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FRANKFURT' PAPERS. ROME, MARCH 5. to thsCeinelstory, which is Sled for to-monort, the Pope will sonfer the Red Hat on the Archbishops of Rheims and Seville. It is said Mat they, will be another Consiatory before Easter, and that two more Cardloah will be created. It is well known to be an es- ' lahlished sags that the Popes never confer more than two hats at one time, or else that they give away at once all the hats that are vacant. This usage to Mended on a very wise principle, namely, that the Popes shall be prevented )tom increasing too suddenly and rapid) Y the number of their creatures in the Cardinals ' College ((or so all Cardinals sore called, it. sawelfte 10 the Pope who has ap pointed them.) That a Pope eelltil complete at once the legal number of Cardinals is not to be ad ; on the one hand, the annual salary (called piatto), which crowns for every Car dinal who has no other civil or seeks! 'tument, would be too great a charpoa the Papal treasury ; en the other hand, the Pope wouldiwrive himself of the power of rewarding at any flute the services rendered by a prelate to himself and state ; besides, shell a proceeding would be no the whole impolitic, because the, prospect of being Cardinals is the strongest tie that binds theßotpan as well as foreign prelates, and, in a degree, the Sovereigns them. selves of all the Catholic States to the Holy See. Nay, more, u the Plopeama we have said, must never appoint more than two Verdi rah at once, it happens that they do not make use of their right whra the number of the prelates oo whom they would wish to confer the dignity is more than two, in which • case they rather nominate no Cardinals than mortify any . one by passing him over. As for Leo XII., it is said he intends, on order to lessen the expenses of the treasury, to confer the Cardinal's hat hence forward only on Archbishops and Bishops, and se to spare their salary. It is also affirmed, that to meet the great expenses which will be incurred by rebuilding the church of Sr. Paul, he has formed a plan which. if it really exists, and is not n vain fancy of the public, will hardly Mil in its object. I will mention it here without warranting its truth. It is to found an order of the Sword of ht. Paul, a'oedine dell; Spada di S. Peak) each of the members, 160 in member, to pay 1101 scudi. At the saute time, it is said the Pope will solemnly bind himself and his successors never to en. crease the number. This is the plan. But what makes the exist ence of it improbable is, that such an order was talked of before, immedlataly sher the fire (only it was then said that the sum to be paid would be at the discretion of the members, the number of whom iess to be unlimited.) Prince Camillo Borgbese, who mar. rie.l Napoleon's sister, Paeans, who has resided some years at Florence, is expected hare. It is not probable that he will fix his residence in Rome. lie Is going to Naples and Palermo, and ounce to Leaden. TRIESTE, MARCH 17. A ship which sailed from Corfu on the Bth brings the news that, on the 24. Ibrahim Pacha made a general attack on Misaolonghi, both by sea and land, and was repulsed with the loss of several tirousand men. An English brig had arrived at Corfu on the 7th from the vicinity of Missolonghi, and bad brought to the Lord High Commissioner the official news of this event. The joy of the Greeks in the lonian Islands is said to be extremely great. We may hove for the particulars by the packet-boat, which is every hour expected. VIENNA, MARCH 20. -His Majesty now receives the visits of his family, who see him twice every thy. We understand that his Majesty has already sat up for sonic hours. The Empress does not quit the apartment of her august consort. VIZNNA, Maim"' 21.-sletalliques ffilf ; Bank Shares 1075-- Allgrincime Zeitung, ;Ilareld 25.26. VIENNA. MARC!! 19. His Royal Highness the Archduke Ferdinand of I;+te arrived at Wor:,:au on the 12th. An Aid-de-Camp of the Grand Duke Con. stantine was at Koons" to receive hint. His Imperial flightless re ceived the Archduke in apartments prepared for hia reception in the Palace. There was to be a grand review on the lath. The Arch. iliac, was to set out on the l6th, to return to Vienna. MEXICO. Letters are in town from the City of Mexico to the 31st January, brought by his Majesty's cutter Vigilant, which lett Vera Cruz on tue fish February. On the Kithjanuary the Minister of Finance made his report to ('ciagress, upon the revenue and expenses of the year 1825, together with the estimates of both for the year 1828. The report upon the finances fur the year 1825 is made up from the actualsaccounts of Vie eight first months of that year, adding thereto the supposed result of the remaining lour months. i'pun this report of the Minister, a deficiency appears of six millions of dollars in the re. ccipta of the year 1825. But his anticipations of the year 1826, lesd him toedci late upon a surplus of one million of dollars by an expected increase in the reccirq. •!f the Minister succeeds in obtaining this anticipated increase, lie will have a deficiency of fire millions of dollars to be provided iOr out of the revenue of the year 1827. In this statement the Minister has not touched upon the interest due on the home nr internal debts (amounting it is said to seventy. five r.tHisns of dollars). Revenue estimated Espendlture 11123 18?.6 10,600.000 17.71i0.000 16,C01),000 - 16.700,101 Deficiency hurplus . . 1,000.090 - Mr. :Wirier and Mr. Ward appear to be disappointed with this I;ovetnnient on the subject of the treaty, and have uhtaintsi no 1110- illticat ion of the articles. 