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U tic 'BOUM nOG Luc but u it wag sometimes imputed to him that he made speeches which were one half one way, and one half in the other—(A laugh, and loud cries of Hear, hear,)—he should say that the facility visible in the one case was per haps fairly balanced by the security obained by the other— (Hear) —and on that he would rest his defence. Mr. ATT WOOD made a brief reply, in which he stated that he had heard nothing which induced him to change his opinions; re-asserted his original propositions; and maintained that both the Chancellor of the Exchequer awl the Noble Duke at the head of his Majesty's Government had greatly overstated the amount of gold that had been and that was in circulation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex plained ; after which the motion was agreed to, as was also a similar motion for a further return. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having moved the Order of the Day for the House to resolve itself into a Committee to take into consideration that part of the Lords Commissioners' Speech which related to a Sup ply to he granted to his Majesty. - Mr. GORDON wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Gent. with respect to the salaries of public officers. lit was well known, that half-pay officers, before they re ceived that pay, were obliged to make an affidavit that they possessed no civil employment whatever. What he wanted to know was, whether, in point of fact, officers holding their military rank, and at the same time holding civil offices under the Crown, received their military as well Is their civil pay ? He was aware that it might be said that the regulation to which he alluded only extended to half-pay. There was also what was called the unat tached p►ay of General Officers. There were 120 or 130 General Officers by whom this was received ; so that if all the Ministry were composed of such officers, they would receive their military as well as their civil emoluments. He wished also to know what General Officers received as Colonels ; he believed, from six to seven or eight hundred a year. The particular question, however, which he wished to ask was, whether, in point of fact, naval and Military servants of the Crown did, while they re ceived civil allowances, also receive military and naval allowances? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the best mode of obtaining accurate information on the subject would he by moving for a Return of the individuals in question, and of the nature and amount of their receipts. The question having been put— Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN objected, at that late hour (it was past twelve o'clock) to any proceeding for voting away the public money, and moved, u an Amendment, that he House should adjourn. Mr. HUME hoped the Right Hon. Gent. would post pone his motion, and bring it on at an earlier period cf the evening. 'Die CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that the only motion to be made in the Committee was the very general one—" that a Supply be granted to his Ma jesty." Till that motion was carried the hands of Govern ment were tied, and they were unable even to lay the Esti mates on the Table. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN objected to granting any avapply until he knew what Ministers meant to do in the way of reduction and expenditure ; and what was the ex position which they were prepared to make of the financial condition of the country. _ _ _ Mr. Secretary PEEL observed, that the only way to hasten an exposition of the financial state of the country, would be to agree to his Right Hon. Friend's motion. Lord ALTHORP implored the lion. Alderman not to persevere in an amendment which would prevent the pro duction of those estimates, which alone would give the means of ascertaining what reduction might be made. Mr. Aid. WAIT HMAN withdrew his amendment. The Marquis of BLANDFORD was regardless of the taunts to which he knew he would expose himself by op posing the motion, for he felt it his duty to take that course. He was quite sure his Majesty had been imposed upon, and was not aware of the extent of the distress which existed in the country. The best mode of awaken ing his Majesty's mind to that fact was, in his opinion, the constitutional one, of refusing to grant a supply for the public service. H e s h ou ld, t h ere f ore , move " That the House do now adjourn." On this motion a division immediately took place— For the Adjournment 9 Against it 109 Majority... --100 On our return to the Gallery we found Mr. Humr and i%lr. Secretary PERIL engaged in a short conversation, in which the former urged the expediency of bringing on public business at an earlier period of the evening. The House thin resolved itself into the Committee, in which, on the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, a Resolution was agreed to, " That a supply be granted to his Majesty." The House having resumed, the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. Mr. CALVERT brought in his Bill for the better pre vention of bribery and corruption in the borough of East Retford.—Read a first time, and ordered to be read a se cond time, and to he printed. Lord G. LENNOX brought in a Bill to make provi sion for the families of persons convicted of smuggling, and sent to serve a certain term of years in his Majesty's Navy.—Read a first time, and ordered to be read a eecond time, and to be printed. Adjourned at a Quarter before One o'clock this morning. ESSEX COUNTY MEETING. A public Meeting of the Freeholders of the county of Essex, convened, pursuant to a requisition for that pur pose, by Capel Cure, Esq., the High Sheriff, was held yesterday, at twelve o'clock, in or rather in front of the Shire-hall, Chelmsford, to take into consideration the causes of the present distress which prevails throughout that county in particular, and the country in general. . . _ _ Colonel CONYERS rose, and said, that it could not he denied by any man whose mind was not impervious to the evidence furnished by facts, that the country never was in so deplorable a condition as at the present moment, and consequently it became their bounden duty to state the whole truth on the subject to the Houses of Parliament, and if necessary to his Majesty himself, for the purpose of having some remedy applied to the evils which were so fearfully increasing, and which, if not shortly alleviated, might terminate so fatally to the country at large. On the subject of the distress something had been said in Par