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LENT ASSIZES. • • l• • - HOME. CIRCUIT—HERTFORD, letsacu 9. CIVIL SIDE.—ELECTION RIOT. DENHAm V. RASISAY AND ANOTHER. This was an action 'on the Statute 57 Geo. 111. c. 19, against two of the, inhabitants of the hundred of Hertford, to recover com pensation for, the destruction of the plaintiff's property, by a riot ous mob, at the late General-gliction for the borough of Hertford. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found their verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages 70/. The Assizes ended at nine this evening. WESTERN CIRCUIT.-WINCHESTER, MARCH 9. CIVIL SIDE.-M'wILLIAM V. VICKERY. This was an action for an assault committed by the defendant on the plaintiff. From the evidence, it appeared, that there had been a former action, and consequent ill-blood between the parties. By the result of that action the plaintiff became the defendant's debtor for the amount of costs.—Mrs. Vickery was in the habit of Oing to the plaintiff's shop and having goods there, unknown to her husband, under a promise that she would pay for them at a future period. The plaintiff, however , tired of waiting , w rote to her that he wished for a settlement, and insinuated in his letter, that if she was not able to balance in cash, she might make a set off in another way, for which purpose he would wait for her on a certain evening, in the hopes of seeing her. Mrs. Vickery showed this letter to her husband, and he, indignant at the attempt the plaintiff was making on his wife, took a writ out against him for the amount of the costs of the former suit ; but before he per mitted the Sheriff's officer to execute it, he thrashed the plaintiff soundly with a cudgel, on the very spot which he had selected for his assignation with Mrs. Vickery. It was for this assault that the plaintiff sought to recover dainages. Verdict for the plaintiff, One Farthing damages. CROWN SIDE. David Allee was indicted for cutting and maiming John Hall, under Lord Ellenborough's Act. The same prisoner had been tried two days before for a burglary, under very aggravated cir cumstances; the chief facts of that case were, that he blacked his face and bands, and, putting a white shirt over all his other clothes, .he tapped at the door of a very infirm old man, residing in Winchester, and, when the door was open, rushed in, and en deaVoured to strangle him. Feeble as the old man was, his efforts enabled him to prevent Allee's design, who, alarmed by his outcries, made off. The old man was so ill, from the fright and exertion, that in the course of a few weeks he died ; so that his evidence was received in the shape of a deposition before the Ma gistrate. It was corroborated in several particulars by other wit nesses, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Justice BURROUGH immediately proceeded to pass sentence of death upon him, giving him no hopes of mercy. CROWN SIDE—MARcH 10. Mr. Justice PA Itx having gone through the whole of the causes on'the Civil list, by Friday afternoon, proceeded to assist the other Learned Judge in the trial of Criminal cases. The Grand Jury also finished their labours on Friday. In the case of Chapman, for a rape, and Sarah Scorey, for chil&murder, both of which we mentioned in a former number, the bills were ignored. John Mitbean was indicted for stealing 500 penny-pieces, and 300 half-pence, together with a box, the property of the Duchess of Bucrleugh.—The Jury, after a moment's deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Justice PARK adjudged him to be transported beyond the seas for seven years. Draper, Schofield, and Longdon, three marine artillerymen. from the corps stationed at Portsmouth, were tried on a charge— the first two, of breaking into the house of Francis Binstead, and stealing therefrom an umbrella, a basket, a pair of shoes, twelve bottles, and eight quarts of cider, and the latter for receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen. The Jury, after a very short consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty against all three; and Mr. Justice BURROUGH, after in quiring of the Serjeant-Major whether they would be received back into the Regiment, which the Serjeant said would depend on the Commanding Officer and the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty; sentenced all of them to be imprisoned twelve months in the louse of Correction, and kept to hard labour. SALISBURY, Mmes 10. Mr. Justice PI Ana arrived here at a few minutes before five, and immediately proceeded to the Court House, to open his Ma jesty's Commission. Mr. Justice Burrough remained behind at Winchester, to passjudgrnent on such other prisoners as had been convided at the Assizes there. The business of the Assizes is to commence at ten o'clock on Monday morning. The calendar al ready contains ninety-three prisoners. NORTHERN CIRCUIT-CARLISLE, MARCH 9. TRIAL Or IFINXA tior—ins RETVIIALTO i'VEAD.....rXTRAORDIXARY • SCENE. Phillip Finturney, a wretchad, guilt-struck looking man, was then placed at the bar, upon the Coroner's Inquisition, charging him with the dreadful murder of Mary Brown, in the parish of St. Cuthbert's, Carlisle, on the 7th September last. When called upon by the Associate, he held up . his right hand; but, to the inquiry of " how say you, are, you guilty of this felony and murder, with -irhich- you stand charged, or not guilty ?" Finnancy- said-, I don't wish to answer that question, Mr. -Baron HueLocx—You must plead, Sir, to the indictment. Finnancy—l have two causes for refusing to plead. Mr. Baron lict.Locx—You must plead, Sir, why do you act in this way ?