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hi gh • Prince France. We observe by the Etoile that he was to set out for Louvain as yesterday. We subjoin the Extracts from the Etoile received this morning, and in our former columns will be found extracts fro►n the Papers of the two preceding days : (From the Etoilc, dated Tuesday.) ST. PETERSBURG/I, DEC. 30.—The Gazette of the Senate has Just published the Letters patent which his Majesty the Emperor has been pleased to grant to the Moravian brethren in Russia. LIES OF THE DAY. P ARIs, JAN. 15.—The Constitutionnel.—The Minister of Finance could only obtain by bribery the information he has Procured respecting the receipt and expenditure of the Constitu tiotind. The Quotidienne. -The Etoile announces that there are 30 ,000 men assembled on the frontiers of Portugal. (We said it was affirmed at Madrid that there would be above 30 ,000 men on the line, but we do not believe that there are 1000 at this mome,nt.) The Prince de Polignac, who had a private audience yesterday 0 f his Majesty, before mass, sets out to-morrow for Louvain. Accounts from Paraguay say, that on the 18th September per fect tranquillity prevailed there, in spite of the troubles that had been excited by Lieut.-Col. Abendano. Zapidas, who still corn "lands, had thanked the tribunal for its zeal in trying the guilty. The Etoile has not a word of news from Spain or Portugal. The Count de Lanjuinaits, Peer of France, has just been carried ft. , by a disorder of only four days' duration. His obsequies will ta ke Place on the 16th. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies for examining the Project of Law on the Press has appointed M. Dudon its Presi dent and M. Macquillie its Secretary. Nats, JAN. 15.-A letter of the above date, accompanying t he express from Paris, says " A considerable decline has to-day taken place in the funds. The only reason assigned for which is vague rumours of war. " The Three per Cents. have been as low as 66f. 30c., and left off at four o'clock at 66f. 60c. The Five per Cents. have been down to 98f. 90c., and left off at 99f. 20c." FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, JAN. 15.-Five per Cents. 99f. 55c. 6 °n• 30c. 25c. 15c. 20c. 15c. 25c. 20c. 99f. 98f. 95e. 99f. ; Three per cents. 67f. 25c. sc. 67f. 66f. 80c. 90e. ; Bank Stock, 2010 f. ; Naples Rentes, 72f. 95c. 73E 73f. se. 10c. 16 e. 72f. 95f. ; Rentes d'Espagne, 12; Rood Spanish Loan, 48 48 1 .-Exchange on London-One Month, paper, 25f. 40c. ; t noney, 25f. 35f. ; Thr e e M on th s , paper , 25f. 25c. ; money, 26 E 20c. We have received a Nuremburgh Correspondent, of the 6th instant, which contains the following article ,00 the often discussed queStion of the free navigation of th e Rhine NUREMBURGH, JAN. s.—Aceounts from Frankfort say, "The hope of an arrangement between Prussia and the Netherlands, re- Vecting the navigation of the Rhine, is again diminished. We hear that the Prussian Court is by no means inclined to consider the ordinance of the Ding of the Netherlands, lately published, as co mpletely f u lfilli ng th e article of the Act of Congress ou thi s sub ject. Fresh negoc i a tions will he opened under the medi a ti on o f 41 Istria, and, it is believed, under that of England likewise." VIENNA, JAN. 3.—Metalliques, 88 3-16 ; Bank Shares, 1085. In another part of our Paper will be found an ab stract of a letter addressed to Lord LIVERPOOL, upon a subject of the highest national importance—the re duction of the public burdens to an enormous amount, Without trenching particularly upon the interests of the Landholder—Placeholder—or Fundholder, while it Proposes, in its-comprehensive grasp, to benefit all classes of the community. There can be no doubt that such a plan is very desirable if practicable, and, in order the more effectually to understand it, we have given the plan and the arguments by which it is sup- Ported at greater length than is usually devoted to Pamphlets. The author—a member of the Merchant Coin- P al lY of Edinburgh—seems to be well versed in the subject of Finance, and he is entitled to more consideration, as his views are founded upon a liberal ata ndard—having no partial favour for one party at the expense of another, but including all in the opera tion of a system in which all are presently interested and Prospectively benefited. His plan resolves itself into four parts—the first is to repeal the Assessed Taxes, which be says will relieve the country five millions annually ; the second, to reduce all pay emanating from Go yernment, in whatever shape, one fourth, which will produce eight nzillions ;—the third is the repeal of th e Corn Laws, which will lighten the public burdens twenty : five millions ; and the fourth, a gradual reduc tion of the National Debt, which will produce, with other savings, aboutiburteen million s ; making alto gether, a saving off/fly-two millions annually. Now all this golden economy appears too good to he true, and strongly reminds us of the provident soldier, who saved half-a-crown out of sixpence a day." But a St ory is not the worse for being marvellous, nor is a Plan the