The Sun. — London, England, 1827-01-16 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LISBON, DEC. 31. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 27.—Extract from the official communi cations received at this Office to-day : " General Claudino writes, from Sardao, on the 25th of this month, the enemy was on his march to Mortagoa, where he was to join General Azeredo, thus avoiding any incursion upon Coim bra, and were marching to Vizeu. General Azeredo writes from blortagoa, on the 25th, confirming that the Marquess de Chaves was in Vizeu, with the rebels under his command; he was wait ing for General Claudino to advance to Tendella, Vizeu, &c. " General Stubbs writes from Oporto on the 23d and 24th, that he had received no news from the ports on the Tamega. The Marquess de Angeja informed General Stubbs, that the troops of Colonel Zagallo, which occupy the bridge of Misarella, were at tacked on the 22d by 400 or 500 men qf the Corps of Cavalry, but dis Mounted, Militia and Guerilla.s : some being killed and wounded, the rebels were repulsed. The same Marquess set out for Salamonde on the 23d. " Brigadier-General Joao da Silveira writes from Covilha on the - 22d I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Portarca of the 16th of this month, and to request your Excel lency to be pleased to acquaint her Serene Highness the Infanta Regent, that notwithstanding my bad health, which was observed by the Generals Conde.and Villa Flor, I have done all that was in my power to co-operate with the said General for the good of the Royal service, and for the prompt execution of the will of htr Serene Highness ; and that, though some of my relations have r.3t been faithful to the King, Don Pedro IV., as they ought, I will be so, and will continue to serve with honour and fidelity, in whatever her Royal Highness shall determine. The Conde de Villa Flor writes from Covilha, on the same day (the 22d), at eleven at night, that the division under his command occupied Caria Peraboa, and that town (Covilha) ; that Joao da Silveira marched that (lay to Belmonte and Lortilha, and having ordered a reconoissance to be made towards Penamacor on the 20th, a piquet of cavalry dispersed a corps of guerillas, and that the Count had given orders to garrison that place with militia. " The Count marched on the 23d to the Guarda, and would thence follow the motions of the rebels. All the Provinces remain in the most perfect tranquillity. " The Chief of the Ist direction, " RODRIGO PINTO." . . _ WAR OFFICE, - Dec. so; Extract from the official communications received to-day at this office:— " The Marquis de Angeja writes from his head-quarters in the Ponsadouris on the 23d, and detailing preceding circumstances, says, That on the 21st of this month the advanced posts of Colonel Zagallo, pl ac ed in the Ferrel and on the bridge of Misa rella, were atywled by a force of about five-hundred men, com manded by the rebel Agostinho Cachapur, who calls himself Co.. lonel, &c. &e.' This force was composed of veterans, dismounted seldiera of the 6th and 9th regiments of cavalry, and many pea sants, well armed with Spanish arms, commanded by officers of veterans and of cavalry. The first attack was upon the Ferrel, which was bravely defended by some companies of the 9th regi ment of infantry, commanded by Captains Jose Luiz de Brito, Duarte de Sa Ozorio, and Lieutenant Jose Brendan de Castro, which companies were supported by:some chasseurs of No. 12. Major Leopoldo says, the Marquis was, at the same time, ordered to occupy the bridge of the Arco ; and the rear of the rebels being thus threatened, they were beaten and dispersed. The rebels left behind 5 killed and 16 prisoners, and our soldiers had some wounded. Colonel Zagallo gives the greatest praise to all the troops that he commanded. The inhabitants of Reuvaes afforded the most generous assistance to all the soldiers who were engaged on that day. The Marquis de Angeja says, that Colonel Zagallo, zho directed those mevements, deserves great praise. , 71 , e Marquess de Angeja - writes from his head-quarters at Braga, on i, - !,‘e 26th, saying, ' That, having ordered General Jose Correa de Mello id Make some reconnoissances on the roads lead ing to the different points on the line of the Tamega, they were made on the 24th•, Major Antonio de Gouvea Vasconcelles, marched, with sixty men, to Telhado, by Quembro ; this force of .the 21st - Regiment of Foot, united with a detachment of Chas seurs, No.. 10, defeated in that direction large corps of Guerillas, who left four dead on the field, and five prisoners, including an Ensign. The whole corps merited the commendations of its commanders. Capt. Ozorio, who advanced by the road of Mon 'tealegre, beat, Paradella, another Guerilla force, from which he took some provisions, horses, &c.' ' "The detachments which marched between the Salto and Cavez, also met with several Guerillas, which they repulsed and 'defeated. The 12th Regiment of Infantry behaved bravely in these actions. " The same General continues, saying, ' That the regiments