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30,000 Turks in readiness, and unless the Samiotsoppose a more formidable resistance to them than they did at , Ipsara, the Capitan Pacha will be speedily master of the Archipelago. Had he proceeded from Ipsara forthwith to Samos. that event had ere now taken place; but the Turks never dream of following up a success—after one battle the soldiers always return home, either beaten or with booty: They havono pay—they equip themselves for the field—they levy contributions on the towns as they go along, and having no Commissariat, are liable to famine if they have not the good fortune to find pro visions daily. Hence the co-operation of the Pacha of Egypt is so necessary to the Turks. His stores are of fat more advantage than his troops. Nothing is likely , to be attempted this year against the Morea. The Turks would not dare to keep at sea in winter; and if they did, the Greek fleet, however inferior, would prove sufficiently formidable. The new Peloponnesian war will probably be no less protracted than efe old. A short residence in Asia Minor coniinced me how egregiously we are mistaken in England in our esti vate of the Turkish character and of the condition of the Greeks before the revolution. Candia was the only place where the oppression, we read such exaggerated accounts id, did really exist. In Smyrna and Constan tinople the Greeks attained to riches and to honours; the imposts that were levied did not, in point of fact, equal the taxation of Christian countries; and religious toleration was freely enjoyed. If Greece bad reason to revolt, let Ireland blush for her petty insurrections Even now no Greek is molested with impunity ; they continue their avocations in the Turkish towns as usual, and rob their fellow Christians with the same good will as ever. Ask an English merchant at Smyrna his opinion of a Greek, and be answers you with an univercal anathema against the nation: he has been de ceived by them so often, that he at length confounds the Li‘liae and the individual, and his prejudices render it impossible to get from him one syllable of correct infor mation on the subject of the war. I have been more than once very gravely assured that the Morea was in the possession of the Turks. Now there is no other rea son for this partiality, than that the Turks are punctual in their transactions with them, and the Greeks are not. This, however, would be no very efficient cause why they should not strike for freedom. The Turk may be a very honest and a very moral man (and, in the true sense of both terms, I believe him to be so), without ceasing to be ojious as a master—albeit not unneces sarily cruel ; for certes, I would rather sojourn in his dominions than in the half-civilised Russian, or the denii-barbarized German ' • for there is no police in the fi rst place, and no danger of incarceration in the second, for the expression of political opinion, even in the presence of an Aga. An Englishman Las more to dread, in the way of insult, from a pt omenade in Lyons, than from a tour over the whole of Turkey. He may hear the epithet giaour oc casionally bestowed on him; but there is something much more offensive to my ears in the mutilated " Got dam" of a Frenchman, than in the Turk's haughty term, " unbelieving.dog." At Constantinople a conspiracy has been just disco vered against the Sultan ; he was to have been put to death, and a change effected in the Divan. The heads of the gentlemen who so conspired are now ornament ing the wails of the Seraglio, and tranquil:ity is re stored. The Sultan yet lives to tremble in security— amnia rata amens. Til E EVENING STAR. LONDON: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1824. .THE. FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened at 96; i for the Account, with little doing until within this balf.hour, when Two Hundred Thousand was soh! at 96g. but it had no effect on the Market. FOREIGN FUNDS. ' In the Foreign Funds little is doing, except in Mexican Bonds. Current Prices: New Spanish 151 16, Old 201 1, Mexican 61, Russian 96i 1, Colombian Scrip 61 61 disc. Chilian 45, French Scrip 151 16 pre. Brazilian Scrip par 1 pre. Buenos Ayres 2 disc. Alliance Shares lot, pre. Aunrirn 981 1. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. HAMWORGII, OCT. B.—On Lamina, H. 6. 9 Us. 36. 5. ft:summit, Ssr4. 24.—0 n London, 9.19-52. Paris, 99.981 Lamm, Om 4.—On London, 3 M. 6. 14i. Saws, Om s.—On London, 3 M. 6.19}. Iruirrna, Saps. 29.—0 n London, 2 N. 9. 50. BILEXU, Ocy. 7.—On London, £lOO. 2 N. 594. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 233% 3 per Cent. Red. ex. div. 9.5% 1,4 5/8 per Cent. Cons. 96 lh y 4 IA S per Cent. ex. div. 102 1 / 8 Si per Cent. Red. 10174 % 4 per Cent. New 108 10778 108% Long Ann. ex. div. 23 5-16 3-16 ' India Stock .291 290 1 / 4 —lndi4 Bonds 95 96 Old Annuities ex. div. 95 3 / 4 £3,000 Excheq. Bills (21) 51 ; (1 V 2 d.) 50 51. £lOO and £2OO do. (21) 51 ; (1%d.) 51 2. Bank for Acct. 234%—India for Acct. 291. Lomb. for Acct. 96% 5/ NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS. -rap— We have of late had such a,, increased demand for the conks of the Sr*,s in which the Letters of Visors have appeared, defend ing the principles and opinions of the Quarterly Review against As (mos in the New/ 6 Tbm; on the West India Question, that we beg to inform the Public, we shall reprint thP lAttets, as far as they have gone, and for the future announce the day before when any Letter from Yuma is to appear.—Gentlemen wishing to take an addi tional nOmber of Copies of the Emits, for the Colonies, are requested to give their orders at the Office, or to their respective Newsmen. VsnumesSisth Letter will appear in the Su* of to-morrow. This is the second day that no,ship letter from Li verpool has been received at Lloyd's, an occurrence which is very unusual. It is the mere to be regretted, as the utmost anxiety prevails for the fate of the Cortes packet, of which no decisive information has been re. ceived. Policies have been done on the vessel as high as ten guineas. The following accounts have been re ceived at the New England Coffee-house: " LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 13. " The wind is variahle. We have no arrival: or sail. logs this day. The report of but night, of the COWS being on shore, is not corroborated. The wind 'lnce ten A.M. ' has been from the W.N.W. but this evening it is calm." PROM THE CORK SOUTHERN REPORTER OP THE 9TH. " The packet ship the Cortes, from New Yolk to Li verpool, passed this harbour yesterday. By an es teemed fellow-citizen who landed from her, we have received New York Papers to the Bth ultimo, and the Washington National, Intdligencer to the 2cl inst. but they do not contain any political intelligence.* This forenoon we received Hamburgh Papers to 9th instant. The following are extracts; ST. PETERSBURGH, SEPTEMBER 25. Tambov. is for this time the farthest part of his Ma jesty's journey, and we shall, perhaps, have the pleasure •f seeing our beloved Sovereign in a few days. The Prince and Princess of Orange are expected here on the 11th. The Ukase prohibiting any newly arrived Jews to en ter Russia, was called for by the extraordinary increase observed in that people within these few years in our Polish frontier provinces, which is considered as of no advantage to agriculture at manufactures, as the only occupations followed by the Jews area peddling trade, smuggling, and keeping public houses. The number of Jews in the two Governments of Lithuania and White Rnssia is estimated at a million and a half. The Ukase, which enjoins them either to choose within the space of a year, some civil profession, especilliy agri culture or manufactures, or to tiuit the . Ernpire, is therefore rigorously enforced. ~. STOCKHOLM, SEPTEMBER 28. The King and Queen aeturned on the 25th to the capital, from Drottingholm. The commercial expedition to the River La Plata, which has already been spoken of, will shortly tak( place. The new brig, called the Christopher Columbus, built at Carlscrona, will be freighted ahh Swedish steel, iron, and other manufactured goods. BERLIN, OCTOBER 5. The day before yesterday was the opening of the Session of the Provincial Assembly of the March of Brandenburgh and of Lower Lusatia. At nine in the morning all the Deputies were assembled in the Cathe dral to attend Divine Service, at which his Majesty anti the Royal Family were present. Dr. Ehrenburg, Chap lain to the King, preached a sermon suitable to the im portant occasion, and when service was over, at eleven o'clock, all the Deputies repaired to the Hall fitted up for their assembly. His Excellency the Chief President,V. Heidebreck, the Royal Commissioner, was introduced by three Deputies (one for each Estate) who opened the Assembly with an . appropriate address ; and delivered to the Marshal, M V. Alvenslehen, formerly Minister of State in Branswick, the particulars which' were to be the subject of discussion. ' —The Commissioner tlien retired, accompanied by their Deputies as before, and the Marshal opened the deli. berations with an address to the assembly. In this first Sitting, an address to the King was resolved upon,, and peveral Committees chosen, which met yesterday. THE KING. WINDSOR, OCTOBER 14.—Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY left the Royal Lodge, at three o'clock, in his pony phaeton, accompanied only by the Marquis of CONYNGIIAM. His MAJESTY proceeded through Sand pit Gatc to the New Lodge, past Cranbourne, andre turned by the same route to the Royal Lodge to dinner. This afternoon the KING left the Lodge on horseback, at duce o'clock, for an airing in the Great Park. It is with unfeigned pleasure we close this account, by stating that his MAJESTY has net er, since his accession to the Throne, enjoyed more uninterrupted health and spirits; than, under the blessing of DIVINE PROVIDENCE, he does at the present moment. Yesterday his Majesty's Stag-hounds turned out at King'a-beach hill, and after a run of about one hour and three quarters, caught at Staines. The Royal Harriers will meet on Saturday next, at Wickham Bushes Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, the Duke , and Duchess of CLaasnce and the Duke of MEININCRN, arrived in town from Bushey. In the evening the Royal' Duke and Duchess, and his Serene Highness, honoured Covent-Garden Theatre with their presence. Fiiday, Lord and Lady GIFFORD, and the LORD Cater Baton of SCOTLAND, left Whiddon's Hotel, Plymouth, (where they had been spending some days), for Cloven'', in the north of Devon. We are happy to learn, from the HampshireChroniek, that Dr. HUTCHISON, whose character, professional ta lents, and attention,* as Ntedical Supet intendant of the Milbank Penitentiary, was so clearly established in a Committee of the House of Commons, is appointed by His Majesty's Government to the Dockyard at Sheerness. In a few days will be published, a Narrative of LORD BY RON'S VOYAGE tO SICILY, CORSICA, and SARDINIA, from the Journal kept on hoard his Lordship's Yacht ifAzeret. 01 the Literary Gazette of the 16th, (No. 404,) nearly one fourth will he devoted to very interesting convenations and anecdotes of Lord BY RON, by Captain 51snwisi. These include de tails respecting the enclosed MS. Memoirs, his Lordship's Marriage, Separation, Amours, Quarrel with Souvniv, opinion of Sir W. SCOTT and Mr. JEFFREY, and many other curious topics. Reviews, Dramatic Criticisms, Sciences, &c. &e. as usual. Published every Saturday, by W. A. Scams, 362, (Exeter 'Change,) Strand, price 3d. or stamped for country circulation by post, price Is. AFFA tit HONOUR.—Thursday se'nnight a meeting was about to take place at Plymouth, in consequence of a quarrel, arising, as is reported from " family jars," between a Mr. 13.-11-T, an officer in his Majesty's Plymouth Dock-yard, residing in Devon port, and Mr. G--L—s, a Purser of the Royal Navy, living at Stoke, which was frustrated bythe interference of police officers. The friends of one of the parties having suspicion that such a measure was in coo templation, gave intimation to Mr. Day, constable, at his residence io the Town-hall, Devonport, on Thursday se'nnight, at one o'clock. He, assisted by Mr. Johns, another officer, traced the parties to the house of one of the seconds, at Stoke. On the officers obtaining' admittance, they discovere d in conference, determining on the spot of ground. The principals and seconds were immediately se cured and kept in custody till they could be brought before a Ma gistrate, as It was at the early hour of five o'clock in the morning. A pair of pistols were found in their possession. On their appear , once before the Magistrate, the principals were bound in their own recognizance of 2500 each, and one security of £230 each, to keep the peace. They were then discharged. Miss KELLY makes her first appearance at the Hay market Theatre to-morrow. SINCLAIR will resume his situation atCovent•Garden Theatre in a day or two. His theatrical tour in Scotland has been mainendy successful, both as to fame and its solid accompaniment. H e i s to make his Am appearance for the season, we naderstand, is stew Opera. VOVENT-ORDEN" nisATRE. *ma's German Opera, Der Freiedutix, whit the superadded title of The Black Huntsman of Bohemia, was brought out last night at Covent-Garden Theatre. I The piece is acted almost throughout by the same per formers who latterly played in the Freischuls at the Lyceum. Like that of ROSSINI, the music of Der Freischutz has already found its way into every boudoir, and it is rapidly passing into every possible shape of instrumentation. But its most visible and powerful im pression has been made upon that comprehensive class who depend solely upon the theatres for their supply of musical enjoyment. To prove this we have only to state, that after its extraordinary run at the