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The d was sud ; but cnme , pre rowd► retani ;e, de u re• with his hi nt has sands -In idualo tsmen, ie late C SUM . PRICKS OF STOCKS THIS R 3 k stock 3 per Ceps. Red. ........ .81%%!.. 3 Per C.trit. Cons. 3 S, per Cent. 94 t b D tto Red. 9 0%.9 .K New 3y4 per tent. 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 4 .her Cent. I tr26 % \ X +wink Long Ards. to expire Jan 5, 1861 Oct. 10, 1859 17 1-16 17 Jan. 5, 1860._............ shut Jan. 5, 1880 shut Aprils, 1880 — Jan. 5 , 1770 shut OAT 'Cr ONE O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. isaii a Stock , t t, Bonds Sou h Sea Stuck rut 'Jai Amiuttles — New D:tro — 3 , er Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, A1,000...20 25 24 , tn. Ditto 50 —2O 25 23 pm. Ditto ,irnall .......20 25 23 pm. Ditto Commercial lDitto Advertise. Rank for Account — ;India for Account !Cons. for Jan 20 ...52%11.i%1,4 rmastEs OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds — Brainllan Bonds — Bu-enos Ayres Bonds — C 3 / 4 111an Bonds l9 Colombian Bends ... — Ditto, 1124 Danish — tireek Bonds — Ditto, 1823 Guatimala — Mexican Bonds .. Uitto ifs - , • THIS DAT AT eMli sect:ex. ,Neapolitan :Peruvian Bonds 'Portuguese Bonds ,Prussian, Old Ditto, New Russian Spanish, IFrM 19.4 French Rentes, 5 p. c. —t —c. Exchange —f. —c. 3 per —f. Exchange -f. -c. PIICIS OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Paid. Ter Share, Brasilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) .V2l) Ditto National... l5 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. um.) £39 Canada CompanY —_________ • 16 24y, 23 MAILS. Due. Arrived. Due. Arrived. 0 0 0 America 0 Brazil 0 Buenos Ay 0 res 0 0 ca 0 0 Carthage na 0 Leeward islands ... 0 0 Dublin 0 1 Li s b o n 0 0 Flanders 0 0 M a lta 0 I France 0 0 S we d en 0 Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 0 Waterford 0 ja t tr \KU -.olk LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1831. The American PRESIDENT'S speech to Con gress is at the present crisis unusually important• As regards the character of its policy, it is on the whole satisfactory to the commercial interests of Great Britain, and notices the arrangements which have been made with the English Cabinet, in relation to the trade between the United States and our own West Indian and North American colonies, which promise the most favourable re sults to both parties. The PRESIDENT adds, that these negociations have been from first to last characterized by the most frank and friendly spirit on the part of England, and con cluded in a manner strongly indicative of her sincere desire to cultivate the most amiable relations with the United States. But by far the most interesting portion of this State do cument is that which alludes to the late revo lution in France. The PRESIDENT here speaks the sense of an enterprising and intelligent na tion, in language worthy the most exalted age of freedom. There is no hesitation—no jea lousy—no paltry compromise between enthusiasm on the one hand, and expediency on the other. In this respect the New World reads a fine moral lesson to the Old, and in her profession, not less than in her practice, presents a silent, but a cutting contrast to the insidious conduct of that Government, which avowing its ap probation of the proceedings of the French Revolution, yet during its fortunately brief ca reer made every effort to neutralize their good effects. An American Premier has dared to thunder forth what an English one scarcely ven tured to whisper. General JACKSON has boldly proclaimed his cordial approbation of the de thronement of CHARLES X. as " an event au spicious to the dearest interests of mankind ;" while the Duke of WELLINGTON has timidly pronounced it " unfortunate!" Drum horum, mauls, accipe. We know which of the two Premiers we most respect for sagacity. We have received files of New York Papers to the 9th December. It will be seen from the following Stock List of the Bth December, thlt United States Bank Stock had fallen from 1301 to 127 i in the course of a few days. Some let ters we have seen attribute this fall to an alarm among the Proprietors that the PRESIDENT'S Message would take some unfavourable notice of that species of Stock : SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE-DEC. 8. 27 Shares United States Bank --- -127 3 i 9 Ditto Bank of America ctlli 400 Ditto Chemical Bank B6 :13 Ditto Fulton Bank (new stock) ll7 5 Ditto Morris Canal and Banking Company tiO 5 Ditto Ditto Ditto 5 Ditto Ditto Ditto 20 Ditto Trader's Insurance Company 10914 The New York Gazette of December 9th has the following notice :- THANKSGIVING.—This is the day recommended by the Governor of the State as one to be observed for thanksgiv ing and prayer. Intending to join in the observance of the day, no Paper will be issued to-morrow from the office of the Gazette. We have received by express the Gazette de .Prance dated yesterday, and th• other Paris Papers of Sunday:— (From the Jeurnal des Debats.) BERLIN, DEC. 24.—1 t is spoken of here with some degree of certainty, that an interview has taken place at Thorn, between two Monarchs united by blood. We have received here a proclamation of the E►nperor Nicholas, which announces the most energetic measures for putting down the insurrection of the Poles. The Jewish population of Poland have already named a deputation to demand of the Diet that they be placed on an equal footing as regards civil rights. The Minister of Science, of Instruction, and of Public Health, has di rected four physicians to proceed to Moscow to study the cholera morbus in all its stage*. Dr. Daune has already set out for St. Petersburgh; he will be followed by Doctors Quineke and Barchemtsch. The Chief of the Physicians, Ahert de Gumbennen, will put himself at the head of this deputation. WARSAW, Dec. 21.—The Chambers have resolved upon the following important decree : Viewing the extraordinary situation in which we found the country, in consequence of the glorious revolution of 2Pth November last— Seeing the pressing necessity of giving to the supreme authority all tke necessary power during a state of war— Considering, lastly, that the character and the conduct of the Dictator, Chlopieki, afford. a sufficient guarantee to the national cause, we decree and do decree as follow.: " 1. General Joseph Chlopieki is invested with the most extended supreme authority, in the exercise of which he sha'.l not be restrained by any responsibility ; lie is lamed Dictator. , 2. Th e a uthority of the Dictator shall cease when he ' , lnset( shall resign it, or when a Deputation of the Diet -Noose in his place, in the manner indicated in the followiLt article, another Commander-in-Chief, who shall iinniediattly take the command of the army. From this moment the Dictator will find himself free from his en gagements. 