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Y's?raday afternoon, about a quarter before four o'clock, His *?ajesLy left hiis Palace, in Pall-mall, in his travelling carriage and four, for Vindlsor Castle. Lettels were received yesterday froinAlvarado Olexico) dated tile 14th of February. They state that hostilities had betn suspended betweenl the castle of St. Juan -de rJloa and the port of Vera Cruz, but the port remnained shut, but that event is nov of less importance, since Alvarado has been reForted to as the general port of entry for Mexico. His Majesty's ship Carnation remnained at the island of Sa- crifil ios until relieved. Y'estertlay a Court of Directors was held at the East India-honseq when the thanks of the Court were voted unanimously to the Chainrnan and Deputy Chairman, for their zeal and attention to the Company's interest 4.uring the last year. The following com- manaera took leave of the Court, previous to deparung for their re- spective destinations. viz. :-Captain Willam E. Farrer, of tde Orwell; .Capta:n John SmaHl Li. Fraser, Marquis of Huntky; Captain WifiamH ariside, Thamez; and Captain Tfhomas Wil- li:ms, Pri1ncess Amelia, for China direct. Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India-house for the election of six Directors in tde room of Jacob Bosanquet, Esq.; Edward Parry, Esq.; William lVigram, Esq.; William Taylor 31oney, Esq.; John Baillie, Esq.; and John Petty Mlus- pratt, Esq., who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glasses were cloled and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported that the elec- tion had fallen , Josias Du Pre Alexander, E q.; Robert Camp- bell, Esq.; Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Esq.; llon. Hugh Lindsay; John Mlorris, Esq.; and John Golduborough. Raven- shaw, tsq. Tuesday last camneon the election of Governor and Deputy- Cv, rnor ot the Bank of England for the vear ensuing,w.hen Cornelius Buller, Fsq., was elected Governor, and John Baker Richards; Esq., Deputy-Governer; and yesterday came on the election of24 Directors, when the following gentlemen were chosen:-David Barclay, Eso.; John Bowden, Esq.; James Catnpbcll, Esq.; John Cockerell, Esq.; Timothy Abraham Curt s, Esq. Samuel Drewe, Esq.; (ieoigPorrien, Esq.-; Jeremiah Harman, Esq.; .John Benjamin Heath, Esq.- Thmnas Langley, Esq.; Wiillian Alanning, Esq.; William M hellish, Esq.; Sir Thomas Neave, Bart.; George WVarde Nor nan, Esq.; John Hiorsley Palmer. Esq.; John Pearse, Esq,; Clailes Pele, Esq.; Henry Porcher, Esq.; Richard ;ee Raikes, Bso.* Sir John Rae Reid Bart. *Andrew Henry Thomson, Esq.; ;z &Thornton, Esq., v/illiarnWard, Esq.; hloneyWigram,Esq. sa!et< TPr 1VPA utstrla'tfrnm the.rimvt.nA'TIe was restored. The firmness of the Congress on that occasion il highly spoken of in these letters. The Government continued in great want of money, hOt having at that time received advices either of the loan contracted by the house of B. A. Goldschmidt and Co or of the ratification by the house of Barclay and ('o., of the con- tract for a loan made i Mlexico on their behalf. It is calcblated that the first remittance on account of Messrs. Goldsch&idt's loan would arrive in Mexico in AMarch, when the wants of the Govern. mcnt would be relieved. aGvSces trom uarttnagena (Colombia) to the 6th of Fe. bruarystate, that the first steam-packet ever seen on the Alsgdalena had crossed the bar and entered the river. The finrt passengers she conveyed up the riser were Mlr. Henderson, the British Consul, and his familv, who embarked in her for Honda. They had been heard of from the town of Monopox, all well. The passaug up the MaFda. lena, owing to the currents and the periolical swelling of the nver, occupies from 40 to 30 days: it is calculated that the steam-vessel will accomplish it in fourteen. Honda being only three days' jour- ney from Bogota, there will then be required only seventeen days to communicate between the capital of Colombia and the Atlantic. AnOTIet LOAt 1VANTED.