English Opera, the doors of Covent-Garden were scarcely open last night before the pit and galleries were crowded to an over fl Nor had the Managers long to wait, before the hallre gretting, half-rejoicing notice of " Full" was posted at the box entrance. The performance of the Overture was listened to with intense silence, and its close was followed by a degree of enthusiastic applause, which raised the idea of an Italian audience tuttofurore. In fact, it was one of the finest instrumental achievements we ever heard in our national Theatres, and com manded an universal encore. The plot of the Covent-garden drama differs a little from that of the Lyceum. A part of the character of The Hermit, as it stands in the German, is preserved ; and pretty nearly the original catastrophe. A farther novelty is, that the doomed forester, Caspar, varies in the selection of his prey. Wilhelm, the favoured lover of the warden's daughter,. is exonerated from even ss it nessing the casting of the magic bullets ; and Killian, a peasant who wins the shot in the first scene, is the tempted party, and also the Brthro of the piece. It is the music only, however, under these circum stances, with the scenery and machinery, that have been the strong objects of attraction ; and a great deal in both the s e features is admirably given as the piece is done at Covent-garden. Most of the concerted pieces are well executed ; and they lose none of their charm by repetition. It would be difficult, perhaps, to select to o modern pieces of more characteristic spirit, than the finale to the first act of the opera, and the forest chot us, previous to shooting for the prize in the last scene. —The two principal musical characters, Wilhelm and Beilha (or Agnes and Rodolph), remain with Mr. PEAR MAN and Miss PATON, who filled them at the English Opera during part of the season. The latter sung some of the aus, &c. most beautifully, though the ex quisite cavatina, in the third act, was almost more than, in her present state of health, she had strength for. Mr. PEARAIAN, who is a singer of much merit, and an actor of more ability than vocal performers in general possess, executed his songs well. The chorusses were performed in a remarkably correct manner; that of the Hunters, in the third act, was admirably executed ; the attention paid to the light and shade, the loud and soft, is as laudable as it is unusual. Too much praise cannot be given to the orchestral department ; we never in an English Theatre heard a band to so much advantage; this excessively difficult music was now performed with an accuracy and effect that could hardly be exceeded at - thejutiian Opera. The . scenery is most splendid it is the perfection of all,the demoniacal horrors that the black art could suggest, and aranned with the adroitness that always distinguishes this Theatre. The whole Opera was lis tened to with the utmost attention, by' one of the most crowded houses we ever beheld. The Overture, the Hunters Chorus, and the Drinking Song, Mere encored by acclamation, and the audience throughout evinced a warmth of feeling, and a correctness of taste, that prove the English nation to be much farther advanced in a knowledge of the has mooic art than people abroad, and many persons even in this country are inclined to allow. The Opera was given out for this evening, amidst shouts of applause. • HAY MARKET THEATRE. Ile Merry Wives of ►tindsor was performed here' last night, in a style highly creditable to the indefati- I Manager. DOWTON was the representative of! Sir John Fabian°. The character was sustained equably and admirably throughout, in the style of broad comedy,', in which it was conceived by its inimitable author. The other parts were cast in unison; and the House was crowded almost to an overflow. The great success of the Alliance Insurance Company has led to a similar establishment in Vienna, at the head of which are Baron J. Roestscnit.n, bf. Knwau.aa, the banker, and Mr. DAVID PARISH. _ Sum ddy, the Earl and Countess of LONSDALE, ac companied by Lord Fammiticx Barriacx and Lady, Miss Thome bON, Miss Gannett, J. H. LOWTHER, Esq. M.P. (son of Sir JOHN Lowritaa, Bart. M.P. of Swillington), dcc. arrived at Whitehaven Castle, where they purpose remaining about a fortnight. Mr. SCARLETT, M.P. who is sojourning at Brighton, , has been paying a visit to Lord Geoxos CAVENDISH, at Compton place ;he passed through Lewes, and called on severa l the electors. It is repotted that at the next General Election, Sir Jut« Lownism; Bart. will retire from the representation of Cum berland, and that Lord Famszueir Barna= (son-in-law of the Earl of