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SIEGE OF MISSOLONOIII. the following is a journal of the siege of tissolonglii, from the &Movie Cironick of Missolongbi - - - - - Dsc. lo.—Yesterday the astray plied us with their cannons and Mortars fora part of the day. We had two women killed. To y two men. having gene to fetch water from the spring of Ke. Dori were killed by the Turks. Upon this General Laminas. cos made a sortie at the head of a detachment with Captain A us and his breve companions, who attacked the Turks, beat, after an engagement of five hours. kilted a great nun. tier, and Vaurnhed ism the city at sunset loaded with spoil. W hen the night pria• 01 9 the sea suddenly appeared illuminated, and • hollow Mho came from that quarter—which increased to such n &gm: that we were lad to suspect that the Greek fleet was engagod with the Turks. illth.—To-day %mitigatee ma received in the port that Admiral Miami* had dispersed and put to flight a division of the Ottoman fleet, which was cruising between Clarence and Zante. The waves at this moment throw the wrecks on our shores, ant thus confirm the information which we had received. The et. erne re-earned a tarious fire from•his batteries at the moment when the naval en gagement took place—throwing showers of bombe upon the town Wit bout a "Moment's int ion. Two of our soldiers were .wounded and a work.:74Ailled. At sunset we could descry gm remains of the Turkish fleet manourring between Cape Papa and Cape Cadina. 13th.—Two hours before day-break the Turks renewed the fire '!yam their batteries, and our soldier' making a e.ottie tataektal the pretend parallel with a fire of rnusquetry, soh a heavy shower of rain obliged them to discontinue at mill-slay. 14'h.—The usual cannonade began again at mid-Ism: Tie 'rurkish squadron is out of eight, ants, Has atwochor in the roads of I'atrat. We have yzecived Mien • -1911 m the duffle of the isthmus, from which it appears s has beaten :tad l'e. strayed several Egyptian parties Sc about throu :i lt thu l'elc )uso mos. 13th,—Five of the enemy. vessels of war are in Right. The areatha is rainy, and the fire o(she ergeme› hutted:is has ceasecl. Idth.—We (*cheated to kw-tie festival of Andrew—the Faint whose name our brave ffweergert (Admiral) 31 isulis hears. Joseph, Bishop of Ropes, celebrated divine service amid the bomhn with which the enem endeavoured to impede it. . 17th.—A vessel of war be longing to the enemy appresched the fort of Vasilsdes which opened a cannon tit. upon when one AIUT ?Melt& sailed nut. succeeded in apieriieehii.g her, and sit:Literati her brim with the first shot. he Turkish vessel became water JuggeJ, but the five frigates coming to her ronislance saved the Grew ; and after trying in vain to raise the v•tseel. at last set her on fire. The tire of our batteries was kept up the whole night, and all the 18th, 19:h, 20th. We hove to regret the los: of oar worthy (.4ecretary-general John Scandalidea de Tessalonica who is jutt tiend. 21st.—The fire of our batteries was kept up all this thy. as well as the 22d anti 23d. At midday on the 23d, the fire of the Turks 'Laving ceased, we saw behind the battery reare , t to the town, a ..praist, two woMen, several men, and sonic children, their prisoners, whom they had spitted, and were now roasting at a slow tire. 'l'hey plated these wretched heingant the head of their batteries as a sort of trophy. And will Europa hear of such as atrocity with indifference. These unfortunate persons had ban taken in an ex • (union Made by them into the canton of Vehetiko. Heavens ! what have we done to be thus deserted by ('hiisteraloin, to be thus aiyindoned to the ferocity of a race so bait:treas. `l.sth. 2fith.2fith.—The fire continues front the ba , terics. ibtn •hiin Pacba has landed upon our terrhorhes. l'e:ourility, for the . first time, we saw ourselves opposed to the Egy onto hordes, com. 'minded by French officers. We have no long •ir to contend with binds of Albanians. Ketsales, Asiatics. Coesacks of the Danube, who, till this period, have been our besiegers, but with regolar troops They landed at Krionero, near 3lount ('.Jas to the mini • her tit 4.000, and our town already resounds with the noise of the drama and warlike instruments of these barbarians, conclude I lir french officers, or rather by men without a country, who have ion n • weduaed by the generals, paid by the satrap of Egypt. The direc tion and command of the batteries was immediately given tip to ▪ them, and time will thew what they are capable of doing. France Tins given the first impulse to science and learning ; France has been the cradle of the civilization of the word t Fraiice now sends her officers to direct against the unfortunate alit:nide:is af Greece, Liangs Issuing from Ethiopia Nubia and the inna Mr of Africa. 27 —Tin French officers commanoing the Egyptians made their troops perform their exercise in sight of the town. The enemy's 11,•et is cruising between Capes l'aos and Vasilades. At 2 p.m. the French artillerymen opened their tire. NO.—Only two emote of war are In islet. We can now ray with truth, that we are besieged by all that is criminal and inn ions in Africa. Asia, and Europe. 90th.—The enemy's vessels are at anchor in front of the harbour of Troullidas. On the land side the enemy remains quiet. The ligyptians seem to have separate quarters from those of the Otto-. • ▪ man troops. 30th.—ihe enemy continue quiet. At midnight they slimmed on the second parallel, and tired a few shots with their small arms, to which we replied. vast.