorkshire, worsted spin• ners, so far as regards B. Mallinson—T. W. W illiarna, North with, R. Long, Over, Cheshire, and T.. Rawlinson, Liverpool, aalt.proprietora,_so far as regards 'l'. Itswlinwn—J. Bell and W. Clegg, Bishopagate-street) oilmen. . THE ARMY. His &cc:0101u Major. General Sir Ctuts 11441(vr, _having. inspected the head-quarter division of the 341 Royal Veteran Ilattalion stationed at Jersey, was pleased to issue the following general order on that occasion : ,OHNETiIa oanyit. " JULY 6, 1824.-,The solclierlike aPpearance of the three companies of the 3d Royal Veteran Ilatudion, at the half yearly i ns p e ction, their efficiency and the manner in which several movements according to the new system were performed, merit INlajor-General Sir Colin Ilalket's entire approbation. The state of the llarrackt and of the Hospital affords the best proof of the attention which it pail to the interior economy and to the comfort of the men. " Lieutenant-Colonel Cogtitan will be plea, edto convoy to the corp under bis command, the Najc,r•General'A bestt thanks, with the aigurance of a very f a vou ra bl e r e port to ilia Royal fliglirafts the Columandur.in-Chief. (Signed) " R. FRA.SER, T. I. A detachment of the 7th Fusileers disembarked At Chatham on the 12th inst., having lest removed from liarwieh. — The 2d divhiien of the 2 d hattalton of the 3d Foot Guar ds d isembarked at Portsmouth on the I.2th instant, having sailed from Devon. port, their last quarters. IFrom the Lormoif GAZETTE ()lbw night.l War Office. July 12, 1824. The Very Rev. Robert Ilodgson, 1). D. Dean of Csrlitle, to be Chaplain-Ueneral to the I•'urct..4., vice Archdeacon ()wen, deceased. Cominiasion in the Edinburgh Regiment of Militia--The Most Noble John William, Robert Marquis of Lothian to be Colonel, vice the Most Noble William Marquis of Lothian, deceased. Cotrimissions signed by his Alajesty's Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk—Ba.-tholotnew Edwards, Clerk, to be De puty Lieutenant, Richard jun. to be ditto. Ist or 'Western Regiment of Norfolk Militis—Thos. Hare, Esq. to be Captain, vice Hellbent, resigned. A 'meeting of gentlemen was held on Wednes - evening. at Itforrison's natal, for the purpose of entering into arrangements for aiding Mr. Sadler in his ascent from this city. Ire Will be accompanied by R. It. Peel, Esq., of the 3d Dragoon Guards (who.• ascended with him on a former °cot- Sion). The asoent will take place, we believe, early is the en suing week, and the public may 'rely on the adoption of every measure requisite for the aecommotiation.—( Irish Times.) FOR THE SUN. MILITARY GOVERNMENTS. Ma. EDITOR--I tis a singular, and at the same time a lamentable fact, that the Sovereigns of the Continent of Europe are at this day invested with more arbitrary power than at any previous period. That this state of things may last for a time, no rational man can deny ; but IL is equal ly certain, that it cannot possibly endure for ever, and that the very excess of arbitrary power must bring about its own final destruction. The formation of the Holy Alliance was most un doubtedly the best plan they could adopt to ac complish the design they had in view, of keeping their subjects in complete subjection, and of effectually impeding the progress of liberal opi nions. Alarmed at the effects which the revo- lution of France produced, and at the shock it had given to the old established system of abso lute power, they perceived that to secure their own political existence they must now lay aside those petty jealousies which had hitherto been the frequent cause of war between them, and cordially unite against the freedom of their re spective subjects. The times were highly fa vourable to the system it was their wish to esta blish. To crush the overwhelming power of Na poleon, and to resume the rank they once held in Europe, numerous armies were raised, and these engines of royal power, now kept up upon an extensive scale, prove no less serviceable in keeping down the spirit of their countrymen, than they had been instrumental in procuring their emancipation from foreign yoke. Trained to the most implicit submission to the will of their superiors, and having all their hopes and fears centered in the Government by which they are paid, the soldiery, though► connected by ties of blood with the mass of the people, yet form a body totally distinct, and may be made the engine of tyranny and of oppression. There can be, indeed, no doubt that it was the introduction of standing armies that laid the foundation of absolute power, and changed the political system of most of the kingdoms of Europe. If we refer to the pages of history, we there find that in their origin, and even long after their eitabllibment in the countries they have since occupied, the barbarous nations, which reared the present kingdoms upon the ruins of the Ro man Empire, considered their Kings only as chiefs whom they obeyed in war, but cared little for in times of peace. Among many of those tribes, that royal dignity was elective, and even when continued in the same family, this arose from the consent of the nation, and not