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EARL STANHOPE'S LATE MOTION. The following Protest has been entered on the Journals of the House of Lords, against the decision on Earl Stanhope's motion : • DISSENTIENT, First, Because we are convinced that the distress which prevailed in this kingdom at the time cf the commencement of the present Session of Parliament, and which his Majesty must have been in duced to believe, and have been advised to represent to Parliament a. partial,was at that period most severely felt in almost all parts of the kingdom, and that it has since increased, and continues to increase. Secondly, Because it has been stated to Parliament that the dis tie, so represented to be only partial was to be attributed to the s-usens, and to other causes not under legislative controul ; and the epresentation so made, while it states a self-evident truth respecting the seasons, omit+ all mention what such, the other causes of ills trcsr, Are , and Parliament, therefore, has not the means of ascer taining, without further inquiry, whether such other causes are, or Are not, under legislative controul. Thirdly, Because we think that it is the duty of this House not to rest satisfied with respect to matters of such importance, without instituting a solemn inquiry, in only to ascertain what are the causes which have produced extreme distress throughout the kingdom, or the greatest part thereof ; and, whether that distress can by any, and what legislative measures, be removed or alleviated ; and, be cause it is, we conceive, the duty of Parliament, without any delay, to the utmost of Its power, by all just means to endeavour to alle viate it. Fourthly, Because we think that if it should be found, upon satis factory inquiry, that the causes of the distress cannot be removed, or the distress be alleviated by the Legislature, his Majesty's sub jects will not fail duly to appreciate the earnest endeavours of parliament to relieve them, and that they will cease to labour under an aggravation of the distress occasioned by their present belief, that if the distress cannot be wholly removed, it may be materially alleviated--an aggravation of distress, from which it may be 11 the power of Parliament to relieve them, by ascertaining what are (other than the seasons) the causes of the distress, and whether such other causes are, or are not, under legislative controul. (Signed) EL DON. STANHOPE. NORTHWICH. CHURCHILL. T EYNHA RICHMOND and LENNOX. RADNOR. E EVENING STAR. LONDON. --........—..—. MONDAY, MARCH 1. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Hank Stock 2191 India Stock, 246 9 7 4 per Cent. Red. 228 2 i India Bonds 77 6 . per Ct. 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Bridals Rock and Patent Salt 50 35 14 Canada lOO . 15 51 A protest will be found in another column, against the decision in the Peers on Lord STAN no Pell motion, which offers a striking illustration of the state of Parties at this moment. The Duke of RICHMOND and Lord ELDON figure in that protest side by side with Lord STANHOPE and Lord RADNOIt. When men consent thus to bury the distinctions of party, and to remove the wall of divi sion which kept them separate, the impelling cause must be strong indeed. Either those, who supported the sys tem of oppression lately—and oppose it now—have become converts by clear conviction, or the sense of a common &Inger has united them against a common mischief. As my Lord ELDON is one of the company, we shall presume the latter cause, since it is both obvious, and all sufficient. But whatever the cause is, the fact is there, and it is a sign not to be mistaken, of the great moral change which has supervened. Lord NUGENT, the other day, praised the Whigs— at the Buckingham - meeting—for their steady and con sistent patriotism : he said it was the Whigs, who had brought Reform to the advanced post which it now occu pied—it was through them, in short, that amelioration was coming. As for the new converts—said the Noble Loon—who were won over to that advocacy, they were enthusiasts, as all converts are ; and were for going much farther in their enthusiasm, than the original fathers of Reform ever contemplated to go. Lord Joon RussELL'S motion—the utter unimportance of which we demonstrated at the time—was the burden of his theme; and he dilated on the encouragement which was given to the country's hopes, by the large minority which divided in its favour. We cannot coincide with the Noble Le to in any one of these opinions : even in their Reform championship, the Whigs were never:sincere— all their bustling and spouting was ad captandum—it was a contest between the corrupt iNs, and the equally corrupt ours, for place and power. And now, it is their tact and stratagem—when they see other advocates of Reform standing forward with unquestionable earnest ness—to throw the slur of suspicion, or enthusiastic excitement, on