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1 ~l~' ~ { . r;' LONDON. MONDAY. MAY 23. Wurr-BlowDAy—Clor4 Holiday. ~. i TF 141 EVENING STAR. Ttai morning despatches were received at the Foreign ()Uwe from Lord Viscount GRANVILLE, our Minister at Paris, and from Sir CHARLES BAGOT, our Minister at the I I ague. Despatches were alsojeceived this day at the Colonial ..itice, from Malta, dated the 4th ; from Gibraltar of the ; and from Cadiz, of the 11th instant. The French papers which we have received this morning, will be seen by our extracts, contain some contradictory repot is about a change in the French ministry ; but there ;pears nothing more substantial in them, than the mere on (fits of Paris journals. The French election, we presume, must be terminated ; and a new spirit developed in the valise, before any such change can become probable. The Lisbon Gazettes from the 9th to the 14th of May, (both inclusive) contain no particular news concerning Por tugal. In the ship news no arrivals of French ships occur : bnt a private correspondent informs us that all accounts are confirmatory of Don MIGUEL'S having acceded uncondi tionally to the demands of the British. The steamer saw off the Rock of Lisbon two large ships, supposed to have been two belonging to the French squadron, which were hourly expected in the Tagus to demand redress for the in sults repeatedly offered to the French subjects. No satis faction had been given to the French Government up to the 15th, at which date a report of a change in the Portuguese Ministry was afloat at Lisbon. The news by the German mails, of the formidable and apparently prosperous insurrection in the territory of the Grand Seignor, is, we conceive, as importantly influential in its probable effects, as any which has reached us for many months. The policy of the Sultan has not been of that character, to animate with one soul, his semi-barbarous de pendencies ; and if there be ambition and talent united In any one of his subordinate chiefs—if any of them be imbued with a horror of Russian subjugation, and disapprobation of the feeble energy displayed by Mahomed in the late conflicts—now is the golden opportunity to struggle for the throne. The pre sent SULTAN appears a man of more deliberative judgment, than boldness of design. Perhaps, for his own security, be acts prudently; but there are moments when even a te merity of enterprise secures that power, which cool wisdom would sacrifice by its caution. The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 16th inst. received this day, has the following highly important intelligence from the East of Europe : FRONTIERS or Boma, May 6.—The progress of the insurrection against the Sultan, becomes daily more dangerous ; nothing but a de. cisive victory can save him ; for 60,000 men, under the command of Ali Bey, have already entered Sophia, resolved to march against Constanti nople, if the Porte does not immediately accede to the de mands of the insurgents; and accept, without modification, the Ultimata] that has been sent to it. The Insurgents demand—First, the,disbanding of the regular troops ; second, the restoration of the Janis saries ; third, the restoration of all the confiscated property of all the Ja. nissarks, who were executed, and of those who are still living ; fourth, the restoration of the privileges of which the Ulemans had been de prived ; fifth, abolition of the new taxes ; sixth, indemnity for all the losses sustained, since the overthrow of the ancient institutions, as well as for the expenses of the present war. All these are conditions, which the Sultan cannot grant, and the compliance of which, or even of one of them, would cost him his throne and his life ; yet it is diffi. cult to imagine how he can save himself without making concessions to the rebels, as they have adherents in the capital, who are more to be feared than the enemy without. Besides, the regular troops there, hardly amount to 10,000 men; and these are in a wretched condition. From the Circassian provinces, the Salton can expect no help; In Adrianople, and along the shore of the Balkan, the people's minds have been wholly alienated from the Porte, since the late unfortunate war, and the old capital of the empire disowns the Sovereign. The GrandVizter, who commands the only considerable force, was not a match for the Puha of Scutari; and it is even reported, that after having been blockadcd for three weeks in Monastic, he surrendered at discretion to the Paella of Scutari, and was soon after beheaded. With the tragical end of Redschla Pacha, the most faithful and ablest of the servants of the Porte, its last support appears to have fallen ; and Turkey is per. Maps on the eve of a dreadful state of revolution and anarchy. The Albanians, the &miens, and others, are in a state of excitement, which gives reason to apprehend the wont. and it is generally affirmed that foreign influence is at work ; and diac those barbarous tribes have been excited to throw off every appearance of social order. The Belgic Foreign Minister has made a very judicious report to the Congress. by which it appears that the inter fering Powers leave