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1 j 5 ►IL I DJ Dart of the declamation we have quoted, M. CONSTANT and his friends are, if, possible, even more extravagant. It may be very desirable that a solemn act like the Charter should not be lightly and inconsiderately disturbed ; but no enactment, by whatever authority provided, can be too strong and sacred to be * corrected, or even abolished, by the lawgivers who first framed it, or by those who fill their places after them, if an alteration should be deemed conducive to the ge neral benefit.* It is an open absurdity to maintain, that the Legislator of to-day can establish his decrees on such a footing that his successor, at the distance of seven or of a hun dred years, shall forfeit his authority and be come an usurper, by proposing to amend them: The most rigid and positive enactment of' this nature would be nugatory ; but in the French Charter there is no such declaration, either ex -Pressed or, implied. It, is there ordained that the Irgislatives power shall be exercised collectively by the KING, the Chamber of Peers, and the Chamber of Deputies of the Departments : and Is it to be presumed, upon no better ground than this, that if the Deputies presume to touch the Charter in any point,. they deface and invalidate the title-deeds by which they hold their autho rity, and may consequently be stripped of that authority at the pleasure of their countrythen To us it appears, that if the legislative power is given to these parties, it is given without re (srve, and that the. Charter, when it establishes certain supreme dispos - ers of the law, submits it self, together with all other laws, to their, troul and correction.—We are not, •as We have . , already said, desirous of seeing rash Innovations either upon the French Constitutional Act, , or upon the fundamental laws .of any State. Our neighbours, certainly, who, in no great-lapse of • time, have outlived so many Constitutions, may, Vali good reason be tenacious of One which has already lasted them several years. We only argue generally, that an unalterable law, wile ther styled a Charter, or known by any other name, is little else than a barbarism in legisla tion, and is sure to be thrown aside when found inconvenient, though the pains of death should be called. in to secure its inviolability. There Is in truth but one law that " changeth not," and that is immutable, because - the Being, who made it is infallible.—We shall probably return to this subject, for the purpose of noticing some opinions ilelivered by orators on the right side, whose dOctrines were at least as extravagant and irre coucileable with the principlestNf.,free.;:govern. , - toent, as those of their adversaries. We of course leave out of consideration those legislative acts in which the national faith is pledged to individuals or Public bodies. DUBLIN, JAN. 15.—After a wrangling Debate yesterday, the Question on Mr. CODD'S Petition to be admitted to the Freedont of the Guild, Was decided by Ballot. 'or the Adjournment of,the Question, sine die, 240 ;—for the Peti tioner, 59.—Majority against Mr. CORD, 181. This decision has settled the fate.of all the other applications which were in contemplation. From the ,language of some of the Roman Catholic .Party, it would seem that they meditate an Appeal to Parliamet. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has addressed a letter (See a preceding column) to the Yeomanry and 'armors of 'Huntingdon, in which he tells them that " it is impossible by means 'of a Corn Bill to restore the war prices," and that although the Legislature should enact a prohibition at all times against the importation of any article the Produce of the soil of Great Britain, their slis tress would not be relieved. If his Lordship means that at present, and under existing cir clunstancei, the enactment of such a prohibition 'would not relieve the distress of the farmers, we believe him to be in the right; but if he advances his proposition as a general truth, applicable at all times and under all circumstances, he is Most egregiously mistaken. The time nzay