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mediately before the Grand .tury, and indict the defendant. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday a respectable-looking middie-iged man, named James Jenkins, who was taken into custody the night before, was brought before Mr. CoNANT, • the sitting Magistrate, charged with obtaining pro- perty of various kinds, and to a large amount in value, from different tradesmen RiAout town, under false representations. A host of complainants pressed forward to prefer charges against the prisoner, but the Magistrate said that di these cases could not then be gone into, he should select one on which ts' detain the prisoner for the present. The case selected was that of Messrs. Joyce, per cussion-cap-makers, residing in Bartholomew-close, of whom the prisoner obtained 18,000 percussion caps, value six guineas. The caps were sent by the prisoner's directions to the same house in Red Lion-- square, as indeed was all the property obtained by him, but in this case the messenger did not consent to leave the property, and on this charge ch.,- prisoner was remanded until Friday next. UNION-HALL. Yesterday Henderson, the Cown at Astley's Theatre, and his wife, were brought before Mr MURRAY, charged with I,..,saulting two police con stables. _ _ _ . The defendants were fined 3s. for being drunk with liberty to settle the assault on the policemen. (. ON VICTS UNIVER SENTENCE of DEATH AT WINCHESTER, (From a Correspondent of the Time - 3.) WINCHESTER, FRAPAT MORNING. No day has yet been fixed for the execution o f the six unhappy men who were sentenced to die at the conclusion of the Special Commission which was recently held at this place. The information, which reached you in London, that the executiot was to take place this morning, is incorrect. No preparations have been made for such an event, and I have been informed, that in this county, in alt eases of capital conviction, save murder, three Sunder. are allowed to elapse after the Judges leave the place, before the dreadful sentence of the. law is enforced on the criminal. Hence it is inferred that to-morrow week will be the earliest day fixed for the death of these unfortunate malefactors. The poor creatures who are now sentenced to die, are aware of the efforts which are tasking to save them, and thus feed upon hopes which may never be realized. I have before stated that Cooper has resigned himself to the certainty of death, and bear, his fate as becomes a man in his perilous state. His family is highly respectable, and I understand that his brother, who is a bailiff to a gentleman of some property in this neighbourhood, beam= r. most irre proachable character. He is a man of superior in telligence to the other prisoners, and during the Fordingbridge riot exercised extraordinary influence over the mob. They addressed him bareheaded, and on all occasions consi4ered prim a person of superior talents to themselves, Even in the dock, when upon their trial, his comrades in crime treated him as their guide and leader; and framed their con duct, their questions, aril thew defence upon his suggestions. There is no doubt that the infidelity of his wife has exercised a most baneful influence on this poor man's conduct. Some people will have it that he has been little better titan a maniac erer since she has absconded with her paramour. The scenes of distress in and about the gaol are most terrible. The number of men who are to be torn from their homes and connections is so great, that there is scarcely a hamlet in the county into which anguish and tribulation have not entered. Wives, sisters, mothers, children, beset the gates daily, and the Governor of the gaol informs me that the scenes which he is obliged to witness at the time of locking up the prison are truly heart breaking. You will have heard before this of the petitions which have been presented tc the Home Office from Gosport, Portsmouth, Rom•ey, \Vhitchurch, and Basingstoke, praying for an extension of mercy to all the men who now lie under sentence of death. A similar petition has been got up in the city. It is signed by the clergy of the low church, sonic of the bankers, and every tradesman in the town without exception. Application was made to the clergy of the Cathedral for their signatures, but they refused to give it except conditionally, upon reasons which I cannot comprehend. They told the petitioners, a , lam informed, that they would not sign any such petition unless the Grand Jury and the magistracy of the county previously affixed their names to it. iSow sech an answer, as it appears to me, is an admission on their part that no mischief would ensue from not carrying into effect the dreadful sentence of the law, for I cannot con ceive that, if they were of opinion that mis chief would ensue from it, they would sign the petition, even though it were recommended by all the talent and respectability of the Court of Quarter Sessions. I can understand the princi ples on which that man acts, who asserts and laments the necessity of vindicating the majesty of the law by the sacrifice of human life ; but I cannot under stand the reasons of those, who, admitting that there is no necessity for the Mold of justice to strike the offender, decline to call upon the executive Go vernment to stay its arm, and make their application for its mercy dependant on the judgment, or it may be the caprice, of the influential aristocracy. Surely, of all classes of society, the clergy is that which ought not to be backward in the remission of offences. They are daily preaching mercy to their flocks, and it wears but an ill grace when they are seen refusing their consent to a practical application of their own doctrines. Whatever my own opinion may be, as a faithful recorder of the opinions of those around me, I am bound to inform you, that, except among the Ma gistracy of the county, there is a general, I had almost said an universal, opinion among all ranks of society, that no good will be effected by sacrificing human life. It has been remarked by almost every writer upon criminal law, that when punishments are so severe as to arm the sympathies of the public against the law, and in favour of the offender who perishes by it, they ought not to take place ; and I repeat it, that if the propriety of these executions were to be tried by that test in this county, they ought on no account to take place. The Court Journal of this day (No. 89) contains, among a variety of other interesting papers, Christina-Doings at Belvoir—Drakelow—Wolkliam—Ap.