demonstrations, which make them really tremble lest the citadel of corruption should be carried. This apparent digression to Lord Nuouwr—and his friends, the Whigs—is not foreign from our first remarks, concerning the amalgamation of parties. The ranks of the original reformers—as the noble LORD represents them —have received strange and unexpected accessions : and men, whose constant station in the battle was by the standard of Mr. PEEL, are found now in the van • guard of his most uncompromising opponents. Party, •in ' fact, is utterly disorganised and dissolved : and no distinctions remain now, but the possessors and expectants of public plunder. These—we repeat once more—are not to be mistaken signs, of the change which has come upon the country. When all, but the corruptionists, are of one mind, the issue to these— whether in expectancy, or posseseion—cannot be by noThetiCal r— • • It will be recollected bySoso who raid the debate cm ''Lord HoLLsou's spotlit liiiegioe it) the establishmen •• r r : • • • .• • • t. • -. 4.1 41‘ P. e SV U . 72 ' Cie ' e ATIS • • !fi - s MEM ---- - "-- --- and the Emperor NAPOLEON himself bad not long since invaded owing to the scarcity of money, and mines are:completely neglected, 2d of March, are said to be handed about in the high the impelling cause must Egypt, and was known to retain great predelictions for that part of the country being in an unsettled state. circles of London. The Duke of Wellington is supposed , who supported the sys- his military career. Subsequent events confirm this view of the - to have been apprised of its contents. subject ; and they disprove any strong predilection for Turkey in pose it now—have become THE GREEK QUESTION. It is strongly expected that the Chancellor of the Ex- the Ministry of which Mr, Fox had been the head. England, r the sense of a common ...—......___ chequer's reluctance to making known any of his finan- urged, by menace and force, Russian objects on Turkey TO LORD HOLLAND. a common mischief. As clad projects arises from a very obvious cause—viz. as an at Constantinople and Alexandria ; and was more anxious My LoRD,—My second letter set forth the hardships .Irishman would express it, from the Right Hon. Gentle- =pony, we shall presume to protect the Porte from French influence than from Rus. and cruelty of excluding the Christianpopulationof Candle man's intentions being unknown to himself. both obvious, and all- sian aggression. Moreover, whatever Mr. Fox's general and from the benefitsof that independence for which they have The talkativeness of the Whigs when out of office cau use is, the fact is there, abstract opinion might be, he was compelled, at that time, by the made such long and painful sacrifices. I believe I stated only be equalled by their taciturnity when in. The Lord l actua s t ate o f t h e engagements o f t h e Crown, to hold such lan- that the cruelty of such a measure, could only be ex- riken, of the great moral Privy Seal is as silent as if his lips were closed by the guage as is found in that letter ; for a treaty theta subsisted between ceeded by its impolicy. I will now prove this assertion instrument of his office ; and the Paymaster of the Turkey add England, to which Russia was a party, by which each by putting it to the most superficial politician of the day, Forces only opens his lips to defend the emoluments of ty, praised the Whigs— was b oun d t o p ro t ec t th e integrity of the other's dominio ns . Th a t whether one of the first and indispensable acts of the Can- his place.—Morning Herald. or their steady and con- treaty expired a few months afterwards; but not till the Turks diets, will not be to invite either France or Russia to take Sir Charles Wetherell has been appointed counsel to vas the Whigs, who had had, in other respects, grossly violated the articles of it. possession of the island, and afford them that protection the University of Oxford, vacant by the elevation of Mr. ~ It is, moreover, observable, that the p ro p osal for guaranteeing which has been denied by England ? If there should be 1 post which it now occu- Sergeant Bosanquet to the bench. Tarkey originated with France—a fact that does not disprove my a shadow of doubt on this subject, lam enabled to tell Some very splendid purchases have been lately made short, that amelioration position : t hat, excepting France, no European power ever wished the NOBLE Dux& and Ma. PEEL, that I frequentl y of furniture for the new Palace. Amongst them are a converts—said the Noble to admit Turkey into the system of European politics, at least till heard this very Ethan discussed during my stay at Her- vase, which is said to have cost 14,0001. and a cabinet that advocacy, they were 1789. Our treaty with Tur key arose from our Russian connection, mione in 1827. These discussions took place immediately upwards of 7,0001. re ; and were for going and from the invasion of Egypt by France: it lasted only seven after the arrival of the report that Ma. CANNING in- We understand 10 per cent. bas been deducted fro]. years." Sawn, than the original —... 