Loasom.x), will be the new Candidate on the yellow interest. Mr. MACRaADY, during the past week, has performed some of his principal characters at the Liverpool Theatre. A Gentleman who was present when the Lady gained admission through the Guard of Charles X. an the Champs Elysees, on the day of his entry into Paris, and presented a petition to his Majesty, states, that she has received the King's gracious answer, giving her an ap pointment in the Royal Household, where she will be amply recompensed for her husband's misfortunes. We understand her maiden name is Nicholson, and that she is a native of England married to a French subject. A meeting was held at Dublin on Monday, of the Irish Phoenix Insurance Company, which is one of the oldest of the Irish Companies, when it was determined that it should give up business, in consequence, as we have heard, of the low rates at which Insurances are taken by the new establishments. Sunday, a deputation of the Freemen of Wells, consisting of FRANCIS Deese and Roma: Wri.sa, &qrs. Mr. Joan Future and Mr. JOSEPH left Wells for London, to confer with their br other freemen here on the choice of Members for that City at the next General Election. The present Members, C. W. Taws's, and J. P. TUDWAY, Emirs. have represented Wells, the former during twenty-eight years, and the latter and his uncle the last sixty-four years. The costume of the Armenian women of Astracan is the richest in Russia, and perhaps in the world. It is surprising . that they can sustain the weight of their dress. The first, or inner robe, is of silk and gold ; the second of black velvet, heavily laden with gold and pearls; the third, or outer vest, h almost of massive gold, in pon derous embroidery, with large gold knobs, gold buttons, gold tassels, gold fringe, itc. The turban is white, hangs over the left shoulder, and conceals the face, ex ' cept the nose and eyes. The only hair disclosed is gene ' rally false, 'two thick locks, one on each side, being brought in trout before the ears: ÜBLW . . TOWN HALL, WETHERBY, YORKSHIRE. Messrs. DRIVER.---Tnian DAY'S Sate. Third Day's Sale of the town of Wetberby, the freehold property of Ida Grace the Duke of Devonshire, land-tax 941. 4s. Id. and us.. dos for Hay, 11.45. dd. to be apportioned; the Lands presumed u, be tithe-free, while in the occupation or =Durance of the owner, but not guaranteed as such. The Town-hall was this day instantly filled, on opening th e doors. At the commencement of the sale, some delay took place in regard to the site of the present Poorhouse being disposed of , and the propriety of appropriating a suitable place for the erection of another, which being satisfactorily arranged, the bidding* cont. menced, and spirited competition prevailed throughout. The ground of exemption of the land from tithes is, that it fur. merly belonged to the Knights Templars, one of the privile, z ed orders, who held all the lands that came into their posse s , : prior to the last of the Councils of Lateran, in 1215, exempt ft,., ,, the payment of any tithes, great or small, so long as they I.,:maiato in their own occupation; and these lands were afterwards • by Henry the Eighth, with all its ancient privileges, and ill it same now continues so •entire and undiminished.. Toe B.le co.. dudes to-morrow, when the arrival of numerous land-owners,wlio.,, -estates are contig uous, is expected. Nothing could wog: fully shew the intention of the Duke of Devonshire to improve the , town, than his disposing only of the old materials of sevetal houses, and leaving the ground on which they were erected for the public accounno dation.—The lots sold amounted to £97,336. • DUBLIN, OCTOBER 12. -.•••-- We were on Sunday and yesterday morning visited by one of the most terrific storms we remember for a considerable time. The Post Office packet, which sailed on Sunday morning at eight o'clock, was forced back to Howth. The Liverpool and other packets at Kings town forbore putting to sea as intended. At about five on Sunday evening the gale abated a little: it still blew from the N. E. and was severely felt on this coast. The sloop Sally, bound to Dublin, with a cargo of herring•, was overtaken by the storm to the eastward of Howth, and totally wrecked there, at sis in the evening: the crew were saved by the Howth har bour boatmen, u Eder the vigilant inspection of Mr. Browne, the harbour-master. At the old harbour of Kingstown great damage was sustained, where the . Dwarf Revenue Cutter was totally wrecked yesterday morning ; all the vessels in the harbour were damaged, two lust top-masts, and one was driven against the south end of the wall ; the force of the storm was such that it upset four or five heavy iron rail-road carriages, and blew to atoms several handsome pleasure boats; one man, named Corcoran, was blown from the deck of the Free love trader into the harbour and perished ; another man was descried in the last struggles, faintly essa)ing to cling to existence by the flail tenure of a . spar; he shortly after disappeared. GLASGOW, OCTOBER 12. OPERATIVES.