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(Dint 114 ANGE YESTERDAY Leghorn - - : 74 Genoa - - Venice - - !I M aka - - --- aples . - 381 Palermo - 116 1 Li%hon - mt Oyorto - - Mt R to Janeiro - 47 [labia - _ - 41. IULLION. Lublin Cork .C. s. d. Portugal Gold in coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold in bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10} Silver in ban I) 0 0 Ititt Nritioit THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Toeharrow Zvenlnit. THUILSDAY. Detoberrit, w!ll be performed a Nair t.rand Oriental Tale of Miele, called THE ENCHANTED COURIER: OR. THE SULTAN OF CURDISTAN. With Equestrian Evolutions by Mom Duerowand his Troop. The Irptsi of Persia. Mr. Amite:: A121011M41. Prfuce of Perdu. Mr. Pen.e.y; Annaleek. the Enchanter, Mr. 1i snack: tiaboue, tte Slave of .t:,-aleck , Mr. Ha. ley. Th. Prioress M Cachernim Mrs. W. %est; b:alrene, Miss Cubitt. After wh!eh. THE NEW .l.nvEnTtsellocr. T. eonetude with 51111..0N AND CO. Slospoo. Mr. Terry•: Mr. Bromley. Mr. Browne. Um Cmp. sun. Mrs. Bunn, Mrs. Bromley. Mrs. D. West; Mrs. eltsallau. Miss Us:them; Madame La Trappe, Mrs. Oriftr. DITIATRF: n())•41,. CtilrENT-O,IRDEAT. Thle Ironing, wEaNrirmy 117, win be performed nEti Or. THF. BLACK HUNTSMAN Of BOHEMt A. CtVocar, Mr. Mater; Coco AC Sir. Egerton Caspar. Mr. Bennett Sl:he:tn. Mr. retinue/I; the RI telt Huntanaut of huhtiula. Mr. Emits. baths, Mlis Paton : Una. Mu tore. After which. CHARLES THE. SECOND: or. THE MERRY 110NARCIt. Ego; Cherie+ the Second. Mr. C. Kimble: Lord Raehes•er, Mr. Junes; Cyptlin C•srp. Mr. Fawcett. Mar). ?Iles M. Tree. TwanorrOw, Dir Fretychuts. with Oar). - - THEATRE. ROYAL, HAYMARKET. rib Erauing. WECININDAY. Oet. 27. will be performed ROR ROY MACGREGOR. Rob Roy, Mr. Hamblin t Francis Osta/dlstone. Mr. Melrose: Raffle NiS Jarv , c Itirst Wine). Mr. Williams. Dim* Vernon. Mrs. Uarrick ; Heitea alloeirwor, Mrs. Mover. T.. conclude with THE PRIZE; Or. 2. 5. ". 2. Leefitive. Mr. `l'lkinrun ; Labe!. Mr. Yr IlllarLs. Juba, Mrs. V. 11111: Caroline. Miss Kelly. Tamerrow. The Hypocrite. with HIS. and Seek. MIL. M tTIIEVitig CELIIIIMATUD TRIP TO AMERICA! yeeelng been Intel-meted In tune last. at the period od Its highest at t -action. by the necessity 01 ing the English Opera Season: ead envoy Panilles of distinetion. than ateeent from Longue. having fts repetition. It Is respectfully aunutuiced. that Mr. M. will be I.barid AT ROME! P is a few Nlghte in the lreary Month of November. at the Theatre Roryl, Rngifith opera liestse. oat h that celebrated i:ntettainnieut. NKr : SCRRE Y THEJTE E. 7 his Twining WEDNESDAY. /Weber 27. tell be eresentewl an enttrely new Dualestl • Iteln,transa. In three Acts. eralid WAR itOCII DCNICILSON; OR, THE OUTCAST MOTHER AND HER SON. To conciudir with THE KD:USA t Ot, THE. INDIAN PIRATE'S VESSEL The MiIIT:SH PIIIESS commented publi.ning renterdry morn ing et five o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, Ocronr R 27, 182$. The Paris Papers of Sunday reached us last night. The private correspondence of the Koniteur would lead us to believe that the Government of FT. P.IH N• N D VII. can some times act upon principles of good faith. The fulfilment of the promises of pardon held out to the eon:runner us and the freemasons hes produced the best effects. The suspected and culpable parties have readily come forward, and • claimed the benefit of the Royal amnesty, and we are glad tea find that they have not had occasion to repent their con fidence. A strange story is told in the same carrespondeuee, respecting the Spanish Treasury : its destitution is stoutly denied, and in order to convince the sceptical, we are as sured that the Treasurer-General settle-eel bankers' bills, to the amount of eight millions of teals, to lie in his bands over due several weeks, before he demanded payment. Credal Jtitheits! But suppose it were so, (a fact, by-the- 1 bye, rendered somewhat doubtful by the extracts we give from the private correspondence of the Juuelici des Dehals) what do the advocates of his CATHOLIC NI AJ LST Y Sea to prove in his favour by his solvency ? The King of SPAIN estrum to pay his lawful debts. The best excuse for him is to say that he cannot. To say that he can, but will not, is to degrade him to the lowest depth of dishonesty. The armerstal des pekes directs its whole force now against the Ministers Varies and- COkll FRP. The latter is even more unpopular than the President of the Council ; he is eharged with using kis power as Minister of the Interior, in the most capricious and oppreeiive manner. The pledges given by him in ISI7, as a deputy, are contrasted with his acts is 1821 as a minister, and the Royalists are energetically called upon to abandon him who has aban doned the principles which gave him their confidence. Ile is represented as dismissing every public servant, who has not manifested the warmeet seal in upholding the violent aystem on which he and his colleagues have proceeded. But the conduct of this Breton Mwcenas, as lie is cone nip tutimily styled, towards scientific and literary men, seems particularly to have roused public indignation against him. In our extracts in another column, we give from the Jui.rnal des Debuts some curious anecdotes of his war %lid* knowledge. The other