the LON DON 0.17. E I'TE, StArday, Deo. 26. lIANKTICPTCIES EXIARC;ED. :S.orliix S. N.ulswortil. t;iouco•tc:. from Dec. 96, to .1.1. Q. Tuvt:r. Exmouth Street. Spa Ticlds, bu;kler. from Dec. 29. to Jan. BANK RUPTCIF.S SUPKRSZDED. TtrcB. W. Flsing, NorGok. L.tx J. Liverpool - , sox) hoilor BANK 1111PTS. BROAD, Fur W. Preston. Laucuter, ct• merchant. Jan. 13,16, . Feb. 6, at Pres:na Lancaster. Att. Mr. B:oekhanu. p,ethka. ri.ET V. BasingluJl Strect, merchant, Jan. 9,19. Feb. 6. at Guild hall. Alta. Jacomb and Co. &bittern/1 Sticet. Scot•Es C: lienshigton, baker. Jan. 4, 5. Feb. 6, at Wal lingiccd. Berks. Atts. Pt ie.! and Co. Linan's inn. Dl , ts W. Threadneedl Street. win^ merchant, Jan. 2, 9. Feb. G. at Guildhall. Att. Aathrsonjun. Wm.! Street Chambers. Ttrrin 7 It. Totno. Devon, baker, lan. 11, IL Feb. 6. at Exeter. Au. Mr. Flhorr, FenchurchS•rect. • I..rwtEN S. Elizabeth flaw, Kennington. exchange broker. Jan. 9. 19, Feb. 6, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Poole. Atlain's Court, Old Broad Stretr. CilatE3 T. Chester. coach proprilor, ;Jan. 111. IS, Feb. 6, at Ches ter. Att. Mr. Huxley, Temple. hoar A. Dean Stteel, Finsbury Square. merchant. Dec. 29. Jan. 11 Feb. 6, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Stea. Bucklerabury. X7naost R. W. and G. and J. Ring ton-noon-Hull. merchants. Jan. 2, 4. Feb. G, at Ring 'nu-u i ron.llull. Atty. Rosser and Co. Bartlett'', Rulings, . LO:ins7 a'i.• C. King:ton-upon-Hull, merchant. Jan. 4,, 5. Feb. 6. at KiNgst ri-upon•11 till. Arts. Rosser and Co. Bartlett's Buildings. HEWITT • Bold, Lancaster, farmer, Jan. 1, 112, Feb. 6, at Li re:putt Att. Mr. Chester, Staple Inn. Rrßt.tv T. lat.. of Seaton Sluice. Northumberland. brewer. Dze. 28. Jan. 16, Feb. 6, at isiewtaistle-upon-Tyue. Atts. 3leggison and Co. Ilattun Garden. DIVIDENDS. A. Northive. 1.10 d's Coftbe Howe, insurance broker, Jan. 23. H. J. Northcote, Lime Stre..t. wine merchant. Jan. 16. T. W. Kcrahaw, Borough of Southwark, .fan. 2.7. T. and 11. Warren, Linle Groseernor timer. builders, Jan. R. MlPer. Tottenham, watch maker, Jan. if% F. Hall, Man.duater. cotton manufacturer. Jan. IS. G. Lomas flowgruc merchant..lan. 16. '1. 71 r. 'l' well:low. • anchester, draper, Jan. 16. J. Row Lot. (•harterhouse Square. men-hint, Jan. 9. V.l. Rhodes. East SvnitlitiAl. baker, Jan. 16. J. Smith, Wi'tan. Ke:it, rim; maker. Jan.:2l. 11. Nunn and J. Barber, a ork Street, Coeeut Garden, haberdashers, Feb. g;. G. Brown, Line Street. wine merchant,Jan. 23. J. and .1. Coonth,:. Shadwell Dock. coopers, Jan. 23. G. Watt., aid W. Bush, Bristol, ivory black manufacturers, Jan. 19. • M. Abel. Bung it , . Suffolk, banker. Jan. 22. J. Oath K. latent' Blayford, SuffUlk, miller, Jan. is. B. Goodman, late of Rowse) , Infra, Southampton, miller, Jan. el. CERTIFICATES...-Jast. 16. J. Farronden, Chichester, timber merchant—J. Ratray, Finch Lane, stockbroker—T. Hansom, Cheapside, lace manufacturer—J. WakefiJil, City Road, builder—T. P. Oakley, Ealing, brewer—J. N. Durand. Upper Cumming Street, Pentotiville, merchant—Thm. Codfrey. S-herd Hull Court, men:ham—C. Buck, Southwark. hop merchant—J. Bovill and G. J. De Witte, Mincing Lane merchants —W. Rand, Tredulgton, Worcester, butcher—J. Dotiglity, vicuntll r—G. Soane, Margate, printer—F. Baker, Upper 'names Street, baker. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS FOR ENSUING WEEK. THEATRF. ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. To-morrow—Jane Shore--Ilarlequin Munehausen ; or, The Foun tain or Love. Tussday—She Stoops to Conquer—The Pantomime. Wedneulay—The Clandestine Marriage—The Pantomime. Thursday—The School tier Scandal—The Pantomime. Friday—The Stranger—The Pantomime. Osturday—The Castle Spectre—The Pantomime. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON: SUNDAY, DECEMBER :27,1818. Wit yesterday received a series of Boston Papers to the 27th, Halifax and Newfoundland dates to the .24th ult. The intelligence from the British Provinces is of the most agreeable description. The trade of the Co lonies is represented to be most flourishing ; the ac counts from Halifax state, that the wharfs were all bustle with the great traffic carrying on with the West India Islands, the consequence of the late Acts of the British Legislature.—The Paper of the 14th Nov. gives a long detail of the beneficial effects already ap parent, and mentions these as being the consequence of the strict adherence to the British Colonial System ; at the same time expresses a fear that the Commercial Treaty in negociation in London might alter the pre s,nt state of the intercourse. The fillowing are extracts from these Papers : From the Boston Paper of the :27th.—" Accounts from La Guira state, that the Patriots were again as. Ecmbled on the plains of Calaboza, and that Mardi°, the [loyalist Chief, had made a requisition on Carac cas of •00,000 dollars, 4000 inch, and 400 undcs From the Newfoundland Ceutinel of the.6th Nov.