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in this 'Hit no t is his of him to the biaased e, that r ; and n mai cannot lalthus ugh he :ntonly ice al- ugh he he had pare it mora- . be did 'ss old, has and tor the taxims in his relief, hat he olene.e .harity should less ilk great CO acts sir ap- s with Lis has wiling that , ektlf ,•orthy ;od hose n to a me I too Ex. • 241 • 71.;i rims/. ) the and waS the two •eign ndly risen and 1 be ived v ail cern 'tl to ns in and sub- cient ility, pre very erip r on 4aW, wel- e foirn s tii- tONV. tr pro ,rtler NI A .one. ,tely deia hick ming been the ttio;l im- isen, If e rlia- pith- enue and hem, and assures them that they have been fram ed with every attention to Economy which the circumstances of the Country will permit, and doubts not that it will be satisfac tory to /earn that he has been able to make a large Reduction in the Annual Expen diture, particularly in the Naval and Military Establishments. i iiS MAJESTY then states, with satisfaction, to both Houses, that a considerable Improvemen t luts.taken place during the last year in the Com merce and Manufactures of the Realm, which are now, in their important Branches, in a very llourishing condition. Its M AJESTY at the same time expresses deep regret at the depressed state of the Agri- Cultural Interest.—He recommends the Con dition of an Interest so essentially connected with the Prosperity of the Country, to the early attention of Parliament, and expresses the fullest reliance on their wisdom, in the e msideration of this important subject. t is MAJESTY concludes with expressing His Persuasion, that in whatever Measures they 4111 Y adopt, they will constantly bear in that in the maintenance of our Public Credit all the best Interests of the kingdom ar e equally involved, and that it is by a steady 4dherence to that principle, that we have a ttained, and can alone expect to preserve, our high station among the Nations of the World. The Royal Speech, of which we have given the I t'll substance, must afford satisfaction to the People Itt large. It touches upon all points of National importance ; and we hope it will be followed by Legislative measures calculated to restore Peace and tranquillity to the Empire at large. The crowd, and the number of carriages of all descriptions attending through the whole line, ir ° l ll Pail-Mall to the House of Lords, ex ceeded every thing that we have observed O any former occasion of the same kind. It \ vas gratifying to find that the Spectators were generally of a more respectable order than has 111 ually attended this grand National Ceremony. We received this morning the French Papers Friday and Saturday, which are still almost entirely occupied with the proceedings of the c hamber of Deputies on the law for regulating t he Press. On Thursday, the 9th Article, which subjects to fine and imprisonment persons endea 'l",.titig to disturb the public peace, by exciting hrillulic contempt or hatred against one or several ; 48 ses of persons, was discussed. M. B. CON moved an amendment, the object of which .4 S to erase the words " in exciting public c ontempt or -hatred. against one or several c lasses of persons." A second amend men t "as moved by M. DE CORDONE, who pro- P°sed that these words should be substi tuted--“ in exciting fellow-citizens to hatred 44 4 contempt against each other." A long dis cussion foll owe d, o f the same character as the Irrtter debates, after which all the amendments , It ere reject e d, an d th e ar ticl e a d o pt e d. M. M ES - r ADIER then moved, as an amendment, that after the 9th article the following should be inserted : The publication by means of the press, 1144 not in reports of judicial proceedings, of e ll Y act of the domestic and private life of a t lzeo, without the consent of the party interest shall be punished by a fine of from 100 to r °o o francs, without prejudice to such civil repo 4tion and criminal process as, on account of this Pu blication. may, in certain cases, be authorised ! law." Aft er a short discussion, the amend -"At was rejected, and the Chamber adjourned. On Friday an amendment, or new clause, was 140 Posed to be added to the 9th Article. It ~t (l4lP elle d " the proprietors, or editors, of every ' t (l i uroal, or periodical writing, to insert, within 5 . 