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VORRESt, arrived film Valparaiso, sailed the 27th Sept., and brings advice that the Spaniards were,, by the last accounts, in possession of Lima; but it was exrcted the armies would soon meet. The Asia Spanish line-of-battle ship was at Callao, and a brig under Spanish colours had ar rived at Arica with dispatches from thence. His Majesty's ship Aurora would sail for England from Valparaiso, on the arrival of his Majesty's ship F/li from Peru." It is reported that Mr. WAIIDE leaves London to-dlty, on his return to Mexico, and that Colonel CANtcnv.r.r. proceeds to Bogota, the capital of Co lombia, on Wednesday. T intended departure of these gentlemen to the two most important of the new South American States, has given rise to a belief very prevalent this morning, that the time is not far distant when the independence of Mexico and Colombia will he acknowledged by this country. We think it, however, most probable that commercial treaties between this country and those States will precede that event. 'We understand that a Gentleman who left Callao ou the sth September, reports that a battle between BOLIVAR and CANTER:IC took place on the /9th August, which was renewed on the 30th. The result, however i was not stated. Letters were received on Saturday front Bahia, dated Nov. 2, which contain some details of the events which led to the assassination of the Governor, Gen. viLisnERTO oomEz E CALDEM, who, we understand, is a relation of the Brazilian Envoy now in this country. It appears that or ders had arrived from Rio de Janeiro for disbanding the Por tu,ruese regiment stationed at Bahia, in consequence of some do " ubts entertained of its fidelity to the EmpEnon. This order was communicated to the officers who commanded it, but who, not obeying with the promptitude insisted on, were placed un der arrest. This irritated the troops of that regiment so highly, that they took up arms on the night of the 28th of October, and marching to the house of the Governor, murdered him in his bed. After the perpetration of this act, with a levity not anoammon among the soldiery of this part of the world, they retired to their quarters uttering cries of " Live the Emperor!" On the event becoming known, the other regiments were called out, by whose aid the mutinous soldiers were disarmed without bloodshed, and lodged in safe castody to await their punish ment. The tranquillity of Bahia is understood to have been . completely restored.--( The Times.) The Duke of CLARENCE and the Princess Au. GUSTA came to town on Saturday, from the resi dence of the Royal Duke at Bushy, where the Princess is staying on a visit to the Duke and Ducheis of CLA ENCE.—The Princess AUGUSTA paid a visit to the Princess SocniA, at kenving ton, and returned in the afternoon to Bushy, with the Doke of CLARENCE,—Yesterday the DUCIIPSS of KENT and the Princess FEODORE at tended Divine Service at the Royal German Chapel, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr. KUPER. On Saturday evening Mr. Secretary CANNING left the Foreign Office for Gloucester Lodge. The Right lion. Gentleman was expected to leave Gloucester Lodge yesterday, for Path. Prince ESTEIIIIAZY the Austrian Ambassador, Prince LIEVEN the Russian Ambassador, and other Foreign M iiisters, transacted business with Mr. Secretary CANNING, on Saturday, at the Foreign Office, previous to the Right Hon. Gen tleman's departure for Bath. Mr. Citcacit, a King's Messenger, was sent off from the Foreign Office, Downing-street, on Fri day evening, with dispatches for the Right Hon. Sir HEN a y . AV ELLEsLcv, the British Ambassador at Vienna.-Another King's Messenger was also sent off on Friday evening, from the Foreign Office, for St. Petersburgh, to Mr. STRATFORD CANNING. The Recorder of LONDON transacted business at the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department on Thursday. It is said to be in contemplation in France to reduce the duties upon cotton eorning from the Brazils.—(Galignani's Paper.) The Theatre Royal, Munich, has just been completed, and was to be opened on the 2d of Jan. 189 5 . During the storm of the 17th ult. at Vienna, the lightning struck the steeple of the church at neilfenstadt, part of which was consumed. Acounts from St. Thomas's state, that Comm°- . (lore Poturcu, in the John Adams, and two sloops, had proceeded to Porto Rico, and effected a landing with 200 men, to demand satisfaction from the Spanish Governor for an insult to the American flag, and the imprisonment of one of • the Captains of a trading vessel. No opposition was, made ; the Commodore, after making a great show, received an ample apology. It is 4 gaiu stated in these Papers that a French fleet Of 17 sail of tnen of cvar had been seen off Mar • tiaique the end of October, and had proceeded to St• Domingo. From the latter there are accounts to the,lsth November, which afford no intelli gence respecting this large fleet. M a• WF.wITZEit - THE ACTOR.