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t , , PRICE OF SlOl KS 3 e• rt. Cone. 834 24 4 Cons. for Ace 83 24 34 24 3 per Cent. Red. Sli 31 pet Ct. 1818, 36 per Ct. Red. 894 IS per Cent. New, 914 1 1T TWO O'CLOCK. 4 per Ct. 1826, Inn; Ann. Jan.lB6o, 17 111 1646 OM Annuities —. New, 811.00 Rich. Bilk 9 8 .2800 Ohio 8 10 1100 and "SOO Do. 9 10 FOREIGN STOCKS. 31eximn MIS, for Account, 38). Enasian, 94i 6 9 01611, 16 fnr Acct, 16 15/. Spanish 1923, - French 5 per Ct. 91f 25c. 91f a 50e. Three per Ct., 651. Exchange, 951 30c. French Scrip, 7. prem. INIPANIES. Irish Grand Canal, 734 Forth and Clyde, £625 & Man.Railway,£BStol9o Cromford, ,645 Guardian, --- Albion Fire £75 Alliance, £ 8 Ss County, £4O Bolanos Mines, £lBO Steam Navigation, Ns. £6 1.5. PUBLIC ( Bank Stock, 196; lin!1.1 stock, —. lAmtion Dock•. £59 10. St. Citherine's. £7B 10. City Gas, £l9O 113nk of Scotland, £167 British Linen, £l5O Grand Junction, £9.45 Leeds, £395 Warne., £lB 101 LONDON. SATURDAY. MAY 21. I I 11 ; ; , TEI E EVENING STAR. A Cabinet Council is summoned for to-morrow to meet at the Foreign-Office in Downing-street. 'I he Lords of the Council met this day at two o'clock, at the Council-Chamber, to hear appeals from the East Indies. The LORD CHANCELLOR, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and the JUDGE of the High Admi ralty Court, wore present. • ' The Paris Journals of Thursday, whichlave been received this day, by Express, afford some additional intelligence with respect to the revolutionary movements in the East of Europe. The Journal des Debats gives a recent communi cation from Belgrade, announcing, that the GRAND VIZIER had been obliged to capitulate at Bitoglis, on account of , want of provisions. The Courrier Francais gives a singularly gossiping ar ticle from Constantinople, dated the 25th of last month. " We learn," says the correspondent of the Courrier, " that two Polish emissaries have arrived here, who have had a secret interview with the DRAGOMAN of the PORTE, which is to be immediately followed by another. At the close of these conferences, the Divan is ordered to assemble ; and it is reported that the French ambassador has made a communication of rather a startling nature to the RIES Ertcw Ist from his Government; having pre viously informed the English ambassador of its purport. The Russian ambassador, having obtained a knowledge of the fact, transmitted it, by express to St. Petersburgh. The substance of this diplomatic secret, is said to have been a declaration from the French Government, to aid in the emancipation of the Poles. The name of General LA• TA T ETTE has been mentioned as connected with this com munication. We think it probable that the above particulars, although perhaps incorrectly detailed and exaggerated, have some foundation in fact; and probably are connected with the sudden, return of Count GUILLEMINOT from Constan tinople. Our readers may probably recollect having perused, a day or two ago in the STAR, a paragraph from a French Journal, representing that the recall of Count GUILLEMINOT had been occasioned by a com plaint from the Russian Government, that the Count bad been endeavouring to excite the Turks, to avail of the present favourable moment, for renewed hostilities with Russia. It is probable, that the Poles would send such a Deputation, as is here mentioned, to Constantinople ; and it is not improbable, that General LAFAYETTE, as one of the leaders of the Polish Committee in Paris, might likewise take a part in forwarding such an object. Per haps, the late French Ambassador may even have shewn an undiplomatic tendency in the question, quite sufficient to render himself obnoxious to Russia. All this is probable ; and we must confess we wish the Turks had not been so obstinately pacific. We suspect the spirit of Journalism has exaggerated the disturbances in Turkey. The Albanians, always disposed for revolt, under the Pacha of Scutari, have advanced into ancient Macedonia, and at Toly, Monaster, or Bitoglia, (near the ancient Edessa and Pella), have hemmed in the Grand Vizier, who was on march against the mountainous districts of Dobri and Albania; and, as is said above, has now capitu lated. The scene of contest is too far from Constantinople, to endanger the empire. It merely proves that all the Greek tribes, North as well as South, seek independence of the Turks; and that the Christian Powers have taken too narrow a view of the Greek question. In the mean time, if tbe ac counts are to be credited, the Southern Greeks are rather favouring the Turks than the Albanians. The tour of the French King appears to answer every purpose that was intended. His Majesty's progress is a triumph, and he is received with an enthusiasm of loyalty. After this, the Chambers may be safely dissolved. It is a more certain means of winning votes, than the more blus tering proclamations of CHARLES the Tenth. We wish, however, that he had won them by an effective espousal of the cause of the Poles and Italians ; and we are persuaded, that power, bottomed on principle, would have lasted longer than one founded on the vulgar hums, which follow the train of royalty—appear wherever it may. King WILLt AM prorogued his Parliament one day, and dissolved it the next day, for