3 . The deputation mentioned in the preceding article shall be composed of the actual President of the Senate, of five Senators chosen by the Senate, of the Marshal of the Chamber of Representatives, and of eight members of that Chamb er , one from each Palatinate of the kingdom. In ease of the death or the absence of one of the Senators or Re presentative s , the President of the Senate and the Mar shal of the Chamber of Representatives have the power to replace them. " 4. In case of the death of the Dictator, or the cessa eation of his authority, the Diet shall pursue its labours When one-half of the Members shall be present. " 5. The Dictator shall chose at his pleasure the Mem bers of Government. "6. After the publication of the present Decree the Diet shall be suspended, and shall net have power to meet during the existence of the Dictatorship, except on the con vocation of the Dictator. " 7. All existing authorities, commanders of the armed forces, and all good Poles, are charged with the execution of the present decreee. (Signed) " Prince A. CZARTORYSKI. " U. MESNUNVICZ, Sec. "'The Marshal of the Chamber of Representatives, " OSTROWSKY. " CZARNOCKI, Sec. " Warsaw, Dec. 20, 1830. " Viva la Patrie," (From the Courrier Francais.) (PRIVATE conarsPoNnExcE.) MAnnin, DEC. 23.—General Morillo, restored to his rank and honours, has returned to Spain. He has re ceived a secret order to repair to St. Sebastian, to take the command of the army which will be successively formed on the frontiers of France, destined, in appearance, to repel the incursions of the Spanish refugees, but in reality to uphold the efforts of the Holy Alliance, and to support the pretensions of the fallen dynasty. The intelligence of the revolution in Poland has created the greatest alarm among our apostolical party. The Gazette of yesterday devotes an article to the event. The Deputies from the Provisional Govern ment of Belgium had an interview with Lord PALMERSTON, this morning, at the Foreign Office. Lord MELBOURNE left town, this morning, on a visit to the KING, at Brighton. The Lisbon Gazettes, from the 20th to the 24th December, both inclusive, contain no Por tuguese news. The Allgemeine ZeitUng gives some inte resting particulars, which however we receive not without distrust, respecting the state of the public. mind at St. Pctersburgh, when in telligence was received of the revolt at War saw. The people, it seems, sided with the EMPEROR in his view of the case, and, in concert with the soldiers, cried aloud for vengeance on the traitors. Traitors indeed ! What business have the Poles to dare to think for themselves, and make an effort to regain their freedom? It is the heighth of treason even to harbour such an idea. So thinks the EMPEROR, so it would appear, think his subjects ; we hope, however, that General CHLOPIEKI will do his best to bring both parties to their senses. The Allgemeine Zeitung states further that so soon as the Russian army is completed to one hundred and sixty thousand men, the Emperor will put himself at their head, and if they do not instantly submit, attack the " traitors" with his whole force. Count DrEniTscH has at present the chief command ; a portion of whose army, cannot, it is reported, be far from the Polish frontiers PETERSBURGII, DEC. 10.-Every body here is con founded at the revolution in Warsaw, the first news of which we received on the Bth. Every body fears that we will have to lament the loss of some dear relation, and the national spirit of the Russians manifests itself on this occa sion in a very honourable manner. At the review, which to..k place the day before yesterday, the Emperor accom panied by his son rode through the ranks of all the regi ments, and related the terrible events in Warsaw to the soldiers, who cried aloud for vengeance, and were con firmed by the spectators in their just indignation. 44 Your wish shall be fulfilled," answered the Emperor; " I will myself lead you against the rebel.."—A universal hurrah arose from the ranks of the warriors, and " Down with the Poles ! down with the traitors !" was the universal cry. Since this remarkable scene, which immortalizes the Emperor in the eyes of the Russians, all ranks vie with each other is the manifestation of their patriotic senti ments. Young men of the first families enlist in the army as common soldiers ; voluntary contributions to lessen the expences of the war are continually offered, but by the express command of the Emperor not accepted. War is declared against the Poles, and if they do not hasten to submit, they will probably be exposed to severe chas tisement, and bitterly repent having contemned the mag nanimous treatment which they have experienced from Russia, and having rashly plunged their country into ruin. Till the Emperor goes to the army, Count Diebitach will have the chief command. A part of our army can not be far from the Polish frontiers, and as soon as a force of 160,000 men is assembled the operations will begin. The conduct of the Grand Duke Constantine at War- saw is blamed by some persons here, perhaps for want of accurate knowledge of the state of affairs. With resolu tion they say the Grand Duke might have awed the revo lutionists and stifled the rebellion in its birth, and they refer to the conduct of the Emperor on his acces sion to the throne. It is said that the Poles will send deputies to this city to justify themselves and to negociate : they, however, will not be heard, hut will be sent back to Warsaw to announce to tkieir countrymen the displeasure of the Emperor, and to summon them to unconditional submission. Ayroclama- tion to the Poles is shortly to be issued, in which pardon will be promised to those who repent and submit; but those who persevere in the revolt will be threatened with the severest punishment. FRONTIERS OF POLAND, DEC. 3.—From the official declarations it seems certain that as soon as the Russian army is completed to 160,000 men, the Emperor will put himself at its head, and will attack the Poles with his whole force, if they do not voluntarily sub mit. The Emperor appears to have declared po sitively that he will never negotiate with rebels.-- It cannot remain long uncertain how this melancholy drama will end—whether by a war of extermination, or by the grant of the wishes and the fulfilment of the hopes which, according to the notion of the Poles, are founded on former promises, in which case only those would be treated as rebels who were the authors of the first mur derous attack, and the insurrection in 'Warsaw. CRACOW, DEC. 18.