The Sun. — London, England, 1827-04-24 00:00:00

CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION. (FROM TILE WerSMAL The changes in the Ministry have been hailed with universal satisfaction in Edinburgh, except by a few placemen of the old school; and throughout Scotland, we believe, the state of 'opinion is nearly the same. Whatever may be the issue of Mr. Canning's efforts, he may rest assured that the hearts of the people of this country are with him. They consider the contest as a struggle between talent and popularity on the one side, and Aristocratic influence on the other. The Whigs are delighted, because, how ever slender the hopes of their leaders coming into power, they at least expect to see the Go vernment conducted on principles which ap proximate to their own. The rational Tories are well pleased to find themselves released from the load of obloquy brought on their party, by the obsolete maxims and narrow bigotry of a junto whose minds are a century behind the age they live in ; and all the neutral and moderate rejoice in the change, because they regard it as the harbinger of useful reforms, conciliation, liberality, peace, and prosperity. To Scotland the change will be producti-e of unmixed good. Lord Melville, we believe, is not a bad man ; but the party of which he Vas the head, have been the sworn enemies to im provement, and have held this country in thral dom for forty years. He inherited from his father, a position which made him the bond of union among the 'violent, the selfish, and the il liberal; and though he had really been disposed to act a better part, the prej udices of th e men whose org an h e was , more t han their leader, put it out of his power. His alleged support of Ca tholc Emancipation, when examined, is rather a proof of craft and duplicity, than liberality of sentiment. He connected himself with the friends of the Catholics ' , then liberality on this subject was considered as the road to power; but in the late divisions in the House of Commons, the two persons who were most directly under his influence, his son and nephew (Members for Rochester) voted against it. Some of his friends here actually gave out that he resigned to please the King, that room might be made for the Duke of Clarence ! We need not say how remote this statement is from the truth. Mr. Charles Grant, the most able, liberal, and en lightened roan belonging to the party in Scotland, adheres to Mr. Canning ; and if he succeeds Lord Melville, as the chief depositary of Scot tish influence, we have no doubt that the country will gain greatly by the change. It is understood that Mr. Peel, whose lady is in bad health, goes to Italy. This circumstance must completely break the force of the ultra party in the House of Commons, because it will leave it without a leader or organ possessing the smallest portion of talent or authority. Indeed, were. Mr. Canning pushed out of office to-mor row, and to carry his friends with him, it is plain that no elements exist among the remnant of the Tories out of which a Ministry could be com posed capable of confronting the formidable \ on position which could be ranged against it, It i would he a monstrous state of things if a party destitute of talent, disliked by the Sovereign, and despised by the people, could usurp and retain the powers of Government. So far as we have learned, no resignations have taken place, or are immediately in contem plation, among the officers of the Crown here. If Mr. Abercrombie comes into office, which is nr improbable, the citizens of Edinburgh will not be blind to the advantage of having so en lightened and zealous a friend in the ranks of the Ministry. We sincerely trust that the scrupu losity or fastidiousness of the 'Whigs will not be suffered to defeat Mr. Canning's efforts to form an efficient Administration, it" yielding nothing to him, they are in effect givmg every thing to those who are ts i tunes worse, and delivering over the count,/ to the caprice, ignorance, and misrule of a weak and insolent faction. ThE ROYAL PAVILION TIitATRE.-( From a Correspondent.) —Among the various places of public amuscilent noticed as having been opened for the recreation of the holiday folk, a Theatre, taking the above title, threw open its doors under the superintendence of Messrs. Wyatt and Farrell, late of the Royalty, on Easter Monday. It is situated in Baker's-row, White chapel, and, though got up in a hurry, displays a good deal of taste in its decorations, and ac ,::-onlmodation in its arrangements. Mr. Elliston "Aaving given up the idea of establishing a theatre in that end of the town, as was a short time since anticipated, to supply the deficiency the present establishment was opened. In size, perhaps, it is the smallest in the metropolis, and approaches nearer to that of the French Theatre, in Tottenham Court-road, than any other.— Since the destruction of the Rcvalty Theatre, the inhabitants of the eastern extremity, and the adjoining hamlets, Blackwell, Poplar, Lime house, &;c. have felt a loss which is now, in some part, supplied. The house may contain about 1,200 persons, and the performances now are, and are intended to he, of a melo-dramatic cha racter, and one act pieces. The Company are respectable, and the treasury is already pro ductive. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.