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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, Dec. 6, 1825. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] Our readers will see from the Extracts from the Paris Papers, that the Constitutiannel has been acquitted. This decision will afford great satisfaction, and will, indeed, be attended with the most important consequences. We will not say that the decision is honourable to the French Judges, because to say that it is honourable to a Judge not to act contrary to his conviction, is to libel the judicial character. The French Judges under the old regime were often men of the most unsullied character for integrity, and we should suppose that the greater influence acquired -by public opinion since the Revolution, has not lowered the character of the French Bench. Though we do not imagine the Papers will be soon prosecuted on this Law of Tendency, the sooner such an iniquitous law is repealed the better. The trial of a paper for tendency, of which the evidence is to be derived from the file foryears, is a downright farce. It is a great conso lation, however, to see that there is one bulwark against the alarming conspiracy of the Catholic Clergy. To pass a law of sacrilege and a law of tendency in the nineteenth century was, indeed, disgraceful to the French Legislature ; but the evil at all events has not been heightened by the Judges. It is very confidently asserted that Sir Charles Stuart,as soon as the ratification of the Brazilian Treaty arrives at Rio de Janeiro, from Lisbon, when the high commission with which he is now entrusted will be closed, in pursuance of instruc dons transmitted to him, will proceed round Cape Horn, previously touching at Buenos Ayres, visit ing Chili, whence he is to proceed to Lima. We, however, understand that l►e is to make this in teresting tour in the simple character of a voya geur, for the purpose, no doubt, of looking about him; but without any ostensible mission.—(lbid.) [THE TIMES.] The French evening papers of Saturday, which arrived last night, communicate the important intelligence of the acquittal of the Constitutionne/. The French Judges have thus vindicated their character for independence,. and the Cour Royal has shown itself a worthy successor of those ancient Parliaments which sometimes withstood the power of the Crown, and at others resisted the encroachments of the Church. In -the present in stance, the influence of the former and the bigotry of the latter were brought to bear with full force on the consciences of the Magistrates, and found them impregnable. The Ministry who advis ed this prosecution must see in its defeat the impossibility of restraining the freedom of dis cussion by means of the Courts of Law. It re mains to- be seen whether they will not now re sort to a censorship. The subscription for Ge neral Foy:'s family, though not ,so great as was stated in some of the Papers received on Sunday, is daily increasing, and promises to amount to. a sum unprecedented in the voluntary contributions of Prance. The feeling displayed at the gallant General's funeral, and the splen did monument about to be raised to his memory,. show on what side of politics the wealth and the opinions of the Parisians are ranged. The Ultras and the Jesuits,- who ultimately compelled - M. de Villele to march a hundred thousand men into Spain, could not command 'from the fanaticism or the charity of the whole of their partisans in France, half the sum to relieve all the fugitive monks and soldiers of the Faith, which was raised in a single day to honour the memory of a single Patriot orator. As Ge neral Foy was only known and respected of late for his parliamentary displays, and his opposi tion to the'enemies of liberal institutions, we may take the feeling evinced at his death as an indi cation of an increasing attachment to constitu= tional rights and freedom of political discussion. The Cour Royale seems by its decision to have appreciated this feeling, and to have consoli dated these rights. The Journal des Debals contains part of an address to the Diet of Hun gary, on which we refrain from-remarking till we see the whole document. [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.] We have received the Paris Papers of Satur day, with the Etoile of Sunday. The tenchncy of the rentes to a considerable improvement con tinues, as we repeatedly anticipated ; thou►gh the Etoile, in an exulting article upon this sub ject, displays at once a pitiful spirit of misre presentation, as well as gross ignorance. It ascribes the late depression to the embarrass ments of the London Market, which, though partly true, still betrays a want of stamina in the French Securities, which are thus liable to be affected by every adventitious circumstance. After exhibiting as many blunders as it was possible for it to introduce into the space occupied by its remarks; it