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N PROCLAMATION FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT. BY THE KINU-A PROCLAMATION. °swum. R. Whereas his Majesty being at peace with all the Powys and 'rates of Europe and of Atneries, has repeatedly declared his Royal determination to maintain a strict and impartial neutrality In the clafertn: contests in which certain of thorn Powers and Staten ate engaged : Aad whereas the commission of acts of hostility by todividual subjects of his Majnty against any Power or State, or against the persons and properties of the subjects of any Power or State, which being at peace with his Majesty is at the same time engaged in a sontest, with respect to which his Majesty has de:Lered his deter. sniaation to be neutral, is calculated to bring Into question the sin cerity of his Majesty's declarations: • And whereas if his lklajesty's subjects cannot be effectually is. strained from such unwarranted commission of acts of hostility, ft way be justly apprehended that the Governments aggrieved there. by might be unable, on their part, to restrain their subjects from committing acts of violence upon the persons and property of an t:Minding subjects of his Majesty : And whereas the Ottoman Porte, a power at peace with bit Ma jesty, is and has been for some years past engaged in a contest with the Greeks, in which contest his Majesty has observed a strict and Impetus' neutrality : _ _ . And whereas great nambers of his Majesty's loyal subjects re side and carry on a beneficial commerce, and possess establishments and enjoy privileges within the dominions of the Ottoman Porte, protected by the faith of treat:es between his Majesty atd that Power : And whereas his Majesty has reccired recent and undoubted In formation, that attempts are now making to induce certain of his Majesty's subjects to fit out ships of war and priratecrs in the ports of lots Majesty's kingdom, and to embark therein, for the purpose of csayir.g on, under the Greek flag, hostile operations against the (Morns" (dorm:merit, of capturing and destroying Turkish ships sad proprrty, and of committing depredations on the coasts of the Turkish dominions t And whneas such hostile operations would be directly contrary to the provisions of the Act, passed in the 59th year of the reign of his late Majesty, intituled, " An Act to prevent the enlisting or engagement of his Majesty's subjects to terve in a foreign ser vice. and the fitting out or equipping, in his Majesty's dominions, vessels for warlike purposes, without his Majesty's license," in which it is, amongst other things, enacted, " that If any natural hewn subject of his Majesty, his heirs, or successors, without the leave or license of his Majesty, his heirs, or successors, for that purpose tint had and obtained under the sign manual of his Ma jolty, his heirs, or successors, or signified by Order in Council, or by proclamation of his Majesty, his heirs, or successors, shall take or accept, or shall agree to take or accept, any military commis sion, or shall otherwise enter into the military service as a com missioned or non-commiasioned officer, or shall enlist or enter him self to enlist, or shall agree to enlist or to enter himself to serve as a 'Maier, or to be employed, or shall in any warlike ot mili tary operation to the service of, or for, or under, or in aid of any foreign prince, state, potentate, colony, province, or part of any province or people, or of any person or persona exercising, or as suming to exercise, the powers of government, in or over any foreign country, colony, province, or part of any province or people, either at an officer or soldier, or in any other mili tary capacity; or if any natural born subject of his Blajesty shall, without such leave or license as aforesaid, accept, or agree to take or accept, any commission, warrant, or appoint ment as an offieer, or shall enlist or enter himself, or shall agree . to enlist or enter himself to serve as a sailor or marine, qr to be employed or engaged, or shall serve in and on board any ship or vessel of war, or in and on board any ship or vessel used, or fitted out, or equipped, or intended to be used for any warlike purpose in the service of, or for, or under, or in aid of any foreign power, prince, state, potentate, colony, province, or part of any province or people, ox of any person or persons exercising, or assuming to exercisi the powers of government in or over any foreign country, colony, proemce, or part of any province or people ; or if any natural born subject of his Majesty shall, without such leave and licence as aforesaid, engage, contract, or agree to go, or shall go to any foreign state, country, colony, pro •:2CO, or part of any province, or to any plate beyond the seas with an intent, or in order to enlist or enter himself to serve, or, with intent to serve, in any warlike or military operation what ever, whether by land or by s:a, in the service of, or for, or under, or in aid of, any foreign prince, state, potentate, colony, province, or part of any province or people, or in the service of, or Gtr. or under, or in aid of, any person or persons, exercising, or as,urcing to exercise, the powers of government in or over any foreign country, colony, province, or part of any p:ovince or people, either as as an officer or a soldier, or in any other military capacity, or as an officer, or sailor, or marine, in any such ship or vessel as aforesaid, although no enlisting money Or pay, or reward shall have been, cr shall be, in any or either of the cases aforesaid, actually paid to, or received by, him, or by any person