-0a Wednesday morning an unprecedented circumstance, and one that at first bore rather an alarming appearance, occurred in the eastmost Wet Dock at Leith. About seven o'clock the water in this harbour began to heave violently, and WaS soon in that state of commotion which is said to be produced only by the effects of an earthquake ; for the vessels creaked and crashed on one another—the moorings of a number snapt asunder as if corn posed of pack thread—and some of the vessels shot across the dock, at the rate of ten knots an hour, to the imminent peril of others who lay in their path. All this dread and dire alarm was a tr i v i a l ca u s e. Th e westmost occasioned by dock, being at present under inspection to dis cover if repairs are needed, had been emptied of water ; and the gazon or hulk placed between the two docks to prevent the water in the eastern from entering the western dock had, by some ac cident or negligence, been allowed to drive from its situation ; and the consequence was the rush into the empty dock of a body of from four to six feet of water. The only evil we have heard resulting from this extraordinary occurrence,. (if we except the fright so many gallant tars received) was the vessels being left aground, some of them in rather aukward situations, but without much damage.—Scotch Paper. [ADVERTISEMENT.] New :11r)ria1 ay.—The circumstances attending the Ministerial blow-up have not yet been explained ; b ecause the Master-key was possessed, by one alone, as may be seen in STOCKDALE'S BUDGET, (16S pages 4to. price only bs. 3d.), containing his Precautionary Letter sent to the Duke of Wellington last January, and to the neglect of which is owing the vantage-ground acquired by Mr. Canning! On the subject of the writer, it will nut be amiss to state that the New Part of Harriette Wilson's Memoirs surpasses, in interest, all which have preceded it, and to remind its thronging purchasers that Mr. Sxocx- DAL/I has moved to St. James's-square. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 23.—This morning, a large man-of-war, believed to be the Revenge, hove in sight, off Bem bridge Ledge, but owing to a Northerly wind and lee tide, she has again disappeared. This being the day on which the Anniversary of the birth of our Revered Sovereign, is appointed to be kept, the ships and batteries fired the customary salutes, and the troops have been reviewed by Lieut.-Gen. Sir James Lyons, before a numerous concourse of spectators, who were highly gratified by their various evolutions. Since writing the above, the Revenge has again hove in sight, and as the tide is now in her favour, she may he expected at Spithead in an hour or two. NEW CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. In consequence of the possibility of the resolution passed on last Saturday, by the Association, (WIL LIAM MAHON, Esq., in the Chair), concerning a pro secution of Lord Lorton, being capable of being twisted into an . illegal construct i on , i t was to -d ay rescinded. During the discussion on this question, Mr. O'Connell introduced the subject of the Mini sterial arrangements, at present forming in England, and said, that although the changes which the Cabi net had lately undergone, were not entirely what he could have wished, yet they were far better than he could possibly have expected ; any change that turned out Lord Eldon and the Duke of Wellington must he of immense service, not merely to the liberties of Ireland, he said, but of England too. Mr. O'DWYER moved that 50/. be given from the funds of the Association, to assist in building a Cha pel in Saharan, where the Orangemen lately burned the Catholic Altar.—(Carried.)—A liberal sub scription commenced in the rooms immediately, for the same purpose. Mr. Lawless and other Gentlemen addressed the Meeting. Rent this week, 491. 2s.—Dublin Evening Post. CONTINUATION OF THE SALE OF THE REV. THEODORE WILLIAMS'S LIBRARY. The sale of Mr. Williams's fine collection of books was resumed yesterday by Messrs. Stewart, Wheat ley, and Co., and was attended by several noblemen and gentlemen of rank. At one end of the sale room a 6ne picture by Hogarth is exhibited. It is called " A Conversation," and represents Hogarth and two of his friends (the well-known Dr. Monsey and Old Slaughter, the original proprietor of the Coffee-House in St. Martin's-lane) in deep conver sation over a bowl of punch. It is considered to be one of the finest specimens of this great English master. It will be sold after the books. Mr, Philip Hurd, the attorney, of the Temple, was the purchaser of the principal lots yesterday. That gentleman gave 311. 10s. for th 2 Exodus Hebraice, cum versione Chaldaice, Arabice, et Notis Raschii, Impress= in Membranis, printed at Constantinople in 1545. Forty-five pounds for Gale's Historia Britan nicze Saxonicce et Anglo-Daniese ; Oxon e Th e at ro Sheldoniano,l.6B4s , sl, and 91; a most magnificent copy of this book, which is said to be one of the rarest of its class, on large paper, there having being not more than three copies offered for sale within the last twenty years. The Alcoran of Mahommed, translated by George Sale (1734) 3 61. 6s. Jani Gruteri Corpus Inscriptionum Romanorum, printed at Amsterdam, in 170-171. 17s. Jani Gruteri Lampas, sive Pax Artium Liberalium ; hoc est Thesaurus Criticus, e bibliotheeis erutus, 7 vols. Francofurti, 1602-61. 6s. Heures a l'Usage de Rennes, printed on vellum, and embellished with wood cuts, including a series of the Dance of Death —Si. 13s. The Earl of Hardwicke's Athenian Letters —51.155.6 d, Rieronymi de Justitia Cwlesti Libri 10, Colon. Agrip. 