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HA YT 1. From afile of Haytian Papers we extract the blowing PROCLAMATION of the PRESIDENT of MATTI to his Countrymen, on the rupture of the 'Negociations with France for the recognition of the Independence of that Island :----- JEAW IYMEit, President of Hayti, . . AM nations have had their ;evolutions, glorious or pernicious, _ according to the causes which have given rise to them. Some . have derived their splendour from such political shocks ; others have been shaken,. and have fallen into decay. These, too corrupt to preserve thens.tional energy unimpared in the midst of storms, have sold their, liberty, attil.have crouched beneath allisgraceful servitude ; those, on the.contrary, arming them eelves with a noble resolution, have shaken offthe foreign yoke, and rendered themselves independent. It is in the rank of the .latter that it has pleased Divine Providence to place us. We shall constantly employ hil our efforts to justify in the eyes of • the world the unequivocal signs of the Supreme Will. Having issued victorious from the struggle in which they were engaged by the necessity of regaining their inalienable . rights, the llaytian nation, enlightened by experience, had no other ambition than to found the basis of their government upon institutions similar to those which had entitled a celebrated people to the suffrage of the universe. From that time they • perceived, that to reach the height of their destiny it was ne •eessary to carry agriculture to a flourishing state, to hasten • civilization, and to invite commerce into their ports. All the nations who desired to establish a reciprocity of trade with our Republic were therefore admitted and protected. France her- I self was no sooner reconciled to Europe, whose fleets no longef shut the seas ag ainst her, than she sought the means of parti cipating in the advantages of these relations. Too just to iro - pute to a Monarch who had just re-ascended the throne of his ancestors, the wrongs of an aggression anterior to his Govern ment, we received the commerce of-that Power, but under a masked flag. This form of admission was necessary for the • national security. Such was the situation of Hayti, when, towards the end of October 11114,. General Dauxion Lavaysse, furnished with in strictions by M. Malonet, Minister of his Most Christian Ma jesty for the Marine Department, landed at this port. His pro positions were as ridiculous as the object of his overture was _treacherous. They were rejected, and the nation held them -selves upon their guard. It is true that his Most Christian Majesty disavowed the mission of that agent; but we were then permitted to consider as authentic powers invested with the signature of a Minister who would not dare to deny it. 'General Dauxion returned to Jamaica in .the early part of December. Two years after, and at the very time when Hayti was oc cupied in revising the fundamental act of her regeneration, a . second deputation arrived on board the French frigate La . .Flore, which, although emanating directly from his Most Christian Majesty, had no better success, because the preten sions had not been changed. Notwithstanding these attempts, well calculated to awaken tho distrust of the people upon the projects of a Cabinet who _persisted in seeking to make them retrograde towards slavery, the French commerce continued, nevertheless, to carry on, with the most perfect security, its transactions with Hayti. The correspondence to which the two missions just men tioned gave rise, having been published by my predecessor, I shall not enlarge further upon this first epoch of the diploma •tic overtures of France with the Government of the Republic. It now remains for me to make known the details of the nego ciations, of which it was believed possible to renew the thread _with me. To these I shall annex the official papers relating thereto. The re-union of the northern part of the Republic gave birth to fresh propositions which 31. Aubert du Petit Thouars was charged to bear to me on the part of the Councillor of State, Esmangart, who, at the time of the mission of the Viscount de Fontanges, in 1816, of which he formed a part, acquired, by the manifestation of liberal principles I.ere, the esteem of the Haytian Government. .11. Aubert announced to me, that his -Majesty Louis XVIII. 'c had decided to consecrate our inde pendence, and confined himself to claim the right of Lord Pa.. ramount, with indemnities for the cession of the territory and property." My answer was positive, and whilst 1 repulsed even the very titaclow of a Protectorate, I consented to revive, as the only way that could lead to a definitive treaty, the offer of a reasonably calculated indemnity, which my predecessor had made to Ge neral Dauxion, and which the Viscount de lontanges had dis carded. This offer, on my part, remained in oblivion, not withstanding that M. Aubert had given me the assurance that nothing was waited for to finish it, except the knowledge of my determination. It should be remarked, that every event which increased the prosperity of the Republic, was shortly after followed by the sending of some agent, whose mission was ever rendered abor tive by the retractions of the French Cabinet. Scarcely had the inhabitants of the eastern part expressed Ineir firm desire to form with us, in future, a single and same nation, and had realised the requirements of the Constitution, when M. Lint presented himself to me, with confidential notes from the Marquis de Clermont Tonnerre, 31inister of the Marine. The object of these notes was to induce me to make a becom ing overture. His Government ; lie said, having already made the first advances in vain, was desirous that I should take the initiative in my turn. - I had not forgotten that the mission of Gen. Dauxion, which was altogether as ministerial as that of M. Liot, had been for mally disavowed. I also knew what to think of the motives of non-success, which served as a pretext for this proposition ; but, beiitg.desirous of affording a fresh proof of my conciliatory dis position, and thinking that it would be agreeable to bins who solicited this negociation, that it should be carried on with se crecy, I believed that it could not then be placed in more suitable .hands than in those of Gen. Boye, who had been here for some time. This General, who justly possesses my esteem and confidence,: set out in the month .of 31ay, 11;23, investal with my ,full: powers, to accomplish the c on c lu s ion of . a commerc i a l treaty, founded upon the recognition of thc independence of Hayti_ It is surprising, that the negotiator appointed by the Marquis de Clermont Tonnerre to confer with bins, had nut:it sufficient Latitude given to him to accept my proposition,since, after all that had been in agitation since 1814, the French Cabinet ought to have been fixed, both upon our deteranknation, and upon the &amends with which France could hope that we should comply. However it might be, this negotiation, which the Ministers had urged with their utmost .miscarried (will it be be lieved ?) from a chicanery upon the nature and mode of the indemnity proposed by lienerai Boye.' M..Esmangart, in his letters dated - August n, and October, 20, 1823, expressed to arri'e , how., deeply he regretted that the misiion with which At'tittral 'l3die was charged had not suc ceeded. He attlibutie-ttie"catm of it to tl e choice of my agent, and the ditfeemee F which lie found betweei the propositions inside tohim Wine on the 10th of May, 1821, and those which ' ( 4 W*ell.Boyeliresented to him. Nevertheless, not despairing of, being able to bring to an end an affair which he had so much at -heart, he urged me to send another agent, who, from his situation, was not indifferent to the results of the negocia tioni,and who should he the bearer of my first propositions ; assuring me, that then the King's Government, who wished foe nothing except just and moderate conditions—such, in short, ads I myself had desired, would ever be disposed to treat upon these . bases—bases which, he admitted, had nothing unac ceptable, and which, unquestionably, he was not authorised to farther in the interval that elapsed between my dispatch of ' May 10, 1821, and the day of his conference with Generai Boye, at Brussels, in August, 1823. 'To these two letters of M. Esmangart, a third soon succeed , eaf, which he addressed to me on the Bth Nov. 1823, to announce M. Laujon as the possessor of his entire confidence, and to ex •• press to me his ardent desire shortly to co-operate in the con clusion of the treaty which was so put an end to all the uncer tainties. In effect 4 .M. Laujon landed at Port-au-Prince a few days after. any proclamation of the 6th Jan. last, and presented tonne a note in the form of instruction. After having stated in I this note,. that it had not been in his power to prevent the rup ture of the negociation at Brussels, 3!. Esmangart added that he had pleasure in believing that I would return to the dispo , - sition which I had announced to him in the dispatch which 31. Aubert had been charged to deliver to him. In support of this - assertion, M. Laujon made endeavours to induce me to send an agent to. France, affirming that the King's Government rendered dependent upon this step the formality of the recog . ninon of tfie independence of Hayti, after the bases of the 10th _ Mity, 1821. So much perseverance on the part of M. Esmangart, in pur --. going the accomplishment of this great work, determined me to verily to his last letter by my dispatch of , the .4th February, - 1624, informing him that, yielding to the desire of his Govern ment, I was about to that effect to ,send to France a mission with the powers necessary. - In consequence, on the Ist of May last, the citizens Larosse,eaenator, and Rouanez, notary of the . :-Government, embarked on board the commercial brig the Julius Tholes, furnished with my letters of credence, dated the 28th April, 1824, and with my instructjons of the same date, which could leave no doubt upon the clauses of the treaty which they were charged to conclude, and upon the indispensable for . mahty of the recognition, by a Royal ordonnance, of our abso lute independence of all foreign domination of the authority of a lord paramount, and even of the protectorate of any Power whatever ; in a word, of the independence which we have en- ' jaYed for 20 years. I did not hesitate to consider it my duty to congratulate my self upon having sent off the citizens Larose and Rouanez, m" 61 ." they had not then reached their destination,,upon receiy. ing successively - by different vessels a dozen of letters, in which 1 GRAND NATIONAL AQUEDUCT FROM LONDON Messrs. Esmangart and Laujon expressed their impatience on TO PORTSMOUTH. account of the delay of the person who was to be the bearer of my propositions. But by art inconceivable fatality, which always turns aside the French Administration from the ap proximation which it ever appears so desirous to efFeet_bai by a system of tergiversation which prevents it, at the moment of concluding, admitting the proposition already admitted, or which leads it to reproduce the pretensions which it had aban doned to create for itself an opportunity'of alleging the instil:ll 7 ciency of the powers of my agents, the mission of the - eitillenft Larose and Rouanez remained, like the preceding ones, iwith out result. They therefore finind themselves under the neces sity of demanding their passports to return to the Repiiblic, where they arrived on the 4th instant. Their conduct answered my expectation. It will also entitle them, I have no doubt, to the national approbation. The ac count whic7i they rendered to me will be annexed to the official papers which I have mentioned. I have ju't made known the facts, and I surrender them to the tribunal of public opinion. Hayti will have it in h power to judge whether her Chief Mayi:tride has ju►tified Cie confi dence placed in.him, and the wol, I, on which side was the good faith. I shall confine myself to