The Sun. — London, England, 1827-01-15 00:00:00

____.,„, p - PIIICkS OF STOCKS THI Rank Stock .......... ::: - PQr Cent. ne . j ********* ex t 4 Per Cent Cons.... 7FNit ex div. 3 5 , ,, Per Cent Ditto Red, B5 .............. t.-- Cent. New... 941 f 4 i ex div. I)Zo, 1926 ......... 95 i4Z R ank Long Ant;. it; ii.:l6 3 - 16 Indi a s tock [ into Bond s .............. 45 41 42 p 3 3 m.:3i PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds 5 per cent, Firarilian Bonds' 6O linenos Ayres Bonds ebilian Bonds, 6 per et. 96% 7 Colo mbian Bonds — Dltto, 1824 ........................3344 t Danish, 3 per cent. 58% Ditto, It Greek B/26 onds Guatimal a 151- _ Mexican Bonds Do. 125 : 7 . ........ 63% Ya 306 2 3 • PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock C onsols, 3 per cent 79N Gov. Stock, 3)4 per cent.Bsl4 6 5% itto, New B5 6 taper Cent n 5 24 _. Deb. 3% per c en t Royal Canal Stock Grand Stock City D /analper cent. Ballast Office Deb. 4 per cent. ---- DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK• South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 25 24 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d 25 24 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Bank for Account India fbr Account Cons. for Acct. SO '797i NDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1821 Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bonds 7414 Prussian, 5 par cent. Ditto, New — Russian, New, 5 p. c. 9 6 14 Spanish, 1821 12 3 4% 1823 — French Rentes, 5 p, c —t — v. Exchange f. —c --3 per cent —f. —c. -- Exchange —t. —c. ;TOCKS, JAN. 12. St. Patrick Insur. (per share)... Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 0 1 Guernsey & Jersey. 0 0- Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 Donaghadee 0 0 Jamaica 0 2 Dublin 2 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon I 0 France 0 Gotteriburgh 2 2 Waterford 1 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 2 minutes after 4.1 Evening ....... 17 minutes after 4. . ~., -- 1,,,,e4;,,,A.,---i..-..71.5, It ~.„:-.-,,- : mito- ..- ..,., LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1827. We have received the French Papers of Thursday and Friday, and the Etoile of Saturday morning, from all Which we have made extracts, which will be found in a preceding quarter. The news from the Peninsula is still of a conflicting and uncertain character. Mr. LAMB had not quitted 'M adrid on the 2d ult. ; but letters of that date state (according to the Quotidienne) that the Spanish Go vernment, without being alarmed at the threats of England, is actively preparing the means of defence, '° ord er , ,‘ that if the British Cabinet should proceed to acts of aggression, Spain may not be taken unpro vided,” Troops are proceeding in all directions to the frontiers of Portugal, and several parks of artil lery, it is said, have taken the same direction. Some regiments have also been despatched to the Camp of S an Roque, to watch Gibraltar. The Journal des bebats states • that the displeasure of FERDINAND wi th M. CALOMARDE does not proceed from the natur e of the orders given through his department, but from the circumstance of many of those original or ders having fallen into the hands of Mr. LAMB ! !. The Swiss troops were expected to leave Madrid on the 10th, according to some accounts, and on the 21st a ccording to ot h ers ; b ut t h e Quot i d i enne openly S tates that the order for their rical is a mere feint. Th e Etoile classes under its head of ~L IES OF TILE RAY," an assertion in the Quotidienne, that the journ e y of Prince POLIGNAC, the French Ambassa o r a t t hi s Court, to Par i s, has a political object of ft ,h e gre a t est i mportance, t h e B r i t i s h C a bi net having ;mended categor i ca l exp l anat i ons o f t h e v i ews of F rance with respect to Spain and Portugal. Such ex planation ev id ent l y b ecomes d a ily more necessary, i , we observe an activity in the naval and military departments of the French Government, which very Il tnch tends to keep alive the suspicion which we have n ot hesit a t e d to state attached to the conduct of France In respect to her poli c y i n S pain. The French Funds hav e rather declined. o‘,Paslicx FUNDS.—PARIS, JAN. 1 0.--Five per Cents. 99f. 6 7 3 °. 85e. 80c. 75c. 70c. 75e. ; Three per cents. 67f. 65c. i n c .; Bank Shares, 2010 f. 2005 f. ; Naples Renter, 74f. 74f. 74f. ; Rentes d'Espagne, 121 12 ; Royal Spanish Loan, - ttlf * 2, --- Exchange on London—ne Month, 25f. 40c., paper, '' o r 35e., money. Three M o nths, 25f. 25e., paper; 25f. • Money, Ti Ile Albenzeine Zeitung to the Bth i nst. arr i ved Yesterday. b It contains intelligence from Constan ti tippl e to the 16th ult. The fleet of the CAPITAN The was laid up for the winter on the 6th ult.— 'he Grand Vizier had previously visited every ship, ari d of course his visit had been followed by numerous eh)3-teutions the constant attendants in his train.-- ' t . -- 1)' "ID PACHA has raised the siege of Athens.— ` We subjoin some extracts :-- ' , 'FLANDERS MAIL AND GERMAN PAPERS. R h S o . rn the have no news . A w-ollsTanTlwortx, Dxc. 10.