The Sun. — London, England, 1830-04-16 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,--(THIS DAY, FRO Al, LLOYD'S. • DEAL; AFRIL•IS, S .W. to 'W.S. NV. —Arrived from London, tke Vilielra, Hodgson, for Tobago; the Wellvvond, Paynter, for Jamaica; the John Atkins, Mott, for Tobago; the Indemnity, Woodhall, for Deme rara ; the Lady Mary Ellice, Riddell, for Miramichi ; and the Robert Edwards, Sherbourne, for New York. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 15.—Wind S.W. to Arrived his Majesty's ship Ocean, from the Mediterranean. DOVER, Antic 15.—Arrived the Sunbury, Pattison, from Singapore; and the John, Buschman, from Sierra Leone. LxvEaroor., Aram 14.—Arrived the Canova, Whiting, the Lycurgus, Coffin, and the Isabella, Skimming, from New Orleans ; and the Washington, Parsons, from New York. The Washington, Salisbury, from Manilla, has arrived at Cowes under jury masts, and with loss of bulwarks. The Diadem, Wilson, from Mauritius, has arrived off Dartmouth. Part of her cargo thrown over, and with loss of bulwarks, &c. The Halton struck on Aricate Bar, and was obliged to discharge. It was doubtful whether she could be repaired. The Concordia, Lendohom, from Trieste, bound to Dunkirk, has arrived at St. Ives leaky. The Julius, Collinge, from Buenos Ayres, has arrived at Liverpool. The Maria, Bible, from Bilboa, has arrived off Dart.. mouth. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received Cape Papers to the .2P,th of January. The following is an abstract of the act of last year for the establishment of religious liberty as applicable to the Cape : " Whereas an act was passed in the 10th year of his Majesty's reign, entitled, ' An act for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Cat)7,olic subjects,' and that it is-expedient such enactment and provisions of said act- as are applicable to this colony be ex tended thereto, so modified as to meet the circum stances of the rase; it 19 therefore enacted, that after the commencement of this ordinance, it shall be lawful for any of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects to hold, exercise, and enjoy, all civil and military offices, and places of trust or profit under his Majesty, his heirs, and successors, and to exer cise any other franchise or civil right, upon taking and subscribing the following oath instead of the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration, and instead of such other oaths as may be now by law required to be taken for the purpose afore said." Here follows the oath, in which the deponent ra.es 43 wears to peara rct his Majesty from all conspiracies and attemyts against his person, crown, and dignity, 3cl 'and to disclose such, &c.—also to support thesuue.'cession to the Crown of the Hanoverian Family— 'to abjure the opinion that Princes excommunicated `by the Pope can be deposed and murdered by their skubjects, and to deny a belief that the Pope or any , 44ther.Foreign Potentate has temporal power o r "'- Allem th a t the -over the realm of England ; and deponent will not exercise any privil ege hepos 'Resses to weaken or disturb the Protest an t religion c.n . :,9,9venrment of the United Kingdom. , kge frs -• i nerson professing the Roman Catholic re 4:on shag, within three months from the date of or di n ance, before he exercises the privileges above-mentioned, take the oath required. A n y person entering upon the exercise of suc h privileges wit hout having complied with the above provision, : 'ball forfeit 2001. to the King, and the appointment he may have accepted shall becom e yoid. Any Roman Cafholic ecclesiastic, or member of -.rder, communities, or societies , who shall , after the cc, mmencement of :he ordinance, exercise any orthe s. ights or ceremonies of the Roman Catholic t o igion , :or wear the habit of his order, except within the usual places of worship, or in private .house s h a ll en conviction forfeit 50 /. =, Jesuits, and m embers of other religious and mo nastic orders being' allowed to reside in the colony ut the date of the ordinance, and it being expedient to make provision for the final suppression of the same therem, it i 4 enacted that they shall deliver in a statement of their niece descry and in case of any person of the .above ption not comply ing with this, they shall forfeit every month 501. to the King during the time of their remaining in the colony. Any Jesuit or member of such monastic orders deemed and taken guilty of any offence, shall be ordered to be banished the colony for his natural life, It is lawful for the Governor to grant, by licence, permission to any Jesuit or other member of a reli gious order, permission to come into the colony, and remain there for such period as the Governor shall think proper, not exceeding in any case six months, and any person not departing within 20 days after the expiration of the term, shall be banished the colony for life. An account of all such licenses are to be laid an nually before his Majesty's Council. MI Jesuit, or other member of a religious com munity, who shall admit any person to become a member of his order, shall be fined and imprisoned, and any person becoming a member shall be banished for life. And it is further enacted that this ordinance shall commence and take effect at the expiration of 10 days from and after the passing thereof. By command of his Excellency the Governor, J. BELL, Secretary to Government. Given at the Cape of Good Hope, Jan. 13. DUTCH PAPERS. Tag fiaa.ug, APRIL 13.—Last Friday the Court went into mourning for four weeks on account of the death of his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden, and yes terday also, for four weeks, for the Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt. It is affirmed, that his Majesty the King will soon pay a visit to Amsterdam, and stop there a few days. The works at the entrepot at Antwerp are prosecuted with great diligence ; the foundations of the buildings are fur the most part already laid. One of our journals says that M. Van de Weyer has ceased to have any share in editing the Courier des Pays Bas. Private accounts from Java say, that his Excellency the Commissioner-General, Viscount des 13as de Ghissigneis, has made preparations so as to be able to be in his own country by the end of May. Tiv HAGUE, APRIL 11.