to Belgium its own internal Govern ment ; •but proscribe only as to its extent of territory, still assigning Luxemburgh and Limberg to the Dutch Sove reign ; who, it is said, offers to concede them on payment of £25,000 per annum, or the value in present money. We should hope that peace may be so cheaply purchased ; and it is said that Prince LEOPOLD has signified his willingness to accept the Crown, and devote his British pension to the object ! Prussia is making a great display on paper of her forces, and she boasts of having 160,000 men in eight corps, with power, in a short time, of doubling the number. It is a proof of the strength and confidence of the Poles, and of the unity of feeling which pervades the Polish na tion, that the government at Warsaw have threatened reta liation on Russian prisoners, if Lithuanian prisoners are put to death as rebels. Lithuania is no more a property of the Czar of Muscovy, than the estates of the Duke of Non- TIIVNBERLAND are those of the Duke of BEDFORD. It is true that in 1772 that extensive province was seized by the wily CATHERINE ; but h was a case of public usurpa tion, anti happily all the Poles, in feelings and habits, pre serve their national identity almost as much as the Jews.— They wanted but standbegrootn, and the organization of an army, which they have now accomplished, and it will soon be seen thas the - Poles of every province are united Brethren, and every Pole a soldier. Sixteen mil lions of people will pwaluce-two millions of fighting men— not mercenaries, but men who superadd to the usual love of country, all the Mikantic heroism of the Polish character. We cannot calculate all the chances of war, but we think the odds to be 20 to 1, in favour of the Poles, in a contest with Russia, and we feel persuaded that the conflict will end in the emancipation of all the portions of Poland now, or lately, under the bated Russian yoke. Our anticipations are governed by a consideration of the liberties which Poland enjoyed for five hundred years, so that to live under free institutions are the most rooted preju dices of the whole people. How atrociously wicked, then, it was in the infamous Congress of Vienna to deliver over such a people to Russia ; and how absurd in a Czar of Muscovy to expect that Poles would long remain subject to his despotism ! The country of Copernicus, which had been ruled by a dynasty of Jegalone, bear with a government adapted to Samoidia ! Even if SR RYZN Ecici were defeated, and Warsaw taken, Poland will never be Russian ! Whether modern statesmen will consider it just and expedient to correct or sanction the crimes of the Congress remains to be seen ; but we hope that men will be found, both in the Parliament of England and tho Chain hers of France, to do justice to the moral feelings of both countries, and insist that the names of the Plenipotentiaries of both countries should be erased from the disgraceful treaties of Vienna. The first act of both governments ought to be, to send accredited agents to Warsaw. In corroboration of the preceding opinions, advices have this day been received, that the Diet have decreed that all the provinces formerly part of Poland, and occupied by Russia, are to be regarded as part of the present kingdom ; and the Decree forbids all Poles inhabiting them, to afford any assistance to the Russian enemy. This is coming to the point, and will hasten the expulsion of the Russians. We hope to see the Dneiper and the Dwina the Eastern boundary of the kingdom. We may, then, calculate that Austria will wisely retire across the Carpathian mountains ; and that Prussia will restore Thorn, Dantzic, and Prussia Royal, gained in the last iniquitous partition. While writing, reports reach us from Vienna and A up burgh, by way of Paris, that SCIERYZN ECK' has gained a new victory over Di EBITSCII ; and, what is still more important, that the Russian army openly express their discontent at being sacrificed on so unworthy a service, while the officers begin to understand the difference between civil liberty and Russian despotism. The dagger of Damocles hangs over the head of every tyrant ; yet such is the infatuation of the Czar of Muscovy, that he will not listen to any overtures of the French or British Ministers. At home, we have to congratulate the public on the sa tisfactory termination of the Northamptonshire election.— The hopes of Mr. CARTWRIGIIT, founded on his obtaining a majority of votes among the members of the close cor- poration of Northampton, were terminated on Saturday morning, by the decision of Mr. CLARKE, the assessor, that they bad no right to vote. In consequence, on Sunday morning, the unti-reformists resigned. The only remaining contest is now in Pembrokeshire ; where, to neutralize Mr. GREVILLE'S popular interest, Sir JOHN OWEN is declaring himself a friend to the bill ! As a further means of excitement, the party announce a Pitt Club Dinner, Lord HAREWOOD in the chair, at the City of London Tavern on SATURDAY 2411XT. If the various ejected members attend, it will exhibit a very amusing display of long faces. We admire neither the wisdom, object, nor prudence of such a meeting at such a time. The demerits of the Pitt system must now be felt and acknowledged by all men, except the few who profited by it, or who consider tenacity of opinion as a virtue ; and we have long wondered that respect, even for the sculpture, permits the Pitt statue to offend the eyes of the independent Livery in Guildhall.