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Mid. 1116010.11141 thus •• •• •• ...... • 4lOO 741 Nat •••••• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 100 20 Wpm ...... ........... . 100 -1 23 afs sal toptrll• !ante *W1...... 100 I 26 die Wlllo.lllloolesa Wml46 Ina sad Coal •• 23 20 , 111dellsis Cute BtittOliVres;o. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This Residag, SATURDAY, October .H. will be performed tie Opera of THE. DEVIL'S BRIDGE. Cowie Bann, Mr. Brabant I Marccill, Mr. Harley; Petro, Mr. J. luaseal l Florian, Mr. Mobile,. Rosaleina, Miss Graddou t Claudine, Kim A. Tree i Leavens, Mtn Kelly. After which, the new Dirmilsement, called A DUTCH FAIR. The principal Characters by Mr. and Mn. Noble. and Site. Barnett. To conclude nit!, the Farce of JOHN BROWN. Jain Brown, Gent. , Mr. Wallach , John Brown , Mr. Harley. . _ COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Ilde resale', SATURDAY. October ?9, will be performed • new Oners, railed PETERII. OF THE PEAK. Tie principal Character. by Messrs. dole, Fitshorrta, Raker, Faw cett. Warde, Meadows, Evans, Blanchard, Crumpton, 'Pinney, J haws, sod Henry; Minter Barker; Mrs. Fauclt, Mrs. Slonsan, Moms Paten end M. Glover, Mrs. Gibbs, and Miss Henry. After which the Farce of AMATECHS AND ACTORS. David Dulcet, Ken. Mr. Furman ; Mr. U. P. Buetlit, Mr. G. Penton ; Winn, Mr. Porte I Elderberry. Mr. Bartley 1 Geufry Mufll•cap, Mr. Mindoro. Mrs. Mary GOON% Miss Jones. T. BRITISR PRESS commenced publishing yesterday morning at half -past five o'clock. LONDON, SATCRDAY, Ocroosa 28, 1826. We have received the French Papers of Wednesday, and the Bloat of Thursday. The following are a few estracts:— The official answer of the Porte to the Russian ultimatum had not been communicated previously to the 29th ult. to any member of the Diplomatic body. Al. de Minztacky had threatened to !elite capital; and the Turkish Ministers bed up to that date con doned to repents the Russian Minister with the arrogance which had ban displayed by Rmaia, in the whole conduct of the negoti ation. It was believed, however, that the Porte started difficulties only foe the purpose of obtaining better terms, and that the Com milkmen had received orders to make every concession if it were Wend necresary.--Gasette (raitx►tel t. SZTT. 2. Last week nine officers arrived from Constantinople to disci pline a body of 1,000 men in the lierepeen manner, and have made considerable progress. The mounts received here from Alexandria state that Gomel Beyer, and most of the officers who accompasied bba, Yoe left the service of the Viceroy, and set out fro Own It amen that great difficulties have been occasioned by SW turbuleet spirit of some of the officers, which has produced a nouns, the Arc t of which all the efforts of the Consul-General of hems bare woe been able to prevent. On the 18th of August these woe la {be port of Alexandria forty-eight Turkish vessels of war, Olonging to a grand expedition, which was in attire prepare. non. VIZNYA, OST. 18. It ts eoliths* s pert of the Russian troops in the Crimea bas been emberked st Ithestepol, on board the Russian fleet, com manded by Admival Crudes, tape transported t• the mouth of the Phase. abeueseet-eseetal Worsnsow, one of the Russian Com. Akstrawirs. had set out In haste for the Crimea, in inks tOIOOIIIIIIII4 the departure of these reinforcements.—Austriso tat , :u 14r. GREECE. The news from Orme, remised by way of Constantinople and Smyrna, agree in announcing the defeat of the Greeks who attempted, towards the middle of August, to relieve Athens. tlate latter, under the command of Karaiakaki and other Captains, Mews *ilk the regular corps of rabvier. disembarked on the lath at Eltuais, and the Pthetls. Colonel Fab,ler wished to fall imam dtately upon the Turkish forces scattered about the environs of Aare's. Eareiskaki, the Commander-in. Chief, opposed this prepasitioe, and thus gave the &realer time to learn the dis positions of the Greeks, and to take his measures. The latter aistuned the offensive on the 17th, and preserved their advan tage till the 16th. On the 211th they were attacked by the Turks, who had been joined by Omer Pacha, with 1,000 loot and 800 hone, from Marathon. On the sight of the Turkish cavalry, the Roomslitres took to eight in order to reach the moon. taloa. The Taktikoi of Colonel Febrier followed their example, threw away their arms, and endeavoured to reach Plums. The resisted longer, and thirty of them fell by the Turkish sabres. M. de Rigny, whose frigate was at anchor near nalasesto,landed with the Count d'ilarcourt, - to s e e the en7age.. meat from asip heights on the shore ; as won as he saw the result, he - mint his boats to Elands to assist the wounded. Colonel Fab• vier, deeerted by his men, was received on board the French Ad. mirars vessel. N. de Airy went next day to the Straskirr at Athens to claim unseal Phil-Hellenists, who had been wounded, and fallen into the hands of the Turks. The Scrtbkier made no didkulty In complying with the request of the French Admiral, and gave up Muse prisoners. The Smaskier, accompanied by Outer Packs, went next day to return this visit to :111. De Wyly, and it Ira on .this occasion that they met with Kareiskaki seal Col. Feltner. • SWIT7FRI.AIerI (From the Joon Jed des Delsets.l GENEVA, OCT. W. Dreamt coxesaxixo THE romziox POLICE. 1. AU foraigowe, twenty-four hours after their snivel in the Cantos, are to deposit with the police their passports, and to an. . . . neonate their residence, unless they have already made wick depo sitio4lll or declarations on their entrance into the city of Geneva, or k the beads of the Mayor of the Commune in which they may hippo to arrive. Y. Foreignets, who after their arrival in the Cantnn may desire to mid* there for a longer period than three week.. shall be di rected by the Lieutenant of the Police to the Chamber of Fo. reigoen. 