liament, and the matter was mentioned in that cold blooded speech attributed to his Majesty; but although a Noble Duke (Buceleugh) got up to second the address to that speech, in his place in the House of Lords, the fact that the kingdom, from one end to the other, was over whelmed by unexampled wretchedness could not be dis proved. After some further observations on the conduct of Noble Lords, and Members of the Houses of Parlia ment, in the debate which succeeded the reading of the King's Speech, Colonel Conyers read a petition, which stated in strong terms the present distress of the country, and implored Parliament to give it their most earnest con sideration, T. B. LENNARD, Esq., M.P. for Mahlon, rose to second the petition, which he strongly recommended to the Meeting for adoption, as he was fully persuaded that something must be done, and that, too, without delay, to ameliorate the condition of the industrious classes, whose sufferings, not as had been stated partially, or in particular places only, but generally, was unhappily so lamentable. If the real state of the country were not to be described by the independent people of England, it would he hope less to expect that a fair representation could be laid before them from any other quarter. He also could not help ' observing that the thing called the King's Speech was the most cold-blooded piece of composition that ever was penned, and freely acknowledging that he had hoped better of the Duke of Wellington. The Noble Duke bad, however, been evidently labouring under a wrong impres sion, and the sooner lie was made sensible of his error, the sooner a remedy would be applied to the evil, which was so loud and so justly complained of from every part of the empire. There was not a corner of the kingdom in which distress did not prevail ; and the strong feeling which was beginning to manifest itself in all directions pointedly called for the immediate interposition of Govern ment to ward off the consequences by a timely application of some remedy. Things, obviously, could not remain in their present state, consequently something necessarily must be done, and that, too, quickly. In conclusion Mr. Lennard said that sufficient had been shown to prove that the Meeting was justified in adopting the petition of his friend, calling upon the Legislature to institute an inquiry into the nature and extent of the distress which so grievously afflicted the nation at large. D. W. HARVEY, Esq. M.P., should have accorded his support to the petition which had been read by Colonel Conyers, but that he thought it quite too general, and therefore was convinced that no advantage would result from it, It was clear that the people were taxed beyond their power to pay, and whether those taxes came in the shape of rent, tithe, or other impost, was perfectly imma terial, as profit could only arise after those deductions had been made. The tithe tax perhaps might be about 50 , 00 0,000/., and if that was reduced 25 per cent. the load upon the people would be lightened by upwards of 12,000,000/. Other taxes were capable of reduction in the same manner. The Church revenues might be so ap pIiCU as (CP greatly alllellUraia Lae COMiltlOn 01 the people, as there really was no actual necessity that a Bishop, in a spirit of resignation should receive from 10,0001. to 30,000/. to roll about i❑ thankless voluptuousness, and preach before the people submission to the Government and obedience to their rulers. The Ecclesiastical esta blishment ought to be rendered consistent in all respects with the character of Christianity.—(Hear, hear.)--After some further observations, Mr. Harvey read a petition, and moved it as an amendment to that proposed by Colonel Conyers, to the effect that the distress of the country wa• primarily attributable to the inadequacy of the represent ation and inordinate and unequal taxation, and that there fore the most decisive remedies should be adopted. Cita s. TOWERS, Esq., supported the original petition. Sir H. SMITH also supported the original petition, aid commented on the great distress of the times. C. WESTERN, Esq., the Member for the county, had received reports from Blackburn, in Lancashire, and from Huddersfield, stating that the operatives of those place, were in a state of the most pitiable distress ; thousands o them being obliged to sub4mt on 2/l. a day. Respectior the general distress there could be little doubt on the mind of any rational man, and that that distress had been mainly accelerated by the departure from paper to metallic cur rency, was a fact incontrovertible. After some general remarks upon the subject of the cur rency, Mr. Western recommended the adoption of the ori ginal petition. Mr. Harvey's amendment was here seconded by Mr. Rolfe, and Mr. Harvey and several other gentlemen having again addres , ed the meeting, the amendment was put to a show of hands, and declared by the High Sneritl to be carried. Mr. HARVEY then moved, that the High Sheriff should be requested to sign his petition, and that the Members for the county awl boroughs should be requested to give it their support. Thanks were then voted to the High Sheriff for his con duct on the occasion, and the meeting broke up at nearly five o'clock. FRICIS OF STOCKS THIS Rink Stock ...........« 219 3 per Cent. Red. .........921e 3 3 per Cent. Cons. 92 1 ,4 * s f, per Cent lO4 Ditto Red. 100 1 4 4 per Cent. Ann. lOl% Ditto. 1326 Rink L. Ann. l9 11-16 Ditto 30 years Ditto 30 years India Stock Ditto Bonds pm. I PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds7OM 1 601 701 Buenos Ayres Bonds — Chilian Bonds ... Colombian Bonds 21N Ditto, 1824 23 2j 3% 3 Danish Greek Bonds 36 Ditto, 1825 37 8 7 Guatimala Mexican Bonds Ditto, 12325 DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 92% Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. Ti 78 pm. Ditto lid. 77 78 pm. Ditto... .........500 2d. 77 78 pm. Ditto lid. 77 78 pm. Ditto omall 2d. 77 78 pm. Ditto lid.l 77 78 pm. sank for Account India for Account Cons. for Feb. 25 925 i% THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan — Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds — Prussian, Old — !Ditto, New — IRussian — Spanish,l:B2l 13% ,04 13 !ti Nal French Rentes, sp. c. 110 f —c. Exchange ...... 25f 75c. 3 per cent —l. —c. Exchange —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O ' CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO 38 Brazilian Mining Company 5 8 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 84 Ditto National lO 2234 19 Real del Monte Mining Co £4oo 54 Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 25U PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEB 9. Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent 98% National Ditto ._ Ditto, New 98% Patriotic Ditto 2! 4 per Cent lOl% Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... 91 1 ,4 Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock 45%; Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock —:lmperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. 92N Commercial Buildings — MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America I Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Carthagena 0 1 Leeward Islands ... 0 0 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 I Flanders 0 0 Mexico 0 France 1 0 Sweden 0 Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 I 0 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 18 minutes after 5. I Evenmg...36 minutes after 5. NJOTICE is hereby given, that the COM MISSIONERS of the METROPOLIS TURN PIKE ROADS NORTH of the THAMES will meet at their Office, No. 22, Whitehall-place, in the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, in the City of Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 26th day of February inst., at the hour of One in the Afternoon, to consult about removing and dis continuing various Toll-gates, Toll-houses, Toll-bars, and Side-bars, now being upon or by the Sides of the Roads comprised in the First and Eleventh Districts of the Me trolis Turnpike Roads North of the Thames; and erecting new Toll-gates, Toll-houses, Toll-bars, and Side-bars, upon or by the Sides of the Roads comprised in the same Districts. By the Order of the Board, J. L. PANTER, Chief Clerk and Secretary. Metropolis Roads Office, 12th Feb. 1830. :2" : „ . „ . _ _ . , LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1830. Despatches were received at the Colonial Office this morning, from the respective Go vernors of the whole of the Leeward Islands. Mr. Secretary PEEL, Sir GEORGE MUR RAY, and Lord ABERDEEN visited the Duke of WELLINGTON this morning at the Treasury. The Lords Committee on the East India Charter have appointed Earl BATHURST as their Chairman. The Commons have appointed Mr. WARD, Member for the City, as theirs.— Both Chairmen are decidedly favourable to the Company, particularly the latter. A spirited debate took place, last night, upon that fruitful source of contention—the East Retford question. The Bill for transferring the Election to the hundred of Bassetlaw, in stead of the town of Birmingham, was carried by a majority of only 27. After this paltry number, we think, Mr. PEEL would do wisely by sacrificing Bassetlaw to the interests of such an important place as Birmingham. But, perhaps, Ministers intend to entertain the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, for granting representatives to Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds. Why such places have been suffered to remain so long without Members of Parliament we cannot tell, but this we know that whether Ministers are favourable or not, their just claims to Representatives cannot be much longer delayed. The stream of public opinion now runs as strong in favour of Parliamentary Reform as it ever did for Catholic Emancipation, and who can doubt the result ? Concession, or expediency, or whatever other term will best explain the " coming change," must yield to the overwhelm ing necessity of Reform. Let Ministers be just, and fear not—if they cease to be just, fear will be unavailing. Letters from Carthagena state, that a great quantity of tobacco is coming over to this country. Charleston Papers of the 11th January, being three days later, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house.— They state that the schooner Fortuna arrived at Charleston in twenty-two days from Carthagena, with the account that General HARRISON, the American Minister to Colombia, and Colonel 1 OURESS Mexican Unarge u•rximre3: waiting at Carthagena for a passage to the United States. The Colombian Convention was to commence its sittings in January. Prussian and Brussels Papers have been re ceived this morning, from which the following are extracts : ST. PETERSBURaH, IAW. 27. Accounts from Erzeroutn of Bth December say—" In this city, now occupied by the Russian troops, every thing goes on as well as we can desire. The inhabitants be have well, and show the most perfect respect to the Rue. siin Government. On the solemnizitinn of the fete of the Grand Duke Michael, on the 20th November, a dis play of fire works in the new market place gave the inha bitants very great pleasure. On this occasion the Asiatics relaxed something of the strictness of their custom, per mitting the women to be spectators of the fire works, to ;ether with the men. All the minarets were illumi nated, and thousands of lanterns in the hands of the inha bitants gave great animation to the scene. Yesterday the Seraskier and the Pachas, who have been prisoners to the Russians, arrived here frona Tiflis. They were received with the greatest politeness by the Russian authorities of Erzeroum. A Leeward Island mail has arrived this morn ing, brought by the Sheldrake, sailed from Bar badoes 24th December, and from St. Thomas 9th January. The letters by the Leeward Island Mail state, that Venezuelahas:separated from the Colombian Union ; all the servants of the Government have been displaced to make way for the dependants of Gen. PAEZ. Other accounts state, that pre parations are going forward in Colombia, to make BOLIVAR King for life. The following from our Paris' Correspondent will supply the absence of the French Papers PARIS, FEB. 9. " The Speech from the Throne, and the debate on the Address, at the opening of the Session of the British Par liament, have for the last few days afforded a fruitful fund of discussion to the politicians of this country. Vague and unsatisfactory are the gentlest epithets applied to it by the public journalists, and on the subject of the diplo matic relations between Great Britain and Portugal, in which they appear to take the greatest interest, the ex pressions in the Speech are generally regarded as a dis tinct indication of the early recognition of Don Miguel's authority. The Courrier Francais, however, has on this point adopted a different opinion from the whole of his contemporaries, and without entering into the merits of the question, he contends that his view of the subject is supported by the English speculators; as immediately after the publication of the Speech the Por tuguese Funds experienced a considerable fall on the Stock Ex' hange