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- FRENCH PAPERt ME SAC Co AA, Vae*. ZANTE, tae 2. (Extract of a letter freer Poen; It. and other private letters.) The forces of Ibrehrd ( Racha' are so reduced, that they can undertake nothing further. Through/sit (heave ihe p at spirit is reanimated, and this beauti. Eui'ciroutey; solong unhappy, seem' to come forth at length from a long deadly combat, and revive from its ashes. A vessel from Dragomestra, just arrived input port, confirms the news spread here, that the Turks had been obliged to abandon Anatolico, and retire on Mis solonghi. Two Turkish vessels have been captured on the coast of Patras. The Greek fleet of thirty-five sail, and the steam vessel Kiroorie (the Perseverance), were at Kettakolas. The letter ends with these "words—" We ran 'tear tr-day a heavy cannonade in the direction of Missolonghl, which seems to announce that this place is already attacked by the Greeks."—Universdeuttavite 9f Augsburg. TANI VAC comerreeersoresx or Aroaro.r. MADRID. Pea. AIL PAIVATI CORRASPONDINCI. Sever.) English regiments have been engaged. with sr Portuguese Royalists, and have beaten them ; but the Aid-de-Camp of General Clinton has been killed in the action. It is rum lured that a change of Ministry is about to take place; that orders have been sent to Paris to the Duke San Carlos. to repair to Madrid, for the purpose of assuming the Portfolio of Foreign Affairs; that M. Salmon, who has requested the King to confer on him the embassy from Spain to Rome, would be sent thither to the great regret of Count de la Puebla, de Msestre, Count Ofalia, and others, who hate sought and who covet that illustrious embassy. Silveira has at length set out from Valladolid, and arrived at Palencia, whence he is to be removed into France. He announces himself the publisher of a Me morial, explanatory of the causes which have thrown him into the party of the insurrection. eau 0C TN/ JOURNAL DWI DESALTS Or SUNDAT. PARIS, Malice 3. What corruption could not do—what justice had re jected, the Ministry now requires of the law. All the great arguments .founded ern the interdict of religion and morality, with which the question had been sur rounded, fall br fore the confidence given to France by M. de la Bourdonnaye ' by the words he stated to have been pronounced by M. Villele, and which he has not denied. " You said, I call all the Members of the Eighth Bureau to witness, of whom mote than thirty are now present, that the law would kill all the . Journals except the Censtitafioend, the Journal des Deltas, and perhaps the Quolidieiiae." The Journals which could not be destroyed by the law would remain isolated, and every isolated interest is easy to sacrifice. Women, deaths, and minors, are not very rare in this , lower wr•rld, and when, by these accidents, the new conditions imposed by the law of M. de Peyronnet are • found in the circumstances of the person+ interested in the property of a Journal, it must cease to appear. FLOM Tat ROILS or rusawsr. CONSTANTINOPLE, Ficsaomir s. FROM A PRIVATIC LETTER. • The Greeks no longer doubt the arrival of Lord Cochraae. A Mr. Hesketh, al.eady known as a Phil hellene, and who takes the title of Aide-de-Camp to his Lordship, landed at Milo on the 11th January. rapt vat 11113101111 AL SqUIDU..I3I. MADRID, Pas sit. • We have now the certainty that •the troops of the • Marquis of Chaves are all in the Spanish territory.— This time we can affirm, that our tsovernment has se riously given urders to disarm them, which has been • done on several points. The' sick and the wounded have been scot to Valladolid, and the remainder, seat first to sairtiago and Ciudad Rodrigo, will be afters wards distributed in the other places more distant front the !rootlets. There is still Lsmall body of the troops of the insurgents under the Mom ind of Telles Jordan, wl.o are now in ulated. It was rep used Isere, yester day evening, that the English had had a petty warm action with them. Abundant rains have succeeded the severe cold; the mortality contiaues to an alarming degree. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, /deem 7. Petitions against Catholic Errandpation were presented by the Archbishop of Cairnissonr. from the' Protestant inhabitants of Ardagh; by Lord Roux, from a parish to Devon; by the Bishop of Lamson, from a parish in Oxford; by the Bishop of Emma, 'from Newton Ferris, in Devonshire ; and by Lord Eastuati, from Milton, Kent. Petitions in favour of Catholic Emancipation were presented by tits Earl of Kimonos from vations pari.hes in Cork and Tipperary; and by Earl Ftnwituan, from a parish in the county of Wexford. Lord KING had a Petition to present to their Lord ships, from a well-known individual, and when he men tioned his name to be Mr. Cobbett,•he was quite sure their Lordships would wish to have it read through.— The prayer of the Petition was, that their Lordships would take measures to place the Roman Catholic sub jects of his Majesty on the same footing with respect to political and civil rights as their Pretest 4nt fel countrymen. The Petition prayed also for mother object, and he wished the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs had been present when he stated it. That object was, that their Lordships might cause the indigent poor to be maintained in the same way as they sired formerly to be maintained by the Catholic Esta blished Church—namely, out of the tithes and other revenues of the Church, and merely cause the odious name of pauper to be as unknown as it was to their Catholic progenitr rs. He had always understood it to be the law, that part of the property of the Church should be appropriated to the maintenance of the poor; but as th,te were no Poor Laws in Ireland, the Clergy of that country did not at present contribute one far. thing to the poor, While the English Clergy paid their portion in Pool's Rates. 'ward to declare their sentiments against this new mea• ' sure, and denied jo►fise and protection. He had that day received a letter free a Serf:let who occupied a 'itheat quaotity, of land, arki *ho iitated, that in hls dis trict corn could not be grown at a lower price than 70a Lord ICING, having been appealed to by the Noble Earl to say whether the people from whom he present ed petitVons against the present Corn Laws would be satisfied, must say that he trusted they would not. The Noble Earl had talked of justice and protection. He must say, that he never beard of such a strange alli ance on this subject before, he should rather call it injus tice inci protection. Their Lordships had just now heard a specimen et the rraumableness of landlords; they had lust heard the desire of the tender Lord, founded upon the opinion of a tender Baronet, for a tender law of 70s. He would ask the Noble Lord what was the use of agriculture—was it not that the people might have corn? But the effect of such a law would be to pie vent the people gettiag it. Earl STANHOPE explained. He observed, that it wculd be very herd to make people sell corn for tiOs. when it cost them 70s. - • Lord SUFFIELD presented a Petition frost the occupiers of land in a place in Norfolk, praying for protection. Lord ElNG.presented a Petition from tie Burgh of Form, and front the Cor po ration of Tailors In Glasgow, praying 'for an altos-Atka la the Caw Laws.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COhllllOl 4 lS. The SCSAIrtI took the Chair at four o'clock, and some routine business was disposed of, which had no public interest. The prin cipal orders of the day were disposed of. Mr. MAURICE FITZGERALD gave notice of a motion for the let of May next, that the House should take Into considers• ciao the propriety of realizing the policy upon which the Ualod between Great Britain and Ireland waa eff.cted. The House then adjourned. THE EVENING ►`STAR. CORN LAWS. Petitiors 'against any alteration in the Corn Laws were presented by Lord 'DUNHAM, from I hun dreds in Norfolk, Kent, and Oxford. _ Earl STANHOPE presented a Petition from a hun dred in Derby. The Peti ion stated, that 645. was a remunerariiig price. It that were denied by the sup porters of the proposed resolutions, then he thought that that only chewed inquiry to be necessary. But if it was not denied, then haw could they continue to sup. port those resolutions, the effect of which was to impose a duty of 10s. only, when the price of wheat should reach 65s ? This was most unjust to the agriculturists, and he appealed to the Noble Baron, Lord King, whom he believed to be a faithful expositor of the sentiments of other classes, to soy whether the plan now proposed Would be acceptable to those 'for whim it was meant as a boon. He trusted that all the Petitioners who had Prayed against any alteration, would again come for-, LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1827. STOCK EXCHANOE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off yes terday, 84 to for the Account, with little doing at present. Since which they may be quoted at 12 to I. A Leeward Island Mail has arrived, bringing accounts from St. Thomas**, dated February 10. In the Foreign market, an South American Securities are im proving. Curnrnt prices: Old Spanish 121 13, Mexican 691, Colombian 40/, Peruvian 34 35, Portuguese 76, Danish 601 611, Greek 161 171, Russian Off 671, fuebegaer Bids 35 36. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. There is not a feature in the Consul Market worth ebservatk this morning. Consols have bees done at 114 in the father part of the day, sines which they have been doiseet 1121, 'ad at present may be quoted at Ile to j. The whole of the morning a fluctuation of about f per Cent. has taken place. All the great speculators remalo idle, anxiously waiting the result of the Budget, and at-collate from Ireland. The letters from the Spanish Main are of the 2gth January ; all 1 1 was quiet thete at the above period. Bouvaa has issued orders that in future no more Take should be taken at the Custom House to pay the duties ; he is determined to be paid In hard dollars.— There has ►een some little fluctuations in Colombian and Mexican Bonds, about otte•balf per cent. lower than in the earlier part of the day ; since which they are better. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO OCLOCIL Bank Stock Shut. India Stook Sm. , per Cent. Red. Shot. .-- &nods 36 per Cent. Cons. 821 a • Old Annuities per Cent. II 21000.Richequer BIM 35 36 per Cent. Red. Shut. 1500 Ditto SS 34 4 pet Cent. New 97* j a j .ElOO end 1800 Ditto 35 57 4 per Cent. 18126, Shut. Advertised Lung Annuities Shut. Consuls fur Acct. 1131 j FORRItiN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, S p Ct. 6;* Greek Ronde, S p Ct. Do. Acct. Do. Bonds, 1845, S p C. 16i j t ..inuadan Bonds, 6 p Ct. Ditto Acct. 17 Ditto Rde,11144, 40% a 40 Mee pCt.69 j 61 97 Do. Acct. 40111 j 1 40* , Do. Ace. 681 91 81 SI vanish Hoods,* p Ct. 61 Peruvian awake p C. 34% 3S I Ditto Acct. ' Span. Bonds 3 p Ct. 12% 1 a BRITISH AND FOREIGN SIIAItFS, TWD OCLuCh. SH•tt. Anglo Milian Bolivar rAia . 100 $ 11 50 5 Si Potosi La Paz Sc Peru•. Assn. SO 5 11 Ss Fames, FUSEM.—Fire per Cents. 101 f. 50c. 35e.—Three per Cents. 691. 10c. Mg.— Bank Stock, 1997 f. 50e.— Naples Stock, 75r. toe. 15c....Spanlolt Rents* 11 Spanish Loan, 536 f. f. The Paris Papers, which arrived last night, contain no news from Portugal, and they have not later advices from Madrid than the 22i uit. They all agree in stating, that most of the Portuguese rebels, General SILVIIIRA, uncle to the Marquis of CHAVES, amongst the rest, have re-entered Spain, and that effective mea sures have been taken for their removal into the interior. But as to their being disembodied and dispersed, not a sword is said; and it is highly probable that they will be kept together for the present, to be disposed of af terwards as circumstances may require. As FIR: DINAND is forming an Army of Observation upon the model of that with which the French Govern ment restored him to his despotic rights, and intends for a similar purpose, it is no doubt proposed to employ the Portuguese rebels as an advanced guard, should a holy and legitimate crusade be undertaken against the Portuguese Constitutiooalists. The prepa rations are really upon a formidable scAle, whether the number of troops, the quantity of materiel, or the ac tivity displayed in collecting them, be considered. The army is to consist of 60,000 men, besides a large body of reserve. There appears to be no want either of money or arms; and the question naturally obtrudes itself—" Whence are the funds derived to cover this extraordinary expenditure r If we are to be- lieve a sly insinuation in the Cmutstutionnel, they are partly the proceeds of contributions levied in France; whilst the Austrian Government is openly charged with being a large contributor toward Ibis pions and legitimate purpose. We do not know I what truth there may be in either of these state ' ments, but the fact of the warlike preparations is incontrovertible, and the signs of approaching hosti lities assume greater consistency every moment. Yet we have some hesitation in regarding these as cer- min dem, When we consider the listlessness or connience displayed by our ono Government, for it is impassible to suppose that any change has taten place in our po licy, and, weirs sire that, if hostilities were looked upon as sertain, it not with the handful of evissps we , have now in Portugal that Ministers would meet its chances. Their courage, gallantry, and devotedness, are unquestionable; but with all these qualities they could not effectually cope with a body of iu vaders ten times their number, and with insur- the of square rection perhaps in their rear and on their Ranks.