3. No foreigner can be permitted to reside In the Canton, unless let be the bearer of a regulsr passport. or of proper testimonial a frogs the competent ailthonty in his country. Foreigners departing *gates haring so accredited Minister resident la the coatedaratuen & required besides to cause their passports to be counter signed by their respective legations. 4. Foreigners, who shall fix their residence in the Canton with out having obtained a permission to reside, or domiciliate them selves--lodging and boarding house keepers, proprietors or tenants of houses, who may receive foreigners not provided with permis sions to reside or domiciliate themselves, or who may grant them leases, shall be subjected to a punishment of a fine not exceeding 260 florins and four days' imprisonment. In case of the repetition of the offence this punishment may be doubled. 6. All foreigners wbo, after being sent out of the Canton.shall return thither without authority, may be re-conducted to the fron tiers by the gen-d'arrnerie, or placei in confinement, in order to be carrisd before the Tribunals, and condemned to a punishment not exceeding four days' imprisonment and a fine of 260 Rosins. This punishment on a repetition may be doubled. 6. The punishments appointed by the present decree shall be pro nounced by the Tribunal of Audience, as a Polk* Court. 7. Foreigners who have not formally fixed their residence in the Canton, and who belong to States which have accredited Ministers in Switzerland, shall address themselves to their respective lega tions when they require new passports for foreign countries. These passports most be countersigned at the police office of Geneve. The affairs of the Greek deputation continue to occupy a large portion of the public attention; and certainly if there is no means but what appears at present of explain ing the extraordinary circumstances in the affair, we must Say that there is a very strong case against almost every individual who has been connected with the money trans. actions of the loan. Mr. ORLANDO, before leaving England, had rent us a very long statement, similar to those which have since been brought forward; but having afterwards withdrawn it from publication, we did not think ourselves justified in making any allusion to the assertions contained in it. Besides we bad too much confidence in the honour of many of the parties implicated, and in the talents for business possessed by one at least of these indi viduals, to believe that any such gross imputations could with any sort of justice be applied to them. Opposed, as we are, in political opinion to almost all the more distin guished individuals connected with these transactions, we must fairly acquit them of any thing resembling a breach of confidence, and we do not know well how to reconcile ourselves to the belief of imbecility like that which is said to have marked their conduct. We have long been aware of the apparent eagerness and real nonchalance of Sir Faawets BURDETT'S character; and we have often wit nessed the accuracy of Mr. HUME in little things, and his blunders in great ones ; but we can hardly bring ourselves to iselieve that they have been so careless and so weak in a mat ter in which they pretended even to s degree of enthusiasm. The prima fitcie evidenoe in this case is certainly favour able to Sett NIOLAC t, who has merited the confidence of his Government, so far as to be appointed, along with Sir PRA Nei sße RDETT, to examine the accounts. It is very strange that all the gentlemen whose names are mixed up with these transactions sit down so quietly under the mingled attacks of sarcasm and imputation with which they have lately been assailed. Under these cir cumstances, while any shadow of doubt remains, we are inclined to wait for farther information before giving a de cided opinion on so delicate a point. A mystery is ad mitted to exist ; till every remnant of that mystery be dissipated, we think ourselves bound to suspend our judg ments, and to hope that the English name has not been so deeply disgraced as it is asserted to have been in this busi ness. We still trust that something has bees done, or is doing, for Greece. We hope that something like a tole rable account may yet be rendered of those tranuctions which now appear so questionable. Till then we must keep ourselves *hoof, and allow the truth to develop itself. CITY, FRIDAY Evsx:we. There has bees less doing in the British Fends this day than any previous one during the week, Consols having fluctuated between nll and 82, their closing price being 81! for Money, and 82 for the Account. There was a total dearth of any thing like Continental information, and even imagination did not venture a single report. Exche quer Bills are at 25, 26, and India Bonds from 41 to 43. The Foreign Exchange has not presented any particular activity. Advice, have been received from Bogota to the Dth, and Papers to the sth of August, from which it appears that the Government were using every diligence to fulfil their engagements with England. It will be recollected that the levies were not to come into operation until October, and therefore it was impossible, when these accounts came away, that money could be ready to be forwarded to Vera Crux for transmission to this country. Pezz certainly war not submitting to his fate with that tranquillity which had been reported; but, on the contrary, was pushing his system of Federal Government beyond the immediate pro vince in which it was promulgated, and it would seem with some effect. The account taken from the French Farm of Bo tivA a having passed