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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. ITO USE OF COMMONS. MariiS, 8 ° die Februarii, 1825. RAILWAY s—Liverpool and Manchester—Petition for Bill re ferred to a Committee. Rumney—Bill ordered. Itoaus--Brighton and Cuckfield, Midhurst and Petersfield, Renfrew, Lanark and Ayr, Spittle Gate and Bridge-end, Hinckley, and Bridgnorth—Petitions for Bills referred to Committees. Milford (South Wales)—Petition of thc Cham ber of Commerce of Waterford, for improving the communi cation between England and Ireland, by the Milford Road— to lie on the table. Pay x G—Leamington Priors Petitions for Bills Gas LIGHT Glasgow, and Birmingham referred to Corn- INcLosußE—Orsett (Essex) mittees. C OMPANT—Equitable Loan Bank } Bills ordered. Eptuaztxmr N argate DocKs—Leith—Bill ordered. St. Katharine's—Petition from Lyme Regis, in favour—to lie on the table. IMPROVEMENT—Liverpool—Bill ordered. Sudbury—Peti tion for Bill referred to a Committee. FIRE INSURANCE Du TIE s—Petition of the Chamber of Corn merce and Manufactures of Edinburgh, for a reduction thereof —to lie on the table. FRIENDLY SOCIETINS—Petition of Robert Soutar, for the appointment ;1 a Board of Commissioners for the regulation of Friendly Societies—to lie on the table. COAL DSTlES—Petition AGAINST, from Deal—to lie on the table. HOUSE AND Wmnow TAX—Petitions for the repeal thereof, from St. Peter-in-the-East, Oxford, and St. James, St. Peter and St. Paul, Bath—to lie on the table. CAaUNTY COURTS—BiII " for preventing delays and expellees in the proceedings of County Courts, and for the more easy and speedy recovery of Small Debts in England and Wales," . h read a first time, to be read a second time on Friday. 41 014A1f CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION—Petition from Parish of „St. Thomas, Bristol, complaining of their proceedings. ' Bl -TRY LAws "for repealing the Laws which prohibit the taking of Interest for naoney, or limit the rate thereof," rea d a first time, to be read a second time on Mon day next. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. I. Mr. Spring Rice—Motion, That the Evidence taken before the Select Committee, appointed in the last Session, for in piring into the disturbances in Ireland, be laid before the muse. 4 ' Mr. Spring Rice—Copy of any Dispatches received from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, concerning Associations in Ireland. ORDER OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. StlPPlY—Report on Motion for a Supply. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Tuesday, Feb. 15. 1. Mr. Goulburn—Re-appointment of the Select Committee on the state of Ireland. 2 . Mr. Hume—Motion for a Return of the number of British subjects who have been banished from British India with out trial since 1013. Deferred from Feb. 8. Thursday, March 3. Mr. Maberly—Repeal of the whole of the Assessed Taus. PRICE OF STOCKS Tlll9 Bukk Stock 235 !Per Cent. lied. 941 : Per Cent. Cons. 93iB . Pet C . Uhno Red ent. . loliii 4 per Cent. ( I)issd . 1 N ...105 106 Bank Long Ann. ew 231 3-1 i Bths 'HIP. 2 per Cents. hells. Stock Ditto Bonds ... 995. 89s pm. bokitii Sea Stock- nAY AT ONE o'cLuclt. Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills 10001. 2d. Ditto 1 Ad. 64 65 Ditto 5001. 2d. —....— Ditto li d. Ditto Small ... .,d. — Ditto lid. .— Ditto Commercial Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Feb. 25. 93il PIVICIS OF FOREIGN Fl Austrianßds, 5 per ct. 971 Brazilian Bds ............... 89 Scrip ..... 16i p m . • 1825 ...... 4t pm. BuenosA_yres Bds .... Chilian, Bds, 6 per ct. Colombian Bds,6 per ct.... 921 Do. do. 182 4............ 92 Danish, 5 per cent.... 104 102 Greek Bds ...... 59 1 litP 59 1 Mexican. lids ........... 81i NOS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 5 per colt Neapolitan Scrip — Peruvian Bonds B4} Portuguese Bonds — Prussian, 1 per ct. — Ditto New Russian, New, 3 per ct — Spanish 1821, 5 per ct. 221 --- 1823, ditto I French Rentes , ---- Scrip PRICES OF 11/TARES AT OW' CLOCK. 18 Alliance Fire and Life Assurance Comp a n y Ditto, Marine Depart men t i Palladium Assurance C ompany f 1 t Protecto r Fi re Assurance Company 00 An glo-Mexican Mi n i ng C ompany 93 100 96 1 i Anglo•Chilian Mining Company Brazilian Mi n i ng Company 21 20i 21 Chilian Mi n i ng C ompany • • le 4 Colo mbian Mining Company . 