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: 4t e ut,•. selected from it, but they are not of 11 / i mportance : 11ItSSINA, SEPT. 21. The letters from Genoa announce the sailing of a Sardinian : 4°l for Tripol:. Meantime we have received from Malta 4 r Zentic letter of the Ioth September, which states that the 1 4 ,„ 41 Consul at Tripoli has written as follows :—" At Nthe B ey h as prom i se d , b y t h e h ea d o f hi s f at h er an d t h e 4 °f Mahomet that no Sardinian vessels thould be segues led till the a rr i va l o f di s p a t c h es f r o m Turin."—(Mi/an Ga. te ' °et 13.) BERLIN, OCT. 8. t generally reported that the Recess of the Provincial t _ es of th e March of Brandenburg, is in the press. The ftt;:}l4 of the Di e t h a d d e liv ere d, a long time ago, an extract I h L the -Proceedings of the Assembly, which, however, by the °f the Ministry, has been put into another form. This 4 4 7 t° be the only cause of the delay that has taken place. Ul tra -liberals were discontented on the publication the Provincial Assemblies, because the Estates have k d eliberative voice allotted to them. But if we consider h it deciding voice cannot be given without destroying the it: °f the system to any but the general estates of the King t4l;dleir discontent only proves that they have but very super- Wi i ,, L ivie " of civil institutions. The numerous local affairs h' t :7 the Estates of the March have discussed with great judg 14th " detail, and the manner in which they are appreciated e 4t.. li etess will prove that deliberative estates are not to be stxt the FltAxzr os.T, OCT. 15. 'unds of various States have risen a little this week. Persons on 'Change ascribe this to the English Proclama kti:q°th Septe m b er , e njoining British subjects to observe 4eutrality with respect to the parties at war in the East, 1 14 7 4 : they c ons id er t hi s act as a new pledge of the conti ht6, Peace. Other persona differ from this opinion for reasons, and one of which is, that the publication of whiti,tociarnation had no effect on the London Exchange, 41 4; 1 : 4 the most interested. Besides, nobody now thought h etw kffairs of the East would lead to any serious differences Dth rt r t he Cabinets, as the critical moment had long since a ' r et, and an entire conformity of views had prevailed Yes respecting these affairs. PlZ,,,,verY boisterous 'artd - noisy meeting of the , - " e rs of th e Foreign. Company took T.,; * Yesterday, at the George and Vulture 111 Cornhill, to take into consideration Prter°sPects of the Company, and how far any :4 4 , 4 ,_were likely to be realized by the members. lrtehwiing a strong muster of the Directors' 4 11 -4 1 Who reprobated the method taken to 4 11;: i ate the interests of the Company, and 41 4 1:1 that all was going on prosperously, a 1 1 4 14 t ian, approving ot - the conduct of . the Com 411sq was carried by a large , majority. A 4 1' 1 , h -41 :L11.1 N then declared his determination ?.,4urnit himself to Mr. CHITTY'S opinion, and orhirt tile laws of his country for the recovery B :Property ; and the meeting adjourned. gi. _ wis p-- to tAk thztopb e --; , Ar ESSELS.-The recent melancholy ca_ Ve ti o 111 the Clyde, naturally suggests the question—s Ol t 4 possibility of preventing such calamitous accidents? t t iati ', s ew to this, we, would recommend to public at th;Meti a d! account Of an invention by Messrs. James and 4 'ts,.. , or n arrnichael, of Dundee, for regulating the mo.ve 4h.bo "earn vessels, which has been for some time i itiol k e fe :r r d the GeorgelV..tvln gi s t t o eam th - e bot sii T u t r h g e h Di , ig i tee . ,hilieti; 4Qn?; ;a l , i f)y is (%7: l l,ln Un ß ic a a si e l - Hall, It. it., and published 1, - V iirober for July last. The description of the machinery 1 , te b t be clearl • understood,without the accompanying Attsi Ot :wit • )of • • r 41‘,;. , ••••-g e object and uses the invention are thus shortly the table Y the simple motion of a small 'ladle, or index, placed s Velr 4 s nPon deck, in view and in hearing of the man at ttikA th', a nd of the master of the . vessel, every movement to t ! , h e at engin e is capable of giving to the paddle-wheel lig h arii, once commanded. The vessel may be moved e ll ?e t i or backwards—or may be retarded, or entirely 4 Vilie, a a nY given moment, by merely turning the handle Olt Is r„,- Alas denoted by the graduations of a dial-plate. No 4 0 or a - r u ired for this purpose, so that the master him !, *ell Nailer under his directions, can perform the office I, ) e b lti Nti k , the ablest engineer. Thus, the confusion which ,t0e, 1 3 4 arises at night in calling out to the engineer be 7i4t atidl u- ' : ed, and an'Y ambiguity arising from the word of mleret t j i eing transmitted through several persons entire t.„'"`" In point of fact, ir places the improvement as muh ) 0 1 1 ; 4 th,loand as the rudder is—an undoubtedp tl ,ttb ti ttie r c "Isy method of bawling out to the engineer below, kt: l litt 4A ,, - 41 aY not hear, or may chance to be out of the way-, kik les which may lead to the most serious accidents." rg" Observer, Oct. 25. j i i P r --...<10....... t 4 I "ell Pap?r, received this morning, has I, o t io t h w iocr somewhat singular paragraph : N. h e I, tug 'go ‘ 44 glish Ambassador gave a grand dinner iil - rda tht s ,Yi t which was present the French Mi °l' It 411(1 Baron Rothschild, but no Arnbassa as „ tt , t or, present." i t Oet " ' a te letter from Madrid, dated the 16th 4 Wr 2 Ithi ) says Villy a these few days the greatest confusion prevails, t l itebthi t t a • a lt 2,,° ,l gst the Ministers, but . also with the prin. OtXii l ,ri the Administration, which . ocCasioned a great N: th,,A," the State affairs. A plot against 'Lea Bermudez o),Ate t " ( inister to be displaced for three days, since which irsanprtunate enough to overturn all the projects of his iNktreh . r e - eVablish himself again in the good opinion of eret e His friend General Cruz seeing the turn which 11,.. takin g , ow i ng to t h e pr i ests w i s hi ng to overturn ~441 14 SVI', thought it rudent to absent himself, and has p tie kr i t k , it ... t eao t lotion to retire to France. The letters from 1 tr K of several arrests about to take place, and it was .1 rth e a t the mother-in-law of General Mina would be 1 11 Ai l . " t h iti t i w rite from Frankfort that the House of tli t ' l ll4 ll ,Lo has undertaken the whole of the kV4414. (4 the construction of a Hospital for Ilq' 7 ,l.l ni ,' .l shtnetit of the Jews, which will cost jilt' ' O OO florins. 'the said House will an ditriy4t""scribe to it 3,000 florins. tti:, l ‘Pt i i ° letters f rom M a d r id s t a t e, th a t a t th ree 1„ 1 4, 1 , 4 13 "ieds an armistice wa s p ro p ose d by th e K I M t i -I° .the Council of Castile, who rejected Vit ot l i ° , 4 ght the measure of granting an armi- A ( Piti,7 l . 4 be most impolitic, as previously - the V.e it Is ts ought to be punished. l 'ig t lN i s t 3lll l the iiing's Messenger, was sent ,N. s4e Secretary of State's Office, Downing- Ty s et 4 ' '" Ttiesday evening, to the Continent. ' l 4 ll t'lllll.l l l Ps re t to state that Colonel RIDDELL is hil, 14 diipos e d at his ele g ant mansion at 1 / 4ilk , e k,. , II lI V Of' Lt zoNr.—We are rejoiced to find that rte • AL, l it. d • most respectable bankers in town 1 1( 1, ',11I tt ! to receive subscriptions in behalf of 1 I " h Z° Ni ) and of the interesting memorials 1 1 , 4, Qi'l h ",tlitlk,„"to(is of her lamented husband's 'la :l.o4:istiti,,-,role persons of the highest character ' b'trte,irrl°ll have declared their anxiety to ' l t4it'tl e ". t his instance, the cause of 'humanity 1; 11 14 ti Ot - ,'" (1 that. a number of Gentlemen are Ilkit'iltd.b") choose a Committee, who will be tit k 1 ) 14 4 ' Y Mrs. BELZONI to carry into exe.cu -6 - Wh ich has been proposed for her ad ‘(ll] : ' Paper. ) , . ornalg TIIEATLIES. DRURY-LANE.