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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1829.

Mr. O'CONNELL'S right to sit in Parliament
is at last disposed of. A new writ was last night
ordered by the House of Commons, after a long
and tedious debate, and the county of Clare will
be called upon again to return a representative.
We trust they will return Mr. O'CONNELL
without any opposition—or if there must be an
opposition, then we trust they will return him
free of expellee. His case we cannot help con-
sidering a very hard one, and though the SO •
LIC I TOR-GENERAL disclaims all idea of perso-
nality, we cannot entirely divest ourselves of the
idea that the people of Ireland will think that
there has been a strong animus displayed towards
the late Member for Clare. On the other hand,
we must admit, that as Mr. O'CONNELL was
returned under the old law, and made it his boast
that he could and would take his seat under
that law, and at a period NN hen there was no idea
of the Belief Bill, that his measure of complaint
is greatly reduced, if not fairly met. Though
always friendly to the cause of Emancipation,
yet we, at the time of the Clare Election, ex-
pressed our decided conviction that Mr. O'CoN-
NELL could not take his seat under the then
existing laws ;—that he would be stopped short
at the threshold of the House by the forms
which had been in usage for 150 years, not-
withstanding all the legal arguments of the
Honourable Gentleman and his legal friends to
the contrary—and Mr. O'CONNELL has now to
lament the fact. But he has done wisely in
bringing the matter to the test. He can now,
having so far redeemed his pledge, return to his
countrymen, and challenge their suffrages with
this additional recommendation, that the great
object of their labour and anxiety has been hap-
pily achieved.
We feel persuaded, though Ministers felt it
their duty to oppose Mr. O'CONNELL on the
bare ground of public principle, that they will
not push their influence any further. Such op-
position is unworthy of them, and would savour
more of private pique than political hostility.
It would, besides, but re-agitate the troubled
waves of that commotion which has hardly yet
had time to subside into national repose and
tranquillity. The measure of justice and cotici-

nation has been done to Ireland—let not the
glory of the deed be tarnished by prosecuting a
petty personal war against the champion of her
rights—the most eloquent of her advocates.

The French Papers contain little or no news.
If we may believe a statement inserted in the
Gazette de France, General Count DIEBITSCH
has resigned the command of the Russian army.
The cause assigned is indisposition.

Accounts from St. Kitt's state, that the Go-
vernment of that place had received orders from
England to have the fortifications and barracks
put into repair, as it was the intention of Go-
vernment to send out troops, and to make that
island the central depot.

New York and other American Papers have
been received to the 25th of April, but they

contain No news of i►nportance.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, MAY 21..--Wind N.E.—Arrived the
Michel, Frith, from Tobago. Arrived from London,
the Diana, —, for Para.
FALMOUTH, MAY 20.—Wind variable.—Arrived
the Stanmer packet, Sutton, from Lisbon, sailed the
10th inst.; Lady Mary Pelham packet, from Corfu,
sailed the 19th of March, Malta the 28th, Gibraltar
the sth of May, and Cadiz the 7th ; spoke the Lord
Melville packet, from Gibraltar for Malta the 25th
of April, in lat. 36. 19. N. long. 3. 38. W.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 20.--Wind N.W.--Arrived
his Majesty's ship Dryad, from Malta, with the Com-
missioner for his Majesty's dock-yard here.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 21.—Wind E.—Arrived his
Majesty's ship Plumper, from Plymouth. Sailed
the James Green transport, for Halifax.
LYNN, MAY 21.—Arrived the Commerce, Davis
sem, from Lubeck; and Clara, Riddell, from Stettin.
POOLE, MAY 21.—Arrived the Hope, Bloom.
field, from Copenhagen.
GRAVESEND, MAY 21.—Arrived the Amelia,
Reed, from Bremen; and Findham, Donald, from
St. Andero.

DUBLIN, MAY 20.—Arr:ved the Begunha, from
St. Übe! ; and Brothers, M'Cracken, from Trinidad.
ABERDEEN, MAY 20.—Arrived the Mary, Sin-
clair, from Memel.
STROMNESS, MAY 13.—The Eliza of Ros-
chearty, Watson, from Shields to Dublin, ran aground
yesterday, but was assisted off, and brought into this
harbour, supposed without damage.

The Nestor, from Berwick to Bay Chuleur, has
,ut in here leaky.