33 34 i 10 10 2 1 General Mi n i ng Association 130 4 14 13 Hibernian Mining Comp a ny 1 haoo P eruv i an Mining Company 24 254 2b Rio de l a Pl ata Mining Company Tlalp uxa h ua Mining Company IGO 170 160 pm. U nited M ex i can Mi n i ng C ompany 9O 100 5 i Wel c h I ron and Coal Mining Company 1 Co ntinental Gas Compan 81 y Lond on and Bristol Railway Company Londo n an d Northern Railway Company Au stralian Comp any il British I ron Company Bri stol Ship C ana l C ompany 29 Canada Company E q u itable Lo a n Company 2 6ii 7# 8 i 7 M et ropolitan Coast Association 41 Alderney Dairy Company Corn Exchange Pearl Fishery Company, Yellow Receipt 9 8 1 t 2 8 14 Proeincial Bank of Ireland DUE. FOREIGN MAILS. ARRIVED. Guernsey and Jersey Gottenburgh liamburgh - Hollaad - France Flanders America - DI HWA TER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. ig, 15 minutes after 7. I Evening, 46 minutes after 7. THE SUN. rOLEId QUIS DICLRE FALSUM AUDEAT LOND IVED NESDAY EVENING ON ~ FEB. 9, 18e5. • The Paris Papers of Sunday contain the litito's Speech on the opening of Parliament, and am ong our extracts will be found at length the remarks of the Etoile and Constilutionnel. The tenou r of the observations of the former Journal leave no doubt as to the concurrence of the Preach Government in the policy of the British Government with regard to the South American States ; and the Constitutionnel speaks in terms of high praise of the moderation, clearness, and firmness of the Speech, and exposes the futility of any attempt on the part of the Continental powers to oppose by force the determination of this country to acknowledge the independance of those new and interesting States. Hainburgh Papers to the 2d, Dutch Journals to the sth, and those of Brussels to the 6th o f this month, arrived to-day. We have se lected a few extracts, among which is one from Brussels, by which it would appear that Prussia has followed the example of this Country with respect to the South American States, by appoint ing a Prussian Consul at Buenos Ayres : STOCItHOLM, AN. 14. In consequence of a new regulation, the Foreign Ambassa dors at this Court enjoy unlimited exemption from duties of custom on all goods directly addressed to them. A new journal called the Telegraph has appeared, the first number of which has drawn on the publisher an action from the Chancellor. Count Lowenhjilm will set out at the beginning of next month on his mission as Ambassador Extraordinary to Paris. CHRISTIANIA; JAN. 17. The bankruptcy of a mercantile house at Leith has unfortu. nately obliged three considerable and esteemed houses, viz. one at Drammen, and two at Christiania, to stop payment. ST. PETERSBURGII, JAN. 19. . The Emperor has been pleased to grant to the 11i inister of Finance, Mr. Cancrin, an estate in Courland for 50 years, the annual revenue of which is 20,000 rubles. . BRUSSELS, JAY. 31. We learn that Prussia is one of the States of the Continent which endeavours to establish an intercourse with the South American States, and has appointed John Eschenberg to the office of Prussian Consul at Buenos Ayres. ilEl.Dtlt, Fns. 3. _ . The sea beats to-day with such fury against the dykes, that great fears are entertained lest it should give way. The waves beat over the dyke, which has sustained much damage in the long-continued storms. All the inhabitants of this district are in motion to employ me►ns to avoid the danger as well as pos sible. HAGUE, FEB. 3. We learn that the Members of the first Chamber of the States General are summoned to attend at Brussels on the Ist l‘larch, to deliberate on the Project of Law relative to the currency of French Coin in the Southern Provinces, as well as on the ether Projects of Law adopted by the second Chamber. EXCHANGES. HAMBUBGH, FEB. I.—London, 38. ; 2 Us., M. 111. PIiTERSBU Roll, J. 18.—London, 9:15-16.; Paris,_ 1011. A msTERDAzr, FEB. 4.—London, 39. 9.; 2 months, 39. 7. From Frankfort Papers of the f2d instant we extract the following article from St. Petersburgh. The latter part contains some interesting infor mation respecting the new Russian Colonies on tha North Nest Coast of America : ST. PETERSDTJRCIII, JAX. 15. ( From the Journal dc Fran! Feb. '2.) A great quantity of silver coin has arrived from the provinces of the interior, in consequence of which the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund have received a million of rubles in silver for their operations. A letter from New Archangel and the Isle of Sitka says, that our American commerce is in the most flourishing state. Every thing prospers, and the Colony lives in peace and friend ship with the neighbouring savage tribes. The commercial relations with California become more and more important, and by the care of Captain Murawiew, Commander-in-Chief of our American Colonies, the navigation is in the most favourable situation. Last year vaccine matter was brought, for the first time, from Ochotsk and Sitka, and the Aleutians were vac cinated with great success. The Vaccine has also been intro duced into California. The Austrian Observer of the 27th ult. contains extracts of letters from Corfu, which state a fact of considerable import ance, and highly gratifying if true. They say that OMER VIIONE had opened negociations with Prince 31avitocott- DATO, the effect of which would be to secure his neutrality, if not to make him an active ally to the Greek cause. An armis tice had already been agreed upon, which was to vontinue till either party should announce its intention of recommencing hostilities. It is said that