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A COLLECTION OF
_pPICTURES. UTCH AND FLEMISH
MR. PHILLIPS respectfully announces, that on
FRI DAl' NEXT, sod following Day. at One, he shall
SUBMIT by AUCTION, at his Rooms, P;es, Bond.street.
. A PLEASING COLLECTION OF DUTCH AND
FLEMISH PICTURES,
chiefly of cabinet size. including Specimens by the 111 aster—
s Wynauts Breughe! Nctscher
Vanderneer Ostade Wouvermans hticheu
Alouthsron Cuyp J. Steen 112rcitem.&c.
Ruysdacl Itusens Terburg
A few ITALIAN and MODERN PICTURES, tlv*_ property
of A GENTLEMAN.
brought front his country residence in Berkshire.
May be viewed two days previous to the sale, and catalogues had
at Mr. Phillips's.

By Mr. W. P. 51USORAVE,
On the Premises, No. 5, Lower ERtnc.street, 951
TUESDAY NF.2Nf , at 10, on account of the number of Lots.,
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and EFFECTS, cu.!)
nous old China, pair of (;lobes, and all the various. articles
usually composing the fitting.up of a private dwelling, will bp sold
' in consequence of the decease of the proprietor.
Catalognew may be had on the premises ; of Mr. Watson. at
the White Huse Tavern, Buckinglum.gate„ Pimlico and or Mr.
W. P. Musgrave, &wagging, Apprgiscr, dee. No. b, Bread-street,
Complete.

'PO be Peremptorily SOLD, pursuant to a Decree of
IL of the thigh Cook of Chancery, made in the twoseversl
'causes of Taggart versus Hopkins, and Taggart versus Hodder,
with the approbation of Francis Paul Stratford, Esq. one of the
Ateliers of the said Court, at the Public Sale-room of the said
Court. in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-bute, London, on
FRIDAY, the lettr day of February, 1816, at one o'clock, in
One Lot, a valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE, called FUR LEY
FARM, situate in the parish of Netherbury, in the county of
Dorset. about three miles from Bridport and Deaminster, consist-
' of 121 A. :ta. nr. or thereabouts, of escellent meadow, pasture,
! arable. and coppice land; together with a substantial and conve-
nient dwelling-house, cider press-house, store-cellar,•dairy.rocans,
good garden, tarin-yaCil, barn, stables, granary, and other out-
buildir,gs ; and also a detached entail farm-house, with dairy7rootns
and mher out-buildings, and garden ; the whole being within a

ring (.ante.
Printed particulars and conditions of sale may be had (gratis) at
the said 3laster's Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-
lane, London ; of Mr. Sabine, Solicitor, No. 9. Carmarthen-
%rem Brlfurd• square, London ; Meaara. Nettleshipp. and Bicknell, '
Solicitors. tirocers' flan, London ; Messrs. Irainewright. Smith.
and (;fraud, l olieitora, Furntrars Inn, London: at tho Bulk
Bridport : and at the prineloal Inns In Blandford.

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PENZANCE, JAN. 24.—The Duke of Wellington, Blatthias,
from London to Galway, was in the Mount Road 21st, to get some
water, and sailed again.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 24.—Arrived yesterday the Lady Mary
Pelham packet, from Malta, &c., sailed front Gibraltar Ist inst.—
Wind S.E.
COWES, JAN. 25. Arrived the Melpomene, Johnson, from
Honduras in 80 days, with loss of bulwarks, and short of provi.
sions. His Majesty's ship Rattlesnake had just arrived at lion.
duras when the Melpomene left, from the island of Rattan, where
they had expected to have found 31'Gregor landed, to take the
Island.—Wind E.
PORTSMOUTH. JAM. 25.--Arrived the Dart, Clark, from
Havre; Swift, Travene, from Waterford ; Rover, Tatem. from
Youghall ; Le Victor, Teasel, from Caen; and his Majesty's
cutter, Highflyer, from a cruise. Sailed his Majesty's ship Tweed,
for Mexico; his Majesty's cutter Scorpion. on a cruise; Frederick,
Rostndtree, for Hull; and the Fanny, Decries., for St. Ches.—
! Wind N.E. to E.
