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_*),Ltsl...stkrtg: J)IPL OMATIC ORR ESP ONDENCE. (No. I.) " ROME, SEPT. 7, 1632. "The undersigned has the honour to inform your Excellency, that he has received orders from his Court to quit Rome, and to return to his post at Florence. The undersigned is at the same time instructed to state shortly to your Excellency the motives which prompt ed the British Government to order him to Rome, and the reasons why he is now instructed to leave it The British Government das no direct interest in the affairs of the Roman State., and did not volunteer au in terference in them. It was originally invited by the Go vernments of Austria and France to take part in the ne gotiations at Rome, and it yielded to the .invitation of those Powers, from a belief that its good offices united 'o theirs might be useful in bringing about an amicable set tlement of the differences between the Pope and his sub jects, and might thereby remove causes of future danger to the peace of Europe. The Ministers of Prussia and Russia at Rime having subsequently taken part in toe negotiation, the Representatives of the Five Powers were not long at a loss, either to discover the main de'ects of the system of Roman adininiatiation, or point out appropriate remedies; and in May, 11331 they presented to the Papal Government a memoran dum, containing suggestions of improvements, which they all unanimously concurred in declaring indiapen s able for the permanent tranquillity of the Raman State•, and which appeared to the British Government to be founded in justice and reason. More than fourteen months have now elapsed since the memorandum wa given in, and not one of the recommendations which it eon t ins has been fully adopted and carried into execution by the Papal Government ; for even the edicts, which have beer. either prepared or published, and which profess to carry some of these recommendations into effect, differ essen • , !hilly from the measures recommended in the memoran dum. The cons. quence of this state of things has been that which it was natural to expect. The Papal Govern ment having taken no eff•ctual steps to remedy the defect which had created the discontent, that discontent his been increased by the disappoiniment of hopes which negotiations at Rome were calculated to excite, and thus after the Fire Powers have for more than a year been oc cupied in restoring tranquillity in the Roman States, di. prospect of voluntary obedience by the population to the authority of the Sovereign seems not to be nearer than it was when the negotiations first commenced. The court of Rome appears to rely upon the temporary presence of foreign troops, and upon the c - cpected service of an auxiliary Swiss force for the maintenance of order if, its territories. But foreign °mop ition cannot he indi. finitely prolonged ; and it is not likely that any Swiss force of such an amount as could be mgin , ained by the financial means of the Roman Government could be cap;;- ble of suppressing the discontent of a whole population ; and even if tranquillity could be restored by such means, it could not be considered to be permanently re-esta blished, nor would such a condition of things be the kind of pacification which the British Government in tended to he a party in entlavouring to bring about. Under these circumstances, the undersigned is instructed to declare that the British Government no longer enter tains any hope of being able to effect any good in this matter, and that as no advantage is to he expected fron, the further stay of the undersigned at Rome, he is ortlere , 3 to return to his post at Florence.. The undersigned is at the sacr.e time instructed to express the deep regret of his Court that all its endeavours during the last year and a half, to co operate in re-establishing tranquilliq in Daly, have proved abortive. The British Government foresees that if the present system is persevered in, fresh disturbances must take place in the Papal States, of a elm acter progressively more and more serious, and that out of these disturbances may spring complications dangerou to the peace of Europe. Should these anticipations un fortunately he realized, Great Britain will at least stand acquitted of all responsibility fur evils created by the re jection of councils which the British Government ha. urged with so much earnestness and perseverance. Ti e undersigned avails himself with eagerness to offer his Ex • cellency the assurance, &e. " G. 11. SEYMOUR." LDlrected to each of the Ambassadors composing the Political Conf-.l.ence at Rouse.] (No. II.) (Irv . OF A NOTE FROM THE COUNT DE LUTZOW TO 31 G. A. SEYMOUR. " ItOME, sErr 12, 1532. " The undersigned Ambassador of his Imperial an it Royal Apostolleal Majesty has received the note whirli Mr. Seymour, resident Minister of his Britannic Ma- - ' ltt w - Court oblige him to quit Rome, and to return to hi: post at Florence. The undersigned would &tub), regre this communication, from the motives assigned, whicl must have led to it, if he were not now called upon h rep.') , without reserve, and in a corresponding manner, tt the explanations contained in Mr. Seymour's note. " On the 14th of July last, the Ambassador Extraor diriary of his Britannic Majesty at the Court 'of Vienna. transmitted to the Prince Chancellor of the Court arid State, a note, in which his Excellency communicated to Lim the recall of Mr. Seymour from Rome. This an nouncement contained likewise a detailed exposition of the reasons which induced the Cabinet of St. James's no longer to take a direct part in Roman affairs. His Majesty tin Emperor and King, upon his return from the journey- he had made into the Tyrol commanded his Minister to repl; to this communication, by expressing his sincere regret and by explanations of the most frank and explicit charae. ter, such ipa his 'Majesty was desirous of putting in the pos. 041•sion of a Cabinet, whose principal and most permaturr political interests are so intimately blended with those o his empire. " Tna nodersigned has received from his august Court a communication of the note addressed in reply to hi, Excellency Sir Frederick Lamb, and as he had been led to think, from the official note which the English Minister did him the honour to address to him on the 7th Sep temher, that he seemed to be ignorant of the existence of such a rhieurnetv, and consequently of the reasons and principles which have actuated the Court of Vienna, and which have also guided it in this affair, he takes the op portunity of turuishing him with the subjoined copy, " The undersigned begs Mr. Seymour will have th, goodness to consider it as a reply to his communication ; and it would savour of arrogance on the part of the under si4ned to presume to reply in a more conclusive manner, overtures which owe. their origin to the same decision which have been come to by the Cabinet of Sc. Jaines's, And to the same direcAhs which were addressed to the Ambassador of Nisi:Oilmile Majesty at the Court of his Imperial and 'R-hyaritiinstolic Majesty. Whatever can Jae truth in pure simplicity iS to by found in t'lie-.fitat..tif .his Highness the Prince Chantellar„ aroctrie:rstit .stated are' supported by official acts alma..., and truirupeachable guarantees, which can be justified' by an appeal to.A . g..kr : slo . of history. " The yteS.ti4peltectitia the memorandum of 1831 is aj Aete laiit . tditetf and -thir h yalitlity of the reasons w hi c h de . • cid.l the Pape to rej.