throu3h Bogota, on his way to Caraccas, on the 2d of August, is not confirmed; on the contrary, though expected on the 4th, he had not arrived on the 9th, but was hourly looked for, and with much anxiety, as upon him is supposed to depend the fate of Parr. These accounts rather posed the speculators, for they were hardly sufficient on which to go for a rise, and certainly not unsatisfactory enough to promote a fall of any consequence : at the close of the market they had suffered a alight reaction to 3S f. Mexican Bonds were also affected, and varied from 1 to 2 per cent., closing at 631 to There was, however, no cause for the deviation beyond the whim of the speculators. Chilian, Greek, and Spanish, do not show any variation since yesterday. A representation having been made to his Majesty's Ministers on the subject of the merchantmen captured by the Brazilian squadron, for breach of the blockade of , anent* Ayres, they have returned for answer that they cannot interfere in any way to prevent their condemnation, unless it could be shown that the breach vas committed in ignorance of the order which declared the port in a state of blockade. The Share Market is in a quiescent state, quotations being the same as yesterday. The arrivals of English grain bare been rather scanty, and importation also- has been upon a reduced scale this week; and the consequence has been, that Slontlay's prices have: been fully supported, Malting Barley being a shade higher; and Oats also, if ally thing, admit of the same observation. STOCKS I. ESTRIN Long Ann. 19 3-19 India duck India Kondadl pan flout!Mita Stoir ■ FA. PM. WOOL 19 ' Ditto :AWL ZS 1 1 Ditto Small 23 r. sroc KS YUNTESIDAT. Greek Bond. 10* Ditto Sonde (100) tai is * Ditto Acct. 128 13 , eektlmels Bonds Airman BOLO 82i 11 Iritto gond. 101111 62* Ili *3B Ditto Acct.!** 44111 1 11'4i t tlcu .44 Hondo ;34 I Ditto Acct. 131 Prosody, Bolide D.tto 'toed! (111113) 90* Russian Bendel/4f Ditto Acct. 84 3* * $9301.11 Goalie 113 I Mt.:Gond' (3023) 711 Ditto Acct. !Pros YEMTZILDAIr. CS allmos. 4Bl Venter . Naples ....... ....... Palermo . . .. pee os•114S 1 Oporto - a 1 ' Alo lands* ... ... ,• , , Balla .. • ... •• • • •-• • • . 4.11 1 Blieooll Area ....... •• • • ••• •• ¶ , irabllo, al days' slgkt 1 Cork ausi.tos. rsa os. It i d Portugal Gold, le cola . 0 $ trGala. tir taus. .3 1 4 r i roulllooos . 0 0 34aw Dalian . . . $ 4 tiess.,ts ' arl ' ar4.. 0 0 6 Exchanges generally are a shade lower to-day than a Tuesday. We yesterday received a letter from New York, dated the 23th of September, 1826, of which the following is an extract:—" The beautiful frigate Hellas, built by Messrs. Le Roy, Bayard, and Co., for the service of Greece, is on the point of sailing for her destination. A finer ship has never put to sea. Although :ter size is about 2,200 tons, with 82 long 32-pounders on her first deck, and 32 42- pounders on the other deck, she is fully calculated to fight any 74-gun ship. So perfect is her construction, in every resptct, that at a distance she may be supposed to be a small ordinary frigate." SLAVEITY.—A philanthropist in Vera Cruz has set on foot a subscription to purchase the time of the slaves in that provinoe. He has contributed 200 dollars for that purpose, ant the editors of the Star, in addition to a zealous athortatitm, give 25 dollars. —Washington Journal. MOV. Emily Marchioness of Londo EMENTS nderry has arrived at ber seat, North Cray, Kent, from the E a rl o f Mount Edgeeumbea seat, in Devon.h ire. Lord Thincsster has arrived at Milton Mowbray, Leicestershire, rom Muncaster Castle, Cumberland. Lord Orgy has arrived at his seat, Ark Placa, tinssez, from a tour. __ - The Hon. %Vm. Burrell has left town on a tour. The Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton have wised at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle -street, ham their seat, Omni, Lodge, Becks. Major Lindsay left town yesterday, for Melton Monterey. Mrs. P. Hamilton has hitt the St. Cleorp's Hotel, Albemarle street, for her seat, Ouy Wood, Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Tenon and family left the Pulteney Hotel, Albe. marle.street, yesterday, for their seat, Derpool Hall, Berkshire. Arrivals at Kirkham's lintel, Lower afook-olrtot Cholmeley, from Lincolnshire ; H. Gran* Esq. and son, from the b•le of W ight ; Herbert, Esq. from a tour; Wylie, Esq. from a tour. Depsnures front the British Hotel :—Captain and Mrs. Illitford, for Cheltenham ; William Stanley, Esq. for ditto; J. Osborne, Esq. for Norfolk. Arrival at Fenton's New Hotel, Si. James's-street t—Captain Beresford, from Windsor. Departure s—bord Deed's, for Oxford. Arrivals at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook.atrom:—.H. Ds Burgh, Esq. and Miss De Bergh, from Drayton ; J. Dauneey Esq. how Bucks. Depirturao i—The Rev. Mr. Boswell and . family„ for Lincolnshire. IMITH OP ALDERMAN MAGNAE • Some considerable sensation was excited in the City yes terday afternoon, in consequence of the reported death of Alderman Magnay. We have made inquiries, and find the rumour correct. It appears that, about three weeks since, the worthy Alderman was thrown out of his chaise, severely bruised, and confined for some time. Having, however, incautiously ventured out earlier than prudent, he caught cold, and inflammation having ensued, the Al derman breathed his last at an early hour yesterday morn ing. The worthy Alderman was very far advanced in years, being upwards of seventy years of age. He has left a wife, and, we understand, not less than fourteen chili. dren, ten of whom are at home. He has been Abler of the Ward of Vintry for eighteen years, and has 14-, eently filled the office of Lord Mayor. The Alderman was very much respected in the Ward to which he belonged. One