—ThiS veteran of , the Stage was released from all human troubles on the morning of Saturday last, at his lodgings in Wild-court, Drury-lane. When the b oy Iho attended him came with his breakfast, he was leaning on his hand, quite dead, and from the calmness of countenance it may be hoped that he expired without pain. lie was far advanced in life, and for some years 41Iffered the infirmities generally attendant on such a period. 7 14 the prime of his days he was an excellent actor, par ticularly in Jewish characters. He was the first Moses in The School for Scandal, and the only original actor that l ' en l &hied who pe r f orme d i n The Duenna except Mr. QUICK, ,„1, ill still alive and in good health and spiritS. Mr. is' l viTzEß possessed literary talents, but the labours of "18 profession, while he was able to continue on the stage , / 414 his infirmities, after he left it, prevented his afford ipg them due cultivation. He was full of anecdotes, par ticularly o f t h e theatrical kind ; and we presume that his HISS. of that description may be interesting and valuable. - In private life he was intelligent and good-humoured, and always, to the utmost of his power, at the service of his friends. His chief, if not his only subSistence, for many years, was derived from one of those admirable Institutions THE THEATRICAL FUNDS. For some years being unable, from necessity, as well as bad health, to appear amon , ' , his old connexions, he seems to have b een forgotten by most of them, except Miss STEPRENs, the amiable and delightful warbler, and Mr. StageLEE. the Stage Manager of the Adelphi Th eatre . These liberal mindeecharacters never deserted him, but were always attentive to his call, particularly the former, on all pecuniary occasions, when a degree of excusable, if not laudable, pride would allow him to make his wants known. The theatrical community are always so kind to their unfortunate members, that as it is not probable that poor NVEwyrzE it can have left sufficient to def ra y the funeral expellees, it is probable that the profession in . general will raise a contribution for that • • purpose, and join in paying the last solemn tribute of respect to his remains. Mr. MARTIN, of Galway, is about to run a metal rail road from his marble quarries to the . sea. THE KING, &e. Wri.insort, 2, 1825—Yesterday, soon after one-o'clock, his MAJESTY left the Royal Lodge in his pony phaeton for an airing, accompanied by the Marquis Conynham ; the King proceeded by Cumberland Lodge to Virginia Water, and re turned through the Plantations to the Royal Lodge shortly after two ; when a travelling carriage was in readiness, with two out-riders, for his Majesty, to make a visit to the Castle, for the purpose of opening the new grand entrance. His Majesty arrived at the Castle about three o'clock, and was con ducted through the new gateway to the quadrangle, and after inspecting the progress of the new corridor, and other improvements, the King returned through the town to the Royal Lodge to dinner. This morning his Majesty attended Divine Service, which was performed in the dining-room, at the Royal Lodge, by Dr. Stanier Clark, one of the Canons of Windsor—Soon after two o'clock, this day, his Majesty took an airing in his pony phaeton, in the Great Park.—This morn. ing Sir William Knighton arrived at the Royal Lodge.--Yes terday afternoon their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester passed through Windsor on their way to Bag shot Park, from a %isit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, in Hertfordshire.—Lieutenant Richard O'Meara, on the retired list of the late 4th Royal Veteran Battalion. was on Wednesday last installed with the usual ceremonies in St. George's Chapel, one of his Majesty's Poor Knights of Wind sor, vice Lieutenant William Brown, deceased. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord Melbourne, in town, from Brighton ; Colonel Knox, in Manchester-street, from India ; the Dowager ,Marchioness of Downshire, Lord Augustus Hill, and Lady Mary Hill, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Ward, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from their seat in Bucks; R. Ramsden, Esq. at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, from York; Mr. and Miss Davison, at ditto. -4 -. , fr• . ~.‘ - ~ ~- 44--.,'+ __ _,.• .c0141 4 .ft - ~„.