The Sun. — London, England, 1824-02-09 00:00:00

that they are at least eighteen years of age, and twenty-two at most ; that they have com pleted their studies in the Faculty of Letters ; that they have obtained the degree of licentiate in jurisprudence ; that they are acquainted with either the English or Spanish language—that their conduct is regular--that they profess honourable lentiments—that their relations engage to aLow them for four years 800 francs per annum at least, or that they themselves possess a revenue equivalent to that sum. The Commis of the Marine of the first class, aged twenty-five years tit most, may be candidates for the places of Rievcs of the administration of the Marine. The members of the jury for the public examination shall be appointed by the Minister of the Ma rine. The Eleves shall have the same rank as the principal clerks of the Marine, and shall wear the same uniform. The pay of the Eleves is fixed at SOO francs per annum, by sea as well as by land. The Eleves shall serve in that quality for four years. In the course of the year preceding that in which they are to undergo their -examination as Sub-Commissary of the Marine, the Eleves shall be embarked on board a ship of war, with a crew of at. least 100 men, in the duality- of Commisaux revels; they shall be em -barked six months at the least, and a year at the most. Every year, in the month of September, there shall be a public examination of the Eleves 'who have served four years in the quality. Those who shall be declared by the jury admissible to to the rank of sub-commissary, shall have the rank and reserve the pay from the (lay of the ex amination. The Ordinance terminates by re l'oking the Act of 19th April, 1804 ; but the dis- Positions of that Act, which are modified by the Present Ordinance, shall be applicable to those Eleves who are now in active service. Letters from Rome of the '? 6th of January an nounce the death of Cardinal Gousalvi. The Pope was very ill. The Spanish Government has received some particulars of the insurrection in the Philippine Is lands, from which it appears that a Captain Novalis did attempt, on the night of June 3, 1823, to make himself master of the Government of Manilla, and that he was seconded in his en terprise by some of the troops, but he failed, and was shot with fifteen of his accomplices. FRENCH FUNDS. p Aius, FEB . per Cents opened at 96. 95. ; closed at 06. 70.; Loan of 1823, 8. Bank Stock, 1700. Neapolitan Rentes, 82. • Spanish Rentes, 251. E xc h ange on London, 1 month, 25. ; 3 months, 25. 35 . —( fours Authentique.) CITY, Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened at 91, got up to 9184, with a good deal of business doing in the earlier part of the morning. FOREIGN MARKET.—Spanish Bonds opened a ( 25 5 - at which price they rema i n s t ea dy. ZBl The further determination of the English cabinet respecting South America, after a reply *llan have been received from Spain to the last 'communication from this country, is expected with great anxiety, in consequence of Mr. CAN NING having stated that Ministers will then be en abled to be more explicit on the question of the recognition. Some of the reports of Mr. CANNING'S Speech represented him as having said that Spain herself had actually, in the propositions recently transmitted to our Government, express ed her intention to recognize the independence of her colonies on certain terms. On inquiry, how ever, we have ascertained that these statements are nu . srepres ee in, g , ht lion. tations, and that the Report of the 11,1 Gentleman's Speech which was given , 114 'I Sti)r, is on this i m p or t an t topic cor re ct. W e hav e also reaso n to believe that the propositions of Spain were fo r th e h o ldi ng o f a C ongress to con fider of the means of aiding her to recover her Colonies —a project which has been decisively re lected by this country. New York Papers to the 17th ult. have arrived, the following are extracts : , "Gen. Tallrnadge has giv en n ot i ce.o f hi s i ntent i on to intro ',lute a Bill in th e A ssem bl y to abolish imprisonment for debt. -r!lis human e o bj ect appears generally to occupy the attention of limes throughout the Union. "111Exico.