OMER VRIONY was induced to make these overtures, under the apprehension that his appoint ment to the chief command in Macedonia was only a snare on the part of the Porte to draw him out of Albania, which is the seat of his strength, and to dispose of his life and riches as it might be thought proper. Ile is said to have offered to give ud Prevesa 'to the Greeks as a pledge of his sincerity. May ao- CORDATO was also negoctating arrangements with other Al banian Chiefs, which, if carried into effect, would close to the Turks the mine where they procure their best soldiers, • and open it to Greece. The same Journal also asserts, that the Ottomans are re solved on making their next campaign with more vigour than ever. Every exertion, we doubt not, will be made to bring into the field a large force, but they will be met by the Greeks with increased resources and with troops inspirited by their former successes, and animated by a determination to recover their independence or to die. VIENNA, JAN. 26.—Metalliques, 95. 19.32.; Bank Shares, 1711 The motion of the Marquis of LANsnowN yes terday in the House of Lords, for the produc tion of dispatches from the Government of Ire land, relative to the stnte of that country, was supported with great ability, but his reasoning was rather specious than solid. The dispatches in question may contain much information which ought not to be developed at present, because it might frustrate the object intended by the Bill, which the Earl of Livettroor. has promised to in troduce. There may be much indeed in those dispatches that might be safely communicated to the people at large, but it is not to be expected that the opponents of Government in either House of Parliament would be satisfied with Ex• tracts, and would doubtless remonstrate against garbled, mutilated,and partial documents. Enough certainly is known of the nature, character, and proceedings of the Catholic Association to jus tify alarm. The Marquis of LANSDOWN con. tends that it will be impossible to prevent people from giving their money, or others from receiving it; but if money is given or received for an unlawful purpose, which may tend to lessen the stability of the State, it is surely time for the Legislature to interfere and check the operation of such financial measures. The Association may be supported by a large body of both Catholics and Protestants, but the general welfare of the Country is the primary and essential object. 'When the proposed Bill is introduced, no doubt such information will be submitted to Parliament as will not only warrant its expediency, but positive ne cessity, and therefore we conceive that the Mem bers of Opposition will be acting more descreetly to wait for the Bill itself, and then they may have better grounds for denlanding illustrative Papers, besides, perhaps, stronger reasons for resisting a measure which Ministers will be called upon to defend before it receives the sanction of Legis lative Authority. There can be no doubt that whatever the proposed measure may be, it will be such as while it allays the irritation arising from an apparently illegal combination, it will tend to the general prosperity of Ireland by fa cilitating a freer commercial intercourse be tween the two countries, promoting the in dustry of the people, and affording employment to such a portion of them as are now led by Idleness to the interruption of tranquillity, and an Increase of their own privations and distresses. In the House of Commons, what Mr. DAwsoN said last night is particularly interesting in rela tion to the Catholic Association, as the Honour able Gentleman promised on a future occasion to give a full account of the violent conduct of that body. We may therefore presume that such facts respecting it will then be developed as will prevent such a discussion in the House of Com mons as took place in the House of Lords, and evince the necessity of controuling the influence, if not wholly abolishing what has been denomi nated It fourth Estate in the Country. FRENCH PAPERS. ( From the Etoile, dated 3Anday. MADsiti), JAN'. 27. Our Government has presented a Note to the English Charge d'Aflkires, in which it protests against the steps which Great Britain has taken, or may take, and which might tend to re cognise, directly or indirectly, in our American possessions, any authority but that of the legitimate King, Ferdinand VII. The Charge d'Affai res , w h o k eeps away w h en t h e Di p l omat i c Body pay their respects to the King, despatched fourteen days ago a courier to London with this protest to his Government. M. Zea Bermudez, on his part, has likewise sent one to Paris, who is doubtless the hearer of this determination of his Catholic Majesty. All eyes will now he turned on what williresult as well from the step taken by England as from that taken by our Ca binet. PARIS, FEB. 6. We have 'not had long to wait for the confirmation of all th?t we have said on the announcement made by the