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LITERARY NOTICE. PETER SCIILEMIIII,, a Tale, from the German of LA MOT TE FOUQUE, with designs, by GEORGE CRIIIIE MAN R. We have many apologies to offer to our readers, and to the publishers of this amusing volume, for not having sooner given an account of it. It is one of the most siiiguhirly romantic publications that we can recollect to have perused. The author, the Baron tie AMOTTE FOUQUE, is highly cele brated in Germany for his tales, abounding in supernatural and horrific incidents. With one of these, Undine, the public is well acquaint ed, for besides, an excellent, and spirited translation which appeared some time ago the story has been dramatised at Covent Garden Theatre. Peter Schlemihl comes warm from his vivid and procreative imagination, and al though we are not introduced. to spirits of the air, &c. there is sufficient of the ultra-natural in the progress of the story to identify the author. The plot turns upon the temptation of Peter Schlemihl by no less a personage than the .Devil himself, who commences his .- Semptations by inducing him to accept the purse 'of Portanatus, which will produce gold ad infinitum, in exchange for his shadow. The miseries which Peter Schlernild undergoes from mankind, in conse quence. of the discovery that he, has lost his shadow, are excessively well depicted ; some what too highly coloured, perhaps, but not on that account detracting from the humorous tendency of the work. The ultimate design of the Devil in getting possession of the shadow is to induce Peter Schlemihl to sell the reversion of his soul in exchange for the shadow, the loss of which has entailed upon him so many miseries. in this, however, he is unsuccessful, the virtue of Peter proves too strong for the temper, and re cotiCiling himself to the lost of his shadow, lie casts away the dearly-bought purse, and volun tarily exiles himself from society. For his peregrinations, however, a new pair of boots is necessary, and he by accident obtains possession of a pair of seven-leagued ones with which lie traverses the globe. Th e history of his travels is now quite on the model of• the most celebrated of travellers, the renowned Baron Alunchausen, but is nevertheless very amusing in the narration. From these scanty materials M. DE LIMOTTE FOUQUE has con trived to work up an amusing tale, and no slight praise is to be attributed to the trans lator for the fidelity and spirit which he has dis played in adapting the ideas of the author to our language. %% e now give our Readers an ex tract with which we'must conclude our notice. " How I was startled when I saw the old man in the grey coat behind, and a d vanc i ng t owards me ! H e i mmediately took off his hat, and bowed to me more profoundly than any one had ever done before. It was clear he wished to address me, and without extreme rudeness I could not avoid him. lin my turn uncovered myself, made my obeisance, and stood still, with a bare head, in the sunshine, as if rooted there. I shook, with terror while I saw him approach : I felt like a bird fasci. noted by a rattle-snake. He appeared sadly perplexed, kept his eyes on the ground, made several bows, approached nearer, and with a low and trembling voice, as if he were asking alms, thus accosted me:— " Will the gentleman forgive the intrusion of one who has stooped him in this unusual way ? I have a request to make, but pray pardon—' In the name of Heaven, Sir,' I cried out in my anguish, what can Ido for one who—' We both started back, and methooght both blushed deeply. " After a momentary silence, he again began—' During the short time rhea I enjoyed the happiness of being near you, I observed, Sir,—wiil you allow me to say so—l observed, with unutterable astonishment, the beautiful shadow in the sun, which, with a certain noble contempt, and perhaps, without being aware of it, you threw off from your feet. Forgive me this, I confess, too daring intrusion—should you be inclined to transfer it to me ?' " He was silent, and my head turned round like a water wheel. What could I make of this singular proposal far dis posiseg of my shadow ? He is crazy, thought I ; and with an altered tone, yet more forcible, as contrasted with the humility of his own, I replied : s How is this, good friend ? Is not your own shadow enough for you? This seems to me a whimsical sort of bar• gain, indeed !' He began again : I have in my pocket niany matters which might not be quite unacceptable to the gentleman ; for this invaluable shadow I deem any price too little.' " A Chill carne over me: I remembered what I had seen and