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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Fxlractsfr•out the Morning . Papers,Feb.l6,lB2s. [THE PUBLIC LEDG Ea. 3 We are credibly informed that there is a ge neral belief at this time in Paris, that France will be driven into a war with this country by the preponderating influence of Russia over her Councils. If the French Ministry have hitherto discouraged this opinion, it is said that they are anxious to carry first the Indemnity Bill, and the project for the c onversion of the Rentes, before they venture to declare themselves unequivocally with respect to our recognition. of South Ame rica. In support of this, it is stated that they were urged against their will to invade Spain ; and that they would make a base concession again, should the demand come from the same quartet. At the same time, it is usually observed, with some shew of justice, that their professions are held inviolate, only as long as they see no strong inducement to break them ; and that their conduct towards Spain is an instance in proof.— It is true their professions and proceedings on that occasion clashed in au outrageous manner ; but it is not on their morality that we ground our hopes of their pacific deportment, but on their fears of the power of this country ; and woe to the latter, when she has no other prospect of tranquillity, but such as she finds in the justice of that or any other Go- 1 vernment. Though French capitalists hold the political morality of their Government as cheaply as we do, still they continue to speculate, to' judge from the state of the Rentes, in favour of peace ; and here is a presumption, at least, that their chief confidence is derived from the vast re sources which our Government would have at its disposal, in the event of hostilities waged upon so popular a principle. Still, we believe, that what we have stated, with respect to public opi nion on this subject,_ in the French Capital, is perfectly correct ; and we understand that the idea of a rupture between the two countries is no where so prevalent as in the Ultra Coteries. Whilst the idea has excited generally uneasy presentiments, it has been hailed, we are told, with boisterous delight by the Ultras, who see in it a means of humbling England, and of realizing at the same time their beau ideal of Government. It is. supposed, too, that they will strain all their influence to bring about an event, upon which they build such fond hopes ; and, if Russia were not more clear-sighted than this mole-eyed faction, they would probably carry their object. In the mean time, our own Government do not appear to be wholly satisfied with the feelings of Foreign Powers, respecting our recognition of South America. If they thought they could rely upon the settled state of the political at mosphere, they would have no good plea for the large augmentation of the Army which they pro pose. It has been admitted by time Chancellor of the Exchequer that it wilt amount to thirteen thousand men in the first instance ; whilst there is a report that a further augmentation is to follow. Admitting that there is no design of proceeding beyond the former estimate, yet we eantrorsere, -- in the internal state of the Empire, the slightest justification for even this _amount ; and it would be a wanton measure altogether if there were not some other plea. It can only arise then from the clouded state of our foreign rela tions; and, if this surmise be correct, where is the wisdom of irritating the public mind of Ire land at suth a moment ? [MORNING POST.] After four long nights' elaborate debate on Mr. Goulburn's motion for leave to bring in a Bill to suppress the Irish Catholic Association, the ques tion has at. length been brought to a conclusion. Seldom have greater numbers ever delivered their opinions in Parliament upon one question ; and whatever the Catholics, or rather the body by which they have lately been misled and injured, may think of the result, they must own that the case has received the most full, free, and patient investigation. After several Members had deli vered their sentiments last night, Mr. Sec. Can ning broke from the silence which he had hitherto maintained, and poured forth a flood of argument and eloquence, which nothing hnt the determined resolution of the Opposition to adhere to party con sistency could resist. If any one imagined that his mind had for a moment doubted the necessity of preventing the establishment of a Catholic Parlia ment in Ireland, let him read what fell from the Itight Honourable Secretary, and they will see what was from the first, and what continues to be his-conviction, with respect to the existence and the