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t,;¡, >ll^^B&in€.sday and Thursday's Posts. LONDON, JAN. 26. *<3* 'O^ —'—~ — THE French papers of Saturday have been received. They contain an obnoxious circular from the Mi- nister of Marine, requiring the Commanders of fleets or squadrons. and ilie Captains of ships, to make re- ports to the Marine Administration on the conduct and character of the persons under their orders. Loud re- monstrances are published by the Opposition Press gainst this circular. It is called inquisitorial, arbitrary, dangerous, and mischievous. Ir is said to have pro- duced a feeling of disgust and indignation in the service, over which the superior Officers are thus made autho- rised spies. A coolness is said to exist between Admiral Malcolm and Admiral Heyden, in consequence of supposed instructions from their respective Govern- mrnts. How far this is at present true we cannot say, but it will come to that at last. The French army is to receive an augmentation of 60,000 men, a Royal ordonance to this effect appearing el in the Moniteur of Thursday, There were no papers published in Paris on Friday. except GalignanVs Messenger, the preceding day being the anniversary of the execution of Louis XVI. on which occasion a solemn dirge was performed before the King, the Dauphiness, and the Great Officers of State, at the Chapel Royal of the Tuilleries. The ser- vice at the Abbey Church of St. Denis was attended by the Dauphin, the Duke of Orleans, the Duke de Chart res, the Foreign Ambassadors, and a great number of the civil and militarv authorities. At Notre Dame and the other churches of the capital, solemn services were also performed. The Duke of Brunswick is going to Paris. The troops of Saxony and Cassel are probably by this time in pos- session of his States, in consequence of the dicision of the Diet. A Regency, or Commission, will be formed for the Government of the Duchy until such time as the Duke shall consent to make his submission to the King of England. Accounts from Toulon, of the 14th January, state that sixty transports are taking up to convey troops to Algiers and the Morea. An attempt is to be made to land, undercover of gun boats, and destroy the shipping in the harbour of Algiers. Hamburgh Papers of the 19th and St. Pefershurgh of the 8th inst. have been received. It would appear, if report be true, that the Sultan is making a great display of vigour in the formation of his army, now that the struggle is over, or does he contemplate another ? A spirit of improvement is at work in Egypt. A newspaper in 'he Turkish and Egyptian languages has been established. The Pacha is anxious to innoculate his subjects with a love of science; and with that view, has been astonishing them with a gas illumination, which an English engineer was employed to prepare. It is proposed, moreover, to mitigate the severity of the hw-to inflict death only on political offenders. The town of Ismail has been thrown into confusion by the explosion of a Turkish ship, laden with ammu- nition. Four vessels that lay near were blown to pieces, and many others seriously demaged. The blazing frag- ments were scattered over the town, and did incalcula- ble mischief. Two magazines were destroyed, and whole streets unroofed. About 50 people were killed and wounded. The Speech of the President of Greece, Count Capo D'lstrias, at the opening of the Senate of Greece, on the 8th November, was received yesterday morning. In a Government so unsettled, and which depends soentirely upon foreign states for its present existence and future modification, the speech of its President has rather a farcical appearance. The only point of any interest mentioned is, that the President of Greece remains in equal ignorance with the rest of Europe, as to his future L power, and the form of government which the allies el will be- pleased to bestow upon their protegees. Some of the Brussels Papers which have just come to hand contain long articles on the recent measures of the Government of the Netherlands to check the grow- ing influence of the Catholics. It is asserted in them that no d inger was to he jlJStly apprehended from this influence but private letters from Brussels state that the Government has taken no step which was not fully warranted by circumstances. The accounts from Lisbon state that they are there on the point of some important event, and the misery in Portugal is beyond description. Commerce is en- tirely annihilated, and anarchy begins to show itself in various parts. The Governor of Elvas, and several of his officers, were near being assassinated by their troops, owing to not having received their pay. To pacify the poorer classes of the inhabitants of Sa- ragossa, who have shewn symptoms of insubordination, in consequence of the extreme severity of the cold, the local authorities have ordered the trees in the public walks to be cut for fuel, and distributed gratuitously to the indigent. From every other part of Spain there are accounts equally distressing of the inclemency of the weather; in Murcia, with its proverbially fine cli- mate, all the riveps were frozen over. In the south of Frauce, the wolves, driven by hunger from their usual haunts in the mountains, ha.ve already destroyed a number of persons. The New Yo-k Post says—"Our information, from various sources from Washington, leads us to conclude that no change will probably he made in the Tariff du- ring the Session, except, perhaps, in the articles of Tea and Coffee." It appears from the official returns published, that the amount "f American tonnage employed in foreign trade during the yaur 1828, was 824,781 tons, an in- crease, compared with the previous year, of 77,611 tons. A treaty of friendship