—We 4 - Lrebi_ •, *hi b edgo, because the Mail from Smyrna is not a .. rriv it e t d r. , ve a d t wive-, iris merchants are uneasy. The Capitan Pada . 1 from 4 ui tleet on the 26th Nov. He has expelled all the mutineers lat tine corps of the Tersanellis (who serve in the arsenal). a 1 . 11 -bq is appointed Mehmander, or Commissioner, to i *Lte Marqui s de Ribeaupierre, at Radsehuk. theDtc.ll.—On the 27th Nov. the Grand Vizier went on board .. . fleet lying near the Dardanelles ; he was accompanied by 5t1741_41 tl741_41 instructors of the troops of the line. He visited every' ship id viewed the troops. The Capital' Paella then gave orders on4t:htnhody should leave the fleet, and no one have access to it. e following day, many of the marine soldiers were arrested atil44(l executed. On the 6th, the Capitan Pacha landed with all ite.!,;oops in the port of the capital, and the fleet was imme -111.,Y dismantled. On the Ist of this month, an Imperial Fir 4,`"n aPpeared abolishing the penalty of confiscation throughout ''',e Ottoman Empire. It was accompanied by regulations for the Inheritance of the Maholuedan and other subjects which are fa vourable to them. Dee. 15—The Smyrna mail arrived yesterday. It brings the new s th a t the Egyptian fleet sailed from Alexandria on the 18th November.. It consisted of seventy-eight sail, among which were dirt 'llfire-shi p s and eight ateat n-boats It had no troops on board, a great supply of n'ilitary stores of all kinds, and one and N half milli on of piastres for Ibrahim Pacha. It arrived at w avari n on the 4th instant, and was visited by Ibraham Pacha. e learn from Greece, that Redschid Pacha has raised the siege of Athens. lt. Th e b u ildi ng of the new barracks is continued, notwith _a!idag the unfavourable season, and they will probably be " a lithed in the spring. They are intended to contain eighteen fl u) • us and men. • Vienna, JAN. 2.—Metalliquea 88,-} ; Bank Shares 1,083. Brussels P apers to the 11th inst ant , h ave also been Z e eived : hut contain nothing worth extracting. Two one proceeding to Frank_ Cabinet messengers, Brussels the other to Constantinople, passed through bruTssels on the 9th instant. gii,......L'e ships which left the Helder on the 27th ult. BRUSSELS, JAN. 12. His Majesty has given 3,000 florins from his privy purse for sufferers by the explosion of the powder magazine at Ostend. His BOWES V. EARL OF STRATHMORE. His LORDSHIP stated, that the question in this case arose upon a settlement, and was, whether the Hon. Mrs. Willis was entitled to 4,0001. upon her attaining the age of 21, or whether it was not payabl e d ur i ng the lifetime of her f a th er , t h e d e f en d an t? and this aga i n d epen d e d upon a part of anoth er sett l ement , w hi c h stated, that the money should be paid to her at such times as the survivor shall by deed or will appoint ; and that in default of ap pointment, her interest should lie vested in her, as the money orders had been made in the case on petitions ; an d yet , no decree had ever been p ronounce d, no r any answer put in t o th e bill, except one of on e d e f en d ant . It was totally impos s ibl e f or th e Court to dispose of the case until he had seen all the orders that had been made, which he desired to be furnished with. CLERICAL ANECDOTE.---A poor woman, whose husband was very ill, thought proper to send for the clergyman, to deliver a few words of admonition on the occasion, as well as to comfort herself in the near prospect of a husband's loss. After having finished his duties within doors, Catherine accompanied him to a little distance from the house, when the following con versation took place :—" Weel, Sir, what think ye o' David; do you think he is dying?" " Oh, yes, prepare for that, Cathe rine ; he will not be lang in this wary." " And, Sir, what sort of a warl' is the next ?" "We do not know much about it ; but there is one thing, it is a warl' o' speerits.' " Speerits !" re plied Catherine, " speerits ! iny certie, if it be a wsrl' o' speerits, he'll no stay lang there ; he'll soon be back again if there be nae sweet milk there. Speerits could never agree wi' him a' his days, and far less now when he's auld and frail, and turned o' four score. I hope to goodness he'll no gang there, Sir ; I would far rather gang mysel', and let him stay among Tarbolton folks, where there is plenty o' gude sweet milk, and whaugs o' cream cheese."-- Glasgow Free Press. THE INFIDEL ABASHED. —Some mouths ago the Reverend James Armstrong preached at Harmony, when a doc tor of that place, a professed deist or infidel, called on his asso ciates to accompany him, while he " attacked the Methodists," as he said. At first he asked Mr. Armstrong "if he followed preaching to save souls." He answered in the affirmative.— He then asked Armstrong "If he ever saw a soul ?" ".No." "If he ever heard a soul ?" " No." "If he ever tasted a soul ?" No." "If he ever smelt a soul ?" " No.:" " he ever felt a soul ?" " Yes, thank God," said Armstrong.