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monte. The vacant trusteeship of the British Museum, occasioned by the death of Lord Colchester, has been filled by the elec- tion of Mr. Alexander Baring. The following story is in circulation relative to the ad- vancement of the Lord Chief Justice Best to the Peerage: It is said that some little time back he was waited upon by the Lord Chancellor, who informed him that it was a settled arrangement that he should be forthwith promoted to a seat in the Upper House. The Chief Justice heard the news with apparent indifference, at the same time demanding a short time for consideration. At the appointed hour he gave a decided negative to the proposition of Lord Lynd- hurst. The next day his Majesty's commands were con- veyed to the Chief Justice (it is asserted by an autograph letter), indicating a wish to see him at the earliest possible moment. His reception was cordial, and the Royal regret was expressed at the refusal of the intended honours. The re- ply of the Chief Justice went to say, that the unceremonious manner in which dignity was, as it were, forced upon him, was the principal motive for the negative. The King seem- led surprised, and said, the Lord Chancellor has exceeded my instructions, which were, to submit the proposed ar- rangement for your consideration and approval." It is needless to observe that this condescension was followed by immediate acquiescence. DIPLOMATIC ETIQUETTE.—The presence of a French Duke of Royal blood in London has given rise to some awk- ward contretems inasmuch as the representatives of the two great Emperors at the Court of St. James's, considering it infra dignitatum to yield to that Prince their right of presi- dency, have uniformly declined to meet him at the grand dinner parties given for the purpose of welcoming his High- ness to this country. We have heard that this is orthodox doctrine, and in consequence of it that Prince L-Iately absented himself from a Royal dinner, wishing to avoid every chance of being placed in a situation to ceder le pas to the ducal guest. Prince E-, who attended on the occasion, probably from not knowing better, was obliged to give way to the Royal Duke, and thus the representative of an Emperor was made to follow the representative of a collateral branch of a Royal family. Prince L saw bis error when it was too late, but has since made amends for it, and imitated the example of his better informed col- league. THE WANDERING MINSTREL.—With respect to this in- dividual, the Scotsman makes the following statement:— "We can assure our southern friends that he is neither Capt. Barclay nor any other Captain-he never appeared on the turf nor in the ring—he never set a squadron in the field, nor aught of sporting knows, more than a spinster. He is, in short, plain Alexander Gordon M'Donald, whilom itinerant teacher of church music in the shire of Aberdeen. He for- merly visited England, on a tour of the same description; but as he then appeared simply as a vagrant minstrel, he got no more encouragement than he had a right to expect. He compiled an account of his peregrinations and ponder- ings, which he attempted to get published in this city. By contriving to throw a kind of disguise and mystery about himself—by getting it trumped through the country that he was a sporting gentleman in disguise—that he was travelling for a wager-that he was to lodge in the commonest houses -that he was to drink no wine—that he was to clear a cer- tain sum of money, to be given for charitable purposes, and So on, he has raised himself into notoriety, and no doubt realized a handsome sum at the expence of the credulous part of the public." SHIP LAUNCH.—On Tuesday, the 2d inst. was launched from the Royal Dock-yard, at Pembroke, a very fine ship of war, of eighteen guns, called the Lightning, to be corvette rigged. She glided into the water in the finest style imagin- able, and her sailing qualities are expected to equal her name-at least in the seaman's acceptation of the word. Mr. William Henry Halpin, who was convicted at the last summer assizes for Gloucester, of a libel upon Mr. Samuel Young Griffith, of Cheltenham, and was sentenced during last Hilary Term to be imprisoned twelve months in the county gaol, and to enter into securities for his good behaviour, has received his Majesty's most gracious remis- sion of punishment, so far as regards the unexpired period of his imprisonment, on condition of his giving sufficient securities for his good behaviour for three years. FORTUNE'S FROLIC.—A farmer of Somersetshire being engaged to marry a young lady residing some ten or twelve miles distant from his estates, and said to be worth four or five thousand pounds, had so far concluded arrangements for the consummation of their hopes, that the intended biide, in order that nothing should be wanting to complete their happiness and domestic comfort, hired a servant girl, whom she sent to the farmer's house about a month before the day appointed for the nuptials. The farmer, however, being very susceptible of the tender passion, fell so deeply in love with the maid, that he wrote to inform the lady he was very well contented with the bargain she had forwarded to him, and need not trouble herself further on the matri- monial subject. EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY.—There is now living in Li- verpool a woman who is in her 103d year: but the most remarkable circumstance is, that she has had serving his Majesty, at the same time, nine sons in the army, two sons in the navy, and two sons-in-law in the army. Eleven sons have fallen in various actions by land and sea! The Leicester Herald states, that several paupers belong- ing to a parish in that town have been set to work to wheel stones from the wharf to the workhouse, preparatory to their being broken for the roads, and for which they are paid six- pence a-day. Each gang, or procession of barrows, is brought up by a task-master with a long whip, who regu- lates the time for resting on the way. BRISTOL.—In repairing the church of St. Mark, com- monly called the Mayor's Chapel, an archway was opened by the direction of the chamberlain, when a beautiful ancient tomb of the Lombardian era. was discovered, the inspection of which will, we understand, be highly gratifying to the Antiquary. Lord Winchilsea has recently very much enlarged his fine park at Eastwell, in Kent. Its circumference exceeds ten miles, and is well stocked with some of the finest trees in England. His Lordship is surrounding the entire do- main by a new brick wall, which will be complete in ten years, having limited himself to the building one mile in each year. A Southampton paper says, that a large importation of eggs from France, amounting to upwards of a quarter of a million in number, was made during the last week in that town. It would seem that a steam-carriage is at length about to start in Scotland. The Glasgow Free Press says—"Our enterprising townsman, Mr. D. Napier, lately constructed, and on Monday last shipped on board a steamer at the Broomielaw, a beautiful carriage, which we understand is ,designed to carry passengers between Loch Eck and Creg- gans Ferry, Strachur. The coach has four wheels, having the body in front, and two boilers, with two engines for four horses' power each, placed behind. The cistern is placed under the boilers, and feeds them by the operation of the carriage. The boilers are double, and so constructed that a vacancy is left between the water and on each side, to act as a vent above the furnace for the smoke, and also as a passage for the fuel from the top. The driver or engineer has a seat on the top, at the extremity of the carriage, near the machinery, where an index-wheel is placed to steer the fore-wheels and direct the coach. It is supposed, from the size of the boilers, as well as from the short distance between Loch Eck and Strachur (only five miles), that no fuel will require to be carried, as a sufficiency of steam will be ob- tained before starting. The body of the carriage is capa- cious, with eight seats on each side within for passengers. "I It will also carry as many more without, besides leaving room for luggage on the top. The vehicle was tried on the -road on Tuesday, with 25 passengers, and went at the rate of twelve miles an hour." -viiiiin urn mifr—*L*iV"TnirwTyrrariTnnnnmrTTTrBTffwy CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY,—There are but two candidates for the vacant representation of Cambridge, viz. Mr. G. Bankes, the Secretary to the Board of Control, and Mr. Cavendish, of Trinity College. Mr. Alderson has declared himself a candidate, but withdrew immediately Mr. Caven- dish, at the request of a number of members of the senate, consented to come forward. It appears that the influence of Government is exerted in favour of Mr. Bankes, although he avowedly starts on anti-Cataolic principles. Chief Justice Best, besides his judicial pension, is to re- ceive, it is said, f4000 a-year as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords. DEATH OF SIR HUMPHREY DAVY.—It is our painful duty to inform the public that science has lost one of its brightest ornaments by the death of Sir Humphrey Davy. A friend has communicated to us a letter from Professor Maunoir, of Geneva, who informs him that Sir Humphrey died there on the morning of the 29th ult. and that the savans of that little but learned republic," to use the late Lord Stanhope's expression, appeared to feel his loss as acutely as it will undoubtedly be felt in this country. They in- tended to do homage to his memory by attending his funeral in a body. The well-known Joseph Lancaster, the projector of the system which bears his name, is in great distress at New York. The annual meeting of the members of the Law Institu- tion was held on Tuesday in Furnival's-inn-hall; Mr. Tooke in the chair. The report of the committee, which was read, stated that the originally proposed capital of £ .50,000 would complete the undertaking. A piece of ground in Chancery- lane, nearly opposite the Rolls Court, and extending into Bell-yard, had been purchased, and the erection of the building would soon commence. Of the sum wanted, £ 40,000 had already been subscribed towards building the Hall. EXTRAORDINARY DELUSION.