= i t it s-, -7 ,,,, :.C., . 0.;. ... ,---- .s y re, ft , i ` 4, :le ; 1 . ; - ..,,..?"0-,-'-ter:44.7 ft . , -,._ , 14 ryi. 3. •i_...-_,.. 1 . 4, 14 FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Earl of Caiillis entertained a distinguished party at dinner on New Year's Day at his seat, St. Margaret's. The Earl of Harcourt is entertaining a distinguished party of friends at his scat, St. Leonard's Hill, Berks. STATE CARRIAGE of the KING of PORTUGAL. Highly to the credit of the British arts and manufactures, which have been selected for the building of a state carriage for the King of Portugal, which has been making during the past year at a coach-builder's in Berners-street, who has pro duced one highly appropriate for this occasion, in magnificence, splendour, and taste : the general feature of the form very much resembles that of our King's in which he goes in state to the theatres, and other similar occasions : the upper panels are of glass, 50.% It has been finished within these few days, and has attracted the attention of the foreigners of distinction, the nobility and gentry, to view it The state harness for eight horses to correspond is also exhibited in the same show-room, the ornaments of which are of highly finished workmanship, made of a composition of metals, to imitate the appearance of gold. To give its full effect, a wooden-horse, of the size of a coach horse, is placed in front of the carriage, painted bay-colour,with a black tail and mane, fully caparisoned with the harness.— To make the Portuguese state equipage completely English, Mr. Milton, the horse-dealer, was engaged during the past year to select horses suitable, who succeeded in selecting 12 beautiful bay horses to match, with black tales and manes, which have lately sailed from England to Portugal, with Eng lish grooms to take care of them, which is essential for the pre servation of English horses abroad. The following is a slight description of the carriage, on which ' the first-rate artists have been employed. The body of the coach is of rich crimson, the Royal arms, crown, &c. superbly emblazoned in a painted mantle on the front, back, side, and centre panels the four corner panels represent the arms, sur mounted by the regal crown, supported by military and naval trophies ; the bottom of the whole entwined by a well executed garland of flowers : the upper parts of the coach are of fine plate glass, which is encircled with a rich painted bordering of flowers and figures ; the top of the roof is ornamented with hand some rich carved and gilded brackets which support the crown and cushion ; the four lamps, one at each corner, are of rich gilt, chased work, and cut-glass, and each surmounted by the Royal crown. The inside trimming is of costly crimson silk, and figured silk lace, and which has every appearance of being gold ; on the inside centre of the roof is placed the Order of Christ, the principal Portuguese Order, in gold and silver em broidery ; the hammerdoth is superb, almost beyond descrip tion ; it is made of the most costly materials, viz. crimson silk velvet, gold lace and fringe ; the sides and back represent in gold and silver embroidery the same subject as on the panels, and is fitted up to have a very stately appearance. The coach, box is supported from the carriage by four dragons, carved in a most masterly manner : the figures which protect the foot men's cushion correspond with the above. The Royal support ers are dragons, and are in unison with the last-mentioned figures. The harness is for eight horses. The ornaments are of chased metal, of a rich gold colour, and of the greatest pro fusion, consisting of the Royal crown, arms, supporters, orders, &c. MEINENGENT, DEC. 13.—Yesterday the birth-day of our beloved Duke Bernhard, who completed his :.'4th year, the opening of the Assembly of the States took place in the man ner prescribed by the new Constitution, divine service having been first performed in the Palace Church. This important event was accompanied by the formal announcement of the in tended marriage of our Duke with her Highness the Princess Maria of Hesse Cassel. THE A ItTS.—Mr. is.ENDittCK, whose talents as a sc ulptor need no eulogium from us , h as ma d e a b ust o f Dr. K ITC HENER, so well known for his various useful publi cations; and of Mr. M u anal - , the eminent Solicitor, who arranged the affliirs of the late Mr. KEMBLE, and inhabits his mansion. Both of these busts are of marble : They are, like all Mr. KENDRICK'S productions, exact in similitude, and excellent in art. Mr. K. is also engaged upon a marble bust of ALEXANDER DAVISON, Esq., a liberal patron of British artists. But what will, we doubt not, prove an ornament to the next Royal Academy Exhibition when completed, is a design representing EVE when offered the apple by the serpent. The surprise and shrinking timidity of our first parent at such an offer, from such a being, are admirably conceived, and shew that the artist possesses imagination and taste in design, as well as fidelity in execution. PROPOSED Suit' CANAL.