40 ,—.-- • tended to restrict the limits to the Isthmus of Corinth. , the salaries of the clerks in the Stamp-office at Somerset- Like the chiefs and deputies of Western Greece and At- h ouse , listed to go. Lord Joao; We have the pleasure to announce to our readers that tics, those of Candia also assembled, and having been in - We understand that the New Police will be spsedily mimportance of which we the Regents of Her Majesty, the Youthful QUEEN of vited to attend the first meeting, at which not less than introduced in the City, upon the proposition of Alderman the burden of his theme; PORTUGAL, having taken into consideration the grie- fifty persons were present, they declared to a man, that Wood, seconded by Alderman Thompson. meat which was given to vous complaint made to Parliament by the Earl of nothing should ever induce them to return to the Turkish , Saturday the despatches for St. Helena, Prince of e minority which divided ABERDEEN, of' the existence and residence of the • voke ' adding their determination to apply for protection Wales's Island, and China, by the ship Marquis Camden, to France, if abandoned by this country. Is it necessary Captain Thomas Larkins, example of Candia h ouse, an d d e li vere d t o th e purser o f th a t s hip. _ were closed at the East India - :coincide with the Noble Regency in this city : they, notwithstanding the false to suggest to your Lordship that the opinions : even in their statements, and the unjustifiable and ill-natured lan- will be followed by the people of Epirus, Etolia, Attica, Saturday the dispatches for St. Helena, Prince of Wales higs were never sincere— guage made use of by the Noble Earl on that and Eubea ? Island, and China, b gra ship Marquis Camden, Capt. was ad captandum—it occasion, have determined to afford his Lordship The more I reflect on the mode in which a question Thomas Larkins, were closed at the East India House , apt INS, and the equally the most unequivocal satisfaction on this point, by the of such vital importance to the general interests and an d d e li v e r ed to the Purser of that ship. peace of Europe has been managed, the more lam con- His Grace the Duke of Northumberland has appointed power. And now, it is Disssolution of the Regency in London—for the legs- vinced that the Protocols have been drawn up by men L they see other advocates timate and more essential purpose, however, which may almost totally ignorant of the great bearings of the Greek Viscount Forbes, Member of Parliament for the county of Longford, Governor of that county, in the room of the th unquestionable earnest- not prove so satisfactory to his Lordship of estab- question, and especially the sentiments of the Greek Earl of Granard, resigned.—Dublin Evening Mail. uspicion, or enthusiastic fishing themselves and entering on their fungi- People' As the friend of Greece, then, and of my coun- There was a Meeting for the Abolition of Tithes in the try, I would entreat the Duke of to Union of Rathangan, county of Wexford, on Sunday. It which make them really tions, with all possible dispatch, in the capital • weigh well the inevitable consequence of alienating the is said that upwards of 120 Protestants were present, and uption should be carried. oT her . Faithful Majesty's own dominions—where predilection so often shown towards England by the people heartily co-operated in forwarding the object of the Meet- Lord Nilo:SlNT—and his we would recommend his " usurping, treacherous, of that country. And what more effectual mode to do ing..—trforning Relister. ign from our first remarks, perfiJlous, cruel, perjured, and cowardly" • Majesty, not this, I would ask, than consigning them to their old WATERFORD ELECTION.—" Waterford, Thursday f parties. The ranks of to await their arrival; but by a timely retreat permit him- s lavery • ? Evening. — Up to this moment I have been ena bled to With regard to Candia, your Lordship seems to be fu lly ascertain the accurate state of the poll. The Beresford i e noble LORD represents self, through absence, to suffer that retributivejustiee,tlie aware of its vast importance, both in a commercial and party a ll ege th a t they have a majority of 84 ; and the ad unexpected accessions: reward of his crimes, viz, by having his head cut off in political point of view. Ido not exaggerate when I say, friends of the other candidates assert that their opponents ain the battle was by the effigy, rather than in reality, in the way that the pre- that it is in both these respects, one of the most interest- is not more than 40 a head. It is quite certain, however, found now in the van- silent of the regency was executed in effigy some ing spots in the world. Being more desirous of stating that the result