concludes with pointing out, in an exulting tone, truly laughable, " the difference between the situations, resources, and disposi tions, of the two countries." Had an ignorant person read this, as wellas the rest of the article, he would have supposed that France was in a state of unparalleled prosperity with respect to her finances, and that the English Govern►nent was on the brink of insolvency. . Yet the Finan ciers of France cannot accomplish any great pro iect without the aid of English capital : and if they venture to embark in it without the concur rence of the monied men of this country, it is sure to fail, as has been exemplified in the recent attempt to,convert the rentes. The cream, however, of the argument is to be found in the following passage, in which the Etoile rather broadly insinuates, that the English Treasury would have been obliged to compromise with the holders of Exchequer Bills, had it not been for the timely indulgence it received from the latter in the critical moment of its difficulties. " In England," says this well-informed Journal, " the public Treasury has had difficulties for the pay 'dent of its Exchequer Bills, and the holders have consented to renew them." The rest of the ar ticle, particularly where any allusion is made to ale ficancial situation of this country, is in the some style of blundering sand misrepresentation ; but as ignorance is the prevailing sin, anger is certainly not the feeling we experienced after we had perused it. [BRITISH PRESS.] It was but the other day that the public were informed, through the medium of the Mornino- Herald, that "the Bank of England had refused '' , for the last three weeks, to discount any Book seller's bill"—while the same Paper of yesterday says, " In our opinion it is folly to praise the Bank for being liberal in its discounts; it ought rather to be censured. At present, what an en couragement does the Batik hold forth to gam bling !" What ! censure the Bank for being li beral in discounts, at the very same time that it is affirmed to have rejected the bills of one entire class of traders, and that class, too, well known to be as wealthy as respectable, and of course as solvent, as any that can be named with it. If the fact is to be believed that the Bank refused to discount their bills, and if the cause assigned for its having done so be true, viz. " the depressed state of the bookselling trade," it would seem that the Directors, so far from be ing censurable for their liberality, make a very minute inquiry, in-every instance, into the con cerns of each trade, and ascertain not only which is in a declining state and which is not, but to what special and peculiar causes that decline is owing. The Herald, for example, tells the world that " this state of things"—that is, tile annihila tion of the booksellers' credit with the Bank, and the falling off of their business, was occasioned by the refusal of the respectable Newspape rs to insert their puffs without the word " Advertisement." Now, the Bank of England, if we assume it as true that their bills were thrown out, must have previously acquainted itself, not only with the declining state of the trade, but with the particu lar cause which occasioned it, since this alone could have warranted so marked a stigma. For the same Journal, therefore, to charge the Bank with being so lavish in its discounts as to hold forth an encouragement to the spirit of gambling, and to desire the public, in its own Cockney phraseology, to "see what amiss the Bank of England has brought about," is hold a language equally at variance with common sense and with itself. But thus it is that falsehood always flounders, and that, in the end, it never fails to expose its own malignity. [MORNINq POST.] If the Catholics, or any amongst. them, could possibly doubt the folly and impolicy of the con duct pursued by their leaders, let them look at the proceedings taking place in the County of York,, at the meetings assembled, at the resolutions pass ed, at the calls made upon Gentlemen connected with the Protestant interest to come forward in defence of our Constitution and our Church, and those doubts will be removed. If ever there was a cause which was injured, if not sacrificed, by its pretended friends, it is that of the Roman Ca tholics. If ever men were roused from imprudent slumbers to a just sense of imminent danger by the insanity of their enemies, Protestants are those men. At this time last year, and still more perhaps after the putting down of the Catholic Association, the ►feeling of confidence and security was so strong, that there was a general disposi tion throughout the country to proceed blindly to the extremest length of concession. The great mass of the Protestant Clergy rem-►ined unalarm ed, or at least, silent and inactive, -and temper and humility on the part of those who craved the highest boon which the nation can give, would have done