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ong, muskets, the town-house hn shall not have 50 florins for evert the University of he accounts receive issian army two lines by the e 24th all the reoer lined it. pro that the Russians 1 possible. report that tli,te was received this 01 ates that an edict 1 In three new classeinv te Piedmontese sr'. report, repeated bl; Prussia had been tween Poland ad tbl His Majesty is d ion, 'tel' and to interfere Debars of Saturde)o vreption of Lie ut. ') h was not so fal'e ur r,O d. The Emperto.l ral submission. Le; iora the Poles ; w t, " mated is too gib e unavoidable. pe pendence. The some wish for sa 01, ne have seriously etii impart to it a o lu 'g ed in a Idbyriath,o o extricate 1)411016 si distrust him. ° h! , on the 17th, .xcitement prev 3 a 4 .l ; a difference of 0; owever, when thell, 'lll propositions 1/Ic,, r or submission, to ;he Emperor r S. 11 1 for received this ;e l dramatic authors' oi listened attentive l i .xamine an d a cced e e §ubmit to him 1 : 6 0 1 ion lately preset) ine of Saturday.) ,1 lm St. Petersbu r r, as the cholera report of it 10' 1 founded. s of Jacquinot, have s topped 1 1 , 1 other establishroWi; iareholders of th e d resolved that 1 0 - 1 to obtain a law t cj i i fund provided 11 0 4 'e profits accuroula.,, ; to 7,765,650 f r y:o This measure wor Lls. nunerce of Satury i ld f the Diplomatic 'iris. 06 , d ;sett that the , ' c y o Russia, with her 1 rders that a cast in the der r :o l inown that a cus re have been 04 'teats of S a turds)? ' s yesterday esei teu d: ing day, and Ivarj!! has devoted ttviji, to the nation acquainted. 01 : ' ! not wish for ciroi ration before xve"Ø' s founded on boll I`•' s of Belgium slj,,/ • were before. be dignity of fir:e': some of those ;1V ngly shown the , nd what it Iva , NI by Europe to )r , i, r of peace or W.,fr, pendence and Powers of k u • f' - ited those treatiel'i,., ely confined hi tOe of regret. The 1 4 : , patriotism, J °l which has bee° o ill r g his whole hEej ese two last (1101:,;' is had broken o°o3l Al taken place 05 ,te! the P u l es . last letters I.l.oll' d tf, ed that tke ftertained of a P f S iturday.) ^ returned on the ,ic >Li is not in s'tor with difficu lt y . V lsiatic co nque rernments a re e ° cannot furnish 0,4( Itassi 3 nst the Poles':. . The Pross l s7 c " the Polish csoie• mei of Saturd3l,)oo I considerable I° `or various po:, A. On the 0:0 ray from Toulo or ty ccrporated jute cannon founded t;(04 activity. The.lll, tered in the nejg of Saturday . / tad ' rrived to-daY 3 , f er ° t ,4 d to he the be recognition of f 0 )resentat ions o (ro ily od to 52,6 62 ro Ppi ll 4.—Five per Ceou, 4f'. 20c. 15c. 9 5 . 1 AS I. er Cents., = 30c. 25c. sc . ri Naples, 6-11,;"po! V;! 3Yal SpaVh roytlf rgttrimltit, 41)31)er' f 0), ihenlique. f , p er c e nts., ',,.• o urr - 3,, ,1 ,O c . sc. 94f. L' : . 25c. 30c. '2v%il 0 7 '4 aples Royall'4'o4o', ' ; l-;ifftf, 34 N. to , ; three won , 01 01 j Ild Correspon 00 11 , :an ding the r.nd of Deride* ''rtielt:i Librie3ted love , in the r.os:/ ?ers, . 13410 qrf, )1 success to fi vr e willing ear. 1.• eo i° on the late derjst°l II find the 136r1: 1 0( vith then; ~„tj )parent a belief tho joor e t on those Veil 1 e Stc'el' r e C el t! at the public spe 10 ace or war. Inn Poland 00(.1 In :d here to-jY• rrespondent.) den liyate corre9l/°;bo pt OV,'O isters in the ,ce p.irty, for Pe r i be 64 0 . , declarations a! idt of Europe, 'de eaatif while °m a te line's to dictate of peace, is hailed by the warlike party as giving them a chanc e of rushing forth at the point of the sword, to ~aoge into the Polish and Belgic controversies. , The lat est pr i vate l etters i n P ar i s were from St. Peters burgh of the 14th, which merely stated that the Emperor Was still in his capital, but preparing to set out for the t/441 P. On the previous day (the 13th), which is the n ery year's-day of the old calendar, he was employed in luilitaryfetes, and the distribution of honours to favourites !I,lki courtiers. Th e 25 t h was th e d ay un d ers t oo d t o b e lited at St. Petershurgh for the passage of the Bug by the Russian army. The Poles, of course, maintain their en thusiastic determination to resist by force this tremendous repetition of Russian aggression. Accounts from M. de Montalemart were expected in parts by the King with great anxiety. It is understood be Was charged with the expression of a strone wi‘l; on the Part of Philip that Nicholas should refrain from taking Say precipitate step by arms in the affairs of Poland. Our privat e corresponden; mentions, as a fact commu iii,red to him by a person who mentioned the dates and tint' of march, that within the last nine days Marshal ult had put 20,000 French troops in motion, by small detachments, on the line of route to Valenciennes. LITER A TURE. QUARTERLY REVIEW—No. LXXXVII. LONDON, 1831. The political economists, who some few years si nce by dint of perseverance, paradox, and effrontery, contrived to write themselves and th eir system into some sort of consideration, no were moreover petted and made much of by the coxcomb politicians of the day, and di /hled the suffrages of fashion with Almack's, th e opera, and the dignified science of gas tronomy, ar e now b eg innin g , s l o wly i n d ee d, b u t e' my, to find their proper level. It is scarcely ;we years since political economy was in all I , t ,s glory. A s pi r i ng ty ros i n P ar li ament an d literature affected an acquaintance with its more th an Eleu s i n i an myster i es; not a f ew among th e fai r it sex, qu i tt i ng S cott , B yron , an d M oore w ith disdain, coquetted with it, as though it were—as expounded by our modern professors—an bite'. th e syst em ; an d even dandies and exquisites, I 'le most forlorn and imbecile of created beings, 'Ported with it with just as much self-compla 'l o' te neY as th e y wou ld h ave t o y e d ,/ " with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaara's hair." i 1 Ile lla five years ago, was the f a shion a ble noto r '. let Y which political economy had secured for ; tB elf• Where is the science now ? In the fan stage of decrepitude, voted a bor e by th e m andies, unintelligible by the Blues, and a But b y t h e w i se an d t h e soun d-h ea d e d . l it when we speak of the political economist s w ith dist rust , we d o not i nten d our observa t 1 bens to apply to Adam Smith—the Alpha and m ega of the system. He was in every re spect a philosopher, clear and comprehensive in its v iews, a sound thinker, an expert logician, 41 . 