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. ducts - diens heasSerted, itas an offence against the pu hlice'antha wound to the monarchy: I t hind been put, what Were the evils that had arisen ott of this case. If they credited the lOyal Addresses, there were a multitude of libels to complain of. But who caused them ?;---the prosecutors of the Queen. Who enlisted the best sentiments of humannature ajainst the laws of the Country ? The prosecu tors of. the Queen. Even if they were pure in intention, they had been guilty of so great an error in judgment as to be a sufficient ground for tee disosissal of any but a perpetual Administra siren of the kind supported. by the Honourable Member for Cortfe Castle. it was the Ministers who prosecuted the Queen who had most seri oeslv injered the foundations of the Throne. By this they had famished a magazine for every one to attack the isereditasy Monarchy. They bad ueveiled the prelinlices and infirmities which, as to all mankind, belonged also to Kings and Queens* (with much palliation from the nature of their seltrea!ion and circumstances) ; had thrown them open to ptiblic scandal and insult, and had made them the. theme of derision and scorn. They, had published fur ever time disputes.be ween the King" and Queotn and brought the - Conntry to the verge of a civil war in these quay re is. What were all other arguments- to this— they had left the Throne itself in an inse cure . situation by this attack on the infir toities of - Royalty, and p it would take a long course of round principles to restore it to its iiignity 'and stability. He assured the House that, hi all he had said, his words flowed more In sorrow than in an;-cr. Ile -feared that they were doomed 'to pass the remainder of their days is trouble and disquiet ; but of all the evils, the greatest would 'he a breach between that House and the people---a breach he dreaded would be widened by the decisien this night. For, how ever a majority of that House might decide, the people had decided on the censure of Ministers by a majority of 9.0 to one.—(Cries of " Hear, hear'!" and " No, no," from the Ministerial side.)-The confidence expressed hy these cheers . Was what filled him With alarm. Ile wished for a glorious_ peace and a happy alliance between the House and time people ; and then they might brave the state of Europe occasioned by the glo ' liens peace and happy' alliances of Ministers. either for his vote. lie would rather see Perna mentary Reform or Catholic Emancipation fol . low, than he would support a Cdvernment whose exi-tence would be astain upon all Government. —(hear'.)—He would found his vote on the view of their whole conduct,and exanmineif it was such as to call for the present grave interposition - of the ,House. If upon the whole he approved of their motives and of their proceedings, though lie might ' differ on points of minor importance, he would -meet the motion-with a direct negative. And he put it to Gentlemen oppoSite if it would be fair, now when they saw how all the currents had set, and how events had run, to form their better judgment on experience ? No,—they must in justice place themselves in the situation of Mi nisters, and roust look at timings as when the past was the future, - and what was now clear in . obscurity.—(l-lear !)—lle had already avowed that he differed from Ministers on the subject of the omission of the Queen's name froth • the Liturgy. He had also heard with regret a Bight Honourable Gentleman withhold from her the title of,Queen. And he had further la mented for the answer to her request respecting a ship of war. Such matters, though they could -have no weight with men of enlightened minds, were calculated to make an impression on the great body of- the people. However slight they ,were, the public farmed its opinions on them, since, as Lord Bacon had truly said, " You will sooner know which way the wind blows by cast ing up a straw, than by casting a stone." Here lie closed the points of difference between him self and Ministers ; they were as nothing in com parison. with time whole ; on which lie cordially egreed with them. lie approved of their insti tuting the proceedings. The lion. Gentleman (Sir J. Al' Intosh) had asked, where was the ne re-3sity for these proceedings ? In the course of 'Ai experience, there never was a case more im s e 'a five ; for it was impossible to allow the Queen, labouring under such charges as she did, to mount the Throne without making a communication to Parliament. If rslinisters had suffered this—if the House, instead of the ration -now before it, would have been discussing whether they should •or should not be impeached for withholding from Parliament the evidence o f th e momen t ous charges of which they had knowledge—(Cheers!) It was asked by the Learned Gentleman, what would have been the evil if they had not pro ceeded ? Was it no evil then to admit imputed Adultery to tile Throne ?