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General Mining Association ll Real del Monte Mining C 0...., — United Max. Min. Co. (iss. at '2/. pm.) 40 Ditto New Scrip Alliance Fire Insurance Comp , Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company General Steam Navigation Co Provincial Bank of Ireland 10 .P. 20 160 48% 17% 6 mq 8 1 ,4 XI 5 0 744 49.% 24 17 The illustratiom are of average Annuli merit, with the exception of the " Lost Deed," which is. an engraving by Bacon, from a design by 'Richter, of very superior ability. The medallion head of Walter Scott, after the noble bust by chantry, is also as excellent as a work of art, as it is as a likeness. .NGE YESTERDAY. COURSE OF EXCH, Amsterdam C.F 12 61 Ditto, at sight. ................. 44 Rotterdam 2 U 12 6* Antwerp 12 8 Ramburg . M.B 13 15 Altona l3 151- Paris, 3 days' sight 25 85 Ditto 2 U. 26 10 Pordeaux 26 15 Berlin Frank fort on Maine, Ex. M. 154 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective ft. 2 M. 10 I I Trieste do lO 12 Madrid 36 iadiz 3 6 IA Gilboa 96 Barcelona 35!4 Seville 354 Gibraltar 47 Leghorn 4714 Genoa 0 6 JO Venice 46% Malta 46 Naples Pal ei mb per oz. 120 Lisbon Oporto 49 Rio Janeiro Bahia 32 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight l% Cork 1 BULLION, PER OZ. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver bars, standard 0 4 101 FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, Nov. 9.-13 124 ; two months, 13 1114. BERLIN, Nov. S.—Three months, 6°'9!4. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. Seventy-five days, 14. CHRISTIANIA, OCT. 31.—Three months, 6. 40. BREMEN, Nov. 6.—Three months, 616. —Hamburg Papers, Nov. 10. LONDON, Nov. 13, - 1832. AT- a MEETING of MERCHANTS, BANKERS, SHIPOWNERS, and others anxious for the PRESERVATION of PACIFIC RELATIONS BETWEEN this COUNTRY and HOLLAND, held this day at the City of London Tavern, THOMAS WILSON, E-4., in the Chair, The following Resolutions were adopted : It was moved by THOMAS BARING, Esq., and seconded by JOHN MITCHELL, Esq., 1. That we have seen with deep concern and alarm the PPointment of a squadron of British ships-of-war avowedly 'Wended to co-operate with the French force against Hol tind, and the issuing of an Order in Council to detain in Ann and at sea, all ships belonging to subjects of his Ma lest,- the King of the Netherlands, as well as all persons "' b _ oar d. It was moved by THOMAS RAISES, Egq., and seconded by • H. FREESE, Esq., 2 . That the hostilities thus threatened do not appear to have been provoked by any injury inflicted upon British i nttrests, or by any insult offered to British honour. It wag moved by MATTHIAS WOLVEKLEY ATTWOOD, Esq., and seconded by Sir F. OMMANNEY, 3 . That knowing the vital importance of the continuance of peace to this country, we deprecate a war which, in the absence of all Parliamentary information, appears to us to be without sufficient motive or justification, and directed against a free, loyal, and united people, an ancient and faithful Ally, connected with us by many common inte rest,' and by the recollection of our united efforts in the tause of civil and religious liberty. kit Was moved by F. Huni, Esq., and seconded by RICHARD THORNTON. Esq. 4 . That this unexpected interruption to our active, arni lables and beneficial intercourse with Holland and its co trial possessions, which has afforded an important outlet the staple productions of this country, has already ,treated considerable inconvenience, and, if persisted in, .must be productive of consequences seriously injurious to Par commercial, shipping, and manufacturing interest, !!'hich in the present time, particularly claim the protec t' 0 and sympathy of the Government. It Was moved by J. B. HEATH. Esq., and seconded by A. GOWER, E , q. 5 . That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty t o conformity with these Resolutions, praying that his M a jesty will give such orders as in his wisdom he may fit to prevent a rupture with Holland, which must " r °ve most prejudicial to the commercial interests of the e °antry. It Was moved by H. Sr. JOHN MILDMAY, Esq., seconded by WM. WARD, Esq., and carried unanimously, u,i Esq., That th e th an k s o f thi s M ee ti ng b e g i ven t o Th omas w ilson, for his able and impartial conduct in the %ar. , The Address to his Majesty, founded on the above Re 'Outions, li es f or s i gnature a t the City of London Tavern ; 4 NI the Gentlemen who have signed the papers are re -9a d to call in order to sign the engrossed Address. o r,r7ra , ttt *tn. IVR T ,„ LONDON, - --'474ESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1832. A private express has been received this lb ,\i 'rning f rom P ar i s b r i ng i ng th e p a pers of 41 " day. They are principally devoted to corn enta on the capture of the Duchess of BERRY, t t t l e d the entran ce o f t h e F renc h troops i nto Igium. he. The Carlist Journals are mos t ve h ement i n tr attacks against the Government. They L c etise the Minister of the Interior with the ': . eatest p er fidy t owar d s t h e D uc h ess o f B ERRY , :t! that the whole affair was a pl an l a id by 'lnisters to please the Dupin party and that it) the R evo l u ti on o f 1830. Loui s Primp : 1 the QUEEN, it is positively asserted, were ;4re that this Princess had taken refuge in 1 41 tes, and that a secret correspondence had icen place between them, in which her aunt blared, that if she did not immediately take l t tl.ight and leave the French territory, it would 'lllpossible for Government any longer to t ti4 al her place of