arrive,—it. may not be far distant,--it may im- Mediately follow the very next, harvest,—and if no remedy be applied to the agricultural distress, it must ultimately, come,--at which an importa tion duty or a prohibition would be of the utmost importance to the English landholders. How ever, that, certainly, has nothing to do with the Present - diffiCulties of the farmers,—with the im- Pending ruin which is about to destroy, or ra ttler which is now destroying, their capital, and Which must drive many, of them from their farm s , and throw extensive tracts of land out of cultivation. And this is precisely the fault of Lord Joux RUSSELL'S address. He tells the faraiers what will not benefit them ; but he does not point out to them any measure from which they can hope for safety, or even Partial relief. There is no advice to them, but that they should watch the proceedings of the Political Economists ; lest they fall victims to their theories. In this advice we cordially con cur. The fasluonuble Economist's will certainly rum, not only the farmers, but the Empire, unless their inischievous speculations be counteracted by the practical knowledge and sound sense of the country. In a reply to his Lordship, the writer of which " wonders that a man of his Lordship's usual good sense should have allowed himself to speak in this manner," it is stated, that " the object of Political Economy is to procure the greatest sum of comfort to the greatest number of individuals." This is very bile ; and, as ap plicable to all mankind, the theories of the fashionable Economists might terminate in im proving the condition of the people of Poland and Russia, and in deteriorating the condition of the people of Great Britain. The aggregate sum of comfort' to individuals throughout the world would probably be augmented ; but the aggregate sum of comfort to individuals in England and Scotland would certainly be deplorably dimi nished. Let the country and the Government look well to this; and examine particular as well as general consequences, before they abandon prac firml measures and principles in favour of specu lative theories and general truths. While it is the object of Political Economy to procure the greatest sum of comfort to the greatest nuinber of individuals, - it also is, or ought,to be, the object of a good Government to procure the greatest sum o f comfort for the individuals of its OWN PtOPLE.- Political Economy might demonstrate on general principles that the downfal and even the de population of any particular country, (say 'Great 'Britain, for ,the sake of bringing the thing home) would be advantageous to man kind at large,— would augment the aggre gate Of comfort to individuals generally. Good policy, however, and common sense, and the ever acting principle of self-preservation,, would in duce any Government and people, which fore saw the results of Political Economy, to decline the distinction of suffering martyrdom for the sake of adding to the comforts of foreign nations! By a Leev. and Island Mail, arrived this morn ing, which lett2St. Thomas's the 21st Nov., and .., • Barbadoes-therth Dec., we have received the following Address of MAIIIANO MENTII.LA to the Light Naval Forces•of Columbia : " Mariners of the Light Naval Forces, • Carthagena belongs-to Columbia; you have done much to incorporate it with the great fa mily by the memorable events of the 24th June and 29th July. 'The brave warrior who corn mantis you, the undaunted Colonel PADILLA, will ays conduct you. to-victory ! " Mat•inprs---Imitate your illustrious. Chief; and be, like him, as brave in combat as generous to the conquered. The Carthagenians are your brothers, and you must treat them as such : I have promised so, because it is just, and be cause the Government commands it. " Mariners—l know that you have suffered in a campaign as baneful as prolonged ; but I pro• raised to divide between you and the army under my command all my, attention and resources. You must be convinced that a perfect equality has prevailed in both departme►►ts, and that I have done for you the same as for my soldiers.