knew not how to address him whom I h a d j ust venture d to ca ll my good friend. I spoke aga in, and assumed an extraordinary courtesy to set matters in order. " Pardon, Sir, pardon your most humble servant—_l do not quite understand your meaning ; how can my shadow—' He interrupted me—' I only beg your permission to be allowed to lift up your noble shadow, and put it in my pocket : how to do it is my own affair. Asa proof of my gratitude for the gentle man, 1 leave him the choice of all the jewels which my pocket affords ; the genuine divining rods, mandrake roots, change pennies, money extractors, the napkins of Rolando's Squire, and divers other miracle workers, a choice assortment ; but all this is not fit for you—better that you should have Fortunatus's wishing cap, restored spick and span .new ; and also a fortune. bag, which belonged to him.' Fortunatus's fortnne-bag !' exclaimed I ; and, as great as had been my terror, all my senses were now enraptured by the sound. I became dizzy, and nothing but double ducats seemed sparkling before my eyes. `•‘' Condescend, Sir, to inspect and make a trial of this bag.' He put his hand into his pocket, and drew front it a moderately lirmly.stitched purse of thick cordovan, with two con venient leather cords hanging to it, which he presented to me. I instantly dipped into it, drew from it ten pieces of gold, and ten more, and ten more, and yet ten more. I stretched out my hand —` Done ! the bargain is made—l give you my shadow foe your purse.' He grasped my hand, kneeled down behind me, and with wonderful dexterity I perceived hint leosening my shadow from the ground. from head to foot ;—he lifted it sip; —he rolled it together, and folded it, and at last put it into hispocket." The author, after depicting with considerable ingenuity the miseries which a shadowies.s rnan iy condemned tai undergo, and for which the possession of an inexhaustible purse of gold could not compensate, proceeds,— " 'The deepest pity seemed to inspire the fairer sex ; but my soul was not less wounded by this than by the c ontume ly of tlie young, the proud disdain of the old, especially of those stout and well-fed men, whose dignified shadows accrued to do them honour. • • • • To leave nothing untried, I sent Bendel with a costly brilliant ring to the most celebrated painter in the city, requesting he would pay me a visit. He came—l ordered away my servants, locked the door, sat my self down by him, and after praising his art, I came with a troubled spirit to the great disclosure, having first enjoined on him the - strictest secresy. " Mr. Professor,' I began, can you paint a false shadow for one, who in the most luckless way is the world has lost his own ?'—' You mean a reflected shadow ?'—"fo be sure.' •--" But,' he rejoined, through what negligence could he lose -his own shadow ?'—' How it happened,' replied I, that does not matter, I immediately began again with a lie, last winter, when I was travelling in Russia, it froze so severely, during the extraordinary cold, that the shadow was frozen to the ground, and it w a s impo ss ibl e to get i t free. ' " And I,' said the Professor, could only make him a sheet shadow, which he would be apt to lose again on the slightest motion, especially for one whose genuine shadow was so badly fixed, as must be inferred from your account ; the simplest and wisest determination for him who has no shadow, is not to go in the sun.' He stood up, and walked away, after having sent through me a piercing glance which mine could not endure." , We cannot however take our leave of Peter Schlemihl without bestowing some praise on the styl e in which he has been introduced to the world. With respect to the designs by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, we have so often had occa sion to notice his productions,, that any thing in addition would be superfluous. His fertile conception and spirited execution of the subjects committed to his pencil deserve high praise. From the excellence of his embellishments, and the general merits of the work, although Pe ter Schlemihl was very careful in keeping him self in the shade, it is impossible that he can long remain there, but must - soon emerge to bask in the sunshine of public favour. AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL of INDUSTRY at HOF WYL, in SWISSERLAND. By L. Snto.wn. Small as this little tract is, its interest is great. It is translated from the French publication of its author's Travels. These had been already translating into English ; but, singularly enough, the translator thought fit to abridge what is the subject of the