_Finnancy—l won't plead, my Lord. • Mr. Baron HULLOCL—You mat plead—you have been very badly advised to this; whoever recommended you to do this, was, I should think, a most incompetent person to advise you. Take my advice, and plead not guilty at once, and take the chance of your trial. Finnancy—No, I will not plead at 511, and I cannot say that I am not guilty either. Mr. Baron HumacK—You must plead one way or the other. By this conduct you cannot avoid the trial. Finnancy—_My Lord, my mind is made up not to plead. Mr. Orridge, the keeps of the jail, remonstrated with the un happy man upon the folly of his conduct, but he still persevered in his determination. Mr. Baron HoLrocx—l am anxious, prisoner, that you should take your trial, and stand your chance. But we cannot permit this conduct you know. Therefore, if you still persist in your refusal to plead, I shall order a Jury to be empannelled to try whether you are mute by the providence and act of God, or by your• own obstinacy, and if that is the case you will be tried im mediately. Finnancy—l am not going to say any thing respect ing the pleading at all, my Lord. A Jnry was then sworn, to try whether the prisoner was wil fully, fraudulently, or obstinately mute, or whether he was so by the act and providence of God. Mr. J. Thomas Orridge, keeper to the county gaol, was then examined. The prisoner was given in his charge on the Bth of September last, and he never had observed the slightest aberration of mind in him, and he knew very well what he was about at all timer: Ire never had consulted witness about the line of defence or course of proceedings he meant to pursue. He bad made a full confession of his guilt before a Magistrate. He was attended in the gaol by Mr. Marshall, a Roman Catholic Priest, ever since his confinement. The prisoner handed in a written paper, which he wished might be read. 3lr. Baron HuLtocx—l will not read the paper until he puts bi n .;_self in a situation for the trial of this indictment. Finnan',"v—l want no advantage. Oue reason I have for not pleading platy that it might be accessary to suicide, and if I plead-not guilty, ItO a lie, which I don't want to do. Mr. Orridge said, he rei'lv thought that the prisoner's objec ti.on was founded on a religious Prr.f.nple• Mr. Baron Hera.ocx told the prisoner, that by pleading not guilty, he would only put himself on his trial, and lie need not be afraid of entering that plea, because it might not be considered an untruth.—Finnancy. No, sir, I will not plead ; let somebody else do it for me, I will not do it. Mr. Orridge said the prisoner's conduct in cooenem,ent was re markably well behaved, and he considered him a very sini:ere pe nitent. The Jury, by direction of the Judge, theta found that he was mute wilfully and fraudulently. • Mr. Orridge said the prisoner wished it might be understood that he did not refuse to plead through obstinacy, but solely frum religious scruples. After some other objections the prisoner nodded assent to the plea of Not Guilty, and the trial proceeded. Mr. Couniwat detailed the circumstances of this awful case. The prisoner had cohabited with a bad woman, the deceased, anti continually quarrelled with her, and in a fit of jealousy beat her heed to pieces With a hammer, in the fields below Carlisle. He then wandered about, and surrendered himself.. The Jury, without hesitation, found him guilty. Mr. Baron Heetocx ordered him for execution on Monday. He received the sentence upon his knees, and prayed with much fervour in the dock. The Assizes terminated this afternoon ; a fellow named Coward being left for execution for a rape. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 10.—Letters from Vera Cruz, dated Jan. 15, states that the Tweed, £B, Captain Fred. Hunn, was detained there at the request of the merchants, and had no expec • tation of reaching England befi►re the last we‘dc in March or the first in April. The amount of specie and cochineal she will bring is uncertain. • The Aurora frigate, Captain C. J. Austen, arrived at Barba does, on January 31, in 21 days from Jamaica, to relieve the Druid, which ship sailed for Jamaica. The Leeward Islands were all healthy. On Wednesday the Kains transport, Lieutenant Rurdwood, arrived from Jamaica, in L 2 days, with Lieut.