abode, and should she e aPtured, they could not answer for her life, as novular feeling might be too powc►ful, and would endanger the throne, if any leniency were. attempted in her favour. I Her arrest has created but very little surprise in Paris, as the public was well aware that if Go vernment really was determined to resort to rigo rous measures towards this heroine of the fallen dynasty, it would be impossible for her to carry on her intrigues in a country like France, where the most active police regulations are obliged to be complied with. The popular feeling is not so much against this infatuated Princess as it is against the culpability of Go vernment in not acting according to the Charter, and, when it found that she had landed, in not adopting those measures that would have pre vented the effusion of blood. The general belief is that she will be banished for life, and in case of her ever attempting a second time to violate the Charter, death will be her reward. She has been conveyed to the Chateau de Blaye as a traitoress, to await the decision of the Cham bers in what manner she is to be tried. The Duke of ORLEANS and the Duke de NEMOURS left on Sunday afternoon for the head quarters of Marshal GERARD. A telegraphic despatch had been received from that General that the French troops were preparing to enter Belgium, he having received an express from Brussels that the King of HOLLAND was de termined not to comply with the treaty, and wa s concentrating his forces. The attack on the citadel of Antwerp, now beyond doubt, will take place. _ _ _ It was circulated at the Bourse that the King of HOLLAND had been advised to sur render the citadel, sooner than allow the French to enter Belgium. The opinion is, however, that he will persist to the last, and that Prussia has promised him aid. Paris is in a very agitated state, as the meet ing of the Chambers draws near, which will take place on the 19th. Strong reinforcements have arrived in the environs of the capital, in case of an enzeute, as the Carlists are known to have been at their intrigues. The funds are rather lower. M. DUPIN is not expected to join the Mi nistry before the 19th. The Moniteur asserts that the French Go• vernment arrested the Duchess of BERRY, as soon as it had information of the place of her concealment. We have reason to believe this statement to be false, and to have been made only for the purpose of allaying popular excite ment. The place of her retreat was known to the French Government more than a fortnight before her arrest, and the Duchess had notice to that extent, whether from the Government or not we do not pretend to say, of the discovery having been made, with an urgent recommenda tion for instant flight—a recommendation with which this silly woman, blindly relying on the misstatements of the instigators of her absurd and criminal attempt, as to the means of her partizans, refused to comply. We are very far from blaming the French Government for this forbearance—the Duchess of BERRY was at the same time a woman, and a member of the reigning family. The indulgence due to her sex, and pity for her misfortunes, prompted leniency ; although, weighed in the scales of justice, her crime was of the highest character, being nothing less than an attempt to gratify personal ambition at the cost of much human life and the sacrifice of national prosperity ; and her relationship to the reigning MONARCH justified an effort to remove her from the country, without the alter native of a trial, the result of which might prove afflicting to her friends, and her own destruction. Under these considerations, we wonder that the Moniteur should pay so bad a compliment to the French nation as to think it necessary to jus tify the Government for having shown so much forbearance to a woman. The arrest of the Princess was an event which could do no good to the reigning dynasty, and might be productive of much mischief. It has now takgn place through her own folly ; and easy as the course may seem to some, in our opinion it is thickly sown with difficulties. In the first place, LOUIS PHILIP owes to his people, by whom he has been for some time sus pected (ridiculously, we confess, for LOUIS PHILIP is no Monck playing false to the Libe rals for the purpose of restoring the old despots) of a desire to disgust the French nation with his system of Government, in order to propitiate favour for the late dynasty, a sacrifice of per sonal feeling in the performance of a public duty. The Duchess of BERRY, although a woman, is a rebel, and a rebel, not merely against the au thority of the SOVEREIGN, but of the nation, and those principles which caused the downfall of CHARLES X., and procured the accession of the present Monarch. In ordinary cases the nation condemns, and the King is allowed the prerogative of pardon ; but how will Louis PHILIP be able to exercise this prerogative, suspected as he is, of a leaning towards princi ples of an anti-constitutional tendency? We trust he will be spared this trial of character. The nation should decide on the punishment due to the offender, and the King be allowed neither to aggravate nor ameliorate that decision. If he has wise Counsellors about him, they will recom mend such a course as the only one adapted to the circumstances. What the punishment of the Duchess of BERRY will be, it is impossible to say. As the mother of him, who, b ut f or t h e guilt and folly of his family would have been KING, we can make some excuse for her anxiety to effect a counter-revolution, and the considera tion might weigh with the