— " Well," said the doctor, " there are four of the five senses against one that - there is a soul." Mr. Armstrong then asked the gentleman if he was a doctor of medicine, and he was also answered in the affirmative. He then asked the doctor " If he ever heard a pain ?" " No." "If he ever saw a pain ?" " No." "If he ever tasted a pain ?" ~ N o ." If lie ever ur there ere e r. smelt to ev ide nce p pain?" a i Armstrongnt ah ' t i hlt N e knt o ini . eo ' s ' rwaei eis a pt h al evere iiesnr,ae asoanr fel t ude l I,il:at:Tpfsia: doctor you k now os ` kr : snloraei appeared a. against e confounded and walked off.—lndiana Gazette. with troops for Batavia, and subsequently put back, had again sailed. The health of the King of PRUSSIA continued to improve. In another column will be found copies of the cor respondence which passed between Mr. VA uG trik sr, our Minister in the United States, and Mr. CLAY, the Secretary of State, on the subject of the interdic tion of intercourse between American vessels and our West India Colonies. All these letters, however, are of antecedent date to the two documents of primary importance in the discussion, ,viz. Mr. CANNING'S . Note of the 11th Sept. to Mr. GALLATIN, and the in structions given by the Government of the United States to Mr. GALLATIN in Mr. CLAY'S letter to that Gentleman of the 11th Nov., which we published in our Paper of Friday. These two papers distinctly state the case of each country, with the most powerful arguments which can be brought forward in support of either, and therefore may be said to be the principal features in that part which has been published of the correspondence to which this question has given rise. That which has since taken_ place we may conclude has been of still higher interest ; but of its actual nature, or even of its general tendency all must be at present conjecture, beyond the fact, that a British Ca binet Messenger was despatched to Washington with, (as may safely be inferred) the answer of the British Government to the Note, which Mr. GALLATIN would - have presented to Mr. CANNING on the receipt of Mr. CLAY'S before-mentioned instructions. The question, therefore, as far as depends on the decision of our Government, may be considered as settled, but it remains to be seen in what manner that decision will be received by the Government of the United States—whe ther they will consent to abandon their claims, or will be unwise enough to risk the interruption of all friendly • tin ercourse between the two countries, by re-assert ing them in a tone and style which we shall not be in clined to brook. - GOD forbid that the latter result should ensue ; all the motives which we mentioned on Saturday, with a thousand others which might be urged, should powerfully operate to prevent it ;• while we know of no good argument whatever, which can be used by either party, for producing it, nor of any advantage which one could derive from hostilities against the other. Both Governments, however, are decided in their view of the question, considering jus tice and right to be on their side ; and when such is the case with disputants—and those disputants rival nations, struggling for commercial advantages—it is not impossible that the dictates of prudence may be dis regarded, and the certainty of the evils of war incurred in preference to the abandonment of the prospective benefits expected to arise from the commercial re gulations which have been adopted. In the discussion itself the United States are de cidedly wrong ; nations not interested in the question, and unbiassed in the consideration of it, will declare them to . be so. Indeed we know of only one weak point in the whole of the case as respects this country. That is more a matter of taste Oian one involving the merits of the question ; and although it affords a specious argument to the United States, (not perhaps exactly founded in truth), it cannot affect the real question in any degree. We allude to the circum stance of the Act of 1825 not having been officially communicated to the American Government. As it materially affected a subject which had been before discussed between the two Governments and left un settled, we must admit that we think it would have been candid to have communicated the provisions of the Act, as soon as it had passed, officially, to the United States, with a frank and manly avowal of the principles upon which this country was determined to act in her Colonial trade. So far we may admit that a want of courtesy may have been shewn to the Go vernment of the United States, but it is also evident that no want of courtesy was intended, but that the communication was not made, simply because of the notoriety of the provisions of the Act while in progress, and when passed. The Acts of the Bri tish Parliament, particularly such as regulate Foreign Trade, are too well known all over the world to allow the argument drawn from the assertion of the ignorance of the American Government of the scope of this Act, to have any weight. They must, and evidently did, know of its provisions : and it strongly shows the weakness of their case, when they attempt to bolster it up by such misrepresentations. It