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tary were highly discontented, and closely united among each I other ; that the military chiefs were understood by each other, that the thing was almost general, and that nothing was wanted but the sound of the trumpet to give the signal ; that C. A. Alonistioli Dimitracopoulo, a relation of Colocotroni, bad told him ( Vaya) that all the Peloponnesus was of accord. That this Alonistioti, from the declaration of the witness C. Semignioti, had revealed to him in confidence that he had been sent by old Colocotroni and D. Plapouta to form an under standing with the chiefs of Roumelia ; that by the letters of T. Alexandropoulo, addressed to Carbouni, it appears that at Tri politza, at the very moment of the departure of Alonistioti, it was observed that the intention of buying cattle was but a pre text for. the journey of Alonistioti ; that it appears from the declaration of G. Vaya, that although Alonistioti had pretended to go to the fair to buy cattle, he had not bought any, and that he had not decided to do so, but on account of the pretext which he had advanced for the journey, and that he was ashamed to return without having made any purchases. That the contract of partnership presented to the tribunal not only does not prove the interests of Alonistioti in any com merce done at Zeitouni, after the fair of Livadia, by his pre tended partners, but as signed by another, and in his absence, and on account of other irregularities, and does not present any: legality. That the witness A. Mousaki declared that T. Peretopoulo had told him not to come to Nauplia, because in fifteen days there would be war on all sides to hunt out the Regency and the Bavarians, and that he had letters from Colocotroni. That. by the sworn depositions of the Nomarch Christides, it appeared that in his district (nomos), where the partisans of Colocotroni possess influence, there existed a spirit of tur bulence and opposition, which seemed as if about to trouble public tranquillity. That it results from the interrogatory of Prince Wrede, that be had advised several persons whom he had seen extremely discontented, and ready to let themselves be drawn into impru dent acts, to abstain from all movement ; and that in speaking of the discontented, he had designated the party of Colocotronn That the witness T. Carbouni declares his having heard at the time of his journey to Andritzena that conferences were holden at Tripolitza, and that the military were prevented from entet ing in the corps of the gendarmes. That the witness T. Alexandropolo declares that, being one night concealed in a ruined fountain, which formed part of an old bath, opposite, to the house of Boukoura, where Roma, Co locotroni, Plapoutas, and several others held their conferences, he had observed at various times persons quit it, and that having followed them, he saw them take different directions on the roads to Nlistra, Arcadia, and Calavrita. That the witness C. Spiliopoulo affirms that in the house of Boukoura, where were Colocotroni and Plapouta, Colocotroni had invited him to sign a petition to a foreign power, which was against the Regency and the Bavarians, to drive them out of Greece. That the witness P. Tsonocospoulo made the same decla ration. _ . _ That the witness C. Gardalino declares that Chrida had en gaged him to sign this same petition, which he showed to him. That Chrida is designated in several letters from Alexan clropulo as doing the duty of the police at the nocturnal confe rences of Colocotroni. That the Isitnesses N. Spilistecopulo, D. Michalopoulo, and Co. Stasinopoulo declare that Theorilo Tsacapoulo, an old officer of Colocotroni's service, had engaged them to sign the same petition, and that they had seen thereon the signa tures of the accused. That the witness P. Tsonocopoulo declares that Stasino poulo bad engaged him to sign a similar petition. That the witness N. Tringo being one night in the lower part of the house of Captain Saranta at Valtetzi, heard him say to another person present, that Colocotroni had sent him a petition to sign, which was to be presented to the said Foreign Power. That the witness S. Theocharapoulo declares that Collo pulos had in his house said that the Greeks if they chose could immediately put his Majesty on the throne. That the witness Beniselo Rufus declares that Plapouta had said in his presence that they ought to lay aside their old hatreds, all unite, civil and military, and demand the corona tion of the King. That the witness N. Phlessa declares, that a certain Arrs ~iv s travelling in Messinia , , to procure sig natures to a petibon - ag...--,1 person s had told him. e enc, severa That the witness for the defence, M. 0 Mirarch of the Gendarmerie, declares, that during his rait dence at Tripolitza he had heard the same petition spoken of. That the witness for the defence, A. Monarchides, State Councillor, declares that he had heard at Tripolitza that there was such a petition, anil. that in his nomarchy the people's minds were disturbed. That Theodore Colocotroni said in his interrogatory, that Roma had never spoken to him of politics, and in his exami nation before the Court, that Roma had told him that affairs at Nauplia were disturbed, and that he set out expressly for the Monasteiy, in order not to be expected ; that on compar ing the two examinations, a palpable contradiction becomes evident. That Nicolaidi, witness for the acquittal, declares that Roma, on setting out from Nauplia, had told him he would communi cate his ideas on the project of Franz to Colocotroni and Pla pouta ; that it appears from the declaration of Calsaiti, and from the avowal of Plapouta, that Roma had in a merry man ner explained himself on the project to Plapouta at Argos. That it also appears from the testimony of the Nomarch Mar cos, of the brothers Pharmacopoulo, from the declaration of Colocotroni, from the expose of the Director Marcos, that Roma endeavoured much to recommend the said project. That the witnesses for the acquittal brought forward to prove an enmity between the accused and the witnesses for the pro secution, C. Spiliopoulo, P.• Tsonomopoulo, C. Gardelino, and T. Alexandropoulo, and their bad conduct, have shown nothing but facts bearing relation to the ancient spirit of party, effects always arising from the difference of the parties, in which the four above-named witnesses found themselves mixed up during the various periods of the national war, a spirit of party and of difference, which has ceased from the moment when his Majesty arrived in the bosom of his new country : that this sort of animosity, if even the tribunal wished to take notice of it as yet existing, is not a capital enmity in which ap pears the concourse of circumstances required by the laws. That with respect to the bad conduct of the witnesses, the facts advanced do not in any manner prove it ; for those wit nesses find themselves in precisely the same category as many other military men who await, from the Royal decision, the recompense of their services. That among those very four witnesses there is one, Garde lino, to whom Colocotroni himself gave last year a certificate a 'service and of good conduct. That among the witnesses for the acquittal there exists a great party, against whom the witnesses for the accusation had made depositions ; others who have been prosecuted as sus pected of complicity in the brigandage, excited by the accused, and consequently those witnesses in their