King of Eng land of an intention to conclude treaties with the Spanish Co lonies. The King's Speech, at the opening of the Parliament, puts an end ta all doubts; and terminates all our discussions with the Journals of the two oppositions. Our words are rea lised, and the political views and declamations of the oppo nent publicists may now be be appreciated. We have maintained that there was nothing unforeseen in the step taken by England, and we now read in the Speech from the Throne, that it is conformably " to the declarations which have been repeatedly made in his Majesty's name that this step was taken." We had said that the treaties announced were not conclud ed, and that they did not stipulate for any advantage to English commerce to the prejudice of other nations, and the King of England declares, that those treaties " are to confirm the commercial relations already subsisting between England and the Spanish Colonies." It is clear that the word " confirm" indicates here nothing sew ; it is the actual situation which it is intended to establish. Where then, are those duties, which, according to two Journals which accused us of weakness and ignorance, were to be sti pulated as 1 or 20 in fa our of ,Englis goods, while, for ours, they were to be as 5 or 47i We have affirmed that England had songht to alleviate as much as possible the effect of the step which it had just taken, and that it would carefully avoid every thing that could give the idea of a recognition of independence ; and we had shown that engaged with enormous capitals poured into these coun tries during these seventeen years, in consequence of the mad expedition of Buonaparte to Spain, which separated the Spanish Colonies from the Mother Country, England had been in duced to take measures which seemed to us to be a real politi cal fault, because they were a violation of the principle of legi timacy ; and we see in the Royal Speech with what care every thing that could recal the idea of independence is kept away, since it speaks only of the confirmation of ancient relations, and the word Republic, and even that of New States, is not pronounced. The King, speaking of the Spanish Colonies, says...." Those countries of America which appear to have completed their separation from Spain." We had said that peace would not be interrupted, and that the King of England would give the same assurances on this head as the King of France, and the Speech from the English Throne confirms wh a t we announced. [From the Courier Francais of Sunday.] MADUID, JAW. 27.—A chango of Ministers is much spoken of here, with the exception of those of the Marine and Finances. M. Cgarte is spoken of by some as the successor of M. Zea Bermudez,, whilst others name (par interim) the Duke de l'lnfantado, which appears to predict a new and complete reac tion in the moderate system, towards which M. Zea was anxious to direct the Government. Communications with Lisbon continue to be very frequent; the change of Ministry, brought about by the influence of Sir W. A'Court, has produced a great sensation in that city. The nomination of M. Pinheiro-Ferreira, who was Minister under the Cortes, is particalarly objectionable to our Cabinet. ( From the Conttitationnel of Sunday. ) The Speech from the Throne, which the Lord Chancel. for spoke at the opening of the English Parliament, has been expected with impatience; curiousity was anxious to know what language the British Government would hold in the new situation it had chosen. It was such as might have been expected from Mr. Canning's abilities : it is simple and moderate ; but this moderation chews the strength and fixedness of the resolutions; it at the same time proves that the English Ministry are well aware of the position of the Continental Powers, who, in separating their interest from that of the people, have, as it were, morally dis armed themselves, and could not undertake a hostile movement against England without hastening their ruin, and even com promising their own existence. The English Ministry, however, announce an augmentation in their military establishment. This augmentation is founded on the necessity of reinforcing the Indian army, and probably that of Ireland ; this is the ostensible motive, but might not the true one be to prove, to the Holy Alliance that England would be ready, if any in will was shewn her for her little vene ration for the monarchical principle as laid down by the Con gresses, to bear the consequences ? English policy agrees very well with these underhand proceedings. The decisive step is at last taken. England adopts the proper measures to confirm by treaties the commercial relations which exist between her and the States of South America that have seceded from Spain. Now as treaties can only be concluded with Independent States, it is evident that the words of the King of England are a formal acknowledgment of the independence of the Old Spanish Colonies. This is without doubt the most important event of the present period. That passage in his Britannic Majesty's Speech which relates to Ireland, will afflict the friends of toleration, who earnestly desire the emancipation of the Catholic population of that country. Un fortunately men led away by an occult influence, of which it might not be difficult to point out the origin, have endeavoured to excite the fanaticism of the Irish Catholics, and will, no doubt, retard the hopes of the partisans of religious liberty.