— Such party triumphs ought to be effaced ; and if possible, forgotten. a , 1 ~.;) 1 THE RIVER NIGER. In a second edition of the Literary Gazette, published this afternoon, we have the following interesting commu nication : We have the gratification to state, that the grand question respecting the course of the Niger, which has puzzled geography and literature for many centuries, has at last been determined by British courage and perseverance. We have just received the annexed letter from our esteemed and intelligent friend, Mr. FISHER, surgeon of the Atholl, well known to the literary world for his own interesting voyages and travels; and we lose no time in communicating the im portant information to the public. His Majesty's Ship Athol!, at Sea, Bight of Biafra, Feb. 2, 1831. Dam' Sta,.—l take the opportunity of writing you • few lines, by a vessel that we have just now met on her way to England. My object in writing in this hasty manner is to acquaint you that the grand geographical question respecting the termination of the Niger is at length solved. The Landers, after having reached Your!, embarked in a canoe on the Niger, or, as it is called there, the Quarra, and came down the stream until they reached the sea, in the Bight of Biafra. The branch by which they came to the coast is called the Nun, or Brame River, being the first river to the eastward of Cape Formosa. On their way down the river, they were attacked by the Hibboos (a fierce nation that inhabit its banks), and made prisoners, or rather captives ; but the King of Brame hap. petting to be in that country buying slaves, got them released, by giving the price of six slaves for each of them. In the scuffle that en. sued at the time they were taken, one of them lost his journal. Whilst at Youri they got the prayer-book that belonged to Mr. Anderson, the brother-in-law and fellow traveller of the celebrated Muogo Perk. They were upwards of a month at Fernando Po, whence they embarked, about ten days ago, in an English merchant-vessel _ _ bound to Rio Janeiro, on their way to England. From their taking that circuitous route, I am in hopes that this will reach you before they arrive, by which you will probably have it in your power to give the first news of this important discovery. I do nut recollect of any thing else to acquaint you with that is wor thy of notice; and even if I did, I have no time to mention it, as the boat by which I send this (to the vessel) is just this moment ordered away. 1 must thaefore bid you adieu for the present; and believe me, dear sir, your's very sincerely, ALMANDEB. Funs& The Duke of Gloceater honouted the performance of Mademoiselle Fay, at the French plays, on Friday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent entertained a large and distinguished party at dinner on Saturday, at the King's pa. lace at Kensington. Preparations are already making for the meeting at As cot, which takes place on Tuesday week ; the course is in very fine order, and men have been employed for some days in rolling and clear ' lag the turf. The company is expected to be more numerous than ever, on account of the determination of our beloved King and Queen to vi sit the course each day of the races. Several members of the Royal Fa mily, including the Duchess of Saxe Weimar and family, will also be present. The presence of our glorious Monarch would atone render the meeting unusually attractive.— Windsor E.rpreas. CITY. ONE O'CLOCK. The extensive failure which took place on Saturday at the Stock Exchange, is still the topic of conversation in the City ; but we understand that the gentleman in question has come forward in a very honorable manner, and given up 20,0001. to his creditors, to pay part of his diffetences, which amounted to 50,0001. -Consols, which left off on Saturday at 821 # for the Ac count, opened at the same price this morning, with little bu siness doing at present. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. Console have just taken a start, and are done at 831 I. According to letters from Hambro', Diebitach has left ten thousand sick at Siedlec. It is said that be has received or ders from the Emperor of Russia to take Warsaw, cost what it will. We have a great number of foreign arrivals this morning, but most part of their contents are already anticipated in the morning journals. The accounts from Warsaw of the 10th May state, that favourable accounts have been received there from Wilna, which is surrounded by 14,000 of the insurgents, preventing the Russians in garrison there from having any communication with the main army. There are also 3,000 of them at Kowno ; and every where the people are arming. The insurrection is extending more and more in Lithuania. Prince Oginski has sent 30,000 peasants to the army, and distributed 10,000 muskets to the country people ; the Commander-in-chief of the Polish army has promised to send them 9,000 regular troops. Montreal papers to the 13th of April, Quebec to the 6th April, and Port-au-Prince to the 29th March, have been re ceived at the North and SouthAmericanCoffee-house. From the Montreal papers we are again gratified with the appearance of steam boats in our harbour, no less than seven having ar rived within these two days. The last week has been un usually cold for the advanced state of the season, the wind being generally from the North and East ; and the banks of the river are still much encumbered with heavy masses of ice. From the Quebec Papers.