depositions spoke in favour of their own cause,---that many of the witnesses for the acquittal, instead of adducing facts, hcstened to launch forth in attacks against the witnesses for the prosecution. That the tribunal on declining to hear the witnesses for the acquittal had allowed their being heard solely with the reserve of judging of the weight of their testimony, conformably to the principle laid dean in the act of the 6th of April, 1834. That every reproach, to be available, ought to be proved contradictorily. THE SUN IS NOW THE LARGEST DAILY PAPER IN LONDON. HAVING CONSIDERED, That when crimes are to be examined of the nature stated in the act of accusation brought forward by the Attorney- General, it is necessary not to confine them to the direct proofs, but a great consideration must be given to the circurn vtantial proofs ; That where circumstantial proofs are concerned, the force of proof arises from the whole of the proofs, and not from each of them taken separately ; That with reference to direct proofs, some slips of memory or inconsiderable inexactitudes bearing on the accusers cannot be regarded as diminishing the general credibility of their tes timony, but as, on the contrary, proving honesty and the want of a premeditated falsity. That no reproach made against any of the witnesses for the prosecution has been legally proved ; and that the cx parte al legations against them cannot be regarded but as void of all legal importance ; PRONOUNCES, 1. Demetrius Plapouta and Theodore Colocotroni are con demned in the penalty of death, as culpable of high treason, or of crimes provided against by the second article of para graphs A and C of the collection of criminal laws, and by Article 2 of the Royal Ordin - ance of the 9th (21st) of February, 1833. According to the same Articles they are also condemned in the expenses of the judges and witnesses, amounting to 1,047 93-100 drachms (about 4010 2. The present sentence shall be executed on the place of the fortress of Nauplia. 3. The condemned are judged worthy of the Royal cle mency, which the tribunal reserves itself to implore frcm his Majesty the King. 4. The execution of the present sentence is reprieved until the result of the application for mercy is known. 5. The Attorney-General will take care to see this sentence carried into effect. 6. A copy of this sentence is to be communicated to the At torney- General. - - - -- - - Made and published at Nauplia on the 26th of May (7th of June), 1834. THE PRESIDENT. A. BULGARI. D. K. SOUTZO. F. FRANGOULI. C. ZOTO, Registrar. TRANSLATION OF A LETTER, WRITTEN IN FRENCH, TO COLOCO TRONI, BY THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE CZ/MOP RUSSIA. (From the original.) ST. PETERSISTALGII, JULY 11. M. the General,—l have received with much pleasure the letter which you addressed to me under the date of the 3d of February, and hastened to lay its contents before the Emperor. His Imperial Majesty has vouchsafed to view with satisfac tion the profound gratitude which you express to me, as well in your own name as in that of your copatriots, for the pro tection and support continually afforded, in compliance with his orders, by M. Ricord and M. Ruckmann, to all the peace able and good inhabitants of Greece, by opposing the pro gress of anarchy, of which your country has just escaped be coming the victim. The Emperor was, during the time, painfully affected by the disastrous events which he could not have expected, after the constant and generous sacrifices which, in accordance with hi s a llies, he had lavished, in order to ensure the indepen dence of Greece. He loves to flatter himself that the future w ill w holly efface the melancholy impressions of the past, and that, instructed by the late calamities, the Greeks of all classes and of all parties will hasten to rally with love and submission around the throne of their young Sovereign. Called by Divine Providence to repair their evils and to LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1834. One of the greatest evils attendant on parties in England, is, that all questions, of how great soever importance, are examined through microscopes, sup plied by those in place and in opposition. The real merits of any plan, or project, are never inquired into; it is enough that it has the support of a Whig, a Tory, or Radical party to make it the object of the vilest vituperation of all who have enlisted themselves in the ranks of an opposing faction. This has been car ried to such an extreme, that men are classed with parties with whom they never acted, and never intend acting, from the adoption of a course to which slander has attached the idea of- a love for certain principles and opinions. Thus, to resist all change is declared characteristic of the Tories ; to advocate any change, is descriptive of the Whigs ; and to contend for a total change, is the surest way by which the Radicals can be detected. The evil of admitting such definitions as these is, that the Tories are weak enough to contend for the upholding of abuses rather than subject themselves to a charge of deserting their faction ; the Whigs prune where they ought to cut up by the roots, lest they might be sus pected guilty of Radicalism ; and the Radicals struggle to pull down where they ought to build up and repair, lest peradventure they should be branded as deserters to the Tories. In no one instance before the public, are these evils more apparent than in the resistance which is being offered by the Tories to the amendment of the crimi nal law of this country. It is hard to conceive just or rational grounds for party differences on this most im portant question. The only thing in it which we can perceive likely at all to afford room for difference of opinion, is, that where the power of the Magistrate is left undefined—where the law is oral, and the interpre tation of it drawn from precedents often conflict ing, absurd, and contradictory—judges may punish more in accordance with the wishes of the Sovereign, than where the law is manifestly public, and where the penalty which attaches to crimes is known to the cri minal previous to the commission of an act of delin quency. But is it safe for a great and a free people to continue thus to lie at the mercy of Judges ? Or are the people free who may be murdered with im punity, if a King's Counsel mistake in drawing up an indictment ? The evils occasioned by the want of a proper digest of the criminal code of this country are so various, and so complicated, that there is not a single question that can arise touching the life or property of any member of the community, that is not effected by them in a greater or less degree. Even the Legislature, not withstanding its possessing the power of cutting the ordian knot, sufferg itself to be entangled by it ; hence lawyers are called upon to explain to Parlia ment how far its own Acts are rendered inoperative, by the existence of previous decisions on points of common law ! Yea, the very statutes, which them selves have given life and locality to, by their support, are beyond the corrirehension of both branches of. the Legislature, the moment they have received the Royal sanction. True, the new Act may have repealed a pre vious one, or fixed a certain point in common law, the object of much reprobation out of doors, but a lawyer discovers that the evils complained of were sanctioned by several other Acts unnoticed in the preamble, or that the common law, in its endless ramifications, has