declare, that the Ilaytians will never deviate from their glorious resolution, but will wait with firmness for the issue of events. And. if ever they shot:l-1 find themselves called upon to repel an unjust aggression, the uni verse will again witness their enthus.asm and ener,o , in the de fence of their national independence. National Palace of Port-au-Prince, October 18, 1824, the 21st year of the independence of Ilayti. • DOVER. A plan for forming a great National Aqueduct from the River Thames at Deptford to Portsmouth, is in a great state of forwardness, and will shortly be submitted to the consideration of the Public. Its vast importance to the Empire, and particularly to the Port of London in universally acknow ledged, especially during War. The late Mr. RENNIE, was, we understand, a zealous advocate for. the undertaking, and had he lived, there is little doubt, but that long before this time " His Master Mind" would have brought to maturity, the plans he had in some measure prepared for it. The work should be undertaken by the Government under the sanction of the Legislature, and there is no doubt whatever but that the transit of Ships would produce an income to leave a fair return for the money expended upon it—exclusive of the public advantages which the Nation would derive in the facility of communica tion. it would create between the Metropolis and the Naval Ar senals of Portsmouth and Plymouth. The saving to the Mer chant and Ship-owners in premiums of Insurance, and other charges incident to the passage up the Channel by the Fore lands to the River Thames would be very great, from which the rate of toll to be paid, might be calculated. Besides, an Ague_ duct to admit Ships of large burthen to pass from London to the Isle of Wight, would be a National Ornament which would give credit and splendour to the present reign. The following is the substance of the official account given in the French Papers, as to the course of the negociation, and the cause of the rupture : The Deputies landed at Havre on the 1 lth of June, but it was not till the middle of July that the negociation had mat] any progress: the questions-then discussed were, the recogni tion of Hayti, a pecuniary indemnity, and commercial advan tages for France on the footing of the most -favoured nation.— These points seemed- to have been nearly settled without diffi culty. The pecuniary indemnity offered by Hayti was indeed less than the French Government seemed to expect; but this difficulty was not considered of great consequence. 'When both parties had nearly agreed on these points, M. Esmangart, for the first time, spoke of the Eastern part of • Hayti which belonged heretofore to Spain. The King of France he observed could not stipulate for the King of Spain. The Deputies declared that they could not admit. a distinction not embraced in the overtures made to their Government. They suspected that there existed an intention to draw out the nego tiations to an excessive length, or to get some pretence for breaking them off'. The term prescribed by the President of the Hayti ap proached, and on the 23th and 30th of July the Deputies wrote to M. Esmangart on the subject, and -he in return pro posed an interview between' th e En vo ys and the Mi n i s t er o f Marine and Colonies, which took place on the 31st July. The Minister, the Marquis de Clermont Tonnerre, opened the conference by saying that he had invited the Deputies to the interview to lay before them the royal ordonnance " which sanctioned the independence of Hayti as they desired, and in which his Majesty only reserved to himself the external Sove reignty"— (1a s niveraincte extcricure.) The Deputies expressA their astonishment at this reservation thus mentioned for the first time, and declared its utter inad missibility in strong language. llis Excellency then adverted to the question as to the rest of the island, and received the same answer as had been g iven to M. Esniangart. His Excellency thn proposed that one of the Deputies should return to Ilayti to lay the difficulties before the President, the other remaining in France. This they declined to accede to. M. Esmangart then- broke off the treaty, by a note in these words, ila,:ed August 3 : " The Government, after the conference you have had with the Miniver of the Marine, has decided that, for want of suffi cient powers vested in you to accept the conditions established in the Royal Ordormance, with which you have been made acquainted, the negociation cannot proceed." The Deputies accordingly left France on the lath August; There is a great appearance of want of good faith in France through the whole progress of the negociation. The Minister of Marine attempted to persuade the Deputies that the reserva tion to France of the nominal sovereignty, would be for the interest of Hayti, as France would- then be eng a ged to d e f en d tier against all foreign attacks.- The Deputies said that, with out assuming any temerity, they might ass!rt that Ilayti could defend itscif. FOR THE SUN. FOREIGN CORN. [We are persuaded we bhall be obliging our Readers by making room fur the foliating Let ter, tv ritten by a Gentleman of great commercial experience, and whose candid mode of reasoning imparts additional value to the arguments he uses] ON THE ADMISSION OF THE ,WHEAT UNDER LOCK TO ENTRY FOR HOME'CONSUMPT lON. Ma. Enrro it—A letter appears in the Farnu•rs' Jou, nal of the 3d inst., under the signature G. M. the Writer of which en deavours to alarm the growers of Wheat, by the apprehension of a decline in the price of from 30 to 40 shillings per quarter, in consequcnceof 'die admission of the Wheat under Lock to Entry, in the event of the quarterly average being 70s. per quarter in the nekt month ; and he calls upon the Farmers to bring for , Ward all their inferior Wheat, and to glut the Markets also with their best Grain, that the danger - maY be averted.