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-P:4IiI,IAMENARY iROCEMINGS.

HOrSE OP COUDIONS, JANUARY 16.
The Sneeze. took the Chair according to the notice he gave.
e.terday, and proceeded to call over the namei of the Members
d/ Couutito, in order to their being sworn. A number -attended,
elivered in their quulificationa at the Table, and took the oaths
and their seats.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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POWS/ANT RZADLA vrill see that we have made a propel' use
of theinfdresetion he tranunittestio us. • Ms future oinnupti-
otions will receive due attention.

DJONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1819.
THE FUNDS.
VIIII3 Or STACKS THIS OAT AT bKE O.CLOCK :
Reduced 780-3 per Cent. Cons. 783 ex. dir.
Cons. for Account, 793if-33 pet' Cent. 873 i
?ey Cent. WIC —5 per Ct. Navy 1060 ex. div.
Bank Long Anns. 201 5-16—Ornnium 1i pre.
bide iloods B7 88 pre.—Exch. Bills (2d.) ?0,1,8 pr.

:.The Paris Papers of Thursday. arrived this forenoon.-
Mohiteur contains a Royal Ordinance, ap-
{minting a public exhibition to take place of the pro-
ducts of French industry, at periods to be determined
b. Eris MAJESTY, the intervals between which are
xo:. tp,exceed four years. The first exhibition is or-
ed to take:place in 1819, the second in 1821 ; the
horsier in the halls and galleries of the Palate of
the Louvre. A jury composed of five members is to
l named*by the Secretary of State, for the purpose
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of, judging on the merits of the articles, and selecting
such as may appear worthy of prizes, which are to
consist; according to the degree of merit, of medals
of gold, silver or bronze. Such a periodical exhibi-
tion of the national fabrics and manufactures will,
1 is MAJEsry thinks, be one of the most efficacious
ivicasures that could be adopted for encouraging the
Arts, exciting emulation, and accelerating the pro-
gress of industry.
.The Sieur Pictros, Master in Ordinary of Re-
quests, is named by another Ordinance, Secretary-
General to tilt: Ministry of Justice.
' The Lew Minister of Finance, Baron. Lours, with
the view of giving an impulse to the operations oft
the money market, has given public notice, that all
.Thelialf-pay yearly dividends, not lower than 2,500'
francs of rentes, and becoming due on the 22d of
irlaich next, will be paid by anticipation, if required
by the holders, on allowing a discount to Govern-'
meat at the rate of 5 per cent.

The Lieutenants of• Police, with the exception of
• . Lyons, and the Commissariats• General have all been
s ippressed.
• The KING presided on Wednesday at a Council of
Ministers, which lasted from one o'clock till four.—
Preparations are beginning to be made for his MA.
Ntures Coronation.

The Duke of RICIIIILISII proposes, it is said, after
,past.ing a short time at the Duchess's chateau of
Cots- rteilles, to which he has retireda to make a tour
to the South of France, and afterwards into Italy,
fOr- the re-establishment of his health.
The. Journal do Doings gives a statement of the
'receipts of the different Theatres and places of public
amusement in Paris during.the last.year ; which ex-
hibits d grand total of 5,000;000 francs (£208,385.
6s. Bd. English sterling). The tenth of all sums of
admission to public places in Paris is appropriated,
as our Readers are perhaps aware, to the benefit of
the Poor ; so that the sum thus voluntarily could-
bated by pleasure and fashion to the cause of huma-
nity, during hot year, must have amounted. to
509,000 francs (£0,833.65. tid.).
Gazette of Berlin contains an official contra-
diction of a report which has been circulated is se-'
veal Papers, that in pursuance of the deliberations
of the Courcil of State upon the Taxes, freedom of
indistry had been abolished in the Prussien States.
The new system is stated, on the contrary, to be
founded or. a principle of entire freedom, and to have
for its object to facilitate it by every possible means.
no Neapolitan Government appears to be pr‘.r
-. seeding actively in a general reform of its political
institutions. A new judiciary organization was de-
creed by an Edict of the 20th of May last, which
•has been already carritd into effect throughout the
kingdom of Naples. In consequence of this organi-.
• Tation,,all the seigrorial and communal jurisdictions
.('slmilar to the old hereditary jurisdictions of the
highlands of Scotland) are suppressed, and the Tri-
Ulnas and loyal Courts are placed on nearly the
• • same footing as in France.—The Kisco satisfied with
*l.the 'Sappy effects which this change has produced in
the kingdom of Naples, has issued a new Decree,
dated the 22d of December, extending the same sys-
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'tem to Sicily, where it is to be immediately carried
• into effect by Royal Commissions until a complete
re.organization of the Courts can he accomplished.
french 5 per Cents. WedneLday, 67.6. 25 c.

Viscount CASTLEREnGIi being nearly recovered
from his late severe attack of the gout, left his house
. for the first time on Saturday, about One o'clock, and
proceeded to his scat at North Cray, Kent, accom-
panied by his Viscoantess. The Noble Viscciunt it
oxperted to return to town to-morrow.. On Wednes-
da7 Lordship-gives Wand raxliamentary Daher
. a numerous assernbiage of the Members the
Mose of Commons, .
Lord .laisom left town yesterday, for Mt.' elk
, I.l3lkhana, Notfolk.