4 one wh o b roug ht hi s s p ecu l at i ons to square wit h Practice. Since his time little or no pro ' c re ss has b een ma d e i n t h e sc i ence. Th ere h as bee n inde e d a pro di g i ous no i se an d shuffling of efe et, but no onward movement,—a march, like IS : I :at the soldiers call " mar k ti me ," b ut no : t rance. Our modern professor s are f u ll o f su b t l e ' l le ories, and daring paradoxes, and—nothing le . They write of political economy as play rights manufacture a pantomime, which is perfect _ proporti on t o t h e i ngen i ous s hift s an d d ev i ces , rrd changes and paradoxes, introduced into it. tr t hey can only invent a theory, dress up an old 11 01811 11 in the disguise of a new discovery, build ti p,. one definition and pull down another, they in k they have done all that possibly can be 4 for th e sc i ence. "Dir u i t , ce difi cat, mutst qua d rata rotun di s, " to r Piles less to the fantastic trifler in Horace than of a rnod notable' professor of political st economy. It is rt th is class that the fir article in thoe e t s h ei n " Quarterly" treats. The Reviewer speaks go•-"e41 and their pretensions with the easy in erettee that a strong man would exhibit in 4 ri g forth to a battle with a weak one. He upereiliously polite, and will be read with interest by all who wish to see quackery un- N 4l4 ked. He shows that though all our modern i Meal ec onom i sts have agreed that the sc i ence ( i 4 a t "of t h e l aws w hi c h regu l ate t h e pro the 1,6, " and dist r ib u ti on o f wea lth," no t one Of oi 'm w has be en a bl e • to d e fi ne w h a t h e means b e y i ii ai tlm," and t h at consequent l y h e i s un d erta k- o t whi ch e xplain a syst em th e ver y gr ou n d-w or k o f oft he is wh o ll y una bl e to compre h en d. "Li ves k, tit t ' h ed ucated P oe t s " i s a pl easant art i c l e on M r . an ins he edition of the poems of John Jones, litti o _Pred butl er i n a Y or k s hi re f am il y . Th e btretorthe isentertaining chi e fly f or it s s k e t c h o f owater-poet, a man much talked of for hi t he year 1630, as muc h f or hi s verses as 4 i . ou c h ! l aying sailed from London to Queenbo to t wo in paper boat, with two stock-fish tied cit,i walking -canes for oars ! "On the Prin r ea d Of Morality" is a clever, but somewhat l ate e%re noti ce k -- -..ee of a work on this subject by the wi t h . ., r • Jonathan Dymond, a pious and accom the se..4Quaker. The cursory observations on imit e 1 4 , ath, which the Reviewer has introduced tatmi sw. s e ssay, are tin g ed n o t a littl e w ith Puri an e h tb Origin of the Homeric Poems" is in deed orate dissertation on a point interesting 'han d ti blit scarcely important enough to de viewer 'me very formal notice which the Re dasN ~ taken of it. Let commentators i ' o o l l.,`" e° rists say or write what they will, the beliefq wi ll not readily be disturbed in its Ill ati• t hat the Iliad is the composition of one ate tr Mr. Coleridge's remarks on the subject %••-• eat ed by the Reviewer with the respectful kg,'lderation _ li g h t ' s ~ to which they are entitled. Payne Aaih Prolegomena" are also mentioned b it trt;" r tesY• The Latinity of this able dia -1 and f l o ll is correct, and remarkable for its vigour 'r i ; r eedo m. 1.-, vigour * , vl e remember perusing• it some ',, 404/41.8 si nce in the pages of the Classical 01 41 . 4°l ' " Moore' s Life of Byron" is reviewed , .. s „ : . 'l) `lark spirit o f laudable i mpart i al i ty, f 4rk . i (4 1 ,„ Ide of the no bl e P oet ' s character is dwelt li e "Ltit t ° o much minuteness. A few years , - e ~., . ai ded' when the idea of the monster has sub will title:. .man will come forth, and Lord Byron tim ,t , th I rise in the opinion of the world as l\flir 5s he has been of late years degraded. qv' Ita rY Event s of the late French Revolu- Of the th e , into a lengthy detail of the events Wi th three famous days in in July, and exposes 4 niece II s nilasriraattliovtle, t ytl d ie ays mis-statem e nt s of Mr• : I‘ , 4 li t h j o tt , s , t , severity w or hi v c a h g is described as being tr a i • vast and contradictory LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1831. The whole of the Cabinet Ministers left town this morning to attend his MAJESTY'S Council at Brighton. The customary despatches have been received at the Foreign Office this morning from France and Holland. At the sitting of the French Chamber of De puties on Friday evening, both the Minister of War and the Minister of Foreign Affairs announced that the intentions of the French Cabinet were pacific, and that nothing short of a violation of the national honour should induce them to precipitate the country into war. The Foreign Minister, however, added, emphatically, " we are upon the point of peace or war." The following extracts from German Papers respecting Poland must be received with due al lowance,—they being all in favour of Russia, and against the Poles:— FRONTIERS OF POLAND, JAN. I3.—The reception of Lieut.-Colonel Wylezinski at St. Petersburgh, was not so favourable as the report spread at his return of the sen timents of the Emperor. The Emperor, it is said, seri ously warned him, and urged him to endeavour to induce his countrymen to lay to heart the conditions offered them, upon which they might hope for pardon, and to abstain from all father remonstrance s against them. All steps taken with this view must, however, be fruitless with the en thusiasm that has seized the Poles, and a dreadful fate awaits the country, unless some higher dispensation saves it from the abyss into which it is about to plunge. The middling and lower classes are particularly enthusiastic, and ready to risk everything among the great nobility. Timidity prevails and produces a difference of opinion in this class, some being disposed to unconditional sub mission while others would negotiate. Others, however, have joined the general movement, and by their influence, wealth, and superior education, even given it the impulse. Hence the Dictator finds himself entangled in a labyrinth, from which he will [find it diffi cult t 9 extricate himself. The. circumstance that the people already begin to distrust him has the most injurious effects, and the assembly of the Diet, on the 17th, is likely to be very stormy, and a prelude to scenes that will ensue— that is to say, with an excess of the most ardent feelings, it will betray disunion in its actions and reactions--the latter, founded in fear of the people, will probably by no means correspond with the views of the majority of the Members of the Diet. This, it is affirmed, that if the communications to be made by the Dictator should be