— " The vveather has been so wet and unfavourable for the last fortnight or three weeks, that in some in ttaacoa we are told it has been found necessary to re saove the half cured fish frem the flakes back again to the stages to be re-salted, as the only meansof preserving it from being wholly spoiled. Should the weather continue as ut paesent, this plan must be generally adopted. The catch of fish this season on almost every Fart of the coast, has been considertioly snort of the Trr NATVINAT, trAlXvrEn. nasal cuantity, end we hardly know of en instance in which those engaged iu the fishery have not been severe loosers." Letters have been delivered from New York to the SOtli ult. which represent the nommercial afruirs of the United States as being in a very bad condition, in consequence of the continual scarcity of money in all parts of the Union. In the States of Ohio, the bunks hal been compelled to suspend their cash payments, and it was expected that those of Kentucky would be obliged to fallow the same ex truple. The American 6 per Cents. at New Yok were 101 ; but when the dividend now due on them should be paid, the Stock would be reduced to 2 per Cent. below par Very extensive pules of the United States Bank Stock bud been made between the 20th and 3Jth of November, , ind it is quot ed in the latest letters ut 109. The private letters received from Baltimore mention a cireuinstanae of considerable importance. They state that the privateering, under the Insurgent fig of Soutn America, might be considered at an end; that the American Attorney General had arrived at that port, and had libelled twenty individuals, who had, contrary to the laws of the United States, embarked in these undertakings. We have received New Providence Gazettes to the mildle of November. We a7e sorry to state, that the Bahama Islands were visited by a severe hurricane in October. The following are the particulars : " NAss.su, OCT. 1.-0:1 Wednesday was experienced here a very severe gale of wind, aecompaned wi h in cessant rain, which has done considerable damage to the shipping in the harbour but providentially much less than its violence at one time threatened ; it began in the morning from the N. E. bid did not blow so as to excite much attention until mid-day, when the wind began gradually to veer round, increasing as it went to the N. W. from which point it raged with its greatest force, from 3 till 5. At sun set it began to abate. The sky at tLat time, however, assuming an alarming appearance, forming an entire canopy of a pale flame colour, while the sand flew in various di r2ctions as if portending a shift of Wind, and a repe tion of the storm. By 8 o'clock, however, the appre hension had subsided, the gale having fortunately been of short duration ; the damage on land has not been very considerable. Out Marine List gives a report of the injury sustained by the shipping—then follows a long detail of the damage, which was extensive ; se veral wharfs were greatly injured ; two ships souk ; 13 vessels driven (»I shore, of which nine had got off; a number of craft also driven on shore. " A great proportion of the shipping were driven to sea, or hud sustained trifling damage. His Majesty's brig Shearwater, Captain Cox and Speedwell, Captain Wemys, rode out the gale." We received the Paris Papers of Wednesday last. The intelligence brought by them is not of high im portance. The Funds had experienced a decline from 6-141 to 63f. 20c. Bombay papers have arrived to the 15th August.— Through this channel some particulars of an unpleasant nature are communicated respecting the movements of the ex-Rajah of Na,,apore, since his escape from the custody of a British escort, on the route from his former dominions towards Bengal. He was at first protected by the Ghonde Chiefs, in the neighbourhood of the mountain of Dowlaghurry, when he had with him but a trifling party of Ghondies ; but from the dispersion of so many native armies throughout India, it was to be expected that malcontents would soon flock into .the service of a Prince of high name and autho rity and the force of the Rajah increased accordingly, until it is said to have amounted to 20,000 men.— With a detachment o: these, consisting of upwards of 3,000 men, and amongst them some Arabs who had been recently discharged from the service of Bajee Row, Captain Sparkes fell in, unfortunately, at the head of only 100 men, who, after being reduced by the enemy to 1:5, offered to surrender on terms. The flag of truce sent fur that purpose by Captain Sparkes was cruelly rejected ; and n n the report of some baggage Scpovs, who had witnessed the action until, on finding it hope less, they fled, it is feared that the gallant officer and his whole detachment perished. The late Queen left her suit of garnets only to the Dowager Queen of Wirtemberg, because garnets are the only precious stones that car► be worn with deep mourning, which the Dowager Queen is resolved to wear for life. All her own diamonds she left to be di vided a►nong the other tour Princesses equally. 1 ler fine wardrobe, said to be of iu►mcnse value, she has left to Nlailame Beckett:lmill Frogmore is left to the Prin cess Augusta, and the Lower Lo.fge to the Princess Sophia. BRIGHTON. DEC. es.