- thorpe—Passanger—Tbe Two Drawing-rooms—Private Theatricals of the Nobility—Official Communication from the Duke of Bay NSWICK—Life of Prince METTERNICH— The KING and QEMEN in Scotland and Ireland—Origin of the Dukedoms of BEDFORD, DEVONSHIRE, and LEEDS-- The Court at Brighton—Fashionable Gossip of the Week—Festivities of the Season—Noble Actors and Ac tresses—Lord and Lady IlvitoN—Why did they sepa rate?—Extracts from Lord BrlioN's Letters and Dia ries—News of Foreign Courts and Capitals—Two Royal Marriages—Death of Madame de GENLIS—The New Pope—POLIGNACS Prison. The present rage for locomotive steam-car riages has occasioned, as might well be expected, consi derable alarm amongst the canal proprietors throughout the kingdom, as in those districts where railways have b e en introduced, the canal shares continue to decline in about the same proportion that the others rise in value. It may, however, be some sati,faction to the canal corn - pavies.to !cam, that a discovery has just been made by an eminent engirter, whereby steam apparatus can Ire made applicable to .be i:avigation of canals, entirely superseding the use of horses; so that barges, with a slight alteration in their form, may be drawn at the rate of at least seven miles an hour; which, although often before attempted, 1 , has never till now been faand practicable, owing chiefly to the injury done to the barks of canals, fr om th e vio h nt agitation of the water , arravoidably occasioned by t h e wheels with which they were attempted to he propelled. We understand that paddlea up on a novel construction, and , ting upon sa entirel:f new principle, have advantageously "'n substituted. EXPRESS FROM PARIS, (From the Times.) We have ittst received the French Papers of Thursday by express. We have only room foc the following : CHAMBER OF DEPUTIM ian. 6. Assembled at half , pr.st tivo o'clock, Casimir Per• rier, Presiden;-, While the Chamber was assembling, among others who spoke with the President was Lanue. They conversed together for upwards of lutes ; the latter appeared very aktimatsi'd his dis course, uniting at the samt tit's.' an appearance of great confidence. The 'extreme left demonstrated t great appearrstrt:e of satisfaction. The. e)r.treme right, on the contrary, seemed even 'serious than usual. General Lafayette one of the first in !he house, and held gong and somewhat grave con versation w;0 , 1, Sapey. The Members were enclosed again in the burer.uX to deliberate on the new law of elentim The pro position of the M nistry 0. that subject was, that the ' number of member', to be elected for each county should be proportioned to the number 'of inhabi tants; but the two centres reject this project, wishing to preserve th'2 . electoral sense, and pro posed that the nini of 200 francs should be suffi cient to become an elector, and that of 500 francs to become eligible. It is likewise apparent that many Deputies would wish to preserve the electoral sense as it now exist-, A Deputy who is in some measure attached to the King's person, said with that it was the desire of the Prince that the old conditions of electing and eligibility should continue to predominate. He was made to under stand that the will of the Prince could have no in fluence on the resolutions of the Members of the Chamber. An attempt was imrnvdiately made to deny the assertion, but it was too late, for it was already echoed. However it may turn out, as yet the Deputies agree upon no principle whatsoever to serve as a basis to the new electoral law ; fcr the bureaux are not yet named ) and out of nine Com missioners who are to make a strict examination of the project, four only are named,—MM. Royer Col lard, Sapey, Berenger, and Gautier. If the other live are named by the same spirit as those four, there is no doubt that the centres, and particularly the left centre, must predominate. At about three o'clock the Chamber was assembled, and continued to deliberate 6n the articles necessary for the forma tion of the law respecting the organization of the National Guard. The formation of courts-martial and the extent of their jurisdiction, are the main objects of to-day's debates. M. Isambert, while discussing the subject of the National Guard, let loose some opinions upon the actual state of Europe. lie said that war was pending Over France, that it was inevitable with Russia ; that the Poles had a constitution which had been violated like that of France, and that the treaty of Vienna bad guaranteed that constitution. The loud exclamations of the Chamber impeded his continuing his opinions. The President called him to order for having entered into a subject which was foreign to that discussed by the house. General Sebastiani said that war was by no means inevitable with the North, as the orator says, for the Ambassador of Russia has received his credentials, and proposes presenting them the day after to morrow. (It is rumoured in the Chamber, that M. de Nlortemart is about to leave Paris for the Embassy of Russia.) At four o'clock the Chamber was voting, by se cret votes, the totality of the law relative to the Na tional Guard. The declaration of General Sebastiani was re ceived with exclamations of" Bravo I bravo !" from all parts of the house, most particularly so from the extreme gauche and the centres, followed by a ge neral laugh against M. Isambert and his warlike de nunciations. THE FUNDS.—The market has taken to-day a ve , y unexpected turn, this being pay day. Nothing was done before two o'clock, when the Threes opened at 61f. 25c., and instantaneously rose to 61f. 60c. They continued to advance nil they reached 62f. 35c., when a slight re-action brought them bank to 62f. This report given as a positive one that Pozzo di Borgo had received his credentials was then circulated, and had the effect of creating a fresh demand, which again caused the price to ad vance to 62f. 90c., closing at the highest quotation. As the last account from Belgium authorizes the supposition that one or two days more will fix all uncertainty in the choice of a King for that State, this expectation serves also to account for so impor tant a change on our market. Quarter past four.—Three per Cents. done at 63f. 10C. FRENCH FUNDS. RIS, JAN. 6.-Five per Cents., 921. 50c. 55c. 50e. 45c. 50c. 60c. 75c. 90c. 93f. 93 1 . 15c. 93f. 92f. 95c. 90c. 93f. 931. 10c. 20c. 93f. 30c. 40c. 45c. 50c. ; Four per Cents., 761. 50c. ; Three per Cents., 611. 40c. 75c. SOc. 62f. 621. 10c. 15e. 62f. 62f. sc. 62f. 62f. 10e. 621. 62f. sc. 62f. 62f. .SC. 50c. 621. 40c. ; Bank Stock, 1,515 f. 1,520 f. ; Rente de Naples, 621. 50c. 631. 