less practicable because it is bold—the diffi eulty in either case lies in the want of faith or lack o f in trepidity. The author says very justly, that the re peal of the Assessed taxes would be generally popular, but that the reduction of the pay of all those in the "lee of Government would be felt as a grievance ; w hile a free trade in corn would be very unwelcome to the Landholders—and lastly, that a reduction of the N'lt tinnal D e bt wou ld ra i se a hue and cry, not only at ho me () but a b roa d. N ow , t h ere ma y be good reason b e all t h ese objections, if the interests of the parties ) : ta ken separately, but not so if collectively consi (led• A man who has the wind and tide against hllll ' t 'nay well envy the progress of him who has the in his favour, and still more so the fortune of him wi '° is blessed with both ;—but a fourth is becalmed, c 1 ° fancies his situation worse than that of the first, be 118e be is deprived of the excitement, which keeps the 4 O t her in employ, forgetting that the labour of his B ut rival only drives him more rapidly to leeward. in kit the case of all would be altered if the four were tk the same boat. They would stern the tide or por ta a the gale alike, and swim or sink together—buoy -4.1,0n . ths tide of prosperity, or lowered by the ebb of adversity. Their condition would thus be equal -71..tt each be equally interested in the success of the of this or the safety of the vessel. Now, the people r : ~ country are, or ought to be equally interested r _ 6 ,n . e prosperity of the nation and the stability of its brlotit. Supposing the country to be divided into four • 'inches grower consumer tax-gatherer and tusks creditor, and that these four were in the same °,O at lo w wa t er , wou ld th e re l at i ve situation of each b e altered_ by th e i r e l eva ti on on th e f u ll t i de, or their depres h:l by the re t urn i ng e bb r' Clearly not . S uc h h as b een of position of this Country prior to the accumulation the'n,e debt --such is its present condition. B u t th oug h ka ° l lt parti es o f grower—consumer—tax-gatherer— f t tublic c re di tor , are a ll i n t ere sted i n a f a i r a dj ustment e business, they do not act with the same libera the Appear to t ouc h b u t oneinterest, and y ou a l arm Kati °til ers. Th ey wa k e t h e cr y of public f a i t h an d onal honour while they think only of selfish secu rity. But if all are called upon to sacrifice alike in a case of general concern, where is the individual grievance ? Four birds are called on to supply a feather each to form the plume of national prosperity— all murmur—the first bird who suffers, nat u rally awakens the sympathy of the others—but when the second comes to be plucked, his cries are doubly plaintive— and the third is three times more wretched by witness ing the distress of the other two, coupled with his own apprehension—while the fourth in his turn makes four times as much noise as all the others, though it is clear that he suffers no more than the first. Thus, each man's case is the hardest in his own estimation, as every bird is best pleased with its own music, however discordant to others. But those notes are by far the sweetest that conduce to the general harmony. We would therefore enforce the necessity of cordial co-operation in a cause of common interest ; for that policy is but short-sighted which enjoys to-day at the expense of to-morrow. The plan before us may be impracti cable—perhaps erroneous—but the ultim a t e n ecess ity of some such plan no wise man can doubt. We know that there are those—and it has been said, perhaps calumniously, that there are some Journals, interested in a continuance of the present feverish system, as it affords more play for the mystic exercise of their ingenuity—more sea-room for raising storms on the ocean of probability, that they may take better advantage of the coming confusion created by appre hension, and kept up by wars and rumours of wars. But the great body of the public have an interest dif ferent from those lovers of chance—the sea-mews of the storm ; and, while there is sufficient public virtue, there is no danger of public credit ;—the soldier who has magnanimity to bear his wounds without murmur ing, will have firmness to undergo amputation, if requisite, to save his life. Frankfort Papers of the 10th instant have been re ceived this morning. Their contents relate chiefly to Constantinople and the Greeks, but their dates are nearly two months old. The Turkish population con tinued to be pacified by arrests and banishment—the usual precursors of their destiny. The SULTAN'S Ministers were indefatigable in enforcing his various plans for the anzelioration of all the branches of the Administration. It seems that canvasses, soldiers belonging to the Body Guard of the GRAND VIZIER, have been sent, by the express command of the Sur, TAN,to the hotel of the English Legation, at Therapia, to replace the Janissaries that formerly attended the British Ambassador. It does not, however, appear whether this change is occasioned by any thing amiss in the conduct of the Janissaries, and the Ministry