—A an and bombardment at intervals. Jaw. 1. likit—The fire of small aims recommenced on the "mood parallel. At midnight a cannonade and bombardment, and ewe of our man killed. Our soldiers were desirous of making a sortie, and, on their being permitted to do so. a serious engagement took place. The Turks suffered a considerable 1041, and our brute tellows re-uttered the town Loathed with bony. learn that the troops of Ibrahim are preparing to attack the place by assaiih. Our brave fellows are impatient to come to conic to the proof with these Gallo-Egyptians. id and 3d.—The enemy has employed both horizontal and irkvzhet tiring against us, but without success. We can FCC clean preparing &manes and other materials toe filling the citches. We are prepared for it. 4th.—A continual bombardment and cannonade. The sea is' -4 yet. We receive frequent reintorcements. The enemy's army keeps us on the alert night and day. oth.—We celebrated to-day the festival of Christman (according to tlte Greek reckoning), and the anniversarr of the victory which we gained three years ago at this season tree the troops of Omar Paella. The ringing of bells and the firing of cannon announced this solemnity to us. At tea A.M. the Ilyypaiias, with their French • commanders, came and manteuvreil within call, and they may hale hoed such anathemas as the following front the taps of thc ram r arts :—" Filthy scum--refuse of France—cowardly deserters of f.e truth of your tattlers and your country—foa who instruct sl.ives in the art of butchery, come and receive the rewatd due to your acostacy." At sun•set the bombardment was renewed. 6:ll.—Two of the enemy's golettas appear at the entrance of the roads; butt are soon removed by the fire of Fort Vasilades. 7th.—The 14110-Egyptians have just been put in possession of the batteries which had previously been occupied by the Asiatic.. Eleven of our soldiers seeirg some camels carrying ammunition and approaching our batteries, went out and succeeded in carrying ut . tight of them. They were pursued by a fire of small arms, b..t fteoe of than were wounded, and they returned with their caleure. Towards evening an obus front our batteries was so well 4:meted that it set fire to a powder magazine of the Turks. deserter from the Egyptian still informs us, that a Csoldei.bsschi had arrived with a commiastun to cut off Iledachitl. Pasha's head, and that the greater part of the Asiatics bad dis • handed on this news. !brat= Pacha is entrusted, in the character of lieneralirsimo, with the chief command both by land and sea , 'This army is composed of 8,000 Africans and 7.500 Orionanlis, who arc in want of prosisions. The Sultan has just sent Ibrahim a present of 1 . 20 horses. itedschid-l'atha had nut been decapitated at the time that the deserter left the camp. lie will therefore have had the mortification to see hie enemy thus loaded with ho maim and presents. 9th.—The (I.lllo.Egyptians are almost the only troops who re main before filissalonght; they cannonade and bombard us. Our Loin is overwhelmed with showers of bombs and bails; but it will not surrender on that account. 10n:.—A heavy shower has silenced the fire of the enemy. The "*.• sea is quite wren. and we receive assistance and reinforcements. It is impossible that the Egyptian army should attempt any enter prise. - (Erittitird /earn el:4 liclknac Chronicle of .lliirolonghi porn No. 96 to N 0.103.) AMERICAN PAPERS. (From the Noe York Conttr.crcial A letter from iValnarsiso of October 111th. received in Roston, says: —A few days since a revolution broke out in consequence of a disaffection with some arbitrary proceedings in the Custom Rouse on the part of the Minister. The Director ordered nutaome troops, which was disapproved er by the Congress, and a misunderstanding 'between them was the remelt. The Director I , lt the city, bra re turned next day, when the greater number of troops, and part of the Members of Congress, joined him, and gave him the peed°. minacy. Tide Congress was dissolved, a few individuals put in ' prison, some otherstailished, other 3linisters appotnted, anti peace restored. This occurrence may induce the Government to adopt more rigorous measures. 'From the Commercial D ley ife:crlicer.l IVe have read wi•h emotions of deep concern tin iolloring re marks in the last Ri Aneroid together with tfitprucceo.n . gs of the Virginia legislature, to which they elude : • MR. Jerreasox.—The reader will discover (we arc persuaded with more concern than surprise), that Mr. Jefferson, in the ex ' tremity of his age. is reduced to the verge of insolvency, and that he has thrown limiself upon the justice of his country to be al lowed the privilege of obtaining a fair value for his estates by means of • lottery. Leave has been given to bring in a bill fer that purpose, rid we trust there Is little or no doubt , but that this " poor boon" toe man who has dune so much for his country and the world, will be granted by the state t h at h as rece i ve d t h e richest finite of his immortal labours. 