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elluding to the wild trip of 0 the Mag." The return of. Migual, sin Monday next, is spoken of; but there are reports current that I.e, in consequence of a vow which he made to our Lady of Ville, Vieosa. the theatre of the conspiracy of Jobs IV. in 1640. to cele hrate a tournament there in her honour on the Bth of December, the feigt of her conception. after be should be recognized by Spain, wilt be induced to proceed with his counters to that old ruined Palace. The Royalists are afraid that he will go to Madrid. and I.r there made a captive of by Ferdinand. From Oporto, where the exasperation of the people is repre stilted as very great, it 11 stated that there are continual desertions from the regiments there, as well as emigrations by every opportu nity. In the country in the misery is dreadful; and. as a person who arrived last week from the interior said, " There is not one man wiser! there used to be ten in former times." The circulating medium is growing daily less, and all is wretchedness and ruin.— Yet confiscation is not forgotten, as yesterday's Gautte, which (.rders that of a certain part of the Count of Villa Flor's property, will prove. The robbers and murderers at Mr. M'Kean's house at Buenos Ayres have, it is said, been Condemned to be hanged; but they have contrived by bribes to delay their execution, and some think they will not suffer. _ ft will, no doubt, be gratifying to the Portuguese Bondholders to learn that the Lam Gazette had an article on Wednesday to state that " our" (that is, the Portuguese) Bonds bad risen to 49. SATURDAY Ntour.—The tempe.tuous rainy weather still coml. nues. A yacht with despatches from Madeira was wrecked two days since off Cape Espichel; the officers and crew were saved Report says that those despatches brought bad news to Miguel The Governor of Madeira is said to be in prison, and the soldiers ant people in open revolt. Preparations are making to send some troops thither. From Terceira nothing is known, but the block. ading squadron is expected very soon, from the state of the season. The convict ships for Africa cannot now set out until there be a change of weather. Exchange on England 441 ; Government Paper Money St 9 dis.— at Oporto 291 to 20f. FRENCH PAPERS. From the Messayer des Chambres. FRONTIERS OF SERVIA, Nov. 20. • An Austrian courier has passed through Semlin, making the best of his way to Constantinople, and a French courier from that capital is performing quarantine. The accounts from Constanti nople are pretty satisfactory, but there seems to be a general fer mentation in all the provinces. Adrianople was evacuated by the Russians on the 11th-- Only the sick and a small body of troops for their protection remain in the city. Mustapha, Pacha of Scutari, began to approach Adrianople on the 10th, in order to take possession of it immediately after the departure of the Russians. It is said he has issued a proclamation exhorting all the Mussulmans to concord, and also promising a general amnesty to all the subjects of the Sultan who have taken tart in the political events of the late war. This proclamation does not at all make the inhabitants of Adrianople easy ; they know the cruelty of the Pacha, and await his arrival with apprehension. Commerce begins to revive at Semlin and Belgrade; manufactured goods in particular, are in great demand. TRUSTS, Noir. 28. Letters from Corfu, of the eth November, ay, that a ship of the line, of lee guns, and some frigates, are daily expected there, to reinforce the English naval force in the Mediterranean. It is believed ;t Cortu that England, notwithstanding the peace between Russia and Turkey, intends to augment, rather than di minish, the naval force. A part of the Austrian squadron in the Archipelago, consisting of a frigate and some smaller men Of war, is shortly to return to Trieste to perform quarantine. :VIENNA, Nov. 27. We have not yet received the official news of the delivery of Ghiurgevo to the Russian troops ; and the last letters from Bucha rest, of the 13th inst. are nut clear on the subject. According to these letters, the evacuation of Adrianople had not even began on the 6th, and was not to begin till the complete evacuation of Ghiur gevo. We learn, however, through an indirect channel, that on' the 37th October a column of infantry had quitted Adrianople, and that every thing was pupating fur the complete evacuation of that