— We know that the Jesuits are at work actively in Ireland, and on this subject we possess some important information, of which we intend to make use. It is a matter of surprire that Greece was not mentioned in the King of England's Speech. It was a delicate question, and before speaking upon it, Mr. Canning probably waits for dis patches from Mr. Stratford Canning. We understand that the Agents now on the Continent, on behalf of the " Imperial Conti nental Gas Company," have just concluded Con tracts for lighting with gas the cities of Amster dam, Rotterdam, and Ghent. This enterprising Company had previously contracted to light with gas Berlin, Stockholm, and Hanover. On the 13th ultimo the Queen of SWEDEN gave a splendid Ball and Supper at Stockholm, at which all those persons who are usually re received et the Swedish Court were present. Mr. STRATFORD CANNING arrived at Warsaw on the 16th ultimo on his way to St. Petersburgh. On the 20th of last month there was a dread ful storm at Malmoe, by which some vessels were stranded and others sunk. STOCKHOLM, JAN. 21.—1 t is stated, on good authority, that Sir WALTER SCOTT will pay a visit in the spring to Sweden and Norway, and that this ♦isit is on account of a Novel, the sub ject of which is taken from the Norwegian His tory, en which he is now engaged. Count FERSEN, the oldest Chamberlain at the Court of St. Petersburah, died lately. He was the only son of Count FEusEN, so celebrated in the reign of CATHERINE 11. for the expedition against Poland. Mr. Secretary PEEL is attended by Dr. M‘GREGOR in consequence of his severe cold. The appointment of the Duke of NORTHUM BERLAND to be hiS MAJESTY'S Ambassador Ex traordinary on the occasion of the Coronation of the King of FRANCE, is announced in the Gateitc of last night. A letter from Jamaica, of the 27th December has been re ceived, which contains some curious details relating to the cap pyealirsisth3alatjtehsetcs had actually Primrose, with 460 been shipped of Sierra Leon e b y au I r i shman. Ilis from r u l oa r %m e . es o t f ho a en n F heo r i e ag n rhd cL brig ulrthtto 0 1 1 3 ) a name unfortunately is not mentioned. By late accounts re ceived from St. Domingo, at Kingston, it was stated that a Mr. Franklin, formerly of the house of Bogle and Co. had arrived at P t o to rt ; a ego u-P da ri t n e ce a fro loa m o l , o w n ith don io an ye d r, w the as employed i o n f 'CONNELL IS expected in town, and w ill the a my a ti n .r e . m o p preside at. a charity dinner for the East London Catholic Schools, on the 15th instant, at the City of London Tavern. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Countess Dowager Poulett, at Hyde Park-corner, from Poulett Lodge, Twickenham ; Lord Kenyon, in Portman square; Earl and Countess of Tankerville, in Upper Brook street; Captain Bentinck, of the Coldstream Guards, at Knightsbridge; Sir George Bamfylde, in Grosvenor-square ; General Thornton, at Grosvenor-gate; Lord and Lady Bin ning, in Chcsterfield-street; Mrs. and Miss Doyle, in blanches' ter-square; Major Maux, in Brook -street; the Dowager Mar_ chioness of Donegall and Miss Godfrey, in Davies -street, Berkeley-square; Colonel and Mrs. Hugh Millie, in Morti mer-street; Lord and Lady De la Zouche, and Miss Bisshopp, in Duchess -street, Portland-place; Mr. Arthur Eden, in South Audley-street ; Lady Gwydyr, on the Terrace, Piccadilly ; Mrs. Gordon, in Bruton -street; Lord Augustus Hill, in Berke ley-square; Mr. Robt. Hay, in Queen-street, May-fair; Miss llyde Parker and Miss Ownslow, in Cumberland-place ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Granville Penn, in Hertfort-street, May fair; Mrs. Rotham, in Connaught-place; Lord Redesdale and Miss Mitford, in Harley-street; Lieutenant-Colonel Walpole, in Curzon-street, May-fair; A. H. O'Neill, Esq. in Stratton street, from Morrison's Hotel, Dublin ; Mr. and Mrs. Crooke and family, in Clifford-street, from their seat in Bucks; Lieut.- Col. anti Mrs. Cooper, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Caren- dish-square, from the Royal Crescent, Bath; Lord Boling broke, at ditto, from Lydiard-park, Swindon ; W. E. L. Bul wer, Esq., at ditto ; Henry Heatheote, Esq., at ditto. CIIANOES.