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r, THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) COVENT -GAR] There as a reat suply t at trade was w rather g dull, a t las wi si ,he ills ree dy ,ble tful Idia )se he his 1I i'l :vv Al• ter Scott. The admiration which these two great, good, and single.hearted men had long flit for each other, gradually ri pened into a warm and confiding friend:hip ; and the frank ness with which, even before they had met personally, they communicated together on subjects of literary interest, and on their own private affairs and prospects, will ever form a pleasing feature in the biography of both. We refer Particularly to the delightful extracts given at pages 192 and 209. The last piece of poetry that soothed and oc cupied the dying ear of Mr. Fox was Crabbe's tale of Plebe Dawson ;' and we are enabled to offer testimony not more equivocal of the sincerity of Sir Walter Scott's worship of his genius. Crabbe's poems were, at all times, more frequently in his hands than any other work whatever, except Shakspeare ; and during the few inter vals after his return to Abbotsford in 1832, when be was sufficiently himself to ask his family to read aloud to him, the only books he ever called for were his Bible and his Crabbe. " In the autumn of 1813, Mr. Crabbe lost his wife— and painful as her existence had long been to herself, he felt the blow deeply—it stunned him ; a violent illness ensued, and he desired, day after day, that the grave plight be kept open.' At length he rallied somewhat, but could not return to his usual occupations ; his garden had lost all charms for him,—he was evidently an altered and a drooping man. At this moment the valuable rectory of Trowbridge fell vacant, and the Duke of Rutland, well knowing the uncomfortable footing on which he had for Years stood with most of his parishioners, and symp thtzing with the affliction which had now rendered his residence at Muston doubly painful to him, immediately tendeted him this benefice. The people of Mutton 'rang their bells for his successor before he was out of sight of the parsonage !' Alas for the people of Muston ! But kr. Crabbe not only gained a considerable increase of in come by his removal, but what was of far more import ance, found himself placed in a populous neighbourhood where friendly society soon gathered around him ; and where, after eighteen years of ever_increasing love and honour, he at length res'ed from his ',hours, among the tears of high, low, rich, and poor. "He had some adverse circumstances to struggle against on his first arrival there; but these were very loon overcome, partly by the mildness, and partly by the determined ccurage of his nature. Of the latter one in stance is given by Mr. Bowles, who witnessed the occur ?nee. An election mob surrounded the parsonage one "ay) when he was about to set out to give a vote of which they fiercely disapproved. Their clamours were furious, and their threats savage; but no persuasion could induce the old man to eive way to their violence. He opened his door, saying, You may kill me, if you choose, but nothing, while I live, sha'l prevent me from doing that W hich I have promised to do.' He entered his carriage, and drove off without molestation." IPPING IN TELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) LLOYD'S. DEAL, JA N . 24 . —Wind FROM W.S. W. strong, in squalls.—Ar rived from the River, and remain with the outward bound, the Chancellor, Alexander, for Constantinople; Thames, for Trinidad ; and Demerara, Planter, for Demerara. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 24.—Wind S. W. to W.—A heavy gale all last night and to-day. Majesty' s ship PLY MMTII, JAN. 23.—Wi n d S.W., squally.— Arrived his Nimrod, from Santander ; and Pearl, Trigg, from Xubia. FALmotrrn, JAN. 23.—Wind W.SW., strong gales and NUally.—Put back the Lyra packet, for Brazil. LIVERPOOL, TAN. .—Arrived the Adelaide, Damr..ll, from Arica; Charles, Chatelaer, from Marseilles ; and Vigilant, Langden, from Seville. Off port, the Dow son, Gowland, from C eNv York. GREENocg, JAN, 22. —Arrived the Buckingham, Brown, front Demerara. LIMERICK, 7JAN. r'2.—Arrived—Arrived the Levant, from Trinidad, 1 eaky, and with the loss of her mainmast. The Pioneer, Bracy, from Yarmouth, to Venice, was driven on shore, near Rye, yesterday morning—one of the crew drowned. e Th Nicolay, Brandt, from St. Petersburgh to Liverpool ; W e ' t ur, Baker, from Copenhagen to Lisbon ; and Johann; '-',wonsham, bound to Portugal,were driven on shore at Lerwick " r inga gale, 10th inst. T he Caledonia, Crawford, from the Clyde to Barbadoes, put Into the island of Mull, with loss of rudder, &c., &c., leaky. 114 Majesty's ship Nimrod, which has arrived at Plymouth, r eports the loss of the Lealtad, Spanish frigate, at Santander, 13th inst. The Caledonia, Clay, from Liverpool to Cork, lost sails, &c., out 65 days, bound to New York. The Susan, Hare, from London to St. Michael's, put back to F almouth, with sails split and loss of main boom, after being 50 Miles S.W. of Scilly. The Hector , late G our l ey, b ound to Smyrna, put b ack to Constantinople, 22d ult., dismasted. )EN MARKET. :his morning's market, and the ek's prices. s.d. s. d. Potatoes (cwt.) 3 Oto 5 0 Spinach (half sieve)... 0 6too 8 ea' bages,Savoy(l2) 1 6 3 0 Apples l 6 2 6 Pears bitto White bitto Red 2 0 5 0 Quinces 3 0 5 0 krocoli Horse ltachsh(hundle) 3 0 5 0 Seville Oranges (100)- 8 0 14 0 Celer y U 6 1 0 Sweet 0 range5 .......... 5 0 10 0 rrots ,12 bunches) 4 0 70, Lemons 7 0 13 0 3. urni ps 2 0 40! Walnuts 1 0 2 0 e v olexvorts or Greens... 2 6 4 11i .‘pan. Chesnuts (peck) 4 6 6 0 teeks 0 6 I 01French ditto 3 6 6 0 E ndive lO 2 0 French Walnuts 40 6 0 ".,,nglish Forced 1 0 2 0 Spanish tiazlenuts .... 4 0 6 0 'llbe 1 0 1 6 Brazilian Nuts . 0 4 0 rts Apples (lb.) HAY M A RKETS.—k At per Load ut 36 Tru,ses.) CU PI BERL A ND. cZt l l)Ply moderate, trade rather dull, and prices stationary. Ne w " i`eavy Lowland Meadow Hay £3 10 to x 3 15 ~,, _ Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 1J end Old Ditto 4 0 4 4 ~tne Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Bay 4 6 410 klover li uat Strawa.Y.....£l 4 5 5 0 Sto £1 10 I Wheat Straw 1 10 1 13 , A short v , oar.. se neavy-i.uultiYa, , SMITHFIELD. and a dull trade; prices as l la 3 st q o uo tu ted i 3 5 dew Meadow Ha nu Meadow Hay Liaeflllold Ditto. Y Clover pland Meadow and eye-grass Hay 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 15 fat Straw 4 0 4 4 Hay (et Strawy ( e fine)....£s o... Generally i 6to Z 1 81 Wheat Straw 1 10 1 13 I%UI4GERFORD. Co me meadot Hay £3 supply, and a sluggish trade. New Meadow Useful Old Ditto y .£ 3 3 1 5 0 to £ 4 3 10 5 3 15 4 0 Mover Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay 4 04 4 5 8 0 Oat n 5traw y : .. ... . .. .. ....................... at io 6 ....... 