city. We expect every hour the mail from Constantinople. Letters from Semlim say, that Counts Orloff and Butenieff had arrived at Constantinople, where their appearance had caused great joy, as it was hoped that the Porte would soon announce an abate ment of the military contribution. There is still a very active correspondence between General Diebitscb and the Prussian Ambassador, Id. Royer. PARIS, Dic. 7. Reports of a change of Ministry are more and more confirmed. This evening it was the general opinion in all the salons. where the news from the Court circulates. A coalition Ministry was spoken off. The names of MM. Royer Collard and Humane were added to those of Pasquier, Alartignac, and Aubrugeac. The official part of the Moniieur contains a report to the King by Count de Chabrol, the Minister of Finance, a Royal ordinance, and some other documents relative to a loan of 80 millions of francs, bearing interest at four per cent. to be contracted for by public tender with the parties who shall make the most advanta geous offer. This loan is made in consequence of the law of 19th of June, 1848, giving the Government a vote of credit for 80 minions for extraordinary expenses, authorised during the same year by Royal ordinances. The Gazette de France places among the " lies of the Day" the reports of a coalition Ministry given in the Courtier Francais and the Onssfifittiorusd. From the Constitetionnel. FRANKFORT, DEC. g. By couriers despatched from Berlin, the 30th November. with letters addressed to several of the most-eminent commercial houses. we received accounts of adate subsequent to the last bulletins pub lished respecting the illness of the Emperor of Russia. These ac counts are of a very alarming nature. They announce that his malady had grown worse. it is rep/mated to be pituitous fever, and not a mere sold. accompanied , by some fever, as might bare been presumed from their bulimia. The same dispatches bring also the price of public Funds at Berlin. All the funds. after having been firmly supported during the preceding few days, expe rienced a great fall. Austrian Metalliques consequently fell suddenly from 1021 buyers, to 101 i sellers. The Vienna Bank Shares also gave way 14 florins each, and the Polish Loati about two per cent. It is asserted that Sir William A'Coort is recalled from St. Petersburgb, where be le to be replaced by Lord Somerset. The Emperor Nicholas is said to have demanded this change. Tau Emmen Nicum.a.s.—A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 41st of Nov. which us have before us. states what follows: •. The Emperor's malady will be of loag duration ; it is severe, ►ut not denies oua. 'Jay GOD preserve a Mute who Is kis most per image upon wish!" ' From the Journal des Debats. ST. PETERSSURGH, Novuiu 21. The indisposition of the Emperor Nicholas becomes more pro • crated, and the ausdied style of the bulletins betrays more un easiness than 'thatcher* seemsini intention of expressing. What. in ram, is tills malady, which they scarce presume to name and to characterise? If they are no alarming symptoms. why not bops for a speedy cure,? With so robust a constitution as that of the Emperor Nickell's, the healing art ought to be more confident in the efficacy of be aid. Far from wishing to propagate exaggerated apprehensions. we lint to sound the alarum-bell throughout Ku ' being still smith with the sudden disappear snce of the Emperor Alexander, how can we discard all presentV mans of fresh misfortunes, inspired by the mere probability of a fresh misfortune in the Imperial family of Russia ? FRENCH' FUNDS, Dxc. 7. Flee per Cents, 109 f. 40c. 35c. 45e. Four per Cents. 105 f. Three per Cents. 84f. 20e. 10e. 3k. 10e. 20e. 55e. 45c. Bank Actions, 1,920 f. Remes de Naples, 92f. 20c. lbe. 2k. 401. 50c. 60c. Hence d'lty. 71 Royal Spanish Loan, 801} 81 Rents PerpetneUe d'Espagne, 591ial 60 60j 60 &miasmas on Lonnost.—One month, paper. 25f. 69c. money, 25f. 6.5 c. Three ditto, paper, 251.50 e. money, 25f. SOc. THE EVENING STAR. would Dot be ebe rope ; but our Mind - ' .eAvos , . I#7o LONDON. THURSDAY,'DECEMBER 10. PRICE OF STOCKS . AT TWO O'CLI!CK Bank Stock 218 171 India Stock shut 3 per Cent. Red. 931 3 3 II India Bonds 69 TO 3 per Ct. Coos. shut • Old Annuities 31 per Ct. 1818, 11000 Bach.Bilis (2d) 79 S se per Ct. Red. 991 M A5OO Ditto 72 3 4 per Cent. shut 1100 and £2OO Ditto 72 3 4 per Ct. 1826. 