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lECEMBER 24.
AT TWO OCLCCK

We feel greatly humbled at the termination of the
Government trials yesterday. If any argument were
wanting, to show the degeneracy of the popular mind, it
is amply supplied in the willing verdicts which arbitrary
power has obtained. We shall net trust ourselves to re-
view these prosecutions, until the excitement which their
issue has occasioned, leave us equally exhausted and tem-
perate; but we see the gathering storm, and shall not be
taken unprepared.

The following is an extract of a letter which we have
received from Madeira, dated Dec. 5 :

" The weather has been so stormy here, that the ship-
ping was all blown out to sea—Amongst these the Ari-

adze, Onyx, and Sparrow-hawk : the former was
nearly lost—she was on her side for several seconds, and
only the bursting of the sails from the cord-bolts, ena-
abled her to right. Her tender is still missing. The
Onyx and Sparrow-hawk lost their anchors—few of the
vessels which have returned escaped uninjured, and many
are still absent. Twenty-five of the passengers of the
Lady Holland, East Indiaman, having come on shore
to a ball, have been obliged to remain on shore for the
last three weeks ; and their vessel is only yet visible in
the offing. One dandy on board—not having completed
his toilette ' when the boat put off—was blown out
to sea in her, and has been dancing ever since on the
rudest billows of the great ocean.
" The Miguelites here reign predominant : above four
hundred of the principal inhabitants, and estate-pro-
prietors, have been imprisoned or banished, and their
property confiscated for their adhesion to the cause of
the young QUEEN. A few days ago about forty more,
were arrested and now remain in prison, without any
assigned cause. This renewed persecution caused great
alarm, as it is feared these arrests are but a prelude to
new cruelties, in conformity with secret orders from
Lisbon. It appears the troops have completely the
upper hand, and force the Governor to do as they
wish. Not long since,
_he was anxious to put in
command of the regiment one of his own Aides-
de-Camp, lin consequence of its Colonel having!
gone to Lisbon. This nomination not being agreeable
to the troops, they surrounded the Governor's house with
loaded muskets, and insisted on the object of their dislike
being delivered up to their vengeance. Their victim,
however, secretly effected his escape to sea, and the Go-
vernor was obliged to appoint as Colonel the individual
selected by the troops.—The result of all these scenes
and proscriptions, is a great stagnation to agriculture,
commerce, and social intercourse. The town of Funchal
—.formerly so animated—has now assumed an air so
triste, as to strike every stranger with astonishment and
regret.
" You may rely on it—from sources of the best infer-
mation..that there is a strong constitutional feeling pre-
valent in all the Azores, and which would declare itself,
if a body of troops were sent from Terceira : but this is
not probable, that place being closely blockaded : and
• though there is no doubt of VILLA FLoa being enabled
to maintain himself successfully, and resist all future at-
tacks, he is yet too much hampered in his resources, to
undertake any external operations.
" The Governor of St. Michael's is considered by all
coming from thence as a man of prudence and remark-
able moderation ; and ho is using his utmost efforts, to
prevent any political disorders like those which have oc-
curred in this island, by keeping an even-handed justice,
and endeavouring to amalgamate all parties by a spirit of
conciliation.

•
" His Majesty's Ship Herald has been here ten or twelve,
days, with Mr. TURN ER, the British Envoy to Colom-
bia. Mrs. T.—who is a very pretty, delicate woman—
is on shore, and it is said will remain some days longer,
to recover from the agitation of the Bay of Biscay."