6,000,000 The members of the Executive are ready to du everything that can be reasonably asked ; but the Senate and Congress. assisted, it alleged, by the intrigues of the American Minister and his party. are evening themselves to reader the endeavours of the British blinisters abortive. 31F7C1CO, JAN. 30. Mr. Ward will return, it is now said, in the Pyramus, S. W. in 3 few days, upon her arrival from Sew York, trum whence she is expected daily. EAST INDIItS. [From the &vat Harkaras of Nov. 25, 182M1.1 " From the Harkaras of yesterday it will be perceived that the understanding at the scene of action in Ara was. this our demand ct a pecuniarcompensation front the Burmese wo u ld n u t b e coin . pited with. Whether the exact amount stated (two crores*) be the amount that has really been demanded, we are, of course, not able to ray with sny degree of certainty ; but if it be. we shall only re. tr.ark, that the smallness of the demand suflicitntly proves the mo. deration of our Goverravent ; since, without doubt, two troves of raven can in no way be looked upon u a compensation for the ex penses of a war which has cost us, we should conceive, between six and seven crones already. Whether this sum is to form any part of the compensation, supposing it to have been demanded, and whether the Burmese are also to be required to make cession of ter. r•ory„ we are unable to say ; but we should be inclined to think that tin war will not he brought to a termination without some ces- Eon of territory, in so far, at least, as to give us the possession of Mogul, or some port on the eastern side of the bay. " 'Without question, If we accept only two erores, the peace cannot be regarded u a satisfactoey termination of the war; unless, indeed, by those who despair of obtaining any thing, suit who are ineined to think any sort of peace preferable to a continuance of LastiCties. '• But it is perhaps needless to speculate upon "hot we hone de. tunr.dod, or aught to demand, when it is hardly a mater of uneers tainty that the Bungles! are not inclined to grant any thing. IVe hare neard it contoured. indeed, that in the lint conferences be. tween the Whcongy and Sir A. Campbell and the Commodore. the Burmese Chief remarked (when the English officers expressed their at r i e 7riat at his not being furnished with powers to treat), that be me 7 made the overture out of po:itenro, and was led to do it Corn haring understood that the English were preponing to abandon I.:e country, and wished not to be molested in their retreat to these ti sps,_ • . This may perhaps be merely a piece of diplomatic cunning on t: • part of the %Vhoongy ; but the adoption of au:h a tone don art , seem to indicate any great desire to treat, or at all events to treat upon the usual terms of a ranquished enemy. Perhaps the autmaiuent prolongation of the armistice may seeip to prose that Burmese are niece anxious than Min they would be thought to gist rid of their invaders and of the war; but we must confras it dors appear to us quite in this light, and we are not quite sure that it inay not bear a very opposite construction. If Oir Archibald Campbell was in a situation to act offensively, we feel almost per. castled that he would not have Consented to ■ prolongation of the tr,„ ea, but would bare quickened the negotiation by carrying the cockades of 111e.a.tly, and marching on to Ainmetapoora. As he has not done so, we must say that it looks to us like a confession of weakness; and the Burmese are very likely to regard it in the 617::P light. •• Perhaps, however, we may be wrong, and the conduct of Sir A Campbell may really be influenced by an ardent desire to put an c.ol in the war; and for this purpose he mar (although c onsc i ous of strength) be inclined to make saerifiees. All ibis will, of course, ti-oemd upon the instructions which that officer has received, and the policy of the supreme government, of winch we do not profess ' • I•sve any idea beyond that which conjecture ran supply." The following extract from the Orkmtal Herald, just publish e d, notices a dangerous plot, happily discovered at Arracan:— .• We lately gave an extract from a private letter, written by so office► at Arracau. describing the miserable condition of the Brinah force there with sickness, and expressing some surprise that the natives of the place did not rise uy some dark night and cut all their throats—an achievement, as he considered, extremely • From a private letter since received, which we understand liaa excited a very strong sensation at the Ihtli4 !louse, it appears that ibis was on the point of being effected. The following has been communicated to us as the substance of it : 'That a conspiracy had been formed by the Mulls and Bur. 1111 ?Se to surround the British orients' houses at Arracan, by sig. nil, as midnight, to assassinate the whole of them, and set the town on fire; that the plot had been discovered by the Governor. General's Agent, two days prior to its being carried into effect, by a placard in the house of one of the Mugs, where the Agent went at twelve o'clock at night, and found between 34n) and 400 of the contoirstors assembled and in consultation, the whole of whom lied on his approach. " The placard purported to be a proclamation from the King o f Ave, stating that be was advancing with sixty thousand men to re. take the place, offering pardon and protection to those who velum to their alieglance within fifteen day,. and threatening tlom will the fire of the British in case of non-compliance, which wa have. been dreadful in the extreme. It is also sta.vil that sickness prevailed to an alarming extent." • A (;rare is about a million sterling. PRICES OF BRITISH E Blink Stock Ditto Acct. 209 per Cent. Cons. Miff Ditto Acct. 714 I New 4 per Cent. 1161 ; 5 4 PRICES OP FOREIUN Colombian Bondy Ditto Bonds (0E14) 551 7 54 1 4 61 y 3 Mato Acet. 531 5 764 1 44 54 4 I Daa 4 ish 44 Bonds (IM) 574 7 es die Ditto Acct. b 7 jet die French Mite, I per Cent. NC SOc. f; t. 25c. 97f. Naelianee Ed. 60e. SOc. Preset Bente. II per Cent. 6.11. INC 55. Stella= Bk. We. Greek Ditto INA (IM) 171 TOCKS ON SATURDAY. India Monde 23 pm Ex. Bilis 100 W. 3pm Ditto InXII. 