nation if the Duchess had not shown that a counter-revolution under her auspices would not be a mere change of dynasty, but also a return to the most fright ful despotism. Had she announced HENRY the Fifth and the Constitutional Charter, the people, who care little about men, so that prin ciples be respected, would have been lenient to her in her discomfiture ; but we find her in close relation not only with the despots of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, but actually in cordial union with the monster of Portugal. The money of Don MIGUEL has defrayed part of the cost of her expedition, and if HENRY the Fifth had been restored, it would have been with the understanding that. what MtGum, has been to the Portuguese, HENRY should be to the French nation. The Duchess of BERRY has been playing a profligate as well as a despe rate game, and if she should escape the ordinary penalty of treason, she will be indebted for her escape to the generosity of the French people, and the contempt with which they regard the machinations of their enemies, rather than to any circumstances of extenuation which could be pleaded in her favour. We sincerely trust that her life will be spared, but we cannot allow even her sex to be her excuse for her misconduct. The French need not stain the glorious results of their revolution with blood, but if blood were wanting, they vypuld be justified in shedding that of the Dueirev of BERRY. Brussels Papers contain little news of inomer A letter dated Berlin, Nov. 6, says, " The pro test which Prussia had presented against the march of the French troops into Belgium, shows itself in the treatment which, ever since that plan has been in contemplation, General iVIEnEKx, the Belgian Minister meets with. His cards are for the most part unanswered, the Court avoids him, and so he is for the most part left to himself. He has little communication with the diplomatic body except that the English and French Ambassadors have frequent inter views with him, which must be the more itn portant, as the question whether there shall be peace or war in Europe will be decided at Berlin." The following are extracts:— 13aussEts, Nov. 10.—The Government has received the official intelligence that the King of Great Britran signed, on the sth, orders to lay an embargo on all Dutch ships in British ports. It is certain that the French Government has officially announced to the authorities of the city of Tournay that on Mo❑day, 12th November, 9,800 French troops, among which there will be 1,500 cavalry, will enter that city. The Minister of War, yesterday, sent a courier with despatches to Colonel Buzen, at Antwerp. Several estafettes arrived at the War-office yesterday. A courier, from London, arrived yesterday afternoon. The Mint has been busy for three or four days. Several carts loaded with blanks arrived yesterday and the day be fore from Liege. The StanTlaerd Van Vlanderen says, that it has learnt from good authority that a division of 11,500 French troops, with 700 horses, will pass through West Flanders between the 12th and 15th inst. Orders have been given at Countrai to prepare stabling and forage for SOO horses by the 10th inst. ANTWERP, Nov. 9.—To-day the wind is East and South East, and the weather fine. The day before yes terday a fisherman of this city arrived in the Scheldt; he says th it for the three days he was at sea there was dreadful weather, and that he did not see any ship of war. Thirteen lighters arrived at the citadel yesterday. This morning two lighters, loaded with chests and sol diers, passed the city, going down the river. The Phare contains the following article : " For some days past we have announced the arrival of a great number of lighters at the citadel ; it was only yes terday rwe observed that they drew but little water, whence it is easy to infer that they arrived empty, whereas all went away, drawing much water, and consequently loaded. Some persons, who, like ourselves, hive made this observation, think that the city will be evacuated by the 15th instant ; and in support of their opinion, allege the continual passage of boats between Holland and the fortress. " Just as we are going to press, we learn that the mer chants of Amsterdam and Rotterdam have sent to the King a memorial in the form of a protest against all the conse quences that may result to Holland by the blockade of its coasts by the French and English squadrons." It is false that the Municipal Council of our city has unanimously resolved, as the Journal d'Anvers says, that an address should be drawn up and forwarded to the King, to entreat his Majesty to save the city from the violation of the Constitution with which it was threatened. This proposal, supported only by seven Members, was rejected. The Council was sensible it would be interfering in matters not in its province. The head-quarters of the French Prince, and of the Marshal commanding the expedition, will be at Walhem. —Journal de la Belgique, Nov. 11. BERLIN, Nov. 9.--Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands has arrived here. (From a letter.) BERLIN, Nov. 6.