of militia of the province of Tras-os-Montes having repassed the Douro, and the Guerillas being almost as numerous as the popu lation, the movement of General Mello could not be made with the rapidity that was desired. Colonel Ignacio Pereira, of the regiment of Commie, has approached the position with his Gue rilla, where he saw a great many Portuguese rebels. Almost all of this province of Minho is threatened, some Spanish forces having approached the frontiers.' " General Azeredo writes on the 27th from Tondella, which he entered the same day, the vanguard of rebels having retired from it, after having plundered some houses in the town. The same General writes, that he had information that the corps of the Rebels was retiring from Vizeu by the road of Mangualde. " To-morrow (says the same General) I continue my march towards Vizeu, and thence 1 shall follow the retreat of the Rebels, it not being possible to overtake them unless they stop in some position, because they are Ave leagues is advance of me.' " Count de Villa Flor writes from Gnarda, of the 25th of this month, announcing hie march to Clerieo, as the beginning of further operations. The same General wrote, on the 24th, that the .Militia _of Lamego and Miranda, united with forty Chas senrs and forty horsemen of different corps, and some Guerillas, endeavoured to oppose his entrance into Guarda, but they were courageously beaten by the battalion of the Ist regiment of foot, and chasseurs, No. 6, flying precipitately in the direction of Al meida. The force of the rebels was commanded by Viscount de Mosellos, President of the Junta established in Guarda. " I have learnt (says the Count) that Almeida was in the bands of the rebels, and from all that I have learnt respecting this affair, I conclude that the fall of that place was owing to the ill ness of General Pego, and still more to the disloyal conduct of Colonel fleuari°' of the 10th Regiment of Cavalry. Magessi was at AlmeLl.4* Telles Jordao at Ausur. Guarda was nearly deserted ; a great mart of the inhabitants having left it with the rebels, and others tieing" obliged, like them, to do so.' " RODRIGO PINTO, " Th e - Chief of the First Direction." (From the Lisbon Gaze:gel Dec- 30.) " MINISTRY OF THE INTF.RIOR. " The Constitutional Charter having fixed the 2d of January each year (for the Royal sitting) for opening the Cortes, I think fit, in the name of the King, that on this remarkable occasion, and to enhance the solemnity and splendour of the said sitting, that the said day shall be declared a Grand Court Day; but in the present year only, for this Act. " Signed by- her Serene Highness the " INFANTA ROYAL. " FRANCIS, Bishop of Vizeu. 4 "Palace of Ajuda, 28th December, 182 6 ." ~ On the 2d of January next, conformably to the Constitu tional Charter, the Royal Sitting, for the opening of the Charter, 1i is to be held in th e Hall of the Palace A j uda. All who take p art zi the solemn ceremony are to appear in full costume, in the man ner determined. ~ LZSBON, JAN. • I.—The Gazette of this date contains the official iiiv,mulgation of the law, lately passed by the Cortes, by which soldiers, who are guilty of high treason, in the first de gree, ace to be Ir;,;d and punished , during the present circum stances,- by th e c ou ro Martial, notwithstanding the laws to the contrarY.r ' • -- 7 PRov. it, ..."'""'""'. as some drayri E e N n T i : , A .t LEsc . t Ilt.—On Saturday morning, and Boiton, iverelakingemr‘aY of Messrs. Truman, Hanbury, King's ikad inn, :Sher °Ot Of. the beer cellar of Mr. Float, the la , horse to whooi the MO ,In!" Lombard-street, empty butts, being' backed by one or the bi ,hook were attached, in the act of ! 10 feet. '.- The cries of the j30:1,2" into the cellar , a de p th of the iiiin.ivitd viastelow; fertunijraal in falling was dreadful; he must-havieinivitably been crushed out of the way, or after remaining ' some time in this si. . . 4 ./esth. The poor animal, pavers removing the pavement, and was er .'-. 4 I VaS got out by the number of trusses of straw being thrownn -7.11Y raised u p' b Y a h. laim, without any damage done to him , exce p t a few cuts on legs f ro m some broken battles , an d was im m ediatel y taken ho me. sisters, Stort- A melancholy accident oec y u m rr n e g d . at2 th : l c l e bl at the, ford on Sunday last. As two service of the name of Camp, were on their way to evening e ni w nF ra parish church, and near the water's edge, a hurricane, they were both precipitated into the stream by owing a sud den gust, and the yo un g est (fourteen years of age) unfortunately drown e d. :The eldest with difficulty got out, and instantly .gave alar m , it: was, howeve r, full halt' an hour before the body of the unfo r t unate g i r l could be found , it having floated down the stream to neonsiderable distance, and was then taken out Helm very assistance was given to restore a nimation, but in vain. _E County Chronicle. THE LATE DUKE OF YORK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stu,—At this moment, when a nation's sorrow is universally felt for