and alliance between the pro- vinces of Buenos Ayres and Santa Fe, dated 18th Oct. has been concluded, consisting of eighteen Articles, re- newing former Treaties between them, and pledging to resist by force *11 claims and aggressions of any of the other provinces. Despatches have been received at the Colonial Office from St. Vincent's, which announce the death of Sir Charles Brisbane, Governor of that island. The first accounts from the Swan River were received this morning they are most disastrous; the settlers had suffered severely from deluges of rain and the des- truction of stock A vessel from Van Dieman's Land, with cattle and provisions, had relieved in some mea- sure their wants, and another was expected. The ac- counts were so disheartening, that the reports at Van- Dieman's Land was that the colony would be aban- doned. It is stated that the soil proved very different to what it bad been represented that it was so sandy and light as to be unfit for agricultural purposes. The second ship the Marquess of Anglesea, that went out, has, it is said, been lost. Demerara Papers to the 14th of November, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The only local circumstance worthy of any notice to which they refer, relates to the establishment of a new Court at Berbice for the protection of the slaves. The latter are allowed to sue white and black debtors in this Court, and the decision of the presiding Magistrate is final. ———— The great agitation which prevailed in the Consol market yesterday, and for which no person could ac- count, has this morning entirely disappeared, as well as the numerous reports which were in circulation; in consequence of which the market is resuming its previous attitude. A London Paper states, upon direct authority, that Prince Leopold has consented to take upon himself the government of Greece, if it should be the pleasure of the allied powers to offer it to him. The leading topics of the Royal Speech, with which the Session of the Great Council of the Nation will be opened on Thursday se'nnight, were on Saturday sub- mitted to his Majesty's consideration by Mr. Secretary Peel. His Majes'y will not give personal attendance on this occasion, and the important business of the Session will consequently be opened by Royal Com- mission. According to the present arrangements, the King will come to town about the middle of April, and bold a Drawing Room in celebration of his birth-day, now kept on the 23d of April (St. George's Day.} His Majesty is expected to remain at St. James's Palace upwards of two months, during which time he intends holding two Levees, and will probably visit the Italian Opera, Drury-lane, and Govent-garden theatres.-Sun. The relapse of Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald has, we believe, destroyed all hope of his ability to resume his func- tions, and his successor, it is understood, is to be Mr. Herries, who is to be succeeded at the Mint by Lord Chandos. We take it for granted that so young a statesman is not likely to be a Member of the Cabinet: we hear, however, that he is a good dogged man of bu. siness, and perfectly fit for the appointment allotted to him. We understand that in the House of Commons, the Address will be moved by Lord Darlington, and se- conded by Mr. Wm. Ward, Member for the City. It is reported in the legal circles that the Govern- ment has resolved upon effecting a change in the hor- rible system of the Equity Courts. The Lord Chan- cellor will, it is understood, bring in a bill for the erec- tion of a new Equity Court, by way of experiment.— Sunday Times. Mr.. Sergeant Bosanquet is, it said, to be the new Judge of the Common Pleas. The Duke of Bedford is seriously indisposed at Wo- burn Abbey. The fees of officers in the Long Room of the Custom House are to be abolished from the 5th of July next. This will materially affect the cocket-writers, whose incomes of 601. are extended by fees to 30001. and even 40001. per annum. The Hon. Edward Petre (a Catholic) was elected last week Lord Mayor of York for the ensuing year. An experiment is to be very shortly tried at Wool- vyich, to fire guns by percussion, on a plan submitted by an officer of the Royal Navy, a resident in Hamp- shire. A petition, praying the repeal of the malt duty, was agreed to at Oswestry on Wednesday, and has sbnee re- ceived numerous signatures, The amount of revenue at present raised by Malt and Beer Duties is stated at upwards of eight millions, which is thos divided-Malt Tax, 4,500,0001.; Beer Duty, 3,300,0001.; Maltsters' Licences, 20,0001.; Brewers' Licences, 53,7001.; and Public House Licences, 164,0001. A bold attempt has been made at Birmingham, at a Meeting in that town on Monday last, to effect an union of the middle and lower classes throughout the country, with a view to bring about a Reform in the Commons' House of Parliament. About ten thousand persons were present. In the Resolutions agreed on, they state that for the last fifteen years, there had been gross mismanagement of the public affairs of the country, and that this evil could only be effectually and permanently remedied by an effectual reform in the Commons' House of Parliament, and that it was expedient, with a view to this result, to form a general political union between the lower and middle classes of the people throughout the country. Mr. Attwood is understood to be the author of this scheme, and he was the principal performer at the Meeting. We do not despair of seeing the distress of 1830 made the occasion of permament benefits to the na- tion. One circumstance amidst the general suffering excites very naturally dissatisfaction and disgust. Pub- lic functionaries, the servants of the State, from the Field-Marshal to