of his daughters was recently married to the son of Sir C. Flower. The rn.dancholy event has produced much sor row in the Wsrd of Vintry, as the Alderman bore the cha racter of an excellent man among his fellow-citizens. Ile was in town last week, and returned to his seat at Wands worth ; his disorder then took an unfavourable turn, and his family have now to regret the loseof a kind and affec tionate father, and his friends that of an esteemed and highly respectable citizen. It is reported that Mr. Sheriff Winchester intends to canvass the Ward for the vacant gown, but we rather ap prehend that the Ward have their worthy Deputy in view. GREEK PIRATES. Extract of a letter received from Captain Adam Kel lock, of the Enchantress, dated Smyrna, September 17, 1898, addressed to Messrs. Arnold and Woollett, of Lon don:— In Twisting through the Arches, I was boarded from the island of Zea by one of those piratical vessels that now infest this part of the 31editerranean. Thirty-fire villains rushed on board, doahly armed, secures' myself and crrw, and plundered the vessel of every thing moveable on board. After having satisfied them ei Yes, they commenced treating we and the cabin-boy, suppos ing that he knew of my having money concealed in the vessel. I was laid on the deck, and a pirate stood on each side of me, with sabres at my breast, threatening immediate death if I did not give them money. At this time they had nearly run the brig ashore. They dim beat me with a three-inch rope, as also the ca• bin-boy, this all done, they cut the spare tails and stud sails from the yards, as also the running-gear. and took them away. They then lett the vessel within two hundred yards of the rocks, trent which I fortunately escaped. They have not left a bed nor blanket on board : watches, quwdrant, apy-glaasea, provisions of all sorts, spare rope., all the cabin.furniture (leaving only two cups), an the 000klsg utensils and wearing..ipparel in the brig, were taken away, leaving me only what I stood in ; and I suppose at this too meet I have not twenty shillings' worth on board ; all of which, I can assure you, has not a little affected me. "Tie Glasgow frigate has sailed from this for Volta, about twenty miles off; to acquaint the Admiral, who is there, and I trust steps will be taken to bring these fellow. to condign punishment. If yam can see the letter sent home by Lloyd's Agent, perhaps you may glean more lully all the circumstances connected with my case; he km been very particular, for the information of the Ad =baby, to whom h e te ll s me his letter will be addressed. " The pirates continued handing things over the side for an hour and a (inertia after their aerial], so you may suppose by that sky have not taken a little. " I shall write to you again by next poet, and shall feel obliged by taw midis this as public as possible, for grateful balconied JO. COLOMBIA. [From the Gam& de Colombia.] BOGOTA, AVG. I The following Information respecting the Liberate, wee received On Saturday, the 29th ult. : REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA. Akita, JELY 29. TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE otCt•TRESIDE27T. have the inexpressible xatisraction of acquainting your Excel lenc►, that, from a communication transmitted by the Governor of News, it appears that hum Excellency the Liberator had arrived in the territory of that Department, and might be expected to reach Ibis district on the 2d of the ensuing month, The delight I feel in communicating this intelligence allows me no choice of terms in which to make it known to you t and it will be a waste of time to dwell further on this auspicious event. God preserve ynur Excellency. (Signed) CONSTANTINO GUARNICIO. Express orders having been issued by the Government for ascer taining the truth of the preceding intelligence, it appeared that It hal been fabricated by a Captain Juan lllelenez, who pretended to have been commissioned to prepare relays for the Liberator. ORINOCO. A Commission arrived at Varinss, on the part of the new Go vernment of Venezuela, for the purpose of inviting the inhabitant■ to join the cause of the Insurgents. and acknowledge the authority of the Civil and Military Chief. Them offers were very unfavour. ably received, the people firmly declaring their intention of conti nuing their obedience and duty to the Constitution and Government of the Republic. The fidlowing are extracts of private letters, dated La Guayra, September 4: This will acquaint you with what further has occurred since my lam. This Province is lost for some time, at least, to the Re public. The resources are thus much less, and, indeed, a large portion might be drawn from here. Extravagant and wasting ex penses are now going on to keep up Paez and his party ; their stick must go to nothing. We have now the Brtti.h frigates Druid and Valorous in port : a Dutch one is expected ; while we have such protection before us, nothing is to be feared." " SEPTEMBER 4. " On the 28th ult. Colonel Maceno (then Governor of Careens), aisatinted to the revolutiim of Pies, formed the troops in that city u , der review, put himself at their head (3(10 in number), and marched out towards the post Bermudez occupies, to strengthen the Rental Government came. Since then General Alarino has entered Cameras with about 300 other troops. and General Paes is every moment expected (report says) with 500 cavalry. Fears are enter ' raised that on his arrival be will commit some folly others be. litre that Berampdara, with his reinforcement, will enter this pro vince, and march on Carat:can" BRUssE i.s PAPERS. The Brussels Papers bring the draught of a law for a National Guard in Belgium. SITTING OF THE SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL, OCT. 