the illustrious Prince whose loss we mourn, let us not allow that pervading, sympathetic feeling to pass without the de monstration of due attachment to his exalted merit, nor suffer the sacred remains.to he deposited in the silent tomb, ere there be commenced a National Tribute of Esteem, for 'those public ser vices, which otherwise must live only in the historic page ; nor permit the hour of deep and unfeigned lamentation to escape, without recording an act so honorable to the character of the na tion which shall effect it ; and wherein can there be a better means of evincing the feeling of a grateful Public to the memory of a beloved Prince, whose life was devoted to their service, than by the most extended and general public subscription for erecting the personal resemblance of his once noble mien and majestic figure, whose accomplishment, in the form of a Colossal Statue, could not be better consigned than to the brilliant and effective chissel of a Chantrey. Its station could not be more eligible than on that Parade, where, in youthful days, the much lamented Prince was wont to be so frequent in attendance, and nigh to which, in riper years, the Royal Duke, devoted himself in unremitting and successful la bour to the improvement of the British Army in all its bearings. Again, this spot, as fronting the Palace of his much-beloved Royal Brother, will be alike congenial to the feelings of our gracious and most benevolent Monarch, whilst it will likewise afford the constant opportunity to the British soldier, together with the general public, of viewing this tribute of grateful remembrance. Were the inscription on the pedestal supporting the figure to be simply the following : A NATION ' S GRATEFUL TRIBUTE Superb Chased Plate, Magnificent Clocks, an Indian Folding Screen, rare old Indian China, Pictures, Landau, and costly Effects. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. WILLIAMS, At the AUCTION MART, on WEDNESDAY next, JAN. 17, and Two following Days, at 12 o'Clock, SUPERB Chased Plate, a richly gilt Plateau, Candelabras, a splendid or-molu Clock, with full-length figures of Napoleon and Diogenes, and Fame crowning Napoleon with Laurels ; a valuable twelvemonth pedestal Clock, and Re gulator, with astronomical movement, by the celebrated Tom pion; a gold musical box, with singing bird, set with tur quoises ; a capital gold chronometer ; fine old Indian China jars and beakers, an elegant eight-leaved Indian japan folding screen, Indian and pl j inese curiosities, bronzes, a very' curious piece of needlework;/presenting some grand procession, brought from a monastery, rkollection of antique Roman gold and silver coins, a costly B tenor flute, made in Vienna, in 1823, the tones are of the most beautiful description, full sized billiard table, a small cellar of choice old wines, in Champagne, Madeira, and Claret ; a capital double-barrel fowling-piece, in a mahogany case, by J. Manton, a handsome town-built landau, a valuable collection of paintings, of the Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, and English Schools, &c. . . _ To be viewed till the Sale, and Catalogues had at the Mart ; and of Mr. Williams, Throgmorton-street. N.B. The Pictures will be sold on Friday. PRICES 6F STOCKS THI Bank Stock 202 3 per Cent. Bed 7874 9N 9 3 per Cent. Cons. 3er Cent." B O l4 Ditto Reg. 65 Miii 4 der Cent. New 94 314 A Ditto, 1826 94% Bank Long Ann. 19%% India Stock Ditto Bonn 4 - 39 41 35 40pm. INDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1821 - Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bonds — P.russiau, 5 par cent. Ditto, New Russian, New, 5 p. c. Spanish, 1821 1823 French Rantes, 5 p. e —t —c. Eachauge —l. —c. —....—..,Epar cent —f. --c. machange I AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. 5 341 I c. 150 195 IS iT'OCICS, JAN. 13. St. PatriCir - Insur. (per Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland L Commercial Buildings MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. O America 0 0 Guernsey & Jersey. 0 O Brazil 0 0 Hamburgh 2 O Buenos Ayres 0 Donaghadse 0 0 Jamaica 0 1 Dublin O Flanders 0 I Lisbon 0 O France O Gottenburgb • . 2 1 Waterford 1 Due, HIGH WATER AT LONEION BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 43 minutes after 4. j Evening ....... 50 minutes after 4. TO THE REVERED MEMORY OF FREDERICK, DUKE OF YORK, THE SOLDIERS'-FRIEND, PRICES OF FOREIGN F A narian Bonds, 5 per cent. — Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds. Chain& Bonds, 6 periet. Colombian Bonds Ditto, 184 Danish, 3 per cent. Greek Bonds Ditto, 1926 15 10i 4 Guatunala . • 51 Maxicark Bonds ............. . Do. 1925 63% PRICES OF SNARE, General Mining Association Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Also( Tlalpuxahua Mining Company United Mexican Mining Company PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stook Consols, 3 per cent - Gov. Stock, 334 per cent 3.5L1 Ditto, New - 4 per Cent. Gov. Deb. 3% per cent - Royal Canal Stock - Grand Canal Stock ..