much to increase that lethargy which laid suspicion asleep, disarmed resistance, and threatened to leave the ark of our religious li berties ungarded. But the Catholics once in sight of their object, could no longer hide the spirit by which they were actuated. The veil which they had assumed to mount the steps of the temple, dropped when they stood upon its thres• hold ; and the cry of triumph which they raised was so wild and dissonant, so little like grati tude, and so full of hostility and menace, that the whole country woke at the sound, and now presses forward to repel the intruders and to close the gates against enmity and pollution. Foremost in this great national movement are the patriotic and enlightened Protestants of the County of York. But if they have the honour to be the first who rally, round our Constitu tion, they will not be the only ones. In every county the spirit which they have displayed lives to the same extent, and only waits times and circumstances to break forth with the same fer vour. The signal has now been given, the mode of acting has been pointed out, and the excellent re solution passed on Friday last at the numerous meeting held at York under the presidency of Lord Macdonald," to support at the ensuing elec tions only those Candidates who are decidedly op posed to the further concession of political power to the Roman Catholics," will be reiterated in every quarter with so much unanimity and effect, that during the whole existence of the next Parlia ment, peril shall not again, approach our Church, and Protestantism will flourish, yielding protec tion and toleration to all, and the more able to do so, as it will feel itself secure and invincible in its own strength. [MORNING HERALD.] The French Five per Cents. appear to have recovered from the late shock. We should not be surprised if they were to remain at their pre sent price, or nearly so, if even our Three per Cents were to tumble still lower. Some time since we copied, from a French Paper, a state ment showing that full nine-tenths of the French debt were held by people possessing each not wore than from fifty to 100 pounds Stock. Now, though the French debt be 200,000,0001., yet when it comes to be divided in this way, it is not easy for any sudden panic to make an impression of it. This division, there fore, of the French debt into small parcels may account for the late re-action. At any time, and almost under any circumstances, small holders of any thing are not, even in cases of panic, induced to part 14 ith what they hold. Our debt, and particularly the Three per Cents., is differently circumstanced. The debt of the United Kingdom, though amounting to 800,000,0001., is only held by about 200,000 of the people, which is only a hundredth part of the population of the country. Besides, there is always a good part of our debt held on speculation; therefore, when a panic takes place, it falls in a rapid ratio. But our Three per Cents. as compared with land, houses, mercantile bills, and Foreign stocks, is much too high ; and from that cause alone, we think it likely to still further decline in price. But the bursting of the time bubble certainly accelerates the fall. To the people ge nerally a fall will make no difference, the present holders will still receive the same dividends and pay the same taxes, and future holders will be able to invest their savings at a more advanta geous rate, which will keep them from embark ing with so much eagerness either in_home or foreign schemes, or foreign funds; and as to the Sinking Fund, if there is a Sinking Fund worth mentioning, it naturally makes , a greater progress in the reduction of the Debt when Consols are low than when high ; altoge ther we think this fall of Stocks advantageous to the country. ft' they could have been forced up beyond 100, and if the holders could have been frightened by the Ministers into a reduction of one-half per cent. interest, then the Minister might either have been able to have added two and-half millions a year to the Sinking Fund, or have remitted so much from the taxation. [NEW TIMES.] The Money Market was in an agitated state yesterday, and towards the close of the day considerably de pressed, most of its securities having closed at a lower price.— Consols opened in the morning at 848, advanced to 847, which price they maintained during the principal part of the day, but towards the afternoon some heavy sales were effected, and they declined gradually below 84, until the close of the Market, when they were reported 838 J, with a heavy appearance. The ac counts of the improvement in the French Funds (which gra dually advance) were not able, with all the operations of the speculators for a rise, to keep up the price of Consols. Consi derable sales took place in the 3 per Cents. reduced, which had the effect of causing a decline in Consols, as they prove that there is a scarcity of money still existing. In some of the fo reign securities a greater depression took place than in the Con sol Market. Colombian Bonds for the Account opened at 64, and closed at 62-k ; Mexican Bonds for the Account, 651 to63g, and closed 64i ; Buenos Ayres Bonds, 76i ; Brazilian Scrip, l2i dis. ; Guatemala Scrip, 12 dis. ; Peruvian Bonds, 47i ; Russian Bonds, 89i to 89 ; Spanish Bonds, 158 ' • Greek Scrip,. 