Papers have also powerful articles against the Ministry. If they do not really expect a change in the KING'. Councils, they feign excellently. (From the Nartileur of Sunday. ] The official part contains only the statement that the Arnbassa. dots of the Netherlands and Bavaria lead pmented new eredeutids sad letters of cosigurtubeier. on his Majesty's accession, 3.c. (tioa Official part.) UtPER 1;1.11L, OCT. 12. We have just received informatMn that the Emperor Almon:LT. whose ftturia to St. Pettisburgh had already beta announced i wear at hand, changed his intention at Tombon. and 'mores -Mil to ueent„rit, where his Majesty arrived in good sealth. The news a h i s i hd i w osition, which was circulated even at St. Petersburgh, was within* fousdation. A letter from ftiga contains the follow. sag pa:titulars, which we communicate as we have received them, Widosut amnesia, to: their authenticity. Important news from she west of Earope. sent to the Emperor, bad made his Majesty sesoles to monPstarsburgh sooner thus he had at first piled ; r but Ism ICCOUnts, which were conveyed to the Em. throwby criars,,who proceeded directly to hint, without passing gh Bt. Fetersburgh, have caused a change in his resolution. It is at Orenberg that the EstrenOß will intortn the persons who ac!ionspony him whether he will eohtinue his journey on the plan originally proposed, or whether he '1111%11o:ten it. NVe shall soon receive further information on this head. MADRID, OCT. 12. The Decree on the Communerm, Freemasons, and individuals who have belonged to any secret society whatever, has produced a great effect; the number of persons who have presented themselves to enjoy the pardon which it promises, is very FontaderaWe. It is true that the Oovemment, on its side. observes, in the most faithful manner, what it has promised in this decree ; and the confidence which this conduct inspired, reclaims many persons whom fear would bate induced to be silent on this adherenceto the revolu tionary system. Among the number are observed, M. EAPI A, ex- Secretary of the Landaburian Society ; and 31. HIGATO. Chief of • Bureau in the Department of the Minister of Finance during the time of the Coetes who, though they were deeply implicated, re main undisturbesi at home, merely because they have denuunced themselves to the Magistrates. The severe mamma adopted by Government after the affair of Tarifa, have restored tranquillity to the province. Some Intendants of Police, who have *hewn themselves the from favourable to them, have bee n dismissed; among the &withal arc those of Oallicia and Estremadura. • I have observed that alt your journals endeavour to prove that oar treasury is completely exhausted. I know not on what they %nod their opinions. but I will mention some facts which seem to 'hew that there is exaggeration in the assertions of the foreign jour. aals respecting the state of our Entrees. The Government is ely received from a banking-house at Paris bills of exchange for eight millions or reels, viz.: live millions on the house of Caballero, widow, and sons, and three on that of &rota, widow, Hemsandes, and Co. All the bills were payable at from three to eight days sight. They were presented by . the Tres surer.Geaeral, who was asked by the two house's to irccive the amount before they because due; and he answered he would do so when be wanted the money. The day of payment. however, passed, and even some weeks hariog elapsed without payment being asked, the house at Paris was indirectly infomied, and asked en ezplana. lion of the two Madrid houses, which referred to the Treasurer. General. He replied to the Paris house, that it was owing to him that Me bills lad not been paid. In fact, the payment has 47:a b in e l en y the amou cfernal, n Ind the of the bills, several nearly waggons three weeks have con afte vey r tedhey to the rt came MU. The Council of Camille in the plan of instruction which it pre sented tolled: King, proposed to suppress the University of Toledo, but the Kt X 0 has resolved that that city shall retain its l'niversity. became It has done such great services to the cause of the Altar and the Tonne. The Council of Oreille has just t.mniratecl the discussion of the proceedings against the late Constitutional Itegidora o f Madrid. but not any sentence on this important. cattse. It is known, however, that, by his Majesty's instructions, the Ex-Itegidurs are not to he punished, cazept by tine. The Court is expected to remain at the Escurial till December. The Kixo, moved by the tears and supplications of Mad am e Elmo, has granted her the liberty of the Ex-:llitiister, her husband, but he la not to go out of the walls of Valladolid. The last letters from Gibraltar announce the departure from that port of all the Spanish Revolutioniats who had taken refuge there; some are grate to Tangier, some to England, and .the greater number to the United States • [Frost the Ceurritr Fruica;sl i‘ • IlAact:LoNA, OCT: 15. Letters from Girona, Abaft%lla. and ()liana, state, that many murders have been committed in these pleas. At Villanueva de Vera, the military were oWiged to be called in to establish tran quillity amongst the people., who had risen against the authorities. At Mortinges it was found necessary to arrest some individuals who bad removed the pillar buaring the inscription of the Palace Royal. In the tillages the inhabitsnts have refused to pay the contributions, which appear already too heavy. PARIS, OCT. 23. We have been informed as to the commutation of the punish. ments pronounced upon the II th August. 