of such a nature that the election must be immediately made between open war and unconditional submi4s'on, they will decide fur the former, and renounce their allegiance to the Emperor of Russia, as having lost his rights toPol Ind. The people, who seem not to be thoroughly aware of their situation, desire war, in which they hope to be victorious, and even see in a natural phenomenon a sign of the rege neration of Poland. The sight of the late Aurora Borealis made a great impression on the inhabitants of Wars tw , who consider it as an omen of the favourable issue of the appreaehing contest. _ VV The thunder clouds collected on the Russian frontier provinces have not yet burst. Accumulated masses of snow and condensed frost are not, indeed, great obstacles to the conveyance of cannon and military stores on sledges, but throw great difficulties in the way of the rapid ad vance of the infantry and cavalry, though ample distribu tions of brandy are not wanting. What the J ourna l s h ave said of the hatred which the native Russi ans f ee l towards their half brethren in Poland is certainly t rue . I t is re turned with interest by the Poles. Both Alexander and Nicholas were fully aware of this , and would willingly have dispens e d with the odious measure of keeping Russian regiments in Poland, but they could not venture to leave the Polish troops, especially the artillery, to themselves, and thus new seeds of inextinguishable hatred were sown. With respect to the sentiments of the Lithuanian army, the most contradictory reports are circulated. Whatever the learned Cliodzko in Paris may say, the Russian lan gunge is not Pol'sb, anti the ancient Lithuanian is gra dually becoming extinct. Deeply rooted distrust would not allow the territory of Wolna, so liberally supported by the Empress Catherine, to be made the centre fur the diffu%ion of superior knowledge and public instruction. The teachers called to it from foreip countries were ex tremely restricted, and often ill-used, and the old great Lithuanian finally has never ceased to be at heart Polish. Even in the third generation the two races do not cordially blend together. Here, on the frontier of Silesia, it is universally believed that the Emperor Nicholas will leave no means of conciliation untried before he proceeds to a decision by the sword. How exculpatory for the present ru'ers is the report of the origin of the insurrection, which has been transferred from the Russsian to all the German journals! Even Chlopiecki is spoken of in as mild terms a. possible. The President Dictator himself, is doubtless, convinced that the decisive battle will end with a new Finis Polonice. He has certainly resolved unwillingly to publish the long-withheld manifesto on the causes of the insurrection. Perhaps it was meant only to prevent the return of the Cesarowitsch to Warsaw. In the Russian frontier pro vinces, the measures oftlefence and security are prosecuted with great real ; paople of all classes have readily left their homes to join their respective corps. This has had its intended effect on the Polish population of the Grand Duchy, where it must be owned that the temper of the peasants y is not very tractable, because the serf in the kingdom of Poland has not to pay so great contributions as the emancipated freemen of Posen. On the other hand, it is indubitable that the immen'e majority of the inhabi tants of the towns, and of the Jewish population in the kingdom of Poland itself, could be induced only by compulsion and fear to take part in the general arming that has been commanded. All the accounts in the Warsaw Journals of the enthusiasm for liberty are, if not mere fictions, great exaggerations. It seems certain that many Frenchmen have found means under various disguises to get to War saw, but it is not likely that they have brought any money with them. BRESLAU, JAN. M.—According to all accour.lB the Russian army will have been joined by the Reserve Gre nadier divisions before the 29th, on which day the opera tions'will begin on two lines, viz. on the road from Bialystock and Brzsc. The troops will advance as ra pidly as the scarcity of provisions will allow. It is sup posed that the Emperor will endeavour to cause divisions among the Poles by offering to many amnesty and even personal advantages. Almost all the landowners who went from the Grand Duchy of Posen to the insurgents have returned home at the first summons. VIENNA, JAN. 18.—The Prussian General Von Roda has brought the insignia of the Black Eagle for our Crown Prince Ferdinand, King of Hungary. Our accounts from Poland are so at variacne with each other, that we can f•~~m no opinion of the state cf the country. Most of those persons belonging to the kin g dom of Galicia, who are in the kingdom of Poland, have returned home on the summons issued by the Government of Galicia. The Turkish mail of the 25th December brings no news of any importance; - . - JAN. 19.—Four per Cents., 80i; Bank Shares, 1029. JAN. 20.—Four per Cents., 80; Bank Shares, 1033. Parliament will re-assemble on Thursday next, and the public await in anxious suspense the measures on which it shall resolve,—but the paramount question which engrosses the minds of all men is the great question of REFORM.— The Boroughmongering system, Proteus-like, displays corruption in almost endless forms and deformity. There arc boroughs that have representatives without having any inhabitants, as Gatton, Old Sarum, Newton, and many others ;—boroughs with a large population, whose Members are returned by a mere faction yclept " the Corporation," as Bath with forty thousand inhabitants, where the Members are re turned by twenty-four individuals,—Hastings with six thousand inhabitants, the Members chosen by a like number,—Marlborough and Mahnesbury, with upwards of three thousand inhabitants each, and the Members for each chosen by a dozen, or rather nominated by the Boroughmonger who commands the dozen. In other boroughs some few inhabitants have votes, which are overpowered by numerous non resident freemen, mostly of the lowest class, as Lincoln, Liverpool, Hull, Dover, &c. &c.; and there are some where the inhabitants have not even the semblance of a voice in the election of those who are termed their representatives, as Knaresborough, with a population exceeding three thousand persons, the Members for which are returned by a handful of strangers sent in on the day of election for the purpose. The influence that returns the Members for nearly all these descriptions of boroughs is of the same character and employed for the same purposes. The Aristocracy, not content