62f. 50c. 75c. 62f. 90c. ; Rente d'Espagne, 15 144 i ; Royal Spanish Loan, 60-.}- 60. ; Bente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 47 464 47; Haytian Loan, 320 f. Exchange on London, one month, money, 25f. 15c.: three months, money, 251. 5c.-Coura Au. thcntique. We are sincerely sorry to say, that the likeli hood of Scotland being honoured this year with a visit from our gracious SOVEREIGN and his QUERN is now con sidered extremely uncertain. At this moment the inten tion of making progress to the northward of the Tweed is, for various reasons almost entirely abandoned.--Edinburuh Observer. PANIC IN THE RUSSIAN MONEY NTAIIKET. —The Polish Stock at St. Petersburgh fell from 120 to 75, on the full particulars respecting Poland transpiring. The dates to-day from St. Petersburgh are of the 17th ult. They state that the EMPEROR is making wonderful efforts to push forward an immense army upon Warsaw ; but the opinion of the merchants generally is that the re sult of the conflict is very uncertain. The fill in the Stock is a full demonstration of the public feeling. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—At no period since the rebellion of ninety-eight was Ireland in so fright ful a state of excitement as at the present moment. Several large districts are in open insurrection, and blood is called for in a voice not to be mistaken. It seems to be resolved upon that neither rents nor tithes are in future to be paid, and it would appear that the tyranny of the mob is to be triumphant. How far this is to go, or where these mat ters are to end, are questions for those who possess the power, but seem to lack the will to check the progress of sedition.—Dublin Evening Mail. Among the useful lessons conveyed to the world of fashion in the new novel of " Mothers and Daughters," is one of the most striking pictures of the life of a divorcee we ever recollect; embracing her whole ex istence, from the respectability of her original home, through all the vicissitudes of fashion, levity, crime, dis grace, and penitence. It is a sketch which cannot be too closely studied by the flirting matrons of the great world. On Monday last, between two and three hundred fellows went to Glenwood, near Ballyragget, and cut down and carried away between thirty and forty young ash trees, the property of THOMAS KAYANAGH, Esq. M.P., of Borris house. — Dublin Evening Mail. A singular and serious accident occurred at Mr. Asn's slaughter-house, in Wolverhampton, on the 25th ult. A carpenter, named THOMAS JoNzs, in the employment of Mr. WALKER., was repairing a shutter at the upper part of the building, when the ladder on which he stood gave way, and in falling lie was caught upon a large iron hook, which pene trated his side. In this horrible situation he was suspended till his cries brought several persons to his assistance, who supperted him in the best way they could, while they attetr pted both to withdraw the hook, and to saw it from the beam ; but their efforts were unavailing. In about a quarter of an hour, a surgeon, who hail been sent for, arrived, and on re moving his clothes, and ascertaining the direction which the hook had taken, soon released him; but was then in a dreadful state of agony and exhaustion. The hook had entered the poor man's side between the lower ribs, six of which above it had held within its grasp, breaking two of them, and had also pierced his lungs. For two or three days the sufferer was in imminent danger; but we are happy to learn that, u n d e r the skilful trea t me nt of his sur gical attendant, there is a prospect of his recovering.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Rank Stock 3 re. Ceilt. lied. 3 per C mt. Cons. Dato 1141. f'K to .New 1% per 'en t. 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 ...• 4 per Cent. 1826 nß7i, 9 Bank I olig Ann. to expire lan, 5,1830.,,......1 7 5-16 14 Oct. 10, 1359•,". .1A.11.. 5; - APikls lea]. 5, 1870 • ?KICKS OF FC FUNDS Austrian Bonds Btarilian bonds SON, 134 Buenos Ayres Bonds C.llian Ron& 18!6 Colombian Bonds Ditto, 18'24 vanish Grtpk Bon& Ditto, 125 Nlexp - an Bonds ',Mt. , . 1525 3'1% THIS DAT AT •1.11 O'CLOCK. 12: . ieapolitan ........................ Pertivian Bonds ........... Portuguese Bonds ......... Prussian, Old .................. New .................... Russian ........................... Spanish, ...... _.."—JO% M ................ ... ; French Itente, sp. c. 75c. Exchange ...... `251. N.) . 3 per cent ...... —c. Exchange ...... —l. —r rnicEs OF siiini:s THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share, Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at .5/. pm.) £2O (II t.i United Mex. Min. Co. (ies. at 2/. pm.) £39% I nC' _____— PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAI ( . 5. B ink Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Goy. Stock, 3, per cent 9O i National Ditto ................. Ditto, New I per Cent —lllibernian Bank ............... 19 71 Gov. Deb. 3 t•(;, per cent S6 7 slProvincial Ditto ............... Royal (anal Stock — Royal' Irish Mine ............... Grand Canal Stock lmperial Mine .................. City Deb. 4 per cent, — Mining Co, of Ireland ...... 57; Ballast Office Deb. 4p. e 90) (2 Commercial Buildings....... COURSE OF iXCIL %insterdant C.F. 12 04 Ditto, at sight. 11 18 Rotterdam 2 U 12 1 Antwerp 0 0 Hamburg M. 8.13 12 Altona 13 12j Paris, :3 days' sight 25 30 Ditto 2 U. 25 55 Bordeaux 2; GO Berlin NOE YFATERDAY. Leghorn 47 6anoa 25 75 Venice 4l Malta 46 Naples . 3BT4 Paleirno per oz. 118 ILisbon Oporto 4 5 31 Rio .Tanciro t — Bahia . .2.5 Buena; Ayres — Dublin, Qi days' sight 1 Cork 1:;i Frank fort on Maine, Ex. M. 352 Patersburgh, rutile, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, of A. 2 M. 10 Trieste do Madrid 18 1 ' Cadiz -16! BULLION, PPM OZ. X. B. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 II New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver bars, standard 0 0 0 Bilboa Barcelona Benlle 3 6 14 Gibraltar 4714 --------- Arrived. Due. i Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburg O Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 O Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 O France 0 0 Sweden 1 Guernsey Sc Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford a -b r LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1831. It will be seen by the Paris Express, which we give in another column, that the Ambassador of Russia has received his credentials. General SEBASTIAN', who alluded to this fact in the Chamber of Deputies, mentioned also that war was by no means probable with the North—a state ment which was received, it seems, with much gratification by the Chamber. The Allgemeine Zeitung mentions, that Prussia is resolved not to interfere in the affairs of Poland. It will content itself with keeping a strict watch on its own frontiers, and leave the Poles and the Russians to fight out the battle between them. The date of this intelligence is not very recent : MAYENCE, DEC. 27.