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The Stock Exchange vas thrown into a ferttwnt
yesterday about two o'clock, by the announcement
t•t the arrival of another Messenger with dispatch.,

fiom France. Speculation upon tlle former arrival
had nreviously inclined strongly in favour of peace,

an, this second arrival continued it. The funds
immettiaiely began to feel its influence. The 3 per

Cent. Consols, which opened at 53:, rose to 59, and
closed at 601, being a rise upon ilia day of above
per cent. The Consols for tie opening left oft
at 621. We were perfoetly tot tort in stating, that
several bargains were tl,,ne m Omnium on Wednes-
day, at twelve. Yesterday, we understand, seve-
ral were done at th- close of ti: riarket, so hir,h
14 dnabt now remains, but, that the
clis,- itches, brought by these Messengers, are of a

vier& tendency, and contain a profession on
the past of the French Government of a de-
sire for peace. As see have more than once
observed, it was a pl Imitate speculation t.n I»itsurne
that Sonar •R vs. having attained the summit of
his ambition, would seek to consolidate his power
by peace. But, we understand. Government hat
some farther reason to expel a proposal to that
died, and, therefore, the arrival of the two
Messengers has been naturally considered as the
accomplishment of that •apeftation. There are
other circumstances which give strength and con-
sistency to this conclusion. Had the business re-
lated to the exchange of prisoners, the management
would not have been undertaken by the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, from whose office
these Messengers have been sent; and, which is still
stronger, we are assured that the pilled relative to
the exchange of prisoners has been settled long
since by the respedive departments to which the
arrangement of a business of that description
properly belongs. A Cabinet Council was held
yesterday upon the new dispatches, at the office
of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. At the
same time that every private intelligence which
we have received, coincides with the public feeling,
in giving a pacific interpretation to the French dis-
patches, it appears a most extraordinary case that a
proposition for peace should be opened in a way so
unworthy of the magnitude of the objed and the
dignity of the parties. The particular circum-
stances of the second arrival we have not yet learned;
but we understand the French Sub-Lieutenant, who
brought the first dispatches, travelled from Paris, at
the rate of between nine and ten miles an hour.
He took a boat immediately on his arrival at
Boulogne, notwithstanding the lateness of the
hour, and proceeded to part of our squadron
I7ing off that place, and got under the hawser
of the naler about f e o'clock, midnight, where he
told his story, was received on board, and carried to
the Utrecht, in the Downs, where he remained yester-
day. Without, therefore, attempting to give the pub-
lic mind a contrary diredion film that which it has
already taken, we maintain, that the notorious in-
sincerity, and extravagant ambition of the Govern-
ment of France, ought greatly to reduce the value
and effect of any proposition for that purpose from
France, supposing such to have been actually
received. We arc now upon the eve of a new Parlia-
mentary campaign,when the public mind is prepared
for a war with Spain, as well as France; a war nr
subsidies for Portugal ; a secret expedition upon a
large scale, and other °hies% of great expence
when Ilia Martsev's Speech to his Parliament has
been considered and digested, and the whole plan
and business of the nation, for the ensuing Session,
perhaps settled and arranged. lf, then, Monsieur
TA ta.tva ,no can derange all this system, by
sending a French Midshipman in an open boat
to the Ticker, is it net a great point gained,

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cartictlatsly when it is cenildered, that he pa-'
ralyses the vigour of tie nation by a shew of
peace, and gives strength to thc 'opposition in Par-
liament, anti the discontented but of tionrs ? More-
over, we cannot forget thit Monsieur Tattair-
tt is the same Minh:tit who carried on the alpha-
betical intrigue of X. Y. Z. to swindle the Ame-
ricans out of a sum of money. Is it certain, then,
that he may not be playing the tame game with the
Eoglish funds? 7,Ve do not say it is certain, nor
even very probable I but, it is possible ; and, in
dealing with such enemies as Boa Al* MITE; and TaL-
txv Alto; we cannot aft with too much caution.
After the experience which the world his had, for
twelve scars past, of the revolutionary goirernntent
of France, we are jasufied in saying, that due cau-
tion and circtimspeition, with regard to any other
power in Europe, would be rashness and impru-
dence with respea to BoN AAAA rt.

Yesterday, the Purser of the Primers. Mary, Capt.
GRILv r, arrived at the India-linuse, with dispatches
from the Bengal Government, having lek his ship
off Dover, the preceding evening.

The Princess Mill sailed from ltengal, on the
sth July, in company with the Northampton, Cap-
tain RoaEllT B %akin; Malin; IM,Captain Ket.ro ;
Bengal Anna, and Marie, country-ship, Captain
GRESNWAY.

l'he Northampton separated from the fleet on the
13th ittly, and bad not arrived at St. Helena, when
the princess Mary left the Island.
The Princess Mars and Maria arrived at St. Hele-
na, the 18th °Sober, and sailed from thence on the
Sth November, leaving there the Company's ships
rssex, Captain Bostssin ; Elphisestone, Captain
( AlO ; and .Ivn, Captain Roster Pettis, from
Bombay. These ships sailed from Bombay the 10th
of August. and arrived at St. Helena the 4th
vetnber, and were expeEted to leave the Island for
England, shortly after the Princess Mary and Maria.
• 1 'he Mane separated from the Priseenss Mary on
the 13th November.