conduct of the Catholic Association. In vain did Mr. Brougham, who followed him, attempt to weaken the effect produced by the strength of his reasonings and his genius; a resistless impulse had been given to the House, and on a division being called for, the motion was carried by a triumphant majority of 155; the numbers being' 178 to 123. The Bill was then immediately brought its by Mr. Goulburn, and read a first time. The Right Hon. Gentloman was about proposing to fix the second reading for next Friday, when Mr. Brougham stated that he should have a Petition to present from the Ca tholic Association,. who prayed to be heard by Counsel at the Bar of that House. He therefore wished for a longer delay ; and, after some deli beration, it was ultimately settled that the call of the House should be postponed- till Monday, for Which day the second reading was also fixed. [BRITISH PRESS.] It is one of the important consequences arising nut of practical experience and the progress of knowledge, that an almost complete revolution has been effected in matters relating to the science of finance—the knowledge of p o liti c o economy—and the true principles of trade and commerce. England had the great merit of ori ginating those enlightened doctrines on these sub. illets,which are slowly making their way through. out Ai the States of Europe. The whole com monwealth of Christendom partakes, in this W 97, of the incalculable benefits arising from that freedom' of discussion and inquiry in, this country which, through the medium of the public press,circulates the result of its researches through the whole realms of civilization. The Emperor Alexander, though his Ministers do not deserve to take rank among great Statesmen, would ne vertheless not think of laying personal taxes on Jews, heretics, batchelors, and beards, as was done under his ancestor, Peter the First. Many projects which were gravely brought forward by the different Governments of Europe fifty years ago, would receive no legislative countenance were they now to be proposed for the first time. The progress of science is imperceptibly laying anew, as it were, the foundation of political soci ety. Greatly to the credit of Ministers, England is taking the lead in this - respest, Theories that experience has proved to be built on an unsound basis, no lon►;er, as formerly, find a host of advo cates in Parliament. Merchants begin themselves to understand in what national wealth actually consists. This was well shown the other day, by the manner in which the enlightened sen timents of Mr. Canning were received at the Ship-owners' dinner. He boldly broached the doctrine that nations ought not to fear each other's prosperity—that all branches of industry may every where flourish together—that it is only the increasing wealth of any nation that can enable it to purchase the agricultural and manu factured produce of other nations—and that the superior skill and capital of Great Britain is best ' kept in activity when her neighbours have, like herself, a fair field for the one, and full employ ment for the other. The ready acquiescence of our commercial men in these broad views of the subject, shews that all the - little prejudices of the old school are fast fading away. It is on the above account that we deprecate the in terference of the Lord Chancellor and his projected Bill regarding Joint-Stock Com panies. No man living is better acquainted than is Lordship with the machinery of law, as applied to real property, but with the laws that put in motion the machinery of monied capital, we believe him to be " innocent of the know ledge ;" and he will inevitably do much harm if he attempts to exercise any effectual controul over its agency. T he element of all monied ca pital is the open air—its " service is perfect freedom." No Equity Lawyer—though warm from the Woolsack—should attempt to meddle with it: the springs which regulate it are too fine for the fingers of the law to feel. Political eco nomy and the economy of Lord Eldon may agree in name, but in their theory no two things can be more unlike : they are as different as the pole of the heavens from the pole of a coach. This will be seen when his Lordship's Bill comes to •. be canvassed in the House of Commons. If we truly prophesy its fate, its appearance need excite no alarm in the money market. [MORNING HERALD.] The protracted discussion of Catholic politics, on Mr. Coulburn's motion, exhibits certainly considerable play of talent in debate. But whe ther it be that the question is now hackneyed and exhausted—threshed and turned as it has been to reiteration, or from whatever cause, there is in the present discussion a vast excess of idle common-place. In