— As Ministers must be better aware of this than we are, and as we cannot imagine for an instant that their policy has undergone any modification, we must consider the alarming statements in these Papers, notwithstanding the confidence with which they are given, as unworthy of credit. Yet, the well known aver sion of the Spanish Monarch to constitutional principles, and the evident signs of alarm he has displayed ever since their establishment in Portugal, joined to his hatted of England, again shake our opinion, and our nriod re re= ns suspended like MANOURT'S coffin. Though we are bound, from the reasons we have stated, to regard a rupture as not so near, as most of the French Papers would have us believe, yet we are as per suaded, as we are of our existence, that the black cloud, which has for some time shrouded the political horizon, will sooner or later discharge itself in a furious storm. Indeed, it is our strong conviction, that another year will not roll over our heads, before we are involved in an obstinate struggle, and that the longer it is pot off, the greater exertions -and sacrifices it will require at our hands. We have great doubts as to the pro priety of menacing first, and then waiting a consider able time before striking, particularly when such a Power as Spain is to be dealt with. She employs the interval in preparing for the conflict, wtilst tire vier tions she is put to begat ardour, and ultimately sub stitute confidence and a desire of revenge for the alarm and pusillanimity she felt at first. Her high state of preparation, and her determined manner, also enable her to secure the assistance of Powers who would have nothing to do with her at the com mencement of the dispute, when she had plainll no confidence in herself; and had no other hope of 'averting the danger, but by concession. Had we struck at that time, as we had a just right to do, from the provocation we had received, the war would not have beendoubtful for an instant, and we should hate 'concluded it in a few months with a slight waste 'good and treasure, and with a certainty, that for a long time to come, no danger could arise to ut from that stuarter again. In the meantime, private letters received this morn fag from Madrid, and which are two days later than the accounts in the French Papers, repeat the statetnee that Gen. LONGA is to be brought to trial; but why this delay, if there be any serious intention of proceede ing against him ? It is also stated that Marquis Commit 'having appeared at ()tense with about 700 men, was wet by four companies of Spanish Infantry, under the Icarninand of Colonel PRIUMVA, who told the Marqr' that be isti*Lay down his arms. The latter, however preferred re 'riming Portugal ; and this barefaced fats II cited as a proof of the determination of the Spanish Monarch to redeem his pledges I Letters have bten also received from Cadiz, which mention that a revolution has broken' oat at Ceuta amongst the Spanish train stationed there, in cony quence of orders 'to embark for the Canaries. Ti regiments, those of Africa and Lealtad, positively fused to obey the or der; and this sudden spark of 1 volt may be the forerunner of a catastrophe not inferior in importance to that which succeeded the memorable mutiny in the Isle of Leon. There are also advices this morning from Alexan tide, which mention the arrival of the Viceroy Eciwr at that Port, with the design, it is said, of barking for Greece at the head of 12,000 men. doubt, however, that part of .the intelligence which speaks of the Viceroy accompanying the expedition person, as it is more probable that he merely super; tended the embarkation. We received this morning Frankfort Papas to Ist instant, and the