COMMERCE. -.•-- LAWS ON TIIR DUTIES OF IMPORTATION TO BE PAID IN THE PORTS OF COLUMBIA. The General Congress of Columbia, considering 1. That the Republic being single and undivided, the duties on imports should be uniform in the different ports appropriated for impoitation in Columbia. 2. That this uniformity being calculated to contribute very powerfully to the encouragement of commerce, external and internal, by facilitating the operations of the custom houss. and preventing the commission of fraud and the depreciation of the revenue, which has occasioned the contusion and inequality hither to experienced, it has been thought fit to decree, and it is hereby decreed:— Art. I. All the ditties of entry formerly recognised under various denominations are henceforth consolidated in one, under the name of duty of importation. 2. Five per cent. shall be paid on die importation of bar iron, plate, tin, and copper; also paper of every kind; all sorts of medicines, and instruments of surgery; tickle, pitch, tar, cables, cordage, and anchors. 3. Scventeen and a half per cent. shall be paid by every kind of cotton merchandize, woollen, linen, hemp seed, and yarn — that excepted, on which a heavier duty is imposed by the subse quent articles. 4. Twenty per cent, shall be paid on beaver, woollen, or silk hats; wax or spermaced, either manufactured or in paste; wine, vinegar, and acid of every kind; gold and silver watches, lace, riding saddles; every kind of earthenware of Europe and Aga, and glass and crystal of every kind. Twenty two and a halt per cent. on every kind of silk of Europe or Asia, precious stones, jewels, thread and silk lace, point handkerchiefa, artificial flowers, feathers, looking glasses, perfumes, essences, and scented waters ; spiceries from India or elsewhere, dried fruits, or the expressed ,juice, capers, &c. fa Twenty five per cent. shall be paid on shoes for men or women, and boots; every kind of household furniture; utensils in copper, bronze, iron, steel, and tin; tallow in the lump or ma nufactured; flour; salted meat, and every kind of foreign eat ables. 7. Thirty five per cent. shall be paid on spirits and other foreign liquors from the grape, the sugar cane, or any other material. 8. The other kinds of merchandise, liquors, and commercial Mich*, not specifically included in the preceding articles, shall pay 20 per cent. on importation. 9. The above mentioned duties on importation shall be de ducted from the value fixed by the tarin approved at Carthagena on April 22, 1817, and its supplements, until the necessary alterations be made. Is. The rate of duties imported by the preceding articles shall be applicable solely to the cargoes of national vessels. 11. The merchandise imported by the vessels of neutral or friendly states shall pay five per cent. over and above the pre ceding duties, unless it be otherwise stipulated by particular treaties of commerce. 12. An abatement of seven and a half per cent. shall be allowed on the cargoes of national vessels, and five per cent. on those of foreign vessels, provided they proceed directly nom European ports to Columbia. _This abatement shall be made with reference to the per centage duties payable by merchandise and articles of trade according to the preceding articles, from articles 2 to M. 14.. All decrees, regulations, and laws, in opposition to the presence, are revoked and annulled. 15. This law shall begin to operate from the Ist of January, 18 Se^2s, 1821. (Signed by the President of the Congress.) Ur:-real to be executed, J. M. DEL CASTILLO, Sept. 28, 1821. Vice-President of the Republic. A subsequent decree excepts from the above dudes books in every language, maps, charts, philosophical apparatus, paintings, sculptures, engravings, implements of agriculture, and all instt u - meats useful in navigation, or in any of the arts and science.. A law has also been passed for establialting a college in each province; and primary schools for teaching Spanish and Lath grammar, the principles of rhetoric and phdo.aphy, &c. IRELAND. PUBLIC ENTRY INTO DUBLIN OF HIS EXCEL LENCY THE MARQUIS WELLESLEY. (Front the Dublin Patriot, Dee. '49.) The Marquis arrived at Hnwth Pier last evening, about six o'clock, in the Meteor steam packet. At hag past eleven Mr. Lee, the lifitg's messenger, proceeded to the Pitcenix Park to announce his Lordshp's arrival at llowth to his Excellency the Earl Talbot. Ai twelve o'clock to day, the three state carriages of his Excellency the E irl albot left the Castle—two is: them to receive Lord Wellesley's suite—the third, drawn by six beautiful bay horses, was reserved fur the Noble Marquis himself. In these carriages were Sir tittlilfl Bruce, Gentleman Usher, Sir Charles Vernon, C11;1111- berlain and Col. Dcsbrowe, our late Viceroy's Aid-de- Camp, deputed on the