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London, England, 1813-03-31 00:00:00

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. LORD CHAMBERLAPOS OFFICE, MARCH 31t
Notice is hereby giver, That the LEVEE, advertised le lot
night's Gazette for Taves°AT, ihi lot of Aron., will t#t tie
held till the rollowieg day, Fatale; the 2d et Aram, it air
o'clock.

VirEDNESDAY,MARCii SI, 181 S., ,
PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Coos. 515 ii 59 SB3—dos ae. 583 59-5 percent.
Etch. Bills 3s. ss. pre.—Bds. 3s. Os. di&—Otnn. aethiDs done.

Last night's Gazette contains th, official notifica-
tion from the British Governor of Heligoland of the
occupation o'i Hamburgh by the Russians. Colonel
HAMILTON also mentions the spreading of the spirit
of resistance against the French throughout Hanover;
the inhabitants of which are eager to be placed once ,
more under British protection.
We regret to learn from the same source; that the
Danes continue to act with hostility towards those
s,ho art now opposed to the trench. The affair with
the Danish gun-boats, recorded by Lieutenant bEvon,
while it is an additional proof of the invincible intre-
pidity of our seamen; affords painful evidence of this
fact. We have already stated that the influence of
ALQUIEIt over the hapless King of DENMARIL WAS un-
dizitinithed, even by the recent events in Russia. It
iitas at this Frenchman's instigation that two Danish
iniments left Altona for Hamburgh, to protect the
villainous French douaniers from the legitimate re-
sentment of the populace, and thereby occasioned
the death of several worthy citizens.
It was doubtless the same malignant spirit which
directed the sailing of they gun-boats to annoy the
infant trade 6f the poor Hamburghers with Heligo-
land; but the sooner it is crushed, the better for Den-
mark and for the common cause. We trust, there.
fore, that we shall not witness any further temporiz-
ing on the pat of Audis, Sweien, or Great Btitain,
towards this ill-fated remnant of the French Com-
mercial System. It the Rulers of Denmark are sin-
cere in their desiVe to throw off their chains, they
kcannot be too warmly courted by the surrounding
Powers; but if they prefer being the foster-fathers to
a nest of hornets, they ought to be instantly deprived
of the power of doing farther mischief.

The flame of resistance is spreading More rapidly
over the Continent than the most sanguine politicians
could expect. Bavaria, we have reason to believe,
is at this moment the scene of much discontent and
tumult. Meantime, the rumour gains ground, that
the young Prince is the State Prisoner so often allu-
ded to in the Foreign Journals:

The private letters from Cadiz exPlaiz a little the
nature of the change of the Administration, noticed
in this-Szsa aid yesterday, but not sufficiently to enable
us to anticipate what may be the consequences. It
appears that the ecclesiastics, as we stated in our last,
had refused to read in the churches the decree abo.
lishing the Inquisition. The Regency, instead of em-
ploying the power with which it was vested to enforce
the obedience of the priests, referred the remonstrances
of the latter to the Cortes. The Cortes instantly, and
Iwe think properly, psoceeded to dismiss the Re-
gency ; 'but whether they have appointed a better re-
mains to be seeh. The new Regency is composed of
the Archbishop of MAMBO, and the Senors CISCAR
and AOAR. The first is understood to be nominated
solely because he is a Boutusos ; and the active duties
of the office will principally devolve on the two others,
Who have been Members of a former Regency, and
are Considered to be men of talents. •

Our private letters state, the first order issued by
the new Regency was to compel the refr4ctory Priests
to read In their churches the Decree abolishing the
Inquisition; and•the next day (the 11th inst.) was to
determine whether they would incur of not the heavy
penalties inflicted on disobedience.
It would be absurd to attempt to anticipate the
isine of this badness: Thi next Mail Will probably
'throw some light upon this important transaction.—
In the mean time we shall only add, that the Cardi-
nal Ds &yam:: (son Of the Infant DON LEWIS) is a
person not remarkable for energy : the proceedings
of the Regency will therefore, it is probable, take
their tone from his colleagues. The crisis is import=
ant, and much yet remains to be done by the Spanish
nation, to totitle them to the bleNtings of liberty, and
to rack them high among the nations of Europe.

Last night the Holt* of °Smith:ins resolved itself
into a Committee 'on the affairs of, the East-India
Company ; the whole night was spent in the exami-
nation of two witnesses at the bar. The venerable
Witt tax HASTINGS, who has spent his latter years in
dignified repose, was again brought before the public,
and was the first witness examined. He was con-
ducted from the Speaker's Chamber to the House by
Sir THOMAS PLUMER, and Mr. R. THORNTON, the
Director. Mr. H. is little altered in his appearance
from what we well remember him, nearly 20 years
,back, On the never to be forgotten occasion of his trial
in Westminster HAIL He is rather thinner in his
person and stoops a little, but though in his 84th year
his eye retains its wonted fire and animation, and his
countenance its intelligence and expression. He was
dressed in mourning, and he still wears his hair pow-
*deted, and dressed with a toupee and short queue.
The Earl of MolnA, and the Countess of LOUDON,
will leave town for the Isle of Wight, to-morrow, ae-
companied by all the family, except two, of the chil-
drtm, and-Lady Cumtr.crrtx RAWLQN, who are just
about to set tiff for Bath.