— If excellent acting could render a drama attractive a more numerous au dience would have attended the representation of She Would and She Would Not last night. The comedy is improbable, and more in tire nature of a farce. It was written, no doubt; to afford scope for the performers in the time of COLLEY CIBBER, the author of the piece, and when the audience were not so refined as they have been since rendered by the advancement of knowledge and the improvement of taste. It is, how ever, still very well calculated to gratify a mixed audience, among whom there can hardly he expected a predominance of critical judgment. The Comedy was on this occasion well supported throughout. DOWTON was quite at home in Don Manuel; HARLEY equally characteristic in Trap panti ; Miss KELLY a most spiriied and admirable personation of Hypollita; and Mrs. DAVISON was not less successful in representing Viletta. These are the principal parts, and those of less weight were not injudiciously assigned or supported. The audience considerably increased at half price,' and the Comedy seemed to afford general amuse ment. COVENT•GARDEN.—The Tragedy of Othello, brought forward with appropriate dresses, last night introduced a Mr. FurzliAssn's, as the sable hero of the Piece. This Actor, it seems, cause from Canterbury, and, if report says true, the theatrical company of that city recommended him by a Round Robin to the Managers of this Theatre. Such a recommendation shows the li berality and kindness of the subscribers, and is morally favourable to the character of the Per former. It was also sufficient to justify the Ma nagers in giving him a trial. Mr. FurznAattls pos sesses a lofty figure, suitable to the character of a renowned warrior. His face, as far as we could discover it through the medium of its dark co louring, seemed capable of expression. His de portment was rather the expression of his feelings than of elaborate study. Ills voice is not musical, but is not defective in power when exerted in passages of an energetic kind ; but he has a prac tice of sinking it at the end of a sentence, a prac tice, indeed, too common on the stage. In the first three acts he sustained the part with feeling and with energy, and received much applause. When the half-price visitors appeared, some per haps,d runk, and others sportiveg not maliciow,he was coarsely, and, in some respects, brutally treat ed. The part of Othello is very difficult to sustain with due effect,and much allowanceshould he made for the awe and fear which must necessarily ope rate upon the mind of an actor in his first ap pearance before a London audience. We know nothing of Mr. FITZHARRIS, but we think that he was not only ill-treated by a part of the au dience, tutbulent enough to disburb the whole, but by our cotemporaries of the Daily Presi. Mr. FITZLIARKIS had the merit of not copying any popular individual, but of acting frOm his own impression of the arduous character vthich lie undertook, and we have little doubt that a-fu ture trial would enable him- to snake a more fa vourable impression on a just and candid audience. Mr. \VAUDK, in lago, acquitted himself better and , with more ease than on any previous occasion. Mr. COOPER'S CaiSiO was marked by all his usual good sense. Mrs. SLOMAN was interesting in . Desdeinona, and the other characters were pro perly allotted. A very numerous audience. - - TURKEY. A Journal, of Rome gives a short account of the immense treasures which the Seraglio at Con stantinople contains. It is customary in Turkey, says this paper, for every Sultan to accumulate a sum of money and deposit it in a part of the Palace called the Treasure Chamber. The more considerable these accumulations are, the more prosperous is the reign considered, and it is ima. gifted that each Sultan has collected together as much as 12 millions of francs. The chief of the Eunuchs yearly makes an inven tory of the Purses deposited in the Treasure Cham ber, and each purse is valued at 750 francs, and the whole inclosed in a strong iron chest. When that is done, the Grand Seigneur, accompanied by the chief Officers of State, goes in solemn pro cession to the Treasure Chamber, and affixes his seal upon the chest. After his death the chamber is opened, and the Grand Viser, and several of the higher officers, appose their seals to the chest and inscribe thereon :—" This is the Treasure of the Sultan N." These accumulations are considered sacred, and never to be touched