of this day's poll gives Lord George using opponents. Party, time ago at Oporto. Should Don MIGUEL wish to prominent facts, than enter i ng i n t o d eta il s on t hi s subject, Beresford an increased majority. This city is in a state I shall conclude my present communication, by askin g of great excitement; but there is no serious rioting. I ranised and dissolved : take refuge in this country, he must, no doubt,statesmen, if what would be the feelings of British now, but the possessors be again received as a Royal Guest, and as such we were one of these days announced that the whole, or a ' , that the majority of Lord George is not more than oder. These—we repeat would recommend that the Foreign Secretary, instead of part of the soi-disant expedition preparing at Toulon, 50. Both parties are still sanguine of success." aken signs, of the change following the Lord 'DUDLEY'S example, by giving up to against Algiers, were to be driven by stress of weather, Prince Polignac is so ill he cannot quit his chamber. , untry. When all, but the him Argyll House, should direct apartments to be got in or any other pretext, to the shores of Candia or Egypt ? In a short time the chamber will quit him.—Figaro. I have the honour to be, arc. The English now resident in Paris propose to give a find, the issue to these— readiness for his "incorrigible*" Majesty in the King's- Feb. 27. ' B. ball on the 10th inst. for the benefit of their poor coun- issession—cannot be by- mews, at Cross's Royal Monster Hotel, where lIRIMIEBNIMNIIIMINNEE I A soi-discost Duke of Normandy has been spoken of trymen in that city. we suppose he might be permitted to mingle forsome days. We are now threatened , with the speedy It is strange a spotted girl should be considered F*lwo acu- me who read the debate on. In kindred ferociousness with the savage inmates of that arrival of a false Napoleon, who is coming to Pens to riosity in London where so many may be met every day olive to• the establishment menagerie, and where he might prove a profitable lion to claim pecuniary succour.—_ . .- - twkh a state in die streets. . - 1 s: • : ... . . . ..- . • • • . . • - . 1 ........ .._ ........ ' - ----s - . _ of a liberal form of Government in Greece, and the ex tension of its limits, that the Earl of ABERDEEN at tempted to put a construction on a letter of Mr. Fox, by which that great man would appear to consider the existence of Turkey as necessary to the general interests and safety of Europe. We are glad to be enabled to lay the following remarks on this interesting point before our readers : remarks for which we are indebted to the same correspondent whose observations on the policy of Mr. Fox's administration appeared in the STA a of Friday : " The meaning which both the Foreign Secretary and Mr. PEEL, in the lower House, wished to affix to the letter in question, would contradict the whole tenor of his (Mr. Fox's) political opinions during his life. Those opinions—right er wrong—leant uniformly to a predilection for alliance with Russia, and jealousy of the power of France in the Mediterranean ; and to a notion that the downfal of the Ottoman Empire—in itself a great benefit to mankind—would furnish the means of a counterpoise to the preponderance of France in the Mediterranean Sea. That such were his opinions, the Minis ters deny ; and they found their contradiction of them on the fol. lowing circumstance :—Mr. Fox—in his first answer to a letter from M. TALLEYRAND, which conveyed the Emperor NAPO LEON'S expressions of a desists of peace with England—after aug. gearing a basis on which such negotiation might be established urges the necessity of including Russia, as the ally of Great Britain, in such negotiation. TALLEYRAND, in reply, evades that proposal without mentioning Russia in particular : he labours to prove the Inconvenience and unreasonableness of admitting a third great military power into such a negotiation; and concludes by remarking— ' That the intepity, and complete and absolute Independence of the Ottoman Empire form not only the sincerest desire of the Em. peror, but constitute the undeviating object of his policy." Mr. Fox answers—as it is translated—" As to what relates to the inte grity and independence of the Ottoman Porte, no difficulty can present itself—that object being equally dear to all the parties in terested in the present discussion.' "I will not dwell on the different force of the expression of an object equally dear in English and in French ; which, though it may appear slight, is not altogether immaterial in consi dering this passage of Mr. Fox's letter. The original French, in fact, conveys little more than it would if it had run in English thus :—" As to the integrity of the Ottoman Empire, there will be little difficulty about that. All the parties interested will be as ready, or as glad, as you, to concur in that point." However, be that as it will, It