-ct some of the measures recotn - mended by the Conference of 1831, cannot but be ad witted to be powerful. Subsequent experience authorizes an impartial judge of them to ascribe to them a real and practical value. " The situation of the respective positions not having experienced any unfavourable alteration since the period when the note hereto annexed was delivered, tha mane .1 Holiness nemg moreover fully determined to f 'How the advice which the friendly Powers, interested in his consolidation, bad suggested to him, as it is also to fulfil scrupulously the engagements which the Sovereign Pontiff, impressed with the necessity of a perfect and last ing union between the interests of the throne and those of the nation, had freely contracted in the face of Europe on his accessicat to the throne, the undersigned cannot par ticipate in the apprehension expressed in the note of the English Minister; it is to be hoped that the peo ple, following henceforward only the innate and habitual sense of what is truly useful and profitable to them, will know how to repel the o perfidious counsels of a faction inimical to all thrones, and which has assuredly not oc cupied itself hitherto with what is understood under the phrase happiness of the people.' Front that period every thing leads Co the conviction, that order will revive when this occult power, banished a s it is fromthe councils of all Kings, shall be as justly appreciated by the people whom it is desirous to reduce into revolt, qualifi, d now by diffe rences with the Sovereign. Nothing will th en prevent the Holy Father from pursuing, in his turn, the regenera tion of his states, and from removing thereby every subject of collision and complication, which all Princes, as welt as private individuals and chiefs of Government, have it equally at heart to avoid. " The undersigned seizes this opportunity, Ike. (N). III.) COPY OF A NOTE ADDRESSED BY HIS HIGHNESS rraNcE DE METTEE - N2CH -TOE HIS EXCELLENCY SIR TILE- DERICK LAMB, AMBASSADOR FROM HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY TO 1115 IMPERIAL AND ROYAL APOSTOLIC 3IAJESTY. " BADEN, JULY 28. Tho undeisigned Chancellor of Court and State has • received the note Which his Excellency the Arnhem ulor of his Britannic Majesty did him the hoimur to address to him on the 14th instant. " Conceiving it to he his duty to bring it to the know ledge of the Emperoc i his IMperial Majesty has commanded him to reply to it, by entering, on the subject of the posi tion of affairs in the Pontifical States, into the most com plete and frank explanations, such as are claimed by the ancient relations of cordiality and confidence, which his Majesty has always set the highest value on keeping up with his -intimate friend and ally, the King of Great Britain. He regards this course as the surest, and in order to destroy art opinion which he has with pain per ceived that the Mesh Cabinet appears to have adopted, and which would tend to lay to the account of Austria the dangeis which may . threaten the future tranquillity of Italy, but which, in fact, proceed solely from the unfor tunate circumstances of the present period, and from the assiduous efforts of a faction inimical to order and public repose ; whilst the Austrian Cabinet employs all its care and URI emitted exertions to divert these very dang•-rs. " The paper, to which the present note is a reply, traces back as far as the opening of the Conference between the representatives of the great Powers assembled at Rome in the spring of 1831. The undersigned will take up from the same period the series of facts stated in the documents now before him ; and he will have no difficulty in ex pounding from thence the principles which have guided the course of Austria, and which, at this very time, deter mine her attitude, in respect to the affair under considera tion. " The object of the Conference formed at Rome, after the entry of the Austrian troops into the Legations, in the month of March, 1831, between the Ambassadors of Austria and France, and the Ministers of Prussia and Russia, with the concurrence of an Envoy from the Eng lish Governm, nt, was dearly defined at the time by the Austrian Cabinet; it was, to submit the term of the foreign troops remaining in Ancona and Bologna to the better judgment of the assembled representatives of the five Courts, with the consent of the Pontifical Government.' " The ameliorations in the administration of the Ro man States, to which the Holy Father had shown himself disposed by antecedent d , clarations, being one of the means of assuring public tranquillity, after the retreat of the Austrian troops, bad also been recommended to the representatives of the Powers, with the view of their coming to an understanding o n thi s p o i n t w ith hi s Floli nesss Government. But the Austrian Cabinet, though prepared to concur in this object by the way of advice, has never recognised the right of imposing any thing on the Holy Father, and has invariably placed limits to his participation, traced by the respect due to the indepen denee of this Sovereign. " The Austrian Ambassador, deferring to the opinion of his colleagues, transmitted, conjointly with them, the memorandum of the 21st of May, to the Cardinal Secre tary of State. " The Austrian Cabinet testified its satisfaction that, by this memorandum, communications between the Con ference and the Pontifical Government were opened on the subject of the ameliorations which, after the intentions manifested by the Holy Father, must take place in the administration of the Roman States; but, abstaining from entering into any details on this subject, it was of opinion that it was at Rome that these matters ought to be ml turely examined, elaborated, and resolved upon, in order that a really practical result might be obtained.' " The Pontifical Government not making an explicit re ply to the memorandum, and having restricted itself in its notes to the Ambassador of France of the sth of June, and to the Ambassador of Austria dated the same month, to declaring the principal bases of the new institutions it was preparing, Count St. Aulaire insist,d, in his reply of the 7th of June, upon a larger extension being given to those institutions, conformably to the contents of the memoran dum, and Count Lutzow explained himself to the same effect in his note of the 27th of the said month. This note places beyond doubt the good faith of this Ambassa dor, in supporting the points recommended in the memo- _ random. " But the replies of the Cardinal Secretary of State, addressed to the two Ambassadors on the 3d of July, dis covered the determination of the Court of Rome not to pledge itself to ulterior concessions. It consented to the evacuation of Bologna by the Austrian garrison, and the English Envoy, Sir Brook Taylor, quitted Rome when, in the sequel of this measure, every subject of complication between Austria and France appeared to he removed. Meanwhile the Huy Father published successively the le gislative dispositions he had announced. They were re pelled by that part of the popul rtion of the Legations, whose manifest object was to withdraw those countries entirely from the Pontifical rule, and who, with that view, continued in a state of insurrection against the Holy See. regarding, no doubt, this position as a_ mpars Slf erltri"&l7. trticat Government, as may be seen in the following com parative table:— " The Holy Father refused only two principal points— " 1. The admission of the principle of popular election, as a basis of the Communal and Provincial Councils. "2. The formation of the Council of State, composed of lay persons, besides the sacred college, or rather in op position to it. " It belonged not undoubtedly to Austria, nor to any other Power, to dictate the law to the Sovereign Pontiff, particularly respecting matters, which, being out of the sphere of administrative ameliorations, on which it was dlowable to give advice to his