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yet leave his room, the pain in his feet has abated, and we may
hope that he will soon be wholly recovered.
BEnux, FEn. 21.
Berlin, Which had the good fortune to see within its walls the
greatest English General of the last century, the Duke of Marl-
borough, has had now tke satisfaction of welcoming the greatest
English General of our times, the Duke of Wellington..He has
already left us, and set 'out yesterday for Si. Petersburgh.—
(Hamburglt Papers, Feb. 24.)
EXCHANGES ON LONDON%
A SISTERDATI, FEB. 28.-40. 8. to 40. 6. ; two months, 40.3.
to 40. 1.
HAURITRGir, FED. 24.-36. 3.; 2 montl:s, 36.
•
ST. PETERSBURGII, FEB. 10.-9 i.
LEtrsto, FEM. 20.—Three months, 6. 19.
BERLIN, Flan. 21.—Three months, 6. 29i,
VIENNA, Fin. 15.—Three months, 10. 4.

A file of Halifax Papers to the 11th of Feb.
was received this morning at the North and South
iimerican Subscription Room. The Nova Scotia
Royal Gazato of the Ist of Fob. contains the
Address of Sir JANIIIS KEMPT to the house of
Representatives, on the opening of the session,
from which we make the following extract :
Mr. President and Gentlemen of his Majesty's Council,
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Abssmbly,

After an absence from the Government by his Majesty's
gracious permission, it affords me sincere pleasure to meet you
again in General Assembly, and it adds not a little to the sat's•
faction which I feel to have it in my power to congratulate you
upon the general prosperity of the Province, and the peaceful
contentment and happiness of the People.,
From the best information which I have,been able to obtain,
it would appear that every branch of our industry is in a thriv-
ing condition. The Provincial Revenue is steadily increasing
—public crime is of rare occurrence—the laws are mildly and
impartially administered, and every man securely
.enjoys the
fruits of his industry under their protection.
Such being our happy state, Commercial Freedom was al-
most the only blessing which we did not enjoy—it 6 therefore
with unfeigned pleasure that I now congratulate you upon the
removal ofthose restrictions to which the trade of h 6 Majesty's
Colonial possessions has hitherto been subject.

The liberal policy which the Mother Country has now
adopted opens a wide field for commercial enterprup, and it is
not unreasonable to expect that Nova Scotia will paeticipate
largely in the many public and private advantages which these
enlightened measures must necessarily produce.
A very considerable increase of revenue may, I think, be an-
ticipated from certain duties which the Imperial Parliament
has deemed it just and politic to impose upon all, foreign pro-
ductions imported into the British possessions abroad, in order
to protect the produce of the industry of his Majesty's subjects.
This wise principle will I trust be preserved inviolate by all
—and I cannot but indulge a hope that the revenue arising from
that source, will enable these Colonies ere long to promote
plans of internal improvement of more general and extensive
utility than their limited means have hitherto permitted,—and
incline them to relieve the Parent State from some expences of
their civil establishments which are still defrayed out of the
revenues of the United Kingdom.
Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly,
You will be happy to observe, upon an examination of the
accounts, that the provincial revenue has been very considera-
bly increased by payments made upon the Treasury by the Col-
lector of his Majesty's Customs.
Mr. President, and Gentlemen of his Majesty's 'Council,
Mr: Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly,
Among the various matters of public interest which will ,
occupy your attention, 1 know no one of more importance to
the welfare and prosperity of the province than the establish-
ment of schools throughout the country, and I hope to see that
object effected upon some judicious and permanent plan, with
due provision for the free instruction of the poor. .
You will be gratified to learn that the practicability of form-
ing a Canal, at a moderate expence, to connect the Harbour of
Halifax with the Basin of Mines, has been fully ascertained by
a competent Engineer, who was very judiciously employed upon
that service last summer by the President then administering the
Government—Copies of his able Report, and accompanying
Plans will be laid before you is a work front Which many
public advantages may be expected to result, and you will
doubtless take in it a corresponding interest.
The Charter of the Provincial Agricultural Society will soon
expire; and I submit to your consideration the expediency of
renewing it,—for that valuable Society hail certainly been pro-
ductive of much good.
•At a Council held at the Government House
on the '23d January doubts having
arisen whe.
titer Government vessels are now entitlad to ad
mission, and to carry on trade in this Port, hie
Excellency convened the Council to take the
subject into consideration, when the Council
advised his Excellency to give public notice, that
American vessels may be permitted to enter.

Nvw BauNswica.—The Legislature of the
Province of New Brunswick was convened on
the 1 9th ult.