provided that the statute, when brought into opera tion, shall offer impunity to a greater offence, while a lesser one continues the object of the most severe pu nishment,—thus exciting in the public mind an utter disgust, and a sovereign contempt for the legislative capabilities of Parliament. As an instance of this, we give the following extract from the report of the Commissioners : " The consequence of the want of a regular digest of the law upon the subject of particular offences has been, that, in making new statutes, the principles and language of the former statutes, and the antecedent state of the common law is often overlooked. Thus with regard to the same offence of forgery, the 2 and 3 of King Will, IV. c. 123, abolished the punish ment of death in all the cases in which it was inflicted by the 11th of King George 4th, and the Ist of King Will. I V.. e. 66, except in cases of forgery of wills, or powers of attorney to transfer stock or receive dividends. In the intermediate time, however, betiVeen the 11th of King George 4th, and the Ist of King Will. IV. c. 66, and the 2 and 3 King Will. IV. c. 123, a statute was passed to enable the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt to grant life annuities, in which is a clause makin g it a capital felony to forge the na me of any person to a transfer of an annuity, or to a power of at torney authorising the transfer. There does not, however, ap pear to be any sufficient reason for inflicting a higher punish ment upon forging a transfer of a life annuity than upon the forging of the transfer of a perpetual annuity ; but it is pos sible that in framing the 2 and 3 King Will. IV. c. 123, the isolated clause in the 2 and 3 King Will. IV. c. 59, was not adverted to ; and it was not observed, that it would remain in force though the capital punishments inflicted by the 11th King George 4th and Ist King Will. IV. were abolished. It may also be remarked, that it is not very easy to discover why the forgery of the certificate of the Exchequer Bill Commis sioners, or the receipt of the cashier of the Bank should be made capital felonies by the 2 and 3 King Will. IV. c. 125, when the forgery of the Exchequer Bill itself is by the 2 and 3 King Will. IV. c. 123, only punishable with transportation for life. By the second section of the 11th King George 4th a -1- • cr Will. IV. c. 66, the forgery of the royal seals and sign manua s c high treason, and punishable with death. And, as before obserVed, - by the 2 and 3 King Will. IV. c. 123, the penalty of death is taken away in all the cases men tioned in the 11th King George 4th and 1 King Will. IV. c. 66, except in the two cases of wills and powers of attorney to transfer stock. But the quality of the offences enumerated in the 11th King George 4th and 1 King Will. IV. is left with out alteration. The forgery of the royal seals and sign manual would therefore appear to be high treason without the penalty of death. It is not unlikely that for want of a connected system of law relating to offences and punishments, these in consistencies may have been overlooked." This is legislation with a vengeance. And this comes of not embodying in one Act all that ought to be, or is intended to be, retained of all previous ones ; throwing overboard at once and for ever, whatever is not retained in the latest act of the Legislature on any given question. The bugbear which frightens the Tories from assisting in reforming our legal institutions is the danger of innovations, as if innovations are not every day being made with the greatest advantage to society. Machinery in all cotton mills and manu factures was once innovation—steam was innovation —riding in carriages, of which the Tories are very fond, was in earlier times innovation also—as were likewise all the arts of civilized life. PALEY says that " no usage, law, or authority is so binding that it need or ought to be continued, when it may be changed with advantage to the country." BURKE, than whom few ever gave more mature consideration to the dan ger of sanctioning innovations in Government; and who, in his celebrated treatise on the French Revolution, denounces all change, for change's sake, thus speaks of the absurdity of the whole body of English law, com mon and statute :—" Judges were set up, at first with discretionary powers, but it was soon found a misera ble slavery to haVe our lives and properties precarious, and hanging upon the arbitrary determination of any one man, or set of men. We flew to laws as a re medy for this evil. By these we persuaded ourselves we might know upon what ground we stood. But lo differences arose upon the sense and interpretation of those laws. Thus we were brought back to our old incertitude. New laws were made to expound the old ; and new difficulties arose on the new laws ; .as words multiplied, opportunities of cavilling upon them multiplied also. Then recourse was had to notes, comments, glosses, reports, responsa prudentum, learned readings. Eagle stood against eagle ; authority was set up against authority. Some were allured by the new, others reverenced the ancient. The new were more enlightened, the old more venerable. Some adopted the comment, others stuck to the text. The confusion increased, the mist thickened, until it could be discovered no longer what was allowed or forbidden, what things were in property and what common. In this uncertainty to the professors, an Egyptian dark ness to the rest of mankind, the contending parties felt themselves more effectually ruined by the delay than they could have been by the injustice of any decision. Our inheritances are become a prize for disputation ; and disputes and litigation are become our inheritance." Here we have the opinion of one of the ablest States men England ever produced on the state of the Cri minal Code, and one, too, who entertained the most pro found veneration for whatever came before him clothed in the garb of antiquity. He was no stranger to the appa ritions of revolution which the Tories are in the habit of conjuring up, with more than a Witch of Endor's power, whenever the word REFORM is spoken in their hearing. But he was a philosopher and a statesman, and knew that nothing had, or could have, a greater tendency to foster revolutionary ideas in the public mind, than the absurd system of punishing crimes by penalties created posterior to their commission, and this is the very principle of the Common Law of England. The opinions entertained by PALEY and BURKE, respecting the little veneration with which abuses, however apparently hallowed by the rust of time, ought to be treated, arc in unison - with those of the most learned among the ancients. CICERO, who was himself an Advocate, thus reasons on the same subject :—" Of what avail is it that many things have by many na tions been decreed pregnant with calamity and evil ? These are no more entitled to the name of laws than the regulations upon which robbers should determine their unhallowed consultations. In like manner—as every thing is not entitled to the appellation of medi tine that an unskilful and impudent quack may pre scribe, so neither is that a law to which a mistaken people may annex their sanction. Law, therefore, is that pure and original distinction just and unjust which is drawn from the original and parent nature, and which is the criterion according to which human laws are to be modelled, if they really either punish the bad, or protect the good." Such were the opinions of the learned in