Algemeixe Zeitiffig to the 30th but they contain no political news whatever. It stated, under the head of Berlin, that the reigning Em pew of RUBSIA will come to that Capital in the cons of the Spring, on a visit to her Father, the King Pausal& She will after wards proceed to the Baths Ems. The Queen Dowager of Ba.vaatoa is also petted in the same Capital. M. Vox BuLow, who been just appointed Ambassador from Pausal* to Countt y, is a native of Mecklenburgh, and Son•in-Law to Baton VON HUMBOLDT, Brother to the celebrated Traveller of that name. Pions the list of births and deaths, published by Russian Synod, it appears that in 1825, there died persons 100 years of age; 32 above 120 ; 4 between 125 and 130; and 4 between ISO and 135 years of A Frankfort Piper explains the appearance white cross in the sky, lately reported to have seen by three or four thousand persons in a little near Poictiers as ao optical illusion. The experiment which serves to prove this may be easily made by person without expense, in the following manaor , cut out a cross of black paper, lay it on a sheet white paper, look steadfastly for some time at black cross, and then upon any other white or black surface, and you will see on the latter a bright cross the same form. This phenomenon is accounted for the doctrine of physiological colours, which is treated at length in Goetbe's Doctrine of Colours. If you your eye from the black cross to a surface at some tante, for instance, the ceiling of the room, you will : lir T r i l l — • 4.--'‘ TV " 1- -L. ! ! i . : .. the bright cross w erg tt to the alo e ti ilekg of optics. The MOS O. MtvieSsies we square before the Chunk eeil itot biar ze k :igan, .• dark cdionr, and the Irsli light colour : the au dlimmt p y lied. their ey, 0101 intently on the cross. When the her menlioned tb NM" - appearance of the cross to the BefiglN'et Con,:an tir , e, A lowa , was natural that the meditate *Mid took , 7p to t hi 4 1 0 40, :used heavens, and those who had prdvioubly gm :0 on the Alistega dark cross, would now at 8 bight ems in 11. c 1 7 ou r 111. firmament. Favourable optical circuital err-e s „i d' respect to light and shade. seasibility of the n inesii r: 11 4 many of the audience, Widths state of thei r minds tsar DS° have contributed to reader the phersornen.o more s ou s ing, more defined, and t more durable, '' .4—sormas--. Hobart Town Papers have been recesv,d It 0 e North and South Amariesn Coffee House to 1 1 .,e llt'l Arfikili of Nte vem b er . They was that heavy rains bad d al , to/ P much damage in the low pensads, where, in Rio i„. gene stances, the settlers woe illrqd to sow the whe at t h ree ow times over. Wheat gPasediagat Launce , tos so 1 0 . „ 5. pet bushel ; it hadviso been %relight io Hobart Town 4 : for the same price : several thousand bushels of wheat h a d fib . been shipped at Launceston for Sydney, where grain o l io mode E very inferior quality was selling at from 7 s . r o 9 ,. NO I per bushel. eleffb what 5 The judicious arrangements made by Lieet. C o i ek t • ✓ Bastions, commanding the military parties stationed d in the interior, has led to the apprehension of fear Imo. it rious bush rangers, who had escaped from Launceston • I ✓ gaol—Small parties continue to be sent in pursuit, lbw 01 ).• under able Officers, and most sanguine expectations ' • r. were entertained that this system would have the effect a of entirely annihilating these desperadoes. I re The Colonial Times of the 10th Nov. states the r a t. ; PO r. est atrocities were, and had been committed, by th e ra b- aboriginal natives. It appears that a Government Nine Hatt se order which was issued, expressing a determination to ree. Os protect them against the violence of stock-keepers and Ham :r, shepherds, bad been misconstrued by them, and they sttrel Is imagine that its object is to punish every European who "" Heel n- shall in any degree resist them in the course of their Lech Sly plundering. Repeated instances of their ravages were 4 wat Es+ of occurring : the Colonists and their servants were too. awe we clonally butchered, and their property stolen and de. Trio, In, stroyed. *ow :Id From the circumstance of some of these fellows having M. I Ben we been brought up from their infancy with Europeans, of and afterwards absconding to their black brethren (for • ng it would seem they always have an hankering to join ke Get Sat them), they have imbibed in a great measure European and free hibits. In many instances they are well armed with CA rn- cutlasses, pistols, &c. which they get by plunder, and Hem lan present a formidable force when they appear at the Mu ant farm-houses, which they plunder; and if any resistance 'I all is offered, they make no scruple of murdering the in- , eve l i ed 7 habitants. Do . 