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the subject, not that he conceived the precautions embraced Ifiy
the present clause of the Bill at all necessary to the welfitia
of the kingdom. It had been said, indeed, that this chute
recognised the spiritual power of the Pope in this country, but it
did not strike,him that it made any such recognition; it only tee.
laved an authority which, was existing in point of tact, and tO which
authority many persons submitted therneelves but it did !IMAM)
that such authority rate good and valid ; obr *ere the Prole:teats
regulated by it, bueonly the members of the Catholic Churtlf
should offer no argument in addition to what he had already bald
in support of the amendnrhnt. It did not come froth him, but from
persons who were too scrupulous and apprehensive, and sodght for
all sorts of securities. But where the thing wis perfectly Immaterial
and one that could do no harm, he was one of those who were are-
pared to give what was in his judgment no effectual security at all.'
But he was not enargeable for giving insufficient securities ;:won
the contrary, he was for giving them the very best and efficleat of
all securities, the gratitude of the whole body of Catholice. and an
identity of interests between them and ourselves; but if others
wanted, more than this why he had no objection to give It to them.
He would just mkt one word with regard to the eceleilieintic porer
of the See of Rome which existed in this country, and he would
remind the Noble and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Faster) that the
Church of England was the very first to recognise the spiritual
power of the Church of Rome in this country ; for if the-e eras one
power greater than another possessed by the Pope, it was that of
appointing person* to holy orders, and making them priests.
eiuppone the Pope were to make him (Mr. Brougham) a priest
(loud laug(tter), the King might appoint him Bishop of Durham,
and he should be Bishop of that See per salhint, without any power
whatever used on the part of the Church of N ,gland. la'as it not
a joke then to say that the See of Rome possessed no power or au-
thority In this country ? The King could not make him a Bishop ;
he could not make any layman a Bishop ; the person must be pre.
viously ordained. The case of Bishop 011ierne illustrated this
fact. He had been t Catholic Priest, but on recanting the errots of
his church, he became a Protestant Clergyman, and was afterwards
made Bishop qt. 3Jeath without ever bein ordained by any other
pireon than the Pepe himself. The Ilonourable and Learned
Gentlema then moved an amendment to the effect that hie Ma-
jesty should have the power of appointing such persons as he might
think fit to form the Board of Commissioners for the purposes spe-
cified in the Act.
Mr. PEEL said he should not object to a Commission being ap-
pointed for regulating the ecclesiastical correspondence between
his Majesty's subjects and the Sea of Rome. But in order to discuss
the subject fully, it would be necessary to advert to the authority
possessed by thePope,and which had been recognised by this souniry.
Bishop Horsley, when speaking upon this subject, accurately de-
fined the power of the Pepe. The Pope, he said, as Bishop of
Rome, had power to consecrate Bishops in his own dominions, but
not in any other realm. Bishop Horsley agreed that he was Bishao
of Route, but denied his being Pope. Ile (Mr. reel) in perfect
sincerity., urged the Hon. and Learned Gentleman not to press the,
securities. It would be a great satisfaction to his mind if he amid
leave them out. These securities totally differed from those pro-
posed by his Right lion. Friend the l'oreien Secretary. The
Learned Gentleman' however, Lad said that these securities came
from his side of the House, and were framed to satisfy the scruples
of himself; but he assured that Learned Gentleman they would
have no such effect. Gentlemen opposite must take them as their
own, if they were to be Whored at all. True it was they had been
most cruelly kicked about, and no one seemed inclined to acknow-
ledge them. " A child whom many:fathers share,