—We learn that the first news of the events at Warsaw was received with great indignation by the Emperor ; but we believe that when his 111ajesty is better inrormed of the events in Warsaw, and their causes, and conferred with the Grand Duke Constantine, his opinion will be more favourable. It is not to be denied that the Emperor's care bad done much for Poland, and was well calculated to make it happy and prosperous. But there were great defects in the Administration which were op pressive to the country, and which could hardly be ex pected to be remedied, notwithstanding the kind inclina tions of the Emperor, whose residence is so remote, and whose care is divided among the whole of his vast empire. These grievances, the knowledge of which was kept from the Sovereign by some influential persons, the excessive rigour with which every complaint was rejected, had naturally a more dangerous effect on the people, and at the slightest impulse led to an excitement of which there are so many examples in these times of effervescence. The events in Warsaw, much as they deserve to be blamed and punished, may however be received more favourably when they are net judged of by the painful feelings excited by the recollections of the victims of blind popular rage. 'The sending of deputies to Petersbu►gh was highly necessary, as on the result of their mission depends the future fate of the Poles, who still promise fidelity to their Sovereign. A Russian staff officer is sent to Warsaw to inform him self on the spot of the state of things, and to announce the will of the Emperor to the Provisional Government. We sincerely hope that this mission may be the harbinger of paternal clemency, and that no revolutionary measures be taken till he returns to the Imperial Court. VIENSTA, DEC. 22.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 89 13-16 ; Four per Cent. '7 1 7,1- ; Bank Shares 1,008. DEC. 23.—Four per Cent. 77} ; Back Shares 996. Dec. 24.—Four per Cent. '76. 7 1; Bank Stock 989. , M AXWE LL.—The commercial tenants of the city, and above all, the gentlemen of the Siock Exchange, are on the qui vive since the appearance of this work, with regard to the " special original" whom the author has borrowed from their ranks. The personage alluded to, whose alter ipse is thus anxiously sought, is the Novelist's Mr. AzrEaToN, the Stuck Broker. The mys• tery may perhaps shortly meet with its solution, for, when the Portrait is undergoing so close a scrutiny, it becomes almost impossible that the original, who has been the sitter for it, should escape recognition. At all events, it is reported that the civic gentlemen are already, after their own peculiar fashion, betting hats as to the result ! TH CORN supply of cavy sale, z MARKE Wheat in th tt rather hid T.—Dec, )f this day, than those I>ALKEP There was a large which metw•ith a he of this day se'nnight Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. First 6Ss 6d 33s Od 9.8 s Oct 44s Oct Second Third sos Od 263 Od 20s Od , 36s ikt he market of igher prices Beans. 44s Od 42s Od 36s Od THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK Quebec Papers to the Ist of December, and Montreal to:the 3d of December, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The Legislature of Upper Canada has been further prorogued to the 17th of December. The Legislature of New Brunswick has been summoned for the despatch of business, on the 7th of February. The covering of snow continues on the ground, but the weather is mild. (From the Montreal Papers.) It is rumoured that the Provincial Parliament will be called together on the 24th of January. The accounts from the American Papers from Mexico are not of a favourable nature. TAMPICO, Nov. 2.--The post front Mexico brought no papers. Letters state that Guerrero is within 15 leagues of Mexico, and the people are tired with the Administra tion of Vice-President Bustamente. From Mexico they write that the Legislature of that State has offered to the Government all its troops and re sources, and likewise that of Puebla and Vera Cruz, in consequence of the defeat of the troops of General Arraign, and that the Government are fitting out a new army to replace them, at the head of which, it was reported, General Teran would march to the south. The Ilegistro O f ficial, a Government Paper, is written in such firm ness of tone as to leave no apprehensions for the stability of the present Government. It also contains intelligence that ten thousand men, who were collected in Mischoran, were dispersed by Colonel Vargas, and besides obtained a brilliant victory over Cossolas. THE FUNDS. At length the speech of the President of America has come to hand; its immense length and copious details almost tire its readers : it coincides with the French and English Governments in recommending non-intervention it also passes great encomiums on the present French Go vernment, and boasts of the prosperity of America. At present tve do not hear of any express from Paris. it still being a holiday there. Consols, which left off yesterday at S 2 for the Ac count, opened at 8243--at present they are l'2B to 1. In the Foreign Market there is nothing doing. 13NuLISH FUNITh. Bank Stock, 197;i, BIA I per Cent. 90 India Stock, I Ditto ' New 3 per Cent. Cons. 4 per Cent. 1826, 985; Do. for Account, 82% S lndia Boucle, 8 10 Ditto Reduced, 81% Exchequer Bills, 18 20 • FOREIGN FUNDS. Greek, 21 6 Mexican, 34f Peruvian, .14f4 11 Portugese, 41 3 Prussian, Russian, 90M % Spanish, 16,,i Brazilian, r , 1 , /, Buenos ; Ayres, Chillan 18y( 18 Colombian, 17 18 Danish, 58'4 French 5 per Cent. 91 4 . .",„ }si Ditto 3 per Cent. 61N 7 lALF-PAST ONE. The speech of Mr. O'Connell, at the dinner at Drog heda, and the calling out of the Yeomanry in Ireland, have made some impression en the Funds. Consols, which were ia the early part of the day at 82i- for the Account, ha , :e been done at 82- t i• ; since which a re-action has taken place, and Consols are at present 82i A good deal of heavy Stock has come to market. It is also rumoured that the Scotch hanks have been selling, which has de pressed the market. The private letters from Paris still express hopes that the present Government will fully maintain its power; they also add, that the state of Paris is daily improving. A Lisbon Mail has arrived,—sailed on the 26th of De cember. We do not hear that it brings any political news of consequence. In the Foreign Funds little doing. THREE 0' CL 0 C-K. Consols for the Account, 82;1. Mr. BLACK BURNE i s actua ll y appointed Attorney-General, and an appointment more fitting could not have been made. Mr. BLACKBURNE iv a sound l a wyer, a consistent politician, and an accomplished gen tleman. He has read men as well as books, and such a one only is capable of discharging the duties pertaining to the office of Attorney-General in this country.