fact, with all deference be it spoken, you wade through whole mounds of chaff to reach a grain of argument or information. Btit further, there is an unusual proportion of ano maly and contradiction. One of the most glaring relates, to the Catholic Priests. It was admitted on all hands, that the Catholic Clergy exercise a powerful and unlimited influ ence over the Catholic people of Ireland. Now — passing over for a moment the extent of this in fluence—let us see how it is viewed and esti mated by the supporters of the motion of Mr. Goulburtt—" Extinguish the Catholic Associa tion," says one, " in order to leave the Irish peasantry under the natural and salutary gui dance of their Priests, who (and not the Asso ciation) are the great conservators of order, loy alty, and tranquillity." " What" says another, " extinguish the Catholic Association, in order to take the peasantry of Ireland out of the hands of two or three thousand Priests, who rule them soul and body, and who are, in point of fact, and from the necessity of their Creed and character, mortal enemies of a Protestant Church and Constitution t" What an anomaly is this violent dissonance of both argu ment and fact,between persons professing to be in unison as to the object under consideration. But is it quite certain that the premise from which , these conflicting inferences are deduced is itself correct ? Have the Catholic Clergy really this absolute controul over their flocks, as the phrase is ? There is a good reason to doubt this, from the opinion of persons conversant locally with the matter, as well as from some facts which are quite notorious. The dominion of the Catholic Clergy over the peasantry, there is reason to suppose, is something of this sort :—while they allow the people to have their own way, and walk with them in the path which they are disposed to take, then they are treated with all manner of deference ; but the moment they put their authority to the trial, by curbing the dispositions, or counteracting the designs, or opposing them selves to the views of the people, their influence is null. They, in fact, may ride the peasantry, and be borne quietly enough so long as they al low them to stop when they please, go on when they please, and take what road they please ; but the moment they presume to exercise any unpa lateable guidance or controul, they are unhorsed and left behind without ceremony, as hirelings or apostates. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] A letter from our Paris correspondent an nounces a dismemberment of Spain by way of reprisals for the English recognition of South American Independence. Our correspondent assures us solemnly, that he has this news from the highest and most respectable source, and we have had experience of his access to such a source on more than one occasion. Ile furnished us with the secret instructions given by the Fr e n c h Government respecting the fomenting disturb ances in South America. Our readers will re member the language of Plunkett, on Friday night, " What I fear, Sir, is, that the uncertainty of our relations with Ireland, or rather the idea other nations may form of these relations, may lead us into war. Their doubts of our strength, their hopes of our weakness, may invite them to make war." Our Correspondent alludes to the Correspondence which the Jesuits carry on at this time with Ireland, for the purposes of the Holy Alliance. The following curious para graph in The Dublin Evening Postof Saturday last, would seem to have reference to the plans alluded to in our Correspondent's letter :—" In what a condition then does this long denial of justice " place the popular Cabinet of Mr. Canning, or " at least that part of the Cabinet, of which he " is supposed to be the head ? This is a second " ary question to us. He knows at this moment " the delicate and difficult state of his relations " with Foreign Powers. He sees that these dif " ficulties must increase with the increasing con " solid ation of the FrenchGovertnent. He knows " that the Holy League have hinted, in no obscure " language, at a Triple Alliance. It is possible, " he thinks, that a war may not be at a very " great distance, and this is the juncture which is " seized to declare a legal war against the Ca " tholics of Ireland."—The Courier Francais. has a paragraph commencing, " They write to us from London as follows, which states that Prince Metternich repeated several times to our Ambas sador, at Vienna, that he had received the com munication respecting the New States of America, with the most lively indignation, but that he afterwards tliSpatched a special rt,Assenger of his own, to Prince Esterlutzy, who arrived several hours'in London before the EngliSit courier, with dispatches, in which the expression was softened down, with the most lively pain."