—We are not so happy as even to know the name of the individual whose enlightened and comprehensive mind first conceived the possibility of open ing a communication for ships from the English to the Bristol Channels, without the tedious, expensive, and dangerous pas- sage around the Land's End : neither are we acquainted with those public-spirited individuals whose minds caught the idea and cherished it from hour to hour, and from day to day, to the present time ; nor do we know to whose patient and perse vering energies the country is indebted for that assurance of success which now attends the measure; but, as Public Jour nalists, we cannot fail to recollect that, from year to year, our columns have been filled with the narration of disasters which it has not been in the power of man to redress, and which have but too frequently been beyond the reach of alleviation. From the Report of Captain Nicholls, which we propose to insert in the future numbers of the ,Journal, it does, however, appear that, from the year 1815 to 1823 (a period of only eight years) no fewer than 382 chips have been stranded on the Western Coast, and 556 vessels have lost their masts, or sustained in jury at sea, round the Land's End, and on the coasts of Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. We propose to resume the consideration of this subject, because we consider it as by far the most important which can engage the attention of the Landed and Commercial Interests of the West of England.— (Dore/tcster and Sherborne Journal, Dec. Si.) KING'S BENCIL—The London Sittings had been adjourned to this day ; but it was announced on Saturday morning in a notice front Lord Chief Justice A Bnovr, that such Sittings for London would be further adjourned to Friday, the 7th instant. His Lordship will commence with Common Juries, and, in about a week afterwards, proceeded to Special Juries. The last day for making Special Juries will be Mon day next. The cause "A. Cox ' Esq. v. Kean," still remains on the Paper ; but it is intended for trial by a Special Jury. RUSSIAN DuctruNE.--During the late inun dation in Russia, a centinel, who was stationed at the gate of the Emrctton's gardens, remained steady at his post till the water came up to his chest and was still rising. He was evidently de termined not to quit his post without orders, at the certainty of being drowned. A Serjeant, who saw his danger, determined to share it or rescue the man ; he rushed forward, and pulling him away ; they were both fortunately saved, MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, JAN. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived yesterday the Cathe rine, Forrest, from Valparaiso, sailed the 27th of September ; Jane, Brabyn, from 'Messina, sailed the 16th of November, left loading the Thetis, Crish ; and Enchantress, of Plymouth ; the Elizabeth, Gunten, had not begun to load. Arrived from the River and remain the Honourable Company's ship Windsor, Haviside, for India; Essex, Appleton; Kingstone, Sever; Dorothy Forster, Honey; Reward, Terry, and Nautilus, Hall; 5 p. in. the wind is inclining to the N. W. PORTSMOUTH, Jax. 2.—Wind W.N.W.—it blew very heavy last night in squalls. Arrived the Augustus, Cram, from Leghorn; the outward-bound remain all well. COWES, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Midas, Thomson, from New South Wales, in 137 days; spoke on the 20th of October the Indispensable, of London, South Seaman, in lat. 57. S. long. all well; Cygnet, Hall, from Petersburgh, in 62 days , with damage; and Jane, Ridley, from the Downs. LivEstroot,, JAN. I.—Wind W.N.W.--Arrived the Wheaton, Bull, from St. Andero ; Good-Intent, --, from Newfoundland i Mary, Ferguson, from St. John's, N. B.,sailed the 9th ult. • Matilda, Sulivan, from Prince Edward's Island, sailed the 9th ult. ; and the Janus, Prince, from Africa. The Silos, Richards, from New York, was driven on shore near the Mile House Rocks, but has been got off without any apparent damage. FALMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind \V.—Put back the Palmyra, Lamb, for Bengal; Lord Hobert packet, for Buenos Ayres; and the Lady Xlary Pelham packet for the Leward Arrived from the Downs the George Ann, Watt, for Grenada. THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY &tracts' from the Morning Papers, Ja4. 