20. BluaaELs, OCT. 21. The project of law for the organization of the Communal Guards throughout the kingdom is fnunded on article 203 of the funds. mental law. by which. conformably to the ancient customs, to the spirit of the Pacification of Ghent, and to the principles of the Union of Utrecht. one of the chief duties of the inhabitants of the king. dom is to bear arms for the maintenance of the independence, and for the defence of the territory of the State; and on article 213, which says that in all the communes which have an aggregate pm potation of 2,500 souls, and above,there shall be Communal Oust& employed to maintain public tranquillity, and in time of war t h e y may also be employed to repulse the enemy. In the other com munes there are Communal Guards not in activity in time of peace, but forming in time of war, with the guards of the other communes, the levy cn masse for the defence of the country. 1. Every inhabitant of the kingdom who, on the Ist of January of each year, shall have attained his 25th year. and not compleed his 34th, shall be bound to serve in the Communal Guards, if called upon, according to the enactments of this law. 2. To be considered as inhabitants, as far as concerns the present (a)) All Belgians who have their ordinary abode in the kingdom. (b) All foreigners residing in the kingdom, who have manifested their intention of residing iii it, either by an express declaration, or point of fact by removing to it the seat of their fortune and their prlncipgl means of support. The temporary exercise of a profession or trade in a subaltern condition, such as that of apprentice. &c. cannot be considered In itself u s proof of the intention to settle In the kingdom. 3. Designates those who are exempt, either dr./Milli:ay— (a) As being afflicted with incurable diseases or bodily defects, which render them for ever incapable of bearing arms, or (b) As being below the standard height of 1 ell 570 lines, Ne therlands measure or provisionally— (e) As being afflicted with disorders. rendering them unfit to bear aims for the time that they continue so afflicted. (d) Ecelesisaties of every description, so long as they do not change their condi:ion. (r) Officers who have served in the army or navy, and been ho. nourably discharged or pensioned, till they can be placed in their preceding rank, or one superior to it. (f ) Officers of the Guard, who, chan g ing th e ir residence, have been honourably discharged, unless they can be reinstated in their higher rank. in the army or navy either personally or by him who serves for his own account in the Of an even number of brothers half are number, 'be smaller half only. One brother brother, if qualified. , er exceptions, in favour of matters of work. time of peace. some de.criptioni of savants. • for riot. owil those oducusoi THE BRITISH PRESS. FOREIGN SHIPPING. The British Press cavils at the paragraph under this head, which we inserted last week, and indulges in very self-complacent visions of the folly betrayed by those foreigners who order British woollens, which they have purchased here, to be shipped in vessels charging the lowest freights. The theoretical argument by which our contemporary, so much to his own gratification, para doxically confutes the clearest conclusions of common woes, lavadled on indisputable facts, is a good specimen of the shool of free trade to which he belongs. Nothing, for sooth, but " ignorance," or " fake ideas of the change in our Navigation Laws," or an " ebullition of wild 'ceole dew, similar to that of 1824-26, in this country, ' could lain foreknew so stipulate that they should receive their merchandise by the cheapest mode of conveyance! Now, this is precisely the cuckoo note of Mr. Macculloch and Mr. Huskieson, when practical men, who felt by those most sensitive tests of sound policy, their pockets, the: ruinous offeezi of. wonomical philosophy , complain( d of the evil. Every disaster is referred to the profound igno rance of merchants and manufacturers respecting their own interests and their own business, which ignorance is the result of their not having fallen asleep over Mr. Macculloch's stupid reveries, and not having be lieved in Mr. Hisskisson's commercial infallibility ! We envy not, nor shall we ;rival, the ambition of the British Press, in aspiring to this conceited contempt of experience and reason. It is enough for us to learn and state a simple fact, which, despite all attempts to expliin away its force, proves, beyond question, the injury done to British ship ping by the new reciprocity system. Nor Is the importance of the fact lemteneti by reminding us and the Continental merzhants of what we and they were perfectly cognizant— namely, that foreign ships might always have been em ployed in exporting British productions from this country, as they are at present. Our contemporary forgets, or sup presses, the equally well-established truth, that foreign ships until taken under Mr. Huskisson's p atronage , cou ld not be cinpliyed in importing foreign produce into Eng land, but on most disadvantageous and discouraging con ditions. Hence, comparatively few of them were ever to be found in the ports of Great Britain, and these from only comparatively few of the Continental States. However, therefore, our foreign customers might have wished to avail themselves of cheap freights, it was generally im practicable, and only to be accosuplished by a delay and inconvenience in wailing for Continental vessels, more than counterbalancing the higher charges in British bottoms. Thanks to the learned and liberal President of the Board of Trade, the case is now reversed. Our harbours are crowded with the ships of all other countries, while our own are laid up to rot, and the means, as