—0 n the 23d of this month the Central Committee for the navigation of the Rhine had a formal sitting, at which the new Convention for the navigation of the Rhine was agreed to, and signed on the part of six of the States interested, viz. Baden, Bavaria, France, Hesse, Nassau, and Prussia; but as the Envoy of the 7th State, Holland, had not yet received his instruc tions on that day, the definitive acceptance of this impor tant subject was adjourned to the Bth of January. There is the less reason to doubt of its being finally concluded on that day, as the Convention in its present form was pro posed to the Commission by Holland in concert with Prussia, so that Holland has therefore in fact already agreed to it, and nothing remains but the mere formality of signing it. At all events, the merchants and owners of vessels on the Rhine may confidently expect to enjoy in the next spring the advantages of the Convention. MATENCE, DEC. 25.—Though the final conclusion of the Convention for the navigation of the Rhine cannot well be doubted, there are some difficulties respecting Antwerp which, for various reasons, was necessarily in cluded in the plan of the Convention, but is now on the point of being for ever separated front Holland. However, these difficulties will be easily removed, as, after the sepa ration, Antwerp will be of little importance with respect to the navigation of the Rhine, as is now already the case. In consequence of the Belgian revolution, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and the Dutch sea-ports in general, have gained considerably. The consignments to them have greatly increased, while the harbour of Antwerp is quite deserted. Within the last few months more than twice as many ships as usual have arrived at Rotterdam and Am sterdam. When, in 181 1, the free navigation of the Rhine was stipulated at Vienna and Paris, and in favour of all the States of Europe, only those could be intended that existed at the time, not such as arose after wards ; for it is in the nature of a contract that each of the parties concerned obtains advan tages, and takes on itself obligations, both which le , quire the existence of the contracting party, so that Bel gium, unless it should again unite with Holland, will be ex cluded from the free navigation of the Rhine till a sepa rate convention shall he made with it on this subject. A few days ago a detachment of about 50 Austrian hulans arrived at Mayence. BERLIN, Dec. 25.—1 t is now positively known here that our Court is firmly resolved not to interfere in the affairs of Poland any more than in those of Belgium. Prussia will guard its frontiers towards the east as well as ' those on the west, and woe to the agitators who should venture to attack it. The internal condition of the neigh bouring States doubtless excites great interest among us, but this cannot be an inducement to us to lose sight of our own particular situation and interests, and to plunge rashly into a whirlpool of events, the result of which no person can calculate. The Grand Duchy of Posen, as well as that of the Lower Rhine, is already guarded by a strong military force, but the unity and the strength of these provinces are so well established in the spirit of the inha bitants, that extraordinary measures are nut required on a great scale, and it is affirmed that orders have already been given revoking several precautions which at first were judged necessary. Four per Cent. Metalliques, 75,+ —Bank Shares, 993. A Cabinet Council met this morning, a twelve o'clock, attended by all the Members now in town. They continued in deliberation when we went to press. Extract of a private letter from War3aw, dated Dec. 22: " We this moment learn that the Emperor refuses to listen to the proposals of the Polish Deputation, and is already on his march against us. This news, inste of exciting alarm, has created general joy. No country ever presented a finer spectacle than that of Poland at this moment. Twelve or fifteen persons at the utmost, are subject to universal execration, while all the various shades of opinion that existed previous to the revolution, have entirely disappeared ; the magical words ' our country' absorbs every other idea, and predominates over every other sentiment. 'The women, according to ancient cus tom before a battle, are preparing lint and other dressings, singing the while the songs of Berenger. We have not received the Paris Journals till within these few I days, as they were previously strictly prohibited. It would, perhaps, be desirable, that the peopl e s h ou ld b e made acquainted with the full extent of their danger, so that they might not give themselves up to despair, in case, at the commencement of the struggle, fortune should not be favourable to Poland. But it is difficult to make our fellow -countrymen listen to reason, for the most reflecting will not admit a moment's doubt of our success. The number of killed in the night of the 29th November has been stated by the German journals to mnount to 6,000,„i)dt it bafi been ueektained that it did not ex ceed 300. The report of a treaty of marriage between the Duke DE NEMOURS, second son of the King of the FRENCH, and DONNA MARIA DA GLORIA, the young Queen of Portugal, is very generally accredited. such a connection is one which promises every thing for the suc cess of the cause for which so many brave Por tuguese have so nobly struggled, and so mans generous hearts are still beating. The Duke is in his seventeenth year, an age proportionate to that of DONNA MA PIA, of whose increasing talents and accomplishments late accounts from Brazil speak highly, though she is stated to be in very delicate health. The Constitutionalists of Portugal have always found in the French Governtnent, even under the POLIGNAC Nli nistry, a lively disposition to stand by their righteous cause. We are happy to learn that the negociations between the Allied Powers and the Belgian En voys now in London, are going on favourably ; and w•e trust that a long time will not elapse before the new Belgian State will find itself established on a stable basis, with a Sovereign suited to its wants and wishes. It