present pamphlet, for which he assigns as a reason, that the Edinburgh Review, had printed it in detail ; and, on referring to that work, we find, that that too gives it only in part. Our Translator has subjoined, as notes, those parts of Dr. BELL'S National System which are in accord with the plans pursued at Hofwyl, and thereby essentially adding - to .the interest of his publication, which we doubt not will excite the notice of all our Readers who take part in the well-being of the rising generation. It is very probable that the National System will find its way,ultimately into all branches of instruction, and to none does it appear to us more applicable than to the mechanical arts. At llofwyl it is applied to every branch. The following brief table relating to the Can ton de Vaud is from the Appendix. We should like to see a more recent comparison, particularly in Great Britain : COMPARATIVE RESULT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. On the Old Method. By Mutual Instruction. 40) Read well 1 . 50 f 37 • Wrote well - 21 Lin 100 Spell. well - - 80 in 100. 15] , Were good Arithmeticians 31 38 Knew their Catechism well J 49 IMPERIAL. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUURSDAY, FEB. L. The Bishop of DliomoltE took the oaths and his seat. 'Air. DAwsox, from the Hanaper Office, presented returns relative to the election of two Irish Representative Peers, we understood Lords Farnham and tiort.—Laid on the table. AUSTRIAN LOAN. The Earl of LIVERPOOL laid on the table a Copy of the Convention with Austria relative to the payment of the Loan due to this country.—Adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. At four o'clock the SPEAKER counted the Members, when, but thirty-eight being present, the House was declared to be adjourned. APPEALS BEFORE THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The following is a Copy of the Circular now being forwarded to each Peer of Parliament, directing attendance on Monday next, the 9th inst. for the Ballot Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parlia ment assembled,—That until the number of a ppe u ahz e nd tl writs of error depending before this House shall be sufficiently ritrteo duced, this House, during each Session of Parliament, do Wednes hear appeals and writs of error on Monday, „ T sdialayillt;lhinukrsiditayt-o, adjournandFri o d N a .er y iannyeaocfhsuwcheedayusn. unless the House each of ti ot continue n t said inu e days si.t at ti n thesitting on nh the of 'That n a o t o'clock in Hous e tldreofmoreeentooonn hearing of Causes till the hour of four. That three Lords be required to attend upon each of the said days of hearing appeals and writs of error. That for the better enforcing the attendance of the Lords upon the hearing of appeals and writs of error, the House be called over on Monday next, the 9th inst. That on Tuesday, after the House has been called, the titles of such Lords as shall then be, and as shall have been, present in such Session antecedent to the said call, shall he written on separate slips of paper, and put into ballotting-glasses at the table ; and that three of the said titles be drawn out by the clerks and set down in rotation as the same are drawn, till all the titles be so drawn out ; and that days be appointed for the attendance of each set of Lords whose titles have been so drawn ; after which the titles of the remainder of the Lords (upon the roll), save as to those who it is hereafter provided shall be excused from the ballot shall in like manner he ballotted for, and subsequent days ap pointed for their attendance : and that letters be written by the Lord Chancellor or the Speaker to the said Lords, requiring their attendance on the days so appointed for the same • and that a list of the said Lords, and of the days on which their at atenclance is so required, in rotation, be printed, and transmitted to each of the said_Lords. That the three Lords s 9 set down i n rotat i on d o severa lly attend on the days respectively fixed for such their attendance, during the time that the House shall on such days sit on the hearing of causes, under a penalty of fifty pounds, to be in curred and paid by any Lord who shall make default in that procure so me ot h er L or d to attend in And he shall dthatthe said three Lc r d s to atten d in his stead. h re i s s p s e te c a t, d u . unless And that the said three Lords be, on the evening preceeding the day appointed for such their attendance, duly summoned for that purpose. That such Lords as are unable to serve from age, being 70 years old and upwards, or from permanent infirmity, do