Seldom knows a fetner's care.'
(A laugh.) But for himself he would say, that if twenty Members
who concurred in opinion with him on this question thought theM
useful, he would withdraw his opposition to them ; but he was sure
they could not be found. He objected to them because he thought
they imposed an obliaation on the Crown to appoint two Com-
missions i t !reined of ecclesiastics. What, he would ask, was
the use of ri gutting certificates of loyalty from au individual?
No Commissioner would impeach a man of disloyalty, who had
not been convicted of some disloyal act. Ile could see nothing
but objections to these securities. The measure, which, if passed
into a law, he trusted would tend to conciliation, as much as the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman expected—would be equally free
from danger without these securities as with them, and therefore
before he sat (lowa he must repeat his objection to them.
Mr. PLUNKET I' observed, that he was not in the same situ'.
tion with respect to the securities as his Honourable and Learned
Friend (.Ir. Brougham.) He thought them good and necessary
accompaniments, and agreed with Mr. Grattan respecting them in
IGI2 ; but if he thought them less serviceable than he really be.
[(eyed them to be, he should supper; them, as most likely to make
the measure before the Committee succeed, and make it more pala-
table to the people at large. When he recollected the securities that
were formerly proposed, and that somewhat of a similar nature was
considered necessary in I'M a. d 1821, on these grounds he did
think the securities necessary. Tle House was about to admit the
Catholics to the privileges of the C .nstitution. and they were under
the influence of priests and in con 'colon with the See of Rnme,
and therefore he thought it most , es •ntial that the priesthood shou d
be brought in unison with the St see, and that their loyalty ougi t
to be proved. His Right Honourable Friend had said that loyalty
was an undefined term. Ile admitted that it was so, If the inquiry
were to be acted upon with all the precision of a court of justice.
If a man were to be charged with tie crime of disloyalty, it might
not he brought home to him by the operation of this clause so as to
satisfy a Court • but he thought a man's disaffection or loyalty
might be notwithstanding plainly eled.icible. In 1821 laymen were
to be admitted, but it was now prop, s d to admit none but Catholic
Bishop,. One great reason for ite corning the securities was, that
no objection to them existed in the minds of the Catholics of
Deb nI. Here w. a a measure calculated so glee tranquillity to Ire-
land, with which the C etheilica were satisfied, and it wasahe lust tine
they were able to say so; and therefore he did think it desirable DOI
to disturb the secunties. He never supposed that this clause would
is tml against the Catholics being bad subjects. If they committed
soy crime against the State, they would be punished as any other
subject • but time object of it was to guanl against them as Catho-
lics ; and the clause found securities according to the circumstances
of the Catholics. The security showed that the Bishop was not
only a loyal person but that lie procured his appointment by a do.
niestic nomination. Ile had said in 1812 to Mr. Grattan, that se-
curity must be had, whether of vets or domestic nomination. Now
the people of Ireland were ready to grant the domestic nomination.
and it was not objected to by the See of Rome. In conclusion, he
would observe, that if the Bill were not to pass, this measure would
be good for the country.
.Ir. BANK ES objected to the securities provided by this clause.
The original clause wan then agreed to without a division.
On the clause respecting tbe oath to be taken by the Ecclesiasti.
cal Commission being read,
Mr. Secretary PEEL said that in his opinions commission was
more necessary in England thus in Ireland.
Mr. PLUNKETT could not agree in opinion with his Right
Honourable Friend, in conceiving the danger greater, and that it
would therefore be more necessary to have a Commission in Eng.
land than in Ireland.