--(flear, Bear,!)---Would it have been a slight thing to place at the head of the female society of this country (that female satiety distinguished by all the feelings- and principles that could delight • human • kind)--a - would it have been a slight thing to have per rnitted her to assume the highest tank, and to set the foremost example among these, who was la bouring under such heavy charges ?—(Hear, hear I)—He would give no opinion upon the pro feedings, but that opinion he could not help in lieencing him, awl. it •must be the justification of his conduct in -.private life, where this party was concerned, and of his negative to the present motion. While adMitting this influence of the proceedings on his judgment, he was also residy to concede to Gentlemen opposite, that the Bill not having been carried through, , the Queen was entitled to the benefits of an.ac quittal as far as her. rights and privileges were involved. But lie had to consider - what was sine to her accusers—now-the accused, and he felt compelled to acquit them when he saw these considerations forced -.upon him by the motion. Ale saw the ab so l u t e necess i ty - for proceeding gainst the Queen, and the same exposure would have been the innevitaLle consequence of any at tempt of Ministers to evade it. The lion. Gentle man whose eloquent address had been so justly panegyrieed (Mr. Whitmore) had asked if they -saw no evil in giving unity, and a bond of concert • to a desperate faction. Did that ifon. Gentle man think ) they would have escaped the ma 'chinations of that faction if they had placed the Queen untried upon the Throne.? He had well • described ifs partizans as determined enemies 'te, the monarchy ; did he think they would not have turned against the Queen with embitter ed animosity bad the Throne been made assailable in her person ? Did he think that desperate lac. , Lion which seized her_ arm to shake the tree, would not have made the charges against her, if passed over by Government, the matter of an appeal to the lower orders, and the proof Of what crimes -might sit upon the Throne unquestioned. (Hear.)—lf Government had attempted to avoid inquiry, they would have been impeached, and on grounds which it would not have been easy to meet. Supposing this, had happened, and the Right lion. Member for linaresborough (Mr. Tierney)-, had instituted the motion for impeach ment, it would only have been in unison with his declaration of the'2lst of Feb., when he stated that he would not vote a farthing of the public money to a person labouring under such a cloud of suspicion as the Queen, without previous inquiry. This assertion alone must have led to an investi gation.. But the Right- Hon. Gentleman had further declared, that he must have this pledge to secure the Throne from degradation. What then could have prevented -inquiry if the Right Honourable Gentleman had acted on these principles and refused a provision for the .. Queen, such 'as the llonse had 'the other night voted unanimously ? Had Ministers tried to evade it, what a case the Right Honourable ' Gentleman might have made.—(Hear, It was said that the House knew nothing of the facts when it sanctioned the negociations. Was it not known that a Commission had been sent out, and evidence collected ; and with that in their possession was it possible for Go vernment to avoid a communication to Par liament? Had they attempted this, then they I would have been guilty o f a dereliction o f duty,' and have given proof of their wish to retain ' office. But having made the proposal, sanctioned by the mediation of Parliament, and the Queen having rejected it, there was no alternative ; it, was impossible not to institute the process. She 'had assumed the consciousness of innocence, ansl to allow her to' ascend the Throne in triumph after that, while they were convinced of her guilt, would have been a gross dereliction. The only inqUiry remaining was, if the course of the proceedings was not, under all circumstances, the wisest ? After considering all the evils that had resulted from them, and- having had experience of what they were calculated to produce, he, was persuaded that in - making the choice of evils, the selection was, on the whole, that the most likely to attain the ends of justice —(Hear!)—and on his conscience he believed it to be as favourable to the Queen as any which could have been adopted.—(llear from the Op position I)—As Gentlemen challenged by cheer ing this opinion, be would briefly state why he preferred the Bill of Pains and Penalties. He took it for granted that it was conceded to him there could be bat two ways of proceeding—by a Bill 'of Pains 'and Penalties or by Impeach ment. If the latter had been chosen, a Com mittee of that House must have decided 'on ex parte evidence, and the House must have voted, aye or no, on the charges placed before it.