- [THE TI Es.] It is a rare occurrence that the very first in troduction of a Bill into Parliament should give rise to debates so animated and protracted as this motion of Mr. Goulburn. Whether the cause be the extreme importance of the question, or the imagined scantiness of other topics for discussion, certain it is that, with two or three brilliant exceptions, almost every speaker who ever before got up in the present House of Commons had already delivered his senti ments on the principle of the proposed measure before the adjournment of Monday evening.— That night some curious matter was brought forward, and old materials were presented to the public under instructive as well as amusing forms. It may be recollected, that on Friday last, the Attorney-General for Ireland, in the course of an able speech, pronounced a panegyric on the character of the Catholic priesthood,affirming that they had been frequently instrumental in the prevention of conspiracy, in the suppression of outrage, and in the maintenance of tran quillity among the lower orders of the Irish. The Right Honourable Gentleman wound up his praises by declaring the Itomish Clergy to be a " calumniated body of men." We were pleased to hear from au authority of such weight, so frank and decisive a testimonial in behalf of men accused in their absence. On Mon- day, how:ver, a different picture was drawn of the same body. Mr. Dawson asserted—and we are sure that every one who listened to him was satisfied that *,,ls?—no%,.oentietlinn believed his Own statement toile tfile—Mr. Dawson alleged, that all the evils of Ireland were imputable to the Popish Clergy—that from the very highest to the very lowest among them they were ac tuated by the bitterest enmity so the Church Establishment—that their Archbishop Curtis termed our Archbishop Magee " a usurper, " who had no more right to his Arch " bishoprick than to the Dukedom of Leeds, " and was only there by sufferance." Mr. Daw son gave further proofs of censurable conduct in the the Roman Catholic Priests : as that, in their eagerness to promote the " rent "—of which, indeed, they are admitted to be the most active collectors—one had told his parishioners to re serve the whole produce of their coming crops for that purpose, to the exclusion of landlords and of all other creditors ; another had said that money was the sinews of war, and that the " rent " might soon be required for such an ob ject ; a third had seen a murder committed, and refused to give evidence, because it might diminish his popularity among the mob. M r.Da wson's mind, indeed, appears to have been quite ulcerated from the wounds which these satellites of Her of Baby lon had inflicted on it ; and if these be his impres sions (we say nothing about their correctness) respecting Papists and their politics, no wonder that he is a sworn enemy of emancipation. But who may Mr. Dawson be ? He is brother-in-law of Mr. Peel, Under Secretary of State in Mr. Peel's office—of the anti-Catholic Mr. Peel, a Minister in the same Cabinet with those patrons of the Catholics Messrs. Robinson and Canning— the Secretary who instructs and directs Mr.Goul burn,—who is himself the anti-Catholic col league of Mr. Plunkett—of Mr. Plunkett, who declares emphatically, and, as we have often said, most truly, that emancipation is that mea sure without which no other measure can be ef fectual for the peace and happiness of Ireland ! What a pretty chain is here ! What a fosary of checquered heads, alternately black and white ! Well might Mr. Tierney in his sagacious and searching speech exclaim at such a composition, coupled with such pretensions. Well might he apostrophize the energy of the evil principle among them, contrasted with the paralysis of every virtue when assailed by the temptation of office, or by the risk of losing it. Mr. Robin son assures us that the original compact which bound this Ministry together was " a blun der"—and a blunder it was in the sense in which most acts of selfish immorality are blunders ; or, as the philosophers of the extinct Godwin school used to denominate all crimes, " erroneous calcu lations." Rut, to speak more gravely upon this point, does Mr. Robinson mean to say, that cer tain ancient members of the Cabinet would not rather have seen the Pope made Primate of Ire land, than Mr. Canning Foreign Secretary of State? Does he not know, of hisown positive know ledge, that there is no sacrifice but that of place, which one venerable fixture in the C abinet was not at any time for these five years ready to offer. :if by it he could have excluded Mr. Canning, or