—The town and neighbour- hood of Gravesend, Northfleet, &c. have for some days past been thrown into a state of alarm by the sudden disappear- aace, all as it seems on the same day and hour, of the wives of several of the most respectable tradespeople in that part of the country from their families and homes, without any assignable cause for their flight, or the slightest clue for se- veral days to their object, or the place of their destination. Inquiries and search were in vain made in all quarters to discover their retreat, or if any accident had befallen them, until at last one of the deserted husbands bethought him of a journey into Hertfordshire, where his wife's mother resided, to try if he could learn any tidings of his rib there; nor was he disappointed; for on questioning the old lady, she told him very coolly that her.daughter, and all the other ladies, had had a "holy call," and were set off to Ashton-under- Line, to meet and be present at the coming of Joannah Southcote's young Shiloh, who was to arrive thereon a given day. After a little further investigation, the husbands discovered that in order to make some suitable offerings and presents to the great little Shiloh, each lady had, before she started, provided herself with a considerable supply of money, of which she had disencumbered her husband's store, one damsel carrying with her no less a sum than £500. Every one of these female fanatics has left a large family of young children behind. During the discussion on the Catholic question, the Duke of Wellington one day put into the hands of the Duke of Richmond a letter which he had received from a town in Sussex, furnishing materials for cavilling at a petition from that place, which the latter nobleman was to present to the House of Lords. We are friends," said the Duke of Wellington, "and although at present opposed to each other, we will continue to be friends; they are mistaken who suppose I will make use of such weapons to fight my battles." The Morning Post says, that several more new arrange- ments are spoken of as likely shortly to take place. Among others, it is stated that the Speaker is to vacate the chair of the House of Commons, to retire upon a pension, and be promoted to the peerage. Sir John Becket is mentioned as the probable successor to the Speaker; and Mr. Aber- crombie to be Judge Advocate General, in the room of Sir John Becket. It is added that Lord Dudley and Mr. Hus- kisson are shortly expected to return to office; that Lord Althorp will soon have a seat in the Cabinet; but Lord Grey refuses to accept of any situation. The Derby Reporter states that a nobleman is issuing checks upon the Worksop Bank, of the value of one pound, It appears they are circulated in lieu of one pound notes. Sir'W. D. Best resigned the Chief Justiceship of the Court of Common Pleas on Friday afternoon, at half-past p three o'clock, in the private room of the Lord Chancellor; and Sir N. C. Tindal was sworn in at eight o'clock the same evening. A marriage in high life is on the tapis, in which a branch of the house of Bedford will lead to the hymeneal altar a young lady of equally high connections, and of great accom- plishments. Lord Thurlow died at his house, Regency-square, Brigh- ton, on Wednesday last. His Lordship was in his 48th year. CITY ACCOUNTS.—-The Lords' Committee on the ap- proaches to new London-bridge have decided that the accounts, the production of which was objected to by the Corporation, are not required for the purposes of the inves- tigation. In consequence of the death of the Bishop of Oxford, it is expected that the Rev. Edward Burton, B.D. late Student of Christ Church, and Examining Chaplain to the Bishop, will succeed to the Divinity Professorship, to which was annexed, in 1604, a Canonry of Christ Church, and the Rectory of Ewelme, in Oxfordshire; and that the Dean of Westminster, Dr. Ireland, will have the vacant see of Oxford. A Liverpool paper contains the following :-The Canning Monument.-At length it is determined, if ever it is to be considered as determined, that this thing shall be of marble; to be executed by Chantry; and to be placed in the Royal Institution till a more suitable place be offered. Yesterday a meeting of the subscribers (the Mayor in the chair) was held on this thrice important, thrice debated, thrice resolved, and thrice varied business; and the result, after a long and warm discussion, was to the above effect. STATE OF TRADE.-The Manchester Herald says the im- provement which we have lately noticed in the cotton trade is still maintained by the demand from abroad but we do not find any particular amendment in the country trade. The demand for some desciptions of low printing cloth has been brisk, but for other sorts, the enquiry has been but moderate. There is also some improvement in the demand for fustians. The orders from America are much larger than (when the severe restictions imposed upon the import of foreign manufactures into the United States are considered) could have been anticipated. Perhaps one reason for this demand may be, that the very low prices at which some British manufactures may now be obtained, counteract the effect of the additional duties imposed upon them by the last tariff. The demand from the continent has improved considerably since the Frankfort and Leipsic fairs. There has, however, been no improvement whatever in price, and we are afraid there is at present but little pros- pect of a change in that respect which will benefit either the manufacturer or his workmen. The export of yarn conti- nues much as we have noticed it for several weeks, and the prices