with occupying one House of Parliament, return by these devices a majority of the other, and usurp the whole power of legislation for their own ex clusive benefit, which they modestly pretend is that of the country. In England legislatio n is reduced to a trade, and become a monopoly, and the humblest of the community suffer from the baleful results. The Boroughmongers will cling to the power of which they surreptitiously possessed them selves, with the same tenacity as to life ;—not venturing to rely on open hostility, they will re sort to artifice,—some only of themselves or hirelings will openly oppose, others will profess to support Reform, the latter the better to quarrel with the details, and propose amendments intended to strangle the great measure, while the minor myrmidons will always be ready to cough, cheer, or divide by signal from their leaders. A plot has been concocted and matured,—the conspirators against Reform are trained and marshalled ready for the field,—in theatrical phrase, the parts are cast, and the company com plete, even to scene-shifters and link-boys. Ex secretaries, ex - under-secretaries, ex-treasurers, and ex-whippers-in, have all rehearsed and are ready to perform their several parts before and be hind the curtain ;—all tried men,—veterans on the stage of corruption, as the public will perceive when the curtain rises and the drama begins. We should be sorry, however, to detract from an y claim to public virtue these worthies may be supposed to possess,—themselves the off spring of corruption, it may perhaps be an act of filial duty on their parts to support that cor ruption in which they were engendered, by which they have thriven, in which alone they can exist. Let the people of England look to it. 'rhe boroughmongers are far m ore d ea dly enemies than an y f o reign foe th e y ever h a d, or can have, to contend with, the latter can only attack the extremities of the State,—the former prey upon the vitals of the public. Let the people then come forward and sul,port their own rights and the King's Government—in the language of our contemporary, the Tines, let them " thunder for Reform,"—to fail to do so would be little less than treason to their own best interests, and those of their posterity. These are times, this is a struggle, in which to quote the immortal NELSON, " England expects every man to do his duty." We have much pleasure in directing public attention to the spirited and patriotic resolutions entered into by the late memorable meeting at Bristol. The sentiments recorded there are so entirely in unison with our own, that it would be superfluous to enlarge upon them. The people of Bristol have set a noble example to their countrymen in the West of England, which we have no doubt will be duly appreciated and acted upon. A reformed Parliament will reform every other abuse, whether in Church or State—it will save the pence of the poor, and protect the thousands of the rich—dealing out justice to all—and favouring only the most worthy. Let all worthy men, therefore, petition for Reform, for the sake of themselves and their country. trash." " Moral and Political State of the British Empire" is an essay with which conside rable pains have been taken. The first half is penned in a mild and tolerant spirit, but the hit ter portions are full of truculent prejudice, and declamation. The sketches of Lord Liverpool and Canning are true to life as one of Reynolds' portraits. We subjoin a specimen of the former, with which we shall conclude our notice:— " But Lord Liverpoe was not a pilot for rough wea ther. No sailor on the wide ./Egean ever longed more fervently for rest when the moon was bidden by black clouds, and not a guiding star was to be seen. With ex cellent intentions and clear judgment, he tvas, while irre proachable in other respects, a timid, temporising Minis ter—temporising not for any interested or selfish views, but from the irresolution of his nature. Owing to this cause, he contented himself with providing shifts for the day, and left the morrow to provide fin. itself. Upon the Catholic question, and upon that alone, he was firm ; yet even upon that he was remiss, leaving undone what he ought to have done, and never endeavouring to strengthen the Constitutional and Protestant party, while their oppo nents opened houses for recruits, and beat up for them with indefatigable activity. It was a putt of Queen Eli zabeth's policy that her Ministers should always be in formed of what hopeful subjects were rising in the Univer sities, in order that she might be supplied from thence with persons well qualified for the business of the State in its various departments. Mr. Pitt (who had as little inclination as leisure for giving any attention to literature) was not without foresight of this kind, and lie raised up successors to himself when he brought Lord Liverpool and Mr. Canning forward in public life ; but Lord Liverpool neglected this policy, needful and obvious as it is. Al though trained to the business of the Stat.-, and wholly devoted to it, his natural inclination was for domestic and private life ; and when he was not engaged in the routine of Government, he seemed happy if he could lay aside all its concerns. Ease, then, was what he most desired, and for the sake of ease he yielded every thing to the impor tunity of his opponents, or regarded with cold indifference the best intended efforts of his friends. Tile strength of his Administration departed with Lord Londonderry. Sherlock speaks of tame and gentle virtues which en courage the injuries of bad men.' Lord Liverpool's mi nisterial character was of this kind." PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. Bank Stock — St. , Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Consols, 3 uer cent Gus'. Stock, ._l.:, per cent. 89% National Ditto — Ditto, New 89% !Patriotic Ditto I per Cent — Hibernian Bank 19% \iov. Deb. 3! percent.... 83 Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock — Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock — !Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent — Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. —lCommercial Buildings — " Our ambition is to raise the female mind of England to its true IeveI."—DEDICATION TO THE QUEEN. THE ROYAL LADY'S MAGAZINE AND ARCHIVE OF THE COURT OF ST. JAMES'S contains : —I. Madame de Geniis—ll. The Meeting—lll. The Life of the Duke of Sully—lV. The Minstrel, a legendary tale—V. The Origin of Love, a chemical essay—Vl. Lines for the front page of an Album, by Miss Mitford—Vll. Busy Bodies, No. S. the Blun dering Busy Body—Vlll. Specimens of Ru•sian Poetry —IX. The Flauntonvilles—X. All' Anno 1830—XI. Bertha de Vere—XlL. Songs by the Ettrick Shepherd— XIII. Moore's Byron—XlV. Life of Sir Humphrey Davy—XV. Literature fur Ladies ! ! !