every age and country, who gave any part of their attention to the study of the first principles of government. But the question here is not innovation but creation. England has no laws at present, and the question is, whether she shall create a system to guide the conduct of her people, or leave them to the unrestrained per formance of whatever acts they please, and then punish them as accords with the wisdom and justice of the judges. What share the juries have in deciding upon the merits of criminal offences, we shall take another opportunity of showing. The observations,made by Lord DURHAM oa the occasion of the public address which was presented on Tuesday last to Earl GrtEy,,,,by the reformers of New castle, furnish us with additional reasons—were such needed—for venerating the public character of our late illustrious Premier. " My relation," said the Noble Speaker, " has disclaimed, with his characteristic mo desty, the merit of passing the Reform Bill. I now openly state, as I have formerly said it behind his back, that that measure would never have been proposed, and I am sure it never would have been carried, had it not been for him. To him, and to him alone, properly belongs the honour of this great measure." At length, then, after the saddle has been shifted from one back to another, we find it clapped on the right horse. First we were told that Lord JOHN RUSSELL was the father of that lusty bantling, the Reform Bill. Next, an order of affiliation was made on Lord DURHAM ; but now we learn that to Lord GREY is exclusively due the honour of its pa rentage ; and that but for his personal exertions—high character for integrity with the people—and just in fluence over the mind of his SOVEREIGN, it would never have been carried. Of course, in common with the majority of our readers, we knew that Lord GREY was'one of the main agents in carrying Reform ; but we knew not till now that he was the moving spirit of the measure. That merit we always assigned to Lord DURHAM, and, as we deemed, on competent autho rity, namely—his own. It would now appear, how ever, that he was only a subordinate in the affair, for that it was Earl GREY who supplied the conception, and, by his own personal influence with the KING and the country, supplied also the means of carrying it into execution. The Paris papers are as destitute of intelligeice as an Arabian desert of verdure. There is nothing in them but re-echoes of the old story, now almost an old song, about the " Accepted Addresses " from the Chamber of Deputies, and repetitions . of as old a prophecy, respecting the resignation of the Ministry. Of the affairs of Spain, civil or military, these Jour nals give us no further intelligence, than that the insurgents are endeavouring to obtain the coast in the expectation of receiving succours by sea, or at the worst of being enabled to quit the country in safety should they be driven to that extremity, and that RODIL and his troops were hotly in pursuit of them. The Gazette de France states that Don CARLOS is at present in Vittoria, and that his troops are posted in the defiles of Pancorvo ; but no reliance is to be placed on its statements. On the Bourse, the Board announcing the redemption of the Guebhard portion of the Spanish stock, was removed on Tuesday last, by order of the French Minister of the Interior. German Papers are barren of any important news. They merely mention the general acquittal of all the persons accused or concerned in the excesses at Brussels. \‘' THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST '2l, 1831. protect the development of the happiness of their country, King Otho will (there is for us no doubt of it) know how to accomplish this noble vocation. The desires which his Imperial Majesty entertains on this subject are the more sincere, since, united to the Greek nation by the ties of a common, religious belief, • dedicate to it an interest of deep solicitude. May the Greeks never' forget that their submission to the Government now ruling over them, and their fidelity to the dogmas of their re ligion, the precious deposit which their ancestors have be queathed in entail to them, are altogether the condition and the guarantee of their national prosperity. With reference to what concerns you personally, M. the General, the Emperor knows and appreciates your patriotism, as well as the honesty of your character, and he does not doubt but that you will find in the benevolence of King Otho, and in the esteem of your fellow-countrymen, the recompense of your signal services. While offering this testimony of the sentiments which his Imperial Majesty is pleased to preserve towards you, as well as towards your nation, I cannot conclude, M. the General, without assuring you that I personally take a lively part in the happy success of an arrangement which has for its object the independence and welfare of Greece, shall congratulate myself to be able on every occasion, and conformably to the high wishes of the Emperor my master, to concur in realizing his benevolent intentions in relation to your country. Please to accept, with this assurance, that of my distinguished consi deration. NESSELRODE. To his Excellency M. the General de Colocotroni. PRICES OF STOCKS THI: Bank Stock 2r34 4 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Nev sper Cent. • 3 per Cent. Red. ,40343:1 % India gtock....— ..... .......... '2:511 3 per Cent. Cons. 90M N, Ditto Bonds l5 17 prr. 34 per Cent 9% South Sea Stock Ditto Red. Old Annuities sE S O4 New INV° New 3!,1 per Cent. c Assented 91% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1151... 4 per Cent. IDissented rank Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500 18 41 pus. Jan. 3, 1860 17 7-16 16 i)itto Small 3 , 41 pm. Oct In 1859 17 E-16 % Ditto Commercial .... ...... pm. Jan. 5, Mr 17% Ditto Advertised pm. Jan. 5, IMO — Bank Stock for Account . April 5, 188 1 Jan. 5, 1870 India Stock tbr Account, Consols for Account , PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bends IW 4 Be!gian Bonds l9 Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds 744 Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Milian Bonds 3l Ditto Account 3l Columbian Bonds. Ditto Account ... Ccluolli:in Bonds, 1821 3t% Ditto Account Danish Bonds '5 Y.l. Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1525 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 32 Ditto Account 52 Ditto, per eci.it Ditto Account 41% Neapolitan SPANISH BONDS. This morning a very numerous Meeting of Spanish Bond holders took place at the City of London Tavern. Mr. WEEDING having been called to the Chair, stated that this meeting had been convened in consequence of a recent project of the Spanish Minister of Finance, whose intention was to divide the foreign debt into two equal parts, the one to be active, and the other to be passive. Now, that would be a most unjust proceeding towards the English creditors, upon whose bonds the interest at present due amounted to .521. per share, nothing having been paid these ten years. It was the duty of the English creditor to take some measures for his protection ; he lent the money to assist Spain in establishing a constitutional Government, and though the affair had hitherto been unfortunate, he hoped that the day of retribution was now come, and that Spain would suffer no stain to remain upon her justice and honour.