3, 1825. [TEE TIMES.] The Paris world are busy in speculating on the designs of M. de Villele for the current Session. It is not very suprisiug, perhaps, that the most refractory portion of a French Legislature should be found in the Upper House, seeing that the seats of the Peerage are secure, and that, from the vicious character of the election-law, as it now exits, the returns to the Chamber of De. puties are decided almost uniformly by the will of his Majesty's Government. Young as the Session is, the Chamber of Peers have already shewn some signs of life, which report says M. de Villele intends to paralyze by a numbing weight of 18 new Ecclesiastical Peers, thrown in upon their Lordships by a single motion.— Why not employ a steam-engine at once ? M. de Gazes went to work in the same wholesale fashion, and thus overpowered a fractious majo rity : hut his Peers were laymen, and had their dignities in perpetieunt ; whereas, a considerable proportion, as abovementioned, of M. de Villele's new Lord, are rumoured to be—l, Churchmen,l who in gaping for promotion will swallow any measure that ; the Court may choose to present them ; and 2d, Lay Peers for life only, whom the Minister has it in his power to keep reined up, by holding over them the further chance of an hereditary peerage contingent on their subser viency to his will. It appears that M. de Mont morency had 103 voices in favour of his appoint ment to the Address Committee—a formidable majority, said to have been mixed up of the three great interests of the Ministerial peo ple, the Opposition, and the Jesuits. Even Chateaubriand had 01 votes. There is a revived opinion spreading ; that the law for a reduction of the 5 per Cents. will be introduced again this session, some of the bankers in favour with M. de Villele being known to express themselves in terms of confidence upon the subject. How far Mr. Baring's visit to Paris may be connected with such a proposed operation it is not for us to de cide; but, judging from experience, and from the class of people who would be chiefly affected by a reduction of the French Funds, we must infer either uncommon strength, or a very moderate share of prudence, in the Minister who attempts to cut off two millions sterling from the fund holders, to bestow it on the emigrants or their children. Our correspondent seems disposed to hint at differences of opinion between Charles X. and the Dauphin ; but they have not yet, at least, assumed any form in which it might be pro per to expatiate on them. Materials for discord, we must confess, are not of rare occurrence be tween a Sovereign and his heir-apparent. [BRITISH PRESS.] The last intelligence from Constantinople, in the French and German papers, leaves no doubt as to the disastrous issue of the naval campaign between the Turks and the Greeks. The shattered condition of the rarnaining vessels of the Capitan Paella's fleet, and the wretched ap pearance of their crews, eloquently describe the sufferings they have undergone. The Sultan, however, has judged it prudent in the case of the Capitan Paella to depart from the savage policy of the the Sublime Porte with respect to unfortunate Commanders by sea or land. The Turkish Admiral was received with the customary salutations and compliments of success. This is, in the history of the Ottoman Empire, the first instance of the Sultan permitting a defeated servant to appear again in the Imperial presence, with the honours of his station. The pride of the Crescent seems to he sinking with the decline of its power. An obscure anticipation of the greater disasters that await it, has reduced it in bitter patience to be content with its present lot. The usual resource of barbarous and impove rished g overnments is said to be in contemplation by the Divan. The public wants are to be sup plied by means of a depreciated currency. This is a deperate expedient, and almost the last to which any Government can resort. The Divan, we suppose, hope by this nominal addition to the value of the coin, to make good the deficiency arising from the loss of the revenue formerly ex tracted from the Greeks. The immediate effect may be to remove, in some degree, the pecuniary difficulties of the Turkish Government, but finally, and at no remote day, it must aggravate them ten-fold. No greater dangers can menace the Divan, than those that will consist in the general enhancement of the prices of commodi ties, and the financial complexities which will ne cessarily result from the projected debasement of the currency. One obvious consequence will be an extensive decrease of foreign trade. Who will attempt to carry on dealings in a country in which goods are every day changing value from causes entirely independent of commercial cal. culation ? Mehemet Ali, of Egypt, would ap pear to be not much superior to his Sovereign in wealth or honesty. The foreign merchants, who chartered their vessels for the extirpation of the Christian population of Greece, have been offered bad grain in payment of their freightage instead of money. We shall not be sorry to learn that he has compelled them to accept the terms he now proposes. It is right that men who embark in flagrantly immoral undertakings, should, in their own persons, suffer some of the evils they .had, for base lucre, agreed to co-operate in in flicting on the innocent. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER, JAN. I.—The following horses were named for the Doncaster St. Leger, 1825, last evening : Sir J. Johnston's ch. c. Salsme, by Interpreter. Lord Kilburn's ch. c. Dare Devil, by Viscount, out of Blue Stocking. Lord Kilburn's ch. f. Purity, by Octavian, out of Hell Cat. Lord Kilburn's ch. Acteon, by Scud, out of Diana. Mr. Bird's b. c. Cleveland, by Prime Minister. Mr. Wyvill names b. c. Cleveland, by Prime Minister. Mr. Itiddell's b. c. Brigand, by X Y Z, out of Juggler's dam. Mr. Bidders b. c. Captain Rock, by X Y Z, out of Caccia Piatti's dam. Mr. Talbot's b. 1. Ebor, darn by Walton. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. The H. H. on Tuesday, at Farley Church. The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, at the Kennel ; Friday, at Owslebury Down. H. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Walton Heath ; Saturday, at Hermitage. Tha Surrey Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur day, at Sanderstead. Mr. Hay's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Boar-end, Wrine Hill Wood; Thursday, at Willow Bridge ; Saturday, at Crewe Hall. The Chester Harriers, on Tuesday, at Christleton ; Fri day, at Tarvin. Sir G. Si Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Stoney Hough ton Bar ; Friday, at High-lane, Mosbro' Moor. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Tuesday, at .Orgreare ; Wed. nesday, at Swinten ; Friday, at Coombe Abbey ; Saturday, at Oldbury. Sir B. Graham's Hounds, on Tuesday, at High Ercall ; Wed nesday. at Cross Houses ; Friday, at Sundorne ; Saturday, at Acton Reynard. Mr. Winnington's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Hundred House. The Larnbton Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Silksworth ; Thursday, at Shineliff; Saturday, at High Cocken. The York and Ainsty Hounds, on Tuesday, at Stoney Ar kendale ; Friday, near Skelton. The Hurworth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, IVorsel Gills; Friday, at Newsham Bank. HANTS, COURSING MEETING. Fora Cup and Currant jelly Boat. Dec. 21, 1824. Mr. Biggs's blk. b. Blast, beat Mr. y. and w. b. Maid Molly ; Mr Goodlake's blk. b. Gawrey, beat Sir H. Vivian's W. and w. d. Vanguard ; Mr. Long's blk. and w. b. Leda, beat Mr. Etwall's y. and w. b. Effie Deans ; Mr. Phelips's bri. b. Rachael, (undecided) Mr. Geo. Evans's Mk. b. Echo ; Mr. Briscall's r. and w. d. llarsac, heat Sir J. Fellowes's and w. b. Flint ; Mr. Evans's fawn b. Eclipse, beat Mr. 13un ney's, alias Mr. Goodlike's blk. and w. b. Greenfinch, Colonel Bursleni's, alias Sir H. Vivian's bl. d. Valentine, beat Captain Dunn's, alias Mr. Etwall's blk. and w. d. Dandy ; Lord Car narvon's, alias Mr. Phelips's fawn b. Ruby, beat Mr. Bull's, alias Mr. Phelip's red b. Rosebud. WINNErts REDUCED TO FOUR BRACE.-141ast beat Gwy n), ; Leda beat Rachael; Eclipse beat Barsac ; Ruby beat Valentine. SECOND DAY.—WINNERS REDUCE TO Two BRACE. Blast beat Leda ; Ruby beat Eclipse. WINNERS REDUCED TO ONE BRACE.—Blast beat Ruby. 111 E MARKETS. CORN EXCIIANGE, JAs. 3. The arrivals of all sorts of Corn last week were good. This morning there are only moderate fresh supplies of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Pease, from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, and there are several vessels fresh in from the North and Ireland with Oats. Wheat on Friday last was reported-2s. per quarter higher than last Monday, and this advance is maintained to day ; but our millers not being inclined to do business, the trade has become heavy. Barley was dearer in the course of last week, but the trade has not been free this morning, and the prices obtained do not exceed the uotations of this day se'n night. Beans and Pease arc rather dearer than this day week. There has been a tolerable free trade to-day for Oats at the prices of last Monday. The top price of Flour is now consi dered as settled at 70s. per sack, but there is no life in the trade. ARRIVALS