18i to 17i. French Five per Cents. 96C to 95f.; Three per Cent. 65f. ; Exchange, 25f. 10c. In the different shares there was some business, but in some at a considerable deterioration in price ; still the transactions were more generally diffused than for some days past. Real del Monte have once more de clined to a very low premium, being yesterday only 25 pm. ; Anglo Mexican, 5 pm. ; Bolivar, 13 pm. ; Colombian, 13 pm.; Pasco Peruvian, 11 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 25 pm. ; New United Mexican, 6 pm. ; Alliance Fire, 21 pm. ; Canada, 13 pm. ; British-'lron, 9 dis.; Equitable Loan Bank, bi dis.; Scarlet .Dye, 8 dis. ; West India Company, 24 dis. MR. O'CONNELL AND MR. LEYNE. (Frani the Freeman's Journal of Dec. 3.1 The following particulars have been communicated to us, on which we can place reliance : Yesterday, at 1 o'clock, Mr. J. Leyne, accompanied by Mr. Twiss, a gentlemon of landed property in the county of Kerry, came up to Mr. O'Connell, who was standing with another bar rister at the entrance of the Four Courts, and addressing Mr. O'Connell, asked him if he meant to afford him (Mr Leyne) sa tisfaction. Having waited for the space of a minute, and Mr:- O'Connell having made no reply, Mr. Leyne then said, " You have belied my father and myself, and I pronounce you to be liar, a slanderer and a coward." Mr. Leyne and, his frien then entered the hall ; but Mr. O'Connell left the court-yard, and proceeded to the head police-office, to exhibit articles of the peace against Mr. Leyne, who shortly afterwards appeared, and was bound over to keep the peace tnall his Majesty's sub jests, himself in sureties of 1,0001.. and two other sureties of 2001. each. The sensation created in the hall of the Four Cdurts, and indeed throughout town, generally, by this occur rence, may be very easj.ly imagined. There are various ru mours afloat, concernifig the transaction, which we deem it unnecessary to publish, but the following have been commu nicated to us as facts : That Mr. Percy R. Payne, the barrister, who delivered the "message to Mr. O'Connell in the first instance, is not a party to this latter proceeding of Mr. Leyne's ; and that Mr. O'Con nell, even previously to the affair of which we have given. an account, intended to exhibit articles of the peace against Mr. Leyne. We have also heard that Mr. Maurice and Mr. Morgan O'Connell were waiting at the corner of Nassau-street, to meet Mr. Leyne, in order to inflict chastisement on him. The gentleman who delivered the message to Mr. Leyne, on the part.of Mr. M. O'Connell, was Mr. Thomas Fitzsimon, In-Other to Mr. O'Connell's son-in-law. An Evening Paper states, that Mr. Maurice O'Connell had sent to Mr. Leyne to say, that he was ready.to receive any com munication from him touching his (Mr. Leyne's) misunder standing with his father. Mr. Leyne is said to have declined this proposal, alleging that he had no cause of quarrel with Mr. ill. O'Connell. ( From the Dublin Morning Post of Friday.) AFFAIR OF HONOUR AT DUBLIN.—We copy the follow ing from an Evening Paper. There have been many other versions of the same affair, which has been a good deal the subject of conversation during the last two or three days :—" It is stated, that in consequence of some allusions made by Mr. O'Connell at the Association, in which he attributed Mr. Leyne's renunciation of Popery to a wish on the part of that gentleman to inflict pain on his aged parent, Mr. Leyne, in the course of Tuesday evening, sent a message to Mr. O'Connell. Mr. O'Connell, it is said, declined the message, and stated that he was held in heavy recognizance. Mr. Leyne's friend pressed for an answer, and fixed an hour fora second in terview with Mr. O'Connell. The result is stated to be, that Mr. O'Connell, under the circumstances in which he is placed, declined receiving the message. It is further alleged that his son (Mr. Maurice O'Connell) had sent to Mr. Leyne to say, that he was ready to receive any communication from him touching his (Mr. Leyne's) misunderstanding with Isis father. Mr. Leyne is said to have declined this proposal, alleging he had no cause of quarrel with Mr. Maurice O'Connell. In this state, it is said, the matter rests." (From the Dublin Freeman's Journal.) We find the following in the Dublin Evening Mail. We have ourselves no information on tile subject : " In consequence of a speech lately delivered by Mr. O'Con nell, at the Association, in which he attributed Mr. Leyne's renunciation of Popery to a wish on the part of that gentle man to inflict pain on his aged parent, Mr. Leyne, in the course of last evening, sent a message to Mr. O'Connell.