— Mariners, receive from me my sentiment of admiration for your whole conduct, while the Government rewards your services. " MARIANO MENTILLA. " La Pops, 13th Oct. 1820." Caraccas Ga7,ettes to the end of November arrived yesterday by way of America. The fol 'lowing is an extract:— " TO THE DIRECTOR. , GENP.RAL OF THE RENT 3. " Penetrated by the powerful reasons urged in your repre— sent;rtion of the 17th instant, and convinced; like yourself,that the army most imperiously demands the entire attention of the Government, and requires all its resources to exist anti support the State, I have decreed— " 1. That all discounts of duties in payment of debts due by the Government are suspended in all the offices of the Public Treasury of this province. " 2. That this suspension shall continue for the period of six months, beginning to count from to-morrow. " 3. That from the first Article of this Decree shall be ex empted all orders which have been, or may be given, by his Excellency the Liberator, or by the Minister of the Public Trea sury, as well as all debts contracted in this city, for the cloth ing and subsistence of the troops. But the payment of the loans shall remain suspended for the above-mentioned period. " I communicate to you this Decree, that you may orar it to be carried into complete effect.—God preserve vou many years. (Signed) " CARLOS SOUDLETTE." " Curacoa, Oct. 19, 1821." " 1 certify that this is a true Copy from the original 'Decree. (Signed) "JUAN DE ARANDA, " Curacao, Nov, 17; 1821. " Secretor:) , of Direction." THE WILL OF THE DUCHESS 'OF BOURBON.— The following is an abstract of the, will of the Duchess of BOURBON, which seems to have been made the very day before that of her sudden death:—" I wish to be buried without any pomp or ceremony. Let abundant alms be given to the poor of my parish ; this is the only magnificence which I allow. I request in the most positive manner to be neither opened nor embalmed, nor exposed with my face uncovered, nor watched ; but to be buried as speedily and as simply as possible." The King of France has given direc tions that the request of the shal!, as far as possible, be complied with. We understand that a high personage, who some time ago held a distinguished situation in the Peninsula, has employed.a person lately en gaged in an obscure periodical paper in London, to write a work on a certain conspiracy said to have taken place ,in the year 1817, and for which General GOMES FREIRE and others were exe cuted.—(The Times.) TIT - E COLONIES. ISIEMORANDUM. Inquiries and applications having been addressed to the Co: lonial Department, respecting ' ' emigration to Ins Majesty's Foreign Possessions, it has been deemed convenient, with a view to the information' and guidance of individuals interested in this subject, to state that-- lstly. Persons are not provided with passages, at the public expense, to any of his Blajesty's Settlements. 2ndly. Persons proceeding at their own expense to North America and to the Cape of Good Hope, and desirous of set tling there, require. no previous authority from his Majesty's Secretary of State to enable them to obtain grants of land, the Governors . of those settlements being fully empOwered to assign lands to applicants, proportioned to the means which they actually possess for bringing them into a state of cultiva; tion. The extent of those grants must depend upon their qua lity, position, and other circumstances, which can only be ascertained in the Colony. 3dly. Persons desirous of settling in New South Wales or Van Diemen's Land, _ must be provided with the sanction of Isis Majesty's Secretary of State"; and this can only be obtained upon written application, accotnpanied by references to two or more respectable persons, as to the character of the 'applicant, and the extent of his capital, which must amount to five hun dred pounds, at the least. Colonial Department, London, January, 1822. IRELAND. During the last week, Major Tandy has been actively employed in searching for arms in the counties of Carlow, Kildare, Wicklow, and Dub lin, and has, we are glad to learn, succeeded in obtaining six hundred and sixty-seven stand of arms, and one hundred and twentv-six swords, pikes, and bayonets.