1 ,e days after its receipt, or in the next pos tl,se number, if not within those three next days, „te answer of every person named or pointed It . " 4 t in the said journal or periodical writing, t . l tbout prejudice to the other pains and penal -9ltil to which they shall be subject on account of publication of the said article." The I '!endment, after a short address from M. Mr.s- T 4 k b lErt, was carried without any opposition. su bjects 10th Article was then discussed. ;uiects to fine and imprisonment all persons , l !,blishing, selling or exposing for sale, or dis ilootion, without the previous permission of Pvernment, engravings, or lithographic prints, ' il i tbont p re j u dic e t o th e prosecutions to which ale subj liable. ect of suc Th h e President stated, that engravings and prints might M. tiso be AuNou had proposed as an amendment, that the I : N Posure alone should be subject to a previous t t h ee nce. M. MANUEL moved another amendment, b :h at the offences alluded to in this article should I e pbject to the same punishment as those commit -4 by printed works. Both the amendments th e rejected, and the article itself was adopted, ts le object of which is to suppress obscene, licen :.°us, and seditious prints. The next discus .,_l?la took place on the amendment of the Corn "leittee to a regulation of the law of June 1820, : e at the Tribunals should be authorized, in case 4 1 frequent offences, to suspend for a time, or to :Ppress altogether, the offending Journal or e riodical Writing.—M. de Bouvtaar. proposed ,!Ukt the o ff en di ng J ourna l s h ou ld b e su bj ect to g y Censorship, but it was rejected.—M. de thought that the whole of the law i tself was adverse to the amendment pro _Posed ; aft er which the Chamber rejected, by . i t 'rin g the p rev i eus quest i on, t h e amen d ment o f Committee. M. CouRVOISIEIC proposed that, 11 1 cases of extenuating circumstances, the fines 'and imprisonment should be reduced. This amendment was adopted by a large majority, and tfie 11th Article thus amended carried witholt opposition. Thus the prohibitory part of the law has been gone through ; and the Chamber will proceed to consider Title I 1., relative to the modes of trial for the respective species of offers cc. It appears by an article from Berlin, that among the modifications made by the Divan to the Russian Ultimatum, it is proposed that the Turkish troops shall remain in Moldavia and Walachia until tranquillity shall be re stored- throughout the whole of the Ottoman dominions. If this be correct, we see little chance of a speedy adjustment of the differences between Russia and the Porte. In the mean time; the Russian armies, under WITTG ENST EIN, YERNIOLOFF, and . SACK EN, have passed the Dniester ; and the Guards•under Ou N V Alt OFF are marching towards the Pruth. The Turks, on their side ; appear to be seriously preparing for war. It is reported, on the anthority of letters from Constantinople, that Prince DEMETRIus YYPSI- L.% NTI has proclaimed himself Prince of the Pe loponnesus. FR r.scu FUNDi;. Jan. 31, Five per Cents. Feb. 1; Five per Cents. Feb. 2, Five per Cents. Bank Stock 1540'1. c. We have received this morning a Jamaica Mail and Papers to the 18th December. The following are extracts : [From the Royal Gazette, Dec. 1.1 " Two battles are said to ha se been fought near Porto Cabello, and a third in Quayaquil, in all of which the Independents are reported to have been victorious; and in the latter made 600 prisoners, with their arms, baggage, and ammunition. PARLIAMENT OF LOWER CANADA. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, DEC. 20. It was proposed to resolve, that the Legisla ture of this Province ought to have an authorised Agent in the United Kingdom, to watch over the interest of this Colony, and to communicate with his MAJ ESTY'S Ministers on all points relating to the same, according to the instructions he might receive or the occasion demand.—Ordered, that the said motion be referred to a Committee of the whole House on Saturday next. DEC. 21.—1 t was resolved, that his Excellency the Governor in Chief's Speech, at the opening of the present Session, should be taken into con sideration on the 4th January ; and that, on the sth January, the House will consider the expe diency of restricting the importation of American horses, horned and other neat cattle. IRELAND.