disavow any_ design to disregard what is due to the Diplomatic body. The British Ambassador is said to have despatched a courier, for London, with dispatches of the highest importance. The Ottoman Govern ment is endeavouring to devise means for repairing the ravages caused by the frequent fires. Three thousand disciplined troops have marched, under the command of three Colonels, for the Morea. STRA, NOV. 20. Four Colonels have arrivetlat Methana among whom is Colonel Bourbazui, by birth a Greek, who has served with reputation in the French army. These Colonels want nothing but their regiment. Including Colonel Voutier there are now twelve Eu ropean Colonels in Greece, besides those who pretend to be such. It is affirmed that Colonel Fabvier will leave Greece, being weary of a contest in which no honour is to be acquired and no impor tant result to be expected. Th. state of affairs in Portugal is represented, by many of the private letters which have been received from Lisbon, as being more favourable than the official accounts published in the Gazette describe. The force under the Marquis de CHAVES is stated to he in full retreat towards Celorico; and dismay is said to prevail in all the Insurgent Corps, in consequence of the ar rival of the British army on Portuguese ground. Such an effect, it is natural to suppose, would be produced by the presence of our troops ; and by the circumstance of Lord BERESFORD being about to assume the com mand of the Constitutional army, provided lie is al lowed to have some British officers in each regiment. If this permission should be granted, there is no doubt that a fine and efficient force would be organized. 'ithout it, nothing will be effected. Some delay, however, must take place before a force, so con stituted, could take the field, and in the mean time, we apprehend that it will be found necessary to increase the number of British troops in Por tugal. The rebels may he overawed for the mo ment, and checked in their advance by the British troops in Lisbon, but it ought to be remembered, that they will derive new courage when they find that a Spa nish army i s f orm i ng i n their rear for the probable support of their cause. We apprehend also, that the insurrection is too widely extended over the greater part of Portugal, and that too many regiments of militia have joined the guerillas formed by the inhabitants of several of the districts, to justify the expectation that it can - be put down without some fighting, and if this is to be the case, the present British force must be augmented, for the purpose of allowing a sufficient number of troops to remain for the security of Lisbon, while others are sent into the Provinces. At Oporto, in particular, it is stated that the presence of 800 or 1000 British soldiers would have the happiest effects. For a detailed history of the events in Portugal, as connected with the operations of the rebels, we would refer our readers to an article taken from the Morning Chronicle of to-day, which will be found under our head of " Spirit of the Journals ;" and under our " Foreign Intelligence " will be found extracts of some private - letters, and an official Bulletin issued from the War-office on the Ist inst., which would not appear in the Lisbon Gazette till the following day. The proposed subdivison of the business of the Court of Chancery has again become the leading topic of conversation in the legal circles. The complete fitness of Sir JOHN CoPLEY, for the discharge of the arduous and extensive duties which would devolve upon him in the event of his elevation to the office of Lord Keeper, has been demonstrated since his appointment to the -Mastership of the Rolls. The public import ance of abridging the duties of the new office within limits, which would enable the Lord Keeper, with his acknowledged industry and capacity for business to avoid getting into arrear, must be quite evident, and leads one to fear that if the LORD CHANCELLOR should continue to preside in the House of Lords, and retain the bankrupt business, which was the arrange ment originally proposed, the remaining business of the Court of Chancery, increased as it has been of late years, would be found too much even for such a legal Hercules as Sir JOHN COPLEY. It has therefore been suggested that a more equal partition of the business of the Court of Chancery would be secured, if the LORD CHANCELLOR should also continue to exercise a jurisdiction over lunatics and idiots. It is well known that this jurisdiction is entirely independent of the Great Seal, and that his MAJESTY has power to con fer it on any individual he thinks fit, whence it has been usual, on the appointment of,a new Chancellor, to confer the jurisdiction by a Special Commission. We understand that a new arrangement, founded upon this suggestion, is at present under consideration, and is likely to be completed without any considerable delay. We have received Quebec Papers to the 12th December inch"- sive ; their contents are quite unimportant. The weather had again become mild, attended with a rapid thaw and heavy rain. Gibraltar Chronicles of the 23d Dee., and lists of the 24th, have been received, but their contents are of no importance whatever. PARIS, JAR. 13.