—( MIL/in Correspondent, Jan. 15.) We have just heard, that Lord Bantry, accom panied .by his brother, the lion. Simon White, and two or three other Gentlemen, proceeding from his Lordship's Seat, on Friday, to Mr. Mel: leponts, near Bantry, to afford that gentleman assistance against a meditated attack on .his house, encountered in the way an advanced party of insurgents, in number 5; they called on them to Surrender, and on their preparing to resist, Captain White firedl and shOt one of them, when the party retired, shouting, on the main body, whose advance obliged Lord B. and his friends to make a precipitate retreat to Seafield.-- (Cork Mercantile Chronicle, Jan. 14.) A case of a singularly distressing nature was yesterday dis covered in a lane in the lrishtown, in. this city. A mother and five female children, two grown to woman's estate, were dis covered in a dark, damp, ground-floor of a house, all in an ab solute state of nakedness, excepting a small covering thrown over the shoulders of some of them. They sat close together on the ground, as if to preserve some heat in themselves—no bed—no fuel 7 -no'food, was to be seen. This circumstance is :vouched to us by the Archdeacon of Limerick, the Rev. William D. bare, and Lieut—Williams, who visited their miserable hovel, and, for the present, provided them with some potatoes, straw, and fuel. We understand those Gentlemen also visited, yesterday, several other abodes of wretchedness, and that they have, in conjunction with other Gentlemen, allotted one day in each week for such like visits ; and they are ready to undertake the dispoSal of any clothing or pecuniary aid that may be com mitted to their care. Any articles ef east clothing, lying by in families, might, we think, be well 'disposed of in this way.— (Limerick Paper of Satura.y.) His Royal Highness the COMMANDER-IN CHIEF arrived in town yesterday from Brighton, and transacted business at the Horse Guards at two o'clock.—lt is understood that hi: Roy:fl Highness will hold a Military Levee, at his (ace in the Horse'Guards, on Tuesday next. The following whimsical assemblage of names of Performers appear at present in the play-bills of the Surrey Theatre, viz. Mr. Herring, Mr. Fin Mr. Salter, Mr. Boyle, and Miss Fry. It somewhat curious that on the recent intro duction of the Farce of Monsieur Tonson, at the Edinburgh Theatre, the whole of the original Tale was printed in the play-bills. The Chamber of Commerce, Limerick, have most considerately, for the use of their fellow citizens, ordered a large quantity of potatoes from Scotland. One of the principal brewer.s in Cambridge has reduced the - price of ale one penny per quart. A FORTUNC-HUNTER.----One of these minions of Cupid, being in a ball-room at Bath, heard a Gentleman giving an account of the death of a rich old widow thus--" Died yesterday, in her eighty-ninth year," said the narrator. " What a pity !" exclaimed the fortune-hunter ; CC what a fine match she would have been two days ago !" 'l;he unfortunate man THAI ER, who was so seriously injured by his precipitation from a second floor window in Charles-street, Warp lane, died yesterday in Middlesex Hospital, after lingering many weeks. The accused of throwing him out, stand indicted for the assault, and if con viction take place, it g ill now be murder.—A Coroner's-Jury was to sit on the body this day. . . ' OLD BAILEY. SESSIONS.—These Ses'sions tet quated this day, when Sentenee•of Death was passed on the following unhappy persons:—. John Redgrave, George Bryan, James Tuffnell, Thomas Wilson, and William Jones, for burglaries ;—Edward Smith, h. C. Kidd, Letitia kviniams, and Mary Scott, for stealing in dwelling-houses , —Geo. Williams and John Lane, for house. breaking in the day time ;—John Tye, for passing a forged 51. note., and William Rivers, for' uttering a forged 101. note. To be transported for life—James Callaghan, Geo. Gregory, Sanitiel Sadler, and Gee. Sharkey. . ' Two were sentenced to be transported for 14 years, and 50 for 7 yeirs ; among whom is Elizabeth Alderson. A great number of other prisoners also were sentenced to be iinprisoned for various 'periods., The Sessions then adjourned to the 20th of February. RECO RDER'S REPORT.