-When the second Chamber of the States General again meets, it will first of all dis cuss two projects of law :- Ist. For the seduction of the interest of. the bonds of the Syndicate. 2d.. For the diminution of the number of the Members of the General Chamber of the Accounts.— It is said that many of the Northern Members have de clared against the measure proposed in the first of these two projects, and that some of the Southern Members have also expressed themselves unfavourable to it. The petition of the inhabitants of Liege, for the main tenance of the freedom of the press, drawn up in the same words as that of Brussels, on which the Chamber passed the order of the day, will, it seems, give rise to some dis cussion. After that a project of law for correcting the abuses of the press will be discussed. The Chamber has likewise the following subjects before it : I. The projects pf law on the duties upon salt, wine, home and foreign spirits, beer, vinegar, and sugar ; lastly, those on prisons and patents, which last two will, it is said, be put off till the next Session. 2. The project of law to provide for the expences com prehended in the law of the 24th December, 1829. 3. The motion of M. de Secus, for the diminution or revocation of the penalties imposed on persons sentenced upon the abolition of former laws ; and 4. That of M. Barthelemy respecting the regulation of the Chamber for the execution of Article 177 of the fun damental law. AMSTERDAM, APRIL 13.—111 y Excellency Sir Charles Begot, the British Ambassador to our Court, arrived here to-day.—Dutch Papers, April 14. BERLIN', APRIL 10.—The State Gazette of to-day contains a Convention concluded between Prussia and France, for the determination of the frontier of the two Kingdoms, conformably to the treaties of Paris of 1814, and 1815, and to the declarations signed at Paris, June 11, 1827. This Convention consisting of eighteen Articles, was concluded on October 23, 1829, by M. De lius, Commissioner for the King of Prussia, and M. Rous- Colnuaiesiouer for the King of France; ratified by the King of France, Nov. 15, 1829 ; and the ratifications exchanged at Metz on Dec. 2, 1829. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 15.—The Caledonia, 120, went out of dock on Friday morning. It appears now to be certain, that the Caledonia is to be the future flag-ship at Portsmouth, and that she will shortly be commissioned at this port by Captain Hyde Parker, who, it is reported, is to be Flag Captain to Admiral Sir Thomas Foley ; the Victory being ordered to be laid up in ordinary. His Majesty's cutter, Bramble, 10, Lieut. W. H. Haswell, returned from Portsmouth during Monday night. The Vigilant ketch, 10, Lieut. R. Loney, sailed to the Westward on Monday afternoon. In Hamoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, Blanche, Con flict, Nightingale, Goldfinch, Meteor steamer. In Barnpool —Undaunted. At the Island—Royalist, Bramble. In the Sound—Britomart, Leveret. In Catwater—lzabel, Brazilian. PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, Sm.—The Earl of Donoughmore is appointed Vice-Admiral of the pro vince of Munster, in the room of the Marquis of Waterford, deceased. Lieut. Charles Burl ton (1794) is promoted to the rank of retired Commander, vice Tait, deceased . Lieut. F. Barrett is appointed a Chief Officer of the Preventive Service. Lieut. Pearse, 'Warden of Deptford Victualling Yard, is to be Warden of Woolwich Dock Yard, vice Lieut. Vosper, appointed to Greenwich Hospital. Lieut. Robert Dixon (1802) to the out-pension of Green wich Hospital. Lieut. B. Aplin to the Carron steam packet, for the Mediterranoan. . - Mr. J. P. Bailey, purser, (1809) of Stonehouse, is nominated for the Caledonia, fitting here to be the new flag-ship at Portsmouth. The Rev. Meyrick Beebie is appointed to be Chaplain of the Sybille, on the Coast of Africa. PROMOTIONS.—Mr. E. Butterfield, of the Sybille, to be Lieutenant of the Primrose. Mr. J. V. Sul livan, of the Undaunted, Mr. Augustus Lavie, of the Asia, and Mr. Rich. Dawson, of the Sulphur, are promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. His Majesty's ship Primrose was spoken with on 4th February, off the Island of Ascension. The Sparrowhawk, from Fernando Po to Barbadoes, was spoken with on 16th February, lat. 7. long. 28. The Swallow arrived at Madeira from Falmouth, 23d Feb. and sailed 24th for the Brazils. The Mary, Wills, from this port, arrived at Figueira 12th March. The Providence, Miller, of and from this port, arrived at Lisbon 26th March. The Briton, Clements, of this port, arrived at Jer sey from Bourdeaux 4th inst. The Anne, Steward, arrived at Leghorn from London 25th March. The Susan, Nicholson, of and from this port for Quebec, was spoken with 31st March, lat. 48. 46. long. 8. 0. The Mary, Pidgeon, of this port, from Faro for London, arrived off Margate 10th inst. The Matilda, Coming, of this port, was at New port loaded, and ready to sail for Constantinople on the 9th inst. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 33 minutes after 7. I Evening... 8 minutes after 9. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 15. His Majesty's ship Ocean, Commodore Campbell, ar rived on the 15th of April (Thursday) from Malta, in 22 days, leaving in that harbour, on the 24th March, the Asia, Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, Isis, Mada gascar, Rattlesnake, Samarang, Meteor, and Ferret, The Britannia was cruising off the island, with the Re venge, tinder the orders of Captain Thompson. The Procris, Rapid, and Infernal, had sailed for the African States of Tunis, Tripoli, and Algiers. The first men_ tioaed took the King of France's Speech to the Dey, as was also currently believed orders for the removal of our Consul from that Regency. The Wellesley had left Malta for Corfu, for the transport, if required, from Ancona, of the independent Sovereign Prince of Greece. Capo d'lstria had accepted the office of Prime Minister. The Windsor Castle was at Egina, but shortly ex pected at head-quarters, the Gloucester at Vourla, and the Blonde still at Constantinople. The Pelorus left on the 18th March, for Minorca, Algiers, and England. It is with real pleasure we are enabled to state, that health is a characteristic throughout the crews of the squadron, equally with the officers. The Russian squadron, under Admirals Lazaroff, Ri cord, and Buttercoff, destined for England, put to sea on the morning of the 18th. His Majesty's bomb Infernal heaving in sight from Naples, delayed them off the port, she having despatches, resulting from which caused their return into Malta the same day. The reason assigned was, that Admiral Count Heiden was appointed to command the ships home, and Admiral Rioord, who had parted com pany for Poros, would take charge of his Imperial Ma jesty's naval affairs in the Archipelago, The obvious con clusion for the further prolongation of the Russian force in the Mediterranean (till the time named, Ist of May), is to maintain the balance of power against the preponderating naval fore!) sent by France against Algiers, and thereby await the happy moment, by coating demonstration, for the conclusion of a commercial treaty under a mediating influence, when the facilitating epoch arrives, arising out of the conflicting ascendancies at procrastinating confer ences. His Highness of Algiers will be right glad on hear ing of such powerful allies in his vicinity—too happy, as he is fully aware, to frustrate the designs of a nation jealous of the naval ascendancy acquired within these last two years over them. Various are the reports daily brought from Tunis and Bona as to the resources of Algiers. Credence may be given to the reliance that the Dey does not lack money. That his army is well paid is evident, otherwise a force of 90,000 men well Organised, besides an army in reserve composed of Arabs, could pat be kept together. Thu energy which exlsts in all the departments of his Govern ment conveys impressions highly favourable to his decision of repelling the threats of France. Should the Egyptian army organised by Ibrahim Pacha in the Morea insist upon having its proffered services accepted in defending the •common tenets of their brethren in arms, the collision will be of a different kind to that lately waged against a Chris tian power in the east of Europe. The principal point of attack expected is on Bugle, the port from which Algiers draws her resources for ship building, about sixty miles distant east, once in posses sion of the French. Should they obtain that, a conve nient anchorage for their fleet will be obtained, and 4 fortified peninsula would secure them a s'rong hold in case of retreat : at the same time facility of cutting off all supplies coming from Alexandria or Tunis. Tripoli,* as the passaze for large bodies, is impracticable on the southern side of Atlas mountains. In their advance along the coast their supplies of provisions would then he kept sip. This would be the autumnal operations, or the spring of 1831. The intense heats of June, July, and August, together with the drying up of the springs, will militate much against any decisive operations this campaign, without an a ttack, a la Aboukir, within sight of Algiers. The French men a short time since captured, in attempting to cut out a vessel, in number 24, were exceedingly maltraite (ac cording to the relator's expression,) terminating their suf ferings by decapitation. Their heads for several days were lying in the streets of Algiers. The ship Diadem, bound for London, has passed up channel ; 116 days from the Isle of France, 80 days from the Cape. In lat. 32 experienced exceeding bad weather, which stove her bulwarks in, and necessitated the heaving overboard several tons of her valuable cargo. India, up to the latest advices from the Isle of France, was in a tranquil state. The Governer-General was quite re-established in health. Reports were current that a serious misunderstanding bad taken place between the British factory at Canton and the Hong merchants. His Imperial Majesty of China had, in consequence of his Mandarine's report, prohibited the freighting of the Indian homeward-bound ships, who were returning to Singapore without cargoca. From the variety of channels through which this information came to the Isle of France, it carries a probability of correctness in the report that all is not right. The Isle of France, we are happy to state, was in a most flourishing condition. The French Government of India had sent a squadron of ships to take possession of Foul Point, nearly opposite the Mauritius, with the intention of forming a settlement. We regret to state that an un fortunate affray appears to have taken place between the natives of Madagascar and a boat's crew of his Majesty's 4bip Tweed. The dletatesof prudence forbid us to afflict the feelings of those concerned witha;t sufficient authenticity. Report was current of the above affair, but no official communication had been received either at the Isle of France or the Cape. The Captain of the Diadem men tions the Lieutenant's name murdered as Mr. Nash. The alarm occasioned at the Cape of Good Hope by the • Belisarius, in his attack on Carthage, landed bis army 30 milli from it, round Cape Bons LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1830. HIS MAJESTY'S HEALTH. SUN OFFICE, Three o' Clock. We are enabled to state from the highest au thority, that his MAJESTY is not considered by his physicians to be in danger, neither do they think it necessary to issue a Bulletin this day. The Bulletin of yesterday fully explained his MAJESTY'S state of health, and was issued principally on