—The following is an extract from Monte Video, of the 3d of November :—The Genevieve has been con demned, on the pretext that when , she sailed, the blockade of Buenos Ayres was known. Our companions in misfortune, are the Courier, Jeanne, Jenny, St. Salvador, and Jeune Jules. The Iris, Lucullus, Phodon, and Antonio, are expected here, and will no doubt meet the same fate. SMYRNA, DEC. s.—No further act of piracy has been heard of. It is reported that His Majesty's ship Zebra, destroyed some Greek boats which had attempted to cut off some of her convoy. Reinforcements from the French ports are continually arriving at Cadiz. The accounts from thence received this day, among other arrivals, announce, that of a French frigate on . the 21st ult., with 254 troops on board. THE FUNDS. CITY, (Tnis DAY), Twelve o' Clock. This morning a complete panic seized the English market, and every thing has worn the most gloomy appearance ; this was probably occasioned by the French Rentes falling 1 per Cent. ; it is also said that this fall happened after the French Ambassador had his interview with the King of France and M. Villele. Consols opened at 79, 3 ,- for account, but fell rapidly to 7SI and were afterwards done at 78i 9, being the same price with the dividend for money ; they are now 79i for account and for February. The Bulls are all frightened, and hastily dosing their accounts, fearful that the next arrivals from the Continent may produce materials for a further reduction. An opinion seems to be gaining ground that, notwithstanding the pacific declarations of the French Government, there is not that good faith or de pendence to be placed on their assurances, so, at least, say the Bears, who are busily at work in depressing the market. India Bonds are quoted at 88 40 ; and Exchequer Bills, 22 8 pm. In the present state of the English Funds the Foreign have naturally been extremely heavy, and nothing in the shape of busi ness effected, prices are consequently quoted lower in almost every species of Foreign Stock. Portuguese have declined to 73 5 ; Brazilian, 58 60 ; Mexican, 62 4 ; and Peruvian, 30 2. Shares remain without life or energy, and nothing doing in them. Three per Cent. Consols, ex. div. 77k; Ditto for account, 79i i; India Bonds, 38 40 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 22 3 pm. Two o' Clock. '.r Consols recovered to 79i, I, for Account ; but have since been drooping, and receded. to 78i 79. 'Several reports are in circu lation in the City, but none worthy,of notice. Exchequer Bills are lower, and tray be quoted at 19 21 pm. Colombian Bonds have also gone down to 31i 2 ; and Mexican 6 per Cent. Stock to sop ex. div, ; Danish are 571 ; and Greek lbii Quarter past Two o' ClOck. Consols for account 79 THREE 0' CL OCK Consols, 79i 4 ; Mexican Bonds, 59 ; Colom bian, sot 31. FOUR &CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE. Consols 77-i Danish Bonds 56i Do. for Ac. 79 Greek Do. 1825 151 Brazilian Bonds 59 Mexican Do. 1825, 614 Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 31 Chilian Do. Russian D. 85 Columbian, 1824, 31i Spanish Do. 12i COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held for the despatch of a variety of important public business. A petition was presented on behalf of Mr. John Bleaden, from a number of the inhabit ants of the Wald of Coleman-street, against the return of Mr. Griffiths, as one of their Common Councilmen. The petition, which was signed by between one and two thousand household- Pl:c, is likely to lead to some important investigations, as to inha bitancy being requisite to render a citizen eligible to the office of fiCtolims was sn electedt 'ou nc i l l ) l 3 n r e a n i . na o A r t the last tyof a t s w t e S i e . , T o h , o e m r a 3 s; . D B a Greaden, w who, before he was sworn, objected to him on the ground that he was ineligible to serve. Mr. Griffiths required the objection to be specified, but the Alderman (Heygate) interfered, and said Mr. Bleaden was not bound at that time to state his reasons for ob jecting to the election of Mr. Griffiths. Mr. Bleaden, however, declared, that he objected to the latter, on the ground that he was not an inhabitant householder resident in the Ward, suffi ciently to be a Common Councilman, and, therefore, was not eligible according to the ancient usage and custom of the City of London. He now petitioned the Court on this ground against the return. Mr. Wilke, sen., the solicitor, attended with a eounter petition for Mr. Griffiths, but on calling for the petitioners, none appeared to support it. The solicitor then requested that he might be allowed to present it on the next C our t d a y. Mr. T. Saunders, the solicitor to Mr. Bloaden, objected. The Lord Mayor decided, that it could not be received after that day, which was the one appointed. It would be giving the Peti tioners an undue advantage. Mr. BoHand, Mr. illirehouse, and several other Learned Counsel, were in attendance, to support the Petition, but the Court deferred the hearing of the legal arguments upon it for a fortnight. CELEBRATION OF EASTER IN GREECE.