6iraw tlo 112 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING .APPOINTMENTS. The King's Stag Hounds meet on Monday at Maidenhead Thicket. The Holderness Hounds meet on Monday at East Dale 1- louse, near Welton; Wednesday, at Gardham ; Thursday, at Brandsburton Moor; Saturday, at North Dalton Whin—at 11. Mr. Dansey's Hounds meet on Monday at the Hut; Wed- Ilesday. at Barton Guide Post ; Friday, at Beestwood Hall—at 11. Sir T. Stanley's Hounds meet on Tuesday at Bromborow New Lodge ; Saturday, at Backford—at 10. Fr da y, at . Wic Loggerheakstead's H dsounds meet on T ues d ay at Heleigh Castle ; at half past 10. Tuesday, at Button Goydricke's Voids Hun meet o n M onday at Kirby Gate; ; Thursd ay, at Stanton Wyville ; Friday, at Bunney — at 1 1. The Atherstone Hounds meet on Monday at Gongeston Village; Tuesday, at Oldbury ; Thursday, at El ford Bridge; Saturday, at Lindley — at 11 . Mr. Osbaldeston's Hounds meet on Tuesday at the Kennel; Wednesday, at Finedon ; Friday, at Harleston ; gaturda y , at Friday, laingley—at a quarter before 11. Mr. Fane's Harriers meet on Monday at Wapsgr ove 1 en Ca M lve il r i : at Milton Common. Mr. L. Stone's Hounds mHeeotuonndr m 'ed ee n t es o d n ay m at o C n u d d a d y ea a a t The Duke of Grafton's to n;... Wednesday, at Williams's Bridge ; Friday, at Whi stley Wood —at half-past 10. Mr. Berkeley's Hounds meet on Tuesday at the Kennel ; Thursday, at Knotting Fox ; Saturday, at Cowper's Oak —at half pa s t 10. Mr. Drake's Hounds meet on Tuesday at Bic re,streaftiod r Windm Th ursday, at Whi tecross Green; S a turday, at Bridge ; 'sat half past 10. ~_Lord Radnor' s H ounds meet on Monday a t BOck lalethor dnHouspe! e P d nesday, at C o l es hil l H ouse — a t 12 ; at half pa s t 1 0. Friday, at c The Norfolk Hounds meet on Monday at the Kennel ; Thurs day, at Hulver Hill, Woodnorton—at half past 10. da Mr.Villebois's Hounds meet on Moralay at Barton; Wednes . at i 3', i at Mr. Herri ng ' s, Harpley (a deer) ; Friday, at Bilney— THE B LACK WATCH.--This work is well calculated to extend Air. Picken's tame, for it shows him nut only to have been acquainted with the simple feelings and tender affections so beautifully depicted in " The Do niinie's L egac .. , ,, y but with t hose loftier and sterner impulses that belong to a bi her cliss of heroes titan he had pre viomly ventured to fescrib . ' The story, however, is one of those sweet tales of pu e re . ::,v, which he so well knew how tow eay. The period lies within the "fifteen and forty -six" —an age avoided by mod,..rn writer.;—perhsps designedly—because no Englishman can think of it without %hame No oth „ L . infelligible accountelfil-tieri:iilin our I , zguage Colltitilii an battio of Fontenoy. c c e tze . sque - and almost dramatic A N Imsir 13uLL.---The IVaterford Chro 4icle says that the word syllable." "repeal" is "a magic many- FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, at Bridgewater House, Cleveland-square, from their seat in Shropshire ; Lord Gardner, in George-street, Hanover square, from Melton Mowbray ; Sir James Campbell, Bart., from his seat, in Scot land; Colonel and Mrs. Campbell, at the Royal Hotel, Jermyn street, from the Continent ; Captain Rich, at ditto, from ditto; J. T. Ord, Esq., at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from a tour ; A. Liddell, Esq., at ditto, from ditto ; Captain Bagot, at ditto, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. C. Hawkins, in Grosve nor-street, from Bath ; Robert Pennington, Esq., at Raggett's Hotel, Dover street, from Paris ; Countess Beauchamp, in Portman-square, from Mansfield ; Sir Charles and Lady Sulli van, in Harley-street, from Cheltenham ; Lord Charles Wel. lesley, at Apsley House, from Berlin ; Lord Claude Hamilton, at the Duke of Bedford's, in Belgrs, c-square, from Woburn Abbey; the Duke of Dorset, in Harley-street, from Brighton; Sir Benjamin Stephenson, in Hertford-street, May-fair, from ditto; Mr. Charles Cavendish Greville, in Hanover square, from ditto; Hon. William and Lady Louisa Duncombe, in Cavendish-square, from a tour ; Mrs. G. R. Dawson, in Upper Grosvenor-street, from Brighton ; Lord Montague Graham, at the Duke of Montrose's, in Grosvenor-square, from a tour ; Viscount St. Vincent, at Brighton, from the Continent; Lady Monson, in Carlton-terrace, from a Continental tour; Sir Charles and Lady Des Vaux, in Harley-street, from Cheltenham. DEPARTURES. Captain and Mrs. Stephenson, from Park-lane, for Brighton; L. and T. Standish, Esqrs., from Symmons's Hotel, St. James's street, for Oxford; the Rev. C. Malcolm, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Worcestershire ; G. Harcourt, Esq., from the Royal Hotel, Jermyn.street, for Brighton; Roots, Esq., from ditto, for Bath ; Richard Norris, Esq., from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Cambridge; C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., from ditto, for his seat, Glamorganshire ; S. T. Prime, Esq., from ditto, on a tour; Wm. Crine, Esq., from ditto, for Melton Mowbray ; Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, from Dover-street, for Bath. ARRIVALS AT BATH. Earl and Countess of Albemarle, General Kilbourne, Co lonel Gibson, Major Kington, Major Mackey, Major Willis, Captains Clement, Dennis, Johnstone, Peachy, Routledge ; Dean of Wells, Rev. Mr. Brown, Rev. Mr. and Mrs, Curtis, Rev. Mr. Jeff, Rev. Mr. King, Rev. Mr. Lewis, Rev. Mr. Luce, Rev. Mr. Merest, Rev. Mr. Peacock, Rev. Mr. Richardson, Rev. Mr. Taylor, Rev. Mr. Turner ; Mr. and Mrs. Abra ham, Chippingdale, Clarke, Collett, Dewdney, Kerby, Key, Peake, Sawyer, Smith, Springfield, Tate, Wellford, Wil liamson, Young; Messrs. Allison, Barrett, Bearcroft, Chi chester, Clutterbuck, Dixon, Farrer, Gabriel, Hardy, Mogg, Norton, Nalder North, Powell, Purrier, Simpson, Seniefer, Leeson, Starkey, Stockport, Sedgwick, Taylor, Upton, Wilt shire ; Mesdames Johnstone, Porter; Misses Jones More. FROM LAST NIGhT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 24, 1834. The King has been pleased to appoint Major-General Sir Colin Campbell to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. WHITEHALL, JAN. 0... The Lord Chancellor has appointed H. Hoad, of Battle, in the county of Sussex, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 24, 1834. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant the Hon. J. W. Macdonald to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord Ranelagh, appointed to the 7th Foot; Lord C. P. P. Clinton to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macdonald, dated Jan. 24. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—A. Watson, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Goring, who retires, Jan. 24. 3d Regiment of Foot Guards—W. NN ilmer, Esq., to be Soli. citor, vice Hoper, who resigns, Dec. 27. 6th Foot—Ensign F. Dyke, from the Ist West India Regi ment, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lord, deceased, Jan. 24. 7th Foot—Lieut. the Hon. E. H. Pery, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Liddell, who retires; Lieut. I'. Heron Viscount Ranelagh, from the Ist Regt. of Life Guards, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pery, Jan. 24. 58th Foot--Ensign J. Campbell, from the half-pay of the 92d Regiment, to be Ensign, vice R. Miller, who exchanges, Jan. 24. 61st Foot—Ensign F. Hudson, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Irving, deceased ; Gentleman Cadet W. M. De Butts, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Hudson, Jan. 24.. 