re-election; but King Pax- LI PPE prorogues, makes a tour, and then dissolves for re► election. We prefer the straight• forward course of the English Monarch, and hope it is no unwarranted English prejudice. The Corporate system, created in feudal times to correct other evils, and now become a greater evil itself, is, we are happy to say, receiving its death blow in SWITZERLAND. That country has been specially cursed by these institu tions ; but they have just undergone revision every where ; and though the Swiss Tories, resisted in some places with force of arms, yet they have been overcome; and local governments, by popular election, are now established in most of the Cantons. has at length announced that the Republican in Holland ; and asserts that that country " is in confusion, as well as Belgium ; " ergo, it was not paid by the Orange party, for misrepresenting the Belgians. Now, for once, on this subject, the Times may be right ; for we should wonder if the republican Dutch do not begin to question the power of a few fishermen's children, to convert a STA DTHOLDER into a KING ! They cannot have forgotten, that the name of King was first sounded in that country, by some urchins at the Helveot Sleuys; and caught up by the crazed Jounralists of 1814. Need we wonder then, that there are Dutch who would prefer the an cient ST A DTHOLDER to the modern KINGSHIP; and for the fact, we have the evidence of the Times. But if, for the sake of proving its favourite position, that there is con fusion in Belgium, where we know there is none, the Dutch are also to be impugned, we may reasonably doubt both as sertions. The external relations of each are confined ; but that is no fault either of the Dutch or the Belgiums. There is little doubt now, that the Northamptonshire con test will terminate in the election of Lords ALTHORP and MILTON. With reference to an interesting report of the proceedings on this occasion, inserted in a subsequent co lump, we have to state that the numbers polled yesterday were —for Lord ALTHORP, 18; for Lord MILTON, 20; for Mr. CARTwatarr, 21 ; and for Sir C. KNIOHTLEY, 16 ; leaving a majority, in favour of Lord MILTON, over Mr. CA RTW RIO HT, OR the gross poll, of 123. These votes were principally supplied from the assessor's booth, being part of the disputed votes. The assessor was occupied the whole of yesterday, with the question—whether the burgesses of Northampton are entitled to vote for the county, in respect of a right of pasturage they exercise in quality of bur gesses ; which is asserted to be of the annual value of 40s. to each burgess? This question involves a right of voting in about 300 persons, who have not yet polled. These being principally under the influence of the corporation, will, it is anticipated by Mr. CARTWR [GUT'S friends, poll for him. The decision takes place this morning ; and should it be against the right of voting, it is believed that the election will terminate to-day. We have observed on the walls, some placards of Mr. CA RTW RIGHT'S London com mittee, calling for " the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." From some facts which are notoriously known, with regard to the conduct of this committee, we suspect this to be an ironical effusion, emanating from their opponents. The Elections in Ireland are proceeding with great spirit; and, except in the North, inhabited chiefly by Dissenters, are favourable to reform. In fact, we may calculate on a total exchange of nearly one hundred reformers for one hundred anti-reformers ; and therefore on a majority of about two hundred, in the divisions on the Bill. CITY. ONE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at tho same price they left off yesterday-83 to h for the Account; but on its being known that an express had arrived from Paris, Consols immediately receded i per cent. and were done at 82k, on the report that the French Renter had come considerably lower ; since which a reaction has taken place, and Consols are at present 821 f. French 3 per Cents. 64 10. A Lisbon Mail has arrived by the Magnet, sailed Bth May; also a mail from Vera Cruz, by the Eclipse, sailed on the 7th April; she landed the mail in Ireland, owing to the strong easterly winds, consequently we have no papers or letters as yet. The American packet has arrived off Liverpool : no papers or letters as yet received. We learn with pleasure that forces have been sent to La Vendee; the national guards of Tours have taken up arms to advance before two regiments of the line proceeding to the above destination. A dozen of bands, each of them from 30 to 50 men are on the two sides of the river Loire ; they are composed of vagabonds and condemned persons set at liberty ; they are armed with muskets of various descrip tions, and amongst them are several Vendeeans on the pen sion list of Charles the 10th ; each man receives 30 sous per day regularly paid : few troops are at present in that country. CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. We are sorry to have to announce an important failure in the Stock Exchange ; one of the most antient houses has been declared (not a Hebrew), previous to this failure Con sole were 82+, but the moment it was known, they went up to 83i : his differences