—Hi6 Excellency the Loan LIEUTENANT has been pleased to ap point Colonel Baron TUYLL his Private Secretary, Sir JAMES ANDERSON his Physician, and the Very Rev. Dean of LISMORE his First Chaplain.—Dublin Evening vhere f the o call dnes :Own, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DZAL, JAN. 3.—Wind S.S.W. fresh.—Arrived the Brixton, Pearson, from RichebUCtO. FALMOUTII, JAN. 2.—Wind S. to S.S.W., fresh gales and squally.—Arrived the Stanmer packet from Lisbon, sailed 26th ult. PLY;IOUTII, JAN. 2. —Wind S.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Hammond, from Newfoundland, and Friends, Chapman, from Lisbon. DOVER, JAN. 3.—Arrived off port the Warblington, Crosby, from Ceylon, sailed 4th Sept., and from Mau ritius 6th Oct. STANDOATE CREEK, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Helene, As trop, from Leghorn ; and Matchless, Starling, from Denia. MARGATE, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Matchless, from Quebec. _ BRISTOL, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Flora, from Palermo ; and Sarah, Webber, from Charente. LlvEaroot, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Columbus, Foster, from Virginia; New Felix, Souligny, from Quebec; Mary Brown, from Miramichi ; Frederick Cliesny, and Ederald, from St. John's, N.B. DROGHEDA, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Glentanner, Walker, from Memel; Wilton, Pearce, from St. John's, N.B. ; and John Lawson, from Drontheim. The Perfect, Lon, from Boston to Charleston, was lost on 27th ult. on Biddy Islands. The Atlas, Adams, from Liverpool, arrived at Charles-- ton leaky, and with loss of sails, bound to Boston. The Argo, Aspell, from Laguayra, arrived at Teczemunde, the 20th ult. and was aground. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 0 to £2 5 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Ilye-grass Hay 4 0 4 15 Clover Hay 2 15 5 5 Oat Straw .£1 12 to £1 14 1 Wheat Straw... 114 IIS The best and useful kinds of Meadow Hay ss. per load lower than last quoted; prices otherwise stationary. A great supply, and a dull trade. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 15 New Meadow flay 0 0 0 0 Us 'lid Old Ditto 3 0 4 0 Fine Upland Meadow and ltye-grass Hay 4 0 4 10 Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s 10... Generally Oat Straw £ I Sto £1 10 1 Wheat Straw 1 12, 1 16 Best Clover Hay ss. per load higher than last quoted; prices otherwise stationary. A good supply, and a dull trade. CITY MARKETS.-(TWO O'CLOCK.) The colonial markets wear a very healthy appearance, and an opinion is entertained that business will assume a more active appearance than for a long time past. The delivery of Sugar from the West India Docks, last week, was about 1,900 khds., and the stock is 30,300 hbds. end 2,300 tees. There has keen little done today; but prices of all descriptions are firm. Coffee is also in de mand, at steady prices. The market for Leeward BUM is firm, and Jamaicas are more sought atter. The delivery last week, from the West India Docks, was 330 puncheons, of which nearly 290 was for home use. The stock is now about 25,000 puncheons, and 2,271 hhd.. SrlcEs.—ln Spices there is no alteration. The market is firm. TOBACCO.-The demand both for export and home use is limited, but small shipments have been made for the Mediterranean, and further orders looked for. The de liveries last month were 746 hhds. The total delivery last year was 11,05 S hhds. and in 1829, 3,035 hhds. COTTON.—AII descriptions may be quoted id. per lb. lower. The market is dull. Woor..—The demand is active, and prices firm. TAm.ow.—Russia Tallow continues at 455. 91 per cwt. The stock is 51,000 casks. The delivery last week was 2,037 casks. SCOTCH MARKETS. fiADDING'I'ON CORN M A TiKET.—Dec. 31. Oats and Barley sold readily. Top of Barley down CA. ; ave. rage as last day to a small fraction-233 quarters were sold. Oats stand at last market's top ; average up Sd., and 345 quarters were sold. Wheat is up 2s. on the top, and down 3d. on the average. Pease are down Is. 4d. on the average-8 quarters sold. Beans are up 1 lid. on the average-95 quarters were sold. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. First 6Bs Od 35s Od 30s Od 40s Od Second Bos Od 32s Od 253 tkl 37s Od Third There were 360 qrs. of Wheat in inarket,279 whereo. 56 Umsold.-25 Grey. il. Os. 7d. 5-12ths. Beans. 42s Od 33s Od 36s Ott were sold. Averaj COURT CIRCULAR. The Prussian and Spanish Ministers had interviews with Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday, at the Foreign-Office. A deputation Of soap-boilers had a conference yesterday. at the Treasury, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Vice-President of the Board of Trade. The Earl of CAnitsr.E left town yesterday, on a visit to Viscount CLIFOEN, at his seAt at Roehampton. Viscount Howics left town yesterday, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of SA I.IBURY, at Hatfield, Herts. The Chancellor of the Exchequer entertained a select party at dinner yesterday, at his residence in Downing street. E irl GREY has removed from his residence in Berkeley square to the residence attached to the office of First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. LECTURES ON FRANCE, SINCE THE REVOLUTION OF IS3O. Mr. Buckingham commenced a short course of lectures en this interesting subj.ct last evening, at the Theatre of the Mechanics' Institution, where Mr. Wilmot Horton has been lately explaining to the members his views on emi gration, as one of the modes of relief fur our distresse , l population, and where Mr. Buckingham proposes to ex plain to the .same class of hearers his views of the actual condition of the people in France, derived from a resi dence of some time in the French capital, and to contrast their political institutions with our own. The first lecture, which was merely preliminary or introductory to the more important' divisions of this subject, was occupied by a rapid, but at the same time a vivid and amusing descrip tion of the jowney to Paris, and the return from thence. In the former, the towns of Dieppe, Rouen, Louviers, and Mantes, as well as the picturesque beauties of the lower route along the banks of the Seine, were very graphically described, and a number of amusing anecdotes and trai , s of charac ter introduced to diversity and illustrate the narrative. In the latter the fine town and cathedral of Amiens, the Hotel de Ville and square of Arras, the strong f-rtifica tions of Lille, and the peculiarities of Dunkirk and Calais, had each their share of attention, and completed the ac count of the journey. At the close Mr. Buckingham announced his intention of devoting the three succeeding lectures to the following branches of his whole subject—namely, Ist, A Comparison of Paris with London. 