is not on such poor pretexts' that Great Britain rests her case. It is founded on the immutable prin ciples of justice; and supported by the irresistable ar guments of Mr. CANNING, advanced in his official notes, a l most with th e e lo q u e nce which distinguished his harangues, it must prevail, if reason directs the Go vernment of the United States of America. If reason has not its commanding influence with the United States, let them rue the day on which they resolve to interrupt their amicable relations with a Power, who, of all other nations in the world, is the truest friend in peace, but the most formidable opponent in war. BrUssels Papers of the 13th instant have been re ceived this morning, but they contain little of particu lar interest. It appears that the Great Council of Lucerne opened its sittings on the 27th ult., and next day confirmed the permission previously granted for the introduction of the Protestant worship at Lucerne, by a majority a 52 to 39. The friends of religious toleration must rejoice to see the cause of liberality, though working slow, yet making certain progress in its enlightened march : BRUSSELS, JAN. 10. From the 26th Decemher to sth January 47 persons died at Groningen. The Emperor of Russia has just decided that the nobility con. ferred on individuals of the class of merchants, for services ren• dered to the state, shall be for their own lives only, and not be transmitted to their descendants. This decision not having any retro-active effect, does not affect those persons on whom such favours had been previously conferred. BRUSSELS, JAN. 11. Dr. Andre, of this city, whose fortunate cures of three children born deaf and dumb we hays already mentioned, has just operated with the same success on the son of M. Maurus, baker, at Bruges, aged 14 years. We fiad in the Gazette of West Flanders the details of this operation, which took place on the 26th of December, and for which the lad came to Brussels with his father. The perforation of the left ear was effected in less than five minutes, and, at the same moment, the boy heard the ticking of a watch and the bark ing of a little dog. The operation of the other ear took nearly half an hour, because the lad, too deeply affected by his new sensa tion, could scarcely contain himself. _ _ Majesty has also assigned* sum of 6,000 florins for the smile pur pose. M. Iloogen, a Cabinet Messenger of our Government, set out yesterday with dispatches for our Ambassador at Rome. The Court of Assizes yesterday sentenced J. B. Van Goethem, convicted of murder, to two years imprisonment, a fine of 60 florins, and the costs. The Courier du Leman of the 3d January has a letter from Alexandria, of the 30th Dec. (this date is evidently erroneous), which announces that Ibrahim Pacha, with his whole army, was expected to arrive shortly in that city, as be was to embark at Modon on board the fleet which has just arrived there. SWITZERLAND, JAN. 2. Lord Cochrane left Geneva on the 22d Dec. to go to Italy. The great Council of Lucerne opened its Sittings on the 27th Dec. and the Corragioni declared that in the Session of the month of January they would lay before the Sovereign Council a statement of the odious persecutions of which they have been the object for more than a year ; that this statement shall be drawn up dispassionately, but explicitly and frankly, and that they hope the Great Council will be the more disposed to second their application for satisfac tion, as it was by its own resolution that they were subjected to the accusation. In the sittings of the 28th and 29th, the Great Council con sidered the petitions presented against the introduction of the Protestant worship at Lucerne. The petitions having been read, a long and animated debate ensued, after which the Great Coun cil, by a majority of 52 votes to 39, confirmed the permission which it bad given, and reserving to itself any extension of that permission. Frankfort Papers of the 9th instant have also been received this morning. Their contents relate chiefly to the affairs of the Greeks, but there is nothing of stirring interest. Much powder and shot have been expended between the Belligerents, but apparently to little purpose, according to the Oriental Spectator. Famine seems to do more than the sword, and the Seraskier has retired from Athens in consequence of the want of provisions : SMYRNA, DEC. 1. The Greeks, who had made an excursion into Attica, have re turned to Salamis, where the Palicari have•plundeted the unhappy fugitives. Fabvier has retired to Methana with 500 men. The whole country suffers by famine, and the Set-spikier has also fallen back to Salma, to get provisions, of which he was destitute at Athens. But these movementahave been effected very peaceably, and for the present the siege is raised. Such are the chances and alternatives in this year, nothing advances or 'retrogrades. Hap pily, if a good deal of powder is consumed, but very few men have been killed for some time past ; in'spite of the accounts of battles published in the European Journals, by dint of parodying the