certify the same by lettor to the Lord Chancellor, or to the Clerk of the Parliaments, and that thereupon they be excused from the ballot. That such Lords as are unable to serve, from ill health or domestic affliction, or for others special cause to be admitted by the House, be excused for their absence on the day appointed for such their attendance. That all Lords who shall take their seats after the ballot, by deF , ent, or shall lie introduced upon a new creation, or otherwise, shall be set down at the bottom of th e li s t i n t h e or der in which they respectively take their seats, and days shall be appointed for their attendance in rotation. The fallowing are the Returns respecting Juries, rooted for by Mr. HUME en Wednesday night : JURIES, MIDDLESEX.—Address for " Accounts of the number of persons returned by the Constables to the Sheriff of Middlesex, and entered in the Sheriff's Book, as liable to serve on Juries, in each year, for the years 1820, 1821, and 1822." " Of the number of persons enrolled in the Sheriff's Book, in the County of Middlesex, as liable to serve on Special Jury Causes ' • stating the addition or qualification to th e i r n ame s, which has by law or practice been deemed a qualification to serve on Special Jury Causes, in each of the years 1820, 1821, and 1822." " in alphabetical order, of the name and place of resi dence of every person nominated for any Special Jury Cause in the Courts of Exchequer, King's Bench, and Common Pleas, stating the number of times each such person has been nomi nated for any Special Jury Cause, the number of times each such person's name has been struck off, the number of times each such person has been summoned to serve on any Special Jury Cause, and the number of times each such person has served on any Special Jury Cause, in each of the last three years." Since Mr. SI VEWRIGHT contracted for this Lot tery, the demand for Whole Tickets and the higher description of Shares has exceeded all former precedent, and it is observed, many ap plications are made for Four similar Shares of different Numbers : this arises - from there being more than 3 out of 4 all now sold entitled to re ceive back more than half the Money, after hav ing had the Chance of not only Seven Prizes- of t 20,000, but of the 2 Sterling Capitals attached to the first-drawn Prizes; making an average value of nearly £6 per Ticket more, independent of the floating Capitals, on the first day. These advan tages prove the very cheap rate at which a per. son may adventure, whilst, should he be unsuc• cessful, he will have the chance of Five 'O,OOO/. Prizes afterwards, which is nearly twice as many as the whole number in the preceding Lottery. DEMERARA. Letters and papers from Demerara to the 25tb December were received yesterday afternoon. The Cato transport, with 200 men of the 93d regitnent, arrived there on the 18th ; hut, con trary to expectation generally entertained in con sequenices of the assurances made by Lord BA THuRsT, were only to remain there until the expi ration of the Christmas holidays, when they were to proceed to Barbadoes. The militia continue to do duty in George Town, and the red flag was still flying, on which account the greater part of the warehouses were closed ; but business was beginning to revive, and the whole of the colony was tranquil, with the exception of the eastern part, the spot where the insurrection first broke out, and the cause of which is explained in an ex tract from a letter quoted below. Subjoined will also be found extracts from the Guiana Chronicle of Dec. 17, among which is a letter from Lord BATiluitsT to the Governor of Demerara, on the subject of the insurrection. EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED DEMERARA, DEC. 25. " It was fully expected here that the revolt of the Negroes would have made a serious sensation in Europe, and mate- rially checked the confidence and credit of the merchants in England. The looked-for proclamation in the name of the King has at length appeared in print, but it is couched in such indecisive, nay, ambiguous terms, that we are all convinced it will not havii'the least beneficial effect on the minds of the Negroes. " The promised assistance of military force by Government has ended in disappointment, as we have now to petition for a detachment of those which, though anchored before the river, were immedhately ordered to Barbadoes, and the merchants, consequently, who have all through the progress of the late in surrection performed military duty, will be compelled, to their great inconvenience, to continue to do so. " At the publication of the