73d Foot—Ensign M. C. O'Connell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Atkinson, who retires; T. St. Vincent H. Trow bridge, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice O'Connell, Jan. 24. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant R. Walpole to be Captain, by purchase, vice Maister, who retires; Second Lieutenant F. Belson to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Walpole ; E. Rooper, Gent., to be second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Belson, Jan. 24. Ist West India Regiment—Sergeant-Major R. Fraser to be Adjutant, with the rank of Ensign, vice O'Connor, promoted, Jan. 24. HOSPITAL STAFF. C. Proctor, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Jameson, appointed to the 10th Regiment of Foot, Jan. 24. MEMORANDUM. The exchange between Lieut. Irving, of the 61st Regiment of Foot, and Lieut. Lamert, of the 70th Regiment of Foot, as stated in the Gazette of the 22d Nov. last, has not taken place. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset. North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry. J. Eastment, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, Jan. 14. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. WILLIAM BRADLEY, linen draper, Newgate-street. THOMAS MAYLARD, draper, Tring, Hertfordshire. BANKRUPTS. ALEXANDER ADAMS, linen-draper, Hackney, to Bur render Feb. 4 and March 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, Abchurch-lane, official assignee; Stafford, Buckingham-street, Strand. JOHN WHEATCROFT and MANUEL WHEAT. CROFT, joiners' tool-manufacturers, Sheffield, Feb. 3 and March 7, at ten, at the Town Hall, Sheffield. Tattershall, Great James-street, Bedford-row, London; Tattershall and Hoole, Sheffield. CLARKSON LAMPLOUGH, linen-draper, Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire, Feb. 5 and March 7, at twelve, at the Bell Inn, Scarborough. Dyneley, Coverdale, and Lea, Gray's Inn, London ; Harland, Bridlington. DAVID RAMSEY, nurseryman, Gloucester.road, Old Brompton, Feb. 5 and March 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, King's Arms-yards' Coleman-street, official assignee ; Butler, Young-street, Kensington-square. JOHN ARTHUR BORRON, merchant, Eccles, Lanca shire, Feb. 6,7, and March 7, at ten, at the Commissioners'_ rooms, Manchester. Brackenbury, Manchester; Johnson and Weatherall, Temple London. THOMAS HAMMOND, farrier, London Wall, Feb. 3, at one, and March 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lewis, Ely-place. Holborn. ROBERT WILSON, wine merchant, Lawrence-Pountney hill, Jan. 30, at half past one, and March 7, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Abbott, official assignee, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street; Norton, Walbrook-buildings,Wal brook, London. THOMAS CLARK, sen., cattle-salesman, Swinford Lodge, Leicestershire, Feb. 3 and March 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Holme, Frampton, and Loftus, New Inn, Lon don ; Mash, Lutterworth, Leicestershire. JOHN SHEARCRAFT, tailor, Howland-street, Fitzroy_ square, Feb. 5 and March 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Kitchener, Lothbury, official assignee; Becke, Son, and Collison, New Inn, Strand. BENJAMIN LAMB, corn-dealer, Stones End, Newington, Feb. 4 and March 7, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Young, Mark-lane, London; Carman, Lothbury, official as signee. DIVIDENDS. R. Ashby, mealman, Staines, Middlesex, Feb. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—H. C. Ensell, glass-dealer, Winches ter, Hampshire, Feb. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy— W. Gilpin, army clothier, Villiers.street, Strand, Feb. 15, at three, at the Court of Bankruptcy—H. Peacock, dealer in pota toes, Leather.lane, Feb. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy—A. and W. Coombs, carpenters, Bennet's.hill, Doctors' Commons, Feb. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy—P. Powell,.. lace-merchant, Brighton, Feb. 14, at two, at the Court Bristol —J. .fre Bankruptcy —H. Allenby, boarding.hot.sekeeper, George- Ista_street, cat itel:lyevoreknlA: T; u Adelphi, Feb. 14, at half-past one, at the Court of n. Ptcy....., Ashton, cheesemonger, High-street, White- Chapel, Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy—D. Mil sur.geroungsdgeisnt,thißtrti y s t t ho o re l Feb. 21, at two, at the Commercial-rooms, cERTIFIC Waheure.atki; i t t e o b n . monger, Romsey, Hampshire, Feb. Castle and Bull Inn, Bath—R. Parsons, one, at Dee's Itol7, at eleven, at Etridge's Royal 118 , merchant, Birmingham, Feb. 25, at A-FHB.—FEB. 14. Hotel, Birmingham. PARTNERS lep.mS G. Thorn, biscuit-baker, eDrcIhSSOLVED. Thorborough, Buckingh ' C heaPside--R. Seabrook, miller, ainshi re -- H. James, baker, Star-street, Edgware-road. roitnttiers, Manchester_J. A ylesbury-street— A. Peat and C. Baxter, shemeidN_wngh No ttingham —C. and H. R. Ransom and J. Dawson, calico_ printers, Harriman and W. Bcastall, drapers, Vauxhall—H. and J. Harvey, and J. Leach, surgeons, zance—H. West and Co., mercers, Ilkeston, Derbyshire Pen_ and S. Duplex, lace-manufacturers, Nottingihrea—j• H. Jacobs and G. Dawson, cap.manufacturers, Huddersfield-- T. Encock and E. Hyatt, grocers, Leicester—P. and E. Leigh cotton _ spinners, A s ht o n-under-Lyne — W. and S. Downi ng , coal.mercLants, Falmouth —G. Birch and J. Jones, copp eras _ manufacturers, Holly-Bank, Staffordshire —C. Havers and R. Nudas, carpenters, Norwich—F. Wilmot and J. Latimer, buil_ ders, Stratford-upon-Avon—T. Crossley and T. Stott, carders and slabbers of wool, Rochdale—A. WestleY and A. S. Waters, ;;very stable-keepers, Kensington, Surrey—`l• Miller and Co.. nurserymen, Clifton, Gloucestershire—J. Lewis and T. Newen, Great Tower-street—A. Paris and T. Harvey, St. Petersburgh —M. Petherick and A. Moyle, staymakers, Gosport—T. Rogers and J. Pawson, stonemasons, Huddersfield—J. Clayton and R. Bradford—R. Richardson and W. Booth, builders, Lichfield — I G. K. Wallace and C. Bicknell, solicitors. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Kent and the Pi ;owls Victoria visited the Adelphi Theatre last night so see the performance of Lurline, and the pantomime. • The Duke of Gloucester arrived at his residence in Bagshot Park on Thursday, from Brighton. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria walked and drove for some time in Hyde Park yesterday. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Ripon, Viscount Palmerston, Mr. Secretary Stanley, the Duke of Rich mond, and other Cabinet Ministers, the Marquis of Sligo (Governor of Jamaica), and Lord Howard de Walden, left town yesterday morning for the Palace at Brighton, to attend the King's Court, which was appointed to be held at five o'clock. The Ministers, the Marquis of Sligo, and Lord Howard de Walden, were expected to dine with their Majesties in the evening. Earl Grey and Mr. Secretary Stanley visited Viscount Althorp on Thursday. Mr. Colquhoun, the agent for St. Vincent, and the Marquis of Sligo, transacted business at the Colonial Office on Thursday. WINDSOR, JAN. 24. Active preparations for the reception of their Majesties have for some time past been going forward at the Castle. The day of the arrival of the Court at Windsor is fixed for the Ist of March. Lord Lyndhurst is not expected to attend in the Court of Exchequer this Term. BRIGHTON, JAN. 24. Their Majesties, and the other members of the Royal Family, were again confined to the Palace yesterday, by the rough weather. At no period within the recollection of " the oldest inhabitant" of the place, has there fallen so much rain here, as during the present winter. Mr. Grant, Judge-Advocate, arrived here yesterday, and had an audience of the King, and the honour of din ing and passing the evening at the Palace. His Majesty also gave audience to Major-General Rooke, on whom he was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood. Lieu tenant-Colonel Sir George Teesdale, of the King's Dra good Guards, the Earl of Belfast, and several of the Royal suite, attended at the ceremony. The dinner circle last evening at the Palace was formed of the following personages :—Sir William and Lady Maitland, Captain and Mrs. Hamilton, Dowager Lady Brownlow, Hon. Misses Cost, Colonel the Hon. H. and Mrs. Windsor, Major-General Sir Charles Dalbiac, Miss Dalbiac, Mr. Grant, Major-General Sir W. Rooke, their Majesties' relatives, and the suite. A cask, containing nearly 30 gallons of brandy, wa s washed on shore near the chain pier, yesterday afternoon ; and the beach under the west cliff was strewed with spices of various kinds, supposed to have been part of the cargo of a vessel, said to have been lost off Jersey in the late gales ; various pieces of the wreck were also picked up this morning. The Marquis of Sligo is expected at the Palace this evening, to take leave preparatory to his embarking for the West Indies. A Council is now sitting (half-past four o'clock) at the Palace ; it assembled at four o'clock. Most of the Minis ters arrived here from town this morning, being specially summoned for that purpose ; their deliberations will not terminate until six this evening. FREEMASONRY-LAMBTON CASTLE. (From the Sunderland Herald.) Tuesday last being the day fixed for holding a Provincial Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of this county, the brethren from the virious lodges in the province assembled at Lambton Castle about twelve o'clock in con siderable numbers, and shortly afterwards the Provincial Lodge was duly opened by the Deputy P. G. M. After some preliminary business, a resolution was unanimously adopted to present a splendid masonic jewel to the Pro vincial Grand Master, made by Mr. R. Tate of Regent street. It is oval shaped ; bordered with flowers in various tints of gold of exquisite workmanship; and in the centre, on a blue enamel ground, is placed the square and compasses, with a star of five points in brilliants. The design is chaste and elegant, and the effect altogether most excellent. It beats the following inscription : PRESENTED TO THE EARL OF DURHAM, PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER, BY HIS GRATEFUL BRETHREN, 21st January, Mt Which resolution was afterwards embodied in the following address MY Lorto,—The Free and Accepted Masons of the province of Durham, in Provincial Lodge assembled, beg leave to pre sent your Lordship with a Masonic Jewel, purchased with the voluntary subscriptions of the brethren, as a token of our fra ernal consideration for your constant attention and personal kindness to the craft; and to mark the high sense of gratitude we entertain for your dignified and zealous discharge of the important duties of Provincial Grand Master. Done in open Provincial Lodge the 21st day of January,lB.34. JOHN P. KIDSON, P. G. S. The stewards were immediately sent to the Right Wor shipful Master, who was received with the " high ho nours" and great cheering. The resolution was communicated to him by the Deputy P. G. M. at his entrance, and Lord Durham immediately replied to the following effect:— Brethren,—l receive this splendid proof of your esteem and regard with feelings of the deepest gratitude. I understand it to be the result of a voluntary, unsolicited subscription--of so small an amount individually as to include all classes, and so universally adopted as to emanate from men of all opinions and principles. This is indeed a proud testimonial—an ample reward for all those past services which you have honoured by your unani mous commendation; and an incitement, if any were wanted, to the most unremitting exertions for the future. You do me no more than justice when you state that I have "zealously discharged the important duties of Provincial Grand Master." It is now nearly sixteen years since I was appointed by our Illustrious Grand Master, the Duke of Sussex; and I have the satisfaction of knowing that, during my presidency, masonry has not fallen from its "high estate" in this province. I have ever felt it my duty to support and encourage its principles and practice; because it powerfully develops all social and benevolent affections—because it mitigates without, and annihilates within, the virulence of political and theologi cal controversy—because it affords the only neutral ground on which all ranks and all classes can meet in perfect equality, and associate without degradation or mortification, whether for the purposes of moral instruction or of social intercourse. Such being my conviction of the inestimable benefits which society derives from masonry, it cannot be a matter of surprise that I have availed myself of the advantages which my station affords in order to promote the interests of our excellent insti. tution. In the pursuit of this object, I have been enlightened by your example—encouraged by your kindness and affection— and supported by your active and steady co.operation. If to these claims on my gratitude is added the event of this day, the whole amount of obligation is such that I fear no actions of mine will enable me to repay it ; of this you may rest assured, that the connexion which subsists between us is as gratifying to my pride, as it is dear to my heart. This eloquent address was listened to with profound attention, and at its close the brethren testified their high gratification by the most enthusiastic cheering. The masonic business of the province having been con cluded, the lodge was adjourned, and the brethren re quested to assemble at three o'clock ; and in the interim they amused themselves in wandering over the castle and gardens. On the terrace they were joined by the Earl and Countess of Durham ; and the excellent band of his Lordship played several spirited and enlivening airs. The weather was peculiarly mild, and the brethren were highly gratified in their walks by the courtesy and attention they received. A little before three the party again as sembled, and proceeded in procession to the dining room, where the most splendid repast was prepared ; and by the most excellent arrangements the whole party was accommodated with ease and comfort, consisting, of abmt one hundred and fifty persons. The tables were decorated by a gorgeous profusion of gold and silver cups—the dinner was of the very first order—and the champagne and wines of all descriptions were of the very best quality. Abundance flowed throughout, and the Noble Chairman repeatedly desired his honoured guests to order whatever his house could afford. Alter dinner, the Lodge was again formed, which prevents us (reluctantly) from giving an account of several excellent speeches which were delivered on the occasion. We rmy be pe..initted, however, to say that the meeting was one of unbounded satisfaction eo all parties—that the attention and courtesy of the Noble Lord was unceasing—and that the recollection of this day wilt form a bright era in the annals of masonry, and will long be rememhered by the brethren as one of tie happiest days ut their oves. Amongst the company prmot we observed Sir H. Williamson, Sir William Chayto r , Sir C. Sharp, W. Harland, Esq., M.P., J. G. Boss, Esq., M.P., William Mills, Esq., John Fawcett, Esq., ansi a large assembly of the gentry and respectability of the county. EXPRESS FROST PARIS. (From the Times Private Correspondent.) MADRID, JAN. 16.