1051 * Commercial, Long Ann.l9* 1 Advertised, Do. 30 Years, 19* Cons. for Jan. 941 * 1 1 FOREIGN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK. Brazil Bds, S pr Ct 67 61 Ditto Ace. 231 41 31 4* I Do. Aee. 67 61 Neapol. Bds. 5 pr Ct. 98* Colom. Bds. 6 per Ct. Peruv. 1144.6 p C. 16 Do. Eds. 1824, 201 1 Do. Ace. 16 Ditto Acct. 206 # 1 Pruss. Bonds, Sp Ct 102* Danish lids. 5 r. Ct. Do..lkls, 1822, 5 per Ct. 104 Ditto Acct. 731 f Rua. lids. 1822, S prCt.lo7f se Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Do. Ace, 1086 Do. 8d5.1825, 5 prCt. 236 41 Sp. Bds. 5 per Ct.lol 1 Mex. Bds. 5 per Ct. 181 Fr. Rts, 5 per Ct. 109 f. 50c Do B. 1826,6 p C. 231 4 Exchange, 25f. 75e. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SliA HES, TWO O'CLOCK SNAIL PAID. 1211 illA Mt. Anglo Mexican (iss. at £5 pm) 100 100 33* 56 Brasilia'', Imp. (iss. 45 pm.) 35 20 71 Columb. (iss. at 25 pm.) 109 35 6* NI elicau 100 35 15 United Mex, ass. at 21 pm.) 40 391 17* This day, despatches were received at the Foreign office fiom their Excellencies LORD STUART DE ROTH SAY, our Ambassador at Paris; and from Sir CHARLES BAGOT, our Ambassador at the Hague. _ _ This morning dispatches were received at the Colonial Office in Downing Street, from Barbadoes, St. Chris topher's, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent's, Tobago, Trinidad, Demerara and Essequibo, and from Berbice. The last advices from St. Petersburgh —which have come to us through truly authentic channels—ascribe the Em r E non's relapse to the want of sufficient bleeding in the first instance : the illness having commenced with inflammation of the chest, and the blood having mounted to the head, accompanied with all those distressing symp toms which constitute phrcnitis. We have been favoured with a correspondence on the condition of Mexico, which we earnestly recommend to the attention of our readers. It is to be continued to us in a series of letters, which bear about them such in ternal evidence of intelligence and information, as quite to supersede any necessity of praise from us. The sub jects which they discuss are of the first importance to England, politically speaking, as well as of the deepest interest to the commercial world. General JACKSON has disavowed the instructions given by his predecessor to the Minister of the United States at the Congress of Panama, and which were made public on Mr. ADAMS'S going out of office. The disavowal has been made to the Mexican and Columbian Governments, and is a very remarkable proof of the more liberal spirit of the present President's policy. The Panama instructions flagrantly violated the rights of independent nations, and discredited North America by the views of domination they exposed. We also rejoice at this measure the more, as it relieves the new States from those restraints which were so un justly, because so partially, imposed on their belligerent rights, against Cuba and Puerto Rico. England alone now fetters that freedom of action which the safety—as well as the prosperity—of the new States renders indis pensable ; unless they receive reciprocal protection from her against the evils they have too long endured, in de ference to England's expressed wishes and menaced controul. The facts stated by our Lisbon correspondent, which appeared in the STa a of yesterday, have been fully con firmed by the statements in the Morning Papers of this day. There seems to be little doubt that the ' project of the faction in getting up , a marriage between Mickust. and a Neapolitan Princess, is about to be carried into effect. Looking back to the policy of the Noble Duke and his Friends, we should not be at all surprised if they suffered this notable' plan to be accomplished, without a single effort to prevent it. Thus will they realise all that we have anticipated relative to the loss of Portugal as an ally of England, and the transference of that fine country to the dominion of Spain. We look to this consummation, as among the nearest of his Grace's diplomatic triumphs. Leaving events to take their course, we would fain invite the attention of our honest contemporaries of the Press—as well provin cial as metropolitan—to that portion of our Lisbon Natter which gives an account of the number of victims confined in the prisons and dungeons of Portugal. We tell our Contemporaries—and are prepared to prove— that this sweeping system of relentless persecu tion, is due to the policy of Ministers,—and when we add, that many of the most talented