-The accounts continue to be fa vourable, though they are still far from satis factory. If a part of the peasantry have been terror-struck, another part continue their out rages, though certainly on a reduced scale, both as to number and • atrocity. In the neighbour hood of Macroom and Newmarket, a consider able quantity of arms has been delivered up. Within a few miles of Newcastle, in the County of Limerick, on the other hand, the Insurgents have succeeded in capturing thirty Stand of arms, which were sent for security into Drumcol liher. The Insurgents of Limerick had become very bold, in consequence of the 40th regiment having been marched into Cork.—The verdict of the Coroner's Inquest on BUCKLEY, the man killed in the affair of the Clonakilty Yeomanry, has not yet reached us. Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not, Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow ? Such is the heading of a letter which occupies more than a fourth part of the Cork Mercantile Chronicle, for Friday, the 25th of January. Our readers, of course, anticipate that the epistle itself is an invocation to the White-boys of the neighbourhood, whose exploits at Macroom and elsewhere occupy a large portion of the same paper. By no means ;—it is an address to the Catholics of Ireland, put forth by Mr. DANIEL O'CoNNELL, in pursuance of his MAJESTY'S late gracious recommendations to peace and unanimity. The pressure of matter more immediately im portant, from the same country, has prevented our hitherto noticing that which appears to us the most injudicious and intemperate composition that ever took its birth from the violence or the weakness of man. To call it ill-timed would be superfluous, for we cannot imagine n conjunc ture of national affairs, when such a publication would be seasonable. The principal topics of this letter are, the ne cessity of immediately enforcing the Catholic Claims ; the inexpediency of allowing either a Veto, or any other security, inconsistent (ac cording to Mr. O'CoxsELL's opinion) with the religious rights of the Catholics; and the pro priety of establishing a Board, or Committee, to take measures and make arrangements in con formity with these views. The epistle opens with the usual assertions . respecting the violation of the Treaty of Limerick, and the alleged ser vitude of Ireland since that time. It declares, that the Irish Catholics still continue an op pressed and inferior class in their native soil, aliens and outcasts in the land of their fathers ; and it affirms, what has been al ready so solemnly pronounced on so many different occasions, that there is, under present circumstances, ," but one mode of salvation for the British Empire," namely, to grant the Ca tholics " that liberty," says Mr. O'CONNELL, 44 Wr iCh we know to be our right, but which we are ready to receive with all the affectionate gra titude due to the most gratuitous boon." It is time, we think, that the advocates of Catholic emancipation should discard this favourite style of profession, which every one must perceive to be either unmeaning or insincere. If the Irish Catholics have really been enslaved, defrauded and treated as aliens in the land of their fathers, —if they indeed consider the granting of their Claims to be no more than a right,—and if they proudly feel, that upon the recognition of that right depends the salvation of Great Britain, it cannot he true, it is insulting them to declare on their behalf, that they are ready to receive this I art or enforced justice With CC affectionate grati tude" or like " a gratuitous boon." Mr. O'Coslvrr.:: claims much credit for the good-humour and conciliatory spirit which the Catholics have displayed since the KING'S part ing admonition, but he declares that this good humour " cannot last, unless the causes of irrita tion and resentment be removed; that if Eman cipation he not granted, his MAJESTY'S letter is " a mockery and a cruel mockery ;" and that in this case the Catholics will only have to abide the march of events, and " wish for that great tide of National Reform which, we are told, is, though repulsed for a moment, gaining ground I with every breaker." This is speaking in para bles, but, at any rate, not obscurely. If Mr. O'CoNNEnr.'s language is a fair specimen of that which has prevailed among his countrymen since the KING'S departure, we cannot altogether agree in his praises of their good-humour and pacific dispositions ; if he is the first who has raised