—Martinez de la Rosa, the successor of Zea in his office of Secretario de Estado y del Despacho, is so well known in the Constitutional hi,tory of Spain during the last 20. years, from the prominent offices he held in 1814 and 1822, as well as from his long sufferings and imprisonment, that I need not call them more parti cularly to your attention. The character of Don Nichols Gazeli, the successor of Don Juan Gonz 'les in the Depart ment of Grace and Justice, is sufficiently marked by his having held the same office in 1822, and it is no more than justice to M. Zea to say that Gazeli was destined for this appointment before the final struggle, which has ended in his own removal from the Ministry. Don Josef Vasquts Figueroa, the new Minister of Marine, is an Admiral of long standing and of strictly constitutional principles, a 3 he also evinced at the two great periods of 1814 and 1822 ; but such was the disgrace into which he had fallen under the reign of absolute principles, that for the last ten years his name has never found its way into the Navy List, not even into that which has been published within the last few days for the year 1834. The Finance Department remains as at present, an interim appoint ment, but is transferred from the hands of Don Xavier de Burgos to those of Don Josef Aranahle, who from his high character, his financial and statistical knowledge, and his attainments in the science of political economy, as well as from the uniformity of his constitutional opi nions with those of the ether Ministers just added to the Cabinet, is likely before long to be recognized as one of its permanent members. The whole of the royal decrees are countersigned by the Minister at War, Don Zarco del Valle, but it is quite understood that Don Xavier de Burgos, although remaining at the Home Department, is to exercise the functions of directing Minister•. This dis tinction is due to the acknowledged energy of his character, and to the spirit of useful and practical reform which has pervaded every act of his Administration. It would have been better for the future tranquillity of the country if the Ministerial changes which have thus been effected, and especially the removal of Z .a, had taken place a fortnight ago. The danger would not then have been incurred of yielding, or - appearing to yield, to those threats of material ♦iolence which were sent up to the capital from Barcelona. It was part of the policy of the fallen Minister and his friends to instil into the mind of the Queen that no man but Zea could conciliate to wards Spain the affections of her two most powerful allies. The French Ambassador at this Court has never been accused of being a man of the mouvement, and it was not therefore to be expected that he should display much activity in removing the error under which the Queen had thus been labouring. There is reason to believe, however, that there has been no such negligence in another quarter, where, by way of exception from the general state of English diplomacy during the last two or three years, it cannot he said that there is any want of harmony between the Ambassador and his Government. It is certain, at least, that for the last two or three we: cs the Queen Regent has been made perfectly aware that the interests and affections of England were in no way identified with the maintenance in power of any member of her Majesty's Government, every wish of England with respect to this country being directed to its peace and tranquillity as a nation, and to the happiness and prospe • rity of its inhabitants. I have just been indulged with a hasty perusal of two of those extraordinary documents proceeding from the Captains General of Provinces, which, in the form of exposicion addressed to the Queen, but breathing the language of expostulation and remonstrance, have in fact given the last blow to the tottering power of M. Zea. The one piper bears the signature of Vincente de Quesada, the Captain-General of Old Castile ; the other of Manuel Llander, the Captain• General of Catalonia ; but although both tending to the same result, they are as different as possible from each other in language, motive, and spirit. That of Quesada speaks of nothing but himself, his enemies at Court, and his own unrequited services ; and it is evidently for the sake of healing his own sores that be insists en the dismissal of Zea, and the convocation of the Cortes. The lett.ix of Llander is of a much mare dignified character, and if we did not know something of his previous history, we might suppose it to proceed from a man of high and statesmanlike views. But as Quesada was moved by his personal feeling, so Llander seems to have been guided by the political views of the people of Barcelona, and on that account his remonstrance is entitled to some attention. [The correspondent proceeds to give a description of Llander's letter, which has already appeared in The Sun.] From the elements of which tt:e new Mashy is com— posed, you will be prepared for the early announcement of the convocation of the Cortes, unless Burgos should succeed in imp essing on the minds of his new colleagues, that until his administrative reforms are completed, such a measure would be premature. 'r. (From Galignani's Messenger of Wednesday.) The Constitutionnel revives the report of the Cabinet being in a state of disorganization, there being a rupture between tie President ache Council (Marshal Soult) and the Duke de Broglie and M. Guizot, and also between the last named Minister awl M. Thiers. The Memorial Bordeluis of the 19th inst. states, that General Castagnon left St. Sebastian on the morning of the 15th, on his way to Madrid. By superior orders all the Carlist prisoners in detention at Santander have been shipped for Porto Rico. It also contains the following extract cf a letter from Madrid, dated the 7th instant : "It is the general opinion here, that if a Mini,ter of Finances should venture to contract a foreign loan; he would expose himself to the fury of the people. We learn that Dun C trios Wishes to contract a loan at Paris, sim.lar to that ofDon Miguel. Our Cabinet is doing its utmost to thwart his project. The 16,000,000 reals, which have been s‘i long claimed by the Government of the United States, have, at last, been acknowledged. This is a heavy sum to add to the debts of the nation." A letter from Ancona of the 10th instant contains the following : We learn from Rome that the Pontifical