-- The prejudice thus raised against the accused must have operated' for the long interval which must elapse before she could have entered on her justification, which would have been infinitely worse than any thing of the kind which had been complained of in the other mode. He also doubted if an Impeachment could have been maintained where the person with whom the crime was charged to have been committed, was not a subject of the realm s and the place of its committal was beyond the jurisdiction of the kingdom. If anx doubt existed on this point, so as-to warrant the supposition that it might lead to a technical acquittal ; it was a sufficient reason for not proceeding by impeachment. The Bill of Pains and Penalties, he repeated, was favourable to the accused ; for no man would credit that any Peer in Parliament could be so base as to withhold 'rorn her the benefit of any doubt in that mode which he would have extended to her in impeach ment. But if impeachment bad been adopted, would it not have been necessary for ,the purpose of divorce and degradation to follow it by a bill like that which had been resorted to in the first instance On these _grounds, he was decidedly in favour of the proceedings as they had been insti tuted. With respect to the general argument, if ever an ex post facto law could be at all autho rized, it surely must be to visit such crimes as were clearly defined by time laws of God and by the laws of the realm, to meet such a case as this of the Queen of England—(Hear) --which was one of great State necessity. if any thing could justify a departure from the usual course of -administration, it existed here. Never, therefore, was there a greater necessity, though the Honourable Gentleman Lad heard no word of it, never was there a greater necessity than to prevent adultery and high treason being in stalled on the Throne. But the Honourable Gentleman had told them there was no danger to the succession in the crime, and that if committed, it was in the midst of the Mediterranean. If he believed the crime had been committed at all, did he think it lessened the danger of holding it up as an example to all that graced Bri tain in its female character—did he think it weakened the argument, that it was committed in one place rather than in another ? It was no matter to him (Mr. Peel,) and he held it to be of utter ildifference to morality and to the country. Ministers then, in their offer to the Queen, and- in their agreeing to the wishes of the House of Commons, appeared so far from having been actuated by a base desire for office, to have made 'a sacrifice of their personal feelings, and al most of their own consistency in order to avoid the necessity for that exposure of which they were now accused.—(Hear, hear !)—The same motive had led to the offers afterwards made to her, .which he could not charaCterize as unwise but as unfortunate. Ministers had adopted the lesser evil. They had every reason, which a knowledge of the human mind and of the common rules of human action could give, to believe that their offers would be accepted ; and could he. now turn round, instructed by events, and censure them for doing that, the consequences of which no man could have foreseen ? Would those who most blamed the disclosures that had been made, also blame Government for the exer tions they had made to avoid them'—(Hear, hear, bear !)-1-Ie had thus stated his opinions without any object but justice, and without com municating with others. He had also delivered them without reference to the appeals to the public. Never had he heard so many s adjurations to look out of the . . House ; never's() many fore warnings, so many menaces.—(Hear, hear !) But he was not to be moved by such considera tions, and the House would do well to form their judgments on their own minds, and without regard to other impressions, to give their votes honestly. (Hear, hear !)—Nothing could so entirely de stroy the legislature as their trembling in every breath of popular air —(Hear, hear !)—as their balancing Loyal Addresses against Addresses of another description—(Hear !)_as their attempting to adopt the opinions of the public without refe rence to the intrinsic merits of the questions be fore them. Even if they tried to accommodate themselves to this test, they would find it a diffi cult thing to determine ,precisely what public opinion really was. They would find it to be most fickle, most unconstant and most ungrate ful.—(hear !)—Fickle and unconstant, for pub lic opiliotfwould not he the same at the end of 3 or G months : tm,,grateful, for if they studiously con sulted what the anititude believed under impres sion of passion and not of reason, public opinion would be the first to turn round against them. (Hear, hear!)