must be very great. The cause of the rise is owing to his account being bought in. In the Foreign Market little doing. We have been favoured with the following letter from Carthagena, of 16th March :—" It is now our painful duty to advise you, that General Logue, who commands some battalions, has taken the side of the insurgents, and is now in fall march with one thousand men, to attack this city ; he is now within four leagues of our gates : the Municipality have positively resolved to de fend the place, and we are in expectation of all the honours of a siege. Santa Martha has adopted Lelague's principles, so that the whole of our department is in a civil war. The troops sent by the Government have gone over to him. The very capital is in danger, and the militia has been put under arms." In the Foreign Exchanges yesterday, there was much activity displayed ; bills upon Hamburg and Vienna were in great demand. In the rates of exchange there was no material variation ; they were, however, a shade higher than on last poet-day. VIENNA, MAY 7.—Dwernicki, and several of his Offi cers, will be conducted to Laybach—the rest of his Staff will go to Gratz; and the troops will be sent back into the country. Cape of Good Hope Papers to the 17th March have been received. They contain no news of importance. The So phia Jane had arrived from England on her way to Sydney, where she is to be employed in the coasting trade. From the Papal States we have an amnesty ! But for whom ? For these who made the revolution ? No. l i For those who dethroned the Pope, established a popu lar Government, and aided the patriots of Italy ? No. An amnesty has been granted, but it is an insult to call it so, since the exceptions to the amnesty are more numerous than the rules. The Antigua papers to the 26th March, which have ar rived, give all the details of the late insurrection already noticed. The cause of the revolt was, it is said, the stop page of the Sunday Negro Market for provisions and live stock. The magistrates stationed a strong force to prevent the market, agreeably to the orders from England. The Negroes immediately commenced firing the plantations; 16 are destroyed; 12 negroes are taken up as incendiaries. The legislature of the island immediately mat, and every thing was tranquil. Martial law is proclaimed. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. On Monday the King, on arriving at St. Germain, was received by the Prefect of the Seine and Oise, and the Mayor and authorities of the town. His Majesty quitted his carriage, and reviewed the National Guards of the town, with those of Marly and Argenteuil, amounting to 5,000 men, together with the regiment of chasseurs of the Duke de Nemours, and afterwards walked through the town, amidst the acclamations of the inhabitants. In the evening the town was illuminated. The Royal party then proceeded to Poissy, where the King found ready to greet his arrival 2,300 national guards, with deputations of the various ma gistrates, and a group of about 20 young ladies, who pre sented to his Majesty complimentary verses and bouquets of flowers. At Meulan and Mantes he met with the same array of citizen soldiers, the same brilliant and enthusiastic reception. At the latter place the National Guards amounted to 7,500 men, and the triumphal arch bore the following well-conceived motto: " A utrefois Soldat pour noir.? gloire, aujourd'hui Roi pour noire bonheur." The whole road, from St. Cloud to the boundaries of the depart ment, was lined by the population, bearing tri-coloured flags and verdant branches, showing every testimony of joy and satisfaction. VAIN A LARMS RESPECTING THE SOUTHERN DE PARTMENTS.—The tactics of the enemies of Government are directed to cause apprehensions in Paris of the departments, and fears in the departments respecting Paris ; but who- ever is acquainted with the spirit which prevails in our Southern departments, knows well that there is no series. cause of alarm arising from the symptoms of trouble which, within the last six months, have at intervals been felt at Ait, Arles, Tarascon, or even at Marseilles. Those agitations were chiefly of a private description, and were so easily ap peased that it is useless to demonstrate to-day how great is the exaggeration of those who now desire to have them con sidered as of deep importance. It, however, proves this fact, that Provence contains in it no real element of civil • ar. It will very soon be seen by the elections of 1831, on which side the majority preponderates in a Department represented too often as the abode of Carlism, and religious fanaticism, but, in truth, where the constitutional education had already made, as every where else, rapid progress before the revolution of July. VENICE, MAY 11.