— His remedies are as dishopoi►rable in intention as they are impracticable in etectition ; and I shall endeavour to chew that his fears are groundless in every respect, although it is perhaps hardly necessary to take the trouble of doing so, as I cannot suppose any Farmer to be so stupid as to incur a certain present loss for the .sake of an uncertain future gain. G. M. states the quantity of Wheat under lock, entitled to entry at the' average of 70s. per quarter, on payment of a duty of 17s. per quarter, to be 461,591 quarters. I believe it is not now so large, but let the statement by taken as correct, and let the quantity be divided into two kinds, viz. into Wheat of such quality as can be manufactured into fine Flour, and into that of inferior quality ; the latter is probably the larger quantity, consisting of Wheat imported from East Friesland, Denmark, Russia, &c. and therefore originally inferior, together with many cargoes that have received great injury from being kept from 5 to 6 years in granary. I propose, however, to estimate the best Wheat at 250,000 quarters—leaving of interior quality 211,591 quarters Now, sales have been lately made in London, of the termer kind, at 45, 49, and even at 56 shillings per quarter; and I assert, without tear of contradiction, that no considerable quantity of it could be purchased at 455. per quarter, a price which is equal to 625. per .quarter for home consumption, the duty, thereupon being I7s. per quarter. The said price of 625. being within afew shillings (4 to 6) of its present value; what ground is there to apprehend that the holders of such Wheat would press it upon the markets, if it were free this moment The; are in general monied men, the original importers having; for the greater part, sold out long ago with great loss, and in many instances, with ruin to themselves. The case appears, if possible,still clearer, witl► reference to the inferior Wheat, which is held at 30 to 40 shillings per quarter, and of which, un doubtedly, no considerable quantity, of average quality, could be purchased at 30s. per quarter, equal to 475. in the Home Market: and yet we are threatened with a decline of 30 to 40 shillings per quarter, which would sweep away the entire value of the interior Wheat ! ! But, Sir, another material point is the quantity of this bond ed Wheat, with reference to the annual consumption, which will be found to be far from aflinding any just ground for alarm to the home growers. Some persons estimate the an nual consumption of Wheat in the United Kingdom at 20 millions of quarters, or at one quarter for each individual ; but as all are not consumers of Wheat, I shall take the low esti mate of 13 millions of quarters per ann., which gives million per week, or 250,000 quarters--and therefore the good Wheat under Lock is equal to the consumption of seven days, and the whole of the bugbear of 41;1,391 quarters would he con sumed in less than a fortnight, a period which is thought of little consequence when the harvest happens to be delayed by unfavourable weather. G. 31. would be better employed if he were to direct the at tention of the Farmers to the risk of the average, rising to 801. per quarter before another harvest, an event, which is so far from improbable, that if the holders of the bonded Wheat were now free to enter it, at the duty of 17s. per quarter, it would induce them to defer the entry until the end of the quarter at least, in the hope of avoiding the duty altogether. Upon this subjezt I may probably address you soon again. In the meantime, I assure you, that I am not interested directly or indirectly, in any Grain under his Majesty's Lock. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jan. 12,1825. S. B. EAU BRINK DRAINAGE. The Quarterly 'Meeting of the Commissioners of Eau Brink Drainage was held yesterday at the Red Lion, in this town, the Rev. ALGERNON PEYTON in the Chair. The proceedings of the former Meeting and of several Committee Meetings since held were read. In the report of the proceedings at the Meeting held at Ely, on the 9th of December, for the purpose of reconciling the existing differences between the Com missioners of Drainings and the Commissioners of Navigation, and the proprietors of Marshland, the Committee stated with regret that no satisfactory result was the consequence.—The Rev. O. L. JE,NYNS said that, as one of that Committee, it devolved upon to state what took place at that Meeting. On their part, it was their wish to consider the general interests of the country, and to make such arrangements as would he con ducive to that effect. They asked whether, supposing the cut was widened, the proprietors of Marshland and the Commis sioners of Navigation would be satisfied. It was expected that those gentlemen would have made some proposition, but they made rone, and' said they would abide by the powers already given them by the Act, and would put those powers into exe cution when they pleased. Under these circumstances the Committee were under the necessity of making the report which had been read. The Meeting then proceeded to discuss several questions of a routine nature, among which a long discussion took place on the report of the engineers appointed to ascertain the amount of • damage sustained by the Waterbeach Level, from the erection of sluices, by which the water of the Cam had been raised. The amount awarded by two engineers, for repairing the bank from Clayhithe to Upware, was 4301., which Mr. %Veils and other Commissioners objected to, on the ground that the Water beach Level had no claim unless they could prove damage done by soakage. The question was left for the consideration of a future Meeting. A report of Mr. Rennie was read to the Meeting, relative to the state of the harbour and navigation of Lynn, in reference to the removal of Denver Sluice, in which that gentleman said that the sluice had improved the navigation, and that the chan nel of the Old River had undergone considerable improve ment. The report also stated that the floods passed oft more rapidly than before. Mr. Pt MBERTON said, that the Commissioners of Na vigation had also received a report front Mr. Teltbrd, and