bul letins of a time which is past, the petty affairs of the present time will be rendered ridiculous. Our quays have been covered within these few days by Philhel lenes, in all sorts of costumes, wearing orders, &c. These ho nourable victims of our classic illusions appear to have had quite enough of those trials they have made of the courage of the valiant Palicari, who have abandoned them three times. They anxiously inquired after means to retui n home. When they ar rive at Marseilles they may give useful information to those who are prepared to follow them. Most of them were part of the expedition put by the Greek Committee under the command of soi-disant Colonel Raybaud, who is now dying at Smyrna, of sabre wounds, which he has received from a soi-disant COlonel Voutier. M. David, the French Council-General, has embarked to-day, with his lady, on board the Truile French corvette, to return to France. Till the arrival of his successor, M. Schmalz, who em harked at Toulon for Naples, the 20th October, on board the Volage schooner, M. Tancoigne will perform the functions of Council. We have received a letter from a correspondent for whom we have the highest respect, suggesting that a general subscription should be immediately com menced for the purpose of erecting a Colossal Statue of his late lamented Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK, on the Parade, in front of the Horse Guards. We fully concur in the propriety of this suggestion, and shall publish the letter to-morrow—not being able to find room for it to-day. THE FUNDS. CITY, (This DAY), Twelve o'Clock. Up to the present hour very little business has been transacted at the English Stock Exchange, and Consols have been 79i 80 all the morning ; India Bonds, 44 6 ; and Exchequer Bills, 24 5 pin. Mexican 6 per Cent. Bonds, 63:14; Colombian, 334 a ; the information that the dividend shortly due would not be paid has had little effect on their price; Spanish are worse, being quoted at 121 4 ; Portuguese, 74 5. Shares remain quite a dead letter, and nothing new can be said relative to them, so little is the business which has lately been done in these speculations. Three per Cent. Consols, ex. div., 78i 1; Ditto for account, 794 80 ; India Bonds, 44 6 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 24 5 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS.—Brazilian, 60 2 ; Buenos Ayres, 60 ; Chilian, 36 8 ; Danish, 584 a ; Colombian, 1824, 334 4 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 524 3 t ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 634 44 ; Portuguese, 74 5 ; Peruvian, 31 3 ; Greek, 15 16 ; Russian, 854 6 ; Spanish, 124 13. MtrtEs.—Anglo Mexican, 30 274 die. ; United Mexican, 10 9 dis. ; Real del Monte, 100 10 pm. ; Bolan's, 70 90 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 45 50 pm. ; Brazilian, 1 dis. ; Colombian, 16 17 per Share; Bolivar, 3 4 pm. ; Potosi, 56 per Share; Austra lian, 10 12 pm. ; Canada, 10 12 per Share. Two o' Clock. The market is heavy, and Consols have been done at 79a ti they are now 791 buyers for Account, and 781 f or Money. 2 Three per Cent. reduced 79 1 , 1 -, and 4 per Cents. 1826, 95. Exchequer Bills are lower, 23 24; and India Bonds 43 45 premium. This being settling (lay in the Foreign Funds, little is doing, except the brokers making up their accounts, which are understood to be very small, and appear likely to go off smoothly. Mexican Bonds 631 ; Colombian 3,11; Greek 15. Quarter past Two o' Clock. Consols 791 I. THREE 0' CLOCK. Three per Cent. Consols for account, 79 1 1. FOUR &CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE. Consols 78 2 Danish Bonds 58 1 4 Do. for Ac. 79 Greek Do. 1825 154,- Brazilian Bonds 59 Mexican Do. 1825, 63 Buenos Ayres De. Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. 364 Russian De. 86 Columbirn, 1824, 33-i Spanish Do. 13 LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY_(TiIIs DAY.) REMOVAL OF A CORONER. ATTORNEY-ORNERAL V. ROOK. Mr. HART stated, that there was a petition in this matter, pre sented by a certain number of inhabitants of the county of Hert ford, which prayed the removal of Mr. Hook from being Coroner. The defendant had been informed, that on that petition coming on, provided it were supported with evidence of certain facts, the Court would make an eaparte order for the removal ; but the present application was, that his Lordship would not make the order until the defendant had had an opportunity of being heard, as he felt satisfied that he had the means of fully answering the statements in the petition. His Loansuzv believed he had not yet signed an order for the removal. Mr. HART said he knew he had not, and that this was only a precautionary measure on the part of Mr. Rook. His LORDSHIr intimated that Mr. Hart's best plan would he to give notice to Messrs. Bray and Warren that this petition was to be oppos e d ; they were the gentlemen through whom all peti tions of this nature came to his Lordship. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, JAN. 14.