---Yesterday, the RE- Coni)g made'his 'Report of the following convicts under sen tence of death in his Majestv's,gaol of Newgate,,liz. Nowell Wilkinson and Joseph Marsden, for stealing a quantity of Nux Vomica from a boat on the river Thames ; Henry Thompson, for a forgery on Johns,. Lloyd, .and Co. ; Thos: Deacon, Tem a burglary at Edmonton ; John Chester, for highway robbery at. . Bethnal-green'; Wm. Hall, fora burglary at Batlinal-green ; W. Percival, for bouse-breaking,. in Chandler-street, Grosvenor square.; Robert Watts, for a burglary at Wilsdon; Wm. Page, for horse-stealing at Bethnal-green . ; Wm. Cordell, for horse stealing at .Whitechapel; Charles Yates, for a burglary at Whitechapel; Henry Turner, for a burglary in Whitcomb street; Thomas Bertrand, for a highway robbery in White chapel; and Richard Jago and Thomas Beck, for a burglary in the house. of Mr. Ord, in Berkley-squitie; when 'Henry Thompson and Richard-Jag° were ordered for execution on Wednesday next, and the rest were lespited during his Majes i ty's pleasure. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness of. Londonderry, from North Cray ; the Hon, poi. Cavendish, in Queen-street, May / fair ; Hon. and Rev. Francis Annesley, at his house in Half 3:Toon street ; Hon. John Vernon, in Tylney-street, Park-lane, from Buckhurst Hill ; Lady, and Miss Hammond, in South And ley-street ; Lady Pulteney, in Piccadilly ;' Colonel and Mrs. Emsley, in Baker-street; Hop: General- Pigot, in Hertford street, May-lair ; Sir • George. and Lady: Pocock, in York street, Portman-square, from., Berkshire; Mr. Wyndham Lewis, M.P.. and Mrs. W. Lewis, in Old Burlington-street; Earl of Harrowby, from Sandon Hall, Staffordshire; Mar chidness of Bath, in Hill-street, Berkeley-square; Lord. John Fitzroy, in Chapel-street, from a , tour ; Lord Archibald Ha milton, in Chapel-street, from - Scotland Countess of Dysart, in Pall-mall, from Ham House, Surrey-; Marchioness of Exeter, from Roehampton ; Hon. Mr. Cal,thorp anti the Hon. A. Calthorp, at the Prince SaxeCoburg ; Sir Robert and the Misses Harvey, at the Claremont Hotel.; from Langley Park, Kent ; Lord Leigh, at ditto, from his .seat in, Lan cashire. . . _DEPARTURES. And Mrs. Arthur Stanhope; frdm-Tyl neystreet, for Brighton : Mr. C. Beauclerk, for Hounslow ; Mr. J. Richards, for Datchett ; Colonel and Mrs. Lawrence, for St. James's-square, Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn Stratford, for Bath; Lord Melbourn, for Earl Conger's' Pansenger, Beets; Sir Charles and Lady Long, for Kent; Marchioness of Downshire and her son, Lord Hillsborough, for Hainp stead Park, Berks ; Honourable Charles Douglas, from ditto, for Ditton Park, Windsor ; Earl of 'Wicklow, for the Priory, Stanmore, CHANGES.—Lord Binning, from Tyningliam, Dunbar, to Chesterfield-street; Major and Mrs. keighly, fl•oni Brigh ton, for Bath ; Colonel and Mrs: Charters, from Scarborough, to Bath ; Mrs. Murray, of Ardbennie, from her brother's, Col. Sir Robert Steele's, Beaminster House, for Perthshire. Yesterday Earl and Countess Bathurst entertained a large party of distinguished personages with &sumptuous dinner, at their house in Great Stanhope-street. Count and Countess St. Antonio entertained another distin guished party of friends at dinner yesterday, at their house in Hanover-square. Viscount and Viscountess Granville entertained a large party of distinguished fashionables yesterday, at their seat, Whirstead Lodge, 'lpswich. The Marchioness of.Donegal has commenced her parties for the season in Davies-street, Berkeley-square; her Ladyship had a select party yesterday. Yesterday Viscount and Viscountess Cranborne arrived at their house in ,Park-place, from Flattield-Hodse. . THE- CORK, HARMONIC SOCIETY held its third meeting for the season on the 10th inst. at Joyce's Commercial Hotel. The dinner was, as usual, well served, and the wines good. Among the guests . were. Lord ~Audley.,. Lord Colville, the, Admiral Commanding on this Station,: and Sir John LaMberf, the Ge neral Commanding this District, with- - the Officers of their respective Staff; the Hon. Mr. BOyle, Colonel Turner, &c. The evening past off with the utmost conviviality " soft music inspiring." The Glees and Duetts were executed with much taste and judgment, and the distinguished visitors expressed, thero selves highly gratified, as their healths were respectfully drank. .5,47 , : - . 