-- City Deb. 4 per cent. Ballast Office Deb. 4 per cent. - I DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 22 23 pm. Ditto 5OO 2,1 22 23 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Bank for Account India for Account Cone. for Acct. 793 WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE STH JANCARY, 1827; it would speak equal to the most voluminous display of all the many public pictures of the late illustrious Commander-in-Chief. With the view of effecting the full assurance of a sincere and able administration of the funds raised, it is hoped that his Ma jesty's Prime Minister, and Secretary of State for the Home De partment, would undertake the office of Trustees. :Hoping, you .will permit this appeal to appear is your valuable journal, and that you will exercise your powerful, pen in advo-. eating its object, I am, Sir, Yours, most obediently, W. MARINE INSURANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, LLOYD'S COFFEE-HOUSE, JAN. 13. At a time when Joint Stock Companies engage so con siderable a part of public attention, and have occupied so conspicuous a place in the public journals, I think I shall not be doing an unacceptable service to the mercantile community, if through the medium of your valuable columns, * I venture to draw their attention to some few facts as connected with one of them which from its nature and constitution would naturally enough escape general notice. In the New Times of Thursday last, an account is given of a meeting of Shareholders of the Alliance Marine Assurance Company (held at their office in New court, St. Swithin's-lane). We are told that Mr. Gurney, the Chairman, congratulated the meeting on the auspicious state of the affairs which would be brought more fully under their notice in the report about to be read. The report is then read; it commences by dwelling with some degree of exultation on the all powerful influence of the projector having so completely " triumphed over the ob jections of the highest authorities"—opposed as they were to a system then unfolding itself which engendered by avarice, and nurtured by ambition, was to raise its visionary fabric on the ruins of private enterprize, and to paralyze individual competition by the capital and influence of Joint Stock Companies. We are then told it would not be possible that any statement of profit, &c. (which little word by the way has more meaning than is intended to meet the eye), could be afforded until the year 1829 ; " the peculiar nature of Marine Insurances, almost rendering it impossible that an account of profit and loss could be made out until the ex piration of three or four years;" a truth, indeed, which few practically acquainted with the subject will deny, though it would appear the report itself in some measure contro verts its own argument, for it immediately adds, " that the Company was proceeding in an auspicious manner, its capital augmenting and its business increasing." Mr. N. M. Rothschild, then, after replying to a perti nent question ()tone of the Proprietors, in a hasty manner, assures the meeting that " this is an excellent concern and will prosper." Now waving the pretensions of this modern Midas to the gift of prophecy—how, I would ask, is the concluding part of this report at all reconcileable with its own preamble, or in accordance with fact. For passing over the necessary advances which every tyro knows to be inseparable from the business of Marine Assurance, not dwelling on the failure both of their profits and expecta tions during the first year, which I fancy they will all ad mit, and dismissing all consideration of remuneration to its Directors,,salaries to its officers, and every other con tingent expense of its large establishment, and the last, not least, its enormous allowances in the shape of discount, both present and future, to those parties transacting busi ness with its board, all of which one might shrewdly sus pect would militate with no mean force against the as sumption of an " augmenting capital ;" how, I would ask, is the truth of its increasing business established and from whence does it deduce its proof:: ? Is it from the statement of policy duties paid into Go vernment by the different officers, and officially printed by order of the House of Commons ? if so, and it can be from no other, we learn that in the year ended Jan. 5, 1826, the Alliance Assurance Company paid for duties on their marine insurances, 17,676/. 