except in great extremi ties, and rather than that they should not be made the Sultans would load their subjects with taxes. There have been 41 Sultans since , the reign of Mahomet 11. and the ruin of the Grecian Empire in 1455, and it is thence estimated, that the treasures collected in the chamber, amount to the immense sum of near 600 millions of francs. To this is to be added the presents made to the dif ferent Sultans, , and the confiscated property of private individuals and deposed Pachas ; and hence it becomes difficult to put a just value upon the riches shut up in the Seraglio, and not permitted to circulate. The amount for which the American house mentioned on Monday stopped payment has been extremely exaggerated in some of the current ru mours on the subject. We learn from a source not likely to be far wide of the truth, that it does not exceed 400,0001. A very serious alarm has spread,' we understand, in many quarters where the statements alluded to obtained belief, and the alarm was, undoubtedly, a very just one, since, admitting them to be true, the shock would be more or less felt throughout the whole of the commercial community. Our estimate of the extent of the failure will prove, we are persuaded, very nearly correct.—(Times.) Sir CHARLES FORBES, Sir CHARLES FLOWER, Sir PETER LAURIE, and Mr. Alderman BIRCH, have been appointed Magistrates for the County of Middlesex, and the City and Liberties of Westminster. The town of Dorbion, in Lithuania, lat e ly sus tained a great loss by a violent conflagration= 170 dwelling-houses fell a prey to the flames. THE KING, &c. WINDSOR, OCT. 26.—Yesterday forenoon his MAJESTY forwarded a messenger from the Royal Lodge, with dispatches for the Home and Foreign Departments. Yesterday morning the Duke of Wellington and Duke of Do/set, after breakfast, took leave of his Majesty, and left the Royal Lodge, for their residence in town. In the forenoon of yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland left the Royal Lodge, and repaired to Bagshot Lodge, where he paid a visit to his Royal sister, with whom his Royal Highness passed some hours, when he took a farewell, previous to his departure for the Continent, which it is expected will take place to-morrow, as his Royal Highness has given orders for his equipage, &c. to be in readi ness for the purpose. In the afternoon his Royal. Highness returned from Bagshot Lodge, and dined with his Majesty.— Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, his Majesty, with his regular attendants and retinue, left the Royal Lodge and drove to Cranbourne Lodge, and by Sandpitgate to the vicinity of Virginia Water, and after enjoying some pleasant drives, returned througk Chapel Wood and the new plantations to the Royal Lodge. DEPARTURES FR.01%1 TOWN, Ate. ' l l')u -- ,Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, forPlouees. tershire ; the Earl of Thanet, for Kent; Lord Nugent, for Lilleys. From Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street—The Dean of Ossora, for Ireland, and his son, for Oxford.—Frons the Coburg Hotel, Chandos-street, Grosvenor.square--Samuel Peploe, Esq. for Herefordshire. From the London Hotel, Albemarle-street—Mr. and Mrs. Graham, for Paris. From Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-street—Colonel and Mrs. Vyse, for Bucks ; William Gale, Esq. for Brighton ; Captain and Mrs. Hill, for Norfolk. From Fenton's Hotel, St. James's place—Captain Rowley, R.N. for Portsmouth ; J. Tatham, Esq. for Oxford. From the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street— J. Page, Esq. for Kent; E. Parratt, Esq. for Brighton. .bS *' • . r, ' rtt - r <3 , , •• •t ' r - v .* :•• • 1,.)" ; 414 t !ea'tdr i r fil• ' " 4 :44 -trjz of - • • , ARRIVALS IN TOWN. Lord and Lady Wm. Russell, from Roehampton. At the Royal Hotel—J. Richardson, Esq. and family, frora France; Every, Esq. Ponsonby, Esq. Wornhouse, Esq. and C. W. Turner, Esq. from France. BRIGHTON, Ocr. 25.