and virtuous men in Portugal are among the number, we have surely said enough to excite the sym pathy of every person possessing a spark of generosity. It is most painful to be under the necessity of making this appeal—it would have been superfluous in other days—but when so much indifference prevails with regard to passing events at home, no wonder that we attach little im ,portance to the sufferings of a distant people. Having, however, adjured the Government, by all the ties which bind us to Portugal, we do hope that—roused at last by such flagrant aggravations—the liberal Press will arise, and with one voice put an end to a state of things so repugnant to every principle of justice, so dis 'graceful to civilisation ! We give insertion to a letter from a very intelligent Correspondent—and one who speaks with a confidence derived evidently from his personal knowledge—on the character of the young NAPOLEON. His account of this interesting personage goes far to falsify the description which was published yesterday in the Morning Chro nicle ; we think, even too far: yet we freely admit— and we, too, can speak on information obtained from sources extraneous to both accounts—that our Cor respondent's view of NA poutow, in connexion with the political destinies of Europe, is mainly much correcter. We have always understood, from persona' who had the best opportunities to observe him, that he was lively and high spirited as a child; and we think it not unlikely—under the baneful and effeminising pupilage of the COURT of Austria—that whatever of intense feeling his young mind in its first germination might have seemed to promise, must long since have been either corrupted or subdued. We do not, however, believe that frivolity was a natural characteristic of that mind ; and we are even inclined to suspect—if he could only be soon emancipated from his Sardanapalian thraldom—that a portion of his Father's energies would yet vindicate the nature of the Son. Nevertheless, we have inserted with great readiness the letter of F. T. D. which—in other respects — carries with it the impress of a liberal and superior mind. Disclaiming all connexion with party, he still asserts himself to be " a staunch friend to the nascent liberty, which is widely spreading throughout every region of the Continent"—and the sooner these friends understand where to find each other, the sooner, in our opinion, will come the hour of European deliverance. That France would catchNAPOLEON to her arms with tran sport we do not doubt, any more than our correspondent : but that she would get " a bad bargain" in doing so, is what we are far from thinking. Circumstances— at such an age as NnPoteox's—have more than once made heroes of apparent idiots : and in this instance, we are tempted to think—as we wish—that the saying of the Roman bard will be found accomplished, far beyond the common expectation. Non generant Aquila eolumbas! By the Flanders mail this morning, we have accounts of the health of his Majesty the Emperor NICHOLAS to the 25th ult. By these bulletins it would appear that the violence of the Emperor's illness had considerably abated. The Moniteur has the following qualification of these documents The indisposition of the Emperor of Russia is merely an inflammatory fever, occasioned by no local cause, but by cold. The Prince was bled on the 17th, and leeches were applied on the 20th. His illness gives rise to co serious apprehension. According to the last news of the 25th of November, the Emperor, after having slept during eight hours, awoke with a very abund ant perspiration which produced a good effect.' Any medical man on reading this note, would first ask bow an inflammatory fever can exist without any local cause. But on the Other hand, how is it that none of the official bulletins published about the health of the Emperor, mention the bleeding and the leeches ? How is it that they neither speak of the nature of the indisposition and of its symptoms, but only on the length of time that the Emperor slept ? In general there is something so vague in the bulletins, that they rather tend to excite uneasi ness than otherwise : BERLIN, Die. 5. Letters from Si. Petersburgh of 25th Nov. bring the highly pleasing intelligence that his Majesty the Emperor is in full convalescence. On the 22d a favourable crisis took place in the situation of the august patient, and a profuse perspiration had the most beneficial effect. The