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Thus Evening. WEDNEAIDAY. Feb. 1. will b. presented Hu/ h(wttcai
IHetu-nranmtir Pllartetta ut
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Or. A TALE OF 7HE SEA.

The prineiral Characters by Hew& Terry, Vale", T. P. Cooke, and
J. Reeve; and Mrs. Intaithilatu.
After which a new Hallett*. engird
THE ANACONDA! THE TLDRIFIC SERPENT OF (TA LON
The urtnelpal Charaetore by Heuer.. Terry, & Smith Elliott, and
L Reeve; and Sint. *
To conelut with the Comic Pantomime of
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Harleomta. Mt. W. Kirby: Pantaloon, Mr. Elliott; Clown, Signor
Paulo; Columbine, Miss Pitmott.

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lu Tin BASTION CANON commenced pawisng yesterdey morning
ar five o'clock.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY. 'MUM 1, 1824.

Th,- French papers which arrived last night contain no
news whatever. We suhjoin some paragraphs, in order
that our readers may gee how barren they are :
(From the Etolk dated Monday, 20th Jan.]

PARIS. AN. 29.

The Council of State has regietered the Bull of the Pope nn the
Jubilee, as well as the encyclic letter of hie Holiness which ac-
enrnpanied the We gave at full length some days ago a
translation of this Bull, in which religion speaks such a noble lan.
glue,. As soon ma the cleciaion of the Council of State shall have
leen converted .ato an ordinance of Lis Majesty, the Dull will be

insetted in the Bulletin of the Lows, and sent to the BiaNips of
France, whio will publish their ruandiment.
The number of Deputies present in the Chamber yesterday was
only Did.
Al. de Bouill6 will sail about theist,' of February for Alarti-
nique, where he is to succeed General DOnselot. Rear-Admiral
Jacob, Governor of Guadeloupe, hos resigned.
L'kletre corvette, the lilou:lc transport, the Dragon brig, end
the Fliche brig. anted from Rochefort the 21st Januuy. L' Hebe
and La Fliche go to Hayti to join the division stationed there.
La IHoulle carries supplies to Rio de Janeiro, fur the division
on the South American coast.

The Dragon toes to the Mitt of ,Africat, to join the division
employed in reprersint the slave trade.

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It is affirmed that the person who attempted to assassinate .I,
Emanuel Las Cases Las just :fern arrested. lie is an Italian.
The sittings of the Derman Diet have already crmimented..M. de
Carlowitz. filicistcr of Saxony, acting as President. Except Mr.
'Munch Billinghatisen, the Minister of Austria, and the Bavarian
Minister, all the envoys have arri'.ed. The accessinb of the Em-
peror Nicholas has already been notified to the Diet by Baron
il'Austett. the Russian Minister. It is hoped that the chief busi-
ness of the D:ct will be the final regulation of the navigation of the
Rhine. .

[From• the Co•zs!!!,7!;

It is said dist 31. de Bennett, Chef Minister of the Grand
Duchy of Baden, is going to make a Ittle trip to Paris, the osten-
sible object of which is to claim an indemnity to which he is
entitled as an emigrant, M. de Berstett being born in Alure
this indemnity is not very considerubie, it is estimated at a capital
of 1b or 2 thousand francs :it is thought that M. de Berates'
would not take a journey for so moderate a sum : it would be suf.
ficlent to send his power of attorney to some lawyer to obtain
prompt justice.

It will be asked what gm:it soniitical object there could be at.
Cached to the arrival in France of the Prime Minister of the Duke
bf Baden, and what ascendency his presence would exercise ova
the councils of the Ministers. But it most not be forgotten that
the name of M. tie Bennett has been more than once mixed up
with the affairs of /Instils, and it wag to Wm 31. de Metternich
addressed some years ago the famous letter which caused such a
great sensation in Europe, and in which we find this characteristic
phrase: —" The ob:ect to be proposed is easily to be determined in
our days ; it is neither mote nor less than the maintenance of what
exists to attain it is the only means of peeeerving tae advantages
that remain, and perhaps even the best ealbsasted to recover what is
already lost."
• •
The ariiral at Paris of a person to '
whore such confidence is
made may there very well be an event of importance. M. de
Metternich probably did not ray every thing in his last journey ;
and a faithful correspondent, attracting in a less degree the public
emission, will perhaps better explain the whole bin of the Minister
who directs the 1.10.1
Among the persons whom the Ministry is sending to the new
Repottlia of South America, in a capacity which cannot be
expressed by any word of the language of politics, we must men.
ties M. Buthetllartigni, who is sent to eoliths Fe, and M. Laforit
to Chili.

We have received New York Papers to the 11th ult.
They bring no political intelligence from any part of the
American Continent. The proceedings in Congress pos-
eased no general interest. The violence of party spirit is
tearing the state Kentucky to pieces. The two branches
of the local legislature are resolutely opposed to each other.
The Judges, because they would not sanction the uncon-
stitutional act.: of the House of Representatives, were dis-
placed, and a new Court instituted. The old Judges,
however, continued to discharge their functions, denied
the authority of the New Court, and claimed the full
right of exercising their judicial powers. The following
paragraph, which we copy from a Kentucky paper, dis-
closes a scene of violence which we could hardly have be-
lieved possible in a country under the protection of a re-
gularly constituted Government :