expelled him ? Lord Liverpool tendered his re signation in case Mr. Canning should not be received into the Cabinet. Why ? Because his Lordship was perfectly conscious, that without the aid of that Right Honourable Gentleman his Ministry could not go on. Well, then, ci for 'tiori, a Ministry incompetent without Mr. Can ning, would be still more so without either Mr. Canning or Lord Liverpool ; so that, had Mr. Canning at that moment possessed fortitude to hold out, there was a breaking up of the divided Administration, ready cut and dry for him. A purely Orange Ministry could not have remained six months in office, and he might, long ere this, have formed a Cabinet undisgraced by any compromise of great principles, and on his own terms. With respect to Mr. Goulburn's grand measure of suppression, we shall offer but two observations. It is Ist, in its principle, an encroachment on popular privileges, and therefore one which, in itself, no friend of liberty can wish to make its way through Parliament, unless a case be made out of that extreme necessity which, as Mr. Plunkett states with truth, becomes the supreme law ; or, as Sir James Mackintosh amends the expression, the only law to be consulted. 2d, Even suppos ing that extreme case to have arisen,—and we do not mean to retract our acknowledgment, that both by its constitution, and its capacities of evil, the Association has grown into a monstrous ex crescence upon the State, —the proposed bill is no remedy whatever ; it does not meet the exi gency. [NEW 'NM ES.] At length the long protracted Debate on the Catholic Association is brought to a close. It terminated, as might have been expected, with a majority of 278 to 123, on the side of Order and the Constitution; for we may confidently say, that neither the Established Government nor the Public Peace could long co-exist with an Asso ciation so formed and so conducted. One benefit, at least, resulted from the discussion, of yesterday evening. It produced from Mr. Canning a speech as powerful in argument as it was brilliant in oratory. The Right Hon Secre tary not only demonstrated the unconstitutional character of the Catholic Association; he not only shewed its prejudical effect on the community at large, and on the Catholic Claims in particular ; but he powerfully and triumphantly repelled the charge of disingenuousness brought against the Government for its conduct on the Catholic Question. The principles laid down by the Right ' Hon. Secretary were those of plain, practical good sense ; the objections urged against the Ca binet for acting together on other points, while they differed in opinion as to this, were those of shallow superficial theory. It seems to have been forgotten that the Whig Administration of 1807 was divided on this very point. It seems to have been forgotten, that they had actually agreed to waive the question of Catholic Eman cipation for the time ; and that they would not have resigned, had not his late Majesty required of them a pledge not to bring it forward at any future period. No such pledge has been demand ed of or given by the present Cabinet ; but those Ministers who are favourable to the Catholic claims abstain from agitating them at present, becausg— the voice of the nation is clearly against them. The Catholic Association has done its utmost to add to the obstacles against Emancipation. It has excited alarms for the safety of the Established Church and the Esta blished Government. We are now told, that the Association is ready at once to submit to the law for its suppresson. We rejoice to hear it. There cannot be a stronger proof of the wisdom of Government in choosing the pre sent moment for enacting the law. Suppose Rent had gone on increasing for a twelve month longer :—suppose the Association had enlisted one part of the Press in its cause, and had silenced the other by prosecutions :—suppose its agents in communication with Foreign Powers had received from those Powers open counte nance and promised support :—suppose its do mestic agents, the Priests, had enrolled ad herents—in every parish throughout Ireland : suppose Government had all the while looked on with hesitation and fear :—we wonder whe ther a Bill brought in, under such circumstances as these, in February, .1826, would have found so ready a submission as is now proffered. The fact is, and we rejoice to learn it, that the moderate and respectable part of the members have not yet lost all influence in the Association. The case would have been very different a year hence, by which time the Association would have become a mere engine in the hands of those who have al ready connected themselves with Cobbett, in voked the spirit of Bolivar, and lauded