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elo Oattonait r . . -.Pagr-9 Ottr + ii. A., x t Our Eting, eoluStitutton, atra 3Latnif. „ , _ I. No. 1,370.—V0i.. XV.] FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. VIENNA, MAY 4.—We know nothing of the affairs of Turkey. The Court publishes nothing. At the Exchange many reports offtace and war are circu lated. We expect with Tffe greatest impatience intelligence from St. Petersburgh, which would put aside all uncerainty. Mr. Gordon, the English Charge d'Affaires, has had within a few days past several conferences with the Prince de Metternich, and has sent off u courier to Logdon. • lifte have received no accounts front Constanti nople,. subsequent to the 17th of April. At that period the Turkish army was still receiving new reinforcements from Asia, but these troops remained in the environs of Constantinople. 'the Turkish fleet commanded by the Captain Pasha, Ali Bey, was to have proceeded to the Black Sea, but his destination was suddenly changed, in consequence of the insurrection at. Scio. The Grand Seiginx seat positive orders to Ali Bey, to put down the rebels at Seio, and to annihilate the Greek ravy ; but the Turkish vessels are not completely equip,ed, and are badly armed Compelled to sail, Ali !ley proceeded to Galtipol to complete his equip ment. There are some thousand troops on board, t;,r the purpose of effecting a debarkation. HAMBUII6II, 31/tv 10 —We have received from tl.e banks of the Pruth, accounts dated the 21st of April, containing the important intelligence that the second Russian army had received ror the se cond time orders to hold themselves in readiness to march ; the third order will fix its destination.— The Emperor was expected at Bessarabia. LAUSANNE, NIAY 10.—The Government of the Canton of Western Switzerland have received new summonses, not to suffer the residence in their ter ritories of' irty foreigner proscribed, or a fugitive on account of political offences. The ministry of a great power has declared to the Swiss, that if they are not more correct in future in satisfying the de mands addressed to them in this respect, it will be obliged to adopt such measures as circumstances may render expedient. The Directing Canton has transtnitted to the Cantons interested in it, the communications thus wade, accompanied by consi derations derived front the present situation of Swit zerland. This explains, without altogether ex cusing it, the attention which our authorities have sliewn to acts which at another time would have been considered as attacks upon our independence. We have been much occupied here for some time with the projected Tariff of Customs, which is to be proposed at the next Diet. If it is adopted, it will he ruinous to the Cantons which carry on commerce with France, but it will give great ad vantages to the German manufacturers, and to the Cantons which trade direct with them. From the manner in which our afll,irs arc managed. there is but too much reason to fear that this Germanic combination will prevail over th - s. general interest of the S te his communes. 1%1 Anatu, MN' 7.—We have received to-day certain intelligence of the complete defeat of the fac tions who were lately assembled In Catalonia and in Biscay. The latter havo been entirely dispersed ; the others have experienced the same fate, and thew only remains a weak band who have taken refuge on the French territory. The whole of this army of the Faith found, it is said, mysterious protectors at Uourdeaux, Bayonne, and Perpignan, and who doubtless are unknown to the trench Government itself. Tinee or four regiments have passed within these few days through the environs of this capi.al, march ing, it is said, towards the frontiers, to observe the French Sanitary Cordon, which is every day reinforced. M. de Legarde, the French Ambassador, has been fur some days at Aranjucz. There was celebrated to-dui• with great pomp the National Fete decreed by the Cortes, to perpetuate the recollection of the memorable day of the 2d of Alay, 1808, which witnessed the awakening of the Spaniards from their long lethargy, and the com mencement of the contest in favour of national independence. FRANKVoIa s MAY B.—Letters from several com- Inertial houses at Vienna confirm the intelligence of o new loan, on account of the Austrian Government. 