Mr. BROUOIIA3I concurred in the opinion of his Right Hon.
Friend (Yr. Plunkett.)—The clause was then agreed to.
On the clause for regulaing the spiritual communications of the
Church of Rome.

b.r F. OM fllA N'N El spoke from under the Gallery. We un•
derstood the lion. Member to object to the clause, on the ground
that it sanctioned a breach of the Second Commandment.

Mr. BROUGHAM said that he felt it necessary to tell the
lion. Member who so much dreaded the influence of the Pope.
and whom he should be sorry to compel to a violation of the Second
Commandment, that those bulls or calls, or other instruments of
idolatry which so terrified the lion. Member, were only upon
parchment, and therefore it would not be at all necessary. fur the
Catholics to fall down and worship them. The Commission would
merely have to examine these bulls, in order to ascertain that they
contained nothing dangerous to the State. Ile had beard idolatry
attributed very otter to the Roman Catholics, but this was indeed
a new view nil the case. Ile hoped, however, that he had con.
tributed to the lion. Member's night's rest by the information he
had given biro.—The clause was then agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN then said that the clauses of the Bill having
been all gone through, the time had arrived fe, adding any others.
Lord ENNISMORE thought that the Bill for granting an-
nuities to the Irish Roman Catholic Clergy ought to be disposed
of before the third reading of this Bill, because there were moo),
3lembets who would only vote for this Bill in consequence of its
being accompanied by the other measure.
Sir J. NEWPORT said, that it would be Impracticable so to do.
Mr. BROUGHAM entreated the Noble Lord to consider that
that clause would reader the passing of the Bill contingent upon the
passing eif another Act which at present did not even exist. The
1 Forty Shilling Freeholder,' Act certainly did in sonic urea.
`sure depend upon the present Act, but the circumstances were
not analogous. They were now called upon to insert a clause
which would repeal all they had hitherto done—would over-
throw all tiv.i labours of the Committee, and render null the
most important steps that ever been taken in Parliament on
this most important question. lie looked upon that proposal as
nothing more nor less than saying they would vote against this
Bill. (Hear, hear.) It would indeed, perhaps, have been better
for them tallied they voted at first against the measure, as it would
have saved them all this trouble. Me hoped the Noble Lord
would consider them as bound to bring forward a Bill in pursuance
of the Resolution. Ilnis Resolution did nor bind them to bring it
forward immediately, but at a proper season, which would certainly
be after the present Bill was passed.
Mr. H. SUM NEIL thought that the delay had been a mere
trifling with the House.
Mr. BROUGH A3l begged that tt might not be considered as
trifling with the House. Every body agreed that the provision for
the Clergy was independent of this Bill; and indeed to suppose it
otherwise would be uttering an insult to the Clergy, for it would
look like an invitation for Corm to betray their flocks.
Mr. PEEL said something, which we did not exactly catch,
about the injustice of the Elective Franchise Bill.
Mr. BROUGHA3I said they most remember that that measure
was only contingent on the present Bill.
After a few words from Mr. IL SUMNER,
Lord ENNIS3IORE consented to withdraw the clause. Ile
begged however to rectify, what seemed to be impression of the
Honourable aril Learned Gentleman opposite (31r. Brougham) ;
viz. that he (Lord Ennistnore) had rated against the second read,
ing ; he had voted for it.
After some further discussion, it was agreed that the Report
should be now brought up, with the understanding that any Ho.
nourable Member should be competent to move the re-commitment
on Monday and the third reading to take place on Tuesday.
Mr. LITTLETON, in consideration of the lateness of the hour,
proposed that the Committee on the Elective Franchise Bill,
should be postponed till Monday next ; which was agreed to.
The other orders of the day were then disposed ef, and th
House adjourned at A QUARTER To ONE

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The Paris Papers of Wednesday are filled almost ex-
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regulations adopted in favour of the emigrants, the allow-
ance to them will be increased to the extent of about six
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union ; but we hope, rather than expect, such a result'
We make the following extract from the Quotidienne ;
but the authority of that Paper as to Greek news is not
very commanding:—
Tartsvx. APRIL 13.
The departure of the Capitan Pacha from Constantinople, with
his fleet, was w take place at the first holfof April. ,The first di-
vision, which sailed out of the Dardanelles some time ago, waits
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instead of another attempt on Samos, the Turkish Admiral will at-
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strike the most fatal blow against their marine. The Capitan Pacha
will have eight or ten thousand troops, chief!) Asiatics.
All the Turks anti Turcomans are full of joy at the successive
landings of the Egyptian troops in the Mores.. Since that time
the niost exaggerated reports have been spread. According to
them Ibrahim Paella had already conquered all the rest of the
Mores, and raised the blockade of Patra,.. According to accounts
worthy of credit, tie had indeed commenced his march towards that
place with the greater part of his troops, and had chosen for this
purpose the very dangerous defiles which lead into Arcadia but
being attacked on slit way by a Greek corps, he lost many men and
part of his iwtiatry, and hastily returned to Motion with the re,
mainder of his cliscouraice4 troops.
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The intelligence Ilbm Peru, which we publish to-day
from the Lima Papers, is not without interest, though,
happily for the welfsre of mankind,, South American inde-
pendence is no longer a subject of Conjecture or doubt. As
an historical feet, however, the ralation• of the circum-
stances atteniling its achievement cannot be a matter of
inditferepee to the present or any succeeding generation.
By tip^ despatches of General Street it civears, that if the
Spaniards. bad not been provoked to give battle to the
Patriots at Ayacucho, the liberation of Peru might have
been prevented„at least for some years. The Colombian
army had suffered great losses in retreating from Cusco to
the field of battle ; and if the Royalist Geneials had
not risked the fight which ended so fatally to them, there
is every reason to believe that the whole territory of Peru
would again have been subdued. The discipline of the Pa- '
triot forces must certainly have been excellent, or they
could never have made so brilliant a tertninztion to a cam-
paign previously so disastrous.
' By a decree of Bouvaa, well-earned honours and re-
wards are conferred on General SUCRE nod the other
liberators of Peru. This act will probably close the Dic-
tatorial authority of that eminent man, and a more gratify-
ing conclusion of his public services he could not desire.
It will be observed that, with admirable magnanimity, he
ascribes the deliverance of Peru " exclusively to the skill,
valour, and heroism, of the General in Chief Awrouto
Joss DE Secat and the troops under his command."
The glorfof the battle of Ayacucho was theirs unquestion-
ably, but the liberation of Peru is as unquestionably the
work of Bouran.