1581-31.35. Lamps Commentarius Analytico Exegeticus Evangelii secundum Joan nem, 3 vols. Amsterdam, 1724 ; Histoire des Ordres Militaires, 12 vols. printed a t A ms t er d am i n 1721, 181. 7s, 6d. Historic' Augusta Scriptores 6 (1671), The Earl of Carysfort gave 4/. 9s. for a similar copy of the same work. A splendid copy of the Geographic Veteris Scriptores Grci et Arabici Minor's, printed at Oxon in 1698, 1703-12, was purchased by Messrs. Payne and Foss, the booksel lers, at 311. 10s. The Earl of Carysfort gave 11. 10s. for " Sadducismus Triumphatus; or a full and plain Evidence concerning 'Witches and Appa ritions," 1726; 2/. for an old edition of Oliver Gold smith's Vicar of Wakefield; and two guineas for Thotnas Hearne's Vindication of those who take the Oath of Allegiance. The King, as a mark of his respect and kind feeling towards Lord Liverpool, has given the Deanery cf Durham to the Noble Earl's cousin, unsolicited. The following is the letter which the present Attorney-General, Sir N. C. Tindal, has ad dressed to the Members of the Senate, on the oc casion of the present vacancy in the representa tion of the University of Cambridge : Bedford-square, April 19. Sir,—l take the liberty of offering myself to your notice, as a candidate for the high and distinguished honour of re presenting the University of Cambridge in Parliament, on „ccasion of the vacancy in that Representation, made by the appointment of Sir John Copley to an important office in the State. Having been educated in that University, and feeling that I owe all that 1 enjoy in life to the habits of thinking and acting which I formed, and to the studies which I began, under the discipline of that learned body, I shall feel it no less a debt of gratitude, than the impulse of my inclination, to watch over, and to promote, the interests of the University of Cambridge, to the utmost of my power. I beg to assure you, Sir, that the principles upon which I have hitherto acted, and to which I shall adhere through life, in all questions of religion and of policy, are those which have placed, and which I doubt not, will ever pre serve, the present illustrious family on the Throne of thest, realms. I trust I shall have the honour of your support at the ensuing election, and I beg to assure you that I remain, Sir, your very faithful and obedient servant, N. C. TINDAL. RUNlOUR.—Yesterday, a rumour was current, that Mr. Canning had shot the Duke of Wel lington.—Glasguto Free Press. Incredible as it may appear, not less than hall a ton's weight of cocks have been fought at a pit in Newcastle during the past week !—Durbant Advertiser. WILKIE AND THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS. —Lord Chesterfield says, that " Of all men living that can read and write, P arsons are t h e most ignorant." The thorough -bred and de voted Artist, perhaps, knows as little about every thing out of his sphere. An instance of this kind lately occurred at Rome, where our celebrated countryman Wilkie, speaking with some others about the modern painters now deceased, one took occasion to mention Copley, adding, " he had a son, and old Copley used to say that he was a cleverish sort of chap—do you know any thing about him ?" " No," said Wilkie, "he was an idle fellow, I fancy, and never made any great progress in painting. Eminent men arc seldom much honoured in their progeny. I don't know what's become of him." A short time ago, in this neighbourhood, a young girl, about seven years of age, whose ima gination had been fill e d with those frightful nur sery tales that are conjured up by servants and others, to frighten children into their obedience, was thrust into a dark closet for some tale she had carried to her parents. The poor thing continued to scream with the most violent ap prehension, and when the door was opened to take her from h:,r abode of terror, she wa s lyi ng on the ground in strong convulsions. The con flict was too powerful for her tender reason, and she now exists, one of the most miserable objects of human sympathy. Her parents and friends see their hopes blasted—their interesting little fav- .ourite is now An idiot !—Gla.scr,m, Chroniel, riticEs OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock '20 2 34 3 3 per Cent. Red .82% 3 per Cent. Cont. 83U 3 3!,,, per Cent. Ditto Red. 98 1%% 4 per Cent. New g 9 si t y i , Ditto, . - .6 . .... tri3 s , A, Bank Long Ann.... 19 1-16 IA India Stock -; Ditto Bondi 6B 69 pm. 1 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 45 46 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d. 45 46 pin. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial —pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Account SS PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds, 5 percent. Neapolitan, 1824 Brazilian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds 33 Buenos Ayres Bonds. Milian Bonds, 6 per ct. ... 36 Prussian, 5 per cent. Colombiaii Bonds SN Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cen+ 61%% Spanish, 1821 — Greek Bonds — Ditto, 1526 l6 % French Renter, sp. c. —t —c. Guatimal' , — , -- Exchange —f. —c. Mexican Bonds I 3 per cent —E —c Do. 1825 7044 11. i I Exchange —t --c* HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Nforning ...29 minutes after 1. I Evening —.52 minutes after 1 -26 ) ;_lEmoi ) t 7 llll , LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1827. Some of the Ministerial Appointments will appear in the Gazette of this evening. In the mean time, we are enabled to state po sitively, that the Lord Viscount DUDLEY and WARD is to be the Foreign Secretary.