tom for his use or benefit; or if any person whatever Mithin the United Kingdom of Orem Britain and Ireland, or in say part of his Majesty's dominions elsewhere, or in any country, colony, settlement, island, or place belonging to or subject to his Majesty, shall hire, retain, engage, or procure, or shall auempt, er endeavour to hire, retain, engage, or procure any person et persons whatever to enlist, or to enter, or engage to enlist, or to verve, or to be employed in any such service or employment as aforesaid, as an officer, soldier, sailor, or marine, either in land or ▪ service, fur, or under, or in aid of, any foreign prince, state, potentate, colony, province, or part of soy province or people, or foyer under, or in aid of, any person or persons exercising, or assuming to exercise, any powers of government as aforesaid, or to go, or to agree to go, or to embark from any part of his Majesty's dominions for the purpose or with the intern to be so enlisted, en tered, engaged, or employed as aforesaid, whether any enlisting money, pay, or reward shall have been, or shall be, actually given as received, or not, in soy or either of such cases every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon being confined thereof, upon any it.formation or indictment, shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the Court before which such offender shall be con ',mad t" Aod it is further eastard, "that if any person within any pert of the United Kingdom, et in any part of his Majesty's dominions beyond themes, shall, without the leave and license of his ►lajssty for that purpose first had sad obtained, as aforesaid, equip, furehh, It out. or arm, or attempt or endeavour to equip, furnish, fit our, os arm, or procure to be equipped, furnished, fitted out, or armed, et shall knowingly aid, assist, or be concerned in the equipping, furnishing, fitting out, or aerating of any ship or vessel, with intent or in order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign prince, state, or potentate, or of any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or maple, or of any person or per sons exer ci sing, or assuming to exercise, any powers of g overnment in arose, soy foreign state, colony, province, or pan of any province or people, as a transport or store ship, or with intent to cruise or C3rfilLit boatibties against any prince, state, or potentate, or rig iin:t the subjects or citizens of any prince, state, or potentate, us against the persons exercising, or assuming to exercise, the powers of government in any colony, province, or part of any province or country, or against the inhahitants of any foreign whey, province, or part of any province or ccuntry, with whom his Majesty shall net then be at war, or stall, within the United Kingdom, or any of his Majesty's dominions, or in cry settle /amt, territory, island, or place belonging or sulject to his filejesty, issue or deliver any commission for any ship or v esse l, to the intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed as afore said, every such person so °fouling shall be deemed guilty of s ' misdemeanor; and shall, u;ton conviction thereof, upou any in fumation or indictment, be punished by fine sod imprisonment, or eiU.:r of them, at the discretion of the Court in which such of seeder shell be convicted, and every such drip or vessel, with in: tickle, apparel, and furniture, together with the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores whi:h may belong to, or be on board of, soy such ship or vessel, shall be forfeited ; and it shall be lawful for any *Men of his Majesty's customs or excise, or any alma his Ma jesty's navy, who is by law empowered to make seizures for any for feiture, Incurred under any of the laws of customs or excise, or the lawsof made and navigation, to mire sach ships and vessels aforesaid, And in such places, and in such matinee in which the officers of his Majesty's customs or excise, and the officers of his Majesty', navy, ere empowered respectively to nuke seizures under the laws of mums and excise, or under the laws of trade and navigation, and that every such ship sad vessel, with the tackle, appval, and fur niture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, std storm which may belong to or be on board of such ship or ves sel, may be prosecuted and condemned in the like manner, snd in such courts as ships or vessels may be prosecuted and condemned, for any breach of the laws made for the protection of the revenues of customs and excise, or of the laws of trade and navigation :" Ills Majesty, therefore, being desirous of preserving to his sub jects the blessings of peace which they now happily enjoy, and being resolved to perserere in that system of neutrality which his Majesty has so repeatedly declared his determination to maintain ; in order that none of his Majesty's subjects may unwarily render themselves liable to the penalties imposed by the statute herein mentioned, has thought fit, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to issue this his royal Proclamation And his Majesty does hereby strictly command that no person or persons vhatsetver do presume to take part iu any of the said contests, or to Commit or attempt any act, matter, or thing what soever, contrary to the provisions of the said statute, upon pain of the several penalties by the said statute imposed, and cf his Ma jesty's high displeasure : And his Majesty, by and with the advice aforesaid, Both hereby enjoin all his Majesty's subjects, strictly to observe, as well towards the Ottoman Porte and the Greeks, as towards all other belligerents with whom his Majesty