11 t 11), indeed, should it not be granted to him ? When the gratitude of the state Toted thousands to General Wasfifitertori--whes the gratitude of the country has elevated the fortunes of Lafayette to a pniacely standard, and is protecting every atitec from 'riot, whip carried a musket in the Revolution, why should it be cold melte elphns of Mr. Jefferson, the author of the declaration of independrit s aid the great fountain of light wide' Las sonducted thirighti to antral respect, ant our political institutions to their present Pidettbn ? Where is the danger of this precedent P The character and services of the petitioner render it almost inipolgible that the precedent can be drawn into abase ; and happy wood it be for the country, if epplicstions founded upon such claionlirdiould become frequent. His character cn 1 h Invites exclude the operation of the precedent—for a precedent can way be embreced by ceas e rasing In elegiac cizenmataaces, Can it be thtreforc pretended, that if Mr. Jrirenton is authorised to ilk pose of his aurae by lottery. it will kind funice I,:gisiatures to *la teral an indiscriminate indulgence to ail desiring a similar favour. As it relate to Mr. Jefferson, the proposed lottery is stripped of one of tile objectionable featur,:4 of lotteries, lie does not desire to receive more by it than the value of his estate estimated by disinterested gtrtleuteu. ile has no viz vof speculation-Ind wishes oily to relieve himself of debt, and to preserve a small share of his estate. that he may a home fot the short retnni7nlcr of his life. Such k our frith in him. that we ;In not believe heists Id Ink what his country ought rot to grant. • W ell drftlerstecd at it is, that nothing :mild induce him to receive a pecuniary compensa tion for his imstima'ole berate , s !hat he 41 , 1 t"» the very sound of " civil pensiln"—apparent n 4 it is that this is the only fevotir that he ever asked, or ever sill ask of his courdry, we trust it will be granted him. [From the Yerti.mol Intellkarcer of Feb. 141 The Mexican overn.ntint has under consideration en extensire plan of public edtication for tha 31exinan Union. In hie recent messsge, President Victoria reortrks with complacency that Ittan , .:tes of moral and vhcsinal science are bow genitally taught there, which the pusillaniUtily of the ii , poitish administration pro scr"ied. The Message contains the follnring paragraph t " e'llthtugh, as yet, the connexion of the two seas by fie isthmsa of Tehuantepec by means of a canal is problematical, all doubt has vanished with respect! to the facility of evening short and very good clads for the trade ot the world. The experiition which the go vernment sem raither, has returned wilt a conlirmation of that poiiit, ant !lash:;; accomplished its purposes for the most part." The respective constitutions of the several ;Mexican States have b"ea found to be nicely cattsistcht with the general system.—Net. Grins An institution has been recently formed in the City of New Turk. by the title of National Academy of the Arts of D....34;n, the ofi3ect oY whieb i. to elevate the character and condition of the arts of ti e dgn in 0. r rummy. It is something aeon the pian of the Royal 'leadenly. The artists who have msociated for thi. Imrpose, look, as to its mains of support, to the revenue derived 'tont exhibitions and lectures, for the hinds to carry forward their nit" to nay the expenses of the school.. and to furnish a codeetion of models. These, witirmt any other aid. they fed confident will be amply autlic eat for all exigencies.—lbid. IFront the American Daily Advertiser.] CI:BA. A le•ttbr'.o the editors of the Bellmore American, from an in. I tcrigent eorrestamdent at Havanna, under date of the Ist instant, communitcatris :he feliowing intelligence:-- '• AV , . •err gr•ict here at present and estiect to retrain so for some time. unless visited by acme of our aci,libottrti. The troops lately rotrivrd teen Europe. and those yet expected, with the great num len of loyalists this place COttlin., mike i, probable that no attempt preseat to overthrow the Oorr,,;nl-1t would be attended with miccess, sly the great number of loyalists here, as all these. or at least a great romber of those who have been expelled from Colombi.l and Mexico, docked to this place. " We hive in port six frigates, and in Havanna and the imme diate neigithourhtiod, about ttmor European troops. It is Implanted there are :dem `2.T,09 or 3.000 European tmons more in the other parts of Cie l.•land. There are also about 1.2110 coloured troops, but these are not yet in active service. What would be the consequence of an invasion, no one can foretell. tome think they would be re pots's!, unlea: very strong indeed ; while others believe that a great number of Ere t.ettles, and mil the vagabonds, (of which se barna great notrber,) would flock to t'o standard of any invader, and render exir success certain. We are here quite in the dark, and krh , v; no more di what is going on nt the opposite part of the Isla•nl, than we do of the interior of Aftiel. We look for r.ews from the United states. In the mean time, the tratlo of this place is doily decreasing, it not hein.i now one half of what it was three years ago. The I enormous traffic curried on here with 'Mexico is totally annihilated." PRIGS OF lIIIITISII STOCKS YEiTERDAF. Peak St ,rk New 4 per Cent. 7'•b t i Pitt° Av.r.:..1 lndia Bowl. :dLr Far 3 per Colt. t'..ni. 7gi 4 771 # Ex. Hilly !Will. 1 - Fa Ditto At s. :y} i 7:i iBi 7711 i I Ditto I. 1 Ipm 3} per Ce:lt. , •lit Ditto Small I 2 rrn Ili per (*rut. It; L Lottory Tickets :11. I lc. ' PRIC4:4 OP PORED- >I STOCKS TESTI-AWAY. Chi Pan Boudi 47i I 3Texteati Mold. Colinnid4n Bondi 424 Ditto !Limit 1625' GA t 24 4 2 Ditto liouli '1:424, 1$ 4 ti 71 * Ditto Acct. iI3 4 2t 2 A It 24 Ditto Acei. 48 9i 4 4 ti a 4tli Port dituese 11 01 44 ,Ai Ininigh ihnllli :di 2 It Pri.iinu Bondi lid , o Acct. 52 Ditto Honda .1n24; ettik 9 French itentes 5 Cent. tf. Ilu‘siao Bonds 751 6 j Exclten7e '351% :Inv. Ditto . At ,'. 754 Greek H.onds Ditto Bonds 18:S: 18 e Intto t. l4i !