—( Hear.) He con cluded by reading a string of resolutions, drawn up by a Com mittee appointed by a former meeting of Spanish bond-holders. These resolutions expressed the surprise of the meeting attlie project of law which had been submitted by the Spanish Mi nister of Finance to the Spanish Chamber, and at the fact. that for ten years the English creditor had not received a farthing interest, while other foreign creditors had been duly paid. The resolutions also proposed a memorial to the Queen of Spain, which represented the facts of the case, and prayed her Majesty to adopt immediate measures to discharge the claims of the English creditors. It was proposed that Lord Palmerston be applied to, to permit the memorial to be presented through the English Ambassador at Madrid. A vote of thanks to the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange, and the public press, was also embodied in the resolutions of the Committee. On the proposal that these resolutions be adopted, Mr. THORNTON took the liberty of complaining of the con duct of Lord Palmerston, who had promised to interfere on behalf of the English creditor, but had not fulfilled that pro mise. The resources of Spain were immense ; she had fifty millions of monastic property, and if she wanted time he was sure no bond-holder would object to wait a year, or even two He hoped the memorial would have the desired effect. years. He ROBINSON suggested as an amendment that the interest of the full amount of the bonds ought to be demanded in the memorial, to prevent the possibility of a moiety being offered. Several Gentlemen considered such a proposition as very imprudent. The CHAIRMAN in putting the amendment said it was cal culated to insult the high-spirited Spaniard, because it would imply that he was capable of deliberately proposing a compro mise of the national honour.---( Hear. ) Mr. ROBINSON, for the sake of unanimity, withdrew his amendment. The resolutions and memorial to the Queen Regent were then unanimously agreed to. Mr. RICARDO thought if the law was already passed, which might be the case, these proceedings would be both inconve nient and useless. Mr. EASTHOPE would ask the gentleman if the law was not passed, and they remained neutral, would not that imply their acquiescence in the project ?—( Hear, hear._) He complained not of the proposition to divide the debt into two parts, active and passive, but what be complained of was the project of putting all arrears into the passive debt ; in fact, he could not believe that the intelligence and honour of the Cortes would suffer .such a law to pass. Everybody knew that the Englishman would meet a l oss lib era ll y , b u t an y at tempt to deprive him of his just claim he would resist, and declare his intention to abide by principle, and to be judged by prin ciple alone. M r . C. BAILEY proposed a vote of thanks to the committe e for their active and useful services. The motion having been seconded, was adopted unanimously. A vote of thanks to Lord Palmerston and his Majesty's Mi nisters, for their services to the bondholders was also agreed tc. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting adjourned. Mademoiselle Taglioni, who is quite recovered from the attack of cholera Which she experienced in London, has returned to Paris. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM " RAILWAY COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.) This morning a half yearly general meeting of this Company was held at the City of London Tavern. ISAAC SOLLY, Esq., having been called to the chair, con gratulated the proprietors on the favourable prospect of suc cess which the undertaking presented. The report stated that the works were progressing rapidly, and that 48 miles of ground had been laid out and finished. The whole length of the intended railway would be 1111 miles ; the breadth of way on embankment and viaducts, 28 feet ; for double line of railway, width of five feet each, 10 feet, with a space of six feet between the lines. The greatest depth of the cuttings would be 55 feet, and the greatest height of embankments and viaducts would be 45 feet. The esti mate of the cost was 2,500,0001. 89 shares were declared to be forfeited. Six new Directors were elected, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting adjourned. . !1:518';', .90 , 4 % THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLUCK Peruvian Bonds , Dit o Account , Portuguese Bonds , 26 , 4 ? Ditto Account g _ , Ditto New Bonds.-- Ditto Account 83i ,I 3 ,1 . 4 A, Prussian Bonds !Ol , 4. Ditto Bonds, N 2, mni itu , siati Bonds, 1822...„ Ditto Account Ditto Metali!c 11. 2 3, gpanish Bonds 44% 4 4 1 , 1 Ditto Account 44706N,k, Ditto fonds, 1533 • 3 !•:i Ditto A ccoi.nt 4: 2;,, Fiend:, 5 per cent.... —f. —c. 4 per cent —f —,:! 3 per cent. Exchange 2SE 3Ce. Dutch,-2k4 percent. 'OA - Ai Ditto Account ',054 A Ditto, 5 per coin Ditto Account ~. ~H' PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. rer Share, Alton Mining Company .£9 - Ilc Anglo Mexican Mining Company (iss. at s'. pm.) 11'0 7. flolanos Mining Company I:.0 071., Brazilian Imp,rial ftnring Co. (issued at 5/. pm.) '2 , 1 .V.A Ditto Macaubas Couae, .20 2i Ditto Sol.. lO I.i D.tto St. John del Rey .. Cata Mama Mining Company British Iron Company 5O :Al British Copper Comp .ny Columbian Mining Comp any (issued at 51. pm.) . 5 . 13 1114 English Mining Company 12.34 4.214 Hibernian M fling Company lO 3% Mexican Mining Comz.any 49,4 4 Reuel del Monte Mining Co , Registered t;2/. IN. lid, Ditto Unregistered — Unittd Mexican (issued at J. pm.) Ditto Subscription Ditto New Scrip . London and Birmingham Hallway Company l5 London and Greenwich Railway Company 7 Australasia Bank lO Australian Company 2'i4i Canad t Company. IS General Steam Navigation Company l3 London and Westminster Rank 5 National Provincial Bank of England Provincial Bank of Ireland Rio Dore Company Van Dieman's Land Agricultural Company PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, AUG. IS gent. Consols 0 . G.- Id Canal Deb.. tiller cent. 9lati :3 , ,9 peretVit e CaL....: ........._ CI Ditto New, Itkln IW,', 34 per Cent. Debentnres.., ,nallall y .-- Bank Stock cent... - Royal Canal Stock ret„ . 4 Grand Canal Stock ... 91 'Grand Canal Deb.. ti per - 1 Ditto 4 per cent ? ~;..... flB! , i Ai,t,t , rni. , n Ranh , . . z City of Dublin Steam Co • t . 5 2 ) , 14 city c -1 Insurance COn :AM Ballast Office 4 per e 2,04 pc. cent. MAILS. Arrived. Due Arrived. -- Due. Arrived. Due. o America - o— 1 France 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 I:razil 0 Buenos Ayres... 0 0 Hamburg 0 0 Mexico 0 0 Carthagena 0 0 Holland I :)üblin 0 0 Jamaica . ...... .. 0 0 Sweden...... 