account of it being deemed ne cessary to postpone the Drawing Room and Levee for a fortnight. Sir HENRY HALFORD did not leave town for Windsor this day until past three o'clock ; shortly before which he had an interview with Mr. W. PEEL at the Home-office. , (FROM THE COURT CIRCULAR.) His MAJESTY, we regret to state, has ex- perienced, during the last few days, an attack of indisposition. The KING took an airing on Monday for some time. During the night his MAJESTY became indisposed : Sir HENRY HALFORD, who was in attendance at the Palace that evening, and who, according to his usual practice, slept there, left the Palace on Tuesday morning, and came to town, but thought it ad visable to return to Windsor in the evening . Sir HENRY came to town on Wednesday morn ing, and again returned to the Palace, when, finding that the KING'S attack of illness had increased, Sir HENRY sent for Sir MAT THEW TIERNEY at an early hour yesterday morning. Sir MATTHEW immediately left town : on his arrival at the Palace the two medical gentlemen held a consultation on the state of the KING, and afterwards issued the following Bulletin, a few minutes before one o'clock : " WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 15. " We regret to state that the KING has bad a bilious attack, accompanied by an embarrassment in breathing, " His MAJESTY, although free from fever, is languid and weak. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. " MATTHEW JOHN TIERNEY." No alteration taking place in the state of the KING, Sir HENRY HALFORD, shortly after the issuing of the Bulletin, left the Castle in his car riage and four for London. Sir MATTHEW TIERNEY remained in attendance on his MA JESTY during the whole of yesterday afternoon and evening, and it was arranged would sleep at the Palace. His MAJESTY remaining much in the same state during the afternoon, Sir HENRY was not sent for, but would, it was expected, re main in town during last night. The celebration of his MAJESTY'S birthday, the levee, and the drawing-room, are, in conse quence of his indisposition, postponed for a fortnight. (From the Morning Herald.) We regret to be obliged to communicate to our readers the painful intelligence of the indisposition of his MA JESTY. The accounts which we gave of his preceding attacks of inflammation of the chest, though denied by some of our cotemporaries, were unhappily but too true. They said that, if the KING was ill, the days for the Levee and Drawing-room would not be fixed. It will be seen that those ceremonies, along with the celebration of his MAJESTY'S birth-day, have been postponed for a fortnight. The bulletin which we insert to-day describes the KING's complaint as a bilious attack, accompanied by an embar rassment of breathing , and adds that, although his MA-. Y is free from fe ver, he is languid and weak. We s tr E u s S r tthat the neat i e n v t e e i lligence may be more gratifying, and that we may soon have it in our power to announce the perfect recovery of a Sovereign whose health is of such importance to the empire, and whose name is so dear to his people. (From the Morning Post.) PRIVATE LETTER. WINDSOR, THURSDAY, APRIL 15. We are sorry to announce that his MAJESTY i 8 ill of a bilious attack, accompanied by a difficulty in breathing and considerable weakness. His MAJESTY'S illness was first felt yesterday morning, and is supposed to ha►e cri gloated from his previous day's airing in the Great Park. Shortly after the arrival of Sir H ENRY H ALFORD an d Si r NiArrniw TIERNEY this day, intelligence of his MA JESTY'S state was sent to the Duke of WELLINGTON, who immediately left London for Windsor Castle. The Duke of WELLINGTON, shortly after his arrival, was introduced to the presence of his MAJESTY, and had an audience of upwards of an hour, when it was thought expedient to po-tpone the Levee and Drawing_room for a fortnight. His Grace left the Castle about half-past two o'clock, on his return to the metropolis. Count MUNSTER arrived about one o'clock this day, and had an audience of his MAJESTY for marl) an hour ; and, after partaking of refreshments, left the Castle at three, for London. Si! W. KNIGHTON also left Windsor this morning. Upon inquiry at the Castle, this day, at five o'clock, we had the happiness to be informed that hopes are enter tained of the ultimate restoration of his MAJESTY to health. Despatches were received at the Colonial office this morning from Malta, Tripoli, Morocco, and Sierra Leone. We have Quebec Papers to-day, from which we take the following:— OPENING OF THE NOVA SCOTIA LECISLA• TUBE. HALIFAX, FEE. 11 This day at two o'clock his Honour the President hav ing taken his seat in the Council Chamber, and summoned the Members of the Assembly, opened the Session with the following Address : " MR. SPEAKER, AND GENTLEMEN OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL, " His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland's state of health ,requiring a change of climate during our winter months, and the administration of the Government having in con sequence devolved on me during his absence, in conformity to his Majesty's instructions, I have convened you as early as the increase of public business would admit of. " Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Assembly, I have directed the public accounts to be prepared, and they will be laid before you without delay. " The revenue derived from the customs under the Im perial Acts have been more productive in the past year than in the preceding one, and regularly paid over to the Treasury ; there has been little variation in the receipts of the Excise. " I have nothing at present to lay before you from his Majesty's Colonial Secretary, but if any despatches should arrive, or other circumstances which may require it, I shall communicate with you by message in the course of the Session. I regret to observe, that notwithstanding the encouragement afforded by the Legislature to our fisheries, it has not produced