his voice in this tone, he must stand self-condemned for his impatience to disturb the general harmony. Let us, however, inquire, with that anxiety which befits the alleged importance of the crisis, what it is that the Catholics now demand. The Bill of last year, Mr. O'CosNer.r. thinks, would have given them every thing they could desire, in point of civil rights: but the ecclesiastical provisions, which would have enabled his MA-. J ESTY'S Government to controul, by a rejecting power, the appointment of Deans-and Bishops, were alarming, execrable, and a " tremendous in novation on Catholic di.cipline." In permitting these enactments to be introduced, the Catholics of Dublin, it is said, acted in a manner " which does them no credit either as men or as Chris tians." Mr. O'CoNNELL sighs over the conduct of the Clergy, and the acquiescence of the Laity was " inexcusable, and in every point of view criminal." To us, who look with the abhorrence natural to Britons upon the very possibility of a foreign power, ecclesiastical or civil, acquiring any kind of purchase upon the political affairs of this king. dom, the Veto itself, however odious and fatal it may be deemed by Mr. O'CoNNEr.r, and other violent Catholics, appears an insufficient' barrier against Papal influence, in the event of civil fran chises being laid open to the extent demanded: The argument which is urged against the grant ing of such a security is among the most forcible that could be adduced in its favour, namely, that, under a Veto, the Catholic Clergy would lose all their political influence ! That influence, we are told, has been most beneficially exerted in check ing the late disturbances. We are happy to learn this ; we had indeed heard of two or three instances in which the Priests have exerted themselves man fully to restrain the spirit of insurrection, but consi dering the genera I course of recent events, the wide extent to which insubordination has prevailed, its long duration, and the unmitigated ferocity with which it has raged, we should have thought . that the clergy of the disturbed districts either possessed no political influence, or had used it to no good purpose. If, however, a Popish Priesthood does enjoy such influence, we think there cannot be a stronger reason, with a Protestant Government, for adopting such precautions as may either an nihilate the power, (if we can suppose with Mr. O'CONNELt, that this is really passible) or may prevent its being exercised under foreign direc tion. Such would, in some measure, be the operation of the proposed Veto in case of new concessions to the Catholics ; but the true and effectual safeguard is, to withhold the concessions themselves. The differences which have prevailed, and still exist, among Irish Catholics, on the subject of a Veto or other security, afford a most instruc tive warning to those who think that limits should at any time be set to what is called the concilia tion of that body. The schism between Vetoists and Antivetoists is not yet adjusted ; Mr. PLUN KETT, however, has conferred with Mr. O'CON-• NELL and the Catholic Bishops, and the result of these debates has been, that the " unlimited negative" is from henceforth not to be thought of, but 44 a limited and defined right of rejec tion" is ti, he marked out if possible. If possible; for " the nature and precise extent of such limited ' power of rejection, as well as the question of whether it can be practicable at all without a violation of Catholic principles, are still in discussion." And will that discussion termi nate in universal agreement ? Who is romantic enough to suppose it ? Let the securities pro posed in Parliament be as ample or as slender as human thought can make them, some dissatis fied minority will still be left among the Catho lics, protesting, execrating, and disclaiming.