DEAL., JAN. 25.—Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Herald,
—, from Demerara; Porteus, Van Der Zweep, from the 31au.
ritius and Cape of (food Hope; Naiad. RandaU, from Cork for
Hull; and the Maria, Hewitt, from Limerick. The whole of
the homeward and outward-bound have sailed.—Wind E.S.E.
31AROATE, JAN. in.—Two more puncheons of brandy have
been brought here today, marked WCS 14 and BO 23—the
one brought down from the Revolvers, near to which it had
washed on shore a few days ago ; and the other fallen in with
to-day.
(iRAVESEND. JAN. 25.—Arrived the Orb, Postgate, from
Cadiz ; Earl Talbot, Genet, from ditto ; Success, Zimmerman,
from Pillau ; Frederick, O'Hara, from St. Michael's t John and
Elizabeth, Rawlins, from Lisbon ; Success, Tregartheo, from
"Terceira ; Albion, Clark, and Anna, Drybro, front Oporto;
/incisor), Champlin, from Ncw York. Sailed the Union, Pouchall,
for Genoa.
WELLS, JAN. 25.—The Ranger, Laing, is got off the main,
and brought into this harbour with some damage.
GREENOCE, Jan. 23—. The James Deniaton, Campbell, ar-
rived from Demerara, spoke on the 17th inst. with a Kinsale pilot.
boat., and was informed that a bark, timber-laden, from North
America. and a brig from St. Vincent's, had been driven on shore
in the neighbourhood of Kinsale on the 15th inst.
LIMERICK, JAN. 23.—The Sarah and Eliza, from Cork for
Newport, has put into this river in distress.
PARIS. JAN. 23.—The Temaux, Palfrey, arrived at Havre,
sailed from Buenos Ayres 12th Nov. The Brazilian squadron in
the River Plate had ceased to respect the Republican flag, and no
vessel dared quit the Roads. The Tatum: was obliged to leave
behind several tons of fright. Trade, it was feared, would be very
much shackled in consequence of the blockade. as the Repub-
lican marine was not sufficient.to repulse the Brazilian squadron.
ROTTERDAM, JAN. 20.—We have had a thaw since Wed-
nesday evening, but not so as to occasion any alteration in the
River.
littiootano, JAW. 18.—The English brig,
went by to the river Elbe, after having taken three Heligoland
pilots.
UIIIRALT•R, JAN. s.—The Diadem transport, which sailed on
the Ist inst. fur England, has put back ; and some merchant
vessels, which sailed the same day, have also put back, one of
them with some damage. They all report that the S.W. gales of
the 3d inn. were most severe,with a tremendous sea: it is supposed
that all the vessels which sailed after eleven o'clock that maiming
could not proceed beyond Cadiz, and have consequently been
driven to the Mediterranean, with the exception of those that
preferred putting into that port. The following vessels have
been driven on shore here during a heavy gale on the 2tl inst. viz.
:
'The Flight,Storey, from New York ; Columbia, Nesbit, of New
York ; James Munro. Hull, from Trieste ; Jeune Laure, from
Marseillea to Martinique; anti Eliza, Norman, from Hull
former has since got or. The Osborn packet, front Malta, arrived
here on the lilt inst.
FATAL, Drc. 11.—The Armadillo, Pierson, from Charleston
to Havre, has put in here, with loss of foremast, bowsprit, &c.

The Baroness Vander Capetian. of about 200 tons. is lost on
the coast of Java., and only three of the crew saved.
The Dutch ship Elizabeth has been taken by pirates on the coast
of Java.
The Maria, bound from Sicily to Liverpool. has put back to
Palermo. leaky and damaged.
The Sinters. Leverick. from Sicily to England, and an Ame-
' rican vessel from 31adeira, were on shore at Ml:any previous to
' the 3tl inst.
The Vittoria transport. from Portsmouth. has arrived at Malts
all well.
The Factor, of Pentland, U.S. was under seizure at Dublin on
the 2341 inst. for having tobacco on board.