appears that the Provisional Government has thrown out some doubts as to how far it can with justice be called on to sanction, in any respect, the arrangements of 1814; to which the people of Belgium were in nowise parties, though compelled to accede to them by the axis major of the Congress of Sovereigns. Upon this point we en tirely coincide with the Belgian Government; protesting, as we do, against so monstrous a right as that assumed by Congress, who dispose of nations with as little regard to their own de• sires as a slave-driver in the West Indies pays to the inclinations of his negroes. Nevertheless, it is to be hoped that the Belgian Envoys will be too prudent to make any strong stand upon matters merely formal, seeing the urgent im portance to their country of the restoration of tranquillity and public confidence, which have so long and so injuriously been interrupted. When order and peace are again permanently established in Belgium, there is every reason to believe that the new State will be prosperous and well-doing, seeing that it contains withi❑ itself every element that can be necessary to a happy and flourishing country. With regard to the new Sovereign, we may assure our readers that nothing is yet known in the quarters likely to he the best informed. At present, we may safely say that Prince LEOPOLD is about as likely to fill the Throne of Belgium, as be is of the more classic land to which under better auspices he lately turned his eyes. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY FROM LLOYD'S. - - DEAL, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Souvenir, Bajie, from Nantes. Arrived from the River and sailed the Earl Stan hope, Salmon, and America, Donald, for New South Walea. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. E.N.E.—Arrived the Nassau, Hoven, from Rio Janeiro ; and his Majesty's ship Cordelia, from Woolwich. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 6.--Arrivcd the Despatch, Crabh, from Smyrna. Arrived off port the Norah, 13ibby, from Demerara ; Miry, Macdonald, from Quebec ; and Ellen, Jenkinson, from Lisbon. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK. We have no foreign arrivals or any ship letters. We have received a Guernsey Paper of the 3d January which states, that a few weeks ago, when the Royal CAturt of this Island, at the request of his Excellency the Lieut.- Governor, who, we presume, must have Lad some instruc tions to that effect from Government, passed an Ordinance, whereby all strangers in the Island were, with certain ex ceptions, to provide themselves with a card of security from the constables of the parish in which they resided, some of the Jersey Papers loudly denounced the measure, as arbitrary and absurd, and indulged in invidious remarks on the conduct of our authorities. The revival of the law in question originated in a wish, on the part of the Lieu tenant- Governor, to be informed of the number and des cription of foreigners residing in Jersey. According to the New York Courier, the commercial condition of Martinique has become deplorable. The Courier states that bankruptcies daily occur, and the ex istence of the best houses was threatened. This is attri buted to the events of the month of July in Paris. We stated ten days since that Count Pozzo di forgo had received his credentials from the Emperor of Russia as Ambassador at Paris, which is confirmed by the express from Paris received this morning ; and if we may credit the assertion of General Sebastiani in the Chamber of De puties, no war will take place between Russia and France, consequently the Poles will be left to their fate. DAT AT ONI O ' CLOCK. Nen - 5 per Cent. India btAkk . tt , Bonds l9 IS pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 3 er Cent. Ann. ;751 Ex. Bills, .E.1,0,0...35 37 3f; pm. Ditto... .........50'..,35 37 Ditto Small Ditto I.,ohiiiiertlii ..... Ditto AdVeriltea .. ... ina• Bank Far Account .... . India for Account I Cons. for Jan ... . 82% THE FUNI)S. Consols, which left off yesterday at 821 2, opened at 821, owing to the renter coming 2 per cent. higher. In the Foreign Fonds nothing doing. OWE 0' CL CK. We are credibly informed, that the chosen Monarch for the throne of Belgium is to be the brother of the King of Bavaria, a Catholic, and closely allied with the House of Austria and Prussia. The accounts from Warsaw state that two different opinions begin to manifest themselves there. Some of the Nobles are for resisting the Russian forces, others for sub mitting to the Russian yoke ; and the well-informed are of opinion that the unfortunate Poles will be subdued by the Russian forces, which are marching against them to the number of 200,000 men. Consols have continued the whole of the morning at for the Account; they have since receded to 82t-,-- A good deal of business has been done in the Foreign Market; Brazil Bonds are rather better, 52. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. ConsoN for the Account, S2l. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols _ Ditto for Account 82i Brazilian Bonds 51i Buenos Ayres Chilian Ditto lBi Columbian, 1824 17 Greek, 1825 - Mexican, 1825 Permian Russian B9 Spanish l6fr COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Last night the Duchess of KENT, with the Princess VICTORIA, ho noured this theatre with their presence, in order, no doubt, to afford the latter an opportunity of participating with her fellow-juveniles, and probable future subjects, in the enjoyment of beholding the pantomime. The Royal party, with its accustomed distaste for ostentation, occupied the second private box from the stage on the left side of the House, and seemed desirous of avoiding public observation. At the end, however, of the filet piece (the One hun dred Pound Note), the audience recognized their presence with loud applause, and called for God save the Bing; upon which the compliment was acknowledged, and the little Princess came forward and curtsied. The corps dranuitique then sung the anthem, being well led by Misses FORDE and HUGHES. The pantomime, which was performed with particular care, appeared to great advan tage. The first piece was the One Hundred Pound Note, in which Miss TAYLOR performed the part of Miss Ar lington, as agreeably as could be wished. There is not much in the character; but it is lively and piquante, and akin to those in which Miss TAYLOR is best calculated to excel, Of which her Rosalind is the quintessence. PowERS 0' Shocknessey, and BLANCHARD'S Morgan, were as amusing as usual. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA retired after the Pantomime, not waiting for Teddy the Tiler. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. Richard Curtis, better known as Dick Curtis, flu celebrated pugilist, surrendered this morning to plead to n indictment preferred against him. The case had been be fore the Court last Sessions, when, owing to some infor mality, Curtis was acquitted, but another indictment was ardered to be preferred against him. The charge against the defendant was one of robbery, commived on :moths' of the same honourable profession, called " Jack the. Pain ter." Curtis having pleaded Not Gnilty, he was dis charged on his former securities being renewed for his ap pearance at a future day for trial. Frederick Smith, aged 31• years, was capitally indicted for uttering a forged bill of exchange for 381. lie., nits intent to defraud Edward West ; and a second indictment charged the prisoner with uttering in the city of London a forged bill of exchange for 281. 14e., with intent to de fraud Thomas Carman. Mr. CLARKSON stated the case for the prosecution. Edward West, partner of Lucy Strange, residing is Hatton-garden, stated that the prisoner had been in the habit of dealing with them. About two or three days previous to the day named in the indictment he called on them, and said he wanted some ivory. He purchased some to the amount of 10/. 17e. Ile told me he expected to receive a bill front Messrs. Walton and Son, when he would call and pay for what he had pur cha'd. He came on the 15th of May with a bill to pay for the ivory. I gave him 22/. 13s. in cash, in change, deducting at the same time a balance due to us on a former account, and the price of the ivory. I endorsed the bill io my banker's, when it was due it was returned. Cross-examined by Mr. C. Pun-Lies—Mrs. Strange is a widow. The prisoner did not appear at all confused when he tendered the bill. I have known him a long time, and have dealt with him many times. William Walton—l am of the firm of Walton and Son, toy •merchants, in llisbepsgate-stieet. The bill now pro duced is not the acceptance of any one of our firm. Thy prisoner has done no business with us for three years prior to the date of this bill. The prisoner has had acceptances signed ‘. Walton and Son," but since that time the ❑ame of the firm is changed, it being now John, Henry, and William Walton. William Bingham apprehended the prisoner on the 6th of December at a coffee-shop in Duke's-court, Bow street. When I took him into custody on account of Mr. Carman, he seemed much alarmed. I searched his lodgings, where I found thirty-six duplicates. The bills were here read to the Court by the Clerk. Mr. West examined by Mr. C. Pttimars—Does not know what stamp is enough for an acceptance of 381. (The Learned Counsel here called for the bill, and com paring it with the Stamp Act it appeared to he drawn on a wrong stamp.) This closed the case for the prosecution. The prisoner put in a written defence, stating that he had embarked considerable property in mercantile pursuits, with a person of the name of Anderson, whose dupe he (tke prisoner) had been. He left his case to the merciful consideration of the Court and Jury, he hoped they would consider he had a wife and three young children, and hr trusted he might be restored to them. Mr. C. Piiirmvs called the names of several witnesses to character, but it appeared they were mistaken as to the time the prisoner was to take his trial; two respectable gentlemen however appeared, who gave him an excellent character. Mr. Justice GAZELEE summed up, and informed the Jury that the bill being drawn on a wrong stamp would make no difference to their verdict, as, if a person forged the name of another on a stamp smaller than was re quired by Act of Parliament, or even on blank paper, yet the crime in the eye of the law was the same. The Learned Judge then went through the evidence very mi nutely, and The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of uttering know ing it to be forged. The prisoner, who is a man of very respectable appear ance, was so affected at the announcement of the verdict, that he was obliged to be supported by the officers of the Court when he left the deck. The Jury and prosecutor strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy on account of his wife and family. Mr. ALLEY rose on behalf of Mr. St. John Long, and informed the Court that that gentleman had apprised the parties for the prosecution, through his attorney, that it was his intention to surrender on Monday, if they would promise his trial should take place on that day, the only answer he had received was, that Mr. St. John Long was not in custody, he therefore wished to acquaint the Court that Mr. St. John Long would not surrender this sessions. NEW COURT. Two youths, named Vincent and Andrews, were in dicted for stealing bank notes of the value of 1001., the property of - Jenkins, Esq. The prosecutor, who is agent to the London General Shipping Company, stated that on the 15th of October last be received front the collector of th• Company 1001. in Bank -notes, which he deposited in a chest in his count ing-house. On the Monday following witness found that the chest had been ()petted, and the whole of the notes gone. No other article in the counting-house had been removed. The prisoner Vincent was at the time em ployed in the wharf. 'Wolf Harris, clothes-salesman, Rosemary-lane, stated that the prisoner Vincent, accompanied by another per son, came to his shop, and purchased two suits of clothes and other articles, to the amount of 71., for which Vincent gave him a 10/. note, and received the change. Witness cannot swear that the prisoner Andrews is the person who acccompanied Vincent, but thinks he is. - Russell stated that he received the note in question from the last witness, and was sure he was not mistaken, for he bad no other note at the time, nor fur snore than twelve months previous. The note was then traced through several hands into those of a miller named Back, who placed it in the hank of Messrs. Weston and Co. George Dyer, clerk in the Bank of England, produced the note as paid in by Messrs. Weston and Co. The note was identified by the prosecutor as one of those stolen from his counting-house. A police officer produced some articles of dress, which were taken off the person of Vincent, which were identi fied by Harris as part of the apparel purchased of him by Vincent, and for which he received the 10/. note in payment. John Hitchcock stated that Andrews came about the time of the robbery and took an unfurnished room of him