well as the motive, thus deity at hand, for making stipulations as beneficial to foreign merchants and mariners, as they are fatal to the very existence of the British shipping interests. The correctness of this explanation, the fact we stated in our last publication demonstrated. Till now the stipula tions alluded to were not made—boot, in consequence of the " Reciprocity Innovation," they are made, at present, and acted on ! The British Press, however, " _ . . ancient and are i demands Sir Herbert Taylor, Military Secretary to the Dnke of York, transacted business yesterday morning with his Royal Highness, at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington -street. The l)tichess of Clarence, accompanied by a young German Princess, a relative of the Duchess, who accom panied her Royal Highness on her return from the Contr: nent, left her seat at Bushy Park yesterday morning, and paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent, at her apartments in I the King's Palace, at Kensingran. Their Royal High nesses, together with the Princesses Victoria and Peodore, partook of a dejeune about two o'clock. The Duchess of Clarence also visited the Princess Sophia, at her apartments in the Palace, and afterwards returned to Bushy to dinner, accompanied by her risiter. Mr. Secretary Peel arrived at• his residence in Privy , gardens about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the teat of his father, Sir Robert Peel, at Drayton Park, Stal -1 fordshire. A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held yester day, at the Treaeogy Chambers. condemned to • punishment which the law declares • sentence not reversed by a subsequent judgment, serve in the Continuos' Guard. Prisoners snag not be called upon during their continanent. The force of the Communal Guards is calculated at two men for every 100 souls, and the time of service is live years. From the speech of the /Minister of Finance, on Introducing the Budget, which is now published at full length, we find that thy first subdivision of the annual budget for the following ye .r is 13,313,473 Boring, being an excess of 2,391,936 above that of 11326. The second subdivision of the budget is 5,736.936 florins; last year it was 7,660,995: so that this part of the budget shows a diminu tion of 1,404,036 florins. We observe that a part of the augmentation is caused by the allotment this year, for the ti n t t i me , o f 308,000 florins for the ex penses of the Catholic worship in the northern provinces, whence it appears that the Catholics in those provinces will not have to disk charge in future the expense of their public worship, which they have hitherto been obliged to do. Thus our institutions are be coming complete; equality established in feet conformably to the right of protection granted equally to all, recording to the prin. &vies of eternal justice and of equal liberty to all religious profes sions, insured by the fundamental low. Mr. Maeready, the tragedian, arrived at New Yotk on the 28th ult., after a passage of 26 days from Liverpool. Mr. Kean, the tragedian, has recovered from his late ill ness. He played Sir Odor Orerreach, at Quebec, on the 18th of September.—New York Paper. ' TALNA.—It is very certain that M. de Jouy, since be says so, must have heard with both his ears Telma crying out three times that he wished to die like Voltaire; but it is very certain also, according to all accounts, that Telma never said it three times, not even once.—VEtoik. . . 4, MILI•WC•Cr, -: 'l' may ask, " Well, if so, what is that to ?—the P reced (g) i T ng hl a w l ese er „,:4 l lowness of freights is an inducement to buy, and what the a substitute. shipowners lose, your manufacturers will gain." To this (h) The brother of hi we answer, that the trading community of Yorkshire are Communal Guards. 0 neither so short-sighted, so ignorantly selfish, or so vilely liable; V s erve for soother of an ll aa . ee i e ier e a t:r e r denationalized, as to set a trifling and transitory advantage, In There are some other such ea the above &gimes, against the maintenance of our houses, firemen, &c. in ti marititolaUgrelPfcia ank_titillefilinnent Bunsen= of theft s au it country, of Ablipi Mai' supremacy is the vital guarante e . r=t.irr e is i tutions. We have ourselves ascertained these to be the sentiments 4. Persons condemned of all chutes tem. Thl — resillt of 'every inquiry we have slithrnoouNepridona admitted made is, that the people of this district feel a profound and anxious solicitude for the preservation of the great and .liable to serve shall not b of e ancient bulwarks of the kingdom—its " wooden The force walls"— every 100 souls, and ca n Conn and are ready to support th e shipping interests in their just From the speech the i of th demands for ample protectio n . We also venture to assert, Budget, which is no w pia that this will be f oun d to b e t h e d e lib erate op i n i on of the subdivision of the inn rest of the nation, as well as of the County of York.