—The protest which Prussia had pre sented against the march of the French troops into Bel gium, shows itself in the treatment which, ever since that plan has been in contemplation, General Merekx, the Bel gian Minister, meets with. His cards are for the most part unanswered, the Court avoids him, and so he is for the most part left to himself. He has little communication with the diplomatic body except that the English and French ambassadors have frequent interviews with him, which must be the more important, as the question whether there shall be peace or war in Europe will be decided at Berlin. At a grand dinner lately given by the Belgian Ambas sador, only the Ministers of the two Courts who are in al liance with his Sovereign were present, though there is no doubt that others were invited. This evening it is re ported that Prussia has consented to occupy Venloo, as a security against any consequences of the march of the French into Belgium. HAMBURG, Nov. B.—The steam-boat that left our port for London last night took a Prussian courier; three others from St. Petersburg(' and Berlin came too late. Now there is no steam-boat here ; the Columbine, with the mail of the 2d, is expected every moment. HAMBURG, NOV. 9.—The steam-boat between Amster dam and this city will make no more voyages this year. The London mail of to-day will be sent by the steam-boat to Hull, unless one should arrive from London. HAMBURG, Nov. 1 0.--The steamboat from London is not yet arrived. —Hamburg Papers, Nov. 10. HAMBURG, Nov. 9.—BORSEN HALLIC, HALF-FAST Two.—Th e supply of Wheat continues small, and nearly the whole of the arrivals have again been taken for con sumption. Wheat, Anhalt, w hi te Rix-dollars. to 120 ----- red _ 78 to 88 —. Marks lOO to 104 Mecklenburgh 96 to 105 Lower Elbe 75 to 82 During the week 199 lasts of Wheat have been im ported, 37 exported, and there remains stock in hand 700 lasts. Discount 21 per cent ; bills scarce. End of Nov. • - Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent. Anglo-Russian Lo'an Hamburg ditto S6 V 5 , Russian Inscription, 5 per cent. B6 Ditto, ditto, 1831 85% ' Polish Bonds 10914 • Austrian Bank Shares 1113 Austrian Metalliques New Austrian 4 per cent. 74 —Hamburg Reporter. We have advices from Newfoundland, which give full particulars of the new Constitution bestowed by his MAJESTY upon that Colony. It appears, that the population of Newfoundland is estimated at 70,000 souls, and the island is to be divided into nine districts, which are to return Members in the following proportions : St. John to send three Members, Conception Bay four, Togo Bonavista, Trinity Bay, and Ferryland, one each, making four, Placentia two, Burin and Fortune Bay, each one, being two, making a total of fifteen Members. Every man above twenty-one, natural born, or natu ralized, not convicted of an infamous crime, and who has occupied for two years a dwelling-house on the island, as owner or tenant, is eligible to the Assembly. Every man who has occupied on the island for twelve months immediately preceding the election a dwelling-house, as owner or tenant, and who is eligible as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a vote. Voters more than fifteen miles distant, may, by written notice, in form, directed by the Governor, subscribed by two witnesses, vote without personal attendance. The duties of Returning Officers are similar to our own, The Assembly is to continue during pleasure. It seems, by the Madrid accounts, that the Neapolitan Ambasaador was deeply compromised in the recent plot of the apostolicals, and hence the order for his departure from Spain in eight days. The letters continue to speak of the changes in the various departments. Don F. P. EGUIA had been named Secretary of the Su preme Council of War ; Don D. L. RODRI- GuEz, Intendant of Grenada; Don J. Y. URNATIA, Intendant of the Province of Ma drid ; and Don F. X. ABADIA, Commander of the Camp of Gibraltar. Lisbon Papers state that Don PEDRO has at length resolved on taking the command of his own army in person. This is a judicious step, and our only surprise is, that it has not been taken sooner. It will at once do away with all those petty jealousies which naturally arise where a command given to one man is deemed by another as an indirect affront to his own claims. None henceforth can dispute the orders of Doti PEDRO :--- LISBON. (From the Gazette de Lisbon.) The Lisbon Gazettes, from October 19 tq November 2, both inclusive, contain no official accounts whatever re lative to the operations of the army. LISBON, OCT. 21.—A letter from Rio Tinto, of the 3d instant, says, that the few English who escaped being killed or wounded on the 29th of September have desired to be put back to England. Letters from our army, on the North and South of the Douro, of the Bth and 10th, say that the news of the in tended visit of his Majesty, our beloved Sovereign, to re view his troops had excited the greatest joy among them, and had also filled the rebels with consternation, so that in the week that had elapsed after it was known, above two hundred rebels bad come to Villa Nova, and to the head quirters of General Pezo de Regoa, who say that many more, even whole companies would desert if they were not so strictly watched. They say, that orders have been issued to shoot on the spot any soldier convicted of intending to desert, and that many were in prison on mere suspicion. The deserters desire to join our ranks, that they may distinguish themselves against those who deluded them, and obliged them to use arms against their country. A letter from Vallongo of the 12th says, " Our army is in good condition, well supplied with bread, meat, and wine, and defended from the inclemency of the weather by a well constructed barracks; it is full of enthusiasm, especially since it has heard of his Majesty's arming. Every day since the 29th ult. (except on the 10th inst.) deserters from the rebels have come over to us." A letter from St. Cosine of the 16th instant says, " Don Pedro demands a contribution of 3,000,000 of cruzadores from the city of Oporto, and there are some whose share is 12,000 cruzadors with little means of pay ing it." A letter from Bemposta of the Bth inst. says,—" We learn from persons worthy of credit, that the rebels have hardly 5,000 regular troops, and even these are much alarmed since they have learned the heroic resolution of his Majesty, Ft) that a grrat number of them are dis posed to surrender as soon as an opportunity offers. The whole district is perfectly tranquil." LISBON, OCT. 25.