in the C o mmercial-road, which he (Andrews) furnished. Shortly afterwards Vincent came and lodged with him. Andrews was in a few days taken into custody, but Vin cent absconded. Witness, however, saw him some time afterwards and took him to the police-office. Daniel Blythe, the police-officer who searched the lodgings of the prisoner, produced other articles which he found, and were identified. The prisoner in his defence said, that both Harris and his shoptnan persuaded him to purchase the clothes for Andrews, or they could not change the bill. These two witnesses were both recalled, and most posi tively denied the assertion of the prisoner. The COMMON SERGEANT bummed up, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. DISCOVERY OF MRS. M'LEOD. (From a Correspondent.) It may be remembered that, three or four weeks ago, a good deal of anxiety was occasioned by statements respect ing the sudden and mysterious disappearance of a lady, by the reward of 50/. havin; been offered for the dis covery of the lady, or for any information respecting her, and by the subsequent publication of certain anonymous letters, &c., which, it was stated, had occasioned the lady's hasty departure from her family, then residing at Havre. According to the correspondence and statements, the lady turned out to be a Mrs. M'Leod, a lady of considerable beauty and accomplishments, and having a young family ; but into whose mind the anonymous correspondent suc ceeded in infusing so much jealousy as to make the lady suddenly quit Havre for England, where her husband then was, to watch his proceedings. Havin ,, arrived here, she gained no information; but after going from hotel to hotel, she was required to be in the Regent's-park, where she was beckoned by a lady in a green carriage, into which carriage she got, and after which, all clue as to where she went was lost. Till within these three or four days, all remained a painful mystery. At length, however, the lady was discovered at a house in Parliament street, but in a terrible state of mind. Why, having ascertained that the anonymous correspondent had imposed on the confidence raised by the letters which brought the lady to England, she should remain so long in secret, re mains a mystery; and though efforts were made to gain information, it is mentioned that the state of the lady's mind was such as to preclude inquiries being at present pressed. _..-•••m=1111 Mr. O'CONNELL has subscribed 51. towards defraying the expellees of Mr. IluslT's election. —Lime rick Evening Post. On the same day a notice was posted in the town of Ballyraggett, cautioning all persons against pay .og tithes and church eyes.-Dublin .Evening Mail. COURT CIRCULAR. A conference of the Representatives of the Great Powers in the affairs of Belgium was held yesterd ty afternoon at -he Foreign-office ; there were present Prince ESTER HA zr, he Austrian ...kmb tssa dor ; Prince LIEVEN, the Russian tnoiassador ; Prince TA LLEYRA ND, the French Ambassa 'or ; Baron Be Low, the Prussian Minister; Baron nE \VElSsrMiuußt., Count NIATUSCENVITZ, and Viscount Par, rtnsroN ; Messieurs SYLVAI IC VAN DE WEVEn, and VILA IN, the Commissioners from Belgium, attended dui .fleeing. The conference lasted about three hours. Despatches were sent off from the Foreign-office, in the yelling, for Brussels. Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, sent off de •p.ltchts last evening by a gentleman attached to the Em i.tssy, for the Government at St. Petersburgh. The Swedish Minister sent off despatches yesterday even ing for Srockholm. The Lord Steward of his Majesty's Household, and the Hall of IlosstrN, visited Earl GKEY yesterday at the Treasury. Desp Itches were sent off from the Colonial-office, on Thursday evening, for Lord AYLMER, the Governor of Lower Canada; and for Sir JoHN COLBORNE, the Lieu rsnant- Governor of Upper Canada. The French Ambassador and the Belgian Commissioners had interviews yesterday with Viscount PALMERSTON, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Swedish Minister had a conference with Prince TA I.LEYRA ND on Wednesday evening. Viscount PALM K ELSTON returned to town yesterday morning from Cambridge. BRIGHTON, JAN. 7. Their MAJESTIES took a❑ airing yesterday, the weather being favourable. The KING, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA, drove in a carriage and four, with outriders. Her MAJESTY, Prince GEORGE of Cambridge, Miss Muctima,, and a numerous suite, rode on horseback. Her MAJESTY looks remarkably well. The KING gave audience to Sir JOHN Goan. Sir M. MAXWELL. the Hon. Captain and Mrs. Pow.. Gm, and Mr. C. NUGENT, had the honour of dining with their MAJESTIES on Wednesday. The following persons left their names at the Palace yesterday :—The Marquis and Marchioness CHOISEUL, the Marchioness WELLESLEY, Count and Countess Lu. DOTS, Sir JOHN GORE, Dowager Lady ELLENBOROUGH, and Misses LAW, Miss CATOR, Lord and Lady BRIDrORT, Sir D., Lady, and Miss SCOTT, Lady and Miss BURnzrr, Lady• G. and Miss STEWART, Lady VINTRY, Lady H. MAXWELL, Miss MAXWELL, Sir R. WiGaAm, Lord J. TOWNSHEND, Mrs. and Miss HOARE, Mr. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS, &C. . Their 'MAJESTIES had a select evening party; the QUEEN'S private band vvas in attendance. Prince LEorom is expected, in the course of a few days, on a visit to their AIAJES ruts. The 21st of February is fixed for their MAJzirrixs' re• urn to London. FESTIVITIES AT IIELVOIR CASTLE. Belvoir, on Tuesday last, was the scene of as noble a display of baronial hospitality as ever graced the annals of yore, tempered by all the varied refinements of the polished era in which we live. The morning was ushered in with joyous peals from many a village spire, to announce that another anniversary of the Duke of Rutland's birth-day had arrived. The Duke of Wellington, who reached the Castle on the preceding day, took the diversion of phea sant-shooting for several hours in the well-stocked pre serves of the demesne ; his Grace had excellent sport, and scarcely missed a shot. At two dinner was served in the steward's room, servants' hall, and butteries, to the dom, s ties, principal tradespeople, and tenantry. The total num ber entertained exceeded 400. The public were admitted into the ball-room to view the company as they proceeded to dinner. Covers were laid in the banquetting-room for 40. This noble apartment presented a gorgeous appear air and its superb decorations were exhibited to the best effect by an infinitude of wax-lights placed in chandeliers and candelabra of the time of Louis XIV. The services of