The EmpArgna, Capt. GI tst on, and Mope, country
ship, bound to Europe. were left in Bengal.
The David Scoff, Capt. CH•III.E3 Jones, arrived '
at Bombay in July, and was to proceed to Madras
for the purpose of receiving the cargo intended for
the Sw Edward lloghos, the latter ship being obliged
to come to Bombay to repair.
The Sir Elwood Huber arrived at Bombay early
in August, and was in dock when the Beet left that
settlement on the 10th of August.
No acco•.rnts have been received by this convey-
ance, respelling the Prince of ;Vales, Capt. Parc t.
The Woodhod, Capt. MARTIN, from China, and
Flush Tozbe, Capt. 1' AI AX, from Bengal, were
at Prince of Wales's Island when the fleet sailed
from Bengal. No accounts had been received of
them at St. Helena.

The Island was very healthy, and well supplied
with every kind of Europe and Asiatic provisions
necessary for its consumption.
Captain JOHN TURNER, of His bisiasey's 10th
Regiment, and M. DE I. .s CROIX, a Trench prison-
er of war, are passengers on board the —Princess
Mary, from Bengal.
The following is a correa list of the passengers
by the Erret, from Bombay :

Richard Church, Esq. of tho ResulNay Civil Service, and 14.1,1 y,
Miss Mina Church, Alexander Gray, Esq. Mrs. A. Cherry.
and two Song, Col. W. Rules, Major George Kanx died on his
passage the I Ith Sept. 1&.14, Commodore R-md, Captains
Campbell and Bond, I.ieutenants John Breach, Stukoe, Darke,
and J. T. Porter, Mears. K. C. Jones, G. F. Jones, John
Boles, Robert Pouget, and O. F. Drury.-.-11'stress:i Stratton,
Amelia Gillie, Lucretia Crawford, and Sister..—Misses Mary
Gull.e Ellen 8: ql.

The following Invalids from His l'slaitsry's
Navy M India are also passengers in the Eircr,

viz. ---

Lieutenant.; Hodge and Wane, Capt. Claperton, of the
Marines, Mr. kir7don, Surgeon. Mr. Jo.eph Hitt, M•il
shipman. John Jenkins, Carpe .ter ; Daniel Burr,4l, ditto ;
Thomas Felton, ditto ; Eduard Carter, Boat.wain ; Jonathan
Geudantb, Gunner, and 67 Seamen.

A letter from General Tatman, dated Gibraltar,
Nov. 26, says, " 1)r. Bottom, Deputy-laspeiFtor
of Hospitals, Dr. 14.1.Lowes, Physician to the
Forces, and three Hospital Mates, were landed
here from His Majesty's ship Lively on the 23ii
instant.

a It affords me considerable gratification to add,
that the •iolence of the fever continues to abate ;
our loss since the IGth being as follows:

"On the I7th, 5 ; 18th, 3 ; 19th, 0 ; 20th, ;
21st, 4; 22d, 2; 23d, 2; 24th, 1 ; 25th, 6.
Total 25. And the number of fever case. in the
Hospital this day only 96."
Another letter, dated the 6th ult. from the same
Officer, states, " that the number of fever cases in
the hospital was reduced to five or sir, and that the
disorder was considered as completely subdued."

A Jamaica Mail arrived yesterday, with intelli-
gence from that Island, up to the 18th of Novem-
ber. The public papers contain no liess> of much

importance. The 1-touse of Assembly met a few
days previous to that period, and the greatest cor-
diality subsisted between that body ai.d the Go-
vernor, although it is imagined that the supplies
will not be *'ranted to the 11111 extent demanded.—
[he private letters, of which we have received seve-
ral, ate more interesting. A letter of the I 7th
states, that trade Was very brisk, and that the ap-
prehension of hostilities with Spain, hiving, in
some degree, sidssided, the trade with that coun-
try had resumed all its for Mer aftivity since July
last. Another letter, from a geatleman of great
resPeßability, dated Spanish Town, 12th of No-
vember, states, that the fever had been very malik-
nant at that place; hundreds had died of it, but all
was quiet in the interior, and the island was ad-
mirably protitled in its comnserce without, by Com-
modore Duckwoarn, The same letter contains
several particulars rispening St. Domingo. It says,
DESSA TAN ES is little better than a baboon. At a
late conference, held by him and several of his
officers upon a sub Jed of impoitance; their attention
appeared to be entirely occupied with the ticking of
their watches, which they were pulling out every mi-
nute, and putting to their ears, laughing and trilling
like children." The Blacks were scattered and di-
vided, and had noorganised force assembled in arms.
The unfortunate white females, who escaped so many
massacres, appear to have been reserved for a st Ste
of slavery worse than death, being subjelled to the
brutal passions of the blacks, and the most menial
and laborious drudgery, even to the drag of
the cannon to the deport in the mountains. 'I he
French force at the towa of St. Domingo was re-
duced to 600 men, but they were well supplied with
provisions from America.

