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AMERICAN PAPERS. (Pram the Nezv York Papers of Nov. 8.) MExtco.—The following information from Nexico has been furnished us by Mr. Godwin 13 Cotton, who came passenger in the brig Leontine, :from :Alvarado via llavattnah. Great prepara- Aloes' were making by the ,Commander of the . Mexican squadron lying' at Sacriflcos, to attack the Spanish fleet, which was hourly expected to arrive to supply the Castle of San Juan de Ulua. A press had taken place at Alvarado, a:few days „previous to the sailing of the Leontine, and about 150 men had been impressed and sent -to Sairificos, to be put on board the fleet, which' Consisted of the frigate Libertad of 44 guns,. two brigs, the Victoria and Bravo, of 22 gtins'erieli, and several sci,ogness and gun-boats. The I,,ibertad, Victnria, and Bravo had recently arrived . from-London: Mr.MichelUna, l!tte Minister from the Repub. 1k of Mexico, ,to the Court of St. James, came in the Libertad. He states that one 74 gun ship, one 44 'gun frigate; and one brig of 2y guns, may be hourly expected from London for the Meal cln- Government. The•••SpaniSh Supplying fleet left. Havuonah on the 19th . September, and con sisted of three frigates, a sloop of war, and two trans?)orts. - Some fishermen belonging . to the Castle s ere captured about' Ist September, by the Victoria. represented the • provisions in the Castle to be scarce,-and that the scurvy had made its appearituce among , the troops. A • report was in circulation at Alvarado, that Cop pinker," the Comma ifd f'r o the Castlei had threat ened in a few days to iretnolish the city of Vera Cruz. Au embargo was talked of when. the Dbettad Air. Cotten is recently from the city of Mexico, altar . haS'' . been 'this country about eighteeu mouths, represents the Government .to be gaining strength. By a judicious disposition of the troops in the different sections of the country, robberies and murders seldom occur. The efr f-ective force of the Mexican army. be estimated at 70,000 well armed and equipped. Mr. Cotten saw a letter \then at Alvarado, dated the Ioth -September, from Mexico, which stated that the meazles had made their appearance in that - city, and had carried off about iOO persons a-day, and that 600 had been sent to the HospiWiu a few days. The brig Jane, of Liverpool, had lost all hands by sickness including master and mates. 'At Al varado, many other vessels and lost The greater part of their crews. Died on - board the Leon tine.;On her passage from Alvarado to this port, Alfred Hubbard, Ist mate ; Jonathan Cain, 2d mate ; a coloured 111311, and two seamen. Left at Alvarado for . New York, on the ‘2-ith of Sept. the brig Flight, to sail soon schooner Chasseur, Boyle, of Baltimore. SpOke oti the `2711 of Sept. French brig „Josephine, three months from Bor deaux, for Alvarado, p ERIJ._We have rprivafe lettN iron fAnsal dated the 3A Angtro,- which-represent-the affairs of - ti ! ,e,prrion at 'Cal lac mu a vet.; - y,:(llfferetit light from tba,t set forth by AritisfrAc@rs who visit.f.cl-that fortres.- the diiplayllnade by '-the -Commander of the garri s on !.ojbose officers was, .without doubt, intended to make. an impression Oat the place - abusdantly supplied with . -every` necessary., But Mme s hall here account . fur the . manne.r in - o:4k:h .- this pompous parade -was get . up ; - inttisediatety preceding the visit of -the English: frigates,a:group„of 1141141'arVed wo- Inen and children, amounting to nearly sixty,) were permitted-to,l( aye the fortress, as the preH .set4ce of all useless .mouths. would take off much, from the effect to be produced at the entertain ment, and the:rich inhabitants were forced to ob tain their supplies of the necessaries of life from the Commander of Callao, he having taken every thing in 'that way under his special protection. Those who wanted bread were compelled to pay one dollar.and fifty 'cents a pound for it, and the moderate price of one, dollar per pound for rice -was exacted in every instance, until the pre sence of the expected English guests relieved .the people, by producing a slight relaxa • lion in the extortion of the commander.