—1 t is currently reported here, that the Duchess of Gloucester will be at the pavilion on the 3d of November; but nothing farther is mentioned respecting the desired return of the King. It is not only said that the Royal Duchess will be with us at the time stated, but that his Ma jesty has made a present of the palace to his beloved sister.— The above report, it seems, has been occasioned by a private letter, received from some person connected with her Royal Highness's establishment, and has occasioned no ordinary sen sation here. The Marquis or 'Titchfield took leave of us for town, on Sunday. Lord Lisburn anil son left us this after. noon. Lord Selsey, from his. Sussex seat, West Dean, was here yesterday; his Lordship took dinner at the Royal York Hotel, but returned to West Dean in the evening. The Duchess of • Kent, attended by the Baroness Henstane, paid. a visit to the Duchess of Clarence, at her residence, at Busy. The Duches4 of Kent afterwards returned to her apart ments at the King's Palace', Kensington. • - Mr. Secretary Peel left town on S u nd a y on is shooting excur sion, for a week, at the seat of Mr. Baring, in Hampshire. Lord- L- has - arrived at his seat, Athertop Hall, Lanca shire; from Northamptonshire, EDINBURGH, OCT. 25.—Ye - sterday forenoon t t le remains of the Duchess of Gramont, whichihave lain in the royal vault of the Chapel of Holyrood , since the year 1803, were transported in a hearse from the Palace to Newhaven, to be embarked on board the French corvette at anchor in the Roads. The Lord Provost and Magistrates, the Lord Advo cate, the Lord Chief Baron, Sir Patrick Walker, Sir . Henry Jardine, Mr. Dickie, bailie of the Palace, Mr. Young, Mr. Ayton, Ste. attended, and followed the hearse is mourning coaches to the place of embarkation, as a testimony of respect for the memory of the illustrious lady, who died while sharing the exile of tke royal family of France. The original shell had previously been enclosed in a new coffin of a very superb description,, covered with crimson velvet, and gorgeously orna mented. The plate bore the following inscription : Louise Francoise Gabrielle Aglae, De Polignac Duchess de Gramont, Nee a l'aris le 7 Mai 170; Morte le 30 Mars, 1803. _ _ _ On arriving at Newhaven, the coffin was removed from the hearse, and carried without a pall to the boat, escorted by the crew of the corvette. It was then placed in an outter shell, and covered with the white flag, over which was spread the British Union. The French flag was also hoisted at the same time on board the ship and the boat. which immediately pushed off: It had been arranged that the Fort should fire minute guns, but this order was countermanded, at the request of the Com missioner appointed to receive the body, M. !Nadal Dugas. A great . concourse of spectators assembled to witness the ceremony both at Holyrood and Newhaven. Mr. Moo Res projected Life of Lord Byttow will, of course, be founded in a great degree upon the general contents of that left by the Noble Author himself, which was' so improperly suppressed. We say improperly, because it would be ridiculous to conceive that the author would leave any brand upon his own memory. The public, however, has reason to be glad that Mr. MOORE has adopted the subject, and the work, when finished, will doubtless be as eagerly sought for as his admirable Life of Mr. Surainmq,which went off entirely on the (lay of publication. A very general belief has obtained within these few days among the monied men in the city, that the rate of interest on Exchequer-bills will be increased early in December from lid. to id. per diem, which advance will bring the ann ua l interest to 3 per cent. The recent state of the market for those securities proves that it is with difficulty they are prevented from falling to a discount, and is probably the foundation of the opinion that the interest will be increased. Mr. OSTOLASSOR, Counsellor.of State, at St. Petersburgh, has been appointed Director of all the public theatres in th e R uss i an c a pit a l. The_ first attempt'at Macadamization in Franca has been at Sablonville, under the direction o f M. Rougevin. The extraordinary quantity of 8441 b. of honey (when strained) was lately taken from a bee hive belonging to Edward Stracey, Esq.. of the Beach, near Macclesfield. CHARLES MATHEWS leaves London in a few days for Worcester, where the Mayor, who is his particular friend, has seduced him to play six nights. From thence•he goes to Bath and Bristol, and in December he is to repair to Edinburgh, where he is an extraordinary favourite. ANECDOTES, &c. REMARKABLE DAY.