The first week in November, or the last in October last. Mr
Hallam, a young man who acted as deputy under Mr. Blair as
clerk of the Court of Appeals, went to Captain Bibb's room, where
some fire arms were, in the night, and told Captain Bibb Mr. Blair
wanted some muskets. and Bibb loaned Ballam 12 or 14, which
he carried to Blair's office, and they are yet there. Caidain Bibh
did not ace Blair that evening, but Blair has sinee informed him
that he wanted said guns to defend his possession of the papers.
It appeared that the o!d faun sat on the Friday before the first
Monday of November ; and the Legislature commenced its session
on the first day in November. On the flth instant, and the next day
after the old COOTt made the orders to take the papers, Captain
Bibb loaded 18 of said muskets with powder and buck shot, and
screwed on the bayonets. To these facts Captain Bibb testified
hituaelf ; but refused to state the object of his loading and fixing
on the bayonets on said muskets. ft appeared by other testimony,
that Captain Bibb had said that he had loaded said guns to resist
the execution of the order of the old Court. That said guns were
actually fired off at the time the House of Representatives ad-
journed on the 10th inst. within a short distance of the chamber
where said body sat, as the members were passing out of the house.
No mischief was done. as the Frankfort Commentator states that
the gone bad been " discharged, and replaced in their former
peaceful corners."

From the Neu. York Doily Adverther of the 10th o
January we extract the following paragraph, descriptive
of a fire at Petersburg, in Virginia, on the Gth ult.

A fire broke out about 12 o'clock last night, in the rear of the
lower end of Old.street, on the river, in a storage house of Mabry
and Drugger, or one of dabez Smith's. The wind was very high,
and the adjacent buildings, filled with cotton and other g4ods, were
immediately in flames, so that they could not be emptied before
they fell in. The cotton was rolled into the river, but took fire
there, and most of it was burnt. The wind drove the flakes of
fire at once to !nestle 's (formerly Durell's) tavern, in Old-street,
and at the same time to Bowden's buildings, at the foot of High.
street, • quarser of a mile distant. Most of the houses west
and south of these in both streets, for some distance, were de-
stroyed. d.ough intermediate ones were saved. They were chiefly
dwellings, ur,(l the lore is in furniture and buildings--fOO bales
cotton consumed.

The Gm:ctte of last night announces the appointment
of the Honourable ROBERT GORDON to be his :%I.tierry's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Emperor of BRAZIL. ARTHUR Aul ux, Esq. is nomi-
nated Secretary of Legation.

An Order in Council has been issued, imposing an addi-
tional duty of one fifth on all goods imported into the
Cuited Kingdom in Netherland ships, in consequence of
higher duties being levied in the Netherlands on goods
imported into that country in British vessels, than if im-
ported in national ships. Another Ortkiln Council levies a
retaliatory tonnage duty of 11. 13s. 4d. per ton on every
Netherland vessel clearing out from any British port with
salt. . .... • • • "

TursbAir Evzszro.

This was a heavy day at the Stock EX-change. ^ Secu-
rities of every kind were on the decline. Conwls for ac-
count opened at sot. They soon fell lo f. The depres-
sion was sail to be owing to the sale of 'a large amount of
Money ytock. The quotation afterwards returned to 90f,
but towards the close of the day a reaction took place,
-eltich had the effect of lowering ConFols to 79k, at which
they closed both for money and for the account. Reduced
3 per cents. were 801. New 4 per cents. 97i. Exchequer
Bills reached 4s. premium, and India Bonds Gs.

In the Foreign Market attention was principally drawn
to the Buenos Ayres and Brazilian Stocks. The former
was steady at 69; the latter at 64. Colombian Bonds-de-
clined to fitri, Mexican to C6l. Greek Bonds still at-
tract attention, from the late political events, and also
from the reported victories and preparations for a
vigorous campaign. They opened at and the fluc-
tuations since have been only about per cept. Hrissian
Bonds are SS. In the other Foreign Stocks there is little
alteration this morning, the brokers being engaged in set-
tling their accounts; but the differences are not extensive,
as the fluctuation during the Account has been coinpars-
tively trifling.
Little notice is taken of Shares. Anglo-Mesican were
selling for the first time at a discount. United 4i to
pm-inium. British Rock Salt Shares were at 2 prem.
slid the British Iron Company at 10 dia.

THE% DRITISIt PRESS. '

FASHION4BLE INTELLIGENCE. •
Lord and Lady Maryborough and family have arrived at their
bombe in Saville-street, from their seat, Fern Hill. Roks.
Lord Lynesloch strived yesterday at %Varren's Hotel, Regent-
street. front Northamptonshire.
Lord Nugent arrived in teen yesterday, from his seat, Lilleys,
Bucks.
Lewd Arundel has arrived in town from a tour.
The Countess of D►sart has arrived at Him House, Surrey,
from her seat, lialmingham flail, Suffolk.
•Dowager Lady Chetwynd and family arrived in town yesterday
from Brighton.
The Right Hon. Sturges Bourne, M.P. and family arrived Yee-
terday at their house in South Audlry.strect, from Home Park,
Berks.
General Grant arrived yesterday at the Burlington lintel, Old
Burlingtonwitrest, from Suffolk.
John Warrender, Esq. arrived in town yesterday from Scotland.
CPC. P. Thompson, Esq. arrived in town yesterday from ‘Vaverley
Park, Surrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott arrived yeaterday at Thomas's Hotel, Berke-
ley-ware, from their seta in eanituidpshire.
Arrivals at the er. Petersburgh lintel, Dover-street :..-Sir
Fralicis and Lady Blake front Scotland ; and Lady Smith and
family from Cheltenham.
Arrivals at ]lead's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street t---The Rev.
A. Lawrence from Kent, Captain Richard Castle from Bedford.
shire. and Richard Bell, Esq. from a tour.
Arrivals at Femon's New Hotel, St. James's-street :—Lady
Wood from her seat in Surrey,; an 4 General Ste Robert Bolton,
Burt. from a tour. Departure :—Mark Wood, Esq. for Lincoln.