—But if he professed au utter disregard to that public opinion which the political advisers of her Majesty had caused and relied on—to that public opinion which would itself change if appealed to, when sober, from its own intoxication ; if he utterly disregarded such popular sentiments as these advisers instilled (and when speaking of the Queen's Answers to Addresses, he made allowances for their intemperance on account of her unhappy situa tion), it was because they emanated from the arts not only of the fatal enemies to the peace of the country, but the greatest enemies of the Queen herself. He believed, too, that a great change had taken place in public opinion, and it would be ultimately and decidedly in their favour, if they were not too anxious to form their delibera. tions to its will, but on conscientious motives.— (Loud Cheering.) Lord NUGENT cent;idereel the la-,;-aage that had been used towards‘the.Queen as most ungenerous, and declared upon hiS honour that he . helleved her to be innocent of every part of every charge against her as supported by the evidence. Ile denied that the Queen had been convicted, as stated by the Hon. Member for Surrey. There was one question of- impor tance which he was desirous of putting ; namely, what repara tion could be made to the Queen for the gross libels which had appeared against her ? He • then called the attention of the House to, a libel which had lately been published of the most dangerous character. In the course of an investigation of the evidence, the publisher had dared to state over and over again, the name of the highest authority, namely, the Lord Chan cellor.- fie alluded -to a pamphlet, entitled " The Speech of the Lord Chancellor." The writer ought to have known that the Lord Chancellor himself would have been liable to a pro secution'for libel had he .used the words imputed to him. lie was sure if the Noble Lord o . ppOsite was aware of the ex.stel?ce of the libel alluded to, the Noble Lord would pursue it with the intention of bringing the offender within the reach of law. - He should vote for the motion of his Noble Friend. • Lord - MILTON thought the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel) had failed to make out the case he intended for his Ma jesty's.opinion. lie thought that such a voice of public opi. nion had been uttered as it was impossible for the Representa- El/6 of the People to mistake. The Right Nom Gentleman had disapproved of so many of the measures of Ministers against the Queen, that he could find none which he approved of, ex cc-;.; that of a Bill of Pains and Penalties, rather than pro ceeding by Impeachment. If Mini.,ters had suffered Adultery and High. Treason to mou n t th e Th rone cf England, it would indeed have been matter of impeachment . against them ; but, before they had taken that step of charging the • Queen with those offences;they ought to have been able to have made them out. However unpopular his opinion might be in that House, (and he knew his opinion was different from that of many in high life,) yet he was not ashamed to say, that the Queen was not guilty. He certainly had believed in her Majesty's guilt, until he saw the way in which that guilt was proved. Now he was ready to join the Right Ron. Gentleman in ridding the Court of every thing adulterous and immoral. The Right Hon. Gentleman had praised the proceeding by Bill of Pains and Penalties, instead of by Impeachment ;. but by Impeach ment, she would have been guilty or not guilty at once ; but now, though she had been acquitted, Members of Parliament thought themseltres justified in giving it as their opinion that she was guilty. He would vote for the motion of his Noble Friend. Mr. H. TWISS, in a maiden speech, most strenuously op posed the motion. The occurrence with respect to the Queen had brought Members of Parliament to a sort of scrutiny, and he might have considered it sufficient to give his mere vote on the plain question; but' when the subject of discussion was; whether the Ilouse should do something to lead to the expul sion of Ministers, and impute to them offensive conduct, he could not remain silent.—(Bear, hear, hear !)—This was the first time he had presented himself to the House, and on that account he presumed the cheering was , friendly. With that impression he should proceed. • He then observed, that when the measure assumed a character offensive to manly and honest feeling, it would be unjust to Ministers not to oppose it. The original question about the Liturgy was raised not by the Queen herself, for'whom so much sympathy wa.s claimed, but certain persons who wished, in the present instance, to profit by the wrong they themselves had committed. The advisers of the Queen, at the commencement ef the proceeding against her, never once thought it worth while to mention as a grievance the omission of her name in the Liturgy. Much had been said about the witnesses for the Queen, but it ought to be remem bered that the chain was broken--several did not appear—con; - sequently it wag uncertain whether contradiction might have occurred ; but he. did not deny, notwithstanding the, peculiar circumstances attending the trial, that the Queen was entitled to a full discussion of the case. It was generally admitted that the Queen's conduct was suspicious, and whilst there was sus picion, could the Ministers stand quietly looking on, without interference ? If they had not interfered, would nothing have been said about Ministerial pusillanimity ? Upon the whole view of the case, Ministers had done their duty, and the party ac cused ought to be cleared before she was reinstated in the rights • and immunities which belonged to the character of • queen.— On what new discovery did the framers of the motion Cast cen sure on 'Ministers ? Did it follow because the proceeding was withdrawn ? If so, what would become of prosecutors in all cases of suspicion ? Th e only question before the House was this—Could - any man say, upon the evidence laid, before ,the House of Lords, that the prosecution was wholly inexpedient ? Before he sat down he wished to say a few words respecting the Bill of Pains and Penalties. Many Gentlemen were disposed to consider that measure unconstitutional. lie was satisfied , it was a constitntional proceeding, and that no impeach ment would have laid. Here the Hon. and Learned Gentle man cited several legal authorities in support of his assertion.— Adverting again to th e expression of pop u l ar f ee li ng , he consi dered the Gentlemen opposite him the real cause ofi the dis quiet in all part.s of the kingdom. He expressed his intention to vote against the motion. The Hon. and Learned Gentle man, at the conclusion of his speech, was l ou dly c h eere d. . r. BENNETT then said, that many Gentlemen were de sirous of delivering their sentiments, and as there was no pro. spect of ending the debate that night, it was better to adj ourn He accordingly moved, " That further debate on this ques tion be adjourned to this day." Lord CASTLEREAGH said, if there was any prospect of finishing the debate at that sitting, it would be best to go on. If Gentlemen wanted the opportunity to speak, it , would have been more consistent had they adjourned at an earlier hour. (Here some Members eXclaiined, called loudly for adjournment.) The SPEAKER put the question, and the subsequent mo. tion to adjourn, which was agreed to without a division. • The House accordingly adjourned at ONE O'CLOCK. ." Go on !" while others PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDING; HOUSE OF COMMONS. Luna?, 5 6 Die Februarii, 4821: The-following-Petitions were this day presented fin- Bills, &c. for the undermentioned purpoSes ROADS.—Henley. Flimwell and Ilastingi.• - Lewes. • Macclesfield and Buxton. linaresboroug,h and Pateley Bridge. Dunstable. Bristol and Berkeley. INCLOSIIIIEs.—Taynton, Oxfordshire. Lambeth, and Brixton Church, SUrity. Ivinghoe, Bucks. Lamplugh, Cumberland. Whitley, Yorkshire. Moreton Valence, Gloucestershil'e. Alstone and Arle, Gloucestershire. DITTO AND DRAINAGE.—CIay, next the Se a , and Wi;refon, Norfolk. PAVlNG.—Chelmsford. GAS.—Bristol. • Coventry. Southampton. CITURCIIWAIIDENS REL tz MARKE T S.—Rochdale. These heing•Petitions of ELECTIONS.—Limeriek City. Boroughbrid ge . lie A re o pc n tejaa.l il g t o e' n tt , pursuit an to t oi. Callington. B to the Statute*: We are sorry that the pressure Mattcr obliges us to defer the" COUNTRY MARKETS" till. To-mor roW, but it is our purpose. invariably to render them a perma nent feature in our Paper. MICE OF STOCXS THIS DAY AT TWELVE G-Cr.ooti. - - - -- 3 per (7ent. Red. Mil Bank Long Ann. 114-1 15 Inths 3 ter rent. C0n5..... 72iiii India Bonds ....g4ls. 4-?.s. pr. 4 per Cents. 91iiii Ex. Bills, ‘ 7 d. SCI pr, 5 per Cent. Nary Ann... 10614 Cons. for 28th lust... 22 1 '- 3 lat , HIGH WATER AT LONDO: Morninst. i 5 minutes after 4. 1 BRTDGE TO-MORROW. Evviiiit. 