—This day is remarkable as the anniversary of the battle of ,Newbury, in 1644 . ; of the birth of Capt. Cook, the navigator, 179,8 ; of the first importation of copper from Vir ginia, 1.730 ; of Admiral Balcheu being lost in the Victory man-of-war, 1744 ; of an earth quake being at Lima and Ca llao, which continued ,at intervals to Nov..2oth following, by which 10,000 persons, 74 churches, 14 monasteries, 15 hospitals, and other public buildings, were de stroyed, 1746 ; of a fire at St. Pierre, in Mar. tinique, by which 700 houses were burnt,, 17.52 ; and of the death of D'Alembert at Paris, 1783. BURDEN OF RETURNING MEMBERS TO PARLIA MENT.—III the Appendix to the Rolls of Edward 111. are letters patent of the 3d of July, in the -Ioth year of his reign, directed to the Bailiffs of the town of Chepyng Toriton, in Devon, stating that they had shown to the King, that whereas that town ought not to be burdened to send any men for the said town to the King's Parliament, and the King not willing that the said town should be unduly burdened, exonerated them thereof for ever. SeANtsn ',Anus, in the sixteenth and seven teenth centuries held their legs and feet so sacred, that they would rather die than suffer them to be seen by a man. The feet and legs of queens were held so sacred, that to think,!or at least, to speak of them was a crime. NVliett .Maria . Anna of Austria, the youthfal bride of Philip IV. of Spain, arrived at a town famous for the manufac tory of silk stockings, some of the finest were presented to her by the inhabitants. The Major domo of the Queen indignantly threw back the stockings, exclaiming, 66 Know that Queens of Spain have no legs !"—At these words the Royal bride began to weep bitterly, declaring she would return to Vienna, and that she would never have set her foot in Spain had-she known thee her leg's must be cut off. She was, however, soon pacified. And when Philip IV. heard .of this, he could not forbear to smile ; which.- was .one .of the three' times he was ever known-to laugh. or smile during his life.---(11Iem. de Mad cr.dunoy.) Rro DX LA PLATA.—This riVerls flooded at certain periods, and these iniindationklerve to fertilize the neighbouring country. The:lndians then quit their huts and betake'lbemselves to . . thefr canoes, in which they float about until the waters have retired. In April 1793, a violent wind heaped up the vast body of Water of this river to a distance of ten leagues, overflowing the country, and leaving the bed of the river quite dry. The vessels which had fOundered were ex posed to view. Many'people visited the' wrecks thus singularly exposed to view and returned with gold, silver, &c. which had been buried for.l many years under the sea. This phenomenon lasted for three days. A Prnsox asking an optician, ifivith:a cer thin telescope he wished, to purChise . ,. 'he might be able to see two miles off?` Two 'Miles !"- was the answer ; " Sir, you cin'sie 240,000 miles with you can see - to' the moon with it (Dr. Kitchener': Economy of the Eyes.) TOURNAMENT IN CHEAPSIDE.—EAVARD 111., to shew the French Ambassadors the gallantry of his subjects, entertained them with a tournament of 18 Knights in each party, which was perfOrm ed in Cheapside,. the streets being covered with sand to prevent the horses slipping. 