55., but that in the half year ending July 5, 1826, it was only 3,809/. Now, admitting what indeed is rather problematical, that in the latter months of the year twice the quantum of business is done that is transacted in the first six ; it follows that their whole year's amount would be just 11,2274, and that therefore to speak in words and not in figures, there is a palpable decrease of business. Now, surely, Mr. Editor, this requires some explanation, and I think you will agree with me, that in a concern of so perilous a nature as the one in question, it behoves the Directors to observe the most plain, honest, and straight-forward faith with the Shareholders--few of whom understand the real nature of the business they have embarked in ; fewer still, the liabi lities it imposes both on themselves and families. Indeed were I of all mercantile pursuits to single out one more fraught with difficulties, more precarious in its nature, or more remote in its consequences than another, I would not hesitate to pronounce that of Marine Assu rance to be the one. And if the old experienced insurer, with all his skill, with all his caution, with all his practice, and, I will add, with all his economy, looks but with dis trust at a time of unprecedentedly low premiums to the re sult of his labours, how much rather may not Companies often, without experience, sometimes without prudence, and always with expensive out-goings, and who moreover have almost one and all for some considerable time, at least been endeavouring to underwrite the Underwriters at Lloyds, be disheartened and dismayed at the prospects of Cam ultimate success. Nay, how many of these newly-formed Companies have not already actually sunk to rise no more, and left but the record of their very existence in a frightful list of outstanding risks and un settled claims. It would appear by the Irish Papers that Mr. Shiel, writhing under the sense of his own former brutality to the poor Duke of York, when on his death-bed, is now busied with the somewhat nauseous task of swallowing his own foul language. If by daubing over the memory of the deceased Prince with copper lace and trumpery tinsel, as reported in the journals from va rious parts of Ireland, Mr. Shiel fancies that he redeems his own reputation for humanity or decency, and buys a cheap forgiveness from the wounded feelings of the Duke's surviv ing fri e nds, the gentleman had better leave the question on its previous footing. Praise from a quarter so justly odious must now be more disgusting than the original scurrility, to those who take an interest in either.— Tinzes. . y / t LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1827. His Majesty's packet, Stanmer, has arrived, with a Mail from Lisbon, bringing Gazettes and letters to the Ist inst. inclusive. Their contents are important, as announcing the arrival of the greater part of the naval and military forces sent from this country, and as putting us in possession of official communications received by the Minister of War from the Generals employed in the Provinces, the general result of which, we regret to say, is far from satisfactory, the rebels being in greater force in various quarters than the last accounts had led to the expectation of. His Majesty's ships Windsor Castle and Romney anchored in the Tagus on the 27th, the Melville on the 28th, the Gloucester on the 30th, and the Wel lesley on the 31st. The Commander-in-Chief of the. forces, Lieutenant-General Sir Wm. H. CLINTON, , and Major-General Sir H. BOUVERIE, had arrived, but no mention is made whether they and the troops had actually landed. His Majesty's ship Spartiate had not arrived. We must refer to the official communications for the details of the military events in the Provinces; but there are two passages in these advices which are more particularly deserving of notice. One is, that a corps of rebels, under AGOSTINHO CACHAPUZ, who were repulsed in an attack on Colonel ZAGALLO'S Con stitutional force, were armed with SPANISH ARMS; the other, wherein it is admitted by General ANGEJA that General MELLO'S movements had been impeded by the regiments of militia of the province of Tras-os- Montes, having repassed tke DourO, and the guerillas being bein al g the e m e o a s s t as e,th 7m the matter te n h otb population.sosooi settled as people in this country have calculated, and our gallant soldiers will not have an idle campaign in Lis bon. Almeida is actually in the possession of the rebels ; its fall is attributed to the illness of General PEGO, and to the disloyal conduct of Colonel ELE. ZEARIO, of the 10th regiment of cavalry. Treason seems to exist everywhere, anti insurrection to have spread far and wide throughout the whole of Portugal. The Royal Sitting for the opening of the Cortes at Lisbon on the 2d, was to be held with great state in the Hall of the Palace Ajuda. The extracts from these Papers are given in a pre ceding column. Since writing the above we have received private letters from Lisbon dated the Ist inst. The Officers of his Majesty's ships which were previously in the Tagus, are astonished beyond expression at the energy of the Board of Admiralty, in getting out so large a force with such extraordinary expedition. One letter before us says— The scene of a c ti v i ty i s b eyon d description, and will live in story for an age to come. Those who are departed should, for a time, rise up and witness what energies can be displayed in the midst of peace." Another letter which we have received, dated Lis bon, Jan. 1, says—. " The Wellesley and Gloucester came in on the Slat, and the Spartiate was spoken outside by the Duke of York steamer ou the same day. Two sail are signalled as outside. The Lyra is coming in this forenoon if there is wind; but