2 3pm Ditto Small 2 4 pis Lottery Tickets 211.115. sPOCKS UN SATURDAY. Mexican Bonds Ditto Honda (1823) 62 7 GI 73 21 61 21 6 es div Ditto Acct. 64 3 7 61 833 6 21 G 6 1 1 ex elle Prussian Bonds Peruvian Bonds 29 131 Na le 20 21 2 Ditto Acct. 291 301 21 Portuguese Bonds 73 Ditto Acct. 721 3 Rosario Bonds Ditto Acct. 81 791 90 Spanish Bonds 9/ 101 10 Ditto Bonds (HUE PRIM Of *HARI •n $ ON SATURDAY. uss. Nara. Pal.. ...... 17eilit IN JO sat. ... , Aridilao Itdl.v •• ••. British Iron 60 9 64 porn ..... 100 100 164 clls United Mexican .ii 20 lAtio New— . ....... . ...... lO 15 I Welsh Iron and Coal _ _ Mivaanos 10 Protector Firs I 1 We Provincial rarlabla.:. IS did t; sited time*, - lo Ili 6M verpool and •IdanehasMr IN • +I pea Ao4trallan till /ISBN AND cet■ COINPANIIINI. MINI •*ILW&TS. IIiSCOLLAII/101/11. .... . .. t... ' • BrItIA Annuity 00 115 Sills General Steam Navigation Mexican ,„.. , lOO 10 94 41s W • est India Company '. lOO 0 2f ills Zia r(tioh jt KING'S THEATRE. TOMORROW EVENING will be performed Rossini's Opera Seri's, In Two Aets,'estitled ' rrx-rzo L'EREMITA. The principal Characters by Mademoiselle Bonin'. Madame Caradorl, Madame Casten', Signor Carlon!, Sit nor Detttrl, Signor Signor Porto, and Signor Nl'mini. Between the Acts a Dkertissement, VILLAGEOI9. Aftyr the Opera, LE BAL GHAIIPETRE. On THURSDAY NEXT a 011 AND IHASqI'ERADE. On Saturday next the new Mythological Ballet of "Lu Naissanea de ' Venus." Applications, ?sc. as usual. DRIJItk-LAtietHEATRE. TM* Evening, MONDAY, April A. will be performed the Opera of ROB ROY 81.A(Y:It F.GOR. Rob Roy, Mr, Wallach ; Francis Osbaldi.oone, Mr. Sinclair ; Bailie Nicol Janie, Mt. Barley. Diana Vernon, 311 s. Stephen, Helen Mac gregor, West. After w time) a new Grand Romantic Fairy Tale, el - died OBERON ; ai r TUE CHARMED HORN. Fiwiell—Oberon. bliss Yirttent ; Titania, Bliss Macdonald. French—The Emperor Charlemagne, Mr. 0. Sod% ; Sir boon of Guyenne, Mr. Ben. welt; Sberasmin, Mr. Browne; Sir Anhert, Me, T. Blanchard. Araldenv— fhe Caliph or Bawled. Mr. Pole; the Prl Hat lialse,kon, Mr. Howell; Sadak, Mr. Wetvder ; °mine. Mr. Mercer. The P. IncesAAmanda, Miss Smith spn ; Fatma, Mr.. C. Janet. Tnnkilus—The Sultan or Tunis, Mr. Towage; Beluga, Mr. W. Bennett ; 114herman, Mr. 0. Smith. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Tide Evening, MONDAY, April 3, will be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. Wards Maeduff, 111 r. Cooper ; Lady Macbeth, Idles Lacy. Tu conclude with the Extravaganza of GIOVANNI IN LONDON. Hon Giovanni, Madame Velar,* ; Leporello, Mr. Keeley. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. MR. MATHEWS AT HOME This livening, MONDAY, April I, with an entirely new Entertalament, In Two Parts. founded on his Observations on Characters, • Manners, and Peculiarities, entitled MR. MATHEWS' INVITATIONS. PAwr 111.—A Monopolylogue, to be called THE CITY BARGE t Seven Character, by Mr. Mathews. DOOM open at Half past Seven (instead of Seven, u heretofore) ; the Perf,wmance beginv al Eight precisely. ADELPHITHEATRE. Mr. YATES has the honour to anuounce that Thle Evening, MONDAY, April 3, he will give, (or the first time, an entirely new entertainment, In Three Parts. consisting of Sketches from Life, Manners, arses Peenßari- UN. eolith.' YATES' REMINISCENCES; OR, ETCHINGS OF LIFE AND CHARACTER. And a Monnpololopme, entitled MR. CHAIRMAN Times; 4s. Pit, 2s. Gallery, Is. Doors open at Sewn, and begin punctually at half-past Seven. Half-price at Nine. - - --- The Durum Pizes commenced publishin g on Saturday morning at tin o'clock. LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1826. The Etoile of the 30th March says that the Bishops of France have written letters to the King, in which they de clare that they do not believe the Pope of Rome, or any other foreign Prince, to have any civil or temporal juris diction, any power, supremacy, or pre-eminence in the kingdom, either directly or indirectly. The Police Cur rectionnelle, on the 30th March, decided the cause of the Nouvelles Letires Provinciales, a work by a Mr. BOSIANcie, who had been a faithful adherent of the house of Bourtaor4 in its adversity, but is now accused of libelling at once his Religion, his King, and his Government. lie was ac quittcd, but the second edition is to be suppressed, and he has to pay the costs. Baron PASQVIER, on the 30th March, pronounced a very able discourse in the Chamber of Peers, on the subject of the law of primogeniture, recommending delay in carrying the proposed measure into effect. The news from Greece seems to be of as favourable a description as the beat whalers of the cause can expect or even desire. It appears by the last accounts that the siege of Missolonghi is actually raised, after a general attack, which proved unsuccessful. I arta it tst has returned to Patras, deserted by his half-disciplined Egyptian troops, who dispersed when they saw the bad success of his attack. After the engagement the CA OITA"! PACHA, who com mandea the Turkish fleet, also abandoned I URA 111 m, and set sail for Constantinople. Bliant.ts has sailed in ;ur suit of him. IBRAHIM has decapitated several of his sub i ordinate chiefs, and every appearance shows that a very great misunderstanding prevails between left...lllM and the Turkish commanders, while an cpidetnic is reported to have made great ravages among the Arabs. The Suntan, who reinforced the garrison of Missolonghi, are said to have been tampered with