—To 'heighten the'effect of previously concerted ar rangements,the magazines were thrown open to inspection, khen they presented the appearance of. being , ,(4lJy adequate to maintain the troops -for some time, which led the British officers to • imagipe the supply was abundant, and that all the „inhabitants were participating in the enjoyment of plenty—on the landing of the British officers they were saluted by .a discharge of 1(X) guns from the Castles, 'and on the return to the frigates a simitili.nuMber was fired in honour of the and as a proof that there was no deficiency of ammunition.—A cannonading was almost in -cessantly. kept up, between - the fortresses and Patriot 'army, who had advanced a bat ;terkwiiiiiii..peint blank shot' of tbe Castles, say .abort.half , a. •mile, and had .:got4L mortar from Oktit'yill Which they had mounted and .had in full operation. on'the 24th of June General Bolivar was-met by the municipal officers of Cusco, four leagues from' the city, and the following day made , his.entry-under the triumphal arches, and amid ,every•dertionstration of joy which an affectionate people could bestow on the delivery of their country. • 01 - I.4.ilt.—The Boston Patriot says—that a _great scarcity of provisions e x ists Pernambuco, in consequence of unusual 'drought and ,heat. April, May, June, and July, the winter months in that climate, are usually very rainy: but this year there was no rain until the middle of July, • so that'the crops of wheat, rice, &c. have suffered .severely, and vast numbers of dothestic animals perished. Prayers were offered in all the churches for rain. Mr. Joseph Ray, no Arne ., rican, had been arrested at. Pernambuco, accord ing to orders from Rio Janeiro, on a charge of hay 'lug assisted the friends of Carva Ilia in, escaping to the United States. He was ordered to return to , this country, and had sailed ; though on account ,of haiing returned to his own house fora short -timeovhich be ,did by permission,„ he. bad, been sent to the castle. A letter says that the Go isernment offers .very little security. to -foreigners. From the LONDON G dZETTE, Nov. 'N. EXCHEQUER. BILL OFFICE. Nov. 29. The Exchequer Bills dated in the months of October, No vember, and December, 1824, Viz; 58 Geo . . 111. cap. 45, - for building additional churches; 3 Geo. IV. cap. 86, for carrying on public works and fisheries ; 5 Get). IV. cap. 115, 15,000,0001. 1824, with the interest due thereon, will be paid off on the 19th day of December, when the interest will cease. Such bills will be received daily (holidays excepted), from ten o'clock till one, until and including the ltith day of December, at this Office, where lists are to be obtained, containing instructions for arranging the hills. The hearers must indorse each bill with their usual signatures, and write their names and residences at the botom of each list; and where the names of holders are inserted in bills, the bearers, not being such holders, must previously obtain their endorsements. The bearers must attend to give receipts for the payment: Payment may be obtained, if required, previous to the said 19th day of December, upon leaving the bills for examination one day prior to that on which such payment is desired. New bills, bearing an interest of two pence by the day upon every one hundred pounds, and dated the said 19th day of De cember, may be obtained in whole or in part. payment of prin cipal, upon stating the required amount on the lists, delivered on or before the said 16th day of December, which new bills, ivith,the interest on the hills exchanged, will be issued on the 20th day of December, 1825. N. B. All Exchequer Bills, dated prior to October, 1324, have been advertised to be paid off. INSOLVENTS. Nov. 29.-31iles Booty, Nodehill, Is of Wigh, wine•mer chaut, Nov. 29 —Samuel Cooke, Bereaford-place, Dublin, coal merchants. Nov. 29. Isaac Tilley, jun., Bath, salt-refiner. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. L. - Crown, Sunderland, ship-builder BANKRUPTS. T. Kay,llulme, Lancashire, shopkeeper, to surrender Dee. 14, 15; Jan. 10, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. Milne and Parry, Temple. H. and It. Davies, Hampton-Bishop, Herefordshire, corn. dealers, Dec. 8,9, Jan. 10, at the Royal Oak, Hereford. Soli citor Mr. Robinson, Waibrook. T:Brewster, Wade's-Mill, Hertfordshire, miller, Dec. 6,13, Jan. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-strect. Solicitor, Mr. Weymouth, Chancery-lane. N. Higgs, Duke's-row, Pimlico, brewer, Dec. 3, 13, Jan.lo, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor; Mr. Florence, Finsbury-square. J. Schmidt, 8011-court, Cornhill, bill-broker, Dec. 6, 17, Jan. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-strest. Soli citors, Messrs. Birch and Garth, Winchester-street, Broad_ street. L. Crown, Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham, ship-builder, Dec. 6, 13, Jan. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Businhall street. Solicitors, Messrs. Holme, Frampton, and Loftus, New Inn. . J. M. Oliver, Bishopsgate-street-within, shoemaker, Dec. 13, Jan. 10 at the Bankrupts' Court, liasinghull-street. Soli. i citor. Mr. Score, Tokenhouse-yard. I'. 'l'owerson, Todholes, Cumberland, miller, Dec. 20, 21 Jan. 10, at the Black Lion Inn, Whitehayen. Solicitors,, Messrs. Helder, Clement's-inn. S. Stephens, St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill, coffeehouse- keeper, Dec. 3, 10, Jan. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basing hall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Lang, Fenchurch-street. H. Lewis, Newport, Monmouthshire, tallow-chandler, Dec. .12, 13, Jan. 10, at the office of Messrs. Prothero and 'Newport. Solicitor, Mr. Platt, New Boswell -court, Lincoln's inn. T. Varley, Staningley, Yorkshire, cloth-manufacturer, Dec. 10, 16, Jan. 10, at the Court-house, Leeds. Solicitors, Messrs. Bettye, Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane. 0. Richards, St. Martin's-lane, dealer in watches, Dec. 6, 13, Jan. 10, at the Bankrupt's Court, Basiughall-street. Solicitor. Mr. Nicholson, Percy-street, Bedford-square. W. Horsfall, Wakefield, Yorkshire, spirit-merchant,,Dec. 10, Jan. 10, at the Court-house, - Solicitois, 31essrs. Bettye; Pi-her, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane. - J. Gartlfier, jun., Swallwell, Durham, victualler, Dec. 2Q, 21, Jan. 10,-at the Crown and Thistle Inn. Newcastle-upon- Tyne. Solicitor, Mr. Dunn, Prince's-street, Bank. R. Fisher, Low Hesket, Cumberland, draper, Dec. 14015, Jan. 10, at the Crown and Mitre Inn, Carlisle. Solicitor, Messrs, Helder, Clement's Inn. J. and J. Parker, Manchester, cotton-manufacturers, Dee. 15, 17, Jan. 10, at the Albion Hotel; Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row. M. Barber, Alarton-Banks, Yorkshire, inaltster, Dec. 10, 15, Jan. 10, at the Court House, heeds. Solicitors, .Messrs.'Bitttye, Fisher; and Sudlow, Chancery-lane. W. Ford, Exeter, nurseryman, Dec. 21, 22, Jan. 10, at the New London Inn, Exeter. Solicitor, Mr. Brutton, Old Broad street. J. Lake, Broad-Itreet, Golden-square, tailor, Dee.. 3, 13, Jan. 10, at the - Bankrupts' Court, Basioghall-street. Solicitor, Air. Jager, King's-place, Commercial-road. F. Phillips and W. Cutforth, Goldsmith-street, Wood -street, Cheapside, warehousemen, Dec. 9, 17, Jan. 10, at the Bank. rupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Phipps, Wee vers'-hall. DIVIDENDS. Dec. 22, S. Brown, Oxford-street, cheesemonger—Dec 20, W. W. and J. Sanderson, Nicholas-lane, Lombard -street, and Martin's-lane, Cannon-street, insurance brokers—Dec. 20, G. W. B. Tonle, East India Chambers, Leadenhall-street, mer chant—Dec. 20, NV. Coe, Darkhouae-lane, Billingsgate, vic tualler—Dec.2o, J. Millard, Cheapside, linen-draper—Dec. 20, J. Burn, Lothbury, merchant—Dec. 3, R. Leeming, Hatton court, Threadneedle-street, silkman—Dec. 20, J. M. Spencer, Chipping Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, coachmas ter—Dec. 20, W. G wynne, Demon, Sussex, clerk—Dec. 20, G. Hart, Church-street, Deptford, and W. Pittock, Dartford, Kant, brewers—Dec. '22, J. Westwood, Brierley, Herefordshire, farmer—Dec. 20, J. Cannon, Liverpool, merchant—Dec. 22, E. Predgers, Ludlow, Shropshire, banker—Dec. 20, D. (Meet ham, Stockport, cotton spinner—Dec. 20, M. Hattersley, Bilton with Harrogate, Yorkshire, hotel keeper—Dec. 21, J. Selfe, Downton, Wiltshire, dealeri—Dec. 28, D. and D. Townshend, Wilton, Wiltshire, clothiers—Dec. 22, J. 