1 ) - : ~ % •1), ~, .' ` ...,,, "".• . f,":: „„e , „,,,..) , IN , , ''. s 'i sl • -- t . ,... '' W . . '''. < t 4 - -4 :El' OF 1 1 '' .. - '''l iiN ... P 0 E R Y. MODERN WHIGS. ON TJIE LATE JAMES PERRY ESQ. • When PERRY propp'd of Mims the sinking cause, If wrong hikviews, his manner gain'd applause, And e'en opponents would allow his pen Denoted that he liv'd with well-bred men ; But now the language that hiS Party use Seems g,ather'd from St. Giles's and its stews : 4s coarse in phrase as misellieirotts in. aiin, The Wiwas and RADICALS arc just the same. UNIVERSITY I NTE LLIGENCE. CAsrumncr, J. 17.—The Rev. C. J.' Blomfleld, of Trinity college, Rector of St. Botolph's; BiShopsgate, and of Chestcrford, Es e--x, has been collated, by the Lord Bishop of London, to the archdeaconry of Colchester, vacant by the death of the venerable Joseph Jefferson. Samuel Fennell, Esq: B.A. of Queen's college, was on Saturday last elect - .3d •a -Fellow of that society. The following gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in tile church- at BUckden, on • Sunday , the 13th instant:- • DEACONS. Theodore l3onwens, B.A. Merton college, Oxford. - John Balfour Majenis, B.A. St. John's college, Cambridge. Chas. Smith Bird, B.A. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, John Barlow, B,A. Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, Win. Whitmore Greenway, S.C.L. rinity hall, Cambridge. Edward Irish, Magdalen college, Cambridge. Basil Beridge, late of Magdalen college, Oxford. Andrew Donald, St. John's college, Cambridge. PRI EST. Henry Rycroft, B.A. Trinity hail, .Cambridge. .John Johnson Hoilson; B.A. St. Maryhall, Oxford. Thomas Pearse, B.A. St. John's college, Cambridge. Jas. Boardman Cartwright, B.A.,Queen7s college, Cambridge. Joseph Doclsworth, Lincoln college, Oxford. Charles Thomas Gladwin, S.C.L. Jesus college, Cambridge. Charles Sheffield, B.A. Christ church; Oxford. William Mellard, Magdalen college, Oxford. Henry . John Gunning, B.A. Balliol college, Oxford.—(Letters Dimissory from the Bishop of Peterborough.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, JAN. 17. J) Ea .-STATE,OF THE ODDS. BY. 9to 1 ugst C - . out of SycOrax 10 to 1 agst c. out of Landscape 11 to 1 Agst N10r(..-Alus • 1G to 1 agst,St4mford 14 to 1 agst Plover . . ' 20 to 1 agst Any other. 15 to 1 agst Aquilina . 0 A KS. - 5 to 1 agst Parasol f. 7 to I agst Cat 6to 1 agst f. out of Reserve Bto 1 agst Meteora f. 2 to 1 a.gst Stag 'NEWAI ARH ET STAKES. I sto 1 agst Stainford. ItiDDLESWORTII. • 3(0 1 agst Plover. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. . . • • TIEETF,NGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.. The. Croxton Hounds, on Monday, at Caxton Turnpike ; Wednesday, at Sandy Warren ; and on Friday, at Haley Wood. The East Essek and Thurlow FoZ-hounds•,`on •Monday, at Thurlow Hall ' • Tuesday, at Fulmer Plough ; • Thursday, at Denston Church ; and on Saturday, at FoppinkhOe The Ludlow Subseription Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at 'Awes Coppice;' and on Friday, at Siefton Forest. The Cheshire Hounds, On Monday; at Darnlian ; Wednes, day, at Tarpogq . Town..rnd'; and on Saturday, at Eartinton Heath. , • . . • _ _ Sit. _Richard .Pulestnn's Hounds, on Monday, at Hanmer Hall ; and on Thursday, at Tv/ernlows. THE THEATu E..