by IBRAHIM; but in stead of accepting his °Ohm Kerr A z 800. z an I a, their reader; and hie troops, after his example, gave all the money they had to the inhabitants to assist in purchasing provisions. There seems to be some change of tone in the Austrian Ob server with regard to Greece. It now admits the re-vic tualling of Missolonghi on the 2sth January, and the sinking of a Turkish corvette by the Greeks on the 27th, two miles off Wassilatli, and adds that it is impossible to doubt the successes of the Greeks, notwithstanding the si lence of the Porte on the subject; as the Capitana Beya was recalled immediately after, and replaced by the Pa. trona Beya. The Austrian Observer confirms the intelli gence of REDSCIIID PACHA'S departure for Attica. A letter from Zatate, dated the 23d February, mentions a bor. tie made by the garrison of Tripolizza, in consequence of the want of provisions, by which they hoped to cut a pas sage to Modon, but were repulsed with loss by the Gretk blockading force. On the 19th March it was found necessary at Madrid to make such dispositions as might enable the troops to act with the greatest energy, in consequence of the discoveries of M. Rec•cno relative to the machin'ations of the Apostolical party, to which we have had occasion so often to direct the attention of our readers. There has been a general fermentation for some days back in the capital, The police, however, is on the alert, and has at present the great:r part of the troops on its side, as they have been given to understar4l that the Apostolical party wish to dis band the regular troops and replace them with royalist vo lunteers. The soldiers continue in readiness to march im mediately from the barracks, if required. Their horses re main saddled and bridled all night, and two pieces of ore THE BRITISH nance are kept harnessed and ready to be transported any point where they may be necessary. Their 'design was nothing less than to carry off the King, and convey him to Aranjuez, where they intended to compel him to sign a Deere* for the re-establishment of the Inquisition, and for military commissions, and even to force him to abdicate if circumstances should favour the execution of the plot. They were to hire persons, who were to collect between twelve and one, in the suburbs of St. Francis, Avapies, and Barquillo, to call out " Vine la Constitution!" and disperse themselves throughout the eity. The royali s t vo l un t eers , Iron ells, were to appear 'in arms, and assist, by every method in their power, in increasing the disorder under the pretence of quelling the rioters. This would have enabled them to massacre the Liberals, as the projectors of this disturbance, and to convey the KING to Aranjuez, under the colour of securing the safety of his person. It was proposed to continue the riot even after the litso's arrival there, and then take advantage of the alarm which this would have occasioned in his mind, in order to force him either to abdicate or to sign the decrees to which we have alluded. These plans were all discovered by RECACHO some days before the return of the Court from the Pardo to Madrid; and the day passed without any attempt being made. This check, however, redoubled the rage of the ultramonlanes against the police, one of whose agents was found mur dered in the suberbs of Avapies, pierced with daggers, and mutilated in different parts of his body. A quarrel also took place between some Swim of the French garrison and some of the Spanish cavalry, in which three of the former were seriously injured. It seems the French garrison in Madrid is changed every two months. We mentioned some time ago that Deputies had arrived in Madrid from the Havanna!). There is now a rumour in the Spanish capital, that the negotiation for the recogni tion of the independence of Cuba is nearly brought to a favourable conclusion. The Queen of PORTUGAL has re cognised the Ileg...ncy in that kingdom, in consequence, it is said, of the remonstrances of the Archbishop Dia BONNE. The Nuncio was a day later in complimenting the Regent than the other foreign Envoys. All acts of the Regency are in the name of the Emperor Don PEDRO, and a vessel was sent with despatches to him on the 12th ult. The late KING was buried on the 15th. It is stated, in the Journal des Debuts, that Sir W. a'Cotlar is opposed in his in fluence at Lisbon, by the envoys of France and Spain. The French Papers talk of rumours of Spanish inter ference in l'ortugal, as if the Government of Spain could interfere even in her own affairs to any purpose. [From the Doile, dated Saturday, April I] TRIESTE, MARCH 19. The packet from Corfu, which has brought us letters of the 7th, has confirmed the news of the events before Misaolonghi. Ibrahim, before he commenced the attack, caused the garrison to be sum. moned, promising to grant it a free retreat, and on the 2llth Feb. all the inhabitants of Missolonght received the Holy Sacrament. Their enthusiasm was raised to the highest degree. On the 2d March, Ibrahim made an attack by sea and land, which was bravely repulsed by the Greeks. His loss is estimated in some of the letters at 4009 or APO men. After this shock almost the whole of the half•disciplined Egyp tian troops disbanded themselves, and Ibrahim Pacha returned to Patras, after having sent his Kiaja Bey into Albania, to enlist more troops. The Greeks are beside themselves with joy. Another event has not a little contributed to increase their hopes. Sonic English vessels coming from Alexandria with cargoes belonging to the Viceroy, and bound to the Mores, were stopped and visited by the Greeks, who considered they were Turkish property, and con fiscated them. The captain came to complain, and to ask justice of the Government of the lonian