—Morality for fair youthful readers—Specimen of a Dedication—Extract from a Royal Ode—Pantomimic occurrences of interest, &c.—XVII. The Editor's Room—the Literary Gazette and its Pets—Snappish criticism—A Publisher's Com plaint —Brief Notions of Books, &c.—XVII. Musical Review—XVlll. Fine Arts—XlX. Archives of the Court of St. James's—XX. Fashions—XXl. Drama, Miss F. Kemble's Bianca, Births, Marriages, Deaths, &c. —Embellishments—Portrait of the Queen, views of Bel voir and Warwick Castles, Sevea full length Portraits in Parisian and English Costumes for February. Published by W. Sams, Bookseller to the King, No. 1, St. James's-street; Sherwood and Co., Ptvernoster row ; and G. G. Bennis, Paris. Sold at respectable Libraries, and by all Booksellers in the United Kingdom. fr - S."" f fb 4444 ' " 0 0 44440 Ae•,- THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O' CL 0 CK. Montreal Papers to the 26th December, and Qtiehec to the 24th, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house, but their contents are not of much interest. HALIFAX, Lbw. I.—lt being the intention of the House merely to revive the lost Bill, without making any material change in the revenue system of the present year, much discussion arose on Monday and Tuesday upon the propriety of taxing the excisable articles imported into the province since the 3d of March last, which, after great opposition, was carried by a small majority in favour of taxing the stock. The recent mild weather has been succeeded by sharp piercing winds and heavy falls of snow, and the roads are now in a better state than they were. The above Papers also state that the whole system of the revenue has been finally arranged ; the duty on Mo lasses and Coffee has been removed; the duty on Sugar has been reduced from 4s. to 2s. 6d. per cwt. The duty on Brandy remains as per last year. At Porto Cavello, on the 24th November, a severe earth quake was felt, but no material damage was done. Accounts from Madrid state that despatches were re ceived from Lisbon relating to the Portuguese emigrants. After a consultation on the above despatdres, the Spanish Government proposed to assist Don Miguel, in case Pal ate la and Saldanha should attempt a landing in Portugal. Already the troops in Navarre have received orders to pro.. ceed to the Frontiers of Portugal. Also orders have been sent to the troops in garrison in Andalusia, to march to Badajos. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 29. —The import of cotton is 4,857 bags, and the sales are again extensive, 19,650 bags, without improvement in price. In sugar a good busi ness has been done in the market. This week about 1,150 Wide. have been sold at very full prices. We Snd by the Dublin Papers received this morning that Mr. O'Connell intends to demur to the indictment, and thus postpone the tri4l till May. He leaves Dublin this night to attend his duty in Parliament. THE FUNDS. The express from Paris this morning, which brings the debates in the Chamber of Deputies, is of sam • interest, par ticularly the speech of General Sehastiani, who still per sists in stating that the French Government wishes for, and will maintain, the peace of Europe ; but in regard to the Poles, France cannot render them any assistance; and if they re-unite Be'gium with France, it may cause a ge neral war in Europe. At present the continental Powers may be thankful to the King of the French for his exer tions to maintain peace. Consols, which left off on Saturday at 804 for the account, opened at the same price, and may now be quoted at 808 to 81, with little doing. In the Foreign Market not a bargain doing. ONE O'CLOCK We omitted in our former article to state that this day was a close holiday in the city, both at the Bank, Stock Exchange, and Foreign Market, owing to its being King Charles's Martyrdom. The brokers and jobbers are assembled on the Royal Exchange and at different coffee-houses, but to the present hour no business is done. Console may be quoted 80i to 81 for the account. In the Foreign Securities scarce a bar gain done, and they remain at the same prices as Saturday. The letters from Br ussels the morning do not state who is to be their King, and fear was entertained that the Allied Powers would be obliged to appoint one for theni, their being so great a division amongst themselves. We have received the National of Saturday, from which we give the following :- 4' It appears that new movements have taken place in Hanover. The Journal de Frankfurt states that on the 23,1 news was received that troubles had broken out at Hildes heim ; but this journal gives no details. It also adds, that after some disorders at Capel the Ministers de Schmolk and Meysemberg tendered their resignations. The Elector charged the new Minister of Justice, M. de Schwensberg, to form another Ministry, of a constitutional description." An extraordinary courier arrived to-day to the Spanish Ambassador from . Aladrid. It is reported he is the bearer of the conclusion of the project of M. Burgos, relative to the acknowledgment Of the Cortez Bonds. SHIPPING INT EL LIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) JAN. 30.—Wind S. moderate.—Arrived the from the Cape of Good Hope. FRO?! LLOYD'S. Elizabeth, DgAl Jenkins, from Bombay and Mauritius; and J ' AN. 29 AND 30.--Wind E.—Arrived Majesty's ship Tyne, for South America. tAhleiPne°SrauvTia•s;ey, nacre, from London for New South Wales; PLYMOUTH, JAN. 29..—Wind S.E.—Sailed his Ma- Windsor Castle, for Cork. CORK JAN. 27.----Arriv e d the Orestes transport, from MARGATn, JAN. SO.—Arrived off port the Lady Day, Ma jesty's dt r P l ' ) Lh' a sY d i ssm o h e ° s i P ; and R ee s, and Samuel, Sligo, from Ireland. DOVER, JAN. 30.—Arrived the Iris, Wellman, from Mexico; and Helena Margarita, from Gallipoli. Off port the New Prospect, Butler, from Jamaica and Ha y:Jonah; Anthony, 11.adley, and Galatea, Peyton, from Demerara ; and Hope, Alattliews, from Trinidad. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Arrived the Jubilee, —, from Newfoundland. GUERNSEY, JAN. 28.