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London, England, 1827-03-17 00:00:00

steal Ney, whence it is presumed that she intends to fix her resi-
dence in Sweden.
The College of Justice has now passed sentence in the action
respecting the estate of M. Filen, and has declared the pretensions
of the claimants for Scania to be unfounded ; but as the plaintiffs
had some grounds for bringing the action, each party pays its
own costs.
COPENHAGEN, FEB. 26.

The number of schools on the system of Bell and Lancaster,
established in Denmark, amounted on the 31st of December,
1824, to 244 ; on the 31st of December, 1826, to 1,545 ; and
in the course of 1827, the system will be introduced in 462 other
schools, making in all 2,007 schools that have already declared in
favour of this system.

We gave in our Paper of yesterday some extracts
from the Irish Journals, describing the indignant feel-
ings with which the Catholics had received the intel-
ligence of Parliament refusing even to consider the
nature of their grievances. We envy the nerves of
those men who have contributed to produce such
effects, and who can view with unconcern the blessed
result of their cautious policy. For our part, we know
not how any one could feel more afraid of the Ca-
tholics, if they had a hundred Members in the House
of Commons, than when the whole body seem actu-
ated by a common feeling of resentment and despair
at the insult which has been offered to them by the
cavalier rejection of their claims. But far be it from
us to act the part of incendiaries ; on the contrary, we
would entreat the Irish people, as we have done be-
fore, to consider the utter absurdity of an appeal to
arms, by which conduct they would justly convert into
open enemies those numerous friends who now so
strenuously advocate their cause. If they will not do
injustice to themselves, we should say that they are
certain to succeed at no distant period. All the talent
of Parliament (with three or four exceptions) is
in their favour, and the generous noble-minded
English will not always be the dupes of those artifices
by which they have been terrified into petitioning
against the Catholic Claims, represented to them as
involving (not by mere possibility, but inevitably), the
destruction of their families and of all that is dear to
them. If, during the last election, Catholic candidates,
as they are called, had appealed boldly to the good
sense and good feeling of the Electors in manly argu-
ment on the case, instead of shrinking from the sub-
ject of Emancipation, the state of public opinion would
have been very different at present- The timid no
doubt are always•cruel, caring little what others suffer,
so they themselves run no possible risk, but this is not
the characteristic of Englishmen, and unless they had
been unfairly dealt with, their acuteness would not
have discovered such frightful dangers where the
greatest Statesmen can perceive none. But this delu-
sion cannot last. We can understand men demand-
ing securities ; but wishing to leave Ireland as she is,
is perfectly unaccountable.

By the Martha, Captain Barber, arrived at Liver-
pool, from New Orleans, accounts have been received
to the 10th of February :
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NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 10.

The weather, since Monday, the 22d ult. has been unpleasantly
warm, yet dry and favourable for businesS. It is generally sup-
posed that in a few days more we shall hear of the breaking up of
the ice, and a rise in the Ohio river, which news is anxiously ex-
pected by the arrival of numerous steam-boats with full cargoes
for this place. Our market, with the exception of heavy trans-
actions in cotton, continues rather languid, and affords but few
alterations of importance to notice since our last report. The
Mississippi still continues very low.
COTTON.—The transactions in this article since the date of our
last, have been more extensive than any week during this season,
and may be fairly estimated at 8000 kles, if not more. The
principal demand as heretofore, was confined to the middling and
lower qualities of Lousiania and Mississipi, at our former rates,
i.which are continued; choice and prime, as termed here, have met
a moderate request without any improvrment in price ; in the
former, we have heard of a few bales bringing one half per cent.
over our quotations ; the late arrivals from Alabama have not had
time to be offered in market, and in that from Mobile we have
been unable to hear of sales sufficiently large to venture quota-
tions ; according to the Liverpool classification, we quote Loui-
sania and Mississipi.
Ordinary, middling 8 8
Middling to fair
Fair to good fair 10 10
Good fair to good 104 114 dull.
Good and fine 12 13 in fair demand.
ToaAcco.—Cleared, since our last, for Bremen, 144 hhds. We
have no arrival or sales to notice; therefore continue at former
nominal quotations, and do not know of any on first hands for sale.
Stock in hand to-day, including all on shipment not cleared, 143
hhds. Stock in hand at same time last season 736 hhds. Nine-
teen flat boats from Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Indi-
ana, Tennessee, and Illinois had arrived in the Missisippi. About
28 steam boats are now plying in the Missisippi.

The Times has another speculation, to-day, on the
probable Ministerial arrangements; but, with the ex-
ception of the first sentence, which alludes to a letter
addressed by an exalted Personage to Lady LIVER-
POOL, there is not a single word in it which has any
foundation in fact, or any probability of being verified.
We understand, that, up to the present moment, his
MAJESTY has not expressed his pleasure with regard
to Lord LIVERPOOL'S successor; and, that unless
his LORDSHIP should sufficiently recover to be pre-
viously consulted on the subject, the probability is, that
no arrangements will be made till the Easter Recess.
In the meantime conjecture is of course at work as to
the arrangement likely to take place, and it is a little
remarkable that the Times, in its speculations on the
subject, should not have mentioned the report which
has been most prevalent for the last two days ; namely,
that Mr. ROBINSON iS to be called to the House of
Peers, and placed at the head of the Government.
But, as we before observed, no arrangements have been
decided on, and therefore all such reports rest on mere
conjecture.

We have received this morning the following letter
from a Naval Officer at La Guayra, giving some inte-
resting particulars of recent events in that quarter :--
LA GIJAYRA,

General Paez made some demonstration against Puerto Cabello,
Some cavalry which approached it were driven off with loss, and
200 of his infantry marched over to the besieged Bolivar, who had
arrived at Bogota on the 25th of November. This event was ad-
nounced by Paez, by proclamation, who sent Commissioners to
meet him, in order to declare the state of the country. The head
of this Commission was a civilian (Dr. Pena), a clever rogue.
Paez, at the same time, proclaimed that he would meet Bolivar at
the frontier, in order to enforce from him a pledge and guarantee
to insure the integrity of the State upon the basis of a federative
and popular representative Government. In the meantime, a re-
port reached Paez that his Commissioners had been surprised and
killed by a party from Bolivar of 200 men. This enraged Paez,
who expressed himself most indignant, and he despatched 1,500
irregulars to revenge the supposed insult. The report, I believe,
proved untrue ; but I believe the Commissioners have not been
heard of. This, coupled with the declaration of independence
which had been promulgated on the '7th of November, you will
suppose would have sufficiently inculpated Gen. Paez with Bolivar.
But mark the sequel—the President had set out from Bogota,
merely professing he was going to Venezuela as a private citizen ;
but, on his arrival at Maracaibo, on the 19th of December, he, by
proclamation, assumes the chief authority, and directs all others to
obey him, and no other ; that all hostilities should cease ; and, on
his arrival in Caraccas, he would assemble the Electoral Colleges,
with a view that they may declare when, where, and how the