of London ; and he argues that the contrary must have been the case had any probability existed that the diplomatic relations between England and Portugal would be speedily re-established ; or, had the expressions in the King's Speech admitted of the interpretation which has been generally put upon them. " The English residents in Paris are now enjoying the usual advantages of competition in the supply of intelli gence, in consequence of the exertions of the two rival Journals, Galignancs Messenger (so well known throughout the Continent) and the London Express and Paris Advertiser, which has lately been pro duced, in consequence, no doubt, of the distinguished success of its predecessor. I have no doubt there is room enough among the numerous readers of English Newspa pers on the Continent for the introduction of a second Journal in this great centre of political intelligence; and, although the Messrs. Galignani may probably be consi derable sufferers by the competition, it is not easy to sym pathize very warmly with the losses of individuals, how ever respectable, when it is obvious that the public are out of all proportion to be gainers by the issue of the contest. Of the infant undertaking it would be ungenerous, if it even were just, to speak in terms of severity. It is obvious that very great and praiseworthy exertions have been made to establish it on a respectable footing ; and as to the Messenger it would be equally unfair to deny that it has been improved in a very remarkable degree under the wholesome influence of rivalship and competition. It is said that both Papers had extraordinary couriers on the road, in order to bring us copies of his Majesty's Speech a few hours earlier than by the regular estaffette. Such, however, was the state of the weather, that no boat could enter the harbour of Calais, so that the Speech did not reach us till Saturday afternoon. In the previous an ticipations of what the Speech was likely to touch upon, I was particularly struck with the coincidence of the language of the Gazette de France, with the words of those paragraphs of the Speech itself, which relate to the settlement of the affairs of Greece, and the prospect of a reconciliation between the Princes of the Nouse of Bra ganza. The expressions which were thus remarkable for their prophetic coincidence appeared in the Gazette, which bears the nominal date of Saturday, the 6th of February, but which you are aware is regularly published so early as two o'clock . on the previous day; and although the terms of the forthcoming Speech are known to many individuals lung before its actual delivery, it is not easy to account for its spirit, and its very language being thus an ticipated by the organ of the French Ministry, without the admission that an unusual degree of confidence subsists be tween the two Cabinets. That, however, is not the point to which I chiefly proposed to direct your attention. In addition to the intimation that the Speech would probably contain such and such announcements on the subjects of Greece and Portugal, it was stated that Prince Leopold was certainly to he the Sovereign of the new State, and that the allusions in the Speech to the embarrassment arising from the interruption of diplomatic intercourse be tween the Courts of Lisbon and St. James's, was to be the precursor of the recognition of Don Miguel. I conceive, therefore, that the coincidence in language which I have just pointed out, while it proves the confidential nature of the communications between the two Cabinets, gives additional weight to those corollaries arising from the Speech which are not actually expressed in it. " The Constitutionnel and other .Anti-Ministerial Jour nals have for some days been sounding a note of ominous alarm on a project which was said to have been in agita tion, for the purpose of enabling several members of the late Ministry to resume their places in the Cabinet. It was asserted that, as the price of their restoration, they were to concur with the Prince de Polignac in making a serious inroad on the present political system of France, particularly with reference to the Law of Election. Messrs. Roy and Martignac were the individuals chiefly spoken of, but some added also the name of M. Portalis, while in other circles, Messrs. de Vitrolles, de Berthier, and Dudon were spoken of as the authors of the conspiracy. In either case the Prince de Polignac was to be regarded as the head of the new Administration. The Moniteur of this morning, however, contains a formal and specific contra diction of the whole statement, the truth of which was already more than doubted by every impartial observer. The Liberals, notwithstanding, continue to assert that the plan was seriously contemplated, and that it has only been defeated by the influence of those members of the Cabinet who must have retired to make way for the new arrangement. " It is confidently stated, by well-informed individuals, that an application will be made to the Chambers, imme diately after the opening of the Session, for a grant of 80,000,00 0 of francs, to cover the expenses of the expe dition against Algiers ; but if the tone of the Gazette may be relied on, it may be inferred that the Villele party, whose organ the Gazette is supposed to be, disapprove of the expedition to Algiers altogether. " A decision of the greatest importance to the Protes tant interest in France was pronot.nced on the 29th of January, by the tribunal of St. Quentin. It appears that the Protestant inhabitants had been accustomed to as semble in the house of M. Poizot, one of their number, for the purpose of religious worship; and that another layman, M. Lefevre, had on such occasions conducted the devotion of the company, by reading t'le service of the Church of England. Intimation of these meetings had been regularly made to the constituted authorities, but their previous sanction had not been obtained, which is the point on which the interest and importance of the decision seems to rest. M. Lefevre has been condemned to a fine of one hundred francs. M. Poizot to a fine of fifty francs, and both jointly to the expenses. As this judgment appears to be inconsistent with the fifth article of the charter, which guarantees the possession of religious liberty to all classes of the inhabitants ; and as it is at all events at variance with the previous decisions of the Royal Court of Rennes and the Court of Cassation, it will pro bably be reversed on appeal ; but if it should even be affirtned the subject will undoubtedly attract the attention of the Legislature ; and as there are in France six Pro testant Peers, and twenty-four Protestant Deputies, 10 bers for Bordeaux and Lisieux, there is no reason to ap prehend but that the Protestant interest will meet with adequate protection." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, FEB. 11.—Arrived the Francis, Heard, from the Mauritius ; Sophia, Barclay, from Jamaica ; and Indian, Smith, from Boston. FALMOUTH, FEB. 10.—Arrived the Sheldrake packet, from the Leeward Islands, sailed from St. Thomas's the 9th ult. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 10.—Arrived the Thomas Dunn, Anthony, and Pera, Howard, from Charleston. CREEK, FEB. 11.—Arrived the Levant packet, Cundy, from Carthagena. MARGATE, FEB. 11.—Arrived the Frances Charlotte, —, from the Manitius. COWES, FEB. 11.—Arrived the Diana, Sunderland, from Para. BRISTOL, FEB. 1 1. —Arrived the John Binmer, Scot from De merara. HOLYHEAD, FEB. 10.—Arrived the Musey, —, from Maranham ; Mary, Cumming, from Bahia; Toole, from Demerara; and Lusitania, —, from Oporto. CLYDE, FEB. 10.—Arrived the Halgardo, Simpson, and Paragon, Ross, from Demerara. BELFAST, FEB. 11.—Arrived the Josephine, Briton, from New York; and William Booth, Buchley, from St. John's, N. B. The Poetess, Parnell, from Bartholomew to St. An tigua, ran on shore at the latter island the 256 of Dec., and bilged, but afterwards got off; crew saved. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK. At present there appears a dead calm in the Consol Market ; Consols. which left off yesterday at 92i for the Account, opened at the same price, and for Money 92k. We have no political rumours afloat as yet, the specula tors are looking for two events of importance which are expected soon to be on the tapis, the King of France's Speech on the 4th March, as well as the financial plans of Ministers for the present year, both of which no doubt will have an effect on the Funds. Consols for next Ac count 92i. • In the Foreign Market Brazil Stock has improved to 714 71 ; Greek also to 37. In other foreign securities little doing. FUNDS:: 31 per Cent. 1001 New 4 per Cent., 1011 4 per Cent. 1826 1051 India Bonds, 76 77 Exchequer Bills, 77 78 FUNDS. Greek, 361 7 Mexican, 25 Peruvian, 13+ 19 Portuguese, 57 59 Prussian, Russian, 110 11+ Spanish, 13 + ENGLISH Bank Stock; 2lBi 191 India Stock, 235 6 3 per Cent. CARIB. 92 Do., for Account, 92i i Ditto Reduced, 92 : 1 OREIG. Brazilian, 701 I Buenos Ayres, 29 31 Chilian, Colombian, 22 I Danish, 75 i French, 5 per Cent. 109+ 10 Ditto, 3 per Cent. 84 5 TWO O'CLOCK. Since the early part of the morning, when Consols were 92i for the Account, more spirit has manifested it self in the Market, and Consols have improved to 924 for Account, and 94 for Money, which appears to be in great abundance, as it was obtained in the house at one per cent. The French Mail still remains due, and we are without any political intelligence from the Continent. There was a general report that a loan of one million sterling at 60 was contracted for in London for Don Pedro, but on in quiry we find it is void of foundation. This is settling day in the Foreign Market, and there are three ♦ery heavy accounts to adjust, Brazil, Greek, and Spanish stocks, but at present we do not hear of any defaulters. Brazil has been done this morning at 691 and 71. In the Corn Market this day the Wheat trade continues dull, but the sales were effected at Monday's prices. In Barley nothing doing, as they are waiting to know the plans of Ministers in regard to the repeal of the duties. THROE O'CLOCK Consols for Account, 92 1. FUNERAL OF LORD GRAVES. The funeral of Lord Graves took place this morning at eight o'clock, and his remains were deposited in the vault of the Chapel in Regent-street, in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square. The following Noblemen and Gentlemen attended on this melancholy occasion : The eldest and second sons of the deceased—M. Cuth bert, the son-in-law of the deceased—Mr. Hare, his Lord ship's nephew—Earl /of Uxbridge—Earl) Mountcharles— Sir George W. Bampfylde—Sir: James Anderson—Mr. Mules—Mr. Sanderson. The under-mentioned carriages were in the procession: The private carriage of the - deceased—The Marquis of Auglesea's—The Duke of, Richmond's—The Earl Mount charles's—Sir George W. Bampfylde's. COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was held yesterday for the despatch of the general business of the Corporation. The Court, upon a Report from the Bridgehouse Com mittee, agreed to a petition to Parliament for an Act, au thorizing the Exchange of Ground in St. George's-fields for the site of the present Fleet Prison. The London Bridge Committee presented a Report for an application to Parliament, which was also agreed to, and the Committee empowered to prosecute the same. The several officers were elected for the year ensuing. COURT CIRCULAR. The Austrian Ambassador received despatches yesterday morning from his Government. His Excellency proceeded in the afternoon to the Foreign-office, and had an inter view with the Earl of ABERDEEN. His Excellency and the Noble Earl afterwards proceeded to the Treasury, and had a conference with the Duke of WELLINGTON. Sir How Ann DouGLas, the Governor of New Bruns wick, had an interview with the Duke of WELLING-m. 14 yesterday at the Treasury. It is understood that Dr. CAAVt, the Bishop of Exeter, will, on being translated to the See of St. Asaph, resign the office of one of the Prebendaries of Westminster. Mr. FRANKLAND Law's and Mr. 13AEEEs had inter views yesterday at the Treasury, with the Duke of Wxt.. LINGTON. . _ _ The grand hall of the KING'S new Palace in St. James's park is nearly completed. The sides are embellished with marble columns of the Corinthian order, placed on pedes tals also of marble ; space sufficient has been left on the pedestals to adroit of figures being placed on them, sup porting candelabra. The columns, which are in pairs, have capitals of Mosaic gold. The floor of the hall is of the same sort of marble as the columns and the triumphal arch in front of the Palace ; it is ♦ery highly polished, and has a very curious border, composed principally of Sienna marble, which has been inlaid in the form of a scroll, the scroll being ended with a small portion of Lan guedoc marble. The variety in the colour of the border adds considerably to the effect of the whole. The walls of the hall are of scagliola. SURREY THEATRE.—A new melo-drame, in two parts, entitled Van Dieman's Land, or Setters and Natives, was brought out here for the first time last night. The piece was excessively splendid, and was re ceived throughout with most unequivocal testimonies of favour by a full house. CHIEF BARONSIIIP OF SCOTLAND.