—This forenoon hit MAJES TY'S Household Attendants heard Divine Service at the new Chapel Royal. This forenoon her Royal Highness Princess Au gusta, with her Royal Sister, the Duchess of Glou cester, had Divine Service performed at Frogmore Lodge. _ _ Yesterday afternoon her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived at Frogmore Lodge, on a visit to her Royal Highness Princess Augusta. On Thursday last, preparations were commenced in St. George's Chapel, for the funeral procession and interment of his late Royal Highness the Duke of YORK. It is now again reported, and with much confidence, that his MAJESTY will, in the early part of next week, leave the Royal Lodge, for the Pavilion at Brighton. The artisans and mechanics employed in St. George's Chapel, in forming the preparations for the funeral cere mony of the late lamented Duke of YORK, are, since the commencement of the preparations, obliged to work from an early hour in the morning until nine and tO o'clock at night. Yesterday Mr. Mash and Mr. Bailey visited St. George's Chapel, and inspected the works carrying on ; and gave some additional instructions ; the whole of which is superintended and carried on under the direc tion of Mr. Tebbott, his Majesty's carpenter, &c. Mr. Secretary Peel has been on a shooting ex CUTSIOII. Mr. Dykes, the King's Messenger, artived at the Foreign Office on Saturday, with despatches from Lord Gran ville, our Ambassador at Paris. Lord Bexley transacted business with the Chancel lor of the Exchequer at his residence in Downing-street, last week. Rumours of Ministerial changes have been long current ; but we never before noticed them, as we never heard them mentioned in quarters entitled to much credit.—Chronicle. It is confidently reported in well-informed circles, that au important Ministerial change is about to take place. Lord Lansdown and two of his friends are, it is said, to take the place of three Ultra-Tory Members of the Cabinet, of whom Lord Bathurst is one. Lord Strangford has purchased a hoUse in Harley street for his future residence. The Duke of Devonshire has been making exten sive improvements on his estate at Dungarven, in Ireland, as well as in the beautiful picturesque Castle of Lismore. The Noble Duke is a very popular landlord in Ireland, never having raised any of his tenants' rents. The Court of the Netherlands has gone into mourn ing for twelve weeks, beginning the 10th inst. on account of the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of York., • The first six weeks deep, and the last six weeks half-mourning. Yesterday the pulpit, reading desk, &c. of Tavistock Chapel, Broad-court, Drury-lane, were hung with black, in me mory of his late Royal Highness the Duke of York. Mr. Kingstone, one of the late Commissioners of Stamps, has ' been appointed, by Lord Liverpool, to a lucrative situation in the Audit Office, _ Lord Rivers is the hereditary proprietor of the extensive Manorial Rights attached to Cranbourn Chace in Dor setshire, which comprise a domain of nearly 120,000 acres, and from whence a considerable number of the deer have recently emigrated into the low countries for want of food. The average number in the Chace have been considered to amount to 10,000, but in 1826 they were calculated at very little under 14,000. BlRTlL—Yesterday, the 14th inst. at Goodwood, her Grace the Duchess of Richmond, of a &tighter. The Mogul Sultan Archer, bore this inscription upon one of his seals ; " I never knew a man lost upon a straight road." A CONVENIENT CONSCIENCE,—" Where are you going, Pat ?"—To Galway, your honour, to swear affidavits." " What about, Pat ?"—" Sure I don't know, till my master ar rives from Cunnemara."—Bolton Express. Sir C. Flower said a remarkably clever thing the 'other day. .The conversation turning on the two clergymen who shot at each other under the mistaken idea that both were poachers, he inquired if one of them was not related to Shute Barrington, the late Bishop of Durham. ' I see how it is,' said 'Lady A—, the other day, to her Lothario Lord, who falls, or fancies he falls in love with every fresh face he sees. ' I see how it is with your pretended regard for Out of sight, out of mind.'—' Not at all, my lady,' returned the noble rover ; ' I swear I love you best at a distance.' A farmer recently received a polite note from a neighbour of his (whose children were going on a short distance,) requesting the loan of an ass for a few days. Being unable to de cipher his friend's hieroglyphics, and wishing to conceal his igno rance from the servant, the farmer hastily returned for answer— ., Very well, tell your master I'll wait upon himself myself pre sently !" A WALKING IMPROMPTU.