— Where then, after all our concessions, will be that noble coalition of " all classes and descrip tions of men, whatever may be their colour or their creed," which was to end the long servitude of Ireland, and which alone could bring salvation to the British Empire? Alas! it " flies us like enchanted ground," and never, let the Protestant be well assured, newer will this glorious union be atchieved by the wav of Emancipation, while any security is exacted, any restriction imposed, or any disability continued, which any handfu of Catholics may deem inconsistent with their civil liberties or derogatory to the honour of their religion. Mr. O'CoNNELL tells us now, that things cannot remain as they are. " There may be one ; but are there two instances in the world," he asks, " of sober folly that could dream of our remaining as we are? No, I repeat it, things cannot remain as they are." Perhaps this Gentleman would be satisfied if things were carried to the point which he at present contem plates ; but supposing his views accomplished, other persons would of course be ready to take up his cry. " Things cannot remain as they are" would be the exclamation of some, while Catholics were excluded from the vice regal power ; " things cannot remain as they are" would he re-echoed by numbers, till the Protestant church in Ireland should give place to a Catholic establishment ; and while the Crown itself continued to be with- held from Catholic aspirants there would always be individuals found to keep alive the note of denunciation, " things cannot remain as they are." For the purpose of making arrangements pre paratory to an application in Parliament, Mr. O'CONNELL proposes the establishing of a Board l or Committee, simUar to the Catholiciloliet Their proceedings, he-says, should have no more publicity than " just enough to prevent their acting in contradiction to the public judgment or public feeling."—" We might easily cashier " the Board "at once," he adds,- " if it deviated from its intended objects." Ile dOes not inform us who would condescend to enrol himself in a body which would have no discretion of its own, would act in the eye and under the controul of the " public," and be liable to instant ,dismissal at their pleasure. It is evident that, such an assemblage must be either the • intriguing managers, or the humble creatures, of a party out of doors ; in either case, Parliarrwnt must, doubtless, have vast expectations from the steadi ness, moderation, and independence of their coun cils ! But as the settlement of Catholic demands and concessions would afford too little or too easy employment to so grave and potent a body, it is suggested that the Board " would not only be of great utility in forwarding the claims of the Catholics, but it might be easily turned by the Government to the great object of restoring tran quillity to Ireland." A very happy thought, we must own ; but we doubt if his Majesty's Irish Government be yet so weary of administering the Affairs of that Country as to encourage the esta blishment of a Committee in Dublin, empowered on the one hand to arrange the Catholic Claims, and, on the other, to mediate between the Crown and the White-boys ; pursuing these objects under the immediate conttoul and supervision of " the public," and holding their existence as a body, by the sufferance of Mr. O'CONNELL and his party. The restoration of tranquillity to Ireland must be effected by persons less engrossed than these Gentlemen by the business of Emancipation, and possessing sufficient good sense and real patriotism to perceive, the absurdity of wrangling for ho nours and offices, while their countrymen are plun dering, maiming, burning, and shooting one another, and aggravating, the evils of poverty by the worst violences of (WI War. To propose a Catholic Board for Ireland in her present situa., tion, is as if a man who saw his friend fall down in an epileptic fit should send him an attorney. KING~ COURT. Yesterday, at three o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Court at his palace in Pall-mall, which was attended by the following Ambassadors and Ministers :—The Prussian, Sardi nian, Portuguese, hessian, and Bavarian ; the Archbi s h o p o f Canterbury, the iord President of the Council, the Lord Chan cellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secreta ries of State for the Foreign and Colonial Departments the Master-General of the Ordnance, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, th e P res id en t o f t h e Board of Control, the President of the Board of Trade, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Master of the Mint, Viscount Sidmouth, the Lord Chathberlain the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Clanwilliam, Sir George Warrender, Messrs. Thornton, 11. Wynn, R. Frere, W. Hamilton, &c. Baron Werther, the Prussian Minister, was introduced in the usual fonn, to deliver his credentials, and was