part of Lord Talbot to welcome the arrival of the Marquis. About this time, the 7tis Hussars, the Regiment of Guards, the 29th regiinelit, took their stations in Dame-street and College-green, lining these streets on each side from the Castle to the College. About twelve o'clock, also, his Majesty's Privy Coun cil, to whom summonses had been issued for attendance at eleven o'clock this forenoon, began to assemble at the Great Council Chamber: the officers of state were also in readiness to receive the noble larquis. The streets through which the procession was to pass, were now crowded to excess. At rtnlf past twelve, his Excellency the Eirl Talbot, accompanied by several of his Excellency's persoiril friciiils, arrived tit Dubin) Castle from the Phoenix Park. A discharge of artillery announced the I ti ldoig of the Marquis Wellesley, at 20 minutes past vies en precisely. The Marquis Wellesley reaciied Ballybongh Bridge at half past one, when the Lord Mayor of Dobliti, toe High s.ieritls, the Chief Members of the Corporation, and a prodigious concourse of the Nubility and Gentry. Having entered the Lord Lieutenant's carriage amidst Shouts of welcome front the populace, and the waving of handkerchiefs front every baleony and window, the order of procession was observed, and a strong squadron of horse,. in full uniform, closed the cavalcade. The Noble Marquis i(Yyllesley entered the Palace gate at a quarter-past two. He ail:hied at the grand portal, where he was received by a number of person ages of,distinction. Front the grand portal, his Lord ship and suis.c were conducted by the Officers of State, add the !o l,, cipal ()dicers of Earl Talbot's Household, thnot..di It:. •Itale apartments, to the Presence Chamber. l!: then (layered to his Excellency his Ma .:...rs Patent, appointing him to be Lord .11.. Mil THE NATIONAL REGISTER •-- tenant General, and General Governor 'of Ireland, which his Excellency directed to he read. After the Patent had been read, the oath of Chief Governor was adtninistered in the Noble Marquis; the tau II oaths were then also administered to his Lordship by , the Clerk of the Privy Council. The Margnis Wellesley now produced to the Lord Lieutenant his Nlajesty's letter, authorizing his Excel lency to deliver the Sword of State to his Lordship— which being read by the Privy Councillor, the Lord Lientetrint then delivered the Swold of State to rhe Marquis accordingly. His Lordship was next invested with the Collar of the Most Illustrious Order or St. Patrick, as Grand Master—and lie thereupon took his seat at the Corn eil Board, covered, and the Earl Talbot retired. Another royal saline was now fired from the Phi-vine Part.. Thos did the good Earl Talbot resign into the hands of his successor the high and important trust which he had discharged with such honour to himself, such benefit to the country, and we have the words of the King him self, to warrant. us in adding, with such satisfaction to his Soverei , m. tet his Excellency the Marquis NVellesley was sworn into oilier, he conferred the lumina of Knighthood on Ne Lord Mayor, rcirh the promise of a Baronetcy. SPECI.II, COMMISSION LIMERICK. EXECUTION OF SHAUGHNESSY & MAGRATH, FOR SEIZING ARMS. LIMERICK, Dec. 2.;.—Yesterday, at a qnarter past two o'clock, these two unhappy men were executed at Gallows-gi rem. Not withstanding the great interest which many persons in this neighbonthood might be supposed to have tilt upon this event, there weir but few to witness it, and scared) twenty of their own class of the peasantry attended. It is generally supposed that several II - sands of the better classes of labourers and small colliers tee been implicated in these disturbances, and that they are all aid to show themselves in public, for fear of being recognized, as guilt is always timid; it was observed by many, that during the Commission they kept aloof also, and were not visible in any part of Limerick, as upon ordinary occasions. The two unhappy felons were es corted by a troop of the t th Dragoon Guards, Iwo corn• patsies of the 79th regiment, and settle of Capt. Drought's City Police, mounted and dismounted. Four Roman Ca. thotie Clergymen were um emitting in their solicitude tOr the fatale welfare of the wretched snifeeera. Shaughnessy Was greatly altered in his appearance since his condemna tion—Magi ath was not. When the procession reached the usual spot of execution, a ring was formed by boll eavally and iiifantry, and the two prisoners knelt on the gro ttttt 1, and remained in fervent prayer for &shout twenty minutes. 