—A London Evening Paper states it as resolved upon that the Right lion. JAMES ABERCROMBY is to be our Chief Baron in room of Sir SAMUEL SHEPHERD, who retires (with the regrets of this country) on account of bad health. This intelligence, we trust, will immediately be confirmed, It is, in every sense of the word, cheering and grateful. Mr. ABERCROMBY, though an English lawyer, is a Scotsman ; and although a Scotsman, he is a man of the hi g h es t inte grity and firmness. Scotch in his feeling of att ac h men t to the country, he is English in all the better elements of cha racter. lie will be without provincial, we had almost said, without professional leanings. He has been accus tomed to the highest and most enlightened society of Eng land ; he has been a Statesman ; and he will thus in his views be more of a Jurist than a Lawyer. Uniting perspi cacity to soundness of judgment and habits of application, we look to Mr. ABERCROMBY'S becoming such an exem- ' plar for the Bench as greatly to benefit Scotland. With a person of this description at its head, steps would speedily be taken to convert the Court of Exchequer into a working awl useful court of law or equity. All these are considera tions of importance; but the most important of all is, that we have here an earnest of what Ministers are yet to do in regard to legal appointments. Henceforth we shall be entitled to expect learn ing , t a l en t s , i ntegr it y , i n d u stry, and impartiality in all our judges.—Scotsman. LAW lIITELLIULINICE..---(THIS LAY). COURT OF KING'S BENCH. BOROUGH OF ST. IVES. On the motion of Mr. FOLLET the rule which had been obtained on a future day for a mandamus to issue to the Mayor and Aldermen of St. Ives, directing them to pro ceed to the election of a Recorder for that Borough, was made absolute. The election of the gentleman now filling that office being void on account of there not being a majo rity of the Aldermen present on that occasion, which is required by the Charter. EX-PARTE LYDIA MAWLEY. On a former day, during the Term, a rule had been obtained for a writ of habeas corpus to bring up the body of Lydia Mawley, from a prison in Gloucestershire, to which she had been committed by the Magistrates, for refusing to affiliate a child with which she was enciente. Mr. CAMPBELL this day appeared for the Magistrates, and stated they were quite willing to obey any order the Court might direct. They had committed the woman on account of her refusing to swear who was the father of the child ; but in doing so their only object was to prevent expence to the parish. They had, however, since disco vered by the Act of 50th Geo. 3, cap. 51, it was neces sary that the woman should be brought before a Magi strate, which was not done in this case, but the warrant of her committal was obtained on the oaths of other per sons, who swore to her obstinacy. They, as he before said, were ready to obey any intimation of the Court. Lord TENTEKBEN-The rule may be made absolute. But I suppose there will be no occasion to bring up the woman, as the Magistrates have the power of discharging her. CRIMINAL INFORMATION,-THE KING V. STRACET. The COMMON SERJEAWT, during the term, bad obtained a rule, calling upon the defendant, a Magistrate of the county of Norfolk, to show cause why a criminal informa tion should not be filed against him. The affidavit on which the rule was granted was made by a gentleman named Dye, and it complained that the Magistrate had forcibly ejected him from a room, and in other ways ex ceeded his duty, and that Mr. Stracey bad illegally ad judged deponent to pay a fine of M. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL, this day, showed cause against the rule, and produced several affidavits, which gave a different complexion to the affair. Mr. Stracey denied having ordered Mr. Dye to be turned out of the room, until his insolence could be no longer endured. The COMMON SERJEANT, after having been heard at some length in support of the rule, was stopped by Lord TENTERDEN, who said, he thought justice would be beat administered by having the rule discharged; with- out costs. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL asked for costs. Lord TENTERDEN—No, the Court cannot grant them. We cannot sanction a magistrate acting with so much violence as appears in this case. This being the last day of Term, the Court, according to ancient custom, called upon the junior Counsel to move first. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. GODFREY 0. D'ALTON. The COURT gave judgment in this case this morning. The defendant having obtained a rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered in its stead, it became unnecessary for the Court to discuss the ob jections raised. It was an action for assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, who was an attorney at law, for not conducting a case for the plaintiff with the attention and diligence which he ought. The Court, how ever, thought that the motion for a nonsuit should be made absolute, as they did not conceive the defendant was guilty of the charge imputed to him. RUTHERFORD V. EVANS. This was an action for libel; it was stated that before the publication of the libel the plaintiff carried on the trade and business of a carpenter, builder, and stir veyor, and had been appointed surveyor, agent, and steward to a certain Company, called the New Eng land Company ; while acting in the above capacities for that Company, the defendant intending to get the plaintiff discharged from his situation, published the libel in question, of and concerning the plaintiff 'e JleSS—the libel was in the form of a letter. There welt three objections taken ley the defendant at the trial ; first, that the plaintiff failed in the indictment by not describ ing the Company, for it was a Company for establishing Christianity in New England ; secondly, the plaintiff should have proved, by deed or otherwise, that he was employed by the Company ; and thirdly, because the entire letter was not read, but only the libel itself. The COURT was of opinion that those objections fell to the ground, and that the ,iule taken on those objections should be discharged. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, FEB : 11.