-LSuch alterations' and modifi cations have taken place hi the new play of The' Pirate, at Drury Lane Theatre, that it dast night. was received throughout With general and warm applause. The grand spectacle of The CgrOna tion followed, for the hundreth - time, and; in con sequence of this unprecedented success of the same piece in the same season, two gentlemen of the Committee, the llon. GEORGE LAMB, and Mr. RoniSs, we understand, gave an elegant cold collation, with Champaign, &c. &e.to 'the. Per formers, and some private friends last night in the Green Room. This liberal refreshment'en abled GATTIE, the indefatigablehero of Monsieur Tonson, and the rest of the Performers, to sustain their parts with additional spirit and increased effect in that popular farce. THE ARMY. Detachments of the 47th and . 67th Rekithentg will march from Albany Barracks, on .the:Sth of Fehrttary, for Chatham; where thtl,wil k on Saturday; the 16th, for the purpose of em-' barking at'Getti-esend, on board the EaA CoMPany's ships buckinghtinihiie cl. n'tit! . - • - ) TEe sccind 13 , ;Ittalioti of the third regiment' of, Foot Glihrdg mill leave Chathatn - Barracks on Monday next; for the 'rower.. They have been lately formed into" a light infantry battalioni'the drums and fifes afe dispensed with, mid bugle horns substituted' in their -place. Theseconi battalion of the Coldstream are lilieWi§etC. formed into light infantry.= When the third battalion of the dretiudier. kegirnentorFoot Guards left London, for 'Dub, lin, there were about 200*left behind, some of whom were married men, and others were on the sick list; this deficiency was made up by drafts from the other battalion, and On Tuesday last they left London, and were conveyed i:t boats by the Paddington Canal to Liverpool, where they are to embark for'Dublin: ERCA NTI SII 1 NI NG; Re. brit dovin from the River and remain the NatiCV, ThoMpion, for Madras.. and Bengal ; Pavolirite, Bravinder, for.POrt-au-Prince ; , And Bar - bara, Smith, for Pernambuco ; the latter sailed, bat put back again. Sailed the Raikcs, Gardner, ;for the River. Arrived and remain the 14(1.valist, .Parkin, from St. Jolln' ; and Heworth,. BeachciOft, from St. Lucia. The Grand Sacl:tni still remains. DOVER, JAN. 17.—Arrived off , the port the Happy RetUrn . Shillebere, from Waterford for London , ; she parted from her anchor in Margate Roads , but has been supplied with another: PORTS3IOUTII, JAN. 17.—Wind N.-Arrived the Eagle, Starbuck, from the Downs for the .South Seas. Passed by for London the /lebe, 'Maitland, (late Wethenill) from India. _ Jax. 17.—An anchor, weighing 0. 3.26. marked en.the crown and shank 3322, TEAM. . OF. Also on the shank ANN, of ti hitby, with - 75 fathoms 12i inch cable, has been picked up near the West rocks. SHEERNESS, JAN. 17.—Arrived the sloop Swift, from Eanfr for London, with loss of anchor, cable and jib. FALMOUTH, Jai. 16.—Wind N.ll 7 .—Arrived the Prince Regent packet, with mails from the Islands, in 25 days, f'rem St. Thomas ; she spoke on 12th inst., in 1at..47. 19. long. 19. 30, the Northumbrian, Lawson, from Batavia for London, all well ; and on•l3tli, the Cecilia, Ilibburn, of and far Glasgow, from Demerara, out 47 days, all well ' • also arrived the Jan, Kelly, from St. John's, Newfoundland, for Prince EdWard's Island, driven off the land, and has lost her boats, bulwart.:, &c. Sailed the Lady. Louisa packet, with mails fbr America. SCILLY, JAN. 15.—There have been lately picked up here several empty orange boxes, marked S.B.C. on one end, •and w .T. on the other. . • . . The Byron, Anderson, from Trinidad to Cork, was totally lost on Cinegada Shoals the 23d November;—crew and pli4en gers saved. SUlClDE.—Yekterday an inquisition was taken 'at the Mason's Arms, Horsemonger-lane, before_ Mr. JEMMET, Coroner for Surrey, on the bddy cf Mr. W. CURTIS. The deceased was arespectable householder in Ilorsemonger-lane, and carried on the trade of a gold and silver wire drawer Wit It considerable success. For- some time past J. family observed with great 'concern, that he becarne very reserved 4tid thoughtful, and abandoned hini self to habits of drunkenness,which instead of ame liorating the condition of his mind, cempletely im. paired his reason: On the night of his death he \vent nut,and the family, after waitinga reasonable retired to bed, as he had freiluetitly . before stop ped out late. In the morning Some surprise was expressed at the circumstance of his not coining borne all .night, and