TIIE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, Twzara e'CLocr.
'We have no news this morning, even the mann-
facturers of reports are at a stand-still. Consols
opened at their closing price yesterday, 87i 88 for
the account, but soon after improved, and are now
881, and 881 1 for next time ; Scrip, 3 pm. Ex-
chequer Bilk, 68 9.
Nothing doing in the Foreign market, Brazilian,
54! 55.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols hare remained, during the whole morn-
ing, at 88, alternately buyers and sellers, for the Ac-
count ; and 884 for next time; some business doing
but not on an extensive scale. Exchequer Bills
68 69.
In the Foreign Market the chief business doing is
in Brazilian Bonds; although the Brazil Loan of
400,000/. is not as yet officially announced, there is
every reason to believe that it will soon be contracted
for by N. M. Rothschild, Wilson, Fletcher, and
Irwin. No Express as yet from Paris.

THREE 0' CL 0 CPC.
Consols for account, 88 ; for next time, 81i
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 87-1 8 Danish 651
Do. for Ac. 87-; 8 Greek, 1825
Brazilian Bonds 54i Mexican, 1825 201
Buenos Ayres Peruvian
Chilian Do. Russian 96%
Columbian, 1824 151 Spanish 91

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
BANGOR PEERAGE.

Several witnesses were examined with reference
to the birth, marriage, and death of several of the
parties in this Peerage, the further consideration of
which was postponed till Monday next. Prayers
were then read by the Lord Bishop of CHESTER, and
tho LORD CHANCELLOR, Lords MANVERS and
CHURCHILL, sat on Appeals.
5E1E128 V. VILE.
Mr. PEMBERTON resumed his argument in this
Appeal, which he had not concluded when we left.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
ROTHSCHILD V. lIESISIINGI.

Lord TENTERDEti gave judgment in this case
this morning. The action had been originally
brought by Hemmings, in the Court of Common
Pleas, against the present plaintiff, to recover back
some money paid on account of the Neapolitan
Loan, and having obtained a decision in his favour,
Messrs. Rothschild brought the case, by writ of error,
into this Court, where it was argued a few days
since. The Court, (with the exception of Mr.
Justice J. PARKE, who having been engaged as
Counsel in this cause, took no part in the proceed-
ings,) unanimously affirmed the decision of the Court
of Common Pleas.

The Journal of Odessa, in an article dated
April 25, mentions that the fortress of Sizeboli,
as well as the town itself, is being strongly forti-
fied by the Russians, so much so that there is
little to be apprehended from an assault by the
Turks. The remaining contents of the German
Papers are devoid of interest or importance
TRIESTE, MA Y S.—The last harvest in the provinces
of the Austrian Monarchy, situated on the Adriatic, not
having been productive, and the prices in Dalmatia rising
in consequence, our Government has sent large Bums to the
authorities in those provinces, for the purpose of affording
assistance to the indigent classes.
FRANKFORT, MAY 14.—After his Serene Highness the
present Landgrave of Hesse Homburg, had arrived here
and assumed the reins of Government, and received the
oath of allegiance, a proclamation in the usual form was
issued, in which his Serene Highness announces to his
subjects that he has assumed the Government on the death
of his brother, the late Lanilgrave Frederick Joseph;
that
he expects from them the same fidelity and attachment as
they manifested to his late brother, and assures them in
return that he will exert himself to the utmost of his
power to promote the interests of the country and the hap-
piaess of his subjects.
FRANKFORT, MAY 14.—Exchange on London, two
months, 149 i.
OsrapeA, Ann. !L. -A letter from Simboli of •th