from any acknow ledged right of succession. Nor was this all. In all cases when the general good of the community was concerned, it was not the King, but an as sembly of the ,people, which decided every ques tion of public importance. In. short, the Sove reign was, in fact, only the Chief Magistrate of the State, but always more or less dependent upon the people over whom he presided, and subject to the National Assembly, whether it was called Wittenagemote, States General, Cortes, Diet, tic. In process of time, the independence of the nobles led to the establishment of the feudal system, during the existence of which the Royal authority became a mere phantom, and all but the nubility were slaves of the• very worst of tyrants. Then did ignorance, superstition, cruelty, and barbarism spread their baneful influence over the whole of Europe, to the misery of the greater portion of its wretched inhabitants. It was under the reign of Charles the Bald that the feudal system began to prevail,, and both in France and in Germany it proved a fertile source of.internal discord and civil wars between the Sovereign sad his most powerful vassals. William the Contiueroi introduced it into Eng land 4 but here its duration was comparatively short, and the liberties of the subject being secured , at an early period, paved the way to the present existing Constitutional Government. With most of - the continental states, the case was widely ,different. It was natural that the Sove reign should feel desirous of repressing the in subordination of his great vassals, and for this purpose he sought to strengthen his own poWer, either by giving freedom to his own dependents, or by granting privileges and immunities to towns and corporations. This system was attended eventually with complete success. In proportion as the power of the vassals diminished, and it decreased in proportion as the Sovereign stood less in need of their assistance, that of the crown increased, until, in process of time, and by various means, the Monarch became invested with un limited power, Then, but not till then, did he tyrannize equally over all classes of his subjects, whom he now considered as his own immediate dependents. And then, only, were the doctrine of the divine rights of Kings, and legitimate au thority, and the system of arbitrary government, establishes:ll3u the continent of Europe. It is somewhat difficult to discover upon what this divine right of Kings is founded. The Di vinity visibly interfered with the temporal con cerns of only one nation, and to that people Kings was granted more as a pimishment than as a blessing. The only right which the Kings of Europe originally possessed to the Crown they wore, and , the only legitimate claim they had, and the authority they exercised, were those granted to them by the nations over whir It they presided. That their subjects; then admitted no such divine rights to the Throne, nor considered any authority as legitimate, excepting that which they themselves delegated, is proved abundantly by the frequent changes of dynasties, and to the exercise of such a right on the part of the nation are most of the present reigning families indebt ed for the crowns which now incircle their brows. By accepting the Crown which were offered to them, when numbers of the previously reigning family still existed, did they not acknowledge that the nation tied the right of disposing of the Throne, and consequently that they were about to reign in consequence of the free choice of their fellow subjects, and not of any right specially granted to them by the Deity ? The Sovereigns having once enjoyed the sweets of uncontrouled authority, were not likely, of their own accord, to lay it aside. Freedom of action is naturally pleasing to all men, and a King once possessed of the liberty of tyrannizing over his subjects, could not be expected readily to have allowed them the liberty of censuring his government, or of reminding him that they hatf placed his ancestors upon the throne to be their guardian, and not their oppressor. Hence it was that no means were neglected to consolidate the arbitrary form of government, which the ambi tious policy of Kings had, with time, established. However repugnant to the feelings of national , liberty such a state of things may be, when once the system of standing armies was introduced, it afforded to the rulers a most effectual engine to keep down the spirit of the people, and to enforce obedience to the laws which they chose to promulgate ; but should necessity compel the Monarch to , appeal to the nation for assistance, then the latter, reminded of its power, resutnex its ancient rights, and the whole fabric of arbil Crary power necessarily falls to the ground. The existence of arbitrary authority it, there' fore, singularly precarious, and it can be preJ served only by the strong hand of power. This is a truth, of which the Continental Powers are duly convinced ; and it Is for the express pur; pose of securing their arbitrary domination that they have contracted an alliance, dignified with a title certainly novel, and almost impious, as' applied to mere