— Mr. BACKHOUSE, who was for many years Private Secretary to Mr. CANNING, and lately one of the C , mmisC,oners of Excise, succeeds Mr. Planta as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. PLUNKETT has declined the Master. ship of the Rolls, and goes to the House o' Lords, without office. We are still unable to give the result of the negociation with Lord LANSDOWN. It is generally understood that the illiberal party hope to make a grand display of their strength by throwing out the new Corn Bill in the House of Lords. The attempt would cer• tainly be quite in keeping with the rest of their conduct ; but as far as the seven seceding Chiefs are concerned, we cannot for a moment fancy them guilty of such inconsistency as to offer opposition to a child of their own, originating with the Noble Individual under whom they lately served, and sanctioned by themAs Mem bers of the same Government. To doubt the case being altered, alters the case," and suspicion may speculate on the possibility of their giving secret instructions to their under lings to oppose the measure in the only way they can—we mean by giving a silent vote ; but as to their coming forward themselves, in opposition to the measure, it supposes such an abandonment of principle—such a thorough want of decency, that we should fear incurring the penalties of the Statute, against the crime of scana'alum magna tun:, were we even to hint at the possibility of these diStinguisheci individuals for a moment doubting as to the course which they ought to pursue. In the next place, we would advise the lauded interest not to look to the support of the Bishops. That body is well known to have sent in their adhesion to Mr. CANNING'S Government, for being naturally engrossed with spiritual concerns„ they have less time for the consideration of ques- tions affecting the temporal interests of the king dom, and wisely leave them to those Peers whose designation points that out as their department, or rather to that portion of them who possess the confidence of the Head of their Church. The kindly feeling of some of the great Whig Lords holds out every prospect of their support being given to the Bill, so that the whole oppo sition to it must proceed from a certain en- lightened body headed by a Northern Thane, whose ideas on political economy seem to have altered when the principles of free trade threatened to make free with the contents of his own pocket. HOMER calls AGAMEMNON, " King of men," but what is that to being King of Lords," a title which fame confers upon the Peer in question. We would be sorry to see a bad precedent established—but if these noble individuals will set their own interests against those of the State, and thus perpetuate the distraction of the country upon the subject of the Corn Laws—they certainly would have no right to complain were Mr. CANNING to carry through the Bill by the creation of twenty or thirty Peers, on finding it otherwise impossible. If Mr. CANNING makes a point of it, they may depend on his defeating them, and whilst they may encrease his difficulties, they will be adding to their own unpopularity, with a certainty of ultimate failure. The Duke of CLARENCE is to enter upon the duties of his High Office on the Ist May ; and it is impossibb! that his Royal Highness could do so under more favourable auspices. He will be surrounded by men as his Council who themselves formed a part of the most useful and efficient Board of Admiralty which ever presided over the Naval -Affairs of the kingdom ; and the business of the department will still he conducted by two Secretaries, whose talents arc of the highest order, and whose experience for nearly 20 years, gives them an intimate acquaintance with every branch of the civil affairs of the Navy. The Lord High Admiral will also find the state of the subordinate naval departments not less gratifying in their degree than that of his immediate office ; and, instead of having, as his great prede cessor the Duke of YORK (afterwards King JAMES the Second) had, upon entering upon the duties of his office, to re-model all the minor departments of the service, and to form new re gulations, bo4l for the civil and military govern ment of the navy, his Royal Highness will find a correct and efficient system every where in ope ration, and a new and complete code of instruc tions recently drawn up and established for his MAJESTY'S service at sea. The state and condition of the fleet and naval arsenals will likewise be found by his ROYAL HIGHNESS such as no former period could boast of. The Navy of England, which, during the late long war, had been nearly worn out, has been regenerated, and can now reckon the largest number of ships of good quality which her list ever contained. Her dock-yards have also been Pn 1 arze d and tens;red. an.l enr,toin the moans not only of refitting all her ships in time of war, but of constructing such as any extent of hosti lities could require ; thus obviating the necessity of ever again having recourse to the system of building ships by contract. It is with these concurring favourable circumstances, that the Duke of CLA RENCE will enter upon the duties of his important post, and his Royal Highness has therefore to establish his reputa tion to fame as a Minister, and his claim to the gratitude of the public, not in the correction of abuses and the change of systems, but in the maintenance of those principles for the Govern ment of the Naval Service which he, finds in operation, and