the general benefit that was antici pated; those concerned in that branch of our commerce have not met with that return which their enterprize and exertions reasonably entitled them to expect, from which it may be presumed that the supply is too abundant for the consumption of the markets to which our fish is sent. " I am not sufficiently informed to state to you the improvement that has taken place under the late Act for regulating English schools, but from the calls for provincial aid, they must have increased, and, it is Loped, with bene ficial effects. " I have much satisfaction in acquainting you that the liberal grants of the Legislature towards carrying on the works of the Shubecacaclie Canal have enabled the Com pany to increase their exertions during the last Session, and has likewise been the means to induce his Majesty's Government to recommend a loan, from the Treasury, of 20,0001. in aid of the exertions made to accomplish this important work; and the Company's Agents in London are actively engaged in procuring private subscriptions for the same purpose, in which they have sanguine expecta tions of succeeding." We perceive by an advertisement that those spirited Publishers, Messrs. COLBURN and BENTLEY, are about to add ; •to the list of publi cations which have lately become so deservedly popular, under the names of Family Library, Cyclopedia, &c., by bringing out the Library of Universal Knowledge, which, from its title, implies that every species of information and amusement will be included in its pages.• It is to be published monthly, at five shillings per volume, and is to be conducted by the Rev. Mr. GLEIG. The voluntary emigrations that appear to be going on from Kent, Lincolnshire, and other parts of the kingdom, are of a kind not to be viewed without some apprehension. The de tachment of capital from the country by the sub stantial farmers, who are crossing the Atlantic, is an evil which must far more than counter balance the advantage of the removal of their families and households as a portion of a super abundant population, and is, undoubtedly, an unfavourable symptom of the state of the times. We cannot yet tell to what extent it may be carried, but a sufficient lesson is conveyed to Government by what has already taken place. When persons of property prefer migrating to a new country to remaining in the land of their fathers, we may be sure they are heavily pressed upon by burthens which take from them too large a share of the fruits of their capital and in dustry. This is the fate of most of the old and thickly peopled States of Europe, and among them of Great Britain. Whilst our population is increasing at a rate of from 12 to 2 per cent. per annum, so as to double it in 50 years, we are suffering under a system of taxation, restriction, and monopoly, which render the necessaries and comforts of tie.e gradually more and more diffi cult to be obtained by the mass of the people. The development of our industry is thus re tarded, and pauperism increases at a greater rate than the population ; a fact, the alarming nature of which will be judged of by the mere suppo sition of the number of paupers becoming qua drupled or quintupled, as appears likely in about twenty or twenty-five years. Mr. MAL THUS, in his recently published " Summary View of the Principle of Population," has re p seated concisely the substance of what is really known on this very important subject, and has again attempted to draw attention to the exces sive increase of men in comparison with that of the means of subsistence. Nature appears to have so ordered it that the powers of multiplication pos sessed by mankind shall be checked either by moral.restraint, vice, or misery; and where pau perism is so widely spread, as among us, it is to be feared the two latter are the checks the most generally in operation. An effort should there fore be made to change the state of society from that in which the check of vice or misery operates, to that wherein moral restraint has an influence. This is the great argument in favour of pauper e migration, as tending to bring about such a change, and applies with equal force to the ne cessity of an alteration in the conditions under,' Caffres had quite subsided. The Government was in a state of tranquillity. His Majesty's ships Asia and Isis were shortiy ex pected to arrive in England. Our Correspondent from Minorca gives unqualified praise to the unremitted exertions of Captain Quin, R.N. as demonstrative of that true character of the British sea man, in the perseverance, against almost physical impossi bility, in restoring to his Majesty's service the Pelorus, after being bilged, and almost high and dry on the rock under Fort St. Philip. His zeal caused a certain number of officers and men from the Dutch, American, and French men-of-war, to put themselves into quarantine to assist. The Pelorus was hove down at Malta, and is gone from thence to Algiers and England. PRICKS OF STOCKS THIS Rink Stuck 3 per Cent. Red. 91%% 2% 3 per Cent. Cons 92%%% 3 lq per Cent Ditto Red. 993 t per Cent. Arm.... 1011 21 11 2 Ditto, 1826 104%4 Bank 1.. Ann. l9 1-16 3-16 Ditto 30 years l9 1-16 19 Ditto 50 years — India Stock Ditto Bonds 82 pm. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities ........ — New Ditto 92% Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 80 81 pm . Ditto lid. 80 81 pm. 2d. 80 SI pm. Ditto lid. 80 81 pm. Ditta Small 24. 80 81 pm. Ditto lid. 80 81 pm. Bank for Acc0unt.......... India for A ccount ,Cons. for May 25 22% 31413 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan _ Peruvian Bonds , 22U Buenos Ayres Bonds Chiller: Bonds ... Colombian Bonds pru P0r 5 tu 5i gu an e , 5e 0 r d 0n .. d .. 5 .... ..................... — ( Ditto, New ..... .. ................ • Ditto, 1824 22% IRussian — Danish 75 Spanish. :821 17%1; Greek Bonds — l— 1823..... ......... ....IN% Ditto, 1825. 46 5)4 6 i French Rentes, sp. c. —r. __,.. Guatimala — Exchange . .... f .......