political purposes. What po''' i sible claim, indeed, has this alliance to the den°• mination of Holy s It has been formed for no other purpose but to sanctify despotism, to guarantee the existence of absolute power ; to extirpate national freedom and independence; and to keep mankind in a state of the most de. plorable barbarism and ignorance. If these ob jects which it has in view are conformable to the beneficent intentions of a Providence which has endowed man with the desire, and has be stowed upon him the means of attaining perfec tion, then, indeed, it may with some thew of justice, assume the still somewhat novel, appel• lation of Holy. But constituted as it is in reality, and judging it by the line of conduct it has hitherto adopted, it must be reprobated as calcu lated to prove highly detrimental to the good of society in general, by the baneful infiueuce it ex ercises over each individual nation. TRINIDAD. A. P. The sollowing is the answer of Governor WooDFORD to the Petition of some of the Inha bitants of Trinidad, praying the Governor to sus pend the Order in Council : " The Petition of the persons styling themselves the • Free Inhabitants of the Colony' has been laid before th e Governor. and his Excellency feels himself called upon to express, in the first instance, his concern that the Assembly at which it has been adopted should have taken place, notwithstanding the dit approbation which his Excellency had, In the first instance, ex pressed of a meeting being called for the purpose for which it was understood to be convened. " The Governor, however, observes with satisfaction. the admission on the part of the Petitioners of that obedience which all inhabitants of the Colony owe to the Orders of the Council. • " His Excellency is happy to learn the determination which,. the Petitioners have adopted, of i m pr ov i ng t h e con dition o f their Slaves. "We cannot concur in the view which the Petition takes of • the Order of Council, of which a draught has been publisbea in the Colony. The points which it comprises were recom • mended to his Majesty's Government, by the whol e body al 'West India Planters and Merchants in London, as tit coneys lions on the part of the Slave Proprietors. " Many of the provisions have. long been in practice in the Colony, and others have been partially adopted, under,the commendations transmitted by his Majesty's G over nment lest year. " The Governor is not aware of any laws, now in force, that would warrant his suspending the promulgation of any Order of his Majesty in Council, and more especiallyone that has re ceived the unqualified approbation of both Houses of Parlia ment, and that of the country in gederal. • " The Governor, therefore, while he feels it to be his duty distinctly to decline the solicitation of the petitioners, cannot but express his regret at being unable to Allard a more favaar‘ able reply to the prayer of the petition. " His Excellency laments that he should have felt himself precluded from receiving the deputation of the petitioners , which his grievous disapproval of the meeting compelled hum to decline. ((Signed) " RALPH WOODFORD. " Government.nouse, May 18, 1824." ' COURSE OF EXCHANGE, July 13. Amstei dam Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam l2 i Antwerp 4 1 ,:,. ' Pari4,3 Day's sight ' tinnanitgli 37 3 37 4 1 7 ~,: Altona 9S 45 o ." Ditto t Bourdeaux, ditt o 7 Heflin 10 s. MOO , Fi auk foil on the M a i n Pete! shurgb Vienna. Trieste . 10 5 10 5 Madrid .... 3i. - f - Effcctifs Cadiz .. Uilboa aSi 10'4011 1 $ Bilt4;t101114 Seville Gibraltar Leghorn, Ger , oa 44 --Venire, Ital. Lir. 97 0 Malta 47 ----Naples ...... ...• 3$ Palermo Lisbon . Oporto ItioJaticiro Bahia . 4gi Oablio .... 9i Cork fii pet Cent. BULLION. Portugal Gold, n Foreign Gold, itt liars Nrw Doubloons Nvw Dollara Silver in Bars, Standard 1.0 0 0 psrO 3 17 6 .. 3 14 9 0 4 911 4 11i BIRTHS. On the 13th inst., in York -street, Portman-square, the Lad! of Thoutas bluebell Smith, Esq. ' of a sou. Yesterday, in Queen-square, , the Lady of Andrew Heal Lynch, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. Yesterday, by special licence, the Hon. and Rev. Ha l l Edward John Howard, youngest son of the Earl of Carlisle. W Henrietta Elizabeth, , daughter of J. Wright, Esq., of Mar perley, in the county of Nottingham. On Tuesday, the 13th inst., at St. James's, Clerkenwen I James Taylor Esq.. of 15, Furnival's-inn, solicitor, to Mal , youngest daiter of the late Jesse Ainsworth, Esq., of Wick° If all, LIM:AS Ira. DIED. On the 2d inst., at Bath, aged 74, Mrs. Buttin, relict of the late Thomas !WWII, of Turnlte-park, Bucks, Esq. On the 11th inst., Illargareto, youngest daughter of the late Rev. lienry Waring, Reside:Wary Prebendary of St. Paul 3 Cathedral. On the sth inst., Mrs. ilargaret Orton, aged 94, being.t hl suryiving nominee in the Gth class of the Government Tont ine ' anno 1780. The proprietor of the share has been for thaw? years past in the redelpt of 11101. Bs. per annum, which origt. :Ally cost 1001. ss. Printed and Published fat the PftOI4ISTORS, at the sV'' OFFICE ' 112, Strand, by .1. B. CARSTMAS. v ~1 ~4