—A Committee of the Mexican Constituent Con gress, on the 20th o f N ovem b er, reported a draught of a Con stitution, in which they propose to establish a National Go vernment, to embrace the provinces and intendencies lately Included in the vice-royalty of New Spain, and modelled Pretty closely after the Constitution of the United States, with The exception that the Roman Catholic religion is to be the religion of the State, and the exercise of any other religion is Prohibited. It proposes to leave the administration of internal concerns to the provinces, which, to the number of fifteen or niers, shall have republican constitutions of their own, on the saute general principles as that of the nation." Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Cabi- Council was held at the Foreign Office, 4)( ming-street, which was attended by the 'I;4"D CUANCELLOR, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Westmorland, viscount I Vlelville,Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Bathurst,w the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Yith ' k e. - ---Th e Cabinet continued in delibera tioh till five o'clock. On Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Ca binetlil Council w as h e ld at t h e Foreign Office, °"ing-street, which was attended by the Loath CHA.tic L LLOF, the Earl of H arrow by, th e Earl of estmorland, the Earl of Liverpool, Mr. I\ 7 Bl l Mr. Canning., Earl Bath urs t, th e D u k e o f ellington, Viscount Melville, Mr. Wynn, Mr. loskis son, V iscount Sidmouth and the Chan tilor of th e E xc h equer. They deliberations of timeabinet con ti nue d f or an unusual lengthened 14 5 being three half-past five. hours and a half; they not 'eakin g up till BRAZIL. It appears from the following extract from a letter received at Portsmouth from an officer of his Imperial Brazilian Majesty's ship Nether°ll3l, Captain 'I'AYLon, that that ship alone captured seventeen sail of the Portuguese fleet, which abandoned Bataa,during her fortunate, but event ful cruise : H. I. M. Brazilian frigate Netherohy, Bahia, Ist Dec. 1823. We have refitted here after a four nionths' cruise in pursuit of the Portuguese squadron. We followed them to Maranham, crossed the equator, and cruised a single ship off the Rock of Lisbon 14 days ; where we fell in with their line-of-battle ship, and disturbed the Admiral, after he had hailed us, by a few grape-shot into his stern-windows, and made our escape with ease. During our cruise we captured and destroyed 17 prizes, 10 of which were dispatched for Rio ; 2 of them are valuable ships. Our anxiety at times was very great ; and this successful cruise has not been attained but with the risk, at one time, of every soul on board being perished. On our return from Lis bon, we were obliged to stop at St. Nicholas, for water (0n, ,, of the Cape de Verds), in an open hay ; and, on the .7th Nov. the wind chopping round, we were obliged to cut our cable and carry close reef topsails and courses to clear the land, the breakers of which were not more than a quarter of a mile from us. We had no sooner escaped this peril than a heavy sea struck the ship ; all our head-sails were split, (with the excep tion of the fore -top-sail) ; the man was washed from the wheel, and the frigate laid on her beam ends. Thank God, our Cap tain felt himself superior to fear, and with tranquillity ordered the main and main top-sail sheets and tacks to be cut, the mizen mast must cut away, and the lee quarter-deck and forecastle guns to be thrown overboard, and the helm put to windward, to scud before the wind. After lying in this state in the hurri cane from twelve to fifteen minutes, the ship regained herself— three cheers was the cry, fore and aft ; and afterwards the Cap tain had the gratification to receive the same, and the thanks of the ship's company, for his tranquil and judicious exertions-- Perhaps never was there a more pitiable sight—the rigging and mastheads crowded with 200 seamen and soldiers, imploring mercy, whilst Captain Taylor, his English first Lieutenant, pith about twenty British tars, were employed in the way above stated. It is true there were a few Brizilians, headed by the Second Lieutenant, a fine young Nobleman, who greatly as sisted. To this gentleman we partly owe our existence, for by cutting away the mizen-mast, the weather quarter fell upon three men anti Captain Taylor, all of whom were killed, with the exception of Captain Taylor. Judge of our state ; when we arrived we had only a barrel of beef and one day's water ; in fact, we were existing upon a pint of beans and a tumbler full of water per head.—We sail to-morrow for Rio, to rejoin the Marquis of Marenham."