is necessary to look to the circumstances in which the passage was written; and they will account for It clearly, with. out imputing to Mr. Fox a dereliction of all his general notions of European and English policy. It is quite obvious that M. Tat.. LICYJIAND, in his observation, had two objects in view: first, to insinuate some suspicions of the designs of Russia on Turkey; and secondly, to suggest apprehensions in Mr. Fox's mind, that the admission of that power to the approaching nego- elation would lead to difficulties and delays. Mr. Fox replies, with great civility and frankness, but with great address, that Russia has no such designs as France suspects; and that she will be as ready as England to acquiesce in the arrangements for the in. tegrity of the Ottoman empire—such objects being equally dear to all parties interested in the discussion." He, thus, delicately con. veys an answer to the insinuations, and says, in substance—' Russia, whom you affect to suspect, is as sincere as you in disclaiming all designs against Turkey ; and we will gladly acquiesce with you both in arrangements of that sort. " It is not impossible that Mr. Fox, and it is manifest that, at that time, Russia suspected France of harbouring designs on Greece, Albania, or Egypt; and they might think it rather for tunate, at the commencement of the negociation, to procure a dis claimer from France, which would preclude her, in case of peace, from executing such projects. Throughout the correspondence it is quite obvious that Mr. Fox laboured to protect Russian interests, and gain the full anti entire confidence of that Court ; and the ut. most extent that can be given to the meaning of Mr. Fox's phrase is this : that the independence of Turkey is as dear to England, as to Russia and France. The attachment of neither at that moment to such an object could be presumed, though it might be professed, to be very extravagant. Each was suspected by the other to be meditating designs inconsistent with such a feeling. The general policy of Russia, for a century, was directed to an opposite end; and the Emperor NAPOLEON himself had not long since invaded Egypt, and was known to retain great predelictions for that part of his military career. Subsequent events confirm this view of the subject ; and they disprove any strong predilection for Turkey in the Ministry of which Mr, Fox had been the head. England, urged, by menace and force, Russian objects on Turkey at Constantinople and Alexandria; and was more anxious to protect the Porte from French influence than from Rue. sian aggression. Moreover, whatever Alr. Fox's general and ablated opinion might be, he was compelled, at that time, by the actual state of the engagements of the Crown, to hold such lan guage as is found in that letter; for a treaty then subsisted between Turkey and England, to which Russia was a party, by which each was bound to protect the integrity of the other's dominions. That treaty expired a few months afterwards; but not till the Turks had, in other respects, grossly violated the articles of it. " It is, moreover, observable, that the proposal for guaranteeing Turkey originated with France—a fact that does not disprove my position : that, excepting France, no European power ever wished to admit Turkey into the system of European politics, at least till 1789. Our treaty with Turkey arose from our Russian conneedep., and from the invasion of Egypt by France it lasted only wen years." We have the pleasure to announce to our readers that the Regents of Her Majesty, the Youthful QUEEN of PORTUGAL, having taken into consideration the grie vous complaint made to Parliament by the Earl of ABERDEEN, of the existence and residence of the Regency in this city : they, notwithstanding the false statements, and the unjustifiable and ill-matured lan guage made use of by the Noble Earl on that occasion, have determined to afford his Lordship the most unequivocal satisfaction on this point, by the Dissolution of the Regency in London—for the legi timate and more essential purpose, however, which may not prove so satisfactory to his Lordship of estab lishing themselves and entering on their func tions, with all possible dispatch, in the capital of her Faithful Majesty's own dominions—where we would recommend his " usurping, treacherous, perfidlous, cruel, perjured, and cowardly" • Majesty, not to await their arrival; but by a timely retreat permit him self, through absence, to suffer that retributive justice, the reward of his crimes, viz. by having his head cut off in effigy, rather than in reality, in the way that the pre sident of the regency was executed in effigy some time ago at Oporto. Should Don MIGUEL wish to take refuge in this country, he must, no doubt, be again received as a Royal Guest, and as such we would recommend that the Foreign Secretary, instead of following the Lord 'DUDLEY'S example, by giving up to him Argyll House, should direct apartments to be got in readiness for his "incorrigible*" Majesty in the King's- . mews, at Cross's Royal Monster Hotel, where we suppose he might be permitted to mingle in kindred ferociousness with the savage inmates of that menagerie, and where he might prove a profitable lion to Mr. CROSS, and with the assistance of Drs. BELL and SPURZJIZIM defray his royal keep by exhibiting the dilated savage bumps of his pericranium to the public. • • Lord ADERDIEWS Speech. CITY, Tw EL v o'CLocx. MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE THIS MORNING. •. D. 2 Dublin ... o 2 Waterford..... 