The Twelve Brothers, Hawk, sailed from Yarmouth the leth
October, for Scotland, and has not since been heard of.
i VESSIELS 8POKIA:14 WlTH.—Tbe Miranda, of and for Poole,
from Newfoundland, 12th inst. lat, 49, 43, long. 13, by the Mel-
pomene, anived at Cowes. The Jane, of Berwick, bound to
Belfast, 12th inst. lat. 37, long. al, 2; 224, lat. 49, 33,
long. 5. 52, the Ann, of Liverpool, bound to Cardiff; by th 2 Lady
Mary Pelham packet, arrived at F.almoutb.

• i
CAMOLIC A SNOCIATION.
—row— t
, - - - ~ ~;,,,.._ , At the Meeting en Monday, the Secreavy read the fe trig•
A court-rilaTital immubled"n 11-'9l.td- his Majelay's""P " "..."" ' letters from Mr. Baran eine*, the Duke of Buckingham, and the
in Portsmouth liarbenr, on the 19th, and continued sitting until .
Marquis of !madmen 2.
lialepast four (dein& en- Tuesday afternoim. for the purpose a .
January 210106.
trvieg Captain Chapman, of his Majesty's ship Arisdne. on nine
MY DEAn Ma —I- feel honoured end em highly greeted by the
allqitationst. set &nth by Mr. Ill'Coy, lime Punier of the Explegle, invitation which I have jute received. I accept, with pride and
to * Navy board, as reasons for his refusing to sign Captain .
ratitude, a i portion of the title which your letter 'kindly gives me.
Chamnan's certificate on his leaving the Espiegle to join the
du belong to the elms of " friends of civil anti religious liberty,"
Ariadne; Also whilst at Zanzibar, on the C 33.0 of Africa. he, thou. h I cannot claim to be what your letter calls me, a " distill-
Captitic Chapman,' did perchate a female slave. which .lave hi I, gulahed" member of that liberal clam.
kept ore board for a finte* Fes ht, and whilst the piettle Pas lying ,
Motabae the said slave unaccottntably disappeared. i Your Band our will, I sin persuaded,
Manic you 111 agree with
at
nie, that this chase Mande% more thee those who are favnurable to
The Court consisted of Rear-Admiral Gye. peesideit ; P. :
...,. . the pretensions of my Romeo Cethotic.fellosasebjects. You will
Campbell,' C. A.; Sir M. Seymour, O. C. B. mama, Remy 1111/ ; I ament to my suggestionathat in illuminism 411 share who are in °ppm.
• Frederiek Warren stela Ingle •C. (*roll.. C. 13.;—Lexbeer. aeon to their dews, s. friends of civil ande,eittiorts liberty,' steep
C: B.; F. Ilunne mad the lien. Slitinders Dundee. alusca Greet. hbe totted ; though et the aline time you may gear/a that this should
ham, Judge Advocate. be thacasse and I, in-em turn, lament dial on a imitedoe en nen.
Thellabelay wee leiken up In the examination of Mr. sl'Coy, I mentous and on which sin much of the pdltsioai Welfare. sheiliar.
Ash° was crom.qtreetietied by the prisoner' eCsetainChsammie, as. mony, aitd social happiness, of one country must depend, wits and
sistod by Mr. alinchitt, an able counsellor ; after that Mr. &Moir f estimable persona, pbo all of titian have the same chime in their
became proiecutor,•*hielt was a difficult undertaking:. he, bows
view, should differ so widely as to the turani by which ens oommon
men instantlpeommenced, and got through witbsthe examination eats,en,
is io his *flatted.