-Colonel Castance, and the head-quarters of the 50th regiment on board. The troops landed yesterday at Gosport, in perfect order. An order was received this morning to discharge from his Majesty's Transport Service all the ships which were hired in December last, for three months, as transports, to take troops to Portugal, and which returned to this port, from the Tagus, last week. _ _ _ „-. The Romney, 50, Captain N. Lockyer, C.B. will sail in a few days, for Lisbon, with 150 recruits, to join our army in Portugal. Nine men and thirty horses, for the 12th Lancers, will em bark next week, in the Edward, Lieut. Hopkins, for Portugal. Yesterday the experimental ships Challenger, 29, Captain J. Hayes, C. 8., and Columbine, 18, Captain W. Symonds, went out of the harbour, and remain at Spithead with the Romney, Pyramus, and Satellite. In the Harbour—Victory, Melville, Wellesley, Sybille, Sapphire, Wolf, Redwing, Wear.le, Manly, and Cracker. One of the students of Naval Architecture, (Mr. Chatfield), ap pointed to accompany the Experimental Squadron on a cruise of observation, has invented a ” Nauropometer"—an instrument to measure a ship's inclination, which exhibits the angles of pitching and rolling, at one view. It consists of two semicircles, placed at right angles to each other ; the upper edge of one, when a ship has rotatory motion, constantly works against the lower edge of the other, and both arcs are graduated sufficiently to meet the most extreme cases of a ship's oscillation. The smaller semicircle is de licately suspended on gunbles, similarly to the mariner's compass, so that the plane of this semicircle will always hang in a vertical position. The larger semicircle forms part of the frame of the instrument, and, being fixed in some convenient part of the ship, partakes of the ship's movement ; consequently, when a vessel rolls, the outer semicirele traverses over the balanced one, which, as it is graduated, slims the degrees of rolling. Should the ves sel have-a pitching motion, the larger semicircle will move over the smaller in a fore-and-aft direction, and the degrees marked on its lower edge will indicate the angle of pitching. Captain the Hon, William Gordon is appointed to the Briton frigate, at Chatham, for foreign service; Lieut. Henry Jenkins, (late of the Liffey) is appointed first Lieutenant of the Dartmouth, fitting for the Mediterranean station. Mr. Samuel Irvine, to be Surgeon ; Lieut. T. Scott and Lieut. C. Scott, R.M. are also appointed to her. Dr. E. Scott, to be Surgeon of the Briton. Lients. G. A. St. hill and R. L. Connor, to the Wellesley. Lieut. T. Edmonds is appointed to the Portsdown telegraph signal station ; Lieut. John Murray, to the Compton station ; Lieut. John Wildey, to Haste Hill station, Haslemere. Colonel Noel Harris (late of this garrison), is appointed brigade Major to the Inspecting-General of Cavalry, vice Radclyffe, deceased. Lieut. W. Davis (1), is appointed Adjutant of this Division of Royal Marines.—Hampshire Telegraph. We are sorry to announce the death of two Flag Officers of his Majesty's fleet, namely, John Mikes, Esq., Admiral of the Blue, who died at Exeter on the instant, at the age of 83 ; and Robert Williams, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, who died at Bath a few days ago, in the 62d year of his age. Neither of these Officers had ever hoisted his flag. The Ocean has been paid off at Plymouth, and is to be re-com missioned by Captain His Majesty's ship Asia, 84, arrived at Gibraltar on the Bth ult. having left Portsmouth on the Ist, performing the run in the amazing short space of eight days, including the two days which she remained at anchor in the Tagus. The Lady of Admiral Sir Edward. Codrington, and family, had landed, and gone to the house of His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, the wind blow "ing a gale, which prevented the Asia from proceeding on her voyage to Malta. All was well in that ship, and the Dryad frigate, on the ISth,..—The latter ship remains in Gibraltar Bay, in attendance on the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of that Garrison. The Cadmus, 10, Capt. Charles Hallowell, arrived - on Thurs day from the coast of Africa, having landed Colonel Denham (who went on a mission to the Settlements) a t S i e rra Leone. , The Cadmus left the latter place on the 22d ofJannerY, when the colony was tolerably healthy. She touched at St. Jago (Cape de Verd Island), on the Sd Feb., where she found Commodore Bul len, in the Maidstone, all well. The Cadmus came into harbour esterd ay. In Hamoaze—Britannia, Windsor Castle, Ocean, Alligator, Harrier, Rifleman, Cadmus, Leveret , Frolic, ingfisher. At the Island—Bittern, Royalist. Lieut. C. M. Acherley is appointed to the Ocean, 80, on her being re-commissioned. Captain Boxer is appointed to the Husc-ar ; Captain J. B. Dundas to the Weazle ; Lieut. G. Kennedy, G. A. Elliott, and S. Hill to the Wellesley ; T. N. Langford, Badger ; Wm. Se cole, to the Water Guard at Hayling Island ; Mr. W. H. Bre ton, Admiralty Mate of his Majesty's ship Maidstone, to be Lieutenant of that ship, vice Bedford, invalided ; Mr. T. Dobbin, Clerk to Commodore Bullets, to be Acting Purser, vice Davis, in valided ; Mr. Bensley, to be Master of the Wellealey.—Plymouth Journal. • DIRGE SUNG BY THE MOHICAN INDIANS, OVER THE BODY OF THEIR CHIEF, UNCAS, SLAIN IN AN EN COUNTER WITH THE H URONS.