—(Hampshire Telegraph.) We received last night Bayonne and Frank fort Papers to the beginning of the present mouth. The former contain intelligence from Madrid to the 29th ult. by which it appears that the whole province of Galicia was in a state verging fast towards insurrection. All the for tresses are represented as in a manner surround ed by bodies of partisans who hemmed them in so closely as to render it dangerous for the sol diers to venture beyond the walls singly. The amnesty continued to be spoken of, hut was no longer believed at Madrid. It was also asserted that two insurrections had taken place at Cadiz, immediately succeeding each other, and that the French had behaved so well as to suppress them entirely, and to restore complete order. Two military barracks, however, are said to have been burned during the struggle ; but so many diffi culties are opposed to the circulation of news in the Peninsula, that no great reliance can be placed on any of the reports which reach the frontiers. The French were carrying on im mense works to strengthen the citadel of Pampe lune, which was regarded as an indication that they intended to occupy it for a considerable time. It was even reported at Bayonne, that 12,000 troops would shortly re-enter Spain, and that fresh corps would be assembled on the fron tier. Five or six thousand conscripts were also expected to pass through that town on their way to reinforce the divisions of the Army of Occupa tion.—The Frankfort Papers also state, that the Prussian Government had discovered the secret of the system of contraband carried on along the banks of the Rhine, by which the revenue had been defrauded of import duties to the amount of several millions of rix-dollars, and that measures were taking to remedy the evil and to punish the guilty. W e understand that it is in contemplation by Court of Directors of the East India Com pany to bring home, and present to hie MA JESTY, the large brass gun, cast by the great A UItENGZ EUE, to commemorate the conquest of the city of Beejapoor, A.D. 1689, the fort then being one of the largest in the world. This gun still remains in not a very imperfect state. Indeed we have it from good authority, that an estimate of what its removal to Eng land, would cost, is nearly completed, and from the known liberality of the Company, no doubt is entertained of this far-fetched curiosity be coming, ere long, a companion to the Regent's bomb in St. James's Park, for honest JoHN BULL to gaze at. The following is a description of the Gun, taken from HAMILTON'S Ga:etteer Feet. In. " Diameter at the breach - - - 4 10 Ditto at the muzzle - - - - 4 8 Ditto at the bore - - - - 2 4 Length - - - - - 14 1 Circumference in the middle - - - 13 7 " This brass gun is fixed on its centre, on an immense iron fixed in the ground, and grasping its trunnions in the manner of a swivel, its breech resting on a block of wood, supported by a thick wall, so that it cannot recoil. For the calibre of this gun, an iron bullet, weighing 2414 lbs., would be re quired." MR. LAMBTON AND MR. PEMBERTON.-There is a long article on the dispute between these gentlemen in the Durham County Advertiser of Saturday last ; but as it has not the name of the author, we shall not insert it. The following extract of a letter from Maran ham, dated the 19th of November, wholly dis proves the assertions lately made in the Lisbon Papers of disturbances in that province :—" The advices from the interior are daily becoming more favourable, and the shopkeepers begin to send supplies to their country customers, in con sequence of which the demand for goods co►►- tinues to increase. The Eclair English brig of war, and a small Brazilian brig, are the only square-rigged vessels in port." Yesterday morning Prince LEOPOLD, accom panied by Major Cust, attended Divine Service at St. Philip's Chapel, Waterloo-place. His Royal Highness dined with the Duchess of Kent yesterday, and afterwards returned to Claremont. Yesterday Prince Polignac, Count Lieven, Baron and Baroness Werther, Count and Countess Ludolf, Count and Countess Molteke, Baron Fagel, M. Neumann, M. Falck, Lord F. Conyng ham, and Mr. Planta, dined with Mr. Secretary and Mrs. Canning, at Gloucester Lodge. THE KI NG. FEB. B.—We are rejoiced to state that his MAJESTY was sufficiently tecovered to he able to attend Divine Service this day, in the palace-chapel, the congregation in the body of which was a crowded one. The King, excepting perhaps that his _Majesty is somewhat paler from confinement, •is looking well. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Chas. Sumner, from the 15th verse of the sth chapter of Hebrews.