'Ashwell, Notting ham, iron founder—Feb. 22, J. Batters, Southampton, grocer —Dec. 24, E. E. L. Blood and T. Hunter, Altiersgate-street, furnishin ironmongers—Dec. 21, P. Brown, Scarborough, draper—Dec. 23, W. Morgan, Llanelly, Breconahire, butcher —Dec. 28, J. Horsley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, linen-draper. CERTIFICATES, DEC. 20. W. Morgan, Llanelly, Breconshire, butcher—R. Lovell, Bedford, cordwainer—W. Hackett, Shetford, Lancashire, inn ,keeper—J. Howell, Cheltenham, plumber—G. Huddy, Wel lington-place Stepney, hop merchant-0. Lowe, Popham terrace ,Middlesex--W. Hall, Gutter. lane, warehouseman—J. Quick; Portsea, mulical•instrument dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Graffte; and U. Price,jun:, High-street, Southwark, um brella-manufacturers—J. Smith and J. Simpson, Cushion. court, Old.Eroad-street, stock-brokers—B., J., and W. Myatt, Lane-End, china and earthenware-manufacturers; so far as regards W. Myatt—W. Rutty and D. H. Wood, Dean-street, Soho, coach-builders—A. Bums and M. A. Dunn, Charles street, Grosvenot-sqnare, milliners—T. Harley and P. Seek erson. Lane-End, manufacturers of earthenware—R. Jones and T. Owens, Wrexham, Denbighshire, drapers—C. and J. Dean, Finch-lane, Cornhill, tailors—J. Sealby and J. Fearon, Maryport, Cumberland, and Mirainichi, merchants—T. Roy lance and W. Stokes, Newgate-market, salesmen—B. Hodg son, Thames-Ditton, and 0. Hodgson, Maiden-lane, Wood street, Cheapside, fanCy stationers—T. and T. Horncastle, Church-row, Aldgate. merchants—R. G. Tucker and J. Stun ton, Bread-street-hill, oil-merchants—W. Stallard and S. Coombs,,Shepton-Mallet, Somersetshire, common-brewers — IL Kirk, and J. E. and R. Scholes, Manchester, cotton dealers ; so far as regards It. Scholes. A MAN STRUCK. BY A TIGEB.—DUrillg the time Mr. Wombwell's collection was at Colchester, a person, with more courage than prudence, attempted to be familiar with a tiger, and actually put his hand into the den, when the ferocious beast seized it, and but for the immediate attention of the keepers his life might have been forfeited for his temerity. The hand was dreadfully lacerated. This circumstance in.. duces us to repeat a former observation, that Mr. Wombwell should form a protecting barrier -between the spectators and those animals at least whose natural ferocity leaves the possi bility or danger in approaching them. Whilst the collection was here, it was painful to observe how insensible many persons appeared to be of the perils to which they exposed themselves.— (E g je x Herald.) CHELTENHAM. The health of the Ladies who were resident at Fisnza's Hotel. having lately been given and drank by the Gentlemen present with great zeal, the fair tenauts of the place requested use of their number to testify their sense,of the honour, which they had received, and the Lady, select ed therefore, expressed ,herself in the following manner, and highly glatitied the company in general:— " Called upon, as I was yesterday, to return thanks for the honour done all the Ladies at Fisher's Hotel, the suddenness of the appeal, and the newness of the situation in which I felt myself rendered use totally incapable of giving utterance to my feelings ; but mistake not silence for insensibility—when the heart is full, the tongue can but LII keep pace with its emo tions. I wanted courage to stand forth as tl►e champion of my sex ; had the venerable Gentle- Man who addressed .us in the name of all the other Gentlemen of the house, spoken unhand somely of the Ladies, I might then have been stimulated to have defended my sex, but soften ed as I was by praise and kindness, I was un nerved. Treat us harshly, we twill rebel—treat us with confidence and affeCtion; we are all your own ; but even if I had had the resolution to have addressed, you, perhaps many *here may think that woman never.shines more bright than when she modesay.retires from seeking public applause. The real characters of women are, I am convinced,but ill understood, because they are trot known; we are often thought light and frivolous. l'imidlty is sometimes mistaken for dulness; and gaiety Of heart for levity. That we may ' WI% llt judgmettawill readily admit, but then an all-wise tieing has prepared for that deficiency, by first creating maw to be our guide and sup port—we, in return. ; to be I►is solace and com fort ; fur Adam felt no charms in Paradise till lie found the tender bosom of Eve to sympathiot with his feelings, and share his enjoyments.