he recommended that an exchange of reports should take place., This proposition was agreed to; and it was also resolved that an exchange of all engineers' reports should take place between the two bodies. This report having been sent to the quarterly meeting of the Commissioners of Navigation (which was holding below), a deputation from that ineetiog-sotjn after appeared with an or der made by them, in ,which they hailed with satisfaction this c3mmencement of a friendly disposition. The report of Mr. Telford was, brought by this deputation from the Navigation ComudAsioners, and read to die present meeting. It stated that:the harbour of Lynn had received great injury from the accumulation of sand and mud, which had very much in creased. Mr. T. considered that to remedy this evil Denver Sluice ought to he removed. _ _ Mr. It E“At.r.s, who was at the head of the deputation, read a resolution which the Commissioners of Navigation had en tered into, in consequence of the communication which had just taken place. The resolution stated, that they were anxi ous to promote the measures necessary for improving the na vigation, with a wish to forward the general interests of the country. _ Some conversation then took place as to what were the in tentions of the Navigation Commissioners in reference to the application which they proposed making to Parliament for the removal of Denver deice, &c. Mr. WELLS said, if it was their intention to persevere in that measure, it would be quite' impossible to expect the co-operation of this Meeting. Mr. BEALES and Mr. LANE said,. it was the intention of their body to apply fur an Act of Parliament, but if the Commissioners of Drainage were disposed to meet them in a friendly manner, the Bill might be drawn up to the satis faction of all parties. After a long discussion, in which Mr. Peyton, Mr. Fellowes, Mr. Pryme, Mr. Beaks, Mr. Wells, and other Commissioners took part, Mr. PItY3I E moved, .that a Committee be appointed to con fer with the Commissioners of Navigation respecting a Bill in Parliament for the widening of the Eau Brink Cut, or any other measure of conciliation. To this -motion several objec tions were diade, - on the' ground of the impossibility of agree ing with the Commissioners of Navigation in any m easure , after the hostile feelings which ha i l [Zen evinced by them at the the last meeting. The motion was, however carried; and Mr. Pryme informed the meeting of the Navigation Commis• sioners of this resolution. On the return of that Gentleman, he said great satisfaction had been expressed by that body on learning what had been done, and that they should be happy to appoint a Committee to meet the Drainage Commissioners ; they also hoped a distinct Committee would he appointed by the Bedford. Level Corporation at their meeting tomorrow (this day), to discuss the subject together. A motion was then made by Mr. WE r.r.s, and adopted by the Meeting, to take measures for opposing any Bill in Par liament relating to the removal of Denver Sluice. Several other. questions of minor importance were taken into considera tion, and the Meeting then adjourned to that day tbrtnight, to receive the Report of the Committee.—The Meeting was at tended by a large body of the Commissioners, and we regret that the early hour at which our paper goes to ress, prevents our giving a more detailed account of the proceedings.—(Cans bridge Chronicle, Jah. 14.) COLTILSE Off EXCIIANGE, January 14. •toistet dant Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam Ant Wel/ l2 3 Handout gli 37 0 21 Us. %Ilona Paris, 3 Day's sight Virtu flout deatix, ditto Berlin 7 5 Fa anti fort the .... 151 j Ex. Money Peteishiirgh . 9 10 2 Trieste lO 2 Vladritl • • - 31; Effect iv* Cadiz 35/ Effective linrcelona ieville 354 Gibraltar 31 Leghorn 414 j i 4 •. • 44j---Venice, Ital. Lir 9.7 Nlolta --Naples ...... .... 394 Pales Lisbon 51 Oporto ItioJaneiro Bahia 4B . 50i .... 9} Cori: .. ... 91 pet Cent. BULLION. l'ortnzal Coin / .0 0 0 per 02 Foreign Gold, iu this 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars.... 0 4 10. Savo Standard in Liars, .. riA in of LIVER,POOL and MR. CANNING ( From the Bristol Gazette of Thursday.) The above distinguished Statesmen and Cabinet Ministers, being on a visit to. Bath, for a short time, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Corporation of this City, took the opportunity of inviting them to a public dinner. Accordingly, the Merlin', J. Gardiner, and G. L. Walker, Esqrs. waited upon them on Thursday last, with an invitation, which they graciously ac cepted, and this day was fixed for the occasion. Being the time of our publication, we briefly state, that the Mayor and Alder men having caused every preparation to be made, which the shortness of the time would allow, and having completed the difficultand delicate task of selecting so many of their fellow-citi zens as the Mansion-house could accommodate (the 31erehants' Hall being found too cold and uncomfortable for his Lordship, i n his infirm state of health) the SherifFs, in their state carriages, at about half-past three o'clock, proceeded to Totterdown, where they met the two distinguished guests, and accompanied them through the principal streets, to the Mansion-house, where they were received by the Mayor and Aldermen. On being presented to the Mayor, his Worship congratulated his distin guished Visitors on their safe arrival in this city, and said, the Corporation had a deep sense of the honour conferred upon them by their acceptance of the invitation, in which all their fellow-citizens heartily joined. 