—As two Gentlemen were yesterday walking by the Round Pond, in Kensington-Gar dens, where there is a board stuck up with a prosing prohibition against fishing on pain of prosecution, one of the Gentlemen, who was rather short-sighted, asked the other what the board meant? on which the other promptly answered — These waters are protected ; And tho' you may be wishing, You'll be sued, if you're detected, In unlawful fishing. The new Comedy at Covent•garden continue to attract crowded 'houses nightly. On Saturday the house was a bumper, and the piece went off with, if possible, increased eclat. The,acting of Farrell alone is worth going fifty miles to laugh at. 111 dances so like a tar, that all on board recognise him as the life of the ship's company. . The return of Mr. Kean to resume his unrivalled station on the boards of Drury-lane, 'has called forth an Appeal to the Justice and Common Sense of the Friends of the Drama, by a liberal minded individual, who compares the treatment ex perienced by Miss Foote and Mr. Kean after the result of their respective trials. The Appeal is written with perfect candour and good sense, deserving well of the friends of the Drama, who are much interested in the question whether the first actor of his day should be allowed to adorn the stage, or banished to the wilds of America. But, happily for all parties, and play-going folks in particular, the storm has passed over, and Richard is himself again, although Othello's occupation was very near gone. The present appeal glances at some other curious things, highly in teresting to the lovers of chit chat. Shakspeare's King John will be produced this evening at Covent Garden Theatre, for the purpose of introdu cing to the London boards Aliss Hargrave, in the part of Con stance. In this character the celebrated Mrs. Cibber, when she first appeared in it, is said to have extinguished the merit of every other performer in the piece, although Garrick sustained the part of the King. Victor, in his " History of the Theatres," thus desribes the effect which she produced :—" When she entered with dishevelled hair, and wildness in her eyes, having lost her son, her pretty Arthur; the Cardinal and others attempting to comfort her, she sunk on the ground, and, looking round with a dignified wildness and horror, said— Here I and sorrow sit ! this is my throne ; Let Kings come bow to it !' Nothing that wu ever exhibited could exceed this picture of distress ; and nothing that ever came from the mouth of mor tal was spoken with more dignified propriety. Th e l ate M rs. Woffingtoia, - who was excellent in many parts of this character, could never succeed in this particular passage. Mrs. Cibber never executed it without a burst of applause from the whole audience.' SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S—(Tins DAT.). PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 13 and 14.—Arrived from London, the Caesar, Wall, from the Cape, Madras, and Bengal ; the Atlas, Hone. from St. Helena, Bombay, and China; the Countess Harcourt, Har rison, from New South Wales, (loss of anchor and cable) ; the Denmark Hill, Foreman, from New South Wales ; the Richard and Sybelia, Rayner, from Jamaica ; the Elizabeth, Holmes, from Vigo; the Cyrene, Barrett, from Sierra Leone; the Sir Edward Paget, from Madras and Bengal ; and the Prosperity, Duke, from Jamaica.-8 p. in. After our report went away, the wind shifted to N.E. and in the night, backed round to the S.W. and increased to a fresh breeze. Yesterday, about twelve at noon, the ships from the Downs made their appearance. At 6p. m. this day, it came on to blow very hard from the S.W. About 10 shifted to W. and blew a heavy gale. FALMOUTH, JAN. 13.-Wind*.-Sailed the Duke of Marl borough packet, for Lisbon. At 1 a.m. on the morning of the 12th, there was a tremendous squall of wind felt here, which did a great deal of damage to the houses in the town and neighbour hood. Fortunately the shipping rode in safety. DEAL, JAN. 13.—Wind W.—Arrived and remain, the Triton, —, from Antigua, and Darius, Brown, from Bombay.—Passed, the Jesse, —, for the Cape; and Coriolanus transport, —, from London. JAN. Lt.—Wind S. W. —Honieward-bound arrived from West ward. It has blown very hard squalls the whole of the day from S.W. to W.N.W., which continued. His Netherlands Majesty's ship Zealander was off Dover on Friday at 6 p.m. Nine of the outward-bound that sailed with her have returned. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Wind W. to S. W.—Arrived the Eli zabeth, Bell, from St. John's; Charlotte, from Messina; John Bushman transport, Prown, from Torbay to Lisbon. LYNN, JAN. 14.—A large fleet of Humber keels, corn laden, that put back two days since,'are at present all safe. We do not think a vessel has got away for the last four or five days. It blows very heavy here to-day. The Lynx, Hycon, for La Guayra to London, put iuto Sheer ness the 13th,, having been on shore on the Spaniard, by which she received damage, and lost her hawser, Sic. A brig and sloop, on the north side of the Nore Land, have been driving about, but are now brought up again. A sloop, Supposed to be the Hope, lying sunk in Queenborough Spit ; crew saved. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSE. (This DAY.) - - • LIVERPOOL, JA N. 12.—Wind W.N.W. to N.E. by E. mode rate.—Arrived the Marchioness of Queensbury, Davis, from St. John's, N. B. ; Silence, Jackson, from Trieste ; Ladies' Adven ture, Davidson, from St. Michael's. The Ellen, Taylor, from hence for Pernambuco, has put back. J. N. 13.