steady. FIRE ON THE SAFFRON WALDEN STAGE COACII—Owing to the very improper and the frequent practice of tobacco smoking in travelling by stage coaches, the luggage on the roof of the above coach took fire on its journey from London on Thursday last, to the great alarm of a full load of passen- gers. We understand that a man sitting at the back part of the coach was determined, to the utter disregard of the com- fort of his fellow passengers, on enjoying his pipe and a few miles beyond Harlow, the luggage was discovered to be on fire, in consequence of his carelessly letting the lighted tobacco fall amongst it. Before the fire could be extinguished, a box, containing cotton and woollen goods, was consumed, and very considerable damage done to the luggage of a young lady, who was one of the passengers.
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FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, JUNE 5. INSOLVENT. Edward Lycett, Nelson-street, St. Luke's, bookbinder, June 5. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. George Cartwright, Nottingham, commission-agent, from June 9 to July 21. Stephen Warner, Crayford, Kent, farmer, from June 12 to June 19. BANKRUPTS. James Appleton and James Bullard Broomfield, London-road, porkmen. Thomas Beville, Pall Mall, tailor. Asaph Ira Browne, Jewin-crescent, money scrivener. Joseph William Coe, Bath, silk mercer. John Doudney, Lombard-street, tailor. William Winterton, Fleet-street, tailor. Wm. Bayley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, silk manufacturer. Robert Bruin, Blaby, Leicestershire, baker. Robert Davies, Llanfurog, Denbighshire, shoemaker. John Dorrington, Birmingham, brass founder. Joseph Hall, Worcestershire, veterinary surgeon. John Sampson, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorsetshire. DIVIDENDS. J. Porter, St. Clear's, Carmarthenshire,dealer in cattle, July 1, at the Golden Lion Inn, Narbeth. J. Webb, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, grocer, June 30, at the George Inn, Stroud. <
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..1foreign. A Canton paper of the 17th Jan. has been received at the North and South American Coffee-house, stating that the latest accounts from Peking confirm the report which was heard some time since of a rebellion being detected in Yunnan. The rebel leader had an imperial seal engraved, and published manifestos on the frontiers and in Cochin China, to invite the people to the standard of revolt, but information was given to the Governor, and the engraver and a few other persons were seized and suffered death. There appears to be in China a prevalent disposition to throw off the yoke of the Tartars, but they have no able leaders, which makes the rebellion a jest. BUCHAREST, May 12.—Reports have been in circulation for a few days of a considerable action, said to have taken place at the beginning of this month (or, as some say, on the 29th or 30th of April,) on the right bank of the Danube, between Hirchova and Silistria. There are various accounts of the affair. The first is, that General Diebitsch himself went from Kalarasch to Hirchova, where he crossed the Danube with a corps of troops; that the Turks came from Siiistriato meet it, and repulsed it with considerable loss, both in prisoners and artillery.. This story seems to de- serve no credit, because, according to all the accounts that we have received, neither the bridge at Hirchova, nor any other of the bridges the Russians intend to lay across the Danube is ready. It seems more probable that the Rus- sian corps which wintered on the right bank of the Danube at Hirchova, Czernavoda, Rassova, &c., had received orders to advance towards Silistria in order to support the opera- tions to be undertaken against that fortress from Kalarasch, and that the Turkish garrison of Silistria attacked that corps, and as it is said drove it back to Hirchova. A third account alleges that the Russians are making a movement towards Silistria, and in-deed suffered considerable loss, especially in prisoners, (the Russian officers here speak of 2000 men) but that they had taken a large quantity of cattle and corn intended for Silistria. The Hospodar Ghika, who lives very retired on his estate of Kolentino, intends to visit Italy. After his departure Kolentino, it is said, will be converted into an hospital. The want of forage for the cavalry, and of means of con- veyance and the spread of epidemic diseases seem to have hitherto hindered the great operations of the Russians. San- guinary actions are reported tn have taken place about Varna and Baldschik. The Grand Vizier was still at Schoum- la on the 3d of May. ANCONA, May 18.