the common soldier, are altogether unaffected by the changes of the times. It seems to have been laid down as a principle that their salaries are to be increased whenever a change of prices ren. ders itjllst to do so, but never diminished. Ever since the peace, and notwithstanding the decline of prices, the salaries of many highly paid officers have been in- creased, having kept, it seems, the impulse upwards which they received during the war. But it is not so much, perhaps, the scale of payment of the public servants, as the maintenance of large establishments in time of peace, which oppresses the nation. We are pressed to the earth under precautions against war. It is a radical and miserable error to beggar the popu- lation and cripple the finances of the country during a long peace, in order to guard against some extraordi- nary expenses (for the evil which is apprehended is no- thing more) to be incurred no one knows why or when —to insure the preservation of Colonies, the attack of which is the remotest of possibilities, and which repay the care lavished upon them by discontent or remon- strances. If the nation is to be relieved from taxes, these expenses must be cut down with an unflinching hand, and without caring for the outcry which the ope- perauon may provoke.-Globe. "There is a spirit now abroad which will not brook delay in reform and retrenchment—which calls loudly for a revision of the whole of our internal policy—and which, if it do no: succeed in obtaining some part of its demand, may ultimately prove dangerous. It, is many years, in fact, if indeed ever, since such unanimity pre- vailed among all classes. At one time the table of the House of Commons has been covered with petitions from the manufacturers—at another with those of the land-owners; but now all classes may be said to be up in arms in pursuit of one common cause. The" much of intellect" has marched throughout the whole land --cities and towns, merchants and manufacturers, landowners and workmen are equally seized by it, and the complaint is distress, and the cry of a reduction of taxes L We do not pretend to foresee the end of all these things; but we think that it is high time for his Majesty's Ministers to be setting their house in or- der," and casting about for remedies against the evil day. Political evils may be averted, as well as physical diseases prevented and we would fain hope that his Majesty's Ministers are deeply engaged, not in devising how they can quiet the present alarm for a season, but how they may put an end to it entirely. No Minister ever had such an opportunity of doing so as the Duke of Wellington now has and he may rest assured that no one will stand so high in the estimation of posterity as he will, if he succeed in terminating with equal success the internal evils of the kingdom, as he once terminated the most dangerous and expensive war in which the country was ever engaged." — Morning Adv. Mr. Wilkie was this day chosen President of the Royal Academy, in the room of the lamented Sir Thos. Lawrence.—He has also been appointed Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King. Notice of trial for libel has, it is said, been handed to the Standard; two, if not three, notices to the same effect to the Age; and three additional notices to the Morning Journal. In twenty-four hours only, the subscription for the employment,&c. of the poor of Oxford amounted to six hundred and eighty pounds The extensive premises lately occnpied by the old Post-office in Lomhard-steet, which consist of a multi- plicity of tenures, will shortly be brought to sale. It is a curious proof of the slender fortunes of Lord Byron's family at his accession to the title, that the produce of the sale of his mother's effects, with the ex- ception of her plate & linen, netted only 741. 17s. 7d. We continue to be favoured with peculiarly mild winter weather, while our brethren of the south are complaining of its severity, and the people of the Con- tinent drawing upon the memory of that wisest of sages, the oldest inhabitant," to fix a period when its parallel could be found for unmitigated riguur. On Tuesday we had a partial fall of snow, but a thaw fol- lowed, and the air is again mild, with the prospect of continuing so,-Greenock Advertiser. A dreadful murder was committed at Truro on Thurs- day morning, on an old woman named Andrew, who was murdered in the parlour of the cottage in which she and her husband lived, whilst the latter, who is deaf, was in bed up stairs. The murderer, it is sup- posed, plundered a chest in the room of 501 The real drama of life is as often as replete with change as the fictions of the stage. What will be thought of the lady of a baronet, the sister of a barone?, who long represented the Irish capital in Parliament, and one nearly COIHHrted with the Peerage, making her ap- pearance as Lady Macbeth, in order to provide for a nu- merous family, reduced to poverty by extensive specu- Utions on steam-carriages ? This we understand to be the fact: such a debut must excite much ioterest,- Literary Gazette. THE DUCHESS OF ST. ALBAN'S AND SrR T. LAWRENCE. -Sir T. Lawrence was informed, a few days prior to his death, that Messrs. Coutts would demand imme- diate payment of a bond for five thousand pounds. Sir Thomas went in a state of great agitation to the bank- ing-house, and was shown into the private room, where, to his surprise, he found the Duchess of St. Alban's. Her Grace, perceiving his agitation, inquired the cause; and having ascertained it, shook him oy the hand, and said, Lay aside all anxiety I will be personally responsible for the amount, which you can repay at your own convenience."—Court Journal.

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