We have received Now York Papers to the 9th
of December. They contain little news of any in.
terest, and none of importance. The attention of
the Congress is occupied with the impeachment of
Judge CH ASU, whose trial is not expeßed to be over
until the end of March. A copy of the act of im•
peachment is given in the next page. di:Home Be-
lli/PARTE was on the 7th at Dumfries, within thirty
miles of New York, after having made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to return with In, to France.

Yes' 'Ay, the Russi AN and SWEDISH AMBASSA-
DORS • ~!.saded business at Lord HARROW cv's Of-
fice, from one till three o'clock.
LAters from our squadron off Ferrol, dated the
Ist instant, have been received. By them it appears,
that, on the Si st ult. all communication with the
shore was stopped ; and, on the same day, Admiral
COCHRANZ sent a Bag of truce into Corunna, which
returned in the evening. On the following day,
the Admiral ordered signals to be hoisted for the
detention of all Spanish ships.
Dispatches have been received at the Admiralty
from Sir T. DUCKWORTH, announcing the capture
of several French privateers that had annoyed our
trade in the West-ladies. . _

The Prince's Charlotte frigate, with her convoy,
from Cm k; arid the Penguin brig of war, with her
convoy from Portsmouth, are arrived at Jamaica.
The Handy (a cartel), from Jamaica, for Boor-
deans, is lost near the Havannah.
The Mercator, HUTCH' ?note, from Limerick for
London, was abandoned at sea by the crew, on the
Clst ult. _ .

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The Polyp/Irma, one of the ships belonging to
Sir J. °Roes squadron, arrived on Tuesday at Spit-
head, having captured a number of Spanish ships,
one of which, the Gedtvvila frigate, of 36 guns, is
supposed to be the richest ship that has yet been de-
tained. She parted from this prize, in a severe gale
of sand, in about thirteen degrees of West longi-
tude, and has not seen her since. No fears, howe-
ver, are entertained fur her safety.

It may not be uninteresting to the public, to
know by what means the Prince of Wales's Island
came into the possession of the East India Compa-
ny. The late Captain LICHT formed an alliance
with a daughter of the King of Q11.13E/A—this
Island was given to him as her portion. After
some time, the King of QUEDD A conceived the
growing importance of this Island, with the trade,
worth contention. He, therefore, made hostile de-

monstrations, which Captain LIGIIT most ably di-
verted, by pecuniary arrangement, which secured
it to the Company. We have now, the more effec-
tually to establish our security, obtained a cession of
a part of the opposite coast.
A Letter from Barbadoes, dated Nov. 16, says,
" It is with great satisfaction that I inform you
of the capture of the B,piaparte privateer, which .has
done sa muck mischiiif to our trade in the ‘Veza
Indies for a considerable time past. You may re-
coiled, that in my last I gave you a circumstantial
account of a severe engagement which had taken
place near Barbadoes, between this privateer and
the ('.rot, Peneler, and Thetis merchantmen , and in
which the privateer was so ill-treated, that she la,y
like a log in the water. Information of her situa-
tion being given at Barbaduts by the merchantmen,
a stout privateer was sent in quest of her, which.
however, had not the good fortune to fall in with
her. In thecourse of a day ur two afterwards the
Cyan, sloop of war met with her in a very shattered
condition, as she was making the best of her way to
Guadaloupe to refit, and without difficulty made a
prize of her, and carried her into Antigua, on the
I Ith of November."

A wager of 5001. WAS made on Wednesday even.
ing in a private party, between a wine-merchant, of
the greatesteminence, inthe Strand, and a Spanish
metchaut, iii Finsbury-square, that Peace will take
place between this errantry and Spain, in eighteen
months, f.vam Ore 9th day of January, iir,r. ; the
Spani -I accepted the wager, and insured it at
Lloyd', the lalluwir.g morning at twenty per cent.
by which be secures the certainty of receiving 4001.

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TO TIIE EDITOR.
Sin- I trust you will be happy in doing justice
to the Father of the rasing Ro.riar (.....horn rumour,
with her thousand tonguee, bas been invidiously ca.
lurnniating), by stating to the public, that M.
BEI r a has executed a deed of MIA in favour of
his son, whet eby be has assigned over to T„o,„,„
.usi.tft PAR KKR and Pails FA El.. Esqrs. the sum of
2:18 IL 17s. tid. for his sule use—tieing the earnings
of his Provincial Dramatic Tour ovi,. I have seen
the deed, which bears date the !,,.`n th ult. and beg
leave, t' rough the rif'dium of your tespetable Pa.
per, to contradiet the. invidious reports o t " Mr.
ntTTY.9 having gaMbled away his propene."
Your's most tespeafully,
113 s Southßtnivton•st. J. Hig.sETT,
LOll4l/11 ....Lill. 10, 1844. 114...eu in, Hit tui,iglum
It will doubtless afford infinite satislaLtion to 6,,
friends and admirers of this interesting you:h to b-
informed that he is getting better very tast.