—It is aftlrmedthat M. de Ribeau- pierre has received from his court very important commu- nications, which may probably cause him soon to leave his present place of abode, and repair to the Archipelago. It is also said that the English government has sent new in- structions to Sir P. Malcolm, and that the admiral will shortly act for the protection of commerce in the Mediter- ranean. An application is also said to have been made by England to the Pacha of Egypt, which may have great in- fluence on the affairs of the east. In general there is among all parties interested, an increased activity, which is calcu- lated either to lead to the consolidation of the new Greek state, and the arrangement of the disputes between Russia and the Porte, or still further to spread the flames of war. Large sums of money have been remitted within these few days to the Counciller of State, M. -Voo Bulgari. The Nuremburgh Courier of Jteace and War of the 26th of May, contain^ the following articleMercantile let- ters rede'iVecl. to-day from Vienna affii™> that after a horri- ble carnage, Varna has again fallen iflto the hands of the Turks. Whatever truth-there teaj-sfe in this news, it ap- pears 'from all the accounts received from the theatre of war, that in the present campaign the Turks display an energy which greatly surpasses the calculations of their adversaries, and pretty clearly indicates the secret influence of strangers. According to the same letters, the organization of the local militia (Landwehr) is carried on with the greatest activity in the Austrian states." No other direct account yet autho- rizes us to regard as well founded the assertion of the above ak journal respecting the retaking of Varna by the Turks. We extract the following from a Quebec Gazette:— "The temper of the United States government towards Great Britain is expected to become of a more conciliatory tone under the administration of General Jackson, whatever may be the opinion of the world as to the character of the President himself, and there is every disposition on the British side to preserve the most perfect harmony and friendly feeling." Sydney papers to the 10th of January contain news of the most calamitous description. The Bank of New South Wales had stopped payment, and the colonists were in a state of the greatest terror as to the consequences likely to follow the convulsion. The Governor had ordered a file of soldiers to seize all the papers and money of the Commis- sariat Department. Whether this measure was in conse- quence of the stoppage of the Bank, or for other matters, does not appear. WARSAW, May 26.—The campaign on the Danube has commenced with the investment of the important fortress of Silistria, which had been executed with equal energyand success. The head quarters were removed some time ago to Czernowody. Count Diebitsch having collected many troops there, advanced on the 13th of May, at the head of 21 battalions, 16 squadrons of cavalry, and some regiments of Cossacks, by wav of Kuzgoun, towards Silistria. The ,great road, by way of Rasserat, was still under water, in consequence of the 'overflowing of the Danube, and the troops had difficulties of all kinds to overcome, in conse- quence of the badness of the roads but the idea of march- ing against the enemy caused them to bear all hardships with the greatest zeal. On the 17th of May, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the corps reached the village of Almalui, five wersts from Silistria, without having fallen in with the enemy on their march. Here the commander-in-chief di- vided his corps into three columns; the right under Lieut. Gen. Bartholomey the centre under Major Gen. Laschkie- witsch; and the left under Lieut. General Krassowsky. The first fell in with the enemy about 5000 strong, who occupied some entrenchments which we erected last year, two wersts from Silistria. A brisk attack made by a legi- ment of Cossacks under the eye of the commander-in-chief, upon a mass of Turkish cavalry posted upon the heights, was the signal for a general battle. The infantry, which quickly followed, attacked with equal zeal, the enemy was broken, and in less than a quarter of an hour driven from all the works which he occupied on that point. The centre column followed this example, but the left column met with greater resistance, and as it had a longer march to make, it did not arrive till two o clock in the afternoon. General Krassowsky having given his troops an hour's rest, led them against two redoubts, which were very advantageously situ- ated. and which were takf&i in a moment. The Turks, who were driven back at every point, now thought of only get- ting back into the fortress. Our flotilla on the Danube, commanded by Rear-Admiral Patiniotti, supported these movements; so that the investment of the very extensive fortress of Silistria was not only effected in a single day, but the troops advanced within the distance of cannon-shot, of the walls. In the following night our Cossacks took a Turkish courier, sent by the Pacha ofSilistria to the Grand Vizier at Schoumla, to inform him of the investment of the place, and earnestly begging assistance. The loss of the enemy on the 17th of May may be about 400 or 500 men killed and wounded: ours is about 150 men killed and wounded. The bridge built at Kalarasch, the completion of which was delayed by this overflowing of the river will be finished in two or three days, and, as well as the bridge at Hirsova, will facilitate the communication with the left bank of the Danube. The communications of the besieging corps with Bazardjick, Kosludji, and Pravadi, are fully secured, and the detachments sent out to scour the country have only met with a few straggling parties of the c,9 enemy. The letters from Paris state that the wheat crop wore a very good appearance throughout the whole country, and that hopes were entertained that the present high price of grain would sustain an early and important reduction. ODESSA, May 15,-The Captain of a ship which has arrived here from Varna, which place it left on the 7th May, states that the Turks were at that time in considerable force near Varna. General Roth had taken all the neces- sary measures of defence, and expected assistance from the Danube. News has been received from Bourgas that the Turkish fleet, accompanied by a steam-boat, has sailed from the Bosphorus, and appeared in the Black Sea. Admiral Greig and Vice-Admiral Kumany were going to meet it. The great number of sick that have arrived here within the last three weeks causes some apprehensions for the health of our town. May 16.