-- 13,313,473 Swim!, being Leeds Intellige nces . . The second subdivision c - -- GREEK BONDS. The following letter has been addressed to the Edit or a Morning P a p er : it Si a,— iVe feel to much reluctance at appearing in a new that we should h ave su ff ere d the proceedings of the Meeting: l :Z t oft place on Illonday, at the City of London Tavern, t o h im , passed unnoticed, if we h a d not apprehended that t h e Report ih,n presented might be considered tote a Report of s f;ommittee, ciliated by, and addressed to, the main body of the Greek Rem. holders, or, at all events, the mnjor part of them , and as such se. titled to our attention and respect. The faet iSt 'howe vec the re. verse, and this furnishes a reason, on account of which we declines any co-operation with the Committee, as tnily stated in the Report, although we must positively deny having in any respect thrown i n . pediments in the way of their obtaining information. When a Committee, authorized by the persons really into. rested in the fireck Loan, shall call upon us for information ea to the transactions in which we have been concerned, we shall moss cheerfully give it ; but we have never yet found one real Buoduoleee who has expressed any diasstisfaction at our conduct. Having entered upon the subject, we will advert to one or two topics that were touched upon at the Meeting, not so much with view of vindicating ourselves, as of illustrating the erroneous im, pressions conveyed by the Committee ' or rather by the four genie, men the out of investiga the ton ten originally appointed, who thought tit to pie ce d in . The accounts published are not those furnished by US to the Deputies, but by the Deputies to their Government and we have no knowledge o pevend or tie items contained in them. It was stipulated in our contract that the funds, arising from the loan, should be expended in the service of Greece, and we were anxioe s that this condition should be study adhered tot professedly foe this object, variuua some, at different periods, to the extent o f 60,000 L, were drawn fr om us, and placed in the hands of some merchant., friends of the Deputies. It was out of this fund that the payments were afterwards made to 31r. Bondi sod others, which excited the animadversion of the Committee, and of which we totally disapprove. We ham never made July payments, but under die °Mee of the Greek Deputies, sthom we were bound by our CIPIITICI to obey; it la true, we felt an interest in forwarding the object for whirls the loan bad been raked ; we were anxious that It should be applied to the liberathin of the Greek nation ; we verdant! to give our opinion repeatedly on this subject; and we did not with. hold any personal exertion of ours to leeward this object: in se doing, we certainly undencok a thankless office, as it has since turned out, because in most cases our advice was rejected; pro, jects were entered into which se never sanctiot.ed, anti by o ur having interfered with the appropriation of the loan, it appears we are charged with the responsmility of the ultimate feilare of the operation. To a certain extent we are blameable, and are justly *effete; because we might have confined ourselves within the strict limits of our duty, and, having raised the money, have remained perfectly indifferent to the application of it ; but we are quite certain that not only ought we to be free from censure for our intentions, but likewise for the et stilt of them ; and we may take upon ourselves to my, that, had our ideas been more generally acted upon, the aspect of the business would have been at this time more fa.. yourable. Much has been said about the elm:Minion paid us on the loan ; we have merely to state that this comm i ss i on was s!ipulated f or b y the Deputies themselves, with th e sanct i on of their Government, as being the same which bad been allowed in die previous ham. When it is gravely asserted that we put 64,0001. him our pockets, we think it but right to my that those who made the a-sent ion know it to be false, and those who believe it can only do so from being wholly ignorant of business. It it notorious that, in any contract for a loan, the contractors share iht benefit with them upon whose influence and co-operation they depend to support is value, and that such parties proportionally incur the risk. But, without entering further into particulars, we are able to prove that nearly t so.thi-ds of the advant:,ges were so disposed of, and m fat from its having proved a profitable speculation to us, a math larger sum than the portion which remained to us has been fwd, forhave tuck w h a i: e ve bi h n e elda,taro.fd mho i t he e l o ff s . c ru d u w p o i l n osz d s e s t u o s ta u t p n h ed o l d o n t h t e h e lmin s Bondholders. We trust that this explanatio, will be satisfactory to those who P he li w eas e cannot flatter ourse l ves that i t n a l : ;e 'Pn actuated im: s by th o j e t che ; r m but ro be' l rea lea u v z ni n rg ignorancegimt ire w e i t l d f o n or r7 nti g hm r t a t o t 0 1 1 ,,n0c e prn a n e d t r , x will t the ice entirely c i l i a ,i m reg o lr e d that ,hein ha . ve we bee si t: al re l e n e : t t ly ei ra si i i sed y be : ne we p, tempted, by anation, unless call e d up o n so to d o b y t h e B ondholders thing that may Worsted hcresiter, to ma k e any generally ; but upon such call being made, we plege ourselve s , uthaolarteovper. to further expl that any charge that can by possibility be urged acme us shall he minutely answered, and that we have the means of so doing to the satisfaction of every one lutrrerted. We are, Sir, your very obliged servants, Warnford.court, Oct. 26, J. and S. RICARDO. The following bas been addressed to the Editor of the Times : Si it—l feel greatly obliged by your ready insettiem of my letter of the 24th, and in troubling you with some additional farts, I hope to be favoured with a sheik, indolonsee. It must be evident to Noy one who reads attentively thp Report of the Committee, that every circumstance which weirlikels to lead to d wipprobation and prejudice, affecting myself. has been studiously and pointedly noted, whilst the conduct of Mr. Spaniolacki, blew. ever censurable, has either been totally kept back from public view, or, if made at all the subject of reproof, has been so mildly treated as to make it appear unworthy of animadversion ; at the same time, where censure could not be molded, it has been expressed In such general terms, that one and all the parties concerned