— The other Ministers were the Dean of Salisbury, and Rev. W. Holmes. The harmonious part of the service was of a celes tial character. The Anthem, " Glory to God," &c., was fol lowed by the " Hallelujah Chorus ;" the " Coronation An them" was performed at the end of the sermon, which closed the service. The chapel choir for the occasion had been in creased. The King entered the chapel precisely at noun, and retired at ten minutes after two o'clock. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Dowager Countess of Warwick, at her house in Chester field-street; the Duke of Norfolk, at his house in St. James's square, from Worksop Manor, Nottinghamshire ; the Duchess of Portland, at her house in St. James's-square, from her seat, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire ; the Duke of St. Alban's and the Lady Beauclerk, in St. James's-square, from her seat, Gatton, Surrey ; the Earl of Egremont, at his house in Grosvenor place, from his seat, Petworth, Sussex ; the Earl of Roseberry, from his seat, Dalmeny Park, Edinburgh ; Earl Burford, from a tour; Sir Rohm and Lady M'Farlane, at their house in Great Cumberland-place, from their seat in Sussex ; Lady Louisa Grey, from the Duke of Portland's seat, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire ; Mr. and Lady Jane Peel, at their seat at Fulham, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Stopford, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Scotland ; Charles 'l'ynte, Esq. at ditto, from Somersetshire ; Sir Roger Gressley, Bart. at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from his seat in Derbyshire. ... , '.. , '-1. , :.;.. 1- . 4 . ......, .7.' '''' * l-4 .. • ;c:' - , ,-,e, -,..., . , -„. ~,,..„. .... ~. „ ....,,,..... _,....„ „, _-: '... i. , ia -• 4% , 7 tir ' .4 ' ' 7*". "` rte -4,... 4.4.:: .. _7;1:- „ e ,"\. , t to,i . e n 's. _ ~,,,, ..,,,-; v -• (it .4,4_ - ......------ .- • "'idk.4t,i - w — 1,11 44 4 4 FASIIIONABLE PARTIES. Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Aber deen, Lord Hill, Sir C. Long, Sir H. Davy, Sir Thomas Law rence, Mr. Heber, &c. dined, with Mr. Parker, at his house in Portugal-street, Grosvenor-square. The Speaker gave his first dinner on Saturday ; the second yesterday. The Earl of Liverpool gave his second Cabinet dinner on Sa turday; the third yesterday, at Fife House. Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Canning had a numerous party to dinner. The Marquis of Lansdown had a dinner party yesterday, at Lansdown House, Berkeley-square. Sir George Warrender, Bart. had a dinner and an evening party yesterday, at his house, Whitehall-place. LENT ASSIZES. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Before Chief Justice GIFFORD, and Mr. Baron HULLOCK. Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Saturday, Feb. 20, North am pt o n. Rutlandshire - F r id ay , M a rch 3, O a kh am . City. j Saturday, - -6, Lincoln. N ottinghamshire - Friday, - - 12, Nottingham. Town of Nottingham Same day, - - - City of ditto. Derbyshire - - Wednesday, March 17, Derby. Leicestershire - - Monday - - 22, Castle of Leicester. Borough of Leicester Same day, - - Borough of ditto. City of Cov en t r y - S a turday, Match 29, City of Coventry. Warwi c k s hi re - - S ame d a y, - - - Warwick. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS Or HOUNDS IN TmE P/lESENT WEEK. His lifa;;;;; ; ; Stag Hounds, on Friday, at Longford. Wal ton Heath. The Earl o f Derby's St ag Hounds, on Tuesday, at H. Jolliffe's Esq. Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Nuffield Marshes ; andon Saturday, at Windmil Watton. The Surrey Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Adington ; and Saturday, at Lock's Bottom. The Surrey Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur day, at Kenji The Oakley Hounds, on Tuesday, at Rushmead ; Thursday, at Kempsten Wood ; and on Saturday, at Swineshead. Lard Anson's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Fisher's Mill; Wed nesday, at Shuttington Bridge ; Friday, at Sibson ; and on Saturday, at Coombe Abbey. Sir R. Sutton's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Weckenby Villageorlr. Thursday,bluster's H ouant Hounds, gosn Tuesd a y, a t B ram ton Wood Thursday, bY ; and on Saturday, at Swine thpe. Thursday, at Orlingbury ; and on Fri - day, at Butt p ok's Booth. ; The Lambton Fox Hounds, on T uesday, at Great Stainton ; Thursday, at Embleton ; and on Saturday, at Bradbury Bridge. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Irby Pa l es; Fri day, at Melton Low Wood ; and on Saturday, at Lrlceby Moor. The South Fold Subscription Hounds, on Tuesday, at the ay T ,at owe W on . the Moor ; Th ursday, at Partney ; and on Satur de ll The Badsworth Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Woodlands ; Thursday, at Crofton Villa , e ; and on Saturday, at M arr. The Warwickshire Fox Hound s , on Tuesday, at Oakley Wood ; Thursday, at Farnborougli ' House; and on Saturday, at Hampton Wood. We have been informed from our Liverpool cor respondent, that Sir Wst. R u susoLD has brought home several boxes full of specie. We wish him joy for his good fortune, in having been able to amass in the short space of a very few years so handsome a fortune, at the same time that he was living in India in a most splendid style. Thus the Hon. Bart, de fieto, contradicted the Italian proverb, that in this world a man needs testa, testone, ed it Diavolo cite ti para.— For Sir William, without possessing either taste, or testate, by the simple assistance of the Di avo l o, h as done with ease in seven or eight y ears, what other men can scarcely accomplish in thirty, by dint of the most laborious pursuits. It is true, that the Governor-General who acted the part of the friendly Diavolo to Sir William, was a most powerful personage • but it is equally true, that to spend tho usan d s , an d bring home thou sands, are two deeds, which m the common course of events do not often happen in India, under the common sun, even of Governor-Generals. How Much, then, must the Honour able Baronet curse the stern conduct of Mr. Adam, who, during his short-lived interregnum, dared to break up the snug partnership of the Hydrabad bankers, send Sir William out of the country, and bring to light a curious piece of document sign ed by the N izam,acknowledging the loan of 40 lacks of rupees. In order that our readers may fully understand the whole trans action, it is necessary that they should know, that the Nizam, who is the Prince at Hydrabad, wished to borrow ;from the house of Palmer and Co. in which Sir W. Rumbold was a part ner, fifty lacks of rupees, or 700,0001. at the very moderate in terest of 2b per cent. As Messrs. Palmer and Co. were not worth so much, they thought it prudent to borrow as much mo ney as they could from the natives, at I2i per cent., and by the force of English bayonets, commanded by English Officers, levy their interest of 25 per cent. for all the sums which they had advanced to the Nizam. This excellent speculation went on for some time ; in the mean time the East India Company had engaged to pay the Nixtun's debts, under the condition that he should place Isis estates under the protection of the English Government, and allow the Company to administer them as trustees, till all his debts were paid, receiving in the in terim a yearly sum for his maintenance. When the several creditors were called upon to prove their debts, the house of Palmer and Co. produced an acknowledgment signed by his Highness for the amount of 700,000/. which was the sum sti pulated at first to be lent ; on enquiry, however, it turned out that of this sum only 350,0001. had been paid ; and that the remaining 350,0001. was merely a fraudulent trick to be played against time Government, who, without this inquiry instituted by Mr. Adam, would have been obliged to pay to Messrs. Pal mer and Co. nothing less than 350,0001. more, as a Just debt contracted by the Nizam with their house.—This is the fact ; and it remains now to see what steps the Directors mean to pur sue to trace this infamous transaction to its source. We have heard of many stories which would implicate many persons • but for the present we wish to be mere spectators.—(Briti s h and Indian Observer.) ; On Saturday afternoon Prince LEOPOLD came to town from Claremont. His Royal Highness stopped, on his way to town, at the apartments of the Duchess of Kent, at Kensington, and dined with the Royal Duchess. Their Royal High nesses honoured the Italian Opera House with their presence in the evening. On Friday, the iron gates at the new entrance to St. James's-park, at the end of Pall-mall, were thrown open to the public for the first time. The Rev. SirIIENRY BATE DUDLEY, Part. Weannounce with sincere regret the death of this Gentleman, with whom we long had the pleasure of being. intimately acquainted. The melancholy event occurred on the first of this month at Chel tenham, and, as stated, the departed Gentleman had reached his 78th year. His father was a re spectable Clergyman at Chelmsford, by whom he was educated and sent to College. Sir HENRY very early in life discovered a taste for poetry, and many of his compositions appeared in the periodical works of the