or LAST IVEEK—English Wheat, 7.9;18; Bar ley, 10,153; Malt, 4,562; Oats, 11,284 ; Rye, 0; Beans, 1,640 Peas, 2,020 ; Irish Wheat, 1,487 ; Oats, 9,820 ; Foreign Oats, quarters; English Flour, 12,297 sacks. Wheat, Red (old) s4s 68s Beans, Small (new) ....42s 45s White (old) sBs 78s ----- (old) ~..48s 52s Red (1824) 50s 50s Tick (new) 34s 38s ( Fine (0s ti4s Superfine ....68s 72s 'White (Ith 57s old)' 40s 44s Ilarrow(new) 40s 42 (old) 48s Fine 6os 66s Superfine ....70s 76s Rye 31s 40s Barley 16s 39s Fine 42s 44s ----Superfine 46s 48s Malt 58s Ws - Fine 68s 72s Brank l4s 40s Oats, Feed 2os 22s Fine "'is 25s - Poland 22s 24s ----Fine 25s 27s - Potatoe 9 5s 28s 30s - Scotch lls 323 Pease, Grey 40s 4is Maple 42s 43s White ....... 4fos 52s Boilers tills 60s Flour (per sack) 65s 70* - Seconds . '`Ais 62s ----- North Country 54s 58s Bran Bs Us GENERAL AVERAGE rims OF GRAIN, FROM THE RE . TURN'S RECEIVED IX THE WEER ENDING DEC. 25. Wheat, 645. 9d. ; Barley, 40s. 9d. ; Oats, 235. 4d.; Rye, 40s. 9d. ; Beans, 40s. 4d. ; Peas, 50s. 7d. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, eomptSed December 29, 1824, is 30s. 11 id. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Jaw. 3. The following is an accurate Report of the numbest and prices at Smithfield Market this morning:— CATTLE AT MARKNT Beasts 2,557 1 Calves lBO ___ Sheep 16,400 Pigs . ~ To sink the Mal, per stone of 81/). Beef 4s Od to 5s Od 1 Veal Mutton sis 6d to 5s 4d 1 Pork ss Od to Os Od Lamb Os Od to Os Od. HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD. Hay 123 Os to £5 Os I Clover £3 Os to £6 Os Straw £1 16s to £2 ss. Bisit, as Usual !—The Ticket No. 2,478, Drawn on Friday the Grand Prize of X 30,000, ivv,s Sold by Riser, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing cross, v‘ho also Sold Five other Capitals, Drawn the Same Day, forming, with those sold by them in the Drawings of October and November, the most Splendid List of Capitals ever sold by one Office Keeper within Three Months, viz.:-- No. 2 , 4 7 3 - a Prize of - ''£3o,ooo 15,750 - - - 30,000 633 - - 20,000 15,301 - - 20.000 15,556 - . - 20,000 And Thirty minor Capitals. 12,478, a Prize of 130,000 ; 15,119, a Prize o f RlOOO ; and 10,240, a Prize of p2OO ; all drawn on Friday last, were shared and sold by & J. SITEWRIGHT. The fortunate Holders may receive the value of . their respective Sharei on demand, either at 37, Coruhill ; 11, Holborn ; or 38, Ilaynial*et, [NEW TIMES.] The eagerness shewn on Saturday to purchase South American Securities, and Mining Shares of that hemisphere, was quite unprecedented. The prices, which had been rising through the whole of the week, attained a great additional ele vation : and indeed at the latter part of the day it was difficult to find Stock or Shares to meet the demand. These facts admit but of one solution :—they imply a very general per suasion that the formal recognition of some one or more of the new South American States has been determined upon by His Majesty's Government. It is known that our Minister at Lisbon has strongly urged the Court of Portugal to acknowledge the independence of Brazil ; and. it seems not unreasonable to suppose that the same reasons which prompt this policy in one in stance may do so in others. Colombia, for ex ample,appears to be as free from foreign control, and as capable of maintaining its own independ ence, as Brazil. Some persons even think that be deemed l ndent Sove. admissible Niexicoas to w all Pl t a h s e C r rights l o ) ifa may depe reignty ; but there are certainly marked dis "liiisictittivocntismbisealwreeettiietwo clearly fu The New Colombian Stock closed at 9 1 4,and the avor countries, ef Colombia. and those Mexican at 75 ex. div. The Mining shares of the New Associations experienced a still greater advance. The United Mexican Shares are stated to have been bought at 801. per share, and main tained the price of 74 at the close of business. — The Anglo-Mexican, 561. Rio de la Plata, 201. and Brazil, from 94 to 12 prem. The Continental ,Gas Shares alone continue without any improve ment; and whilst these shares remain at par those of the Pearl Fishing Company obtain a premium of 3 per cent. [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.] We have received the Paris Papers of Friday; but they are very barren of political news; and there will be nothing of importance in that capi tal till the Minister brings forward one of kis projects for the present Session. He has post poned, it is said, his scheme of reducing the rentes; but this report, we think, should be re ceived with caution, particularly as no corre sponding statement has appeared in any Paris Journal ; and, besides, it