— The Leader at first declined fighting, but Mr. Leyne's friend ' gave him till 12 o'clock this day to consider what answer he would give to Mr. Leyne's demand. At the appointed time, M. O'Connell was again waited upon, and required a further extension of thpe. This was acquiesced in by Leyne's friend, and at the hottar of going to press the result of the third inter view had not transpired." ( From the Dublin Evening Mail.) Mr. O'Connell has sworn the peace against Mr. Leyne, who is now in custody at the Head Police-office. Mr. Leyne has entered into security, himself in 1,0001. and two sureties in 1,0001. each, and has been consequently discharged. " Evening Mail Office, Two o'Clock. " We are authorized to state, that in the afternoon of this day, Mr. Leyne having overtaken Mr. O'Connell in one of the squares of the courts, called to him, and in the presence of se veral gentlemen, declared, in a loud voice, and with suitable emphasis and gesticulation, that he (Mr. O'Connell) had foully slandered Mr. Leyne's father, as well as himself, and had most cruelly and wantonly wounded their feelings, and that in doing so he was abase and wicked calumniator, and that his conduct was that of a cwardly assassin. " To which Mr. O'Connell graciously replied—' Tut, Tut, or words to that effect." " Evening Mail Office, four o'clock. " We stop the press to announce that Mr. O'Connell has sworn the peace against Mr. Leyne, who is now in custody at the head police-office." " Half-past four. " Mr. Leyne has entered into security, himself in 1,000!. and two sureties in 1,0001. each, and has been consequently dis charged." HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, DEC. 6. There were several trifling yes of salvage beard to-day, of no general interest. GENOA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. Dr. PHILLIMORE in this case appeared for his Excellency ' 1 Count Ludolf, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary from the King of the Two Sicilies in the Court of his Britannic Majesty. The present proceeding arose out of a mpnition taken out some time ago against the Governor of Chelsea Hospital, and others, respecting some unclaimed prize-money that had been paid into their department. There had been, at various times, several Acts of Parliament passed authorizing the Ambassador for the time being of the King of the Two Sicilies to receive, monies due from this country in the nature of prize shares, or allotments to Sicilian subjects, who should appear to have been, in conjunction with any land or naval force of Great Britain, captors of prize or booty from the enemy. The preamble of the 47th Geo. 111. cap. 47, recited that whereas certain ships and vessels, the property of the King of the Sicilies, had acted with the armaments of His Britannic Majesty in the c ,pture of Genoa, Savona, and Spezzia, it was deemed advisable •n pay over the alloted shares of such captors as were Sicilian subjects to the Prince Castelcicala, or to the Sicilian Ambassador for the time being, for the purposes be fore mentioned. Another Act of Parliament (4th George IV.) had since passed, confirming this statute. The transaction im mediately in question in this case took place in 1814, when Genoa, Savona, and Spezzia, submitted to a joint expedition of sea and land forces of Great Britain (the former being com manded by Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, and the latter by Lieutenant-General Lord William Bentinck, G. C. B.) and sea and land forces of the King of the- Two Sici lies.. Distribution took place, under a prize grant from His. Majesty, five or six years ago ; and several shares were afterwards paid as unclaimeii.shares into Chelsea Hospital. These had been claimed ,by Gount Ludolf; and all such monies had been received by him with the exception only of 1,291/., entered in the hooks of the Hospital as on account of the late Sir Robert Hall, who was a Captain in his Majesty's navy, and also a Major in the Sicilian service. The prize agents, in making out their lists, returned him, as entitled among the British captors, as Captain Hall, R. N., and in that capacity he had actually drawn his share while living. But they also returned him as Major General Hall, in the service of his Ma jesty the King of the Two Sicilies; and it was in that capacity that the unclaimed share was set out as due to him ; and being so set out in the book containing the names of the Sicilian cap= tors, the Learned Counsel contended for the right of Count Ludolf thereto, according to the express provisions of the Act of Paeliament ; and they prayed that the Count's monition might go out against the Hospital to require such share to be paid over to his Excellency accordingly. Dr. LUSIIINGTON followed on the same side. He contend ed that the