most graciously received. The Portuguese Charge d'Af faires, and the Bavarian Minister, were introduced, and receiv ed in the same manner. The late Portuguese Minister had an audience of leave. The Sardinian and Helvetic Ministers had also audiences of the King. The following Presentations took place : Mr. Thornton, his Majesty's Minister at the Court of his Most Faithful Majesty, on ins return from the Brazils, Mr. Birtholomew Frere, on his return from Constantinople. Mr. William Hamilton, upon his being appointed Envoy Extraordinary to theVourt of Naples. • Lord Clanwilliam, upon his being appointed Under Secre tary of .State for Foreign Affairs. W. Wynn, Esq., on his being appointed Envoy Extraordinary to the Swiss Cantons. Ilis Majesty held a Privy Council, at which the speech to he delivered by his Majesty this day from the throne, at the open ing of the Session of Parliament, was finally arranged. • His Majesty pricked the Sheriffs of England for the present year, Two new official seals for Scotland were agreed upon: Mr. Thornton, his Majesty's Minister at the Court of his most Faith. ful Majesty, was introduced, and sworn in a privy counsellor, and took his seat at the Board accordingly. Sir George War render was introduced, and also sworn in a privy counsellor. His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Liverpool, the Marquis of Lone.inderry, Mr. Peel, the Duke of Montrose, and the Duke of Dorset.—The Court broke up at a quarter before six o'clock. Mr. CANNING.—This Gentleman is laid up with a severe attack of his old enemy the gout, at Welbeck, the seat of the Duke of Po RTLA ND. It is therefore probable that he will not for some time be able to attend to his Parliamentary duties. With that attention to the wishes of his Fel low-Citizens which has marked the conduct of his Worship the MAYOR since he came into office, we find that he has consented to call a Meeting of the Citizens, for the purpose of addressing the Marquis WELLEst.EY ; and Tuesday next, the sth inst., is the day appointed to carry the object into effect. The Requisition, addressed to his Worship on this occasion, had been most nume rously and respectably signed.—(Cork Mercan tile Chronicle, Feb. 1.) Loan BYRON.—Pisa, Dec. 31.—1 n the Ro magna several more persons, but of less import ance, have been arrested as Carbonari. Among those banished is Count Gambi, from Ravenna. The Count has come to Pisa, with his daughter, Signora Guiccicoli ; and the celebrated poet, Lord Byron, the friend of the latter, immedi ately followed her. Even after the separation of Signora Guiccicoli from her husband, he had lived in the house of the latter, paid 1500 scudi for his lodging, and spent perhaps 50,000 scudi annually, especially in charity. In public he appears so seldom, that Englishmen often paid a Louis d'or to see him, secretly, through the latticed windows of a neighbouring house. The Magistrates of Ravenna have earnestly solicited the pardon of the Count Gambi, and the Legate has supported this petition to his Holiness, only for the purpose of having back the celebrated and generally respected guest.—(Frankfort Paper.) Extract of a letter from Malta, dated Dec.'2B : - 46 The Chichester packet arrived this morning, in 23 days from England. Some steps are tak ing towards reforms and remedies of our griev ances. An o►fice for the registry of contracts will be established the first of the new year ; and it is now certain that the corn trade will be at last thrown open in June or July tnext. The table of fees in the Bankrupt Court is to be re duced one-half; and we entertain sanguine hopes that such other amendments may he made as will guard against the ruin that we feared was steal ing upon all classes in this island. I hope it will very soon be in my power to detail to you some of the good effects that will be derived from the expected changes." , • .• • . - Oter,-/f".• . y ) • • ‘,.. ~t - A , . _ (41 • FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS: / The Duke and Duchess of Clarence; - iit St. Jarnee from Busby Park; the Duke of:Buckingham and.Chandas,,-at7' Buckingham House, ; the Marquis of Bath. in Brook=street, from Longleat, Wilts ; Marchioness of Exeter, in - Privy-gardens, -from Langley Lodge, Kent ; the , Niarq:': of Salisbury, in Arlington-street;: the Marquis of Anglesi, in • • Old, Burlington -street ; Lord- Arden, in St. James's-plaee; from Nrrey ' • the Earl of Plymo u th, in Grosvenot-square': Sir Brancis Burdett, Bart. in St. James's-place ; „ Jones, in Curzon -street, May-fair, Lady. .lake, in Win:- pole -street ; Lady Campb e ll, ,i n Hertford -street, sky-fair Air. Calctaft, M. P. and family, in Hanover-square, setshire; Baron Lee and Son, in Hans-place, Chelsea, foal the, marquis of Winchester's,Amport House, Hants: J. (1; Lank- ' ton, Esq. M. P. and Lady Louisa Lambton, in Clevelandrow.; the Right Hon. Thomas cirenville, iu Cleveland square ; ieury • Clive, Esq. M. P. in New-street, Spring-,gardeue; itnry Pankes, Esq. M. P. in Old Palace-yard; the Marquis of Hunt ly, at Nerot's Hotel ; Sir H. Vivian, Bart. at the Royal. Hotel the Dean of Hereford, at ditto, from Brighton the Earl of Shannon and the Ladies Boyle, at the London Hotel, from. Brandon, Suffolk ; Lord Viscount Oriel, and Cal. Skeffington, at the St. James's Hotel. DuPAßTl:nEs.—ldord Kensington, from Fenton's Hotel, for his new residence in Old Burlington,street ; Non. George Arson, from ditto, for Melton Mowbray; Mr. and Mrs. Cat. forth, fforn flotA, for Bath. The Marquis of Londonderry gave a grand Parliamentary Dinner yesterday, at his house in St. James's square. Among the .:leinbers of the.house of Commons present were:—The Earl of Yarmouth, Viscount Lowther, Lord Granville Somer set, Right llonourables Sir Charles Long, Chas. Manners Sutton, Thomas Wallace; Charles Arbuthnot, Nicholas Van. sittart, Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Win. Huskisson, and Sturges Bourne, Sir George Warrender, Sir Geo. Clarke, Sir R. Gifford, Sir T. B. Martin, Sir Ulysses Burgh, Bragg Bathurst, S. Courtney, J. Brogden, W. Holmes. C. Dun. combe, S. R. Lushiugton, A. J. Dawson, and li. Clive, Esqrs. M.P. l'he Earl of Liverpool also gave a grand Parliamentary dinner yesterday, at Fife. House, to several Members of the House of Lords. Lord Holland entertained a large party to dirner yesterday at his hous.e in Old Burlington -street. Mr. Lushington gave a grand dinner on Sunday at his house . in Cleveland-square. The party consisted of some of the Cabi net Ministers, Lord Stowell, Lord Yarmouth, Mr. Peel, Lord Palmerston, the Speaker, &c. Yesterday Lady Sophia Heathcote entertained a select party to dinner, at her house in Grosvenor-square. Her Ladyship leaves town for Brighton in n few days. The Duchess of Buccleuch has returned to her villa at Rich mond, whence she was obliged to remove by the abrupt intru sion of old Father Thames, who has now, calmly retired home again. , MERCANTILE SMITING, &c. DEAL, FEB. 4,--Wind S.S.W.—Put back. the Golconda, for Madras and Bengal, with her sails damaged. Came down from the River the Betsy, Read, for Madeira; and Ranger, May, for the . South Seas. Arrived and sailed for the River the Alonzo, Perkins, from Charente; Globe, Ilill, from Vir ginia for Newcastle ; and Joseph, Brian, from Seville. DARTMOUTH, FEE. 3.--A rrived off here the Daphne, Chatfield, 113 days from Madras, and after landing her pas sengers, proceeded for London. ner.srou'rn, Fr:n. 3.—Wind W —lt blew very strong last night from the S. W., but moderated towards the morning.— Arrived the Zephyr, Brown, from Newcastle for Bermuda, with loss of maintop-mast ; Glasgow, Phillips, from London for Fayal; Sappho, Heppenstal, from ditto for Malta; Svnt metry, Moore, from ditto for Leghorn : Theodore, Brose, titan Hamburgh for Havannali ; and the Princess Elizabeth packet, with a mail from Jamaica in 43 days. Sailed the Arnizta, Hall, for Rotterdam. RAId.sriATE, FEE. 4—Arrived the Expedition, Jones, from London for Fayal, with loss of anchor and cable. COWES, FEB. 4.—Arrived the Albert, Robertson, from Virginia, very leaky ; Clarissa, King,. from Bat via, in Bti days ; and Duchess of Athol, Daniels; from London for china. Put back the Jollllllllit Elizabeth, Bola', with loss of a boat. PORTSMOUTH, Frn. 4.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed the Spes and Fortuna, Schroder, for Norway. HARWICH, FEB. 4.—Arrived the Lord Duncan, "Waugh, from NeuTastle ; and Elston, Henderson, from Sunderland, both for London, and with loss of anchors and cables. CALAIS, FEU. 3.—The French "brig Raincon, Mcyune, of and for Marseilles, from Dunkirk, ran on shore this morning a short distance E. of this harbour, and is a complete wreck : • crew and part of the cargo saved. A Pilot.boat upset at the entrance to the harbour with 7 men, .and every soul perished. SouTitwoLD, FEu. 4.