The Speech of his Excellency Sir Howartn DOUGLAS ex-
hibits a luminous display of the means, resources, and pros.
perous condition of our sister Colony. He dwells most feel.
ugly on the recent calamity at Miramichi, and in warm
and grateful terms applauds the benevolent measures which
have been adopted by the Governments and the inhabit.
ants of the British North American Colonies, and the
Citizens of the United States, for the relief of the unfortunate
sufferers by that severe dispensation of Providence. his Excel.
lency alludes to the change which has taken place in the
commercial policy to Great Britain, and unuctpates from the
extensive freedom of Trade, which is now permitted, " a great
Increase to the prosperity of the Colonies generally."—Ship
building, the fisheries and agriculture, are subjects of remark
in the Speech, and all those great interests are represented as
in an improving state.

Lord PALMERrrox moved the Army Estimates
in the House of Commons last night. Whis branch
of the public service is to cost the country this
year upwards of six millions, and sorry are we
to add, that only 45 Members of the House of
Commons could be found, to oppose the grant of
this enormous sum, and protest against so
extravagant a dissipation of the Public Money.
We trust, however, that the 144 Gentlemen who
supported the Ministers on this occasion, will be
recollected by their constituents at the ensuing
election, and requited for their conduct as they
deserve. The most unfeeling creature in the
universe must be your' Member of Parlia-
ment. > Here is the country depressed in corn.
merce, its revenue failing, its merchants ruined,
and finally, the condition of its population de.
teriorating as rapidly as distress and misery in.
crease, yet, with all these facts staring him h
the face, he consents to an army of 104,000
men, at an annual cost of 6,000,000/. ! It is
useless to say, that the service of the coun-
try cannot be adequately performed for a
less sum. Admitting that this were fact (which
it is not), of what avail is it ? the country
cannot afford the, money, and it is, the duty of
the Minister not to consider how the service can

be best done, and then to calculate the cost, but
to determine, first the sum of money the country
is in a condition to pay, and then get the service
performed in the best possible way for that sum.
This, however, is a line of conduct of which Eng.
lisp Ministers have no notion; they never adapt
their establishments to their means, but rather
their means to their establishments. We
have a national
,funded Debt, exceeding 800
millions, and another national floating Debt,
exceeding 33 millions : To pay the interest of
the first, we have annual taxes to the amount
of 55 millions,—and a loan of 10 millions to pay
off pare of the floating debt is at this moment in
contemplation. Does the House of Commons
know all this, or is it yet to be taught these la-
mentable facts ? To us it appears but little short
of absolute insanity, with such a state of no-
tional finance, thus to vote away the public
money.

Nowrilumnmu,kND COUNTY ELECTION.
NINTH n.ty's rocr., mAlteli 2.
For 3lattliew Bell, Esq. - 1,121
The lion. henry T. Liddell 1,113

3lajority for 111 r. Bell

. . 8

TO,THE RIGHT HON. THE CHANCELLOR OF
THE EXCHEQUER.

Sre.—No effectual remedy being as yet sug-
gested to stop the torrent of Commercial Distress
now sweeping over the face of the country, I am
induced to state my own situation, which' at
pre,ent corresponds with that of many thou•
sands in the metropolis. lam a tradesman, and
manufacture most of my own goods, for which I
pay 2001 weekly wages, and thereby giving bread
to 150 families, or 750 individuals. My business is
principally in the country,having accounts in almost
every town throughout the United Kingdom ;
and my Settlements have been in Bankers' Bills
or Bills of Exchange on Commercial Houses
in Loudon, and in some instances the accept-
ance of the party psOyable in town. These Bills
seldom amoun t to above 1001., which prohibits
their being discounted by the Bank of Eng-
land ; and what adds to my inconvenience is,
the House that usually discounted for me has
recently failed, by which I have not the means
to convert this property so received, although I
am seldom possessed of less than 2,0001. worth
of these Bills, from one to four months date,
With unlimited credit, I am thus straightened,
and the numbers who depend on me for bread,
must become parochial dependents, if I am no
longer able to employ them. Now, Sir, would
it not be both prudent and effective in its
consequences to open a Discount Office In the
Bank of England for sums under-1001., where the
Bills would be ascertained to proceed from bona
•fide transactions, and the holders tradesmen of cre-
dit and character. These would be found better
and safer security than pledged goods, which by
time become lessened in value, subject to the loss
mind litigation which the pledging system must give
birth to. By this accommodating system, the
small tradesmen would be protected as well
as the monied and landed interests, who have so
mainly assisted in promoting the —present con-
vulsed state of the commercial world.
Soho, March 2, 1026. OMEGA.