objects of the Acts which had been referred to were, to save to the captors in a joint expedition the inconvenience and hardship of being obliged to apply for this prize-money in coun tries of which they were not natives, and wherein they might have no agent or any convenient means to prosecute their claims.; and to separate and divide, therefore, the allotments of prize to the British forces employed, and the forces of the ally, or' other foreign power that had co-operated with them in the cap ture wherein the prize-booty was captured. But, they never were meant to touch the principle of distribution to be observ ed by such an ally or foreign state to its own subjects. That', was a matter which must follow of course the local customs or laws - of such state, and matters with which Great Britain could have no pretence of interfering. The Learned Counsel, in an able speech, enforced this reasoning by ,putting a variety of analogous cases, wherein, he said, it would be monstrous to suppose that any thing so unjust to any Government could be insisted on by another in amity with it, as such a direction as to the mode and form in which it should decree distribution among its own subjects to take place. 'The KING's ADVOCATE, for the Crown, expressed his anxiety that the question should be ultimately decided by this Court; but he contended, that it was eot yet in a proper state for any such decision. It was clear that in making out the prize lists, an error had been committed : for the name of Capt. Hall had been twice returned a' entitled to a share. Now it was contrary to all equity or common sense that he should take both as a Sicilian Major-General, and a British Post Captain of the Navy. He could only take as one or the other. From some cases which had occurred, which the Court would re member, and which were thought at the time of great indivi dual hardship, bet not of strict law, it was even possible that this gentleman's representatives would only be enabled to claim as in his lower rank, because that was his rank in our service ; and in that rank he had already received his share. Now if there was such an error, it might be proper to apply for a new warrant of distribution ; for he (the King's Advocate) denied the doctrine of his learned friend's, that the distribution already made must e necessarily be final, even if it had been ac companied with crying injustice or signal error: because, at they said, the warrant required distribution to be made, and All claims to be put in within six months. Neither could' he )low that the books of Chelsea Hospital were necessarily such "huthority as must establish the true description of the character Sir Robert Hall's unclaimed share. Dr. ARNOLD, on the same behalf, contended that Count Ludolf, on his own shewing, claimed for the Sicilian Crown only through the individual character of Sir Robert Hall's share ; lint the Acts of Parliament referred to clearly empow- Ared him to claim only the general allotments of prize as to the Sicilian forces employed in conjoint expeditions with ours, and not the shares of any individuals in the circumstances of this of Captain Hall's. The Learned Counsel for the Admi ralty then argued that this monition ought not to be enforced. Dr. JENNER, for the Representatives of the late Sir Robert - Hall, stated, that when he first came into Court to-day, he meant to claim for his parties only the difference between the inferior share (about 5001.) which Sir Robert had already received as a Captain in the British navy, and the full share now appear ing to be due to him in that capacity. But after hearing the arguments of his Learned Friends, he (Dr. Jenner) should now most unquestionably contend, that his parties were entitled to the full unclaimed share assigned to him, in the books of Chel sea Hospital, as a Sicilian Major-General, deducting there from the amount of prize already received by him as a Captain in our navy; that is, that the representatives of Sir Robert might claim the larger, instead of the smaller share. Lord STOWELL, after noticing the'delicate and difficult na ture of this case, and the careful consideration which all its points would require, expressed his astonishment, that after sitting so many days this term, with no business before him, so:weighty a question should have been brought on exactly on the last day of the Court's sitting this term. His Lordship then added, he would give notice when he was prepared to pro nounce his judgment on the matter. PLYMOUTH BANK. The banking-house of Sir W. ELFORD, Bart., Tingcombe, and Were Clarke, of this town, stopped payment on Friday last. Until the evening of that day the event was not generally known, as the doors of the bank continued open at the usual hour; but on the following morning notices appeared on the windows, stating that the firm was compelled to sus pend its payments from a variety of causes, among which was