Of. all the *linemen for the nipeallcgatione oy Saturday afternoon,
etalfspast awn o'clock, when he erased the.indulgence of the In thus deeming, 4111 behalf of Move who tree neWerne- to the
at wishes of that numerous and respectable 'hely, the Raman Cello-
Court until Monday morning to enter on the iityportant charge lies of Irelaod, 4 than in the honour of hung recognised an a
(purchase of the slime) in consequence of tailiimmition, which time ~ distills/Melted friend to civil mad velageous liberty," I eirenot erne
wee me ;tad. _ snhieg any intermix, or indirectly urging any eretepsions .of sty
Tlieflourt ilecordinglee esailOblail at aiiiie, olci°cii onM"A,e•Ye • own. 'ills sepals of my Parliamentary urea, of coersee are, ljko
the whole of which day was taken we in thy examination of toe eeesote, were:gen b,,. muck es eiromeeena to lealmis, seem well we
Starg110(1•..10-130gosko. of the A riadne, then in the Hopi-mid ; '-encf rue in the Ike of those who were adverse to the, eleime at, Of
Lieutenant Marsh, the First Lieutenant; the Captain's coxswain ; et/entry:len of -your religion; while I trust, ter their honour as
and John Rae; the Captain's servant. who folly proving the put• well as for my. own, that i i AA, will appear that I espoused them,
cease (I: a young girl for chitty dollars, by Ceptieht Chapman, And
because they seemed tome compatible with the permanency of Bei-
laeuget on board by the Vice• Consul, and an Arab auned with a tish eonneeion, with the safety of our Church and stability of ear
swore. Constitution; and because it was my hope and very strong ,pere
Tee prosecution closed that aternont, whet. Captairy moan
requested to he allowed two days to. prepare his detane Itst the suasion that any apparent incompatibilities might be met,and ob-
viated by mutual candour and fair dealing. and by so amicable
Court coneelerell the length of time that had a been compromise in the arrangement of details between the the rah-
taken up, and during those evenings he had had considerable time e:ons.
to prepare a part of his deeence, declined granting longer than
" The tinge of my Parliamentary career, and what followed siace.
eleven o'clock nn the following morning, if that would suit the
prisoner, who stated he was saailica, and would endeavest to he may let said to have turned the channel of ma public duties. I
have now been far many years a Judge ; a petted during whiels.
ready. ' . 1 trust, that while 1 have left no roost for doubting my sincere at-
At eleven o'clock on Tuesday the alum °pried, which was is an, tachnient to our Church and Constitution, 'Tither could any VP-
instant crowded to suiforation, and at the request of Captain Chap-
his pneessionnl trierd. Mr. elinchie, acs allowed to reed nee or symptom be discerned, either in my public er my priefolf
man
life, of the want of cordial feeling towards my Itnroan Idiotichis defence, and we must do Mr. alincliin the justice to say he h
s atisfaction. lie went into air ; a Meting unchecked by any, the slightest, pre-
acquitted himself with the greatest judice against them. Indeed, I trust, that nothing has clammed
the detail of evidence, and did not fail to point out every little ea- from winch it could be reasonably inferred, that if I were sgairein
cumstance which might in any way torn in favour of the prisoner. Peeliainent I might not resume the course which I formerly rm.
Captain Chapman declined calling any witnesses, and threw him.
self on the nicety of the Court, which, after a most psticnt roves-surd. No doubt, I ought conscientiously review my put opinions,
to weigh impartially any arguments that might now be urged
Alsatian and three hours' consultation, came to this opinion and against them ; to consider how preheat circumstances-might affect
.decision, that five of the allegations had been proved, but rite and regulate their application. All this would be my duty, and L
Captain was justified in consequence of his orders; two not proved, hope I should iserform it. But, at least, it is not clear that-the
and two found frivolous and vexatious; and that the charge of the result might not be *sewing as a steady private in tholes ranks •
purchase of (lie female slave was fully proved, but the Court felt which als. Carrying, Mr. Plunkett, and other distinguished Stated-
satisfied she had swam from the ship at Month:is and made her men lead ; at loam. it is not unlikely that I might take those views
escape. The Court, there:sore, adjudged the said Camain J. F. I phich beve long been countenanced by the Bishop of Norwich. my
Chemed to be dismissed from his almeity's service, mid he was now vermeatile, and always amiable and very catty friend. But I