Government will not suffer Ancona to remain occupied hy the French troops beyond the present month. It is added that several of the Pope's officers, being at Rome on leave, hive received orders to join their several corps, in order to be ready when the troops of his Holiness enter Ancona. Others, on the contrary, say that the French garrison, instead of being removed, is to be increased." The Augsburg Gazette of the 18th instant, has the following, of the 13th, from Vienna Baton Oinpteda is authorized to represent Brunswick and Nassau at the Congress, as M. Marschall's health will not allow him to attend. This arrangement making the Congress c plete, it held its first sitting yesterday at three o'clock, which probably was entirely occupied by preparatory arrangements. At the close, several of the Ministers were invited to dine with Prince Metternich. Our Carnival is unusually gay. Several brilliant balls have been given already—one by Count St. Aulaire, another by Count Beroldigen ; the Ministers are invited to all of them. There was aho a ball at Court last we.k, and there will be another to-morrow. The mail from Constan tinople of the 24th ultimo has just arrived, after having been detained by the bad state of the roads. All was perfectly tranquil in the Turkish capital, and there was much rejoicing at the removal of the squad rons. The rate of Turkish money, however, is not improved ; the florin is now worth only 395 or 396 pares. Our Funds to-day are—Metalliques, 5 per Cents. 95 2-3 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 851; Bank Actions, 1,230 1-6." The Gazette has also the following from Munich, dated the 16th inst.:-4r The troops levied for Greece are now 2,804 mea ; of these, 1,74.2 are in Greece, 246 are ready to march, and 816 are now being drilled. We have this day received offieial news from Gri ere. The troops which left Munich on the 26th of S •ptember ar rived safely at Navarino on the sth ult. The battalion of the 6th Bavarian Reeiment of the line will come home in the vessels that took out these volunteers. Ti:e sews we receive from Greece is most satisfac:.ory, con• tredicting all the reports put into circulation by evil • minded or ill-informed persons. Peace throughout Greece was never greater than at this moment, when, by mo derate taxes, the citizens and peasantry can pursue their labours undisturbed ; the weak and the strong, the low born and the exalred, enjoy the same protection oi the laws, and the Government daily consolidates itself more and mere. Since the appearance of the troops in Tinos, order has not been again disturbed. A few Greeks, to gether with some foreigners, have attempted to excite disorders, but they were arrested and taken before competent judges. The result of the investigation will be made known. Since this no intrigues have been spol:en of : a few per sons of party-spirit may seek to promote them, but they were never joined by the people, who see how much mere it is their interest to prize the advantages they now enjoy. Tile dismissal of the troops, who are returning borne, is a proof that the Government requires no extraordinary aid to suppoi t its authority. The bands of robbers, the result of former bad habits, as also of the system aeopted by the leaders or party now under arrest, are rapidly de creasing, and th,y will soon rapidly disappear altogether, for the utost active measures are now everywhere pursued against them, and when taken they are dealt with after tl,e utmost rigour of the laws. The Regency is unremit ting in its labours ; the present s'ate of the country, corn. pirrd with what it was only a year ago, proves that its endeavours have been crowned with success." A private letter from Berlin states that Professor Dief f,r;bach had succeeded in performing a very painful operation on M. Ancillon, since which the health of the Prussian Minister bad considerably improved. The Xuremburg Correspondent of the 17th inst., has the following of the 14th, from Frankfort :—" Several couriers are arriving in our city and starting from it ; those that arrive are addressed chiefly to M. Rothschild. It is said that the idea of a loan with the Queen of Spain is not yet abandoned ; the only obstacle to it is that M. Rothschild insists on the recognition of the Cortes loan, to which M. Zea will not consent." The Correspondent Announces the opening of the Assembly of the States of Bavaria, for the end of February, or the beginning of sl, The Hamburg Correspondent gives the following from Pest, under date of Jan. 1 :—" We have acain received alarming intelligence from Transylvania. The people in all parts having been disappointed in their expectations of seeing a Diet assembled in the course of the last year, begin to show their discontent; and it is even feared they will break out into open rebellion against the Government." The members of the Second Chamber of B /den have relinquished one-fifth of their allowance during the last session, amounting to 2,160 florins, and have divided it between the institutions for the deaf, the dumb, and the blind, to be laid out in the purchase of tools, instruments. Ind other articles for such of the unfortunate objects as are in a state to earn their own living. A letter of the 16th inst. from Toulon says—" The Emulation sloop I,as arrived from the Levant, and was preparing to enter the harbour, when her captain received orders from the Admiral to prepare to put to sea at a moment's notice. It is believed that she was wanted to carry urgent despatches from the Government back to the Levant. A store-ship is preparing to carry out provisions mud clothes for the unfortunate crew of the Superbe. They remained three days between life and death, and must inevitably have perished but far the arrival of the Ville de Marseille." The Corrrier du Bas Rhin of the 19th inst., has the following, :—" Five of the artillery officers under arrest for opposing the admission of navy officers into the corp. have been released by order of General Brayer, who con sidered their letters less offensive than those of the rtst. Nine others remain in confinement until further orders." From official tables published by the Moniteur, it appears that from the Ist of October to the 31st of De cember, inclusive, there were redeemed by the Sinking Fund— Ist, 34, 1981. of rentes at 5 per cent., which cost 685,449 f 3c., forming an average price of 100:. 22c. ; 2d, 6,097 f. of rentes at 4i per cent , which cost 134,412 f. 21c., averaging 991. 