-7•01.-7
We have the Allgememe Zeitung to the 18th, the
Prussian State Gazette to the Same date, and Brussels
Papers to the 23d instant. Their contents are unimpor-
tant, except inasmuch that we are informed, in a shad
article from Frankfort, that the free navigation of the
Rhine will commence in March next. We select the
following passages :
TRIESTE, Dec. 10-
By's ship which bus arrived here In 18 days from Alexandria.
we have•the confirmation of the intelligence of which we have al-
reedy spoken' that the Turkish men.ot-war which have been at
anchor, eversinee their escape from the battle of Nayarit+. ate to
return to Constautia,le. The whole squadron was about to put to
see when the above dip sailed.
An Austrian bark. heicioging to the squadron eff Tangier. bound
from Algeskas to. Venice, arrived in Pirans yesterday.
Letters iron Venice say. that the difference between our Court'
seethe Eraperoi of Morocco have been adjusted by the intends-
den of England • and that the Austrian squadron is on its return
home.—..fiterneiw Zeitersg, Dee. 18. •

ODESSA, Nov. U.
A very high wind has hitherto kept the Turkish Ambassadors en
board their ships, which lie at anchor at some distance from our
harbour.
ST, PETERSBUROH, Dec. 9.
His Ma' has been pleased to glee Ids sanction to a resoled=
taken by die Council of the Empire, at the proposal of the Minister
'of Finance, for the forenadon of a Council of Commerce in this
capital, with branches depending cm it at Moscow, Rigs, Arch-
angel, Odessa, Taganrog, and wherever they may in future be
judged necesemy.
Prince Chosen? Mina, with his suite. and accompanied by
General Remenkampt, arrived on the 21st ult. at Tula, where be
visited the public masquerade, the manufactory of small arm, the
theatre, ate.
Private letters from Kischneff, hs Bessarabia, of 26th Novena-
bee, announce that on that day a severe shock of an earthquake
was felt there, which continued about three minutes. Almost all
the buildings are damaged. climnies thrown down, and the walls
of several houses shaken to the foundation. A similar shock was
felt on the same day at Dubossary, at three in the afternoon, which
lasted four minutes, and was accompanied by a subterraneous
noise. The doors flew open, and the plaster fell from the ceiling.
—Premien State Casette, lee,lB.
THE HAGUE. Dec. 19.
SMOGS IN TIM UPICOND CNAMIIIII or rile STATES 411.911111J11.
His ;Majesty, the Minister of Finance, and 107 Members
present.
The order of the day was the continuation of the debate on
several laws, relative to the budget; several Members having de-
livered their sentiments, and the Ministers of Finance baying re-
plied in defence of the proposed law, they were severally put torte
vice. 1. That for the expenses of the Decennial Budget, were
adopted by 61 votes to 64. (Cries of brostsfems the galleries.)
That on the Ways and Means of the Decennial Budge, was re-
jested by 55 votes to N. That on the National Debt for ten years,
was adopted votes to 19. The Annual Budget of the Expen-
diture for 18)0, was adopted by 54 votes to 63.
His Excellency the Minister of Finance withdrew, in the King's
name, the Budget of the Ways and Means for 1630 ; because it is
intimately connected with the rejected Budget of the decennial
receipt. The law relative to the payment of the public debt for
1850 was adopted by 103 votes to 4. The sitting was adjourned
to Monday to receive a Royal Message.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 22.
Some time sago we announced that it was in contemplation to
suppress two universities; the Journal of the Province of Liege
says it seems cm tain that this suppression will fall on the tdirerd-
ties of Utrecht and Louvain t the latter city would, as a e
'Won, become the next seat of the High Court of Justicerin
to be observed, however, that all the six universities of the king-
dom have their place in the decennial Budget.—Brussels Papers,
Doc. 23.

As it appears, from the articlespublished by many of our
contemporaries, under the head of City Reports, that
there is much ignorance prevailing on the subject of the

Tobacco shipments making by the Colombian Govern.
ment in the Orinoco, and which Tobacco is consigned- -

as we hare already stated—to the respectable house of
THOMAS WiLsoN and Co. we think it may be gene-

rally useful to give the copy of the memorandum in M

RA VENGA'S own handwriting, which was read at a
Meeting of the holders of Colombian Bonds held at the
City of London Tavern, on Wednesday, the 3d of June,
1829—a report of which proceedings was published at
the time by EFFIN GII nsi WlLsow, of the Royal
Exchange:
" In 1803, the. Tobacco Revenue in ancient Vene-
zuela produced 1,300,000 dollars. At that time tobacco
was scarcely cultivated in the province of Varinas ; be-
cause there was no consumption of it, and the exporta-
tion of it was seldom or never effected but in very small
quantities.
" In 1828, there will be gathered in the province of
Caraccas, that is to say, in the plantation of Guarulo
and Oriluco, 80,000 arrobas, equal to one million of
dollars ; in 1829, they will be increased to 90,000 or