— May those who_ have, been so fortunate as to have . their destiny fulfilled, long enjoy their hap piness, and those who. are single, by virtuous conduct, render "themselves worthy the appro bation of your sex, and speedily enjoy' those pleasures celibacy. can never know. I must now assure you that I am convinced every Lady here will Sympathise with me in feelings of gratitude for the honour done them, and bear testimony of the uniformly respectful conduct of all the Gentlemen of Fisher's Hotel. As the Father of the !loose, I beg leave to propose the health of Mr. Bough, and the rest of the Gentlemen, not forgetting those who left us this morning, whose loss we so „sincerely and deeply deplore, and whose good , qualities will ever be remembered I with fund recollection." WITCHCRAFT. The following is a ludicrous instance of the prevailing fieliPf in Witchcraft in the middle of the ldth century:— " Abciut this time -many witches were taken in Lauthian, .Kite deposed' concernirig some design of the Earl of Bothwel's against his blelesty's person. Which, coming to the said Earl' tars, he entered in ward within the Castle of Edinburgh, desiring to be. tried ; alledging that the devil, who was a !yet from the beginning, ought not to be credited, nor yet the witches his swora servants. Especially 'a renowned midwife called Amy Simpson affirmed, that she, in company with nine other witches, being convened in the night beside Preston Pans,' the devil, their master, being present, standing in the midst of them, a body of wax, shapen and made by the said Amy Simp son, wrapped.within a linen cloth, was first delivered to the devil, who, after he bad pronounced his verdict, delivered the said picture to Amy Simpson, and she to her next neighbour, and so every one round about, saying, this is King James the Sixth, ordered to be consumed at the in stance of a Nobleman—Francis, Earl Bothwel. Afterward again" at their meeting by night, in the Kirk of North Berwick, where the devil, clad in a black gown with a black hat upon his .head, preached unto a great number of them out of the pulpit, having like light candles round about hint. The effect of 'his language was to know what hurt they had done, how many they had gained to their opinion since the last meeting, what success the melting of the picture had, and such other vain things. And because an old silly poor plough. man, called Gray Areilt, chanced to say that nothing ailed the King yet, "God be thanked, the devil gave him a great blow. Thus divers among them entred in reasoning, marvellin ,, that all their devilry could do no harm to the King, as it had done to divers others. The devil answered, // est tin horn, de flea —Certainly he is a man of God, and does no wrong with wit tingly ; but he is inclined to all godliness. justice, and virtue ; therefore God bath preserved him in the midst of many dangers.' Now after that t h e devil had ended his admonitions, be came down out of the pulpit : his body hard like iron, as they thought who handled him; his face was terrible, his nose like the beck of an eagle, great burning eyes, his hands and his legs were hoary, with claws upon his hands and feet like the gryphon ; he spoke with a low voice. The tricks and tragedies he played then among so many men and women in this country, will hardly get, credit by posterity. The history whereof, with their whole depositions, was written by Mr. James Carmichael, minister of Hadingtoun. Among other things, some of them did show that there was a Westland man, called Richard Graham, who had a familiar spirit ; the which Richard they said could both do and tell many things, chiefly against the Earl of Bothwel. Whereupon the said Richard Graham was apprehend ed, and brought to Edinburgh, and being examined before his Majesty, I being present, he granted that he had a familiar spirit, which showed him sundry things; but he denied that he was a witch, or hattany frequentation wan them. But when it was answered again, how that Amy Siinc r lton haul declared that he • tats tetC the Earl of Bothwel address bins to her, he g ranted that to he true, and that titer Earl of Bothwel had