which, if perseveringly pursued, will place the Naval glory of England upon a pinnacle even yet higher than that which it has already attained. His Royal Highness has also only to perform acts of grace and favour towards the profession of which he is the head, and to be just and liberal with respect to promotions, to gain an enviable popularity in the most popular branch of the service of the country. The Paris Papers of Saturday and the Etoile of Sunday morning have reached us in usual course, but their contents are entirely destitute of political interest. The rejoicings on the withdrawal of the Law of the Press have led to the promulgation of a Police regulation, pro hibiting assemblages of people in the streets, and the letting off of fire-works. An article from Frankfort mentions that the eldest s.ll of Prince SCHWAR TZENBURG, a Cap tain in an Austrian regiment of Hussars, had been shot in a duel by Colonel LANG, of the same Regiment, who had been insulted by the Prince. The Austrian Government has revoked the prohibition to export arms and ammunition from e Austrian States. The French Funds are rather higher. PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 21.—Five per Cents. 100 f. 45c. 50c. 55c. ; Three per Cents. 71f. 70f. 95c. ; Bank Stock, 2025 f. ; Naples Renter, 77f. 95e. 90c. 95c. 90c. ; Rents de Espag., 101; Royal Spanish Loan, 54i; Haytian Loan, 665 f. 670 f. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 374 1 c., money, 25f. :35c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 25c., money, 25f. 20c. The following are further extracts from the British Packet, a newspaper published at Buenos Ayres, 3d February, 1827 : _ _ On the 31 st January Congress held open Session, for the purpose of electing its President and Vice 'Presidents, the term being concluded of these officers; the former President, Don Jose Maria Rojas, was re-elected ; and Senor Don Alexandro Heredia, Deputy for Salta, was named Vice-President ; and Senor Don Miguel Dias de la Pena, Deputy for Calamarea, second Vice-President. On the 14th of the same month, the General-in-Chief of the Army of the Republic, Carlos de Alvear, issued a spirited proclama tion from his head-quarters upon Tacuarembo, dated as above, in which he recommends, that on entering the Brazil territory they do not disgrace their past conduct by acts unworthy of their glory and the hopour of the Republic ; that they will nu 4 an i immense_populatilm groaning under the chains of despotism, td' which they must aftord a protecting hand, because it is the duty of the Army of the Republic to chas tise their enemies and free the oppressed. He then adds— we shall shortly leave the desert, and you will find abundance in the country you are about to occupy.— This is followed by a Bulletin of the Army, giving an account of their progress from the Ist to the 14th January, signed by Luis Mancilla, Chief ad interim of the Staff. A further proclamation has now been published by Alvear, addressed to the Brazilians, on enter ing their territory, requiring them to remain tranquil, that the arms of the Republic were only directed against the soldiers of the Emperor, and warns them, if they treat the troop s of the Republic as enemies, of their fate. This army is stated to be in an excellent state of discipline ; the cavalry alone consists of 7000 men. One of the last efforts of the defeated is to complain of foul play. Thus, on finding the whole respectable p ar t o f th e Press turned against them, ,he Ex-Party have circulated a report that the favour of the London Journals has been pur chased by Mr. CANNING. The rumour is almost too contemptible to be attended to ; but having heard it, we cannot help repelling it indignantly, as far as we are concerned. If we were bribed, it must have been when Lord LIVERPOOL was in perfect health, and when there was not the slightest expectation of these strange events which have since taken place. — We incurred the reproach of rashness from many of our friends for the warmth with which we have always supported the liberal principles of Mr. CANNING, when the chances appeared against him ; and have been frequently advised to keep more in hand, and be better prepared for taking a turn. How far we have followed this well-meant advice, our readers will he best able to decide. It is no business of ours to defend the conduct of our contemporaries, who are able enough to fight their own battles. No doubt there has been a sudden change in the tone assumed by some of them ; but as to the idea of Mr. CAN NING'S having paid them, we again re peat, that it is too ridiculous for con futation. There is one widely-circulated Morning Paper, conducted upon strictly com mercial views, which has escaped this imputa tion, but w hi c h may, with just as m uc h tru th be charged with having been bought by the Ultras. By an Italian paper w•e received this morning the conclusion of the LORD HIGH COMMIS sioNER's Speech. We regret to observe that the cultivation of oil has failed for the last two years : CORFU, MAP.CII_9. CONCLUSION Or THE SPEECH Or THE LOAD HIGH COMSIISSIONER.