2dly, The state of society and manners in France; and, 341 y, The political state of existing parties and the probable issue of the still unterminated struggle ; the evenings of Thursday and Monday next being named for their corrinuation. The lecture was listened to with deep attention throughout, and the marks of approbation bestowed by the audience evinced their sense of the in terest of the subject, as well as of the power of the lee turer to blend entertainment with novel and useful in- formation. As Mr. Buckingham is known to he a warm admirer of the late Revolution in France, and had oppor tunities of knowing all the leading men who achieved it, his sources of accurate information cannot be doubted. EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT MUR DER AND ROBBERY-A ROBBER SHOT. Yesterday a highly respectable gentleman, whose father is known to Sir Richard B rode, appeared at Bow-street office, to give information of a most serious attack that had been made on his person. He resided at St. Alban's, but his profession obliged him to travel to town and back very frequently at night. On Wednesday night last, be tween seven and eight o'clock, he was returning in a tall buggy drawn by one horse, whe❑ he observed, close by Woodham Park, near the Ridgeway-road, which is the seat of Mr. Baines, M.P., a chaise cal t and horse standing on the turf by the side of the road. Two men, dressed in great coats, with handkerchiefs tied in such a manner round their faces as to defy all observation or knowledge of them, were seated in it, and their appearance, combined with the smoking hard-run condition of the horse, caused some suspicion in his mind that all was not right. As he was directing his horse's head to the other side of the road, in order to avoid coming into contact with them, the men set their horse in motion, and appeared as if coming towards him. He dodged about for half a minute, thinking to elude them, but all his endeavours were rendered fruitless by their driving their wheel at a very furious pace right against the step of his vehicle—so locking them both together. The taller man in the cart then rose up with a horse pistol in his hand, which, after putting his foot upon the wheel of the buggy, he pointed at his (appli cant's) right side, about a foot or two distant from it. He however, was prepared in some measure for him, as, from the suspicious proceedings of the parties, he had taken care to grasp one of the brace of pistols which he always kept loaded upon the seat on his left-band side. The man had no sooner pointed his pistol towards him and cried out " stop," than he placed his at his stomach. This fellow, probably frightened from this act, or his pistol going off before he intended it, fired almost:immediately after at him. The ball passed through three great coats, and most probably against a pair of thick gloves and some half pence, which he had in his pocket ; the consequence of which was, that the ball turned off, and did no serious injury to him. His own pistol, from the suddenness of the blow which he received from the other weapon, went off immediately after, and shot the fellow right through the stomach. His left hand fell at the instant by his side, and he tumbled backwards into the chaise, appa rently lifeless ; although, from the short space of time which the affair occupied, and the somewhat fright which he received, he would not distinctly say that such was the case. When he saw this, he laid hold of his other pistol, apprehensive of an attack from the remaining robber, and was about to present it at hire, when the fellow whipped the horse violently, and galloped away down the Ridge way-read. He then mask his way home to St. Alban's, which was about three miles from the place where he was attacked, and gave information to a resident Magistrate. He had given information of it to the patrol; but although search had been made, not the slightest trace of the fellows could be discovered. Sir R. 13xiostE and Mr. HALLS, who had listened to this recital with the greatest attention and interes', pressed their astonishment at the attack, and asked vari ,us questions of the gentleman, who stated in answer the fol lowing particulars :—His box-coat was set on fire by the powder, and completely spoiled, although he had as quickly as possible torn the part on fire from it. The gentleman then showed a round hole, apparently burnt on the edge, which was in the front of his frock-coat, a little below the last button-hole. He said that he was unable to divine where the ball had lodged until he got home, when his father, on examining his person, found at the bottom of the lining of the coat ; it was a large ball, flatted by the concussion with the coppers, and had turned down the lin ing very quietly after burning the hole. Sir RICHARD inquired why he had not given informa tion sooner. The gentleman certainly should have so acted, bad he not been compelled to stay at St Alban's the following morning. He, however, told a Magistrate, as he said before. ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, at Badmington, from their seat in Oxfordshire; Lord Fitzharris, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eden, at ditto, from their seat in Wales ; Craven, Esq., at ditto, from a tour; Thomas Page, Esq., at ditto, from his seat ito, from Virginia in Surrey ; Murphy, Esq., at Morley's Hotel: n Co n ck eg si e m n r ti s s t t r r e e e e t t: from Dublin ; Mr. and Mrs. Fludyer, in Brook-street, from their Esq., at ditto, from Brentwood, f s r e , a . t , in ß L rig e i i j e t e o s i t i e ; rsl= e C l ap c t i a m in no l n l e ic r h , ar a d t so d n i Water ; Sir Stephen May, Bart , at ditto, from the Continent ; W. Cranford, Essex; Hinde, Esq., at ditto, from Liverpool. DEPARTURES, The Marquis of Exeter, tOr his seat, Burleigh House, Lincoln shire; Lord Muncaster, from his seat, Muncaster Castle, for Haigh Hall, Lancaster ; Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish, for their seat, Holkar, Lancashire ; the Hon. Colonel and Mrs Darner, for Brighton ; Captain Hardy, from Morley's Hotel Cockspur-street, for Cheltenham; A. Downie, Esq., from ditto, for ditto; Hudson Gurney, Esq., M.P., from St. James's-square, for his scat, Keswick Hall, near Norwich ; the Earl of Chester field, for Melton Mowbray ; Counsellor Kelly and family, from Summons's Hotel, St. James's -street, for Warwickshire; Sir Wm. and Lady Ingilhy, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle street, for their seat, Ripley Hall, Yorkshire. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The nominations for the Great St. Leger reached Hyde Park_ corner yesterday, and are stated at SO in number. It seems, however, to be expected that some entries have been made at Doncaster which have not yet reached town, and that four er five more may be looked for. The only effect of the entries has been to increase the offers on the field, from 12 to 1 to 13 to 1, and no takers. Circassian is first favourite, with the call of a point against Zany. Several heavy bets were made on the Derby without effecting any material change. Lord Jersey's horses were in request, especially Blunder and Cobweb, who seem to be rising. The others stand as in our last. Nothing done on the Oaks or Riddlesworth. The room did not close till a later hour than usual, when the odds averaged as under : THE DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bras de Fer 14 to I agst Lord Jersey's Filagree co t 15 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Co'wick 17 to 1 agst Mr. W. Chifney's rale]) 17 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's litmus 17 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Blunder (taken) IS to I agst Mr. Petre's Rattler IS to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Bohemian 25 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's Varennes colt 26 to 1 agst Colonel Udny's Antiope colt 27 to I agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt 28 to I agst Duke of Grafton's Pastille colt 33 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Cressida colt 35 to I agst Mr. T. Thornhill's Africanus 2501) toloo agst His Majesty's three (taken) 1.00 to 20 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Pickpocket (taken) 100) to 20 agst Mr. Cook's Incubus (taken) 4000 to (B agst Mr. Beechey's Achilles [Atalanta] (taken) 1000 to 13 agst Col. Wilson's sister to Bull-dog (taken) MOO to 15 agst Mr. Chifney's Pigmy (taken) DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 13 to I asst Mr. Houldsworth's Circassian 13 to 1 agst Mr. Stouchewer's Zany (15 to 1 taken) , 5(24 even between the two. VAN DE WEYER and suite have arrived at. Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Belgium. The celebrated Madame DE GENLIS died on Friday last, at the advanced age of 85 years. It is rumoured, we hear, that the authorities of the wealthy parish of St. Mary-le-Strand have it seri ously in contemplation to take into their early consideration the expediency and propriety of causing the face of the clock—which, it is said, is to be found on the steeple of their church—to be washed, at their cost ; so that it may not only be visible to the passers-by, but, its dingy digits being once more gilded, the curious in that respect may he able to learn from it the time of day—an accommodation it has not been known to afford to any one within the re collection of the oldest inhabitants of the parish. It is also said that the weathercock surmounting the steeple in question is to be made to demean itself more in accordance with the spirit of the present changing times, " ever vat y ing as the wind ;" for, from some cause, weighty and suffi cient, doubtless, it has for many years seen fit to point only , one way. TIIE FRENCH METROPOLIS.—Perhaps no work of the present day affords so dell' an insight into life in this gay capital as the clever novel just published, denominated " Frascati's, or Scenes in Paris." It intro duces the reader not only into the interior of the salons but exhibits an accurate view of the state of society ge nerally. The hotels, the restaurateurs, cafes, the tables d'hite, the theatres, shops, and lounges, aie equally well brought forward. All who have resided in Paris, must bear witness to the truth of the picture herein afforded them, and retrace many scenes in which they participated during their sejour. Considering the real utility of chewing x up" Paris in this manner to Englishmen, it is ; aordinary that so few books of the sort have b een et hitherto attempted. FIRE AT LEICESTER.—AII alarming fire broke out at Leicester on Sunday evening, en the extensive premises hi the Friars, occupied by Messrs. CARTWRIGHT, OAKeis, and CLARKSON, manufacturers of lamb's-wool yarn and cotton for making lace, which were entirely de touryi°,needonbsy consisting the ignition of the s wee pi ngs o f th e ma nufic stroyed in about three hours. Th e con fl agra ti on was oc casioned of cotton, waste oil, &c., which had ben suffered to accumulate and remain undisturbed till it took flue, as is sometimes the case with hay-stacks when formed before the hay has been properly dried by the sun. The flames raged with such f ury , as to d e f y t h e e ff or t s made to extinguish them. Soon after the discovery was made, the cry of "fire I ." resounded through the town. A man went into St. Martin's church, and made the excla mation, which so alarmed the congregation, that they im mediately made a precipitate r e tr e at f r om th e sacred edi • flee, when the Minister, finding himself - deserted, followed their e leaving the s erv i ce o f th e e v e ning unfi nishThe premises wer e on l y par ti a lly i nsure d, and unfi nished. Messrs. OAKEs and CLARKSON have experienced a heavy loss, especially since both were articles of manufacture in very urgent dermud at the present moment. About 60 persons were employed on the premises. The estimated injury done is about 5,0001. Fortunately there was but little wind, otherwise the destruction of property must b v more serious still, as th ere was ano th er l ar ge factory bean more a few yards of the one destroyed (Mr. GAMBLE'S) , to preserve which required great care, as of burning emb ers were con ti nua lly f a lli ng large bodies upon the root.—Leicester Chronicle. EXECUTION OF AN INCENDIARY ► AT 110E.snAm.