—The cottort-spinners still hold out. The calenders have taken in a number of new hands, who readily learn the business, so that the most refrac tory of the old bands are and will be altogether ex cluded. The colliers are in commotion, to the great advantage of the coal proprietors in the Ayrshire and other distant coal districts. The weavers in the country towns, since those in this place refwed work, are most • actively empllyed. Solicitations fur work from the: most distant pans are pressed upon the manufacturirs in this city, and so indignant are they at the attempts. at ambulating delegates to bring them into associations.% that, in several villages, were they to make their appear ance, we learn they would be tossed in the nearest river or stoned. A great complaint on the part of the weavers, who first began the strike, is against those wh¢ . are carrying the trade to Ireland. This they cannot , and have no right to prevent.—Glasgow Courier. EFFECTS OS COMBINATION.—Another murder has resulted from those outrageous and disgraceful combina tions, in which many trades are led to embark, evi dently to the injury of the best interests of the body, at the risk of their own lives, and the well-being of their families. A few days ago a sawyer, in Dublin, named Philip Ready, was dreadfully attacked and desperately wounded by combinators, said to be a party of sawyers. He died in Stephen's Hospital, on Saturday, from the effects of the injuries he received, and his slayers will have to take their trial for his murder. JURY Comm—Among other objections to this Court, which have been published in the resolutions of the Elgin Michaelmas Head Court, it is stated, u that there are no less than seven well paid clerks to conduct the business of a Court which tries annually about thirty three causes." ■ HORRIBLE MURDER.--It is stated in the Paris Papers, that a horrible assassination has been committed in the wood of Vincennes. A Paris Lady, of the name of Herrin, had two boys, the one five and the other six, boarded in Vincennes. She was in the habit of fre quently visiting them, and accompanying them in their walks. Sunday last, having called at the house where they lodged, and got them dressed in their holiday clothes, she went out with them, and directed their walk to the wood.- During their , promenade; the chil di en were accosted by a Lady, who praised their beauty, and kissed them with apparent tenderness. A few mo ments afterwards, a man about 40 years of age, dressed in a blue great coat, came out of the wood, and ap proached Madame Herrin, who held her boys in her hands. Like the strange Lady who immediately pre ceded, he pretended to admire their beauty, and kissed the eldest, who immediately screamed Mamma, Mamma." The wretch had plunged a knife in the throat of this child ; and while the mother was looking for the cause of his screams, the assassin took the opportunity of dispatching the other. The piercing cries of the wretched mother soon attracted some passengers, and the gendarmerie almost instantly came to the spot. A suspected person was arrested shortly afterwards. The history of the criminal and the motives of the crime are as yet undisclosed. That the atrocity was premedi tated, is evident from the known concert between the murderer and the monster who " betrayed his victims with a kiss," and from the previous inquiries which had been made about them in the village where they were boarded. The two children expired instantly. The following notice is a literal copy of the ori ginal, which was published in a village not many miles distain from Exeter:—" And all the Bakers In the parish of B— and all The Millers and all The Shopkeepers and all The publicans and all the haglers you are desired to keep Your Weight and Measure Else there shall Be and heavy, Fine lard upon You all You that keep any pig and pigs to let Them on the common own Ring The Shall be put to pound or any One That -got any stock to common are desired To take It of The that have got no right it Shall be put to pound Or any one that cutteth any tuz to any of The commons The That have got no right The Shall be prosecuted according To The Law." -••••••- • ••• ••• - I' Oa,