—The Porte does not in the least molest the Russians, who have remained at Constantinople during the last year with licence from the Government, but gives them all possible protection. As for those who go to Constanti- nople from the Black Sea, and the sea of Marmora, they are immediately arrested, put in chains, and confined in the Bagno. FRONTIERS OF MOLDAVIA, May 19.—According to let- ters from Jassy, of May 16, General Diebitsch is said to intend to march with a, considerable force towards Varna, and as Kutschuck Achmed Pacha, of Silistria, as well as the corps that has marched from Choumla, are opposed to him or on his flank, important news may be expected in a few days, especially as the supply of ammunition and pro- vision is to be taken into the account, and admits of no tar- rying or standing still in provinces which have been com- pletely exhausted by friends and enemies. Lisbon papers to the 21st of May have been received. Their contents are of the same unvarying character for atro- city and cold-bloodedness. Miguel has ordered 45 victims to be executed in Lisbon out of 100 prisoners. When will these abominations cease? It is added that Don Miguel is collecting a large force at St. Michael's, whence he meditates an attack upon the Island of Terceira. ODESSA, May 3.—The Courier de Smyrne says—" The English brig the Pelican, which arrived here a few days ago, met, off Cape d'Oro, with Admiral Heyden, who with seve- ral men of war was steering in the Dardanelles. It is now known that the Russian blockading squadron consists of six ships of the line, and ten frigates, and that the two Ad- mirals are together. The same journal has a letter from Cairo of the 29th of March, which says—" Strange stories are told here of Ab- dallah Pacha, of Acre, who is reported to have restored to all the Turks, Christians, and Jews, the amount of the ex- tortions which they have suffered from him for some years past. To the famous Muhlem Kaim, a Jew who is at Alexandria, he restored 25,000 pieces of coin worth forty piastres each, which he had taken from his father, whom he put to death. All the houses, &c. confiscated by the Pacha were restored. This could not be believed if it did not come from credible authority. The expedition of the Viceroy is preparing with great diligence. People begin to suspect that it may undertake something on the way. The Viceroy appears to be on very bad terms with Abdal- lah, who appears to have injured him at Constantinople. Is the conduct of Abdallah towards his subjects designed to gain their favour against a critical moment ? The Viceroy and his son Ibrahim will not leave Cairo till after the Bai- ram. The organization of the 7th regiment of cavalry in the French manner is prosecuted with zeal. One of them is ready to march with the expedition." CORFU, May g.-The town and the citadel of Lepanto surrendered to the Greeks on the 24th of April. The Turk- ish population, amounting to 3000 souls, including 500 combatants, is to be conveyed, according to the capitulation, partly to Albania, and partly to Smyrna. It is supposed that Missolonghi will soon surrender. CONSTANTINOPLE, May ii.-Nothing official has been published respecting the operations of the Grand Vizier. It is known, however, that he has sent one part of his army to- wards Varna, and the other towards Shumla. The Turkish troops seem to have shewn much courage in the partial en- gagements which preceded this movement. The cavalry especially has captured several convoys of ammunition, and pushed its reconnoissance to the vicinity of Bazardjik. There are daily engagements at Sizeboli, but without any result, though Hussein Pacha had promised to retake that place in three days. The Minister of the Netherlands hav- ing announced to the Porte the return of the French and English Ambassadors, two Mihmandars have been sent to the Dardanelles to receive them. We know nothing of the Turkish fleet. It is said that the Russians have taken a corvette belonging to it. The rations of bread for all classes, civil as well as military, have been diminished. The Capitan Pacha still remains within the Channel; the small division of his fleet which he sent to the Black Sea appears to have come from Bourgas. The Russians have attacked by sea and destroyed the entrenchments thrown up at Karabournou, in consequence of which a new order of the Divan has been issued to send reinforcements to that place. No ship can now obtain a firman for the Black Sea. The Sultan's head-quarters will be removed to-morrow from Ramis Tchiflik to Tarapia, where every thing is already prepared for his reception. The standard of the prophet will be