the as sassin of Archbishop Sharp. Letters from Valparaiso, of the 6th of Novem ber state, that the conduct of the British Government to wards some of the new States of South America, had given general satisfaction in Chili, where it was hoped that the set. tied form of the Government would induce the English Cabinet speedily to enter into a treaty of alliance and commerce with the Republic. The Copen that the Anni hagen Papers of the 25th ult. say, versary of the birth -day of his Majesty would be celebrated with all due honour at Court, on Friday the 28th ult. There would be a grand Drawing-room for Ladies, and the three grades of Cavaliers who have the Entree. The Knights of the Order of the Elephant, and the Grand Crosses of Dannebrog were to appear in the full costume of their Order. CAN E SMUGGLERS.--An account from the T N frontiers of France says—." The triple line of French Cus tom-house Officers have been for some time on the alert ; some o f the posts have been removed to other places to w a tch over the numerous packs of dogs which arrive from Belgium with prohibited goods. These intelli ge nt anim a ls are per f ect l y we ll tra i n ed, and carry into France, across fields and through bye wa ys, the produce of foreign manufacture. Some of these poor animals have already fallen victims : when they are per ceived within musket shot, a running fire is kept up against them, which, with all their activity they cannot always escape. On Saturday, about one o'clock in the after noon, as Mrs. Coatis was passing near Waterloo-bridge, to attend her business at Drury-lane theatre, she was most grossly insulted by two depraved females, who, after having used the most abomin a bl e insolence toward s h er , k noc k e d her down with such viol ence as t o deprive her of sense . A wa terman ran to her assi s t ance , an d t he two wretch es f ear i ng h e wa s pursuing them, ran off a nd es caped. It is conject ure d t h a t a watch and chain which s h e wore were the objects th e y h a d in view. Mr. G. PAPE:Not EcK, merchant, Bremen, has been appointed Hanoverian Consul for the Free Hans Town of Bremen,. and the Duchy of Old , enbu rgh From the LONDON GAZETTE, Feb. 15. Crown-Office, Feb. 15, 1825. MEMBER returned to serve in this present Parliament. Borough of Newton—Sir Robert Townsend Townsend Far quhar, of Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, in the County of Middlesex, Bart. in the room of Thomas Claughton, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. • BANKRUPTS. .T. Crooke, Burnley, Lancashire, iron -founder, to surrender Feb. 23, 24, and March 29, at one, at the George Inn, Liver pool. Attornies, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row ; and Mr. Lacon, Water-street, Liverpool. W. W. Smith, Holborn-hill, silk-mercer, Feb. 22, March and 29, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. A ttornies,- Messrs. Hodgson and Ogden, St. Mildred's.court, Poultry. S. Butt, Motcombe, Dorsctshire, cheese-dealer, Feb. 21, at four, 22, and March 29, at eleven, at the Grosvenor Arms Inn, Shaftesbury. Attornies, Mr. W. Lindsell, Holborn-court , Gray's-inn ; and Messrs. Bowles, Chitty, and Chitty, Shaftes bury. T. Osborne, Stroud, Gloucestershire, linen-draper, March 1, 2, and 29, at twelve, at the Star and Garter Hotel, Worcester. Attornies, Mr. J. Parker, Sansom-street, Worcester ; and Messrs. Swain and Co., Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. J. Cooper, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, shopkeeper, March 4,5, and 29, at eleven, at tile Angel Inn, Stockport.-- Attornies, Mr. Warmsley, Marple, Stockport; and Messrs. Milne and Parry, Temple. 0. Forsyth, Eden-court, Carlisle, draper, March 1,• 2, and 29, at eleven, at the Bush-inn, Carlisle. Attorneys, Mr. Ad dison, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-inn, London ; and Mr. Wan flop, Carlisle. R. Turney, Manchester, joiner, Feb. 28, March 1, anti 29", at two, at the Bog Tavern, Manchester. Attorneys Mr. J: Booth, Marsden-street, Manchester ; and Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, Temple, London. F. Beesley, Bedwardine, Worcestershire, glove manufacturer , Feb. 23, March 1, and 29, at twelve, at the Unicorn Inn, Wor cester. Attorneys, Messrs. Cardale, Buxton, and Parlb Holborn-court, Gray's-inn, London ; and Messrs. Parker and Y Smith, 'Worcester. J. Lock, Baker-street North, Marylebone, chemist, Feb. V , March 1, and 29, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. At' torney, Mr. J. Watson, Gerrard-street, Soho. J. P. Knight, Counter-street, Southwark, hop-merchant , Feb. 22, at one, 26, at two, and March 29, at one, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Lindsay, St. Thomas's