'A stately scaffold had been erected for the 'Que'en 'and her ladies, which breaking down, tho Ugh no hurt way done, the King, being passionately fond of his Queen, swore he would punish, the workmen in an exemplary mariner, but - the Queen on her knees interceded for them, that both King and people were charmed with her goodness. BELLS were invented by Paulinw, - Bishop of Nola, in Campania, about 400; the - first - peal hung up in England, was at Croyland 'Abbey,in Lin.; colnshire,, 945. QUEEN ELIZABETH'S REBUKE TO A FiirOURITE. —lt 'is related in FrOgmenta Regalia, that Bow yer, he Gentleman Usher of the Black •Rod to Queen ELIZABETH, being charged by her to look precisely to all admissions in the Privy Chamber, one day stopped a very gay Captain, a follower of the favourite Leicester, who resented the ob struction, and told him that perchance 'he might procure him his discharge. Leicester immediately upbraided Bowyer, called him a knave, and said he should not long continue in office, at the same time proceeding towards the Queen's apartment. Bowyer, " who was a bold gentleman . and well beloved," stepped before him, and fell at her Majesty's feet, humbly craving her pleasure, " and in such a manner as if he had de manded whether my Lord Leicester was King, or her Majesty Queen ; whereunto she replied (with her wonted oath " God's . death,"Y " My Lord, I have wished you well, but my faVour is not so locked up for you, that. others shall not participate thereof ;- for I bare many servants unto whom I have and will, at my_ plea sure, bequeath my favour, and likewise resume the same ; and if you think to rule me, I will take a course to see you forthcoming ; I will have here but one Mistress, and no master ; and . look that no ill happen to him, lest it b e s e vere ly required at your hands ;" which so qUailed my Lord of Leicester, that his faint humility was long after one of his hest-virtues. EDWARD lII.—It was at the close 'of the reign of Edward" I tI , that our le - gislative proceedings were first given in the English language, which had always prevailed, as the langttage of the body of the people,. though the French had been generally u se d by those of higher con dition. It is said in the Report of tile Lords' Committee, on the . privilege of Peers,: that' the Prelates, Dukes, Barls, Barons, and' all 'the Commons, bad at length . shown the King t h e mischiefs arising from the laws, customs, and statutes of the realm not . being ktinwit to them; " because "they were irripleaded,. shciwri; and judged ili the French . hillguage,", whiCh was little-known in the Kingdom ;" and the . , King with . their consent willed, that all proceed ingsshOuld henceforth be - in' the English . tongue. The. French language,still continued used inthe . , Rolls'of ParlianieUtOlotWithstafiditig this decla ration: • OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. This morning the General Sessions of Oyer and Terminer and Jaol Delivery commenced before Mr. Baron GARROW, Mr. Justice PARR, Mr. Serjeant ARABIN, the LORD MAYOR, and City Officers. HORSE STEALING. .Charles Shaw, a man of elegant appearance and gentlemanly deportment, was indicted for stealing a mare, value 701., the property of Mr. Henry Tubbs. Mr. BRODERICK, for the prosecution, stated the case to the Jury, and called the following witnesses : Mr. Charles Tubbs, brother of the prosecutor, stated that on the 12th of May last he went with his brother to the prisoner in Barlow mews, Bruton-street, and there saw the pri soner, with whom his brother left a mare with directions to dispoSe of her for seventy pounds. Witness called repeatedly, and was informed by the prisoner, some days after, that the mare was sold to General 'Conrad for 70/., and he had received an order for that sum upon Mr. Kirkland, the Army Agent. It being Sunday the prisoner could not get the order cashed, and refused to give the witness the or der; getting noisy, upon being urged for it, and asking the witness if he dared distrust him On the Monday morning witness again call ed, by appointment, to receive the money at the Barlow-mews, Bruton-street, but the prisoner was not to be seen, and at another part of the day the prisoner refused to give either horse or money, and threatened to give him a good thrashing. On the day following the wit.. ness ascertained that the prisoner had endeavour ed to get the order passed at Kirkland's. Wit ness and his brother then went to the British Hotel where the. General lodged, and saw the General, the prisoner, and a Mr. Hill, going to wards the stables, and in a few minutes after the