21c. ; 3d, 19.9261. of rentes at 4 per cent., which cost 448,597 f. 49e., and averaging 901. sc. ; 4th, 254.8161. of rentes at 3 per cent., which cost 6,336,496 f. 23c., and averaging 74f. 60c. (From Galignani's Messenger of Thursday.) The Revista Espanola says—" On the 231 of De cember, intelligence was received at Ciudad Rodrigo from Villa Real, where Don Carlos still remains, stating that he takes every precaution to prevent surprise, having guards in his house with two small cannon, and sentinels stationed at half a league from the town in every direction. His only companions are Merino and the Bishop of Leon. They are dreadfully afraid of General Rodil, and their hopes begin to evaporate. It was said that Din Miguel had intimated to Don Carlos a wish that he would leave Portugal, but no preparations for travelling had been observe - at Villa Real. At all events, the Pretender is not in a condition to make any serious movement. The frontier is well guarded, and the inhabitants of the towns bordering upon Portugal are filled with enthusiasm for the cause of Isabella H." The following are extracts from the Brussels papers of Tuesday :—" It is said that the mediation of England has succeeded in effecting a reconciliation between the Court of the Tuileries and that of Sweden. It is expected that a new ambassador will be shortly sent to Stockholm, and the return of M. Lcevenhiclm to Paris is said to be fixed for February The projected railroad from the Rhine to the frontier of Belgium, across the Prussian terri tory, may he considered as finally determined upon."— " The English Colonel Lyater, who was condemned by the tribunal of Bruges to a month's imprisonment, a fine of 10f., and 1001. as damages, for an assault upon an in habitant of this town, was arrested yesterthy and sent to prison, to undergo his sentence." The Augsburg Gazette of the 19th inst. has the fol. lowing of the 11th from Berlin:—" An attempt to ob tain a general representation for the kingdom is again in agitation in our western provinces, and it has been said that two of our Ministers are likely to lend it their sup port." The Gazette quotes the funds at Vienna on the 14th, Metalliques, 5 per Cents, 95 23-32 ; Ditto, 4 per Cents., 86 ; Bank Actions, 1,234, The Berlin State Gazette of the 17th instant quotes Prussian 4 per Cents., 97 5-12 96 11-16 ; Ditto 5 per Cents. (1822) English Loan, 103 k 103. The Journal de la Marine et des Colonies gives the following intelligence from Senegal The war which the Governor, who died on the 18ih of October, at Sr. Louis, undertook against the Moors, required all the forces of which he could. dispose. He had marched as far as Eagana, about 50 leagues from the garden of Richard Tol, and the same distance from Sr. Louis, where he was attacked with the fever of the country, under which he sunk. From the fatigues undergone by the garrison of Louis there were only 70 men remaining in a con dition to do their duty. In this number must be com prised the detachment frorn Goree, of which only three privates and a corporal remain. Captain Hessee will, it is said, be the new Governor. He has been a long time Commandant at Goree, and has already taken upon him sell the administration of the colony ad interim." The Moniteur Ottoman of the 2d ult. says:—" From the numerous useful structures with which the Sultan has improetl and embellished his capital within a few years, his memory will be for ever perpetuated. The ancient tower of Galata having been partly destroyed by fire, he last year ordered it to be rebuilt in a much more elegant form, and the work being finished, h s Highness went lately to visit the new building; and having minutely in. spected every part, he remained while a large clock was placed in his presence, being desirous that, as at Bob, Rodosto, Sophia, Widdin, Yamboli, Aidos, and some other old cities of the empire, the Mussulmans should know the hour of prayer, and more particularly the com mencement and termination of the fast on the days of the Ramadan. The Sultan afterwards went to the Tekke, or Convent of Dervishes, of the sect of Mewlevi, and joined in their service, and on retiring left tokens of his munificence." Extract of a letter of the 7th inst. from Rome :—" The Government has struck 100,000 crowns, which with several thousands of new doubloons will very shortly be put into circulation. It is a long time since such a sum bas been issued from the Roman Mint. It is also said that 500,000 scuiii are about to be coined. The bullion has been fur nished by Rothschild and Torlottia, in part of the last loan. If, however, it be considered that this new money costs the state between 4 and 5 per cent. more than if it had received piastres, it will soon be found who has the advantage. The stamp of the new coin resembles the last, except that it has the effigy of the present Pope. Silver begins to be scarce, notwithstanding the supplies from Rothschild, because the coin is melted into Neapolitan money, the value of which is inferior. Since the acces sion of Gregory XVI. to the Pontificate the Government has contracted four loans, amounting together to 9,500,000 crowns, or 23,750,000 German florins, but according to the calculations of our financiers not more than 14,250,000 florins have entered the Treasury of the State." Extract of a letter from Alexandria, dated November 30 :—" Fifteen tuerchantnaen, a schooner, a sloop, and two transports belonging to the Paella of Egypt, were lost on the north coast of Candia in the storm which raged during the 25th and 2V - i. of October. A frigate lost her foremast and all her topmasts, but had the good fortune to beep off the shore and ride out the gale." We learn by the Garde National, of Marseilles, of the 17th instant, that the Military Commandant consented to defer the transmission to Algiers of the 29 Poles who arrived there in the Austrian vessel the Regina, on con dition that they would remove the next morning to the French ship the Malouine. At ihe time when the transfer ought to have taken place, the Captain of the Regina came to the commandant, to inform him that the Piles had positively refused to quit his ship till they received an answer from Paris to their application, but had no intention of coming on shore. Nevertheless, taking advantage of the absence of the Captain, several of them, as a deputation from the rest, came to the Prefect and the General, and repeated their resolution not to go to Algiers, and refused to go on board the Malouine. The General, indignant at this breach of faith, answered that if they did not all ' remove by three o'clock that afternoon, he would employ force. When the hour arrived the lovers of riot were on the alert, hut preparations were made to meet them, and in spite of hootings and howlings and some stories and other missiles, a party of gendarmes conveyed such of the Poles as were on shore to the /11;s/ouine, and the rest were conveyed to her from the Regina. Two battalions of the line and a squadron of gendarmerie bivouacked through the night in the Canebiere and the Place Royale, and no further disturbance ensued. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 23. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) His Majesty's s'oop of war, .Nimrod, Capt. Nl'Doug arrived in the sound last night, in fifty hours from San tander, in the Bay of Biscay. The Nimrod bad been cruizing for some time off the Biscayan co ist, whence she brings intelligence confirmatory of the recent news which reached Paris by telegraph, and has since been published in the London Journals. Immediately on gaining the shore the Captain of the Nimrod reported to our Gallant Port Admiral, and after a short interview, to It post for Lon lon. The intelligence brought by Capt. M'Dougal was writ off to the Nimrod by the English Consul at St. Artder, and was deemed of sufficient importance to induce Capt. M'Dougal to proceed at once for England, and, is it will be seen, the Admiral here thought it desira 'de to send the same forward by the hands to which t was filet intrusted. The information has not been dromulgated here, but sufficient is gleaned to interest publ:c and to prepare for the development of se rious events in the Peninsula. The Spanish journals, Jer Nimrod, reach down to the 17th inst., and contain accounts of the fall of the Zea Bermuda Ministry and the accession to power of Count Rosa and the party favourable to the Constitutionalists. By some it is asserted that the Queen Regent has been taken off by poison, and that the ecclesiastics had promoted the act by suborning some of the household of her Majesty. It appears to be admitted on all hands that poison bad been administered, but the offi cers of the Nimrod are generally of opinion that the attempt had failed. Whether it has been made and succeeded or failed, or supposing it only to have been a gotten up report to answer the end of , hrowing a stigma on the ecclesiastics—in any case it would appear, that the general result is likely to be the egeneration of the country. In the emphatic words of one of our informants it is to be hoped the truth will be found. The northern influence has failed at the Court of Madrid ; it was dreaded, and therefore could not be main tained by Bermudez. The Queen Regent finding naught hut alarm and treachery surroun.ling her has thrown her self into the arms of the Constitutionalists, and thus the change !" The extreme secrecy maintained by the com mander of the Nimrod may be judged of when it is known that the officers of that ship were surprized this morning to hear that their Commander had gone post to London. The Nimrod not having recent►y touched at any of the other ports of Spain or Portugal brings no intelligence of Don Carlos, Miguel, or Pedro. As rum••ur spreads, there A ill (lonia:less be a hundred different versions of the death if the Queen of Spain and some of the death of Queen Donna Maria. If anything can be determined by the arrival of the Nimrod it is that the Q Teen of Spain has ta,t tteceme the victim of her diabolical enemies. The Lealtad a Spanish frigate, had recently been wrecked in the vicinity of St. Ander, crew saved, and after wards deserted. The English, with their accustomed bravery, sent a boat from the Nimrod with a cable and anchor, to assist the Lealtad, and, melancholy to relate, 13 out of 14, by which number she was manned, met a watery grave, amongst them the boatswain of the ship that bad charge. The outward bound remain ; wine W., blowing bard. INSOLVENTS' COUR l', DUBLIN, J. 16. THE WIDOW AND HER WITNESS. " The current of true love did ne'er run smooth." Darby O'Gara, one of the great O'Garas at the Atlantic side of the Shannon, and great was he in truth, both in quality and quantity, stood for ward upon being called upon by the crier. Clerk—Mr. O'Gara, is this your schedule, name, and handwriting ? Gara—" Darby O'Gara," re plied he, viewing the paper cursorily, " and sure enough it is, and a genteel bit of a schedule any how, especially at the lift side of the page, your Worship." Darby was right, for, upon being exhibited, the schedule disclosed a scene of industry and activity that was peculiarly entertaining, of small sums, but to no less a total than 1,250/. 4s. 31d., which, con sidering O'Gara's rank of life, " a perukier, or pe riwig maker," was not bad, any how ; whilst at the contra hand space appealed, after a few " misfits," unsold for want of adaptation, &c., sufficient for a full canto of Byron's " Child Harold." The major part of the items, however, were sums due to the widow Dickens, and which, for the theatrical effect, were set down, not in gross, but in detachments, according to their respective dates. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER having inquired if any one appeared in opposition to Darby O'Gara, barber and peruke maker—the said widow Dickens, . a tidy, &mute, butter-not-melt-in-mouth, simplex munditiis looking " bit of a body," answered in the gentlest and most subjugated tone, and scarcely raising an eye-lash—" I do, your Worship." COMMISsIONER—Mrs. Dickens, the Court is ready to hear any grounds of opposition you have to urge. What objection have you to— Mrs. Dickens—Suffice it to say the man's an im postor; he— O'Gara—Oh, widow, widow, how can you tell such a confounded— Clerk—Mr. O'Gara, you must respect the Court. O'Gara—My Lord, I'm all respect, but its false —that is— Clerk (with the solemnity and deep tone of a Speaker)—" Order, order." - - COMMISSIONER—Mrs. Dickens, proceed with your statement. Mrs. Dickens—Last May, your Worship, that man (that fellow, I mean, your Worship), one evening came to my house, which is just opposi'e his shop— O'Gara—Exactly furnent your Honour, to a T—. Mrs. Dickens—And he asked could I lend him such a thing as a fish-kettle ? O'Gara—A pretty kettle of fish your speech will, be, that's clear. " Dickens in you," as the song says. Clerk—Silence; no interruption, Mrs. Dickens—He said he was to have some friends to dinner, having lately got a property in Cuuningmara, I think it was, and that I'd for ever oblige him, if I'd lend him my fish-kettle. O'Gara—" Tunder an ages," and didn't I add in the same breath, " and accompany it yourself; it wouldn't be genteel, nor Irish-like otherwise, Mrs. Dickens." Mrs. Dickens—" Yes, your Worship, I did go after much hesitation, and a dear dinner it turned out."—(Half crying.) COMMISSIONER—" But what has this fish-kettle and dinner to do with the discharge of the in solvent ? There is no fish-kettle returned in the schedule." Mrs. Dickens—" This, my Lord, was the beginning of our acquaintance." O'Gara—And a very genteel beginning it wv, on my part, any how. COMMISSIONER—So all this is but mere exordium. Well, Mrs. Dickens? The widow then proceeded! to state, that after some interchanges of visits, the Hibernian, as our readers have ere now anticipated, " popped the question," as he phrased it; on the strength of which he took some liberties with her purse-strings ; that everything proceeded smoothly r for a while, u n til s h e at l ast d isc overed (which she could prove from undoubted authority), " that the impostor was already married to a lump of a wench. named Bridget Mahony." O'Gara, at this sound, burst into an immoderate a_ fi t t at o illi f oartit)b.. laughing;beats ts ßridget sagyellingnentagl‘h iai o r u l t 0 anynmosty,ing your p lustily," °v how--prove c' fm a o el authority's neck off." Airs. Dickens—f claim the protection of the Court lar my parrot—he'll swear an assault against Mr. O'Gara. CO3IMISSIONER—Your what ? Mrs. Dickens— My parrot, your Worship—he can prove al; ! Poll. " Pretty cred a parrot, perching upon the shoulders of the widow. The scene was here indescribably diverting and ludicrous in the extreme—O'Gara bellowing " —guider an ages—wirrustrue," and sundry Irish eytculations of complaint and self-condolence—the widow insisting upon Poli's evidence being received —the bird chattering—while the Commissioners, raiid the unire Court, were convulsed with roars of laughter. Finally the Commissioners, whose legal lore, how everadj Conve ys otlrn L e the;' had Court, no teox tseenadrce conversant :foo for precedents "bird's"c‘%e,idt hen't.evidence,point.