dismissed accorlingly. am supposing caws which arc never likely to arise. In the mean-
The Court broke un soon after four o'clock. time I conceive that the situation which I fill makesit some degree
Captain Carroll, L.B. one of the 'lambert, spoke highly in my etity to stand aloof from sneh political 'menet and transactions,
favour of the prisoner as a brave, good officer, and many Letters as from their nature are coloured with any thing of a party singe-
front officers, all went to prove this to have been his general ells. I wish I could find a word that would more precinely enemas my
racterprevious to this sad affair. meanieg than the term " party" does. lin no degtee use ft in
that invidious sense in which 9 is not unfrequently applied. I con-
sider the dinner to which you have done me the honoor of inviting
me as something contramed with party meeting in the ill sense of
teat expression. But it is a social meeting originating in, con-
- fleeted rein and intended to promote certain political vestige-
Wind S. foggy. High Water, 59 min. p. 11. talents. and to assert and sanction certain political opinions, enter-
Arrived yesterday, the Enterprize, Rosa, front St. John's, N.B. tamed and cherished by many 131011 t respectable persons, but
for Glasgow. dleapproved and dissented from by many others of the same desserip-
Off this day the Adventure, from Prince Edward's Island. don. The Legislature may, by and by, have to arbitrate between
Sailed the Morgenstern, Reus, for Antwerp ; William and these opposite opinion. ; and their decision will' form a portion of
Jeannie, Anker, for ditto; Alice, Francis, for Bahia ; Elisabeth, I that general law, which it may be my duty not only to obey, but to
Punton, fir Carthagena ; Salamanca, Hicks, for Gibraltar; Meg- I administer, and heal out to public reverence and 'submission-
net, Barclay, for 'ketone ; Emulous, alonlaunt, for St. Vincent t I Whatever my private sentiments and hopes may be, I should not
Yrienrischapi, Arcade, for Antwerp; Rosalie, Haan, ter ditto ; I risk concurring In the censure by anticipation of whet may con-
Agnes, Farrel, ter Jamaica ; Commerce. Cardanere, for Yemeni- tinue or become established law ; and which. in discharging the
born; Tree Vogel. De Judge, for Rotterdam; Sir William Scott, Iduties of my departtnent, I may have to declare and act upon-
Balbarney, for Africa, Tromp, Nollcs, for Antwerp; 'Lance,Very many estimable and distinguished individuals may with strict
Hadgeley. for Leghorn; Lady Amherst, Phillipe. for Naples; 1.1- propriety, and I presume will, attend and adorn the convivar
verstone. Comer, for New Orleans; Halcyon, Wooster, for Phila. i meeting of the kind which I have described. But I doubt whether
delpitis ; Tryphenia, Martin, for Runtime; Blanche, Smith, for a Judge can, with equal correctness, do so. The tone grebe corn-
Ferceira ; Robert, Carman, for Barbadoes; Ellen Clare, Roberts,' patty will naturally he. and there is no reason why It should Dot
for Genoa • John and Mary, Thompson for Henderson ; Silas be, in nnition with those objects connected with those by wivoni it
Richamita'illedfidlpt, fee NeW York ;Omits., Marten, for Oporto. is assembled. The pervaltng seirdhsent will be uttered with the
Iloee it earn JAN. 24. decisiveness which attends conviction, the warmth which belongs
Wind S.W. moderate. Fair weather. to those powerful feelings which naturally associate themselves
Yesterday (wind N.N.E. moderate, and fair weather) sailed the with a cause like yours, and the excitements which conviviality is
Caledonia, Britton, for Mobile; with several coasters. calculated to produce. All these will be in maintenance of opi-
nions on which the intelligent classes of our community. and even
- the branches of our Legislature, are unfortunately divided ; and
therefore all this seems fitted to produce a scene not in the slightest
degree discreditable to those who are likely to partake of it, involv-
ing no indecorum on their parts ; yet, perhaps, at the same time,
not precisely that in which it is right a Judge should be an actor,
and a mere spectator he can scarcely be.
Either a tone, which it might be quite correct (or the company in
general to assume, will be suppressed from a delicate regard to his
peculiar situation, and thus his presence will impose a disagreeablo
constraint; or he may have to listen to, to join in, or abstain from,
that which, if he joins tn, he mixes more in conflicting polities that
suits his station ; and 'from which, If lie refrains, he may mar, in
some degree, the harmony, of the meeting, and make, to tar, an ill
return for the hospitable honour which has been dune him.