The Wellington has arrived from Bombay. She sailed
from Bombay on the 26th December, and from Telli-
cherry on the 15th January. The !Libbers is also ar-
rived from Bombay, which settlement she left on the Bth
January. The Fairlie likewise arrived yesterday morn-
ing : she left Bengal on the 22d December, Madras on the
11th January, and St. Helena in March—the day not
known. By the letters received through these vessels, it
appears that up to the 26th of December there bad been no
further military operations in the neighbourhood of Ran-
goon. Several reinforcements hail joined the expedition.
The 20th regiment from Cananote, and another King's
regiment from Ceylon, were also daily exported. No ad•
vice had been received of the advance of the troops at
Chittagong. An absurd report obtained currency for a
short time yesterday, founded on a private letter from Bom-
bay, announcing the destruction of the town of Rangoon
by fire. It was only a new and exaggerated version of the
attempt made by the Burmese, and mentioned in Sir
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL./ despatches ; but it had some
transitory effect in depressing Consols.

The negcciation respecting the Spanish Loan is nearly
concluded. The nominal amount of it will be twenty-four
millions, out of which we understand the military ex-
penses of the French Government, and the losses sustained
by individuals during the campaign of 1523, are to be
liquidated, and the bonds of the Cortcs and Goznii A ao's
loan paid off. There are besides the British claims,
which arc comparatively trifling, and will be settled by
composition. The condition has been retained by which
Fe lIDIN A ND is bound not to apply any part of the proceeds
of this loan to attempt the recovery of any portion of his
late dominions on the American continent. The battle of
Ayacucho has rendered this condition almost useless ; but
whether so or not, it was insisted upon and retained in the
contract.

The proceedings in the House of Commons were of im-
portance last night. On the Order bring read for the House
to resolve itself into a Committee on the Roman Catholic
Relief Bill, General GASCOYNE expressed strongly his
objections to the proposed concessions, more especially in
combination with the scheme for pensioning the Catholic
Clergy. He pointed out also the fallacy of considering the
Disfranchisement Bill as a collateral security, when, accord-
ing to its provisions, every forty shilling freeholder was to
remain in possession of his right of suffrage during the
continuance of the present leases; and thus the House was
called upon to pass one Bill, the effect of which would be
immediate, in consideration of another 13111 that would not
come into operation until all the present forty shilling free- I
holders or their leases bad ceased to exist. But the pay-
ment of the Catholic Priesthood was, in the opinion of the
gallant General, in the highest degree unpopular through-
out the country. We should be sorry if this were the
case, not because we are absolutely friendly to any provi-
sion for the Romish Clergy for their own sakes, but be-
cause
we look upon the measure as etsential to the SMUTS
of the legislative remedies which at last seem likely to be
applied to the distractions and miseries of Ireland. Sir
THOMAS LETHDRIDi.E also spoke at considerable length
against the Relief Bill. The Ilononrable Baronet en-
deavotrred to show that the conflicting nature of the
oaths taktki by the Roman Catholic Bishops disqua-
lified them from any office of trust under a Protestant
Monarchy. Mr. Secretary PEEL afterwards reiterated his
determination to take the tense of the House again on
the third reading of the Bill, after it has received all the
amendments of the Committee. His objections, he stated,
were not only not abated, but confirmed and strengthened
by the intended provision for the Roman Catholic
Clergy. The House having resolved itself into a Com-
mittee, the SPEAKER availed himself of the oppor-
tunity their afforded him by the forms of the House,
to express his conscientious opposition to the Bill.
He knew not what amendments might be proposed in the
Committee; nor, in his view of the subject, would any
amendment have rendered it acceptable to him. It was, in