—His Majesty's sloop Britomart, 10, Commander Johnson, came in during Sunday night, from a cruize at the entrance of the channel, where she has beep employed, Ivo understand, for the relief of the home ward-bound trade in want of supplies of water and pro visions. On the sth instant she spoke the Dutch ship Louisa Margaret, 50 leagues west of Scilly, 94 days from Brazil, bound to Antwerp. His Imperial Brazilian Majesty's frigate Isabella, Capt. Grentell, arrived here on Monday, having on beard the Duchess de Giosez, Don Pedro's infant daughter, 76 days from Rio de Janeiro, on her way to France. By this ar rival we learn that Admiral Baker and squadron were all well at Rio, when the Isabella left that river. The Royalist brig, 10, Lieutenant J. C. Nash, tender to the St. Vincent, returned on Tuesday from cruising in the chops of the Channel, for the relief of the homeward_ bound trade. By private letters received here we learn that all was well on hoard the Victor sloop, IS, Commander Keane, in Port Royal harbour, Jamaica, on the sth of Desember last. In Harnoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, Druid, Ariadne, Pandora, Reindeer packet, Speedy cutter. At the Island—llritomart,Bramble. In the Sound—Royalist, Isabella Brazilian frigate. The Frolic packet, which arrived at Falmouth on Toes day, from Jamaica, left there his Majesty's ships Magni ficent, Kangaroo, Slaney, and Speedwell. His Majesty's ship Eclipse arrived•at Rio de Janeiro, from Falmouth, 3d December. PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &c.—Commander Da vid Home, of his Majesty's bomb Meteor, is promoted to the rank of Captain. Commander R. Copeland, of his Majesty's sun eying vessel Mastiff, is appointed to the Me teor, vice Hope, and Lieutenant William John Cooling is to command the Mastiff, on a reduced establishment. Second Lieut. Murton, of the Portsmouth division of Royal Marines, is appointed to the Royal Marine Artillery, vice Lieut. James Barry, (2) who retires. First Lieut. White has relieved Lieut. Murton on board his Majesty's ship North Star. The Island of Ascension will shortly become a Naval station of some consequence, Government having resolved to make considerable improvements, especially in the har bour; and we understand that the third Master Attendant of this Dock-yard will shoely proceed thither, to lay down moorings for the use of his Majesty's ships which may touch at the island, on their way to and from India, or from the coast of Africa. Lieut. Kennedy, R. N , has lately invented a life pre serving waistcoat, which was exhibited and explained at the Royal Institution, on Friday se'nnight. It consisted simply of a piece of fine calico, which it was stated, could be easily inflated (even in the water) by the wearer. Extract of a letter from Port Louis, Mauritius, dated Oct. 29 :—" On Sunday the 25th of October, Captain Eldridge, of the ship Edward, and Captain W. Nicholas, of the ship Eliza, going to visit a gentleman at the Petit Riviere, in a small boat, were upset about one mile from the shore, wben, sad to relate, the two Captains sunk to rise no more. The body of Captain E. has been found, but much mutilated, the sharks having torn one leg and injured the face and head; but the body of Capt. N. has not been found, nor is it likely it ever will, as sharks abound on the coast. The crew of the boat were saved, and the boat and every thing belonging to it was washed on shore. The passengers by the Eliza are Mr. J. Ste phen, jun., Dr. Conway, R. N., and Mr. J. S. Foster.-- The crops far exceed in quantity those of any preceding year, but have been delayed in consequence of a continu ance of rain; they are now coming in very plentiful. CATHOLIC KING'S COUNSAIL.--A report i 3 current through the Hall that three Roman Catholic gen tlemen are to be shortly invested with silk gowns. There are to be, it is said, an equal number of Protestants raised to the same station. We sincerely hope that this rumour is well founded. It is manifestly unjust to individuals to withhold from therm the place to which their talents should have lifted thee ; but the effect upon the public mind is a still more important consideration. The Catholic body expect proofs of the fair dispositions of Govern ment. It is not enough to say that the best inclinations exist ; there must be overt acts of intent. It is surprising that measures are not at once adopted to refute those who insist that the old system is to be adhered to. We believe that it is not, but we wish to see our faith built upon a substantial foundation.—Dublits Morning Register. THE rARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of all kinds of Grain this week are incon— siderable, and. of Flour very small. There is still very little fine Wheat at marker, and such is taken off readily at: advancing prices, but other qualities are neglected. Barley' is very dull it last quotations. Beans and Pease fully sup port Mondars terms. Oats find buyers at the rates last. quoted. Flour unaltered English Irish Foreign 1,050 ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. 1,500 qrs. 5,300 qrs. I 6,900 qrs.i I,7oosaelcs.. 4,650 - brls. CITY MARKETS-(TWO O'CLOCK). Sucau.—The attention of the Sugar trade has been chiefly drawn this week to the public sales of the newly imported 'Mauritius Sugars, and the British Plantation market hat; in consequence been heavy. The purchases of the latter, for the week ending last night, have scarcely exceeded 1,800 casks, but prices have not declined. De— merara and Grenada have sold at 48s. to 575., and some strong Brown Jamaica have realizal 50s. to 54a. per cwt.; The sale;, of Mauritius were made at lower prices ; low and middling Yellow, 50s. to 565. 6d. ; strong Grey, 49ft. to 525. low and fine Brown, 435. to 48s. 6d. per cwt ; Bengals are heavy, at a decline of Is. to 2s. per cwt. In Refined Goods there is snore doing for Hamburg and the Mediterranean markets. The supply is limited. Ord, large lumps, are at 70s, 6d. ; good large, 71s. to 725. ; good small, 735. to 735. 6d. per cwt. . - In CorFEFs very little is doing. The public sale of Jamaica went off well, good middling fetching 755. 6d.. middling. 675. 6d. ; fine ordinary, 425. 6d. to 47a. 6d. per cwt. ; Brazil is firm at 325. 6d. per cwt. Rost..—There is very little doing, and prices are nearly nominal. The holders are firm at former prices. In TtAS there is more doing; indeed the demand ha* become''active at former prices. Orr.a arc firm, but little doing. Some large sales of Rough Turpentine have been made at 131, per cwt,, being an achiance of Is. per cwt. In Suss there . is a general stagnation, and the trade are awaiting the result of the next Company's sale. The TALLOW Market is more firm, and prices are quoted at 335. 