—His Majesty's Government has to day received despatches from the Palace at Coimbra, of the 22d inst., which state that his Majesty and his august sister enjoyed perfect health ; and that the inhabitants, ever since his Majesty's arrival, were in a state of enthu. siasm, such as it is itnpossble to describe. LISBON, OCT. 27.—11 is Majesty and the Infantas were still at Coimbra on the 24th. His Majesty intended to have a solemn mass performed en the 25th, the anniver sary of the taking of Lisbon from the Moors, in honour of his glorious ancestor, Don Alphonso Henriques. His Majesty's Government continues to receive from all parts of the kingdom, accounts stating that perfect tran quillity every where prevails, and that the inhabitants are more and more enthusiastic in the cause of the King, and the just cause in which the nation is engaged. LISBON, Ocr. 30.—8 y a telegraphic despatch from Coimbra, received this morning, we learn that the King and the Infantas, with their whole suite, would set out to-day for Brags. LISBON, Nov. I.—The Gazette contains the pinion offered to the of f icers and privates who have joined the rebels, on their returning to their duty. The Gazettes contain long lists of patriotic contribu tions.—Lisbon Gazettes, Nov. 1, inclusive. (From the Chronica Constitutional of Nov. 7.) OPORTO—OFFICIAL. A letter to the Conde de Villa Flor, signed Don Pedro, Duke of Braganza, informs him, that in conformity with his advice he had resolved to take the command of his army in person. He therefore relieves the Count from the command, thanking him for the proofs which he has constantly given of his valour and fidelity, and of the services that he has rendered to the cause of the Queen and the country. An order of the day informs the army of this resolution of the Emperor. The Pantaloon packet had arrived in three days from Falmouth. His Majesty has issued a decree enjoining all Portu guese of the military profession, who are now in foreign countries, immediately to return to Portugal, unless they are employed on service, or are prevented by some lawful impediment of illness or age. All others are to apply to the Ministers of his Most Faithful Majesty that they may provide them with the means of conveyance. It is not true that Mr. CAMPBELL (as one of our contemporaries stated) is appointed to be the Solicitor-General. Our authority for making this assertion is, that the LORD CHANCELLOR addressed Sir WM. HORNE several times in the course of this morning, by the appellation of Mr. Solicitor-General. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY-(TIIIS DAY The LORD CHANCELLOR proceeded to hear the evidence in Blakemore v. the Glamorganshire Canal Company tc day, the reading of which occupied the morning. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE KING V. JAMES ACLAND. The defendant, who had been convicted of publishing a libel on a magistrate of Hull, in a publication called the Hull Portfolio, was brought up to-day to receive judg went. Mr. LLOYD, who had been instructed to address the Court in mitigation of punishment, said he had only re ceived his papers at I I o'clock last night, and had not yet had time to make himself master of them. Indeed, some of the affidavit. , which the defendant was desirous should he used, he had not even yet read. He therefore hoped their Lordships would grant him an interval of a few how s. Mr. POLLOCK said the defendant bad already had con siderable indulgence, but he would not oppose the short postponement required by the defendant's Counse'. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said the application war productive of very great inconvenience, for the time of the Court was wasted in discussing indulgencies. The Court would, however, take the case at 2 o'clock. FROM LLOYD'S DEAL, Nov. 13.—The combined English and French squadron, consisting of his Majesty's ships Donegal, Tala. vera, Stag, Scout, and Larne, with the Rhadamanthus and Dee armed steamers ; and also La Suffrein, French line-of-battle ship, two large frigates, and two corvettes, remain. His Majesty's ship Conway arrived from the westward this morning, and sailed in the evening to the northward. Arrived from the river and remains the Mexican, Carew, for the Cape of Good Hope. Po RTSSIOUTH, Nov. 13.—Wind S.E.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Childers, from Oporto. FALMOUTH, Nov. 12.—Wind variable, light breezes.— Sailed his Majesty's ship Triuculo, for Mauritius; and Plover packet, for Carthagena. MARGATE, Nov. 13.—Arrived off Firt the King, John son, from Waterford. WEYMOUTH, Nov. 12.—Arrived the Filey, Thornton, *rom Quebec. BRISTOL, Nov. 13.—Arrived the John and Robert, From Honduras. LivEß,rooL, Nov. 12.—Arrived the Reliance, Cornish, and Clara Margaret, M'Donald, from Charleston; Feli city, Dugdale, and Pacific, Johnson, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; and Lord Abercrombie, Black, from Mes sina. Off port the Elizabeth, Nelson, from Demerara. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, T WEL VE 0' CL 0 CK. We have an arrival trom Oporto of the Childers sloop of war; but it brings the same dates as were received by the Soho steamer. In the absence of official information from Holland, a report has been got up, said to have come by way of Calais from Amsterdam, that the King of Holland will consent to surrender the citadel of Antwerp to the Belgians, on con dition that they pay 10 millions of florins, and give up Venloo and a part of Limbourg. On inquiry, we cannot trace the above to any authentic source. Consols opened at the same price they left off yesterday, 881 f for the account, and afterwards went up to 83i, buyers. They have since receded to S3a owing, it is said, to some unfavourable news from France ; we suppose it must be the march of the French army to Belgium. Exchequer Bills have receded to 20. In the Foreign Market little doing. Dutch Stock rather better. HALF-PAST ONE. Up to the present hour we have nothing to communi cate in an authentic shape, and in the present state of affairs continual reports will be put into circulation for sinister views. Consols for Account, 831 ; for Money, 83i 1. The Foreign Market is also in a stagnant state. THREE O' CL CK. Cons )15 for Account, 831 i. FRIEDLANDER V. THE LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY, This was an action which occupied two days in trying, and was brought to recover the amount of a policy of in• iurance upon furniture, stock in trade (jewellery,) which were destroyed by fire. The Jury found a verdict for the defendants. The arguments upon a motion for a new trial were partly heard a few days ago. 11r. HOLT, this morning, addressed the Court in sup port of the rule, and contended, that in consequence of tht rejection of material evidence by the Learned Judge, the rule should be made absolute. A person named Lewin Friedlander had been called for the plaintiff to prove the sale of jewellery to him, and that these goods were in the house at the time of the fire, but on the invoice being put into his hand he swore that he never supplied the jewellery therein named, and that h. bad written the invoice at the request, and in the presence of young Friedlander (plaintiff's son) and Nathan (plain tiff's shoptnan). That evidence certainly came with some astonishment on the plaintiff's Counsel, who then wished to call young Friedlander and Nathan to contradict that statement, and also to call Barnard Levi to prove the salt of those goods by Lewin Friedlander to the plaintiff, and that those goods were in the house at the time of the fire. The Learned Judge, however, refused to adtait that evi deuce. He (Mr. Holt) knew that it was against the rule of law to permit one witness to be called to contradict another upon a collateral issue, but he submitted that this was a very important and direct point in issue. There was also a letter accompanying the invoice, which it was sworn was written at the plaintiff's request, but which, it was offered to be proved, was not so, and that evidence was also rejected. The plaintiff was therefore shut out from showing what were the real facts of the case. Mr. FOLLETT followed on the same side, and contended that the evidence whether the goods in the invoice were bona fide purchased of Lewin Friedlander and were ou the premises, was most pertinent to the issue; it could not be called a collateral issue ; it was the very issue in the cause; because if the invoice and letter were fabricated, the goods could not have been on the premises, and the plaintiff could not recover for them on the policy of in surance ; but if they were not fabricated, the result would be the other way. He, therefore, submitted that the evi dence to contradict Lewin Friedlander, by the three wit nesses, was most material in the cause. The COURT were of opinion, that the evidence whether or no the invoice was fabricated was a material point in issue, a s it involved the question whether the goods were on the premises at the time of the fire. It was also very material to show whether the letter accom panying the invoice was written by Lewin Friedlander at the request of the defendant, or whether that was also a bonafide transaction or not. Acting upon that opinion, their Lordships thought the evidence upon those two points was not of collateral nature, and, therefore, its rejection was improper. The rule fur a new trial was then made absolute. THE KING V. SLANZY. This .was a prosecution for libel at the instance of the Hon. Mr. Fane, when that gentleman was a candidate for the county of Oxford. Tt:e defendant was found Guilty. A rule Nisi for a new trial having been obtained on a former day, it came on this morning for argument. Mr. Justice PATTISON commenced reading the notes of the trial, and had not finished when our reporter left. EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY.) LIVERSEDGE V. THOAIPSON AND ANOTHER. This was one of 10 actions in which, on the last day of the last term, Mr. Wightman, on the part of the de fendant Thompson, moved for and was allowed a rule Nisi to stop all proceedings, and that the matters in dis pute might be referred to the Master to inquire what sums were due. He obtained the rule upon the affidavits of two of the plaintiffs, who deposed that they never gave any instructions for such proceedings. This morning Mr. JOHN JERVIS showed cause against the rule. He said the defendant Thompson had been in partnership as a wire -drawer, in Flintahire, with a person named Hayton, but having another work in the adjoining; county; he was in this concern in the nature of a sleep ing partner. The defendant