—This afteraoun, the rervice of prayers adapted for Christmas day, were perfbrmed by the Bishop of Exeter, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Blomberg, before the Regen' and the Nobility of the Royal House. kohl. A fterwarls, the Sacrament was administered The Prince Regent's dinner party this evening, is confined to the selce: circle of Nobility at the Pavilion. No additional arrivals have taken place to-day. The customary hospitalities of the season are kept up at the Pavillion in the usual style of English les.. tivities. All the servants attached to the Royal House hold, were regaled with a liberal fare of rout beet; plumb-puddings, and good ale. This morniag the 90th regiment of foot marched to the cavalry barracks, where the service of the day was performed by the Rev. 1)r. Toinkins, of this town. The first business which will occupy the attention of the new Parliament will be the appointment of a pro per personage to succeed the late Queen in the care of the person of our venerable and afflicted Sovereign. The judgment of l'arliament in this case may be considered as already anticipated, or rather pre-determined, by the universal sentiments of the nation, which concur in pointing out that the choice of a successor to her Ma jesty in this important trust can fitll on no member of the Royal Family with so much propriety as on tis Royal i Ugliness the Duke of York•. Among both the Nlinisterial and Courtly Circles this is an appointment which bus been some time considered as fixed ; and it is also assertcd, that it is one which had the approbation of her late Majesty. Sunie doubts are en:ertained, whether in the event of the Dale of York being !wed to this high trust, it will be considered compa. tible with good policy, that his Royal Highness should he continued at the same tune in the chief command of the army. The prevailing opinion seems to be. that the separation of the two duties will take place and that, in such case, the command of the army will be transferred to his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. The Morning Post says, " We have heard hints that there is an idea of removing our Sovereign to Kew, not only fir the convenience of medical attendance, but for the purrose of permitting the -Royal Sufli•rer to have the benefit of the air in those famous gardens, in which his Majesty was wont to be so much delighted. That such a wish has been repeatedly expressed by the Kin t, in his lucid intervals, we have no doubt. Hence the rumour of erecting high walls round the demesne Shoidd this arrati4ement be carried into etrect, the Prince Regent will reside at Windsor Castle instead of Kew." The Mastership of St. Catherine's, near the Tower, is in the girt of the Queen, whenever there is one.— That establishment having been founded by Eleanor, wife of Edward I. the wirts of reigning Sovereigns have always been permitted to nominate the Muster.— If Colonel Disbrowe, the late Master, had died befitre the late Queen, there can be no doubt that Major General Taylor, to whom the Prince Regent has given the office, would have received it front her Majesty, the General having so long filled what was, perhaps, the most confidential office about the King, and having been also Secretary to herself Tiro Mastership has been uniformly conferred upon persons of some distinc tion. It was held in 1710 by the Earl of Feversham. The Royal Court of Paris is engaged in a suit which excites the highest interest, both on account of the distinguished personages who are parties in it, and the importance of the point awaiting its decision. The question is, whether a young man born of a marriage which lasted sixteen years, but which has been declared void by a subsequent divorce upon which the second marriage was contracted, may claim front his parents the rights of' legitimacy. The son is supported in his appeal by his mother, and resisted by his father, who is endeavouring to prove him an adulterinc. The oppos ingparties in this suit are designated ; the Duke de—, and the Marquis de—. The latter is father to the young man whose legitimacy is litigated, and the former father to the Marquis. The mother was formerly the wife of a Polish senator, from whom she had been di. vorced, by virtue of the decision of the Minister of the French Republic, and was married to the Manlius de -- (then a General) in 1801, which eivoree was subsequently nullified, and on these grounds the pretensions of her sun, by this second marriage, are disputed. American papers contain an official account, by the Governor of Georgia, of the escape of Captain Wright, from trial, on account of the horrible barbarities inflict ed by him - and the troops under him on the Chchaw town, belonging to the Seminole Indians. The Go vernor publishes his statement in order to justify him• self, and evidently also to palliate the atrocities of Wright. We think that the effect will be the direct contrary of that which he intended; fur to us it appears hardly possib!c to read the narrative without suspecting Wright's escape to have been connived at ; mid it is in the first instance a suspicious circumstance, that the Governor is more intent upon describing the in (Avoca tion given by the Indians, than in stating the horrid vengeance inflicted on them, though the latter should have been more peculiarly the subject of his counnu. n ication. tic.