April gives a partienlar amnia of the eettetteetion"pf the ' DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
new fort, which is built accordingly to all the rules of art, (THIS MORNING.)
andlvery strong; it is calculated for 500 men and eight
pieces of cannon, with three convenient barracks for the Between twelve and one o'clock this morning a fire
troops and two good powder magazines. The Russians
bwrookessoutLionndtohne-hrooaudse
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continue to strengthen and enlarge the fortifications of the the Roman Catholic Chapel. The result has been dread-
town itself, so that there is nothing to fear from the ful indeed—six lives having been sacrificed ! The fire is
Turks, who would certainly be repulsed with loss. (The supposed to have commenced on the ground floor, where
result of the attack since made on 11th April shows that there was a very considerable stock of furniture, besides a
the author of the letter is correct in his opinions.) great quantity of light timber, prepared for working up,
all of which were of a highly combustible nature, so that
" We have succeeded," he sacs, " in forming a small
the progress of the flames became tooimmediately pavv!r-
corps of cavalry ; a company of 100 men does duty in thei
1141 to admit of any attempt to subdue them. The
forts, they are mounted on good Turkish horses captured
in-
at different times. We have besides a flying company of mates of the house were Mr. and Mrs. Pick, and their
Bulgarians, who capture from the Turkish shepherds
child, a girl seven years old—they occupied the first floor ;
their flocks of sheep and their oxen. These Bulgarians on the second, there was a Mrs. Gregory, her daughter, a
will be very useful guides in the sequel."
married woman, whose name we could not learn, and two
little girls, the children of the latter. Mr. Pick himself
was the only one of the seven who escaped. The watch•
man, whose box is close to the chapel, gave the first alarm,
having perceived a strong glare of light over the window-
shutters : the man knocked loudly at the door, no answer
was returned, and the shop-door was therefore broken
open ; but it was impossible to pass the threshold, the
flames and smoke being so oppressive. Mr. Pick, at
length roused by the noise below, sprung out of bed, and
made his wife and child also get up. The stairs were then
on fire, and down they could not get, without the pros-
pect of a certain and horrible death. Both flew up to the
second floor, to shun the threatening danger ; whilst Mr.
Pick, with the view of obtaining timely aid, sprung from
the back window, at great personal risk, but happily with-
out injury. There is not one left to tell the anxious efforts
of the six victims who remained within. Mrs. Gregory,
the ledger, appeared at the window once, crying for
help ; she was enjoined by some to spring out, while
others advised her to wait for the ladders that were then
sent for; a ladder was accordingly raised, but at that
instant the roof fell in, and the ill-fated woman, with
her fellow-sufferers, was at once beyond the reach of all hu-
man aid. Several engines continued playing en the burn-
ing ruin, for the purpose of preventing the further spread
of the conflagration, and in this respect their efforts were
successful. Mr. Pick's house is wholly burned down, and
every thing consumed. The bodies were all got out by
six o'clock this morning, and present a most appalling
spectacle. An inquest will be holden to-morrow on the
remains. There was a report that another life had been
lost, Mr. Pick's apprentice boy being unaccounted for, but
there is reason to think he was not in the habit of sleeping
in the house of late. We could not learn that Mr. Pick
bad any insurance on his stock, though the house was in-
sured.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supplies of English Grain and Flour this week are small,
but of Foreign Wheat considerable. The best parcels of Wheat
being scarce, find buyers readily at Monday's prices, but other
descriptions are very dull. Barley supports its late advance in
♦alue. Beans of fine quality are scarce, and rather dearer. Pease
are unaltered. Good heavy Oats meet a fair demand at last quo.
tations, but other kinds ate dull in sale.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN.
For the Week ended May 15, 1829, made up from the Returns
et the Inspectors in the different Cities and 'lowns in England
and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat-- 695. 9d. Oats ---2-2 s. 1Id. I Beans— 31s. :id
I
Barley ....--31s. 6d. Rye 335. RI. I Pease.—..... 31s.
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES Of the SiX WEEKS itEcr.ntsa.
Wheat--- Bd. I Oats —21 s. I Id. I Brans— 31s. 3d.
Barley-- 318. Ild. Rye 335. 345. 5d

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.

Wheat.- 13s. &CI
Barley-15s. 4d. Rye 19s. Pd. I Pease 3d.

SNIITHFIELD MARKET.

This day's supply of Beasts, most of which were turned out
unsold on Monday, was very limited, of other fat stock mode-
rately good ; Beef met with a somewhat brisk, Mutton, Lamb,
Veal, and Pork, a very dull, sale at little, if any, variation from
Monday's prices.

YULES PER STONE OF BLES. TO SINK THE OFFALS.
s. d. to I. d. s. d. toe. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 (3 Large Lambs
Second quality ditto 2 6 3 2 Prime small ditto 0 0 6 8
Prime large Oxen... 310 4 0 Large coarse Calves 4 8 5 (1
Prime Scots, &c..... 4 0 4 4 Prune small ditto 5 2 5 6
Inferior Sheep 2 2 2 4 Large flogs 4 0 4 8
Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 ; Small Porkers 4lO 5 2
Coarse-woolled ditto 3 6 4 01 Suckling Calves 12i to:4i. cach
SouthdownWethers 4 2 4 61 Quarter old Pigs I2s to 18s. each.

SUFFIX, AS Irak CI,
Beasts. !Sheep and Lamb
348 8,750
Slilch Cows were numerous, y,
with her small Calf, producing f,

,EKK'S STATENIENT.
Calves. I Pigs.
2St 130
'et dear. An useful short horns
rrom 241. to 261.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
s. d. to s. d. s. si. to s. d.
Beef 2 2 3 6 Veal
Hutton 2 4 310 Pork
Lamb .—........---.... 4a. Sd. to 6s. 4d