—" Since the establishment of your present government, the year which produced the greatest revenue was 1824. If, from the total produce of 1824, and from that of this year we deduct the duty on oil, (which was also greater in 1824 than in any other year) we shall find that the revenue of 1826 exceeded that of 1824 by 5000 livres, about 23,000 colonnatti, and it must he remem bered that the proportion of various other duties was re duced during your last session, while tithes were also abolished in all the islands, and that hitherto no impost has been substituted. , " The only increase in the duties was that of one per cent. on the importation of foreign articles ; but this tax was freely balanced by the abolition of the custom duties, on goods brought from one of the islands of the State to ano ther, for which it was judged adviseable to substitute the duty of one per cent. " Thus, though the duties have been considerably dimi nished, your revenue continues to increase. " This increase, though it may be partly ascribed to the increase of commerce, is chiefly owing to a more perfect system in the collection of the revenue. " The failure of the oil for two successive years is cer tainly a subject of regret, as regards the public revenue, but it is still more to be lamented as it concerns ..he welfare of a great and interesting part of the population, espe cially in this island of Corfu, where the production of oil is almost the only resource of the landowners mad peasants." 1,- r . ..••••..11,••••••L i•tal;lA,i et onv:ln. leen er+ll_ and announced the intention of the Government to make a communication on it to the Legislative Body. He added that he was persuaded there was not a man in the country capable of forming an opinion, who was not convinced that an entire change was necessary in the whole system of Co lonies, and the compacts between the owners and the te nants, before that delightful island, endowed by Nature with the inost ample sources of wealth, could derive the advantage which it ought from the application of its na tural resources. The other islands, he observed, were happily exemi from the system. His Excellency observed, however. that though he was convinced of the necessity of a reform in this most import ant point, he would have it clearly understood that a re form of this nature, which involved to so great an extent the interests of such numerous classes, could not he exe cuted, except gradually, and after the most mature delibe ration. His Excellency then spoke of the establishment of the University, and paid a high and just tribute of eulogium to the great exertions and splendid generosity of the Noble Lord who presides over it. His Excellency proceeded to speak of some salutary changes that had been made in the administration of jus tice, by appointing Judges in every island who had no local interest whatever in them, and no family connexions.— This principle, which is not new in the islands, has been acted upon during the interval that has elapsed since the last Session, as far as concerns the Judges of the superior Courts. But as it could not be hoped to find proper per sons to make so great a sacrifice as must accompany their leaving for a time their native islands, unless an indemnifi cation was offered them, the Senate has judged tkat it was not only just in itself, but in every respect advantageous, to increase the salaries of the Judges thus removed to other places, and also to make a provision for them in their old age, after long and honourable services. His Excellency concluded by expressing his entire con viction that the public good would be the sole guide of their decisions, and that eieir gracious Sovereign would have as much reason to approve of the conduct of the second Parliament, as he had already graciously expressed with the first, and that his beneficent intention as sole pro tector of these States would be accomplished. Every thing connected with the Greek steam vessels seems to he attended with a fatality ; the Enterprise, Captain CROSBY, which has been completed after so many emperiments, so as to be able to move even in an imperfectly wretched manner, appears, by the Plymouth letter of this morning, to have been assisted by his Majesty's sloop Columbine into that port, having burst her boiler. Surely there must be some radical fault either in the talent of the persons employed in the fitting out of these vessels, or people might almost begin to believe matters were so far mis managed purposely. The following is an Extract of a Private Letter which we have received from an Officer at Lisbon : LISBON, APRIL 7.—1 was only able to write you a few lines by the Packet of the 31st ultimo : every thing ap pears to shew much ferment, from the Cortes being pro rogued, without doing anything effectual either by laws or finance, but Lisbon is perfectly tranquil. A vessel, arrived a few days ago from Rio Janeiro, states the Brazilians to have defeated the Naval Force of Buenos Ayres, and that the latter State had sued for peace ; she has brought various promotions and decorations for several individuals here, who appear steady to Pedro's interests, but nothing official has as yet transpired, though there are many rumours afloat, amongst them, that the Emperor has thoughts of coming to Europe to settle his daughter, and return; others say that Don Miguel is about to embark at Brest in the Don Joclo Sexto, and go to his young wife ; at all events, there is no idea of that ship coming here immediately. The Rebellion is extinct in every sense.. Villa Flor, the Hero of Tras.os-Montes, is in Lisbon. Report, to which much confidence is attached, states the Regent to be in the family way; she has not received for the last two months, yet drives out in her carriage, and looks certainly like a woman in that condition ; she is an amiable tempered young woman, and truly to be pitied. ODE TO RESIGNATION. BY THE SEVEN SATRAPS. " The wise inen were seven."