•:pard ..v1; 10 0 Ditto 810, 10 Dltto Bonds ;ItYZ:” sv fit PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAY. MINNS. Amtio-Metlcan Anglo-td:lan Arlona Iron and Cual Bolimos ilratlHon Pralvh Iron CMHai Pot's), La Pat, and Peruvian Aaumeiation Rent del Monte Shan. Pal& ...1100 4$ 26 (Its 100 I. 4 dts f 0 12 54 di* .. 140 400 DO lO Ipm2o pm .. 100 au 144 414 .. 100 6 24(114 .. $0 a 11 , .114 .. 400 400 10 did I ' nited Mexican Lltt to New Wel,la hos and Coll 40 20 40 15t 21 2U 14114 •SSURANCI GOIIP.V4I/9, Alliance Britioh and Foreign rots 01.1. G, umm! Steam Navigation ....... ....... 100 $ 11; dL gilt' ' l 2 ritiott li,refsfs. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Thld Evening, THURMAY, 9, will be performed the Comedy of THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM. Dorlcourt, Mr.Wollack ; Old 'lardy, Dlr. Illowtou ; Flutter, Mr. Drowns Letitia Lanly, Ml-1; Fouts; Mu. Rickel. Airs. Ilarlutte. Tu conclude with the new Fault of JOIIN BROWN. _ The principal Character' by Meows. Browne, %Val/trek, and Harley $ him Marlowe, Mr.. l'atei, a:.l MI Nicol. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. - - ThIA Evening, THURSDAY, )!Arch 9, will be pert.rmed the Comedy of A 1101.1) STROKE FUR A \%11,E. Colonel Frirnwell, .Mr. C. Ketnl,lc ; Perriwlnkie, Mr. W. Fatten IXlactl4ll Prim, Mr. Feto,ectt. Ann Lovely, Ml-oi Tu conclude with REGGAIts' OPERA. Peachum, Mr. Blanchard; Leak, Mr. Bartley; Captain Dludanie Ve de ; Filch, Mr. Meadows. Mrs. Peacicurd, lira. Davenport; Lucy, Miss Love ; Polly, Atics Paton. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. ant FAG% CETI"S BENEFIT. On SATURDAY, March N, will be performed the Comte Opera of LOVE IN A VILLAOE, Young Menden., Mr. C. Bland ; Justice Woodcock, Mr. W. Farren Hodge, Mr. Elee..ett ; Hawthorn, Mr. Brahma i Floatage, Mr. Ditrueet. Rosetta. Mks Reon Deborah Woodcock, lira. Davenport; Lucinda, alb., Love; Madge, Madame Vestrie. After which the Farce of A ROLAND FOR AN 01.1vEn. Ws Mark Chase, Mr. Fawcett ; Alfred Hightiyar, Mr. Jones) Maim Mr. Rayner. Maria Darlington, Madame Vestrls. To conclude with the Pallet of THE DESERTER OF NAPLES. Henry, Mrs.Vhdro , ; simpkin, Mr. E. Paraloe; Shirml4., MonaNanafrn. Louiaa, 31e, J. Sc ,tt ; Jenny, Mies Romer. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. TbeLille are re4pectfally h.rormect that they wt .1 find NR. At ATHEws AT ROME On SATURDAY :VEX I', March 11, with an en:lreiy new Entertatument, founded aubh; Mo.:ratio . us or Charac.ris t Mauuera, and Proolturn MR. MATHEWS' INVITATIONS. . • Boson IN PART I—. t wopently Glpsying Excursion and Qttadrlllel"—" Vielt to the Italian Opera." SOVG4 IS PAIIT 11.—" London ut Five In the Blornioa"—" A Bunch of Keys"—" General Election." PART rttoropolyintite, to be called • TB E(' IT BARGE ! "even different Character% by Mr. Mathews. Doors open at Seven ; the Pertommlice% to commence at Eight. The R 6171411 Press cummet , ,ell publhhlng yesterday morning at half past o'clock. LONDON, THURSDAY, MAscu 9, 1826. The French Papers received last night contain rumours of a contradictory nature that have been in circulation re specting Russian affairs. The Duke of WELLINGTON is supposed to have reached Warsaw, where he was not expected to remain more than forty-eight hours before he resumed his journey for St. Petersburgh. The Report of the Commission charged with the investigation of the conspiracy at St Peteraburgh, with a list of the conspirators annexed toil, has been laid before the EMPEROR by General Di satTsen. His Imperial Majesty was extremely deprt:ssed on account of the severe measures which it will be necessary for bin. to take upon the occasion. The Extraordinary Council which he con vened to deliberate upon the subject, after considering the Report of the Commission, gave it as their unanimous opinion that the soft ty of the State rt (prima the prompt and exemplary punishment of the conspirators. The private Correspondence from Spain, if any credit can be attached to the facts stated in moat of the Prench Jour nals, is filled wi►h accounts which indicate the approach of a crisis in that country. The danger which is now said to menace Ft ItDINA ND is from the Apostolical party, and a second revolt, similar to that of BEsst sass, is suspected to be in preparation. The ecclesiastics and others of this party who surround FE N• HD, in concert with the Coun cil of State (who are desirous of re-establishing the I nqui- sition, and of carrying into efil.ct several other measures calculated to rekindle the flumes df civil war) have attempted to persuade him to diminish the numbers of the regular ' troops, on whotu alone he can place r.ny dependence for the safety of his person, and to increase the Royalist volunteers, who are in general favourable to the re-establishment of the Inquis4ion—the great object of the party. 'file Minister of War presented, on tke 24d of February, official documents to the Council of State, which had been transmitted to him by the Captains-General of tlw pro vinces, unanimously asserting that the existence of the Royalist volunteers is incompatible tith public tranquil lity. The production of such documents, which even in an official form were considered by some Counsellors as being of a calumnious tendency, prcduccel a great deal of disturbance in the Council. The KING has given enters to the difil:rent Ministers to withhold all affairs of lin- portance from the consideration of this body, which, con stantly opposed as it is to the Government, must soon either perish entirely or become all-powerfitl. A troop of thirty horsemen lately sppearod in the nehtb bourboad of Cora, near Segovia. They gave out that they - - were a band of mounted Custom-hone officers; and it was not till after their departure that the Alcalde discovered them to be insurgents. lie could not determine whcthtr they were Carliqs or Constitutionalists ; but the conduct of the Royalist volunteers sent in pursuit of them pivis reason to suspect that they were not Constitutionalists. It is well known that the Cure Merino has a great numl.