3lr. Town Clerk:LunLow then addressed them to nearly the following purport : " The 31ay0r,4 irgesses, and Commonality of the city of Bristol, in common Council assembled, have unanimously re solved, that the Freedom of the City be presented to 7ou in the manner in which it is usually presented to persons of eminence and distinction. " In conformity, therefore, with the usual course of proceed ings upon such occasions, I have now the honour, in the name and on the part of the Corporation, to communicate to you this Resolution. " The freemen of this ancient and loyal city, who are en titled by birth, or other personal right, to the privilege of their freedom, and who now respectfully solicit the honour of being connected with you as their fellow-citizens, amount to many thousands. Their ample roll has been from time to time, adorned with the names of Princes, Warriors, and Statesmen, of persons the most illustrious in rank, and the most eminent in talent. " His Majesty, when Prince Regent, honoured this city with his presence, and condescended to gratify the wishes of the loyal citizens of Bristol by permitting his name to be enrolled in their list. " On the last occasion of presenting the honorary freedom of t his City, the Duke of Wellington received it, shortly after the Battle of Waterloo. The brilliancy of the victory, the import ance of the result, and the general interest excited by the pre sence of the illustrious warrior, contributed to make an impres sion which will not soon be forgotten. But although the Citi zens of Bristol gratefully recollect the triumphs of war, a deeper and more gratifying sensation is derived from the enjoyment of the blessings of peace and prosperity ; and in contemplating the wisdom and energy with which his .Majesty's. Councils have been directed, and the affairs of the vast and mighty Empire administered, it is impossible 'n o t to feel that the splendour of arms must yield - to - the transcendent qualifications of the Statesman and the Legislator. " Highly, therefore, as the Citizens of Bristol esteem the ho nour which has been conferred upon them by the illustrious personages, who have from time to time accepted the like tri bute of their respect, I should very imperfectly express what is felt by their if I (lid not assure you that there are no names which they will be more proud to see inserted in their roll, than those of the Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Canning. " I have only to request that you will be pleased to accept of the instruments of admission to the Liberties of this City, which, in the name and on the part of the Corporation, I have the honour to present to you." To which the Earl of LIVERPOOL replied—That he ac cepted the honour conferred on him with feelings of sincere gratitude, as he considered it an acknowledgment of his humble endeavours to serve his King and country with fidelity. It was true that the illembers who assisted in his Majesty's Council had had a difficult task to perform during the late war, but that task had been rendered comparatively easy from the loyAlty and zeal of the treat commercial bodies of the country, and none of those commercial bodies had excelled the ancient and loyal city of Bristol, in devotion to the King, and in obe dience to the laws. His Lordship congratulated those around him, that other and better prospects presented themselves—the country now enjoying the blessings of a peace, which he hoped, would be durable. His Lordship stated that he had some pa_ trimonial claims upon the city of Bristol, which would have rendered such an honour desirable to him, but he preferred receiving it in the way it was conferred ; for, he felt as he trusted every public man would feel, that the approbation of his fellow subjects was a just reward of hi s public services.— He concluded by again thanking the Corporation for the honour confet red. Mr. CANNING said, he received the honour of being en rolled among the citizens of Bristol, with feelings of sincere gratitude ; it had been his fortune to be connected with an other great commercial town, which was its rival in fame, but still a generous rival ; that connection had given him the op portunity of becoming acquainted with, and daily appreciating the character of a British Merchant. Such a character, sus tained as it was, with probity and dignity throughout the globe, rendered it an honour to any one, whether a Warrior, States man, or Prince, to be e n ro ll e d among t h e M em b ers . H e d u l y felt hat honour himself. It was in a great measure owing to the zeal and loyalty of British merchants, that the country was now in a state of safety and peace, which, lie trusted, it would long enjoy. He felt highly gratified with the honour which had been thus conferred on him. SECOND EDlTlON—Thunsnair, JAN. 13. [Under this head, the Bristol Gazette begins with the Ad dresses which were presented to these distinguished individuals, from the Society of Merchant Venturers, from the Chamber of Commerce, and from the Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, Tradesmen, &c. They were, in the highest degree, compli mentary to the political integrity, and eminent talents of the two illustrious Statesmen. Upon the last of them being read,] Lord LIVERPOOL replied, that he felt gratified with the tes timonial of the commercial interests of the city as expressed in the Address. His hereditary principles, as well as the result of his own experience, had convinced him of the importance of relieving commerce from its shackles, and of giving it freedom and opportunity to extend itself. A state of war naturally creat ed restraint, the remedy of which could be but partially applied, but on the restoration of peace, the means of giving it proper scope had been the anxious wish of his Majesty's Government, who applied its earliest attention to the removal of those shac kles ; which removal had led to the improvement in agricul ture and the general interests of the country. After alluding to the value of institutions for the promotion of commerce and trade, he concluded by expressing his gratificatio n a t th e con gratulations of the respectable body from whom the Address emanated. Alr. CANNING was anxious to add for himself a few words to the observations of the Noble Lord. Ile concurred fully in the sentiments just expressed by him. Commerce was the con necting link in the social chain ; and it had been his chief en deavour in his correspondence with foreign nations, to