9d. per cwt. The Corrox Market is Hat. LEWES MA RKET. —Feb. 9. White Wheat (per quarter) £2 17 6 to .C 3 0 0 Red ditto 2 16 0 3 0 Barle Oats, N ew II 0 11 3 6 17 E 0 6 Beans 1 0 0 2 0 0 Oil Cake, New l2 10 0 per thdusauel. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The Subscription Room was crowded yesterday, and the betting heavier than for the last six months. Several fresh horses were backed for the Derby, Mr. Rush's Lot being in general demand, at 50 to 1, which was laid about & dozen times. Lord Sligo's Brine was backed freely at SO to 1, leaving off at five points less. There was little or no change in the first four favourites, nor, indeed did the day's business, although exceedingly heavy, produce any important results. The following were the closing prices DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Brunswicker 9 to 1 agst Sir Mark Wood's The Mummer 9} to 1 agst Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt (taken) 9f to 1 agst Mr. . Chifney's Cressida colt (taken) ._. 13 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler 13 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Cetus 17 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mahmoud 25 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Sal colt 25 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Brine 30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucharelli 30 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Mouche 30 to 1 agst Lord Egremont's Brother to Grampus 35 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Rupert (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's The Major 40 to 1 agst Lord Tavistock's Custard colt 50 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur (taken) 50 to I agst Sir D. Baird's Snooks (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Shard's De `'ere (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Gulley's Red Rover (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Rush's lot (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Snarl (taken) 2000 to 20 agat Lord Grosvenor's Thermometer (taker) 1000 to 15 Mr. Thornhill's Captive (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Lord Anson's Portrait (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Lord Lowther's Subaltern (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Lord Sligo's Canker 1200 to-100 agst Lord Sefton's lot (taken) 1000 even six agat the field. • - OAKS. I I to 2 agst Lord Sefton's Manche S to 1 agst Lord Queensberry's Maria 12 to 1 agst Mr. Stonehewer's Leeway filly BIRTHS. On the 10th init. the holy of Mr. Hambly Knapp, of a daughter. On - the 9th inst. at Greenwich, Mrs. C. Millington, of a . daughter On the 6th inst. in Hertford-street, the lady of.II. S. Lefevre, E.q., of a daughter. On the 9th inst. in Montagu-square, Mrs. Nevinson, of a still-born child. MARRIED. On the 9th inst. at St. George the Martyr, Mr. C.. - Mason, of Stock, Essex, to Miss N. Duff, of Queen square, Bloomsbury. DIED. On the sth inst. at South Park, Anna Charlotte, daugh ter of the late 11. Streatfaild, Esq. On the 7th inst. in Claremont-terrace, C. Thomas, Esq. ' of the Bank of England. On the 9th inst. at Camberwell, Elisa, the wife of Mr. Wm. Breach. On the 6th inst., at Clapton, in her 90th year, Mr.. Brewster. On the 9th inst. at Kensington, Ellen, the youngest daughter of J. I. Burn, Esq. On the 9th inst. Mary, the wife of Mr. J. Warren, 0 Stationers'-eourt, Ludgate -street. On the 9th inst. at Kennington, C. Armstrong, Esq., aged 49. EAST INDIA.-MARRIAGES. At Calcutta, Sept. 12, Henry B. Harrington, Esq., Civil Service, to Sarah Anne Russell, eldest daughter of the late R. M. Thomas, Esq. At Kotiaght.Try, Neilgherries, Aug. 20, G. P. Hall, Esq., 15th Itegt. Bengal Native Infantry, second son of the late Thos. Ball, Esq. of High Park, County Dublin, to Isabella Elizabeth, sixth daughter of Col. Halewood, Madras Army. At Allah Lad, Aug. 17, Mr. Wm. Sylvester, Con ductor of Ordnance Commissariat, to Mrs. M. Cramer, late of Monghier. At Calcutta, Aug. 26, Mr. W. J. Hollis N. CM., to Miss Sarah Connor. At Dinapore, Aug. 17, Rev. J. T. 'f ucker, A. 8., to Miss H. A. B. Debnam, second daughter of Capt. Deb- Ham, his Majesty's 13th Light Infantry. At Dinapore, Sept. 5, Lieut. E. Jackson, .68th Regt. N. 1., youngest son of the late J. Jackson, Esq., of Wal tham%tow, Essex, to Miss Susan Elizabeth, fourth daugh ter of the late Col. Meiselbach. At Calcutta, August 20, Lieut. J. Bracken, 20th Regi ment of Native Infantry, to Louisa, fourth daughter of H• Compton, Esq. At Dum-Dum, Aug. 20, Cornet G. Guist, 10th Light Cavalry, to Isabella, daughter of Capt. T. Masson, of St. Andrew's. At Hyderabad, July 25, Capt D. J. Stokes, 4th Regt• Madras Native Infantry, Secretary to the Resident, to Jane, the youngest daughter of Col. Y. Littlejohn, Bengal Army. _ DEATHS. At Calcutta, Sept. 6, Mr. J. Pinnah, Examiner in the Territorial Department, aged 35. i I ! At Allahab a d, A u g. 19, Mr. Wm. Sylvester, Conduc tor of Ord nance , age d 50. At Jawnpore, Aug. 7, Hannah, lady of T. D. M ar tin, Esq. 28th N a ti ve I n fantry, aged 21. At Calcutta, Sept. 10, Capt. J. W. Anderson, Com mander of the Comet steamer, aged 36 . At Calcutta, Sept. 14, Mrs. Mary Rowies.,.relili,ciitkoinfatohne, late Gibson Rowe, Esq. aged 55. oc of At A mh t t emAa K ac.rin e od i dv t i arenahrgsni Government Aug.h eenAug.Bank, . 2 64 2 a, 6Ak, aged ,irL. Regimenti u e u . t Lieut.-Col Lewcock, H ea d W r it e r - NCoaltve infantry. 36. Esq. At Calcutta, Aug. 15, J. Mackintosh, aged 27. At Coimbatore, Captain Henry Wallis, 15th Regiment Native Infantry. At Madras, July 18, the lady of W. Oliver, E N , At Massourie, July 30, Capt. Frederick Dougan, 10th Native Cavalry. At Ellichpoor, Aug. 8, Helen Erskine, second daugh ter of the late Lord Kinnedder, one of the Senators of the College of Justice of Scotland. ..:-• Psnirrizn AND PUBLISHID IT MURDO YOUNG, At r ex Sint Optics, 112, STRAND, LIINTON• ' I N 0, the G ol & C &c . 14, E 11 6 eervi da, 4•. 4, P Lad th e bePartai himself 1 Lis expel yeller, ally othe Addre Seaton Aft of S5O 1 of Sir ' Araturin, 4 ew Wo volume, 1 selectic 1 ?loce in kixpence Catak tladenh PE AN, tad SC( Junes 1400keell, 'FR J ames 800 kgelli A si PEECI 4 e., 6 This TR) P ' jilted ** Publi.ll ri he de • slro Act. T H .Epistl Ilead s of "-Lett er Holder— at Hazari T hearicA Paris Pencing- Netherbk trey, Bri racy, Poi This Z city ilor Office, I free, by N.lll the Jour' T' The r Inence to th newstner the letuL The World i] new an d as the a th e Beard The o higher el they foal yaw hab the tone c' C° tu: C K .-oust.ti "urnPauied AN the ate TI abl e 1 41 N. • t 4,4,