Holiness, related essentially to the form of his Government, and tended to create a new power in the State. The Austrian Cabinet was bound ro yield on this point to the legitimate resistance of the Pope, as well as to the unanimous protests of the other Governments of Italy, which perceive in such conces sions as these, an imminent danger to the tranquillity of their States, to whose institutions the principle of popular election is altogether alien. Moreover, he had himself ac quired by the most positive facts which have been com municated to the British Government, the coniplete and thorough conviction that the concessions demanded by the malcontents were, even in their own eyes, but arms where with to attack the Pontifical Government, whose very existence they wished to destroy, and the means of excit ing and constantly kr eping up troubles in this State. " The whole of the laws and institutions published by the Holy Father, at length received the solemn and une quivocal suffrages of the great Powers present at Rome, by the notes which they addressed to the Cardinal Secre tary of State, on the 12th ofJannar ) last, at the moment when the measures taken by his holiness to recall to obe dience the refractory provinces were announced to them. The official acts in reply to the circular note of the Ilth of January have thus a synallagmalical character, to the validity of which we are not certainly to oppose that of the official advice which the same diplomatic person. Ages addressed to the Court of Rome in the memorandum r.t . the 21st of May preceding. " Tire events which followed are well known. Since the re-entry of the Imperial troops into the Legations, and the forcible occupation of Ancona by the French, the Austrian C Inriet has perceiver) the value of the opinion expre-sad by the Pont , ficil Government, that every new con•ctssion granted by that Government, either to the de mands of its malcontent suijects, or to the request . of a fo reign nation by a diplomatic channel, would be derogatory to he indepe n d ence o f t h e S overe i gn, from whom it would . _ he, in appearance at least, extorted by force of arms ; and that in the fact of concessions, founded upon the armed intervention of foreigners, the factious would find a prece dent, of which they would not fail to avail themselves to obtain new concessions by means of an .ppeal to for eigner. " This mod. .f s-iewing things w,s frankly cotnmu nieated to the French Government, and to that of Great Britain, as well as the concessions to which allusion has been Made, as dangerous to the rest of Italy, and as ti e unfailing source of permanent troubles in the state where they miy be admitted. Penetrated with this conviction, the Emperor could not in conscience hold a different lan guage to the Holy Father. " But his Imperial Majesty did not at the same time cease to urge, in a most pressing manner, the Sovereign Pontiff, not only to maintain, in complete execution, the legislative dispositions already published, but also to give to those dispositions a character of stability which should place them beyond the risk of future changes, without preventing useful improvements. The pro •ft of the soli citude of the Austrian Cabinet on this head have been placed belore the British Cabinet. But the interest which Austria feels in wishing all just subjects of discontent in the Pontifical States to be pUt an end to, has not stopped here. The most earnest reeommendation for the establish ment of the best possible order in the different branches of he administrati, n have not been spared to the Roman Government, and experienced Austrian functionaries, who were well acquainted with Italy, were placed at its dis posal, in order to aid in introducing all practicable ame liorations in the difficult circumstances in which it is placed, and which have been occasioned principally by the troubles perpetuated for the last 18 months in a consider able part of its provinces. " Such is the manner in which Austria undertook to exercise the influence which the upright and disinterested character of its councils procured for her at the Court of ROme. Repelling, as far as himself was concerned, all territorial aggrandizement, firmly resolved to maintain, in concert with his allies, the state of possession as esta. blished by treaties in the Italian peninsula, and particu larly the integrity of the Holy See, the Emperor is de- •.` S • frrmined to oppose whatever would tend to subvert the temporal sovereignty of the Holy See, or to detach from it any of its provinces. His Imperial Majesty entertains a perfect conviction, that the concessions proposed to change the form of the Pontifical Government, have no ether worth, in the -estimation of those by whom they are de manded, than that of a means to reach their real end,__ that of withdrawing themselves entirely from the Holy See ; and that these concessions cannot have any other result than to lind to new pretensions and fresh troubles. It is, ther e f ore , ou t o f regar d to t h e re pose of Italy th a t the E m p eror d eems hi mse lf b oun d to re f use his supp or t t o these demands; and it i s th us , th a t, obeying the voice of his vonscience, he serves truly the cause of general peace, ivhich is the object of his wishes and constant solicitude. Rendering full justice to the dispositions which the French Government, guided by motives of self preservation, ma nifests in this respect, the Austrian Cabinet resigns itself also to the confidence that it will be always easy to arrive st an understanding which will get rid of any difficulties that may present themselves in the course of events, and it enter tains, consequently, no apprehensions of a serious com plication, which should take its rise in the administrative measures of a third and independent state. But strong in the sincerity of his sentiments, at once pacific, just, and conciliatory, the Emperor cherishes, at the same time, the in'imats persuasion of finding, in all cases, his Britannic Majesty disposed, like himself, to maintain and strengthen the indissoluble bonds of amity and alliance which have united for so long a period the two Monarchs, and to which rectitude of principles, and identity of views and interests, serve on both sides as a guarantee. The undersigned requests the Ambassador to bring the contents of this reply to the knowledge of his Govern ment, and eagerly seizes the opportunity," &c. &c. (No. IV.) NOTE OF M. SEYMOUR TO THE COUNT DE LUTZOW. " ROME, SEPT. 19. " The undersigned begs to acknowledge the receipt of the note of the 12th, which the Count de Lutzow, Am bassador Extraordinary of his Imperial and Royal Apos tolic Majesty, has returned to the communteation which he had the honour of addressing to his Excellency on the 7th inst. The note from his Highness Prince Metternich to Sir F. Lamb, which Count de Lutzow has had the kindness to communicate to the undersigned, was already in his po+session, and having been received in London some days before the departure of the messenger who was the bearer of instructions for his quitting Rome, the undersigned is obliged to infer that the observations contained in this paper have not ap peared to his Majesty's Government to be of such nature as to alter the views they bad taken of the state of Roman affairs. The undersigned, as at present instructed, be lieves that his Majesty's Government still entertains the opinion that the ameliorations introduced by the Pope since the conferences of last year are not of such a nature as to correspond satisfactorily either with the suggestions which were conjointly made to his Holiness by the representatives of the Great Powers, in May, 1831, or with the expecta tions which were held out