carried thither with much ceremony, and hoisted in the Sultan's Kiozk, near Tarapia. The Sultan is induced to move on account of the unhealthiness of Ramis Tchiflik at this season, and in order to be nearer the fleet. Several of the Foreign Ministers have already been to take leave of the Capitan Pacha, on board of the Admiral's ship, the Selimie, of 110 guns, and 1,500 men. Several Russian men of war are cruising off the Bosphorus. Some frigates have taken several vessels with corn, bound from the Asiatic ports to Constantinople, or obliged them to run aground on the coast. Among other changes the Seras- kier, Hussein Pacha, is appointed Governor and Pacha of Rudschuck, and in his room Abdursharnan Pacha, late Governor of Bosnia, has obtained the command of the troops in the neighbourhood of Bourgas and Sizeboli, where nothing appears to have happened since the late unsuccess- ful attack of the Turks to retake it. In general, we have not the slightest intelligence since the departure of the last mail, of any military events either in Bulgaria or in the Balkan, or in the Pachaliks of Asia. A Persian Ambassador, named Abdulla Mirza, arrived yesterday at Scutari, whither a Commissioner of high rank has been sent to meet him. At the latter end of April, Admiral Heyden, with the greater part of his fleet, five ships of the line, two frigates, &c. was off Tenedos, while Admiral Ricord with one ship of the line, two frigates, and several smaller vessels cruises on the south coast of Rumelia. The Russian ships of war had nearly vanished from the seas between Candia and Boudroun several vessels which lately arrived from Smyrna at Alexandria, had not met with a single Russian ship of war on the whole voyage. A Paris paper of the 4th instant says :—" According to the reports of General Paskewitsch the Turks, discouraged by their defeat under the walls of Akhulzik, have not since undertaken any offensive operations, but continued to as- semble their forces in the environs of Erzeroum. A corps of 10,000 infantry and a park of artillery had lately arrived at that place. It was generally reported in those countries, that the son of the Pacha of Egypt was to come and take the chief command of the Ottoman forces in Asia Minor." An inquiry is now going on at Paris as to the titles pur- chased by Frenchmen and foreigners at Rome.—Many of the possessors of these titles are found to be persons of light character, who, having become Marquisses, Counts, Barons, I', and Knights, by purchase of the Pope's Secretary, set them- selves up for fine gentlemen in Paris, and practice a good deal of deception on the unwary. These titles are disposed of there by an agent, at something like the following prices For a marquissate, 20,000 francs; for a barony or a count- ship, 12,000; and for a knighthood, 3,000. More than one purchaser of knighthood has had the effrontery to dub himself Sir, in English society, here. CORFU. Muy 12.-This morning the Africa steam-boat arrived from Ancona, with Mr. Cartwright, Consul General of England at Constantinople, and the Aid-de-Camp of General Adams. It is thought that Mr. Cartwright will immediately embark on board the Africa to proceed to Constantinople. May 14.—The Lord High Commissioner his issued a proclamation, stating that by the instructions of his Govern- ment, founded on the determination of the three Powers, not to recognize any blockade by the Greeks, of ports ad coasts in that part of Greece which is not included in the Morea and theCyclades, his Excellency has taken measures to hin- der by the aid of his Majesty's naval force, any blockade, or pretended blockade, of the coasts of Albania or Rumelia, which might interrupt or impede the commerce of British and Ionian subjets with these countries. Orders have ac- cordingly been sent to all competent authorities to permit ships to clear out for those ports or coasts..
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Thursday, June 4. The Royal Assent was given by commission to some public and private bills of no general interest, and the house adjourned. Friday, June 5. ANATOMY BILL. This bill was withdrawn for the present session, after various objections had been stated by different noble lords, and particu- larly by Lord Tenterden, who said he could not consent to give power to the Secretary of State for licensing an unlimited number of anatomical schools, nor could he consent to consign to the dissecting, table the bodies of the poor and destitute who died in work-houses. METROPOLIS POLICE BILL. This bill was committed and ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Thursday, June 4. Sir J. Mackintosh presented a petition from Mr. Charles Buck, complaining that managers of theatres were allowed to perform dramatic pieces without the knowledge or leave of the writer, and without any profit to him. The hon. member said that Lord Byron and Mr. Milman had made similar complaints, and that every person who had given that subject consideration admitted that literary property was not sufficiently protected in this country, and that the decline of dramatic writing was to be attributed to the state of the law. Mr. G. Lamb said that the decline of dramatic writing in this country was to be ascribed to the unprofitable nature of that description of writing, as compared with