it was proposed to dis patch messengers after him ; when some one going accidentally to the, water closet, dis covered his • body hanging from the heatsn—of the niof. The terrible shock which the. feel ings of his wift and 'children experienced on' the occasion was most. poignant. Tt.'k body was cut down, and a surgeon sent for; but the- unfortu nate man was beyond recovery, andhadbeca, in the opinion of — the medical gentlemen, sonic hours dead. - It is supposed that the deceased came home in the night, and committed the crime himself; at ail events it was not suspected that any unfair usage had been offered to It being the opinion of the Jury that the decas - kl. was not in a sound state of mind when he com mitted the criminal act, they returned a verdictof —" Insanity." DR I:AIqUL' Accionrcr.—Llst night, at. seven o'clock, an Inquest was held at the 'Crown, Duke's-court, Martin's-lane, before T. HlGGs e Esq. Coroner, on the Body cf Elizabeth Branch, 45 years of age, housekeeper in the employ of John Hearne Tremayne, Esq. 31. P., of No. 8, New-street, Spring-gardens, who came to her death under the follpiving dreadful circumstances:—George Beckham; of NO, 14, New street, Spring-gardens, stated, that yesterday about • one o'clock, his fellow servant called him out of his master's house in consequence 'of a body of smoke issuing from the upper part of Mr, Tremune's house. The family were out of town, and the deceased had been taking care of the house, arid wit- . ness .being aware that there was no One else in the house sus pected there was a fire _ands endeavoured to gain admission into the premises, but could receive no answer. The shut M -s were closed, which was not usual, and he alarmed the per sons, in the next house ; he then proceeded to the roof of the house; the place was. 'very hot ; the garret window was fastened and he broke in the glass, when the flames rushed out ;' .by this time the Piwenix engine had arrived, and the flames had considerably increased ; the houses adjoining were in a danger ous state ; about two o'clock he heard that the body of the deceasid was found, and 'on going up stairs he saw her lying at the side of the bed, burnt almost to a cinder; there was a lar.lp lying near The deceased, but the cotton was not ail burnt out ; the furniture and upper part of the house were completely destroyed. The house appeared to be in readiness for the re caption of the family, and witness did not conceive that thieves had been in the house ; on searching nothing was missing.-- Mr. Fish, of Thomas's-place, Westminster, fireman, went up stairs with a bucket of water to cool the ruins. On digging some rubbish his shovel hit against the _scull of the deceased, whom he found underneath ; her left leg was burnt 'off; wit ness was Of opinion that the fire originated by accident. James Smart, a fireman, of the County Fire Office, stated that the ac.. - cident must have been caused by the negligence of the deceased, or by accident; witness found money and other property in the room.' .Henry Hatchard, and William Perry, • gate evi dence to the above effect ; and the Jury returned a verdict of— " Accidentally burnt to death." , ! THE MA RKETS. CORN .EXCHANGE, JAN. 18. We have laid rather large arrivals of IWheat and Oats in to day ; our trade is rather dull, and but little doing, but what has been disposed of ,has been at Monday's prices. The supply of Oats being large, say 10,000 quarters, causes that trade to be something lower than on Monday, but so little doing, that the prices are merely nominal as on that day. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JAN. 18. The supply of Cattl4 at Market this morning 'was the same as on fonner Fridays,. and good meat obtained. last .market:. day's prices, but the inferior descriptions sold very heavy. • The price of Hay remains as per our last. To*sink the offs: per stone of 81b. Beef Mutton .., 2s. Bd. to 3s.lQd. , Pork the tel wer er• ties, je rari :00 1 we v illa A of ace' 0 0 1 the and e rs• anY , v eit i.te Vl' Us tile o oa the ible Jri )rn e lers f it 1. -- the lesc I ble ' ,re. h 0 a LOY oge a r , the