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buyers the market was considered very firm
Spanish Bonds were also better: the
the New, 184 I. South American Seeu-
tier : Colombian Bonds at 33i, and Mexi-
,. The Brazilian Scrip was lighter: it was
Scrip was 3 A.
no quotation of Shares, excepting those of
tvian Company, which were done limitedly
Ship-building Company's Shares were
morning; but as yet no business has been
Association for working the Mines of La Pas, Po-
attracts much attention. The Peruvian
. at the head of the undertaking, are said to
van tageous contracts with the proprietors of
Colonial Market there were some purchases 'n
`,lvers desist from making large bargains, in the
t prices will droop.

Princess Augusta took an airing in an open

4 Augusta was of the evening party given by
d Duchess of Gloucester on Thursday.
.hchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, the
Sophia, the Princess Victoria, the Prince of Lein-
' *he Princess Feodore, visited the Princess Au-
Secretat y Canning is nearly recovered from his late
"4" the gout. Mr. C. remains with the Earl and
!' Clanricarde, at Sudbrook.
Mr. Clews, a King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign
Office on Thursday, with despatches from Florence.
Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, transacted
business at the Foreign Office yesterday.
The reigning DuchessLouisa.of Nassau, born Princess
of Saxe Ffilburghausen, died at Biebrich on the 6th inst.
Accounts frtsm St. Petershingh state, that the Emperor
of-Russia will go to Warsaw to open the Diet; and that
Mr. Stratford Canning would shortly leave that capital, as
the business of 1.:3 mission, which chiefly related to the
regulation of the differences respecting the North-west
'east of America, was terminated.
We can now positively contradict the rumours of the
Insurrection at Manilla. The owner of the Hope has just
returned from Portsmouth ; he states that Captain Sweet
left Manilla 6th December, at which time every thing was
tranquil. There had been no disturbances whatever.
The Greek merchant, Depulda, who lately died at
Tagansos, has left by will 100,000 rubles, to found an
hcapital in that town, in which fifteen poor mariners (in
preference of his own countrymen) are to he provided for.
The report of the probability that a dissolution of Par-
liament will take place soon after the prorogation, at the
latest in the month of August, is revived.
'The later-carriers were not despatched from the Gene-
ral Post-office until a late hour yesterday morning, owing
to the great additional number of letters which were
received by the mails from the West Indies and Colom-
bia, and wary thousand ship-letters from all parts of the
world.
We are informed that the most eminent of the medical
men in this metropolis are about to publish their sen-
timents on the subject of the too prevalent practice of
dissecting living animals.
The annual bi:l of mortality for the parish has just been
issued. The total number of births during the past year
it 6,3'6 ;of burials 4,132 ; and marriages I,Bo6—preeent-
iug in increase over the preceding year, of births 276 ;
ir.arriages SO ; and burials 594.—Gore's Liverpool Paper
of Saturday.
A petition in favour of Catholic En ricipation is in
course of signature at Glasgow.
A meeting of the Clergy of the Diocese of Rochester is
appointed ter Tuesday nest, for petitioning against any
further privileges being granted to the Roman Calliopes.
An Anti-Catholic Meeting was held at the City of Lon-
don Tavern on Thursday. The Chairman was Lieutenant-
Colonel Fairman, one of the officers of the Orange Lodge
of England. A petition to Parliament against the Catholic
Claims was voted.
A friend informs us that he has seen a letter from Lord

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Mayo, in which that Nobleman mentions his intention of
setting out for the Continent, and leaving his proxy in fa-
vour of the Emancipation Bill in the hands of Lord Liver-
pool,. Ouseeeders know that Lord Mayo has, heretofore.
InvinsailLYStest against all concession, and that he was
emiskkred OPe of the atauneheigof the Ascendancy men.
,mothblin Morning Regiiter.
On Saturday a numerous meeting was held at Edin-
burgh, at which a great number of Ladies attended, for
the purpose of instituting a Scottish Ladies Society for
promoting the education of females in Greece. It was re-
solved that the Society should be immediately formed.
A Nlechatties Institution will be shortly established at

Liverpool.
Pauootas's BAN[.—On Wednesday the first examina-
tion of Dlr. E. Prodgers took place at Ludlow, under the
Commission of Bankruptcy ; Mr. Bather attended on the
part of the creditors, and Mr. Davis acted as the Quorum
Comii.issiOner. The various demands against the firm
were supposed to amount to about 150,0001. and the avail-
a'ile assets to meet them were calculated at 83,800/. • bu-
from what has transpired since, there is reason to believe
the property of the bankrupts will exceed 1.00,0001., and if
so, after all expenses are paid, a handsome dividend will
remain for the creditors.—Hcreford Journal.

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