street, Southwark. H. Smyth, Piccadilly, hosier, Feb. 19, 26, and March 29, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorneys, Messrs. Osbaldeston and Murray, London-street, Fenchurch-street. DIVIDENDS. March 9, J. Holmes, Carlisle, Cumberland, grocer—Marc? 8, W. Clark, Kingston-upon-Hull, seedsman—March 19, li r • Signell, Colchester-street, Savage-gardens, wine-merchant- - April 12, T. Marris, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire , banker—March 15, J. A. Levy, Bucklersbury, merchant- - March b, J. Moorhouse, Sloane.street, Chelsea, wine-merchan t —March 8, H. Gerhardi, Savage-gardens, merchant. CERTIFICATES, slAncn 8. W. D. Hopkins, Dunster-court, Mincing-lane, ship-broke r —G. Birt, Picket -street, Strand, tea-dealer—W. Vaile, New - Ington-Causeway, Surrey, draper—J. Thomas, Liverpool, mer chant—H. J. James, Cannon-street, stationer—G. Westin , Muscovy-court, Tower-Hill, merchant—J. Brown, Muscovy` court, Tower-hill, merchant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Basset and S. Smith, Bury, Lancashire, machine makers —T. W. Stansfield and H. H. Stansfield, King-street ,. Cheapside—J. Rawling and Company, Leeds, Yorkshire ,. wood turners—R. Hill and J. Stevenson, Nottingham, comb' manufacturers—J. D. Hookey and J. Taylor, Southampto"' slate merchants—D. Gregg and J. Wilson, Dudley, AVorces' tershire, linen-drapers—NV. Dickinson and W. D. Jourdain, !ad.:lane, Wood-street--G. AV. W. 111 ason and J. Evan! , Mark-lane, brewery agents—E. Alker and E. Martlew, gan, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturers—E. Freeman and It' Spencely, Ely. Cambridgeshire, plumbers—T. Downward , sen. and W. Mann, Liverpool—H. Guardner and J. Guard ner, Redditch, Worcestershire, needle.manufacturers—W' W. Kettle and J. Timmins Birmingham, button-man o " facturers—E. Stephens and j. Jackston, Manchester, C - lico-printers —G. Webster and J. Hardwick, Liverpoo l ' merchants—E. Unwin and Co. Tavistock-street, Covent-gar den, drapers, as far as regards S. Unwin—E. Waller and V. Waller, Luton, Bedfordshire, Leghorn hat merchants—° A ' Wells and J. Darkins, Nottingham, hatters—S. Dickinson and B. Hodgkins, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, hoop man e ' facturers. SHOCKING DEATII.—An Inquest was yeaer ° day held at the Black Horse, Queen-street, St' Giles's, on the body of the Chevalier Dorfeuille; The deceased was by birth an Italian, and allieu to some of the most noble families of Ita ly. During his career in arms he became a Knight 0 ' St. John of Jerusalem, and a Knight of the Or der of Malta, and received a pension of fir e / shillings a-day. He came to England about fifteen months since ; he engaged a room at 4 / Queen-street, Seven Dials, but from the day he entered the apartment he allowed no person to visit him, and desired his landlady to acquaint every one who inquired for him that he could not be seen. His provisions were procured for him by I' child, and she was directed to leave them on th e landing place ; and although he was labouril under the effects of an asthma, he partook abundance of meat and spirits. His usual hour s ' for walking were before five in the more' ing and late at night. He kept the o c ' count of his expenditure on the wall, an d amused himself with writing on it Greek se l l tences, and also some Italian lines. His bed b e not been disturbed since he entered the room' the top clothes were covered with dust, and h e r daily made his bed on an immense quantity e a ashes, which had accumulated in his room, ally where he was found, lying in the most wretch° state, covered with vermin. On the floor w as also found a 101. note, a loaf of bread, sot e eggs, and a small quantity of arrow-root. r f "- medical gentlemen, who examined the botli; were of opinion he died a natural death, and the Jury returned a verdict accordingly. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, February 15. Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight l2 0 Rotterdam Antwerp l2 4 if , * Hamburgh 37 i ti V. is Altona • • 37 9 24 „tig Paris,3 Day'‘ sight . Ditto Bourdeauz, ditto Berlin 7 5 e f Frank fort on the Main Peteisburgh . 9 0 Vienna , lO 4 Trieste lO 4 vie Oil . Madrid • . . 36 ...:- io Cadiz Bilboa 3si Effe ed Barcelona Seville Gibraltar Leghorn Genoa 44i-Venice, Ital. Lir. 27 ;Malta Palermo Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia 5O Malin!) .... 9i Cork 9/ pei Cent. BULLION. P Portugal Gold,in C o i n L.O 0 o per 0 Foreign Gold, in B:us 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars Silver Standard in Bars, 0 5 04 _....,„!., Printed and_ Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the' S OFFICE, Nu. 112, Strand, by J. B. CARsTAaRs.