—On Easter morning we rose early, and went to the house to which we were invited. The master of the house came out to meet us, and kissed us all on the right cheek, and th en on t h e left, saying, " Christ is risen." We then enter e d th e room i n which brak fast was prepared, consisting of eggs, dried figs, and brandy, but no bread. After we had breakfasted, our h os t t o ld us we must go with him to pay some visits to his friend s and relations. At every house the ceremony I have described was repeated ; after which we were compelled to eat at least an egg, or a fig, or to drink a glass of brandy; our refusal would have been thought an ill omen. The whole morning was &pent in this way. About noon a great fire was kindled on the outside of every house, whe ther rich or poor. A lamb was then spitted whole upon a stake, and kept turning until it was cooked. As soon as this was the case, the master ofthe house was summoned to dinner; all the household sat down upon the ground, with a little round table in the middle, upon whichit with w lamb ; an d , after d i v idi ng i t , atethey After dinn er th ey wen t i n t o th e fields, where the young women danced among th e t ree s, and the t i he th y th p e la ir cet the gerc holy men retired to look at them from a distance ; they are forbidden to approach this sacred .dance. I grew tired of this distant view of the fair dancers, and went to my lodgings alone. Shortly afterwards my companions returned with our host. They re newed their attack upon the remainder of the morning's lamb and cheese, and drank great quantitiee of wine. Every Greek tries, on Easter-day, to eat as much as would feed at least ten persons. They next day they are, of course, all ill ; the more so for having eaten nothing during Lent, but bread and olives. On Monday they generally look back with regret to the days of fasting. About midnight I returned to my coffee-house, deafened with Greek songs, and atupifed with the wine I had been compelled to drink. —London Magazine. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. THE LATE DUKE OF YORK.—Although it is not customary for the livery servants of the KING to wear mourning, except on the demise of the KING or QUEEN, his MAJESTY being desirous that every mark of respect should be paid to the memory of his much-lamented Brother, has commanded his livery ser vants to appear in mourning at the funeral of his late Royal High ness. This was also done on the decease of his beloved daughter the Princess Charlotte. All the members of the Royal Family, at present in England, will send one of their carriages, drawn by six horses, to follow the funeral procession of the late Duke. There will he three footmen behind each carriage, dressed in deep mourning, with black swords, &c. Grooms, also dressed in mourning, will walk by the side of the middle horses of each Royal carriage. The only requisite for persons to be admitted to the lying in state of the Duke of York is, that they should be dressed in decent mourning. So great is the anxiety manifested by the public to witness the funeral procession of the last remains of our much lamented Commander-in-Chief, that the sum of fifteen guineas has been offered to Mr. Fortesque, baker, opposite the Cavalry Barracks, Knightsbridge, for the use of his balcony, to view the procession, and from five to ten guineas have actually been offer ed to several of the inhabitants of Knightsbridge (and accepted) for the use of their first and second floors. Lord Dundas has generously contributed the sum of 501. towards the profits of the Assembly for the Relief of the Unemployed Operatives of Renfrewshire. The Earl of Carlisle, with his wonted munificence, on New Year's Day, caused upwards of an hundred cart loads of good coals to be distributed among the poor housekeepers in Brampton—a donation peculiarly welcome at this season. H. Vansittart, Esq., at his audit on the 3d inst. has, with his usual liberality and spirit, returned 20 per cent. to his Kirk Leatharn tenants. BEDFORD.—VVithin these few days the Russell and Whitbread families have distributed one peck of bread and two bushels of coals to upwards of 1000 poor families, and a present of game to each of the principal inhabitants of this town. Mr. Hayter, the artist, who painted the celebrated picture of the trial of Lord RUssell, and that of the late Queen in the House of Lords, has lately been at Parma, where he was en gaged to furnish a portrait of Buonaparte's widow, Maria Louisa, the Imperial Archduchess of Parma: He was eminently suc cessful, and his picture received the highest praise, both as a painting and as a portrait. His picture and miniatures were ex hibited in the whole Academy at Parma, of which he was elected a Member and a Foreign Correspondent. He was moreover pre sented with a most magnificent snuff-box, mounted richly with dianonds, with her Majesty's initials and crown, by her Majesty, with the most complimentary encomiums on the picture. BUONAPARTE.