0 O Guern. &Jersey 0 O Leeward Islands 0 •. D. O France . 1 1 Flanders 0 O Holland 1 O Hamburgh •. D. O Lisboa ..... 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Sweden 0 O Malta . 0 Consols opened this morning at the same price they left Won Sa turday, 91/ for the Account; but at present the Market is rather looking down, and Consols may be quoted at 911, and for Money 911 1. The Foreign Market is void at present of interest : moat of the prices the same as on Saturday. HALF-PAST ONE. Consols have remained steady the •hole of the • morning, and the extreme fluctuation has been from 911 to 91$ buyers for the Account, and at the latter price they remain at present for Money 91i I. No speculations of great importance has taken place. The Marquis Palmelia, with two Secretaries, set off on Saturday for Terceira. We understand that Government is aware of his de. parture. The armistice is daily txpected from Lisbon. The accounts from Brasil this morning are favourable. All the Portuguese have been turned out of office there, and no armaments are preparing in the ports. The new Empress is pregnant. Ex. change on London, 241. In the Foreign Market Greek Bonds has been the favourite specu. lation. This morning they are up about 21 per cent. and were done at 44. French Mail arrived, letters not yet delivered. • A Brazil Mail has arrived, brought by sitransport. She brings one million of dollars for merchants' account. She left about eight days later than the last accounts. The French Mail is not as vet arrived, consequently we have no political information to communicate. New York papers hays been received at the North and South American Coffee House to the sth Feb. by the London litre packet ship, Colombia, Captain Delano, arrived at Portsmouth. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. TAunco, JAN. 2.—An express arrived yesterday from the city of Mexico, which:brought the following statement:—last night :A grito was given in this city in favour of Bustamente's plan, which has ;proved successful. The government was obliged to surrender the place about 6 o'clock in the morning, and is completely over. thrown. A commission, consisting of three persons, Louis Quin tants, Aldan, and Vales, are named to exercise the executive power until the arrival of Buatamente from Puebla. The ministers will be Immediately named. The resolution was effected without any violent excesses. The president Guerrero is with a body of troops, about 2000 men, at some distance, and will be compelled to return to the coast. No hopes now remain for his party. Santa Anna is gone to Vera Cruz; the views and intentions of this chief do not appear to be well understood, but it is believed they are in favour of Busta. mente. The above account, as far as respects General Santa Anna, it will be remembered, is not so late as we have had from Vera Crus. Letters from that place to the 21st Dec. state, that he had marched from thence on the 19th with all the troops to act against Busta mente ; it was then confidently believed that Santa Anna, with the aid of the President, who had left the capital with troops, would be able to put down Bustamente and the Centralists in a short time. From the Mercantile Advertiser of the 4th of February. Rio JANEIRO, Dec. 9.—A change of ministry took places few days ago, much to the discomfiture of the Portuguese party. A plot by them was in agitation to declare the Emperor absolute; but the Marquis Barbacena and some others interfering, a stop was put to it : this Is considered u a death blow to the Portuguese interest. NEW (humors, Jan. 16.—A destructive lire took place in. a prmaing.stove in the town,which consumed to 4,944 bales of Cotton. EARTIMIWIE ix CHILIACCOUnti from Valparaiso of the 26th September state, that about a quarter past two TAG there was experienced a heavy shock of an earthquake ; very few houses escaped injury. LINA, SEPT. 15.—This market is now in a very miserable state owing to the scarcity of money, and mines are:completely neglected, the country being in an unsettled state. THE GREEK QUESTION. --.....