THE RUSSIAN A MLIA.ISA LIEVEN,
the Russian Ambassador, left town yesterday for
St. Petersburgh. Ills Excellency having been
much attached to the late Emperor ALEXANDER,
is anxious to attend the last solemn duties that
await even Imperial dignity, and has gone for
th• purpose of attending his funeral at St. Pe-
tersburg'', where he expects to arrive two days
before that solemnity takes place. Count
LIEVEN has also another Object, and that a very
natural, though not a political one ; it is to visit
his family in Courland. During his absence,
which is merely temporary, he leaves, as Charge
d'Affaires, M. DE POTEMKIN, first Secretary to
the Embassy, who was introduced us such at the
Foreign Office, by his Excellency on Wednes-
day afternoon last. The Countess of LIEVEN
and her fancily remain in town.
Yesterday the Doke of YORK transacted mili-
tary business at his house in South Audley-street.

On Thursday n►orning a Russian courier ar-
rived at the augpian Ambassador's house in Do.
ver-street, Piccadilly, with dispatches from St.
Petersburgh. in n short time after his Excel-
lency went to the Foreign Office, in Downing.
street, where the Ambac.ador had a long inter-
view with Mr. Secretary CANNING. Yesterday,
a. little before one o'clock his Excellency left his
house in his travelling carriage and four to pro.
ceed to St. I'etesburgh. The Amba►sador was
not accompanied by his Cou.ntess or any of his
suite.

It was expected-that one of the King's Me ;seri.
gers would be sent off last night with dispatches
for St. Petersburgh.
Yesterday, Viscount MELYILLE transacted
business at the Foreign Office.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held it
the East India House, when Sir Rom:Jur TowNs.
END Fivaquustt,,Bart:, took the usual oaths and
his seat as a Director, in the room of William
Taylor Money, Esq., who had disqualified.
Yesterday the dispatches for Madras and China by the ship
Casty hourly, Captain Ditu mmoND, were closed at the vast
India House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship.
The following vessels are ordered to he built
at Chatham Dock-yard :--A frigate of VI guns,
to be called the Orpheus; another of 28 guns, to
called the Conway ;- and a corvette of 18 guns to
be called the floors. "
A poem, :entitled the " Con)logratton," from
the pen of Gacittoh MANN ERS, Esq. (British Cott.
sul for the'Stafe of Massachussets), WS been
publishedftir:the benefit of the Sulterervia the
Province of St. Johosti:New 'Brunswick.

THE FUNDS.

Consolo—Yesterday, closed 761

After the Close

This morning opened

76

Although the number of Bills dishonoured yes-
terday decidedly exceeded any former instance of
defalcation, no house of eminence was announced
as having suspended payment. The stoppage of
some minor firms in the silk trade, were consider-
ed of slight importance. The solidity of several
great houses which were supposed to have
passed the ordevl, gave confidence to the Market
for Consols, which opened this morning at 764,
and gradually advanced to 76i buyers. Shortly
before twelve the price gave way, receding to
76171, and at one o'clock the quotation for
April was 761. This want of firmness is ascribed,
partly to the apprehensions still prevailing for
the fate of paper due this day, and to the oper-
ators who had bought last night, realizing, when
Consols had reached 76i.

There has been considerable business in the.
course of the day. INloney Stock is no longer

scarce.
Bank Stock .

India Stock .

India Bonds . 2 1 dis.
3 per Cept. Consols (Money), . 763.
Ditto , (Account) . 74.
New 4 per Cent. _ . 943.
Exchequer .C.lOOO
£5OOll 2 pin.
£lOO

FOREIGN.

There is some improvement in South American,
but the transactions are inconsiderable. Colosu.
Man (1824), 4711 ; Mexican 6 per Cent., 61 ;
Greek, 18f ; Spanish, Of ; Russian Bonds, 6‘.11
ex div.

SIIAItES.
Ilaytian, 3 dig.; United Mexican New, j dis. ;
Palladium, dis. ; Vigo Bay, 130.

i PAST 1.

A report is current, of three Houses—one of
eminence—having stopped. Consols for account,
7614.

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FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

THE KING.

WiNnsoit, MAhcit 3.—We' are happy to Mate that his
MAJESTY'S health continues considerably improved, and that
he is enabled to take exercise within the Royal Lodge.—Yes.
terday the Duke of Dorset was the only visitor that left the
Royal Lodge.—Last evening his Majesty again entertained the
remaining visitors, together with his Suite, at dinner.—llis
Majesty's Stay; Hounds meet on Monday, at Wellington
Bridge, Virginta Water; Wednesday, at Salthill ; and Friday,
at her lleath—at half after ten o'clock each day.

ARRIVALS IN TOWN.
The Duke of St. Alban's, from Hall Place, Berks ; Lord
Dynevor, from Barrington Park, Oxfordshire; Sir Watkin
and Lady Harriet W. Wynn and family, from Wynnatay,
Denbighshire; Lieut.-Colonel Cooper, M.P. from Bath.