—TWO pieces of oak from the Cap tivity hulk (late Bellerophon, 74), the ship which brought the Emperor Napoleon a prisoner to England, have recently been sent off to Sir Robert Seppings, for the purpose, we understand, of being converted into snuff boxes ; which are to be presented to several of the crowned heads of Europe.—Devonport Telegraph. Dignum, after a violent fit of the gout, is so far re covered, as to be able to sing some of his beautiful melodies, as usual. He has just returned from Temple House, the seat of Owen Williams, Esq., M.P. Last week he dined at Sir Gilbert East's, Hale-place, Berks, where there was a party consisting of several Noblemen and Gentlemen, among whom were Lord .Ame lius and Lord Charles Beauclerk, &c. The celebrated horse, Figaro, belonging to Mr. Farquharson, was on Monday sold at Tattersall's, to Mr. Payne, for thirteen hundred guineas. It is said that Laporte has accepted an engagement at the Dublin Theatre, and is very soon to proceed thither. No less than eleven new dramatic pieces were brought out at the different Parisian Theatres in the month of December. During the covree of the year there have been in all sixty produced. At a representation of Leonidas, at the Theatre of Nantz, a number of Spartans were taken notice of who were clothed in the garb of Jews, " Luckily," says Breton, who gives the anecdote, " to prevent all false interpretations the Austrian Sag was hoisted upon the rocks of Thermopyhe." Itis said that Kean received eight thousand pounds on his last trip to America. Price, the lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, paid him upwards of five thousand pounds, as a reward for the exercise of his talents in that hemisphere. Kean has produced larger receipts at Drury-lane Theatre, during the few evenings that he has acted since his return from America, than on any former occasion. One hundred and fifty-three pounds were received on Thursday evening, at the pit door alone; and on Monday evening, to his Richard the Third, an increased sum. The thirty-three miles between Liverpool and Man chester, are performed by coaches in two hours and three quarters. Half a minute is allowed for changing horses, at which eight per sons are employed—four to remove the horses, and four to place fresh ones to the coach.—Alfred. A Cameleopard, at present at Marseilles, is visited every day, by so great a crowd of gazers, that business suffers grievously in consequence. To put the affairs of all departments in the city, whether natural or political, on an equal footing, the Prefect and Mayor have ordered that, in future, the great beast, like themselves, shall see company only thrice a week.—Friret. It was not Mr. Marryat, the King's Counsel, but Mr. G. Marriott, the Police Magistrate in Queen-square, who was consulted by the Clergyman officiating in the Church of St. George the Martyr on the late occasion, which lots attracted so much of the public attention. DEGREES OF HAPPINESS.—If you wish to be happy for a day, get well shaved ; if for a week, get invited to a wedding ; if for a month, buy a good nag ; if for half a year, buy a handsome house; if for a year, marry a handsome wife ; if for two years take Holy Orders ; but if you would be always gay and cheerful, practise temperance.—Alfred. THE CARPENTER.—A carpenter being at work at a gentleman's house, fell through the rafters from top to bot tom. When the gentleman was told of the accident, " Oh," said he, " I love to see a man go cleverly through his work."— Liverpool Albion. PREACHER IN ARABIA.—A preacher in Arabia taking for bis text a portion of the Koran, " I have called Noah," after twice repeating his text, made a long pause : when an Arab present, thinking he was waiting for an answer, exclaimed,— " If Noah will not come, call somebody else."—Liacrpeol Albion. AN AMERICAN BULL.--Irish bulls are common enough ; but we do not often meet with any of the American breed. We have, however, been so lucky as to discover one in a Savannah paper, and which will match any of the most cele brated Hibernian breed. It is as follows :—" Wanted, a small active boy, as a waiting man. Apply at this office,"—Liverpool Albion. A countryman going into the office of Doctor's Com mons where the wills are kept, and gazing on the huge volumes on the shelves, asked if they were all bibles ? " No, Sir," an swered one of the clerks, " they are tcstaments."—Liverpoo Albion. Two OF A TRADE.—WheiI Sir Elijah Imp eyi the India Judge, was on his passage home, as be was one day walking the deck, it having blowed pretty hard the preceding day, a shark was playing by the side of the ship. Having never seen such au object before, he called to one of the sailors to tell him what it was. " Why," replied the tar, " I don't know what name they know them by ashore, but here we call them sea /a fryers. "—Liverpool Albion. . . One day last week a party of choice spirits assem bled on board the packe t shi p Britannia, in the Prince's Dock, for the purpose of partaking of the good things which are generally placed before the guests on such occasions. The bottle, it is said, circulated freely, and the party did ample justice to the wine.