—Arrived the Pole tender, fiom Tarragona. JERSEY, JAN. —Arrived the Talisman, Siveright, from New Brunswick, with loos of boats, bulwark, and ca bl e , bound to London. - - We rejoice at having an opportunity of re cording an instance of the economy of Government, in an appointment in our own town, as it revives our hopes that Ministers really intend to fulfil their promise of carry.. i n g retrenchment into every department of the public ser vice. The office of distributor of stamps in this town was long held by Mr. BLACKBURNE, the brother of the late county Member. It was a complete sinecure, all the work being done by Mr. OLLIER, who received, we believe, 4001. a year out of the 2,3001., which, it is said, the office yielded his principal. As the appointment of Mr. BLACK BORNE was the reward, no doubt, of his brother's Par liamentary services, we expected, almost as a mat ter of course, that the patronage would be trans ferred to the other Member for the county, now a the example of his late c o ll eague , supporter o f t h e administration, and that Lord STAN LEY, following would conf er the office on some relation of hi s own . Ministers have, however, taken a more honest course, —more honest, we say, because giving more fur ser vices than they are worth is dishonesty to the public, There were in London two inspectors of stamps, at a sa lary of 6001. a year each. It has been decided that in fu ture there shall be only one, and that the other, Mr. FORDE, shall come to Manchester, where his emoluments will be 800/. a year. Thus 6001. a year will be saved by the abolition of an useless office in London, and 1,500/. more by the reduction of the 'emoluments of the stamp diet, ibutor here. This is a real Reform, and will go tar in convincing the people that tr.ore extensive retrenchments will follow.—Manchester Times. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). ROLLS' COURT. DEW V. CLARKE. This ease stood on his Honour's paper fur hearing to-day. On its being called, Mr. BLWH, who appeared for the defendant, trusted his Honour would postpone the hearing for a week under the following circumstances. The defendant was a prisoner in the Fleet, in a state of utter destitution, and had leen wholly unable to get a solicitor to take up his cause till within the last few days. That the solicitor had not been able to make himself thoroughly acquainted with the state of the case, and consequently he (Mr. Bligh) was totally unprepared to argue it before his Honour. His client also wished to be present at the hearing of the cause, and prayed for an order from his Honour to the Warden of the Fleet for that purpose. Mr. BICKERSTETH opposed the application as being made in bad faith, and as one of those fruitless pretexts with which the cause abounded. Ile bad no doubt if the Court granted the indulgence prayed, the conturnaceous defendant would find some other pretext to put off the hearing to a more distant period. His HONOUR did not see any mischief that would result from postponing the cause for a week, particularly as Mr. Bligh was totally unprepared to argue the case at the pre sent moment. The cause was then ordered to stand over to Monday next, and his Honour male an order for the at tendance of the defendant. THE }OLLOWING NOTICE WAS PUT UP IN THE COURT TO-DAY :-. The MASTER. of the ROLLS will sit at the Rolls Court to-morrow, at ten o'clock, to swear in the solicitors. His Honour will hear the petitions on Thursday, and the shot t causes on Friday next, at ten o'clock in the morning. CAUSES BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR. In consequence of the request of the Lord Chancellor, his Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS has kindly con sented to hear immediately, after those in his own paper are disposer!, the last hundred causei set down for hearing before his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, to-day the follow ing Order was issued:— " ORDERED, " With the consent of the MASTER of the Roms, that the hundred last causes now depending before the Vice- Chancellor, whether original causes or causes set down for further directions or on exceptions, be heard by the MASTER of the ROLLS on such days as his Honour shall please to appoint, and that the Senior Regis trar attending the Court of the Vice-Chancellor do forthwith send a list of such causes to the senior regi strar of the Rolls' Court, and that such list be thereupon published in the registrar's office or the clerk's office, and the three Courts of the Lord Chancellor, the Master o. the Rolls, and the Vice-Chancellor. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. _ . This being the last day of term the Court took motions, but nothing of any public interest came before his Honour previous to our reporter leaving. COURT OF KING'S BEACH, At the sitting of the Court Lord TENTERDEN pro nounced judgment in the case of THE KINGSTON UPON HULL DOCK COMPANY V. BROWN. This was an action brought by the Company against the defendant to try their right to demand a to 1 on all vessels entering in or going out of Hull harbour, laden with coals. The defend int denied that the Company possessed any such right, and refused to pay. The ver dict was for the plaintiffs, subject to a special case for the opinion of this Court. This morning his Lordship said that the Court were of opinion that the Act of Parlia ment did not give the Dock Gimpany any authority to impose a duty on coals. The verdict must therefore Le entered for the defendant. His Lordship afterwards pronounced judgment in seve ral cases, none of which, however, were of any interest only to the parties immediately concerned. CRIMINAL INFORMATION-THE KING V. FEATHERSTONE. This was an application made last term for a rule call— ing upon Mr. Featherstone, a Magistrate of Devonshire, to skew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for publishing several libellous letters. The Court granted the rule, and on cause being shewn against it, took time to consider its decision. Lord TENTERDEN this morning said they had atten tively considered all the affidavits that had been filed, and, after the most mature reflection, himself and Learned Brothers were of opinion that the justice of the case would he fully satisfied if the Court discharged the rule upon pay ment of costs.