knowledge of him by Effe Machalloun, and Barbary Naper, Edinburghwomen. Whereupon he was sent for by the Earl Bothwel, who required his help to cause the King's Majesty, his master, to like well of him. And to that effect he gave the said Earl some drug or herb, willing him at.sonse convenient time to touch therewith his Majesty's face. Which being done by the said Earl ir.ef fectually, fie dealt again with the said Richard, to get his Ma jesty wracked, as Richard alleged ; who said he could not do such things himself; bat that a notable midwife, who was a witch, called Amy Simpson could bring any such purpose to pass. Thus far the said Richard Graham affirmed divers times before the council ; nevertheless he was burnt with the said Simpson, and many other witches. This Richard alleged, that it was certain what is reported of the fairies, and that spirits may take a form and be seen, though not felt." Among the passengers who have arrived at Bordeaux in the Telegraph, from Peru, are 1 marshal, 2 bri gadiers, 4 colonels, 9 lieutenant-colonels, 3 captains, 7 subaltern officers, 1 paymaster, 1 intendant, 13 serjeants, 12 women, 22 merchants, and 21 soldiers—all Spaniards. The Duc de Bor deaux was daily expected, with at least an equal number on board.--(Paris Paper.) An Inverness Paper informs us that Mr. PEEL k to bring in a Bill to alter the service of the Church of England ! It is rather singular that this extraordinary piece of information should first 'transpire in the North of Scotland. The editor hopes that the alteration will render our service so general as to suit all Christians ! Very ingenious, truly. TIIE SUN. SOLL3 QUIS DICMIE FALSUJI AUDE.4T LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1825. We have received the Paris Papers of Monday this morning, but their contents seem unworthy of particular notice. The decision of the Cour Royale relative to the Constilutionnel was not known : but the process was continued against the Courier Francois on Monday, and adjourned to that day week. The price of the French 3 per Cents. on Monday, at three o'clock, was 63r., and of the 5 per Cents. 93f. 95c.. The following are the only extracts these Papers furnished : " PARIS, Nov. 9.8.—1 t is said that the King of Spain quitted the Escurial to return to Madrid the ?.?.d instant. " M. Le Comte de : Casaflores, Ambassador front Spain to his Most Faithful Majesty, ha's arrived at Lisbon. He was recrived with the usual'ceremonies, but the presentation of his cre dentials will be retarded in consequence of the ill health of the King. M. do Velasco, who has hitherto filled the office of Spanish Charge d'Af fairessince the departure of the Dike of . Villa. Hermosa has been recalled . ; and will be replaced as First Secretary to' the Embassy by M. - Zea; brother of the Minister of that. name." A number of files of American Papers have arrived this morning to the 9th November. It will be seen that the City of New York is suffering a great deal from the failures produced by over speculation in the Cotton Market : and that the same kind of commercial embarrassment and con- sternation prevails there as well as nearer horne.— The following extracts are in addition to those given in a preceding column : (From Me Evening Post of Mn'. r. ) Private Letters from Vera Cruz mention, that the garrison of the castle were divided among themselves—a part wishing to surrender, on ac count of the scarcity of provisions and want of medical aid. (From a Boston Paper of the 4th Nov.) We have seen several Private Letters from New York, which mention that extensive failures, growing out of the late cotton specula tions, were daily occurring in that city. The Bank had positively stopped discounting, and confidence was impaired, and a general gloom prevailed in the mercantile community. One letter from a commercial gentleman says, the merchants along Front and Pearl-streets are creaking like parched corn. It is stated that the debts of five of the mercantile houses which have recently failed in New York were estimated at 2,500,000 dollars, and that the available funds would not exceed 75,000 dollars. (From a TVashingtou Paper.) An Antigua Paper gives the following from a private letter from Laguna, of the 3d Sept.:— An expedition is to sail against Cuba on the. 15th instant from Carthagena, consisting of the Mexi can, 64 guns, two frigates, three brigs, and 32 schooners, and all the Colombian Navy, with 19,000 troops.