* Sti'3 shall set and moons shall rise, Amber twilight paint the skies, Rock and glen and mountain ring With the first sweet voice of spring, Torrent rage, and whirlwind roar, He shall hear it never mote. He, the unforgotten dead, Ne'er shall see the Sun to bed, liar the rising moon, on high, Light her watch-tow'r in the sky, Nor the cool Savanr.ah glide Like a snake in stealthy pride, Nor the deep woods echo shrill To the hunter on the hill— He is gone, the young, the gay, Thus the mighty pass away! He was true of heart and limb, Grace and manhood met in him ; Mild in peace, but fiercer far, Than the spotted Lynx, in war ; When the din of arms was loud, Crash on crash like thunder-cloud, When the bullets, fierce and fast, Spoke of murder as they past, He was there amid the strife, Scourge of many a Huron wife ; Awful as a God he stood, Ruthless as a mountain flood ; Death, with voice of giant roar, Moved beside him, veil'd in gore; Destiny, with lightening glance, Lit his radiant countenance— But 'tis done, his hour is past, And his pride is bowed at last ; Fast beside his home he lies, Mute his voice, and closed his eyes; Shall he burst his slumbers? Never! Hie, the sleep that lasts for ever. Hark, the thunder ! 'tis his call, From his father's airy hall; Loud the whirlwind roars on high, 'Tis his spirit passing by= Tremble now, ye Hurons, sorrow Waits your war-tribes on the morrow ; the murdered, lie, the brave, Rising i?loody from his grave, Claims revenge, his bier to grace, On your doomed and recreant race— py your falling streams and floods, By your 4m-dyed waving woods, By your rocks, which dark and rude, Frown in spectral solitude ; K now, a spirit has gone forth, Like a whirlwind from the North, Never—never to repose, 'Till it's destined Huron toes t Warrior brave, and prophet lone, Child and parent—all are gone. A SMALL POET. 4 Vide Cooper's Tale of " The Last of the Mohicans.". t The Seer who dwells apart from his tribe in hollow ro:le Qr wands,--Hunter's Captivity. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Etoile of Saturday.) CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. B.—The English Ambassador has renewed his proposals relative to the pacification of Greece ; and, in a note which he has lately presented, has demanded, in the first place, the cessation of hostilities. Great curiosity is excited to hear what answer the Porte will give to this note ; the verbal overtures of M. Stratford Canning and M. Menziakv, oa - the sub ject, have been hitherto without effect. It is affirmed, on the other hand, that Russia and England seriously desire to stop the trusion of blood in the East, and that it may be hoped that M. de Ribeaupierre, who is expected here on the 1 Ith of this month, will powerfully support the proposals of the English Ambassador. (From the Quotidienne.) (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) MADRID, FEB. 26.—A Russian courier arrived here lately, and we are informed that the despatches which he brings are highly satisfactory. The Gazette of Madrid contains an answer to the English Courier, which had pretended that every thing was over in Portugal, thanks to the energy displayed against Spain by Mr. Canning. Our Gazette declares that Spain owns no other in. fluence but that of its Sovereign, who is himself independent of all foreign domination. " PARIS, MARCH S.—The English Journal, the Courier, re ported a few days ago, that a notice had been posted at Lloyd's Coffee-house, according to which the Government of the United States was preparing armaments, which were directed against France; and it was added, -that letters from Washington stated that the American Ambassador at Paris had received from his Government orders to reiterate the demand of 40 millions, as an indemnity for the confiscations of American property, which took place during Buonaparte's Government. It is desirable that the Ministry should give some explanations which might give confi dence to our merchants on this head. (From the Jornid de Paris of Friday.) Rants, MARCH B.—A letter, dated January 18, from Fort Royal de la Martinique, Which has just been received at Havre, gives the following details :—The Republics of Mexico are in a state of complete anarchy. The Amazon frigate, of 60 guns, belonging to the squadron of the. French Antilles, sailed on the 15th January from Guadeloupe for the Terra Firma, where it is to take on board those Frenchmen who may wish to leave that unhappy country. The English have imitated the generous con duct of the French Government. Vessels have been dispatched froth St. Lucia and Dominica, to withdraw from the sanguinary re-action of the parties which divide the new world the subjects of Great Britain who are in those countries. (From the Constitutiowiel.) MADRID, FEB. 26. tPrivate Correspondence. )—Mr. Lamb and our Minister for Foreign Affairs are again at variance in their debates. The cause of their dispute is said to originate from the following circumstances :—All the artillery which has been taken by the Constitutionalists from the Marquis of Chaves and his party, appears to have been manufactured at Seville. This, there fore, has become rather an embarrassing question to our Govern ment, which has reserved to itself the same monopoly of found ing cannon and keeping them for its own use, and which consequently cannot throw the blame of this discovery on in. dividuals. _ As to Chaves and his men, whom they pretend to have dis armed, I can assure you, that the reports of the persons disarmed, which have up to this day arrived