„ . Mexican Bonds .30%1 9 per cent....... —f. Ditto, 1825 —.— Exchange,.,,,, —t. —c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 79 Ditto St. John Del Rey Real del Monte Mining Co £4oo --. Ditto Subscription (Thirds) 5 8;i PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, HUBLIN, APRIL 13 Back Stock 2S)% St.l Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Consols 3 per cent. Gov. S to ck, 3% per cent... 100 National Ditto Ditto, New I Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent lOO% 1 Hibernian Bank .22% Goy. Deb. 34 . percent.... 92%; Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock —!Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal 5t0ck......... 57, Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent — Mining Co. of Ireland ...... 7% Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c — Commercial Buildings — mAII.e. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 1 1 Hamburg ..... ........ I 0 Brazil . .......... 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 Flanders 0 0 Mexico I 0 France 0 0 Sweden I 0 Ouernsey&Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford 0 *lart which relief is administered by law to the poor . Mr. MALTHUS says truly, 44 that the grand " objection to the language used respecting the " right of the poor to support, is, that in point " of fact we do not perform what we promise, and the poor may justly accuse us of deceiving " them." Assuredly we deceive both them and ourselves, if we imagine that the temporary good arising from the relief given by the parishes, outweighs the evil of the deterioration and cor ruption of society, by the gradual diffusion of vice and misery amongst the mass of the people. We do not in truth relieve the poor any further than a man who gives a penny to a beggar in the street does so. What is wanted is to change their condition--to enable them to support themselves by their labour—to make them useful instead of burthensome to society. To effect this, Parliament must pay more regard to the principles of population than it has hitherto done—and it must act upon very different maxims than that the poor have a right to be supported by the nation," for no rights can justly exist which are inconsistent with the per manent welfare of society. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, T WEL VE 0' CL 0 CK. Singapore Papers to the 15th November, Montreal to the Bth March, and Quebec to the 7th March, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. (From the Singapore Price Current.) COFFEE—Several parcels have changed hands, varying according to the barter, from eight to nine dollars per picul. CASSIA..-48 arriving in large quantities from China ; about 300 parcels have been bartered for 300 parcels of tin, and 500 parcels at 15 dollars, cash. OPIUM.—The Colonel Young imported 10 chests of damaged Patna, which were immediately sold at 480 dol lars per chest ; the Merope imported three chests of Malwa from China, which had been bartered at 980 per chest ; for Sheeting Copper, at 44 ; and Tin, l7e per picul. The accounts from China are very distressing—Patna, 845; Benares, 825 ; Malwa, 865 to 880. Stock on hand at Macao and Linter, 8800 chests. By the American Papers received this morning to the 17th uh., it appears from Mexico of the 3d February, that tranquillity reigned through the Republic, excepting in the State of Yucatan. The Minister of Finances had addressed the Chambers in a long memorial, representing the deficiency of the Treasury, and showing the necessity of obtaining funds for the defence of the Republic, which is threatened by an invasion from adventurers from the north, who are protected by the United States. This is supposed to be a ruse on the part of the Minister to obtain money, as these adventurers are supposed to be only a banditti. Accounts from Colombia of the 22d February, state that General Sucre, President of the Congress, made a reply to the address of Bolivar, in which he says that the abdica tion of Bolivar could n,,t be accepted, as he made a solemn promise to continue the exercise of the supreme authority. A letter from Puerto Cabello of the 10th March, states that two emissaries had reached Valencia from Bogota, for the purpose of inviting general Paez to an interview with Bolivar. The Montreal Papers state the death of General Stewart Garth, Governor of St. Lucia, which took place on the Bth December. By letters from Kingston it appears that large parties of the American troops at Sacket's Harbour have lately deserted to the British side. The Quebec Papers state that his Excellency's message relative to the Commissaries in the district, is referred to a Committee. THE FUNDS. Our domestic information has entirely set aside this day all other news. His Majesty's indisposition is the only topic of conversation in the City this morning, and which has caused a great anxiety and bustle, both on 'Change and at the Stock Exchange; it was not till late in the afternoon, and when the business in the house was over, that this unhappy information was known ; Consols left off in the market at 931, but at the North and South Ame rican Coffee-house, at seven o'clock in the evening, Con sols were done at 91 4 1 ; this morning th e y o p ene d a t 92 , and are at present 921 for the account, and next time 92.1 buyers. The confusion in the house was very great. The public are waiting with great anxiety for further in formation from Windsor, and great hopes are entertained that his Majesty is not in so dangerous a state as at first reported., The Foreign Market at present is void of interest. Within a short period Consols have improved to 924 and for next time 93 to *, by which it is supposed hsi Majesty's health has improved. This is settling day in the British Market. Up to the present hour we do not hear of any defaulters. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 2161 India Stock, 3 per Cent. Corm 921 93 Do. for Account, 93 Ditto Reduced, 911 2k FOREIG, 8* per Ct. 99i New 4 per Cent., 101 i 2 4 per Ct. 1826, 1041 India Bonds, 82 Exchequer Bills, 81 FUNDS. Greek, 461 Brazilian, 71i 72 Buenos Ayres, Chilian, Colombian, 22.23 Daniell, 76 French, 5 per Cent 106 7 Ditto, 3 per Cent. Mexican, 34i Peruvian, 22i Portuguese, 61 Prussian, Russian, 111 -1 Spanish, 17} TWO O'CLOCK. Late letters from the Havanna') state, that the trade with that city was extremely dull, the place being over stocked with produce, and the port was crowded with empty vessels, waiting for the sugar crop. No further preparations were waking to repeat the invasion of Mexico, nor is their any probability that another will be attempted immediately. If any should be made, not less than 18 or 20,000 men will be sent from Spain. Up to the present time we have no official accounts in the city with regard to his Majesty's indisposition ; but report states he is better, in consequence of which the Consol market has materially improved ; in the early part of the morning they were 92k, at present they are 92i 93 for money, and for May 93i ; as yet the settling of accounts goes off well, and we do not hear of any defaulters. In the Foreign Market all securities which were affected by the sudden fall of Consols yesterday have again rallied this morning. Spanish 171 ; Brazil 7214; Greek 451 461; Colom bian 22i 23. T HREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols 93i. The Duke of WELLINGTON left town about four o'clock yesterday afternoon for Windsor. His Grace would, it was expected, afterwards proceed to Strath fieldsaye. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE gave a grand dinner yesterday at their residence, in Bushy Park, to a party of the nobility and gentry. The band of the Coldstream Guards were in attendance in the evening. The Duchess of WELLINGTON has been con fined for some time, by indisposition, at £trathfieldsaye, which increased so much on Wednesday as to confine her Grace to her bed. A communication to this effect was sent off by express to the Duke of WELLINGTON early yes terday morning. The Duke in consequence sent off Dr. HUME, from London, to attend the Duchess. DORCHESTER ELECTION.—The election for a representative of this borough, in the room of the lion. ANTHONY WILLIAM ASHLEY COOPER, who has re signed, took place on Saturday last, when HENRY CHARLES STuuT, Esq., of Moor Critchell, in the county of Dorset, was duly elected, no other candidate appearing. The usual election dinners were given at the different Inus on Monday, Mr. STvaT presiding at the King's ATM& THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The arrival s o f G ra i n t hi s week are moderate, and 4 Flour very short. The Wheat trade continues heavy at Monday's prices. In Barley there is not much doing, 3 11 1 the price of this article remains unaltered. Beans and Pease, if dry, are each rather dearer. The Oat trade i° rather higher than on Monday, but our buyers do not put' chase freely. The Flour trade remains extremeljr heavy ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English 3,800 qrs. 3,650 qrs. '1,050 qrs. 2,BOOsaCX. 150 11,180 Foreign CITY MARKETS.—(TWO O'CLOCK.) PLANTATION SUGAR9.-There has been rather more animation in the market this week, and, but for the short supply of the good qualities, more extensive business would have been done; prices have been firmly maintained ; st the public•sale of Rarbadoes Sugar on Tuesday, full prices were given for the good and fine qualities, but the inferior descriptions barely supported tbe former prices. 8,106 bags Mauritius Sugar have been offered, and taken off veil readily, the strong grey and good and fine grocery descrir tions at a small advance; 10,000 bags more are advertiss 4 for next week. FOREIGN SUGARS..--.There is scarcely any thing doio% at present ; two parcels damaged Havannahs were sold bf public sale on Tuesday, but they afforded no criterion t° the prices of sound ; a small parcel of Porto Rico was 8 19° sold on Tuesday at about the quotations. REFINED SUGARS.—The increased demand for the le and middling qualities for shipping keeps the market very bare of goods, and full 6d. per cwt. advance has been give this week ; for crashing and melting also there is a goo d deal of enquiry for low single loaves and Prussian lump* but nearly all of those descriptions ready have been take° out of the market. Fine Hamburg and powder loave° continue to be taken off at the quoted prices; in the fine grocery descriptions there is no alteration. COFFEE.—OnIy one small parcel of Plantation has bees brought forward this week, consisting of the fine •qualigit of Berbice, suitable only to the home trade, which wentop without alteration in prices. In Foreign there is verylittie doing at present, the holders generally, having with"- drawn th e i r p arce l s f rom t h e market, particularly go9a, qualities ; 71 hhds. and 231 b r i e . an d b ags Porto Rico 9 1 good to fine ordinary coloury quality, but very rank, were, sold on Tuesday at 365. to 38s. 6d. FRUIT. —No alteration has taken place in prices till°, week, and very little business has been done. Rom.—The notice issued by Government for the con tract of 100,000 gallons of West India Rum for the u se of the Nary, to be delivered between the 15th and 30th June, has had the effect of rendering the market for Rue' more firm. The demand for Jamaican, both for home yee, and exportation, is activ e at f ormer pr i ces. Leewar d proofs are held at Is. 10d., and 5 to 11 per cent. over proofs at Is. 11d. per gallon. TEA.-The declaration has not yet been issued by tl' e East India Company. Boheas continue to command 0 profit of Ip. to 2d. per lb. on the last sale prices. In the COTTON market, for the last two days, there has beta an increased demand at a fu r th er r i se o f id . to id. per lb For Kent and Sussex pocket yearling Hops of 182 0 there is a very good demand, in the London and othe markets, at an advance of ss. per cwt. On.s.