'fhe hatignm, meantime, who is an old. decre pld, miserable looking being, and who wore no disgisisa whatever, boding it inconvenient to stand in the I, which covered the place of exe , idiots, took sonic hay out of his cart, and played it sender his feet until the prisoners walked down to him. The Rev. Mr. Handrahan, and two other clergymen, then ascended the tempo' ary seaf fold. Shaughnessy stepped up lightly, and was followed by alagratli, who appealed equally firm and resigned; there was not the slightest symptom of fear visible in either; their deineatiuttr was solemn and contrite; they appeared to have profited by the advice of the Hon. Justice Moore, who had sentenced them, and also by the wholesome counsel of then attentive confessors, for it was evident that their thoughts were not on the earth, butt seemed to soar superior to the frail condition of morality; and happy was it for them, tllat their minds were fixed on that imperishable kingdom, within w hick all hope fur habitation. Shaughnessy spoke as follows, only a few moments be fore the fatal signal was given " My Friends,-1 pray 0.11 to bless you all; I beseech 1 you to offer sip your prayers to heaven for the salvation of out immortal souls. Before I die I w nuld wish to con vey a word of advice to our late deluded associates ; I wish to implore theist to have more sense; they never can hope to accomplish their purposes. whatever they are. um guilty. I did take the gun front Mr. Saudwith ; it us all true— perfectls trite. I forgive my prosecutors—they only did their duly. Let all those who have arms deliver them up to the Magistrates ; unless they do, the tranquil lity of the <mutiny will be very uncertain. Olt ! let them do it, or they will rue the day. It was not I that lobbed the officer of his arms—more I cannot say. God in hea ven bless ye." A clergyman then drew the cap over his face. alagrath (who had beets a smith) said, — "God futgite me, they swine nothing but the truth. I would 1101 base been mad enough to have taken the musket from tht soldier, only that I was in liquor; and so wicked was I at the tinte,l Mil sure, that if I had help, I would have disarmed the whole party of soldiers. 1 am fully sensible of toy crimes. Oh ! friends give up, sur render your arms." He then resumed Ills prayers—each of the culpu its held a small crucifix its his right hand, which they with great fervour pressed to their bieusts. The wretched parents of each of the sufferers wet e present, and also the wife of Magrath—their state defies description—the platform haring been ahtlidt awn, they were translated into another um Id. Mi.gratli, although short, was a heavy 111411, the rope that suspended him was lung, and lie was dead in floe moment. Slinsiglinessy was a light man, anti situ being turned utfome ante curds with which his arms had been piidoned gave way, and he struggled mud writhed asto nishingly ; he continued to raise his left arm towards his head for nearly blur minutes with considerable energy, aud, even at the expiration ask or nearly seven minutes. drew himself up , and appeased to shudder and feel ex citiciatiug agony. The deed bodies were brought hack to the gaol, as was llar practice after executions in 1793, and thrown 111 W a place called Croppivs Hole, where it bad been the practice to throw a quantity of quick lime upon the budiee of those who had been hanged fur high t reason. The greatest benefit is expected to result from this awitil example, for many of the wretched creatui es who bad hitherto congregated fur bail puipuses, had not e pee fectly clear idea taut it was a capital offence to deprive another of his arms; robbery of money, site. they very well knew to be felony, but Irons an imperfect knowledge of the English language, and also trout too great an aptitude t o interpret the laws, which many of them fancy themselves to 1w well versed its, such has been the fact in ics!atices. Extracts flow itaitehoy sad Itiot Act. are to be immediately printed in sheets; and, together with the admonitions of the Judges, and the important warning of the Solicitor General, are to he circulated ex tensively in this district.—Just as this article was con cluded, five prisoners were brought in, charged with crime rustler the IVliiteboy Act. FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. MORNING Ditess.—A high gown composed of bright; rose-coloured Levantine; the bottom of the skirt is trimmed wills a broad bouitiontuf of the same material, above which is a flounce edged wills velvet to correspomd,and disposed in a scroll pattern; there are two rows, each turned the same way, and a rouleast of levantine placed between. The body meets in front: it is ornamented with straps placed bias, and each finished with aßs andenbourg the back is plain, and extremely narrow at the bottom. Head dress, a d.