to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, do not contain e than 3.51 men in all, not including officers and employes of the Administration. On the other band, it has been announced, with a great bustle, that the refugee Portuguese Were to be confined in the lower parts of Asturias and Castile, but up. to the present moment such of the rebels as have been disarmed, and removed furthest from the frontiers, are to be found at St. Jaques and Orense, that is, about 15 leagues, at most, from the seat of war. Orders have been (for the third time) issued to expedite the levy of 24,000 men. The intendants, municipality, Bishops, all are set to work, by means of orders and circulars, commanding them to use all their - efforts and zeal not only that drawing for the levy may have terminated by the end of March, but that the recruits may be at that time on their way to join their regiments. • This day's Gazette confirma•what I stated in my last respect ing the guns purchased in a strange country,. for it contains a Decree authorising the Inspector of Royalist Volunteers to pur chase out of the kingdom all the guns which he may not be able to procure from the national founderies. While, on the other hand, the Inspector-General has just received six millions of reals (about 60,0001.), which is destined to the arming and equipment of the volunteers, and particularly, for the equipment and fur nishing with horsee of the. new , regiment of volunteers which is forming here. Commissaries have set out for Andalusia in order to purchase horses there for the heavy cavalry. Others have set out for Gal licia and Navarre, where they are to purchase horses for the light cavalry. HAMBURGH, DUTCH AND FLANDERS PAPERS, ST. PETERSBURG 11, FEB. 19.—His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine arrived in this capital in good health, on the 16th of this month. An ukase of his Majesty the Emperor, dated the 14th instant, addressed to the Directory Senate, orders " that an account of the military operation against Persia, Georgia, the province of Caucasia be given, and the territory of the Cossacks and the Black Sea are declared to be in a state of war, and to make part of the military district of the detached corps of the Caucasus." His Majesty has conferred various distinctions on several of the General and other officers who distinguished themselves in the battles of Shamhora and Elizabethpol, on.the 15th and 25th Sept. ODESSA, Fes. 2.—The day before yesterday 8,000 chetwerts of soft, which were sold, viz. 3,000, of inferior quality, at 11 and Ills, and 5,000 of middling, at 121 and K.---Tallow was inquired for, but the buyers having offered only S rub. 70 cop., no sales were made during the week. Journal de St. Peters burgh, Feb. 20. ScnwEair, FKB. 25.—The Grand Duke has recognized H. Canning, Esq., Consul-General, British Consul-General at Ham burgh, in the same character in the Grand Duchy.—Hambursdi Papers, March 2. AMSTERDAM, MARCH s.—We have received to-day the Ba tavia Journal to the 25th October, and the Advertiser to the 28th. From the several reports published in them, we perceive. indeed, that at the end of September the enemy was very far from !nine* ' discouraged, and had in various places attacked our troop s with numerous corps, and for the most part, with great intre pidity, but that our men had almost everywhere, in the end, had the advantage, and that the insurgents had suffixed much loss. In particular, on the sth of October, the Desso of Diatinow, for tified with cannon, was attacked by our troops, and, after an ob stinate resistance, taken and burnt. Other Dessas belonging to the insurgents have been destroyed in several places. On the 15th of October there was a general engagement near Socracarla, with Diopo Nigoro in person, who was advancing against that place with 4,000 men. The enemy defended himself with great fury, and when the first line was driven out of the field, a second, chiefly consisting of pirates, endeavoured to, renew the battle, but in vain. It appears that Diopo Nigoro has since returned to the mountain Merapie, there to put himself in an almbst inaccessible position, lint it is thought that he will soon be obliged to retreat for want of provisions. Besides the active services of the moveable co lumns, great praise is given to the conduct of the officers who have the defence of various forts at Klallen, Tempel, &c. The Commander of the fort had made a sally with so much bravery and success, that he reduced the surrounding country to submis sion, and returned into the fort with greet accession of strength. The old Sultan, who received the reigns of Government at the end of September, had arrived on the 20th at Djorjocarla without much loss, though the journey from Klallen had been attended with some difficulties, all the bridges having been broken down by the rebels. Several Tormnongongs on the road from Klallen to Djorjocarla had submitted to the Sultan, and several had fallen in the various actions. All was quiet at Djorjocarla at the end of September. His Excellency the Commissioner-General has paid a visit to Ban tam, from which he returned on the 4th October. His Excellency proceeds in his measures of retrenchment. The last accounts from Djorjocarlo were of the Bth, and from Socracarla of the 17th Oct —Dutch Paper, March 10. ExcHANGIs ON LONDON. 