Governor's Proclamation, by which the Negroes on, the east coast (where the insurrection commenced, are forbidden to dance during the Christmas holi days, they have behaved in a very disorderly manner, and de clared that they would dance in spite of the Governor's order. At plantation Nabaclis, 39 have been confined in the stocks ; and that riotous spirit is so prevalent on that coast, that regular troops have been detached there to keep the Negroes in awe till the holidays are over." ( From the Guiana Chronicle of Dec. 17. ) PROCLAMATION. BY MIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN MURRAY, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR AN!) COMMANDER-IN -CHIEF IN AND OVER THE UNITED COLONY OF DEMER ARA AND ESSEQUEBO, &C. &C. &C. His Majesty havin g b een pleased to convey to m e , throughof the Right Honourabl e th e Earl Bathurst, K.G., Pri nc i pa l Secretary of State for War a nd Colonies, his Royal approv a l o f the measures adopted in consequence of the late unfortun ate y thos deee s p laves who r egret at t occurrences among the slaves on the east coast of this Colo ny, and his satisfaction at the zealous and praiseworthy conduct the officers, both Civil and military, by whose exertions th e rebellion has been happily put a stop to. and order re.esta bie l i is hdeard daring andthil Colony, highly as criminal wella as conduct d il o l c a t j o e Majesty have participated in the late revolt, has commanded me to make known to the slave population of these settl em ents, as expressly from his Majesty, and in his name, that it is on the peaceable, temperate, and industrious behaviour of the slave population, and on their anxiety to avail themselves of all m eans calculated to improve their moral and religious condition, t h at 1 the su ccess o f t h ose measures i n t en ded for their special b enefit necessarily depends ; and that an opposite line of conduct will forfeit all their claims on the liberality of the British Parlia_ ment, and d e prive his Majesty's Government of the me ans of carryin g into effect the Resolutions which have been unani. mously adopted by the House of Commons. I have therefore thought fit, in the name of his Most Gra cious Majesty the King, to cause this my proclamation to be printed and made public ; commanding all persons having charge of any slaves in this colony, to make known to them the contents hereof, immediately, for their guidance. Given under My hand and seal of o ffi ce , at the Ki ng ' s House, in Georgetown, this lbtli - ilay of December, 1823, a nd in the fourth year of his Majesty's reign. 130c1 save the ki ng ! By command, JOHN MURRAY, Gov. Sec. (COPY) 15 tti been of that month. unanimously agreed to by the l " tr eet l London, Oct. 23, 1823. Snit--On the ' a s l ast,l transmitted to you, by command of his 111ajesty, certain resolutions respecting the melioration of the condition of 28th D° O w f n flay 1 the s l ave p o p u l a ti on i n hi s Majesty's colonies, of Commonsl.onies ''which on the 15th In the dispatch which accompanied those resolutions, you were instructed to call the i mmediat e attentio n o f t h e l oca l authorities in the colony under Your government to the best means of gradually accomplishinf their object, and of com mencing the proposed system o m _ elioration in the manner pointed out in that dispatch. zut at the same time, in order to prevent these intentions in favou r of the slave population from being frustrated by any proceedings on their part, into which they might be unwarily led by mischievous and un founded representations, you were authorised, in case of any appearance of insurrectionary movement s , publicly to notify for their information--" That the various measures contem plated by his Majesty's Government for the melioration of their condition, and for the object of progressively qualifying them for an extension of privileges, would be rendered ut terly abortive by any general misconduct or acts of insubordi nation on their part." The late accounts from the colony under your government have been received by the King with the deepest regret, and his Majesty has commanded me to instruct you to proclaim, on the receipt of this, in the most public manner, as by the express command of his Majesty, conveyed to you by the Secretary of State—" That it is on the peaceable, temperate, and indus trious behaviour of the s l a ve population, and on their anxiety to avail themselves of all . in . cans thatcalculated to improve their moral and religious condition, the • ndition, success of those benefit mea sures intended for their special necessarily depends ; and that an opposite line of conduct will forfeit all their claims on the liberality of the Brinell - Parliament, and deprive his , , ment, Majesty's Government of the mea ns o. carrying into effect the resolutions which have been u nanimously adopted by the H ouse of Commons." And you will take every means of circulating this proclama tion, and of making its teriour completely and universally known. . _. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) BATHURST. To Major-General Murray. &c. &c. - - PROMAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN MURRAY, LIEUTENANT-OOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN AND OVER THE UNITED COLONY OF DEMERARA AND ESSEQUEBO, &C. Whereas such part of the slava population of this united co. lony as, during the late unhappy disturbances resisting the in fluence of bad example and vicious excitements, have remained true to their allegiance, and faithful to their lawful masters, have, by such their good conduct, proved themselves worthy of confidence and every reasonable indulgence :—lt is deemed ex pedient, notwithstanding the recently disturbed state of the colony, that the approaching holidays should be duly observed among those peaceable and well-disposed slaves ; and I have therefore thought fit to issue this my proclamation, hereby or dering and directing all proprietors, managers, attornies, and others, having charge of such slaves, within this settlement, to sanction and encourage such observance of the Christmas holi days among their slaves, as is usual, viz.—That such slaves shall not be called upon to perform any manner of work on Thursday, the 25th day of this month, but shall have that day as a holiday, to dance or employ themselves as is usual on such or4asions ; and that Friday, the 28th, shall be a day of rest and indulgence, until 12 o'clock at night—the slaves returning to their usual avocations on Saturday, the 27th, at the accustomed hour. But Ido hereby positively forbid alt persons having charge of slaves on the east coast of this colony, from George- ' town to Mabaica Creek, on any pretence or consideration what ever, whether such slaves shall have been actually engaged in the recent riotous procoedings or not, to admit of any dancing or indulgence whatever among them during the approaching holidays—save only that Christmas-day being one of religi ous observance, such slaves shall not be called upon to perform any work. Given under my hand and seal of office, at the King's House, in George-town, this 16th day of December, 1823, and in the fourth year of his Majesty's reign. God save the King ! By command, Jour4 MURRAY, Gov. Sec. PARIS PAPERS. PARIS, FEB. 3.—On Sunday, when Prince Carignan went to take leave of the King, his Majesty decorated him with the cordon bleu, and invited him to dinner. The Prince rppeared at dinner the same day decorated with the cordon, which he had received in the morning, and the epaulets of a French grenadier. His Royal Highness set out yesterday morning, and will arrive at Turin on Saturday. The Moniteur, in its non-official part, contains the following paragraphs ; MADRID, J AN. 22.—The Gazette of to-day contains the ro)al decree granting a pension of 1,800 reals per month to the mother of Theo dore Goiffeu, with the reversion to her daughters. The same Journal contains also various pro motions of different persons who have given proofs of their attachment to the royal cause. The royalist General known by the name of Locho, before returning to his house, addressed to the soldiers of his division a proclamation, in which he recommends them, when they return to the bosom of their families, to show them selves always Nithful to the Monarch, and to be on their guard against the intrigues of the faction which they have conquered ; and at the same time to be obedient to the authorities lawfully established. The Restaurador of to-day contains a letter from Yillacayo (Old Castile), which states that the Commander-in-Chief of the Royalist volun teers in that little town has already succeeded in organizing, as well as in the other communes of his arrondissement, 3,000 of those volunteers, armed and equipped, who will shortly be the firmest support of the Throne and the Altar, as they are already the terror of Jacobinisrn. All the Royalist soldiers, who, in consequence of the decree of the 14th of December, have asked for their discharge, have received a month's pay ; and those who have not asked for their discharge are sent to the depots, to form the skeletons of the new regiments which are to be organized. It is affirmed that the Gardes-du-Corps of King Ferdinand VII. are to resume their duty about his person on the sth of February, being the anniversary of the fatal sth of February, 1821, when the Revolutionists besieged them in their quarters. F EB. 3.