mentioned the necessity they had been under of selling out of the funds at an immense loss, t 9 meet the severe run which had continued with various fluctuations ever since the early part of October, when the Kingsbridge, Devonport, and Launces ton banks failed. The astonishment and distress which this announcement excited are beyond description ; multitudes were collected round the doors during the whole day, and their coun tenances powerfully depicted the various passions with which they were inspired. The pangs of disappointment, and the deeper emotions of despair and agony, might be traced in almost every face. We never remember witnessing such a strong excite ment of public feeling, and his heart must be utterly callous who could be insensible to the prevalence of so much misery. From the high character which the Plymouth Bank had main tained until the recent bankruptcies in the neighbourhood had in a measure unhinged the system altogether, the confidence of the community was unbounded, and the calamity is there fore proportionably great. The shock to the labouring and in dustrious classes in particular will be long and severely felt, the connexion of this establishment with the commercial and trading interests of the port being of the most e xt e nsi ve na ture, and a great proportion of their issues being in 1/. notes. It is the severest blow that could be given to the rising prospe rity of the town ; and the near approach of winter will render its effects still more lamentable among the poor, who may be thrown out of employment by the general stagnation which must inevitably follow. A most tremendous run on the other banks was the immediate consequence of this failure, which continued unabated during the whole of Sa turday, and part of Monday, when the applicants find ing that every demand was promptly discharged, became gradually satisfied of the security of the remaining establish ' ments, and a cessation afterwards took place, although up to this hour much feverish anxiety continues to agitate the public mind, and a deep gloom pervades all ranks. Various and con tradictory reports are in circulation respectilig the resources which remain to meet the demands upon the insolvent firm, but little is yet known that may be relied on. The most fa vourable occounts represent the deficiency to be upwards of 95,000!., and the probable dividend less than 10s. in the pound. Should the landed estates of the partners be available, some thing more, will, of course, be added to the dividend ; but to this subject we shall again allude, when correct information can be obtained. A co mm i ss ion of bankruptcy was granted against the above firm on Monday, and yesterday morning it was opened at Plymouth, by Mr. Tink, solicitor of Devonport. There were three other applications for the commission, and the choice 1Y:19 decided by lottery.—(Plymouth Journal.) LONDON MARKETS, PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis, is iod. for .he 41b. loaf—there are others who sell from a halfpennYr° twopence halfpenny below that rate, , SEEDS, Dec. 5. ' 8 5 New English R. Cl over , pet cw t 65 s 76 5-4 " 7 s , 51 6 Old Ditto . 255 47;-- fi ne"`;- : —s --,—fine --"S . New Foreign ditto Old ditto ditto New ‘Vhite ditto 6 os —s—fin 63 56 , Old ditto Newlrefoil per cwt Old ditto ....., --s New RibgraSs Old ditto 24s 305—fine , 3 !: 405 English Carraway Seeds ..... 5 —s -5 - -- ' -6nt ' Foreign ditto ;65 1 " Coriander do. 2 :3 2 95 5 2 5 2 4 4 ! 5 : s:_—_ ufi fi fi ni p ' i 1 c e e e e 3 54 : i 5 : 5 5 :: : 6 3 : St.Foin. ...per or.' Rye-Grass Macey ditto , Linseed for feeding .los 32 0 04 c l: .2423 1 ° i s: S s __:: :f h t E r , j e r e .6.i 4, iii ~00;(:::;.... .3 1,5:5 Ditto, for crushin g , 285 325 -- NA S i t s 77 d Canary Seed . 77s sts—o , , ie ios• B W I VI s t, e ll , fi e Mustard d Seed,. per bushel.... 1 1 0 2 : 1 1 4 8 5 ::: 6 , 1 , 0 ; 0 6 : Turnip Seeds l2s 155 Ou" ---'1 , 5 6S 35 6s __„ e w i , Tares ...... .. Rape Seed —I 23i 251 e 6l ---s per last -$,, - NEIVGATE AND — LEADENHALL MAtils• S, Dec , 5s sd By the Carcase. o j to 4 j Beef Mutton ..... 39 Oct to 4s 4d I Pork 49 Ou _ . Laub, os ad to Os do SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET, I) , '"', 3 ' 100°1 Glover, 0. lois 6d to 112 s 8d I Hit., Old 90s Oil.t ° 7 'if). —1nf..... 80s Od to 1063 Od I —New - Inf. '6st Od to 4 9a 0 s Od —New ' '• • """s Od to —s 0:: 1 Straw .... 36s 041 to ST. JAMES'S. 0; tid .1 14 0 3 Od Hay .70s. Od to 105 s Od 1 Clort r .... 75i 0. to , "91 0 New Ditto -=s ad to —s Od 1 ttaw ....3 43 6d to :3 8 (5 0 : 0 0 a d t t o o 1 4 2 0 0: 0 0:i i _ Ha i e n .. , .... i .... . Lo s s 0 -.0 4 ° Od. WHITECHAPEL. d to 955 4 odt:Z_____,..