13::1, in favour of 37 de- serters surrendered at Lieu tartan liar et t ruly. Those who were not soldiers received full and free pardon ; two soldiers, instead of death, are to he imprisoned for a year ; two other persona, nut voi ding, are to be confined for three p.m ; Lieutenant Vernet, six years in prism ; another officer and an ex-scrjeant, imprisonment for tin years, and surveillance for ten more ; the remainder are sen tenced variously to different punishments—some to six years' soli tary confinement, with perpetual surveillance; some to ten years' imprisonment ; some to hard labour twenty years. IVe °moot forbear asking why there has been such a disproportion in the punishments inflicted? and why, of two men similarly circum stanced, neither of them a soldier, one should be fully pardoned, aid the oilier be coedenined to hard labour for life ? Ought it not also to shock us, to see punishments so cruel as hard labour and solitary confinement for ten or sixteen years pronounced upon men who were promised on the field of battle their lives or passports to a foreign country, and who entered Perpignan in a state of free. dom. We know that the new reign has ameliorated the condition of other convicts, but we are not as yet made acquainted with the details of their present situation. [From the Journal Des Delves.] BARCELONA, OCT. 13. Letters from Madrid, written by persons fully eniitl,sl to con. adenee. state that the project of a new amnesty is under discus shm in the Cabinet, and that it will be much more ample and ex tensive than that of the Ist of May. It has been rumoured here that General ISIAAINGONE has been replaced in the Government of Catalonia, but the repurt is desti tute of foundation. Some citizens of our pmvinee are ruined by contributions. At Meya the Authorities have seized upon the (Meta of many families and placed them in the town-hall; but upon the evening of the seizure the people rose, and retook the property, with loud cries of ** I/eatlt to the municipal body." It has been found necessary to and an armed force to '.lleya, to restore quiet. We are here behind 1:11 the civilized nations of Europe. Three in. dividuals having been wonndettln a riot which took place in the city of Oliana, justice has commenced its course, by imposing a severe punishment upon a surgeon, for giving his professional assistance to the sugirers before the arrival of the civil officers. Letters from from Cadiz of the end of September state, that at the moment they were written, the French cruisers before the city were composed of a brig and a smaller vessel. The same letters inform us, that a corvette and a bri:t of the Spa nish royal navy, left Catlin on the 211 of September, to cruise along the coasts of the 31editerraneso. TrilEsTE, OCT. 10. Capt. VUEASSOVI,CII I'srived here yestertia . Y . ," - In - ;tiTT , h ,,, tiii. in the Half of Smyrna. and haw bromrlit letters to the `Alt September. Tile CAPSTAN PACII♦ had joined the Turkish flee:. and corn. mowed a aeries of small combats. the first of which took place at Stenchio, and they have been continued in the Visit/II of Sants. The result has been almost always favourable to the ks. and the AlussulnAtts are struck with terror. The CAUCDANA PEY )not the CAPITA)/ PACIIA) has been blown up, and a part of the Egyptian fleet has SAM( itself at llondrum, whilst the CAPITAX PACIIA, after lasing many ships of war, and the sliming a his chief vessel, has taken MOge at 3litylene, pursued by the Orceks, under the command of 11.11:1.1S and easaats. The laasof the Turks and Egy ptians moat be vansiderable. PARIS OCT. 23. _ _ The quarrels of M. CoastEnt with all the academies and the learned societies. are known' in the capital. but their origin has not as yet been fully understood. A celelrttcd rolessor of astro nomy, in the College de France, having died, the College a n d Academy proposed as his successor the aatronomer hold in the highest esteem. 31. nt CORRIERE, that is to say, one of his clerks, thought he knew more upon the subject than all the pmfessionul nun ; after a consultation with some intriguantu, appointed to the sitmaion person completely itpurant of this particular study. The Astro nomer of tile Committees was laughed at. We sill be revenged, said the Committees ; we will tiwec the Aciuh .ty to receive our man. A stupid sentiment of pride, to which M. nt Cora:gni: is a stranger, caused a letter no be lieut.!, ordering an academic nomination. This surreptitious order produced nothing but contempt ; here then a tin: sou blues out. The Committees exclaim, an evil spirit in the academies ! Are they to be reduced ? No. Are they to be suppressed ? No. We must at lesst issue au ordinance, and render the academie places 'evocable. A thousand projects are commenced ; finally they catch at the idea of suppressing all the pennons that are within their reach. We know not if the plan of suppressing twenty-four plies at the Academy has been agreeable to hie Fleellenty„ bat they have been burning papers these few days. diminish the Academy of Inscription by ten places, at the mo ment when histrwieakand philological studies are so necosary for the defence of religion and legitimacy, is an idea worthy of 11. de COlllll E aE, but it does not belong entirely to him ; it is a matter of pecuniary interest and base jealousy upon the part of some mono polists. The 31iiiister has been again deceirell. lie is the pro. fessed enemy of the unreasonable accumulation of places. 