Islands; but they received for answer, that they were indebted for their misfortune to their own fault. It should seem, therefore, that the English recognise in the Greeks the right to visit. PARIS, 31Ancir 31. Letters from Vienna, of ''arch 2?, strte that the Emperor's con. vakscence advances so rapidly that strict regimen is no longer thought necessary. The Count de Trastamera, Grandee of Spain, appointed by hie Catholic Majesty to accompany the Duke de San Carlos, who is to go to St. Petenburgh, with his Blajesty's compliment, to the Emperor Nicholls', passed through Bordeaux, on the 27th, and continued his journey almost immediately. Letters from Lisbon of 15th Alarch say—" The Queen, who was said at first to intend to protest against the Regency, has, on the contrary, recognised it. " The Regency performs all its acts in the name of Don Pedro. The vessel which carried to that Prince the news of his father's death sailed on the WM the eight following days, beginning with the 13th, the tribunals, and all the public offices, will be shut. The mourning will be for a year. The King will be interred this evening, in the Convent of St. Vincent and Fora. Yesterday was the farewell kissing of hands practised towards our deceased Kings." The Journal des Debut: lies, besides the above letter, the fol. lowing paragraph : " The Pope's Nun* did not go to compli men t t h e P r i ncess Regent till the 12 t h, ihough the Ambassadors and Ministers of the Foreign Powers observed this ceremony on the 11th, to which the Nuncio appears to have made, at first, sonic difficulty in conform ing. " Sir W. A'Court is very assiduous about the Princess Isabella Maria and the hlinister of Foreign Ali:sirs. The Ambassador exercises a decisive influence over the Regency, notwithstanding the opposition of the Ambassador of Spain and the Charge d'Af. faires of France." Letters from Florence say thtt the Grand Duke had ordered Colonel Pepe to quit Tuacany, on account of his attack on a Member of the French legation ; bat that the order hus been re voked, at the earnest solicitation of the French Minister, the Mar. quis de Maisonfort. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, MARCH 31.—Five per Cents., 25f. 95c. ; Three per Cents., tisf. 15e.; Bank Stock, 1,99af.; Rentes de Naples, 73f.10r.; Rente d'Espegne,Bf.; Royal Spanish Latn,4Bf.: Exchange on London, one month, 25f. We. ; three ditto, 25f. We. Coors A 1101(1160C. We have subjoined a translation of the most important part of the Address at closing the Session of the States General at Brussels. The documents which the Govern ment has thought fit to withhold are those relative to the correspondence with the Court of Rome. The States have been employed in various commercial enactments seem ingly anidogous to those in England. "An invariable sys tem," it was very sensibly observed, "is a thing impos sible in political economy, especially iu what regards the Custom-hcuse, in which we must necessarily fellow ex ternal hyluence." BRUSSELS, MARCH 27. The Minister of the Interior the day before yesterday, on putting an end to the Session of the Statea-Oeneral, pronounced the fol lowing discourse in the name of his 111 ajesty :—" The unanimous agreement between the head of the state and the representatives of the nation, has been particularly observable in regard to the laws presented and adopted relative to the nine immediate interests of the people,—l mean the fiscal laws. The budget, adopted by a great majority, presented different plans of economy which you yourselves have particularized. With the examination of this budget other discussions were connected, which the Government, ever desirous of availing itself of every information, has atten. tively entered into. The chief of one of the departments of the general administration had promised on this occasion the publics. lion of the documents necessary to throw light on the delicate sub jects then agitated. The anticipation and the hope of new circum stances. which would render such a publication useless, have in. duccd Government still to delay this publication. The mall& cations which have been made in the tariff of import and export duties, are so many ameliorations called for by an industry which is continually increasing, and the importance of which you leave per. i ceived. It is Mos that, by endeavouring to perfect the general sys tem of our tiftee, we shall succeed, if not in . fixing it, at least in placing it on a better foundation ; for irtvariabilily is a thing im possible in political economy, especially In what regards the cus tont.houss, in width we must necessarily follow external Influence." We have received files of Barbedoes Papers at a late hour this morning, to the 11th of .February. We extract the following remarks from the Colonist, in which journal there appears two letters, one addressed to Gen. al:Klux, and the other to the Editor of a Colonial Newspaper, re lative to the interference on the part of the authorities in Demerara with the Liberty of the Press. BRIDGE-TOWN, FER• 11. We have received information, which leaves no doubt upon our minds that the Legislature of Jamaica are now seriously disposed to accede to the propositions of Earl Bathurst, in spirit, as far as can be possibly practicable. The threatened infraction of their . constitutional rights—the meditated interference in their local and moral customs--the forfeiture of property which hung over them— and the other dangers of 1821, are considered now to have passed away. At that time the morbid schemes of their enemies had not ceased to disseminate their poisonous effects. The minds of the la bouring population were unsettled,and on the stretch foe something which could corroborate the false and imperfect intelligence