—This is the news of the day. We have a number of complaints against the conduct of various Country Bankers, in re fusing to pay their own notes in the cur rent coin of the realm, now lying before to tl us. This subject is one of some importance . c Her ati country, and merits very serious con s ' iv IVe are, however, compelled to adjourn Or tice of it for another opportunity. ~• A Morning Nper of yesrerday No VI to assert, that the Ilookselling Trade. 8- ' known to be in so'depressed a state asst sent time; that the Bank of England for the last three weeks, to disconnui' seller's bill, and the fact of 'the -cleP" SsM f t the trade was confirmed by the circtinistiOsc:e the two principal Booksellers,' Cotg#,P 3 ! :: v s. MuuttAy had become number Publishers,- s read this paragraph with much asto nishmen t 0 , 111 surprize, and with that degre. Oriuspi6°,; induced - us to institute an enquiilj ntc' ' e , Matter in order to be assured c if-the aut he° , - ,, 'of the statement. The result•of this eliqulrlti .. that the whole assertion, is untrue, 8 ' a ; invention, without ev e n one title of, 66. 1 , 1 i which an exaggerated superstriCtur e ,. C °l. l l raised. So little of truth is there .s • ( we know for certain that the Batik 9 'a'p. land has within this week past d iic° o o' booksellers bills to many thousand...l/(10 and as to the depression that is el l e t by the fact that one eminent honsese .tb o end of the town, had bills of some thouiancise. all due a day or two ago, and receive th e • amount without one single failure. ni We should have felt no small astA nisi°e this information had proved correct. .• :8 I i know that the demand for books. had me ! rei least decreased, or the number of ge nes his lil' diminished. We think we can trace in c olt ° falsehood a feeling of malignant consorts but indifferently ,with tha t ' U nit their claims to which all Journal's o f oar ill' s loudly and so vehesnently assert.. j a r 4,4 stance, however, we see, that even a . I ' ° Editor i, not infallible. A t the opening of the Market I. l " , d coos there was a good dial of bustle, sn were - done at various prices. 'T e l °ll- o °l 83 ; li for the Account, and Goon after *Prieofri‘ 84, but lowered again to 83-1-1, and' at ,llo,... rl were to 84, with an apparent ste°"*# and more firm than for several difiLrio.; ad d then, however, the Market has totenc brt change, owing to an Express fro m in; the French .Three per . Cio",, -v l t en o which is a considerable fall. in 0 11 7, 1 70.1 : ; Consols have fallen to 82 2 83. - 1 11 Market there is little doi ng,(' antra, Market. On Monday last7 Pi."— t Expresses . „ - ' 1 arrof t.v on,g: i . at t r a I. , l l : l, o n liel t e i ,. , l l . l : u t i .li n u gi i t r ii i;l tilfctiliti,:ivlnciailills,dacska.al,tuosurerdettit:tnilbtfeiytit- g eg b n i e t r co i tt :l cit s :: 2o o : ll h t: i l l ' inediately fell.. -` .0 1 curnn, has arrived, bringing a great 4 ° - bullionr l'lte a ft i tilur s e Pe o c r ie. the highly re:sP e'ctll. b'i ti ii tt !.'lirlsP l Messrs. DAvisoN and DowsnAND w s : li ge. ''' yesterday at the Foreign Stock El c " . 18 g el' circumstance caused much r egret, th s t If!: men having established, by their gen e Fur se, (ions, a character for the greatest h° ll° joie tegrity, and by having, in a t ecent ith °C o voluntarily discharged large debts , I r- dpial c ", cumulated interest, for which no ler :. t hei r ' be made on them. 'We understand la` .nriP i n o 0 sent difficulties, which have, beet' 01 brought on by the rapid depreciation a lady securities, are likely to he adjust e i d i.n in e ) a tory manner to all concerned.