--On Saturday last Enm ITN D BUSHEY, labourer, aged 26, underwent the extreme penalty of the law, to which he was sentenced at our late Assizes, having been found guilty of setting fire to a stack of wheat, the property of GEORGE OLIVER, at East Preston, in this county. A respite for 14 days arrived at Horsham gaol, on Friday night, for Titomns GOODMAN, the other un. happy convict, who had been ordered for execution with BuslißY, for setting fire to the stacks, &c., at Battle. At twelve o'clock, all being in readiness, the large folding doors leading to the front of the prison were thrown open, and the solemn procession moved slowly on towards the f a tal drop, preceded by the Chaplain and the Under-She riff ; the unhappy convict, with the executioner, followed, while the officers of tile Sheriff, with their wands, brought up the rear. The culprit having placed himself under the fatal beam, the executioner drew the cap over his face; and, while the rope was adjusting, he requested he might endure as little pain as possible, finishing the sentence with these' words, " don't hurt me." Bossier made seve ral efforts to remove the cap from his mouth, which being unable to accomplish, the Rev. Chaplain motioned the executioner to remove it for him, which being complied w►th, he addressed the people in the following words : " I hope you will take warning from my fate ; and, my dear fellows, always attend to the Sabbath-day." After a short interval spent in prayer, the drop fell, and the world closed for ever upon the unhappy man, who thus forfeited his life in the midst of youth, to the offended laws of his country. lie appeared to die almost without a struggle. Although Bossier did not, at his execution, publicly avow the commissio❑ of his crime, we understood he had previously confessed, while in his cell, the justice of his sentence. There were probably from eight to nine hundred persons present to witness the execution, three parts out of four of whom appeared to be agricultural labourers, who seemed deeply affected at the awful scene, and the most profound silence prevailed amongst them. The Sheriff's javelin-men surrounded the gallows, and two companies of Foot Guards were drawn up in the square, in the centre of the town, a Considerable distance from the gaol, and not within sight of the populace. Every thing passed off with the utmost order and decorum.—Sussex Advertiser. Sir R. BIRNIE—Yes, and I am greatly surprised that that Magistrate did not send up information to this, or some other office in town. As it is, if proper measures - . are taken, I have no doubt that a discovery will be made ? —The applicant hoped no mention of his name would be made in the public prints, as be and his father frequently travelled at night by the green lanes, and other dark and dangerous places near Barnet. Various parties might be enraged at the loss of one of their companions, and so might take an opportunity to waylay them, when they were least aware of-any such designs. Sir RICHARD had no doubt that his name, under such circumstances, would not he mentioned, and then directed the gentleman to give information of the circumstances in the clerk's office, which would thereby appear in the Hue and Cry and Daily Report. The gentleman afterwards stated that he should have pursued the villains, but his own horse was frightened, and galloped away as soon as the other set off. He looked back and perceived that the cart was going at a most violent pace, and that the tall man lay in the same position as that in which he had fallen—namely, his hack on the bottom of the cart, and his legs sticking up above the seat. The horse pistol had been flung over his head into the cart as he fell backwards. The snow was very thick upon the ground, and no trace of blood could be discovered, although the most diligent search was made. lie looked narrowly at the parties and their conveyance, but lie should be unable to recognise them again unless they were wrapped up the same as they were then. The horse and chaise, however, he thought he should know again. Plunder, he was assured, must have been their object. The gentleman' further stated, that the night in question was moonlight, and he had every opportunity of viewing the men ; but they had wrapped themselves up in a way that completely put detection at defiance. A similar outrage had occurred about four years back. Lord and Lady FALKLAND are passing their honey-moon at Cumberland Lodge. His Lordship, we understand, is in his twenty-seventh year, her Ladyship in her twenty-third.— Windsor Express. Lady MILDMAY, of Dogmersfield Park, the Lady M . the Manor at Odiham, has made a proposal to grant certain portions of waste lands in that parish for the use of the poor. THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL com mences the new year with a richer fund than usual of nar rative, instructive, and miscellaneous contributions ; while its utility iu a professional sense is enhanced by the variety of tabular documents it 'exhibits, which com prise information of the utmost value to the two ser vices. We allude particularly to the papers on the follow ing subjects :—Stations of the Army on the Ist January, IS3I, and reference to the foreign service of regiments— Army Regulation Prices of Commissions—Pay of General Officers unattached—Regimental Pay_. Military Staff_ Pay on the Home Stations—Ditto on Foreign Stations— Field allowances on Home Service—Ditto to Staff and Garrison Officers on Foreign Service—Ditto to Regimen tal Officers on Foreign Service—Military Half-pay—Pen sions and Allowances to relatives of Officers—Ditto to Officers of the Army for wounds received in Action, &c. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. If Catholic Emancipation had effected no other good for the country, it has done this,—it has wiped away from the Government, the Legislature, arid the Protestant community of both islands, the guilty stain of a gross priinci facie injustice. It has re moved from us Protestants the odium and the in- famy of being wanton oppressors of our fellow-sub jects. It has stripped off the coat of art'ficial an ,1 extraneous colouring which had hitherto disguised, to all but experienced observers, the whole mass of Irish interests, politics, wants, and feelings. It has satisfied all patriots, having the use of their reason, that there is nothing in the present structure of the state incompatible with the redress, through its ex isting powers, of whatever distinct and specific grievances may have been introduced by time or mal-administration into the affairs of the United Kingdom ; and having thus simplified the con dition of Ireland, both in form and substance, it helps us to an easier development of the real motives and ultimate views of parties.