Perhaps my scruples are too punctilious. You will, however,
do me the justice of recollecting that they are not recently, for the
first time, taken up; but that I entertained and acted on them ',e-
yeful years ago, when I received an honour similar to that whent
has just been done me.
There are public convivial meetings which persons of the judi-
cial order are in the habit of attending from time to time, yet *here
occurrences !may take place, in which they might think it as eel
that they did not participate. 13at meettort, such as I advert to,
are not necessarily, •perhsps are not properly, of a political com-
plexion. The public-spirited expression of such loyal sentiments
aa all constitutional and liege subjects are bound's() entertain, mar
in those assemblies be justified and expected; but we ate not to
anticipate occurrences of a party nacre. Experience may, indeed,
hove ahowu that they occasionally take place. But in, theretoree
making it a rule to avoid such meetings, we might go too far. In
uniformly absenting themselves because of such a risk, the Jedges
might withhold their presence from some recognised public boeee,
to whom a degree of respect is constitetioneily due, and who are
entitled to whatever lustre the attendance of public fanctivemees
and official rank may'give. AU that remains is. if there be a tram.
passion of decorum, quietly to withdraw.: or if a sentiment be ex-
pressed which may convey a constitutional, or be interpreted to it:.
sinuete, a party feeling, to record that we only join in it because we
take it in the former sense.
But the case of a convivial meeting formed of private petsonse,
and closely connected with political opinions, on which the palate:
are divided. I feel to bee different one from that which I have been
putting; while, at the same time. I feel that the purposes of such.
a meeting may not only be warrantable, but praiseworthy, and
those who compose it persons of the highest respectability gad ho-

nour.
lam more than afraid that I have been prolix. If I bare, my.
apology must be, hat I am most anxious to satisfy my Roman Ca-
tholic countrymen that no feeling inimical to them, or to their in..
serest', stands between me and a prompt acceptance of their kind
and honourable invitation. I have preferred assigning the it a
reasons for my declining it. to inventing a civil and plausible ex-
cute. And I have not time, nor I believe talent, for courpre►sing
my explanations within a smaller compass.
On the name grounds on which I am declining an honour. for
which, at the same thee, I feel grateful. I would assuredly reject
an invitation to attend a meeting, however respectably composed.
held spontaneously, to promote opinions. and to forward views. ad-
verse to those in which your approaching tap= will have had i:s
origin. I did accordingly, several years ago, in' the North of Ire-
land, decline an invitation to meet a company of an highly attrac-
tive and respectable description, tut amongst whom I learned that
Anti.t'Atholic sentiments were to be very zealously proclaimed. Oa
the whole, I persuade myself that those who have offered tube try
hosts set too much value on impartiality in a Judge. to be offended
at my declining to join their party. when they know that ray reaun
is an objection to joining any.
If, in my time, it should please the Legialatuse so to alter the
present laws as to raise the Catholics, by a final adjustment, to a
political rank, satistactory at once to thew feelings and to those or
the Protestants of Ireland, and that I were Mined to a con-
vivial festival, held tor the purpose of rejoteing ewer this event, I
should consider the moment in which 1 was accektir.g it mows off
the happiest of my public life. I have the bosom to be, my dear Sir.
Your obliged and very humble servant.
Daniel O'Connell, Esq. tee. &c. Am . C. SAIITH.

Bond-street, January 19, 1E26.
Sir,-1 have received within these few days your very obl',;ing
letter, conveying disk invitation with which thie Committee respect-
ing the Catholics of Ireland have honoured me, in common with dm
other Peers who signed the resolutions at the Duke of Hitching-
ham's house.
I must request the favour of you to etpress to the other gentle-
men of the Committee my unfeigned regret. that not only the dis-
tance from whence I write, but also the necessity under whigh I sun
of being in London on the 2d of February, the tiny on which Par-
liament meets. wilt prevent my attendance .in. nr.d my
being able to express personally to the Cathilica there assembled
my sincere conviction of the justice of their cause, red my devotion
to the interests of so numerous and respectable i 10di 14 soy fellow
chuntrymen. I have the honour to remain. sic:-
Daniel O'Connell. Esell;.eule very
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