would be premature to renounce a measure of such importance, till the pulse of the Legislature had been felt. The present King, when he was Monsieur, had been represented as decidedly favourable to the scheme ; and, if this account be correct, only the moral certainty of a failure, one would think, could induce him to oppose it at this mo ment. It is true there has been no allusion to it in the Speech ; but this omission may be inter preted in either sense ; whilst it is clear, from the languid state of the Rentes, that some apprehen sions are still entertained on tl►e subject. More over, Villele pledged himself last Session to bring forward the project again ; and, besides thinking that he is bound in honour to redeem it, he must burn with impatience to be revenged on his poli tical rivals, for the defeat which their intrigues had occasioned him last year. In the meantime his influence with the present King seems to be fully as great as it was with the last ; and, if he sees but a fair prospect of securing a majority in the Peers, it is very probable that he will renew the attempt this Session. There is but one objec tion, and that is the dislike in which it is held by the nation in general ; and the question therefore is whether Villele is honest enough to serve the Public at the risk of his popularity. The ques tion of an indemnity to the Emigrants, though of far greater importance, is not likely to meet the. same degree of opposition, as the plan for con verting the rentes ; and, beyond these two measures, we can discover nothing, likely to excite public feeling, or embarrass the Cabi net. Villele, as we have already said, seems to exercise the same undisputed ascendancy in the present as he did in the last reign ; and, if he had at any time dangerous rivals in the confidence of the Monarch, they exist no longer. M. de Chateaubriand has nearly vanished from the Arena; and at Court he appears to have sunk into the character of a mere cypher. The Prince de Polignac too, if there ever was any foundation for the report, which made his Highness a pro mising candidate for ministerial honours, has clearly renounced the prize for the present, as we find, by the Paris Papers, that he has left that capital to resume his diplomatic la bours in this country. In the foreign rela tions of France, her political sky is as serene, as in her domestic transactions. This calm, in both instances, is the effect of temper and prudence ; and, if it had not been for her interference in the affairs of Spain, French di plomacy would present a perfectly unclouded as pect. This security abroad is not, however, the effect of commanding influence ; for the French Government does not entertain such lofty views ; and, if it did, its means would not correspond with its ambition. The secret of its diplomacy is to evade rather than provoke collision ; and to keep on good terms, if possible, with the other great Powers, particularly with Russia and England, is the very acme at this time of French ambition. [MORNING lIICRALD.] There are two descriptions of persons who oppose the Catholic Claims in this country, who are both entitled to every degree of respect—the one consisting of those who are conscientiously persuaded that any further concession to the Catholics would be dangerous to the Protestant Establishmet, both in Church and State ; the other, from an apprehension that concessions will only increase demand, and that there is nothing which can be safely yielded which will satisfy the eager longing after power, whidt distinguishes the Catholic leaders. To the first of these it is almost needless to address an argument. The same kind of persua -1 sion which possesses their minds might be used as an obstruction to the progress of science, of the arts, and of every improvement conse quent upon an advanced state of society. We are 1 as warmly attached to the principles of the Re formation as any of those persons can be ; and look back with quite as much horror as they can do upon the blood-stained annals of Popery. But still we cannot persuade ourselves that the sys tem of exclusion was ever meant to be perpetual, or that, us far as civil rights are concerned, a locus penitential was never to exist. For the hos tility of the second description of persons, the Catholics have to thank themselves—or rather the extravagant zeal and selfish arrogance of their briefed and briefless advocates. We can readily believe that there are among these many ly. would e a dt and dt But .hu he made riam t f h haw a td t eteho i e s atmv e p dd r a e e l ail whom nothing wouldbhpeyo useanwntdtei entitled 2 man h i a s a e nt 1 3: to the hneey Ici r ua e nn a sdeorvneedrw