—SWlFT's CORRESPONDENCE. Spirit of the Tory Cabinet, Whether robed in crape or tabinet, Or in motley coat and stout Turned, like Canning's, inside out ; Resignation, hail, oh hail! May thy spirit never fail, 'Till the Whigs, in joyful hour, Have, like us, confess'd its pow'r. At thy shrine, oh, Great Unpaid ! We,—the seven,—our spoils have laid ; Peel, to wit, his common sense, Wellington, his stock of pence, Little Van. his serious schism," Bathurst's Lord, his patriotism ; Eldon, too—the hoary sinner— At thy shrine resigns his dinner; Save—alas the deep disgrace!— ' He dines on (what he's lost) a plaice. What can equal, Spirit high, Lonsdale's deep idolatry? He to thee bath yielded sad All the little sense he had ; All his diplomatic wishes, And, what's worse, the loaves and fishes, So must swim, himself and daughters, Like a fish in troubled waters. Poor old Westmoreland, oh ! Spirit Slight not his exceeding merit, Who upon thy shrine bath laid Every hope of being paid ; Every pretty golden lure, Every cozy sinecure : And now, 'neath thy favouring eye, Trots into obscurity. Spirit ! at thy luckless call-- We—the seven—have lost our all ; Lost through thy confounded tricks, Bonded Corn, and Catholics ; Lost that serviceable crutch, Character, (but that's not much); Lost the diplomatic race, And—more serious still—our pl ace. Hear, then, Spirit, hear our prayer, Take the Whigs beneath thy care, Bid them lay both place and station, On thine altar—Resignation ! That we, seven, again, perforce, May bestride th 2 old State horse. Wily Greeks could once destroy, With a horse, the pow'r of Troy, (Horse not forni'd of flesh sod blood, But, like Whiggish heads, of wood). So will we, too, follow scent, With the self-same instrument. 4 This serious gentleman has since re-canted his Resig nation. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.—On Monday even ing last, a new nautical drama, intitled the Fl,y ing Dutchman, was produced here. A painful interest, however, was attached to the concluding scene of the piece, from an accident which hap pened to Miss J. Jervis, who was, with two other performers, on a precipice, waiting the approach of a boat, in which they were to escape. Sud denly Miss J. exclaimed, " I am on fire !—I am on fire !" the gas-light at the wing having com municated with her dress. She was instantly enveloped in flames, and in that situation leaped from the precipice on to the stage, where, most fortunately, there was a great quantity o f canvass lying, by the aid of which, and the prompt as sistance of her fellow-performers, the fire was extinguished, and she was borne off the stage in a fainting state. In a few minutes Mr. Butler, the stage-manager, came forward and announced that Miss J.'s injury was not severe, and offered to finish the scene, which was, of course, in stantly rejected. Very warm plaudits followed the announcement that Miss Jervis was not se verely hurt. The information, however, has un fortunately not proved correct, for it was found next morning that she was severely burnt in one or two parts of her body. She has not since Penley. been able to appear ; her character has been per- Formed by Miss THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Cock. Nothing of material importance has been effected in the'', British Funds since the commencement of the day's busi ness ; Consols opened at 83+ and are now 83* I, er . 1 parently steady ; Exchequer Bills are quoted at a lower rate, being4s 6 pin. ; India Bonds retain their old prices being 68 9. In the Foreign Funds Colombian Bonds are 37 ; Me:;ican Bonds were, early in the morning, 74 1; on the arrival of his Majesty's ship Tweed being announced they rose per Cent., and are pow 71+ ; the effect ex pected by this important and valuable remittance on the Bonds was not so extensive as might have been calculated upon, and seems to be in a great measure already antici pated. There is nothing new to state relative to Shares , all speculations of this kind seem to be as d u ll as ever. Three per Cent. Consols, 83A- a ; Ditto for account? S 3 '4 ; India Bonds, 6S 9 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 45 6 pm'' FOREIGN FUNDS.-Brazilian, 63- 4; Buenos Ayres , 58 9 ; Chilian, 36 7 ; Colombian, 1824, 37 4 ; Danish► 61/ i; Greek, 15:1 161-; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 58 9.;, Ditto 6 per Cent., 70/ 4 ; Peruvian, 32 4 ; Portuguese , 784 ; Russian, 894 90 ; Spanish, 12/ MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 40 37/ die. ; Brazilian, 1 dis, par ; Colombian, 12 14 per Share ; Real del Monte, S 5 90 pm. ; Tlalpuxaliva, 20 25 pm. ; United Mexican, 14 13 dis. ; Bolan" 60 40 dis., ; British Iron Comps* 28 6 dis. ; Welch Iron and Coal, 21 19 clis. Two o' Clock. Consols have had a trifling advance, to BSk I, but scarcely any improveraent in the quantity of business. THREE O' CL 0 cir- Consols, 83i, buyers ; nothing doing. - - FOUR O'CLOCK---CLOSING PRICES. Consols 831 s Danish Bonds 61,,1 Do. for Ac. 834 Greek Do. 182.5, 16/ Brazilian Bonds Mexican Do. 1825 71i Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 33 • Chilian Do. 36 Russian Do. 90 Columbian, 1824, 37 Spanish Do. 128 ARRIVAL OF H.M.S TWEED, Capt. HUNN-, At length all anxiety is happily set at rest re lative to his Majesty's ship Tweed, Capt. Hung , with her valuable cargo : a telegraphic dispatch has been received at the Admiralty stating her safe arrival this morning, from Vera Cruz, st Portsmouth. Immediate information was sent down to Lloyd's, and at 12 o'clock this day the agreeable communication was entered on the books of that establishment, to the great relief of the numerous underwriters and others concerned- SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY•) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, Arair, 23.