11th; loan will be fur 15,000,000 florins, and M. de SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1822. Rothschild is named as the negociator. It is added that this third loan, negociated by the house of Rothschild for Austria, will not be, like the two preceding ones, formed by means of a lotted, bat that it will involve a new issue of metallic obliga tions, at five per cent. interest, in specie. The public debt of Austria, hitherio converted into metal lies, is estimated at 1.50,000,000 florins. Up to the 30th April, there was no further intel ligence at Vienna respecting the progress of the rie gociutions at Constantinople but commercial letters had stated that the Porte had for the third time rejected the Russian Ultimatum. It was, however, asserted that the dispatches from the Internuncio at Pere continued to hold •ut hopes ofthe maintenance of peace. Private letters from Petersburgh, to the 20th April, consider war as very probable, whilst letters from several bankers of Viet= continue to give contrary assurances. LEIPSIC, MAT 2.---Letters from St. Peters burgh, of the 17th of April, speak of war, but the campaign, it is added, will not be opened till the Emperor has made a general review of his two grand armies. Thus the month of May may pass over before the commencement of hostilities. It appears to be certain, according to these letters, that. the Baron de Strogonoff will accompany the Emperor. Nothing certain had transpired at Petersburgh res pecting the state of the negociations. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Friday a Court was held specially for the despatch of a variety of important business. As soon as the Lord Mayor had taken the chair, the Recorder introdoced the ex-Baron Alasseres, who re signed the office of Judge of the Sherd' 's Court, which he had held for a great number of rap.. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. r. OLDHAM moved that the roittisition to the Lord Mayor to call a Court of Common Council, to take into consideration the propriety of silting a sum of money to relieve the digress of the people of Ireland, should be rea(l.—(llear,) 'l'he fetpliiitioll having been read by the Recorder, Mr. OLDHAM said, it was with feehiera of great pain, though not unmixed with pleasure, th at he viewed the subject to which he felt it his duty to wriest the 0011 of the Court. So far as that Court seas concerned, he felt no pain. NVhatever difference of opinion might exist amongst them on other occasions, the Cilia was always open to impressions of charity, to which their records bore ample testimony; for it appeared 'bat in the last fortyglitie years the Court had voted sums to the amount of 54,0001, in relief of distress (hear, hear); and it would not be denied that the distress of their brethren in Ireland had as strong a claim on their feelings as any other distress could have. The existence of that distress was so notorious, that it was unnecessary to say any thing in proof of it, and impossible to heialuen the reality.— lie would nut stop to enquire wheth..r it proceeded Iroin bad govermilent, hail landlords, ur bad crops, when it was known that 10,000 persons were striving to support existence by eating the Lurk of trees, watitlentig over tile fields in quest even of weeds to prevent them (totai ex piring, and dying in the ditches of actual starvation ; and what was eveti worse than all this, a pestilence was arising from this famine, the probable ravages of which presented a hid.utis prospect. (Ilea.) Ile felt himself in the hands of the Court as to the sou Willett it would be proper lu vote in this unparalleled distress. lie wished for miainniity, and conceived that by proposing the snot arm() utiiiieas it would probably be attained. Alderman VENABLE* said, that being one oldie Lon don committee ior assisting Ireland, lie knew inure or the distress that existed there than many miters, and could state with certainty, that the peasantry in the West and South were in a state of actu a l ,iai %a non. I: tin. wretched state of the peasantry there, it was not imustial that they were unable to procure salt with their potatoes, but now they were without potatoes, and were actually P erishin g for want oh h e md• Ile hoped his friend would amend his 'notion, and propose limul.—(There were some cries of " hear," but " no, no,' predonsitialed.)— The worthy Alderman said, he hoped whatever was given would be given with um •i i imity. Mr. Favel.t. said, it had generallv been his friend's (Mr o.(lliani's) task and his to op.tote the (Apt:114111M of the binds of the Corporation, but on the preient oe cas on all insist feel the necessity ol releving übe digres.es of the sullering Irish. Hut he could not help obie.volas that the resew sufferings of the Irish aopear.'d ur ci.m• n his Majesty's Ministers as if Grey were aw itened from a trance t if iey ought to have known the growing misery of the people, and to hale wade rovialuit againNt it. Alderman C. Sst tali stated, that a bill hail been brought into the lion" o f c mwa n ti s last night, to grant VO,ote./1. to be apptied t.a the envetoyment of Paler; 94d- the distressed in Ireland. He thought a grant of 600 guineas from that Court, in relief of their distress, would be ample. Mr. JAMES said he was anxious the Court should be on 111111 l siu the gram they made. Mr. TAYLOR said the CanaCi of the distress should be enquired into. It was the comptainefilibisci hat we mid a surplus of cons, part of which caner from lrel land. The true cause of the distress was a bad govern. went, and a system of jobbit4 and plunder, that existed from one end of that unfortunate country to the other.