—Wind this day N.W., fresh gale.---Arrived the John Batty, M'Ghie, from Dalina ; Eliza Knightly, Benil ; Triumph, Carrol, from Drogheda. The James, Charles, hence for Africa, has put back leaky ; the Plato, Barnet, hence for Ban gor and Boston, U.S., has arrived at Beattmaris ; the packet ship Panther, —, from New York, is supposed to be off the port. 9 p.m., a ship is now in the river, but the state of the weather precludes the possibility of communication. The report of the loss of three vessels, among which was an American packet, in Carnarvon Bay, appears to have been un founded. OLD BAILEY.—Tms DAY. OLD COURT. William Cox Johnson was indicted for stealing a mare, value 50/., the property of John Tilbray. The prisoner is a respectable looking man, and described him, self as having no occupation. It may be recollected that be hired a mare and did not return it within the time specified. This offence, by an old statute, is a capital one. The prisoner now made application to have his trial postponed till next Sessions, which was granted on his affidavit of the absence of a material witness. Mary Cockhead was indicted for stealing plate and other arti cles, value 301., the property of John Housman. The prisoner was living servant with the prosecutor, who having missed some plate, and suspecting her, opened her box, and found about 50 duplicates of the stolen plate, and some other articles of his property. Upen this discovery, she expressed her contrition, and admitted the robberies. William Blackburn, a pawnbroker, produced 18 different articles, principally of plate, which were pawned by the prisoner. The Prisoner in her defence, said she had been kept by the prosecutor on a very small sum for his housekeeping expences, and had appropriated the produce of the plate to the expences of the house. The Jury found her Guilty of grand larceny. POST• OFFICE. ROBBERY. (Before the Loan CHIEF BARON and a London Jury.) Daniel Davis, a letter-carrier, belonging to the Post-Office, was indicted for stealing, on the 23d November last, from a letter a Leicester Bank note, for 101. and another for 5/. the property of B. Payne, of Leicester.—" Guilty." NEW COURT. Samuel Cummings and Charlotte Fuller, living in Petticoat lane, Whitechapel, were indicted for passing, on the 20th Nov. last, twenty shillings of counterfeit money. It appeared in evidence, that two young men, named James NeWton and Bennet Miles, had previously some transactiaas with the prisoners, in consequence of which they knew ,that they were in the habit of passing false money ; and having quarrelled with the prisoners, they gave inf ormat i on to th e the officers of Lambeth-street Police-office. In order to detect them, one of the offieers, on the day mentimed, gave Newton 51., and desired him to go and purchase smie of the counterfeit money from the prisoners. He went accordingly, accompanied by Miles, and asked them for quer* (the term used for counterfeit money) in exchange for the As. The female prisoner then went to their store, and returned with twenty counterfeit shillings, which Newton immediately brought to the officer, who apprehended the prisoners some days after.— Guilty. SURREY SESSIONS.—(Tms DAY.) CHILD STEALING. Henry Hopewell was indicted for feloniou s ly ent i c i ng away John Leary, a child six years of age. John Longmore, aged 13 years, in the month of December last, was in the church house at Merton. On the 27th of the same month he was returning to the house, when he saw the pri soner, who said that if any one would get him a boy to go for a sweep he would give three shillings ; the prisoner urged a boy of the name of Charrington to be a sweep, but he refused, but pro mised to get a boy if he could, and desired the prisoner to came to the back gate of the poer house, at Merton, on the following day. The following morning the prisoner came to the gate, and witness informed him that he had made enquiry, but there was nut a boy in the school that would consent to his wishes. William Drayton confirmed the above circumstance, and added, t t t h oh a etn t h a bo et took k y in t prisoner, L ear le school vi s nhoh o ol of his so consented armsnht e d e name of antdo‘gvoe n withll a al v v e ah s y , brought e o Le a u pr t ryi La s o e tnw r e Leary days afterwards ; he saw Leary when he was in the dress of a sweep and covered with soot. Thomas Bowen was master of the infant workhouse of Ber mondsey, at Merton ; the child Leary was one of the establishment; he was about six years of age ; saw him daily ; did not miss him. On the Saturday following Christmas -day, witness was informed of the absence of Leary, when he employed a constable, who afterwards discovered the boy in a gentleman's house, sweepin: a chimney in the presence of the prisoner. John llebtly, constable of:Merton, apprehended the prisoner at a gentleman's house at Tooting; the prisoner was up the chi na _ ❑ey, and the boy Leary was assisting him. The prisoner, on being taken into custody, confessed the manner in which he had obtained the boy Leary.— Guilty, but recommended to mercy. Sentence deferred. pli