is ct peace, the duties of neutrality ; and to respect in all, and each of them, the exercise of those belligerent rights, which his Majesty has always claimed to exercise, when his Majesty has himself been unhappily engaged in war. (liven at our Court at Winds;;, the 94th day of September, 1826, and in the 6th year of our reign. OOD SAVE TUE Kira. , /MUMS OV BHITISII 3 per Cant. Cons. 871 118 Ditto Acct. 83i 88 j Kew 4 per Cent. 102 India Stack 264 India Bonds 14 pm PRICES OE FOItEION Amelia/1 Scrip Ditto Acct. 9 ifitlks Colombian Honda 75 Ditto Amt. Ditto Bonds (Dr 24) 74illift Ditto Acct. 74i f fit Danish Bonds Ditto Acct. Ditto Marks Banco 109 Guatemala Scrip 4i 411 dia COURSE OF EXCII Amsterdam C. F. IS 4 Ditto at sight II 1 Rotterdam w . ...... ....9 U. 12 5 Antwerp 12 4 Hamburgli 2 U. 37 2 Akoaa 2i U. 37 2 l'alts,3 daya'right.. ..... 25 35 Ditto 1 U. 25 63 Bordeau z Berlin 7 0 Frank. on 31ain YzM.llil Petersburath, rbls. 3 Us. 1/f Vienna, elleetirs S. 11,31. 10 2 Trieste ....... 10 2 adrid.... .37 Cadiz 37 Bilbao 34 9 Barcelona. 36 Seville 30j Gibraltar 31 MOCKS YESTERDA V. Ex.8i115,10.1,000/. par 1 pill Ditto, 3001. par Ipm Ditto, brnall par Ipm Lottery Tickets 191.1115. STOCKS YESTEitIMv. Greek Scrip (1826) 21f 23 24 23‘ die Ditto Acct. 211 23 die Mexican Bonds 71 704 ex die Ditto Scrip (1023)10f f die Ditto Asst. 'CI if f I dis Peruvian Bonds 674 71 4 Ditto Ace. 674 Spanish Cons. 164 4 1 Ditto Acet.lB4 NUE YESTERDAY. 1;g1;°1-11 Genoa Yanks 27 Malta. 0 Naples 40 1 Palermo per as. 122 Lisbon 61 Oporto 31 Rio Janeiro 50 Bahia • 52 Buenos Ayres 43 Dublin V Cork 9 lULLION, POI OZ. s. d. Portugal Goldin coin 0 0 0 Forego Gold in bars 0 0 0 New Doubloons...— 0 0 0 New Dolton 0 0 0 Silver in bars, stand 0 i 1 FRICIrS OF SHARES IMSTERDAI. MINTS. iiliiie7 Pal 4. Premium per Wawa. Brazilian. lOO 1 II i Bolivar 6O 3 Ild 19 CastellokEspiritoSanto Brasil 100 5 29 Colombian lOO 5 13 14 General Mining Association lOO 5 S Haytien London United.., 23 6 2.1 dis Paseo-Peruvian Potosi, La Pal, and Peruvian 60 5 ia pm idis par Royal Waldeck MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 5 i British Rock and Patent Salt 50 5 Si British and Foreign Paper 6O 11 1 i Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 10 Tobacco, Snuff, and Segar 50 2 3 4i Q HARE INVESTMENT COMPANY.—It is obvious V that at the present time Shares in numerous Companies are to be purchased upon the most advantageous terms. It is clear that the ,price at which they may be obtained is much below their real value. . _ . . -- ----- Allusion Is here only made to such Companies as by the rea sonableness of their undertakings justify the observation ; to those numerous others which do not induce this conviction, the remark cannot, under any circumstances, apply. It is proposed, therefore, to establish an Association fbr the pur pose of purchasing for cas h such Shares as are depressed and below their real value. It is further proposed that the capital be Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds, to be from time to time raised as the D. rectors, subject to the regulations hereinafter contained, shin require. The number of Shares to be Ten Thousand, of Twenty-five Pounds each. The first Instalment to be Two Pounds, the second to be Three Pounds, and to be paid within twenty-one days after the election of the Directors. All other Instalments to be paid up a from time to time they may be called for by the Directors. No one Instalment at any time to exceed Five Pounds per Share. The first Instalment to be paid Immediately on the Shares being hewed, into the hands of the Bankers, until the Directors are chosen, when the funds shall be transferred into their names. The Share holders to have the power of choosing the Directors, and a Meeting to be held for that purpose three days after the time limited fur the payment of the deposits. A holder of 10 Shares to have I Vote. Ditto . 30 Ditto - 2 Ditto. Ditto - erd and upwards 3 Ditto. . . With a view to economy, it is proposed that a Chairman and four Directors conduct the affairs of the Company. A General Meeting to be held on the sth of January next, and subequently every three months, for the purpose of laying before the Shareholders a Report of the Company's opLratiota. It been consider;tl, that in the fOrrnition . of this Company, no Deed of Settlement will be requisite, but of course such Pleasures will be adopted as shall render the Shareholders occurs with re ference to the property intrusted with the Directors. A more detailed au:tone:a of the conditions upon which it Is pro posed to establish this Company will, in due time, be published ; but the above will form the basis of all future regulations. ILINILERS —Messrs. Grote, Preseott,"and Co. Souctron—Mr. Ogle, No. 3, Ckment's-lane. Applications for Shares to be addressed to Mr. Andrew Smith, at No. 1, Birchin-lane ; or to Mr. Ogle, No. 3, Clement's-lane, on or before Saturday nett, at Three o'Clock. ZEitt StittOh ii!irefso. DRUHr-LANE TIIHATHE. Evening. THU RS DA Y, Oct. 6, will be perfugnwil THE ROAD TO RUIN. Old Dornton, Mr. Williams; Harry Durutots, Mr. Wallaek ; Milford, Mr. goldfinch, Mr. Harley; Sull.v, Mr. SY. Bennett. I% Mow Warren, Mrs. Dariwn: Sophia, Mlea Kelly. . . _ To sulsOueew:atTCLViloSENBERO. The Elector. Mr. pe; su•rm, Mr. wton; Flutterman, Mr. Toyleure; Cua liosenbent. Miss Kelly; Christine, Mao I. ps. ton; Mrs. Fluttershan, Afro Ilorlowe. COVENT-GARDEN 2"IIEATRR. Thlatreulng, N EDNESDAY, yet. 5. will be peaCoaned DLit LIT Z. After which, Tilt RAIIISBOTTOMS AT RREIIIIII. • Local fiketca, to lutroduee •*IC CORO:CATION OF ClikilLtil X. KING Qt FRARC.t. HArMAIIKE7' THEATRE'. This