•er of partisan'. in Arragon, Catatonia, and Avila, who only wait for a favourable opportunity to rise at the first signal 1 . from their leader. In spite of the vigilance of the police, incendiary proclamations in great numbers have been circulated in Madrid, all terminating with " Vhas to V., the Inquisition, and the Council of State,' assertir that V en NAND is Unfit to govern, and el.:m ing that he has lost on several occasions the opportunities that had presented themselves to him for securinr, tia presperity of Spain on a stable foundation. The KING is will acquainted with the authors of these proclamations, as well as of their motives; but he accins to be afraid of discovering the whole truth, and punishing the rca aut:iors of all these intrigues. Itscacno, accompanied by two Strangers, supposed to be important pol:ce agents from the Provinces, bad inter 'ince with the KING on the 21st and 22d of February, • both at the Frado and at the Palace of Monclaa, at Madrid. It is be ieved that the circumstance which occasioned these interviews was a report which had reached FeunisaNJ) that MINA was in Spain, which Ilse acn o, who was con sulted on the sutject, immediately pronounced without foundation—proving by documents that he was in England at a date so recent that his arrival in Spain could not pos sibly be known in liptrid at that time. But RECACIIo took occasion at the same time to observe that an attempt might soon be expected on the part of the Constitutionalists. FLRDI NAND did not come to any decision in these inter views ; but eight expresses were despatched in consequence to the cap:tale of the tlifretcnt provinces. Although the Superintendent-General of the Police was with the Kt No almost the wholz of the 22t1, RECACuo remained with him at the:Prado (luring the night. Another fact worthy of no tice is, that General Lows, who is said to belong to the apostolical party, and who had been appointed Captain- General of Old Castile, a few days ago, on calling on the Captain-General of Madrid, that ocer, Instead of the passport which he demanded, and the letters patent for his new employment, delivered to him an order of his MA JESTY forbidding him to leaie Madrid. It is raid that the New Bessierians, as the French Journalists denominate them, are at no pains to conceal their intentions, and have proposed, by way of accommodation, to appoint the Infant Don Ca }mos Generalissimo of the Land Forces. The Go vernment of Spain, while it continues to talk of expedi tions to the Havannah, has been obliged to shut the work shops in the arsenal of Carthagena for want of money to pay the workmen. (From the Etoile, dated Tuesday, March 7.1 Ancu 6. A Journal of Liege says, that fresh troubles have broken out at St. Peteraburgh, and that the Emperor Nicholas retreated to Riga. Meantime the English Journals repeated a horrible invention of the Edinburgh Observer. We have this moment received a letter from the Russian capital, dated 20th, and the Journals of the 19th, which we hasten to lay before our readers : " The most perfect tranquillity prevails at St. Petertburgh, and in all the rest of Russia ; the investigation of the affairs of the in dividuals implicated In the tumult of 26th Dec. is proceeded in with care and activity, and ail necessary publicity will be given to the sequel of these important proceedings. " We have news of the arrival of the funeral procession In the ancient capital of Russia. There is nothing remarkable but the sentiments of affliction and respect which the people manifested on seeing the coffin of their adored Sovereign. " St. Peteraburgh is at this moment full of illustrious foreigners, who have come from all the Courts of Europe to compliment the new Emperor. The Duke of Wellington is expected in a few days Marshal Weede will arrive to day. His Imperial Highness the Archduke Ferdinand will leave us at the end of this month, and consequently will not be present at the obsequies of the Emperor Alexander. `• The Prince of Orange will protract his stay, In order to pay the last duties to the great Illonarch, who was not only his relative but also his friend. " The Emperor, notwlthelanding his multifarious ooeupatioas, is happily in good health. He takes advantage of the fine weather to drive about with the Empress in a traineau without any attend ants." (The extracts given by the Phil's from the St. Petersburg) Jusroul are the same as in the llamburgh Papers.] The famous process relative to the pretended assassination of the Avoyer Keller, of Lucerne, is now neatly terminated. The Special Commission of Inquiry sitting at Zurich have just declared, I. That 111. Keller was not assassinated. 2. That his dtsappeacance cannot be attributed to any external cause. 3. That the depositions of the banditti have no foundation. 