which had reached them. Theanti.colonists themselves were in full activity, and every one expected that the late Session of Parliament would have burst the storm of malicious inveteracy upon their heads. But now, all symptoms of insubordination in the lower classes have ceased—and the tranquility of the country is not likely to be soon distutbed. The people of Jamaica further state, that Ministers have shown a marked disposition to preserve and promote their Interests—commercial and agricultural prosperity again dawn upon them,—their friends on the other side of time water call loudly for ' the measure,—their enemies now dread it. The time therefore, they think, is arrived, when without compromising the dignity of thiLeghilature, or infringing their Constitutional tights, an este ration of their internal policy may be safely ventured on, and In admitting it, they shall have the credit of yielding that to the re ' moncirances of their friends, which they have ever refused to the drawn dagger of their foes. The pmniment feature of the present Session of the Legislature is marked by the introduction of a Bill for the admission of slave evidence under cerain restrictions. There has been a smart shock of an earthquake felt at Trinidad. The remainder of the intelligence in these papers is destitute of public interest. Uncommon pains have been taken to excite the most un favourable feelings towards the West India Planters, in the various petitions that have been of late got up with so much industry against the Slave Trade. One fact that has all along been strongly insisted upon,' as leading to the most flagrant denials of justice, is, the rejection of a slave's testimony in the case of a white freeman. The appeals that have been made in behalf of all the principles of equity on this head sound very plausible. It seems very unjust, at first view, to refuse the evidence of any human being on the ground of his colour ; and the exclusion may easily be made, u it has been, to work upon our sympathies, and to funnel' an endless topic of declamation against the British Legislature. But the fallacy consists in arguing as if the same principles applied to the negro population of the Ilrest Indies as to the population of Great Britain, educated under an enlightened Government, and where the, laws are admi nistered to a free people. Looking, not to the sentimental, but to the common-sense,view of the rule which rejects the evidence of slaves, it clearly operates more to their pro tection than to their prejudice. Suppose the Master to be charged with a crime, and that his slave, if called as a wit ness, could give evidence that would tend to prove his guilt. The first attempt of the master, of course, would be to use his influence, as well as his power, over the slave, to make him either withhold his evidence or swear falsely in his behalf. If lie refused to do either, but gave his testi mony in open court, and the master should, after all, chance to be acquitted, what would be the jilleuf the slave? Suppose two or more slaves to give evidence in any case against their master, which might go to convict him of the offence charged, would not the chance be that, in almost every such case, the master would bi ibe or terrify other of his slaves to impeach such testimony, and to perjure them selves in his behalf? Is it not obvious what a channel would here be opened for intrigue, and fraud, and villany, among the worst of the slave population, and what a source of dismay and suffering to the better order ? It is on a principle near akin to that we are adverting to, that our laws do not admit a wife, in criminal cases, to give evidence either //,r or against her husband: because it would lay a ground for divisions and quarrels, and expose her to a vengeance against which, being subjected to the power of her husband, she could not defend herself. It is the policy of our law to prevent any persons from being placed, as witnesses, in a situation in which their interest may induce them to depart from the truth. Will ally one say that a slave is not in this situation, or that the interests of justice, as well as humanity, do not require that he should be defended from the oppression to which he would be exposed, were this policy departed from? The British Parliament is wisely anxious not to inter fere with the Colonial system of slavery; and if the local Legislatures appear in some instances slow in administering alteratives, it is likely that they see enough in the nature of the disease to justify great caution in the application of the remedies. CITY, SATURDAY EVIZNIXO. Although there was considerably less real business doing in the market this morning, than has been transacted for the last two days; there was, nevertheless, no inactivity, in the variations of the prices. Consols opened at 794 f, with every symptom of advance, and much business doing. They gradually rose to 791, at which price they were about one o'clock : at this hour, however, they became very heavy, and in a short time declined to 11. The hasty movements of Mr. Cannin l- n. (luring the last few days, which were described by th e "Court Circular" with such minute nicety, the narrator confining himself ahnost to quarters of an hour; and the Right Hon. Secre tary's sudden abandonment of his intended domicile at Bath, to which place he had proceeded to recruit his health previously to the meeting of Parliament on Wednesday next, were (circumstances not to be lost sight of by the Bears, who tortured them into the most improbable anti cipations. These movements would, however, have had but little effect on the market, haul it not been for the ac companying fact—Mr. Canning's immediate departure for Windsor, and his consequently long audience of his Ma