more.
" Last year, 1827, the Tobacco Revenue at Caraccas
had a fund in hand exceeding 300,000 dollars, and the
Tobacco Department of Varinas 130,585 dollars.
" At the beginning of that year, the revenue was very
much indebted. We may well conceive by this increase
what the revenue msy produce, by applying to its in-
crease, as was ordered in 1827, whatever fund it may
have in hand. It was also ordered last year, to send to
Varinas all the net proceeds of the revenue in the de-
partment of Venezuela and Maturin, for raising or in-
creasing the plantations of Varinas tobacco, in order to
send to Europe as much of it as should be necessary to
meet the national engagements, since the facilities to
give to these plantations an extent proportionate to
the demand for tobacco in Europe, made it advisable
to occupy in the cultivation of the plant whatever
money ought to be sent to meet those engagements.
The Varinas tobacco is sold in our own territory at from
50 to 55 dollars a quintal, either in Angostura or Puerto
Cabello. Thus 45,000 quintals, sold at our own coast at
52i, (2,362,500 dollars,) or in Europe, would pay the
annual interest and sinking fund of foreign debt, which
is equal to 2,000,000 dollars. It is extremely easy to
raise these 45,000 quintals, because they would only cost
Government 630,000 dollars besides the transport, which
may be estimated at a dollar a quintal, and the expenses
of the administration in Varinas at from 24 to 30,000

dollars ; and the whole of it does not equal the net pro-1
reeds of the Guarulo and Oriluco tobacco; and there is
yet to be taken into account the net proceeds of the plan-,
tation of Cumanacoa and Bailadores, that being very
generally used for home consumption, and very generally
renewed, it may be estimated at 200,000 dollars.
" The Government purchase the tobacco at from 12 to
14 dollars the quintal:
Too muck praise cannot be given the Colombian Go-
vernment, for steadily pursuing its plan and engage-
ment, in.the midst of internal agitation, and foreign war.
•

CITY, Tw ELF E O'CLOCK.
Our arrivali this morning are of little import, there beiniso ship
letters. A Lisboa Mail has arrived, but they •do ncitvontitin any
' information of importance. The French Mail still r4nains'ffue.-1,
Consols, which left off yesterday at 95 to e, opened at the same
price this morning for the Account ; since which they have been
done at HI 95, with little doing : the French Bente+ 'having
come lower, bas bad some slight effect on the market. In the
Foreign Market Uttli or nothing doing as yet : prices much the
same u yesterday.
The Legislature of North Carulhia assembled on the 19th No-
vember, and the Governor's Message was communicated on the
following day. It is a document of some length, and principally
confined to the subjects of internal improvements, education, and
bulking. A brief notice of the resolutions of South Carolina and
Georgia was communicated to the Legislature in relation to the
Tariff, which concludes u follows t—u A course of forbearance on
this important measure is for the present respectfully recom-
mended."

Lzvaarow., Doc. 22.—The Dover, Bendel, horn Bastes, has
been seized, in consequence of having on board several packages of
teas, shipped by the British Consul at Boston, to the order of the
East India Company; but, no doubt, she will be released in a few
Jays.

HALF-PAST ONE.

We have scarcely a feature worth observation to communicate
with regard to the Fonds op to the present time. Consols have
walloped the greater part of the morning at 941 Os for the
Account. At one period they were rather giving way ; but a pur-
chase being made of sixty thousand, gave a new feature to the
market, which remiss steady at the above price.—ln the Foreign
3larhet there is also little doing.
It is said in the City, that the Taw° width is about to be
'hipped from Colombia is to be sent to the Dutch and Harnburgh
markets, as higher prices can be obtained there than is this country.