1 hey deceived him when they made hint heap upon four heads twenty. two places, fourteen of shWeb could neither physically nor morally be tilled bywhew indiyidnals. They trust of course not be sine cures, and if Ibis be the case, the mural policy and bounty impose upon the Minister the duty of distributing them equally, so an to twinkle for as many r.B tensible. The accumulation so much de sired by M. de ('oapitua, the Deputy, has never reached such a height of ridicule as it has under )1. de Connie tie, the 31Inister. in our Paper of Monday we alitaal to a representation which had been laid before the Supreme t:overnment of India, by Mr. ( 'sa wrorn, the Company's Resid-nt at ::in capore. We have since been favoured by a friend with rotes from the original document, which we have no doubt will be highly accep:able to our readera. Mr. Canwpoeu commences his representation by stat ing, Orr he !cola upon the capture of the provinces from 'Posey to 31ergui, to be an effectual and by no means dif ficult mode of carrying on the war with the Burmese. Iht then gives a short sketch of those countries, derived, as he says, partly from well-known European authorities, and partly from native coantrunications o which he consi ders entitled to cridit. These districts extend from Martahea, in about 16. 20. N. lat. to the island of Douvele, and the river Pakchau, in THE BRCrISH . PRESS. about eleven degrees, which is the Siamese frontier, to the south, and they embrace generally about one-third of the breadth of the peninsula, or of the territory lying between the sea coast and the river Merin. The Siamese frontier bounds these provinces everywhere to the east. The country is generally mountainous and woody, and it appears that a range of bills extends across it from north to south a part of that greater range which divides nearly the whole of the Malayan peninsula. At Tavay and Mergui, how ever, there is a plain surface and considerable cultivation. The province of Manahan is not included in this scheme of conquest, the river of that name being impervious to European navigation, in consequence of a bar at its mouth. Every flood-tide also brings with it a bore which renders it dangerous. The coast from Martaban to Tavay, is but little known to Europeans; but Mr. Gt NON status that it is a eantly beach, with some rocks, with a channel of from five to six fathoms between the island and the main land. The river Tavay is broad, but shallow, and, from the number of islands it contains, it is of difficult navigation. By Crab Island, at the mouth of the river, there is a safe anchorage, and the town of Tavay is about eight leagues distant, on its left bank ; it is defended by a wooden stockaded fort, which, however, is out of repair. The shortest road to the town is from theses coast, directly to the west of the fort. In a march of three hours, over hills of moderate height, the hank of the river may be reached oppposite the town. Mr. Giasos has ttavelled from this point to the capital of Siam in seven days, and describes the country as being in a high state of culture, with rice as cheap as in any part of India. About ten leagues from the coast is the highest range of hills. The port of Merguy is accessible at all times without a pilot. The town is built upon an island. The houses are visible as soon as the vessel has passed to the eastward of King's Island, and at flood-tide, a large ship may approach within a stone's throw of the town, in six fathotne water. There is here also a fort in ruins, de fended by a few ragged soldiers. 'f he island is well culti vated with rice, but on the mainland the breadth of the plain seldom exceeds a mile and a quarter. On the left bank of the river is the old town of Tantassaiin about thirty miles up, but there are hardly above a dozen of house e now standing. The river then passes in a north easterly course, and cuts the highest range of mountains At Mergui, the first range of hills, ev:lich are low, is about a mile and a half from the coast ; the second, which are high, is about tea leagues from it; a few leagues fur ther there is another range, to which the Burman frontier extends. The whole breadth of the Peninsula in this part is about eighty miles, through which there is a mili tary road, passable by elephants. This road was cut by the late King of SIAM, for the purpose of ir.vr.ding Mew , gui and Tavay, in which, however, he failed. These pro vinces formerly belonged to Si as, until they were con quered forty or fifty y, ars ago by the Burmese. The in habitants are a race different both in language and appear ! anee front the Burmese or Siamese, and are called by Ithese Mtn.. Prior to falling under the Burman ycke, th"se were pima of considerable commerce, but since that time they have been gradually declining, in