1-I.‘IIBu RGH , MARCH 8i; two months, 36 51. LEIPsIC, FEE. 28.—Three months,.6 17. BERLIN, FEB. 27.—Three months, 6 281. VIENNA, FEB. 21.—Three months, 10. AIPTERDA3I, MARC!! 6.-12 f:; two months, 11 95 to 11 92 BRUSSEL% thacit 8.-,-.Letters from Cologne, of. March 5, say, " The Rhine is free of ice, from the frontiers of Holland as far as it is navigable. The 'Morelli and rivers are also free. The greatest elevation of the Rhine, where the ice broke up, was 25 feet six inches :it has fallen three feet. The accounts of the state of our rivers do not Mention any particular accident since the breaking in of the dike at Ochlen, which, it is hoped, will soon he repaired, but it has caused much damage." Accounts from Berlin, of the 2d March, say that the King was so far recovered, that it was expected his Majesty would soon ap pear at the fetes which will take place during the visit of the Queen Dowager of Bavaria, who is expected on the 10th March. —.l3rossele Papers, March 10. EAST INDIA HOUSE, MARCH 12, 1827. THE COURT ofDIRECTORS ofthe UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND TRAD ING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, in conformity to the 6th Section of the 7th Chapter of the By-Laws of the said Company, That the following PROPRIETORS, qualified agreeably to law, have signified in writing to the Secretary, their desire of be coming CANDIDATES for the DIRECTION, at tlac ensuing Election of SIX DIRECTORS, on WEDNESDAY, the 11th of April next. JOHN MASTERMAN, Esq. CHARLES ELTON PRESCOTT, Esq. GEORGE SMITH, Esq. WILLIAM ASTELL, Esq. JOHN BORTHWICK GILCHRIST, Esq. LL.D, CAMPBELL MARJORIBANKS, Esq. SWENY TOONE, Esq. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. MASQUERADE, ARGYLL ROONIS, THIS EVENING, Monday, March 12 : Wanted, instanter, a spirited fellow, To frisk as my shadow—a new Leporello. - The last just laid down, in a fray by his wife, Is therefore laid up, and of no use in life; His place, pour le moment, is open to any, Who, well recommended, may please Opera Colonnade. GIOVANNI. ARGYLL ROOMS, under the immediate Pa tronage of the Haut Ton.—The Public are most respect fully informed, that the ROYAL MASQUERADE will take place THIS EVENING, Monday, March 12. The most liberal preparations have been made for giving to this Masquerade the advantage of unprecedented attractions, Mons. Hullin, of the Academie Royale de Musique, is engaged, for the direction of an entirely new Ballet of " La Fete du Village, compose de plusieurs danses de Caracterea." Several Artists from the Continent will appear, being their first appearance in this country. Mons. Gouriet, of the King's Theatre, is charged with the management of the Quadrilles, for which the great Saloon will be appropriated, and more accommodation provided, through the facilities pecu liarly belonging to this Establishment, than on any previous oc casion. The whole of the Saloon will be brilliantly it►uminated. Quadrille Bands, of established celebrity, are expressly engaged for this Evening, as are other and efficient Bands for Waltzes, ; a Royal Military Band will also be stationed in the Roots, to relieve the others by some of the most approved Symphonies and other Pieces of Music. Tickets One Guinea each, including the usual refreshments of tea, coffee, lemonade, orangeade, &c. The supper will be supplied by Mr. Grogan in the lower rooms, for which tickets may be had at 7s. 6d. each ; private supper rooms for select parties may be engaged. The wines of every variety, and of the best quality, will be supplied by Mr. Charles Wright, Opera Colonnade, Hay market. A certain number of boxes detached from the area of the great saloon, for families and parties to see the Masquerade, may be had on application to Mr. Mules Wright, at Two Gui neas each.—Persons leaving the rooms after three o'clock will not be re-admitted.—No person will be admitted without a mask, nor upon any account (characters en 'masque excepted) without full dress.—Complete precautionary arrangements have been made with respect to the police, which will be under the direction of Mr. Plank, of the Marlborough-street Office.—Tieicets to be had only of Mr. Charles Wright.—The doors to be opened at ten o'clock, the supper rooms at one precisely.—N. B. It is particu larly requested that in setting down, the horses' heads may be or dered to be turned towards Piccadilly. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto " Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. AI 35 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d :16 30 pm. Ditto Small Ditto C0mmercia1............... pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Acct. ' 82X, 1 X % PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. ... --- Brazilian Bonds 66 5% Buenos Ayres Bonds. Chllian Bonds, 6 per ct. Colombian Bonds 37 Ditto, 1924 40 39 Danish 3 per cent. 60% 31 1 Greek Bonds Ditto, lees ..... 