—Rule discharged accordingly. THE KING V. ORD. Mr. CamenELL thowed cause against a rule obtained in this case for a quo wurranto, calling upon the defendant to show by what authority he exercised the office of Mayor of Berwick-upon Tweed. This case has been several times before the Courts, a former rule having been obtained and discharged, but the Courts then gave leave for further affidavits to be filed, and on which being done a new rule was granted. The last ground of objection to the elec tion of Mr. Ord was, that he was not a householder within the borough at the time he was elected, and, conse quently, according to the terms of the charter, ineligible to fill the office. Mr. Campbell now contended at great length, that ti.e rule must be discharged, as Mr. Ord re sided within three miles of the town, that he had at that time apartments there, and was now a householder. The ATTORNEY• GENERAL, with much zeal and ability, argued in support of the rule, and hoped the Court would not become a party to violating the terms of the charter. It was clear that Mr. Ord resided at the time of his election to the office of Mayor, at a distance from the town, and such a circumstance might cause con sideraltle inconvenience in the administration of justice. Lord TENTERDEN..4t is only three miles, Mr. Attor ney, and there is not much fear of any inconvenience. The Court was wrong in granting the present rule. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL again contended that the duties of the office might be neglected. Lord TENTERDEN—There is no fear. You know there is a high office in this country now most honourably filled —(Mr. Attorney-General bowed)—that will prevent it. The rule must be discharged.—Rule discharged. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a mandamus to be directed to the Chancellor of the Diocese of York, commanding him to decide on granting probate to a will. The facts were carious. Two brothers, illegitimate sons of a woman named Cooper, went to sea ; the eldest, before he started, made a will of his property in favour of the youngest, and the youngest willed the whole of what he Amight be possessed of at the time of his death to his mother. The ship that they embarked in for Dantzic was never afterwards heard of; it was therefore certain that she had been wrecked, and all on board lost. When the mother applied for probate to the youngest brother's will, a question arose which of the two died first, and on behalf of the Crown it was con tended that if it was the youngest, then the property of the eldest could not be passed by the youngest, as be never was in possession of it. Under these circumstances the Chancellor refused abjudicating. Lord TENTERDEN—I remember the case; it is ex tremely desirable that the parties should come to some acconstnodal ion. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that he appeared on behalf of the Crown. Lord TENTERDEN—Then, let the case stand over ; and I hope the Crown will see the necessity of coming to amicable terms. No other cause of public interest occurred up to the me of our reporter leaving the Court. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. ripe KING v. DIMOND.JUDGMENT. Their Lordships-gave judgment this morntng in this case! It was an action brought by theAttorney-General to recover the probate duty upon a large sum of money left by a gen th man of the name of Penfield in the French Funds. The testator died in England, leaving considerable property, upon the whole of which situated in this country, bo the probate duty and legacy duty were paid by the de fendant, who was the administrator. The testa tor had prof erty in the French Funds, to the amount of 37,0001., which was sold out and distri buted among the legatees, paying legacy duty only, be re fusing to pay the probate duty. The action was then in stituted by the Crown to recover tb. latter duty, and a special case was ordered, which was argued a few days ago by Counsel on both sides. Lord LYNDHURST in delivering judgment said, that this was an action upon the Statute of the 65th George 111. chap. 184, by which the stamp or probate duties wen• regulated. His Lordship had no doubt that the fresh rates were assets of the testator, but they were not within the jurisdiction of any Spiritual Court in this country, and therefore, the Court felt itself bound to declare that it was property not subject to the payment of probate duty. The verdict, therefore, must be entered for the defendant. Mr. TOLLETT, on behalf the Crown, prayed that tFe Court would allow the point of law to be further discussed, that was a privilege which the Attorney-General had always been entitled to. Mr. Serjeant MEREWETHER opposed the adoption of such a course. Lord Lyrrn nuasT thought the Attorney- General had no such privilege without the consent of the Court. Mr. Baron BAYLEY doubted exceedingly whether the Court would open this discussion again. THE MARKETS • !THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. There were rather better arrivals of Grain last week than Ed' some time past, and of Flour the quantity was tolerably good. This morning there was a fair show of samples of most lands of Corn fresh up. In the Wheat trade there have been limited transacti.ins, and the prices cannot be reported any higher than on this day s_ nnight,.the millers be ing d i sinclined to purchase, as th y have objection to any further advance in the price f Flour at present. Barley continues to me: t a slack demand, and may be reported full Is. per quarter cheaper th ,n last Monday. Beans fully maintain their former quotations. Pease of both kim,ds remain as last quoted. Oats are more ple n tif u l , and da not sell so readily as of late, but prices cannot be stated towel than list Monday. PRICES ON 80. Wheat, lied (old) -s. -s, --White (old) -s. -s. - Bed ;1830) 6os. 665. Fine 6Bs. 725. Superfine.. 745. 765. --- White (1830). 625. 725. Fine 74s. '76s. Superfine.. 78$. 80s. -Foreign free 635. 84s. Rye Barley - Fine 3Ss. 403. - Superfine New 445. 465. Malt 6lls. 665. - 1. ine New 7os. 725. Pease, Grey New 3 ,4. 38s. - Maple New 33s. 41s. -- White - Boilers lARD OF SHIP. Beans, Small (new) 425. 465. (old) Tick (new).... 36s 38s. • (old) .... 38s. 40s. Harrow (new) 38s. 40s. (old).. 425. 44s Bran k —s. —s. Oats, Feed ----- New 235. 275. Poland New rltis. 305. Potatoe New 3 Is. 325. 335. 318. 245. 275, 30s. t per sack) 60s 6.55. ,rais sgs. s .1) Country4Bs. 52s 9s. 10s. -- scotch - Irish.. Flour Town --- Cori Bran ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. From Whence. 5 . . e i , F F = ti E. 7. . . 2'' '.. --.— —. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs.. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. Aldborot ie.-- 339 2770 65 33 114 115 50 A lernouth — 675 Bridlington — 5 1 0 _— Boston Cowes , - Colchester 371 181 545 154 25 53 249 L Harwich Leigh 607 246 66 233 108 40 Alaldon 373 334 2.2.2 479 195 913 fit imsby lO 107 737 Hastings 5B 26 2 Hull Ipswich lO7 278 1784 32 0 16 685 Kent llll 887 564 331 594 108 1016 Southampton Wells 555 400 75 ‘Visbaach — 530 Woodbridge 299 1938 11'0 102 10 312 Yarmouth 5580 2916 2149 Aberdeen — 1145 Banff — 1 2.212 nerwick ... 