must be re. garded as participators in the conduct complained of. I have before observed, that I consider Mr. Bowring to hays been the framer of this Report, and a further comparison of it with the material parrs of the article written by hint in the Wertniinsier Review confirms this impression. Whether Mr. Bowring has any object to attain. and has in this respect, to use his own phrase, " accommodated the means to the end," I will not pretend to determine; but it is unquestionably true that since the transmission of the documents from Greece, ap pointing:Mr. Spaniolacki and Mr. Ricardo to take a new and more important character than they had previously filled, Mr. Bowring has become very familiar with the former gentleman, and has even obtained his confidence, whilst with the latter he (Dlr. Bowring) has had frequent consultations. The Report states, that " The inquiries of your Committee have met with many obstructions and difficulties on every side, and they have been al:norther disappointed in finding that sincere co-operetion which might have led to a complete elucidation of past tan actions, and have given sufficient security for the future." When the toll statement, which i am occupied in preparing, shall ' come before the public, I trust it will be seen that there was no backwardness on my part in giving to the Committee the fullest and most complete elucidation of every point within my knowledge. Throughout the whole of the investigation into which the Corn. mit tee thought proper to enter (with the single exception, so point. edly alluded to in the Report, and which I will explain in try next,) I supplied them with every docunient and paper they re. quired. In one of their earliest resolutions titt Committee state, that " they are much gratified by the promptness with whi c h M r. Luriottis has m tended to their wishes, " and so far as my co-opera tion wrs necessary I gave it most unreservedly. On the ',thee hand 'Messrs. Ricardo refused to recognise the Committee, and would not give, either to them or to me, any accounts, whilst Mr. Spaniolacki, who, according to the Report, " did not deem it tit to adopt the re.. commendations of the Committee, in obtaining the accounts from Messrs. Ricardo, nor in carrying into effict their recommendation as to the depositing in the Bank of England sundry bonds held for account of the Cheek Government," also refused to sanction the execution of those measures, which both the Committee and myself thought essentially necessary for expediting the naval atcam arts. ment, and even declined, though strongly urged by the Committer, to sign an order for an engineer to inspect the machinery. Wher, therefore, the Committee state, that " they met with °home:ion. and difficulties on every ride," I presume they must refer to the accounts, the vouchers fur which the Report states to have been " in almost ill cases inaccessible." --- If the Committee had not before them all the vouchers they re. mitred, it would have been but fair to have added that I, at least, had done my utmost to obtain them ; and I regret exceedingly that the manner in which the Report has been framed renders it necessary for jug to trouble . you frith any part of my correspond ence with Messrs. Ricardo, HI order to relieve myself from the im. potation which might otherwise attach to me. I will trouble you. however, with as few extracts as possible, re. serving the more full details for the statement I have phdgcd my. self to give. After several other letters, I addressed to Means. Ricardo, un the 22e1 of September, one, from which I extract the following relative to the accounts:— " In my letter of yesterday I omitted to request that you would furnish me with the brokers' note/ of the different bonds purchased on account of the Greek Government, as well of the first as of the second loan. These I will thank you to send me, together with bLICI) vouchers a, you may have in your possession for all the pay ments included in your accounts rendered. Al r. Spaniolacki claims to invevtigate the ac, ounts ; end, to enable me to prove the pap. mer.ta, I shall, of course, require th e vouc h ers . I s h a ll be obliged, therefore, by your early compliance with this request." On the 3d of October, I again wrote to them as follows : " 29, Sackville street, Oct 3, IBM " Gentlemen—Since the receipt of yours of the 23d ult.. I have had forwarded to me, by Mr. Spattiolacki, the copies of a decree of the National Assembly of Greece, and of a letter from the Com. mission appointed by that Assembly, by which you, Mt. J. Ri cardo, and Air. Spaniolacki, are nominated. conjointly with Sir F. Burdett, to examine all the accounts 'sloths, to the towboat Without your accounts it is impossible thee I en render rein, and I have written to Messrs. Ricardo used is WOW* 10 a letter which I received from them yesterday to elect. On reconsideration you must, I think, perceive the Inspospliety of your refusal to furnish the accounts I have desired, for - waled the requisition of my Government not rendered them indlopmeible, still a regard fur your own reputation aloes ought to nee pre. vented any demur on your part. It cannot be 111=ilist the holders of Greek bonds, to whom, a s w to all Government very properly observe. this in lee" .wild be satisfied with the examination of your mu ucuumal4elheof your own firm. The bonds of the find lowa, ad dia ow l second, which you bought on account of tie Oink Oneresseet, amount to a very large sum, and the maoneria which tie were made, and the whole of that business tremesm ii.l lll utemearily merit, as it cannot fail to excite, the aqiiiles et Oa ilimedlipaid vas I • mg di ism • th r '1 / 4 M• :IMP! a t yew • 11!"1 ax; Pim WIN ere am gold r« ~ boa • • UP • Or m , • I ( I J