— " I suppose," said a gentleman named Wood, to a person who was of the company, " I suppose we shall have a wood cut of this scene ?" " I think not," replied the wit, " for we have a Wood cut already."—Liverpool Albion. SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIANS.—At the last meet ing of the Learned Society of Antiquarians, Mr. Markland, one of the members, presented an account of a MS., containing the expenses of the Privy Purse of King Henry VIII., fronl 1529 to 1533, in the possession of Mr. Pickering, in Chancery-lane, and containing some very curious and interesting particulars illustra tive of the manners, customs, and amusements of the times, and a diary of the expenses to which the amusements of his Majesty and the household amounted. It appears that the King lived in the greatest magnificence and splendour, having not less, at the same time, than twelve palaces. He lost much at games, and was very charitable. Some singular items occur, such as send ing an express to Calais for a bottle of sallad oil for the King's table--a reward to the servant that made the King's puddings, and several similar charges. In this work every monthly account is signed, as examined by the King. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—(Txra DAY.) WELLESLEY V. DUKE OF BEATJFORT. Mr. Pxrrs appeared at the sitting of the Court, on the saint side with the Attorney-General and Mr. Shadwell. The recent affidavits bad been so fully detailed by Mr. Shadwell, and so ac curately in the recollection of the Court, that he would not enter into them again, but should comment on the case as it stood upon the whole of the evidence, and draw such conclusions as should seem right to bins. When the gentlemen who had preceded him, had used the word perjury, and which had been so m uch of by the other side, the point of deciding perjury was the very point to be decided by the Court. Statements had been made, imputing the most girs and outrageous conduct to Mr. Wellesley ; he had denied these statements; they had subsequently been sworn to by a great many witnesses, and again been distinctly contradicted.— The result was that if the Counsel against Mr. Wellesley with drew the accusation of perjury, they would hare to acknowledge that the perjury rested with their own witnesses; it was conse quently most important to those who had made the case against Mr. Welleeley,_to insist that perjury had been committed by the other side, that they had sworn to the contradiction of facts, which they must have known existed. With respect to the affi davit stating that Mrs. Bligh had come to this country unknown to Mr. W. (referring to what had transpired at the beginning of lass year) that affidavit could only have been to deceive the Court ; Mr. Wellesley's agents had taken the house in York-street for Mrs. Bligh, his agents had been employed to bring from France a child common to them both, his carriage had been need by her, and every possible intercourse had been kept up, though diligence had been used to conceal it. Before Mrs. Wellesley's death, she had begun a narrative of the circumstances of this case, the be ginning of which had been written by her oivn hand, and another part of it written by some other person from her dictation ; to part of this narrative the Learned Counsel begged to draw the Court's attention. Mr. HART objected to the evidence of this new matter. Mr. Pzrirs said it was no introduction of new matter. His Loansnir had thought very anxiously about the role of admitting evidence in this case ; and he had not the slightest doubt that Mr. Wellesley's Counsel had made Mrs. Wellesley's letters evidence. Mr. HART observed that what was now proposed to be reed, was not from letters of that lady, but from something said to be in her hand-writing. His LORDSHIP had looked back into all cases of this nature that his memory or research could possibly have supplied, and the great misfortune of the present cue was, that it did not afford the evi dence which all those cases had furnished, namely, that of those the most reluctant to give it. His Lordship did not presume to make any observation on the propriety or impropriety of title, what he called, family evidence, having been withheld, which to have been given, would have been a matter of great delicacy; but to show the extreme importance of this point, he would only state, that Mrs. Wellesley, in a letter dated only a short time before her death, stated, Lord Maryborough had said, Colonel Shaw had intimated that Mr. Welles ley had told him (Col. Shaw) that if he could not get the child ren by law, he would have them by stratagem. Of this no evi dence was before the Court but that lady's letter; if further evi denoa of it were given, the Court knew what effect it would have. Mr. Parrs then proceeded. The part of the narrative he had to read was, that Mr. Wellesley had made an affidavit before the proper authorities on the Continent, which he had shown to Mrs. W. before he sent to his relations in England; that she had placed_ implicit confidence in his word, and believing that both he and Mrs. Bligh had been improperly accused, she thought she could not