—The ice and high water ap pears to have done considerable damage at Montreal ; and in addition to the accounts from the Montreal Gazette, the whole valley of St. Lawrence for miles together, appears like a lake, as the thaw has been very rapid beyond all pre cedent. elted snow runs in torrents through the streets. The Port au Prince paper does not contain any news. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have been done at, in the course of the morning, 831; at present they may be quoted 83 to 1, with little doing. The Dutch steamer has arrived ; but the letters will not be delivered till late. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Bonds have improved 1 per cent. In Gallicia the cholera morbus is making great ravages ; it has been brought into that country by some wounded Poles. A Lisbon mail has arrived, sailed on the 15th May ; we do not hear it brings any news of importance. By the Mexican mail the accounts are favourable; all was tranquil there. We understand that 61,000 dollars are come over to pay the dividends. The island of Pico was taken on the 28th April. There are now five vessels, from Terceira, cruizing between Pico and Fayal. The above island is the place where they grow wine to provide Terceira, as well as with cattle. Extract of a letter from Antwerp, May 20 :—" Yester day between four and five o'clock, the town was thrown into the greatest alarm, and many persons immediately left. Since Sunday last, many hands have been employed out side the town iu throwing up batteries, with the intention of attacking the citadel. General Chasse yesterday informed the authorities, that if the works were not discontinued by six o'clock, he would open a fire on the town. This gave rise to an apprehension of a second bombard ment ; but an arrangement has taken place, and the works are discontinued. Should this state of things continue, I in tend to leave the town at the end of next week." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind B.B.E.—Arrived his Majesty's packet Magnet, from Lisbon—sailed Bth inst. with mails. The French squadron had not arrived. MAY 20.—Wind S. to E.—Arrived his Majesty's packet Lapwing, Lieut. Forster, from the Leeward Islands—sailed from St.Thomaa's the 10th April. April 16, in lat. 22 68. N. loag. 02. 1. spoke the ship Montrose, of London. from Demerara for Loodeo, out 10 days, all well. April 19, In Ist. 28. 34. N. long 61. 11. W. spoke the hallos Rudoca, of and for London from St. Vincent's, out 16 days, all well. May 2, in Ist. 42. 1. long . 31.7. spoke the ship Bracken Moor, of and from London for Quebec. May 14, in Ist. 60. 2. long. 12.40. spoke the brig Dalusia, of and for Bristol from Trinidad, out 64 days, sugar laden, and her larboard ground tier much damaged. The Lapwing supplied her with beef and bread, having been without any for ten days. Also ar rived, the Summer packet, Sutton, from Lisbon—sailed May 16th; left in the Tagus his Majesty's ships Windsor Castle, Briton, Childers, Ariadne, Dispatch, Nautilus, and Savage; and the French corvette L'Egle, 18 guns. May 13, the Duke of Marlbro' packet arrived from Falmouth in the Tagus. Also arrived here, the Eliza, Watt, from Messina, in 29 days, for orders and Amsterdam; the Hippocampi, Rowe, from Terra-Nova for London • the James, Bartlett, tram Se ville, for orders ; and the Youghall, Bhankin, from Youghall. Sailed his Majesty's packet Swallow, Lieut. Baldock, for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Ayres, with mails of the 17th instant; the Norway ship Pe. tereus, Bull, for Dram; the Columbus, Yutadets, for Rotterdam; the Jacques, Osman, for Halve de Grace; and the Grace, Tregarthen, for London. May 21.—Wind N.—Arrived the Harbinger, Champion, from Mee. sins, in 39 days, for orders ; and his Majesty's steamer African, Lieut. 1 Harvey, from the Mediterranean--salled from Corfu 30th April, Malts 4th May, Gibraltar 13th, and t adis 14th, with mails. April 20th, left at Corfu his Majesty's ships Procne and Rainbow ; May 2, at Malta, his Majesty's ships Britannia, Ganges, Kent, Melville, and Pelican ; his Majesty's ship Britannia put to sea on the 4th. May bth, in lat. 36. 