-___ TO LORD HOLLAND. MY LORD,—My second letter set forth the hardships and cruelty of excluding the Christian population of Candia from the benefits of that independence for which they have made such long and painful sacrifices. I believe I stated that the cruelty of such a measure, could only be ex ceeded by its impolicy. I will now prove this assertion by putting it to the most superficial politician of the day, whether one of the first and indispensable acts of the Can diots, will not be to invite either France or Russia to take possession of the island, and afford them that protection which has been denied by England ? If there should be a shadow of doubt on this subject, 1 am enabled to tell the NOBLE Duxz and Ma. PEEL, that I frequently heard this very point discussed during my stay at Her mione in 1827. These discussions took place immediately after the arrival of the report that Ma. CANN ixo in tended to restrict the limits to the Isthmus of Corinth. Like the chiefs and deputies of Western Greece and At tics, those of Candle also assembled, and having been in vited to attend the first meeting, at which not less than fifty persons were present, they declared to a man, that nothing should ever induce them to return to the Turkish yoke, adding their determination to apply for protection' to France, if abandoned by this country. Is it necessary to suggest to your Lordship that the example of Candia will be followed by the people of Epirus, Etolia, Attica, and Eubea ? The more I reflect on the mode in which a question of such vital importance to the general interests and peace of Europe has been managed, the more I am con vinced that the Protocols have been drawn up by men almost totally ignorant of the great bearings of the Greek question, and especially the sentiments of the Greek people. As the friend of Greece, then, and of my coun try, I would entreat the Duke of VELLINGTON to weigh well the inevitable consequence of alienating the predilection so often shown towards England by the people of that country. And what more effectual mode to do this, I would ask, than consigning them to their old slavery ? With regard to Candia, your Lordship seems to be fully aware of its vast importance, both in a commercial and political point of view. Ido not exaggerate when I say, that it is in both these respects, one of the most interest ing spots in the world. Being more desirous of stating prominent facts, than entering into details on this subject, I shall conclude my present communication, by asking what would be the feelings of British statesmen, if it were one of these days announced that the whole, or a part of the soi-disant expedition preparing at Toulon, against Algiers, were to be driven by stress of weather, or any other pretext, to the shores of Candia or Egypt ? I have the honour to be, &c. Feb. 27. • B. IEIMIEBNEIMINIMIEN A soi-disani Duke of Normandy has been spoken of for some days. We are now threatened , with the speedy arrival of a false Napoleon, who is coming to Pins to claim pecuniary succour. •••Fiotan). - THE KING. WINikkOR, FEB. 28.—This morning his Majesty, accompanied by his Suite, heard Divine Service per formed by the Rev. H. Seymour, in the New Music Room. The greater portion of the royal household were also in attendance. Yesterday afternoon his Majesty again enjoyed an airing in his pony phaeton, accompanied by the Lord Steward. At the usual hour of two o'clock the phaetons were in readiness at the castle. His Ma jesty drove up the Long Walk into the Great Park, and during his excursion visited the Royal Lodge, Virginia Water, the Belvidere, and Sandpit Gate, at which latter place he inspected the Menagerie, and left about five o'clock, on his return to the castle. His Majesty last evening entertained his suite at dinner, at seven o'clock. In consequence of the completion of several parts of the castle a great number of workmen have been discharged during the last two or three months. The commence ment of any other improvements is said to be abandoned for some time to come. The present improvments are now nearly confined to the north front of the castle and the Round Tower, in the latter of which considerable progress has been made. A Meeting of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt was held on Saturday, at the Trea sury; the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor of the Exchequer attende , l the Meeting. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, and Lord Rolle, had interviews wtth the Duke of Wellington on Saturday, at the Treasury. The Duke of Wellington gave a grand dinner on Satur day evening at Apsley House, to the Earl of Errol, Lord Bexley, Mr. G. Bhnkes, Mr. Horace Twiss, and a party of Noblemen and Gentlemen. Earl Bathurst entertained a large party to dinner on Saturday, at his residence, in Downing-street. Prince Leopold came to town on Saturday, from his residence at Claremont. His Royal Higness dined II ith the Duchess of Kent, at her apartments in the King's Palace, Kensington. The Prince returned to Claremont yesterday afternoon. The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday morning, in his carriage and four, to attend the King, at his Palace. at Windsor. The Duke of Wellington left town yesterday, for hi= seat at Stratfiuldsay, Hants. Mr. Secretary Peel gave a grand dinner on Saturday evening, at his residence, in Privy Gardens ; among thi. company invited were Viscount Stopford, Viscenut Garlies, Viscount Corry, Viscount Eastnor, Sir J. Nu gent, Sir J. Yorke. Sir T. Lethbridge, Sir W. Pringle, Sir J. Freemantle, Sir J. D. King, Hon. H. Corry. Colonel Cust, Mr. Dugdale, Mr. Irving, Mr. H. Davis, Mr. Burrell, Mr. Joliffe Ashurst, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Cust, Mr. Balfour, Reynell, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Macleod, Mr. Milbank. SEVENTH CHAMBER OF CORRECTION AL POLICE.--• M. Chatelain, the Editor of the Courrie). Francais, has been sentenced by the above Chamber of Police, to a fortnight's imprisonment, and 300 f. fine, for certain re marks made by him on the sentence pronounced by the Sixth Chamber, for a defamatory libel on M. Mangin, the Prefect of Police.— Courrier Francais. COURT ROYAL OF PARIS.—M. Bohain, Editor of the Figaro, sometime since was condemned to pay a tine of I,ooof. and six months' imprisonment for an alleged libel, which appeared in that paper, on the King. Against this sentence M. Bohain appealed to the Court Royal. The sentence was, however, confirmed.—Journal dcg Debats. The Constitutionnel of Friday states, on the authority of a private letter from London, that the dissolution of the French Chamber of Deputies has been determined upon by the English and French Cabinets, in case the ad dresses in answer to the King's Speech, should prove hostile. Extracts of the Speech, to be delivered on the 2d of March, are said to be handed about in the high circles of London. The Duke of Wellington is supposed to have been apprised of its contents. It is strongly expected that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer's reluctance to making known any of his finan cial projects arises from a very obvious cause—viz. as an Irishman would express it, from the Right Hon. Gentle man's intentions being unknown to himself. The talkativeness of the Whigs when out of office cau only be equalled by their taciturnity when in. The Lord Privy Seal is as silent as if his lips were closed by the instrument of his office ; and the Paymaster of the Forces only opens his lips to defend the emoluments of his placo.—Morning Herald. Sir Charles Wetherell has been appointed counsel to the University of Oxford, vacant by the elevation of Mr. Sergeant Bosanquet to the bench. Some very splendid purchases have been lately made of furniture for the new Palace. Amongst them are a vase, which is said to have cost 14,0001. and a cabinet upwards of 7,0001. We understand 10 per cent. bas been deducted fro]. the salaries of the clerks in the Stamp-office at Somerset house. We understand that the New Police will be spoedily introduced in the City, upon the proposition of Alderman Wood, seconded by Alderman Thompson. Saturday the despatches for St. Helena, Prince of Wales's Island, and China, by the ship Marquis Camden, Captain Thomas Larkins, were closed at the East India house, and delivered to the purser of that ship. Saturday the dispatches for St. Helena, Prince of Wales Island, and China, by the ship Marquis Camden, Capt. Thomas Larkins, were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. His Grace the Duke of Northumberland has appointed Viscount Forbes, Member of Parliament for the county of Longford, Governor of that county, in the room of the Earl of Granard, resigned.—Dublin Evening Mail. There was a Meeting for the Abolition of Tithes in the Union of Rathangan, county of Wexford, on Sunday. It is said that upwards of 120 Protestants were present, and heartily co-operated in forwarding the object of the Meet ing..—Jferning Relister. WATERFORD ELIICTION.—" Waterford, Thursday E .—Up to this moment I have been enabled to ascertain the accurate state of the poll. The Beresford party allege that they have a majority of 84 ; and the friends of the other candidates assert that their opponents is not more than 40 a head. It is quite certain, however, that the result of this day's poll gives Lord George Beresford an increased majority. This city is in a state of great excitement ; but there is no serious rioting. I have jest been informed by a friend of the Beresford Party, that the majority of Lord George is not more than 50. Both parties are still sanguine of success." Prince Polignac is so ill he cannot quit his chamber. In a short time the chamber will quit him.—Figaro. The English now resident in Paris propose to give a ball on the 10th inst. for the benefit of their poor coun trymen in that city. It is strange a spotted girl should be considered a cu riosity in London where so many may be met every day with a stain in die streets.