jesty. Of course rumour was busy, stud a decline in the prices was the result, which continued throughout the greater part of the remainder of the day, and was, no doubt, materially prolonged by the abscuce of all certain inftirmation on the subject. Towarda the close of the day, however, a general opinion prevailed among the well-iii formed circles in the City and on 'Change, that these interviews arose out of the contents of the despatches which arrived at the Foreign-office on Thursday from St. Petersburglt ; and as the negotiations which have hitherto taken place in that capital have been conducted with every disposition to conciliation, and the maintenance of peace and friendly intercourse with all nations, it was naturally concluded that these despatches could not be the harbinger of bad tidings. A slight reaction, therefore, tool; place, and Consols, which from 79'1 had declined to 79if rose again to 794 g, at which price they closed. Ex chequer Bills '29. to 3s. pretnie.m. As most of the heavy stocks are at this moment shut, there was little business doing in them, with the exception of the New 4 per Cents., which closed a shade higher than the previous day, namely 961 97. In the Foreign Market there has been a decline in almost every species of secutity, particularly Mexican, front which place the Vigilant man-of-war was said toilhave brought bad news. The Market was, however, thinly attended, and the absence of some of the largest brokers excited those present to take advantage of it to effect sal, s, and otherwise to depress the Market. One of the rumours stated that the Government of Mexico had refused to ratify the treaty with this country, and that our representatives had been treated with great contumely by the Mexican Authorities. The letters which we have seen front that quarter are, however, wholly silent on the subject. The closing price was 664. Ruastan 79j, very little doing, as also in Colombian, Si. Old Spanish, 101. Greek, 174 B. GREECE VINDICATED; BY COUNT ALERINO PALMA. The ultimate issue of the Greek struggle is a matter of such deep interest, both as it affects the politics of the Co o , tinent and the peace of Europe, that a writer, who, like Count PALMA, is not only deserving of the utmost cu r . fidence himself, but enables us to measure the reliance due to the chief publications on the affairs of Greece which Iva are accustomed to refer to as authority, renders a most ac. ceptable service to the public. The Count, after givin g his own view of the subj ec t, i n t wo l etters , addreued to the CHEVALIER CHARLER TROMPIO, at Paris, proc ee d s to examine in detail the statements and opinions pub. halted by Messrs. Bu:wer, Emerson, Pecchio, Hum, phreys, Stanhope, Parry, and Blaqiiiere; and b e brings their respectiv e w or k s un d er review in a ma n . ner which spews him to be well qualified for the task, He does ample justice to Colonel BLAQUIERE, both as to the truth of his facts and to his zealous and faithful ser, vices to the Greek cause. His remarks on Colonel SraN. core's work, and on the proceedings of the Colonel hi m , self, as opposed in spirit and in pilicy to Lord Byaox, are I extremely interesting, whether considered with reference to that distinguished individu..l, or to their influence oe the fortune of the cause at the important period to which they relate. This Vindication of the Greeks brin gs us sc. quainted with many curious details, which would never have been made known through any other channel, and its critiques afford much valuable information to which w e should not otherwise have had access. Facts are here diu closed which will enable' the reader to judge of the causes which have retarded the progress of the Greeks, and but for which they would ere this have achieved thegreat work of her delivery from the Mahometan yoke. There has been no work yet published on the affairs of Greece which has a greater claim on the public attention. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC. On Saturday the monthly Concert was performed by the pupils of this Institution ; the bill of fare was as follows: PART L—Sitifoiiia in G minor; Mozart—Aria, "Doh 'lent," E. Spagnoletti; Mozart--Concerto, Pianoforte, F. M. Aludie Beethoven—Aria, " 11 mio bene," Miss Bellehambers ; Chorus and Quartet, from the Opera of Pedro ; the principal part s by Misses Bedchambers and Watson, E. Spagnolerti, and A. Sa pi° ; Lord Burgliersh. PAR • 2.—(;oncerto, Pianoforte, Miss Dowell; Hummel—Ads, " Sarget 1," A. Sapio Rossini—Quartet. violin, e. Seymour and 0. Blagrove—tenor, I). Smith—violoncello, C. Lucas; Beethoven —Duette " .111 se de' rush," tsliss and J. B. Taylor; Rossini ()vertu re Romeo c (;iulleitc;); Steibelt. Mozart's sinfouia in G minor was very well done. As a composition, perhaps, this is more scientific than is gene rally acceptable to:persons n t well versed in music. It is, however, full of merit without ostentation, at the same time that each movement is most ably set out; and, taken as a whole, combines some of the most superior excellencies of this wonderful Ablesfro. The aria " Deh viene," by the saw., composer, was most delightfully sung by Mr. E. D. Spagnoletti, who daily improves to twi n and execution: his voice is a very fine tenor. A concerto of Beethoven's, played by Master Mudie, was very respect ably performed. This is a wonderful boy, we do not mean as an instrumental performer, but as a composer, ha having composed several pieces at a very early age, and before he had received any regular musical education. This first Overture displays many striking beauties quite in the style of Mozart, hut wholly devoid of servile imitation. We do not think his instrumental execution at all equal to similar performances at these concerts. The