4. That in consequence of all this the innocence of Messrs. Plyffer and Corrogioni Is perfectly demonstrated. Time will doubtless reveal the secret of the horrible plot against two such re spectable Magistrates. Fresh shocks of an earthquake were felt on the 11th of February in the kingdom of Naples, and in the same places. The Com mune of Tito, which suffered the most on the former occasion, has had all the buildings, which were ouly shaken the first time, coos *telly overthrown. Yesterday one of the Commissaries of Police of the City of Paris* went to the Museum of the Fine Arts, of C. Rouy, ' Galeria Vivienne, to esetutt a mandate issued by the Prefect of Police, In order to search after all signs and symbols destined to propaga•e the spirit of rebellion, or to disturb the public peace. Ile seised an enominue quantity of busts of Napoleon, in every point of vlekr and of all dimensions. (The Constitationissi has a lung article on ills subject.) (From the Jourteal de Paris of Sunday.) FitANSTORT ON THE °DEL FEB. 26. EVery thing is perfectly tranquil at Warsaw ; a report which was spread here that the Emmet Nicholas would come to Poland after his coronation, which is to take pbtec in the month of May, hes caused great joy both among the people and the army. It seems that his Imperial Majesty will also visit Finland. The Governor of that Grand Duchy, General Zaelraewsky, ilea arrived at St. Petensburgh, and has been extremely well received try the Emperor. This General, who eNpect:-.1 w1:1 become Minister' of War, has had s verAl conferences with General Diebitsch, who is in high fawns with the Emperor Niaohts. The Duke of Wellington must by this time have reached War saw, where by order of the Grand Duke Constantine every thing was prepared for hisreceptinn. It was afErnied that the Duke would stay only 49 hours at War saw, and proceed without stopping to St. Pctershurgh. gITRACT OF A raIVATE T r.TTF.9 Fao3: rETSR9BCROLI, ILPIIL'ARY 14. A Report of the Commission eh:viz:Al with the investigmion cf the conspiracy 'at S. retersbutgli, was on the 9!li of the month 1 kid before the Emperor alone by Gener4l To this Report was ennexecl a Est of the conspirators. pointing ' out also the greater or less degree of their guilt. The Emperor appeared eztretnely &parsed on tbrt day. The mildness of his character recoiled at the measu:e4 of extreme screri.y seitich the circumstances require. On the 10th, however, his 3l:.j::sty called an Extraordinary Council of his ;11inistera and cornniuni. cated to them the Report in qutstion. The Council was unani mously of opinion that the safe:y of the State tlinismled prompt juatice and exemplary punishment of the conspirators, especially of those who were talten with arms in their !muds. FILYNCII Ft:xi/S.—PAINS, 31 ARCH —Five pc, Cents. opened at (iv. 75c.; highest, oar. FlOc. ; lowebt, !fa. 24e. ; cicsed, Bat. 40,:. Three per Cents. GM rale. Bank Stock, 1 . .00f. Neapolitan Rents 7lf. 60c. Royal Spanish I.Dan 4 If. Eschanrc , on Lon don p--One womb DI. 50c. Three months 2,1 f. 2,sc.—C'ours .4 u thentipt. We have received American Papers of the 13th, 1-Ith,l and 13th February, some extracts from which we have given in another column. It scams Mr. JI:FTERSON, Who has always been considered so bincerL, a friend to his country, has not experienced much gratitude from his fel low•citizens; for, after a life devoted to the public serviet4 he is, at a very advanced period of it, compelled to ask permission of the Virginia 1.'1; is;sture to obtain a fair value for his estates by means of a lottery. The editor of the Commercial Daily AJtartiser, as if be were appreben sire that we on this side of the Atlantic might charge the Republicans with ingratitude, aims the first blow at us, by calling to our recollection the financial entbarra , ;nnents of Mr. Prrr and Mr. For, and in his anxiety to relieve his country from the disgrace of Mr. Jr.rr sasoss insolvency, and at the same time to attack our national generosity, he gays on to say that even Mr. Buns s would have died in solvent had it trot been for the rigid system of economy pursued by a mast exemplary wife. The Mexican Government is pursuing a steady course of policy for the internal itnptovement of the State as well as for the extension of its commercial relations. The ex tract from 'le National Intelligenrer shows that education is eccupying the attention •+f the Mexican Executive. It will be seen by our Parliamentary report that Mr. flcsaissox brought his Bill last night into the House cf Commons, to apply the law of merchant and factor to any goods on which the Bank had advanced money. The measure appears to us both just and salutary--just towards the Bank, that ought to he placed in as good a situation as any other creditor; and salutary, inasmuch as it extends a system from which great good was anticipated upon its first introduction into Parliament, and which has fully jus tified in its operation all the cxpectaticns entertained from it at the time. Those who may be inclined to it.spond as to the revival of our former prosperity, and who fear that, great as arc our coltnnerce and our capital, they will never again com pletely recover from the shock they have recently sustained, would do well to revert, not only to the various periods in the history of our own country in which it has had diffi culties far more overwhelming to encounter, and which, by the force of its own innate energi , :s it has completely stir mounted, but to turn to the history of other countries, which furnish illustrations equally striking of What the re , sources of manufacturing skill, combined with the spirit of enterprise, can effect in changing the most dispiriting aspect of its affairs, and triumphing over embarrassments, which, at the time, were regarded as insurmountable. The following extract from the North American Rel. - 1m for July last will be read with