Smola& W LIINEsinA V. °et. L, will be parformal QUITE The Principal Characters by Messrs. COßEECf. Raymond. and IJatow: bleadasue• Giorgi% Davison, P. Clover. and W. I.llBford. After which PAUL PRY. _ . The Prinsl44l Characters by Messrs. Williams and Liston; Meadannas Gluver end Willett and Madame 'jowls. To emclude with THE SLEEPING DRALGHT. Popdino, Mr. Marley. ENGLISII 0PE11.4 HOUSR. This Lvautug, KDNESD V, Oct. 5, will be yartdettled BROKEN PROMISES; Or, TME COLONEL, THE CAP rAuv. AND TME CORPOR% L. The Pi illegal Characters by Mauro. Bartley, Broadband, 'Churn*, Wrewb, W. Helmet% and Power; Meadautas Noel. Doty. Kelly, Jut r.dcl, and Palm:et t. Atter which, 4 MUSICAL 0130. Tu eunziu.le with THE PADLOCK. BAITIIIII Prtial commencedpublQ:One yesterday sew ing sr firs o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, (ic ' roisi 5, IM. rite Paris Papers which atrived last night inform us, that the French Government was actually taking the first step towards the recognition of the new American States. A provisional arrangement has been made, forgrantiag au thority to the commercial agents of Mexico to exercise their functions in the ports of France. The negotiation was conducted at Pali/ by Mr. THOM Ar MURPHY, who has re turned to London since its completion. In pursuance of THE BRITISH PRESS. this arrangement, M. ROCAFUZUTE, the Mexican Charge d'Affaires, has appointed the commercial agents for the ports of Marseilles, Cette, Bordeaux, and Ilavre ; anti the French Government will shortly nominate agents at Vera Cruz, Alvarado, and Tampico; there will be merchants now residing at those ports. The agents of each Govern ment will be charged to protect, in the fullest manner, the .commercial interests of th.lr respective countries. It is understood that a similar arrangement is about to be con cluded with the Reptiblic of Colombia. Letters from Vienna assert that there have been frequent conferences there between Prince hlEssEarnor and French, Russian, and Prussian Ambassadors, respecting the late events in Greece, and the offer of the Greek Go vernment to place the country under the protection of Great Britain. Sir IlExay WI:LLESLEY, it is said, has also had several conferences with Prince METTEDNICII, and been much occupied with official business. The Courrier Francais contains a well-written commu nication from an intelligent Brazilian, in which be exposes the entire groundlessness of the recent statements in the Times with respect to the intended arrangement between Portugal and Brazil. There appears not to be the slightest reason for believing that the Brazilian negotiators have consented to any plan for the surrender of the absolute and perpetual independence of their country. The Memorial Bordelais states that the Ministers of FERDINAND VII are busy at Madrid forming a plan for a Constitution resembling that of the ancient Cones. It is also said that the Clergy will make great sacrifices to re- Here the public credit. (From Mit Etoik, dated Monday.) Panic OCT. 2. Within these few days several persons have been bitten by dogs running about the streets. Within our own knowledge the lives of four persons would have been in danger had not instantaneous and painful cauterisation relieved the apprehension of their friends. The serious nature of these facts obliges us again to repre sent to the magistrates, that they would do wrong not to per slat in tha execution of the orders which they have given. Certainly the owners of dogs, whether kept for use or pleasure, may be very reasonably required not to let them go out without muzzles. Thus dogs which have no masters may be instantly recognised. Care must be taken that the abuses which have been comi lained of be not repeated, but orders must be given to kill every dog that is not either led in a leash or muzzled. In parti cular, the mode of destroying them by poison must be extended, as it is attended with no inconveniences. The trials of the Carbonari in thelprovince of Ravenna are con cluded. The facts, the circumstances, and the grounds of the judgments passed, are printed, and form a large volume. The accused are four hundred in number. Some are condemned to death, others to the galleys, the majority to temporary imprison ment. Though the heat still continues to be excessive at Rome, the health of the Pope is quite recovered. Letters from Vienna say that Prince Metternich arrived there on the 20.11 from I'resburg, and was to return on the 23d. LFrom the Journal de Paris of Sunday.] VIENNA, SETT. 21. It is affirmed that an extraordinary courier from Constantinople has lately brought to the office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, despatches from Baron Ottenfels at Constantinople, relative to an important communication made to him by the Reis Effer.di, as well as to several other Ambassadors. On the other band it ap pears that the diplomatic intercourse between our Cabinet and other Courts, relative to the affairs of Greece, is very active at pre. sent. It would be very difficult to penetrate the mystery in which this intercourse is enveloped, but there is every reason to presume that the Great Powers, to continue the conferences which took place at St. Petersburg!), between Count Nesselrode, and the Foreign Ministers at the Russian Court, are going to commence fresh nego. tiations, in order to put an end to the war in the Pelopoonesus. However this be, since the receipt of the abovementioned de. spatches from Constantinople, couriers have been despatched at the same time to St. Petersburgh and London. [From the Cornier Francais of Sunday.] DARCELONI:SEPT.2C Letters we have received from