towards the same period to the subjects of the Pope, in the name of their Sovereign. His Majesty's Government is unquestionably aware, that among the subjects of his Holiness there are to be found those who belong to the dangerous faction to which Count Lutzow's note refer, those, namely, who would 'remain dissatisfied with any amount of concessions which might be obtained fur them ; but the fact does not alter their opinion that ;he wishes of a much larger and more reasonable propor• Lion of the Roman population might he complied with, with signal advantage both to the subjects and to tha Go vernment of Rome. A separation woted be thus effected among the parties of the discontented, and while one class would become bound by fresh ties to their Sove reign, the other would be rendered powerless by the injustice of its demands. With these and similar views his Majesty's Government have been up to the present time disposed to continue their good offices in as sisting to adjust the difficulties with which the affairs of the Papal dominions are beset; but although no doubt can be entertained that the same ulterior views with regard to these States is sought for by all the great Powers, a diffe rence of opinion appears unquestionably to exist as to the me ins by which the end is to be obtained. Time will not fail to show the fallacy or correctness of the view taken of Roman affairs, and their consequences by his Ma jesty's Government, and the undersigned can only assure Count Lutzow of the pleasure which he shall experience in finding that his gloomy forebodings have not been realized. He begs at the same time to avail himself of perhaps the last opportunity he may have of addressing Count Lutzow tor the purpose of expressing to his Excellency his convic tion that the dangers to which it has been his duty to al lude will be diminished in proportion as that course of im provement which his Excellency's note announces on the . .11 LIS Excellency the assurance, &c. "G. H. 6EYMOUR " To his Excellency the Count de Lutzow, Ambassador of his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, &e. &c. &c." RECORDS OF MY LIFE, BY THE LATE JOHN TAYLOR, ESQ —lt is remarked by an able writer, that this interesting and important work is a curious series of illustrations, which serves to throw considerable light on some of the great events, as well as on the characters of the most eminent and singular men of our times; amongst the numbers of whom anecdotes and, occasionally, letters are given will be found Sir R. WALPOLE, Duke of MARL BOROUGH, Lord WALSINCHAM, Dr. WALCOT, CURRAN, BRERETON, the Irish Duellist, OLIVER GOLDSMITH, WILKES, Earl of CHATHAM, Fox, BURKE, Pm', Earl Of GUILDFORD, Colonel BLOOMFIELD, JOHN KEMBLE, Dr. JOHNSON, THOMPSON ti e poet, Duke of RICHMOND, Lord CHESTERFIELD, JACK SPENCER, 1)r. POWER, Professor Portsorr, Walking STEWA RT, President WEST, OPIE, FUSELI, NORTHCOTE, Lord DARNLEY, Chevalier D'Eux, Chevalier TAYLOR, MACLAINE the highwayman, Dagger MARK, Dr. Donn, Lord Chancellor YORRE, Bishop of PETERBOROUGH, Lord FALKLAND, Earl Of ELDON, Earl of COVENTRY, and Lord ByRoN. Orders were received at Deal on Friday morn ing to prepare for the reception of 5,000 seamen, which has caused great bustle in the place. Directions have been issued at that port for a large supply of beef, bread, vege tables, and other articles of food, tin- the combined Eng lish and French fleet.—Kent Herald. The sheep-dealer named LEE, who had his pock e t picked at Devizes green fair of near 5001 , as noticed in our last, has since recovered 3421. of the amount in the following manner :—ln the course of an interview with the prisoners in the old Bridewell, and on promising not to prosecute, provided the property was restored, he was told that he would find the man with the pocket book either at Swindon or Oxford, and the one in custody pr , ffered his services to discover him. At a very early hour on Tuesday morning Mr. LEE, accompanied by Mr. RtirrEa. (one of the police), and the prisoner alluded to, proceeded to Swindon, and, after a parley, took the party to a plantation between Wroughton and Swindon, where he had secreted the pocket-honk under some earth, an which, with all the money it then contained (3421.) he gave to Mr. LEE ; at the same time telling him, that if he had not met him that morning, he intended to have tAken the money end left the country. The prisoners have been since discharged.—Sherborne Journal. THE LAMPLIGHTER INSECT, OR COCOOY QUEEN BEETLE. —This astonishing insect is About one inch and a qu irter in length, and, what is wonderful to relate, she carries by her side, just about her waist, two brilliant lamps, which she lights up at pleasure, with the solar phosphorus furnished to her by nature. These little lamps do not flash and glimmer like that of the fire-fly, but give as steady a light as the gas light, exhibiting two per fect spheres, as large as a minute pearl, which afford light enough in the darkest night to enable one to read print by them 1 On carrying her into a dark closet in the day-time, she immediately illuminates her lamps, and instantly ex tinguishes them on coming again into the light. But lan guage cannot express the he.,uty and sublimity of these lucid orbs in miniature, with which nature has furnished the queen of the insect kingdom. VOLCANO IN ICELAND.—The Oriefa moun tain is not only the loftiest in Iceland, but has been ren dered re:narkable by the great devastation made by its eruption about a century ago. Nothing can be more striking than the account of this calamity given by Jose THORLAKSON, the aged minister of a neighbouring parish. He was in the midst of his service on the sabbath, when the agitation of the earth gave warning that some alarm ing event was to follow. Rushing from the church he saw a peak of the neighbouring mountain alternately heaved up and sinking ; the next day, this portion of the mountain ran doni-tntiontsouctilleaphlaeiing,hlti,kethnalte,ltaesd hemestaalysf,rom a no m o c r r e uc o i f bl a e, m fi n il u in n g tain which formerly towered above it could be seen, than about the size of a bird ; volumes of water being in the mean time thrown forth in a deluge from the crater, sweeping away whatever they encountered in their course. The Ormfa itself then broke forth, hurling large masses of ice to a great distance ; fire burst out in every direction from its sides ; the sky was darkened by the smoke and ashes, so that the day could hardly he dis tinguished from the night. This scene of horror continued for more than three days, during which the whole region was converted into utter desolation.—,North American Review, .\\ FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl of Sefton, from his scat, Stoke Farm, near Windsor; Baron Stockmar, at Marlborough House, from Claremont ; Mr. and Mrs. Vivian, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from their seat, in Northamptonshire; Mr. and Mrs. Davis, at ditto, from Brighton ; Count Milani and suite, at ditto, from the Continent ; Sir Theodore and Lady Broadhead and family, at ditto, from Ramsgate ; J. Lefroy, Esq., at Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar-square, from Ireland; Hon. G. Osborne, in Eaton place, from his seat, Cambridgeshire; Henry Jekyel, Esq., at Batt's Hotel, Dover street, from Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Rum bold, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Hants J. Goddard, Esq., at the Royal Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, from Cheltenham; P. Rickards, Esq., at ditto, from Brighton; Capt. Hughes, at Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle street, from Cheltenham; Mr. and Mrs. J. Jenkins, in Brook. street, from their seat, Leicestershire; Mrs. Sivewright, J. Sivewright, Esq., and Miss Sivewright, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; George Dering, Esq., and Mrs. Dering, at ditto; P. H. Lovell, Esq., at ditto. DEPARTURES. Lord Farnborough, for his seat, Bromley-hill, Kent; Hon. G. A. Craven, for Melton Mowbray ; Colonel and Mrs. Smith, from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, for Surrey; the Rev. R. S. Nash, from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris ; Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Somerset and family, and the Hon. Lady Edward Bentinck, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley_ square, for Ramsgate; the Hon. Mrs. Berkeley Noel, from ditto, for her seat in Warwickshire; Mr. and Mrs. Osborne, front the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Bath; Capt. Elliot, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Brighton. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. His Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Monday, at Walkend, near Chobham ; Friday, at Mile House—at 11. The Craven Hounds meet on Monday, at the Three Horse Shoes, Hampstead ; Wednesday, at Froxfield Gate; Friday, at Woolley Park; Saturday, at Tottenham; Monday, at Green ham House. The Surrey Fox Hounds meet on Monday, at Pickhurst Green; Thursday, at Worms Heath; Saturday, at Limpsfield —at half-past 10. The Brighton Harriers meet on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed nesday, at the Race Course; Friday, at the Devil's Dyke—at half-past 10. The East Sussex Hounds meet on Monday, at Barcombe Cross; Thursday, at Sayers Common Saturday, at Horsted Alms House—quarter before 11. The Brookside Harriers meet on Mondays, at Newmarket Hill ; Wednesdays, at Ashcombe and the Kennel, alternately ; Fridays, at Telscombe Tye—at half-past 10. Mr. Meynell's Hounds meet on Monday, at Loxley ; Thurs day, at Snelstone ; Saturday, at Blythbury—at half-past 10. The Shropshire Hounds (hunt week) meet on Monday, at Acton Reynald ; Tuesday, at Acton Burnell; Wednesday, at Rawton Castle; Friday, at Sundorne Castle; Saturday, at Ercall Mill—at half-past 10. Mr. Codrington's Hounds meet on Monday, at Knoyle Wind mill—at 10. Mr. Portman's Hounds meet on Monday, at Yarlington ; Wednesday, at Arme's Hill. The Norfolk Fox Hounds meet on Monday, at Billingford Bridge; Friday, at Middleton—at half-past 10. The Cheshire Hounds meet on Monday, at Bartington Reath ; Wednesday, at Arley; Thursday, at Abbeyfield; Saturday, at Norton Priory; Monday, at Barr Bridge ; Wednesday, at Shay ington ; Thursday, at Marbury ; Saturday, at Wrenbury—at half-past 10. The Tickham Fox Hounds meet on Monday, at Key-street; Thursday, at White Hill—at half-past 10. The Cadberry Harriers meet on Monday, at North Barrow; Thursday, at the Wheat Sheaf; Saturday, at the Kennel. The Cambridgeshire Hounds meet on Monday, at Whitehall ; Friday, at Potten Wood—at half-past 10. Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds meet on Monday, at Barnwell Wold ; Wednesday, at Buckworth Wood; Thursday, at Long Orton; Saturday, at Ashton Wold—at 10. Mr. Farquharson's Hounds meet on Monday, at Druce Cop pice ; Tuesday, at Witherstone; Thursday, at Bradford Planta tion. Mr. A. Smith's Hounds meet on Monday, at Tedworth House; Tuesday, at Everleigh House; Thursday, at Tangley Clumps; Friday, at New Mill Bridge, near Pewsey. The Earl of Harewood's Fox Hounds meet on Monday, at Riffa ; Wednesday, at Towton ; Friday, at Bickerton Bar. The Cottesmore Hounds meet on Monday, at Uffington Wood; Tuesday, at Tilton Wood; Thursday, at Grumsthorpe Castle—at a quarter to 11. Lord Yarborough's Hounds meet on Monday, at Bradley ; Wednesday, at Wotton House; Friday at Utterby ; Saturday, at Clixby—at 11. Lord Petre's Puck eridge Hounds meet on Monday, at Thorley Church; Wednesday, at Elsenham; Saturday, at Wat ton—at half-past 10. The Canterbury Harriers meet on Monday, at Shalmesford street ; Wednesday, at Stuppington ; Friday, at Pett Bottom — at 10. Mr. Villabois's Harriers meet on Monday, at Mr. Aylmer's, Fincham - Wednesday. g Swaffham Splashes; Friday, at Foul Sutton's Hounds meet on Monday, at tne careen man ; Tuesday, at Hainton House; Thursday, at Snarford Bridge; Saturday, at Harpswell—at 11. Sir H. Goodricke's Hounds meet on Monday, at Bunney ; Tuesday, at Staunton Harold ; Wednesday, at Allexton ; Thursday, at Oadby Toll Gate; Saturday, at Melton Mowbray —at 11. The Atherston Hounds meet on Monday, at Shuttington Bridge; Tuesday, at Cesters Over; Thursday, at Nailstone Wiggs ; Saturday, at Kennel—at 11. Mr. Osbaldeston's Hounds meet on Monday, at Sibbertoft ; Tuesday, at Cold Ashby; Thursday, at Maidwell ; Friday, at at Great Harrowden. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds meet on Monday, at Whist ley Wood; Friday, at Horton House—at half-past 10. Mr. Berkeley's Hounds meet on Monday, at Harrold Hall ; Tuesday, at Clifton Spineries ; Thursday, at Cranfield Wind mill; Saturday, at Ravensden Grange—at half-past 10. The Vine Hounds meet on Monday, at Ashe Park ; Thurs day, at Manydown Park; Saturday, at the Pine Apple. The Sandbeck Hounds meet on Monday, at Blythlow Hill— at half-past 10. The Herefordshire Fox Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Stockton Cross; Friday, at Lugwardine Village—at 10. Mr. Wickstead's Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Aqualate ; Sa turday, at Wilowhridge—at half-past 10. The Albrighton Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Hough Moor; Thursday, at Rans Dans ; Saturday, at Bunker's Hill—at half past 10. The East Kent Fox Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Blackmill, Barham Downs ; Friday, at Evington Leese. The Somerset Vale Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Kingsdown Turnpike; Friday, at Postlebury Wood. Mr. Mure's Fox Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Hinderclay Wood—at half-past 10. The B. V. Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Marsh Common ; Saturday, at Toomer Farm. The Upton Harriers meet on Tuesday, at Pickersly Great Malvern ; Friday, at Newland Green—at half-past 10. Mr. Clutton Brock's Fox Hounds meet on Tuesday, al Brockeridge Common; Friday, at Grafton Mill. . _ . The Badsworth Fox Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Hut Green ; Thursday, at Kirby Guide-post; Saturday, at Notton Village— at half-past 10. The South Wold Subscription Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Horsington Wood; Saturday, at Hundleby Wood. The Royston Harriers meet on Tuesday, at Melbourne Hyde; Thursday, at Ship End—at half past 10. Mr. Bulteel's Hounds meet in Tuesday, at Radford—at half_ past 11. Sir R. Puleston's Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Cloverley ; Friday, at Kilkendri—at 11. The Suffolk and Essex Subscription Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Wiston; Friday, at Elmstead Market—at half.past 10. Mr. Drake's Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Barton Common ; Thursday, at Shucktor's Park ; Saturday, at Arncott Bridge— at half-past 10. Mr. Holland's Harriers meet on Wednesday, at Hasler; Friday, at Grafton Turnpike --at 10. The Burton Harriers meet on Wednesday, at Beaminster Down. The King of SPAIN was never better, it is sa id, than since he was given over by his physicians, and killed by the newspapers. THE PICKPOCKETS.—The " Schoolmaster" in Fraser's Magazine , states that in foggy weather the pickpockets ino such a fine day a temaybe heard this !" I eardtoexcl f h a t im i ,. "Wa t a shame to l be true, the thieves in the prisons of the metropolis must have had a melancholy time of it yesterday. To be coop( d up in " dun geon vile" on a f .pgy day, and t -mat, too, a Lord Mayor'sllay, must surely nave been sufficient to make the rogues go hang. Those of the fraternity, however, who are not within the clutches of the law, availed themselves of the opportunity in a way surpassing in audacity all that we have ever heard. They mustered in gangs of from six to twenty, and went about their work as openly, and with as little concern, as if they were employed in a lawful oc cupation. One of these victims was a French gentleman, who was passing along the Poultry, and who found him self suddenly hemmed in by a party of six or seven re spectably dressed young fellows, who plundered him of his watch, chain, and seals, worth 70 guineas. This robbery was witnessed by hundreds of persons, not one o f whom attempted to interfere. The Frenchman turned dawn Chid as, thievesafterw a n n e l a s, r tabned enwdasofagNaieowagtatatec.ksetdreebty an Aioontls'ieerur, who had then nothing to lose, seemed highly amused at the last attack upon him, evidently finding con solation for the loss of his watch in time disappointment of the unsurces,ful larrons. An attempt was made at the coroner of King-street to rob a stout elderly gentleman by pinioning his arms; but he escape d by giving his assa il an t a ki c k, which made him ro ar out with pain. We heard of not fewer than eight robberies in a space of fifteen minutes. In Aldersgate-street a thief suddenly snatched a muff from a lady who was sitting in a window, and bore it off in triumph. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE At the Court at St. James, the 6th day of November, 1832, PRESENT, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Denman was, by com. mand of his Majesty, sworn of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, 'and took his place at the Board accordingly. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 9. 'The King has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Hon. John Lord Ponsonby, now his Majesty's Envoy Extraor. dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Two Sicilies, to be his Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Ple. nipotentiary to the Sublime Ottoman Porte. The King has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. William Temple, now his Majesty's Minister Plenipoten tiary to the King of Saxony, to be his Majesty's Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Two Sicilies. The King has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Francis Reginald Forbes, now Secretary to his Ma. jesty's Embassy at the Court of Vienna, to be his Majesty's Mi nister Plenipotentiary to the King of Saxony. The King has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable William Thomas Homer Fox Strangways, now Se cretary to his Majesty's Legation at the Court of Naples, to be Secretary to his Majesty's Embassy at the Court of Vienna. The King has also been graciously pleased to appoint John Kennedy, Esq., now First Attaché to his Majesty's Embassy to the Sublime Ottoman Porte, to be Secretary to his Majesty's Legation at the Court of Naples. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, OcT. 31, The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon Major Francis Geary Gardner Lee, of the Royal Ma rines, Knight of the royal and distinguished Order of Charles the Third of Spain, and late a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Spanish service. Commissions by the Lord Lieut. of the County of Middlesex. G. B. Cole, and R. Currie, Esqrs., to be Deputy Lieutenants, Sept. 17. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Suffolk. C. Steward, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Sept 28. East Suffolk Regiment of Militia. J. W. C. Whitbread, Esq., July 21; J. P. Parry, Esq., Aug. 27, to be Captains. J. H. Larkham, Gent., to be Ensign, vice J. It. Beevor, pro. moted, July 21. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. ROBERT DENNIS, victualler, West Ham, Essex. BANKRUPTS. JOSEPH PAUL, furniture broker, Exeter-street, Sloane street, to surrender, Nov. 24, at twelve, and Dec. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Williams, Ely-place, Holborn ; Gra ham, official assignee, Copthall-buildings. WILLIAM FLORANCE, surgeon, Corfe Castle, Dorset shire, Nov. 20 and Dec. 21, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Wim. borne Minster, Dorsetshire. Moore, Blandford Forum, Dorset shire; Bishop, Serjeant's.lnn, Chancery lane, London. RICHARD and MICHAEL JACKSON, wine -merchants, George-street, Minories, Nov. 14, at ten, and Dec 21, at three, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Owen and Dixon, Mincing-lane, London. ABRAHAM FIELD, innkeeper, Canterbury, Nov. 13, 20, and Dec. 21, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Canterbury. Sylvester and Walker, Furnival's Inn. CHARLES LOCKINGTON, oilman, John-street, Oxford street, Nov. 24, at eleven, and Dec. 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hutchinson and Jameson, Crown-court, Thread needle-street; Clark, St. Swithins's-lane, official assignee. THOMAS TAYLOR, tallow-chandler, Egham, Surrey, Nov. 15, at twelve, and Dec. 21, at two, at the Court of Bankrupts. Soames, Great Winchester -street, Broad-street. MATTHEW UR LEVIN SEAR,, engraver, Charter. hou se square, Nov. 16, and Dec. 21, at one, at the Court of Ban], ruptcy. Gibson, official asssignee; Skegg, Trafalgar.place, Hackney-road. EDWARD FOSTER, carver and gilder, Huddersfield, York. shire, Nov. 23 and Dec. 21, at ten, at the Office of Whitehead and Robinson, Huddersfield. Clarke, Richards, and Medcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Whitehead and Robinson, Hud dersfield. JAMES CALLOW, silk-mercer, Birmingham, Nov. IS and Dec. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Abbott, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, official assignee ; Gadsden, Fur nival's Inn. JOHN BRUNTON, ship-builder, Southwick, Durham, Nov. 16, and Dec. '2l, at eleven, at the Bridge Inn, Bishopwearmouth, Durham. Cay, Bishopwearmouth; Ogden, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, London. JAMES BOUCAUT, merchant, Albany-road, Camberwell, Nov. 15, at eleven, and Dec. 21, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. 13atsford, Horsleydown-lane. HE VRY PIKE, money scrivener, Aylsham, Norfolk, Nov. 26, at four, and Dec. 21, at two, at the office of Beckwith and Dye, Norwich. Beckwith and Dye, Norwich; Clarke, Richards, and Medcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. JOHN BAGLEY, haberdasher, Liverpool, Nov. 20, and Dec. 21, at twelve, at the Clarendon rooms, Liverpool. Holden, Li verpool ,• Walmsley, Keightley, a nd P ar ki n, Ch ancery -lane. WILLIAM LANE and SARAH LANE, irongmongers, Manchester, Nov. 22, 24, and Dec. 21, at nine, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, Lon don ; Bent, Manchester. SAMUEL DUNCAN NORTON, licensed.victualler, Wat ney-street, Commercial-road, Nov. 16, and Dec. 21, at half-past twelve, at the Coult of Bankruptcy. Heathcote, Coleman street; Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, official as. signee. JAMES UDALL, carpet-warehouseman, Islington, Nov 24, at ten, and Dec. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Oldershaw, Islington; Llckington, official asignee, Basinghall street. WILLIAM SIMPSON and THOMAS SIMPSON, builders, Leather-lane, Holborn, Nov. 1.;, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 21, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Wilks and Minithorpe, Finsbury place, Finsbury square ; Abbott, King's Arrns-yard, Coleman-street, official assiana g. ,,, ,,~-,ii eeL., LolaCh- INUVZmber 17, at ten and December 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Robinson, Hind, and Robinson, Charter-house-square ; Green, King's Arms-yard, official assignee. • • DIVIDENDS. H. Vos and Co., merchants, New-court, Crutched.friars, Dec. 1, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Henfrey, wine -merchant, Northampton, Nov. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Elphick, farmer, West Ham, Sussex, Dec. 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Matthews, timber-merchant, City road, Dec. 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. E. and A. Rule, ship-owners, Leadenhall.street, Nov. 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Ikin, merchant, Roehead, Mirfield, Yorkshire, Dec. 12, at nine, at the George Inn, Huddersfield. W. Bolton, Whitercattle-deale, Harvington, Worcestershire, Dec. 6, at eleven, at the Hart Inn, Evesham, Worcestershire. D. Brown, merchant, Halifax, Yorkshire, Dec. 3, at eleven, at Messrs. Alexander's offices, Halifax. B. Hallas, cloth merchant, Ossett, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Dec. 3, at eleven, at the George Inn, Wakefield. J. Fenton, P. Fenton, and H. Beaver, merchants, Manchester, Dec. 1, at nine, at the Star Inn, Manchester. R. Ashburner, haberdasher, Liverpool, Dec. 19, at one, at the office of Mr. Hiade, Liverpool. J. Heath and S. Powell, hatters, Bristol, Dec. 1, at one, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol. E. Redman, shopkeeper, Worthing, Sussex, Dec. 1, at two, at the Sea House Hotel, Worthing. J. Bacon, wine -merchant, Worthing, Sussex, Dec. 1, at eleven, at the Sea House Hotel, Worthing. J. Brown, barge-owner, Sheerness, Nov. 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. A. Macdonald and A. Campbell, army agents, Regent-street, Dec. 3, at hall-pa,t twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. E. Jukes, merchant, Gosport, Dec. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. CRTIFICATE—Nov. 30. J. Clarke, ginger -beer dealer,MarS. garet-street, Spafields. M. Foster, chymist, Liverpool. P. Sylvester, dealer, Fulbrook, Oxfordshire. S. Lancaster, wine merchant, Mark-lane. J. Worseldine, carpenter, Castle-yard, Castle-street, Holborn. P. Wright, coach-builder, Birmingham. C. Bartram, oilman, Bankside. E. Goodrick, linen-draper, Huntingdon. T. Mustell, warehouseman, London. G. Fellows, coke manufacturer, Battersea. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Harker and W. W. Penny, printers, Sherborne, Dorsetshire. W. Vaughan and G. H. Walker, attorneys, Stockport. W. G. Leifchild and J. Snelling, auctioneers. J. Heath and H. Kingsley, linen-drapers, Bishop Stortford. C. R. Sauerbrey and W. Wilson, snip brokers, Nicholas-lane. E. B. and E. M. B. Taylor, white-smiths, Warwick. H. Tickle and Co , coal-proprietors, Maryport, Cumberland (so far as regards T. Tickle). R. Newberry, jun., and J. Cook, Taunton. W. and E. Whitley, tallow.chandlers, Bingley, Yorkshire. W. Vizard and J. Blower, attorneys, Lincoln's-Inn-fields. J. and W. Chadwick, cotton-spinners, Harrington, Lancashire. W. Gammon and T. Lowe, flint-glass-manufacturers, Ashted Juxta, Birmingham. W. Holdsworth and Co. attorneys, Worcester. J. and W. Hardiman, London, F. Jacquet and P. Pariss, vitriol-manufacturers, Bow-common. S. Rickard and Co., machine-makers, Leeds, Yorkshire) as far as regards S. Rickard). It is rumoured that Sir THOMAS STAPLES, Bart., the King's Counsel, and an LL.D., has announced himself a candidate for the representation of the University. —Dublin Evening Mail. ACCIDENT ON THE WIGAN RAILWAY.- On Tuesday morning, about half-past eight o'clock, as the train for Wigan was going on slowly, on the curve which unites that railway with the Liverpool and Manchester at Parkside, it was met by a heavy train of coal from Mr. EvANs's colliery, drawn by a Warrington engine at great speed. The Wigan engine man had only time to throw off his steam before the trains came in contact with such violence as to force the Wigan train 30 or 40 yards in the opposite direction they had been going. Fortunately, no person sustained any injury ; but we cannot sufficiently express our surprise at the neglect of the company's regula tions as to time, so weal calculated in our judgment, for the protection of the public, and the prevention of such ac cidents. We regret to state that an incendiary fire has occurred in the immediate neighbourhood of Brighton. Saturday night last, about 12 o'clock, two stacks of wheat and barley, belonging to W. GORRINGE, Esq., of King ston, atioat five files from this place, were set on fire, and entirely consumed. A man was seen by the mounted officer of the Coast Guard, and also by a gentleman who was riding along the road, coining from the direction of the fire ; but, unfortunately, in their anxiety to get to the spot, they omitted to secure him. Two men were taken into custody upon suspicion, one of whom was at first stated by the officer to be the same that he had met on the night of the fire, bttt he afterwards declared himself un able to identify him, and they were consequently both dis charged. Under these circumstances, it is greatly to be hoped that the gentleman above mentioned, who was either going to or from Hastings, will consent to come forward and state anything which he may know upon the subject. The ricks contained 60 quarters Of barley and 40 quarters of wheat. The two persons who were apprehended hid both been in the employ of Mr. GORRINGE, and he has taken them again into his service.--liriyhton Gazette. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Nov. (i. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Lieutenant-Gencral Thomas Browne, Military Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. The King was also pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon Commissary-General John Bisset, Civil Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. COURT CTRCUL AR. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA, and their suite, arrived at Kensineton Palace yesterday after m on, from the Earl of ABINGDON'S seat, near Oxford. Their Royal Highnesses were prevented going to Windsor, in consequence of a commonication that some cases of the scarlet fever prevailed at the Castle, which would not permit their MAJESTIES to allow the Princess to rug any risk. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER left her residence at Bag shot Park, on Thursday, for Brighton, to join the Prin cess AUGUSTA. The Royal Duchess is expected to remain some time at Brighton. The Dutch Minister on a special mission, Baron Zur- LEN DE NYEVELT (Ambassador from the King of the NE THERLANDS to the Sublime Porte), had a long confe t. counten ce p y e A s L te 3 r i d E a ß y sT w o i N t h a E ft e a r r a G r d o s E v r i s a te t d t h t h e e T N r e o a b s l u e r Ty. a r . V - Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from Colonel FINDLAY, the Lieutenant-Governor ., of Sierra Leone. Viscount ALTHORP and the Duke of RICHMOND had interviews yesterday with Earl GREY. Despatches were sent off from the Colonial-office on Thursday night, for Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, the. Lieutenant- Governor of New Brunswick. WINDSOR, Nov. 9. Yesterday forenoon, the KING, accompanied by L or d FARNBOROUGH, Sir BENJAMIN STEVENSON, and Sir JEOFFREY WVATTVILLE, left the Castle in a close carriage, and proceeded to Cumberland Lodge, which they inspected, and other adjacent parts. The QUEEN did not leave the Castle. Thi, day Lord FARNBOROUGH left the Castle, on return to his seat, Bromley Hill. This afternoon the Marquis of AILSA (late Lord Cal. sills) arrived at the Castle, on a visit to their MAJESTIES• To-morrow forenoon their MAJESTIES will leave the , Castle for Brighton. This day their MAJESTIES did not leave the Castle• Lady SYDNEY remains. SIR WALTER SCOTT. Yesterday