convince their Governments oldie eternal truth, that the world was wide enough for all the inhabitants ; it was a field for the exertions of man—a field which yielded the surest and best reward for his labour. It could not be expected that tbreigners would imme diately see the wisdom of adopting all our suggestions ; hut he had reason to believe that a free and liberal policy, in regard to trade and commerce, was incre as i ng th roug h out the world ; old prejuices were dying away, and the shackles of Cattle were drop ping off, one by one. He concluded by thanking the Gentlemen for their Address. THE DINNER. At about six o'clock, the company adjourned to the banquet ting room, which was splendidly illuminated, and adorned. On the right of the Mayor sat Lord Liverpool and Mr. Canning; on his left the Duke of Beaufort and the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The company consisted of Lord Edward, William, and Granville, Somerset, Lord Apsley, Si r J . C . H i pp i s l ey, &c. &c., 31embers of Parliament, Alderman Noble, Daniel, Sir R. Vaughan, &c. &c. ; Sheriffs Gardiner, and C. L. Wal ker, and Messrs. Protheroe, George, &e. &c. Esqrs., Mem bers of the Common Council : Messrs. Price and Burgess, and other superior officers; the Master and Wardens of the. Society of Merchants, and the representatives of the different commer cial interests, to the number of one hundred, including the Fon. Mr. Harvey, son to the Earl of Bristol ; Mr. Wilmot (teed Liv :Tool's Secretary), and Sir Wm. Boothby. Atta th • usual toasts of " Church and King," " The Duke of York and the Royal Family," Duke of York and tbJ Army," " Duke of Clarence and the Navy." The MAYOR. rose and said—" I have to propose the health of a illustrious individual who now honours us with his pre sence. Gentlemen, the high and responsible situation which the Noble Lord holds in his Majesty's Councils has brought into exercise his splendid talents, his -sound undeviating prin ciples, and his exalted virtue. Gentlemen, by such talents—lV such principles—this country has been raised to an unexampl ed height of glory—sto an unprecedented state of wealth and happiness. I beg to give "I he Health of the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, First Lord of his Majesty's Treasury ;" (The toast was drank with great applause.) Lord LivEuroor. rose, and said—" Gentlemen, I really do not know how to E . xpress myself, after the handsome mantic in which you have been pleased to drink my health. I feel highly grateful for the h0...0ur, though I ant conscious I do not deserve the high eulogium bestowed on me by your Chief Ma gistrate. Gentlemen, if there be any merit on my part, in the course of the administration of public afliiirs with which I hare been trusted, that merit consists in gond intentions—l certainly have used my best endeavours to further the good of my Coun• try—but neither those good intentions, nor those best endea vours would have been successful, if they had not received the valuable support, and been aided by the talents, of my excel , lent and able Colleagues, and, above all, if they had not re ceived the support of the great commercial as well as other Iry terests of this country. The result of all our united exertion+ has been the attainment of peace, and my anxious wish is, as do doubt it is of every one around me, that the prosperity at pre sent enjoyed by the country may not only be seemed, but ma, go on increasing. What that increase may lead to, it is noble for any man to conceive—that the ancient and loyal tiny Bristol may largely participate in that increase, is the anxenii wish of my heart. Gentlemen, I have the honour of drinkil , g all your good healths." The MAYOR then rose and said—" 'With frelirgs of gree gratitude for his attendance, and with feelings of admiration ft his brilliant talents, he begged to propose the heal]) of the Right lion. George Canning, his Majesty's Secretary of State for the Foreign Department.—(Applause.) Mr. CANNING then said, " Gentlemen, 1 cordially thank you for the honour you have conferred on me. It is most gre w ful to my feelings to be coupled with the well-known and ju stlf appreciated talents of my Noble Friend. Gentlemen, it is he' possible to contemplate to what extent of glory this country i 3 destined when we recollect the difficulties it has ov erc o i ve. There must be something peculi a rly goo d i n t h e elements Of a Constitution which produces such effects. I thin!: these ele' ments are to be found in an enlightened and liberal Nobility! an active and upright Magistracy—and an able, zealous, ae" conscientious Clergy.—They are also to be found in those enter prising commercial communities of this country, which encon' rage the skill, and stimulate the industry of the people by ample remuneration. It has been my fate, as I have already had oe• casion this day to say, to be so connected with commercial cha' ratters, as duly to appreciate the qualities and virtues of 0 British Merchant. It would appear, Gentlemen, that the w hole, machine of society had rec e iv e d an acce l erat i ng i mpu l se, n ail that this country was beginning a course of prosperity, whicn shall exceed all that has gone before, as much as • the presen t exceeds all past expectations." Mr. Canning concluded by er pressing the high sense he felt of the obligation conferred on hit; " The J)uke of Beaufort, Lord Lieutenant of the City and County of Bristol." . _ His'Grace briefly returned thanks. Lord 141 v E PO 01. here rose, and begged to give a toast.