day with the signature of HENRY _BATE,. jun. The first circumstance which drew him into public notice was occa sioned by an insult offered to Mrs. HART-. LEY, the beautiful and charming actress of that time, by the Hon. Mr. LYTTELTON, the son of the first venerable Lord LYTTELTON, in Vauxhall- Gardens. The - beautiful person of Mrs. HARTLEY .attracted the attention of the profligate young Nobleman and his dissipated companions ; and as she had publicly appeared as an actress, they thought they might take the liberty of addressing her with impunity, particularly as she seemed to be under the protection of a clergyman. Mr. BATE, however, then in orders, who was with a party among whom was Mrs. HARTLEY, soon convinced them of their error, by resenting the attack, and drubbing most of Mr. LyTTEL TON'S associates, who thought proper to retreat' from the Gardens. The discomfitted party de termined on revenge, dressed an Irish chair man in the habit of a gentleman, whom they styled Captain Miles ; they contrived to watch Mr. BATE, in the hope of seeing him drubbed in I return. The Irishman, however, shared the fate of his employers, and was severely chastised by their intended victim. This event happened just after Mr. BATE and other gentlemen had in- stituted the present Daily Paper, entitled The Morning Post. The account of this fracas was amply detailed in that Paper, of which Mr. BATE was the Editor, and the manliness of his conduct induced many distinguished charac ters to solicit his acquaintance, while the spirit with which he supported the paper in question soon raised it above all its competitors. It was in a great measure distinguished for the boldness with which it attacked the higher ranks of so ciety ; but, in justice to the memory of Sir HENRY, it may fairly be said that the objects of his satire and ridicule were chiefly notorious Tice and presumptuous Folly. The fretdom of his pen, however, drew him into several quarrels, from which he always extricated himself with the spirit and good sense that mark ed his conduct through life. Disagreeing with his partners in the Morning Post, he abandoned all connexion with it, and insti tuted The Morning Herald, which he con ducted with such ability as to raise it into a height of reputation which it retains to this day, though some years have elapsed since he retired from the concern. Sir HENRY was connected with the first characters of his time, particularly with all the wits of the Fox Party, and by the literary contributions of SHERIDAN, FITZ - PATRICX, TICILEL, the late DI% LAWRENCE, and Mr. IttemAapsost, author of the comedy of The Fugitive, in addition to his OA 11 efforts, he first -presented to the public the admired political works, entitled The Roillad, The Probation ary Odes, and many other effusions of party wit and humour, which fully established his paper. Mr. BATE was 41 peculiar terms of intimacy with Mr. GatucK, by w h ose a d v i ce h e fi rst di recte d hi aatte l ution to dramatic composition. His first drama was a farce called The Rival Candidates, which was popular in its day. He then produced his piec e , m The Flitch of Bacon, chiefly for the knowledge, Cpaul an d taste o f M r. SHIELD, r ise of b r i ng i ng i nto not i ce t h e genius, t who has since risen int o a h e i g ht o f reputat i on which at once does ho nour to hi mse lf an d t h e judgment of the public. He again called for the i t Si talents of that excellent composer and truly esti mable man to the Opera of The Woodman, and afterwards to The Travellers in Switzerland. — The last dramatic sketch by Sir HENRY was, an amusing little Farce, entitled At Home, the chief character of which was a Gentleman who had ex cited public attentions by his performances of the part of Romeo. Sir HENRY had the merit of first discovering, the great talents of Mrs. SID DONS, in a Provincial theatre. He recommended her strongly to his friend GARRICK, who, confi dently relying on his judgment, desired him to en gage her immediately, and left the terms to his dis cretion. We need not say how well the wonderful talents of that Lady justified his discernment of her merits. Sir II eslity was also one of the ear liest and most strenuous friends of Mr. GAINS BOROUGH, who painted two fine whole-length portraits of him and his Lady. Sir HENRY had many friends, but he had also many enemies, as he was unsparing in his comments upon those whom he deemed fit for public reprehension, and it!rarely happened that his satirical shafts were ill-directed. For many years Sir HENRY devoted his attention