50. long 12 East, spoke the brig Fortune, 22 days from Boston ; 11th, left at Gibraltar his Majesty's ship Acteon ; 12th, his Majesty's sloop Wasp strived ; 13th, his Ma* y's steamer Meteor arrived from Falmouth. Sailed his 3lajesty's t Elisabeth, Scott, for the Leeward Islands; and his Majesty's pac ke t Sphynx, Passingham, for the Ha.. packet vannah and Vera Crus, both with mails of the likh inst. The silly conundrum of some hall-witted literati, whe ther the Niger emptied itself in the sea, or was evaporated by lakes, is said to be determined by the fact, that a Canoe has from the Niger down a stream which enters the Sea In the t a l s ilt of Guinea, near Cape Nun, east of Cape Formosa, and there called the Nun. The question was of as much value as any of theconundrums which appear every Sunday in the Ayr, but it furnished a topic for the Jour. Delius, and made small thinkers stare. Perhaps it runs from some of the lakes connected with the Niger,and therefore may. In a certain sense, justify the assertion; but the Nun is a puny stream, and the Niger a river of the first rank. We understand that Mr. Denison has not yet decided whether he will sit for Liverpool or the county of Nottingham; but we are informed, that if he select Liverpool a fit representative for Not tingham is ready. If Mr. Denison select Nottingham, several persons have been mentioned for Liverpool. The most 'imminent names are Lord Palmerston, Lord Molyneux, and Mr. Hyde Villiers.. Mr. Kean arrived in town on Friday night from Edin burgh, after having made a moat successful tour. On Saturday he re hearsed the part of Ago* at the City Theatre, in which it appears he is concerned with Chapman as proprietor. Mr. Kean's health is coo. siderably improved. CHAPEL v. TIZEATRR.—It is pretty generally known that the New City Subscription Theatre, in Milton-street, was formerly a chapel. The proprietor granted a lease to certain parties, who let it to the Rev. A. Fletcher, who let it to Mr. Chapman. A curious ques tion now arises, which Is likely to interfere materially with the per formances. There was no express stipulation in the first Isms that this or that should not be done with it but the original lessees have just re- ceived a gentle hint, under the usual covenant to repair damages, that they must forthwith put the premises in Motu giro Waf, Ac. The first lessor comes upon the first lessees. they come upon the Rev. A. Fletcher, and down comes the Reverend Gentleman upon Mr. Manager Chap man. An awful confusion must ensue, from each party trying to ease himself t but, struggle as they may, we suspect the first lessor will remain uppermost.—itheadnan. UNIVERSAL PEACE SOCIETY.OII Wednesday evening the twenty.fifth anniversary of this Society was held in the Quakers' meeting house, White Hart-court, Lombard -street; William Allen, Esq. In the chair. A report of the proceedings of the Society for the put year was read by the Secretary, which stated that they bad circulated extensively tracts inculcating peace on earth and good-will to man. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE EXCLUSIVE. FOR THE STAR. FRANCE, PARIS. SATURDAY EVENING . We are informed that the ordinance for the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies will appear on the 25th. The King will be back at St. Cloud on the 26th. The ordonnance for the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies is, it is said, ordered, but it cannot be signed and promulgated until the return of the King; it is presttia , d that the new Chamber will commence its labours in the first days of July.—Journal de Paris. The Count de Mornay has set out from Paris with despatches for Saint Petersburgh, in consequence of the arrival at Paris of a Secretary from the French embassy in Russia. A levy of 16 new regiments of the line has just been ordered. A journal announced yesterday, that a change in the r,i oistry is talked of. The conjectures upon which th , , a ithor of the article supports his statement have no more foundation than the fact itself. That which is said besides of the rela tions of the ministry amongst themselves announces a com plete ignorance of the nature of these relations.—Juurnabl e Paris. A journal repeats this day the news, always to be hoped for, of a change in the ministry ; but the combination which is spoken of approaches nearer than ever to the system of the restoration, since it agitates the entrance to the Council of the Duke Decazes.—La Revolution. There has been talked of to-day that a change is about taking place in the ministry : that it will not be a change for the better, but for the worse ; .that is to say some thing which clings more closely to the restoration, or rather even the restoration itself. It will be remembered what eulogiums were given a little time since by the Journal des Debats on M. Decazes, as the man who had the best conception of liberty, such as would be suitable to the present France. We were not de ceived in attaching at the time a great importance to those eulogiums. M. Perier, who has mixed rather late in government and intrigues of court, and who has had the pretension of reducing his colleagues to be but as his clerks, committed an unpardonable fault is not following the king in his journey, and leaving him to be accompanied by others. An old courtier should not have been deceived. It is now M. d'Argout and Marshal Soult, who have the ear of the King. M. d'Argout is not the intimate friend of NI. Decazes for nothing; and it is known that Marshal Soult and M. Pe rier have had, upon several objects of administration, rather smart altercations, before the departure of the King. M. Montalivet, at all times ministerially inclined for M. De cazes, and M. Sebaatiani, who is of the foundation in all ministries made, or to make, has not hesitated, it is assured, to league with M. d'Argout and M. Soult against the Prime Minister. Thus M. Perier will have for consolation the unique fidelity of M. Barthe, who will quit the ministry with him."