— r lie was satisfied that the people of England felt more for the people of Ireland than the great men of that country. , —A II their public institutions were supported by mentary grants, hot by subscriptions of landlords; and the English landlords, though absentees, %sere much better than the 1 rlsh—tvl I liesi Eirl Fitzwtlliaw. (fleas.) Alderman BKOWNE hoped it would be the object of all to promote tile good work before them, awl deprecated political speeches, which would do more harm than good. Mr. SLADE said all must agree in the necessity of affordilig ediate relief to Ireland. But it would be also of the greatest advantage to that injured country to etiqulre whether it was not the bad government of WO years that was the real cause of all her sufferings. Alderman WarrustAst said, no greater charge was ever brought against any governmens than was contame•t in the admitted state of the people of Ireland. In lie land, the government was carried on at an immense ex pellee, yet the misery of the people was the result. It was stated those evils long existed in Ireland, lint thy knowledge of them came on the people of EiLlatid a thunderstorm. The ministers of the Crown say, ttie d stress of this country proceeds from the superab u ndance of corn, 500,000 quarters of it came from Ireland, where the peo r le are starving for want of it. lie would be glad to see a day appointed to take two consideration the mi,government of Ireland. (Hear.) Alderman Gaettarr assured the Court that the Lon don Committee, 01 which he was a itienilser, had taken great pains to ascertain the Lest method of applying the Mih, and came to the conclusion that the most effectual way was to remit the money to similar committees in I retain!. The question on Mr. 041 ham's motion for granting 500 ,Loineas was here I Ily called tor, and put by we Recorder, and agreed to unanimously. MC COMMON SLROLANT. The rrqui►iuon to consider the 6reuttist3nces of thi memorial presented to the Court of Aldermen by several menrhers of the Court, upon an mild toye-law, against I:iC late election of Mr. Duman as COIIIIIIOII Sergeant, was then read. Mr. OLDHAM addressed the Court at some length thereon, and concluded with 'nosing for a committee to be appointed to investigate the same, and where then; arc ally other by-laws affecting the ri4ht of the Court u,t the election of their officer - , and to report. M r. SLADE seconded the motion. Mr. Identity Saunders, Nlr. Doom, Mr.Favell, .l r. Crooke, \l r. Alderman Waithmati, and several o tear members spoLe, and the motion was agreed to, aim a committee of the .11derineti preseirt, and a Cu iiiiii oiler, limit each Ward, appointed accordiii.r.'y. The Lord Ma‘or laid before the Court the re , izo Mon of Mr. James %Vomiter, of the office of Uppe r Marsirah, which was accepted. Mr. Neville Brown was theremxm appointed to the above situation, and the next Court fixed for tilling up the vacancy of Under NI arsha I. In constrim lice of the great pressure of busine:s, the election Of secocirl and third assurtant clerks of the Court of Requests was postponed. A. petition 110111 sundry inh.ibitants of the W'ard of Cripplettate Witilllll, praying for one Wariliiime wily to be iio!deti for the Ward Within and the Ward Withow instead ul s. prate Ward 1111 l les, as at present. Itrierred in the committee to whom the former petitions on that subject stand referred. By the Margaret, arrived at Liverpool from Bahia, whence she sailed on the 233 of February, we have received intelligence of a coact having taken place, on the 19th, between the native Brazilians and the Europ.:an troops stationed in that city. Their com mander, Ignacio Luiz Madera c Mello, bad been, a short tune betiire, appointed Brigadier-Governor of Bahia, and had superseded Brigadier Manuel Pedro de Frictus Guitnaracz, whose dismissal had givint umbrage to the British Independents, which was the cause of the commotion. The European Pon etti,u se defeated the Brazilians, and at the time oi that Margaret's sailing, they were in possession of the Fort of St. Pedro, and masters of the city.— • Commerce was, of course, completely at a stand ; but the writers of the letters received by the Mar. vtret seem nut to contemplate the least danger to nireign property. Delay in sales, and in the coilee tion of debts, was among the wore serious inconve nicnce expelienced.