to agricultural concerns, in which his knowledge and experience were highly re spected. During his late residence at Chelten ham, he favoured the Editor of THE Sufi with two Agricultural Reports, as well as with some sprightly articles, which fully proved that his mental powers and humour were wholly unim paired by Time. Sir HENRY was a sound critic ; he had a partiality for, and was fully conver sant with, the FINE ARTS. He was a judicious and an intrepid Magistrate. He was a liberal host; and his table was always enlivened by his wit, humour, and abundant store of anecdotes, which he re lated with admirable terseness and spirit. He was also an impressive preacher. Sir HENRY has left no issue, and his baronetcy descends to his only brother, EDWARD BATE, Esq., Deputy Treasurer of Greenwich College. Sir HENRY was married early in life to A Lady, beautiful in person, distinguished for high talents, elegant man ners, and an amiable disposition, who now survives to mourn over the recent loss of an affectionate sister, as well as of a husband, attached to her by every feeling of respect, regard, and admi ration. A Peerage has been offered to the Lord Chief Justice A 'MOTT, which we are assured his Lord ship declined. ikIERCASTILE SITIPPISq. HOLYHEAD, FEB. G.—Vesterday. evening, at 8 P. Br., dur , ing a tremendous squall from N.W., the schooner John, of St. Andrew's, Dunbar, master, from Cork to Liverpool, drove on the, rocks bore, when she soon went to pieces ; the master, mate, and four seamen, were hauled on shore 1y a rope, but eleven passengers and two of the crew were drowned. DEAL, FEB. B.—Wind W.S.NV.—Arrived tho. King,stoik. from Demerara. Came down from the River and main the Thames, Mock, for the South Seas ; Luna, Knox. ('ape of Good Hope ; Harmony, Walker, ditto; Venus, Sebt, Brazils ; and George, Foster, for Havannah. PORT3MOUTII, FEB. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Cyrene, from the Coast of Africa, experienced a very severe gale of wind ten days ago, in which she was obliged to throw her guns overboard ; Also arrived his Majesty's ship 'Redwing from the Downs. _ _ FAI.A"IOUT3I, FEB. S.W.—Sailed his Majesty's packet Magnet, for Lisbon ; Count:::ss of Chichester packet. for Buenos Ayres; and Prince Regent packet, for tie Medi terranean, and have all since put back. LivEnroor,, 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Albion,. Mason, from St. John's, N. 8.; Eagle, Ro ss , H a !if ax ; Ann., —, Trieste ; Lowland Lass, Anden, Bahia ; Orbit, Tenk ham, New York; Marcus, Drew, Charleston ; Aurora, — .4 , St. John's, N.B. ; Betsey, i'slartin, Chareate ; Fairy Queen,, Bilboa ; and Margaret, Carr, from St. Michael's. EAST :INDIA SHIPPING. I. Arrivals in England: The last wee.l.c has only brought one arrival from India, there fore we have very little portion of shipping news. Arrival from Bombay.—The Royal George, Ellerby, on the 3d inst., in the Downs; sailed from Bombay the 27th August, and the Cape the 13th November. Passenger.--hieut. Liddel, Native Infantry. Intelligence per Royal George. Arrival at Bombay.--The Bralisford, Spring, from London, the 19th August. Sailings from Bombay—August sth, the Sc a l e by C as tle, Newell ; and on August 20th, the Charles Forbes, Bryden, boh for China. Ships expected tO sail from Bombay for England.—The Brailsford, Spring, was to sail about the 21st September. The Royal Charlotte, a new ship, just launched, Capt. Gra ham was loading, and expected t o sa il th e I st O cto b er . The Odessa, Jackson, from Lond on to the Can. - : of Good Hope, was spoken with the 10th December, lat. 3. 53. N. long: 23. W. Exchange at Bengal, I. 10d. per rupee, f(1. London. Ditto at Bombay, Is. 82d. to Is. 91. per ditto, for ditto. Ditto at Madras, Is. 7d. >er•ditto, for ditto. Outward-hound Ships. For Bengal and China.—The Earl of Balcarras, Cameron.; and the Sir David Scott, Tween, Company's ships, are ex pected to be dispatched early in the ensuing week. For Madras and Bengal—The Duke of Bedford, Cunyn ghame, is expected to leave Gravesend on Monday for Ports-. mouth. For Batavia—The Caroline, Harris, to leave Gravesend on Wednesday. For Ceylon—The Thames, Lifson, to leave Gravesend on Tuesday, to take in troops at Cowes. For the Cape—The Luna, Knox, has cleared out at the Custom-house. Arrivals from the Mauritius. The Cape Packet, tellie, from the Mauritius, in the Downs ; having sailed the 25th October, and the Cape the 3ilth November. The Alexander, Richardson, frotn London ; arrived at the Mauritius the 14th October. Batavia.