fever had entirely disappeared on the 21st in the evening; and his Majesty does not even keep his bed. The following are the most recent Bulletins respecting his Majesty's health: " His Majesty the Emperor has had a very good night, from half-past ten in the evening till eight this morning he only woke once. His Majesty's healthdaily improves. (Signed) • Carommos anima Amin." " November 25." " His Majesty the Emperor has had a very quiet sight. His Majesty's health is very satisfactory. (Sired) " Cgs:gnus RA= Aguas". " ?Jacob," 24." " His Majesty the Emperor has hada very quiet niglet r and is entirely free from fever. His Majesty may noir be considered as convalescent. "mall " November 25." "Casiarioa Ramo' Ammer.. ST. PETERSBURG% Not. U. Oar Joarial contain the fallowing : His Majesty the Emperor bas received from General Field Mar shal Count Disbars& SabaMandl the intelligencefthat the exchange of the ratifies:loos of the Treaty of Peace coododal at Adrianople oo the sb (14th) September toot place es the 16th (nth) October between the Pisolpotentiariet of the high contracting Powers ; and maim Inapabl Majesty hex already received the mikados of is by the Ottoman Empire, we hasten to publish the Treaty in minden. While this Convention; by which the glorious contest is terminated In a beppy sod beneurable manner, lees the boundaries of Russia In Europe sad Asia. it stair's to the commerce of Ruda, tad to that ri the whole world the Modem of navigation which the M. softets of all nations have required. It opens to the manufactures and agriculture of all cemitries new sources of prosperity, by offer ing them new channels for the disposal of their produce, and gives to our conotryfty the happy restoration of general tranquillity, an hassurable hidesanity fee its exertions sad maw, mallees."o • The Pranks &ate Magus giees the Treaty and the caw weed= respect* the Prfacipalidee is the Preach NW German tea• TIFLIS, Nov. S. A letter from Delbert of 3 (15) Oct. says, "on the 1 (15) of this month we received in the camp. through Linalen and Dubs of the general staff, the dada news of the conclusion of peace between Russia and the Ottoman Porte. Our corps had already marched from &Nut to Bechar. where it received orders to much back to &mown, which it began to do oo the following day. The Turks have received the news of the peace with Inez. preuible joy.—Prnssien Seats Gazette. Dee. 4. BRUSSELS. Dec. S. We have received a series of Batavia► Journals, but they are of older dates than those which we received some time ago, and which came down to the 27th July. Those that have come to hand this morning are from the 6th May to the 20th June. They contain four reports of the Governor-General to the Commissary- General, dated the 19th and 20th May, and the 6th and 9th June, The military operations which they detail are of small importance. General de Kock has made a tour of inspection to visit the mill. tart' positions in the district of Bogowendo, where he found every thing to his satisfaction. It seems that the auxiliary troops gradu ally accustom themselves to European discipline. The Lieutenant Governot-General in his last report says, that the military opera tions are of small importance; but that he keeps the enemy con stantly on the alert ; and that it is to be ascribed to this activity, that several more of Diepo Negoros' partisans have submitted. WARSAW, Nov. 17. It is reported here that the Porte has offered to Russia completely to give up the principalities in return for an en tire release from the payment of the sum stipulated by the tasty of Adrianople. as en indemnity for the injuries of the war; but k items that Rusk is not inclined to keep for itself Wallachia and Moldavia; and that in case this, arrangement should be brought about, it would cede them to Austria. which would on ks side ghee up the whole or part of its Polish provinces to be incor porated with the kingdom of Poland. FRONTIERS OF WALLACHIA. Nov. S. Sreeral reglinems of cavalry have already arrived at &can and Rotuma, to pass the winter. The committee of Boyards at Be • charest is still engaged in the choice of a Hospodar. It seems that the majority of votes will be in favour of Prince Gisks.