0 I Flanders ..... HIGH ‘l , ATE-I. Al LONDON 1;11.1DGE TO-MOIttiONV. Morning 51 minutes after 3. I Evening 5 minutes after 4 BILL, NOTE, AND RECEIPT STAMPS. CHANGE OF DIES. Stamps and Taxes, London, 21st August, IS3 4. WHEREAS the COMMISSIONERS of STAMPS having, in the Month of November, 1833, pursuant to an Act of the 3d and 4th William 4, cap. 97, discontinued the use of the several Dies theretofore used, for denoting the Stamp duties pay able by Law, in respect of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, (except Banker's re-issuable Notes, for sums not exceeding 101.) and Receipts ; and having provided in lieu thereof, New Dies to be used after the said 30th day of November last, for de noting the Duties aforesaid, from which day they declared, that such New Dies should be the only true and lawful Nes for denoting the Duties on Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, (except such as before mentioned) and Receipts ; And whereas, many per sons have in their possession Stamps, for Bills, Notes, and Receipts, rendered useless by reason of the introduction of the said New Dies, which they neglected to present to be re-restampcd with the New Dies, within the period of Three Calendar Months, prescribed for that purpose by the Act above mentioned NOtice is hei•eby given, That, for affording relief in such cases, an Act has been passed (4 and SW. 4, Cap. 57), extending the time for restampino• bill and receipt stamps, ren d ere d use l ess b y t h e new dies above referred to, for a further period of six months, from the 13th day of August instant. All persons, therefore, who have in their possession such stamps which have so become useless, will be entitled to have impressions of the new dies in lieu thereof, on the useless stamps being presented at the head office for stamps, in Westminster, or Edinburgh, or at the office of any distributor or sub-distributor of stamps in the country, at any time within the space of six calendar months next after the said 13th inst. By order of the Board, CHARLES PRESSLY, Secretary. Just ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo., with Plates, THE ANGLER IN IRELAND Or, an ENGLISHMAN'S RAMBLE THROUGH MUNSTER and CONNAUGHT, During the Summer of 1833. Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington-street. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin. A ) - I S" r r e 0) • r rEf) 6 3 i 7 I 4 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. -(THIS DAY.) (FROM LINO D'S.) DEAL, Aun. 20. —Wind S. to N„ a light breeze.—Arrived the Jessie, Creighton, from Alicant, for Newca:Ale ; Hannibal, Hartle, from Corfu, for Hull; and Mary, Sanderson, from Brigh ton, for Leaham. PORTSMOUTH, Aua. 20. —Wind N. by E. to W., fine.— Sailed his Majesty's ship Rolla, for the e as t war d ; and Canada, Britton, for New York. PLYMOUTH, Am. 19. —Wind N.N.W. FALMOUTH, AUG. 9.—Wind N. N. E. to N. N. W., mode rate breezes and cloudy.—Arrived the Reindeer packet from Halifax—sailed 29th July; and James, Wallace, from Smyrna. ST. Ivas, Auo. 19.—Arrived off port the John Guise, M'Fee, from St. Petersburgh. BRISTOL, Ara. 20. Arrived the Brack, Thompson, Voyager, Grozier, and Catherine, Stothard, from Archangel. GLOUCESTER, AUG. 19.—Arrived the Oswens, from Arch angel. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 19.—Arrived the Sarah, Denniston, from Demerara; Superior, Anderson, from Archangel; Minerva, Williamson, from St. Petersburg ; and Gulthe, Erickson, from Keil. The Euphrates, bound to Calcutta, in dropping down the river, got in contact with the Sarah, from Deme rara, carried away her bob-stays, and stove in cat-head and covering-boards. WATERFORD, Aug. 18.—Arrived the Rapid, Miller, from London. CORK,. AUG. 18.—Arrived the St. George, Garnett, from Jamaica and Cuba ; and Ursula, Joblin, from London. Men EBUCTO, Jui,vl6.—The Henrietta, Leslie, hence to Liverpool, which got on shore on the South reef, in proceed ing to sea on the 25th ult., has been condemned and sold with her cargo. The Sarah spoke a fishing boat in the Channel which re ported that an inward bound barque, supposed from the West Indies, was on shore on the Wicklow Bank. The Hall, Hughes, had discharged about half her cargo at the Cape of Good Hope on the 11th of June, and was caulk ing her upper works. Her mainmast had been conde►rned. DINNER TO EARL GREY. A meeting of the friends and admirers of Earl Grey is to be held to-day, to consider of the propriety of inviting that distinguished individual to a public dinner in this city, as a mark of the gratitude of the inhabitants for his unequalled services in the cause of civil and religious freedom, and of the deep respect which they entertain of his character as a man. That will, indeed, be a proud day for Edinburgh, in which she can boast of having, as her guest Charles Grey, the consistent and enlightened Minister, under whose auspices her citizens first became possessed of the privileges and influence of free men. Few, indeed, of our public men are blessed with such a combination of moral worth and intellectual greatness ; and it is gratifying to find, from the profound respect universally entertained for him, that the public is so capable of appreciat ing these invaluable qualities. We trust that nothing will occur to prevent Edinburgh honouring herself and his Lord ship in the manner proposed. We are sure he wou ld h ere meet with a welcome of the most cordial description. Since writing the above the meeting has taken place in the Waterloo Hotel, the Lord Provost in the chair, attended by a number of the most respectable and intelligent citizens of Edinburgh ; at which resolutions were unanimously passed to present an address to Earl Grey, expressive of respect and ad miration of his conduct as a statesman, and requesting him to accept of a public dinner in Edinburgh, any day during the present autumn that may be convenient to his Lordship. It is confidently expected that Earl Grey will accede to this request, constituting, as it will, a national tribute from Scotland. There is also reason to hope that the Lord Chan cellor, Mr. Charles Grant, Earl Fitzwilliam, Mr. Abercromby, Mr. Ellice, the Attorney-General, and a number of other distinguished public characters will be present, and it is proba ble that this will prove the grandest public festival of the kind that ever occurred in Scotland, not even excepting the great dinner given to Mr. Brougham, and it is certainly in ad mirable taste at the present moment, when Lord Grey has just retired from public life. —Edinburgh Chronicle. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Havre packet, Henry the Fourth, from New York, sailed 24th July, has arrived at the above port, but she does not bring any news of importance from the United States. The exchange had receded about 4 per cent. For the last eight days, no business of consequence had been done. Cot tons maintained their prices. Stock on hand, 9,000 bales. The advices from the South bring the same firmness in the prices. _ _ According to accounts from Bayonne, it appears that Don Carlos was at Segura with four battalions ; and the whole of the faction, with their chiefs, Zumalacarreguy and Za vala, were posted from Mondragon to Onate and Cegama, wai. ing the arrival of an expected steamer with muskets, which were to be disembarked near Lequertio, which was still in pos session of the Carlists. By the Halifax mail, arrived this morning by the Reindeer, sailed on the 24th July, papers have been received at the North and South American Coffeehouse to the above date. ( From the Papers of the 28th July. ) WEST INDIES.—We learn by a recent arrival from Jamaica, and Barbadoes, and other parts of the West Indies, that great apprehensions were entertained for the effect upon the blacks of the change to take place in August, from a state of slavery to that of apprenticeship, with which they are much dissatisfied. CHOLERA AT QUEBEC.