the interior of the province inform us that the monks arc bestirring themselves in an extraordinary manner, and that they arc everywhere openly preaching the noes city of exterminating the enemies of the throne and the altar, vii. the infamous race of the Nu'ros. Never, we are informed, has our holy religion, which only serves them u a cloak to obtain their own ends, been so daringly and scandalously perverted. On Sunday last. at.Torello, a town In the bishopric of Vich, a cordelier was in the pulpit, preaching an inflammatory sermon to his auditory s all at once he turns towards the Image of the Holy Virgin (which is of wood, and covered with rich ornaments), as if calling upon her to bear witness to the truth of his words, and (Oh, prodigy !) the Holy Virgin raised her hand in sign of approbation ! It may be imagined that more is not wanted with our peasantry to induce them to draw the sword and light the torch. A letter from Buenos Ayres, dated the 22d of July, re ceived by the Warrior, which has put into the Cove of Cork, communicates the important intelligence that the discussion between the Government of Buenos Ayres and the Brazilian Admiral has led to the most satisfactory ex planations, and that the friendly relations between the two States will consequently not be interrupted. Hostilities are, however, waged fiercely in the Banda Oriental, and it was reported that the insurgents had gained some successes. The following is an extract of the letter to which we refer : " BUENOS AYRES, JULY 22. " As the correspondence between this Government and the Brazilian Admiral has been concluded amicably, this morning the fleet fired a salute all round, and hoisted the Buenos Ayres flag, as being in peace with the place. The salute was returned by the fort. " The war In the Banda Oriental is prosecuted with vigour, and it wu reported here that one of the Imperial Generals had been complctety routed. We have no news from the patriots on that side; but db not doubt that with unity and exertion they will ulti mately drive out the Brazilians. They have already succeeded hi calling together a Provincial Congress, and have sent two Members to the General Congress of Deplane% now sitting in this city." We have received New York Papers to the Dth tilt. Their contents are not of great interest. The dispute be. tween the General Government and Georgia is not tertri nated, but it does not appear likely that it will go beyond bard words. Governor Taour has addressed two long and violent letters to the PRESIDENT, who will probably disregard them, u the term of the Governor's rule draws rapidly to a close, and it is not expected that he will be re-elected. The Washington Papers state that the Court-martial for the trial of Commodore B...aware had closed, and that the Court had acquitted him of all the charges preferred against him. In another column wo have given the latest intelligence from Peru. The following also are extracts:— [From the New York Daily Advertiser of Sept. 81 Gzwra*t WILLINSOS.—Tmus.—We have seen a letter from General IVilkinaon, dated at the city of Mexico, just received by a gentleman of this place, in which he states that he has procured a grant for a large tract of land in the province of Texas, and wishes to settle it with a body of honest and well-disposed Americans. The inducements which he holds out to emigrants are very liberal and advantageous. The General contemplates establ'shing a Co. lony, either at the Bay of Trinity, 40 miles from Oalveztown, or at Crow's Ferry, on the Sabine river, 43 miles from Natchitoches, and expects to commence his operations in September next.— Arkansas Gazette. (From the National Inbiligencer of September 3.1 Wednesday neat is fixed on, by General IA Fayette, for his de parture from the seat of Government, to embark for his native country. Ile will leave the city between two and three o'clock, in the steamboat Alount Vernon, which has been engaged by fbe Go vernment to carry the General and his family to the national ship Brandywine, which awaits him near the mouth of the Potomac, 00 or 90 miles below the city. The General will be accompanied to the ship by the `Secretary of the Nary, and such ether Ames of the Government ns the limited accommodations of the boat will per mit to be invited ; also, by the Mayors •of the cities of Alexandria and Georgetown, the Mar,hal of the District, and the Commanding Generals of the Militia of the District- At the Council held at Windsor, on Friday, it was re- solved to issue a proclamation, enforcing the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act. This proclamation was pub lished in last night's Gazette, and will be found at length . in a preceding . eoluinn. After noticing the happy terms of peace and amity on which Great Britain is with the Powers of turope and America, and the strict neutrality his MAJESTX is determined to maintain in the disputes' if — soivie of those Powers with their former subjects, observes, that all acts of hostility by intlividtials, subjects of this realm, against any of those Powers, are calculated to call in ques tion the sincerity of his Majesty's declaration of neutrality, and to provoke those powers to make reprisals on the per sons and property of his Majesty's subjects. The proclamation then adverts to the war between the Ottoman Porte and the Greeks, and the attempts that are making to tit out bhips of war and privateers in British ports, and commanded and manned by British Officers and seamen, to cruise against the Ottoman Porte, contrary to the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act, which pro hibits all his Majesty's subjects from enlisting into foreign service, or fitting out or equipping, in his Majesty's do minions, vessels fur warlike purposes, without his Majes ty's leave. Ills MAJESTY therefore commands all his subjects, that they do not take any part in the said contest, nor infringe this law; the violation of which is a misdemeanor, and will, on conviction, subject the offenders to fine and impri sonment. All ships engaged for such warlil.