DEPARTURES FROM TOWN.
• The Hon. Rev. Neville- Grenville,.ll4lValea; the Hon.
Mrs. Gray and Ladies; Sir W. B. Foulke&

On Wednesday the Princess Augusta arrived In town from
her seat at Frogmore. Her Royal Highness remained about
two hours at her residence in the Stable. and attached to the
King's Palace, St. James's, and then left, on her return to
Progmore ; and on her way called at the King's Palace, Ken-
tstigton, on a visit to her Royal sister the Princess Sophia, and
partook of a Dejeunr.
Yesterday the Bishop of Chester and a numerous party of
the Clergy and Common Council of the Wards of Ahigate,
Billingsgate, Bishopgate, Bassishaw and Candlewick, dined
with the Lord Mayor.
Mrs. Hope entertained 'an elegant party of tashionables yes-
terday evening, at her house in Mansfield•street. •
111 r. Greenwood entertained the Dowager Alarchioness of
Salisbury and a distinguished party at dinner on Thursday, al
his house in Audley-square.

NORTH AND SOUTII AMERICAN
SUBSCRIPTION ROOM, 11Anctz 11.

llALtrax, Fru. 11.—ArriVed -on Monday his Majesty's
Packet, Eclipse, Captain Passingham, from Falmouth 47 days ;
on Thursday, the Arid, Allan, 58 days from Liverpool, having
sustained much damage by a succession of gales ; on the passage
lost fore and main-mast and jib-boom, with sails on them,
chain-bolts started and two driven completely out, bulwarks,
head-sail, and tiller turn away ; she had been nearly 20 days on
the coast, and anchored on Wednesday morning under Cole
Harbour Head, to prevent being driven to sea in her disabled
state, but parted her chain-cable during the night, which was
last with the anchor.

COWES, Manem 3.—Wind in the morning was North, but
shifted agabi in the afternoon to Westward.—Arrived the Cu.
thetine, Endicott, American ship, from Batavia the 19th Oc..
tober, 1825, and touched at St. Helena 4th January, 1926.
The Malcolm, from Madras to London, with troops, and the
Calcutta, Lang Rookh, sailed on the 3d January, left at St.
Helena, to sail 6th January the ship Daniel, Captain Allen,
from Tit-nor to London, tall of oil, the Catharine, spoke on the
08th February,.lat. 41. 50. long. 8. 50. The schooner Regent
Packet, of and from London on the Ist March ; brig Caledo.`
from Havre, bound to New Orleans, otf the Start. Sailed
the London Packet, Captain Mackay, for Boston ; brig City
Oouva, Crawford, for St. Domingo ; schooner Susan and Ma-
ria, Harrington, Bilboa; brig Tickler, Wright, Jamaica;
schooner Royal Briton, Scott, St. Michael's; schooner Swift,
Antis, Bt. Michael's; brig Gerd and Ellen, Allison, Charante;
Anne, Monday, Malta; Elizabeth, Alden, Vera Cruz.

[FROM LLOYD'S 1 •
DEAT„ Mancit 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived, and remain,
the Penelope, —, from the Isle of Franee.—At 4 p. m.
a light breeze sprung up from the N.W., when the East India.
men, and nearly the whole of the outward bound, got under..
weigh.-5 p.m. wind still at N.W., and all the outward bound
are away.
PonTsstouTir, Martcn p.—Wind W.S.W —Sailed his
Majesty's yacht Herald, having on board the Marquis of Bast.
lags and Suite fur Alalta. His Majesty's ships Galatea, and
Hind, 'for Plymouth, anti Duke of York, Finlayson, for St.
Michael's. Arrived from the Downs the John Barry, Roach,
for New South Wales, and the Liberty, Blansharti, from Cork.
CONVEtI, M,tncn 3.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed the City of
Genoa, Crawford, for St. Doiningo; Susan and Maria,
rington,War-
for Bilboa; Tickler, Wright, for Jamaica; Royal
Mail, eott, for St. Michael's; Swift, Artis, for ditto; George
and Ellen, Wilson, for Charente; Ann, Monday, for Malta;
and Elizabeth, Ostle, for Vera Cruz.
FALMOVTII, 1 Laitcri 2.—Wind N.' to S.W. light airs.
Arrived the Cygnet Packet, from America. Sailed the Honour.
Able Company s ship Earl of Balearrus, Cameron, for Bengal
and China ; and Rambler, Knight, for Malta.

with valuable cargoes, consisting of
The Viscountess Downe, Arnold, and the Robert Taylor,
indigo, cochineal, Sec. &,c. ran on shore the 20th ult. in the
blbe, and it was feared would be lost; crews and part•of their
from London,
31aughan,
c,rves saved.