—Sir Henry and Lady Floyd, from the Hyde park Hotel, Hyde-park-place, for Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Trafford, and the Misses Trafford, from ditto, for Trafibrd park ; Mr. and Mrs. Vigors Hervey, from do., for Park-place, near Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. Hippisley Tuckfield, and J. Tuckfield, Esq., from ditto, for Park-lane; Captain Hunter, 70th Foot, and Rollo Hunter, Esq., from ditto, for Scotland ; Sir Wm. Browne Ffolkes, Bart. Lady, and Miss Ffolkes, from Marshal Thompson's Hotel, for Norfolk ; Rev. Evan Nepean, from ditto. ARRIVALS AT CIIELTEXIIAM.—EarI O'Neal, Dowager Countess of Cork and Grrery, Dowager Lady Elcho, Hon. Mrs. Wallis Grieve ' Hon. Mrs. Trevor, Dr. Stewart, Rev. C. W. Keysall, Rev. F. Aston, and Capt. Dookinwood. The Princess Sophia paid a visit to his Majesty yesterday. THE DUKE OF YORK'S LEVEE.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past four o'clock, the Duke of York arrived at his Office in the Horse Guards, and soon after proceeded to hold a Levee as Commander-in-Chief, which occupied the Royal Duke till six o'clock. Among those present were—Count Munster, the Hanoverian Minister; Viscount Gort ; Generals Hart and Hon. Edward Phipps; Lieutenant-Generals Sir Miles Nightingale and Cameron; Major-General Manners Kerr, and about thirty others. 'MI • I I 'Ut: ".4.l:*' --I.' fe l . *- t ' ew• .' ' ' ''''' . t t . . .• .•,, ~ • ~,r, • , 1 , ! Ss '4Zo' ~ . d t s t it.. 4,...444...,:‘,„..- ... ..... e .,..: ,.... or i ......,,, •,,, •Pr - >.- fo- , A,. - ~ . , I I a 4- ....1‘ ~ TIIE THEATRE. COVENT-GAILDEN.—Miss FOOTE, on repeating the character of Letitia Hardy, last night, was fully re-established in favour with the Public. The favourable reception which she experienced on Saturday having gratified curiosity as to the event of her return to the Stage, and the event being no longer doubtful, it was not likely that there would be an equal struggle for admission last night; but there was a very numerous and a very respectable audience altogether, and she was received with most liberal and reiterated ap plause. She was, of course, more in self possession, and thetefore displayed her powers with increased advantage. The character of Miss Hardy, though the Comedy of The Belles' Stratagem, on the whole, Is light and fri volous, is a character that affords good scope for theatrical talents, and as it requires broad humour, easy elegance, and pathetic expression, is likely to keep its station ou the stage. Favourably as we thought of Miss FOOTE as an actress, we conceived thut this character was above her reach, but her performance of it chews that her powers had not been sufficiently brought forth previous to the events which have excited such general notice. We have been agreeably disap pointed, and we are persuaded that she is qua. lifted to take a leading part in the higher range of Comedy, which, of course, the judgment of the Managers will now allot to her. The rest of the characters were well supported as before, and the Comedy itself went off with spirited effect. EXTRACT of a LETTER from RAMSGATE, FL►n. 3. WARNING TO PLUNDERERS OF WRECKS.-011 Thurs day last, Richard Carter and Thomas Sanford were examined on a charge of felony, before our active Magistrate, sir THOS. GREY, for stealing from the premises of Messrs. Goodwin and Co., Agents to Lloyd's, part of a cable, &c. saved from the wreck of the ship Cornelia, stranded in November last, near this place, when they were both fully committed for trial on the said charge at the Assizes, to bo held at Sandwich in April next. Recent letters from Copenhagen speak in a tone that would seem to augur favourably of the sentiments entertained by the Danish Ministry as to the recognition of the new States in South America; in other words, the mer chants of Denmark are so far from feeling any embarrass ment in adventuring upon matters of commercial enterprise with that part of the world, that we know (says a letter before us) of two considerable shipments that are at this moment in progress for Danish account, namely, a specula. tion of some magnitude per the ship Manoe, from Hamburgh to M exico ; and another about to be dispatched from Antwerp, for Buenos Ayres, at the instance of the very respectable house of Dantzfield and Co. of Copenhagen. Monday the remains of the late Earl of TITAN ET were removed from Hothfield Place for interment in the family vault at Rainharn, in Kent. The RECORDER was to make his Report to the KING in Council, at two o'clock this day, at Carlton Palace, of the Convicts tried at the De. umber Sessions at the Old Bailey. FIRE AT NORLAND-HOUSE.—Yesterday morn ing, soon after three o'clock, a fire was discovered at Norland house' on the Uxbridge-road , opposite to Holland-house. In a few hours the whole building was reduced to ashes. Not a single article of furniture was saved. A young gentleman be longing to the family, who had been at the play, came home about one o'clock, but did not immediately retire to bed. On leaving the room in which he had been sitting, to go up stairs, he heard a crackling, as of burning wood, and, on ascend ing the stairs, discovered th e upper part of the building on fire. Fortunately, the whole of the numerous family were enabled to escape, but with such haste, that not a single article of wear ing apparel, except what they could hurry on, was saved. Nor land-house, it is said, was the property of one of the Messrs. Drummond, and was let furnished to a respectable family. SHOCKING MURDER.