43 !mum's ntt.:r. 4, THE SUN. SOLE3I OEMS DICERB FALSU A II UDEJT LONDON , - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY F, Ig2l. We received this morning Paris Journals of Friday last. TheMondeur contains the Addresses of the house of Peers and Chamber of DeputieS 'to the KING on the late execrable attempt against his MAJESTY'S life, in - the interior of his Palace. Both Addresses breathe throughout a spirit of. loyalty, devotion, and attachment to his JESTY'S person. The rlirso's Answers' are also contained in that Journal; but the length of our Parliamentary Debates compels us to give this brief account of those interesting documents. A man named Neven,. suspected of being con corned in the late explosion. at the Tuileries, was arrested on Friday last, and taken to-the Police , Office. In passing through a passage, hr the office leading to the apartment of the Commissary appointed to take his examination the prisoner cut .his throat with a razor which he had con cealedin his clothes, before any effOrt could be made to prevent him ; and almost instantly - ex pired. The Neapolitan Parliament, on the I.3th ult.,. received a communication containing the abserva, tions-of the PRINCE REGENT on the modifications in the Constitution submitted to him by the Par liament. The -points which may lead to discus sions between the Crown and the Parliament re late to the private exercise of other religions besides the Roman Catholic—the nomination of Couusellors of State from each Province, and their promotion to official situations—the preser vation of the present territorial division into dis triets—the - establishment of Justices of :-Peace— and the Liberty of the Press, . The Spanish Provinces appear to be in a dis turbed state. At Orense twenty-two persons have been arrested, who are Members of the Apostolic Junta. Among them is Do , : MA um. DE CASTRO, the President of that Junta, and Commander-in-Chief. of the ArmJ of the fa tll, who has also assumed the title of BARON Dr. SANTI-JoANNI. FRENCH FUNDS. FOY. I.—Five per Cents l3l f. 75 c. Bank-Stock I4E7 f. 50 c. Since writing the above, Paris Papers of*Situr day last have come to band. Addresses from the Judges of the Court of Appeal, and loyal Court, from the City of Paris and the French Academy have been presented to the KING, ex pressive of the same sentiments of loyalty and at tachment to his MAJESTY'S person as those con tained in the Addresses from the Chamber of Deputies before alluded to. The Chamber of Deputies was occupied on Friday last in discussing a prole/ of law, propos ihg some changes in the present mode of nomi nating Juries. The proposition was carried by a considerable majority. td of N The efoil eolwein7 theadditi onalpe rson Iv particularsho(iestrodrete la him self after lie was arrested, on a charge of being one of the parties concerned in the late Explo sion at the Tuileries :—The day before the ex plosion took place. he bought twelve pounds of gun-powder ill different places and under various pretexts. Several small parcels were found on him, containing a whitish powder, supposed to be poison ; and a girdle full of gold. lie studiously concealed his place of residence, and there is reason to believe that for several days past he slept in the houses of women of ill fame. lie is a native of Rheims, was formerly a merchant, and became a bankrupt. An article from Vienna, of the 23d ult. states, that Lord STEWART, the English Ambassador, left that city on the 21st, in the course of the night, for Laybach. FaENCU FUNDS. Feb 2.—Five per Cents. Bank Stock 1190 f. c. As the Debates in Parliament are matters of im portance to the Country and to all Europe, and as we are assured that a copious account of them must be more desirable to our Readers than the com ments of Public Writers on either side, we have the less reluctance in occasionally omitting our Extracts from the London Journals, particularly on this day, since they contain nothing interest ing. It is evident that anxiety for the emolu ments of office is the inducement of those ‘i ho are styled the Whigs, in their present active and strendbus opposition to Government, which: is carried to its great an extent as per ' haps was ever- Observable in this country.--- 7 That there arc many independent .11ernbers , among them; whd act from principle; and have really no views btit to the welfare of the Empire, it would be worse than folly to deny or to doubt. The efforts for a' rational Reform on the part of such reSpetta`ble characters are entitled to the attenti&n. of Ministers, and when the time 'midi admit Of temperate dis cussion, Ministers, we conceile,. Will deem it an'essential point of -duty to enter upon the nib.; jest sincerely, and With a determination to re-; move whatever may be inconsistent with the Na tional welfare ; otherwi:ie they will do more to forfeit the confidence of the people, than they have to fear from the hostility of an interested and ambitious Opposition. Our Readers, we are sure, will read with conviction and pleasure the admirable Speech of Mr. PEEl4l!ast night, of which;, though we have given anyrnple report, - we hearti ly wish that the Honourable Genltlernan would himself present it to the Public in the most com prehensive manner. The Colliers in the. neighbourhood (>ll7r - ening . . ton, in Shropshire, having, on Friday' last, struci . work, and manifested a di spos i t i on to outrage and violence, it was 111 , . cessity. to .BLN-union a , part of the yeomanry from , Equ' . 