consequence of their being situated on the borders of the two kingdoms, and therefore, being always made the theatre of war, the general opinion is, that all the inhabitants of these pro vinces, not Burmese, are anxious fur a change of govern ment, and that they would much prefer being subject to the Siamese, to remaining under their present masters, the Burmese. It hat also b/en an ()Eject of the S(aniese, ever since they lost possession of these provinces, to regain them ; and it is most likely, that as soon as they hear of the war between the Burmese and the Bri tish, they will make another attempt upon them. A maritime force of ours on the coast would secure a victory, and once obtained, the country is easily kept, as it is bound by hills and jungles, through which an army must be led with the greatest difficulty. Mr. GIB/or is of opinion that a thousand British troops would be sufficient for the conquest of both provinces ; and as to Mergui, he thinks that a single broadside from a sloop of war would take the fort, which would be the key to the whole province. " From the hostile state of the popalition," says Mr. C., " the distance of these provinces from the seat of the Bur mese Government. the extensive and discontented con quered produce of Pegu intervening, and our command of the coast, it is presumed that there would be no difficulty in maintaining them as a permanent conquest." The advantages of such a line of policy consist chiefly in the case with which the attack can be made ; the acquisition would be more beneficial than any other to our Government ; and it would be the severest possible blow to the vanity of the Burmese, who esteem these pro vinces as a permanent and established conquest from the Siamese, their inveterate and irreconcileable enemy. The military occupation of these provinces by the Bri tish, would put an end to the wars which have for fifty years back desolated both countries. It would furnish, in the harbour of Mequi, the best and safest port in that part of the Indian Ocean, which, in tho event of the recurrence of a continental war, would not only afford us a safe and excellent place for refitting, but would deprive the enemy of any port on the eastern side of the Bay of Bengal, which could be employed for that purpose. It is eminently qua lified for a naval arsenal, as some of the best wocd, next to teak, grows in the neighbourhood, and teak itself may Le brought from the river Martaban, the voyage from which to Mergui, is not above one-third the distance of that from Rangoon to Calcutta, and besides all this, it is a healthy station. In a commercial point of view, these provinces arc highly valuable : the mountains abound in tin mine:, which, even in the present distracted state of the country, and with the barbarous means of the natives, ate worked to some ad vantage. The forests produce sapan wood, a highly va luable dye-staff, and which is peculiar to this spot. Ivory, bees wax, and rice, arc abundant. From these circumstances, our settlement would soon be come the resort of the Chinese, and a flourishing colony would be formed ; and the security which British rule always gives to person atul property, contrasted with the misrule of the Burmese authmities, would cause an imme diate migration in the direction of our establishment ; in fact, thousands have already left that territory for Siam. In a military point of view it is of equal importance, at the occupation of this port would give us the command of both the Burman and Sianuse territory ; and guides for an expedition are easily procurable among the fugitives from these provinces, that arc always to be found at Pulo Penang. The Spanish refugees have lately been again made a pretext by thcirfriends of the factious press, for sending forth some attacks on the K xu's Ministers. The circumstances under which Government were induced to bestow relief upon that unfortunate men we have already explained. An at temrt was made to support them by public subscription, but it failed, and then on the representation of a highly respectable and benevolent Member of the House of Commons, Government extended their bounty from the ori ginal list formed by the Duke of We e 1.1 Ncros, consisting of about 90 individuals, to nearly four hundred. At all times, however, Government have carefully avoided holding out any expectation that the allowances would be permanently continued. It has been impressed upon all who have had intercourse with the Ministers on the subject, that the relief was merely temporary. It is intended now, we be lieve, to limit the regular stipend to those who are included in the Duke of 11" fr. tunuroN's list, though some chari table assistanceinay yet, and probably will, in some shape, be administered to the others. (in Monday the refugees received their monthly allowance through the ordinary channel, and it was not until then that these miserable men fully knew that the grant would be curtailed. Many of them, we regres to hear, are in a very deplorable comb tion—indeed, on the verge of extreme want. We trust that something may be done to supply their present neces sities, and provide for their future subsistence. From the information we have received, we do not believe that all relief will be rigidly withheld by