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his opinion, a question which admitted of no comprianis.:
fie objected to it on principle. In the subsequent con-
speidecutlaitairinotefrtehiste acsistiolSicusilsUrceiautismW'
late hour. On the clause respecting the Ecclesiastical Com-
ncootmhitiiiiigenoct
ucuprronedijoaf
ts
mission for regulating the intercourse with the S, e of Rome,
31r. Secretary. lira. observed, and we think justly,
that a Commission was in fact more necessary Eng-
lend than in Ireland. It is remarkable that all the
practical securities apply to Ireland exclusi.h.iy; while
the Relief Bkll extends its benefits equally to the Ca-
tholics in every part of the United Kingdom. No ad-
dition or amendment was made to the Bill in the Com-
mittee. A fer: alterations were moved, but they were
all negatived 'without a division. The Report was brought
up at once, on the understanding that the Bill should if
required be recommitted en Monday, and .that the third
reading should take place.on Tuesday. 'I he Committee
on the Elective Franchise gill is postponed till Monday.

CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
The agitatioti Oat has prevailed in
.the Money Markets is
gradually subsiding ; and although a kepression occurred this
morning, it was not of the same marked character that hiss been
apparent for seteral previous days. There were no reports to
cause flue:uations, anl the decline in Consols may be attributed
to the mere operations cf jobbers. The Money prices to-day were,
91f, 91.1.1 j, and the Account bargains were. 9l I, 90,,„ LI. If as
opinion can be safely formed on so uncertain a subject as the rise
and fall of the Funds in these days of fluctuation, we arc thspoStd
to believe that the decline has reached its extreme point. The
prices were firm at the close of the Market, and conEdence in their
continuing sa was genekally vevelent. There was much business
transacted to-day in the English [nods.
In the Foreign Mark:t the kiisiness was coMparati rely very
limited. The Old and New Spanish Bondi ws:e both rather
languid. The former were 23i /, and thoylattcr 114. Greek Scrip
also drooped a little • it was 54i ; thstmds were 511 52; but
there were scarcely any bargains concluded in these Securities
during the whole morning. ..South American Securities were
steady, and maintained yesterday's prices. • Colombian Bonds
werallB/ and 51eziean Scrip 213 discount. Brazilian Scrip was
at 11 premium, and Danish ditto at 22 discount.
In the Share .3164ket the business was also exceedingly limited.
Anglo-Mexican was at trO, Pasco-Peruvian at 1.14 11, and Potosi
at'4l 3. "The principal business was in these Companies, and the
Ri.) Ia Plata Agricultural Shares, which have considerably im-
proved within these two days : they were iloing this morning at 24
premium.
The prices of Sugar and Coeste timsnincil the same as yesterday.

Preparations los a juvenile ball are now making at Carl:.
ton House.

Yesterday tit:, Princess Augu3ta took an siring :n tbs..
Parks.

• The Dula and Duchess• of Gloucester entertained s
select party at dinner yesterday, at their residence in Park-
lane.