--The course o f 100 f rancs was [From the Etoile of Feb. 4.) PARIS, yesterday noted on 'Change for the first time.— Rentes were purchased at a premium for the end of the month of March at 10 0 francs 10 cen ti mes . A few days ago a student of the University o f Iliddelberg was brought to Mentz, w h ere h e is to he interrogated by the Central Committee of Inquiry. Th e crime which has given rise to this measure is not positively known. [The Etoile announces, that it hopes to be able to give ne xt day the sp eec h d e li vered at the opening the Imperial P ar li ament, as it has been drawn of u p by the Mi n i s t er , a pp rove d by the the King, and read in the parliamentary meeti ngs .] FItN FUNDS, PARIS, FE R . 3,—R entes opened at 96. 70.,cl E ose c dtt 96.70. ; Neapolitan Fi ve per C ents, 81 ; Rentes d'Espagne, 25,i. Exchang e on L on d on, one month, 25. 45. ; 3 ditto, 25. Coors AUgstntique.) The Courier reproachfully adverts to some an cipations which have been entertained respecting he topics of his Majesty's Speech on the opening of the Session of Parliament—which this Journal smartly reproves, as being composed of safe t r uisms or bold p re di ct i ons. Those ant i c i pations see m to us to be very natural, and not the worse for being safe ; and one would be led to suppose the Courier was not speculating upon a visible fact when describing such anticipations as consist ing of things so opposite, as truisms or bold pre dictions. There must be always more or less of i n a ll predicti ons ; b ut t h e anxious a nation, to which liberty and charac stuesnr4caeacrriettayipnortifvzed beyond life, and by which a deep and anxious interest in the public affairs is held as an essential obligation—will not stop—will not wait trembling upon the very brink of occurrence in uncertainty : but will boldly venture to pre- sumed what it is, and to what it is likely to lead. Some of the Opposition Papers assume that there will be no war—that the Holy Alliance have given up Spain and her South American Colonies, hav ing been frowned out of their inclinations byEng land and the United States of America. We hope they are not mistaken—for the notion is not quite a safe truism. We should like to see that realized upon which we were the first Journal in the United Kingdom to speculate —namely, a cor dial union iu policy between England and North America ; and therefore we hope that those two Powers have been able to say, that south Ame rica mu s t b e f ree — t h at no foreign sword shall be raised to enforce its bondage. Besides, we hope, too, for peace. The country has sur mounted the derangements and disorders and dangers which belonged to a transition from such a war as that which was concluded— and now every thing is returning in a contrary direction, from the extremity of cormner cial confusion and public distress, to prospe roue trade, advancing agriculture, gratified in dustry, settled order, and hopeful tranquillity— we take the United Kingdom collectively in our We should not wish to see so favourable a course of affairs turned into new channels by the obstacles of war—anti this is one of our reasons for hoping as we do ; nor do we hope the less sanguinely for peace, because England is pre pared, and well prepared, for any war which it is possible for her to have.—Dublin Correspondent, Feb. 3. view. The wife of a man by the name of SAWYER, of Nursling, died a little while since ; he kept her as a corpse twenty days in the house : her remains were interred in the church-yard of Ali!brook on Sunday last, carried to the grave by eight sailors, two of whom were sons of the deceased. Two colours belonging to a ship were laid over the coffin instead of a pall. No person followed the body. After the burial was performed, one of sons inquired of the sexton the expence of th e grave, &c. and on being informed 65., he made use of a blasphemous expression, and refused payment. The sons, assisted by the sailors, then knelt down and filled the grave with earth with their bands.—(Southampton Herald.) PRICE 0. THIS DAV AT Bank Stock 0 37 2364 3 per Cent. lied. 9l 3 per Cent. Cony 99a 3 per Cent 4 per Cent. ( New ...... 106 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. 7-16ths Imp. 3 per Cents. 894- F STOCKS TWO o'cLOCK. India Stock 272 India Bondsi, B2s, 83s. South Sea Stock — Old Annuities — Ex. Bilis 54 57 Ditto Small — Bank for Act. — India for Con. Acct. Cons. for Act. "iiiii PRICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, FEB. 6. AT ONE O'Cf.OOK.. French f Five per Cents. 