—Le National. According to the intelligence which is brought to us by the And de la Charte of Nantes, Government will be dis posed to take energetic measures to suppress the troubles of La Vendee. It has considered, without doubt, that it will be better to prevent the evil from encreasing, whilst there is yet time; by acting otherwise, it would have been placed in the situation of making use of exceptionable means to combat the insurrection, and the employment of such means is not exactly the thing to destroy the causes of irritation. Nevertheless, in the present state of things, if government will act with promptness and decision, civil war may be prevented. More than 15,000 men are directed upon the departments most in agitation; but we regret that they should not be under the orders of the General who once already pacified La Vendee, and whose name alone insl•ires the re bels with terror. It is General Bonnet who is to be sent into the departments of the West, with the title of Commis sioner-Lieneral. We know not to what he has deserved the attributions this title confers upon him. The And de /a Charte announces his arrival at Nantes.— Le National. There is a report to the King from Cassimir Perier, in the Moniteur of Saturday, proposing to him to send into the 4th, 12th, and 13th Military Divisions, au extraordinary commission, having troops at his disposal under new com manders, seconded by all the means possessed by the ad ministrative authorities, ecclesiastical and judicial; that it will fix its seat of justice in all places where circumstances may require it, and direct upon all points moveable columns, without interruption by the rules and limits of different military jurisdictions, nor be retarded by the conflict of any local authorities. The object of this measure, is to pacify the country at first by conciliatory means; and afterwards if necessary by force. La Vendee, it is said, will be placed in a state of siege. Lieutenant-General Bonnet, by the report, was recommended to the king, as extraordinary commissioner; and the report is followed by an ordonnance of his majesty, appointing that officer in the 4tb, 12th, and 13th military divisions. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAY B.—The Austrian Government is said to have opened a negociatios with four of the principal com mercial houses for a new loan of 30 millions of florins, the conditions of which had not yet been agreed upon.—Augs burg Gazette. A realer active exchange of notes has taken place of late between the French Cabinet and that of Vienna, relative to the affairs of Italy. Couriers succeed each other with ra pidity. Prince Metternich declares frankly, in his notes. that he will be the sole arbiter of the fate of Italy. In the former diplomatic language, it was always admitted that there existed a German and a French Italy ; but since the revolution of July, Austria will no longer listen to the pro tection of France. The last despatches of Marshal Maison leave no doubt on the approaching occupation by the Aus trian troops of the Novarais, a province annexed to Pied mont, but over which Austria claims a right of reversibility, since the extinction of the eldest branch of Savoy. By that occupation, Piedmont, which heretofore had but the shadow of independence, will be entirely at the mercy of the Cabi net of Vienna. The serious mistakes committed by our Mi nistry, with regard to the affairs of Italy, are dificult to re trieve, for Prince de Metternich will not give up so easily the advantages which the weakness and irresolution of our Cabinet enabled him to obtain at so cheap a rate. ITALX, FLORENCE, MAY 9.—(Extract of a private letter.) — You know the amnesty which has been granted by the Holy Father, be will pardon all the innocent, and rigormily chastise all those who have more or less taken part i n the events. Thus it is that the fathers of the church understand pardon ; unhappy the people whose fate it is to be born ander such a sky. M. de Saint-Aulaire will return to France; truly it was not worth the trouble of sending him, for the policy and Austrian authority rules in all the Roman States. The Austrians occupy five cities ; Bologna, Ferrara, Ancona. Commaoclaio and Ravenna, and it is stated they will hie possession of Civita- Vecchia. There cannot be less than 10,000 men at 80l . This is the manner in which the Austrian Cabinet at the representations of yours. Cardinal Oppissoni, to at Bologna, a mild and tolerant man, has alr e ad y had strong contestations with the Austrian com mandant, because be will not adhere to the measures of rigour which that °am Pr:Lmose to him, and is conte nt to give passports to all those are signalised as enemies to