—An account has been received of the Diamond. Shout ; anti the Honqua, Nash, from London itt Batavia. The Honqua was bound to China. Arrival from St. Helena. , _ The Henry WellesleY, Luke, in the Downs, (no date of sailing.) Arrivals at the Mauritius—Oct. 12, the Rambler, Powell, from Lond on. 13, the Enterprite, Thompson, from Gibraltar. 1.1, H. M. ship, Delight, Hay, from the Cape. Sailings from the Mauritius—Oct. 16, the Margaret, Ilea- derson, .for Gibraltar. Oct. 18, the Olive Branch, Kincaird, for the Cape. Cape of Good llope.—The Jane, Coiling, was wreck e d H Table Bay, Cape of Good Hop e , duringu gale of wind or. t 1 .22d November. The Brailsford, Spring, from Bombay, bad arrived at the_ Cape of Good Hope leaky, and it was supposed would be ob , liged to discharge part of her cargo. Passengers per Cape Packet.—Col. Conyers, Mrs. Conyers, and four children ; Mr. Pyc, Governor of Roderique ; Misg Prior ; Lieut. Thomson, _Royal Engineers ; two soldiers and one woman. The Hercules, Vaughan, from London, arrived at the Cape the 18th November, with Sir Edward Barnes and family, GU, vernor of Ceylon, on board, all well, and was to sail fur lumbo the 22d November. The Speke, M'Pherson, was to sail froin the Mauritius for London the 12th November. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 1 Last week the arrivals of all sorts of Grain, except Oats, were good, and this morning there is a good additional ,supply of Wheat, Barley, and Beans from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk: The quantities of Oats here at present is only moderate. The millers, apparently with one consent, declined to purchase Wheat this morning, and it was some time before sales of any consequence could be made ; the trade is therefore repo - etc, 3s. to 4s. per quarter cheaper than this day se'nnight, at which re duction several extensive purchases were made. Barley is now so plentiful as to have reduced the value of this article 2s. to per quarter since last Monday, with a very heavy trade. Beans are declined Is. per quarter. Grey Peas are Is. per quarter lower ; Boiling and White Peas are not plentiful, and they ale held at about the same prices as last Monday. Although the consumption of Oats now is large, and the supply only mode rate, yet the buyers have purchased so few to-day that the prices are declined Is. to 2s. per quarter from the terms of last Monday. Flour is unaltered. Wheat, Red s4s 72s 1 Pease, White ...........42: 46s White 60s 80s Grey 35s 406 Rye 40e 46s 1 Beans 40:413s Barley 31s 40s Oats • 24s 34s Malt •—s —s 1 Flour t... 60s 65s ARRIVALS LAST WEEK. English Wheat, 9,054 Barley, 6,762-111 alt, 8,465-0 air, 5,456—Rye, o—Beans, 29e3 19?6—Foreign Wheal, Irish Oats, 465—English Flour, 10,235 sacks. AVS - itAOK PRICE OF CORN IN ENRLAND AND WALES, IN THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 31. Wheat, 625. Id. ; Barley, ' 3 l'. td. ; Oats, 235. 7d.; Rye, 445. ld. ; Beans„ ns. 7d. ; Peas, 375, The A verage Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending the Ch day of February, 1824, is 325. 9d. per cwt. SMITHFIELD AIARKET, Vz.n. 9. Although the m a rket this morning was not very full of catt.le, the different prices may be quoted the same as this day se:might, and in the earlier part of the morning the trade seemed very brisk, particularly fin- Oxen of good 'quality. Calves wire rather scarce, and obtained a high price. Geod S3uth-Dowa Sheep were in demand at last market-day price. To sink the Offal, per stone of Oib. Bed '4s 4d to„ 4d Veal 55 0(l to Cs CA Mutton 3s tid to 4s CC; Pork . Lamb Os Od to Os Od. HAY AND S PILAW, PER LOAD. Hay lOs to .C 5 s Clover Straw l 8 go .C 2 2s. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.—At a late general meeting of the Catholic Association, held at Dublin, Mr. O'Connell proposed, in order to ex tend the number of members of the Association, and to increhse its funds, to collect from a sup posed population of seven millions of. Catholics, in 2,500 parishes in Ireland, a sum of fifty thousand pounds a year, by a subscription from each of one penny a month, or a .shilling a year. This sum to be thus apportioned yearly for expenses attending getting up petitions, 5,000/.; for the support of the liberal press in England and Ireland, 15 5 0001.; for procuring legal protection for tha Catholics against Orange oppression, 15,0001.; for the education of the poor, 5,0001.; to assist Catholic Priests, and. enable them to go to America, 5,0001.; for build ing chapels, taking farms, &c. 5,0001. Motion was agreed to, and two Committes named.