96i. ( Scrip, 8 pm. Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. • ( Ditto New 901. Five per Cent. Bonds, Mit,. Scrip, 5 prem. Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. Spanish Ditto 1821, 24. Ditto 1823, 16,f. Prussian j Five per Cent. Bonds, 92. t Ditto New, 90. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 9ei. Portuguese 00. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Chili 781.. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 70. Mexican Loan, 5a prem. Poyais f 00. i New, 4. Mexican Mines 8. prem. SBank Shares 4 . 22 105.—X23. Seven per Cent. 000. American Six per Cnnt. 00 —OOO. Five per Cent. 00-000. Three per Cent. 71i. Neapolitan Austrian PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, FEB. 3. Bank Stock Grand Canal Loan, fsp.ct. 6q Gov. Deb. 31 pe r cent 97?; ----Ditto 4 per cent.... Stock, 34 per ct 94 —DittoStock — Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. Royal Canal Stock Goy. Deb. 5 per cent. - ---Stock, 4 per cent. Treasury Bills, 5 per cent — Do. Pipe Water Deb. 5 per cc. 6 er —. City Deb e nt ures , 5 per et — Ballast Office Govt. Sec. Lying in Hospital 4 per ct. 4 per cent. Exchange on London, Feb. 2, Bt. 111011 WATER AT LONDO Morning, 14 minutes after 6. ;BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 40 minutes after U. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1824. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. We have received by express the Quotidienne of Wednesday. Like the other Paris Papers, from which we have given extracts in a preceding column, it contains nothing of importance. We subjoin a few paragraphs scarcely worth the trouble of translating : (From the Quotidiezne of Wednesday.) The King transacted business with Marshal Lauriston. The King did not go out. Six squadrons of Chasseurs, making part of the Army of Occupation, have departed for their re spective depots ; they will pass by Bordeaux. Five thousand seven hundred Spanish prisoners, coming from various depots, have set off for Bayonne to return to their country. MADRID, JAN. 25.—Private letters speak of a re-assembling of from two to three hundred men, who have formed themselves in the environs of Valentia and Carthagena, under the orders of General orrijos ; but it is doubted that their numbers are so great. It is certain that the re volutionists affect great gaiety, and in public ex press hopes of their succeeding, which gives alarm to people of property. They speak of a misunderstanding between General Bourmont and an Ambassador. They write from Cadiz, 13th January terday a great manifestation of joy was observed among the energurnaes and the chief of the fac tious in this town. We do not know the cause of it ; some attribute it to the Decree, which ap points a Priest chief of the division of the pro perty of the Inquisition. It is expected that this measure will rally a great many persons to their party. The volunteers of Agueda have arrested the famous robber Leone, who was on the point of going to be married. By a decree of his Ma jesty, Don Ignacio de Egu!a la has been appointed Intendant of the province of Salamanca. New York Papers to the 13th January, with other files from various parts of the United States, arrived this morning. The following are extracts : [From the Richmond Parr of the 5t4 JaT.] FROX DEM - ERA RA.-We are informed, says the Norfolk Herald of Jan. 2, by Capt. Bell, that the commotion which had been excited in Deine rara, had not been entirely allayed, but considera bly subsided ; the slag denoting that Marshal Law still prevailed was yet eying when he sailed, Dec. 5 ; Smith, the Insurgent Missionary, had been found guilty, and was under sentence of death, wanting only the approval of the King. Six blacks also remained in gaol, who were like wise under sentence of death. ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND. [Prom the Baltimore Paper of Jac. 6.] We wait with more than curiosity the disposal of that motion in Congress, calling on the Pre sident to lay before that body any informa tion in his possession relative to an overture made by the British Government, to form au offensive and defensive treaty with our own against the ambitious designs of the Holy Al. Po VP; las a 'the 24 Co Spi sec of exp Thi trios hi g i t o t Vic Ulm had iQ t Put Pre COII C . On, t Sok 11:1 ma i ta u he i obs M tn trd, ip so Lad ex tr Kerr IY 8 IleSs that ° Pp ou, Nvhi, 1 - l etr d era Po s i Wei 'viol e ver Or i (11 ) tl Stort desp fatal i t to sh e I