-Extract of a letter, dated Alvarado, February 1 0 :-" Government is very desi-ous of settling a town at that point, which is tobe caUed Mlorelia, in memory of one of the firct heroes of the revolution; but money is wanting to build wharfs and public stores." The Hecla and Fury discovery ships are rapidly pre- paring at Deptford for the Polar expedition. Every precaution seems to bave been taken that comfort and ingenuity can devise, to render their success complete. The internal fittings are compact and ele- gant, andi the means of conducting warm air throughout the vessels, and the contrivances for drawing off the moisture from the stearn breaths, &c., are worthy observation. They are furnished with the propelling paddles, worked as the chain pumip, to assist in passing through the light ice, and their bows are about nine feet thick, lined, as are their sides, with cork, and plated externally with iron. Both vessels are now receiving their last coat of paint. Visiters are po- litely received on boart, and every attention shown to gratify curi- coity by the officers, in the most handsome manner. The rarnes of the visiters are inserted in a book. A farewell entertainment wiiU be given by Captain Parry, on board the Hecla, on the 7th of Mlay, when both ships will be completely ready for sea, and wiiU be at the Nore on th,e loth. I EfE I ENTH vv AVx-An expression in one of Mr. Ma- turin's works to this effect, the "tenth wave of human misery," in- duced a gentleman to watch and see if the largest and most over- whelming wave was s%cceeded by nine. and only nine, smaller ones, and he satisfied himself that such was t'he facL But this seems to he no new thought of Alr. Maturin. There are two pasMges in OQid, in which he expressly mentions the pnenomenon. One is in his Tristia,-..in 'Qul venit hic fluctus, fiuctus supereminct omnes; "Posterior nonoest, u nIdeczowque prior." leamnig, a wave which succeeds the ninth, and of course precedes theeleventh,overtoj the others. The other is in the Medamor- " Vastius insurgens decima ruit impetus unda." On ivfonday and Tuesday, Boo an ofLctters, No. 2. Onr TMonvd wty i 3and tueda, 800 poor mnen and women atete relmoevedowith his ajsty' bounty Called the Small Almonrv at te, Amonr..oice hItehall, which was delivered to them 1 Mr. Hanby, theSecretary to the Lord High Almoner. IYrORSATIOIN FOR THE BRITISH PUBLIC.-It is an.old remarkc, that thosewho are otit of a counitry frequently know more of it than those who live in it and this seemns to be the fact withi us and our fricnds acoss the Channel. The Btoie of Thursday last, in an article on the theatres commiutjicates the following infornma.. tdon :-." The Theatre of &vent..ga den has just given, for the be- tnefit of the actor Kemble, a reprsentation, at which the crowd was so great, that in a moment after the opening of the doors al the plac ~o which the public are admnitted, that is to say, thme pit and the A-;Ieries.-( Here the Editor, in a note, say&s.... It fs well known that th boxes Are hired for long periods, and are in some sor-t be- com.e the fixed property of certain faniilies')-wer so filled that v3eople wre in Ganger of- muffocation. Mfadame Catalani sang J?uler -,.ttanjn, and God :art thet King which she: was comhpelled to re. ~ Tb Enlis paers ~,ek o th efect which she Produced; andwe an asiy cnceve his ftm te circumstance of hier singing the atioal irs;butit i alays Srydifficult to know the truthi as to wat asss intheEngish hearesbeca use the managers write the ritque theseles,whic ar set to thiepapers, and inserted ShLLC iatn v Tlin on'iUesdaY cvening entered -thi huse of Mlr. James Hepburn, Montagute-Spjare; and rifled th, butler's closet of a quantity of i taluable lver plate, wth whic, they gat o ff undiscovered. The familY Iiiitiala, with thecrto horsc bound toa tree, and motto, were on all the articl f ma'ion was yesterday given at all the office*, and a reward is offer. ed for the aprebrnsion of the thieves? or recovery of thepropert COgON=R S INQUEST.-Yesterday an l'utst Wks hell at the sign of the G'rapes, in the rules of tTYe King s Bench prison, befere Peter Le Pipre, Esq., of thp Crowir.obffice, on dJie body ofAOIr. John blillsEvans. AMary-Ann Case, widow, wa. i rst examined, who deposed that ide bad known the dece3sed about three months, she having washed foir him during that period; but that dIng th latter part of his illness, she acted in the capacity of nurie and that it appeared to her his mind wa affeted, which sheattributed t r*it embarras.sed circumrtances t e wa, attended by MIr. Gale, ef'New. ington.butt-, surgeon. The C-ronertheidesfred that the surgeon ,jnlght be cent lor. wbo the followin evidence:-T'hat he was ,called in to attend the deceased On tue 7th of April last. when he found.him excemively debilitated with a disordered action of the lever, wvith which the bowelYs seeiied to sympathize verv much. Pe - nimedies, to the bes?of his tdepenent's) juamntnt,ereh3drecoau tthue proved inelThc,tual. T ne Jur. retur7.ed 4 verehad hy to, visitation dfGod."** ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ l~ the.