16434 Guatimala — Mexican Bonds 57 fi% Go. 1625 69 8305% NDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1824 Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bonds 75% Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Russian, New, 5 p. c. B7 6% 7 Spanish, 1821 12}6% 12 4 French Rentes, bp. e —t —c. —Exchange —f. —c. --3 per cent —l. —c. -- Exchange —t. —c. PRICES OF STOCKS THI Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red - 3 per Cent. Cons. S2 I}4. 3 per Cent. - Ditto Red. 4 per Cent. New 97 6 3 ,4 Ditto, ISM - Bank Long Ann. - India Stock - Ditfolionds 55 53 55 pm. PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Anglo Mexican Mining Company XBO Brazilian Mining Company .a 2O Columbian Mining Company l5 Potosi La Pas and Peruvian Assoc. United Mexican Mining Company 3O Protector Fire Insurance Company 2 Per Share. 26h £1 7 18 l'7N, £1 5 PRICE OF IRISH S TOCKS, MARCH 9. - -- - . Bank Stock 24o► St. Patrick Insur. (per share)... Consols, 3 per cent -- Royal Irish Ditto — Gov. Stock, 3!.6 per cent. Ditto, New BB Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent. "9By( ibernian Bank ... Gov. Deb. *i per cent BU Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock - Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock - Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. - Mining Co. of Ireland 2los Ballast Office Deb. 4 per cent. -- Commercial Buildings FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. AmsrmanAm, MARCH 9.-11 f. 97 Two Months, lit 92% PSTEIRSIIIIRGH, FEB. 24.—Three Months, 9 15-16ths. MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. ll America ............... 0 2 Guernsey& Jersey 2 0. Brazil .................. 0 1 Hamburgh 1 O Buenos Ayres ...... 0 2 Holland 0 O Donaghadee . ........ 0 0 Jamaica 0 2 Dublin ................ 0 0 Leeward Islands 1 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 U France O Gottenburgh 1 1 Waterford 1 lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 2 minutes after 2. Evening 26 minutes after t - 2,„0,4%.*-2-xVI4-400c LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1827. The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday, with the Etoile dated Saturday, reached us last night. The latter contains an article copied from the Augsburg. Gazette, dated Constantinople, Feb. 8, which posi tively asserts that Mr. STRATFORD CANNING has presented a note to the Porte, demanding the cessation of hostilities against Greece. We find no intelligence in the Etoile from Spain ; but the Quotidienne and Constitutionnel both con tain articles from Madrid, of the 26th of February, which are of a warlike character. The Quotidienne asserts that a Russian courier had arrived in Madrid with despatches, which are highly satisfactory ; and that the Gazette contains an answer to the statements in the English Papers respecting the state of affairs in Portugal, in which it declares that Spain owns n o other influence but that of its who is him se lf i n d epen dent of all d om ination. Sovereign, The article in the Constitutionne/ asserts that fresh disputes have arisen between Mr. LAMB , and the Spanish Cabinet, in consequence of its appearing that the cannon captured from the Marquis DE CHAVES were cast at Seville, A small number only of the followers of the Mar (pis had been disarmed, and, instead of being sent into the interior of the country, were at St. Jaques and Orense. Every means are used to expedite the levy of men. The Gazette authorises the Inspector of Royalist Volunteers to purchase in other countries such guns as cannot be obtained from the national founderies ; and six millions of reals have been paid over to him for the arming, equipping, and mounting the volunteers. France continues to furnish but little news. The KING has raised the Prince HOHENLOHE to the dig nity of a Marquis of France. The discussion on the Law of the Press was expected to terminate on Satur day, when the whole project would be submitted to the vote. A melancholy catastrophe has taken place at Lyons, from the bursting of the boiler of a steam boat, which occasioned a calamitous loss of lives. We subjoin the price of the Funds on Saturday, and extracts from the Papers will be found in another column. PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING, MARC?' 9. Five per Cents. 99f. 15c. 99f. ; Three per Cents. 69f. SOc. ex. div. ; Bank Actions, 1,9901. ; Rentes de Naples, 75f. 50c. 45c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 54 sSiti ; Rente perpe. d'Esp. 42.—Ex change on London, one month, paper, 25f. 35c. ; money 25f. SOc. ; three months, paper 25f. 15c. ; money 25f. 15c. Dutch Papers to the 11th inst., have been received this morning, from which the following are extracts:- lIAARLIDI, MARCH 9. It is understood that his Majesty's ship the Waterloo, is not to return to Holland in order to be put into condition to prosecute its voyage to Batavia, but that it will be provided with every thing necessary, and that the troops will remain on board there. We also learn that merchant vessels will soon be fitted out for the conveyance of the troops which were embarked on board the Wassencer. Accounts from Brussels affirm, that in consequence of the re marks made in the sections of the second Chamber, on the pro ject of law for the organisation of the Courts of Justice, it is in tended by the Government to make considerable alterations in it. HAGUE, MARCH 