-- - : His own health had been given by the Chief Magistrate 01 terms of high compliment, and had been received in the mos t flattering manner by the Company, for which he had cxpresst his obligations. He begged in return to.give the health o f ths Chief Magistate, in doing which it was unnecessary to trout . )l l them with many words, surround e d as th at gent l eman was w i th his respectable friends and brother Magistrates, who knew ar, duly appreciated his character m uc h b e t ter than : he could, .10 Lordship then commented on the great commercial importanc e of Bristol, and,- though it was true that sortie other cities er celled it in payment of Custom and Excise duties, yet, that S owing to no fault of Bristol, but to a more numerous popula r tion surrounding those cities ; but none in the kingdom, I!i s , Lordship added, excell e d it in th e h onour an d i ntegr i ty o f I t' merchants, or in the loyalty and good conduct of its inP„' bitants. With great pleasure he therefore gave—" The healt" of the Mayor."—( Drank with great applause.) His Worship returned thanks in a very feeling manner. " The Right Hon. Lord Granville."—" His Majesty's )F' nisters." Lord Mir. Ertroor. and Mr. CANNING both rose—His Loll' ship said, his Right lion. Friend and himself begged to rettul their personal ackno w l e dg men t s , an d, on b e h a lf o f their absv,!), colleagues, to thank them for th e h onour . Th ey wou ld also t3P' care to inform those colleagues of the handsome and bosP!; table manner in whi c h th e y h a d b een rece i ve d an d enterta i n v by the citizens of Bristol. " Members of Parliament for the City and County of Bri r tol."—" Lord Bishop of Bristol." Dr. RANDOLPH returned thanks in the absence of the Deal and expressed a hope, as spiritual Ministers, they should 1 0 ,7 the efforts of the national Ministers in furthering the good' the country. However strong the nation might• - .become fro!: wordly wisdom, its only c onfid ence was to be found in religion. • • ‘‘ The Sister Kingdom."—" His Grace the Duke of We l ' lington "—" Members of Parliament for the County of 6° ' merset." Mr. Dtcxxxsow returned his most hearty and grater" ! acknowledgments. As one of the Representatives of that Pr e pulous and wealthy county, he could b ear test i mony to rite satisfaction of his constitu e nts in th e genera l a d m i n i strat i o n ° the country. Sir TH &Has LETHBRIDGE most cordially joined in these eluding sentence of his worthy colleague, on the approbatio throughout the county of Somerset of the conduct of his 3W,, jesty's Ministers : but he could not b e satisfied without iloine justice to those principles of loyalty and attachment to the COP • stitution, which had led to such results. lie felt proud day in seeing around him those who maintained such principle" which always had, and he h o p e d a l ways wou ld , he t h e ra ll y i4 point of the citizens of Bristol. " The Members of Parliament for the County of Glo'stcr• —Lord Edward Somerset returned thanks. " Lord Edward Somerset." The Duke of Beaufort gave—' Bristol." ." Prosperity to the City' " Lord Granville Somerset." " The Right Honourable Lord Bathurst." " Master, Warden, and Commonalty of Merchant Venturers" " Lord Apsley." " Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells."—His Lordship turned thanks. " Lord John Somerset." Lord Apsley, Sir J. C. Hippisley, and several other Gontl e ,.; men, returned thanks when th e i r h ea l t h s were d ran k , and t"; evening concluded by th e u s ua l f orm o f h an di ng round ti' grace cup. We understand that the Earl of Liverpool and IVIr. Carero 4 expressed themselves highly gratified by this entertainment.' His Lordship returned immediately after the dinner to Bat The bells rang, guns were fired, and fla gs were ex hibit from the ships and various p u bli c b u ildi ngs, r.n d every rossibP' respect was shewn by the citizens to such distinguished . guests. • PETERBOROUGH PUBLIC DISPLNALIT.--- r l i b e , annual meeting of the Gov ernors o f t hi s exce l lent Charity Ir'y held as usual on th e first Wednesday of the n ew y ear , at Whi 1 , 1 Earl FITZ WILLIAM presitied, and the whole proceeding t . vie r ` truly gratifying. The reports of Dr. Sk r i ms hi re , the ph y s ic i~ni and of Mr. Walker the surgeon, evinced the extent tir ge- e which continues to be derived from the Dispensary. number of patients under their care in the past year • a to be 999; of these 31 were gratuitously supplied will true —The number of parishes from which patients were adtoi , , i was 56, constituting an extent of country far exceeding the first promoters of the Dispensary could have conteniplat4 4 ' The Committee's report of the state of the finances was highl %atisfactory, and we must also add, creditable to the city an neighbourhood— the list of subscribers being more nuniero o ; and various donations bein g annoui c :(1, amongst which 0" must particularly notice a s econd o f 20/. for wine, from d' t HeOleote, Esq., of Conington, and one o f 81. , from the 11,C 1.. C. Hodgson, of Castor, being his third donation. In moril the usual vote of th a nk s , th e genera l express i on of the sense entertained by the Noble Chairman, and the Meeting large, of the valuable services of Dr. Skrimshire, must haT" d been, and indeed app eare d t o b e , grat if y i ng to that Gentlemai!; When, in the cour se o f conversat i on, t h e physician stated l i l conviction that the infi rmary , a part o f the institution rotx't important to the country, might be rendered more efficient were the funds equal to affording the in-patients a part of theft subsistence—the idea was eagerly caught by the meeting, I raising a fund for that express purpose. The Dean of Pete r ' borough strenuously supported the measure, as did also D . 0 1 7 Scarlett, and the con versa ti on term i nate d i n the appointme n t a committee for maturing a plan to he submitted to the trier d nial meeting in J u ly next , i n propos i ng w hi c h the Noble Chair - man gave his decided approbation to the measure. and preser„", , ed a donation of 501., i n a ddi t i on to t h e liberal donation of guineas each from the Very Rev. the Dean of Peterborough' (1 1 and Mr. Scarl e tt, one o f t h e M em b ers for the city.—The annual ball for the benefit of the Peterborou g h Dispensary, on the I ,l l t day of the year, was most numerous l y and respectably awl)° it ed. A party of a d ozen f rom Milton house added mu c h to ~ splendour of the assembly, and to the agree deness of il l° evening.