6isp 'zit •'• • • • • --.. nan .. 7 -.. • atcties were sent off, last night, from the ofice 'alb was of the Secretary of State tor the Colonial Department, the • to Gin. Sir WILLIAM Cuseort, Commander. imChid 1 Lois of the IL itish troops in Portugal, which, it was undo. I sp per, stood, were, in answer to those received a few (la., since • ' lice from Sir WlLLtans,-Dispatches from the same c ffi e, Di ,casts were also sent off, last night to Malta. 41. The arrival of a Messenger from Constantinople, with je dispatches to Government, has occasioned much specs. act] 'Acton in the City. As to their contents, according to ar al :uta report, the Turkish Government has completely changed use. its tone, and that the war with Greece is likely to be iii rwo carried on with increased activity on both sides. 1i Letters were received yesterday, by express, from ', re ' Constantinople, to the 9th of February ; but th eir t re - contents are almost entirely engrossed with cos- :riot mercial affairs. British manufactured goods had latterly able met with a good demand, at profitable prices; but the exchatage has since risen so considerably, as nearly to , f absorb all the profits on the sales. The *deices, however, t Rail- state a fact very important to Greece. It was known 1 1 of here, some time ago, that a vessel had sailed from Mar- 4 em- seilles for Alexandria, loaded with cannon and mill- j We tart' stores of all descriptions, to fit out the frigates ,bi c h built there and at Leghorn, for account of the Egyptian Government. The Greeks have fortunately captured 30 in this ship, and carried her into Napoli, where her cargo aim' will be most valuable. They have also captured the British ship Maryan, loaded in London, with warlike stores, for Egypt ; and after discharging the cargo at 1 the Napoli, the freight was paid to the Captain, and his I ul, ship restored - to him. i tis t Immediate y on the result of the division on the E _ Catholic Question being made known yesterday morn- ' ing, an express was sent off to Dablin, communicating )01'se the intelligence. ig of Mr. Huactssow was a little better yesterdsy, sad we , In at able to take an alriag fora dart dame in bia turista. Yesterday, Viscount Gaanvu.s.n visited Mr. Serra • * ) ea - vary Cameos. o lets Mr. Wynn transacted kindness yesterday, at the FP', , this reign Odor. Lord Biscay entertained the Cabinet Ministers to , Law dinner, yeterday, at his residence is Great . rated Yesterday a ballot was taken r= tre is e ast Wil l Home. ter the eimeies of a Director in the roam of Jams Aso now, deg. who bad dieftedlied. At 'di o'clock the slams weft I the closed, and delivered to eke liersdorons, who reported the dada 1 84,8 to have fallen on Jaatxa Ravavv Calming, Lo. ' wean rive T d h in e E ikesa ast I su ad th ia e C t osn ist fliaber pany's sh . ama ip P i r m in a c t e muma ßegent Hw ao . F age. boar the 23d October, witbdia Illaitiliemee et Bit. Rose. 1$ Alb' of a The M Asia r. M ar . riv grzo si Maimild aitALD (the Member Memdieber"tbfoorf October. Kerry) he • been night gave notice that, on the Ist of May, or in- town arediately after the Easter Recess, he should submit 4 iment Motion to the House, the object of which would be w y any recommend the adoption of measures to carry int, at ,_ effect the policy of the Act of Union between England oet of and Ireland—in fact, a :newel of the discussion on she . Roma Catholic Claims. When the notice was given, at the there was only black A new kind of punishment has been inflicted in Lis. ~ roes of bon upon an English soldier. Wishing to have his fill te for by Port wine, and his fin a n c e s bein g ra ther in a low stature . sold a pair of breeches, to obtain the means of quench. mated ing his thirst. This fact having been reported to his 1 tarn superiors, the soldier was to stand sentinel two hours at 1 se die- the door of the barracks in full uniform, but without Ilis ill see breeches.—trenek Pore. 1