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eONIMERCIiaak.
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Trade -has been very fiat in Lancashire for sevei:id
weeks, occasioned, in some map" by the grata
fall on the raw nialtariaL Some gas& of coarse fa.
Ibric have given way as much as 410 per tent. The
crisis seems now fast approaching, when it is hoped
That the raw material' will again-be boughr at peace
prices. Ever since that event took place, prices have
been buoyed up by false capital t at length the' mo-
nied interest have justly taken the alarm, and now
mean to take the necessary precautions to check this
system ; and some of the houses which were the
largest purchasers in Liverpool and London, have
been obliged, in a great measure, to suspend their
operations. It was, .in fact, attempted to purchase
every cargo on arrival ; but, fortunately for the Ma-
nufacturer, the real and nominal capital of the par-
ties were insuificieut to monopOlize the whele, as it
came to market too quick to realize their views ; and
hence the cause of the late depression in price.
The immense high prices obtained in this country,
induced the Planters in the United States, Brazils,
&c. &c. where Cottons are produced, to increase to
the utmost their cultivation, which has had a bene-
ficial effect; for the importation this last year has ex-
ceeded by full 20 per cent. that of any previous year.
In 1810, when the imports were 561,000 bales, it
had the effect of lowering the markets so that Bra-
zil Cottons were sold at from 12d. to 15d. Bowed
Cotton from 9d. to 11d. Bengali 7d. to Bd. Surats
7d. to 9d. and others in the same prcportion. At
this time freights-were' 2d. duties 91. per lib. and in-
suranee more than 5 per cent. higher than at present;
therefore we should not be surprised, with the extended
cultivation and the great decrease of duty and ex-
penses of bringing the article to market, to sec prices
even lower than they were at that time; notwith-
standing which, we consider this a favourable time
for capitalists to buy cotton fabrics, as we fully an-
ticiii:te that a portion of what is t.iken from the
price lately obtained by the overgrown. Cotton
Planter, will find its way into‘ the pocket of the poor
weaver, in the shape of an advance upon his labour,
and which will enable him to live upon his own in-
dustry without parish relief.

The five-trader Prince Regent arrived on Friday at
Portsmouth from the 3lauritius (laden with sugar),
the Cape, and St. Helena—lc. t the Mauritius '2Bth
April; the Cape 6th October, and St. Helena '26th
November. Slie was, dismasted off the Cape, and
lay there four months repairing. The LI VURPOOL,
TOPAZ, and CURLEW, had touched tiwe on their
way to the India sta:ion. . Detachments of invalided
soldiers from the Mauritius, with the following Offi-
cers; arrived in leer:—Captain PRITCHARD,
6Eith regiment ; Lieutenant CAMPBILL, late of the
Bourbon regiment ; Captain ILIAD, Company's ser-
vice; Dr. BANCLAVID, Royal Artillery.; Mr. AID,
Commissary : also, Mr. BROADLEY, late Midshipman
of the. MAGICIENNE, and eleven invalided seamen
from that ship. On the day the Prince Regent left
St. Helena, (fifty days ago), it Was ascertained that
BONAPARTE was in his usual health, and safe in his
residence. Nothing new whatever had transpired
concerning him. The ships left there were—Commit-
ROB (Admiral FLAMM N), Euarntee, Teis,.R.anestu.s.,
and DOTTEREL. The llvx:ca had sailed for the
Cape, for live stock. THSODORZ Hoot, Esq. Ac
countant-General at the Mauritius, came home in'
the Pi;,:re ncrod. This gentleman was sent to
England by Central 1-41.1., the Commander-in-
Wel at the Mauritius,-under..arrest, upon a charge
of inaccuracy of accounts. On .his arrival here he
was released by order received from the Secretary
State's Office.

The Duchess of MONTROSE, we are sorry to state,
it comined to her house in Grosvenor-square, from
indis,Position.
The Duke of BUCCLEUGH does not go to the South
of France fur the recovery of his health, but to Lisbon
by sea. His Grace will be accompanied by Captain
I.E.itta.,:mm and the Hon. Mr. Home.
Me Marquis of HUNTLEY has lately taken the
I late elegant residence of Lord SOMERS, in Great
George:•street, West. .
A few nights since, Lady Mstvitt.l gave a most
brilliant ball at the residence of the First Lord of the
Admiralty, which was attended by all the beauty
and fashion of distinction in town.
A Ball and Supper were on Friday evening given
by Captain and 'Mrs. POYNTE, at Bedhampton, mete
Havant, which were very numerously and fashionably
attended, nearly all the genteel families of the neigh.
bourhood being present.
Sir JOHN lIARRINGTON, who has been so long an
invalid in consequence of breaking his right leg by
a fall on Ilay.hill, last summer, is perfectly recovered
`The Worthy Baronet has laid aside his crutches.
Letters receivel from Ireland on Saturday, An-
nounce the rapid recovery of General MaTnsw.
One of the Paris Papers says, that an Establishment
•has been opened at the Barrier du Maine, in that
city, where excellent wine is sold, at %he sate of IS
sons--an Amy !
BONAPARTE had his ,wiNd talc It wat made en-
tirely of porcelain, with the exception of, the leg,
and its surface. was nearly covered with portraits of
Coxperors. This table,, which he left either at the
Thuilleriei Qr.
_Fi: Cloud; has been Seas as a Prue,
by the XIIfea.,FRA.NCE, to theft/MS RatiVlT. It
is now at Carlton House.
GAIMUNG-kIO.I.ISE DeTacrits,---Thursday mot*
ing, between the hours of one ancl-twatieloelteON
Farrell, (lhief Constable of the Held Office, • 1
with a norneratis bodi or tpat roller Wok.** ft
thin Wing Hpuse, itt TOMO*" 24.rettred• op=
Braids of/a) petsonsvplaoWhiz2:4l: WlN** all
taken into custody, to tsetlergo examination.