other branches of litera- ture and it would be very desirable if a dramatic author had power to sell his play like any other description of property, and that no manager should perform it without paying the writer, which was the system in France. BIRMINGHAM PETITION. Mr. Brougham presented a petition from 8000 manufacturers, artisans, and other inhabitants of Birmingham, complaining of the great distress that prevailed in the country, which they attri- buted to the depreciation in the currency, and praying for relief from the great pressure of taxes to which the people were subject. The hon. gentleman said he did not agree with the petition on the question of currency, which he thought ought not to be opened, but he hoped that every thing would be done to relieve the nation from the burthen of taxes, due regard being had to the public credit and the service of the state. 31-1. Lawley said that bankers were to be found in every dis- trict who would lend money on good securitv. The currency, therefore, was not the cause of the distress. Mr. Wodehouse objected to the present standard of gold, as not only injurious to the country, but to every country that had transactions with us. Mr. Leicester attributed the distress to the sinking fund. Mr. Bennett contended that accommodation must be afforded by the issue of small notes, for it was impossible that low prices of produce and the low wages of labour could co-exist with a high rate of taxation. Mr. W. lVhitmore blamed the alterations in the currency, but thought that much g-ood would result from opening a free trade with India, as there would tnen be a new maim iSi uui uiauu- facturers. Mr. H. Gurney said it was impossible to carry on trade in this country without paper credit. Secretary Peel observed that whenever any change^ how- ever calculated to be ultimately beneficial, took place in the sys- tem of currency, it must, in the first instance, be attended with considerable inconvenience. He deprecated any return to the restriction on cash payments. The distress did not arise from any such cause. The removal of the silk trade from Spital fields to Manchester had created temporary distress in that quarter. He had a letter from Manchester, dated the 1st instant, on which he could rely, and it stated that all the silk weavers were or might be in active employ. There were other causes of distress- over production of several articles was one. The last bad harvest, and the American Tarif-the war in the Levant-the civil dis- tentions in South America and the state of Portugal had con- curred to cause stagnation and commercial distress. The im- provement in machinery, also, had the same effect. Mr. Baring took a similar view of the subject, and thought that when the Government could not see its way very clearly it was better not to interfere in such matters. SUPERABUNDANT POPULATION. Mr. W. Horton moved certain resolutions, the object of which was to encourage emigration, on the ground that the population in this country was superabundant. Mr. Sadler contended that the population was not superabun- dant that among the emigrants there was a greater mortality than existed here and that our own exertions would be sufficient for the subsistence of our population, if, instead of attending so much to the science of political economy, we directed pur efforts to the developement and reward of human labour. Mr. Husldsson insisted that the country was overpeopled, and he thought the flourishing state of twelve millions of inhabitants in the United States of America, and the increase of population in Canada, from 60,000 to upwards of a million, still enjoying encreased comfort, was proof enough of the advantage that population derived from being removed from wretchedness and starvation at home. Still he did not agree that emi- gration would save the country from the effects of increasing pauperism. It ought only to be encouraged when the parties emigrating were able to carry with them capital sufficient to give reasonable hopes of success. He did not approve of sending out large bodies of paupers at the public expence. With respect to a paper currency, he said that it might be compared to a sky-rocket, which ascended in a blaze with a brilliancy that surprised, but that, after a while, it fell like the stick, in dark- ness and gloom, and perhaps on the head of the person that sent it up. Mr. Cripps contended that the permission to issue small notes to a limited extent would tend to alleviate the distresses of the country. Mr. Secretary Peel, in allusion to certain reports that had gone forth of a brother of his having obtained an enormous grant of land in the new colony, at Swan River, denied that he had obtained any grant of land for a brother. Mr. Thomas Peel, a second cousin of his, was a man of respectability and property, well acquainted with farming, had applied to him for an intro- duction to the Secretary for the Colonial Department, which he had given, but he had no further communication with his right hon. fiiend on the subject. Sir George Murray confirmed the statement of Mr. Secretary Peel, and said that the grant was only in proportion to the capital he possessed.—Adjourned. Friday, June 5. { The Charities Enquiry Bill was read a third time IJIUL paaseil. Various returns were moved for, and adjourned.