Aria, " 11 mio bene," by Miss 11t.lhhambers, was very pleasingly sung, as was Lord Burgh, rsh's quartet, from " Fedra, ' though we cannot say so much for the chorus. Miss Darrell's concerto, by Hummel, was most ably per formed, and we congratulate this young lady on the very great power she has evinced both as a vocal and as an instrumental performer ; at the same time we must remark, that she is already professional, and has exerted her talents as a professor, unconnected with this establishment. Mr. A. Sapio, in Rossini's aria "Sageti," was every thing we could wish, and we augur much from this gentleman hereafter. Beethoven's quay ' tet for two violins, by C. Seymour and G. Blagrove, tenor by D. Smith, and violoncello by C. Lucas, was the cAef dworre of this concert, and we say, with some degree of boldness, that it was perform e d, n o t on ly we ll, b ut excel lently. The performance concluded with Steibelt's Over lure to Romeo e Giolietla, which was very dtservedly ap plaudiail. This composer did not do much in the way of originality, but his labours certainly tended very much to the advancement of the art, particularly in the piano forte department, and his works remain among those tnoit sought for on that instrument. The attendance on this occasion was very limited, from the circumstance of every body being out of town. The next Concert is fixed for the 13th of April. SIR Ilensow LowE.—This officer is now at Constan tinople on his way to Ceylon ' • but it is not known whether he intends to proc ee d thitherhy way of Egypt or Perna. Far:Nen PROTESTANTS.—EIie Majesty Charles X., af ter examining the regulations of the Protestant Association, called La Societe de prevoyance et de secours mutual, a sort of charitable society, established to encourage economy in Protestant families, has been pleased to cause a remittance of one thousand francs (forty pounds) to be sent by the Due de Duras to the President of that Association. At the same mement, says the Constitullonnel, that the Prince is protecting in Paris an Association for purposes of bene volence and public utility, which cannot fail of increasing the union and happiness of the Protestants, a curate at Chauny, who ought to have nothing at all to do with bu rying -grounds, has taken upon himself to point out where the remains of a Piotestant of that commune were to be deposited. The person in question was a very respectable man, and one who had always been generally esteemed by his fellow-citizens. This did not prevent the cure from fixing his burial place in the spot reserved for malefactors. The Protestant Society de prei'oyance et de secours established at Paris, reckons above 300 subscribers of all religious denominations. Many physicians of the first eminence, remarkable for their zeal and activity, give their assistance gratuitously to the members of this vast esta blishment. The President was formerly a Deputy, M. Laffim Ladebat. It was founded by Messrs. Vauchez and Buhrel, both members of the Protestant church of Paris. METALLIC CURRENCY.—Every coin, like every dog, seems "to have its clay." At present the prevailing ob jection is against the paper currency, and gold is the great desideratum. Upwards of a hundred years ago gold was out of favour, and silver was principally covered. This will appear by the following extract from one of the let ters given in th e l as t vo l ume o f Si r IV/if-TER SCOTT 'S edition of DaynLN'S works; in which the poet, writing to 'Po Naos, his bookseller, says:—" I have done the seventh Aneid, and when I have done that, I shall go upon the eighth; when that is finished I expect fifty pounds in good silver. 1 ass not obliged to take GOLD, neither will 1; no!, stay for it lon ger th an twenty -f our h ours a f ter i t i s due. Whether the absence of' gold revived the public regard for it does not appear, bat silver it seems got in its turn so much into disrepute that it was almost banished front cir culation ; for the poet on another occasion writes thus:— " If you have any silver which will go, my wife will be glad of it. I lost thirty shillings or more by the last pay went of fifty pounds which you made at Mr. Knight's. The dissolution of Parliament will, we understand, take place the first or second week of next June, the Commons intend ing to rise at the end of May, and have the eleetioni ever before the harvest, unless some very unusual and unexpected occurrence should take place. Indeed, the real public business of the cotton is just published. The Estimates, except a few unimportant items, have been voted, the private be&ne,s is nearly disposed Of, and the pending subjects which remain for debate are now c apable of being counted. In the middle of this month, Mr. Broughool will bring forward his motion for bettering the condition of slaves, which must, of course, embrace the whole condition of the Co lonies. Mr. Attwood will bring forward the subject of the Corn Laws; and the return of Lnrd Charles Somerset, which cannot ba later than the first week of May, will, of course, open a night or two of debate unon his alleged mal-administration at the tar of Good Hope. We see not aware that any other public questions will he agitated during the present Session, and these, it is easy to predict, will be disposed of in a war of words, during at most an adjourned debate. Some incidental discussion of the Catholic Question, but no regular debate, is expected on the preeentat ion of Petitions • and the d eta il s of M r . Pee l' s J u di c i a l R e f o rm Rills will, per haps, in their further proceedings, occupy a little time. There is, however, nothing else that is calculated to occupy Pull"' nientary attention durtng the present Session. 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