170 333 70 :.:undee — 297 1362 3379 13675 8233 10:04 2208 615 7521 I 51511. Cork Londonderry Sligo — FOREIGN. Dantzie — i 140 Gijon Griefswald 420 110 Havre Koningsberg Stettin ———— Total 5559 114845 8 . ‘"3 111749 2208 1165 7721 AGGREGATE Rye, 4—Tares, 5559 QUAN 101-L Mw ITITY O. I.inseed, stard, 7( 13 . 5 IF OTH I rO--See 111749 ER h.F., • Itapesec eds. 99. 2208 DS 01 1165 PULSI .Brink, 40- SMITHFIELD MARKET This day's market was but moderately supplied throughout; the trade was dull, with Beef at an advance of from 2d. to 4d., with Veal at a depression of full 6d. per stone; with Mutton and Pork at Friday's prices. P.lcits PER STONE OF SLES• TO SINK Tug OFFALS. S. 11. to 4. d s. 4. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lambs Second quality ditto 2 8 3 0 Primesmall ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime largo Oxen... 3 8 4 0 Large coarse Calves 310 410 Prime Scots, &c..... 4 '2 4 6 Prime small ditto 5 2 510 inferior Sheep 2 4 2 6 Large flogs '3 2 3 C Se o c a o r id quality s t e.wo ditto dAt 34 o 3 8 0 4 3 0 Suckling Small Pk o ('aloes rers. .... ..... t 4 O s h. SouthdownWethers 4 2 4 6. Quarterold Pigs 12s. to 184. each. SUPPLY, AS FES. CLERK'S STATE,' ENT. -• Reacts. Sheep, Calves. Pi gs. I I 2,250 18,100 170 I 120 About 650 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's Road; about 400 up the other northern roads; about 451 (including Irish) from the western anti midland districts; about 750 from Nor folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; about 80 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, fize , in the neighbourhood of London. NEWGATE AND LEADEN/IAM. M /161%4:T5. . At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d.tos.d. s. d. to s. d. Beef Mutton 2 6 3 8 Pork 3 2 4 6 COURT CIRCULAR. The grand ball given by their MAJESTIES on Friday evening, at their Palace at Brighton, was attended by nearly the whole of the Nobility and Gentty, resident pod visitors. Many of the visitors came from Lindon and other places, on purpose to be present. Nothing could exceed in splendour the hall. The dresses of the ladies were mostly, if not all of them, new fur the occasion, and were of the most costly description; while the display of diamonds and other jewellery was most brilliant. The ball was opened by the Prince of ORANGE at.d M:ss BAGOT, shortly before ten o'clock. Their MAJESTIES, the Landgravine of HE:sa nom- BURG, the Princess AvousrA, the Duke of SUS'EX, and the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESVER, appeared highly to enjoy the animating scene. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE, as Lord Chamberlain; the Eat! of BELFAST, Vice Cham berlain; Earl Howe, Chamberlain to the QUEEN and the Hon. ROBERT GROSVENOR; were in waiting on their MAJESTIES. The Countess of Mayo was the Lady in Waiting on the QUEEN. Among the richest dresses were those of Mts. DAHER DAWSON, La ly ELIZABETH HARCOURT, the Duclie, of Roxatraon, Lady DESART, Lady WIGRAM, the Hon. Mrs. NORTAN, the Marchioness of DOWNSHIRE, Grout of CHICHESTER, Countess MUNSTER, Lady SHELLY, Mra. EITZHERBERT, &C. The KING and QUEEN retired from the as.embly • t two o'clock. Dancing was kept up till near five u'clJek, when the ball ceased. Their MAJESTIES will give a ball t , the juvenile branches of the Nobility and Gentry on Thursday. The KING will hold a Privy Council thi. (lay, at which his Majesty will prick the list of pelsona norninat,•rl to serve the office of Sheriffs for the counties of England and Wales, at the Court of Exchequer, for flee present year. The Duchess of KENT, the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses' household, att•uded Divine Ser vice yesterday morning, in th,ir private apartments in the King's Palace at Kensington. The Dean of CHESTER performed the Service. Divine Service was performed yesterday before the Duke, Duchess, and Prince GEORGE Of CUMBERLAND, and their Royal Highnesses' Househo'd, at their residence in the KING'S Palace, St. Jame,'s. Earl GREY left town yest,trilty to attend the KING, at Lia Palace at Brightor. The Marquis of LANSDCWNE, as Lord President of the Council, gave a dinner to the Members of the Grand Cabinet, viz., tl , e Cabinet Miditers and the Great Offi cers of Stat- f last evening, at his residence in Berkeley square. The LOAD CHANCELLOR and Mr. GRANT visited the CHANCELLOR of the Rm.:HP(IIIER. yesterday. The Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council held a meting on Saturday morning at the Council Office, to hear French appeals. There were pre sent the Lord President, the Master of the Rolls, and the Judge t.f the Admir,,lty Court. Mr. GREVILLE was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. Mr. PEMBERTON, Mr. WaranTsrAN, and other Cowls, I were heard by their Lord• ships in an Appeal (Magro, Rondeaux), which occupied the whole of the day. Sir HERBERT JENNER, the King's Advoca.e, was in attendance during the hearing of the cause. When the appeal was concluded, their Lordships had a long conference ; on Counsel being re-admitted, the Master of the Rolls on the part of their Lordships, stated that their decision would be delivered on the next meet. ing day. Nothing is yet known of the Ministerial plan of Reform, whatever some people pretend. In fact, the plan was only yesterday forwarded to his MAJESTY at Brighton ; and, till his MAJESTY'S pleasure te known With respect to it, nothing can be known by the public._ Morning Chronicle. . If we are not misinformed, a certain diplo matic personage, lately accredited to a neighbouring State of great political importance, has for some time en deavoured as much as possible to counteract the Govern ment of which he was the servant, by representations cal culated to destroy all confidence in the existing Ad ministration. We are curious to know whether there is any foundation for the reports, that the individual in question has not made repeatedly application for employ ment under the Government to which he is now so hos tile. —Morning Chronicle. The New Monthly Magazine for January appears to have had an extraordinary run in consequence of the unusual variety and interest of its papers, and espe - cially on account of the very curious literary sketch it contains of Sir WALTER SCOTT by ALLAN CUNNINGHAM , accompanied with a most beautifully engraved bust utter the original by CHANTRY. The next number, we are informed, will not be less attractive, as, it will Mrs. .ta llo li x te ir r o a x ry , t t h r e ea g s r u a re nd s_, s ak m e x tc a b i , DA w n it . h ass engraving after 1-I.arxxst, of the beautiful coofoßtalicsimAaninolfiDeolglesi.naz:d)sehrli:::iy: