The Sun. — London, England, 1832-02-02 00:00:00

We take for granted that an investigation will be forthwith instituted into the conduct of the Bristol Magistrates. The rioters have been put 0 0 their trial ; the military has been put on its tri a l ; and it now remains for the Civil Power to be put on its trial. If an enquiry into the conduct of these latter authorities be not promptly instituted, the people will have a right to say that justice is a quality unknown to an English Government. A more dastardly, blunder ing set of officials than the Bristol magistrates is, we firmly believe, not to be met with in Europe. We scarcely know which most to despise, their arrant stupidity or their rank cowardice. Had a squad of old women been appointed to watch over the safety of the city, with nothing but broom sticks in their hands, they would have cudgelled Bristol into tranquillity with far more prompti tude and efficacy. One Magistrate, forsooth, cannot do his duty because he is afraid of his goods ; another, because he does not know how to ride ; a third, because he has not been on horseback for eighteen years ; while the Right Worshipful the Mayor, the presiding genius of the fraternity, gives strict orders that he be not ferreted out of his rat-hole, until all danger is over, and he may be enabled once again:to exhibit his honoured circumference with safety ! Is this conduct to be passed by with impu nity ? Are the wealthy Bristol Magistrates to escape, and the poor infatuated Bristol rioters to be hanged ? But justice shall yet have her due s ; for if tha-Government be afraid of these mighty officials, the people and the Press are not. irussels Papers, received this morning, con tain the particulars of General BELLIARD'S death, together with a short memoir of his public caree r and military services. Like most of the French Generals, his life has been occupied in scene s of eventful moment and gallant achieve ment. His character was as conspicuous for prudent conduct as remarkable for ambitious enterprise : BRUSSELS, JAN. 29.—The whole city was alarmed yesterd ay by an unexpected event, the death of General I? belliard. In the morning he felt himself slightly india- Posed, but afterwards, thinking himself better, he break lasted as usual and waited on his Majesty. Feeling him :llf ill as be left the Palace he went into the park, and, I ng obliged to sit down on a bench, he fell into a faint ing;3fit, f rom w hi c h i t was not poss ibl e t o recover hi m . le beau, who was at the Palace, and soon afterwards Scutin, e x er t e d th emse l ves i n va i n ; th e y attributed h : death to indigestion, aggravated by the cold to which „ too long exposed i n th e p ar k, an d whi c h caused an 'P r ession ov the brain. It was half-past twelve when the Gene ral entered the park on l eav in g the King. He stru Stied till three o'clock ; during this time he spoke but dsa eta few words. There wa s a h a ll a t the Court yester- Y ; the unfortunate event of the day, which was the general subject of conversation, threw a gloom over the whole assembly. The courier who passed through this eity the day be fore yesterday was not an Austrian messenger, but the Secretary of the English Legation at Vienna, with de spatches for Sir R. Adair anti for London. An Austrian Cabinet messenger from Vienna, and a Prussian courier from Berlin, both with despatches for London, have passed through Brussels since yesterday afternoon ; the former said that it was generally believed at Vienna that peace would be preserved. It is affirmed that Prussia will shortly urge in the German Diet the adoption of general measures in all the states of the Confederation respecting the liberty of the Press, in conformity with Article 18 of the Act of the Confederation. BRUSSELS, JAN. 30.—1 t is said that the visit of Gene ral Belliard to the King on Saturday, was on account of a treaty of alliance between England, France, and Belgium. Last niglst, at eleven o'clock, a British Cabinet mes senger was sent by Sir R. Adair to London, with de spatches. A general service for General Belliard will be per formed on Tuesday. The body is to be sent to France. The General had had several previous attacks, similar to that which proved fatal. He was in the 63d year of his age, and one of the oldest and most distinguished officers of the French army. He was Aide-de Camp to General Dumourier, at the commencement of the revo lution. In 1796 he joined the army of Italy, under Bonaparte, and distinguished himself at Castiglione, Ar cole, &c. He accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt, where he had the command of the province of Thebes; com manded a division at the battle of Heliopolis, defeated the Mamelukes at Caphtos, and took Cossein. After the as sassination of Kieber, I e took the command of Cairo ; returned to France on the capitulation of Alexandria, and was appointed to the command of Brussels. He was at the battle of Austerlitz ; was in the campaign against Prussia, in 1806 ; went into Spain, and occupied Madrid by capitulation, in December, 1808. He was with the grand army in 1812, and had a horse killed under him at the battle of Moskowa. He was in favour with Louis the Eighteenth, who created him a Chevalier of St. Louis, and gave him a seat in the Chamber of Peers; but be ing appointed Major-General of the army which was to stop the march of Napoleon to Paris, in 1815, he yielded to the enthusiasm of his troops, and was sent on a delicate mission to the King of Naples which could not succeed. Napoleon, on his return to France, gave him the command of the army of the Moselle : on the en trance of the Allies into Paris he was confined for some months in the Abbey, but he was soon released and lived esteemed in private life, after his long and active career. After the revolution in July, the Belgian deputation sent to Paris expressed a wish that the General, who had ac quired universal esteem during his long residence among us, should be appointed Minister Plenipotentiary of France, in Belgium. The eminent services that he has rendered us, in preserving Antwerp from a second bombardment in his negociations with Gen. Chasse, who served under him in Spain, and lastly, in his negociations about the fortresses, are fresh in the memory of our countrymen. BRUSSELS, JAN. 31.—The body of Gen. Belliard lay in state all yesterday ; he was covered with all his orders and insignia. Numbers of persons went to his hotel to see him. His funeral obsequies were performed to-day with great pomp. The Augsburg Gazette of the 26th, contains an article dated from the banks of the Danube, Jan. 20, which says that there is no doubt that the Emperor of Russia has ra tified the 24 Articles of the Treaty of Nov. 15 ; and the same Journal has an article from Vienna of the 20th, which is equally favourable in its views of the preservation of I peace. BERLIN, JAN. 22.—The anniversary of the Coronation, and of the festival of the Military Order, was celebrated to day with great solemnity by his Majesty's command. The number of promotions, &c, was nearly 300. BERLIN, JAN. 25.—We have now only two cholera patients remaining. COMMON PLEA S.-(THIS DAY.) BAXTER V. BRAND. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover compensation for services done and performed for the de fendant's wife, and for the value of a quantity of fixtures. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 3951.-3001. for the services of the plaintiff, and 951. for the fixtures. SPRING ASSIZES. WESTERN CIRCUIT. SOUTHAmProN—Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Castle of Winchester. WlLTS—Saturday, March 3, at New Sarum. DoßsET—Saturday, March 10, at Dorchester. Dzy, °NT—Friday, March 16, at the Castle of Exeter. CITY AND COUNTY OF EXETER—Same day, at the Guildhall of said City. CORNWALL—Friday, March 23, at Launceston. SOMERSET—Wednesday, March 28, at the Castle of Taunton. CHOLERA NIORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT. COUNCIL OFFICE, DAILY REPO , WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.) , RT of CHOLERA CASES. I - „ . t 1 z 0 0 c., 0 Places. : E 1 t 5 8 2 g 1 - 3 E Z Jan. Sunderland Newcastle 3l 33 8 1 4 38 896 285 Gateshead North Shields and Tynemouth 3l 44 20 0 4 60 164 43 Newburu Wallsend 3O 5 0 0 0 5 2t 3 I Walker 3l 7 2 1 2 6 80 21 Scottswood and Biggs Main Hetton, &c. 3l 33 6 1 6 132 339 71 Haddington and vi cinity, N.B. 3O 7 3 3 0 7 75 41 Tranent, N.B. 3O 38 9 41 4 39 166 41 Preston Pans 3O tO 6 1 6 19 40 7 North Berwick, N.B 29 3 0 I 1 1 1 I 7 [4 Edinburgh, N.B 3O 3 0 I 0 0 3 5 2 - - Total I 1 2.7 1 59 114 133 219 2965 918 Totals from places where the disease bas ceased, and from which no returns have been this day received 346 122 Grand Total 13311 1040 PRICES OF IRISH STOC ICS, DUBLIN, JAN. 30. Bank Stock 204.)1i ISt. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Consols, 3 ner cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. &S% 'National Ditto Ditto, New SO% 'Patriotic Ditto 4 per Cent — :Hibernian Bank l9 Gov. Deb. 3% per cent.... SPA Provincial Ditto Rnal Lanai Stock — (Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. — Mining Co of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. — ,Commercial Buildings ____ Arrived. O America 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 O Carthagena 0 1 Dublin 0 1 Flanders 0 1 France 0 1 Guernsey &Jersey 0 0 Hamburg o O Holland O Jamaica I O Leeward Islands O Lisbon 0 O Malta 0 O Sweden 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 17 minutes after 31 Evening... 33 minutes after 3 ern+. e,tie • ... LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2. 1832. The Paris Papers of Tuesday, and those dated yesterday, contain little news. It is stated that Marshal PASKEWITSCH is to accompany the Emperor NICHOLAS to Berlin. Where fore ?—No doubt to arrange the plan of campaign in the spring, should such be deemed adviseable by the Northern Alliance. That Russia has all along meditated an attack on France is very clear, for Marshal DIEBITSCH was sent in the winter of 1830 to Berlin for such pur pose, but the Polish Revolution for the time frus trated the intentions of the Autocrat. how far the alliance between France and England may now counteract the projects of the Northern Powers remains to be seen ; but we can hardly think that in the present situation of Italy, Germany, and Poland, the Holy Alliance will dare to provoke England and France, merely to please the King of HOLLAND. However, a very few weeks will place all these matters in their true light. The French Funds have improved : FRENCH FUNDS.-PARtS, JAN. 30.-Five per Cents. 95f. 60c. 45c. 50c. 70c. 90c. 96f. 95f. 90c. 80c. 95f. 90e. 80e. 70c. 85c. 90c. 96f 95f. 90c. 96f.-Rentes, 80E-Three per Cents., 65E 50c. 40e. 45c, 40c. 20c. lac. 20c. 25c. 35c. 65f. 40c. 45c. 4 0c. 35c. 40c. 50c. 55c. 50c. 45c. 05f. 55c. 70c. 65f. 641 c. 65c.-Bank Actions, 1,6201 1,615 f. 1,6001,-Rente de Naples, Certif. Falconnet, 76f. 75c. 90c. 77E-Royal Spanish Loan, 74c.-Rente Perpetuelle d'Es pagne, 52% 74 ; c i .!4 3 ,4. -Exchange on London, one month, Paper, 25f. 35c. ; money, 25f. 30c. ; three months, paper, 2.5 E 20 c. Rooney, 25f. 15c.-Coors Authentiyue. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, JAN. 31.-Live per Cents., 95f. SOc. 661. 96f 15c. 10c. 20c. 25c. 30c. 50c. 06f. 40c. 30c. 20c. 10c. 40e. 35c. 40c. 30c. 25c. 96f. 40c. 35c. 30c.-Four per Cents. ' 80f. 80f. 40c.-Three per Cents., 65f. 30c. 60c. 50c. 55c. 60c. 75c. 65c. 60c. Inc. 651. 65c. 70c. 73c. 70c. 90c. ; Bank Stock, 1,600E-Bente de Naples, 77f.-Royal Spanish Loan, 74 74 1 '-Rentes Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 53 52%53 52% 53 53!R 53. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 35c. ; money, 25f. 30c. ; three months, paper, 251. 20c.; money, '2sf. 15c.-Cours Authentiquc. A new writ was moved for last night in the House of Commons, for Westminster, in the TOM of Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE, who has accepted the office of Secretary at War. The House afterwards went into Com mittee upon the Reform Bill, when the fifty pound tenants at will clause was carried by a large majority, 272 against 32. Sir IL VY VYAN postponed his motion respecting Bel gium till Tuesday next. Due. (Arrived. HIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF THE STOCKS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 2% ei per Cent-Cons. 5214 % 3% per Cent-- ...... Ditto Red. 90% New 3)4per 894. Z per Cent Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 1826 lOO 99 1 4 Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1864' l6 11-16 % Oct. 10, 1881) 16% 9-16 Jan 5, 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5 , 1870...... - eMCKS OF FOREIGN FUNDS A mstrisn Bonds Belgian Scrip — .onds Buenos Ayres Bonds Cit an Bonds ..« ........... I 'oionsbian Bonds Ditto, 1e34 Oanish 65% Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 Guatfinala Mexican Bonds htto. 1825 35% iNew 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds par 1 pm. South Sea Stock ...... 92% Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 - Ex. Bills, £1,000... 10 9 10 pm. Ditto .500... 10 9 10 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial. pm. Ditto Advertised Bank for Opening India for Account Cons. for Feb. 9.S 82,5, THIS DAT AT ' , NI O'CLOCK. N e apolitan Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Prussian, Old .Yitto, New aussian ipanish, 1821 1521 127 1 . French Rentes, sp. c. —c. Exchange —*. . 3 per cent. —f. Exchange —c. Dutch Scrip N.B. No report has been received from Musselbi kintilloch. (Signed) ;h and Kir. Secretary. WM. MACLEAN, THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Jan. '27, 1532, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Od. Oats ! Oats —21 s. ert.l Beans—a-3SL lat. Barley 365. Id . ! Rye 375. Id Pease-- 375. 44. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OP THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat-- Ms. 444 1 Oats 21s. Nil Beans-- 365. Sd. 35e. 7(1.1 Rye 365. 6d.1 38s. Od. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat—........ 275. 8(1.1 Oats ..—„... 15s. 3d.1 8ean5........ 15s. Barley —,... 9s. 4d.1 Rye ........... 15s. (5d.1 Pease—, 12s. HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 3d Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 10 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 2 15 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 4 5 Clover Hay 4 10 6 0 Oat Straw £1 10 to £1 12 1 Wheat Straw... 1 14 1 16 Supply short, trade rather dull, and prices as last quoted. C ftIEFF.—As some people were lately turning up the ground near the fort, where the castle once stood, on the Milton Burn, they discovered a great number of stone coffins of various dimensions. They were all of stone, with the exception of one, which had been made of fine clay, and, as is conjectured, contained the remains of some ancient Thane. In all the coffins, as well as the urns within them, there was a mixture of burnt bones and ashes ; and with the latter there was also the appear ance of burnt wood. As this spot is near the remains of a place of Druidical worship, these ashes are supposed to be those of some of the victims sacrificed, according to custom, at the burial of a great Chief. The castle of Craig is mentioned in the Scottish Chronicles, and was a place of great strength.—Perth Courier. SIGNS AND TOKENS.-If you see a man and woman, with little or no occasion, often find fault, and correcting each other in company, you may be sure they are husband and wife. If you see a lady and gentleman in the same coach, in profound silence, the one looking eut at one window, and the other at the opposite side, be assured they mean no harm to each other, but are husband and wife. If you see a lady accidentally let fall a glove or a handkerchief, and a gentleman that is next to her tell her of it, that she may herself pick it up, set them down for husband and wife. If you see a man and woman constantly thwarting each other, under the appellation of my dear, my life, &c., rest assured they are husband and wife.— The Parrot. ADMIRALTY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY, This morning these sessions, for the trial of offences cona mitted on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty, commenced at Justice Hall, Old Bailey, before Sir CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, assisted by Mr. Justice PAT. TISON, Mr. Justice ALDERSON , an d a Bench of Civilian. The Grand Jury having been sworn, Sir C. ROBINSON addressed them. He congratulated them upon the paucity of cases which would come tinder their observation, there being only five cases, and but one of those of a capital nature. That was the case of a per son who was charged with maliciously shooting with intent to murder ; but possibly it might, in the course of the trial, appear that the act was either justifiable in a legal point of view, or such circumstances might transpire as would tend to mitigate the offence. Of the other four cases, two were females, the wives of soldiers, who were charged with stealing property on board a ship while on her passage to England. After some further ob servations, the Learned Judge recommended the Jury to retire to the room provided for them, and to commence their duty. MALICIOUSLY SHOOTING. John Foote, an officer in the Preventive Service, ap parently upwards of fifty years old, was indicted for having, on the 17th of November, on board the Eliza, on the high seas, shot at Matthew Phillips with intent to murder him. Mr. C. PHILLIPS stated the case for the prosecution. Mr. SHEPHERD, Mr. ADOLPHUS, and Mr. SCARLET; appeared for the defence. Mr. C. PHILLIPS, in addressing the Jury, stated that the prisoner was a chief officer in the Preventive Service, stationed at Quicksand Bay, in the coast of Cornwall, and up to the present time had borne a most excellent character ; that character would doubtless avail him, should the Jury entertain any reasonable doubt of his guilt. The question for the consideration of the Jury was whether the shooting at the prosecutor was the result of accident or design. It was very material to observe that by the statute, officers employed on the Preventive Ser vice were exonerated from the consequences of any casualty provided it occurred when they had their colours flying. In this instance, however, it would be proved that the prisoner had no colours flying, and consequently he was amenable to the law for what had occurred. Joha Phillips sworn—Was an innkeeper and a sailor, and knew the prisoner, who was chief officer in the Pre ventive Service. On the night of the 17th November was out in a vessel called the Eliza, in Quicksand Bay, with his brother, Matthew Phillip, and two other men. Another beat, the Merle, was in company, and they went out to fish for an anchor. At nine o'clock saw a boat which proved to be the prisoner's Preventive boat. They laid on their oars while the Preventive boat came towards them, and when within fourteen feet of them, a gun was fired from the Preventive boat by a tall man standing up, and witness's brother fell, wounded in the knee. It was a clear night but the Preventive boat carried no colours, nor had she hailed them. After his brother fell, witness called out "Mr. Foot, you have done a fancy job for your self to-night." The prisoner said, " What's that Jack." Witness told him he had shot his brother. Some fur ther conversation took place between them, and the pri soner offered to take witness's brother ashore in his boat to a surgeon, to have his wound dressed. On coming ashore his brother was taken to a surgeon. Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—Was a fisherman and innkeeper ; bad not been convicted of fishing for tubs ; did not like to say whether he had ever done any thing in thefair trade ; would not say whether he was a smuggler or not. John Littleton was on board the Eliza, and gave similar testimony ; as did Richard Nicholls, who was on board the Merle. The prisoner being called upon for his defence, stated that he would prove his colours were flying on the occa sion alluded to ; that seeing two boats together, and sus pecting from their appearance them to be smugglers be made for them, and took up his gun to fire a signal, but it hung fire twice ; that he then lowered it, and while it was lowered it went off by accident. Thomas James, an officer employed under the prisoner, was called, and proved that the gu❑ went off accidentally, and that the colours were flying on board the prisoner's boat. Mr. Justice ALDERSON stopped the case. The Jury expressed themselves perfectly satisfied, and acquitted the prisoner. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK. The following was received by the French mail this morning :7- Letters from Corfu of the January state that great activity prevails in the maritime movements of the Eng lish forces in the Mediterranean, and they are concentrating their forces, caused by the existing differences between the Porte and the Pacha of Egypt. The French fleet will follow the same example. The letters from Lyons state that great anxiety still prevails in that town, fearing that fresh commotions will take place. Patroles are stationed in all the streets, and the sentinels have been doubled, but the last telegraphic despatch announces that all there was tranquil. A letter from Genoa brings the melancholy information that the town of Foligno experienced thirty-two shocks of earthquake, and the thirty-third shock reduced the whole town to ashes. It is also said the Government have sent orders to the Viceroy of Sardinia, to call toge ther immediately all the militia in the island, consisting of 9,000 cavalry and 17,000 infantry. A Colonel of the at tillery has been despatched to inspect the fortifications of the coast. They write from Lisbon (Jan. 15) that a general report prevailed there of a note having been delivered to Don Miguel by the Spanish Minister, which caused him much uneasiness. It is said this note contains advice to Don Miguel to give up his throne and retire from Portugal, as it was the wish of England and France. His answer was, he required no assistance from Spain or any other Power, —he had sufficient troops to defend his country, and would remain till the last extremity. A letter from Milan says 12,000 Austrians have been sent from Manteau, to occupy the territory of the Pope, and restore order. THE FUNDS. The estafette from Paris this morning still continues to be of a pacific nature in regard to the affairs of the Conti nent. They already know at Paris of the ratification of the Dutch treaty by France and England, and give as surance that the other Powers will soon follow ; but should this even take place, his Dutch Majesty may still remain obstinate, and act on the defensive, thinking that a change of Ministry will take place in England, on which, no doubt, he at present depends, should our Re form Bill be lost. Therefore we have no hopes that, until this grand contest is brought to an issue, the King of Holland will consent to ratify the treaty. Consols opened at the same price they left off yesterday, 82,1 I, for the account, with little or nothing doing as yet. We have no observations to snake on the Foreign Mar ket at present. HALF-PAST ONE. The report that Don Pedro is going again to return to Paris, and the sailing of the expedition delayed till March, is not credited. The report is supposed to be a mask for the future operations of the expedition. We understand that a manifesto by Don Pedro is in preparation, which will appear in a few days. Every thing appears at present very dull in the City; the same is the case with respect to the Funds, which are very heavy. We have no political news, nor any reports. Consols, which in the early part of the morning were S2i I, are at present 82-i- with little business doing. Consols for Money, 82k. The Foreign Market is also in a languid state : Belgian Scrip, 2 dis. Consols, 82k g. THREE O'CLOCK FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Ditto for Account 82i Greek, 1825 — Brazilian Bonds Mexican, 1825 3si Buenos Ayres... Peruvian Chilian Ditto.... R uss i an ...... Columbian 1824 Spanish ...... T 'he Russian ratification of the Belgic treaty is generally supposed to have been postponed to the 30th of February. R. SHEIL A Esq. M.P. has kindly consented to preside at a dinner, in aid of the Spitalfields Catholic Schools, on Wednesday, the 15th February, at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, " That is a huge shark," exclaimed our boat swain, as not far distant from the Western Islands, home ward bound, we saw one of that species called by sailors the bone shark ;' " and must be related," be continued, " to that one we saw in the Straits of St. Bernardin, near Manilla." " I know not how that may be," exclaimed another of the nautical species, who bad drawn up alongside the boatswain, " but if he be at all related, the relation ship is very distant."—Athenceum. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of•Hopetoun, and family, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley.square, from their seat in Scotland; Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay, at ditto, from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, and family, at ditto, from their seat, Kerby Hall, Yorkshire ; Colonel, Mrs., and Miss Linton, at the Burlington Hotel, from their seat in Dorchester; Mr. and Mrs. Eade, at ditto, from Southampton ; the Rev. Mr. Britton, at ditto, from ditto; Sir Henry Verney, Bart., at ditto; Captain Dunlop, at ditto, from the North ; B. Beresford, Esq., at ditto, from Ireland ; the Earl and Countess of Bradford, at Stevens's Hotel, Clifford street, from their seat, Castle Bromage, Yorkshire ; W. Whitmore, Esq., M.P., from his seat, Bridgnorth ; Mrs. Haywood and family, at Hawkins's Hotel, Dover and Albemarle-streets, from their seat, Claremont, Lancashire; Captain and Mrs. Arabine, at ditto, from Paris ; Captain and Mrs. Ramsbottom, at ditto, from their seat near Windsor ; Sir Charles and Lady Anne Chad, Edward Chad, Esq., and the Ladies Jane and Elizabeth Tumour, at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, from Norfolk ; the Rev. Mr. Billington, at ditto, from a tour; William Tuder, Esq., at ditto, from Tenby ; Count Jelski, at 39, St. James's_ place, from Edinburgh and Dublin ; Sir R. Musgrave, at the Orleans Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Ireland ; Lieut.-General Sir C. Grant and family, at ditto, from Hastings; R. Bradshaw, Esq., at ditto, from Exeter; R. Cheamley, Esq., at ditto, from Clifton. DEPARTURES. Sir H. Jones Bridges, Bart., from the Burlington Hotel, for Oxford; Miss Glanston, from ditto, for Liverpool ; Colonel Wildman, from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, for his seat, New. stead Abbey, Nottinghamshire; Captain Brenton, for Brighton; Colonel Fox, for ditto ; William Hammond, Esq., from Fla dong's Hotel, Oxford-street, for Kent ; Kerr, Esq., from ditto, on a tour ; B. Stane, Esq., from ditto ; Captain and Mrs. O'Neil, from ditto, for Wales ; the Rev. Sir William Dunbar, from ditto, for Hampshire; Rev. Charles Murray, from ditto, on a tour. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER has pre sented the Rev. THOMAS EDWARDS to the Rectory of Aldford, vacated by the Rev. RICHARD MASSIE, who was presented to the Rectory of Eccleston, upon the resigna tion of the Rev. C. Tfloamcaorr.— Chester Courant. Mr. GISBORNE has again threatened to re vive the currency question. He has intimated that on the 20th of March he shall move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Acts of 7th Geo. IV., c. 6, and 9th Gee. IV., c. 63; alias " the Small Notes" Abolition Acts. It is a curious fact that since the resignation of Lord PALMERSTON of the office of Secretary at War, on the breaking up of Lord GODERICH'S Administration, there have been no fewer than four Members of the House of Commons who have held that post in the Ministry— viz., Lord FRANCIS LEVESON GOWER, Sir HENRY HARD • INGE, Mr. C. W. WYNN, and Sir HENRY PARNELL. Lord PALMERSTON was appointed War Secretary in 1809, and discharged the duties of that office during the long period of 18 years. The present Lord GRANVILLE was his Lordship's predecessor in the War Department. Lord KINSALE died on the 25th ult. in Kin sale, county of Cork. His Lordship was in the Church, and succeeded to the family honours on the demise of his fa ther, on the 24th of May, 1822. He was premier Baron of Ireland, and possessed the hereditary right, granted by King JOHN to DE COURCY, Earl of Ulster, of wearing his hat in the Royal presence. He is succeeded in his titles by his brother, the Hon. Lieut.-Colonel GERALD DE COURCY. MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—Some weeks ago we announced the prospect of the speedy union of Lord MARSHAM with the beautiful and accomplished sister of the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. We now understand that his Noble father is about to form a matrimonial alli ance with Mrs. CHOLMONDELEY, widow of the late CHOLMONDELEY, Esq., and sister to the present Lord Viscount SYDNEY. Mrs. C. is residing at Bexley, where she has endeared herself to the villagers by her many unostentatious charities. Sir EDWARD C. DERING is understood to be on the eve of marriage with the Hon. Miss EDWARDS, daughter of Lord KENSINGTON. Maidstone Gazette. STRAND THEATRE.—Last night Mrs. WArtErr made her firaloppearance at this theatre in the character of Celeste, in the piece of Mystification. She looked well, played well, and sung charmingly. She was encored in all her ballads. Love's Frailties fol lowed, in which RAYNER sustained his old character with great effect. COBURG THEATRE.---Last night Miss SMITHSON repeated the character of Adelaide of WO fingen, and drew from a crowded house the most enthu siastic plaudits. PASTA, GARCIA, and DONZELLI, are per forming together every evening in BELLINt's new Opera of Norina, at La Scala, in Milan. BELLINI is now super intending the Grand Theatre of Saa Carlo, at Naples.— Court Journal. MADEMOISELLE SONTAG.—A foreign mer chant in the city has received letters from the Countess Roast (late Mademoiselle SONTAG), now residing with her husband, the Prussian Charge d'Affaires at the Hague, giving a circumstantial account of her movements since she quitted the King's Theatre, from which it appears that this celebrated cantatrice has cleared no less than 8,0001. sterling by her last professional tour to Hamburg, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh, after de ducting all her expences, which were very considerable. She was every where received with the greatest enthusiasm. Mr. PARISH, at Hamburg, gave her a grand entertain ment. The King of PRUSSIA conferred letters of nobility upon her, and employed her husband in the diplomatic character he now fills, though a foreigner, a Sardinian by birth. Her numerous friends and admirers unanimously regret her premature retirement from the stage, her voice being still in its prime, and full of vigour and brilliancy. THE OPERA.—The greater part of the vo lumes designated as above, is given in the form of the journal of a young man of high birth, who, being born on the continent (though of English extraction), records, from time to time, all he sees among the select coteries of London during a visit here. Some of his remarks are highly pungent. The heroine is a young Prima Donna, of our Italian Opera, whose fortunes and whose agency in the story, are to the last degree stimulative of the curi osity of those readers who seek, in the works of the day, for lively entertainment. The halls of the Ministers of France were never so thronged with place-hunters as at the present moment. The other day a sturdy applicant said to one of " their French Excellencies," " Monseigneur, I cannot consistently be content with a Prefectship." " Well then take two," replied the Minister good-humouredly.— The Parrot. DUEL.—An affair of honour took place in the neighbourhood of Barnstaple on Friday afternoon last, at four o'clock, between C. ROBERTS, Esq., solicitor, of that place, and Jonw SIIERARD CLAY, Esq., also a solicitor, of that town. ALFRED NICHOLETTS, Esq., accompanied by Dr. Bunn, attended as the friends of Mr. ROBERTS j and JOHN MARSHALL, Esq., and Mr. CURRY, surgeon of the North Devon Infirmary, attended as the fr iends of Mr. CLAY. The parties fired together at twelve paces distant, when the shot of Mr. ROBERTS took effect, and passed throu g h the lower part of the thigh just above the knee, and fractured the bone. Mr. CLAY immediately fell, when the medical men ran to his assistance and bound up the wound, which, we are happy to find, is not likely to be attended with any serious consequences, though he may probably feel the effects of it during his life ; he was soon removed in a carriage to his house. We understand the dispute originated respecting certain evidence given by Mr. CLAY, in favour of Sir COLIN CAMPBELL, in a cause lately tried in London, and brought by Mr. BREHRIDCE and Mr. ROBERTS against Sir COLIN CAMPBELL, to re cover the money which they had expended in his behalf in his contest for the borough of Barnstaple, in August, 1830. —Western Luminary. IHE Two BLOWS.—Cardinal MAZARINE was dictating one day a letter to his Secretary. The latter, overcome with incessant work, fell asleep, and the Cardinal continued dictating, while pacing up and down his study. When he had come to the conclusion he turned towards his Secretary, saying " End as usual." He then perceived that the first lines of the letter only were written. The Cardinal was very partial to that Secretary, and treated him as a father. To awake him, he gave him a box on the ear; the Secretary, in a fury, returned the blow. The Cardinal, without showing the least emotion, said coolly, " Now, Sir, as we are both wide awake, let us proceed with our letter."-- The Parrot. We are very happy to state that the small pox is subsiding in this town. Those persons, therefore, if auy such there be, who have felt any apprehension on the subject, may now visit us in safety.—Brighton Gaz. Mr. JAuEs's ,4 Memoirs of Great Comman ders" will be published in a few days. The great curiosity excited by all the productions of this populous novelist is evinced by the high estimation, in which " Darnley," , 4 De L'Orme," and Augustus," are still held by the public. This new work, though extremely interesting to military readers, is likely to prove more especially at tractive to the novel-reading portion of the community, on account of the romantic interest that attaches to the fortunes of those heroes whom the author has introduced into the volumes ; to which an additional charm is ins parted by the circumstance that the eventful narratives are also strictly true. NATIONAL POLITICAL UNION. The Council of this Union held their weekly meeting last evening, at their rooms in Leicester-square.—H. B. CHURCHILL, Esq., in the Chair. The SECRETARY inf. rrmed the Council of the addition of many hooks presented to the library of their reading room, and also of several donations .ind subscriptions re ceived since their last meeting. He ;11.0 Averted to several alterations made or proposed to be made in the internal rules of the Union, Council, and Committee. Mr. DANIEL WAKEFIELD, jun., then rose to propose the reception of a petition by the Council, previous to its being laid before the appointed general mr wing. The petition details with great minuteness and energy the feel ings of the people at the time of the late Ministry, with regard to a Reform in the representation of the people in the House of Commons—glances at the pleasing alteration made in the political world, and prospects of the people on the accession of the present Ministers to the Administra tion, who were pledged to support and carry forward, as far and as soon as possible, the all-important subject of Reform—proceeds to remark on the introduction and fate of the first Bill of Reform, and of the almost unanimous responses of the people, at the time of the dissolution of Parliament, to the calls of the Government—glides cur- gorily over the fate of that introduced in the last Session— yet laments warmly that Ministers have seemed more de termined to harken and adhere to the suggestion of their foes rather than of their friends. It then strongly depre cates the delay of the measure for Reform, and the dilatori ness of the Ministers, which have produced not only danger to the measure, but the liability of its defeat—prays the House of Commons will interfere to excite to greater energy and determination the Ministers in the Reform mea sure, and glances covertly and delicately at their connivance (and imprudence and impolicy at least in conniving) at the snail-like progress of the Bill, which might have been long since carried, had Ministers shown greater capacity and courage, and less courtesy, and which might therefore have prevented tie various and varied ills enumerated. Mr. THOMAS MURPHY, in adverting to a proposed amendment of the petition, considering the delay of the Bill was justly and fairly attributable to the dilatoriness of the Ministers. On another clause of the petition, charging Ministers with unnecessary delay— Mr. Fox SMITH having endeavoured to exonerate. M inisters from any concerted or willing delay._. Mr. NV...Kerma said that their actions showed unne cessary delay ; their conduct was, therefore, to be charged with unnecessary delay. Mr. TAYLOR wished rather to attribute the delay to the apathy of the nominal friends of the measure than to the willing acquiescence of the Ministers. Mr. MURPHY was yet to learn that the House of Com mons had the power to reject what the people had the pri vilege to assert, or when the people chuse to use that pri vilege in a proper manner, of censuring any portion of the community or Government, within or without the House, for a neglect or breach of duty. Many have ad dressed the House in expressions charging them fairly with corruption—with not being the the immediate or proper representatives of the people, but the nominees of Lords, &c. ; and dare the House reject such petitions because sues expressions of censure, courteously though warmly ex pressed, were embodied in such petitions? And shall not the vacillating or temporising conduct of the Government of the country be similarly animadverted on? To carry any measure calculated to deprive the people of their rights, or rob them of their wealth, a few days or hours only are necessary ; but to restore, or to put in a state of restoration, their privi leges and properties, so many months or years are found necessary. Not to urge forward the measure with greater energy and spirit (where the power existed, as in the pre sent instance), was tacitly or indirectly to encourage or sanction delay ; and for this encouragement or sanction the Ministers are justly culpable. They might, if they would, have carried the measure. Its delay is justly attributable to their vacillation or apathy, if not worse. After a vote they had lately given in the House, he had very little con fidence in them. Mr. GEORGE ROGERS proposed to soften the expres sion, by saying that the want or absence of energy in the Ministers invigorated, not encouraged, opposition, and thereby occasioned the unnecessary delay. Major REVELL severely reprobated the delay, which was almost equivalent to a defeat. He considered the mea sure in which the Government had properly any considera tion ; and yet they flew from it in a tangent to any mea sure, however trivial or unimportant ; they sought rather to settle the balance of power i❑ Europe, and interfere concerning the propriety of dismantling a few forts in foreign lands, while they neglected the all•absorbing ques tion of Reform at home. The seeds of foreign war they seemed blindly to be sowing, while they as negligently seemed, by their delay, to vegetate the germs of domestic strife. The Ministers should throw overboard all topics and considerations of foreign policy till they have amicably ad justed the measures of domestic policy. He continued further at considerable length, and amidst loud cheering. Mr. Hicirsow objected to the petition in toto. Mr. C. THOMAS again considered the petition inex pedient and impolitic, in which opinion be seemed to be supported by Mr. Bowyer. Mr. J. H. POWELL warmly advocated its adoption; for there was full and sufficient ground for censure from the delay of Ministers. Mr. THOMAS Muarnr had misgivings with regard to Ministers, and thought that the confidence given them was misplaced, and he intended to have their conduct subjected to a direct ♦ote of censure at the next meeting in his own parish. Several verbal alterations were made in the clauses of the petition as they were read seriatim; and then Mr. WAKEFIELD vindicated in an animated manner its principles, and amidst loud and general cheering proposed its adoption. This was carried almost nem. con. We left Mr. J. H. POWELL discussing the propriety of calling on Ministers not to resign, however outvoted on any question, till they had finally carried the grcat mea sure of Reform. Sir CHARLES F- received a serious fall, one day, in stepping into his cabriolet. " Whereabouts were you hurt, Sir CHARLES, ?" said Sir PETER L— ; " was it near the vertebrae ?"--" No, no," answered the Baronet, " it was near the Monument !" The Parrot. ANCIENT ENGLISH DANDIES.--Varied and ridiculous modes of dress were much in vogue. What could exhibit a more fantastical appearance than the English beau of the 14th century. He wore long pointed shoes, fastened to his knees by gold or silver chains ; a stocking of one colour on one leg, and of another colour on the other ; short breeches, which scarcely reached to the middle of the thighs; a coat, one half white, the other half blue or other colour ; a long beard ; a silk hood, buttoned under his chin, embroidered with grotesque figures of animals, and ornamented with gold and precious stones.—lnce's English History. ELOPEMENT.—Some time before day-break, yesterday morning, a travelling chariot and four horses were observed to draw up in the Uxbridge-road, oppo site to Connaught-terrace, where they remained for a con siderable time, waiting in evident readiness to start at a moment's notice. At last a horse and gig, in which were two persons, in travelling cloaks, was seen coming along Park-lane at full speed ; the animal was white with foam, and appeared to have been driven a long distance. The persons, a lady and gentleman, alighted, took their seats in the chariot, the word " go on" was given, and the crack of the post-boys' whips, and the rattle of the chariot whet's, was heard only for a second or two, ere they were whirled out of sight, in the direction of the north road. It is said that the fair fugitive is the daughter of a wealthy resident in the neighbourhood of Clapham Common, and her companion a cavalry officer of some distinction, who will eventually succeed to titled honours, and an immense estate. The young lady was not missed until four hours after she had taken her departure. An instant pursuit was commenced, wbich will, in all proba bility, be unsuccessful, as the party in advance is said to have relays of horses in readiness all along the road. The sister of the young lady made a similar hasty visit to the hymeneal altar about 15 months ago, and started from the same spot as the parties did yesterday morning. AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER.—An inquest was taken yesterday (Tuesday), before S. WALKEy, Esq., Coroner, at the Plume of Feathers Inn, Exeter, on the body of ANN FERRIS, a mendicant, about 50 years of age, who had that morning been found dead in her room, on St. David's-hill. In one part of the room there appeared a heap of rags, of a quantity it is computed to have hall filled a cart, under which the deceased was laid, quite dead, and had been so for several hours. There were no marks of any violence having been offered, but the whole appearance of the body was that of a person in an extreme state of emaciation and filth. On taking an inventory, however, of the articles found in the room, there were dis covered in a box, fifteen good gowns, besides shawls and bonnets, and, wrapped in several inclosures, a bank-book of the Savings' Bank, interest notes, and other securities for money, to the amount of 1331., besides some loose silver and pence in a tea caddy. The Coroner addressee the Jury on the nature of the singular case before them. and after some consideration . , they returned a verdict o. ,‘ Found dead, from denying herself the : common neces saries of Cornubian. LITERATURE. STANDARD NOVELS. No. 12. LONDON. 1832. The " Canterbury Tales," by the two Misses Lee, which have long enjoyed an enviable and not unmerited popularity, are now far the first time re vised and republished in this standard collection of fiction.. The tales are all of them good, and one or two, " The Two Emilies," for instance, and " Kruitzner," are of a superior class, and in point of spirit and invention may vie with some of the most popular fictions of the day. Miss Harriette Lee, !he only surviving sister, has prefixed a brief intro duction to these tales, which is distinguished by a modest propriety. The vo'ume is embellished with two engravings from designs by Stothard. MONTHLY REVIEW. This good old sterling periodical contains two ad mirable reviews, or essays, one on the progress of Reform, and the other on Lord Nugent's late valu able " Memoirs of Hampden, his Party, and his Times." The minor notices on the " Novels of the Month" are also clearly and sensibly written. ROYAL LADY'S MAGAZINE. A magazine of much assumption, but not with out merit. The literary department is various and readable, and the engraving, from Sir Joshua Rey nolds's well known painting of the Girl and Dog, very respectably executed. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, FEB. 1.-Wind S.S.W. moderate.—Arrived and remain the Medusa, Wright, and Norval, Friend, for Van Dieman's Land ; and John, Love, for New South Wales. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. I.—Wind S.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Childers, for Cork. FALMOUTH, JAN. M.—Wind S. to S.E. fresh breezes and squally. ToiaAi, JAN. 31.—Arrived off port the Richard Bartley, Scott, from Smyrna. LivEarooL, JAN. 31.—Arrived the Rocket, Norman, from Cuba. Off port the Ripley, from Bengal. The Artuose, Wade, from Cork to Newport, and the Dither, Bowden, from Bideford to ditto, were on shore near Breaksea Point on the Slat ult. The Polpero, bound to Cadiz, has put into Jersey leaky. The Home, Mitchell, from New Orleans, arrived at Liverpool, having grounded on Bahama Bank ; threw 150 bales of cotton overboard. The Margaret Elizabeth, bound to Newfoundland, was spoken with the 29th of December, in lat. 55. long. 40, with loss of sails and short of provisions, making for Ber tnuda, by the Henry, arrived at Antwerp. The Vistula frigate, from Brazil, bas arrived at Brest, with 3,000,000 in specie. A brig galliot, supposed an American, dismasted and abandoned, was fallen in with on the 3d inst. 40 leagues west of Lisbon, by the Clarissa, Le Pietre, and arrived at Boulogne. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT entertained a party at dinner yesterday, at the King's Palace, at Ken sington. The Duchess of Cu 11BERLAND came to town on Tues day, from her residence at Kew. Her Royal Highness honoured Princess LIEVEN with a visit at Ashburnham House, Dover -street, and in the afternoon returned to Kew. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA rode yesterday at Mr. FozaßD'S riding-school. The Ministers of the Conference on the affiirs of Be gium assembled at the Foreign-office at eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, and were occupied in deliberation till five o'clock yesterday morning. After the conclusion of the Conference two messengers were sent off with despatches —one to Sir CHARLES BAGOT, our Ambassador at the Hague, and the second to Viscount GRANVILLE, our Am bassador at Paris. The Ambassadors and Ministers of France, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, assembled at an early hour yes terday afternoon, and held a conference with Viscount PALMERSTON. Baron FALCK, the Ambassador from the Netherlands, subsequently joined the Ministers of the Conference. Lord HOLLAND and Lord Join; RUSSELL returned to town on Tuesday afternoon, from a ♦isit to the KING at Brighton. Mr. STANLEY entertained the Cabinet Ministers at din ner last evening, at his residence at Whitehall. FREE AND DESPOTIC GOVERNMENTS. So long as habits of liberty are preserved amongst a whole people, so long as every class has an equal horror of slavery, a sudden explo sion of the sentiment which fills every heart suf fices to accomplish a revolution—to render vain the efforts of usurpers, or to overthrow a recent tyranny, though at the moment it may have suc ceeded in establishing itself. The despot, even when he has silenced by terror the people whom he has oppressed and disarmed, always feels at war with them ; he has too much to fear from every class, to hope, with any chance of success, to attach any of them to his cause. But when absolute power has been established long enough for the violence of its first origin to be forgotten ; when the majority of the men in the prime of life have been born under its yoke, and have never known a better state ; the usurper finds himself supported by the inert part of the nation —by those who, incapable of thinking, or of in vestigating for themselves, must be contented with borrowed ideas, and with blindly assenting to every doctrine which the Government may pro mulge. With the loss of liberty is lost also that free and animated intercourse which warms the soul, and diffuses noble sentiments even among classes unenlightened by the knowledge of the past, or by the experience of foreign nations. In slavish countries the Prince alone speaks, amidst universal silence: he dictates the procla mations of authorities, the sentences of the tri bunals ; he even inspires the language to be uttered from the pulpit or the confessional: be cause the disposal of the revenue is at his will, he appears as a dispensing providence ; and makes the people believe he gives all that he does not take from them. The indigent aro grateful to him for the public charities ; the labourer, for the justice and police which protect his property. The populace of towns applaud the rigour which falls on the higher classes. The national pride takes offence at the foreigner who expresses his pity for an unhappy and ill governed people ; and the vanity of the vulgar is interested in the support of what exists. If any memory of the period of liberty is preserved amongst the ignorant classes, it only refers to unhappiness and pain. They have heard of the efforts, the sacrifices, made by their fathers in defence of the people's rights ; but they see only the evils of the struggle, while the result, because it is not of a material nature, escapes their ima gination. They conclude that bread was as dear, and labour as painful, in the days of liberty as in their times; and to the privations they endure were then added dangers and violent catastro phes, of which fathers transmitted to their children some terrible details. Slavery, it is said, so debases man as to make him love it ; and experience confirms the maxim. Nations e most eo e ns r t y t whe in vicious c pi t. ore proportion psappearo ritnioninstitutionst attachedo i t a imperfections; e s c l i everywhere t sG n wohvianetr o sis t liked ; and the most obstinate resistance is that which the people oppose to their moral advance ment.—Dr. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclop&dia Vol. XXVII. Sismondi's History ofthe Italian ;' Republics. .: • (