we have calm weather and easterly breezes. The troops will land at half-past twelve to-day, and it is expected that the whole force will be put on shore at once. Four of the transports are in, and six more are now coming up. There is little doubt but that the arrival of the troops will save the sinking cause of the existing Government. Every thing slowly crept on to aid the opposite party. There is no doubt that a party would have broken out here in Lisbon—it is well known—. and by some treachery that the fortress of Almeida has fallen into their hands. All is planned well, and they quietly undermine the authorities. The Marquis de Chaves is said to be on this side of Vizeu. Many regiments of Militia have joined him. The Con stitutionalists are marching to get in his rear. Lisbon is perfectly quiet, and the enemy twelve days march from it. 11, A.31.-Since writing the above the Spartiats has got on shore outside of the Cachops at low water. The Lyra has stopped on her way up to render her assistance, and the Falcon has been sent down ; she will be off presently. Half-past one.—The Spartinte is under sail. Thank God for this. The steam boat was sent down to her. Only half the troops land to-day. Lord Beresford has given in his terms to the Government. One part of them is, that he must be independent of the Minister at War, and have British Officers in the Army. The Morning Chronicle of yesterday published part, and to-day the remainder, of a document no less important than extraordinary, if it really is what it purports to be, viz. a private exposition presented to King FERNINAND VII., by DON PEDRO INGUANZO, Archbishop of Toledo, &c. • The Chronicle describes this curious paper to be " a view of the present state of political affairs in Spain, from the pen of DON PEDRO INGUANZO, the present Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of all Spain, a man of the greatest learning and influence, but strenuously devoted to the Apostolical cause ; and con , taining the opinion of the Prelate, submitted to the KING by his express commands, for the guidance of his conduct in the arduous position iu which he is placed, as well as a relief to his conscience." This document certainly bears very strongly the stamp of having been written by some furious and bigotted disciple of absolute Government, actuated by the_most rancorous hatred of all free institutions, and rejoicing in an occasion to pour out hisinvec !fives against England as the fountain from whence :freedom flows ; and against her Minister as the cham pion of liberal principles in all other countries. Di vested of expressions bespeaking this bigotted devo tion to the cause of the Church, and of _ animosity against Great Britain, this paper does not contain much. We find in it no one argument to justify the advice which it offers to FERDINAND to throw down the gauntlet against Great Britain ; but throughout the whole of it, it betrays the most consummate Skill in wielding those weapons which the writer knew would be most successful in overcoming any doubts which FERDINAND might have entertained, and in obtaining that influence over him which would bend him to the yoke of the party whose sole object is the maintenance of the blind reign of ignorance and super stition. Its reasoning, though not solid, is specious, and certainly well calculated to influence the passions, both religious and national, of the weak and timid MONARCH to whom it is addressed. But notwith standing the proofs which this document evinces, of having been the production of some person feeling deeply the subject on which he was writing, still we really doubt whether it is what it purports to be. Its observations on Mr. CANNING'S speech were, we are satisfied, not written in Spain—they are the offspring of some malevolent mind in this country, who endea vours to injure the fame of the Right Hon. Secretary by giving a wilful misrepresentation of the scope of his argument in the speech which added no less to his character as a Statesman than maintained the splendour of his reputation as an orator. If, however, our in credulity should not be well founded, if the paper be genuine, and it has been presented to FERDINAND, we have not a doubt that its object will be attained. Its arguments, acting on the predisposed mind of FERDINAND, will be triumphant, and the MONARCH will risk a Crown in his blind devotion to the cause of despotism. Then, when the die is cast by Spain, will England chew that, instead of the " debility" which this paper accuses her of s uffering under, sh e possesses a gi gan ti c power which, vanquish hicbdirccalleldb in the foes, and n a a us d e of justice and freedom, w re-establish, for herself and her allies, that peace and security for the enjoyment of liberal institutions, which in all her wars has been her principal object. A subject of some importance to all men of business came before the Court of King's Bench last week in the person of a Mr. JAMES KEMP. This gentleman was summoned to serve on a Jury (whether special or Common is not stated), and objected to his