—WC lament to learn that the cho lera has again made its appearance there ; the greatest num ber of cases are said to be in the most filthy parts of the city. An address from the Wesleyan Ministers of Nova Scotia was presented to his Excellency on the 19th of July ; his Ex cellency answered it by stating, that he sincerely trusted that the depression of trade, which at present prevailed so generally in the province, was only temporary ; that other countries have fully experienced the same. THE FUNDS. The British as well as the Foreign Funds are very heavy this morning. The depression we cannot account for as yet, except that money is becoming scarce, and the express from Paris this morning is rather of an unfavourable nature respect ing the affairs of Spain, which caused the Spanish Stock there to recede 1 per cent. to 35. If we can give credit to the fresh accounts, Don Carlos has taken Vittoria, and intends marching to Burgos, certainly the non-appearance of any telegraphic accounts from Bayonne causes some suspicion that General Rodil has been out-manoeuvred by the Carlists. Consols, which left off yesterday at 90i- for the Account, opened at 901 s ; Spanish, whi c h closed at 45i ;} opened at 444 4 ; Portuguese, 831 84. The meeting to day of the holders of the Cortes Bonds causes some excitement in the City. The Bank, which used to advance money on securities at 3 per cent. is now going to advance it to 31 per cent. HALF-PAST ONE. POSTED UP AT THE BANK. " The Governor and Company of the Bank of England do hereby give notice that after the 21st inst. they will be ready to receive applications for loans upon deposit of Bills of Ex change, Exchequer Bills, East India Bonds, or other approved securities, such loans to be repaid on or before the 15th of October next, with interest, at the rate of 3, per cent. per an num, and to be in sums not less that 2,0001. each. " Bank of England, Aug. 21." The Royal Exchange is almost deserted, owing to a great number of persons having repaired to the Cortes Bondholders' meeting, in the early part of the day. Little is going on in any of the funds at present ; Spanish, 441 ; Portuguese Stock, 831 Consols have been steady most part of the morning at 901 s ; they were done at 90k. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 901 THE FUNDS.—CI BRITISH Bank Stook ' , 24 3 per Cent. Red 9 0 74, 3 per Cent Cons 9 9 ,14, 3 5x per Cent. 3% per Cent Red 98% New 3% per Cent 9B 4 per Cent. Assented Dissented 101,0 Long Annuities to expire Jan 1860 i 7 7-16 Oct 1859 l7 li Jan. 1869 .7 1-16 FOREIGN Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 per cent 9Bsi Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres. 6 per cent 3ox, Cli.lian, 6 per cent 3 1 ,4 Columbian, 6 per cent. Ditto. 1824 ' 3O Danish Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 percent 345¢ Mexican, 5 per cent , 1825 32 Ditto, 1825, 6 per rent 4l Peruvian, 6 per cent. DOSING PRICES. • FUNDS. India Stock ‘,59% Ditto Bonds l7 pm, South Sea Stock IO2N Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities Ex. Bills, liirtit., , ~ Ditto 590/ 4l pm Ditto OW 4l pin. Bank Stock for Act. 9:24 India Stock for Opg. 0 . -0 4 Consols for Opg. 90% FUNDS. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent B3t Ditto, New Ditto S3,?I, Prussian. 5 per cent . lOl Russian Bonds, 5 per cent. 1116%, Ditto, Metallic 10 3 34 Spanish, 5 per cent 4 5% Ditto, 18_3 43 French, 5 per cent. --t. —c. Exchange ...... ........... ••• 231 :3411 • French, 3 per cent. 7sf. 7: c. Dutch, •2 per cent. 5 ,,, ii Ditto, r, per cent • - • • - 98% MARRIED.—On Tuesday, the 19th inst., at St. Margaret's Church, Mr. George Hodges, of Dublin, to Miss Sophia Mitchell, of Westminster. The losses occasioned by the stormy weather in France within the last two months is estimated at two millions of francs. A hostile meeting took place, early on Tuesday morning, in Battersea -fields, between the Hon. F. C. and C. T. P--g--s, Esq., Lieutenant of the Royal Marines. The former was attended by Captain G. M-t, and the latter by Sir Bart. Two shots each were exchanged. The Lieutenant's second shot grazed the pistol arm of his an tagonist, who sustained no material injury. A lady is said to have been the cause of this " of GIBRALTAR. PROCLAMATION. By his Excellency Si r Willi am H ou ston, Knight Grand Gros ! of the Most Hon. Military Order of the Bath, Knig ht Grand _ Cross of the R o y a l Guelphic Order, Lieutenant-General of of _ his Majesty's forces, and Colonel of the 20th Regiment Foot, Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Town and Garrison of Gibraltar, &c. &c. It appearing to his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, from the official reports made to hid!, that the epidemic cholera, which prevailed in this garrison h as ce ased, lie has been p leased to order, that on Sunday next, the 10th instant, prayers aT e : thanksgiving shall be offered up to Almighty God, in all t h churches, for this manifestation of his mercy. Given at Gibraltar, this 7th day of August, in the year of our Lord, 1834. WILLIAM HOUSTON, Lieutenant-General and Lieutenant-Go vernor. (By command) G. ADD E RLEY, Civil Secretary. Gibraltar, Aug. 7, 1834 '.,, It is highly gratifying that proofs continue to exist of t_u cessation of the malignant cholera as an epidemic in this gar rison, and territory. It has ceased without the infliction on t.ne people of any of those vexatious measures in operation in Spoil and which had been inflicted upon other countries ; it has cease,u in a shorter time than in any part- of Spain, and with infinil less expense than had ever been incurred during any Yell ° fever epidemic here. J. GILLK RE ST, M. D., Principal Medical Officer. GERMAN PAPERS. MONS, AUGUST 17.—General acquittal of all the persons accused or concerned in the excesses at Brussels :-- the COURT OF ASSIZE, AUGUST 17.—The first par t of e sitting having been devoted to the end of the pleadings don t of the counsel for the prisoners, the President declared tha the proceedings were closed. The 288 questions which the Jury had to consider weroef read to them, and at one o'clock they retired to cons ider their verdict ; at seven o'clock the Jur re t ur ned into lb? Court, when M. Coch6, Foreman of th e Jury, declared Sgt the Jury pronounced the accused Not G u ilty on all the 'D questions. The written declaration having b een d e li v ered to the Pre si dent, the prisoners were brought i n . Th e P res ident exho rted them to be tranquil, and not to utter any exclamations. The Clerk then read the answer of the Jury. The President said, " I am going to pronounce your quittal ; I again exhort you to remain tranquil." " We, President of the Court of Assize of Hainault, seeing Art. 558 of the code of proceedings in criminal cases, b e l the declaration of the Jury to the effect, that the a ccus Abts, Winckelmans, &c., are not guilty, declare °lf they are acquitted, and order them to be set at liberty they are not detained for any other cause " The accused returned to the prison, which they left Oft afterwards ; the others desired to stop there for the nig ht. . was half-past eight, and the crowd dispersed without confusleut A subscription was opened to assist the prisoners set a liberty with the means of returning to Brussels. The Beige says that a subscription has been made at Drug sels for their families. O sten BRUSSELS, AUG. 19.—'The King and Queen left yesterday for Courtray, whence they will return to Brussels:he Some time ago the Journal of Arlon spoke of a plot in t 4 province of Luxembourg, of which no more was heard, IT O which was therefore supposed to be a fiction. Howeve r, investigation of the affair has been continued, and we le a ; that by a decision of the 14th instant, several perg t are to be put on their -trial for ha v i ng co rrespondo,u o s e Luxembourg and Vienna with the subj e cts of the " oi r r of Holland, a power at enmity with Belgium, by Valid' .0 enemies obtain information prejudicial to Belgium ; for ha i ; conspired to overthrow or change the G overnme nt; for bo l o ; been acquainted with plots against the internal safety of or State, which they did not communicate to the Goverrilocn t ' a t the magistrates, or the police. Letters and papers seiz e ti b.. the residence of one of the parties (who has absconded)„ s , ef , stantiate these accusations, as well as th e p re liminary ".." tigation. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, Auc. 19. Actual Debt, 2 y, per Cent. Rothschihra, Loan, 5 per Cent 97 hi Loan of the City, 1832, 4 per Cent 904 —Brussels Papers, Aug. 20. BERLIN, Atm. 14.—The English Ambassador, Lord , -- 44 i nic4 has gone to Dresden. PRUSSIAN FUNDS—BERLIN, Am 14. St. Schuld. Sch. 4 per cent. Pru , sian English Loan, 18'8, 5 per cent - --- Ditto .... ... 1 , 22, 5 per cent.... -- -- Ditto Bonds lB3l, 4 per c.nt.... 94y4 94 FOREIGN EXCHANGES. On Amsterchm, 250 florins, 2 mon' hi 141% Hamburg 300 francs, 2 months 151% London l/ 3 months 6 2656 Pails 3l'o francs, 2 months Bl% Petersburgli...l,o rubles, 3 weeks P.Opi —Prussian State Gazette, Aug 15. AGRAM, AUG. s.—According to private accounts vrbi. c e h : o have received from Galaez of the 9th of July, the Argo S',i n ee boat had performed the voyage to that place three times ! n , es the 22d of April, and it is believed that the regular v°_i e :i t e, will begin as soon as the steam-boat, expected from 1. ( 1- .... ia cs arrives at Galaez, when the communications between if t o and Constantinople will be opened. The trade is conside r : to at Galaez ; • ships are coming and going every day, o fte ero ug the number of 45 in on e flay : and there are nuT i , at strangers and travellers. M an y p reparat i ons were ma"l';ho the quarantine establishment for the Prince of 'Moldavia, o , would have to pass a week th ere on hi s return from C°lltave tinople. The Russians a re p re p ar i ng to d epart. o r ders r sti . alrendy been given to r emove t o Od essa t h e i r medical coy. blishment, which is calculated for the wants of a large a —Frankfort Papers, Aug. 16. e en PLYMOUTH, AUG. 18.--The Admiralty has bo) pleased to promote Lieutenant Joseph Hemsley Priest ( 1 ,: 00 - on his retiring from Plymouth Dock-yard, to the rank of mander, after 55 years' service. FALMOUTH, AUG. 18.—His Majesty's ste ,ot vessel Flamer, Lieutenant Griffin, a rr i ve d h ere l a te last "4b• from the Mediterranean ; sailed from Gibraltar on the She brings no news. His Majesty's ship Espoir saile d nt morning with mails for Portugal. She takes out 40,0 0 o e gold for the Portuguese Government. His Majesty's s te d vessel Spitfire arrived at Gibraltar on th e 9th inst., all , Majesty's ship J a sse ur arr i ve d th ere on t h e prece ding J a r. eg The whole business of the Westmoreland Assietie occupied but two hours. At th e t erm i na ti on o f the la at j a rit in the Nisi Prius Court Lord Lyndhurst, looking at tbe bs r, said, " Gentl emen , y ou are di sc h arge d ;" an d t h en at filed " Gentlemen, I am very sorry to say_ you are dis a l l ,o4 also." The 0 Q Gentlemen of the l ong ro b e " s miled, l'" and retired. Some workmen, forming a new roa d nea r lot m r c oa: burn Priory a few days since, discovered a small brass po t, co ot taining several gold coins, rose nobles of the first and k s e ip , 0 coinage of Edward 111., an d some h a lf an d quarte r n,,,,, 01 '; poc the same reign, all i n p er f ec t s t ate o f preservat i on . ~I " ,t oo ttlb and coins are now in the poss ess i on o f M a j or H o d gso n of Brinkburn. —Newcastle Journal. The population of all the Prussian dominio ris ;Bo elusive of Neufchatel, was, at th e en d o f th e Yea r _.4 13,038,960, and at the end of 1833 it had increa' 13,223,385. Of Mr. Davidge, the late indefatigable propriet°r.o e, ,ituerattable pi fne the Cpburg The e atre, has, we are happy to state, beef — 'l l -' lessee of the Surrey Theatre, from Michaelmas nn l 7 Theatre is to undergo a thorou g h re p a i r , an d the 03°,5",eittrir sive arrangements are b e i ng made to render this highl" tive establishment worthy of public patronage. ne' lt An unmarried woman, living, in a small villag e dg ct; Avesnes, in the departm e nt d u Nord, of licentious ° a we' and suspected of having had several children, lately all s ore' to be again pregnant, but suddenly lost her fullness of ag it and became pale and enfeebled. Suspicions arising, t he M c , trates determined upon an investigation, and began by s of . , ing her place of residence, when, in the chimney of ig r ing room, they found the bodies of seven infants. t e lesn the wretched creature acknowledged that she bad ha s ay children, four of whom she had sent to different liospitai. had stifled the r e st, pl ac i ng th em w h ere t h ey we re foun e e r. was committed for trial a t th e nex t assizes.—FrenchPed 00 Sixty of Mr. Baker's men, who were empleYek, and the new buildings at Hung er f or d M ar k et , h a ve gre c s , gea r refused to sign the agreement respecting Unions n e% rally required by the master builders. •jtt ,10= , GIGANTIC THISTLE.—There iS BOW gr° the garden of Mr. Archbell, a t H ea l aug h, near r i: L tbt ° a holy thistle, which has att a i ne d t h e astonishing ne c titi" seven feet six inches. It has 101 heads, and measure s oip feet in circumference. 0°1: THE POST OFFICE PACKETS.—VV'e l e an ° 5 0' Boulogne that there is a probability of the Fr,e nc t be P ° : ) ,; packets bein g remove d f rom Cala i s to that port . For to t o pose of expediting the Paris mails on their rou te • t i e s country, it has b een proposed to the official anth e l sto . '"jo they shall b e embarked in future at Boulogne, ther e t Y ne rt the time occupied in the land conveyance from tha to `Pl l 'i Calais, which it is calculated would bring the mai ls nt . o f at least three hours sooner than they arrive at Fres: sta tion fer arrangement would not involve any change in them V° Our packets. The English mail will be conveyed r to Calais as usual.—Dover Telegraph. to 11 .• DI' GRANTON HARBOUR.—We are hapPY Adoo rit stand that Lord Auckland, the First Lord of th e • ne ece. has appointed Mr. Cubitt, an engineer of great er `: f i bbotich' t cf perfectly impartial, to survey the shores in this ne l v dee p-t a a c oon ( ' for the purpose of ascertaining the best site for harbour ; and also with the view of improving the all Leith harbour.—Edinburgh Evening Post. .„ {ten - _or MELANCHOLY SUlClDE.—Yesterday., - too ‘ ..00 young man, clerk to a Writer to the Signet in his tli , s mitted suicide in his master's house by cuttijletired intoen from ear to ear. It appears that the decea-eu bolted thenol small apartment off one of the front rooms, and adm i ss ion s' o so trance door, so that after the alarm was given Aow . only be obtained by entrance through the Nvin't h i c b the_„.lll then found welter ing in his blood, with a razor by from his r oi qiy deed had been committed, fallen on the floor t t r , and Quart hand. Dr. Sibbald was immediately on the s F , ° .ve b e en g ro a afterwards Dr. Stone ; but life appeared to,.l' L l e yo ul at ea extinct before the apartment was entered. " I ,'" a „ con ,15 0 had been in the office for four years, and had al,‘ . 4 i ff was d e , himself in the most exemplary manner. The 11 `' that th . : mo . immediately on the spot; but it did not appea r atory of 1314.10,, ceased had left any letter or document fives, nor as yet can any cause be assigned for 2 dver tisar mitted so rash and horrid an act.—Edinbu r g ex pla o n r ~ a having, `7,