interest, from the very sin gular parallel which it presents between the situation of ' Baltimore, the capital of Maryland, and our own mercan tile condition, with the remaining distresses of which we are at present contending. After tracing the series of events which affected the commercial interests of Balti more, and showing in what manner they led to its unex ampled prosperity till the year 1815, he proceeds to show that from that date their action became too violent; that the impulse of mercantile activity excited an ardour of speculation among merchants and trailers, which was rot suited to the real state of the times ; that they did not take into account the revulsions which a five-and-twenty years sanguinary war in Europe would necessarily occasion ; that they did not anticipate the new state of things growing out of it; and that, owing to all this want of knowledge and of forecast, the very fervour of enterprise, which in other times had wrought so much for public and private good, now opened a broad road to disaster and ruin. ' " But the greatest evil," says the American Reviewer, " which'afflicted Baltimore, and one to which this excess of commercial activity may be at least partially ascribed, was that in which the banks had the chief share. The origin of the mischief has already been hinted at; we will now pursue the subject into some other of its branches. " We have seen, that before the war terminated the banks mere unrestrained in their issues tf,vairer, and to accomplish this end they granted almost t unlimited advan tages to merchants. This practice increased on the tem porary revival of commerce after the war, and by this en couragement an alarming system of accomthodation, an it:- terchange of responsibility, took place between individuals, the fatal tendency of which was not anticipated while the banks themselves were not pressed. The high price of provisions in the interior for the supply of the army dur ing the war, and the creation of a vast number of minor bunks in every quarter, had diffused through the country an excess of circulating medium, which enabled country merchants not only to pay up old arrears in many cases considered desperate, but also to make new purchases, and thus to establish a credit, which they used to its full ex tent. Meantime there existed between those places which hail what was called a metallic currency, or in which specie payment was made at the banks, and those in which a paper currency only prevailed, a large difference of ex change, or discount, which operated as a serious embar rassment to every kind of business. This difference be tween Boston and Baltimore was at one time from fifteen to twenty per cent. in favour of the former, which dif ference increased as you approached Baltimore, and again as you proceeded south, though in a less ratio. The dif ference extended in various degrees to the country banks, in proportion as they lost their credit; traders in the in terior were constant losers by the depreciation of the cur rency around them, and were unable to pay their debts contracted with the wholesale dealers, except in a currency I 1 which had fallen many per cent. in value since the time of the purchase. " At this crisis an equalization of (mercury throughout ""S"7 - ''`, THE BRITISH PRESS. the country, or the introduction of some mi.dium which should have a standard and uniform seemed to pre. raise the only remedy for existing evils, owl to indicate the only cflicient mean; MS restoring trade and confidence to a sound condition. This was a principal arzturient for Cie establishment of a national bank, which swirl foilowed. To give credit and solidity to the institution it was set up on the basis cf specie payment, and several writ/i/.... of specie dollars were purchased in Ensie: to supply h a vaults. It became ti...ce , :sitry of course for the private banks to prepare xpreie pyment, if they would any lot•yer sustain th-ir ere-lit, and not be ruin e d b y t h e Inca !' of business, and th., derrceiation of their hills. 1h ' Li, it was ittipossil.o.e to do at once, except in a very lirbiteit degree, and the state of commerce was not prepared fin to Isudden and considerable a curtaihnent of di‘caunts this tneasurercquirtid ; ciPei teas INSTANT A N EOUS lIASSM EN T ; one institution and one individual pressed on another ; all were involved in engagements and respowsibi lities, from which they could he relieved in no other way than by a very gr:ilual process. For surmounting thi ficultks thus suddenly created, various methods were re sorted to, each of which was almost equally desperate; the results of ordinary cemmi fee could not be waiteilt for; ruin threatened to be at the door before they cor4d t o realised ; and tit many cases the remnant of iwivate uredh, that still remained, was employed in liszard-ais vacs prises, which promised the n.ost speedy nisana of raii.ing roney." No reader can fail to remark the remarkable. coificiitares which occur in the above interesting extract, and tcfmake their epplicatim . These are the lessons of exprrienee which can:ain the tenet valuable political instruction. ifiy.s the writer, " may, with truth, be said have teen the darkest period in the history of lialt.imere." But we subj , .in his concluding remarks, which mil de serve to be remenlifercd, bo:11 for tae consolation ta,l the caution whicb they contain. " For the two or three years succeeding this event crrn mace was languid, the value of real 'worst ty vial much reduced, and the aspect of the city bore olivious frisks of decline. Within the last three