--• Clover... Straw ... Sussex , P ni o , ck_ PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt. Nov 28 r Kent Pockets e t t u:....2.11 Os to s6 l 05--SeColldS, 211 05 161 Os to 171 10s to 18118, Pe i o ct• 151 lOs to 161 lOs to 171 P, r C wt. Essex Pockets Os P e : r c wt. 161 Os to 171 Os to Si l Os 1,,i pi Farnhl te Kent Bags co t , Sussex Ba Essex Bags gs' l6l Os t o l 151 Os t 171 o s 0 0s tto Middlings g i Heifers . & e S s 1 i e o e s t , o i p t 3 e A s r ,„ 05 F'"! as 2d-to 3s 4d Market 'Calf • . eac"" o os et! d os t SHEEP SKINS. od to Os .4 Polled Downs 43 Od to 5s 6d j Latobs ...... I s a V t a . 11 1 L .) 1 a :d , 14 :i 6(: ‘" ------- PRICE OF LEATHER— • 2I Best Dressin! , Hides lgitt t o i per lb ........ • 1 3 to •,' , Common Hides ' .... 4 ..... .., .... 15 ow ..15d to Crop Hides, 36 to 391bs for cutting ........ . • •_,- to lb., Ditto .... to 451bs ......... ......... to t2OP Ditto 45 to 501ba .................. 19d 0 9 1;41 Calf Skins..os to 401bs ..................... lett • I ngd 33 J . 274 1:!‘ - Ditto 45 to 5511 is - t 0 9: Ditto . . 21a 55 to 751bs .................. to 16 d Small Seals (Greenland). Large ditto Tanned Horse Hides ......... .. to : 5d ............ . 12d to ; 8d ............ 13d t° Spanish Horse Hides spoearpl 211).--f. S s ; INlottled .. .... •• • • •• • sCE Card.......... • • • • • " q ll, 650; Grates .•... ••• • ' Good Dregs .. ... •• • PRICES OF TALLOW, SO: Town Tallow 50s Od —s Od Yellow Russia 40s' ed —s White ditto.. 42 Od —s Soap ditto.... 38s 64 —s oil Melting Stuff 35s On Od Ditto Rough.. 9.35:0d —s Od ICE Price of Candles, per dozen, 6 s ( id a is PII OF CANDLES, Faoli TAI,Low',CHANin,t:II bs 6d i • ,Niouldsy m ""eY• 6d per dozen allowed for ready PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of slb.--1,1"0, l'nee of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melt_ Adair's, ' - 36' 6 " -- 0 0 Primrose,, 36s—Heaton, 38s 3d, 38s 6d toipBs 9‘ 3 . - n „ v ort ll.7 Percy East, 365. 9d—Pon top Windsor, is--.Kiltig 355,„ Main, 38s, 38s 3d to 38s 6d—Holywell, 3' Th, 6d - Barton, , ivepbeaa 38s Gd to 38s ld Walker, 3,5 s 6d—Or's itedl'o 65' End Hotspur, Tantield Moor, 38s 6d.---Willington 39s 6d—%Vall' 'sgs Or. igke and Co. 42s 6d to 43s Wall:- End Burraton,., %calf. .35s—ShiPc%dilo'' Walls End Bute 36s—W — alls End Green s, 3 7 8 6 0 " -- 0 1 '' 39s 6d Wall's End Newmarcl), .4 i l iade ir , End Northumberland, 39s to 399 6d—Wallslidnd 335 33- ,; 41s 6d—Walls End Walker, 38s 6d—'fan field Trader/ oce._ Cowpen, 37s 6d—Hartley, 398—Eden Main. 3?is-Voi b tOn Main, - 37s—Hedworth Main,' 348 .6d—Lyons; 40 ? 38s 6d-- Primrose, 37s 6d—Montague 335---Nesliani 310, w ell, 37-- n s Walls End Lamb ton, :44s 6(1,--WitllS knti spring-s...SW, Walls End-Stewart's, 44s ' 6d -Ships at market, I -sold, 44. , - ' unthln3aiotssri,iltoy,eotrini MEETI N G I 0 F THE C7A a c hing oys O efe F rnatr l ii.: R ii se E l( L nilli A stu N ti neu D gb . p — ulriiens ' s l heo l enn l det the lri 113th of n jaCii!antahro;icinPrelates aroacbiljg. yet at on of the ter n Reporter.) unfortunate spirit of cal condition event.= (Sold/ • lint a e r. d COMBINATION. —We are, sorry to 6 1 ' 1 t t has e time tow existed l e reg ___ l in Dublin, has now made its appearance 0: or s jgb e es combination ne, : a f f: the Catholic tCwab,i,lt rreQcd:romueestachtwiseoisoltaileiilieepra osoerri ich wfalgeesir and d y t i h n ie en y nslowteo-innliyikreeifsusiciatso• e k t e u a r nneyd work out there ei s f r ro d i e n m e a n ri l d p s lo a y r i e n c g oml complied ti b s u s t v ve 111:010i17; joined in this lawless combination.—(Dreghlda Po s hort IcittsYon(Litlimielos hops sceleidass 2f0a01,10e010)1.1:liti r ti ° : o l °lftl o e ; fr°l .t o 00,000/. This year it is very lit 24,0001. r th e It is at the Sessions-house, Westroins•ea befoA all the weights and measures are sealed and marice_,lveac,,, they are delivered for public This operation ‘-'l.:ccoolitib on Friday with the new weights and measures roone,lessiO" to the directions of the Act of Parliament passed las' 0 0 . a R R lED. johll Yesterday, at St. George's, Banovcr-squa!_ll.3y, Esq., of Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, to daughter of Francis Daniell, Esq. relictAt oFfltobreenicaete, le tt, WED. Voss' On Wednesday last, Mr. Thonias 1% 1 "u wi ry Exchange, aged 35. 0 f ,is • ge, On Saturday, the 3d inst., in the 21st Year Fatt. Co n olo t n li c e l l l 2Ag o p v c ei l i v l i i c ;e t r t. , oerifitYhe OFFI Printed ana CrEt:bNli .101.1C1dof sOrsttihane dP,RbOyf Jll .1F.13:451t as. he Slll4. IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN LAST Irish. • , English. Ir. I °reign Wheat 79 0 Barley - Malt 7,122 --- ---- , c 5V Oats.. .. 12,392 3,915 .' Rye . — -....---- Beans ... 2,003' —.-- 62 0 .2,95 Pea's - 15 0 Tares ... 64 .-- Rapeseed ---- ~..,....... ---- --- Brdnk ... 0 -- Mustard ... - ---- ............ Seeds --- 1,' 63 Linseed ... ;5 00b -- !i Flour .. - ____---- B IRTHS. liDg W On Friday, the 2d inst., at the Rectory. lady of the Rev. Edward Barlee, of a daughteror , e, Sore' On Saturday, the 3 4 inst. , at Ciaremuat-p ton, Mrs. John Runup , of a daughter. Wortcl;,: si i ll TIP