6 WsburY; , The summons was attended with the greatest a liter; ty, and a troop soon arrived at the spot where the greatest diturb tnce prevailed ; the Magistrates in attendance read the Riot A ct, but the Colliers would not disperse.; several of the leaders were apprehended, and 1.1 rescue was attempted,: and in seine instances,the attempt was successful. The Magistrates en deavoured in vain to conciliate the rioters, they became more violent, ar.d it was necessary from. the attacks made upon. the Yeomanry, and the , determination to rescue the prisoners, to ,fire upon the rioters. One man was, we lament to-say, consequently killed, and two were wounded. Si':. prisoners were secured and lodged in Shrewshur. SHIP NEWS', • . , FL 1 - 3101! T IT, FEB. 4.—Arrived the Prince of Hathaway, ( a full ship) in 53'days "from' St. Helena—all well. ' Sailed the D3UX Sours, far CherbuTg,b: \oItTII SHIT:Lbs, Ma jc sty's .en tter, Lieut. Stewart, has captured, altnr a chace of five hours, andl . brought in here, a large sloop, ladvn with 1300 tubs of r'eneva„ and a quantity of tob acco . P ut i n h ere the F,dmonth'Dock yard lighter, Armstrong, from Deptford to.,Leith with stores, having been upon Bo n dyl ar R oc k , and unshippul-hvr rtitbler, &c. poliTsno w m, Frst.4.-:-Passed by the Kacltn9t i Soper, frocit Thomas, Bell, for the Si'est Indies..--„lrrived the Thetis, Mia: &t, in from the Downs, and Alent,agu-e-„ Kent, from Sailed the :lir George Osborne tranvort, from Deptford, and. Ocean,. licNeilage, for the West Im;i:s. ItAmsoATE, .FEn. Good Intent, Proctor, frtirrl London for Buenos .Ayrcs, iras sprung n-leak ; the remainder of the outward-bound have a led. ' ._ Itilrr.r °la); FEB. 4.-LArrived the Manraret, Williams. from Waterfiird for London,. with loss of bowsprit. 11AVIT, FEB.. I.—The schooner of • Bar.Al, - from Dublin for London, was at Danaglaatixe - 13t!iDec;:inber, and has not since been heard of .• • Inisll SPIRITS.—We understand that the Go— vernment have determined on the admission of the construction to be given to. the proviAans of the Act of UniOn. The circumstances under which 3TONT, N. P. was admitted: a Member of the Northumberland Pitt Club a short time before he ()fired himself for that county, not being; generally understood, it is to be regretted that' • the friends of Colonel BEAUMONT, who vcornoted his Election into that Association, do not exploits them, as the aspiring Member appears wholly to have forgot What :be said on that occasion! An alarming report was tak.'n from an Exeter • Paper, of an earthquake, stated to have done great damage in Oporto, though no date is men tioned ; but it is said the news was brought by the last packet. We have made several inqui ries, and find no authority whatever for the report; indeed, several- letters from Oporto, re ceived by the packet,allirde to-no such event ; therefore hope and !Tint it is entirely without foundation. 'We yesterday saw letters of the ult., from Lisbon, which merely state, that the Cortes we re t o mee t i n t h e Li brary of the Palace of Nececidades, which had been fitted up in 3 " most splendid manner.--(Morning Chri.WIHC.) THE THEAT:ZE.----11 fter the Opera of Artax erxes last' night at Drury Lane Theatre, RUSSELL came forward and informed the audience' that the same Oftra, with the Farce of /1 7 / 1 0. . 5 ' I'Vho,, would be represented this evening' hY" ."-command of his PriAJEb"Tr."—Tiris notice ~s'rs received by as large an audience as the house , could contain, with the most fervent acclamations' of loyalty, in all parts; bTit particularly in the Pit, - which may be collsidered As expressing the general sentiments of the majority of the people throu , ;hotiC the country. The spectators in that place instantif arose and manifested their feelings by a burst of loyalty, which could not be exceeded by the same number of p ersons on any occas i on. 'This, ardent testimony o f l o y a l a ff ect i on ;V° cons ider as a foretaste o f the cn9lluia:tie iv-Accrue which Ilis MAJESTY w iil rece i ve te-night on shelv i n g himself to his p eop l e, an d to-morrow, whey, with the same lib era l f ee li ngs, he has signified his intention to visit C oven t-G ar d en Theatre . liAzAttn and Co. respectfully inform the Pub' lic, that by a new arrangement on Valentine' Day the Purchaser o f a Ti c k e t can on l y I°se eighteen shillings, a Sixteenth two shillings, other. Shares in proportion, and yet have a chance f" r , all the Capit a l P r i zes th a t may b e d rawn on Oa' day, and the Public will please to recollect that, Three Prizes of 20101. Consols must then Le drawn. If the Tickets and Shares are re turned with the above,, small loss, it must b e on or before the 23d of February. 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