—All qualities of low Fish Oils are scarce, and in demand. Greenland are quoted at 311., Cod Oil 311.0 Pale - Seal Oil 321., and Sperm 651. per tun ; Refined, Rape 421. 10s., Brow n ditt o 401 . 10s., and Lingle" 221. 108. per tun. The mercantile letters from St. Petersburgh to-day ar e to the end of last month. The Exchange on London Was falling, and was at 10f ; Tallow was at 92 to 93 rubles the purchases very small ; here Tallow is not above 345. to 345. 3d per cwt. ; Hemp 42/. to 441. 10/. ; and Flax P. T. R. 35/. 10s. to 36/. per ton. Bristles are heavy. BIRMINGHAM MARKETS.—APRIL 15. CORN AIARICHT.—We h ave h a d a mo d erate supp ly O' 4 Grain at to-day's market ; Wheat of a good quality Wa s readily taken off at the prices of this day se'nnight ; list Barley and good Oats in demand ; both Old and New Beans a little dearer; there is but a blow sale for Flour. s. d. to s. d. Wheat, per 621 b. Barley, per Imperial quarter 32 0 40 0 Malt 52 0 62 0 Pease 39 0 44 0 Beans, per bag of 10 score gross Oats, per 391 b. Fine }lour, per sack of 2801 b. 53 0 54 0 Seconds 5O 0 51 0 SMITIIFIELD.-Our supply of Beasts ••• was generally good, and the best quality fully supported last Thursday's quotation, but inferior sorbs met a dull sale. A middling show of Sheep, chiefly lean stock, sales heavy and lower. An abundant supply of all kinds of Pigs; a good deal of business done, but on lower terms. Beef (per lb.) 4d. to 41c1Veal (per lb.) 4d. to 40. Mutton Bacon Pigs (per score Small Porkers 'T 0 7 6 Neat Cattle, 430—Sheep, 290—Pigs, 1450. OLD MAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. Christopher O'Hara, aged 28, was capitally indicted for maliciously stabbing John Trapp with intent to do him some bodily harm. John Trapp was a printer and had known the prisoner about five months. He resided in North-street, Bethnal green, and was a tenant of witness's. Prisoner was a weekly tenant and was very backward in his rent, whoa he was told that if he was unable to ply more regularly, he had better leave the house. On the 16th Feb., witness in company with Mr. Wood, went to the prisoner's resi dence, for the purp ose o f d eman di ng hi s rent, w h en be saw a great number of persons collected round the door, princi pally females. They appeared in a state of alarm, in con sequence of loud cries of murder from some one up stairs. Witness and Mr. Wood directly went up, when they saw a woman struggling with two men : the prisoner was one of them, and had hold of her head ; he was swearing most violently, and appeared in a terrible passion. Witness said, " Good God! what are you doing ?" The prisoner then left the woman and rushed down stairs. Witness followed him, when he advanced towards Mr. Wood and witness with a large weapon in his hand, and swore he would destroy them. Mr. Justice Pauxx—Had the prisoner the same weapon in his hand at the time he was standing over the woman ? Witness—He had my Lord. Witness then seized him by the collar, and held him tightly round the body u ntil he dropped the instrument. Witness then went towards the door, intending to leave the house, when he saw the prisoner, armed with another instrument, and ap parently intending to rush upon him. The other man, who was up stairs with the prisoner, ill-treating the woman was also armed with a _bludgeon, and exclaimed, " if any one attempts to enter the house, I will knock his brains out." The shop door was then forced open ; wit ness's umbrella got fastened, and before he could extricate it the prisoner struck him a terrible blow on the face with the instrument. He thought his eye had bee t :, cut out ; the blood streamed down his face, and he exclaimed, " Good God, I have lust my eye !" Witness then went to a surgeon, and was under his care three weeks and two days. Had never given the pris ,Her any provocation. Samuel Edward Wood corroborated the prosecutor's statement. Shaw, a police officer, produced a chisel and ano ther instrument, which he found in the prisoner's hou-c. There were marks of blood upon them. Mr. Justice PARKE recapitulated the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict—Guilty of an assault, with intent to do some bodily harm, but strongly recommended him to mercy on account of his large family and good character. NEW COURT. Mr. Serjeant DENMAN came into this Court it an early hour this morning, when a Jury were immediately sworn. and the following persons wete put upon their trial, via.-- Elizabeth Shaw was indicted for stealing the sum of 41. 1 ls. 7d. from a perso►► of the name of Thomas George Glover, at the Cock and Hoop public-house, at Mile-end, on the 17th of March last. —Not Guilty. Elizabeth Evory was indicted for stealing in Sc. Andrew's, Holborn, on the 23d of March, six silver spoons, value 505., being the property of George Mahon, —Guilty. Elizabeth Thatcher was indicted for stealing, at Hol born, a watch-chain, value 45 ., and a seal, value Gs., be ing the property of George P. Ward —Guilty. William Savage was indicted for stealing a watch, seals, and chain, the property of William Carter, at Rat cliffe-bighway.—Gailty.—The COURT sentenced the pri soner to be transported for life. Eliza Montague was indicted for stealing, at St. Gilet's-in-the-fields, a handkerchief, value 25., the pro perty of John Johnston, on the Ist of April.—Guilty. Mary Tolden was indicted for stealing two silver spoons, two copper moulds, and other articles, at Maryle bone, being the property of Charlotte Latouche.—Guilty, sentenced to transportation for 14 years. George Richey was indicted for• stealing twelve drink ing glasses, the property of the Earl of Aberdeen : there was a second count charging him with stealing goods the property of Robert Wilson..... Guilty. teres Chat' ,e'en Year . Etqga facto partic eultut tural fai r ar laid People the n i which con seo tak en ', th e pe far as a ti Sai ( t dl i t d de r d i a i :::l t the pi Whiskl Cause '1 ME] gent] Hall, con si is to are c, Sii meet Sher :TA to eo one rest, epi c their that Out g So f Cause has of ni