Hayton also carried on the business of a shop on his own account, and Thompson having reason to think that Hayton was using the partnership money on his own account, came to the works in question and stopped them, stating that he had dissolved the con cern. He also carried away everything in his power, which enraged Hayton, who refused to pay any of tl e wages due to the workmen, the plaintiffs in those actions, and referred them to Thompson. On applying to him he also refused to pay them, and told them to do their best. The workmen accordingly went in a body to the town of Wrexham, in order to get there cases heard by the Magis trates. An attorney of the name of Horne seeing so man; together in the streets, and there having been disturbances in the neighbourhood, was afraid that it would look like intimidation if they were all to go together; he therefore pro posed to them that they should choose a few to go before the Magistrates, and he would give them all the assist ance in his power gratuitously. They accordingly ap pointed three of their number, who did go before the Magistrates ; but as Thompson did not attend, and there was some talk about his going to dispute the partner ship, they advised that the workmen should put all their cases in the hands of Mr. Horne, who would recover their wages for them. The deputation went to their fellow workmen and reported this to them, when all of them in stantly agreed with the proposition, and the three of the deputation accordingly gave such instructions to Mr. Horne, who wrote to the defendant (Thompson), but got no answer. Great part of the wages were recovered in the County Court; but these ten cases were far too large sums to be recovered there, and, therefore, he sued out writs in this Court. The Learned Gentleman produced affidavits to these facts from eight of the plaintiffs, who swore that the two who bad made affidavits on the other side were present, and consented to the arrange ment, and that now they were in the employ of the defendant Thompson at his other works, which ac counted for their affidavits. Under these circumstances be trusted their Lordships would discharge the rule with costs. The LORD CHIEF BARON asked Mr. Wightman whe ther he disputed the debts ? Mr. WIGHTMAN said no further than that these work men might be indebted to iLyton for goods got in his shop. _ _ Mr. Baron BAYLEIr-That could not be a set off. That concern was a private one. Mr. WrowrsiAN—Certainly. Then as to the costs, the attorney who happened to he so fortunately in Wrex ham at the time these workmen were there, had endorsed each of the writs with 41. 4s. as the costs. This was de cidedly a question for the Master, and as to the general costs of the rule, he hoped the Court would consider that Horne could have recovered all these sums before a Ma gistrate. The COURT were of opinion that the rule must be dis charged with costs. Thompson ought to have paid these poor men—he bad had two applications for that purpose. and had refused both. The conduct of the attorney bad been quite correct, but the charge of costs was too much The defendant must undertake to pay the debts in a week after being served with the present rule, and the question of costs be referred to the Master. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. This week the arrivals are short, both of Grain and Flour. For the few fine samples of Wheat that appeared more money was asked, and they sold readily at Monday's terms; other qua lities are unaltered. Barley, Beans, and Pease, remain as last reported. Oats meet a very slack trade at last quotations. The demand for Flour continues good. ARRIVALS. Wheat. English 1,330 qrs. Irish Foreign l,BOO Barley. Oats. Flour. I 950 qrs. 220 qrs B4osacks 2,130 I -- - brls. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNAL 6 The Conservative, party-coloured, politico. mercantile, Dutch-loving, reform-hating, peace professing, war-provoking city meeting of yes terday, turned out to be, as we were sure it would, a desperate failure. Nor could it be otherwise. In support of the professed object of the meeting, there was not a word to be said ; not one syllable in the shape of argument could he pressed into the service by that ingenious gentleman Mr. Thomas Baring, as a cloak for the shallowness of the pretence upon which the requisition was got up ; and we will venture to say that if the whole business was yesterday morning at breakfast-time suspected by the more sagacious part of the public to be a mere vulgar election manoeuvre, two hours before dinner the suspicion had ripened into proof. The humble witted (Tory) Chairman, Mr. T. Wilson, with becoming prudence, deprecated any " disputa tion" wi'h respect to the object they had in view, and in the course of a subsequent interlocutory address that worthy functionary took further precautions for the insuring of unanimity and the saving of trouble, or in other words, for the pre vention of all possibility of debate upon the ques tion, or rather no question, about which the as sembly was called together. " For," says the ex representative of London, "in my opinion thereis no necessity for those gentlemen who concur in the (prepared) resolutions to express their assent ; ind, on the other hand, I hope that all those who hold a different opinion on the subject %vit% be good enough to abstain from making any re marks !! !" One party is not to " assent," and the other is to shake its head, and " say no thing." 