—Wind N.E.—Arrived, from Lon don, the Duke of Sussex, Whitehead, for China; Wes t Indian, Guttery, for Jamaica; George, Consitt, for Mira. - michi ; Hotspur, Bragg, for Jamaica ; Sarah and Caro line, Price, for Boston ; Duckenfield, Roddell, for Ha' d u r as . PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrife ti his Majesty's ship Revenge, Admiral Sir H. Neale, froth Malta, and is under quarantine. Sailed the Duke of Port Steamer, Mould, for Lisbon and Gibraltar ; and Thame'► Rogers, for Miramichi. PLYMOUTH, Arun. 22.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed th e Sir J. Kemp, Martin, for Petersburgh. FALMOUTH, APRIL 22.—Wind N. to E.—Arrived ° if Port, the Ponsonby, Carlton, from Malta; and Lord Oa' hart packet, from the Mediterranean, sailed, from corfis 16th March, from Malta 25th, from Gibraltar Bth April, and Cadiz the 10th April. GRA VIZSEND, APRIL 23.—Sailed the Lady of the Lake, for Bengal; the Eupliemia, Norrie, for Montserrat ; AD* Long - ridge, for Smyrna ; and Shamrock, Garth, for Lisbon; The Enterprize steam vessel, for Greece, has been towed into Plymouth by his Majesty's ship Columbine, 1301 13 g burst her steam boiler at sea. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusser.) ST. JAMES'S. L. s .E. s X. s. X• li Loalaiiil Mead.Hay4 0 tos 0 Clover Hay 5 O t o 7 Upland Ditto 5 0 6 6 Oat Straw 2 0 2 ' Rye-grasi Hay 5 0 6 6 Wheat Ditto 2 4 3 Supply moderately good, trade rather dull, and prices as 0 1 Sa turday. SMITHFIELD, s. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 4 oto 5 0 Upland Ditto 5 0 6 0 Rye-grass Hay 5 0 6 0 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Supply good, and trade d X. mi. Cloy. Hay generally 5 oto C 15 Do. extra tine 0 0 7 0 Oat Straw - IIB u Wheat Ditto 2 E 2 6 uli; prices as last quoted. LIES OF THE DAY. (PROM A coßßxsroNnx2:T.) .11 His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bent of Bishops have all resigned., There are to be two complete and distinct Administra tions : —One Catholic, the other Anti-Catholic--Pull pull Baker. The only difficulty that remains to be surer mounted is finding a double for the Lord High Admiral. Ferdinand the Seventh has re-summoned the Cortee, an d intends to pav his debts. Mr. Joseph Hume has refunded the money he obtained from the Commissioners for managing the Greek Loan. His Holiness the Pope has bestowed a Cardinal's hat 0° his Grace the Duke of Wellington. The Ex-Lord Chancellor has engaged an Opera box f bc the remainder of the season. The Anti-CaCiolic Tories of England, and the Catholic Apstoheals of the Continent, are about to hold a mectiag of mutual condolence!, on the state of affairs on both aid e ! the w a t er ,—t o save th e po i nt o f h onour, t h ey are to gle e hulf seas over,—the meeting is expect e d t o b e most a' ,' ' fecting. Every Do g in town belonging to a Tory master maY ti e known by the position of his tail. . . " Domini pudet, non servitutis."—SzNacA. • The feelings of Mr. Sugden at flue appoint ment of a common law lawyer to the Lord Chancellorship, may be pretty well gathered from what fell from that Learned Gentleman this' morning. In arguing a case in the Vice-Chan cellor's Court, he cited a decree of Lord Er skine's, which bore exactly on the point in issue " But," said Mr. Sugden, " although my Lord Erskine's decree goes to the full length Of recognizing the principle for which I am con tending, I am yet bound in candour to admit that the opinion of that learned Judge, from the limited acquaintance which he neces' sarily had with the practice of the Court of Chancery, can have but little weight here." R of SEeNleic' electors l r ' s h lO t N at O VOIII With a view to the mean s o f jud:'ain as to the R king numberEP different rates o f assessment as t h e ru l e of number suf.' frage, we m a y ment i on t h at t h e umber of as' sessments fromAdlAbe:CgHigveElS: ta ER.--" 11/. to 101. per annum, both in" elusive, was, in the year 1825, in the town shi p of Manchester, 2,091, and of 201. and upwards/ 3,674. Th e num b er a t 11/. and upwards Vig s 5,765. If we add one-third for the contiguou s townships (to which it seems generally agree d the right of election should be limited), w hich , considering how many persons living there are assessed for warehouses, shops, &c., chester, and could not, of course, vote twice, is perhaps enough, there would be, in round rni' hers, 3,000 assessments from 111 . to 191 . , nearly, 5,000 of 20 1 . and up ward s , and about 7,500 t) 11/. and u pwards.—Manchester Guardian. OLD ColNs.—Last week, whilst the walled were employed in pulling down an old bons' belonging to Mr. Sleddale, of Raw Head, gut ton, for the purpose of rebuilding, they di sco ' v ered, lying in the wall, about five feet from the ground, an old leathern bag, containing silvelif coin to the amount of 395. 6d., in half-crhalf-crowand shilling pieces, coined in the several reigns of Charles 1., Charles 11., James, William 1111_, Anne, and George I.; besides a number of half pennies scattered in various parts of the wall. - fr o{ appears from their date, and the decayed state the bag, that they must hive been lying thecir: nearly an hundred years.— Westmoreland A vertiser.