vindicate his honour more than by offering her protection to Mrs. Bligh. Mr. Wel lesley had subsequently flatly contradicted this statement. He had sworn that Mrs. Wellesley did not see the affidavit till after Mrs. Bligh had been received into the house ; but Mrs. Welles ley's statement was verified by the affidavit of Dr. Bnlkley ; and which stated that it was made for the purpose of convincing Mrs. Wellesley of the innocence of the then guilty parties. In this, therefore, it was obvious that Mr. W. had sworn to that which he must have known to have been untrue. The Learned Counsel concluded a long, energetic, and feeling speech, by ealling upon his Lordship, as the representative of the Sovereign, to fulfil the last earnest prayer of the most amiable and ignominiously treated deceased mother of these children, to prohibit Mr. Wellesley from having the custody of them, that they might not, as Mr. Wel lesley had wished, be brought up to be the lowest and moot per fect blackguards. Mr. TRESLOVE followed. He felt it his duty to advert to cer tain facts of the evidence. He considered the question here to be, not whether Mr. W. was to be prohibited from ever seeing his children, but whether his fixed habits, and the state of life to which he had reduced himself, did not call for the interference of the Crown to deprive him of his common law rights? Mr. T. was sure, that every one who heard the evidence would feel satisfied that Mr. W. was as regardless of his oath as be bad been of the unbounded affection his late wife bad had for him ; and that no one could credit what he might choose to swear on even the most trifling subject that could pass between man and man. SHERIFF'S COURT, RID LioN-SQuAam—(Tzto DAT.) IMPORTANT TO TRADESMEN. CUTLIR V. RITNOLDS. This was en action for goods sold and delivered, jpd giseg t was allowed to go by default, and the damages were &sewed. to• day before one of the Under-Sheriffs of the county of Middlesex. Andrew Andrews, shopman to the plaintiff, proved that in October last he called on the defendant for the amount of his bill, which had been previously delivered ; on that occasion the de fendant promised to pay the amount, and fixed the day upon which the witness was to call for it ; the witness accordingly called, but was told that the defendant was out of town. The UNDER-SHERIFF enquired whether any specific stun was mentioned by either the witness or the defendant. The witness replied in the negative. The UNDKR-SHERIFF.—This is a very loose admission. Tht s e i 000itiisrntoes of this r ft e htil b s : s c oj o ru ni ng t : yaseenv l q - i tr i , diie : ne e cd a e., n y t i io ie i t i h s e a r s fr t o o m how tl,e t c h o ey nv r e e r ci s t ve a 1 m i onvh the witness had with the defendant it appeared that he had seen the bill. The witness said that the defendant had certainly seen it—at least an his wife said. The UN nrg. SHERIFF' thought the evidence still objectionable,the declaration of the wife was all the witness would swear to—he must confess that he disliked the evidence altogether ; however, it was fin• the jury to decide to say whether they were satisfied with it. The plaintiff's solicitor observed, that the defendant, by suffer ing judgment to go by default, had admitted himself to be in debted to the plaintiff, and the only question for the jttry so decide was the amount. The JURY, after much hesitation, aseessed the damages so the amount claimed, 11/. 19s. 6d. The UNDER SISTRIFF advised the witness to be more particu lar for the future in hie applications for the amount of bills, as the Courts had great disinclination to admit eridenee so i n di s ti no t as that now adduced. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL—(TuIe DAY.) (Before the LORD CHIRP JIiXTICE and a Special Jury.) TAYLOR p. BRIGGS AND ANOTHER. This was an a c ti on b roug ht by the proprietor of the ship Essex, to recover from the defendants, the amou nt of frei g h t and other charges, for conveying a cargo of cotton from Alexan dria to Liver pool. arb T it h r e ati J o t i t i ry re turned a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to an INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT.—(TaiI DAT.) The Commissioners were occupied a ll th e morn i ng i n h eat i ng adjourned cases, non e of which Were of any public interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. -(TRIG DAY.) A deaf lad was committed for stealing a silk handkerchief, while reposing quietly in a gentleman's pocket, and which, in all probability, he mistook for his own. He was well known in his professional capacity, but was now too cunning to understand a word of the evidence. CORN-EXCHANGE.—(Tuts DAT.) The arrivals of all sorts of corn this week are limited, and the attendance at the market to-day being rather thin, there is not much business doing ; but the factors arc asking more money for most articles, especially Oats. These is some demand for fresh flour, but other sorts still continue to meet a heavy trade. • ARRIVALS. I Wheat. 1 nitrify. Oata. Znglish 2,350 qrs. 2,200 qrs. 100 qrs . Irish - --7 SO Foreign -- --- 6,600 Mout 4,4 s. 1 ;