there was a meeting of the Committee, 0 Bridgewater-house, the residence of Lord L. Gower, a? pointed to devise measures for the preservation of Abbots' ford, and for its maintenance after it had been rescued from the consequences of the extraordinary engagements into which " the Author of the Waverley Novels" h a d en' tered—engagements unsurpassed by any thing that ever occurred in the world of intellect. The Committee con' sisted originally of upwards of one hundred persons: 0 literature and science know nothing of party, the Member e of the Committee were selected without any marked r efe rence to party. There were, yesterday, upwards of fifty ei the Committee assembled at Lord Gower's; and among o the persons present appeared Lord L. Gower, of courser Sir J. Malcolm, Mr. Croker, Allan Cunningham, &c. Lord L. Gower was called to the Chair. A good deal 01 conversation took place, and various propositions were made ; and it was finally determined that a subscription be forthwith entered into, for the purpose of not only pre' serving Abbotsford, but of securing its proper maintenance in the family of Sir W. Scott; that books be prepare d , (this part of the plan o r i g i na t e d w ith a M r . H ug h es , a n d was moved by Mr. Jerdan) for the collection of subscrir tions ; and, in fact, sent, not only into all parts of the Bri, tish dominions, but throughout the world ; that the and, books be so prepared as to admit the name, description , &c., of the subscriber ; that the books be all of one uniforte size; and that when the subscriptions shall close, the said hooks be gathered together, bound up, and depositi amongst the most hono ura bl e o f th e arc hi ves o f Ahhotsfor —a place that, as a poet present declared, was now a 1) , !' lace in a desert, bait which, by the accomplishment of tblo plan, would be graced with an eternal spring. The resolutions were adopted, and directions were giv e( ' for carrying them into immediate effect. The Committ ee then separated. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mr. KEAN, whose general health is wonderfullyrel l f vated, has returned to th e se b o a r d s , w h ere h e origirom established his great histrionic fame. He last night ar e p p e e a c trped whe n w e reflec t e d spirit as and R ich ard vigour whicheo the n ga couldn d a played a serious sl i y h a v e t h a d illness e g 6 0 of s:i which he has been afflicted. His courtship sc ene ler, Lady Anne was scarcely, if at all, inferior to hi s earb . e. efforts , it was, bade.) ; in strict accordance With the tyrant's boast, " that he has a tongue can wheedl e with the devil." The stirring scene which terminates the fourth act, where, with t h e spee d of lightning, good an d badintelligence flashes across Richard's ambitious path was acted with powerful effect. Mr. KEAN did nap that trying passage, lose one of those points for which hi e performance has been so universally admired. His COa r bat and dying scene, though it did, to a certain degre e ' lack the physical force which we have seen him exert, vi o . nevertheless ma nage d w i t h much skill, and displayed on siderattle en-rgy. The house, we ate bappy to say, ita° crowded at first price. It is understood that Sir THOMAS DENMAN' now Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bend' , to have a Peerage. His talents will render him an scl ui. sition to the House of Lords. The late Lord TENTzapi r l though an excellent Judge, never distinguished hialtt either as a debater or a legislator, while he sat io the House of Peers. Sir THOMAS D ENMAN h as appo i nte d h is son, Mr. THOMAS DENMAN, Marshal and Associate of t i es s Court of King's B e n c h. Th e s i tuation of Associate t i ts formerly filled by th e H on . M r. ABBOTT, son of the iste „ Lord TENTE RDEN . Th e emo l uments of the situation a; derived wholly f rom f ees , an d t h e severe manner in svbsed , J those fees have b een i mpose d h as not unfrequently ca u sed very great discont e nt. Th e M ars h al ' s situation was fo r , merly distinct f rom t h a t o f Associate, and the remuo s l r , tion for his s erv i ces was a l so entirely paid by fees. ht THOMAS DENMAN, f o ll ow i ng t h e example of his R'f_j Hon. Colleagu e i n th e C ourt o f Chancery, has intims ; his intention t o e ff ect a re f orm i n the proceedings 0 1 Court, the fi rs t s t ep t owar d s wh i ch will be a grent...re„ „, duction, and i n many cases a complete abolition, of 034 " ~ very heavy fe es w hi c h h ave f or a long time enriched th_mc persons who hold sit ua ti ons a b out the Courts. The tees received on rema ne t causes have- long been a source of great l complaint, but th e y w ill i n f uture be very considera b l y reduced, and no t, as was f ormerly the case, be deman d e d as many times es th e cause was set down for trial. Alte rations like these cannot fail to give universal satisfaction' The appointment of Sir THOMAS DENMAN to the high offi ce o f L or d Chi e f Justice of the King ' s Bench gives great pleasure to the Reformers within on e circulation, who are congratulating themselves o n this earnest that th e G overnmen t are b eg i nn i ng to abandon their useless policy of favouring their enemies. Afa more appointments of vigorous men of intellect, and the present br e ed osfoutnhde and steadfast dismissal of some o f th e ti me - serv i ng sa t e lli tes o f family honest man f rom the insult and petty m a li ce w hi c h th e o ffi c i al and offitions o d ßf i es haltersft Reformers, t e i o, r betweena would would t e t a o a n a g ov e pai naboveoanopinions y a n ex hibit in intimidation of public opinion. Mr. BODCHP. BETTE would change his commentary on any one's aspira tions, and probably would aspire himself to advocate popular rights and practices. The Tories have actually been befooled by the forbearance of their successful an" tagoniste, and have become insolent through gentle deal' in was g. ailstmwisasesdnofrtasmo itnhetheird, Lord-Li e u t enancy when Earl of yo FtT z w r ia i a r —Stamford Ne LAND.--The expenses o f living w LIFE IN Hoc „. in Holland may on an average be calculated at about thirsts of the cost in England. An excellent house ma y b. rented at about 50/. per year, and the family conlf°,r„A of half a dozen p ersons, with their servants, be provin"- for 3001. per annum. Some taxes fall heavy, both p e w sonal and d omestic; but th e d uties on consumpt i on generally small. Excellent tea can be bought here at per lb. Wine is about one-third, and spirits about nn" fourth of the p r i ce with us. There is much rese mblan—,,, „, to the Engli s h mode of life; at breakfast, however, cbee't is generally introduced. At dinner, the dishes are all : e l upon the tabl e , an d removed one after another, to be car ved and hand e d round by the servants. The ladies and gent le ' men retir e t oget h er after dinner to take coffee, and after wards wards t ea i s introduced. Marriages ~ , in Holland, 7, 4 1 merely ci v il o b l i gations, which require no e ccleliast7 lo sanction to give them validity. Awek or two befor ' intended consummation, notice is given to th e h ur goa; ter; the certificates of baptism, and the consent of parents (when that consent is necessary), are d e pol v , with the M ag i s t rate , an d on t h e day fixed the parties a le tend with th e i r f r i en d s i n t h e Town•hall, and the at ilt' of the co d e i s rea d , wh i ch records the obligations o'e lit ta d martial condition; th en t h e B urgomaster asks i n a voice, whether the parties consent to fulfil the m atrininT oi obligatio ns , an d on t h e i r answer i ng " yes, " or bowleg Al head in assent,' he declares th e marr i age valid.---44#1 Germanic Advertiser, ~.. AI In a tor