—We are still in a state of suspense ccncerning the fate of the Italian prisoners. There are here agents from all the legitimate governments re-established by I the Austrian bayonets, who expect that the unfortunate Italian patriots will soon be delivered up into their hands. No attention is paid to either age or station in life ; sick or well, the prisoners are all exposed to the same rigorous treatment. The Imperial army of Austria, already 270,000 strong, has just been considerably increased. At the moment the Ambassadors of Francis 11. give to all the Courts of Europe the most amiable assurances and solemn protests of his wishes for the maintenance of peace, an imperial decree orders a new levy of 110,000 men in the States of the empire. The recruiting is carried on with considerable activity every where. Accounts from Modena state that Menotti had arrived in custody at Mantua. He was to be tried, and, with all his accomplices, executed on a scaffold erected before his own house. Letters from Milan describe the incessant passage of Austrian troops through that city for the Piedmontese frontier. All the villages were crowded with them. No idea of their ultimate destination could be formed. Ge neral Zucchi had been transferred to the fort of Kuffstam in the Tyrol. A deputation from the Jews at Rome have waited upon the Pope, to express the homage of their nation to his Ho liness, and their gratidude for the benefits conferred upon them. They were received with great kindness. PoLew D.—Extract of a letter dated Dantzic, May 9 : " The trade of this place is destroyed by the interruption of our intercourse with Poland, nor dare we expect an early im provement, whatever the result of the bloody contest may be. Every consideration for private or commercial gain vanishes, and one anxious wish animates all who are not lost to the feelings of humanity—namely, that diplomacy would at length awake from its inhuman indifference, and by an effectual interference in Russian-Polish affairs, prevent the total destruction of a people who have excited the admiration of Europe. If this is neglected, it is to be feared that the cholera, transplanted as it has been by Russia in a civilized country, will destroy what may escape the barbarian's sword." The accounts received from the Russian capital to the sth instant mention that the little success which had attended the operations of the army in Poland under Gen. Diebitsch was a source of much dissatisfaction. The Emperor of Russia, it is mentioned, had expressed himself strongly upon the subject. A confident expectation was, however, indulged that, before the summer, Diebitsch would be in the capital of Poland, and that the Poles would be compelled to submit to any terms that may be offered. The Emperor appeared not to want for money to carry on the war, which will prove a much more expensive one than was at first imagined. Fears were beginning to be entertained of the spreading of the cholera morbus more extensively throughout the Russian dominions than last year. It bad already re commenced its ravages in Birsk. The mercantile transactions at St. Petersburg were be ginning to assume some notoriety, and the purchases of tallow for early shipment to England had been pretty large at 102 roubles, and for late shipment 103 roubles per pood. The barques from the interior had arrived much earlier that usual with supplies of tallow. The Exchange on London bad advanced to 10i. The demand for grain in all die ports of Russia was very great, and large shipments ,we making for Germany; the price. bad in consequence this. The demand for Russian tallow in the London Market is very dull at 40s. per cwt. so that large losses will be sus tained on some of the late purchases. Town tallow yester day fell to 425. 6d. per cwt. Wane, MAY 4.—By the Gazettes you will !perceive that Don Miguel and his party have deemed it necessary to bend to England. They have not done so without endea vouring to trick Mr. Hoppnel* in the case of the dismissal of the Capt. of the Diana frigate, by mixing the matter up with the affair of Lieut. Jones of the Vigilant; but Don Miguel has been obliged to sign a second decree, relating to the capture of the St. Helena packet. The English do not appear to be exactly satisfied with what has been done, but Mr. Hoppner of course must be, or he would not have ordered the squadron to the Tagus. The vessels (except a brig which, having sprung a mast, has, I believe, proceeded to England) came in this morning. Portuguese, of both parties, are greatly mortified at what has been done, and express much bitter ness towards England, which they say cares for nothing but her own interest, and that she pursues through thick and thin. Don Miguel is dreadfully afraid of the coming of the French, and that they will assist the party of the young Queen. Monzirx.—Menotti has already arrived at Mantua, and will be judged and executed, with all his accomplices. The scaffold will be placed before his own house. probably, at the moment we are writing, this unfortunate patriot is about to suffer. • The Times , party incramm SPIRIT OF THE JOURNAL& TI MEB.-7he Colagrut.