— We are authorized, by virtue of the recognized equality of civil rights amongst all classes of the people, to ascribe turbulence and agitation, wherever they have since been found among the members of either sect, as such, to other causes than a love of equal rights; and, with whatever pretexts a criminal ambition may varnish over its false and hateful purposes, to unmask the hypocrite arid denounce the traitor. The working of the Anti-Union plot, by the cold leaders of the Roman Catholic party, in Irelaud, ever since the professed business of the Association was cut from under them by the Duke of Wellington's relief bill, shows them to be consummate masters of those means by which societies are subverted. The mere proposal of a " Repeal of the Union," by an Irish Catholic,—above all by a restless, aspiring, and do mineering Catholic—an acknowledged and glorying bigot to his creed, and champion of his church, — ought of itself to awaken the suspicion of all loyal British and Irish subjects who comprehend the state of Ireland. The clamour for a Repeal of the Union is, at the same time, as if to leave to men of the least sagacity no shadow of excuse for any further doubts upon the true nature of the project, accompanied by the most savage outcry against the character and existence of the Established Church, the amount of its property, and the persons of its Ministers. The Priests at first held aloof from Mr. O'Connell ; but finding him successful with the lower orders, the great patrons and supporters of the priesthood, the Rev. body has taken the field, with Bishop Doyle, a sort of Chief of the staff to the Popish hierarchy of Ireland, at the bead of them. What, then, is the scheme of this anti-Union con federacy ? To wrest from the people of England, and from the Irish Protestants,—aye, and from the higher and nobler class of Catholics themselves,—a Parliament which shall sit in Dublin, unmixed with any English elements, unrestrained by any powers or influence, but those which shall have returned its members. And what power, arid what influence are they, through which the House of Commons would now be chosen to sit in a separate Parlia ment ? Why, a conjoint demagogue and priestly power, perpetual intrigues, extempore meetings, to defeat any warning proclamations by the Govern ment, blustering speeches, enjoining peace by words, but breathing deadly hostility to England, and openly recommending as the dearest object of Irish patriotism, such a change in the institutions and establishments of the country, as could never be prosecuted but through civil war, nor accomplished but in a total overthrow of all existing law, magistracy, and property, throughout Ireland. Such are the os tensible movers of that constituent force, by which an Irish or " College-Green" Parliament would be re turned. To this would be added the secret, but awful stimulant of the confessional chair ; and even, as the holy war proceeded, the pastoral letter, or the exhortation from the altar,—to do what ? To elect such " friends of Ireland, and of the religion of Ireland," and no others, as would take the tests proposed by an O'Connell Committee,—and what tests? The Repeal of the Union having been already carried, what would then remain ? —There would remain the public creditor, to be cheated; the proprietors of all estates throughout the country to be taxed, in case of their daring to quit Ireland, 75 per cent.—thst is, rendered, like the Russian serfs, adscripli glebcE, more slaves than the most wretched of their own occupying tenancy : above all things, would there not remain the Pro testant church to be plundered, and its spoils trans ferred? Such might be some among the blessed fruits of the Anti-Union triumph—a priest-elected Parliament—a demagogue dictator—a war with England—a beggared people. Least of all men have we been disposed to raise the cry of Church and King, or that of " No Popery"—abused as it has been to such deplorable purposes; but if there ever was an attack deliberately projected against the Protestant Church and State of the United Kingdom, we have no hesitation in averring that this O'Connell-scheme of the " repeal of the Union" has no other aim. We declare broadly, that it breathes civil and religious war, and nothing else. That Ireland, governed by a separate Parliament, will at once become such a country as James 11. would have made it. There is no trifling with such a prospect. The conspiracy must be put down. Freedom, as well as peace, and prosperity, and re ligion, are endangered. Let not the disavowals of any but " lawful means," on the part of these fanatics in the united cause of revolution and super stition, be listened to but with distrust. Violence is meditated when the tit moment comes, and fraud is practised to cover the organization of violence. Were the intention of these men as honest as we in our conscience believe it to be otherwise, the instru ment they resort to is inconsistent with any policy but that of ultimate war. Immense numbers of half-barbarous men can never be wielded but as a physical power : to talk of opinion acting through such a medium, is most impudent. Look at their conduct in the county of Kilkenny, as reported by our private correspondent. The pretence of hurl ing -matches, as an excuse for mustering in almost innumerable force,—the destruction of a gentle man's trees before his face, when he refused to supply their demand of these weapons of exercise, —the circular operations against Clergymen ire bodies of several thousands, to " petition" for a re• duction of tithes, in a far different spirit than those of the poor English labourers, for with us it is an affair of classes, but in Ireland of religious hatred. Such proceedings, we say, are proofs that a repeal of the Union is neither to be peaceably sought, nor, when gained, will it be applied to tranquil uses. But one fear which we had entertained a short time ago is happily now abated. The boast of the agitators was, last week, that Protestants had been insane enough to lend themselves to this fatal plot. The trick was ingenious, but it was a trick—a mere falsehood. It appears, by declarations in the Irish journals, that names said to have been those of Orangemen, were not known among that body ; and it is affirmed that the orange ribands ex hibited on the day when Lord Anglesea so cruelly exorcised, by his presence, the evil spirit of the O'Connell delegates, were as sumed by old Catholic partisans of that disturber, engaged to carry on the delusion that the Repeal of the Union was any thing but a downright anti- Protestant conspiracy. The Government of Lord Anglesea, we rejoice to find, has issued a circular to the Magistrates of Ireland, which may tend to bring matters to a crisis rather sooner than Mr. O'Con nell would desire. 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