•e purposes are liable to be forfeited, and all officers of his Majesty's forces and customs are charged to seize them wherever they may be found. We had no space yesterday to offer any observations on the Meeting of the Silk-manufacturers, which had for its object to consider of the great injury which the trade sus tains by the clandestine introduction of foreign-wrought silks; and also the expediency of applying to Government for the further continuance of the prohibitory law, which expires in July next. The present depressed state of this most important part of the British trade is a subject of serious consideration. That much of this depression may be ascribed to the immense quantities of contraband silk smuggled into the home market, we can readily believe; but we fear that whenever the profit is adequate—let the article be what it may—the ingenuity of the smuggler will always be an overmatch for the wisdom of the Statesman. While the gain outweighs the risk, the illicit traffic will continue ; to suppress it you must remove the temptation, for, while that remains, laws and custom-house regulations will do but little even in the way of restraint, and any thing beyond that is utterly hopeless. With regard to the policy of extending the prohibitory law, that is matter of very different deliberation. The political econoinists of the present day will be against it. They will reprobate it as an unwise and improper inter ference with the freedom of trade. if we are to consider all such questions in the abstract—if we are to discuss them with reference to first principles, and not to positive and peculiar circumstances, all their opposite reasoning may be right; but facts are too stubborn to be governed by the rules of political philosophy; those rules may apply cor rectly enough to the interchange of native commodities, or of home manufactures, but they are by no means of such easy application to foreign commerce; these, internal taxa tion, the price of labour, the cost of subsistence, and various other causes, so complicate the interests of the manufactures of different countries, that our only sure guide is experience, and our only safe reliance is on matter of fact. It is clear that if two commodities in the market are equally good, the cheapest will have the prefer ence. If the French silks can be sold at a lower price than our own, the looms of the British silk-manufacturer must ultimately be suspended. Whether the prohibition, —or tt protective duty so high as to be equivalent to a pro hibition—will afford the true remedy, is a point that re quires to be well weighed. It might be expected that in a nation like ours, taking the lead, as it does, in commercial knowledge, this point would have been long since set at rest; this, however, is far from being the case. That it will not operate to prevent smuggling is certain; it will not tend even to diminish it. The smuggler thrives on restrictions and prohibitions; high duties arc his element; still some sort of protection is essential to our silk-manu facturers, or the foreign fabric will drive them out of the market, and thousands of industrious workmen will want bread. Whatever be the remedy, thus much is clear, that the present system is bad, it is surrounded by discourage ment, which a free intercourse would certainly increase, and which a prohibition, we fear, would not remove. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. Another very uninteresting day has passed on the Stock Exchanges. In Consols, which opened at 88, sellers, there was scarcely any business doing till towards four o'clock, when the market became much more cheerful, and several bargains were completed at 88k, buyers; making an im provement on the day's business, which closed much more lightly than it commenced. Money was considerably easier. The Foreign Market has remained nearly stationary as to prices, and inactive as to business. The only difference in it was in Spanish Bonds, which were a shado worse; the old being done at 181 I. In the new, some transaction. took place at 121 13. _ _ _ The business in the Share Market was as unimportant u that in the Foreign Market. In Mincing-lane very extensive business was done in Sugar, at full is. per cwt. advance. The Coffee sales were dull. The Exchanges were nearly stationary, and very little business was doing. Advice', as late as the 14th August, have been received from Berbice, which state that the weather there has been exceedingly unfavourable, as well as at Demerara. Both Colonies have been, very unhealthy. Advice's from Port-au-Prince of the 20th of August state that tranquillity was restored there. Letters from St. Petersburg!' state, that after the Empe ror has passed in review the Russian army on the frontiers of Turkey, it is not improbable that Moldavia and Wal- Ischia will he occupied.