—Tha French journals, which see m ,„ practise successfully the motto of Cold Bacon—•• cut viam inveni a m aut &clam' (we shall either find news or 'yak/ them)— have got hold of • 'stay of tut approaching European Con s ress. Thu splendid nay.lty has become the subject of warm fasputation, and will be kept in toe air, like a shuttle-cock, by the dexterity of the contending parties, till the public get tired of the sport, or some fresh vagary conics t o occupy its attention. Congresses in time of peace, and without any new territorial interests to arrange, are now out of fashion ; and, as Napoleon slid of :* a title of 111 a gnie, in Aloliere's cometlict have been rendered • too ridiculous' to be revived. We s7tal: hence. forward, most probahly. see pleoiy of conferences and proascols, but we shall hear no more coi*:. general congress till after a general war, Irian we mail have cot qoesti Ciispose of, crowns to dtstribi , te, or limits to side. The last of the stock, which proclaimed its piiiiciples and issued Its awards fern Verona, has been buried in the grave of die Holy Allituice ; and elvilizatioa would be for ever disgriteei, if It again permit. ted such a pretended amphycikmic council--at tile bead of adds was the most bar:sawn* power of Europe—to dictate constitutions or systems of government to .ire rest, and to exerci..• it• high police over more enlightened stairs. W o ay, iherefore. take it for „ , noted that that will he no question of political prindplcs or systems of govern. mein at any flits re Congress. Indeed, in the preset hist:m et , , Congress settle these points would be much more idicutous titan th e Council of Trent, in its endeavour to draw up a aced for CAlwij es and ;Protestants. The ,ler: (shit of the soverei. yof ;•. e uould be pre• died by the French rereads:mire at its first meet. Mg, would so COlllOll , lll die diviae.right portion of i a menibets, as t o bleak up the conference. If, then, negociations for die settlement of p• in aof polities] dectrine tire not of the question, what material i nter. rests %mild the Congress hove to be srmaged, that cannot be ar. ranged through medium of a sepe.,.te despatch, a Government couria, anu a common anthastatlo: ? '1 here has. happily, been of late no "war in which our considerable number of the great Pn wett are interested, and no conquest has been made which any of them dis. puts. Ali:iers is so aCuir which may be safely left to be settled beta een England and France; the B.lgic question has been disp oie d cf by the confetenees of London, as far us it can be disposed of abort of war ; and the independence of Poland am be ci well sot cordi a lly" .he undaunted bravery of its inkrbitants, and the energetic remonstrunces of die civilized powers of Etna e. separately, as It the latter, met at Congress, were to red a round-robin to the leinperor Nicholas front Aix.la-Chapelle, or same central town in Ger. many cv France. 13tit the 41111: rumour which given ON the European Con ore's, likewise informs its of us prestim:d ohject.—it is, to vote a general disarming of the great Powet s. and a return ton general peace establishment. Of all chimeras in tine world, this is the least likely to be realized at the present moment, or through the labours of such a meeting. of Parties.—The people may at this moment be said to he divided into Ihreelelasses—the advocates of things as they are—of things as they owls! of toing, es he ought nog to be. By he feat we mean those who, benefit.in.; by the Ittorough sys• temp. natural], enough wish for ha continuonce—the secund, those who are anxious to see its abuses remedied by means of a timely and salts. tary ..efonn—and .he third, those inconsiderate mid wicked persons who look to a subversion of existing institutions as a blessing, from which they. in the scramble, may obtain some undefinable and uncertain good. The second class is that to which all rational and independent persons will naturally attach themselves. The chance of the first is entirely gone by. It is against unconwionsly aiding the views of the third that we would anxiously caution all honest men of all persuasions. There never was a dine when the old rule, that •' the middle course is the safest," came so forcibly home to the breasts of all reasonable people; or, ith other words. when it was so essential that the honest refcrmcr should have defined views upon the subject, in the accomplishment of nhich he should firmly tletantine uel.bcr on the one hand to relax, or, on the other, to exceed. All this is the more necessary at a time when, triump hant vs the anise of reform is, it is, nevertheless, we have no doubt, deprived of the support of many of those who would be among its meet valuable and influential adherents by an apprehension, common to many such persons, rhea there is a party (that third class which we have alretuiy designated) whose aim it is to take advantage of the door of reform being opened, to enter and never to close the doors till the whole intcrrot of the constitutional edifice has been glutted and destroyed. Now, however numerous such persons may be (and it Is evidently more safe to over-rate than under-value their strength,) they bear no sort of comparison, either in numberor importance, to those whose wishes for reform are prompted by a sense of its overwhelming necessity, and are bounded by those limits and land-marks which the tomditution of their country has so clearly defined. When, therefore, we see the state of exasperation to which men's minds are endeavoured to be brought when a calm sad sound jndgment is most of all called for—when we see the wretched attempts which are made to induce the people, as it were, " to run a muck" at all who may not happen to agree with them —we cannot but condemn those who have recourse to such expedients as the most bitter enemies to the true cause of reform, the ranks of whose most ;ormidable opponents are increased by the pretended seal of its indiscreet or insincere and designing friends. POST.