own re turn as a Juror, first, because he was not in business ; second, because he held a public office ; and lastly, because he was not a householder. The LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE, however, decided that he was liable to serve as a Juror, because he was domiciled with his family in the City. The first two objections taken by Mr. KENIP, it is quite clear, could form no ground for excepting him from the broad rule, that all persons between 21 and 60 years of age, are liable to serve on Juries. But the last, we feel, is entitled to more weight and con sideration ; and, with great deference to the opinion of the Learned Judge, we should think, ought to have prevailed. Controverting thus the opinion of the CHIEF JUSTICE of England, we think ourselves bound to enter at length into our reasons for so doing. Independently of q ualification by being within the ages before mentioned, the Statute 6 Geo. IV. c. 50, requires others to be superadded thereto : first, 101. per annum in lands, or rents issuing out of lands in the county where the Juror resides ; and 201. per ann. in the same county in leaseholds. Second, On being a householder, being rated to the house-duty or poor rates ' on Thirty Pounds per annum in Middlesex, or Twenty Pounds per annum elsewhere : or lastly, the occupation of a house with fifteen windows.— Such are the qualifications required of persons ascen ding the jury box to sit as jurors, and we ask now, winch of them attaches to Mr. KEMP ? Clearly nei ther of them. Inhabitancy alone within the county, is not sufficient. One or the other of the foregoing qualifications must be superadded, for being a natural born subject of the crown of England, and residing within England, are expressly declared not sufficient to authorise a man to sit as a juror in the trial of causes , Mr. KEINIP, was only the occupant of the upper part of a house in the city, and therefore living there only as a lodger, in that capacity he could not have been assessed to the house duty, or poor rate at all, much less the amount required by the before quo%ed statute ; neither could he be said to occupy a house having fifteen windows, even though the portion of a house which he inhabited might have had more than fifteen windows. The necessity of a qualification in property before a person is allowed to serve on a jury, is a law of very old standing ; it was always allowed as good ground of challenge when taken either by the parties to the suit, or by the juror himself. The Act 6, GEORGE IV. c. 50., certainly extended the number of persons liable to serve on juries, yet although property by that act ceased to be the only qualification, still something more than mere inhabitancy was required as a test for respectability, and a security for good conduct. This was supplied in requiring persons not qualified in right of their property, to be householders of houses having fifteen windows, or in default thereof, rated to the house and poor rates at the sums before mentioned.— The reasonableness and propriety of this decision► is too obvious to need illustration, for we have only to consider the kind of persons who must of necessity now and then be summoned as jurors, if living as lodgers, or being domiciliated with their families, in a house of another having fifteen windows, or rated to the amount before mentioned, were sufficient of itself to constitute a person " a good and lawful man," and qualify him to serve as a juror. For these reasons we think the last objection urged by Mr. KEMP was valid. He was, to all intents and purposes, a person' iving in the house of another who was liable to serve as a juror, and 1:e could not there fore be properly recognised even as an inhabitant of the city. That jurors have a right to challenge themselves, if not challenged by the parties to the suit they are summoned to try, no one can doubt, but we take the opportunity of adding our regret that idleness or the love of lucre should prompt men so often to consider such duties as burthensome, and lead to their fulfil ment with reluctance. These are the forfeits which freemen pay for the enjoyment of their liberties, and those who look for the equal protection of the law ought not to complain that they are now and then called upon to aid in its administration. Such objec tions then can only arise from the most sordid motives and a spirit of selfishness, deserving to be heartily, despised. The meeting which had been called of the Spanish Refugees in this country has been postponed. The motives which have induced these suffering indivi duals to abandon their intention of holding a public meeting at this moment, are no less honourable to them than the objects for which it seems that meeting had been convened. The following explanation from Lieut.