Government from those who are not on the Duke of Wk. ILINGTON ' S list though it has been adjudged advisable, under al circumstances, to make an effort for decreasing a charge which they bad not at all obliged themselves to continue. Some absurd conjectures have been published by our con temporaries as to this subject. The fact is, that Govern ment never intended to burden themselves permanently with the maintenance of these unfortunate men, who are more properly objects of the benevolence of individuals, than of the bounty of the State. Yesterday we received Nest-York and other American Papers to the Std of October. They contain the details of General La FAYETTE'S grand entry into Philadelphia, and a long account of casualties occasioned by the late severe storms which had visited the United Statts. We copy the following paragraphs:— _ . lIATTI.—The Conimitatoners sent to France from Hayti, have failed in negotiating for acknowleding the independence of St Do. mingo. It semis that France claimtd some military post, a pos. session which was refined, and very justly refused, because their independence would have been a dead letter had such a right been conceded. The Ilaytian Goverronent should claim and ir.sist upon an absolute and unconditional acknowiedgment of its independence from Fearer, to which that Government is as justly entitled as the United States was front Great Britain. There are circumstances in the history of St. Domingo, and the present Government, which constitute poverful claims upon the friendship and protection of every civilized nation. It is a rare event in the history of nations, to eke a coloured population with a mild and equitable form of Go vernment—with just laws, strictly enfirreetl, and generally respected —with an enlightened, intelligent administration, and a well orga nised national force; this really exists in Hayti, and while the con duct of that riiivcronitnt is such as to command taintidence and es teem, its claitus to open and unequivocal recognition are lint to he diaputed. An to any attempts on the r..rt of France to regain pos -1 session of the Island . we consider them all unavailing—the I lay tians are capable of defending themselves; and we did believe, when the negociation was first opened, that France would hare seen her interest in embracing the valuable commercial privileges which were tendered to her. . . . 11'e should not, however, be surprised if the French Govern.. ment should order a heavy rquadrun to cruise ofiSt.flonsingo—pos. sessing Guadaloupe, an excellent rendezvous. any armament limy Le Used out with expedition, but we very much question its success. The Island is well defended, the mounts ths affording strong re. treats—the twain' numerous and well organized, and a tropical sun and dinsa e not very congenial to Europeans. are obstacles not easily overcome. 'Without interfering in the concerns of the two Governments, it is very evident that the people of the United Stases take an interest in reserving the Government of Hayti in its pre. sent shape, not only because it is a just Gov:ratite:it and commands respect front peculiar considerations, hut it is tint our interest, at any time, to see any of the European Powers and Ileinbers of the Holy Alliance pcss,nising themselves of territory in the neighbour. hood of this country. On Monday a consultation was held at the Foreign office, between Mr. Horton and the Crown Lawyers on the one part, and Mr. Gait, and the Canada Company s Counsel on the other, concerning the granting of the Charter to the Company. when it was agreed that it should be completed forthwith, and it is now probable that the Commissioners will sail fur America about the beginning of January. Mr. Horton returned to the country the same night. An account reached the City yesterday from Liverpool, to which port it was brought by the Pacific from New York. that the schooner Cadmus, Hamilton, had arrived at Baltimore in twelve days ficen the Havannah, where, for three days previous to her departure, an em bargo had been laid on the port in consequence of au expedition having been fitted out, consisting chiefly of armed launches. It was said, that this expedition was only intended for the suppression of piracy, information having been received that many piratical vessels were on the coast to the windward of the Ilavannah. This des tination, however, was not believed by all to be that which was intended. and some stir was made yesterday on Change by the into lligence. For our part, we hold that it is quite impossilde that Spain, in the present posture of her affairs, could have suppli ed her colonial possessions with troops eufficient for the garrisons, and as for sending away sonic of them for any other purpose than that of cap turing a few pirates, we think such a design must, of ne cessity, be quite out of the qt.estion. In fact, every man knows that if an European force in the IVezt Indies is not steudily and regularly recruited from the mother country, it must soon he annihilated, and who can suppose that Spain has had the power of sending a man or a real more to the Havannah than was barely sufficient to retain her hold of that colony? If the Spaniards were silly enough to withdraw their troops from the Hat annall and send them on any wild