---(11`"- s. JP ( g id °it of It i,:i i i s gl s a a n id d that ilnte a s largewc.reamounto f v f • , : y ,, ili g e te .! ; dal . coaches, both yesterday and on mom th e, ei to the different country bankers, for 00 4 of e g t u i a“rddoipntge(tihienminuagntylinst the conseq ue 11 0 run upon them. This prudent Pr°1111;11191tir be - bing obvious tihnastiaa"lcletsl:trititis:c:bsieci:ll frequentlyn follows a sudden run u r n off c bank might take place before omit° d ill be obtained from London. i . ,on ° P P, o'clock yesterday morning, the inhabitants,of N" Ae s or ' is Between the hours o' too :o t f l l s dl i l c r a l . t o e u C d r o t s x i o ' it l o k n g . e . vast number of en which had just then broken out with uneolo%)entlisb, itt i loo l o o utt l i ths : ieee p l r i n t Hol b orn, a nd Gray's Inn-lane, were aroused b y cl ; flid' e it fare, and the passac itself very narrow, not " (te e thetO r d a o could be brought into play. Prom this c ircog i ' _:,4 d 1 with there being a vast deal of timber (as l,' g en r e:4s o li all the old-fashioned houses) on the pren nse' ' el' O r there u. -- c ot' 00 touch-wood, from theconstant fire in the bakeboOetkort to ad tamed so commanding an as,•entlancy that eve r t o en 4° 410 1 ' them proved fruitless. Th'edevouriti'g elernen.•,ooo.oo tins e r er , : l e N ttshp. O ere . ;I:lll2,lh),cteiely: tiilins;soodnat te.....is'oss.ngoefoptt:7,so4l the floors, and the roof falling in with a trenTilbecooro flames shot up in a close compact column, itiorruc,tr,,,, of the surrounding buildin<vs threaterdl,g, inl)Ace.l4 whole neighbourhood. 'TITe ' alarm of ta, e „ t on e proportionably great ; anti what tende d w sittl e "ileo very considerabl.2 degree was, that at tile nd er,..,o was accompanied by a 'heavy storm of (ha nd vial J,e,' . , l i rain, and wind. The attention a the firel,no, hoo o p directed to the reversation of the iteti°inlotrieo ten t hs ( Oijej v b e e r lo e iT . illl, , T r i o o t s t a le ve Su t n ile Cl o a u l s t e ett were several times, partially on- _fire, bU t 36 s tete t " - sf er gt by their exertions, in which we regret to hoe 0111 S 0rne),. , 0 t tfl o wareh" d ' e i tbei t 10: i Requests, now occupied as a tea fellows, with uncommon intrepidity, 1,1 1 s moke , Og g 1 third story, in despite .of flame t 3 / 4 11 " tii • nherleif, ate view of pulling down some burningn etartelr.o rnunicated to No. 13 ; and while s h - ur'e 010 4 chimney tumbled upon hem an" "" . re lief' l '''' IP' I' ruin ; their companions fl ew to their ti o, , t 4 .4 4 delay must necessarily have sniothereci t *lit +, t i 'l sensible of the injury he had received; but o loole' t ° j ot 13ar t 'rola $1 appearance dead :he was conveyed o t he i • where he was professionally attended 011 —aer Oil ortdbell t. rc"" bteP ttil • rival; but it is feared that he. Will no . ha vO o _o o ' also badly wounded. The 1;40, 6 fin d j A ce.,7,,,ed? • ' large quantity of shavings having beeq ; stf ilpir The extent of the loss is not yet eAaP" /. left,setsti:oo:4o Y AT ONE O'CLOCK Old Annuities New Ditto. Lx. Bills 1000/A4415 13 18 din. Ditto 500/.1 Ad. 13 10 13 13 dis. Ditto Sio;ill Ditto Advertised I'4 dis. Rank for Acct. ' 3 ' India for A ea. Cons: for Actt. 31; 4 3 NDS AT ONE o'cr.ocrc Mexican Scrip Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Neapolitan do. 1824 Peruvian itoutl:i 1)o. Scrip Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto New Russian. New, sp. et. 8r; 511 Spanish 1821 . , 5 per ct l5 1823 French Rentes,s p. c. 91;t: 50c. Exchange ... 251. 10c. 3 per cent. —. —f. —c. Exchange —f. —c. PRICES OF SRA LIES AT_ ONE O'CLOCK. Per Slsarr. Anglo-Mexican dining Company 55 57i GO Brazilian Mining Company . ....- 7 Bolivar Mining Company .. l'i -, , 17 Castello and Lspirito Santo Brazil Mining Company ... Si Colombian Mining Company New United Mexican Mining Company Protector Fire Assurance Company British Iron Company IG-i British, Irish,.and Colonial Silk Company 1 Honduras Company FOALIGN ARRIVED. DuE Gottenburdit • - I) 2 llamburgli - - - 0 3 Ilolland - - - 0 1 France - . - 0 '2 If 1(a11 IVATER AT IA)111)01"i BRIDGE TO-1101t HOW. Ninrnitqr„ 33 minutes after 5.1 Evening, 67 minutes alter h. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. - 82/ I • 3 per Cent. Cona. ... 831 20, 3.1 per Cent. Ditto Red B9 '41)1 ; - 4 per Cent. New 99ii 100 i 99;;- Bunk Long Ann. India St4'i'ck Ditto Bonds ... 1d 15 121 "dis. South Sea Stock PRICES OF FOREIGN Ft:: Aumtrian 1:(1s, 5 per cent. 91 PO Brazilian Btls 11125 -- Scrip Iluenth: A yrc Cinllan, Ms, I; per cent.... Colombia], lids Do. do. 1824 63 2i Danish, 6 per cent. Do. 3 per cent. oireek Do. 1:125 .. Guatimala Ilexican Do. 1825 18 19 8 dim. 64 3i i