8. The accounts received respecting the state of the rivers are on the whole not unfavourable. (The details of the rising and falling of the water, the breaking up of the ice, &c. fill some columns in the Dutch Papers.) The breach of the Dyke at Ochlen, appears to be the only considerable accident of the kind. VIENNA, FEB. 22. On the Ist of this month the inhabitants of Fiume were thrown into great consternation by a violent shock of an earthquake. On the sth there was a terrible storm from the south, during which the sea rose to a great height, and did much damage to that part of the town next the beach. From the 23d February to Ist March the number of deaths at Groningen was 36. We have also received the Journal de St. Peters ztrg of the 24th February, but it contains little of interest: ST. PETERSRURGH, FEB. I. The Privy Councillor and Senator Arcadi Nelidoff has just been elected Marshal of the nobility of the Government of St. Peteraburgh for the next three years ; and M. N. Koussoff, Aulio Councillor, has been re-elected Mayor of this capital for the same time. FEB. 23.—0 n Wednesday last, the 21st of this month, there was a masquerade for the nobility and merchants at the Winter Palace, and a supper at the Hermitage for the persona invited. Above 34,000 persons were present at this entertainment. was To d w isc ads the o r vered end of November inthediericto th e last a n mines evr of bed zk of auriferous t fe , r whic srd to judge by the first trials must be very rich, for in one part 100 poods (3600 lbs.) of sand yielded above l 0 lbs. of gold, and in general the proportion is from three to ten zolotnochs of gold for 100 poods of sand ; three poods of gold were extracted in 17 days, and in the month of December six poods, though the work was not carried on with much activity. Some pieces of pure gold have been found, the largest of which weighed eight zolot nochs (about l oz.). This mine, on. account of its richness, has received the name of Tsarevo-Nicolaevsky. The state of ignorance in which we remain, as to the real intentions of the Spanish Government, is really most surprising. The strongest evidence existed of the sinister conduct of Spain in the early stage of the rebellion in Portugal, and we were told, and we expected, that the energetic remonstrances which Mr. LAMB would make on behalf of this country, would oblige Spain to desist from all interference with the affairs of her neighbour, or that hostilities would be the consequence. For a time those remon strances appeared to have some effect, and although no unequivocal disavowal of further interference was pub licly made by FERDINAND, still the demi-official de clarations of the Madrid Gazette lulled apprehensions, and, indeed ; made people believe, that the Spanish Government would quietly back out of the policy which it had previously acted upon. Since then, however, a variety of circumstances has occurred, and numerous facts have been brought to light, which prove to demonstration that FERDINAND is still secretly aiding and abetting the Rebels to the Constitutional Government of Portugal.— The correspondence whicli has been intercepted, and the friendly reception which the Rebels have more than once received, when obliged to retreat from the Portuguese territory, have plainly shewn that the same system which had been so long in operation was still in existence. The subsequent disarming of a few of playing a d ou bl e part the Refugees aesvee ,atnhda t those has oEsßeDwi yt Ao 14iawere altered thewas the mostma i n features unwilling t of o b t h e e . can no longer entertain a doubt upon the subject. In the meantime, the most extraordinary exertions have been making to raise and organise a powerful army, and a military force of no contempti ble extent, has been collected on the frontiers of Por tugal. What, we would ask, can this mean ? and what are we doing in consequence ? These. are points to which we have repeatedly drawn the attention of our Readers, and on which we think some informa tion is due to the public. We have never entertained a doubt of the object and intentions of FERDINAND, and recent information which we have received, tends more strongly to confirm the opinion we had formed from the commencsmpit, We have been accused of having entertained im• proper suspicions of the conduct of France, but facts have come to our knowledge which go far towards convincing us that Spain has been encouraged in the course she has pursued, and has been assisted in the means of raising and paying her Army by her powerful neighbour. The time is, however, at hand, when the state of utter ignorance in which we have been left, re garding the intentions of Spain, must be cleared up ; and it will then be seen that we have not entertained unjust suspicions or erroneous opinions. It is understood that no Ministerial arrangements will take place until Easter. All ill! most important public business will be got through prior to the ad journment of the Houses of Parliament for the Holi days, so that whatever chang es may then he made will not lead to any conse quences inconv en i ent to t h e pub lic service. The reports which were in circulation on Saturday of Mr. CANNING having tendered his Re