gold and silver plate were put in requisition, and the celebrated antique wine cooler, from which his late Ma j, sty had one modelled, was displayed. A double retinue of domestics, in state and full-dress suits, were in attend ance. The Duke of Rutland took his seat at the centre of the table, having the Marchioness of Lonsionderry on his right. There were present—His Grace the Duke of Rutland and the Duchess Isabella of Rutland, Marquis and Mar chioness of Londonderry, Duke of Wellington, Earl and Countess Jermyn, Marquis of Granby, the Ex-Chancellor of Ireland and Lady Manners, Lady Elizabeth Norman and the two Misses Norman, Mr. and Lady E. Drum mond, Sir John and Lady Shelley, and Miss Shelley, the Hon. Captain and Miss Upton, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Norton, Lady Emmeline and Lady Adeliza Manners, Rev. C. de Roos Thornton, Dr. Staunton, Hon. Mr. Wortley, Lords Charles and Robert Manners, Lord and Lady South ampton, Miss Goodwin, Colonel Trench, Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot, Viscount Castlereagh. The dresses of the ladies were superb; diamonds were displayed in profusion, especially by the Duchess of Rut land and Lady Londonderry. Lady Jermyn looked charm ing in a robe of white satin, with a bridal wreath of the same colour. Her sister, the beautiful Lady Emme line Manners, was similarly attired. The uniform of the Belvoir Hunt was almost univer sally adopted by the gentlemen. The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland, and the Marquis of Londonderry, wore the insignia of the Garter. About eight the following apartments were thrown open, and brilliantly illuminated :—the Grand Entrance Hall—the two Staircases, and the Corridors—the Re gent's Gallery—the Picture Saloon, and the Ball-room. Dancing commenced at an early hour to the fine music of the Leicestershire Militia band. Soon after eleven the Duke of Rutland entered the ball room, the Marchioness of Londonderry leaning on his arm' and followed by the whole of his distinguished guests . His Grace led Lady Londonderry to the top of the se tt , and called the (mare dance, " The Campbells are coming.' The general festivity was protracted till a very late hour. BIRMINGHAM PETITION. TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. The humble Petition of the Council of the Birmingham Political Union. en e of d 4 Y, but t ° opera cr ew the acti re union u Ran, !" year led con SIRE,-We, your Majesty's sincerely dutiful and loyal subjects, the Council of the Birmingham Political Union, beg leave humbly to approach your Majesty with our earnest prayers and humble representations on behalf of those unfortunate men, our fellow-subjects, who have lately been convicted under special commissions, of acts of incen diarism, and of riotous and illegal proceedings, and also on behalf of those other unfortunate men who are about to take their trials for similar offences. It is unquesf onable that those unhappy individuals have been goaded into such desperate proceedings, under the as ma d e excitement and phrenzy produced by a long course of un- es also s paralleled sufferings and privation., arising out of cruel and oppressive laws, sonic of which have been expressly' "ulteti gi intended to enhance the price of bread, and others 01 ' 5 gen et .; which have been equally calculated to beat down the price Le chute' of labour. `note Under the pressure of these laws, and of others equal ! ! ,‘ e tent . ; unwise and disastrous, the unhappy subjects of your Ms- "itch i s jesty have for years scarcely been able to endure their un- UrUing ; exampled sufferings. Great numbers of them have been e' r ed, i t tossed from difficulty to difficulty, and from a state are' e b een carious and ill-rewarded, employment to a state of utter 'Nerb e destitution. They have struggled on for year after years 1 1 ) 1 " to under the influence of hope, constantly disappointed and . 1 40 h b constantly diminishing, until at last the:reiterated declare.- 15 the e , tions of ycur Majesty's late Ministers — first, that no dig - !'tain e ." t res s existed, and then, that no relief could be afforde d, l or o f t have positively driven them to despair ci We respectfully submit to your Majesty, that your lqa" t Parisi jesty's present Ministers have publicly acknowledged that ,",oleor t h e wrongs, difficulties, and distr e ss e s of your Majesty s ' "r. faithful and loyal people have been occasioned by the mid' ' 4 1 ' 1 %, administration of public affairs, and that such distress ° , l atlib have tended much to produce guilt and misconduct; A" we cannot but lament that these great truths have not bee n W e sufficiently borne in mind by your Majesty's Ministers, in Itou ghan ' have tai;(,l;oevipactrttidein,daign think, i h ,:e e oan c los o oi u nih r i t s a, e ntphi w y lf which i they n eceivel t nion that the extreme penalty of the law ought not to be neigh thought . wre fit ar t: opfur,spoie.. ig his t convicted in ad administering i s o u g ch a o c y i rc p t o i t i n i s a t h an ni c c e: t 0 A whatever, due regard should be had to the dubitable cb a ; tt erea , }l( racter of evidence, produced by the powerful influence "` ay tt .",‘' large pecu n i ar y rewards, which may tempt one man r e tibub t r ? " , commit perjury, and another to seduce his neighbour "i re ati ont crime ; for, without this precaution, it is certain that, ti" - der su c h c i rcumstances , no inan ' a lif e ca n b e sec ure Majesty l "cve therefore lviliim g h r u a i e n i b o l i y , andlypleased i e n a o se s , t i earnestlyp a:e a s y , thatre. boa l" 1 pr : s 'o es ti we r seeipter: tl tations into your Royal consideration; and, following th e f the tl dictates of your own merciful and benevolent heart, to e%" re 5 ,." 1 3 ° ere a tend the Royal clemency to all the unfortunate men s , i ,f have been, or who may be convicted under the aforeaw" Special Ci ever B.pray, 1 11 thel] CHARLE S Birtnint ASSAS T he atr treated nn i 'Manch e , he body At zntained vork at 'al, itiat' Aed , tr o . jhaarnd ev be h us ine s lied to b There tr:i 130 did n i 'eat. on gether on i d. Ale ire corret the wen Id then a. Th e j t ; i : me person Platt, al istody. A r ewan le murder, inf , "rmat cororni !en taken urged by ho ot i t ut rtilitoo) th e gro rn On the Id the th ktell that ntisguith °F . lerty, mlou s , an uv rt h of entß wou 'd Moro rpi, of r Want vi n g yo u tire 8 ,,, e agitatiot Cloninel / ESTIt ee t ° for in c h oce About iiibkt •ay'rr s n o 4e pro ately a si hick app MI th e s iurch-ya ha_strrie in uned ildfire td the l e a f e , the chi