—Arrived the Louisa, Lawrie, of and from London, for Charente, having lest anchors and cables in a heavy gale on the 2d inst. LOSS OF THE THAMES EAST INDIANIAN. The THAMES left the Downs at twelve o'clock on %Ved nesday last, with a smart breeze from the south-west, and con tinued beating to the westward with fine weather until Satur day at noon, when she weathered Beachy Head, the wind then blowing a brisk gale. As night approached, the gale increased; and as darkness came on, it blew a complete hurricane. Find ing the ship making fast towards the shore, an order WWI given• to commence firing signals of distress, but such was the state of the,elements, that all idea of assistance from the shore was soon abandoned as hopeless. The vessel was every moment approach ing nearer the shore ; the sea running mountains high, and the moon, which afforded a dim light through the dark eloudi, • serving only to make their extreme danger the more apparent. At length, about twelve o'clock the ship struck on a rock very near the Head, but she floated from thenc , , and. drifted round near to the town of Eastbourn, between the Round-house and • the Alartello Tower, where she again struck, and g ot qu i te ashore. This was soon after two o clock on Sunday morning, and from that until half-past nine, the ship continued to beat with tremendous violence against the shore ; and every succeed. ing wave was expected to shatter her to pieces. The same in cessant firing was kept up,—lights were speedily shewn from the shore,—and, in a short time, the beach was covered with people, all _anxious to assist in the preservation of the crew, but, unfortunately without the power of doing so at that time. Not long after the ship struck, her mam-anast went by the board, carrying with it four of the crew ; and, in th e course of the night, the fore and mizen-masts followed, and seven more of the crew were washed overboard. At daylight this fine ship was lying on the sand, totally dismasted, and striking with a violence which threatened to stove her in pieces; and her crew were seen crowded upon the deck, looking anxiously towards the shore for assistance, and expecting every moment to he over. whelmed by the waves, which were breaking upon them with undiminished force. At this time several hundred people hal , collected on the beach, and the ship was so near the shore, that it seemed to those on board as though they could almost leap from her side to the dry land. At length, the only boat that could be found large enough to attempt to launch in this tremendous surf was brought to the spot, and a Midshipman (we have not learned his name) of the Preventive Service, and six seamen, in a moment volunteered their services to attempt to reach the ship. Several successive efforts were made to launch her, but she was each time swamped, and her gallant little crew washed ashore. Still, however, undismayed,- they made another attempt, and succeeded in getting almost without the breakers ; when a sea took her starboard bow, and upset her. The six seamen reached the shore; but we lament to state, the gallant young officer, who so fearlessly had risked his life for the chance of rendering assistance to his fellow men in distress, fell a victim to hit undaunted courage and humanity, and the ship's company, as well as those on shore, saw him struggling with the waves until his strength was ex, hausted, and he sunk beneath them.—Captain Manby's appa ratus for the preservation of lives was at length brought into ac tion ; and a rope being thrown on board the ship and made fast, the whole remaining of the ship's company; together with Major and Mrs. /Winn's and her female servant (passengers,) were got safe on shore ; but without saving a single thing except the clothes which they had on their backs. They were all completely worn out with fatigue and anxiety, and the pi engers were conveyed as speedily as possible to the nearest inn. The officers and crew remained near the spot in the hope of being able to save some part of the cargo. It was next tot miracle that the ship held together so long and had the not been nearly new, and of the strongest construction, she Nun have gone to pieces hours before the crew were released. Had that been the case, every individ ua l on board must have pa. rished. - :;~e ~,~ +~,,