-asi-corni it,: composed of Urling's LOT; the caul is something higher than they have been lately worn; narrow border, made very full; a bollllllot of roses Is placed rather far hack. The hair is parted so as to this idly almost the whole of the forehead, and is dressed lightly at the sides. Black kid shoes. Limerick gloves. Fuji. De ess —A white satin room] gown; the bottom of the skirt is !Intuited in a very novel style wills blond, intermixed with white satin. The corsage is cut low and square ; the bust is edged with a plaiting of satin, and the lower part of it is ornamented with satin edged wills nar row blond, and disposed in a scroll pattern. The sleeve is a mixture of blond and white satin ; the former full, and confined by losengts of the latter, the p of each finished by a Provence rose; the bottom of the sleeve is confined by a band to correspond. White satin sash, embroidered at each end in a bouquet of roses, and tied in full bows and long ends. Head-dress, en chcveux. The front hair is parted to display the forehead, and falls very low at the sides of the face in light loose ringlets. The hind hair is disposed in plaits, through which a wreath of Pi ovence roses is carelessly twisted. Ear-rings and necklaceoliamonds ; the latter is a melte. White kid gloves, and white grin de Naples slippers. FRENCH PARISIAN OPERA CusTumg.—Round dress of Barege silk, of a lavender grey, wills Intl puckered wad ded trimming round the border, of the sante material, with open ornaments our eadenas. A large winter mantle of ripe gooseberry dark red Cacheinire, wills a broad oriental variegated border; the hood of the mantle lined with scarlet. Toque of black velvet, ornamented with gold cordon and tassels, with a superb plume of white ostrich feathers. Necklace and ear pendants of opal; white satin shoes, and white cedar fan. Extract of a private letter from Limerick, dated Ike. '2 0 : —Another dreadful murder has been com mitted in this country. You may have seen from the Irish papers accounts of nightly attacks male upon the house of a Mr. Conden, of Scart, near Rathkcal, several times in the course of the last six months. He took a man named Gorman for his tenant, in the room of one whom he had ejected.— This man became obnoxious as an intruder. The finned 6 Captain Rock' sent him notice to quit, with which he did not comply. A party of ruffians at tacked his house last night, denouncing terrible vet geance. Gorman and his two sons, able-btxlied young men, resisted their entrance manlully. Ilpon this the party attacking commenced a fire of slugs through the doors and windows, and one of the young men was shot dead through the breast, and the father badly wounded in the leg and arm. Is it not singular this happened within a mile of a strong military post, the town of Rathkeal, and was not known there until two o'clock the next day ? The fact was, that no one of the country people would dare to announce it. There were six military par ties near the place—the nearest half a mile, the flathest little inure than a mile. Information had been given to the commanding officer a fortnight before of the intended attack, awl Gorman's house was guarded fin several nights. At length the in formation was disregarded, and the guard with drawn; and the very first night after, the murder was committed. Some arms have been delivered up, but of such a ?wilily, that I verily believe it to be done either for a stratagem, or fire a joke by ' Capt. Itock,`—old guns and pistols without locks, fit only to make horse shoes. I need not tell you, 'the boys hem (so they call thee-selves) know the dilkrence in the use of fire-arms." I NCENDI A R ES AreRSHENDED.—OnTLIeItday last two men, of the navies of Brker and Baistfintl, were com mitted to Montilaitto by J. Baldwyn, Esq. on a charge t.f settnea fire, on the 7th of October, 1815, to a Wading or unt house belonging to William Curre, situate near Ins dwelling house at luoncourt ; also to a WM. his property, Out far distant theref ; which last-mentioned building was Cathay destroyed, and sad to relate, a poor man, who had retired there to sleep, was burnt to death. The circumstances that have led to a discovery of these offenders are very singular. Both of them are married men; but Bamford has iitr some time lived separate from his wife, who, in consequence thereof, engaged herself as a servant at one of the ;triplet , - pal inns in Bath. Here au acquaintance commenced with a man-servant in the same family, who made proposals to her of marria•re. These could not be ac ceded to, and led to her disclosing that she was a married woman, but could not live with her husband, ha being such a bad man, and that he had committed • • n for which he might he hanged 1 This declaration came to the knowledge of one of the magistrates, who deemed It of sufficient importance to institute an inquiry; and the parties were apprehended and conveyed to Chepstow,and from thence sent to gaol ; previous to which, Bamford made a full confession of the crime with which they begird charged.