expedition against their revolted colonies, the , probal ility is, that the Lots of the Independents would I sink it is impede, and the natives of the Ifavannah declare themselves independent in the interim. Ignorance, and its inseparable attendant, Superstition, appear to pursue their march through Spain • and the impediments constantly thrown in the way of th;develop ment of light and instruction, have the effect of giving a deeper root to these two scourges, which have already been the sources of so much evil. The following fact, the sub ject at tvesent of general conversation at Barcelona. will fully elucidate our assertion:—The Profession of Physic in that city reckons amorgat its Professms Doctor Saes% This partisan of absolute government, who is distin guiehed amongst the highest of the class, bad a son, wl.o did not coLacide with him in political opinions. 'flee bad treatment which be suffered for this reasons prompted the young man, about a year since, to deptive himself of a life thus rendered miserable. For some time back a violent noise has been heard in the Doctor's house—large stones have fallen with violence from the top of the staircase. and no person could distinguish the hand that threw them. None would venture to ascend lest he should be stoned. The Doctor, and the Monks of the neighbourhood, whom he summoned to his assistance on the occusion, bad not the least doubt that it was the wandering semi of young Seven that occasioned all this uproar. All haste was made to exorcise the evil spirits, and they traversed with this intention all the Chambers in the house, but when they had to ascend the staircase they were obliged to cover their heads with chcirs, as with shields, to save thcmvelv.s from being crushed by the stoma which fell upon them. However, by means of this precaution, they enabled armed men to ascend urou the roof. The shower of stones ceased for the pr sent, but it was renewed upon the next and the following days, so that the Doctor, and many others as superstitious as lie, are fully convinced that the ghost of his son pursues him incessantly. —coy rrier Froneo A letter received in town this morning, states, that the Friendship, whaler, of this port, was oft Ah••rdecn yester day, with three fish. It also announces the distrt.ssing in telligense of Captain Ireland's death, on the voyage out ward.—Thr rklee Adverliter. It is said to be the intention the Treasury Board to have all brauclua of the Revenue, in the several towns in Ireland, transacted under die same rotf, in the r,speetivc Custom-houses, and that it will commence iu Limerick Chronicri% Last night the barriers at Blackfriars Bridge were re moved, and the road was thrown open to carriages of all descriptions. The ascent on each side is considerably lessened. PARIS. traOM 01111 COILIZSPOI4DENT.] Pasts, OCT. 23. CH slays X., u happens more or less with all Sovereigns, is entangled in the struggles of interested parties; but still the character of the men whom he distinguishes by his fa. your, tends daily to lower him in the public estimation. V; LueLE looks for support to a venal majority; but a weak Minister is sure to find his r.rty insatiable, and he, in hit turn, is driven to resort to every sort of unconstitution a l chicane to keep them to his skirts, till he at length uttLrla destroys his credit with the people, and then h;. MI comes, as does that of DE VILLGLE at present, a gut:anon to be decided by artifice and intrigue. M. ne PFYRONNLT is more unpopular even than Vii. LLLF. ; his measures are more openly arbitrary ; he is Itt.: so mole-like in his movements; he does not, like bin, tut. row his subterraneous way through the nalms of comp. lion, Ile was considered at antrileaux, his native town, as an elegant dancer, but a very indifferent :drone; he was more successful as a suitor, for he marriirl a you ng woman of considerable beauty; but beauty is unfortunately a treasure that does not increase in value by possession ; marriage suspended his habits of dissipation, but (1,41 not cure them. Madame DE N.YRONNET bore this regket fit a long time in sorrow, and for a still longer time in silcasc, but female endurance iu such case has its limit, and as tl:u feeling of love subsides, that of revenge conies into play. It was thus with Madonse ; their family atElirs bveanie deranged, their finances fell into disorder, and the wire of our advocate—who was at this time roducell imorssitv, but who now figures as Ministre dr la Justi...l.—:,n het conjugal dwelling, and sought as asylum under the teetive roof of M. D t, an inhabitant of Bitrilraus.. Four children were the fruits of this new alliance. M. fc PLI/LONNET consoled himself for his loss in the arms of another. Some short time ago, a female presented lierscif at as early hour at the Hotel du Garde des Smuts. The pert.: refused her admittance. ".le suis Madame Di_ I'mloN• leer," said the lady. At their words he bowed respe c t. fully, and let her pass. Having reached the an ti-clutinher, she made the same declaration to the (indent,. n I sawn (Huissitra), who went forthwith to inform the MiniEtt-, but as speedily returned to announce to the visitant, tlr:: Su Grandeur could receive no person whatever, Linz at that moment occupied with affairs of the utmost import