prisoner made off upon the mail, and never saw him after until the 23d September last, when he.apprehended him at Brentford. Crosi-examined by Mr. P.Hrwps—The trans actions took place on the 12th May, and on the 16.. th saw the cheque for 70/. ; has no doubt but that-it was genuine ;he had it in his hand, and read it. Mrs Henry Tubbs, the prosecutor, deposed to the same effect, adding, the payment of the order was stopped by the General, at his request. Cross-examined—He was apprised, before the prisoner's apprehension, that, he would have the value of the mare, if he stated where he was to be found, and when he was apprehended he ap peared to pay the money. Mr. Henry Hill, an attorney, proved having been present with the Tubbs's, the prisoner, and 0 - etieral Conrad, who upon receiving kis cheque, 'gave up the mare to the prisoner, who refused to give it up, unless Tubbs paid him an account he owed him, amounting to 101. The witness offered to pay him that sum, but Shaw mounted and rode ,away with the mare. 6ms-examined—General Conrad refused to `interfere with their disputes, and said he would not deliver the horse to any but the prisoner. For the defence several witnesses were called, whose testimony gave the transaction a very dif ferent colotir, and the Jury found a verdict of Not Guilty. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, OCT. 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived and remain, the Adrian, Gordon, from Calcutta ; Camden, Bell, from Hud son's Bay; And Rival, Wallace, from St. John's, N. B. Sailed the Mars, Baillie, for Tobago, and the Marshal Bennett, M'Arthur, for Honduras. Remain the George, Clark, for Calcutta. PORTSMOUTH., OCT. 26.--Wind N.W.--:—Arrived the Emma, Brewer, from Guernsey ; Atlas, Langrcn, from Stock. holm. The Castle Forbes, Ord, from the Downs for India, is working up for St. Helens leaky.' Went out of 'harbour his Majesty's ship Fly, and Numa transport. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 25.—Wind N.N:W.—Affixed from the Downs the Dart, —, for Vial, and the Essex, Burrell, for Mexico. FALMOUTH, OCT. 25.—Wind N.W.—Sailed the Cornubia, Rosevrall, for Naples. • COWES, OCT. 26.—Arrived the Kitty, 31Oody, from Nor folk (Virginia), in 33 days. LivEarooL, OCT. 25.•--Wind N.N.W.--Arrived the Shannon, Quiggen, from Petersburgh, after bein4 on shorn, and thrown pai:t of her cargo overboard; and , fbe Venus, Hogwell, from Petersburgh. DOVER, OCT. 26.—We hear frOm Calais, that If-the weather continues favourable there will be no doubt of saving two-thirds of the cargo of the Baron of Renfrew. WALTER FA wa o,f,..,farnley Hall, Yorkshire, died yesterday et.hri fbonse in.. Upper ' Harleystreet. He had been twice High' Sheriff orthat county, and for a short: time.represented it in Parliament. He was a descendant of the celebrated conspirator of that name, anti prided himself not a little on his dedigree, DIED, on the 11th instant, at hislionse, Rath. mines, Major JAMES ALLEN, late of . the sth Dragoons, formerly Port Stirveyorpf,Progheda, a Magistrate of the county of Klidnrf,,and late Treasurer of the Ordinance. He : entered the military service of his country at so. , .early an age as to have held the rank of •Lieutenant 'in 1755, and was distinguished under. Generals Braddock, Amherst, and • Wolfe, in ihe first American war, by the command of 'several 'dangerous expeditions, which were .conduct- R ed with ability, courage, 'and. 'suCcets. lie was present ai the - storming of Ticpnderogo, where his father was killed, and at the taking of 'Montreal. In' this country he was subsequently Aide-de-Camp to Sir John ..Irwine, wjle Com mander of the f orces, and alio to . three Lords Lieutenant.-(Belfast chronicle.). l'nEA'riticit,r. A musiitENT.L-On Vednesday nigWast..i : !co genyonen, froth .the ne)gbbour hoo-flii f Williamstown, wpre . trken . into custody by Peace-oc i Oli er:Gallogly, fo,r spitting. from the uppei . gall,ery te Dublin yl,Qatreon - those beneath thein,(ii-The !, ANa warn ing ; to otter Rrocticeljokcis 4 ,9ley ere - sptenced to t;:n diys . imprisonment inAlewgate.7--iDuOtin Paper.) • „.