years, however, n cliacee a;:speiqus in its prcsages of the future has .graflual'll b2;.en pace, c'qqal and enicrpri.. , e are again becoming <relict. , and the tranquil tenor of the ti:nes will be lik e ly .3 wo e cotnmerce clown on 0 0 0,re :mild and secaref.undal fmn gi n lici, ! l;;re. The fatal experience of the Lent till st least have the Um» flt of teaching no unprofitable I.i:son for the jidare, and of imposing a timely check on the (Iteration of any similar cause which may hereafter threat, t to en danger the vital interests of the city." (ITr, WEDNESDAY Er ;tt:ra Although the Funds opened very cheerfully II :a mom ing, they did not sustain the opening price during :he day. The fast quotation reported was 78 a ; but hca ry &lien coining forward, camel a decline to 77 a T:s price, however, rani( d a little before the close of the Ma let, and the last bargains were don? at Z Exchequer Ei to were Is. Qs. premium, and India Bonds Qs. dis. to pa:— Lank Stock for the Account was quoted at 20t. The advices to-day from Liverpool state that tlfere hat been more Liminess doin► in that port, and that ccifirlince was reviving. From Manchester the letters mention that the success of the reputies in London had had a 'favou r ahle efr,tct, and a revival in trade was anticipatcl. From, Glasgow the accounts are not favourable. A very cond. doable failure was announced—a house c,ontictied with eminent firms in London and Liverpool ; the two latter failtd some time ago. The Glasgow house had suonountut its difficulties, but meeting with further unexpectuallosset, unhappily was obligetl to submit to the preascl of the times. The letters from Glasgow state that several of the bankers in that city had, in many instances, cotroAnced a new spec.es of relitf, acting with much liberaliri in clic, ccunting local bills of exchange; but the firms , :inneeted with England still find great difficukics in money negotia tions. The Foreign Market was it active this morttlig, arts yesterday's improvement did not continuo in its full extent, although prices have 11 no means receded to Clot point which we have lately witnessed them at. Theso thirty:- tions will continue lorg, and be felt extensive ly in the Money Markets before busit.ess returns to its old channels again after the severe convulsion it has experiem: xi. Co- lombian Bonds were 474 SI; Mexican 6 per tents. 6lf 21; Russian Bonds 742 .51; Danish ditto .51i 2; Spanish ditto 91 1; and Creek lbi. Some transactions took place in Real Del Motate S"Laret at 10 discount, and in those of the Anglo Mexican Com pany at 9.0 to 26 discount. iVelch Iron was a/anogt rn saleable, at any price, and British Iron Snares were 14i discount. Although the prices of colonial produce are still far be low those at which any article eau he cultivat, for and landed in Eigland, atill in the Colonial Nlar.tt there is a great improvement ; a revival has taken place :a the ('k mand for Sugars, Coffee, Cotton, and Spices ; andoecners:!y there is every prospect of a renewal of the corm lutist v tivity of the country. There was a ridiculous report put into eireu7ation thrr: the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQURR sent in lf:s revicra• Lion on Saturday, and that he was only persuaded, urn consultation with his colleagues, to put ell' his ivircr.t • till after the budget. This report is said to have effect upon the funds, and to have taken away List ,last city front them that they possessed yesterday. It is understood that the despatches which froTr;vc,l rt Landon from St. Petersburgh, on Saturday, were the nape of Count Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, leaving Lora!ol to proceed on his journey to St. Petersburgh ai dr f!x• lowing Friday. The despatches were brought by i'r.mv Gortchakoff, principal Secretary to his Excellency. The Duke of NVeitington was to leave Berlin on way to St. Petershurgh on the 21st of February. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with lord LI: NicY , at his house in Great George-street, IVestmitiater. Earl Powis transacted business at the Treasury y , ltc 7 ' day. Yesterday the Portuguese Ambassador tranztetcd bps ness at the Foreig n -efilce. On Tuesday aMagistrate from each of the Police•ids made a report of the state of the Police of the to Mr. Secretary Peel, at his office in Whitehall. Monday Sir It:Alert Wigram entertained a large parr` at dinner, at his house in Connaught-place. On Tuesday the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Clich dined togethe; at thu Thatched House Tavern. MI:DICAL SOCI6IY nY LONllo,4.—YeSterday a' tam bets of this Society held their fifty-eighth an t uectsry , ''' the London CofKc Ilouse, Ludgate-hill. The S,;:re;t3q reported the election of officers for the enstiii4 r • Dr. Haslam then delivered the annual oration, iu he was frequently cheered by a numerous auditory. Society dined together in the evening. Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India llosse, for the Election of a Director, in the room of .To HO leston, Esq., who bad disqualified. At six o'cla2k glasses were closed, and delivered to the scrutineers, 10,0 reported the election to have fallen on Henry .11esarla Esq. The numbers were—for Henry Alexander, 893—James Stuart, Esq., 463—Charles Mackinnon, EN., 401. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the Tsar ii India House, when Captain Thomas Marquis was r'L r into the command of the ship Rose, consigned to l‘law— and Bengal. en , flu w 1 tu La Ca t; 1 1, V h, V 1 t , 3 1 1 f 1 , E 6 L. I I t's 5t nr- .ir Iri tq. rh Cie orn 110 I -L_ -