—l'itote. A letter from Madrid dated Sept. 20, states that there is a great talk there of a loan proposed by some French house, to be guaranteed by the French and English Go vernments, on condition that a certain part of the loan of of the Cortes should be taken in part, for which, as a se curity, was to be given • seventh part of the estates of the clergy, which Pope Pills VI. ceded to Charles IV. Extract of a letter from Coruuna, dated Sept. 14:—" The expedition to the Havannah has not yet left Ferrol, and it is not probable it will sail before it is joined by the corvette, Descubierta, which is expected laden with muskets. Ac cording to all appearance our Government still thinks of re conquering America. Guides the troops and transports they have embarked projectiles and cannon of all descrip tions, and they will be escorted by the ship Cturrero, two frigates ; three corvettes, and three brigs." SOUTH AMERICA.. [From the Near York Gazette of September 7.1 PERU. Advice' have been received from Lima to the 31st May. The Congress still continue in session in Lima, and have panes many laws tee the organization of the different departments of the government s the establishment of seminaries of learning th rough. out the Republic, many of which, upon the I.ancasterian systei r . are now in operation in the capital ; and the suppression of all tl institntions established by the crown, as are not conducive to pus. lie interest, There was a report prevailing in Lima of some political turhance in Chili, and that the cities of Coquimbo and cee cepi . o4 had instructed their mpreseutatires tot to attend the next Congos'. The,dissatiefaction grew out of some of the measure* of the prese t - gtivernment. Th e Congress of Pau has, by a late decree, imirred ten r ,,, cent. cdditional duty on American domestic manufactures, ii, u h o the whole duty now forty per cent., to take eireet eight mood. after the 3d of this month. It is *opposed that this chang e 0 ., effected through the influence of the British merchants, our mesties, from their superiority, having in a great measure scl plied the place of East Indio piece goods. The deuree is I upon as a gross imposition by all Americans. The Ilet j S chants pay a duty of only thirty per cent. By another decree of the Congress, all Spanish manuracturst are prohibited under penalty of confiscating vessel and c.irgo, decree is to take effect eight months from the bit of . pail L e. The officers of the American and British navies in the p ar :!:, are on the most friendly t[l2lll, not an instance of disagree:lir having taken place for a long time. Indeed, the p romptness which the British squadron renders services to our nurclistater, when the United States squadron is not in port, is such as erinc h the best feelings, and calls forth the drinks of all Americans. I cannot forbear mentioning a handsome complivient paid to tl o Peacock by the British ship Cambridge. Captain dialing, ar will go to confirm the friendly intercourse between the two lieu:. rolls, and to show the respectable light in which we are Cambridge had got under way for l'alparaiso, and stretched two or three miles to sea, when he tacked, stood in. and came itt. mediately under the bows of the Peacock. /it this moment sit saluted the Peacock with " Hail Columbia," front a full bane.. Captain Kennon acknowledged the compliment by ordering crew along the rigging, where they gave three hearty cheers, tit lithish band still playing our national air. The cause of liberty has been so ably supported in all South Amer:ca, that there only remains two Spanish forces, those on bland of Chiloe, of no importance, and those in the CISI:t1 of Cp. leo. The latter, amounting in number to 2000 men, are tom. n:anded by General liodil, and are closely besieged by the con t hi rc forces of Colombia and Peru, while a Chilian squadron coniplex:y prevents their receiving supplies to any extent by sea. The eligible military situation and remarkable strength of Cal. lao render the storming of the Castles impracticable, sad Imre tc the patriots the only alternative of forcing them to terms by starts. • lion ; but how soon they will be able to effect this, no correct opi. nion car, be formed ; for although the Governor, army, and I'M. dents of Callao are reduced to great distress for want of premium., still they had been so for a month previous, living altogether cc fish, caught, however, in very large quantities, while the spitit and determination with which 'Gen. Rodil withstands the siege, sil l ,. presses all attempts at revolt, and compels his troops to observe proper discipline, induce many to believe that three our font months must elapse before the patriots obtain possession of rt e place. Indeed, the energy and penetration si bleb this meat displays are truly surprising; and it is these qualities al,re which have enabled him to hold out as long ns he Las ; for if we have to confide in the representations of a ire de. serters, who have succeeded in eluding his vigilance, one half his troops are ready to leave him, did they not dread the consequence el a failure in the attempt. On the 23d of this month, he discovc-td the plan of a revolt, to be headed by his aide Villuon, the colonel of the Arequipa regiment, and four other officers of rank. The exam. pie he will doubtless make of these men will be such as will die. tually intimidate others from an attempt of the kind for some time to come. He has only about three hundred men that he dare tru.: outside the gates. General Bolivar has gone to Cuzco. and is not expected back to Lima for Eve or six months. General La Mar is invested with teLl powers to act in his absence. A Lieutenant, aided by a sergeant, of the patriot army, underto o k a b out the fi rst of this month, to excite a revolt among the blacks not in the service, intending to carry them over to the castles, but were detected, and paid with their lives the failure of their ill contrived scheme. This is the only disposition of the kind which has shown itself