ance. " %Veil," said the lady, with great ceolmss, I shall wait till he is disengaged ; but, in tl e mean time, let them bring me some Freakfast." Eh Bien, lattepuirair qn'il ail fini, muis, en attest:Mat, qu'on me Ala r• u thjeu• ir. The servants considering themselves boon I ro obey tl.'s order, brought a table, which she immediately plac:sl close against the door through wh . ch the Minister was obliged to pass, and, apparently with an ex.tellent appetite, sat d )wn to breakfast. The Minister thus blockaded in his eabinet, as in a fortress, sent his sou to the lady, hoping, to dispose her to shorten her visit; but his reception seon ca. tidied him that his embassy had no chance of swats. The Minister now found there was no alternative but to come forward in his own person, and brave the result. As soon as he appeared, Madame DE PE Y noNstr ma up, and presenting him a paper, said, " Monsirtr, von, urn frit un prtene immense et je masque de La. Voila an contrat de 12,000 . francs de rent en ma fats'', aid net le, el eons n'entendriez plus parler de moi." " Sir, you have made an immense fortune, and lam destitute. There is a contract for securing to me an annuity of twelve thou sand francs (asur.) ; sign that, and you shall bear no fur ther mention of tne." M. DC Pl.vun Nx er, equally sur prised at this proposition, and intimidated by the deter ' mined tone in which it was tendered, endeavoured to softets her, and represented the demand as too high, for that, admitting he was capable of paying such an annuity while lie continued Minister, he could no longer do so if he should be out of office. The lady had no ear for rens:m ing ; she led made up her mind, and was intlesig:le. " Sign that," said she, " or here is a memoir which this night shall be delivered to the publisher." " rata rn mentofre qui sera lime des ee sir a I imprt4sio-!." Upon which she presented him a memoir, in which was de tailed all the particulars of their marriage, their separati,ii, &c. dre., and which contained a history that rei;,ht wed stain with shame the cheek of one, who, at this day, fills the situation formerly held by such men an DAG 1:11/1EAC, LAIIIOI6NON, and MAL/UWE/S. Alarmed at the sight of this paper, M. DE PETIONNZT iltaDttliately Signed lb* contract. Cet trait seal print k Goveraennattett , 'prs ;out enders. Extract of a letter dated Tricate, Oct. 12:—" A vessel arrived here this morning from Cisme, after a passage of fourteen days. She brings intelligence that the Ttukish ficet, united with the Egyptian, had quitted the sea off Samos, and ;,one to winter in tha t of Alitylene." In the Frankfort Papers received yesterday, we have, under date of Trieste, Oct. 6, a repetition of the particulars of the visit of Sir F. Adam to Napoli di Romania. Thee Journals contain no news of the slightest interest. The health of the Queen of Bavaria is re-established. Letters from the Havannah, datil the 11th of Slum ber state, that the convoy which sailed from that port the relief of the Castle of St. Juan bad =rived at its destination and accomplished that olij.ct. It is admitted that in Mexico affairs were in a prosperous train for the cause of independence. The Bill for Madame Iturhide's pension had passed the Con:a-cgs. The crew of the Spanish frigate Ceres, taken by the Colombians, luai lora exchanged. It is stated in a letter from Ifavannah, that t`ie Colom bians have captured a Spanisit corvette of considerable value. Letters by a Leeward Island mail were rec:ived ;11 Gl:s cow on Friday. The dates are front the e.:Ci:h Aupt,t !e the 12th Se.ptetulx r. They canta in no political itto‘s of importance. The islands rrmain free from internal con vulsion and civil war, but Bt.. complaints are heavy of tl!c unsettled state of their atrairs, the gloomy pretTrr is bcfon: them, and the poverty into which, from the th•prceiatie . - in the value of their property, and 'educed value of the: produce, they are plunged. The consequene K of daze things are beginning—we say beginning to make their sr pratance in the rtductian of the salaries of the bights: public officers, as in Atiti_ma, for example, where the 6:- earnor's salary is reduced front :00,;!. to 3,0;0/.. and thl salary of the Chief Jit , tio• front 1,000!. tc Coo!. fl , c Order in Council for Trinidad Inez ben greatly m eidti,-d. and is, we learn, in noose of being still were so. C, 7•- municatio.is from the Colonial S. cr,.mry to the rev , c7: , r Legieatures wtre tnakin, which were surp(red t; to the new laws r..garine4 the slave population. coming from his Majesty's Government itt t!-c spirit et justic • set moth-ration, will, we have little delbt, t by a corresponding spirit ;11 the Colonies ; and what :s re; c:asary to be done, anal what can he done with safe t y . be gone into readily and with cowl faith. The islata..; had been visited aith sea..ima!de ra ins, a nd so me s -v . . - e gales, which have done smite damage in the L^: ward lonics. A company is formed in Grenada, to ustalae!!. steam navigation between the ish - dals. In eauscqutnce orders from Britain, apid;eatied has been made to the die banded African soldiers, soiled in the Wards, reginr , r, them to return to Africa, and be placed at Sierra 1. - e" e • but they decidedly refuse to comply with tin.. requ,sn— Glssitow Ceoirr.