—Thu Club.—The Pitt Clubs have formerly done the State good service. They were formed originally out of respect to Mr. Pitt ; they afterwards became the rallying points for the preservation of our laws,our liberties, and our religion. through the different counties in England. Let them he reorganized through the country—let every man who has heart and sense enough to value our preset valuable institutions, and who at the same time has sagacity enotniCa to foresee the imminent danger they are now in, come forward and unite himself to one of these clubs—let .he hietropolitan weeds. on the 28th he the signal for their revival througli the land—let every man who has virtue and courage enough in these times to he a reel patriot, exert himself in promoting the reconstructic, of these d u bs. The crisis at which the meeting in London will be held is an awful one. Let the fundhohler, tila clergyman. the peer. he member of the House of Commons, the inercham, the agriculi prim, the colonial pro. prietor—let every man who has reflection enough to see that the prin. eiple on which all property is held is gone for ever, if the whole bill passes, step forth and join these clubs—let the meeting in London core vey to England this important fact, that, stilled as the voice of the opponents of the bill has been by outrage, falsehood, and mkrepresen mien at the elections, there is a conservative principle still alive in London, which, through good report and evil report, remains steady to the laws, the liberties, and, the religion, In which they have bees bred up ! _ HRRALD--Crucky of Parisla.offierrs..—Withoat alluding to any particular instance, we arc persuaded that our readers cannot have ob served without pain the numerous occasions we have lately hid to re. cord instances of deplorable want, in some followed by actual death, occurring through the neglect or coldhearted indifference of parish. 111. cers. Clow much these melancholy instances of human suffering wool/ be increased, were. it not foe the active agency of private benevolent, we need hardly point out; but that such instances should exist at al' e and that more especially in an enlightened and refined metropolis, is n scandal both upon the law and its organs, which persons in authority ought to adopt decisive measures to put an end to. The evil, we M. lieve, is in a great measure owing to the mal-administrat'oo of the Poor Laws under Air. Sturges Bow ne's Act, and to the irresmmthie power which too many local Acts assign to Parochial Boar 4 am. posed of persons who, however respectable themselves, too often transfer their authority to cold and ignorant agents, who are not unfrequently considered most lit for their office in properties u they are exempt from the troublesome and expensive feelings of ha manity. But, whatever may be the Cause, the effect wares us too forcibly and too frequently in the face, not to all at once both for strong animadversion and a speedy remedy. If coroners and their judo sometimes did their duty with a little more earnestness, their verdicts might infuse some degree of fear and caution into persons who at pre sent seem hardened in brutality by too great a chance of ham:aping aet only with impunity, but often almost without obeervasion. The public at large, however, it is quite clear, are no parties to the fault, nor MS ferent listeners to the cues which come before them, as may be seen by the promptness with which individual charity steps in to heal the wounds which the official want of it has inflicted ; and we only hope that, if such cases occur again, persons in authority, taking the tom from public feeling, will make some rigid examples of those by whose wilfulness or negligence such scenes of human suffering have been pro. duced or aggravated. A letter from Aran in Switzerland, of May 7, says that the new constitution has been accepted. Not only two-thirds of the districts, but the same proportion of the whole population voted in its favour. In some districts there was scarcely single dissentient vote. We also learn from Berne that that city, which has been hitherto governed by the Council of Two Hundred, who were also Members of the Grand Council of the Canton, is about to receive a municipal organization. There is to be formed for this purpose a Constituent Assembly of 61 Members, 41 of whom will be named by the 13 tribes or abbeys of the town, and 20 by the Council of Two Hundred. The Courrier of Greece has the followings—" During the violent struggle between the Albanese and the t-oops of the Grand Vizier, the frontiers were occupied by Greek battalions. The Grand Vizier requested the Greek Govern ment not to receive on its territory the Albanese pursued by him ; upon which the government sent orders to the civil and military governors to comply with the request of the Tur ks, and to keep on friendly terms. By the aid ofFrench physicians attached to the expedition ; vaccination has been introduced into Greece. Upon the Turkish Government baring ria the free exportation of cattle from the Continent to Ter. the Greek Government likewise permits similar exports. 't