-General VILLALBA will be read with interest The meeting to which were called the Spanish refugees, that are in this Metropolis, had no other object than to discuss the prin ciples which should direct their conduct in the possible hypothesis, that the war should break out between the country to whom they owe their being, and the generous nation from whom they receive the most kind hospitality, and to obtain by these means a confor.. tnity of conduct that could not but reflect credit on them all, and , render them more deserving of the benefits which they receiver and of the esteem which they enjoy. But, considering the ob jections to which such an assembly might be liable, under the pre sent circumstances, and the various constructions that might be put upon it, much more so, when the discussions, although public, were to be held in a foreign language, it has been thought expe dient, after more deliberate examination, that the said meeting should net be carried into effect. And I think it my duty to mak* it known to the public, since the private letter of invitation has been published without my knowledge. "M. R. de VILLALBA. "47, Seymour-street, St. Pancras, 14th January, 18 9 7. " Demerara Papers to the 13th November inclusive have been received at the North and South American Coffee HOUR.. The contents are not important with the exception of an Act passed by the Legislature of that Colony, for the regulation of the port and harbour of Demerara. The came is given at foil length, and is only interesting to those who may have occasion to trade in that quarter. These papers notice the arrivsi of the Cambrian steam-boat, Captain Nixon, and she being the first vessel of this kind which had been seen in the Colony, bed excited no ordinary degree of curiosity or interest in the inhabitant& ' The Legislature had also passed a law, which enacts, that any person convicted of the illegal disposal of spirits, should in addition to the former penalties thereby incurred, be subject to imprison" ment in the Colonial gaol, with or without hard labour on the tread-mill, for a period not exceeding twelve, nor less than o ne calendar mouth. The Lord Bishop of Barbadoes had signified'' his intention of visiting the Colony about the middle of the month of November, . THE FUNDS. CITY, (Tuts DAY), Twelve o' Clock. The British Funds, at an early hour of business, were very flat? and Consols were as low as 791-, sellers, for account, and 7'7i for money ; they afterwards recovered to 79k, buyers, but have since evinced signs of weakness, and are now 791 I for account, and 78i fot money, looking heavy; India Bonds continue to fall, well as Exchequer Bills, the former to 40 2, and the latter to 29 4 pm. The settling day (the 23d of this month) is looked to with much anxiety by both parties. The Foreign House mat almost as well be closed, for the little business which is now trans acted ; the quotations given, which are generally lower, may almost be considered nominal • Mexican Bonds, 621 ; C o l om bi a oy 33 ti i;Porttgauesehavernesddcieeerd rather unfavourable,deto 74 ,thenews and received the Rebels i t il being co e Rebels appearing stronger than was at first suspected. Danish Stock is quoted at 571 8 ; Chilian, 361 71. Nothing new cal' be said in Shares, nor do the pries appear affected, except Bra zilian Mines, which, from a discount of 2 1, are now quoted S t 3 1 premium. Three per Cent. Consols, 78k; Ditto for account, 794 I.; India Bonds, 40 2 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 23 4 pm. Folmar . FUNDS.--Brazilian, 58 60 ; Buenos Ayres, 55 Chilian, 36.1 74 ; Danish, 574 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 33 4; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 51 3 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 624 9 ; Peruvian, 31 3 ; Portuguese, 74 4 ; Greek, 15 16 ; Russian, 854 6 ; Spanish, 124 131. MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 324- 30 dis. ; United Mexican, 10 9 dis. ; Real del Monte, 100 20 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 45 55 pul. ; Bolivar, 2 3 pm. ; Bolanos, 80 pm. ; Brazilian, 2 1 pm. ; Colombian, 15 17 per Share ; Potosi, 53 5 per Share. Castello and Esperito Santo, Chilian, and Chilian and Pest vian Mining Companies are dissolved. Two o' Cloch. Consols 79a i ; India Bonds have fallen to 39 41 ; and Es' chequer Bills to 22 4 premium. rHREE 0' CL 0 CK- - Three per Cent. Consols for account, 791 f. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE. Consols 781 i Danish Bonds r. Do. for Ac. 791 i . Greek Do. 1825 15i .? Brazilian Bonds -- Mexican Do. 1825, 631, Buenos Ayres De. Peruvian Do. :.. Cbilian Do. 364 Russian De. 86+ Columbian, 1824, Spanish Do. 13 ~ Lieutenant-General Sir George Murray, G.C.l 3 ' and G.C.11., now commanding the forces in Ireland, it appea.l l, is the Officer selected for the Lieutenant-Generalship of the 00' nance, in the room of Lieutenant-General Sir William Clinton' G.C.8., now commanding the recent expedition to P or tugal. The successor of Sir George Murray for Ireland has not bee' named.—Herald. Some of the Papers ring with a change of Ministry Their editors had better be ringing a peal of bells; there woul d be music in one, though no great sense in either. The publi' may be assured that no change of Ministry is at present contellY plated or apprehended.— Times. ,~~