among the pa. triot forces for a considerable time. The police of Lima has become extremely vigilant, and in several instances has evinced considerable alacrity in detecting those who are engaged in robberies and other crimes, which, when the cases have been aggravated, have been punished with death. Although this measure appears extremely harsh, no other resource can be found at the present moment sufficiently effectual to intim:- , date others from similar acts. W Admiral (liaise has been arrested in Ouavaquil, brought to and thrown into prison, whero he is fiaardOa by a atosiaal. •ll terconrse with his friends is denied him. It is the general opinion that envy, and the prospect of an early moment arriving when Its services can be dispensed with, as much as any thing dee r hare prompted this treatment. BOLIVAR AND LA FAYETTE. Translation of a letter written by Gen. La Fayette to the President Liberator Bolivar, accompanying a portrait of General Washington :-.- PRESIDErZT LIBERATORt—My religious and filial devotion to the memory of General Washington, could not be better spree. dated in his family than by the honourable charge now bestowed on me. While I recognize the perfect likeness of the portrait, I am happy to think that among all existing characters, and all then recorded in history, General Bolivar is the one to whom my paternal friend would have preferred to offer it. What shall I say more to the great citizen whom South America has hailed by the name of Liberator, a name confirmed by both worlds, at:d whr, pot. sessing an Influence equal to his disinterestedness, carries In 11,6 heart the love of liberty, without any exception, with the Republic without any alloy ? However, I feel authorized by the public and recent testimonies of your kindness and esteem, to pre sent you with the personal congratulations of a veteran of our row. mon cause, who, on the eve of his departure for another hemisphere, shall follow, with his best wishes, the glorious completion Omit labours, and that solemn Congress at Panama, where will be conso lidated and completed, all the principles and all the interests V: American Independence, freedom and policy. Accept, President Liberator, the homage of my deco and rewtt. ft I attachment. LA FA YE TTE. The Cardinal Archbishop of Toulouse hu just addressed a pastoral letter, relative to the Association for the Prepay.- tion of the Faith, to the clergy and faithful of his diocese. The prelate first recalls the flourishing state of the foreip missions before the French revolution ; and then their &- cline, a necessary and unfortunate consequence of the fall of religion in the most Ch r i s ti an Ki ng d om ; " howertr, says he, " the new Apo s tl es are discouraged neither by fatigue or danger; and are ready to enter upon the work, requiring only prayers to draw a blessing on their labrurs and alms to found their schools and the other establish ments which can alone guarantee and perpetuate the fttits of their zeal." In consequence of this letter, the as OOL . tion has been established iu the diocese.—Jeurnal de 'l'oulouse. The Frankfort Papers, received yesterday. cor.tan an extract from the Cologne Gazette, of the Vith of : 4 1 giving the circular addressed by the Vicar-General of tl.c Archbishopric of Cologne to the clergy of that part of thu diocese which is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, rc latively to the celebration of certain holydays which had been suppressed. It would be wholly uninteresting to the English reader. The Dublin Papers state that Dr. M Sweeny, the Pro. fessor of Theology in the Roman Catholic College of Cs!' low, has accepted the challenge lately published by some Members of the Bible Society, for the discussion of the question whether every one, by Divine appointment, constituted the judge of the Scriptures, and should form that faith, necessary for salvation, only by the exercise of his own judgment upon the sacred volume. As Pr. the Roman Catholic Bishop of that diocese, has prohibitel the clergymen within his jurisdiction from holding ally conference with the adversaries of the doctrines of 11 0 Romish Church, Dr. M'Sweeny has resigned his profiver• ship, in order to withdraw himself from the authority ' of Dr. Doyle. He proposes to manage the controvers y . l'Y question and answer, at any time and place which his opponents may appoint. The auditors, who are also to be judges of the argument, are to be one hundred in number, of known respectability and information, fifty Protestan t' and fifty Catholics. The Protestants to be selected Dr. NPSweettv, and the Catholics by the challengers. At the close of die discussion, they are to pronounce a verdict upon the point argued, to which decision the disputants, previous agreement, are to submit. The Allgemeine Zeilung of the 27th September cerilitis the following account of the object of the United t z iaies squadron now in the Mediterranean, dated Constantinople , August 25 :—" The reports respecting the North Americo. squadron arc now in some m anner ex pl a i ne d. It etelr l i , but a short lime as Hyd ra an d P aws, an d t h en ) rocco." to Smyrna, where it landed a negotiator, who is to retici:c the free navigation of the Black Sea for the merchant ref, eels of the United States. The instructions of this ner tumor are said to be very peremptory." EIrEDITIOUS TILAVELLING.—A new coach, the Ern' peror, started on 'fburvday morning for the first time frog Edinburgh, at nine o'clock, and reached Glasgow at ha t past twelve o'clock precisely, being a distance of 14 unies in Si hours. Pa In Ca W 1 , the i gate. ►nhe th at hOl4 ria es ge fiat. Wen