01), ye rare Conservatives ! In pur suance of this masterly arrangement of the Chairman, when Mr. Taylor, a Common Coun cilman, first presented himself, to ask for " in formation" upon some important branches of the subject, he was met by shouts and angry hisses—so confident were these learned peace mongers in the superiority of their cause to all the assaults of reason. When we say that a person of the name of Baring (not Alexander— the great one of that antagonist family,—he whose vote never failed to give his own speech a cross-buttock,—but the dear illustrious Tho mas) took the lead in the proceedings of the day, our readers will be at little loss to under stand the nature of those proceedings. He de fended Holland with as much consistency as Alexander did Callington, and had an audience somewhat better prepared to back him. The interrogatories put by that gentleman respecting Holland,—" What has Holland done ? Has she violated treaties ? Has she attacked Eng lish property ?" &c., may be answered in one sentence. She has endangered the security derived to us from whatever treaties yet exist in Europe,—she has shaken the protection hi therto enjoyed by every British merchant and proprietor,—because she has brought all Europe to the very brink of war. As for the profes sions of non-interference with foreign countries, under which the illustrious aforesaid Mr. Thos. Baring taunts the British Ministers with having come into office, will Mr. Baring pretend that such declarations would prescribe or justify at all future times, and under any given change of circumstances, an absolute indifference to the overthrow of all the existing relations among the Powers of Europe, great and small ? If Eng land sees plainly that her sole chance of prevent ing a system of ambitious interference by some of her neighbours with others for aggressive put= poses, which must lead to universal uproar and convulsion, is she unwise to interfere herself, when by doing so she forces the unruly among Governments to define the objects for which they contend, to restrain their activity within limits which she approves of, and to acquiesce in such a result of their operations as shall be compatible with the common interests of Europe ? The actual interference of England we maintain to be for a good and politic end, be cause it is to frustrate another sort of interfe rence, of which she decidedly condemns the mo tive, and of which she fears the consequence. This, then, is the fair meaning of that phrase which has been the subject of the aforesaid il lustrious Mr. Baring 's clumsy ridicule— " making war to prevent war." We do make a partial and transient war, to avert one which would probably be general and lasting, just as a skilful surgeon would command a toe to be amputated to save a mortification of the leg, which is " inflicting torture to prevent torture," is it not ? If, then, Mr. Baring had been blessed with half the brains of the most feather headed Irishman, he would have seen the folly of his own facetiousness on such a subject. In deed, with all our candid good -nature, we arc disposed to retract our epithet of " illustrious," and to leave Mr. Baring with his proper epithet of " simple Baring." But it is said that the capture of Antwerp will not settle the Belgic question, for that the navigation of the Scheldt was still left a point sub lite. 'We rejoin, that the possession of Antwerp settles effectually one Belgic question, and that the most pressing and critical of any. The disputed right to a for tress is one which almost naturally appeals to the sword for its arbitrament. The charges upon shipping are as naturally settled by peaceable ne gotiation. If the Scheldt should hereafter re main an open question, let the case be pro vided for as futurity may advise. But when a certain embarrassment arises, and the only effi cacious means of removing it are adopted, what sort of a reasoner is he who objects " Ay, but even supposing you succeed in this particular enterprise, there will still remain further knots to be untied, and problems to be solved, and diffi culties to be surmounted ?" Why, the fair an swer to all such cavilling is, that the means now employed for a certain purpose are calculated to effect that purpose; and when other emergen cies show themselves in succession, we must endeavour to deal with them. Nevertheless, we must be allowed to conjecture that the re covery of Antwerp from the Dutch is of itself the most promising preliminary to a solid ad justment of the whole Scheldt question. Why is Antwerp kept stubborn possession of by the King of Holland ? Confessedly as a hostage — as an instrument through which he hopes to obtain better terms in the settlement of all other questions, that of the Scheldt included. It is e i clear, therefore, that after the loss of the fortress, the Dutch Court must feel itself less able than before to resist the claims of neighbouring commer cial nations upon the free passage of the Scheldt, wereldt, i° would have otherwise the anobjec t, seizureo f unlessAw nt indeed ru been. r theu post nwithouta v wed and iniquitous one o f ma ki ng that a stepping-stone to the reconquest of the whole of Belgium. In fine, the real difficulty •of discussing this matter is the utter want of an argument with which to contend. [he Conservatives themselves, when they object Just ready, in 3 vols. post svo. OTTERBOURNE, OR, THE EARLY DAYS OF HOTSPUR. By the Author of " Derwentwater." " It fell about the Lammas tide, When the muir-men win their hay, The doughty Earl of Douglas rode Into England, to catch a prey." SCOTT'S MINSTRELSY. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. (Late Colburn and Bentley.) ~ ~