—An Inquisition was this morning taken before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq. at St. Giles's Workhouse, on the body of Joseph Keaton, whose death was the result of vio lence used towards him by his wife, and for which she is , now in custody. It appeared that they qarrelled about a few halfpence on Saturday evening, and that, according to the pri soner's account, her husband struck her with his fist, and she returned the blow with a spade, which, fracturing the skull, occasioned death. Verdict—Wiful Murder against his zoife, Mare Keaton. THE ARMY. The 97th Regiment of Infantry has received order:; to march from Portsmouth, on the 14th inst., for Chatham, preparatory c ai e present stationed 1 :: to T its he en 3 i d ba ( r E k a a s t t io i n ie fo n r o fo o re ld ign nisie r , New South Wales, are under orders to join our Indian Army ; the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of F oot , w h o h ave b een em barking in detachments at Deptford, since the month of O.:vi be'. last, are destined to relieve them ; and on the arrival of a sufficient number to assist in the immediate duties of the Co lony, the Buffs will proceed to India. • CHATHAM, FEB. E.—Friday, the 4th inst. Major -General Sir Henry Torrens and Lieut.-Colonel bolt, of the Queen's Royals, gave a farewell dinner to their Officers, in the Ball_ room of the Bull Inn, Rochester. Saturday the First Division of the Regiment marched from Chatham, and embaiked for Bombay, on board the Kellie Castle, at Northileet, in the highest spirits. Sir H. Torrens accompanied his men, and was pleased to exnress his admiration at the soldiery manner in which the embarkation was performed. The Second Division, ender the command of Major .Johnstone, are to embark ON Tuesday next, in the Inglis, where they will be met by their distinguished Colonel. (Prom Last Night's GAZETTE.) o.#£ce of Ordnance, February 7, 1825. Royal Regiment of Artillery--Major and Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel James Power to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Dixon, deceased ; Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James Web ber Smith to be Major, vice Power ; Second Captain and Bre vet Major William Greene to be Captain, vice Smith ; Second Captain Henry Lewis Sweeting, from half-pay, to L Second Captain, vice Greene; First Lieutenant Henry Forster to be Second Captain ; FirseLieutenant George Mark Glasgow, from half-pay, to be First Lieutenant, vice Forster ; Second Lieu tenant William Mayne to be First Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet George Bingham to be Second Lieutenant, vice Mayne ; Second Captain George Coles, from half-pay, to be Second Captain, vice Johnston, retired on half-pay. Commissions signed by thF_Lord Lieutenant of the County of Middlesex. Hubert de Burgh, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Royal Western Regiment Middlesex Militia—Wm. Byrne, Esq. to be Major; John Moser Graham, Esq. to be Captain. Royal Westminster Regiment Middlesex Militia—James Blagg, Esq. to be Captain, by Brevet; John Richard Bi r ni e , Esq. to be ditto; J a m es ahon, Gent. to be Ensign. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of the County of York. Regular Militia--Richard Sykes, jun. Esq. to be Major, vice Bell, resigned; Henry Raines, Gent. to be Ensign. dth Battalion Local Militia—John Broadley, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant = vice Wray deceased. Commissions in the k ifeshire Militia. The Earl of Kellie to be Colonel, vice the Earl of Morton, resigned; Robert Gillespie Smyth, Esq., to be Major, vice Rutherford, deceased ; William Grahame, Esq., to be Cap. tain, vice Meldrum, deceased; Robert Lindsay, Esq., to be ditto, vice Maxwell, deceased; James Dalton lyffe, Gent., to Ensign, vice Cheape, resigned. Commission in the_Town and County of Warwick Troop of Volunteer Yeomanry Cavalry. Joseph Williamson, Gent, to be Cornet, vice Holy who retires. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, FEB. B.—Wind W.—Arrived from the River and remain the Kellie Castle, Adams, for India. Put back the Columbia, Tait, for Bermuda. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 8. —Wind W..—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Brazen, from a cruize ; Kingstone, Luckie, from the Downs for Demerara ; and Ariadne, Collie, from ditto. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 7.—Wind W.—Arrived the Laguyra, Regenbagen, from Hamburgh for Laguyra. Put back the Lucy Davidson, Williams, for Rio Janeiro ; and Laura, Lil. burn, for Tobago. FALMOUTH, FEN. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Nassau, Tremayne, from London for St. Michael's, leaky. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 7.—Wind S.S.W.—Arri•ed the Agnes, Belcher, from Newfoundland ; Dandy, Kennedy, from Lisbon ; Cognise Packet, Bleasdale, from Pernambuco ; and the Iris, Rice, from New Orleans. GRAVESEND, FEB. B.—Sailed the Hon. Company's ships Inglis, Serle, and Scaleby Castle, for India, wish troops'. The James and Mary, Vidler, from Sunderland to Rye, and Venus, Folche, from Gottenburgh to Leghorn, was driven on shore, near Calais. on Monday, and it was feared would not be got off; cargo of the latter saved. The Edwi;rd, Anderson, and Somers, Mackie, were driven on shore, near Helmet, the 3d instant. Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the East India House and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz.—Kent, Capt. Cobb ; Scaleby Castle, Capt. Newall, for Bengal and China; and Kellie Castle, Captain Adams, for Bombay and ADMIRALTY SESSIONS, FEU. 8. Hugh Hastings and Alexander Maliony were charged with having on the 27th Feb. last, being then mariners on board the Havannah Packet, piratically and feloniously conspired to carry off the said vessel. The charge was varied in three other dit. ferent counts. It appeared from the evidence of the Ant and second mate, and one of the mariners of the Havannah Packet, that the pri soners and the greater part of the rest of the crew being dissatis fied with their allowance on the voyage to the Havannah, be came very unruly, disregarded the authority of the Captain, talk ed of bringing up the guns (two 18-pounders) from the hold, and turning the vessel into a privateer, first throwing the officers overboard. Much of this, however, seemed to be the mere ebullition of dircontent and in Aniea ion,without any determina tion to put their three s into execution. The Captain and the Altves seised the two prisoners, the most prominent of the rioters, and chained them to the deck, until they reached the Havannah, where they were delivered over tp a Spanish guard-ship, and afterwards conveyed to England. The others absconded on reaching the Havannah. Mr. BRODRICI, on behalf of the prisoners, took an objection to the indictment, which the Court reserved for the opinion of she Judges. The Jury found the prisoners Guilty on two of the counts. Lord StrowELL respited the judgment until the point raiseci, by Mr. Brodrick be decided. Richard Hill was indicted for manslaughter, in killing and slaing John Skinner. The prisoner and deceased were seamen on board the Catha rine Stewart, Forbes, Indiaman, and when within two miles of St. Helena, on the homeward voyage, they quarrelled about which had done his duty the best. 'The deceased used provok ing language, and the prisoner struck him on the face with a tin pot. He reeled and fell down the main hatchway, and re ceived a hurt in the head which caused his death. Verdict—Guilty. Sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Newgate. CORN EXCHANGE, FED. 9. There are tolerable fair arrivals of Most sorts of Grain this week. Prime samples of Wheat are scarce, and sell freely at Monday's terms : in other descriptions there is scarcely any trade. Barley does not sell so freely as on Monday. Beans and Pease are unaltered. Oats find buyers slowly at the terms of last market-day. Flour continues to sell very heavily. AnnivALs—English Wheat, 6,300; Barley, 1,300; Oats, 7,200 ; Foreign Wheat 950 ; Oats, 2,200 qrs. ; Flour, 5,100 sacks. BIRTHS. On Monday, the 7th, at Brighton, the lady of Charles Cra. yen, Esq., of a daughter. On the 31st ult., at Beech Hill.? near ITeech Hill Park, Mid. dlesex, the lady of James M. Duncan, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the Bth inst., at Hurley, Berks, Capt. the Hon. Charles Leonard Irby, R.N., fourth son of Lord Boston, to Frances, second daughter of John Mangles, Esq. By special licence from his Grace the Archbishop of Can terbury, John Edmund, eldest son of Sir John Edmund Browne, of Johnstown, county of Dublin, Bart., to Mrs. Admtral M‘Dougall, late of Grosvenor-place, Bath. Soppitt, et DIED. On the 30th of December, 1824, at Worthing, in the 30th year of her age, Eliza Sophia, wife of Thomas Charles Fraser, Esq., Civil Service, Bombay. Esq o . n , so the llc l it s or t inst., Bartholomew-close,st., Mrs. Isabella Rutherford, relict of the late John Rutherford, stran On d t , h m e B ,i t l h lia tn in st..., y a oun t his mother's o so th n e o e f s JamesL l w y n s - h O a n t n p .., ather coge aAgedlba7nsy.-road, Camberwell, Esq., of Queenhithe. Mr. Pooley, of her seat, De O n n big t h h s e h 3 h o e th , 3uilit.ss, svtereayd,suatdhgdeede4nt6lhkinastt.: t r h es e id l e a n t: e iVill o ia -rf m olkstre of iOnonscarratuardwayeyperthonsbhgere,77atnhdyleastre, o S f a rtahhe, Bengal e g o a f l 3 E I r. Jan a. . than Belcher, sea., of Faringdon. Can. no O n. n stre M e o t n , d i a n y hi , t i l , i 66 e7 t t ii h y i I: l 3 ar t : 2 " of aP ° P le nl At Hastings, on Friday , Establish. meat. :~