—Bnisui, Papers, Dirc. 7. By the last Leeward Islands' Packet, we have received files of the West India Papers ; and we must own that our attention was never before so imperatively called to the mal-administration of affairs in any part of our Co- lanial possessions, as it has been by a transaction which we find reported in the " St. Christopher Gazette" of Oct. 2d, and which we shall presently lay before our readers. To those who are at all conversant with the nature of the Court of Chancery, in this country— and we believe there are few of the community to whom the details of that Court are not in some degree known—how monstrous would it appear to have the high office which, even to the mind of Lord ELDON, presented but one long series of doubts and difficulties, filled by his Grace of WELLINGTON I or by any one of his military colleagues ! And yet in some of our colonies the King's representative bears the sword in one hand, and the mace in the other ; decides with as much promptitude upon the intricacies of a law cue as upon the simplest point of tactics, and laughs at the legal perplexities of an ELDON or the re-considerations of a LYNDHURST. Upon what ' principle—whetber of Royal favour, Ministerial patronage' or financial economy—two situations so perfectly incompa tible as those of " Captain-General" and " Chancellor,'. .have been hitherto vested in one and the same person, we pretend not to determine : but the fact which we are about to adduce, leaves no doubt that the impolicy of such an amalgamation of military and legal functions-.- placing, as it does, an undue, unconstitutional, and un controlled power, at the disposal of any individual, calls loudly for reform. In order that the extraordinary circumstances of this case may at once be clearly comprehended ; the re lative position of the parties made obvious at one glance, and the public apprised of the discrimination and im partiality with which Colonial patronage is conferred, and Colonial Jurisprudence administered.eeven at this day—we will usher in, with all due ceremony, the CHANCELLOR whose decision gives the most ith portant feature to the occurrence, and the MAS TER of that COURT or CHANCERY, Whose Offi cial conduct that CHANCELLOR'S decision sanc tioned. In the judge, then, we behold " his Ex cellency, CHARLES WILLIAM MAXWELL, Esquire, Companion of the most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Colonel in the Army, Captain-General and Governorin-Citief in and over the islands of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the Virgin Islands Chancellor, Vice-Admiral, and Ordinary of the same, &c. &c. &c. and in the other party, the Hon. ROBERT WILLIAMS PICK WOOD, Chief Justice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas ; Senior Member of his Majesty's Board of Council ; Master and Examiner in the Court of Chancery ; Chief Baron of the Exchequer ; Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court, Commissioner of the Admiralty Sessions; Member—and Chairman, when pre sent—of the Quarter Sessions ; Special Vestryman of St. Thomas, Middle Island ; Adjutant General of the Militia, with the rank of Colonel; Vice-President of the -PiaTiet Committee for promoting Christian Knowledge: Member of the Committee for the instruction and con viiiion of Negro Slaves ; and Member of the Agricul tapal Aesoeiation--all in the Island of St. Christopher— with which he further combines the Offices of Chief Justice of the King's Bench and Common Pleas, and Adjutant General of the Militia with the rank of Colonel, in the Island of Anguilla, &c. dee. &c."—From this au thentic notification of the parties, we proceed to the details of the ease : BASSETERRE, ISLAND OF ST. CHRISTOPHER, a' Ott. 2, 1829. " PROCIEDINGS IN CHANCRRY. 41 In the Court of Chancery of this Island, in a came Ryon and aka vPegsors,'—under a clause of a lease made of an .et.* tilled Pawn's Cayon Estate, in the pleadings of this cause mew timed, the Muter of the Court, the Hoeourable Ream Wu. tram losccwoon received several same of money from the tenant of the property, in the years 1644, lid, IS, and 27, mann** b the whole to the sum of 'Mel staling. The receiver ln /MVO'S obtained free the then Clianceller, the Hon. Ssunsun Raman, en seder •is, calling upon the Hater to show caves within foes meths, why he should not pay weer this snooty, together with interest, to the Receiver, to be applied to the nee of the estate. whisk were the subject of the sub. As mikados was made to the Court in may last, bifore the present Chancier, his Excellency Gannon Hamenu., to nuke this order abselnuorrith costs apbst the Haste. A preliminary objection, wpretad by his allidavlte, wee