The Duchess of Gloucester Ind the Princess Ssphia
visited his Majesty yesterday.
Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess
Augusta.
The Right Honourable Robert Pcel takes the Chair at
the Anniversary Festival of the Artists' Benevolent Fund.
this day, 'imported by Lord Viscount Palmerston, and
many other distinguished characters.
Vi'e are sorry to hear that the Right Honourable the
Earl of A nnesley is seriously indisposed, at his seat, Castle
IVellan, in the County of Down. The loss he has lately
sustained in the death of his father and brother, has tended
greatly to impair his health.
We Ire desired to state, that the rumour mentioned in
our Tuesday's paper, of an intended matrimonial alliance
between Mr. Townsend and Miss Seymour, the daughter
of Lord George Seymour, is incorrect. We believe out
informant confounded Miss Seymour's name with that of
young lady of the same initial.—aforn;al,s Paper.
The Hon. C. H. Hutchinson was absent last night from
the House of Commons through indisposition.
Mr. Rothschild is about to proceed to Calais, to see his
lady,. who, we regret to hear, is confined there by indis..
position.
A correspondent of the Cambridge Journal of yesterday
gives the following as written by his late Majesty to Lord
Grenville, wiims applied to relative to the Catholic Bill.—
March, 1807
.My Lonn—l am one of those that reaped an aath-1 have
&mans sufficient to quit my throne and to retire to a cottage, or
to place my neck upon a block, or a scaffold, if my people require
it. But I hay e dot resolution to break that oath which in the most
sacred manner I took at my coronation."
Sunday 1)r. Crolly was consecrated Catholic Bishop
of Down and Connor, with all the striking ceremonial
of the Roman CatlioliiChurch—Beystst Chronicle.
Shakspeare's beautaul play of As You Like It, is shortly
to he produced at the Haymarket Theatre. Madame Ves.
tris is to perform Rosalind, and Downer Touchstone.
The Grand Musical Festival at Hertford, to take place
the first week in September, is to be cdnducted by Dr_
Clarke Whitfield, the Professor of Music at the University.
of Cambridge.
I'he following Gentlemen were yesterday called to the
degree of Barrister
,at Law, by the Ilonourable Society of
Lincoln's-Inn, viz.—Frederick Richard Thresher, Esq.,
William Bertram Evans, Esq., henry Rogers, Esq., John
Evered, Esq., and Thomas Tutton Knyfton, Esq.
Letters from Rome announce the decease of the Princess
Borghese, formerly Paulina Bonaparte, the favourite sister
of Napoleon. She had suffered a long and severe illness.
She was not quite 46 years of age.
Extract of a letter, dated I,.ima, 10th of January
" Rudil Ira shot himielf up in the Castle of Cam, and.
apparently means to hold out as long as he can. The
gairison consists of native American soldiers chief v, who,
on many occasions, have shown a disposition to revolt ; butt
they are kept under by the vigilance of their officers and
want a leader. Yesterday, two officers of the gas:Moore
'abandoned their posts ,aud came over. Every thing in=
dimes that the Castles, either by revolt or capitulation,
will speedily be in possession of their lawful owners.—
Congress meets on the 10th proximo, and it is pretty
certain that the Liberator will recommend General La Ma*
to their election, as President of the Republic."
Advices from Batavia, dated October 28, give a long ac-
count of an incursion made into the Macassar territory by
the people of Bona. The failure of the crops of the baes
barians is stated to be the cause of this outrage. It was
hoped that the timely arrival cf reinforcements, with the
assistance claimed under existing treaties, from a friendr
native State, would enable the Macassar Govern:l-nutria
repel the invaders.
A case of forgery, of the most painful description. has
just been discovered in Dublin. An advertisement has
been offered for the apprehension ot' Mr. Edward Hogan.
of Usher's-quay, a gentleman who had hitherto sustained
an irreproaeliablz: character as a trader in Dublin. He it
charged with having passed into the Bank of Ireland two
forged bills, purporting to be the acceptances of Mr-
Houghton, of I;:ier's-quay, for which he obtained value to
the amount of sly/. From all that we can learn relating
to this unfortunate affair, the above seems to be the full
extent of the forgery. Mr. Hogan has not been appre-
hended.—Dubin Morning Post.
A gentleman of this city has foend out a substitute for
steam in propelling vessels. IT ere are rightly informed.
it is by throwing or forcing into the reservoir condensed
air, by means of pistons horizontally placed, which are
worked by a pendulum.—Dublin Pap r.
DOVER, MAY S.—Last night was launched, from the
yard of Mr. James Doke, shipbuilder, a beautiful new
Steam-vessel, caleel the Calpe, of 400 tons and upwards,
intended for the Ma:term:Nen trade. Sailed yesterday
his Majesty's packe e the Fury, with the mail and passes..
gers, amongst Whom were Madame Catalan/ and daughter.
Sailed yesterday the Monarch steam-vessel, with
swage, 'Esq. mai family ; Darcll, Esq. and family ;
and other Passengers, for Boulogne ; and returned to-day
with the Messrs. Baring. Sailed the Britatmia steam-
vessel, for Boulogne. with Mr. Williams and family ; also
the Medusa, with Mrs. Reade and family, for Boulogne.
Sailed this morning his Majesty's packet the Spitfire, with
the mail, and —Lutyens and family, Mrs. Hepburn add
family, and other passengers.